DADS 2: THE TODDLER'S REVENGE

Book and lyrics by Robert More

Music by Tom Doyle

November 26 to December 12 - Held over to Dec. 19

Magnus Theatre is very pleased to announce that its highly popular third show of the 2009/2010 Main Stage season, a production for the holiday season, DADS 2: THE TODDLER'S REVENGE has been held over for one week and will now close on Saturday December 19. This funny, witty and upbeat musical is about three "Mr. Mom" type dads as they each await the birth of their second child, while still raising their now two and a half year old toddlers. After the births, their wives go back to their successful jobs, leaving the men at home with the children, all of whom are represented by hand puppets, operated, spoken, and sung by the actors in the cast!

DADS 2: THE TODDLER'S REVENGE features some familiar and some new faces. Amos Crawley, Vince Metcalfe, and Jay T. Schramek play the three dads. The part of the many different women in the show is played by Leisa Way. Amos and Leisa are making their first appearance on the Magnus Stage. The play is directed by Mary Long, with set design by Bruce Repei, lighting by Pascal Turmel, costumes are coordinated by Mervi Agombar, and Gillian Jones as stage manager.

AMOS CRAWLEY - Amos is making his Magnus Theatre debut. This is his first collaboration with his mother, Mary Long, who is directing the play. Amos has performed for four seasons with Shakespeare By The Sea, with roles in ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL, LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST, and OTHELLO. A graduate of The Neighbourhood Playhouse School of Acting, Amos has performed in New York, throughout Canada, and in London, England. Amos appeared in the film Billy Madison, as well as numerous other films and television shows.

VINCE METCALFE - Vince is no stranger to Magnus Theatre, having appeared in this season's THE FLY FISHER'S COMPANION, as well as over half a dozen previous plays in Thunder Bay. He was seen at Magnus in 2005/06 season's DRACULA, a summer production of IVANKA TAKES A GAMBLE, and the 2004/2005 productions of I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE, and WAITING FOR GODOT.  Before that he has played Dick in IVANKA TAKES A GAMBLE (Premiere - 2004), Robert in PROOF, Jacob Mercer in OF THE FIELDS, LATELY, Count Orsini-Rosenberg in AMADEUS, Dad in TRAFFORD TANZI, Einstein in EINSTEIN'S GIFT and Dr. Rivera in DEATH AND THE MAIDEN. Vince has a busy career that has taken him throughout Canada, the USA and Europe working in television, film and on the stage.

JAY T. SCHRAMEK - Jay was last at Magnus Theatre as Seymour, the poor young man working in a flower shop for the 2007-08 hit, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS. He completed his performing arts studies at Ryerson Theatre School with extensive training in all aspects of the performing arts. Other notable theatre roles include Mikey in SHEAR MADNESS (Charlottetown Festival), Bat Boy in the Canadian premiere of BATBOY - THE MUSICAL, Pepper in MAMMA MIA, Action in WEST SIDE STORY (Stratford Festival), and Barnaby Tucker in HELLO DOLLY.

LEISA WAY - Leisa is making her first appearance at Magnus Theatre. Leisa was raised in Sudbury and now lives in Orangeville. Her career has taken her to over 50 countries. She began her career as Anne in ANNE OF GREEN GABLES (Charlottetown Festival) and remained in that role for six years including tours throughout Canada, the United States, and Japan, as well as filming for TV and 3 Royal Performances. She has performed in over 100 productions including I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE!, THE LOVE LIST, and Andrew Lloyd Webber's MUSIC OF THE NIGHT. Leisa's one woman concert, Sweet Dreams: A Tribute to Patsy Cline, has played at over 20 theatres in Canada to sold out crowds.

MARY LONG - Mary returns to Magnus, having last directed HAVING HOPE AT HOME in the 2006/2007 Main Stage Season. She has had a long and varied career in theatre, film, radio and television. Theatre credits include TRAVESTIES at Manitoba Theatre Centre, THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK at Young People's Theatre, CARMELA'S TABLE and MAMBO ITALIANO at Centaur in Montreal, OPEN MARRIAGE, WIDE OPEN at Persephone in Saskatoon, THE PASSION OF NARCISSE MONDEAUX at the Blyth Festival, CHARLIE'S AUNT at The Shaw Festival as well as the Annenberg Centre in Philadelphia and the Globe in Boston. She studied at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York, starred in a CBC television series, has been the voice of numerous characters in cartoons, and done many commercials over the years.

ROBERT MORE - As an actor, Robert More has performed across the country, and was at the National Arts Centre and Stratford for six years as well as a member of the Grand Company with Robin Phillips in 1983-84.  He has had more than 60 professional productions of his plays.  DADS! THE MUSICAL was nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award in Toronto, and won the prestigious Fringe First Award at the Edinburgh Festival.  DADS 2: THE TODDLER'S REVENGE, premiered at Waterloo Stage in April 2004, went on to The Mayfield Theatre in Edmonton, and The Thousand Islands Playhouse in Gananoque. His comedy, A MATTER OF TIME premiered at Theatre Orangeville in October 2004, and OIL RUSH (co-written with composer Jacqueline Sadler), a new musical to celebrate the Oil Heritage of Petrolia and the surrounding area, played to rave reviews at Victoria Playhouse in 2008. Robert was Artistic Director of Lighthouse Festival Theatre for ten years (1994-2004) and is in his seventh year as Managing & Artistic Director of Victoria Playhouse Petrolia.