BFA Showcase Booklet 2020 - UBC Theatre and Film

Introducing the BFA Acting Class of 2020

In order of appearance:

Monica Bowman Hana Cripton-Inglis Hayden Davies Nicco Graham Karthik Kadam Aidan LeBlanc Pamela Carolina Martinez Liam McCulley Drew Ogle Caleb Pleasure Laura Grace Reynolds Connor Riopel Ava Maria Safai Ishan Sandhu Lorenzo Tesler-Mabe David Volpov

Monica Bowman

Monica Bowman 604-600-6370

[email protected] 5’6 // 127 Ib // Hair: Black // Eyes: Green // Age Range: 18-27

FILM AND TV Mirror Mentality Lead University of British Columbia / Ross Branch Naked Cinema VI Supporting Lead University of British Columbia / Ross Branch Streetward Bound Lead Black Magic Productions / Michael Worthington The Rio: A love Story Lead Independent / Greta Gibson The Hours Principal Independent / Ian Mrozewski This Happens Supporting Independent / Greta Gibson Space Cadets Lead University of British Columbia / Jonathan Jones Palette Lead Capilano University / Tiana Ilicic Pale Winter Supporting Positronic Films / Brandon Booth *Violet and June Lead University of British Columbia / Linnea Ritland *Best Script and Cinematography Persistence of Vision Film Festival 2017 *Gerry Brunet Award for best BC Short Vancouver Queer Film Festival 2017 *Jury Choice and Audience Choice Reel Pride Film Festival 2017 COMMERCIALS LA Belly Model #1 Kipling Media / Mimi Nguyen Crime Stoppers PSA Girl 1 Oh Boy Productions / Greta Gibson Trade Show Video Business Professional Kuusoft Corp / Michelle Zhang MUSIC VIDEO “Song On Fire” -Nickelback Supporting Pink Buffalo Films / Dir. Nigel Dick VOICE OVER Under The Table (Ep.1) Evelyn Oh Boy Productions / Greta Gibson Breathe Mask Interface Wolfgang Productions / Zachary Hayden THEATRE The Changeling Isabella/Joanna Luciana S Fernandes / University of British Columbia The Wars Major Mickle/Station Master Lois Anderson / University of British Columbia Lion in the Streets Lily/Ellen Michelle Thorne / University of British Columbia Sexaholics Juliet Sloan Thompson / University of British Columbia Commedia Dell’Arte Isabella Susan Bertoia / University of British Columbia Book of Days Sharon Bates Stephen Malloy / University of British Columbia Love+Forgiveness Jessica Grim Reaper Murder Mysteries

Vegas Fran Applebaum Grim Reaper Murder Mysteries PRODUCTION TEAM The New Margo Fight Choreographer Madeleine Walker / Seeing Things Play Festival Barefoot Under Candlelight Choreographer Brenna Rose Kwon / Seeing Things Play Festival WRITER Naked Cinema VI: Refractions Feature Film University of British Columbia / Co-writer TRAINING - Select BFA Acting / University of British Columbia Acting: Stephen Malloy / S. Heatley / Kathy Duborg Voice: Gayle Murphy / Erin Ormond, Singing: Raphael Wagner, Movement: Cathy Burnett / Gerry Trentham, Shakespeare: Stephen Drover, Film: Bart Anderson, Commedia Dell’Arte: Susan Bertoia Jeb Beach and Associates – Audition Classes On Camera Audition Intensive – With Dean Armstrong SPECIAL SKILLS Parkour/Tricking, Archery, Fire Dancing, Gymnastics (Level 2), Ballet, Various Dance and Ballroom styles, Stage Falling, Conversational French (fluent accent), Tumbling, Bouldering, Improvisation, Combat, Boxing CERTIFICATIONS Basic Actor Combatant – Fight Directors Canada Unarmed, single sword, quarterstaff Instructors: Mike Kovak, Ryan Bolton

Hana Cripton-Inglis

✆778.895.1769

✉[email protected]

Height: 5’7” Weight:130lbs Hair: Strawberry Blonde Eyes: Blue Vocal Range: Mezzo Soprano __________________________________________________

THEATRE:

Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. Ensemble Sloan Thompson/ UBC Theatre/ FWT Whatever Jessica Frank Zotter/ Seeing Things Co./ DSS The New Margo Margo Madelaine Walker/ Seeing Things Co./ DSS The Wars Rowena, Ella, Jackie Lois Anderson/ UBC Theatre/ FWT GOLDRAUSCH Film Crew Jenny Larson/ UBC Theatre/ FWT Silence Ymma Luciana Silvestre Fernandes/ UBC Theatre/DSS Festival Di Commedia’18 Isabella Susan Bertoia/ UBC Theatre/ DSS Book of Days Ginger Reed Stephen Malloy/ UBC Theatre/ FWT After Juliet Helena Mike Stack/ Theatre Temp/ Templeton Theatre __________________________________________________ FILM: Naked Cinema(2019) Lead Bart Anderson/ UBC Film Eggshell(2018) Lead Emily Carr University Film Sophocles’ Antigone Principle Helen Eastman/ Barefaced Greek

__________________________________________________ EDUCATION AND TRAINING: -University of British Comubia’s Psychology program, 2016-2020 -University of British Columbia’s Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting program, 2017- 2020:

●Movement (Gerald Trentham, Marlise McCormick, Cathy Burnett) ●Singing (Raphael Wagner)

●Voice (Gayle Murphy, Erin Ormond) ●Chekhov (Stephen Heatley)

●Acting (Stephen Malloy, Moya O’Connel) ●Intimacy work (Phay Moores)

●Commedia Dell’Arte (Susan Bertoia) ●Shakespeare (Stephen Drover)

●Accents and Dialects (Adam Henderson) ●Film (Bart Anderson)

●Stage Combat (Mike Kovac/Ryan Bolton) ●Suzuki Method (Tré Cotten)

-Broadway Edge Studios with Diana Kaarina 2011-2015 -Aerobatics and movement with Circus west 2012-2014 -Voice coaching with Peggy Wilson 2011-2016 -Acting program at Templeton Secondary with Mike Stack, Tanya Zambrano & Jim Cresenzo 2014-2016

SPECIAL SKILLS:

Ukulele, aerial silks, French(advanced), singing , trampoline, stunt work, puppeteering, horse back riding, swimming, advanced sailor (has CANsail5) and advanced skiing

H A N A C R I P T O N

Hayden Davies

HaydenDavies

[email protected]:5’8’’Weight:145lbs.Hair:BrownEyes:Blue

ActingExperienceTheatreLucianaFernandes TheChangeling Alsemero UBCTheatre LoisAnderson TimothyFindlay’sTheWars Mr.Ross UBCTheatre SloanThompson WhiteLiars Tom UBCTheatre MichelleThorne LionIntheStreets Bill,Ben UBCTheatreSusanBertoia FestivalDiCommedia Pantalone UBCTheatre StephenMalloy BookofDays James UBCTheatre KathrynShaw RichardIII PrinceEdward BardontheBeach Film&TelevisionJasonPriestly GoodnightForJustice Actor JayRathore PMMPAGMVideo Lead1 AntoineBourges EarlyWinter Lead1 MMcInnis/MDrake TheLottery SOC JordanGray TheGoodPartner SOC AllisonMack Smallville-S9Ep12 Actor MusicVideos&CommercialsColinMinihan GeorgeCanyon-“Justlikeyou” Principal MarcusNispel MicrosoftBing Principal AlanPoon AlbertaBusDriversAssoc. Principal RomanCoppola Target SOC ActingTraining 2017-Present UniversityofBritishColumbia-BFAActing ConservatoryProgram2016-2016 RoyalAcademyofDramaticArts ShakespeareSummerSchool2013-2015 ArtsUmbrellaSeniorTheatreTroupe YouthTheatreCompany2007-2011 IrisQuinn PrivateActingCoach2008-2010 TarlingtonShowcase-Theatre TheatrePresentation2007-2010 Tarlington-JuniorMasters AdvancedProgram2007-2010 TarlingtonTrainingVancouver YouthCameraActing2006-2010 BardontheBeach-Theatre YoungShakespeareansSkillsGuitar,Singing,Skiing,French,VisualArts,Squash,Soccer,ImpressionsandAccents,Biking,Fencing

Nicco Graham

N I C C O G R A H A M

[email protected]

Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Height: 5’7” Weight: 170 lbs. Voice Type: Baritone

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THEATRE

The Changeling Jasperino Luciana Silvestre Fernandes - UBC Theatre

Timothy Findley’s “The Wars” Clifford Purchas Lois Anderson - UBC Theatre

GOLDRAUSCH Ensemble Jenny Larson - UBC Theatre

The Cherry Orchard (Scenes) Yasha, Simeonov-Pischik Stephen Heatley - UBC Theatre

The Forgotten Proposal Brighella Susan Bertoia - UBC Theatre

Book of Days Walt Bates Stephen Malloy - UBC Theatre Secrets Rodney Stephen Heatley - UBC Theatre The Potman Spoke Soothe Colonel Winthrop Wiggins Martin Novotny - Centennial Secondary

FILM & MUSIC VIDEOS

Refractions Lead Bart Anderson - UBC Film

Monogamy Lead Kick Chen - Simon Fraser Cinematography

He Loves Me (Not) Lead Ava Maria Safai - Electra Studios

TRAINING

University of British Columbia: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre - Acting

Acting: Kathleen Duborg (Auditioning), Bart Anderson (Film), Stephen Drover (Shakespeare), Susan Bertoia (Commedia dell’arte), Stephen Heatley (Chekhov), Stephen Malloy (Mamet), Frank Zotter (Meisner)

Movement: Marlise McCormick, Gerry Trentham, Cathy Burnett, Mike Kovac and Ryan Bolton (Stage Combat), Jason Waugh (Circus)

Singing: Raphael Wagner

Voice: Gayle Murphy, Erin Ormond, Adam Henderson (Accents)

Workshops & Guest Instructors: Tom Todoroff (Master Class), Jan Selman (Directors), Nicol Spinola (Dance), Moya O’Connell (Chekhov), Tré Cotton (Suzuki method)

SPECIAL SKILLS

Badminton, whistling, ultimate frisbee, basketball, video games, music production, beginner drums, basic dance, basic partner work/lifting.

Karthik Kadam

K A R T H I K K A D A M EMAIL: [email protected] EYES: Brown HEIGHT: 5’8”

INSTAGRAM: @karthik.dhananjaikadam HAIR: Black WEIGHT: 175 lbs

THEATRE: Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. Ensemble Sloan Thompson / UBC Frederic Wood Theatre

Red Mark Rothko Stephen Heatley / Seeing Thing Co.

Timothy Findley’s The Wars Sargent Rodwell Lois Anderson / UBC Frederic Wood Theatre

GOLDRAUSCH Oskar Jenny Larson / UBC Frederic Wood Theatre

Silence King Ethelred Luciana Silvestre Fernandes / UBC Dorothy Somerset Studio

The Forgotten Proposal Brighella Susan Bertoia / UBC Dorothy Somerset Studio

Book Of Days Len Hoch Stephen Malloy / UBC Frederic Wood Theatre

Saturdays For The Boys Marcus Madelaine Walker / Brave New Playwright’s Festival

Oh! What A Lovely War Ensemble Anthony Pike / The International School Bangalore

Julius Caesar Brutus Ranjan Kamath / The International School Bangalore

Little Shop Of Horrors Director Residence Hall UBC

FILM: NAKED CINEMA VI: Refractions Lead Bart Anderson / UBC Film

Antigone Principal Helen Eastman / Barefaced Greek

EDUCATION & TRAINING: Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre & Film) - University of British Columbia

Acting: Kathy Duborg, Stephen Drover, Susan Bertoia, Stephen Malloy & Stephen Heatley Voice & Speech: Gayle Murphy & Erin Ormond Singing: Raphael Wagner & Sandra Oberoi Film: Bart Anderson Accents & Dialects: Adam Henderson Movement: Cathy Burnett, Gerald Trentham & Marlise McCormick Stage combat & Fight craft: Mike Kovac & Ryan Bolton

International Baccalaureate (Theatre Arts Higher Level) - The International School Bangalore Acting & Theatre Theory: Alison Whitehurst, Eugene Barnaart, Anthony Pike & Corrine Mathou Trinity Guildhall Examinations (Level 6) - The International School Bangalore Drama & Speech: Ranjan Kamath AWARDS Neil Freeman Memorial Award for Shakespeare UBC Theatre & Film 2019 - 2020 TREK Scholarship for Academic Excellence UBC Scholarships 2019 – 2020 Dream Catcher Scholarship UBC Theatre & Film 2018 - 2019 International Leader of Tomorrow Award (ILOT) UBC International Scholars 2016 – 2020 SPECIAL SKILLS Intermediate Dance (Hip-hop, Street, Bollywood & Musical Theatre), Singing Tenor (Pop & Musical Theatre), Theatre Foley, Intermediate Languages (French, Spanish, Kannada, Marathi & Hindi), Cycling, Swimming, Photography & Visual Design OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Marketing & Publicity with Barefaced Greek Film, London (3 months) Internship at Ranga Shankara, Bangalore - AHA! Theatre Festival (3 months)

Aidan LeBlanc

Aidan William LeBlanc Height: 6’0 ft Weight: 165lbs Eyes: Hazel Hair: Dirty Blonde

5870 Patrick Street, Burnaby BC V5J 3B6

[email protected] (778) 862 5352

Theatre: Festival di Commedia ‘19 Arlecchino Susan Bertoia, UBC THTR

Sexaholics

GOLDRAUSCH

Timothy Findley’s: The Wars

Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again.

Tony Gaddis

Ensemble

Levitt

Ensemble

Sloan Thompson, UBC THTR

Jenny Larson, UBC THTR

Lois Anderson, UBC THTR

Sloan Thompson, UBC THTR

Film: Naked Cinema VI: Refractions

Jude

UBC THTR FILM, Ross Branch

Training: Bachelor of Fine Arts: Acting, University of British Columbia, (2017-2020) Acting: Stephen Heatley, Stephen Malloy, Susan Bertoia, Kathy Duborg

Voice: Gayle Murphy, Erin Ormond

Movement: Cathy Burnett, Gerald Trentham, Marlise McCormick


Private Voice Training, (2015-2017) Tanya Elchuk

Weekend Voice Workshop with David Smukler, (2016)

Special Skills: Sports: Soccer, Volleyball, Tumbling, Rock Climbing, Skiing, and Downhill Longboarding. Circus Skills: Juggling and Hand to Hand. Other: David Tennant in Broadchurch impression, quoting Lord of the Rings, and Extensive random knowledge of the Oceans.

Pamela Carolina Martinez

PAMELA CAROLINA MARTINEZEMAIL: [email protected]: pamelacarolinamart.wixsite.com/websitePHONE: 604.679.2611

HEIGHT: 5'1WEIGHT: 117

EYES: BrownHAIR: Black

THEATREREVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN.BAREFOOT IN NIGHT GOWN BY CANDLELIGHTTHE NEW MARGOTIMOTHY FINDLEY'S THE WARS GOLDRAUSCHSILENCEMACBETHFESTIVAL DI COMMEDIA'18: THE FORGOTTEN PROPOSALBOOK OF DAYSWAITING FOR THE PARADEBARD OF THE BRONX: JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY

IN PERSPECTIVE

EnsembleBelleSayreMaria/Marian/Horse/

Flemish WomanFilm CrewAgnésWitch#2/Murderer#2ColumbinaMartha HochEveLinda Rotunda/

Chrissy

Sloan Thompson/UBC TheatreBrenna Kwon/Seeing Things Co.Madelaine Walker/Seeing Things Co.Lois Anderson/UBC Theatre Jenny Larson/UBC TheatreLuciana Silvestre/UBC TheatreStephen Drover/Great Thtr. DisastersSusan Bertoia/UBC TheatreStephen Malloy/UBC TheatreThrasso Petras/Douglas College Thtr.Kathleen Duborg/Douglas College Thtr.

FILM/COMMERCIALNAKED CINEMA VI: REFRACTIONSPANCAKEGIVE ME A SECONDI AM SOMEONE: TXT 2TALK

LeadPrincipalLeadLead

Christian Lavery/UBC Thtr. and FilmClara Salameh/UBC Thtr. and FilmShiun Okada/UBC Thtr. and FilmT. Grauvreau/Douglas College Thtr.

EDUCATION/ TRAINING

Allan Lysell (Acting), Cheryl Swan (Acting), Stephen Drover (Shakespeare),Susan Bertoia (Commedia Dell'Arte), Stephen Malloy (Mamet), Frank Zotter(Meisner), Lee Majdoub (Acting), Stephen Heatley (Chekov), Moya O'Connell(Chekov), Bart Anderson (Film), Kathleen Duborg (Auditions)

WALT DISNEY STUDIOS and CTV TELEVISION NETWORK Michael Schinkelwitz (Manager, mentor)

SPECIAL SKILLSFirst soprano singing (Pop, country, jazz, musical theatre), Beginner Dance (Salsa, contemporary), Bilingual(English, Spanish), Various character voices, Accents (British, Bronx, Southern, Salvadorian), Swimming, Yoga,Cycling, Basic acrobatics (Flyer), Mask work, Sketching, Painting, Writing

VOICE-OVERREVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN. AD Lead

Leighland Joyce/CiTR 101.9 fm

(BFA) ACTING, UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA and (DIPLOMA) THEATRE ARTS, DOUGLAS COLLEGE

David MacMurrary Smith (Movement), Cathy Burnett (Movement, dance), TréCotton (Suzuki), Lisa Goebel (Tap Dance), Nicole Spinola (Musical choregraphy),Gerald Trentham (Movement), Marlise McCormick (Movement, dance)

MOVEMENT/DANCE

Thrasso Petras (Voice), Lisa Ann Beley (Voice), Gayle Murphy (Voice, IPA), ErinOrmond (Voice, British accent), Raphael Wagner (Singing), Adam Hendersen(Non-regional accents, voice-over)

Graham Myers (Improv), Jason Waugh (Circus, stunts), Mike Kovac (Fightchoreography), Ryan Bolton (Fight choreography)

OTHER INTERNSHIP

ACTING

VOICE

Liam McCulley

Liam McCulley 5’6” | 125lbs | sandy hair | blue eyes [email protected] | 778-788-2090

Theatre (Selected)

THE CHANGELING Vermandero Luciana Silvestre FernandesUBC

THE WARS Regis; Soldiers 1, 3 Lois Anderson UBC

THE WHITE LIARS Vassi Sloan Thompson UBC

GOLDRAUSCH Ensemble Jenny Larson UBC

FORGOTTEN PROPOSAL Pantalone Susan Bertoia UBC

BOOK OF DAYS Len Hoch Stephen Malloy UBC

Film

NAKED CINEMA VI: Refractions Lead UBC Film

Voice-Over

Videogame, “FREEDIVER: Triton Down” Male Student Archiact

Training

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre Acting) - University of British Columbia

Acting: Kathy Duborg, Stephen Drover, Susan Bertoia, Stephen Malloy, Stephen Heatley

Film: Bart Anderson

Voice & Speech: Gayle Murphy, Erin Ormond

Accents/Dialects & Voice Acting: Adam Henderson

Movement: Marlise McCormick, Gerald Trentham, Cathy Burnett


Improv Classes - Blind Tiger Comedy Department

Improv: Devin Mackenzie, Tom Hill, Becky Johnson

Long Form: Taz Van Rassel

Special Skills

Singing - Tenor (Musical Theatre, Pop), Basic Dance (Ballet, Musical Theatre) Voice-Over, Accents

(English, Scottish, American), Devising/Writing, Improvisation, Conversational French, Driving (Class 5)

Drew Ogle

Drew Ogle [email protected] | (604) 802-9515 | Vancouver, BC

Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Height: 6’4” Weight: 210 lbs. ____________________________________________________________________________________

Selected Theatre and Stage: REVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN. Ensemble Sloan Thompson – UBC Theatre TIMOTHY FINDLEY’S “THE WARS” Captain Eugene Taffler Lois Anderson – UBC Theatre THE SMALL Walt Mark Swetz – UBC Theatre LION IN THE STREETS George/Maria Michelle Thorne – UBC Theatre THE FORGOTTEN PROPOSAL Capitano Susan Bertoia – UBC Theatre BOOK OF DAYS Earl Hill Stephen Malloy – UBC Theatre TITUS THE MUSICAL Demetrius Andy Toth – Awkward Stage SHREK THE MUSICAL Shrek Mark Turpin – Lindbjerg Academy CANNIBAL! THE MUSICAL Shannon Bell Corwin Ferguson – Awkward Stage LITTLE WOMEN: THE MUSICAL Professor Bhaer Andy Toth – Arts Umbrella CHANGING MINDS Freddie Cara Tench – Awkward Stage PIPPIN Charlemagne Andy Toth – Arts Umbrella ZANNA, DON’T! Tex Cara Tench – Awkward Stage LUCKY STIFF Harry Witherspoon Andy Toth – Arts Umbrella

Selected Film and Media: REFRACTIONS Lead Bart Anderson – UBC Film RAZOR BOYS Lead Spencer Brow VISITING HOURS Supporting Brian Johsnon – Dide Su Bilgin ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Selected Education and Training: University of British Columbia Bachelor of Fine Arts – Acting (May 2020) Acting: Kathleen Duborg, Bart Anderson, Stephen Drover, Susan Bertoia, Stephen

Heatley, Stephen Malloy, Frank Zotter, David Beare

Dance & Movement: Marlise McCormick, Gerry Trentham, Cathy Burnett, Erika Babins

Voice: Gayle Murphy, Erin Ormond, Adam Henderson (Accents)

Singing: Andy Toth, Raphael Wagner

Special Skills: Singing: Baritone-Bass with strong low-mid Tenor notes.

Improv: College Improv Tournament national finalist, Canadian Improv Games national silver medal

Dance: Musical theatre, tap

Circus: Juggling, lifts, rigging and flying

Caleb Pleasure

Caleb Pleasure Bio: Height: 6’2” Weight: 170lbs Eyes: Brown Hair: Brown

4869 W Blenheim St. Vancouver B.C., V6L 3A8 (604) 833- 4483 (Canadian) (699) 251- 6499 (U.S.) calebpleasure1431@gmail Instagram: Caliplease

Theatre Credits: The Changeling Tomazo UBC Theatre/Film

The Wars Captain Leather UBC Theatre/Film

The Book of Days Sheriff Atkins UBC Theatre/Film

Commedia Dell'arte Il Dottore UBC Theatre/Film

Lion In the Streets Rodney/Scalato/PTA Parent

UBC Theatre/Film

Singing in the Rain R.F. Simpson Lincoln Black Box Theatre

The Shakespeare Stealer Falconer/Mr.Bass Lincoln Black Box Theatre

Film Credits: Strictly for the Birds Waiter/Server Jon Garcia/Lake

Productions

Luz Car crash witness Jon Garcia/Lake Productions

Training: B.F.A in Acting University of British

Columbia (Graduated 2020)

Summer Acting Program

Brown University/Trinity

(Summer of 2015)

Summer Acting Program

University of Southern California

(Summer of 2014)

Skills: Music Production/ Sound Engineering (Fl Studio)

Voice Acting

Skateboarding & Skating

Skiing Firearms Training

Drawing / Tattooing

Awards: Most Outstanding Actor Award Lincoln Black Box Theatre (2012)

Other: Dual Citizen: Canadian & U.S. Passport

Laura Grace Reynolds

LAURA GRACE REYNOLDS [email protected] - Height: 5’9” - Hair Colour: Brown - Eye Colour: Blue

SELECTED THEATRE Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. Dinah Sloan Thompson/University of British Columbia

The New Margo Delta Madelaine Walker/Seeing Things Collective

Whatever Liz Frank Zotter/Seeing Things Collective

Timothy Findley’s The Wars Mrs. Ross Lois Anderson/University of British Columbia

The Winter’s Tale Autolycus Mike Stack/Carousel Theatre for Young People

Brave New Playwrights Various Mark Swetz/UBC Creative Writing Department

Lion in the Streets Joanne Michelle Thorne/University of British Columbia

The Forgotten Proposal Columbina Susan Bertoia/University of British Columbia

Julius Caesar Cassius Stephen Drover/Great Theatrical Disasters at UBC

Book of Days Ruth Stephen Malloy/University of British Columbia

DNA Cathy Claire Brown/Guildhall School of Music and Drama

As You Like It Rosalind Hattie Ladbury/Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Fen Shirley Jamie Bradley/Guildhall School of Music and Drama

FILM / VOICEOVER Refractions Lead Ross Branch/University of British Columbia

FREEDIVER: Triton Down, Principal Peter Boychuk/Archiact Bonus Content Ep 1 &2 TRAINING BFA IN ACTING – UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Acting: Stephen Malloy, Stephen Heatley, Susan Bertoia, Stephen Drover, Bart Anderson, Kathy Duborg Movement: Cathy Burnett, Gerry Trentham, Marlise McCormick

Stage Combat: Ryan Bolton, Mike Kovac Voice: Gayle Murphy, Erin Ormond, Adam Henderson Singing: Raphael Wagner PRELIMINARY ACTING COURSE – GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND DRAMA Acting: Jamie Bradley, Claire Brown, Hattie Ladbury, Martin Connor, Christian Burgess Voice: Patsy Rodenburg Movement: Danny McGrath Improvisation: Sam Redford OTHER PERFORMANCE COASTAL SOUND YOUTH CHOIR Singer (Alto). Performed innovative, challenging, classical and contemporary music in concerts across Western Canada. Directed by Carrie Tennant and Joel Tranquilla. Winner of the Choral Canada Innovation Award 2016 for the Indiekor concert at the Vogue Theatre and Podium Festival. SPECIAL SKILLS Singing, choral singing (alto/mezzo), dance (beginner jazz and ballet), bicycling, swimming, knitting, whistling, improvisation, conversational French.

Connor Riopel

Connor Riopel (306)491-1406 Height:6’3 Weight:175lbs

[email protected] HairColour:Brown EyeColour:Blue-Green

THEATRE

Constellations(Cancelled) Roland OmarMuñoz-UBC/DorothySomersetStudio

TimothyFindley’sTheWars PrivateCoté LoisAnderson-UBC/FredericWoodTheatre

LionintheStreets David,Michael,&Timmy MichelleThorne-UBC/TelusStudioTheatre

TheChangeling AlonzodePiracquo LucianaSilvestreFernandes-UBC/TelusStudioTheatre

FestivalDiCommedia18’ Pulcinello SusanBertoia-UBC/DorothySomersetStudio

TheWhiteLiars Frank SloanThompson-UBC/DorothySomersetStudio

BookofDays ReverendBobbyGroves StephenMalloy-UBC/FredericWoodTheatre

AShortTripThroughtheComplex Jordan MichaelMartin-EatSomethingTheatre/PotashCorpFringe

Here Ensemble DanielMacdonald-PersephoneYoungCompany/TheBackstageStage

TheRomeoProject Laurence DanielMacdonald-PersephoneYoungCompany/TheBackstageStage

TheseThingsIKnow Himself DanielMacdonald-KinsmenYoungCompany/MainStage

PeterPan Ensemble WillBrooks-KinsmenYoungCompany/MainStage

FILM

BrotherMary(Upcoming) Lead MichaelDang-UBCFilmSociety

NakedCinemaVI:Refractions Lead ChristianLavery-UBCFilm

Sophocles’Antigone‘OdetoMan’ Supporting HelenEastman-BarefacedGreek

TRAINING

UniversityofBritishColumbia-BFAActing,DepartmentofTheatreandFilmVoice(GayleMurphy,ErinOrmond),Movement(GeraldTrentham,MarliseMcCormick),Acting(StephenMalloy,StephenHeatley),Commediadell’Arte(SusanBertoia),Shakespeare(StephenDrover),ScreenActing(BartAnderson),Accents&Dialect(AdamHenderson),Fight(MikeKovac,RyanBolton)BardontheBeach-RiotousYouthInternshipUniversityofBritishColumbia-UBCImprovClubCoach-AidanParkerPersephoneTheatre-Persephone&KinsmenYoungCompanyDirector&Coach-DanielMacdonaldUniversityofSaskatchewanActingI(PamelaHaigBartley),ActingII(RaymonMontalbetti)RELATEDEXPERIENCE

ChamberChoir UniversityofBritishColumbia

GreystoneSingersChoir UniversityofSaskatchewan

Internship/CrewMember SUMTheatre

AdvancedPlacementStudioArt MarionM.GrahamCollegiate

SPECIALSKILLS

Singing-LaurienGibson,RaphaelWagner(Baritone/Bass),Accents(RP,Posh,FrenchCanadian,Russian),Theatre&ScriptDevising,Swimming,FirstAid&Teaching,Photographer,BeginnerCircusSkills

Ava Maria Safai

AVA MARIA SAFAI [email protected] | North Vancouver (BC), Canada | www.avamariasafai.com

Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Height: 5’4” Weight: 95 lbs Voice Type: Mezzo-Soprano

SELECTED THEATRE and STAGE:

REVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN. Woman UBC Theatre – Sloan Thompson THE NEW MARGO Iris Seeing Things Collective – Madelaine Walker BAREFOOT IN NIGHTGOWN BY CANDLELIGHT Alicia Seeing Things Collective – Brenna Kwon TIMOTHY FINDLEY’S “THE WARS” Lady Barbara D’Orsey/Eve/Horse UBC Theatre – Lois Anderson MACBETH First Witch Great Theatrical Disasters – Stephen Drover GOLDRAUSCH Ana/Ensemble (Captain) UBC Theatre – Jenny Larson SILENCE Silence UBC Theatre – Luciana Silvestre Fernandes THE FORGOTTEN PROPOSAL Pulcinella UBC Theatre – Susan Bertoia BOOK OF DAYS LouAnn Bates UBC Theatre – Stephen Malloy MARCEL Alice/François Smith Foundation for the Arts – Kim Selody

SELECTED FILM, TV and MUSIC VIDEOS:

REFRACTIONS Lead UBC Film – Bart Anderson MONOGAMY Lead Simon Fraser Cinematography – Kick Chen HE LOVES ME (NOT) Lead Electra Studios – Ava Maria Safai FOOTSIE Lead UBC Film – Aaron Kenney UNMASKED Principal GrandMuse Pictures Ltd. – Mostafa Keshvari THE TROOP Musician (Special Skill) Nickelodeon – Pat Williams

SELECTED EDUCATION and TRAINING:

University of British Columbia Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre - Acting

Acting: Kathleen Duborg (Auditioning), Bart Anderson (Film), Stephen Drover (Shakespeare), Stephen Heatley (Chekhov), Moya O’Connell (Chekhov), Susan Bertoia (Commedia dell’arte), Stephen Malloy (Mamet), Frank Zotter (Meisner), David Beare

Dance & Movement: Marlise McCormick, Gerry Trentham, Cathy Burnett, Tré Cotten (Suzuki), Chelsea Steyns, Tara-Jean Popowich, Angela Bosco, Taryn Patterson, Dylan Steyns, Mike Kovac & Ryan Bolton (Stage Combat), Phay Moores (Intimacy), Jason Waugh (Circus)

Music: Fred Safaei (Piano), Carol Hur (Violin), Mario Silva (Guitar)

Singing: Marisa Gaetanne, Libby Donald, Christina Kent, Raphael Wagner

Voice, Accents & Dialects: Gayle Murphy, Erin Ormond, Tony Alcantar, Adam Henderson

SELECTED RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:

Choreographer: Monogamy (Simon Fraser Cinematography, Kick Chen); Aladdin (ChoralStage!, Marisa Gaetanne); GOLDRAUSCH (UBC Theatre, Jenny Larson); UBC’s Got Talent (UBC Theatre, Cathy Burnett)

Soundtrack: The Girl Next Door (Music Production, Sara Mayfield); He Loves Me (Not) (Sophomore Album); We’ve Got Issues (Debut Album); Dance Moms (Lifetime, Henry Morillo); Unmasked (GrandMuse Pictures, Mostafa Keshvari)

SPECIAL SKILLS:

Highly advanced musical skills (ARCT-level piano/keyboard/keytar, Grade 8 RCM-level violin, guitar, drums, music production, mixing, composing and arranging, song-writing, basic proficiency in many instruments, perfect pitch). Versatile, classically trained mezzo-soprano singing voice (all genres; ARCT-level; strong mixed belt). Trilingual (English, French, Farsi), proficient in accents (Various British, Brooklyn, Canadian, Middle Eastern, Southern, Standard US) and capable of picking up other languages quickly. Experienced dancer and choreographer, particularly strong in hip-hop and musical theatre. Able to swim, skate, run and drive (Class 5 Automatic). Other skills include directing, editing, writing, improvisation, photography, typing, video games, mask work, basic acrobatic partner lifts (flyer), horse movement work and loon calls.

SELECTED AWARDS

Evelyn Jasiulko Harden Scholarship in Theatre (2019), Don S. Williams Grant Recipient (2019), VKMFS Senior Voice Bach Sacred Solo Medallion (2018), North Shore News’ “Favourite Local Celebrity” (2018), Katie Drysdale Music Theatre Scholarship (2017).

Ishan Sandhu

Ishan Sandhu

(604) 700 - 3566

[email protected]

FILM

Production Production company Director Role

A Serrated Knife In Focus Films Dan Kress Lead

Art vs Art Vancouver Film School Hayley Fox Supporting

Dead Dudes ep1 Vancouver Film School Sebastian Soto Lead

Dead Dudes ep2 Vancouver Film School Nathan Lebedoff Lead

The Hitter Dan Kress Films Dan Kress Lead

The Kiss UBC Rehmat Babbar Lead

The Shame Expo Vancouver Film School Nathan Lebedoff Supporting

Alone Wolf Vancouver Film School Louise Svanerud Lead

THEATRE

Production Production Company/Director Role

Book of Days UBC / Stephen Malloy Reverant Bobby Groves

Festival De Commedia UBC / Susan Bertoia Arlechino

The Cherry Orchard (scenes) UBC / Stephen Heatley Gayev

As You Like It The Doon School / Shrey Nagalia Touchstone

The Wrong Bashir (staged reading) Vancouver Asain Canadian Theatre Mansoor

Goldrausch UBC / Jenny Larson Dwight

Gramophone Ignite Festival / Shelby Satterthwaite Khan

Breaking Borders Vines Arts Festival / Pedro Chamale Ishan Sandhu

The Wars UBC / Lois Anderson Sergant Singh

TRAINING

Education: BFA: Acting, University Of British Columbia (ongoing) Movement (Gerald Trentham, Cathy Burnett), Voice (Gayle Murphy, Erin Ormond), Acting (Stephen Malloy,

Moya O’Connel), Shakespeare (Stephen Drover), Commedia Dell’Arte (Susan Bertoia), Film (Bart Anderson),

Singing (Raphael Wagner), Chekhov (Stephen Heatley), Accents and Dialects (Adam Henderson), Stage

Combat (Mike Kovac/Ryan Bolto)

Height: 6’ Weight: 81kg Hair: Black Eyes: Brown

Lorenzo Tesler-Mabe

Lorenzo Tesler-Mabe 5'10'' | 130 lbs | Brown hair | Brown eyes [email protected] | 778.836.9339 THEATRE

The Changeling Alibius Luciana Fernandes / UBC Telus Studio Theatre The Wars Private Harris Lois Anderson / UBC Frederic Wood Theatre The Small Duncan Mark Swetz / UBC Dorothy Somerset Studio Lion in the Streets Martin/Father Hayes/Edward Michelle Thorne / UBC Telus Studio Theatre Silence Roger Luciana Fernandes / UBC Dorothy Somerset Studio The Forgotten Proposal Silvio Susan Bertoia / UBC Dorothy Somerset Studio Book of Days Boyd Middleton Stephen Malloy / UBC Frederic Wood Theatre Ashgirl Sadness Niamh McAllister / West Point Grey Academy The Crucible Judge Danforth Niamh McAllister / West Point Grey Academy MUSICAL THEATRE 9 to 5 Franklin Hart, Jr. Catriana Van Rijn / Crofton House School Grease Roger Niamh McAllister / West Point Grey Academy Thoroughly Modern Millie

Trevor Graydon III Niamh McAllister / West Point Grey Academy

FILM

Naked Cinema: Refractions

Lead (Jakob) Ross Branch / UBC

TRAINING

BFA Acting, University of British Columbia

Voice: Gayle Murphy, Erin Ormond

Movement: Cathy Burnett, Gerry Trentham, Marlise McCormick

Camera: Bart Anderson

Mamet: Stephen Malloy

Shakespeare: Stephen Drover

Chekhov: Stephen Heatley

Meisner: Frank Zotter

Commedia Dell’Arte: Susan Bertoia


SPECIAL SKILLS

Singing (baritone), drums, bass guitar, semi-fluent Spanish, road and mountain biking, skiing (intermediate), swimming, driver’s license, go-karting, ping-pong, poker, stargazing, gaming.

David Volpov

[email protected] DAVID VOLPOV Eyes: Green Height: 5'11"

(604)-720-1244 Hair: Brown Weight: 185 lb

Theatre (selected) REVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN. Ensemble Sloan Thompson - UBC TIMOTHY FINDLEY’S THE WARS Robert Ross Lois Anderson - UBC OF MICE AND MEN Whit Gary Jones - Promethean THE FORGOTTEN PROPOSAL Capitano Poplonevsky Susan Bertoia - UBC SAINT JOAN Bluebeard / Warwick Isaac Li - Promethean BOOK OF DAYS Earl Hill Stephen Malloy - UBC OUR PLACE Charlie Jayda Novak - UBC Players TWELFTH NIGHT Sir Toby Jean Kosar - Steveston-London SCHOOLHOUSE Ewart Eileen Barrett - Gateway Academy A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Flute Jean Kosar - Steveston-London

Film (selected) NAKED CINEMA VI: REFRACTIONS Lead UBC - Ross Branch WHERE EVERYONE LIVES (short) Supporting Which Way Is Left Prod. - Leah Beaudry RED DAHLIA (short) Principal VFS - Anai Castro

Playwriting “The Minimum-Wage Dame”

Square One, one-act play festival produced by Eternal Theatre Collective. Vancouver, BC, 2017 “Ten Years Later”

Feature-length play produced at Steveston-London Secondary School. Richmond, BC, 2016

Relevant Work Experience Promethean Theatre Company - Artistic Associate June 2018 - Present Bard on the Beach - Riotous Youth Intern June 2017 - September 2018

Training University of British Columbia Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre - Acting

Acting: Stephen Malloy, Stephen Heatley, Kathleen Duborg On-camera Acting: Bart Anderson Movement: Gerald Trentham, Marlise McCormick, Cathy Burnett Voice: Gayle Murphy, Erin Ormond Styles: Stephen Drover (Shakespeare), Susan Bertoia (Commedia dell’Arte) Singing: Paul Ouellette, Raphael Wagner

Gateway Theatre Academy (5 years) Eileen Barrett, Beverly Sauvé, Kayvon Khoshkam

Bard on the Beach - “Young Shakespeareans” (3 years) Mike Stack, Ian Butcher, Raugi Yu

Awards Recipient of the Jessie Richardson Scholarship for distinguished contribution to theatre (2019)

Special Skills ● Speaks Russian proficiently ● Tennis ● Skiing ● Basketball

● Driving (full driver’s license) ● Stage combat ● Juggling ● Photography

BFA Showcase Booklet 2020 - UBC Theatre and Film

Documents

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