evangeline 2015 cast - Confederation Centre of the Arts

evangeline
the 2015
charlot
tetown
festival
2015 cast
IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
Kevin Aichele
Julien Arnold
Josée Boudreau
Hunter Cardinal
Quinn Dooley
Sheldon Elter
Stephen Guy-McGrath Valerie Hawkins
Brent Carver
Mark Cassius
Réjean Cournoyer
Jay Davis
Kevin Dennis
Susan Henley
Alex Kelly
Louise Lambert
David Light
Sera-Lys MacArthur
Kevin Aichele
Ensemble
RAISED IN: Saltcoats, SK FOR THE CENTRE: Debut OTHER SELECTED THEATRE: Les
Cameron MacDuffee
Laurie Murdoch
J.D. Nicholsen
Matt O’Connor
Trevor Patt
Miserables (Rainbow Stage); Gun Metal Blues (The Globe Theatre); Spamalot (The
Citadel); Mary Poppins (Theatre Calgary); Jesus Christ Superstar (Stage West Calgary);
Urinetown (Persephone Theatre); Sweeney Todd (Vertigo Theatre); Annie Get Your Gun
(Massey Hall); Oliver (The Stirling Festival); and My Fair Lady (MTC). FILM: Something
Beneath and Faces in The Crowd TV: True Crime, The Pinkertons, and Sunnyside.
Julien Arnold
Basil Lajeunesse
RAISED IN: Courtenay, BC FOR THE CENTRE: Debut THEATRE: One Man, Two Guvnors,
Kyden Seetoo
Shelly Simester
Alicia Toner
Make Mine Love, Spamalot, A Christmas Carol, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Citadel
Theatre); Sleuth, Happy Toes, The Ambassador’s Wives (Teatro La Quindicina); King Lear,
The Taming of the Shrew, Twelfth Night (Freewill Shakespeare Festival); The End of
Civilization (Punctuate Theatre); The Laws of Thermodynamics (Theatre Yes);
OTHER: (Directing) Going to St. Ives, Shipwrecked! (Atlas Theatre). — Love to Juliette!
Josée Boudreau
Evangeline Bellefontaine
RAISED IN: Shédiac, NB FOR THE CENTRE: The Founding Father, Canada ROCKS!,
Evangeline, Anne… ™, The Buddy Holly Story THEATRE: Sound of Music (Mirvish);
Christmas Carol, Sound of Music, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Little Women, Beauty and
the Beast (Citadel). OTHER: The Music of Evangeline 2014 recording — Shout out to
Bruce and the Talent House gang. Merci à mon nouveau mari et à toute ma famille
et mes ami(e)s acadiens. Vive l’acadie!
12 tickets: 1 800 565.0278
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Hunter Cardinal
Olivier Leblanc
RAISED IN: Edmonton, AB FOR THE CENTRE: Debut THEATRE: Three Penny Opera (Studio
Theatre); Rent (Strathcona Alumni Theatre); Much Ado About Nothing (Thou Art Here);
Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Studio Theatre). OTHER: Theatresports and Chimprov
Performer (Rapid Fire Theatre) — Many thanks to my friends, family, and mentors!
Brent Carver
Jay Davis
Gabriel Lajeunesse
RAISED IN: Elmira, ON FOR THE CENTRE: Dracula: A Chamber Musical, Anne of Green
Gables–The Musical™, Bittergirl: The Musical THEATRE: The Clockmaker (Sudbury
Theatre Centre); Baco Noir (Theatre Orangeville); Beauty and The Beast (Drayton
Entertainment); Assassins (Talk is Free/Birdland); I Love You Because (Angelwalk)
OTHER: (Film/TV) The Firm, The Hulk 2. — @jaytothedavis
Father Felician
RAISED IN: Cranbrook, BC FOR THE CENTRE: Kronborg 1582 SELECTED CREDITS/THEATRE:
Kevin Dennis
Don Carlos, Glenn (Soulpepper, TO); Fiddler on the Roof, Elizabeth Rex (Stratford
Festival); Cyrano de Bergerac, Richard III (The Citadel Theatre, Edmonton). FILM: Lilies,
Ararat, Tale of Teeka, The Event, Kiss of The Spider Woman (Tony); Parade (Tony
nomination) NYC. Founding artist of Theatre 20, Recipient of 2014 Governor General’s
Performing Arts Award.
RAISED IN: Oakville, ON FOR THE CENTRE: Somewhere in the World, Forever Plaid
THEATRE: Assassins (RMTC/Birdland/TIFT); “Pirelli” in Sweeney Todd, “Benvolio” in
Mark Cassius
Clairborne
Ensemble
Romeo and Juliet (Neptune); “Touchstone” in As You Like It (Citadel); Hair (Canadian
Stage); Gypsy, Happy End, Floyd Collins (Shaw Festival). FILM/TV: 11/22/63 (Bad Robot 2016); The Strain; Orphan Black; Reign; Warehouse 13; Flashpoint; Mayday; Murdoch
Mysteries; Emily of New Moon. OTHER: Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program
Participant. — In loving memory of Amy Wallis and James Pendarves. @GottaBeKDog
RAISED IN: Trinidad/Mississauga, ON FOR THE CENTRE: Debut THEATRE: (Broadway)
Jesus Christ Superstar, Ragtime (original company), Shenandoah; (Drayton) Damn
Yankees, The Little Mermaid, Sweet Charity, Dance Legends (2010); (Stratford) – The
Grapes of Wrath, Jesus Christ Superstar, My One and Only, and Oklahoma; (Shaw) – Lulu,
A Connecticut Yankee. (Select Credits) – Hollywood Sings, A Starbright Christmas, The
Musical of Musicals-The Musical, Joseph…, Showboat, Miss Saigon, CATS. OTHER: Member
of the a cappella group The Nylons (1997-2005); graduate of Sheridan College;
instructor at Randolph; various credits as composer/arranger/lyricist/musical director/
adjudicator.
Quinn Dooley
Ensemble
RAISED IN: Edmonton, AB FOR THE CENTRE: Debut THEATRE: Shout! The Mod Musical
(Capitol Theatre); Brantwood 1920-2020, A Man of No Importance, Hello Dolly!, Prom
Queen, Parade, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Theatre Sheridan); Pippin, 25th Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee (Citadel Theatre Young Company). — Love and thanks to the
Dooley clan and the team at TH. @QuinnDooley
Sheldon Elter
Ensemble
RAISED IN: Grimshaw, AB FOR THE CENTRE: Debut THEATRE: Bears (Pyretic Productions),
Réjean Cournoyer
Captain Hampson
RAISED IN: The Maritimes FOR THE CENTRE: Evangeline, Anne…™, Canada ROCKS!,
The Founding Father OTHER THEATRE: Peter and the Starcatcher (WCT); A Misfortune
(NSTF); The Music of Jacques Brel, A Christmas Carol, The Sound of Music, Pride and
Prejudice, Sweeney Todd, Beauty and the Beast (Citadel); L’Homme de la Mancha
(Unithéatre); Les Misérables, White Christmas (Artsclub); Tuesdays with Morrie (6X city
tour); Little Shop..., Pélagie (CanStage); A Few Good Men, Oliver!, Beauty…(Neptune).
FILM/TV: October 1970 (CBC); Rideau Hall (Topsail); The Event (E-Motion Pictures – Actra
Award). — @reyjey
14 tickets: 1 800 565.0278
One Man Two Guvnors (Citadel Theatre), Tartuffe, Sound of Music, Enron (National Arts
Centre) Nevermore (Catalyst Theatre) Metis Mutt (One Little Indian Productions)
OTHER: (TV) Delmer and Marta, Caution: May Contain Nuts, Hank Williams First Nation
(APTN); Hell On Wheels (AMC). Member of the ukulele rock band sensation, The Be
Arthurs
Stephen Guy-McGrath
René LeBlanc
RAISED IN: St.John’s, NFLD FOR THE CENTRE: Debut THEATRE: “Billy” in the DORA
Award winning production of ONCE (Mirvish); Every production of No Great Mischief
(Tarragon, GCTC, Vancouver Playhouse, T.I.P. & Neptune); SwingStep (The Elgin);
Fire (Blue Water); Jack and the Giant Beanstalk (YPT); Power Of The Unemployed (LSPU
Hall); The Edible Woman, Small Time, Raceday, Culture Shock, (director) Marry Me A
Little (Theatre on the Grand); Pelagie (Canstage & NAC); Much Ado about Nothing
(Resurgence); Perils of Persephone & Dear Santa (Theatre Orangeville); 5 seasons
(Soulpepper).
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Valerie Hawkins
Orchard Leblanc
RAISED IN: St.John’s, NFLD FOR THE CENTRE: 5th Season, 2010 “Marilla”, 2002-04
“Mrs.Barry/Marilla” in Anne of Green Gables–The Musical™, 2004 Something Wonderful
THEATRE: Ragtime (Livent/Broadway); Starmites (Amas/Steinman off-Broadway); Fiddler
On the Roof, Romeo & Juliet (Stratford Festival); Les Misérables (Mirvish/National
Tour); Orpheus Descending (Mirvish/MTC) — Val sends her heartfelt love and thanks for
the incredible support from all friends and family...and of course to YOU – thanks for
supporting live theatre!
Susan Henley
Laurie Murdoch
Colonel Winslow
RAISED IN: Whalley, BC FOR THE CENTRE: Evangeline, Anne of Green Gables–The Musical™,
Canada ROCKS! THEATRE: Laurie is thrilled to be a part of Evangeline, having been
involved in the workshop process of this beautiful piece since 2005. His most recent
theatre credits include ”Da“ in the DORA award-winning cast of Once (Mirvish), The
Sound of Music for Drayton Entertainment, and Hairspray at the Arts Club theatre
in Vancouver. He starred for two seasons as “Alan Duffy” on CTV’s Dan for Mayor
with recent guest appearances on Psych, Warehouse 13, Copper, Rookie Blue, and the
upcoming feature film Spotlight.
Ensemble
RAISED IN: Sedley, SK FOR THE CENTRE: Anne of Green Gables–The Musical™, Evangeline,
Sera-Lys McArthur
Canada ROCKS! THEATRE: Last Chance Romance (Drayton); Guys and Dolls (Segal
Centre, Montreal), Sound of Music (Citadel, Edmonton), Hairspray (Canada and 1st US
National Tour; movie with John Travolta), Irma La Douce, Comedy of Errors, Kiss Me
Kate, Alls Well That Ends Well, Cabaret, Othello (Stratford Festival, three seasons).
— Susan lives in Toronto with her husband, actor Michael Hanrahan, two sons and a
beautiful herb garden.
RAISED IN: Regina, SK FOR THE CENTRE: Debut THEATRE: (Off-Broadway credits)–Smoke
(Signature Center), Sacagawea: Bird Woman (Urban Stages); (Canadian credits)–Where
the Blood Mixes (WCT/Theatre Aquarius/Theatre Network); In Spirit (Native Earth/
Article 11); Mistatim (Red Sky Performance). OTHER: (TV) Arctic Air (CBC); Hard Rock
Medical (TVO/APTN); Skye & Chang (APTN); Aliens in America (CW); The Englishman’s
Boy (CBC); Revenge of the Land (CBC). (FILM) Hard Core Logo 2 (Foundation Features);
The Lost Angel (Four Square Prod); Abysm (Isle Empire Pictures). — Pinamaya to all
those who’ve helped me on my journey, especially my mother Rosalyn Huck! @seralys
@serahyphenlys
Alex Kelly
Ensemble
RAISED IN: Cornwall, PEI FOR THE CENTRE: We Are Canadian, Abegweit Soul of the
Island THEATRE: “Tyler/Vince” in Brantwood 1920-2020, “Usnavi” in In The Heights,
Hello Dolly!, “Rolly” in Marathon of Hope, “Governor Slaton” in Parade, “Judas” in
Godspell (Theatre Sheridan). — Thanks to my family, The Talent House, and the Sheridan
BMT program for always being so supportive! @aakelly
Louise Lambert
Ensemble
RAISED IN: Toronto, ON FOR THE CENTRE: Debut SELECTED THEATRE: Catagory E (The
Maggie Tree); The Pink Unicorn (Northern Light); One Man Two Governors, Romeo and
Juliet (Citadel); Dracula, The Heart Tree (O’Leary); Let’s Do Long Form (The Baltimore
House); The Wind In The Willows (Hart House); Second City (John Candy Box Theatre).
TV: Train 48 (Global); Werewolves the Dark Survivors, Mug Shot. OTHER: Award winning
actor; graduate of George Brown, Second City Improv, and the Citadel/Banff Professional
Theatre Program. — Thank you my beautiful family and my partner Teo.
David Light
Ensemble
RAISED IN: Prince Albert, SK FOR THE CENTRE: “Mr. Phillips” in Anne of Green Gables–
The Musical™, Canada ROCKS! THEATRE: Billy Elliot–The Musical (1st National
Tour/Mirvish/NETWorks National Tour); Chicago (Drayton Entertainment); Cinderella,
Little Mermaid, Robin Hood (Ross Petty Productions); Beauty and the Beast (Citadel);
The Rocky Horror Show, Cabaret (LOT Productions). FILM/TV: Triple Sensation – Season II
(CBC); In The Light (Bravo). — love to Mom and Quinn xo @Daviddelight
16 tickets: 1 800 565.0278
Cameron MacDuffee
Cornflower
Ensemble
RAISED IN: Palgrave, ON FOR THE CENTRE: Ring of Fire, Anne of Green Gables–The
Musical™, Dear Johnny Deere THEATRE: Worked in theatres all across Canada including
Shaw Festival, Vancouver Playhouse, Theatre Calgary, MTC, CanStage, Theatre Aquarius,
Grand Theatre, Segal Centre, TNB, Neptune. Performed in every Province and Territory
except Yukon and Nunavut, but there’s still time. — Recently moved to PEI with wife
Karen and dog Santosh and loving every minute of it.
J.D. Nicholsen
Benedict Bellefontaine
RAISED IN: Surrey BC / Calgary AB FOR THE CENTRE: The Ballad of Stompin’ Tom
THEATRE: Dear Johnny Deere (Blyth Festival/Lighthouse/Theatre Calgary – Critics Award:
Best Actor); Mending Fences, Mrs. Parliament’s Night Out (Neptune); Billy Bishop Goes
to War, St. Anne’s Reel (Blyth); Legally Blonde (Drayton); Goodness (Volcano/Edinborough/
National Tour/ Rwanda); No Great Mischief (Tarragon/1000 Island Playhouse). FILM/TV:
The Shape of Rex (Factoria Films); Blizzard (Independent); Copper (BBC America);
Murdoch Mysteries (CityTV/UK TV). — I am thrilled to be back in Charlottetown on
this epic journey into L’Acadie.
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Matt O’Connor
Baptiste Leblanc
RAISED IN: Toronto, ON FOR THE CENTRE: Debut THEATRE: Les Moutons, Flock of Flyers
(Corpus Dance Projects – international touring); They All Do It (Odyssey Theatre); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Theatre by the Bay). FILM/TV: Country Crush, Carmilla, Golden
Teachers, Lawmen, The Door, Ozion, Paranormal Witness. Training: Ryerson Theatre
School. — Excited and grateful to be a part of such an amazing cast and crew!
Trevor Patt
Ensemble
RAISED IN: London, ON FOR THE CENTRE: Debut THEATRE: Les Misérables, The Little
Mermaid, Mary Poppins (Rainbow Stage); Made in Canada (Smile Theatre); Shrek, The
25th...Spelling Bee (Grand Theatre); Sound of Music, 9 to 5 (Drayton); Broadway: ALW
(Port Hope); Robin Hood, Disney’s High School Musical (Theatre Aquarius). Upcoming:
Billy Elliot (RMTC); West Side Story (Citadel). — Love and thanks to TH, Jade, and my
family for their constant love and support.
Kyden Seetoo
Young Olivier
RAISED IN: Sherwood Park, AB FOR THE CENTRE: Debut THEATRE: The Christmas Carol
(Citadel Theatre/ Robbins Academy, 2014); Foote Theatre Session (Edmonton, 2014);
Musical Theatre for Performing Arts (Festival Place, 2014). — I am so excited to be in
Evangeline and play Young Olivier. I want to be the best actor I can be. Thank you Bob
Baker for believing in me. Thank you to my Dad, Mama, and sisters. Love you everywhere.
Shelley Simester
Ensemble
RAISED IN: Ottawa, ON FOR THE CENTRE: Debut SELECTED THEATRE: The Pirates of
Penzance (1000 Islands); Man of La Mancha (The Globe); The Music Man (Stratford
Festival); Sweeney Todd (Neptune Theatre, The Citadel); Queen Marie (4th Line Theatre);
[title of show] (Angelwalk); Grease, Beauty and The Beast, Rocky Horror, The Wizard
of Oz (The Citadel); I LoveYou....Change (VPP, Stage West, TNB); The Last Resort (VPP,
Drayton); Elf (Neptune Theatre). OTHER: Reign, Saving Hope.
Alicia Toner
Ensemble
RAISED IN: Fredericton, NB FOR THE CENTRE: Cinderella: A Fairly Tall Tale, Canada
ROCKS!, Evangeline, Ring of Fire, Anne of Green Gables–The Musical™. THEATRE: Once
(Mirvish); Cabaret, Legally Blonde, Poodle Skirts to Platform Shoes (Theatre Aquarius);
Assassins (TIFT/Birdland); Ivan vs Ivan, Dear World (TIFT); Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story
(Mayfield/Stage West Calgary); Scrooge the Musical, Cabaret, Broadway Gold (Rose
Theatre). — Alicia is thrilled to be back in her favourite place working with incredible
artists on this beautiful piece of theatre. Much love and thanks to her ever-supportive
family, friends and husband, MC.
18 tickets: 1 800 565.0278