Skip to main content Skip to local navigation

2022-2023

Home » Past Productions » 2022-2023 Season

2022-2023 Season

Season Staff:

Brian Goldenberg, Artistic Director
Danny Sylvan, Associate Producer
Arielle Branitsky, Assistant Producer
Alanna McConnell, Assistant Producer
Dave Crawford, Assistant Producer
Jean-Paul Yovanoff, Assistant Producer

Yaffa Segal, Company Manager
Shania Mendes, Production Manager
Montserrat Cadena, Technical Director
Hussein Esmail, Technical Director
Charlotte Théraud, Technical Director
Maria Emilia Ferreira, Costumes and Props Manager
Serena Lam, Alumni, Inclusion & Box Office Manager
Hanya Seloum, Marketing, Communications & Inclusion Manager
Jaskirat Sandhu, Marketing, Communications & Box Office Manager
Isabel Misquitta-Yip, Assistant Music Director
Julianna Greco, Show Choir Choreographer
Sydeny Ewert, Choreographer & Assistant Director


Vanier Improv Company

Vanier Improv Company

October 2022 - March 2023

The Vanier Improv Company (VIC) performs regularly throughout the year on Tuesday nights. The shows are a combination of improvisational comedy and sketch, and will have you laughing out of your (virtual) seats! The troupe tries not to take itself too seriously and is always looking for suggestions from the audience.  

Directed by Lauren Griffiths & Ryk Simpson
Stage Managed by Le Nguyen
Graphic Designer Dhara Lad

Cast:

Faith-Ann Allison
Alexandra Gouvis
Annie Spence
Connor-Francis McGrath
Corinne Hoang
Emily Swartz
Ibrahim Mahajir
Jenna Stevenson
Jenny Lau
Melia Tessel
Mira del Prado
Montserrat Cadena
Olivia Salem
Romano Roberts
Sheaden Thea Lobo
Sofia Zebic
Trinity Dubé


For Show

For Show

November 24 - 27

World Premiere Workshop Production

When choir geek Cassie Russell transfers to the prestigious Brentwood Prep for her senior year, she is single-minded in her pursuit of joining their famed champion show choir. But as she fights her way into their exclusive social circles, led by cold choir captain Brianna Morgan, Cassie learns that the criteria for earning a spot at Nationals is far more complicated than just talent. 

Music by Earl Marrows
Lyrics & Book by Carrie Caffrey
Directed by Jean-Paul Yovanoff
Music Directed by Athena So
Choreographed by Julianna Greco
Stage Managed by Hussein Esmail

Cast:

Dante Alaimo as Todd
Shreyas Batra as Markus
Trimaine Blake as Paul Coffman (Mr. C)
Abby Dixon as Ensemble
Holly Erwin as Emma
Kaylee Kolbus as Ensemble
Kaori Lim as Ensemble/Walsh
Sheaden Thea Lobo as Cassie
Morgan McCarthy as Marissa
Julianna Olave as Izzy
Maya Olszewska as Liv
Joanna Radecki as Brianna
Maya Silverberg as Ensemble
Jenna Stevenson as Kate
Kyle Yu as Ricky
Zaheen Wahid as Ensemble/Portia

 

Crew:

Assistant Stage Managers- Fiza Bawani & Priya Chhatwal
Musical Director- Athena So
Substitute Musical Director- Quinton Naughhton
Choreographer- Julianna Greco
Set and Props Designer- Emily Schuster-Woldan
Costume Designer- Sanne Van Mastbergen
Lighting Designer- Hussein Esmail
Board Operator- Amirali Sayadpour
Closed Captioning Operator- Mikay David


The Labyrinth of Desire

The Labyrinth of Desire

January 19 - 22

When Florela’s fiancé decides to leave her and compete with other suitors for the hand of the rich and beautiful Laura, Florela goes undercover to keep her man.

Filled with clever deceptions and hilarious disguises, this who’s-who comedy of romantic intrigue explores the delightful and essential mystery of love. This stylish and contemporary adaptation proves that long before Sex and the City, intuition and infatuation have challenged the boundaries and fluidity of human desire.

Written by Caridad Svich
Adapted and translated from Lope de Vega's La Prueba de los Ingenious
Directed by Danny Sylvan
Stage managed by Shania Mendes and Ayokunmi Oladesu
Poster Design by Angelina Machoukova

Cast:

Shreyas Batra as Estacio
Aryan Kalra as Paris
Connor McGrath as Ricardo/Infante
Tony Mendoza as Alejandro
Alika Reid-Lindsay as The Duchess
Yaffa Segal as Finea
Hanya Seloum as Florela/Diana
Emily Swartz as Laura
Jadon J.B. Williams as Camacho

Crew:

Assistant Stage Managers- Sarah Belvedere, Maria Emilia Ferreira, Paula Potenza Fontes, and Emily Schuster-Woldan
Set Designer- Skyla LeFave
Costume Designer- Sarah Belvedere
Props Designer- Emily Schuster-Woldan
Lighting Designer- Leslie Clark
Sound Designer- Mikay David
Board Operator- Michellee Yang Pan
Closed Captioning Operator- Mikay David


Something Rotten

Something Rotten

March 2-12

Set in the 1590s, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock star known as "The Bard." When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world’s very first musical. But amidst the scandalous excitement of opening night, the Bottom Brothers realize that reaching the top means being true to thine own self, and all that jazz.

Written by Karey Kirkpatrick & Wayne Kirkpatrick
Directed by Shannon Murtagh
Music Directed by Brian Goldenberg
Choreographed & Assistant Directed Sydney Ewert
Stage Managed by Maxwell Cowan & Michelle Dannecker Hudson 

Cast:

Dante Alaimo as Brother Jeremiah
Krystyna Augustyn as Portia
Ella Baker as Minstrel
Alicia Butterworth as Ensemble
Ramona Roberts as Shakespeare
Diba Ghaffari as Ensemble
Alexa Laliberté as Ensemble
Sabrina Masellis as Ensemble
Sanne Van Mastebergen as Ensemble
Aidan Naworynski as Nick
Ayokumni Oladesu as Bea
Maya Olsezewska as Ensemble
Nat Perez as Ensemble
Derek Roy as Ensemble
Yaffa Segal as Ensemble
Jenna Steveson as Ensemble
Jacob Terra as Nigel
Melia Tessel as Lady Clapham/Ensemble
Julia Usher as Ensemble
Sofia Zebic as Nostradamus/Ensemble

Crew:

Assistant Stage Managers- Jacquiline Hargreaves, Michelle Dannecker Husdon, and Olga Korolyul
Set Designer- Caroline Socha
Costume Designer-Leahvel Lezada
Props Designer- Fiza Bawani
Lighting Designer- Beau Morrish
Board Operator-Matthew Finnigan
Closed Captioning Operator- Amirali Sayadpour


Show Choir

Show Choir

March 23-26

VCP's Show Choir performs its annual show, comprised of new arrangements and mashups of Broadway showtunes and Top 40 hits.

Selections will include songs from Tick Tick Boom, Moulin Rouge, The Last Five Years, Hamilton, Frozen 2, Ordinary Days, Jingle Jangle, Jekyll & Hyde, and songs made famous by The Jonas Brothers, Ed Sheeran, Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande, Stevie Nicks & Miley Cyrus, Elton John & Kiki Dee, Selena Gomez, Sara Bareilles, Jax, and Avril Lavigne!

Music Directed by Brian Goldenberg
Assistant Music Directed by Isabel Misquitta-Yip
Choreographed by Julianna Greco

Cast:

Eniola Adepoju
Dante Alaimo
Abi Banda
Juvally Chan
Brandi Chen
Jessica Corkal
Aaliyah Daruwala
Aman Gebrekidan
Diene Howe
Hiromune Kubayashi
Serena Lam
Kaori Lim
Gilliane Chloe Maranan
Abi Muraleetharan
Maya Olsezewska
Joanna Radecki
Julia Scheerer
Yaffa Segal
Sue Wang
Le Hoai Linh Vu
Kyle Yu

Crew:

Stage Manager- Ayokumni Oladesu
Assistant Stage Managers-Fiza Bawani 
Costume Designer- Diena Howe & Gilliane Chloe Maranan 
Lighting Designer- Hussein Esmail
Board Operator- Jaskirat Sandhu
Closed Captioning Operator- Maxwell Cowan


BIPOC Artist Hub

BIPOC Artist Hub

March 31 & April 1

Welcome to VCP’s BIPOC Artist Hub Showcase! Our BIPOC Artist Hub was formed during our 2021-2022 season with the hope of creating a safe space open to all BIPOC artists (theatre, dance, music, visual art, film, design, media, etc.) at York. At that time, we planned on having a showcase of art from the students of the hub, but unfortunately could not due to COVID-19 restrictions resulting from the omicron variant. This is why we are so please to be able to present the hub showcase to you all this year with a variety of intricate, intimate and thought provoking art pieces. 

Director Alexandra Jyn-Li Cairns 
Stage Manager Heba Azeef
Assistant Stage Manager Susu (Salwa) Beheiry
Technical Directors Montserrat Cadena

Artists:

Heba Azeef
Alexandra Jyn-Li Cairns
Tina Goli
Nithuja Kalaiselvam
Gia Ysabel Ochoa
Ayokunmi Oladesu
Tiara Suluma
Natanyah Wilkinson

Categories: