For TIP: Debut

Elsewhere: Flower Drum Song, The Odd Couple, Red Letters (Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre); Salmon Row (Mortal Coil Society).

Other: James Yi is excited to reprise the role of Appa.  He has previously played Appa with Chemainus Theatre, Pacific Theatre and the Arts Club in BC. He also works in film and tv in Vancouver, and played Jimmy Young on Kim’s Convenience, the tv show.  An avid golfer and sports fan, James is unfortunately a huge Cleveland Browns fan. He lives in Vancouver with his wife and two daughters.

For TIP: Olde Charlie Farquharson’s Testament 

Elsewhere: Hands Down (Toronto Fringe); Kim’s Convenience (Soulpepper); Tout Come Elle (Necessary Angel). Film/TV: The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu, Crave); Murdoch Mysteries (Shaftsbury); 

Upcoming: Streams Flow from a River (SuperChannel); 365 Days/ 365 Plays, (Director, University Playhouse, Windsor), Rosie’s Rules (PBS Animation).

Other: Recipient of a Dora and Chalmers’ Award (Best Youth Script) as well as being a four-time CCA nominee for Funniest Female Improvisor. I am so grateful for the opportunity to play Umma again! How apropos to return to TIP with a show that has heart and humour to complement my last role playing the voice of “God”. Many thanks to the wonderful TIP team and thank you wonderful audience for supporting live theatre again. CU soon, Fam xo

For TIP: Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin.

Elsewhere: Twelfth Night (St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival); The Joy of Sax (Toronto Fringe); Fables for the Future (Clay and Paper Theatre); You Can Ask Me How I’m Doing (Alumnae Theatre’s New Idea Festival); Out of Tanzania (RU Theatre and Communications); Picture Identity (playGROUND Festival). Film/TV: Age of Samurai; Designated Survivor Season 2; The Sanhok Tapes – PUBG Lore Drop; UNRD Series: KILLR; If I Should Die “The Strangler”; In The Dark.

Other: Kelly is a Korean Canadian actress and excited to be back working with Thousand Islands Playhouse!   

For TIP: Debut 

Elsewhere: Timothy Findley’s The Wars (Grand Theatre); Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Canadian Stage/Shakespeare in High Park); Romeo and Juliet (Classical Theatre Project); Shakespeare Meets Hip Hop (Shakespeare in Action); HAGS, Dido Queen of Carthage, Deportation Cast, Post National (York University). Film/TV: Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan (Netflix); Dancing Through the Shadow of Mao (Leif Films).

Other: Graduate of York University’s BFA Acting Conservatory.

For TIP: Debut

Elsewhere: select credits include: 1851: Spirit & Voice (Soulpepper), Serving Elizabeth (Stratford Festival); Getting Married, SEX, Henry V, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Madness of George III, Dracula (Shaw Festival); Happy Birthday Baby J (Shadow Theatre); Alice the Magnet (Theatre Animal).

Other: Playwriting – Meet Chloe (Carousel Players); Assistant Directing – Harlem Duet (Bard on The Beach); among men (Factory Theatre); the cecil hotel (Theatre Erindale). Cameron is a graduate of Sheridan College & University of Toronto, Mississauga

For TIP: Debut

Elsewhere: Little Women, I Am William (Stratford Festival); Planet Munsch (George Brown); Pal Joey, The Gamblers, Amadeus (Talk Is Free); The Promised Land (Soulpepper); The Omnibus Bill (Counterpoint Players); Theory, Girls Like That (Tarragon); The Private Life Cabaret (Theatre ARTaud); The Last Wife (The Belfry, GCTC); Rococo (Shaw Festival); Bremen Rock City (Song Trolley Productions); Cowboy Mouth, Trout Stanley (Heart In Hand); Yellow Face (Hart House)

Upcoming: The Great Leap (Cleveland Playhouse); Between a Wok & Hotpot (Cahoots).

Other: Current Artistic Associate in Planning and Director of the Langham Directors’ Workshop for the Stratford Festival. Originated the role of Janet in Kim’s Convenience at the Fringe & Soulpepper. Love and gratitude to Mike, Lola, the kitties & Frida.

For TIP: Debut

Elsewhere: Costume Design: The Drawer Boy (Watermark Theatre); Heart of Gold (Noema Productions); Set Design: Pass Over (Obsidian Theatre Company); Set and Projection Design: Aloria Mae (Live Bait Theatre); Set and Costume Design: King Henry 5 (Driftwood Theatre).

Upcoming: The Wolves (Motyer-Fancy Theatre, Mount Allison University); An Inspector Calls (Motyer-Fancy Theatre, Mount Allison University).

Other: Julia Kim is a set, costume, and projection designer, currently residing in Sackville, NB. She’s the resident designer at Motyer-Fancy Theatre at Mount Allison University. For more information visit www.yeon.studio.

For TIP: Prairie Nurse

Elsewhere: Select design credits include: Every Little Nookie (Stratford Festival); The Hours That Remain (Theatre Aquarius); Three Women of Swatow (Tarragon Theatre), The Home Project, The Wolves, Casimir and Caroline, Punk Rock (The Howland Company); Ring of Fire (Citadel Theatre); Serving Elizabeth (Western Canada Theatre); Iphigenia and The Furies (Saga Collectif, Dora Award Nomination); Chautauqua (Pearle Harbour).

Other: Born in Singapore, Jareth is a stage designer now based in Toronto by way of Calgary. He has a love for new work that examines identity politics, culture, and heritage. He is excited to be bringing live theatre to you again. 

In addition to his artistic practice, he is a member of The Howland Company, as well as a stagecraft instructor at York University. He believes strongly in mentorship, and creating opportunities for upcoming generations of designers. Online @Jareth.Li 

For TIP: Serving Elizabeth

Elsewhere: I Am William (Stratford Festival); White Girls in Moccasins (Buddies in Bad Times Theatre); TOKA, 1184, bug (Theatre Passe Muraille).

Upcoming: The First Stone (Buddies in Bad Times Theatre); PING! (Tarragon Theatre); Woking Phoenix (Theatre Passe Muraille).

Other: Catch Maddie and sound designer Deanna H. Choi at Nightwood’s 2022-23 season for their premiere of Love You Wrong Time — a theatrical song cycle featuring two friends looking for love while contending with the fetishization of Asian women, through music, stories, bar games, and stand up. www.maddiebautista.com 

For TIP: Debut

Elsewhere: Carmen, Barber of Seville, Don Giovanni, Of Mice and Men, Madame Butterfly, La Traviata (Manitoba Opera); Anne and Gilbert (Charlottetown Festival); Stompin’ Tom (Harbourfront Theatre, Summerside).
Upcoming: Cenerentola, Cosi Fan Tutte (Manitoba Opera).

Other: Robert, a father of three and grandfather of three, resides in Stratford, ON. His career has taken him across Canada and Hawaii stage managing Opera, Theatre and Dance. He is also a kiltmaker and sells them around the world. In his spare time, he is an avid motorcycle enthusiast, and enjoys flying drones.

For TIP: The Music Man, Serving Elizabeth, Ring of Fire

Elsewhere: Some of Jordan’s favourite shows elsewhere include Mary Poppins, Chariots of Fire, A Christmas Carol (Grand Theatre); Passing Strange (Musical Stage Co./Obsidian); Il Trittico, Don Giovanni (Pacific Opera Victoria); Oksana G., RUR A Torrent of Light (Tapestry Opera); Treemonisha (Volcano); The Brothers Size, Hosanna, The Testament of Mary (Soulpepper); Disney’s Newsies (Drayton).

Upcoming: Carmen and The Birds (Pacific Opera Victoria); Elf: The Musical (Grand Theatre).