Mohamed Ahmed or Moe is a Sudanese artist raised on the southside of Edmonton, known to some as MILLWOODS. SHOUTOUT 57^th STREET! A recent graduate from the National Theatre School of Canada he did many shows there as a student, as well as the U of A in Edmonton. He is also a musician under the name “Just Moe” you can find his music on all platforms. The Royale is his professional debut and what a beauty filled story to tell. Blessings to mine and yours <3

THANKS: I thank my Mom, Ahlam Hassan, and Brother Amro Ahmed

Austin is originally from Regina, SK – Treaty 4 Territory.

Selected Theatre: Hamlet (Stratford Festival); Being Here:The Refugee Project, Taking Shakespeare, Spring Awakening (Belfry Theatre); As You Like It (Chicago Shakespeare Theater) Beauty and the Beast (Arts Club Theatre); MISS UNDERSTOOD (PuSh Festival); The Taming of the Shrew, Macbeth, Shakespeare in Love, Much Ado About Nothing, The Winter’s Tale, (Bard on the Beach); Mamma Mia! (WCT); HAIR (Mayfield Theatre); As You Like It (Citadel Theatre/MTC).

Film/TV: Supernatural, Batwoman, The Flash (CW), Colony (USA), The Magicians (SyFy), Narcoleap (CBC/Telus).

Training: The Canadian College of Performing Arts.

Awards: Leo Awards 2021 (Narcoleap)

Upcoming: Much Ado About Nothing, King Lear (Stratford Festival 2023)

Online: @austineckert.

Jameela is a MacEwan Theatre Arts alumnus and artist from Edmonton. She is delighted to be returning to the Citadel stage! Citadel credits include: The Wolves (Maggie Tree/Citadel co-production); As You Like It, The Color Purple (RMTC/Citadel co-production); All Because I’m A Woman; and Uptown Girls. Other select credits include: The Fiancée (Persephone), Heaven (Lunchbox), John Ware Reimagined (Workshop West); Sister Act, All Shook Up, and Soul Sistas (Mayfield). Currently, she is a 2022/23 mentee under the RBC Horizon Emerging Artists Program (Citadel Theatre), with a focus in playwriting.

THANKS:

Thank you to my family, always. “I am my ancestors wildest dreams.”

SOCIALS:

Instagram: @jameela_jade

Troy is an Edmonton born actor, director, and Artistic Associate with the Freewill Shakespeare Festival. Previous Credits Include: A Christmas Carol, The Tempest, Hamlet (Citadel Theatre); A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Measure for Measure, Much Ado About Nothing (Freewill Shakespeare Festival); The 39 Steps (Mayfield); It’s a Wonderful Life, Ten Lost Years, A Christmas Carol (Theatre Northwest); The Umbrella (Quest Theatre); The Early Bloomer, Smokescreen (Concrete Theatre); Anxiety, Shoot/Get Treasure/Repeat, The Righteous Woman (Theatre Yes); An Inspector Calls, The Diary of Anne Frank (Rosebud Theatre). Troy would like to pay his respects to Albert Lust, Ken Agrell-Smith, Timothy F. Ryan, and Thomas Peacocke. May they rest in peace.

SOCIALS:

Instagram: @mrtroyodonnell
Twitter: @troy_odonnell
Facebook: troyodonnell

American born Alexander has lived and worked in London, Berlin and Toronto. Selected theatre credits include: On The Waterfront (Theatre Royal Haymarket-West End/Edinburgh Festival/ Hong Kong Arts Festival); The Royale (Soulpepper Theatre); For Both Resting and Breeding (Talk Is Free Theatre); Opus, Broke-ology, Sunset Baby, The Whipping Man (Kitchen Theatre Company, Ithaca NY); The Goat or Who Is Sylvia? (Actors Repertory Theatre Luxembourg); Throw Pitchfork (Off-Broadway: New York Theatre Workshop)*Written and performed by Alexander. Awards: 2020 Dora Award; Outstanding Independent Theatre Performance: Between Riverside and Crazy (Coal Mine Theatre)

Marco Ramirez has had plays produced at Lincoln Center Theater, The Kennedy Center, The Humana Festival, The Old Globe (San Diego), The Bush Theatre (London), American Theater Company (Chicago), Soulpepper (Toronto) and Center Theatre Group (LA). Honors include Helen Hayes and Drama Desk nominations, the Outer Critics Circle’s John Gassner Playwriting Award, Juilliard’s Lila Acheson Wallace Playwriting Fellowship, Lincoln Center’s Le Comte du Nouy Award, and TCG’s Edgerton Foundation New Play Award. Marco is also a WGA and Emmy Award-nominated TV writer and producer, where his credits include Marvel’s Daredevil (Netflix), Marvel’s The Defenders (Netflix), Sons Of Anarchy (FX), Orange Is The New Black (Netflix), and Fear The Walking Dead (AMC).

Andre is an award-winning director, actor, producer and writer. His credits include: 8 seasons with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, notably staring as the title role of Coriolanus directed by Robert Lepage; 4 seasons with The Shaw Festival including, Master Harold and The Boys, which he won a Dora Award & Toronto Theatre Critics Award for Best Actor. As a director: Branden Jacobs-Jenkin’s GLORIA with Crow’s Theatre. He’s collaborated with Soulpepper Theatre, The St. Louis Black Rep, Canadian Stage among countless others. He is the co-creator, and writer of the webseries Private Idiots.

SOCIALS:
Instagram: @dre373
Twitter: @andresills373
TikTok: @dre_373

Whittyn Jason (they/them/theirs) is a queer, non-binary, mixed-race artist of South African and Ukrainian descent. They are based in amiskwacîwâskahikan (colonially known as Edmonton), where they work as a scenographer and Festival Director for Found Festival (Common Ground Arts Society. Previous credits include Little Women (Theatre Calgary); The Fiancée, Heaven, A Brimful of Asha (Citadel Theatre); The Wolves (Maggie Tree/Citadel Theatre); and Smoke (Tiny Bear Jaws). They hold a BFA in Theatre Design from the University of Alberta and are a member of Associated Designers of Canada (ADC).

Rachel is an award-winning set and costume designer creating for theatre, dance and film. Selected Credits: Da Kink In My Hair, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Brothers Size (Soulpepper); Choir Boy, New Monuments (Canadian Stage); Death and the King’s Horseman (Stratford Festival); Harlem Duet (Bard on the Beach); The Doctor’s Dilemma, Trouble in Mind, Victory, 1837: The Farmers’ Revolt (Shaw Festival). Rachel received a Dora Mavor Moore award for costume design for The Brothers Size (Soulpepper) and a Merit Award for set design for The Bridge (2B/Neptune).

SOCIALS:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RachelJForbes
Instagram: @racheljforbes
Twitter: @racheljforbes

Steve has designed award winning sets and lighting for more than 500 productions of theatre and dance. His work has been seen all across Canada, the United States and 25 other countries around the world. Steve has designed many world premieres, several of which have gone on to further acclaim. These include: The Drawer Boy, The Drowsy Chaperone and 2 Pianos 4 Hands. Steve has received four Dora Awards, and nominations for several of Canada’s most prestigious awards including the Siminovitch Prize and thirty five Dora Mavor Moore Award nominations.

Dave has created sound and music for theatre, film, dance, and multi-media for three decades. Previous designs for the Citadel Theatre include Deafy, Network, The Tempest, Cost of Living, A Brimful of Asha, and Mary’s Wedding: A Métis Love Story. Other recent designs include Enough (Northern Light Theatre); Bloomsday (Shadow Theatre); Constellations (Alberta Theatre Projects); Hold These Truths (University of Alberta & Edmonton Japanese Community Association); Tune To A (Bad Hats Theatre).

Patricia Cerra is an award-winning artist with a multi-faceted national career where she has worked on over fifty productions with dozens of companies. She has been recognized with the Sterling Award for Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role, Comedy. Citadel performance credits include: A Christmas Carol (5 seasons), The Fiancée, The Silver Arrow, Shakespeare in Love. As a director: Horizon Lab (Citadel Theatre), Here There Be Night (Theatre Network & Workshop West co-pro) Tune to A (Expanse Festival, Azimuth Theatre), The Entire Hamlet (Alberta Theatre Projects, workshop director & dramaturg). She is the Associate Producer for Vita Brevis Arts & the National Arts Centre on the two-part production of the critically acclaimed national best-selling novel Fall On Your Knees currently running at Canadian Stage (Toronto), touring to Neptune Theatre (Halifax), The NAC (Ottawa) & The Grand Theatre (London). Patricia is also the Artistic Programs Associate with The Musical Stage Company in Toronto. patriciacerra.com

Shakeil Rollock is a performer, choreographer and educator. Some Choreographic credits include Ok, You can Stop now (Theatre Passe Muraille); A New Black Poet (Outside the March); Working Title (Theatre Sheridan); FAME (Randolph College). Performance: Anne of Green Gables: The Musical, Tell Tale Harbour (Confederation Centre for the Arts); Elf: The Musical, Mary Poppins (The Grand); Shades (Factory Theatre/Harbourfront Centre); People of The Sun, Bloom/Storm (Air Canada Centre Cirque Du Soliel); Step Up 3D (Much Studios).

THANKS:
Thank you to all those who have graciously shared joy through this process!

SOCIALS:
Instagram: @shakroll

B.C. Batty is from Cambridge, Ontario. He is excited for his debut work with The Citadel Theatre. Selected credits: Martyr (ARC); In Studio (Sheridan College); Ralph and Lina (Ahuri Theatre); AMAL, IMPACT 21 (MT Space); This Is How We Got Here, I Call Myself Princess (Native Earth). Upcoming: Assistant Lighting Designer (Stratford Festival).

THANKS:
Thank you to my family for their support, wisdom, and love.

SOCIALS:
Instagram: @bcbIV

Citadel: The Garneau Block, Made in Italy (Stage Manager); Children of God, Peter and the Starcatcher, and A Christmas Carol (Assistant Stage Manager); Freewill Shakespeare Festival: 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); Bello (Concrete Theatre/l’UniTheatre); Bust (Theatre Network); The Passion of Narcisse Mondoux (Northern Light Theatre/l’UniTheatre); and assistant stage managing Mamma Mia! (Mayfield Dinner Theatre) and Vigilante (Catalyst Theatre).

I’m very grateful to be back at the Citadel! Previous credits include: Almost A Full Moon, The Herd (Citadel Theatre); Woman Caught Unaware (Edmonton Fringe); 87 productions over the past 23 years at Mayfield Dinner Theatre, too many favorites to mention; Return of the Tenors (Edmonton Fringe). The last two years been working with The Edmonton International Street Performers. I’m also honoured to have been nominated twice for a Sterling Award for Individual Achievement in Production. It’s a great pleasure to work with such talented cast and production teams! Enjoy the performance!