How we began...
After a chance conversation over lunch with a friend, founding Music Director John Arsenault, and founding Artistic Director Jeanine Fynn formed DragonDiva in 2007 for our premiere production, The Pirates of Penzance. With little more than a hope, a prayer, and a VISA card, our cast of students, professionals and community participants performed to a sold out house for five of our six shows, with glowing audience reviews - some even returned for a second and third viewing! Six years later, we are entering our seventh season stronger than ever, and excited to share the vision that is DragonDiva with all of you.
We are a registered non-profit society, run by a small volunteer board of directors. We offer high end community theatre at a reasonable price, in the hopes that we will draw a new audience into the world of opera. We are thrilled to be co-producing our show again this year with the Evergreen Cultural Centre, who opened their doors to us last summer and have graciously asked us to return again this summer. We will also be returning to the invite-only Gabriola Theatre Festival.
We are grateful to the members of the community who helped us as we began to spread our wings, especially the
Vagabond Players and The Arts Council of New Westminster.
We are a registered non-profit society, run by a small volunteer board of directors. We offer high end community theatre at a reasonable price, in the hopes that we will draw a new audience into the world of opera. We are thrilled to be co-producing our show again this year with the Evergreen Cultural Centre, who opened their doors to us last summer and have graciously asked us to return again this summer. We will also be returning to the invite-only Gabriola Theatre Festival.
We are grateful to the members of the community who helped us as we began to spread our wings, especially the
Vagabond Players and The Arts Council of New Westminster.
2012 - The Old Maid and the Thief
Cast
Miss Todd, a spinster Lisa-Dawn Nelsina Kilthau
Laetitia, her maid Karen Santos
Bob, a wanderer Riley McMitchell
Miss Pinkerton, a neighbour Christina Meredith Lewall
Henry the Sound Guy Henry Chen
Announcer Joey Ray Ritchie
The Three Graces, an Andrews Sisters-inspired trio
Grace Bumbry Kayla Matzen
Grace Kelly Tracy Wiens
Grace Andwill Megan Bryden
Miss Todd, a spinster Lisa-Dawn Nelsina Kilthau
Laetitia, her maid Karen Santos
Bob, a wanderer Riley McMitchell
Miss Pinkerton, a neighbour Christina Meredith Lewall
Henry the Sound Guy Henry Chen
Announcer Joey Ray Ritchie
The Three Graces, an Andrews Sisters-inspired trio
Grace Bumbry Kayla Matzen
Grace Kelly Tracy Wiens
Grace Andwill Megan Bryden
2011 - HMS Pinafore
Cast
Josephine: Rachel Stewart/ Szu-Wen Wang
Ralph: Harout Markarian
Sir Joseph: Russell Cripps
Captain: Riley McMitchell/ Jason Cook
Dick Deadeye: Tracy Wiens/ Christina Lewall
Boatswain: Nick Meyer/ Croy Jenkins
Carpenter: Croy Jenkins/ Nick Meyer
Cousin Hebe: Dora Brooks/ Megan Bryden
Buttercup: Jennifer McLaren
Sir Joseph's Relatives and Crew of HMS Pinafore:
Carolyn Barker, Jason Cook, Christina Lewell, Samsara Marriott, Kayla Matzen, Riley McMitchell, Tracy Wiens, and Jessica Wright
Josephine: Rachel Stewart/ Szu-Wen Wang
Ralph: Harout Markarian
Sir Joseph: Russell Cripps
Captain: Riley McMitchell/ Jason Cook
Dick Deadeye: Tracy Wiens/ Christina Lewall
Boatswain: Nick Meyer/ Croy Jenkins
Carpenter: Croy Jenkins/ Nick Meyer
Cousin Hebe: Dora Brooks/ Megan Bryden
Buttercup: Jennifer McLaren
Sir Joseph's Relatives and Crew of HMS Pinafore:
Carolyn Barker, Jason Cook, Christina Lewell, Samsara Marriott, Kayla Matzen, Riley McMitchell, Tracy Wiens, and Jessica Wright
2010 - Cinderella
2009 - Iolanthe
2008 - Elixir of Love
2007 - Pirates of Penzance
