Staff
12 ALEXANDER STREET
TORONTO
M4Y 1B4
Box Office: 416-975-8555
Administration: 416-975-9130
BOX OFFICE HOURS
Thursday-Saturday
1-6PM
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
industry@buddiesinbadtimes.com
STAFF
TED WITZEL // ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
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ERUM KHAN // ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE
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KRISTINA LEMIEUX // INTERIM DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
kristina@buddiesinbadtimes.com
AIDAN MORISHITA-MIKI // PRODUCER
aidan@buddiesinbadtimes.com
416-975-9130 x40
CONRAD MCLAREN // TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
conrad@buddiesinbadtimes.com
416-975-9130 x70
REBECCA VANDEVELDE // PRODUCTION MANAGER
rebecca@buddiesinbadtimes.com
416-975-9130 x70
JAKE RAMOS // SALES & OPERATIONS MANAGER
jake@buddiesinbadtimes.com
416-975-9130 x24
KATHERINE TEED-ARTHUR // RENTALS COORDINATOR
katherine@buddiesinbadtimes.com
416-975-9130 x24
AL THOMAS-HALL // TALLULAH’S CABARET MANAGER
al@buddiesinbadtimes.com
CHASE HIEBERT // FUNDRAISING + EVENTS ASSOCIATE
chase@buddiesinbadtimes.com
416-975-9130 x35
PAUL THERRIEN // FACILITY MANAGER
paul@buddiesinbadtimes.com
AIDAN McKENDRICK // HEAD OF SECURITY
aidan.mckendrick@buddiesinbadtimes.com
STEPHEN JACKMAN-TORKOFF // EMERGING CREATORS UNIT DIRECTOR
ecu@buddiesinbadtimes.com
JACOB LIN 林鴻恩 // COMMUNITY & EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING PRODUCER
jacob@buddiesinbadtimes.com
LEZLIE LEE KAM & USMAN KHAN // YOUTH/ELDERS FACILITATORS
MASON MCDONALD, SASKIA MULLER & SEBASTIAN URMOM// HOSTING LEADS
mason@buddiesinbadtimes.com saskia@buddiesinbadtimes.com
BOX OFFICE + FRONT-OF-HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES
IFETAYO ALABI, CAMILLE MANKUMAH, NETA ROSE, SARAH ROWE, MAIREAD STEWART, DIVINE MARKS-OWUSU, & DANNY SYLVAN
BAR PERSONNEL
RICHARD BELL, CHARLEE BOYES, ANDREW DESABRAIS, VISHMAYAA JEYAMOORTHY, RONNIE LÉGÈRE, DANIEL ROJAS, NETA ROSE + DANIEL HOANG
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
Alexander Street Theatre Project
Alexander Hutchison (Treasurer)
Michael Man
Anu Radha Verma