A Christmas Carol by David van Belle

Citadel Theatre | Maclab Theatre| 2025

David van Belle’s adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic returns to the Citadel! Ebenezer Scrooge has been given just one night to redeem himself but will the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future help him overcome a lifetime of indifference before all hope is lost? Transport yourself to the mid-1950s with nostalgic songs like I’ll be Home For Christmas and White Christmas and experience the magic of the season.

By David van Belle
Based on the novella by Charles Dickens
Directed by Lianna Makuch | Assistant Director: Andrew Ritchie
Originally Directed by Daryl Cloran

CAST: Maya Baker, Breanna Bender, Patricia Cerra, Chris W. Cook, Ivy DeGagné, Cathy Derkach, Oscar Derkx, Braydon Dowler-Coltman, Jesse Gervais, Steven Greenfield, Alison MacDonald, Graham Mothersill, Glenn Nelson, Christina Nguyen, Troy O'Donnell, Biboye Onanuga, Bhéy Pastolero, Michael Peng,Elena Porter, Emmy Richardson, John Ullyatt, Julien Arnold as the Voice of Jacob Marley

Playwright: David van Belle 

Director: Lianna Makuch 

Original Director: Daryl Cloran  

Set & Costume Designer: Cory Sincennes

Lighting Designer: Leigh Ann Vardy

Sound Designer & Music Director: Mishelle Cuttler

Choreographer: Laura Krewski

Associate Music Director: Steven Greenfield  

Associate Sound Designer: Mitchell Labrosse

Assistant Director: Andrew Ritchie

Dance Captain: Christina Nguyen

Stage Manager: Molly Pearson & Cheryl L. Hoover (rehearsal)

Assistant Stage Managers: Andrea Handal Rivera & Ken James Stewart 

Apprentice Stage Managers: Sarah Austin & Claire Sonmor (Rehearsal)

Child Supervisors: Adam Blocka, Austin Kennedy, & Alexander Ariate

Youth Ensemble: Jack Cloran, Anjali DeSilva, Koi Gennings, Edgar Greenfield, Aubrey Malacad, Amanda Mella Rodriguez, Nicolas Melo, Brady Miller, Zadie van Belle, Maia Vinge, Lincoln Weishaupt

The Hobbit adapted for the stage by Kim Selody

Globe Theatre | Mainstage Series | November - December 2018

Based on the best-selling novel by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit follows Bilbo Baggins, a quiet and contented Hobbit who rarely leaves the comforts of home. When a powerful Wizard and a band of unruly Dwarves show up on his doorstep, Bilbo’s world is turned upside down as they whisk him away on an epic adventure to reclaim their mountain home and the treasure within it. Licensed by Middle-earth Enterprises

CAST & CREATIVE TEAM
Gollum: Manon Beaudoin
Thorin: Joshua Beaudry
Bilbo: Colin Doyle
Ensemble: Ruaridh MacDonald
Ensemble Evan Rein
Gandalf/Smaug: James Fagan Tait
Ensemble: Tahirih Vejdani
Ensemble: Megan Zong

Director: Courtenay Dobbie
Set Designer: John Dinning
Costume and Puppet Designer: Catherine Hahn
Lighting Designer: Louise Guinand
Sound Designer: Jeremy Sauer
Fight Director: Ryland Alexander
Assistant Director: Andrew Ritchie
Design Assistant & Mask Fabricator: Maureen Mackintosh
Stage Manager: Kenilee Kehler
Assistant Stage Managers: Alana Friestadt & Tori Yuzik

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

Banff Centre for the Arts & Citadel Theatre | Maclab Theatre | 2014

Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy that centres on two young, star-crossed lovers cursed to be on opposite sides in a fierce feud between rival families. From its first production, believed to be in 1594, the play has been immensely popular and is certainly among William Shakespeare’s best-known works.

CAST & CREATIVE TEAM
Tybalt: Nick Abraham
Lady Montague/Capulet: Mabelle Caravjal
Mercutio: Jamie Cavanagh
Peter: Chris W. Cook
Lady Montague/Capulet: Iam Coulter
Lord Montague: Michael Dufays
Lord Capulet: Paul Essembier
The Prince: Jonathan Gould
Romeo: Morgan David Jones
Nurse: Louise Lambert
Friar John: Patrick Lundeen
Romeo: Brendan McMutry-Howlett
Juliet: Rose Napoli
Benvolio: Jesse Nerenberg
Paris: Lindsay Robinson
Juliet: Shaina Silver-Baird
Balthasar: Eric Wigston
Friar Lawrence: Jamie Williams

Director: Tom Wood
Set & Costume Designer: Cory Sincennes
Lighting Designer: Kevin Humphrey
Original Composition: Michael Becker
Sound Designer: Michael Laird
Fight Director: Jonathan Purvis
Assistant Director: Andrew Ritchie
Stage Manager: Wayne Paquette
Assistant Stage Managers: Tracey Byrne & Rebecca Craster

The Laws of Thermodynamics by Cat Walsh

Workshop West Playwright's Theatre & Theatre Yes | Westbury Theatre | 2015

You can't win, you can't get even, you can't get out of the game.  Three days before the end of the world, Daniel stumbles into the town of Crumb, Texas, population: 3.  And while those three seem friendly...ish, he soon realizes their relationship is much more complicated than it seemed.  In fact, everything about Crumb is complicated, except for this: there's no leaving, no matter how hard you try. A dark funny and spirited look at human behaviour in the face of imminent death, The Laws of Thermodynamics is a gas-station gothic that examines loss, obsession and what it means to really say "The End".

CAST & CREATIVE TEAM
Ensemble: Julien Arnold
Ensemble: James Hamilton
Daniel: Cody Porter
Ensemble: Melissa Thinglestad

Director: Heather Inglis
Set Designer: Nick Blais
Lighting Designer: Adam Turnbull
Costume Designer: Brian Bast
Sound Designer: Paul Morgan Donald
Stage Manager: Kerry Johnson
Assistant Director: Andrew Ritchie

Bitches & Money 1878 by Martin Henshell

Northern Light Theatre | Studio Theatre | 2013

In 1878 London, "Black" Jack, Cora and Patience believe they are the perfect criminal team – until one night the job goes horribly wrong and they're left stranded in a hideout wondering who to trust now that the chips are down and the guns are out. On the run from the law and with no one to trust, each crook fights to escape with their life, their freedom, and most importantly - the loot. Bitches & Money - a play about gambling, greed and time travel.

CAST & CREATIVE TEAM
Patience: Laura Gillespie
Jack: Benjamin Gorodetsky
Core: Andréa Jorawsky

Director: Trevor Schmidt
Set & Costume Designer: Trevor Schmidt
Lighting Designer & Production Manager: Adam Turnbull
Assistant Director: Andrew Ritchie