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Globe Theatre: Debut

Even Gilchrist (he/him) is a trans and queer theatre creator working based in amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton). He went to the University of Alberta for the MFA in Theatre Design and thankfully found himself working here with the Globe Theatre. Some recent design credits include: Re:Construct (Playwright, Set, Video Design - Donkey Dog Theatre), Love From Afar (Set Design - A Company of Fools), and Tune to A (Costume and Lighting Design - Expanse Festival). You can check out evengilchrist.com for more of his work and recent collaborations, if you're feeling fancy.

Upcoming:  Lighting design for Theatre Network's world premiere of The Innocence of Trees by Eugene Strickland, focusing on the life of artist Agnes Martin, this November -- and Even will be producing his own acclaimed show, Re:Construct, to the High Performance Rodeo in January 2023. 

Laura is a Saskatchewan-raised, Toronto-based, projection designer for theatre, dance, live music, and opera.
Credits include: The Queen in Me (COC, Nightwood Theatre, Amplified Opera, Theatre Gargantua); Is God Is (Canadian Stage, Obsidian Theatre, Necessary Angel); 21 Black Futures (Obsidian Theatre/CBC Arts); Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes (Tarragon Theatre); In Absentia (JDdance); Pomegranate (Pomegranate Opera); The Black Drum (Deaf Culture Centre/Soulpepper); Grace (Nightwood Theatre/Crow’s Theatre); Unholy (Nightwood Theatre); Oraltorio: A Theatrical Mixtape (Obsidian Theatre/Soulpepper); Bearing (Signal Theatre/Luminato); Frescobaldi and the Glories of Rome, Illuminations, A Medieval Christmas (Toronto Consort); Le Nozze di Figaro (Toronto City Opera)

Narda is set, costume and lighting designer based in Calgary. Recent credits: Cowgirl Up, Disgraced, To the Light (Alberta Theatre Projects); Cipher (Arts Club/Vertigo); Sherlock Holmes and the Raven’s Curse (Vertigo Theatre); The Garneau Block, Peter and the Starcatcher (Citadel Theatre); The Wizard of Oz, Vimy (Western Canada Theatre); The Wizard of Oz, Cinderella (Rainbow Stage); Brontë: The World Without (Stratford Festival); Vigilante (Catalyst Theatre Tour); Glory (National Tour).  Narda designed the costumes for the Freewill Shakespeare Festival in Edmonton for 16 seasons. She also designed costumes for the feature film Cut Bank. Visit narda.ca to see images of her work.

Previously at the Globe: The Red Priest, The Glass Menagerie,The Hobbit

Upcoming: lighting design for the premiere of The Extractionist by Michaela Jeffery at Vertigo Theatre in Calgary

Globe Theatre: Making Treaty 4

Orion Paradis is a Gold Record / Juno Nominated Saskatchewan based music producer who works out of his recording studio, SoulSound (which shares a building & inspiration with its sister studio, FadaDance).

Orion Paradis is active in many areas of the Saskatchewan music scene, working with a plethora of bands, electronic producers, festivals and arts organizations – from recording, mixing, mastering and producing, to live event production including sound design for dance and theatre (Globe Theatre, Curtains Razors & FadaDance), Orion has a wide array of skills and abilities to deliver work at the highest levels of presentation. As well, Orion has been a board member with Sask Music since 2018, and works as a mentor to facilitate learning for aspiring artists.

Some career highlights include: 2020 - Gold Certification Canada & USA (The Dead South "In Hell I'll Be In Good Company"), 2019 Juno Nomination - Contemporary Roots Album of the Year (Megan Nash – Seeker), 2017 YouTube Viral - 190 million views (The Dead South - In Hell I'll Be In Good Company), 2018 - #1 Stingray Satellite Radio (Etienne Fletcher - Cherie Cheri), 2017 SaskMusic #1 Album (Megan Nash – Seeker), 2016 Nominated Recording of the Year WCMA (Library Voices - Lovish), 2013 CBC #1 National Song of the Summer (Indigo Joseph - Others), 2009 Nominated Independent Album of the Year WCMA (Library Voices – Hunting Ghosts).

You can find his work at www.soulsound.ca

Globe Theatre: I Call myself Princess

Recent favourites include A Thousand Splendid Suns, The Mountaintop, Intimate Apparel, Elf The Musical (Grand Theatre); Manman La Mer (Théâtre Catapulte); Dracula: The Bloody Truth (Western Canada Theatre/Theatre NorthWest); The Harrowing of Brimstone McReedy (Eldritch Theatre); The Drawer Boy, Stag and Doe, This One (Port Stanley Festival Theatre); Hedwig & The Angry Inch (Rick Kish Prod.), various productions with The National Ballet of Canada, Dasein Dance Company, FLUX Dance Festival, Kaeja d'Dance and Opera Lyra Ottawa.

Avery is a graduate of the Canadian College of Performing Arts, where she studied Musical Theatre Performance and Stage Management. Avery works as the Store Manager at #TheHUBinYXE, a brand new artisan retail store and creative space in Saskatoon!  For more info follow their socials @thehubinyxe

Globe Theatre: Debut

Other Theatre: GLORY (Chemainus Theatre Festival), Cymbeline (Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan),The Penelopiad (Canadian College of Performing Arts)