The Last Sunday – February 28th 2021

Dominga Robinson is a Nakota Jamaican woman from the Pheasant Rump Nakota First Nation located in Treaty 4 and southeast Saskatchewan. Dominga has been involved in theatre since the age of 8 years and since that time has performed in a number of productions, directed the Vagina Monologues (2008) and wrote the play, Two Spirits, produced in 2012 by the University of Regina Theatre Department. Dominga’s latest performance was as Viola Desmond in Other Peoples’ Heaven (2021) produced by Theatre Saskatchewan.

Greg Ochitwa is a Balgonie born, Regina based artist. He is a proud member of CAEA & ACTRA, a Globe Theatre Conservatory graduate, and a University of Regina graduate (BFA - Theatre Acting). Sum Theatre credits: #consent (creative contributor); Globe Theatre Writer/Director credits: G-RAM; Root, Hog, or Die- a gritty western musical (co created with Kaitlyn Semple); three seasons of FUSION; Bittergirl- the musical (Director). Actor credits: A Soldier's War; Metamorphoses; Snow Queen; title role in Robin Hood (Globe); The Aliens (Persephone); Twelfth Night; Richard III; A Midsummer Night's Dream; The Comedy of Errors; The Tempest - Roving Show; Macbeth; As You Like It; title role in Hamlet (Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan). Most recently with Shakespeare on the Sask., he Directed The Merry Wives of Windsor. He wrote and starred in the award winning hip-hop musical, COPE (SATA award for Composition and Performance). A well known lead teacher with the Globe Theatre School, Greg also works with at risk youth as a lead Instructor/Mentor at Paper Crane Community Arts Centre, where the focus is on using the arts as a catalyst to well-being in our daily lives.

Terri Lang is a meteorologist who has been working with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) for over 30 years. She was born and raised in Saskatchewan but has spent many years living and forecasting in other parts of Canada, notably in British Columbia where both her children were born. Circumstances brought her back to Saskatchewan in 2013 and she currently works as a Warning Preparedness Meteorologist for ECCC. This job involves working with Emergency Measures Organizations in the province to help prepare and deal with weather emergencies as well as educating the public about severe weather safety. She also deals with any requests coming from the media asking about weather. She is passionate about the weather and she loves the outdoors and travel.

(photo courtesy of Matt Smith from the Star Phoenix)

Ryland Alexander is a Regina-based actor, director, fight choreographer, and educator and is super excited to be a part of SUM Theatre's upcoming The Last Sunday event. Ryland is a graduate of the University of Alberta's BFA in Drama (acting) program, University of Machester/ Rose Bruford College's MA in Theatre Practices program, and is currently enrolled in The University of Regina's BEAD Arts Education program. Ryland has been fortunate to perform in venues across the country and oversea's but has been predominantly focusing on fight choreography, teaching, and film in recent years.

Ammanda Zelinski (she/her) is an actor/singer/dancer with her BA in Media Art and Performance from the University of Regina. Recent performances she has been part of include Seatbelt (Listen to Dis'), Jesus Christ Superstar (Sterling Productions), Footloose (Regina Summer Stage), and touring performances of Neither Heroes Nor Ordinary People (The Other Ordinary). She has been involved with the Listen to Dis' organization and its professional travelling company The Other Ordinary for over 5 years. For the summers of 2017 to 2019, Ammanda worked as a teacher assistant with the Globe Theatre School, in partnership with Autism Resource Centre. Her dance experience includes jazz, ballet, and lindy hop, which she enjoys doing both onstage and off. Ammanda would like to thank her family and friends for their continuous love and support throughout her (theatre) life. She also thanks Judy for the opportunity to collaborate with Sum Theatre.

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Skyler (Sky) Anderson is a proud father of 2 beautiful boys and is a student of the First Nations University of Canada. Sky was born and raised in Regina and he is nêhiyawak, from Treaty 4 Territory. He is in his 4th year of study in Theatre with a focus in Acting. While taking classes, creating his own work, and working for the Globe Theatre as Indigenous Liaison, he is also a theatre and indigenous art instructor for SUNTEP at the University of Regina. As a member of the Making Treaty 4 Collective, he helped create and perform Making Treaty 4 on the Globe Mainstage. He performed in the 2018/19 Globe Sandbox Series in the production of In Care, and he created and performed in wanisiniwin / kwêski-pimâtisiw in spring 2020 with his close friend Pete Kytwayhat. In fall 2020, Sky created and performed a piece with Pete Kytwayhat again, as well as performing in a piece with the Curtain Razors, for the National Arts Centre Grand Acts of Theatre. Currently, he is working on a play reading series for the Globe Theatre and a walking performance with Greg Ochitwa. Sky also facilitates Tipi Teachings that were passed down from his kokums and mosoms, and First Nations Traditional Games.