Bearbie Program

June 6, 7 & 8, 2024 •

Comedy Bar Danforth 2800 Danforth Ave

Doors Open 30 minutes before showtime • Shows Start @ 7:00pm, and 9:00pm on Friday & Saturday • All sales final

Cast

Production

Band

Chelsea Jayne Bray

Emily Ferrier

Jonah Paroyan

Matty Burns

Meredith Mullen

Paul Smith

Ryan Hancock

Urjy Kumsa

Barbie
Weird Barbie
Carmy
Fek/Matty
Greta Gerwig
Ken
Richie
Sydney

Alessandra Ferreri

Elisabeth Pinto

Heidi Nickel

Jamie Lamb

Josh Murray

Justin Bell

Lisa Kileeg

Maddie Yule

Meg Mack

Mikayla Bondy

Nate Ives

Nic Calvo

Olivia Orsi

Peter Higgins

Phil Fernandez

Tiana Lam

Victoria Maria

Cameron Brown
Dylan Cantlon Hay
Jamie Lamb
Justin Bell

Guitar
Bass
Keys
Drums

Artistic Producer

Costumes and Props

Stage Manager

Co-Music Director

Choreo

Co-Music Director

Producer

Costumes and Props

Director

Vocal Director

Co-Writer

Choreo

Co-Writer

Intro Video and Website

ASM

Social Media Coordinator

Assistant Director

Board of Directors

Executive:
Lisa Kileeg
Peter Higgins
Steph Adams

Members at Large:
Jacob Macleod
Julia Fulton
Leona Placide-Wollach
Meg MacKeigan
Steven Suepaul
Wellesley Robertson III

Land Acknowledgement

Players would like to acknowledge that the land we gather on is the traditional territory of the Wendat, the Anishnaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, Metis, and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation.

We are very grateful to tell our stories and celebrate being together on these lands for our shows.

We encourage you to learn more and engage with organizations that support Indigineous peoples, such as the Downie Wenjack Foundation, who we've been proud to support for several seasons.

Presenting Sponsor

2024 Charities

PODIUM encourages you to give generously to any or all of the four wonderful charities being supported by Players this year:

Every donation to WCC supports underserved and underheard populations throughout Canada. It helps provide access to a powerful community writing program that is proven to support healing, hope, self-expression, a sense of purpose, and more – all by empowering voice and creating connection through story.

Founded in 1983, the Alzheimer Society of Ontario (ASO) is the province's leading care and research charity committed to helping people with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. The Alzheimer Society strives to stay on the cutting edge of dementia care. They respect backgrounds, values, beliefs and traditions of the people and communities they serve and seek input from diverse groups. They value open communication with their clients, donors, staff and volunteers.

The Daily Bread Food Bank Programs and Services team works hard to provide the best support to meet the needs of their diverse membership and the communities they serve. Together, they provide dignified, low-barrier food access to adults, seniors and children experiencing food insecurity.

Daily Bread Food Bank’s network consists of 128 member agencies and 193 food programs.

The goal is to end hunger in our city.

Working together with health care and research professionals, patients, and the community, The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation raises funds to support breakthrough research, patient care and education programs at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. The Princess Margaret is a recognized international leader in the fight against cancer and none of this would be possible without the generous support, commitment and dedication of their donors and community.

The Players Charitable Mandate

Players is dedicated to raising funds for, and awareness of, the efforts of a variety of fantastic charities. Our season of shows is the means through which we make repeated important financial contributions to our charities, and our audience is our tool for spreading the awareness of the needs each of these organizations is addressing.

To date we have donated almost $240,000 to wide variety of charities!

Meet The Cast

Chelsea Jayne Bray

Barbie

Meredith Mullen

Greta Gerwig

Emily Ferrier

Weird Barbie

Paul Smith

Ken

Jonah Paroyan

Carmy

Ryan Hancock

Richie

Matty Burns

Fek/Matty

Urjy Kumsa

Sydney

Director's Notes

You’re in for a delicious pink treat! This cast, crew and band of Bears and Barbies and Kens (OH MY!) are a dream team – and what a good job they do at Players!

The writers have cooked up a hilarious show in their comedy kitchen – highlighting how stressful it can be to pretend to be someone you’re not, and that we could all use a little more playtime and imagination in our lives.

This is an exciting year, putting our summer production on in our new home of Comedy Bar Danforth. We’re excited that this new space has excellent sound, drinks, food, sightlines, staff and accessibility for our audience and Players alike so that we can put on the tightest, brightest and funniest Players show we can.

Be sure to say HI BARBIE and YES CHEF as you SING and enjoy a SEAMLESS show.

Thank you for the immense effort and many volunteer hours put in by everyone. Enjoy BEARBIE!

Much love,

Your Directors,

Meg Mack & Victoria Maria

THANKS YOUs

The Cast, Band, and Crew of Bearbie would like to thank:

Our fantastic sponsors for making this year’s show possible: Dave & Peter @ Steam Whistle Brewing; Gary & Carly and all the staff @ Comedy Bar Danforth; Oskar and Bernard @ Podium; Elissa @ Farrell & Boyle LLP; Megan @ Anderson Mackeigan LLP; Steve @ ARC and Steve @ Harmons.

Our Players supporters and online drink donors: Amy Hopkins, Alex Dobranowski, and Debra Burns.

Thank you to: Joffre Labranche for headshots and show photos; Jordan Shore for promotional considerations; Adam Ward @ Hooray for Pizza Day for allowing us to shoot in the kitchen; Meg & Dan and Comedy Bar Danforth for rehearsal space; Tom Lute, Merritt Crews, Kate Ethier, Jacob Macleod, Josh Murray, and Leona Placide for help with our script workshop. To our Board (Peter, Steph, Lisa, Jacob, Julia, Leona, Meg, Steven and Wellesley) and Artistic Leadership Team (Alessandra and Matty); our social media fans who embraced our reels/TikToks, and anyone else we may have missed.

We’d also like to thank all those who auditioned for the show, provided feedback on the script and those who have helped guide us in our Diversity, Equity and Inclusiveness goals. And of course, all the special people in our lives who have helped us find the time to bring Players back to the stage. It has been a much needed and invigorating experience.

And finally: YOU, our dear audience, for coming out to support us!