Top artistic talent from across the country will come together for the Grand Theatre’s 2025/26 season, “You Are Here.” Today, the Grand unveils its 2025/26 Company – one hundred and twenty-three professional theatre artists from St. John’s, Newfoundland to Victoria, British Columbia – representing Canada’s brightest talents and beloved audience favourites. The company proudly includes twenty-two arts professionals – including actors, musicians, designers, and stage management – who, like the Grand, call London their home.
The season promises to deliver compelling new works, big sets, bigger laughs, spectacular music – and the astonishment, wonder, and delight of pure theatre magic.
Introducing:
The Grand Theatre’s 2025/26 Company
Joseph Abetria (Winnipeg, MB) – Costume Designer – The Play That Goes Wrong
Mary Ancheta (Vancouver, BC) – Music Director – Piaf/Dietrich
Alexander Ariate (Edmonton, AB) – Jonathan – The Play That Goes Wrong
Matthew Atkins (London, ON) – Musical Director – Disney’s Newsies
Vance Avery (Edmonton, AB) – Pabbie – Disney’s Frozen
Deena Aziz (Toronto, ON) – Miss Prism – The Importance of Being Earnest
Peter N. Bailey (Toronto, ON) – Bert – Primary Trust
Darrin Baker (Toronto, ON) – Claude – Come From Away
Judith Bowden (Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON) – Costume Designer – The Importance of Being Earnest
Alexa Brown (London, ON) – Trumpet – Disney’s Newsies & Disney’s Frozen
Divine Brown (North York, ON) – Hannah – Come From Away
Karen Burthwright (Toronto, ON) – Supporting Female – Piaf/Dietrich
Jennifer Cahill (London, ON) – Reeds – Disney’s Frozen, Whistles – Come From Away
Melissa Cameron (London, ON) – Stage Manager – Disney’s Newsies, Assistant Stage Manager – Piaf/Dietrich
Crystal Casera (Toronto, ON) – Ensemble – Disney’s Frozen
Andrew Cownden (Vancouver, BC) – Weselton – Disney’s Frozen
Eric Craig (Toronto, ON) – Supporting Male – Piaf/Dietrich
James Daly (Toronto, ON) – Algernon Moncrieff – The Importance of Being Earnest
Tony De Luca (London, ON) – Reeds – Disney’s Newsies
Mike Dufays (Toronto, ON) – Fight Director – Disney’s Newsies
Sheldon Elter (Edmonton, AB) – Oz – Come From Away
Izad Etemadi (Toronto, ON) – Stage Crew – The Play That Goes Wrong, Olaf – Disney’s Frozen, Kevin T – Come From Away
Chariz Faulmino (Edmonton, AB) – Anna – Disney’s Frozen
Rachel Forbes (Toronto, ON) – Costume Designer – Primary Trust
Julie Fox (Stratford, ON) – Set Designer – Primary Trust
Joema Frith (Toronto, ON) – Bob – Come From Away
Julien Galipeau (Montreal, QC) – John Worthing, J.P – The Importance of Being Earnest
Steven Gallagher (Hamilton, ON) – Nick – Come From Away
Dennis Garnhum (Toronto, ON) – Director – The Play That Goes Wrong
Lore Green (Kelowna, BC) – Assistant Stage Manager – The Play That Goes Wrong & Disney’s Frozen
Steven Greenfield (Edmonton, AB) – Music Supervisor – Disney’s Frozen
Marianna Grigg (London, ON) – Cello – Disney’s Newsies
Jordan Guetter (Guelph, ON) – Stage Manager – The Play That Goes Wrong, Assistant Stage Manager – Disney’s Frozen & The Importance of Being Earnest
Beyata Hackborn (Edmonton, AB) – Set Designer – The Play That Goes Wrong
Kristi Hansen (Edmonton, AB) – Disability Consultant – Disney’s Newsies
Jennifer Harding (Buckhorn, ON) – Queen Iduna – Disney’s Frozen
Michael Hart (Stratford, ON) – Stage Manager – The Importance of Being Earnest
Kaylee Harwood (Toronto, ON) – Hon. Gwendolen Fairfax – The Importance of Being Earnest
Deborah Hay (Stratford, ON) – Edith Piaf – Piaf/Dietrich
Ainsley Hillyard (Edmonton, AB) – Choreographer – Disney’s Frozen
Andrew Hodwitz (Toronto, ON) – Standby – Come From Away
Ray Hogg (Toronto, ON) – Director – Disney’s Newsies
Kelly Holiff (Toronto, ON) – Elsa – Disney’s Frozen, Janice – Come From Away
Owen Hutchinson (Edmonton, AB) – Sound Designer – Disney’s Frozen
Stephen Ingram (London, ON) – Guitar – Come From Away
Stephen Jackman-Torkoff (Toronto, ON) – Kenneth – Primary Trust
Vanessa Jette (Red Deer, AB) – Sandra – The Play That Goes Wrong
Claire Jullien (St. Catharines, ON) – Lady Bracknell – The Importance of Being Earnest
Kaitlyn Kaemingh (Niagara, ON) – Apprentice Stage Manager – Disney’s Newsies
Alexandra Kane (London, ON) – Musical Director – Disney’s Frozen
Brian Kenny (St. John’s, NL) – Sound Designer – Come From Away
Billy Lake (Stratford, ON) – Lady Stella Clinton / Merriman – The Importance of Being Earnest
Tsz Ting Lam (Vaughan, ON) – Apprentice Stage Manager – The Importance of Being Earnest
Erik Larson (York, ON) – Bass – Piaf/Dietrich & Come From Away
Richard Lee Hsi (Edmonton, AB) – Sven – Disney’s Frozen
Krista Leis (Stratford, ON) – Choreographer – Disney’s Newsies
Jareth Li (Toronto, ON) – Lighting Designer – Disney’s Frozen & Come From Away
Lawrence Libor (Toronto, ON) – Musician – Primary Trust
Kelly Luft (St. Thomas, ON) – Stage Manager – Disney’s Frozen
Jeff Lupker (London, ON) – Guitar – Disney’s Newsies
Andrew MacDonald-Smith (Edmonton, AB) – Max – The Play That Goes Wrong
Terra C. MacLeod (New York, NY) – Marlene Dietrich – Piaf/Dietrich, Dianne – Come From Away
Jawon Mapp (Mississauga, ON) – Robert – The Play That Goes Wrong
Suzanne McArthur (London, ON) – Stage Manager – Piaf/Dietrich, Assistant Stage Manager – Come From Away
Heather McGuigan (Stratford, ON) – Standby – Come From Away
Sidnee McLeod (London, ON) – Trombone – Disney’s Frozen
Emily Meadows (Winnipeg, MB) – Stage Crew – The Play That Goes Wrong
Erika Morey (Vancouver, BC) – Stage Manager – Come From Away
Celine Murray (London, ON) – Violin – Disney’s Newsies
Alistair Newton (Victoria, BC) – Director – The Importance of Being Earnest
Finnley O’Brien (Surrey, BC) – Apprentice Stage Manager – Primary Trust
Denise Oucharek (Mississauga, ON) – Bonnie – Come From Away
Bernardo Pacheco (Calgary, AB) – Trevor – The Play That Goes Wrong
Thomas Ryder Payne (Toronto, ON) – Sound Designer – Primary Trust
Rachel Peake (London, ON) – Director – Disney’s Frozen & Piaf/Dietrich
Scott Penner (New York City, NY) – Set Designer – Come From Away
Honey Pham (Winnipeg, MB) – Annie – The Play That Goes Wrong
Dave Pierce (Los Angeles, California) – Sound Designer – The Play That Goes Wrong
Anna Pin (London, ON) – Bass – Disney’s Frozen
Emily Porter (Toronto, ON) – Sound Designer – Disney’s Newsies & Piaf/Dietrich
Kimberly Purtell (Toronto, ON) – Lighting Designer – The Play That Goes Wrong
Joshua Quinlan (London, ON) – Set Design Consultant – Disney’s Newsies
Michelle Ramsay (Toronto, ON) – Lighting Designer – Piaf/Dietrich
Cherissa Richards (Winnipeg, MB) – Director – Primary Trust
Sarah Richardson (Halifax, NS) – Music Director – Come From Away
Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah (Toronto, ON) – Corinna – Primary Trust
Dave Robilliard (Petrolia, ON) – Drums – Piaf/Dietrich
Ben Sanders (Toronto, ON) – Rev. Canon Chausble, D. D. / Lane – The Importance of Being Earnest
Lorenzo Savoini (Stratford, ON) – Set Designer – Piaf/Dietrich
Amelia Scott (Montreal, QC) – Projection Designer – Disney’s Frozen
Genny Sermonia (Mississauga, ON) – Choreographer – Piaf/Dietrich
Lee Siegel (Fort Erie, ON) – Oaken/Bishop – Disney’s Frozen
Cory Sincennes (Charlottetown, PEI) – Set & Costume Designer – Disney’s Frozen
Mark Sinongco (Edmonton, AB) – Kristoff – Disney’s Frozen
Siobhán Sleath (Toronto, ON) – Lighting Designer – The Importance of Being Earnest
Angela Southern (London, ON) – Keyboard II – Disney’s Frozen
Darlene Spencer (Dayton, Ohio) – Beulah – Come From Away
Nicol Spinola (Vancouver, BC) – Choreographer – Come From Away
Cailin Stadnyk (Toronto, ON) – Beverley – Come From Away
Adam Stevenson (Hamilton, ON) – King Agnar – Disney’s Frozen
Abby Stevenson (London, ON) – Apprentice Stage Manager – Disney’s Frozen & Come From Away
Mirabella Sundar-Singh (Toronto, ON) – Cecily Cardew – The Importance of Being Earnest
Mark Swan (London, ON) – Drums – Disney’s Newsies, Drums / Percussion – Disney’s Frozen
Julie Tomaino (Toronto, ON) – Director – Come From Away
Michelle Tracey (Toronto, ON) – Set Designer – The Importance of Being Earnest
John Ullyatt (Edmonton, AB) – Dennis – The Play That Goes Wrong
Tahirih Vejdani (Toronto, ON) – Bulda – Disney’s Frozen
Chris Vergara (Toronto, ON) – Ensemble – Disney’s Frozen
Daniela Vlaskalic (Toronto, ON) – Krista – The Play That Goes Wrong
Aidan Wasse (London, ON) – Bass Guitar – Disney’s Newsies
Olivia Wheeler (Toronto, ON) – Sound Designer – The Importance of Being Earnest
Sarah Wiebe (London, ON) – Violin – Piaf/Dietrich
Alex Wierzbicki (Toronto, ON) – Kevin J – Come From Away
Travae Williams (London, ON) – Standby – Come From Away
Imogen Wilson (Toronto, ON) – Lighting Designer – Primary Trust
Aran Wilson-McAnally (Edmonton, AB) – Hans – Disney’s Frozen
Stephanie Wolfe (Edmonton, AB) – Hand Maiden – Disney’s Frozen
Ming Wong (Toronto, ON) – Costume Designer – Piaf/Dietrich & Come From Away
Gina Woodward (Halifax, NS) – Apprentice Stage Manager – The Play That Goes Wrong & Piaf/Dietrich
Lisa Wright (London, ON) – Costume Designer – Disney’s Newsies
Morgan Yamada (Edmonton, AB) – Fight & Movement Director – The Play That Goes Wrong
Kai Yueh-Chen (Toronto, ON) – Stage Manager – Primary Trust
Echo Zhou周芷會 (Toronto, ON) – Lighting Designer – Disney’s Newsies
To learn more about this exceptional cohort of artists, as well as each of the Grand’s 2025/26 productions, visit https://www.grandtheatre.com/
The Beat Magazine 2025 