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As You Like It
- By WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
- Adapted & Directed by Daryl Cloran, Conceived by DARYL CLORAN & BARD ON THE BEACH SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
Overview
The Bard Meets The Beatles in a Mashed-Up Musical
It’s the 1960s, and things are getting groovy in the vast Okanagan. Shakespeare’s classic comedy of love and mistaken identity is given new life in this high-spirited adaptation featuring the music of The Beatles. When Rosalind is banished from court, she disguises herself as a man and escapes to the forest. There, she meets the similarly-banished Orlando, who happens to be in love with her, but cannot see through her disguise. From there, things get increasingly tangled as the play explores love and gender roles, infused with the music of the “Fab Four.”
NOTE:
We encourage audiences to arrive early, as the theatre doors will open approx. 20 minutes before curtain and the entertainment in your seat begins!
- DIRECTOR DARYL CLORAN
- MUSIC DIRECTOR BEN ELLIOTT
- CHOREOGRAPHER & FIGHT DIRECTOR JONATHAN HAWLEY PURVIS
- SET DESIGN PAM JOHNSON
- COSTUME DESIGN CARMEN ALATORRE
- LIGHTING DESIGN GERALD KING
- SOUND DESIGN ALISTAIR WALLACE
- ORIGINAL SOUND DESIGN PETER MCBOYLE
- ORIGINAL ASSOCIATE SOUND DESIGN OWEN HUTCHINSON
- ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (CALGARY) JANE MACFARLANE
- ASSISTANT LIGHTING DESIGN ZA HUGHES
- PRODUCTION CONSULTANT JENN STEWART
- STAGE MANAGER SHELBY-JAI FLICK
- ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER KENNEDY GREENE
- APPRENTICE STAGE MANAGER MICHAEL LUONG
- CAST HENRY BEASLEY, NADIEN CHU, ANDREW COWNDEN, OSCAR DERKX, ALEXANDRA LAINFIESTA, ANTON LIPOVETSKY, MATTHEW MACDONALD-BAIN, JENNY MCKILLOP, NAOMI NGEBULANA, EVAN REIN, CHELSEA ROSE, JAN ALEXANDRA SMITH, ISAIAH TERRELL-DOBBS, MARCO WALKER-NG, ANDREW WHEELER, STEPHANIE WOLFE, SALLY ZORI
- SWINGS SAMANTHA CURRIE, CHRISTOPHER DUTHIE, DANIELA FERNANDEZ, ERIC WIGSTON
Production Materials
- As You Like It play guide Download pdf
- As You Like It house programme Download pdf
Cast and Creative Team
Henry Beasley
(he/him) Theatre Calgary debut. Other Theatre: As You Like It (Shakespeare Theatre Company -Washington, DC); As You Like It, Julius Caesar (Bard on the Beach); Grease, The Sound of Music, The Magician’s Nephew, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Chemainus Theatre Festival); Louis Riel: A Comic Strip Stage Play (Infinitheatre); Crazy For You (Gateway Theatre); Salt-Water Moon (Rising Tide); Cabaret, Venus (National Theatre School). Training: The National Theatre School of Canada (Acting); Capilano University (Musical Theatre). Henry is an award winning multi-disciplinary artist, cook, and aspiring beekeeper who currently splits his time between New Westminster, BC, and Tiohti:áke/Montreal. He is delighted to be performing on the Max Bell Theatre stage, which has been a dream of his for years. Henry hasn’t listened to anything other than Beatles music for the past 18 months. This production, as always, is dedicated to his family. henrybeasley.ca
Nadien Chu
(she/her) Theatre Calgary debut. Nadien is a theatre artist who resides on Treaty 6 Territory. She is thrilled to be involved in this fantastic piece with this amazing team. Special thanks to Daryl Cloran, KS and Jempa. Select theatre credits include: Pretty Goblins (Sterling Award -WorkshopWest); 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 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).
Andrew Cownden
Theatre Calgary debut. This is the third time Andrew has performed in this production of As You Like It; firstly as an understudy with Bard on the Beach (Vancouver) and then playing Jaques with the Shakespeare Theatre Co. (Washington, D.C.). He would like to thank all the little people, and the medium sized people, and the big people, who can never find pants the right length. Other credits include: Max Detweiler in The Sound of Music (Arts Club Theatre Co.); The Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz (Western Canada Theatre); Julian Marsh in 42nd Street (Theatre Under the Stars); The Emcee in Cabaret (Royal City Musical Theatre). He is a graduate of the Canadian College of Performing Arts. andrewcownden.com
Samantha Currie
Oscar Derkx
(he/him) Theatre Calgary debut. Oscar is an actor and musician based in Edmonton. Selected credits: As You Like It, Julius Caesar (Bard on the Beach); Peter Pan Goes Wrong (Citadel/Arts Club); As You Like It, Trouble In Mind (RMTC/Citadel); Peter and the Starcatcher, Once, A Christmas Carol (Citadel); The Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Winter’s Tale (Freewill Shakespeare Festival); The Hothouse Prince, Evelyn Strange, Lost Lemoine (Teatro La Quindicina); The Suburban Motel Series (Punctuate! Theatre); The Antyssey, Under Cover (Concrete Theatre); Shakespeare’s R&J (Kill Your Television); Barvinok (Pyretic Productions/Tarragon); Ride (Lunchbox Theatre).
Christopher Duthie
(he/him) For Theatre Calgary: The Importance of Being Earnest (2022), A Christmas Carol (2007-09, 2019, 2023). Christopher has been acting professionally for more than a decade in productions with Ghost River Theatre, Vertigo Theatre, One Yellow Rabbit, Lunchbox Theatre, Quest Theatre, Alberta Theatre Projects, etc. He is represented by Details Talent for film/tv and voice over. His plays and creations include: A Dinner Party (Shortlisted for the 2020 Gwen Pharis Ringwood Award for Drama); n00b (Vertigo Theatre Y-Stage Series); SensoryBox (Ghost River Theatre) co-created with Eric Rose. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Guelph and a BFA in Drama from the University of Calgary. He is eternally grateful for
his wife, Alexandra, for all her love and support.
Daniela Fernandez
(she/her) Theatre Calgary debut. Daniela is a Latin-Canadian actor, singer, dancer and emerging sound designer/producer. She is 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.
Recent credits include: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Arts Club); A Christmas Carol, Jersey Boys, Going Solo! (Citadel Theatre); The Wolves (The Maggie Tree/Citadel); Mamma Mia! (Mayfield Dinner Theatre). Upcoming: Guys and Dolls (Arts Club). Thank you Daryl and Theatre Calgary for this opportunity!
Alexandra Lainfiesta
(she/her) Theatre Calgary debut. Born and raised in Guatemala, Alexandra is a multiple award-winning actor and writer. Most recently she was selected as one of eleven recipients for the BC Lieutenant Governor General Arts and Music Award. A graduate of Studio 58 and The Canadian College of Performing Arts, Alexandra is the recipient of two Jessie Richardson Awards for Best Actor in a lead role, and two Dora Mavor Moore Awards as part of the ensemble that created A Tonic For Desperate Times. As a writer, Alexandra is developing her first full length play Bella Luz with Arts Club Theatre’s Silver Commission, and co-writing Mimi on the Beach with Theaturtle in Toronto. She is a co-founder of the Canadian Latinx Theatre Artist Coalition and one of three BC/YUKON
councillors for Canadian Actor’s Equity Association. She has worked across Canada and internationally, including The Stratford Festival, Bard on The Beach, Electric Company and Shakespeare Theatre Company. IG: @alelainfiesta alexandralainfiesta.com
Anton Lipovetsky
(he/him) Theatre Calgary debut. Anton is an actor, songwriter, musical director, sound designer, and educator based in Vancouver. He has performed on stages nationwide, including the NAC, Stratford Festival, Belfry Theatre and five seasons of Vancouver’s Bard on the Beach. As a musical composer, Anton has been shortlisted three times for a Playwrights Guild of Canada Tom Hendry Award, and from 2020-2023 he was the Crescendo Series artist for Toronto-based Musical Stage Company. His musical Blackout (written with Steven Gallagher), was showcased at the 2022 NAMT Festival of New Musicals in New York. Coming up: Anton plays Feste in this summer’s Twelfth Night at Bard on the Beach, and continues developing his alien-abduction musical Way Out There commissioned by YES Theatre and written with Sara Farb. Anton is a graduate of Studio 58. Special thanks to our amazing musical director, Ben Elliott!
Matthew MacDonald-Bain
(he/him) Theatre Calgary debut. Elsewhere: As You Like It (Shakespeare Theatre Company,Washington, DC and Bard on the Beach); Julius Caesar (Bard on the Beach); Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, The Day Before Christmas (Arts Club); The Café,Wet, The Competition Is Fierce (ITSAZOO); Love/Sick, The Wolves (Pacific Theatre); Not So Dumb (Green Thumb); The Out Vigil (Firepot); Bright Blue Future, Bug, Of Mice And Men (Hardline). Matthew is a Vancouver-based actor and graduate of the Studio 58 acting program. He is a two-time Jessie Award winner for Acting and Sound Design. Thank you to my wonderful wife, Jalen, for all the love and support.
Jenny McKillop
(she/her) Theatre Calgary debut. Jenny is an actor, singer and arts educator based in Alberta. Favourite credits include: As You Like It (Citadel Theatre/ Manitoba Theatre Centre); The Fianceé (Citadel Theatre); A New Brain (Plain Jane Theatre); The Real Inspector Hound (Bright Young Things); The Exquisite Hour, Fever Land, Pith, Marvelous Pilgrims and A Lesson in Brio (Teatro La Quindicina); Mary Poppins (Globe Theatre); Outside Mullingar (Shadow Theatre); Mr. Burns - A Post-Apocalyptic Play (You Are Here Theatre); Airswimming (Praise Doris Productions); The Taming of the Shrew, Hamlet (Free Will Players); You Are Happy, The Cabin on Bald Dune (Blarney Productions and Dogheart Theatre) and Legoland (Blarney Productions). Jenny received a Sterling Award for her performance in You Are Happy and Sterling nominations for her work in Pith, Marvelous Pilgrims, and Airswimming.
Naomi Ngebulana
(she/they) Theatre Calgary debut. Naomi is so excited to get to perform at Theatre Calgary. Watching professional shows here while she was in high school is part of what made her decide she wanted to be an actor. She trained in musical theatre at Randolph Academy in Toronto, then got her Acting MFA at the Guildford School of Acting in England. Theatre credits include: Educating Rita (Watermark Theatre), DRACULA: A Comedy of Terrors (Segal Centre), Julius Caesar (Bard on the Beach). Outside of living the dream, she’s a certified yoga instructor and either on her mat or eating ice cream: Haagen Dazs. The vanilla one with the chocolate covered almonds. @nanaomibar
Evan Rein
Theatre Calgary debut. Evan is thrilled to be back in his home province of Alberta and on the Theatre Calgary stage. Select theatre credits: Julius Caesar (Bard on the Beach); As You Like It (Bard on the Beach & Shakespeare Theatre Company); How the World Began (Pacific Theatre); The Hobbit (Globe Theatre); Yellow Fever (Firehall Arts Centre); Peter Pan (CYTP). Select film/TV credits: Under the Bridge (Hulu), Upload (Amazon), Valley of the Boom (National Geographic), Nancy Drew (CW), Sacred Lies (Facebook), Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist (NBC), Debris (NBC), and Heartland (CBC). For his performance in Blue Hour, Evan was nominated for a Leo Award and a UBCP/ACTRA Award for Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Motion Picture. Evan is a graduate of Studio 58.
Chelsea Rose
(she/her) Theatre Calgary debut. Chelsea is an award-winning recording artist, actor, and songwriter. She attended both the University of Victoria and the Canadian College of Performing Arts. Chelsea is the vocalist and songwriter of Vancouver symphonic metal band Ophelia Falling. Credits include: I Think I’m Fallin’ (The Belfry); Julius Caesar (Bard on the Beach); The Sound of Music, Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol and REDPATCH (Arts Club/The Citadel); The Café (Aphotic/ITSAZOO); Th’owxiya (Axis Theatre); Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (Gateway Theatre); Les Filles Du Roi (Cultch/Urban Ink/Fugue); Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth (Firehall Arts Centre); Broken Sex Doll (Virtual Stage); RENT (Fighting Chance); The Wizard of Oz
and Grease (Victoria Operatic Society).
Jan Alexandra Smith
For Theatre Calgary: Actor - Jan was last seen here as Mrs. Barry in Dennis Garnhum’s Anne of Green Gables (2013), and starred in the world premiere of Lost: A Memoir. She has also appeared in Richard Rose’s Betrayal (2010), and An Ideal Husband (for which she won a Betty Mitchell Award). Director - Jan directed the Canadian premiere of The Mountaintop and God of Carnage for Theatre Calgary. Jan spent many years in Calgary and has also acted and directed several times on the stages at Vertigo Theatre and at Stage West. Returning to Alberta, and in her favourite play of all time, is a joyous homecoming. A veteran theatre artist of 37 years, Jan currently resides in Stratford, Ontario, where she continues to direct, perform, and study Movement Direction. This one’s for Kev. #shenanigans
Isaiah Terrell-Dobbs
(he/him) Theatre Calgary debut. Isaiah is a multidisciplinary artist who grew up in East “Vancouver” on MST territories, playing in bands like Schwey and Winona Forever through his younger years. Isaiah is currently producing for artists around the city including Lilex & the Apocalips, Adewolf, and Turunesh, while playing an active role in the local “Vancouver” DIY music scene. He enjoys analog recording in his home studio, stop motion animating, and drawing in his spare time. Art is his way of life as long as he can afford it!
Marco Walker-Ng
(he/him) Theatre Calgary debut. The first role Marco played was that of a Tootsie-Roll eating Mobster in his grade 10 play Coconut Lagoon. After high school, he took the fitness route and became a personal trainer, launching an online business (before it was cool) and helping thousands become stronger and more resilient. Somehow he made it back to the theatre doing this dream show. As a kid, he would watch WWE wrestling with his Grandpa and then practice on his brothers and sister. It seems all the broken coffee tables have paid off. Marco is a Musical Theatre graduate from Capilano University. He loves stage combat, exercise, and exploring nature. This is Marco’s first time being in Calgary, and to be doing this show is amazing. He can’t wait to explore the city and surrounding nature. Enjoy the show!
Andrew Wheeler
(he/him) For Theatre Calgary: Onegin. He has been a member of Bard on the Beach for over 25 years, where he has performed in 18 of Shakespeare’s plays. Favorite roles include MacBeth, Malvolio, Mark Anthony, Ulysses, Benedick, Julius Caesar, and Autolychs. Other recent theatre credits include: Elf, Kinky Boots, Smokey Mountain Christmas Carol (Arts Club); House and Home (Firehall); and Glory (Western Canada Theatre). Recent Film and TV credits include: Fargo, Supernatural, Lucifer, Super Girl, and two seasons of Pillow Talk (now streaming on Crave). Andrew recently celebrated 40 years as a professional actor, and he is delighted to be back at Theatre Calgary!
Eric Wigston
(he/him) For Theatre Calgary: Ragtime: A Concert Performance, Million Dollar Quartet, Mary and Max A New Musical, The Secret Garden, Twelfth Night u/s, Touch Me: Songs for a (dis)Connected Age (TC UpClose w/Forte), A Christmas Carol (2014), One Man, Two Guvnors. Eric is an Alberta based actor and musician. Born and raised in Edmonton he now calls Calgary home with his amazing partner and their two elderly cats. Select credits: The Hooves Belonged to the Deer (Tarragon); The Extractionist u/s (Vertigo); Home for the Holidays, In Flanders Fields, LestWe Forget, That Men May Fly (Lunchbox), Naughty but Nice Xmas, Jeremy de Bergerac (Forte); Evil Dead: The Musical (Hit and Myth); Romeo and Juliet, A Christmas Carol (Citadel); The Soul Collector, Vigilante (Catalyst); Romeo & Juliet (The Shakespeare Company). When he isn’t performing he works as a sales representative for the Alberta based natural wine importer Garneau Block.
Stephanie Wolfe
(she/her) For Theatre Calgary: Romeo and Juliet (2001). Stephanie is very happy to be joining this awesome project. Growing up loving the Beatles and digging Shakespeare seems to have paid off! Recent credits include The Garneau Block, 9-5, Peter and the Starcatcher and A Christmas Carol for the Citadel Theatre; The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime for the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre; and Jason Kenney’s Hot Boy Summer for Grindstone Theatre. Stephanie is a founding member of Edmonton’s Canadian Comedy Award Winning Live Improvised soap Opera Die Nasty. She is a recipient of both Sterling awards and an AMPIA (Rosie) award. You can see her in the Hallmark movie Meet Me at Christmas, Coupled Up for Christmas and the upcoming horror feature, Dark Match starring Chris Jericho and Stephen Ogg. She would like to thank her awesome husband and brilliant boys for all their support. “You may say I’m a Dreamer. But I’m not the only one.”
Sally Zori
(they/them) Theatre Calgary debut. Sally Zori is a transgender Iraqi multi-disciplinary artist born in Baghdad, raised in the United Arab Emirates and different parts of Canada. At the age of 11, they picked up their first drum, the Doumbek (middle eastern goblet drum), and never stopped. By the time they were 18, they’d taught themselves to play the congas, bongos, timbales, drum kit, and guitar. They pursued an early career in music, performing and touring while attending the University of Windsor to study Film & Television. They’ve been all over Canada and the world, performing in international arts festivals (Sydney Festival, Dublin Fringe, and the PuSh Festival). They continue to play stages and theatres with different bands, orchestras, musicals, and theatre, and one lucky NYE (2008) had the chance to play percussion for Aretha Franklin. Today, Sally is still a session musician, percussionist, video projection artist, filmmaker, and exploring different art practices such as visual art (video art), sound design, and film scoring.
Daryl Cloran
(he/him) For Theatre Calgary: Made in Italy, Liberation Days. Daryl is the Artistic Director of The Citadel Theatre in Edmonton and has built an international reputation for the Citadel which has included hosting productions of Hadestown, SIX: The Musical and Peter Pan Goes Wrong in advance of their Broadway runs. He has directed at theatres across Canada, in the US, and internationally in countries such as South Africa and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Daryl was the founding Artistic Director of Theatrefront (Toronto) and the Artistic Director of Western Canada Theatre (Kamloops, BC). His Beatles-infused adaptation of As You Like It has played at the Citadel, Bard on the Beach (Vancouver), Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre (Winnipeg), Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Milwaukee Rep and the Shakespeare Theater Company (Washington DC). It was the best-selling production in the 30-year history of Bard on the Beach, and won the Jessie Award for Outstanding Musical.
Ben Elliott
(he/him) Theatre Calgary debut. Ben is an award winning actor, composer, sound designer, and musical director living in Vancouver, BC. Favourite credits include: Chelsea Hotel: The Songs Of Leonard Cohen (One Yellow Rabbit/The Firehall Arts Centre); The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Love’s Labour’s Lost, and Cymbeline (Bard On The Beach); Other Desert Cities, King Charles III, I, Claudia (Arts Club); A Christmas Carol (Pacific Theatre). Ben’s latest musical, Marigold, commissioned by Musical Stage Co., and co-written with award winning playwright, Fatuma Adar, was nominated for Dora Mavor Award for outstanding new musical. Up next, Ben is composing the sound design for Rebecca Northan’s adaptation of A Comedy Of Errors at Bard On The Beach. Ben has a BA in philosophy from Bishop’s University and is a graduate of Studio 58. Ben would like to thank his incredible wife, Kori, for being the gosh darn best.
Jonathan Hawley Purvis
(he/him) For Theatre Calgary: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Crazy For You. Jonathan is a Fight Director, Actor, Choreographer, and Stunt Performer. He graduated from the Mount Royal Theatre program in 2006. Select Fight Direction credits include: As You Like It, Julius Caesar, Henry V, R&J, Macbeth, Shrew, Shakespeare in Love (Bard on the Beach); As You Like It (Shakespeare Theatre Company, Chicago Shakespeare, Milwaukee Rep); Antony & Cleopatra, Three Musketeers, Julius Caesar, Romeo & Juliet (St. Lawrence Shakespeare); Silver Arrow, Shakespeare In Love, West Side Story, Romeo & Juliet, The Penelopiad, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Citadel Theatre); I Am For You (Concrete Theatre). jonathanpurvis.com
Pam Johnson
(she/her) For Theatre Calgary: Forgiveness, King Lear, Much Ado About Nothing (2010), W.O. Mitchell’s Jake and the Kid. Since graduating from Studio 58, as an actor, in 1980, Pam has designed over 350 shows. She has worked across Canada, from Montreal to Chemainus. Internationally her shows have been seen in Melbourne, Glasgow, Bangkok, Chicago, and New York. She has won several Jessie Richardson awards for outstanding set design, as well as a PACT Career Achievement Award. Pam was the resident designer at the Vancouver Playhouse for 24 seasons. She continues to freelance for Bard on the Beach, Arts Club and the Shaw Festival. She was the Head of Production and the set design instructor at Langara College until her retirement. She continues to mentor young talent while her freelance design career carries on.
Carmen Alatorre
(she/her) Theatre Calgary debut. Originally from Mexico, Carmen earned her MFA degree in Theatre Design at the University of British Columbia (2010) and is currently based in lək̓ ʷəŋən and WSÁNEĆ Territories (Victoria, BC). Having designed over 90 productions, some of her recent costume design credits were seen in companies such as: Arts Club Theatre Company, Bard on the Beach, Globe Theatre Regina, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, Citadel Theatre, Electric Company, Milwaukee Rep Theater, Chicago Shakespeare Theater and Washington Shakespeare Company. She co-curated the Canadian Exhibition at the Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space in 2023. Carmen is an Assistant Professor in Performance Design at the University of Victoria and a recipient of four Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards. For more information visit: carmenalatorre.com
Gerald King
(he/him) For Theatre Calgary: Crazy For You, ‘da Kink in my Hair, King Lear, Liberation Days, Anne of Green Gables (2013), Cats, Much Ado About Nothing (2010), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Heiress, The Importance of Being Earnest (1995). For Vancouver Opera: The Flying Dutchman, Carmen: Up Close and Personal, The Merry Widow, Faust, Evita, Otello, and Dead Man Walking; Pacific Opera (Victoria): Vanessa, Carmen; Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre: The Ones We Leave Behind, Kuroko, Bad Parent; The Citadel Theatre: Matilda the Musical, Crazy for You, Empire of The Son, As You Like It; The Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre: Matilda, As You Like It; Bard on The Beach: Julius Caesar, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare In Love, Taming of The Shrew; National Arts Centre: Carried Away On The Crest of A Wave, King of The Yees; Chicago Shakespeare Theatre Co./Shakespeare Theatre Centre (Washington): As You Like It.
Alistair Wallace
(he/him) Theatre Calgary debut. Alistair is an actor, producer, technical director and sound designer. Originally from Sydney, Australia, Alistair’s sound design credits include: As You Like It (Bard on the Beach/Shakespeare Theatre Co., DC); Ominous Sounds at a River Crossing or, Another Fucking Dinner Party Play (Touchstone); The Enemy and Opening Doors (Firehall); So How Should I Be? (Presentation House); No End of Blame (Sport for Jove); Punk Rock* (pantsguys/ATYP); and Jerusalem** (New Theatre). *Winner, Best Independent Production, Sydney Theatre Awards **Nominee, Best Independent Sound Design, Sydney Theatre Awards.
Peter McBoyle
For Theatre Calgary: Mary and Max: A New Musical, Crazy For You, The Little Prince - The Musical, Mary Poppins, An Ideal Husband, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, West Side Story. Peter’s renowned sound design work has been a central feature in productions at most of the major regional and commercial theatres in Canada over the past 30+ years. In the US he worked with companies based in New York, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Boston, Chicago, and Dallas. He spent over 26 years at the Stratford Festival where he designed more than 80 productions. His Broadway credits include Come Fly Away and Barrymore and he designed the American national tours for Sister Act and Catch Me If You Can among others. As an instructor Peter taught at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University) and Humber College. As a mentor he inspired and guided a generation of sound designers in the performing arts in Canada and the US. He holds a Bachelor of Music, and Master of Music (Media and Technology) from McGill University. Home and anchor for McBoyle was Stratford, ON, with his wife, Meghan, and daughters, Ella and Beatrice. The value and importance of his work and legacy live on in this production, which he was very grateful to have been involved in.
Jane MacFarlane
(she/her) For Theatre Calgary: Assistant Director - A Christmas Carol (2023), Resident Voice Coach – More than 65 productions since 2000 including: Meteor Shower, The Mousetrap, Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville, Forgiveness, Little Women, The Importance of Being Earnest, Million Dollar Quartet, Steel Magnolias, Admissions, The Louder We Get, Noises Off, Billy Elliot the Musical, 12 seasons of Shakespeare by the Bow and 15 years of A Christmas Carol (including playing Mrs. Cratchit from 2001-02). Additionally, Jane adapted and directed the 2022 Shakespeare on the Go production of The Merry Wives of Windsor. She has also worked for ATP, Vertigo Theatre, and The Shakespeare Company. Jane also coaches Voice and Presence through her business Voice Activated. She has taught Voice for the Actor and Acting at such institutions as York University, Harvard University, Southern Methodist University, MRU, UofA, and is currently on faculty in the Drama Division in the School of Creative & Performing Arts at UCalgary.
Za Hughes
(they/them) For Theatre Calgary: Assistant Lighting Design - Made in Italy. Za is a lighting designer and playwright from the Great Toronto Area. Since graduating with a BFA in Theatre and Writing in 2018 they have worked across Canada. Za is particularly interested in new works and works that defy genre and invent new forms. Past credits include Lighting Designer: A Wrinkle in Time (StoryBook Theatre); Cabaret (St. Lawrence College); Peter and the Starcatcher (StoryBook Theatre); A Scandal for All Seasons (Theatre by the Bay); Antigone (University of Victoria MFA Pro Forma). Assistant Lighting Designer: Prison Dancer (Citadel Theatre); Little Shop of Horrors (Capitol Theatre); Beautiful: The Carol King Musical (Arts Club); Martyr (ARC).
Shelby-Jai Flick
(she/her) Theatre Calgary debut. Favourite credits include: The Elixir of Love, Beauty and the Beast, The Marriage of Figaro, Macbeth, The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, Carmen, La Traviata, The Merry Widow, Opera Labs, The Yuletide Sessions, Norma, La Bohème (Calgary Opera); Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, The Nutcracker, Cinderella, La Fille mal gardée, The Sleeping Beauty, The Seagull (National Ballet of Canada); The Two Gentlemen of Verona, A Funny Thing Happened on theWay to the Forum, Julius Caesar, The Importance of Being Earnest, West Side Story (Stratford Festival); Mimi, Courageous, If We Were Birds (Tarragon Theatre). Outside the theatre Shelby-Jai worked on both the Tokyo 2020 and Rio 2016 Olympic Games. She also works in film & television, with recent credits including Disney’s Prey and the Netflix series My Life With The Walter Boys. She dedicates this to her late friend, the original Sound Designer for the show, Peter McBoyle, and his 3 biggest inspirations, Meghan, Ella, and Beatrice.
Kennedy Greene
(she/her) For Theatre Calgary: The Mousetrap, Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, A Christmas Carol (2020, 2021), TC Returns, The Louder We Get. Select credits include: Naughty But Nice TenMas!, Naughty But Nice 9, LIVE! (Forte Musical Theatre Guild); Many Mothers, Seven Skies: Scenes for Tomorrow (Many Mothers Collective); Allergic to Water (Wee Witches/Inside Out Theatre); STRUCK (Ghost River Theatre); Carmen, La Traviata, Rigoletto, Everest, Filumena, Turandot (Calgary Opera); Heaven, Calling Out Christmas!, Flight Risk (Lunchbox); Kim’s Convenience (Alberta Theatre Projects/Arts Club); Assassinating Thompson (Lunchbox/Inside Out Theatre); All That Binds Us (Azimuth); There Goes the Bride, 80’s Solid Gold 1 & 2, Spamalot, Chicago, Love Train, Gameshow (Stage West); The Thin Man, The Hollow (Vertigo).
Michael Luong
(he/him) For Theatre Calgary: Little Women, Million Dollar Quartet. Elsewhere: Sleuth, Misery, Murder in the Studio (Vertigo Theatre); Legally Blonde, Descendants (StoryBook Theatre); Raising Stanley/ Life with Tulia (Lunchbox Theatre); The Strid (Downstage Stage It); Marooned (Dancer StudioWest). Michael is a graduate from the University of Calgary. Since graduating he has worked with many smaller companies such as Ghost River Theatre and StoryBook Theatre. He would like to thank his partner, Skylar, for their continued support.
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