Skye is a Treaty 6 actor/director/producer who calls Saskatoon home by way of Prince Albert and Melfort. He has worked with many of our province’s theatre companies (Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan, Persephone Theatre, Dancing Sky Theatre, Globe Theatre, Station Arts Centre), multiple independent companies (Last Exit Theatre, Bridge Theatre Collective and Theatre Naught, to name a few), as well as various companies outside of Saskatchewan (Stratford Festival, Drayton Entertainment, Shakespeare in the Ruins, Northern Light Theatre, Prairie Theatre Exchange and others). He is a USask grad, and can still be found in the halls from time to time as a sessional instructor, introducing students to the thrill of performing Shakespeare.
What is your favourite play by William Shakespeare? Henry IV (I’m counting both parts as one play!) Such a fantastic mix of drama and comedy, of historical figures along with some of Shakespeare’s greatest fictional creations, of family expectations and political machinations.
What do you love about live theatre? I always enjoy the collective gasp or laugh that a live audience gets to experience with each other. And with live theatre, the performers get to be part of it as well.
What makes SOTS special to you? We are the only repertory theatre company in the province. And there aren’t many in the country. The ability to come watch one production and then later the same day watch the same actors perform a different play: magic.