The Last 5 Years
The Last Five Years is a show that paints a realistic and heartbreaking portrait of the rise and fall of a relationship told on two different timelines. What Contact aims to explore is how the show is different when you break the heteronormative, historically very white casting of the production. How does the act of queer-ing the show impact the way it is perceived as well as how we approach the work as creatives and performers? Beyond that, we ask the question of why are we so used to seeing both these characters portrayed by white actors? We recognize this is a lot to break down in a 3-part series, but we hope to start this dialogue and start chipping away at these assumptions and challenge your assumptions of how you expect characters to look, act and sound like.
Check out the series below!
Cast
Alexandre Iannuzzi
Alexandre Iannuzzi est un diplomé du programme Honours Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance du prestigieux Sheridan College. Nous l’avons vu au théâtre dans : La Fille Du Tambour-Major, Stars of Mars, The House of Martin Guerre, The Threepenny Opera, Kiss of the Spider Woman, On the Town, La Grande Demande, Dix : La Pièce sur l’Orgasme, Léo: Une Course Contre La Honte, Saint-Jude du Village, If/Then, Hairspray, Beauty and the Beast, Catch Me if You Can, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Nous le verrons prochainement à travers l’Amérique avec la tournée Scooby-Doo! And The Lost City of Gold.
Julia Kennific
Julia Kennific is currently completing a BFA in Music (Performance Specialization, Classical Voice) at Concordia University. She divides her performance career focus between opera, musical theatre, and her original music with her band, Favourite Daughter.
Nicole Arrage
Nicole is a Montreal based Lebanese-Canadian singer, actress & songwriter, freshly graduated from McGill University in Jazz Voice Performance. Notable stage credits: Legally Blonde (Vivian), Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Narrator). New single to be released next month, stay tuned!
Anton May
Anton May is a British born, Montreal based performer, an honours graduate from Dawson College’s Professional Theatre Program and an alumni of Black Theatre Workshop’s Artist Mentorship Program.
Kyanna Mondezie
Kyanna is a 25 year old dreamer who is very passionate about music, theatre, film, and creativity as a whole. She is currently a returning student studying at John Abbott College in the Arts, Literature & Communications program in the Media Profile.
Ocean Williams
Ocean is so excited to be apart of this project! As a performer it’s so fun to push boundaries and try new things. This is my second time working with Contact and I am so excited to sing with everyone!
Daniel Wilkenfeld
Daniel Wilkenfeld has been performing in musicals for over 14 years, starting in high school as Don Lockwood in "Singin' in the Rain." Notable roles include: Ted Hinton (Bonnie & Clyde; Contact Theatre), Lord Farquaad (Shrek; WISTA), Charlie Brown (You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown; WISTA).
Marc Ducusin
Marc Ducusin has performed in shows for the Côte Saint-Luc Dramatic Society, Full Circle Productions, In the Wings Promotions, the McGill Savoy Society, Kaleidoscope Theatre, Brave New Productions, and other companies. He is an ACTRA apprentice represented by Bellini International.
Sarah Kulaga-Yoskovitz
Sarah is a gay performer, musical director and vocal coach in Montreal. While recent credits include musical directing The Rocky Horror Show (Mainline Theatre) and assistant musical directing Heathers: Le thriller musical (CoMUM), she is excited to step back into performer-mode with Contact Theatre.
Eric Elliot Lee
Eric Elliot Lee is thrilled to be adding his voice to these gorgeous songs as part of this incredible project with Contact Theatre. Recent performing credits include Jeff in “[Title of Show] (Home Theatre Productions, 2019 Mainline Theatre), Pepper in “Mamma Mia” (Nuvo Théâtre Musical 2018), and various ensemble roles in “Six Degrees of Broadway Separation” (Full Circle Productions, 2018 Centaur Theatre). Eric studies classical/contemporary voice with Dr. Irene Feher as a baritone/tenor.
Maria Jimenez
Maria Jimenez is a versatile singer, composer, and pianist from Vancouver, Canada. She is currently finishing a degree in Composition and Jazz Performance: Voice at McGill University. Some past credits: Cabaret (Fraulein Kost/Lulu), Into The Woods (Witch), West Side Story (Anita).