Staff

David Barnet
David Barnet
Artistic Director
David Barnet, the founding artistic director of GeriActors, is a professor in the Department of Drama at the University of Alberta, where he specializes in community-based and ensemble theatre, and acting Shakespeare. He is the founding artistic director of Catalyst Theatre in Edmonton, Alberta, and has extensive experience in Popular Theatre and Theatre for Development in Africa and Asia. He is a 3M National Teaching Fellow.
In developing GeriActors and the practice of intergenerational theatre and creative aging, David Barnet has been influenced by the work of Stuart Kendall and Stagebridge in Oakland, California; Arthur Strimling and Roots and Branches in New York; ESTA (Elders Share the Arts) in New York; Susan Pearlstein (founder of the National Centre for Creative Aging) in Washington, DC; and Pam Schweitzer, the founder of Age Exchange in London, UK.
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Becca Barrington
Becca Barrington
Associate Director and General Manager
Becca Barrington has been with GeriActors & Friends since 2010 as a student and a Friend. Graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Drama from the University of Alberta, she was lucky enough to land a job with GeriActors as their Administrator in 2012. In 2014, she became the Associate Director. Becca has also worked with Grindstone Theatre, Theatre Alberta, Chrysalis, the Edmonton Epilepsy Association, and Bring It Up Theatre.
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Erin Hayes
Erin Hayes
Stage Manager and Tour Manager
Erin is very excited to be working with GeriActors Theatre! She is a graduate of the BFA Technical Theatre; Stage Management program at the University of Alberta. She has a passion for paperwork and supporting artists any way she can. Some of her previous credits include work with: Citadel Theatre, Taste of Edmonton, Catch the Keys Productions, The Maggie Tree, and Grindstone Theatre, among others.
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