Chantal Forde, Director
Chantal Forde is a writer, director, educator, and performer in the GTA. From
challenging and thought-provoking plays, to light-hearted, family-friendly shows, she loves to be a part of creating theatre and film/tv of all genres. Chantal directs and, with her husband Tim Cadeny, co-creates the annual Oakville Holiday Pantomime which is headed into its 12th year with Freezing. Her most recent project was directing Boy Boy and the Magic Drum, the 2024 Adam’s Prize winner for Best New Musical which she co-created with Jewelle Blackman. Select directing credits include: Curious K Explores the Paleozoic (Kenton and Lise), Jay and Shilo: Nightmare Neighbour and Jay and Shilo: Props Catastrophe (Goldenberg Productions), Disenchanted - At Home! (Poison Apple Productions), Statue of Limitations (Kingston Fringe), Monkey Wrench (Ergo Arts Pink Fest), And Then … She Did! (Goldenberg Productions). Select writing credits include: The Complex,Table 7, Grey, and Perceptions of Love in the Pursuit of Happiness. Chantal’s other passion is inspiring next generation and new-in-art theatre-makers and theatre lovers. She does this on faculty at Sheridan College, as an instructor at Centre Stage Theatre School, as well as teaching workshops for Shadowpath Theatre Productions. |
Jonah Nung, Music Director
Jonah Nung is a Toronto-based music director and pianist who is passionate about musical theatre’s ability to foster community and creative expression. In addition to his background as a classical pianist and music educator, he is experienced in a variety of styles and genres, from large-scale works like Into the Woods to intimate rock settings like Hedwig and the Angry Inch. His collaborative approach to music direction combines artists’ unique ideas with his knowledge of musical interpretation, styles, theory, and technique. Recent credits include The Last Piece (Hart House Theatre), Grease (Mainstage Theatre Company), Ordinary Days (Shifting Ground Collective), and A Perfect Bowl of Pho (Toronto Fringe Festival, Kick & Push Festival). Outside of musical theatre, Jonah works as an accompanist, with previous collaborators including Britta Johnson and Measha Brueggergosman-Lee. sHe has also composed music for short films and theatre, including Sammi Zhang’s Long Distance (S21E33 of CBC’s Absolutely Canadian) and Mashreka Mahmood’s original musical WANT (Victoria College Drama Society).
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Steve Cota, Choreographer
Stephen (Steve) Cota (he/him) is a choreographer, movement director, and arts educator rooted
in dance-based storytelling. Now based in Toronto, he has leapt, turned, and made funny faces on stages across Canada, and found what would be his creative home at The Stratford Festival in 2000. He began his career as a performer where he had the chance to learn from Susan Strohman, Wayne Cilento, John Doyle, Des McAnuff, Antoni Cimolino, Robert McQueen, and many more artists and collaborators who would shape his career for years to come. Steve’s leap from performer to creative is owed to Donna Feore. Donna took Stephen under her wing, and helped him blossom as a creative, growing from her dance captain to her Associate Choreographer and Assistant Director up until the 2020 canceled productions of Chicago and Here’s What It Takes. His work as a creative at The Stratford Festival led Steve to choreographing plays, where he has been fortunate to collaborate with Antoni Cimolino, Scott Wentworth, Morris Panych, and Peter Pasyk. Steve has workshopped new dance-based work with the New Works Department at The Stratford Festival since 2017. During the pandemic, Stephen founded In The Wings, a theatre training platform where he works with artists at all levels of their career to further their training and development. It has been the joy of his career to work with aspiring artists, helping guide them with the knowledge and practical skills to break into the industry. He is currently continuing this work on faculty at Sheridan College and Randolph College for the Performing Arts.. Choreography credits include: Frankenstein Revived,Love's Labor’s Lost, Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Mad Woman of Chaillot, Romeo and Juliet, The Hypochondriac (Stratford Festival), Mary Poppins (The Grand Theatre) |
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