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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
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      • 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
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    • Much Ado About Nothing
    • The Taming of the Shrew
    • A Midsummer Night's Dream - Staged Reading
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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: Zara Jestadt as Titania

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We asked Zara Jestadt, who plays Titania in our production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, a few questions about herself, her character, and her biggest theatrical flop...
PictureZara Jestadt as Titania. Photo by Kyle Purcell.
Have you been in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream before?
Unfortunately not! But I did perform a section of a speech Titania speaks for Theatre Ontario when I was in theatre school. It was kind of a mash-up of speeches. And it was a lot of fun - I knew I wanted to actually play her one day. Come see the show and guess what section it was! 

What might people be interested to know about your take on your character?
Titania is so multi-faceted -  she is so powerful, yet soft, motherly and tender; sensual, yet firm; playful, free and open, yet fiercely stands up for what she believes in and those she loves. It has been fun discovering her nuances and layers. 

If your character were at the Monarch Tavern, what drink would they order?
A Green Fairy cocktail. Anything with Absinthe in it. Because it is magic, and so is The Fairy Queen. 

Who is your favourite pop-culture fairy?
Cinderella was my favourite Disney movie as a kid and the fairy god mother in it is pretty neat. She seems so nice and motherly. Although I don't know why such an early curfew...

If you could have one magical power what would it be?
The power to make people laugh at my jokes. 

What is your post-show drink of choice?
WINE! 

Have you ever been in a play that was a flop?
I don't think I can give any specific details out without giving it away. But I knew it was a pretty big disaster from the beginning. I don't think I even told my mom about it. I still don't think she knows, unless she's reading this right now. Hi mom! 

What are you most excited for people to see in this production?
How fantastic and FUNNY everyone is. I am laughing all the time in rehearsals. 

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