MEET THE MENTORS!

LAURA CASWELL

Laura Caswell has been a professional theatre artist for 25 years appearing on stages and directing across the country. She is currently the Artistic Director of the Stephenville Theatre Festival in Newfoundland and Labrador. Directing Credits include: Frozen Jr, Heathers Teen Edition, Argyle Street Kitchen Party, Almost Maine, Little Women. She has also choreographed and curated many variety shows throughout Ontario and the East Coast. She trained in New York and London and holds a Masters in Performance. Caswell was the Director of Education at Neptune Theatre in Halifax for eight years. She is passionate about arts education, accessibility, environmental stewardship…and fun. She is the proud dog mama to Bella DaBall. Laura is constantly inspired by the next generation of theatre practitioners and is dedicated to cultivating an industry that helps them thrive.

DAVE COMEAU

Dave Comeau is a Toronto based actor who has been working in the industry for the last 10 years. A holder of both a Bachelor of Health Science degree (WesternU) and an Honours Bachelor of Musical Theatre Performance degree (Sheridan), he strives to practice a sense of work life balance and aims to promote it within the art form. You may have seen him most recently in Drayton Entertainment’s production of Shrek: The Musical or Wizard of Oz: The Panto. If not, you can catch him this season as Joey in Sister Act. Other Theatre credits include: The inaugural Canadian cast of Titanique (Mirvish/Segal), The Secret Garden (Theatre Calgary), Footloose, Who’s Under Where? (Stage West), Rock of Ages at the Elgin Theatre, and 9 to 5: The Musical (Capitol Theatre). Dave has extensive experience working with the mouse at Disney Cruise Line where he had the opportunity to play many a villain in musicals such as Twice Charmed, Tangled, and Disney Dreams, as well as be a part of their Marvel Day at Sea itinerary. In between contracts he can be found working as a casting session runner alongside Casting Directors Andrew Hayes and Tristan Abraham at Powerhouse Casting. When not on stage, some of Dave’s tv credits include: What we Do in The Shadows (Disney+), In The Dark (CW), and commercials. 

JOSH DOIG

Having worked across Canada, Josh has had the pleasure of working on shows such as Mamma Mia! (Mayfield, Tweed and Co., Drayton), Rock of Ages (Stage West Calgary), Beauty and the Beast (Globe Theatre and Capitol Theatre), Shrek (Globe Theatre), Hairspray (Theatre Aquarius), and the World Premiere of a new Canadian musical Kamp (Neptune Theatre/Eastern Front), where he was nominated for a Merritt for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role.

Josh has just completed his first season at the Stratford Festival as Prince Herbert in Spamalot and swinging the world premiere of Frankenstein Revived. He is excited to return to Stratford as Chantal in La Cage aux Folles and swing in Something Rotten!

VERONIKA HOMER

Veronika is a graduate of the Radio & Television Program at Toronto Metropolitan University. Career highlights include working on Battle of the Blades and Top Chef Canada, Veronika has produced content for HGTV, CBC, The Comedy Network, The Weather Network and NBC. She recently completed a 10 year tenure working as a producer/writer at CTV and Global News. She currently works as a casting director for vertical microdramas