Danielle Du Bois

Danielle Ayala Du Bois was born on July 20, 1991, in Saint Lucia to Trinidadian parents, Michael and Sharon Du Bois. She is the second of her parents’ four children. After leaving the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, she taught at St. Joseph’s Convent (SJC) from 2010 to 2012 before attending Teachers’ Training College from 2012 to 2014 and later returning to teach at SJC in 2014 where she remained until September 2019.
Before teaching, Danielle enjoyed performing on stage. In 2005, while she was a Form Two student at the Leon Hess Comprehensive Secondary School, she played the lead role in Mac Donald Dixon’s play, Tinday. She would go on to feature in several other theatrical productions and has worked extensively with fellow playwright/director, Drenia Frederick, from whom she has received guidance and encouragement over the years.
As a Theatre Arts teacher at St. Joseph’s Convent, Du Bois led several initiatives to promote the subject of theatre arts. In 2017, one of her students topped the island in Theatre Arts at the CSEC level and placed second in the Region. Du Bois conceptualized and oversaw the production of Two Nights of Caribbean Drama from 2015 - 2019. She also directed and managed the SJC theatre group that represented Saint Lucia at the Caribbean Secondary Schools Drama Festival. In 2015, the students captured awards for Best Actress and Most Promising Actress.
Du Bois has over a decade of experience in creative project management, theatrical directing, communications, and teaching. Having created a proven track record of excellence both nationally and regionally from project management to artiste and talent management, now seeking opportunities that offer growth and development for others.
She holds a Certificate for Theatre Arts in Education from the University of the West Indies Open Campus (St. Lucia), 2011; a Certificate in Introduction to Events Management from the University of the West Indies Open Campus (St. Lucia), 2011; and an Associate’s Degree in Education, with specialization in Social Studies and Principles of Business, from the Joint Board of Teacher Education – University of the West Indies (St. Lucia), 2012.
In 2017, Du Bois formed Dramacan, of which she is the Founding Artistic Director. Dramacan trains young people in the art of performance drama, writing creative pieces for special occasions, community and national pageants, and provides production management and event management services.
In late 2020, Dramacan staged the theatrical production, The Gros Pwel Rehabilitation Centre, which was produced by the Cultural Development Foundation (CDF). A sequel to this production is currently in the works for the Nobel Laureate Festival January 2022.
Today Dramacan has been rebranded to Dramacan Talent House to capture the holistic essence of theatre, collaboration and expression. From October 2019 to June 2021, she worked as the Communications Officer in the Office of the Prime Minister. Since August 2021, Du Bois has
been employed as an Information Officer in the Communications Unit of the Ministry of Education. Du Bois’s work in the arts has taken her to Africa, Grenada and Jamaica.