Andrew barrett

​Artistic PRODUCER (he/him)
ANDREW (AT) IMPULSETHEATRE.CA

Andrew is a queer multidisciplinary performing artist based on the traditional territories of the Lekwungen-Speaking Peoples/Victoria, BC. He is a creator, choreographer, performer, director, educator, administrator, and founding Artistic Producer of Impulse Theatre.

He received his BFA in Theatre from UVIC,  and studied Arts and Cultural Management through Macewan University. He has worked as a producer, choreographer, operations manager, and more, with such companies as the Belfry Theatre,  Intrepid Theatre, Theatre SKAM, and CCPA. He was a 2020/21 Artist in Residence at Dance Victoria, and was the recipient of the 2022 City of Victoria Creative Builder Award.

IMPULSE THEATRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Jackie adamthwaite (SHE/HER)​, presdient

Jackie is a “Recovering” Stage Manager turned Venue Manager. In Victoria she has worked for Pacific Opera, the Belfry Theatre, the Canadian College of Performing Arts, with Ken Lavigne in Concert, as a Show Caller for 17Black Events, and as a Sessional Instructor at the University of Victoria. Jackie is the newly appointed Senior Manager of Theatre Operations for the Vancouver Civic Theatres. She has a BFA in Theatre from UVic, with a specialization in Production Management.
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Holly Brinkman (SHE/HER)​, director

Holly M. Brinkman (she/her) is a multi award-winning physical comedian, burlesque performer, and storyteller living in Victoria, BC, the unceded territory of the Lək̓ʷəŋən and WSÁNEĆ Peoples. She holds a Masters in Psychology from the University of Victoria and a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University. Holly has been involved in the theatre community in Victoria, BC since 2014 and a board member with Impulse Theatre since 2017.

Maia crockett (SHE/HER)​, ​​secretary

Maia is a graduate of the Canadian College of Performing Arts, where she was subsequently employed for five years as an artistic contractor, executive assistant, graphic designer, and I.T. support. She has also been an actor, projection & sound designer, and stage manager for several companies in Victoria, including Kaleidoscope Theatre, Atomic Vaudeville, hapax theatre, and the Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival. Maia is currently an administrative assistant with the provincial public service.
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Hilary ho (she/her), Director

Hilary is an emerging performing artist passionate about creating work that inspires connection and rekindles hope in our jaded, disjointed, and isolated society. She is privileged to be the pioneer cohort of the School of the Arts, Singapore, where she specialised in theatre. During her time there, she fell in love with physical theatre and devised work, and she continues to be passionate about finding new ways of physical expression and meaningful storytelling.

Hilary moved from Singapore to Canada in 2018. She is grateful to be living and creating on the unceded territory belonging to the lək̓ʷəŋən Peoples, known as the Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations. 
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Janet Munsil (SHE/HER)​, ​​​Director

Janet Munsil is a playwright, and a graduate of the UVic Theatre (BFA) and Writing (MFA) programs. She has written over a dozen plays including That Elusive Spark, The Ugly Duchess, Influence, and Be Still. From 1992-2016, she was the festival producer and Artistic Director at Intrepid Theatre in Victoria. Recently she was an Artist-in-Residence at UVic’s Centre for Studies in Religion and Society. Her directing projects include Girl in the Goldfish Bowl at Langham Court Theatre, Born Yesterday for Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre, and Twelfth Night and Love's Labour's Lost for the Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival.

Christopher Vickers (HE/they)​, ​​Treasurer 

Christopher Vickers has been doing improv and theatre since he was a brace-faced cherub. Most recently he’s worked with Atomic Vaudeville, Paper Street Theatre, and co-created a bizarre monthly children’s show for adults called Come & Play with Ryan and Chris. He co-wrote and starred in RifflandiaTV––doing interviews, sketches, and hosting the festival. Christopher is a graduate of Vancouver Film School’s full-time acting program and has been in many features, short films, music videos, and commercials. Through the process of recovery, he stepped away from performing and now sits on Impulse Theatre’s board of directors. He is currently studying Creative Writing at UVic.

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