Citadel: As You Like It.

Other Theatre: Lindsey has had the great fortune of appearing in over 40 productions thus far in her career. Highlights includes Theatre Calgary, RMTC, Western Canada Theatre, Arts Club, Vertigo, Touchstone, The Belfry, Caravan Theatre and three seasons at Bard on the Beach. Upcoming * Casey and Diana (Arts Club).

Lindsey is a two-time Jessie Richardson Award Winner and recipient of the Hnatyshyn Foundation Grant. She is a graduate of both Calgary’s Mount Royal and Vancouvers’ Studio 58. Lindsey would like to acknowledge the tremendous theatre community here in Edmonton and at the Citadel and offers this endeavour in memory of a great light in her own life, Donna Mackie (Nana.)

Citadel: The Silver Arrow.

Other Theatre: Romeo and Juliet, King John (Stratford Festival); She Stoops To Conquer (SLSF); Gone With The Wind (RMTC); Blithe Spirit (Watermark).

Film & TV: Mayday, Titans, Murdoch Mysteries, Imposters, Rookie Blue.

Never one to refuse a challenge, Daniel has built puppets, written music, animated a flying canoe, and died onstage in the first moments of a forty-five-minute act.

Citadel: Debut.

Other Theatre: Little Women (Theatre Calgary); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Bard on the Beach); New Canadian Kid (Green Thumb Theatre); Mustard (The Arts Club/Belfry Theatre). Upcoming: Murder on the Links (Vertigo).

Film & TV: Grandma Lee’s Dress (CBC Gems).

Heidi is a proud prairie girl from Mohkintsis and she is immensely grateful to the land and its traditional caretakers. She is also a dramaturg and one of Nightswimming Theatre’s 5×25 commissioned playwrights. This one is for her tremendous English/Drama teachers – and her Ates.

Citadel: Jersey Boys, The Fiancée, Garneau Block, A Christmas Carol, Alice Through The Looking Glass, One Man Two Guvnors, Vimy.

Other Theatre: Métis Mutt (One Little Indian Productions); Beautiful Scars (Theatre Aquarius); The Black Bonspiel of Wullie MacCrimmon (ATP); The Bear, Every Brilliant Thing (Caravan Farm Theatre); Sweeney Todd (Plain Jane Theatre); Where The Blood Mixes, King Lear, Queen Goneril (Soulpepper); BEARS (Punctuate!); NEVERMORE (Catalyst).

Sheldon is an award winning, Métis artist.

Citadel: Debut.

Other Theatre: The Importance of Being Earnest (Theatre Calgary); The Black Bonspiel of Wullie MacCrimmon, Teenage Dick (ATP); Chariots of Fire (Rosebud Theatre); The Extractionist (Vertigo Theatre)

Emily received a Betty Mitchell Award for her portrayal of Gwendolen in The Importance of Being Earnest. She also works in the Art Department for film/television. Thanks to her family, friends, and partner Sam for their love. @emilyjaynehoward

Citadel: Debut.

Other Theatre: S.I.S.T.E.R. (The Fox Den Collective); ThunderCats: The Musical (Grindstone Theatre); Slight of Mind, Anxiety (Theatre Yes); That’s Danger (AWHC); Hecuba, Major Barbara (Bleviss Laboratory Theatre).

Film & TV: What’s The Word? (KidoodleTV).

An immigrant performer and emerging playwright from Mexico, founder of @diaspora_diaries_collective. Endless thanks and love to Aaron, y abrazos de oso a Isabel, la luz de mi vida.

Citadel: The Three Musketeers.

Other Theatre: The Drawer Boy (The Shadow Theatre); Die Harsh (The Grindstone Theatre).

Film & TV: Twenty Something (Limited Visuals production).

Paul-Ford Manguelle is a Canadian French and English speaking actor of Cameroonian origin. He’d like to thank his parents and family for their love and support.

Citadel: The Royale, The Color Purple & As You Like It, The Wolves.

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).

A graduate of MacEwan Theatre Arts and a Sterling & Mary Savidge recipient. Thank you to my loved ones for your endless support. @jameela_jade

Citadel: Debut.

Other Theatre: “I” On The Prize (TheatreByTheBay); Checking Up On Mrs. Vernon (UC Follies/UofT); The Triangle Factory Fire Project (Walterdale Theatre); Platform Nine (Edmonton One Act Festival).

Film & TV: Cross (Amazon); The Madness (Netflix); Cruel Intentions (Amazon); Issues (Pilot); The Best (CFC, Tiff 24’).

Many thanks to Mrs. Brenner and Stephanie Clement for believing in me. Appreciations to Steven McCarthy for your mentorship. Love to Mama and Baba. @mokkdadd

Citadel: Debut.

Other Theatre: El Funeral (Diaspora Diaries); Born Again Crow (Gwaandak Theatre); Hamlet in Isolation (Thou Art Here); 333 (Theatre Outré); Like Orpheus (Theatre Outré); Fibonacci Sequence (Azimuth Theatre).

Film & TV: Like Orpheus (Theatre Outré), Fibonacci Sequence, Illusion (Azimuth Originals)

Andrés is thankful to his family and friends for all their support and love! To learn more go to AndresFelipe.ca or @Andres._.fm

Citadel: Pride and Prejudice, As You Like It.

Other Theatre: Million Dollar Quartet, One Man Two Guvnors, Enron (Theatre Calgary); The Ministry of Grace (Belfry); Strangers on a Train, The Lonely Dinner (Vertigo Theatre); Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (ATP); The Wars (Vancouver Playhouse); Major Barbara (American Conservatory Theatre); Romeo and Juliet (Neptune Theatre).

Film & TV: Black Summer (Netflix); Damnation (Universal); Heartland (CBC); Wynonna Earp (Sci-Fi Channel); Tin Star (Amazon); Tribal (APTN) for which he won the AMPIA Award for Best Performance by an Alberta Actor.

Stafford would like to thank his family, Meredith, Llewyn and Gallagher for making life so wonderful.

Citadel: Romeo & Juliet, A Christmas Carol.

Other Theatre: The Hooves Belonged to the Deer (Tarragon/In Arms Theatre); Beaches: The Musical, Million Dollar Quartet, The Secret Garden, Mary and Max, Twelfth Night, One Man, Two Guvnors, A Christmas Carol (Theatre Calgary); Vigilante, The Soul Collector (Catalyst); Naughty But Nice: Xmas, Jeremy de Bergerac (Forte); The Adulteress (Teatro Live!); Romeo & Juliet (The Shakespeare Company).

Film & TV: Meet Me at Christmas; Murder Runs in the Family.

Eric would like to thank his family for all their support, and Emma for everything. @ericwigston

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: Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill (Theatre Calgary); King James, Never Not Once (Theatre Aquarius); Controlled Damage, Titanic (The Grand); Frozen, Billy Elliot, The Last Five Years (Neptune);  Jukebox Hero (Mirvish/Jubilee); Dixon Road (Musical Stage Company); Priscilla, Kinky Boots, The Sound of Music, Newsies, Rocky (Drayton); April Fools, Prayer for the French Republic, Indecent, Million Dollar Quartet, Bad Jews (Segal Center). Many shows Off-Broadway in NYC.

Citadel: The Sound of Music, Almost A Full Moon.

Other Theatre: Ring of Fire, The Legend of Georgia McBride (Arts Club); Sunrise Betties (ITSAZOO); Bunny, Stupid F*cking Bird (Search Party); An UnDeveloped Sound (Electric Company); Julius Caesar (Bard on the Beach).

Jessica was born and raised in Vancouver, B.C., and is a new Edmonton local. She is a three-time Jessie Richardson Award Winner, and a graduate of Studio 58 and Emily Carr University of Art + Design.

Citadel: A Servant of two masters, The Tempest, Jane Eyre.

Other Theatre: Bonnie has created the lighting design for over 400 productions for Theatre, Opera and Dance across Canada and internationally Recent productions include Something Rotten and Twelfth Night (Stratford); Aportia Cryptych (Canadian Opera); and Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of the Human Heart (Shaw).

Bonnie lives in Toronto and is a member of the associated Designers of Canada. www.bonniebeecher.com

Citadel: Debut.

Other Theatre: The Mousetrap (Theatre Calgary); Fire Never Dies (Electric Company); Henry V (Bard on the Beach); Romeo and Juliet (Bard on the Beach); Mala (Arts Club Theatre); Anywhere But Here (Electric Company); Ladri di Biciclette (PuSh Festival); Buffoon (Art Club Theatre).

Joelysa is a multiple award-winning composer, sound designer, and musical director based out of Vancouver BC. Instagram @joelysa_composer Website: www.joelysa.com

Citadel: The Play That Goes Wrong, Prison Dancer, Jersey Boys, Clue, The Fiancée, 9 to 5: The Musical (Fight Director), Almost a Full Moon (Assistant Director), The Three Musketeers, Pride and Prejudice, Peter and the Starcatcher (Actor.)

Other Theatre: Glory (Chemainus Theatre Festival/National Tour/Original Cast – WCT, et al.); GIANT (Ghost River Theatre) – Actor.

Co-Artistic Producer of Azimuth Theatre. Learn more upcoming work at: www.morganyamada.com.

Citadel: Directing – Encounters and Bust ‘Em Up Burlesque (in association with Send In the Girls Burlesque).

Other Theatre: Directing highlights include: Robot Girls (Shadow Theatre); Nightshrine (Workshop West); Jack & The Beanstalk (Alberta Musical Theatre Co); Tudor Queens: A Burlesque and A Bronte Burlesque (Send In the Girls Productions).

Lana is a theatre artist based in Edmonton and is the Associate Artistic Director at Shadow Theatre.

Citadel:  The Kite Runner.

Other Theatre: Jane is the Resident voice coach for Theatre Calgary, having worked on 85+ productions since 2000, including 17 years on A Christmas Carol and is now the Associate Director of the annual production.  She has coached productions for Alberta Theatre Projects, Vertigo Theatre, The Shakespeare Company, Lunchbox Theatre, and Old Yellow Rabbit.

Jane has taught at York University, Southern Methodist University, Mount Royal University, the University of Alberta and is currently on faculty in the Drama Division of the School of Creative and Performing Arts at the University of Calgary.

Citadel: Choreographer for The Sound of Music (Citadel/RMTC), Deafy, Pride and Prejudice and Almost a Full Moon; Movement Director for Jane Eyre adapted by Erin Shields; and Assistant Choreographer for Hadestown and Peter Pan Goes Wrong.

Other Theatre: Mr. Burns: A post electric play (You are Here theatre/Blarney Productions), Mermaid Legs by Beth Graham (Skirts A Fire)

Upcoming this season Ainsley will be Choreographing The Sound of Music at The Grand Theatre and Frozen the Musical here at Citadel.

Citadel: The Three Musketeers, The Sound of Music, The Importance of Being Earnest, Deafy, Network, & Jane Eyre.

Other Theatre: Gaslight (Chemainus); Hey Viola! (Charlottetown Festival); The Wizard of Oz, Chelsea Hotel, A Christmas Carol (Western Canada Theatre); The New Canadian Curling Club, The Buddy Holly Story (Thousand Islands Playhouse).

Maddy (she/her) is a multi-discipline Stage Manager based in Edmonton, AB. Many thanks to Daryl, Meredith, Davis, and the Citadel team!

Citadel: Debut

Other Theatre: Blind Date, Goblin: Oedipus (Spontaneous Theatre); Gilgamesh LazyBoy, Room 333, Nightingale Ally (One Yellow Rabbit); Iceland, The Mousetrap, Little Women (Theatre Calgary); Selma Burke (ATP & TC); Misery, Clue, The Big Sleep, Wait Until Dark, The Mousetrap, Calamity Town (Vertigo); Undercover (Spontaneous Theatre & Vertigo); Napi & The Rock, Indians and Cowboys (Making Treaty 7); 100 Years of Darkness, Lazy Susan-Workshop 2024 (Inside Out Theatre). 

Meredith feels very grateful for the opportunity to work on one of the great works of theatre.

Citadel: The Mountaintop, Made in Italy, Almost a Full Moon.

Other Theatre: Grease (WCT); The Spark of Justice (OBPMusical).

Davis Shewchuk (He/They) is an emerging Albertan stage manager and event coordinator. He had the privilege of participating in the Citadel’s RBC Horizon Emerging Artist program last season and is thrilled to be back at the Citadel!