VIOLA

Jody is thrilled be appearing for the first time at Theatre by the Bay. She most recently returned from the Magnus Theatre in Thunder Bay where she performed in Hockey Mom, Hockey Dad. Some favorite credits include; Salt-Water Moon, Rabbit Hole (Sudbury Theatre Centre), Trying (Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia) The Taming Of The Shrew (Atlantic Theatre Festival), The Melville Boys (Globe Theatre), The Red Priest (Thousand Island Playhouse), Fighting Words (Factory Theatre).

A huge thank you to her incredible family and her beautiful husband Sean.

OLIVIA

This is Sarah's debut performance with Theatre By The Bay, and she's pumped to be spending her spring and summer in beautiful Barrie, working with this fantastic team. Last summer she co-wrote, co-produced and performed in The 72 Hour Survival Guide at the Toronto and Winnipeg Fringe Festivals. Returning from that adventure she began an internship, and then position as Artistic Assistant at The Canadian Stage Company, and worked as Assistant Producer for Theatre Revolve.

Sarah is a graduate of George Brown Theatre School. Selected credits include: 36 Views (Actors Repertory Company), The Magic Toyshop (Stage West), Oedipus Rex (Canopy Theatre) Hated Nightfall, Jane Eyre, Hot L Baltimore, (George Brown).

ANTONIA

Adrienne Kress has an honours BA in theatre from the University of Toronto and is a graduate of LAMDA's post-graduate classical acting programme in the UK. Some of her recent roles include Lady Capulet in Romeo and Juliet and Third Witch/Gentlewoman in Macbeth, both with the Tempest Theatre Group. Choice roles while in the UK: Solveig in Peer Gynt (Dale Teater Kompani), Chatillon in King John (The Space), and Dusty in Beauty and the Beast (Chaplins Entertainment). Parts played at LAMDA include Lady Macbeth ( Macbeth), Helena ( The Rover), Silvia ( Two Gentlemen of Verona) and Isabella ( The Changeling).

She has also written, produced and directed A Weekend in the Country for both the Summerworks Festival in Toronto, and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and is the author of two children's novels published with Scholastic, Alex and the Ironic Gentleman and Timothy and the Dragon's Gate.

ORSINO

Michael Spasevski is a graduate of George Brown's Theatre Program (2002) and has recently completed a B.A. in Anthropology at the University of Toronto (2008). Michael is an actor and company member with Toronto Playback Theatre since 2003.

Some favorite past credits include: Timon of Athens and Cymbeline (Stratford Festival), Road and Love's Labour's Lost (George Brown), Talk to me Like the Rain and let me Listen and Dwarfs (Bloody Liberty Theatre).

Michael is a member of the band Emotionally Unavailable Mariners and performs with them regularly in Toronto.

MALVOLIO

Kristian is thrilled to be playing one of his dream roles - Malvolio. Selected theatre credits include Evil Dead the Musical, the award winning one-man show Dickens of the Mounted (Canadian Fringe Tour), GBS (Theatre 503, London, UK), Hamlet (Soulpepper), and of course Shakespeare on Love with TBTB.

Along with acting Kristian likes to write and create theatre with his company Allies-All-Over Theatre Co-op and Queens Players Toronto as well as make music with his friends. He also lived in Berlin where he worked with the English Theatre Berlin, studied and performed with Laugh Olympics Improv, did some Voice-Over work and babysat a two year-old where he learned to change messy diapers. Kristian is a graduate of the George Brown Theatre School, Queen's University and Valley Forge Military Academy.

TOBY

Michael can't believe he is making his debut at Theatre by the Bay AND playing Toby Belch all at the same time. How lucky can a guy get! Many thanks to Larissa and Brett for this fantastic opportunity. Michael just closed The Sicilians at The Fringe of Toronto and, just before that, played Rollie Waters in the Ontario premiere of Norm Foster's Skin Flick at Lighthouse Festival in Port Dover. Michael has played Scrooge 3 times in A Christmas Carol (TNB – Fredericton, Globe Theatre – Regina and The Grand – London).

Look for him playing it again this Christmas in Niagara Falls. Please sign your organ donor cards and discuss your wishes with your family.

ANDREW

Andy is really excited to be a part of Theatre By the Bay this summer, outside, and acting in Shakespeare again! He's played Tranio in The Taming of the Shrew (Flower City Festival) and Trinculo in The Tempest (Festival of Classics) and The Interpreter in All's Well That Ends Well (Shakespeare in The Rough) …all in the glorious outdoors.

Other favourite roles include, Greg in I'll be Back Before Midnight (Theatre Orangeville/Victoria Playhouse Petrolia), Jacob Marley in The Christmas Carol (Theatre Northwest), The Kid in A Boy's Own Jedi Handbook (Theatre & Company) and a bald naked prisoner in From the House of the Dead (Canadian Opera Company).

Huge thanks to his friends and family who are always in the audience cheering him on. Enjoy the show!

FESTE

Eric Woolfe is an actor, playwright and puppeteer. He was most recently seen in Rocket & The Queen of Dreams (Roseneath Theatre). His acting credits include The Babysitter, The Strange & Eerie Memoirs of Billy Wuthergloom, Dear Boss, Grendelmaus (Eldritch Theatre); Timon in The Lion King; Little Shop of Horrors (Canstage) ; Salt Water Moon (Theatre Orangville); Arms & the Man, The Drawer Boy, for Thousand Island Playhouse; Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead, The Glass Menagerie, and Kingdom of Earth (Touchmark Theatre); Ibsen's Ghosts (Stagecraft); Peter Pan, The Brighton Beach Trilogy, and A Christmas Carol (Grand Theatre); and A Clever Boy for the Toronto Fringe Festival.

His film and TV credits include The Murdoch Mysteries, New York Minute, Doc, Due South, Beyblade, and the upcoming Untitled George Romero Project. He is the author of several plays including, Step Right Up!, Twas, Sideshow of the Damned, and The Babysitter.

VALENTINE

Tim is delighted to return to Theatre by the Bay, after a fun filled school tour last year. Originally from Peterborough, Tim is now based out of Toronto. After graduating the George Brown theatre school he studied Commedia dell'arte in Italy. Selected theatre credits include: Schoolhouse (4th line theatre), Twelfth Night, Hamlet, Macbeth (The Classical Theatre Project), The Skriker (Blackgurard Theatre) , Shakespeare's youth (Theatre by the Bay).

Tim is thrilled to be on Lake Simcoe for a portion of the summer.

MARIA

Tara Dawn is thrilled to be back with Theatre by the Bay for her second season! Tara returned to the stage after a fifteen year hiatus to play Titania/Hyppolyta in Theatre by the Bays intermediate production of A Midsummer Night's Dream in the summer of 2008. Calling the show one of the best experiences of her life, Tara has been chomping at the bit to get back at it again this summer as Maria in Twelfth Night.

Tara's previous theatre credits prior to her hiatus include Dr Faustus, Waiting for the Parade, Bye Bye Birdie, and The Stone Angel. When Tara is not on stage, she can be found playing herself as one half of Jamie and Tara in the Morning on Barrie's B101fm. Tara is looking forward to working with such a talented cast and would like to thank Larissa, Brett, and her second family at Theatre by the Bay for this wonderful opportunity!

SEBASTIAN

Alex is ecstatic to be involved with Theatre by the Bays upcoming production of Twelfth Night. Alex grew up acting, singing and, with some difficulty, dancing with Barrie's Strolling Youth Players and later, the Kempenfelt Community Players.

A graduate from Queens University, Alex just finished his second year in the theatre program at George Brown College. For Theatre by the Bay: A Midsummer Nights Dream, Much Ado about Nothing, As You Like It, Treasure Island. Selected credits: Faust (GBC), Veronika Decides to Die (Darkroom), Anne & Gilbert (TIP), Volpone (Queens), Three Sisters (Queens).

FABIAN

Ryan is excited, and looking forward to another summer with Theatre by the Bay! He has previously appeared in Much Ado about Nothing, 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 third 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.