Mr. Temperance

Casey Por

Casey is a local performer from Mission B.C. He studied theatre at the University of the Fraser Valley for two years before moving to the city to pursue acting and to study broadcast and film production at BCIT. Since then he's been working all over the Vancouver area in every kind of production from shooting small concerts and indie films to coordinating the video department in major film productions and working as a production coordinator and field producer for the TED Talks.
 

He's been acting with every company he can get involved with all over the Vancouver area as well, racking up some 30 different credits with many different companies. In recent years he's been focusing mainly on directing, writing, hosting, and (accidentally) burlesque. Turns out if you perform around Vancouver for long enough, sooner or later you wind up on stage in your underwear. Who knew?

Look for his work as a Director of Photography on the upcoming Dandyland series on Telus Optik TV, and his writing and directing work on the soon-to-be-released Ministry of Unusual Happenings. He lives in Coquitlam with his partner, their sister, his dog and the ghost of his cat.

Queen of Cups/Choreography

Julia Valles

Julia Valles is an artist with a love for movement, and a flair for spinning through the air as a pole dancer and aerialist. She has been an aerial instructor and performer in various circus, stage, and private productions since 2019, and continues to explore and evolve in her creative expression. She is thrilled to join the talented crew of Dreamqueen’s new and exciting project, The Last Resort!

Luna

Elaine Thrash

Elaine Thrash is a Brazilian actress, singer, dancer, writer, and model.
With more than 15 years of a multifaceted experience, she's led several plays and short films,
hosted a web TV show for three years and was the frontwoman in some Heavy Metal bands, all before deciding to start over in another country and in another language.

She is the author of the books From Depression To Creation and How To Be A Good Husband (both in Portuguese Da Depressão à Criação and Como Ser Um Bom Marido).
 

Some awards include Best Actress in Prime Time or Feast for Vultures short film at Guaru Fantastico Film Festival, and Best Actress in several plays at CIAVIP Cultural theatre company. She was and still is the lead actress in the play ‘Cleopatra, Queen of Exile’ a play by R.D. Simpson.

Elaine also speaks Portuguese, French, and a bit of Spanish.

First Lover/Choreography

Fiona Jenkins

Fiona (she/her) is an actor, dancer, and improviser originally from Portland, Oregon. She holds a BFA in Acting from UBC. Recent credits include Cats at Theatre Under the Stars; Ellen in Wolves are Coming for You (Stone’s Throw at Pacific Theatre); for UBC: Oil (May), The Greeks (Hecuba/Electra). Other credits include: Kayleen in Gruesome Playground Injuries (Just B Productions); Macduff in Macbeth (The Scottish Slay); and Eurydice in Eurydice (Oregon Children's Theatre). She has created and co-directed a Young Adult Dystopian improv show called Year 2099 for CSz Portland, and has danced with Bodyvox’s JAG company.

The Magician

Anuar Chain-Haddad

Carl Leatherz/Anuar is a bisexual performer who finds pleasure in performing for people in as many ways as possible. With experience on many different types of stages, he looks forward to entertaining folks as the host of this intriguing soiree. Anuar has worked with Fairlith in past productions such as The Nightmare Before Christmas in Concert and The Neverland Night Circus and can't wait to bring her next immersive vision to life! He can normally be found singing live on stages on Davie Street in a variety of Drag Shows or on various burlesque stages under the moniker of Carl Leatherz.

Second Lover/Choreography

Cleo Halls

Cleo Halls is a bold and bendy movement artist specializing in dance, pole, and aerial hoop. They grew up dancing and performing in musical theatre, and graduated from MacEwan University’s Theatre Arts Program in 2012. Shortly after graduating, they moved to Vancouver to pursue dance and movement professionally. Seeking professional level dance training, they auditioned for a training program called The Dance Initiative, where they trained for two years in ballet, contemporary, jazz, and heels/cabaret. Most recently, their love of movement, endless curiosity, and commitment to discovering what their body is capable of compelled them to begin training in circus arts. They completed The Provincial Performance Preparatory Program based out of CircusWest in Vancouver, where they trained extensively in aerial and ground based circus disciplines.

Over the past decade, Cleo has performed in a myriad of wild and wacky capacities, including engagements as a can-can dancer, a gogo dancer, a backup dancer for an ABBA tribute band, an alien performing aerial hoop, and a jellyfish wearing pointe shoes. They've been especially involved in the local heels and cabaret scene and routinely perform as a dancer and aerialist at corporate events, in nightlife, and in local cabaret shows.

Death/Choreography

Claire Elizabeth

Claire deBruyn (she/her) is a local theatre artist, producer, dancer, and human originally hailing from the traditional territories of the Ta'an Kwäch'än Council and the Kwanlin Dün First Nation, also known as Whitehorse, Yukon. Recent credits include: I, Claudia (Guild Hall), 30 Neo-Futurist Plays (Bramble Theatre Collective), Bog Body (Foolish Productions), and Chicago (UBC MTT). 

In addition to her performing pursuits, Claire is a co-founder of Bramble Theatre Collective, an emerging theatre company focused on nurturing a love of theatre by creating opportunities and community for people seeking artistic growth, no matter their experience level. Claire is also a graduate of UBC's Masters of Counselling Psychology and is passionate about mental health and finding ways to combine therapy with expressive arts. In her spare time you may find her playing cooperative board games, reading, planning themed parties, or cuddling other people's pets.

This is Claire’s first time doing immersive theatre! She is absoLUTELY, deliciously, delighted to be playing Death and stoked to be sharing the stage and creative space with such a talented cast & crew! Enjoy the show!

The Hanged Man

Andrew Wade

Andrew Wade is an award-winning actor, playwright, and stage manager, and works as Executive Director for the Richmond Arts Coalition, an arts advocacy non-profit organization. A 2011 University of Victoria graduate (BFA in Acting, BA in Writing), he won the 2011 Vancouver Young Playwright's Competition for The Romantics and has written and performed his own original works in twenty-seven festivals across Canada, including The Most Honest Man in The World, The Hatter, William vs The World, and Hullaboo and The End of Everything. Wade co-created and wrote book + lyrics for TITUS! The Light and Delightful Musical Comedy of Titus Andronicus, which received a five star review from the Vancouver Sun and won Vancouver Fringe’s ‘Pick of the Fringe’. Insta: @Andrewdewade . TikTok: @adelphis . www.andrewwade.ca .

The Devil

Mina Delic

Mina Delić was born and raised in Serbia and moved to Canada in her early teens. She showed a flair for the dramatics from an early age, performing various skits at family gatherings and always being involved with school plays, dance, and improv. Her training continued through adulthood, having attended a Theatre Arts program in college and becoming a part of Red. Collective, a theatre collective in Ontario focusing on documentary style plays such as The Matthew Shepard Story and The Triangle Factory Fire Project. After being a part of a few independent films and shorts she decided to move to Vancouver, where she studied at Railtown Actor's studio and at Artéfakt Acting Studio. Wanting to expand her portfolio, she became a part of a number of stage productions and interactive performances, including burlesque, performance art, and improv theatre, while still being a part of student and independent films. Her focus this year is on the screen but she will always make time for her first love, the stage. She is so excited to be working with such a talented and diverse cast and crew on The Last Resort, and can't wait to entertain, and maybe even frighten you, just a little.

The Fool

Barbara Guertin

Barbara (they/them) who you may know as their drag persona Peter Packer, is beyond excited to be a part of such a unique and interesting project. You may have seen them in numerous Geekenders shows, Dandy’s Drag Attack, the Vancouver International Burlesque Festival, or this years Edmonton Fringe! (just to name a few) Their appreciation of all things tiki and passion for performing have made this a dream production and they can’t wait to share it with you!

The Star

Claire Davis

Claire Davis is excited to be making their debut with The Dreamqueen Collective after many years with their first home of theatre, The Broadway Chorus Society. As a multidisciplinary artist and writer, she recently presented The Community Chronicles Zine Project at the CREATE! Eastside Arts Festival. Claire is a published theatre reviewer, a conceptual installation artist, and a poet when she is not traipsing through forests pretending to look at slugs when tired.

King of Cups

Stephen Blakley

Bio coming soon!

Page of Cups

Siggi Sigmond

Siggi Sigmond is a 10 year veteran of show business. While most of their time is spent animating for games, VFX, and film projects, they’ve spent a considerable amount of time participating in local theatre productions. 

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Be it through screen or stage they’re always excited to bring characters to life for an audience. 

The Hermit

Talía Bordallo Micó

Talia Bordallo Mico is an animator, drag artist and performer from Spain and currently residing in Vancouver, British Columbia. As an animation industry professional, Talia has worked in productions by clients like Disney, Dreamworks and Netflix. Talia holds a double Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Art and Media by the Universidad Europea de Madrid (Madrid, Spain) and a Bachelor's Degree in Character Animation by The Animation Workshop (Viborg, Denmark).

Talia started their performing journey through the “Drag 101” program at the Passion & Performance dance studio in 2023 and since then has participated in multiple local dance productions and events, both as a student of P&P and their drag king persona “Conrad de Goya”. As Conrad, Talia explores themes like humour in the macabre, neurodivergency and gender expression through numbers involving hand-made outfits and props. Conrad has also been part of events such as Drag Attack at the Rio theatre, Willow’s Wild Things at Junction and IGNITE! 2024 at the Cultch, Historic Theatre.

Ace of Wands/Choreography

Daniel Dresser

Daniel has been performing on circus and burlesque stages across Vancouver for the past 8 years. He specializes in creating custom props, costumes and choreography to enable acts that blend juggling, dance and burlesque. Some recent highlights for him include playing a juggling pirate in The Neverland Night Circus at the 2021 Vancouver Fringe, building a ridiculously complex robot costume for a burlesque act in the show Too Hoth To Handle, and performing an act blending hip-hop movements with contact juggling at Vancouver Circus Festival Gala in 2022.

Judgement/Choreography

Nicola Whitney-Griffiths

Nicola Whitney-Griffiths (or in Drag, Ryan Goshling) is a non-binary multidisciplinary performer who resides on the stolen and traditional lands of the Squamish Tsliel-Waututh and Musqueum nations. They have acted in many an immersive, and staged theatre production under the guidance and talent of Fairith Harvey, with such highlights as Moth: a very drunk fairy picking a fight (Slumber Here, 2018) and Peter Pan: just a little guy picking a fight (Neverland Night Circus, Vancouver Fringe 2022) as well as The TinThem: a nonbinary tin person trying to learn how to pick a fight (The Wizard of Bras 2023). As Judgement, they are delighted to welcome you into the effervescent, and  tortured dreamscape that is The Last Resort; they urge to come to them with all your queries, complaints, compliments, hopes, and dreams and anxieties. Judgement, ironically, will not judge you, and will strive to the bitter end to keep everything in the Last Resort as it was, as it is, and as it will always be.