Programme: A Party to Murder

James Ostime – Charles

James is thrilled to be returning to Walterdale for A Party to Murder. Past Walterdale credits include Harvey and A Fitting Confusion. Most recently, he appeared in Paper Crown Theatre’s production of The Cat & the Canary. He obtained his BFA from University of Regina. Enjoy the show!

Erwin Veugelers – Willy

In younger years abroad, Erwin (he/him) dabbled in music, acting, singing and songwriting. Since moving to Edmonton, he has been singing with I Coristi Chamber Choir. Recently he appeared in the comic opera Trial By Jury at the Fringe. Erwin is excited to return to acting in his first Walterdale production.

Grace Li – McKenzie

Grace (she/her) is a Taishanese-Canadian aspiring artist. Recent theatre credits include Spin Cycle (Prairie Strange & Typecast Anonymous) as a stage manager, and Onward to Never (Walterdale, ‘From Cradle to Stage 2024’) as a playwright. Outside of theatre, she is a gremlin who enjoys reading, writing, and inhaling multiple beverages simultaneously.

Chelsea Laporte – Valerie

Chelsea’s thrilled to make A Party To Murder her Walterdale debut. She recently played Mopsa in Head Over Heels with Leduc Drama Society. Chelsea is excited to share this experience with such a talented cast and crew. Chelsea thanks Cody, Riley, and caffeine for always being there for her.

Sarah Gibson – Henri

Sarah’s SO addicted to being on stage that she went straight from Dick Piston Hotel Detective (Nacho Pals) into this show! Previous credits: Harvey (Walterdale), Clockmaker (Shattered Glass). Sarah thanks everyone she voluntold to help her memorize lines over the past 5 months and everyone in the cast and crew!

Ryan Mattila – Elwood

Ryan happily returned to theatre in Leduc Drama Society’s They Promised Her The Moon. He also performed this year in Walterdale’s Cradle To Stage Festival and Canterbury Tales at the Edmonton Fringe. He is overjoyed to perform with a terrific cast and crew and hopes you enjoy the show.

John Anderson – Sound Designer

John is happy to be back in the theatre, working with his fellow theatre lovers and volunteers. This is his seventh time Sound Designing a show. Previous Walterdale Sound Design credits include: Glace Bay Miner’s Museum and The Swearing Jar.

Natalie Blanchard – Stage Manager

Natalie’s thrilled to be back at Walterdale for another gripping mystery! She’s grateful for the chance to work with this amazing cast and crew. Past Walterdale highlights include The Mousetrap and The 39 Steps. Let the intrigue begin!

Rebecca Cave – Lighting Design Mentor and Lighting Operator

Rebecca Cave is coming up on their eighth year in community theatre. They are delighted to be part of this production of A Party to Murder. This is her third mystery play and second time mentoring a designer, and she hopes audiences have a suitably spooky evening with this story.

Afrah Collier-Potts – Costume Designer and Lighting Operator

Afrah has had a very busy year between stage managing, assistant directing, and costuming multiple shows. Including her inaugural show with nacho pals theatre. She is incredibly grateful to wrap up the year with the cast and crew of A Party To Murder!

Brooke Emberly – Master Painter

Brooke became Walterdale’s Paint Head in January 2021. Having previously been a Master Painter on 13 other Walterdale shows since 2016, and on various shows outside of the theatre, Brooke is thrilled to add A Party to Murder to her ever growing roster! She is proud to call Walterdale her home.

Kristen M. Finlay – Mentor Director

Last Season Kristen directed The Penelopiad at Walterdale. Kristen is a Director, Actor, Designer, and Playwright and was recently awarded the Jack Wilson Award for Lifetime Achievement at Walterdale. This is her home away from home and she’s so pleased you are all here!

Richard Hatfield – Master Builder and Technical Advisor

Richard has been performing many roles at Walterdale since 1991. Some of these roles include Set Builder, Technical Director, Lighting Designer, and many more. Some of the recent shows Richard has built are Austentatious, The Mousetrap, and Amigo’s Blue Guitar.

Kalin Jensen – Assistant Stage Manager and Fight Captain

Kalin is excited to be back in the theatre world after many years away from the stage. She previously was an ASM for Canterbury Tales in Leduc & Amigo’s Blue Guitar at Walterdale. She was also honoured to be on-stage as part of Cradle to Stage last season.

Adrian Mackenzie – Lighting Designer

Adrian Mackenize is a first time Lighting Designer, excited to have this opportunity to expand his skills. Having worked behind the scenes in Edmonton for nearly a decade on festivals and shows, Adrian is excited to learn new skills in the Walterdale booth.

Louise Mallory – Production Manager and Lighting Operator

Louise’s been production manager for seven Walterdale productions, running meetings and chasing program submissions and expense receipts. She’s also enjoyed stage managing, directing, playwriting, coordinating From Cradle to Stage, and participating on the Board of Directors. Next up: directing Stag and Doe (spring 2025)!

Mélissa Masse – Assistant Costume Designer

Mélissa is thrilled to return to Walterdale, this time as an assistant costume designer. Her love of theatre knows no bounds and she participates in any way she can. It’s been a joy to be a part of a fantastic crew and help design for an amazing cast!

Eric Matheson-Jones – Properties Master

Eric is pleased to be on board as co-props master for Walterdale Theatre and to be working with such a great creative team. He was recently props master at Walterdale for The Mousetrap (2023) and All My Sons (2023).

Rigel Rendón – Sound Operator

Rigel has an extensive musical background. He received his Bachelor’s degree from the King’s University, and he recently completed a music production and sound engineering program at Pixel Blue College. Rigel is excited to be contributing to this production!

Graham Schmitz – Assistant Director

Graham is thrilled to have had the opportunity to assist in directing this show. This is his first time directing at Walterdale and he would like to thank the cast and crew for making the experience such a fun one. He hopes you enjoy the show!

Adorra Sergios – Assistant Costume Designer

Adorra is so excited to be working with such an amazing cast and crew as an assistant costume designer! This is her first time in this role and she’s especially grateful for all of the support she’s received.

Sarah Spicer – Director, Fight Choreographer, and Intimacy Choreographer

Sarah (she/her) is a huge fan of murder mysteries and is thrilled to work on this show. Sarah also works as an actor, fight and intimacy choreographer as well as producer of Shattered Glass Theatre. She’d like to thank her partner, Thomas, her family and her friends for all their support!

Pierre Valois – Set Designer

Pierre has built and designed sets, trod the boards, operated lights and sound, and worked as Production Manager. It’s been a pleasure to work with such a dedicated cast and crew. Many thanks to his spouse Parazanda for her support. Enjoy the show.

Rachel Whipple – Properties Master

Halloween is Rachel’s favourite holiday and she loves all things spooky, so she was ecstatic to work on props for this show. Rachel recently worked with Sarah Spicer on the show The Chart. Rachel also assisted with props and was an understudy for Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.