He is a graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York. He has also studied voice with David Dunbar, Cornelius Reid and Janice Jackson. As a professional actor formerly based in New York and Toronto, Stuart has performed in Non-musical and Musical works at theatres in New York City, Vermont and Ontario. He has also worked locally at Neptune Theatre (Peter Pan) Chester Playhouse
(The Musical of Musicals, the Musical and Once Upon a Mattress) and as Papageno in the HSOW production of The Magic Flute. Karen Myatt is also a native of Halifax and graduate of New York City’s American Musical and Dramatic Academy. She has studied privately with Halifax’s Janice Jackson, and with New York City Opera star; Eileen Schauler. In 2008 she was named one of Broadway’s Rising Stars and performed in the Broadway Summer Series under the direction of Tony-Nominated Emily Skinner. Other NY credits include Rita La Porta in the Off-Broadway production of Lucky Stiff and special guest appearances at the The After Party and in Gail Dennison’s Judy’s House. Last year she played Simone Cixous in the new jazz opera Trudeau: Long March / Shining Path in Halifax (Vocalypse Prod, CBC National Broadcast). Karen is also a co-founder, director, and performer for the bilingual theatre company; Concordia which tours Mexico with the production Lazos.
