BIOS Maralyn Ryan
Mrs. Dilber
Ms. Ryan returns to perform in her 15th year with this splendid production. Previous Citadel credits include Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Hamlet, The Aberhart Summer, Tête á Tête and Lend Me A Tenor. Other credits include Wit (Globe Theatre); A Guide to Mourning (Alberta Theatre Projects); Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Theatre Calgary); Homeward Bound (Grand Theatre/National Arts Centre); Master Class (Sudbury Theatre Centre); Joy and Shop at Sly Corner (Shaw Festival); Crackpot (Prairie Theatre Exchange/Belfry Theatre); Thirteen Hands (Canadian Stage/National Arts Centre); Hamlet (Freewill Players); Choke (Theatre Network); Private Lives (NLT); Seed Savers (Workshop West), Rabbit Hole (Persephone Theatre); and The Last Romance (Mayfield Theatre). She has earned three Sterling Awards and ten nominations. Love to her family and friends, and happy holidays to everyone!
Lilla Solymos
Tiny Tim
Lilla is eight years old, and thrilled to play Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol at the Citadel Theatre this year. She loves dancing, singing, reading, and performing. Lilla started acting at Foote Theatre School two years ago. She has been dancing for five years and has won awards at local and national competitions. She is now at Shelley’s Dance Company. She is an imaginative, playful, and artistic girl with a bright smile. When Lilla grows up, she would like to be a world-renowned dancer, actress, or maybe both. Lilla wishes a very Merry Christmas to all her family, friends, and everyone at the Brander Gardens School!
Luc Tellier
Mr. Denham
Luc is thrilled to be sharing the holiday season with this amazing group of artists. Previously at the Citadel, Luc has been seen in Arcadia and The Sound of Music. Other select acting credits include The Hothouse Prince, The Nutcracker Unhinged (Teatro la Quindicina); MOTE (Blarney Productions); The Maggie-Now Trilogy (Workshop West); The Barber of Seville (Edmonton Opera); King Lear, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Freewill Shakespeare Festival). Luc was recently the Head Drama Instructor at Horizon Stage and has spent his past two summers as a Supervisor at Artstrek, Theatre Alberta’s summer intensive for teens. He has been a participant in The Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program and has also trained at MacEwan University (Theatre Arts) and The Broadway Theatre Project.
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