12 ANGRY
MEN
By Reginald Rose • Directed by Yo Mustafa
OCTOBER 2nd - 5th 2025
7:30 p.m. October 2nd, 3rd & 4th
2:00 p.m. Matinee October 4th & 5th
Back by Popular Demand
west plains united church
Cast
Mark St. Jean
Juror #1
Mark is glad to be back with WEST and working with this superb cast and crew... again. He has previously been with WEST as Big Daddy in Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, It's a Wonderful Life, The Odd Couple, Oliver, The Nerd, and The War Show. He has also appeared in independent films and even a radio play. Mark wants to thank his lovely lady, PJ, for all her support. Mark is considering changing his initials to AH because he’s always happy … ;)
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David Widder-Varhegyi
Juror #2
David is an actor and creator working through stage, screen, and song. Though this is his debut at WEST, David’s stage work ranges from Shakespeare to the experimental; his digital work ranges from indie to commercial; his tenor repertoire ranges from sacred literature to Elton John. His objective is a life-long career asking questions, playing with text, and re-presenting stories. Thanks to Yo and the whole cast/crew for this experience. Recent and future projects at www.dwidderv.com.
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Chris Ragonetti
Juror #3
Chris is thrilled to be involved with the remount of 12 Angry Men. He is also thrilled to be directed once again by Yo Mustafa. The very first play Chris performed was Play On in this theatre for the Aldershot Players many, many years ago. He is happy to be back.
Other selected credits:
Theatre (as actor): Any Wednesday (Cass Henderson), Miracle on 34th Street (Fred Gailey), The Trip to Bountiful (Luddie). All Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts.
Movie (as actor): Left for Dead, PiGS, Pulling Punches.
TV (as actor): Star Hunter.
As writer/producer: PiGS.
Besides acting Chris enjoys stand-up and improv (graduate of Second City Toronto conservatory programme). Chris wants to thank his talented castmates that have made this experience one of his most rewarding!
Chris would like to thanks all the loves in his life with a special shout out to Charlie, Cammie and Santi. The air he breathes.
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Clint Andrew Hall
Juror #4
Clint is a software engineer, father, actor, and recent immigrant to Canada. This is his first show with WEST, and his second show in Canada, his first being Special Features with Theatre Bacchus in Niagara. He’s thrilled and thankful to Yo for the opportunity to appear in Twelve Angry Men, a classic and a favorite. He is especially thankful to his wife Olivia for her encouragement and support, (especially for bedtimes!) While his children E and T, who are 6 and 2, won’t be able to see the show, their sweet attempts at saying “break a leg!” each night as he leaves for rehearsal will certainly carry through.
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Walter Ried
Juror #5
Since becoming involved in community theatre, Walter has appeared in a number of productions, primarily with WEST. He most recently appeared at the Oakville Centre in the Burloak Theatre Group's production of Cabaret and in WEST's production of 12 Angry Men. He is excited and grateful to be able to add to his experience by playing the role of Juror #5, working again with such a talented and dedicated group.
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Peter Gruner
Juror #6
Peter has performed with most of the Community Theatre groups in Hamilton, Burlington, and Oakville. Recent roles include Bob in Things I Know to Be True (Dundas Little Theatre), Gillette in The Games Afoot (Peninsula Players), and David in Burn (Players Guild). He is also an award-winning playwright and member of The Playwrights Guild of Canada. His theatrical highlight was performing with his wife Deb Dagenais in his play The Lost Years. He blogs inconsistently at www.petergruner.com.
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Mischa Aravena
Juror #7
Chris Reid
Juror #8
Mischa Aravena is an actor, singer and teacher. He holds an MFA from the University of Houston, Texas. For the past 6 years, Mischa has been performing with Disney all over the southern United States, Caribbean and Europe. Shows and roles include: Cinderella (Grand Duke, Franco), Aladdin (Sultan, Jafar, understudy), and Tangled (Big Nose, Stabbington Brother). Other Professional roles include: Bassanio in The Merchant of Venice (Texas Shakespeare Festival), Boolie in Driving Miss Daisy (Hope Repertory theatre), Marco in A View Fron the Bridge (HRT), and Juan Peron in Evita (Lower Ossington Theatre). Amateur roles include: Ken in John Logan's RED (NorteSur) and MacDuff in Macbeth (Hart House Theatre).
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Chris is happy to return to this show with such a wonderful group of people. His previous acting credits include ART, The Laramie Project (WEST), Glengarry Glen Ross (Nortesur Productions), Merchant of Venice (Tottering Biped) and the short film Food For Thought (Three Sisters Productions/Brightpixl Studios). Chris is a Kindergarten teacher who lives happily in Georgetown with his family, fish, bunnies and dogs. Thank you for supporting the arts in your community.
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Rod McTaggart
Juror #9
Rod McTaggart is delighted to reprise Juror #9 in 12 Angry Men. These folks are just so gifted, it's a joy to be working in this group with these talented humans. Rod has previously appeared at this wonderful theatre in Harvey with T.A.P. and in Funny Money with Stagelight Productions.
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Brian Melanson
Juror #10
Brian is honoured to be back for this remount with this fantastic group of not-so-angry men. Brian has been involved with community theatre in the GTA for over 30 years, most recently playing the frustrated Vanya for WEST’s production of Vanya, Sonya, Masha & Spike. Past favourite performances include Mortimer in Arsenic and Old Lace for Dundas Little Theatre, Brick in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Moises in The Laramie Project, and Marc in Art (all with WEST).
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Amin Rahmani
Juror #11
Amin is particularly excited to be cast as a juror in the play version of his all-time favourite film. Humbled to work with such talented actors, Amin's past productions with WEST include: The Foursome, The Odd Couple, Funny Money, and The Mumberley Inheritance.
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Anthony Zita
Juror #12
Anthony made his acting debut as a lead in the U of T Italian production of Non Tutti I Ladri Vengono a Nuocere. He has had several small film parts in My Big Fat Greek Wedding, The Tuxedo, Between Strangers, and over the past several years filmed the award-winning Food for Thought, currently streaming on CBC Screen Gem, and soon to be released, Nereid. Anthony is excited to be working with WEST again after playing roles as Mr. Macy in Miracle on 34th Street, Our Town, and reprising the role of Juror #12 in 12 Angry Men.
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Keaton James Browning
Guard
Keaton is a Toronto-based Director, Actor, and graduate of Sheridan College's Bachelor of Film and Television program. His directing projects span narrative, non-narrative, and documentary film and television projects, with a focus on stories that challenge how we see ourselves and the world around us. Keaton is thrilled to make his stage acting debut in 12 Angry Men alongside such a talented group of artists.
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