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    • Cymbeline >
      • Mairi Babb - QUEEN
      • Emilio Vieira - CLOTEN
      • Bailey Green - PISANIO
      • Déjah Dixon-Green - ARVIRAGUS
      • Jesse Nerenberg - POSTHUMUS
      • Kiana Woo - PHILARIO
      • Daniel Briere - IACHIMO
      • Julia Nish-Lapidus - DIRECTOR
      • David Mackett - CYMBELINE
      • Melanie Leon - GUIDERIUS
      • James Wallis - BELARIUS
      • Catherine Rainville - INNOGEN
      • Christopher Brackett - STAGE MANAGER
    • A Midsummer Night's Dream >
      • Eliza Martin - HERMIA
      • Nicholas Nahwegahbow - THESEUS/SNOUT
      • Zara Jestadt - TITANIA
      • Megan Miles - QUINCE
      • Michelle Mohammed - PUCK
      • Christopher Brackett - STAGE MANAGER
      • Julia Nish-Lapidus - BOTTOM
      • Kate McArthur - OBERON
      • Mussié Solomon - DEMETRIUS
      • John Wamsley - FLUTE
      • Catherine Rainville - DIRECTOR
      • Nyiri Karakas - HELENA
      • Hilary Adams - SNUG
      • Justin Mullen - LYSANDER
      • James Wallis - DIRECTOR
    • As You Like It >
      • Brittany Kay - PHOEBE
      • Aubree Erickson - OLIVER
      • Jonny Thompson - AUDREY
      • Olivia Croft - JACQUES
      • Daniel Briere - DUKE
      • Hilary Adams - WILMA
      • Justin Mullen - ORLANDO
      • Lesley Robertson - TOUCHSTONE
      • Bailey Green - ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
      • Michael Chiem - SILVIUS
      • Cara Pantalone - ADAM
      • Jade Douris - CELIA
      • Kaleb Horn - AMIENS
      • Hallie Seline - ROSALIND
      • Drew O'Hara - DIRECTOR
    • Othello >
      • Jennifer Dzialoszynski - EMILIA
      • Dylan Evans - CASSIO
      • Melanie Leon - MONTANA
      • Jeff Dingle - RODERIGO
      • David Mackett - BRABANTIO
      • Julia Nish-Lapidus - CLOWN
      • Olivia Croft - ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
      • Catherine Rainville - DESDEMONA
      • Natasha Ramondino - BIANCA
      • Christopher Brackett - STAGE MANAGER
      • James Graham - IAGO
      • Wilex Ly - LODOVICO
      • James Wallis - DIRECTOR
      • E.B. Smith - OTHELLO
    • Measure for Measure >
      • Olivia Croft - ESCALUS
      • Tim MacLean - ELBOW/BARNARDINE
      • Megan Miles - JULIET/FRANCISCA
      • Michael Man - LUCIO
      • Lesley Robertson - POMPEY
      • Drew O'Hara - PROVOST
      • Geoffrey Armour - Angelo
      • Melanie Leon - MARIANA
      • Cara Pantalone - OVERDONE
      • David Ross - Duke
      • Jeff Yung - Claudio
      • Sochi Fried - ISABELLA
      • Catherine Rainville - DIRECTOR
    • Richard III >
      • Jennifer Dzialoszynski - ANNE / LORD MAYOR
      • Shalyn McFaul - DUCHESS / GREY
      • Trevor Pease - CLARENCE/EDWARD/RATCLIFFE
      • Julia Nish-Lapidus - DIRECTOR
      • Cosette Derome - BUCKINGHAM / NORFOLK
      • Jade Douris - BRACKENBURY/RIVERS/YORK
      • Catherine Rainville - ELIZABETH/CATESBY
      • Joseph Zita - STANLEY/MURDERER
      • Suzette McCanny - MARGARET/EDWARD
      • Drew O'Hara - MURDERER/SCRIVENER/RICHMOND
      • Kelly Wong - HASTINGS/TYRREL
      • James Wallis - RICHARD
    • Volpone
    • Gorboduc
    • Twelfth Night >
      • James Wallis - DIRECTOR
      • Catherine Rainville - DESIGNER
      • Jeff Yung - SEBASTIAN
      • Jesse Griffiths - MALVOLIO
      • Shawn Ahmed - ORSINO
      • Hallie Seline - OLIVIA
      • Julia Nish-Lapidus - MARIA
      • Augusto Bitter - FABIAN
      • Daniel Briere - SIR TOBY
      • Jesse Nerenberg - SIR ANDREW
      • Lesley Robertson - FESTE
      • Nate Bitton - ANTONIO
      • Franziska Beeler - CURIO
      • Jade Douris - VIOLA
    • The Changeling
    • The Comedy of Errors
    • Hamlet >
      • Daniel Briere as POLONIUS
      • Jade Douris as GUILDENSTERN
      • Jennifer Dzialoszynski as LAERTES
      • Darcy Haywood Stoop, STAGE MANAGER
      • Tim MacLean as PLAYER KING / GRAVEDIGGER / BARNARDO
      • Megan Miles as ROSENCRANTZ
      • Jesse Nerenberg as HORATIO
      • Julia Nish-Lapidus as OPHELIA
      • Drew O'Hara as MARCELLUS/THIRD PLAYER/OSRIC
      • David Ross as CLAUDIUS
      • Jane Spence as GERTRUDE
      • James Wallis as HAMLET
    • King John >
      • King John - Family Tree
    • Edward II - Staged Reading
    • The Merry Wives of Windsor
    • The Taming of the Shrew - Remount 2015
    • Macbeth
    • Love's Labour's Lost
    • Romeo & Juliet
    • Much Ado About Nothing
    • The Taming of the Shrew
    • A Midsummer Night's Dream - Staged Reading
    • Romeo & Juliet - Staged Reading
  • Support Us
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  • About Us
    • Mission Statement
    • Company Members >
      • 'Tis Pity She's a Whore - Cast & Crew
      • Cymbeline - Cast & Crew
      • A Midsummer Night's Dream - Cast & Crew
      • As You Like It - Cast & Crew
      • Othello - Cast & Crew
      • The Duchess of Malfi - Cast & Crew
      • Measure for Measure - Cast & Crew
      • Richard III - Cast & Crew
      • Volpone - Cast & Crew
      • Gorboduc - Cast & Crew
      • Twelfth Night - Cast & Crew
      • The Changeling - Cast & Crew
      • The Comedy of Errors - Cast & Crew
      • Hamlet - Cast & Crew
      • King John - Cast & Crew
      • The Merry Wives of Windsor - Cast & Crew
      • The Taming of the Shrew (Remount) - Cast & Crew
      • Macbeth - Cast & Crew
      • Love's Labour's Lost - Cast & Crew
      • Romeo & Juliet - Cast & Crew
    • History
  • Productions
    • Cymbeline >
      • Mairi Babb - QUEEN
      • Emilio Vieira - CLOTEN
      • Bailey Green - PISANIO
      • Déjah Dixon-Green - ARVIRAGUS
      • Jesse Nerenberg - POSTHUMUS
      • Kiana Woo - PHILARIO
      • Daniel Briere - IACHIMO
      • Julia Nish-Lapidus - DIRECTOR
      • David Mackett - CYMBELINE
      • Melanie Leon - GUIDERIUS
      • James Wallis - BELARIUS
      • Catherine Rainville - INNOGEN
      • Christopher Brackett - STAGE MANAGER
    • A Midsummer Night's Dream >
      • Eliza Martin - HERMIA
      • Nicholas Nahwegahbow - THESEUS/SNOUT
      • Zara Jestadt - TITANIA
      • Megan Miles - QUINCE
      • Michelle Mohammed - PUCK
      • Christopher Brackett - STAGE MANAGER
      • Julia Nish-Lapidus - BOTTOM
      • Kate McArthur - OBERON
      • Mussié Solomon - DEMETRIUS
      • John Wamsley - FLUTE
      • Catherine Rainville - DIRECTOR
      • Nyiri Karakas - HELENA
      • Hilary Adams - SNUG
      • Justin Mullen - LYSANDER
      • James Wallis - DIRECTOR
    • As You Like It >
      • Brittany Kay - PHOEBE
      • Aubree Erickson - OLIVER
      • Jonny Thompson - AUDREY
      • Olivia Croft - JACQUES
      • Daniel Briere - DUKE
      • Hilary Adams - WILMA
      • Justin Mullen - ORLANDO
      • Lesley Robertson - TOUCHSTONE
      • Bailey Green - ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
      • Michael Chiem - SILVIUS
      • Cara Pantalone - ADAM
      • Jade Douris - CELIA
      • Kaleb Horn - AMIENS
      • Hallie Seline - ROSALIND
      • Drew O'Hara - DIRECTOR
    • Othello >
      • Jennifer Dzialoszynski - EMILIA
      • Dylan Evans - CASSIO
      • Melanie Leon - MONTANA
      • Jeff Dingle - RODERIGO
      • David Mackett - BRABANTIO
      • Julia Nish-Lapidus - CLOWN
      • Olivia Croft - ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
      • Catherine Rainville - DESDEMONA
      • Natasha Ramondino - BIANCA
      • Christopher Brackett - STAGE MANAGER
      • James Graham - IAGO
      • Wilex Ly - LODOVICO
      • James Wallis - DIRECTOR
      • E.B. Smith - OTHELLO
    • Measure for Measure >
      • Olivia Croft - ESCALUS
      • Tim MacLean - ELBOW/BARNARDINE
      • Megan Miles - JULIET/FRANCISCA
      • Michael Man - LUCIO
      • Lesley Robertson - POMPEY
      • Drew O'Hara - PROVOST
      • Geoffrey Armour - Angelo
      • Melanie Leon - MARIANA
      • Cara Pantalone - OVERDONE
      • David Ross - Duke
      • Jeff Yung - Claudio
      • Sochi Fried - ISABELLA
      • Catherine Rainville - DIRECTOR
    • Richard III >
      • Jennifer Dzialoszynski - ANNE / LORD MAYOR
      • Shalyn McFaul - DUCHESS / GREY
      • Trevor Pease - CLARENCE/EDWARD/RATCLIFFE
      • Julia Nish-Lapidus - DIRECTOR
      • Cosette Derome - BUCKINGHAM / NORFOLK
      • Jade Douris - BRACKENBURY/RIVERS/YORK
      • Catherine Rainville - ELIZABETH/CATESBY
      • Joseph Zita - STANLEY/MURDERER
      • Suzette McCanny - MARGARET/EDWARD
      • Drew O'Hara - MURDERER/SCRIVENER/RICHMOND
      • Kelly Wong - HASTINGS/TYRREL
      • James Wallis - RICHARD
    • Volpone
    • Gorboduc
    • Twelfth Night >
      • James Wallis - DIRECTOR
      • Catherine Rainville - DESIGNER
      • Jeff Yung - SEBASTIAN
      • Jesse Griffiths - MALVOLIO
      • Shawn Ahmed - ORSINO
      • Hallie Seline - OLIVIA
      • Julia Nish-Lapidus - MARIA
      • Augusto Bitter - FABIAN
      • Daniel Briere - SIR TOBY
      • Jesse Nerenberg - SIR ANDREW
      • Lesley Robertson - FESTE
      • Nate Bitton - ANTONIO
      • Franziska Beeler - CURIO
      • Jade Douris - VIOLA
    • The Changeling
    • The Comedy of Errors
    • Hamlet >
      • Daniel Briere as POLONIUS
      • Jade Douris as GUILDENSTERN
      • Jennifer Dzialoszynski as LAERTES
      • Darcy Haywood Stoop, STAGE MANAGER
      • Tim MacLean as PLAYER KING / GRAVEDIGGER / BARNARDO
      • Megan Miles as ROSENCRANTZ
      • Jesse Nerenberg as HORATIO
      • Julia Nish-Lapidus as OPHELIA
      • Drew O'Hara as MARCELLUS/THIRD PLAYER/OSRIC
      • David Ross as CLAUDIUS
      • Jane Spence as GERTRUDE
      • James Wallis as HAMLET
    • King John >
      • King John - Family Tree
    • Edward II - Staged Reading
    • The Merry Wives of Windsor
    • The Taming of the Shrew - Remount 2015
    • Macbeth
    • Love's Labour's Lost
    • Romeo & Juliet
    • Much Ado About Nothing
    • The Taming of the Shrew
    • A Midsummer Night's Dream - Staged Reading
    • Romeo & Juliet - Staged Reading
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Company Interviews: Joseph Zita as Stanley and Murderer

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We asked Joseph Zita, who plays the Stanley and a Murderer in our production of Richard III, a few questions about himself, his family, and his eating habits...
PictureJoseph Zita in RICHARD III. Photo by Kyle Purcell.
How many characters do you play in Richard III? 
I play two characters - The First Murderer, and Lord Stanley, Earl of Derby.  I love both characters for different reasons, but my “favourite” is the murderer. I’m not someone that is generally cast in Murderer style roles, so it’s really fun to explore creating this type of character . 

Richard famously calls for strawberries from the garden. What’s your favourite strawberry-based dish?
Nothing beats a really delicious strawberry shortcake. On the healthy end of things, I love a good strawberry banana breakfast smoothie (throw in some chia seeds, almond milk, greek yogurt for good measure, and cacao powder if you really want a savoury breakfast smoothie). You start the day feeling refreshed, and healthy, and like you have totally earned that second slice of that strawberry shortcake later on. 

What neighbourhood of Toronto do you live in? What’s the best thing about your neighbourhood?
I live in Mississauga actually! On the east end, very close to Etobicoke. It can be tricky commuting into the city on a regular basis for work, but one of the things I really do love about living in the suburbs is, I’m close and connected enough to the city, but also removed enough from the downtown hustle and bustle whenever I need a little bit more stillness and suburban quiet. Mississauga is also incredibly diverse, and I’m grateful to have grown up surrounded by different world views and cultural perspectives. 

What’s the best line in the play?
“And therefore, since I cannot prove a lover,
To entertain these fair well-spoken days,
I am determined to prove a villain
And hate the idle pleasures of these days.”

Beer or wine?
Wine. And red wine at that.

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