Peter Hinton-Davis has significantly impacted the evolution of contemporary Canadian theatre through his commitment to new play development, and revisionist productions of canonical works. Since 1980 Peter has directed over 250 productions at the Stratford Festival, Shaw Festival, Canadian Opera Company and more. Peter was the Associate Artistic Director at Theatre Passe Muraille and the Canadian Stage Company in Toronto, Artistic Director of the Playwrights Theatre Centre in Vancouver, the Dramaturg in Residence at Playwrights’ Workshop Montréal, and Artistic Associate of the Stratford Festival. From 2005 to 2012 he was Artistic Director of the National Arts Centre English theatre. In 2012, Peter Hinton-Davis was a recipient of the Order of Canada for his national contribution to the arts.

HAUI™ is an award-winning multidisciplinary artist directing, devising, and designing cross-disciplinary work for stage and screen. Notable achievements include the feature-film MixedUp (OUTtv), the immersive LGBTQ+ installation Private Flowers (Toronto History Museums), and directing his award-winning libretto Aportia Chryptych: A Black Opera for Portia White, praised as "a rare world premiere from the Canadian Opera Company marking a new entry in the country’s essential operatic canon" (Globe & Mail). Published by Playwrights Canada Press, HAUI™ served as the 2024 artist-in-residence for the City of Guelph, creating the audiovisual piece Aunt Harriet touring globally. He is a Chalmers Arts Fellow, an alumni of the Watermill Center in New York and the Britten Pears Arts residency.

azm is a dub poet, director, dramaturg, and mentor. Since stepping into the artistic arena as a political activist, she has worked globally dispatching readings, performances, and workshops. From a home base in Tkaronto/Toronto, ahdri founded b current performing arts in 1991, steering as Artistic Director for 23 years. At b current, she introduced dub theatre to the world through her seminal performance piece dark diaspora... in dub (1991). Her institutional leadership includes founding the rAiz'n the sun training program (1999) and the rock.paper.sistahz festival (2002–2018), a definitive career-launcher for generations of Canadian creators. Grounded in the legacy of 1970s pioneers—especially the women at Black Theatre Canada—ahdri continues to influence the performing arts through creative development, new writings, and ongoing mentorship.

Monice Peter is a multifaceted artist in theatre, film, and sustainability. Her notable stage credits include The Stratford Festival, Shaw Festival, and Arts Club. On-screen, she's had leading roles in Lifetime's Yoga Teacher Killer and CBC/CW's Wild Cards. Monice's behind-the-scenes work includes Assistant Director for Matilda: The Musical and Legally Blonde: The Musical (Theatre Calgary/Citadel Theatre). As playwright-in-residence at Vancouver's Urban Ink, she's developing Burnt Cork, exploring intergenerational Black identity while also working as the dramaturge on Four In The Morning (HAUI™).

A BCIT Sustainable Business Leadership graduate, Monice pursues interdisciplinary studies at UBC, integrating art, ecology, and economy in performing arts.