The Sound of Music
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Book by Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse
Suggested by “The Trapp Family Singers” by Maria Augusta Trapp
Directed by Rachel Peake
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Book by Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse
Suggested by “The Trapp Family Singers” by Maria Augusta Trapp
Directed by Rachel Peake
November 19 to December 29, 2024
Opening Night Friday, November 22
Spriet Stage
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Start your holidays with Maria and the von Trapps in this timeless, beloved, family musical ... a very good place to start!
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The abbey life is not the life for Maria: an exuberant, free-spirited, would-be nun with the habit of fleeing her studies to sing in the Austrian mountainside.
For a change of scenery, Maria is off to join the von Trapp family household as the latest in a long string of governesses for humourless naval captain Georg von Trapp and his seven disciplined but mischievous children. While the family is initially no match for Maria’s unstoppable love of music and whimsy, it isn’t long until the power of song brings much welcome harmony, romance, and the promise of a bright future, into their home.
But, against political unrest, the von Trapps’ newfound joy becomes threatened. Will the hills that offered Maria her musical solace also become the family’s road to refuge?
Grand Theatre Artistic Director Rachel Peake helms this 2024 holiday production, based on the Tony Award-winning musical, Academy Award-winning film, and featuring memorable classic songs: “My Favourite Things”, “Do-Re-Mi”, “Sixteen Going on Seventeen”, “So Long, Farewell”, and “Something Good.”
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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.
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.
Open Captioned Performance
For patrons who are Deaf, hard-of-hearing, or who enjoy watching a performance with subtitles, 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.
RELAXED PERFORMANCES
Relaxed Performances are specifically designed to welcome patrons who will benefit from a less restricted audience environment. They differ from other performances by allowing patrons to leave and re-enter throughout the show, reducing sensory elements such as light and sound, and eliminating startling effects such as strobe and fog. Babes in arms are welcome at Relaxed Performances.
Audience Advisory
This production includes significant depiction of Nazi iconography and references, as well as use of flashing lights.
THE SOUND OF MUSIC is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization. www.concordtheatricals.com
The Cast
Vinnie Alberto
He/Him Performing Understudy
Vinnie Alberto
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Anne of Green Gables, Jeresey Boys (Charlottetown Festival); Mother Daughter, Prince Caspian, Playboy of the Western World (Shaw Festival); Into the Woods (Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre); 2023 UnCovered Series, Get a Life -Banks Prize Cabaret (Musical Stage Co); Wizard of Oz (Rainbow Stage); Mamma Mia! (Drayton Enertainment).
Other: 2022-2023 Banks Prize Award Winner, RMTC Mentorship - Kimberley Rampersad.
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Anne of Green Gables, Jeresey Boys (Charlottetown Festival); Mother Daughter, Prince Caspian, Playboy of the Western World (Shaw Festival); Into the Woods (Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre); 2023 UnCovered Series, Get a Life -Banks Prize Cabaret (Musical Stage Co); Wizard of Oz (Rainbow Stage); Mamma Mia! (Drayton Enertainment).
Other: 2022-2023 Banks Prize Award Winner, RMTC Mentorship - Kimberley Rampersad.
Crystal Casera
Liesl / Nun
Crystal Casera
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): The Spongebob Musical (Mansfield Entertainment); Joan & Olivia: A Hollywood Ghost Story (Ebb & Flow Theatre).
Other: Fourth year at Sheridan College's Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance Program.
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): The Spongebob Musical (Mansfield Entertainment); Joan & Olivia: A Hollywood Ghost Story (Ebb & Flow Theatre).
Other: Fourth year at Sheridan College's Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance Program.
Janelle Cooper
Mother Abbess / Party Guest / Fraulein Schwiger
Janelle Cooper
For the Grand Theatre: Fall On Your Knees.
Theatre credits (Selected): The Amen Corner (Shaw); Fall On Your Knees (Can Stage/Neptune/NAC/Grand); John Ware Reimagined (Blyth); The Color Purple (Neptune/Citadel/Royal Manitoba); Twelfth Night (Theatre Calgary/NAC); Adventures of a Black Girl, I Am For You (NAC); Charlotte’s Web, Penelopiad (ATP).Other: Janelle Cooper is a multi-award winning interdisciplinary Artist, and a founder of Ellipsis Tree Collective - Alberta's first Black led and Black focused theatre company. Janelle’s expertise is in the excavation of lived experience through devising and multi-genre storytelling, IBPOC artistic mentorship, and EDID education and consultation via organizations like The Black Pledge and The University of Calgary's SCPA EDIAD Community Advisory Board.
For the Grand Theatre: Fall On Your Knees.
Theatre credits (Selected): The Amen Corner (Shaw); Fall On Your Knees (Can Stage/Neptune/NAC/Grand); John Ware Reimagined (Blyth); The Color Purple (Neptune/Citadel/Royal Manitoba); Twelfth Night (Theatre Calgary/NAC); Adventures of a Black Girl, I Am For You (NAC); Charlotte’s Web, Penelopiad (ATP).Other: Janelle Cooper is a multi-award winning interdisciplinary Artist, and a founder of Ellipsis Tree Collective - Alberta's first Black led and Black focused theatre company. Janelle’s expertise is in the excavation of lived experience through devising and multi-genre storytelling, IBPOC artistic mentorship, and EDID education and consultation via organizations like The Black Pledge and The University of Calgary's SCPA EDIAD Community Advisory Board.
Jeff Culbert
Baron Eberfeld
Jeff Culbert
For the Grand Theatre: Charlie & the Chocolate Factory; 15 years directing for the annual PlayWrights Cabaret.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Naked Radio (Drayton Entertainment); Dear Johnny Deere (Blyth, Theatre Calgary/Thousand Islands Playhouse/Persephone, Lighthouse); archy & mehitabel, The Donnelly Sideshow, Problem Child, Her Worship, The Designated Mourner, Elocution: The Life of Richard Berry Harrison (Ausable Theatre); Ed’s Garage, The Drawer Boy, On the Air (Port Stanley); The Boneyard Man (Natural Broadcasting Co); Tip of the Iceberg (Lighthouse); Boat Load, Fall Fair, Underbelly, Gunpowder (Jayson McDonald); The Phoenix Lottery (Theatre Aezir); One-man Masque (Toronto Masque Theatre).
Other: www.jeffculbert.ca
For the Grand Theatre: Charlie & the Chocolate Factory; 15 years directing for the annual PlayWrights Cabaret.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Naked Radio (Drayton Entertainment); Dear Johnny Deere (Blyth, Theatre Calgary/Thousand Islands Playhouse/Persephone, Lighthouse); archy & mehitabel, The Donnelly Sideshow, Problem Child, Her Worship, The Designated Mourner, Elocution: The Life of Richard Berry Harrison (Ausable Theatre); Ed’s Garage, The Drawer Boy, On the Air (Port Stanley); The Boneyard Man (Natural Broadcasting Co); Tip of the Iceberg (Lighthouse); Boat Load, Fall Fair, Underbelly, Gunpowder (Jayson McDonald); The Phoenix Lottery (Theatre Aezir); One-man Masque (Toronto Masque Theatre).
Other: www.jeffculbert.ca
Megan Dallan
New Postulant / Ursula / Party Guest / Nun
Megan Dallan
For the Grand Theatre: Grow.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Hogan’s Hoedown (Victoria Playhouse, Petrolia); House of Martin Guerre (Theatre Sheridan); Maggie (Theatre Sheridan); Phantom of the Opera (Theatre Sheridan).
Film and TV Credits: Murdoch Mysteries (CBC); Priscilla (feature film); Cruel Intentions (Amazon, 2024).
Other: Graduate of Honor’s Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance at Sheridan College
For the Grand Theatre: Grow.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Hogan’s Hoedown (Victoria Playhouse, Petrolia); House of Martin Guerre (Theatre Sheridan); Maggie (Theatre Sheridan); Phantom of the Opera (Theatre Sheridan).
Film and TV Credits: Murdoch Mysteries (CBC); Priscilla (feature film); Cruel Intentions (Amazon, 2024).
Other: Graduate of Honor’s Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance at Sheridan College
Donna Garner
Frau Schmidt / Sister Berthe
Donna Garner
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Natasha Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 (Canadian Premiere - Crows Theatre/Musical Stage Company); The Sound of Music (U.S. First National Tour); Once (U.S. First National Tour, Mirvish, Neptune); Two Pianos, Four Hands (across Canada and the U.S.).
Film and TV Credits (Selected): Mr. Monk's Last Case (Peacock/NBC Universal); Dare Me (USA Network); Spinning Out (SVOD Series); Private Eyes (Global); Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu); Anne (Netflix/CBC); Designated Survivor (ABC).
Other: Graduate of both Fanshawe College and Western University in London. www.garnertheatreproductions.com www.donnagarner.ca
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Natasha Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 (Canadian Premiere - Crows Theatre/Musical Stage Company); The Sound of Music (U.S. First National Tour); Once (U.S. First National Tour, Mirvish, Neptune); Two Pianos, Four Hands (across Canada and the U.S.).
Film and TV Credits (Selected): Mr. Monk's Last Case (Peacock/NBC Universal); Dare Me (USA Network); Spinning Out (SVOD Series); Private Eyes (Global); Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu); Anne (Netflix/CBC); Designated Survivor (ABC).
Other: Graduate of both Fanshawe College and Western University in London. www.garnertheatreproductions.com www.donnagarner.ca
Mark Harapiak
Herr Zeller / Priest
Mark Harapiak
For the Grand Theatre: Beauty and the Beast, Miracle on 34th St.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Billy Elliot,The Music Man,Camelot,Coriolanus,Equus,Alice through the Looking Glass,The Winters Tale(Stratford Festival); Pal Joey, Pygmalion, She Loves Me (Shaw Festival); Rock of Ages, Mamma Mia, Footloose, The Foursome, Bittergirl (Drayton Entertainment); Legally Blonde, The Full Monty, Cabaret (Theatre Aquarius); Mary Poppins (Disney, N.A. Tour); Man of La Mancha (Mirvish/Citadel); The Last Resort (Charlottetown Festival); Gingko Tree, The Thirteenth One, Cruel Tears, McGillicuddy (Blyth Festival); Camelot, Evita (RMTC/Theatre Calgary); 25th…Spelling Bee (Connecticut Rep); The Butcher (Gulfshore Playhouse).
For the Grand Theatre: Beauty and the Beast, Miracle on 34th St.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Billy Elliot,The Music Man,Camelot,Coriolanus,Equus,Alice through the Looking Glass,The Winters Tale(Stratford Festival); Pal Joey, Pygmalion, She Loves Me (Shaw Festival); Rock of Ages, Mamma Mia, Footloose, The Foursome, Bittergirl (Drayton Entertainment); Legally Blonde, The Full Monty, Cabaret (Theatre Aquarius); Mary Poppins (Disney, N.A. Tour); Man of La Mancha (Mirvish/Citadel); The Last Resort (Charlottetown Festival); Gingko Tree, The Thirteenth One, Cruel Tears, McGillicuddy (Blyth Festival); Camelot, Evita (RMTC/Theatre Calgary); 25th…Spelling Bee (Connecticut Rep); The Butcher (Gulfshore Playhouse).
Andrew Hodwitz
Max
Andrew Hodwitz
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): The 39 Steps (St Lawrence Shakespeare Festival); Back in '59 (Thousand Islands Playhouse/Magnus Theatre); Jukebox Jive (Port Hope Festival); A Midsummer Night's Dream (Driftwood Theatre); Fiddler on the Roof (StageWest).
Film and TV Credits (Selected): Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent (CityTV); Murdoch Mysteries (CBC); Mrs America (FX).
Other: Andrew was the US voice of Fireman Sam, a long-running UK cartoon, along with many other animated characters. andrewhodwitz.com IG: @andrewhodwitz
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): The 39 Steps (St Lawrence Shakespeare Festival); Back in '59 (Thousand Islands Playhouse/Magnus Theatre); Jukebox Jive (Port Hope Festival); A Midsummer Night's Dream (Driftwood Theatre); Fiddler on the Roof (StageWest).
Film and TV Credits (Selected): Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent (CityTV); Murdoch Mysteries (CBC); Mrs America (FX).
Other: Andrew was the US voice of Fireman Sam, a long-running UK cartoon, along with many other animated characters. andrewhodwitz.com IG: @andrewhodwitz
Dominique LeBlanc
Maria
Dominique LeBlanc
For the Grand Theatre: Controlled Damage.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Truth (Young People's Theatre); Once The Musical (Thousand Islands Playhouse); Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story, Annie (Drayton Entertainment); April Fools (Segal Centre); Almost A Full Moon: In Concert (Citadel Theatre); Master & Margarita (Crow's Theatre); East Coast Kitchen Party, Shrek, The Wizard of Oz, Christmas Carol (Neptune Theatre).
Film & TV (Selected): Weirdos (Lithium Studios); It's The Hard Knock Life (Sinking Ship Entertainment).
Training: Elaine Overholt, Royal Conserbatory of Music, Honours Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance at Sheridan College.
Other: @leblancdeominique
For the Grand Theatre: Controlled Damage.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Truth (Young People's Theatre); Once The Musical (Thousand Islands Playhouse); Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story, Annie (Drayton Entertainment); April Fools (Segal Centre); Almost A Full Moon: In Concert (Citadel Theatre); Master & Margarita (Crow's Theatre); East Coast Kitchen Party, Shrek, The Wizard of Oz, Christmas Carol (Neptune Theatre).
Film & TV (Selected): Weirdos (Lithium Studios); It's The Hard Knock Life (Sinking Ship Entertainment).
Training: Elaine Overholt, Royal Conserbatory of Music, Honours Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance at Sheridan College.
Other: @leblancdeominique
Alyssa LeClair
Sister Sophia / Frau Zeller / Trio
Alyssa LeClair
Clea McCaffrey
She/Her Performing Understudy
Clea McCaffrey
Heather McGuigan
Elsa / Nun / Trio
Heather McGuigan
For the Grand Theatre: The Spitfire Grill, Joseph and the Amazing…
Theatre Credits (Selected): Mary Poppins (Broadway National Tours, Neptune, Aqurarius, Rainbow Stage); Spamalot, Frankenstein Revived, Wanderlust (Stratford); The Women, My Fair Lady, The Admirable Crichton (Shaw); Les Miserables (Mirvish); Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (National Tour); Saturday Night Fever (National Tour); Shrek (Rainbow Stage/Neptune); A Year With Frog & Toad (Neptune); Evita, Me&My Girl, Pirates of Penzance, Wizard of Oz (Drayton); Unique Three (Celebrity Cruiselines); Those Movies (Foster Festival).
Film and TV Credits (Selected): Northern Tracks (Stratford); Cavendish, See No Evil
Other: heathermcguigan.com
For the Grand Theatre: The Spitfire Grill, Joseph and the Amazing…
Theatre Credits (Selected): Mary Poppins (Broadway National Tours, Neptune, Aqurarius, Rainbow Stage); Spamalot, Frankenstein Revived, Wanderlust (Stratford); The Women, My Fair Lady, The Admirable Crichton (Shaw); Les Miserables (Mirvish); Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (National Tour); Saturday Night Fever (National Tour); Shrek (Rainbow Stage/Neptune); A Year With Frog & Toad (Neptune); Evita, Me&My Girl, Pirates of Penzance, Wizard of Oz (Drayton); Unique Three (Celebrity Cruiselines); Those Movies (Foster Festival).
Film and TV Credits (Selected): Northern Tracks (Stratford); Cavendish, See No Evil
Other: heathermcguigan.com
Annie Ramos
Sister Margaretta / Baroness Eberfeld / Trio
Annie Ramos
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Fiddler on the Roof, The Sound of Music (Drayton Entertainment); Pirates of Penzance, West Side Story, The King and I (Stratford Festival); Pericles, Sanctuary Song (National Arts Centre); The Sound of Music (Vancouver Arts Club); R.U.R. A Torrent of Light (Tapestry Opera); Les Miserables, The Sound of Music (Thousand Islands Playhouse); Hamlet (The Shakespeare Company).
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Fiddler on the Roof, The Sound of Music (Drayton Entertainment); Pirates of Penzance, West Side Story, The King and I (Stratford Festival); Pericles, Sanctuary Song (National Arts Centre); The Sound of Music (Vancouver Arts Club); R.U.R. A Torrent of Light (Tapestry Opera); Les Miserables, The Sound of Music (Thousand Islands Playhouse); Hamlet (The Shakespeare Company).
Adam Stevenson
Captain von Trapp
Adam Stevenson
For the Grand Theatre: Million Dollar Quartet, Hair!
Theatre Credits (Selected): Maggie (Theatre Aquarius/Charlottetown Festival); Play That Goes Wrong (Charlottetown Festival); Jafar in Disney’s Broadway Tour of Aladdin; Young Frankenstein, Spamalot, California Dreaming, Canadian Explosion (Stage West); Les Miserables (Drayton Festival); Pollyanna, Ring of Fire, Home for the Holidays, Sound of Music, Wizard of Oz, Tommy, Forever Plaid, Evita, Pippin (Theatre Aquarius); Plaid Tidings (Neptune Theatre/Magnus Theatre); The Wedding Singer (Mayfield Theatre); Race Day (Lighthouse Festival); Robin Hood (Elgin Theatre).
For the Grand Theatre: Million Dollar Quartet, Hair!
Theatre Credits (Selected): Maggie (Theatre Aquarius/Charlottetown Festival); Play That Goes Wrong (Charlottetown Festival); Jafar in Disney’s Broadway Tour of Aladdin; Young Frankenstein, Spamalot, California Dreaming, Canadian Explosion (Stage West); Les Miserables (Drayton Festival); Pollyanna, Ring of Fire, Home for the Holidays, Sound of Music, Wizard of Oz, Tommy, Forever Plaid, Evita, Pippin (Theatre Aquarius); Plaid Tidings (Neptune Theatre/Magnus Theatre); The Wedding Singer (Mayfield Theatre); Race Day (Lighthouse Festival); Robin Hood (Elgin Theatre).
Eamon Stocks
Rolf / Party Guest
Eamon Stocks
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Newsies, The Prom, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Fiddler on the Roof, Kiss Me Kate (Drayton Entertainment); Billy Elliot: The Musical (RMTC).
Film and TV Credits: Gen V (Amazon Prime Video); The Umbrella Academy (Netflix); Brilliant Minds (NBC).
Other: Graduate of the Honours Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance Program at Sheridan College
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Newsies, The Prom, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Fiddler on the Roof, Kiss Me Kate (Drayton Entertainment); Billy Elliot: The Musical (RMTC).
Film and TV Credits: Gen V (Amazon Prime Video); The Umbrella Academy (Netflix); Brilliant Minds (NBC).
Other: Graduate of the Honours Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance Program at Sheridan College
Robin Wilcock
Admiral Von Schreiber
Robin Wilcock
Curtis Sullivan
Franz
Curtis Sullivan
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): The Sound of Music, The Gondoliers, Carousel, The Boy Friend (Stratford Festival); Little Mermaid, The Sound of Music, Beauty & the Beast (Capital Theatre Moncton); Evita, Man of La Mancha, Anthing Goes, Oliver, How to Succeed, Carousel (Drayton Entertainment); Music Man, Guys & Dolls (Capital Theatre Port Hope); Sweet Charity (StageWest); Passion (Canadian Stage); My Fair Lady (Toronto Operetta Theatre); Merry Widow (San Francisco Opera); La Boheme, Don Giovanni, Pirates of Penzance (Vancouver Opera); Taming of the Shrew, Erewhon (Pacific Opera Victoria); Armide, Persee (Royal Opera Versailles).
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): The Sound of Music, The Gondoliers, Carousel, The Boy Friend (Stratford Festival); Little Mermaid, The Sound of Music, Beauty & the Beast (Capital Theatre Moncton); Evita, Man of La Mancha, Anthing Goes, Oliver, How to Succeed, Carousel (Drayton Entertainment); Music Man, Guys & Dolls (Capital Theatre Port Hope); Sweet Charity (StageWest); Passion (Canadian Stage); My Fair Lady (Toronto Operetta Theatre); Merry Widow (San Francisco Opera); La Boheme, Don Giovanni, Pirates of Penzance (Vancouver Opera); Taming of the Shrew, Erewhon (Pacific Opera Victoria); Armide, Persee (Royal Opera Versailles).
JUNIOR VAN GEFFEN
Friedrich
Sam Harson
Friedrich
RAYA CAMPBELL
Louisa
NEELA NOBLE
Louisa
TADE CALDER
Kurt
LUCAS ZADORSKY
Kurt
OFORIWA OFORI
Brigitta
ALBA EVORA WEILER
Brigitta
LILITH CARSON
Marta
LYLA COUCH
Marta
FINLEY CAMPBELL
Gretl
FREYA RAJANI
Gretl
Creative Team
Rachel Peake
Director
Rachel Peake
For the Grand Theatre: Artistic Director.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Ring of Fire, Sense and Sensibility (Arts Club); The Sound of Music (Citadel/RMTC); 9 to 5, The Garneau Block (Citadel); Something Rotten (Theatre Under the Stars); The Contest of the Winds (Caravan Farm); A Christmas Carol (Gateway); Trout Stanley (Persephone); The Snow Queen (Globe Theatre); Green Lake, cool beans, After Jerusalem (Solo Collective).
Opera Credits (Selected): Carmen, Marriage of Figaro, La Cenerentola, The Pearl Fishers, La Voix Humaine (Vancouver Opera); Macbeth (Calgary Opera); Phaedra/ Serenade, The Little Sweep (Pacific Opera Victoria).
Other: Ovation Award and three-time Jessie Richardson Award-winner; www.rachelpeake.com
For the Grand Theatre: Artistic Director.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Ring of Fire, Sense and Sensibility (Arts Club); The Sound of Music (Citadel/RMTC); 9 to 5, The Garneau Block (Citadel); Something Rotten (Theatre Under the Stars); The Contest of the Winds (Caravan Farm); A Christmas Carol (Gateway); Trout Stanley (Persephone); The Snow Queen (Globe Theatre); Green Lake, cool beans, After Jerusalem (Solo Collective).
Opera Credits (Selected): Carmen, Marriage of Figaro, La Cenerentola, The Pearl Fishers, La Voix Humaine (Vancouver Opera); Macbeth (Calgary Opera); Phaedra/ Serenade, The Little Sweep (Pacific Opera Victoria).
Other: Ovation Award and three-time Jessie Richardson Award-winner; www.rachelpeake.com
Alexandra Kane
Musical Director
Alexandra Kane
For the Grand Theatre: Finding Black Joy, Elf, Grand Re:Opening Festival, Home for the Holidays, Comfort and Joy, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Ride the Cyclone, The Wizard of Oz (Sudbury Theatre Centre); Dixon Road (Musical Stage Co); The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Disney Heroes & Villains (AK Arts Academy); The Little Mermaid (Musical Theatre Productions); Jesus Christ Superstar (Theatre Sheridan).
Film & TV Credits (Selected): Black is Beautiful, Fracture, Nova: Prime, Shelter.
Other: Graduate of the B.MusA program at Western University, Corporate Communications & Public Relations graduate certificates from Fanshawe, and Diversity & Inclusion from Cornell University.
For the Grand Theatre: Finding Black Joy, Elf, Grand Re:Opening Festival, Home for the Holidays, Comfort and Joy, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Ride the Cyclone, The Wizard of Oz (Sudbury Theatre Centre); Dixon Road (Musical Stage Co); The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Disney Heroes & Villains (AK Arts Academy); The Little Mermaid (Musical Theatre Productions); Jesus Christ Superstar (Theatre Sheridan).
Film & TV Credits (Selected): Black is Beautiful, Fracture, Nova: Prime, Shelter.
Other: Graduate of the B.MusA program at Western University, Corporate Communications & Public Relations graduate certificates from Fanshawe, and Diversity & Inclusion from Cornell University.
Ainsley Hillyard
Choreographer
Ainsley Hillyard
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Choreographer - Deafy, Pride and Prejudice, Almost a Full Moon (Citadel Theatre); Mr. Burns: A post electric play (You are Here Theatre/Blarney Productions). Movement Director - Jane Eyre (Citadel Theatre). Assistant Choreographer - Hadestown, Peter Pan Goes Wrong (Citadel Theatre).
Other: Ainsley Hillyard is an Amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton) based choreographer, performer and educator who works in contemporary dance and theatre. She is thrilled to be working on The Sound of Music and so grateful for the incredible team on this production.
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Choreographer - Deafy, Pride and Prejudice, Almost a Full Moon (Citadel Theatre); Mr. Burns: A post electric play (You are Here Theatre/Blarney Productions). Movement Director - Jane Eyre (Citadel Theatre). Assistant Choreographer - Hadestown, Peter Pan Goes Wrong (Citadel Theatre).
Other: Ainsley Hillyard is an Amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton) based choreographer, performer and educator who works in contemporary dance and theatre. She is thrilled to be working on The Sound of Music and so grateful for the incredible team on this production.
Lorenzo Savoini
Set & Lighting Designer
Lorenzo Savoini
For the Grand Theatre: Mary Poppins, Kim's Convenience (2013).
Theatre Credits (Selected): Set Design - My Fair Lady (Shaw Festival); The Sound of Music (RMTC/Citadel Theatre). Set and Costume Design - Hedda Gabler (Stratford Festival). Set and Lighting Design - De Profundis: Oscar Wilde in Jail (Soulpepper Theatre); Kelly v Kelly (Musical Stage Co/Canadian Stage).
Other: Winner of five Dora Awards. Graduate of the MFA Program at University of British Colombia. Member of the Associated Designers of Canada. www.lorenzosavoini.com
For the Grand Theatre: Mary Poppins, Kim's Convenience (2013).
Theatre Credits (Selected): Set Design - My Fair Lady (Shaw Festival); The Sound of Music (RMTC/Citadel Theatre). Set and Costume Design - Hedda Gabler (Stratford Festival). Set and Lighting Design - De Profundis: Oscar Wilde in Jail (Soulpepper Theatre); Kelly v Kelly (Musical Stage Co/Canadian Stage).
Other: Winner of five Dora Awards. Graduate of the MFA Program at University of British Colombia. Member of the Associated Designers of Canada. www.lorenzosavoini.com
Jessica Oostergo
Costume Designer
Emily Porter
Sound Designer
Emily Porter
For the Grand Theatre: Home for the Holidays; Into the Woods; Prom Queen; Titanic.
Other: Emily is an award-winning sound designer who has worked on productions across Canada and internationally. Sound designs have been with Charlottetown Festival, Capitol Theatre, Globe Theatre, Luminato, Asha Productions, Rainbow Stage, Canadian Opera Company, Thousand Islands Playhouse, Neptune Theatre, Harold Green Jewish Theatre, Young People’s Theatre, Theatre Passe Muraille, Canadian Stage, Theatre20, Shaw Festival, Stratford Festival. She is a member of ADC659 and teaches University theatrical sound design and technology. Emily would like to thank her family for their continued support.
For the Grand Theatre: Home for the Holidays; Into the Woods; Prom Queen; Titanic.
Other: Emily is an award-winning sound designer who has worked on productions across Canada and internationally. Sound designs have been with Charlottetown Festival, Capitol Theatre, Globe Theatre, Luminato, Asha Productions, Rainbow Stage, Canadian Opera Company, Thousand Islands Playhouse, Neptune Theatre, Harold Green Jewish Theatre, Young People’s Theatre, Theatre Passe Muraille, Canadian Stage, Theatre20, Shaw Festival, Stratford Festival. She is a member of ADC659 and teaches University theatrical sound design and technology. Emily would like to thank her family for their continued support.
Kelly Luft
Stage Manager
Kelly Luft
For the Grand Theatre (Selected): Million Dollar Quartet, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, Rubaboo, Elf, Grow, Home For the Holidays, Grand Re:Opening Festival, Mary Poppins, Prom Queen, Chariots of Fire, A Christmas Carol (2017, 2018), Art, The Wizard of Oz (’16, ’09, ‘02).
Theatre Credits (Selected): Love’s Labour’s Lost, Hamlet-911, A Festival Queerstory, The Front Page, The Komagata Maru Incident (Stratford Festival); The Sound of Music, Hairspray (Drayton Entertainment); Le Bal (Theatre Plus); Not Wanted on the Voyage (Canadian Stage Company); 2 years in London England’s West End.
Opera Credits (Selected): 12 seasons with Opera Lyra Ottawa, 10 seasons with Hawaii Opera Theatre, 7 seasons with Orchestra London and Opera Pacific Victoria, 16 seasons with Opera Hamilton / Opera Ontario, Wagner’s Ring Cycle - Götterdämmerung for the Canadian Opera Company, and Idomeneo for Opera Atelier.
For the Grand Theatre (Selected): Million Dollar Quartet, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, Rubaboo, Elf, Grow, Home For the Holidays, Grand Re:Opening Festival, Mary Poppins, Prom Queen, Chariots of Fire, A Christmas Carol (2017, 2018), Art, The Wizard of Oz (’16, ’09, ‘02).
Theatre Credits (Selected): Love’s Labour’s Lost, Hamlet-911, A Festival Queerstory, The Front Page, The Komagata Maru Incident (Stratford Festival); The Sound of Music, Hairspray (Drayton Entertainment); Le Bal (Theatre Plus); Not Wanted on the Voyage (Canadian Stage Company); 2 years in London England’s West End.
Opera Credits (Selected): 12 seasons with Opera Lyra Ottawa, 10 seasons with Hawaii Opera Theatre, 7 seasons with Orchestra London and Opera Pacific Victoria, 16 seasons with Opera Hamilton / Opera Ontario, Wagner’s Ring Cycle - Götterdämmerung for the Canadian Opera Company, and Idomeneo for Opera Atelier.
Jordan Guetter
Assistant Stage Manager
Jordan Guetter
For the Grand Theatre: Million Dollar Quartet, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, Elf: The Musical, Mary Poppins, A Christmas Carol (2017, 2018), Chariots of Fire, Home for the Holidays.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Richard II, Love’s Labours Lost (Stratford); Il Trittico, Don Giovanni, Carmen, The Birds (Pacific Opera Victoria); The Music Man, Serving Elizabeth, Kim’s Convenience, Ring of Fire (Thousand Islands Playhouse); R.U.R. A Torrent of Light, Oksana G (Tapestry Opera); Treemonisha (Volcano); Passing Strange (The Musical Stage Company/Obsidian); The Ballad of Stompin’ Tom (Sudbury Theatre Centre); The Brothers Size, The Testament of Mary, Hosanna, The Odd Couple (Soulpepper); Disney’s Newsies (Drayton); Good Morning, Viet Mom (Cahoots); Stage Fright (Lighthouse Festival Theatre).
For the Grand Theatre: Million Dollar Quartet, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, Elf: The Musical, Mary Poppins, A Christmas Carol (2017, 2018), Chariots of Fire, Home for the Holidays.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Richard II, Love’s Labours Lost (Stratford); Il Trittico, Don Giovanni, Carmen, The Birds (Pacific Opera Victoria); The Music Man, Serving Elizabeth, Kim’s Convenience, Ring of Fire (Thousand Islands Playhouse); R.U.R. A Torrent of Light, Oksana G (Tapestry Opera); Treemonisha (Volcano); Passing Strange (The Musical Stage Company/Obsidian); The Ballad of Stompin’ Tom (Sudbury Theatre Centre); The Brothers Size, The Testament of Mary, Hosanna, The Odd Couple (Soulpepper); Disney’s Newsies (Drayton); Good Morning, Viet Mom (Cahoots); Stage Fright (Lighthouse Festival Theatre).
Melissa Cameron
Assistant Stage Manager
Melissa Cameron
For the Grand Theatre: Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, Controlled Damage, Grow, Re:Opening Festival (Seeds of Self & One Year), Chariots of Fire, Once.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Maggie, The Play that Goes Wrong, Anne of Green Gables, Munschables (Charlottetown Festival); Maggie (Theatre Aquarius); Sweeney Todd, The Gamblers, The Prince of Homburg, I Claudia, The Last of Romeo & Juliet, Offline (Talk is Free Theatre); Miracle on 34th Street (Chemainus Theatre Festival); The Last Five Years, She Loves Me, The 29 Steps (Rose Theatre); Legally Blonde (Theatre Sheridan); Gin Gam Gottagers & Indians, Crimes of the Heart, Boeing Boeing, Dial M for Murder, Barefoot in the Park (Watermark Theatre).
For the Grand Theatre: Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, Controlled Damage, Grow, Re:Opening Festival (Seeds of Self & One Year), Chariots of Fire, Once.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Maggie, The Play that Goes Wrong, Anne of Green Gables, Munschables (Charlottetown Festival); Maggie (Theatre Aquarius); Sweeney Todd, The Gamblers, The Prince of Homburg, I Claudia, The Last of Romeo & Juliet, Offline (Talk is Free Theatre); Miracle on 34th Street (Chemainus Theatre Festival); The Last Five Years, She Loves Me, The 29 Steps (Rose Theatre); Legally Blonde (Theatre Sheridan); Gin Gam Gottagers & Indians, Crimes of the Heart, Boeing Boeing, Dial M for Murder, Barefoot in the Park (Watermark Theatre).
Kelsey Jensen
Apprentice Stage Manager
Kelsey Jensen
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Apprentice Stage Manager - Bedtime Stories (Upper Canada Playhouse); Natasha Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 (Crow's Theatre/Musical Stage Co); Chris, Mrs (Boldly Productions); Much Ado About Nothing (Stratford Festival).
Other: Graduate of The Drama in Education and Community Program at the University of Windsor.
For the Grand Theatre: Debut.
Theatre Credits (Selected): Apprentice Stage Manager - Bedtime Stories (Upper Canada Playhouse); Natasha Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 (Crow's Theatre/Musical Stage Co); Chris, Mrs (Boldly Productions); Much Ado About Nothing (Stratford Festival).
Other: Graduate of The Drama in Education and Community Program at the University of Windsor.
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