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Brittany
Carins
Brittany is a first year student at the Canadian College of
Performing Arts. Over the years she has enjoyed performing with
the Victoria Operatic Society, Haling Love productions, the
Conservatory of music, Gayleen Reese Highland Dance Company
as well as her High School Company. Some of her highlights have
been making top 100 in Western Canada for CBC’s “Triple
sensation”, being accepted into CCPA, winning Gold in
Scotland for dance, playing Reno in Cole Porter’s “Anything
Goes”, Velma in “Chicago” , Mayzie in “Seussical”,
as well as a silly girl in the VOS production of “Beauty
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Dean
Christy
Dean, a Victoria
poet, is a founding member of Play With Your Food. He has appeared
in many "off Broadway" shows. Most of them right here
in Victoria. Dean originated the role of Maury Felony in an
earlier incarnation of "Cement Shoes" but now prefers to be
the Leprechaun with an attitude, Ryan OBrien. His other PWYF
roles include Max in Hollywood SLEASE and Frederick Brown in
The Yuletide Party Mystery. Dean has also performed with
Four Seasons Musical Theatre, St Luke Players, Oak Bay Theatre
Society and Peninsula Players. Starting a dinner theatre is
tough and Dean thanks God for the strength and support he continues
to receive from his friends and family, especially Lesley. |
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Lesley
Christy
Lesley
has performed with the Pacific Opera and with Four Seasons Musical
Theatre.
She enjoys not being "typed" in her performances and
has played everything from a damned soul in "Wozzeck"
to the nosey neighbour in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow".
Since joining Play with your Food, Lesley has glammed up the
stage as Vanessa in "Hollywood SLEASE", raised our
sprits as Chastity in "Cement Shoes" and found
herself as Arlene in "Murder at the Howard Johnson's". |
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Rob
Cruse
It
is about time that Rob joined the cast of Play with your Food.
It seems he has worked with every other QUALITY production company
on the south island, from Langham Court and VOS to the Peninsula
Players and the Island Repertory Theatre. PWYF is thrilled to
have an actor of Rob's stature as part of our regular troupe
(and by stature we don't just mean waste size...but come to
mention it..ok we won't) Besides theatre, Rob has also done
TV and film. But its hard to beat being
Lou the Peace Maker Cheesie (Cement Shoes) or Robert Scratchet
(Dorothy gets Scrooged). Rob's directing talents flared up (we
hope he has something for that) and he pulled together our summer
2006 show "Murder at the Howard Johnson's" dispite
having to work with Dean, Lesley and Bill.
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Stephanie
Gill
Stephanie has appeared in three shows with Play with your Food.
She joined the troupe in the fall of 2004, appearing first in
"Hollywood SLEASE" followed by an "uplifting"
performance as Sister Chastity in "Cement Shoes".Most
recently she was the ever optimistic Debbie in "Channel
66". Stephanie Has been seen in many productions (other
than PWYF) around Victoria. She has worked troupes such as the
Victoria Operatic Society, where she will be performing at the
MacPherson Playhouse in the VOS fall 2005 production of "Oklahoma",
where she is cast as the female lead. When not on Stage Stephanie
loves teaching at St Micheal's jr School. Through her hectic
schedule of rehearsal, performance and school, Stephanie thanks
Jon and her family for all their love and support. |
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| Yanik
Giroux
Yanik’s list of credits include performances for Chemainus
Theatre, Oak Bay Beach Hotel, Butchart Gardens and Pacific
Opera Victoria to name a few. Showbiz keeps him busy singing,
acting, dancing, teaching and currently music directing shows
for Play With Your Food. He performs with many theatre groups
(beside us) and if you love him too, you can take voice or
piano lessons from him and he will make you as fabulous as
he is (well, we think he’s fabulous). |
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| Phil
Hallman
Phil has
been playing with his food on and off for a couple of years.
There was even one evening he played for us when a …”hockey
game” broke out. Phil is an accomplished musical director.
His recent musical director credits include VOS’s “Beauty
and the Beast”, the upcoming “Westside Story”
and plays with the Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra (honest there
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Emily
Heayn
Emily is thrilled to join the company of Play With Your Food.
She has been performing since a young age and has had starring
or supporting roles with several theatre companies on Vancouver
Island. Some of her favourite roles include: Gertie Cummins
in Oklahoma and Follies Girl #9 in Crazy for You (VOS), Fraulein
Schneider in Cabaret (Comax Valley Youth Music Centre), and
La Mome Pistache in Can Can (Oak Bay Secondary School). Emily's
first theatrical experience with Bill & Dean involved
her playing a young, lovestruck boy with a braided rat-tail
in the pantomime Aladdin. She hopes from now on she might
get to try out her more feminine side. Emily is currently
training at the Canadian College of Performing Arts and pursuing
a Bachelor of Commerce degree at UVic. |
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Bill
Johnston
A native Victorian,
Bill has been a member of the local theatre scene for over 30
years, working with many local theatre companies in various
capacities: actor, director, choreographer, producer and writer.
A founding member of Play With Your Food, Bill has scripted
and directed: “Hollywood S.L.E.A.S.E”, “The Yuletide Party Mystery”,
“Tea On A Hot Tin Roof”, “Channel 66” and “Dorothy Gets Scrooged”.
As a performer Bill has performed in all the previously noted
shows. However, Jacques in “Cement Shoes” has been his favorite
role...so far.
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Morgan
Johnston
Morgan‘s first stage appearance was at age 3 and she has
been performing non-stop ever since. She has been involved with
the Oak Bay High Community Players in “Aladdin” and others.
She also wowed audiences as Princess Bashki in Four Seasons
“Monster’s Carnival”. Play with your Food Audiences will recognize
her as: Shirley Poppins in “Hollywood SLEASE” , Mimi in “Cement
Shoes”, Miss Charlotte in "Tea on a Hot Tin Roof" and Angela
in “Channel 66”. Morgan originated the role of “Dorothy” in
our Christmas production of “Dorothy Gets Scrooged”.
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Jason
King
As well as being a stage technician for the Royal and McPherson
theatres, Jason has stage managed countless shows for Victoria
theatre companies including the Victoria Operatic Society, The
Victoria Theatre Guild, Stage West Players and many others.
Other interests include film and television and he is currently
co-producing and directing an educational math television series
entitled “License to Calculate”. He is happy to be back working
with the fine team at Play with your Food. |
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Maxine
Sue Fisher
Maxine
has appeared on CBC and has her own children's musical "Full
of Beans". You may have heard her very recognizable voice on
numerous radio voice overs. Her first role, With Play with your
Food, was that of Vanessa Hepburn in Hollywood SLEASE and as
for the future, well, Maxine has come to Victoria to "make it
in the BIG time. |
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Jessica
Natale:
Though new to Victoria, Jessica has quickly entered the city’s
arts scene. Prior to playing Maggie with PWYF, she appeared
with the Victoria Operatic Society as Babette in Beauty and
the Beast and as Eva’s Sister/Chorus in Evita. Other roles
include Tzeitle in Fiddler on the Roof and Glinda in Wizard
of Oz in her native Sudbury, Ontario. Jessica also plays violin
with the Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra, and she will be performing
in a number of pit orchestras under the direction of Phil Hallman.
Jessica thanks Bill for scoping her out and her friends, family,
and boyfriend Stephen for their support as she tackles yet another
role as a tramp, this time, one for the south: “Doo dah!”
She has thoroughly enjoyed playing with your food every night. |
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Jeff
Norton
Fresh from rehab,
Jeff is thrilled that he is allowed to do his community work
service with PWYF. Jeff has worked in theatre throughout Victoria
Since joining Play with your Food Jeff has been threatening
as Murry in "Cement Shoes" and Bubba in "Murder
on a Hot Tin Roof", loveable as Donny in "Channel
66", and cuddly as the lion in "Dorothy gets Scrooged"
but his greatest role to date has been loving husband to Sandi
and proud dad to Samantha. Jeff hopes for world peace, and to
be able to stop writing his bio in the third person. |
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Dennis
Piedalue
Dennis
has been involved for a number of years in the Victoria theatre
community appearing in shows with Victoria Operatic Society,
St. Luke's Players, Peninsula Players, Lambrick Park Church
Dinner Theatre and at Langham Court. This opportunity to continue
with PWYF as Dudley Ness, a cop, a Canadian cop, reunites him
with his "My Three Angels" buddies Dean, Bill, and
Rob as well as allowing him to relive the glory of performing
with some of the best...or vice versa! (this is not to say that
the ladies of the cast are not included among the best...dang
this sensitive guy). His favourite roles, however, are that
of life partner to Stacie and father to his two girls, Jenny
& Chelsea and newborn son, Riley (told ya he was sensitive) |
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| Pete
Rothhauser.
Pete is a rare breed of musician: he works and actually gets
paid for it, and doesn't smoke it all away, if you know what
we mean. He was born in New Zealand a long time ago but can't
remember being there. Over the last couple of decades he's been
involved with a metric ton (we're in Canada, eh) of community
theatre, usually as the musical director and pianist. More recently,
if you wanted to find him, you'd have had to be "crusing". As
a member of the ships' orchestras, Pete's backed up The Platters,
The Drifters, The Coasters, Bobby Arvon (the voice of the "Happy
Days" theme song), plus countless other Vegas-style entertainers.
He also shook hands with Joan Rivers once, but doubts that she'll
recall that particular event. Pete likes to sit in the dark
and eat cookies. More on Pete? www.sonatavocerecords.ca |
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Gloria
Snider
Gloria
says she has a lot more to tell you all, but we are still waiting
for her update. Until then this is Gloria: Gloria is a regular
on the Victoria Theatre scene and was an original partner in
the first Play with your Food Theatre Co. She has been seen
in V.O.S., Four Seasons Musical Theatre and Theatre Guild productions.
Her diversity has been confirmed by such roles as Matron in
Chicago, Mrs. Upson in Mame, Peggy in Godspell, Pirate Jenny
in Threepenny Opera, Gloria Garbo in Hollywood SLEASE and Mimi
in Cement Shoes. During the 2005 season Gloria has added Carlotta
Love (Channel 66) and Elvira Gultch (Dorothy gets Scrooged). |
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Kevin
Stinson
Kevin
has appeared in over 20 Victoria productions since his theatrical
debut in 1990. Audiences may remember him as Amos Hart in Chicago,
Mick Flanagan in The Field, the Porter in MacBeth , the brutally
funny innkeeper Feraillon in the classic Feydeau farce A Flea
In Her Ear, and his acclaimed solo Fringe Festival performance
as Polygraph in Heart of A Dog. As for Play with your Food,
Kevin has shone through the roles of Maury and Lou in "Cement
Shoes", Max in Hollywood S.L.E.A.S.E." and Big Daddy
in his favourite role (with us) in "Tea on a Hot Tin Roof". |
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WENDY
SWAN
Wendy "Mother Swan" brings a wonderful background of service
and performance ideas. Mother is a member of the Greater Victoria
Concert Band, a Director at the Ukrainian Cultural Centre, teaches
an adult dance class for Veselka Ukrainian Dancers, Mom of 3
cygnets, and CEO of the Swan Family. |
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Chris
Thompson
Chris is almost a resident of Victoria having lived here for
30 years (couple more years Chris and you’re in) During
his time on the Island Chris has been busy and his performance
background even includes Victoria’s original Dinner Theatre
Edna Brown’s…as well as: “Mystery of Edwin
Drood” with Phoenix Theatre; “Godspel” with
Bastion Summer Theatre and “Alice” with Kaleidoscope
Theatre. Currently Chris is a private music teacher |
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Jonathan
Woodward
Jonathan was born and raised on the Island (this one), ever
since he has been appearing on and off stage around Victoria
for many years. Appearing in Hollywood SLEASE as the ever goofy
George, Jonathan is pleased to carry dishes at the bidding of
his masters. He is proud that he has yet to drop a plate, though
he has slipped on broccoli. |
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Play
with your Food is a Dinner Theatre Company providing live
entertainment in Victoria BC, Canada. If you are looking for
a great night out that is more than just "dining out"
Play with your Food is for you. Looking to book some corporate
entertainment? Our Troupe is available for your company functions.
Play with your Food will come to you or arrange a great private
showing. Why hire another DJ or band when you can transport
your group into the magic of live theatre. Play with your
Food will work with your event coordinators to incorporate
any corporate needs (award recognition, year end wrap-ups,
dealer appreciation, you pose it we'll solve it)
Play
with your Food a unique dinner theater experience. All our
shows are incorporate music and song, dance and slap stick.
Call Dean today at 250 896-7440 or Email us
at dean@playwithyourfood.ca |
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