Alice Major has lived in Edmonton since 1981. She has published six collections of poetry and one novel for young readers. Her poems have appeared widely in literary periodicals and anthologies, as well as broadcast a number of times on CBC's Alberta Anthology. She reads her work frequently at many venues across Canada, as well as in Britain and Australia. She has been creative writing instructor for the Lakeland College Summer Program and writer-in-residence at Grant McEwen Community College in Edmonton.

As an active volunteer on behalf of literary and arts organizations, she has served as president of the The League of Canadian Poets and the Writers Guild of Alberta , board member and chair of the arts peer review jury for the Edmonton Arts Council , was a founding member of the Edmonton publishing collective The Books Collective, and in July 2005 began a two-year term as the first poet laureate for the City of Edmonton. She has a BA (English, history) from Trinity College, University of Toronto, and earns her keep as a freelance writer specializing in utility issues. She has won numerous awards for her poetry and also for her business writing.

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Michele Brown (Performer)

Michele Brown graduated with a BFA in Acting from the University of Alberta in 1981 and has worked as an actor, musician, sessional instructor and acting coach since then. She has appeared in many productions across Alberta and abroad, including:

The Black Rider – a multi-award-winning production by November Theatre (2006)
Spring Alibi, a play written by Linda Wood Edwards which was invited to Washington D.C.’s inaugural Fringe Festival (2006)
Should’ve - written by Nobel Laureate Dr. Roald Hoffmann which was produced in Torino, Italy, Vancouver and Edmonton in 2008

She is delighted to be part of the Alice Major Ensemble and can also be seen during the Fringe in Death’s Godson – a piece she co-created with Paul Morgan Donald and Laura Krewski.

Amy Berger (Performer)

Amy has been on stage in Edmonton with Shadow Theatre, Teatro la Quindicina, Mayfield Dinner Theatre, and several other companies at the Varscona Theatre.

She is glad to be a part of the Fringe Festival, and is especially honored to be able to tell these stories with (and for) her aunt.