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Favourite HAT Credits:
Crones (Director), The Beloved (Director)

Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time (Yes Theatre, Sudbury, ON), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Yes Theatre, Sudbury, ON), The River (Double Sure Theatre Co., NL), Tempting Providence (Theatre on the Ridge, ON), Pygmalion (Guild Festival Theatre, ON), Calling the Rock Home (Pat the Dog Theatre Creation, Kitchener, ON), etc

Other:
Jeannette is a director, dramaturge and educator with over 40 years experience. She is devoted to new play development and supports the growth of new theatre artists in any capacity. She is delighted to be back at the HAT and able to share this adventure with another group of dedicated talents!

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.

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)

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!

Favourite HAT Credits:
Pricked, The Sea Shanty Show, Hairspray, Overdue, Willy Wonka Jr

Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Mamma Mia (Co-Production; Savoy), Frozen (Savoy Theatre)

Favourite HAT Credits:
Funny Girl (Fanny Brice), Hairspray (Penny Pingleton), Into the Woods (Cinderella), The Beloved (Lucy)

Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Legally Blonde, In Real Life (Theatre Sheridan)
Mamma Mia (Co-Production; Savoy Theatre)
Fiddler On the Roof (Tweed & Co - upcoming)

Training:
Mea just completed her fourth and final year at Sheridan College in the Honours Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance program!

Other:
Mea is so pumped to be surrounded by this stellar group of people working on such a funny show!

Favourite HAT Credits:
CRONES (Bill, Gyaanavati), The Producers (Franz, Kevin)

Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Frozen (Olaf, King Agnarr - Savoy), COME FROM AWAY (Doug/Nick - Savoy), Jersey Boys (Tommy - Savoy), Dear Rita (Savoy), Angus: "Giant" McKaskil (Giant McKaskil - Dangerous Dreamers)

Favourite Previous HAT Credits:
HAT DEBUT!

Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Wizard Of Oz, Rent (Rainbow Stage) CLUE (RMTC/Grand Theatre) Velveteen Rabbit (MTYP) Come From Away (Savoy Theatre)

Training:
University of Winnipeg

Other:
Kamal would like to thank his Mother, Father, and Grandmother for their support!

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

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!

Favourite HAT Credits:
Pricked (Beauty), A Mirror (Audemn), TomorrowLove (Jordan), Willy Wonka Jr (Stage Manager), A Christmas Carol (Gladys), Hairspray (Shayna), The Producers, Back to Broadway, Mamma Mia (Co-Production; Savoy), Dream, Lay-Up Workshop (Ensemble)

Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Walworth Farce, Medea Redux, Murder in the Cathedral, Controlled Damage (Boardmore Theatre), Frozen (Savoy)

Favourite HAT Credits:
HAT Mainstage Debut!

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.

Favourite HAT Credits:
A Christmas Carol (Shelley), Blow Me (Great Good Fairy), Funny Girl (Meeker), Pride & Prejudice (Lady Catherine deBourgh)

Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Charlotte's Web (Edith Zuckerman) (Boardmore Theatre)

Training:
Introduction to Play Production, Introduction to Theatre, Directing, Playwriting I, Theatre for Children, Stagecraft

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)

Favourite HAT Credits:
Alice In Wonderland (Duck), Legally Blonde Jr. (Assistant Stage Manager), Wizard of Oz Jr. (Aunt Em)

Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Lysistrata (Boardmore Theatre), Mamma Mia! (Riverview High School)

Other:
So excited to be apart of this incredible team!

Favourite HAT Credits:
Frozen Jr (ensemble)
Marry Poppins (ensemble)
A Christmas Carol (Ghostly Choir)

Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
The Little Mermaid (Riverview Rural Highschool)