2025-26 Participants

ANDRE ANDERSON ROLE: Chrysalis Direction The Wizard of Oz NEPTUNE Urinetown (Actor) OTHER FILM/TV Under Pressure (Eastlink TV), Standing Tall (Eastlink TV). AWARDS: Atlantic Business Magazine’s 30 Under 30 Innovators (2024) TRAINING: Neptune Theatre School OTHER: Love to the cast, crew, my community, and friends.
BEA CROWTHER (they/them) ROLE: Chrysalis Lighting Design for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? NEPTUNE: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (YPCo) THEATRE Noli Timere (Y2D Productions); He’d Be Your Father’s Mother’s Cousin, Ed’s Garage, The Company Store, The Fly Fisher’s Companion (Theatre Baddeck); O’Brien (Theatre New Brunswick) Taking Care of Maman (Black Theatre Workshop); J’ai jamais (Youtheatre); Phosphène (ENT-NTS); Debark Festival, Vedgeville, Sunday Night Improv (Theatre St. Catherine’s); Macbeth, Antigonick, Trojan Girls, The Outhouse of Atreus, Metamorphoses (NTS, student); War of the Worlds (University of Guelph) TRAINING: Production Design and Technical Arts at NTS OTHER: Originally from the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Bea just moved to Halifax and can’t wait to help tell stories and make a little bit of magic out on the East Coast.
BRYNN CUTCLIFFE (they/them) ROLE: Chrysalis Direction Mad Madge NEPTUNE: Debut OTHER THEATRE: Director - Into the Woods (Theatre Sheridan); Captain Courage (PEIRSAC); Pinkie Promise (Flow Fest), Director/Playwright - THE PRICK (Halifax/Fundy Fringe); THE PRICK, Wild Card (Island Fringe); Making Merry (Smile Theatre) TRAINING: Honours Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance (Sheridan College). OTHER Current member of PARC’s Pan-Atlantic Playwrights Unit. Big lover of soup.
DISCO LABRIE (they/them) ROLE: Chrysalis Stage Management Mad Madge NEPTUNE: Debut OTHER THEATRE: Primal, Human Intelligence (UDTC); Fcking Trans Women* (Fcking Theatre Company); The Crucible, People, Places & Things, The Dog in the Manger* (FSPA), Les Chaises (Theatre DesAsimiles) OTHER Disco would like to thank Neptune and everybody on this team for this opportunity, and for their support through this experience. A big thank you also to their family, friends and especially their cats (Nymeria and Goose), who assured they wouldn’t go crazy during this process.
GANESH THAVA Role: Chrysalis Director for Come from Away Neptune Debut Other Theatre: Art (King Theatre Company); The Beloved (Highland Arts Theatre); Koli Kari (Pink Banana Productions); Jane Eyre, Harvey, Dark of the Moon & As You Like It (George Brown Theatre School). Film/TV: The Most Dangerous Game (CBS); Spin (Disney); A Plot Against the Human Race (Intentionally Blank Prod.). Training: George Brown Theatre School (Toronto) and The Neighbourhood Playhouse (NYC). Film Directing: Bark (Panoptic Picture); Imposter (Dreamweavers); The Orchid & The Tree (Pink Banana). Theatre Directing: Chiquitito (Factory); This Is Not Me (Pink Banana). Other: Stoked to be back on the East Coast!
INDRA EGAN (she/her) Role: Chrysalis Music Direction Mamma Mia! Neptune: Debut Other Theatre: Carmen, The Magic Flute (Vancouver Opera); La Bohème (Opera NUOVA); Béatrice et Bénédict (Opera Kelowna); Les Misérables, Monty Python’s Spamalot, The Sound of Music, Mary Poppins, Anne of Green Gables (Judy Russell Presents). Training: M.Mus. in Collaborative Piano (University of Toronto), B.Mus. in Piano Performance (University of Manitoba), Bachelor of Journalism (University of King’s College). Other: Check out indraegan.com to learn more about Indra as a pianist and journalist, and staytunedwithindra.com for her musical satire articles and “Unshakeable” epilepsy awareness concerts.
JULIA SOMMERVILLE (she/her) ROLE: Chrysalis Costume Design The Wizard of Oz. NEPTUNE: Debut OTHER THEATRE: Billy Goats Gruff and Other Tales (Mermaid Theatre), The Secret Garden of An Sithean, For Love Nor Money (Festival Antigonish Summer Theatre; Head of Wardrobe), Mr. Burns: A Post Electric Play,Cinderella and the Box Office, Learning Curve, Three Sisters (Fountain School of Performing Arts, Head Dresser), Euripidaristophanize (Fountain School of Performing Arts, CutteR). TRAINING: Dalhousie BA, Honours in Costume Studies OTHER: Thank you to Neptune Theatre for this opportunity. Love and thanks to Dad, Mum, Sabrina, Beck and Louisa for always being there for me.
RIA KAPUR ROLE: Chrysalis ChoreographyThe Wizard of Oz NEPTUNE: Heathers (Assist. Choreo/Direction) (YPCO) Anthems! Reunited Cabaret, Shout! (YPCO) OTHER THEATRE: Ride the Cyclone (Theatre Sheridan), Burden of Proof (Theatre Sheridan), Dreamcatchers (Confederation Centre YOCO), Into the Woods (HRM Musical) (Choreographer FILM/TV: Father of the Bride (Hallmark), 22 Minutes (CBC), Commercial Work (McDonald’s Canada) (Ontario Health). TRAINING: Honours Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance (Sheridan College), Bachelor of Education (Mount St. Vincent University) OTHER: Sending love to my family and friends! Thank you for coming to our show <3

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