Maya Royer Rehearsal Production Manager
Chanti Laliberte Head of Wardrobe
Born and raised in Toronto, Maya has always been passionate about her city and its culture. She is grateful to be a member of the Toronto performing arts community, primarily as a production manager. Excited to see what the future holds, she appreciates every opportunity that gives her the chance to grow as both an artist and as a person. Maya holds a BFA from Toronto Metropolitan University, in Performance Production and Design.
Chanti is a Toronto-based craftsperson and head of wardrobe with a BFA Honours from York University. A two-time nominee for the Pauline McGibbon Award and co-owner of Awl Or Nothing Creative Inc, Chanti is also an administrator and advocate for their creative maker collective. Chanti has spent numerous seasons working on countless shows with the Blyth Festival, the Stratford Festival and companies such as Canadian Stage, Obsidian Theatre Company, Buddies in Bad Times and Factory Theatre. Their work has been seen on stages throughout Ontario for over 15 years.
Matthew Mellinger Video Engineer
Rebecca Desmarais Consulting Producer
Matthew is very excited to be video engineer on Mahabharata , especially after supporting the production at Shaw Festival and Barbican. He has over 100 theatrical production credits spanning the globe. His select Broadway credits include Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Anastasia, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, The Other Place, Baby It’s You! and Bring It On: The Musical . Matthew received a BFA from the California Institute of the Arts.
Rebecca is an international tour producer for theatre and on-set teacher for film and television. She has produced and managed over 65 tours across five continents with award-winning shows, such as Why Not Theatre’s Prince Hamlet and 2b theatre company’s Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story . She has also worked with companies such as Quote Unquote Collective, Fascinator Management and TRIA Theatre. As an on-set teacher, Rebecca has worked on over 20 productions, such as HBO’s It: Welcome to Derry , Netflix’s Fubar and Universal Studios’ The Black Phone 2 .
Brandon Wells Head of Sound
Brandon has spent over a decade working with a multitude of artists and organisations in Toronto and beyond. Often employed as recording engineer, live sound engineer and livestream mixing engineer, Brandon has worked for Live from Koerner Hall, Soundstreams, Esprit Orchestra, Against the Grain Theatre, Pocket Concerts, Tapestry Opera, Canadian Stage, Why Not Theatre and numerous others. Brandon is a recording engineer at The Royal Conservatory of Music and holds degrees from McGill University and Humber College.
Nika Jalali Assistant Producer & Company Manager
Nika is an Iranian-Canadian producer and multi-disciplinary artist dedicated to amplifying racialised voices on international stages. She has collaborated on interdisciplinary projects in Canada, Italy, Scotland, the Czech Republic and Germany. She was selected as the 2024 Metcalf Foundation Artistic Producing intern, under the mentorship of Nightwood Theatre, where she deepened her commitment to creating transformative, thought-provoking theatre that inspires change. Nika is grateful to work with talented collaborators on this momentous tour of Mahabharata , curating spaces and pushing boundaries for meaningful storytelling.
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