Audios (all NFT until May 28, 2023):
The Unplugging - Great Canadian Theatre Company (Ottawa, ON) - March 5, 2023 (Matinee) (FaceInTheMirror’s master)
FORMAT: MP3 (untracked) [187MB]
CAST: Miali Buscemi (Bernadette), Heather Majaury (Elana), Lo Sirois (Seamus)
NOTES: Recorded on an external audio recorder. Indigenous theatre <3!! Loved this play so much, the cast was amazing and the set was gorgeous. I wish I'd taken some pics of the diorama and costume inspo boards they had out in the lobby. The play takes place in a post-apocalyptic setting (after “The Unplugging”) and follows Bern and Elana as they try to survive in this new landscape. I can’t rave about this enough, it was so well done and the story is amazing, please listen to it.
Sense and Sensibility (Hamill) - Ottawa Little Theatre (Ottawa, ON) - March 12, 2023 (Matinee) (FaceInTheMirror’s master)
FORMAT: MP3 (untracked) [340MB]
CAST: Emily Walsh (Elinor Dashwood), Abbey Sugars-Keen (Marianna Dashwood), Mackenzie Albert (Margaret Dashwood/Miss Grey), Jane Morris (Mrs. Dashwood/Mrs. Ferrars), Adam Barrows (John Dashwood), Judy McCormick (Fanny Dashwood), Braden Sabourin (Edward Ferrars/Doctor), Guy Newsham (Colonel Brandon), Thomas Jestin (John Willoughby), Conrad McCallum (Sir John Middleton), Janet Uren (Mrs. Jennings), Susanna Doherty (Lady Middleton/Gossip 4), Sarah McKay (Lucy Steele), Victoria Windrem (Anne Steele), Christian Giansante (Robert Ferrars), Tyler Tanner (Gossip 1), Michael Carens-Nedelsky (Gossip 2/Thomas), Natalie MacLellan (Gossip 3)
NOTES: Recorded on an external recorder. Some noise, especially when I dropped the recorder. In act two, a lot of phones were going off in the audience. There were a lot of visual jokes during the show, so lots of laughter at things that won’t make sense just from listening to the audio. Mackenzie was the stand-out performer, just radiated a good time every single time she stepped on stage. The actors for Elinor & Edward are married IRL per the playbill. Includes the best playbill scans I have ever made (used the super fancy new scanners in my uni library and I love the results). Includes production pics from the website.
Into the Woods - Carlton Musical Theatre Society (Ottawa, ON) - March 24, 2023 (FaceInTheMirror’s master)
FORMAT: MP3 (tracked & untracked) [773MB]
CAST: Andrew Portolesi (Narrator/Mysterious Man), Robyn Campbell (The Witch), Jaime Sadgrove (The Baker), Maggie Wolfe (Baker’s Wife), Hannah Lundrigan (Cinderella), Lindsay Keene (Jack), Anna Grey (u/s Little Red Riding Hood), Congrad Svendsen (Cinderella’s Prince/The Wolf), Abigail White (Rapunzel), Noah Blat (Rapunzel’s Prince), Kimberly Bentham (Cinderella’s Stepmother), Ashley Gillard (Lucinda), Rorey Brown (Florinda), Alana Malanga (Jack’s Mother), Liam Gosson (The Steward), Naomi James (Granny), Rachel Stanley (s/w Giant’s Voice, Snow White), Catherine Camparmo (Sleeping Beauty), Katie Moroz (Ensemble)
NOTES: Recorded on an external audio recorder. The venue was a church so there’s a lot of echoing. The recorder picked up some of the actor’s voices as well as the speakers so the dialogue especially sounds a bit off. Some mics were off, especially Cinderella’s Stepmother’s. Audience was wild; full of families and friends of the performers. The Princes were so committed to not walking period and it was hysterical. High-kicks and Maria heel clicks the entire time.
Includes digital program.
A Midsummer Night’s Fairytale - uOttawa School of Music (Ottawa, ON) - March 25, 2023 (Matinee) (FaceInTheMirror’s master)
FORMAT: MP3 (untracked) [205MB]
CAST: Ally Downes (Juno/Peaseblossom), Ian Solomon (Phoebus/Flute/Thisby), Lauren Reisig (Helena/Spring), Liam McColgan (Lysander/Summer), Gabriela Comeau Gort (Hermia/Autumn), Matthias Mark-George (Demetrius), Philip Lukie (Bottom/Winter/Pyramus), Amanda Lopez (Oberon), Neha Natarajan (Titania/Tytania), Cameron Hunter (Puck), Krystal King (Changeling/Cobweb), Walid Jeddou (Songster of the Air Fairy/ Snug/Lion), Jessica Green (Night/Mustardseed), Jessy Lindsay (Mystery/Moth), Katie Cruikshank (Secrecy/Hippolyta), Kyle Simpson (Sleep/Quince/Prologue), Oleskii Fishchuk (Theseus), Tony Bittar (Snout/Wall), Alexis Poirier (Starveling/Moonshine)
NOTES: Recorded on an external audio recorder. Show combines Henry Purcell’s The Fairy Queen (Act I) with Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Act II) in opera. It starts about 5 min in, there’s a bilingual speech explaining the show first. Extremely clear, everything can be heard well! Actors projected well and the venue had amazing acoustics.
Includes program scans.
Aladdin - Second US National Tour (Ottawa, ON) - March 25, 2023 (FaceInTheMirror’s master)
FORMAT: MP3 (tracked & untracked) [619MB]
CAST: Adi Roy (Aladdin), Senzel Ahmady (Jasmine), Marcus M. Martin (Genie), Anand Nagraj (Jafar), Aaron Choi (Iago), Jake Letts (Babkak), Colt Prattes (Kassim/Voice of the Cave), Ben Chavez (Omar), Sorab Wadia (Sultan), Ryan Rodino (s/w Prince Abdullah), Adriana Negeron (Fortune Teller/Attendant), Edward Cuellar (Shop Owner), Victoria Byrd (Attendant), Cody Hernandez (Razoul), Omar Nieves (s/w), Hillary Porter (s/w), Melissa Hunter McCann (s/w), Asten Stwart (s/w)
NOTES: Recorded on an external audio recorder, great sound from the venue <3 Some comments from the elderly couples beside me can be overheard. Cast list isn’t full, I’m not quite sure who was on/off in the ensemble besides the swings listed.
Includes program scans and cast board pic.
Videos (all NFT until March 28, 2024)
Sense and Sensibility (Hamill) - Ottawa Little Theatre (Ottawa, ON) - March, 2023 (FaceInTheMirror’s master)
FORMAT: MP4 (SD) [1.52GB]
CAST: Emily Walsh (Elinor Dashwood), Abbey Sugars-Keen (Marianna Dashwood), Mackenzie Albert (Margaret Dashwood/Miss Grey), Jane Morris (Mrs. Dashwood/Mrs. Ferrars), Adam Barrows (John Dashwood), Judy McCormick (Fanny Dashwood), Braden Sabourin (Edward Ferrars/Doctor), Guy Newsham (Colonel Brandon), Thomas Jestin (John Willoughby), Conrad McCallum (Sir John Middleton), Janet Uren (Mrs. Jennings), Susanna Doherty (Lady Middleton/Gossip 4), Sarah McKay (Lucy Steele), Victoria Windrem (Anne Steele), Christian Giansante (Robert Ferrars), Tyler Tanner (Gossip 1), Michael Carens-Nedelsky (Gossip 2/Thomas), Natalie MacLellan (Gossip 3)
NOTES: Phone Vid. Very washed out. I decided to release this because you can occasionally see enough to get some visual jokes. Also the rotating stage set piece was pretty cool. This is the worst video I have ever recorded. At least I have finally managed to fully record a two act show. About 15 minutes is missing from the end of act one.
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