Artist-in-Residence

Current Artists-in-Residence

This season, we are thrilled to host University of Guelph PhD candidate and community-based researcher Janna Martin, together with Renison University College Faculty member, theatre scholar, and practitioner of Theatre of the Oppressed Amir Al-Azraki as our 2025-26 Artists-in-Residence. Learn more about the artists.

Join us for their upcoming community theatre events in Kitchener and Guelph: Rehearsing Indigenous-Mennonite Allyship through Forum Theatre!

The Centre for Community Based Research is coordinating the production of a forum theatre play about Indigenous-Mennonite relations in the Waterloo Region. This initiative responds to calls from Indigenous leaders for truth telling and reckoning with the ongoing impacts of settler colonialism. By engaging local Mennonites and Indigenous peoples in participatory theatre, the artistic collective will facilitate an exploration of shared histories, allyship, and reconciliation. Our approach brings forward a bold artistic vision: to use theatre not only to represent tension but to make space for the audience to embody possibility, courage, and change. Event Details

Event Dates and Locations:

Monday, Nov 23, 7:00 pm

Victoria Park Pavilion
80 Schneider Ave, Kitchener, ON N2G 4G7

Thursday, Nov 26, 7:00 pm

Guelph Civic Museum
52 Norfolk St, Guelph, ON N1H 2W9

Group of people doing Forum Theatre warm-ups

Where Stories Meet Action

A collaborative residency rooted in community dialogue

Where Stories Meet Action

A collaborative residency rooted in community dialogue

Janna Martin and Amir Al-Azraki rehearse for reconciliation through Forum Theatre.

Program

Since 2017, we have welcomed seasonal Artists-in-Residence--local, emerging or professional artists and artisans--to create and share work inspired by Brubacher House and its history. The program also provides opportunities for artists to engage with the community through participatory arts workshops. We gratefully acknowledge the generous support of the Mennonite Historical Society of Ontario which makes this program possible.