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Artists and Staff

Ruth Howard : Artistic Director, Production & Design Concepts, Script Adaptation
Keith McNair: Managing Director, Miniature Worlds Creator & Puppeteer

MUSIC TEAM:

Juliet Palmer: Composer & Musical/Sound Concepts
Erna Van Daele: Musical Director
Susan Suchard: Associate Music Director
Rosary Spence: Creator, singer & facilitator of 3 original songs
Sharada K. Eswar: Contributor & singer of traditional songs
Julia Churchill: Community Choir Co-Director, Sounder, Singer – thanks to the Metcalf Foundation
Shifra Cooper: Community Choir Co-Director, Singer, Music Stage Manager

DIRECTING TEAM:

Varrick Grimes: Director
Beth Helmers: Assistant Director, Lead Artist, Assistant Script Adaptation
Dan Watson: Associate Director (Arts4All)
Liz Rucker: Artistic Director (Arts4All)
Lisa Marie DiLiberto: Audience Involvement Director
Keirsten Tough: Assitant Director (Arts4All)
Esther Maloney: Intern Director (Arts4All) – thanks to Theatre Ontario’s PTTP Program
Lynn Simmons: Assitant Director (Arts4All)
Alexandra Draghici: MABELLEarts Liaison & Assistant Director
Sue Miner: Consulting Director
Stilt Trainers: Anne Barber and Arber Makri

DANCE TEAM:

Penny Couchie: Choreographer
Lilia Leon: Assistant Choreographer
Cotee Harper: Dancer & Traditional Aboriginal Dance Facilitator

DESIGN & MAKING TEAM:

Trevor Schwellnus: Lighting, Set Design
Sean Frey: Lead Artist, Projections, Assistant Design Concepts
Laura Hale: Visual Artist, Props, Installations
Marianne Alas:  Costumes, Fabric Arts
Helah Cooper: Graphics, Assistant Design
Ron Remigio: Set Realm (The Guild Inn)
Phil Cote: Thunderbird Puppet
Rob Matejka: Set Realm (Under the Bridge), Painting
Sonja Rainey: Assistant Designer & Maker
Zoe Jenkins: Costume & Props Assistant
Anne Powell: Puppetry Consultant
Mary Ford: Cutter
Leana Mukhina: Cotume-maker
Emma Manchester: Miniature Worlds Maker
Katherine Fleitas: Arts4All Masks, Props
Rebecca Vandevelde: Assistant Lighting Deesigner with Trevor Schwellnus thanks to Theatre Ontario’s PTTP Program

Arber Makri : Prop-maker (a Metcalf Foundation intern with Shadowland Theatre)
Angela Thomas: Guest Costume Designer
Brad Harley:  Puppetry Consultant and Maker
Alvin A: Graffitti and Urban Outdoor Freelance Decor Artist
Nigel Martin (Kingcomix): Amateur Digital Documentor Dude
Courtney Cathers: Scenic Painter
PRODUCTION TEAM:
Caroline Hollway: Production Manager
Hillari Blumfald
: Stage Manager, Community Engagement Coordinator
Sasha Tate-Howarth
: Assistant Stage Manager, Community Story Editor, Performer
Peter Eaton: Technical Director
Jason Golinski: Stage Crew
Gehan  Kolamba Tantrege: Production Assistant, Performer, Singer
Dillon Cox: Production Assistant, Puppeteer
Sarah Miller: Audience Coordinator,  Production Volunteer
Lorenzo Pagnotta: Production Assistant

MEDIA AND PUBLICITY TEAM:

Dominic Mann Bertrand: Creative Publicity Writer & Coordinator
Katherine Fleitas
: Photographer
Vanessa Denov
: Website Manager
Jessica Carlo: Youth Photographer

OFFSHOOTS & ASSOCIATES INVOLVED:

Arts4All  (Artistic Director: Liz Rucker)
MABELLEarts (Artistic Director: Leah Houston)
Aanmitaagzi (Artistic Directors: Penny Couchie &  Sid Bobb)
Making Room (Artistic Director: Michael Burtt)
Vancouver Moving Theatre (Savannah Walling & Terry Hunter)
Shadowland Theatre (Artistic Directors: Anne Barber & Brad Harley)
Mural Routes (Executive Director: Karin Eaton)
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