Student Spotlight

UBC Theatre and Film is thrilled to spotlight our students that make up our diverse and dynamic community. Check out their profiles to learn more about them, their artistic interests, and the work that they have done during their time at UBC.


Blake Buksa (he/him)
BFA Acting

You have/will see/hear/experience my work in
Machinal, Naked Cinema and Oil.

Cat Hartt-Towle (she/they)
B. Mus. major in Theatre Studies

You have/will see/hear/experience my work in
UBC Player’s Club: 6 Characters in Search of an Author adapted by Steve Moulds. Also in various recitals and concerts done by the UBC School of Music.

Jingyi Cheng (she/her)
BFA Design and Production

What do you consider your greatest achievement?
I worked with some famous Chinese stars during my internship at a TV station.

Moya O’Connell (she/her)
MFA Directing

If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?
A bee. Works well in groups, might sting you but really just wants to hang out in flowers and suck nectar.

Zac Labrie (he/him)
BFA Design and Production

You have/will see/hear/experience my work in
Machinal and Coriolanus.


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