FACILITIES MANAGER AND CLOWN INSTRUCTOR
Jed is a bilingual theatre artist (French and English). He is the Co-Founder of Sizzle and Spark Productions whose inaugural show The Sama Kutra has enjoyed over 50 performances across the country. Their second show, Hushabye, is currently touring across Canada. Other clown credits include: The Island (Hectik Theatre), The Lost and Lost Department (Pie Factory Collective), The Sleep Over (Under Ground Cabaret), and Ashes (Sage Theatre’s Ignite Festival). After 10 years as a freelance actor, drummer, and theatre artist, Jed began his training in Pochinko clown in 2010 at the Manitoulin Conservatory for Creation and Performance (MCCP), primarily under the tutelage of John Turner of Mump and Smoot. Jed has taught clown for the University of New Mexico, the University of Regina, Bishop’s University, Dawson College, Tricklock Theatre, Momo Dance, and Dancing Sky Theatre as well as at the National Hispanic Cultural Centre in New Mexico. He is currently an Artist in Residence at the MCCP.