Meet the Board

Zane Labonté-Hagar (he/him) - Co Artistic Director

4th Year Software Engineering

Zane is a Software Engineering student at Carleton. He’s very excited to continue with Sock ‘n’ Buskin for his third season to help create a welcoming and dedicated community. In the 81st season he was a set designer for 1984, and was a co-production coordinator on the board. In the 80th season, he was a stagehand for Macbeth, and then worked as a set designer for both The Outsiders and Murder on the Orient Express. Zane is most looking forward to help bring visions to life and foster a rewarding and fun environment. Besides theatre and coding, he loves cycling, photography, listening to music, and trying to fix things.

Max Schneider (he/him) - Co Artistic Director

4th Year Film Studies and Communication & Media Studies

Max is a fourth-year Film Studies and Communication & Media Studies student at Carleton, and is thrilled to be leading his third year with Sock ‘n’ Buskin as Co-Artistic Director! Previously in the role of Internal Coordinator, he immersed himself further in the company throughout the 80th and 81st seasons, getting involved with The Picture of Dorian Gray as a Stage Manager, The Tragedie of Macbeth as Assistant Stage Manager, and The Outsiders as Props Master. When not behind the scenes, you can find Max at a movie theatre or at a coffee shop. He looks forward to this exciting season, and cannot wait to continue working with the 82nd Board of Executives!

Alina Haddad (she/her) - Internal Coordinator

4th Year Criminology Concentrating in Legal Studies

Alina is a fourth year Criminology student with a concentration in Legal Studies. As she continues to study she’s also always trying to find ways to keep theatre in her life. From the age of 10, Alina has been performing in plays and musicals and loving every second of it. Her involvement with SnB began last year when she played the role of Julia in their production of 1984. Alina is very excited to further her theatre involvement with SnB as their Internal Coordinator this year! When she’s not reading over contracts and policies, you can probably find her enjoying her next fantasy read (and she’s always happy to chat about either). Alina cannot wait to be apart of SnB’s 82nd season and to watch the company grow even more!

Smridhi Malhotra (she/her) - Treasurer

4th Year Global and International Studies Specializing in Global Communications

Smridhi is a fourth-year Global and International Studies student, currently researching Tourism Structure and Marine Conservation in Oceania. This is her third season with Sock ‘n’ Buskin and she could not be more excited! During her first season, she directed The Outsiders (2024), and this is her second season as Sock N’ Buskin’s “finance bro”. She is thrilled to help grow the company this year and to crunch some serious numbers as the Treasurer. Smridhi is a lifelong lover of storytelling in all mediums, and was heavily involved with film and theatre during high school. During her childhood in Brampton, she trained in Taekwondo and is a Black Belt. She also just became TEFL certified! Smridhi is grateful to be part of a wonderful season on its way, and encourages everyone to participate in whatever shape or form they please. She dedicates everything she does and every breath she takes to her puppy back home, Duke.

Donovan Martin (he/him) - Outreach Coordinator

4th Year Environmental Science

Donovan is a fourth-year environmental science student at Carleton. When he’s not climbing trees or licking rocks, he loves putting his heart and soul into theatre. Donovan joined the company in his first year, and has acted in 6 plays since then. His roles include Preacher in Elephant’s Graveyard, Mr. Green in Clue, Malcolm in That Scottish Play, Poirot in Murder on the Orient Express, O’Brien in 1984, and Ernie in Rumors. Donovan is a busy body, friendly face, and always happy to reach-out.

Julia Carroll (she/he/they) - Archives and Alumni Coordinator

3rd Year English and Greek and Roman Studies

Julia is a third year studying English and Greek and Roman Studies, and she is thrilled to be joining the Sock ‘n’ Buskin board as the inaugural Archives and Alumni Coordinator. Having begun acting in high school and later having the chance to direct two shows on the Quebec side of the river, Julia joined the cast of 1984 last season, which gave them the SnB bug! In his free time, Julia can usually be found reading ridiculously large books, pretending to work on her novel, or hanging out with their eight (yes, eight) cats. She cannot wait to continue diving into SnB’s long and storied history and to bring that information to this community of old and new friends! Here’s to SnB 82!!

Corey Newman (he/him) - Webmaster

3rd Year Cognitive Science Concentrating in Computation

Corey is going into his third year studying Cognitive Science with a concentration in Computation and Cognition. Since begining with Sock ‘n’ Buskin he has been seen onstage in four fabulous productions and can’t wait to help put on more! As Webmaster Corey is so excited to mess around and put his computer science classes into action. Besides his passion for theatre, Corey spends his time playing games, playing music, and generally nerding around.

Megan Brooks (she/her) - Social Media Coordinator

3rd Year Psychology Minoring in Neuroscience and Mental Health

Megan is a third-year Psychology major, minoring in Neuroscience and Mental Health. She is beyond excited to be joining Sock ’n’ Buskin as their Social Media Coordinator for their 82nd season. Following her heartfelt, nearly Academy Award-worthy debut (followed by her swift retirement from acting), which took place during her elementary school’s production of The Neverending Story, she discovered that she enjoys spending time backstage and seeing productions come to life from behind the scenes. In her first year at Carleton, she worked on Carleton Musical Theatre Society (CMTS)’s production of Little Shop of Horrors as their Hair and Makeup Lead, and Photographer, and quickly realized that she wanted to continue contributing to the Ottawa theatre-scene throughout her time at Carleton, ultimately leading her to SnB! Outside of the world of theatre, Megan loves to bake, go to concerts, do anything artsy, read books, and pet cute dogs. Megan is immensely grateful to be a part of SnB, and is incredibly excited for everything they have in-store for season 82! #SNB82

Hanna Giroux (she/her) - Graphics Coordinator

Michael Biason (he/him) - Events Coordinator

4th Year Sociology

Michael has been with Sock ‘n’ Buskin for over three years, starting out as an actor, doing a couple other things (stage handing, co-production coordinator, set painter), but he still enjoys worming his way onto stage. Going into his fourth year with the company, he is very excited about his various nefarious events for the season and to plot them with such a spectacular board and community. Behind the curtain he enjoys cooking, reading, and playing video games (currently going between Bloodborne and Stardew Valley).

Mac Doucet (he/him) - Equity and Accessibility Coordinator

2nd Year Forensic Psychology

Mac is a second year forensic psychology student here at Carleton University and is on their second year helping out with Sock N’ Buskin Theatre! He was originally on the events committee and though he was never in a production with SnB before, he’s been in numerous plays and musicals with his old highschool and was a Harvard Admin with CMTS. He likes to help out with the Canadian Improv Games and does improv on the side at times. He is so excited to be in the second ever role of equity and accessibility and looks forward to meeting new people and making new friends! He also enjoys spending time with his cat, Boo, and drawing in the margins of every note he ever takes.

Evey Evitchenko (she/they) - Co Production Coordinator

2nd Year Psychology

Evey is a second-year psychology student at Carleton University, and this will be her second year with Sock ‘n’ Buskin. From performing onstage in community theatre as a young child to finding their love for backstage work throughout high school, Evey has been a longtime theatre enthusiast. Kicking off her first year with Sock ‘n’ Buskin in 2024 by volunteering as a set builder and stagehand for 1984 (2024), Evey was very excited to have the opportunity to volunteer for all three shows for the 81st season. Outside of theatre, Evey enjoys spending their free time outdoors with friends, watching cartoons, or learning new skills (like DJing). Evey is endlessly grateful to be taking on the role of Co-Production Coordinator this season alongside Anna. She can’t wait to help bring the production teams’ creative visions to life on stage, and is eager to see what the upcoming season holds.

Ayrianna Renaud (she/her) - Co Production Coordinator

2nd Year Architectural Conservation and Sustainability Engineering

Anna is a second-year Engineering student who couldn’t be more excited to be one of the Co-Production Coordinators this year. This is Anna’s second year with Sock ‘n’ Buskin and she’s so ready to continue on for many years to come. Last year Anna got her SnB debut as a set builder and stagehand for 1984, then as the set designer and co-set designer for Rumors and The Picture of Dorian Gray, respectively. Before joining SnB Anna has been a part of the technical theatre crew for all of her high school career, including stage managing and set designing/building three musicals and eight plays. This year she hopes to bring all of her knowledge forward to be the best she can and to learn as much as she’s able to. Sock ‘n’ Buskin has been her “Home away from Home” because of the love and support she’s been shown throughout the past year. She encourages you to join SnB to be a part of a community that she believes is one of the most supportive communities she’s had the privilege to be a part of. Even if you haven’t been a part of production there is always a place for people in theatre, especially the technical side, and someone is always willing to help out!! Anna can’t wait for you all to see the amazing things the board has in store this season, and she thanks you in advance for all of your support!!