Your Team
The Stageworks Team is made up of so many people; from staff, instructors, board members, volunteers and parents. Everyone becomes part of our Stageworks family to work towards "developing the performer within".
Darla
Artistic Director, Productions Director & Producer
Darla Lemay - Artistic Director
Years of Service - 28 years
Areas of Training - Administration, Directing, Teaching
Training Credentials - Reliance College of Business, Regina, Saskatchewan, Grant MacEwan University, Arts and Cultural Management, Theatre training for youth in New York City, Dance Administrative Training New Jersey, Virginia, Orlando, Phoenix, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Vancouver and Edmonton, Alberta
Educational Travel Opportunities - Disney World, L.A. Cruise, New York City, UK London Trip
Career Highlights: - Designing & Lobbying for Stageworks Facility in the Cultural Village Site, Creating & Implementing a Theatre Empowerment Program for people with special needs, Project Manager for studio upgrades, Directing Broadway Musicals such as; Annie, Annie Get Your Gun, Sound of Music, The King and I, High School Music, Oliver, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Coat, Hairspray, Grease, Beauty and the Beast, Mary Poppins, Mamma Mia, and All Shook Up, The development of Accelerated & Intensive Dance Programs, The development and creation of the S.T.E.P. (Student Teaching Educational Program), Program Creations in the Edmonton International Airshow, Leduc's 100th Anniversary, Leduc's LRC Grand Opening, Fundraising Picks and Sticks with Gord Bamford, Alberta Special Winter Olympics Opening Ceremonies, and the Alberta Winter Games Opening Ceremonies. The creation of S.W.A. LIVE - a virtual online school.
Candice Fiorentino - Productions Assistant, Theatre Arts Instructor and Travel Coordinator
Years of Service - 6 years
Areas of Training - Theatre Arts and Co-Founder of Poiema Productions, and Artistic Director of Fashion for Freedom
Training Credentials - Grant MacEwan University
Educational Travel Opportunities - L.A. Cruise, New York City, UK London Trip
Career Highlights: - Stage Managing, Technical Directing, Props Building, Costuming, and Set Building. Creating & Implementing many productions through Poiema Productions. Playwright for 5 shows. Nominated for 2 Sterling Awards. Performed to Sold out houses across Canada. Assisted in raising funds for numerous charities. Touring of her work to Winnipeg, Toronto and Vancouver. Fringe worthy nominations for outstanding performances and outstanding work.
Candice
Teaches Theatre Arts, Production Assistant, Travel Coordinator
Gen
Teaches Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Acro & Preschool, Preschool Coordinator, Office Administrator
Miss Gen - Instructor & Office Manager
Years of Service - 14 years dance instructor; 6 years office manager
Areas of Training - Dance Teacher & Performer
Training Credentials - Twinkle Stars Dance Program, University of Nevada - Dance Program, Royal Academy of Dance, ADAPT Teacher Training Program, Progressive Ballet Technique Program, Broadway Connection and Broadway Dance Centre in New York City and Acro Dance Program.
Educational Travel Opportunities - New York, New Jersey, Los Angeles, Virginia, Las Vegas, Edmonton, Crowsnest Pass, Calgary, New Orleans
Performance Training: Jazz, Ballet, Tap, Pointe, Contemporary, Irish and Musical Theatre
Career Highlights: - Danced and represented Stageworks in the Alberta Winter Games, Alberta Special Olympics Games, Stars at Sea dance cruise in Los Angeles, Downtown Disney parade in Orlando. Award Winning choreographer and instructor. Commitment is to her students and their educational experience. Office Manager & bookkeeping & Front of House Services.
Miss Brogan - Instructor, Intensive & Accelerated Coordinator, and Costume Coordinator
Years of Service - 7 years dance instructor; 3 years coordinator
Areas of Training - Dance Teacher & Performer
Training Credentials - Twinkle Stars Dance Program, and Acrobatic Arts Dance Program.
Educational Travel Opportunities - New Jersey, Los Angeles, and Orlando
Performance Training: Jazz, Ballet, African Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary, Modern, Hip Hop, Tap, Pointe, Acro, and Irish
Career Highlights: - Danced and represented Stageworks in the Alberta Winter Games, Alberta Special Olympics Games, Stars at Sea dance cruise in Los Angeles, Downtown Disney parade in Orlando. Award Winning choreographer and instructor. Commitment is to her students and their educational experience. Intensive & Accelerated Coordinator ensures students are signed up, communicated too, and organized sessions. Costume Coordinator ensuring students costumes are ordered and distributed.
Brogan
Teaches Acro, Lyrical, Ballet, Jazz, & Preschool, Intensive-Accelerated Coordinator, Costume Coordinator
Andrea
Teaches, Jazz, Tap, & Ballet
Miss Andrea - Instructor
Years of Service - 5 years coordinator
Areas of Training - Dance Teacher & Performer
Training Credentials - Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Education
Educational Travel Opportunities - Las Vegas, New York, Calgary and Kelowna at numerous workshops and classes.
Performance Training: Jazz, Ballet, Lyrical, Contemporary, Tap, and Pointe
Career Highlights: - Danced Alberta Ballet's 'The Nutcracker' and "Mid-Summers Dream" .represented Award Winning choreographer and instructor. Commitment is to her students and their educational experience and sharing her passion for dance.
Miss Asha - Instructor
Years of Service - 3 years
Areas of Training - Dance Teacher & Performer
Training Credentials - Created her own Hiphop Syllabus
Educational Travel Opportunities - Asha has done choreography, taught, trained and performed in and around Alberta, throughout Canada, United States, China and Spain.
Performance Training: Jazz, Ballet, Lyrical, Contemporary, Tap, and Pointe
Career Highlights: - Danced since the age of 3 years old. Taught for 17 years. Award Winning choreographer and instructor. Commitment is to help her students get their groove on.
Asha
Teaches Hiphop
Krista
Teaches Contemporary, Acro, Ballet & Preschool
Miss Krista - Instructor
Years of Service - 4 years
Areas of Training - Dance Teacher & Performer
Training Credentials - 3 years as a dance instructor and 14 years professional dancer, 30 years training
Educational Travel Opportunities - Toronto, Taiwan, and Edmonton
Performance Training: Contemporary & Clowning
Career Highlights: - Edmonton-based dance artist, instructor, producer, and choreographer. She has created and performed work for the independent stage, Fringe, musicals, and unconventional spaces. Krista has taken training throughout the world including from The School of Toronto Dance Theatre, GAGA Intensive (Israel), EDAM Intensive (Vancouver), daCi Conference (Taiwan), Clown with Mike Kennard, Various Voice Workshops (Richard Armstong; Lee Su-Feh), Arts and Culture Management Diploma (MacEwan University), Learning Through the Arts (Royal Conservatory, Toronto). Award winning choreographer.
Taylor
Teaches Ballet & Preschool
Miss Taylor - Instructor
Years of Service - 3 years
Areas of Training - Dance Teacher & Performer
Training Credentials - Ballet, Pointe, & Jazz
Educational Travel Opportunities - Europe, Los Angeles,
Career Highlights: - Trained with Travis Wall, Mia Michaels, and notable choreographers Sonya Tayeh, Stacey Tookie and Jackie Royal. Award winning performer and has received several scholarships to Los Angeles.