About Hiccup Productions

Hiccup Productions was founded by Renata Ona, a Hamilton-based producer, writer, and actor. Renata is a Master's-educated and well-rounded creative professional, skilled in creative direction and project management. She has the unique experience of working in fast-paced corporate project management for ten years before entertaining audiences with quintessentially Canadian humour and pride.

The Hiccup Productions team is deeply rooted in the Hamilton community and built through proven collaboration and project execution. Renata has worked with organizations such as IATSE Local 129 and Cobalt Connects, on projects for Theatre Aquarius, FirstOntario Concert Hall, and the City of Hamilton. In addition, she's worked and volunteered for the Toronto International Film Festival, Hamilton Theatre Inc., Hamilton's gritLIT Festival, and the Hamilton Fringe Festival.

The company is founded on love for the humble hiccup - a tiny, involuntary reflex, usually brought on by laughter or fear. Inevitably, it yields great things.

For inquiries or collaboration opportunities, please contact us via email.

Awards and Nominations

• Nomination: Cable14 Community Impact Award (2023) Free The Foot: Walking Across Hamilton.

Production

• Executive Production for For What We Labour (2025).
• Executive Production for Liz, A Traumatic Comedy, Hamilton Fringe Festival (2025) "Review: Liz, A Traumatic Comedy." Steel City Reveiws.
• Production Assistance, Set Design for The 25th Annual Putnam Countey Spelling Bee for Hamilton Theatre Inc. HTI gets it just about right with boisterous 'Spelling Bee'." The Hamilton Spectator; REVIEW: HTI'S SPELLING BEE is D-E-L-I-G-H-T-F-U-L." Steel City Reviews; REVIEW:'Family entertainment that will make almost anyone chuckle." Hamilton City Magazine.
• Stage Management for La Boheme (2024) by Southern Ontario Lyric Opera.
• Production Assistance for Sonic Runway (2023) Cobalt Connects "Light Show on the Waterfront." The Bay Observer
• Lighting Technicals for Salt Baby, Theatre Aquarius (2022) "Review: 'Salt Baby' invites us to explore where I beliefs come from." The Hamilton Spectator.
• Lighting Technicals for Black Pink in Concert (2022) FirstOntario Concert Hall. "We love you Hamilton!" Korean pop group drove fans wild." The Hamilton Spectator.
• Production Assistance for Hamilton Winterfest (2022, 2024) Cobalt Connects. "Hamilton Winterfest picks up 2 awards at Ontario conference in Niagara Falls." CBC News