A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE TEAM
Cat Smith (she/her) - Blanche Dubois
ETC: Debut
Cat Smith is an Australian actor and writer who now calls Vancouver home. She trained at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (London, UK), The Actor’s Centre Australia (Sydney, Australia) and ed5 International - Dance Major (Sydney, Australia).
Select theatre credits: An Ideal Husband - Mrs Cheveley (United Players) The Women - Mary Haines (Edgewise Productions), A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Helena (Genesian Theatre Co.) Contrite Spirit – Miranda (Edgeware Forum), The Merchant of Venice - Salaria (Emu Heights Theatre Co.) The Chapel Perilous – Judith/Sister Rosa (The New Theatre) Our Father Who Art Nearly in Heaven - Rachel (Sydney Fringe Festival).
Brynna Drummond (she/her) - Stella Kowalski
ETC: Debut
Born in Vancouver BC, Brynna’s always had a love for theatre, both on and off stage.
Graduating from Studio 58’s Production Program (2019) and later completing Studio 58’s Acting Program (2024). Previously Brynna has played Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf in Studio 58’s Into The Woods (2024), Peter Rabbit in The Tale of Peter Rabbit with CTORA (2025). Assistant Stage Manager for Pacific Theatre’s Middletown (2024) and recently Assistant Stage Manager for Wolf Cull with Western Canada Theatre (2026). Brynna feels so grateful to be a part of theatre and art making, and to be going on this journey with Stella Kowalski.
Terrell Clarricoates (he/Him) - Stanley Kowalski
ETC: Debut
Terrell Clarricoates is a recent graduate of the Vancouver Film School’s TV and Film program. Making his stage debut in A Streetcar Named Desire, he is thrilled to step into the role of Stanley Kowalski. Terrell who is currently signed with Characters Talent Agency, looks forward to continuing his journey in both TV and Film as well as Theatre.
Connor Riopel (he/him)Harold Mitchell
ETC: Debut
Connor was born in Calgary, Alberta, and grew up in Calgary and Saskatoon. As a teenager, his passion for the arts flourished through programs at Persephone Theatre in Saskatoon before relocating to Vancouver to pursue a BFA in Acting at UBC.
Since graduating in 2020, Connor has built a diverse career across theatre, film, television, and commercials. This is his ETC debut, and he is thrilled to be part of the ensemble.
Recent theatre credits include The Odd Couple (Theatre NorthWest), Constellations (Presentation House Theatre), and The Gay Card (CBC Arts: Art Apart). He is next appearing in Peril in the Alps (Chemainus Theatre Festival). Film and television credits include Laid (Peacock), A Burden to Bare (Oregom Films), and College Girls (YAP TV).
Stephanie Elgersma (she/her) - Eunice
ETC: Women Beware Women, The Farnsworth Invention, The Duchess of Malfi, The Cripple of Inishmaan, The Children's Hour
As one of the founding members of Ensemble Theatre Company, Stephanie is thrilled to be invited back for the 2026 Season. Stephanie is an actor and Jessie award winning puppet artist working out of Vancouver (CA) and London (UK). As an actor, she has worked with Pacific Theatre, The Only Animal, Ensemble Theatre, Why Now Theatre (CA), Oh Canada Festival, Theatre 1880 (UK), as well as Fringe Festival shows Blackbird (2018) and My Beautiful Monster (2014). She is now mostly based in Vancouver where she builds and directs puppets for theatre, and teaches puppetry performance and design at her alma mater Studio 58. Stephanie was also the interim Co-Artistic Director of Studio 58 in 2025/26. @stephepuppets
Kazz Leskard (he/him) - Steve
ETC: Women Beware Women, The Farnsworth Invention, The Duchess of Malfi, The Normal Heart, Frost/ Nixon
Kazz is so happy to be back with ETC for the first time since 2015. Previous ETC productions include Women Beware Women, The Farnsworth Invention, The Duchess of Malfi, Frost/ Nixon, and he was deeply honoured to get to play the role of Ned Weeks in The Normal Heart. Kazz was recently seen on the JAC stage in Network, The Cricket on the Hearth, It's a Wonderful Life: On the Air, and A Christmas in Wales (United Players). Kazz has previously worked with director Chris Lam on Amélie (Western Moon) and Dogfight (Awkward Stage). Kazz is a graduate of Studio 58.
Hernán Adrianzén (he/Him) - Pablo Gonzales
ETC: Debut
Hernán is a Peruvian theatre, film and TV actor, recently graduated from Studio 58. After completing a career in Business Administration, and having more than 7 years of experience in the finance world, he migrated to Canada to fulfill his dream of becoming an actor. Hernán has participated in film projects in Perú, as well as different plays in Canada, such as In the Flesh (Risky Nights, Studio 58), Linck & Mülhahn (Studio 58), Heathers: The Musical (Studio 58), We Are Boy Band (Studio 58) and Romeo and Juliet (Studio 58), where he played the vengeful Tybalt. He has also collaborated on projects at Metro Theatre, including Cinderella Pantomime, Rent, Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, and Jack and the Beanstalk Pantomime. He is very thankful to God and his family, and he’s eager to harness more experience and opportunities in theatre, as well as film and TV.
Oliver Gold (he/him) - Young Collector
ETC: Debut
Oliver grew up in Richmond, BC, in the Vancouver musical theatre community and is thrilled to be making his debut with ETC. Oliver has recently completed the third year of his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting at the University of British Columbia. Previous credits include: Antigone (The University of British Columbia), The Fantasticks (White Rock Players Club), A Christmas Story (Align Entertainment), Cabaret (Royal City Musical Theatre), and The Music Man (Gateway Theatre). Oliver recently became the 2025 Laureate for the top prize of the Hnatyshyn Foundation's Developing Artist Grant in English Acting. Oliver is an aspiring Tenor who has competed in various singing competitions over the last decade. Oliver is an Ovation Award nominee and a recipient of the Phyllis Taylor Scholarship for performing arts. Oliver is honoured to work on one of Tennessee Williams' most acclaimed plays and one of the great works of 20th-century theatre.
Nick Rempel (he/him) - Doctor
ETC: Debut
Nick Rempel - is excited to be part of ETCs A Streetcar Named Desire! Locally he acted in As You Like It with Shakespeare All Year Theatre Society, Macbeth with Word of Mouth Department, Hedda Gabler and Metamorphoses at United Players of Vancouver and Marjorie Prime at North Vancouver Community Players. He has worked at the Oregon, Berkeley, Baltimore, Nevada, Seattle, and Bakersfield Shakespeare Festivals. In film and TV he saved Erica’s life on All My Children and played two fools in Robin Hood: Men In Tights. He starred in Clay Farmers (HERE TV) and was featured in a very fun horror movie Amorosa, on Amazon Prime. You can see his film and TV reel at: Nick Rempel - IMDb.com He has an MFA in Acting from the University of Southern California and an MA in Shakespeare Studies from the University of Essex.
Irene Lozano-Garcia (he/him) - Woman, Flower Vendor, Nurse
ETC: Debut
Irene is a first generation Canadian of Salvadoran descent. She has always had a love for acting and storytelling. After completing her Bachelor of Arts at SFU she decided to pursue her dream of becoming a theatre artist. She completed the Theatre Program at Douglas College and decided she wanted to continue her training at Studio 58. She is currently a student at Studio 58. She is very grateful to be able to play, grow and learn with this amazing team!
Christopher Lam 林子榮 (he/him) - Director
ETC: A Prayer for Owen Meany, Master Class, Dark Road, Drawer Boy, Antigone
Christopher Lam 林子榮 is a Chinese Canadian director/actor based in Vancouver. Some of the companies he worked with include Arts Club Theatre, Bard on the Beach, Pacific Theatre and The Stratford Festival. He is the co-artistic director of Ensemble Theatre Company and recipient of the Jean Gascon Award (Guthrie/Stratford) and the Ray Michal Award (Jessies) for outstanding body of work by a director. He is currently finishing his MFA in Directing at UBC. Recent credits: The Fox (Opera Unbound), Upcoming: Benevolence (Green Thumb Theatre), Sandsprite (Western Gold Theatre) The New Canadian Curling Club (Metro Theatre). www.thechrislamshow.com
Kathryn Kerby (She/her) - Stage Manager
ETC: Debut
Kathryn is a trained theatre and film actor pursuing a passion for stage management and production coordination in Vancouver, BC. After earning her diploma in Acting from Studio58, Kathryn realized her passion for facilitating the magic from the booth. She has become a director’s right hand with a unique perspective rooted in performance.
Credits include SM/ASM/Spot/Sound Op for Metro Theatre, PSM/Sound Op for The Sturman Theatre Collective, and SM/Sound Op for Mitch and Murray Productions. Favorite roles on stage include Mrs. Fleming in Heathers: The Musical, Amanda in Fly, Love, and Spinster in Linck & Mülhahn.
Kathryn is delighted to work with Ensemble Theatre Company for the first time. Special thanks to her mentors, family, and friends for their continuous support!
Mike Kovac (he/him) - Fight Director
ETC: Debut
Mike Kovac is a Certified Fight Director and Instructor with Fight Directors Canada, and works in film/television/theatre in and around Vancouver. A graduate of Capilano University’s Acting for the Stage and Screen Program (where he is also now an Instructor of Stage Combat), he has worked on Noises Off, The Shoplifters, Kim’s Convenience, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Misery, and Mustard (Arts Club), as well as Coriolanus, The Crucible, and She Kills Monsters (UBC), among others. Mike has also appeared in various film and television projects, including Arrow, Supernatural, The 100, Tin Star, Valley of the Boom, Deadly Class, and Batwoman. He regularly works as a stunt performer and stunt actor. If you see him on the screen somewhere, he’s probably about to die.
Natasha Marina (she/her) - Intimacy Coordinator
ETC: Debut
Natasha Martina (she/her) is delighted to be back in Vancouver after a twenty-five-year absence. She has over 30 years of experience as an actor, director, intimacy director/coordinator and pedagogue. Select direction/movement direction credits include Shadows among the Prairies (Gordon Tootoosis Nīkānīwin Theatre); Displaced (M1 Singapore Festival; Sandbox Series - Globe Theatre; Live Five). Select intimacy direction/coordinator credits include Off Campus (Amazon); Laid (NBC/Universal); Metamorphoses (United Players); and The Birds and the Bees (Persephone Theatre).
Sam Chung (she/her) - Lighting Designer
ETC: Monstrosity: Antigone, Little One, My Roommate Ahriman
Originally from Hong Kong, Sam is an emerging artist from UBC Theatre Design and Production, specializing in Scenic and Lighting Design, and Technical Direction. Select credits include: The Lawyer Show: 9 to 5 (Touchstone Theatre), Pippin (Play On Words Production), Salt-Water Moon (Western Gold Theatre), and Metamorphoses (United Players of Vancouver) as Lighting Designer, The Watsons and Citysong (Vital Spark Theatre) as Technical Director.
Rick Calhoun (he/him) - Sound Design
ETC: Superior Donuts,
Rick Colhoun, Sound Designer
Recent credits include:
Come From Away, Franklinland and The Golden Anniversaries (The Arts Club), Grease (CTORA), Shrek The Musical (RCMT), Shakespeare In Love (Metro Theatre). Rick has won Jessie and Ovation Awards for his work in Sound Design. Rick thanks his family for their support, and all who make live theatre happen!
Emily Dotson (she/her) - Set and props Design
ETC: Debut
Emily Dotson is a set designer and theatre educator in Vancouver. She has worked as an assistant set and costume designer for both The Shaw Festival and the Stratford Festival and assistant set designer with Bard on the beach. She is an Adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia specializing in set design and scenic painting. She is a Jesse Award winner and two-time Ovation Award nominee. Recent shows include Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson Apt. 2B at the Gateway Theatre, Amadeus at the Stratford Festival director's projects, and 9-5 the Musical with RCMT.
Visit her website to find out more: EmilyDotson.Design
Starlynn Chen (she/her) - Costume Designer
ETC: Debut
Starlynn Chen is an emerging set and costume designer and a graduate of the Production Program at Studio 58. Her set and costume design for Rent (Metro Theatre) received the 2025 Ovation Award for Outstanding Set Design (Large Theatre), and her costumes for James and the Giant Peach (CTORA) were nominated for the 2025 Ovation Award for Outstanding Costume Design.
Recent credits: Set Design for The Paper Bag Princess (Carousel Theatre), A Journal of the Plague Year (Studio 58), Jack and the Beanstalk (Metro Theatre), Au Grand Jour (Théâtre la Seizième), and Linck and Mülhahn (Studio 58); Costume Design for The Undeniable Accusations of Red Cadmium Light (Firehall Arts Centre), The Replacement Wife (United Players), The Odd Couple (Theatre NorthWest), and James and the Giant Peach (CTORA); Assistant Costume Design for Much Ado About Nothing and Twelfth Night (Bard on the Beach).
Follow Starlynn on Instagram: @starlynn.jingjingdyah
Willow teissen (she/her) - assistant set design
Willow is a fourth-year student at UBC in the Theatre Design and Production program. She specializes in scenic and costume design, with this being her first non-school production. Her past and current works include Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play (UBC), Pyper (UBC), and Sister Act (TUTS). She hopes you enjoy the hard work everyone put into bringing these shows to life!
Stephanie Zheng (she/her) - SET assistant
Stephanie has just completed her third year in UBC’s Theatre Design & Production program and is passionate about bringing stories to life through scenic design. She enjoys the collaborative world-building process and the magic that comes to life on stage and on set. Her recent credits include Assistant Scenic Design for Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play (UBC Theatre, 2025); Production Design for the UBC student films Jhoom (2026) and Birdie (2026); Production Design for Golden Hour (2026); and Paint Crew & Prop Build Crew for several UBC Theatre productions.
Eunsoeng Huh (she/her) - PAINT LEAD
Eunseong is a UBC third year student majoring in Theatre Design & Production. She works in theatre painting, props, set design, and film production design. Her previous theatre painting work includes head scenic painter for Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play, assistant scenic painter for Pyper, and paint crew for The Very Book Indeed, The Arsonist, and The Last of the Pelican Daughters.