Hi, I'm Dana

I love to Fringe and this summer, for the first time ever, I'll be attending the Winnipeg Fringe Festival and the Kingston Fringe Festival. I'm excited not only to perform my own show, Shakespeare: Say It!, but to check out these cities, festivals, and the other shows at them for the first time!

Growing up in and around Vancouver, I trained in dance, voice, and acting, and perform in shows around town. My experience training at Canada's National Voice Intensive, seeing Eddie Izzard's solo performance of Hamlet, and my love of language and storytelling led me to create my own show, an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. Only, I didn't want to be only one having all the fun. I wanted the audience to get to be a part of saying these classic lines out loud and share a new experience together.

We'll be telling the story together, well, the first part, all the way up that balcony scene. Why stop there? Because we only have an hour, people! I do have ideas (and a rough draft) for Part Two and would love to extend it - if you or anyone you know want to suggest Shakespeare: Say It! - Romeo and Juliet, Parts 1 and 2 for your festival or season, let me know!

Alongside acting, I’ve been writing songs in my head for as long as I can remember. I thought everyone was walking around quietly songwriting like I was. It wasn’t until I started writing my songs down in never-ending notebooks that I thought, maybe not everyone is doing this. For a while, writing them down was enough. Until it wasn’t and I recorded them. I'd be honoured if you'd give my songs a listen, too! 

One of my favourite feelings is being on stage connecting with an audience. Shakespeare: Say It! is the perfect way for us to get together and yell and play and fall in love. I hope you can join me there. 

Thank you for being here. See you at the show?

Xo Dana