GRACING THE STAGE FOR THE EVENING ARE THESE TALENTED CANADIAN ACTOR-MUSICIANS:

 

Beau Dixon

Theatre Credits (Selected): Guys 'n' Dolls, HMS Pinafore (Stratford Festival); Ghost Quartet, Rosmersholm (Crow's Theatre); Marjorie Prime, The Father (Coalmine Theatre); Hamlet, Harlem Duet (Tarragon Theatre); The Colour Purple (Neptune Theatre); Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, The Big Easy, The Secret Chord: Songs Of Leonard Cohen (Soulpepper Theatre); As You Like It, Titus Andronicus (Canstage/ Shakespeare In High Park); Passing Strange (Obsidian/Musical Stage Co.)

Composer/ Sound Designer: Wedding Band (Stratford Festival); The Big Sleep (Vertigo Theatre); The Shape Of Home: Songs In Search Of Al Purdy (Crow's Theatre/ County Stage); Kensington: The Musical (Sheridan College); Bloom: A Rock 'n' Roll Fable (4th Line Theatre)

Film and TV Credits (Selected): Station Eleven (HBO/Paramount); The Expanse (Amazon Prime); Ginny and Georgia (Netflix)

Other: Recipient of three Dora Mavor Moore Awards, two Toronto Critics Awards, Calgary Critics Award, three Dora Mavor Moore and Betty Mitchell nominations. KM Hunter Award finalist. www.beaudixon.com

 

CYNDI CARLETON

Cyndi is thrilled to be a member of Garner Theatre productions.  Selected credits include The History of Drinking in Cavan (4th Line Theatre), Estelle in Real Estate (Globus Theatre), Crazy For You, Queens of Country, Guys and Dolls (Port Hope Festival), Uptown Country Girls (Stage West Calgary), Marvellous Wonderettes (1000 Islands Playhouse), The Winter Wonderettes (Theatre Kingston), The Man in Black: Tribute to Johnny Cash (Le Capitole, Quebec City). Cyndi was the longtime backup singer for Elvis Tribute Artist, Steven Michaels for 22 years.  She is currently working on a children’s album with her group, The Whoopsie Daises. She has also recently become a proud co-owner of the successful early childhood music program, Fun With Music Together. Cyndi has been involved in music education for over 20 years. She is extremely passionate about making music a part in every young child’s life, in order for music to have a lifelong impact.

 

Donna Garner

Actor-Musician Donna Garner has performed in theatres across Canada, the U.S., Austria and Japan. Selected credits: Natasha Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 (Canadian premiere - Crows/Musical Stage); The Sound of Music (U.S. First National Tour); Once (U.S. First National Tour, Mirvish); Two Pianos, Four Hands (Canada, U.S.). TV/Film: Mr. Monk's Last Case, Spinning Out, Private Eyes, Handmaid’s Tale, Anne with an E, Designated Surviver. Most importantly, she shares her life with her talented Actor- Muso husband Rick Hughes and their stoic mini-schnauzer Gus.