SUSAN SHILLINGFORD - Actor, Director, Writer

In 1965, after catching the theatre 'bug' at the age of thirteen, after winning a Drama League award for her role as Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker at the Sarnia Little Theatre in Ontario, Susan went on to receive professional training in acting at Rose Bruford College for Speech and Drama in Sidcup, Kent, England.

(1970) After traveling to South America and then to Montreal, Quebec, she came west to BC where she trained at the newly formed Vancouver Playhouse Theatre School with the renowned Powys Thomas (founder of Canada's National Theatre School).

She has acted at a number of theatres including the Centaur Theatre (Montreal); Citystage, The Vancouver Playhouse & the New Play Centre,(Vancouver, BC); Mermaid Theatre (Wolfville, NS); Red Barn Theatre (Vestal, NY); The Bathhouse Theatre (Seattle WA).

She has directed a number of university shows (SUNY at Binghamton, University of Ottawa, UBC -Vancouver, Acadia University (Wolfville), as well as, community shows including a high school tour in Broome County, NY State; a school tour of Japanese plays in Nova Scotia; 'ROCKBOUND' THE MUSICAL at the Capitol Theatre in Nelson, BC.

After directing a Canada Council funded workshop and reading of ROCKBOUND THE MUSICAL in Halifax, NS (1998), she co-created the TV series STEEPLECHASING for Vision TV which ran for 5 seasons nationally in Canada (1998-2003).

Since moving to Sidney on Vancouver Island in BC, she has co-created, directed and produced two new musicals (ROCKBOUND-2003 & THE REMARKABLE EMILY CARR-2008) and one staged reading (GOLD!-2006) for Whistling Fish Productions. She also produced SONGS AND TALES OF THE SEA at Christ Church Cathedral in Victoria during the Tall Ships 2005.

As well as writing and directing 2 documentary videos (IN SEARCH OF EVELYN GARBARY & WORKING WITH DIFFERENCES) and getting her teaching degree, she has recently discovered the joys of adding an Old English Sheepdog to her household who not only has taken charge but has firmly made known his aspirations to walk the planks.

GEOFF NOBLE - Singer, Songwriter, Actor, Director

At the tender age of four, Geoff began a lifetime of singing at the local church in Castleford, Yorkshire. Winning various accolades for his voice, he began composing at age fifteen and playing at local folk clubs.

After getting his acting & teacher training at Leeds University he taught drama for five years in between caving, climbing and exploring Europe.

An accomplished Morris Dancer, he came to the Calgary Stampede in 1979 and subsequently moved to BC. There he developed a number of historical musical presentations for Parks Canada (1979-84), visiting over 400 schools with his one man shows which featured his songs and music.

In 1984 he wrote and produced 'A Canadian Story', featuring Pierre Berton as narrator.

After moving east to Nova Scotia's south shore in the early 1990's, he formed and fronted the hugely popular six piece folk rock band Celtika, performing throughout the Maritimes.

After co-founding Whistling Fish Productions he acted and toured Nova Scotia, he moved to host, research and write the musical travelogue TV series STEEPLECHASING for Vision TV (1998-2003). Riding a bike throughout eastern Canada, he climbed steeples and performed in historical churches. In 1999, he wrote the music and lyrics for ROCKBOUND THE MUSICAL which he workshopped with Skip Beckwith and presented at Dalhousie University. Returning to Canada's west coast, he performed in Whistling Fish Productions; ROCKBOUND, SONGS AND TALES OF THE SEA, AND GOLD! In 2008, he directed 'THE REMARKABLE EMILY CARR' (Intrepid Studio) in Victoria, BC.

His CD - A TIMELESS FORCE featuring his songs and music was produced with S. Beckwith in Halifax (1999) and he currently has another CD in the works.