The
Cast
"The telephone worked better than we had ever dreamed or hoped."
-Alexander Graham Bell
The
Creative
Team
ANDRE MORIN as Young Aleck Bell
KARINE BERUBE as Mabel Bell
DANIEL WILLISTON as Mature Aleck Bell / Melville
DANIELLE LEGER as Eliza / Mary Blatchford / Patent Officer
DANNY MALENA as Thomas Watson / Edward
JORDAN PROBST as Elisha Gray / Melly
JUSTIN COLLETTE as Gardiner / Machine / Grandfather
EMILEE NIMETZ as Soloist / Patent Lawyer
PAIGE ROBSON CRAMER as Mrs. Hubbard / Indian Chief / Judge
TIM PORTER Director
JOEL MACMEEKIN Writer / Assistant Director
EMILY MEWETT General Manager / Stage Manager
KATY JONES Assistant Stage Manager / Costume Designer
Emilee is very excited to be teaming up with IANA, Tim, and the rest of the cast to help create Aleck Bell. Some of Emilee's recent performance credits include: working in a boring old office in Terrorism (Passionfool Theatre Company), being turned into gold in Metamorphoses, up in the sky as grape girl in Pippin, and Sally Bowles in Cabaret (Theatre Sheridan). Some of her choreography credits include Jason Robert Brown's 13, Disney's Alice in Wonderland Jr. (OKTC), Panopticon (The Dance Concept), as well as freelance work for The Dance Movement in London, ON. A special thank you to Tim for this great opportunity to create something new, to Ashley for always being my mentor, and to everyone else for their continuous love and support.
This is Jordan's first show with the IANA Theatre Company and is very excited to be a part of the creation of this new Canadian musical. Jordan is currently a third year student at George Brown Theatre School.
Joel feels blessed, overwhelmed, and extremely excited to be working on a whole new IANA project. Joel is a graduate of the St. Lawrence College Musical Theatre Program. Theatre credits: Amos in Chicago (SLC), Priest in Tweed: The Musical (IANA), and was part of Curtain Call Players' singing / dancing ensemble in the Fall 2010 production of Steam Heat: A Fosse Celebration. Joel can been seen this summer in the Toronto Fringe production Operation Impervious. Other credits with IANA include playwright and assistant director for Missing In Action, and video director for The Last Five Years. Thank you to Tim for every opportunity he has given me to help my career along, and for being an amazing friend! Thank you Alexander Graham Bell for being you! xx
Emily is so excited to begin her first season with IANA as General Manager with such a fantastic show! She feels honoured and blessed to be working with such a talented cast and crew as the stage manager. Past stage management credits include: Cocktails for Two Hundred, Tweed! A New Canadian Musical, A Taste of Broadway and Last Five Years (IANA Theatre Company); Breakin’ Up is Hard to Do and The Producers (Stage West Mississauga); and several seasons with The Stirling Festival Theatre. Many thanks to Tim, Joel, Andre, her family and YOU for supporting IANA. See you at the show!
Karine was raised in Russell Ontario, where she grew up playing / teaching piano. She pursued post secondary education at the University of Ottawa where she studied music and psychology. She would postpone her education after being accepted to St. Lawrence College’s Music Theatre Performance program in Brockville. The next three years, credits included Marmee (Little Women), Woman II (I Love You You’re Perfect Now Change), Rose (Unity 1918) with others. After graduating with distinction, Karine spent five months in Moncton, NB performing almost nightly as Ginger in the bawdy comedy Victoria’s Secret. She now lives in Toronto where she has been pursuing a career in voice animation. Karine would like to truly thank Justin for all his love and support.
Justin has been involved in theater and music for over a decade. While getting his B.A. in Theater and English from Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick, he performed in several shows, as well as co-wrote, directed and performed in an original sketch comedy show. Justin is an alumni of the Canadian Improv Games where he now serves as a national judge and trainer. As an improviser he has taken the stage in places like Vancouver, New York, Toronto, Atlanta and Montreal. He recently returned from Chicago where he trained and performed as part of the Second City's conservatory program. He now teaches at the Bad Dog Theater. Justin is excited to be in his first production with IANA Theater and would like to say thanks to his amazing cast!
Paige is very excited to be working with Iana Theatre Company for the first time! Recent credits include: Canadian Premiere of PARADE (Acting Up Stage/Studio 180), THE PRODUCERS (Stage West Mississauga), first workshop and recording of MY SIDE OF THE COUNTRY (ScriptLab), A NEW BRAIN, BRIGADOON, URINETOWN (Theatre Sheridan). Originally from Victoria, B.C., Paige is a proud graduate of the Music-Theatre Performance Program at Sheridan College. Thanks go out to Tim and Joel for this lovely opportunity, her family and friends for the constant love and support, and Dustin for being my everything. Enjoy the show!
Danny Malena is thrilled to be a part of Aleck Bell the Musical. He recently moved to Toronto after completing a two year program at the Canadian College of Performing Arts last year. Credits include "Ryan" in High School Musical On Stage, "Autolycus" in A Winter's Tale, and "Paul" in Kiss Me Kate. He wants to thank everyone for coming out and supporting IANA. Much love to mom, dad, Jake, and the whole gang!
Andre is so happy to be spending another summer with IANA theatre company, and this wonderful cast! He has been working closely with Tim Porter since their first musical together at the Stirling Festival Theatre, Anne of Green Gables. Last summer saw the opening of Tweed: The Musical, for which he wrote the music and lyrics. DON'T MISS IT this year at the Paper Mill Theatre in Toronto. Many thanks to Mom, Dad, Alex, Grandma Morin, Emily, Tim, and the whole cast!
Daniel is very happy to to be involved in his first production with IANA Theatre. Some of his favourite credits include “Drew” in Mending Fences, “Sam” in River Street: A Musical (Moose Jaw Repertory Theatre Co.), “Daniel” in Ain't We Got Fun (Live Out Loud Theatre), “Professor Bhaer” in Little Women, “Old Man Carnes” in Oklahoma!, “General Waverly” in White Christmas, and “Tevye” in Fiddler on the Roof (SLC Stage). Daniel recently graduated from St. Lawrence College's Music Theatre Performance program, and will be a part of the Soulpepper Academy 2011. He would like to thank Tim and the IANA crew, the wonderful billets who housed the actors in Tweed, Mom and Dad and, as always, Debbie Burgher for everything.
2012 CAST NOT CONFIRMED. CHANGES MAY OCCUR
