The Cast and Creative Team of THE TRIANGLE FACTORY FIRE PROJECT!

Introducing the Cast and Creative Team of The Triangle Factory Fire Project, up first in our 60th Season!

CAST:

AHMED ALMOKDAD – Abe Gordon, Samuel Gompers
ALLIE CONNOP – Dinah Lifschitz
DANIELLE YU – Rose Friedman, Ida Mittleman
DUSTIN  BERUBE – William Shepherd
EARL DANGWA – William Bernstein/Thug 2
ERIC RICE – Issac Harris
HEATHER MORROW – Bertha Schwartz
JAMES TOUPIN – Fire Chief Crocker
JESSICA RAMISCH – Ensemble
KENT SUTHERLAND –  Max Blanck
KINGSLEY LEUNG – Eddie Markowitz, John Moore
MARC TRILLANES – Max Schwartz
MARIAM GILL – Kate Alterman
MATT BEAIRSTO – Max Steuer, John Meehan
MEGHAN SCHRITT – Margaret Schwartz, May Lavantini
REBECCA BISSONNETTE – Rose Schneiderman, Yetta Lubitz
RUDY SMITH – Charles Bostwick
SAMANTHA WOOLSEY – Mrs. Belmont, Mary Alter
STEPHANIE SWENSRUDE – Ethel Monick
TAHA RIZVI – Samuel Bernstein

CREATIVE TEAM:

BARBARA MAH – Director/Choreographer
MARY ELLEN PERLEY – Stage Manager
M.J. KREISEL – Production Manager
KARIN LAUDERDALE – Costume Designer
LELAND STELCK – Set Designer
PHIL KREISEL – Sound Designer
BRAD MELROSE – Lighting Designer
DEBBIE TYSON – Properties Manager
ROBIN SHINA – Assistant Stage ManagerASM
BROOKE  EMBERLY – Master Painter
JOAN HAWKINS – Assistant Painter
RICHARD HATFIELD – Set Builder
JODE TOEWS – Light Operator
LOUISE MALLORY – Sound Operator
SALLY HUNT – Music Advisor

The Triangle Factory Fire Project runs from October 10-20, 2018.

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Meet the Cast and Creative Team of BLUE STOCKINGS!

Introducing the Cast and Creative Team for Blue Stockings!

CAST:

Tess Moffat – Lucy Vogue
Carolyn Addison – Monica Lefurgey
Celia Willbond – Jocelyn Jay
Maeve Sullivan – Maggie Salopek
Ralph Mayhew – Andre Gobeil
Lloyd – Brayden O’Boyle
Holmes – Aidan Spila
Edwards – Austin Kumar
Will Bennett – Aidan Thomas
Mrs. Elizabeth Welsh – Elizabeth Marsh
Miss Blake – Sam Woolsey
Mr Thomas Banks – Dave Wolkowski
Dr. Henry Maudsley – Martin Stout
Minnie/Mrs. Lindley – Rebecca Collins
Miss Bott – Julie Sinclair
Anderson/Peck – Nelson Niwa
Radleigh – Pierre Valois
Collins/Librarian – Glenn Balombin
Billy Sullivan – Austin Long
Waiter – Nathan Webb

CREATIVE TEAM:

Director: Laura Ly
Stage Manager: Anglia Redding
Production Manager: Eric Smith
Set Designer/Master Painter: Alan Westen
Costume Designer: Karin Lauderdale
Lighting Designer: Karlie Christie
Sound Designer: Taylor Sisson
Fight Choreographer: Chance Heck
Props Master: Debbie Tyson
Master Builder: Ed Medeiros
Mentor Director: Kristen M. Finlay
Sound Operator: Jeff Turkiewicz
Lighting Operator: Fraser Thurston

Blue Stockings by Jessica Swale
April 4, 2018 – April 14, 2018

Introducing the Cast and Creative Team of THE WOMEN!

3-WomenCAST:

Mary – Roseanna Sargent
Sylvia – Nicole Lemay
Edith – Jenn Robinson
Peggy – Mandy Stewart
Nancy – Sarah Van Tassel
Jane – Sadie Bowling
Mrs. Morehead – Syrell Wilson
Miriam – Katelyn Arthurs
Countess De Lage – Trish Van Doornum
Little Mary – Lilianna Coyes-Loiselle
Crystal – Julie Whelan
Maggie & Ensemble – Peg Young
Pilates Instructor & Ensemble – Sarah Spicer
Sadie & Ensemble – Wendy Shobe
Olga & Ensemble – Katie Elliott
Lucy & Ensemble – Chantal Rohovich
Miss Watts & Ensemble – Katrina Kunkel
Miss Timmerback & Ensemble – Tyra Watkin

CREATIVE  TEAM:

Director – Catherine Wenschlag
Production Manager – Steven Sobolewski
Stage Manager – Gaby Phaneuf
Dramaturg – Anne Marie Szucs
Fight Director – Julianne Murphy
Set Design – Leland Stelck
Costume Design – Mandy Mattson
Lighting & Projection Design – Jessica Poole
Sound Design – Erin Foster-O’Riordan
Hair & Makeup Design – TBD
Properties Master – Alayna Hunchak
Master Builder – Morgan Smith
Master Painter – Brooke Emberly
ASM(s) – Nic Juba & Cassie Duval
Lighting Operator – Fraser Thurston
Sound Operator – Glenn Cook
Dresser – Liz Cook

Meet the Cast of A DOLL’S HOUSE – Dave Wolkowski is Nils Krogstad

dave wolkowskiWhat is your role in this production? I play Nils Krogstad. A disgraced, former lawyer who is trying to put some respectability back into his life. He is often viewed as a scoundrel but I prefer to see him as someone with a heart. He only really wants the best for himself and his children. With those worthy intentions in mind, only good things are ahead for him.
What is your background in theatre? At Walterdale? I was bitten by the acting bug 20 years ago when I was volunteering for Central Alberta Theatre in Red Deer. I was a Sound Operator at the time when I was asked to step in for an actor who became ill. The rest, as they say, is history. I’ve been in a variety of theatre, film and TV projects over the years. I have been a member of Walterdale Theatre for about 10 years and have a done a few shows in that time on our well trod boards.
What brought you out for this show? Why did you want to become involved? After a brief time living in BC I returned to Edmonton last year and was anxious to re-connect with the folks at Walterdale Theatre. When I saw the audition call for A Doll’s House I thought this would be an opportunity to get to work, once again, with all the many energetic men and women of this wonderful community theatre group. I lucked out and have landed in with a cast and crew of dedicated and talented souls for this production of A Doll’s House. I do feel blessed.
What do you think audiences will take away from the show? Every audience member will come away with something different from this show. If you have ever been in love, have ever been out of love, have had ups and downs from these experiences and from the things life can throw at you then you will be able to relate to the issues dealt with in this play by Henrik Ibsen. It doesn’t seem to matter whether it is 1879 or 2017. People are people and the struggles and the joys we face transcend the ages.
Let’s lighten things up a bit – got any funny stories about money? Is there anything funny about money? It has been called the root of all evil but most of us want more of it. I suppose the funniest thing about money is that here at Walterdale, like all community theatres, we do it simply for love not money.

Announcing the Cast of SHATTER

2-ShatterCAST:

Anna MacLean – SIAN GODSMARK
Jennie Maclean – YANIT TEREFE
Elsie Schultz – SAMANTHA WOOLSEY
Brian Davidson – BERKLEY ABBOTT

Ghosts: BRITTANY HINSE, DYLAN BRENNEIS, MIKAYLEE BOUTIN, VIKTORIA BRADLEY, STUART OLD, SYDNEY JINJOE

 

Shatter by Trina Davies
December 6, 2017 – December 16, 2017
Director: Josh Languedoc

Anna MacLean’s eye has been turned by all the handsome soldiers roaming about the streets of her hometown of Halifax.  She feels the promise of something great is lingering on the horizon for her. Those feelings are as fleeting as a dream.  With Anna’s mother, her best friend, Elsie Schultz are thrown into chaos when their world explodes around them. Based around the events of the Halifax Explosion of 1917, Davies’ intense and thought-provoking work paints a haunting portrait of the aftermath of tragedy.

 

 

Introducing the Cast of A DOLL’S HOUSE!

1-DollsHouseWe’d like to welcome the first cast of our 2017/18 Season:
A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen
Directed by Alex Hawkins
Cast:
Nora Helmer – Nicole English
Anne-Marie – Leslie Caffaro
Torvald Helmer – Tim Marriott
Mrs. Christine Linde – Marsha Amanova
Nils Krogstad – Dave Wolkowski
Dr. Peter Rank – Dale Wilson
Creative Team:
Alex Hawkins – Director
John Anderson – Assistant Director
JOAN HAWKINS – Set Designer/ Master Painter
Geri Drittich- Costume Designer
Jackie Lotery – Production Manager
Cassie Duval – Stage Manager
Pierre Valois – Master Builder
Alayna Hunchak – Props Master
Richard Hatfield- Technical Advisor/Lighting Designer
A Doll’s House runs from October 11-21, 2017
Tickets are available at Tix on the Square – 780.420.1757 or www.tixonthesquare.ca

Introducing the Cast and Creative Team of FOLLIES!

CAST:6Follies
SALLY DURANT PLUMMER -Leslie Caffaro
PHYLLIS ROGERS STONE – Monica Roberts
BUDDY PLUMMER – Dustin Berube
BENJAMIN STONE – Gavin Belik
YOUNG SALLY – Tia Yakubowich
YOUNG PHYLLIS – Veronica Masik
YOUNG BUDDY – Allan Cabral de Sa
YOUNG BEN – Aidan Spila
CARLOTTA CAMPION – Kristen M. Finlay
STELLA DEEMS – Joyanne Rudiak
HATTIE WALKER – Karin Thomas
SOLANGE LAFITTE – Jackie Lotery
EMILY WHITMAN – Stacey Grubb
THEODORE WHITMAN – Kent Sutherland
HEIDI SCHILLER – Erin Foster-O’Riordan
DIMITRI WEISMANN/ROSCOE – Morgan Smith
KEVIN (waiter) – Aaron Schaan
Ensemble: Austin Kumar. Michael Watt, Aaron Schaan, Carol Chu, Alyssa Paterson, Stephanie Swensrude, Kayleigh Teatrault, Nadia Small, Christine Maydew

PRODUCTION TEAM
Director/Choreographer – Barbara Mah
Music Director – Michael Clark
Stage Manager – Phil Kreisel
Production Manager – MJ Kreisel
Assistant Choreographer – Christine Maydew
Costume Designer – Karin Lauderdale
Set Designer – David Folk
Lighting Designer – Brad Melrose
Properties Manager – Debbie Tyson
ASM – Danielle Szeponski
Set Builder – Richard Hatfield
ASM – Steven Sobolewski
Sound Designer – Marika Friesen
Live sound (mics) – Tim Friesen
Light Operator – John Anderson
Sound Operator – Christina O’Dell
Set Painter – Karlie Christie

Introducing the Cast and Creative Team of QUEEN MILLI OF GALT

4MilliCast:

Milli: Stephanie O’Neill
Edward: Owen Emblau
Mona: Lauren Tamke
Mrs. Milroy: Anne-Marie Smyth
Godfrey: Robert Klakowich

Production Team:

Liz Cook – Director
Paula Blanco Longa – Assistant Director
Anne Marie Szucs – Mentor Director
Laura Young – Stage Manager
Glenn Cook – Production Manager
Catherine Wenschlag – Mentor PM
Jim Herchak – Set Designer
Roy Jackson – Lighting Designer
Phil Kreisel – Sound Designer
Geri Dittrich – Costume Designer
Karin Lauderdale – Costume Ass’t/Assigned DoP
Alayna Hunchak – Props Master
Assistant Stage Manager – TBA
Lighting Operator – TBA
Sound Operator – TBA
Richard Hatfield – Master Builder
Joan Hawkins – Master Painter
Kimberly North – Assistant Painter

Meet the Cast of LADY WINDERMERE’S FAN – Craig Sephton is Mr. Hopper

Meet the Cast of LADY WINDERMERE’S FAN – Émanuelle Dubbeldam is Rosalie!

emanuelle-dubbeldamWhat is your role in this production? I play Rosalie — Lady Windermere’s maid — as well as Miss Graham.

What is your background in theatre? Although it’s my first time on the Walterdale stage, I have been involved in theatre since the tender age of seven. I have made a couple of appearances at NextFest and the Fringe, and, being bilingual, through l’UniThéâtre. I have about seven years of improv experience and definitely consider it to be my favourite form of theatre.

What brought you out for this show? I knew the story was interesting and filled to the brim with amusing characters, and I figured it would be a blast to be a part of. Boy, was I right!

Why do you think audiences shoudl come and see this show? Lady Windermere’s Fan is extremely cleverly written, with twists and turns in every scene. Each character brings a new dimension to the story and there is humour sprinkled throughout. It’s loads of fun to watch; trust me, I have seen it many times by now.

What has been the most fun so far working on the show? The little accidents that turn out to be hilarious. Everyone involved has a great sense of humour, I’m surprised we get anything done at all.

The most challenging thing? The posture! I’m a sloucher through and through.

What is your favorite Oscar Wilde quote? “London is too full of fogs—and serious people. Whether the fogs produce the serious people or whether the serious people produce the fogs, I don’t know.”