Monsters & Milfoil: A Tale of Lake Scugog

Directed by Michael Williamson
With the artists of the Theatre on the Ridge 2025 Oridginator Lab

July 26th – 11am
August 9th – 11am
August 13th – 1pm
August 16th – 11am & 1pm 
August 20th – 1pm 
August 23rd – 11am

It’s hard being the only monster in a small town lake, not to mention the lake’s only caretaker, but in Monsters and Milfoil: A Tale of Lake Scugog, much maligned lake monster Scugie shares the history and importance of Lake Scugog through interactive fun and song.

Runtime: 1 hour with no intermission (including Q&A afterwards)

Our first theatre for young audiences (TYA) production returns to the live stage this summer to delight young and old alike, with a gentle reminder that we all have a part to play in caring for this precious Scugog resource.

Adapted from the original 2018 production created by artists of the company.

The original production of Monsters and Milfoil was made possible in partnership with the Scugog Lake Stewards and with the support of the Scugog Council for the Arts.

For ages pre-school and up. Group, day-care and camp inquiries welcome! Contact the box office at boxoffice@theatreontheridge.ca

Tickets $10 per person

OR

buy a Monster Pack! – group of up to 6 (minimum two adults required), $40.

Cast and Crew

Una Roulston as Ella

Una Roulston is a bilingual performer and musician who has performed with several theatre companies in her hometown of London, as well as with British Youth Music Theatre and NSWorld Studio in Paris, France. She is a three-time winner at OMFA Provincials in speech arts and voice, and is excited to begin Sheridan’s Musical Theatre Performance program in the fall. Her short film Behind the Door was shown at ten festivals and won CIFF’s Emerging Talent Award.

Theatre Credits: Miss Honey in Matilda (Grand Theatre’s HSP), Fate in Hadestown (Beal MT), Catherine in Pippin and Yonah in Children of Eden (OKTC), and Connie in the world premiere of All Growed Up (BYMT)

Recent Screen/Voice Credits: 4.7% (dir. Pilani Howie Rodrigues), Prey (dir. Amber Hau), Lake’niha’ (Ujarak Media), and Freebird (Wrapped Productions)

Instagram: @roulston_u

Una Roulston as Ella

Una Roulston is a bilingual performer and musician who has performed with several theatre companies in her hometown of London, as well as with British Youth Music Theatre and NSWorld Studio in Paris, France. She is a three-time winner at OMFA Provincials in speech arts and voice, and is excited to begin Sheridan’s Musical Theatre Performance program in the fall. Her short film Behind the Door was shown at ten festivals and won CIFF’s Emerging Talent Award.

Theatre Credits:
Miss Honey in Matilda (Grand Theatre’s HSP), Fate in Hadestown (Beal MT), Catherine in Pippin and Yonah in Children of Eden (OKTC), and Connie in the world premiere of All Growed Up (BYMT).

Screen/Voice Credits:
4.7% (dir. Pilani Howie-Rodrigues), Prey (dir. Amber Hau), Lake’niha’ (Ujarak Media), and Freebird
(Wrapped Productions).

Instagram: @roulston_u

Judah Parris as Sam

Judah Parris is an actor, playwright, and producer of mixed Trini-Canadian heritage. He graduated from George Brown Theatre School and founded Fresh Palette, an indie theatre company with a focus on diversity and creating new works with emerging artists.

Theatre Credits: A Murder Most Proper (Michael Manning 2025). Judah also notably wrote and performed in Painting by Numbers (Keren Edelist 2024) at last year’s Toronto Fringe Festival. Machinal (Michelle Soicher 2024), Low Pay Don’t Pay (Anand Rajaram 2023), Children’s Hour(James Simon 2023) and Anatol (Severn Thompson 2023)

Judah Parris as Sam

Judah Parris is an actor, playwright, and producer of mixed Trini-Canadian heritage. He graduated from George Brown Theatre School and founded Fresh Palette, an indie theatre company with a focus on diversity and creating new works with emerging artists.

Theatre Credits:
A Murder Most Proper (Michael Manning 2025). Judah also notably wrote and performed in Painting by Numbers (Keren Edelist 2024) at last year’s Toronto Fringe Festival. Machinal (Michelle Soicher 2024), Low Pay Don’t Pay (Anand Rajaram 2023), Children’s Hour(James Simon 2023) and Anatol (Severn Thompson 2023)

Emmett Logue  as Scugie

Emmet Logue is an actor, writer, mucisian, based in Toronto ON. Emmet is intrigued by any art that makes someone say “I’m not entirely sure what that was”. He believes theatre’s beauty lies in its ability to weird people out and see their faces in real-time. He thinks that creating and producing new work is essential to our development as artists and as a community.

Theatre Credits: He recently produced, translated, adapted, and acted in The Ensemble at Toronto Fringe (Perchance Productions – Volunteer’s Choice Award). Other Credits include Jacob Snider in Corporate Finch (Port Albert Productions – Edmonton Fringe), and Rainbow Fish in Rainbow Fish TYT Theatre)

Emmett Logue  as Scugie

Emmet Logue is an actor, writer, mucisian, based in Toronto ON. Emmet is intrigued by any art that makes someone say “I’m not entirely sure what that was”. He believes theatre’s beauty lies in its ability to weird people out and see their faces in real-time. He thinks that creating and producing new work is essential to our development as artists and as a community.

Theatre Credits:
A Murder Most Proper (Michael Manning 2025). Judah also notably wrote and performed in Painting by Numbers (Keren Edelist 2024) at last year’s Toronto Fringe Festival. Machinal (Michelle Soicher 2024), Low Pay Don’t Pay (Anand Rajaram 2023), Children’s Hour(James Simon 2023) and Anatol (Severn Thompson 2023)

Megan Adam as Marty Milfoil

Megan Adam is a playwright-performer with a passion for new play development. Recently returned from a children’s theatre tour in Italy, she is excited to reconnect with the community here in Ontario. As an actor she’s performed in theatre festivals across the province and in a number of short films including “Locked” which won people’s choice at the Barrie Film Festival last year. Megan is the co-founder of A Bit Much Productions,

Selected credits:
Miss Honey in Matilda (Educo Italia), Winnie in Canoe Lake (Theatre by the Bay), and being part of Expect Theatre’s playwrights unit where she worked as both a writer and actor performing original material

Instagram: @abitmuchprod & @magicmaterial

Megan Adam as Marty Milfoil

Megan Adam is a playwright-performer with a passion for new play development. Recently returned from a children’s theatre tour in Italy, she is excited to reconnect with the community here in Ontario. As an actor she’s performed in theatre festivals across the province and in a number of short films including “Locked” which won people’s choice at the Barrie Film Festival last year. Megan is the co-founder of A Bit Much Productions.

Selected credits:
Miss Honey in Matilda (Educo Italia), Winnie in Canoe Lake (Theatre by the Bay), and being part of Expect Theatre’s playwrights unit where she worked as both a writer and actor performing original material.

Instagram: @abitmuchprod & @magicmaterial

Joanne Norman – Stage Manager

Joanne is an actor, teacher, director, lighting designer and stage manager who has been contributing to theatre for over 40 years. Her recent acting work includes playing Mattie Faye in August: Osage County for Oshawa Little Theatre, and appearing in Love, Loss and What I Wore here in Port Perry with the Borelians. Joanne’s technical work has earned her recognition in the theatre community via two THEA awards. She is honoured to be working with such a talented group of young people on this energetic, fun and delightful show.

Joanne Norman – Stage Manager

Joanne is an actor, teacher, director, lighting designer and stage
manager who has been contributing to theatre for over 40 years. Her recent
acting work includes playing Mattie Faye in August: Osage County for
Oshawa Little Theatre, and appearing in Love, Loss and What I Wore here
in Port Perry with the Borelians. Joanne’s technical work has earned her
recognition in the theatre community via two THEA awards. She is
honoured to be working with such a talented group of young people on this
energetic, fun and delightful show.

Michael Williamson – Director

Michael Williamson is a Dora nominated performing artist from Port Perry, Ontario and graduate of George Brown College’s theatre program. Michael loves working in theatre for young audiences, having done a number of tours playing Seek (Pop Pop!) with Carousel Players. Recently, he has come back from Saskatchewan where he played Galileo (We Will Rock You) and Freddie (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) for SaskExpress. Previously, he has spent time with the Guild Festival Theatre (Alice in Wonderland), and several seasons with Theatre on the Ridge where some of his roles included: Peter Pan (Peter Pan), Connor (The Valley), Jacob (Salt-Water Moon), and Jim (The Glass Menagerie).

This Is Michael’s second time Directing after previously directing Girls Night Cabin Fever at the Toronto Fringe. In addition to writing the music for Monsters, Michael also writes music for himself and other stage productions; credits include: Cyrano De Bergerac (Theatre on the Ridge) Wind in the Willows (Theatre on the Ridge) Munsch on the Moon (George Brown Theatre).

Michael Williamson – Director

Michael Williamson is a Dora nominated performing artist from Port Perry, Ontario and graduate of George Brown College’s theatre program. Michael loves working in theatre for young audiences, having done a number of tours playing Seek (Pop Pop!) with Carousel Players. Recently, he has come back from Saskatchewan where he played Galileo (We Will Rock You) and Freddie (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) for SaskExpress. Previously, he has spent time with the Guild Festival Theatre (Alice in Wonderland), and several seasons with Theatre on the Ridge where some of his roles included: Peter Pan (Peter Pan), Connor (The Valley), Jacob (Salt-Water Moon), and Jim (The Glass Menagerie). This Is Michael’s second time Directing after previously directing Girls Night Cabin Fever at the Toronto Fringe. In addition to writing the music for Monsters, Michael also writes music for himself and other stage productions; credits include: Cyrano De Bergerac (Theatre on the Ridge) Wind in the Willows (Theatre on the Ridge) Munsch on the Moon (George Brown Theatre).