Bios
Kaybridge Productions consists of the lovely and talented:
Kate Ryan
As an actor, Kate has been working professionally in Edmonton’s thriving theatre community for over 20 years. Since graduating from the University of Alberta’s Fine Arts Program, she has performed at the Citadel Theatre, the Mayfield Theatre, Leave it to Jane Theatre, Northern Light Theatre, Teatro La Quindicina, Catalyst Theatre and Concrete Theatre. She has also performed at the Edmonton Fringe Festival.
Kate has taught drama and musical theatre at the Citadel, Grant MacEwan College and with the City of Edmonton and various schools in the city.
In puppetry, Kate has been performing and teaching for over 15 years. She has also given workshops in puppetry and public speech for the Edmonton Preschool Association, Alberta Teachers Association, The City of Edmonton and The Edmonton Public Library.
Kate has received a Sterling award for best actress and supporting actress as well as an Ampia award for leading actress.
She is currently working towards an degree in Education at the University of Alberta and believes in promoting the arts as a necessary part of the learning process for all young people.
Kate is also a proud mom!
Marilyn Ryan
She first developed Kaybridge Productions in 1976 in Ohio, U.S.A. . Her work has been seen by thousands of children through the years from schools to festivals and mainstage theatres and libraries. Her show, The Attic, was also produced by NBC television.
Maralyn Ryan is an acomplished actor, director, writer, puppeteer, instructor and arts administrator. Although performing in stages across Canada, she now focuses her energies in Alberta.
Some of her past credits include:
Director of the Citadel Theatre’s International Children’s Festival
Director of the Citadel Theatre Drama School
Founder and Director of the St. Alberta Children’s Theatre
Artist in Residence (drama and puppetry )in numerous schools throughout Alberta for Alberta Culture
Theatre Instructor with Arts Trek
Puppeteer for Access Television
Directed theatre productions for Grant McEwan College, Keyano College and the Citadel Theatre.
Some of her awards include:
Award for Women in the Arts(Edmonton), National Award for Recognition of Excellence in Innovative Programming, 13 nominations and 3 Sterling Awards for excellence in acting in Edmonton.
Bridget Ryan
Bridget has been performing cabaret for the past 10 years and started in New York’s Don’t Tell Mama with Rant Control to which she garnered ‘Most Promising New Talent’ in NYC. She has since been a main staple in morning television as a remote host on CityTV’s -Breakfast Television. As an actor, she has worked with The Citadel Theatre, Workshop West, Theatre Network, The Mayfeild Theatre, Leave it To Jane, Vertigo Theatre, Alberta Theatre Projects and TheatreWorks, USA. She has directed Spitfire Grill for Leave It To Jane Theatre and NINE for Grant MacEwan College and was the Associate Director on Weil in Weimar with the Edmonton Opera. She has written Counting Americans, Myles: The HypoAllergenic Superhero, and The Winter’s Tale Project with Chris Wynter’s – a new rock and roll musical which won 4 Sterlings Awards in 2004 including Best Musical.