GUILLERMO VERDECCHIA - Director
Guillermo is a writer of drama, fiction, and film; a director, dramaturge, and actor whose work has been seen and heard on stages, screens, and radios across the country and around the globe. The author, or co-author, of, among other works, The Noam Chomsky Lectures and Insomnia (with Daniel Brooks), Fronteras Americanas, The Terrible but Incomplete Journals of John D., and A Line in the Sand (with Marcus Youssef), he is a recipient of the Governor General's Award for Drama, a four-time winner of the Chalmers Canadian Play Award, a recipient of Dora and Jessie Awards, and sundry film festival awards for his film Crucero/Crossroads made with Ramiro Puerta. His critically-acclaimed collection of short fiction, Citizen Suárez, is published by Talonbooks. He is also the writer of a documentary about the personal and social uses of photography entitled camera lucida for CBC Radio's Ideas.

He is Artistic Director of Cahoots Theatre Projects, a Toronto-based company committed to creating, developing, and producing work that reflects Canada's cultural diversity. Next season, Guillermo will direct Rahul Varma's play Bhopal, based on the 1984 industrial disaster in India. He will also direct The Adventures of Ali and Ali and the Axes of Evil, co-created with Vancouver's Marcus Youssef and Camyar Chai.

He recently directed In The Freedom of Dreams for LKTYP, formerly Young People's Theatre, in Toronto and prior to that was seen in the Tarragon production of Daniel Brooks's The Good Life. His upcoming projects include bloom. in thy spite -- a collaboration with Soheil Parsa and Modern Times, in the fall of 2003; and a new(ish) version of Euripides's Bacchae with Daniel Brooks.

 
DERRICK CHUA - Producer
Derrick is an entertainment lawyer and independent film and theatre producer. His recent productions include Jay Teitel’s The Teenage Girl Diaries (The Great Hailey), The Laramie Project (Studio 180 Theatre), Mike McPhaden’s Poochwater (Poochwater Co-op), Keira Loughran’s Little Dragon at SummerWorks, and Denis McGrath & Scott White’s Top Gun! The Musical (Cattle Productions) which was the most successful production in Toronto Fringe history, and recently completed a sold-out run at Theater LaB Houston (Texas). Other shows Derrick has produced include Gregg Taylor’s Prometheus Unplugged (Decoder Ring Theatre), Vincent de Tourdonnet’s Snappy Tales (Theatre Non Nobis), Sarah Martyn’s Sparta (Mad George Productions) which won the eye Magazine Audience Choice Award at SummerWorks, Gregg Taylor’s Black Jack Justice (Decoder Ring Theatre) which was named “Outstanding Ensemble” of the Fringe Festival by Now Magazine, Sarah Phillips’ Dora-nominated adaptation of Antigone (Red Red Rose), the critically acclaimed Four Chambers Dance Project with dancers Heidi Strauss and Darryl Tracy performing new Canadian choreography by Conrad Alexandrowicz, Yvonne Coutts, Sylvain Emard and Julia Sasso, at Dancemakers which was named one of the Top 10 Dance shows in Toronto in 2001 by Now Magazine, Adam Nashman’s The Three Degrees Cabaret (Buddies in Bad Times Theatre - multiple Dora nominations), Ned Dickens’ Dora-nominated Icara (named one of 2000’s Top 10 Toronto Theatre Shows by Now Magazine) and Marie-Josee Lefebvre’s Au Country Road (Winner of the Audience Choice Award at the SummerWorks Theatre Festival), as well as the short films Learning to Swim (Shimmering Pictures) and Zombie Clerk (Zombie Clerk Productions). Upcoming projects include Nina Aquino & Nadine Villasin’s Miss Orient(ed) directed by Guillermo Verdecchia at Factory Studio Theate. Derrick currently sits on the Boards of the Toronto Theatre Alliance, The Toronto Fringe Festival, the Dora Mavor Moore Awards, Go7 - the Group of Seven Theatres, and Cahoots Theatre Projects. As an entertainment lawyer, his clients have included a number of theatre companies, independent film & television production companies, bands, publishers, multimedia / high tech companies and artists / performers of every kind. He can be contacted at dchua@pathcom.com.

 
JOVANNI SY - Assistant Director
Jovanni Sy is a Toronto-based actor, singer, and playwright. He has acted with Theatre Passe Muraille, Tarragon Theatre, the Grand Theatre (London), The Citadel (Edmonton), The Banff Centre, Theatre Junction (Calgary), Globe Theatre (Regina), and Nakai Theatre (Whitehorse). Among his numerous film and television credits are regular roles on two CBC series—Riverdale and Side Effects. As a singer, he created the role of “Ah Lum” in the world premiere of Tapestry New Opera Works’ Iron Road. He appeared in Autumn Leaf Performance’s The Anxiety Of Immortality in Toronto and Vancouver and as “Fenris” in R. Murray Schafer’s The Enchanted Forest in Peterborough.

His writing credits include Song of Songs (Bravo! Television) and Peking Duck, a one-act play for Alumnae Theatre which he later adapted for CBC Radio Drama. He is a former Playwright-in-Residence at Cahoots Theatre Projects and a former Artist-in-Residence at Playwrights’ Workshop Montreal. He is a member of Factory Theatre’s Playwrights’ Lab where his play, 43 Harsh Regulations, is being developed. He also wrote the libretti to two chamber operas—Haiku Moments and The Cellar Door—which premiered in Toronto in April 2002.

Jovanni is completing his term as a Dramaturgy Intern at Factory Theatre courtesy of a Chalmers Foundation Fellowship. This summer he returns to the boards in CanStage’s Twelfth Night in High Park.

 
CHARISSA WILCOX - Production Manager
Charissa has been the production manager for Buddies in Bad Times Theatre for the last two years. Some of her other P.M. credits include SummerWorks and The Danish Play. This is her first show with Carlos Bulosan Theatre and she’s excited to be working with everyone involved. She would thank Mariko Tamaki for love and support.

 
SARAH DALGLEISH - Stage Manager
Sarah Dalgleish has worked professionally in Toronto over the past seven years. Her endeavours include; lighting technician, space technician (Tarragon Extra Space and Factory Studio), general manager and Co-Founder of Theatre Ephemera, production manager (Ota - Theatre Ephemera), lighting designer (Choreographic Workshop - School of Toronto Dance Theatre), assistant stage manager (Two Words For Snow - Volcano) and most recently stage manager (The Exit Room - Theatre Gargantua and JOB: The Hip Hop Musical - Tarragon Theatre).

Upcoming for Sarah is a fun filled summer at The Blyth Festival as an assistant stage manager and her annual participation in the Senior’s Jubilee at Roy Thompson Hall.

 
 JENNIE GREEN - Costume Designer
Jennie designed costumes for the original workshop production of Miss Orient(ed) and is delighted to be working on the show again. Jennie worked her way through University in the wardrobe departments of St. Lawrence University, NY and the Graduate Centre for the Study of Drama at the University of Toronto. Design credits include costumes for Crave at the Glen Morris Studio Theatre, Hair and Makeup for Aminta at the Robert Gill Theatre. Jennie spent last summer stage managing a four month tour of the Canadian Fringe Festival circuit with The Disappearance of Janey Jones. Her stage managing credits include Christmas at the Ivanovs at the Robert Gill Theatre, and Assistant Stage Manager for the UK premiere of Lebensraum at the Kings Head Theatre in London. Jennie spent several seasons in Eastern Ontario as Publicist at the Upper Canada Playhouse, was Managing Director for Welcome Wood Productions with The Regent Theatre in Picton, The Weave Shed Arts Centre in Cornwall and helped to re-open The Princess Court Theatre in Kingston. She freelances as an arts administrator for independent artists and is currently the General Manager for Kaeja d'Dance.

 
GEOFFREY BOUCKLEY - Set & Lighting Designer 
Geoff is a theatrical designer and manager who has worked with a diverse range of companies spanning the genres of theatre and dance across Canada. His most recent projects have been: Lighting Designer- "Almost There" (Brookstone Performing Arts), Lighting Designer- "Feet In The Air, Head On The Ground" (Corpus Dance Projects), Production Stage Manager- "Romeo / Juliet: Remixed" (Spark Productions), Lighting Designer- "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe" (Brookstone Performing Arts), and Lighting Designer- "Nuit Blanche" (Corpus Dance Projects) which toured extensively through out Eastern Quebec in the autumne of 2002 and has been accepted to the Canada Dance Festival in June 2004. Highlight projects of Geoffrey's past include: Assistant Lighting Designer- "Small Midnight" (MOonhORsE Dance), Assistant Production Designer- "The Exit Room" (Theatre Gargantua), Lighting Designer- "12 Works" (School for Toronto Dance Theatre! ), and Production Designer / Manager- "EyeSpy" (Bunnies In The Headlights Theatre) which introduced Geoffrey to the Halifax performing arts scene at the 2001 On The Waterfront Festival. Future projects include: Lighting Design- "Spring Choreographic Workshop" (School for Toronto Dance Theatre), Production Management- "Dusk Dances" (Corpus Dance Projects), and finally, Lighting Design and Stage Management- Autumne 2003 Production (Mocean Dance).

 
ROMEO CANDIDO - Video Designer, Co-Sound Designer
Romeo is a Canadian-born Filipino waiting to be a reborn Canadian in the Philippines. But before the trip to the island he has to find distribution for his feature film debut Lolo's Child, tour with his new film Dancers...Pick Up Your Bamboos!, tour with his new multi media musical performance The Romeo Candido Karaoke Show, and get financing on his upcoming feature film KUYA starring his barkada and pinoy super group, KUYA. His desire to have Filipinos accepted by the mainstream has been replaced with his desire to have Filipinos accept their own culture, so he has embarked on finding every talented Pinoy/ay artist and lock them into some kind of 'collabo'. He is honoured to be working with such a talented cast and crew on Miss Orient(ed)...that he one day wants to turn into a film...eventually...God willing. Love to his family. His extended family. And anyone who ever fed him or drove him anywhere.

 
NATALIE MCCUSKER - Print and Web Site Creative Director
A graduate of Queen's University, Natalie McCusker is the co-founder of an event marketing company with a focus on brand development. Events she has designed and produced include: Skate Canada 2002, WIFT-T (Women in Film and Television-Toronto) Crystal Awards 2001, CH Television Launch 2001 and PrideVision TV Launch 2001. She recently completed a contract as Director of Marketing with PrideVision TV. Natalie is excited to be a part of the creative branding for Miss Orient(ed). natalie.mccusker@sympatico.ca

 
JASON VAN TASSEL (MOUTH MEDIA) - Web Designer
With a passion for both creativity and technology, Jason was recently driven to marry the two and on a particularly fantastic day in February, Mouth Media (www.mouthmedia.com) was born. Specializing in the Arts and Entertainment sector, Mouth Media provides web design, content management and copywriting fabulousness to the coolest people in the city who shudder at the thought of launching a cookie-cutter web site.  Special rates to those who are uber-glamourous, those who think that hot pink is the new black and those who believe that Courtney Love should be President.  He is extremely excited to be a part of the Miss Orient(ed) project.

 
NATALIE APA - Graphic Designer

 
CALEY TESSIER - Photographer
tessck@yahoo.com