Aluna Theatre

Connecting the Americas through the Arts. Both Beatriz and Trevor are leading artists in their fields with numerous awards.

Aluna’s vibrancy and artistic excellence is directly related to its artistic leaders Beatriz Pizano and Trevor Schwellnus and their strong artistic vision: one that emphasizes alternative creative processes and an ongoing investigation of theatre practices. Prioritizing the artistic practice and maintaining a light administrative framework has permitted us to build Aluna into an international comp

any recognized for its unique approach to creation and its daring political work, as well as one that produces large-scale projects and international artistic exchanges with modest budgets. Beatriz is an accomplished director and playwright. She is also an actor with more than twenty years of experience on stage, film and television. She is the 2009 winner of the prestigious John Hirsch Prize for direction from the Canada Council for the Arts. She has been a recipient of numerous awards and internships including : The Ken McDougall Award for direction, The Chalmers Fellowship, The Urjo Kareda Award (Tarragon Theatre), and the Metcalf Performing Arts internship. She has been an associate artistic director for Theatre Revolve and Nightwood Theatre. As a writer/director her multi-award winning trilogy about women and war comprised of For Sale, Madre, and La Comunión, have received a total of 13 Dora Mavor Moore nominations and have won four of these. She has created and led a number of youth programs both in Canada and Colombia. Most recently she facilitated a theatre/photography workshop with child ex-combatants in and youth victims from the armed conflict in her native Colombia.

“Colombian-born Beatriz Pizano is one of Canada’s important Latin-Canadian writer/directors”. ~ Paula Citron, Classical 96.5 FM

Trevor Schwellnus is a Scenographer – designing sets, lighting, and video with independent artists in Toronto – and is Artistic Producer of Aluna Theatre. His most recent work is as Director and designer of Aluna’s Nohayquiensepa (tour to Bogotá Nov.2010, premiere in Toronto March 2011). He has recently collaborated with Ame Henderson’s publicrecordings (300 Tapes, relay, /dance/songs/), Aluna Theatre (La Comunión, Madre, For Sale), Dancemakers (Double Bill #1 and #2), Buddies in Bad Times (Silicone Diaries), Small Wooden Shoe (Dedicated to the Revolutions), Susie Burpee, Meagan O’Shea, Tarragon Theatre, Alameda, Modern Times, and others. He has 2 Dora Awards for his work with Aluna, among 9 career award nominations.

06/04/2026

We’re so excited to expand our team for the summer with two summer interns: Uchenna (Marketing Coordinator) and Priscila (Production Assistant). Swipe through to learn more about these rockstars! 😎😎

Uchenna and Priscila will be working with the Aluna Theatre staff to prepare for our upcoming RUTAS Festival in the Fall. More information on that soon! 👀

Major thanks to Canada Summer Jobs for making these positions possible.

05/26/2026

Thank you to everyone who attended the world premiere of 12 Litres 8800 Steps! We are so glad we got to share this incredible performance with y’all! A major thank you to the creative team:

Anita La Selva, Creator, Director, Performer
Brad Cook, Performer
Beatriz Pizano, Co-Director
Martin Julien, Production Dramaturg
Trevor Schwellnus, Production Designer
Victoria Mata, Choreographer
Thomas Ryder Payne, Sound Co-Designer
Daniel Tessy, Sound Co-Designer
Teresa Pryzbylski, Costume Designer
Monica Viani, Co-Designer & Builder of Horse Mask
Rian Tran, Set Design Assistant
Bonnie M. Anderson, Original Film Footage
Charissa Wilcox, Production Manager
Flávia F. Martin, Stage Manager
Alicia Salverda, Assistant Stage Manager
María Escolán, Associate Artistic Producer for Aluna Theatre
Josh Marchesini, Marketing Coordinator

Photography by Jeremy Mimnagh

The world premiere of 12 Litres 8800 Steps acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and is funded in part by the Government of Ontario, Ontario Arts Council and is produced with the support of the City of Toronto through Toronto Arts Council. Venue provided in partnership with Factory Theatre. Sponsored by The Grind Magazine.

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05/16/2026

Swipe through to see what audiences have to say about 12 Litres 8800 Steps! You have two more chances to catch the show.

TODAY, Saturday, May 16, 7:30pm
Sunday, May 17, 2pm

📍Factory Theatre, 125 Bathurst Street

Tickets can be purchased at:
— online at purchase.factorytheatre.ca/events
— or by phone at 416-504-9971
— or by email at [email protected]

In Photo: Anita La Selva and Brad Cook

Production Design by Trevor Schwellnus
Set Design Assistance by Rian Tran
Costume Design by Teresa Pryzbylski
Co-Designer/Builder of Horse Mask by Monica Viani
Photography by Jeremy Mimnagh .ca

05/15/2026

Thank you to Suvendrini Lena for this thoughtful review. You can read it on The Grind website.

There’s only three more chances to catch 12 Litres 8800 Steps.

Friday, May 14 - 7:30pm
Saturday, May 15 - 7:30pm
Sunday, May 17 - 2pm

📍Factory Theatre, 125 Bathurst Street

Tickets can be purchased:
— online at purchase.factorytheatre.ca/events
— or by phone at 416-504-9971
— or by email at [email protected]

Production Design by Trevor Schwellnus
Set Design Assistance by Rian Tran
Costume Design by Teresa Pryzbylski
Co-Designer/Builder (Horse Mask) by Monica Viani
Photography by Jeremy Mimnagh .ca

05/14/2026

Thank you to this review by Paula Citron!

12 Litres 8800 Steps continues tonight and we’ll be having a talkback after tonight’s performance!

Ticket link in bio!

In Photo: Brad Cook and Anita La Selva

Production Design by Trevor Schwellnus
Set Design Assistance by Rian Tran
Costume Design by Teresa Pryzbylski
Co-Designer/Builder (Horse Mask) by Monica Viani
Photography by Jeremy Mimnagh .ca

05/13/2026

12 Litres 8800 Steps continues tonight and runs until Sunday, May 17! Swipe through to see our performance schedule.

Wed May 13 – 7:30pm
Thurs May 14 – 7:30pm – Post-Show Talkback
Friday, May 15 – 7:30pm
Saturday, May 16 – 7:30pm
Sunday, May 17 – 2pm – Closing Performance

Ticket Prices
$25 Arts Worker / Student / Senior
$35 Regular
$50 Supporter

Tickets can be purchased:
— online at purchase.factorytheatre.ca/events
— or by phone at (416) 504-9971
— or by email at [email protected]

In Photo: Brad Cook

Production Design by Trevor Schwellnus
Set Design Assistance by Rian Tran
Costume Design by Teresa Pryzbylski
Co-Designer/Builder (Horse Mask) by Monica Viani
Photography by Jeremy Mimnagh .ca

05/12/2026

12 Litres 8800 Steps Creator Anita La Selva was featured on Ludwig Van Toronto in an interview with Anya Wassenberg.

Click the link in bio to read the full interview. 12 Litres 8800 Steps closes this Sunday! Get your tickets at purchase.factorytheatre/events.

05/12/2026

Have you seen our posters out in the wild? Tag us if you see a 12 Litres 8800 Steps poster! 🐎👀

Our next show is tomorrow at 7:30pm and the show runs until this Sunday!

Tickets can be purchased:
— online at purchase.factorytheatre.ca/events
— or by phone at (416)-504-9971
— or by email at [email protected]

Graphic Design by Bree Jiang.
Photo of Anita La Selva and SpiritWalker by Lynda J. Watson.

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