The Programme

Aviva Armour-Ostroff is an actor/producer/director living in quarantine with her (life and working) partner, step-daughter, seven year old son, and cat. Aviva currently spends her days watching her asparagus grow, playing monopoly, ordering cheese, making cookies, doing yoga, and editing her feature film, Lune.

Bahareh Yaraghi is an actor. She’s an ensemble member of ARC in Toronto and has been spending lots of time during these self-isolation days taking care of the future of ARC, reading plays, cooking, baking, exercising and catching up with dear ones around the globe. Also, lots and lots of daydreaming about adopting all the puppies and kitties! We’ll see!

Niki Landau is an actor, playwright and Co-Artistic Director of Theatre PANIK. She is currently based in a house in west Toronto, upstairs, first room on the left. Niki spends her isolation eating anything her child bakes for her, ordering hand soap online, and trying to figure out grade seven math, which is the reason she went into theatre in the first place. Niki is glad you can't see the nearly empty family-size bag of Ruffles Sour Cream 'N Onion potato chips resting against her computer as she writes this.

Faly Mevamanana is a Dora-nominated actor/singer from Coquitlam BC, who generally resides in Toronto (except during a pandemic). Some of her favourite credits include Peter Pan at Neptune Theatre, and Juno's Reward at The Grand Theatre. Faly is currently hiding away at her sister and brother-in-law's house in Nova Scotia. She is dealing with the current situation by creating music videos, fermenting EVERYTHING, and eating copious amounts of sourdough bread.

Too Close For Comfort: May 11, 12, 16, 19, 23, 27, 30, 31
Blind (Phone) Date: May 15, 20, 24, 28

Kimwun Perehinec is an actor, producer, educator, and was a co-founder of Studio 180 Theatre. Most recently she got to play with the superb ensemble of Howland Company’s Casimir and Caroline and she hopes that someday soon she’ll get to play with the superb ensemble of VideoCabaret… for now she’s thinking about funny voices and doing communications coaching over the phone, sometimes at the same time. Her home office chair is not at all comfortable. Her onesies are.

Too Close For Comfort: May 11, 12, 16, 19, 23, 27, 30, 31
Blind (Phone) Date: May 15, 20, 24, 28

Jeff Lillico is a Dora Award-winning actor, having played many of the largest stages throughout Canada, as well stints in Chicago & New York City. Jeff appeared on 11 episodes of Designated Survivor and in a moment of supreme idiocy asked Kiefer if he’d “ever been on a big tv show before?” Perhaps Jeff will use this extra time to learn about the legacy of Jack Bauer.

Morro and Jasp are a Dora and Canadian Comedy-Award winning clown sister duo who have created 12 full-length plays about their lives together. They recently traveled to Finland and Cape Breton to perform Morro and Jasp: Save the Date (their most recent play about planning a wedding) which now seems like it was a dream that happened in the land before time. They are staying sane by serenading each other over Zoom and every now that then stepping outside to howl at the moon. They really miss hugs and rooms full of people laughing together.

Tommie-Amber Pirie is a Canadian Screen Award Nominated actress and an emerging director. Named as Hollywood Reporter’s TIFF Top Ten To Watch, Tommie graces screens large and small and streamed from the comfort of your isolated couch. Most recently, she can be seen in James Versus His Future Self, now available on iTunes. Tommie-Amber is seasoned in self-isolation and finally feels affirmed in her stay-at-home tendencies. When not studying her craft, you will find her DIY-ing the shit out of her house and disappearing down a Pinterest rabbit hole.

Melody A. Johnson is an actor, writer and educator who has spent lots of time performing on Toronto stages and touring Canada & the UK with her self-penned Miss Caledonia, and most recently her bad neighbour comedy/drama, Person of Interest. Since you’re inside these days baking bread and washing your hands, you might also hear Melody's voice on weekends as Nola the turtle in Binky: Pets of the Universe on Treehouse TV. More Melody hijinx can be found at: www.melodyjohnson.ca

Stewart Arnott has been happily at this for 4 decades, this being acting, directing, voicing, teaching and coaching. His recent directing gig was Marjorie Prime at Coal Mine Theatre, and his COVID-19-interrupted acting gig was Room at The Grand/Off-Mirvish. One thing about this plague: he is in excellent and multitudinous company.

Aviva Armour-Ostroff is an actor/producer/director living in quarantine with her (life and working) partner, step-daughter, seven year old son, and cat. Aviva currently spends her days watching her asparagus grow, playing monopoly, ordering cheese, making cookies, doing yoga, and editing her feature film, Lune.

Bahareh Yaraghi is an actor. She’s an ensemble member of ARC in Toronto and has been spending lots of time during these self-isolation days taking care of the future of ARC, reading plays, cooking, baking, exercising and catching up with dear ones around the globe. Also, lots and lots of daydreaming about adopting all the puppies and kitties! We’ll see!

Niki Landau is an actor, playwright and Co-Artistic Director of Theatre PANIK. She is currently based in a house in west Toronto, upstairs, first room on the left. Niki spends her isolation eating anything her child bakes for her, ordering hand soap online, and trying to figure out grade seven math, which is the reason she went into theatre in the first place. Niki is glad you can't see the nearly empty family-size bag of Ruffles Sour Cream 'N Onion potato chips resting against her computer as she writes this.

Faly Mevamanana is a Dora-nominated actor/singer from Coquitlam BC, who generally resides in Toronto (except during a pandemic). Some of her favourite credits include Peter Pan at Neptune Theatre, and Juno's Reward at The Grand Theatre. Faly is currently hiding away at her sister and brother-in-law's house in Nova Scotia. She is dealing with the current situation by creating music videos, fermenting EVERYTHING, and eating copious amounts of sourdough bread.

Too Close For Comfort: May 11, 12, 16, 19, 23, 27, 30, 31
Blind (Phone) Date: May 15, 20, 24, 28

Kimwun Perehinec is an actor, producer, educator, and was a co-founder of Studio 180 Theatre. Most recently she got to play with the superb ensemble of Howland Company’s Casimir and Caroline and she hopes that someday soon she’ll get to play with the superb ensemble of VideoCabaret… for now she’s thinking about funny voices and doing communications coaching over the phone, sometimes at the same time. Her home office chair is not at all comfortable. Her onesies are.

Too Close For Comfort: May 11, 12, 16, 19, 23, 27, 30, 31
Blind (Phone) Date: May 15, 20, 24, 28

Jeff Lillico is a Dora Award-winning actor, having played many of the largest stages throughout Canada, as well stints in Chicago & New York City. Jeff appeared on 11 episodes of Designated Survivor and in a moment of supreme idiocy asked Kiefer if he’d “ever been on a big tv show before?” Perhaps Jeff will use this extra time to learn about the legacy of Jack Bauer.

Morro and Jasp are a Dora and Canadian Comedy-Award winning clown sister duo who have created 12 full-length plays about their lives together. They recently traveled to Finland and Cape Breton to perform Morro and Jasp: Save the Date (their most recent play about planning a wedding) which now seems like it was a dream that happened in the land before time. They are staying sane by serenading each other over Zoom and every now that then stepping outside to howl at the moon. They really miss hugs and rooms full of people laughing together.

Tommie-Amber Pirie is a Canadian Screen Award Nominated actress and an emerging director. Named as Hollywood Reporter’s TIFF Top Ten To Watch, Tommie graces screens large and small and streamed from the comfort of your isolated couch. Most recently, she can be seen in James Versus His Future Self, now available on iTunes. Tommie-Amber is seasoned in self-isolation and finally feels affirmed in her stay-at-home tendencies. When not studying her craft, you will find her DIY-ing the shit out of her house and disappearing down a Pinterest rabbit hole.

Aviva Armour-Ostroff is an actor/producer/director living in quarantine with her (life and working) partner, step-daughter, seven year old son, and cat. Aviva currently spends her days watching her asparagus grow, playing monopoly, ordering cheese, making cookies, doing yoga, and editing her feature film, Lune.

Bahareh Yaraghi is an actor. She’s an ensemble member of ARC in Toronto and has been spending lots of time during these self-isolation days taking care of the future of ARC, reading plays, cooking, baking, exercising and catching up with dear ones around the globe. Also, lots and lots of daydreaming about adopting all the puppies and kitties! We’ll see!

Niki Landau is an actor, playwright and Co-Artistic Director of Theatre PANIK. She is currently based in a house in west Toronto, upstairs, first room on the left. Niki spends her isolation eating anything her child bakes for her, ordering hand soap online, and trying to figure out grade seven math, which is the reason she went into theatre in the first place. Niki is glad you can't see the nearly empty family-size bag of Ruffles Sour Cream 'N Onion potato chips resting against her computer as she writes this.

Faly Mevamanana is a Dora-nominated actor/singer from Coquitlam BC, who generally resides in Toronto (except during a pandemic). Some of her favourite credits include Peter Pan at Neptune Theatre, and Juno's Reward at The Grand Theatre. Faly is currently hiding away at her sister and brother-in-law's house in Nova Scotia. She is dealing with the current situation by creating music videos, fermenting EVERYTHING, and eating copious amounts of sourdough bread.

Too Close For Comfort: May 11, 12, 16, 19, 23, 27, 30, 31
Blind (Phone) Date: May 15, 20, 24, 28

Kimwun Perehinec is an actor, producer, educator, and was a co-founder of Studio 180 Theatre. Most recently she got to play with the superb ensemble of Howland Company’s Casimir and Caroline and she hopes that someday soon she’ll get to play with the superb ensemble of VideoCabaret… for now she’s thinking about funny voices and doing communications coaching over the phone, sometimes at the same time. Her home office chair is not at all comfortable. Her onesies are.

Too Close For Comfort: May 11, 12, 16, 19, 23, 27, 30, 31
Blind (Phone) Date: May 15, 20, 24, 28

Jeff Lillico is a Dora Award-winning actor, having played many of the largest stages throughout Canada, as well stints in Chicago & New York City. Jeff appeared on 11 episodes of Designated Survivor and in a moment of supreme idiocy asked Kiefer if he’d “ever been on a big tv show before?” Perhaps Jeff will use this extra time to learn about the legacy of Jack Bauer.

Morro and Jasp are a Dora and Canadian Comedy-Award winning clown sister duo who have created 12 full-length plays about their lives together. They recently traveled to Finland and Cape Breton to perform Morro and Jasp: Save the Date (their most recent play about planning a wedding) which now seems like it was a dream that happened in the land before time. They are staying sane by serenading each other over Zoom and every now that then stepping outside to howl at the moon. They really miss hugs and rooms full of people laughing together.

Tommie-Amber Pirie is a Canadian Screen Award Nominated actress and an emerging director. Named as Hollywood Reporter’s TIFF Top Ten To Watch, Tommie graces screens large and small and streamed from the comfort of your isolated couch. Most recently, she can be seen in James Versus His Future Self, now available on iTunes. Tommie-Amber is seasoned in self-isolation and finally feels affirmed in her stay-at-home tendencies. When not studying her craft, you will find her DIY-ing the shit out of her house and disappearing down a Pinterest rabbit hole.

Morro and Jasp are a Dora and Canadian Comedy-Award winning clown sister duo who have created 12 full-length plays about their lives together. They recently traveled to Finland and Cape Breton to perform Morro and Jasp: Save the Date (their most recent play about planning a wedding) which now seems like it was a dream that happened in the land before time. They are staying sane by serenading each other over Zoom and every now that then stepping outside to howl at the moon. They really miss hugs and rooms full of people laughing together.

Aviva Armour-Ostroff is an actor/producer/director living in quarantine with her (life and working) partner, step-daughter, seven year old son, and cat. Aviva currently spends her days watching her asparagus grow, playing monopoly, ordering cheese, making cookies, doing yoga, and editing her feature film, Lune.