Lianna Makuch is a Ukrainian Canadian theatre artist. She has travelled to Ukraine to research and develop her plays Barvinok and Alina, gaining awards and recognition from both the theatre and Ukrainian communities. Lianna’s directorial debut, First Métis Man of Odesa, received a Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Direction and has been seen on stages nationwide. She is an avid Ukrainian activist and has been recognized as one of 50 Canadian Fellows of Ukraine by the UDonation International NGO, listed in Edify Edmonton’s Top 40 Under 40, and her theatre work has been referenced in the House of Commons.