Jenna (she/her) is a mixed-race Director and Dramaturg who gratefully resides on land called Moh’kins’tsis (Calgary), on Treaty 7 Territory. She is the founding Artistic Director of Chromatic Theatre, the Dramaturg for the Playwrights Lab at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, the Board Co-Chair of LMDA, and the Director of Theatre Alberta. She …
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Meredith Johnson – Workshop & Production Stage Manager
Meredith is a Calgary based theatre artist. She stage manages, teaches and generally administers people and things for many different companies including Alberta Theatre Projects, Bad Knaps Theatre, Black Radish Theatre, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Calgary Young People’s Theatre, Handsome Alice Theatre, Heritage Park, Lunchbox Theatre, Making Treaty 7, Major Matt Mason Collective, One Yellow Rabbit, …
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Caleigh Crow – “Porter”
Caleigh Crow is a queer Metis writer and performer from Mohkinstsis. Previous playwriting topics include: a talking crow and a grocery clerk, the mass coronal ejection of 1859, the Antifa Supersoldier, the intersection between 12th century Franciscan nuns and Britney Spears, remote viewing, witch revenge, and a landlord musical. She is the co-founder and Artistic …
Mike Tan – “Currie”
Mike is a Treaty 7-based theatre artist and photographer. He has worked as a co-creator in devised theatre creation ensembles with Downstage, Theatre Junction, and Ghost River Theatre; an acting ensemble member at the Banff Centre Playwrights Lab workshopping new plays from around the world; and as an actor at Vertigo Theatre, Alberta Theatre Projects, …
Sepidar Yeganeh Farid – “ARTEMIS / NIOBE”
Sepidar was born in Iran and raised in Turkey. She immigrated with her family to Montreal as an adolescent. Graduated with a degree in Psychology and Drama from St. Mary’s University, Sepidar is currently completing her MSc in Counselling Psychology. Sepidar’s work as an artist involves acting, singing, and writing. Select stage credits include The …
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Lara Schmitz – “Harris”
Lara is an actor, budding playwright, and sci-fi nerd, who is currently working on a queer femme sci-fi play (Delayed Deliverance) and web series (Convergence). Lara’s voice work includes various radio plays with Darkside Drive and Ai Yah! through the Alberta Queer Calendar Project, alongside content for Calgary Municipal Space Station, a VR experience at …
Bianca Miranda – Producer
Born and raised in the Philippines, Bianca Miranda is a fat, queer, Filipino performer, playwright, and producer, grateful to be living and working in Moh’kins’tsis, Treaty 7 Territory. She is the Associate Producer at Downstage, ‘theatre that creates conversation’ and also the Artistic Associate at Handsome Alice, ‘theatre that uplifts women’s perspectives through creative narratives. …