Woody Harrelson*

Director/Writer

In choosing Toronto for BULLET FOR ADOLF, Harrelson continues his long love affair with the city. Filming both DEFENDOR and THE PRIZE WINNER OF DEFIANCE, OHIO here, he also directed the Toronto premiere of Kenneth Lonergan's THIS IS OUR YOUTH for two successive summers. Additional theatre credit's include Roundabout's Broadway revival of N. Richard Nash play, THE RAINMAKER, Sam Sheperd's THE LATE HENRY MOSS, John Kolvenbach's ON AN AVERAGE DAY and Tennessee Williams' NIGHT OF THE IGUANA on London's West End. Harrelson recently wrapped production on director Oren Moverman's RAMPART. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in his first collaboration with Moverman in 2009's THE MESSENGER. Other films include ZOMBIELAND, TRANSSIBERIAN, NATURAL BORN KILLERS, KINGPIN, WHITE MEN CAN'T JUMP, THE GRAND and THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT for which he garnered an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.

*Appears with the permission of Canadian Actors' Equity Association

Frankie Hyman

Writer

Frankie Hyman was born and raised in Harlem, New York. He left New York briefly in the early 1980's to work construction in Houston, Texas where he met and became friends with Woody Harrelson. After returning to New York, Hyman found a new interest in writing. It wasn't until the early 1990's that he again connected with Harrelson. Soon after, Hyman moved to Los Angeles where he has been pursuing a career in writing for the last 10 years.

Brandon Coffey

Actor

Brandon Coffey was born in Fort McMurray, Alberta and first started acting when he was 19- he loved it, quit his job as a scaffold apprentice and hasn't stopped since. In 2007 he graduated from the prestigious Acting program at the National Theatre School of Canada and has since worked at the Centaur Theatre, INFINITheatre, Theatre Passe Muraille, Candian Stage, and Factory Theatre. Currently Brandon is working on getting numerous projects off the ground in film, TV, and theatre.

David Coomber

Actor

David is thrilled to be working on this new play and in such great company. David got his first acting job at the age of ten in Marti Maraden's production of The Secret Garden. Other NAC credits include: The Secret Garden (remounted in 2000), An Enemy of the People, Everything in the Garden, Angel Square, and Love's Labour's Lost. He also appeared at the Great Canadian Theatre Company in the world premiere of Dave Carley's The Last Liberal. David graduated from the acting program at Ryerson in 2010, and will take on the role of Mark in RENT with Fallen Rock Productions this coming June.

Thomas Gough

Actor

For Hart House Theatre: Frank Strang in Equus (2010); Lord Hastings in Richard III (2010); Peter Quince in A Midsummer Night's Dream (2009); Jellaby in Arcadia (2009); Gloucester in King Lear (2008); Edward Hawthorne in Stephen and Mr. Wilde (2008); Julius C?sar in Julius C?sar (2007); Polonius in Hamlet (2006), Harry Raymond in The Stillborn Lover (2006); Old Montague in Romeo and Juliet (2005), Brabantio in Othello (2004); The Chaplain in A Clockwork Orange (2004). Mr. Gough is hopelessly addicted to piano music and the printed word. He won the Nobel Prize For Whining in 1983.

Tashieka McTaggart

Actor

Tashieka McTaggart is a passionate actor, singer and writer. A graduate of the Humber College Theatre Performance Program, she believes in using theatre for social change. She is thrilled to appear in the production of Bullet for Adolf. Selected Theatre Credits include: The Bully Show: Clown in the round (U.N.I.T Productions), Showdown (Mixed Company Theatre), The White Bone (Summerworks Festival) The Lesson (Toronto Fringe Festival). After this, she will be touring 'Diss' a play on worst-case scenarios of gang involvement, catalyzing audience members to express their voices, making their communities safer.

Billy Petrovski

Actor

Selected Credits: Ratcliffe in Richard III (Hart House Theatre) Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream (Hart House Theatre) Trebonius in Julius Caesar (Hart House Theatre) Sampson in Romeo & Juliet (Canopy Theatre). Billy is a graduate of the Fanshawe College Theatre Arts Program in London, ON. The New York Film Academy at Universal Studios in California and the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in N.Y.C. Billy is thrilled to be part of this production with such an amazing cast and would like to thank his family and friends for their continued support.

Ronnie Rowe

Actor

Ronnie Rowe is a Canadian born actor of Jamaican decent, living in Toronto, Ontario. He has been performing for local audiences for the past 5 years, and has continuously progressed in different areas of theatre. As his inspiration for acting, he quotes Rodney Dangerfield, 'Acting deals with very delicate emotions. It is not putting up a mask. Each time an actor acts he does not hide; he exposes himself.' He would like to thank the theatre family for welcoming him and hopes to learn more about acting in future shows.

Vanessa Smythe

Actor

Beginning acting when she was nine, Vanessa studied at Claude Watson's performing arts program, focusing initially on theatre and music, and also studied at All That Dance. When she was sixteen, Vanessa paired her artistic tendencies with volunteering, and delivered seminars to young audiences as Miss Teen Canada. Vanessa holds a BA in Philosophy from the University of Western Ontario, and is now living back in Toronto, where she works regularly in theatre and film and is currently writing her second original work to be produced in Toronto this summer.

Meghan Swaby

Actor

Meghan is a Toronto born and raised actor/writer. In October 2010 she completed b current's three year professional training program called rAiz'n the sun. She has written and performed in Who the Hell is Eleanor? at Hysteria fesival (2007) and rock.paper.sistahz 7&9. In February, Meghan had a staged reading of her first full length play, little sara aka the clicking venus at the Groundswell festival. Some theatre credits include: wise. woman (b current), Half Life (BFCF/ Rose Theatre), The rAiz'n Beauty Project (rps 9 and Waves festival/ Luminato 2010), Tough! (Magnetic North), Radiance (b current), and Family Story (Birdtown and Swanville). Upcoming: Tout Comme Elle ( Necessary Angel/Luminato 2011)

Marcello Cabezas

Producer

Marcello is a Canadian Comedy Award nominated actor as well as a film/TV/theatre/culture producer, and a brand builder. He is the Artistic Producer and co-founder of macIDeas (www.macideas.com).

C. Derrick Chua

Producer

C. Derrick Chua is an entertainment lawyer and an award-winning theatre producer. He is Co-Founder and Core Artistic Team Member of Studio 180 Theatre and President of the Toronto Fringe Festival.

Corey Ross

Producer

Starvox founder and President Corey Ross has worked for over 15 years in the entertainment and marketing industries, and has toured shows from all over the world in Canada, America, México, China, The Middle East, Russia and Europe

Lani Milstein

General Manager (Starvox Entertainment)

Lani has worked as an arts administrator, manager and performer in Vancouver, Victoria, Havana, and New York City. She holds a BFA in Theatre Direction and an MA in Ethnomusicology, and is overjoyed to be part of Bullet for Adolf's very special creative family.

Kate Meehan

Assistant to Mr. Harrelson/Production Associate

After a five-year western adventure, Kate returns to the Toronto theatre community, where she was a Dora-nominated actor, co-founder and co-artistic producer of Toronto’s Crate Productions. She is honoured to be working with Bullet for Adolf's creative and inspiring team.

Will O'Hare

Assistant Director

Will O'Hare is a Dora-nominated director, as well as an actor and photographer who has worked extensively in Toronto and New York City. He is thrilled to be a part of Bullet for Adolf's production team. www.willohare.com

Laura Cournoyea

Stage Manager

Laura is a Stage and Production Manager living and working in Toronto. Selected Credits: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Richard III (Hart House Theatre),Voice Box (urbanvessel), Hedwig and The Angry Inch (Breathe.Feel.Love Canadian Tour 2010), Biome (randomactsofdance).

Melanie McNeill

Props, Set, and Costume Design

Melanie is a Toronto based set and costume designer who also does a lot of costume building, scenic painting and puppet making. Up next: costume design assistant for Andromache (Necessary Angel).

Gareth Crew

Lighting Designer

Gareth has been working in theatre for over ten years, five of which were spent as Assistant Lighting Designer for the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. He is a graduate of Ryerson Theatre School and member of the Associated Designers of Canada.

Jeremy Hutton

Sound Design/Video Programmer/Fight Direction

Jeremy Hutton is the artistic director of Hart House Theatre and also their resident sound designer and fight director, as well as an accomplished composer and lyricist. Special thanks to Woody for stumbling upon my dress rehearsal.

Christian Peterson

Video Designer

Christian, who holds a BFA Film Production from Concordia University, is a freelance filmmaker & photographer. As a media producer, he currently runs Faskino.com, a fashion videography site, and is working on kickstarting several other new media projects.