KATHERINA

Maev is so happy to be returning to Theatre by the Bay after Comedy of Errors in 2005. Favourite theatre credits include: The Africa Trilogy (Volcano/Luminato), Birnam Wood (Theatre Rusticle),Parfumerie (Soulpepper), The Mill, Parts I and II (TheatreFront), Having Hope at Home (Theatre Aquarius), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Canadian Stage, Globe Theatre, Resurgence), Palace of the End (Canadian Stage), Dance of the Red Skirts (Theatre Columbus, Dora Nomination).

Maev is Co-Artistic Director of SheepNoWool Theatre and Belltower Theatre, productions include Montparnasse (coming to Theatre Passe Muraille in Spring 2011) and Goblin Market (both co-produced with Groundwater Productions) and The Unforgetting and ma jolie. Upcoming: Ritter, Dene, Voss in New York City (One Little Goat, La Mama), and Wide Awake Hearts (Tarragon).

PETRUCHIO

Andy is very happy to be back at Theatre By the Bay this summer! He had a great time playing Sir Andrew Aguecheek in Twelfth Night last year. Other favourite roles include: Trinculo in The Tempest (Festival of Classics), Tranio in The Taming of the Shrew (Flower City Festival), The Interpreter in All's Well That Ends Well (Shakespeare in The Rough), Picasso in Picasso at the Lapin Agile (Perimeter Institute), Greg in I'll be Back Before Midnight (Theatre Orangeville/Victoria Playhouse Petrolia), Jacob Marley in The Christmas Carol (Theatre Northwest), Paul in Mesa (Theatre Orangeville and Theatre Northwest), The Kid in A Boy's Own Jedi Handbook (Theatre & Company), a bald naked prisoner in From the House of the Dead (Canadian Opera Company) and several seasons with The Stratford Festival of Canada.

Huge thanks to his friends and family who are always in the audience cheering him on. Enjoy the show!

BIANCA

This is my first year with Theatre By The Bay and I am absolutely ecstatic to be a part of it! Last year I was at The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City. Prior to that, I graduated from Queen's University with a major in Drama.

Some of my favourite roles have been: Darlene in Hurlyburly (NHP), Amy in One Sunday Afternoon (NHP) and Helena Popov in Cechov's The Boor (Vogt studio, Queen's University). Thank you to all my friends and family for their incredible support!

BAPTISTA

Michael Rawley is thrilled to be returning to Theatre by the Bay where he played Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night in 2009 and had the summer of his life working with this amazing company. Thanks to Larissa, Nick and Brett and all the gang for that.

He has just come from Lighthouse Festival in Port Dover where he played Jordan in Race Day and, last season, played Rollie Waters there in the Ontario premiere of Skin Flick. Michael is becoming something of a SCROOGE expert as he has played that amazing role in A Christmas Carol 4 times in the last 3 years (SilverMist Productions, Niagara Falls; The Grand Theatre, London; Globe Theatre, Regina; TNB, Fredericton). He will be playing Lt. Brannigan in Guys and Dolls for Drayton Entertainment immediately following Shrew and will be adding another SCROOGE to the list this Christmas - location TBA.

Please sign your organ donor cards and discuss your wishes with your family. It is Wendy's generous gift of a kidney that allows you to see him in the show tonight.

LUCENTIO

Alex is thrilled to be apart of Theatre By The Bay this summer. A Toronto native, Alex is a recent graduate of The National Theatre School of Canada. Selected theatre credits include: DREAM: The Musical (Bear Productions), Romeo and Juliet (Resurgence), The Little Prince (Resurgence) Jack Worthing in The Importance of Being Earnest (NTS), All my Sons (NTS); Richard III, The Particulars, Grease (Escape), Jesus in Godspell (TCST) and Jacob in Saltwater Moon.

Thanks to my friends and family for their continual support and inspiration.

VINCENTIO

Rick is delighted to be making his Theatre By The Bay debut. He is about to open The Great War, his fifth show for the magnificent VideoCabaret, for whom he also appeared in Laurier, The Saskatchewan Rebellion, Canadian Pacific Scandal, and The Red River Rebellion. Other fave theatre: It’s A Wonderful Life, and A Christmas Carol (Theatre New Brunswick); Duke of Gloucester in King Lear, Angelo in Comedy Of Errors (Driftwood Theatre); Seven shows for Shakespeare in the Rough, including Lucio in Measure For Measure, Iago in Othello, as well as the title roles in Titus Andronicus, King John, and The Merchant of Venice; Mr. Robinson in The Graduate (Grand Theatre); Conscientia (Summerworks); Waiting For Lefty, Audience Unveiling Protest (The CO); Petra (Theatre Direct), Sideshow of the Damned (Eldritch Theatre). Movies and TV include: Charlie Bartlett, 5ive Girls and Sue Thomas FB Eye.

GREMIO

Robert has performed in theatre, concert, opera, film, TV and radio in Canada, England, Italy, the United States and India. Highlights from his career of over 40 years include several Canadian premieres in such diverse roles as Aschenbach in Death in Venice, David Hare in Via Dolorosa, Toddy in Victor/Victoria, Anton Rubenstein in Tempest Moon, Abraham Lincoln in A More Perfect Union, Henry in Travels With Aunt and Franz Liszt in The Great Romantics.

On the international stage he portrayed Jesus in La Passione for Italy's Teatro di Roma at the Pasqua del Teatro in Rome and in Torino he directed soloists from the Teatro Regio in Donizetti's Lucia Di Lammermoor. At the Windamere in Darjeeling, India, he performed his one-man show The Sights & Sounds of the Raj. For the Piano Festival Northwest in Portland, Oregon he was Frederic Chopin in The Music & Letters of Chopin with renowned concert pianist Valerie Tryon.

Recently Robert performed the title role in BArrymore at The Rose Theatre Brampton. He also guest-starred as Frosch in Die Fledermaus for Opera Kitchener. Currently he is Artistic Director-Producer of First Stages Theatre Company. Robert was a founding Board Member of The Performing Arts Lodges of Canada, an original member of Supporting Cast and a member of Performers For Literacy.

HORTENSIO

James is thrilled to be back working with Theatre by the Bay, having worked with them on the tour of Shakespeare's Magic and of course playing Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Favourite credits also include: Finer Noble Gases, The Unseen Hand (The Bleecker Theatre Company); Paradise by the River (Shadowpath Theatre); the title role in Titus Andronicus (Red Light District); Romeo and Juliet, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Measure for Measure (Resurgence Theatre Company) and recently Sleeping Beauty at the Sudbury Theatre Centre where he played a dragon named Gryff. James would like to thank Brett & Larissa again for this awesome opportunity.

TRANIO

It has been 6 years since Tyler last appeared in As You Like It for TBTB and he is thrilled to be back working with Larissa, Nick and Brett. Tyler spent the last year touring North American playing Timon in Disney's The Lion King. Before that he spent 18 months at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto playing Stan in Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story on Stage and 6 months at the Princess of Wales theatre in the ensemble of The Lord of the Rings: The Musical.

Other Shakespeare credits include the title character in Richard III; Friar Laurence in Romeo and Juliet and The Philostrate/Snug in A Midsummer Night's Dream; Launce in Two Gents; and Autolycus & several other characters in A Winter's Tale. He has also been featured in over a dozen radio and television commercials and the CBC original movie The Trojan Horse starring Paul Gross.

Visit www.tylermurree.com for more. Love to my agents at NLM, friends, family and especially Tanya for their constant support and encouragement.

WIDOW

Adrianna is thrilled to make her debut this year with Theatre by the Bay. Coupled with her Honours BA from Sheridan and University of Toronto; she is a certified Intermediate Stage Combatant with Fight Directors Canada, and has trained with The Toronto Circus School. She enjoys teaching Bunraku puppetry to the volunteers at The Concerned Kids charity organization, as well as performing their Multicultural Program to schools throughout the GTA.

With her friends at Gibson House Museum, Adrianna has performed her one woman show Pratties and Point where she portrays an Irish immigrant coming to Canada during the Potato Famine of 1847. Go to www.adrianna-prosser.com to find out what this fiery red head is up to next!

Selected credits include: Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream (Hart House Theatre); Ophelia in Hamlet, Lady Macbeth & Lady MacDuff in Macbeth, Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream (Forward Theatre); Luciana in Comedy of Errors (Shakespeare in the Square); Eileen in Daughter of the House (Alumnae Theatre); and Third Witch in Macbeth (Tempest Theatre).

BIONDELLO

Ryan is excited to be spending his seventh Summer with Theatre by the Bay! A 2010 graduate of Queen's University Drama Department, he recently finished a three show season with Vagabond Theatre Company which he co-founded and directed Richard III for in Kingston, Ontario.

Selected credits include: Twelfth Night (TBTB), A Midsummer Night's Dream (TBTB) and Cinderella: A Holiday Pantomime (TIP). Ryan also appeared in the Canadian Premiers of Domestic (Plastic People Theatre Company) and The Land of Make Believe (Moving Art) which have been featured in the Toronto Fringe Festival.

He has to thank his family for their support, Larissa Mair for being an inspirational goddess, Carla Tucker for keeping him smiling, and lastly his dog - for listening to him complain for so many years.

GRUMIO

André is pleased to be returning to Barrie for his second season with Theatre By The Bay.  Some recent theatre credits include A Midsummer Night's Dream with Shakespeare In Action, The Overwhelming with Studio 180 and The Canadian Stage Company. André has spent the past four seasons working at The Stratford Shakespeare Festival acting in the following shows: Macbeth, Julius Caesar, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo & Juliet, Love's Labour's Lost, Caesar & Cleopatra, Henry IV, Part 1, The Duchess of Malfi and Pentecost. (Caesar & Cleopatra was also filmed for the Bravo Network.)

André is a graduate of the Birmingham Conservatory under David Latham. He made his American theatre debut recently playing the title role in Othello, and the lead Harmond Wilks in Radio Golf with the St. Louis Black Repertory Company. Other theatre credits include Much Ado About Nothing (Canadian Stage), and Titus Andronicus (Canopy Theatre). André is a graduate of George Brown Theatre School.