Nick Blais designs across Canada in all manner of discipline and venue: from theatres, parks, abandoned buildings, schools, storefronts, living rooms and concert halls. As Head of Design for Toronto’s leading immersive theatre company, Outside the March, Nick specializes in assembling gifted teams, creating and facilitating thematic and impactful designs, and transforming unconventional spaces into immersive and dramatic environments. Nick has been the recipient of multiple Dora Mavor Moore Awards for his designs, and various other awards and nominations across the country, was featured in in Professional Lighting Magazine for his innovation in off-the-grid lighting design and site-specific scenography. Co-Founder of Blue Sky Initiative, a group of artists committed to creating public art that speaks to the human connection, community and allyship.