COME GOOD RAIN BY GEORGE SEREMBA DRAMATURGICAL PORTFOLIO
ABOUT THE DRAMATURGS
CHLOË FLOWERS
Production History, Curated Resources, Music and Come Good Rain, Podcast Speaker
Chloë Flowers is a Toronto based artist. She currently studies performance and directing at the University of Toronto’s Undergraduate Centre for Drama, Theatre, and Performance where she was recently awarded the Pia Kleber Scholarship. In the past, Chloë has been the Assistant Artistic Director for The Art Project, the Assistant Producer for the Victoria College Drama Society, and the Social Media Manager for Into The Breach Theatre Company. Chloë is also an avid playwright and recently received an award from the U of T Spotlight Playwriting Competition for her original work, A Portrait of Two Men, with her co-playwright Victoria McIntyre. Most recently Chloë has been performing in many productions at the Trinity College Drama Society where she was nominated for “Best Leading Actress in a Musical” by The University of Toronto’s Drama Coalition for originating the role of Alex in Connections.
LAURYN SHERWOOD
Space and Design, Symbolism of Water, African-Canadian Postcolonialism, Music and Come Good Rain, Black Theatre in Canada
Lauryn Sherwood is enjoying her third year of theatre training at the University of
Toronto, under the tutelage of Stratford Festival star Graham Abbey and award-winning actor
Dylan Trowbridge, alongside her study of philosophy. Her most prominent roles in classical
theatre include Estelle in No Exit, Polly in Threepenny Opera, and Benedick in Much Ado About
Nothing. Fluent in both English and French, Lauryn has several years of mime, mask and clown
training from the successors of the great Marcel Marceau. Lauryn also has over eight years of
classical voice training from Singapore’s Khor Ai Ming, which allowed her to play Liesl in The
Sound of Music and Papagena in The Magic Flute. Lauryn’s passion for performance stems from
her several years of professional work as a child actor at the York Theatre Royal in the United
Kingdom. Dedicated to cinematography, Lauryn is also an avid film-watcher and photographer.
She would like to thank her parents and sister for always encouraging her to dream big. Lauryn is
very excited to be playing both the roles of Titania and Hippolyta in the upcoming Mainstage
Performance of Digital Dream at the University of Toronto.
ABIGAIL LEWIS
Form, Context, Production Politics
Abigail Lewis is a third year student studying Drama, specializing in design and performance, and French Literature. Her previous design theatre credits include: assistant costume designer for A Winter’s Tale (CDTPS), costume designer for Tropical Depression (TCDS), wardrobe running crew for Heathers (Hart House), Rocky Horror Picture Show (Hart House), and Oh, What a Lovely War (Hart House). She was also an assistant stage manager for Hart House’s production of Legally Blonde.She is also the costume designer for The Shape of a Girl (CDTPS) and Constellations (CDTPS). Her performance theatre credits include: Tituba in The Crucible, Ensemble in Connections (TCDS), and Cass in Tropical Depression (TCDS). Her upcoming projects include: Puck and Quince in Digital Dream (CDTPS) and she will be making her directorial debut for bare: A Pop Opera.
COLETTE RICHARDSON
Audience Engagement, Podcast Producer, Web Design, Additional Material: Space and Design, Production Politics, Join the Conversation
Colette is a multi-disciplinary theatre artist originally from Vancouver, British Columbia. She has been working semi-professionally in Canadian and American theatre for over 15 years, where her training and experience lies primarily in performing and producing. She recently relocated to Toronto after spending three years in New York, where she obtained her Certificate in Musical Theatre Performance from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy.
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Colette is currently studying Arts Management at the University of Toronto Scarborough, and acting as a Co-Producer for Russo Richardson Productions, a digital production company producing virtual theatrical events during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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When she isn't studying or producing, you can find Colette teaching, playing board games, cooking, reading, or creating content for her TikTok account where she has amassed over 15k followers.
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You can follow her theatre journey at @coletteavrich on Instagram, @coletteavrichardson on TikTok or by visiting coletterichardsontheatre.com
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Keep up to date with Colette's current virtual work by following @russorichardson on Instagram and TikTok, or by visiting russorichardsonproductions.com
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