Andrea began her career as a national Canadian gymnast and then was hired as acrobat/character with Cirque du Soleil for 9 years. Andrea soon became be a consultant to help prepare athletes for the stage. These projects include the pilot training project for the National Institute of Circus Arts in the Melbourne, Australia; the Millennium Dome  in London, and the remount of “Saltimbanco”  for the Asia Pacific tour. Andrea has played “Mitzi” in over 18 different productions with Teatro Zinzanni and as created 2 full length shows….“Top Hats and Tales” and “Tap and Tell” with husband and partner Wayne Doba a.k.a “Dik”. More recently she has been part of the creative team; writing for the “Radio Show”, co-directing and writing… “Be Italian” and “Hollywood & Vine”.  She loves the creative process and seeing crazy ideas come to life.