Raven Theatre Artists & Board
Corey Payette - Artistic Producer
Corey Payette is Oji-cree First Nations and French Canadian from Northern Ontario. He has performed on stages across Canada, films, concert appearances, and recordings. Corey holds a B.F.A. in music from York University with a focus in music composition where he composed for film, chamber, and musical theatre projects. In 2011, Corey began writing the Book/Music/Lyrics for his second original musical “Children of God”. With a grant awarded through the First Peoples’ Language and Culture Individual Artist Grant, the musical has since had four readings (Feb 20th, 2011, June 8th, 2011, & October 16th, 2011, August 14th, 2012), with professional actors in Vancouver. The Sunset Theatre provided a 10 day playwrights residency in Wells, BC in August 2011 with a public performance of the music on September 1st, 2011. In October, the musical was given a week-long professional workshop with the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company with a public reading on October 30th. When the Playhouse closed in March 2012, the group of artists involved in the Playhouse workshop formed Raven Theatre. Corey began working for Full Circle First Nations’ Performance in January 2012 and worked their Talking Stick Festival as Box Office and Merchandise Manager. Then continued in Administration for the company, preparing financials, researching grants, and is currently their educations co-ordinator, associate artist, and ensemble member in addition to Box Office and Merchandise Manager. |
Artistic Associates
Nathan Medd - Management Mentor for Raven Theatre
Managing Director - National Arts Centre's English Theatre Company
Board of Directors
President: Reneltta Arluk
Producer of Akpik Theatre, NWT
Vice-President: Patrice Bowler
Manager of Great Wall Tea Company, New Westminster
Treasurer: Guy Payette
City of Calgary, Alberta
Secretary: Kwasuun Vedan
Full Circle: First Nations Performance, Vancouver
Member: Lindsay Drummond
Independent theatre producer, Vancouver
Producer of Akpik Theatre, NWT
Vice-President: Patrice Bowler
Manager of Great Wall Tea Company, New Westminster
Treasurer: Guy Payette
City of Calgary, Alberta
Secretary: Kwasuun Vedan
Full Circle: First Nations Performance, Vancouver
Member: Lindsay Drummond
Independent theatre producer, Vancouver