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DAVID MIKULIAK
Dave has over 150 performing/directing/adjudicating credits spanning over 50 years. An award-winning teacher, Dave is a retired Arts Educator who taught Music, Music Theatre and Drama in Lethbridge and area schools for three decades. Dave also has an eclectic background in performance work - some highlights include, for NEW WEST THEATRE: Shakin’ All Over; Godspell (Jesus); Forever Plaid (Smudge); Beethoven Lives Upstairs; Puttin’ On The Ritz; Elf. Other highlights, for LETHBRIDGE MUSICAL THEATRE: Man of La Mancha (Don Quixote); Oliver (Fagan). For CENTRESTAGE PRODUCTIONS: Jesus Christ, Superstar (Pilate); Sweeney Todd (Anthony). For THEATREWORKS: Joseph, and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (Joseph). For LETHBRIDGE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: Sweeney Todd (Sweeney); Les Miserables (Javert); Fiddler On The Roof (Tevye). Directorial Highlights include: 1996 Alberta Winter Games Opening Ceremonies, Les Miserables, Newsies, Rock The Halls. Also, Compact Disc album releases of Sing To The Child (2007); My Favourite Christmas Song (2010) with Classical Guitarist, Sheldon Arvay.
Dave currently works (super part time) as a sessional instructor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Lethbridge and picks up many and varied performing/workshopping/adjudicating contracts as they appear!
Even though Dave is “long in the tooth”, he well recalls his own attendance at Provincial One Act Festivals in Saskatchewan as a high school student between 1980 – 1983. That included a recommendation to attend workshops and job shadowing in Stratford, Ontario in the summer of ’83. That experience was very valuable for a young developing performer! While those formative years are quite distant now (over four decades!), he hasn’t forgotten that excitement of being there and participating in those growth opportunities. As a result, Dave is excited to meet and engage with the bright, talented and dedicated young performers from all across the province at this festival!
Upcoming: Dave will be Directing for Phoenix Arts Co. with their company’s premiere production of “Newsies” in July. Given all of the above, he would truly tell you that he is an incredibly fortunate human being.
Dave encourages the people he gets to work with to work on three fundamentals:
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Know their “why”;
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Take responsibility for their creative process and reflect on it constantly; and
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Aim For Growth!
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NOLE
RICHARDSON
Nole is a designer, technician, production manager, and theatre administrator. Born and raised in Lethbridge, Nole recently relocated to Calgary to further pursue a career in the arts. He is currently the Production Manager for One Yellow Rabbit Theatre and the High Performance Rodeo, Calgary’s international festival of the arts. Previously, he worked as the Production Manager for New West Theatre, as well as a theatre technician for the Yates Centre in Lethbridge. A recent career highlight for Nole was set designing Misery at New West Theatre.
He is also an AHSDFA alumni! He was recognized for "Outstanding Lighting Design" for his work in "Dime a Dozen" with Chinook High School in 2017.