Our Team
Monica Ogden
Erica Petty
ARTISTIC PRODUCER
erica@storytheatre.ca
(she/her)
Erica Petty is a theatre artist, educator, and arts administrator living in T’Sou-Ke territory and working in Lək̓ wəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ territory. She has 20 years experience working professionally in Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA), principally as a Teaching Artist with a specialty in devising new works. Erica is a white, disabled, queer woman and a fierce advocate for the next generation, who has carefully built a collaborative practice for writing plays with youth to honour and uplift their voices and affirm their perspectives. Currently, Erica engages her collaborative skills to commission and produce new Canadian plays by professional artists in her role as the Artistic Producer at Story Theatre. She has held artistic and administrative roles with Intrepid Theatre, Theatre SKAM, Victoria Shakespeare Society, Kaleidoscope Theatre, and ArtsREACH. As an artist, Erica is most interested in making immersive sensory theatre experiences for babies including her 2020 co-created work “Twims”. Most recently, she was awarded a residency with Impulse Theatre to begin development of her new show for babies called “Sound Garden”. She is a mother to two young children, Harrison and George.
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
monica@storytheatre.ca
(they/she/siya)
Monica is a queer, disabled, non-binary Filipinx/Polynesian/English artist and educator of 13+ years, living on lək̓wəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ lands with her dog Juno. Monica works as the Associate Producer of Story Theatre with joy and pride! They also produce with Rage Sweater Theatre Productions, their disabled QT2BIPOC led theatre company with Adonis Critter King. Monica holds a BA with Distinction in Gender Studies from UVic, and was chosen for the prestigious Netflix Banff Diversity of Voices Initiative at the Banff World Media Festival in June 2024. Her show Monica vs. The Internet, directed and co-created by Adonis Critter King, was recognized with the 2020 Witness Legacy Award from the Pro Art Alliance/Witness Legacy Blanket. Her artistic work has been supported and produced by Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre (VACT), Why Not Theatre, Living Hyphen, National Theatre School of Canada, and Emerald City Comic Con. Monica is deeply committed to systemic change within the arts, and has advocated and consulted nationally and internationally for disabled QT2BIPOC. Monica has completed the ThisGen Producing Fellowship with Why Not Theatre and the Digital Connections Cohort with Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance (GVPTA).
TENYJAH I. MCKENNA
YOUTH PROGRAMS MANAGER
(they/she)
Tenyjah McKenna is a multi disciplinary artist from Montreal Quebec. In her work they reach to showcase visibility and beyond as they allow thought and action towards anti oppression work to take root in her practices. As the Youth Development Program leader at Story Theatre, Tenyjah is excited to give space and safe management to LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC youth interested in the arts, allowing them space to grow and exchange stories and ideas. When Tenyjah is not diligently working with Story Theatre to help enrich the offering of TYA to the community at large, she can be found on stage as she continues to give her talents to theatre and screen, as well as voice acting projects.
KATHRYN BOYD
TOUR/STAGE MANAGER
(she/they)
Kathryn Boyd is a performing artist and tour/production manager. After graduating from the Canadian College of Performing Arts, Kathryn earned the Graduate of the Year Award from the National Association of Career Colleges, in recognition of her leadership, inspiration and passion in her career goals. She is so grateful to be working with such fabulous humans at Story Theatre. Stage Management and Tour Credits include - Shrek The Musical (CCPA), Urinetown (CCPA), Wretched Woman (Salty Broad Productions), Educo Teatrino (Italy), Constance (VSS). Kathryn recently won Best Large Group Number at the Burlesque Hall of Fame (2024).