Gavan Cheema is a director, producer, educator and writer. She is based out of Vancouver: the traditional, unceded, and occupied territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. Currently, Gavan is the Associate Artistic Director at Theatre Conspiracy where she is writing and developing her new piece Himmat, and working on Same Difference as part of the co-creation team.