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.

Christine Kennedy / Bookkeeper

                SIR Board of Directors

                   Joanne Zuk / Chair

                   Katrina Dunn / Vice-Chair

                   Stephen Gatphoh / Secretary

                   Jennifer Chan / Treasurer

                   Cuinn Joseph / Director

                   Arne MacPherson / Director

                   Neil McDonald / Director

                   Kaitlynn Porath / Director

                   Erin Weinberg / Director