Edges: Artists Bios

Producer
Josh Epstein's one-man show "Wow, I Didn't Know She Was Jewish..." sold-out all performances at the Chutzpah and Charlottetown Festivals. "To be frank, this was simply one of the best one-person plays I have ever seen performed." - The Charlottetown Guardian. His first play Walking Away won the Solo Collective Emerging Playwright Award. He is currently the Assistant Director to Dean Paul Gibson on The Boyfriend at Studio 58.
As a performer he has appeared across the country in productions such as Lord of The Rings (Mirvish) and the Hairspray movie. Next he will be playing Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors at (Stage West), and Leo Bloom in The Producer's (Arts Club.)

Actors:
Matt Palmer has been playing leading roles all over Vancouver in shows such as Jacques Brel, Forever Plaid, Suds, Urinetown, Beauty and The Beast, The Number 14 and most recently Company and Seussical. After Chutzpah, Matt will be playing Jerry Lukowski in The Full Monty (Mayfield.)

Lauren Bowler comes directly from her starring roles in My Fair Lady (Gateway) and Gypsy (Arts Club.) She has also appeared in Funny Girl, Cabaret (Arts Club), Guys and Dolls (MTC/Citadel) and as Luisa in the local hit The Fantastics.

Vince Tong has performed across Canada in such mega-hits as Mamma Mia (Mirvish) High School Musical (Uncle Randy) and Lord of the Rings (Mirvish) as well as the locally remounted show Banana Boys (Firehall). He is currently performing many voices on numerous cartoons and has appeared in They Wait and Intelligence (CBC).

Shira Elias returns to Chutzpah after studying Musical Theatre at the University of California at Irvine. Shira has performed in many concerts and sporting events across the province and will be appearing in West Side Story (Royal City) in April.

Musical Director
Steven Greenfield has musical directed this years surprise hits Seussical (Carousel Theatre); and Debbie Does Dallas (Pickled Productions) as well as "It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman", Sunday in the Park with George and The Mystery of Edwin Drood (APPLAUSE! Musicals in Concert); and Songs for a New World (Take Me Back to Manhattan). He has also performed in leading roles at the Mayfield and Chemainus Theatres. Steven will next be seen in The Frog Prince with Alberta Opera.