Company Mandate

Founded in 2008, Monkeyman Productions is a non-profit corporation whose goal is to create a postmodern theatre with real relevancy to a culture informed by comic books, monster movies, and video games; to speak in the language of an audience that has most truly found its voice in the meme-ridden Youtube-obsessed depths of the Internet. We draw from popular culture in the way that Shakespeare drew from the common culture of his day – these are our mythologies, our tales of comedy and tragedy. Through the development and performance of work which examines our obsessions and preoccupations in the 21st Century, we hope to discover the ways in which we truly have changed, for better or worse, and the ways in which we remain the same – with a definite eye toward the absurd, but also a corresponding empathy for a subject matter that, in the end, encompasses all of us.

Contact Info

For all general requests:

Monkeyman Productions
201 – 25 Wellesley Street East
Toronto, Ontario M4Y 2S9
t: 416-737-1267
headchimp@monkeymanproductions.com

To contact a specific company member, see below.

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Company Members

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D.J. Sylvis
D.J. has been active in theatre for over 20 years in both the United States and Canada as an actor, technician, director and playwright. Outside of Monkeyman shows, his most recent production was An Inked Heart as a part of the Alumnae Theatre New Ideas Festival. Inside of Monkeyman, he’s got his paws in pretty much everything from writing scripts to filing the taxes.

He lives in Toronto with his cats Anapurna and Tawny, a stack of books bigger than a family van and too many distractions (as if cats and books weren’t enough). He believes in Bigfoot but not aliens, loved Buffy, Angel and Firefly but hated Dollhouse, and had a huge crush on Debbie Gibson when he was a teenager.

Martin Chodorek
Martin is a graduate of Ryerson Theatre School’s acting program who has Monkeyman Productions to thank for his love of directing. The jury is still out on whether it’s a Tevye/Golde love or something more akin to Conan’s feelings on the lamentations of his enemies’ women. Martin first proved himself sufficiently simian while directing the original incarnation of Godzilla on Sundays in March 2008 as part of the New Ideas Festival at the Alumnae Theatre and the rest, as they say, is this timeline’s version of history. Born and raised in Toronto, Martin enjoys two slices of lime in his club soda and has an exceedingly high pun tolerance. His current fanatical projects include cheering for the Buffalo Bills, gaining a comprehensive knowledge of The Doctor’s eleven incarnations, and trying to find English-dubbed, Region 1 DVDs of “Ryōri no Tetsujin”.

Brad Rowe
Brad is a classically trained performer with a strong background in the stage, his roles have been varied from war criminal to singing plant enthusiast. His role within Monkeyman is affectionately referred to as ‘the pretty one’, however he works hard to prove himself as more than a chiseled jaw line and melt-inducing dimples. While not quite as well versed in all things sub-pop, he strives to learn the finer points of D&D, Sonic the Hedgehog and Star Trek. Brad is looking forward to a long and prosperous future with the Monkeyman Productions team as things can only get better from here. Also, Brad is the tallest. Which makes him way cool. Or not.

Timothy Nussey
Tim was born in the city of Toronto and is a graduate of the Ryerson Theatre School. He has been involved in performance, including theatre, music and film for over a decade in the city, but it is with the forming of Monkeyman productions that Tim has truly found his love for the theatre and especially for acting. Tim has appeared in many Monkeyman shows, with highlights including Dead Man’s Party, and Godzilla on Sundays. He has also taken on the mantle of producer for some shows, and enjoys it, even if the learning curve can be pretty steep. Tim is a big video game geek, and Optimus Prime is one of his childhood heroes.