Paul Van Dyck *

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Since graduating with honors from Queen’s University’s Specialized Studies in Stage and Screen program, Paul Van Dyck has performed in dozens of films, television, and theatre productions. Paul is also an award winning playwright and director, creating the critically acclaimed plays The Cyclops, Sahara Crossing, Paradise Lost, and Haunted, as well as directing the world premieres of Mission Drive and penumbra. As Artistic Director of Rabbit in a Hat Productions, five of Paul’s productions have been selected to be part of Centaur Theatre’s Wildside Festival, including Miss Sugarpuss Must Die! (Winner of the Best Production award at the 2010 Montreal Fringe Festival). Based on his commitment to excellence in theatre, The Montreal English Critics Circle recently presented Paul with the prestigious Revelation of the Year Award, while Nightlife Magazine named him one of the top twenty emerging artists in Montreal.



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Jody Burkholder – Lighting Designer

Jody Burkholder is a Yellowknifer living in Montreal.  He has collaborated with Paul Van Dyck's Rabbit in a Hat Productions over the last four years, through seven productions, as Production Designer.  He has been nominated five times in the last four years for Best Lighting Design at the Montreal MECCA awards, winning in 2007 for George F. Walker's Heaven, with Fallen Angel Productions.  He has had the pleasure of collaborating with other organizations such as The Just for Laugh's Comedy Festival, Pop Montreal, St. Ambroise Montreal Fringe, Tableau D'Hote Theatre,  Concordia University Dance, The Centaur Theatre, Circuit-Est Centre de Choreographie, Catherine Kidd, and the extraordinary, unforgettable Miss Sugarpuss. He sits on the Board of Directors for MainLine Theatre, producers of the Montreal Fringe. He does it all for Poe





Lyne Paquette - Puppet Designer

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Lyne is a founding member of Talisman Theatre. A graduate of the National Theatre School, theatre design is Lyne's second career. She continues to develop her theatre training with puppetry workshops and recently completed a three-month internship at Michael Curry Design. Since 2004 Lyne has designed for many theatre, dance, and operetta productions in Montreal. Prior to that Lyne was an Assistant Designer at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. She has designed set and costumes for Talisman productions since 2005.
www.lynepaquette.com



Jeremy Eliosoff – CGI Artist

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Jeremy Eliosoff was born in Montreal. He received a BFA from Concordia University's Studio Arts program (2002), and a diploma in Computer Animation from Sheridan College (2003). Since then, he has been making visual effects for television and films (Fantastic Four, 300, Watchmen), and he has recently produced computer generated projections for live theater. He resumed his neglected painting practice in 2010 and has since exhibited in many galleries, cafes and restaurants.

www.jeremyeliosoff.com





*appear with the permission of Canadian Actors' Equity Association