| home | our story | players | shows | media | booking | contact |
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| PLAY | ROLE | DIRECTOR | COMPANY |
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Big Bad & Little Red |
Granny | Debbie Paterson | Sick + Twisted Theatre |
| Strokes of Genius-Fringe Play | Actor/Writer/Founder | Rob Kwade | Strokes of Genius |
| The Profession | Schäffer | Matt Molnar | Crosswalk Productions |
| When God Comes for Breakfast, You Don't Burn the Toast |
Harry | Marcia Plett | Crosswalk Productions |
| The Birdcage | Albert | Jean-Marc Lafond | Crosswalk Productions |
| The Astonished Heart | Christian Faber | John Chase | Merlyn Productions |
| I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change |
Principal Actor | Scott Pilgrim | New GrAttitude Productions |
| A Marriage Proposal | Ivan Vassilvitch Lomov | John Chase | Merlyn Productions |
| Wind of 1000 Tales | Kikushyo/Mayor/Breeze | John Chase | Merlyn Productions |
| Agustus Does His Bit | Agustus | John Chase | Merlyn Productions |
| So You Think You Can Be A Music Theatre Idol-4: All Stars |
Ripp Tripper - Judge | Leith Clark | White Rabbit Productions |
| Brain From Planet X | Fred | Scott Pilgrim | Crosswalk Players |
| Clue | Mr. Green | Scott Pilgrim | Crosswalk Players |
| Mid-Life: The Crisis Musical | Principal Actor | Kendra Jones | Crosswalk Players |
| Seussical | Cat in the Hat | Scott Pilgrim | Crosswalk Players |
| Owners | Worsley | Higgy o'Higgins | Skyline Theatre |
| So You Think You Can Be A Music Theatre Idol-3: Apocalyse |
Ripp Tripper - Judge | Jeff Kohut | White Rabbit Productions |
| Bloodless: The Trial of Burke and Hare |
Dr. Robert Knox | Sharon Bajer | White Rabbit Productions |
| What About Luv? | Harry Berlin | Kendra Jones | Crosswalk Players |
| Oscar | Aldo | Scott Pilgrim | Crosswalk Players |
| Fiddler on the Roof: Musical | Motel Kamzoil | Laurie Fischer | North Kildonan Community Players |
| The Princess Bride | Inigo Montoya | Scott Pilgrim | Crosswalk Players |
| Oliver: The Musical | Mr. Sowerberry/Dr. Grimwig | Laurie Fischer | North Kildonan Community Players |
| So You Think You Can Be A Music Theatre Idol-2: Skid Row |
Ripp Tripper - Judge | Jeff Kohut | White Rabbit Productions |
| Godspell | Jeffery/Herb | Laurie Fischer | North Kildonan Community Players |
| Bannock's Creatures of Relativity |
Proffessor Bannock | Liz Bartram | Phoenix Productions |
| Black Comedy | Harold Gorringe | Rob Kwade | Tara Players |
| Scrooge: The Musical | Tom Jenkins/Jacob Marley | Laurie Fischer | North Kildonan Community Players |
| The Cat and the Moon | Lame Irish Beggar | Dean Harder | University of Winnipeg |
| Bannock's Creatures | Proffessor Bannock | Liz Bartram | Phoenix Productions |
| You're a Good Man Charlie Brown | Snoopy | Laurie Fischer | North Kildonan Community Players |
| Brainstorm | Todd | Angela Gillis | Manitoba Epilepsy Association |
| BOOM! | Wacko the Clown | Les Klassen | University of Winnipeg |
| Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat |
Gad/Baker | Laurie Fischer | North Kildonan Community Players |
| Honestly | Knight Ferdinand | Xiam Webster | Phoenix Productions |
| On A Wing and A Prayer | T. Gordon Barclay | Katherine Cormack | Living Christmas Tree Productions |
| Our Town | Simon Stimpson | Esther Dueck | Concord College |
| FILM &TELEVISION | |||
| Winnipeg Free Press | Actor | Kimberly Ireton | Global Communications |
| Path in Time | Guard | Kieth Eides | Vision Light Productions |
| Project Improv (TV Pilot) | Sticks | Les Klassen | Vision Light Productions |
| Other Theatre Experience | |||
| A Work in Progress | Director | Winnipeg Fringe Festival | Crosswalk Productions |
| Playwright Circle Program | Writer | Natasha Nadir | RealWheels Theatre |
| Useless Eaters Cabaret | Actor | Debbie Paterson / Arne MacPherson | Sick + Twisted Theatre |
| Write, Rewrite, Repeat | Producer | Winnipeg Fringe Festival | Crosswalk Productions |
| Sex and Sex Ability Cabaret | Writer/Actor | Debbie Paterson / Arne MacPherson / Trish Cooper | Sick + Twisted Theatre |
| Winnipeg Improv Fest | Improvisor | ||
| My Frozen Heart: A Comic Tradegy | Producer | Winnipeg Fringe Festival | Crosswalk Productions |
| Lame Is: Disability Cabaret | Writer/Actor | Debbie Paterson / Arne MacPherson / Trish Cooper | Sick + Twisted Theatre |
| Strokes of Genius-Sketch Comedy | Actor/Writer/Founder | Strokes of Genius | |
| The Bald Soprano | Producer | Winnipeg Fringe Festival | Crosswalk Productions |
| The Appointment | Director | Winnipeg Fringe Festival | Crosswalk Productions |
| Caberet | Drector | Winnipeg Fringe Festival | Crosswalk Players |
| This is a Play | Director | Winnipeg Fringe Festival | Theatre at Play |
| A Timely Friend | Director | Phoenix Productions | |
| Not In My House | Director | Phoenix Productions | |
| Spyder's Web | Director | Phoenix Productions | |
| Bannock's Creatures of Relativity |
Writer | Winnipeg Fringe Festival | Phoenix Productions |
| Bannock's Creatures | Writer | Winnipeg Fringe Festival | Phoenix Productions |
| Crosswalk Productions | Artistic Director | 2015-Present | Crosswalk Productions |
| Improv Instruction | Improv Coach | 2009-2010 | Arther A Leach Jr. High |
| Theatre Education | Theatre Ensemble Course Instructor | 2009-2011 | Canadian Mennonite University |
| Musical Political Satire | Actor/Writer/Director Artistic Director |
2004-2019 | BS Comedy Players |
| M-Team: Travelling Performance Team |
Actor/Writer/Director Musician/Leader |
1999-2000 | MB Mission |
| Vision: Travelling Performance Team |
Actor/Musician | 1993-1994 | Concord College |
| The Difference Performance Team |
Actor/Writer/Director | 1992-1998 | Concord College |
| Education / Training | |||
| Theatre Program | University of Winnipeg | ||
| Vocal Work | Tenor 1/2 | John Martens | Canadian Mennonite University |
| Vocal Work | Baritone | Bill Baerg/Rudy Schellenberg | Mennonite Oritorio Chior |
| Masterclass | Comedy | Steve Martin | Online |
| Masterclass | Acting | Samuel L. Jackson | Online |
| Special Interests / Skills | |||
| Accents, Singing, Graphic Design | |||
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"A long time ago when the Earth was green...." Mitch got home from Africa and joined the Rascals in 2002. Mitch is a man of a thousand faces, has worked with many Winnipeg theatre companies, including Sick +Twisted, North Kildonan Community Players, Phoenix Productions, Theatre & Play, Merlyn Productions and White Rabbit Productions. He is also one of the founding members of Strokes of Genius Comedy (comedy from stroke survivors). Since 2002, he has been participating in the Winnipeg Fringe Festival, where he has several times donned the director’s hat to such hits as “Cabaret” and “This is a Play”. He also spent a few years travelling with international performance troupes. Mitch served as the Artistic Director of the BS Comedy Players (Musical Political Satire) for 8 years until its closure in 2019, and the artistic director of Crosswalk Productions. He received his dramatic training through the University of Winnipeg’s theatre program and has taught his own Theatre Ensemble class at the Canadian Mennonite University.
In 2016 Mitch suffered a major spinal injury and severe stroke that left his ability to be the "physical comedy" guy extremely altered, but his ability to create fun and interesting characters always entertains audiences.
Be sure to look at his Theatrical Resume below.