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Marianopolis College

Who's Who

Samantha Levy

Director

Samantha has been acting, singing, and dancing since age five and has trained at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario. In addition to live theatre, including Love, Loss and What I Wore (Centaur Theatre), Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet (CSLDS, Segal Centre), Samantha has also acted in television and film. This is her second experience directing, and her first time directing a full-length show. At Marianopolis Samantha is a second year Honours Health Science student and played Casey in last year’s production of First Date.
Ryan Antel

Producer

Ryan began musical theatre at age five, and has since extended into film and television as well. Select credits include Cat On a Hot Tin Roof (Segal Centre), Being Human (Muse Entertainment) and The Imposters (CMJ Productions). Recently, Ryan has given a shot at teaching musical theatre, while being a teaching intern at the Segal Centre Academy. This is his first time producing a show, which has been a blast! Ryan is currently studying Health Sciences at Marianopolis.
Jiayin Huang

Stage Manager

Jiayin is a third year double DEC student studying Health Sciences and Music. She plays the classical piano and also loves to sing and play the guitar. She is the executive of two music clubs at Marianopolis as well as a hospital volunteering club. Outside of school, Jiayin works as a piano teacher and enjoys spending time with her family. She is very excited to be part of her very first theatre production.
Caroline Nowacki

Assistant Stage Manager

Caroline was manager of the stagehands in her graduating class’ production. This will be her second experience working as part of a theatre crew. She has been a big fan of Broadway shows since her mother took her to see The Phantom of the Opera in New York as a young child. She’s very excited to be a part of the Marianopolis Theatre Company.