Company Founders
Christopher Bedford – Artistic Director
Christopher has directed (among other productions), John Mighton’s Possible Worlds, Daniel Brooks and Guillermo Verdecchia’s Insomnia, Larry Tremblay’s The Ventriloquist, Dominic Champagne’s Playing Bare and the English Language premiere of Dominick Parenteau-Lebeuf's Little Martyrs translated by Mishka Lavigne, all for Evolution Theatre. He also directed and performed in their production of pool (no water). Externally, he was the Assistant Director to Lise Ann Johnson for the Great Canadian Theatre Company’s production of The Syringa Tree. His award nominations include a Rideau Award for Emerging Artist, a Capital Critic’s Circle Award for Best Director (The Ventriloquist), and the Ontario Arts Council’s Pauline McGibbon Award. He is a graduate with Honours of the University of Ottawa’s Theatre Program, with a specialization in Directing and has studied abroad at the School of Physical Theatre in London. Recently he studied with world-renowned theatre trainer Philippe Gaulier. He will be directing Evolution Theatre’s upcoming production of Daniel Danis' In The Eyes of Stone Dogs.
Linda Bedford – General Manager
Linda fell in love with theatre at a very young age and could not imagine doing anything else. She has completed her B.A. Honours in Theatre at the University of Ottawa where her focus was theatre administration.
Linda is a Stage Manager by trade, but can often be found behind her sewing machine, creating costumes for various shows. Costume design credits include Evolution Theatre’s We Won’t Pay! We Won’t Pay!, Possible Worlds, The Ventriloquist and The Lavender Railroad, as well as Punchbag Playhouse’s Head Case. Her stage managing credits include Dancing on Water Theatre Company’s Bye Bye Bytown, The Soldier Dreams and Remembering Shanghai for Toto Too Theatre, and We Won’t Pay! We Won’t Pay!, This Is A Play, pool (no water) and most recently Little Martyrs for Evolution Theatre and as Assistant Stage Manager for Blackbird for Third Wall Theatre.
Nancy Kenny
Nancy has worked professionally in the fields of marketing and event planning for such institutions as the University of Ottawa, the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the Canadian War Museum, and the Great Canadian Theatre Company. She holds degrees in Theatre, Political Science and Canadian Studies from the U of O and recently earned a certificate in Conventions and Meeting Management through Algonquin College. Along with creating all the publicity materials for Evolution Theatre, she has been the publicist for a variety of local theatre companies including Odyssey Theatre, SevenThirty Productions, The Gladstone and Les Prix Rideau Awards, among others.
As a professional actor, Nancy has performed with a variety of theatre companies around town and in many independent films. She is also an avid playwright and has seen her work produced in Ottawa, Kitchener-Waterloo, and Winnipeg. For the past four years, she has been commenting on life as an artist on her blog, So You Want To Be An Actor, and its new incarnation, So You Want To Be An Actor (Redux). In her spare time, Nancy can be found on the internet.
