STAGE MANAGER CHECK!!! 📋
It’s time to meet our incredible team members. First up, Iris Asserlind (they/them)!
💿 VINYL OF CHOICE: Graceland by Paul Simon
Iris (they/them) is a queer, Toronto-based theatre artist, writer, stage manager, arts educator, and puppeteer. They are also the founder and Artistic Director of One Day Theatre Company. Recent select stage management credits include: Lucian, Plato & The Secrets of The Pussy; Long Live The Rainbow (Elderberry Productions); Sex Goddess, and PULSE (RnR Productions); Peter Pan and The Wendy Lady, Tales of the Grotesque, and Tales of The Damned (White Mills Theatre Co); and ANIVIA (2025 Workshop).
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WILL & THE AMAZINGLY OBSESSIVE THEATRICAL VINYL COLLECTION
A 2026 Toronto Fringe Festival Production
Jamii Hub (264 Esplanade)
July 2 - July 12, 2026
Iris Asserlind (
@iris.a13 ) — Stage Manager
Dean Deffett (
@deandeffett ) — Director
Ryan G. Hinds (
@ryanghinds ) — Dramaturg
Benjamin Kersey (
@benjamin.kersey ) — Music Director
Will Parry (
@willxparry ) — Performer/Writer/Producer
Ava Rain Patterson (
@avarainpatterson ) — Producer
Theo Collins (
@_theo_collins ) — Promotional Videographer
Taylor Long (
@longmtaylor ) — Promotional Videographer
Nikki Pangbourne Jara (
@ohwtfnikki ) — Branding + Poster Design
Katie Saunoris (
@saunoris ) — PR Consultant
Jae Yang (
@silentjae ) — Promotional Photographer
This project was made possible through Guild Festival Theatre’s Youth Engagement Scarborough Initiative.
@guildfestivaltheatre 
