the cast
(in alphabetical order)
Tracey Ferencz (Annie Wilkes)
Drayton Entertainment: Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, An Inspector Calls, Misery. Other theatre (selected): Estelle Singerman (Harold Green Theatre); Room (Mirvish/Grand Theatre); Hana’s Suitcase (YPT); Seeds (Blyth Festival); Afterplay (Campbell House); Becky’s New Car (ATP/Globe Theatre); Enchanted April (Theatre Calgary); The Overcoat (Canadian Stage/International Tour). Ten seasons with the Shaw Festival. Some favourite Shaw productions include: The Petrified Forest, Cavalcade, Mrs. Warren’s Profession. Film/TV (selected): Vought Rising (Sony); The Expanse (SyFy); Murdoch Mysteries (CBC); Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure (Disney); King (Showcase).
Randy Hughson (Paul Sheldon)
Drayton Entertainment: Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, Misery, Scrooge in A Christmas Carol: The Panto, A Few Good Men, Driving Miss Daisy. 9 seasons at the Blyth Festival. 13 seasons at the Stratford Festival. Randy has played leading roles at theatres across Canada, including Canadian Stage, Tarragon, Factory, Theatre Passe Muraille, National Arts Centre, Necessary Angel, Crow’s, Soulpepper, Citadel, Mirvish, The Arts Club, Neptune, Theatre Calgary, Centaur Theatre and the Segal Centre. He has been nominated for 9 Doras, 3 Edmonton Sterlings, 2 Vancouver Jessies and 2 Broadway Worlds, a Calgary Betty Mitchell and Gemini and has won one of each, as well as 2 Doras. He has worked extensively in film, TV, and radio.
Roy Lewis (Buster)*
Drayton Entertainment: Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, Misery, An Inspector Calls, 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 Magwitch in Great Expectations, Prospero in the Tempest, Mr. Potter in It’s A Wonderful Life, Charley in Death of a Salesman and Camillo 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 premieres at the Here For Now Theatre and Talk Is Free Theatre. *Fight Captain
THE creative team
Skye Brandon (Director)
Drayton Entertainment: (directing) Misery, Mary’s Wedding, A Few Good Men, (acting) 12 Angry Men, Death of a Salesman. Other theatre: (directing) Richard II, Richard III (Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan); Blithe Spirit (Persephone Theatre); Long Day’s Journey into Night, Death of a Salesman (Theatre Naught); Henry V, Unity (1918) (Greystone Theatre); (acting) Hamlet, Done/Undone, Iago Speaks (Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan); This is How We Got Here, Stones in His Pockets (Persephone Theatre); Romeo and Juliet, The Matchmaker, Titus Andronicus (Stratford). Film/TV: Just Friends (New Line); Redemption SK (Lasa Media Arts); Corner Gas (CTV). For P.B.
Doug Paraschuk (Set Designer)*
Drayton Entertainment (selected): 42nd Street, Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, Misery, The Sound of Soul, The Full Monty, Grease, Jesus Christ Superstar, Crazy For You, An Inspector Calls, 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 Stephen 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 ceremonies. Director of Design for the opening and closing ceremonies 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.
Jessica Pembleton (Costume Designer)
Drayton Entertainment: Snow White and the Seven Tenors: The Panto, Plaid Tidings, Misery, Mean Girls: The Musical, The Marvelous Wonderettes, Footloose, Bittergirl The Musical, Legally Blonde: The Musical, We’ll Meet Again, It Runs in the Family, ‘ART’, Man of La Mancha, Canada 151: Better Late than Sorry, Kings & Queens of Country, Canadian Legends, The Odd Couple, The Crazy Time, The Last Resort, Boeing Boeing, Twist and Shout: The British Invasion, Lend Me A Tenor, Legends of Harmony, The Love List, Oliver!, Harvey, Murder at the Best Western, The Melville Boys, Separate Beds, The Odd Couple, On Golden Pond. Jessica would like to thank her amazing family and husband for all of their unconditional love and support.
*Indicated designers
Kevin Fraser (Lighting Designer)*
Drayton Entertainment: Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, Finding Neverland, Plaid Tidings, Misery, Shrek The Musical, Evita, The Full Monty, Jersey Boys, Fiddler on the Roof, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, An Inspector Calls, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, A Few Good Men, ELF: The Musical, Man of La Mancha, Death of a Salesman, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Little Shop of Horrors, Les Misérables, and many more. Other theatre: Gypsy (Shaw Festival); Cirque Ambiente (Canada’s Wonderland); Shakespeare In Love, Carousel (Stratford Festival). Kevin is a member of Associated Designers of Canada, and a graduate of Ryerson Theatre School. Web: kevinfraserlighting.com.
Allan McMillan (Sound Designer)
Drayton Entertainment (selected): Snow White and the Seven Tenors: The Panto, Finding Neverland, Dear Evan Hansen, Cinderella: The Panto, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Full Monty, Crazy For You, White Christmas, Fiddler on the Roof, Evita, Jersey Boys, Kinky Boots, Man of La Mancha, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Rock of Ages. Allan is a graduate of the Technical Production Program at Sheridan College, and over his 35+ years of experience, has held many positions in production, from Technical Direction, Lighting Design, Carpentry and Production Management.
Joe Bostick (Fight Director)
Drayton Entertainment: Sister Act, Misery, Crazy For You, Peter Pan: The Panto, Disney’s Newsies, The Miracle Worker, Rocky: The Musical, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, One for the Pot, Deathtrap, I’ll Be Back Before Midnight. Other theatre (selected): Miss Saigon, Les Misérables, Ragtime (Broadway & U.S. National Tours); Les Misérables, Heart of Robin Hood, Dirty Dancing, The Lord of the Rings, Beauty and the Beast (Mirvish); Heart of Robin Hood (National Theatre, Iceland/Grand Theatre, Hong Kong); Beauty and the Beast (Aquarius); Trainspotting (Canadian Stage); Romeo and Juliet (Theatre by the Bay); I Hate Hamlet (Stage West); New Canadian Curling Club (Orangeville); Romeo & Juliet (National Ballet). Trained with S.A.F.D and various Fight Masters. Founding member of Fight Directors Canada. Love to Stephanie, Devon and Jesse.
Naomi Esau (Stage Manager)
Drayton Entertainment: Debut. Stage Management Credits include: Bring It On, The Musical (Globe Theatre); Blithe Spirit, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare on the Go, Theatre Calgary); Beautiful Man, All Good Things Must Begin, The F Word, and Men Express Their Feelings (Downstage); Peril In The Alps (Vertigo Theatre); A Dolls House (ASM) (Arts Club); Go For Gold Audrey Pham (Lunchbox); And For The Pleasure of Seeing Her Again (Rosebud Theatre). Naomi is thrilled to be working with Drayton Entertainment. She currently lives in Calgary, AB where she is also an actor, musician, seamstress, and baker of many cupcakes.
Grace Batten (Assistant Stage Manager)
Drayton Entertainment: Flight Risk, Grease, Crazy For You, An Inspector Calls, 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.
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Created by Tracey Power & Van Wilmott
July 23 to August 8
ADMINISTRATION
Founder & CEO
Alex Mustakas
Artistic Director
David Connolly
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Steven Karcher
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Dave Horner
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Siobhan Lovejoy
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Natasha Hopf
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Alan Card
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Ellen Berwick
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Jackson McMillan
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Elizabeth Dwyer
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Brenley Charkow
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Molly Tice
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Karen De iuliis
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Galen Johnson
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Annissa Malthaner
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Lia Tunstall
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Geet Sidhu
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Joshua Bakermann
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Facility Managers
Ethan Bleskie
Jenna DeGraaf
Ashley Legedza
Cheryl Oudshoorn
Audience Services Manager
Gary Good
Box Office Manager
Laurie Castro
Box Office Supervisor
Paige Corriveau
Box Office Attendants
Abbey Brown
Emily Castro
Emma Foster
Zohan Kan
Laura Kapp
Jess Legati
Fiona Lehmann
Ethan Marchand
Sindy Wood
Ticket & Systems Specialist
Tristan Sabourin
PRODUCTION
Production Manager
Jenna Barry
Production & Design Coordinator
Jeff Johnston Collins
Technical Directors
Lyle Franklin
Jeff Johnston Collins
Austin Wilson
Technical Director Assistant
El D’Almada
Production Administrator
Caitlyn Hill
Head of Construction
Rob Clarke
Head of Electrics
Lyle Franklin
Lead Carpenter
Lindsey Woelfle
Carpenters
John Bigelow
Toofik Boulus
John Graham
Junior Carpenter
Ajae Whittaker
House Technicians
Glenn Beckner
El D’Almada
Naomi Damasco
Jonah Windsor
AUDIO
Head of Audio
Allan McMillan
Audio Assistants
James Chapeskie
Nicholas Wadel-Turcotte
PROPS
Head of Props
Kat Theriault
Senior Props Builder
Madeline Samms
Junior Props Builders
Josiah Bosse
Props Apprentice
Daijah Clement-Day
SCENIC PAINT
Head Scenic Painter
Tillie Morgan
Senior Scenic Painter
Kristen McCormick
WARDROBE
Head of Wardrobe
Jenine Kroeplin
Assistant Head of Wardrobe
Jessica Pembleton
Wardrobe Supervisor
Katka Hubacek
Cutters
Anna Farquharson
Jennie Wonnacott
Costume Assistants
Amanda Kennedy
Joanna Lee
YOUTH ACADEMY
General Manager
Natasha Hopf
Education & Outreach Manager
Chad McNamara
Administrative Assistant
June Sung
Front Desk Ambassadors
Katie Neeb-Craig
Abby Verberne
HURON COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE
Facility Manager
Jason Dannock
Assistant Facility Manager
Dylan Fidler
Mainstage House Manager
Scott Siddall
South Huron Stage House Manager
Julia Barrett
House Technician
Tristan Olenewa
Assistant Technical Director
Ryan Ahlers
Bartenders
Nicole Regier
Ashley Wilcox
Box Office Staff
Petra Aisenpreis
Madison Stubbs
Neva Vilicic
Marissa Vaessen
Custodians
Maria Guardanapo
Bryce Watcher
FOR MISERY
Running Crew
Tristan Olenewa
Stitchers
June Gunn
Katie Jetter
Dresser/Wardrobe Maintenance
Rae Hutchison
