Cow Over Moon was started in 1995 (before many of you were even born!!!) It all started with a group of students from Cawthra Park Secondary School in Mississauga who loved doing improvisation (that means making up plays on the spot). One of them (his name is John) was asked if he and his friends could act out a fairy tale for the reading hour at the toy store he worked at. Well, one thing led to another and before you knew it, Cow Over Moon was created and this group of teenagers were making up 5 minute fairy tales at a variety of locations including Sears and Pizza Hut. They even got free pizza for performing!
In the summer of 1996, just before many of the gang were going off to University, they produced their first full length show of Sleeping Beauty. It was during that production that one of the actors broke his foot WHILE ON STAGE! Well, I guess it was good luck because here we are, 12 years later. We have had many amazing artists work with Cow Over Moon in the past including well known comedians, actors and even a few real live rock stars!
In 2000, Cow Over Moon became an official non-profit company which means that all the money we make from the shows, goes right back into making shows. We are all pros at this now, but we are in it for the love of it! We love doing what we do and we hope you have a good time.
Here are some of the amazing friends that have worked with Cow Over Moon:
Terrance Balazo (Musical comedy group The Gentlemen Callers), Michael Balazo (Gentlemen Callers and Tim Sims Award Nominee), Katie Crown (The Remainders, Laugh Sabbath, Tim Sims Award Winner and member of the band The Phonemes) Laura Condlln (Stratford Shakespeare Festival), Melissa D’Agostino (of current Lupe fame), Chris Locke (Laugh Sabbath, Cream of Comedy), Kathleen Phillips (Tim Sims Award Nominee, 2007 and 2008 NOW Magazine’s Best Character Comedian), Mark Sykes (TVOKids), Jesse Foster (from band The Germans), Brian Froud (Swiss Family Guy Robinson), Sebastien Grainger (from bands Death From Above 1979 and currently Sebastien Grainger and the Mountains), Owen Marchildon (from band Purple Hill and previously From Fiction), Maggie Maloney (she’s been in EVERY SHOW since the beginning) Leon Taheny (from bands The Germans, Sebastien Grainger and the Mountains and Final Fantasy) and Graham Wagner (from Iron Cobra and Catch 23 improv)
Our past shows!!!
Chicken Licken
December 2008 and 2009 Toronto Fringe Festival
starring Maggie Maloney, Kathleen Phillips, Chris Locke, Aaron Knight, Michael Balazo and Terrance Balazo/ directed by Terrance Balazo and Kathleen Phillips / designed by Kristan Klimczak / Music by Kathleen Phillips and Katie Crown
Beauty and the Beast
July 2008
starring Maggie Maloney, Kathleen Phillips, Terrance Balazo, Aaron Knight/ directed by Katherine Grainger / designed by Kristan Klimczak / Music by Michael Balazo
Three Magic Wishes
December 2007 and Toronto Fringe Festival 2008
starring Maggie Maloney, Katie Crown, Aaron Knight and Terrance Balazo/ directed by Kathleen Phillips / designed by Kristan Klimczak / Music by Kathleen Phillips and Michael Balazo
The Ugly Duckling
March 2007
starring Maggie Maloney, Katie Crown, Aaron Knight and Terrance Balazo/ directed by Katherine Grainger / Designed by Kristan Klimczak / Music by Kathleen Phillips and Konrad Pluta
Three Little Pigs
December 2006 – January 2007
starring Maggie Maloney, Kathleen Phillips, Katie Crown, Aaron Knight/ directed by Terrance Balazo / Designed by Kristan Klimczak / Music by Michael Balazo
Three Billy Goats Gruff
March 4, 5 and 11, 12 2006 and Toronto Fringe Festival 2006
starring Maggie Maloney, Terrance Balazo, Katie Crown, Aaron Knight/ directed by
Kathleen Phillips, Designed by Kristan Klimczak / Music by Sebastien Grainger and Kathleen Phillips
Princess and the Pea
December 10,11, 17, 18, 2005
starring Allison Hunter, Glen Sheppard, Maggie Maloney, Graham Wagner / directed by Terrance Balazo / Designed by Kristan Klimczak
Puss In Boots
March 5, 6, 12, 13, 2005
starring Terrance Balazo, Michael Balazo, Katie Crown, Aaron Knight, Maggie Maloney / directed by Kathleen Phillips, designed by Kristan Klimczak
Cinderella
December 11, 12, 18, 19, 2004
starring Terrance Balazo, Brian Froud, Kristan Klimczak, Maggie Maloney, Erin Marian, Glenn Sheppard / directed by Stephen Gallant, designed by Jesse Foster
Little Red Riding Hood
October 2, 3, 9, 10, 2004
starring Michael Farrell, Stephen Gallant, Maggie Maloney, Kathleen Phillips / directed by Katherine Grainger
Hansel and Gretel
March 6, 7, 13, 14, 2004
starring Terrance Balazo, Brian Froud, Aaron Knight, Jenny Kuipers, Maggie Maloney, Kathleen Phillips / directed by Stephen Gallant, designed by Jenny Millar
The Legend of Jack Frost
December 20, 21, 27, 28, 2003
starring Michael Balazo, Stephen Gallant, Aaron Knight, Jenny Kuipers, Maggie Maloney, Kathleen Phillips / directed by Terrance Balazo, designed by John Watson
Snow White
October 4, 5, 11, 12, 2003
starring Brian Froud, Stephen Gallant, Aaron Knight, Jenny Kuipers, Maggie Maloney, Mark Sykes / directed by Katherine Grainger, designed by Katrina Baran
Rumplestiltskin
July 12, 13, 19, 20, 2003
starring Michael Balazo, Jeffrey O’Brien, Katherine Grainger, Aaron Knight, Jenny Kuipers, Maggie Maloney / directed by Terrance Balazo, designed by Jesse Foster
Aladdin
March 8, 9, 15, 15, 2003
starring Jeffrey O’Brien, Allison Hunter, Katherine Grainger, Ian McPhedran, Sebastien Grainger, Aaron Knight / directed by Maggie Maloney, designed by Jesse Foster
The Gingerbread Man
December 21, 22, 28, 29, 2002
starring Michael Balazo, Allison Hunter, Maggie Maloney, Laura Condlln, Jeffrey O’Brien / directed by Katherine Grainger, designed by Robert Arthur
Rapunzel
October 12, 13, 19, 2002
starring Kelci Archibald, Sebastien Grainger, Aaron Knight, Maggie Maloney, Jeffrey O’Brien / directed by John Watson, produced by Lisa MacLellan
The Giant’s Bridge
July 20, 21, 27, 28, 2002
starring Katherine Grainger, Allison Hunter, Maggie Maloney, Jeffrey O’Brien, Leon Taheny, Julia Tausch / directed by Terrance Balazo
Sleeping Beauty
May 11, 12, 18, 29, 25, 26, 2002
starring Terrance Balazo, Katherine Grainger, Sistah Lois Jacob, Jenny Kuipers, Maggie Maloney, Jeffrey O’Brien / directed by John Watson
The Shoemaker and the Elves
December 15, 16, 22, 23, 2001
starring Michael Balazo, Stephen Gallant, Allison Hunter, Jenny Kuipers, Maggie Maloney, Owen Marchildon, Jeffrey O’Brien / directed by Terrance Balazo, produced by Lisa MacLellan and John Watson
The Emperor’s New Clothes
July 21, 22, 28, 29, 2001
starring Michael Balazo, Terrance Balazo, Allison Hunter, Maggie Maloney, Owen Marchildon, John Watson / directed by Julia Tausch
The Frog Prince
May 26, 27, June 2, 3, 2001
starring Stephen Gallant, Allison Hunter, Maggie Maloney, Owen Marchildon, Jeffrey O’Brien, Julia Tausch / directed by Katherine Grainger
Jack and the Beanstalk
July 29, 30 & August 5, 6, 2000
starring Terrance Balazo, Stephen Gallant, Allison Hunter, Maggie Maloney, Dale Mugford, Jeffrey O’Brien, Derek T. Perks / directed by John Watson, managed by Lisa MacLellan, assisted by Suzanne Watson
Cinderella
July 24, 25 & July 30, August 1, 1999
Starring Stephen Gallant, Jennifer Kuipers, Maggie Maloney, Jeffrey O’Brien, Cheryl Paton, Derek T. Perks, Julia Tausch, Arthur Wachnik / directed by Katherine Grainger, produced by John Watson, managed by Lisa MacLellan, assisted by Suzanne Watson
Thumbelina
August 8, 9, 1998
Starring Lisa MacLellan, Maggie Maloney, Dale Mugford, Jeffrey O’Brien. Cheryl Paton, Derek T. Perks, Julia Tausch, Arthur Wachnik / directed by Katherine Graigner, produced by John Watson, lighting design by Graeme Rivers
The Sleeping Beauty
July 27, 1996
Starring Matt Bois, Stephen Gallant, Katherine Grainger, Jennifer Kuipers, Lisa MacLellan, Erin MacLellan, Maggie Maloney, Marta Matulewicz, Dale Mugford, Jeffrey O’Brien, Cheryl Paton, Chris Selvam, Yasin Sheikh, Brandon Arrigo, Kieran Gallant, Graeme Rivers, Julia Tausch / directed by Cheryl Paton, stage managed by John Watson, technical directed by Bob Arthur, assisted by Melissa Calder
Past Productions
Cow Over Moon was started in 1995 (before many of you were even born!!!) It all started with a group of students from Cawthra Park Secondary School in Mississauga who loved doing improvisation (that means making up plays on the spot). One of them (his name is John) was asked if he and his friends could act out a fairy tale for the reading hour at the toy store he worked at. Well, one thing led to another and before you knew it, Cow Over Moon was created and this group of teenagers were making up 5 minute fairy tales at a variety of locations including Sears and Pizza Hut. They even got free pizza for performing!
In the summer of 1996, just before many of the gang were going off to University, they produced their first full length show of Sleeping Beauty. It was during that production that one of the actors broke his foot WHILE ON STAGE! Well, I guess it was good luck because here we are, 12 years later. We have had many amazing artists work with Cow Over Moon in the past including well known comedians, actors and even a few real live rock stars!
In 2000, Cow Over Moon became an official non-profit company which means that all the money we make from the shows, goes right back into making shows. We are all pros at this now, but we are in it for the love of it! We love doing what we do and we hope you have a good time.
Here are some of the amazing friends that have worked with Cow Over Moon:
Terrance Balazo (Musical comedy group The Gentlemen Callers), Michael Balazo (Gentlemen Callers and Tim Sims Award Nominee), Katie Crown (The Remainders, Laugh Sabbath, Tim Sims Award Winner and member of the band The Phonemes) Laura Condlln (Stratford Shakespeare Festival), Melissa D’Agostino (of current Lupe fame), Chris Locke (Laugh Sabbath, Cream of Comedy), Kathleen Phillips (Tim Sims Award Nominee, 2007 and 2008 NOW Magazine’s Best Character Comedian), Mark Sykes (TVOKids), Jesse Foster (from band The Germans), Brian Froud (Swiss Family Guy Robinson), Sebastien Grainger (from bands Death From Above 1979 and currently Sebastien Grainger and the Mountains), Owen Marchildon (from band Purple Hill and previously From Fiction), Maggie Maloney (she’s been in EVERY SHOW since the beginning) Leon Taheny (from bands The Germans, Sebastien Grainger and the Mountains and Final Fantasy) and Graham Wagner (from Iron Cobra and Catch 23 improv)
Our past shows!!!
Chicken Licken
December 2008 and 2009 Toronto Fringe Festival
starring Maggie Maloney, Kathleen Phillips, Chris Locke, Aaron Knight, Michael Balazo and Terrance Balazo/ directed by Terrance Balazo and Kathleen Phillips / designed by Kristan Klimczak / Music by Kathleen Phillips and Katie Crown
Beauty and the Beast
July 2008
starring Maggie Maloney, Kathleen Phillips, Terrance Balazo, Aaron Knight/ directed by Katherine Grainger / designed by Kristan Klimczak / Music by Michael Balazo
Three Magic Wishes
December 2007 and Toronto Fringe Festival 2008
starring Maggie Maloney, Katie Crown, Aaron Knight and Terrance Balazo/ directed by Kathleen Phillips / designed by Kristan Klimczak / Music by Kathleen Phillips and Michael Balazo
The Ugly Duckling
March 2007
starring Maggie Maloney, Katie Crown, Aaron Knight and Terrance Balazo/ directed by Katherine Grainger / Designed by Kristan Klimczak / Music by Kathleen Phillips and Konrad Pluta
Three Little Pigs
December 2006 – January 2007
starring Maggie Maloney, Kathleen Phillips, Katie Crown, Aaron Knight/ directed by Terrance Balazo / Designed by Kristan Klimczak / Music by Michael Balazo
Three Billy Goats Gruff
March 4, 5 and 11, 12 2006 and Toronto Fringe Festival 2006
starring Maggie Maloney, Terrance Balazo, Katie Crown, Aaron Knight/ directed by
Kathleen Phillips, Designed by Kristan Klimczak / Music by Sebastien Grainger and Kathleen Phillips
Princess and the Pea
December 10,11, 17, 18, 2005
starring Allison Hunter, Glen Sheppard, Maggie Maloney, Graham Wagner / directed by Terrance Balazo / Designed by Kristan Klimczak
Goldilocks
October 1, 2, 8, 9, 2005
starring Terrance Balazo, Melissa D’Agostino, Maggie Maloney, Kathleen Phillips / directed by Katherine Grainger
Puss In Boots
March 5, 6, 12, 13, 2005
starring Terrance Balazo, Michael Balazo, Katie Crown, Aaron Knight, Maggie Maloney / directed by Kathleen Phillips, designed by Kristan Klimczak
Cinderella
December 11, 12, 18, 19, 2004
starring Terrance Balazo, Brian Froud, Kristan Klimczak, Maggie Maloney, Erin Marian, Glenn Sheppard / directed by Stephen Gallant, designed by Jesse Foster
Little Red Riding Hood
October 2, 3, 9, 10, 2004
starring Michael Farrell, Stephen Gallant, Maggie Maloney, Kathleen Phillips / directed by Katherine Grainger
Hansel and Gretel
March 6, 7, 13, 14, 2004
starring Terrance Balazo, Brian Froud, Aaron Knight, Jenny Kuipers, Maggie Maloney, Kathleen Phillips / directed by Stephen Gallant, designed by Jenny Millar
The Legend of Jack Frost
December 20, 21, 27, 28, 2003
starring Michael Balazo, Stephen Gallant, Aaron Knight, Jenny Kuipers, Maggie Maloney, Kathleen Phillips / directed by Terrance Balazo, designed by John Watson
Snow White
October 4, 5, 11, 12, 2003
starring Brian Froud, Stephen Gallant, Aaron Knight, Jenny Kuipers, Maggie Maloney, Mark Sykes / directed by Katherine Grainger, designed by Katrina Baran
Rumplestiltskin
July 12, 13, 19, 20, 2003
starring Michael Balazo, Jeffrey O’Brien, Katherine Grainger, Aaron Knight, Jenny Kuipers, Maggie Maloney / directed by Terrance Balazo, designed by Jesse Foster
Aladdin
March 8, 9, 15, 15, 2003
starring Jeffrey O’Brien, Allison Hunter, Katherine Grainger, Ian McPhedran, Sebastien Grainger, Aaron Knight / directed by Maggie Maloney, designed by Jesse Foster
The Gingerbread Man
December 21, 22, 28, 29, 2002
starring Michael Balazo, Allison Hunter, Maggie Maloney, Laura Condlln, Jeffrey O’Brien / directed by Katherine Grainger, designed by Robert Arthur
Rapunzel
October 12, 13, 19, 2002
starring Kelci Archibald, Sebastien Grainger, Aaron Knight, Maggie Maloney, Jeffrey O’Brien / directed by John Watson, produced by Lisa MacLellan
The Giant’s Bridge
July 20, 21, 27, 28, 2002
starring Katherine Grainger, Allison Hunter, Maggie Maloney, Jeffrey O’Brien, Leon Taheny, Julia Tausch / directed by Terrance Balazo
Sleeping Beauty
May 11, 12, 18, 29, 25, 26, 2002
starring Terrance Balazo, Katherine Grainger, Sistah Lois Jacob, Jenny Kuipers, Maggie Maloney, Jeffrey O’Brien / directed by John Watson
The Shoemaker and the Elves
December 15, 16, 22, 23, 2001
starring Michael Balazo, Stephen Gallant, Allison Hunter, Jenny Kuipers, Maggie Maloney, Owen Marchildon, Jeffrey O’Brien / directed by Terrance Balazo, produced by Lisa MacLellan and John Watson
The Emperor’s New Clothes
July 21, 22, 28, 29, 2001
starring Michael Balazo, Terrance Balazo, Allison Hunter, Maggie Maloney, Owen Marchildon, John Watson / directed by Julia Tausch
The Frog Prince
May 26, 27, June 2, 3, 2001
starring Stephen Gallant, Allison Hunter, Maggie Maloney, Owen Marchildon, Jeffrey O’Brien, Julia Tausch / directed by Katherine Grainger
Jack and the Beanstalk
July 29, 30 & August 5, 6, 2000
starring Terrance Balazo, Stephen Gallant, Allison Hunter, Maggie Maloney, Dale Mugford, Jeffrey O’Brien, Derek T. Perks / directed by John Watson, managed by Lisa MacLellan, assisted by Suzanne Watson
Cinderella
July 24, 25 & July 30, August 1, 1999
Starring Stephen Gallant, Jennifer Kuipers, Maggie Maloney, Jeffrey O’Brien, Cheryl Paton, Derek T. Perks, Julia Tausch, Arthur Wachnik / directed by Katherine Grainger, produced by John Watson, managed by Lisa MacLellan, assisted by Suzanne Watson
Thumbelina
August 8, 9, 1998
Starring Lisa MacLellan, Maggie Maloney, Dale Mugford, Jeffrey O’Brien. Cheryl Paton, Derek T. Perks, Julia Tausch, Arthur Wachnik / directed by Katherine Graigner, produced by John Watson, lighting design by Graeme Rivers
The Sleeping Beauty
July 27, 1996
Starring Matt Bois, Stephen Gallant, Katherine Grainger, Jennifer Kuipers, Lisa MacLellan, Erin MacLellan, Maggie Maloney, Marta Matulewicz, Dale Mugford, Jeffrey O’Brien, Cheryl Paton, Chris Selvam, Yasin Sheikh, Brandon Arrigo, Kieran Gallant, Graeme Rivers, Julia Tausch / directed by Cheryl Paton, stage managed by John Watson, technical directed by Bob Arthur, assisted by Melissa Calder