Charlottetown Festival
Casts announced for 2026 season
Confederation Centre of the Arts has announced the cast and creative teams for its 2026 Charlottetown Festival productions of Anne of Green Gables—The Musical™ and Come From Away. A single company of artists will bring the two stories to life this summer in the Sobey Family Theatre.
“This season celebrates two stories that speak deeply to the Canadian spirit,” says Artistic Director Adam Brazier. “Anne Shirley’s journey has inspired audiences for generations, while Come From Away reminds us of the kindness and compassion that can emerge in extraordinary times.”
Making her Charlottetown Festival debut, Berkley Silverman will step into the title role of Anne Shirley in Anne of Green Gables—The Musical™, which runs on select dates, June 25 to September 5. Silverman is widely recognized for her stage and screen work and for voicing Everest in the popular animated series Paw Patrol.
The season’s company also includes many returning Festival performers, alongside several who are making their first appearance at the Festival. Almost a dozen company members will appear in both productions, reflecting the collaborative, repertory spirit that has long been a hallmark of the Charlottetown Festival.
Based on the novel by L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables—The Musical™ continues its long tradition as the Charlottetown Festival’s flagship production. The musical features a book and lyrics by Don Harron and music by Norman Campbell and tells the timeless story of Anne Shirley, the imaginative orphan who finds a home—and her place in the world—on Prince Edward Island.
The cast for Anne of Green Gables—The Musical™ are Josh Alcantara, LeShaun Bernett, Malinda Carroll, Crystal Casera, Micheline Desaulniers, Ma-Anne Dionisio, Tyler Everley, Taylor Flinders, Joema Frith, Barbara Fulton, Jessica Gallant, Taylor Garwood, Kaleigh Gorka, Stephen Guy-McGrath, Kaylee Harwood, Nathanael Judah, Beatrice Kwan, Ha’Keena Maneso, Andrew McAllister, Laurie Murdoch, Catherine O’Brien, Drew Plummer, Shakeil Rollock, Julia Schwartz, and Berkley Silverman.
Running on select dates from June 30 to September 26, Come From Away, by Irene Sankoff and David Hein, tells the remarkable true story of the small Newfoundland town of Gander and the thousands of airline passengers welcomed there following the events of September 11, 2001. The internationally acclaimed musical celebrates the generosity and kindness shown to strangers during a moment of global crisis.
The cast for Come From Away are Malinda Carroll, Taj Crozier, Ma-Anne Dionisio, Barbara Fulton, Jessica Gallant, Kaleigh Gorka, Stephen Guy-McGrath, Kaylee Harwood, Ryan Abdullah Hooper, Nathanael Judah, Andrew McAllister, Laurie Murdoch, Catherine O’Brien, Drew Plummer, Kristen Pottle, and Luc Trottier.
The 2026 productions will feature direction and choreography by Robin Calvert for Anne of Green Gables—The Musical™, with musical direction by Rachel O’Brien. Come From Away will feature choreography by Jen Mote. Both productions share a creative team that includes set and costume design by Cory Sincennes, lighting design by Renée Brode, and sound design by Brian Kenny.
The 2026 Charlottetown Festival also includes C’Mon In! An Island Kitchen Party at The Mack, running on select dates from June 6 to August 29 and featuring Robbie Doherty and Pierce Clarke and band (Jeff Doherty, Luca Hall, Cynthia Macleod, Marli Trecartin, and Alan White). It also features Polka Dot Door, a free musical in the Centre’s amphitheatre, running on select dates from July 13 to August 22 and performed by a fully local cast from the Theatre for Young Audiences Players. The cast areEric Cerisano, Julia Cerisano, Kat Cummings, Kathleen Henthorn, Samel Sunil, Kaitlyn Thompkins, and Ryan Whitty.