the cast
(in alphabetical order)
Neil Barclay (Arthur Birling)
Drayton Entertainment: Kiss Me, Kate, Fiddler on the Roof, Twelve Angry Men. Other theatre: The Gig (Theatre Aquarius); Shaw Festival Ensemble since 1990, more than 70 productions including The Apple Cart, The Shadow of a Doubt, The Importance of Being Earnest, Too True To Be Good, Trouble in Mind, Charley’s Aunt, The Orchard (After Chekhov), Stage Kiss, Androcles and the Lion, Me and My Girl, Uncle Vanya, My Fair Lady, Maria Severa, After the Dance, Detective Story, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Peter Pan, Village Wooing, You Can’t Take It With You, Lulu, Ubu Rex, Misalliance and productions with Persephone, Capitol, Grand, Studio 180, TNW, Geva, ATP, Tarragon, Canadian Stage, NAC, TPM and TFT among others.
Amos Crawley (Eric Birling)
Drayton Entertainment: A Few Good Men. Other theatre: Steel City Gangster, Renovations for Six, A Few Good Men (Theatre Aquarius); Skin Flick (Theatre New Brunkswick): Love’s Labours Lost, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, All’s Well That Ends Well, Taming of the Shrew (Shakespeare By The Sea); Love’s Labours Won/The Power Play (Rogue Shakespeare London). Film/TV: Murdoch Mysteries (CBC); The Lost Symbol (NBC); Anne With an E (Netflix); The Oak Room (Black Fawn Films); Bakugan (Corus). Many thanks to Drayton, cast, and crew!
Tyrell Crews (Gerald Croft)
Drayton Entertainment: Halfway There, A Few Good Men. Other theatre: Noises Off, Much Ado About Nothing, Twelfth Night, One Man Two Guvnors (Theatre Calgary); King Lear (Bard On The Beach); Disgraced (Alberta Theatre Projects); Pride and Prejudice (National Arts Centre); Merchant of Venice, Three Muskateers (Stratford Festival); Major Barbara (American Conservatory Theater); The 39 Steps, Clue, Deathtrap (Vertigo Theatre); Lucky in Waiting For Godot (Black Radish Theatre). Film/TV: Horses of McBride (CTV), Hell On Wheels (AMC); Heartland (CBC); Wyonna Earp (Sci-Fi). To my loves, Adelaide and Cynthia.
Tracey Ferencz (Sybil Birling)
Drayton Entertainment: Debut. Other theatre (selected): Room (Mirvish/ Grand Theatre), Hana’s Suitcase (YPT), Seeds (Blyth Festival), Afterplay (Campbell House), Becky’s New Car (ATP), Enchanted April (Theatre Calgary), The Overcoat (Canadian Stage/International Tour). Ten seasons with the Shaw Festival. Some favourite Shaw productions include: The Petrified Forest, Cavaclade, Mrs. Warren’s Profession. Film/TV (selected) credits include: The Expanse (SyFy), Murdoch Mysteries (CBC), Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure (Disney), King (Showcase).
Roy Lewis (Inspector Goole)
Drayton Entertainment: Death of a Salesman. Roy Lewis is a poet, playwright, director and actor. He is a Founding Member of the Obsidian Theatre Company and a sixteen season veteran of the Stratford Festival Company acting company. On stage he has played Morocco in The Merchant of Venice, Capulet in Romeo and Juliet, Cyclops in the Odyssey, Claudius in Hamlet, The Stage Manager in Our Town, Abel in Magwitch in Great Expectations, Prospero in the Tempest, Mr. Potter in It’s A Wonderful Life, Charley in Death of a Salesman and Camillio in The Winter’s Tale. Roy has directed 10 plays, which include: Moments WIth You and I See the Crimson Wave: The Nat Love Story and had their premiers at the Here For Now Theatre and Talk Is Free Theatre.
Hadley Mustakas (Edna)
Drayton Entertainment: Tinkerbell in Peter Pan: The Panto, Hodel in Fiddler on the Roof, Kaylee in The Prom, Ali in Mamma Mia!, Jane in Mary Poppins, and Wendy in Peter Pan. Other theatre: Sarah in Simone, Half and Half (Carousel Players), Liesl in The Sound of Music (Thousand Islands Playhouse), Sophie in Mamma Mia! (Tweed & Company), and Ensemble in the Roaring Twenties (Victoria Playhouse Petrolia). Thank you to my family for their love and support, to my mom who’s taught me the value of kindess, and to my friends Lyrie and Timothy who encourage me to be the best version of myself and make it easy to live everyday with a smile.
Caroline Toal (Sheila Birling)
Drayton Entertainment: Debut. Other theatre: Three Sisters, Casimir and Caroline (The Howland Company), Blackbird, Spider’s Web, Steel City Gangster (Theatre Aquarius), Gloria: A Life (Harold Green Jewish Theatre), Where You Are, Early August (Lighthouse Theatre), Selfie, Hana’s Suitcase, To Kill a Mockingbird (Young People’s Theatre), Stag & Doe (Theatre Orangeville), Whit’s End (The Foster Festival), The Taming of the Shrew (Shakespeare Bash’d), Ambrose, Firebrand (Single Thread Threatre), Western, For a Good Time, Call Cathy Blanchard (Next Stage Festival). Caroline has been nominated for 6 awards for her work, winning two Dora Mavor Moore Awards. Visit www.carolinetoal.com.
the creative team
Mike Shara (Director)
Drayton Entertainment: Director: Debut. Actor: American Son, A Few Good Men, The Rainmaker. Other theatre: 10 seasons at Stratford, 10 seasons at Shaw. Performances at the National Arts Centre, Vancouver Playhouse, Theatre Calgary, Manitoba Theatre Centre, Soulpepper, Theatre Aquarius, Canadian Stage, Tarragon, Citadel, Crow’s Theatre, and The Grand Theatre. Film/TV: Recurring roles on Orphan Black, Murdoch Mysteries, Astrid & Lilly Save the World, and Ride. Recent credits include: Trust Me, I’m A Doctor, Nesting, The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh, All the Lost Ones. Gratitude to Alex and everyone at Drayton Entertainment for this opportunity. Love to Carla, Molly, and the rest of my family.
Douglas Paraschuk (Set Designer)*
Drayton Entertainment (selected): Kiss Me, Kate, Jersey Boys, Fiddler on the Roof, American Son, The Music Man, South Pacific, Dial M for Murder. Over 30 productions for the Stratford Festival. Director of Design and Associate Director for the UAE Golden Jubilee Celebration (2021) Expo, Dubai. Designer for Sephen Fry’s Mythos (Shaw Festival, Edinburgh Festival, English National Tour). Director of Design for the Calgary Stampede Grandstand show (2014-23). Director of Design for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics opening, medals, and closing cermonies. Director of Design for the opening and closing cermonies for the Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. For over 35 years, Doug has designed for television, theatre, film, opera, ballet, and touring productions and has created hundreds of productions in Canada, the United States, Asia, and Europe.
Sean Mulcahy (Costume Designer)*
Drayton Entertainment (selected): Halfway There, Evita, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, A Few Good Men, Blue Champagne. Other theatre (selected): The House That Will Not (Shaw Festival); In Seven Days (The Grand/HGJT). Awards: Guthrie and The Tom Patterson Award (Stratford Festival), 3 Merritt awards for Outstanding Design (Theatre Nova Scotia), Best Group Costume Design (PRIDE Toronto), Laureate of the prestigious Virginia and Myrtle Cooper Award for Costume Design (OAC/OAF, 2020). Sean is a graduate and MFA candidate of York University, a member of the Associated Designers of Canada, IATSE 659, and a design instructor at Toronto Metropolitan Univeristy and Dalhousie University. www. seanmulcahydesign.com.
*Indicated designers on this production are represented by the Associated Designers of Canada, IATSE Local ADC659.
Kevin Fraser (Lighting Designer)*
Drayton Entertainment: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert the Musical, Fiddler on the Roof, Jersey Boys, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, A Few Good Men, The Sound of Music, On Golden Pond, ELF: The Musical, The Miracle Worker, ‘ART’, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert the Musical, Rocky: The Musical, Man of La Mancha, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Death of a Salesman, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Sister Act, Little Shop of Horrors, Les Misérables, and many more. Other theatre: Gypsy (Shaw Festival); Cirque Ambiente (Canada’s Wonderland); Treasure Island, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, Shakespeare In Love, A Little Night Music, Carousel (Stratford Festival). Kevin is a member of Associated Designers of Canada, and a graduate of Ryerson Theatre School. Web:kevinfraserlighting.com.
Alan Card (Stage Manager)
Drayton Entertainment: Stage Management: Boeing Boeing, Peter Pan: The Panto, Robin Hood, Brigadoon, Country Legends, Caught in the Act II: Repeat Offenders, Me and My Girl, Cinderella, One For The Pot, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Christmas Show, Crazy For You, CATS, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Oklahoma!, It Runs in the Family, Triple Espresso, Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story, Evita, Shear Madness and Forever Plaid. Other theatre: Guys and Dolls, Meet Me in St. Louis, Chicago, My Fair Lady, Carousel, The Sound of Music and West Side Story. This is Alan’s 30th Season with Drayton Entertainment.
Grace Batten (Assistant Stage Manager)
Drayton Entertainment: Steel Magnolias, The New Canadian Curling Club. Other theatre (selected): Beneath Springhill, Same Time, Next Year, The 39 Steps, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Never Not Once, Where You Are; three years as Entertainment Technician for Carnival Cruise Lines. Since graduating from the University of Windsor School of Dramatic Art, Grace has worked at venues across North America, from Banff to Belize, on land and at sea. When she isn’t working, she can usually be found knitting or playing with random dogs. @woolngrace.
*Indicated designers on this production are represented by the Associated Designers of Canada, IATSE Local ADC659.
ADMINISTRATION
Artistic Director & CEO
Alex Mustakas
Executive Director
Steven Karcher
Associate Artistic Director
David Connolly
Director of Audience Services
Ellen Berwick
Director of Facilities
Alan Card
Director of Finance
Siobhan Lovejoy
Director of Human Resources
Natasha Hopf
Director of Marketing & Development
Jonathan Randall
Director of Production
Dave Horner
Accounting Clerk
Joanne Labrecque
Ticketing & Systems Specialist
Randi Perriam
ARTISTIC
Artistic Administrator
Brenley Charkow
Artistic Administrative Assistant
Stephanie Reeve
AUDIENCE SERVICES
Audience Services Manager
Gary Good
Box Office Manager
Laurie Castro
Box Office Supervisor
Paige Corriveau
AUDIO
Head of Audio
Allan McMillan
Audio Assistant
Nicholas Wadel-Tucotte
MARKETING & DEVELOPMENT
Development Manager
Lindsay Bellaire
Group, Events & Rentals
Manager
Karen De iuliis
Community Engagement
Specialist
Danielle Dixon
Marketing Associate
Lia Tunstall
Graphic Designer
Annissa Malthaner
PRODUCTION
Production Coordinator
Jeff JohnstonCollins
Technical Directors
Lyle Franklin
Jeff JohnstonCollins
Austin Wilson
Head of Electrics
Lyle Franklin
Head of Construction
Rob Clarke
Assistant Head of Construction
Jenna Barry
Lead Carpenter
Lindsey Woelfle
Carpenters
John Bigelow
John Graham
House Technicians
Glenn Beckner
Richard McLeod
Production Administrator
Caitlyn Hill
PROPS
Head of Props
Kat Theriault
Senior Props Builder
Madeline Samms
Junior Props Builder
Josiah Bosse
Daijah Clement-Day
SCE NIC PAINT
Senior Scenic Painters
Frank Crickmore
Kristen McCormick
WARDROBE
Head of Wardrobe
Jenine Kroeplin
Assistant Head of Wardrobe
Jessica Pembleton
First Hand
Joanna Lee
FOR AN INSPECTOR CALLS
Audio and Video
Nicholas Wadel-Tucotte
Costume Assistant
Amanda Kennedy
Cutter
Anna Farquharson
Running Crew
Naomi Damasco
Stitchers
Taylor Hall
Sarah Hunsberger
Heather McKenzie
Wardrobe Maintenance
Nicole Del Cul
Wig Maintenance
Alexandra Gerlach
Molly Fortier
Wig Stylist
Anne May
ST. JACOBS COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE
Facility Manager
Cheryl Oudshoorn
House Manager
Cheryl Oudshoorn
House Technician
Naomi Damasco
Bartenders
Samantha Reid
Tyrah Wilson
Box Office Staff
Emily Castro
Laura Kapp
Fiona Lehman
Tracy Novak
Yvonne Schieck
Custodian
Domestic Bliss
DRAYTON ENTERTAINMENT YOUTH ACADEMY
Director of Education
David Connolly
General Manager
Natasha Hopf
Marketing & Development
Associate
Christian Rose
Administrator Assistant
June Sung
By Ken Ludwig
