Citadel: A Christmas Carol, Clue, Legally Blonde.

Other Theatre: Steel Magnolias (Globe Theatre); The Little Mermaid (Persephone Theatre); Jack and the Beanstalk (Alberta Musical Theatre Company).

Maya is an Edmonton based theatre artist. Sending all the love to her family and friends who always support her.

Citadel: A Christmas Carol, Upcoming: Wizard of Oz.

Other Theatre: The Wizard of Oz: Femininomenoz Edition (Foote Theatre School Performance Lab), Captain of the Ship (FTS Summer Camp Showcase).

Breanna is ecstatic to be a part of this year’s A Christmas Carol for the second year in a row. In her spare time, she loves playing games with her family and doing Jiu-Jitsu. Breanna would like to thank her family, friends, and teachers/school staff for their support.

Citadel: Actor: The Mountaintop (Sterling Nomination for Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role – Play), A Christmas Carol, The Fiancée, The Silver Arrow, Shakespeare in Love. Director: Horizon Lab. Assistant director: The Royale.

Other Theatre: The 7 Fires: A New Musical, Tar (The Musical Stage Company); The Entire Hamlet (Alberta Theatre Projects); Tune to A (Azimuth Theatre); Here There Be Night (Theatre Network, Workshop West). Upcoming: directing Assistance (TMU).

Sterling Award Winner for Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role – Comedy. @patriciacerra

Citadel: Romeo & Juliet, Sweat, A Christmas Carol, and The Three Musketeers.

Other Theatre: Fiji (Shatter Glass); Wish You Were Here & Drat! The Cat! (Plain Jane Theatre); Featuring Loretta & Risk Everything (Punctuate! Theatre); The Conversion (Kill Your Television Theatre); Betrayal (Broken Toys Theatre).

Film & TV: Dark Match (Dept. 9 Studios); Damnation (Netflix); Winter in Vale (Hallmark); Hell on Wheels (AMC); and Cold Pursuit (StudioCanal).

Citadel: A Christmas Carol, Jane Eyre.

Other Theatre: Civil Blood (Thou Art Here Theatre); Nowhere With You: An East Coast Musical, Jane Eyre (Collider Festival); Lightning Thief, Catalyst’s Frankenstein, Matilda (Victoria School of the Arts);
Slight of Mind (Theatre Yes/Citadel Theatre co-production).

Ivy is thrilled to be performing in her eighth season of A Christmas Carol. Thank you to my family, friends, and teachers for your ongoing support. Follow me on Instagram @ivy.degagne

Citadel: A Christmas Carol, Into the Woods, Little Shop of Horrors.

Other Theatre: Jupiter (Theatre Network); The Occulist’s Holiday (Teatro Live!); Bluebeard’s Castle (Edmonton Opera); A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Grindstone Theatre); Billy Bishop Goes to War (Edmonton Repertory Theatre).

Cathy was in Christmas Carol (2000/01), her first Citadel show being in 1987. She plays piano at MacEwan University where she is a Sessional Instructor in the Music Theatre Program. Big love and gratitude to daughters Kaiya and Lucie.

Citadel: A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A 70’s Musical, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, As You Like It, Once, Peter and The Starcatcher, Trouble in Mind, A Christmas Carol.

Other Theatre: As You Like It (Bard on The Beach, Theatre Calgary, RMTC); Peter Pan Goes Wrong (Arts Club); A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Grindstone Theatre); The Odd Couple, Evelyn Strange, The Oculist’s Holiday (Teatro Live!); Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Winter’s Tale (Freewill).

Love to Gianna and Remy.

Citadel: Life of Pi, The Three Musketeers, Little Shop of Horrors, Pride & Prejudice, Network, Jane Eyre, The Tempest.

Other Theatre: As You Like It (Freewill Shakespeare Festival); The Three Musketeers, Little Shop of Horrors (ArtsClub); Network (RMTC), Burning Bluebeard (Edmonton Actor’s Theatre); Bright Lights (Blarney Productions); Fortune Falls (Catalyst Theatre).

Film & TV: The Irrational (NBC), Abracadavers (Numera Films).

An alumnus of University of Alberta, Braydon has studied at the Banff Citadel Professional Training Program and Frantic Assembly.

Citadel: Jane Eyre, The Silver Arrow, Crazy for You, Alice Through the Looking Glass, One Man, Two Guvnors, Measure for Measure.

Other Theatre: Dangerous Liaisons, As You Like It, Sense and Sensibility, The Diviners (Stratford); Clue (Grand Theatre/MTC); The Breathing Hole (NAC); Women of The Fur Trade (NAC, Globe Theatre, N.E.P.A.); Buddy, Little One, Let the Light of Day Through (Theatre Network).

Film & TV: Tiny Plastic Men (Super Channel); Caution May Contain Nuts (APTN); Blind Ambition (Catapult Pictures).

www.jessegervais.com

Citadel: Little Women, Frozen, Jersey Boys, Clue, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Ring of Fire, Once. Upcoming: The Wizard of Oz.

Other Theatre: Billy Bishop Goes to War (Edmonton Rep); I’ll Be Here (Edmonton Fringe/Broken Toys); Ellie’s Coffeehouse featuring Lea Salonga (BetterSleep); After Mourning—Before Van Gogh (Shadow); Million Dollar Quartet (Theatre Calgary/ACTC).

Steven is an Edmonton-based actor, music director and theatre educator. Thanks to J and E for their love and support. Upcoming: Legally Blonde (Ross Shep); Come From Away (Theatre Calgary).

www.stevengreenfield.ca

Citadel: Matilda, It Takes Two, Legends of Carnegie Hall, The Penelopiad.

Other Theatre: A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline (WCT/TIP); She Loves Me, Leading Ladies (TIP); Elf, Marvelous Wonderettes (Chemainus); Spelling Bee (The Belfry); SUDS, Company, Les Mis (Arts Club).

After a break to finish her BBA in Accounting, Alison is delighted to be back in Emily Cratchit’s shoes – and back in Edmonton! Big love to Leon, the turkey of her dreams.

Citadel: A Christmas Carol.

Other Theatre: WILDCAT, MOB (Workshop West Playwrights’ Theatre); A Harvest Truce (Studio Theatre); KaldrSaga: A New Queer Old Norse Cabaret (Cardiac Theatre); Twelfth Night, Romeo & Juliet (Freewill Shakespeare); Strange Familiar, The Curing Room, How to Leave (Theatre Outré); Tune to A (Expanse Festival); A Christmas Carol, The Crucible, The Tempest (Theatre Calgary); Fortune Falls (Catalyst Theatre/ATP).

Film & TV: Wynona Earp, Like Right Now, Dive, King Crow, The Trespassers.

BFA in Acting (University of Alberta).

Citadel: Trouble in Mind, Network, The Candidate, The Party, A Christmas Carol, Peter and the Starcatcher, Death of a Salesman, One Man, Two Guvnors, and Beauty and the Beast.

Other Theatre: The Drawer Boy Outside Mullingar, Mistakes Were Made, The Odd Couple, Sexy Laundry and Flyfisher’s Companion (Shadow Theatre).

Glenn is delighted to be part of A Christmas Carol. Happy Holidays!

Citadel: Little Women, A Midsummer Night’s Dream: The ‘70s Musical, A Christmas Carol, The Sound of Music, Jersey Boys, Clue, Jane Eyre, Going Solo.

Other Theatre:  Civil Blood: A Treaty Story (Thou Art Here Theatre); Romeo and Juliet, Twelfth Night, Much Ado About Nothing, Winter’s Tale  (Freewill Shakespeare); Alina, Michael Mysterious  (Pyretic Productions); Here There Be Night  (WWPT).

University of Alberta BFA Acting Alumni. Upcoming: Death of a Salesman (Citadel); Everyone is Doing Fine (WWPT). In Memory of Juju.

Citadel: Little Women, A Christmas Carol, The Sound of Music, The Royale, The Tempest

Other Theatre: Dance Nation (SkirtsAfire); As You Like It (The Grand Theatre); As You Like It, The Tempest, Twelfth Night, (Freewill Shakespeare Festival); The 39 Steps (Mayfield); It’s a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Carol (Theatre Northwest); The Umbrella (Quest Theatre); The Early Bloomer, Smokescreen (Concrete Theatre); Anxiety, Shoot/Get Treasure/Repeat (Theatre Yes); An Inspector Calls, The Diary of Anne Frank (Rosebud).

Citadel: A Midsummer Night’s Dream: The ’70s Musical, A Christmas Carol, Little Shop of Horrors, Prison Dancer.

Other Theatre: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Die Harsh (Grindstone), Until Next Breath (Catalyst).

Outgoing Musician in Residence at EPL, Biboye is a driving force in Edmonton’s jazz and contemporary music scene, performing with local and national acts including ODARIO (CBC Afterdark) and his project Good Information, alongside curating the weekly series New Standards at The Common and Daze Days at MiMi Bar.

Citadel: A Christmas Carol, It Takes Two (House Series)

Other Theatre: Performer: Cinderella, One Person Hansel & Gretel (Alberta Musical Theatre Company). Production Assistant: Working It Out, Safe & Fair (Work Plays Schools Program)

Bhéy is grateful to be back for her second year for A Christmas Carol. Happy Holidays to all!

Citadel: A Christmas Carol, Network, Julius Caesar, The Kite Runner.

Other Theatre: Selected: An Iliad (upcoming); Tiny, Beautiful Things (Shadow Theatre); Measure for Measure, Richard III, As You Like It (Freewill Shakespeare); Race (Theatre Yes); Red, Bashir Lazhar (wishbone theatre); Freud’s Last Session (Chemainus Theatre); Ed’s Garage (Theatre Baddeck)

Michael’s delighted to be back in this amazing company for Christmas. A professional theatre artist for 30 years, he holds an MFA in Directing from the UofA and teaches at Concordia University Edmonton.

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

Other Theatre: Into the Woods (Carter-Ryan Productions), As You Like It (FreeWill Shakespeare); All the Little Animals I Have Eaten, Lungs (Shadow Theatre); Civil Blood, Mr. Burns (Thou Art Here), Songs for Sinners and Saints (Catalyst Theatre), Little Fish, Superman (Plain Jane).

Film & TV: Fargo, Jann, Togo.

Elena is a graduate of the MacEwan Theatre Arts & University of Alberta BFA Acting programs. All my love to C&P.

Citadel: Emmy Richardson is so happy to be returning to The Citadel stage for A Christmas Carol.

Film & TV: Under the Christmas Sky (Hallmark Channel Movie).

Emmy would like to send a huge thank you to her family, friends, and “un grand merci” to her teachers/school staff for all their support.

Citadel: Legally Blonde, The Three Musketeers, A Christmas Carol, Little Shop of Horrors, The Play That Goes Wrong, Crazy For You, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, West Side Story, Matilda, Cabaret, Rocky Horror Show.

Other Theatre: Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes (Theatre Network), Funny Girl (Segal Centre), Best Brothers (Belfry Theatre).

Later this season he will play Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman. John makes Edmonton home with his wife, Annie, two dogs and two cats.

Citadel: A Christmas Carol (2024-present).

When not on stage, Jack is a 9th grade French Immersion student who plays trumpet. He is a photographer and can solve a Rubik’s Cube in under 20 seconds. Jack would like to thank his family for their support and encouragement and the company for this amazing opportunity.

Citadel: A Christmas Carol (2023-present).

Other Theatre: Polkadots, A Year With Frog and Toad (St. Albert’s Children’s Theatre); Grief Aloud (Elevate Productions); Seussical JR, A Dog’s Life (Edmonton Musical Theatre).

Anjali likes to teach herself to play new instruments such as guitar and ukulele. You can also find her singing and playing guitar at her church. She would like to thank her family for all their love and support.

Citadel: The Wizard of Oz: Youth Edition (Foote Theatre School).

Other Theatre: James and the Giant Peach Jr., Disney’s Alice in Wonderland Jr. (Victoria School for the Arts).

Passionate about singing, acting and being part of the production, Koi thanks his family and friends for their continued help support with his budding stage career. Look for Koi next this spring in Puffs (Two Act for Young Wizards) (Victoria School for the Arts) and connect with him on Instagram: @k0iisgr8

Citadel: A Christmas Carol (2023, 2024)

Edgar is very excited to be returning to A Christmas Carol, where he gets to perform onstage with his dad, Steven. He is a student at the Citadel’s Foote Theatre School, and enjoys reading books, creating alphabets (shoutout to Mike Boon!), crafting, swimming, and playing with his dog Gotham. Edgar says “Happy Holidays! I hope you like the show!”

Citadel: Disney’s Frozen; A Christmas Carol (2022-present); Upcoming: Wizard of Oz (2026)

Other Theatre: The Pillowman (Theatre Yes).

TV: Concept Video for Billy, Dilly, and the Magic Attic (No Problem Production).

Aubrey is also a ninja warrior and has competed in multiple international competitions! She loves soccer and has been scoring goals since she was 3. She thanks her family for all the support, especially her brother, Parker, for being her biggest inspiration. @aubrey.malacad

Citadel: Sound of Music, Almost a Full Moon & Almost a Full Moon with Hawksley Workman & Friends

Other Theatre: Upcoming: Seussical (Austin O’Brien High School).

Amanda is a 15-year-old Filipino artist who was born in California, USA and moved to Canada in 2015. She started singing at the age of eight. Training: Voice (VCPA); Musical Theatre (Citadel’s Foote Theatre School); Piano (Suzuki Piano School). She is always grateful for the love and support of her family and friends.

Citadel: A Christmas Carol (2022-present); Frozen Jr., Wizard of Oz Jr. (Teen Performance Lab).

Other Theatre: Princess and the Pea (Fringe Theatre Festival); Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief, 15 Minutes of Clown Fame, Catalyst Theatre’s Frankenstein, James and the Giant Peach Jr., Awakening (Victoria School of the Arts).

Nicolas would like to thank his brother, sister, and mom for helping him with the process from auditioning to performing.

Citadel: Debut.

Other Theatre: Sound of Music (Festival Players); Elf: The Musical (St. Albert Children’s Theatre).

I am so excited to be making my Citadel debut. My mom took me to the Citadel to see Peter Pan Goes Wrong and from that moment on, I knew the theatre was where I wanted to be. Being on that stage is a dream come true. I hope this is my first show of many! I wish you all a Merry Christmas.

Citadel: Debut

Other Theatre: The Most Epic Birthday Party Ever, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Wind in the Willows (Highlands School).

Zadie lives with four cats, sixteen fish, two snails, a shaggy dog and one sister. They love dragons, books, Minecraft and 3D printing.

Citadel: Debut

I enjoy reading, music, dance, gymnastics, and basketball, and performing! I’d like to thank my parents for their endless support and encouragement. I’m grateful for my teachers, directors, and coaches for inspiring me to keep growing, and for my friends and family for cheering me on every step of the way.

Citadel: Debut.

Other Theatre: Finding Nemo (École Broxton Park School Performance); Hercules (Missoula Children’s Theatre).

A dedicated tap dancer for 4 years, Lincoln has earned several awards for his performances. Away from the stage, Lincoln enjoys scuba diving, traveling, and rock climbing.

Citadel: A Christmas Carol.

Other Theatre: Liberation Days (Theatre Calgary/Western Canada Theatre); The Highest Step in the World and The Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst (Ghost River Theatre/Alberta Theatre Projects); GIANT (Ghost River Theatre/Calgary Animated Objects Society); Love is Magic (Gwen Pharis Ringwood Prize, 2022).

This adaptation was created with the insights of many talented people, including Daryl Cloran, Rachel Peake, Vanessa Sabourin and Ted Dykstra.

Citadel: A Christmas Carol, Jane Eyre.

Other Theatre: Direction: First Métis Man of Odesa* (Punctuate! Theatre); Kohkom’s Babushka (Pyretic/Punctuate, Banff Centre), Bomb (Pyretic). Assistant Director: Sense and Sensibility (Stratford Festival, Langham Directors’ Workshop 2025).

Dora Award*, Edmonton Artist Trust Fund, Gina’s Prize Finalist, Sterling nominations, Edify Magazine’s Top 40 Under 40. Lianna is a Ukrainian Canadian theatre artist whose work has been cited in the House of Commons. For Julien Arnold, who taught us what theatre’s for <3. www.liannamakuch.com

Citadel: A Streetcar Named Desire, Three Musketeers, Christmas Carol, Jane Eyre, Made in Italy, The Fiancée, Network, Shakespeare in Love, Almost A Full Moon, Matilda, A Midsummer Night’s Dream: The 70s Musical.

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; Grand Theatre, London).

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

Citadel: Three Musketeers, Matilda, Shakespeare in Love, Mary Poppins, Crazy for You, Romeo and Juliet, Spamalot, Million Dollar Quartet, Ring of Fire, Rocky Horror Show, Made in Italy, Disney’s Frozen, Vinyl Cafe.

Other Theatre: Prince Caspian, Gypsy, Damn Yankees (Shaw Festival); Anne of Green Gables, Mamma Mia! (Charlottetown Festival); Billy Elliot, Secret Garden (Theatre Calgary).
Film & TV: A Christmas Carol (CBC/Family Channel).

www.corysincennes.com, ADC659

Citadel: The Silver Arrow, A Christmas Carol.

Other Theatre: Richard II, Hamlet 911 (Stratford); February (Opera on the Avalon); Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead (Neptune, Mirvish); Come From Away (In Gander, NFLD!).

Leigh Ann is the recipient of seven Merritt awards for design and was nominated for the Siminovitch Prize. When not designing, she teaches at the National Theatre School of Canada.

Citadel: The Herd, The Candidate, The Party, Made in Italy, A Christmas Carol.

Other Theatre: Hedda Gabler (Stratford Festival); Someone Like You (Arts Club); The Seventh Fire, Clean/Espejos (Neworld Theatre); Much Ado About Nothing, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare in Love, Lysistrata (Bard on the Beach). Upcoming: The Tao of the World (Stratford Festival).

Mishelle has an MFA in Musical Theatre Composition from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. She is the West Coast rep for the Associated Designers of Canada. www.mishellecuttler.com

Citadel: Mamma Mia!, West Side Story, Spamalot, Shakespeare in Love, Next to Normal, A Christmas Carol.

Other Theatre: The Invisible, Nevermore, Vigilante, Hunchback, Fortune Falls and Frankenstein (Catalyst Theatre); Jesus Christ Superstar, Chicago, Footloose (The Mayfield); Enron (NAC); The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Belfry/Arts Club); Home is a Beautiful Word (Belfry/Persephone Theatre); RICH, Rapa Nui (MTYP); Next to Normal (Theatre Calgary).

Other: The Yellow Wallpaper (Independent).

Citadel: Director: Encounters, Assistant director: Romeo & Juliet.

Other Theatre: Selected directing credits: The Woman in Black (Teatro Live!); MINE (Common Ground); Mr. Burns (Blarney/TAH); Still Still Still (You Are Here); Everyone We Know Will Be There (Tiny Bear Jaws); No One Showed Up For The Anarchist Rally (Theatre Network); Hamlet in Isolation, Shakespeare’s Will, Kill Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Falstaff Project (Thou Art Here).

Catch his show Cycle at Expanse (March 2026). Love to Marlee, Elton, & Clementine.

Citadel: Life of Pi, The Mountaintop, Rubaboo, The Royale, The Garneau Block, A Christmas Carol, Children of God, Peter and the Starcatcher, Made in Italy.

Other Theatre: As You Like It, The Tempest, Twelfth Night, Macbeth, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, A Comedy of Errors and The Merchant of Venice, Romeo and Juliet, and Love’s Labour’s Lost (The Freewill Shakespeare Festival); Vigilante (Catalyst Theatre).

Citadel: A Christmas Carol (2000-2008), Pride and Prejudice, Cabaret,
Angels in America, Servant of Two Masters, West Side Story, Grease, Equus, Hamlet, Shape of Things, Blithe Spirit, Peter Pan, Beauty and the Beast.

Other Theatre: Cheryl has stage managed plays all across Canada from Vancouver, BC to St John’s, NL to Dawson City, YK.

Cheryl has received three Sterling Awards – two for Achievement in Production and the Margaret Mooney Award. Cheryl spent 16 years as Director of Production at Citadel.

Citadel: Legally Blonde, A Christmas Carol, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Garneau Block.

Other Theatre: Legally Blonde (Theatre Calgary); Stars on Her Shoulders (WWPT); The Hooves Belonged to the Deer (In Arms); The Spinsters (Small Matters Productions); I Don’t Even Miss You (Tiny Bear Jaws); Boy Trouble (Amoris Projects); Ecos, El Funeral (Diaspora Diaries Collective); Grand Ghosts (Grand Theatre).

Andrea is a Salvadoran stage manager based in Treaty 6 Territory. Endless love to their family and friends for their support, and to Alex for everything.

Citadel: A Christmas Carol, Legally Blonde.

Other Theatre: As You Like It, Salesman in China, Frankenstein Revived, 1939, Wanderlust, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown (Stratford Festival); Salesman in China (NAC); Kohkom’s Babushka (Punctuate! Banff Centre); Hansel & Gretel, Nutcracker, Botero (Alberta Ballet);  All the Little Animals I Have Eaten, Lo (or Dear Mr. Wells) (Nightwood Theatre); The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (Segal Centre); Shaw Festival – 8 seasons.

Ken spends his free time turning butter, sugar, and magic into the best butter tarts you’ll ever eat. Seriously…they’ll change your life. @KennyJ @ThatButterTartGuy

Citadel: Debut

Other Theatre: Proving Up (Ammolite Opera); La Rondine (Good Mess Opera Theatre); Pinocchio (AMTC); Heathers (MacEwan); Silence, The Prom, A Little Night Music (NUOVA).

Citadel: Debut

Other Theatre: Ecos (Diaspora Diaries); Rat Academy 2 (Batrabbit Productions); Reign Check (Walters & Watt); Once Upon a Mattress (Sky’s the Limit Youth Theatre); Re:Construct(ion) (Donkey Dog); Working It Out (Alberta Workers’ Health Centre).

Claire is a Queer stage manager and lighting/set designer. A recent graduate of UofA’s BA/BEd program, they are very excited to be joining the Citadel team. Much love to their family and friends!

Citadel: West Side Story, Oliver!, Matilda, Mamma Mia!, A Christmas Carol.

Other Theatre: The Bully Project, Are We There Yet? (Concrete Theatre); The Super Groovy ‘70s Show (The Mayfield Dinner Theatre); Onegin (The Arts Club /Catalyst Theatre); Boy Groove (Azimuth Theatre, Ribbit Productions).

Adam has worked as a Child Supervisor, Wardrobe Maintenance /Dresser, Musical Theatre Instructor, and Performer for The Citadel Theatre.

Citadel: The Sound of Music, A Christmas Carol.

Other Theatre: Bedtime Stories, Alice in Wonderland Jr. (Pumpjack Players); Yellowhead Regional One-Acts (Alberta Drama Festival Association).

Austin is originally from Fox Creek and is a graduate of Northern Lakes College’s Early Learning and Childcare Certificate.

Citadel: Heist, The Play That Goes Wrong, The Three Musketeers, The Importance of Being Earnest, CLUE, Peter Pan Goes Wrong.

Other Theatre: The Merchant of Venice, The Tempest, Othello, Twelfth Night, and Winter’s Tale (The Shakespeare Company); Might As Well Be Dead, Murder On The Orient Express, and HEIST (Vertigo Theatre); Listen Listen (Teatro La Quindicina).

Film & TV: Fortunate Son (CBC).

Alex is an Alberta-based artist and is so thrilled to be back this Christmas!