For the summer of 2025 Director Michael Fera is coming back to lead a fresh troupe of talented young performers to bring to life an adaption of Munsch at Play written by Irene N. Watts. This delightful collection features classic stories such as Stephanie’s Ponytail, Mortimer, The Paper Bag Princess, Mud Puddle, and Murmel, Murmel, Murmel.
Admission is FREE, registration is required (Tickets go live on eventbrite July 1 at 9:00 AM -see each showtime below with links to get your tickets).
We ask that you carefully make note of WHERE each performance is, either at Place des Arts or Coquitlam Public Library City Centre Branch.
Friday July 25, 7pm
Saturday July 26, 2:30pm, 4:30pm, 7pm
Sunday July 27, 2:30pm, 4:30pm
Wednesday July 30, 2pm at Coquitlam Public Library City Centre Branch
Thursday July 31, 2pm at Coquitlam Public Library City Centre Branch
Friday August 1, 7pm
Saturday August 2, 2:30pm, 4:30pm, 7pm
Sunday, August 3, 2:30pm
Michael Fera – DirectorMichael is thrilled to be back again this summer, where he directed Winnie the Pooh for Place des Arts’ 2024 Summer Theatre Troupe, a program that is near and dear to his heart.
Michael has been working as an actor, director, producer and an arts administrator for over 40 years. Michael has received a number of Jessie Richardson Theatre Award nominations (Significant Artistic Achievement and Outstanding Production) and he is a recipient of the 40 Under 40 ‘Business in Vancouver’ Award. For the past 17 years Michael was the Program and Events Coordinator at Place des Arts but recently retired.
Favourite directing credits include Seventeen (Western Gold Theatre), Salt Water Moon for The Arts Club on Tour, A Christmas Carol, Kindertransport, A Boston Marriage (United Players, UP), Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Corpus Christi, Balthazar and the Mojo Star, Tartuffe, three heads talking, The Herbal Bed, The Belle of Amherst, Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding (Seattle, Winnipeg, Edmonton), Romeo and Juliet, The Maids, Macbeth, Life After Hockey, Teechers, Molly Sweeney and Medea.
Midori O’Connor – Production Stage Manager
Midori O’Connor is a technical theatre artist with a BFA in Theatre: Design and Production from UBC and has been working in the industry in both Calgary and Vancouver for a few years now. Select credits include: Stage Manager for Once On This Island (Storybook Theatre), Assistant Stage Manager and Alternate Stage Manager for The Perfect Bite (Secret City & Netflix), Stage Manager for King Musu (Akofena-Afro Theatre), Assistant Stage Manager for Heathers The Musical (STB), Production Designer for Through the Looking Glass (Place Des Arts), Stage Manager for The How and the Why (Aenigma Theatre), Stage Manager for Parliament of the Birds (UBC), and Assistant Stage Manager for Something Rotten (Theatre Under the Stars).
Eve Partridge – Costume Designer
Eve is super excited to costume design for Munsch At Play! A long-time fan of the arts and theatre, Eve loves exploring every element of costuming and the stage. She graduated Capilano University’s costuming program and has since worked on several productions throughout the lower mainland including CTORA’s West Side Story, White Rock Players’ Little Women and Stone Throw Productions’ Hamlet. She hopes you enjoy the show!
Miles Murphy – Set and Props Designer
Miles is excited to be working with Place des Arts as Set and Props Designer for the upcoming show, Munsch at Play. Miles is a graduate from the Technical Theatre program at Capilano University. He has worked on shows such as Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at Peninsula Productions and as Stage Manager for One Man, Two Guvnors and as the Props Master at Capilano University’s Alice by Heart.
Hana Lowey – Volunteer Assistant Stage Manager
Hana has been an actor with the Summer Theatre Troupe for the past two years and is excited to be tackling a new challenge as the Assistant Stage Manager this season. They have been working as an actor, director and stage manager and are excited to learn from this wonderful production team! Past credits include stage management work in Mean Girls (Gleneagle Secondary School) and directing for Three One Act Plays (Gleneagle Secondary School).
Maya Asuncion-Brown – Actor
Maya is an emerging actress who loves her work with Coquitlam Youth Theater and stage productions in school. She is actively involved in her school’s musical theater program and attends Vancouver Young Actors’ School and Place des Arts’ Coquitlam Youth Theater. Maya eventually wants to pursue acting on a fulltime basis. She has appeared in a wide range of stage productions, including Seussical the Musical Jr., Who Killed Kevin?, Once Upon a Pine: the Adventures of Pinocchio (Place des Arts) and The Thirteen Little Pigs (Place des Arts).
Tasha Barham – Actor
Tasha is a proud graduate of Port Moody Secondary and has been involved in Place des Arts theatre classes for 12 years. She’s spent nine of those years performing with PdA’s Coquitlam Youth Theatre and plans to join Coquitlam Adult Theatre this fall. Tasha performed in Summer Theatre Troupe’s performance of Winnie the Pooh last summer and this summer’s Munsch at Play will be her final STT performance. Some past productions include Matilda, The Little Mermaid Jr., Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Unity, Winnie the Pooh, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Arisa Jedi – Actor
This is Arisa’s first Summer Theatre Troupe performance, and she could not be more excited! Previously, Arisa has performed at Metfest and in her school musical, West Side Story. A fun fact about her is that she loves debating and has taken part in multiple debate tournaments. She wants to thank her family for always supporting her and all the audience for coming to watch the play!
Josh Kohli – Actor
Josh is thrilled to perform and learn in Place des Arts’ adaptation of Munsch at Play. Some of his past performances have included Ryan Swampcrest in Kidz Got Talent with the Stage Kidz organization. He’s also played Milky White and Mysterious Man for Into The Woods, Voldy/Viktor for Puffs and many more fun ensemble roles for his high school theatre program. His love of theatre started when he participated in a Drama Club in elementary school. He’s grateful he gets to spend his summer doing something he loves!
Jesse Macpherson – Actor
Jesse is super excited to join the Place des Arts’ Summer Theatre Troupe. He has been involved in theatre and the performing arts for over a decade. When Jesse started performing in elementary school productions of Winnie the Pooh and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, he knew the stage was where he belonged. Throughout high school, he has been involved in several plays and productions including: Chaos, The Boxcar Children, The It, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Canker Sores and Other Distractions, The Proposal, Love and Information, The Forests Wild, and Between the Lines. Jesse is delighted to find new friends and connections on the stage while bringing his favourite childhood stories to life.
Dimitra Roatis – Actor
This is Dimitra’s second year in the Summer Theatre Troupe, and she is thrilled to be back! She has been involved in drama since the age of 9. Last summer, she played the role of Owl in Place des Arts’ production of Winnie the Pooh. Since then, she has portrayed Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Velma in West Side Story, and David in Time to Take Your Medicine.
A fun fact about her is that she enjoys creating art and hopes to continue her studies at an art college. She thanks you for coming to the show and hopes you enjoy it!
Justin Luo – Actor
Justin is thrilled to be part of Munsch at Play this summer! A musician from a young age, he recently debuted as Tony in West Side Story (Pinetree Secondary School) and performed in the musical theatre cabaret The Greatest Show (Moving Mirror Productions). Although somewhat new to acting, he is excited to continue learning and growing on stage.
