Death

François Macdonald is a Dora-nominated actor hailing from Montréal, and a graduate of George Brown Theatre School. His most recent credit is Tire Swing, also with Filament Incubator, & Epigraph. He will next be seen in Our Town (Buddies in Bad Times/Rusticle) and on the small screen in Canada: The Story of Us (CBC). François is also part of the 2016/17 Emerging Creators Unit at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre and will be writing/performing in a solo piece for the Rhubarb Festival early next year.

Lauren Griffiths is a Toronto-based actor, writer and comedian. She is a recent graduate of the Second City conservatory, as well as York University’s acting conservatory. Her most recent credits include: Rowing (Toronto Fringe) and Try Hard or Die Trying (Second City Training Centre). Lauren is thrilled to be a part of Filament Incubator’s innovative season, and to be working with such a strong team of actors and creators alike.

Tara Federko is a Toronto based actor, improviser & creator, originally from Regina, Saskatchewan. Upon graduating from Sheridan College’s Music- Theatre Performance Program, Tara trained in Improv at Second City Toronto and Bad Dog Theatre Company. Tara can also been seen performing on the Second City alumni team Truman Chipotle as well as with her troupe GIRLBAND! Recent credits include: Children of the Scourn, Try Hard or Die Trying (Second City TC) & Pantsuit (Bad Dog's Blockbuster Week).

Julia Hussey is a Toronto-based actor and singer originally hailing from Fredericton, New Brunswick. She is thrilled to be working with Lauren Griffiths again on ‘Til Death, and hopes you all have a blast at her second appearance with Filament Incubator: last spring you could find her peddling her goods as Liz in Andrew Markowiak's Lemon. Other recent credits include Orpheus and Eurydice (TheatreTOnight), and Let's Talk About (OSDPT). She is a graduate of York University's Acting Conservatory.

Jessalyn Ferguson is thrilled for the opportunity to perform with the amazing cast of ‘Til Death (Do Us Part). Jessalyn is a Toronto-based actor/improviser originally from Durham Region. She began acting in her high school's Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre and spent ten years performing as a Highland dancer in Ontario and PEI. She is a graduate of the Acting for Film and Television program at Humber College and recently graduated from the Second City Conservatory.

Sam is an actor, writer, and stage manager from Etobicoke, Ontario. Starting at a young age, He has a long background both on and off stage in Toronto's community theatre scene. A recent Conservatory graduate, you can find him running tech at the Second City Training Centre, or performing improv across the city. Sam is thrilled to be working with the wonderful cast and crew of 'Til Death (Do Us Part).

Poster by Andrew Pieroni Photography by Jordan Laffrenier

Andrew Markowiak is a Toronto based actor, writer, director, and deviser. Andrew also works as the Audience Services Supervisor at Canadian Stage, as a Patron Services Representative at Tarragon Theatre, and has worked as both the Assistant Publicity Coordinator and Fund-What-You-Can Outreach Consultant for the Toronto Fringe. He is a graduate of York University, where he trained in Playwriting, Directing, & Devised Theatre. Andrew was also the writer/director of Filament Incubator's Lemon.