Rosie is an emerging costume designer in the Vancouver theatre industry. She recently graduated with a Bachelor of Fashion Design from LaSalle College Vancouver. She has designed three shows for United Players of Vancouver: The Trip to Bountiful, When We Were Singing, and Chickens. Rosie is excited to be a part of the magic of the stage.

Mary Jane Coomber [they/them] is a collaborative music and sound artist who primarily works on the unceded, sovereign territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh people. Recent sound designs: Hamlet (Bard on the Beach), Fat Joke (Neworld), This Is How We Got Here (Firehall), CHILD-ish (Pacific), Snow White (Carousel), Hurricane Mona (Touchstone), How Black Mothers Say I Love You (Frank), Division Infinity Saves The World! (Neworld), Rubaboo (Grand/Arts Club/Citadel). Mary Jane is a member of ADC659 and a graduate of the School of Contemporary Arts at SFU.

Ryan is a graduate of Queen’s University and studied set and costume design at The National Theatre School of Canada. Past credits include: Jersey Boys (Arts Club), The Comedy of Errors, Measure for Measure (Bard on the Beach), Fourplay (Studio 58), Parade (Raincity), The Last Wife (United Players), OZ (CTYP), Yaga, Mamma Mia! (Touchstone), Mr. Burns: A Post Electric Play (DSDM), If/Then, Bring It On! (QMT). Assistant Designer: Done/Undone, Romeo and Juliet, As You Like It, Julius Caesar (Bard on the Beach), Kinky Boots, Forgiveness (Arts Club), The Jungle Book (ATP), Actually, The Great Divide (Harold Green/Obsidian).

Stephen is a stage manager and actor with over four decades of experience in theatre. Stephen holds a Masters degree in journalism from the University of Western Ontario where he performed in numerous productions before taking the Masters class in acting at the Banff Center. He spent ten years touring with the Vancouver Opera Touring Ensemble and twenty-seven years as the Production Stage Manager at Bard on the Beach. Recent years have seen him SM’ing shows for Touchstone Theatre, Ruby Slippers Theatre and Pi Theatre. Stephen has enjoyed exploring productions ranging from the classics to world premieres of new work.

Hina is a lighting designer for live entertainment and events based in lower mainland of BC (the ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples). Her selected lighting design credits include Comedy of Errors, Measure for Measure (Bard on the Beach), Hurricane Mona (Touchstone Theatre/Ruby Slippers Theatre), Yaga (Touchstone Theatre). As an assistant lighting designer, she has worked at the companies such as Bard on the Beach and Vancouver Opera. She holds BFA in theatre from University of Victoria. More information about her work is found at her website https://hinalighting.com/.

Matthew has been a Technical Director working in the BC Theatre and performing arts community for over a decade, and is proud to be a part of the Yaga team. He has worked with Ballet BC, Bard on the Beach, the Roundhouse, Savage Society, Dancers of Damelahamid & Theatre/Replacement, among others. He hopes you enjoy the show, and continue to support and engage with art in as many mediums as you can access.

Jasmin is a stage manager working & living with gratitude and recognition that I am an uninvited settler on the unceded & sovereign territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the sə̓lílwətaʔɬ, xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Nations. She is a fat, queer, 1st generation immigrant POC theatre collaborator, book collector & mother. Select stage management credits; Eyes of the Beast: Climate Disaster Survivor Stories, Fat Joke (Neworld Theatre), Medicine, Truth & Lies (Pi Theatre), How Black Mothers Say I Love You (ASM, the frank theatre), Teenage Dick (ASM, ACTC), The Three Little Pigs (CTYP), Classic Country Roads (ASM, Chemainus Theatre Festival), FOR EVER, NOW, WAVE/S, HORIZON/S, OVERTURE/S (ASM, Ballet BC) & East Van Panto: Alice in Wonderland (ApSM, Theatre Replacement). Jasmin’s artistic practices prioritize radical empathy & intention.

Roy Surette has served as Artistic Director for Touchstone Theatre in Vancouver, Centaur Theatre in Montreal and The Belfry Theatre in Victoria. He has directed for many companies including The Arts Club, Vancouver Playhouse, National Arts Centre, Canadian Stage, Shaw Festival, Alberta Theatre Projects, Manitoba Theatre for Young People, Carousel Theatre and Axis Theatre. Much of his work has been directing contemporary Canadian plays and creations. Roy, a long ago Studio 58 grad, is happy to be back at The Gateway, where past productions include Certified, The Number 14 and mystery-thrillers Keeper of the Light and Black Coffee. YAGA was a Touchstone fave and he’s thrilled to be back in the woods with the amazing Touchstone team.

Jilian Tolzmann (She/They) is a multidisciplinary artist working in both the theatre and film industries. A true Baba Yaga enthusiast, Jilian wrote, produced, directed and acted in the short film, “Dating Advice with Baba Yaga”, also starring Colleen Wheeler. YAGA is Jilian’s favourite play which made her a big fan of Kat Sandler’s works. With such a talented and kind team, Jilian is absolutely honoured to be part of this production. Jilian has performed with various theatres, including The Cultch and Carousel Theatre. Pursuing acting, Jilian looks forward to attending Studio 58 at Langara College next year.

Colleen is a multiple award winning actress based in North Vancouver. Some of her acclaimed productions include leading roles in: Yaga (Touchstone), Forget About Tomorrow, The Valley, Proof (The Belfry), Good People, Peter and the Starcatcher, Boeing Boeing, The Penelopiad (Arts Club Theatre), A Beautiful View (Centaur), Toronto, Mississippi (Vancouver Playhouse), King Lear (Theatre Calgary), The Party, The Candidate, Metamorphoses (The Citadel) and many roles over the years as a company member at Bard on Beach. Recent Film/Television: Confessions of a Christmas Letter, This Time Each Year, Firebug, The Good Doctor. For Josh and Lily.