Creative Team

Adam Campbell is a versatile sound designer, composer, percussionist and singer-songwriter. Originally from Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Adam has worked as sound designer/composer with Stratford Festival, Blyth Festival, Human Body Expression, Edmonton Opera, Capitol Theatre, Lights On Stratford and more. Adam has toured and performed throughout North America as a percussionist with TorQ Percussion Quartet and Ladom Ensemble, and regularly plays in the pit for musical theatre productions with companies such as Mirvish Productions and Stratford Festival. In 2019, Adam released his debut solo singer-songwriter album, Guess I’m A People Too, featuring a mix of folk, rock and 90’s-tinged original music. Adam currently lives in Stratford, Ontario, with his wife Alice and their cats Ninja and Nazca.

Actor, director, playwright, collaborator, Gil has been with the Blyth Festival in some capacity or other since 1999. Outstanding shows over the years have included: Death of the Hired Man, the Drawer Boy, the Outdoor Donnellys, World Without Shadows, Pearl Gidley, the Nutalls, A Killing Snow, the Last Donnelly Standing, the Pigeon King, In the Wake of Wettlaufer, The Donnellys: A Trilogy. Gil has been artistic director since 2014, and lives on a little farm in Central Huron with his wife and four beautiful children.

Verne is so happy to see A Huron County Christmas Carol back at Blyth! For Blyth: The Pigeon King, New Canadian Curling Club, and others. Elsewhere: sound designs and compositions for The Grand, Tarragon, Factory, Roseneath, Soulpepper, and Stratford.
Dora Nomination in 2016 for The 39 Steps at Soulpepper. Verne is a proud member of ADC IATSE 659 and IATSE 357, and works as both a sound designer as well as a stagehand and audio technician.

Blyth Credits:

Set and lights and projections for: Innocence Lost: The Steven Truscott Project; The New Canadian Curling Club; Test Drive; Billy Bishop Goes to War and The Real McCoy

Set and light design for: The Ballad of Stompin’ Tom; Queen Milli of Galt; The Pigeon King; If Truth Be Told; A Huron County Christmas Carol; The Drawer Boy and  Chronicles of Sarnia

Lighting design for:

Pearl Gidley; Stag and Doe; The Wilberforce Hotel; Hockey Mom, Hockey Dad; 

Set design for: Seeds 

Since 1987 Steve has designed award winning sets and lighting for more than 500 productions of theatre, dance and performance art. His work has toured extensively and has been seen in 27 countries around the world.

Steve has received several awards including four Dora Awards for his designs. He has also been nominated for several of Canada’s most prestigious awards including the Siminovitch Prize in Theatre and thirty three Dora Mavor Moore Award nominations.

Suzanne has enjoyed 13 seasons with the Grand Theatre, six seasons with Drayton Entertainment, six seasons with the Port Stanley Festival Theatre, 5 seasons with the Stratford Festival, and has also worked for Mirvish Productions, Studio 180 Theatre, Buddies in Bad Times and Tarragon Theatre. Training: B.A. from Brock University. Upcoming: In Seven Days (Grand Theatre/Harold Green Jewish Theatre). Et cetera: Suzanne lives in London with her children Michael and Charlie.

Blyth Festival: Debut. Elsewhere (Selected): Rent, Les Belles-Soeurs, Chicago, The Miser, Three Tall Women (Stratford); Bluebeard’s Castle (Against the Grain Theatre); The Breathing Hole (National Arts Centre); Homes: A Refugee Story, Home for the Holidays (Grand Theatre); The Tender Land (UofT Opera); Cinderella: The Panto (Capitol Theatre); Angel (Opera Atelier); August: Osage County (Soulpepper); Twelfth Night (a Company of Fools). Caitlin would like to thank her family, friends, and mentors for all their support.

Photo Credit: David Cooper. Blyth Festival Credits: Billy Bishop Goes to War, A Huron County Christmas Carol.

Marek Norman is considered one of Canada’s most versatile theatre artists. A multi-award-winning composer/songwriter/actor/producer, his performance credits include Canadian premieres of Closer Than Ever and Falsettos, world premieres of Amelia (by John Gray) and The Death of Von Richthofen … (by Des McAnuff).

Marek has created over 50 original scores for theatre productions. His musicals include Dracula – A Chamber Musical, Emily, Larry’s Party, Dancer, Ballycroy – and Wanderlust (in collaboration with Morris Panych) which received its world premiere at the Stratford Festival.

Other works: The Tin Soldier, Oliver Button is a Sissy (National Tap Dance Co.), The Lover (a film-ballet), opening/closing ceremonies for The Canada Games, Bridgefest (PEI), and Special Olympics – for which his anthem, “Along The Way”, has become the organization’s main theme (worldwide).

Mr. Norman co-produced (with his wife, Barbara Barsky) the Canadian premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins, which garnered five Dora Mavor Moore Awards – including Best Production and Musical Direction.

Their company, Reprise Concerts, produced classic works in concert format: including Company, Guys and Dolls, Anything Goes, Roar of The Greasepaint, Smell of The Crowd.

Marek has written, arranged and performed over 1500 commercial jingles. His theme for American Airlines –“We’re Giving Our Best” won the prestigious Clio Award for Best Song of the Year.

As a singer, Marek has provided vocal support for such superstars as:

Bryan Adams, Sheena Easton, Roberta Flack, Aretha Franklin, Liza Minnelli, Luther Vandross and Colm Wilkinson.

Marek Norman has received seven Dora Mavor Moore Awards nominations,and is the only theatre artist to be so honoured in the following four categories:

1 ) Producer (Assassins)
2) Composer (Larry’s Party)
3) Actor (Closer Than Ever)
4) Musical Director (Assassins, The Last Five Years, A Chorus of Disapproval,
Oh, What A Lovely War)

As an educator, Marek continues to work with many of Canada’s young writers of musical theatre. He is the former composer-in-residence for Stratford’s famed INNERchamber music ensemble. His initial commission, “A Day Like No Other” (for seven musicians and actor) received its world premiere at Factory 163 in June, 2016. “Suite Wanderlust” (for orchestra and dancers), March, 2017. SONG CYCLE: “The Light That Shines”, November, 2018. “Mystique”, March, “Gestures”, October, 2019 – and, most recently, “Ballycroy” (in concert), November, 2022.

John is thrilled that Blyth is doing another production of A Huron County Christmas Carol with such a wonderful cast of actors/musicians! He would like to extend a special thanks to Gil for the opportunity to make this show together, to Marek for the excellent arrangements and musical direction, to the cast for bringing these songs to life and to his family for the love and support.

Blyth Credits: The Donnellys: A Trilogy, Drawer Boy, Jewel, Huron County Christmas Carol, Wing Night at the Boot, Kitchen Radio, Billy, Bishop Goes to War, Innocence Lost, Against the Grain, The Ballad of Stompin’ Tom, Queen Milli of Galt, Schoolhouse, The Thirteenth One, Test Drive, Overboard!, Barndance Live!

What a joy to be able to dress these quirky, Huron County Christmas Carol characters again! They are some of Jennifer’s favourite designs. Jennifer has been fascinated with the language of clothes since she was a teenager and the study of clothing is her passion. She is a designer, educator, creator and purveyor of costume and fashion. She has designed 18 Blyth productions for the Blyth Festival, including The Donnellys: A Trilogy this past summer. Jennifer is the owner of Pick a Posie Vintage – just down the street at the corner of Wellington and Queen. Drop by for a visit!

As a free-lance costume designer Jennifer has created costumes for over 175 theatre, dance and opera productions across Ontario. She has spent over 13 seasons at the Blyth Festival as a costume designer. She is known for her attention to detail and for collaborating on new works. 

Jennifer holds a BFA in Theatre Production and Design from York University and an MA Fashion from Ryerson University. She has worked as part-time faculty for various university departments including the Toronto Metropolitan School of Fashion and School of Performance, and York University Theatre and Dance Departments. She has developed curriculum and taught courses in costume design, fashion design, pattern making, draping, construction, millinery, corsetry, accessories, specialty building, painting and dyeing.

Jennifer has enjoyed working with several museums in the province including the Oakville Museum at Erchless Estate and the Huron County Museum. She has presented at ICOM International Committee for Museums and Collections of Costume, Fashion and Textiles.

Jennifer owns and manages two different social enterprises in Blyth Ontario. Pick a Posie Vintage is a second-hand costume, vintage and eclectic fashion shop that offers one of a kind pieces as well as custom design services. The Fashion Arts & Creative Textiles Studio (FACTS) is innovative and educational fibre and textile arts hub that offers classes and workshops at both the community and professional level. Jennifer grows a dye garden on her property that she uses to  dye clothing, accessories and yarn with. Visit Pick a Posie Vintage and the dye gardens at 345 Queen Street in Blyth, at the corner of Queen and Wellington.