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Emma Tibaldo Director	EMMA TIBALDO Emma Tibaldo is a graduate of Concordia's Theatre Department and the National Theatre School's Directing program, where she continues to be a guest artist. She is the Artistic and Executive Director at Playwrights' Workshop Montreal where she had been the dramaturg in residence for three seasons. For Talisman Theatre Emma directed 'That Woman' by Daniel Danis, translated by Linda Gaboriau which was nominated for the Prix de la critique for the 2007 season by L'Association québécoise des critiques de théâtre (AQCT), 'Down Dangerous Passes Road' by Michel Marc Bouchard, translated by Linda Gaboriau which WON the AQCT prize for best English production 2008 and 'Rock, Paper, Jackknife...' by Marilyn Perrault, translated by Nadine Desrochers.
Lyne Paquette Set Designer	LYNE PAQUETTE is a founding partner and Artistic Director of Talisman Theatre. A graduate of the National Theatre School, theatre design is Lyne's second career. She continues to develop her theatre training with puppetry workshops and recently completed a three-month internship at Michael Curry Design. Since 2003 Lyne has designed for many theatre, dance, and operetta productions in Montreal. Prior to that Lyne was an Assistant Designer at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. She has designed set and costumes for Talisman productions since 2005. Visit Lyne's website: www.lynepaquette.com.
Michael Leon Sound Designer	MICHAEL LEON is a Montreal-based historian and composer/sound designer. Recent works have included sound for 'Pressing', an installation piece for the Summerworks Theatre Festival, music and sound for a series of residencies for Press at the Theatre Centre in Toronto and the Sour Brides production of 'Trout Stanley' in Whitehorse, and sound design for Teesri Duniya's Montreal production of 'Miss Orient(ed)'. Michael designed music and sound for Talisman's production of 'That Woman', 'Down Dangerous Passes Road' and 'Rock, Paper, Jackknife...'.
Fruzsina Lanyi Costume Designer	FRUZSINA LANYI graduated from The National Theatre School of Canada in 2003, and has since created numerous costume, set, props and make-up designs. She also works in films in her country of origine Hungary. For Fruzsina, theatre in a multifacetted world of inspiration, exchange and growth.
David Perreault Ninacs Lighting Designer	DAVID PERREAULT NINACS graduated from NTS a few years ago, and has since designed some 60 theatre shows and done lighting for visual arts shows, corporate galas, dance and musical shows; as well as designing domestic lamps. David has taught lighting design at the National Theatre School. After all of this, he still enjoys light in all its forms.
Rasili Botz Movement Designer	RASILI BOTZ is Artistic Director of Tyalice 'Matter to Dance and Speak', Performer for Karim Hussein, Benjamin Gueguenne, and Project Fragments, Rasili embraces such diverse schools as Tanaka Min's Butoh, Morton Potash/Ingebord Liptee's Dance Ethnology, Suzan Buirge theatre/dance, Roy Art Theater, Katy Roulaud's Body /Voice, Martine Viale. She creates a Contemporary Nude department to serve Theatre, Visuals Arts, Opera - Casting and Coaching : Die Freischutz (Olivier Py).In Montreal, Movement Coach for Talisman Theater and for Sarah Stanley. Individual Coaching for visual artists, writers, playwrights.
Mary Davidson Stage Manager	MARY DAVIDSON is thrilled to be working with Talisman Theatre. The Flood Thereafter is Mary's first production of with them. A graduate of Concordia with a BFA in Playwriting, she has worked around the world. Previous credits include contracts with Royal Caribbean Productions onboard the Enchantment and Splendour of the Seas, working on shows including Can't Stop The Rock, Stage to Screen, Tango Buenos Aires, Dancin' Thru the Movies, and Ballroom Fever. In Montreal she has Stage Managed Cherry Docs and Othello with Persephone Productions; and was Assistant Stage Manager on At The Crossroads and The Caucasian Chalk Circle at the D.B. Clarke Theatre.
Jana Van Geest Assistant Director	JANA VAN GEEST graduated from Concordia University's theatre department in 2005, and since then has made the world of Montreal theatre her home. Having worked as a director (No Cycle, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Potato Conspiracy), sound and lighting operator, stage manager and producer, she is now settling into the fundraising department at Centaur Theatre and looks forward to working on many productions in her spare time.

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