WickedPool Program

May 29-31 & June 5-7 2025 •

Comedy Bar Danforth 2800 Danforth Ave

Doors Open 30 minutes before showtime • Shows Start @ 9:00pm • All sales final

Cast

Production

Band

Betelhem Araya

Emily Ferrier

Henry Freedlander

John Beauchemin

Liv Farquhar

Patrick Ronan

Sal Naqvi

Stephanie Adams

Elphaba

Mystique

Wolverine

Fiyero

Glinda

The Wizard

Deadpool

Dogpool

Abigail Rose Sullivan

Elisabeth Pinto

Emily Hardaker

Galen Cussion

Gavin Sibley

Jessica Morcombe

Joffre LaBranche

John Campbell

Jonah Paroyan

Julia Fulton

Lisa Kileeg

Mackenzie Loveys

Megan Mackeigan

Melanie Ayoub

Nick Wakeham

Olivia Orsi

Peter Higgins

Rhys Higgins

Steph Adams

Steven Suepaul

Sydney Walters

Taryn Krueger

Galen Cussion

Jess Roveda

Justin Bell

Nigel Ali-Digweed

Keys
Bass
Drums
Guitar

Choreography

Asta Augaitis

Dave Miller

Matty Burns

Merritt Crews

Mike Jankovich

Sarah Robinson

Kat Zhang

Co-Writer

Props/Sets team

Assistant Stage Manager

Music Director

Co-Writer

Production Manager

Photographer & Video

Sound Consultant

Co-Writer

Director

Stage Manager & Marketing

Producer

Dramaturgy

ASM & Costumes

Sponsorship

Head Writer

Website & Beer Wrangler

Original Show Concept

Graphic Design & Marketing

Vocal Director

Props/Sets team

Costume/Wig/Makeup team

Board of Directors

Executive:
Lisa Kileeg
Peter Higgins
Steph Adams

Members at Large:
Jacob Macleod
Julia Fulton
Leona Placide-Wollach
Meg MacKeigan

Phil Fernandez

Victoria Maria

Land Acknowledgement

Players would like to acknowledge that the land we gather on is the traditional territory of the Wendat, the Anishnaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, Metis, and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation.

We are very grateful to tell our stories and celebrate being together on these lands for our shows.

We encourage you to learn more and engage with organizations that support Indigineous peoples, such as the Downie Wenjack Foundation, who we've been proud to support for several seasons.

Presenting Sponsors

2025 Charities

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The Toronto Humane Society provides shelter, care, training, Veterinary support and a second chance to animals in need. Setting them up for a joyous and happy new life. They also provide a full range of services to support guardians and their pets at all stages; training and behavioural support, temporary sheltering, accessible veterinary care and pet food support. Strengthening the human-animal bond not just for their shelter animals but for all the animals in the community.

RKY Camp is a charitable organization founded by the Rotary Club,

Kiwanis Club, and the YMCA of Eastern Ontario. They strive to provide value-based summer camping and outdoor education programs to participants from all backgrounds; encouraging them to challenge themselves, practice teamwork, and grow in mind, body and spirit. RKY Camp is committed to providing summer camp and outdoor experiences to all youth regardless of financial circumstances.

The Daily Bread Food Bank Programs and Services team works hard to provide the best support to meet the needs of their diverse membership and the communities they serve. Together, they provide dignified, low-barrier food access to adults, seniors and children experiencing food insecurity.

Daily Bread Food Bank’s network consists of 128 member agencies and 193 food programs.

The goal is to end hunger in our city.

Working together with health care and research professionals, patients, and the community, The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation raises funds to support breakthrough research, patient care and education programs at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. The Princess Margaret is a recognized international leader in the fight against cancer and none of this would be possible without the generous support, commitment and dedication of their donors and community.

The Players Charitable Mandate

Players is dedicated to raising funds for, and awareness of, the efforts of a variety of fantastic charities. Our season of shows is the means through which we make repeated important financial contributions to our charities, and our audience is our tool for spreading the awareness of the needs each of these organizations is addressing.

To date we have donated over $250,000 to wide variety of charities!

Meet The Cast

Betelhem Araya

Elphaba

Liv Farquhar

Glinda

Emily Ferrier

Mystique

Patrick Ronan

The Wizard

Henry Freedlander

Wolverine

Sal Naqvi

Deadpool

John Beauchemin

Fiyero

Stephanie Adams

Dogpool

Director's Notes

✨ Welcome to the magical land of cOzmedy Bar Danforth! ✨

Prepare to be in stitches (spoiler alert!) and have a spell of laughter cast on you as Wickedpool takes the stage.

This show is the result of more than 40 incredibly dedicated volunteers (cast, band, crew, writers, choreographers) and countless hours of hard work. Okay fine, I’m sure the hours are technically countable, but if I tried to do the math, I’d end up more confused than the cast trying to merge two fandoms and do a musical number in the opening 10 minutes.

If the cast and band look like they’re having the time of their lives, spoiler alert: they are. And so can you - join in! Sing along, dance, and don’t forget to tell them how seamless they are!

I just looked into my crystal ball, and the future is clear: you’re going to love this show as much as Deadpool loves himself. And that’s saying something!

Endless thanks for coming and supporting Players.

Much love,

Julia Fulton

Director

THANKS YOUs

The Cast, Band, and Crew of WickedPool would like to thank:

Our fantastic sponsors for making this year’s show possible: Tala @ RPIA; Dave @ Steam Whistle Brewing; Gary, Carly, Alex and Sam and all the staff @ Comedy Bar Danforth; Elissa @ Farrell & Boyle LLP; Megan @ Anderson Mackeigan LLP; Brock @ Ace Beverage Group (Cottage Springs), Steve @ ARC and Steve @ Harmons.

Our Players supporters and online drink donors: Zak Hemraj and Michelle Haney-Kileeg.

Thank you to: John Campbell for last mintue sound consultation; Rakat Zami for sound consultation; Phil Fernandez for sound help; Jess Katzman for promotional considerations; Meg & Dan and Amy & Peter for hosting our parties; Steven Supaul, Matty Burns, Jamie Lamb, Merritt Crews, Meg Mack, Julia Fulton, Jonah Paroyan, Dan MacKay and Paul Smith for help with our script workshop. To our Board (Peter, Steph, Lisa, Jacob, Julia, Leona, Meg, Phil and Victoria); our social media fans who embraced our reels/TikToks, and anyone else we may have missed.

We’d also like to thank all those who auditioned for the show, provided feedback on the script and those who have helped guide us in our Diversity, Equity and Inclusiveness goals. And of course, all the special people in our lives who have helped us find the time to bring Players back to the stage. It has been a much needed and invigorating experience.

And finally: YOU, our dear audience, for coming out to support us!