Davey Samuel Calderon (he/they/siya) is a director, performer, writer, producer, drag artist, dramaturg and settler on the unceded lands of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh speaking peoples. He is the Co-Founder of New(to)Town Collective, an experimental theatre collective. His work has been on stages (Big Queer Filipino Karaoke Night! and BQFKN! ONLINE), film (RUN part of the shorts program of the 2018 Vancouver Queer Film Festival), and other mediums (contributor to Canadian Theatre Review, Drag! Vol. 185, Winter 2021). Currently, he is Playwrights Theatre Centre’s Dramaturg, Public Engagement. Select dramaturgy credits include: God’s A Drag by Jessica Lemes da Silva (2023-24 Fringe New Play Prize Winner), The Frontliners by Zahida Rahemtulla (2022 Vancouver Fringe Festival, Fringe New Play Prize Winner), Before They Cut Down Our Tree by Karter Masuhara (2023 Vancouver Fringe Festival, VACT’s 2022 MSG 2 and 2021 MSG1 programs), and it lives in my bedroom by Mily Mumford (PTC’s 2021-24 Associate). Current play in development: Deep Fried: A Pinoy Musical!, a show about Filipinx-Canadian and racialized service workers that serve us in our daily lives, learn more at playwrightstheatre.com/programs/collaborations