Factory
Theatre’s inaugural Young Company presents
in
association with the LUMINATO Festival
TOUGH!
by
George F. Walker
directed
by Ken Gass
(with Associate Director Nina Lee Aquino)
Bobby wants to break up with Tina. Tina wants to keep Bobby’s baby. And Jill would like
nothing
more than to break Bobby’s face.
True
love set in today’s urban playground.
Tough! is the last movement in George F. Walker’s celebrated
series of East End Plays. Cutting, funny and poignant, Tough! takes
a hard look at youth on the edge of adulthood forced to make difficult
decisions. Ken Gass incorporates an ensemble of twelve young Toronto
actors in this three-character drama, rotating characters throughout the
performance to present a multi-racial and compelling perspective on youth issues.
Factory Theatre’s Young Company Bio’s
All cast members will be listed as Ensemble
Laura Miyata
Laura is a recent graduate of the Sheridan/U of T Acting program
and is completing her intermediate actor combattant certification with Fight
Director's Canada under the direction of Rapier Wit. She is thrilled to be
participating in this production of TOUGH! and looks forward to pursuing
upcoming work in theatre, film & television.
Darrel Gamotin
Darrel Gamotin is very excited to work and learn from this Factory
Theatre collective. He has spent the past year focused on improvisation as well
as the world of independent film. Darrel was fortunate enough to film his first
feature length movie called “Ang Pamana: The Inheritance” and follow
its success in a few festivals like the Hawaii International Film Festival and
its international release in the Philippines. He is also grateful to have
played with such talented improvisers at various Toronto stages like the Diesel
Playhouse, Second City and Bad Dog Theatre. Now currently in the beginning of
his second semi-professional year he has finally come to terms with accepting
the necessity of self promotion. So in the spirit of learning visit
jata.ca/gamotin or myspace.com/darrelg for more information.
Marc Senior
Marc Senior is an actor, stand-up comedian, singer and writer, who is
deeply passionate about his craft and the development of his art. Selected
theatre credits include: Shotgun in The Five Vengeances (Humber
Theatre), Peer Gynt in Peer Gynt (Humber Theatre), Sebastian in Twelfth
Night (Humber Theatre). Selected stand-up credits include: Nubian
Disciplines of Pryor (Yuk Yuk’s Comedy Club-Toronto), The Great Canadian
Laugh-Off Semi-Finals (Yuk Yuk’s Comedy Club-Toronto). Marc hopes to
raise social awareness through an artistic vision that is not only unique but
also relevant to an audience worldwide.
Richie Guzman
Richie Guzman is an Actor/Playwright/Director
from Toronto,Ontario. This is his first production at the Factory Theatre. Most
recently, Guzman wrote, directed and played music for his play "You Can
Find It Here" as part of the Paprika Festival at Tarragon Theatre.At 18
Years of Age, Richie is an alumni of Tarragon's Young Playwrights Unit and the
winner of the 2006 Under 20 For Under 20 Playwrights competition. A graduate of
Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts, Richie also has performed for television
and film. He will be attending Ryerson University in the Fall.
Samya
Kullab
Samya
feels very fortunate to have the opportunity to work with the talented cast of
Tough! She owes her past theatre experiences greatly to the Lorraine Kimsa
Theatre for Young People and to Leaside Highschool. She is looking foreward to
attending the University College Drama Program at UofT in the fall.
Kevin Walker
Kevin could recently be seen playing
"Walter" in the world premiere of Defenders of Gravity
produced through the Playwrights of Spring Festival. He is very
excited to be a part of this new take on George F. Walker's Tough and
for the record, he is not related to the writer. Recently, Kevin wrote and
directed his first play, Truly Outta Sight and will be directing Adam
Rapp's Finer Noble Gases at SummerWorks through his company, The
Bleecker Theatre. Kevin is a graduate of the Ryerson Theatre School.
Andrea Kwan
Andrea is a fourth year student at the University of Toronto where
she is studying Theatre and Anthropology.
Most recently she played Kristin, Edith, and Lina in A Dream Play (UCDP), the Fool in King Lear (UCDP) and Dora Beth in Girls of Kensington (2006 Paprika
Festival). She is also a founding
member of Theatre Revolve, a group dedicated to empowering women through the
creation of theatre. She would like to thank everyone involved with Tough! for their generosity and her
parents for continuing to inspire her.
Bethany Jillard
Bethany is extremely thrilled to be part of the Tough! ensemble
and to be working with Ken and Nina. A
recent graduate of the University College Drama Program at U of T, Bethany has
spent of the last year taking advantage of every opportunity she gets to
perform, create new work and continue honing her craft. Recent highlights include playing Juliet in
Harthouse Theatre’s production of Romeo and Juliet, touring around
Ontario as Mamillius/Perdita in the Driftwood Theatre Group’s summer
production of The Winter’s Tale, and travelling to Milan with a
group of UCDP alumni and students to perform a Brechtian cabaret at the Piccolo
Teatro di Milano. To keep herself busy and out of trouble, Bethany choreographs
and dances with the U of T based dance company Silhouettes, works with
an American History teacher in Ajax to integrate dance into his curriculum,
pays the bills with a job at DT Print Solutions Inc. and always finds love and
laughs with family and friends.
Chala Hunter
Chala is currently nearing the completion of a degree in Drama at
the University of Toronto (University College). An actor, writer and creator, recent credits include Have I None (Muckheap Prod./Theatre
Centre) 1st Draft (Hart
House Drama Festival, Best Performer and Best Production Awards), and The Chekhov Vaudevilles (Robert Gill
Theatre). She performed this May as part of Whale Riders (SeventhStage Prod.), is
currently a participant of Theatre Revolve, and is working on a remount of 1st Draft (Hart House Theatre
this June). She is also currently
developing a piece in collaboration with Sarah Warren, Buildings and Bridges that will premiere at the Calgary and
Saskatoon Fringe festivals this August.
Stephanie Jung
This Vancouverite grew up with the cold comfort of rain in her
veins, and in the pursuit of higher education at York University moved to
Toronto to experience snow and inexplicable cold pounding through her
body. It has been a worthwhile and
crazy journey. Past credits: Fran &
Betsy in Exit 23’s The Heidi Chronicles and touring productions
with the Vancouver Youth Theatre. York
credits: Yvette Longpré in Les Belles Soeurs, Emily Fant & Puppi in Comedy
of Vanity, Regan in King Lear, Myrrha in Tales from Ovid,
Chorus in 12 Ophelias, and Sunna from Unity (1918). Thank you to all those who have put up with
me, inspired me, yelled at me, traveled with me, and pushed me. Dr. Seuss said it best: “Just never
forget to be dexterous and deft. And
never mix up your right foot with your left.”
Tiffany Martin
Tiffany Martin is a recent graduate from the theatre
performance program at Humber College, and is looking forward to a
lifetime of storytelling. In her second year at Humber College she took on the
immense task of playing Viola in Twelfth Night, as part of Humber College
Theatre’s annual Original Shakespeare Project. Last summer she worked with the
puppet theatre company, Clay and Paper Theatre, and was also a part of their
annual celebration, "Night of Dread". She can next be seen performing as Jill in Factory Theatre’s
production of Tough!
Morgan Norwich
Morgan Norwich is an emerging theatre
artist and recent graduate of the University College Drama Program at
University of Toronto. Previous acting
credits include A Girl Named Graceland
(FemFest and SummerWorks Festivals) Marge in Wasps (Hart House Theatre) and Electra in The Oresteia (UCDP). Morgan
has also directed Poached (New Ideas
Festival), Stage Directions (UCDP)
and Featuring Loretta (Stage Blue)
and assistant directed The Zoo-Keeper’s
Love Song (Fringe Festival). She is a founding member of Nobody's Business
Theatre and will be directing the company's production of Muhammad of Yorkville this August at SummerWorks. Morgan is delighted and grateful to be part
of the Tough! ensemble.
Friday, June 1, 5PM Factory Studio - OPENING
Saturday,
June 2, 1PM and 4PM *Rose Ave Public School (Outdoor performance)
Sunday,
June 3, 5PM Factory Studio
Monday,
June 4, 5PM Factory Studio
Wednesday,
June 6, 12:45pm – indoor location Winston Churchill Collegiate
Thursday,
June 7, 5PM and 10:30PM, Factory Studio
Friday,
June 8, 5PM, Factory Studio
Saturday,
June 9, 1PM and 4PM *Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute (outdoor performance)
Sunday,
June 10, 1PM Factory Studio
Factory
Studio Theatre (125 Bathurst Street)
All
Tickets $15
*Outdoor location: Rose Avenue Public
School, 675 Ontario Street,
*Outdoor
location: Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute, 2450 Birchmount Road
*All outdoor performances free
For more info call
416.504.9971 or check our www.factorytheatre.ca
Sarah Mackie
Publicity and Outreach Officer
Factory Theatre
416.504.4473 x224
125 Bathurst Street (at Adelaide) Toronto M5V
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Don't miss Factory's latest hit sponsored by TD Bank
Financial, George F. Walker's BETTER LIVING. «««1/2 out of 4 "Ken Gass has
delivered a vision of Walker's world that would even find favour with
Goldilocks: not too hard, not too soft, but just right." Toronto Star Playing until
July 1st.
BETTER LIVING, along with ESCAPE FROM HAPPINESS and TOUGH! are featured in the inaugural LUMINATO Festival, June 1-10,
2007. For more info call 416-504-9971 or visit www.factorytheatre.ca
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