Cynthia (she/her) is a Filipino-Canadian theatre artist from Amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton).
After graduating the acting program at The National Theatre School of Canada,
Cynthia has spent much of her career on new Canadian play development with
companies such as: Stratford Festival, Citadel, fu-GEN Asian Canadian Theatre,
Studio 180, Tarragon, Factory, Nightwood, Bad Hats, and Shakespeare in the
Ruff. Performing credits include: The Candidate, The Party, A Christmas
Carol (Citadel Theatre), This London Life (Grand Theatre), Girls
Like That (Tarragon Theatre), Boys Girls and Other Mythological
Creatures (Carousel Players), Barbelle Series (KindaTV), Hudson
& Rex (CityTV). At the start of 2020 before Covid-19, Cynthia had begun
rehearsals for her Stratford Festival debut playing Wendy in Wendy and Peter
Pan. Teaching credits include movement at Artstrek, and most recently
choreographing Into the Woods at MacEwan University. Cynthia is
currently facilitating the Paprika Festival’s TD Creators’ Unit program. Tune
to A is Cynthia’s new play co-created with Carly Neis and Cameron Kneteman.
Tune to A aims to shine a spotlight on allyship and disability
representation in the entertainment industry. www.cynthiajimenezhicks.com