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Who We Are
Expansive World-Building
At Somnara Studios, storytelling transcends the screen and stage, inviting audiences into fully-realized universes. These worlds are rich tapestries of narrative, interactivity, and innovation, where every detail contributes to an immersive odyssey.
Sensory Immersion
Harnessing cutting-edge technology and creative artistry, the studio designs multi-sensory experiences that engage sight, sound, touch, and beyond. It’s an alchemy of elements that turns fantasy into perceived reality.
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Sustainable Creation
With a commitment to environmental consciousness, Somnara Studios crafts its immersive universes through repurposing, recycling and other various nature focused practices, showcasing that creativity can flourish sustainably.
Community and Cultural Tapestry
The studio is a beacon for local talent, weaving the threads of diverse cultural narratives into its world-building, thereby enriching both the content and the community.
VISION
STANDARDS
MISSION
Somnara Studios is committed to revolutionizing the haunted attraction landscape through DreadWorks, where imaginative storytelling, cinematic artistry, and interactive experiences merge seamlessly. Our mission is to craft an immersive world where thrills, innovation, and cutting-edge technology converge, providing guests with an extraordinary journey into realms of fear and fantasy. We dedicate ourselves to fostering a sense of community and awe, ensuring each moment of excitement underscores our commitment to excellence in entertainment and narrative immersion.
Our vision at Somnara Studios, through our DreadWorks initiative, is to be acclaimed as the apex of immersive haunted experiences in Canada. We strive to set new benchmarks in immersive entertainment, creating attractions that are not just centers of exhilaration but also vanguards of innovation and artistic creativity. We envision a future where DreadWorks is woven into the cultural fabric of Surrey, inspiring and captivating a diverse audience. Our goal is to transform the Cloverdale Fairgrounds into an emblem of unmatched entertainment and profound community engagement, shaping a new narrative in the realm of thematic attractions.
Equally footed with all persons, holding high a respectful regard for all. Our goal is to leave no stone unturned, and no voice unheard. Professionalism is more than fifteen minutes early, arriving sober and well-rested, respecting your fellow workers and work environment. It is understanding the weight of the dream, and doing all you can to achieve that vision.
Somnara Studios, birthed from the visionary minds of Baxter and Jonkman, doesn’t just create experiences; it constructs entire universes. Rising from the foundations of Constellate Films, this trailblazing studio breaks the mold of traditional entertainment, offering not just stories, but whole worlds that captivate the senses and transport audiences to realms uncharted.
Somnara Studios
Somnara Studios, birthed from the visionary minds of Alexander J. Baxter, Dave Jonkman and Julie Jonkman, doesn’t just create experiences; it constructs entire universes. Rising from the foundations of Constellate Films, this trailblazing studio breaks the mold of traditional entertainment, offering not just stories, but whole worlds that captivate the senses and transport audiences to realms uncharted.
The DreadWorks Team
From Film & TV, to Theatrical roots, to the world of construction and over, we have spent years creating Halloween experiences which have haunted, delighted and inspired thousands. DreadWorks came of this desire for more, this vision to create an experience unlike anything Canada has seen.
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Ken Honigman
COO/ Director of visual arts
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Austin Trapp
CCO/ DIRECTOR OF MEDIA
park management
Christine Holloway
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Park Manager // Dread Marshal
Adrian Holloway
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Park Manager // Dread Marshal
Brad Connoly
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Park Manager // Dread Marshal
Ken Honigman
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Art Director & Haunt Co-Owner
Sheila Ford
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Head of Costume
Shelly Baxter
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Head of Makeup/ SFX
Jenna Meschke
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Production & Event Management
Isaac Pellicaan
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Chief of Construction & Project Logistics
Chris Elias
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Props & LX Designer
Madie Lowrie
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Makeup Coordinator & Designer
Mallory Gosselin
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Costume Assist/ Seamstress
Dianne Savinkoff
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Art Assist // DreamWeaver
Colleen Boiven
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Art Assist // DreamWeaver
Creative
Marketing
Lesley Diana
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Publicist/ The Promotion People
Carlos Vargas
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SEO/ Connect 4 Marketing
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Alexander J. Baxter
Co-Founder/ CEO/Cco
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Julie Jonkman
Co-Founder
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Land Acknowledgement
We recognize that we are founded upon and work within the unseeded and ancestral territories of the Coast Salish Peoples of the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem) and Qiqéyt (Qayqayt) Nations.