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@NEPTUNETHEATRE Neptune Theatre is located on sacred land that has been the site of human activity since time immemorial. We are in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq, and we acknowledge them as the past, present and future caretakers of this land. As artists, we are grateful to work and build community here. As stewards of culture, we commit to continuing to improve our relations with Indigenous people and upholding values of collaboration and inclusivity in all that we do. We recommend that masks be worn in our venues. As our theatres place the audience so close to the action on stage, masking helps protect not only audience members but also the actors, who cannot wear masks when performing. By keeping them safe, we all can help prevent COVID-related performance cancellations. Any videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited. The use of cameras, cellular phones, paging devices and all other recording devices is strictly prohibited in the theatre. Please ensure all cellular phones and watch alarms are turned off. Neptune Theatre is a scent-free environment.
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Neptune Theatre is a member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres and engages, under the terms of the Canadian Theatre Agreement, professional Artists who are members of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association. Neptune Theatre engages professional technicians represented by IATSE Local 680.
CONCEIVED AND CREATED BY KELLY HOLIFF AND JEREMY WEBB Neptune Theatre acknowledges the support of our government partners:
MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS BY SARAH RICHARDSON
THE COMPANY
THE BAND Kelly Holiff Sarah Richardson Melissa MacKenzie Shanoa Phillips Matt Gallant Steven MD Lawrence Andrew Murray
Headliner/Creator Music Director/Band Leader/Arranger Backup Vocals Backup Vocals Drums Bass Guitar
CREATIVE TEAM Jeremy Webb Andrew Crawford Gina Woodward
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Direction Lighting Designer Stage Manager
THE BAND KELLY HOLIFF ROLE: Headliner/Creator NEPTUNE: Captain Hook (Peter Pan) OTHER SELECTED THEATRE: Rent; Wrinkle In Time (Stratford Festival), Doralee in 9 to 5 (Capitol Theatre), Mixed Tape (Musical Stage Co.), Brooke in Noises Off (Mayfield), Aldonza/ Dulcinea in Man Of La Mancha (Drayton), Uncovered (Musical Stage Co.), Ursula in Little Mermaid (Drayton), Taking The A Train (Soulpepper), Anne Of Green Gables (Charlottetown), Hairspray (Capitol Theatre), Sound Of Music (Aquarius) and Knishes and Grits (Harold Green Jewish Theatre) OTHER SELECTED PERFORMANCES: Colm Wilkinson Tour, Voice of Heart And Stroke Foundation, Opened for President Bush and Clinton. OTHER: Thank you to Jeremy, Sarah, Bruce and T House. Dedicated to Bub.
SARAH RICHARDSON ROLE: Music Director/Band Leader/Arranger NEPTUNE: Billy Elliot The Musical, Elf the Musical, Rocky Horror Show, Rumour Has It: the Songbook of Adele, Alice in Pantoland, Calendar Girls, Controlled Damage, Peter Pan, Frozen Jr., The Color Purple, DivaStation, Shakespeare in Love, Les Misérables: School Edition, My Side of the Country OTHER THEATRE: Six the Musical (Mirvish); Assassins, Heathers, Peter & the Starcatcher, The Birthday, 9 to 5, Company (WST); Ruthless: the Stage Mother of All Musicals, Damn Yankees (Chester Playhouse); New Waterford Boy (HEIST); Rocky Horror Show, Nunsense (HFDT) FILM/ TV: Moonshine (CBC) AWARDS: Merritt Award Winner for Outstanding Musical Direction - Ruthless TRAINING: BFA - TMU (Ryerson), RCM OTHER: the Blackrats.
MELISSA MACKENZIE ROLE: Vocalist NEPTUNE: RBC Chrysalis Music Director, Billy Elliot The Musical OTHER THEATRE: Charlie & the Chocolate Factory (The Grand), Once (Thousand Islands Playhouse), The Songs of Johnny & June (Charlottetown Festival/Kitbag Theatre), Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley (Theatre New Brunswick), Dear Rita (Charlottetown Festival), Tuesdays & Sundays, The Princess & the Handmaiden, good girl (Kitbag Theatre), Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Harmony House), It’s a Wonderful Life (Magnus Theatre), The Happy Prince, Anne & Gilbert (The Guild), Perfect Wedding, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Stephenville Theatre Festival) MUSIC DIRECTION: Mind the Light (ETF/Little Bug),The Songs of Johnny & June (Kitbag). FILM/TV: Diggstown (CBC). TRAINING: Sheridan College OTHER: @melissamackenz @kitbagtheatre
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SHANOA PHILLIPS ROLE: Vocalist NEPTUNE: Rumour Has It (2022) OTHER THEATRE: Romeo & Juliet, Pinocchio, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Cinderelly, Hamlet, Wizard of Oz, Peter Pan (Shakespeare By The Sea); The Penelopiad (Hart House Theatre); The Wizard Festival (First Act Productions). OTHER: Shanoa is so excited to be part of Rumour Has It with Kelly & Sarah again! So much love to the team, and to her forever supportive family, friends, and studio family!
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THE BAND MATT GALLANT ROLE: Drums NEPTUNE: SpongeBob The Musical, (sub.) Elf The Musical, Billy Elliot The Musical OTHER: As an independent musician in the east coast music scene for 20 years, Matthew has performed as a drummer in Canada, the United States and Europe. As a recording artist, Matthew has won numerous Ecma, and MNS awards. Matthew graduated from Dalhouse with a bachelor of Music degree, and studied Ethnomusicology in Ghana through the University of Alberta. Some notable artists Matt has worked with include; Amelia Curran, Erin Costelo, Ben Caplin, Alan Syliboy, Dave Sampson, and Symphony NS. Matthew currently teaches drums at Long and McQuade.
STEPHEN MD LAWRENCE ROLE: Bass NEPTUNE: Rumour Has It (2022) OTHER THEATRE: Legends of Soul (Mahogany Music); MUSICAL DIRECTION: Gary Beals and Other Artists throughout Canada and the US. FILM/ TV: One Heart Broken Into Song and Studio Black (CBC); Moonshine, Season 1, 2 & 3 (Entertainment One); Trapped, Vollies and Roll With It (Canadian Content Studios); Kids vs Aliens and Sharp Corner (Shut Up and Colour Pictures) AWARDS: African Nova Scotian Music Association Multi-Award Winner.
ANDREW MURRAY ROLE: Guitar NEPTUNE: Alice in Pantoland, Rumour Has it (2022), Stan Rogers: A Matter of Heart OTHER THEATRE: Maggie (Charlottetown Festival, Theatre Aquarius) Tell Tale Harbour (Charlottetown Festival), Kronborg (Charlottetown Festival), I’m Every Woman (Charlottetown Festival), A Kind of Magic (Craig Fair Music Productions), Hotel California (Craig Fair Music Productions), Could I Have This Dance (Geordie Brown Productions) OTHER: Andrew is an ECMA, Music NS, and Music PEI award-winning musician, a member of the indie rock/pop group Sorrey, producer for artists such as ECMA nominated songwriter Shane Pendergast, and releases his own songwriting with the folk duo Baby God.
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CREATIVE TEAM JEREMY WEBB ROLE: Direction NEPTUNE: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead, Murder For Two, The Play That Goes Wrong, Billy Elliot The Musical, Elf The Musical, Misery, The Rocky Horror Show, Alice in Pantoland, The Woman in Black, Fully Committed, Calendar Girls, Peter Pan, Little Thing, Big Thing, Noises Off, Cinderella, Shakespeare in Love, Mamma Mia!, Dickens’ A Christmas Carol ACTOR: Beauty and the Beast, Great Expectations, Rexy!, The Comedy of Errors, The Wizard of Oz, Romeo & Juliet, The Producers, Beauty & The Beast (2007), Oliver, Annie, What The Butler Saw, Sylvia, Blood Brothers, Rumors, Sleeping Beauty OTHER THEATRE: The Hobbit, Stage Kiss, The Hound of The Baskervilles (Festival Antigonish,) 25 years of building a career in Nova Scotia theatre, including Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, Fishing, Shakespeare On Trial, Broadway on Argyle St, Under Milk Wood (Off The Leash Creative.) OTHER: His BEST productions are his sons, Samuel & Dylan Offtheleashhfx.com
ANDREW CRAWFORD ROLE: Lighting Designer NEPTUNE: Beneath Springhill, Dancing with Rage, Five years as head electrician OTHER THEATRE: Wonderbolt Circus (bolt out of the Blue, Circus glorious, and The st. john’s international circus festival) , the GMTF, the GBRTF (three years as in house disigner/tech), C2C, RTT (5 years as head of lighting and in house designer), TSJ, Halfhandsome (Almost baymous 2016-17), Heist (Creative Nova Scotia Awards Gala), and MUN opera (The magic flute, and cosi Fan Tutte)
GINA WOODWARD ROLE: Stage Management NEPTUNE: Billy Elliot The Musical, (2023), The Play That Goes Wrong, (2023), Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (2024) OTHER THEATRE: The America Show (Fringe 2023) Downed Hearts (Ships Company Theatre 2023), Memories Beyond the Grave (2023), Peer Gynt (FSPA 2023), Seven Stories (FSPA 2022), People Place and Things (FSPA 2021) TRAINING: BA Dalhousie University, Stage Design and Technical Theatre Fountain School of Performing Arts OTHER: Thank you to the friends who are always waiting for me to get out of rehearsal
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