storyteller - Bacchamania.

Abigail Crispo (she/her) is a New Brunswick-born writer/performer living in Vancouver, BC [lands stolen from the tribes of the Wabanaki (NB) and Coast Salish (BC) peoples]. An emerging theatre creator, she is interested in exploring sense memory alongside diverse mediums (cooking, text, movement, outdoor excursion, sound, & more!) as exciting entry points to devise new works.

ig: @abbycrispo21

storyteller - Music and Sound Design.

Ali Berkok is a pianist, composer and sound designer. He has produced six albums including two for electroacoustic outfit Aurochs, and a solo piano album, Never Get Lost for Long. Chief amongst his music research interests is polytemporality, the simultaneous presence of two or more asynchronous rhythmic layers.

ig: @herdofaurochs

storyteller - Shut The Front Door.

Alicia Plummer is an actor/writer from Scarborough, Ontario. She is currently in Mixed Company Theatre's production, "I Carry With Me," and will be playing Alice in Guild Festival Theatre's "Alice In Wonderland" this July. She thanks Emerjade, JD, Kelisha and Rais for bringing Shut The Front Door to life!

ig: @itisaliciaplummer

storyteller - Three Poems for Peace.

Amy Hoskins is a poet and visual artist creating with disabilities from her home in South Nashville, TN. Hoskins has hosted a monthly poetry open mic since April, 2017. She hosts the monthly Gestalt Poetry Open Mic, which is virtual for now. Amy has had more than twenty poems published in the US, and one in Amsterdam.

amyhoskins.com

storyteller.

This anonymous box office agent started as a child actor working in film and television before expanding into theatre in high school and university. They travelled to England to learn about being a performer creator and during that time got their first experience of the patron service front lines. They learned how to create their own work and upon returning back home has had the pleasure of working and learning as a performer, creator and producer with several theatre companies while working on the patron service lines in numerous companies on both front of house and box office. Today they are an audio creator and performer hoping to provide platforms for community storytelling and catharsis. They still work in patron services, and have had the honor of helping patrons see the amazing work in their city while also dealing with the stress of well....patrons.

storytellers - Ghost Weight (Binary Star).

A partnership between composer/musician Stephen Lyons and writer/director José Teodoro, Applied Silence forges new works in which music and narrative merge in dynamic ways. Their post-rock chamber opera Screen Door, featuring Paul Rigby (Neko Case) and Shanto Acharia (Fond of Tigers), arrives on vinyl and online via Offseason Records this September.

ig: @applied_silence

storytellers - What the Heck Is Poetry?

Braeden Etienne (he/them) is a writer, poet, comedian and a lot of other things too. It depends who they are talking to. Braeden has performed comedy and poetry at Hillside Festival, Canadian Festival for Spoken Word, Guelph Comedy Festival and the festivals they create in their bedroom. Braeden’s first poetry collection, Threads, is available now with proceeds going toward Brain Cancer Canada.

Melissa Brizuela (she/her) mines the minutiae of the everyday in search of buried treasure, for gifts hidden within grief and lessons within pain. She is a writer and poet living in Toronto (Tkaronto) and calls home anywhere in the world where loved ones carry a piece of her in their hearts.

storyteller - Margaret and Daphne.

Catherine approaches each script, song, and day as an opportunity to illuminate her mind and heart. She looks forward to spending the summer months singing and playing guitar again by the lake as a licensed busker. She would like to thank psfm for this wonderful opportunity!

ig: @cathgava

storyteller - The Buck.

Charlie Cooper is a musician and media artist whose work centers on hybridized field recording practices that incorporate sound, visual and textual elements. His site-based work takes the form of musical compositions, performances, and installations. He is an active cross-disciplinary collaborator, regularly working with dance, theatre, and media artists.

ig: @ccoopperr

storytellers - Sensitive Dadz.

Colin Doyle & Benj Tabah - Sensitive Dadz -They both met and graduated from York University's Theatre Acting Conservatory in the early 2000's. They have acted for tv, radio, and theatre across North America & Europe. Their greatest accomplishment however, is being married to two incredible women, who have changed their lives immensely for the better, and being the father of Lily (for Colin) and Ela, Sofia, and Julia (for Benj). All they want to be is the best dads possible.

ig: @colindoyle32, @benj.t

storyteller.

Deivan Steele is an actor, director, writer, and musician based in Toronto, originally from Kjipuktuk/Halifax. His original works include The Assembly (with Breanne Tice), Froxeaglousey, The Book of Kit and Mel (with Garry Williams), and Palany, the latter of which served as the inspiration for his piece with programsound.fm, an offshoot project about the struggle, history, and love behind the dishes we gather around.

storytellers - tima x emmy: it's only an ocean.

Emerjade Simms (she/her) is a Jamaican-Canadian actor and storyteller based in Toronto. Fatima Elie (she/they) is a Lebanese photographer based in Beirut. These humans are besties and long-time collaborators. They love to giggle and create together. They have matching Lego key chains that create a blue heart when they’re pieced together.

ig: @fatimaelie, @em.er.jade

storyteller - Mindful Moments #1 - 5.

Gabbi is a writer and avid hobbyist of different artful expressions. A copywriter by day, and audio producer, filmmaker, and visual artist by... all other free hours available. Gabbi has studied film and television production at Humber College, Comedy with Second City, Creative Writing with U of T, Social Service Work at Durham College, and soon, Integrated Media at OCAD. She is so excited to share her segment with listeners and is thankful for the opportunity to connect with you.

ig: @gabbigreco__

storyteller - Wisdom of the Day #1 - 3.

JACQUI is a multi-award-winning actor, International storyteller, puppeteer, dancer and playwright. Jacqui has her degree in Theatre and Performance from the University of Cape Town, South Africa and is bilingual in English and Afrikaans. Jacqui is co-owner of The Origin Arts Community Centre and the Creative Director and Storyteller at 8thGeneration Storytelling Performance. Jacqui serves on the Board of Directors for GCTC (2017 - present), Ottawa Storytellers (2020 - 2021) and Tactics Indie Theatre festival (2020 - Present).

storyteller - To Go Home.

Jennifer Alicia (they/she) is a queer Mi’kmaw/Settler (German/Irish/Scottish) multi-disciplinary artist originally from Elmastukwek, Ktaqmkuk. Her work has been featured in CBC Arts, NOW Magazine and Canthius Magazine. Jennifer Alicia recently co-edited The Condor and the Eagle Meet- an Indigenous poetry anthology.

ig: @eastcoastjam

storyteller - The Secret and Troubling Life of Birds.

Jessie Walker (she/her) is a multi-disciplinary artist, theatre-maker, and veritable jill-of-all-trades, based in Kjipuktuk (Halifax, NS.) In January of 2023 Jessie bought a stick-on window bird-feeder, which has occupied every waking thought she's had since. She would like to thank the feeder's pigeon-in-residence, Albert, for the inspiration behind TSATLoB.

ig: @walkerjessie

storyteller - Frozen Cradle.

Lee Ingram (lee/she/they) is a multi(non)disciplinary artist living on the territories of the Lkwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples. Lee’s creative process is grounded in collaboration, experimentation, improvisation, and healing. Lee’s work weaves a variety of mediums and methods together to explore solitude, identity, spirituality, the grotesque, and the theatrics of everyday.

ig: @__weepingtendrils, @owenfairbairn

storyteller - Kindling.

Lili Robinson (she/they) is a theatre artist, poet and facilitator based on unceded Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh territories. Among other things, she’s the playwright of Mx, and Resident Curator at rEvolver Festival. Lili is passionate about theatre as a medium for ancestral connection and a practice ground towards collective liberation.

ig: @lilrobmakesthings

storytellers - CORNELIA WEBSTER.

Lindsay Jacquard (she/her) is an artist and arts administrator living in Menagoesg/Saint John, New Brunswick. She holds a Master’s in Arts Leadership from Queen’s University and a BFA from NSCAD University. She has worked with organizations across the Maritimes, including Imperial Theatre, Third Space Gallery, and the Ross Creek Centre for the Arts.

Jeff Arbeau (he/him) is an emerging multimedia artist based in Menagoesg/Saint John, New Brunswick. He is the creator of the web-based project DISC.OVER SAINT JOHN and co-creator of the interactive multimedia installation CORNELIA WEBSTER. His works have been featured in Third Shift, Flourish Festival, and programsound.fm.

ig: @l.jacquard, @jauffr

storyteller - Bi's Phobia.

Lisa Alves (she/they) is a queer theatre artist, producer, and educator in Tkaronto. They are currently the Managing Producer at Cahoots Theatre, co-leading the company with the phenomenal Artistic Director, Tanisha Taitt. Lisa is a graudate of Humber College's Theatre Performance Program (2015) and Business Management in Entrepreneurial Studies Program (2018). They have worked with a variety of theatres and arts organizations including, StageCoach Performing Arts, Generator, The Living Arts Centre, Milkweed Collective, Theatre Direct, and SoulO Theatre. Lisa is currently embarking on their journey as a playwright and librettist, working on the play version of The Bi's Phobia and the musical Windinglane.

ig: @lisa_a_alves

storyteller - Kiss of Tanya.

Queer, Chinese-Canadian multi-disciplinary operatic tenor, actor, producer, and educator Mike Fan | 范祖铭 (they) aka drag diva Tanya Smania (she) is renowned for impassioned performances across North America, Europe, and Australia for Tapestry Opera, Le Monument National, Theatre Direct, and more. Mike is Founding Artistic Director of Opéra Queens.

ig: @mikezfan, @tanyasmania

storyteller - The Butterfly.

natércia napoleão is a multifaceted brazilian theatre artist. over the past twenty years, she has notably contributed to the albertan theatre community with experience in site-specific theatre, dance theatre, multimedia performance, television, musicals, and a wide range of classical and contemporary theatre.

storyteller - Chef Tell.

Rosemarie Wilson a.k.a. One Single Rose is an award winning poet and playwright, spoken word artist, singer/songwriter, actress and filmmaker from Detroit who performs wherever her words are welcomed. Go to www.onesinglerose.com to peek at her rose garden.

ig: @onesinglerose313

storyteller - To Weed or Not to Weed... for Parents.

A first time film maker, Richard is an award winning Actor, Fight Director, Sound Designer and Theatre Maker. His incredible work has garnered him numerous theatre awards and nominations. Richard is an advocate of diversity in the arts, and works to share his vision of an inclusive and generous Community.

storyteller - improvisation on a word.

ig: @rinaimpro

storyteller - SELECTIVE MEMORY STORIES #1 - 3: ALL OUR HEROS EXPOSED, THE END OF COMICBOOKS AND 7-11 RUNS, THEY REMINISCE OVER THEY REMINISCE.

West Indian & Black American heritage multi-faceted artist. DJing ideas, materials, mediums, themes & people to communicate through curated experiences. His practice is guided by these words:

"...some ideas can not be spoken or expressed through the written word. So they must be danced." E.I.

ig: @troddskimmins, @theselectivememory

storyteller - On Michelle Branch, High School Bands, and Finding My Voice.

Victoria is a stage manager, producer and yoga instructor. She was born in Victoria BC, grew up in Hong Kong, and now lives in Toronto. She loves sleeping in, slow mornings, and lying in the grass.

storyteller - Lying in the Power of Our Own Spell.

Zoe Gordon is a mom and artist living on Anishinaabe land in a town called Thunder Bay. She works mostly in film, sound and body-mind-centering.

ig: @zeddy_springs

storyteller - Black Boy Joy.

storyteller - The Library.

storyteller - Tales From The Patron Service Front Lines.

storyteller - The Arawa and Ataya Show.

storyteller - The Secret Society of Singular Socks.

storyteller - Lago Mamori Amazonas.

storyteller - Loaded Dice.

storyteller - Bad Arabs Podcast.

storyteller - Elder P.I. - The Stakeout.

storytellers - Water Sites.

storytellers - Friendshit.

storyteller - Getting Out The Door, Here's How I Hear.

storytellers - and their sibling podcast.

ig: @only_rye, @ax_brandy

storyteller - stand-up set.

storyteller - Technogeist (Pilot Episode).

ig: @arrrgggghhhhhh

storyteller - In Her Words podcast.

storyteller - ennui.

storyteller - Words That Carry A Life.