Our history and mission
We started Sticks and Stones Theatre in 2016, as recent graduates of Studio 58, we wanted to create opportunities for ourselves to practice our craft. We rehearsed in living rooms and office spaces, and beg, stole and borrowed almost everything on the stage. We are built on the idea that the best way to learn to do something is by doing it, and that is how we approach every production we tackle. Our aim is to tell simple, character driven stories, that reflect real life, and invite conversation; while giving other emerging artists opportunities for greater responsibility.
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Meet the team
Zac Scott
General Manager and Artistic Producer
Zac is an actor, sound designer and producer, and is the general manager and one of the founders of Sticks and Stones Theatre. Select past acting credits include Body Awareness (Mitch and Murray Productions), Armstrong’s War (Western Canada Theatre), Hidden (Itsazoo productions), The Out Vigil (Twenty Something Theatre), This is War (Rumble Theatre) The Aliens, This Is Our Youth, The Open House (Sticks and Stones Theatre). Zac is a graduate of Studio 58.
Carlen Escarraga
Artistic Producer
Carlen is a Vancouver based actor, producer and co-founding member of Sticks and Stones Theatre. His formal education includes Douglas College Theatre, Langara College Film Arts, and Studio 58. Select theatre credits include: Love/Sick (stone's throw), Selfie (rumble), This Is Our Youth (sticks and stones), Zoo Story (sticks and stones) Vincent River (osimous). While pursuing his craft, he has also found himself with a Paranormal Investigation Team, selling car wax in small towns, and working with a holistic roofing company. He believes in creating opportunities for emerging artists and rising up when the going gets tough.
Brett Willis
Artistic Producer
Brett Willis is an actor, director, writer and voice-over artist originally from Ottawa. Previous credits include The Man in the High Castle, 12 Angry Jurors (SROTheatre), War for Holidays (Forbidden Vancouver) and The Taming of the Shrew (Stone's Throw). His original play Tsuyako was produced as part of Studio 58's 4-Play series. Brett is a graduate from Studio 58.
Leslie Dos Remedios
Associate Artistic Producer
Leslie Dos Remedios is originally from the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, Seneca and the Mississsauga of the credit (aka Toronto), Leslie is a graduate of York University (2008) and Studio 58 (2012). They recently completed an Artistic Associate Internship with Green Thumb Theatre, funded by the BC Arts Council Early Career Development Grant. In addition to assistant directing alongside Rachel Aberle in their 2021-22 season for Like It Or Not, Still/Falling and The Code, Leslie is also set to direct the premiere production of For Now with Green Thumb in the Spring of 2023. Favourite acting credits include "Jane" in Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, "Sam" in Thanks for Giving (Arts Club Theatre Company), and "Bap" in Baking Time (Presentation House Theatre).