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Psycho Beach Party Cast

Tracey Atin Bettina Barnes	Tracey is a busy and versatile performer. Her last two shows were How I Learned to Drive with BreatheArt and Korda Productions, and Swingtime Canteen with the Windsor Light Opera.
Jenn Bateman Marvel Ann	Jenn is thrilled to be playing the deviant sex kitten Marvel Ann in Psycho Beach Party. Although Jenn has performed in over 30 productions, this will actually be her first play! Being a music theatre junky, Jenn has had the opportunity to play a number of great roles including Roxie Hart in Chicago, Sandy in Grease, Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz and the Narrator from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Over the past four summers, Jenn has enjoyed touring the States doing children's shows for the Children's Entertainment Company. Jenn is a graduate of Walkerville Collegiate (W.C.C.A.) and is currently enjoying the B.F.A. Acting program at the University of Windsor. Many thanks to her teachers, family and friends for their continuous support!
Mike Breschuk Nicky	Mike Breschuk is currently in his fourth year of Dramatic Arts at the University of Windsor. Mike has been involved in numerous theatre companies in and around Windsor such as Theatre Windsor, The Windsor Theatre Festival, Sun Parlour Players, and SRO Productions in Southfield, Michigan. Mike has performed in such shows as Much Ado About Nothing, Lysistrata, and Marvin's Room. Following this production, Mike will be appearing in the University Players' production of As You Like It. Mike is thrilled to be working once again under the direction of Jeff Marontate and looks forward to his future endeavours in acting.
Davydd Cook Kanaka	Appearing in his third production with Korda, Mr. Cook has already faced some major personal and professional challenges with the company. Now, in taking up the mantle (and the surfboard) of the Great Kanaka, he faces one of his most difficult tasks in the theatre to date: convincing people that he's actually cool. Shy and geeky at heart, Davydd thanks Mr. Marontate for repeatedly giving him the chance to prove he's up to the test. Special thanks to Ms. Atin and a certain Andes hermit for giving life to two of the city's greatest theatre companies.
Jeff Hanson Provoloney	Jeffrey Hanson is a Windsor native currently enrolled at the University of Windsor in his third year of the B.F.A. Acting Programme. Past credits include Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Touchstone in As You Like It, and Ariel in Return to the Forbidden Planet. Jeff would like to thank his friends and family... he doesn't know why, but he would just like to thank them. Cheers.
Khris Lamb Yo Yo	This is my first show in Windsor following a year of studying at the University of Western Ontario. This is also my first show with Korda Productions. Although new to Korda I'm not new to the stage. I've been in numerous productions in and out of Windsor, as well as having taken a few classes at the University of Windsor for theatre (...although I hope you aren't expecting professionalism) (ha ha).
Christine Laskowski Berdine	Christine has always loved attention and the camera, which is why she was referred to as a ham by her grade-school drama teacher, Mrs. Faye Ridley. (Thank you!!!) Because of this, she has devoted her life to acting, taking part in all elementary and secondary school productions, as well as all aspects of television and film, which explains why she is studying Drama at the University of Windsor. Also, it is because she was not accepted into either Windsor's or Ryerson's B.F.A. Acting programs. Christine hopes that her work for Psycho Beach Party will Show them! She is determined to make her mark on the industry in her own way and time, just by continuing to be herself.
Dylan MacDonald Star Cat	Psycho Beach Party is Dylan's second production with Korda. He was most recently seen in How I Learned To Drive, a joint production with Breathe Art Theatre Project. Selected credits include American Buffalo, Waiting for Godot, Taming of the Shrew, Fortune's Fools, and Heaven Can Wait. Film credits include Leaving Town (post-production) and Still Here (pre-production) from Mimetic Productions, Two, and Prom Night. Dylan also performs with the Cheeky Monkeys Improv troupe and tutors the extremely talented students at Walkerville Centre for the Creative Arts in Performance Improvisation. He would like to thank Demetri and Joel for their support, knowledge and friendship. A special thanks to Jeff for eliminating all the good food groups from my diet. As always nothing would be possible without the unconditional love of my friends and family.
Katie MacTavish Chicklet	Katie is thrilled to be given the opportunity to play a crazed surfer girl in Psycho Beach Party. Including The Hobbit, this is Katie's second performance with Korda Productions with hopes that it will not be the last. Katie has always loved the stage, which is why she is currently enrolled at the University of Windsor for her second year in the BFA Acting program. Katie would like to thank the cast and crew for making this a wonderful and exhilarating experience.
Christopher Menard Mrs. Forrest	On the heels of a successful run as Dwarf King Thorin Oakenshield in last winter's The Hobbit, this 23-year-old writer and actor is excited to be heading onstage again, and looking forward to the challenge of playing a woman. He's traded in the boots and scabbard for heels and a bunt cake, and hopes to do the old JC proud... Joan Crawford, that is.