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Coming soon in 2024
2023- Peer Gynt Adapted and directed by Alistair Newton

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Director- Alistair Newton

Set - Costume  & Projection Design- Karyn McCallum

Lighting Design- Ryan Rafuse

Assistant Set and Projection Design- Lucas Arab

Assistant Lighting Design- Emma Lamont

Acting ensemble:

4th year acting class Fountain School of Performing Arts, Dalhousie University:

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Photographs by Nick Pearce

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2023- THE HYDROFOIL MYSTERY-   by Christy MacRae-Ziss adapted from novel by Eric Walters

Playwright- Christie MacRae-Ziss

Director- Ron Jenkins

Set Design- Karyn McCallum

Costume Design- Emily Clegg

Lighting Design- Leigh Ann Vardy

Sound Design- Jordan Palmer

Cast:

Jeremy Foot- Billy

Ryan Rogerson- Alexander Graham Bell

Matt Lacas- Casey Baldwin/various

Ian Gilmore- McGregor/various

Christy MacRae-Ziss

Mrs. MacAulay/various/

 

Photographs by Hannah Ziss

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Robert Merritt Award nominee for: Outstanding Independent Production, Outstanding New Nova Scotia Adaptation (Christy MacRae-Ziss), Outstanding Scenic Design (Karyn McCallum), Outstanding Lighting Design (Leigh Ann Vardy), Outstanding Sound Design (Jordan Palmer)

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 A Dog In The Manger

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Director- Roberta Barker

Set Design- Karyn McCallum

Costume Design- Karyn McCallum

Lighting Design- Bruce McLennan 

Acting ensemble:

4th year acting class Fountain School of Performing Arts, Dalhousie University:

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Photographs by J. MacLean

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Drums and Organs

by Gillian Clark

 

Director- Roberta Barker.

Set Design- Karyn McCallum

Costume Design- Karyn McCallum

Projection Design - Karyn McCallum

Sound Design and composition- Jackson Fairfax

Acting ensemble:

4th year acting class Fountain School of Performing Arts,

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Photographs by Ken Kam

Photos of model and dress rehearsal by Karyn McCallum

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Drums and Organs, Halifax Nova Scotia
Forests by Wajdi Mouawad - Tarragon Theatre Toronto- Directed by Richard Rose

Translation by - Linda Gaboriau

Set &Costume Design- Karyn McCallum

Lighting Design- Kim Purtell

Composition and Sound Design, Thomas Ryder Payne 

Cast: Terry Tweed, RH Thomson, Jan Alexandra Smith
Liisa Repo-Martell, Alon Nashman, Brandon McGibbon
Sophie Goulet, David Fox, Vivien Endicott-Douglas
Matthew Edison, Dmitry Chepovetsky

Stage Manager, Stefanie Seguin
apprentice stage manager Suzanne McArthur

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photography by Cylla von Tiedemann

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Assistant director Sasha Kovacs

Peter Pan - Globe Theatre Regina- Directed by Ruth Smilie

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Globe  Theatre

Director- Ruth Smilie

Set Design- Karyn McCallum

Costume Design- Karyn McCallum

Lighting Design- Louise Guinaud

Choreography - Johanna Bundon 

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CAST:

Mrs. Darling/Smee – Sarah Mennell

Mr. Darling/Capt. Hook – Brendan Murray

Nana/Starkey – Amy Matysio

Peter Pan – Harry Judge

Wendy – Lucy Hill

John – Kyle Markewich

Michael – Jeremy Hilsendager

Bill Jukes/Slightly – Daniel Maslany

Cookson/Nibs – Andy Fisher

Cecco/Tootles – Cole Humeny

Tinkerbell/Jane – Jonelle Gunderson

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Guys and Dolls - Gateway Theatre Vancouver- Directed by Sarah Rodgers

Gateway Theatre

Set Design- Karyn McCallum

Costume Design- Jennifer Darbellay

Lighting Design- Adrian Moore

Choreography - Shelley Stewart Hunt

Musical Director- Allan Stiles

Sound Design- Patrick Pennefather

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CAST:

Sarah-Jeanne Hosie............. Miss Adelaide

Kevin K. James....... Nathan detroit

Peter Jorgenson.............Sky Masterson

Tracy Neff ................Sarah Brown

John Payne........... Nicely Nicely Johnson

Gaelan Beatty.........Rusty Charlie/ Ensemble/ Fight Captain

Ian Harmon..... Harry the Horse/ Ensemble

Robyn Leigh Katz.......... General Matilda/ Ensemble

Alex McMorran............Big Julie/ Ensemble

Ashley O'Connell ........Benny Southstreet/ Ensemble

Steve Pelton ............Lt. Brannigan/ Ensemble

John Widdows......Arvide Abernathy

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Stage Manager-Laurie Harper

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photography by- David Cooper

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2015: Set and Costume Design: Melancholy Play, directed by Jeffrey Pufhal, The collective space, Toronto

Melancholy Play by Sraah Rhul

 

Director: Jeffrey Pufahl

 

Set/Costume Design: Karyn McCallum


Lighting Design: Mikael Kangas

 

Actors: Eva Barrie,Rose Napoli, 

Patric Masurkevitch, 

Suzanne Roberts Smith, 

Courtenay Stevens,

Musician: Cory Latkovich

 

Reviews and Blogs
Creation, National Arts Centre

Creation by Peter Anderson

 

Director: Peter Hinton

 

Dramaturge: Paula Dankert

 

Musical Director: Allan Cole

 

Choreographer; Dayna Tekatch

 

Set and Costume Designer: Karyn McCallum

 

Lighting Designer: Daniel McIlmoyl

 

Cast:

God- Mary-Colin Chisholm

Eve- Rachelle Casseus

Lucifer- Greg Kramer

Adam- Jamie Mac

Ass- Joey Tremblay

Cain- Kris Joseph

Naomi- Tamara Podemski

Noah- Christian Murray

Mrs. Noah- Randi Helmers

Sarah- Beverley Wolfe

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A Midsummer Night's Dream, Canadian Stage in High Park

A Midsummer NIght's Dream

 

Director: Richard Rose

 

Assistant director: Kerr Wells

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Text Consultant Jennifer Roberts-Smith

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Fight Director John Stead

 

Set and Costume Designer: Karyn McCallum

 

Lighting Design: Jason Hand

 

Sound Design: Michael Laird

 

Cast:

Tamara Podemski- Hippolyta

Dmitry Chepovetsky- Theseus

John Dolan- Egeus

Sophia Kolinas- Hermia

Ali Momen- Demetrius

Eric Morin- Lysander

Sarah Sherman- Helena

Gil Garrat- Puck

Pierre Simpson- Pierre Le Coing (mechanical)

Mark Crawford- Francis Filchenkov (mechanical)

Richard Lee- Tom Chow (mechanical)

John Cleland- Nick Bottom

Reviews:
 Moliere One-Acts : The Ridiculed Romantics & The Forced Marriage

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Translation by - Justin A. Blum

Director- Gabrielle Houle

Set Design- John Pennoyer

Costume Design- Karyn McCallum

Lighting Design- Chelsey Jenkins 

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Acting ensemble:

4th year acting class Fountain School of Performing Arts, Dalhousie University:

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Photographs by Nick Pearce

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Director- Margot Dionne.

Set Design- Karyn McCallum

Costume Design- John Pennoyer

Projection Design - Karyn McCallum

Sound Design Hunter Stanway Composition- Alex Arnold

Lighting Design- Bruce MacLennan

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Acting ensemble:

4th year acting class Fountain School of Performing Arts, Dalhousie University:

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Photographs by Nick Pearce

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Dante's Purgatorio, Translated & Adapted  by Patrick Baliani
2016: Christmas Carol at Persephone Theatre, Saskatoon, Canada

Christmas Carol 

by Charles Dickens adapted by Michael Shamata

 

Director- Johnna Wright.

Set Design & Projection- Karyn McCallum

Costume Design- Bonnie Deakin

Lighting Design- Guido Tondino

Sound Design and composition- Gilles Zolty

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Kent Allen- Scrooge

Joshua Beaudry- Charitable Gentlman, Mr. fezziwig, Joe and others.

Skye Brandon- Bob Cratchit, Dick Wilkins, George & others.

Kristi Friday- Anna Cratchit, Mrs. Fezziwig & others.

Nathan Howe- Fred, Young Ebenezer, & others.

Elizabeth Nepjuk- Charitable Gentlewoman, Mrs. Dilber, Elizabeth & others.

Caitlin Vancoughnett- Belle, Martha Cratchit, Miss Jane & others.

Kevin Williamson- Jacob Marley, the Spirits of Christmas

Pyper Brandon- Tiny Tim & others.

Samuel DeGirolamo- Peter Cratchit, Ebenezer as a Boy & others.

Makayla Robinson- Little Fan, Belinda Cratchit & others.

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Photographs by Electric Umbrella

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Reviews
2016: Agency at The Theatre Centre Incubator Space, Toronto

Agency written by Eva Barrie

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Director: Megan Watson

 

Set and Costume design: Karyn McCallum

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Assistant Design: Echo Zhou

 

Lighting Design: Mickael Kangas

 

Sound design: Lyon Smith

 

Producer :Noah Spitzer- Yell Rebel Theatre

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Hannah- Eva Barrie

Thomas- Earl Pastko

Peter- Ben Sanders

Reviews and Blogs

"Karyn McCallum’s smart set design mirrors the intrusion of the past into the present that is the script’s focus: the agency’s back wall is covered in graffiti, suggesting it’s the Wall itself." Karen Fricker Toronto Star

2015: Licking Knives and Man 2 Man- double bill at Theatre Passe Murialle Backspace
Reviews and Blogs

Licking Knives written directed and performed by Melanie Hrymak.

 

Man to Man by Manfred Karge, translated by Anthony Vivis.

 

Director: Kelli Fox.

Max/Ella- Lisa Karen Cox

 

Set and Projection design:

Karyn McCallum

 

Lighting Design: Rebecca Picherack

 

Sound design: Matthew Lawrence, Tom Perry & Tessa Springate

 

Assistant Director and Producer:

Leslie McBay

2015: Costume Design: SEEDS, directed by Kim Collier, The Blyth Festival, Ontario

Seeds by Annabel Souter

 

Director: Kim Collier.

 

Costume Design: Karyn McCallum


Lighting and Projection Design:

Beth Kates

 

Set Design: Steve Lucas

 

Sound Design Michael Rinaldi

 

Flesh and Other Fragments of Love, Tarragon Theatre

Flesh and Other Fragments of Love

 

by Evelyne de la Chenelière,

translated by Linda Gaboriau

 

Director: Richard Rose

 

Choreographer: Denise Fukiwara

 

Set and Costume Designer:

Karyn McCallum

 

Lighting Designer: Rebecca Picherack

 

Sound Designer: Todd Charlton

 

 

Art,  Theatre NorthWest

Art by Yasmina Reza, Translated by Christopher Hampton

 

Director: Jack Grinhaus

 

Set and Costume Designer:

Karyn McCallum

 

Lighting Designer: Andre du Toit

 

Sound and Video Designer: Jon Russell

 

Marc- Garry Davey

Serge- Richard Alan Campbell

Yvan- David Leyshon

 

 

 

 

It's a Wonderful Life, Persephone Theatre- SATAward recipient outstanding set design

It's A Wonderful Life

 

A New Musical Adaptation by Peter Jorgenson based on the Frank Capra film

 

Director: Peter Jorgenson

 

Set and Projection Designer:

Karyn McCallum

 

Costume Designer: Wes Pearce

 

Lighting Designer: Guido Tondino

 

Musical Director: Nico Rhodes

 

 

Lysistrata - Douglas College New Westminster BC- Directed by Thrasso Petras

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Set Design- Karyn McCallum

Costume Design- Karyn McCallum

Projection Design- Karyn McCallum

Lighting Design- Mark Stevens

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Cast:

Cara Bateman,

Laura Contraras,

Nicola Elbro,

Rosemary Forst,

Lisa Gendron,

Candice Langlois,

Jessica Lewthwaite,

Steffi Munshaw,

Fiona Revill,

Peter Simone,

Joanna Williams.

Photos by: Graham Ockley

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Secret Mask, GCTC Ottawa

Secret Mask by Rick Chafe

 

 

Director: Ann Hodges

 

Set, Costume and Projection Designer:

Karyn McCallum

 

Lighting Designer: Jock Munro

 

Sond Designer: Marc Desormeaux

 

Mae and supporting roles- Kate Hurman

George- Michael Mancini

Ernie- Paul Rainville

 

 

Mary Zimmerman's Metamorphoses, Directed by Jennifer Herszman-Capraru

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Set Design- Karyn McCallum

Costume Design- Tamera Kucheran

Projection Design- Karyn McCallum

Lighting Designer:  Michael J.  Whitfield
Sound Designer: Gord Heal, 
Musical Director: Victor Dolhai, 
Stage Manager: Heather Rycraft, 

Assistant Director:  Chelsea Haberlin
Observing Director:  Yasmine Kandil, 
Set Design Assistant:  Ashley Rees, 
Costume Design Assistant: Calli Burr and Laurin Kelsey
Lighting Design Assistant: Nicole Lamb, 

Featuring:

Tonye Aganaba, 

Jamaine Campbell, 

Jade Chang, 

Victor Dolhai, 

John Ellingson, 

Ingrid Hanson, 

Trevor Hinton, 

Ming Hudson, 

Kaitlyn Regehr, 

Kate Richard, 

Celine Richmond, 

Devon Taylor

Kholby Wardell.

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Photos by: Karyn McCallum

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Triumph of Love - Vancouver East Cultural Centre- Directed by Johnna Wright

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Blackbird Theatre Company

Director- Johnna Wright

Set Design- Karyn McCallum

Costume Design- Karyn McCallum

Lighting Design- Jergus Oprsal

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Cast:

Daniel Arnold

Louisa Jojic

Jennifer Lines

Andrew McNee

Marie Stillen

Lee Taylor

Simon Web

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Stage Manager, Robin Bancroft-Wilson
photography by Milan

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Jessie Richardson Awards: Outstanding Production 2007/08 , Outstanding Direction -Johnna Wright,

Outstanding Supporting Actress, Marie Stillen

Jessie Richardson Nominations: Outstanding Leading Actress - Jennifer Lines,

Outstanding Costume Design - Karyn McCallum, Outstanding Set Design - Karyn McCallum

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