Shealyn is thrilled to be back with Theatre By The Bay in A Midsummer Night's Dream!
After three seasons with the young company in
Cinderella's Magical Holiday (Doody),
Robin Hood
(Rich Woman) and
Beauty and the Beast (Mme. Horn), Shealyn spent the last two summers working as House Manager for the company, as well as rocking out in School of Rock: Live! at Paramount Canada's Wonderland and performing at the Toronto Fringe Festival in
The Land Of Make Believe (Peasent).
Shealyn trained for five years with the Strolling Youth players, performing over sixty performances locally and internationally, and has been training with Renee Cingolani for three years. She is currently a second year theatre major (Creative Ensemble) at York University and is so excited to put her acting tuition dollars to good use this summer! She would like to thank Larissa and Lee for this fantastic opportunity!
Puck
Brandon Crone - Selected Credits:
Three Sisters ( National Theatre School );
Molière, or League of Hypocrites, Bye Bye Birdie, Oliver! (Talk Is Free Theatre);
The Curious Savage, The Melville Boys, Gypsy, The Music Man (South Simcoe Theatre);
Land of Make Believe, Ice: A Lost Fairy Tale, Once Upon a Holiday (Moving Art);
Jillian Jiggs and the Secret Surprise (Touring Players of Canada ).
Brandon is overjoyed to be embarking on his first journey with the Bard and also with Theatre by the Bay. Brandon is also an amateur director, playwright, composer and is currently enrolled at The National Theatre School of Canada in Montréal , QC . He would like to thank his family, friends, teachers and mentors for providing endless support, encouragement, wisdom and love. And for all those who are passionate about and continue to support theatre arts. Enjoy!
Oberon and Theseus
Alex is thrilled to come home and perform in A Midsummer Night's Dream!
Theatre By the Bays inaugural production of Midsummer's in 2002 inspired him to pursue a professional career in theatre.
Alex is an Actors Equity Apprentice who recently attained an Honours Degree in Drama and History at Queens University.
He is currently honing his acting skills in the theatre program at George Brown College.
Selected acting credits: Fred Wright in
Anne and Gilbert for Thousand Islands Playhouse, Francis/Balthazar for Theatre By the Bay's
Much Ado About Nothing, William in
As You Like It for Theatre By the Bay, Sol Lewitt in
Variations on X and Why We Float for Queens University, Mosca in Queens University's
Volpone, Lysander in
A Midsummer Night's Dream for Thousand Islands Playhouse and Goods/Five Wits in
Everyman for Single Thread Theatre Company.
Alex has also trained as a director-designer. He was Director for Single Thread's,
Henry V;
Dramaturge for Everyman, Co-Director for the Vogt Studio Series production of
Sacrifice of Isaac and Scenographer for Single Thread's
A Dream Play.
Peter Quince/Fairy
This is Laurel's 3rd season with Theatre by the Bay, and she is ecstatic to return to the company, particularly to the great outdoors.
Past credits with TBTB are The Evil Queen in
Snow White's Summer Adventure and the Fork in
The Tale of Beauty and the Beast.
Favourite roles include Diana Barry (Anne of Green Gables- SST), Doo-whop Girl (Little Shop of Horrors
- St. Joseph's High School), Esmerelda the Cow (Fee Fi Fo Fum- KCP), Portia (Cinderella- KCP),
and Fagan's gang (Oliver! TIFT).
Laurel is a psychology major in her second year at Queens University . While at Queens, Laurel has performed in
The Odyssey (Chaos Theory),
Famine (Single Thread),
A Dream Play (Single Thread),
English Made Simple (Vogt A 2007) and is a member of the Queens Varsity Improv Team.
Lysander and Mustardseed
Isaac has spent his life staying out of school and in the performing
arts. His first ever paying theatre gig was in the first young company show of Theatre by the Bay and remembers saying "Remember this moment mom, 'cause this is th start of something!".
This past spring he co-wrote and directed a musical that played at the Toronto Fringe
festival then went on to teach at a summer theatre camp in upstate New
York, from there he rushed back up to Canada for a month to shoot
King of the Camp a new teen movie musical, then trying not to be utterly
exhausted, rushed down to Florida where he attended a musical theatre
program at New World School of the Arts in down town Miami. He quickly
realized that school, once again, was not his cup of tea he would
rather live through performing rather then sit in a classroom. Now he
is working on writing his fifth and final musical and is looking to
dive further into the world of film and tv.
He is so excited to be
working on this show and can't wait to bring Shakespeare to the park!
He would like to thank Mike, Carla, his mom, and Larissa for
constantly helping him along his bumpy path.
Helena and Peaseblossom
Joanna is thrilled to participate in another season with Theatre by the Bay!
In 2005 she was a member of TBTB's
young company, playing Spoon in their production of
The Tale of Beauty and the Beast. In April 2008, Joanna will be graduating from the Music Theatre - Performance program at Sheridan Institute, where she has performed in numerous shows, including:
Eagles: A Tribute Concert, Catch a Rising Star 2007, 110 in the Shade, and the Barbecue King.
Joanna would like to thank her incredible family for their love, encouragement and strength.
Performing the part of Helena in
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a dream role for Joanna, and she would like to thank Lee Wilson and Larissa Mair for this amazing opportunity.
"Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind;
And therefore is wing'd Cupid painted blind." Helena, A Midsummer Night's Dream (Act I, Scene i)
Egeus, Flute andFairy
Ryan is excited, and looking forward to another summer with Theatre by the Bay!
He has previously appeared in their summer productions playing the Sheriff in
Robin Hood: the Musical, the Beast/Prince in
The Tale of Beauty and the Beast, and the Prince in
Snow White's Summer Adventure.
He is in his second year of the Drama program at Queen's University and has been in a number of productions in Kingston playing the Husband in the
Good Woman of Setzuan, Wagner/Gluttony in Marlowe's
Tragical Tale of Doctor Faustus, Cornwall in
King Lear, and most recently Woyzeck in
Woyzeck.
He has also had the pleasure of originating roles in new Canadian plays including Moving Art's
Land of Make Believe, and Plastic People Theatre Company's
Domestic and
Punchline.
He would like to thank his family for always being there, Larissa Mair for her unending support, Carla Tucker for making him a little more co-coordinated with each passing year, and lastly his dog Shade for putting up with his insanity around the house.
Demetrius/Starveling/Snout
Currently in his third year of study at Ryerson Theatre School for acting in Toronto, Matt is very excited to make his Theatre by the Bay debut this summer.
Ryerson credits include: Jamie in
You're Goanna Be Alright Jamie Boy, Lysander in
A Midsummer Nights Dream, and Lenny in
Of Mice and Men.
This being his first show apart from his school he is very thankful to be given an opportunity to work with such a great cast, director, and creative team.
Bottom
James is proud to be a part of Theatre by the Bay's summer season.
James is a graduate of The Ryerson Theatre School and favourite credits include: Simon Chachava in
Caucasion Chalk Circle, Duke Vincentio in
Measure for Measure & The Duke of Dunstable in Gilbert & Sullivan's
Patience or Bunthrone's Bride. James is a great lover of Shakespeare and has appeared as Touchstone, Titus Andronicus and been a part of memorable productions of
Romeo and Juliet,
Measure for Measure &
Love's Labour's Lost all of which were performed with Lee Wilson at Resurgence Theatre Company in Newmarket.
James is proud to work with Lee once again on this wonderful production.
Titania/Hippolyta
Although Tara has been a performer of a different kind for the pastseveral years as the co-host of
The Jamie and Tara Morning Show on
B101fm and as the host of
A Day in the Life on Roger's Television ,
A Midsummer Night's Dream will mark her first foray into live theatre in over 15 years.
Tara's life long love of the theatre first took rootwhen she attended The Mayfield Secondary School of the Arts majoring in Drama. While attending the school, Tara appeared as the Bad Angel in
Dr. Faustus, Hagar in
The Stone Angel, Margaret in
Waiting for the Parade, and was a member of the chorus for the school's productions of
Bye Bye Birdie and
The War of the Worlds.
Tara is so excited and grateful for the opportunity to work with the talented group at Theatre by the Bay and is looking forward to seeing you down at the waterfront this summer!
