Pi Theatre

Richard Wolfe took over the artistic directorship of Pi Theatre from Del Surjik (now at the helm of Persephone Theatre in Saskatoon) in February 2008 after twelve years as co-founder, director and co-artistic producer of Theatre Conspiracy—a company that received 24 Jessie Richardson nominations for outstanding work under his tenure—including five for the company’s original production of Tim Carlson’s Omniscience which has been produced in Berlin, Magdeburg, Lisbon and Chicago. Richard is a member of the Lincoln Centre Theatre’s Directors’ Lab in New York where he led a workshop on Thornton Wilder. He also participated in the Directors’ Project at the Shaw Festival and has served as an associate producer of the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival. As an educator, Richard has taught at the Neptune Theatre School in Halifax, 25th Street Theatre School in Saskatoon, The William Davis Centre for Actors Study, Saint Mary’s University, the University of the Fraser Valley and at the University of British Columbia. He is a founding member of the Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan festival, is past president of the See Seven Performing Arts Society and a member of the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas. He is also the recipient of three Jessie Richardson Award nominations for Outstanding Director and the winner of the Ray Michel Award for Outstanding Work by an Emerging Director. Richard earned his MFA at the University of British Columbia.

Rebecca is an administrator, stage manager and director from Southern Alberta. After graduating from the University of Alberta with a BA in Theatre, she spent two years in London, UK before moving to Vancouver. While in England, Rebecca oversaw the education program for Rifco Arts and worked as a project coordinator for Forbidden Theatre. She also managed box office and artists’ services for the 2008 Edmonton Fringe.

In 2008, Rebecca performed as a synchronized swimmer in Arwen Hobday’s contemporary dance piece Outerdance. She has directed for the University of Alberta’s Abbedam Productions and at the Edmonton International Fringe Festival. More recently, Rebecca directed Ionesco’s The Lesson at the 2009 Vancouver Fringe. She is an international member of the Young Vic’s Genesis Directors Program and is the resident stage manager for Vancouver’s Bollywood Shenanigans.

Perhaps to protect his scalp from harmful UV rays, perhaps because he’s a workaholic left-brain right-brain type of person, but Sean Devine wears a lot of hats. As a Co-Artistic Director of Horseshoes & Hand Grenades, Sean is the playwright of Re:Union, a new work that was developed with the support of Playwright’s Theatre Centre and that HHG is co-producing with Pacific Theatre in October 2011. Other work for HHG includes directing The Darling Family and performing in 4.48 Psychosis and You Are Here. Other acting work in Vancouver has included gigs Vancouver Playhouse, Arts Club Theatre, Rumble Productions, Firehall Arts Centre and Bard on the Beach, to name some favorite experiences. Sean is also a busy grant-writer for several companies, the production coordinator for New Works, the tour coordinator for the 605 Collective, and the producer of the Vancouver Celebrates Diwali Festival. He’s also the proud husband of Alexa Devine (star of the upcoming Re:Union) and father of Charlie and Maggie. Sean is looking forward to spending a year in solitude tucked away in a cluttered corner at Pi theatre developing Except in the Unlikely Event of War, coming soon to a battlefield near you.

Ben is a researcher and artist working out of Simon Fraser University. His curiosity about the potential of live performance on the Internet began in 1998, but it wasn’t until 2001 that he actively started participating as an artist in this growing community. Currently, he is experimenting with various creative processes in order to expand the technical and expressive limits of cyberformance and build new platforms for artistic expression. Ben’s PhD research examines the social context of cyberformance and the ways we can bridge the distances implicit in the Internet to create a sense of copresence (being together) through artistic expression.

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Dayna completed her chartered accountant designation with KPMG and has a background in arts administration working for various organizations in Vancouver and New York. She also travels the world as a tap and percussive dance teacher, choreographer and performer. This is Dayna’s forth year of involvement with Pi Theatre.

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Heather Cant is a theatre artist that has worked in the Vancouver theatre community in a variety of capacities including as actor, producer, production manager, director and arts administrator. Heather’s primary focus is acting and she currently balances her performance career with her position as Tour Coordinator at Axis Theatre Company. Heather also sits on the Board of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres.