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Kara Joseph (she/her) is a versatile performer, creator, and arts manager based in Winnipeg. With experience spanning across various artistic roles including performer, musician, director, costume designer, and podcast host, Kara is dedicated to crafting art that is inclusive, engaging, and accessible to all.
Kara’s creative approach embraces collaboration and community, always striving to break down barriers and build a welcoming space for diverse voices. Her commitment to her craft and her community was recognized with the inaugural Cherry Karpyshin Arts Management Prize, honoring her contributions to the arts. Kara has also recently joined Winnipeg Studio Theatre as Artistic Director/Producer.
Hope McIntyre is an award winning playwright and director. She is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Winnipeg Department of Theatre and Film and also teaches through the Walls to Bridges program in correctional centres. Her training includes a BFA in performance from the University of Saskatchewan and an MFA in directing from the University of Victoria. She was the founding Artistic Director of Sarasvàti Productions, a company dedicated to social change that she helmed for 22 years. During this tenure she developed multiple new theatrical works, produced FemFest (an annual festival), worked as a dramaturg for emerging playwrights, and developed community-based play creation methods.
Hope is former Chair of The Women’s Caucus and former President of the Playwrights Guild of Canada. She has received the YWCA Women of Distinction Award, the Bra D’Or, the Women Helping Women Award, the Mahatma Gandhi Social Change Award, and the University of Winnipeg Arts Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award. In 2023 she published the e-book The Business of Theatre: Pathways to a Career in Theatre.