Silvae Mercedes (she/they) is a Mad performer, writer, producer, and costume designer. Her work as a lyricist has been called, "funny, lyrically nimble and jarring in just the right measure" (Charlebois Post, 2013) and her performance in the North American premiere of Howard Barker's Lot And His God was given four stars by Now Magazine's Jon Kaplan and hailed as "the highlight of the show". She was a member of the Toronto International Festival of Authors New Embassy 2022, and her poetry is currently published in Issue 22 of The /t3mz/ Review. Performance credits include Mad Ones (Tangled Art + Disability), Flower Machine v2: Paiseu (Other HeArts, York Lane Art Collective), Slaughter Bros. Dime Circus (baby monster productions), Murdoch Mysteries (CBC), Call Me Fitz (HBO Canada).