about larrikin entertainment
Larrikin Entertainment Ensemble
is a professional non-profit theatre company located in Whitehorse, the capital city of the Yukon Territory.
Date of establishment:
September 15, 2015
Artistic Executive Producer
Katherine McCallum
Board of directors:
James McCullough (President)
Rhonda Wildeman (Vice President)
Val McCallum (Treasurer)
Lenore Morris (Secretary)
Matthew Lien (Director)
Kirsti Wallace (Director)
Mandate and Vision
Larrikin Entertainment Ensemble is a non-profit, independent, professional production company dedicated to:
Producing and presenting professional entertainment of the highest quality in a variety of mediums.
Supporting the employment and career development of entertainment professionals from within Yukon, throughout Canada, and internationally.
Providing mentorship for new and emerging artists, writers and technicians.
Creating and building strong relationships with local, territorial, national and international sponsors, communities, government and private enterprises.
The pursuit of excellence.
artistic executive producer
Katherine McCallum is a professional actor and producer working in theatre, film and television in Whitehorse, Yukon. A graduate of Macquarie University’s Theatre Production degree (AUS) and The Atlantic Theater Company’s professional acting program in New York City, Katherine has been producing theatre for over twenty-five years. Her diverse career has seen her; tour with The Bell Shakespeare Company (AUS); coach actors on ABC’s police drama Wild Side (AUS); teach at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA - AUS); grace the stage in countless theatrical productions, occasionally appear on TV and in film; serve a four year tenure as artistic director of The Guild, YT, and produce over 25 plays. Katherine is a founding member and the Artistic Executive Producer of Larrikin Entertainment Ensemble, and is the board president for Yukon Theatre for Young People.