David Diamond, BFA D.Litt.
Artistic and Managing Director/Joker
E-mail: david@headlinestheatre.com
Since 1981 David has directed over 380 community specific theatre projects on issues such as racism, gender roles, violence, addiction, self-esteem, First Nations' Residential Schools, globalization, language reclamation and many, many others. David has directed workshops throughout BC, Canada and the USA, as well as in Namibia, New Zealand, Germany, Austria, Italy, Singapore and Finland. He has also been involved in the writing and/or directing of all of Headlines' main stage plays, including NO` XYA` (Our Footprints), Out of the Silence, Mamu, Squeegee, Corporate U, Don’t Say a Word, Here and Now and the Legislative Theatre project, Practicing Democracy. David has pioneered the development of live, interactive Forum Television and web casting.
Diamond is a 1975 graduate of the University of Alberta with a BFA in acting. He worked as a professional actor in theatre, television and film throughout Western Canada until 1981 when he co-founded Headlines Theatre. He is the originator of Headlines' THEATRE FOR LIVING workshops, which have evolved from Brasilian Director Augusto Boal's ground-breaking Theatre of the Oppressed. In 1996 David was the first individual recipient of the City of Vancouver's Cultural Harmony Award. In 2001 he received an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from the University College of the Fraser Valley.
In 2004 Don’t Say a Word was honoured with the Red Cross “Power of Humanity Award” and Practicing Democracy was honoured by the Vancouver Professional Theatre community with Jessie Richardson Awards for “Significant Achievement in demonstrating the power of theatre in the community” and “Outstanding Production”.
Dafne Blanco
Outreach Coordinator
E-mail: outreach@headlinestheatre.com
Dafne has been involved with several grassroots organizations and art groups since she arrived from Mexico in 1996. Some of these groups include Latin American Connexions, an analysis community newspaper, and Building Bridges, a human rights observers training organization.
Using her visual arts background, Dafne has put together several multimedia presentations to promote popular education on the areas of First Nations struggles, Racism, Globalization and other social issues.
Adeline Huynh
Executive Assistant
E-mail: admin@headlinestheatre.com
Adeline is a writer and filmmaker using art as a tool for community development. She has organized and facilitated writing and filmmaking workshops for several advocacy groups including “Antidote”, a multi-racial immigrant youth organization. In addition, she has been commissioned to produce films on anti-racism experiences. Her work has gained notice from the National Film Board of Canada, the Knowledge Network and CBC, as well as appearing in the Vancouver International Film Festival, Toronto International Reel Asian Film Festival, as well as throughout Canada and abroad.
A graduate of the University of Manitoba where she completed a degree in Political Science, she went on to study Creative Writing and Film at the University of Victoria. Her experience in community development includes work in the areas of literacy, anti-racism and anti-poverty at both the grassroots level and internationally.
Jackie Crossland
Financial Administrator
E-mail: jackie@headlinestheatre.com
Jackie Crossland has many years experience in Vancouver's arts community both as an administrator and as a theatre artist. She combines her administrative and artistic skills to make a unique contribution to the organizations that she has been associated with over the years. In addition, she has been to clown school so your company is safe with her.
Career Highlights:
Executive Director, Public Dreams Society, 1995 - 2002
Co-Artistic Director, Random Acts Productions, 1988 - 2002
Associate Artistic Director, Tamahnous Theatre, 1994 - 1995
General Manager, Headlines Theatre, 1991 - 1994
Jen Cressey
Publicist
E-mail: publicity@headlinestheatre.com
Jen has been an active creator, producer, and publicist of grass-roots cultural events for more than 10 years.
As an Impresario, she has staged cabarets at the Anza Club, Wise Hall, the Waldorf Hotel, the Roundhouse and Heritage Hall. Jen worked with Flick Harrison to produce digital video shorts "The Victory Party", "The Artist at Work" and "Blood of the Worker" as well as working as Production Manager for "Marie Tyrell". She has worked as publicist for Christine Taylor's "Happyland", Radix Theatre, Paul Anthony, and Amy Honey, among others. Jen's most recent passions include aerial silk training and her whimsical finger puppet duo Mit Funf.
Harry Hertscheg
Operations Manager
To contact Harry: info@headlinestheatre.com
Harry Hertscheg has worked in the theatre community since 1990 when he became the general manager of the Vancouver Fringe Festival. Harry's other theatre gigs include managing the Vancouver East Cultural Centre, Theatre Modular Organizational Management (aka Theatre MOM), See Seven joint marketing project, and Ruby Slippers Theatre. In recognition of outstanding behind-the-scenes achievement, he was awarded the Mary Phillips Prize at the Jessie Theatre Awards in 2003. Harry sees pictures in numbers, and gets a kick out of making figures dance on the financial pages of Headlines Theatre since 1999.
Hertscheg also leads a life in wine. For the past six years, Harry has been the festival director of the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival, Canada's premier wine event and the major fundraiser for the Playhouse Theatre Company. He also writes wine reviews for Northwest Palate and Tidings magazines, and is a Certified Specialist of Wine through the Society of Wine Educators. His other educational qualifications include a UBC Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Geography, an SFU Cultural Administrators Certificate, and a BCIT Management Systems Certificate.
Since there is no rest for the wicked, Hertscheg also contributes to the community by serving as board chairs of UBC's CiTR Radio (where he was station manager in the late 1980s) and the Bridge Society, co-producers of the Vancouver Arts Awards. To maintain his sanity, Harry is the skip of a curling team, so he can yell..."SWEEP!"
Headlines Board of Directors
- Tad Young, President
- Kirk Tougas, Vice- President
- Nicole McRae, Sec/Tres.
- William Roxborough, Past President
- Darlene Marzari, member
- Kamal Sharma, member
- Kevin Millsip, member
- Lorena Jara, member
To contact any Board Member:
E-mail: info@headlinestheatre.com
OR
write to: Headlines Theatre
#323-350 East 2nd Ave.
Vancouver, BC
Canada
V5T 4R8
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