A Midsummer Night's Dream House Program

Canadian Stage has three homes spread across our great city. The Bluma Appel and the Berkeley Street Complex bookend the vibrant St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood and run along what was once the shore of Lake Ontario. Our beautiful High Park Amphitheatre is nestled within the grassy mounds and forests of our city’s most beloved park. Canadian Stage is grateful to be able to tell our stories on this bountiful land that we all share.

This sacred land has held story for thousands of years: stories that live in the fabric of who we are as a nation. Canadian Stage would like to acknowledge and thank the original caretakers and knowledge keepers of this territory: the Anishinaabe Nations (including the Mississaugas of the Credit), the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, and the Wendat and Métis Nations. We give thanks to the Nations recorded and unrecorded, acknowledged and unacknowledged, who also share the responsibility for this territory. We honour the Dish With One Spoon Treaty and our responsibility to peaceably share and care for the resources that surround us. We are honoured to be in this meeting place called Tkaronto that many First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people from across Turtle Island call home.

Director’s Note

“The spring, the summer, the childing autumn, angry winter change their wonted liveries, and the mazed world, by their increase, now knows not which is which”

Even if you have never read, seen or heard Shakespeare, these words and images spoken by the Fairy Queen in A Midsummer Night’s Dream are crystal clear: “the amazed world is changing!” But for better or for worse? Is the dream of our future on this Earth filled with joy and compassion? Or is it a nightmare of chaotic proportions? Or is it something in between?

Whatever the answer, this story continues to resonate with audiences today as much as it did 40 years ago when the first production of Dream in High Park was performed in this very space. It spoke to an audience over 400 years ago in Shakespeare’s day and will undoubtedly speak to generations 400 years from now…that is, if we heed the messages embedded in this spirited comedy where, “through this distemperature, we see the seasons alter”.

We hope you will take the time at some point in our fairy tale to reflect upon how this tradition of gathering together on this ancient land, should never be taken for granted. We welcome you, kids and adults of all ages, to our world of shadows and great wonder!

- Jamie Robinson

Special thanks from Jamie Robinson to:

Brendan Healy

Lila Hakim

Anaïs Hakim Robinson

Dorian Hakim Robinson

Emily Johnston

Catherine Tàmmaro

Dylan Trowbridge

Keira Loughran

Francis Bell

York University

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July 21-September 3

High Park Amphitheatre

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Written by William Shakespeare

Creative

Jamie Robinson Director

Jordan Laffrenier Assistant Director

Eden Ulnick Research Assistant Director

Jackie Chau

Set & Costume Designer

Logan Raju Cracknell*

Lighting Designer

Richard Feren*

Sound Designer & Composer

Monica Dottor Movement Director

Anita Nittoly

Fight Director

Kate Redding

Stage Manager

Troy Taylor

Assistant Stage Manager

Frank/ie

Apprentice Stage Manager

Emily Johnston

Casting Consultant

Cast

Shelly Antony

Oberon/Theseus

Frank Chung

Demetrius

郝邦宇 Steven Hao Puck

Stuart Hefford

Lysander

Ryan G. Hinds

Peter Quince/ Oberon’s Fairy, Vocal Captain

Vincent LeblancBeaudoin

Flute/Mustardseed

Megan Legesse

Helena

Angel Lo Starvling/Cobweb

Jadyn Nasato

Hermia

Julie Tepperman

Aegesta/Snug/ Peaseblossom

Aaron Willis Bottom

Louisa Zhu

Titania/Hippolita, Fight Captain

Production

Daniel Bennett Technical Director

Marshall Kidd Assistant Technical Director

Jillian Wardell

Assistant Technical Director

Mary Spyrakis

Head of Props

Chynah Philadelphia Props Assistant

Ming Wong

Head of Wardrobe

Janet Pym

Assistant Head of Wardrobe

Geoff Hughes

Kathleen Johnston

Stitchers

Crew

Bethany Allen

Dresser

Ben Junor

Head Technician

Camille Macdonald

Lighting Operator

Gordon Nesbitt

Sound Operator

Canadian Stage is a member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres and engages professional Artists who are members of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association under the terms of the jointly negotiated Canadian Theatre Agreement.

Stage Employees of the High Park Amphitheatre are represented by Local 58 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees

*Indicated designers on this production are represented by the Associated Designers of Canada, IATSE Local ADC659.

This performance runs 90 minutes with no intermission

Cast

Shelly Antony - Oberon/Theseus

Shelly Antony is making his Shakespeare in High Park debut. Selected theatre credits include: New (RMTC/Canadian Stage), The Garneau Block (The Citadel), Nathan the Wise, Henry VIII (Stratford Festival), A Thousand Splendid Suns (The Grand Theatre), Othello (Driftwood), Little Pretty and the Exceptional (Factory Theatre), Disgraced (Magnus Theatre), Scarberia (YPT). Film & TV credits include: JETT (HBO/Cinemax), A Gun & A Ring (Shanghai, Hamilton, Montreal and Louisville International Film Festival official selection). Training: M.F.A - The New School for Drama; Birmingham Conservatory.

Frank Chung - Demetrius

Frank Chung is a Korean-Canadian artist based in Toronto and has appeared in various stage and screen productions throughout Ontario. This will be Frank’s second time performing for Shakespeare in High Park and he is forever grateful to Jamie, Jordan and the Canadian Stage team for giving him another opportunity to once again dream under the stars. Canadian Stage credits include: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (dir. Tanja Jacobs), Romeo and Juliet (dir. Frank Cox-O’Connell). Other selected theatre credits include: Kim’s Convenience (Thousand Islands Playhouse), Timothy Findley’s The Wars (Grand Theatre), Romeo and Juliet (Classical Theatre Project), HAGS, Dido Queen of Carthage, Deportation Cast, Post-National (York University).

郝邦宇 Steven Hao - Puck

郝邦宇 Steven Hao is a Tkaronto-based actor, director and writer excited to make his high park debut this summer. Canadian Stage credits include: A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Other theatre credits include: Cockroach (Tarragon); King Lear (Shakespeare Bash’d); Three Sisters (Howland); Storybook Search (BadHats); Trojan Girls and the Outhouse of Atreus (Factory/OtM); The Chinese Lady (Crows/Studio 180/fu-GEN); Dragon’s Tale (Tapestry). Steven was recently listed by Glenn Sumi as one of the breakthrough Toronto stage artists of 2022. He is currently writing his original stage play Linsanity. He’s gonna leave his instagram towards the end of this bio in hopes that you will befriend him, he promises he’s mostly harmless. @steven_haoby.

Stuart Hefford - Lysander

Stuart Hefford is a Toronto-based actor and graduate of the University of Toronto and Sheridan College’s joint theatre & drama studies program. Some recent appearances on stage include She Stoops to Conquer (Guild Festival Theatre) and Stag & Doe (Capitol Theatre). Stuart has also appeared recently on CBC’s Murdoch Mysteries and will soon be appearing on Amazon Prime Video’s The Boys. He is tremendously excited to be making his Shakespeare in High Park debut.

Ryan G. Hinds - Peter Quince/Oberon’s Fairy. Vocal Captain Ryan G. Hinds is an award-winning actor/director who has performed #KanderAndEbb (Stratford Festival); We Will Rock You (Magnus Theatre); MacArthur Park Suite: A Disco Ballet (Buddies in Bad Times); and Hedwig & the Angry Inch (Capitol). Ryan is also an Associate Artist at lemonTree Creations, performing Lydie-Anne in Lilies; Or, The Revival of a Romantic Drama; MSM [men seeking men]; and Private Eyes. Directing includes Bright Lights (Shaw Festival, Neil Munro Directing Intern), Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley (Theatre New Brunswick) and 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Vanier College). Ryan is thrilled to be “Dream”ing in High Park after running the concessions booth for two summers over 20 years ago! www.ryanghinds.com

Vincent Leblanc-Beaudoin - Flute/Mustardseed

Vincent is a two-time Jessie Award winning and a multiple Dora Award nominated actor and theatre maker. He has an Honours B.A. with Specialization in Theatre from the University of Ottawa, is a graduate of Studio 58, and he has completed The Clown Farm’s summer intensive. This is Vincent’s Canadian Stage debut! He has worked with theatre companies across Canada, notably le Théâtre Français de Toronto, Corpus, Dusk Dances, BoucharDanse, DLT, Talk is Free Theatre, Théâtre la Seizième, and Rumble Theatre. His film & TV credits include Makinium (Radio-Canada), Zik (TFO) Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce (Bravo Network) and Abigaëlle et le date coaching (Unis). Vincent is also the recipient of RBC’s National Excellence Award for an emerging artist. www.vincentleblancbeaudoin.com.

Megan Legesse – Helena

Megan is an actor and mover born and based in Toronto, Ontario. She loves rainy mornings and brass in every song she hears. This is her Canadian Stage acting debut. She trained at York University’s Acting Conservatory.

THEATRE: The First Stone (New Harlem Productions/Buddies/GCTC), The Breath Between (Summerworks), Lion Womxn (Summerworks). FILM/NEW MEDIA: Gone, Fanclub, Black Deer in Blizzard. She also dabbles in directing: Swallow This Skin (Toronto Fringe Festival), BOOM! (Paprika Festival/Rose Coloured Theatre), nowhen (Assistant Director) (Canadian Stage/Summerworks).

Angel Lo - Starvling/Cobweb

Angel Lo is an actor and improviser from Calgary based in Toronto and is very excited to make their Canadian Stage debut :) Recent Stage credits include: Midsummer Night’s Dream (Panoply Collective); Insert Clown Here (Terra Firma Festival); Losing it at the End of the World (IDGAF Theatre); and Agapi Sti Fury (Theatre Calgary, Page to Stage Festival). Angel is currently trying to sport climb as much as possible in order to justify a recent impulse purchase.

Jadyn Nasato - Hermia

Jadyn Nasato is a Filipina-Italian Actor, Musician, and Creator based in Toronto Canada. She is a graduate of York University’s Theatre program, earning a BFA with Specialized Honours in Acting, and is pursuing a career in both Theatre and Film & Television. Her most recent on-stage work includes Everybody by Brandon Jacobs Jenkins (Dir. Courtney Lancaster), The Late Wedding by Christopher Chen (Dir. Jamie Robinson), and Billy and the Dreamerz (Dir. Neil Coombs, Grace Kosaka). Jadyn is always eager to bring boundless stories to life and is excited to be diving into a classic Shakespearean tale, exploring the mystifying world of Hermia. She is represented by Denise Guthrie at GlickmanAlexander Talent Management.

Julie Tepperman - Aegesta/Snug/Peaseblossom

Canadian Stage Debut! Julie Tepperman is a Dora Award-winning actor, playwright, arts educator, and Co-Artistic Leader ( with her husband “Bottom”) of the immersively-curious Convergence Theatre. Julie has acted on stages across the city and spent two seasons at The Stratford Festival, where she remains a regular Teaching Shakespeare Artist. She recently concluded The Riot at Christie Pits with Hogtown. As a playwright, Julie has been supported by numerous theatres, having had 10 plays produced to date. On a personal note: “It takes a ‘shtetl’ to care for children while both mom & dad are in the same show! Endless gratitude to: Jamie R., Chris O., Emma L., Natasha R., Amy T., Bubie & Zaida, and especially Cassandra & Elliot.”

Aaron Willis - Bottom

Canadian Stage Debut. Aaron Willis is a Dora-nominated actor and director, as well as an arts educator and Co-Artistic Leader (with his wife “Snug”) of the immersively-curious Convergence Theatre. Aaron has worked at theatres across the city including Soulpepper, Tarragon, Modern Times, Roseneath, Factory, and Theatre Passe Muraille. Aaron served as Associate Artistic Director at the Musical Stage Company and was part of the inaugural Michael Langham workshop for Classical Theatre Direction at the Stratford Festival. Thanks to the whole ‘shtetl’, without whom neither Bottom nor Snug would be in the play! Love to Cassandra and Elliot.

Louisa Zhu - Titania/Hippolita. Fight Captain

Louisa is Dora and ACTRA Award-nominated actor and performance combat artist based in Toronto. Recent theatre credits include: Lady Sunrise (Factory Theatre), The Silver Arrow (Citadel Theatre), Reflector (Theatre Gargantua), and Sex Tape Project (fu-GEN). You can hear her voicing one of the lead roles on the Netflix animated series Transformers: Botbots, and in the new series Kiya and the Kimoja Heroes on Disney+. You can also catch them as a regular on Rising Suns (OMNI); throughout two seasons of Endlings (CBC/Hulu) and in the upcoming film Relax, I’m From the Future, which is slated for release this fall. Louisa is also a martial artist and a Certified Fight Instructor with Fight Directors Canada.

Creative

Jamie Robinson - Director

Jamie’s first professional acting gig was in High Park’s 1997 production of Romeo & Juliet. He has since performed or assisted here five other summers, including 2019’s productions of Much Ado About Nothing (Benedick) and Measure for Measure (Provost). Director credits include: 1184 (Aga Khan/Phoenix Arts), Madness with Rocks (CBC/Obsidian Theatre), Copy That (Tarragon Theatre), Scotian Journey (Black Theatre Workshop), She Stoops to Conquer and Romeo & Juliet (Guild Festival Theatre, also as Artistic Director). Theatre acting credits include: Stratford Festival of Canada (four seasons), Risky Phil (YPT. Dora Award Winner), Gas Girls (New Harlem Productions. Dora Award Nomination). Jamie is a full-time professor of Acting & Directing in York University’s Theatre and Performance program.

Jordan Laffrenier - Assistant Director

Jordan is an award-winning director, producer, playwright, dramaturg and educator. He is currently the Associate Artistic Director of Canadian Stage and Prime Mover Theatre Company. He has held many musical theatre development roles in New York City, Los Angeles, and Toronto. Jordan is the founding Artistic Director of Then They Fight Theatre, a dramaturgically based theatre company dedicated to developing new work from the initial spark of an idea into a fully realized production. He is an advocate of theatre that supports the community on and off stage and has partnered theatre productions directly with local charities.

Eden Ulnick - Research Assistant Director

Eden Ulnik is a third year York University Student studying theatre and specializing in devised theatre, directing, playwriting and physical theatre. This is Eden’s first time working for Canadian Stage as a Research Assistant Director for A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Other theatre credits include: Chorus performer for internship workshop for Erased (Open Heart Surgery); Playwright for stage reading of BoyTrend (V-Day Festival York University); Performer and Co-Deviser for SoundMixing (PlayGround Festival York University); Assistant prop designer for Rocky Horror Picture Show (Hart House Theatre): Set designer for Oh Hey Carrie (PlayGround Festival York University); Performer in upcoming Thistle Gardens (Fringe Festival 2023).

Jackie Chau - Set & Costume Designer

Jackie has worked as a set and costume designer in over 200 productions across Canada and internationally. Selected credits: The Hours That Remain, Serving Elizabeth, The Gig (Theatre Aquarius) Almighty Voice and His Wife, Tombs of the Vanishing Indian, HUFF (NEPA), Gas Girls, The First Stone (New Harlem Productions), Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Canadian Stage), Lady Sunrise, Wildfire, The Waltz (Factory Theatre), Cowboy Versus Samurai, 39 Steps, Oraltorio (Soulpepper), The Komagata Maru Incident (Stratford Festival), and Dragon’s Tale (Tapestry Opera). Jackie has received 9 Dora nominations for outstanding set and costume design. She has been a resident artist with ARC since 2013. She teaches Theatrical Design at the University of Toronto and at York University.

Logan Raju Cracknell - Lighting Designer Logan Raju Cracknell is a Toronto based theatre artist specializing in theatrical design and live stream creation. Their work has taken them across the country and they are excited to see what journeys lie ahead. Select works include: Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill (Theatre Calgary), Fairview (Canadian Stage/Obsidian Theatre Company), Prodigal (Howland Company), The Extinction Therapist (Theatre Aquarius), Jesus Christ Superstar (Theatre Sheridan), Alice in Wonderland (Bad Hats Theatre), Dixon Road (The Musical Stage Company/Obsidian Theatre Company), As You Like It (Canadian Stage Company), William Shakespeare’s As You Like It: A Radical Retelling by Cliff Cardinal, and Orphans for the Czar (Crow’s Theatre).

Richard Feren - Sound Designer & Composer

Richard has been creating music and soundscapes for theatre, dance & film since 1992. He has won seven Dora Awards, the 1999 Pauline McGibbon Award, and was the first sound designer ever shortlisted for the Siminovitch Prize in 2012. For Canadian Stage: Public Enemy, As You Like It, Much Ado About Nothing, Measure For Measure, Every Brilliant Thing. Other recent credits: Gloria: A Life (Harold Green Jewish Theatre); Controlled Damage, Grand Ghosts (The Grand Theatre); Hamlet (Stratford Festival); The Cold War (VideoCabaret); Perfect Wedding, Miss Caledonia (Thousand Islands Playhouse); Going, Going (short film by Fiona Highet); Climate Change & Other Small Talk (audioplay podcast created by Sunny Drake/Why Not Theatre). Upcoming: The Inheritance (Canadian Stage).

Monica Dottor – Movement Director

Monica Dottor is an 11X Dora Mavor Moore* nominated Actor/Director/ Choreographer/Costume Designer. Monica completed her MFA in Theatre at York University. Selected Theatre: JANICE ALMIGHTY (Company Blonde) A Blow in the Face, The Penelopiad* (Nightwood), BEARS*

(Punctuate) THE OTHER (Company Blonde), In the Fire, TWEET TWEET*, Flora & Fauna, CIRCUS SESSIONS (Femmes Du Feu), ROSE*, Idomeneus, Eurydice, MARAT/SADE*

(Soulpepper) The Overcoat, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Middle Place (Canadian Stage Company), SCRATCH, Featuring Loretta, Chekhov’s Shorts. Tv/Film: SkyMed, 8 Bit Christmas, Orphan Black, Everything is Going to Be Great, LUNE, Picture Day, Star Falls, Murdoch Mysteries. www.monicadottor.com

Anita Nittoly - Fight Director

Theatre (Fight Director): entire 2019 Season (The Stratford Festival); The Last Wife, The 39 Steps, Successions (Centaur Theatre); Whole World (Carousel Players); Kitchen Radio, Stag & Doe, 2018 Season (Blyth Festival); Don Quichotte, Die Walkure, Carmen (Canadian Opera Company). Theatre (Intimacy Director): Trojan Girls and the Outhouse of Atreus (Outside the March). Stage Combat Instructor, Fight/Intimacy Director: National Theatre School. TV/FILM (Stunt Performer/Stunt Actor): (selected credits) SEE, Pretty Hard Cases, Enhanced, Titans, The Boys, Dark Matter, KIN, Designated Survivor, 12 Monkeys, Murdoch Mysteries, various Ubisoft motion-capture.

Kate Redding - Stage Manager

Kate is atingle to be joining this team for a summer of mischief and hilarity. Based in Halifax, but born with wanderlust, she has recently completed an 8-month tour of North America with It’s Okay to Be Different (Stories by Todd Parr) by Mermaid Theatre. Other recent credits include: Trace (Red Sky), Lauchie, Liza and Rory (Theatre Baddeck), 1979 (TNB), 5 seasons at Shakespeare by the Sea, Cottagers and Indians (Tarragon Theatre) and numerous tours with Neptune Theatre. Thanks and love to my support system, for always having my back; and all the love to Joe who helps make all my wild dreams realities.

Troy Taylor - Assistant Stage Manager

Troy is a Toronto-based Stage Manager for dance, theatre, and live events. Canadian Stage Credits include: As You Like It, All But Gone, The Seagull. Recent credits: Armadillo’s (Factory Theatre), The Darkest Dark (Young People’s Theatre), YOU Dance, The Collective Agreement, MADADDAM, Swan Lake (National Ballet), Fall for Dance North (2015, 2018, 2022), Amplify 1.0 (Amplified Opera), Wintersong (CCDT), Man and Superman, The Russian Play (Shaw Festival), A Blow in the Face (Nightwood Theatre), Dance Weekend (2017-2020), Harlem Duet, Girls Like That, The Millennial Malcontent (Tarragon Theatre), Chasing the Path, Armband (Human Body Expression), Come From Away (Mirvish), Salt Water Moon (Factory Theatre/ Mirvish). Much love to Craig and Jupiter. Enjoy the magic of the park.

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Frank/ie - Apprentice Stage Manager

Frank/ie (they/he) is a trans, non-binary, queer, white and autistic artist and stage manager. Frankie grew up on Cree, Blackfoot, Dene and Tsuu

T’ina land in so-called Alberta. They studied at The Canadian College of Performing Arts in Victoria, BC. Select stage management credits include: the Northern Ontario tour of The Adventures of Mary Jane Mosquito (Carousel Players), In Waking Life Best of Fringe 2019 Performance, and Ruddigore at Craigdarroch Castle (CCPA). He is passionate about reading, an avid writer and loves an adventure.

Emily Johnston – Casting Consultant

Emily Johnston is a casting professional with nearly a decade of experience across film, television, and theatre. She has previously consulted on many Canadian Stage productions including Choir Boy, Is My Microphone On?, Domesticated, Hedda Gabbler, and several previous seasons of Shakespeare in High Park. She has also assisted with casting for Company Theatre. Emily is currently an Associate at Lisa Parasyn Casting, and has helped cast such television projects as Star Trek: Discovery (CBS), Glamorous (Netflix), Workin’ Moms (CBC), Under The Banner of Heaven (FX), Skymed (Paramount+/CBC) and Little Bird (Crave Canada/Bell Media), as well as the film projects Don’t Hang Up (BounceTV), Secrets in a Small Town (Lifetime) and Faith Heist (BounceTV).

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