Studio 58 Romeo and Juliet
Season design by Ricky Castanedo Laredo. rickycastanedo.com
Live at Studio 58
November 20-30, 2025
“My bounty is as boundless as the sea,
My love as deep: the more I give to thee
The more I have, for both are infinite.”
In Shakespeare’s timeless romantic tragedy, two ill-fated lovers contend against their rival families. With a modern staging complete with dramatic twists and devastating turns, Romeo and Juliet remains an unforgettable love story.
Creative Team
Playwright – Shakespeare | Director – Stephen Drover* | Stage Manager – Lou Marshall | Scenographer – David Roberts Head of Props and Paint – Omanie Elias | Costume Design – Melicia Zaini | Assistant Costume Design – Amber Smith Lighting Design – John Webber | Sound Design – Mary Jane Coomber | Intimacy Direction – Lisa Goebel* | Fight Direction – Mike Kovac*
*The participation of these Artists are arranged by permission of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association under the provisions of the Dance•Opera•Theatre Policy.
Cast & Crew
Cast
In alphabetical order by character:
Abraham/Servant 1 – Alexander Markovina (he/him)
Antonia/Servant 4 – Lucy McLachlan (she/her)
Apothecary/Servant 3 – Ava Knight (she/they)
Balthasar/Student 1 – Carys Watts (she/her)
Benvolio – Aidan Currie (he/him)
Capulet – Gus Setala-Gay (they/them)
Father Lawrence – Alek Toledo-Cisak (he/him)
Gregory – Chhavi Disawar (she/her)
Juliet – Saidi Mader (she/her)
Lady Capulet – Ellie McCullough (they/she)
Lady Montague – Emma Tow (she/her)
Mercutio – Juno (any)
Montague – Alex Christie (he/him)
Nurse – Irene Lozano-Garcia (she/her)
Paris – Evan Andersen Sterns (he/him)
Peter – Daniel Marte (he/him)
Prince/Student 2 – Clayton Melanson (he/him)
Romeo – Evan Makowecki (he/him)
Sampson/Servant 2/Student 3 – Stella Jack-Rennie (they/she)
Tybalt – Hernán Alonso Adrianzén Abanto (he/him)
Crew
Studio 58 offers professional theatre training for actors and production personnel. The six terms of practical training consist of intensive classroom work as well as performance and backstage experience in productions. Production students and third term acting students operate sound, lighting and video and act as running crew and stage management.
Stage Management
Assistant Stage Managers – Linden Kienzle (she/her), Mayara Nobre (she/her)
Set/Paint
Set Crew Head – Anne Constance (she/her)
Paint Crew Head – Christo Zouzoulas (he/him)
Crew – Lucy Bennett (she/her), Gabriel Eum (he/him), Sawyer Marc (he/him), Ava Joy (she/her), Amelia Kondor (she/her), Jeremy Lin (he/him), Jilian Tolzmann (she/they)
Props
Crew Head – Jacob Joseph (he/him)
Crew – Sappho Brown (they/them), Hazel Ogden (any), Jocelyn Wale (she/her)
Costumes
Crew Head – Kaliyana Denham-Rohlicek (she/her)
Crew – Isabella Maria Ciccone (she/her), Kay Foord-Catterall (they/them), Samaya Pankanea (she/her), Liam Pritchard (they/them), Destiny Renne (they/them)
Lighting
Crew Head – Kobe Lim (he/him)
Crew – Clara Eppic (she/her), Megan McGregor (she/her), Sally Montgomerie (she/her), Fifi Samuel (she/her), Taylor Weeks (they/she), Ted Wicht (he/they)
Sound
Crew Head – Dre Zachary-Mattias Ayisi-Nyarko (he/him)
Crew – Haylee Raby (she/her)
Extreme
Crew Head – Abby Zacharias (she/her)
Marketing
Crew Head – Payton Gowdar (she/her)
Crew – Jack Ea (he/him), Aurora Maher (she/her)
Staff & Faculty
Meet the Team
Interim Co-Artistic Director – Raes Calvert (he/him)
Interim Co-Aristic Director – Stephanie Elgersma (she/her)
Communications and Marketing Manager – Halla Bertrand (she/her)
Production Manager – Ruth Bruhn (she/her)
Technical Director – Kevin MacDonald (he/him)
Voice and Dialect Coach – Brad Gibson (he/him)
