Cyrano de Bergerac

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May 2 - May 24, 2026
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Cyrano de Bergerac

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This bold reimagining of a timeless classic brings a fresh, witty edge to the story of love, poetry, and identity. Follow a brilliant and fiercely romantic soul, whose sharp tongue and sword conceal a tender heart and deep insecurities. With daring duels, lyrical wordplay, and unspoken love, this adaptation explores the complexities of courage and vulnerability in a world obsessed with appearances. Balancing humour and heartbreak, it redefines heroism with panache and soul, inviting audiences to rediscover the power of authenticity and the longing for true connection. This is a must-see theatrical experience brimming with charm, passion, and adventure.

Cast & Creative Team

Lara Arabian

Ragueneau, Cadet, Medic, Ensemble

Lara Arabian

Ragueneau, Cadet, Medic, Ensemble

Citadel: The Silver Arrow
Other Theatre: Rubble (Aluna Theatre); The House of Bernarda Alba (Modern Times/Aluna).
Film & TV: Saint-Pierre, Foreign Tongue, Paris, Paris, Ghostwriter, The Handmaid’s Tale, Kim’s Convenience
Lara is a trilingual artist (Armenian, English, French) who’s been nominated for Dora awards in both the acting and writing categories. She’s the inaugural recipient of the Joël Beddows Playwriting Award. Upcoming: Siranoush. Love to R & S.
IG: @lara.arabian

Alexander Ariate

Le Bret, Usher, Ensemble

Alexander Ariate

Le Bret, Usher, Ensemble

Citadel: The Wizard of Oz, Death of a Salesman, A Christmas Carol, Heist, The Play That Goes Wrong, The Three Musketeers, The Importance of Being Earnest, CLUE, Peter Pan Goes Wrong.
Other Theatre: Horseplay (Workshop West); Might As Well Be Dead, Murder on the Orient Express, HEIST (Vertigo Theatre); The Odd Couple, Listen Listen (Teatro La Quindicina).
Alex would like to thank his friends, family and Andrea for their constant love and support!

Noah Beemer

Lignière, Montfleury, Carbon, Ensemble

Noah Beemer

Lignière, Montfleury, Carbon, Ensemble

Citadel: Debut
Other Theatre: Fifteen Dogs (Crow’s/NAC); Casey & Diana (Theatre Aquarius/RMTC); Company, Twelve Dinners, Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd, The Judas Kiss (TIFT); Cymbeline, Wendy and Peter Pan, A Wrinkle in Time, Rent (Stratford Festival); The Wizard of Oz: The Panto (Drayton Entertainment); Rocky Horror, Ride the Cyclone, Mamma Mia! (Tweed and Company); The Adventures of Pinocchio (Young People’s Theatre).
Noah is so grateful and excited to be making his Citadel debut with this incredible cast and company!

Andrew Cecon

Valvert, Cadet, Priest, Ensemble

Andrew Cecon

Valvert, Cadet, Priest, Ensemble

Citadel: A Few Good Men
Other Theatre: Indecent, Three Musketeers, Million Dollar Quartet, Black Coffee, The Secret Annex (RMTC); Miracle on 34th Street, A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline, Lunenburg, Bang Bang, Hand to God (Magnus Theatre); many productions with Shakespeare in the Ruins and various theatres in and around Winnipeg.
When not on stage Andrew passes his time as a father and as a psychotherapist.

Braydon Dowler-Coltman

Ensemble

Braydon Dowler-Coltman

Ensemble

Citadel: The Wizard of Oz, Death of a Salesman, Life of Pi, A Christmas Carol, The Three Musketeers, Little Shop of Horrors, Pride & Prejudice, Network, Jane Eyre, The Tempest.
Other Theatre: As You Like It (Freewill); The Three Musketeers, Little Shop of Horrors (Arts Club); Life of Pi, Network (RMTC); Burning Bluebeard (Edmonton Actor’s Theatre); Bright Lights (Blarney Productions); Fortune Falls (Catalyst Theatre).
Film & TV: The Irrational (NBC), Abracadavers (Numera Films).
Much love to Maddy & Ellie.

Brian Hamman

De Guiche, Ensemble

Brian Hamman

De Guiche, Ensemble

Citadel: Debut
Other Theatre: Ghosts, Of Mice and Men, Othello, Coriolanus (Stratford Festival); Steppenwolf Theatre; Goodman Theatre; Chicago Shakespeare; Fords Theatre; Folger Theatre; Court Theatre.
Film & TV: Neagley, See, Suits, Hudson & Rex, Börje, Rabbit Hole, Flint, Murdoch Mysteries, The Strain, Prison Break.
Brian is the airman in a bronze bas-relief outside Soldier Field depicting The Armed Forces and their families called Tribute to Freedom. He sends big love to Raquel, Finn and Ruari for their love and constant support.

Darren Martens

Christian, Cadet, Ensemble

Darren Martens

Christian, Cadet, Ensemble

Citadel: The Three Musketeers (with Arts Club)
Other Theatre: Jersey Boys (Arts Club); Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (RMTC/Segal); The Three Musketeers, Miss Bennett: Christmas at Pemberley, A Christmas Carol (RMTC); Macbeth, Twelfth Night (SIR); Cinderella, Little Shop of Horrors, Les Miserables (Rainbow); Another Way Home (WJT); Reefer Madness, Avenue Q (WST); Danny and the Deep Blue Sea (Keep Theatre); A Little Night Music (Dry Cold).
Film & TV: Psycho Killer, Polarized, Christmas by Starlight
For my Dad, Gary.
Website: darrenmartens.com

Megan McArton

Marie, Theatre Manager, Cadet, Ensemble

Megan McArton

Marie, Theatre Manager, Cadet, Ensemble

Citadel: Debut
Other Theatre: Alternate: Burning Mom (RMTC). Unnecessary Farce, The Crucible (RMTC); The Stone Angel, Harvest (Prairie Theatre Exchange); Richard lII, Much Ado About Nothing, The Tempest (Shakespeare In The Ruins); Dr. Faustus, The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Everyman Theatre, Liverpool).
Film & TV: Normal
Megan is excited to be performing in Edmonton, home of her brother Drew, niece Rebeccah, and the whole amazing Rosenblum family.

Siobhan Richardson

Ensemble

Siobhan Richardson

Ensemble

Citadel: Actor: Forbidden Phoenix. Fight/Intimacy Director: Heist.
Other Theatre: Actor: Heratio (Guild Festival), The 39 Steps (St. Lawrence), The Penelopiad (The Grand); Fight and/or Intimacy Director: Controlled Damage, Room, A Christmas Story, The Hobbit (The Grand); Sex, Getting Married, The Russian Play (Shaw); The Play That Goes Wrong (Sheridan TDS)
Resident Fight and Intimacy Director (Canadian Opera Company); Instructor (Paddy Crean International Workshop). Awards: Chalmers Arts Fellowship; Arts Response Initiative (Ontario Arts Council).
www.SiobhanRichardson.com
Instagram: @fighteractress

Scott Shpeley

Cyrano

Scott Shpeley

Cyrano

Citadel: One Man, Two Guvnors.

Other Theatre: Nevermore: The Imaginary Life & Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe (Catalyst Theatre); Romeo & Juliet, Twelfth Night (Freewill Shakespeare Festival); You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Alberta Theatre Projects); Peril In Paris (Lunchbox Theatre).

Stephanie Sy

Roxane

Stephanie Sy

Roxane

Citadel: Debut
Other Theatre: Eureka Day (Coal Mine Theatre); Time Capsule (Aquarius Theatre); Waitress (RMTC); Next to Normal (Mirvish/Musical Stage); Post-Democracy (PTE); Tribes (WJT); Vietgone (RMTC/fun-GEN/Hope and Hell); The Little Mermaid (Globe Theatre); Prairie Nurse (Blyth); Prom Queen (Segal Centre); We Will Rock You (1st National Tour).
Film & TV: Love Hurts, Violent Night (Universal Studios), Match, Meet, Murder (Lifetime), Hudson & Rex (CityTV/Amazon Prime), FUBAR (Netflix), The Porter (CBC/BET), Ordinary Angels (Lionsgate), The Santa Summit (Hallmark).
Stay connected: IG: @stephaniesy_

Sydney Williams

Kate, Orange Seller, Cadet, Ensemble

Sydney Williams

Kate, Orange Seller, Cadet, Ensemble

Citadel: Cyrano de Bergerac (Collider Festival Reading).
Other Theatre: Botticelli in the Fire (Downstage and Hit & Myth); Monstress (Vertigo Theatre, Northern Light Theatre); Dance Nation (SkirtsAfire); Tiny Beautiful Things, Fresh Hell (Shadow Theatre).
Thank you to the trees and to the sky, to my family and to my beautiful loves near and far.

Jessy Ardern

Playwright

Jessy Ardern

Playwright

Citadel: Debut
Other Theatre: Actor: Romeo and Juliet, Twelfth Night, The Tempest (FreeWill); Holland (RMTC/TPM). Playwright: Prophecy (Impossible Mongoose, TPM); Queen Lear is Dead (TFDC).
Rostand dedicated his play to a friend that embodied the spirit of Cyrano, and since I’ve stolen everything else from him, I might as well steal that too…
For Dan Augusta: who loved words; who had no patience for fools; who never fought in a duel, but who knew what bravery was (oh, yes).

Amanda Goldberg

Director

Amanda Goldberg

Director

Citadel: Debut
Other Theatre: Dance Nation (SkirtsAfire Festival); Bea (Shadow Theatre); Twelfth Night (Freewill Shakespeare); Brontë, Phaedra’s Love, Belleville (University of Alberta).
Amanda is the Artistic Producer of SkirtsAfire, Edmonton’s theatre and multidisciplinary arts festival dedicated to amplifying the work of women. She is deeply grateful to the friends and family who have been her constant. Endless thanks to Jessy – for her trust, her collaboration, her friendship, and for gifting us these words.

Beyata Hackborn

Set Designer

Beyata Hackborn

Set Designer

Citadel: Death of a Salesman, Life of Pi, Legally Blonde, Heist, The Play That Goes Wrong, Little Shop of Horrors, Jersey Boys.
Other Theatre: The Secret Garden, Village Wooing, Overruled, Bright Lights (Shaw); The Tale of the Gifted Prince (TC); Metronome, Mob, Horseplay (WWPT); Freaky Green Eyes (Fringe/Punctuate!); Sleight of Mind (WCT).
Much love to my household of dogs & friends, to shows that embrace the theatrical & absurd and of course, to my embarrassingly fervent love of Sondheim.

Deanna Finnman

Costume Designer

Deanna Finnman

Costume Designer

Citadel: The Wizard of Oz, Little Women, A Midsummer Night’s Dream: The ‘70s Musical, Pride and Prejudice (Sterling Award for Outstanding Costume Design).
Other Theatre: Li Keur Riel’s Heart of the North and La Cenerentola (Manitoba Opera); La Bohème, Rigoletto, Così fan tutte, Count Ory (Edmonton Opera); Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk, Sleeping Beauty, Pinocchio (Alberta Musical Theatre); Sunday in the Park with George (MacEwan University); The Magic Flute (Calgary Opera).

Hugh Conacher

Lighting Designer

Hugh Conacher

Lighting Designer

Citadel: Network (Video Design), The Color Purple (Lighting Design).
Hugh is a lighting and multi-media designer, and a photographer. He collaborates with choreographers, directors, visual artists, and dance and theatre companies throughout Canada and around the world. His photographic work resides in private collections and has been published worldwide. Hugh is a member of the Associated Designers of Canada (since 1982) and of l’Association des professionnels des arts de la scène du Québec. www.pellucid.me

Maddie Bautista

Sound Designer & Composer

Maddie Bautista

Sound Designer & Composer

Citadel: Debut
Other Theatre: Mischief, CRAZE, Interior Design (Tarragon); Pride & Prejudice, Kim’s Convenience (The Grand Theatre); Get That Hope, Les Belles-Soeurs, I Am William (Stratford Festival); Table for Two, Wildwoman (Soulpepper), How the Other Half Loves (Neptune Theatre and Thousand Islands Playhouse), King James (Theatre Aquarius and Alberta Theatre Projects).
Recipient of 2 Dora Mavor Moore Awards. She dedicates this show to John. www.maddiebautista.com

Daniel Levinson

Fight Director

Daniel Levinson

Fight Director

Citadel: Debut
Other Theatre: Daniel has fight directed for The Stratford Festival, Canadian Stage, Jesus Christ Superstar on Broadway, and Second City.
Daniel has been performing, directing and teaching stage and screen combat professionally since founding Rapier Wit, Canada’s oldest stage combat school and production company, in 1991. Daniel is a Fight Master with Fight Directors Canada and has worked in theatre and film across Canada and has been a guest fight instructor and director in Italy and the United States.

Anna Kuman

Movement Director

Anna Kuman

Movement Director

Citadel: Frozen, The Three Musketeers, Matilda.
Other Theatre: Die Walküre, Die Fledermaus (Edmonton Opera); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Vancouver Opera); Mom’s the Word: Nest ½ Empty, Mom’s the Word: Talkin’ Turkey (Arts Club); CIRCLE GAME: Reimagining the Music Joni Mitchell (Firehall/Persephone); American Idiot, Jesus Christ Superstar, Spring Awakening, Rocky Horror Show (FCP); Rio 2016 Paralympic Opening Ceremony; Expo 2020 Dubai.
Anna is a choreographer, intimacy director, and Assistant Professor for MacEwan University’s Music Theatre Program. Many thanks to Amanda for her vision and collaboration. annakuman.com

Morgan Yamada

Intimacy Director

Morgan Yamada

Intimacy Director

Citadel: Fight Director: The Wizard of Oz. Fight & Intimacy Director: Casey and Diana, Death of A Salesman, Little Women, A Streetcar Named Desire (Theatre Calgary). Fight & Movement Director: The Play That Goes Wrong (Grand Theatre, RMTC, Theatre Calgary). Actor: Death of A Salesman, The Three Musketeers, Pride and Prejudice.
Other Theatre: Glory (Chemainus/National Tour/Original Cast)
Artistic Producer at Azimuth Theatre, check out more of her work at www.morganyamada.com. Love to Mac & Ash!

Mara Teare

Assistant Director

Mara Teare

Assistant Director

Citadel: Debut
Other Theatre: Acting: Twelve Days (Lunchbox Theatre); Richard II, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet, Done/Undone, Cymbeline (Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan); Mustard (25th St Theatre); Final Notice, The Maids (Whirligig Theatre); The Jungle Book (Alberta Theatre Projects); Crypthand (Gale Force Theatre); Young Ones (SUM Theatre). Assistant Director: Native Gardens (Persephone Theatre).
Mara is an Edmonton-based multidisciplinary artist and a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada and Sheridan College.

Payal Jotania

Assistant Designer

Payal Jotania

Assistant Designer

Citadel: Debut
Other Theatre: Wildcat (WWPT); One too Many (Roxy-Jablani Festival); Muxe in the Snow (Fringe Edmonton); Wildfire (UofA studio theatre); Scamway, Regression (Cathexis Theatre).
Film & TV: Indian Police Force, Love Hostel, Sooryavansh, Mission Mangal, Simmba, Romeo Akbar Walter (Indian Cinema).
Payal Jotania is a set/costume/lighting/production designer and art director from India. She has designed for films, television and in the Indian film industry. When she isn’t busy on set, she’s likely perfecting her craft as a talented calligrapher (@funinfonts_fif). www.payaljotaniadesign.com

Madison Henry

Stage Manager

Madison Henry

Stage Manager

Citadel: Death of a Salesman, Vinyl Cafe: The Musical, Little Women, The Ballad of Johnny and June, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Three Musketeers, The Sound of Music, The Importance of Being Earnest, Network.
Other Theatre: Hey Viola! (Charlottetown Festival); The New Canadian Curling Club, The Buddy Holly Story (Thousand Islands Playhouse); seven seasons at Western Canada Theatre.
Maddy is a graduate of the Thompson Rivers University Theatre Program in Kamloops, BC. Many thanks to Amanda, Daryl, Zahra, and Andy.

Zahra Larche

Assistant Stage Manager

Zahra Larche

Assistant Stage Manager

Citadel: Sound of Music, Network.
Other Theatre: As SM: Rogers V. Rogers, Indecent, The Recipe, Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes (MTC); Serving Elizabeth, The Outside Inn (PTE); Rock of Ages, Mary Poppins, The Hockey Sweater (Rainbow). As ASM: Murder on the Orient Express (Citadel/MTC); Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Segal/MTC); Volare (PTE); Into the Woods (MTC); Calpurnia (NAC/MTC).
Endless gratitude to the Cyrano Team and Maddy! Love to my family from Gatineau to Tasmania, Ilana, Jenna, Brooklyne and Paul!

Andraya Diogo

Apprentice Stage Manager

Andraya Diogo

Apprentice Stage Manager

Citadel: Death of a Salesman, Bear Grease: Shack Up for the Winter, Vinyl Cafe: The Musical, A Midsummer Night’s Dream: The ‘70s Musical; A Christmas Carol; String, Is My Microphone On? (Citadel Young Company); Young Production Company Facilitator (2024-present).

Other Theatre: Moonshine (Mavka Theatre); Lucky Charm (Defiance Theatre); Brick Shithouse (fenceless theatre); Re:Construct (Common Ground Arts).

Andraya is a stage designer/manager from amiskwaciwâskahikan. More info: andrayadiogo.ca

Lots of love to Mom, Tiago + Jay. Many thanks to Maddy + Zahra!