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2020-2021 Season

Season Staff:

Brian Goldenberg, Artistic Director/Producer
Kristen Pepper, Associate Producer, Marketing
Farnoosh Talebpour, Associate Producer, Production
Dave Crawford, Associate Producer, Strategic Operations
Alanna McConnell, Associate Producer, Technical
Arielle Branitsky, Assistant Producer
Jean-Paul Yovanoff, Assistant Producer
Matthew Sabido, The Robert & Nancy Accinelli Company & Production Manager
Araceli Ferrara , Communications & Alumni Manager
Vicky Tan, Communications & Media Manager
Ethan Mofford, Technical Director
Hussein Esmail, Technical Director


Vanier Improv Company (VIC)

Vanier Improv Company (VIC)

Oct. 27, Nov. 10, Dec. 1, Jan. 19, Feb. 9, Mar. 9, Mar. 30

Directed by Jonathan Shaboo
​Stage Managed by Shania Mendes
​Technical Directed by Shabithah Varatharajan

Cast: 
Alexandra Gouvis
Barbara Morrone-Sanchez
Hannah Rocca
Hitesh Arulnesan
Kaitlyn Stollery
Mary Witlib
Mason Choffe
Montserrat Cadena
Vicky Tan


Radio Play Festival

Radio Play Festival

Feb. 6, 2021

Bitch Sessions
Written by Beau Dixon
Conceived by the Collective

Hideous Hideous
by Emil Sher

The Radio Play Disaster
by Don Zolidis

Bitch Sessions
Priya and Krissie are co-hosts of a popular campus radio talk show called ‘The Bitch Sessions’. What starts out to be just another night ranting about politics and men, ends up being a night they won’t forget.

Hideous Hideous
When an African-Canadian woman falls for a white pianist with Tourette’s, nagging questions surface. Does his disorder mask a hidden racism? A tale of interwoven music and misunderstanding.

The Radio Play Disaster
Self-proclaimed genius Harlan Bean is ready to make history with his science-fiction radio masterpiece Battle of the Planets. But when the broadcast is in the hands of an ambitious actress with her own vision for her character, several terrified last-minute replacements jumping in, and a disgruntled sound engineer out for revenge, the mayhem in the studio makes an alien invasion look like a piece of cake.

Bitch Sessions
Written by Beau Dixon
Conceived by the Collective
Directed by Beau Dixon
Stage Managed by Riley Hickey
Technical Directed & Sound Operated by Philip Ratcliff
Designed by Barbara Morrone-Sanchez
Sound Designed by Kate Counsel
Wasifa Noshin as Priya
Kaitlyn Stollery as Krissie
Laura Nigro as Telemarketer, Operator, Panzerotti Cook
Juntui (Fiero) Yu as Fiero
Temitope (Tope) Ogunsawe as Wes, Roger
Jay Strathy as Jay, Kevin
Kylie Osborne as Kai
Kaitlin Hicks as Mindy

Hideous Hideous
By Emil Sher
Directed by Saccha Dennis
Stage Managed by Mackenzie Cameron
Technical Directed & Sound Operated by Hussein Esmail
Designed by Sanne van Mastbergen
Sound Designed by Kate Counsel
Danny Sylvan as Andrew
Davis Okey as Brian
Hannah Rocca as Anya
Joshua Kilimnik as Winston
Le Nguyen as Dave
Leyondra Lucille Lobert as Annie
Luke Barton-Veljkovic as Jeff & Live Sound Effects
Shanika Walters as Clara

The Radio Play Disaster
By Don Zolidis
Directed by Caitlin Turner
Stage Managed by Angela Xu
Technical Directed, Sound Operated & Props by Matthew Sabido
Sound Designed by Kate Counsel
Anjali Rana as Tanya
Hannah McInnis as Maria
Jay Strathy as Josie
Joshua Kilimnik as Sir Brinsley
Junrui (Fiero) Yu as Furious H.
Kaitlyn Stollery as Trixie
Le Nguyen as Otis
Luke Barton-Veljkovic as Max
Mary Witlib as Larissa
Mason Choffe as Harlan
Krystyna Augustyn as Samantha
Sarosh Sheikh as Branford
Yaffa Segal as Adrienne


VIC 25th Anniversary Celebration

VIC 25th Anniversary Celebration

Feb. 27, 2021

The Vanier Improv Company (VIC) celebrated its 25th Anniversary with a night to remember. Patrons and performers participated inside the elegant Virtual Venue for a Pre-Show and Post-Show Reception where they reconnected and spent time with alumni friends and made memories with the virtual Photo Booth!

The show was hosted by Mike “Nug” Nahrgang and Kaitlyn Stollery, and featured live and pre-recorded performances by VIC alumni, including Foad HP, Ron Sparks, the All Female Improv Set (featuring VIC alumni), the Current VIC Company, and other special guest performances.

Artistic Direction by Dave Crawford, Alanna McConnell & Jonathan Shaboo
Stage Managed by Shania Mendes
Technical Direction by Shabithah Varatharajan
ASL Interpretation by Rogue Benjamin
Graphic Design by Araceli Ferrara
Closed Captioning by Eric Beverley, Elizabeth Jefferies & Yaffa Segal

Anniversary Events Committee
Arielle Branitsky
Brian Goldenberg
Morgan Russell

Hosted by
Mike “Nug” Nahrgang
Kaitlyn Stollery

Performances by
Hitesh Arulnesan
Jon Blair
Nicholas Blanchard
Marni Brinder
Montserrat Cadena
Mason Choffe
Hisani Clarke Kreiser
Esther Chung
Sara D’agostino
Vanessa Davies
Dan Denov
Ariana Dhountal
Alexandra Gouvis
Foad Hp
Jason Kucherawy
Alanna McConnell
Barbara Morrone-Sanchez
Ricardo Romain
Hannah Rocca
Stephen Purdy
Ryk Simpson
Ron Sparks
Kaitlyn Stollery
Vicky Tan
Mary Witlib
Jimmy Zhao


Show Choir 10th Anniversary

Show Choir 10th Anniversary

Mar. 20, 2021

Vanier College Productions’ Show Choir celebrated its 10th Anniversary Season with an incredible night of entertainment and celebration. Patrons and performers participated inside the fancy Virtual Venue for a Pre-Show and Post-Show Reception where they reconnected and spent time with alumni friends and made memories with the virtual Photo Booth!

The show featured a mixture of Broadway showtunes and Top 40 hits, performances by Show Choir alumni and current students, special appearances by past Show Choir Artistic Directors, and a tribute video celebrating all the performances over the past decade.

2020-2021 Show Choir
Choreographed by Kristen Pepper
Music Directed by Scott Christian & Brian Goldenberg
Costumes Designed by Elizabeth Furlano & Hanya Seloum
Stage Managed by Hanya Seloum

Show Choir 10th Anniversary
Artistic Direction by Brian Goldenberg & Kristen Pepper
Audio Direction & Mixing by Scott Christian
Video Direction by Kristen Pepper
Graphic Design by Araceli Ferrara

Video Editing by
Cat Bernardi
Scott Christian
Hussein Esmail
Brian Goldenberg
Shania Mendes
Ethan Mofford
Abdur Rahman Ouzeri
Matthew Sabido
Vicky Tan

Closed Captioning by
Scott Christian
Araceli Ferrara
Brian Goldenberg
Elizabeth Jefferies
Shania Mendes
Matthew Sabido
Sanjit Sagare
Yaffa Segal
Hanya Seloum
Shabithah Varatharajan
Angela Xu

Anniversary Events Committee
Arielle Branitsky
Brian Goldenberg
Morgan Russell

2020-2021 Show Choir Performers
Olabisi Alawode
Krystyna Augustyn
Eghemen Ehiagwina
Elizabeth Furlano
Nicole Mesec
Kylie Osborne
Yaffa Segal
John Stoll
Jay Strathy
Jewels Tran
Julia Usher
Fiero Yu

Featured Alumni Performers
Edith Barabash
Trimaine Blake
Tiffany Chan
Fola Kortee
Stefania Matarazzo
Danielle Muñoz
Kristen Pepper
Vincent Perri
Stephen Purdy
Ellise Roth
Matthew Sabido
Caitlin Turner
Meredith Wolting

Alumni Guest Speakers
Cat Bernardi
Katie Edwards
Kristen Freed
Danielle Muñoz
Shannon Murtagh
Kristen Pepper
Tom Qu
Morgan Russell
Athena So

Alumni Show Choir Performers
Olabisi Alawode
Krystyna Augustyn
Edith Barabash
Tiffany Chan
Oyinda Daramola
Caitlin Donnelly
Jenny Edwards
Alex Fairlie
Alannah Garrett
Linda Ge
Brianne Kelsick
Dallis King
Stefania Matarazzo
Danielle Muñoz
Theresa Nguyen
Perseus Rebelo
Morgan Russell
Yaffa Segal
Vicky Tan
Caitlin Turner
Rebecca Watt
Meredith Wolting

“For Good” Tribute to Candace Hill Performers
Cat Bernardi
Justin Büyüközer
Andrea Cabeza
Tiffany Chan
Sara D’agostino
Benjamin Dooley
Jenny Edwards
Alex Fairlie
Alannah Garrett
Tom Kerr
Anne-Marie Krytiuk
Natasha Navaratnaraja
Vincent Perri
Stephen Purdy
Emily Powell
Jonathan Shaboo
Robyn Ship
Michelle Tracey
Michael Wisniowski
Matthew Yipchuck

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