Dean Deffett
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Dean Deffett is a graduate of Sheridan College’s Honours Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance program. Selected credits include British Invasion (Canada's Wonderland), Titanic, Paint Your Wagon, Carousel (Civic Light Opera Company), Les Misérables (WPA), Summerland, The Fence (Edge Of The Sky Theatre), Dogfight, Floyd Collins, Senza Luce (Theatre Sheridan), Small Wonder (Canadian Musical Theatre Project), We Will Rock You, The Rocky Horror Show (Magnus Theatre), Pure 90’s (Stage West), The World Goes ‘Round (Gravenhurst Opera).
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WILL & THE AMAZINGLY OBSESSIVE THEATRICAL VINYL COLLECTION to Make World Premiere at Toronto Fringe
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 8, 2026
Actor and content creator Will Parry will bring a new solo cabaret show about musical theatre cast recordings on vinyl to the Toronto Fringe Festival at Jamii Hub, with dramaturg Ryan G. Hinds and a full creative team.
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 8, 2026
Actor and content creator Will Parry will bring a new solo cabaret show about musical theatre cast recordings on vinyl to the Toronto Fringe Festival at Jamii Hub, with dramaturg Ryan G. Hinds and a full creative team.
Feature: Ilana Lucas Picks the Top Toronto Theatre 2025
by Ilana Lucas - Jan 5, 2026
In a world where AI increasingly tries to consume and simulate real human experiences, theatre sometimes feels like one of the last gasps of being in a room together. When we watch a show with others, respiration synchronizes, empathy increases, and information retention improves. It’s one of my favourite feelings.
by Ilana Lucas - Jan 5, 2026
In a world where AI increasingly tries to consume and simulate real human experiences, theatre sometimes feels like one of the last gasps of being in a room together. When we watch a show with others, respiration synchronizes, empathy increases, and information retention improves. It’s one of my favourite feelings.
Cast and Creative Team Set For COMPANY at Talk Is Free Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 4, 2025
The cast and creative team has been revealed for January's highly run of Stephen Sondheim's Tony Award-winning musical Company, directed by Dylan Trowbridge at Talk Is Free Theatre.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 4, 2025
The cast and creative team has been revealed for January's highly run of Stephen Sondheim's Tony Award-winning musical Company, directed by Dylan Trowbridge at Talk Is Free Theatre.
Review: BLACKBIRD at United Hope Church
by Ilana Lucas - Oct 13, 2025
What did our critic think of BLACKBIRD at United Hope Church? Of course, there’s a lot to gasp about in Talk Is Free Theatre’s production of BLACKBIRD, an incredibly intimate staging of Scottish playwright David Harrower’s 2005 drama about a tense confrontation, years after the fact, between a man who had a sexual relationship with a middle schooler and the now grown woman who tracks him down. So it’s a good thing to have such unfettered access to that respiration.
by Ilana Lucas - Oct 13, 2025
What did our critic think of BLACKBIRD at United Hope Church? Of course, there’s a lot to gasp about in Talk Is Free Theatre’s production of BLACKBIRD, an incredibly intimate staging of Scottish playwright David Harrower’s 2005 drama about a tense confrontation, years after the fact, between a man who had a sexual relationship with a middle schooler and the now grown woman who tracks him down. So it’s a good thing to have such unfettered access to that respiration.
Talk Is Free Theatre Reveals 2025/26 Season Lineup
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 17, 2025
Talk Is Free Theatre Artistic Producer Arkady Spivak revealed the Barrie-based company's 23rd season with full line-ups in Barrie, in Toronto, and activities on all seven continents of the world–examining all the ways we treat legacy.
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 17, 2025
Talk Is Free Theatre Artistic Producer Arkady Spivak revealed the Barrie-based company's 23rd season with full line-ups in Barrie, in Toronto, and activities on all seven continents of the world–examining all the ways we treat legacy.
THE FROGS Extends Run in Barrie
by Stephi Wild - Jun 4, 2025
Talk is Free Theatre Artistic Producer Arkady Spivak announced that their production of the Stephen Sondheim musical, The Frogs, will extend its run in Barrie thanks to popular demand.
by Stephi Wild - Jun 4, 2025
Talk is Free Theatre Artistic Producer Arkady Spivak announced that their production of the Stephen Sondheim musical, The Frogs, will extend its run in Barrie thanks to popular demand.
Talk Is Free Theatre's TALES OF AN URBAN INDIAN To Have Toronto Run; THE FROGS Heads to To Shaw Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 23, 2025
Talk Is Free Theatre Artistic Producer Arkady Spivak announced today that their production of Tales of an Urban Indian–which, for most of its 800+ performances across Canada and around the world, has been performed on a moving city bus–will make its upcoming Toronto engagement a stationary one.
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 23, 2025
Talk Is Free Theatre Artistic Producer Arkady Spivak announced today that their production of Tales of an Urban Indian–which, for most of its 800+ performances across Canada and around the world, has been performed on a moving city bus–will make its upcoming Toronto engagement a stationary one.
Talk Is Free Theatre Announces 2024/25 Season THEATRE. EVERYWHERE.
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 4, 2024
Talk Is Free Theatre unveils its 24/25 season lineup, featuring a diverse range of productions and innovative performances.
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 4, 2024
Talk Is Free Theatre unveils its 24/25 season lineup, featuring a diverse range of productions and innovative performances.
Tweed & Co Announces the Cast of RIDE THE CYCLONE
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 17, 2022
Are you ready for the ride of a lifetime? This July Tweed & Company Theatre presents the highly-anticipated, regional premiere of the Canadian off-Broadway cult musical, Ride the Cyclone (book, music and lyrics by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell) in both Tweed and Bancroft! In this hilarious and outlandish story, the lives of six teenagers from a Canadian chamber choir are cut short in a freak accident aboard a roller coaster.
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 17, 2022
Are you ready for the ride of a lifetime? This July Tweed & Company Theatre presents the highly-anticipated, regional premiere of the Canadian off-Broadway cult musical, Ride the Cyclone (book, music and lyrics by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell) in both Tweed and Bancroft! In this hilarious and outlandish story, the lives of six teenagers from a Canadian chamber choir are cut short in a freak accident aboard a roller coaster.
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