Meet the Come From Away Cast That Are Ready to Touchdown in Gander in 2025
By Newfoundland & Labrador
Following two successful seasons, producer Michael Rubinoff has announced the return of director Jillian Keiley’s production of Come From Away at the Joseph R Smallwood Arts and Culture Centre in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador. Set to run from June 29 to August 31, 2025, original Broadway cast members Petrina Bromley and Astrid Van Wieren will join other international stage actors and a multitude of returning Newfoundland and Labrador talent: Ryan Alexander, Jacquelyn French, Peter Halley, Timothy Matson, Shelley Neville, Kristen Noel, and new in 2025 Kelly-Ann Evans. Hailing from St. John’s, Petrina Bromley has been along for the entire run of Come From Away, from its opening night in La Jolla in 2015, to starring in the film capture of the musical on Apple TV+ released in 2021. After performing for more than five years on Broadway in the role of Bonnie, she rejoins this Come From Away cast as Captain Beverley Bass. Beverley is an American aircraft pilot and was the first female captain of an American Airlines commercial plane.
Petrina Bromley
Joining Bromley and the rest of the 2025 cast is fellow Newfoundlander Kelly-Ann Evans. Evans will be hitting the stage at the Joseph R Smallwood Arts & Culture Centre playing the Character of Bonnie Harris, the manager of the SPCA in Gander. Kelly-Ann Evans, the owner of Rock City Studio, is an award-winning performer, producer, and director with acclamations including multiple MusicNL Award wins, ECMA nominations, and appearances in a number of productions such as Phantom of the Opera, Cabaret, Chicago, and Jesus Christ Superstar.
Kelly-Ann Evans
Starr Domingue will also be joining the cast as Hannah O'Rourke, a New Yorker who is waiting for word about the well being of her firefighter son. Domingue’s character forms a bond with veteran performer Shelley Nevilles character Beulah whose son is also a fire fighter. Although this is her first appearance in Gander’s production of Come From Away, Domingue is no stranger to the province. She appeared as the original Vonzia in Artistic Fraud's production of Oil & Water, as well as in an episode of Hudson and Rex.
Starr Domingue
For the first time, Come From Away Gander is excited to introduce fans of the play to Izad Etemadi. Born in Germany and raised in Victoria, BC, Etemadi is an Iranian-Canadian who embodies what it means to come from away. Etemadi, an alumnus of the CBC Actors Conservatory at the Canadian Film Centre has appeared in a number of Canadian productions including The Handmaids Tale, Tallboyz, and Grow as well as personal projects such as the short film Plant Daddy and comedy show Izad Etemadi: Let Me Explain. Etemadi is set to play Kevin J, a character from California who travelling with his partner, experiences troubles within his relationship while in Gander.
Izad Etemadi
Come From Away will run at the Joseph R. Smallwood Arts and Culture Centre in Gander from June 29 – August 31, 2025. Buy your tickets today and learn more here.
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