Daniela Smith-Fernandez is Chilean-Canadian by birth, francophone by choice. She is an artist, writer and craftsperson who is proudly multicultural and multilingual (English, Spanish, French). She has worked in theatre as a costumer, prop maker, venue manager and volunteer. Her theatre reviews and articles have been published in student newspapers and blog. She is currently workshopping the second play in a trilogy about Jean-François, a man with a magical penis that makes anglophones bilingual. She writes in English and French.
Originaire du Québec, mais résidant au Manitoba depuis plusieurs années, Skylar Bélanger aime supporter et participer à la scène culturelle Francophone.
Eli (River) Kovacs is the children’s theatre consultant. He is an artist who sells his stickers at craft sale. Other than theatre he likes crafts, anime and harassing his brother.
Daphne Finlayson (she/her) is a director and creator based in Winnipeg. She is a graduate of the University of Manitoba with a BA in Theatre and Film Studies. In 2022, she graduated with honours from the inaugural Red River College Digital Film and Media Production program. She has worked with companies like Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, Prairie Theatre Exchange, The Village Conservatory for Music Theatre, The Keep Theatre, Theatre Projects Manitoba, and Rainbow Stage, in addition to running her own company, Hypothetical Projects. Daphne was the recipient of the inaugural Dan Augusta Promise Prize from Sick + Twisted Theatre and received the Gladys Cameron Watt Award in the 84th National One-Act Playwriting Competition.
Christopher Douglas (he/him) has primarily been a producer or stage manager. He has worked on 40+ productions in a variety of venues including parks, a bed-and-breakfast, a former coffin factory, and on a literal island. His short plays and adaptations have been performed in academic and festival settings and he is currently exploring poetry and libretti. He has (very) occasionally been convinced to act. As a reader, he devours award-nominated scripts and, as a critic, he has a history of being outspoken. A Torontonian by birth and a graduate of York University, he now lives in Winnipeg.
Dominique Wyrchowny is a franco-manitoban artist and actor. She does works in visual art with regular mediums, as well as theatre! She has a fine art degree from the University of Manitoba – and took an interest in writing as well during her artistic studies. She’s currently active in the improv scene in Saint-Boniface and truly enjoys all things theatre. She is also a member of multiple D&D groups, (Dungeon and Dragons) local and international and believes this to be a meaningful advantage to her acting, writing and improv style.
Fresh off of a successful Fringe show this past summer (Jean-Francois; Plus que Parfait 2026) Dominique would like to throw herself into the art of critique, and enrich the community by making information and opinions on plays more accessible. She hopes to do so by writing in both English and French. She aspires to be a new voice with curiosity and excitement, to truly engage Winnipegers in what our local creators are bringing to the theatre scene.
