Cast

Peter N. Bailey graduated from the Humber College Theatre Performance program in 2003. Peter’s acting credits include Other Side of the Game (Cahoots Theatre Co. and Obsidian Theatre), To Kill a Mockingbird, An Ideal Husband, Richard III, All’s Well That Ends Well (Stratford Festival), Fences (Grand Theatre), Here Are the Fragments (The Theatre Centre), Romeo and Juliet, Sweat, Fairview (Canadian Stage Company), A Few Good Men (Drayton Entertainment). Peter’s voice coaching credits include: Stratford Festival, National Theatre School, and Sheridan College Theatre and Drama Studies. Peter is thrilled to be back at the Blyth Festival!

Blyth: Debut.

Elsewhere: Intimate Apparel (Belfry), Is God Is (Obsidian, Canadian Stage), Billy Elliot, Little Shop of Horrors, To Kill A Mockingbird, Twelfth Night, Stratford Festival), A Midsummer Nights Dream (Dream in High Park),Calpurnia (Nightwood), Sister Act (Drayton), Wizard of Oz, Jacob Two Two meets the Hooded Fang, Cinderella: A RATtical retelling, I Think I Can (YPT), Hair (The Grand), Jersey Boys (Dancap, Dodgers).

Selected Film & TV: Pretty Hard Cases (CBC), Good Witch (Hallmark), The Kennedys (History Television), Pinkalicious and Peterriffic (PBS Kids), Hailstorm (CFC) Instant Star (CTV).

Upcoming: Look for Matthew in the upcoming Showtime drama Fellow Travelers and the feature film Mother, Father, Sister, Brother Frank.

Training: Randolph College, The CFC Actors Conservatory. For updates, follow on Instagram: @ItsMrMGB

Richard is delighted to be making his stage debut with the legendary Blyth Festival, in Andrew Moodie’s beautiful and important play. 

Recent credits: King Henry V (Driftwood Theatre); The Cold War Part One (VideoCabaret)

Selected credits: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Theatre Rusticle); Confederation Parts One and Two, The Great War (ensemble Dora Mavor Moore Award), Trudeau and Levesque, and more (Video/Cabaret); The War of 1812 (VideoCabaret/Stratford Festival/Soulpepper-ensemble Dora);  Art (Theatre North West), Ruined (Obsidian/Nightwood); Miracle on 34th Street, It’s A Wonderful Life (Theatre New Brunswick/Sudbury Theatre Centre); King Lear, The Tempest, Hamlet, Comedy of Errors (Driftwood Theatre) The Taming of The Shrew, The Tempest (Theater By The Bay); Audience Unveiling Protest, Waiting For Lefty (The CO); The Graduate (The Grand Theatre); Measure For Measure, Othello, Titus Andronicus and many more for the original Shakespeare In The Rough. Film and TV: Workin’ Moms; Suits; Reign; Murdoch Mysteries, Charlie Bartlett.

Most recent: King Lear, The Beaux’ Stratagem. Stratford: Wanderlust, As You Like It, Titus Andronicus, The Tempest, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, The Three Musketeers, The Night of the Iguana. Other Credits: Oberon/Theseus (Shakespeare in Action/Canadian Stage), Toronto the Good (Factory Theatre), Othello (Driftwood Theatre), Macbeth(Workman Arts/Shakespeare in Action), This Is How It Goes, (Neptune Theatre), Counterfeit Secrets (Artword Theatre, Dora nomination). Film/TV: Nikita, Suits, Insecurity, King, The Rick Mercer Report. “Here’s to pixie feet on my soul. For my lovely lady, Leigh, and my amazing children, Myles, Bailey, Cole, Max, Lyric and Marley!”

York University’s MFA Acting & Diploma of Voice Teaching Programs. Now a Permanent Resident of Canada, Alicia calls Toronto her home. Her body of work spans television, film, theatre, and voice-over. Recent acting credits include: Pinecone & Pony (Apple TV+); Mistletoe Time Machine (Tubi); Zokie of Planet Ruby (Nelvana / Nickelodeon); Rosie’s Rules (PBS Kids); Diggstown (CBC / BET +); Red Iron Road (Lakeside Animation); and A Sisterly Christmas (OWN Network).  Follow her adventures here: IMDB.me/aliciarichardson or on social: @leesheelovesyou.

Much love to family, both chosen and blood!

Toronto-born multi-talent Nawa Nicole Simon has a passion for performing and creative community participation, which began as a teen participant in Fresh Arts.

She attended Humber College’s Theatre Performance Program, and soon after appeared in the Hart House production of Angelique.

Her stage roles include her Dora nominated role as Lola in the Dora winning play Gas Girls, Uma in New Harlem’s production of The First Stone in Toronto and most recently took the lead role as Girl in the remount in Ottawa at the Great Canadian Theatre Company.

Nawa’s film and television work include the Award winning Ruby Skye P.I. (Outstanding Supporting Actress – Interactive Narrative Comedy). Forensic Factor (Discovery Channel), Steadfast: The messenger and the message (Cannes Festival 2023) and most recently playing Eli in Roseneath Theatres Taking Care of Mamandirected by Djennie Laguerre.