Programme: Stag and Doe

Bonnie – Katelyn Arthurs

Katelyn is thrilled to be part of this delightful project. Her last credits with Walterdale include Harvey, The Penelopiad, and The Women. She needs a better Jello shot recipe, but she hopes you enjoy the show. All the love to this fantastic cast and crew, and to YOU for joining us!

Dee – Mélissa Masse

Mélissa is thrilled to be in her second Walterdale production as Dee! Recently seen in J’ai perdu mon mari (L’UniThéâtre) and in her first Fringe show last August (Nacho Pals Theatre)! It’s a dream to work with such a passionate cast and crew. Now, Jell-o shot and tie the knot!

Brad – Ryan Mattila

Ryan is enjoying another lap on the Walterdale track with Stag and Doe, after A Party to Murder in October. He also appeared in LDS’s They Promised Her The Moon last year as well as Canterbury Tales at the Edmonton Fringe. The 50-word limit clause prevents him from saying more.

Mandy – Stephanie Swensrude

Stephanie has been involved with Walterdale Theatre for more than a decade, including two seasons on the board as co-director of publicity. Recent credits: Telemachus in The Penelopiad, Ethel in The Triangle Factory Fire Project. Check out her play, Emergency Contact, at From Cradle to Stage in May! 

Rob – Ram Gill

Ram is thrilled to be a part of his first show with Walterdale! Currently studying for his BA in Drama at the University of Alberta, his recent credits include playing Jason in Argonautika and Robert in Boeing Boeing, and he is extraordinarily excited to bring Rob to the stage!

Jay – Ali Muhammad Khowaja

Ali is excited to make his Walterdale debut! Originally from Pakistan, he is an actor and writer based in Edmonton. Select performance credits: Waiting for Godot (Bleviss Laboratory Theatre), Youngblood (Edmonton Fringe Festival). He is grateful to his professors, friends, and parents, for their continued support and encouragement. @khowajaali

Adam Lemay – Assistant Stage Manager

Adam discovered his passion for theatre at Jasper Place High School in Edmonton, studying technical theatre with Miss Lake. His experience includes set painting and lighting design for Done to Death. He enjoys LARPing, learning bass guitar, and aims to grow in lighting design and directing.

Afrah Collier-Potts – Assistant Master Painter & Publicity Team

Afrah loves to try new things, set painting being the most recent adventure. She has tried her hand at stage managing, costume designing, and most recently assistant directing in Nacho Pals production of Dick Piston Hotel Detective. She’s excited for audiences to see Stag and Doe!

Alodie Larochelle – Costume Designer

This is Alodie Larochelle’s second show as a costume designer at the Walterdale, the first being The Penelopiad. Stag & Doe is a very different experience but so far just as rewarding. Alodie has wanted to design a wedding dress from a young age, and is delighted not to have to get married to do so!

Andrew Selwood – Master Builder and Sound Operator

Andrew has enjoyed being part of many excellent productions at Walterdale, and is very excited to be both the master builder and sound operator for Stag and Doe. We all hope you enjoy the show!

Angela James-Findlay – Set Designer and Master Painter

Angela is a theatre practitioner and educator based out of amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton). Angela’s most recent projects include Cinderella (Festival Place), Head Over Heels (Leduc Drama Society), All My Sons and The Penelopiad (Walterdale). This is her first time designing a set, however, and she is so thankful to be a part of a creative and wonderful team!

Brooke Emberly – Master Painter

Brooke became Walterdale’s Paint Head in January 2021. Having previously been a Master Painter on 16 other Walterdale shows since 2016, and on various shows outside of the theatre. Brooke is thrilled to be a Co-Master Painter on Stag and Doe! She is proud to call Walterdale her home.

Cassandra Duval – Properties Master

Cassandra is excited to be back at Walterdale Theatre as the Master of Props. Select Walterdale credits include: The Penelopiad, The December Man, 1984, A Doll’s House, Bottled Up, and you may have interacted with Cassandra during her short tenure as Walterdale’s Administrator from 2022-23. She hopes you enjoy the show!

Dalton Bryce Terhorst – Assistant Director

Most recently seen musical directing Head Over Heels for the Leduc Drama Society, Dalton is elated to make his Walterdale debut with this amazing team. A writer, composer, and University of Alberta alumnus, Dalton loves to create with words and music, but also to endlessly contemplate philosophies of art.

Jacquelin Walters – Fight Choreographer

Jacquelin Walters is a multidisciplinary theatre artist based in Edmonton. She is an intermediate certified actor combatant with Fight Directors Canada and an emerging fight director here in town. This is her first Walterdale credit and she is thrilled to have worked on this hilarious fight with this fantastic team!

Joan Heys Hawkins – Assistant Set Designer

Joan is honored to be Angela’s assistant on her first set design for Walterdale.  Angela has created a wonderfully quirky set that addresses the needs of the play, the wishes of the director, the environment for the actors, and the realization of all her ideas.  Enjoy!

John Anderson – Production Manager

John is happy to be back in the theatre, working with his fellow theatre lovers and volunteers. This is his fifth time as Production Manager on a show. Previous PM credits at Walterdale include: The Light in the Piazza, 1984, The December Man, and The Mousetrap.

Liz Janzen – Assistant Director

Liz Janzen is thrilled to be assistant directing Stag and Doe! She is a graduate of the inaugural class of MacEwan University’s BFA program, and the artistic director of Top Bunk Theatre. Select directing credits: Practically Perfect Pitch (Top Bunk Theatre), Sunday … (MacEwan University), and The Wizard of Oz (Youth Theatre Canada).

Louise Mallory – Director

Louise last directed 5@50 at Walterdale. She’s also recently been production manager (A Party to Murder), From Cradle to Stage festival coordinator, playwright (Book Club 2021), and Walterdale board member (2018-2024), and she stage managed Regression at Fringe 2024. Next up: Walterdale Creates! art show in May!

Pat Sirant – Lighting Operator

Pat is a University of Alberta alumnus who has been involved in theatre in roles both onstage and backstage for the last 7 years. Some shows they’ve worked on include Feast (the Edmonton Fringe Festival), It’s A Wonderful Life: The Radio Play (Walterdale Theatre), and Stranger Sings (Darkstage Productions).

Rebecca Cave – Stage Manager

Rebecca Cave has been working with Walterdale for nearly eight years, and this is her second time stage managing here. Most recently, she’s designed the lighting for King of the Yees, and provided support for It’s A Wonderful Life. They hope you enjoy this romp into the highs and lows of small town weddings.

Richard Hatfield – Lighting Designer and Technical Advisor

Richard has been performing many roles at Walterdale since 1991. Some of these roles include Set Builder, Technical Director, Lighting Designer, and many more. Some of the recent shows Richard has designed are, All My Sons, A Fitting Confusion, and December Man.

Sarah Spicer – Intimacy Director

Sarah (she/her) is an Edmonton based Fight and Intimacy Choreographer. Select past credits: A Midsummer Night’s Dream: The 70’s Musical (Citadel Theatre), Pirates of Penzance (Foote in the Door Productions), Dick Piston: In Prague-Nosis (Nacho Pals Theatre). Sarah also works as an actor and director and is also the producer behind Shattered Glass Theatre. 

Shawn Pallier – Sound Designer

Shawn is pleased to be a part of his third behind-the-scenes experience with Walterdale Theatre, all of them in sound design (his previous work includes The Attic, The Pearls and Three Fine Girls in 2019 and The Realistic Joneses in 2022). Sometimes, he’s an actor, appearing many years ago as Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing.