THOUSAND ISLANDS PLAYHOUSE 2017 ARTISTS ANNOUNCEMENT GANANOQUE, ON The is proud to announce the casts and creative teams that will bring the 2017 season to life. I am thrilled about the top-notch teams that we ve assembled and cannot wait for our season to begin, says Artistic Director Ashlie Corcoran. We celebrate our 35 th anniversary this year by sharing stories from acclaimed Canadian playwrights, co-producing with theatres from across the country, and collaborating with our nation s finest artists. The season kicks off with the explosive story of the baby boom generation. BOOM (May 24 June 10) is a oneman multimedia tour de force written, directed, and performed by Rick Miller, who was last seen at TIP in Bigger than Jesus (2008). Next, the red-hot rock and roll musical MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET (June 16 July 15) takes over the Springer Theatre with the music of Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley. The show will be directed by TIP Associate Artistic Director Rob Kempson and features a cast of talented musicians and actors all making their TIP debut, including Pieter Huyer, Queen s University graduate Shruti Kothari, Calvin Laveck, Kingston-based artist Jesse MacMillan, Jason O Brien, Jonathan Patterson, Michael Vanhevel, and Joshua Wiles. It is produced in association with Sudbury Theatre Centre, Sudbury, ON. The Firehall Theatre season opens with the story behind Canada s most famous romance, MAGGIE AND PIERRE (July 7 30). Rob Kempson will direct this one-woman show starring Kaitlyn Riordan, a member of our 2015 Playwrights Unit. The farce LEADING LADIES (July 21 August 19) will bring many familiar faces back to the Springer Theatre, including Bruce Horak (Assassinating Thomson - 2016, Dear Johnny Deere - 2015), Andrew Kushnir (Bed and Breakfast - 2015, Spelling Bee - 2013), and Alison MacDonald (Patsy Cline - 2016, The Pirates of Penzance - 2015, She Loves Me - 2014). Sophia Fabiilli, who grew up in Kingston, is making her TIP debut in the show alongside Kingston resident and longtime TIP collaborator Anne Hardcastle. The play will be directed by Ashlie Corcoran. The second show in the Firehall Theatre is ONLY DRUNKS AND CHILDREN TELL THE TRUTH, a comedy about two Indigenous sisters finding their way back to each other. This co-production with Western Canada Theatre, Kamloops, BC is directed by Lisa C. Ravensbergen and features a cast of Indigenous artists making their TIP debut; Dakota Hebert, Taran Kootenhayoo, Aren Okemaysim, and Joelle Peters.
Next, the first play produced at TIP in 1982 returns to the Springer Theatre in honour of the organization s 35 th anniversary. The Shakespearean farce THE COMEDY OF ERRORS (August 25 September 16), directed by Daryl Cloran (Patsy Cline - 2016, The Importance of Being Earnest - 2014, Boeing Boeing - 2013), features TIP veterans Tess Degenstein (A Grand Time in the Rapids - 2016, The Importance of Being Earnest - 2014, Boeing Boeing - 2013) and Alison Deon (Don t Dress for Dinner - 2015, The Importance of Being Earnest 2014, Boeing Boeing - 2013), and Kingston-native Jacob James (Billy Bishop Goes to War - 2011). The show is produced in association with Western Canada Theatre, Kamloops, BC and Theatre Aquarius, Hamilton, ON Finally, the season closes with THE BIRDS AND THE BEES, a romantic comedy from playwright Mark Crawford (Bed and Breakfast - 2015, Playwrights Unit 2014). The cast includes familiar faces Nicola Lipman (Driving Miss Daisy 2014) and Naomi Wright (Das Ding (The Thing) - 2016). The show is produced in association with Western Canada Theatre, Kamloops, BC, and will be directed by Ashlie Corcoran. The Young Company is touring Eastern Ontario with the children s show DAISY AMAZED ME until July. Associate Artistic Director Rob Kempson directs the show, which stars Ryan Cowl, Laura Del Papa, Ciana Henderson, and Jackson Watt-Bowers. Visit www. for full cast and creative team lists for the 2017 season, or see the complete list that follows. To buy tickets, contact the Box Office: 185 South Street, Gananoque 613-382-7020 boxoffice@ For more information or to schedule an interview, contact: Emily McMahon, Marketing Manager emily@ 613-382-7086 ext. 23
THOUSAND ISLANDS PLAYHOUSE 2017 ARTISTS DAISY AMAZED ME By Jason Hall Ryan Cowl Internet and Others Laura Del Papa Daisy s Mom and Others Ciana Henderson Daisy Jackson Watt-Bowers Talker Doctor and Others BOOM Written, Directed, and Performed by Rick Miller A Kidoons and WYRD Production Rick Miller Set Designer Anna Treusch Costume Designer Jayne Christopher Stage Manager Laura Del Papa Assistant Director Brittany Kay Writer & Director Rick Miller Projection Designer David Leclerc Lighting Designer Bruno Matte Composer, Sound Designer Creighton Doane Set, Costume, Props Designer Yannik Larivée Production Manager Olivier Bourque Directing Consultant Ravi Jain Stage Manager Marylise Gagnon Stage Manager Laurel Oneil Apprentice Stage Manager Meghan Froebelius Video & Lighting Operator Josh Thomas Video & Lighting Operator Kristen LeBoeuf MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Book by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux Produced in association with Sudbury Theatre Centre, Sudbury, ON Pieter Huyer Fluke Shruti Kothari Dyanne Calvin Laveck Jerry Lee Lewis Jesse MacMillan Johnny Cash Jason O Brien Brother Jay Jonathan Patterson Sam Phillips Michael Vanhevel Elvis Presley Joshua Wiles Carl Perkins Music Director Jonathan Patterson Set & Costume Designer Anna Treusch Lighting Designer Louise Guinand Sound Designer Ben Malone Stage Manager Erika Morey Assistant Stage Manager Isabelle Ly
MAGGIE AND PIERRE By Linda Griffiths with Paul Thompson Kaitlyn Riordan Set & Costume Designer Jung-Hye Kim Lighting Designer Oz Weaver Sound Designer Steven Lafond Stage Manager AJ LaFlamme Research Assistant Mariah Horner LEADING LADIES By Ken Ludwig Sophia Fabiilli Audrey Anne Hardcastle Florence Bruce Horak Duncan Andrew Kushnir Leo Alison MacDonald Meg Luke Marty Butch Anand Rajaram Jack Nicholas Rice Doc Meyers Director Ashlie Corcoran Set & Costume Designer Drew Facey Lighting Designer Michelle Ramsay Sound Designer John Gzowski Stage Manager Kate Porter Assistant Stage Manager Natasha Bean-Smith Apprentice Stage Manager Michaela Steven Assistant Director Andrea Runge (Theatre Ontario Professional Theatre Training Program) Apprentice Director - Taylor Hammond ONLY DRUNKS AND CHILDREN TELL THE TRUTH By Drew Hayden Taylor Produced in association with Western Canada Theatre, Kamloops, BC Dakota Hebert Janice Taran Kootenhayoo Tonto Aren Okemaysim Rodney Joelle Peters Barb Director Lisa C. Ravensbergen Associate Director Heather Cant Set Designer Jung-Hye Kim Costume Designer Vanessa Imeson Lighting Designer Rebecca Picherack Sound Designer Doug Perry Fight Director Melissa Thomas Stage Manager Christine Leroux Apprentice Stage Manager Meghan Froebelius
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS By William Shakespeare Produced in Association with Western Canada Theatre, Kamloops, BC and Theatre Aquarius, Hamilton, ON Tess Degenstein Adrianna/Duchess (as cast) Alison Deon Luciana/Abbess/Nell/Dr. Pinch (as cast) Jacob James Aegeon/Angelo/Courtesan (as cast) Craig Lauzon Antipholous (as cast) Anand Rajaram Dromio (as cast) Director Daryl Cloran Set & Costume Designer Drew Facey Lighting Designer Louise Guinand Sound Designer Jonathan Lewis Stage Manager Skylar Nakazawa Assistant Stage Manager Bradley Dunn THE BIRDS AND THE BEES By Mark Crawford Produced in Association with Western Canada Theatre, Kamloops, BC Christopher Allen Ben John Jarvis Earl Nicola Lipman Gail Naomi Wright Sarah Director Ashlie Corcoran Set Designer Jung-Hye Kim Costume Designer Jayne Christopher Lighting Designer Rebecca Picherack Sound Designer Doug Perry Stage Manager Natasha Bean-Smith Assistant Stage Manager Jessica Severin Associate Director Heather Cant Assistant Director Anand Rajaram