September 20, 21, 22, 28, and 29 at 7:30pm
September 29 at 1:30 pm
At The Staircase Main Theatre (27 Dundurn St. N, Hamilton)
Romeo and Juliet come from rival families but meet, during a chance encounter, and fall in love. Despite the long-standing hatred between their families, they are determined to be together so, they secretly wed. Destiny has other plans for them as the feud reaches a violent and bloody head and suddenly, the lives of both families are irreparably altered. A story of youthful love and the dangers of indiscriminate hate.
Directed by: Liz Buchanan
Fight choreography and additional direction by: Tyler Brent
Stage Management by: Katie Hood
Featuring: Tyler Brent, Robert K Brown, Liz Buchanan, Scott Buchanan, Gregory Cruikshank, Annalee Flint, Carlos Jimenez-Rauda, Krista McNaughton, Rebekah Pullen, and David Rundle
Also available, get a seasons pass to all shows in our season! 4 shows for the price of three at bit.ly/BetterTogetherTickets
September 29 at 1:30 pm
At The Staircase Main Theatre (27 Dundurn St. N, Hamilton)
Romeo and Juliet come from rival families but meet, during a chance encounter, and fall in love. Despite the long-standing hatred between their families, they are determined to be together so, they secretly wed. Destiny has other plans for them as the feud reaches a violent and bloody head and suddenly, the lives of both families are irreparably altered. A story of youthful love and the dangers of indiscriminate hate.
Directed by: Liz Buchanan
Fight choreography and additional direction by: Tyler Brent
Stage Management by: Katie Hood
Featuring: Tyler Brent, Robert K Brown, Liz Buchanan, Scott Buchanan, Gregory Cruikshank, Annalee Flint, Carlos Jimenez-Rauda, Krista McNaughton, Rebekah Pullen, and David Rundle
Also available, get a seasons pass to all shows in our season! 4 shows for the price of three at bit.ly/BetterTogetherTickets
Cast and Crew
Tyler Brent (Capulet, Fight Choreographer, Additional Direction) is thrilled to be a part of Romeo & Juliet as part of the "Better Together" season. Selected theatre credits include: Brutus in Julius Caesar (Make Art Theatre), Harold Russ in Laburnum Grove (Dundas Little Theatre), Jack in Awkward Jack (Perplexed Productions), Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Notapom Productions), Filmore in White Water (Bee Right Back Productions).
Tyler will be back at the Staircase soon for Make Art Theatre's A Modicum of Freedom (October) & Notapom Production's Pop-Up Shakespeare (November). Thank you to the whole team involved with Romeo & Juliet, and everyone who has taken the time to support this production. Most of all, thanks and love to his daughter, Mia.
Tyler will be back at the Staircase soon for Make Art Theatre's A Modicum of Freedom (October) & Notapom Production's Pop-Up Shakespeare (November). Thank you to the whole team involved with Romeo & Juliet, and everyone who has taken the time to support this production. Most of all, thanks and love to his daughter, Mia.
Robert K. Brown (Mercutio, Paris) is an actor, writer, director, and sometime fight choreographer working in the Hamilton and Toronto areas. Recent select credits include Final Broadcast at the 2018 Hamilton Fringe Festival (writer/director/"John"), Young Charlie in Da and over 7 characters in Slaughterhouse-Five with Funeral Pyre Theatre, and Henry (father) and Mike in Silent Treatment by Claudia Spadafora (McMaster HPS 2017). He hopes to soon launch a YouTube channel.
Liz Buchanan (Director, Nurse, Prince) is thrilled to work with Flint & Steel Productions again, having previously provided technical assistance on A Certain Slant of Light. Liz has previously directed shows for her own company (9M Productions) which include The Director's Cut for this year's Hamilton Fringe Festival and King Lear. Liz has also directed For Daws to Peck at by Ryan Sero for make.art.theatre at the HamilTEN Festival, and Love Letters by A.R. Gurney for
Binbrook Little Theatre. Liz wishes to thank Annalee for trusting her to guide this show along what has been, at times, a bumpy road. She would also like to thank Katie for agreeing to stage manage the production (and for doing an incredible job at it), and Tyler for his help directing in addition to his role in the show. What you see on stage is only possible because of the enormous amount of work done by Annalee, Katie, and Tyler behind the scenes to pull everything together. Enjoy the show!
Binbrook Little Theatre. Liz wishes to thank Annalee for trusting her to guide this show along what has been, at times, a bumpy road. She would also like to thank Katie for agreeing to stage manage the production (and for doing an incredible job at it), and Tyler for his help directing in addition to his role in the show. What you see on stage is only possible because of the enormous amount of work done by Annalee, Katie, and Tyler behind the scenes to pull everything together. Enjoy the show!
Scott Buchanan (Romeo, Abraham) is an actor, writer, and lawyer. He is excited to be in Flint & Steel's Production of Romeo and Juliet as Abraham and Romeo. Scott has been seen on stage in the Hamilton and area as Edgar in King Lear, Oscar in The Odd Couple, Pindarus in Julius Caesar, and James in the Director's Cut. This is the second time Scott has played opposite Annalee, having previously portrayed her husband in the HamilTEN Festival Production Dream Home in 2014. When Scott is not on stage he is usually found in a court room arguing the finer points of law, usually on behalf of his clients.
Gregory Cruikshank (Friar Lawrence, Peter) is the winner of the 2014 Hamilton Arts Award for Emerging Artist in Theatre. Select credits include: Puck, A Midsummer Night's Dream (Notapom Productions); Oswald, King Lear (9M Theatre); Joey, Mary, I Have His Pants! (Hamilton Fringe); Momo and Sylvain, And Slowly Beauty (Dundas Little Theatre); Keith Edwards, How Could You, Mrs Dick? (Dundas Little Theatre); Father Welsh, The Lonesome West (Toronto Irish Players); Rudi, East of Berlin (R&D Productions); Alan, Time and the Conways (Dundas Little Theatre).
Gregory recently made his directorial debut in the Hamilton Fringe Festival with SHEER CRIMINAL GENIUS(TM) - A Cartoon, which he also wrote. Gregory will next be seen as part of Notapom Productions' newest Pop-Up Shakespeare at the Staircase in November.
Gregory recently made his directorial debut in the Hamilton Fringe Festival with SHEER CRIMINAL GENIUS(TM) - A Cartoon, which he also wrote. Gregory will next be seen as part of Notapom Productions' newest Pop-Up Shakespeare at the Staircase in November.
Annalee Flint (Juliet, Sampson) is a graduate with Honours of the Algonquin College Theatre Arts program in Ottawa, ON. Primarily an actor, she can also be found directing, stage-managing, designing, and most recently; producing, for the theatre. Annalee is excited that her recently established theatre company, Flint & Steel Productions, is co-producing its inaugural season, beginning with Romeo & Juliet. Notable acting credits: Pearl in Eli the Musical Guy & Pearl the Shakespearean Girl at the 2018 Hamilton Fringe; Riley in The Tragedy of Othella Moore
(Perplexed Productions), a modernized gender-swapped version of Shakespeare's Othello, which won Best of Fringe at the 2016 Hamilton Fringe Festival; and Juliet in Romeo and Juliet: An Escapist Comedy (Make Art Theatre); which won the 2014 Hamilton Fringe Festival Critic's Choice Award. Additionally, Annalee has performed in a few independent films.
(Perplexed Productions), a modernized gender-swapped version of Shakespeare's Othello, which won Best of Fringe at the 2016 Hamilton Fringe Festival; and Juliet in Romeo and Juliet: An Escapist Comedy (Make Art Theatre); which won the 2014 Hamilton Fringe Festival Critic's Choice Award. Additionally, Annalee has performed in a few independent films.
Katie Hood (Stage Manager) is excited to be working on their first production with Flint & Steel. Most recent credits include dramaturgy and stage managing for Paul Hutcheson's Stupefied II at the Hamilton Fringe, as well as writing & performing The Animal Show, featuring true stories of their work in animal rescue, on the Fringe.
Carlos Jimenez-Rauda (Tybalt, Page) trained in theatre at York University, studied improv at Second City, and vocally trained with various coaches in Toronto. Carlos has performed classic Shakespeare and contemporary theatre all over Canada, The US, China and Dubai. He has delighted audiences in the Hamilton theatre scene with his sense of comedy. Recent credits include: Eli in Eli the Musical Guy & Pearl the Shakespearean Girl (Flint & Steel Productions, 2018 Hamilton Fringe Festival).
Krista McNaughton (Benvolio) is an actor and writer working in the Hamilton and Toronto areas. She is a graduate of the Theatre Arts Performance program at Fanshawe College, and the Improvisation Program at Second City. Recent credits include: The Director's Cut (9M Theatre), King Lear (9M Theatre), The Tragedy of Othella Moore (Perplexed Productions) On the Rocks (Windmill Theatre), Taming of the Shrew (Kate), One Woman Show (co-writer and performer), The Russian Play (Windmill Theatre), 11 Times (writer and performer). Other credits include: Splendor in the Grass (Fanshawe), Hamlet (Fanshawe). You may have also seen her performing in her sketch duo, The Awkward Rebels, or doing stand-up around the city.
Rebekah Pullen (Lady Capulet, Apothecary) is thrilled to be joining Flint & Steel Production’s Romeo and Juliet as the controlling (and slightly villainous) Lady Capulet. Previous roles include Goneril in 9M Theatre’s King Lear, and Madame Pernelle in Tartuffe with the McMaster Thespian Company (there seems to be a real theme here). When not contributing to household feuds, Rebekah is working on her PhD in International Relations at McMaster University. See her next as Lady Macbeth in 9M Theatre’s production of Macbeth, next February.
David Rundle (Montague, Friar John) This is David's first production onstage in about 15 years. He is both excited and terrified! His usual theatrical role is that of stage manager so he's not all that used to being up in front of the audience. Thank you to everyone for their support and encouragement. This has been so much fun, you can find David onstage again in November as part of Notapom Production's Pop-Up Shakespeare happening in the Bright Room upstairs.
