Artist-in-Residence 2025/2026

Faly is an award-nominated actor and writer. She has performed leading roles in seven provinces across Canada and been nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award for individual performance. Some of her favourite theatre credits include playing the title role in Alice In Pantoland at Neptune Theatre, Grease with Western Canada Theatre, and starring as Juno in Juno’s Reward at the Grand Theatre. Offstage, she was a writing shadow on This Hour Has 22 Minutes, the Program Associate for Write From the Hip with Nightwood Theatre, and participated in a year-long comedy writing mentorship with Allana Reoch (Strays, Kim’s Convenience). Her first play was workshopped with the LEAP program at The Arts Club, and she is currently writing a new comedy series for Bell Fibe TV1. As a queer mixed-race creator, Faly is passionate about telling stories which showcase marginalized voices in a joyful way. She is particularly interested in female driven comedy stories, centering on the power of chosen family.

Faly Mevamanana will be the Artist-in-residence for 25/26 and Advance Theatre Festival curator for 2027.