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Since our inaugural performance on June 24th 1993, these chairs have played their role for over 7,000 performances. Now in our 25th season, over 1.3 million people have enjoyed dramas, musicals, comedies and mysteries. That’s a lot of bottoms, and as one would expect the seats are in need of some TLC!
These venerable chairs still have lots of life left in them. In fact, we think that by replacing the internal cushioning, these chairs may well last another 25 years. The mechanics and structural parts are in good condition and with some spot repairs – the upholstery is fine.
A charitable donation of $225 will sponsor restoration of one of our theatre chairs, while $425 will restore a pair of chairs. Your gift provides vital support to the theatre and will be recognized by a personalized silver plaque affixed to the bottom of each seat that you sponsor. As most chairs were initially sponsored in 1993, the plaque for the restoration will be mounted right below the original. Your name will also appear on the campaign seating chart in the lobby.
Patrons wishing to sponsor a seat or seats, can pick up donation forms from our lobby display, through Box Office, or by contacting Development 250.246.9800 Ext. 724 Charitable Tax Number 140012428RR0001
MANAGING DIRECTOR’S NOTES RANDAL HUBER As the curtain rises on Silent Sky, our fall dramatic classic, we have much to be thankful for in our 25th anniversary season of professional theatre. Reaching a 25th season is a triumphant milestone in the world of theatre and there are so many people that deserve recognition for helping bring us to this point.
Our work is made possible by a circle of support that cradles the theatre.
For starters, thank you to our dedicated, brilliant core of staff & volunteers and the 150 theatre artists that we contract each season. Collectively, we stretch for the highest possible artistic standards and strive to present a top-notch professional Chemainus Theatre Experience: live theatre, casual dining and fine art & gift gallery. Our work is made possible by a circle of support that cradles the theatre. It includes you - the amazing audience, the town of Chemainus and the supportive communities of the Cowichan region, and the generous donors and sponsors (listed in this program). As Brent Dellebuur, season sponsor Duncan Iron Works, states “if we don’t support the arts they will simply go away.” Thanks to all of this support, the Chemainus Theatre has stood the test of time, become one of the largest theatre companies in British Columbia and continues to reach new heights. Our summer musical Rock Legends set a new sales record with 25,349, eclipsing the previous record held by South Pacific since 2008. Now as we gaze upward at the stars with Henrietta Leavitt in Silent Sky we do so with great anticipation, dreaming of all that is to come.
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DIRECTOR’S NOTES MARK DUMEZ I’ve been looking forward to producing this play in our 2017 season ever since I saw it a couple years ago in Seattle at Taproot Theatre. It is curious, smart, immensely human and has wonderful roles for actors.
Through watching and playing in make-believe worlds, we can expand our sense of self, explore our relation to others, and discover new ideas
Playwright Lauren Gunderson examines our physical and spiritual relation to each other, our sense of scope and perspective and our measures of time, space, love and light. She peers at this wide and diverse universe through the lens of Henrietta Swan Leavitt, whose exemplary persistence and determination to discover a universe and perspective beyond her own immediate understanding led to great discoveries. Theatre aspires to examine relations and perspectives for the community and the individual. Through watching and playing in make-believe worlds, we can expand our sense of self, explore our relation to others, and discover new ideas. This play asks a lot of questions and offers some surprising answers. In doing so, it invites us to consider great mysteries of light in darkness, love in life and asks - how big is our sky today? Mark is a proud resident of Vancouver Island and has enjoyed directing Jeeves Takes a Bow, Hilda’s Yard, Falling: A Wake, Sherlock Holmes, Jeeves in Bloom, A Pretty Girl (A Shayna Maidel), Ring of Fire, The Mousetrap, Elf: The Musical, The 39 Steps and Amadeus for Chemainus Theatre. Other favourites include: A Christmas Carol, Strindberg’s Easter, Anne, Mr. Pim Passes By and Pet the Fish. He has collaborated with companies including Theatre X, Pacific Theatre and TheatreOne to develop over a dozen new plays. Favourite acting credits include: Harvey, Mass Appeal, Enchanted April, Queen Milli of Galt and Streetcar Named Desire.
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JAY CLIFT
Peter Shaw
Jay is a Jessie Award winning theatre artist. He works in a variety of capacities within the theatre community including as an actor and designer. Recent credits include Redpatch (Technical Director, Hardline), Long Division (Actor, Pi Theatre) and Shop Talk (Actor, Theatre SKAM). He is thrilled to be back in Chemainus and to be working with, once again, an exceptionally talented group of people. Jay is a graduate of Studio 58.
ANDREA CROSS
Margaret Leavitt
Selected Theatre: Ring Of Fire (WCT, CTF), The Big Picture, 2000 Candles (Arts Engine). Film: Zero Hour: The Last Hour of Flight 11 (Netflix, Discovery), The Sun, Moon and Waves (Bravo!Fact). As Chemainus Theatre’s Education Coordinator and Artistic Associate, Andrea loves sharing her passion for theatre with children across Vancouver Island. Andrea is an accomplished photographer. See her work for sale in the gallery gift shop. www.andreacross.ca
T. ERIN GRUBER
Set/Projection Design
T. Erin Gruber is a theatre designer with experience in set, lighting, costume and projected media design. She is a graduate with distinction of the BFA Theatre Design program at the University of Alberta and works across the country in theatres of all shapes and sizes. She is also a founding member of the ShowStages video collective, a group that strives to question and expand the boundaries of projected media’s role in theatre. www.eringruber.com
CRYSTAL HANSON
Costume Designer
Crystal is a graduate of the Fashion Design & Technology Program at Kwantlen University College. Past costume designs at the Chemainus Theatre Festival include Pride & Prejudice, A Lovely Sunday, Million Dollar Quartet, Ring of Fire, Grace & Glorie, Waiting for the Parade, All Shook Up (Gateway Theatre co-production), Countryside Christmas, and Ah, Wilderness! She would like to thank her parents for their support and encouragement.
LUISA JOJIC
Annie Cannon
Luisa is thrilled to be back in Chemainus! Past appearances include Lusia in A Shayna Maidel, Stewer in Chickens, and Miss Sandra in All Shook Up. She is a multiple Jessie Richardson Theatre Award nominee, a YWCA Women of Distinction Award nominee of 2016, and runs True Voice Theatre Project in Vancouver’s DTES which explores issues of homelessness and community. For a more detailed biography, please visit www. luisajojic.com. Enjoy the show!
SHELBY MCCOY
Apprentice Stage Manager
Shelby is excited to be back at Chemainus Theatre Festival. Previous credits at CTF include: Buddy; The Buddy Holly Story (2014), It’s a Wonderful Life (2013), Singin’ in the Rain (2013) and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (2012). Shelby has also enjoyed working with Western Edge Theatre in Nanaimo and Company of Rogues Theatre Studio in Calgary. She is grateful for the love and support of her family and friends.
CONOR MOORE
Lighting Designer
Conor is a Vancouver-based lighting, set, and projection designer with an MFA from UBC Theatre. Previous credits include: Countryside Christmas, Gifts of the Magi, Delicious Lies, Munsch to Say, A Pretty Girl, The Mousetrap (Chemainus Theatre), Hamlet, Falstaff, Henry VI, The Merchant of Venice, and Richard III (Bard on the Beach), Peter and the Starcatcher, Bakersfield Mist, Armstrong’s War, and The Patron Saint of Stanley Park (ACT).
NICO RHODES
Sound Designer
A studio musician, music director, arranger/orchestrator, composer, pianist and woodwind player, Nico has written and performed with orchestra, big band, choir and for musical theatre. Recently Nico orchestrated the world premiere of the new musical The Best Laid Plans (PSP), music directed and orchestrated the hit Puttin’ on the Ritz (Belfry) and performed his original orchestrations for Tonight…Piaf! with the Vancouver Island Symphony.
JESSICA SCHACHT
Stage Manager
Jessica makes gin and theatre, usually as a stage manager. She recently made her debut as a director and playwright at the Vancouver Fringe Festival. With a specialization in new work, she has been honoured to help bring theatre to life behind the scenes in theatres from Chemainus in BC to the National Arts Centre in Ontario. Born and raised on Vancouver Island, she is proud of her Métis heritage and calls the Cowichan Valley home.
EMMA SLIPP
Henrietta Leavitt
Emma was last seen in Chemainus as Bobby in Hilda’s Yard and before that as squeaky Lina in Singin’ in the Rain. She has worked across Canada for such companies as The Arts Club, Touchstone, Green Thumb, Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia, The Globe, Vertigo, Drayton, The Belfry, Two Planks and a Passion and Solo Collective. Coming up next she will be in A Christmas Carol in Kamloops at Western Canada Theatre. She is a graduate of Studio 58.
ANITA WITTENBERG
Williamina Fleming
‘Silent Sky’ marks Anita’s 14th production at Chemainus Theatre Festival. Some favourites include: ‘Chickens’ (1995), ‘The Heiress’, ‘Lost in Yonkers’, ‘Enchanted April’ and ‘Candida’. Anita has worked with theatres across Canada and the USA. Based in Vancouver, she is very happy to be in the 25th anniversary season and to be a part of telling this story of inspiring real life women. Enjoy!
CHEMAINUS THEATRE FESTIVAL STAFF House Technician Executive Sous Chef Production Coordinator Accounting Acting Executive Chef
Education Coord/Artistic Assoc
Head Ticket Agent Accountant Wardrobe Lead Hand Assistant Carpenter Artistic Director Marketing Assistant Head of Wardrobe Scenic Painter Executive Chef Managing Director Sponsorship & Advertising Facilities & IT Manager Production Manager Front of House Manager Development & Admin Asst
Nick Barrett Valerie Butler Victoria Caldwell Diana Carter Nick Caulford Andrea Cross Sandra Dawson Eric Douglas Mary Downes Steve Draper Mark DuMez Leah Flagg Crystal Hanson Jennifer Hedge Stephen Hewson Randal Huber Marlie Kelsey Damion Knight Nicole Lamb Johnny Lee Amanda Lutner Anita McCallum James O’Leary Lorna Rivard Karen Sharanowski Don Smyth Andrea Starr Joanne Swain Nicholas Timmenga
Bookkeeper Head Carpenter Gallery Manager Group Booking Coordinator Facilities Assistant Box Office Manager Props Coordinator Technical Director Marketing & Sales Director Michelle Vogelgesang Asst Hospitality Manager Terry Williams Props Assistant Sue York
VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHEMAINUS THEATRE FESTIVAL SOCIETY
Chair Pat Moore - Ladysmith, BC Vice Chair Tim Erickson - Honeymoon Bay, BC Treasurer Maria Ridewood - Duncan, BC
CHEMAINUS THEATRE FOUNDATION
Chair David Pink - Duncan, BC Vice Chair Mike Skene - Cobble Hill, BC Treasurer Maria Ridewood - Duncan, BC
DIRECTORS
Irma Anderson - Duncan, BC Kerry McIntyre - Ladysmith, BC Larry Myhre - Cobble Hill, BC
FOUNDERS
LaVerne Erickson - Rosebud, AB Ken Smith - Vancouver, BC
Front of House Coords: Alison Bendall, Claire Friedrich, Mya Wilson Maintenance: Erv Goertz, Mikaella Payne, Dennis Moffat Ticket Agents: Alison Bendall, Sarah Finch, Carla Harman, Dale Lehmann Gallery Assistants: Arletta-Ann Byers, Meg Holmes, Susan Lumholst-Smith, Louise Squires, Colleen Wike, Sandra Wilson
Seamstress: Tessa Bell Volunteer Seamstresses: Louise Adamson, Susan Cole, Norma Dirom
Carpentry Crew: Hilary Britton-Foster, Thad Burk, Andrew Nicholls, Mya Wilson Lighting Crew: Jethro Allen-Martin, Hilary Britton-Foster, Aislinn Shotton, Meghan Wearne Playbill Staff: Jeanette Antoine, Paul Benard, Barry Bissonnette, Judith Buckley, Ashton Butler, Ashley DeClark, Kelly Donahue, Zeaire Duval, Janie Dyson, Eli EckertJohnson, Madeline Hayton, Heather Irwin, Joseph Klatt Leblanc, Mikhayla Knott, Jordan Marchtaler, Deb McMullin, Kelly McPherson, Kailie Shelton, Linda Skramstad, Jake Slee, Catherine Stiles, Brittany Stubbington, Ally Taylor Playbill Pianists: Bernadette Brown, Dwight Siemens
THANK YOU!
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2017 DONORS
Aug 15, 2016 - Aug 29, 2017 Bob & Mag Moeller Richard & Adina Mooney Alex Mustakas Fay Norie Brian Payne & Bonnie Cooper $1,000+ Rod & Pat Pearce Les & Lynne Aldcroft Shirley Pearson Bev Angus Jan & Gordon Rempel Anonymous Barrie & Lorie Rogers Neil Burn & Maise Barnett Murray & Jane Schafer Clair & Valerie Davies Ruth Schiller Colin and Anne Dobell Louis Seidel Del & Karen Elgersma Carolyn Shaw Laverne & Arlene Erickson John & Anne Silins Thomas & Mary Gilmour Donalda Smith Jan & Nancy Glerup Michael & Patricia Smith Donald & Roberta Johannessen Barry & Bonnie Sparkes Gordon & Linda Jones Alex & Carol Stewart Julie McIsaac Cedric & Judy Trueman Ed & Carmen Pitcher William & Eulah Varty David & Ingelise Pollock Stan & Hazel Wilkes Stuart & Sharon Price $250+ Manly Price Harley Abram Betty Short Bryan & Lucile Adderley Anonymous Affinity Farm, Guesthouse & Telus - Fibre for Good Fresh Start Edibles $500+ Robert Baker Tom & Heather Andrews Vern & Rosealine Begalke Bob Bevis & Marie Emery John & Rose Berti Monty & Adelle Clements Fred & Marg Birkenhead Alan & Mary Coombes Richard & Brenda Bond Garth Decker & Jen Forrest Mike & Ann Bonkowski Rob Derkitt & Susan Peters Bill & Stephanie Buckeridge Tim & Karla Erickson Carl & Carole Cederberg Don Gerla & Noreen Linton Jim & Lois Cosh Alan Guy Dann & Carolyn Cox Peter & Marilyn Hegarty John & Heike Crane Shell & Barbara Hershberg Linda Debron Albert Hill & Jean Glen Jim & Heather Drake Randal & Rebecca Huber Erin and Mark DuMez Shirley Husband Derek & Katherine Ellis Donald & Muriel John Al & Terry Ennis Lee Kenyon Breakthrough Counselling John & Lynne Landygo Ian Farthing Len Lindstrom & Karen Chaster Charles Flavelle Erik Lythgoe Robert & Edith Ford Malcolm & Karen MacLeod Jim & Eileen Godkin Richard & Judith Marr Mary Grant Ross & Donna McArthur Glen Hammond Mayo McDonough & Bill Hapgood & Kay Holt Bob Ferguson Jack & JoAnn Harding Peter Meridew & Rae Harrison $5,000+ Anonymous Darlene MacLean Ken & Ruth Smith
Russell & Maarit Harp Joanne Hicks Nadene Hill Donald & Joyce Hilton Gordon & Linda Hudson Charlotte Hynes John & Judy Jackson Frank & Eva Jenish Audrey Johnson Patricia Johnson Arlene Juby Erdmann & Judith Knaack John Krich Connie Land Johnny Lee Sherry Tompkins & Brian Linton Sheila Loeffler Barkley Logan Gerry Lovett Gordon & Maxine Lowick John MacDonald Nicole McDaid Kerry & Janet McIntyre Kathleen McIsaac Vi McKee Bob & Margaret Merriam Deanna Middleton Paul & Carol Molyski Pat & Linda Moore Larry & Jan Myhre Richard Norman Ken & Bev Oyler Daniel & Dominique Payne Jan and Mike Peters Patricia Rankin Tim Relf & Jacquie Mutch Mark & Maria Ridewood Susan Salomonsson Bob & Jill Scheirer Karl & Betty Schutz Diane Scott Graham & Joyce Smith Ev and Clint Stewart Liz & Fred Simonson Timeless Rose Bed & Breakfast Eleanor Voysey Jenetta Walsh Joann Walton-Hatch and William Hatch Lyle & Jean Widdifield Linda and Jonathan Winner Jeff & Vivian Young
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