The Theatre Centre presents the fifth annual Comedy is Art festival from October 22 to 26, showcasing five nights of diverse comedy featuring over 50 artists. Highlights include performances by Andrew Phung, Hannan Younis, and Rakhee Morzaria, along with the multi-Dora Award-nominated Bad Dog Theatre Company's Holiday! An Improvised Musical. Curated by liza paul with support from Tim Blair and Ellie Posadas, this year's festival emphasizes artists delivering thoughtful material with care. The event is part of The Theatre Centre’s year-long celebration marking ten years at its current location.
Cast and Creative team for Comedy is Art Festival at The Theatre Centre
Cast
Rae Gallimore
Ensemble
Danish Anwar
Ensemble
Guled Abdi
Diaspora Darlings
Kadi Diop
Diaspora Darlings
Portia K
Diaspora Darlings
Sara Meleika
Diaspora Darlings
Faiza Kulle
Ensemble
Foad HP
Ensemble
Elena Belyea
Ensemble
Syd Campbell
Ensemble
Kenneth Cheung
Ensemble
Lou Laurence
Ensemble
Nathan Hare
Ensemble
Emily Jeffers
Bitty-Bat
Rebeca Araniva
Ensemble
Becky Ablack
Ensemble
David Čivčić
Ensemble
Rayhan Jabbar
Ensemble
Zoe Marín
Ensemble
Austin Sherman
Ensemble
Liz Cyrus
Ensemble
Stevey Hunter
Ensemble
Sunny Gill
Ensemble
Tim Blair
Ensemble
Yaw Attuah
Ensemble
Kyah Green
Ensemble
Hannan Younis
Ensemble
Rakhee Morzaria
Ensemble
Brandon Hackett
Ensemble
Jonathan Langdon
Ensemble
Bougie B Bougé
Ensemble
Clif Knight
Ensemble
Daphney Joseph
Ensemble
Darren Leo
Ensemble
Small Friend Tall Friend
Ensemble
AP Bautista
Ensemble
Sam Hancock
Ensemble
Andrew Phung
Ensemble
Nadine Djoury
Ensemble
Stephanie Malek
Ensemble
Scott Christian
Ensemble
Alia Rasul
Ensemble
Tony Babcock
Ensemble
Wilding
Ensemble
Anto Chan
Ensemble
Monica Garrido Huerta
Ensemble
Patricia Taborda
Ensemble
Ben Sosa-Wright
Ensemble
Bita Joudaki
Ensemble
Creative Team
liza paul
Associate Artistic Director
Tim Blair
Programming Support
Ellie Posadas
Programming Support
Akash Swar
Baker-in Residence
Margaret Legere
Café
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Holiday! - An Improvised Musical (10/22/24-10/26/24)
Comedy is Art festival (10/22/24-10/26/24)
An Afternoon of Jazz (4/27/24-4/27/24)
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A Woman is a Secret (3/19/15-4/5/15)
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