Macbeth - cast & crew
Nate Bitton - Lennox
A graduate of the UTM/Sheridan, Theatre and Drama Studies program, Nate has performed on many of Toronto’s stages as part of independent shows and festivals. Winner of the Fight Directors Canada – Paddy Crean award and certified stage combat instructor, Nate has also worked as a Fight Director in numerous productions. But as much as he enjoys the combat choreography world, being on stage is always his first calling. Some favourite stage credits include: Romeo/Iago/Chorus – Goodnight Desdemona… (Hart House Theatre), Jamie – Bone Cage (Hart House Theatre), Oliver – As You Like It (Rarely Pure Theatre), Enobarbus – Antony and Cleopatra (Theatre Elusive), Demetrius/Snout/First Fairy – A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Urban Bard), Leo – How Coyote Was Swallowed by the Sandia Mountains (One Foot Wet Theatre – Montreal Fringe “Best Original Creation” nominee).
Maggie Blake - Weïrd Sister / Donalbain / Lady Macduff
Maggie is thrilled to be working with Shakespeare BASH'd! Recent credits; This Wide Night (SummerWorks), Mary’s Wedding, Jewel (Stephenville Theatre Festival), and Salt Water Moon (Common Roof). Five seasons at The Stratford Festival include the title role in The Diary of Anne Frank, Queen Isabel in Richard II, Macbeth, Brothers Karamazov, Measure for Measure, Julius Caesar, The Imaginary Invalid, and The Three Musketeers. Five seasons at the Shaw Festival include Drama at Inish, On The Rocks, Ah Wilderness!, and The Children’s Hour. Other theatre work; the title role in The Book of Esther (Blyth Festival), The Miracle Worker, The Secret Garden (The Grand Theatre), The Crucible (Manitoba Theatre Centre) and Wendy in Peter Pan (Citadel Theatre). Film and television: Copper (BBC America), King (Showcase), Remains of the Day (Bravo), The Salem Witch Trials (CBS), This is Wonderland (CBC), Emily of New Moon (CBC), You Tell Me (CBC and IFC), and numerous radio dramas for both CBC and BBC. Maggie holds a BA Honours in English Lit from Queen’s University and an MA in Classical Acting from Central School of Speech and Drama, London, UK.
josh browne - associate director
After training as a dancer for many years, Josh started acting in high school and hasn't stopped since. (Except for when he moved to Asia for three years and stopped.) He's very excited to be working with friends new and old at Shakespeare BASH'd.
He most recently appeared in Love's Labour's Lost (Shakespeare BASH'd) and played Kurtz in Dark Matter (dir: Alec Toller), as well as a whole bunch of people in Macbeth, R&J, Hamlet, & Twelfth Night for CTP.
Other Theatre: Mercutio; Hart House (dir: Jeremy Hutton). Tybalt; Theatre By The Bay (dir: Alex Dault). nightmareDREAM; IFT Theatre. (dir: Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu).
Follow him on Twitter @joshu_ashua
He most recently appeared in Love's Labour's Lost (Shakespeare BASH'd) and played Kurtz in Dark Matter (dir: Alec Toller), as well as a whole bunch of people in Macbeth, R&J, Hamlet, & Twelfth Night for CTP.
Other Theatre: Mercutio; Hart House (dir: Jeremy Hutton). Tybalt; Theatre By The Bay (dir: Alex Dault). nightmareDREAM; IFT Theatre. (dir: Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu).
Follow him on Twitter @joshu_ashua
Jennifer Dzialoszynski - fight director
Jenn is thrilled to be working with the fabulous cast and crew of Shakespeare Bash’d once again. She was also the Fight Director for the Best of Fringe winning production of The Taming of the Shrew (Toronto Fringe 2012) and the sold out run of Romeo & Juliet (2013). Jenn has been training, teaching, and directing fights for theatre since 2006, and is a member of The Academy of Dramatic Combat. Previous fight direction credits include productions for Ryerson University, Humber College, York University - Glendale College, Beacon Theatre, and others. Jenn was the stunt coordinator for the TIFF film Picture Day, and has been a stunt performer featured in such television shows and films as; XIII The Series, Aaron Stone, Orphan, and Child Wild.
Acting credits include: When We Are Married, The Sea, Harvey, Half An Hour (Shaw Festival); Jane Eyre, Gone With The Wind (MTC); The Taming of the Shrew, Macbeth (Canadian Stage), August: Osage County (The Citadel); Kindertransport (Harold Green), for which she received a Dora Mavor Moore Award nomination, and Hana’s Suitcase (The Grand), among others. Look for Jenn this January in For A Good Time, Call Cathy Blanchard at The Next Stage Festival.
Acting credits include: When We Are Married, The Sea, Harvey, Half An Hour (Shaw Festival); Jane Eyre, Gone With The Wind (MTC); The Taming of the Shrew, Macbeth (Canadian Stage), August: Osage County (The Citadel); Kindertransport (Harold Green), for which she received a Dora Mavor Moore Award nomination, and Hana’s Suitcase (The Grand), among others. Look for Jenn this January in For A Good Time, Call Cathy Blanchard at The Next Stage Festival.
SHERA EVERETT SINGH - STAGE MANAGER
Shera is eager and energized to once again have the opportunity to work with the extremely talented and passionate cast and crew of Shakespeare BASH’d. With a background in film production and event coordination, Shera is thrilled to have the opportunity to again participate in the passionate world of theatre.
Previous credits include: Stage Manager - Reasons to be Pretty (The LaBute Cycle), Romeo & Juliet (Shakespeare BASH'd); Assistant Stage Manager - Rabbi Sam (Teatron Theatre); Producer – Express (2009), Laughing Out Loud (2011), Edit > Undo (2013) (all for Chakra Films); Co-Founder and Coordinator – Cuttin’ It For Cancer (arts awareness initiative and fundraiser in association with the Canadian Cancer Society); Wardrobe/Assistant Art Department – Love You Forever (Chakra Films, 2006).
As a graduate of York University with a Bachelor of Arts in Film History, Theory and Criticism, Shera is a lover of all art forms and relishes the opportunities to engage in all aspects of production in the creative community.
Previous credits include: Stage Manager - Reasons to be Pretty (The LaBute Cycle), Romeo & Juliet (Shakespeare BASH'd); Assistant Stage Manager - Rabbi Sam (Teatron Theatre); Producer – Express (2009), Laughing Out Loud (2011), Edit > Undo (2013) (all for Chakra Films); Co-Founder and Coordinator – Cuttin’ It For Cancer (arts awareness initiative and fundraiser in association with the Canadian Cancer Society); Wardrobe/Assistant Art Department – Love You Forever (Chakra Films, 2006).
As a graduate of York University with a Bachelor of Arts in Film History, Theory and Criticism, Shera is a lover of all art forms and relishes the opportunities to engage in all aspects of production in the creative community.
Alex Furber - Malcolm
Theatre: Lion in Winter, The Rainmaker (Watermark) Marathon of Hope (CMTP) Tainted (MOYO), Romeo and Juliet (TNB) Taming of the Shrew (Theatre By The Bay) Romeo and Juliet, The Little Prince (Resurgence).
Alex played Albert Narracott in Mirvish's production of Warhorse.
Upcoming: Cliff Bradshaw in Cabaret at MTC.
Film/Tv: Reign (Much) , Murdoch Mysteries (Shaftesbury), Mayday (Discovery) Flashpoint (CTV)
Training: Graduated from The National Theatre School of Canada.
Alex played Albert Narracott in Mirvish's production of Warhorse.
Upcoming: Cliff Bradshaw in Cabaret at MTC.
Film/Tv: Reign (Much) , Murdoch Mysteries (Shaftesbury), Mayday (Discovery) Flashpoint (CTV)
Training: Graduated from The National Theatre School of Canada.
Tim MacLean - Duncan / Doctor
Tim is pleased to be returning to Shakespeare BASH'd for their fall season, after playing Montague in their production of Romeo & Juliet last fall. Selected Theatre: Inge Snapshots (Toronto Fringe 2013), The Emotionalists (SummerWorks 2010), Stella Luna (U.S. National Tour),Two Gentlemen of Verona, As You Like It, MacBeth, Twelfth Night, Much Ado About Nothing, All's Well that End's Well (4 seasons, Shakespeare in the Square) As You Like It (Acropolis Theatre, London) Peter Pan, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Stage West)
Selected Film and Television:"Murdoch Mysteries" (CBC),"Haunted Houses II"(A&E),"White Elephant"(Home Again Productions)
Etc: Tim is the co-host of the popular "The Last Cast on Earth"podcast (available on iTunes and www.thelastcast.ca). Tim is a graduate of George Brown Theatre.
Selected Film and Television:"Murdoch Mysteries" (CBC),"Haunted Houses II"(A&E),"White Elephant"(Home Again Productions)
Etc: Tim is the co-host of the popular "The Last Cast on Earth"podcast (available on iTunes and www.thelastcast.ca). Tim is a graduate of George Brown Theatre.
rob kraszewski - Producer
Rob Kraszewski is a Toronto based cultural entrepreneur. Joining Shakespeare BASH'd in the Spring of 2012, Rob produced the sold out Fringe Festival hit, The Taming of the Shrew, and came back to do it all again with Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo & Juliet, and Love's Labour's Lost.
A fan of all kinds of art forms, Rob spends his days working with the Executive team at the Toronto International Film Festival, where he works closely with the CEO, Executive Director and COO, CFO, and Board of Directors. Working with the Executive Team, Rob has developed a keen sense for arts management, and loves applying this knowledge to his work with Shakespeare BASH'd.
A fan of all kinds of art forms, Rob spends his days working with the Executive team at the Toronto International Film Festival, where he works closely with the CEO, Executive Director and COO, CFO, and Board of Directors. Working with the Executive Team, Rob has developed a keen sense for arts management, and loves applying this knowledge to his work with Shakespeare BASH'd.
david mackett - Banquo / Menteith
David’s previous credits with Shakespeare BASH’d include Love’s Labour’s Lost, Romeo and Juliet and The Taming of the Shrew. Other credits include Cold Comfort (Fly on the Wall Theatre), Ruby in the Dust (Stratford SpringWorks Festival), Inge Snapshots (The Remnants), After the Fall (Equity Showcase), The Weir (MacKenzieRo), Aftershock (SummerWorks), Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (Touchmark Theatre), Half Life (Rose Theatre), All’s Well that Ends Well (Shakespeare in the Square), Lucrece (Willow Cabin Theatre Company), Peter Pan (TheatreWorks/USA), Candida and Of Mice and Men (Kentucky Repertory Theatre).
Film/TV credits include Amelia and The Rick Mercer Report.
David is a graduate of Circle in the Square Theatre School (NYC) and completed his Classical Theatre Training at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Upcoming: Arcadia (Citadel Theatre).
Film/TV credits include Amelia and The Rick Mercer Report.
David is a graduate of Circle in the Square Theatre School (NYC) and completed his Classical Theatre Training at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Upcoming: Arcadia (Citadel Theatre).
jesse nerenberg - Rosse
For Shakespeare BASH'd: King of Navarre in Love's Labour's Lost, Don John in Much Ado About Nothing.
Selected Theatre Elsewhere: Romeo & Juliet (Citadel Theatre); Birth (Pandemic Theatre); Journey's End (Empty Room); one-man show The SantaLand Diaries (Frosty Co-op); Alan Strang in Equus (Hart House); Mary's Wedding (Brantbury Fair); Can I Really...? (Teatron/Toronto Centre for the Arts); Reefer Madness (LOT); Thumb (Prague Fringe); Bent (Theatre Engine); Serious Money (RTS/Nightwood dir. Eda Holmes).
Film, TV and Voice-Over: Warehouse 13 (SyFy), The Transporter (HBO Canada), Canadian Made and Storming Juno (History Television), Trust, INC. (CBC Radio).
Jesse is a graduate of the Ryerson Theatre School and the 2014 Citadel/Banff Professional Theatre Program.
Selected Theatre Elsewhere: Romeo & Juliet (Citadel Theatre); Birth (Pandemic Theatre); Journey's End (Empty Room); one-man show The SantaLand Diaries (Frosty Co-op); Alan Strang in Equus (Hart House); Mary's Wedding (Brantbury Fair); Can I Really...? (Teatron/Toronto Centre for the Arts); Reefer Madness (LOT); Thumb (Prague Fringe); Bent (Theatre Engine); Serious Money (RTS/Nightwood dir. Eda Holmes).
Film, TV and Voice-Over: Warehouse 13 (SyFy), The Transporter (HBO Canada), Canadian Made and Storming Juno (History Television), Trust, INC. (CBC Radio).
Jesse is a graduate of the Ryerson Theatre School and the 2014 Citadel/Banff Professional Theatre Program.
julia nish-lapidus - Weïrd Sister / Porter
Julia is a Toronto based Actor and producer, currently acting as the Artistic Producer of Theatre Caravel, where she co-curates the company’s popular new-works event, Sea Change as well as producing for the award-winning Shakespeare company, Shakespeare BASH’d. For the past two years she has worked as the Managing Director of Theatre Columbus and is now part of the team at The Theatre Centre, as the Box Office & Front of House Manager. As an actor, Julia recently performed the title roles in Daniel MacIvor’s See Bob Run (Theatre Caravel), and 2012 Best of Fringe winner The Taming of the Shrew (Shakespeare BASH’d), as well as the appearing in the critically acclaimed Shakespeare BASH'd productions of Much Ado About Nothing, Love's Labour's Lost, and Romeo and Juliet.
She is a member of the Advisory Board for the Canadian Stage GYM program and a graduate of the joint acting program at UofT and Sheridan College. For more info on her work, visit www.TheatreCaravel.com.
She is a member of the Advisory Board for the Canadian Stage GYM program and a graduate of the joint acting program at UofT and Sheridan College. For more info on her work, visit www.TheatreCaravel.com.
andrew perun - musician
Andy is very excited to join Shakespeare BASHd for this project in a capacity he has yet to fully explore and is eager to try. Andy has been a musician for 22 years playing piano, learning guitar, and a sundry of band instruments. He's also been acting in and around Toronto since graduating from George Brown in 2011, selected credits include: SHREW (Red One Theatre Collective); Nine Mile Portage (Theatre By The Bay); Test Drive (Festival Players of Prince Edward County); Big Metal Box (Apocryphal Productions). Andy hopes you enjoy the sounds and would like to acknowledge the support of his friends, family, and his wife Alycia.
kyle purcell - macduff
Kyle is thrilled to be back with Shakespeare Bash’d and to be working with such a talented team on this production of Macbeth. This is Kyle’s third production with the company, having previously played Benvolio in Romeo and Juliet and Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing. Originally from Calgary, Kyle moved to Toronto to attend Ryerson Theatre School. Since graduating he has worked as an actor, director, producer, photographer and technician. Select credits include: Malcolm and Banquo in Macbeth (Theatre by the Bay); Kevin in Bone Cage (Hart House); Man in Tender Napalm (Phantasmagoria Collective/ SummerWorks); Pompey in Antony and Celopatra (Theatre Elusive); Demetrius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Rose Theatre).
david ross - macbeth
David is filled with dark and deep ... joy as he champions the title character with Wally, Robbie and the beautiful team of artists on Macbeth. Past Shakespeare BASH'd productions include : Don Adriano de Armado - Love’s Labour’s Lost; Capulet - Romeo and Juliet; Don Pedro - Much Ado About Nothing; Grumio, Vincentio - Taming of the Shrew. Other credits include : Richard III (Shakespeare in the Ruff); Brave Hearts (Harry Warren Theatre, Brooklyn); Waiting for Godot; I Had a Job I Liked. Once. (Sudbury Theatre Centre); Wild Abandon (Theatre Caravel); Romeo & Juliet (Signing the Bard, Kennedy Cathy MacKinnon); Frankie & Johnny (Apuka Theatre); Half Life; Two Gentlemen of Verona;As You Like It (Brampton Theatre Festival); King Lear (Hart House); Macbeth (Classical Theatre Project).
After leaving his engineering career and his hometown Mennonite community David trained in the University of Windsor’s BFA Acting Program. As always, he would like to thank his family and friends for their support of his wonderful career!
After leaving his engineering career and his hometown Mennonite community David trained in the University of Windsor’s BFA Acting Program. As always, he would like to thank his family and friends for their support of his wonderful career!
Amelia Sargisson - Lady Macbeth
Amelia Sargisson is a Montréal-born, Toronto-based actor who graduated with an Honours BFA from the Ryerson Theatre School, where she received the Faculty Award of Excellence and the Lou Taube Memorial Award for demonstrating commitment, integrity, and passion for her craft. Previously for Shakespeare BASH'd: Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing (My Theatre Award for Best Actress in a Regional Production). Select credits include: 30 People Watching, a play which she co-wrote with nisha ahuja (Subtle Vigilance Collective), The Master Builder (Against the Grain Theater Festival in Buffalo, NY), Camping Royale (CORPUS), If We Were Birds (Imago Theatre - Montreal English Theatre Award Nomination for Outstanding Lead Performance - Actress), Tender Napalm (Phantasmagoria Collective/SummerWorks), The Forest in My Room (Carousel Players), My Name Is Rachel Corrie (Hart House Theatre), The Madonna Painter (Centaur Theatre), down from heaven (Imago Theatre - Cartes Premières Award for Best Actress), and five seasons of Shakespeare-in-the-Park in her hometown of Montreal. Upcoming: The Incredible Speediness of Jamie Cavanaugh (Carousel Players), The Watershed (Crow's Theatre/Porte Parole).
hallie seline - Weïrd Sister / Fleance / Angus
Hallie Seline is a Montreal/Toronto-based actor and is thrilled to re-join the fine folks of Shakespeare BASH’d in Macbeth.
Her most recent credits include Dorothy's Secret (Short Film - Lifeguard Productions), 52 Pick-Up (The Howland Company), Love's Labour's Lost (Princess of France, Shakespeare BASH'd), Romeo and Juliet (Juliet, Shakespeare BASH'd), Fury (Maggie McKay, Staged Reading - Blyth Festival), Mayday (Season 13, Cineflix), Oliver! (Artful Dodger, Port Hope Festival Theatre), Under the Same Sun (Documentary - Skin Deep Productions) and Mr. Marmalade (Fly By Night Theatre).
Hallie is a graduate of the joint Acting, Theatre & Drama Studies program at Sheridan College and the University of Toronto, one of the Founding Members of The Howland Company, and is also the Co-Founder and Editor in Chief of inthegreenroom.ca, a Toronto theatre website dedicated to be “a space for artists to connect off stage”.
Her most recent credits include Dorothy's Secret (Short Film - Lifeguard Productions), 52 Pick-Up (The Howland Company), Love's Labour's Lost (Princess of France, Shakespeare BASH'd), Romeo and Juliet (Juliet, Shakespeare BASH'd), Fury (Maggie McKay, Staged Reading - Blyth Festival), Mayday (Season 13, Cineflix), Oliver! (Artful Dodger, Port Hope Festival Theatre), Under the Same Sun (Documentary - Skin Deep Productions) and Mr. Marmalade (Fly By Night Theatre).
Hallie is a graduate of the joint Acting, Theatre & Drama Studies program at Sheridan College and the University of Toronto, one of the Founding Members of The Howland Company, and is also the Co-Founder and Editor in Chief of inthegreenroom.ca, a Toronto theatre website dedicated to be “a space for artists to connect off stage”.
james wallis - director
James is a native of Newmarket, Ontario. He cut his teeth at Resurgence Theatre Company in Newmarket beginning as a teenager, where he performed in Romeo and Juliet, Love’s Labour’s Lost, and Measure for Measure. This began his professional love of Shakespeare, which has endured throughout his career. He was able to return again to Resurgence years later to play Benvolio in a production of Romeo and Juliet, directed by his good friend and mentor Lee Wilson, in 2009.
James attended Ryerson Theatre School where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting, which was pivotal in the development of his philosophies on acting and the theatre.
After finishing school, James jumped right into the big bad world of commercial work and film & television acting. He has been seen in a number of national commercials, including spots for Boston Pizza, Honda and Expedia. Also, he has appeared on The Jon Dore Show, XIII: The Series and in a number of feature films including: And Now A Word From Our Sponsors and The Movie Out Here.
In 2010, James founded Shakespeare BASH’d in order to take responsibility for his creativity by producing the plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries in the city of Toronto. For the company, James has directed staged readings of Romeo and Juliet (2010) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2011), as well as the full production of Romeo & Juliet at the 3030 Bar. He played Petruchio in the company's Best of Fringe winning production of The Taming of the Shrew in 2012 and played Benedick in their sold-out production of Much Ado About Nothing in the 2013 Toronto Fringe.
In addition, here are some of James’ selected theatre credits: A Midsummer Nights’ Dream, Shakespeare’s Magic and The Taming of the Shrew (Theatre by the Bay), Danny, King of the Basement (Roseneath Theatre, US Tour), Sleeping Beauty (Sudbury Theatre Centre), Paradise by the River (Shadowpath Theatre).
James is a very proud Torontonian and Shakespearean who hopes to always be working in some way on the plays of “the immortal Bard.”
James attended Ryerson Theatre School where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting, which was pivotal in the development of his philosophies on acting and the theatre.
After finishing school, James jumped right into the big bad world of commercial work and film & television acting. He has been seen in a number of national commercials, including spots for Boston Pizza, Honda and Expedia. Also, he has appeared on The Jon Dore Show, XIII: The Series and in a number of feature films including: And Now A Word From Our Sponsors and The Movie Out Here.
In 2010, James founded Shakespeare BASH’d in order to take responsibility for his creativity by producing the plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries in the city of Toronto. For the company, James has directed staged readings of Romeo and Juliet (2010) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2011), as well as the full production of Romeo & Juliet at the 3030 Bar. He played Petruchio in the company's Best of Fringe winning production of The Taming of the Shrew in 2012 and played Benedick in their sold-out production of Much Ado About Nothing in the 2013 Toronto Fringe.
In addition, here are some of James’ selected theatre credits: A Midsummer Nights’ Dream, Shakespeare’s Magic and The Taming of the Shrew (Theatre by the Bay), Danny, King of the Basement (Roseneath Theatre, US Tour), Sleeping Beauty (Sudbury Theatre Centre), Paradise by the River (Shadowpath Theatre).
James is a very proud Torontonian and Shakespearean who hopes to always be working in some way on the plays of “the immortal Bard.”