MAINSTAGE New World

Hannah MacMillan is a stage manager for musicals, dance and theatre. She also has a passion for great customer service and can often be found working Front of House. In her spare time, she loves board games, ultimate frisbee and eating great food!

Recent credits include: Assistant Stage Manager – 9-5: The Musical (Capitol Theatre, Port Hope); Stage Manager – Storybook Search Workshop (Bad Hats Theatre); Stage Manager – The Antipodes (Coal Mine Theatre); Apprentice Stage Manager – Gloria (ARC); Stage Manager – Nona’s Malaika (Shakespeare in Action); Apprentice Stage Manager – Lady Sunrise (Factory Theatre); Production Stage Manager – Matilda (Mainstage Theatre Company); Apprentice Stage Manager – Reprint (Musical Stage Company); Stage Manager – A Merry Munsch PJ Party (Solar Stage); Apprentice Stage Manager – The Philosophers Wife (Paradigm Productions); Apprentice Stage Manager – The Wolves (Howland Company/Crows Theatre); Stage Manager – Dry Land (Cue 6); Stage Manager - PunkRock (Howland Company)

Erin Gerofsky is a Toronto-based set and costume designer and theatre craftsperson. A graduate of York University’s Theatre Production and Design program, Erin was The Shaw Festival’s resident Design Assistant for the 2012 and 2013 seasons. Recent design credits include: Set Design: The Importance of Being Earnest (Guild Festival Theatre). Set and Costume Design: Rifles (Dir. Michael Wheeler, Praxis Theatre at Next Stage Fest), The Bear (Dir. Rose Plotek, Directors Projects at Shaw Festival), FourPlay (Dir. Krista Jackson, Directors Projects at Shaw Festival). Costume Design: The Container (Dir. Zachary Florence, SummerWorks Festival), The Speedy (Dir. Chris Hanratty, UnSpun Theatre at World Stage), What I Learned From a Decade of Fear (Aluna Theatre, Tour: Toronto, Montreal, NYC, Bogota). When not designing for theatre, Erin can be found hunting vintage drinking glasses at thrift stores for sport.

Siobhan is happy to be back at George Brown Theatre to design New World. She’s also worked with the School on Per Gint, Engaged, Witch of Edmonton, Corsican Complaint, Cymbeline, Blood Wedding, The Learned Ladies, Caucasian Chalk Circle, Machinal, Cavalcade, Lady Windermere’s Fan and 4 Munsch Shows. Other recent shows include The Hobbit (Adirondack Theatre Festival); Ring of Fire (Theatre Aquarius); Ann (Arkansas Rep Theatre); The Horse and His Boy, Wilde Tales (Shaw Festival); Miracle on 34th Street, A Year with Frog and Toad, Shrek and The Addams Family (Neptune Theatre)

More information can be found on her website: www.siobhansleathdesign.com

Shelayna Christante is an actor, singer, and artist born and raised in Red Deer, Alberta. She moved to Toronto to embark on pursuing her passion for Theatre Performance and is now in her third and final year at George Brown Theatre School. Shelayna is delighted to be part of the New World premiere and hopes to invigorate audiences with Jason Sherman’s modern, refreshing adaptation of the Aldous Huxley novel. She has enjoyed the rigour and discipline of training in her time at theatre school and is looking forward to hitting the ground running and plunging into the industry post-graduation, delving into the worlds of theatre and film and television.

Ari Crooks is an actor, dancer, singer, writer, and artist born and raised in Toronto. It’s important to Ari that she gives an authentic and compelling story to the audience, whether on film or on the stage. Ari wants the audience to feel that, while she is performing, it is safe to feel throughout the performance and embrace the catharsis. She wants to tell the truth of the story in her performance and make sure the audience understands every beat.

During her time at George Brown, Ari has worked with many talented theatre practitioners, guiding her on this journey. Jimmy Simon directed her as Joan in Saint Joan, and Ali Momen directed her as Janine in Scorched.

Ari is eager to embark on the journey that is acting. Ari always finds new things to love about theatre and acting as a whole and is excited to challenge herself more as her career progresses. “Isn’t fascinating what the human mind and body can do with words on a page and a stage? Let me show you”.

Keren Edelist grew up in Thornhill, Ontario, and is an actor and creator. She believes that art shows us truths about ourselves and about the world; theatre makes her feel seen, and she hopes she can share that with others as well.

During her time at George Brown, Keren has had the privilege of working with many talented directors and instructors that have pushed her and helped her grow. Through scene study at George Brown, she’s had the pleasure of portraying Irina in Three Sisters, Hedda in Hedda Gabler, Paulina in The Winter’s Tale and Nawal in Scorched.

Keren is trained both in Theatre and Film/TV and is passionate about movement-based work. She knows this industry is ever-changing and is excited to be a part of it and to keep on learning and growing in whatever way she can.

Hannah is an actor, singer and dancer who grew up in Newfoundland listening to her parents’ favourite music as a baby, thanks to her dad, who decided it wasn’t his kid if she couldn’t fall asleep to Led Zeppelin, Green Day or Electric Light Orchestra blaring at the highest volume. This kind of music has consumed her so much that she truly believes it is a personality trait at this point.

Hannah has been entertaining since the ripe age of two when she became the hired act for all the family parties. As she grew up, her passion for performing grew more and more. When she was 16, she went to NYC to perform on the Broadway Stage at The New Amsterdam Theatre and promised herself that one day she would be back.

Hannah has always said that if she wasn’t an actor, she would be a therapist, so her goal is to incorporate that into her journey as an artist and find creative ways to help people feel heard and seen through her art, and hopefully find peace and healing in it too.

Gibum D. Lim is a Korean-Canadian actor born in Seoul, Korea and raised in Toronto, Canada. One half here, and the other half there. He loves telling stories on stage with fellow creators. He enjoys mask work and movement theatre, along with all the drama of humanity that theatre delivers. He wants to make a home in the theatre. Will he? We shall see! You will find him on the street talking to people, at a park playing chess or walking on a slackline, or on stage like we have here for New World. Feel free to say ‘Hi’ when you find him.

Aly is so excited to be back performing amidst her colleagues here at George Brown Theatre School. Past credits include It’s Munsch Time!; George Brown Theatre School, Fiddler on the Roof; Etobicoke School of the Arts, Christmas Carol; Soulpepper (2010), and Time of our Lives; Soulpepper (2010). Aly wants to thank her parents for inspiring and supporting her unconditionally in this journey and hopes that you all enjoy the performance! Follow her on Instagram! @aly.macfarlane

My time here at GBTS has given me the opportunity to learn, grow, and play as an actor. It has challenged my understanding of what it means to be an artist today; to make us feel less alone. Paul Aikins was the first drama teacher I ever had and was the one who inspired me to attend GBTS. Since then and over the past three years, I have been so lucky to have worked with the teachers and guest artists that have all come through the Young Centre doors. You all have fostered a deep desire to keep learning and exploring as an actor and human, so I want to thank all of you, teachers. You do not go unnoticed.

Judah Parris is a Trini-Canadian actor extraordinaire! He's a talented actor, singer, and gifted dancer. He aspires towards having a successful voice-over career as well as being a prominent actor in theatre and film. To push himself is his real test; to train him is their cause: Deborah Joy, Diana Reis, Jeannette Lambermont-Morey, Stephan Ermel, Suzanne Liska, and many more have all had a hand in his magnificent rise! He believes theatre and art hold the potential to bring the best out of people and aspires to become an artist who can truly touch people's hearts. Understanding and unity are things he strives to sow within himself through his work and others through his performances. Also, I've heard from a friend that he's 6'5" and has an 8-pack, but you didn't hear that from me…

Sarah is an actor, singer, and artist from Guelph, Ontario. Despite deciding to pursue acting she is classically trained in voice and piano and is really excited to see how she can merge these art forms in her future. She is excited by how theatre has continued to grow and change throughout history and by what she can add to today's theatre in order to tell stories as authentically and honestly as she can.

During her time at George Brown, Sarah has had the opportunity to play roles such as Masha in Three Sisters, Isolda in Leo, and Ch’ien Nu in The Soul of Ch’ien Nu Leaves Her Body. Sarah has also had the privilege of learning from and working alongside many incredible artists and teachers but most notably, she has had the honour of working with the ensemble that is her graduating class.

The thing that excites Sarah most about this upcoming season and for the industry that she is about to enter into is there will always be something to learn. Sarah feels that embarking on this ever-changing and challenging career path will be a never-ending lesson, and she is excited to share what she finds out along the way