The Laramie Project

Starring:

Daryl Dorge

Daryl has been active in the film & acting community for over six years, training at several film studios in the city. He plays an active role in The Children's Acting Center in Winnipeg as an assistant for
Lois Brothers. Daryl recently landed the lead in the independent feature Clear Lakedirected by Mick Paulusma and starring wrestling legend Roddy "Rowdy" Piper. With a degree in applied biology, he currently works for a top pharmaceutical company.He joined PTE@PTE to help him overcome some hurdles in understanding more clearly the different areas required in the acting process.
 
Murray Farnell

Theatre credits include Avatar Theatre’s Paper Jack(Paper Jack), White Rabbit Productions’ Bloodless: The Trial of Burke and Hare(William Burke) and various productions through Celebrations Dinner Theatre. Television credits include various voices and puppeteering for Lost Tales of Brothers Grimm, airing on STV. Murray has previously trained in improv, dance and singing. He would like to thank the instructors at PTE@PTE for their wisdom, insight and patience over the past few months.   
 
Duncan McGregor

Duncan has performed as an actor with Shoestring Theatre and Winnipeg Mennonite Theatre. He was musical advisor with Theatre Incarnate and Flamenco guitarist and vocalist with Bolero Dance Theatre and Bravado Dance Theatre. He has performed in several Winnipeg Fringe Festival productions and the MTC Master Playwright Festival. Recent acting performances include Carol Shield's Departures and Arrivals, A. R. Gurney's The Dining Room, A. A. Milne's The Dover Roadand Arthur Miller's adaptation of An Enemy of the People. Duncan performed as guitarist, cellist, actor and vocalist for Marnie Cooke's wildly successful Bravado Cabaretshowcase in the Winnipeg Fringe. 

Andraea Sartison

Andraea Sartison is a multi-disciplinary performance artist with a special interest in collective creation. In 2009 she assisted with design and direction for Hello, Hello(Kill Your Television) in Edmonton. Last summer, she wrote, produced, directed and performed in Winnipeg Fringe hit Just One Spark, followed by her artistic residency at the Canada Summer Games in PEI. Across the country and, most recently, at the High Performance Rodeo (One Yellow Rabbit) in Calgary, she performed as Ruthie Ann in PIG(Cowgirl Opera). She currently teaches at MTYP and is rehearsing her own show Puberty: A Memoirfor the upcoming Fringe Festival.

CindyMarie Small

Having graced the stage for nearly two decades as a dancer, CindyMarie is excited to walk onto the stage as an actor. Two of her favourite roles with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet were Nancy (aka Cinderella) in Val Caniparoli’s A Cinderella Storyand Mina Murray in Mark Godden’s Dracula– partly due to the fact that they were created on her and thus, held a special place in her heart. But also in large part because they were roles which involved portraying a story and a character. CindyMarie feels lucky to be a part of the Winnipeg premiere of The Laramie Project. 

Stephanie Sousa

Stephanie is happy to be making her debut performance on the PTE stage in such a powerful and thought provoking story. Her other performing credits include various shows with Rainbow Stage such as West Side Story, Fame,Chicagoand Smokey Joe's Cafe. She ranked first in the Stars of Tomorrow competition for her solo vocal performance of “And I Am Telling You” from Dreamgirls. You can catch Stephanie next in this summer's Rentand Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with Rainbow Stage. She is gracious to have been given the opportunity to tell Matthew Shepard’s story.
 
Kalysha Watson-Towle

Kalysha was born and raised in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, before moving to Winnipeg last year. She learnt she wanted to be an actor at a very young age after being told numerous times she had a flare for drama. Kalysha considers fashion and journalism to be her other main interests. Kalysha previously starred in her high school drama plays Murders In the Heir and Lady Pirates of the Caribbean,before becoming a member of PTE's Professional Training Ensemble.

Also featuring:

Arthur MacKinnon

Stage management by: 

 Katherine Johnston  

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