About

STEFANIE BARNFATHER (she/her/hers)

 

Stefanie Barnfather is a writer in Calgary, AB, Canada. Ms. Barnfather was a junior high and high school public, private, and public-charter arts and inclusive education teacher for over seventeen years. She started as performing artist at a young age and worked in the Canadian arts industry until 2021. 

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Ms. Barnfather loves original story creation, and has diverse interests and hobbies which she pursues relentlessly with her husband, Matt. They include knitting, hiking, non-competitive badminton and bowling, hiking, interior design, hiking, falling down mountains, hiking, pretending to be a Master Chef, hiking, and a little bit more hiking. She also enjoys training her pug, Lucca, so he behaves more like a dog and less like a very cuddly cat. 

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As an avid reader, Ms. Barnfather is thrilled to pursue her dream career as an author and couldn't be more honoured to follow in the footsteps of her favourite writers - Margaret Atwood, Stuart MacLean, Guy Gavriel Kay, Christopher Moore, Agatha Christie, Stephen King and Anne McCaffrey.

 

You can follow her on Instagram @stefbarnfather.

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QUICK-AND-DIRTY EDUCATION, ARTS and STORY CREATION BIO

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Select Theatre Sweet Charity (BrownCowCollective); Off the Beaten Path 2019 WS, 2020 VT*, Annabelle Broom: The Unhappy Witch, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Alice In Wonderland, Anne of Green Gables, Peter Pan (StoryBook Theatre); A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Sweet Charity, The Boys WS, Tunnel Vision, The Decameron WS (Theatre Sheridan); A Christmas Carol (Theatre Calgary); Into the Woods (Cappuccino Theatre); Oh, Canada, Eh?! (Cornerstone Theatre); South Pacific, Sweeney Todd, Nine, The Sound of Music, Annie (FRC); The Calgary Stampede Grandstand Show Featured Soloist (’98-’02) (TYC); The Nutcracker (’91-’95), Cinderella (Alberta Ballet). Select Productions MUSIC DIRECTOR Junior Claus, DIRECTOR King of the Ice Cream Mountain, CHOREO Oliver!, A Year with Frog and Toad (StoryBook); MUSIC DIRECTOR The Addams Family, Spamalot! (FRC); CHOREO Shakespeare In Love, The Pirates of Penzance (Morpheus); DIRECTOR Merry Murders at Montmarie, Seussical the Musical (RTHS Theatre); MUSIC DIRECTOR Moon Legends (SideNote Theatre). Professions Director (SideNote Theatre Inc.); Artist in Residence (CAA); High School Fine Arts and Inclusive Education Teacher (CBE); Theatre School Educator (StoryBook). Theatre Compositions Scattered, Nutty C and the Perfect Tree, Moon Legends, Frog Prince: The Musical (SideNote); King of the Ice Cream Mountain (StoryBook). Education Secondary Fine Arts BED, Drama BFA (University of Calgary); Music Theatre-Performance Diploma with Honours (Sheridan College), Voice and Harmony Certification (Royal Conservatory of Music). Awards and Honours CADA and City of Calgary Grant Recipient for Scattered; Four time Calgary ACTS Winner for Best Production of Musicals, Best Production of a Play, and Best Supporting Actress in a Musical; Joe and Sarah Brager Award for the Arts, 2002.

 

*WS workshop, VT virtual theatre