Artist Biographies

Brad Curtin (Writer/Performar):

Brad Curtin is happy to be touring the country again with his new one man show "Timmy’s Sexual Adventures". Last summer he performed his one man show "WATER" about the Walkerton Water Tragedy. Brad studied drama at the University of Waterloo. Next he studied theatre further at Studio 58, part of Langara College in Vancouver, BC. There, he developed his one man show "Open Season on Mathews" about a young man with cancer. Recently, he just finished a five year trip to South East Asia. While there he worked as an English teacher, voice recorder, writer and actor. Other recent credits include Adam in the Seoul Player’s "Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (abridged)" and Jungle Bob on Sky Life TV’s "English World", both in South Korea. "Timmy’s Sexual Adventures" is the second production of his new theatre company- The Curtin Travellers.

Darlene Spencer (Original Director)

Darlene received a Master of Fine Arts Degree from York University in Theatre Performance and is a graduate of the University of Waterloo Drama Department . She has directed over 35 theatrical productions, as well as, documentary, educational and industrial film and digital video. Selected directorial credits include "The Children's Hour" by Lillian Hellman, "Our Country's Good" and "The Grace of Mary Traverse" by Timberlake Wertenbaker, "Spring Awakening" by Frank Wedekind, "Les Belles Soeurs" by Michel Tremblay, "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller, "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, and "Water" by Brad Curtain. Lastly, she is an educator who has taught at the University of Waterloo, York University, and she is currently the Co-ordinator of the Acting Area at the Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts where she also directs and teaches.

Darlene is delighted to be working, once again, with the remarkable actor/writer Brad Curtin. This is a very different experience than working on his show "Water" for last year's fringe festival, yet Brad takes on the "coming of age" story with originality and a delightful sense of humour. Enjoy.

Adam Barrett (Original Assistant Director)

Adam Barrett is a Toronto based actor, director and playwright, who recently graduated from The Randolph Academy for Performing Arts. As an actor he has recently appeared in an environmental installation, "Captive Audience" (Rhubarb! Festival/Buddies in Bad Times) which he co-wrote, the English premier of Michel Tremblay's "The Train" (Thirty Below Theatre/Tarragon Studio) and is currently producing/writing his

third short play, "Floor 6 1/2". His company, Tailspin Productions,

focuses on the development of new work, and re-interpretations of canonized work. It has been a delight to work with Darlene once again, and with Brad for the first in, hopefully, a succession of exciting collaborations. Special thanks to my family, friends, the Gods of Theatre, and of course, Megan.

Sarah Brebner (Stage Manager)

Stage Manager Sarah Brebner is very excited to be working on this production. Sarah was involved in theatre while attending Mount Allison University in Sackville, N.B. She played a nun in Night Train to Bolina, the ‘Stage Doorman’ in a professionally directed production of Kiss Me Kate, and a deranged librarian in a bilingual piece entitled Le Phantome du College St.Jude. In March 2004, Sarah returned from a three-year stint teaching English in South Korea. While in Korea, she appeared on a quiz show for foreigners on KBS. In February 2003, she became heavily involved behind the scenes with an independent film being shot in Seoul. Among the many hats she wore, she was responsible for continuity and had the position of production assistant.
Sarah stage managed Water, Brad's critically acclaimed one-man show last summer, travelling to Fringe Festivals across the country, from Hamilton to Victoria, and after wintering in Ottawa, is very keen to be once again hitting the road.

Nick Hehn (Set Designer)

Born and raised in the wilderness of South Western Ontario, Nick Hehn made the unfortunate decision to excel in the creative arts instead of math or science. Nick moved to Toronto to attend the University of Toronto and Sheridan College. During that time, he toiled in relative obscurity, amusing his friends with caricatures and comics, until he gained some notoriety for a series of bawdy illustrations. Later, Nick worked in animation doing storyboards, then moved to the imprinted sportswear industry. His screen-printing work graces both the backs and fronts of some of the finer recreational hockey teams across North America and Japan. This is Nick’s first foray into theatre, but he brings with him a wellspring of knowledge regarding textiles and solid design, as well as a healthy sense of humour. While Nick suffers for his art, it usually manifests as sleep deprivation and he has yet to cut his own ear off.

Joey Morin (Sound Designer)

Recent design credits include: The Laramie Project (Studio 180 in association with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 2004), Spring Awakening (Randolph Academy, 2002), Life Out Loud (Adrenaline Productions, 2001), Cinema Inferno (ICASTICO, 2000), The Recurring Dream (Hard Time [T.O. Fringe], 2000) and Doris Does Damage (Toronto Fringe, 1999). Other credits include Multimedia Installation Designer on The Crucible (Randolph Academy, 2003), and Sound Recordist on This Beggar's Description (Tetrault Productions, 2002) and Doris Does Damage [Live at Second City] (...and you're not that pretty productions, 2001). His next creative endeavour will be as Sound Design for the upcoming Studio 180 production The Passion of the Chris: A Scourge of Plays by Christopher Durang for the Toronto Fringe Festival. He. is also, among other things, photographer, computer consultant and technician both in theatre and other areas. Although not seen in a while, he hopes to appear on stage again soon. He is very happy to be taking part in this important, topical new work.

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