Citadel: Three Musketeers, Christmas Carol, Jane Eyre, The Fiancée, Network, Shakespeare in Love, Almost A Full Moon, Matilda.

Other Theatre:  As You Like It (Citadel; Bard on the Beach, Vancouver; Chicago Shakespeare; The Shakespeare Company, Washington DC; Milwaukee Rep; Theatre Calgary; Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre); Made in Italy (Citadel, Arts Club, Theatre Calgary, RMTC, Thousand Islands Playhouse, Western Canada Theatre)

Daryl has been the Artistic Director of the Citadel since 2016.

Citadel: Debut.

Other Theatre: A MacDowell Fellow, Djerassi Artists and recipient of the Gotham & Variety Audio Honors, the National Kennedy Center’s Daryl Ayer and the Outstanding Service to the Women on The Border Awards, Georgina’s work has been Off-Broadway at INTAR, Dixon Place, New York Children’s Theatre, Lincoln Center, JACK, Lucille Lortel, Bushwick Starr, and internationally in México, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, and the UK.

Georgina Escobar is a Kilroy’s List NYC and El Paso based playwright from Ciudad Juárez, México.

Citadel: Debut.

Other Theatre: Colleen and Akiva have penned the scores to Grow (Grand Theatre, London); Going Under (Bravo Academy, Toronto); Bremen Rock City (Toronto Fringe Festival); and The Louder We Get (Theatre Calgary). The latter received the 2016 Stage West Pechet Family Musical Award from the Playwrights Guild of Canada and was showcased at the NAMT Festival of New Musicals (NYC), The Segal Centre (Montreal), The Other Palace (London, UK), and the Grand Theatre (London, ON).

Colleen & Akiva are alumni of the Johnny Mercer Writers Colony at Goodspeed Musicals, the Johnny Mercer Songwriters Project in Chicago, Cutting-Edge Composers in NYC, Theatre 20’s Composium, and Musical Stage Company’s Launch Pad, Noteworthy, Make Me a Song and One Song Glory programs. For more visit www.colleenandakiva.com

Citadel: Almost a Full Moon.

Other Theatre: Ryan is currently in his 24^th season as Associate Music Director at Shaw Festival where he has music directed shows including The Russian Play, A Christmas Carol, Peter and the Starcatcher and One Touch of Venus. He has also composed for several productions including Chitra, An Octoroon, and Hotel Peccadillo.

Ryan has had the pleasure of working on shows across the country with companies that include the Grand Theatre, Canadian Stage, Theatre New Brunswick, Mirvish Productions, Ross Petty Productions and Stage West Calgary. He has also had the pleasure of sharing the stage with Pop acts such as Jennifer Hudson, The Tenors, and Andrea Bocelli.

Citadel: Debut.

As long-time producer of The Vinyl Café, Jess oversaw all aspects of the weekly radio broadcast, podcast and extensive touring show across North America. In the past 15 years, Jess has produced radio shows, developed written, recorded and produced podcasts and produced over 1,000 live concerts in every province and territory in Canada. She hosts the popular podcast Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe.

Citadel: Directing Pride and Prejudice, A Brimful of Asha; Assistant Directing A Christmas Carol, Frozen (upcoming), Dramaturgy The Fiancée; Playwriting The Silver Arrow.

Other Theatre: Directing: the world premiere of her own play Burning Mom (RMTC, Arcola Theatre, London UK, The Arts Club -upcoming); a national tour of Songs My Mother Never Sung Me (Concrete/Arden/Persephone/Inside Out); readings of The Nest (Nightswimming); The New Canadians (Carolyn Nakagawa/Peter Abando); and productions of Alberta Kitchen Party (ATP); Parts and Labour (Fieldwork); She Kills Monsters (UofA Studio Theatre) and Consent (Concrete). Playwriting: Burning Mom (RMTC, Arcola Theatre London UK, The Arts Club); The Red Priest (Guild Festival, ATP, Workshop West, Tarragon, Globe, nomination: Governor General’s Award).

Nominated: 2024 Gwen Pharis Ringwood Award for Drama – Burning Mom.  Recipient: 2023 Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Distinguished Artist Award.

Citadel: Debut.

Other Theatre: W.R.O.L. Without Rule of Law, The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes (Light in the Dark Theatre); Ride Lyke Hell (Nextfest); ARC Anti-racism and Change (Concrete Theatre).

Emily Thorne (They/Them) is an interdisciplinary artist, originally from the Coast Salish Territories. They strive to create art that is inclusive and joyful.  Much love to Owen and Marshmallow!

Citadel: The Three Musketeers, Pride and Prejudice, Network, Jane Eyre, The Garneau Block, August Osage County, Alice Through the Looking Glass, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Tempest, The Penelopiad.

Other Theatre: As You Like It (Theatre Calgary, The Grand, Bard on the Beach); The Tempest, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Twelfth Night, Titus Andronicus, A Winters Tale (FreeWill Shakespeare Festival); All the Little Animals (One Yellow Rabbit); The Thin Man (Vertigo Theatre); Charlotte’s Web (ATP).

Special thanks to Daryl Cloran, KS, LC, FC and Jempa.

Citadel: A Christmas Carol, Matilda, Legends of Carnegie Hall.

Other Theatre: A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline (WCT/TIP); The Sound of Music (Gateway Theatre); She Loves Me (Thousand Islands); Company, SUDS (Arts Club); Spelling Bee (The Belfry); Elf: The Musical, Marvelous Wonderettes (CTF).

Alison is looking forward to being back at the Citadel in the new year – co-creating and performing in the House Series Concert: It Takes Two! 

Citadel: Debut

Other Theatre: Sunday in the Park with George (MacEwan University); The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Grindstone Theatre); Scenes from the Sidewalk (Plain Jane).  Upcoming: Radiant Vermin (Northern Light Theatre); Die Harsh: A Christmas Musical (Grindstone Theatre).

Rain is thrilled to be a part of this exciting project!  She is a recent graduate of MacEwan’s Music Theatre BFA program.  Lots of love to Mom and Dad.

Citadel: A Streetcar Named Desire, The Royale, The Color Purple, As You Like It, House Series: She Loves You, Uptown Girls, All Because I’m a Woman. 

Other Theatre: Much Ado About Nothing, Wedding Band, Les Belles Soeurs (Stratford); The Fiancée (Persephone); Heaven (Lunchbox); Sister Act, All Shook Up, Soul Sistas (Mayfield); John Ware Reimagined, TUWH (Workshop West).

Thank you to my loved ones for your endless support.

Citadel: Debut.

Other Theatre: Recently “Valere” in La Bête (TIFT); Eight seasons with The Shaw Festival, including Damn Yankees, Charley’s Aunt; Eight seasons with the Stratford Festival, including Hamlet, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris; Jesus Christ Superstar (Broadway); Sweeney Todd in the UK, title roles in Candide, and Sunday in the Park with George (TIFT); Cabaret, Outside Mullingar (RMTC).

Film & TV: Gracie and Pedro, The Understudy, Murdoch Mysteries.

Mike is returning to the Shaw in 2025.

Citadel: Debut.

Other Theatre: Selected credits include Hamlet, Taming of the Shrew, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Merchant of Venice, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Bard on the Beach); The Seafarer (ATP); carried away on the crest of a wave (NAC); Mustard, Peter and the Starcatcher (Arts Club); Cranked (Greenthumb).

Film & TV: Upload, Murder in a Small Town, Rogue, Strawberry Shortcake, Luna Chip & Inkie Adventure Rangers Go, Polly Pocket.

Thank you for supporting live theatre!

Citadel: Debut.

Other Theatre: The Jungle Book (Alberta Theatre Projects); Barvinok (Pyretic

Productions); A Fit, Happy Life, A Grand Time in the Rapids, The Scent of Compulsion, On the Banks of the Nut (Teatro la Quindicina); Murder in the Studio, Sherlock Holmes and the Raven’s Curse (Vertigo Theatre); Under Cover (Concrete Theatre, Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Nomination).

She is also an Associate Producer with Chromatic Theatre. Love to D + A.

Citadel: Cabaret, The Wizard of Oz, The Sound of Music.

Other Theatre: Civil Blood (Thou Art Here); All The Little Animals I Have Eaten (Shadow Theatre); Indecent (Timms Centre for the Arts); Betrayal (Broken Toys Theatre); Songs for Sinners & Saints (Catalyst Theatre); Fiddler on the Roof (Stage West); Little Fish (Plain Jane Theatre); The Winter’s Tale, Two Gentleman of Verona (Freewill Shakespeare)

Film & TV: Fargo (MGM/FX); Jann (Seven 24 Films); TOGO (Disney); Falling Through The Cracks (Seven 24 Films)

Other: Elena is a graduate of MacEwan and the University of Alberta acting programs. 

Citadel: Kristof in Frozen Jr. Summer 2024.

Other Theatre: White Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland Jr. (Victoria School of the Arts 2025), Ladahlord in James & the Giant Peach Jr. (Victoria School of the Arts 2024); Smaug in Off Book Play (Yale Children’s Theater 2021).

Micah is in Grade 8 at Victoria School of the Arts, and when he is not on stage, he’s on the mound as a lefty pitcher, most recently for the SEEBA Expos and representing Team Alberta in the 13U national championship.

Citadel: Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (upcoming), Almost A Full Moon, The Candidate/The Party, Shakespeare In Love (with Royal MTC), A Christmas Carol, Arcadia, The Sound of Music, and proudly serving as the Director of Education & Outreach (2021-present).

Other theatre: Candide (Edmonton Opera); Juliet in Shakespeare’s R+J (Kill Your Television); Songs My Mother Never Sung Me (Concrete); Cleave (Tiny Bear Jaws); King Lear, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Freewill); A Momentary Lapse, The Hothouse Prince (Teatro); The Maggie-Now Trilogy (Workshop West); director of Bright Lights, Legoland, Never Swim Alone (Blarney).

Luc is a Queer theatre artist from Jackfish Lake, AB. Luc was acknowledged with the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal (2023), the Lieutenant Governor Award for Emerging Artist (2020), and a Sterling Award for Songs My Mother Never Sung Me (2019).

Citadel: Debut.

Other Theatre: High School Musical (Uniform Theatre); Sweeney Todd (Plain Jane Theatre Co.); Ride the Cyclone (Uniform/SATCo).

A graduate of the MacEwan Theatre Arts Program (Class of 2019), Aran is very proud to be a member of Edmonton’s theatre community. He would like to thank his incredible friends and family for their endless encouragement and support in his endeavours.

Check Aran out on Instagram @aran_wilson.

Citadel: Little Shop of Horrors, Cost of Living, Sweat, Mama Mia, Shakespeare in Love, Christmas Carol, August: Osage County, Three Musketeers, Deafy ((Directed).

Other Theatre: Deathtrap (Stage West); Cats (Directed – Theatre Under the Stars); Deafy (Directed – Canadian Tour); Merry Wives of Windsor, Romeo and Juliet, King John, King Lear, Taming of the Shrew (Bard on the Beach, Vancouver); Merry Wives of Windsor, Henry V (Directed – Free Will Shakespeare Festival).

Film & TV: Copper, Degrassi, Mayday, Missing, Princess.