Ashley St. John

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     Ashley shares an extraordinary passion for performing. She began her training at Jacqueline’s School of Dance, at the age of five, studying all types of dancing. It was here where Ashley discovered her true passion and love for dance and the stage. Ashley started studying vocal lessons and private tumbling shortly thereafter, knowing that these talents would advance her career someday. Growing up, Ashley took advantage of performing in her Elementary School Musicals and attended the National Music Camp of Canada. She continued her studies at O’Neill Collegiate and Vocational Institute Performing Arts School combining her acting, singing, and dancing abilities to become a Triple Threat Performer. She went on to achieve her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performance Dance at Toronto Metropolitan University (Formerly Ryerson) with Honours, making her a diverse and versatile performer.

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     With over twenty years of training, Ashley has received special recognition for her stage presence, technique, and emotional execution; receiving the Theatre and Dance Program Award presented by Nadia Potts.  

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     Ashley began professional work at sixteen at Canada's Wonderland. She has had the privilege of working as a performer throughout Canada and on international waters, such as: Mirvish (Sillabub in Toronto’s Dora nominated production of Cats the Musical at The Panasonic Theatre), The Charlottetown Festival – where she was awarded the 2019 Don Harron Scholarship at the Maud Whitmore Scholarship Variety Concert, Drayton Entertainment, Stage West Calgary, Neptune Theatre, The Canadian Opera Company, Celebrity Cruise Entertainment, Les Production Haut-Vol, Contessa Awards, and the Parapan Games. As well Ashley played the role of Arial in The Thirst for Love and Water during the Panamanian Festival (Dora nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble). She has had the pleasure to attend Springboard Danse Montreal and work alongside Proartedanza, Gadfly, Hanna Siel, and Aszure Barton & Artists. Ashley is also a member of ACTRA and can be seen as a Chorus Performer in Apple Tv+'s new series Schmigadoon (Grammy-nominated Episode 1) seasons 1 & 2. Ashley was happy to be back onstage in Mamma Mia at the Mayfield Dinner Theatre after two long years of a pandemic. Catch Ashley in The Prom and Joseph this spring and summer at Drayton Entertainment.