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Introducing the Cast and Creative Team of THE GREAT GATSBY

Welcome new and returning Walterdale Members to the Cast and Creative Team of The Great Gatsby. We’re looking forward to heading to the Roaring 20’s with all of you!

CAST:

Gatsby- Patrick Maloney
Daisy- Melenie Reid
Nick Carraway- Simon Pawlowski
Jordan Baker- Kendra Humphrey
Tom- Ed Medeiros
Myrtle- Samantha VandenBrink
George Wilson- Phillip Haverkamp
Mrs. Mckee/ Mrs. Michaels- Rosie Sargent

Ensemble
Goran Simonji
Graham Schmitz
Jericho Cabinas
Kosta Max Lemermeyer
Samuel Bronson
Ricardo Espinoza
Veronica Masik
Jeannine Naboye
Anika Plitt
Julianna Hunt
Juhi Gupta
Dara Michelle Downey

CREATIVE TEAM:

Production Manager: TBD
Director: Bethany Hughes
Assistant Director: Rachel Love Haverkamp
Musical Director/Composer/Coordinator: Matt Graham
Stage Manager: Jordan Campion
Choreographer: Jennifer Bilyk
Fight Choreographer: Adara Broyles
Costume Designer: Julieanna Salisbury Lazowski
Lighting Designer: TBD
Sound Designer: Rachel Love Haverkamp/ Matt Graham
Set Designer/Master Painter: Joan Hawkins
Master Builder: Pierre Valios
Props Master: Alyssa Paterson
Sound Op: TBD
Lighting OP: TBD

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!

CAST:

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

What 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

CAST:

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!

We’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:
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

Cast:

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

Who are you and what role are you playing in Lady Windermere’s Fan? I’m Craig Sephton, playing the Nature’s Gentleman from Australia, Mr. Hopper. A fun character to play as he has come to 1800 London as a business man who’s invited to the gatherings of the Upper Echelon class, it may have something to do with the character’s family money.

What is your background in theatre? At Walterdale? This is my first role at the Walterdale, and my first time in a long time getting out from backstage and into the light. I grew up performing in theatre, pantomimes as well as a singer/songwriter, but had expanded my skills into the technical side. I am ever so grateful to be back on stage with such an incredible cast, crew and in a beautiful venue.

What brought you out for the show? Even though it is set over 100 years ago, I feel a lot of its themes and messages still resonate today. And what drew me in were the characters throughout the play, it would be hard pressed to not relate to one of them and I know everyone knows someone like each of the characters.

Why do you think audiences should come see this show? It is a hilarious, tense and relatable story. The cast is stunning and again I feel so honoured to share space with them on stage. Everyone will be in for a treat, and everyone will take something different away from it.

What has been the most enjoyable thing about being in the show? The most challenging? By far the most fun part of working on the show is the connection with everyone working on it, it’s become like a big family. Some people (like myself) are new and some are veterans but we are all treated equally and given the respect and room to create what we see in this play. The most challenging thing… for my character is his background, having done a lot of research you can’t find all too much on him. But really, that makes it an extremely exciting part to create parts of him.

What’s your favorite Oscar Wilde quote?

“The same words that 20 years ago…” – is one that sticks out to me. Not because I have many years under my belt, but makes me think of what I am doing now and what decisions I am making now that will impact me 20 years from now… a deep thinker.