past productions
~The Brother Paranormal~
by -Prince Gomolvilas
"Jun directs the dramatic scenes with as much finesse as she does the hauntings."
-Calgary Herald
Set Design: SCOTT REID
Lighting Design: AJAY BADONI
Costume Design: JOHN IGLESIAS
Sound Design & Composition: ALIXANDRA COWMAN
Production photos by Tim Nguyen Of Fifth Wall Media
-Vertigo Theatre 2025
~ Dangerous Liaisons~
by -Christopher Hampton
"A stylish celebration of cruelty, decadence and downfall, it is irresistible"
-Post Media
Playwright: Christopher Hampton
Set Designer: Teresa Przybylski
Costume Designer: A.W. Nadine Grant
Lighting Designer: Arun Srinivasan
Composer, Sound Designer: Richard Feren
Photos: David Hou
-Stratford Festival 2025
~ cymbeline~
By - William Shakespeare
"divinely inspired"
-The Globe & Mail
Set & Lighting by: Echo Zhou
Costumes by: Michelle Bohn
Sound by: Olivia Wheeler
Music by: Njo Kong Kie
Fight Direction by: Anita Nittoly
Movement by: Alyssa Martin
Photos by: David Hou
-Stratford Festival 2024
‘Irresistible in its appeal... Masterfully directed by Esther Jun... --The Guardian
Designer: Mona Camille
Lighting Designer: Jonathon Chan
Sound Designer & Composer: Adreienn Quartly
Photos by: Mark Douet
-Park Theatre, London UK, 2024
~Kim's convenience~
by-Ins Choi
"...Jun has revealed a rare talent for getting that difficult balance expected between the past and present just right."
- Intermission
Set and Costume Design: Julia Kim
Lighting Design: Jareth Li
Photo by: Dahlia Katz
-Grand Theatre London ON, 2023
~Les Belles-Soeurs~
by - Michel Tremblay
"And now it's getting a lively, crowd-pleasing production ...featuring what must surely be the most diverse cast the script has ever had." - The Globe and Mail
Set Designer: Joanna Yu.
Costume Designer: Michelle Bohn
Lighting Designer: Louise Guinand.
Composer and Sound Designer: Maddie Bautist
Supervising Fight Director: Geoff Scovell.
Movement Director: Alyssa Martin
Script Consultant: Lydie Dubuisson & David Hou @david_hou_photography
-Stratford Festival 2024
~Between a Wok and a Hot pot~
by - Amanda Lin
“Between a Wok and a Hot Pot”...is smarter than it first appears, transforming into a subversive critique of the “identity play” genre it initially sets itself up to be.
- The Star
Set & Lighting by: Echo Zhou
Costumes by: Sarah Yuen
Projections: Emily Jung
Photos by: Michael Yaneff
-Cahoots Theatre 2023
~the great leap~
by-Lauren Yee
"The characterizations are finely etched, the pacing nicely ebbs and flows with the energy of the writing, and the technical aspects are perfectly sewn into the production”
- Broadway World
Scenic Design by: Yu Shibagaki
Costumes: Samantha C. Jones
Lighting by: Michael Boll
Projections by: T. Paul Lowry
Photos: Roger Mastroianni
-Cleveland Playhouse 2022
~little women~
by-Jordi Mand
"A careful balance of the melancholy with flashes of joyful exuberance, Little Women could well be the sleeper hit of the Stratford Festival’s 2022 season."
-Village Media
Set by: Terea Przybylski
Lighting by: Kaileigh Krysztofia
Costumes: A.W Nadine Grant
Photos by: David Hou
-Stratford Festival 2022
~I am william~
by-Rebecca Déraspe
“Director Esther Jun’s production is pretty much pitch-perfect and her four performers seem to have great fun time acting in this Elizabethan travesty.”
- The Globe and Mail
Set & Costumes by: Michelle Bohn & Samantha McCue
Photos by: David Hou
-Stratford Festival 2021
~pal joey~
Book by John O' Hara, Music by Rodgers & Hart
“In [Esther's] hands and those of her able cast, Pal Joey feels like a musical far ahead of its time. Its depiction of a grasping, superficial world anticipate the even darker worlds of musicals like Kander and Ebb’s Chicago (1975) or Sondheim’s Assassins (1990).”
-Stage Door
Set & Lighting by: Joe Pagnan
Costumes by: Michelle Bohn
Photos by Scott Cooper
-Talk is Free Theatre 2019
~the gamblers~
by-Nikolai Gogal
“It’s always a pleasure to see the work of this gifted director—it gets better and better.”
-The Slotkin Letter
Set & Lighting by: Joe Pagnan
Costumes by :Michelle Bohn
Photos by: Scott Coope
-Talk is Free Theatre 2019
~theory~
by-Norman Yeung
“Theory punches up hard with its social commentary, but while all this is happening a tense thriller edges its way on to the stage and into the recesses of your mind.”
- Mooney on Theatre
Set & Lighting by: Joe Pagnan
Costumes by: Michelle Bohn
Video Design by: Cameron Davies
Photos by: Cylla von Tiedermann
-Tarragon Theatre 2018
~Girls like that~
by-Evan Placey
“A show laden with wisecracks and wisdom that can engage both a teenage and adult audience”, “The sequences are high-energy and edgy, flaunting the cast’s obvious talent.”
-NOW Magazine
Set by: Shannon Lea Doyle
Lighting by: Kaileigh Krysztofiak
Costumes by: Ming Wong
Photos by: Cylla von Tiedermann
-Tarragon Theatre 2018-
~amadeus~
by-Peter Shaffer
“A stunning production directed by Esther Jun who so serves the play in spades with sensitive, intelligent direction, with fine acting, a breathtaking design resulting in brilliant theatre. Its beating heart is beautiful.”
-The Slotkin Letter
Talk is Free Theatre 2018Set & Lighting by Joe Pagnan Costumes by: Michelle Bohn
Photos by: Luca Ragogona
-Talk is Free Theatre 2018