Taylor is an actor, writer, and multi-disciplinary artist, currently creating art for and within the Niagara Region. He is a graduate of Fanshawe College’s Theatre Arts Acting Conservatory, and Brock University’s Dramatic Arts program. Since then, Taylor has frequently been seen working with Carousel Players as an actor, director, puppeteer, and more! Over the last several years, Taylor has diversified his art practice, delving into the worlds of sound design, self-producing, and immersive works. His recent interdisciplinary creations include an interactive digital story-sharing experience (The Forest of Us - co-creator), an ongoing audio thriller series (The Moonlight Frequency), and an interactive outdoor installation for the Niagara Children’s Festival (The Pirate Mystery). Last year, Taylor took on an Internship in Artistic Direction at Carousel Players, and was nominated for an Emerging Artist Award at the St. Catharines Arts Awards. Taylor is grateful that he still gets to make art with his friends.

Alex is a Niagara-based lighting and sound designer. He’s a passionate storyteller who primarily works with light and sound to tell stories that make you, think, laugh, cry, and wonder as these are the stories he loves himself. Alex is a graduate of Brock University and The National Theatre School of Canada’s Production, Design and Technical Arts program.

Josh is an artist from St. Catharines. He writes, performs, directs, designs, builds, plays, draws, creates, and dreams just about anything he can. Josh is yet to find an art form that doesn’t excite him, he’s always trying new things, learning, and pushing boundaries.  Alongside his theatrical experience, Josh has been developing as a woodworker, creating multiple beautiful pieces. I’m just a weird guy who’s had lots of opportunities to try lots of different things. I love a challenge, I love an adventure, I believe passionately in love, community, hope, and joy. Find a reason to love someone today.

Zoe Daca (She/Her) is a stage manager, sound designer, and composer based in Toronto and Montreal. Driven by her dedication to theatrical excellence, Zoe strives to create an environment that fosters creativity and supports individual artistry within the collaborative process. Zoe holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Trumpet from McGill University, where she also pursued studies in theatre and philosophy and she is a recent graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada's Production, Design, and Technical Arts program. 

Skye Rogers (she/her) is a dance and theatre artist dearly devoted to making the body, community, and place feel like home. Based in Attiwandaronia (Hamilton), and St. Catharines, Skye is the co-Artistic Director of retrograde: dance in motion, a lead artist with Tapestry Theatre Collective, and an Artistic Associate with Aeris Körper Contemporary Dance. Skye is making work that is embodied and wholehearted. Her practice spans performance, choreography, producing, facilitation, and theatre creation. She is curious about building strong worlds and stories understood beyond language, and takes delight in wrapping around others’ visions, dreams, and hopes as a teacher and collaborator.

You can explore more of Skye’s range of work at www.skylightcollection.com, or on instagram @whatskyedoes.

Eliza Martin is an award-winning actor, writer, and creator. She is a graduate of the Theatre and Drama Studies program at the University of Toronto and Sheridan College and has since performed on stages in Canada, the U.S., and the U.K. Eliza has created such works as: O (NYC United Solo Award Best Satire, All About Solo, Critics' Choice), Harvey & The Extraordinary (My Entertainment World - 2018 Critics' Pick Award Nominee, Outstanding Solo Performance) and BLOOM (Bad Hats Theatre, 2019 Creator-in-Residence). Eliza's first novel Harvey and the Extraordinary, based on her play of the same title, was published by Annick Press in 2021 (Canadian Children's Book Centre Best Books for Kids & Teens), and translated into Czech in 2022. Her second and third books will hit bookshelves in 2027 and 2028, respectively. Off the stage and page, she can be found working with children and youth in creative and therapeutic programs (M.A. CYC). @elizavmartin www.elizamartin.ca.

Steven Gallagher is a writer, director, and actor based in Hamilton. His musical Pollyanna, written with composer Linda Barnett, recently premiered at Theatre Aquarius. His musical, Blackout, written with Anton Lipovetsky, premiered in Toronto (The Musical Stage Company, Canadian Stage Co.) and was selected to be part of the prestigious NAMT Festival in New York in 2022. His plays include Murder at Ackerton Manor (Tweed and Company Theatre, Lighthouse Theatre), Stealing Sam (United Solo Theatre in NYC, Alberta Theatre Projects), and Memorial (Next Stage Festival). Other musicals include The Last Party, written with Nicky Phillips, (Toronto Fringe 2018), and Drama 101, written with Kevin Wong . Steven is a Merritt Award Nominee, the winner of the Aubrey & Marla Dan Fund for New Musicals, Winner of Best Drama at The United Solo Theatre Festival for Stealing Sam, and the winner of Best Play, BroadwayWorld (Ottawa) for Murder at Ackerton Manor.

We are Tethered the Ghost, a theatre collective based in Toronto, Ontario founded by Kaylyn Valdez-Scott and Meryl Ochoa. Our mission is to address the complexities of the Filipin*-Canadian diaspora by putting on stage the narratives that we and our families live through.

Kaylyn Valdez-Scott is a half Filipina, half Scottish artist from Toronto, Ontario. Kaylyn is the Artistic Director and co-founder of Tethered The Ghost, a collective that explores and celebrates the Filipinx-Canadian diaspora. Kaylyn’s work is rooted in her passion for devised physical creation through song and movement, and she enjoys finding sparks of creativity by water. She is also incredibly excited to introduce her cousin, Keira Valdez-Filaro, who voices “Daughter”.

Meryl (she/they) is a multi-disciplinary artist and producer who immigrated to Canada with her family in 2012. Alongside her work in Tethered the Ghost, Meryl completed the Empathy Squad training with FIXT POINT Arts & Media in 2020 and was co-Creative Facilitator of the program from 2021-2024. In 2024, she joined the Balancing Act Canada team and is now Managing Producer with the new organization. Meryl is devoted to developing work that tells untold truths and empowers those that are under-represented.

Seymour Irons is a Black Queer Canadian Multi-disciplinary artist. He recently premiered his first full-length play, Family Container, in partnership with Theatre Kingston. Seymour is currently completing his master's degree in Screen Cultures and Curatorial Studies at Queen’s University.  His creative practice spans visual art, media, film, theatre, dance, and virtual reality. In the winter of 2025, Seymour’s short film Psychogenic Fade was curated in the Kingston Growing Pains Premiere. His work often incorporates themes of wellness, identity, love, and technology, aiming to share stories that are overlooked or marginalized. His short story 2086: I love you is a Queer dystopian love story that imagines queer futurity in difficult conditions. More info about Seymour and his work can be found on Instagram @seymour.irons, or check out his site https://www.seemorewakeup.com/ 

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