Role: Ger Lawless

Renee is so happy to be back on stage with the Toronto Irish Players! A high school teacher by day, Renee is an active participant in Toronto community theatre and was last seen as Betty in the TIP production of Chapati. Other recent roles include Margie in Good People and Veronica in God of Carnage. It has been an absolute joy working with such an amazing group of women - Enjoy the show!

Role: Rose O'Brien

Martina, from Zurich, now in Toronto, swiftly builds her stage career. After debuting with Toronto Irish Players in 2022's "The Hen Night Epiphany," Recent feats: Netflix's "Stranger Things: The Experience," her solo show "The Giant Cinderella" across NA, lead in indie film "Invited" (105films), plus national commercials. Grateful for the heart and creativity of the cast and crew, Martina cherishes the laughter, impromptu singing, and teamwork. Follow her on Instagram (@martinaschabron) for upcoming projects and antics!

Role: Gabby Joyce

Barbara a founding member of T.I.P. is delighted to return to the stage in The Unmanageable Sisters with this amazing group of talented women.  A huge thank you goes out to our talented and hard working crew.  Last seen by T.I.P. audiences in 2018 in the award winning  Little Gem by Elaine Murphy and in 2017 in the award winning  Outside Mullingar by John Patrick Shanley.  Barbara appeared with T.I.P. in their first  production Cathleen Ni Houlihan in June 1975. Over the years she has had the pleasure of working with three generations of her family on the T.I.P. stage.  Yes, while The Unmanageable Sisters is set fifty years ago in 1974 T.I.P. will celebrate our 50th anniversary in 2025.  Fifty years filled with hard work, dedication, love, laughter and tears.  We couldn't have done it without you and we look forward to celebrating this amazing milestone with you all.   Enjoy the show these women will make you laugh out loud and shed a tear as they pull on your heartstrings.

Role: Patsy Guerin 

Ginger hair notwithstanding, Kim is not Irish and instead sports a nifty mix of north German/Danish and Austro-Slovenian heritage. But after several Irish Zoom plays over the pandemic years, it seemed inevitable that she would take her newfound Irish accent to the stage - this time to play wanton woman Patsy Guerin. Kim has been acting in Toronto shows for 30 years now (since she was a baby 😉), she's a founding member of Cabbagetown Theatre and has a string of directing/producing credits to her name as well. 

Role: Marie Boyle

The last time Tina was onstage in a theatre was in another Toronto Irish Players production: Many Young Men of Twenty by John B. Keane. That happened in February 2020, immediately pre-pandemic.  Since then, a lot of Zoom readings and performances! Previously, she performed in the Irish Players’ “Sudbury tour” (2017) of The Night Joe Dolan’s Car Broke Down, and many moons ago, was directed by Victoria Shepherd in The Mai. 

Pre-pandemic stage performances for other companies include A.B. Neilly’s The Seer (Toronto Queer Theatre Festival) and The Importance of Being Earnest (for Alumnae Theatre Company).  Favourite stage roles include Mauritius and Enchanted April (Village Players); After Mrs. Rochester and Così (Alumnae); and Jane Eyre (Amicus Productions).

Follow Tina on Twitter: @tmccull603.

Role: Lilly de Courcey

Anne Shepherd is a Toronto actor, psychiatrist, mother to 3 adult sons and 3 cats. She recently completed a film on elder abuse called “Stop It” in Markham. She adores playing creatures, witches and zombies. Last year she played disgruntled witch in “Genieology” (Alumnae,) a bereaved wife “Without Whom” (7th Method Productions) and another woman skirting loss in the “The Great Kelleys,” (Alumnae). Delighted to be joining the Toronto Irish Players!

Role: Yvonne Long

Linda has performed for TMU’s Act2studioWORKS since 2018.
She has acted in a wide range of plays from Shakespeare and Restoration Comedy to modern classics and Theatre of the Absurd. She is delighted to celebrate her Irish roots in such a rollicking play.

Role: Olive Doyle

Victoria, thrilled for her TIP debut after involvement with Alumnae Theatre, Village Playhouse, NAG Players, and Toronto Fringe Festival. Recent stage roles: The Fighting Days (Jan ’23), stage manager for If We Were Birds (Oct ’23), Mending Fences (Mar ’23), The Female of the Species (Sep-Oct ’22), NeverWonder (Jul ’22), The Vibrator Play (Apr ’22), The Trip to Bountiful (Jan ’20). Beyond theater, Victoria is a professional Ticketseller, a background extra in movies/TV, and a cinema/book enthusiast. Grateful to friends, family, and the team for support on this challenging adventure. An honor to explore 30 going on 93.

Role: Teresa Doyle

Emer is very excited to be back on stage after a lengthy hiatus and counts herself lucky to be re-entering the acting scene with this welcoming, hilarious and talented bunch of people.  Thanks to you all and to her amazing and supportive family and friends.

Role: Ruthie Barrett

Drea always wanted to be Irish, so this show is a bit of a dream come true! She has trained at the National Voice Intensive, New School of Drama, and Equity Showcase Theatre. Favourite roles include Paulina in The Winter’s Tale (Dandelion Theatre), Toinette in The Imaginary Invalid (Whitby Courthouse Theatre), and Breast Woman in indie feature Most Guys Today. An avid swing dancer, Drea also runs a 1950s rock'n'roll dance studio, Black Cat Boogie. Drea loves bright colours, twirly skirts, cats, and ice cream.

Role: Angie Smith

Heather is delighted to be joining the Toronto Irish Players for the first time in this big, funny and heart-wrenching play set in one of her favourite places – she recently ambled the cobbled streets in Dublin’s fair city and fell in love!   Heather was last heard and seen in the west end playing the admirable Mina Harker in Dracula: A Radio Play Mini Series with The Oakville Players and earnest Lady Chiltern in An Ideal Husband with Burloak Theatre Group.  

Role: Dolly Snow

Catherine, from West Cork, is so pleased to be back with Toronto Irish Players, last seen in "Nobody's Talking to me".Deirdre Kinahan's "The Unmanageable Sisters" is classic Doyle, with the balance of outrageous humour and abject tragedy. Playing "Dolly" brought me to tears at times with her simple innocence. For those in the audience who are Irish, hearing the Irish National Anthem, as Gaeilge, at the end will make you feel proud of our heritage and our unquenchable spirit.

Stage Manager

A graduate of York University's Theatre Production program, David has been stage managing and designing across Canada in one way or another since 2008. Some previous favourite works of his include "Paradise by the River" (Shadowpath Theatre Productions), "Killing Game" (Randolph Academy), and "The Mousetrap" (Lower Ossington Theatre). This is his first show post-pandemic, and his first with the Toronto Irish Players. Besides theatre, his other great passion is travel and exploration, currently being fulfilled by his day job with Intrepid Travel. Among the 41 countries he's traveled to so far, his favourite destinations include South Africa, Rapa Nui, and Antarctica. Unfortunately they wouldn't let him bring a penguin home though. Numbers 42 and 43 are coming up right after we close this show!

Producer

Producer

Jackie joined TIP in 2017 as ASM for The Night Joe Dolan’s Car Broke Down which was her first introduction to theatre and has been bitten by the bug! She has worked as ASM for The Veil, Little Gem, Dancing at Lughnasa, The Land Grabber, Nobody's Talking to Me, The Hen Night Epiphany, The Seafarer and Brownbread.  This is my first time dipping my toe into the art of Producing. I have enjoyed working alongside a great cast and crew of The Unmanageable Sisters and I hope you the audience enjoy the play and the rollercoaster of emotions that come along with it.

Set Designer

Alexis is pleased to be working with the Irish Players for the first time.  Alexis has previously worked with Victoria on several productions.  At Alumnae Theatre: Female of the Species, In the Next Room (or the Vibrator Play), The Pigeon (at Alumnae's Fireworks Festival) and August: Osage County.  She has also designed Glass Menagerie, Tainted Justice, Queen Milli of Galt, and Real Estate at the Village Playhouse and Sabrina Fair, Scotland Road, Moonlight and Magnolias, and The Tale of the Allergist's Wife with Amicus Productions.

Master Carpenter

Costume Designer

This is Livia’s second Costume Design with TIP and she is very exciting to work with such a talented and gracious Cast who have been willing to help out with their own costumes, by raiding their closets! 😜  Special thanks to her mother for showing her the ropes on how to sew and planting the costume design seed as well as the Village Players for letting her raid their Costume Room! Enjoy the show!

Props Master 

Lighting Designer 

Larry's been working on both sides of the footlights for quite a number of years now. Most of his community theatre career has been with the various groups at Theatre Scarborough. He began back in the late 80's with the Scarborough Players, appearing in such shows as Death Trap and Harvey and most recently A Christmas Carol.  He’s performed with Scarborough Music Theatre in Gypsy and Annie. With the Guild he appeared in Kiss Me, Kate and served as President of Scarborough Theatre Guild for two terms and has directed such shows for them as An O. Henry Christmas, The Glass Menagerie & Picnic.  In his spare time he’s been producing Virtual Concerts for his own company's (Capricorn 9 Productions) YouTube channel.

Sound Designer/ Composer

Vocal Arranger

Flight Director

Production Photographer

Trailer Creator

Assistant Stage Manager