Gordon McCall:

Artistic and Executive Director of Centaur Theatre Company for the last ten years, Gordon McCall is a distinguished graduate of the University of British Columbia. For the past thirty years he has worked as a director, actor, playwright, screenwriter, educator, producer, and artistic director across Canada, in New York City, Washington, D.C., Dublin, Ireland, and Melbourne, Australia. He is the founding or first Artistic Director of several Canadian theatres and has taught as a professor or visiting artist at many of Canada's leading educational institutions. In 1998, he directed the award-winning English-language World Premiere of Michel Tremblay's For The Pleasure of Seeing Her Again. Following its sold out run at Centaur, the show toured to major theatres across Canada and was presented as part of the 50th anniversary season of Washington D.C.'s Arena Stage, and in 2002 was presented in Ireland. In 2006 Gordon directed the world premiere of Condoville by David Fennario and Hellfire Pass, Part One of “A Carpenter’s Trilogy” by Vittorio Rossi, for Centaur’s historic, all-Montreal season of plays entitled, Montreal Stories. Last season he directed Part Two of “A Carpenter’s Trilogy”, Carmela’s Table to record audience response. This season, in his final credit for Centaur as Artistic Director, Gordon McCall will direct the grand finale of Rossi’s Trilogy: The Carpenter, before assuming his position as Associate Professor of Theatre and Head of the Directing Program at Purdue University in Indiana.

Rosemary Dunsmore:

Rosemary Dunsmore is one of Canada’s most sought after actresses. She was last seen on Centaur’s stage in last season’s production of Glorious! as the outrageous Florence Foster Jenkins. Other Centaur credits include Long Day’s Journey Into Night for which she was nominated for a Les Masques award for Best Actress and W;t for which she received a Les Masques Award for best Actress. She has won numerous awards for her work on stage and film, lead classes at Equity Showcase Theatre and The National Theatre School and is currently Actor in Residence at The Canadian Film Centre. She continues to be busy in the rest of the country acting on stage and screen, directing and teaching.

Albert Millaire:

Actor, director and artiste engagé, Albert Millaire has appeared on stage, on television and in films, working with equal ease in English and French. In a career spanning over five decades he has witnessed some of the great moments in the evolution of Canadian theatre, and his elegant, compelling presence and huge, rolling voice have etched him indelibly in the public imagination. He has dazzled audiences across Canada, the United States and Europe with his performances in leading roles ranging from the classics (including Shakespeare) to contemporary works including four seasons of acting and directing at Stratford. Albert Millaire was granted the Victor-Morin award; holds Honorary Doctorates from the University of Montreal and Bishops University; and is a Knight of the National Order of Québec and a Companion of the Order of Canada. He was last seen on Centaur’s stage as James Tyrone in Long Day’s Journey Into Night.

Michel Perron:

Known for his sense of humour and his love of life, Michel Perron has appeared in over 40 stage productions. Centaur audiences will fondly remember Michel as Friar Lawrence in last season’s Romeo & Juliet and Gabriel in Assorted Candies for which he was just honored with a Les Masques award for Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role. Other Centaur credits include Paquette in Condoville, Gino in Mambo Italiano among many others. A native of Richmond, Quebec, he trained at Dawson College in the Professional theatre program from 1980 to 1983 where he discovered his calling in life and developed a serious passion for theatre. That passion has grown through the years and has come to include cabarets, musicals, 55 films, 10 television series, radio and TV ads, dubbing, and original voice animation. Michel is a versatile character actor, at ease with both dramatic and comic parts, striving to bring a colourful truth to each one of his roles.

“In The Spotlight” will take place Wednesday, September 19, 2007. The business attire event, chaired by Pierre Fitzgibbon, begins at 6:00 p.m. with a cocktail dînatoire, followed by the “In The Spotlight” performance at 7:30 and resumes with desserts and luxury items auctions, including theatre travel packages to Niagara on the Lake and Stratford; a Hydro-Quebec trip for two to James Bay; a theatre trip to Victoria, B.C. which includes the opportunity to meet incoming Centaur Artistic Director, Roy Surette; custom made jewelry from Bucci Marroni, fine wines; a chance to appear in an Aislin cartoon published in The Gazette, and much much more! -- www.centaurtheatre.com