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ROALD DAHL’S WILLY WONKA JR

By Nick Payne
Directed by Alison Crosby

Roland (a bee keeper) and Marianne (a theoretical physicist) meet at a party. In that single moment, an unfathomable multitude of universes unfold. In this clever, eloquent and moving story, these star-crossed lovers live a myriad of possible lifetimes, capturing the extraordinary richness of being alive in the universe.

“Who knew that higher physics could be so sexy, so accessible — and so emotionally devastating?” -The New York Times

Starring Tom Colford & Bhreagh MacNeil

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CAST & CREW

  • Tom Colford (he/him) - Roland

    Favourite HAT Credits:
    Punch Up (Pat Wallace), 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), Twelfth Night (Network Theatre), The Best Brothers (Small World Centre), 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: This Time (Zachary James), The Toll (4AM Film Studios), Sell Yourself (Charlie Pergusey Productions)

    Training:
    The Terry Knickerbocker Meisner Conservatory (New York City), Patsy Rodenberg (U.K.)

  • Bhreagh MacNeil (she/her) - Marianne

    Favourite HAT Credits:
    Little One (Claire), Mature Young Adults (Caitlin)

    Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
    Theatre:     Salt-Water Moon (Rising Tide Theatre), West Moon (Rising Tide Theatre) Film: Queen of the Andes (Little Bear Productions), Werewolf (Grassfire Films), Further Than The Eye Can See (Jewelwing Pictures)

    Training:
    Memorial University of Newfoundland

    Awards:
    Canadian Screen Award - Nominee for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Vancouver Film Critics Circle - Best Actress in a Canadian Film Atlantic Film Festival - Joan Orenstein Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress

  • Alison Crosby (she/her) - DIRECTOR

    Favourite HAT Credits:
    Little One, Sweet Enough, See Jane Run (Director), House, YAGA (Lighting Designer)

    Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
    Downed Hearts (Lighting Designer, Ship's Company / Eastern Front / Matchstick Theatre), Dayboil, Still Dancing (Lighting Designer, Ship's Company), Leaving Home (Lighting Designer, Matchstick Theatre), Heathers, The Prom (Lighting Designer, Neptune Theatre YPCO)

    Training:
    Mount Allison University

    Other:
    Guinness Book of World Records Holder for Biggest Thank You (to Bhreagh, Tom, & Deepti)

  • Wesley J. Colford (they/them) - PRODUCER

    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 (Director)

    Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
    Anie, Matilda the Musical (The Savoy Theatre)

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