Lianna Makuch - Top 40 Under 40 2023
Source: Edify Edmonton
Why she’s Top 40
She makes art inspired by real-world events to influence real-world change
Age: 34
Job Title: Theatre Artist, Pyretic Productions
Lianna Makuch has been drawn to the stage since she was a child, and her mentors in high school encouraged her to pursue a career in the arts. But it wasn’t until 2017 that she focused her playwriting on stories about Ukraine, and travelling to Ukraine to develop her work.
“For a long time, I never really considered how my Ukrainian identity could inform my work,” Makuch says. “When I started exploring that, I really started finding my voice as an artist.”