Jennica (she/her) is a producer, educator and director with TYA companies across the country and spent four years as an Artistic Associate at Persephone Theatre before taking over CTYP. She studied at both the University of Winnipeg, where she graduated with Honours in performance, and the Studio 58 Acting conservatory in Vancouver. Since her graduation in 2012, Jennica has toured extensively with Green Thumb Theatre, Quest Theatre (Calgary), and as a solo performer in her pieces This Time I Get What I Want and An Inheritance, which was published in 2013. She’s a leader, a multitasker, and loves a good laugh. And no matter where you find her, she will bring the perfect combination of professionalism and goodhearted joy. A recent career highlight includes directing  Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls for CTYP, for which she won the Jessie Richardson Award for Outstanding Direction. Jennica is ecstatic to bring her passion for creating magical experiences for young people through the power of theatre to CTYP.

Dave (he/they) is a playwright, performer and producer who has dedicated his life to developing intelligent, theatrical plays for young people that foster conversation. His plays for young audiences include Out in the Open (published with Scirocco), tagged (Dora nominated), Celestial Being (Jessie winner), Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls (Dora nominated, Jessie winner) and The Papa Penguin Play. Their work has been produced across North America, as well as Israel, Poland, Ireland, and Germany, and has been produced/presented by Arts Club, Carousel Theatre for Young People, The Cultch, Firehall Arts Centre, Green Thumb Theatre, Playwrights Theatre Centre, Théâtre du Gros Mécano, Théâtre la Seizième, Upintheair Theatre, Vancouver International Children's Festival, and Zee Zee Theatre where he was the Founding Associate Artistic Director. They have a BFA from York University and an MFA in Playwriting from UBC. His anthology of plays CISSY: Three Gender Plays is available through Talonbooks.

Raised by artists in Kingston, Ontario, Kezi Jacob (she/her) has been involved in the art world since childhood, always working behind the scenes. Kezi has a BFA in Theatre Production & Design from Simon Fraser University and worked as a Production Manager, Technical Director and Set/Prop Designer in Ontario and Vancouver before joining CTYP in the fall of 2024

Originally from Calgary, Rebecca (she/her) is a theatre artist who moved to the West Coast to follow her passion for performing arts. She graduated from the University of Victoria with Honors in Performance in 2023. Since then, she has performed with Theatre SKAM and the Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival (Victoria) before taking on the role of Guest Services Coordinator for CTYP.

Mitchell (he’s the one on the right) is a full time uncle and part time theatre artist/administrator currently living on the stolen lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Semiahmoo, Stó:lō and sc̓əwaθən məsteyəxʷ (Tsawassen) peoples. He is passionate about supporting Theatre in Vancouver in whatever way he can and is thrilled to find himself currently wrangling ticketing software and more at Carousel.

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Markian Tarasiuk is a versatile creative professional specializing in graphic and web design with the Art Left Creative Group (www.artleftcreative.com), where he has worked with notable Vancouver clients such as Green Thumb Theatre, Bard on the Beach, Pi Theatre, Urban Ink, Brightlight Pictures, Lighthouse Pictures, Touchstone Theatre, and Studio 58. In addition to his design work, Markian served as the General Manager of SpeakEasy Theatre and the Pull Festival, contributing to Vancouver’s vibrant theatre scene. He is also an accomplished actor and emerging director, with a passion for storytelling in all its forms.

Ashley (she/her) is a playwright, dramaturg, deviser and teaching artist. In these roles, she has been fortunate to work for companies like Bard on the Beach, Arts Club, The Cultch, Green Thumb, Arts Umbrella, Little Mountain Lion, Carousel Theatre for Young People (Vancouver) Theatre SKAM, Kaleidoscope (Victoria) She is passionate about stories that explore girlhood, science fiction and intergenerational relationships. Recent playwright credits include: June Bug (Vancouver Fringe winner of TYP Family Forward Award, UpintheAir’s rEvolver Festival, Victoria Fringe) FRANK (Impulse Theatre Peek Show 14/Intrepid Incoming Fest). Ashley holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Applied Theatre from Uvic and a diploma in Theatre Performance from Douglas College.