Staff
12 ALEXANDER STREET
TORONTO
M4Y 1B4
Box Office: (416) 975-8555
BOX OFFICE HOURS
Wednesday – Saturday
6:30PM – 11PM
OFFICE HOURS
The administrative office is open 10AM – 6PM, with some staff working remotely or at different hours. You can always reach us by e-mail at the contacts below.
QUICK CONTACTS
VOLUNTEERING
volunteer@buddiesinbadtimes.com
BOX OFFICE
tickets@buddiesinbadtimes.com
RENTAL INQUIRIES
rentals@buddiesinbadtimes.com
MEDIA REQUESTS
press@buddiesinbadtimes.com
STAFF
TED WITZEL // ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
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ERUM KHAN // ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE
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KRISTINA LEMIEUX // DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT
kristina@buddiesinbadtimes.com
AIDAN MORISHITA-MIKI // PRODUCER
aidan@buddiesinbadtimes.com
LUDMYLLA REIS // RHUBARB! FESTIVAL DIRECTOR
ludmylla@buddiesinbadtimes.com
REBECCA VANDEVELDE // PRODUCTION MANAGER
rebecca@buddiesinbadtimes.com
KATIE CLARKE // MARKETING MANAGER
katie@buddiesinbadtimes.com
KATHERINE TEED-ARTHUR // RENTALS COORDINATOR
katherine@buddiesinbadtimes.com
AL THOMAS-HALL // TALLULAH’S CABARET MANAGER
al@buddiesinbadtimes.com
MASON MCDONALD // OPERATIONS COORDINATOR
mason@buddiesinbadtimes.com
PAUL THERRIEN // FACILITY MANAGER
paul@buddiesinbadtimes.com
AMBER PATTISON // CHAMBER COORDINATOR
amber@buddiesinbadtimes.com
SEBASTIAN URMOM// HOSTING LEAD
AIDAN McKENDRICK // HEAD OF SECURITY
aidan.mckendrick@buddiesinbadtimes.com
AMANDA CORDNER // EMERGING CREATORS UNIT DIRECTOR
ecu@buddiesinbadtimes.com
JESS DE VITTORIS, FRANKI FORTE + CAROL THAMES // YOUTH/ELDERS FACILITATORS
BOX OFFICE + FRONT-OF-HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES
CONI AGURTO, MAX COWAN, BROCK HESSEL, HANNAH KENNEDY, DIVINE MARKS-OWUSU, MAC MCCALLUM, LESLEY NICHOLLS, NETA ROSE, SARAH ROWE, SIWAR SORIA, MAIREAD STEWART, + DANNY SYLVAN
BAR PERSONNEL
RICHARD BELL, CHARLEE BOYES, ANDREW DESABRAIS, RONNIE LÉGÈRE, NETA ROSE, + DANIEL HOANG
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Alexander Hutchison (Treasurer)
Alexander began his career in finance as a proprietary trader for a small hedge fund in Montreal, eventually moving to Toronto to work as a private wealth sales associate for one of the largest stockbrokers in Canada. He made the transition to a family office with the Blair + Adrian Wealth Advisory Team, where he specialized in insurance and financial planning. Most recently, Alexander became a Registered Retirement Consultant through the CIFP Retirement Institute so he can continue helping families achieve their financial goals. Additionally, Alexander runs a benefit consultancy firm called Growth Benefits Partners. Through this firm, he helps small and medium sized businesses attract and retain top talent in a tax effective manner.
Michael Man
Michael Man is a theatre artist with experience in arts administration. He served as the Business Manager of fu-GEN Asian Canadian Theatre company during which time he oversaw the co-production of a Canadian premiere presented at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, featuring cast and creatives of East Asian Canadian artists. As an actor, Michael performs on stage including three seasons at the Shaw Festival, Grand Theatre, Magnus Theatre, St. Lawrence Shakespeare Company, and Canadian Stage, with workshops at Soulpepper Theatre, Tarragon Theatre, Factory Theatre, Gateway Theatre, and the Stratford Festival. Michael creates new works, most recently with ESP-I Performing Arts Group in Taiwan with an interdisciplinary collective with artists based in Canada, Malaysia, Singapore, and Taiwan centering queer East Asian male experiences. He is a graduate of George Brown Theatre School and Queen’s University School of Business.
Anu Radha Verma
bio to come
Sedina Fiati
Sedina Fiati is a multi-award-winning Toronto-based performer, producer, director, creator, and activist for stage and screen. Proudly Black, queer, and femme, Sedina is deeply invested in artistic work that explores the intersection between art and activism, either in form or structure or ideally both. Sedina is the proud co-founder and Lead Producer of the Black Pledge — an initiative to dismantle anti-Black racism in live performance and also completed three years as Artist-Activist-in-Residence at Nightwood Theatre and three years at Generator, facilitating the Artist Producer Training Program.
Alex Rand
Alex Rand is a curator and producer of events, performances, and public art, and is currently the Manager of Programming at The Bentway. From 2017 – 2022, he was the Producer, Artistic Programs at Luminato Festival Toronto, and in 2017, he was an Artistic Director of An Honest Farewell, the multidisciplinary festival, party, and community platform celebrating the legacy of Honest Ed’s. From 2010 – 2016, Alex was based in London, UK, where he had the opportunity to work as both as an artist and arts manager with organizations such as the Barbican Centre, National Theatre, VAULT Festival, and Ovalhouse, among others. Additionally, Alex and his husband, Craig Ruttan, are co-owners in a community-driven, co-housing project in Bloordale Village with four other civic leaders working across politics, education, and the arts.
Jesse Griffiths
Jesse is a Toronto-based casting director with a diverse portfolio spanning film, TV, video games, and theatre. His focus is, and will always be, to push for more inclusion and diversity in the casting process. He has been a guest lecturer and teacher at various training facilities and universities, he leads a monthly workshop for Toronto’s BIPOC community and is a mentor at the Canadian Film Centre. He is a member of the Casting Society of America (CSA), serves on the Executive for the Casting Director’s Society of Canada (CDC), and is on the professional advisory committee for Seneca College, George Brown College, and Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU). He is a graduate of TMU with a BFA in Theatre Performance. @jessegriffithscasting