After forbidding dancing as Principal Clark in last spring’s production of Footloose!, it's great to be back with Stage West to kick off my Sunday shoes in Sister Act.  (Sorry) When we had the first reading/sing-through with the cast, I knew that this show would be a hit. Stage West has assembled an amazing cast [...]

I love murder mysteries– in a strange way, I think watching them through the pandemic (everything from Agatha Christie, to Shetland, to Luther) is what kept my father and me sane. Maybe it's the extra task of trying to figure out "whodunnit" along with the usual drama in the relationships that makes them so engaging. [...]

I've had the opportunity now to have a play workshopped at Lunchbox Theatre three times through their Stage One Program (including the workshop of my musical Bingo Ladies, which went on to multiple productions), but this was the first time I've worked as an actor in the development of a new show. I was very [...]

Well, how lucky am I? I was invited to take part in the National Arts Centre's intensive (also known as the Super Duper Musical retreat) for two weeks at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. I was an actor in the workshop of the gorgeous musical Maudie (based on the movie Maudie) by Sarah [...]

I am so happy that my musical comedy, Bingo Ladies, will be playing at Rising Tide Theatre in Newfoundland this summer. I spent 10 summers performing with the comedy, and have written two shows specifically for them, and it is a place, community,  and theatre company I dearly love. I may not be able to [...]

I was busy on the day I was supposed to pick it up (doing a workshop, which is fitting) but it's official: I have a Masters in Playwrighting from the University of Calgary. SO... if you're in the Calgary area and you happen to be looking for a playwright, a composer, lyricist, librettist, dramaturg for [...]

What a fabulous run we had of FOOTLOOSE! at Stage West Calgary. It was a wonderful long run (April 18-June 22) and a great cast to get to share the stage with, whether as Principal Clark, or occasionally as an understudy when I'd show up hanging out with the teenagers behind the gas station, or [...]

While we were workshopping our new version of Remember that Song? for Lunchbox Theatre in Calgary, nearly at the same time, Smile Theatre in Toronto was closing their touring production of Remember that Song? which played from April 30th until June 7th, 2025. This show was originally developed with Smile Theatre (thanks for an Ontario [...]

I'm very happy that Lunchbox Theatre will be workshopping a new adaptation of my musical "Remember That Song" as part of their Stage One Development program. This script was first developed with Smile Theatre in Toronto, a company that specializes in bringing theatre to older adults who can no longer leave their residences/hospices. The piece [...]

Thanks to funding from the Calgary Arts Development Authority (CADA), we conducted a workshop of my new musical, Susan's Dream Date, at the cSpace studio theatre on January 12th. In this new musical (first conceived while working on my graduate degree at the University of Calgary), Susan is on a perfect date, only to discover her [...]