The Best Little Newfoundland Christmas Pageant…Ever!
2025 Bios
The show takes place in St. John’s Newfoundland
Novel by: Barbara Robinson Stage Adaptation by: Petrina Bromley & Aiden Flynn
Directed by: Cheryl Jameson Musically Directed by: Vicky Berg
Set Design/Dialect Coaching: Justin Gambin Lighting Design/Technician: Selina Painchaud
Props Master: Cody Porter
Act One Act Two
Holly Jolly Christmas Burt Ives WHERE ARE YOU CHRISTMAS? JENNINGS & HORNER
Hey Santa Claus Kevin Bloody Wilson Oh Little Town of Bethlehem L.H. Redner
Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer Elmo & Patsy MARY DID YOU KNOW GREER/PENTATONIX/HAN
Feliz Navidad Jose Feliciano Do You Hear What I Hear? Regney & Shayne/Han/Berg
Nuttin’ For Christmas Tepper & Bennett The Mummers Song Simani
White Christmas Irving Berlin Jingle Bells Pierpont & Cottle
The First Noel English Traditional Jingle Bells Barbara Streissand
Angels We Have Heard On High French Traditional
WE THREE KINGS JOHN H. HOPKINS
A TimE for Joy Gather, Sykes & Wright
Joy to the World Watts & Handel
Joyful Joyful Dyke & Beethoven & Warren
Oh My Lord Boney M.
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!
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Natalie Czar - Mrs. O’Brien
Natalie Czar (she/her) is so excited to be part of the pageant again this year! She is a local actor and singer and is a graduate of the MacEwan Theatre program. Some past theatre credits include Georgie of the Jungle (Smile! Your Italian! Productions), Think Of Me: An Andrew Lloyd Webber Cabaret Spectacular (Scotty Productions), Scooby Doosical (Dammitammy Productions), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Grindstone Theatre), Erlking: A New Musical (Christopher Scott/Scona Alumni Theatre), Urinetown (Grindstone Theatre), HMS Pinafore (Opera Nuova). As a singer-songwriter and vocalist, she has performed in bands, ensembles, and in a solo capacity in various venues, festivals, and events locally and across Western Canada. Oh, Sacred Heart! There’s one more thing - Happy Holidays!!
Bob Rasco - Ralph Herdman/Edna McArtney
Bob is happy as a sugarplum to return as Ralph in this year’s production of The Best Little Newfoundland Christmas Pageant Ever!
A proud Edmontonian, he is a graduate of MacEwan’s Theatre Arts and Music programs. Bob is a founding member of Ribbit RePublic where he co-created,and performed in Grimmer than Grimm, Water, and Be A Man, and with whom he toured fringe festivals all across Canada. Some memorable roles have been Ringo Starr in The Four Lads Who Shook the World with Mayfield Dinner Theatre, Officer Lockstock in Urinetown with Grindstone Theatre, and playing in the Skiffle Band and sharing Musical Direction with his musical cohorts The Be Arthur’s in Citadel Theatre’s production of One Man Two Guvnor’s.
Kayla Gorman - Beth O’Brien
Kayla is delighted to return for her 16th year in The Best Little Newfoundland Christmas Pageant Ever! Born and raised on Treaty 8 territory in Grande Prairie, she is a graduate of MacEwan University’s Theatre Arts program. When she’s not indulging her love of spreadsheets and process documents in her work in property development, Kayla has enjoyed performing in local shows, musicals, cabarets, and at Edmonton’s Fringe Festival - though her favourite evenings involve spending time with her dog, Meeko. Kayla sends heartfelt thanks to her family and friends for supporting her lifelong love of performing and wishes you and yours a very “Mary” Christmas!
Billy Brown - Leroy Herdman/Irma Slocum
Billy Brown is an actor and singer from Edmonton, Alberta. He is a graduate of MacEwan University’s Theatre Arts Program and the University of Alberta’s BFA in Acting. Other credits include: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (The Citadel Theatre), Grease (Western Canada Theatre), Jersey Boys (The Citadel Theatre); Ragtime: A Concert Performance (Theatre Calgary); Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Theatre Calgary’s Shakespeare by the Bow); Love’s Labours Lost (Freewill Shakespeare); Rumpelstiltskin (Alberta Musical Theatre Company). Enjoy the show!
Cheryl Jameson - Imogene Herdman/Helen Armstrong/Director
Cheryl is so happy to be reunited with this incredible group of performers for this 16th annual production. Originally from Edmonton, Cheryl has had the good fortune to work with numerous companies, as well as her own, Whizgiggling Productions, over the years. Later this season, she will be back on stage with Nuova Vocal Arts as Marilla Cuthbert, in their production of Anne of Green Gables. Cheryl had the honour of performing in Nuova Vocal Arts production of The Prom as the Broadway Diva - DeeDee Allan in 2023 and is thrilled to work with Kim and the Nuova team again! Some favourite local productions include: Confessions of A Reluctant Caregiver (closed due to Covid-19), 4th Graders Present: An Un-Named Love-Suicide (Northern Light Theatre - Sterling Award recipient), 9 to 5 - the Musical (Citadel Theatre), Cabaret, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Rock and Roll Era (Mayfield Dinner Theatre), 2 Queens and a Joker (Guys in Disguise), Hey! Countess (Teatro La Qundicina), and Destination Wedding, Destination Vegas,Her Mark, Marked and World’s Wife (Whizgiggling Productions). Cheryl would like to thank her incredible family/backstage crew: Taj, Trinity and Justin, for supporting her every time she joins the circus and YOU for supporting local LIVE theatre! Mary Christmas!
Vicky Berg - Miss Vicky/Music Director
Vicky Berg WILLINGLY plays Miss Vicky in The Best Little Newfoundland Christmas Pageant Ever! This is her 7th year!!! She has willingly played a wheelchair bound elderly lady for 7 consecutive years. (JK — this is the best way to spend the holiday season). When she is not playing an elderly woman with a drinking problem, Vicky can be found playing around town in a number of bands, teaching music and keeping her cat, Lucy, from scratching her puppy, Butters, in the face. Many thanks and much love goes out to the beautiful cast and crew of the BLNCPE and a big wet kiss goes out to Tim, for his never-ending patience and support
Lindsey Walker - Alice
What a joy to be working on this awesome show - for over 10 years now! Born and raised on Treaty 1 territory (Winnipeg), and currently residing in Amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton), Lindsey Walker (she/her) is a multiple award-winning (and multiple award losing) singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and theatre performer. As a theatre creator, Lindsey has co-written two musicals, ren & the wake, and Amor de Cosmos, performs improv with Die-Nasty (the live improvised soap opera) every Monday on this very stage, and is the co-creator/co-writer/performer/all around weirdo in the sketch comedy group “Sketchy Broads”. Lindsey never sleeps as she has also released a few Christmas songs in time for this holiday season. Follow her (online and not in person please) @LindseyWalkerMusic or www.lindseywalkermusic.com for more zany exploits. Mary Christmas!
Selina Painchaud - Light Design / Technician
Selina Painchaud (She/Her): Selina is an Edmonton-based theatre technician, technical operator, arts administrator, and sound designer. This is her 7th year “doin’ all da lights and da sound” for The Best Little Newfoundland Christmas Pageant Ever! She is also a member of MacEwan University’s Theatre Operations Department, and most days can be found helping facilitate incredible live events, with a cup of coffee in her hand. Selina hopes you enjoy the show and have a VERY Mary Christmas!!
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