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      • 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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      • '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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Cast Interview: Megan Miles as Rosencrantz

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​We asked Megan Miles, who plays Rosencrantz in our production of Hamlet, a few questions about herself, the play, Shakespeare, and the city of Toronto...
PictureMegan Miles plays Rosencrantz in HAMLET presented by Shakespeare BASH'd. Photo by Kyle Purcell.
What is your favourite Shakespeare play?
It's a tie for my favorite Shakespeare play. I love A Midsummer Night's Dream because it was my first encounter with Shakespeare. It's fluffy and I love it. I also love Titus Andronicus. I don't question why - I just do. I will answer no more questions on the subject. 

What’s your favourite line in Hamlet?
"To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man." 

If your character were at The Monarch Tavern, what drink would they order?
Rosencrantz would have a craft beer because she loves it, but also so that she can feel like one of the boys. Likely a Muddy York Diving Horse IPA. But she'd also splurge on good scotch while, in the same night, forcing a round of jäger bombs on everyone - NO EXCEPTIONS.

What might people be interested to know about your take on your character? 
Jade already touched on this, but it has been so incredible mining the relationship that Rosencrantz has with her friends, especially with Guildenstern. They by no means agree on things or the way they go about it, but they trust each other completely. They are a perfect duo. Very much a good cop/bad cop situation. And I couldn't have imagined a better bad cop by my side than Jade. She's a beast of an actor and I am so lucky to get to muck around with her. Tip: watch her reactions to things if you're with her (best option is a puppy video) - best face ever.  

What’s the biggest challenge in taking on this role?
Trying to understand exactly when and why Rosencrantz and Guildenstern turn on Hamlet. It always seemed trivial to me; that it had to be something more than power and social advancement. The text gives very little in way of motive for R&G to abandon their friendship with Hamlet in favor of Claudius. Trying to find the exact reason and motive for the betrayal has been a fun challenge.

What’s your favourite junk food?
Miss Vickie's Lime and Black Pepper Chips. I'd eat 3 bags a day if I was allowed or could FIND THEM anywhere in this city. 

What’s your Starbucks order?
PSL to splurge. Daily: Grande Pike in a Venti Cup - I need room for all the milk. 

What’s your favourite place in Toronto?
Cedarvale Ravine/Beltline Trail. I can go there and forget I'm in a big city for a while. And Dutch Dreams - ice cream heaven. 

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