THE TALE OF A T-SHIRT

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LISA MARIE DILIBERTO ( CREATOR/PERFORMER) is a Canadian theatre artist. Graduate of Ecole Philippe Gaulier, in Paris France and George Brown Theatre in Toronto. An alumnus of the acclaimed improv comedy club Second City in Toronto, and an actor with Carousel Players, 4th Line Theatre, Sudbury Theatre Centre and Jumblies Theatre. Lisa Marie is a four time Ontario Arts Council Artist in Education grant recipient. Thanks to the Metcalf Foundation, Lisa Marie is currently acting as Assistant Artistic Director at Jumblies Theatre in Toronto where she was assistant director on THE BRIDGE OF ONE HAIR this past May for World Stage at Harbourfront Centre in Toronto. Lisa Marie can´t imagine anything better than to be producing and creating THE TALE OF A T-SHIRT with her best friends at FIXT POINT THEATRE.

SOPHIA LAGGNER (CREATOR/PERFORMER, COSTUME DESIGNER) is an Austrian theatre artist and cofounder of the label KENNWORT:BERGSTATION. Graduate of Ecole Internationale et Professionelle de Theatre du Philippe Gaulier, Paris. Sophia has trained theatre with members of the Theater im Bahnhof (Graz); contemp. /modern dance (Mona May),(M.Kinigadner) and at the Intern. Buehnenwerkstatt Graz; performing arts with Simon Frearson (London, UK) and Ute Niemuth (Berlin); Some of her credits include: lead character in the film “Slugs” (Nacktschnecken), by Michael Glawogger (director of “Megacities” and “Workingman´s Death”); “Milan, oder stille Tage im Kaffee” by Johannes Schrettle; “Der Rest” (Gruppe Dagmar); For the creation of THE TALE OF A T-SHIRT Sophia received a grant from DAS LAND STEIERMARK. After the workshop performance of A TALE OF A T-SHIRT last December Sophia is excited to be back in Canada to mount the show for a tour through this country and can´t wait to take this show to Europe in Summer 2008.

AMBER-KELLY MACKERETH (CREATOR/PERFORMER, CHOREOGRAPHER) is a graduate of the Douglas College Theatre Program in Vancouver; Amber has also studied at Circle in the Square in NYC. She has worked professionally as a singer, dancer and actor. Some of her credits include: “Bawdy” (Felux Culpa), “The PNE story” (P.S films), Charity in “Sweet Charity” (CCP), Jillian in “Jillian Jiggs”(Touring Players). Amber also danced in the movie “Chicago”. She has choreographed for numerous competitive studios across Canada. Amber is excited to be a part of THE TALE OF A T-SHIRT. She feels creating a new show through FIXT POINT THEATRE with other artists is an amazing opportunity to tell a story to the public in an entertaining way. Amber would like to thank her family for all their support over the years.

LEAH HOUSTON (SET AND PROPS DESIGNER) has been cultivating a dynamic, multi-disciplinary community-based arts practice for over five years, incorporating visual arts, theatre, puppetry, research, administration and performance. She has worked with a diversity of organizations including: Jumblies Theatre, The Spiral Garden, Sketch, Clay and Paper Theatre, Harbourfront Centre, Earthroots and Savards Women´s Shelter. Her longing is to work with all sorts of people in order to tell the beautiful, surprising, ordinary, extraordinary stories of our lives. Leah is currently completing an M.A at OISE/UT´s Adult Education and Community Development program.

TREVOR SCHEWELLNUS (LIGHTING DESIGNER) is a Toronto- based theatre designer. This year he has designed for Small Wooden Shoe public recordings, Nightwood, Jumblies, Independent Auntie, Aluna Theatre, and Modern Times Stage Company (2007 Dora nomination for The Sheep and the Whale). He designed lights for Summerworks in 2006, and his play meeting plaice was part of Summerworks 2003. In 2004 he won a Dora award for Independent set design of For Sale.
Blog: www.trevschwell.blogspot.com

MICHAEL LAIRD (SOUND DESIGNER) is a Toronto-based Sound Designer. In 2006 Michael received a Dora Award nomination for Outstanding Sound Design for Daniel MacIvor´s A Beautiful View (da da kamera) which has toured theatres and festivals across North America to critical acclaim including The Spoleto Festival (Charleston, SC) and The Under the Radar Festival (New York, NY). Michael made his Off-Broadway debut with Evil Dead: The Musical (Snug Harbor Productions), a show he has been a part of since its inception in 2003 at Toronto´s Tranzac Club. Other recent design credits include Tiny Dynamite (Theatre Smash); Cabaret, Urinetown, Jesus Christ Superstar & The Rocky Horror Show (Toronto Youth Theatre); Kilt (New Stages Theatre Co.); Tequila Vampire Matinee (Rat-a-tat-tat). Other credits include: Sound Operator, Here Lies Henry & Cul-de-sac (US National Tour) (da da kamera); Batboy: The Musical (Hot Feat Productions). In 2003 Michael was a grant recipient under Theatre Ontario´s Professional Theatre Training Program and apprenticed with acclaimed sound designer Richard Feren.

JANE MOFFAT (CONSULTING DIRECTOR) is currently in production as director for Conscientia, which will open in August 4th at Factory Studio as part of the Summerworks festival. Stage (acting): Tarragon Studio (Whale Music) 2006 Toronto Fringe Festival (Jane Moffat´s Gink), 2004 Toronto Fringe Festival (The Dizzy and dale Chronicles) Shakespeare in the Rough (Othello, Measure for Measure), Buddies in Bad Times Theatre (Monsieur D´eon is a Woman), The Alchemy Theatre (The Mercy Seat) The Tim Sims Playhouse (The Dick´s a Dame, Co-written with her partner, Cheryl McNamara). Film & TV: Queer as Folk (recurring role); Wonderland, Regenesis. The Recruit, Finn´s Girl. Also coming up in August: Superderm-a short about aging that she wrote and will star in. Ongoing: Teaches her APPROACH TO THE METHOD acting class in Toronto. Jane loves the Fixt Point gals and wishes them a rich and happy Fringe Experience. Rock on Saskatoon!…

Welcome to the citys eagerly awaited annual marathon of theatre, dance, comedy, music and film from around the globe. All shows are in English, Czech or are non-verbal and are programmed so that you can see up to 6 shows a day and over 30 shows over the 8 days of Fringe Festival Praha. Shows take place from the afternoon to late evening, most last for an hour or so with time between to zip from venue to venue and grab a bite to eat. Enjoy a warm welcome at our fringe club where you can join the fun, meet the artists and swap notes with other fringe goers on your “hot tickets” for the day…its the fringe way from Edinburgh to Adelaide, now entering year seven here in Prague.