The Porcupine's Quill

After receiving her BMus from the University of Prince Edward Island, Brittany Banks relocated from her fair island home to the lively streets of Toronto, where she currently studies music theatre at Randolph Academy. A multi-disciplinary theatre artist whose work has taken her on many exciting adventures—from performing in Tokyo, Japan to the Vancouver Olympics—Brittany is known on the East Coast for her choreographic work for Anne & Gilbert, the Musical, which will be presented in Ottawa this December as part of the National Arts Centre's 2015 – 16 season.

Jahlen Barnes is currently enrolled at the Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts and will be graduating in the summer class of 2015. Raised in Toronto, he has been singing since he was two and started his journey in the performing arts at the age of eight. He has performed across Ontario with the Toronto Allstar Big Band singing, dancing and spreading joy to smaller communities. Jahlen is grateful for the opportunity to work with such a talented collaborative team to bring these selected works to life.

Danielle Bernardin was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta and moved to Toronto to pursue her passion in the performing arts. She is about to enter her final term of training at Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts and couldn't be happier with the experience for the past two years. She is looking forward to taking on the professional world and continue to learn and grow as a person and a performer. In her small amount of spare time, Danielle enjoys long beach walks and reading absurdly long books. She would like to thank her crazy friends, loving family, and inspiring teachers for their support and guidance.

Tyler Burton can't wait to be a part of this exciting new project. He will be graduating from Randolph Academy this August, with hopes of pursuing his dream career in film, theatre and television. Tyler recently moved to the big city from his home town of Regina, Saskatchewan. Growing up as the son of a professional guitarist, art and music have always been a huge part of Tyler's life. He can be seen in Randolph Academy's production of Spring Awakening this August. "

Bradley Delarosbel is currently a student at Randolph academy who is thrilled to be exploring theatre and performance in Toronto. Bradley has enjoyed the theatre his whole life and has loved studying his art in a more serious way with the constant inspiration of the city of Toronto, this amazing school, and talented peers. Bradley is so grateful for the last two years of his life and cannot wait for what the future brings. He would like to thank his teachers for all the knowledge they impart, his family for all their never ending support and this art form which can transform the world!

Cait Gautron is a current student at the Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts. Having loved music and literature from a young age, it was a natural leap to the world of musical theatre, which she made with the help of Theatre New Brunswick's Theatre School. Her most recent credit is that of Ophelia in the Randolph Academy's production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead.

Samantha Hancock grew up in Barrie, ON, where she participated in local musicals and improv shows. For the past two years, she has studied at the Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts. She is very excited to be taking part in the Fabulous Fictions project and to be working with such amazing people. Thank you to everyone involved.

Taylor Hubbard is currently studying at the Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts and is in her final term. Her love for theatre and performing started at a young age and never wavered. She is very thankful for the experiences that she has had and the amazing memories that this industry continues to give her. Taylor is thrilled to be living in her dream city and getting the opportunity to collaborate and perform with amazing talents. She would like to thank her family, her friends and her teachers!

Matt Lacas is a Montreal-raised performer currently based in Toronto. He has been performing since he could walk and doesn't plan on stopping anytime soon. A graduate of Dawson College's Professional Theatre Program and a current student of the Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts, his interests include stage combat, stunting and musical theatre. Choice Credits: Titus Andornicus (Montreal Shakespeare Theatre Co.), Edges: A Song Cycle (Processed Theatre), To Be (Persephone Prod.), In Transit (Segal Centre). You can catch Matt next in Randolph's production of Big Love at the 2015 Toronto Fringe Festival.

After finding her way out East from her native Vancouver, Maighdlin Mahoney has spent the past two years studying and training at the Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts. She recently completed the run of Randolph's production of Our Country's Good, and she is extremely excited to be heading into her last term of school. After graduation, she plans to continue performing and making music in Toronto. She is incredibly honoured to be a part of this inspiring project, and would like to thank everyone involved for all their amazing work.

Mason Micevski is in his last semester at the Randolph Academy for the Preforming Arts. He has studied various forms of singing such as classical, pop and musical theatre. He recently completed a production of Timberlake Wertenbaker's Our Country's Good (directed by Darlene Spencer), in which he played Robert Sidaway and Captain David Collins. He has also been featured in multiple stand-up comedy shows throughout the city, such as ‘Acoustic Comedy: The Rebirth Into Spring’. See Mason in action in the Randolph Theatre's production of Spring Awakening from July 31st to August 8th.

Tala Nazzal recently moved from Amman, Jordan to Toronto to attend Randolph Academy. She comes from a background of oriental music studies as well as photojournalism. An avid traveller, she has been exposed to many different cultures. She loves creative writing and learning new languages. She worked behind the scenes in the film production industry in the Middle East including assistant casting and translator on Canadian film Inch'Allah. She had the opportunity to join an Arab music festival called Aswatuna which uses music as a tool to join choirs in complete harmony in the midst of all the chaos in the region. Her most recent work has been the Italian voice over in Yukon Blonde's new music video. She hopes to use her art to be able to push boundaries and produce/direct multi-disciplinary pieces of art with collaborators from all over the world.

Daniella Richards is extremely excited to be a part of Porcupine's Quill's Fabulous Fictions. She will soon be graduating from Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts and after spending two years straight in training, plans on continuing in Musical Theatre. Daniella just finished playing the role of the "Player" in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead at Randolph Academy and will soon be working on Spring Awakening as a member of the ensemble, which will be playing at the Randolph Theatre in August.

Greg Rolais currently enrolled at the Randolph Academy of Performing Arts and will be graduating in the winter class of 2015. He comes from the small town of St Agatha Ontario and has trained extensively in dance, voice, musical theatre, and karate. He is a soloist in the St Agatha church choir and has been singing since the age of two. In 2011, he had the opportunity to represent Canada at the World Dance Championship as a member of the Canadian National Hip Hop team. Greg is honored to be a part of this project as he has always been interested and has trained in a multitude of disciplines within the performing arts.

Jeff Soucy, born in Atholville, NB, is among the Triple Threats who will graduate from the Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts this summer. The Fabulous Fictions Project will be his first engagement in Toronto and he couldn't be more thrilled about the experience and the discoveries to come. He would like to thank the creative team for their trust and Darlene Spencer for sharing the opportunity and her endless support. His past experiences include film and television, musical theatre, cabarets and songwriting (check out his EP « Le Ballet Du Désordre » on iTunes ... yes it's in French!).

Veronika Slowikowska is almost at the end of her training at Randolph Academy and is ready as ever! Her mostly improvisational background has helped Veronika portray a variety of characters, from Kim in Miss Saigon, Fantine in Les Miserables, to Liz Morden in a recent production at Randolph Academy. She feels lucky as ever to be a part of this important performance and do what she loves everyday.