Photo by Freddie Lau
Butcher
by Nicolas Billon
Who is the Butcher? A mysterious old man is dropped off at a police station, wearing a foreign military uniform, and a Santa hat, with a meat hook dangling around his neck. As a lawyer, a police officer, and a translator struggle to unravel the truth, they uncover a past that won’t stay buried, and a decades old quest for justice that must be served. Haunted by events a world away, no one is who they seem to be.
Cast & Creative
Tony Nappo
Lamb
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Tony was born and raised in Scarborough, Ontario. He graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York in 1991. He has appeared in numerous Hollywood films as well many independent films and over a hundred episodes of television. He is also a regular fixture on Canadian stages. Tony has been nominated for a Canadian Screen Award, a Broadway World Award, two ACTRA Awards, and two Dora Mavor Moore Awards.
Michelle Monteith
Elena
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MICHELLE MONTEITH is an award-winning actor based in Toronto. She has appeared in critically acclaimed off-Broadway runs of Spoon River and Of Human Bondage. Her other plays include: The Heidi Chronicles, Eurydice, Angels in America, Ghosts, Parfumerie, Picture This (Soulpepper), The Lesson (Modern Times), Butcher (ATP, Why Not Theatre, Theatre Centre), Ubuntu, Little One, Waiting Room, Generous, The Valley (Tarragon Theatre), The Russian Play (Factory Theatre), The Diary of Anne Frank (Neptune) The Glass Menagerie (Canadian Stage, Segal Ctr), Blasted (Buddies in Bad Times Theatre), The Mill (Theatrefront), Hamlet (NAC) Caesar and Cleopatra, Romeo and Juliet, Love’s Labour’s Lost (Stratford). She is the co-creator of 2B theatre’s award-winning Revisited.
Monteith has worked in film and on the television series Haven, Bitten, and Saving Hope, among others, and voice acts for audiobooks, animation, and radio.
John Koensgen
Josef
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John has been an actor, director, producer, and teacher for more than 47 years and has appeared in theatres across the country. As an actor his recent work includes: Blissful State of Surrender by Sanita Fejzić (GCTC), Every Little Nookie by Sunny Drake and Little Women by Jordi Mand (Stratford Festival), Butcher by Nicolas Billon at the Panasonic Theatre in Toronto for the Off-Mirvish series in 2017 and also in 2015 at The Theatre Centre in Toronto (Best Production Toronto Critics' Awards). He appeared in the GCTC production of Butcher in 2016 and as Malvolio in the NAC production of Twelfth Night the same year.
Andrew Musselman
Hamilton
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Andrew Musselman has been performing all his life. He is the recipient of a Beinecke Fellowship from Yale School of Drama and a Dora Award nomination for his performance in Catalpa. Andrew taught and coached in high schools, universities and acting studios for over 15 years, and was the on-set acting coach for the Disney TV series, Backstage. Drawing on his vast storytelling and performing experience, Andrew has coached clients across a variety of sectors, including financial services, commercial real estate and management consulting.
Nicolas Billon
Playwright
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Nic writes for theatre, television, and film. His work has been produced around the world. Nic adapted his first play, The Elephant Song, into a feature film starring Xavier Dolan, Bruce Greenwood, and Catherine Keener. His latest, Butcher, was mounted across Canada. A graduate of the CFC’s Prime Time TV program, Nic wrote for CBC’s WWII spy series X Company and on the reboot of Street Legal. Nic’s work has garnered over a dozen awards, including a Governor-General’s Award for Drama, a Canadian Screen Award, and a Writers Guild of Canada Screenwriting Award.