Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey A Most Horrid Mystery
Adapted & Directed by Tyler J. Seguin
August 6-23
Preview: August 6
Opening Night: August 7
Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen’s satire of the Gothic novel craze, is brought to life in a hilarious, whirlwind production by the director of last year's hit The 39 Steps!
Catherine Morland loves reading the latest books but she lets her imagination run wild, finding Gothic mystery in the most mundane corners of England. As the clichés of the Horrid Novels spill into her reality, Catherine's simple holiday is transformed into a personal adventure filled with mischief and romance.
This new adaptation of Austen's charming coming-of-age story is a funny and fast-paced journey of first love and self-discovery.
Cast
Georgia Findlay
Isaiah Kolundzic
Andrew Prashad
Kiana Woo
Creative
Adapted & Directed by Tyler J. Seguin
Costume Design by Alex Amini
Production Design by Elisia Evans
Lighting Design by Honey Hoseiny
Sound Design by Shawn Piccione
Stage Manager Kiera Doerksen Smith
Choreographer & Assistant Stage Manager Leah Wilton
Assistant Director Bonnie Duff
Georgia Findlay - Actor
Georgia Findlay is an actor, playwright and producer. After making her Guild Festival Theatre debut in 2023 as Alice in “The Drowning Girls,” Georgia returned to GFT last summer to play Anabella/Margaret/Pamela in “The 39 Steps,” for which she was named as one of the 10 Breakthrough Theatre Artists of 2025 by arts writer Glenn Sumi. She is so excited to be back this summer to play Catherine Morland in “Northanger Abbey.” She would like to thank Helen and Tyler for taking a chance on her and she hopes to help make their final season a glorious send-off!
Isaiah Kolundzic - Actor
Isaiah Kolundzic is proudly from Vineland, ON. He is really excited to be back at The Guild Festival this summer! Stage Credits: Troilus & Cressida (Shakespeare BASH'd), The Veil (Crow's/Guild Festival/Thought for Food), Common Ground (The Orillia Opera House), The 39 Steps (Guild Festival Theatre), The Melville Boys, Niagara: A Christmas Carol (The Foster Festival), ICEMEN, Mary of Shanty Bay (Theatre By The Bay) The Importance of Being Earnest, A Midsummer Night's Dream (St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival), Water Wonder (Carousel Players), False Claims (I&E Productions), Venus in Fur, The Boys in the Band, bash: The Latter Day Plays (The Edge Productions), Six Stories Told at Night (Gangway! Theatre Company). Film/TV Credits: Noel Next Door, Languages of Love (Hallmark), Lemons (Creekview Entertainment) Mayday (Discovery ID), Matches, Well Spent (Stompin’ Ground Films), WW1: The Road to Victory (Discovery). Other: Training: Steppenwolf Academy, BFA University of Windsor.
Andrew Prashad - Actor
Andrew is a versatile dancer as well as musician, singer and actor. He is one of the leading Tap dance artists in Canada, teaching and choreographing around the world. He is an award-winning actor, composer and writer, having had his last self-produced short film officially selected in 12 festivals around the world and winning 4 awards including BEST SHORT FILM. Recent TV/Film credits include the hit show DOC, Disney’s film SPIN, the television series THE HOT ZONE: ANTHRAX, a principal recurring on the new series LARRY and a fun jaunt in BLUES CLUES AND YOU with his son. Recent Theatre credits include the first Canadian HANS in Disney’s FROZEN, CINDERELLA, WIZARD OF OZ (Neptune Theatre), HOLIDAY INN (Shaw Festival), ONE STEP AT A TIME (Stratford Festival), BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Young People’s Theatre), ONCE THE MUSICAL (Theatre St. John’s), SWEENEY TODD (Talk Is Free), BRIGHT STAR (Garner Theatre Prod). Andrew is a graduate of the University of Toronto at Mississauga with an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre and Performance as well as French Literature.
Kiana Woo - Actor
Kiana Woo (she/her) is a Dora Award winning Chinese-Canadian actor, mover and creator with a special love for clown, physical theatre, and classical works. She attained her BFA in Acting from the University of Alberta and has since worked across Canada. Kiana has also been ensemble member for the Shaw Festival and is a graduate of the Soulpepper Academy. She also creates her own work, in clown, cabaret and devised creation. She is thrilled to be returning to Guild Festival Theatre for her third season, and can’t wait to clown around. She sends love to her friends, family, and her incredible partner, Alex. Instagram: @_kikibird
Selected Theatre: Murder on the Orient Express (Theatre Aquarius), The 39 Steps (Guild Festival Theatre), Les Zinspiré·e·s : le nombre sublime (Théâtre français de Toronto), A Chistmas Carol, Prince Caspian, The Playboy of The Western World (Shaw Festival), Peggy Pickit Sees The Face of God, King Lear (Soulpepper), The Fiancée (Citadel Theatre), Inga and The Date (Play The Fool), Alice in Wonderland (Guild Festival Theatre), Cymbeline (Shakespeare Bash’d), E-Day (Theatre Network), The Two Gentleman of Verona (Theatre Calgary).
Tyler J. Seguin - Adaptor & Director
Tyler J. Seguin is a director and creator working in theatre & film and Artistic Director of Guild Festival Theatre. For GFT, Tyler has worked on The Veil, The 39 Steps, Isle of Demons, Chekhov’s Shorts, Clouds Over T.O., Anne, Beyond the Stage, Alice in Wonderland (nominated for 7 Dora Mavor Moore Awards including Outstanding Direction) and INspiration:OUTside. Tyler has also worked with companies such as the Stratford Festival, the St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival, Sudbury Theatre Centre, and Theatre New Brunswick. The webseries he created with Helen Juvonen, You’re Never Alone, has won awards at festivals around the world and his award-winning audio series the New France Anthology can be streamed on YouTube at @thought_for_food.
Alex Amini - Costume Design
Select theatre credits include: 39 Steps at Guild Festival Theatre; Kelly v Kelly, Caroline or Change, The Wild Party (Dora Nominee), Grey Gardens (Dora Nominee), Onegin, and Next To Normal, (Dora Nominee); Musical Stage Co., To Life, Gloria: A Life, The Jazz Singer and Brighton Beach Memoirs; The Harold Green Jewish Theatre, Mary Poppins, Mamma Mia and Beauty and the Beast.
Elisia Evans - Production Design
Elisia Evans is a Set Designer and Props Builder joining the team as this season’s Set and Props Designer. She is a graduate of Theatre Production at Humber Polytechnic with a focus in props, paint, and design. Elisia comes from a background in education and her years as an elementary school teacher have fostered a passion for story telling. She came to theatre with a desire to explore how the elements of live performance can reach and inspire people. She is thrilled to contribute to another incredible season at GFT!
Recent credits include: Dance Nation (Outside the March and Coal Mine Theatre, Head of Props), Fulfilment Center (Coal Mine Theater, Head of Props), Shrek the Musical (Young People’s Theatre, Props Builder), This is How We Got Here (Humber Polytechnic, Set Designer), The 39 Steps (Guild Festival Theatre, Assistant Technical Director and Scenic Painter), Heratio (Guild Festival Theatre, Assistant Technical Director).
Honey Hoseiny - Lighting Design
Honey is a Toronto-based interdisciplinary artist, theatre director, designer, actor, and puppeteer originally from Iran. With over two decades of experience, he has directed, designed, and performed in a wide range of productions, from intimate performances to large-scale festivals. Honey holds a BA in Puppet Theatre and an MA in Dramatic Literature from the University of Art in Tehran. He recently received the 2025 Toronto Newcomer Artist Award from the Toronto Art Foundation. Passionate about combining traditional techniques with modern technology, his work encompasses interactive installations, immersive art, and theatrical productions. Since moving to Canada in 2023, he has collaborated with prominent companies such as Outside the March, the Aga Khan Museum, and Crow's Theatre, in partnership with Nowadays Theater, on the Dora-nominated Earworm. Honey continues to explore innovative storytelling as a co-founder of the Simiya Group, fostering creativity and cultural dialogue through the intersection of performance and visual arts.
Shawn Piccione - Sound Design
Shawn Piccione is a Sound Designer joining the team for this season at Guild Festival Theatre. He studied Sound Design at George Brown College with a focus on sound mixing and audio production. Shawn previously worked as an Assistant Sound Designer on The Little Prince (Theatre Passe Murialle) and The 39 Steps (Guild Festival Theatre). With a passion for shaping atmosphere and supporting storytelling through sound, he is excited to return and contribute to another season at GFT.
Kiera Doerksen Smith - Stage Manager
Kiera is a Scarborough-based Stage Manager and graduate of Performance: Production at TMU. Kiera works in a variety of live performance disciplines including theatre, dance, improv, clown, stand-up, and musicals. Through her work, Kiera aims to increase accessibility and sustainability within the live performance industry. Her favourite things include silly drinks, small mammals, soup, and listening to the same 3 songs on repeat. Select Credits: The Veil (Crows Theatre, Guild Festival Theatre, Thought for Food), The 39 Steps, Isle of Demons (Guild Festival Theatre), Xtraordinaire, Evil Dead The Musical (Starvox Entertainment), Merrily We Roll Along, Ordinary Days (Shifting Ground Collective).
Leah Wilton - Choreographer
Leah Wilton is a graduate of the School of Toronto Dance Theatre, where she trained in contemporary dance. Wilton has performed in a number of festivals including Busker’s festivals, Short&Sweet at Sappyfest14, and the Common Ground Dance Festival. An award nominated choreographer, Wilton maintains her choreographic practice through residencies such as the Town of Sackville’s Performing Artist in Residence, and ArtsLinkNB’s Introspect: A Nature Residency. Select choreography credits include Night at the Grand Guignol (Eldritch Theatre), Alice, a Dance Tale (Perpetual Motion Dance Studio), and Music and the Mirror (They’d Never Cast Me In That Cabaret).
Bonnie Duff - Assistant Director
Bonnie is a theatre artist of many hats! She is the current Artistic Associate at Guild Festival Theatre, and has worked as an actor, administrator, stage manager, producer, playwright, director (and once, even juggler!) with companies such as Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival, Crow's Theatre, Talk is Free Theatre, Shifting Ground Collective, TheatreTO, many, many Fringe Festivals, and more. Bonnie created and leads Theatre Aurinko, and produced her own play, This Feels Like The End at the 2024 Next Stage Festival, as well as a Shakespeare-meets-improv hybrid production of Macbeth this past Spring. Her work has been supported by the Ontario Arts Council and Canada Council for the Arts, and she holds a BFA in Acting from the University of British Columbia, where she was the recipient of the Joy Coghill Award in Theatre, and a certificate from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, England.