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Arkady Spivak – Artistic Producer
Arkady Spivak attended York University, Glendon College until 2000, working on a BA in Theatre and Business. In 2000 he joined Barrie’s Gryphon Theatre in the capacity of Marketing and Development Coordinator.
In 2003 Arkady founded Talk Is Free Theatre. Since then the company has produced over 60 productions in Barrie and toured nationally and internationally. Talk Is Free Theatre won a prestigious Dora Award for its co-production of Assassins, which was later seen at the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre in Winnipeg.
While managing a very dynamic and successful arts organization, Arkady continues to be active in the community through various projects and associations. He has served as a Juror for the Theatre Projects Program of the Ontario Arts Council and for Theatre Ontario’s Professional Theatre Training Program.
Directors
Maja Ardal
Herbie Barnes
Daniele Bartolini
Esther Jun
Mitchell Cushman
Michael Torontow
Dylan Trowbridge
Choreographers
Cameron Carver
Alyssa Martin
Lori Watson
Music Directors
Wayne Gwillim
Daniel Rutzen
James Smith
Designers
Anahita Dehbonehie
Michelle Bohn
Nick Blais
Alice Cousins
Laura Delchiaro
Josh Doerksen
Alexandra Lord
Joe Pagnan
Jeff Pybus
Founders
Alastair Forbes
Randolph J. Johnston
Kay Kanbayashi
Mike Nadajewski
Arkady Spivak
Ensemble
Thom Allison
Maja Ardal
John Askew
David Ball
Herbie Barnes
Jahlen Barnes
Allison Basha
Noah Beemer
Tess Benger
Shane Carty
Brendan Chandler
David Coomber
Saccha Dennis
Aidan deSalaiz
Beau Dixon
Gabi Epstein
Jake Epstein
Izad Etemadi
Justin Goodhand
Alexis Gordon
Griffin Hewitt
Alana Hibbert
Amy Keating
Madelyn Kriese
Derek Kwan
Billy Lake
Richard Lam
Craig Lauzon
Cyrus Lane
Jeff Lillico
Gabe Maharjan
Michaela Mar
Judy Marshak
Andrew McAllister
Jamie McRoberts
Charlotte Moore
Mike Nadajewski
Alex Poch-Goldin
Glynis Ranney
David Andrew Reid
Steve Ross
Amelia Sargisson
Travis Seetoo
Merlin Simard
James Smith
Vanessa Smythe
Giovanni Spina
Justin Stadnyk
Jennifer Stewart
Amy Swift
Jonathan Tan
Alexander Thomas
Alicia Toner
Michael Torontow
Kristian Truelsen
Kimberly-Ann Truong
Tahirih Vejdani
Rob Ward