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Antonio Cayonne
Director of Community Development
Currently:
working at night for the man, and in the day for myself
P:H Level: alkaline-reflux
Originally From:
thornhill, ON
Family Ranking:
3rd of 3, youngest
Most Recent 'Hit':
taking an Art of Living meditation & breathing course
1st Childhood Memory: taking the heads of my sisters barbies parachuting them out my window
Current Favorite Verb:
do (as in 'hey hey do something')
How I Take My Coffee:
decaf cap
Fondest P:H Memory:
Weeks after performing at a youth prison I was approached on the street by a recently released youth who told me he was all alone, wasn't allowed to consort with his old friends, that his family had disowned him, and asked if it would be okay to talk to me when he saw me on the street as I was the only familiar face he'd seen since his release. I said yes. And I cried. A lot.
What Brought Me To P:H:
I've always had a desire to help; to make a difference. I'm not much of a builder, and don't have a lot of money, but believed there needed to be other ways to 'give back'. Time, resources, and natural talents were the things I had in abundance, and the need to share those led me to co-found this company.
My Last 6-8 Months:
Getting in shape mentally, and physically.
My P:H Goal for 2010:
To successfully launch 1 new initiative and duplicate the De-Shelter Project.
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Daniel Chapman-Smith Director of Events
Currently:
learning to train a new puppy
P:H Level: 93
Originally From:
Auckland,New Zealand
Family Ranking:
2nd in command
Most Recent 'Hit':
I made awesome banana bread the other day
1st Childhood Memory:
my sister and I dumping all our toys behind the couch so we could
play in a sea of toys. (we got in trouble)
Current Favorite Verb: Assuage
How I Take My Coffee:
strong, often and with a little cream
Fondest P:H Memory:
On one of our shelter visits a resident was excited to show off a
jacket he had just got from the clothing room. It was one that Cath
and I recognized from our last clothing drive!
What Brought Me To P:H:
I was attracted to the arts at a young age because I wanted to be doing something that could make a positive change. Co-founding PH was a natural
extension of that.
My Last 6-8 Months:
Adjusting to life at home and planning a big 2012 despite what they say about the mayans. Oh yeah, and I was amazing in a MARATHON! #winning
My P:H Goal for 2012:
To do more PH work and less "Joe-job" work.
Daniel is Director of Events and a founding member of Project: Humanity. As an actor and dancer he has worked with Soulpepper, Burning Passions, Innis Town Hall Theatre, Hart House, Toronto Fringe, and the Toronto International Dance Festival. His youth theatre outreach work has extended from Loyola High School to Camp Wenonah to various youth shelters in the GTA. He has spearheaded numerous events for PH including Naturally Resourceful eco-fashion show and the company's 2009 partnership with Yorkdale Gift Wrap. Daniel graduated from the Ryerson Theatre School. He is both a marathon runner and ultimate Frisbee enthusiast. |
Andrew Kushnir
Creative Director
Currently :
writing something brilliant
P:H Level: libran-vegetarian
Originally From:
Montreal/Winnipeg/Edmonton Family Ranking:
1st 0f 3, eldest
Most Recent 'Hit'
completed the first draft of my newest play 'Wormwood' -- a three-act fantazia.
1st Childhood Memory :
getting stiches on my right bicep after Bobko the German Shepherd went for my popsicle and missed (the popsicle.
Current Favorite Verb:
to undergo
How Do I Take My Coffee:
decaf, lately
Fondest P:H Memory
bringing The Middle Place back to YWS shelter in Rexdale (where I conducted the interviews found in the play). Sharing the piece with the residents and staff in their cafeteria -- no lights, no costumes, no sound design -- returning the voices to where they came from.)
What Brought Me To P:H:
An interest in developing work that activates the conscience along with the imagination.
My Last 6-8 Months:
Just came back from the Ukraine!
My P:H Goal for 2012:
Continuing to help The Middle Place reach a broad audience made up of youth, at-risk youth, and general folk in and out of the know.
Andrew Kushnir is Creative Director at Project: Humanity. As an actor, he has worked for companies that include the Citadel, The Globe, Catalyst Theatre, Theatre Network, Canadian Stage, Studio 180, LKTYP, Theatre Calgary, Vancouver Playhouse, the Shaw and Colorado Shakespeare festivals. As a playwright, his works include Foto (SummerWorks 2008), Captain Princess (Buddies In Bad Times) and The Middle Place, a Project: Humanity commission. He is currently in residence at the Theatre Centre with Alan Dilworth and a member of the 2010 Tarragon Theatre Playwrights Unit. He is a Loran Scholar, a graduate of the University of Alberta's BFA (Acting) program and the 2007 Equity Stage West Emerging Theatre Artist Award.
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Catherine Murray
Program Director
Currently:
MFA'ing choreography at York
P:H Level: basically basic
Originally From:
North Vancouver
Family Ranking:
1st (only child)
Most Recent 'Hit':
deciding to go back to school to get an MA in Counselling Psychology
1st Childhood Memory:
a green frog on my birthday cake
Current Favorite Verb :
open
How I Take My Coffee:
decaf, with cream and sugar, please
Fondest P:H Memory:
Saturday morning meetings at the kitchen table.
What Brought Me To P:H:
The Ryerson Theatre School, volunteering for guluwalk, and wanting to do more.
My Last 6-8 Months:
Getting back into the groove of school.
My P:H Goal for 2012:
Getting us another step closer to an operating budget, and expanding our youth programming.
Catherine is Program Director and a founding member of Project: Humanity. She is a choreographer and performer who graduate from Ryerson University with a BFA in Dance. Under the guidance of Nadia Potts and Vicki St. Denys, she has created numerous original works. She has performed in pieces by both Julia Sasso’s and Andrea Nann. Her first full length And So On was presented as part of the New Voices Festival while her solo work The Hand on My Cheek was featured at an event held by Integrated Dance Artists Collective. She spent 5 years as an event co-ordinator for the Distillery District and currently manages marketing and programming at the Logistics Institute.
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