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A Sleepingly beautiful pantomime

Written and Directed by Wesley J. Colford
Choreography by Kiersten Penny
Music Directed by Jocelyn Hynes

The musical of your dreams! Or is it a nightmare? See the tale of Sleeping Beauty as you’ve never seen it before as a flurry of insomniac faeries fight to keep a narcoleptic princess from falling into the clutches of a sassy sorceress with resting witch face.

From the creator of Jack and the Beanstalk and Blow Me! comes a brand new twisted-fairy tale pantomime for the entire family! Join us for this Fractured Fairy Tale sure to tickle the funny bone for people of every generation.

Featuring an all-star cast of local performers singing and dancing to an array of your favourite songs from across the decades! You'll be surprised by who laughs more: the kids... or you!

Don’t sleep on this.

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CAST & CREW

Veglia Hogan (she/her) - JILL, THE JR GOOD FAIRY

Favourite HAT Credits:
Blow Me: A Big Bad Musical Comedy Pantomime (Jill), Jack & The Beanstalk: A Musical Comedy Pantomime (Jill), Overdue (Addison Woods), The Spongebob Musical JR. (Spongebob), The Wizard of Oz JR. (The Scarecrow/Hunk), A Christmas Carol (Artful Dodger)
Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Annie (Star-To-Be, The Savoy Theatre)
Training:
HAT Academy
Other:
I’m so excited to bring Jill back to Panto-Land for the third time! Big thanks to all my family, friends, and loved ones!!
ChiChi Egereonu (she/her) - PRINCESS BEAUTY

Favourite HAT Credits:
A Christmas Carol (Gladys), A Mirror (Audemn), TomorrowLove™ (Jordan), Hairspray (Shayna), Lay-Up workshop, Dream, Back to Broadway, The Producers, Mamma Mia! (Ensemble)
Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Medea Redux, Controlled Damage, Murder in the Cathedral (Boardmore Theatre)
Robbie Simms (he/him) - BEAUTY KING

Favourite HAT Credits:
As You Like It (Duke & Fred Senior) Jack and the Beanstalk (Glen the Giant) Little Shop of Horrors (Voice of Audrey II) 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (The Comfort Councillor), Blow Me: A Big Bad Musical Comedy (B.B. Wolf)
Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
The Rocky Horror Show, Grease (Savoy Theatre)
Geoffrey Lee-Dadswell (he/him) – BEAUTY QUEEN

Favourite HAT Credits:
Disco Nights (DJ Feste), See Jane Run (Dungbeetle), Jack and the Beanstalk (various including back of Milky the Cow), Blow Me: A Big Bad Musical Comedy (Lumberjack/Albert)
Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Nutcracker (National Ballet of Canada while a student at National Ballet School), Nutcracker (Savoy Theatre)
Training:
National Ballet School (1984-1989)
Kiera Evely (she/her) – THE BAD FAIRY

Favourite HAT Credits:
The Producers (Ulla), Funny Girl (Maude/Ensemble), Jack and the Beanstalk (The King of Uptown/Sarge), Dream! Dinner and a Show (Waitress Ensemble), Blow Me! A Big Bad Musically Comedy (Nicky)
Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Matilda, Mamma Mia (Savoy/HAT)
Training:
Trained with D&R Dance for 15 years, Bachelor of Arts (Minor in Drama), Theatre Arts Certificate (CBU)
Maverick McDougall (he/him) – PRINCE BILL

Favourite HAT Credits:
Funny Girl (Eddie), The Sea Shanty Show (Cabin Boy), Jack and the Beanstalk: A Musical Comedy Pantomime (Marge/Queen of Dreamland), Hairspray (Link Larkin), Frozen Jr. (Kristoff), Seussical the Musical (Wickersham Brother), Into the Woods (Jack), A Christmas Carol (Fred), Overdue (Puppeteer)
Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (Riverview High School), The Outsiders (The Boardmore Playhouse)
Other:
After spending the past few years performing in a variety of shows around Cape Breton, I’m very happy to come back to the theatre where my love for the stage was born!
Janine Christmas (she/her) – THE GREAT GOOD FAIRY

Favourite HAT Credits:
A Christmas Carol (Shelley), Blow Me (Great Good Fairy), Funny Girl (Meeker), Pride & Prejudice (Lady Catherine deBourgh)
Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Charlotte's Web (Edith Zuckerman) (Boardmore Theatre)
Training:
Introduction to Play Production, Introduction to Theatre, Directing, Playwriting I, Theatre for Children, Stagecraft
Kiersten Penny (she/her) – THE BOUGIE GOOD FAIRY & CHOREOGRAPHER

Favourite HAT Credits:
Feelin' Good: A Bubbly & Buble Dinner & Show (Choreographer & Featured Dancer), The Producers (Choreographer & Ensemble), Christmas at Sacred Heart (Choreographer & Featured Dancer), Blow Me: A Big Bad Musical Comedy (Cat of the Woods & Dance Captain), A Christmas Carol (Ghost of Christmas Present & Dance Captain), Dream: Dinner and a Show (Waitress Ensemble & Dance Captain), Jack and the Beanstalk: A Musical Comedy Pantomime (Harpie & Dance Captain), Mamma Mia (Ali), Funny Girl (Ensemble & Dance Captain), Into the Woods (Lucinda), Cabaret (Frenchie), Shrek the Musical Jr. (Choreographer)
Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
The Nutcracker (Savoy Theatre), Chicago (Savoy Theatre)
Training:
Broadway Dance Center Professional Semester, BA Dance/BKIN University of Calgary, Safe in Dance International: The Healthy Dance Practice Certificate
Other:
Always happy to be back on the HAT stage doing what I love with the most talented people!
Raye Brianne Doué (she/they) - THE WEIRD THOUGHT FAIRY

Favourite Previous HAT Credits:
A Christmas Carol (Ghost Ballet), Pride and Prejudice (Lydia Bennet), Confidential Musical Project - Funny Girl (Polly/Mrs.Winston), The Best of Broadway (Ensemble), Overdue (Puppeteer)
Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Hamlet (CBU Elizabeth Boardmore Theatre), Shakespeare Dog (CBU Elizabeth Boardmore Theatre), The Laramie Project (Grenfell Theatre), The Wolves (Grenfell Theatre), Marie Antoinette (Grenfell Theatre), The Cherry Orchard (Grenfell Theatre), The Tempest (Grenfell Theatre), The Space Man (CBU Elizabeth Boardmore Theatre), Elf the musical (The Savoy Theatre)
Training:
Bachelor of Fine arts in Theatre from Grenfell Memorial University, over 10 years of Dance training, and the 2019 recipient of The Tommy Sexton triple threat award!
Wesley J. Colford (they/them) – DIRECTOR

Favourite HAT Credits:
The Wakowski Brothers, A Christmas Carol, Heart of Steel, Dream, Disco Nights, She Loves Me, The Drowsy Chaperone, Jack & The Beanstalk: A Musical Comedy Pantomime, Funny Girl, TomorrowLove TM, Blow Me: A Big Bad Musical Comedy (Director)
Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Anie, Matilda the Musical (The Savoy Theatre)
Training:
Sheridan College Musical Theatre Performance, George Brown Theatre School
Jocelyn Hynes (she/her) – MUSIC DIRECTOR

Favourite HAT Credits:
Tell Your Story (Singer/Songwriter) A Christmas Carol (Cornelia) HAT Telethon (Finale; Original Piece Of Music)
Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Cape Breton Music Hall Of Fame Show 2024 (Rita MacNeil Tribute) United Way Gala 2025 (Membertou Trade and Convention Centre) Released a National Single 2024 (HOF Records)
Training:
AUSOM Bachelor of Music Therapy Degree (2016-2020) HOF Records Developing Artist (2023-Present)
Other:
I’m super excited to be back at the HAT and stepping into the role of music directing!! 🎶❤️
Jacqueline Winters (she/her) - STAGE MANAGER

Favourite HAT Credits:
Hairspray (Tracy Turnblad), The Penelopiad (Maid), A Christmas Carol (Ensemble/Ghost Choir), Heart of Steel (Steel Plant Sweetheart)
Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Annie, Mama Mia, Elf, What We Become, Les Miserables (Savoy Theatre), Hairspray (MOTN Antigonish)
Training:
16 years of dance training at D&R dance academy & 20+ years of vocal training!
Other:
Super excited to be the SM on this project!
Emma Smith MacPherson (she/her) - Assistant Stage Manager

Favourite HAT Credits:
Alice in Wonderland (Duck, 2021), Wizard of Oz Jr. (Aunt Em), 15 (Lynn)
Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
The Gallery (Elizabeth Boardmore One Acts), Mamma Mia! (Riverview High School)
Training:
HAT Academy
Other:
So excited to be back at the HAT and to be working as crew!So excited to be back at the HAT and to be working as crew!
Ken Heaton (he/him) – LIGHTING DESIGNER

Favourite HAT Credits:
My recent lighting designs include almost everything produced at the HAT since 2014.
Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Both Grease and Matilda (Savoy Theatre, Glace Bay)
Other:
It is great to be back at the HAT!
Adesewa Oluwagbeminija (she/her) – COSTUMES

Favourite HAT Credits:
Hairspray (Cindy)
Laura Stinson (she/they) – PUPPET MAKER

Favourite Previous HAT Credits:
Jack & the Beanstalk: A Musical Comedy Pantomime
Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
A Gorgon's Tale (North Barn Theatre), The Hobbit (Festival Antigonish), Hänsel und Gretel in: der Garten von Edible Horrors (Villains Theatre), A Monster's Journey (It's Gonna be Great Theatre), Windfall in the Hollow (River Clyde Pageant)
Training:
Bread and Puppet Theatre (Glover, US), Compagnie Coatimundi (Chateaurenard, France), Compagnie Arketal (Cannes, France)