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Creative Team
Kim Selody | Original Production Director
Kim Selody has worked as a writer, director and actor in Canadian theatre for over 30 years, directing more than 100 productions, many world premieres for youth and young audiences. Kim has served as Artistic Director of the Playwrights Theatre Centre, Carousel Players in Southern Ontario, and at Presentation House Theatre from 2011 to 2025.
Giselle Clarke-Trenaman | Stage Manager
Giselle has roots in the Toronto theatre community and holds a B.F.A. Hons in Theatre from York University and received a Jessie Award for Stage Management in 2025. As the founder of Black History Matters, she has presented to schools in the Vancouver area reaching over 6,000 students with her tailored age-appropriate presentations. She currently sits on the Board for Lamondance and is a member of the Black Pledge Collective.
Victor Mariano | Performer (Max)
Victor (he/him) is a Vancouver-based theatre artist with a focus on physical theatre and work for young audiences. Since 2008, Vic has also worked extensively as a drama instructor and workshop facilitator at several elementary schools in the North Vancouver area.
Keltie Forsyth | Director
Keltie is the Artistic Managing Director of Presentation House Theatre on the unceded territories of the Skwxwú7mesh and Səl̓ílwətaʔ Nations on Vancouver’s North Shore. Keltie is a theatre director, instructor, producer and administrator of settler ancestry, she holds an MFA in Theatre Directing from UBC.
Linda Leon | Set, Props & Costume Designer
Linda Leon was thrilled to work on Where The Wild Things Are with her friends Kim, Linda and Cathy. Her designs have been seen on stages throughout Canada in the past twenty-five years. But she has a special love of theatre for young audiences. Select design credits include Café Daughter (sets), Gwaandak Theatre; A Story Before Time, Kahawii Dance Theatre and Banff Festival of the Arts (sets, puppets and costumes) and The Cat Came Back (sets, puppets and costumes) for MTYP. Linda Leon is a member of Associated Designers of Canada.
Cathy Nosaty | Composer & Sound Designer
Cathy Nosaty is a musician, composer, musical and choral director, teaching artist and music facilitator. She began her musical training at age three as a classical pianist and her love of creative collaboration led her to theatre, dance and scoring to picture. She was nominated for the 2020 Louis Applebaum Composers Award (Composition for Young People) and has been nominated for five DORA awards. She completed a Master’s degree in Critical Studies in Improvisation in spring 2024 and is delighted to be part of this Wild Rumpus.
Leslie Dos Remedios | Performer (Mom/Narrator)
Originally from Toronto, Leslie works as an actor, director, dramaturg and producer on the unceded Coast Salish lands known as Vancouver. She is so honoured to be stepping into the exciting and magical world of Max and the Wild Things, and is always so happy to return to the Presentation House Theatre family. Endless love and gratitude to Stephen and to my very own Wild Thing, Rosalind – I’ll eat you up, I love you so.
Brian Trenaman | Lighting Designer
Previous PHT credits include Little Pea, Heavy and Light and The Magic Hour (in association with Electric Company Theatre / Innovation Lighting). Vancouver productions include White Noise (Savage Society / Firehall Arts Centre), Redpatch (Hardline Productions / Arts Club Theatre – Jessie nomination), Salmon Girl (Raven Spirit Dance – Jessie award) and Black and Rural (Pi Theatre). Brad is a regular contributor to Professional Lighting and Production Magazine, President of New Works Dance (Vancouver) and a member of Associated Designers of Canada (IATSE ADC 659). www.batlighting.com
Illustration for Where the Wild Things Are by Odera Igbokwe.