The Welkin
“Hallie Seline as Helen Ludlow, the only matron never to have birthed a surviving child, has a stunning scene of grief in response to the world’s caprice.”
– Intermission Magazine
“It falls however to the sweet and kind Helen Ludlow (Hallie Seline) to have the most emotional scene in the play and no one can be left untouched by her performance and the utter pathos of her plight. I can’t recall when an actor has almost paralyzed me with the sheer assault of her emotional outpouring.”
– Paula Citron
The Merchant of Venice
✭✭✭✭ “Shakespeare BASH’d production of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice is the most insightful production of the play I’ve ever seen […] Throughout her performance Seline well presents a contradiction in Portia that Shakespeare surely intended. Seline shows us a young woman who speaks so beautifully and moves with grace but who inside is consumed with rage against her powerlessness against men. Playing the prosecuting lawyer in Shylock’s trial allows Portia to exercise power for the first time as does demanding the ring from Bassanio […] Shakespeare BASH’d has done what far too many Shakespeare productions never do. It has made us see a famous play in an entirely new light. I certainly will not be able to think of The Merchant of Venice again without considering the insights that Nish-Lapidus and her cast have brought out in the text.”
– Stage Door
“one of the most complete versions of the play I’ve witnessed […] Hallie Seline’s Portia has a gravitas and boldness which makes the character truly her own; she stands in Portia’s power and lack-thereof beautifully. Seline’s chemistry with Laurie is palpable, as was her friendship with Brittany Kay’s Nerissa.”
– A View from the Box
“a gem of a reimagining […] As Portia, Seline looks luminous while she dotes on Laurie’s soppy Bassanio; however, her wine-fuelled gossip sessions about other suitors with gleeful servant Nerissa (Brittany Kay) are filled with trash-talking that wouldn’t be out of place on Drag Race, with a focus on degrading a suitor with the “complexion of a devil.” […] Under Nish-Lapidus’ careful direction, like the three caskets (gold, silver, and lead) in Portia’s riddle, the happy, close-knit characters carry something wildly different from their appearances inside them, a viciousness toward the outsider that feels painfully relevant.”
– Intermission Magazine
The Farm Show: Then & Now
The Farm Show: Then & Now
“You can tell this cast of actors has relished being part of this moment in history (revisiting another moment in history). Their commitment is clear and the fun they’re having on stage is infectious […] All five actors (and Garratt) are tremendous […] The exhausting physical acting has the cast portraying everything from chickens, rams and deer to tractors, water wheels and bridges, in addition to all of the people whose stories they work to tell. It really is a feat of physical theatre.”
– The Citizen
“Each of the five actors (portraying actors) were brilliantly cast. The cast accurately portrayed a plethora of characters, flawlessly transitioning to everything from modern “actors,” to animals, to children, to farmers. Fiona Mongillo and Hallie Seline masterfully portray the nuances of being a woman in mid-20th century rural Canada […] Each actor successfully captures audiences with both their physical comedy, and raw emotion […] The Farm Show: Then & Now stands as a poignant tribute to the rural heart of Ontario, intertwining past and present through its rich storytelling and compelling performances. This masterful adaptation not only honors the legacy of the original The Farm Show but also breathes new life into its timeless narratives, capturing the spirit and resilience of the agricultural communities. The cast’s versatility and dedication bring warmth to each role, creating an immersive experience. As a testament to the enduring power of community and the vital role of agriculture in shaping our society, The Farm Show: Then & Now is a must-see for anyone, especially Ontarians, seeking a heartfelt celebration of Canadian agricultural and theatre heritage.”
– Entertain This Thought
Heroes of the Fourth Turning
Heroes of the Fourth Turning. Photo of Mac Fyfe, Cameron Laurie and Hallie Seline by Dahlia Katz.
“Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble” Award Nomination
– Dora Mavor Moore Awards, 2024
“A superb cast […] Seline is heartbreaking in her portrayal of Emily”
– The Toronto Star
“It’s Hallie Seline’s Emily who captures the bleeding, breaking hearts of our so-called “heroes,” […] It’s a wickedly good performance that veers into the sublime in the play’s final breaths.”
– Intermission Magazine
“The cast is uniformly excellent in embodying their difficult characters[…] Of particular note is Seline’s Emily […] One can see on Seline’s face gradual disintegration of her composure, the desire to be pleasant and liked warring with her physical agony and need to be heard. She’s breathtaking while delivering a monologue detailing her experience with the brutal results of empathizing too much with those in different kinds of pain.”
– Broadway World
“Hallie Seline delivers a mind-blowing performance as Emily. Her final monologue of the play left me shaking.”
– A View from the Box
“She’s brilliant, Hallie is brilliant in that monologue, I’ve got to say […] This is why I say she’s so brilliant, is that none of it looks like a director directed her to do a particular action or physicality. Through that wonderful alchemy, that good actors have, they make things their own and then it explodes out differently.”
– Director Philip Akin on CBC’s Day 6
The Donnellys: A Trilogy – Sticks and Stones, The St. Nicholas Hotel, Handcuffs
Winner of the OntarioStage Award for Best Ensemble, 2023
“The Blyth Festival’s mounting of James Reaney’s famed trilogy, abridged, adapted, and directed by Blyth artistic director Gil Garratt, would have been noteworthy in and of itself, but the magnificent cast Garratt assembled made it one of the highlights of 2023.”
– OntarioStage
✭✭✭✭✭ “Hallie Seline shows [Norah] as lively, intelligent, strong and the perfect companion for Will to help support him through the murder of his family and its unhappy aftermath […] The chances of seeing The Donnellys: A Trilogy are so rare, much less in such a beautifully acted and directed production, that no one with an interest in Canadian drama should let the chance go by to see it. Indeed, it is such a great work that no theatre lover in general should miss it.”
– Stage Door
“An exceptional ensemble […] Hallie Seline makes a splendid Jenny Donnelly.”
– Stratford Festival Reviews
Three Sisters
Three Sisters. Photo of Hallie Seline, Shauna Thompson, Caroline Toal by Dahlia Katz.
NNNN – “Excellent […] A memorable Three Sisters. There’s heartbreak galore, of course – this is Chekhov, after all, and the leads [Hallie Seline, Caroline Toal, Shauna Thompson, Ben Yoganathan] create poignant portraits of unfulfilled lives. I recommend this production highly.”
– NOW Magazine
“Excellently acted. The strength of the sisters’ (Thompson, Toal and Seline) acting and emotional commitment create a very moving episode.”
– The Toronto Star
“Seline precisely clinches the tough-as-nails Olga […] A primo cast, the actors deliver engrossing performances.”
– Our Theatre Voice
“The cast of Three Sisters is a brilliant ensemble lead by the incredible Shauna Thompson, Caroline Toal, and Hallie Seline as the titular sisters. I felt like they really connected with the heart of their characters and brought such compassion to these roles as each one of them goes along on their journey. Three Sisters is a poignant and superb piece of theatre.”
– A View from the Box
“The acting ensemble is incredibly strong and seeing this play for their performances is a must… a beautifully acted play”
– My Entertainment World
SesayArts: In conversation with Hallie Seline about Howland Company’s new adaptation of THREE SISTERS. Read the interview.
The Varsity: The Howland Company brings Chekhov to Campus – Interview with Maher Sinno and Hallie Seline. “There’s no hiding in Chekhov… This play requires so much honesty, openness, and humanity in every moment.” – Hallie Seline. Read the interview.
Casimir and Caroline
Casimir and Caroline. Photo Credit: Dahlia Katz
“Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble” Award
– Dora Mavor Moore Awards, 2020
“Seline is excellent.”
– Chris Hoile, Stage Door
“Caroline, as played by Hallie Seline, is calm, tempered, compassionate and exasperated by Casimir’s constant insecurities. Seline is such a gracious actor and that suffuses her performance.”
– Lynn Slotkin, The Slotkin Letter
“Outstanding performances all around. Seline’s Caroline has a strong sense of determination and resilience, edged with lovely sense of vulnerability.”
– Cathy McKim, Life with more Cowbell
“There is a skilled ambiguity to Hallie Seline’s Caroline, never quite sure of how much she relishes her freedom.”
– Robert Cushman, Cushman Collected
Global News Morning Interview with Hallie Seline and Paolo Santalucia. Watch here.
Stageworthy Podcast Interview with Alexander Crowther and Hallie Seline. Listen here.
As You Like It
As You Like It. Photo by Kyle Purcell
“Pure joy. Perfection. Rosalind [is] played with a keen sense of humour and girlish enthusiasm by Hallie Seline […] The connection of affection between Hallie Seline’s Rosalind and the eager, enthusiasm of Justin Mullen as Orlando, is touching and at times full of the ache and intoxication of new love. Lovely work from both.”
– Lynn Slotkin, The Slotkin Letter
“The linchpin for many of these [pairings] is Hallie Seline’s plucky Rosalind, or Ganymede when she’s disguised in male garb. Rosalind’s romantic interest, the bold dispossessed noble Orlando (Justin Mullen), may be a love at first sight scenario, but the two really start to spark when they meet in the Forest, and she’s disguised. And yet, Seline’s best pairing may be with the fickle Phoebe (Brittany Kay) […] the actors’ exceptional timing together makes their scenes a highlight.”
– Steve Fisher, My Entertainment World
The Wolves
“Best Ensemble” Award
– Toronto Theatre Critics Association Awards 2019
“Best Production” Award
– Critics Pick Awards, My Entertainment 2018
“Outstanding Ensemble” Nomination
– Critics Pick Awards, My Entertainment 2018
Top 10 Theatre Productions of 2018
– The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, NOW Magazine & Stage Door
“NNNN – The Wolves is so riveting it will make you howl. The nine actors are so uniformly excellent and form such a tight-knit ensemble”
– NOW Magazine
3.5/4 Stars “The Wolves is worth cheering on, and loudly. The impressive teamwork does indeed make the dream work.”
– The Globe and Mail
3.5/4 Stars “The Wolves is a gloriously frank and intense depiction of extraordinary young women. The focus and precision of the nine actors playing the team is extraordinary.”
– The Toronto Star
“Hallie Seline is the team sweetheart… fantastic.”
– Broadway World Toronto
“Go see The Wolves. Please. It’s moving and howlingly funny and as full of life as the most suspenseful soccer game […] This production, by The Howland Company and Crow’s Theatre, brims with vitality, humour, and heart; it’s one of the best shows I’ve seen in some time. Hallie Seline (#8) is the queen of the pop-culture non-sequitur.”
– Mooney on Theatre
– Hallie Seline’s interview on CBC’s Here and Now.
– Hallie Seline’s interview with She Does The City.
Punk Rock
“Outstanding Ensemble” Nomination
– Dora Mavor Moore Awards, 2018
“Outstanding Ensemble” Nomination
– Critics Pick Awards, My Entertainment, 2018
Top 10 Theatre Productions of 2018
– NOW Magazine
“NNNN – This production by the red-hot Howland Company showcases moving, realistic performances that explore power and bullying, identity and mental health, and friendship and complacency in ways that are in turn rich in subtlety and overwhelming in intensity […] If the show’s stunning climax doesn’t leave you shaken to your core, you’d better check your pulse.”
– Jordan Bimm, NOW Magazine
“Talked about The Howland Company’s brilliant production of PUNK ROCK with a friend for the last half hour… Just riveting theatre. Best ensemble I’ve seen on stage in some time. And so sharply directed. Hope it returns next season somewhere.”
– Glenn Sumi, NOW Magazine
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– Punk Rock is a shattering evening of theatre you will not soon forget.”
– Christopher Hoile, Stage Door
“Punk Rock is a roller coaster ride of emotion and fine acting […] A jaw-clenching, gut-twisting play about bullying in a grammar school in north England with chilling results. The production is terrific.”
– Lynn Slotkin, The Slotkin Letter
“Quite literally one of the most “stunning” plays I’ve personally ever seen. The talent in this show is off the charts […] unforgettable […] There are some moments from the show that are still so clearly etched in my mind. Particular moments like Cissy (Hallie Seline)’s cathartic breakdown as she reads her report card, [is] unforgettable to me because [it] felt so authentic, and that’s a direct compliment to the cast.”
– Mooney on Theatre
“Outstanding work from the entire cast.”
– Cate McKim, life with more cowbell
Stag and Doe
“The entire cast is stellar in this riotous romp toward marital bliss [and] Hallie Seline is tremendous as Dee, Bonnie’s best friend, [with] the best lines.”
– The Kincardine Record
Twelfth Night
“Stand-outs include Seline’s Olivia, a lovely and richly layered performance; a proud, strong woman, Olivia has sharp enough wit to match any man, but also a tender and fragile heart. Seline conveys as much from a facial expression as she does with the text.”
– Cate McKim, life with more cowbell
“smart, thoughtful and vibrant […] The cast has an affinity for Shakespeare with some doing standout work […] Hallie Seline is a watchful Olivia who sees her reserve melt when she is smitten with Viola dressed as a young man.”
– Lynn Slotkin, The Slotkin Letter
Jonas & Barry in the Home
“Hallie Seline is superb…The bantering and fast-paced hilarity are pure Foster, and the cast is brilliant at comedic-timing and quick line delivery. It’s a terrific show.”
– The Kincardine Record
“Jonas and Barry in the Home is heart-warming and funny. The cast is superb and (Ralph) Small, (Jonathan) Whittaker and (Hallie) Seline have great chemistry on stage.”
– The Kincardine Independent
52 Pick-Up (2016 Remount)
(out of 4) “[52 Pick-Up is] sweet, simple and charming… sure to ignite sentimental memories. The funny and very natural Seline […] pulled off her character’s range, from the way she sips a wine glass waiting for his reply over the phone to her anger over his dismissal of her travel plans.”
– Carly Maga, The Toronto Star
SHANNON 10:40
(out of 4) “[SHANNON 10:40] makes us consider the complexities of the world we live in for an hour or so – and is given a boost in excitement by being performed in very close proximity to the audience. Both actors rise to the challenge of this intimate, immersive space.”
– J. Kelly Nestruck, The Globe and Mail
“Hallie Seline plays Shannon. This is a fine, young actress who is fearless and true.”
– Lynn Slotkin, CIUT Friday Morning, 89.5FM
“So glad I caught the final performance of Rob Kempson’s important work SHANNON 10:40. Hope it returns with Hallie Seline & Qasim Khan”
– Glenn Sumi, NOW Magazine
52 PICK-UP (Remount)
NNNN “Laurie and Seline displayed palpable romantic chemistry but were just as effective in scenes taking place earlier and later in the story that required some cringe-worthy awkwardness.” – Jordan Bimm, NOW Magazine
“As amazing as people say – thrilling and involving theatre.”
– Glenn Sumi, NOW Magazine
Q&A with Hallie Seline & Cameron Laurie by Glenn Sumi
– NOW Magazine
52 PICK-UP
NNNNN & “One of the best productions in this year’s Fringe.”
– Jon Kaplan, NOW Magazine
“Seline is lovely and sassy as the world traveller girlfriend of the pair, delivering some awesome emotive punctuation at the end of each scene, carrying through the mood.” “52 Pick-up is a remarkable show – a brilliant concept with an outstanding cast.”
– Cathy McKim, Life with More Cowbell
1/2 & Standout Show of the 2014 Fringe from the Torontoist
Love’s Labour’s Lost
NNNN – Jon Kaplan, NOW Magazine
1/2 & Standout Show of the 2014 Fringe from the Torontoist
My Entertainment World’s Performer of the Day – Hallie Seline as the Princess of France, Shakespeare BASH’d – Love’s Labour’s Lost
“Hallie Seline – wonderfully grounded and endlessly charming as the Princess of France” – Kelly Bedard, My Entertainment World
“Stand-outs include […] Hallie Seline (a very busy lady, also appearing in the rotating cast of 52 Pick-up) as the lovely and witty Princess.”
– Cathy McKim, Life with More Cowbell
“Completely sassy and quick witted” – Mooney on Theatre
Romeo and Juliet
Interview with She Does The City
from The Torontoist
“Hallie Seline’s Juliet understands and shares with the audience all the teenager’s moods, from shyness and buoyancy to later despair and finally determination to be reunited with her new husband. Projecting Juliet’s emotions even when she has no words to speak, Seline gives freshness to such a familiar line as “Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?””
– Jon Kaplan, Now Magazine
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