Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Alaina Holland – DIRECTOR

Alaina has been very busy working with various theatres throughout the Lower Mainland. This is her first time directing for Peninsula Productions. She would like to thank the members of this theatre for such a warm and supportive welcome! Some of her previous directing credits include Halo for the Langley Player’s and Rabbit Hole and Truth & Reconciliation for Surrey Little Theatre and recently Pride & Prejudice for the White Rock Players. The last time she worked on a project with Peninsula she was onstage as Vernadette in “The Dixie Swim Club.” She would like to thank Executive Director, Janet Ellis, for staging this timeless play, for inviting her to direct it and providing such a dedicated stage crew. A heartfelt thank you to the brave and talented actors for taking on the herculean task of portraying such iconic characters . Finally, to the patrons – “Without your continued support of live theatre, none of us would be able to spend time on our favorite pastime. Thank you so much for coming and allowing us to tell stories and explore our humanity on the stage.”

HARRISON MACDONALD – Nick

DAMON CALDERWOOD – George

DAMON is very excited to be joining Peninsula Productions to play the role of a lifetime as George in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Damon was born in Vancouver, grew up in North Vancouver, and began acting at a very young age.

Some of his favorite roles include John Merrick in The Elephant Man (Pacific Theatre), Dylan Thomas in Dylan (Elder College), Billy Bishop in Billy Bishop Goes to War (Ace Productions/First Impressions Theatre), Bardolph and Orleans in Henry V (Bard on the Beach), Man 1 in I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (Oregon Cabaret Theatre), Sherlock Holmes in Holmes and Watson Save the Empire! (Ace Productions/First Impressions Theatre), and Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof (Royal City Musical Theatre). Recent credits include Franz in The Sound of Music (Arts Club Theatre), Hysterium in A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Forum (Blue Bridge Theatre), Beadle Bamford in Sweeney Todd (Snapshots Collective), Herr Schultz in Cabaret (Royal City Musical Theatre), Mr. Harari in Ruined (Dark Glass/Pacific Theatre), C.S. Lewis in Freud’s Last Session (Ace Productions), King Triton in The Little Mermaid (Align Entertainment), Mr. Bumble and Bill Sykes in Oliver! (Theatre Under the Stars), and Burl Sanders in Smoke on the Mountain (Pacific Theatre).

A passionate bird photographer, Damon is the author of four books on bird photography with his latest, Birding for Kids, coming out in the near future. Damon is also the proud Daddy of an 11 year-old son, Riley, and a 7 year-old son, Corey.