Story of the Play

An hilarious takeoff on the murder mystery plays of the late 20s complete with secret panels, robed figures, and wills being read at midnight! 

The setting is an island off the coast of the United States during the era of prohibition (when alcohol was illegal) in 1928. The guests have been brought together to hear the reading of Cedric Russell's last will and testament. They soon find out they are trapped on the island as a storm rages and unexpected guests show up. One by one their numbers are reduced as … Any Number Can Die.

The Met Live Theatre Company consists of a group very talented young actors who are exploring the acting possibilities available to them on the newly renovated concert stage at Metropolitan. 

Their first production, Shakespeare's King Lear, was presented in February of 2024. This production took place on the concert stage, which we call the Metropolitan Main Stage. The show was a tremendous success!  (Please have a look by clicling on the photo below.)

The Cast (In order of appearance)

Amber Douglas (16) is a student at H. B. Beal Secondary School. She plays Zenia in “Any Number Can Die” and has been in a number of shows before. She was in musicals from age 9 to 14 and had her first role with Met Live as Edmund in King Lear earlier this year. Outside of theatre Amber enjoys singing, writing, reading and exploring languages and cultures from around the world.

Charlie Zhu, a 15 year old grade 9 student in London central as Roger Masters in the show, “Any Number Can Die”. He participated in multiple plays in China and attended “King Lear” as Oswald, as his first in Canada. “I love doing shows, in fact I have considered to become an actor as my second job when I grow up,” he said, “Oh and I eat pizza from the crust.”

Minh Le (15) is a 9th grade student attending London Central. She plays Celia Lathrop in the show. “Any Number Can Die” is her first theatrical project, and she is looking forward to be in more productions in the future. Outside of theatre, Minh is in her school orchestra and plays the violin. She also enjoys drawing and singing.

T.J. Lathrop is portrayed by Benjamin Zhang, a 14-year-old Grade 9 student at London Central. "Any Number Can Die" marks his first involvement in a theatre production, and he is excited about participating in more theatre in the future. Apart from theatre, Benjamin enjoys other forms of art, including music and visual arts. His hobbies also include reading, writing, and spending time with friends.

Bennett Boisvert - A 15-year-old, Grade 9 student is portraying the character of Edgars. Bennett attended Lambeth Public School and is currently attending Central Secondary School. He has occasional theatre experience through Original Kids camp and his high school drama course. This is Bennett's first involvement with a major theatre production. Bennett's hobbies and interests include piano, cello, 3D printing, reading, and spending time with friends. Bennett is excited about possible future theatre involvement after his enjoyable experience participating in this production.

Lara Manocchi (15) is an enthusiastic and passionate actor and grade 9 student, currently attending London Central Secondary School. She is has been a member of the Met.Live Theatre Company since the beginning, performing in “King Lear” and “Any Number Can Die”. Lara started her acting journey at Lester B. Pearson School, most notably performing in their grade 8 shows including “King Lear”, and “Derailed”, an original production. Outside of theatre Lara is also a dedicated musician, playing the tenor saxophone, and piano, as well as singing. She loves being a part of Central’s jazz band and plans on taking music classes throughout her years in high school.

Alexis McKenzie (14) is a grade 9 student at London Central Secondary School. She plays “Sally VanViller” in the show “Any Number Can Die”. She has been in both grade 8 shows at Lester B. Pearson, and “Joseph and The Technicolor Dreamcoat” outside of school. She loves the arts and plays the cello, as well as sings in the Amabile choir.

James Scurr is a high school student at H.B Beal Secondary School and a graduate of Lester B. Pearson School for the Arts. He has taken part in other shows with Mr. Carins, including King Lear as Edgar (Poor Tom) and an original Pearson show, Derailed as Elliot. Outside of theatre James enjoys playing hockey and forms of art including Visual and Music. He is enrolled in the art program at Beal and spends many evenings listing to music from his CD collection.

The part of Jack Regent will be played by Jaimmie Darwin-Elliott Prince (18). Jaimmie is a 12th grade student at Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary school, where they have participated in several of its drama department's projects, including its 2022 musical "Freaky Friday". "Any Number Can Die" is their second production with Met Live, after playing the villainous Duke of Cornwall in "King Lear", earlier this year. In their spare time they enjoy reading, writing, climbing, and running their school's Supernatural investigations club. Some talents of theirs, not yet seen on stage, include roller skating and escape magic, but they are hopeful that this will change in the near future.

Chloe Kadour is 14 years old and currently attends South Collegiate Institute. She acted in as well as contributed to the set in many shows throughout grades 4 to 8 at her elementary school Lester B Pearson, including two final productions in grade 8, Derailed and King Lear. Chloe is now a part of the Theatre Company Met.Live and played the part of Gloucester in another performance of King Lear as part of the company. Chloe is currently working on the production Any Number Can Die in which she plays the part Hannibal Hix. Outside of theater, Chloe enjoys volleyball and plays trumpet in her school band.