Santiago Guzmán (he/him/they) is an award-winning playwright, dramaturge, performer, and director originally from Metepec, Mexico, now based in St. John’s, NL. He is the Artistic Director of TODOS Productions & the Artistic Associate for Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre.
Santiago’s work as a writer aims to put local, under-represented narratives and characters on the frontlines, whilst inviting audiences to appreciate the vibrancy of Newfoundland and Labrador from a diverse perspective. |
Ana Claudia Magalhaes Pitol come from Brazil. She has a Bachelor's degree (2011) and a Master's degree in History (2015) and had been a History teacher since 2010. She studied acting between 2018 and 2020 and acted in Romeo and Juliet, in 2018 and Flicts in 2019. She worked as Director's Assistant at Arto Company Theater (Paraná, Brazil) under the direction of Giovana de Liz. Since she arrived here in St. John's (in September 2021), she has worked with the same theatre company as a remote producer, assisting in research and applying for funding in Brazil. In St. John's she had the opportunity to participate as a storyteller in the First Light event "Stories of Ghosts and Spirits" and also took part as a storyteller in "Power of One Project" with Perchance Theatre. She also has a Youtube Channel, Histórica, where she talks about History for kids in Elementary School.
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