CAST

Martin Dysart
Peter Higginson

For Hart House: Henry IV in Richard III, 2010; Lear in King Lear, 2008; William in Criminals in Love, 2008; Ghost in Hamlet, 2006 ; Friar Laurence in Romeo & Juliet, 2005; Don Gonzalo in the Joker of Seville, 1980; Afanasi in Last Summer in Chulimsk, 1979; Lundestad in League of Youth, 1978; Mereia in Caligula, 1975.
For Canopy: Oedipus Rex (Tiresius/shepherd); Romeo & Juliet(Montague, Apothecary); For Bard in the Park: The Tempest (Prospero); For Tempest Theatre Company: Macbeth (Porter, Doctor, Seaton), Othello (Brabantio), Hamlet (Ghost/ Luciano/ Gravedigger), Romeo & Juliet (Prince/chorus); For PLS:Clyomon & Clamydes, (Corin/K. of Swavia/K. of Denmark/et al); Richard III [1594], (Rivers/Standley/Citizen); King Lier, (Perillus); The Famous Victories of Henry V (Duke of York/Robin Pewterer); Friar Bacon & Friar Bungay, (King of Castille/Clement/Keeper’s friend); For Tarragon, The Paris Letter (Anton Kilgallen); For The Essential Players, Fool for Love (Old Man), Unleavable, (Dan); For Robert Gill, Paid on Both Sides, (Doctor/Announcer), Julius Caesar, (Brutus), It’s Nothing Serious, (Virgadamo), The Real Thing, (Max)

Alan Strang
Jesse Nerenberg

For Hart House Theatre: Debut
Theatre Credits include: Thumb (2010 Prague International Fringe Festival); Toulouse-Lautrec in Beau de tomber des cieux (2010 New Voices Festival); Abraham & Isaac, Moses & the Law (Chester Cycle 2010, dir. Peter Wylde); Horst in Bent (Theatre Engine); Billy Corman in Serious Money (dir. Eda Holmes), Lord Rivers in Richard III (dir. Ruth Madoc-Jones) Tattle in Love for Love, Alberto in The Disappointment, Paris and Sampson in Romeo & Juliet (Ryerson Theatre School); Maggie Among Misery, Brief (2009 New Voices Festival); Gayanashagowa, Au-delà de la ville (Gravy Bath Prod.); as well as the role of Bemmelsman in Hansel & Gretel Losing it in the Woods, a new work by playwright Sheldon Rosen.
Film and Television: Storming Juno (History Television Canada).
Jesse is a graduate of the Ryerson Theatre School.

Frank Strang
Thomas Gough

For Hart House Theatre: Hastings in Richard III, Peter Quince in A Midsummer Night's Dream (2009); Jellaby in Arcadia (2009); Gloucester in King Lear (2008); Edward Hawthorne in Stephen and Mr. Wilde (2008); Julius Cæsar in Julius Cæsar (2007);  Polonius in Hamlet (2006), Harry Raymond in The Stillborn Lover (2006); Old Montague in Romeo and Juliet (2005), Brabantio in Othello (2004); The Chaplain in A Clockwork Orange (2004). For Canopy Theatre: Friar Lawrence in Romeo and Juliet (2009); Adam in As You Like It (2008); Leonato in Much Ado About Nothing (2007.) For The Arts and Letters Club: The Writer in The Lady of Larkspur Lotion (Tennessee Williams), (2009) For Peter Russell Productions: Conrad, Lord Bilk of Crosspurposes in Conrad (2009) For Vile Passéist Theatre: Castruchio and Malateste in The Duchess Of Malfi (2009) For Alchemy Theatre: Egeus in A Midsummer Night's Dream (2007)

Dora Strang
Claire Acott

For Hart House Theatre: Elizabeth in Richard III, Panacea in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, West/Woman 3/Voice 1 in Thirteen Hands
Selected Credits: Alex & Evil Jenny in Double Double (Toronto Fringe Festival 2010); Sandra in Weightless (New Ideas Festival/ Alumnae Theatre);
Emilia in The Bards Betrayal, Tina in Pieces (Smashing Bat Theatre); Sorceress in Aladdin, Bertha the Evil Stepmother in Cinderella (Solar Stage Children's Theatre); 
Olivia in Twelfth Night (Forward Theatre); Ursula in Much Ado About Nothing (Canopy Theatre).
Claire is passionate about the development of new Canadian works and has been a part of new play development with TheatreKairos, Elephants in the Room (Theatre Passe Muraille Emerging Artists Group), Strange Bird Theatre and Gailey Road Productions.  This fall she will begin writing her second play about the relationship between Emmeline Pankhurst & her daughter Christabel.

Hesther Salomon
Emily Niedoba

For Hart House Theatre: Debut
Selected Theatre credits: Studio Assistant for The River Peace, Scotiabank's Nuit Blanche 2010 with Thomas and Guinevere, Bad Dog Theatre 2009, Annie in The Spirituality of Man directed by David Suszek, Toronto Fringe Festival 2008, Estella in Giants Without FootPrints directed by Stephen Kunc, Toronto Fringe Festival 2007, Voice of Janet in Welcome to My Death created by Gillian Street, Alumnae Theatre New Ideas Festival, Mei in 4-10-2000, Southpaw Theatre Adventure, Joey in Crush, Heritage Pavilion, Historian inNavigating The Rapids. Has also performed self written stand-up comedy at Standing-on the-Danforth, Spirits Bar and Grill, Feels like the Frist time Fundraisers, and the Comedy Clinic. Also an experienced voice-over artist, was the voice of iceberg radio in 2006-2007, and the lead female in MOSH, an animated feature by Primitive Films.
Selected Film Credits: The Jogger/Alan in You are Here by Daniel Cockburn, Actor role in Ghostly Encounters, Wife in Ring Finger by Delany Siren, Janie in Janie ny Philil Zappolino.
Training: Ryerson Theatre School Graduate, Second City Conservatory Graduate, Method-On-Camera with Jane Moffat, Meisner with John Riven, Pro Actor's Lab with Bruce Clayton.

Jill Mason
Sonia Lindner

For Hart House: Debut
Selected Credits: Mehdia Amin in Guantanamo Hotels and Resorts (Pandemic Theatre); Sonian, Heather and Mohandes in Ali & Ali & the aXes of Evil (Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse); Feste In Twelfth Night (George Ignatieff Theatre); Woman and Saleswoman in The Blue Hour (Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse); Chiron in Titus Andronicus (The Red Light District); Angela in The King Stag (Soulpepper Opening Night Club Showcase). Selected Film Credits: Reese In Probability (Late Night Shooters); Jen in Need Another (Sheridan College); Vanessa in Cleaning Up the Pieces (Sheridan College). Sonia is a graduate of the University College Drama Program and Shakespeare & Company's Summer Training Institute in Lenox, Massachusetts. 

Harry Dalton
Daryl Taylor

For Hart House:  Directed various student productions (Eighteenth Noel, To the Chicago Abyss) and appeared as The Warden and Alex’s Dad in A Clockwork Orange.
Selected Credits:   Judge Hammond in Maurice Carter’s Innocence (Arbez Drama), Mr Burgess in Candida and Sir George Crofts in Mrs Warren’s Profession (Shaw in the City), Mr Hardcastle in She Stoops to Conquer (Alumnae Theatre), Major Metcalf in The Mousetrap (Toronto Truck Theatre), Roland in Taking Steps (Markham Theatre), Sir Thomas More in A Man For All Seasons (The Curtain Club), Andrew Crocker Harris in The Browning Version (East Side Players), The Duke of Ephesus in A Comedy of Errors (Poculi Ludique Societas)
Film and TV Credits: Funeral Director in DOA (MADD/Fenian Films), The Wallaby in Super Why (PBS),  Michael Sr in Forensic Factor (Discovery Channel),  Olden in Shadowland – The Legend (After Rain Productions), Newscaster in Women Without Wings (Cinegraphe Productions),  Policeman in Mob Stories (History Channel) and Mr Scarborough in System Crash (YTV).
Trained at Toronto’s Studio-Lab Theatre and is a graduate of The Central School of Speech and Drama (London, England).

Nurse
Hilary June Hart

For Hart House Theatre: Debut
Selected Credits: Killing Game (Toronto Fringe 2010); Double Vision: secret societies (Backburner Productions); Metamorphorically Speakin’ (Vallinovations Inc.); The Golden Goose (Solar Stage); Dracula The Undead (Alexander Galant Ent. Inc.); Smile (Randolph Academy); Songs of a Prairie Girl (University of Saskatchewan); For Whom The Southern Belle Tolls (U of S); Elizabeth Rex (U of S).
Hilary is a graduate of The Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts (2009).

Horseman / Nugget
John Fleming

For Hart House: Debut
Selected Credits: Martin Frye in the world premiere of The 3rd Degree (Chicken Coop Theatre), Vinnie in Welcome to the Moon and Tony in Impromptu (Panfish Productions), Malcolm in Macbeth, Benvolio in Romeo & Juliet, Guildenstern and Osric in Hamlet (Classical Theatre Project).  Listen for John in the I Smell a Mystery series with Radio’s Revenge (www.radiosrevenge.com) as the infallible Fenton Farnsby, among others.
John also doubles as a speech and dialect coach for actors, and for theatre and film.

Horse
John Chou

For Hart House Theatre: Debut.
Selected credits: The Eight Reindeer Monologues (Standing in Line Productions); Bondage (Magpie Theatre Company); A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and a Prayer (Toronto V-Day); Don’t Dress for Dinner (Working Reel Theatre); The Starfish Scream (Horse Trade Theatre Group); The Fan Tan King (Pan Asian Repertory Theatre); Kwatz!: The Tibetan Project (Pan Asian Repertory Theatre); The Boy Who Would Be Asian (NY Fringe Festival). John is a co-founder of the Magpie Theatre Company, and recently made his directorial debut in their first musical production, One for Sorrow, Two for Joy. He is a graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, in New York. Many thanks to Stefne and Zyz for all their love and support.

Horse
Anh Nguyen

For Hart House Theatre: Debut
Some Selected Credits include: World Premiere of Metamorphorically Speakin’ (Annex Theatre); Sy Benson in My Favorite Year, Mr. Hurst in Pride and Prejudice (Randolph Academy); Francis Flute in A Midsummer’s Night Dream (Korda Productions); Pish-Tush in The Mikado (Theatre Intrigue). Anh is a recent graduate of the Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts (2010).

Horse
Carl Swanson

For Hart House:  Dick, High Fidelity; Snug, A Midsummer Night's Dream; Chucky and Jesus, Jerry Springer-The Opera (Remount); Chorus, The Rocky Horror Show.
Selected Credits:  The Three, Fairy Tale Ending (Toronto Fringe/RYOT);  Valentine, Twelfth Night (Canopy Theatre);  Officer Barrel, Urinetown (UC Follies); Rocky, Murder & Mayhem (2003 Edmonton Fringe)
Check Carl out on Annex'd, the sweetest show on the internet, at www.annexd.com.  Carl is a recent graduate of the University of Toronto, in a lame field like Art History or Statistics or something.

Horse
Brandon Wong
For Hart House: Debut
Selected Theatre/TV Credits: Barefoot in the Park (LSTI), Loose Ends (LSTI), Badfish (Manhattan Rep. Theater Festival), Todd and the Book of Pure Evil (SPACE/CTV), Missing (LIFETIME), Naturally Sadie (FAMILY). Brandon has attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute in New York, and has worked with acclaimed acting coach Larry Moss, and also Andrew Tidmarsh from The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
He is currently developing a short film that will begin production in January 2011.

PRODUCTION TEAM

Director
Elenna Mosoff

Elenna is a Toronto native who has recently returned to the city after completing her MFA in Directing at Ohio University and is ready to take Toronto by a storm!  Working with Kristin Marting at HERE in New York City for the last six months, Elenna assistant directed SOUNDING, an adaptation of Ibsen's Lady From the Sea; worked in programming as part of HARP, the HERE Artists Residency Program, and orchestrated 'Picket Dreams,' an interactive art installation that was part of FIGMENT Festival on Governor's Island.

In 2008, Elenna spent 6 months living and working in Europe where she worked with the lauded experimental company Punchdrunk in London as well as the Royal Opera House on a site-specific community based opera called Sun & Heir and trained with Augusto Boal in Berlin and Theatre du Complicite in Verbatim Theatre in the UK.  Elenna traveled to Edinburgh with archivist Cindy Oswin interviewing and documenting figures that were part of the history of the Edinburgh Fringe for the British Library archives.  

While at Ohio University, Elenna formed Limehouse Theatre with Vanessa Meracdo Taylor and Kat Primeau.  The trio created and produced Hallucinogenic Toreador (based on the PAINting by Salvador Dali), which premiered at the Prague International Fringe followed by productions in Athens, Ohio and Dallas, Texas to rave reviews.

Last year, Limehouse produced a reading of Corazon de Manzana, a new play by Dana Lynn Formby that explores our connection to the murdered and missing women of Juarez, Mexico.  Recently in NYC, Limehouse created Tree of Fears, a participatory installation in the back of a truck as part of The Lost Horizon Night Market.  Mosoff, Mercado and Primeau continue to run Limehouse Theatre producing shows in their respective cities, Toronto, Dallas and LA. 

Elenna has directed numerous shows. At Ohio University:  How I Learned to Drive; The Chairs; Metropolis Has no Superman; The Wonderful World of Dissocia; The Gratifications. For Hart House Theatre: Reefer-Madness The Musical (Canadian Premiere); The Rocky Horror Show; Godspell.  Assistant Direction:  Sounding (Kristing Marting, NYC), Songs for a New World (Chris Abraham, Young Centre), Betty's Summer Vacation (Dennis Lee Delaney).  

Excited to be back in her hometown, now working as the Associate Producer for Acting Up Stage.  With Limehouse Theatre, Elenna is developing ZED., a project inspired by the novel World War Z, that occurs as seven site-specific, participatory events that happen over the course of a year, culminating in a final mass event on the summer solstice of 2012.  For more information about Limehouse Theatre, please see www.limehousetheatre.com

Dramaturg
Byron Laviolette

For Hart House Theatre: Dramaturg for Godspell (2006), The Rocky Horror Show (2007), and the Canadian Preimere of Reefer Madness (2007)
Selected Credits: Director/Dramaturg for Morro and Jasp do Puberty and Morro and Jasp Gone Wild (UNIT Productions), Theatrical Consultant for Monster (soloNOVA, NYC), Dramaturg for The Complex (Bound2Create), Writer/Performer for The Hunt for Treasure (Theatre du Refuse).
Byron is co-Artistic Director of UNIT Productions,is currently completing a PhD degree in Theatre Studies at York University, and his theatre criticism/arts journalism has appeared in EYE Weekly, Scene Changes, and IN Toronto magazine.  

Design
Sarah O’Brien

For Hart House Theatre: Debut
Recent design credits include: Scenic Designs for Fiddler on the Roof, Lion in Winter & Cherry Orchard (Monomoy Theatre, Cape Cod), Wiggah (film production) Marisol (Ohio University) and The Chairs (OU) and Blue Surge (OU).  Costume Designs include: Swallow (Subjective Theatre),  Carapace (Baker Stage), Caught (film production) and The Wonderful World of Dissocia (OU).
Sarah is a graduate of The College of Charleston (2006) and received a MFA in Theatre Production Technology and Design from Ohio University this past spring.

Lighting Design
Patrick Lavender

For Hart House Theatre: Romeo and Juliet, The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Reefer Madness.
Selected Credits: Lighting Design for Matchbox Macbeth (Litmus Theatre),  Lighting Design and Sound Design for The Blue Light, and How I Learned To Drive (DMV Co-op, Halifax),  Lighting Design and Set Design for Den Of Thieves (Surface Underground Theatre)
Patrick also currently works as the Head Electrician for The Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts.

Movement Coach
Ashleigh Powell

Associate Sound Design
Scott Leblanc

Stage Manager
Emilie Aubin

For Hart House Theatre: Debut. 
Recent stage management credits include: Apprentice Stage Manager for Turandot (Opera Lyra Ottawa), The Fantasticks (Red Barn Theatre), Harvest (Red Barn Theatre); Stage Manager for See Bob Run (Chesterfield Productions), Trashcan Duet (Piecemeal Theatre); Assistant Stage Manager for Hedwig and the Angry Inch/Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical (Ghostlight Projects); Production Assistant for the Tom Patterson Theatre (Stratford Shakespeare Festival), National Arts Centre (Canada Dance Festival).
Emilie is a graduate of York University’s Theatre Production program.

Assistant Stage Manager
Anna Postelnyak

Assistant Stage Manager
Caley Weyman

Assistant Stage Manager
Keely O'Farrell