October 2025 Speaker: Cheyenne Rouleau

For October’s global theme ‘soft’ we are super jazzed to host the writer, producer, actor, director, and comedienne Cheyenne Rouleau.

Rouleau’s recent credits include a bunch of one-liners in various Netflix shows, the fat best friend in various Hallmark shows, and one really cool alien character on Syfy’s Resident Alien. You might best recognize Cheyenne from her onstage comedy shenanigans, which includes sketch comedy troupes LXDY PARTS and RIOT, as well as her Fringe tours of teenage-dirtbag two-hander The After After Party. Her hit standup & storytelling show, Fat Joke, premiered at the Cultch in 2024 (Neworld Theatre) and continues to tour with dates and cities spanning farther than she ever anticipated. All the while, Cheyenne does her best at parenting a two year old, which might be her most ambitious comedic feat yet.

Each month we ask our speaker some probing questions to give us a deeper glimpse into their life and relationship with creativity:

How do you define and apply creativity in your life and career?
I would define creativity as the spark – the first hit – the little zap within you whenever a new idea hits. It’s the thing that feels immediate; the potential of something from nothing. Creativity comes in many forms in my life, from juggling my busy schedule to playing make-believe with my kid. But at its core, it’s the thing that makes life interesting.

Where do you find your best creative inspiration or energy?
The absurdity of life. Embarrassing memories from when I was 12, uncomfortable interactions with an ex, trauma, my dog, the state of the world, the way my daughter asks for strawberries (“stwabwies PEES mum!?”)

What’s one piece of creative advice or a tip you wish you’d known as a young person?
Anyone who makes you feel like you are not cool enough to do the thing you’re doing is actually the deeply uncool one.

Who (living or dead) would you most enjoy hearing speak at CreativeMornings?
It’s a toss up between Frida Kahlo and Amy Poehler.

If you could open a door and go anywhere, where would that be?
Christmas Eve, 1995. I long for the nostalgia of seeing my whole family in the house I grew up in. To see myself as a kid and feel all the wonder and joy and excitement in her. Also the toys were better back then.

What keeps you awake at night?
The Dyatlov Pass Incident. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED!

🎵 To kick off the gathering with energy and style, we are excited to present folk/rock/roots/alternative/country singer-songwriter Ryan McMahon.🎶

Long scaling the perimeter walls of Canada’s music industry, McMahon has never fit into any one box. He brandishes folk, roots, Americana & contemporary rock songwriting, all the while delivering a show where one can expect plenty of interaction, laughs & tears. Ryan recently toured with Burton Cummings & Tom Cochrane (Western Canada) and has released 9 full length records, including 2 with his side-project, indie folk stalwarts Lion Bear Fox. He’s had his music licensed to film & television (Californication, Chesapeake Shores) & has shared the stage with everyone from Odds & Mother Mother to Lisa Loeb & folk legend Dan Navarro. A true music lifer, Ryan spends upwards of 150 days on the road each year, singing his heart out and entertaining audiences of all ages wherever he goes

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How to Register for this Event

Join us on October 3rd from 8:15-10am at the Vancouver Art Gallery by registering here.