General Manager
Ed Mendez (he/him) is an actor, director, voice actor, violence designer, arts administrator, and more, based in misâskwatôminihk (Saskatoon) in the eastern reaches of Treaty Six Territory. Ed has appeared on-stage in productions for Persephone Theatre, Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan, multiple companies with Live Five, and most recently in 25th Street Theatre’s production of Fruitcake. He
Playwright, Host, & Artistic Director
(playwright: Land; series host, rehearsal stage manager, recording assistant; producing artistic director) Stephen is grateful to work as a theatre artist on Treaty Six territory, where he collaborates as artistic director of Burnt Thicket Theatre. Directing credits include BTT’s Evergreen, Every Brilliant Thing, My Little Plastic Jesus, and the national tour of She Has a
Playwright, Assistant Director, & Host
(playwright: You Said We’d Be Together Forever; assistant director: Taken Before Birth; series host) Amanda Trapp (she/they) is a Cree and Saulteaux/settler artist, member of the White Bear Band, who calls Saskatoon home. Recent acting credits include: The Invisible: Agents of Ungentlemanly Warfare, Catalyst Theatre; exempt, Native Earth Performing Arts; I Lost My Husband, Persephone
Playwright
(playwright: The Yard With the Old Plow) Shanda Stefanson is a poet, spoken word artist and playwright. Her writing is intimate and personal, often exploring her relationships with feminism, grief, and mental illness. She dabbles in visual art, crafts, and music to entice her creative practice, and is always looking for new ways to express
Playwright, Director, & Dramaturg
(playwright: The Final Inquiry; director: Taken Before Birth; script dramaturg: Flag, You Said We’d Be Together Forever, Taken Before Birth) Donna-Michelle St. Bernard aka Belladonna the Blest is an emcee, playwright and agitator. Her main body of work, the 54ology, includes: Cake, Sound of the Beast, A Man A Fish, Salome’s Clothes, Gas Girls, Give
Musician
(musician) Donald Speidel has been active on the powwow circuit as a dancer, singer and a renowned public speaker and Master of Ceremonies at cultural and corporate events across North America. He is a recognized Lakota knowledge keeper, and traditional practitioner. An experienced educator, he has expertise in First Nations’ bilingual, bicultural and cultural responsive
Actor
(actor: The Final Inquiry) Kris was born in Saskatoon and comes from a Guatemalan family. She currently works as a bridal consultant and is a local fashion designer. Kris has always had a passion for Theater and is always willing to be a part of any production. She is most notable for being apart of
Actor
(actor: Coffee Talk) Dominga Robinson is Nakota and Jamaican woman from the Pheasant Rump First Nations in Southeast Saskatchewan. She has been involved in the theatre world since the young age of 8 and in that time has performed in a number of productions, directed the Vagina Monologues (2008) and had the play she wrote,
Playwright
(playwright: Coffee Talk) Marcel Petit is a Métis artist from Saskatoon who enjoys & loves working in film, theatre and photography. He has a number of films to his name from short dramas to feature documentaries, and his photography has been featured in multiple publications. He is currently editing his most recent short drama, Jean’s
