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 If you are a professional artist interested in building a relationship with TAEA and being considered for opportunities at our Theatre Artist & Educator PD Conferences or STAR Drama Festivals, we invite you to apply. Opportunities may include serving as a workshop leader or adjudicator, as well as being considered for inclusion in our National Teaching Artists

Locations Served In Person
I can work in Vancouver and various places in BC, some places in Alberta, the maritimes especially Prince Edward Island…

Affiliations
Board member of FilmPEI, member of IATSE 891 (crew)

Available for Zoom/remote teaching in either English or French Language

Trilby Jeeves

Trilby Jeeves is an actor, director, instructor, and writer from Vancouver and PEI. After studying at “Le Conservatoire d’Art Dramatique” in Quebec City, she went on to perform and direct in both languages across Canada. As well as performing up to 40 plays, including her own one woman show, “Dusty Shoes”, she has worked for 34 years off and on as a costumer/set supervisor in the theatre & film industry. For 16 years she has facilitated her Buffoonery Workshops for actors (VanArts & VFS) and for teambuilding in the private sector. Trilby also co-created directing workshops for those seeking to better direct actors. Her favourite sessions beyond Vancouver were in Puerto Rico, Shanghai, and Singapore. Supported by FilmPEI, Trilby also wrote and directed her first (award winning) short film, The Rolling Pin. For FilmPEI, she has also taught on camera acting classes.

Currently, Trilby lives in Prince Edward Island where she is getting back to her acting and writing, managing her family’s wooded property and looking after her Mum and cat, Mister Milton.

For more information on Trilby go to: www.trilbyjeeves.com

Areas of Artistic Specialty
I teach Bouffon-ery as a tool for Actors to explore, get out of their heads, rehearse, and connect with their character. I also have taught directors about acting so as to be better directors.

Locations Served In Person
Eastern Ontario/Western Quebec

Affiliations
Independent

Available for Zoom/remote teaching

Christopher McLeod

Chris McLeod has been a professional actor and stage fighting instructor since 1988. He has an Honours Degree in Directing from the University of Ottawa and a Master of Fine Art in Stage Directing from the University of British Columbia. He has worked as an actor and/or director with (in no particular order) Odyssey Theatre, a Company of Fools, ‘Plosive Productions, Screaming Artist Collective, Bear & CO., Black Sheep Theatre Company and he was Artistic Director of Salamander Theatre for Young Audiences from 2000 to 2012.

Areas of Artistic Specialty
• Stage Combat
• Directing (MFA)
• Acting

Locations Served In Person
Toronto, GTA, Halifax area

Affiliations
ACTRA, Playwrights Guild of Canada, George Brown College, Queen’s University

Available for Zoom/remote teaching

Sean Meldrum

Sean Meldrum is an award-winning theatre artist and filmmaker based out of Toronto. With a decade of experience as an actor, playwright, and sound designer, Sean believes art has the power to change the way we live. He wrote and performed in “Talk To Me” (Cellar Door Project, NTS, Shortwave), a radio play which was added to the syllabus of Queen’s University’s “Theatre History III” course. “Gnaw”, his gruesome adaptation of Hansel and Gretel has been mounted thrice – by Imaginary Theatre, Theatre Mies/Toronto Fringe, and AN Myer Secondary School. His short play “The Diagnosis” was shortlisted for Best New Play at the Newmarket International Playwriting Competition. As an actor, he was an original cast member of “Hothouse” by Judith Thompson and has appeared on major series like “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds”. His sound design for Guild Festival Theatre’s “The Red Priest” earned him a Broadway World award nomination.

Areas of Artistic Specialty
• Acting
• Playwriting
• Sound design & Composing
• Site-specific Theatre
• Radio Theatre

Locations Served In Person
GTA (Mississauga, Brampton, Oakville, Burlington,Toronto, hamilton), provincial & Nation wide (if travel and accommodations are provided)

Affiliations
PYOW Provincial Youth Outreach worker via Strides Toronto – host organization “HRIC & Wesley Youth Services”

Available for Zoom/remote teaching

Marcelino “Frostflow” DaCosta

Marcelino “FrostFlow” DaCosta is a nationally celebrated and globally
recognized Canadian artist, educator, performer, and Hip-Hop culture
advocate with over 27 years of experience working with youth through the
arts. As founder of the Ground Illusionz Hip-Hop Collective and
director of Full Step Saga, Marcelino has pioneered community-engaged
arts education rooted in movement, storytelling, and cultural
empowerment.

He has performed alongside legends like Maestro Fresh Wes,
Hallucination, and Talib Kweli, and has been featured on CBC, CTV,
MuchMusic & TEDX Vancouver. With academic credentials from Sheridan
College and York University, Marcelino brings depth, care, and cultural
fluency to every workshop. His specialties include Hip-Hop theatre,
creative youth outreach, Breakin’ history and technique, and
cypher-based pedagogy. For over two decades, he has delivered
transformative programs across Canada, the U.S., and Asia, serving
inner-city, Indigenous, refugee, 2SLGBTQI+, and remote Canadian arctic
communities.

Marcelino is currently a Provincial Youth Outreach Social worker with
the Hamilton Regional Indian Centre and professional trainer who has
worked with Canadian icons such as: Joey Votto (MLB), Ivana Santilli
(Bass is Bass), Jordan Johns (Tower of Power), Anthony “Illz” Put
(Disney) & Roman Pesino (Netflix). Whether in-person or online,
“FrostFlow” brings a powerful blend of artistry, mentorship, and
educational vision that continues to uplift students and educators
alike.

Areas of Artistic Specialty
• Hip-Hop Theatre & Movement
• Breakin’ (Breakdance) Technique, History & Cultural Context
• Storytelling & Spoken Word
• Cypher-Based Performance Pedagogy
• Creative Youth Outreach through the Arts
• Community-Engaged Arts Education
• Improvisation & Character Development through Movement
• Wellness and Empowerment through Artistic Practice
• Interdisciplinary Arts (Dance, Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts Integration)
• Cultural Literacy and Anti-Oppression Frameworks in Education

Locations Served In Person
Newfoundland, Ontario

Affiliations
ACTRA, EQUITY, Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers’ Association

Available for Zoom/remote teaching

Alexis Koetting

Alexis has been working as a professional actor for thirty years and is very grateful to have been able to do what she loves for so long and to still love what she does. She holds a BFA with a Specialization in Theatre Performance from Concordia University in Montreal and a Master’s Degree in Education from Medaille College in Buffalo. She has served as director/instructor of the PEI Conservatory, Festival Coordinator for the National Theatre Schools East Coast Showcase, has led drama workshops for The Rosebud School of the Arts in Alberta, Shakespeare In Action in Toronto, Theatre Aquarius in Hamilton, and the Carousel Players in St. Catharines, and has served as an adjudicator and workshop clinician for NLESD regional and national drama festivals in Newfoundland.

Areas of Artistic Specialty
Acting

Locations Served In Person
Toronto/GTA

Affiliations
ACTRA

Available for Zoom/remote teaching

Lizzie Moffatt

Lizzie Moffatt is a Toronto-based actor, intimacy director and arts educator with nearly a decade of professional experience working in theatre and arts education. As a teaching artist, she has worked extensively with K–12 students, leading workshops in improvisation, drama, storytelling, and embodied movement. Her teaching practice centres play, imagination, and collaboration, empowering students to build confidence, creativity, and expressive skills through performance-based exploration.

Lizzie has collaborated with a range of arts organizations including Frog in Hand, Canadian Dance Theatre, Opera Atelier, CrossRoads Theatre, The Barefoot Players, and Single Thread Theatre, in addition to working with schools across Southern Ontario. Drawing on her professional acting & intimacy direction background, she brings a dynamic, student-centred approach to the classroom that bridges rigorous artistic practice with accessible, joyful learning.

Areas of Artistic Specialty
Acting, Intimacy Direction, Movement

Locations Served In Person
Vancouver, BC

Affiliations
CAEA, UBCP, BAEA

Available for Zoom/remote teaching

Ian Farthing

Ian has spent over 30 years working professionally as an actor and director in theatres across Canada and the UK, including 10 years as Artistic Director of the St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival and long associations with Pacific Theatre in Vancouver and Chemainus Theatre Festival on Vancouver Island.

Areas of Artistic Specialty
Theatre director and actor

Locations Served In Person
St. Catherines, Hamilton

Affiliations
Niagara College, School of Media- Acting for Film and Digital Media, ACTRA/EQUITY/SOCAN/WIFT-T Member of AACE (Association of Acting Coaches and Educators)

Available for Zoom/remote teaching

Lori Ravensborg, M.A.

Lori Ravensborg is full time faculty and the coordinator of the 2 year program ACTING FOR FILM AND DIGITAL MEDIA at Niagara College, School of Media (Welland Campus). She teaches acting, auditioning, actor on set, and acts as executive producer of the graduate capstone demo projects in year 2 of the program. In the last 20 years, she has taught and facilitated acting across Canada from Alberta to Toronto. She was part time at Toronto Film School (2015-2016) as well as for the Advanced Television and Film- Script to Screen program at Centennial College in Toronto (2016). She relocated to the greater Toronto area from Alberta in 2015. Her own short film “The Long Road” (Wrote, Produced and Directed) enjoyed some positive feedback screening at Oceanside International Film Festival 2012, won a Rising Star Award at the Canada International Film Festival 2013 in Vancouver as well as being nominated for an Alberta Rosie (AMPIA award) in 2013. She is a longstanding member of Equity, ACTRA and Women in Film and Television (Alberta and Toronto chapters).

Areas of Artistic Specialty
Meisner Technique, Film and Television- on camera work, On set protocol/etiquette, scene study, screenwriting, producing/directing

Locations Served In Person
Lower Mainland, BC

Affiliations
Independent School Teaching Certificate (Subject- Theatre) – BC Ministry of Education, CAEA

Available for Zoom/remote teaching

Susan Bertoia

Susan Bertoia, theatre artist and mother of three amazing humans, is internationally recognized and sought for her work in physical theatre, commedia dell’arte and mask. She is an adjunct professor at UBC in Commedia and the artistic director of BellaLuna Productions, Vancouver’s Italian-Canadian Theatre Company. She has an-going process-oriented art residencies in many schools and community groups throughout BC, in play-building physical and creative performance. She has a Jessie Award for acting (Vancouver Theatre) and an ABCDE Award for ‘Excellence in Drama Education’. Her paper on Futurist Drama was published in Futurist Dramaturgy and Performance. Her training includes: BFA (UBC), Piccolo Teatro (Milano), Dell’Arte School, Mask making (Donato Sartori), One Yellow Rabbit.

Areas of Artistic Specialty
• Physical theatre
• Commedia dell’arte
• Mask performance
• Devised theatre

Locations Served In Person
National Capital Region (Ottawa/Gatineau), Ontario, GTA, Montreal

Affiliations
Vancouver Film School – Classical Animation – Grad 2019

Available for Zoom/remote teaching

Ana Lorena Fuentes Roman

Ana is a Mexican-Canadian multi-disciplinary artist with over 10 years of experience working in Theatre and the Entertainment industry. She studied Classical Animation at Vancouver Film School, and worked in animation for 5 years before transitioning to Theatre full time. Ana has a strong passion and belief in the transformative power of the arts to inspire empathy, and change. Her area of expertise is Theatre Production and Management, especially Musical Theatre, but she enjoys diving into any kind of production head-on. With a deep understanding of both the on-stage and backstage sides of theatre, she approaches theatre from a holistic standpoint. Ana has worked with companies such as Great Canadian Theatre Company, a Company of Fools, Broadway Across Canada, Orpheus Musical Theatre, Suzart Productions, & TotoToo Theatre.

Areas of Artistic Specialty
Directing, Costume Design, Producing, Production Design, Production Management, Stage Management, Technical Theatre, Musical Theatre, Theatre for Young Audiences, Dramaturgy, Movement/Choreography, Outdoor/site-specific theatre production, Touring, Theatre Admin, Front of House & Audience Management, Theatre Adjudication.

Locations Served In Person
Lower Mainland of BC, Vancouver Island, Sunshine Coast

Available for Zoom/remote teaching

Carey Dodge

Carey is a multidisciplinary artist and creative technologist whose work focuses on sonic arts, interactivity, installations, sound design and live performance. He studied Electroacoustics at Concordia University and received a Masters at the Sonic Arts Research Centre in Belfast. He has collaborated with hundreds of artists in the creation of works mostly in Vancouver but also Montreal, Toronto, USA, UK, Ireland & France.

Through his work with Boca del Lupo in the unique role as a full-time technology director for a theatre company he as worked with the core creative team to continually expand, challenge and grow what is possible and what are impactful uses of technology for expressing artistic vision and connection with each other.

Areas of Artistic Specialty
Theatre, Music, Sound, Sound Design, Audio recording, Interaction Design, Audio Physics, Audio Perception, Video, Projection

Locations Served In Person
Ottawa, Gatineau, the National Capital Region, Eastern Ontario, and Western Quebec (including Outaouais). We may also be available in the Greater Montreal Area depending on the project.

Affiliations
Co-founder and Artistic Director, Blah Blah Blah Dubbing Workshop
Teaching Artist with MASC (Multicultural Arts for Schools and Communities)
UDA – Apprentice Member (Union des artistes)

Blah Blah Blah Dubbing Workshop

Founded in 2023 by Cédric and Laurence , Blah Blah Blah Dubbing Workshop creates immersive bilingual voice acting and dubbing experiences where participants step behind the microphone, lend their voices to the screen, and experience the unforgettable “wow” moment of hearing their own voice come to life on screen. Through a warm, accessible, and highly participatory approach, we make the art of dubbing accessible to everyone while fostering creativity, self-confidence, collaboration, and meaningful human connection. Designed for schools, community organizations, seniors, festivals, and corporate teams, our experiences encourage participants to express themselves, step outside their comfort zone, and discover the joy of creating together. Every participant leaves with renewed confidence, a deep sense of pride, and unforgettable memories of bringing characters to life with their own voice. Workshops are offered in English, French, or bilingual formats.

Beyond our immersive dubbing experience, Blah Blah Blah Dubbing Workshop offers a diverse range of artistic programs designed for different audiences, settings, and artistic, educational, and community goals. Our programming includes introductory dubbing workshops, vocal performance, songwriting and dubbing, creative scriptwriting, foley and sound effects, artist residencies, after-school dubbing clubs, summer camps, professional coaching, intergenerational experiences, and customized artistic projects. Our programs can be delivered as one-time workshops, multi-session residencies, ongoing clubs, camps, festivals, or special events, and are offered in English, French, or bilingual formats. Every experience is tailored to the needs of our partners while remaining true to our mission: making the art of dubbing accessible, participatory, and unforgettable.

Areas of Artistic Specialty
Voice Acting & Dubbing, Theatre Arts, Media Arts, Creative Communication, Team Collaboration, Storytelling, Performance, Arts Education, Intergenerational Arts, Bilingual Programming (French & English)

Locations Served In Person
Montreal

Affiliations
ACTRA, CAEA, UDA

Available for Zoom/remote teaching

Shawn Baichoo

Shawn has accumulated nearly 30 years of experience in voice work, motion and performance capture, and stage combat (both as an actor/combatant and as a teacher/choreographer).

Shawn also has an extensive background in theatre, film, television, sketch comedy, and music.

Areas of Artistic Specialty
Stage Combat, Voice Work, Motion and Performance Capture

This is a new feature to support our professional artists looking to support youth theatre.

This tool also helps Canadian drama teachers to find TAEA vetted professional artists that would be interested in supporting their classes or theatre productions.

Although the artists featured in the TAEA National Teaching Artists Directory are exceptional professionals who have been formally vetted by TAEA leadership—based on firsthand experience working with them and being in community with them, often for many years—they are not employed by TAEA, and TAEA assumes no liability for their work with your students.

Artists included in the Directory are professional artists who make their living working in the arts sector. They are not certified teachers and, unless otherwise indicated, do not come with requirements such as criminal record checks.

We strongly encourage teachers to work and learn alongside these professional artists and to remain directly involved in and responsible for supervising students whenever an artist is working with your students or participating in a production.