Up next: BAD HATS' NARNIA
Inspired by the Story by C.S. Lewis
Adapted by Fiona Sauder
Music and Lyrics by Landon Doak
Dramaturgy by Matt Pilipiak
Creative Producer Victor Pokinko
Arrangement and Orchestration by Jonathan Corkal-Astorga
Co-Directed by Wesley J. Colford & MacKenzie Sechi
Music Direction by Chris Tsujiuchi
Choreography by Sasha Young
Step into the world of Narnia like never before with this new musical from these Dora Award winning creators.
A heartfelt adaption for kids and adults alike. This is inventive, uplifting, and original musical theatre at its very best. A reminder that adventure lies anywhere we dare to look and beyond...
Featuring a company of local performers, this adaptation follows a story about the changing seasons of our lives, found families, and how we learn to say goodbye.
CAST, CREW & CREATIVE TEAM
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Ashley Buckingham - Professor/Aslan
Favourite HAT Credits:
As You Like it (Audrey) Little Shop (Ronette)Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Jersey Boys (Mary) (Savoy) Best of Broadway (Sacred Heart Dtn)Other:
Voice teacher, Hat Academy Instructor, local musician various, member of the Ashbys -

Veglia Hogan - Lucy/Ensemble
Favourite HAT Credits:
Jack & The Beanstalk: A Musical Comedy Pantomime (Jill), Blow Me: A Big Bad Musical Comedy Pantomime (Jill), Pricked: A Sleepingly Beautiful Pantomime (Jill), Overdue (Addison Woods), The Spongebob Musical JR. (Spongebob), The Wizard of Oz JR. (The Scarecrow/Hunk), Hairspray (Judine).Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Annie (Star-To-Be, The Savoy Theatre), Frozen (Assistant Director, The Savoy Theatre). -

Sasha Young - CHOREOGRAPHER & Lucy/Ensemble
Favourite HAT Credits:
Hairspray, Funny Girl -

Adrian Luis E. Reyes - Edmund
Favourite HAT Credits:
Hairspray (IQ), Blow Me: Big Bad Musical (Simple Simon), The 20th Confidential Musical Theatre Project: The Musical of Musicals (Billy) -

ChiChi Egereonu - Susan
Favourite HAT Credits:
Pricked (Beauty), A Mirror (Audemn), TomorrowLove (Jordan), Willy Wonka Jr (Stage Manager), A Christmas Carol (Gladys), Fool (Kent) Hairspray (Shayna), The Producers, Back to Broadway, Mamma Mia (Co-Production; Savoy), Dream, Lay-Up Workshop (Ensemble)Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
The Doorbell, The Walworth Farce, Medea Redux, Murder in the Cathedral, Controlled Damage, Mixed Feelings for You (Boardmore Theatre), Frozen (Savoy) -

Maverick McDougall - Peter
Favourite HAT Credits:
Pricked, The Sea Shanty Show, Hairspray, Overdue, Willy Wonka JrFavourite Credits Elsewhere:
Mamma Mia (Co-Production; Savoy), Frozen (Savoy Theatre) -

Jocelyn Hynes - The Witch
Favourite Previous HAT Credits:
Beetle Juice JR (Music Director), Legally Blonde JR (Music Director), Tell Your Story (Songwriter/Performer), Christmas Carol (Cornelia)Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Cape Breton Country Show (Savoy Theatre), Cape Breton Rising Stars Show (Savoy Theatre), CB Music Hall of Fame Show 2024 (Centre 200)Training:
Bachelor of Music Therapy Degree (2020), HoF Recording Artists (2023-Present)Other:
I am so very excited to be back on the stage at the HAT! -

Darius Fell - Trumpkin
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Kiera Evely - Tumnus
Favourite HAT Credits:
Legally Blonde The Musical Jr. (Co-Director), Beetlejuice The Musical Jr. (Co-Director), The Producers (Ulla), Funny Girl (Maude/Ensemble), Jack and the Beanstalk (The King of Uptown/Sarge), Dream! Dinner and a Show (Waitress Ensemble), Blow Me! A Big Bad Musically Comedy (Nicky)Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Matilda, Mamma Mia (Savoy/HAT)Training:
Trained with D&R Dance for 15 years, Bachelor of Arts (Minor in Drama), Theatre Arts Certificate (CBU) -

Chris Tsujiuchi - MUSIC DIRECTOR & Mr. Beaver
Favourite HAT Credits:
Hairspray, Cape Breton for Dummies, Jack and the BeanstalkFavourite Credits Elsewhere:
Mamma Mia (Savoy Theatre), Wizard of Oz (Neptune Theatre), Little Shop of Horrors (Capitol Theatre), Escape to Margaritaville (Theatre Calgary), A Strange Loop (Musical Stage Company, Soulpepper, Crows Theatre, TO Live) -

Nick Porteous - Beaver
Favourite HAT Credits:
A Mirror (Bax), Hairspray (Wilbur), Punch-Up (Pat), All in the Timing (Marie Antoinette) -

Raye-Brianne Doué - Reepicheep
Favourite HAT Credits:
A Christmas Carol (Ghost Ballet) Communion (Assistant Stage Manager) Pride and Prejudice (Lydia Bennet), Confidential Musical Project - Funny Girl (Polly/Mrs.Winston), The Best of Broadway (Ensemble), Overdue (Puppeteer) Funny Girl (Bubbles/ensemble) Pricked (LayTayMay The Wild Thought Fairy WTF) Confidential Musical Theatre Project - Evil Dead the Musical (Shelly) Confidential Musical Theatre Project - A Chorus Line (Sheila) Willy Wonka The Musical Jr (Choreographer)Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Hamlet (CBU Elizabeth Boardmore Theatre), Shakespeares Dog (CBU Elizabeth Boardmore Theatre), The Laramie Project (Grenfell Theatre), The Wolves (Grenfell Theatre), Marie Antoinette (Grenfell Theatre), The Cherry Orchard (Grenfell Theatre), The Tempest (Grenfell Theatre), The Space Man (CBU Elizabeth Boardmore Theatre), Elf the musical (The Savoy Theatre) Mama Mia (Savoy/The Highland Arts Theatre) The Little Shop of Horrors 1960 (FanFiction Theatre) Lysistrata (CBU Elizabeth Boardmore Theatre)Training:
Bachelor of Fine arts in Theatre from Grenfell Memorial University, over 10 years of Dance training, and the 2019 recipient of The Tommy Sexton triple threat award! -

Emma Smith-MacPherson - Ensemble
Favourite HAT Credits:
Alice In Wonderland (Duck), Wizard of Oz Jr. (Aunt Em), Legally Blonde (Assistant Stage Manager), Pricked! (Assistant Stage Manager)Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Mamma Mia! (Riverview High School), Lysistrata (Elizabeth Boardmore)Other:
So excited to be in this amazing production! -

Molly McDonald - Ensemble
Favourite HAT Credits:
Legally Blonde The Musical Jr. (Elle Woods), SpongeBob the Musical Jr. (Patrick Star), Music Man the Musical Jr. (Mrs. Paroo)Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Elf the Musical (Savoy Theatre), The Little Mermaid (Riverview High school) , Finding Nemo Jr. (Savoy Theatre)Training:
4 years of HAT academy, Starting First year of B.Mus at Acadia University
Other:
I'm so excited to be back on the HAT stage! -

Madison McIsaac - Ensemble
Favourite HAT Credits:
HAT Debut!Training:
Nearly 1 Year Vocal Private with Ashley Buckingham
Other:
It's so exciting to be making my stage debut in this production and I'm so so grateful and excited for this amazing opportunity!! -

Inioluwa Oloni - Ensemble
Favourite HAT Credits:
HAT Debut! -

Jaron Francis - Ensemble
Favourite HAT Credits:
Legally Blonde Jr. the Musical (Professor Callahan)Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Mamma Mia (Riverview Rural Highschool), The Little Mermaid (Riverview Rural Highschool)Training:
4 years at Riverviews Drama Program, 3 years at Potlotek Mi'kmawey Theatre Program, The HAT Triple Threat, 2 years at Kostume Kapers
Other:
I am so excited to be performing in my first mainstage HAT show with so many amazing performers! Thank you so much to my parents, and to Danna Martin and Monica MacNeil. -

Wesley J. Colford - CO-DIRECTOR
Favourite HAT Credits:
The Wakowski Brothers, A Christmas Carol, Heart of Steel, Dream, Disco Nights, She Loves Me, The Drowsy Chaperone, Jack & The Beanstalk: A Musical Comedy Pantomime, Funny Girl, TomorrowLove TM, Blow Me: A Big Bad Musical Comedy (Director)Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Anie, Matilda the Musical (The Savoy Theatre)Training:
Sheridan College Musical Theatre Performance, George Brown Theatre School -

MacKenzie Sechi - Co-Director
Favourite HAT Credits:
Dare to Dream JR (Dir/MD), Hairspray (Amber Von Tussle), Witch (Into the Woods)Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Gianni Schicchi (Opera 5), The Rape of Lucretia (Opera McGill), Trouble in Tahiti (Opera McGill), The Light in the Piazza (Opera McGill), Elegies (Opera 5)Training:
BMus in Voice Performance - Wilfrid Laurier University (2023); MMus in Opera and Voice - McGill University (2025); Post Graduate Artist Diploma in Voice Performance - McGill University (2026)Other:
I’m thrilled to be back at the HAT and a part of this wonderful production! -

Krista Dowson - Costume Designer
Favourite HAT Credits:
Willy Wonka Jr.Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Being and Nothingness (The National Ballet of Canada) Lay Dances (James Kudelka for Canada’s National Ballet School) Kat Sandler’s Mustard (Robert Stephen for Ballet Kelowna) Sweat (The Bicycle Opera Project) Resident Costume Designer (Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre)Training:
Canada’s National Ballet School, The National Ballet of Canada, my mother and the generous, talented humans in the wardrobe at the ballet. -

Ken Heaton (he/him)
Favourite HAT Credits:
My recent lighting designs include almost everything produced at the HAT since 2014.Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Both Grease and Matilda (Savoy Theatre, Glace Bay)Other:
It is great to be back at the HAT! -

Robbie Simms - Production Assistant
Favourite HAT Credits:
As You Like It (Duke & Fred Senior) Jack and the Beanstalk (Glen the Giant) Little Shop of Horrors (Voice of Audrey II) 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (The Comfort Councillor), Blow Me: A Big Bad Musical Comedy (B.B. Wolf)Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
The Rocky Horror Show, Grease (Savoy Theatre) -

Nolan Bartlett - Sound Technician
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Marina Rutherford - Stage Manager
Favourite HAT Credits:
Beetlejuice Jr (Delia Schlimmer), SpongeBob Jr (Squidward), The Music Man Jr (Mrs. Shinn)Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
The Bells of Baddeck (UofT), Scrooge’s Christmas (The Baddeck Library Players) -

Sophia MacLean - Assistant Stage Manager
Favourite HAT Credits:
Fool (Apprentice Stage Manager)
A Christmas Carol (Ghostly Choir)
Frozen Jr. (Ensemble)
Mary Poppins Jr. (Ensemble)Training:
Highland Arts Theatre HATCH program -

Nicole MacKenzie - Assistant Stage Manager
Favourite HAT Credits:
Fool (Gloucester)Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
The Sleepover (Elizabeth Boardmore One Act Festival)Training:
HAT Academy Adult Classes
Other:
So excited for this show! It's going to be ridiculously hilarious, in the best way.

