DIRECTOR

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 (http://mariefarsi.com/)

PLAYWRIGHT

Since graduating from The National Theatre School of Canada and Stratford's Birmingham Conservatory, Amy has worked in theatre, film, and television with some of Canada's leading directors and playwrights. 
Playwriting Credits include: The Public Servant (The Great Canadian Theatre Company, Nightwood, Canstage) and Mortified (Studio 58, Touchstone Theatre) which won The Playwright Guild of Canada's Carol Bolt Award in 2019. Amy is also a celebrated performer. Recently she performed in Heidi Shrek's Pulitzer-Prize nominated play What the Constitution Means to Me and reprised her award-winning turn as Blanche Dubois in Soulpepper's production of A Streetcar Named Desire. 

as Flora

Fiona is the Founding Artistic Director of Here For Now Theatre Company (HFN). Selected credits include The Farm Show: Then & Now and Resort to Murder at The Blyth Festival,  the Canadian Premiere of Girls & Boys as part of the HFN 2022 season and the Crow’s Theatre 2023 season, Angelina in Whack! (HFN), Senta von Schrader in Framed (Lighthouse), Louise in The Enchantment (HERE Arts, NYC); Bessie in The Young Ladies of Baddeck (Theatre Baddeck); Rose in Eigengrau, and Elisabeth in Laundry and Bourbon (HFN). Selected Film Credits:  Constance Weatherly/Madeline Tomkins in Murdoch Mysteries (CBC); Donald’s Secretary in The Apprentice (Ali Abbasi/Apprentice Productions). Directing: Post Alice (HFN). Training: BFA in Acting, UBC; MA in Classical Acting, LAMDA. Awards: 2022 Best Actress in a Play (Ontario Stage). 

as Neil

This is Tyrone’s Here for Now debut. Recent credits: Much Ado, Sherlock Holmes (St Lawrence Shakespeare Fest) Halfway There (Drayton) Fifteen Dogs (Mirvish/Crow's/NAC),Cymbeline; The Diviners (Stratford). Elsewhere: Nine seasons at the Stratford Festival in productions including Love's Labour's Lost, Hamlet, Death and the King's Horseman, Grand Magic, Richard II, School for Scandal, Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo and Juliet and The Grapes of Wrath. His work has taken him to theatres across the country from St John's to Vancouver, including roles at The Arts Club, The Mayfield Theatre and Neptune. Film/TV: Law and Order, Reign, Hallmark, Wind at my Back. Voice: Caillou, Redwall, Assassin's Creed, Immortals: Phoenix Rising. Tyrone is a proud dog dad and gardener, and dedicates this production to the memory of his mentor Marti Maraden. 

as Nurse Svoboda

Maggie Huculak has performed on Canadian stages for 45 years. Cherished artistic collaborations include Necessary Angel (with Canadian writers Michael Ondaatje, Colleen Murphy and John Mighton/directors Richard Rose and Daniel Brooks), the late, great Theatre Columbus (Martha Ross/Leah Cherniak), Soulpepper Theatre, Quote Unquote Collective, and Globe Theatre. She’s premiered scores of Canadian plays,  and is the co-author of five collectively created plays produced in Toronto:  Mein, Hysterica, The Betrayal, Lonely Nights and Other Stories, and Now You See Her (published by Coach House Press). She’s worked extensively in film, television, radio and audiobooks,  and was the sole narrator of the epic CBC documentary series Canada: A People’s History. Maggie is a seven-time Dora Award nominee and is the recipient of a Dora Award for Mein and a Chalmers Award for The Betrayal. 

as Dr Kult

Rylan has performed at theatre companies across Canada for the past two decades and has been in the Stratford Festival acting company since 2014. Recent theatre credits include Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Canadian Stage), The Art of War, London Assurance, Twelfth Night, King Lear, Much Ado About Nothing, All’s Well That Ends Well, The Crucible, Timon of Athens and Shakespeare in Love; La Bete (Talk is Free Theatre), Lion in Winter (Grand Theatre), East of Berlin, The December Man (ATP), Beyond the Farm Show (Blyth), Enron (Theatre Calgary), Macbeth (Caravan Farm), A Doll’s House (Globe Theatre), Three Tall Women (RMTC).  Film/TV credits include Law and Order: Toronto, Murdoch Mysteries, Wilfrid, The Secret of the Nutcracker.  He won a Betty Mitchell award for his portrayal of Vincent Van Gogh in Vincent in Brixton and he was the recipient of the John Hirsch Award at the Stratford Festival Guthrie Awards.  He is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada and the University of Manitoba. 

STAGE MANAGER

Renate is from Montreal where she attended National Theatre School.
She started in dance and circus before nestling into theatre arts where she has worked with Mirvish Productions, National Arts Centre, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, Manitoba Opera, Rainbow Stage, Theatre Calgary, Richmond Gateway Theatre, Le Théâtre Français de Toronto, Stratford Festival, Neptune Theatre, Grand Theatre and Blyth Festival. Along the way she discovered the exceptional work of taking care of people’s stories and now landing at Here For Now Theatre. Quelle cadeau.

LIGHTING DESIGN

Louise Guinand is a lighting designer who 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 part of Here For Now’s first indoor season in a brand new theatre. 

SET & COSTUME DESIGN

Patricia Reilly (she/her) is an Ontario-born, B.C. and Alberta-raised theatre artist. Patricia holds theatre art degrees from Red Deer College, the University of Victoria, and the University of the Arts, London. Upcoming work includes the costume designs for The Art of War at the Stratford Festival and Chemainus Theatre Festival’s winter production of Elf:The Musical. The Rules of Playing Risk is Patricia’s second production with Here For Now, and first in the new, indoor venue! Online at www.patriciareilly.com

SOUND DESIGN

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, Here For Now Theatre, Edmonton Opera, Capitol Theatre and more. 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.

PROJECTION DESIGN

Jonah has a deep background in technical video production working in professional theatre, concerts, large corporate events and broadcast studios. Recent work on theatrical productions includes McNeal (Lincoln Center Theater), Beaches The Musical (Theatre Calgary), Super Freak: The Rick James Story (USA Tour), and VIZION by Cirque Du Soleil (Jeddah).