Dinner Theatre fundraiser in support of Waypoints (2020)

Ultimate Reality - 90’s Edition!

Written by Justin Shaw
Directed by Mike Jones

Show dates: March 6 & 7, 2020
Location: Suncor Energy Centre for the Performing Arts

About the show

”It’s 1999! ULTIMATE REALITY is an annual reality TV game show filmed before a LIVE studio audience. The participants are reality TV champions from different reality programs competing for one million dollars to be donated to their charity of choice, along with the title of ULTIMATE CHAMPION. These eight competitors are as off-beat as they are hungry for victory. And who decides the winner? THE AUDIENCE! Filled with hard-hitting contests, nail-biting drama, and, of course, cringe-worthy diary confessions, ULTIMATE REALITY guarantees to be an unforgettable experience!“

Artistic Team

Mike Jones | Director

Radio personality and community supporter Mike Jones is a well-known face around Fort McMurray; he has been in several Theatre; Just Because dinner theatre productions and Keyano Theatre plays, he’s emceed and organized events all across the region, and is a champion of the local music scene. Mike directed his first play at the ADFA North Zone Regional One Act Play Festival, a farce he wrote called What Time Does the 3 O’Clock Parade Start? Mike is very excited to take on directing the dinner theatre this year!

Ashley Laurenson | Costume & Props Designer

Ashley Laurenson, raised in the wilds of New Zealand, is the Costume & Props Designer for Ultimate Reality: 90's Edition!, by Theatre; Just Because, for Waypoints! She pursued her dream of creating films with her ’film family’, on Arkham Rising, World's Finest, The Good Survivor and most recently, Nerdvana: the Web Series. She’s happiest acting or behind the scenes building props/costume pieces, but considers herself a Jack/Jill of all trades as a Producer, Writer and many other roles throughout her career. Returning to the world of theatre after last year's dinner theatre AHOY! A Pirate’s Life for Me, and the dark and dreary tale of Macbeth, she's looking forward to making Ultimate Reality pop with 90's style!

Brodie Dransutavicius | Fight Choreographer

Brodie has been in the fight directing community for over six years, and he has collected certifications from multiple different countries and institutions including the United States, Australia, Great Britain, the Nordic Stage Fighting Society, and Fight Directors Canada. Brodie has acted in and choreographed several dinner theatre productions and Keyano Theatre productions, most recently Lend Me a Tenor. His film fight work includes Nerdvana: the Web Series and The Road Behind.

Jayme Barter | Lighting Designer & Assistant Stage Manager

Jayme Barter is a local theatre artist, musician, and music producer, born and raised in Fort McMurray. She attended Holy Trinity High School and was involved with theatre as an actor and assistant director. She has been working in technical theatre since 2016 with Keyano Theatre Company’s Into the Woods, Footloose The Musical, and Peter Pan Jr. Before graduating in 2017, she Assistant Stage Managed Awesome 80’s Prom- the second instalment of Theatre; Just Because’s iconic dinner theatre in association with Waypoints. She also stage managed Hanna Fridhed’s Two Eggs, which won Outstanding Production at ADFA North Zone’s One-Act Festival and competed in Provincials. Jayme returned to Fort McMurray in early 2019 and worked on Macbeth with Theatre; Just Because and made her debut as Stage Manager with Evil Dead The Musical in late 2019, directed by Hanna Fridhed. 

Kayla Erlandson | Choreographer

Kayla is excited to make her Fort McMurray theater debut. She is a trained dancer and arts enthusiast. She was thrust into the world of musical theatre when her mother made her watch Sound of Music at the age of 4. When she’s not choreographing reality stars, you can find her at MI Dance Academy as the Dance Supervisor and teaching. She's blessed to spend her free time with her husband, daughter, and middle-aged furball. Enjoy the show!

Natalie Farahani | Stage Manager

Natalie has been involved in technical theatre for many years now. She was the Theatre; Just Because Stage Manager for Awesome 80s Prom dinner theatre (2017), A Knight to Remember dinner theatre (2018), AHOY! A Pirate’s Life For Me dinner theatre (2019), Macbeth (2019), and Ultimate Reality 90’s Edition! dinner theatre (2020). Natalie worked with the Keyano Theatre Company as an Assistant Stage Manager for Deathtrap (2013), A Christmas Carol (2014), A Few Good Men (2015), Into The Woods (2016), and The Other Side Of The Pole (2016); as an Assistant Sound Technician for Cabaret (2015); and as a Stage Manager for The Odd Couple (2015) and Steel Magnolias (2016). She was also the Stage Manager for the one act shows Sure Thing (2016), What Time Does The 3 O’Clock Parade Start (2019) and Brain Sucking (2017), for which she was also the technical designer and received an Alberta Drama Festival Association award for Outstanding Technical Achievement.

CAST

Aleaha Frigon - Morgan
Athena Bishop - Bianca
Courtney Munn - Harrison
Dave Boutilier - Marlo Manfred and Announcer
Hilary Talbot - Frankie and Actor 1
Holly Snow - Carmen Baptista
Jim Geary - Gerri
Matt Salem - The Producer
Rosina Ilg - Katrina
Sheldon Dahl - Frendroid, Actor 2 and Dante
Steve Reeve - Christopher Sly
Tim Heggie - Patrick