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, Artistic & Managing Director
Carole has the best job in the whole world! Her many directing credits include A Year with Frog and Toad, Love You Forever and More Munsch Seussical, Silverwing, The Big League, Peter Pan and many other plays for Carousel Theatre, and 'Nucklehead Fever for Western Canada Theatre and TheatreOne. She has received three Jessie Nominations and one Jessie Award for Directing. As an actor she has played in regional theatres across British Columbia,including Western Canada Theatre, the Caravan Farm Theatre and TheatreOne. Carole has a BFA in Acting from Simon Fraser University. She loves creating and producing theatre for young audiences and clearly remembers the magic of seeing her first play at age three!
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, General Manager
Born and raised in the golden prairies of Southern Alberta, Jessie is pleased to have landed on the BC coast. After graduating from the University of Lethbridge (BFA, Dramatic Arts), Jessie spent two years at the Chemainus Theatre Festival on Vancouver Island, honing her skills in arts administration (her theatrical niche). With a background in performing, directing, production, and marketing, she is a well-rounded theatre artist who is delighted to be a part of the Carousel team and the Vancouver theatre community. She is a used-bookstore junkie, collector of modern-day ephemera, film buff, tea fiend, and a lover of the word 'facetious.'
Chelsea has worked extensively in theatre both on the artistic and administrative end. She is the one of the co-founders of ITSAZOO Productions. Since ITSAZOO’s inception Chelsea has been the General Manager and co-artistic director. With ITSAZOO she has directed many productions including The Road to Canterbury, Grimm Tales, Progress and Death of a Clown. In 2009 Chelsea was the General Manager for Victoria's Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre and saw the company through its inaugural season. Chelsea also produces and directs applied theatre projects including I’m Still Here with the actors from Target Theatre and most recently a series of Forum theatre scenes for the Ministry of Children and Family Development, VIHA and the Vancouver School Board. Chelsea is a graduate of the University of Victoria. She graduated with a BFA specializing in Directing and Applied Theatre.
Julia began performing the ripe age of nine and quickly developed an addiction to the stage, making theatre one of the biggest priorities in her life. In 2002, she graduated with a diploma in Musical Theatre from the Randolph Academy of the Performing Arts in Toronto. She has since retired from performing and has found a very rewarding and comfortable nook in Arts Administration. Julia spends most of her time (when not at Carousel) day-dreaming, napping, playing Guitar Hero, drinking tea, singing songs, and trying (sometimes with little success) not to neglect her responsibilities.
Jackie Blackmore, Theatre School Instructor
Jackie Blackmore is a professional theatre, film & TV actor, physical comedian, improviser and award-winning playwright. Recent performing highlights include: Proof, The Skinny, Awkward, Adventures in X-Ray Theatre!, and improvising onstage with the Vancouver Theatresports Masterclass. Jackie loves teaching acting to kids & teens at Arts Umbrella and Carousel Theatre!
Lisa Bunting, Theatre School Instructor
Lisa has been a professional actor for thirty years, having started work in
commercials and television series while still in high school in Toronto.
She has acted on stages in every province from Quebec west until she
found herself living in BC in 1991. Lisa has been seen in Carousel Theatre’s Silverwing and The Odyssey. As an instructor, Lisa has taught acting to those aged 5 to 85 all over the Lower Mainland.
Hayley Carr, Theatre School Assistant Instructor
Hayley is very happy to be part of the Carousel Theatre team. She also teaches at Arts Umbrella. Hayley is a graduate of the Canadian College of the Performing Arts and is a local professional actor here in Vancouver. Favourite credits include: The Miracle Worker, Rumpelstiltskin, and Little Women (Chemainus Theatre Festival), My Fair Lady (Gateway Theatre) and Homechild (The Arts Club).
Nicole desLauriers, Theatre School Instructor
A local theatre artist and graduate of the theatre program at SFU, Nicole has been teaching drama to all ages for 6 years. She is currently focused on directing and works with local theatre companies such as Genus Theatre and Shadows and Dreams. Nicole also organizes a company that creates touring shows for all ages.
Laura Jaszcz, Theatre School Instructor
Laura is an actress and instructor, last seen as 'The Paper Bag Princess' in
Carousel Theatre’s Munsch Alley, with over ten years of arts education
experience for Arts Umbrella, Carousel and other centres. Laura has
performed with Carousel, Gateway Theatre, Chemainus Theatre Festival, and others, along with television/film roles.
Victor Mariano, Theatre School Instructor
Victor Mariano is a Vancouver-based theatre actor whose recent professional credits include Carousel Theatre’s Silverwing, Quasimodo (Boca del Lupo), Banana Boys (Firehall Arts Centre) and The Soldier’s Tale (Turning Point Ensemble). A graduate of the BFA Theatre program from Simon Fraser University, Victor is currently teaching acting as a sessional instructor at SFU and has also taught physical theatre at a number of local high-schools. Victor received a Jessie nomination for his performance in Carousel's production of Silverwing.
