About Edmonton Musical Theatre

A graduate of the Theatre Arts Program at Grant MacEwan College, Steffni Ault has worked professionally throughout North America and around the world as an actress, dancer, and choreographer. Steffni has worked with Grant MacEwan College, Red Deer's Centre Stage, Stage Polaris, and the St. Albert Children's Theatre.  She was one of the original founding dancers of Kompany!, and co-founder and co-director of the Gold Dust Dancers, a performance troupe which has appeared in Las Vegas, Japan, and all across Canada, including a Royal Command Performance for Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II in Ottawa. Steffni started with Edmonton Musical Theatre as a very young dancer in 1978 and returned to the organization 18 years ago as a dance instructor and choreographer. Steffni served as Artistic Director for 6 years and has taken on the newly created role of General Manager beginning in the fall of 2007.

Brad graduated with honours from the Royal Conservatory of Music, University of Toronto and Grant MacEwan University Music Program. He is an accomplished Piano player, composer, arranger and producer. As well, Brad has been an accompanist and musical director for many dance and theatre companies, most notably the Alberta Ballet, the Citadel Theatre and Festival Place Players. Brad was commissioned to write the score and arrangements for original productions such as Blood and Fire, and The Aha Experience. You may have heard Brad play in several Fringe shows, with his band, The Hitlist, or at the La Ronde Revolving Rooftop Restaurant.  Brad is excited to be back with Edmonton Musical Theatre as Musical Director.  

Crystal is in her final research for her Masters in Vocal Pedagogy through the University of Wales, Trinity St. David.  In addition to a Bachelor of Music Degree in Voice Performance.  

She teaches private vocal out of her home studio in St. Albert. She is certified in all 3 levels in CCM (Contemporary Commercial Music), Somatic Voicework, the LoVetri Method ®, through Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia. She also completed Levels 1 and 2 of the One Voice Program in New York under the tutelage of Dr. Joan Melton. 

Crystal has been teaching musical theatre at the Foote Theatre School, Citadel Theatre in Edmonton for over 20 years.  She has toured throughout Western Canada in various musical productions and one production based out of Prague, Czech Republic.  She toured with the Alberta Opera for 4 seasons and played a large role in creating and directing the Alberta Opera’s Artist in Residency Program.  

A freelance vocal coach, she is proud to have worked on many musical productions with Eastglen High School; Austin O’Brien High School and Avalon Junior High School in Edmonton. 

A busy entertainer, Crystal is a member of the local Edmonton tribute and show band ‘Crystal Blue & the Persuasions’ and ‘Dash Rip Rock’. 

Most recently, Crystal has been busy with the launch of Voice Body Works, which offers somatic voice work and coaching to singers, actors, and voice professionals.

She is most grateful for being invited to work with the EMT programs and loves working with voices of all ages!

Since 2016, Sonja Gould has been the drama instructor for Edmonton Musical Theatre Teen Program. This past season she was a guest drama instructor for the Adult Program. Since she was young, Sonja has been pursuing her passion of performing onstage in theatrical productions, drama classes, school choirs, and taking part in a variety of holiday ceremonies. After high school Sonja took a break from studying and discovered she was missing having the arts in her life. Once accepted into St. Thomas University the following year in Fredericton, New Brunswick, she studied and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English with a Concentration in Drama and a minor in music. Throughout her four years at university, she was cast in a number of productions which ignited a desire to pursue acting as a career. After graduating from St. Thomas University, she was accepted into the Pre-Professional Training Program and Musical Theatre Foundation Program at Neptune Theatre School in Halifax, Nova Scotia. For two years she studied acting, music theory, a variety of dance styles, and singing. After graduating both programs, she began auditioning for local theatre companies and was hired as an actor/server at a local dinner theatre. Seeing the lack of paid/unpaid work in Halifax, Sonja decided to pack up her life in her car and drive to Edmonton, Alberta. Since arriving in Edmonton, Sonja has been cast in a number of theatrical productions throughout the Edmonton area as well as started a career in film/TV acting. She has been fortunate to be the lead in a number of short local films and voiceovers as well as be a part of provincial commercials and national television shows and films. Recently, she was hired as the Drama and Musical Theatre Director for Phoenix Academy for Theatre Arts in Camrose.   

Sonja always looks forward to teaching at EMT every year. She hopes that each season she can inspire and support the students as they pursue their own dreams.

Stacey Highbaugh returns as the Artistic Instructor for the Rising Star Program and is delighted to bring her years of experience as an early childhood educator to the program. We are excited that this year, Stacey will also be joining the artistic team of the Junior Program as the director/drama instructor. An accomplished performer in her own right, Stacey is an EMT alumnus whose past performances include shows with the group We Are Family and several EMT workshop and year-end shows. Stacey is also an instructor at CDI College for their Early Childhood Education Program.