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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.
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BY MARY SHELLEY
CAITLYN BEATON
CAST
PROFESSOR WALDMAN / ENSEMBLE
JOEL CHIASSON PETER / ENSEMBLE / COTTAGE MUSIC COMPOSER
LIAM CONNOLLY FELIX / PARTY SCENE CHOREOGRAPHER
IZZY CORCORAN ENSEMBLE / HENRY UNDERSTUDY
VERA DUNLOP-VAILLANCOURT ELIZABETH
OMAR EBRAHIM HENRY
HAEDYN FOTHERINGHAM ENSEMBLE / FIGHT CAPTAIN
WOLFGANG FOSTER FATHER
SAMSON GALLANT WILLIAM / ENSEMBLE
ABBY JENKINS JUSTINE / ENSEMBLE
ZYA LANGDON ENSEMBLE / PARTY SCENE CHOREOGRAPHER
HOANG LAN TO SAFIE / ENSEMBLE
SZERAFINA PANACCI-MACCALLUM ENSEMBLE
CONOR POTTIE MASTER / ENSEMBLE
SCARLETT REYNOLDS MARY SHELLEY
FELIX SILVER CREATURE
TORIN THIBODEAU AGATHA / ENSEMBLE
TENNESSEE TOOMBS FRANKENSTEIN
BEN WALKER* WALTON / ENSEMBLE
ALEXIS WOLFE MOTHER / ENSEMBLE
*Ben Walker appears with permission from the Canadian Actors Association
CREATIVE TEAM
SHARISSE LEBRUN DIRECTOR
LUCAS ARAB SCENIC DESIGNER
ALEX MCDOUGALL COSTUME DESIGNER
BEA CROWTHER LIGHTING DESIGNER
TEGAN PORTER SOUND DESIGNER
DYLAN BRENTWOOD FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHER
VERONICA JOLLIMORE STAGE MANAGER
GARRETT BARKER PRODUCTION MANAGER
JOHN THOMPSON TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
ANDREW CULL ASSISTANT TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
KAT PENNER HEAD OF WARDROBE
J.B. NELLES WARDROBE
SCHUYLER EDGAR HOLMES WARDROBE
AL COLLETTE HEAD SCENIC ARTIST
TOMAS HISELER ASSISTANT SCENIC ARTIST’
NICOLE FLYNN HEAD CARPENTER
BEN CABLE HEAD CARPENTER
QUINCY RUSSELL CARPENTER
HANNA LAAKSONEN HEAD OF PROPS
VIRG IREDALE PROPS ASSISTANT
CHELSEY JENKINS BOARD OPERATOR
ALEXA KIRSTE HEAD TECHNICIAN
CHELSEY JENKINS HEAD TECHNICIAN
REUBEN GILBERT TECHNICIANS
AMELIA GEORGE TECHNICIANS
AL NEWLING VIDEOGRAPHER
LUCAS ARAB MARKETING CONTENT CREATOR
MADDIE MAITZEN THEATRE SCHOOL MANAGER & VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR
SHARISSE LEBRUN DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION & OUTREACH
AMANDA BURNETT MERCH COORDINATOR
CIEL CROSBY MERCH COORDINATOR
Welcome to our Youth Performance Company’s production of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein!
We are so proud to share this powerful story with you - brought to life through the dedication, discipline, and courage of our remarkable young performers. Their months of hard work, curiosity, and creativity have shaped every moment you’ll see onstage today.
We also extend our heartfelt gratitude to the extraordinary professional artists who have mentored our young performers throughout this process. Their guidance, passion, and generosity have helped nurture the next generation of storytellers and collaborators.
If you enjoyed today’s production, please consider making a donation to help fuel future Young Company productions and the training that empowers the next generation of performers.
Thank you for supporting youth arts. Please sit back, lean in, and enjoy the show!
Kimberlee Stadelmann Executive Director
THE CAST
CAITLYN BEATON
Prof. Waldman / Ensemble
VERA DUNLOPVAILLANCOURT
Elizabeth
SAMSON GALLANT
William / Ensemble
JOEL CHIASSON
Peter / Ensemble / Cottage Music Composer
OMAR EBRAHIM
Henry
ABBY JENKINS
Justine / Ensemble
LIAM CONNOLLY
Felix / Party Scene Choreographer / Creature Understudy
HAEDYN FOTHERINGHAM
Ensemble / Fight Captain / Mary Shelley Understudy
ZYA LANGDON
Ensemble / Party Scene Choreographe / Elizabeth Understudy
ROLE: Director NEPTUNE: Director of Education & Outreach
OTHER THEATRE: Beneath Springhill: The Maurice Ruddick Story, Sidewalk Chalk, S.T.O.P, Altar (TNB YOCO) The Spongebob Musical, Romeo & Juliet, Rose, The Little Prince, Anne & Gilbert, Little Women (TNB Theatre School) TRAINING: University of Toronto (MA), St. Thomas University (BA), Holland College School of Performing Arts OTHER: Sharisse is originally from New Brunswick and is so thrilled to be directing her first YPCo show at Neptune!
LUCAS ARAB
ROLE: Scenic Designer NEPTUNE: The New Canadian Curling Club, Dear Rita, YPCo Crypthand, YPCo Heathers the Musical, YPCo The SpongeBob Musical, YPCo Little Women. Assistant: Disney’s Frozen, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead OTHER THEATRE: Regional Producer of the Canadian Improv Games
TRAINING: Dalhousie’s Fountain School of Performing Arts. OTHER: Much love to my Neptune family, my LMOP family, and Megan. lucasarab.com
BEA CROWTHER (they/them)
ROLE: Lighting Designer NEPTUNE: Debut OTHER THEATRE: Noli Timere (Y2D Productions); He’d Be Your Father’s Mother’s Cousin, Ed’s Garage, The Company Store, The Fly Fisher’s Companion (Theatre Baddeck); O’Brien (Theatre New Brunswick) Taking Care of Maman (Black Theatre Workshop); J’ai jamais (Youtheatre); Phosphène (ENT-NTS); Debark Festival, Vedgeville, Sunday Night Improv (Theatre St. Catherine’s); Macbeth, Antigonick, Trojan Girls, The Outhouse of Atreus, Metamorphoses (NTS, student); War of the Worlds (University of Guelph). EDUCATION: Production Design and Technical Arts at NTS OTHER: Originally from the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Bea just moved to Halifax and can’t wait to help tell stories and make a little bit of magic out on the East Coast.
ALEX MCDOUGALL
ROLE: Costume Designer NEPTUNE: Frozen (Puppet Builder), Little Shop of Horrors (Puppet Builder), Mamma Mia! (2025) (Props Assistant), Mischief (Assistant Scenic Carpenter), The Wizard of Oz (Puppet Builder). OTHER THEATRE: Good Grief,(Ships Company Theatre, Costume Designer). The Nutcracker Ballet (Symphony Nova Scotia, Head of Props and Set). EDUCATION: BA in Technical Theatre and History from Dalhousie University OTHER: “It’s been so much fun working with this team to bring this show together. I hope you all enjoy!” -Alex McDougall
TEGAN PORTER (she/her)
ROLE: Sound Designer NEPTUNE: Casey and Diana (Lighting Mentee) OTHER THEATRE: Sound Design: Middletown (FSPA), Golden (Halifax Fringe) Lighting Design: Three Sisters, Euripidaristophanize (Fountain School of Performing Arts), Botanical Drift (Breaking Circus), Set Design: Horse Girls (Around+Out Theatre Co.) TRAINING: Dalhousie University’s Fountain School of Performing Arts. OTHER: Tegan is thrilled to be a part of this fantastic show with such a talented cast and crew! teganporter.com
DYLAN BRENTWOOD
ROLE: Fight Director NEPTUNE: A Midsummer’s Night Dream OTHER THEATRE: Shakespeare by the Sea 2019-present Fight Director. (Henry V, Hamlet, Twelfth Night, Romeo & Juliet) FILM/ TV: The Expanse & 12 Monkeys (Syfy), The Sinner (USA Network)
VERONICA JOLLIMORE (she/her)
ROLE: Stage Manager NEPTUNE: Controlled Damage OTHER THEATRE: Three Sisters, Mr Burns: A Post-Electric Play, Artificial Oddity, Mese Mariano & La Chanson de Fortunio, Peer Gynt, The Tamer Tamed (Fountain School of Performing Arts) TRAINING: Dalhousie University’s Fountain School of Performing Arts OTHER: Sending love to my family across the country! Thank you to friends and family for your support!
