whittyn jason (they/them/theirs) is a queer, non-binary, mixed-race scenographer and award-winning lighting designer of south african and ukrainian heritage primarily living and create in amiskwacîwâskahikan (colonially known as edmonton, alberta), whose work has been featured across the country and as far as the czech republic. they have worked on over 60 productions for theatre, dance, and alternative performance in the role of designer with a focus on interactive, site-specific projects and new work development.

they have designed for black boxes, tiny stages, big stages, real weddings and fake funerals, indie films, live events, beer gardens, concrete cubes, empty hockey arenas, parties, debauchery and mischief, immersive website experiences, shows that have to pack up into the back of a pickup, haunted barns, self-described ‘impossible projects’, abandoned buildings, dive bars, apartments, river valleys, warehouses, and more.

in addition to practising scenography and lighting, they are also the festival director for found festival (common ground arts society), and artistic producer with major matt mason theatre collective. whittyn is a member of the ADC659, and holds a BFA in theatre design from the university of alberta.

Kena León (they/them) is a queer Filipinx multi-disciplinary artist who uses music, sound and technology as their main media. Kena is active in the queer and arts scene as a DJ, sound designer, performing artist and producer. Their passion for uplifting the local arts community led them to support the following work through sound design: Binding (2025 – Calla Wright), SissyFit: Battle Cry (2025 – Brett Dahl), Dance Nation (2025 – SkirtsAfire), Brick Shit House (2024 – Fenceless Theatre), Boy Trouble(2024 – Amoris Projects), Tough Guy (2023-2024 – Hayley Moorehouse), and Enough (2024 – Hoy! Productions). They are very grateful to be part of the Kaldr Saga team and hope you continue to support queer art!

Graham Mothersill is an Albertan actor based in Amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton, Alberta). He is a graduate of the BFA (Acting) program at the University of Alberta. Theatre credits include: MOB (Workshop West Playwrights’ Theatre); Romeo & Juliet, Twelfth Night (Freewill Shakespeare Festival); Strange Familiar, The Curing Room, How to Leave (Theatre Outré); A Christmas Carol (Citadel Theatre); Tune to A (Expanse Festival); A Christmas Carol, The Crucible, The Tempest (Theatre Calgary); Fortune Falls (Catalyst Theatre/ATP); until the next breath (Catalyst Theatre); CTRL – ALT – DEL, The Antyssey (Concrete Theatre); The Trophy Hunt (Broken Toys Theatre); The Apple Tree (Plain Janes Theatre); Romeo & Juliet (Toy Guns Dance Theatre); The Brothers Grimm Operetta (Opera NUOVA); The Fall of the House of Atreus (Impossible Mongoose Productions); The Best Little Newfoundland Christmas Pageant Ever (Whizgiggling Productions); Good With People (Trunk Theatre). Film/television credits include: Wynona Earp, Like Right Now, Dive, King Crow.

Dan is a pianist, music director, and composer based in Edmonton. Recent credits include The Pansy Cabaret (Guys in Disguise) and In My Own Little Corner (RISER) as well as composing original scores for One Song (Margin Release,) Imaginary Friend, Cult Cycle (Straight Edge Theatre,) and short film scores for Delivery (Anam Caras) and Home Again (Vicarious Playground). In addition to his work in music and theatre, Dan is pursuing a degree in Conservation Biology, and can frequently be found outside birding and sharing his passion for all things nature (@nature.dan). Dan is also half of the queer pop duo Homofonik (with Josh Travnik.) @danielbelland

Originally from Massachusett and Wampanoag land, colonially known as Boston, Massachusetts, Emilia is a first-generation settler on Treaty 6 territory. She got her big break in elementary school, performing basketball tricks at halftime shows for organizations like the Orlando Magic, Miami Heat, and Harlem Globetrotters. Nowadays, Emilia is a performer, puppeteer, educator, and multi-instrumentalist. She is a proud founding member of Boston’s Fork & Shoe Theatre Cooperative and currently pursuing an MFA in Theatre Practice at the University of Alberta.