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Aiden Flynn is a townie legend, actor and arts administrator. He is the co-founder of the Shakespeare By The Sea Festival, the co-founder of the New World Theatre Project in Cupids and the founder of Rabbittown Theatre Company.

Over the past 30 years, you might have seen his work with Rising Tide, RCAT, New Curtain Theatre, C2C, Mindless Theatrics or 30 for 60 among countless others. He's played everything from your boyfriend to your dirty uncle.

Donut Economics- Kate Raworth:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqJL-cM8gb4

Petrina Bromley is an actor, director, and composer. Long before her Broadway debut, Petrina Bromley stole our hearts with her honest performances and spectacular voice.

A long time collaborator with Artistic Fraud of Newfoundland, Petrina has performed with countless theatre companies including the Stratford Festival, and NAC's English Theatre. 

Her performance in the opening number of the 2017 Tonys reminds us that dreams really do come true.

PS: she is an original cast member of Come From Away- but you already knew that!

Petie at the Tony's: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcTfhMT2_4o

Lynn chats with Pat Foran about producing FM radio, and choosing the right projects.

Pat Foran is an artist, arts advocate and the managing producer for Artistic Fraud of Newfoundland.

Check out Artistic Fraud here:

https://artisticfraud.com/

https://www.facebook.com/artisticfraud/

https://twitter.com/artisticfraud

Lynn chats with Ana and Diana from St. John’s International CircusFest produced by Wonderbolt Productions.

Anahareo Doelle is the co-founder/co-Producer of CircusFest and artistic director of iFLY Aerial Arts.

Diana Daly is Circus Fest's Projects Manager and Festival Coordinator.

Learn more about CircusFest here:

https://www.stjohnscircusfest.com/

https://www.facebook.com/SJCircusFest/

https://www.instagram.com/sjcircusfest/

Crystal Laffoley is a stage manager, production manager, operations manager and all-round boss. In this BONUS episode of COVID-19 and the Arts Industry Crystal highlights the opportunity for us to pause and imagine a new way forward.

Allison Moira Kelly is your favourite. She is another proud graduate of Grenfell's theatre program and often returns to Grenfell campus to teach the acting stream. She also holds an MFA from York University in acting. 

You might have caught her on TV while watching  Little Dog, or Hudson and Rex. You might have seen her theatre work with RCAT, White Rooster, or Perchance -Or she might have cracked you up in a Half Handsome or a Mom's Girls sketch comedy show.

My mom and I were once a private audience for her interpretation of Hamlet's "to be or not to be" monologue. She's your favourite and she's my favourite.

Follow Mom's Girls: https://www.facebook.com/momsgirlsnl/

More about Saltwater Moon: http://davidfrench.net/plays/salt-water-moon/

Lynn Panting is the co-host of Flop Podcast, an artist, an arts educator, and arts advocate. In this BONUS episode, Lynn & Mark chat about the planning and process changes that Lynn has had to make to her current project to address COVID-19 health and safety concerns.  

Lynn Panting Dance Website:

 https://www.lynnpantingdance.com/

Lynn Panting Dance Socials: 

https://www.instagram.com/lynnpantingdance/

https://www.facebook.com/danceLP/

Gov NL Performance Space Guidelines: 

https://www.gov.nl.ca/covid-19/information-sheets-for-businesses-and-workplaces/theatres-and-performance-venues/

Elizabeth Hicks is a writer, actor, and filmmaker originally from Carbonear. She recently completed a Master’s degree in English and holds a Diploma in Performance and Communications Media from Memorial University.

Elizabeth has appeared at Chicago SketchFest, NYC SketchFest, and Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival. Her work has been featured in St. John’s Shorts, the St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival and the Women’s Work Festival.

She is a founding member of the sketch comedy group Mom's Girls, but most importantly she is a nationally recognized table tennis player.

Follow Mom's Girls: 

https://www.facebook.com/momsgirlsnl/

Will the Rising TideTrinity Pagent go ahead in August? Get the latest here: 

http://www.risingtidetheatre.com/

Kevin Woolridge is a Newfoundland-based theatre artist with an onstage and behind the scenes practice that spans over 20 years. He is a past recipient of the Tommy Sexton Triple Threat Award, holds a BFA (Acting) from Grenfell College, and an MFA (Directing/Creation) from York University. In addition to working with just about every theatre company on the island, Kevin created and runs a micro theatre project, Temporary Theatre. Often found at Pizza delight, he is one of the world's great romantics and a treasured collaborator.

Check out Temporary Theatre Here:

https://www.temporarytheatre.net/

https://www.facebook.com/temptheatre

Chris Kirby's Wonderizer (artwork and direction by Kevin Woolridge):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRHniCHFpVE

Cultural leader, Nicole Rousseau is a queen. She is an actor, director, advocate and the artistic amateur of RCAT. She is the past recipient of The Rhonda Payne Theatre Award and has contributed to more theatre companies and projects than I can list. Nicole approaches her practice with serene openness. She also makes a mean margarita, if you are lucky enough to be in one of her casts.

What to learn more about Brecht? Here's a quick intro from the National Theatre:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-828KqtTkA