Meet Our Staff
EXECUTIVE AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR,
COLIN WOLF (he/they)
Colin is a Métis performer, theatre maker, and activist from Moh’kins’tsis (Calgary), AB on Treaty 7 Territory. He graduated with a BFA in Dramatic Arts from the University of Lethbridge in 2014, and then spent five years making theatre all over the prairies. Colin co-founded Thumbs Up Good Work Theatre Collective with his sister Caleigh Crow in 2013. Colin felt the call of the North and moved to Whitehorse in October 2019 to serve as Artistic Director at Gwaandak Theatre. He wrote and produced CoyWolf, a story about loss and grief backdropped by a story of land displacement. Colin produced it as Thumbs Up in partnership with the Guild Hall Theatre in Whitehorse, and toured it to four rural communities in 2023.
Contact Colin at: colin@gwaandaktheatre.ca
ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL MANAGER,
REBECCA BALLARIN (she/her)
Rebecca is an arts administrator, theatre director and producer, and creative educator who is passionate about community building, collaboration and creating opportunities for artists to make art! A settler of Italian and British descent who grew up in Nogojiwanong (Peterborough), she studied theatre at the University of Toronto and has spent the last six years working for various theatre companies and arts service organizations across Ontario. After visiting Whitehorse to attend the 2018 N3 Summit and touring a show to the Old Fire Hall in the early days of 2020, Rebecca is grateful to have the opportunity to return to the Yukon; to learn more about and from the arts community here, and to support Gwaandak's work.
Contact Rebecca at: rebecca@gwaandaktheatre.ca
PRODUCTION AND MARKETING MANAGER,
RJ SMITH (he/they)
Raised and educated on Treaty 6 Territory and of primarily northwestern European settler descent, RJ has been living in the Yukon since the Spring of 2017. With a Media Arts Production Certificate plus two diplomas from MacEwan University (Theatre Production in 2017 and Arts & Cultural Management in 2020), RJ has put his post-secondary education to use and contributed to a wide variety of creative projects, including festivals, plays, and films. Experienced in designing, costuming, painting, set building, audio editing, videography, photography, and more, RJ is always up for trying new roles and further developing his skills. Graphic design may be his passion, but when left to his own devices he is most likely to found vibing with a mug of tea and a sack full of tomes. A fan of hats, cats, and white-ink tats, RJ is stoked to be creating content and uplifting storytellers with Gwaandak Theatre.
Contact RJ at: rj@gwaandaktheatre.ca
DEVELOPMENT MANAGER,
PAIGE GALETTE (elle/she/her)
Paige is a Yukon established and nationally positioned community organizer and educator. Paige has a strong background in logistics planning, event management, governance, policy, and employer-employee relations, all the whilst utilizing an anti-oppressive, anti-racist and equity building framework. She holds over 15 years of experience serving in leadership roles on NGO boards. Paige was Gwaandak Theatre's Managing Director in 2019 and is thrilled to be back, making new connections with established and emerging artists and working with Gwaandak's vibrant team.
Contact Paige at: paige@gwaandaktheatre.ca