Favourite HAT Credits:
The Beloved (Lucy), Into the Woods (Cinderella), Cabaret (Lulu/Chanteuse)

Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Matilda the Musical (HAT/Savoy), Samqwan (HAT/Neptune Theatre), Dracula (Boardmore Theatre)

Training:
Starting second year in the Honours Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance at Sheridan College in the fall!

Other:
The Rotary Show holds a special place in my heart and I am thrilled to be back on stage with these beautiful songs and talented performers!

Favourite HAT Credits:
Drowsy Chaperone (Aldolpho), Drawer Boy (Angus), Christmas Carol (Scrooge), Wakowski Bros. (Jim), Proletariat (Jim)

Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Marx in Soho (Touring), Sound of Music (Savoy), Death of aSalesman (Boardmore), Fiddler on the Roof (Boardmore)

Training:
BA Theatre Dalhousie University

Other:
Fun people doing a fun show! Bring back the Rotary Show!

Favourite HAT Credits:
Tribute to the Rotary Show (2018), A Christmas Carol (2019), Confidential Musical Theatre Project - Oklahoma! (Laurey Williams)

Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Maria - The Sound of Music (Savoy Theatre), The Witch - Into the Woods (Savoy Theatre), Mrs. Potts - Beauty and the Beast (Savoy Theatre), Cossette - Les Miserables (Savoy Theatre), Julia/Jessica - The Last Resort (Boardmore Theatre)

Favourite HAT Credits:
Confidential Musical Theatre Project, Drowsy Chaperone, A Christmas Carol

Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Performed in many original Rotary Shows, Festival on the Bay, Dinner theatres. And The Nutcracker for 4 years at the Savoy Theatre

Training:
I was the owner/operator of The Cape Breton School of the Arts Dance School. I am a member of A.D.A.P. T. (Associated Dance Arts for Professional Teachers)

Other:
Also do productions for Northside Dance, my daughter Kim Roper’s school I was inducted into the Cape Breton Business Hall of Fame in 2018

Favourite HAT Credits:
Disco Nights, Samqwan (Dance Ensemble), As You Like It (Bo), Into The Woods (Little Red Riding Hood)

Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
The Nutcracker (Savoy Theatre)

Other:
Hannah is so excited to be back on the HAT stage!

Favourite HAT Credits:
A Christmas Carol (Undertaker's Man), Seussical The Musical (Jojo), Return of The Cape Breton Liberation Army (Kip), Alice In Wonderland (Tweedledum), Mary Poppins JR (Bert)

Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Matilda (HAT/Savoy)

Training:
12 years at CADS, 4 years at HAT Resident Company, 4 years at HATCH, 3 years at HAT Academy, 2 years at Glace Bay Glee, 17 years of living in an increasingly strange world

Other:
So glad to be doing this show again after what became a 5 year hiatus!

Favourite HAT Credits:
Alice in Wonderland (Alice), Mary Poppins Jr. (Mary Poppins), Christmas Carol (Belinda), Frozen Jr. (Pabbie), Story Of Tonight (Ensemble)

Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Matilda (Savoy Theatre/HAT), Cyrano De Burgershack (Kostume Kapers), Beauty and the Beast Jr. (Kostume Kapers)

Training:
4 years at the HAT Academy

Other:
I’m super pumped to do another show with such a crazy talented and kind cast! Very excited for everyone to see what we’ve been working on!

Favourite HAT Credits:
Rotary Show 2018 (Pirate King), Frozen Jr. (Olaf) Shrek Jr. (Lord Farquaad), Mary Poppins Jr. (George Banks)

Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
H.M.S. Pinafore, The Sorcerer, Pirates of Penzance, Iolanthe (International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival Youth Production)

Training:
5 Years (so far) HAT Academy

Favourite HAT Credits:
Frozen (Bulda), Story of Tonight (Ensemble), Mary Poppins (Ms Corry)

Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Fe Fi Fo Fum( Kostume Kapers ), Cyrano de BurgerShack ( Kostume Kapers )

Training:
6 years at the HAT Academy

Other:
I am SO excited for this show, can’t wait for everyone to see it!

Favourite HAT Credits:
As You Like It (Moonbeam/Dance Captain), Disco Nights (Dance Corps), Christmas Carol (Ghostly Choir), She Loves Me (Ensemble)

Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
The Sound of Music (Nun)

Other:
Nicole is so excited to be back in the Rotary Show!

Favourite HAT Credits:
Christmas Carol (Banker), The Story of Tonight (Soloist)

Training:
Adult Resident Company at the HAT Academy

Favourite HAT Credits:
Mary Poppins JR. (Mary Poppins) Shrek JR. (Pinocchio) The Story of Tonight (Featured Duet) Tribute to the Rotary Show 2018 (JR. Ensemble)

Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (School Drama) Band Geeks (School Drama)

Training:
6 years at the HAT Academy

Other:
Super excited to be apart of the incredible show, alongside many extremely talented people!

Favourite HAT Credits:
Into the Woods (Rapunzel’s Prince/The Wolf ) As You Like It (Arlo), She Loves Me (Arpad), The Drowsy Chaperone (Gangster), Comedy of Errors (Duke Solinus), The Sea Shanty Show

Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Legends: Remembrance (Savoy Theatre)

Training:
Bachelor of Music, St. Francis Xavier University (in progress)

Favourite HAT Credits:
Into the Woods (Jack), Frozen Jr. (Kristoff), Seussical the Musical (Wickersham Brother)

Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (Riverview Highschool), The Outsiders (The Boardmore Playhouse)

Other:
After spending the past few years performing in a variety of shows around Cape Breton, I’m very happy to come back to the theatre where my love for the stage was born!

Favourite HAT Credits:
Cabaret (Kit Kat Dancer/Gorilla), The Drowsy Chaperone (Ensemble), Tribute to the Rotary Show (2018), A Christmas Carol (choir/ensemble)

Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
The Sound of Music - Ensemble (Savoy Theatre), The Wizard of Oz - Auntie Em (Savoy Theatre), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum - Ensemble (Boardmore Theatre), Les Miserables - Ensemble (Savoy Theatre)

Training:
Bachelor of Business Administration - Cape Breton University, Former member of Senior Dance Company - Forrester School of Dance

Favourite HAT Credits:
Kitchen Party, Alice and Wonderland, Frozen Jr, West Moon, A Christmas Carol, All Together Now, Matilda (HAT/Savoy)

Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Annie (Savoy Theatre)

Favourite HAT Credits:
Cabaret (Rosie), Tribute to the Rotary Show (Ensemble), Herstory (Chorus Girl)

Training:
16 years of dance training from Cape Breton School of the Arts

Favourite HAT Credits:
Into the Woods (Cinderella’s Prince), Cabaret (Cliff Bradshaw)

Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
The Fantastiks, Footloose, Into the Woods, Grease, Beauty and the Beast (MHS), RENT, Chicago (Ghostlight Theatre) Oliver Twist, Doctor Horrible Sing-Along-Blog, CATS (HTHS)

Favourite HAT Credits:
A Christmas Carol (Dance ensemble) communion (Assistant Stage Manager) pride, and prejudice (Lydia Bennet)

Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
The Tempest (Grenfell Theatre) The Wolves (Grenfell Theatre)

Training:
BFA from Memorial university Grenfell dance training from Northside dance, unlimited, and Kate Breton school of the arts

Other:
I am so excited to be a part of this amazing show and incredible cast! I can’t wait to rock the stage and show off all our hard work!

Favourite HAT Credits:
The Wakowski Brothers “Caitlyn Rose”; Heart of Steel “Maureen”, A Christmas Carol “The ghost of Christmas Present”; A Tribute to the Rotary

Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Chicago (The Savoy); Another Opening (The Savoy); The Nutcracker (The Savoy); The Sound of Music (The Savoy)

Training:
20 + years of dance training; Voice training

Favourite HAT Credits:
Frozen Jr. (Oaken), Cabaret

Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Matilda (Teen chorus) Savoy/HAT

Training:
I have been training with D&R since I was 3 years old, and I love to act and sing some tunes.

Favourite HAT Credits:
The Wakowski Brothers, A Christmas Carol, Heart of Steel, Dream, Disco Nights, She Loves Me, The Drowsy Chaperone (Director)

Favourite Writing Credits Elsewhere:
Excuse Me, Would You Like to Buy a Bar?, Mature Young Adults, My Friend’s Best Friend’s Boyfriend, and Pizza Passion.

Training:
Sheridan College Musical Theatre Performance, George Brown Theatre School

Favourite HAT Credits:
Funny Girl, Dream, Next To Normal, Cabaret, A Christmas Carol, She Loves Me

Previous Credits Elsewhere:
Les Miserables, Beauty and The Beast, Matilda (Savoy Theatre) My Fair Lady (CBU) Music Man (Festival On The Bay)

Training:
B.Mus (Susquehanna University), M.ED (St. Francis Xavier University)

Favourite HAT Credits:
Heart of Steel; Disco Nights; Dream; The Drowsy Chaperone

Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Beauty and the Beast (Savoy Theatre); The Nutcracker (The Savoy Theatre); Rocky Horror Picture Show (The Savoy Theatre); Grease (The Savoy Theatre); Peter Pan (Neptune Theatre).

Training:
Bachelor of Arts Community Studies, Bachelor of Business Administration, Associated Dance Arts for Professional Teachers, Master of Business Administration (expected Fall 2023)

Other:
Cynthia is thrilled to be back at the HAT and to work with such a wonderful team.

Favourite HAT Credits:
She Loves Me, The Drowsy Chaperone, A Christmas Carol, The Proletariat (Stage Management), Alice in Wonderland, Shrek JR, Mary Poppins JR (Director), Alice in Wonderland (Alice), See Jane Run (Olive)

Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
The Bells of Baddeck (Parks Canada), Samqwan (Neptune Theatre/Confederation Centre)

Training:
Theatre Arts Certificate (CBU)

Other:
This show is worth the wait and is even more spectacular than you might remember!

Favourite HAT Credits:
Into the Woods (Set and Costumes), Cabaret (Costumes), She Loves Me (Set), Little Shop of Horrors (Set), West Moon (Set), See Jane Run (Costumes)

Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
In Lieu of Flowers (Neptune Theatre); Matilda the Musical (Savoy Theatre); Pillowman (Boardmore Playhouse)

Training:
Production Management (CBU)

Other:
2023 Robert Merritt Award winner for Outstanding Costume Design

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!

Other:
Jordan Palmer is a Halifax based live audio engineer, working with many live sound companies and theatres including FMAV, Sound Systems Plus, SSi, Neptune theatre and Highland Arts Theatre. Jordan became the Front Of House mix engineer and system tech for the Halifax Jazz Festival in the summer of 2015. He mixes and system techs many other festivals such as the Cavendish Beach Music Festival, Big Red Music Festival, Celtic Colours, Harvest Jazz & Blues (PEI), The Festival of Small Halls, Deep Roots Music Cooperative and the Luneburg Folk Festival as monitor engineer or A2 for bands like Blue Rodeo, The Tragically Hip, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Hey Rosetta!, Burton Cummings, Simple Plan, July Talk, Stars and Purity Ring, among others. Previously Jordan spent 3 years as head of audio at the Harbour Theatre in Summerside PEI.

Favourite HAT Credits:
See Jane Run (Tarzan), ‘Swonderful (Director), Penelopiad (Choreographer), The Return of the Cape Breton Liberation Army (Choreographer, Additional Story and Music), The 5th HAT-a-versary (Wesley Colford circa 2014)

Favourite Credits Elsewhere: Theatre: Chiaroscuro (Performer, Director, & Choreographer), Creature (Frog In Hand), Fantastic Mr. Fox (CADS) TV: Backstage (Disney Channel, Family Channel), Mr D. (CBC), The Strain (FX), Ghost BFF (Babe Nation Films) Film: The Toll (4AM Film Studios), Sell Yourself (Charlie Pergusey Productions)

Training:
The Terry Knickerbocker Meisner Conservatory (New York City)