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Actors: Joe Lipinski, Edwin Conroy Jr, Dee Jones, Natasha Pedros, Miles Coverdale & Trevor Enns
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Brock Musical Theatre

Email: brockmusical@hotmail.com
Location: St.Catharines

President & Producer: Mary Gray
Production Manager: Jenna Mae Cumming
Resident Artistic Director: Spencer Smith

Brock Musical Theatre is a student run organization devoted to creating quality musical theatre for the Brock and St. Catharines/Niagara communities. Brock Musical Theatre is a ratified club under the Brock University Student’s Union. It is not affiliated with the Brock University Department of Dramatic Arts or with any University department, staff or faculty member. Brock Musical Theatre was created in 2005 to provide all Brock University students with the opportunity to participate in quality musical theatre. Today, the company is open to all Brock students no matter their major field of study. Brock Musical Theatre has become a showcase for the wide range of talents that the entire Brock University community possess in the musical field. Brock Musical Theatre is devoted to a healthy, respectful and positive learning environment where students can learn and achieve hands on experience in all aspects of a musical theatre production.

Carousel Players

Phone:(905)-682-8326
Email: info@carouselplayers.com
Website: www.carouselplayers.com
Location: St. Catharines

Artistic Director: Pablo Felices-Luna

Carousel Players is an award-winning professional theatre for young audiences committed to the development of new work and the production of theatre that entertains and challenges audiences. Carousel presents inspiring and creative plays for children aged 5 to 15 in schools, theatres and other venues. They ensure that the performances, theatre school and classroom programs are affordable for all children regardless of their socio-economic status or situation.

The name for the company is inspired by one of Canada's oldest carousels in nearby Port Dalhousie where you can still take a ride for just a nickel. Throughout their 35 year history, over 2 million students, teachers and families have seen their productions. They regularly tour to schools throughout Ontario and operate out of the historic Courthouse in downtown St. Catharines. They also present public performances for Niagara families in the Sullivan Mahoney Courthouse Theatre at 101 King Street. Within the building are the administration and production offices of Carousel Players, a rehearsal studio and a 125 seat performance space that is the home of Carousel Players' Theatre School. Their facility is actively used by local theatre, dance and music organizations from the Niagara region.

Centre for the Arts - Brock University

Email: boxoffice@brocku.ca
Phone: (905)-688-5550 ext 3257 or TOLL FREE at 1-866-617-3257
Box Office Hours: Monday - Friday 11am-6pm
Website: http://www.arts.brocku.ca
Location: St.Catharines

Centre for the Arts is based in Brock University. They offer quite an extensive 9-month season-bill with several world-class performers and entertainers. Amy Sky, Great Big Sea, Jann Arden, Hawksley Workman, David Wilcox, and many, many more have all performed at the Centre for the Arts. Not limited to singers, world-class dance troupes, touring theatre companies and even big-band orchestras have all been featured. Find information on who is playing this season by checking out their website.

Garden City Productions

Phone: (905)-682-1353
Email: contact_gcp@gcp.ca
Website: www.gcp.ca
Location: St.Catharines

President: Jean Wesley

Founded in 1956, Garden City Productions - or GCP - established, maintained and has been operating as a permanent Canadian repertory theatrical company. Through live theatre productions, GCP strives to showcase the interests and skills of the theatre. GCP has produced 95 shows to date! 

Garrison Little Theatre

Phone: (905)-994-9407
Email: zcole@cogeco.ca
Website: http://www.artsniagara.com/garrison-little-theatre
Location: Fort Erie

Garrison Little Theatre, established in 1986, has been voted Best Comedy Dinner Theatre in the Niagara Region for many years. It has been featured in a coffee table book "Community Treasures of Ontario", published by Morgan & Chase. Garrison Little Theatre has put on over 60 productions since 1986.

Greg Frewin Theatre

Phone: (905)-356-0777 or toll free: 1-866-779-8778
Email: tickets@gregfrewintheatre.com or for Group Packages: allen@gregfrewintheatre.com
Website: www.gregfrewintheatre.com
Location: Niagara Falls

A magic review show located in the heart of Niagara Falls, starring The International Grand Champion of Magic, Greg Frewin. Greg earned his title by winning first place in all the World's top magic competitions, a feat that has never been duplicated. He's appeared on the world's top stages such as The Flamingo Hilton, Caesar's Palace, the Tropicana in Las Vegas, and has been featured in over 35 TV specials around the world.

The theatre runs a year-long season that features magic shows, concerts, stand-up comedy acts and more.

Gypsy Theatre

Lakeside Players

Phone: (905)-934-0575 or toll free 1-866-452-7678
Email: lakesideplayers@operamail.com
Website: www.lakeside-players.com
Location: Port Manion Theatre Restaurant, Port Dalhousie

Artistic Director / General Manager / Producer: Tim Denis, Paul Wintemute and Brian DiMartile

Lakeside Players began 4 years ago as the brainchild of actors Paul Wintemute, Tim Denis and Brian DiMartile as we staged a Neil Simon Festival at the Port Mansion.  Since then the company has grown with a mandate to provide Niagara audiences with professional comedy by some of the best comedic writers of our time.  We've also made it our mission to give the Niagara theatre community a home to act, direct or paint the sets.  Our team features Niagara talent at its best and we will continue into our fourth season proud of the fact that we get no financial help from anyone, pay our entire team and still operate in the black...4 years running.

Lyndesfarne Theatre Projects

Phone: (905)-938-1222
Email: info@lyndesfarne.com
Website: http://www.lyndesfarnetheatreprojects.com
Location: St.Catharines

Artistic Director: Kelly Daniels

Lyndesfarne Theatre Projects is an incorporated, non-profit, registered charity that believes in connecting community through acts of creating live theatre and diverse theatrical opportunities. They have three major focuses as a company: live theatre, education and outreach. The company offers a season bill of full-scale productions as well as hosting their own annual Downtown Reading Festival. They also have strong ties to the Brock community in that they provide internship positions - often in acting and/or directing - to students for course-credits. Finally, Lyndesfarne also runs a Young Company group: two semesters of comprehensive professional theatre training taught by Lyndesfarne members, Brock faculty and Shaw Festival ensemble members which culminates in an annual Young Company Production.

Metaphysical Theatre Company

Phone: (905) 735-3175                            
Email: metaphysicaltheatre@sympatico.ca
Website: www.metaphysicaltheatre.com
Location: St.Catharines

Artistic Director: David Langlois

Meta-physical theatre devotes itself to creating, performing and touring physical theatre productions. They also offer theatre workshops that have been featured at many colleges and universities across the continent.

Mystery On The Lake - iTheatre Inc.

Phone: (905)-378-2954
Email: dave@itheatreinc.ca
Website: www.motl.ca

Executive Producer: Dave Taylor

Picturesque Niagara-on-the-Lake is the backdrop for a new adventure in interactive theatre. "Mystery on the Lake", a production of iTheatre Inc., is an innovative concept in entertainment that combines the history and culture of the old town, with the entertainment of theatre and the fun of teamwork in solving historical puzzles. Fitting in with the theatre theme and the town's historic richness, the "Mystery on the Lake" experience is part theatre, part scavenger hunt, part historical education and part walking tour... all presented in an environment of mystery and intrigue as the audience works together in groups of 10 to 12 as they make their way through the town searching for clues and interacting with unusual characters played by actors. Discovering who is part of the show, and who isn't is all part of the experience. The script writers have created a storyline for this performance that utilizes actual historic and cultural facts and combines the fun and drama of live theatre and improv through interaction with a variety of colourful characters as they guide you through the town on a quest to solve "The Secret of Butlersburg."

Niagara Theatre Projects

Oh Canada, Eh? Productions

Phone: (905)-374-1995 or 1-800-467-2071
Email: www@ohcanadaeh.com
Website: http://www.ohcanadaeh.com/
Location: Niagara Falls

Artistic Director: J.P. Thibodeau

The award winning OH CANADA EH? DINNER SHOW is a musical celebration of Canada which provides a truly unforgettable Canadian experience. Meet singing Mounties, lumberjacks, a hockey player, Anne of Green Gables and many other Canadian characters as you enjoy the songs and scenes of Canada. Multi-talented performers sing Canadian songs in a friendly, wilderness atmosphere inside a rustic log cabin. While you are enjoying the show, the performers also serve your meal. The cast and crew are looking forward to making you feel welcome during your visit to their area.

Shaw Festival

Phone: (905)-468-2153 or toll free at 1-800-657-1106 ext 222
Email: Odette Yazbeck, Director of Public Relations: odette@shawfest.com
Website: www.shawfest.com
Location: Niagara-on-the-Lake

Artistic Director: Jackie Maxwell

The Shaw Festival is the only theatre in the world that specializes exclusively in plays by Bernard Shaw and his contemporaries, and in plays about the period of Shaw's lifetime. We are one of the few theatre companies that has a permanent acting company, and the only one in the world which specializes in such a defined historical period. The Shaw Festival is renowned internationally for single-handedly revitalizing and re-energizing the works of Bernard Shaw, and tackling the vast array of theatre pieces in our mandate - presenting them anew to appreciative theatre audiences. The Shaw's mandate was expanded in 2000 to also include contemporary plays written about the period of Bernard Shaw's life, 1856-1950.

The Academy is the professional training, play development, publishing and public education wing of the company. It began in 1985 as an informal skills exchange among company members, and still retains that important function. The Academy also sponsors workshop productions and the annual Directors Project as well as many outreach programs for the public, including the Shaw Seminars, Saturday Conversations, and tours for groups and the public.

Silvermist Productions

Phone: (General Sales) 905-357-3800 (Venue) 905-357-2284
Email: (Silvermist) slvrmist@niagara.com (Venue) info@niagaracentre.com
Website: http://www.silvermist.ca
Location: The Niagara Centre for the Performing Arts - 4700 Epworth Circle, Niagara Falls, ON, Canada

Silvermist Productions is delighted to continue bringing professional large scale musicals to the Niagara Regions. Past shows have included: Beauty and the Beast, Seussical featuring: Cat in the Hat and Horton Hears a Who.

Starfire Theatre Centre

Phone: (905)-734-9125
Email: starfiretheatre@hotmail.com
Website: http://niagara.cioc.ca/details.asp?RSN=5702 
Location: Welland

Artistic Directors / Co-Founders: Len & Lida Greenaway

"Keeping live theatre alive in Welland." Starfire Theatre Centre produces 3 to 5 mainstage productions each year, offers children's and adult's acting classes, Summer and March Break day camps and offers entertainment that "comes to you" (such as Murder Mysteries, Comedy Revues and Sing-a-Longs).

Stolen Theatre Collective

Phone: (905)-684-2631
Email: fha0278@yahoo.com.ar

Artistic Director: Fede Holten

Members: Amy Teetzel, Max Holten, Danielle Wilson

Stolen Theatre Collective is committed to the creation of original material or adaptations of published material that is accessible and relevant today.

Stray Theatre

Phone: (905)-359-8000
Email: peter.feldman@brocku.ca
Location: St.Catharines

"Stray Theatre is an informal collective of theatre workers who come together periodically to present productions on a voluntary basis. All members were formerly with what is now known as the Dept. of Dramatic Arts at Brock University. For several years they produced one play each year in downtown St.Catharines, with no overall name to their group. Then in November 2007, they moved into a venue on Bond Street (downtown), which they named The Space on Bond, and named themselves Stray Theatre (as in straying off the beaten path) and produced a season of four plays from the modern theatre world repertory which were very enthusiastically received. In November 2008 Stray left that space (landlord trouble) and currently rent performance space where they can. They will mount at least two and perhaps four productions in the current season as they continue to be committed to presenting worthwhile theatre in downtown. The founding members of Stray Theatre are: Dawn Crysler, Katie Dubois, Steve Watson, Jack Wieler, Mac Dodge, Frank Cunsolo and Peter Feldman. Associated with Stray are Pat Noonan, Mary Laundry, Maeve D'Amico, Doug Ledingham, Julia Dodge and Kelly Gillard. Here is their mandate:

Stray Theatre is committed to encouraging the artistic vision of each member and the work of other Niagara Artists through access and opportunity. We will explore work that pushes the boundaries of its time and create Niagara-based interpretations of great plays and original works by our company and for our community." (written by Stray Theatre)

Suitcase In Point

Phone: (905)-228-1353
Website: www.suitcaseinpoint.com
Location: St.Catharines

Artistic Director: Deanna Jones

Suitcase in Point was founded in January 2001 by a group of artists who had met through the Brock University Theatre program. Their first performance was 'Call to Mind' and was put on in the Vagabond Theatre. Since, the company has created and grown together to become one of the premiere theatre companies in the city. Suitcase currently runs live-theatre performances each year, offers youth-based programs - workshops, training classes - and is involved in many other community-based events such as cabarets and fashion shows.

Theatre in Port - The Port Mansion Theatre Restaurant

Phone: (905)-964-0575
Email: boxoffice@portmansion.com
Website: www.portmansion.com  
Location: 12 Lakeport Rd., St.Catharines (Port Dalhousie), ON,  L2N 2P5

Production Manager: R. Scott Furtney

2009 marks the 13th season for Port Dalhousie's Theatre in Port. The venue offers musicals, comedies and dramas in their 88-seat cabaret-style theatre. There are seven productions scheduled for the 2009 season that runs from March 6th through January 3rd, 2010. The theatre also offers concerts and special events through the year; please visit www.portmansion.com for more information.

The Essential Collective Theatre

Email: jason@essentialcollectivetheatre.com
Website: http://www.essentialcollectivetheatre.com/
Location: St.Catharines

Artistic Director: Stephanie Jones

The Essential Collective Theatre Company (formerly known as Essential Players) is a non-profit, professional theatre company based in the Niagara Region. The theatre group was formed in 1998 as a result of a creative partnership between Jason Caiduex and Stephanie Jones when they first collaborated and wrote Scenic View for the Toronto Fringe Festival. They then brought the piece to St.Catharines for a run at the NAC performance space on Bond Street. Since that first production, the couple has collaborated with a variety of theatre makers and has mounted 6 productions in St.Catharines. They have toured their shows to Toronto, Montreal, Victoria and as far as London, England. The company's mandate is to create original works and produce contemporary Canadian plays.

Thorold Community Theatre

Phone: (905)-682-8779
Email: tc.theatre@on.aibn.com
Website: www.thoroldtheatre.com

President: Rob Goslin
Contact: Mariyln Colbert

Thorold Community Theatre is a non-for-profit, volunteer theatre group producing 2 plays each year - Spring/Fall. They produce comedy, farce, drama and mystery. Meetings for Thorold Community Theatre are held on the second Tuesday of the month at 7:30pm at the Nick Basciano Centre, 131 Richmond Street, Thorold. Everyone is welcome regardless of experience.

Work in Progress Theatre

Phone:  (905)-359-4877              
Email: wipt@sympatico.ca
Website: www.wipt.ca
Location: St.Catharines

Artistic Director: Tina Yeung-Moore

Work in Progress is a volunteer-run non-professional theatre group. Their mandate is to: "Develop, explore, workshop and produce new Canadian theatre in the Niagara Region. Work in Progress organizes a bi-weekly acting group/session called The Actor's Lab - where actors have a chance to bring in monologue pieces to work with other artists and receive feedback. Each session is pay-what-you-can to offset the cost of space. Work in Progress also runs several lecture and workshop series on topics like: acting, audition pieces, writing and directing.