Sage Lovell is a Deaf multidisciplinary artist who likes to work their magic, using different art mediums to shift perspectives and spaces.
2019: Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program, Banff, AB
2016: Rotman School of Business Certificate, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
2012: Bachelors of Arts in Psychology, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC
2020: Recipient, ArtsEquity Funds
2019: Finalist, Community Arts Award, Toronto Arts Foundation
2018: Second Place Winner for ASL poetry, Defty Awards, Toronto, ON
2017: First Place Winner, ArtWorksTO Youth Pitch Contest 2017, Toronto, ON
2016: Outstanding Achievements in Social and Health Services, LGBT Youthline, Toronto, ON
2021: Deaf Joy - Deaf Interiors, Creative User Projects, Canada
2018: “Deaf, what?” Tangled Art Gallery, Toronto, ON
2015: “The Clouded Mind,” Crip Interiors, Toronto, ON
2022-2024: Director, "Reddy Set Go", Resonant Pictures, Toronto, ON
2022-2023: ASL Coach, "Silly Paws", CBC Kids, Toronto, ON
2023 - 2025: ASL Performer, I Love the Smell of Gasoline, Pencil Kit Productions
2023- 2025: Director, Different Animals, S. Higgins
2023: ASL Performer, Hypothetical Baby, Tarragon Theatre
2023: Performer, MAESTRO Improv, Sound Off Festival
2023: Director of Artistic Sign Language, All We Can Do Is Trust, Kelsi James
2023: Director, The Extinction of the Sea Mink and Their Favourite Maple Leaf, OR Festival
2020-2023: Director of Artistic Sign Language, Different Animals, S. Higgins
2022: Director of Artistic Sign Language, Snow White, Young People's Theatre
2022: Director of Artistic Sign Language, The Spirit Horse, Roseneath Theatre
2022: ASL Performer, Intangible Adorations Caravan, Mighty Brave Productions
2021: Director of Artistic Sign Language, The Sensory Box, Young People's Theatre
2021: Director of Artistic Sign Language, The Money Tree, Roseneath Theatre
2021: Director of Artistic Sign Language, Acts of Faith, Factory Theatre
2021: Director of Artistic Sign Language, Ladies Gentlemen Boys Girls, Roseneath Theatre
2021: Director of Artistic Sign Language, Katharsis, FOLDA, Vancouver, BC
2020: Performer, The Phantom of the Opera, Landon Krentz/Jules Dameron
2020: Performer, Essential Play, SummerWorks Performance Festival
2020: Director, 100 Years of Darkness Workshop, Landon Krentz/InsideOut Theatre
2020: Director, Creative ASL Theatre Sessions, Deaf Spectrum/InsideOut Theatre
2020: Director, The Two Natashas: Livestream, Deaf Spectrum
2020: Director, The Two Natashas: Our Life in Guyana, Sound Off Festival
2020: Director of Artistic Sign Language, Old Mother Tongue, Mark Trifunovic Productions,
2020: Director of Artistic Sign Language, Talk to Me, Cellar Door Productions
2020: Master of Ceremonies, ASL Cabaret Toronto, Toronto Poetry Slams
2019: Master of Ceremonies, DNO Halloween Night, Deaf Night Out Toronto
2019: Director of Artistic Sign Language, A Million Billion Pieces, Young People’s Theatre,
2019: Director of Artistic Sign Language, We Are All Treaty People, Young People’s Theatre,
2019: Master of Ceremonies, Queer Storytime in ASL, Naked Heart Festival
2019: Master of Ceremonies, Deaf Performance Night, Bricks and Glitter
2019: Performer, RAFF Comedy Night, ReelAbilities Festival Toronto
2019: Performer, “Destiny, USA”, Laura Anne Harris
2019: Ariel, “The Tempest,” Citadel Theatre
2019: Master of Ceremonies, Dragging ASL to Pride, Ontario Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf
2018: Director of Artistic Sign Language, The Code, Young People’s Theatre
2018: Performer, Gems & Minerals, Diane Borsato
2018: Performer, “Deaf That!”, Rhubarb Festival & Sound Off Festival
2017: Performer, Drift Seeds, Red Dress Productions
2017: Director of Artistic Sign Language, The Three Sisters, York University Theatre
2016: Storyteller, Letters to the Universe, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
2016: Performer, Deaf Expressions, The Newsstand
2015: Performer, Cipher Cabaret, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
2015: Performer, The Silent Dinner, FADO Performance Arts
2014: Performer, Insatiable Sisters, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
2013: Master of Ceremonies, Dragging ASL to Pride, Ontario Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf
2012: Actor, The Vagina Monologues, Gallaudet University
2012: Actor, "Real Women, Real Beauty", Gallaudet University
2011: Actor, Lesbians and The Men Who Love Them, Gallaudet University Theatre
2011: Performer, Colorfest Drag Show in ASL, Gallaudet University
2010: Actor, “Real Women, Real Beauty”, Gallaudet University
2024 -2025: Deaf Queer Horror Stories: An Anthology
2022-2025: A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Deaf & Queer Adaption
2023-2024: Your Stereotypical Deaf Queer Millennial Kid
2015-2024: Magic Knots: A Tale of Deaf Witches in the City
2021: One, Cellar Door Productions, co-written with Sean Muldrum
2021: The Two Natashas: Digital Originals, co-written with Ebony R. Gooden
2020: The Two Natashas, co-written with Courage Bacchus & Gaitrie Killings
2020: Sign Language Translation, Old Mother Tongue, Mark Trifunovic
2017: Cameo, Deafening Darkness, C-A-Mcorder Productions
2023: ASL Performer, “Lullaby”, Massey Hall Theatre
2021: ASL Music Interpreter, CRIP RAVE, Crip Rave Collective
2020: ASL Performer, "Always," Feel The Beat & Francois Clark
2019: ASL Music Interpretation, PUSHPull, ReelAbilities Film Festival Toronto
2017: ASL Performer, “Bow to the Crown,” Heather Dale Music
2017: ASL Performer, “Changeling Child,” Heather Dale Music
2017: ASL Performer, “Lady of the Lake,”, Heather Dale Music
2017: ASL Performer, “Choose,” Heather Dale Music
2017: ASL Performer, “Hero,” Heather Dale Music
2016: ASL Performer, “I hear them calling,” Rae Spoon Music
2016: ASL Music Interpretation, “Find Safety,” LAL
2014: ASL Performer, “Brave,” Ontario Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf
2013: ASL Performer, “True Colours,” Ontario Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf
2021: ASL Performance Translation, Dis/Play, Reelabilities Film Festival Toronto
2020: ASL Performance Interpretation, Drag StoryTime With Fay & Fluffy, Gladstone Hotel
2018: ASL Performance Interpretation, Secrets of A Mother, The Theatre Centre
2018: ASL Performance Interpretation, Gertrude & Alice, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
2018: ASL Performance Interpretation, Birds of A Different Feather, Toronto Fringe
2018: ASL Performance Interpretation, A Secret Garden, Young People’s Theatre
2017: ASL Performance Interpretation, Stupidhead, Theatre Passe Muraille
2017: ASL Performance Interpretation, A Dream Play, York University Theatre
2017: ASL Performance Interpretation, Three Sisters, York University Theatre
2017: ASL Performance Interpretation, Party with Boris, York University Theatre
2016: ASL Performance Interpretation, The Body Politic, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
2016: ASL Performance Interpretation, Cripping the Stage, Harbourfront Theatre
2016: ASL Performance Interpretation, No Strings Attached, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
2015: ASL Performance Interpretation, PUSH, Tangled Art & Disability
2023: Playwriting Online Workshop Series for Deaf Artists, Deaf Spectrum
2022: Creative Writing Online Workshop Series for Deaf Artists, Deaf Spectrum
2022: Grant Writing Online Workshop Series for Deaf Artists, Deaf Spectrum
2022: Professional Writing Online Workshop Series for Deaf Artists, Deaf Spectrum
2022: Introduction to Theatre ASL, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
2022: Working With Deaf Artists and ASL Translation, Means of Production
2022: Digital Transformations Workshop: ASL in Performance, Theatre Passe Muraille
2022: Deaf People in the Library Workshop Series, Toronto Public Library
2021: Anti-Audism, Canadian Hearing Services
2021: Playwriting Online Workshop for Deaf Artists, Sound Off Festival
2020: Collaborating With Deaf Artists, Bricks & Glitter Festival
2020: Creating Sign Language Magic, Sound Off Festival
2019: Creating Sign Language Magic, SummerWorks Performance Festival
2018: Deaf Jam Poetry, Paperhouse Studios & XYZines
2018: Safer Spaces for LGBTQ Youth, Little Hands Big Message Conference
2017: Deaf Inclusion in Theatres, National Arts Centre: The Study
2017: Inclusive Deaf Theatre, Reclaiming Our Bodies and Minds Conference
2014: Audism in Theatres, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Sage Lovell (they/she) is an artist, writer, and entrepreneur. Being Deaf, Queer, Disabled, and Neurodivergent; they are an artist who likes to work their magic, using different art mediums to shift perspective and spaces. Over the past decade, Sage has worked with different communities in multiple capacities to develop meaningful work that continues to evolve. With their multitude of talents, they were able to incorporate their passion for interweaving media, language, performance, and accessibility into works of art. Their post-secondary experience at Gallaudet University made them realize that sign language accessibility is possible! After graduating, Sage returned back to their roots and focused on advocacy for the inclusion of Deaf Canadians.
In 2020, Sage won an award from ArtEquity for their advocacy in the arts community. In 2019, Sage was a finalist for the Community Arts Award (Toronto Arts Foundation). In 2018, Sage won the 2nd place Defty Award (Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf) for their ASL poetry production of “The Four Elements.”
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