Erin Gamelin

Erin Gamelin hails from Edmonton where she started working professionally in theatre at age 11. She has worked in Toronto in film, television and theatre and has trained with great coaches such as David Rotenburg, John Dawson, Second City Alumni Jenny Parsons, Albert Howell, Lisa Merchant, Dave Pierce and Saturday Night Live writer Robin Duke to name a few. Having a love for comedy, her time at Second City launched her direction into writing and producing as well as acting.

Erin Gamelin, is the founder, writer and performer of the all-female sketch comedy troupe Scrambled Leggs. Her production company of the same name has created many projects in various venues around the city over the years including Second City 's Tim Sims Playhouse, The Rivoli, Toronto Fridge Festival, and 2003 Toronto Fringe Festival. Her work with Scrambled Leggs has garnered a spot at the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Showcase, a Canadian Comedy Award nomination, and acclaimed reviews from critics around the city. Sex and Our City is Erin 's first feature length play.

Shannon Whelan

Shannon Whelan is new to Toronto , recently imported from Halifax . This Manotick (south of Ottawa ) citizen has been performing and dancing since the age of five at The Canadian School of Dance. Her television credits include Home Grown Café, Cardio Hip Hop, and a Bravo music video as well as performing in the Nutcracker at the National Arts Center . She has trained and performed in various cities in Canada as well as Chicago , Las Vegas , and New York . As well as being a performer, Shannon is finishing her degree at the University of Toronto and is busy teaching dance and choreographing in Toronto . As a big Sex and the City fan, she is delighted to be playing the role of Charlotte . Special love and thanks to Mom, Dad, Nick, and my amazing friends and family for their constant encouragement and support.

Farah Merani

Farah Merani  is a graduate of the University College Drama Program at the University of Toronto and formerly attended the Ottawa School of Speech and Drama for 7 years. Some of her stage credits include A Midsummer Night's Dream (In The Moment), As You Like It (RADA), Shakespeare's Comic Olympics (UpstartCrow), Mary Magdalene (PLS); Yaqzan: The Awakened (Ismaili Arts Canada); and various student productions at the UCDP.  She has been training in all types of dance since the age of three and has performed in numerous cities across North America . Her ballet, jazz and tap training began in North Bay , Ontario under the expertise of Barbara Treleavan and continued with Zoe Stikeman and the Culture Shock Dance Troupe in Ottawa .   Farah is currently a member of the Silhouettes Dance Company and choreographed her first show in Stage Blue's production of Sex Tips for Modern Girls last year.

Janice Hagan

"Hagan is a Blossom Dearie with a bit of muscle. She has above average phrasing, a good sound and the innate ability to enunciate cleverly giving the lyrics added spice."
-- Reviewer John Gilbert, radiodirectx.com

"Janice Hagan, the little lady with the big voice."
-- TV critic Rob Salem, The Toronto Star.

Janice has been captivating audiences for the past seven years. She has maintained a weekly show at one of Toronto 's hottest jazz clubs for the past six years, Thursdays at "The Reservoir Lounge" ( 52 Wellington St E. ). In 2002 the club was featured in "Bar Life" on the Life network.

A regular performer in Canada 's top jazz festivals including: The Beaches Jazz Festival, main stages at The DuMaurier Jazz Festival ( Montreal & Toronto ), The Port Credit Jazz & Blues Festival, and The Oakville Jazz Festival. National television appearances at the 2001 Sports Celebrity Auction (for the special Olympics), and the NHL 2000 Sport Awards. She appears on numerous jazz recordings including: Live at the Reservoir lounge, Jake and the Blue Midnights (Artoffical Records), Pat Carey and the Jazz Navigators (Iridescent Records), Hey Big Spender (Avalon), Let's Misbehave (Avalon), Unforgettable (Reflections), Big Band Christmas (Somerset Entertainment), and Last Call (Somerset Entertainment).

Over the past seven years Janice has performed for the likes of "Rocket" Richard, Gordie Howe, Brian Mulroney, Paul Tracy, Alicia Silverstone, Mike Bullard, John C Riley, John Corbett, Jimmy Rankin, Ben Vereen, Michael Buble, Alanna Myles, Jackie Richardson, Salome Bay, Michael Burgess, Peter O'Toole, Matts Sundin, Ty Domi, & Guido Basso. Learn more here, www.janicehagan.com

Alastair Love

Alastair first appeared on The Factory stage last year as Max in the big beautiful lesbian burlesque Summerworks production of 'One Hot at the Va Va Voom'; Twitchin Productions. Selected theatre credits include Toronto the Good; Artwood theatre, 'Whiskey Serenade', Tribal Productions. Alastair can be seen in the upcoming feature films 'American Soldiers.a Day in the Iraq War' playing National Guard Sergeant Wilkes and as the absent father Vic in the Canadian production 'Water Lilly'. Credits continue to build for Alastair who became a career actor later in life. This is Alastair Fringe Festival Debut.

Rav Shinh

Rav Shinh is performing improv, sketch and stand-up comedy in and around Toronto . Although he enjoys performing live theatre, either comedic or dramatic, he also enjoys having a roof over his head and food in his tummy. Thus, he desperately hunts down film and TV work. He is but another actor in the game, but what distinguishes him is that he wants to make everyone colour/shade-blind. We are thrilled to have Rav , his talents, and empty tummy on board for this years Fringe Festival. Learn more here, www.ravs.ca

Dan Della Penna

After completing University and starting a family, Dan joined the performing arts playing "Gigi" in the Italiese Festival's production, "Sogna Dora" where his comedic timing and brief Second City experience was put to the test as the entire performance was delivered in Abruzzese - an Italian dialect largely unfamiliar to him. The challenge proved to be worth the effort as the production was an unbridled success for all involved, including its patrons. Dan has been involved in various theatrical, commercial and short film projects throughout Toronto and the U.S. A love for sketch comedy brought him to perform the lead and various characters in The English Bread and Mortadella Show including a spin-off of the popular reality show, The Apprentice where he portrayed a "sketchy" and slightly dishonest candidate.

Richard LeBlanc

Richard LeBlanc attended the Humber College School of Comedy where he graduated with honours in the Writing and Performance Programme. He has been featured in both principal and lead roles in a variety of comedy theatre revues and in numerous independent and student films. Richard's first feature script, entitled "Counting the Days" was a finalist in the Atlantic Film Festival's "Scripts Outloud" competition in September 2003 and a quarter finalist in the Nicholl's Fellowship Foundation Script writing contest in 2004. He is currently directing a documentary on the Rubik's Cube and the people obsessed with it. Look for Cubers at a theatre near you! "Dear Reeshar", an advice column, and "Layover: Diary of a Flight Attendant", are two monthly articles that Richard writes for the monthly publication BACK.