THE COMPANY
Alanna Dunlop - Production Manager/Dramaturg/Deviser. Alanna is a fouth year student at York University where she specializes in Devised Theatre and New Play Dramaturgy. Her areas of interest include direction, dramaturgy, lighting design and multimedia performance. Alanna is committed to exploring socio-political issues such as international development and gender inequity through theatre.
Rebecca Gismondi - Deviser. Rebecca is a fourth year Devised Theatre student at York University interested in performing, devising, directing and playwriting. In addition to performing in The Catalyst Project, Rebecca is performing in Theatre @ York's production of The Knight of the Burning Pestle, and directing her first show for the playGround festival.
Wes Lincoln R- Director/Designer/Deviser Wes is a multidisciplinary artist in his fourth year at York University. Past projects and performances include the 2011 Buddies in Bad Times Pride Cab, Set Design for Vanier College Productions, and sound design for York University’s M.A. thesis productions. In addition to being a deviser, he minors in sexuality studies and strives to keep the theatre he makes political and multidisciplinary.
Jessica Pontes - Deviser. Jessica is a fourth year Devised Theatre student at York University who was born and raised in Toronto. She is skilled in movement and performance. In addition to her work as a Devised Theatre maker, Jessica is pursuing a career in acting for film and television
Elyssia Sasaki - Deviser. Elyssia is a fourth year Devised Theatre Student at York University, with an emphasis in performance art and multimedia design. This summer, she has worked alongside Theatre Sentinel with their premiere production HACK at the 2012 Montreal Fringe Festival and under Moynan King doing archival work for The Proust Project. She has participated in the organization and performance of installation pieces for the 2011 Prague Quadrennial and the 2010 Toronto Nuit Blanche. This year, she will be co - artistic director for the York University playGround festival 2013, alongside Anthony Di Feo.
Spencer Schunk - Deviser. Spencer is in his fourth year of York’s Devised Theatre program. He is a playwright, deviser, and performer. He is a member of the Toronto-based collective Theatre Sentinel. Next year he plans on attending graduate school at the Drama Centre of the University of Toronto. He hails from Fort Erie, ON. He loves cats