Davide Chiazzese - (caea-app)

Davide was born and raised in the east end of Montreal in a very traditional Sicilian family. He was introduced to the arts at a very young age as his father was involved with l’Associazione Trinacria, an organization devoted to maintaining Sicilian culture in Montreal through theatre, music and folklore dancing. Over time, theatre became a family hobby. After more than ten years of participating in these community projects, Davide decided to pursue a career in acting.

At the age of 19, Davide left his Italian bubble to study at John Abbott College in the Professional Theatre Program. In his first year, Davide was awarded the Karla Napier Scholarship, for being the student who demonstrated the most passion and promise for a career in the theatre. That same year, Davide auditioned for the CBC Television Program “Triple Sensation” and made it to the Top 100 of Eastern Canada. The experience prepared him for his most memorable role at John Abbott, playing Tevye in Joseph Stein’s Fiddler on the Roof. In his final year, he was awarded the Pamela Montgomery Award and received news that he and his classmates had been admitted as the first Canadians to take part in the ICTF program at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2011.

After graduating, Davide kept busy by working on Jean Elliot Manning’s musical Daisy and the Wonder Weeds, that debuted at the Monument National (as part of the CETM Festival in the Summer of 2010) and just recently finished the original cast recording. Since then, he has worked with Persephone Productions on Henry V, Canis Tempus on Sala XVIII - written and directed by Andrew Cuk, and performed with Il Gruppo Teatrale Trinacria in Quannu‘ E Troppu E Troppu.

Finally, after waiting for over a year, Davide and his friends finally headed over to Edinburgh, Scotland where they performed Edward Bond’s The Tin Can People with much support from the playwright himself.