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Emily Howard

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Emily Howard (she/her) is a Calgary based performer and is thrilled to be back at ATP in collaboration with Banff Centre and The Old Trout's. Select theatre credits: The Black Bonspiel of Wullie MacCrimmon, Teenage Dick (ATP), Blithe Spirit, The Importance of Being Earnest (Theatre Calgary), A Streetcar Named Desire (Theatre Calgary/Citadel), Chariots of Fire (Rosebud Theatre), The Extractionist (Vertigo Theatre). Select film credits: Billy the Kid (MGM+), Heartland (CBC), Joe Pickett (Paramount+), My Life with the Walter Boys (Netflix). Emily is a graduate of the University of Alberta’s BFA Acting Program and is the recipient of a Betty Mitchell and AMPIA award. She would like to thank her friends and family for their unending support. A big thank you to the entire cast and crew of Sleepy Hollow, it truly takes a village. For Penny and Sam.

@emilyjaynehoward

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Anna Cummer

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Anna Cummer is an actor and playwright. She has performed across Canada at The Vancouver Playhouse, The Arts Club, Bard on the Beach, Theatre Calgary, Alberta Theatre Projects, Vertigo Theatre, Persephone Theatre, and the National Arts Centre. She has received numerous theatrical award nominations with a few trophies making their way to her mantle. On a dare from her husband, Anna began writing 8 years ago; discovering a real love for adapting literary classics into plays. Her adaptations have been produced by The Shakespeare Company, Vertigo Theatre, Alberta Theatre Projects and the Richmond Gateway. Anna also works in voice-over as well as in film & television as an actor and puppeteer. A huge thank you to the Trouts for collaborating on this passion project.

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Christopher Clare

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Christopher “Clip” Clare is an actor, dance artist, and choreographer from Calgary, Alberta. He began his career as a dancer and choreographer and continues to draw on that background in his stage work. His recent theatre credits include The DaVinci Code (Vertigo Theatre), The Orange Dot (Sage Theatre), Selma Burke (Theatre Calgary), Heaven (National Arts Centre, Ottawa), and Frankenstein (Jupiter Theatre). In addition to acting, Christopher continues to work as a dance artist, choreographer, and producer collaborating on projects that bring movement, theatre and film together. Christopher lives and makes art in his home on Treaty 7 territory, Mohkinstsis.

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Devon Brayne

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Devon is an actor/singer/musician based out of Calgary, AB. whose talents have been showcased on a variety of stages across Western Canada. Devon is honoured to be joining the wonderful team of Sleepy Hollow for his debut with ATP! He is a recipient of the Betty Mitchell Award for Outstanding Lead Performance for his portrayal of Johnny Cash in Theatre Calgary’s production of Million Dollar Quartet.

A passionate character performer, Devon performed internationally with Disney Cruise Lines for two years before returning to Calgary, applying his skills to further his acting and music career. In recent years, Devon has developed his show Folsom Prison Revisited - a journey through the events surrounding Johnny Cash’s famous concert, which will be touring throughout November.

All the love to his wife and pup!

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Raynah Bourne

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Raynah is thrilled to be spending this spooky season immersed in the world of a jack-o-lantern! Recent Credits: Liars at a Funeral, King James, Stealing Sam (ATP); The Woman in Black, Heist, Murder on the Orient Express (Vertigo Theatre); Beaches the Musical, Made In Italy (Theatre Calgary) Twelve Days (Lunchbox Theatre); Starslingers (Calgary Stampede/ Cirque de la Nuit), Rock of Ages, Lucky Stiff (Stephenville Theatre Festival); Celtic Illusions, A Dinosaur Tale, We Will Rock You (Annerin Productions). Although Raynah is petrified of all things scary and can often be found hiding under blankets at a horror movie, she happily embraces the autumnal pumpkin spice lifestyle. Big thank you to all of her friends and family for protecting her from all things that go bump in the night! Enjoy the show!

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Terri-Lynne Brennan

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As an inter-cultural planner, Dr. Terri-Lynn Brennan combines a 30-year professional career in the social sciences and education, from anthropology to public policy, with national to global experiences living and working on four continents and across 12 countries. With a lens rooted in social equity, Terri currently services clients as a consultant through her company, Inclusive Voices Incorporated, and holds the position of Executive Director for the national Indigenous-led charitable not-for-profit LodgePole Arts Alliance, of which she is a founding member. Terri continues to hold a role as a national sector trainer for the Cultural Human Resource Council of Canada in Maintaining Respectful Workplaces in the Arts, while continuing to support various cities and municipalities across Canada in their development of Cultural Plans, Public Art Plans and intentions to build Indigenous relationships based in reciprocity. Terri proudly identifies as mixed, Ohnkwehon:we/Kanien’kehá:ka/ Skaru:reʔ (Original Peoples/Mohawk/Tuscarora) and British descent where her people come from Six Nations of the Grand River, Ireland, and England. She currently lives on her ancestral land within the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Covenant Treaty on Wolfe Island in Ontario with her partner, ornithologist Mark Read and their Portuguese water dogs Higgs & Gauge Boson’s.

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Kelly Wilhelm

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Kelly Wilhelm (she/her) is a consultant and executive with more than 25 years’ experience leading policy and innovation in government, the arts, media, creative industries, and the not-for-profit sector.

As an independent consultant, Kelly leads a portfolio of projects, and is a sought-after speaker and facilitator. She is an Adjunct Professor and Head of the Cultural Policy Hub at OCAD University, a new partnership to build a national network to build informed, inclusive and integrated cultural policy at all levels in Canada. She is a member of the Global Creative Economy Council, an international forum to advance global collaboration, policy and research on the creative economy supported by the UK Creative Industries Policy Evidence Centre and the British Council.

Previous roles include Chief of Staff to the federal Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency for the regions of Quebec, Chief Strategy Officer at the Canada Media Fund, Senior Policy Advisor to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, and Director of Policy, Planning and Strategic Foresight at the Canada Council for the Arts.

Kelly and her family live in Ottawa, on the unceded, unsurrendered Territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation, whose presence on these lands reaches back to time immemorial
 

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Step into an evening of imagination and discovery with this Literary Cabaret, featuring resident writers from the Early Career Young Adult and Children’s Books Residency. They will share works-in-progress — from heartfelt stories of belonging to bold new adventures — offering audiences a glimpse into the creative process behind literature that inspires and delights young readers.

Acclaimed young adult author and faculty mentor Tanya Boteju — writer of Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens and Bruised, with forthcoming titles Messy Perfect and a nonfiction book on allyship — will host the evening and share from her celebrated work.

Enjoy a drink from the bar, browse a curated selection of books at Pages Books, and immerse yourself in the vibrant literary atmosphere. Doors open at 6:15 p.m., presentations begin at 7:00 p.m., and you’re invited to stay and mingle with artists and faculty until 9:00 p.m

Photo of program faculty, Tanya Boteju, relaxed and smiling, leaning forward with coffee mug held in both hands
Page Summary
Tanya Boteju, author of Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens and Bruised, hosts readings on belonging and discovery from resident YA writers.
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Free
Yes
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Banff Centre Artist/Practicum/Staff Only
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Ages 14 and over
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Doors open at 6:15 p.m. 

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Hosted by Tanya Boteju
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Celebrate fresh perspectives in children’s and young adult literature in this Literary Cabaret, as resident writers from the Early Career Young Adult and Children’s Books Residency share original works exploring themes of identity, imagination, and resilience.

Poet and faculty mentor Jordan Scott — award-winning author of I Talk Like a River, a New York Times Best Children’s Book translated into 19 languages — will host the evening and share from his acclaimed work.

Enjoy a drink from the bar, browse a curated selection of books at Pages Books, and immerse yourself in the vibrant literary atmosphere. Doors open at 6:15 p.m., presentations begin at 7:00 p.m., and you’re invited to stay and mingle with artists and faculty until 9:00 p.m.

Jordan Scott
Page Summary
Jordan Scott, poet and award-winning author of I Talk Like a River, hosts resident writers exploring identity, imagination, and resilience.
Exhibition
No
Free
Yes
Donation
Off
Banff Centre Artist/Practicum/Staff Only
Off
Licensed
Off
Age Restrictions
Ages 14 and over
Performance Date
Date
Extra Description

Doors open at 6:15 p.m. 

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1764727200
Event Subtitle
Hosted by Jordan Scott
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