Evil Dead

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Welcome to The Evil Dead a musical journey that takes all the elements of the cult classic films The Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness and combines them into one of the most joyous theatrical experiences one could spend their summer producing. As a kid, I would rent horror movies at the amazing Sneak Preview Video who happened to have the best selection in town. No one in my house would watch these with me-even at birthday parties some of my pals would go upstairs and visit with my parents rather than watch the movies I wanted to watch. Evil Dead was one of those classic movies where you thought "what the actual f@*k" -who thinks of these things?!!! Then the musical appeared on the scene and was soon on my list of "must do" musicals. Evil Dead knows exactly what it is and what it wants to share with this weird wacky world we live in. Along for the ride this summer has been a the team that understands the stakes, the ridiculousness of it all and the joy of creating this hilarious world.

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Show content warnings

Loud noises

Blood

Fog

Flashing Lights

Profanity

Sexual content

Violence

Gunshots

Did we say blood?

Song List

Act One

• *Cabin in the Woods - Ash, Linda, Scott, Shelly, Cheryl
• Housewares Employee - Ash, Linda
• It Won’t Let Us Leave - Cheryl
• Look Who’s Evil Now - Cheryl, Shelly
• What the F#%k Was That? - Ash, Scott
• Join Us - Cheryl, Moose, House Spirits
• Good Old Reliable Jake - Jake, Annie, Ed
• Housewares Employee (Reprise) - Ash, Linda
• I’m Not a Killer - Ash

Act Two

• I’m Not a Killer (Reprise) - Ash
• *Bit-Part Demon - Ed
• All the Men in My Life Keep Getting Killed by Candarian Demons - Annie, Ash, Jake
• Ode to an Accidental Stabbing - Jake, Annie
• *Do the Necronomicon - Demons
• It’s Time - Ash, Company
• We Will Never Die - Demons
• Blew That Bitch Away - Company

Cast

Creative Team

Meet the Company

Brian Christensen

Ash

Brian Christensen is an Edmonton-based musician and actor, and he’s stoked to be back rocking with SATCo this Fringe for Evil Dead The Musical! He was fortunate as a young lad to see the original Toronto production of Evil Dead back in 2007, so this is an exciting full circle Fringe for him. A graduate of MacEwan University’s music program, Brian has been an active member of the local arts scene for the past decade. In 2019-2020 Brian toured USA and Canada playing Brit in We Will Rock You, during which he created a ranked list of the 74 sandwiches that he ate in cities along the way (shout out to top-ranked Brick & Tin in Birmingham, Alabama). Other favourite past theatre credits include: Sonny Malone in Xanadu, Roger in RENT, Chris in Miss Saigon, and Jerry in The Full Monty. Instagram & Twitter: @thebchristensen.

Avaya Link

Cheryl

Avaya Link is wickedly excited to play the role of Cheryl in Evil Dead the Musical. Previous show credentials include Mopsa in Head Over Heels 2024, Mean Girls as Janis 2023, Isle in Spring Awakening 2022 (Scona Theatre Co.). Maureen WROL (Override Theatre Co.) and Fringe Festival’s Sterling nominated Erlking as Emily in 2022. You can find her on Instagram @avaya_888. She hopes watching the show is like being killed by a man named Don… you’ll all be dead by dawn!! Enjoy the show!

Sarah Veale

Linda

Sarah Veale has just finished her first year at the University of Alberta in the Faculty of Sciences hoping to pursue a career in forensics! Her recent credits include Regina George in Mean Girls and Ensemble in Spring Awakening ( Scona Theatre Co.) She is so excited to make her debut with SATCO and dive into the world of Evil Dead The Musical and share with you all of its stories and excitement! Thank you for coming and we hope you enjoy the show!

Brent Gamalinda-Macdonald

Scott

BRENT was recently seen playing Aaron Samuels in Mean Girls the Musical, Georg Zirschnitz in Spring Awakening, and Peter in Surprise (Scona Theatre Company). Notably, he was an active member in the Scona Theatre Company during his High School Years and enjoys continually exploring theatrical avenues as an extracurricular. As a second year Pre-Veterinary student at the University of Alberta, he aspires to pursue a career as a doctor in Veterinary and/or Human Medicine. Brent's excited to show you his take on Scotty in his first Fringe production: Evil Dead the Musical.

James Carels

Jake

James Carels (He/Him) is an Edmonton based Actor, Improviser, and future Educator. Currently headed into his 2nd year at the University of Alberta in the 5 year BA/BEd Secondary Education program, James is excited to inspire the next generation of artists to be, and stay, creative. You may have seen James as the tap dancing drama queen “Damien” in Strathcona High Schools “Mean Girls” (2023), or wandering the haunted grounds of Fort Edmonton as a scare actor in “Dark” (2020-2024). James is SO excited to bring his love for all things spooky to this crazy show, enjoy!

Carly Pettitt

Shelly/Annie

Carly is an Amiskwacîwâskahikan based actor and is so ecstatic to make her SATCO debut! She is a proud alumni of the BA/BEd program at the University of Alberta. Her recent credits include Merry Wives of Windsor (Prime Stock), Head Over Heels, Disney’s Freaky Friday (Leduc Drama Society) and Oklahoma! (Festival Players). She would like to thank her husband, family and friends for their unconditional support! Thank you for supporting the arts!

Quinn Yerex

Ed

Quinn is thrilled to be a part of Evil Dead the Musical. His recent credits include Head Over Heels (Scona Theatre Co) as Musidorus, Mean Girls (Scona Theatre Co) as Coach Carr, and The Starving Artist (Nextfest 2024) as Henry. Quinn has also performed as an improviser for the wildfire festival, as well as performing as a singer for the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra’s Music of Harry Potter. Quinn is ecstatic to continue working in theatre as he attends MacEwan for it this upcoming fall. You can find him on instagram @cheesy_dibbs.

Meredith Watt

Demon/airport announcer

Meredith Watt is an actor, singer, and comedian currently residing in amiskwacîwâskahikan (colonially known as Edmonton). Fresh out of high school, her recent credits include Pamela in Head Over Heels (Scona Theatre Co.), Sarah in WROL (Override Theatre Co.), Karen in Mean Girls (Scona Theatre Co.), and Ensemble in Spring Awakening (Scona Theatre Co.). She is pursuing acting in the University of Toronto and Sheridan joint program for theatre and drama studies. Make sure to catch Meredith in High School Musical with Uniform Theatre, also playing at the 2024 Fringe Festival.

Anna Gundermann

Demon/dance captain

Anna Gundermann is currently enrolled in Pre-Veterinary at The University of Alberta but loves pursuing arts outside of her schooling! This is Anna’s second show with Strathcona Alumni Theatre Co. as she was seen in the ensemble of Erlking for Fringe 2022. Anna has also appeared in WROL (Override Theatre) as Vic, in the ensemble of Spring Awakening (Strathcona Theatre Co.), and she was assistant choreographer for Mean Girls (Strathcona Theatre Co.) and continues her passion for dance as dance and fight captain for Evil Dead The Musical! She hopes you have as much during this show as much as Anna has had fun being a part of it! Enjoy the show!

Lucas Anders

Professor Knowby

Lucas is delighted to be providing the Voice for Professor Raymond Knowby as part of Scona Alumni Theatre company’s Evil Dead the Musical at the 2024 Edmonton Fringe. Lucas’ most recent credits include his role as Doctor Lyman Sanderson in Walterdale Theatre’s production of Harvey. Lucas’ production credits include co-directing Shattered Glass Theatre’s production of The Clockmaker. Lucas has a passion for creating with a decade long involvement in Theatre and improv. Lucas is currently a producer for Nacho Pals Theatre and a correspondent for CJSR’s Moving Radio podcast ,where he has the opportunity to interview creatives in film and television. This year you can catch him not only as an ominous voice in Evil Dead the Musical but also on the Sugar Swing stage as Dick Piston Hotel Detective in Prague-nosis.

Linette J Smith

Director/choreographer

Linette J. Smith is artistic director of the Scona Theatre Co/Scona Alumni Theatre Select credits:direction and choreography for Sterling Award winning Ride the Cyclone, Direction and Choreo for Heathers, Dogfight, Hedwig and the Angry Inch(Sterling nominated), American Idiot, RENT. For Scona the direction and choreo for Mean Girls, Head Over Heels, Big Fish ,Nevermore, In the Heights, Les Miserables, West Side Story. Smith teaches drama,improv, musical theatre and lives for dance the rest of the day. @lsmithonyourtoes

Mackenzie Tennessen

Musical Director

Mackenzie is thrilled to be working on this killer show with so many pals and past students! Musical Directing credits include: Jack and the Beanstalk, Hansel and Gretel, Sleeping Beauty, Pinocchio for Alberta Musical Theatre Company; LIZZIE, …Spelling Bee for Uniform Theatre; Spring Awakening for SatCo.; Ride the Cyclone, Head Over Heels, Big Fish, Footloose, Rent, The Addams Family for Scona Theatre Co., and many more. Everything she does is for her beautiful daughter, Charlotte! Come see Mackenzie as Sharpay Evans in High School Musical, right here at Venue 29! @uniformtc @primroseyeg

Juliana Stephens

Stage Manager

Juliana is an Edmonton-based technician in her fourth year of the BFA Drama Production program at the University of Alberta. Some of her recent credits include Head of Lights for A Girl in the Goldfish Bowl, ATD for Indecent, Head of Sound for Everybody, Sound Operator for Ubu Roi, Fly and Video Crew for The Devils all at the U of A, Lighting and Sound Technician for Strathcona Retold for Staged Theatre Productions, and Lighting and Sound Technician for Shot in the Dark for Scatterbrain Improv. She is very excited to make her SATCO debut!

Logan Stefura

Properties, Puppet Design, Set Decoration, SFX, ASM

Logan is a non-binary designer and performer based in Amiskwaciwâskahikan, colonially known as Edmonton, Alberta. Originally getting their start in theatre as the Genie in Horizon Players production of Aladdin Jr., Logan has gone on to perform, design and work backstage on many productions throughout the years. Favorite credits both on and off stage include Young Turtle in The Adventure of Young Turtle (So.Glad Arts & Azimuth Theatre), Robert in the Drowsy Chaperone (Citadel Theatre YC), ASM for Xanadu (SATCO & Uniform Theatre) and Production Designer for Into The Woods Jr. & James and the Giant Peach (Sky’s the Limit YT).

Keira Roberts

Lighting Design

Keira is a second year Bachelor of Science student at the University of Alberta, majoring in Computing Science - Artificial Intelligence. She is ecstatic to be doing the lighting design for Evil Dead and High School Musical this year. Currently, she is also an executive for the New Works Festival as this year’s administrative coordinator. Some previous shows she has done lighting for are Head over Heels (May 2024), Lola (February 2024), Tomato Girl (February 2024), Gifts For the Gods (December 2022), All That’s Left (December 2022), Erlking (August 2022), Ride the Cyclone (August 2022), Spring Awakening the Musical (April 2022), and Punch Up! (December 2021).

Patrick Amyotte

Sound Design and Ops

Patrick (he/him) is a recent graduate of MacEwan University, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Production. He is a multidisciplinary artist and wears a variety of hats in the theatre. When he's not in the theatre, you can find Patrick drinking iced coffee, playing board games, or doing any number of other creative hobbies. This will be his second show working with SATCo. Previous works include, in sound: The Three Musketeers (Citadel), Sunday in the Park with George, London Road (MacEwan), and Ride the Cyclone (SATCo. and Uniform Theatre), stage management: Legally Blonde (MacEwan), and wardrobe: The Tempest, Twelfth Night, and Romeo and Juliet (Freewill Shakespeare Festival).

Keat Machtemes

Band Leader

Keat Aaron is a freelance pianist, arranger, and music director from Edmonton. He holds a BMus in classical piano from the U of A, but specializes in musical theatre and jazz. Keat is incredibly excited to be performing with Scona’s production of Evil Dead:The Musical!

Sean Besse

Guitar

Sean Besse is an guitarist, vocalist, & composer with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Composition from MacEwan University. He’s performed a wide variety of styles with an equally wide variety of acts including Sean Davis Newton, Carter & The Capitals, and The Goddamsels. A lover of musicals, he has had the privilege to play guitar for productions of Head Over Heels (SCONA, 2024),Triassic Parq (Uniform Theatre, 2019), and Bat Boy (Citadel Young Company, 2018), among many other wonderful shows.

Nick Eaton

Drums

Nick Eaton is overjoyed to be playing drums for Evil Dead with SATCo at the 2024 Fringe Festival. Nick has played for a myriad of musicals over the last 15 years, including Bare, Reefer Madness (Patient Mango Theatre, 2011 & 2012), Avenue Q (Two One Way Tickets to Broadway, 2012), Spring Awakening (Strathcona Theatre Co, 2016), and more! Nick holds a BA Honours in Drama from the University of Alberta, and spends his free time woodworking, playing music, and enjoying excellent cheeses (recommendations upon request). Enjoy the show! Seen by Nick Eaton at 10:38 AM

Adam Bucyk

Carpenter/set construction

Adam has been a dedicated professional in the world of technical theatre since 2016. With a background in audio mixing and lighting, Adam has contributed to numerous shows, with notable highlights including Edmonton Musical Theatre's "Little Mermaid" and "Broadway Rocks Again." Adam is also a high rigger, working with the local union to manage the complex task of loading in and out concerts at various venues, most notably at Rogers Place. His technical prowess has been showcased at the Fringe Festival, where he has been an integral part of the technical team for four years. Adam's versatility extends across various prominent theatres, including the Arden Theatre, Festival Place, and MacLab Centre. Outside of his professional commitments, Adam enjoys a range of hobbies such as woodworking, 3D printing, and tinkering with small electronics, constantly exploring new ways to merge his technical skills with his creative passions.

Vale de la Torre Villasenor

Lighting ops

Vale is a multidisciplinary technician, on their third year of the BFA Production - Technical Production at the University of Alberta. When they’re not working you can find them curled up in bed binging a show or doing some sort of craft. Recent credits include: Properties Master Through The Leaves (Bleviss Laboratory Theatre) Head of Electrics Troilus and Cressida (Timms Centre for the Arts).

Multimedia

Multimedia

Thank you to the humans who made the Evil Dead possible

Strathcona High School

Hans VanGinhoven, Natashya Shewchuk, Kelly Reierson, Richard McAdie, Nathalie Reyes-Donovan, Armohom Narayan and the amazing custodial staff.

Tim Hengel

Stephen Allred and Straight Edge Theatre

Adam Bucyk

Kaylin Schenk Photography

David Son Videographer and artist extraordinaire

Josh Spronk

Aaron Wicks

Alvin Lee

The Theatre Garage

Special Event Rentals

The Edmonton Fringe Festival

You the audience for sharing this time with us.