Nikki Barran is an actor, dancer, and singer, originally from Calgary. She has lived in several cities, including Hollywood, Toronto, and now Edmonton. Nikki has been trained extensively in jazz, tap, and ballet, with supplementary training in several other dance forms. She has created most of her choreography in Calgary, for several different theatre companies, including Storybook Theatre, and Broad Minds. One of her proudest accomplishments was choreographing 80 high-school students in the play, Footloose, for Summer Stock Theatre in Calgary. While in Edmonton, she is very excited for the opportunity to hold a dance summer camp for RuminariLive Arts.

Ken has performed at various venues throughout Canada, the US, and Mexico. He also performed over close to 4,000 shows at West Edmonton Mall with his Kenuppets (now known as Friends Forever Puppets). For five years Ken also starred, with his over 350 puppets, on Storytime which was seen across Canada on the CTV network.

He has written over 100 scripts for television, had over 350 puppets, has done numerous music videos on TV and on YouTube, taught and performed in schools, festivals, libraries, and festivals.

Starting his puppetry career in college, he now has decades of experience and loves to pass on his creative knowledge to others.

Originally from Fort McMurray, Alberta, Danna-Rae is an audio and lighting designer and composer based in Montreal, Quebec. She's a graduate from the Red Deer College Technical Theatre Design and Production program, and co-founder of Theatre; Just Because in Fort McMurray. In the past, she was an artist/educator with the Royal Conservatory's Learning Through the Arts program, working in both Alberta and Toronto, Ontario. Some of her credits include: Eco-anxiety (Lighting Designer, Imago Theatre), Steel Magnolias (Sound Designer/Composer, Keyano Theatre), and The Most Massive Woman Wins (Lighting Designer/Composer, Theatre; Just Because). She has worked in theatre for over 15 years, and enjoys collaborating with others and learning from their different perspectives. When she's not in a theatre, you could easily find her gardening or taking photographs of nature.

The founder of RuminariLive Arts - Hunter Gates! Hunter is a director, actor, stuntman, theatre-maker, and educator. She specializes in movement as well as devised theatre performance. Hunter has 30+ years of experience in professional and community theatre, film, and television. She trained in physical theatre at the School of Physical Theatre in Toronto. She holds a Ph.D. in theatre philosophy, a Pedagogical certificate in Physical Theatre, and a certificate in Stunt Performance and teaching. Hunter also has extensive experience in stage combat.

Her performance and teaching experience abroad includes work in Egypt, Greece, South Africa, and the Caribbean. She has also performed and taught across Canada. She launched her post-university theatre career in Montreal at the Just for Laughs Festival. She was the founding artistic director (1996 to 2016) of The Hunter Gates Academy of Physical Theatre, a school specializing in training, new-play creation, and international collaborations. Dr. Gates provides artistic innovation and dedication to the voice and spirit of the community.

Hunter specializes in the creation of programs for seniors, adults, and at-risk youth.

Born and raised in Edmonton, Aidan has been a dedicated theatre artist since his first drama class in 2012. Now having finished his studies at MacEwan, all he wants to do is make more theatre - and hosting a summer camp is a great way to make that happen.

Aidan has been a part of many shows and musicals including Legally Blonde, The Crucible, Pippin, Spring Awakening, Follies, Blue Stockings, RENT, and many more.

Driven by an artistic passion deeply rooted in her being, Jenn has been pursuing theatre for over a decade. Placing equal importance on every facet of theatre has made her well versed in many aspects of the stage. Be it directing and devised creation, stage performance, dramaturgy, or stage management, Jenn is at home when involved in any production. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Concordia University in Montreal, and has worked for theatre companies Geordie Theatre (Montreal, QC) and Theatre; Just Because (Fort McMurray, AB). Jenn continues to work as an educator of young artists and workshop leader of all ages. She is also currently the Artistic Director of Mask Mime & Mayhem Productions. Her favourite moments of theatre are those magical, imaginative instances that surprise the audience while uplifting the soul. On the off chance you find her doing something unrelated to the theatre, she would probably be hanging out with her very judgmental cat.