Nathen is a Montreal born performing composer, inspirational speaker and soon to be author based in Vancouver. His previous acting credits are: Rubaboo (Grand Theatre, London ON) and Rubaboo (Arts Club Theatre, Granville Island Stage, Vancouver BC). Nathen is honoured to be a part of this production of Rubaboo, and he’d like to thank and bless Andrea Menard, and her songwriting partner Robert Walsh, for one more rich opportunity to serve the world with healing words and music. www.NathenAswell.com

Andrea Menard is a Métis actor and singer-songwriter from Treaty 1 territory and the Homeland of the Métis. 

Theatre: Rubaboo (Grand Theatre/Arts Club); Anne of Green Gables, Stories from the Red Dirt Road (Charlottetown Festival); The Orchard, Thanks For Giving (Arts Club); Great Expectations, Evita, Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth (Persephone); The Velvet Devil (NAC); The Velvet Devil, Wizard of Oz, Governor of the Dew (Globe Theatre); The Velvet Devil, 400 Kilometers, Wawatay (GTNT); The Rez Sisters, Joni Mitchell: River, Godspell (PTE); Street Wheat, The Selkie Wife, The Shipbuilder (Dancing Sky).

Film & TV: Sullivan’s Crossing, Blackstone; Supernatural; Hard Rock Medical; Moccasin Flats, Rabbit Fall, The Velvet Devil.

Karen is a vocalist, musician, and composer and enrolled in the Bachelor of Music program at MacEwan University as a Composition Major. Her original music has appeared in short films and documentaries, including Nathaniel Hehir’s The Stonekiller(2020); Chehala Leonard’s documentary, Living a Legacy (2021); and an arrangement made for Laura Vinson’s song, Meegwitch (The Awakeners, AMI, 2022). She was awarded the Dr. Trimbee Country Music Award at MacEwan University in 2022. She was chosen as one of six emerging composers to write choir work for ProCoroCanada under the Canadian League of Composer’s Pivot Program (May 15th, 2022) in Edmonton. Her original composition entitled, The Kraken was featured during Andrea Menard’s and Robert Walsh’s debut Cabaret, Rubaboo (The Grand Theatre, London, On in March and The Arts Club, Vancouver, BC in April, 2023). In 2023, New Music Edmonton commissioned Karen to create a piece of music for ensemble (Harp, Harpsichord, Violin, Flute, Piano, Mezzo Soprano, Cello) which debut on June 9th, 2023 at Muttart Hall, MacEwan University.

Robert is an Edmonton-based singer-songwriter, producer, educator and author. Theatre credits as a co-creator: Catalogue de Société (with Alain Pomerleau. Le Petit Champlain, University of Alberta); Velvet Devil (with Andrea Menard. Globe Theatre, Broadway Theatre, CBC Movie of the Week); Forbidden Phoenix (with Marty Chan. Citadel Theatre, Lorraine Kimsa Theatre, Manitoba Theatre for Young People, Gateway Theatre); and Rubaboo (with Andrea Menard. Grand Theatre, Arts Club, Citadel Theatre). Related credits: Sound Designer and Musical Director for various productions; Songwriter/Composer for TV and film; Musician (Disney, ESO, Edmonton Opera, Alberta Ballet).

Alanis King, is an Odawa director, playwright and Artistic Producer with the Wikwemikong Nawewin Gamik (The Language House). Previous Credits Include:

Rubaboo (Grand Theatre, Arts Club); Kiistsistinonniks – Our Mothers (Making Treaty 7); If Jesus Met Nanabush, Tommy Prince Story, Manitoulin Incident (Debajemujig Theatre); Velvet Devil, Wawatay, BDawg, Bye Bye Beneshenh (Gordon Tootoosis Native Theatre); To Nooshenh (NAC Indigenous Theatre); Artshow (Native Earth); Awowakii (Theatre Calgary) in development, world premiere next spring. Alanis would like to thank her late parents Cecil and Virginia King.

Citadel Theatre: The Mystery of Irma Vep was the first production Cimmeron has had the pleasure of designing at the Citadel back in 2005. Most recently she designed the set for The Guardsman at Bluebridge Rep Theatre in Victoria BC. Rubaboo is one of several productions where she created a design in collaboration and reflection of the talents of First Nations artists. Theatre Credits (Selected): Pawakan (Akpik Theatre, Set); Kaasinooniks (Making Treaty 7, Set, Lighting, Projection) Iceland (Theatre Calgary, Lighting); The Unplugging (Gwaandak Theatre, Lighting); My Fair Lady: The Punk Version (Productive Obsession, Set, Lighting, Projections); Twelfth Night (Theatre Calgary, National Arts Centre, Lighting); Bakkahi (Stratford Festival, Lighting). Film and TV Credits: Naughty to Nice (NFB, Old Trout Film Division, Associate Producer). Cimmeron is a Graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada. She is indebted to her daughter, a talented theatre artist in her own right, and to Eve Middleton-Meyer, who has been an ongoing inspiration. www.cimmeron.net.

Samantha McCue (she/her) is Anishinaabekwe from the Chippewas of Georgina Island and Ned’u’ten from Lake Babine First Nation. She grew up on the Musqueam Reserve in Vancouver, BC, and currently lives in Ottawa. Samantha graduated from York University’s Theatre Production program in 2017. Selected design credits include: Women of the Fur Trade (Stratford Festival); Maggie (Theatre Aquarius); Little Red Warrior and His Lawyer (Theatre Calgary/National Arts Centre); The Breathing Hole (National Arts Centre); Kamloopa (Soulpepper Theatre Company); Where the Blood Mixes (Soulpepper Theatre Company).

Kimberly is a lighting designer for theatre, opera and dance. Recently for The Citadel she designed Almost a Full Moon, The Candidate, The Party, and Mamma Mia. She has designed for Mirvish Productions, Stratford Festival, Shaw Festival, Soulpepper Theatre, National Arts Centre and the National Arts Centre Orchestra, Pacific Opera Victoria, Opera Philadelphia, Edmonton Opera, Theatre Calgary, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, among many others. She is the recipient of three Dora Mavor Moore Awards, the Pauline McGibbon Award, a Montreal English Theatre Award, and an Elizabeth Sterling Award. Kimberly is the Vice President of the Associated Designers of Canada.

Mary Jane Coomber (they/them) is a collaborative music and sound artist who primarily works on the unceded, sovereign territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh people. Previous credits: Snow White, Oz, Ladies & Gentlemen Boys & Girls (Carousel); Hurricane Mona, YAGA (Touchstone); How Black Mothers Say I Love You, White Girls in Moccasins (Frank); Division Infinity Saves The World! (Neworld); My Little Tomato (vAct/ZeeZee); Me Love Bingo (Arts Club); In My Day (ZeeZee); To Perfection (Shameless Hussy); Kindred (Belfry); and Beautiful Man (Pi).

Citadel: A Christmas Carol, The Royale, The Garneau Block, Made in Italy (Stage Manager); Trouble in Mind, Children of God, Peter and the Starcatcher, and A Christmas Carol (Assistant Stage Manager); Freewill Shakespeare Festival: Twelfth Night, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, A Comedy of Errors, and The Merchant of Venice (Stage Manager). Other stage management credits include: Last Chance Leduc (Snowflake Productions); Shakespeare’s R&J (Kill Your Television); Bust (Theatre Network); and assistant stage managing Rock the Canyon, Mamma Mia! (Mayfield Dinner Theatre); and Vigilante (Catalyst Theatre).

Lore is thrilled to be back at the Citadel doing what she loves! Selected credits include: A Christmas Carol, West Side Story, Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Sense & Sensibility, Hadestown, Silver Arrow, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Clue, Jersey Boys and The Importance of Being Earnest (Citadel Theatre); Timothy Findley’s The Wars, Mamma Mia and Titanic (Grand Theatre); Barvinok, Michael Mysterious and Alina (Pyretic Productions) and the national tour of First Métis Man of Odesa (Punctuate! Theatre). Lore has a BFA in stage management from the University of Alberta.