Abi Sanie
GALLERY
IN DETAIL
Me and You and the Highland Coo
Buckle up because Jackie and Charlie have a plan: road trip across Scotland, find the perfect Highland coo, and definitely not think about their problems back home in Canada. With carpool karaoke, trivia, and too many snacks, what could go wrong? All that’s missing, is you!
Starring an award-winning Montreal cast, "Me and You and the Highland Coo" is a heartfelt and hilarious road trip adventure about hope, friendship, and change, with a hint of magic.
Presented by Happy as a Clam Productions at the Toronto Fringe Festival.
*Winner of the North (519) Best of Fringe Award.
Director, Playwright, Producer- Sara Masciotra-Milstein
Assistant Director, Stage Manager- Abi Sanie
Cast- Jeremy Lewis, Brooklyn Melnyk, Amy Ring
Alice in 24
Step into a whimsical world with *Alice in 24*, reimagined by a queer and neurodivergent theatre collective. This bold adaptation brings Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland to life with vibrant Montréal creatives at the helm. Featuring a dynamic cast and creative team, the production weaves together playful storytelling, immersive design, live music, and inclusive artistry. Journey down the rabbit hole for an unforgettable theatrical adventure celebrating curiosity, identity, and the boundless power of imagination.
Presented by Dense and Stage Theatre.
Director- Abi Sanie
Assistant Director- Masha Bashmakova
Stage Manager- Naomi Levy
ASM- Maggie Bee
Cast- Louna Fezoui, Aaron Delaney, Little Star, Augusta Wind, Elly Pond, Manon Bourgeois, Corbeau Sandoval, Schuyler Garfield, Jack Murray Morgan, Rae-Michelle Comodero, Adlin Loud, Cyndy Bastien, Prerna Nehta, Sean Ryan, Kit Carleton, Milo Erickson, Callie Jean, Beatrice Nusink, Lamia Abou Karam
The Great Divide
Right before the end of the work day on Saturday, March 25, 1911, tragedy struck the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory located on the lower east side of Manhattan as a fire erupted on the 8th floor. In a mere ten minutes, 146 lives were lost, mostly young women and recent immigrants.
The Great Divide by Alix Sobler offers a poignant insight on the immigrant and refugee experience of the early 20th Century. Winner of the 2015 Canadian Jewish Playwriting Competition, it highlights the profound sacrifices made by those who sought opportunity and a fresh start across the ocean.
Presented by the Segal Centre for Performing Arts.
*Yiddish Language Premiere, Nominated for Best Play, Best Direction, Best Lighting Design, and Best Set Design at the Montreal BroadwayWorld Awards.
Playwright- Alix Sobler
Director & Stage Manager- Trevor Barette
Assistant Director- Abi Sanie
ASMs- Sarah Alevy, Orion Hausknot
Cast- David Peterman, Caroline Gauthier, Ella Deutsch, Tessa Lupowski, Bram Lackman-Mincoff
Five, Micros, Apple's Trees
Park N’ Play is Infinitheatre's open air-reading series featuring the winning plays of their playwriting competition for youth, The-Write-Stuff.
Staged readings presented by Infinitheatre.
*World Premieres
Playwrights- Mai DeSilva, Emmanuela Idjina, Scarlett Harvey
Director- Abi Sanie
Cast- Jeremy Lewis, Amy Ring, Keren Roberts, Jaa Smith-Johnson, Chloe Nzigamasabo
Cornflake
Trapped in the mundane world of dry comedy and door-to-door salesmanships, Cornflake is an experimental comedic drama about a bird and a rat living in a world where one must forget and where one must stay exactly the same.
Presented by Dense and Stage Theatre at the Montreal, Ottawa, Guelph, North Bay, and PEI Fringe Festivals.
*Winner of the PEI Fringe Staff Pick Award and Guelph Fringe Jury's Nod Award. Nominated for Best Props Design at the Ottawa Fringe Festival.
Playwright and Producer- Ian McCormack
Director- Abi Sanie
Stage Manager- Aaron Delaney
ASM- Adlin Loud
Production Designer- Jack Murray Morgan
Costume Designer- Violette Marechal
Cast- Masha Bashmakova, Corbeau Sandoval
HAIR
Hair tells the story of a group of politically active hippies of the "Age of Aquarius" living a bohemian life in New York City and fighting against conscription into the Vietnam War. Claude, his good friend Berger, their roommate Sheila and their friends struggle to balance their young lives, loves and the sexual revolution, with their rebellion against the war and their conservative parents and society. Ultimately, Claude must decide whether to resist the draft as his friends have done, or to serve in Vietnam, compromising his pacifist principles and risking his life.
Presented by the Arts Undergraduate Theatre Society.
*Nominated for Best Choreographer, Best Costume Design, Best Dance Production, Best Direction of a Musical, Best Ensemble, Best Lighting Design, Best Musical Direction, Best Musical, Best Performer(s), Best Scenic Design, Sound Design, Supporting Performer(s) at the Montreal BroadwayWorld Awards.
Director- Abi Sanie
Assistant Director- Ian McCormack
Choreographer- Oceanie Renaud
Vocal Director- Maddison Schmidt
Music Director- Kirk Elsmore
Dramaturg- Alex O'Neill
Stage Manager- Madeline Blake
ASMs- Anna Brosowsky, Lizzie Esses
Set Designer- Khushi Chavda
Properties and Puppet Designer- Jess Beausoleil
Costume and Puppet Designer- Myriam Olivier
Assistant Costume Designer- Sienna Edwards
Lighting Designer- Georgia Newsam
Sound Designer- Hubert Crepin
Technical Directors- Sadie Derry, Jack Murray Morgan
Cast: Isaiah Victor Joseph, Julia Santarella, Vassiliki Gicopoulos, Noa Irene
Dominic Poulin, Corbeau Sandoval, Kit Carleton, Sarah Rodricks, Prerna Nehta, Abigail O'Hara, Armias Azariya, Julia Pye, Éléonore Crépin, Schuyler Garfield, Duncan Bain, Maria Jimenez, Owen Merskey, Mariam Wehbe, Emanuelle Ranger, Milo Chauveau, Claire Levasseur, Davis Dewan, Julien DaSilva, Riley Wilson, Dayjan Lesmond, Vanessa Richardson, Sean Ryan
AfterGrim- Healing Happens Here
How much would you pay to feel better about yourself? In our oddly familiar forest lies a wellness retreat where true healing happens. We use proven techniques like breathwork, jazzercise, and underwater lunar kick-boxing to transform broken souls into their whole selves. Come see for yourself, at After Grim.
Presented by PlaceHolder Productions at the Montreal Fringe Festival.
Playwrights- Elly Pond, Noah Singer, Jackson Thouret
Producer- Laurence Cote
Director and Stage Manager- Abi Sanie
ASM- Adlin Loud
PA- Ian McCormack
Production Designer- Cyndy Bastien-Kadkhodaei
Cast- Cyndy Bastien-Kadkhodaei, Laurence Cote, Elly Pond, Noah Singer, Jackson Thouret
My Name Is Rachel Corrie
A play based on the diaries and emails of activist Rachel Corrie, who was killed by an IDF soldier when she was aged 23. It was jointly edited by journalist Katharine Viner and actor Alan Rickman.
Presented as a reading by Teesri Duniya Theatre.
*Nominated for Best Director at the BroadwayWorld Montreal Awards.
Director- Abi Sanie
Cast- Tarika Kaur, Prerna Nehta, Sean Ryan
The Rocky Horror Show
A humorous tribute to various B movies associated with the science fiction and horror genres from the 1930s to the early 1960s, the musical tells the story of a newly engaged couple getting caught in a storm and coming to the home of a scientist, Dr Frank-N-Furter, unveiling his new creation.
Presented by Mainline Theatre.
Director/Choreographer- Amy Blackmore
Assistant Director- Abi Sanie
Producer- Kenny Streule
Music Director- Kat Parais
Vocal Director- Emilie Versailles
Stage Manager- Lauryn Andersson
ASM- Naomi Levy
Intimacy Director- Meagan Schroeder
Costume Designer- Li Ming Parise
Cast- Pat Dale, Theodore Vlachos, Cat Preston, Meghan Starling, Erinn Yardley Jones, Casey Marie Ecker, Bailey Bird, Duncan Bain, Maya Lewis, Caelleigh McDonald, Kaylen Bordeau, Leanna Gelston, Julianna Wilson, Nicole Legault, Molly McKenzie, Amelia Remillard, Emilie Laliberte,
Cabaret Brouhaha
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noun
a noisy and overexcited reaction or response to something.
Presented at La Tulipe by the Concordia University Department of Theatre.
Leader- Stephen Lawson
Dramaturg- Ian Crane
Assistant Directors- Patrick Dale, Abi Sanie
Stage Manager- Anjali Pandit
Assistant Stage Manager- Breagh Lunn
Designers- Elizabeth Bourgouin, Indigo Danielson, Myriam Olivier, Ciel Tougas
Cast- Dorian Bell, Theo Boehm, Elizabeth Bourgouin, Ian Crane, Patrick Dale, Indigo Danielson, Lydia Grayson, David Gale, Ofilé Pier Gasesepe, Banafsheh Hassani, Gabrielle Houle, Sarah Larmony, Breagh Lunn, Suzanne Maat, Lumi Mitton, Lisa Morrison, Myriam Daphné Olivier, Anjali Pandit, Valentina Plata, Abi Sanie, Penina Simon, Sandra Soulard, Céline Tougas, Freddy Van Camp, Alex Vermey