The Company

David Allen is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the YMCA of Central East Ontario, whose region includes YMCA Branches in Belleville, Trenton and Peterborough. David became involved in the theatre back in 2019, playing a role in the Belleville Theatre Guild production of “The Sting”. Even though that was his first time on the live stage, David is accustomed to performing as he has competed or danced in Dancing with the Stars Quinte on three occasions, earning first and third-place finishes in the two competitions in which he competed. In 2019 he participated in the Belleville Theatre Guild's One Act Festival and travelled to the Ontario Drama League One Act Festival in Perth where he received an honourable mention in the Best Actor Category. David played the role of Jack in "Conversation Park". He played Danny in "Taking Care of the Browns". David has been married to his college sweetheart wife Elaine for coming up on 36 years, they have three children, Teresa, Carter and Emma.

Teresa has been active in the arts since she was young. Finding her passion for music and theatre very early on, Teresa was part of the Hastings and Prince Edward Children’s Chorus for four years and made her way to Carnegie Hall to perform with them in 2007. Teresa went to the University of Waterloo, where she graduated with her Bachelors in Theatre and Performance with a focus in stage management and tech. She continues to work on her musical side by taking private lessons with Michael Faulkner, as well as performing in Porchfest, Night Kitchen Too, and Theatre in The Wings Christmas performance. She worked for many years at the Quinte Ballet School as their Recreation Division Coordinator and stage managed many of their holiday and year end productions. Teresa has done the sound and lighting design for Queen Victoria’s Tea Room and Frankenstein at The Wings and looks forward to many more shows with this wonderful group.

Adri discovered play writing after his wife convinced him to sign up for a course one winter several years ago. He was immediately hooked, realizing the "high" that comes from creating characters, putting words into their mouths and having actors bring them to life. His class project, “Sales Pitched,” was performed during the BTG Evening of One-Act Plays in 2018, and his second effort, “The Discombobulating Greeting,” was the BTG’s entry in the EODL One-Act Play Festival in 2019. Adri's play "Some Unsettling News" was one of the three winning entries in the First Annual Belleville Playwriting Competition. It was performed as a staged reading at Theatre in The Wings in April 2022.

Marc Coyle is the Manager of Information systems for the City of Belleville and a board member of both the Information systems Associations of Ontario and Canada. He has appeared in "The Sting" and "Cliff Hanger" with The Belleville Theatre Guild. He is a long time supporter of the Quinte region as a whole and Belleville's theatres in particular.

Sabina has dedicated over 30 years to the IT Industry, specializing in the Public Sector and Health Care. Her early fondness for theatre ignited during high school and eventually she found her way to the community stage. In 2019, Sabina seized the chance to audition for the Belleville Theatre Guild’s production of "The Sting" and landed the role of Ginger/Loretta, an unforgettable experience that led to lasting bonds and cherished memories. When her husband Marc Coyle wrote "We’ll Always Have Paris" inspired by interactions with some very dear friends, she couldn’t pass up the opportunity to play the role of Sabina. Outside work and the stage, Sabina explores the outdoors, travels, learns piano and singing, and enjoys spending time with family and friends that results in the occasional karaoke and dance party.

“From my early theatre years, I have done all the theatre roles from backstage to on-stage to directing. My first play here in Belleville was “The Throne” by Ian Feltham which was followed by several others at Belleville Theatre Guild and The Old Church Theatre in Trenton.

After I did “Rosewood Art Society, Est 1903” by Peter Paylor, I was hooked on Peter’s writing. I have been in “The Green Thumb Gang”, “Tea With Roger”, “The Consultants” and “Christmas in Rosewood”, all by Peter. He gets little old ladies more than anyone else.”

Ian is a Newfoundlander who has been living in the Quinte area for nearly 20 years. His interest in theatre stems back to just five years before his move to Ontario when he was cast in a lead role in “A Day in the Death of Joe Egg” with absolutely no clue what that involved. He soon found out! Community Theatre has since become a passion for him, having acted, directed, and produced in Newfoundland and Labrador as well as with local theatres in the Quinte region. He has written several plays, most notably “A Second Wind”, a full-length play about occupational asthma in the snow crab industry, written while he was a Medical Officer of Health in Labrador. He directed “Tempting Providence” by Robert Chafe at the Pinnacle Playhouse in Belleville which completed its run in February 2020 just before the COVID shutdown.

Shalyn started musical performances and acting at an early age. In her adult life, Shalyn discovered community theatre after moving to the area. After meeting her husband (whom she met in a play), she took a brief hiatus from acting to have a baby and nurture a family. Shalyn is now incredibly happy to be returning to “walk the boards”, at the wonderful and unique Theatre in The Wings. Shalyn played the role of Angela in "Conversation Park". She would like to thank her husband, Jim West, for his support. Cathie Gurr, for her unwavering support and encouragement; and her children, Rowan and Sienna, who continue to be her light and inspiration.

Since her retirement, Lisa Guthro has resumed her childhood passion of acting. She has performed with the Lindsay Little Theatre and the Belleville Theatre Guild. Lisa is thrilled to be a part of the creative energy at Theatre in the Wings.

J. P. Harvey lives in Belleville, Ontario with his partner and their cat. J. P. played the role of Marvin in Queen Victoria’s Tea Room and Darren in Scenes from a Park. J. P. provides the voice of Jackson Nash in “The Jackson Nash Mysteries” series of podcasts.

Christine found her way to The Wings from just around the corner at the Village Theatre Company. She is a woman of few words. When asked to say something about herself, Christine wrote: "Don't worry about me alone backstage, alone in the dark, moving prop after prop after prop...I love it!"

Rachel is delighted to be appearing in her first River & Main production! Rachel has worked with various theatre companies in southeastern Ontario, and her previous credits include She Stoops to Conquer, Anne of Green Gables: The Musical, and In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play). Her thanks go out to a wonderful and talented cast and crew, and please do enjoy the show!

I was thrilled to be the Stage Manager for “A Christmas in Rosewood”. Being back stage is not a new thing for me. My parents were involved with theatre when I was little, with my mom on stage and my dad back stage, it was an inevitable choice for me. I was the Stage Manager for Lisa Morris when she directed “Cliffhanger” for the Belleville Theatre Guild. I have been Assistant Stage Manager for a couple of one-act plays and made my acting debut in this community in “Finding My Way Back To You” by Judie Preece. I look forward to many more opportunities from our wonderful theatrical presence in this community.

Jocelyn is a graduate of the Randolph College for the Performing Arts in Toronto and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland with a Masters Degree in Musical Theatre Performance. She is the Artistic Director of Sole Theatre. She will be directing "Last Summer at Bluefish Cove" at Theatre in The Wings in January 2024.