Here & Now are a collective of creators who are committed in devising comedic Theatre For Young Audiences. Here & Now’s goal is to take theatre to communities underserved by performing arts and provide accessible free outdoor shows.
Here & Now see a need for entertainment in Canadian small towns. We want to engage young people through stories set in their own communities and bring people together through laughter and shared experience. Here & Now are an inclusive collective and believe Theatre is for everyone and everybody.
Here & Now was created over zoom in 2021. Working together over zoom and facetime weekly, we started envisioning creative adventures of how to bring magic back to children and audiences in a memorable way. We want our live theatre shows to break the fourth wall and make it a playful and joyful experience. The audience is as much a part of the show as we are. Through clown, movement, puppetry, and improv, we hope to create interactive works for all families.
You can reach Here & Now at artshereandnow@gmail.com or jade.ad.benoit@gmail.com
Jade Benoit is an actor, writer, and comedian from Kenora Ontario. Based in Calgary Alberta, she studied acting at Mount Royal University. She works with Cabaret Calgary as a Burlesque performer and is also a core performer with their female comedy wrestling group, GOGO Battles. She has worked extensively with Pochinko Clowning under John Turner, Mike Kennard, and Karen Hines. She improvises with Loose Moose Theatre as well as the Kinkonaut troupe Ze Frauline Girlz. Jade has worked extensively with Loose Moose performing for their children’s shows. She also taught with Momo Dance Theatre for 10 years teaching students with and without disabilities creative play and movement.
Fateema Al -Hamydeh Miller is an actor, writer, and director based in Toronto. She has written and produced short films that have played in festivals in and around the Toronto area. Fateema graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelors in acting, as well as studying screenwriting at George Brown College. She has training in clown and improvisation and is a part of the Don Valley Girls performing troupe in Toronto. Fateema has an extensive practice of working with youth in the arts, including 5 years of teaching theatre and improv at Centauri Summer Arts Camp, a recent Shakespeare Adaptation program with Rebecca Northan for youth in Stratford, Ontario and working with children with disabilities at Holland Bloorview Rehabilitation Centre in Toronto.