Beyata is a queer, half-Chinese, Alberta-based theatre artist, currently living with a household of beloved friends & dogs in Amiskwaciywâskahikan (colonially known as Edmonton).

 

Her theatrical origins lie in children's musical theatre, for which she spent the bulk of her youth entrenched. She still maintains a fervent, geeky love of musicals - and an embarrassingly fervent love of Sondheim.

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Beyata's favourite pieces to contribute to are theatrical, dream-like pieces, re-contextualized canonical shows, and movement-based/musically-driven theatre. She enjoys embracing the dark & absurd and firmly believes theatre should be nothing less than magical. She likes to work holistically with a creative team during the design process and is a firm believer that theatre cannot be designed in vacuums. Unless vacuums are what you're into.

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She spends her off-design time caring for her plants, petting dogs, building maquettes and drafting for other designers, and she wouldn't have it any other way.

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You can see Beyata's upcoming work in the Grand/Citadel co-production of Heist (Winter 2025), in the TC/Citadel co-production of Legally Blonde (Spring/Summer 2025), and in a newly written show, Horseplay, with Workshop West.