Andrew is a director and theatre maker born and raised in Amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton) on Treaty 6 territory. He is a co-founder and one third of the artistic leadership team of Thou Art Here. Currently he works as the program coordinator with Theatre Alberta and is a freelance theatre artist. He has an MFA in Directing/Creation from York University, BA in Drama from the U of A, and is a graduate of the Banff/Citadel professional theatre program. Previously he created and performed his play Assist Ed in Edmonton and Toronto including at Theatre Passe Muraille. He was the Sandbox Series coordinator & theatre school director at Globe Theatre (Regina, SK) and a co-founder and festival director of the Found Festival (Common Ground Arts). He sends his love to his partner Marlee and his children Elton & Clementine. Learn more about him and his future projects at andrewritchie.net.

Kristi is a disabled theatre artist and the co-founder and co-Artistic Director of the Maggie Tree. She is the former co-Artistic Producer of Azimuth Theatre and the former Associate Artist at the Citadel Theatre. Kristi piloted the first Accessible Performance Series at the Citadel Theatre as their Access Coordinator for their 2024/25 Season. Directing credits include CAPABLE (Mile Zero Dance); Cycle (Thou Art Here Theatre); Fake n’ Bake (Oh Hello! Productions); Confessions of a Sex Worker (Edmonton Fringe Festival); Shatter (The Maggie Tree); and Work Plays (Alberta Workers’ Health Centre). Dramaturgy credits include Postal Prophets by D’orjay Jackson; CAPABLE by Ainsley Hillyard; In My Own Little Corner by Carly Neis; Fake n’ Bake by Ellie Heath; Confessions of a Sex Worker by Dawn Friesen; Category E by Belinda Cornish; and A Life in the Day by Beth Graham. Kristi’s work as an actor has taken from Prince Edward Island to Vancouver Island, but Edmonton is their beloved home.

Ainsley (she/her) is an Amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton)-based artist of settler descent. She is a choreographer, performer and educator who works in contemporary dance and theatre. Her work is immersed in the curiosities and connections between these two forms. Ainsley has worked with many theatre companies and received numerous Sterling and awards and nominations for her choreography. Select choreography credits include; Frozen the Musical (Citadel Theatre/the Grand Theatre) The Sound of Music (Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre/Citadel Theatre/The Grand Theatre) Deafy by Chris Dodd (Citadel Theatre), Mermaid Legs by Beth Graham (Skirts A Fire), Jane Eyre adapted by Erin Shields (Citadel Theatre), Mr. Burns: A post electric play, (You are Here theatre and Blarney Productions), Cardiac Shadow (Northern Light Theatre/Good Women Dance Collective) and assistant choreographer for Hadestown and Peter Pan Goes Wrong (Citadel Theatre).

T. Erin Gruber is an award-winning set, lighting, costume and projected media designer. She is an Assistant Professor in Theatre Design (Lighting) at the University of Alberta and works professionally across Canada and around the world. In June 2019 her work was featured at the Prague Quadrennial International Design Exhibition. In 2021 she co-curated an online symposium presented by the Associate Designers of Canada that attracted hundreds of participants from around the world. Selected Award-winning projects: Métis Mutt (One Little Indian Productions, Sterling Award for Outstanding Production), The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time (Citadel Theatre and RMTC, Sterling Award for Lighting Design). For more information visit her online: eringruber.com, levelup.designers.ca

Skye Grinde is a theater designer with experience in set, lighting, costume, and projected media design. Skye also explores the world of fine art regularly in their work. They are passionate about creating work that is accessible for both audiences and artists. This includes sewing for all sizes and abilities. When Skye is not designing, you can find them at home, doing their best to recreate the painting Ophelia by Alexandre Cabanel while watching cat videos. They are excited to collaborate with Keyano for the first time. Select credits include: Barber of Seville (Opera Nuova); Prom! The Musical (Opera Nuova); Honk! The Musical (Storybook Theater); The Space Between the Stars (Westbury Theater); Big Feelings, Small World (Found Festival); Dancefest (Nextfest).

Liv is a music producer based out of Millwoods. They take inspiration from all genres and mediums. Deeply inspired by the dance music of the 90’s/2000’s and a childhood love of biking, Liv seeks to create surreal, yet accessible music that encompasses the spirit of Edmonton and the people who live there. She has previously worked on the shows Night (Major Matt Mason Collective), Headhole (Pack of Magpies), and Rat Academy 2: Gnaw & Order (Batrabbit Collective).

Geoffrey is an award-winning Albertan playwright, actor, director, and theatre creator. He is a founding member of the Major Matt Mason Collective where he has produced small-scale independent theatre since 2010. He currently serves as co-artistic director and has been involved in every one of their productions as both an artist and producer. Productions of his plays have been staged across the country, including productions at Alberta Theatre Projects, Theatre Calgary, Tarragon Theatre, Pyretic Productions, Common Ground Arts Society, The Globe (Regina), and the National Theatre School of Canada. His plays include Static, Michael Mysterious, Night, Progress, Still Still Still, Control, Air, Destroy, If I Could Tell You Everything (written alongside the Theatre Junction high school mentorship ensemble), The Circle (which was published by Scirocco Drama in 2017), and the most recent adaptation of A Christmas Carol for Theatre Calgary. More at geoffreysimonbrown.com.

Galen (any pronouns) is a queer theatre technician and stage manager based in Amiskwacîwâskahikan/Edmonton. Galen has been a delighted cyclist since the age of six and can still remember the grin spreading over their face the first time they borrowed their friend’s multigeared bike. They are thrilled to be bringing this Sterling-Award-winning show back to Edmonton and to the Roxy. They want to thank their partner, friends, family, and cat Paintbrush for always being there for them. Notable recent projects include emBODYment (SkirtsAFire), Exile (Project In Tandem @ The Banff Centre For The Arts) and Brick Shithouse (fenceless theatre). Enjoy the show!

Alyson is an Edmonton based performer, writer, director, producer and graduate of the BFA Acting class of 2012 at the University of Alberta. She is proud to work with her friends Andrew and Dayna at Thou Art Here Theatre as the Artistic Producer. She is also an Associate Producer with Punctuate! Theatre, and Volunteer Coordinator for the multidisciplinary arts festival featuring women-identifying and non-binary artists, SkirtsAFire. Alyson is a founding member of Girl Brain Sketch Comedy and is proud to write and perform with a troupe that celebrates and promotes the strength of women. During the summers, Alyson can be found at the Edmonton International Fringe Festival in her role as KidsFringe Director. Alyson believes strongly in encouraging young women to take on leadership roles, set and achieve goals, and develop confidence in their voices and abilities.

Dayna (she/her) is a biracial multidisciplinary actor/artist currently based in amiskwaciwâskahikan. She is a graduate of the U of A’s BFA Acting program and holds a theatre diploma from Douglas College. She is a former performer and teacher of the Vancouver Circus School, and an alumni of Canada’s National Voice Intensive.