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About The University of Toronto Drama Coalition
Advocacy, Recognition, Celebration

The University of Toronto Drama Coalition is committed to supporting Campus Theatre at the University of Toronto. The U of T Drama Coalition advocates and provides resources for safe theatrical practices, recognizes student work through festivals, competitions, and social outreach and celebrates incredible art and the wonderful campus theatre community through events such as our annual awards ceremony.

The Drama Coalition's constitution is reviewed every April during the Annual General Meeting. Any U of T student is welcome to attend the meeting and participate in voting on amendments. Amendment proposals are welcome year-round. Please send us a message via the "Contact" page if you would like to propose an amendment.  

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Meet the 2024-2025 Drama Coalition Executive
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NOAM
CITRIN

(she/they)

President

Noam is a fourth-year student double-majoring in History and Jewish Studies, with a focus on Holocaust Studies. She transferred to UofT in her second year, and started signing on to participate in campus theatre shows before her transfer had even been officially approved. Noam grew up dancing and acting, and has loved having the opportunity to choreograph, dance, act, and lip-sync her way through multiple campus theatre shows these past few years. She is excited to not only get to be behind the scenes choreographing and on the stage performing, but also in the Drama Coalition championing the incredible work done by UofT students in creating a vibrant and engaging campus theatre culture. If you ever want to approach Noam with a question or concern but are put-off by her allegedly intimidating posture and gait, please feel free to use the following topics as icebreakers: Fosse dance, book recommendations, and her dog, Freddie Barkury.

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ANUSHA
RAMESH

(she/her)

Awards Cooordinator

I am currently in my 4th year pursuing a double major with Psychology and Nutritional Sciences. I have been involved with campus theatre at UofT since my first year through various roles both on and offstage. I love to sing and perform and am excited to be a part of drama coalition this year :)

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CHRISTINA
SHNAIDER

(she/her)

Social/Outreach Coordinator

Hello everyone! I'm a 4th year student studying Health and Disease, Immunology and Physiology. I have been actively involved in the campus theatre community throughout my time at UofT. This is my 3rd year serving on the Drama Coalition and on the SMC Troubadours executive team. I'm looking forward to help plan fun workshops and events for the campus theatre community this school year!

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ALICIA
BALDUZZI

(she/her)

Social/Outreach Coordinator

​Alicia is so excited to help grow the wonderful campus theatre community this year! Last year she served as Artistic Director for the SMC Troubadours' 2023/24 season, and has also performed in several U of T shows over the last 3 years. When she isn't making theatre, you can find her taking every drama-related class at the Faculty of English (she's an English major, of course). She is also a work-study student at Hart House Theatre and helps them with their annual programming of events, workshops, and competitions. 

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ATHENA
MCISSAC

(she/her)

Communications Coordinator

Athena is in her 4th year at UofT, studying English and Drama. She is obsessed with theatre because she is very dramatic herself. Her hobbies include reading strange plays, writing strange plays, making pottery, running away, swimming, and hanging out with her cat Beans.

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LEV
TOKOL

(he/him)

Music Representative

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SEFAT
AHLUWALIA

(she/her)

First Year Representative

Hey guys! I’m Sefat Ahluwalia, your first-year rep at the U of T Drama Coalition, and I’m an international student from new delhi, India. I’ve been passionate about theatre since childhood, from doing various summer schools to high school plays and competitions. I am passionate acting, debating, singing, and baking. I’m known for my upbeat personality, strong work ethic, and love for bringing people together. I am excited to bring some awesome events your way this year!! I would love to connect with all of you, so please feel free to reach out to me on Instagram- @sefatahluwalia

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YVETTE
CHESTER

(she/her)

UTSC DS Representative

Yvette has only been involved in campus theatre for two years now, but she's been loving it so far, She loves all kinds of shows, but comedies are her favorite. In her spare time she enjoys writing, reading, and procrastinating.

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ARTEMIS CAHILL 
RIEDMUELLER

(she/her)

UC Follies Representative

Artemis is a (sort of) actor, writer, director and stage manager, who is super excited to be on the Drama Coalition team this year. She hopes you all audition for every play, or sign up to work backstage on the crew!! And if you're not working on it, you better be in the audience supporting the amazing campus theatre here at UofT!

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MILA
FRUMOVITZ

(she/her)

Vice-President 

Mila is in her third year at UofT, pursuing a double major in Drama and English. She has been involved in campus theatre since her first semester at UofT, participating as a director, performer, and designer (and once as a puppeteer!). This year, Mila is directing VCDS’s Miss Julie, hair and makeup designing SMCT’s Lord of the Flies, and performing in VCDS’s Company. She is proud to be on the Drama Coalition for her third year, having previously served as the Coalition’s First Year Representative and Social/Outreach Coordinator.

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MASHREKA MAHMOOD

(she/her)

Awards Coordinator

Mashreka is a 4th year student majoring in Drama and double minoring in English and Immunology. She is very excited to get to see each of the incredible shows being brought to campus theatre this year and even more excited to help celebrate them all at the end of the year at the Dougies! (save the date: April 4, 2025!!!)

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LEAH
MANZ

(she/her)

Festival Coordinator

Leah is a 4th year Arts Management student. She can often be found adventuring near a body of water or procrastinating at shows. She hopes everyone is so excited for Drama Festival 2025.

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GABY
BONDOC

(she/they)

Festival Coordinator

Gaby is a third-year student at the University of Toronto studying International Development Studies and Arts Management. At UofT, she’s been lucky enough to perform in Next to Normal (VCDS/TCDS), and A Streetcar Named Desire (TCDS). When not performing, she is more often than not also beholden to Stage Management, whether that be for Never Swim Alone (VCDS), or, happening this year, Lord of the Flies (SMCT) and Tick Tick… Boom! (SMCT). As a lover of festivals, she has also worked for ARTSIDEOUT, and TIFF, and is now very excited to co-coordinate the Drama Festival with Leah! 

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ANDREA
PEREZ

(she/her)

Communications Coordinator

Andrea Perez (she/her) is a third-year Drama, Classics, and Creative Writing student who moonlights as a director, performer, and theatre critic. This year in campus theatre she's very excited to be directing Lord of the Flies (SMCT) and playing Sarah in Company (VCDS). Past credits include Director for Never Swim Alone (VCDS), Blanche Dubois in A Streetcar Named Desire (TCDS), Janet Weiss in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (UC Follies). When she's not on campus theatre, you can find her at her work-study job at the CDTPS or reviewing shows for Intermission Magazine & Next Magazine! She is excited to help bring another great season of campus theatre to life!

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CAITLYN
GRANT

(she/her)

Technical Representative

Caitlyn is a stage manager gruaduating from UofT in French Linguistics, English, and Writing and Rhetoric. She’s incredibly grateful for the opportunities campus theatre has provided to explore and develop the craft, such as stage managing TCDS/VCDS’s Next To Normal, SMCT’s Legally Blonde, and SMCT’s Cabaret! She’s excited to be on the drama coalition this year helping build the next generation of techies!
 

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SKYE MARIKA
REID-CALDER

(she/her)

SMCT Representative

Skye is a fourth-year Psychology student at the University of Toronto, currently serving as the Equity Director for the St. Michael’s College Troubadours (SMCT). Theatre has been a highlight of her university experience, with past performances including The Bob Comedy Revue (2021–present), two SMCT Drama Festival shows, 7 Letters Since Sunday (2023) and Black Stacks (2022), and the Rocky Horror Picture Show shadow cast (2024). She is thrilled to be part of the Drama Coalition and can’t wait to see everyone’s talents shine on stage this year!

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ARIANNE
PRESCOTT

(she/her)

TCDS Representative

Ariane is a fourth year student studying neuroscience and cognitive science. Her theatre background is in music directing and she is very excited to be joining the drama coalition this year!! 

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ANYA IVANTCHENKO

(they/she)

VCDS Representative

Anya Ivantchenko is currently the Victoria College Drama Society, and is a second-year Drama Specialist with a double minor in Political Science and Woman and Gender Studies. They're super excited to see all the shows this year and to see what the campus theatre community is bringing to life!

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SHUNSHO
HENG

(he/him)

UTMEDSS Representative

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Past Drama Coalition Executive Teams

2023/2024 Executive

 

President

Vice-President

Awards

Communications

Social/Outreach

Festival

Tech Rep.

Music Rep.

First Year Rep.

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TCDS Rep.

EDSS Rep.

VCDS Rep.

SMCT Rep.

UTSC Rep.

UC Follies

Maria Perry

Noam Citrin

Nick Cikoja & Cass Iacovelli

Christina Schnaider & Shannora Lakanathar

Mila Frumovitz

Leah Manz

Gaby Bondoc

Paul Meyer

Leila Vessey​

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Anneke Lee

Maggie Tavares

Anya Ivantchenko

Alicia Balduzzi

Yabsira Adgu

Artemis Riedmueller

2022/2023 Executive

 

President

Vice-President

Awards

Communications

Social/Outreach

Festival

Tech Rep.

Music Rep.

First Year Rep.

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TCDS Rep.

EDSS Rep.

VCDS Rep.

SMCT Rep.

UTSC Rep.

Cass Iacovelli

Brynn Bonne

Paul Meyer & Hemali Ratnaweera

Isabella Cesari & Emelia Findlay

Maria Perry

Fiona Du & Anthony Palermo

Avery McMillan

Ashley Heng

Mila Frumovitz

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Ciara Mahaffy

Anthony Palmero

Liam Donovan

Christina Schnaider

Leah Manz

2021/2022 Executive

 

President

Vice-President

Communications

Awards

Festival

Social/Outreach

Tech Rep.

Music Rep.

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TCDS Rep.

UC Follies Rep.

VCDS Rep.

SMCT Rep.

UTSC Rep.

UTM Rep.

Sabrina Weinstein

Brynn Bonne

Chloë Rose Flowers

Abigail Lewis & Kimia Karachi

Cass Iacovelli & Valeria Venturo Esaine

Anthony Palermo

Alison Starkey

Ashley Heng

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Demi Pallas

Violet Mackintosh

Jefferson McHarg

Chloë Rose Flowers

Joanna De Villa

Anthony Palmero

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2020/2021 Executive

 

President

Communications

Awards

Festival

Social/Outreach

Tech Rep.

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TCDS Rep.

UC Follies Rep.

VCDS Rep.

SMCT Rep.

UTSC Rep.

UTM Rep.

Alison Starkey

Abby Esteireiro and Isaac Pilozo

Beatrice Freedman & Brynn Bonne

Bohong Fu & Muskaan Kaushal

Sabrina Weinstein

Cass Iacovelli

 

Megan Campbell

Liam Donovan

Maliha Sarwar & Jeff McHarg

Cara McNeil

Ashley Heng

Anthony Palmero &

Sydney-Paige Scott 

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2019/2020 Executive

 

President

Vice-President

Communications

Awards

Festival

Social/Outreach

Tech Rep.

Music Rep.

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TCDS Rep.

UC Follies Rep.

VCDS Rep.

SMCT Rep.

UTSC Rep.

Hotake Rep.

Jasmine Cabanilla

William Dao

Abby Esteireiro & Beka Morrison

Nicole Eun-Ju Bell & Alison Starkey

Muskaan Kaushal & Taranjot Bamrah

Brad Gira

Grace Faria & Oriana Dinucci

Lauryn Sherwood & Dante Camarda

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Beatrice Freedman & Lauryn Sherwood

Dante Camarda

Gil Hamel & Sylvia Woolner

Cara McNeil

Malika Daya

Sai Lan Macikunas

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2018/2019 Executive

 

President

Vice-President

Communications

Awards

Festival

Social/Outreach

 

TCDS Rep.

UC Follies Rep.

VCDS Rep.

SMCT Rep.

UTM Rep.

EIP Rep.

Eiléanór O’Halloran

William Dao

River Pereira

Max Fearon & Cy Macikunas

Abby Palmer & Taranjot Bamrah

Uri Livne-Bar

 

Holly Melsom

Brad Gira

Jasmine Cabanilla & Tia Dayman

Wilfred Moeschter

Ben Caldwell

Victoria Ngai &  Sai Lan Macikunas

2017/2018 Executive

 

President

Vice-President

Communications

Awards

Festival

Social/Outreach

Alumni Rep.

 

TCDS Rep

UC Follies Rep

VCDS Rep

SMCT Rep

UTM Rep

Emma Keil-Vine

Emily Shaw

Shay Santaiti & Marium Raja

Joanna Decc

James Hyett & Abby Palmer

Nicole Machado

Coco Lee

 

Winston Sullivan

Eiléanór O’Halloran

Arin Klein & Sonny Nightingale

Armon Ghaeinizadeh & Lau Perez

Samantha Holmes

2016/2017 Executive

 

President

Vice-President

Communications

Awards

Festival

Treasurer

Alumni Rep

 

TCDS Rep

UC Follies Rep

VCDS Rep

SMCT Rep

UTM Rep

WINDS Rep

Ben Murchinson

Mirka Loiselle

Savana James

Emma Keil-Vine & Mac Stewart

James Hyett

Leo Morgenstern

Coco Lee

 

Ola Okarmus

Yimeng Sun & Frank Incer

Katie Cohen & Leora Nash

Armon Ghaeinizadeh & Nicole Machado

Samantha Holmes

Tian Nie

2015/2016 Executive

 

President

Vice-President

Communications

Awards

Festival

Alumni Rep.

 

TCDS Rep

UC Follies Rep

VCDS Rep

SMCT Rep

UTSC Rep

UTM Rep

WINDS Rep

Liz McLoughlin

Victoria Beales

Emma Keil-Vine & Stepahnie Zeit

Olivia Miller & Ben Murchison

Mirka Loiselle

Coco Lee

 

Rhiannon Langford & Braden Kenny

Noa Katz & Olivia Joiner

Maya Wong & Katie Cohen

Gianni Sallese & Julia Orsini

Christy Chan & Robyn Chan

Khira Wieting & Kushagra Sinha

Mac Stewart & Savana James

2014/2015 Executive

 

President

Vice-President

Awards

Festival

 

TCDS Rep

UC Follies Rep

VCDS Rep

SMCT Rep 

UTM Rep

WPAC Rep

HHP Rep

Kevin Matthew Wong

Victoria Beales

Coco Lee

Julia Crocco & Laura Philipps

 

Courtenay Fields

Noa Katz & Deborah Lim

Ben Murchinson & Olivia Miller

Nicole Bazzocchi & David Carcasole 

Davin Allen & Emma Miziolek

Lanndis De Lallo & Liz McLoughlin

Kate Uniake & Aarti Venugopal

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2013/2014 Executive

 

President

Vice-President

Communications

Secretary

Awards

Festival

Alumni Rep

 

TCDS Rep

UC Follies Rep

VCDS Rep

SMCT Rep

UTSC Rep

UTM Rep

New College Rep

HHP Rep

Victoria McEwan

Alex Howard

Julia Crocco

Grace Bueler

Sophia Zarsky & Coco Lee

Meng Lim

Spencer MacEachern

 

Kevin Matthew Wong

Deborah Lim & Laura Philipps

Lindsay Mayer & Ben Murchinson

Nicole Bazzochi & Kate Uniacke

Ashna Thakkar & Jesse Watts

Davin Allen & Laura McCallum

Christian Glas

Victoria Beales & Aarti Venugopal

2012/2013 Executive

 

President

Vice-President

Communications

Awards

Festival

 

TCDS Rep

UC Follies Rep 

VCDS Rep

SMC AC Rep

UTM Drama Club Rep

New Faces Rep

HHP Rep

Sarah Siddiqui

Alex Howard

Julia Crocco

Grace Bueler

Julia Culpepper & Christopher Mastropietro

 

Kevin Matthew Wong

Shaq Haq & Sophia Zarsky 

Coco Lee

Joseph Ianni

Madeleine Brown

Alyssa Obrigewitsch & Alex Howard

Carter West

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