Alain Richer
​Director

Alain is a graduate of both the Queen’s University Drama Department and English Department. He is a television production designer for Télévision Francophone en Ontario (TFO). Before arriving in Toronto, Alain spent six years studying and practicing theatre in Kingston where he co-founded and produced Collective Productions, for which he was most active in the roles of Director and Designer. For Mainstage Theatre Company, he has directed Anything Goes, Pippin, Hairspray, Legally Blonde, 
Sweeney Todd, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and designed Cabaret, Fiddler on the Roof and Singin' in the Rain. Other Toronto Credits include: Lighting Design: Le malade imaginaire (TFT), Espoir Espwa (TFT), One Good Marriage (FLINT theatre); Set Design: The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? (ATIC), Delicacy (Theatre Brouhaha), Le Placard (TFT). He has also worked as Production Manager and Scenic Artist.

For Mainstage: Sweeney Todd, Legally Blonde, Hairspray, Footloose, Rent, and Anything Goes. Other credits include Crazy for You and A New Brain (Queen’s Musical Theatre), Beauty and the Beast (Fallen Rock Productions), and The 25th Annual ... Spelling Bee (Lock and Keynote Productions), One Song Glory (Musical Stage Company). As orchestral arranger: The Wonderful Music of Disney, The Beatles Spectacular, and Star Taxi (Gros Morne Summer Music, Corner Brook, NL).
Shari is the musical director and a founding member of Open Corps, a collaborative theatre ensemble. Her original cabaret musical, “WAKE”, written and performed with Chris Jackman, premiered with Gros Morne Summer Music in summer ’14 and toured Northern Ontario with the LaSalle Theatre. She is the founder of Lock and Keynote Productions, a company dedicated to producing musical theatre camps in Northern Ontario and Western Newfoundland. She has been a teacher with Randolph Academy Kids Program, and currently teaches with Lock and Keynote Music Studio, her private studio in the Upper Beaches.

Shari Porter
​Musical Director

Brittany Banks
​Choreographer

Brittany is thrilled to be joining the Mainstage team this fall as the choreographer on this fabulous, quirky show! Originally from Prince Edward Island and now based in Toronto, Brittany is an established performer, director/choreographer and dance instructor. She is the the current choreographer for Anne & Gilbert, the Musical (The Guild, PEI) – which she also had the pleasure of choreographing at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa – and has directed and/or choreographed productions of Highland Storm, Grease, Go Go Beach, Footloose, Fame and High School Musical. She is a registered dance instructor (ABATD) and has taught and led master classes at various dance studios around the maritimes and here in Ontario. As a performer, Brittany was the 2015/16 recipient of Musical Stage Co’s prestigious Banks Prize, and is currently performing in Jim Betts’ new musical adaptation of Sunshine Sketches (Smile Theatre). Other performance credits include: Pride & Joy (Smile Theatre), Red Rock Diner (Drayton), Dandelions in the Wind (Daniels Spectrum), UnCovered: Simon & Garfunkel (Musical Stage Co/Koerner Hall); Diana in Anne & Gilbert (The Guild); Sally in You’re A Good Man… (Indian River Festival); Kate in The Taming of the Shrew (Vagabond). Brittany has also performed at the Canada Games, the Vancouver Olympics and in Tokyo, Japan. Training: Randolph Academy, University of Prince Edward Island (BMus). @brittanyybanks

This is Martine’s ninth show with Mainstage and she is thrilled to be working with them once again. She has worked as a production manager, assistant stage manager costume designer, and head of wardrobe. Most recently, she was the costume designer for an independent short film. Martine graduated from Queen’s University with a B.A. (Honors) in Drama and Film in 2012 and from the University of Toronto with a Masters in Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies in 2013.​

Martine Plourde
​Rehearsal Manager

Marianna Rosatto
Stage Manager

A Toronto native, Marianna Rosato received her BFA as a graduate of Ryerson Theatre School’s Technical Production Program in 2006. Marianna spent three years as the Assistant Stage Manager for Toronto Dance Theatre as the Metcalf Foundation Intern. Since then she has stage managed works for Dancemakers, ColemanLemiuex & Compagnie, Fujiwara Dance Inventions, Shannon Litzenberger Contemporary Dance, Adelheid Dance Projects, Tiger Princess Dance Projects, BoucharDanse, Raagini Dance, Dreamwalker Dance Company, JD Dance, Tracey Norman, firstthingsfirst productions, the Older & Reckless series for Moonhorse Dance Theatre, the National Ballet School of Canada, the School of Toronto Dance Theatre, and the Pia Bouman School of Dance. Outside of the dance world, Marianna is very proud to be the resident Production Stage Manager for MAINSTAGE Theatre Company and the Children’s Arts Theatre School program.​

Assistant Positions

Alexis Silvera
Assistant Director

Alexis Silvera is a 25 year old law graduate and Mainstage alumna. Before graduating with her LLB, Alexis attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, where her focus of study was classic texts. Additionally, Alexis is anticipating the commencement of her Masters of Entertainment Law at UCLA in 2018 and hopes to engage in directing and producing opportunities during the course of study. Alexis is excited to be contributing to the community that fostered her interest in the arts, and looks forward to sharing her perspective as a performer and assistant director with the cast.