Staff Biographies

Corey Agnew - Acting Instructor

Corey has been mentoring with Anthony Lyn, the Associate Director of MARY POPPINS on BROADWAY on and off, for just over a year. He worked with the understudies and swings for the production and assisted in directing the children who played the roles of Jane and Michael Banks. He returned in May 2008 to assist with rehearsals for the new set of children and will be assisting the director on the National Tour of Mary Poppins in January 2009. Corey is presently studying Music Theatre Performance at one of Canada 's finest and most respected Professional Music Theatre Programs: Sheridan College . In the summer of 2006, Corey was accepted into a musical theatre intensive at Stratford where he trained with directors and performers from the Stratford Festival. Corey has been directing for 4 years, working on such plays as Anne of Green Gables and Annie Warbucks. He has been acting since the age of 10, performing as Mozart in Amadeus and Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls. He is presently pursuing a career as a professional director and performer.

Andrea Donais - Singing Instructor

Andrea Donais began performing in the Theatre at the age of 3. Since this time, she has been in demand as a feature soprano soloist across Canada. Her passion for choral music and music education are evident in her active private studio and her current position heading the vocal music program at Pickering College, a prestigious independent school in Newmarket. Musical Theatre has also formed a large part of Andrea's portfolio, having performed and been the musical director of several community theatre productions. Andrea holds a Bachelor of Music (Honours) from the University of Toronto where she studied voice with Lynn Blaser and choral conducting with celebrated choral educator Dr. Doreen Rao. She is currently completing a graduate degree in Music Education at the University of Toronto. Andrea is pleased to provide vocal technique and performance coaching for this exciting Musical Theatre program.

Travis Seetoo - Dance Instructor

Travis trained as a dancer at Canada's National Ballet School in Toronto. He has performed in The Nutcracker with the National Ballet of Canada for two years, at the Humming Bird Centre and is presently studying Music Theatre Performance at Sheridan College.