HSOW 2012 – July 16 to August 12
In 2012, HSOF participants rehearsed and performed three shows.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Benjamin Britten (1960)
Friday August 3, 7:30 pm
Saturday August 4, 7:30 pm
Thursday August 9, 7:30 pm
Saturday August 11, 2:00 pm
music director: Greg Myra
stage directors: Nina Scott-Stoddart and David Mosey
vocal coach: Lenard Whiting
stage manager: Fleurette Benoit
choreographer: Andrew Pelrine
lighting design: Colin Richardson
costumer: Victoria Bruer
MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM by Britten Friday, August 3, 7:30 pm
Thursday, August 9, 7:30 pmSaturday, August 4, 7:30 pm
Saturday, August 11, 2 pm
Oberon Albert Sanchez (Colombia) Andrew Pickett (NS)
Tytania Frédérique Drolet (QC) Allison Nicholas (NL)
Puck Steven Bourque (NS) Allie MacDonald (NS)
Lysander Patrick MacDevitt (MI) Eric Thomson (IL)
Hermia Nicole Stellino (ON) Shilpa Sharma (ON)
Demetrius Neil Reimer (BC) Conlan Gassi (ON)
Helena Chelsea Mahan (SK) Ashley Buckhout (MA)
Bottom Jeremy Hirsch (CA) Lukus Uhlman (NS)
Quince Alexander Wilson (MI) Peter Bass (ON)
Flute Max Zander (NY) Patrick MacDevitt (MI)
Snug Andrew Hernandez (CA) Andrew Hernandez (CA)
Snout William Ford (ON) Daniel Wheeler (NS)
Starveling Nicholas Borg (ON) Steven Griffin (NS)
Theseus Lukus Uhlman (NS) Jeremy Hirsch (CA)
Hippolyta Caroline Gélinas (QC) Nicole Stellino (ON)
Cobweb Katherine Richard (ON) Joelle Lehoux (ON)
Mustardseed Sabrina Romero (CA) Kelsey Downer (NL)
Peaseblossom Milena Bolaños (ON) Margaret Gandle (MA)
Moth Lauren Harmon (NV) Lauren Bryant-Monk (ON)
Carmen by Georges Bizet (1875)
Saturday August 4, 2:00 pm
Sunday, August 5, 7:30 pm
Friday, August 10, 7:30 pm
Saturday, August 11, 7;30 pm
music director: Tara Scott
stage director: Tony Radford
vocal coach: Paula Rockwell
stage manager: Stephanie Kincade
lighting design: Colin Richardson
choreographer: Andrew Pelrine
costumer: Nicole Dowdall
CARMEN by Bizet Saturday, August 4, 2:00 pm
Friday, August 10, 7:30 pmSunday, August 5, 7:30 pm
Saturday, August 11, 7:30 pm
Carmen Jessica Lane (ON) Eugenia Dermentzis
Don Jose Cody Growe (QC) Kijong Wi (Korea)
Escamillo Matthew Beasant (NS) Conlan Gassi (ON)
Micaela Kelsey Vicary (ON) Natalie Donnelly (ON)
Morales/Doncairo Jonathan Bédard (QC) Jonathan Bédard (QC)
Frasquita Alyssa McCarthy (NS) Kelsey Taylor (ON)
Mercedes Lauren Jacob (MI) Megan Hayward (ON)
Zuniga Anthony Radford (CA) Anthony Radford (CA)
Remendado Scott Rumble (ON) Zachary Rondinelli (ON)
One Act Operas in English
from Canada, the United States and England
Sunday, August 5, 2 pm
Tuesday, August 7, 7:30 pm
Wednesday, August 8, 7:30 pm
Sunday, August 12, 2 pm
music director: Jennifer Szeto
vocal coach: Lucy Hayes-Davis
stage direction support: Nina Scott-Stoddart and Edward Franko
stage manager: Tessa Pekeles
Gisela in Her Bathtub, by Neil Weisensel and Michael Cavanagh (1991)
stage director: Bonnie Archibald-Awalt
GISELA IN HER BATHTUB by Neil Weisensel Sunday, August 5, 2:00 pm
Wednesday, August 8, 7:30 pmTuesday, August 7, 7:30 pm
Sunday, August 12, 2:00 pm
Gisela Nicole Smith Nicole Smith
Helga Meghan Jamieson (NS) Rachel Wood (ON)
Olaf Pedro Arroyo (PR) Michael Hart (NS)
Lawspeaker Snorre Alexander Wilson (MI) Phillip Rego (ON)
The Harpies, by Marc Blitzstein (1930)
stage director: Steven Bourque
THE HARPIES by Marc Blitzstein Sunday, August 5, 2:00 pm
Wednesday, August 8, 7:30 pmTuesday, August 7, 7:30 pm
Sunday, August 12, 2:00 pm
Phinneus, a blind oracle Nicholas Fuqua (MI) William Ford (ON)
Aello, a harpy Laura Noack (NY) Allison Mills (NY)
Ocypete, a harpy Caroline Gélinas (QC) Michelle Siemens (BC)
Celaneo, a harpy Nicole Smith Milena Bolaños (ON)
Zetes, an Argonaut Pedro Arroyo (PR) Michael Hart (NS)
Calais, an Argonaut Alexander Wilson (MI) Alexander Wilson (MI)
Jason, an Argonaut Phillip Rego (ON) Phillip Rego (ON)
Iris, a messenger Meghan Jamieson (NS) Rachel Wood (ON)
Thyrsis & Amaranth, by Steven Serpa (2010)
stage directors: Andrew Pelrine and Nina Scott-Stoddart
THYRSIS & AMARANTH by Steven Serpa Sunday, August 5, 2:00 pm
Wednesday, August 8, 7:30 pmTuesday, August 7, 7:30 pm
Sunday, August 12, 2:00 pm
Thyrsis Collin Shay (CT) Nicholas Fuqua (MI)
Amaranth Allison Mills (NY) Victoria Borg (ON)
Riders to the Sea by Ralph Vaughan Williams, play by J.M. Synge (1937)
stage director: Anne Morison
RIDERS TO THE SEA by Vaughan Williams Sunday, August 5, 2:00 pm
Wednesday, August 8, 7:30 pmTuesday, August 7, 7:30 pm
Sunday, August 12, 2:00 pm
Maurya Erin Passmore (AB) Nina Scott-Stoddart (NS)
Cathleen Victoria Borg (ON) Meaghan Jamieson (NS)
Nora Margaret Cormier (QC) Melody Thomas (ON)
Bartley Phillip Rego (ON) Phillip Rego (ON)
A Woman Michelle Siemens (BC) Nicole Smith
Also featured in 2012 was an American Aria Recital with Dr Leonard Lehrman and Helene Williams.
