Welcome to Tinsel Town Creators & Guests

Dave Keine is the Chief Product Officer at Podchaser. Prior to that, he made podcasts at Triangle Content and Uncover Studios.

Jean-Michel Cliche is an actor, improviser, and theatre educator. He teaches acting at Theatre New Brunswick and The University of New Brunswick. He is also the co-founder Hot Garbage Comedy, an improv company based in Fredericton, NB.

Kira Chisholm is in her fourth year at St. Thomas University pursuing a double Honours in Political Science and English. Recent stage credits include Cymbeline (Bard in the Barracks), A Record of Us (SoloChicken Productions) Pitch Black (SoloChicken Productions), Richard iii (Bard in the Barracks), Canada Comes of Age (Symphony NB &TNB), Chicago (STU Musical Theatre), Evita (Blind Faith Productions), Trudeau and the FLQ (TST), The Bacchae (TST).

Artist, podcaster, cyclist, and the Philip of The Rules Podcast

Sharisse LeBrun is an educator, director, and performer with a passion for working with young people. She is based in Fredericton, New Brunswick and has long been involved in the local theatre community with companies such as Theatre St. Thomas, Theatre UNB, Bard in the Barracks, TNB Next Stage, Notable Acts, Hot Garbage Players and Solo Chicken. She recently graduated with her MA in drama, with a focus on theatre for young audiences and theatre education. She currently works as the Director of Theatre New Brunswick's Theatre School where she teaches and directs a wide range of students and programs.

Jake Knorr is an actor from New Brunswick. He has performed in musical productions of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, The Dreaming, Oliver, and Grease. He has also performed in productions of The Insanity of Mary Girard and The Gifted Program at the NB Drama Festival. Originally from Fredericton, Jake currently lives in Moncton.

Alex Rioux is an emerging theatre artist from Fredericton, New Brunswick. Alex is a recent graduate of St. Thomas University with a major in English with a concentration in Drama. Currently, Alex is busy devising new theatrical works in residence with Solo Chicken Productions. Alex also works with Hot Garbage Comedy Collective performing and teaching improv.

Jenna Knorr is a writer and podcaster from Fredericton, New Brunswick. She has a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from St. Thomas University and a Master of Library and Information Studies from Dalhousie University. In addition to working on Welcome To Tinsel Town, Jenna was the co-host of the podcast The Rules (with Adam Ganong), and has written and performed in audiodramas for the Breadcrumbs podcast. You can also read her writing on Breadcrumbs, The East Mag, and Dal News and see her illustration in Bec & Call by Jenna Lyn Albert.

Adam Ganong is a writer, podcaster, composer, and audio engineer from Fredericton, New Brunswick. He wrote and directed, Welcome to Tinsel Town. He was a co-host of The Rules (with Jenna Knorr), and is currently the editor of The Create Unknown, Vsauce2’s podcast for Triangle Content. Adam has also written and performed in audiodramas for the Breadcrumbs podcast, and you can read his writing on Breadcrumbs. In 2013, he won the “Best Music” award for the short film Birthday Gurl at the 48 Hour Film Competition in Fredericton.

Alihilani Jones is a voice actress. She has previously worked in commercials and film, but recently broke into the podcasting world.