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Avon Theatre
April 29 – November 9
Musical

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

Book and Lyrics by Howard Ashman
Music by Alan Menken
Based on the Film by Roger Corman 
Screenplay by Charles Griffith
Director and Choreographer Donna Feore 

IT’S FUNNY HOW LOVE CAN GROW

Skid Row florist’s clerk Seymour Krelborn is too shy to declare his love for his co-worker Audrey – until a mysterious exotic plant brings him unexpected fame and fortune. There’s just one problem: the plant has ambitions of its own, and it thrives on only one food – human blood.

Awesome special effects, a tender love story and a fabulous sixties-style score all combine to make this sci-fi spoof a “monster” hit.

House Program: Little Shop of Horrors

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2019 publicity photography by David Cooper.

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CAST & CREATIVE

    Gabi Epstein
    Audrey
    2019: Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors and Ensemble in Billy Elliot the Musical. Stratford debut. Elsewhere (selected): Fanny Brice, Funny Girl, Prom Queen (Segal); Girl - standby, Once (Mirvish); Yitzhak, Hedwig (TIFT); Killer Queen, We Will Rock You (Magnus); Audrey, Little Shop (Rainbow); To Life (HGJT); Fiddler... (Stage West/Capitol); Blood Brothers, Perfect Wedding (Drayton); Edges (Musical Stage). Film/TV: Quickbooks. Training: B.Music, McGill. Awards: Dora: Once, Best Ensemble. Nomination: To Life, Outstanding Performance in a Musical. Online: @gabifayepstein. Et cetera: Gabi's CD Show Off is available online and in the Theatre Shop. Endless thanks to the T-House gang and my incredibly supportive family and friends. Special shout-outs to Jake, my bro of honour; Jeremy, my hubby (as of September 2!); and especially my parents, Kathy and Ian, for loving and believing in me, and for bringing me to the Stratford Festival every year since I was a kid. Dream big, friends! Xo
    André Morin
    Seymour Krelborn
    2019: Seymour Krelborn in Little Shop of Horrors and Ensemble in Billy Elliot the Musical. Seventh season. Stratford: Ariel in The Tempest, Parry in The Virgin Trial, Messenger in Bakkhai, Edmund in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Peter van Daan in The Diary of Anne Frank, Motel in Fiddler on the Roof, Diggory in She Stoops to Conquer, Mother Courage and Her Children, King John, Romeo and Juliet. Elsewhere: John in The Lion in Winter (The Grand); Fenton in The Merry Wives of Windsor (Theatre by the Bay); Henry in Next to Normal (Clearwater Theatre). Training: George Brown Theatre School, Birmingham Conservatory. Online: Twitter: @Andre_P_Morin; Instagram: anmoomna. Et cetera: Much love to all my friends and family, and many thanks to Mom, Dad, Alex, Daniel, Grandma, Caroline, Frank and Shari.
    Dan Chameroy
    Orin the Dentist
    2019: Dad in Billy Elliot the Musical and Orin the Dentist in Little Shop of Horrors. 13th season. Stratford: Frank N. Furter in The Rocky Horror Show, Wanderlust, Henry V, The Winter's Tale, A Funny Thing Happened..., West Side Story, Oklahoma!, Pentecost, The Tempest, Cymbeline, Gigi, Camelot. Elsewhere: Life After (Musical Stage, Canadian Stage, YST); Toronto and U.S. tour of Matilda - Toronto Critics Award (Mirvish/Dodger); Of Human Bondage, Idiot's Delight, The Barber of Seville (Soulpepper); The Wild Party (Musical Stage); Company (Theatre 20); The Arsonists, Into the Woods (Canadian Stage); The Magic Fire, High Society (Shaw); Beauty and the Beast - Dora Award, The Drowsy Chaperone, Les Misérables (Mirvish); A Christmas Carol (Ross Petty Productions). Film/TV: Hotel Transylvania: The Series, Let's Go Luna, PURST: Secret Agent Binky, Paw Patrol, Oh No! Awards: Dan is a multiple Dora and Canadian Screen Award nominee. "Love to Christine and Olivia."
    Steve Ross
    Mr. Mushnik

    2019: George in Billy Elliot the Musical and Mr. Mushnik in Little Shop of Horrors. 16th season. Stratford: Music Man, Rocky Horror, Guys and Dolls, HMS Pinafore, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Shakespeare in Love, Hamlet, The Alchemist, Man of La Mancha, Crazy for You, Tommy, Fiddler on the Roof, 42nd Street, Grapes of Wrath, The Misanthrope, Kiss Me, Kate, Cyrano de Bergerac, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Odyssey, Midsummer Night's Dream, Coriolanus. Elsewhere: Fleeto, Oh, the Humanity, 4th Graders (Tiny Room); London Road (Dora Award), Indian Ink, Into the Woods, Midsummer Night's Dream (Canadian Stage); Assassins (TIFT/Birdland); Orson's Shadow (Pilot Group); A New Brain (Musical Stage Company); Shrek, A Christmas Story, Christmas Carol (Grand); The Producers (Mirvish, Neptune); Seussical, Sylvia (Aquarius); The Three Musketeers (Chicago Shakespeare); Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Citadel); The Foursome, For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again (New Stages); Three Sisters (ATF).

    Gabriel Antonacci
    Understudy

    2019: Ensemble in Billy Elliot the Musical and understudy in Little Shop of Horrors. Sixth season. Stratford: Ed Gammidge in The Music Man, Phantom in The Rocky Horror Show, Al in A Chorus Line, Henrik Egerman in A Little Night Music, Rolf Gruber in The Sound of Music, Pinball Lad in Tommy, and appeared in Guys and Dolls, HMS Pinafore, Fiddler on the Roof and Carousel.Elsewhere: Johnny alternate in Green Day's American Idiot (first U.S. tour); Hank Majewski in Jersey Boys (Dancap); Gilbert in Anne of Green Gables (Charlottetown). Film/TV: Captain von Trapp in the Disney movie The Pacifier starring Vin Diesel. Training: Etobicoke School of the Arts. Online: Twitter/Instagram: @GabrielNacci. Et cetera: Huge thanks to his family, Colin McMurray and Donna Feore. He could not be here without the incredible support of his wife, Robin Calvert. This season is dedicated to his dad, Greg Antonacci.

    Scott Beaudin
    Drug Dealer, Customer
    2019: Tony Elliot in Billy Elliot the Musical and Drug Dealer, Customer in Little Shop of Horrors. Second season. Scott's Stratford journey began when he played the Artful Dodger alongside Colm Feore in Oliver! (2006). Since that performance, other credits include Oliver! (Theatre Aquarius), Forever Plaid (CAA Theatre), Rock of Ages (Stage West Calgary), Red Rock Diner (Stage West Calgary) and The Hockey Sweater: A Musical (Segal Centre/National Arts Centre), for which he won a BroadwayWorld Award for Best Featured Male (musical). Film credits include Summerhood, Victoria Day and The Dark. Television includes Murdoch Mysteries, Saving Hope, Haven, Really Me, Degrassi and My Babysitter's a Vampire. Scott has voiced dozens of cartoons, including voices on Peep and the Big Wide World, Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends, Arthur, Franklin, 6Teen, Captain Flamingo and Totally Spies. Much love and thanks to his new wife, Heather, and his terrific family.
    Matthew G. Brown
    The Voice of Audrey II, Cop
    2019: Mr. Braithwaite in Billy Elliot the Musical and The Voice of Audrey II, Cop in Little Shop of Horrors. Fourth season. Stratford: To Kill a Mockingbird, Julius Caesar, An Ideal Husband, Twelfth Night, School for Scandal, The Who's Tommy, Fiddler on the Roof.Elsewhere: Calpurnia (Nightwood); Sister Act (Drayton); Wizard of Oz, Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang, Cinderella: A RATical Retelling (YPT); I Think I Can (YPT, NAC); Grey Gardens (Musical Stage Co.); Hair (The Grand); Jersey Boys (Dancap, Dodgers). Film/TV (selected): Gridlocked (Hackybox Pictures), The Kennedys (History Television), Dark Matter (SYFY/Space), Open Heart (YTV), Odd Squad (PBS), Hailstorm (CFC), Instant Star (CTV), Mr. D (CBC). Training: Randolph College for the Performing Arts, The Canadian Film Centre Actors Conservatory. Et cetera: Thank you, God, Mom, cast & crew. Special thanks to Shawn Byfield. Twitter: @Mr_M_G_B.
    Starr Domingue
    Crystal
    2019: Crystal in Little Shop of Horrors and Ensemble in Billy Elliot the Musical.  Stratford debut. Elsewhere: Four seasons at Shaw Festival including Queen Helen, The Magician's Nephew; Mrs. Celia Worthington, Sally understudy, Me and My Girl; Grace, Minnie understudy, An Octoroon. Originated Vonzia in Oil and Water (NAC); Lorrell, Dreamgirls (Arts Club); Mrs. Corry, Mary Poppins, Binti, Binti's Journey (YPT); Dynamite, Hairspray (Charlottetown Festival, Mirvish); Lorraine, All Shook Up (MSMT); Charlaine, Ain't Misbehavin' (Canadian Stage); Young Alberta, Cookin' at the Cookery (Citadel, ASF); The Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God (Harbourfront). Film/TV: Puppy Master, Odd Squad (TVO); Pearl, Hairspray (Newline Cinema); 4Tone, 4Square (Corus). Choreographer: Porgy and Bess (Szeged Festival). Resident Director: Ain't Misbehavin' (European/Broadway tours). Training: Sheridan College - Music Theatre Performance. Online: Instagram @starrdomingue, @6love_apparel; Twitter @Starr_Domingue; youtube.com/user/starrdomingue. Et cetera: Luv 2 God, Mom, Fam, SG & KC.
    Camille Eanga-Selenge
    Chiffon
    2019: Chiffon in Little Shop of Horrors and Ensemble in Billy Elliot the Musical. Stratford debut. Elsewhere: Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz (Ross Petty Panto/Elgin); The Book of Mormon (Broadway, Chicago, Melbourne); Grease (Irregular Entertainment/Winter Garden); Ghost: The Musical (Drayton Entertainment); Felicia in Queen for a Day: The Musical (April 30th Entertainment); Little Inez in Hairspray (Capitol Theatre). Film/TV: Sleeping Together (FREEFORM). Training: Sheridan College, Musical Theatre Performance. Online: @camilove90. Et cetera: Camille is delighted to be making her Stratford debut! She sends love to her mom, family and friends, and The Talent House for the incredible support.
    Henry Firmston
    Homeless Person, Patient, Puppeteer
    2019: Homeless Person, Patient, Puppeteer in Little Shop of Horrors and Ensemble in Billy Elliot the Musical.  Second season. Stratford: The Music Man and The Rocky Horror Show. Elsewhere: Doody in Grease (Winter Garden, Toronto); Tom of Warwick in Camelot (Drayton Entertainment); Tommy Sloane in Anne of Green Gables (Grand Theatre); Riff in West Side Story (BMT); What a Wonderful World (Victoria Playhouse Petrolia); Playlist Dancer/Singer with Carnival Cruise Lines. Four seasons with The Grand's High School Project, appearing in Footloose, My Fair Lady, Kyle the UPS Guy in Legally Blonde and Gomez in The Addams Family. Training: Canada's National Ballet School, Dance Steps London, Beal Performing Arts. Online: @thefirmstonator. Et cetera: Love to Ashley, his parents, and Lucy. Huge thanks to Donna, Franklin and Steve, Bruce and the wonderful people at Talent House, and all the teachers and mentors who have helped along the way.
    Mark Harapiak
    Understudy
    2019: Big Davey in Billy Elliot the Musical  and understudy in Little Shop of Horrors.  Seventh season. Stratford: The Music Man, Camelot, Coriolanus, Equus, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Man of La Mancha, The Pirates of Penzance, The Gondoliers, The Boy Friend, Alice Through the Looking-Glass and The Winter's Tale. Elsewhere: Pal Joey, Pygmalion, She Loves Me (Shaw Festival); Mary Poppins first national tour (Disney Theatrical); Man of La Mancha (Mirvish); Evita, Camelot (RMTC, Theatre Calgary); The Full Monty, Legally Blonde, Cabaret, The Sound of Music (Theatre Aquarius); Cruel Tears, McGillicuddy, Hippie, The Thirteenth One, The Ginkgo Tree (Blyth Festival); The Last Resort (Charlottetown Festival); The 39 Steps (Orillia Opera House); Beauty and the Beast, Miracle on 34th Street (Grand Theatre); Rock of Ages, Mamma Mia!, Footloose, High School Musical, Camelot, Damn Yankees, The Foursome, All Shook Up (Drayton Entertainment); Billy Bishop Goes to War (Rose Theatre).
    Galen Johnson
    Understudy
    2019: Swing in Billy Elliot the Musical and understudy in Little Shop of Horrors.  Fifth season. Stratford: A Chorus Line, The Hypochondriac, Man of La Mancha, Crazy for You, Fiddler on the Roof, Tommy, 42nd Street, Pirates of Penzance. Elsewhere: Double J (Saturday Night Fever) (North American tour); Gaston (Beauty and the Beast), Eddie (Mamma Mia!) (Rainbow); We Will Rock You (Mirvish); Siegfried (COC); Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Camelot (tours); Guys and Dolls, Evita, Pirates, Me and My Girl, Anne of Green Gables (Drayton); Mary Poppins (Aquarius); Riff (West Side Story), Mamma Mia!, Peter Pan, Gaston understudy (Beauty and the Beast) (Neptune); Alec (Anne and Gilbert) (Ontario tour); Houdini (Saidye Bronfman); Twist and Shout, Pirates (Chemainus); Victor/Victoria (Stage West); Les Feux Follets (Charlottetown). Training: Canadian College of Performing Arts. Et cetera: Galen is a talented drummer and animator. He is also a new dad! This, and everything else, is for you, James.
    Evangelia Kambites
    Street Entrepreneur, Puppeteer
    2019: Street Entrepreneur, Puppeteer in Little Shop of Horrors and Ensemble in Billy Elliot the Musical. Stratford debut. Elsewhere: Gary Coleman in Avenue Q (The Arts Club); Dynamite in Hairspray (Mayfield Theatre); Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (Theatre North West); The Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God (Centaur Theatre/BTW/National Arts Centre); I Think I'm Fallin' - The Songs of Joni Mitchell (Belfry Theatre); Lady in Orange in for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf (Soulpepper); Fate in Hadestown (Citadel); The Secret Chord: A Leonard Cohen Experience (Soulpepper); The 27 Club (Soulpepper); Manon Tremblay in The Hockey Sweater: A Musical (National Arts Centre). Film/TV: Minority Report (Fox); Heroes Reborn (NBC); Incorporated (Syfy/CBS); The Boys (Sony/Amazon). Training: Queen's University (BAH); Randolph College. Awards: Jessie Award for Avenue Q; Sterling Award for Hairspray; META Award for Adventures of a Black Girl. Online:  evangeliakambites.com; Twitter/Instagram @ekambites.
    Jordan Mah
    Grocer, Puppeteer
    2019: Grocer, Puppeteer in Little Shop of Horrors  and Ensemble in Billy Elliot the Musical. Third season. Stratford: Guys and Dolls, HMS Pinafore, A Chorus Line, The Hypochondriac. Elsewhere: Anne of Green Gables and Jesus Christ Superstar (Charlottetown Festival); Mary Poppins (YPT); West Side Story (Citadel Theatre); The Nutcracker and Shumka at 50! China tour (Shumka/SPI Productions); Rent and Dogfight (SAT). Training: Grant MacEwan University, Theatre Arts. Online: Instagram: @Djmah5. Et cetera: Jordan would like to thank everyone at the Talent House, his family, friends and mentors for all the incredible support. "Life is a whirlwind, so spread those wings and fly!"
    Marcus Nance
    Wino
    2019: Pit Supervisor in Billy Elliot the Musical and Wino in Little Shop of Horrors. Eighth season. Stratford: The Music Man, Guys and Dolls, HMS Pinafore, Carousel, The Sound of Music, Man of La Mancha, Crazy for You, Camelot, Jesus Christ Superstar, Moby Dick, To Kill a Mockingbird, My One and Only. Elsewhere: Sweeney Todd, Alice in Wonderland, Floyd Collins, Pal Joey (Shaw Festival); Dracula (Innerchamber); Wizard of Oz, Beauty and the Beast (Grand Theatre); La Bohème, Jesus Christ Superstar (Broadway); Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Mikado (Drayton); Evangeline (Charlottetown); Kismet, Of Thee I Sing (Encores! N.Y.C.); Jesus Christ Superstar (La Jolla); Four Saints in Three Acts (Chicago Opera Theater); Dark Star Requiem (Luminato); Porgy and Bess (Toronto Symphony); Elsewhereless (Tapestry). Film/TV: Prodigal Son (Glorious Films), The Producers (Universal), Beatrice Chancy (CBC). Recordings: The Voice Next Door. Awards: Metropolitan Opera winner, Dora nominee. Training: Fresno State University.
    Antonette Rudder
    Swing
    2019: Swing in Little Shop of Horrors  and member of the Lab Ensemble. Stratford debut. Stratford: Angela in Here's What It Takes (workshop). Elsewhere: Princess Buttercup in Jack and the Beanstalk: The Panto, Dynamite in Hairspray, Cinderella: The Panto, Lorraine in All Shook Up (Drayton Festival); Obeah Opera (Asah Productions); Soul Sistas (Mayfield); Mamma Mia! (Theatre Aquarius/WCT); Pure '90s, '80s Solid Gold 2 (Stage West); She Loves Me, Chiffon in Little Shop of Horrors (Thousand Islands Playhouse); Dionne in Hair, Patty Simcox in Grease, Sister Hubert in Nunsense, Rhoda in White Christmas (SLC/Brockville Arts Centre); Tanya in Bare: The Musical (Water's Edge Productions). Film/TV: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Fox Television Studios), People of Earth (TBS/Slanted Films), Surviving Evil (Discovery/Cineflix). Training: Musical Theatre Performance at St. Lawrence College. Online: Instagram: @Toni_Rudd.
    Vanessa Sears
    Ronnette
    2019: Mum in Billy Elliot the Musical and Ronnette in Little Shop of Horrors. Stratford debut. Elsewhere: Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins, Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz (Young People's Theatre); Flaemmchen in Grand Hotel, Polly Plummer in The Magician's Nephew, Zoe in An Octoroon (Shaw Festival); Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Theatre Aquarius); Edwina in Passing Strange (Obsidian Theatre Company/The Musical Stage Company); Nicola in Kinky Boots (Mirvish Productions); Loretta/LaRain in Brantwood (Theatre Sheridan). Film/TV: Suits, The Beaverton. Training: High Honours Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance, Sheridan College. Awards: Toronto Theatre Critics Award: Best Supporting Actress (Passing Strange); Critic's Pick Award: Outstanding Ensemble (Passing Strange); Dora Award: Outstanding Ensemble (The Wizard of Oz); BroadwayWorld Award: Best Female in a Featured Role (Kinky Boots). Online: vanessasears.com. Et cetera: Huge love to my family, friends, and my agent, Rachel.
    Jason Sermonia
    Sailor, Puppeteer
    2019: Sailor, Puppeteer in Little Shop of Horrors and Ensemble in Billy Elliot the Musical. Seventh season. Stratford:The Rocky Horror Show, The Music Man, A Chorus Line, As You Like It, Hypochondriac, The Sound of Music, Carousel, Crazy for You, Man of La Mancha, Jesus Christ Superstar, Camelot, Guys and Dolls, Anything Goes. Elsewhere: Revivals of Miss Saigon and Jesus Christ Superstar (Broadway); The Lion King (Mirvish, Las Vegas); Dirty Dancing (Mirvish); We Will Rock You (Mirvish, U.S. national tour); Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (La Jolla Playhouse); Mary Poppins (Drayton). TV: 71st & 66th annual Tony Awards; 37th annual Daytime Emmy Awards; Dancing with the Stars; The Marilyn Denis Show. Film: Honey; Oscar, Best Picture: Chicago. Awards: Derek F. Mitchell Artistic Director's Award (2016); Brian Macdonald Choreographer Award (2018). Online: Facebook/Instagram: @JasonSermonia. Et cetera: Love and many thanks to all my friends, family, T House and beautiful wife Melanie.
    Blythe Wilson
    Bag Lady, Customer
    2019: Mrs. Wilkinson in Billy Elliot the Musical and Bag Lady, Customer in Little Shop of Horrors. Eighth season. Stratford: Eulalie MacKecknie Shinn, The Music Man; Julius Caesar; Miss Adelaide, Guys and Dolls; Laurey, Oklahoma!; Nancy, Oliver!; Lucy Brown, The Threepenny Opera; Dulcie, The Boy Friend. Elsewhere: Spirit of Christmas Present, A Christmas Carol (Grand Theatre); Winifred Banks, Mary Poppins (Broadway); Rona Peretti, 25th Annual … Spelling Bee (Connecticut Rep); Milady de Winter, The Three Musketeers (Chicago Shakespeare); Donna Sheridan, Mamma Mia!, Baroness Schraeder, The Sound of Music, Antonia, Man of La Mancha (Mirvish); Cathy, The Last Five Years (Canadian Stage); Narrator, Joseph… with Donny Osmond (Chicago Theatre); Eva Peron, Evita, Mary, Mary Poppins (Theatre Calgary/Citadel Theatre - Betty Mitchell/Sterling Award nominee); Edwin Drood, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Lillian Holiday, Happy End (Shaw Festival). Training: Vancouver Playhouse Theatre School. Awards: 2017 Lindsay Thomas Award.
    Donna Feore
    Director and Choreographer
    2019: Director and choreographer of Billy Elliot the Musical and Little Shop of Horrors. 25th season. Stratford: Director and choreographer of The Rocky Horror Show (longest-running show in the Festival's history) and The Music Man, Guys and Dolls, The Madwoman of Chaillot, A Chorus Line, The Sound of Music, Crazy for You, Fiddler on the Roof, Charlie Brown, Cyrano de Bergerac, Oklahoma!, Oliver!, My Fair Lady (choreographer). Elsewhere: Recently, director and choreographer: The Hockey Sweater: A Musical (NAC English Theatre, December 2018; world première, Segal Centre, October 2017). Creative producer and director: Life Reflected: a multimedia orchestral production (world première, National Arts Centre Orchestra, heading to Paris and Gothenburg, Sweden, in spring 2019). Director: Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream (NACO); Yorkville (world première, Blyth Festival); The Very Best of Broadway with Audra McDonald and Marvin Hamlisch; Rock 'n' Roll, It's a Wonderful Life (Canadian Stage); Lecture on the Weather, A Soldier's Tale with F. Murray Abraham (Detroit Symphony Orchestra); Mozart: A Life in Letters (Toronto Symphony Orchestra); Annie Get Your Gun (Massey Hall). Choreographer: Siegfried (Canadian Opera Company/Opéra National de Lyon); Tosca, Red Emma, Oedipus Rex (Dora Award) (COC). Film/TV: Politics Is Cruel, Mean Girls, Eloise, Martin and Lewis, Stormy Weather, Romeo and Juliette, Don Giovanni Unmasked. Upcoming: World première of Steven Page and Daniel MacIvor's new musical, Here's What It Takes. Et cetera: I wish to express my gratitude to my incredible team of collaborators who inspire me always. Most importantly, I want to thank my family, Colm, Thomas and Anna, Jack and Lisa, for their unconditional love and support.
    Laura Burton
    Music Director
    2019: Music director of Private Lives and Little Shop of Horrors. 40th season. Stratford: The Rocky Horror Show, Guys and Dolls, A Chorus Line, The Sound of Music, Charlie Brown, Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris. Composer of numerous productions including Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Memoir and Inherit the Wind. Elsewhere: Musical director: Rich and Famous (director John Rando), A Christmas Carol (director Carey Perloff) (ACT San Francisco); Oliver!, The Music Man (Citadel Theatre, director Robin Phillips); Brent Carver in Concert (Soulpepper). Composer: I Am My Own Wife (NAC); Don Carlos (Soulpepper); Cyrano (Citadel Theatre); A Streetcar Named Desire (Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia). Awards: 2014 Tyrone Award and five Guthrie Awards (Stratford Festival), two Sterling Awards (Citadel) and nominated for Music Direction (San Francisco Bay Awards).
    Michael Gianfrancesco
    Set Designer
    2019: Designer of The Crucible and set designer of Billy Elliot the Musical and Little Shop of Horrors. 16th season. Stratford: The Music Man, The Rocky Horror Show, Guys and Dolls, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Hosanna, The Comedy of Errors, An Ideal Husband - set; A Chorus Line, Bunny, The Sound of Music, Christina, The Girl King, Taking Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead, Edward II, The Triumph of Love - set and costumes. Elsewhere: Michael recently designed the costumes for Frame by Frame with Robert Lepage and Guillaume Côté for The National Ballet of Canada and Ex Machina, the set for the world première of Hadrian by Rufus Wainwright and Daniel MacIvor at the Canadian Opera Company, and the costumes for Ricciardo e Zoraide at the Rossini Festival in Pesaro, Italy. His work in theatre, opera and ballet has been seen across Canada.
    Dana Osborne
    Costume Designer
    2019: Costume designer of Billy Elliot the Musical, Little Shop of Horrors and The Front Page. 19th season. Stratford: Costume designer of 22 productions including The Music Man, The Rocky Horror Show and Guys and Dolls. Set and costume designer: Timon of Athens, Henry IV, Part 1. Elsewhere: Upcoming and recent credits: The Penelopiad (Grand Theatre), Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley (Citadel); A Christmas Carol (Ross Petty); The Hound of the Baskervilles, Androcles and the Lion (Shaw); Bed and Breakfast (Blyth, GCTC, Arts Club, Belfry, Centaur); Flight, The Barber of Seville (Pacific Opera/Opéra de Québec); Art, Picture This, Father Comes Home From the Wars parts 1, 2 and 3 (Soulpepper). Awards: Two Dora Awards for Costume Design, 2012 recipient of the Virginia and Myrtle Cooper Award in Costume Design. Online: danaosborne.ca. Instagram: @danaosbornedesign.
    Michael Walton
    Lighting Designer
    2019: Lighting designer of Billy Elliot the Musical, Little Shop of Horrors and Birds of a Kind. 15th season. Stratford (selected): The Rocky Horror Show, The Music Man, The Tempest, Napoli Milionaria!, Guys and Dolls, The School for Scandal, Tartuffe, Macbeth, A Chorus Line, The Hypochondriac, Hamlet, The Sound of Music, Oedipus Rex, King Lear, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Othello, Fiddler on the Roof, The Matchmaker, Twelfth Night, As You Like It. Elsewhere: A Doll's House Part 2 (RMTC/Mirvish); The Full Light of Day (Electric Company); Tartuffe (Canadian Stage/Stratford); The Humans (Citadel/Canadian Stage); A Christmas Carol, Enron (NAC); Jenufa, Maria Stuarda, Albert Herring (Pacific Opera Victoria); Così Fan Tutte (Canadian Opera Company); A Word or Two with Christopher Plummer (CTG/Stratford, Los Angeles); Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Sideways (La Jolla Playhouse); Julie, The Other Place, Harper Regan, Venus in Fur (Canadian Stage); Chimerica (RMTC/Canadian Stage).
    Jamie Nesbitt
    Projection Designer
    2019: Projection designer of Billy Elliot the Musical, Little Shop of Horrors and Birds of a Kind. Second season. Stratford: The Rocky Horror Show. Elsewhere: Jamie designs across North America and Europe. His résumé includes Shaw Festival, Canadian Stage, NAC, Soulpepper, Vancouver Playhouse, Citadel, Theatre Calgary, Palazzo Circus (Berlin), Calgary Stampede Grandstand Show, Bard on the Beach, Arts Club, Charlottetown Festival, Electric Company, Kidd Pivot (Germany/Canada), Pacific Opera, Opéra de Québec, Company 14 (New York), Vancouver Opera, Why Not, Neptune, The Belfry, Old Trouts, ARC, Cahoots, PTE, Touchstone, Vertigo, Pi Theatre, Theatre Network, Birdland, Rumble Productions, Gateway, Green Thumb, Yukon Arts Centre, and many more. Graduate of Studio 58. Awards: Eight Jessie nominations, one Jessie Award, three Critter nominations, two Critter Awards, two Sterling nominations, five Betty nominations, two Betty Mitchell Awards, one Capital Critics Award, 2008 Mayor Arts Award (Vancouver), 2007 Sam Payne Award, 2006 Earl Klein Memorial Scholarship. Online: jamienesbitt.com.
    Peter McBoyle
    Sound Designer
    2019: Sound designer of Billy Elliot the Musical and Little Shop of Horrors. 24th season. Stratford (selected): Over 60 productions including The Music Man, The Rocky Horror Show, Guys and Dolls, The Madwoman of Chaillot, A Chorus Line, Shakespeare in Love, A Little Night Music, Carousel, Crazy for You, Fiddler on the Roof, Henry V, A Word or Two, Equus. Elsewhere: Peter has worked at most of the major Canadian theatres and in U.S. cities such as New York, Las Vegas, Boston, Los Angeles, Dallas and Atlanta. His Broadway credits include Come Fly Away and Barrymore and his tours include Sister Act, Catch Me If You Can, Come Fly Away, Legally Blonde and West Side Story. Training: Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Music (McGill). Awards: Suzi (Atlanta), Come Fly Away; Dora nomination, Fire. Et cetera: Thanks to Meghan, Ella and Beatrice for their unending support.
    Stephen Cota
    Associate Choreographer and Assistant Director
    2019: Associate choreographer of Billy Elliot the Musical and associate choreographer and assistant director of Little Shop of Horrors. 14th season. Stratford: Choreographer of Romeo and Juliet, The Madwoman of Chaillot, The Hypochondriac, Cynthia Dale in Concert: Outside Looking In. Assistant director of The Rocky Horror Show. Associate choreographer of The Music Man, The Rocky Horror Show, Guys and Dolls. Assistant choreographer of A Chorus Line, The Sound of Music. Crazy for You, Man of La Mancha, Tommy, Fiddler on the Roof (2013, 2000), 42nd Street, The Pirates of Penzance, Kiss Me, Kate, Evita, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, West Side Story, The Music Man, Moby Dick, Oklahoma!, My One and Only, Oliver!, South Pacific. Elsewhere: Assistant choreographer of West Side Story (Vancouver Opera); White Christmas, Annie (Drayton Entertainment); Mel Brooks's The Producers (Canon Theatre). Et cetera: Thanks to my family for their constant support, especially my wife, Rachel.
    Stephan Dickson
    Assistant Choreographer
    2019: Assistant choreographer of Billy Elliot the Musical and Little Shop of Horrors. Second season. Stratford: Assistant choreographer: The Music Man, The Rocky Horror Show. Elsewhere: Choreographer: The Little Mermaid, My Fair Lady, Robin Hood the Panto (Capitol), Rock of Ages, Rumours and Dreams (SWC), Fare Trade (Bell TV), Odd Squad (TVO), Charlie Brown (Rose), The Full Monty, Peter Pan (CCMP), Aleck Bell, Tweed - The Musical (Tweed & Co.), The Rocky Horror Show (The LOT), Hit That Jive Jack (H&S Foundation). Associate choreographer: Grand Hotel (Shanghai), Forever Plaid (Rose), Ragtime (CCMP). Assistant choreographer: In the Heights (Sheridan), Once on This Island (Acting Up Stage), TIFF Thanks You (Cineplex). Training: Randolph Academy, Canadian Dance Company. Et cetera: Huge thanks to Donna, Steve, Ann, Franklin, Laura, the cast, and the crew. Also, thanks to Bruce and the T-House team. Love to my family, friends, Kris, Lil L, Big E, and Big Bro Cam.
    Michael Hart
    Stage Manager
    2019: Production stage manager of the Avon Theatre and stage manager of Little Shop of Horrors. 23rd season. Stratford: The Rocky Horror Show, The Madwoman of Chaillot, Timon of Athens, The Adventures of Pericles, Blithe Spirit, Hay Fever, The Tempest (starring Christopher Plummer), The Importance of Being Earnest and King Lear (both starring Brian Bedford), The Taming of the Shrew, Fallen Angels, A Delicate Balance, The Duchess of Malfi, The Liar, The Swanne (all three parts), High-Gravel-Blind. Elsewhere: Silence (Grand), Heisenberg, Liv Stein (Canadian Stage), Constellations (Centaur/Canadian Stage), Body Politic (Buddies), The Death of the King (Modern Times), The Winter's Tale (Groundling 2016), Bombay Black (Factory), Manon, Sandra and the Virgin Mary (Pleiades), Saint Carmen of The Main (NAC/Canadian Stage), Romeo and Juliet (NAC), Mother Courage and Her Children (NAC/MTC), Wit (Centaur), Real Live Girl (MTC Warehouse), Hamlet (Neptune).
    Jacki Brabazon
    Assistant Stage Manager
    2019: Assistant stage manager of Little Shop of Horrors and The Neverending Story. Fourth season. Stratford: Assistant stage manager of The Comedy of Errors, Paradise Lost (2018), Romeo and Juliet and The Breathing Hole (2017); assistant stage manager of the Michael Langham Directors' Workshop Presentation (2016); production assistant of Possible Worlds, The Last Wife (2015). Elsewhere: Assistant stage manager credits include CFL 105th Grey Cup (Patrick Roberge Productions), The Last Wife (The Belfry Theatre/Great Canadian Theatre Company). Stage manager credits include Trudeau Stories (Long Black Car Productions at the Great Canadian Theatre Company); The Amazing Adventures of Pericles, Prince of Tyre (A Company of Fools). Apprentice stage manager of The Summoned (Tarragon Theatre), The December Man(L'homme de décembre) (NAC English Theatre). Training: University of Ottawa. Awards: Jean A. Chalmers Apprentice Achievement Award (2015).
    Sam Hale
    Assistant Stage Manager
    2019: Assistant stage manager of Little Shop of Horrors. Stratford debut. Elsewhere: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Picture This, Parfumerie, Riverboat (Soulpepper); The Wolves, Lemons…, 52 Pick-Up, The Glass Menagerie (The Howland Company); Jerusalem, Mr. Burns (Outside the March); Disgraced (Mirvish/Citadel/Hope & Hell); The Realistic Joneses, An Enemy of the People (Tarragon); Body Politic (Buddies in Bad Times/lemonTree Creations); Hedda Gabler (Necessary Angel/Canadian Stage); Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Talk Is Free); The 39 Steps (3P Productions); My Fair Lady (Capitol Theatre); Lear: A Retrospective (World Stage); Fall For Dance North (Sony Centre). Sam has also worked for dance: made in canada, Hot Docs, TIFF and Ryerson University. Et cetera: Sam would like to thank his friends, family, mentors and Nic for all their love and support.
    Holly Korhonen
    Assistant Stage Manager
    2019: Assistant stage manager of Private Lives and Little Shop of Horrors. 18th season. Stratford: Assistant stage manager: The Rocky Horror Show, Napoli Milionaria!, Timon of Athens, The Madwoman of Chaillot, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, A Little Night Music, The Taming of the Shrew, Love's Labour's Lost, King Lear, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Blithe Spirit, Charlie Brown, The Pirates of Penzance, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Kiss Me, Kate, Dangerous Liaisons, The Importance of Being Earnest, Ever Yours, Oscar, Cabaret, My One and Only,  South Pacific, Oliver!, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Edward II, The Count of Monte Cristo, Anything Goes, Henry VI. Stage manager: Birmingham Conservatory, 2006, 2007. Awards: Recipient of the Tanya Award and three Guthrie Awards. Et cetera: Holly would like to thank her partner, Steve, and their children, Jennica and Jackson, for all their love and support.
    Meghan Callan
    Production Stage Manager
    2019: Production stage manager of the Festival Theatre and Avon Theatre. 19th season. Stratford (selected): Paradise Lost, The Virgin Trial, A Little Night Music, The Physicists, A Midsummer Night's Dream (2014), Tommy, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Tempest (2010). Elsewhere: At Soulpepper, Meghan stage-managed The Virgin Trial and The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? Meghan has worked in stage management for the Shaw Festival, Atlantic Theatre Festival, Theatre New Brunswick, NAC, Citadel Theatre, Globe Theatre and Lighthouse Festival Theatre. She has also worked in stage management for corporate clients such as General Motors, Toyota Canada, the Retail Council of Canada and the Canadian International Auto Show. Training: BFA, York University. Awards: 2017 Tyrone Award, Stratford Festival. Et cetera: Much love and thanks to Beatrice, Ella and Peter for their support and for making her so happy.
    Janine Ralph
    Production Stage Manager
    2019: Production stage manager of the Avon Theatre. 29th season. Stratford: Last season Janine was the production stage manager of the Avon Theatre and prior to that production stage manager of the Tom Patterson Theatre. Past Stratford Festival credits include stage manager of a variety of productions at the Festival, Tom Patterson and Avon theatres, and the Masonic Hall. Elsewhere: Janine stage-managed at Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore and production-managed for Singapore Repertory Theatre. She has worked on the Asian Games' ceremonies in Qatar; in various theatres in Ontario, including Young People's Theatre; and for CBC TV in Toronto and BBC TV in England.

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