About us - Creating Original Works of Musical Theatre
We believe that musical theatre can carry impactful stories that move and provoke us unlike any other medium. As long-time students and performers of musical theatre, we set out to create new original works ourselves.
Since meeting in their Master's program at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Cassie and Tyler have been long-time friends and collaborators. During the pandemic Cassie and Tyler starting work on their first original musical, Little Weaver (previously God Catcher). Along with Prickly Pear Productions and significant support from the Canada Council for the Arts and Arts Council Malta, they co-produced a 9 actor, four week run of the show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2023. Further development of the show is slated for 2025. Petrichor Productions is passionate about new work, and seeks to find the right words for experiences we know by heart.
Their current project is How Not to Kill a Plant, which will debut at the Edmonton Fringe Festival from Augusst 15-25, 2024 with the Grindstone Theatre Society.
Our team
The Creative and Production Team behind Petrichor Productions. Singers, Dancers, Actors, Writers, Composers, Producers.
Cassie Muise
Writer, Co-Producer
Cassie Muise is originally from Nova Scotia and has an array of experience including film, theatre, teaching, choreographing, directing and writing. Cassie and Tyler have co-written How Not To Kill A Plant and Little Weaver (previously God Catcher), which made its world premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2023. Select credits include: Wednesday in The Addams Family, Tina Denmark in Ruthless, Nickie in Sweet Chartiyand the short film T Minus. She is currently based in Montréal with her partner Blair, daughter Beira, and their dogs Fiyero and Kelso.
Tyler McKinnon
Composer, Co-Producer
Tyler McKinnon is an actor/composer from Leduc, Alberta, now based in London, UK, with his partner Ryan. Tyler is one half the writing team for How Not To Kill A Plant and he is thrilled to be performing in and debuting the show this year at the Edmonton International Fringe Festival. Previous credits include: Co-writer of Little Weaver (previously God Catcher), a new musical, premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, A Gentleman's Guide To Love and Murder (Stage West Calgary), And The World Goes 'Round (Stage West Calgary), and Fiddler on the Moose (Victoria Playhouse). Most recently, Tyler, Chantelle Micalef-Grimaud, and Zoë Farrguia were awarded runner up for the prestigious Stiles and Drewe Best New Song Award for the song “Sunbird” from their piece Immigration Crisis.