Carly Anna Billings
Carly Anna Billings is an Italian and Ojibwe actor, playwright, singer, comedian and storyteller born and based in her favourite city, Hamilton, ON, on the traditional lands of her people the Mississaugas of the Credit. Her theatre career has taken her to live audiences from Charlottetown to Edmonton to New York City and back again. In 2024 she was honoured to attend the National Playwrights Retreat at Caravan Farm Theatre. She holds an Honours BA from the University of Ottawa in Theatre (Acting-French Immersion) and has studied comedy at the Second City Toronto and Caroline’s Comedy in NYC. Her critically acclaimed solo show exploring her cultural identities, Meat(less) Loaf, was the first live show produced by her bi-city theatre company Afterlife Theatre whose latest work Uninvited Guests is in development. She believes laughter and joy are the foundation for a healthy and creative arts practice, they’re the best medicine.