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Ponies cast: Tue Dec 19 – 7:30pm / Wed Dec 20 – 2pm / Thu Dec 21 / Sat Dec 23 – 4pm
Strudel cast: Wed Dec 20 – 7:30pm / Fri Dec 22 / Sat Dec 23 – 8:30pm
Music
Richard Rodgers (1902–1979) was an American composer who worked primarily in musical theatre. With 43 Broadway musicals and over 900 songs to his credit, he was one of the most well-known American composers of the 20th century, and his compositions had a significant influence on popular music. He is known for his songwriting partnerships with lyricist Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II. With Hart, he wrote musicals throughout the 1920s and 1930s, including Pal Joey, A Connecticut Yankee, On Your Toes and Babes in Arms. With Hammerstein, he wrote musicals through the 1940s and 1950s, such as Oklahoma!, Flower Drum Song, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I and The Sound of Music. His collaborations with Hammerstein are celebrated for bringing Broadway musicals to a new maturity by telling stories that were focused on characters and drama rather than the earlier light-hearted entertainment of the genre.
Lyrics
Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960) was an American lyricist, librettist, theatrical producer, and (usually uncredited) director in musical theatre for nearly 40 years. He won eight Tony Awards and two Academy Awards for Best Original Song. Many of his songs are standard repertoire for vocalists and jazz musicians. He co-wrote 850 songs. He is best known for his collaborations with composer Richard Rodgers, as the duo Rodgers and Hammerstein, whose musicals include Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I and The Sound of Music. Described by Stephen Sondheim as an “experimental playwright”, Hammerstein helped bring American musicals to a new maturity by focusing on stories and characters rather than the light-hearted entertainment that the musicals had been known for beforehand. He also collaborated with Jerome Kern (with whom he wrote Show Boat), Vincent Youmans, Rudolf Friml, Richard A. Whiting and Sigmund Romberg.
Book
Howard Lindsay (1889–1968) was an actor, stage manager, director and playwright before teaming up with Russel Crouse. Russel Crouse (1893–1966) was a newspaperman, a press agent for the Theatre Guild, the author of several books and a librettist before partnering with Howard Lindsay. Lindsay and Crouse’s partnership stands today as the longest collaboration of any writers in theatrical history, lasting for more than 28 years. The two men first joined forces in 1934, when the producer Vinton Freedley brought them together to rewrite the libretto for Anything Goes, which Lindsay directed. Two years later, they wrote another Cole Porter show, Red, Hot and Blue. Their first straight play, Life with Father, opened in 1936 and holds the record for the longest-running play on Broadway, at 3,224 performances. Among other shows, Lindsay and Crouse also wrote The Sound of Music (score by Rodgers and Hammerstein); the Pulitzer Prize-winning State of the Union; Call me Madam and Mr. President (scores by Irving Berlin); The Prescott Proposals and The Great Sebastians. They produced The Hasty Heart, Detective Story and Arsenic and Old Lace.
Director
ROYAL MTC First engagement.
OTHER THEATRE 9 to 5: The Musical, The Garneau Block (Citadel); Sense and Sensibility (Arts Club); Something Rotten! (Theater Under the Stars); A Christmas Carol (Gateway); Angels in America, Part One (Studio 58); The Snow Queen (Globe); Macbeth (Calgary Opera); The Pearl Fishers, The Marriage of Figaro, Stickboy, La Cenerentola (Vancouver Opera); Trout Stanley (Persephone); Miss Caledonia (WCT); Contest of the Winds (Caravan Farm).
TRAINING Graduate of U of A and Studio 58; Intern at the Stratford Festival, the Shaw Festival, and the Komische Oper in Berlin.
ET CETERA Rachel is the Artistic Director of the Grand Theatre in London, Ontario. She won the 2023 Ovation Award for directing and is a three-time Jessie Richardson Award winner. rachelpeake.com
Music Director
ROYAL MTC Into the Woods, Billy Elliot the Musical, Cabaret, Next to Normal, White Christmas, The Boys in the Photograph (with Mirvish), The Drowsy Chaperone (with TC), The Rocky Horror Show (with CS).
OTHER THEATRE Selected: Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical, The Color Purple, Mamma Mia!, Crazy For You (Citadel); Disney’s The Little Mermaid, The Wizard of Oz, The Hockey Sweater, Les Misérables, A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline, West Side Story, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, Mary Poppins, Annie, Footloose, Cats, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, RENT, The Producers, Beauty and the Beast, The Wizard of Oz, The Sound of Music (Rainbow); Mary Poppins, Les Misérables (WCT); The Addams Family (Dry Cold); Mary Poppins (Persephone); Carousel, Parade (Opera NUOVA).
Choreographer
OTHER THEATRE Pride and Prejudice, Almost a Full Moon, Jane Eyre (Citadel); All the Little Animals I Have Eaten (Shadow Theatre); Mr. Burns: a Post-Electric Play (Thou Art Here Theatre). Assistant Choreographer: Hadestown, Peter Pan Goes Wrong (Citadel).
TRAINING Diploma in Dance – Grant MacEwan; BA Honours – School of Contemporary Dancers in affiliation with the University of Winnipeg.
ET CETERA Ainsley has received two Sterling awards and numerous nominations for her choreographies. She is thrilled to be back in Winnipeg, what feels like her second home. Huge thanks to Royal MTC and the whole Sound of Music team.
Set Designer
ROYAL MTC Set Designer: New (with Necessary Angel). Set & Lighting Designer: Network (with Citadel). Lighting Designer: Kim’s Convenience (with Soulpepper).
OTHER THEATRE Mahabarata (Why Not/Shaw/Barbican); Grand Magic, The Miser, Mother’s Daughter, The Front Page (Stratford); Of Mice and Men (Joffrey Ballet); Pipeline (Soulpepper); Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, Orphans for the Czar, Julius Caesar (Crow’s Theatre); Lady Chatterley’s Lover (Les Grand Ballet Canadiens).
TRAINING Graduate of University of British Columbia (MFA) and inaugural Soulpepper Academy. Member of Associated Designers of Canada.
ET CETERA Upcoming: Set and lighting for De Profundis: Oscar Wilde in Jail (Soulpepper); My Fair Lady (Shaw); Hedda Gabler (Stratford). Lorenzo is the recipient of five Dora Mavor Moore Awards for outstanding design. lorenzosavoini.com
Costume Designer
OTHER THEATRE Julius Caesar (Bard on the Beach); The Legend of Georgia McBride (Arts Club); Stupid F*cking Bird (Search Party); An Undeveloped Sound (Electric Company); A Chorus Line (Studio 58); Almost a Full Moon (Citadel).
TV Cutter/Prep Costumer/Builder for The Magicians (Syfy/NBC); and for music videos: Black Licorice (Peach Pit); Vessel (Royal); I Knew You When (Marianas Trench).
TRAINING/TEACHING Graduate of Studio 58 and Emily Carr University of Art + Design. Past teacher of Set Design and Design Foundations at Studio 58.
ET CETERA Jessica is an Edmonton– and Vancouver-based designer. She is a three-time Jessie Richardson Award winner and seven-time nominee. Jessica is a long-time company member of Bard and worked as the Assistant Head of Wardrobe for seven seasons. jessicaoostergo.com
Lighting Designer
ROYAL MTC Burning Mom, The (Post) Mistress, Di and Viv and Rose, 23.5 Hours, Armstrong’s War, The Secret Annex, Harvey, Other People’s Money, August: Osage County, The Fighting Days, The Shunning, The Seafarer, Looking Back – West, Bleeding Hearts, Rope’s End, The Retreat from Moscow, Fully Committed, Mating Dance of the Werewolf, The Miracle Worker, Cloud Nine, Bedroom Farce, How I Got That Story, The Affections of May, Mrs. Klein, The Gin Game, Paper Wheat.
OTHER THEATRE Cercle Molière, Globe Theatre, 25th Street Theatre, Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers, PTE, MTYP, Persephone Theatre, Dry Cold Productions.
ET CETERA Evie Award for Outstanding Lighting Design in 2020. Larry divides his time between engaging theatre projects and teaching yoga.
Sound Designer
OTHER THEATRE Emily is an award-winning sound designer who has worked on productions across Canada and internationally. Canadian sound designs have been with Globe Theatre, Luminato, Asha Productions, Grand Theatre, Rainbow Stage, Thousand Islands Playhouse, Neptune Theatre, Harold Green Jewish Theatre, Young People’s Theatre, Theatre Passe Muraille, Canadian Stage, Theatre20, Shaw Festival, Stratford Festival, Canadian Opera Company.
TEACHING She is a member of ADC and teaches University theatrical sound design and technology.
ET CETERA Emily would like to thank her family for their continued support.
Intimacy Director & Apprentice Director/Choreographer
OTHER THEATRE Actor: Disney’s The Little Mermaid, The Wizard of Oz (Rainbow); The Prom (Dry Cold); Twelfth Night (ViC); Reefer Madness (WST). Choreographer: Bloodsuckers (All-Dentist Musical). Upcoming: Songs for a New World (WJT). Intimacy Director: Snow White (RWB); The Seat Next to the King (Fringe).
FILM/TV Stunt Performer: Clowns in a Cornfield, Unspoken, The Santa Summit, Francesca Quinn P.I., Harland Manor, Love Strikes Twice. Intimacy Coordination: Clowns in a Cornfield, Don’t Even, The Spencer Sisters, Winner, Alter Boys.
TRAINING/TEACHING Training: The University of Winnipeg, The Village Conservatory, Intimacy Directors and Coordinators. Teaching: 10 years of independent and studio dance teaching across MB, most recently including the musical theatre program at the RWB.
ET CETERA Thank you to Royal MTC for this opportunity! Big love to my family.
Assistant Music Director
OTHER THEATRE Music Director: Fame, The SpongeBob Musical (WST); And I Never Stopped Dancing (Smile Theatre); A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline, Rock ‘n Fables (Stephenville Theatre Festival). Alternate Conductor: The Little Mermaid, Rent (Rainbow). In the pit: White Christmas, Damn Yankees, A Year with Frog and Toad, 1922 (Shaw); Into the Woods (Opera on the Avalon); Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Stephenville Theatre Festival).
TRAINING Shaw Festival music directing internship 2022; M. Mus. University of Manitoba.
ET CETERA I decided about a year ago to make Winnipeg my home and couldn’t be happier with how it’s going. To everyone in this theatre scene, thank you for the warm welcome and I’m so glad to be a part of it!
Assistant Designer
ROYAL MTC Apprentice Costume Designer: Trouble in Mind (with Citadel). Production Designer: The World Goes ‘Round (Royal MTC/MBA). Assistant Set Designer: Orlando.
OTHER THEATRE Costume Designer: Alunsina’s Love, Blink, 365 Plays/365 Days (U of W); Innocence Lost, Urinetown (MTYP Young Company). Set Designer: The Magic Flute (Little Opera Company); Bloodsuckers! (Rainbow/All-Dentist Musical); People, Places and Things (U of W).
TRAINING Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree in Theatre and Film Design from the University of Winnipeg. Previous recipient of the Jean Murray-Moray Sinclair Apprenticeship Program.
ET CETERA A huge thank you to my family, Royal MTC and everyone else who has supported me along the way. Enjoy the show!
German Language Coach
Military Consultant
Religious Consultants
Stage Manager
ROYAL MTC Network (with Citadel).
OTHER THEATRE Selected: The Importance of Being Earnest, Deafy, Jane Eyre (Citadel); Gaslight (Chemainus); Hey Viola! (Charlottetown Festival); The Wizard of Oz, Chelsea Hotel, The Sound of Music, A Christmas Carol (WCT); The New Canadian Curling Club, The Buddy Holly Story (Thousand Islands Playhouse); Silent Light (Banff Centre).
ET CETERA Maddy (she/her) is a multi-discipline Stage Manager based in Edmonton, AB, and is grateful to be back in Winnipeg to bring the hills alive! Many thanks to Rachel, Ainsley and Andrew for allowing her to lead this fabulous team, to the incredible ASM’s for all their work, and to Royal MTC for having her. Happy Holidays!
Assistant Stage Manager
ROYAL MTC Stage Manager: Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes. Assistant Stage Manager: Into the Woods, Network (with Citadel), Calpurnia (with NAC/BTW), Bang Bang (with Belfry). Apprentice Stage Manager: Buying the Farm (tour), Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical, Vietgone (with fu-GEN/Hope and Hell), The Humans. Assistant Production Manager (2017/18, 2020/21, 2021/22 seasons).
OTHER THEATRE (selected) Stage Manager: The Hockey Sweater (Rainbow). ASM: Volare (PTE). Various credits with Hudson Village Theatre, Manitoba Opera, Geordie Productions and A Company of Fools.
TRAINING Graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada – Production Program (2017).
ET CETERA A very special thanks to my Royal MTC family, my parents, my family and friends from Gatineau to Tasmania, Ilana Modulevsky, Brooklyne Alexander, my graduating class at NTS, and all the wonderful folks who made this show possible!
ROYAL MTC Assistant Stage Manager: 9 to 5 The Musical (Royal MTC/MBA Lawyers Play). Apprentice Stage Manager: New, Morning After Grace. Lighting Design Apprentice: A Christmas Carol.
OTHER THEATRE Festival Manager of the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival. Assistant Stage Manager: Afterlight (The Keep Theatre/Walk & Talk Theatre Company); Charlie Brown Double Bill (MTYP).
TRAINING Bachelor of Arts Hons., with a specialization in Theatre Production and Stage Management (University of Winnipeg 2017). Stage Management and Production Assistant Practicum (Banff Centre 2018-2019).
ET CETERA Love always to FIC and M&D, and big congrats to the whole team!
ROYAL MTC Assistant Stage Manager: Into the Woods, The Runner. Apprentice Stage Manager: The Cottage, A Doll’s House, Sense and Sensibility. Apprentice Costumer: Sarah Ballenden.
OTHER THEATRE Stage Manager: Snow White, Frozen River, Tiny Treasures (MTYP); The Magic Flute (The Little Opera Company); The Prom (Dry Cold Productions). Assistant Stage Manager: The Wizard of Oz (Rainbow); Bad Parent, VOICE (PTE). Apprentice Stage Manager: Ghost Light (PTE). Costumer: Mary’s Wedding (TPM). Props and Set Coordinator: Much Ado About Nothing, The Player King, The Winter’s Tale, Hamlet, Timon of Athens, Romeo and Juliet (SIR).
TRAINING University of Winnipeg Theatre and Film.
ET CETERA Thanks and love to Mom, Dad, Raya and Felix.
Apprentice Stage Manager
OTHER THEATRE Stage Management: On marronne? Si ça te dit, viens (TCM/Théâtre de l’Entonnoir/l’Alliance Française de Ziguinchor); Avec ou sans filtre, un temps suspendu (TCM). Apprentice Stage Management: Twelfth Night (SIR); Summer of Semitism, Narrow Bridge (WJT); The Velveteen Rabbit (MTYP).
TRAINING Graduate of the University of Winnipeg in Production and Stage Management.
ET CETERA Sarah (they/them) would like to thank their partner Juel and their family for all of their love and support!
Child Supervisors
Herr Zeller / SS Guard / Priest
ROYAL MTC First appearance.
OTHER THEATRE Broadway/USA: CABARET (Roundabout – Tony Award-winning revival original cast, South Korean and Japanese tours); Sweet Charity in Concert (Lincoln Centre); A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (Encores!); Robert Wilson’s The Black Rider (Ahmanson, Los Angeles). Canada: Hadestown, Jersey Boys, A Christmas Carol (Citadel); Les Misérables (Mirvish – original cast); Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Livent); CATS (Really Useful); Chicago (Neptune); Sweeney Todd, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Plain Jane Theatre); Rock of Ages, Lend Me a Tenor, Jesus Christ Superstar (Mayfield).
FILM/TV Waiting for Waldemar; Sing; My Favourite Broadway: Love Songs (PBS).
ET CETERA Broadway Inspirational Voices (gospel concert/recording artists).
Louisa von Trapp (ponies cast)
OTHER THEATRE Midnight (Winnipeg Fringe Festival); The SpongeBob Musical, Seussical Jr. (WST StudioWorks); Urinetown, Shrek The Musical Jr. (MTYP Theatre School); A Flicker of Light on a Winter’s Night (WSO); MTYP’s Midwinter Mosey.
TRAINING Voice (Kelly Robinson); ballet and contemporary dance (School of Contemporary Dancers); piano (Jacqueline Ryz); musical theatre (StudioWorks and MTYP).
ET CETERA Micah is delighted to make her Royal MTC debut! She gives her heartfelt thanks to her family, friends, school, teachers, and music and dance instructors for their inspiring guidance and support through her musical success throughout the years.
The Mother Abbess / Party Guest / Fräulein Schweiger
OTHER THEATRE Eugene Onegin (Calgary Opera); La Bohème (Edmonton Opera); Three Decembers (Little Opera Company); Susannah, La voix humaine (Manitoba Opera); Into the Woods, The Sound of Music, Ours (Opera on the Avalon); Jenůfa, Simon Boccanegra, South Pacific (Pacific Opera Victoria); Die Fledermaus (Toronto Operetta Theatre); Le nozze di Figaro (Vancouver Opera).
TEACHING Voice Instructor – University of Manitoba’s Desautels Faculty of Music; private voice instruction; voice adjudicating.
ET CETERA For every person who helped me to find my own path, and to dream big. So much of you is in me. To my students – keep doing the thing. Most of all, love and thanks to my best guy.
New Postulant / Ursula / Party Guest / Nun / Ensemble; Understudy: Liesl von Trapp; Sister Sophia / Frau Zeller / Trio
OTHER THEATRE The Wizard of Oz, The Little Mermaid (Rainbow); Frozen River/Nîkwatin Sîpiy (MTYP); The Yeomen of the Guard (G&S Society of Winnipeg).
FILM/TV Greenhill (Koj-B Films); Burden of Truth (Eagle Vision); SkyMed (Paramount+); Finality of Dusk (Eagle Vision).
TRAINING Graduate of Desautels Faculty of Music and The Village Conservatory for Music Theatre.
ET CETERA Julia would like to thank her family and friends for their never-ending support and love!
Sister Margaretta / Baroness Elberfeld / Trio; Understudy: The Mother Abbess / Party Guest / Fräulein Schweiger
OTHER THEATRE Renee has been in many local shows in her hometown Edmonton, including Miss Saigon (Two One-Way Tickets To Broadway); Spamalot (Trinity Players); Grief Aloud (Elevate Productions).
ET CETERA She is so excited to be in her first show at Royal MTC and is honoured to be a part of The Sound of Music. Renee gives a special shout-out of thanks and love to her amazing and supportive husband, and kiddos at home.
Friedrich von Trapp (ponies cast)
OTHER THEATRE Moana Jr. (Grant Park High School).
ET CETERA Isaac is thrilled to be making his professional theatre debut at Royal MTC. Isaac loves hockey, soccer, Star Wars, LEGO, mythology and more. He is grateful to share this moment with his parents, brother Sam, Bubbe, Zaide, Nanny, Nonnie and the rest of his family. Thanks to the many family, friends and teachers who have supported him and helped him “find his sing”!
Rolf Gruber / Party Guest / Dance Captain
OTHER THEATRE You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Stage West); Pippin (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland); Cabaret, Newsies (Theatre Sheridan); Sunday in the Park with George, Kiss of the Spiderwoman (Eclipse Theatre). Other credits include: Mickey’s Dazzling Christmas, Mickey’s Halloween Harvest, Disney Stars on Parade (Disneyland Paris); Santa’s Post-box, Ghostship (Royal Scottish National Orchestra).
TRAINING Graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Sheridan College and The Canadian College of Performing Arts.
ET CETERA Recipient of the Queen’s Jubilee Award for Performing Arts. Huge shout-out to my mom and sister who inspire me every day.
Captain Georg von Trapp
ROYAL MTC A Few Good Men (with Citadel), Brief Encounter (with VP).
OTHER THEATRE Richard II, Frankenstein Revived, Long Day’s Journey into Night (Stratford); Instantaneous Blue (Mitch & Murray); Benevolence (Ruby Slippers Theatre); Noises Off, Black Comedy, The Importance of Being Earnest, Dolly Parton’s Smokey Mountain Christmas Carol, The Real Thing (Arts Club); Done/Undone, Shakespeare in Love, Two Gents, Titus (Bard on the Beach); Chelsea Hotel (WCT); The Scarlet Letter (TC); Sweeney Todd, Starcatcher, Our Town, Juno and the Paycock (Shaw); Proud (Belfry).
FILM/TV The Good Witch (Hallmark); Murdoch Mysteries (CBC); The Strain (FX); Fringe (Fox); Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (FOX 2000); Paw Patrol: The Movie.
TRAINING Studio 58, McIlroy & Associates.
ET CETERA Recipient of multiple Jessie Award wins and nominations, an Ovation Award and scholarships. Love to Kate, my real-life Maria. @charlie_byrd for my photography.
Marta von Trapp (strudel cast)
TRAINING Voice and piano (Nikita Labdon); musical theatre, ballet and jazz (Shelley Shearer School of Dance).
ET CETERA Xhan is thrilled to be making her Royal MTC debut. Xhan is passionate about her faith, family, friends, theatre, dance, music and education. She would like to send a special thanks to her mom and dad for their endless love and support and to family, friends, dance, vocal and piano instructors, school and teachers for their encouragement, prayers and support. A great big thank you to Royal MTC for this great opportunity!
Kurt von Trapp (ponies cast)
OTHER THEATRE The Hockey Sweater (Rainbow); Frozen Jr. (Junior Musical Theatre Company).
TV We are all Winnipeg – 2023 campaign (United Way); The Holiday Shift (CBS/Roku).
TRAINING Competitive dancer at Kickit Dance Studio Island Lakes; Junior Musical Theatre Company member.
ET CETERA Davison is thrilled to be making his Royal MTC debut this season! His love for theatre started when he was very young, and he thanks all of his family and teachers for encouraging him to follow his dreams. His heart is truly blessed with the sound of music. Enjoy the show!
Sister Sophia / Frau Zeller / Trio; Understudy: New Postulant
ROYAL MTC Into the Woods, The Rez Sisters. Assistant Program Director: Pimootayowin Creators Circle. Assistant Director: The (Post) Mistress. Mentee: 2020/21 National Mentorship Program.
OTHER THEATRE The Hockey Sweater, Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, South Pacific (Rainbow Stage); Midwinter Mosey, A Year with Frog and Toad, Seussical The Musical (MTYP); Fame, American Idiot, Pippin (WST); Evil Dead The Musical, The Last Five Years, The Rocky Horror Show (Wasteland Productions); Sweeney Todd (Dry Cold).
TV Wolf Joe (Media RendezVous/Big Jump Media Inc.); Stand! (Frantic Films); Curse of Chucky (Universal 1440 Entertainment).
ET CETERA Katie is a mother to two creative kids who challenge and encourage her to be a better human and is also the owner and director of Junior Musical Theatre Company (JMTC). Miigwetch.
Elsa Schraeder / Nun / Trio
OTHER THEATRE The Silver Arrow, Alice Through the Looking-Glass, A Christmas Carol (Citadel); The Invisible (Catalyst Theatre); Joni Mitchell’s Songs of a Prairie Girl (Theatre Network); Sweeney Todd (Plain Jane Theatre); Candide (Edmonton Opera); Dear Rita (Confed Centre); A Doll’s House Part 2, Small Mouth Sounds, 10 out of 12, Passion Play (Wildside Productions); The Sound of Music (NAC); King Lear, Romeo and Juliet, The Comedy of Errors, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Hamlet (Freewill Players); The Hollow (Vertigo Theatre).
TRAINING Kristi is a graduate of the University of Alberta’s BFA Acting Program and of the Grant MacEwan Theatre Arts Program.
ET CETERA Kristi is the Associate Artist at the Citadel Theatre and the Co-Artistic Director of The Maggie Tree in Edmonton.
Max Detweiler
ROYAL MTC Selected: Network (with Citadel), A Doll’s House, It’s a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play, A Christmas Carol, Shakespeare in Love (with Citadel), The Audience (with Mirvish), Chimerica (with CS), Alice Through the Looking-Glass, Romeo and Juliet, The Shunning, White Christmas, Bleeding Hearts, Our Town, The Tempest, Feelgood (with GCTC), King Lear.
OTHER THEATRE Selected: The Little Mermaid (Rainbow); Othello (Beau/Echo/Raven); The Prom (Dry Cold); Edward II (TBTR); Antony and Cleopatra (SIR); Mesa (PTE); Death of a Salesman (WJT).
FILM/TV Selected: Little Bird, Burden of Truth, Percy, The Pinkertons, Niagara Motel.
ET CETERA Kevin is Artistic Associate with Echo Theatre, as well as husband to its Artistic Producer Charlene Van Buekenhout, and father to their daughter Phoebe. Fight fascism.
Party Guest / Nun; Understudy: Maria Rainer; Elsa Schraeder / Nun / Trio; Sister Margaretta / Baroness Elberfeld / Trio; Sister Berthe / Frau Schmidt
ROYAL MTC Into the Woods. 2020/21 National Mentorship Program.
OTHER THEATRE Selected: Antigone (Sick + Twisted); A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, The Bridges of Madison County (Dry Cold); Mamma Mia!, The Sound of Music, South Pacific (Rainbow); Featured soloist (WSO); Werther, Falstaff (MB Opera).
FILM/TV Selected: Orphan: First Kill (eOne/Dark Castle); The Disappearance of Cari Farver (Lifetime); Under the Christmas Sky (Hallmark); Don’t Even (CRAVE); The Spencer Sisters (CTV); SkyMed (Paramount+).
TRAINING Desautels Faculty of Music – BMus. Vocal Performance.
ET CETERA Sarah is thrilled to be part of Royal MTC’s production of The Sound of Music. From watching the film every Friday night with her grandparents to playing Brigitta in her first ever professional show, The Sound of Music has been a huge part of Sarah’s life and she can’t wait to share this production with you.
Franz / SS Guard; Understudy: Captain Georg von Trapp; Herr Zeller / Priest
ROYAL MTC Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical (with Arts Club/Citadel), Shakespeare in Love (with Citadel).
OTHER THEATRE Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Jersey Boys, Crazy for You, Avenue Q, Mary Poppins, One Man Two Guvnors, The Pillowman (Citadel); Cocktails at Pam’s, Pith!, Witness to a Conga (Teatro Live!); The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance (Edmonton Opera); Little Shop of Horrors, Shear Madness, The Wizard of Oz (Mayfield); Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Crazy for You, Mary Poppins (TC); The Liars, The Best Brothers (Shadow).
FILM/TV Tiny Plastic Men, Inward Edward, The Man That Got Away.
ET CETERA Andrew is the Artistic Director of the comedy-focused theatre company Teatro Live!, in Edmonton, where he lives with his outrageously talented wife Louise, whom he met in Winnipeg. @drewmacsmith
Admiral von Schreiber / Party Guest
ROYAL MTC Selected: Calpurnia (with NAC), A Christmas Carol, Black Coffee, 23.5 Hours, Unnecessary Farce, The Hound of the Baskervilles (tour), Alice Through the Looking-Glass, A Few Good Men (with Citadel), August: Osage County, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Shakespeare’s Dog (with NAC), The Crucible, King Lear.
OTHER THEATRE Feast, Post-Democracy (PTE); Mamma Mia! (Rainbow); Hamlet, Richard III, Othello and others (SIR); I Dream of Diesel (One Trunk Theatre/TPM); Encore (TPM); Tribes, Ivanov, Way to Heaven, Lenin’s Embalmers (WJT). Arne also works as a director, with credits at Royal MTC Tom Hendry Warehouse, TPM, SIR, PTE, MTYP and with many independent producers.
FILM/TV Arne has appeared in over 25 shot-in-Winnipeg film and television productions.
TRAINING Graduate of the BFA (Acting) program at the University of Alberta.
ET CETERA Arne’s family, Deb, Gislina and Solmund, are all artists.
Friedrich von Trapp (strudel cast)
ROYAL MTC Eric in Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical.
OTHER THEATRE Billy in Billy Elliot The Musical (Neptune Theatre); Roch Carrier in The Hockey Sweater a Musical, The Wizard of Oz, MA-BUHAY! Filipinos Singing for their Lives stage reading, A Season of Love, Valentine’s Concert (Rainbow); A Flicker of Light on a Winter’s Night Christmas concert at Centennial Concert Hall (MTYP & WSO).
TRAINING Sarah Daurie Dance Company and formerly trained at Marquis Dance Academy. Special thanks to all his dance teachers, Joy Lazo, Sharon Crandall and Kelly Robinson.
ET CETERA Nathan is a competitive dancer, and has won many overall top awards, special judges’ choice awards and scholarships at several dance competitions and conventions. Thank you to the cast and crew, to his school teachers, and friends and family for all their support and encouragement.
Louisa von Trapp (strudel cast)
OTHER THEATRE The Hockey Sweater (Rainbow); Midnight (Meraki – Winnipeg Fringe Festival).
TV Little Bird (Crave); Toba Centre commercial.
TRAINING Alba is a member of the invitational and pre-professional program at Shelley Shearer School of Dance. She trains extensively in ballet, jazz, tap, musical theatre, hip hop and LCM.
ET CETERA Alba is a decorated performer receiving numerous first place, special awards and overall awards at various competitions. Alba is thrilled for this exciting opportunity. She remains always grateful for the support from her family and friends. Special thanks to her dance teachers (past and present) for challenging her to new heights; to Kelly Robinson for helping her prepare for this role; and to Mr. Tyler for his guidance over the years.
Gretl von Trapp (strudel cast)
TRAINING Ballet, jazz, tap and musical theatre (Shelley Shearer School of Dance).
ET CETERA Ida May loves playing with her friends, going on bike rides and cuddling with her dog, Dolly. You can often find Ida May dancing and singing around the house. She thanks her family and friends for supporting who she’s becoming. Ida May is thrilled to be at Royal MTC and grateful for the opportunity. It’s a dream come true!
Maria Rainer
OTHER THEATRE A Christmas Carol (Citadel); Measure for Measure, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Freewill Shakespeare Festival); Chrysothemis (Studio Theatre); Queen Lear is Dead (Fox Den Collective); Constellations (ReadyGo Theatre); She’s Not Him and He’s Not Her (Empress of Blandings); Slight of Mind (Citadel/Theatre Yes).
TRAINING Graduate of the University of Alberta’s BFA Acting program and LAMDA’s Shakespeare Intensive short course.
ET CETERA Priya is a mixed-race artist from Alberta and is thrilled to be making her Royal MTC debut. This role and this company are a dream come true and she thanks her friends and family for their endless love and support.
Liesl von Trapp / Nun
OTHER THEATRE Going Solo, Jersey Boys, A Christmas Carol, Clue (Citadel); Romeo and Juliet, Twelfth Night, Much Ado About Nothing, The Winter’s Tale (Freewill Shakespeare); Alina, Michael Mysterious (Pyretic Productions); Agamemnon (Bleviss Laboratory Theatre); Sprouts! (Concrete Theatre); Here There Be Night (Workshop West Playwright’s Theatre); Chrysothemis, Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. (Studio Theatre).
TRAINING Graduate of the University of Alberta’s BFA in Acting.
ET CETERA Christina is so grateful to make her Royal MTC debut, and would like to thank the team here for welcoming her so warmly. M&T, thank you for making Winnipeg feel like home. And to C: Thank you for your endless love and support, couldn’t be here without you.
Brigitta von Trapp (strudel cast)
OTHER THEATRE Junior Musical Theatre Company.
TRAINING Voice with Jacqueline Arthur at JKW Music Studio. Piano with Lynn North.
ET CETERA Layla is excited to follow in the footsteps of her Papa Jim who also performed on Winnipeg’s biggest stages. She shines brightest while on stage, singing her heart out. Layla has been singing since she could first talk at 10 months old, often surprising people with her many questions. Her secret talent is whistling. She anticipates her next onstage performance with Junior Musical Theatre Company in June 2024. Her goal is to continue shining in musicals and, perhaps, make her mark on locally filmed movies one day.
Gretl von Trapp (ponies cast)
TRAINING Ballet/tap/jazz (Royal Dance Conservatory); voice/music training (School of Rock).
ET CETERA Ellie is thrilled to be making her Royal MTC debut! She has loved every minute of living her dream. Thank you to her friends and family for all the love and support!
Brigitta von Trapp (ponies cast)
OTHER THEATRE The Sound of Music (SMA).
TV Sweet Autumn, Christmas by Starlight (Hallmark).
TRAINING Anastasia trained in ballet, jazz and hip hop at RWB; musical theatre at MTYP; acting, piano and voice. Anastasia is a competitive rhythmic gymnast with High Performance Training Centre International.
ET CETERA Anastasia is excited and grateful for the opportunity and experience to learn and perform at Royal MTC. She would like to thank her family, friends, school, teachers, coaches and teammates for their love and support.
Baron Elberfeld / SS Guard; Understudy: Max Detweiler; Admiral von Schreiber / Party Guest
ROYAL MTC Shakespeare in Love (with Citadel).
OTHER THEATRE Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, Peter and the Starcatcher, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet (Citadel); Nevermore, The Soul Collector, Vigilante (Catalyst Theatre); Fever Land, I Heard About Your Murder (Teatro La Quindicina); Sherlock Holmes and the Raven’s Curse (Vertigo Theatre); Liberation Days (TC); Jack Goes Boating (Sage Theatre); Outside Mullingar, The Best Brothers, Beginning of August (Shadow Theatre); Chicago, Hairspray, Sheer Madness (Mayfield Dinner Theatre).
TRAINING Garett has a BFA in Drama from the University of Alberta and is a graduate of the musical theatre program at Grant MacEwan.
Kurt von Trapp (strudel cast)
OTHER THEATRE Zack in Creating Rem Lezar, Midnight, Déjà Vu (Winnipeg Fringe Festival); Archie in 13 (All About Theatre); Mulan in Mulan Jr., Moana Jr. (Grant Park High School); Lion King Jr., Peter Pan, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Wizard of Oz (Theatre Dance Centre). Upcoming: Kevin in Mean Girls (AAT); Once in a Lifetime (Grant Park High School).
TRAINING Voice (Kelly Robinson); piano (Holly Harris); ballet/jazz (SCD). A recipient of the Conservatory Canada Medal for Excellence in voice performance, Alex (he/him/they/them) is enrolled in Grant Park High School’s performing arts program and sings with Etz Chayim Youth Choir.
ET CETERA Alex volunteers at Winnipeg Fringe Festival and Winnipeg Folk Festival every summer. Outside theatre, his passions are writing, drawing and animals. Enjoy the show!
Sister Berthe / Frau Schmidt; Understudy: Ursula
ROYAL MTC It’s a Wonderful Life: A Radio Play, The Diary of Anne Frank, Les Belles-Soeurs, A Christmas Carol, White Christmas, Harvey.
OTHER THEATRE Selected: A Year with Frog and Toad (MTYP/Citadel); Peter Pan, See Saw (MTYP); The Brink, Happy Place (PTE); White Rabbit Red Rabbit (TPM); Nine, A Little Night Music (Dry Cold); Footloose, The King and I, Big (Rainbow).
FILM/TV Selected: Strings, Beethoven Saves Christmas (Universal); Fred Penner’s Place (CBC); Burden of Truth (CBC/APTN); Tipi Tales (YTV/APTN); Love in Design, Crashing Through the Snow (Hallmark); Ordinary Angels (Lionsgate); A Brush with Christmas Romance, Christmas Commission (GAF).
TEACHING Co-founder and manager of Skene Stunts with husband Rick Skene.
ET CETERA Jan dedicates this performance to her late mother for whom singing remained as the final joy in her life; and to her dad who grew up just across the alps from Maria in Switzerland. Edelweiss!
Party Guest / SS Guard; Understudy: Rolf Gruber; Baron Elberfeld; Franz; Herr Zeller / Priest
ROYAL MTC Beautiful (with Segal – Assistant Director), Into the Woods, As You Like It (with Citadel), Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical (with Arts Club/Citadel), Grumpy Old Men: The Musical, White Christmas, The Boys in the Photograph (with Mirvish), Fiddler on the Roof, The Wave.
OTHER THEATRE Kinky Boots (Mirvish); The Prom, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder (Dry Cold); Dear Jack, Dear Louise, Falsettos (WJT); Pal Joey, Into the Woods (TIFT); A Little Night Music, Wonderful Town (Shaw); Saturday Night Fever (National Tour); Kinky Boots, Hairspray, Camelot, The Mikado (Drayton); Rock Legends, Footloose (Chemainus); Mamma Mia!, Legally Blonde, Blood Brothers (TA); Anne of Green Gables, Ring of Fire, The Full Monty (Charlottetown); Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Rent (Rainbow); Robin Hood, Cinderella (Ross Petty).
FILM/TV Who Was I That Night (Lifetime); King of the Camp (YTV).
ET CETERA Thank you for continuing to support the arts! Say hi to Justin @j_stadnyk. justinstadnyk.com
Marta von Trapp (ponies cast)
FILM/TV Film: A Christmas Cookie Catastrophe, Hanukkah on Rye (Hallmark). TV: The Holiday Shift (CBS/Roku).
TRAINING Ballet/jazz/tap/hip-hop/musical theatre/Acro in the Pre-Intermediate Competitive Program (Kickit Dance Studio); piano (MYC – Gina Wedel); voice (Stacey Nattrass).
ET CETERA Madelyn is elated to be part of this wonderful production in her Royal MTC debut. Thanks to Gramps and Baubie for driving her to so many rehearsals. Shout-outs to Madelyn’s family, friends and teachers at Queenston school for being so supportive of her during this adventure. Especially to her Kickit Dance family – your training and passion is what helped to get her here! She dedicates this performance to her biggest cheerleader/sister Mia, and to the memory of her Uncle Brett who she misses so much. Enjoy the show!