VANIER COLLEGE PRODUCTIONS
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  • Current Season
    • VIC 2020-2021
    • Show Choir 2020-2021
    • Cabaret Shows
    • Skill Building Workshops >
      • Communication Skills Workshop
      • Dance Workshop
  • Past Productions
    • 1971-1980 >
      • 1971 >
        • Under the Milkwood
      • 1972 >
        • Marat/Sade
      • 1977 >
        • The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
      • 1978 >
        • J.B.
      • 1979 >
        • The Visit
    • 1980-1990 >
      • 1980 >
        • Abelard and Heloise
      • 1981 >
        • The Madwoman of Chaillot
      • 1982 >
        • As You Like It
        • Oh! Chaucer!
      • 1983 >
        • The Fantasticks (1983)
      • 1984 >
        • ...and On the Eighth Day
      • 1985 >
        • Medea
      • 1986 >
        • East Lynne
      • 1987 >
        • The Good Person of Szechwan
      • 1988 >
        • The Black Tulip
      • 1989 >
        • Arsenic and Old Lace (1989)
    • 1990-2000 >
      • 1990 >
        • Sweeney Todd
      • 1991 >
        • God Is Alive and Well and Living at the Mall
      • 1992 >
        • The Miser
      • 1993 >
        • Lysistrata
      • 1994 >
        • Romeo & Juliet
      • 1995 >
        • Festival I!
      • 1996 >
        • Life & Death and Other Comedies
      • 1996-1997 >
        • Festival II!
        • VIC 1996-1997
      • 1997-1998 >
        • Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
        • Barefoot in the Park
        • Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
        • One Act Play Festival 1997-1998
        • VIC 1997-1998
      • 1998-1999 >
        • Hosanna
        • Festival III!
        • York Follies
        • One Act Play Festival 1998-1999
        • VIC 1998-1999
      • 1999-2000 >
        • The Miracle Worker
        • Godspell
        • One Act Play Festival 1999-2000
        • VIC 1999-2000
    • 2000-2010 >
      • 2000-2001 >
        • Equus
        • Dirty Work at the Crossroads
        • Man of La Mancha
        • One Act Play Festival (2001)
        • VIC 2000-2001
      • 2001-2002 >
        • The Fantasticks (2001)
        • Caught in the Villain's Web
        • Into the Woods
      • 2002-2003 >
        • Forever Yours, Marie-Lou
        • The Drunkard
        • Pirates of Penzance
      • 2003-2004 >
        • Arsenic and Old Lace (2003-2004)
        • West Side Story
        • VIC 2003-2004
      • 2004-2005 >
        • A Flea in Her Ear
        • Ruddigore
      • 2005-2006 >
        • The Brothers M.
        • Comedy/Errors
      • 2006-2007 >
        • Nose to Nose
        • One Potato Too
        • Vanier Cabaret Troupe (2006-2007)
        • VIC 2006-2007
      • 2007-2008 >
        • The Farm Show (2007)
        • Alphabet Soup
        • VIC 2007-2008
        • One Act Play Festival 2008
      • 2008-2009 >
        • The Visit (2008)
        • Urinetown: The Musical
        • Radio 10 Live! (2009)
        • VIC 2008-2009
      • 2009-2010 >
        • Secondary Wishes
        • Spotlight on MacIvor
        • Reefer Madness
        • VIC 2009-2010
        • Radio 10 Live! (2010)
    • 2010-2020 >
      • 2010-2011 >
        • Under the Gaslight
        • One Act Play Festival (2011)
        • Cabaret
        • VIC Funhouse (2011)
      • 2011-2012 >
        • One Act Play Festival (2011)
        • The Drowsy Chaperone
        • Festival IV!
        • VIC 2011-2012
        • Show Choir 2011-2012
      • 2012-2013 >
        • Lips Together, Teeth Apart
        • The Mystery of Edwin Drood
        • One Act Play Festival 2013
        • VIC 2012-2013
        • Show Choir 2012-2013
      • 2013-2014 >
        • Excuse You !
        • Legally Blonde: The Musical
        • The Castle Spectre
        • VIC 2013-2014
        • Show Choir 2013-2014
      • 2014-2015 >
        • The Last Five Years
        • 7 Stories
        • Jekyll & Hyde The Musical
        • VIC 2014-2015
        • Show Choir 2014-2015
      • 2015-2016 >
        • Rent
        • Buried Child
        • VIC 2015-2016
        • Show Choir 2015-2016
      • 2016-2017 >
        • Clybourne Park
        • The Laramie Project
        • Little Women
        • VIC 2016-2017
        • Show Choir 2016-2017
      • 2017-2018 >
        • Peter and the Starcatcher
        • The Penelopiad
        • 9 to 5: The Musical
        • VIC 2017-2018
        • Show Choir 2017-2018
      • 2018-2019 >
        • The Girl in the Photograph
        • The Exonerated
        • Ground Zero Fringe Festival
        • Shrek: The Musical
        • VIC 2018-2019
        • Show Choir 2018-2019
      • 2019-2020 >
        • Next to Normal
        • The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
        • Six Characters in Search of an Author
        • My Favorite Year
        • VIC 2019-2020
        • Show Choir 2019-2020
    • 2020-PRESENT
  • Support Us
    • VCP@50 Campaign
    • Access the Archived Shows!
  • Contact Us
    • Staff

Staff of 2020-2021 Season

Alumni Producers

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Brian Goldenberg – Artistic Director/Producer
bgolden@yorku.ca 
Brian is a professional theatre producer, music director, songwriter/arranger, performer, and educator. He has worked as Business Consultant for Dancap Productions, the Director of Business and Development for the Herbert H. Carnegie Future Aces Foundation, Assistant Producer at Acting Up Stage Company, and Executive Director for Theatre 20. Currently, Brian is the Artistic & Executive Director for Angelwalk Theatre and the Artistic & Executive Producer for Goldenberg Productions. An accomplished songwriter, Brian won first-place in an In Front Magazine Music Contest for his song “Music Will Always Lead Me Home”, and wrote the music and additional lyrics for the Herbert H. Carnegie Future Aces Foundation Theme Song. His original musical Seven of Us made its Toronto debut in the 2010 Toronto Fringe Festival and he conceived the 2017 original musical Maddie’s Karaoke Birthday Party. Brian is a recipient of the Herbert H. Carnegie Future Aces Citizenship Award, the Herbert H. Carnegie Future Aces Foundation Aces in Action Award, and three SINGular Sensation BackDoora Awards for contributions to the Toronto theatre community. A two-time graduate of York University (BFA in Music, Schulich MBA specializing in Arts & Media Management), Brian has enjoyed working with Vanier College Productions since 2003 and has served as Artistic Director/Producer since 2009.

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Kristen Pepper – Associate Producer, Marketing & Alumni
kristen@vaniercollegeproductions.com
Kristen Pepper is a Toronto-based dancer, singer, actor, model, choreographer, director and producer. Her stage works include: The Silent Goodbye and White Light Follies (High Society Cabaret), DJAA in Fall For Dance North (Lua Shayenne Dance Company), Joseph…Dreamcoat (LOT) and Cabaret (VCP). Kristen is a versatile choreographer and director. She produced, choreographed and performed in Pepper Dance Projects’ Hooked for the Toronto and Windsor Fringe Festivals to critical acclaim. For the past four years, Kristen has also directed VCP’s There is No Maybe.

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Farnoosh Talebpour –  Associate Producer, Production
farnoosh@vaniercollegeproductions.com
Farnoosh studied Fine Arts Cultural Studies at York University and during that time she was involved with VCP as a student in the role of Costume and Props Manager, but helping out wherever she could. She is excited to be back for her fourth season helping as a producer and looking forward to the wonderful shows and working with the talented VCP family.​

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Dave Crawford –  Associate Producer, Strategic Operations
David Crawford (Associate Producer) is proud to be entering his 19th season with Vanier College Productions (VCP). He was the founding producer of the Vanier Improv Company (VIC), directed The Laramie  Project, and has had other numerous roles both on and off-stage with VCP. A graduate of the York Theatre Program, Dave interned with Livent, Inc. on productions of Sunset Blvd.  and  Ragtime.  As an independent producer, Dave’s credits include : Sketchy At Best and Santagod  (Tim Sims Playhouse),  the League Against Tedium  (Bathurst Street Theatre),  Into (Berkeley Theatre) and Tick, Tick…Boom ! (co-produced with Angelwalk Theatre). Along with Director Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu, Dave also co-produced Dancing to a White Boy Song (Summerworks), the Dora-nominated Nightmare Dream and Oraltorio: a Theatrical Mixtape, and workshops of Motherland.  Dave is looking forward to working with a great producing team on the 2020-21 season.

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Alanna McConnell –  Associate Producer, Technical
alanna@vaniercollegeproductions.com
Alanna graduated from York’s Theatre Production and Design Program in 2012 and spent her time as a student heavily involved in VCP. Professionally, she has worked as the Assistant Technical Director and Interim Technical Director at Canadian Stage Company, Production Manager for Outside the March’s production of Tomorrow Love, Patio Technical Director for The Toronto Fringe Festival, Production Manager for Peggy Baker Dance Projects for the premier tour of Who We Are in The Dark, and she's currently working as an Associate Technical Director with Tarragon Theater. 

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Jean-Paul Yovanoff –  Assistant Producer
jeanpaulyovanoff@gmail.com
Jean-Paul is entering his 19th year with VCP. He has performed in every capacity in the company, including actor, director, sound op, lights op, stage manager, front of house manager and pretty much every position in between. He even helped sew costumes for about an hour in 1997, until it was determined that his skills could be put to better use in LITERALLY any other part of the company. Jean-Paul looks forward to another 19 years with the company, but with fewer strikes and pandemics during that time.

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Arielle Branitsky –  Assistant Producer 
arielle@vaniercollegeproductions.com
​Arielle is a proud VCP Alumna. From 2003-2008 she held titles of Assistant Stage Manager, Stage Manager, Production Manager, and Director of Publicity and Events. She received the VCP Hero award for her work on the 2007-2008 Season and stayed involved post graduation as a member of the alumni committee. Since graduating from York, Arielle has received Masters in Jewish Education and Nonprofit Management from Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion, and lived in six different cities around the world. Arielle now works as an Independent Contractor in the fields of Jewish education and experiential design. She is very excited to have the opportunity of reconnecting with VCP as an Assistant Producer, now that she is resettled in Toronto.


LEAP Work-Study Students

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Matthew Sabido –  The Robert & Nancy Accinelli Company & Production Manager
​matthew@vaniercollegeproductions.com
Matthew is a fourth year devised theatre student at York, and this is his fifth season with Vanier College Productions. In previous years, Matthew only took on roles in the musicals and show choir, but going into his second year as Production Manager he looks forward to devising new avenues for VCP to excel in an online and virtually connected setting. His strongest suit in production is sound design and technology, so ask him anything and he'll be glad to answer. 

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Ethan Mofford –  Technical Director
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ethan@vaniercollegeproductions.com
Ethan is a fourth year film major and aspiring artist/animator who's made it his personal mission to be a part of every VCP show in some form or fashion before he graduates, whenever that happens. He's known for his red beanie and his creative encouragement! He's excited as always to work here again! Get ready for a fun year!

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Hussein Esmail –  Technical Director
hussein@vaniercollegeproductions.com
Hussein is a second-year computer science student at Lassonde School of Engineering, and this is his second season at Vanier College Productions. His previous roles include Lighting Designer (Spelling Bee, 2019), as well as 3 years of lighting and sound operation in high school. When Hussein is not working on schoolwork or helping at VCP, he is usually reading or playing with his dog. He is eager for a long and eventful future here.​

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Vicky Tan –  Communications & Media Manager
vicky@vaniercollegeproductions.com
Vicky is a fourth year film production student at York. This is her fourth season with VCP and her third year as a LEAP. Her previous roles include Stage Manager (9 to 5: The Musical), Sound Designer (The Exonerated) and Board Operator (Shrek).  Vicky is an avid lover of tea, books, and dogs. Bring her any of the above items and you will become her favourite person. You can see some of her work on her Facebook page, Lady of the Lake Productions. 

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Araceli Ferrara ​–  Communications & Alumni Manager
araceli.m.ferrara@gmail.com
Araceli is fourth year theatre student at York University, specializing in Dramaturgy and Devised Theatre with a minor in history. This is her fourth season with VCP and her second year as a LEAP. Araceli is a lover of theatre; you can often find her working on her own play or helping with someone else’s. Don't hesitate to ask her for any advice on developing a new show because she can and will talk about it for hours.​

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  • About
    • VCP Code of Conduct
    • Awards and Recognition
    • Sponsors
  • Current Season
    • VIC 2020-2021
    • Show Choir 2020-2021
    • Cabaret Shows
    • Skill Building Workshops >
      • Communication Skills Workshop
      • Dance Workshop
  • Past Productions
    • 1971-1980 >
      • 1971 >
        • Under the Milkwood
      • 1972 >
        • Marat/Sade
      • 1977 >
        • The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
      • 1978 >
        • J.B.
      • 1979 >
        • The Visit
    • 1980-1990 >
      • 1980 >
        • Abelard and Heloise
      • 1981 >
        • The Madwoman of Chaillot
      • 1982 >
        • As You Like It
        • Oh! Chaucer!
      • 1983 >
        • The Fantasticks (1983)
      • 1984 >
        • ...and On the Eighth Day
      • 1985 >
        • Medea
      • 1986 >
        • East Lynne
      • 1987 >
        • The Good Person of Szechwan
      • 1988 >
        • The Black Tulip
      • 1989 >
        • Arsenic and Old Lace (1989)
    • 1990-2000 >
      • 1990 >
        • Sweeney Todd
      • 1991 >
        • God Is Alive and Well and Living at the Mall
      • 1992 >
        • The Miser
      • 1993 >
        • Lysistrata
      • 1994 >
        • Romeo & Juliet
      • 1995 >
        • Festival I!
      • 1996 >
        • Life & Death and Other Comedies
      • 1996-1997 >
        • Festival II!
        • VIC 1996-1997
      • 1997-1998 >
        • Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
        • Barefoot in the Park
        • Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
        • One Act Play Festival 1997-1998
        • VIC 1997-1998
      • 1998-1999 >
        • Hosanna
        • Festival III!
        • York Follies
        • One Act Play Festival 1998-1999
        • VIC 1998-1999
      • 1999-2000 >
        • The Miracle Worker
        • Godspell
        • One Act Play Festival 1999-2000
        • VIC 1999-2000
    • 2000-2010 >
      • 2000-2001 >
        • Equus
        • Dirty Work at the Crossroads
        • Man of La Mancha
        • One Act Play Festival (2001)
        • VIC 2000-2001
      • 2001-2002 >
        • The Fantasticks (2001)
        • Caught in the Villain's Web
        • Into the Woods
      • 2002-2003 >
        • Forever Yours, Marie-Lou
        • The Drunkard
        • Pirates of Penzance
      • 2003-2004 >
        • Arsenic and Old Lace (2003-2004)
        • West Side Story
        • VIC 2003-2004
      • 2004-2005 >
        • A Flea in Her Ear
        • Ruddigore
      • 2005-2006 >
        • The Brothers M.
        • Comedy/Errors
      • 2006-2007 >
        • Nose to Nose
        • One Potato Too
        • Vanier Cabaret Troupe (2006-2007)
        • VIC 2006-2007
      • 2007-2008 >
        • The Farm Show (2007)
        • Alphabet Soup
        • VIC 2007-2008
        • One Act Play Festival 2008
      • 2008-2009 >
        • The Visit (2008)
        • Urinetown: The Musical
        • Radio 10 Live! (2009)
        • VIC 2008-2009
      • 2009-2010 >
        • Secondary Wishes
        • Spotlight on MacIvor
        • Reefer Madness
        • VIC 2009-2010
        • Radio 10 Live! (2010)
    • 2010-2020 >
      • 2010-2011 >
        • Under the Gaslight
        • One Act Play Festival (2011)
        • Cabaret
        • VIC Funhouse (2011)
      • 2011-2012 >
        • One Act Play Festival (2011)
        • The Drowsy Chaperone
        • Festival IV!
        • VIC 2011-2012
        • Show Choir 2011-2012
      • 2012-2013 >
        • Lips Together, Teeth Apart
        • The Mystery of Edwin Drood
        • One Act Play Festival 2013
        • VIC 2012-2013
        • Show Choir 2012-2013
      • 2013-2014 >
        • Excuse You !
        • Legally Blonde: The Musical
        • The Castle Spectre
        • VIC 2013-2014
        • Show Choir 2013-2014
      • 2014-2015 >
        • The Last Five Years
        • 7 Stories
        • Jekyll & Hyde The Musical
        • VIC 2014-2015
        • Show Choir 2014-2015
      • 2015-2016 >
        • Rent
        • Buried Child
        • VIC 2015-2016
        • Show Choir 2015-2016
      • 2016-2017 >
        • Clybourne Park
        • The Laramie Project
        • Little Women
        • VIC 2016-2017
        • Show Choir 2016-2017
      • 2017-2018 >
        • Peter and the Starcatcher
        • The Penelopiad
        • 9 to 5: The Musical
        • VIC 2017-2018
        • Show Choir 2017-2018
      • 2018-2019 >
        • The Girl in the Photograph
        • The Exonerated
        • Ground Zero Fringe Festival
        • Shrek: The Musical
        • VIC 2018-2019
        • Show Choir 2018-2019
      • 2019-2020 >
        • Next to Normal
        • The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
        • Six Characters in Search of an Author
        • My Favorite Year
        • VIC 2019-2020
        • Show Choir 2019-2020
    • 2020-PRESENT
  • Support Us
    • VCP@50 Campaign
    • Access the Archived Shows!
  • Contact Us
    • Staff