Cast Bios
Artistic/Production Personnel
Director/Playwright: Wanda Fitzgerald
Musical Director/Performer: Sean Peever
Actors: Geoff Gilmour-Taylor
Diana Czainski
Nawa Nicole Simon
Wanda Fitzgerald
Carole Edgar
Lighting Design: Andre DuToit
Sound: Lauren Stein
Ryerson CLT Team:
Director, Centre for Learning Technologies Deborah Fels
SRC Associate, Centre for Learning Technologies JP Udo
Cast Bio notes:
WANDA C. FITZGERALD: Director/Artistic Principal, The Memory
GEOFF GILMOUR-TAYLOR: Gregory McPherson
Geoff spent five years with the Martingrove Stage Company; his roles there included David Bliss in Hay Fever and Eric in The Man Who Couldn't Dance. He was most recently seen as Singleton in Clever Evelyn at the Fringe of Toronto. He lives in
SEAN PEEVER: Music Director. McPherson’s Subconcious
Ottawa born Sean Peever is a purveyor of the lost 20th Century art of song-writing, His styles include; folk-rock, soul and ska/reggae, Sean is regularly featured on the coffeehouse.ca scene and will soon be players production of Speaking Volumes, a play performed live and produced in audio at the studios of the CNIB Library. The play was commissioned to commemorate the Library’s 100th anniversary in 2006.
Sean is currently in the studio producing his second CD. Music from his first CD, Sean, was featured in the play Little Voices at the Random Thoughts Come Alive Festival Aug. 2007. Sean also performs at various Salons in the GTA and
www.myspace.com/seanpeevertoronto
DIANA CZAINSKI: Maureen Dale
Diana first became interested in acting at age six and performed in many school productions. After losing her sight 13 years ago Diana had pretty much given up hope of achieving a higher pinicle in her acting career. After joining the Glenvale Players in 2002 she has since blossomed into a very talented actor.
She has explored professional development through workshops such as the Piccaso Project's Shakespeare Scene Study workshop with Kate Lynch, and The Explorers Project, an interpretive dance workshop conducted by Hope Terry. Over the past six years Diana has performed in various stage productions including, About 18 Minutes, Undermined, and Fall From Grace.
CAROL EDGAR: Charlotte Webber
Carol studied acting at The Three Schools. Production credits include; The Token Star (John Herbert Players) Plaza Suite (East Side Players) The Killing of Sister George, The Cavern, and Follies, (Parkside Little Theatre) The London Fringe production of Common Criminal was Carol’s second performance with The Glenvale Players, who she joined after experiencing major vision loss, and finding it difficult to participate in mainstream theatrical production. Carol's performaned in An Oldtime Radio Shocase as Blanch Bickerson and in Feb. 2008 she played Maureen in Anne Chisllett's The Tomorrow Box.
NAWA NICOLE SIMON: Kelly Greene
DANIELLE I. SZLAWIENIEC-HAW DVS Memory
After graduating from the University of Guelph's Drama program,
Danielle moved to Toronto to pursue acting. Her recent theatre credits
include: The Aching Heart of Samuel Klienerman (Medina Theatre
Ensemble), Lysistrata (Hart House Theatre), Salt Water Moon (Grinder
Productions), and Celebration of Life (Chilsag Chilies). She has also
appeared in a number of television, film, and new media productions,
recently guest staring on the Canadian production Team Epic and
appearing in Urban Legends. In 2007, Danielle received her Masters in
Drama from the University of Toronto.
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