MEET THE TEAM
FIONA MONGILLO
Artistic Director
Fiona is the Founding Artistic Director of Here For Now Theatre Company. 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, 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).
CRYSTAL L. SPICER
Executive Director
Crystal brings more than 20 years of experience in the performing arts across music, dance, and theatre. A graduate of Grant MacEwan University, she has held leadership roles with some of Canada’s most respected arts institutions, including Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet and the Stratford Festival. She has served as Technical Director at the National Arts Centre and Production Manager with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, and played a key role in the opening of Queen’s University’s Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts.
After returning to Stratford in 2023, she served as Executive Director of Stratford Summer Music, guiding the organization through post-pandemic recovery, securing new funding, and achieving a budget surplus. This appointment marks a meaningful return to theatre, the discipline at the heart of her artistic journey, where her passion for the arts will continue to thrive, grow, and contribute to the cultural life of Stratford.
MARIE FARSI
Interim Associate Artistic 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
SIOBHAN O’MALLEY
Artistic Associate & Marketing Coordinator
Selected Theatre Credits: Jill in The Fox, Jessica in Spit, Belle in Post Alice, Rory in A Hundred Words for Snow, Rue in Whack! (Here For Now); Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion (Guild Festival Theatre); Fanny and Mrs. Parsons in Mary of Shanty Bay (Theatre by the Bay); Mary in Mary’s Wedding, Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Festival Players of Prince Edward County); Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing (The Secret Shakespeare Series); Catherine Givings in In the Next Room, Martha in Spring Awakening, Rosalind in As You Like It, and Yelena in Uncle Vanya (The Lir). Training: Honours BA in Acting, The Lir National Academy of Dramatic Art (Trinity College Dublin/RADA)
ADAM STEINBACH
Technical Coordinator
A lifelong musician and artist, Adam graduated from Toronto Metropolitan University's Bachelor's of Professional Music program in April of 2025. Through his studies and previous work including two seasons on the production team with Stratford Summer Music, he found a love for bringing projects larger than his own to life.
In pursuit of that passion, Adam returned to Stratford post-graduation to build a career in film music composition and live performance technology. The latter of which has brought him to Here For Now Theatre.
JOCELYN NICHOLSON
Social Media and Audience Experience Coordinator
Jocelyn is thrilled to be back at The Here For Now theatre for their first ever winter season! She is a graduate of St. Lawrence College for Music Theatre Performance. She is a trained singer and dancer and she is passionate about Directing and Stage Management! When she’s not at the theatre, she is making your favourite coffee at Revel downtown Stratford. She would love to thank her family and friends for supporting her no matter what path she’s on. Selected credits include: The Rules of Playing Risk, Not Just Empty Space (HFN), Mary’s Wedding, Stitches, Strings and Shadows (TIP), Luisa in Nine, Janet Weiss in Rocky Horror Picture Show, and Cynthia in The Real Inspector Hound (SLC).
“Sometimes you are creating the art, and sometimes you’re creating the artist.” - Patrick Burwell
HFN Board of Directors
Susan Moffat
Chair
Susan was born and raised in Stratford Ontario. After obtaining a B.A. in Theatre from the University of Windsor she has worked in the performing arts in a number of positions most recently as Managing Director of the Tarragon Theatre in Toronto.
Susan returned to Stratford when she retired and currently serves on the Board of Directors at the United Way Perth-Huron and previously served on the Board at Pal Stratford.
She is very proud to support the wonderful work being created at Here for Now Theatre.
Laura Dinner Treasurer
Laura Dinner was born and raised in Montreal, attended Queen’s University for Commerce, and is a generous patron of the arts in every form that she loves. She is a patron of the Stratford Festival, a member of the board of the National Ballet of Canada, former chair of the Tarragon Theatre, and former Vice Chair of the Gardiner Museum. She is a proud member of the Here for Now community.
Frances O’Malley
Past Chair
Frances O’Malley is a physician and Professor Emerita at the University of Toronto. During her academic career she served on many provincial, national and international medical committees. Dr. O’Malley was the recipient of several major research grants in the areas of hereditary breast cancer and predictive biomarkers in breast disease. She has published widely in these areas and is the editor of a book entitled Breast Pathology – a volume in the series Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology.
Since retiring from academic medicine, Dr O’Malley has trained as a Mindfulness Meditation Teacher. She currently teaches Mindfulness Meditation in the therapeutic setting.
Frances has had a life-long passion for professional theatre and live performance.
She resides in Stratford and Toronto.
Jo-Dee Burbach Secretary
Jo-Dee was born in Toronto to Dutch immigrant parents. She has lived in three countries, and along the way earned a BA in Liberal Arts and an MA in Communication Studies. Since 1999,
Jo-Dee has lived in Stratford, Ontario, where she currently resides with her three children. She runs her own businesses in graphic design and communications, and has published and edited an online magazine about the Arts in Stratford. In 2018 she became a City Councillor for the City of Stratford, running on a platform that included creating affordable housing, expanding public transportation, improving walking and cycling infrastructure, nurturing a vibrant City culture, and developing forward-thinking environmental preservation and protection programs.
She received Optimism Place's Woman of the Year Award in 2020 in the category of Allyship & Advocacy for her efforts focused specifically on anti-Black racism in our community
Jessica B. Hill
Artist Representative
Jessica is an actor, playwright, and teacher. Born and raised in Montreal, she works as an actor in both English and French. She is a McGill University alumna and co-teaches Chekhov and Shakespeare at the National Theatre School.
Jessica has performed five seasons with the Stratford Festival. Here for Now Theatre was home to readings of her first two plays, The Dark Ladyand In Search of Catharsis. Both plays now have full productions planned for 2022/23. The Dark Lady had a staged reading as part of the Stratford Festival's Forum Events in 2021
Here for Now Theatre's mandate is something she holds very close to heart. She is honoured to have the opportunity to help support this wonderful company any way she can.
Jessica splits her time between Montreal and Stratford, and calls both places home.
