Live Performing Arts

I am Charles- a student leader, writer, and aspiring filmmaker who cares deeply about people, stories, and the impact we leave behind.

I currently serve as President of the Brandon University Students’ Union, where I’ve had the privilege of representing student voices and working to build a more inclusive and supportive campus community. I’m also in my third year studying Computer Science, with a growing interest in the intersection between technology and storytelling

I’m a poet and writer. My first poetry book, “How You Feel” is set to go live on Amazon on the 25th of August 2025 and set to have a book launch at Brandon University on September 25th 2025.

I’ve always believed that my calling is to bring people together and that is what I have set out to do in my first poetry collection. How You Feel’s purpose is to let its reader realize that someone out there- perhaps unknown to them- feels they way that they do.

I am really passionate about writing and acting and directing. Last year I served as a Script Supervisor, and Assistant Stage Manager in a live theatre play titled “Life is Wonderful” at Brandon University. This play was directed by a drama professor and it was a great experience for me. I also played a character named “Charlie” in the play (it was funny because I’m Charles)

I’m also working on a screenplay that explores the complexities of family dynamics. I am looking at the impact on a family whose mother is an alcoholic.

I am looking to be mentored as I believe I have so much to learn. I believe I have the potential to tell powerful stories through poetry, public speaking, film, and screenwriting. I also want to collaborate with others so I can learn more and contribute to their projects as well

𝘔𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦,
𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦-𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘵,
𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦-𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘵.

A professional artist in a wide array of creative live arts, Dora works to create and support art in the spirit of collaboration.

Working predominantly in her hometown in Treaty One, Dora has over 20 years of professional experience in theatre and film as a director, actor, producer, instructor, voice actor and administrator. A graduate from the University of Winnipeg honours theatre program, and a participant in Stratford’s Michael Langham Workshop for Assistant Directors, Dora’s training in voice, movement, direction and classical theatre has led her down an enriched artistic path. As a director Dora strives to produce risky, non-traditional work in safe, supportive settings where every person in the room has a voice.

Founding Producer of Shakespeare in the Pub and play ON Theatre, Youth Mentorship Programs Manager at Creative Manitoba, member of The Fu Fu Chi Chi Choir, banjo player on the rise, specialized theatre workshop instructor, and her favourite role as “mom” Dora wears many hats and is a driven cheerleader for our Winnipeg arts community.

Dora is excited to be growing her practice as a freelance director, and diving deeper into the world of music banjo right now!

Sarah Flynn is a performer and an award winning playwright and the Artistic Associate at Manitoba Theatre for Young People. Sarah studied Theatre Performance at the University of Winnipeg, is a self-taught puppeteer, became a Baby Clown at the Clown Farm, and trained in Suzuki technique with SITI Company. Sarah has performed in theatres, schools and community centers across Winnipeg, the Manitoba Interlake, and Italy. Sarah won the Harry Rintoul Award for Best New Manitoba Play at the 2022 Winnipeg Fringe Festival for her play Whatever Happens After?. Sarah enjoys frolicking in forests, lighting things on fire, and playing with her food.

Recent performance credits include; By The Spit of Your Tongue (Buried Seeds Prod.), How To Live Forever (Hypothetical Projects), Whatever Happens After? (Naked Theatre), Teatrino (Educo Italia), Romeo & Juliet (PocketFrock Prod.), Mary’s Wedding (Theatre Projects MB).

Recent playwriting credits include; By The Spit of Your Tongue (Wpg Fringe), Whatever Happens After? (Wpg Fringe), Deuce (Wpg Fringe Monologue Slam), Little Dead Lady (IbsenFest), Luna’s Suitcase (Wpg Fringe)

Joseph is a Winnipeg playwright, composer and designer. His works include the play How the Heavens Go, and the musical Bloodless: The Trial of Burke and Hare, which received a Dora Mavor Moore Award nomination for Outstanding New Musical. A veteran of the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival, Joseph is a two-time winner of the Harry Rintoul Memorial Award for Best New Manitoban Play, and the author of several hit Fringe musicals including Bloodsuckers!, Illuminati, and Lucrezia Borgia. He is a Playwriting graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada.

As a composer, arranger and sound designer, he has worked on several Winnipeg productions, including Jabber and Danny, King of the Basement for Manitoba Theatre for Young People, Ordinary Days for Winnipeg Studio Theatre and Liars at a Funeral for Prairie Theatre Exchange.

A lifelong computer geek with a B.Sc. in Computer Science, Joseph is also an avid coder, and is currently exploring the world of video game development and interactive storytelling.