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SIR Staff

Rodrigo Beilfuss / Artistic Director

Rodrigo Beilfuss is a theatre director, an actor working on stage and screen, and a committed educator. He has been the Artistic Director of Shakespeare in the Ruins (SIR) since 2019. Rodrigo was a member of the Stratford Festival between 2015 and 2019, working as an actor and director. He trained at the University of Winnipeg (BA Honours) and at the Birmingham Conservatory for Classical Theatre in Stratford; and he also holds an MA in Classical Acting from the London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art (LAMDA) in England. As a director, Rodrigo is a graduate of the Michael Langham Workshop for Classical Direction from Stratford. Born in Santa Maria, Brazil, Rodrigo left his tropical Home in 2001 when he was 18 and relocated to Canada, discovering and falling in love with Shakespeare and theatre in High School – it’s all Mr McLeod’s fault. Teachers: they shape our worlds.

Sara Malabar / Managing Director

Sara Malabar is an expert Arts Manager with over 20 years of experience in multiple art disciplines including theatre, music and contemporary art.

Career highlights include being the; Arts & Entertainment Program Manager at Pride Toronto, Managing Director of Studio of Received Ideas, General Manager of Theatre Projects Manitoba under the artistic leadership of Margo Charlton (2000-2002) as well as producing multiple outdoor events and celebrations including producing the opening and Closing Ceremonies of WorldPride 2014, the 2010 Olympic Torch Relay in Toronto, and acting as a Project Manager for Toronto’s Nuit Blanche.

After 17 years living and working in Toronto, she returned home to Winnipeg with the goal of using her considerable experience to support Winnipeg’s vibrant arts community, and is thrilled to have landed at SIR, a company cofounded by one of her early mentors, B. Pat Burns.

Christine Kennedy / Bookkeeper