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PLAYBILL ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH #001 Torrent Productions presents DECEMBER 15-24, 2016

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PLAYBILLROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH #001

Torrent Productions presents

DECEMBER 15-24, 2016

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Robin Hood – A Merry Magical PantomimeWritten by Caroline Smith

Director Rob TorrChoreographer Stephanie Graham

Step Dance and Tap Choreography by Cameron Francis and Matthew Pinkerton

Musical Direction by Noah MacDougall Percussion Robin Claxton

Fight Direction by Kevin RobinsonStage Manager Kirsti Bruce

Lighting Designer Joe PagnanSet Design/Construction Rob Torr

Scenic Artist Eileen BradleyProps and Wigs Donna MoormanAdditional Props Eileen BradleyProducer Torrent Productions

Publicity Jennifer Radford of The Publicity PodWeb and Print Designer Tammy Rogers

www.torrentproductions.comTwitter: @torrentprod Facebook: Torrent Productions

#RobinHoodintheHood

CAST (in alphabetical order)

KEVIN AICHELE (Little John)AL BRAATZ (Robin Hood)

RYAN BROWN (Pinch)GREG CAMPBELL (Sheriff of Nottingham)

STUART DOWLING (Nurse Tickle)CAMERON FRANCIS (Allan A Dale)

CYNTHIA HICKS (Maid Marian)MATTHEW PINKERTON (Will Scarlet)

SACHA STEWART (Fred the Fairy)LUC TROTTIER (Friar Tuck)

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CAST of ROBIN HOOD

Kevin Aichele (Little John)Kevin is very honoured to be apart of this inaugural Christmas Panto for Torrent productions. Working primarily in Musical Theatre, some selected credits include: Sam in Mama Mia: Western Canada Theatre/Theatre Aquarius; Johnny Cash in Million Dollar Quartet: The Globe Theatre; Warden in the North American premiere of From Here To Eternity: Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival; Javert in Les Miserables: Rainbow Stage; Sweeney in Sweeney Todd (Betty Mitchell and Calgary Critics Award): Vertigo Theatre; and Galahad in The Citadel Theatre’s production of Spamalot. His Film and TV credits include Something Beneath, Faces in The Crowd, True Crime, and The Pinkertons. In addition, over the past several years, Kevin has had the opportunity to voice more than a dozen characters for animated series across Canada and overseas. He has recently relocated to Toronto’s East End, and is happily sharing a home with his beautiful girlfriend Marisa and his step-dog Evie. Happy Holidays and enjoy the show!

Al Braatz (Robin Hood)Al Braatz is honoured to be sharing the stage with such talented performers. He studied at Sheridan College and The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. While in the UK he was mentored by Berwick Kaler a renowned Dame at York Theatre Royal. His study of UK pantomime has brought him back to Canada and he is thriving in the industry. Theatre Credits: Buddy Holly in ‘Legends of Rock and Roll’, Joe B. Mauldin in ‘The Buddy Holly Story’, Jim Hawkins in ‘Treasure Island’, Scott in ‘Evil Dead’, Ensemble/Understudy Prince Herbert in ‘Spamalot’, Tom in ‘Puss in Boots’, Aladdin in ‘Aladdin and the Twankeys’, Will Scarlet/King Richard in ‘Robin Hood and His Merry Mam’, Mike in ‘The Guinea Pig Club’, Peter in ‘Company’, The Balladeer/Lee Harvey Oswald in ‘Assassins’, and Robert Martin in ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’. Thanks to family, friends, and the cast and crew.

Ryan Brown (Pinch)Ryan is very excited to be spending this holiday season in Nottingham Forest with Robin Hood! Selected theatre credits include Beauty and The Beast, Shrek – The Musical, The Addams Family, A Christmas Carol (Neptune), The Wedding Singer (Stage West), Les Miserables (Drayton), Spamalot (The Citadel), Forever Plaid (Orillia Opera House), Starbright Christmas (VPP). Ryan is a proud graduate of Sheridan’s Music Theatre Performance program, where he received the Brian Linehan Triple Threat Award. He would like to send congratulations to Rob and Steph on this wonderful production, and a huge thank you for opportunity, and the chance to spend the holidays at home. He sends love to his family and friends for all their encouragement, his parents for their endless support throughout the years, the Talent House Gang, and Teenie. Happy Holidays everyone!

Lyrics for the Sing Song Sing-A-Long

Swimming swimming, in a swimming pool

When days are hot, when days are cold

In a swimming pool,

Breaststroke, sidestroke, fancy diving too,

Oh don’t you wish you never had anything else to do.

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Greg Campbell (Sheriff of Nottigham)Greg Campbell has appeared in many productions with VideoCabaret, such as Trudeau and the FLQ, Life and Times of Mackenzie King, The Great War, Confederation, Mackenzie/Papineau Rebellion, and The War of 1812 (co-production at the Stratford Festival), and been nominated three times for a Dora for Best Ensemble. For the past three summers, he has played villains in Dial “M” For Murder, Wait Until Dark, and An Inpsector Calls, all at Classic Theatre Festival. He recently wrote, produced, and starred in the critically-acclaimed one-man show, OUT, at the Fringe Festival, which was picked up by Best of the Fringe and cited by NOW Toronto as a Best New Play of the Fringe. Other theatres: Heart Of Steel (Next Stage); Mary Poppins, The Secret Garden and the Man In Chair in The Drowsy Chaperone (Globe Theatre); Firebrand (Single Thread); Ballad of Weedy Peetstraw (Summerworks); Twelfth Night (Direct Flight/Gromkat); Educating Rita and Oleanna (Theatre and Company); Amadeus (Theatre Aquarius); Mesa and 1949 (Theatre NorthWest). Film and television: American Gods, Cardinal, Reign, The Strain, Hemlock Grove, The Kennedys.

Stuart Dowling (Nurse Tickle)Selected Credits include: “Prom Queen” (Segal Centre), “Lenny” in “Of Mice and Men” (Tribal Productions/Dora Nominee), “West Side Story International Tour” including London’s West End, “A Christmas Carol” (Sudbury Theatre Centre/Theatre New Brunswick),”Dirty Rotten Scoundrels”, “Spamalot”, “Looking” (Stephenville Festival), “The Last Resort”, “A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline”, “On Golden Pond”, “Legally Blonde”, “Buddy”(Drayton Festival), “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” (Persephone Theatre),’Driving Miss Daisy”, “Night of the Living Dead” (Magnus Theatre), “Book of Days” (Theatremanation), “Hairspray” (Port Hope Festival), “Twelfth Night” (Walking Shadow). Television credits include: “Murdoch Mysteries”, “The 5th Estate”, “Mayday: Air Crash Investigations” as well as numerous commercial. Wishing you and yours a Very Merry Christmas/Happy Holiday Season.

Cameron Francis (Allan A Dale)Cameron is originally from Lady Fane, PEI. Theatre Credits: The Blonde/Dirty Blonde in Perry Loved Mary; Baby John in West Side Story (Citadel); Male Swing in Anne & Gilbert (Guild Theatre); Benson/Nate in Brantwood (Audience Choice Dora Award), Ernie Lally in A Man of No Importance, Barnaby Tucker in Hello, Dolly! (Theatre Sheridan); Trannie in Moll (Canadian Music Theatre Project); There’s No Business like Irving Berlin (Harold Green Jewish Theatre); Les Feux Follets, Abegweit - Soul of the Island, and Assistant Choreographer for the world premiere of Evangeline (Charlottetown Festival). TV: Featured Dancer on Canada’s Smartest Person (CBC); Man Seeking Women (FXX); Prince William & Kate’s Royal Tour (BBC, CBC). Cameron is a graduate of Sheridan’s Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance Program and the 2016 Citadel/Banff Professional Theatre Training Program. Cameron is the two time Eastern Canadian Tap Champion and British Association Teachers of Dance Rosebowl Champion. Thanks to Stephanie and Rob, daCosta, my family back home and to YOU for supporting local theatre!

Cynthia Hicks (Maid Marian)Cynthia is thrilled to be working with Torrent Productions. Born and raised in Alberta, she grew up in the Edmonton theatre community before moving out east to pursue her career on the other side of the country. Cynthia is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada and a proud member of Hataw, a Filipino-Canadian performing arts group. Theatre credits include Spelling 2-5-5 (Carousel Players), Hothouse Prince (Teatro La Quindicina), Cleave (New Words Festival), Scorched (NTS) and Cynthia can be seen this spring touring with Carousel Players in Boys, Girls and Other Mythological Creatures.

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Matthew Pinkerton (Will Scarlet)Matthew is a recent graduate of Sheridan College where he completed his Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance. Past Credits include Crazy for You, Mamma Mia! (Capitol Theatre) Grand Hotel, Damn Yankees, Legally Blonde, In The Heights (Theatre Sheridan). It’s been a true pleasure working with such a talented team. Enjoy the show!

Sacha Stewart (Fred the Fairy)Hailing from Markham, Ontario, Sacha Stewart, a graduate of Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts, is thrilled to be a part of this cast of talented artists. Select credits include; Sophia Greenaway in Disney’s Believe (Disney Cruise Line), Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar (The LOT), Little Red Riding Hood in Into The Woods, and Eric in Lord of the Flies (Randolph Academy), Destiny Brown in My Brother’s Keeper, and Araminta in Railroad to Freedom (Exousia Media Group). Sacha continues to give all the glory to God and endlessly thanks her family, friends, and all of her supporters throughout the years. To holiday warmth, cheer and a good dose of justice – enjoy the show! Website: www. sachastewart.com Instagram: @sheissachastewart

Luc Trottier (Friar Tuck)Luc Trottier loves making people laugh. He recently collaborated with composer Noah MacDougall and wrote his first musical comedy, Perry Loved Mary, which had a sold out run in Port Perry this summer! Luc can be seen as the stuttering ass clown on Suits Season 6, and is looking forward to producing more original works in 2017! He’d like to thank Steph, Rob, his family, and his fiancé, Jessica for their constant support! www.luctrottier.com

CREATIVE TEAM

Caroline Smith (Writer)Caroline has enjoyed a long career in professional theatre as a performer, director, choreographer, adjudicator and playwright. As Artistic and Managing Director of the Stirling Festival Theatre, she received three Lieutenant Governor’s Awards, numerous business achievement awards and an honorary Arts & Technology degree from Loyalist College. A published playwright, Caroline’s long-running and popular play The Kitchen Witches won the 2005 Samuel French Best Canadian Play Award. She is currently a Guest Director for the Toronto Film school and works on New Play Development with Gaslight Tours in Collingwood and Loyalist College in Belleville. Caroline’s Panto scripts have been enjoyed across Ontario for over 20 years, in Stirling, Belleville, Port Hope, St. Jacob’s, Grand Bend, Kitchener, Penetanguishene and now, thanks to dear friends Rob Torr and Stephanie Graham, finally in Toronto!

Rob Torr (Director)Rob started singing at a very young age and then writing songs at the age of seven. He began his professional career singing with Montreal Symphony Orchestra as a chorister and in choirs across the country. Theatre credits include: Gomez in The Addams Family, Harry Bright in Mamma Mia, Highpockets in Buddy Holly, Bert in It’s a Wonderful Life, Bob Crachit in A Christmas Carol, Felix in The Odd Couple, Hysterium in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Mike in Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, The Genie in Disney’s Aladdin, Frankie in Forever Plaid, Freddie in My Fair Lady, Matt in The Fantasticks, Motel in Fiddler on the Roof, Stephen in Godspell, and in the Canadian cast of Miss Saigon. Producing credits include Killer Business-The Musical, A Sentimental Christmas, Berlin, Broadway and Beyond, Hipcheck-The Musical and An Old Fashioned Musical Christmas for St. James United Church in Montreal. Rob attended McGill University for music in Voice Performance. He was a member of the first graduating class of Canterbury School of the Arts in Ottawa.

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Stephanie Graham (Choreographer)Stephanie has lived in this neighbourhood for eleven years and so excited to share this holiday treat of a show with her community. She is a Dora Award winning choreographer and her credits include: Crazy For You (Capitol Theatre), Grey Gardens, The Wild Party (Acting Up Stage), It’s A Wonderful Life (Theatre Aquarius), All Shook Up, Mary Poppins, The Drowsy Chaperone (Globe Theatre), Spamalot (Stephenville Festival), The Addams Family (Neptune Theatre), Johnny Belinda (Smile Theatre), Dogfight in Concert (Tranzac), Back in ’59 (Showboat Festival), Next to Normal (Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre), The Sound of Music (Cornerstone University), The Last Resort (Charlottetown), Dogfight, Godspell , Colours in the Storm, Oberon and, She Loves Me (Theatre Sheridan) and three seasons as a performer at the Stratford Festival of Canada. Upcoming in 2017: Director/Choreographer for The Little Mermaid (Globe Theatre). Stephanie is a graduate of the Musical Theatre Performance Program at Sheridan College.

Noah MacDougall (Musical Director)Noah is a composer/music director originally from Prince Edward Island who has enjoyed working across the country doing what he loves. Select credits include: The Wizard of Oz (St. Lawrence College), Mamma Mia! (Associate MD, Port Hope), Canada in Love and The Legend of Dan McGrew (Smile Theatre), Back in 59’ (Stephenville Theatre Festival), Dogfight (In-Concert Reading), Anne & Gilbert (The Guild). This summer, Noah and cast member Luc Trottier debuted their original musical Perry Loved Mary in Port Perry, Ontario, with the cast recording to be released shortly! A big thanks to wonderful friends and colleagues Rob and Steph for their creation, and having me on board. Thanks for coming out!

Kirsti Bruce (Stage Manager)Kirsti is thrilled to be stage managing this Christmas extravaganza after having taken a hiatus to work in Foster Care as a Case Manager and Child and Youth Worker. Favorite shows she has Stage Managed include; Kindness (Manitoba Theatre for Young People), I, Claudia (Thousand Islands Playhouse-Firehall Theatre) and The Maritime Way of Life (Live Bait Theatre). As an Assistant Stage Manager, a couple of favorites include Cabaret (Neptune Theatre) and Fiddler on the Roof (Thousand Islands Playhouse). Kirsti would like to thank her friends and family for their support over the last few years.

Joe Pagnan (Lighting Designer)As a production designer he has had the pleasure of creating for companies including Magnus Theatre, Obsidian Theatre, Buddies in Bad Times, Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie, Theatre Sheridan, Hart House Theatre, Suburban Beast, Sampradaya Dance Creations, Living Arts Centre, Art Gallery of Ontario, Birdland Theatre, Talk is Free, and Harbourfront Centre to name a few. He currently resides in Toronto, Ontario (Canada). Actively engaged in exploring emerging performance practice and theory, he hopes to answer the question: Can we define performance space in an unstable or degenerative organic world influenced by technology? By fostering innovation through sustainable approach aimed toward eco positive solution, he believes performance through experience is vital in understanding the other.

Stay in touch! [email protected]: @torrentprod Facebook: Torrent Production

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Torrent ProductionsTorrent Productions is comprised of Rob Torr and Stephanie Graham. Both have extensive performance credits from The Stratford Festival, Charlottetown Festival, Mirvish Productions, The Canadian Opera Company, Opera Ontario and with many regional theatre companies across Canada. Rob is a performer, composer, arranger, writer and director. Stephanie is a director, choreographer, producer and writer. Torrent premiered an excerpt from “The C-Word” at Upstaging Cancer in the spring of 2009 and then went on to co-produce “Hipcheck – the Musical” with Joan Jamieson and Shelley M. Hobbs at the 2009 Toronto Fringe Festival. Hipcheck was a Patron’s Pick and presented as a part of the Best of Fringe. Their show “Canada in Love” which was originally produced by Smile Theatre has had four productions across Canada. “Killer Business – The Musical” had its world premiere at the Next Stage Festival in 2014. Torrent Productions is committed to creating, developing and producing musical theatre.

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