Treasure Island The Pirate Musical | Young Company Production
By Clark Harris
Meet the cast
 Jakob Villeneuve |
 Madison Angus |
 Tyler East |
 Connory Ballantyne |
 Tomas Ketchum |
 Jade Hesson |
 Morgan O'Brien |
 Christopher Mayo |
 Katie Timms |
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Jakob Villeneuve | Jim
Jake Villeneuve is 12 years old and is ecstatic to be in his first Theatre by the Bay production as Jim.
He attends Cingolani Academy of Music and Performing Arts and has Renee Cingolani as his amazing vocal teacher.
Jake is goes to Andrew Hunter Elementary School and is in grade 7.
Jake wants to give a special thanks to Renee Cingolani for being a great vocal teacher; also he wants to thank his family for being amazingly supportive and encouraging!
He also wants to thank Mrs. McDounghna, Mrs. Corlett, Mrs.
Johnston and Mrs. Irion for being fantastic music and drama teachers at Andrew Hunter.
Jake is very passionate about musical theatre and is honoured to be in this show! Thank you and Enjoy the show!
Madison Angus | Mother
Madison has always had an affinity for the arts.
Since childhood, she has been involved in both the visual and performing arts fields.
Madison plays several instruments including the violin, guitar and most recently the piano.
She continues to maintain her artistic abilities through drawing and painting classes, although singing is her true passion.
For the last 9 years Madison has been taking vocal lessons with Renee Cingolani.
She has completed her grade 8 vocal examination with the
Royal Conservatory of Music as well as her grade 2 theory exam.
Madison’s favourite performance experiences include; Erzulie in Moving Art’s Once on this Island, vocalist in Acting Up Stage’s One Song Glory, vocalist/back-up dancer in Judy & David’s New Years Eve Show, and vocalist at Celebrate Barrie. This year Madison was awarded Most Promising Youth at the Barrie Arts Awards. She is grateful to have received this recognition. Madison will be attending university for vocal performance. She would like to thank Theatre by the Bay for this exciting opportunity!
Tyler East | Long John Silver
Tyler is a 16 year old with a strong interest in the arts .
He developed his love for acting when he was very young by frequently impersonating his family, friends, and the characters from his favourite T.V. shows.
Tyler then tried his hand at singing and with that came his deep connection to music as well.
He has experienced some exciting characters through his roles in various high school productions including the roles of Linus in
You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, Jeff Barry in
Leader Of The Pack, and Firmin in
The Phantom Of The Opera.
Tyler is thrilled to be a part of Theatre by the Bay this year, and is eager to play the role of a diabolical pirate.
Connory Ballantyne | Stinky Luke
Connory Ballantyne is a mortal being who currently resides in Barrie, and is ecstatic to be, once more, creating mirth with many at Theatre by the Bay.
Alongside TBTB, Connory studies improvisational comedy, theatre, hip-hop, and sarcasm at Moving Art, as well as performing in their touring show (ICE,
Beauty and the Beast,
Once on this Island).
He has also told tales with the talented people at KCP (Seussical the Musical,
The Sound of Music,
Alice in Wonderland,
Dear Edwina, The Wiz,
Tales of Andergrimm) and with the nutty creatures at Theatre by the Bay for the past two summers.
Apart from "classical" theatre, Connory has a beautiful relationship with the world of Improv. Traveling to Ottawa with his school Improv Team (placing 1st in Toronto and 9th in Canada) with the Canadian Improv Games, was his first real wake-up call. Since then he has trained with Second City alumni Mike Holland and started his own improv troupe known as The Modern Day Gypsies. Connory loves telling stories in various ways, and in his spare time he reads, writes short stories, plays guitar, dabbles in piano, performs magic, juggles, and enjoys ping-pong, unicycling, and listening to music. Enjoy!
Tomas Ketchum | Billy Bones
Tomas Ketchum is once again excited to part of this year’s TBTB production.
He has been with the company for several seasons now, performing in
Snow White’s Summer Adventure,
Peter Pan and Tinkerbelle’s Summer Adventure and,
Aladdin and Jasmine’s Summer Adventure.
Introduced to the arts very early in his life, he continues to pursue challenging and enjoyable programs in the music and theatre within Barrie.
This being his last year in high school, Tomas will be going to school in Toronto to study acting and music. He is always encouraged by this family and peers and would like to thank all those who have supported him in community theatre. If you were to describe Tomas in one word it would have to be “spectaculamazing”. Tomas hopes that you enjoy the show and looks forward to performing in this year’s production of Treasure Island.
Jade Hesson | Scar
Jade is more than happy to be back for her second season with TBTB!!
Jades recent roles include; Kendra in 13 (Moving Art), Princess Snowflake in
Ice (Moving Art), Alice in
Alice in Wonderland (Kempenfelt Community Players) and Citronella in
Aladdin and Jasmine's Summer Adventure (Theatre by the Bay).
Jade attends Moving Art’s triple threat program and performed in their productions of
Once on This Island and
Beauty and The Beast.
Along with getting the amazing opportunity to work with Moving Art ‘s fabulous crew, Jade also takes vocal lessons with the magnificent Edwina Douglas. Jade would like to give a HUGE thank you Larissa, Ryan, Carla, and Edwina for letting her be a part of this year’s journey to Treasure Island. Arrrg!
Morgan O'Brien | Aarrgh
Morgan is super excited to be part of her very first Theatre by the Bay production.
She has recently played the antagonist Lucy in
13 (moving art), and the character Mikela Netherlands in
Behind the Musical (moving art) a jukebox musical she wrote herself.
Outside of theatre, Morgan has her gr.8 in violin and aspires to become a film director.
Morgan would like to thank everyone at moving art, including Mike Holland and Carla Tucker, her amazing vocal teacher Edwina Douglas, and everyone at Theatre by the Bay for giving her this amazing opportunity.
Christopher Mayo | Doctor Livesy
Chris Mayo is thrilled to be working with Theatre by the Bay in their summer production of
Treasure Island.
Barrie audiences may recognize Chris from his role as The Beast in Moving Art's production of
Land of Make Believe.
He is currently attending the
University of Windsor in the Drama programme and brings previous musical theatre credits from French Woods Festival in Hancock, NY - notably Leo Bloom in
The Producers, Lumiere in
Beauty and the Beast and J.B Biggley in
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.
Chris has also danced principal roles for Ballet Romand, Ballet Riviera and The Vevey Youth Ballet in Switzerland, including Peter in Peter Pan, The Prince in Cinderella, and The Prince in The Nutcracker.
Katie Timms | Black Dog
Katie is thrilled to be returning to Theatre by the Bay
for this year’s production of Treasure Island: The Pirate Musical.
She was fortunate to be cast as Queen Pabla in last summer’s production of
Aladdin & Jasmine’s Summer Adventure.
Katie is a part of the Arts Program at
Huron Heights Secondary School in Newmarket.
She has appeared in Arts Huron Productions of
Kiss Me Kate, Put Up Your Hand (Lisa),
HONK! (Grace), and
P.S. I’m Okay (Irene).
She participated in this year’s Sears Drama Festival in Arts Huron’s production of
The Monkey House as Naomi.
She has had the opportunity to participate in drama and improv workshops in Toronto, Chicago and New York City and has studied voice with Edwina Douglas over the past three years and looks forward to many more lessons ahead.
Katie would like to thank Larissa, Edwina and Carla for this amazing opportunity and hopes you enjoy the show!
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