Debbie Patterson is a Winnipeg actor, playwright, composer, and musician. She studied acting at the National Theatre School of Canada, is a founding member of Shakespeare in the Ruins, and the former Artistic Director of the Popular Theatre Alliance of Manitoba. Her other plays include two onendash;woman shows: Pandora's Squeezebox: a sex love power pleasure cabaret, and Wide Open Beaver: Uncut Canadian Content, as well as Candy From a Baby, which won Best of the Fest at the 2006 Winnipeg Fringe. She lives in Winnipeg with her fabulous family: partner Arne MacPherson and their two children Gislina and Solmund.
Supposedly retired, Michael Sobota continues his writing career providing critical reviews of books, plays, art, musicians, and cultural organizations. Most recently, he led a workshop on writing literary criticism for the Northwestern Ontario Writers Workshop. He lives in Thunder Bay, Ontario.