Creative Team

• Krystle Dos SantosPerformer & Co-Creator
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Krystle Dos Santos

Performer & Co-Creator

Krystle Dos Santos is an extraordinary blues, jazz and soul singer based out of Vancouver, Canada. Her voice is commanding, powerful and rich with talent. Dos Santos grew up in Edmonton and her roots are Guyanese. She studied at the elite Canadian College of performing arts and at the University of Alberta. She has performed in the Arts Club musical Dreamgirls and Chelsea Hotel: the songs of Leonard Cohen at the Firehall arts centre and created a show called ‘BLAK exploring Canada’s black history. Dos Santos loves performing for young audiences to share her show A History of Motown and BLAK: Canadian Women in Music in schools. Krystle is extremely excited to bring Hey Viola! to audiences across Canada this spring/summer and release the soundtrack to the show “Hey Viola! The Soundtrack of a Life”.

• Tracey PowerDirector & Co-Creator
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Tracey Power

Director & Co-Creator

Tracey has worked across Canada and internationally as a director, choreographer, actor and writer. She’s the choreographer and writer of GLORY, inspired by the true story of the women’s hockey team the Preston Rivulettes, which continues to tour across Canada, the musical Miss Shakespeare, and the director/choreographer of Chelsea Hotel, The Songs of Leonard Cohen. She continues to work as an actor both on stage and screen as well as create new work for both mediums. Hey Viola! has been a gift to create with Krystle, and Tracey is thankful for the team of artists, who even during a pandemic believed in the power of theatre and the importance of sharing Viola’s story with you. Tracey is the recipient of the Jessie Richardson, Elizabeth Sterling and Betty Mitchell Awards for her work.

www.traceypower.ca

• Sereana MalaniAssociate Director
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Sereana Malani

Associate Director

Born in the Fiji Islands and raised in Coquitlam, Sereana now call Vancouver home. Select credits include: Gross Misconduct (SpeakEasy), Happy Place (Touchstone), You Will Remember Me (Ruby Slippers), Clybourne Park (Citadel Theatre) and five seasons at Bard on the Beach. She is a graduate of the BFA Acting program at the University of Alberta. When not on stage, Sereana is a full time Mum to Eli, and Tevita. Next up, she will be Assistant Directing Romeo & Juliet at Bard on the Beach. Thank you to Tracey and Krystle for the invitation to work on this beautiful show.

• Maddy HenryStage Manager
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Maddy Henry

Stage Manager

Maddy (she/her) is a multi-discipline Stage Manager based on unceded Secwepemc territory colonially known as Kamloops, BC. She is so grateful to be a part of sharing this story around the country! Thanks to Tracey and the team for having her, and to Greg for his unwavering support.

Selected credits include: The Wizard of Oz, Chelsea Hotel, The Sound of Music, Meet My Sister, A Christmas Carol, Armstrong’s War (Western Canada Theatre); Jane Eyre (The Citadel Theatre); The New Canadian Curling Club, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (Thousand Islands Playhouse); Silent Light (Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity); Kamloopa (WCT/The Cultch/Persephone Theatre/GTNT)

• Steve CharlesMusic Director/Guitar & Bass
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Steve Charles

Music Director/Guitar & Bass

Steve Charles is a composer and performer from Vancouver. Highlights include: Peter Pan-Carousel Theatre, 4000 miles –Belfry, Once-Arts Club, Empire of the Son- VACT Othello-Bard on the Beach, Love Bomb-Shameless Hussies, Urinetown- Firehall Theatre, Brief Encounter-Playhouse/MTC, Dance Marathon-Bluemouth Inc., The French-Canadian talent show Galala on TV Unis and Pacifique en Chanson. He is a member of the Escape Artists who created Chelsea Hotel in 2012, Miss Shakespeare and J.Caesar in 2015, Glory with WCT/ATP in 2018, and is excited to be part of the team for Hey Viola! in 2022. He tours internationally with bands Viper Central, and Forro do Cana as a multi-instrumentalist and is very active in Vancouver’s diverse music scene.

• Mary AnchetaPiano
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Mary Ancheta

Piano

Mary Ancheta is a Composer, Session Keyboardist, Producer, and an MD. As a Composer she has written for various platforms ranging from Film & TV, Ads, Documentaries, Theatre, Pop songs, Podcasts, to Web content. She enjoys creating a hybrid score and arranging strings for various works. As a session keyboard player Mary incorporates her own flavour while complimenting the artists’ style and vision. She has performed at the 2020 Rugby World Cup in Japan, opened for John Mayer, Ziggy Marley, and Snoop Dogg, and performed on the Warped Tour for 2 consecutive years. Other notable shows include performing for tennis pro Roger Federer in the Maldives, Summerstage Concert series at Central Park opening for Buffy Sainte Marie, a show with iskwē at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a special Motion Capture Show with Jill Barber at Animatrik Studios, a feature performance in Bermuda at City Hall w/ Giant Steps for the Premier of Bermuda, and a performance at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. She was recently the Musical Director of Da Kink in My Hair for the Arts Club Theatre in Vancouver.

• Chris DavisDrums & Trumpet
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Chris Davis

Drums & Trumpet

Chris is a touring member of the Grammy-Nominated soul package, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings in 2014. He appears on trumpet and piano on “Soul of A Woman” – Daptone Records. He is also a frequent guest musician in Stay Human, the house band for “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” – CBS. Chris has performed for numerous television productions including the Grammys, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Conan, The Espys, The Mark Twain Prize, The NFL Honors, and the White House.

• Drew FaceySet Designer
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Drew Facey

Set Designer

Drew designed over 170 professional productions and won 18 Jessies during his career as a set and costume designer in the Canadian theatre industry. Early in the pandemic, Drew relocated to Merida, Mexico with his partner Kelly where they renovated a historic home in the city centre. Drew relaunched his career as an interior designer and worked remotely for Decorilla, a design firm based in New York City.

• CS Fergusson-VauxCostume Designer
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CS Fergusson-Vaux

Costume Designer

CS Fergusson-Vaux (she/her) is a Theatrical and Visual Artivist, Organizer, and Historian with a fervent belief in decolonizing our community, encouraging and aiding in bold cultural endeavours, and constructing an ethical and inclusive artistic legacy. Pre-pandemic works include projects with The Frank Theatre Company, Vancouver Fringe Festival, and Zee Zee Theatre. She currently is the Associate Artistic Director of the SUM Gallery + Queer Arts Festival. She gratefully stands in solidarity with her hosts and stewards of the lands and waters-the qiqéyt (QayQayt), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwxw̱ ú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), and səli̓ lw̓ ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

• Jillian WhiteLighting Designer
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Jillian White

Lighting Designer

Jill is a three time Jessie Richardson Award nominated designer, an alumnus of Capilano University, and a member of Associated Designers of Canada. She designs three outdoor shows a year at the Caravan Farm Theatre and spends her remaining time designing in Vancouver. Favourite credits includeBright Blue Future (Hardline), RUINED(Dark Glass), Gross Misconduct(SpeakEasy), System Failure (Caravan),Certified (Touchstone), Never the Last(Delinquent), Inheritance(Touchstone), and She, Mami Wata & the Pussy WitchHunt (Frank).www.jillianwhite.com