Photos by Seanna Kennedy Photography
Performances
Photos by Seanna Kennedy Photography
Photos by Seanna Kennedy Photography
Photos by Seanna Kennedy Photography
A Dinner Theatre Game Show! The music we all know and love…but who was that recording artist? In the first act of this entertaining dinner theatre performance, guests will compete, trying to name the songs and recording artists of beloved “one-hit wonders”. In the second act, the audience will enjoy a family feud-style game show […]
James is absolutely elated to be making his Stephenville Theatre Festival debut! Coming from the Toronto area, his past credits include 'The SpongeBob Musical' (RCMPI), Pirate Life Toronto, 'You Want It What Way? A Boy Band Tale' (Hamilton Fringe), and 'Single & Sexy' (University of Waterloo). James would like to thank his amazing friends and […]
Connor hails from Calgary, Alberta, and is a graduate of the Randolph College for the Performing Arts Triple Threat program. He is thrilled to be joining the STF company in beautiful Newfoundland, the only province he has yet to visit. His previous credits include: Man In Chair in The Drowsy Chaperone, Pirelli in Sweeney Todd: […]
Andrew is so thrilled to be back for his 7th season with STF!! After graduating from The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland with his MA in Musical Theatre, Andrew has been working across Canada and abroad. Notable Credits: Berger-Hair (Hart House Theatre); Lonny Barnett – Rock Of Ages, The Great Canadian Songbook. Bob/ensemble - 9 To […]
Originally from Kingston Ontario, Andrew is a multidisciplinary performing artist and graduate of Sheridan College and the University of Toronto Mississauga’s joint Theatre and Drama Studies acting program. Past Toronto credits include Bert - Mary Poppins, Mushnik - Little Shop, Princeton/Rod - Avenue Q, Moritz - Spring Awakening, Lord Farquaad - SHREK, Angel - RENT, […]
Aaron Eyre is a graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University with degrees in Composition and Theatre and is the recipient of the NUMUS Award for Composition for The Poison Tree (New Art Quartet). Selected credits as Music Director include Trey Parker's Cannibal! (STARVOX), Little Women (Theatre New Brunswick), The Addams Family (SLC), Every Silver Lining (Next […]
Cody Stacey is a 24-year-old bassist born in Brampton, Ontario and now residing in St. Johns, Newfoundland. Cody has been active in the St. Johns music scene for the past seven years working with artists such as Justin Fancy, Mallory Johnson, and the top 40 hits cover band Glory Days. This is Cody’s first time […]
Jamie Walsh is excited to be back at STF this year as guitarist for 9-to-5 and One-Hit Wonders & All-Time Greats, which opens on July 22nd at 7:30pm. Some of his credits include guitarist for Honky Tonk Laundry, Green Day’s American Idiot and Let it Be- The Life & Music of the Beatles. Please join […]
Heather is honored that 2024 is her eighth season as the Artistic Director of STF and is thrilled to present this exciting season! An award-winning professional theatre director and playwright, Heather has specific interests and expertise in the fields of musical theatre, new play development, large ensemble physical theatre as well as devised theatre. She […]
Amelia is thrilled to be returning to Stephenville for her 6th season with STF! She is a performer and choreographer originally from Calgary, and now calls Corner Brook home. Since last summer she has been on tour in Western Canada and performing in Vegas Live (Mayfield Theatre) and Escape to Margaritaville (Theatre Calgary). Past credits […]
Originally from the Fraser Valley in BC. He originally started working in the arts in 1996 at the Harrison Festival of the arts. In 2002 he started work at the University of the Fraser Valley as the head carpenter. In 2005 he spent a season at The Banff Centre. After six years there he transitioned […]
Elizabeth Perry works as the Head of Wardrobe at Memorial University based out of Corner Brook, NL. She is a graduate of the Dalhousie University Costume Studies program. Theatre credits include work at Neptune Theatre and The NS Tattoo in Halifax. She has designed for Festival Antigonish, Halifax Theatre for Young People, Halifax Opera Festival, […]
Anna Hansen-robitschek is a recent graduate of the Memorial University Fine Arts program, born and raised mostly in Corner Brook, and is looking forward to beginning her career in theatrical design. Though she is mainly interested in costumes, she is honored and excited to be a part of the Stephenville Theatre Festival this season as […]
Ben is very pleased to be returning to STF for his 9th season. Beginning in 2014 he has enjoyed his years with the festival in many rolls including production assistant, musician, and head of sound. Sound tech by day, musician by night Ben is looking forward to playing bass guitar in “Rock of Ages” and “The […]
Madison Murphy is thrilled to be joining STF this summer as a Stage Manager!Originally from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Madison recently completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts at Memorial University of Newfoundland’s Grenfell Campus. Previous stage management credits at Grenfell include Oedipus/ Antigone (2021), and her graduating class’s production of Picnic at Hanging Rock (2022). Additionally, she holds […]
Faith Young is thrilled and grateful to be returning to STF for another great summer of live theatre! Select credits include: Head of Props - Hedda Gabler and The Winters Tale (Theatre at Grenfell), Touring Stage Manager - To The Girls (Stephenville Theatre Festival), Stage Manager - Balloonacy and the Great Canadian Songbook Challenge (Stephenville […]
Robin Peters is a theatre artist from St. John's currently completing a BFA in Technical Theatre from Memorial's Grenfell campus. Since first getting involved in theatre in high school Robin has dipped her toes in just about every area of theatre production. Some recent highlights include stage managing The Winter's Tale (2022) for theatre at […]
Gavin Urquhart is a technical theatre production student at The Memorial University of Newfoundland. Born and raised in Pictou County Nova Scotia, he has spent some time developing practical fabrication skills and an eye for physical aesthetics. He is currently striving to expand and improve his skill set, both in and out of the theatre. […]
A creative and contemporary musical spin of a classic tale written by Julian Butler, NEVERLAND is sure to inspire audiences of all ages with the magic of theatrical storytelling. 13-year-old Wendy is off on an ‘awfully big adventure’ to visit her father. She meets an orphan named Peter Pan, who takes her hand and flies around the […]
Clifford is beyond excited to be a part of the Stephenville Theatre Festival this season! Clifford is a graduate of both Humber College and St. Lawrence College and is currently making his way through life in Toronto. Some of Clifford's past roles include: The Narrator (Rocky Horror Picture Show), Smudge Understudy (Forever Plaid) and both […]
Anna Barrett, a recent graduate of Manhattan School of Music is thrilled to be returning home to Newfoundland for her 4th season with STF! Notable credits include: Regina (Rock of Ages), Bettina (The Hills Are Alive!), Wendy (Neverland), Schwarzy (Spelling Bee), Snow White (Snow White). Performing for the incredible community in Stephenville has been a […]
Phoebe (she/her) is thrilled to join STF again for a second season! Born and raised in Stephenville, NL Gill grew up in the arts community which led her to be in a plethora of different productions as well as an active member of the STF Young Company. She will be entering her second year of […]
Jason is thrilled to be back for his second season at STF! A graduate of the Randolph College for the Performing Arts, Jason is a multidisciplinary artist now based out of Toronto. Past theatre credits include 9 to 5 The Musical (Stage West), 9 to 5 The Musical, Neverland (Stephenville Theatre Festival) The Urban Jungle […]
Seanna is delighted to be back for her fifth season with STF! Seanna is a director, performer, puppeteer and photographer who holds an Hon. BMUS in voice from Wilfrid Laurier University and is a graduate of The Randolph College for the Performing Arts. As a director she has worked with companies including The Stephenville Theatre […]
Shari is thrilled to return for her second year with the Stephenville Theatre Festival! Select credits include The 25th Annual...Spelling Bee (STF), The Wonderful Music of Disney and The Beatles Spectacular (Gros Morne Summer Music, as orchestral arranger), WAKE and Dubliners (GMSM, as creator), The Little Mermaid (St. Lawrence College, music director), Pippin (Sheridan College, […]
I am a freelance composer/lyricist/sound designer working from my studio in sunny south London. I specialize in writing for children's theatre.In November 2016, I was very pleased to get an award for my Contribution to Children's Theatre at the JM Barrie Awards in London's BBC Radio Theatre, presented by Michael Morpurgo. I am also an Artistic Associate of A […]
Catarina (she/her) is excited to be making her STF debut! A graduate of St. Lawrence College, Catarina is an actor, musician, teacher, and doting dog aunt who splits her time between Halifax and Toronto. Some of her favorite credits include Jules in the North American Premier of Bend It Like Beckham, Sarah Brown in Guys […]
Ha’Keena is excited to be a part of Stephenville Theatre Festival’s productions of Disenchanted and 9 to 5. Recently Ha’Keena had the privilege of being in the productions of Cats (Bombalurina) and Pippin (Leading Player) with the St. Lawrence College Music Theatre Program. Originally from Saskatchewan she has always wanted to visit Newfoundland and is […]
Kate is thrilled to be joining STF for her third season! Past credits include Rapunzel in “Disenchanted!”, ensemble/Candy striper in “Nine to Five”, Marcy park in “The 25th Anual Putnam County Spelling Bee” (STF), Texas/Dance Captain in “Cabaret”, Fastrada in “Pippin”, Rumpleteazer in “Cats” (St. Lawrence College), and Debra in the workshop production of “Let’s […]
Elora is overjoyed to be joining STF this season! She is going into her final year of studies in the joint Musical Theatre program between St. Lawrence College and Queen’s University, and is so excited to be onstage partaking in the magic of live theatre this summer. Her favourite past roles include Ella in Bells […]
Mikayla Stradiotto (she/her) couldn’t be more excited to be joining the incredible STF team! As an interdisciplinary performer, Mikayla received her Bachelor’s Degree in Music Theatre Performance at Sheridan College (2019) where she was awarded the Highest Achievement in Dance Award. Her past performance credits include Sadie in the world premier of My Bonnie Lass, […]
Jessica is thrilled to be making her STF debut! Past credits include: Hastings! The Musical (Tweed & Co. Theatre), Beauty & the Beast (Linus Hand Productions), Heathers: The Musical, The Rocky Horror Show, Oklahoma!, (St. Clair College). Jessica sends a big thanks to my family, friends, and 10 Talent Management. Last but certainly not least, […]
Stephenville Festival: Rock of Ages, Great Canadian Songbook, 9 to 5, Disenchanted, American Idiot, Bittergirl. Elsewhere: Workshop(s) Lets Dance and Let’s Bop (Terra Bruce); Anne and Gilbert (Island Theatre Festival); Be More Chill (Canadian Premiere/Bravo Academy); In Common -A new Musical (Canadian Playwrights); 9 to 5, Superstars – A diva Revue, Legally Blonde (SLC Music […]
Cassandra Munroe is an emerging theatrical artist, originally from Pictou County, Nova Scotia. She is currently located in Corner Brook, NL, as she continues attending Grenfell's BFA Theatre program in acting and technical theatre. Recently, Cassandra worked alongside her close friend and creative partner to found "Just A Concept" Productions and produce their premiere night of […]
A full member of the DGA (Dramatists Guild of America), Giacino co-created and wrote the book, music, and lyrics for the Off-Broadway musical hit ‘Disenchanted!' The Huffington Post hails 'DIS!' as “Funny and a touch wicked!" Italy's Musical Magazine raves that Giacino's work is "Ingenious!" and "Brilliant!" Playbill named 'DIS!' as one of NYC's ‘Unforgettable […]
Dolly Parton is considered to be the most successful female country music artist, having released 42 top-10 country albums and earned 25 number-one singles. She has won seven Grammy® awards and received 42 Grammy® nominations. She has also received seven awards from the Academy of Country Music and 10 Country Music Association awards, and is […]
Patricia Resnick has enjoyed a successful and varied career in film, television, and theatre. She wrote the original screenplay for the film 9 to 5, a comedy classic and one of the top-grossing films of all time. Under the tutelage of her mentor Robert Altman, she co-authored A Wedding (British Academy Award and Writer's Guild nominations) and Quintet starring Paul Newman. […]
by Meghan Greeley STF is beyond excited to announce that we will close the 2021 festival season with the world premiere of TO THE GIRLS, our brand new play that is based on research and interviews conducted in the Bay St. George community! Written by award-winning playwright, Meghan Greeley (Corner Brook), and directed by STF’s […]
By Roger Bean Move over, Thelma and Louise! Get ready for HONKY TONK LAUNDRY. When Lana Mae Hopkins, owner of the Wishy Washy Washateria, hires Katie to help out in the laundromat, they soon find themselves up to their elbows in soap, suds, and cheatin’ hearts. Watch these two country angels join forces to turn […]
Music and Lyrics by The Beach Boys Orchestrations by Robert Wilinson Script By Heather Braaten Get ready to celebrate summer with STF! Following the winning model of our recent dinner theatre presentations, KEEP AN EYE ON SUMMER - THE MUSIC AND LIFE OF THE BEACH BOYS involves a biopic script, a live band and creative […]
By Greg Banks Imaginative, musical, and magical, our play for young audiences (and for the young at heart) is not to be missed! Classic? No! Wild? Yes! SNOW WHITE is a two-person play, so you do the math!. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves? Two fabulous, whip-smart, super-fast actors play Snow White, the huntsman, the […]
Music and Lyrics by William Finn Book by Rachel Sheinkin Conceived by Rebecca Feldman Winner of the Tony award for Best Book, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE has charmed audiences worldwide with its effortless wit and humor. This fast-paced, wildly funny and touching musical theatre presentation makes this spelling bee an unforgettable […]
Music and Lyrics by William Finn Book by Rachel Sheinkin Conceived by Rebecca Feldman Winner of the Tony award for Best Book, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE has charmed audiences worldwide with its effortless wit and humor. This fast-paced, wildly funny and touching musical theatre presentation makes this spelling bee an unforgettable experience. […]
Urinetown is an award-winning and hilarious musical comedy! A satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, municipal politics and musical theatre itself! A side-splitting sendup of greed, love, revolution (and musicals!), in a time when water is worth its weight in gold, Urinetown is a wickedly funny, fast paced and […]
A wonderful musical for the whole family that has thrilled audiences across Canada. Using an electric mix of music, dance, comedy and puppetry, three energetic performers perform Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel and The Frog Prince. Completely set to music as a rock opera, Rock ‘N’ Fables is guaranteed to thrill audiences of all ages.
A boisterous romantic comedy about a bridegroom who wakes on his wedding morning in his own bridal suite and finds a strange girl in bed beside him. In the depths of his post stag-night hangover, he can’t remember her. Worse during the ensuing panic to get the stranger dressed and out of the way, the […]
Lawrence Jameson makes his lavish living by talking rich ladies out of their money. Freddy Benson more humbly swindles women by waking their compassion with fabricated stories about his grand-mother’s failing health. After meeting on a train, they attempt to work together only to find that this small French town isn’t big enough for the […]
Hold onto your seats as we take a trip back to the big band era! Blue Champagne is a high-energy musical flashback to the 1940s. Four young, energetic performers jump, jive and wail through the biggest swing hits of all time. This show’s setting is a radio station in the late ’40s, where four young […]
Lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy Monty Python And The Holy Grail, this show retells the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, and features a bevy of beautiful show girls, not to mention cows and killer rabbits! Winner of three Tony Awards in 2005, including Best Musical, and […]
Invitation to the Dance is based upon Op. 65, J. 260—a piano piece in rondo form written by Carl Maria von Weber in 1819. The piece tells the story of a couple at a ball, starting with a young man politely asking a girl for a dance; they take several turns around the room; and […]
Workshop of a new play by Meghan Greely, which examines the influence of the Harmon Air Force base upon the communities surrounding Bay St. George.
A brand new show, written specifically for the STF 2019 season featuring essential Kitchen Party songs.
Follows two fictional local brothers and their perennial efforts to find legitimate work in contrast to their current and unending illegal livelihood.
By 5 STAGES, a Stephenville-based comedy and performance troupe consisting of 4 women and 1 man who have been performing for close to two decades.
An annual showcase of local talent featuring contemporary music, classic rock, traditional music and country.
A spectacular evening the marks the finale of the season, filled with song, dance and story.
Following the winning model of ROCKET MAN and PIANO MAN, our dinner theatre returns with LET IT BE with creative arrangements of the music of the Beatles.
A wildly creative adaptation of ALICE IN WONDERLAND for youth, utilizing the talents of only two actors who portray all of the beloved characters in the story.
An emotionally powerful and intimate musical about a couple in their twenties who fall in and out of love over the course of five years.
A wonderful heartfelt new Canadian musical, BITTERGIRL charts the breakups of three women and the painfully hilarious antics that ensue.
Alarmingly relevant social commentary illustrates the struggles of destructive relationships, drug abuse and the horrors of war, all against the backdrop of a divided America.