For TIP: Blithe Spirit, Dear Johnny Deere, Waiting for the Parade
Elsewhere: The Ministry of Mundane Mysteries (Outside the March), The Jungle (Tarragon), The Seagull (Segal Centre), Iceland (Tour/ Why Not Theatre), A Few Good Men, The Miracle Worker (Drayton Entertainment), Steel City Gangster, Boeing Boeing, It’s A Wonderful Life, The Mousetrap (Theatre Aquarius), Educating Rita (Lighthouse Theatre) Feel The Beat (Netflix), Murdoch Mysteries (CBC/UKTV), Royal Blood (Resolve Films), Saving Hope (CTV), Warehouse 13 (SyFy Channel).
Awards: Capital Critics Award Nomination for Best Actress (Blithe Spirit), Toronto Theatre Critics’ Awards for Most Creative Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic (Outside the March, Ministry of Mundane Mysteries).
Other: Shannon is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada.

For TIP: Debut
Elsewhere (selected): Henry VIII, The Crucible, Julius Caesar, An Ideal Husband, To Kill A Mockingbird (Stratford Festival); The Neverending Story (NAC); Othello (Driftwood); Titus Andronicus (Seven Siblings); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Humber River Shakespeare); Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu); Mayday (Cineflix)
Other: Graduate of the Birmingham Conservatory for Classical Theatre at the Stratford Festival, and a Brock University Theatre (Performance Stream) graduate. Jordin feels extremely grateful to be doing theatre again, and would just like to say to everyone out there: Love, Peace, and SOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUULLL TRAIN.

For TIP: Playwrights Unit member, 2017
Elsewhere: Actor: Serving Elizabeth (Western Canada Theatre); The Miracle Worker (Drayton); 1837: The Farmers’ Revolt, The New Canadian Curling Club (Blyth Festival). Playwright: Serving Elizabeth (Stratford Festival); My Mother’s Ring (Tapestry Opera) Upcoming: Serving Elizabeth (Belfry Theatre).
Other: Marcia Johnson is based in Tkaronto, Treaty 13 (Toronto). She started off as an actor and has branched out to also become a playwright, librettist, dramaturg, audiobook narrator/director, activist etc. She has made brief appearances on TV including The Color of Love and the pilot episode of American Gods. I am so grateful to be working in my chosen field during a time when many of my colleagues are out of work. Thank you to Thousand Islands Playhouse for making this possible. Thanks also to my agent, Colin Rivers, who helped me to make the most of this strange time.

For TIP: Debut
Elsewhere: Our Fathers, Sons, Lovers, Little Brothers (b current performing arts); A Chitenge Story, (In)Visible (Handsome Alice Theatre); GIANT, Makambe Speaks (Ghost River Theatre) Winners and Losers (Chromatic Theatre), Bea (Sage Theatre)
Upcoming: Our Fathers, Sons, Lovers and Little Brothers (Tarragon Theatre & Black Theatre Workshop)
Other: Makambe is a national award winning playwright whose work also includes plays such as A Chitenge Story, Makambe Speaks, MUD and The Drum Major Instinct. Her Dora Mavor Award winning solo show, Our Fathers, Sons, Lovers and Little Brothers was recently published by Playwright’s Canada Press, and will tour Canada in 2022. Makambe was the 2020/21 Urjo Kareda Artist in Residence at the Tarragon Theatre. Makambe is a proud Zambian whose intention is to be of service through her ability to tell stories. She’d like to dedicate her performance to her beloved Uncle Nancy.

For TIP: Debut
Elsewhere: Prairie Nurse (Station Arts), Dear Johnny Deere (Persephone Theatre), God of Carnage (Sudbury Theatre Centre), Offline (Talk is Free), The Unending (Convergence Theatre), Big Plans (The Storefront Theatre & The Freestanding Room), Brantwood (Canadian Musical Theatre Project), Dalton and Company (Cart/ Horse Theatre), Delicacy, Rock, and Sucker (Theatre Brouhaha), Living With Rick, The King of Fifteen Island, and The Beekeepers (Two-Wheeler Productions).
Film & TV: Mrs. America, The Parker Andersons and Amelia Parker, Clive Boomer’s Success, 12 Monkeys, Frankie Drake, In Contempt, Mayday, LIFE, and Committed. Other: Andy has also sound designed dozens of plays and is about to release a new album of original music.

For TIP: Debut
Elsewhere Directing: Toronto Pigeons (Factory Theatre Podcast)
Elsewhere Acting: The Brothers Size (Soulpepper); The Drawer Boy (Festival Players); Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Soulpepper), Father Comes Home From the Wars (Soulpepper), We Are Proud To Present… (Theatre Centre)
Upcoming: Meet Chloe (Carousel Players), Gone To See a Man About a Dog (Studio 180
RBC Emerging Playwright)
Other: Marcel Stewart is an actor, writer, director, and arts educator. With Jamaican roots that go back generations, Marcel was born in the UK but raised in Canada amongst an eclectic and robust mix of cultures. Marcel is a multi-time Dora nominated actor and has performed in numerous Dora Award-Winning productions. Marcel was a member of the Soulpepper Academy, and completed the Theatre Enhancement Program (Directing Foreman) through Factory Theatre. Marcel often returns to the questions: Who am I? How am I? How did I get here? What is my purpose? Twitter: @marcystews

For TIP: Debut
Elsewhere: I Am William (Stratford Festival); The Little Mighty Superhero (Geordie Productions), Oil (ARC), The Humans (Humber College), Private Eyes (lemonTree creations)
Upcoming: White Girls in Moccasins (Buddies in Bad Times), TOKA (Theatre Passe Muraille), Woking Phoenix (Silk Bath Collective)
Other: Maddie is a Bi, Saudi Arabia-born Filipina sound designer and composer based in Treaty 13, Tkaronto. Maddie has been nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award for her sound design in Eraser at RISER 2019, and nominated for the 2020 Pauline McGibbon Award. She is an alumni of Musical Stage’s and Prime Mover’s 2021 NoteWorthy Cohort as a new musical theatre composer. www.maddiebautista.com

For TIP: Debut
Elsewhere: Elsewhere: Trouble in Mind (Shaw Festival); 21 Black Futures (Obsidian Theatre, CBC); The Mountaintop (Manitoba Theatre Centre); A Revolution of Love (Short, New Awakenings Project); Body So Fluorescent (Short, Madonnanera/ Inside Out); Million Billion Pieces, Risk Phil (Young People’s Theatre); A Streetcar Named Desire, The Brothers Size (Soulpepper Theatre); The Bridge (Neptune Theatre/ 2b Theatre)
Upcoming: New Monuments (Canadian Stage, Luminato); Gould’s Wall (Tapestry Opera); The Royale (The Citadel Theatre)
Other: Rachel is an award-winning set and costume designer creating for theatre, dance and film. Her work has been seen across the country on stages including at the Shaw Festival, Buddies in Bad Times, Obsidian Theatre, Neptune Theatre, YPT, Centaur Theatre and many more. She has designed, mentored and taught at X University. Rachel is currently serving on the board of directors of the Associated Designers of Canada. She is particularly invested in the development of new works and interdisciplinary explorations.

For TIP: 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 (Pacific Opera Victoria); Oksana G. (Tapestry Opera); Treemonisha (Volcano); The Brothers Size, Hosanna, The Testament of Mary (Soulpepper); Disney’s Newsies (Drayton).

For TIP: Debut
Elsewhere: THEATRE (selected): Soulpepper, Crows, Stratford Festival, Musical Stage Company, Canadian Stage, Obsidian, NAC, Native Earth, The Theatre Centre. FILM/TV (selected): “One Week”, “Small Town Murder Songs”, “This Beautiful City”, “Eadweard”, “Lost Girl”.
Upcoming: Forgiven/Forgotten (Theatre of The Beat), Ghost Quartet (Crows Theatre), The Music of Dolly Parton (Musical Stage Company)
Other: Andrew is an award-winning musician, performer, composer, sound designer, music director and producer. He can be heard on over 50 albums and has performed throughout North America and Europe. He is a founding member of the award winning, multidisciplinary collective, Kitchenband who create stories inspired by obscure history and geography. He is a member of the bands Harrow Fair and Sunparlour Players. Andrew lives in Toronto, Canada with his wife and 3 Sons.

For TIP: Debut
Elsewhere: Mno Bimaadiziwin (Theatre by the Bay); Stories in the Woods (Frog in Hand); Cake (Theatre Passe Muraille); Mr.Shi and His Lover, I Swallowed a Moon made of Iron (Music Picnic); Life Between Heaven and Earth (National Theatre of China).
Upcoming: White Girl in Moccasins (Buddies in Bad Times + Manidoons Collective)
Other: Echo is a Chinese-born Tkaronto based theatre artist who designs set, lighting for theatre and live performances, production and stage managing for international collaboration. She was one of the cohort members of Why Not Theatre’s ThisGen Fellowship 2020. Echo is a member of the Associated Designers of Canada. For Grandpapa www.echozhoudesign.com