FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MAY 10, 2017
THOUSAND ISLANDS PLAYHOUSE 2017 ARTISTS ANNOUNCEMENT
GANANOQUE, ON – The Thousand Islands Playhouse 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 35th 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.
Thousand Islands Playhouse
Artistic Director: Ashlie Corcoran | General Manager: Brett Christopher
185 South Street, Gananoque, ON K7G 1A1
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Next, the first play produced at TIP in 1982 returns to the Springer Theatre in honour of the organization’s 35th
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 Thousand Islands Playhouse 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.1000islandsplayhouse.com 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
[email protected]
For more information or to schedule an interview, contact:
Emily McMahon, Marketing Manager
[email protected]
613-382-7086 ext. 23
Thousand Islands Playhouse
Artistic Director: Ashlie Corcoran | General Manager: Brett Christopher
185 South Street, Gananoque, ON K7G 1A1
Administration: 613-382-7086 | Box Office: 613-382-7020
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THOUSAND ISLANDS PLAYHOUSE 2017 ARTISTS
DAISY AMAZED ME
By Jason Hall
Cast
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
Cast
Rick Miller
Creative Team
Director – Rob Kempson
Set Designer – Anna Treusch
Costume Designer – Jayne Christopher
Stage Manager – Laura Del Papa
Assistant Director – Brittany Kay
Creative Team
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
Cast
Creative Team
Pieter Huyer – Fluke
Director – Rob Kempson
Shruti Kothari – Dyanne
Music Director – Jonathan Patterson
Calvin Laveck – Jerry Lee Lewis
Set & Costume Designer – Anna Treusch
Jesse MacMillan – Johnny Cash
Lighting Designer – Louise Guinand
Jason O’Brien – Brother Jay
Sound Designer – Ben Malone
Jonathan Patterson – Sam Phillips
Stage Manager – Erika Morey
Michael Vanhevel – Elvis Presley
Assistant Stage Manager – Isabelle Ly
Joshua Wiles – Carl Perkins
Thousand Islands Playhouse
Artistic Director: Ashlie Corcoran | General Manager: Brett Christopher
185 South Street, Gananoque, ON K7G 1A1
Administration: 613-382-7086 | Box Office: 613-382-7020
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MAGGIE AND PIERRE
By Linda Griffiths with Paul Thompson
Cast
Kaitlyn Riordan
LEADING LADIES
By Ken Ludwig
Cast
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
Creative Team
Director – Rob Kempson
Set & Costume Designer – Jung-Hye Kim
Lighting Designer – Oz Weaver
Sound Designer – Steven Lafond
Stage Manager – AJ LaFlamme
Research Assistant – Mariah Horner
Creative Team
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
Cast
Creative Team
Dakota Hebert – Janice
Director – Lisa C. Ravensbergen
Taran Kootenhayoo – Tonto
Associate Director – Heather Cant
Aren Okemaysim – Rodney
Set Designer – Jung-Hye Kim
Joelle Peters – Barb
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
Thousand Islands Playhouse
Artistic Director: Ashlie Corcoran | General Manager: Brett Christopher
185 South Street, Gananoque, ON K7G 1A1
Administration: 613-382-7086 | Box Office: 613-382-7020
1000islandsplayhouse.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MAY 10, 2017
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
By William Shakespeare
Produced in Association with Western Canada Theatre, Kamloops, BC and Theatre Aquarius, Hamilton, ON
Cast
Creative Team
Tess Degenstein – Adrianna/Duchess (as cast)
Director – Daryl Cloran
Alison Deon – Luciana/Abbess/Nell/Dr. Pinch (as cast) Set & Costume Designer – Drew Facey
Jacob James – Aegeon/Angelo/Courtesan (as cast)
Lighting Designer – Louise Guinand
Craig Lauzon – Antipholous (as cast)
Sound Designer – Jonathan Lewis
Anand Rajaram – Dromio (as cast)
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
Cast
Creative Team
Christopher Allen – Ben
Director – Ashlie Corcoran
John Jarvis – Earl
Set Designer – Jung-Hye Kim
Nicola Lipman – Gail
Costume Designer – Jayne Christopher
Naomi Wright – Sarah
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
Thousand Islands Playhouse
Artistic Director: Ashlie Corcoran | General Manager: Brett Christopher
185 South Street, Gananoque, ON K7G 1A1
Administration: 613-382-7086 | Box Office: 613-382-7020
1000islandsplayhouse.com