Onward and Upwards

St Catharines, ON

$400 – $2,000 per event

Travels up to 90 miles

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Overview

With 25 years of performing experience as an actor, children's entertainer, writer, parent, and comedian, Virginia's unique perspective and life experience informs their comedy to create a hilarious, memorable evening, Curated to your business or profession. OR - Do you have a speech coming up and need to infuse it with levity and humour? Let me punch up that dry script for you ! Need a humorous jingle . ditty or song ? Leave it to me !


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Booking information

Price range: $400 – $2,000 per event

Languages: English

Gig length: 10 - 60 minutes

Insurance: $5,000,000 - General Liabilty

Unions: ACTRA/ CAEA

What to expect

You will get to create a tailored and curated experience for your particular audience. Virginia is professional , timely, reliable and can edit their performance to suit your clients. Clean? Dirty? Or somewhere in between ? Either way Virginia brings their special light to shine upon your audience with boundless energy and undeniable stage presence. Looking to spruce up your speech ? Virginia can edit, proof read and write in genuine, timely humorous observations and anecdotes to bring your speech to life. Let's work together so you can step up behind the microphone with confidence.

About

Virginia is a queer creator, actor, stand up comic and proud parent of two. They also enjoy teaching motorcycle riding and working with animals. They are a proud CAEA and ACTRA member and a graduate of Sheridan College’s Music Theatre Program. You can currently find them performing stand up comedy at around the Niagara/ Hamilton region. Current creative projects include writing a play about adoptees which became a finalist at the 2026 Equity Showcase Cayle Chernin Theatre Development Awards. For 15 years Virginia performed around Ontario as Mabel Moon- a children's entertainer, clown and face and body painter.
Virginia loves writing silly limericks and songs and hope to work with Sarah Polley one day.

Additional booking notes

I can perform just about anywhere as long as I can be SEEN and HEARD and the audience knows they need to pay attention.
Helpful tips for event organizers is to make sure my performance does not happen at the same time as other distracting events , that there is a set time and proper seating for the audience.

Influences and inspiration

Comedy in the style of Kristen Wiig , Amy Poehler, Catharine O'Hara

Setup requirements

Microphone

Sound equipment to run the microphone

Proper stage lighting so I can be seen. Spotlight, etc.

Microphone stand

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