CAST

Celeste Cartwright (She/Her) – Little Ebenezer / Tim Cratchit

At just nine years old, Celeste Cartwright is elated to be making her professional stage debut in A Christmas Carol! She discovered her passion for acting and comedy through Second City improv training, where she fell in love with creativity, collaboration, and storytelling.

Her previous stage performances include playing Little Anna in The Country Day School’s production of Frozen Jr. Celeste’s film work includes starring as the lead role in Family Portraits (Post-Production) and a principal role in Dear Ms. Translator (Post-Production).

When she’s not performing, you’ll find Celeste hanging out with her family, friends, and her beloved Weimaraner, Freddie Mercury. She is thrilled to be part of this production and is grateful for the opportunity to share her joy and passion for performing with audiences.

Autumn Davis (She/Her) – Barleycorn / Ghost of Christmas Present

Autumn Davis is a Dora Mavor Moore award winning artist and actor who trained at TMU (Ryerson University). Hailing from Scarborough Ontario, Autumn approaches her works with passion, curiosity and joy. An aspiring actor, director and Clown, she attacks her craft with humor and an eagerness to explore new creative challenges. Through movement, song, text and reckless abandon, Autumn seeks to expand the boundaries of her storytelling and creative expression.

Selected theatre credits include Storybook Search (Bad Hats Theatre), Onion Skins & Peach Fuzz (Blyth Festival Theatre), Alice in Wonderland (Guild Festival Theatre) and her Assistant Directing work on The Christmas Market under Director Philip Akin (Crow’s Theatre, Studio 180 Theatre & B Current Performing Arts).

Michael Dufays (He/Him) – Jacob Marley

Theatre Credits (Selected): Silver Arrow, (Citadel theatre), Colours in the Storm. (the Grand Theatre), Faust (Theatre By The Bay); Spamalot, Mama’s Country Music Collection (Stephenville Festival); UBU Mayor (One Little Goat); Romeo and Juliet (Citadel); Arigato, Tokyo (Buddies In Bad Times); Forbidden Phoenix (YPT), Tick…Tick…BOOM! (Acting Up Stage); Goodnight Desdemona, Good Morning Juliet (Belfry); Voice of the Turtle (Classic Theatre Festival); Flock of Flyers, Les Moutons, Nuit Blanche (Corpus); National Touring Co. (Second City).

Film and TV Credits: Killer High (Blue Ice Prod), Reign (CW/CBS); Hemlock Grove (Netflix); Lost Girl (Showcase), Darknet (Copperhead Prod); Conner Undercover2 (Heroic Films Co.); A Day at the Office (BRAVO); Shaolin Delivery (CBC/ZED channel); Don’t Lick the Pig (YTV/Corus).

Other: Graduate of the Banff/Citadel Professional Training Program, Graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, and Graduate of the Jim Bonney Meisner plus 2 year program.

Kendra Dyck (She/Her) – Violinist / Bailiwick

Kendra is a soprano, actress, and (sometimes) violinist, currently based in the Niagara Region. She is a graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University and the Glenn Gould School, and is elated to be joining Three Ships Collective for this holiday season!

Kendra has been praised as a “natural comedienne” [Opera Canada], who “possesses a pleasant, sweet-toned soprano that she’s well capable of colouring for dramatic effect” [OperaRamblings]. She is a three-time semi-finalist of The Lotte Lenya Competition, also reaching the finals in 2024, and recently enjoyed a double role debut with Festival Opéra Bastide in France this past summer, alternating performances as Mercédès and Frasquita in Bizet’s Carmen.

Other notable stage/opera credits include: Doralee Rhodes (9 to 5: The Musical, Garden City Productions), Pitti-Sing (The Mikado, Waterloo G&S Society), Ida (Die Fledermaus, GGS Opera), Gretel (Hansel & Gretel, GGS Opera), Kitty Hart (Dead Man Walking, NUOVA), and Lauretta (Gianni Schicchi, Opera Laurier).

Keren Edelist (She/They) – Ghost of Christmases Past / Peter Cratchit

Keren Edelist is an actor and theatre creator based in Toronto and is delighted to be joining the cast of A Christmas Carol this year! Keren is a graduate with honours from George Brown College’s Theatre Arts – Performance Program; a burgeoning actor and director, she is always seeking new challenges. Select theatre credits include Rooney in Featherhead (BirdBrain Theatre Collective), Karen Wright in The Children’s Hour (GBTS), Elizabeth Neufeld in Women of The Ward (Museum of Toronto). Directing; A Midsummer Night’s Dream (BarTeam Theatre), Painting by Numbers (Fresh Palette Theatre). They believe art is for cracking open like an egg, clearing away the cobwebs, and that glimmer in the middle of a hard day! TV: The Handmaid’s Tale/Gilead 6 Prod.

Thomas Gough (He/Him) – Ebenezer Scrooge

Thomas works frequently in the Independent Theatre in Toronto, having appeared in the last few years with the Alumnæ Theatre, Safeword, Single Thread, the Toronto Fringe Festival, the Storefront, Thought For Food, Theatre Lab, Plain Stage, Unspoken Theatre, and Hart House Theatre, as well as Theatre By The Bay (Barrie) and the Kick And Push Festival (Kingston). He also does film, television, and recording work.

For his initial performance as Ebenezer Scrooge in Three Ships Collective’s perenially sold-out production of A Christmas Carol, he was given the My Entertainment Critics’ Pick Award for the best performance by an actor in an independent theatre production. He also won the 1997 Nobel Prize for Kvetching.

Janelle Hanna (She/Her) – Mrs. Dilber / Mrs. Fezziwig

Janelle is a Toronto-based artist who has been working professionally in theatre, film, tv, and voiceover for the past eighteen years. Fun fact: the first movie Janelle ever saw in theatres was The Muppet Christmas Carol, and she is thrilled to be a part of this annual holiday tradition at Campbell House Museum. Selected credits include: Heratio (Guild Festival Theatre), Things My Dad Kept (Director/Toronto Fringe) Heartless (Stratfest@Home), Miss Caledonia (Thousand Islands Playhouse, Tweed & Co.), Stag & Doe (Capitol Theatre Port Hope), Mrs. America (FX Network), Bad Baby Presents: Rules Control the Fun (Writer, Producer, & Performer Tor/Wpg/Edm Fringe Tour), Prairie Nurse (Factory Theatre/Thousand Islands Playhouse), King Lear, Coriolanus (Theatre at York), Anne of Green Gables (Stirling Festival Theatre). Janelle holds an MFA in Acting from York University and is also a graduate of the Theatre & Drama Studies program at the University of Toronto Mississauga and Sheridan College. @janellemhanna

Justin Hay (He/Him) – Bob Cratchit / Augustus Scrooge

Justin is delighted to be rejoining the cast of A Christmas Carol. Most recently, Justin appeared in Plosive Theatre’s Private Fears in Public Places in Ottawa, and continues to perform his solo show My Own Private Shakespeare, which he has taken to McDonald’s Corners, New York, Edinburgh Fringe, and Toronto. He also wrote and directed Saskatchewan: An Aspirational Polyamorous Adventure at the Toronto Fringe. Other notable acting credits include Your Children Will Follow, Hymns and Hearse, Hallmark’s The Perfect Setting, See You Tomorrow for CBC, Brutus in Julius Caesar: In Shallows and In Miseries, and a range of roles in the sci-fi podcast series The Program.

Jacob Klick (He/Him) – Young Ebenezer / Old Joe

Jacob is an actor from Vars, by way of Winnipeg, and is making his Three Ships Collective debut. Some of his other theatre credits include Macheath in The Threepenny Opera, Brutus in Julius Caesar, Tom Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie, and Mr. Darcy in Pride & Prejudice. His select media credits include The Shadow of Us; Faded, Not Yet Gone; Black Watch Snipers; Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story; and Goon. Thank you to all of you lovely patrons of Canadian theatre, and happy holidays! Training: University of Toronto; Sheridan College.

Sia Liu (She/Her) – Little Ebenezer / Tim Cratchit

Sia is thrilled to be part of this exciting production! She began performing in theatre at just three years old and has continued to grow her passion on stage ever since. She has performed in multiple productions at Bravo Academy, taking on both leading and featured roles.

As a budding professional, Sia has appeared in a few commercials and trains in acting and singing every week. She absolutely loves performing—whether it’s on stage or singing in the shower! Sia speaks Mandarin, English, and French fluently, and is currently learning Spanish. Outside of the spotlight, she enjoys doodling, reading, and playing the flute. She believes great acting comes from imagination—and books help keep hers full of ideas!

Ava Belle Marquis (She/Her) – Martha Cratchit / Gus the Goose-Fetching Lad

Ava is delighted to return for her fourth season with Three Ships Collective’s A Christmas Carol. A versatile young performer, she is passionate about acting, voice work, singing, and dance. She trains and competes in dance and musical theatre with Beaches Dance and Music Studio, studies voice and acting with Margo Brooke Pellmar, and recently joined a teen advanced acting program with Young Actors HQ. Ava is a French Immersion student and plays percussion in her school concert band. This Christmas she looks forward to skiing with her family in Vermont. She is thrilled to once again be part of this wonderful production and wishes everyone a warm and joyful holiday season!

Kendelle Parks (She/Her) – Lydia Berryman / Ghost of Christmases Yet-to-Come

Kendelle Parks (she/her) is an actor and theatre artist, based in the GTA. She is a graduate of the BFA acting program at Toronto Metropolitan University, and is thrilled to be returning for her second year with A Christmas Carol! Kendelle loves theatre that uses heightened language, portrays morally grey characters, and embraces the silly or absurd. Select acting credits include; Messenger/ Greek Chorus in Antigone (Sunbeam Theatre Company), Chorus in The First Stone (GCTC/ New Harlem Productions), and Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Tottering Biped Theatre). Recent writing and directing credits include INSERT CLOWN HERE (Parlous Theatre). More at KendelleParks.workbooklive.com

Shannon Pitre (She/Her) – Belle / Alice

Shannon is an interdisciplinary actor/creator with a BFA in Acting from the University of Windsor (2019), currently based in Toronto, ON. Her passions include new play development, devised and contact-based physical theatre, reimagining of classical works, and arts education. Shannon loves that theatre stirs communication and community, and feels it is one of the most authentic and genuine ways of expressing one’s humanity. She is always inspired by the vast amount of talent, generosity, and love found within her creative circles. Recently: Various roles Any Idiot can Face a Crisis, Maggie in Bluebirds, Sonja in The Christmas Tree, various roles in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (Revised) (Again) (Theatre on the Ridge); Madame de Volanges in Dangerous Liaisons (Wren Theatre); Dolores in The Bee’s Knee’s (Tall Poppy Productions); Presenter in Migraaaants (Two Thousand Feet Up Theatre Company); and Procne in If We Were Birds (Alumnae Theatre). @shanpitre

Benjamin Thomas (He/Him) – Fred / Fezziwig

Benjamin Thomas is a Toronto-based actor and theatre artist with a deep love of storytelling and collaborative creation. He is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada (2019) and holds a BA from York University, specializing in English and Community-Engaged Theatre. Benjamin has performed with companies across the country, most recently appearing in The Grove Theatre’s 2025 summer season. His screen work includes Murdoch Mysteries (CBC) and the upcoming feature film Trust Me, I’m a Doctor (currently in post-production). In addition to his performance work, Benjamin has facilitated arts programming in communities throughout Ontario, Saskatchewan, and the Northwest Territories, with a focus on youth, Indigenous communities, and underrepresented voices. He brings a deep belief in the power of theatre to build empathy, joy, and connection.

Brianne Tucker (She/Her/They) – Emily Cratchit

Brianne (Métis) is thankful to be back in the Cratchit kitchen with her wonderful pretend family. Credits include: Mary Poppins (Thousand Islands Playhouse), Heartless (Favour The Brave Collective), Honour Beat, (New West Theatre), The Incredible Adventures of Mary Jane Mosquito (Carousel Players), Bentboy (YPT), The 39 Steps (St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival), Salt Baby and Boeing Boeing (Magnus Theatre), Murder at the Howard Johnson’s (Orillia Opera House), One Slight Hitch (Upper Canada Playhouse), Dark Heart (Stratfest@Home and Thought for Food), Perfect Wedding (Lighthouse Festival), Spirit Horse (Roseneath Theatre), and The World Beloved: A Blue Grass Mass (Carnegie Hall) TV credits include: The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu). Her play You’re Sad, So I’m Here is available to view through Roseneath Theatre. Love to Roo. Way to Cratchit! @msbriannetucker

CREATIVE

Mairead Canning (She/Her) – Assistant Designer / Assistant Stage Manager

Mairead Canning is a Toronto based theatre artist. She specialises in costume and set design, as well as playwriting and dramaturgy. Some notable credits include Head Dresser on Evil Dead the Musical with Starvox Entertainment,  Cosi Fan Tutti with Uof T Opera, and 1939 with Canadian Stage. You can find more information on her work at maireadcanning.com

Liam Cox (They/He) – Stage Manager

A recent graduate of TMU’s Performance Production Program, Liam is an emerging stage manager based in Tkaronto who is passionate about creating theatre that is dynamic, silly, full of heart, and a little bit queer. He is excited to be a part of A Christmas Carol this holiday season! Select stage management credits include: Ride the Cyclone (Shifting Ground Collective), Two Left Feet (Thaumatrope Theatre, TO Fringe 2025), 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Shifting Ground Collective), Eventually, We Land (TMU x Tarragon), The Dybbuk (TMU).

John Fleming (He/Him) – Dialect Coach

John is an actor, producer, and dialect coach. He’s coached film & television shows like Umbrella Academy & The Boys, coached dozens of theatrical productions from Dora-winning shows, to big musicals, to previous productions of Three Ship’s Christmas Carol. He’s acted on stage across North America, and on television including Murdoch Mysteries, Frankie Drake, and The Madness. He also writes and produces action films/TV, including BrawlStars: Real Stories, Punched Up. Find more at www.johnfleming.ca.

Pratik Gandhi (He/Him) – Composer / Music Director Emeritus

Pratik is a conductor and researcher based in Toronto. He is Soup Can Theatre’s music director emeritus, and has conducted, composed, and arranged music for many of their best-loved productions, including Love is a Poverty You Can Sell and A Christmas Carol. Pratik is currently music director of the Rouge River Winds and the Milton Philharmonic Orchestra, and Vice-Chair of the Concert Band division of MusicFest Canada. He is also a sessional lecturer in the University of Toronto Faculty of Music, where he directs wind ensembles and teaches conducting. Pratik is very active in Toronto’s new music scene, and is credited as conductor on several recordings of new music, including the Juno-nominated track “Granitic” from Bekah Simms’ debut album, impurity chains. Pratik received B.Mus. and M.Mus. degrees from the University of Western Ontario, and is currently a Ph.D. student at York University, investigating issues of equity and representation among wind band composers in Canada.

Justin Haigh (He/Him) – Playwright / Assistant Director / Co-Producer

Justin is a Toronto-based writer and theatre artist. After earning a BFA in Film Production and Screenwriting, Justin stumbled into the wonderful world of independent theatre. Justin is proud to be one of the founding members of Soup Can Theatre and has enjoyed working on their productions in a multitude of capacities – including as playwright, director, producer, set designer, sound designer, and dramaturge. Other credits include Love is a Poverty You Can Sell, Marat/Sade, Antigone, A Hand of Bridge / No Exit, Love is a Poverty You Can Sell 2: Kisses for a Pfennig, The Session, and Heretic. Justin has also written for CBC Comedy and is the writer-director of the critically acclaimed sketch revue, Behold, the Barfly!. 

Justin is thoroughly chuffed to be returning to the Campbell House Museum for yet another round of yuletide shenanigans with the Christmas Carol gang. Justin wishes to dedicate this work to the memory of Bryan Haigh. www.justinhaigh.com

Nála Lendor (She/Her) – Designer

Nála Lendor is a Toronto-based Caribbean costume designer, textile artist, and a creator who blends empathy and intention into her creations. Passionate about pushing boundaries, she explores the transformative power of art through immersive storytelling with textiles. Drawing from her cultural heritage and personal experiences, Nála’s work reflects identity, joy, and connection, inviting viewers into emotional and visual worlds.

Alecia Pagnotta (She/Her) – Music Director / Production Manager / Assistant Producer

Alecia is thrilled to be returning to this year’s production of A Christmas Carol. Alecia is a Toronto based production manager, director, producer, actor and musician. Her love for storytelling has allowed her to connect with audiences and artists both on and off stage. As an administrator/production manager Alecia has recently collaborated on seasons with The Grove Theatre and Guild Festival Theatre. Select show credits include Music Director – Miracle on 34th Street, Music Man, Newsies and Descendants (Storybook Theatre); Into the Woods Jr., and School of Rock (Little Theatre Etobicoke); Director – Light, Street Hamlet (Emergence Theatre); Assistant Director – Three Men on a Bike, The Red Priest (Guild Festival Theatre); Performer – The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, (Dunes Summer Theatre); Sweet Charity, Angels in America: Millennium Approaches (The Freed Center); Antony and Cleopatra (Primestock); It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play (Oil Lamp Theatre); Sleeping Beauty: A Traditional British Panto (Globus Theatre); Training: BFA in Musical Theatre – Ohio Northern University www.aleciapagnotta.com

Catie Thorne (She/Her) – Production Associate

Catie Thorne is a Toronto-based director, performer, writer, and producer who explores the intersection of tradition, innovation, and humanity in her artistic practice. She is ecstatic to be a part of the team for this year’s A Christmas Carol! Catie is the artistic director of Sheep’s Clothing Theatre, and the XR Producer at Single Thread Theatre Company. Catie has collaborated with renowned organizations such as Canadian Stage, Netflix, SummerWorks and Chimerik 似不像. She is the co-creator, producer and director of Blood Brothers, an immersive retelling of Julius Caesar set in a frat house that had a sold out run in August 2025. Her play Pony Girls was selected and staged at Hamilton Fringe on the Streets. Her artistic vision merges unconventional storytelling with a deep passion for live performance. As a producer, Catie has facilitated the staging of new plays, musicals, live performances, short films and comedy shows. You can keep up with her @catiethornee and @sheepsclothingtheatre.

Sare Thorpe (They/Them) – Director / Co-Producer

Sare is a queer, trans nonbinary, multidisciplinary artist. They hold a BAH in Theatre from York University. Select directing credits for Soup Can Theatre include No Exit, Marat/Sade, and their original creation and TO Fringe hit Love is a Poverty You Can Sell. They have directed every production of A Christmas Carol since 2018. Select theatre performance: Sweet Sorrow (A Toi), FRIENDS Parody: The One with the Puppets, directed by Bruce Dow (Puppet Co), The Really Real Adventures of Scott Free & Will Do (Solar Stage), The Gut Girls (Alumnae), Titus Andronicus (Seven Siblings), The Threepenny Opera (Hart House), the Canadian premiere of the rock opera Bare, and the world premiere of Tomson Highway’s Pimooteewin, directed by Michael Greyeyes. Select film/TV/web series: SLIP (Roku), You’re Never Alone (Stratford @ Home), Slo Pitch (OutTV), and M. Night Shyamalan’s TRAP. As a writer/creator, Sare wrote and performed the acclaimed solo work Heretic: a modern retelling of the story of Joan of Arc; in 2023, they workshopped their co-creation, American Traditional: a theatre/circus piece about tattoo and circus artist Maud Wagner. Elsewhere: Sare is a member artist with Workman Arts, and performs as their drag king persona, Gustav. More at SareThorpe.com. Headshot by Dahlia Katz.

This is a Canadian Actors’ Equity Association production under the Artists’ Collective Policy.