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Olivia (Liv) BuchananLiv is a 5th year honours student studying drama, dabbling in commerce. She is a graduate of the Music Theatre Performance program in partnership with St. Lawrence College. She is a versatile performer, creative, and writer. From choreography to comedic playwright, Liv has filled her time at Queen's doing a little bit of everything. She extends her gratitude to dear family and friends for their constant encouragement. She would also like to thank her wonderful colleagues and Mo, as they inspire her daily. She hopes you'll join her for one last ride in good ol' Con hall!
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Linden Imeson JornaLinden Imeson Jorna is a student at Queen’s University studying Music Theatre Performance. As a student they’ve had the chance to wear many hats: musician, comedian, director, theorist, and writer. The list goes on. He’s spent time all across the Dan School in many clubs, and has had a blast learning and performing with them all. All his experiences inspire and motivate him to create meaningful art, and hopes this show can be a part of that journey. He’d like to thank family and friends for their undying support, and Mo Horner for facilitating this incredible class.
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Fiona Kolbuc-JamesFiona Kolbuc-James is a director, playwright, self-producer, actor and student at Queen’s University. They’ve written a variety of shows during their time at Queen’s, including Washing Machines: the play, multicoloured toothpaste: the play, The Dimension Games (DSS Winter 2025), and co-wrote Reach You (DES Winter 2024) and House Guest. They’ve also directed Washing Machines, multicoloured toothpaste and Reach You, while self-producing the first two.
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Eshan KumarEshan Kumar is a 4th year Joint Honours FILM/DRAMA student who specializes in theatre tech. He has worked on many shows while at Queen’s, including acting in Paradise Lost, and being the Technical Director for both Love and Information and Animal Farm.
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Nicole (Nic) LindeggerNicole (Nic) Lindegger is an emerging theatre director and artist completing their undergraduate degree at Queen’s University. This fall, they will begin an MFA in Advanced Theatre Practice in London, UK. Alongside their studies, Nic works as a Teaching Assistant for courses including Introduction to Drama & Performance and Mask Making. They are also collaborating with the Kingston Theatre Alliance on an archival research project exploring Kingston’s theatre history over the past century and its impact on the broader community. Nic has devised their own original work, VERHALTENSMUSTER (Patterns of Behaviour), and has assisted in directing recent productions including The Piano Teacher (GCTC) and Animal Farm (Dan School Major).
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Annalise LunnAnnalise Lunn is an actor and singer from Prince Edward Island. She is currently in her last year of the Bachelor’s of Music Theatre program and is very excited to perform as part of Theofest 2026 as one of her last performances at Queens. Annalise has also acted in and written for many theatrical productions and clubs during her time at Queens, including Dan School Majors, Queens Musical Theatre, Queens Theatre Troupe, Dan Studio Series, and The Dan Deconstructed Play Project.
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Devon MahoneyDevon Mahoney is a 4th year Queen's Student studying Drama with a minor in English. During her time at Queen's, she has gotten the chance to grow her love for theatre across many Dan school clubs and majors. Although performing has always been Devon's favourite, she has a recently been able to discover a love for playwriting. Devon is a big fan of messy and new theatre and believes that everyone should take the space they need to share their creations and try new things. Devon is very thankful for the opportunity to get to do just that through Theofest.
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Cassian MandersonCassian Manderson is a fourth year con-ed student majoring in drama and minoring in history. He has spent his time in the Dan School building everything from a 10 foot tall platform to 1 inch small puppets. This year, Cassian has been elbows deep in puppetry for both Dan School Majors, which has developed his passion for special props design and construction. He created “Among the Stars” partly to give audiences a fun, engaging experience, but mostly he created this show as an excuse to build a cool marble track.
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Tara MartinTara Martin is a theatre and visual artist, musician and writer in her fourth year of Queen’s Concurrent Education studying Drama and French. Recent acting roles include Black Dou E. in Yu Theatre’s Snow in Midsummer and an ensemble of characters in the DAN School of Drama and Music’s Animal Farm. She has also worked as an assistant stage manager for Blue Canoe Productions and wrote The Call from the Sun, a one-act play performed as a staged-reading at the Total Eclipse of the Arts.
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Megan McDonellMegan McDonell is a fourth-year Drama and Film Joint Honours student who, along with many others, has spent a bit too much time in Theological Hall. Megan has often been seen chatting it up with the roaches and inviting the squirrels into the Rotunda Theatre. Come see what she’s been up to in room 011
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Will Mercer Will Mercer is a fourth year Drama major and English minor, and an aspiring performer. Will has had the pleasure and opportunity to work on several shows throughout his university career, generally as a performer, but never as a creator. As he prepares to step into the professional performance world, he is very excited to be presenting this work. He hopes you enjoy Theofest!
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Ashley MillerAshley Miller is a fourth year drama and history student at Queens. Her love for Shakespeare was sparked in 2022 when she acted as Ophelia in her high school’s production of Hamlet. Since then, she has enjoyed attending many Shakespeare classes and workshops, and has acted in roles such as Malvolio in Twelfth Night, Lady MacDuff/Apparition/Siward understudy in Macbeth, and Rosalind understudy/ensemble in As You Like It. You may have recently seen Ashley as Miss Mary Bennet in Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, and Diana in Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde at the Domino Theatre, or as Storyteller/band in the Queens fall major, The Caucasian Chalk Circle.
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Fiona MorinThis solo performance explores the unspoken list of responsibilities that come with being the eldest daughter: overachieve, people-please, hold everything together, and never screw it up. Created and performed by Fiona Morin, a Drama major with a minor in English, the piece begins with the mythology of the “eldest daughter” and quickly expands into something many of us will recognize. Audiences are invited to laugh, wince, and see themselves in the story - even if they’ve never been the eldest anything.
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Elliot NormanElliot Norman is a fourth-year drama and film joint honours student. He has been a part of many theatre projects at Queen’s including the Dan Majors, Dan Exposition Series, and Dan Studio Series as an actor, writer, director and costume designer. Elliot is also very proud to be one of the founders of the Amateur Musical Theatre Society, a club which focuses on making musical theatre more inclusive and accessible at Queen’s. He produced, directed and acted in its first musical in January, and looks forward to seeing the club continue after he has graduated.
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Bas O'BrienBas is in their 4th year of Con-Ed, majoring in English and minoring in Drama. Having been a theatrical person since consciousness formed, the DAN School has been a dream for working with and around like-minded folk. They are particularly interested in the ways that theatre connects audience and actor, and the potential for non-traditional communication. For this show, they’re leaning into the original definition of amateur: doing something purely for the love of it.
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