91ÅÝܽ

Co-Lab 1: RECORD
Oct. 9 & 10, 2025 | 7:30 PM
Studio T – SFU School for the Contemporary Arts
149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver
SFU Students: $10 | Seniors (65+): $15 | SFU Staff/Faculty/Alumni: $15 | General: $20

With Artemis Cheung, Elijah Curror, Mari Garate Cubillos, Matteo Giannetta, Terry Hao, Ellen Harris, Maryam Khosravi, Marina Lee, Jackson Naunheimer, Xzana Nesbitt, Chloe Ng, Sophie O'Brien, Rowan O'Callaghan, Theo Seto, Paige Smid, Violet Turnbough, and Claire Whitelaw

SHOW ORDER 

• THE TABLE: Ellen Harris, Sophie O'Brien, Rowan O'Callaghan, Theo Seto, and Violet Turnbough
• BOWIE: Mari Garate Cubillos, Terry Hao, Chloe Ng, and Paige Smid
• THE SOUND ARCHIVIST: Artemis Cheung, Maryam Khosravi, and Jackson Naunheimer
• RULES: Matteo Giannetta, Marina Lee, Xzana Nesbitt, and Claire Whitelaw

Content Warning: intense flashing lights and strobe lights, some sensitive political content

Please note: Co-Lab 1: RECORD is presented "in the round" and is unseated. 

Credits

Stage Manager: Miranda Collard 
Teaching Assistant: Jaeden Walton (MFA) 
Lighting Plot / Set Design: Kyla Gardiner
Technical Director (GCAPES): Miles Lavkulich
Lighting Operator / Programmer: GCAPES team
Manager, Production & Events: Emily Neumann
Communications: Brady Cranfield
Manager, Technology & Resources: Stefan Smulovitz
Table Construction: Uroš Šanjević, Theo Seto, Rowan O'Callaghan, Sophie O'Brien, Ellen Harris, Violet Turnbough
Ushers: Jaime McNaughton, Therese Baido, Charles Li, Milena Kalisch, Sophia Chapdelaine, Allie Stang

THANK YOU

Kyla Gardiner, Uroš Šanjević, Brady Cranfield, Emily Neumann, Stefan Smulovitz, Miles Lavkulich, GCAPES team

Artemis Cheung

Born in Hong Kong and based in Vancouver, Canada, Artemis Cheung is a composer and musician, currently studying Music + Sound at 91ÅÝܽ School of Contemporary Arts. As a bassist, he takes from his greatest inspirations: Cliff Burton’s roaring solos and Les Claypool’s zany slap basslines. With his other influences including Metallica, Queen, and plenty of video game soundtracks, he composes in genres ranging from pop to metal to marches, and anything in between. Outside of his own music, he’s the leader and guitarist of his band, Luvtenant.

Elijah Curror

Elijah Curror (He/Him/His) is a disabled queer theatre artist and second year Theatre and Performance student living and working on the stolen lands of the xÊ·məθkÊ·É™yÌ“É™m (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and sÉ™lilwÉ™taɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. His artistic practice draws from his interests in performance and dramaturgy, his lived experiences as a disabled trans man, and oodles of punk audacity to devise and develop his performances and writing. Elijah’s previous credits as a playwright include Artificial Purpose written with Arts Umbrella’s 2022 Laboratory Theatre Troupe cohort, and his many many many scripts-in-progress. With deep love and gratitude for his chosen family. 

NONE OF US ARE FREE UNTIL WE ARE ALL FREE.

Mari Garate Cubillos

Mari (they/them) is excited to begin their journey at SFU this semester after several years working in Human Resources Management. They are now reconnecting with their passion for theatre, drawing on their training from Capilano University, where they graduated from the Acting for Stage and Screen program in 2019. Mari is thrilled to return to the world of the Performing Arts as they pursue their aspiration of becoming a theatre teacher.

Matteo Giannetta

Matteo Giannetta is an interdisciplinary artist from Mississauga Ontario, starting in dance, he first found his love for theatre through musical theatre. Since then he’s acted in over 10+ musicals. Matteo’s interest in directing led him to direct self-written works, classic western plays and original student plays through NTS (National Theatre Schools play festivals). Through this experience, he’s won best director, best overall ensemble, and senior drama award for his play, Made for Us by Jesyca Gu. He continues to explore his artistic endeavours throughout SFU’s theatre program in hopes of becoming a multi-faceted actor and director.

Terry Hao

Terry Hao is a performing arts student in his second year at 91ÅÝܽ. Born in China and raised in Canada from a young age; he possesses the experience of Chinese and Canadian culture behind his back, his insights brings new ideas and creation possibilities onto the table. Terry’s practice is still in the stages of exploration and is open to many different ideas that he hopes to expand on with his time in 91ÅÝܽ. 

Ellen Harris

Ellen Harris is a Vancouver based dance artist. She is currently in her second year at SFU pursuing a BFA in Dance. She grew up in Vancouver dancing at Arts Umbrella in a ballet-based training program. She is now continuing her dance training in contemporary, graham, and ballet and got the opportunity to work closely with Edward Sembatya learning and performing East African dance styles. She looks forward to continuing her journey both dancing and creating works at SFU.  

Maryam Khosravi

Maryam Khosravi is a second-year theatre and performance student at 91ÅÝܽ. She has been in many musical theatre plays throughout her elementary school years and was in drama class throughout high school. When she’s not performing, Maryam enjoys playing sports, specifically soccer and volleyball, as well as watching horror movies. She values her friends and family as they have supported her throughout her journey of performing and finding her passion in acting. Maryam is excited to continue collaborating with her fellow classmates and growing as a performer with each new experience.

Marina Lee

Marina Lee is a theatre performer originating from Korea and Japan. She is in her second year of SFU pursuing a theatre performance degree. She is a non-union actor with a background consisting of student films as well as partaking in scene study classes. She’s interested in pursuing costume and clothing design. 

Jackson Naunheimer

Jackson Naunheimer is an aspiring actor, artist, and writer. He comes from a background of self-taught visual art, locally trained improv and sketch comedy, and whatever other miscellaneous artistic misadventures he’s gotten up to in his 19 years of life. In the future, he hopes to become a professional voice actor for television, video games, and related media, but he’s currently looking to expand his artistic skill set to develop and grow his talents into something he can be proud of.

Xzana Nesbitt

Xzana Nesbitt (she/her) is an interdisciplinary artist driven by the 'something else' that emerges when you've finally exhausted your will. Nurtured by the diverse art culture of Salt Spring Island, Xzana developed an eagerness for devising, embodiment and meaning making, and explores these sparks through SFU's Theatre & Performance Program. Xzana's stage presence includes Lachlan Harris-Fiesel's Screaming Into The Dark (Live Acts Festival 2025), Tsunami Circus: Metamorphosis (2025), The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Gulf Islands School of Performing Arts 2024), circus arts, choral singing, and a plethora of high school theatre shows. Xzana's skill set also captures stage management and circus production such as rigging, choreographing and coaching. Passions of which she hopes to incorporate into her future works.

Chloe Ng

Chloe Ng is a fourth-year Production and Design student at 91ÅÝܽ with a focus on lighting design. She  has worked on several student productions, exploring how light can shape mood, story, atmosphere, and space. Her goal is to continue developing as a lighting designer in theatre and performance.

Sophie O'Brien

Sophie O’Brien is an emerging professional performer from Calgary, Alberta. She has been fortunate enough to have studied classical ballet, voice, and theatre throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe, and aims to move to New York to perform on Broadway and spread awareness for causes close to her heart. Selected recent credits include: Arts Club Musical Theatre Intensive, Featured Dancer and U/S Mrs. Teavee (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Theatre Under the Stars Vancouver), Veronica Sawyer (Heathers, StoryBook Theatre), Pennywise (Urinetown, Central Memorial PVA), and Jack Scott (High School Musical, Broadway Artists Alliance). She adores spreading joy through music, working as a princess performer, choreographer, and lighting technician. Sophie is so grateful for the wonderful opportunities she has been given, and would like to thank her professors, fellow collaborators, friends, and family for supporting her! Enjoy the show!

Rowan O'Callaghan

Rowan O'Callaghan is a singer, actor, dancer and performance maker from Vancouver BC. Rowan has been classically Theatre trained since age 8 and has had the honor of being apart of many productions around the lower mainland, while also pursuing her passion for film and TV acting. Rowan has recently made strides in the Vancouver music scene as a new and upcoming rock musician whose powerful vocals and energetic stage presence captivate audiences across the city. Rowan brings a unique blend of rock edge and pop to her music with originals such as 'Unstoppable', 'With You' and 'Girl Anymore', to name a few. Rowan is in her second year as a Theatre & Performance major at the SFU School for Contemporary Arts a is looking forward to expanding her knowledge in contemporary performance making.

Theo Seto

Theo Seto (he/him) is an interdisciplinary artist born and raised in Vancouver. Shaped by his foundation in circus arts, his artistic focuses are rooted in movement-based work and the weaving of mediums. He is drawn to the way bodies carry stories, the nuance of human experience, and affective, immersive performance. In his second year of SFU’s Production and Design program, Theo hopes to continue exploring the fusion of his passions for movement and media arts within collaborative and community-centred contexts.

Paige Smid

Paige Smid an emerging multi disciplinary artist originally from Calgary, Alberta. Her recent work has explored performance from a more technical lens, using dynamic projection and audience involvement. Though, her passion for community is her driving force. Paige hopes to spark unique connections with each new piece, while exploring the intricacies of existing relationships as she explores new work. 

Violet Turnbough

Raised in the outskirts of New York City and New Orleans, Violet Turnbough was raised in cities full of art, music and performance, inspiring her to pursue a career in the arts. She’s credited in local New Orleans filmmakers Jacyln Bethany's Ruby, Christopher Given's Abcedarian, as well as a student film at SFU. She’s pursuing a degree in Theatre and Performance at the School for the Contemporary Arts at SFU. She is currently learning under Michael David Simms Actors’ Studio, and has previously taken a scene study class taught by Doug Spearman. Outside of performance, her time at SFU prompted an interest in artistic direction.

Claire Whitelaw

Claire Whitelaw (Any Pronouns) is an up and coming dance artist based in Vancouver. She is currently attending SFU’s contemporary dance program as a second year and has been dancing since she was two. Claire has mostly trained in ballet and some modern dance styles. They started out at Ballet Virginia Academy for nine years training Ballet and Horton, then moved to Texas where they continued their dance training at El Paso Ballet Theatre for three years. She then moved to Salt Spring Island where she trained for four years in her high school’s contemporary dance and choreography program. Starting in September of 2024 they worked with Edward Sembatya training in East African and contemporary dance styles alongside SFU’s general technique classes in Ballet, Graham and Release Technique.