Addai Yvonne

Yvonne Addai is an Ghanaian-Canadian actor, artist educator and Artistic Associate of Saskatchewan’s first Latinx Theatre Ay Caramba!. She is a graduate from the University of Saskatchewan BFA acting program. She has had the opportunity to work on stages in Saskatchewan and now calls Toronto home. Yvonne  had the privilege of participating in the 2019.2020 Factory Theatre’s Mechanicals program under the Leadership of Nina Lee Aquino and Natasha Mumba. Along with acting, Yvonne is  passionate about theatre education for children. She works with Young People’s Theatre as an artist educator and is currently the Drama School Coordinator. Her hope as an artist educator  is to create a space  for young people, especially those in the BIPOC  communities the opportunity  to explore theatre and gain self-advocacy and confidence in their creative ideas and voice. Her selected theatre credits include Meet Chloe ( Carousel Players); The Tempest (Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan); An Atlas, A Necktie & Other Concerns  (Toronto Fringe); Monday Night (Highway 55 Production/Live 5); Overhear (Nutrien Fringe Saskatoon); Pride & Prejudice (Persephone Theatre); The Shorts Cuts Festival (Hardly Art Theatre); The Woodcutter and the Lion (Sum Theatre); and Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Theatre Naught/Live Five). She is honored to be facilitating this program and is eager to explore the ideas of blackness and freedom.