Making Spirits Bright

Sky is a proud father of two boys who he dedicates all his work to. He is the founder and Artistic Director of mêtawê theatre, a new Indigenous theatre company based out of Treaty 4. Sky just finished an artist residency with Sâkêwêwak First Nations Artists’ Collective Inc. where he wrote a new play titled, acimowin, that will be performed at the Sâkêwêwak Storytellers Festival in February 2024. In March 2024 he will be taking the stage alongside his son Leslie in his play titled, mêtawêmin.

Treaty 4 artist Kris Alvarez is happy making relationships with Curtain Razors, Fadadance, The Artesian, Globe Theatre, Common Weal, RIWC, Dunlop Art Gallery, Scantily Glad, Persephone Theatre.
Kris performs (Bad Blood, Carmen Angel - J Tremblay), makes work (Golden Potluck, Burnt Sienna, Acknowledging), and is humbled by work (Reasonable Doubt – J Bernbaum, Y Nolan, L Knight).
Kris continues in film (Donkeyhead, A Darshi), outdoors (Sum Theatre), TV (ZARQA, CBC Gem), onstage (2021-23 Making Spirits Bright). 
Summer 2023, Regina Folk Festival invited back Burnt Sienna Boulevard, Kris’ variety show reimagined for young people.  On Treaty 6 Saskatoon, Kris was invited to collaborate on new work, Homebuddies (Scantily Glad, It’s Not a Box) to present at 2023 Prague Quadrennial then returned to perform in Persephone Theatre’s season opener (A Bright Half Life).

Sarah Bergbusch is an actor, improviser, and puppeteer. She is thrilled to be back at the Globe Theatre and is looking forward to performing this joyful holiday show once more! Special thanks to her friends and family for their constant love and support. 

Previously at The Globe: Wool Gathering, Cinderella, Women of the Fur Trade, Making Spirits Bright, Sir John A: Acts of a Gentrified Ojibway Rebellion

Sierra Haynes (she/her) is an emerging, two-time Dora winning, multi-disciplinary artist from Regina, SK, based in Toronto. Recent theatre credits include: The Raft (director, Studio 58); The Drowning Girls (asst. director/sound designer, Guild Festival Theatre); Miss Caledonia (Globe Theatre); A Tonic for Desperate Times (Theatre Gargantua). Sierra’s writing has been produced by The National Theatre School, Studio 58, and The Globe Theatre. Her composing credits include: Paper (Globe Theatre); Emilia (United Players of Vancouver); Lady Macbeth and the Not Quite Dead (MusicalTheatre Works); and Crazy Girl The Musical (workshop). She is grateful to the Globe Theatre for inviting her back in time to spend the holidays with her family in Saskatchewan! She is a proud graduate of Studio 58.
Previously at The Globe: Miss Caledonia; Making Spirits Bright; Paper
Upcoming: The Globe Cabaret: A Musical Theatre Review; The Squeaky Wheel television series writer

Ruaridh MacDonald is an actor, singer, musician, composer & playwright. Ru is a 2017 graduate of Sheridan College’s Honours Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance Program.
Previously at Globe Theatre: The Birds and the Bees, Making Spirits Bright (2021, 2022), The Hobbit, Women of the Fur Trade, The Fusion Project 
Theatre: Camelot, Portia (Victoria Playhouse Petrolia) The Nutcracker (Caravan Farm Theatre), 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Chickens, Dogbarked, Fitz Happens! (Souris Valley Theatre); Floyd Collins, Trapdoor, Sunday In the Park With George (Sheridan).
Composition/Sound Design: The Birds and the Bees (Persephone Theatre) One Song, Glory (Musical Stage Co.); The Ordinary Adventures of Gordo & Herm
(Super Wonder Gallery); narcissus: a cycle, The House of Special Purpose, hellhole (artpop.toronto).
Other: Ru was a member of Inveraray & District Pipe Band. (2012-2019) He won the Scottish, European, and World Pipe Band Championships and recorded Ascension: Live at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall with the band.
Upcoming: The Nutcracker (Caravan Farm Theatre), The Globe Cabaret: A Musical Theatre Revue (Globe Theatre)

Jennifer Brewin recently joined Globe Theatre as it's 5th Artistic Director.  Prior to moving to Regina, she was the Co-Artistic Director of Toronto’s Common Boots Theatre and before that, Co-Artistic Director of B.C.’s Caravan Farm Theatre.    

She has staged large-scale works for outdoor stages across the country, including Ottawa’s National Arts Centre - English Theatre, the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France, the Caravan Farm Theatre, and six outdoor winter walking shows in Toronto at Evergreen Brick Works and Christie Pits Park.   

She has directed premiers of new plays by Marjorie Chan, George F. Walker, Natasha Greenblatt, Martha Ross, Michelle Riml, and Haley McGee.    

As a writer she co-authored a number of collective creations including, The Election, The Public Servant, and The Attic, the Pearls and 3 Fine Girls, all for Common Boots Theatre. With Peter Hinton, she created and directed The Frost Fair for the National Arts Centre, and at the Caravan Farm Theatre she wrote numerous outdoor winter productions and collaborated on three large-scale, mainstage musicals.    

She is the recipient of a Dora Mavor Moore Award, a Jessie Award, and The Armstrong Award of Excellence (with Estelle Shook). 

Globe Theatre: Over thirty productions as stage manager including: I Call myself Princess, Cinderella, Chicago, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Gracie, The Hobbit, Mamma Mia!, Shrek The Musical, Us, A Christmas Carol, Bittergirl – The Musical, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Salt Baby (2017, 2015), Million Dollar Quartet, A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline (2016, 2012), Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash. 
Other: Kenilee has stage managed all over Canada, including Othello, Mary Stuart (Stratford Festival); seven productions with Dancing Sky Theatre including Popcorn Elder, The Lucky Ones, Operation Big Rock; five productions with Souris Valley Theatre including The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Kenilee holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Education, both from the University of Regina. She sends love to Jamie, Elizabeth, Adam, Kaila, William and Alex.

Globe Theatre: Lighting Designer: Concord Floral, Folk-lore, G-Ram, Fusion Project 2016, A Soldier’s War, Woolgathering, Rael’s Journey, Fusion Project: Touch, Fusion Project: The Stay, Alexander Abrams’ Magical Space Boots; Lighting and Sound Designer: In Care, The Rez Sisters, Hip Hop Hoop Dance, Thunderstick, Root Hog or Die, Salt Baby; Associate Lighting Designer: Million Dollar Quartet; Assistant Lighting Designer: The Last Wife; Sound Designer: Behind The Screams: Ghost Tour, Henry and Alice: Into the Wild   

Other Theatre: Lighting Designer: The Last Children (Judy Wensel, Curtain Razors), Lo-Fi/Hi-Fi (Fadadance Youth Company), Leading Ladies, Music Therapy with Terrance, Over the River and Through the Woods (Regina Little Theatre); Lighting and Sound Designer: The Lords of Sceptre, Snowbirds (Menagerie Productions); Sound Designer: The Velveteen Rabbit (Regina Little Theatre); Swept Off Our Feet (Regina Summer Stage) 

Mackenzy Vida (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist from Treaty 4, Regina, Saskatchewan. Art therapy in early childhood was the catalyst that lit her passion for the arts. Globe Theatre School fostered confidence in exploring her creativity. Her introduction to theatre design featured shows from the Sandbox Series; Concord Floral | Young Company Directed by Judy Wensel (2019); and In Care Directed by Kenneth T. Williams (2019).  
The inspiration for the headpieces comes from the patchwork look of handmade items. The colours hark to the environment in which the animals dwell. When creating the works with the help of Celeste Pinder, we utilized scraps of fabric to play with texture and give the fur dimension. Pairing this with dyed burlap keeps them grounded in the natural world with a hint of whimsy.  

Special thank you to Rob and Joanne Vida for their continuous support!