Our Team

Jimmy is a member of the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation; he is of Plains Cree and French settler heritage. Born and raised in Tiohtià:ke/ Montreal, Jimmy graduated from Concordia’s Theatre Performance Program. He is a seasoned stage and film actor. He has worked professionally for over 10 years, for companies like The Stratford Festival, The Centaur, Geordie Productions, Porte Parole and La Licorne. Jimmy’s most notable tv role was playing Watio for five seasons in APTN’s hit series Mohawk Girls. Jimmy is also a writer, director, mentor, and coach. He was the Indigenous Artist in Residence for the 2016 Students On Ice Expedition to the Arctic. Jimmy successfully completed the Indigenous Artist In Residence at The National Theatre School of Canada in 2019. He is the Incoming Artistic Director of Geordie Theatre.

Caite Clark (she/her) is an artist and educator based in Tiotià:ke/Montreal. She has taught ELA with the Lester B Pearson School Board and the Social Justice Forum for Westcoast Connection’s Pre College-Enrichment program. When she is not overseeing Geordie’s 2Play tour and field trips, Caite can be found at St George’s School of Montreal, designing lights for the performing arts program, and working in student support. As a lighting designer her collaborations have spanned from theatre to classical music, to circus. Caite is passionate about making art accessible and igniting creativity in young people. She holds a BFA in Theatre and Development.   

Liam (he/him) is a recent marketing graduate from the University of Carleton in Ananishinaabe/Ottawa, Ontario, the city which he has called home for the last 22 years. In his earlier years of life, he found himself involved in the world of performing arts through theatre and dance. Today, this artistic expression has manifested its way in the form of photography, which allows him to explore his creativity in his free time. When Liam isn’t outside taking photos, he is at home enjoying horror films, trying not to burn down his kitchen while cooking, and spending quality time with friends & family. Liam is excited to be part of such an amazing team at Geordie Theatre!

Violette stumbled into theatre as a direct result of failing to become a classical musician. This turned out to be a blessing in disguise; she even wrote a play all about it! A former violin teacher, she is very happy to continue to bring together children and art.
Since graduating from John Abbott College’s Professional Acting program, she has worn several hats as a part of the cast and creative team of various productions: actor, director, playwright, puppet designer, musician… She particularly enjoyed playing Tomatina in Fridge Horror – in which a tomato has a star-crossed love affair with a red apple, in a fridge where racism is rampant and expiration dates all too near, writing and performing A Joy that’s Mine Alone – a semi-autobiographical short film about a violinist living with bipolar disorder, and composing the score for Geordie’s From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea.
You might find Violette puppeteering various household objects, busking at your local metro station, or improvising with her trusty loop pedal.

Originally from New Brunswick, Caeleigh is a Tiotià:ke/Montreal-based theatre fan. Since her graduation from McGill University in 2019, she has been an active member of Montreal’s English theatre community, working behind-the-scenes in the office, and onstage with local community theatres. She is excited to join the Geordie team, and looks forward to playing a small part in bringing theatre to young audiences across Québec and the rest of Eastern Canada.

Anna (she/they) is a theatre creator and performer, originally from B.C. They now live in Tiohtià:ke (Montréal), where they are writing their first play. Anna has performed in productions at The National Theatre, Southwark Playhouse, multiple seasons with The Classic Theatre Festival and in various film and TV productions. Dedicated to building sustainability in the theatre sector, Anna has spent seven years developing strategic plans and community initiatives for non-profits across the country. She is thrilled to join Geordie Theatre and support the team in bolstering community, nurturing young audiences, and paving the way for sector change.  When not involved in theatre activities, you can find Anna rollerblading, hanging twinkly lights or drawing puns. (burkyco.com)

Daniel is a theatre creator, animator, teacher, learner and aspiring everything.

Daniel is the great grandchild of a cinema owner and an apple farmer. The grandchild of nurses and quilt makers. The child of teachers and talkers. The sibling of brilliant hearted adults. And the parent of a joy ball.

Daniel’s family left Ireland and France many years ago to find the great southern land, Gadigal Land, Wiradujuri land. Daniel grew up on the land of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation (Sydney, Australia), surrounded by sun stroked skin, salt water and big Christmas feasts. Daniel completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Theatre making at the Australian Institute of Music, but inherited big boisterous storytelling from his community.

Daniel moved to unceded Kanien’kehá:ka land, Tio’tia:ke (Montréal) for love. Since arriving here, Daniel has worked with young people to make theatre, teach theatre, perform theatre and more. Daniel has worked in this capacity with the Segal Centre, Geordie Theatre, the ELAN Artists Inspire Project, the LEARN I Belong Project, The Montreal Children’s Theatre, The Vancouver International Children’s Festival and others.

In 2019, Daniel co-founded a theatre collective, Young Hearts Theatre, which looks to tell stories for the young and young at heart. We follow a story to where it needs to go. Outside. Into a cave. Using puppets. Singing loud.

Daniel brings the full weight of past story telling with him and loves SO MUCH to hear about others too – so if you have anything to share, let him know!

Iehente Foote is Bear Clan from Kahnawake, Quebec, Mohawk Territory. Iehente is an Indigenous Full-Spectrum Doula & sexual health educator. She loves art based learning, workshops, research & reproductive justice work with the Native Youth Sexual Health Network who she’s worked with for 14 years. She is an activist passionate about justice around sexual & environmental violence, mental health and other social injustices imposed by life a.k.a. colonialism. She’s attended many High Level meetings to speak the truth about our realities at UNFPA, UNESCO, AIDS 2016 – 2022. She has also been involved with community & professional Theatre and the arts for 18 years and uses it as a medium to talk and work through difficult issues. Currently part of the first Indigenous Artist Residency at the Centaur Theatre, she is an actor, stage manager, costumier & production for various theatre, film & TV projects based in Kahnawake, Montréal (Tiohtiá:ke), Toronto (Tsi Tkarón:to) & New York (Kanón:no).

In a world where we are more and more divided by media, it is the role of the artist to hold us together – to bind us and challenge us to be better versions of ourselves. Geordie Theatre has been a blinding light of TRUTH shining across all corners of Eastern Canada – bringing paradigm-shifting art to young audiences. Now, more than ever, we need to inspire young people to reach beyond our own limitations and have those discussions that define who we are, what we are doing and why we are here. I feel that there is nothing more important than supporting artists and live art and I am honoured to be serving on the Board of Geordie Theatre.

In my work running a tutoring program in the south side of Chicago, playing with data to improve decision-making at Chicago Public Schools and working to support the initiatives funded by the Fondation Lucie et André Chagnon, there has been one central goal, to help vulnerable children lead better lives. I am thrilled to be given the opportunity to support Geordie in all its work to bring theatre to the young, and the less young.

Theatre, at its best, gives us a safe space to revel in our imaginations, unpack assumptions, have fun, walk in someone else’s shoes, and discover new worlds, inside and out. That’s why I believe so deeply in Geordie’s mission. Every day, their artistic and administrative teams work to ensure theatre is accessible to all young people, regardless of their individual circumstances or challenges. It has never been more important for children and teens to have this opportunity, and I am proud to help Geordie pursue its goals.

Gérald Cadet is Director of Bicentennial at McGill University. In this role, he’s leading the planning of McGill’s 200th anniversary celebrations. Prior to joining McGill, Gérald led Magerio, an Ottawa-based consulting firm specializing in political risks. Gérald first came in contact with Geordie in 2018 when he played Lord Duncan in the company’s holiday rendition of Robin Hood, despite no previous acting experience. He’s become a strong supporter of Geordie’s mission ever since. Before joining Geordie’s board, Gérald was a member of the board of the Centre d’entraide du Marigot, an organization providing meals on wheels and other services to seniors and disabled people in Laval.

Julie Tamiko Manning is an award-winning actor and theatre creator from Tiohtià:ke / Montreal. Selected acting credits include From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in The Sea (Geordie Productions), Jonathan: a seagull parable (Surreal SoReal), Paradise Lost (Centaur Theatre), Jean Dit (Centre du Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui), Butcher (Centaur Theatre) and Othello (Scapegoat Carnivale/Segal Centre).