The House of Yes
Cast and Crew

Melissa Allen (Lesly)

Melissa is pleased to be part of Fishbowl Theatre's inaugural season. Her most recent credits include Pandora in The Woman in the Moon and Sheltmez in The Stolen Shovetide Cock, both for the Poculi Ludique Societas. She also performed at the Atlantic Drama Festival, and held internship at Nova Scotia's Two Planks and a Passion Theatre Company. As an Acadia Theatre Company alumnist, Melissa's past roles have ranged from the lead in Alice Through the Looking Glass to a male bartender to Satan.

Tabitha Keast (Mrs. Pascal)

Tabitha's most recent credits include Sarasvati Production's workshop of 'Missiah' as the World Economy, The Antichrist (PLS), Disappearing into the Vermeers (Theatre Viscera/ New Ideas Festival) and Juan for the Road (Rhino Productions/Fringe 1997). She has done workshops with Dean Gilmour for clown and Richard Rose for Shakespeare, and is co-founder of Rhino Productions.

Most recently Tabitha played "Ernestine" in Rhino Productions' The Anger in Ernest and Ernestine at the Toronto Fringe in July.

Shawn Reynolds (Anthony)

Shawn, new to Toronto for the past three years now, can be seen as Christopher Wren in The Mousetrap . He recently starred in the film Beautiful Horizon, soon to be released on video. Shawn performs with the Second City Conservatory, which gives him license to say that he's only in "the biz" to pick up the ladies.
He is very proud of his success in portraying John Lennon in the Off-Off-Broadway-Off-Bloor Street production of Come Away and will never forget his time with the Cabbagetown Theatre. "Thanks to David for all that he's taught me."

Kevin Robinson (Marty)

A graduate of the Sheridan College/University of Toronto Theatre and Drama Specialist Program, Kevin has played everything from a sin to a king. Past acting credits include Tom Snout (A Midsummer Nights Dream), Sganarelle/Moleire (The Hypochondriac), Detective Clark (And Then There Was Paris), La Verole (All Where They Ought, Toronto Fringe 98), Damian Creed (Marriage is a Four Letter Word), Kyle (Missing Pieces, Toronto Summerworks Festival 99), Wrath (Dr. Faustus), Third King (The Antichrist), Iphiclese (The Woman in the Moon), and Bardolph/Orleans (Henry V). His next role is Marcel in Cliffhanger Productions production of Bluffer's Moon; being performed at Black Creek Pioneer Village from July 1-28.  Then he'll be

stepping into the shoes of Marty for The House of Yes. His other hobbies include an avid interest in Stage Combat, for which he is currently undergoing certification for the level of Advanced Actor Combatant, drawing, writing, and a somewhat obsessive penchant for computer games. After having his hopes of playing Anakin Skywalker ruthlessly dashed by one Hayden Christenson, he still hopes to one day don the Jedi robes, or at least have a career in film.

Chloë Ariane Whitehorn (Jackie-O)

Chloë is a recent graduate of Queen's University's drama programme. Since moving to Toronto Chloë has had the opportunity to play Venus in the Poculi Ludique Societas' production of The Woman in the Moon, an outrageous character in Julie Salverson's Woyzeck on the Boulevard of Broken Dreams at the 2000 Festival of Original Theatre, and Goldilocks in the pantomime Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Past roles include: Ophelia (Hamlet), Ouisa (Six Degrees of Separation), Rose ( Islands ), Bride of Dracula (Dracula), Betsy (The Heidi Chronicles), Georgina (Paradise Heights), Inspector/Child (Judgement Day), Donalbain (Macbeth), Edie ( Search For Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe), and Lillian Gish (The Robbery).

Ingrid Keenan, Director

Ingrid Keenan's recent directing credits include The Woman in the Moon (PLS, February 2000), Watch me Fly! (Montreal Fringe, 1999), Infatuation (F.O.O.T. 1999) and Rough for Theatre II (An Evening with Samuel Beckett, 1999). Ingrid is a co-founder and Artistic Director of Rhino Productions, and recently directed their entry in the 2000 Toronto Fringe, The Anger in Ernest and Ernestine. For Rhino, Ingrid has also written and directed Juan for the Road (Fringe 1997) and The Women (1996). Ingrid is currently completing her MA at the Graduate Centre for Study of Drama.

Kevin Fox, Lighting/Sound

Kevin agreed to do lighting/set design/everything else Fishbowl Theatre needed after finding that there was no role available for him in this production. However, if he was acting in the show his bio would look like this:
Kevin Fox is new to Toronto, having spent much time in Kingston, getting degrees from Queen's University as well as acting with the Renaissance Stage Company for four years. Past roles include: Soranzo ('Tis Pity She's a Whore), Petruchio (The Taming of the Shrew), Don Pedro (Much Ado About Nothing ), The Tyrant (Canadian premiere of Shakespeare's Cardenio), Johnathon Harker (Dracula), Don Juan (Don Juan), Macduff (Macbeth), and Mercury (The Woman in the Moon). He hopes that he will soon have the opportunity to act in a Fishbowl Theatre production.

John Whytock, Publicity
 John had an unbelievably tiny role in PLS's The Woman In The Moon and has written and acted in touring Fringe productions, including "Self-Indulgent Crap" (1995), "Dangly Bits" (1994) and "The History of Everything" (1993). His songs appear on several Captain Tractor albums, including this summer's "Hoserista" (Lugan Records). He was a founding member of the Arrogant Worms and wrote and played on their first three albums.
John has a degree in something of no consequence and now makes a living as a senior communications advisor with the Ministry of Health.

Anne Marie Matthews, Photographer

Anne Marie is a Beach resident who was born and raised in Toronto. The majority of her photographs have been scenery and still life, but most recently her interests are leaning toward portraiture and portfolio work. On a recent trip to Paris, France she discovered a passion for all things French. She found many great photo opportunities and wants to return soon.

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