What we do
Founded in 2021, we are a team of emerging female-identifying and non-binary artists of varying disciplines, who banded together through our shared passion in the telling of dark, original theatre works. Based in what is colonially known as Toronto, we believe in working collaboratively in the space to create a cohesive world by interweaving storytelling devices and site-specific creation.
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Natalia Bushnik (she/her)
Founding Member
Natalia is a multidisciplinary artist and Dora Mavor Moore-nominated playwright based in Toronto, and founder of Spindle Collective. She is fascinated by immersive experiences that examine morally grey territories and unnerve audience members in their complicity. Her radio play, Just Across the Causeway, was produced through the National Theatre School’s #ArtApart Program, with support from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Toronto Arts Council. A live version of Causeway was performed as a staged reading in the UK through Little Lion Theatre Company this past November, and was workshopped in Toronto through Pirate Life's Art + Water Program.
Select theatre: SAMCA (Spindle Collective); I'll Be Back Before Midnight (Bruce County Playhouse) The Bathtub Girls (Kairos Theatre).
Select film: Revenge of the Black Best Friend, peopleWatching (CBC Gem).
Kathleen Welch (she/her)
Founding Member
Kathleen is a composer, writer, and actor based in Toronto. Kathleen composed original music for Just Across the Causeway by Natalia Bushnik, and is currently composing the music for Spindle Collective's SAMCA. She plays piano and sings with various musicians at venues across Toronto, and is currently recording her first album, Greasy Girl. As an actor, some favourite roles include Frances Pepper in Foul Play, Catherine in Widow's Wedding Dress, and Mrs. Forthright in False Claims. Kathleen is one of the founders of the Dark Crop Festival, an all night camping theatre festival where artists from various disciplines come together to share new work.