Kayt Roth
Chair and Artistic Director
Kayt Roth is an award-winning director, actor, and writer with over 30 years of theatrical experience. As an actor, she has appeared in a number of plays and musicals, including iconic shows such as The Odd Couple (Female Version), The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, and Evita. As a director, Kayt has helmed challenging stage productions such as Perfect Arrangement, Noises Off, The Sound of Music, One for the Pot, and A Comedy of Tenors, and wrote and directed A Drift in LA – a musical review that, amongst other things, allowed her to sink the Titanic. She is also an author and freelance writer.
Kayt believes that a theatre company driven by women, people of colour, and members of the LGBTQ+ community is a welcome and long-overdue necessity to create and produce new, exciting works that speak to not only what we are, but what we can all become.
Kassandra Sison
Facilitator
Kassandra is a woman of mixed heritage, with European settler ancestry on her father’s side and Red River Metis heritage on her mother’s side. Her love of theatre and storytelling began at a young age, but she only recently returned to theatre as a student and performer in 2023. Her favourite roles include the soft-hearted Texan Louanne in Doin’ Time at the Alamo, a strung-out mother Annette in God of Carnage, and a daughter coming to terms with her mother’s descent into Alzheimer’s in Pivot Theatre’s production of Moonglow, which won her awards for Best Performance in a Female Supporting Role at Theatre BC’s North Shore Zone and Mainstage Festivals.
Kassandra is thrilled to join the team of facilitators at Pivot, as she has experienced first-hand how Pivot honours its mission to be a safer place for everyone to create, volunteer, and find a community with performing arts. She looks forward to supporting the development of future seasons, and is grateful to Pivot for providing a safe environment to explore humanity.
Abigail Walkner
Facilitator
Abigail was fortunate enough to grow up in the theatre world, with two parents who met though community theatre. She made her stage debut in Sinbad the Sailor: the Pantomime at age eight, and has been hooked ever since – gracing many local stages in productions such as The 39 Steps, Moon Over Buffalo, The Maltese Reindeer, and One for the Pot, as well as stage managing The Merry Wives of Windsor, Rotten in the State of Denmark, A Late Snow, and Rumors. Through Pivot Theatre, Abigail has been able to dip a toe into directing with The Right Kind of House, and producing with The Magenta Moth. She is also a proud dog mom and will happily show you photos of her pup…whether you asked to see them or not.
Abigail strongly believes in Pivot’s mission to create a safe and inclusive space for artists from all walks of life, and is excited to use her knowledge and experience to help reach the next generation of storytellers, and to foster a thriving community of creatives.
Becky Oben
Facilitator
Becky is excited to be a part of this fun and wonderfully inclusive group of people. In a world that moves too quickly, she knows there is nothing like preparing or seeing a show that connects communities and makes us feel human again.
Some previous shows that have stayed dear to Becky’s heart include My Big Gay Italian Wedding, Take Me Out, The Ladies Foursome, Ravenscroft, Iolanthe, The Three Clever Pigs, Senior Follies, and MotherLoad.
Pivot Theatre is known for selecting challenging shows that keep the audience wanting more, and Becky knows that its greatest joy is to entertain and connect with people from all walks of life. So she invites you to come and see our team working hard at mastering the art of the Pivot.