Julia Kroft and Sharon Bajer join us to talk about the nuts and bolts of creating a musical: starting with a “fish stew”!

About the Artists:

Julia Kroft is a proud Winnipegger and multidisciplinary artist. On the stage, you may have seen her in the Canadian National Premiere of The Prom (Dry Cold Productions), Inhibition Exhibition (The Village Conservatory), and Tarbut: A Festival of Jewish Culture. Off the stage, Julia made her directorial debut as Assistant Director on A Pickle (Winnipeg Jewish Theatre). With an academic background in Marketing, you can also find Julia working with brands from all industries in the creative strategy world. She’s so thankful to her friends and family for being her biggest cheerleaders, always!

Sharon Bajer is a multi-faceted theatre artist who has been a mentor to many amazing young artists over the years. Her past involvement with the ViC includes performing in Pippin and 12th Night: A Musical and teaching workshops in Intimacy for the Stage and Acting. As a performer she was last seen as Mrs. Peacock in Clue at RMTC and Wanda in Afterlight at Walk&Talk/Keep theatre. Sharon is an actor, director, playwright and Intimacy Director and Coordinator. She works in theatre, film and television and is the founder of The Keep Theatre located in the Crescent Arts Centre. www.sharonbajer.com

We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Thomas Sill Foundation in making this podcast possible.