David studied theatre at the Universities of Waterloo and Victoria. He co-founded MAA & PAA Theatre with his wife, Karen Simonson. David has been the festival director at the Edmonton Fringe for a few years, and also taken shows to Fringe festivals across Canada, and in Washington and Adelaide. He’s also been Executive Director of the Film and Video Arts Society, Co-Producer of the Comedy Arts Festival, and General Manager of Theatre Network. Right now, he also produces the Edmonton International Literary Festival. He’s very lucky that such an extraordinary group of actors have volunteered to assist with this production, in performance and in rehearsal.

Dave Clarke (Performer)

Dave is a musician, actor and writer. This season, Dave’s work has been seen at the Citadel Theatre (Vimy, Sterling Award nomination), Theatre Network (Misery), Shadow Theatre (Three Viewings), and Concrete Theatre (Sprouts), to name just a few. Dave has been nominated for and won several awards for his work in theatre and film. His live score for the silent film SUNRISE played at the Metro Cinema in early November 2007. And you can hear more of his work at www.Rantdog.com.

A partial list of the performers who have contributed to the rehearsal or performance of this production – with our deepest gratitude:

Peter Brown, Tracey Carroll, Patricia Casey, Annette Christie, Norm Fassbender, Andrea House, Sue Huff, Sharla Matkin, Bradley Moss, Kirsten Rasmussen, Trevor Schmidt, Scott Shpeley, Heather Swain, Melissa Thingelstad, Kevin Tokarsky

Irene Kunda (Stage Manager)

Irene has returned to Edmonton after a long stretch in Toronto’s arts community, working in arts administration for theatre, music, opera and ballet, with a side order of hands-on, behind the scenes work with community music theatre. Taking a break part-way through her Toronto experiences, she spent four years at the South Bank Centre (home of the Royal Festival Hall) in London, England, where music and art were the order of the day. This is her first stage management opportunity, and what an opportunity it has been!

Josef Kay (Sound Designer)

Josef returns to Edmonton from a run of the hit musical The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari at the Café la Mama in New York. Following his work on an oak tree, he departs again on a 61-city two-year tour as goodwill ambassador for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.