A busy performer in plays and musicals in Canada and the U.S., Thom spent five seasons at the Stratford Festival appearing in The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Romeo and Juliet, My Fair Lady, The King and I, The Adventures of Pericles, Threepenny Opera (Streetsinger / Crookfinger Jake), Macbeth (Donalbain), King Henry VIII (Duke of Suffolk), Hello Dolly! (Rudolf Reisenweber), and Into the Woods (Wolf/Cinderella's Prince). In Toronto, he has appeared in Miss Saigon, The Who's Tommy, Rent (Toronto premiere / 2nd U.S. National Tour), as well as leading roles in Sophisticated Ladies, the world premiere of Outrageous! The Musical (Dora nomination for Best Actor in a Musical) and the Canadian premieres of Songs for A New World and Take Me Out. Other productions include Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill, Side By Side By Sondheim, Joni Mitchell: River, My Fair Lady, Che in Evita (Betty Mitchell Award Nomination), Emcee in Cabaret (Betty Mitchell Award Nomination), and Daddy Warbucks in Annie. Thom was also honoured to be chosen as a guest artist to perform for Stephen Sondheim in the "World Leaders" salute to Stephen Sondheim. Some TV/Film credits include guest leads in Drop the Beat, F/X The SEries, MVP, Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy, Last Dance and Shannon in Brad Fraser's Leaving Metropolis (the film version of Fraser's play Poor Superman). You can visit Thom at his website: www.thomallison.com
* Elegies is an Equity approved Independent Artists Projects Policy production.
Barbara is pleased to be returning to the work of William Finn, having starred as Trina in the Canadian premiere of Falsettos. Her numerous credits include: Penelope Pennywise – Urinetown (Jessie Award nomination), Golde – Fiddler On The Roof (Stratford Festival), Charlotte – Larry’s Party (CanStage), Norman Desmond – Sunset Boulevard (Livent), Mrs. Lovett – Sweeney Todd (Phoenix Theatre). She has been nominated for five Dora Mavor Moore Awards for her work in Assassins, Closer Than Ever, Forbidden Broadway, Chutzpah A Go Go, and Snappy Tales. She has performed on Broadway in Anne of Green Gables and in the Off-Broadway review Corkscrews. She was a member of the legendary
* Elegies is an Equity approved Independent Artists Projects Policy production.
Steven was most recently seen as "Riff Raff" in the MTC production of The Rocky Horror Show. Other roles include the "Emcee" in Cabaret at Stage West Mississauga, and "Billy" in Billy Bishop Goes to War for Tribal Productions. In Toronto he has been seen in Batboy: The Musical at the Bathurst Street Theatre, Urinetown at Canstage and Hello Muddah Hello Fadduh at the New Yorker Theatre. He played "Iceman" in the original Toronto Fringe cast of Top Gun! The Musical! and performed that show at the New York Music Theatre Festival. He has played three out of four roles in Forever Plaid in productions across Canada. He is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.
* Elegies is an Equity approved Independent Artists Projects Policy production.
Back on the boards again, after a short hiatus to become a mother, Eliza-Jane is proud to be a part of such a talented crew of people assembled for this production of Elegies. Some past favourite theatre credits include: The Producer’s 1st US National Tour and Canadian Company, Funny Girl at Winnipeg Jewish Theatre, The Possibilities and Measure for Measure for The Montreal Young Company, Sarsical, Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah at the old New Yorker Theatre, The County Show, Tequila Vampire Matinee and Hank Williams: Return to Innocence for The Regent Theatre in Picton and Sir John, Eh? for Theatre Passe Muraille. Some past film and television: Molly: An American Girl Doll for ABC/Disney, Challenger for BBC/National Geographic in which she starred teacher/astronaut Christa McAuliffe and reoccurring roles in LeapYears and Odyssey 5 for Showtime and The Gavin Crawford Show. She is also writing songs for her second album, a follow up to her first album entitled Scott’s Emulsion.
* Elegies is an Equity approved Independent Artists Projects Policy production.
Michael Strathmore debuted at the Shaw Festival this season in G. Bernard Shaw’s Arms and The Man and in Ruth and Augustus Goetz’s The Heiress. Michael’s selected theatre credits include: Baker in Into the Woods and Shakespeare! at Randolph Academy; More than Applause at Jane Mallett Theatre; Lion in the Streets at Annex Theatre; Sketchy at Best at Tim Sims Playhouse; Cabaret 4 for Bathurst Street Theatre and several productions for The Vanier Studio Theatre. Film and television credits include: Breakfast Television (City TV) and Swords of Thornhill (Lipsy-Reizman Productions). Michael is a graduate of
* Elegies is an Equity approved Independent Artists Projects Policy production.