HEATHER INGLIS
FOUNDER & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Heather is an award winning director, producer, dramaturg and educator whose career has taken her across the country. Heather has been honoured to work at The Shaw Festival, The Citadel Theatre, Workshop West, Northern Light Theatre, Azimuth Theatre, Theatre Junction, Alberta Playwrights Network, Saskatchewan Playwrights Centre, Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre as well as Universities in Edmonton, Calgary and Saskatoon. Heather has directed and assistant directed over 40 productions, many of which have been new Canadian works
Heather studied at the University of Alberta, King Alfred’s College (Winchester, England) and Simon Fraser University. She is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada, and has been privileged to study and work with theatre luminaries such as Peter Brook, Yoshi Oida, Tadeusz Bradecki, Polly Teal, Flora Lauten, Phillida Lloyd, Christopher Newton, Neil Monroe.
Heather received the Edmonton Artists’ Trust Fund Awards in 2001 and 2010 as well as the Telus Courage to Innovate Award at the Mayor’s Evening of the Arts (Edmonton) in 2007. Six of Heather’s productions have been nominated for a total of 12 Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards, including 5 Nominations for Outstanding Independent Production, 1 for Outstanding Fringe Production and nominations for both Outstanding Director and Outstanding Fringe Director.
BRIAN BAST
ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE
Brian’s life in theatre began in theatre in Fort McMurray at age 12 where he worked on over 35 volunteer productions before he attended Red Deer College, receiving a diploma in Theatre Arts - Performance. Currently residing in Edmonton, Brian’s work in theatre has evolved from Acting to include Directing, Writing, Costume and Set Design. Multiple Sterling Award Nominee for Set and Costume design. In 2006 he received his first for Outstanding Costume Design for Shadow Theatres Production of 10 X 2: The Eternal Courtship.
Brian’s past design work outside of Theatre Yes has been on stage with Shadow Theatre, Theatre Network, Alberta Opera, Red Deer College, Festival Players, Grande Prairie Live Theatre, The Mayfield Dinner Theatre along with numerous Fringe Productions. Brian has also designed Costumes for Victoria School of the Arts for the past 10 years. A few of his favorite productions he has designed include: Glorious, Beauty and the Beast, Little Shop of Horrors, Suessical: The Musical, Oliver, The Weir, The Secret Garden, Our Town, Treasure Island, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Peter Pan, As You Like It, White Christmas, My Name is Rachel Corrie (Sterling nominated for Set Design), MacBeth, White Christmas, Cinderella (Sterling Nominated for Costume design), The Mercy Seat, Beauty and the Beast and My Fair Lady.
Brian has also performed throughout Alberta and western Canada on various stages and television productions. Among his favorite stage performances are Tevye (Fiddler on the Roof), Amos (Chicago), Le Beau (As You Like It), The Beadle (Sweeney Todd), Cliff (Cabaret), Father Mark (Tony and Tina’s Wedding) Brian (The Complete Works of William Shakespeare - Abridged) and Snoopy’s doghouse in You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown.