The Body:
Born: September 23, 1961 (Libra)
Height: 5ft. 9in. Weight: 145lbs.
Eye Colour: Brown Hair Colour: Brown
The Back Ground:
Drumheller Drama School: 1976-1979 University of Alberta(BFA Acting):
1980-1983
Buffoon Clown Workshop: 1988, Mask Carving – Bali 1992, Giant
Carnival Puppet design – Trinidad/Tobago 1994
Special Skills:
FIRE PERFORMER ® STILTWALKER ® MASK MAKER & PERFORMER ®
PUPPETEER
® STAGE FIGHTER ® SPECIAL EVENT PRODUCER/CO-ORDINATOR ®
THEATRE DESIGNER
Past Glories:
Edmonton Stiltwalkers - Stiltwalking Gigs
Throughout the Summer -April - Sept. 07
Trickster Theatre Mask Workshop – Sir
John Franklin JHS – March - 2007
Red Deer Circus Camp Stiltwalking Instructor – February - 2007
Walterdale Theatre Dangerous Liaisons – February - 2007
Keyano College(Ft. McMurray) Little Shop of Horrors – January
2007
Puppet Builder
Stiltwalking Performances Throughout Alberta
Jan-Dec - 2006
Red Deer Circus Camp Stiltwalking Instructor – Aug - 2006
Fringe Theatre Adventures Outdoor Set Painting – June/July - 2006
City of Edmonton Festival Jester for Washington Smithsonian Event -
June - 2006
Edmonton Airport Special Event Float – June - 2006
St. Albert Childrens Festival Roving Stiltwalking Characters –
May - 2006
Citadel Theatre Peter Pan – April – 2006
Set construction – director Bob Baker
Keyano College(Ft. McMurray) Beauty and the Beast – January –
2006
Mask and Prop maker
Green Fools(Calgary) Dancing on Water –
August - September – 2005
Puppet creator and Puppeteer
Alberta Street Festivals Edmonton Stiltwalkers Society – May –
September – 2005
Character Designer and Choreographer
Mayfield Dinner Theatre Wizard of Oz – March 2005
Costume builder
Citadel Theatre A Giraffe in Paris – January-February 2005
Giraffe costume builder
St. Albert Childrens Theatre HONK! - November
2004
A.O.T.A Touring Theatre Puss-N-Boots Fall 2004
Set Design, Director – Garner Butler
Prospero Theatre MacBeth – Fringe & Fall 2004
Costume & Prop Design, Director – Mark Henderson
E.L.O.P.E. THEATRE A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum –
May 2004
Lighting Designer, Director – Randy Meuller
A.O.T.A Touring Theatre Jack & the Beanstock
Set Design, Director – Garner Butler
E.L.O.P.E. THEATRE A Wonderful Life - Nov.-Dec.
2003
Lighting Designer, Director – Randy Meuller
Prospero Theatre Midsummer Nights Dream – Fringe 2003
Costume & Prop Design, Director – Mark Henderson
E.L.O.P.E. THEATRE Secret Garden - May 2003
Lighting Designer, Director – Randy Meuller
Fringe Theatre Adventures- Coyote Sings to the Moon
Designer & Director - Feb.-Apr. 2003
Fringe Theatre Adventures- You're A Good Man
Charlie Brown
Set, Props, & Costume design -Nov. 2002
Director - Darryl Lindenbach
Fringe Theatre Adventures- "Imagine Project" - Stubble Jumpers,
Costume Design - July 2002
Director - Darryl Lindenbach
L'Uni Theatre - Dans Les Bras Du Géant - by Manon Boudoin
Character & Prop Designer - Jan.-Feb. 2002
Director - Daniel
Fringe Theatre Adventures- The Hobbit- adapted
by Kim Selody
Character & Prop Designer - Sept. - Nov. 2001
Director - Daryll Lindenbach
Edmonton 2001 IAAF Opening & Closing Ceremonies
World Championships Giant Puppet Creator & Stiltwalking Trainer
-Dec. 2000 - Aug. 2001
Edmonton Public Library "Ex Libris" - Fundraiser
Mask Workshop Leader & Designer, and Stiltwalker - November 2000-2002
Citadel Theatre "Night of 1000 Dinners"
- Fundraiser
Ambiance Designer - October 2000
Fringe Theatre Adventures "The Short Tree & The Bird That Could
Not Sing"
Set, Lighting, Props, Puppet, Mask, & Costume Designer
October, 2000, Gerry Potter- Director
Fringe Festival Outdoor Stage Technician
Aug., 1990 - 2002, David Cheoros - director
Fringe Theatre Adventures "Animal Farm" - July 2000, Dir.
- Gerry Potter
Designer- Masks, Puppets, & Costumes
Citadel Theatre "Little Shop of Horrors" - Audrey II Puppeteer
Mar.31-Jun.4,2000
Shumka Ukranian Dance Co. "Cinderella" Tour - Prop Design
& Construction
January 2000
Fringe Theatre Adventures Flying Tortoise
- by Tolo Molel, , Nov.-Dec. 99.
Puppet, Mask, & Costume Designer, Puppet instructor, Actor
First Night Festival Edmonton> December
1988-1999/2000
Finale director/character designer/builder
Play Pavillion designer/Coordinator, Torch Dancers Choreoghrapher
Master of Ceremonies- '97, '98, '00
Trickster Theatre School Performance Residencies , 1989-2000
Acting instructor, director,set costume & prop designer/instructor,
& technician
The Black Achievement Awards Set Designer & Builder - September
27, 1997/’98
Producer -Sharlene Thomas(‘97,Sharron Headly ‘98)
The WORKS festival> Artist at Work project(Wood Carving),- June-July
1991,'92,'94,'95
Linda Wedman-Producer
Illuminaries Lantern Festival- Vancouver,
July 1996- Invited Lantern Artist
Grande Prairie Regional Wizard of Oz >, Feb. 1996-
College Theatre Designer(Sets, props, & costume)
Director - Chris Giacinti
Chinook/Fringe Theatre For Young Audience
tours - Designer(Set, Costume, Props)
Canada Winter Games Multimedia Cultural Presentation Designer &
Director
(Grande Prairie) January-March 1995, Jack Winters- Producer
Monkey's Paw & Dunk-Dir. Ron Jenkins,
Fall 1995
Tales From Tolstoy-Dir. Dorothy-Ann Haug- Spring 1994
Carnival in Trinidad “Oddessey Mas - Jan.-Feb... 1994, Producer-Peter
Minshall
Production builder, Giant Puppet builder
“What the Dinosaurs Saw” A DinoRama – May-July 1993
for the World Dinosaur Tour Premier
Bulldozer & Little Rainbow-Dir. Dorothy-Ann
Haug, Fall 1992
PeaceMaker-Dir. Dorothy-Ann Haug, Sping 1991
Friendship Fable-Dir. Dorothy-Ann Haug, Fall 1989
Edmonton Stiltwalker Society refer to website www.edmontonstiltwalkers.ca
Boards and Commities:
Harcourt House Artists Co-op (Founding Member)
Imagination Market (Founding Member)
WECAN Co-op (Founding Member
ArtSpace Housing Co-op (Founding President)
TESA – The Edmonton Society for the Arts(Founding President)
AOA – Arts On the Avenue – Alberta Avenue community arts
initiative (Founding Member)
Edmonton Stiltwalkers Society (Producing Director)