TED DYKSTRA (Playwright) Ted’s professional career began in Edmonton at age 15.  Since then he has gone on to play leading roles on every major stage in Canada, from Hamlet at Theatre Calgary to Scrooge in A Christmas Carol at The Citadel Theatre, and often combining his musical skills in such roles as: Mozart in Amadeus; Cale Blackwell, a character based on Jerry Lee Lewis, in Fire (seven Canadian theatres); Shostakovitch in Master Class (Manitoba Theatre Centre); Glenn Gould in An Evening with Glenn Gould (National Arts Centre), Hedwig in Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Crow’s Theatre); and Cousin Kevin in The Who’s Tommy (Mirvish Productions). School children around the world know him as Bach in the film Bach’s Fight for Freedom. He is a veteran of both the Shaw and Stratford Festivals. As well as directing dozens of award-winning shows across Canada, he has acted in dozens of films and TV shows including The Expanse, Orphan Black and Reign, and has also voiced countless cartoon characters. Currently he is the voice of Dad Tiger on Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood (PBS). Ted is the co-founder, with wife Diana Bentley, of Toronto’s hottest new indie theatre The Coal Mine, and is a founding member of Soulpepper Theatre in Toronto. He has directed, acted, composed, and written for dozens of productions for both companies. His new musical, the smash hit Evangeline, was produced in Charlottetown, PEI for two seasons, as well at the Citadel Theatre. Currently he is composing music for Dion, a rock opera based on The Bacchae. Ted has received six Dora Mavor Moore Awards, as well as Gemini, Merritt, Sterling, and Chalmers Awards, and has oodles of award nominations for acting, directing, composing, writing, and producing. For him, all of the above pales compared to being the proud father of Theo, Rosie and Henry.

RICHARD GREENBLATT (Playwright) was born in Montréal and received his acting training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England. He has performed in theatres across Canada and abroad, as well as in feature films, television and radio. He has directed well over 100 productions for theatres across the country; the vast majority being original and/or Canadian works. As a writer, he wrote or co-wrote: 2 Pianos 4 Hands, Sibs (also made into a TV movie for the CBC), The Theory of Relatives, i.d., Letters from Lehrer, Care and Soft Pedaling. 2 Pianos 4 Hands has played on five continents and in over 150 cities since it opened in 1996. Greenblatt himself has performed the play over 900 times across Canada, and in New York City, Washington D.C., London and Tokyo. He is currently co-writing a piece with David S. Craig called Athabasca about the tar sands and the nature of protest.He has taught acting, directing, and play creation at most of the theatre training institutions in Canada. He has also directed the premieres of many groundbreaking and award-winning plays for young audiences. Recently, he directed Waiting Room at the Tarragon Theatre, R-E-B-E-C-C-A at Theatre Passe Muraille, and The Incredible Speediness of Jamie Cavanagh for Roseneath Theatre, as well as acting in Oregano at the Storefront in Toronto and Late Company at the Theatre Centre. He has received numerous nominations for his work, and has won seven Dora Awards and two Chalmers Awards. He lives in Toronto with partner Tanya Greve and their daughter, Amelia, and is the proud father of Natasha, Will, and the dearly missed Luke Greenblatt.

TOM FREY (Director) is the US Resident Director of 2 Pianos 4 Hands, having directed over 20 productions of 2P4H at theatres around the country, including Portland Stage, The Cape Playhouse, Stages Repertory Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Pittsburgh City Theatre, North Coast Rep, and many others. He performed in the show over 600 times in the United States and Canada. Tom is the former Artistic Director of the Peterborough Players, having led the theatre through the pandemic with three critically acclaimed seasons from 2021 through 2023. Tom has worked as a director, actor, and musician in the industry for over 25 years. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.

YOON BAE (Scenic Design) Previous designs at PTC: Waitress, The Messenger, Once, Scapin, Once On This Island, Putting It Together, and The Lehman Trilogy. International highlights: Don Giovanni (Welsh National Opera), Candide (Tokyo), Three Thousand Troubled Threads (Edinburgh International Festival), Picasso’s Women (Ambassador Theatre Group), Running the Silk Road (Barbican Theatre), The Full Monty, Closer (Seoul Arts Center). USA highlights: A Little Night Music (Barrington Stage Company, Winner: BTCAA Outstanding Scenic Design), The Importance of Being Earnest (Arizona Theatre Company, winner AriZoni: Best Set and Costume), Disconnect (San Jose Rep, Winner: Bay Area Theatre Critics Award: Best Set Design), Actors Theatre of Louisville, TheatreSquared), La Mama, NYC, San Diego Rep, CA. Yoon is Associate Professor at UNCSA, and a member of United Scenic Artists Local USA 829, Wingspace Theatrical Design, Society of British Theatre Designers, and British Equity. YoonBae.com

MICHAEL GILLIAM (Lighting Design) Broadway: Bonnie and Clyde, Brooklyn, Big River, Stand-Up Tragedy; The West End: Gershwin Alone; Off-Broadway: Cagney The Musical, Tappin’ Thru Life, The Best Is Yet to Come, Striking 12, Mr. Joy, Blue, Zooman and The Sign, Menopause The Musical; National Tours: Peter Pan, Guys and Dolls, Big River. And many of the country’s Regional Theatres. Awards: Los Angeles Ovation Awards, Drama-Logue Awards, Garland Awards, and the 1999 Career achievement award from the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle.

MATT MITCHELL (Sound Design) is excited to be collaborating with Pioneer Theatre Company again! Matt’s previous sound design credits include: Pioneer Theatre Company (A Case for the Existence of God); Weber State University (Alice By Heart); Sandy Arts Guild (The 39 Steps, Emma); and Draper Amphitheater (The Little Mermaid). Matt currently works full-time as Head of Audio for Upstage Companies, providing consultant work, system designs, and audio engineering work for various theaters, festivals, and venues across Utah.

EMILY ROTH* (Production Stage Manager) is delighted to be returning for her second season with Pioneer Theatre Company! Other credits include: The Woman in Black US Tour (Pemberley Productions), Miss Saigon (White Plains Performing Arts Center), Dial M for Murder and Sea Monsters of the Deep (White Heron Theatre Company), Lesley Nicol’s How The Hell Did I Get Here? (Pemberley Productions), and Ajijaak on Turtle Island (IBEX Puppetry). She is the co-author of Stage Management Basics: A Primer for Performing Arts Stage Managers (Focal Press © 2017, 2nd ed © 2022).

JAMES O. HANSEN* (Stage Manager) is thrilled to be in his third season here at Pioneer Theatre Company! Other credits include: Beautiful (Geva Theatre); Joseph…Dreamcoat (starring David Archuleta), Mary Poppins, and Wonderland at Tuacahn Amphitheatre; and Clue (starring Sally Struthers), The Wedding Singer, A Christmas Carol at The Gateway Playhouse. James earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts Management from Dean College. Special thanks to his Mom, Family, and Ostie for their love and support! DHH.

PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY (PTC)  Now celebrating its 64th season, the award-winning PTC is Utah’s premiere professional theatre company and a leading arts organization of the West. Led by Artistic Director Karen Azenberg and Managing Director Adrian Budhu, PTC presents world-class productions that celebrate diversity in culture and society, and serve as the connecting bridge between art and scholarship as an affiliate of the University of Utah. Notable productions include the regional premieres of Les Misérables, Sting’s The Last Ship, and Frank Wildhorn’s The Count of Monte Cristo, as well as the world premieres of Shucked (the first-ever Broadway tryout in Utah), A Distinct Society by Kareem Fahmy, Alabama Story by Kenneth Jones, The Messenger by Jeff Talbott, and Ass by Ellen Simon. For more information, visit PioneerTheatre.org. 

ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION (AEA) Founded in 1933, AEA represents more than 51,000 professional Actors and Stage Managers nationwide. Equity seeks to foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of society and advances the careers of its members by negotiating wages, improving working conditions and providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Actor’s Equity is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. #equityworks

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States