UBC Players Clubs presents…

Deathtrap by Ira Levin

November 5 – November 9, 2024

The NEST (The New Emergent Studio Theatre), Granville Island
1398 Cartwright St, 3rd Floor

Join us as we step into a world of murder, schemes, and deceit. Deathtrap by Ira Levin follows a playwright past his prime who finds a chance to rise to the top once more — and to what lengths will he go? Find out this November, and come ready to smirk, swoon, and scream!

Cast

Sidney Bruhl — Nishant Nanda (he/him)

This my third production with the Player’s Club and I can’t thank them enough for the lifelong memories they have created for me. Whether it was me being me (5 mins late for every rehearsal), or the fun pop culture references, or off-topic tangents to talk about after someone uttered something interesting – Player’s club reminds me of family – a safe space, where talent is appreciated and judgment is not! Where one can be oneself, learn theatre, perform it and entertain others 🫶🏼

Myra Bruhl — Christina Kim (she/her)

Christina is a Korean-Canadian actor based in Vancouver, BC. She is in her second year of the BFA Acting program at UBC, and she is thrilled work with Player’s Club once again, after participating in last year’s Festival Dionysia, as Mrs. Abernathy from Stage Kiss. Christina’s previous theatre works include, Roxie, from Chicago (2022), Kaliope, from She Kills Monsters (2022), and Eurydice, from Eurydice (2021). Follow me on my acting Instagram!: @christinak_acts

Clifford — Asa O’Connor-Jaeckel (they/he)

Asa O’Connor-Jaeckel is an artist and performer based in Vancouver. They have worked within the theatre communities of both Vancouver and Victoria, with companies like the Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival, Iuvenis Productions, and the Vancouver OR Festival, and are currently completing a BFA in Acting. You may have spotted him with the UBC Player’s Club as Inkling in Head Over Heels (Mainstage 2023), or as a performer in Theatre Review (Festival Dionysia 2024).

Helga Ten Dorp — Kassandra Lind (she/her)

Kassandra is thrilled to be in the UBC Player’s club production of Deathtrap! Throughout high school, Kassandra was a hardcore theatre kid, being involved in six different theatre productions, including an original reviewsicle, and Urinetown! Now an official theatre adult, Kassandra is happy to continue her acting studies at UBC as a second year in the acting program! Enjoy the show, ja! She knows…

Helga Ten Dorp — Kristianna Lind (she/her)

…you will have a great time. Kristie is a certified theatre kid who’s super stoked to be in her first Players Club production! She has performed in six plays and musicals throughout high school, and died on stage in half of them. When she’s not commuting, Kristie loves to sing at open mics and festivals with her twin sister, play instruments, and predict the future (just kidding). Enjoy the show!

Porter Pilgrim — Alayna Redford (they/them)

I’ve been working with the players club for two years now and it’s a lot of fun every time. The people are sick and rehearsals are always super duper fun!! And the acting is fun too, I guess…. (jk theatre kids for the win)

Crew

Director — Nico Pante (he/they)

Nico Pante is an artist and performer based in so-called “Vancouver”. He loves creating and telling enrapturing stories. As a queer and trans artist his focus lies in resisting conventionality, pushing the boundaries of performance, and cultivating curiosity through collaboration. Interested in the absurd and experimental his work takes form as postdramatic, clown, and devised performance. Find out more at nicopante.com.

Stage Manager — Jade McMillan (she/her)

Jade is a 5th year Psychology major and Romance Studies minor at UBC, originally from Fort Worth, Texas. This is her 4th show as a stage manager with Players Club, but she has been an actor in several shows since elementary school. Jade enjoys all things fine arts and she is excited to be a part of this show with an amazing team!

Assistant Stage Manager — Bernice (she/her)

Bernice is a 3rd year pharmacology student in UBC that finally reunited with theatre after putting it down for so many years! She’s very glad to work in the stage management team in the Player Club for the first time and re-engage with the local theatre community. She is most eager to see how the audience will respond to this incredible thriller!

Assistant Stage Manager — Jade Wang (she/her)

Jade is a first-year student at UBC and is very excited to be getting involved with the theatre community here! In high school, she worked backstage on multiple productions and is thrilled to be continuing those activities with Deathtrap. She hopes everyone enjoys the show!

Assistant Stage Manager — Jenna (Hajung) Lee (she/her)

Jenna Lee is a student in Theatre Design & Production, and has experience in various roles of production work and acting. Her most recent works include appearing as Louise in Head Over Heels (UBC Players Club), Stage Managing for Daughters (IGNITE!), Costume Designing for Camp Goneaway (Ragamuffin – Fringe Festival), and art department for various short films. Her passion for the arts pushes her to pursue new and exciting opportunities, and she values all the experiences her creative journey brings her.

Lighting Designer — Amy Currie (she/they)

Amy Currie is in her final year in the BFA Theatre Production and Design at UBC, focusing on lighting and set design. Amy has done the lighting design for the last two players club MainStage shows (the Importance of Being Earnest, and Head Over Heels) as well as being a part of the last two festivals Dionysia. Other selected credits include: TomorrowLove (UBC Theatre), Anything Goes (UBC MTT) and Loose Assemblage (Bleed Through Theatre).

Assistant Lighting Designer — Danielle Merchant (she/her)

This is Danielle’s first production with the Players Club and she is excited to be back in a theatre and surrounded by the energy and creativity that comes with it!

Sound Designer — Victoria McNeil (she/her)

Victoria graduated with a BFA in technical theatre from UBC in the spring of 2024, and has always been passionate about live performance and sound design. Past sound design credits include: Twelfth Night (Bard on the Beach), The Lifespan of a Fact (Kindred Theatre), and The Wolves (UBC). Victoria would like to thank her friends and her cat Jujube for always showing support! victoriamcneil.ca.

Set/Video Designer — Jack Macleod Mosher (he/they)

Jack Mosher is an interdisciplinary theatre artist who work spans design, direction and sound. He’s the co-creator of ORANGING (2022) and Loose Assemblage (2023). For players club he directed Theatre Review at Dionysia, he’s grateful to be working with Players Club again on Deathtrap.

Props Designer — Kim Chi Tran (she/her)

Hi! I’m a second-year Vietnamese student in the Bachelor of Media Studies program. This is my second time working with the lovely UBC Players Club team as I did some set design for Festival Dionysia last year. I love all things music, film, and theatre so I hope to get even more involved in the future!

Makeup & Hair Designer — Avery Nowicki (she/they)

Hi! I’m Avery, a 3rd year in the Creative Writing BFA. Before starting makeup design, I’ve acted as Wendy in Peter Pan + a Gaston Girl in Beauty and the Beast. I <3 makeup design

More of our lovely crew:

Production Manager — Xelena Ilon

Assistant Production Manager — Gurleen K. Kulaar

Technical Director — Donna AbouNasr

Technical Director — Stella Chen

Assistant Set Designer — Lewis Reid

Build Crew — Sam Cheng

Costume Designer — Hannah McDermott

Assistant Sound Designer — Anika Mashruwala

And a special thank you to our fight directors, Mike Kovac and Sylvie La Riviera, and our intimacy coordinator, Shea Heatherington!