About
Meet the Team
Writer/Theo
Robert Popoli
Robert Popoli is a Toronto based performer and composer. He is a graduate of the Bachelor of Music Honors Performance (Voice) program at Western University. He is the composer and lyricist of Theo's Book Club, a new musical. He is also the co-writer and performer on a holiday song, "Holiday Joys", which is available on Apple Music and Spotify.
Selected stage credits include George Bailey in It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, Riff Raff in The Rocky Horror Show, Tom Springfield in Forever Dusty (The Medley); John Brown in The Shop Girl(COSA Canada); Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast, Rooster in Annie, J. Finch & Others in Puffs (Canadian Premiere), Mr. Marks/Jason Green/Stormtrooper in The Producers (The LOT); Carlos / Elle’s Dad in Legally Blonde (Hart House Theatre); Sailor in Something for the Buoys (Sapling Productions); Performer, Writer and Music Director of Quarantine Story: A Digital Cabaret (Music Theatre Productions). Selected university credits: Paul San Marco in A Chorus Line, Jack in Into the Woods (Theatre Western); Leaf Coneybear in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Jimmy Harper in Reefer Madness (King’s Players); Laurie in Little Women, Robert in Company (Music Theatre on the Thames).
Writer/Scarlett
Chelsea Jayne Bray
Chelsea Jayne Bray is a Toronto based actor, comic, and writer. She received her BA(Hons) in Drama from Queen’s University and went on to complete the Comedy Writing and Performance program at Humber College. Select theatre credits include: Enid in Legally Blonde (Hart House), Rachel Lynde in Anne of Green Gables (The LOT), Mrs. Brill in Mary Poppins (The LOT), Sister Mary Patrick in Sister Act (The LOT), Stephano in The Tempest (Georgian Theatre Festival), Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night (Georgian Theatre Festival), and Ensemble Member in The Laramie Project (5th Company Lane). Currently, Chelsea writes and hosts EveryBODY On Stage’s online series Why Are They Not Fat?, a comedic critique of body representation in theatre.
Digital Content Producer
Janeece Niles
Janeece is an innovative storyteller and visceral list-maker, working as a freelance writer. While fulfilling both administrative and creative roles, she is passionate about making content with more diverse representation. She works with like-minded companies to refine brand identity and online presence.
She is also always looking for more queer fantasy reccomendations.
Production Assistant
Alisha Tabilin
Alisha Tabilin (she/her) is the Production Assistant of EveryBODY on Stage and is thrilled to be part of a team that advocates for body-positivity in the arts. She has assisted with The Queer+ Variety Hour show during Pride month this past summer at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. She is excited to be part of a new project promoting queer authors and their work called the Theo’s Book Club Podcast.
For the last three years, she has worked as an Event Sales Coordinator for Brunico Communications. She enjoys working behind the scenes and traveling to work onsite at events within the marketing, children's entertainment and Canadian film and television industries. She is passionate about promoting diversity in the workplace and community building initiatives.
Alisha is looking forward to growing with EveryBODY on Stage and continuing to create spaces for marginalized communities, specifically BIPOC individuals, to share, engage and create.
Executive Producer/Director
Greg Carruthers
Greg Carruthers (he/him, she/her) is a Toronto-based choreographer, actor and body-positive
activist (@EveryBODYonStage). Hailing from Bradford, Ontario, Greg studied Music Theatre Performance at St. Lawrence College which recently nominated him for an Ontario Premier's
Award. Greg has choreographed for the Grand Theatre, Theatre Sheridan, Hart House Theatre, Canada’s Wonderland, The Madinat Theatre (Dubai), and the July 1st ceremonies at Queens Park
(Toronto). As a performer, Greg was most recently seen on the 1st National Tour of 'Trey Parker's Cannibal the Musical'. As the Artistic Producer and Founder of EveryBODY on Stage, Greg has produced projects for Musical Stage Co’s “Musical Moments” and Buddies in Bad
Times “Queer Pride Festival”. With funding from the Canada Council for the Arts, Greg conceived, choreographed and produced a short film titled "Cell Block Tango: Reimagined" which was screened as part of the Toronto Outdoor Picture Show.