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Here you will find biographical information on present and past members of the Company, or seen and unseen Shadows, as we like to call them.
SHADOWS – Seen & Unseen
Emily Brennan (Actor / Stage Manager)
Rebekah Chassé (Actor)
Nicholas Cole (Technical Director / Actor / Director)
Becky Forbes (Actor)
Elizabeth Goodyear (Actor)
Matt Gray (Musician)
Michael Holmes-Lauder (Actor / Technical Director / Photographer)
Andrew Jones (Actor / Stage Manager)
Julie MacDonald (Actor)
Robert Moore (Director / Writer / Actor / Co-founder)
Scott Shannon (Director / Writer / Actor / Co-founder)
Taylor Sinstadt (Technical Director)
Matthew Spinney (Actor / Director)
Alberto White (Graphics Designer)
PHOTOS BY MICHAEL HOLMES-LAUDER (unless otherwise noted)
SHADOWS – SEEN
– these are the Shadows currently in action on stage or behind the scenes –
Nicholas Cole in rehearsal for Monster
(Photo by Diane Cole)
SHOWS / ROLES
Waiting For Godot – Technical Director (Fredericton)
This Is A Play (2007) – Technical Director
Wild Abandon: The Study of Steve – Technical Director
Geography Of A Horse Dreamer – ‘Cody’ / Technical Director
House – Co-Technical Director (Fredericton)
The Dumb Waiter (2008) – Co-Technical Director
Orestes 2.1 – Technical Director
Marion Bridge – Technical Director
Monster – Director / Technical Director
Tooth of Crime (2nd Dance) – Director / Technical Director
Oleanna – Director / Technical Director (RUNNING THIS MARCH & APRIL!)
Nicholas Cole became a Shadow at a time when the Company was making a push to actively produce more work, and he was an invaluable member during this process. His first show was being thrown into the staging of Waiting For Godot (2005), and after that Nicholas provided technical direction for a number of productions: This Is A Play and Wild Abandon (2007); Geography of a Horse Dreamer and The Dumb Waiter (2008), also playing the part of ‘Cody’ in the former; Orestes 2.1 and Marion Bridge (2009). In 2011, Nicholas was in the director’s chair for the late Spring production of Monster, and that fall he once again was at the helm for the production of Tooth of Crime (2nd Dance), one of the most ambitious Nasty shows to run yet. The Spring of 2012 finds Nicholas directing the Company’s first staging of a David Mamet play, Oleanna. Nicholas would like to thank everyone who comes out for their commitment to our Company and to local, high quality theatre.
Becky Forbes as W1 in Play
SHOWS / ROLES
Play – ‘W1′
The Table Experiments – ‘Kybe’
Tooth of Crime (2nd Dance) – ‘Becky’
Oleanna – ‘Carol’ (RUNNING THIS MARCH & APRIL!)
Becky Forbes is a recent graduate from UNB’s Education program and is working on making her way into a school somewhere, ANYWHERE! to be a teacher. After 3 shows, and a 4th in the works, Becky’s last time as a Shadow found her enjoying the absolute chaos of Tooth of Crime (2nd Dance). Becky’s recent theatre credits include ‘Kybe’ in The Table Experiments and ‘W1′ in Play, each for Nasty Shadows; ‘Lisa’ in Life Without Instruction for TUNB; and ’3rd Witch’ in Macbeth and ‘Cobweb’ in A Midsummer Nights Dream, both for Bard in the Barracks. Becky makes her Mamet-ian debut in the Company’s impending Spring production of Oleanna. Nasty Shadows is thrilled to have Becky, along with her presence and energy on stage again for the Company.
Scott Shannon as Adam (+ others) in MONSTER
(Photo by Diane Cole)
SHOWS / ROLES
A Slight Ache – ‘Edward’
The Zoo Story – ‘Jerry’
Cowboys #2 – ‘Stu’
Rougher Magic – ‘Caliban’
Endgame – ‘Clov’
Waiting For Godot – ‘Estragon (Gogo)’
This Is A Play (2006 & 2010) – Director
Wild Abandon: The Study of Steve – ‘Steve’
Geography Of A Horse Dreamer – Director
House – ‘Victor’
The Dumb Waiter (2008 & 2010) – Director
Orestes 2.1 – Director
Marion Bridge – Director
Here Lies Henry – ‘Henry’
Play – ‘M’ / Director
The Table Experiments – Writer / Director
Monster – Adam (+ ALL Characters)
Tooth of Crime (2nd Dance) – ‘Hoss’
Oleanna – ‘John’ (RUNNING THIS MARCH & APRIL!)
Scott Shannon has been performing and/or directing shows for Nasty Shadows since co-founding the Company in the Summer of ’99. Directing credits include: Geography Of A Horse Dreamer (2008); This Is A Play (2007 & 2010) and Marion Bridge (2009), the Company’s adaptation Orestes 2.1 (2009), Pinter’s The Dumb Waiter (2008 & 2010), and Beckett’s Play (2010), in which he also performed the part of ‘M’. Last April saw Nasty Shadows debut Scott’s first original work for the stage, The Table Experiments. Other on stage credits: ‘Jerry’ in The Zoo Story (1999); ‘Caliban’ in Rougher Magic (2000); ‘Clov’ in Endgame (2004); the single (or many) character(s) in the following one-man MacIvor shows: House (2008); Here Lies Henry (2010); Monster. Next up: playing the role of ‘John’ in David Mamet’s Oleanna — Scott is pretty thrilled to finally have the chance to be a part of a Mamet play having long been a fan of the writer. He thanks the casts/crews for all of their hard work over the years and for enduring his tangential rants, and thanks you the audience for your support of the Company.
SHADOWS – UNSEEN
– these are the Shadows waiting in the wings, so to speak, without any Nasty projects underway at this time –
Emily Brennan as Nurse 3 (w/ Nurse 1) in Orestes 2.1
SHOWS / ROLES
Orestes 2.1 – ‘Nurse 3′
Marion Bridge – Stage Manager
Emily Brennan graduated from UNB with an Honours in English and a Minor in Theatre. Active in theatre during university, Emily’s first production with Nasty Shadows was as ‘Nurse #3′ in Orestes 2.1. She then took a break from acting to stage manage Marion Bridge which brought her oneone step closer to her not-so secret dream to star on a daytime soap opera by lending her voice to the play’s TV characters heard on stage. Nasty Shadows hopes to see Emily back in the light some time soon.
Rebekah Chassé as Louise in Marion Bridge
Orestes 2.1 – ‘Nurse 1′
Marion Bridge – ‘Louise’
Play – ‘W2′
Tooth of Crime (2nd Dance) – ‘Chaser’
Rebekah Chassé was thrown headlong into Nasty Shadows in the spring of 2009 when she stepped in to replace an actress in the role of ‘Nurse 1′ in Orestes 2.1. She then regained some of her softer side as ‘Louise’ in Nasty Shadows’ production of Daniel MacIvor’s Marion Bridge (Fall 2009), followed by the role of ‘W2′ in Beckett’s eerie Play in 2010. 2011 sees her getting in touch with her masculinity as ‘Chaser’ the singing auto mechanic in Tooth of Crime (2nd Dance). Rebekah brings focus and passion to her work, which helps enrich the Nasty Shadows work.
Elizabeth Goodyear as Helen (w/ Hermione) in Orestes 2.1
SHOWS / ROLES
Orestes 2.1 – Helen
Marion Bridge – ‘Theresa’
Tooth of Crime (2nd Dance) – ‘Meera’ / ‘Ref’
Elizabeth Goodyear has made a couple of appearances with Nasty Shadows, having first appeared as ‘Helen’ in the company’s production of Orestes 2.1 in spring ’09. Recently quite active in other groups around town as well, she also appeared as ‘Theresa’ in the fall ’09 production of Marion Bridge. Elizabeth was also seen in the Silver Wave Film Festival’s debut screening of Broke, for which she won the Best Actress in an NB Short Drama award. Last winter she was ‘Francesca’ in Theatre UNB’s production of Perfect Pie. This past summer she performed with Bard in the Barracks, playing ‘Lady M’’s Gentlewoman in Macbeth and ‘(The Countess) Gloucester’ in King Lear. The Company is all the better for having Elizabeth’s grace and authority on stage.
Matt Gray in performance
SHOWS / ROLES
Tooth of Crime (2nd Dance) – Musical Director/Guitarist
This is Matt Gray‘s first Nasty Shadows production. Matt, a graduate of the St. F.X University Jazz program, has been performing and teaching guitar for more than 20 years. He is looking forward to his first theatre experience in many years. When not teaching or composing, he splits his time playing in the Jessica Rhaye band, and Abbey Road, a Beatles tribute band from Halifax. With only a single guitar, Matt has brought the music to life for this show in a rich manner while staying true to the spirit of the original music and the show.
Michael Holmes-Lauder as Orestes in Orestes 2.1
(Photo by Meghan Loch)
SHOWS / ROLES
House – Technical Director
The Dumb Waiter (2008 & 2010) – Technical Director
Orestes 2.1 – ‘Orestes’
Marion Bridge – Light Tech
This Is A Play (2010) – Technical Director
Here Lies Henry – Technical Director
Play – Technical Director
The Table Experiments – ‘Chael’
Tooth of Crime (2nd Dance) – Projection design/ Assistant Technical Director
Michael Holmes-Lauder has lent his technical assistance to Nasty Shadows a number of times over the past few years most recently for This Is A Play and Here Lies Henry. He also acted in the spring 2009 production of Orestes 2.1 as the title character. Some other highlights of his theatrical career include ‘Foigard’ in The Beaux’ Stratagem (TUNB 2010), Assistant Director of Skin Flick (TNB 2010), ‘Eros’ in Antony and Cleopatra (Saint John Shakespeare 2009), and ‘Puck’ in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Bard in the Barracks 2009).
Andrew Jones as Ben in The Dumb Waiter
SHOWS / ROLES
The Zoo Story – ‘Peter’
Rougher Magic – ‘Miranda 2′
Waiting For Godot – ‘Lucky’
Geography Of A Horse Dreamer – ‘Santee’
The Dumb Waiter (2008 & 2010) – ‘Ben’
Orestes 2.1 – ‘Tyndareus’
Tooth of Crime (2nd Dance) – ‘Ruido Ran’ / ‘Doc’
Andrew Jones is a native Frederictonian and a member of Nasty Shadows since 1999, having had a large hand in helping shape the Company. He’s trod the boards many times with local theatre companies since 1996, most recently appearing last summer as a Troll in NB Acts’ street theatre series. His first time as a Shadow was in the second set of two one-act plays to run in the summer of ’99 when he played ‘Peter’ in Edward Albee’s The Zoo Story. Other unforgettable performances were Andrew’s portrayal of Beckett’s seemingly mute ‘Lucky’ to a boisterously noisy climax in Waiting For Godot (2005), along with ‘Tyndareus’ (the incensed grandfather) in the May 2009 production of Orestes 2.1. Andrew’s last work with the company was as ‘Ben’ in the Fall 2010 remount of the Company’s staging of The Dumb Waiter. Fall 2011 finds Andrew with the double challenge of playing both ‘Ruido Ran’ and ‘Doc’ in Sam Shepard’s rock/murder fantasy, Tooth of Crime (2nd Dance). Mr. Jones has been a backbone with his experience and determination over the years, for which Nasty Shadows owes a depth of gratitude.
Julie MacDonald as Older Female Actor in This Is A Play
SHOWS / ROLES
This Is A Play (2006 & 2010) – ‘Older Female Actor’
Marion Bridge – ‘Agnes’
Julie MacDonald has been in New Brunswick since 1984. This is a fitting role for her as she lived the first half of her life (thus far) in Ontario and was born in Toronto. Mother of 2, Scott 16, Monica 18, Julie works and lives in Fredericton. Since graduating from Arts with a Theatre Minor in 2006, where Julie performed in several shows with Theatre UNB, she has also acted with Theatre Free Radical (Free/Fall @ the 2004 Toronto Fringe; I Am Yours in Fredericton, 2006). Julie’s last show with Nasty Shadows was MacIvor’s This is a Play (2007), a role she will reprise when the company re-stages the show this coming spring.
Robert Moore as Hamm in Endgame
(photo by UNKNOWN)
SHOWS / ROLES
A Slight Ache – Director
The Loveliest Afternoon Of The Year – Director
The Zoo Story – Director
Cowboys #2 – Director
Rougher Magic – Director
Endgame – ‘Hamm’ / Director
Waiting For Godot – Director
Geography Of A Horse Dreamer – ‘The Doctor’
House – Director
Robert Moore co-founded Nasty Shadows along with former student, Scott Shannon when the two found themselves both living in Fredericton in mid-’99. As the Company’s theatrical leader in the early years, Robert was responsible for harnessing Scott’s enthusiasm into a direction the Company naturally followed in pursuit of authentic honest drama. Robert has since stepped away from doing much work with Nasty Shadows; he has published three books of poetry in recent years, and this past year has found him active directing and acting with the Saint John Theatre Company. House was the last Nasty show directed by Robert, and he has thoughts of re-mounting it in the coming year.
Taylor Sinstadt in the booth
(photo by Bill VanGenne)
SHOWS / ROLES
The Table Experiments – Technical Director
Taylor Sinstadt is thrilled to have been asked to work with Nasty Shadows for the creation and production of The Table Experiments as the Technical Director. Taylor is headed to Oakville next year to study Theatrical Production at Sheridan Collage. Taylor was introduced to Nasty Shadows through Theatre UNB for the past two years and is excited to be a part of the crew now. He first helped out in 2010 when his class, Eng 3170, used Play and The Dumb Waiter as a Lighting Design project with the help of their instructor Mike Johnston. He hopes that once he is done at Sheridan he will be able to come back and work with Nasty Shadows on another one of their productions.
Matthew Spinney as 'Atthe' in The Table Experiments (2011)
(Photo by Brian Goodwin)
SHOWS / ROLES
This Is A Play (2006 & 2010) – ‘Male Actor’
Geography Of A Horse Dreamer – ‘Beaujo’
The Dumb Waiter (2008 & 2010) – ‘Gus’
Orestes 2.1 – ‘William’
Here Lies Henry – Director
Play – Light Tech
The Table Experiments – ‘Atthe’
Tooth of Crime (2nd Dance) – ‘Crow’
Matthew Spinney is an amateur actor and civil servant, who among other things is delighted to return to the role of ‘Gus’ in Pinter’s The Dumb Waiter for the second time under Scott Shannon’s direction. Matthew has been in a number of plays over the years: Most recently, Matthew played the role of ‘Constantine’ in Len Falkenstein’s Free/Fall which was produced for the Vancouver Fringe festival, you might also remember Matthew from this year’s Bard in the Barracks as the ‘Porter’ in Macbeth. Last spring Matthew played ‘Male Actor’ in Daniel MacIvor’s This Is A Play and directed MacIvor’s Here Lies Henry. Matthew is delighted to have been a part of Nasty Shadows these past few years, and the Company is stronger thanks to Matthew’s drive and strength on and off stage.
