ONTARIO PREMIERE | DRAMATIC THRILLER
As Above
Fall Show
October 28 - November 8, 2026
Opening October 30
Beneath the forest floor, vast fungal networks knit trees together in unseen community – sharing, sustaining, healing.
One-time renowned botanical researcher Jo teaches about this living web, even as her own connections falter and fray. Eight years sober, haunted by loss, and reaching tentatively for love, Jo must learn whether repair is still possible. But when strange messages begin to surface – mysterious ailments, phantom phone calls – the line between science and spirit blurs.
As Above is a luminous, deeply human story about regeneration, forgiveness, and the invisible networks that keep us alive.
CAST
Kevin Bundy - Rick
Kim Horsman - Jo
Melissa Oei - The Third Actor
CREATIVE TEAM
Christine Quintana - Playwright
Marie Farsi - Director
Louise Guinand - Lighting Designer
Adam Campbell - Sound Designer
Patricia Reilly - Costume and Set Designer
Sam Snyders - Stage Manager
As Above is supported by these wonderful people:
Show Sponsor: Laura Dinner and Richard Rooney
Production Supporters: Archie and Jean Hunter, Ann Marie Stasiuk and Rick Matthews
Meet the Cast
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Kevin Bundy’s recent theatre credits include: Eureka Day (Coal Mine Theatre), Twelve Dinners (Talk is Free Theatre), Forget About Tomorrow (Here for Now Theatre), Sequence (Thousand Islands Playhouse), The Bear and the Proposal (Caravan Farm Theatre), Cock (Talk is Free Theatre), Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Ed Mirvish Theatre), Never Not Once (Theatre Aquarius), The Candidate/The Party (Citadel Theatre); The Wars, Chariots of Fire (Grand Theatre). He has participated in seven seasons at The Shaw Festival, five seasons at Stratford and over 20 productions with the Soulpepper Theatre Company. Kevin also performed as the Narrator in Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra’s Western Canadian tour of Circle of Creation. Some of Kevin’s recent TV & Film credits include The Princess and the Bodyguard, Nurses, Grand Army, Kim’s Convenience, Saving Hope, Designated Survivor, and the feature film Through Black Spruce. Kevin can also be seen in Murdoch Mysteries and the film The Unrestricted War.
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Kim Horsman was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and grew up by the ocean in Deep Cove, Tsleil-Wautut territory. She left for London, England after graduating and trained at the Webber Douglas Academy. Making her home there for several years Kim performed in London fringe theatre and at the Chesterfield Civic Repertory Theatre, Derbyshire. After returning to Canada she began to work in theatres across the country, and as a leading company member for the Stratford Shakespeare Festival.
Kim has had a rich and varied career, and has played roles as diverse as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, to Morla the Ancient One, an elderly turtle in the Stratford production of The Never Ending Story. Recently Kim appeared as Berthe in the Stratford production of Patrick Marber's acclaimed adaptation of Hedda Gabler, as well as the Widow Capilet in Alls Well That Ends Well, Mrs Which in A Wrinkle in Time. TV and film roles include Diane in "Believe Me : The Abduction of Lisa McVey"for Lifetime/ Netflix, and has recently completed roles in "Guillermo Del Toros Cabinet of Curiosities" for Netflix, “The Miniature Wife” for NBC/Peacock and “Doc” for Global TV.
She's so thankful for the love and support from her partner Ian and daughter Gina.
This is for Spencer.
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Melissa is an Asian Canadian theatre performer and director who has worked with dozens of companies across Western Canada. A graduate of the conservatory acting program Studio 58, she is the recipient of multiple Jessie Richardson Theatre awards and nominations. Favourite acting credits include The Merry Wives of Windsor, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night's Dream (Bard on the Beach); The Mousetrap, Boeing Boeing, The Twelves Dates of Christmas (Arts Club Theatre Co.); Pride & Prejudice, The Fiancée (Western Canada Theatre); Fire Never Dies: The Tina Modotti Project (Electric Company); Middletown, The Open House (Sticks & Stones); A Doll's House Part 2 (Western Gold Theatre); Beautiful Man, Lampedusa (Pi Theatre); Les Belles Soeurs (Ruby Slippers). Melissa lives in Vancouver, BC with her partner Chad and their cats Zuzu & Totoro.
Meet the Creative Team
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Born in Los Angeles to a Mexican-American father and a Dutch-British-Canadian mother, Christine is now a grateful visitor to the unceded lands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh people. Christine is an actor, playwright, producer and dramaturg. Winner of an LA Drama Critics' Circle Award, Dora Mavor Moore Award, Jessie Richardson Theatre Award, Tom Hendry Award, a Governor General’s Award nomination, and the Siminovitch Protégée Prize for Playwriting, Christine’s works have been translated and performed in Spanish, French, German, and ASL in over 10 cities worldwide. As a performer, she’s acted on stages big and small, in a camper van, in neighbourhoods across East Vancouver, and on a farm. Christine is a graduate of UBC’s BFA Acting Program. christinquintana.ca
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Marie Farsi is a boundary-pushing director and theatre maker recognized for her bold visual language and inventive interpretations of text. Deeply committed to the creation of new work, she has become a sought-after collaborator for some of Canada’s most dynamic theatre companies, including Crow’s Theatre, Canadian Stage, the Segal Centre, Tarragon Theatre, Musical Stage Company, YES Theatre, and Théâtre La Seizième, among others. Her recent adaptation and direction of Fifteen Dogs, based on André Alexis’ acclaimed novel, drew critical praise for its theatrical ambition and emotional depth, playing to sold-out houses at Crow’s, the Segal Centre, Mirvish Productions, and the NAC. More at mariefarsi.com
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Louise Guinand has designed lighting for over 600 shows. Her work has been seen on stages across Canada. She delights in the ever-changing nature of the theatre and the discoveries every new space and production brings.
Louise is pleased to be returning to Here For Now for their second winter season!
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Adam Campbell is a Dora-nominated composer, sound designer and musician. Originally from Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Adam has worked as sound designer/composer with Stratford Festival, Blyth Festival, Human Body Expression, Tarragon Theatre, Canadian Stage, Here For Now Theatre, Edmonton Opera, Capitol Theatre and more. Adam made his Here For Now debut as sound designer and composer for 2025’s Reproduktion, and is thrilled to join HFN for several productions this season. Adam has toured and performed throughout North America as a percussionist with TorQ Percussion Quartet and Ladom Ensemble, and regularly plays in the pit for musical theatre productions with companies such as Mirvish Productions and Stratford Festival. In 2019, Adam released his debut solo singer-songwriter album, Guess I’m A People Too, featuring a mix of folk, rock and 90’s-tinged original music. Adam currently lives in Stratford, Ontario, with his wife Alice and their cats Ninja and Nazca.
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Patricia Reilly is a set and costume designer whose life and work have taken her across Canada; she is now based in Ontario. A multidisciplinary artist, she works across theatre, opera, film, and digital media.
Recent design credits include Jesus Christ Superstar (Magnus Theatre), A Dream Play (Fanshawe College), Reproduktion (Here For Now Theatre), Elf (Chemainus Theatre Festival), the soft spaces (Impulse Theatre Society) and The Art of War (Stratford Festival). Patricia holds degrees in Character Design and Animation (Fanshawe College), MA Scenography (Wimbledon College of Art, University of the Arts London), and a BFA in Theatre Production (University of Victoria). www.patriciareilly.com
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Sam is an emerging theatre artist from Mitchell, Ontario, glad to be back for his third season at Here For Now. Previously at HFN, Sam stage-managed Apples in Winter, Humour Me, Stick Around, The Saviour, and Paul and Linda Plan a Threesome, and sound-designed The Rules of Playing Risk. No stranger to the Rose McQueen Stage, Sam also played Aaron in last year's Forget About Tomorrow. Other acting credits include Boris Trigorin in The Seagull (Strands of the Night), Pierre in Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 (AUTS McGill), Jason in Medea (Player's Theatre) and Moe in Pomona (Moyse Hall). Sam recently graduated from McGill University with a BA in English: Drama & Theatre. Thank you, always, to his family and friends for their constant support.
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“As Above was originally commissioned by the Belfry Theatre (Victoria, British Columbia) where it premiered in 2023, Artistic Director Michael Shamata, Executive Director Isaac Thomas.
As Above is produced by permission of the Playwright and Marquis Literary (Colin Rivers) www.MQlit.ca.
Christine Quintana is a member of the Playwrights Guild of Canada.”