Doug McKeag

Dandi Productions’ Artistic Producer Doug McKeag brings a wealth of theatrical and musical experience to his concert creations. He has appeared in over 150 live dramas and musicals in Canada and the US, and has toured with Dandi’s Orchestra productions around the globe. Favorite theatre roles include: God of Carnage; Follies; Enron; Chimerica; The Drowsy Chaperone; Arcadia; Glengarry Glen Ross; Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and The Mystery of Edwin Drood. In 2012 he directed the chamber opera Requiem for a Lost Girl in New York City with a 40-member cast and orchestra. In 2010 he won an award for Outstanding Performance for his portrayal of an early-onset Parkinson’s patient in The Alan Parkinson’s Project. In 2008 his one-man show DOOM was nominated for Best New Play. He wrote an original script for Peer Gynt that premiered with the Calgary Philharmonic in 2015. His latest creation To the Manor Dead is being considered for its premiere production in the 2023/24 season.

Doug is also deeply involved in supporting the Canadian theatre community, serving on several boards, and leading campaigns to strengthen Business-Arts collaboration. He recently purchased an old industrial building and has converted it into a multi-disciplinary arts center.