Fatuma Adar
Fatuma Adar is a Somali-Canadian writer based in Toronto. She was long-listed in CBC’s Creative Nonfiction Prize and profiled in Up Close: Young Black Women Making Canada Better.
Kanika Ambrose
Kanika Ambrose is a playwright and librettist, currently in-residence at Cahoots Theatre, developing her play "our place." Her work has been featured at Obsidian Theatre Company, Curtis Institute of Music, Tapestry Opera, Rhubarb Festival and Toronto Fringe. Kanika is proud Artistic Producer of Paprika Festival and one of Cahoots Theatre Company's 30 for 30 theatremakers for their 30th anniversary season.
Stephanie Graham
Stephanie Graham is a Dora Award winning Choreographer, Arts Leader and the premiere Director in Canada for musicals created for theatre in the round.
Ray Strachan
Ray is a Winnipeg born artist of Grenadian and Filipino descent. He trained with The Black Hole Theatre and The Banff Centre, and has worked in Film/TV, and at various Theatres across Canada.
Howard (Haui) J. Davis
Haui, aka Howard J. Davis, is an LGBTQ+ diverse entrepreneur of many artistic trades including performance, directing, design and visual arts for screen and stage.
Alicia Barban
Alicia Barban has performed globally & teaches arts to students of all ages. Inspired by Canadian artists, Alicia created new collaborative theatre lab, The ArtFolk Collective.
Ryan G. Hinds
Ryan is an award-winning theatre artist, whose critically-acclaimed musical theatre, dramatic, and cabaret work was been seen in Canada, the US, and Brazil.
David W. Connolly
Dance Magazine wrote, “David’s life demonstrates the quintessential balancing act between career and community service.” He’s a theatre-maker who also happens to be a double, below-knee amputee.
Sedina Fiati
Sedina Fiati is a Toronto based performer, producer, director, creator and activist for stage and screen. She holds. a BFA in Music Theatre from the University of Windsor and has over 15 years experience in the live performance industry.
Anand Rajaram
Anand is an improviser, actor, playwright, director, musician, teacher & puppeteer. Most recently, he was in Buffoon and Mustard at the Tarragon Theatre, adapted/performed in Rohinton Mistry’s The Scream, at SummerWorks, and has performed at Second City, Stratford, CanStage,
Thom Allison
is an Canadian Screen Award winning actor, singer, director, writer, and educator
Avery Jean Brennan
Avery Jean (They/Them) is transfeminine producer, actor, director, musical director, writer, and transgender advocate raised in Kjipuktuk, and now based in Tkaronto.
Esie Mensah
is a highly sought after choreographer, dancer, teacher, TedX speaker, and movement director
