As You Like It
By William Shakespeare
Adapted and Directed by Daryl Cloran
Conceived by Daryl Cloran and Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival
Adapted and Directed by Daryl Cloran
Conceived by Daryl Cloran and Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival
October 15 to November 2, 2024
Opening Night Friday, October 18
Spriet Stage
Age Recommendation: 12+
Runtime: 2 hours and 30 minutes which includes a 20-minute intermission.
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A magical, mystery, mashup of Shakespeare’s classic comedy and The Beatles’ greatest hits.
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AS YOU LIKE IT features pre-show entertainment that you can enjoy from your seats. Make sure to leave yourself enough time to visit the bar, and find your seat a few minutes before showtime to enjoy the fun!
Welcome, flower children, to the story of Rosalind.
Banished from court, and newly disguised, Rosalind escapes into the forest for a groovy, pastoral adventure. There, she runs into her love Orlando (whose loyalty she works to test).
As the couple navigates the long and winding road, with a price on their heads, colourful characters in their midst, mistaken identities to navigate, and a scheming businesswoman on their tails, it becomes clear that love may not be “all you need.”
Re-set in Canada’s Okanagan Valley in the 1960s, Daryl Cloran’s adaptation of As You Like It combines one of Shakespeare’s most beloved romantic comedies, with the vibrant escapism of the hippie generation, and a psychedelic medley of The Beatles’ greatest hits.
A bonafide hit in Chicago, Washington, and Vancouver, As You Like It makes its Ontario premiere at the Grand Theatre, joyously celebrating love in all its forms, twists, and shouts.
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AfterWORDS
On select Wednesday evenings, immediately after the performance, join host Breanne Ritchie in theatre's lounge for a brief guided discussion with guest artists, creative team members, and Grand staff members.
- Wednesday, Oct 16, 2024 - Featuring Anton Lipovetsky & Alexandra Lainfiesta
- Wednesday, Oct 23, 2024 - Featuring Daniela Fernandez & Naomi Ngebulana
- Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024 - Featuring Jan Alexandra Smith & Jennifer Copping
Tea Talks
Join us for creative conversations pre-show with host Rachel Peake and special guests connected to the show. Tea Talks begin at 12:00pm before the Wednesday 1:00pm matinée.
- Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024 - With special guest Scott Good, Composer-in-Residence with the London Symphonia
Open Captioned Performance
For patrons who are Deaf, hard-of-hearing, or who enjoy watching a performance with surtitles, this performance is live-captioned with text appearing on a screen that is positioned in the Orchestra Right section. To best view captions, it is recommended to book in Orchestra Right (seats 29 through 38). Click the link below or call the Box Office for more information: 519-672-8800.
The Cast
Henry Beasley
William / Jacques de Boys /
Wrestler (The Assassins) / Forest Lord #1
Henry Beasley
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): As You Like It (Bard on the Beach/Shakespeare Theatre Company/Theatre Calagary); Julius Caesar (Bard on the Beach); Louis Riel: A Comic Strip Stage Play (Infinitheatre); Salt-Water Moon (Rising Tide); Grease, The Sound of Music, The Magician's Nephew, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (Chemainus); Cabaret (National Theatre School).
Other: Graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada (Acting) and Capilano University (Musical Theatre). www.henrybeasley.ca
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): As You Like It (Bard on the Beach/Shakespeare Theatre Company/Theatre Calagary); Julius Caesar (Bard on the Beach); Louis Riel: A Comic Strip Stage Play (Infinitheatre); Salt-Water Moon (Rising Tide); Grease, The Sound of Music, The Magician's Nephew, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (Chemainus); Cabaret (National Theatre School).
Other: Graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada (Acting) and Capilano University (Musical Theatre). www.henrybeasley.ca
Tyler Check
Forest Lord (Amiens) / Hyman /
Wrestler (The Assassins) / Musician (Guitar)
Tyler Check
For the Grand Theatre: Million Dollar Quartet.
Theatre Credits (Selected): The Buddy Holly Story (Mayfield Dinner Theatre/Drayton Entertainment); Once, Jersey Boys (Thousand Islands Playhouse); Mamma Mia (Stage West); Canada 151 (Mayfield Dinner Theatre); Million Dollar Quartet (Stage West/Mayfield/ Drayton Entertainment/Mirvish); Perfect Wedding, You’ll Get Used To It…The War Show!, Kings & Queens of Country, Marathon of Hope (Drayton Entertainment); Forever Plaid (Starvox/Stirling Festival Theatre); Spamalot (Stephenville Theatre Festival).
Other: Graduate of the Honours Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance Program at Sheridan College. @tylerbcheck
For the Grand Theatre: Million Dollar Quartet.
Theatre Credits (Selected): The Buddy Holly Story (Mayfield Dinner Theatre/Drayton Entertainment); Once, Jersey Boys (Thousand Islands Playhouse); Mamma Mia (Stage West); Canada 151 (Mayfield Dinner Theatre); Million Dollar Quartet (Stage West/Mayfield/ Drayton Entertainment/Mirvish); Perfect Wedding, You’ll Get Used To It…The War Show!, Kings & Queens of Country, Marathon of Hope (Drayton Entertainment); Forever Plaid (Starvox/Stirling Festival Theatre); Spamalot (Stephenville Theatre Festival).
Other: Graduate of the Honours Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance Program at Sheridan College. @tylerbcheck
Nadien Chu
Dame Frances / Dame Senior
Nadien Chu
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Pretty Goblins- Sterling Award (Workshop West); As You Like It (Theatre Calgary);The Thin Man (Vertigo Theatre); All the Little Animals I Have Eaten (One Yellow Rabbit); Vanya, Sonia, Masha and Spike (Alberta Theatre Projects); Macbeth, Titus Andronicus - Sterling Award (Freewill Shakespeare Festival); The Three Muskateers, The Importance of Being Earnest, Pride and Prejudice, Network, Jane Eyre, The Garneau Block, The Tempest, The Penelopiad, August Osage County (Citadel Theatre); Pig Girl, Palace of the End (Theatre Network).
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Pretty Goblins- Sterling Award (Workshop West); As You Like It (Theatre Calgary);The Thin Man (Vertigo Theatre); All the Little Animals I Have Eaten (One Yellow Rabbit); Vanya, Sonia, Masha and Spike (Alberta Theatre Projects); Macbeth, Titus Andronicus - Sterling Award (Freewill Shakespeare Festival); The Three Muskateers, The Importance of Being Earnest, Pride and Prejudice, Network, Jane Eyre, The Garneau Block, The Tempest, The Penelopiad, August Osage County (Citadel Theatre); Pig Girl, Palace of the End (Theatre Network).
Jennifer Copping
Corin / Dame Frances' Attendant
Jennifer Copping
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): As You Like It, Julius Caesar (Bard on the Beach); Kinky Boots, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime (Arts Club); Detroit (Mitch & Murray); Jersey Boys (Dancap); Indian Arm (Rumble); Tommy, Les Miserables (Mirvish). Director: Into the Woods, City of Angels, Good People.
Film & TV Credits (Selected): The Hunting Party (NBC); Alaska, Daily (ABC); Devil in Ohio (Netflix); Debris (NBC); Becoming Redwood (Leo Award for Best Actress).
Other: Langara Film Arts Instructor, Railtown Actors Studio Instructor.
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): As You Like It, Julius Caesar (Bard on the Beach); Kinky Boots, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime (Arts Club); Detroit (Mitch & Murray); Jersey Boys (Dancap); Indian Arm (Rumble); Tommy, Les Miserables (Mirvish). Director: Into the Woods, City of Angels, Good People.
Film & TV Credits (Selected): The Hunting Party (NBC); Alaska, Daily (ABC); Devil in Ohio (Netflix); Debris (NBC); Becoming Redwood (Leo Award for Best Actress).
Other: Langara Film Arts Instructor, Railtown Actors Studio Instructor.
Daniela Fernandez
Rosalind
Daniela Fernandez
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Guys & Dolls, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Arts Club); As You Like It (Theatre Calgary); A Christmas Carol, Jersey Boys, Going Solo! (Citadel Theatre); The Wolves (The Maggie Tree/Citadel Theatre); Mamma Mia! (Mayfield Theatre).
Other: Daniela is beyond stoked to be performing on the East Coast of Canada for the first time in her career! She is a Latin-Canadian actor, singer, dancer and emerging sound designer. She's a graduate of the Grant MacEwan Theatre Arts Program, and inaugural recipient of the RBC Horizon Emerging Artists Mentorship Program for Sound Design at the Citadel Theatre. Daniela is also a Sterling Award nominee and Ovation! award winner.
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Guys & Dolls, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Arts Club); As You Like It (Theatre Calgary); A Christmas Carol, Jersey Boys, Going Solo! (Citadel Theatre); The Wolves (The Maggie Tree/Citadel Theatre); Mamma Mia! (Mayfield Theatre).
Other: Daniela is beyond stoked to be performing on the East Coast of Canada for the first time in her career! She is a Latin-Canadian actor, singer, dancer and emerging sound designer. She's a graduate of the Grant MacEwan Theatre Arts Program, and inaugural recipient of the RBC Horizon Emerging Artists Mentorship Program for Sound Design at the Citadel Theatre. Daniela is also a Sterling Award nominee and Ovation! award winner.
Jeff Irving
Orlando de Boys
Jeff Irving
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): White Christmas, Cyrano, Man and Superman, Androcles and the Lion, Sweeney Todd, the Light in the Piazza (Shaw Festival); As You Like It (RMTC/Citadel/Shakespeare Theatre); This Isn't Happening, Alice the Magnet, Grimly Handsome (Theatre Animal); Fury, Seeds (Blyth Theatre); Tom at the Farm (Buddies in Bad Times); Romeo and Juliet, The December Man (Canadian Stage); Parade (Studio 180/Acting Upstage); White Christmas (Drayton Entertainment); For Pops (DRI Collective); Viv's Socks (GG Productions); Sing Something (Redmond Collective).
Film & TV Credits (Selected): Country Hearts, Country Hearts Christmas (UPtv); Murdoch Mysteries (CBC).
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): White Christmas, Cyrano, Man and Superman, Androcles and the Lion, Sweeney Todd, the Light in the Piazza (Shaw Festival); As You Like It (RMTC/Citadel/Shakespeare Theatre); This Isn't Happening, Alice the Magnet, Grimly Handsome (Theatre Animal); Fury, Seeds (Blyth Theatre); Tom at the Farm (Buddies in Bad Times); Romeo and Juliet, The December Man (Canadian Stage); Parade (Studio 180/Acting Upstage); White Christmas (Drayton Entertainment); For Pops (DRI Collective); Viv's Socks (GG Productions); Sing Something (Redmond Collective).
Film & TV Credits (Selected): Country Hearts, Country Hearts Christmas (UPtv); Murdoch Mysteries (CBC).
Alexandra Lainfiesta
Phoebe / Eleanor Rigby
Alexandra Lainfiesta
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Three Musketeers (Citadel/Arts Club); Clean/Espejos (Neworld); Napoli Millonaria!, Comedy of Errors, The Miser, Henry VIII (Stratford Festival); Anywhere But Here (Electric Theatre); A Tonic For Desperate Times (Theatre Gargantua); Re-framed (Electric Theatre); Be-longing (Frank Theatre); As You Like It, Julius Caesar (Bard on the Beach).
Film & TV Credits (Selected): Family Law (Global/The CW); Love Hard (Netflix); Abreme (Strange Company Productions); Bella Ciao! (Commercial Drive Productions).
Other: A two time Jessie Award winner actor, and a two time Dora Mavor Moore Awards winner as part of the Ensemble that created "A Tonic for Desperate Times". www.alexandralainfiesta.com
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Three Musketeers (Citadel/Arts Club); Clean/Espejos (Neworld); Napoli Millonaria!, Comedy of Errors, The Miser, Henry VIII (Stratford Festival); Anywhere But Here (Electric Theatre); A Tonic For Desperate Times (Theatre Gargantua); Re-framed (Electric Theatre); Be-longing (Frank Theatre); As You Like It, Julius Caesar (Bard on the Beach).
Film & TV Credits (Selected): Family Law (Global/The CW); Love Hard (Netflix); Abreme (Strange Company Productions); Bella Ciao! (Commercial Drive Productions).
Other: A two time Jessie Award winner actor, and a two time Dora Mavor Moore Awards winner as part of the Ensemble that created "A Tonic for Desperate Times". www.alexandralainfiesta.com
Anton Lipovetsky
Silvius / Forest Lord / Keyboards
Anton Lipovetsky
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Twelfth Night, Hamlet, The Taming of the Shrew, Shakespeare in Love, Merry Wives of Windsor, Romeo & Juliet, Cymbeline, Elizabeth Rex, Measure for Measure, Macbeth (Bard on the Beach); I Think I'm Fallin', Vigil, Equivocation, A Christmas Carol (Belfry Theatre); King Arthur's Night (Neworld Theatre/NAC/Luminato Festival).
Other: Graduate of Studio 58 Acting Program and the Stratford Birmingham Conservatory for Classical Acting. Musical composer with comissions across Canada. Tiktok: @antronsongs
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Twelfth Night, Hamlet, The Taming of the Shrew, Shakespeare in Love, Merry Wives of Windsor, Romeo & Juliet, Cymbeline, Elizabeth Rex, Measure for Measure, Macbeth (Bard on the Beach); I Think I'm Fallin', Vigil, Equivocation, A Christmas Carol (Belfry Theatre); King Arthur's Night (Neworld Theatre/NAC/Luminato Festival).
Other: Graduate of Studio 58 Acting Program and the Stratford Birmingham Conservatory for Classical Acting. Musical composer with comissions across Canada. Tiktok: @antronsongs
Matthew MacDonald-Bain
Oliver de Boys
Matthew MacDonald-Bain
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): As You Like It (Shakespeare Company Theatre in Washington DC/Bard on the Beach); Julius Caesar (Bard on the Beach); Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, The Day Before Christmas (Arts Club); The Cafe, Wet, The Competition Is Fierce (ITSAZOO); Love/Sick, The Wolves (Pactific Theatre); Not So Dumb (Green Thumb); The Out Vigil (Firepot); Bright Blue Future, Bug, Of Mice and Men (Hardline).
Other: Graduate of Studio 58, Vancouver BC.
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): As You Like It (Shakespeare Company Theatre in Washington DC/Bard on the Beach); Julius Caesar (Bard on the Beach); Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, The Day Before Christmas (Arts Club); The Cafe, Wet, The Competition Is Fierce (ITSAZOO); Love/Sick, The Wolves (Pactific Theatre); Not So Dumb (Green Thumb); The Out Vigil (Firepot); Bright Blue Future, Bug, Of Mice and Men (Hardline).
Other: Graduate of Studio 58, Vancouver BC.
Jenny McKillop
Audrey/Lady Danger
Jenny McKillop
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): As You Like It (Citadel Theatre/Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre/Theatre Calgary); The Fiancee (Citadel Theatre); A New Brain (Plain Jane Theatre); The Exquisite Hour, Fever Land, Pith, Marvelous Pilgrims and A Lesson in Brio (Teatro Live!); Mary Poppins (Globe Theatre); Outside Mullingar (Shadow Theatre); Airswimming (Praise Doris Productions); The Taming of the Shrew, Hamlet (Free Will Players); You Are Happy, The Cabin on Bald Dune (Blarney Productions/Dogheart Theatre); Legoland (Blarney Productions).
Other: Jenny has received a Sterling Award for her performance in You Are Happy and Sterling nominations for her work in Pith, Marvelous Pilgrims and Airswimming.
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): As You Like It (Citadel Theatre/Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre/Theatre Calgary); The Fiancee (Citadel Theatre); A New Brain (Plain Jane Theatre); The Exquisite Hour, Fever Land, Pith, Marvelous Pilgrims and A Lesson in Brio (Teatro Live!); Mary Poppins (Globe Theatre); Outside Mullingar (Shadow Theatre); Airswimming (Praise Doris Productions); The Taming of the Shrew, Hamlet (Free Will Players); You Are Happy, The Cabin on Bald Dune (Blarney Productions/Dogheart Theatre); Legoland (Blarney Productions).
Other: Jenny has received a Sterling Award for her performance in You Are Happy and Sterling nominations for her work in Pith, Marvelous Pilgrims and Airswimming.
June Mirochnick
Musician (Drums) / Forest Lord
June Mirochnick
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Super Seniors (Western Gold); Parade (Raincity); As You Like It (Bard on the Beach); Beauty and the Beast; The Little Mermaid; Alice in Wonderland; Pinocchio; The Wizard of Oz; Panto Come Home; Little Red Riding Hood; Hansel and Gretel (Theatre Replacement/The Cultch); Made in Canada: An Agricultural Operetta (Rice and Beans); Do You Want What I Have Got?: A Craigslist Cantata; Onegin (Arts Club); King Arthur’s Night (Neworld).
Film Credits (Selected): King Arthur's Night.
Other: June Mirochnick is a drummer/multi-instrumentalist originally from Winnipeg, MB, Treaty One Territory. They have been playing music professionally for three decades, and have performed live, recorded, and toured internationally with numerous artists in Canada and the US including Veda Hille, Great Aunt Ida, Neko Case, Sarah Jane Scouten, William Prince, Jakob Dylan, Patsy Klein/Tony Wilson Band, Christine Fellows, and many more. They currently live in Vancouver.
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Super Seniors (Western Gold); Parade (Raincity); As You Like It (Bard on the Beach); Beauty and the Beast; The Little Mermaid; Alice in Wonderland; Pinocchio; The Wizard of Oz; Panto Come Home; Little Red Riding Hood; Hansel and Gretel (Theatre Replacement/The Cultch); Made in Canada: An Agricultural Operetta (Rice and Beans); Do You Want What I Have Got?: A Craigslist Cantata; Onegin (Arts Club); King Arthur’s Night (Neworld).
Film Credits (Selected): King Arthur's Night.
Other: June Mirochnick is a drummer/multi-instrumentalist originally from Winnipeg, MB, Treaty One Territory. They have been playing music professionally for three decades, and have performed live, recorded, and toured internationally with numerous artists in Canada and the US including Veda Hille, Great Aunt Ida, Neko Case, Sarah Jane Scouten, William Prince, Jakob Dylan, Patsy Klein/Tony Wilson Band, Christine Fellows, and many more. They currently live in Vancouver.
Naomi Ngebulana
Celia
Naomi Ngebulana
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): As You Like It (Shakespeare Company/Theatre Calgary/Bard on the Beach); Fall On Your Knees (Canadian Stage); DRACULA: A Comedy of Terrors (Segal Centre); Educating Rita (Watermark Theatre).
Other: Graduate of the MFA in Acting at the Guildford School of Acting & Randolph Acadmy for Performing Arts. @nanaomibar
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): As You Like It (Shakespeare Company/Theatre Calgary/Bard on the Beach); Fall On Your Knees (Canadian Stage); DRACULA: A Comedy of Terrors (Segal Centre); Educating Rita (Watermark Theatre).
Other: Graduate of the MFA in Acting at the Guildford School of Acting & Randolph Acadmy for Performing Arts. @nanaomibar
Troy O'Donnell
Adam / Martext / Wrestler (Mustachio)
Troy O'Donnell
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): The Sound of Music, A Christmas Carol, The Royale, The Tempest (Citadel Theatre); The Tempest, Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet (Freewill Shakespeare Festival); It’s a Wonderful Life, Ten Lost Years (Theatre Northwest); An Inspector Calls, The Diary of Anne Frank (Rosebud); The Umbrella, Le Parapluie (Quest Theatre); The Baffled Blossom, The Early Bloomer (Concrete Theatre); The 39 Steps (Mayfield); Anxiety, The Righteous Woman (Theatre Yes); Adult Entertainment, The End of Civilization (Punctuate! Theatre); The Falstaff Project (Thou Art Here).
Other: BFA Program at University of Alberta.
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): The Sound of Music, A Christmas Carol, The Royale, The Tempest (Citadel Theatre); The Tempest, Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet (Freewill Shakespeare Festival); It’s a Wonderful Life, Ten Lost Years (Theatre Northwest); An Inspector Calls, The Diary of Anne Frank (Rosebud); The Umbrella, Le Parapluie (Quest Theatre); The Baffled Blossom, The Early Bloomer (Concrete Theatre); The 39 Steps (Mayfield); Anxiety, The Righteous Woman (Theatre Yes); Adult Entertainment, The End of Civilization (Punctuate! Theatre); The Falstaff Project (Thou Art Here).
Other: BFA Program at University of Alberta.
Jan Alexandra Smith
Jacques / Le Beau
Jan Alexandra Smith
For the Grand Theatre: Charlie & The Chocolate Factory (Director), Grand Ghosts, Mary Poppins, Mamma Mia!, Vigilante, A Christmas Carol (2018), Timothy Findley’s The Wars, High School Project: Evita (Director/Choreographer), A Christmas Carol (1992), The Dining Room.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Dinner with the Duchess (Here for Now); 12 Dinners, Life Without & Take Care (Director, Here For Now); As You Like It (Theatre Calgary); Driving Miss Daisy (Director, Stage West Calgary); Much Ado About Nothing (Director, Shakespeare Co.); Vigilante (Catalyst Theatre); The Hollow (Director, Vertigo Theatre); Mamma Mia!, Alice Through The Looking Glass (Charlottetown Festival); Seussical (Director/Choreographer, St. Lawerence College); As You Like It, Titus Andronicus (Shakespeare in High Park/CanStage); The Mountaintop, God of Carnage (Director, Theatre Calgary); Lost (Theatre Calgary); Forests (Tarragon); Shakespeare’s Will (Citadel Theatre); Mrs. Warren’s Profession (Shaw Festival); Les Misérables (Royal Alexandra).
For the Grand Theatre: Charlie & The Chocolate Factory (Director), Grand Ghosts, Mary Poppins, Mamma Mia!, Vigilante, A Christmas Carol (2018), Timothy Findley’s The Wars, High School Project: Evita (Director/Choreographer), A Christmas Carol (1992), The Dining Room.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Dinner with the Duchess (Here for Now); 12 Dinners, Life Without & Take Care (Director, Here For Now); As You Like It (Theatre Calgary); Driving Miss Daisy (Director, Stage West Calgary); Much Ado About Nothing (Director, Shakespeare Co.); Vigilante (Catalyst Theatre); The Hollow (Director, Vertigo Theatre); Mamma Mia!, Alice Through The Looking Glass (Charlottetown Festival); Seussical (Director/Choreographer, St. Lawerence College); As You Like It, Titus Andronicus (Shakespeare in High Park/CanStage); The Mountaintop, God of Carnage (Director, Theatre Calgary); Lost (Theatre Calgary); Forests (Tarragon); Shakespeare’s Will (Citadel Theatre); Mrs. Warren’s Profession (Shaw Festival); Les Misérables (Royal Alexandra).
Isaiah Terrell-Dobbs
Musician
Isaiah Terrell-Dobbs
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected); As You Like It (Bard on the Beach/Shakespeare Theatre Company/Theatre Calgary).
Other: http:s//zaiah.bandcamp.com
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected); As You Like It (Bard on the Beach/Shakespeare Theatre Company/Theatre Calgary).
Other: http:s//zaiah.bandcamp.com
Leon Willey
Touchstone
Leon Willey
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Little Mermaid (Persephone Theatre); Making Spirits Brighter (Globe Theatre); Mamma Mia! (Theatre Aquarius); Network (Manitoba Theatre Centre/Citadel Theatre); Cabaret (Arts Club Theatre); Million Dollar Quartet (Mayfield Theatre); Noises Off (Western Canada Theatre/Chemainus Theatre); Closer Than Ever (Thousand Islands Playhouse/Western Canada Theatre); Love's Labour's Lost (Shakespaere on the Sask).
Other: Love for my daughter Sawyer.
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Little Mermaid (Persephone Theatre); Making Spirits Brighter (Globe Theatre); Mamma Mia! (Theatre Aquarius); Network (Manitoba Theatre Centre/Citadel Theatre); Cabaret (Arts Club Theatre); Million Dollar Quartet (Mayfield Theatre); Noises Off (Western Canada Theatre/Chemainus Theatre); Closer Than Ever (Thousand Islands Playhouse/Western Canada Theatre); Love's Labour's Lost (Shakespaere on the Sask).
Other: Love for my daughter Sawyer.
Jacob Woike
Charles the Wrestler / Forest Lord
Jacob Woike
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Vimy, Jesus Christ Superstar (Western Canada Theatre); The Legend of Georgia McBride, Les Miserables (Arts Club); Ghost the Musical (Chemainus).
Film & TV Credits (Selected): Woman of the Hour (Vertigo Films; dir - Anna Kendrick); Reginald the Vampire (Syfy).
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Vimy, Jesus Christ Superstar (Western Canada Theatre); The Legend of Georgia McBride, Les Miserables (Arts Club); Ghost the Musical (Chemainus).
Film & TV Credits (Selected): Woman of the Hour (Vertigo Films; dir - Anna Kendrick); Reginald the Vampire (Syfy).
Creative Team
Daryl Cloran
Director
Daryl Cloran
For the Grand Theatre: Helen’s Necklace.
Other: Daryl is the Artistic Director of the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton. He has built an international reputation for the Citadel with three Citadel-associated shows carrying on to Broadway: Hadestown, SIX: The Musical and Peter Pan Goes Wrong. Daryl’s adaptation of As You Like It has played at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Milwaukee Rep Shakespeare Theater Company (Washington, DC), Theatre Calgary, Citadel, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre and twice at Bard on the Beach (Vancouver). Born and raised in Sarnia, Daryl is thrilled to be back in Southwestern Ontario! This one is for my parents!
For the Grand Theatre: Helen’s Necklace.
Other: Daryl is the Artistic Director of the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton. He has built an international reputation for the Citadel with three Citadel-associated shows carrying on to Broadway: Hadestown, SIX: The Musical and Peter Pan Goes Wrong. Daryl’s adaptation of As You Like It has played at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Milwaukee Rep Shakespeare Theater Company (Washington, DC), Theatre Calgary, Citadel, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre and twice at Bard on the Beach (Vancouver). Born and raised in Sarnia, Daryl is thrilled to be back in Southwestern Ontario! This one is for my parents!
Ben Elliott
Music Director
Ben Elliott
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Comedy of Errors (Bard on the Beach); I, Claudia (The Arts Club); Our Man in Havana (Vertigo Theatre); Marigold (Musical Stage Co.).
Other: Graduate of Bishops Univewrsity and Studio 58, Langara College.
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Comedy of Errors (Bard on the Beach); I, Claudia (The Arts Club); Our Man in Havana (Vertigo Theatre); Marigold (Musical Stage Co.).
Other: Graduate of Bishops Univewrsity and Studio 58, Langara College.
Jonathan Purvis
Choreographer/Fight Director
Jonathan Purvis
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Hamlet, Julius Caesar, Henry V, Romeo & Juliet, Midsummer, As You Like It, MacBeth, Shrew, Shakespeare in Love (Bard on the Beach); As You Like It (Chicago Shakespeare/Milqaukee Rep/Shakespeare Company); Three Muskateers, Silver Arrow, Shakespeare in Love, West Side Story, Romeo & Juliet, The Penelopiad, A Midsummer Night's Dream (Citadel Theatre).
Film & TV Credits (Selected): The Last Of Us (Stunts), Motherland, Under the Bridge.
Other: www.jonathanpurvis.com
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Hamlet, Julius Caesar, Henry V, Romeo & Juliet, Midsummer, As You Like It, MacBeth, Shrew, Shakespeare in Love (Bard on the Beach); As You Like It (Chicago Shakespeare/Milqaukee Rep/Shakespeare Company); Three Muskateers, Silver Arrow, Shakespeare in Love, West Side Story, Romeo & Juliet, The Penelopiad, A Midsummer Night's Dream (Citadel Theatre).
Film & TV Credits (Selected): The Last Of Us (Stunts), Motherland, Under the Bridge.
Other: www.jonathanpurvis.com
Pam Johnson
Set Designer
Pam Johnson
For the Grand Theatre: Billy Bishop, Rock and Roll, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Top Girls, Gaslight, New Canada Kid, King Lear.
Theatre Credits (Selected): 23 seasons at Bard on the Beach, 24 seasons at Vancouver Playhouse. Shaw Festival, Belfry Theatre, Arts Club Theatre, Pacific Opera.
Other: Design instructor at Studio 58, Langara College for 28 years.
For the Grand Theatre: Billy Bishop, Rock and Roll, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Top Girls, Gaslight, New Canada Kid, King Lear.
Theatre Credits (Selected): 23 seasons at Bard on the Beach, 24 seasons at Vancouver Playhouse. Shaw Festival, Belfry Theatre, Arts Club Theatre, Pacific Opera.
Other: Design instructor at Studio 58, Langara College for 28 years.
Carmen Alatorre
Costume Designer
Carmen Alatorre
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival, Arts Club Theatre Company, Electric Company, Caravan Farm Theatre, Citadel Theatre, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, Globe Theatre Regina, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Milwaukee Rep Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington, DC.
Other: Graduate of MFA Theatre Design, University of British Columbia. Recipient of four Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards for Outstanding costume design. Assistant Professor in Performance Design at the University of Victoria. carmenalatorre.com
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival, Arts Club Theatre Company, Electric Company, Caravan Farm Theatre, Citadel Theatre, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, Globe Theatre Regina, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Milwaukee Rep Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington, DC.
Other: Graduate of MFA Theatre Design, University of British Columbia. Recipient of four Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards for Outstanding costume design. Assistant Professor in Performance Design at the University of Victoria. carmenalatorre.com
Hina Nishioka
Lighting Designer
Hina Nishioka
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Comedy of Errors, Measure for Measure (Bard on the Beach); The Musical Spongebob, The Cherry Orchard (Capilano University); Hurricane Mona, Yaga (Touchstone Theatre); A Wonderheads Christmas Carol (A Wonderheads Theatre).
Film & TV Credits (Selected): Monster High (Nickelodeon), Blockbuster Season 1 (Netflix), Grease: Ride of the Pink Ladies (Paramount).
Other: Graduate of the BFA program at University of Victoria. www.hinalighting.com
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Comedy of Errors, Measure for Measure (Bard on the Beach); The Musical Spongebob, The Cherry Orchard (Capilano University); Hurricane Mona, Yaga (Touchstone Theatre); A Wonderheads Christmas Carol (A Wonderheads Theatre).
Film & TV Credits (Selected): Monster High (Nickelodeon), Blockbuster Season 1 (Netflix), Grease: Ride of the Pink Ladies (Paramount).
Other: Graduate of the BFA program at University of Victoria. www.hinalighting.com
Owen Hutchinson
Sound Designer
Owen Hutchinson
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Sound Design: Million Dollar Quartet, Almost a Full Moon, 9-5: The Musical (Citadel); Prison Dancer (NAC/Citadel). Associate Sound Designer - Peter Pan Goes Wrong (Citadel/Arts Club); As You Like It (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre).
Other: Recipient of the 2022 Jack King Award.
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Sound Design: Million Dollar Quartet, Almost a Full Moon, 9-5: The Musical (Citadel); Prison Dancer (NAC/Citadel). Associate Sound Designer - Peter Pan Goes Wrong (Citadel/Arts Club); As You Like It (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre).
Other: Recipient of the 2022 Jack King Award.
Christine Leroux
Stage Manager
Christine Leroux
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Made in Italy (Theatre Aquarius/Arts Club/Citadel/Theatre Calgary/Thousand Islands Playhouse/Western Canada Theatre); The New Canadian Kid (Green Thumb Theatre); Serving Elizabeth, Meet My Sister, The Best Brothers, Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth (Western Canada Theatre).
Other: Christine is so excited to be joining this fantastic production. All my love to Leon and Charlie. Enjoy the show!
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Made in Italy (Theatre Aquarius/Arts Club/Citadel/Theatre Calgary/Thousand Islands Playhouse/Western Canada Theatre); The New Canadian Kid (Green Thumb Theatre); Serving Elizabeth, Meet My Sister, The Best Brothers, Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth (Western Canada Theatre).
Other: Christine is so excited to be joining this fantastic production. All my love to Leon and Charlie. Enjoy the show!
Suzanne McArthur
Assistant Stage Manager
Suzanne McArthur
For the Grand Theatre: 15th season.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Hamlet-911, Hosanna, The Tempest (Stratford Festival); The Birds and the Bees, Aladdin: The Panto, Snow White: The Panto, Weekend Comedy, Perfect Wedding (Drayton Entertainment); The Fixer-Upper, It’s Your Funeral, Lunenburg, Buying the Farm, Birds of a Feather, Storm Warning, Wrong for Each Other, Knickers! A Brief Comedy (Port Stanley Festival Theatre); The Normal Heart (Studio 180/Buddies in Bad TimesTheatre); Forests (Tarragon Theatre); Beauty and the Beast (Silver Mist Productions).
Other: Love to Michael and Charlie.
For the Grand Theatre: 15th season.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Hamlet-911, Hosanna, The Tempest (Stratford Festival); The Birds and the Bees, Aladdin: The Panto, Snow White: The Panto, Weekend Comedy, Perfect Wedding (Drayton Entertainment); The Fixer-Upper, It’s Your Funeral, Lunenburg, Buying the Farm, Birds of a Feather, Storm Warning, Wrong for Each Other, Knickers! A Brief Comedy (Port Stanley Festival Theatre); The Normal Heart (Studio 180/Buddies in Bad TimesTheatre); Forests (Tarragon Theatre); Beauty and the Beast (Silver Mist Productions).
Other: Love to Michael and Charlie.
Emma Jo Conlin
Apprentice Stage Manager
Emma Jo Conlin
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Apprentice Stage Manager - The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? (Stratford Festival); Angels in America Parts 1 & 2 (That Theatre Company/Buddies in Bad Times); Post Democracy (Tarragon Theatre). Director - Genielogy (Alumnae Theatre New Ideas Festival); Death by Horoscope (SATCoo). Stage Manager - Othello (Phoenix Theatre).
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Apprentice Stage Manager - The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? (Stratford Festival); Angels in America Parts 1 & 2 (That Theatre Company/Buddies in Bad Times); Post Democracy (Tarragon Theatre). Director - Genielogy (Alumnae Theatre New Ideas Festival); Death by Horoscope (SATCoo). Stage Manager - Othello (Phoenix Theatre).
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