WELCOME TO THE CITADEL
We are thrilled that you have joined us for The Ballad of Johnny and June!
Over the past few years, the Citadel has made a name for itself internationally as a great place to develop new musicals with their sights set on Broadway. Hadestown and SIX both had development steps at the Citadel and are both still in the midst of long, successful Tony Award-winning runs on Broadway.
And now we’re partnering with La Jolla Playhouse in California on The Ballad of Johnny and June! La Jolla Playhouse is known for its outstanding track-record of Broadwaybound productions (over 30)! The Ballad of Johnny and June premiered in La Jolla this summer and that cast and creative team now come to the Citadel to continue development on the production and to share this incredible new musical with Edmonton audiences before anyone else.
The Ballad of Johnny and June is directed and co-written by Des McAnuff, one of Broadway’s most celebrated directors. Des was the original director for both Jersey Boys and The Who’s Tommy. He was also the Artistic Director of the prestigious Stratford Festival, where he had a keen young assistant director named Daryl. It is our honour to welcome Des and this incredible team to the Citadel and our pleasure to share this fantastic new musical with you!
Country music royalty Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash remain to this day one of the most famous couples of the 20th Century. Created with the support of the family and told through the eyes of their son John Carter Cash, this new musical tells the story of the soaring highs and whiplash lows of fame, life on the road, addiction, marriage, family and devotion. Thanks so much for joining us. Enjoy the show!
Daryl Cloran Jessie van Rijn Artistic Director Executive Director
PS – We have more great musicals ahead in our 2024/25 Season! Join us in the new year for Disney’s Frozen and A Midsummer Night’s Dream: The ‘70s Musical! And we hope you’ll bring in the holiday season with us in December as we celebrate our 25th Anniversary of A Christmas Carol with David van Belle’s beloved music-filled 1950s adaptation.
We wish to acknowledge that the land on which we gather is Treaty No. 6 territory and a traditional meeting ground and home of the First Nations, including both the treaty signatories –Cree, Saulteaux, Nakota Sioux, Stony and Cree-Iroquois – as well as other Indigenous peoples, such as the Blackfoot and Métis, who occupy this land. We extend our appreciation for the opportunity to live, create and perform on this territory.
CAST
Maddie Shea Baldwin
cAnita Carter, Ensemble
Paula Leggett Chase.............................................Carrie, Ensemble
Drew Wildman Foster...........................................Carl Smith, Jack Cash, Marshall Grant, Ensemble
Christopher Ryan Grant........................................Johnny Cash
Van Hughes
Gabriella Joy
Patti Murin
Bart Shatto
John Carter Cash
Vivian, Ensemble
June Carter Cash
Ray Cash, Sam Phillips, W.S. Holland, Ensemble
Correy West............................................ ...............Luther Perkins, Rip Nix, Ensemble
UNDERSTUDIES
Maddie Shea Baldwin
Michael Louis Cusimano
Evan Dowling
June Carter Cash
Johnny Cash, John Carter Cash
Carl Smith/Jack Cash/Marshall Grant, Ray Cash/Sam Phillips/W. S. Holland, Luther Perkins/Rip Nix
Sarah Horsman.......................................................Anita, Carrie, Vivian
CREATIVE TEAM
Des McAnuff
Rob Cary
Co-Bookwriter, Director
Co-Bookwriter
Ron Melrose...........................................................Music Supervisor, Arrangements and Orchestrations
Byron Easley
Choreographer
Robert Brill..............................................................Scenic Designer ^
Sarafina Bush
Costume Designer ^
Amanda Zieve........................................................Lighting Designer ^
Peter Fitzgerald
Sean Nieuwenhuis
Sound Designer ^
Projection Designer ‡
Alberto “Albee” Alvarado....................................Wig Designer
Lyndon Pugeda
Music Director
Joe Payne...............................................................Assistant Music Director, Additional Orchestrations
Michael Bello
Garth Helm
Associate Director
Associate Sound Designer ^
Martin Lara Avila...................................................Associate
Costume Designer
CREATIVE TEAM CONTINUED
Joel Britt...............................................................Associate Lighting Designer ^
Joshua Heming
Cynthia Jimenez-Hicks
Assistant Lighting Designer
Assistant Choreographer
Correy West.........................................................Dance Captain
Wylder Cooper
Lighting Programmer
Don Hanna...........................................................Sound Tech ^
Madison Henry
Ingrid Kottke
Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager
Charlotte Braid....................................................Apprentice Stage Manager
cThe Citadel engages, under the terms of the Canadian Theatre Agreement, professional artists who are members of the Canadian Actors’ Equity Association. Production personnel for the Citadel Theatre are members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (I.A.T.S.E).
‡ Indicated designers on this production are represented by the Associated Designers of Canada, IATSE Local ADC659.
^ Indicated designers on this production are represented by the United Scenic Artists, IATSE Local USA829.
PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE
La Jolla Playhouse is a place where artists and audiences come together to create what’s new and next in the American theatre, from Tony Award-winning productions, to imaginative youth and community programs, to interactive experiences outside traditional theatre walls. Led by Artistic Director Christopher Ashley and Managing Director Debby Buchholz, the Playhouse is internationally renowned for the development of new plays and musicals, including mounting 120 world premieres, commissioning 70 new works, and sending 36 productions to Broadway, garnering a total of 42 Tony Awards, as well as the 1993 Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre. More at LaJollaPlayhouse.org.
• Ben Eastep
• Tegan Herron
• Paul Aldous, North Phase Electrical THANK YOUS
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO and Jen Kirk for their support with bringing The Ballad of Johnny and June to Canada!
BACKGROUND ON JOHNNY and JUNE
cJohnny Cash and June Carter Cash are iconic figures in American music, known for their profound influence on country and folk genres. Johnny, born on February 26, 1932, in Kingsland, Arkansas, rose to fame in the 1950s with hits like "I Walk the Line" and "Ring of Fire." His deep, resonant voice and somber themes often reflected his tumultuous life, marked by struggles with addiction and personal loss.
June Carter Cash, born June 23, 1929, into the legendary Carter Family, was a talented singer-songwriter and actress. She initially met Johnny in 1956 while performing onstage, but it wasn’t until the late 1960s that their relationship blossomed into romance. June’s warmth and resilience complemented Johnny’s darker persona, leading to a powerful partnership both on and off the stage. They married in 1968, and together they created timeless music that celebrated love and redemption. The couple had one son, John Carter Cash, born on March 3, 1970. Growing up surrounded by music, John was deeply influenced by his parents’ artistry and passion. He became a musician and producer, carrying on the Cash legacy while also carving out his own path in the industry. John has worked to preserve and promote his parents’ work, ensuring that their contributions to music and culture endure for future generations. Their family story is a testament to love, creativity, and the enduring power of music.
DIRECTOR'S NOTES c
There is a prejudice with musical theatre that the stories need to be light and frothy and can’t take on serious topics. There is a notion that a certain kind of animated insincerity is required when actors are asked to burst into song. It’s my observation, though, that this is very often not the case and that the best musicals need to be pinned down by matters of importance. They need to embrace themes that have resonance and depth. My Fair Lady is about the British class system. Hamilton is about revolution and sacrifice. Even The Pajama Game, at its core, is about the relationship between management and union. The Ballad of Johnny and June is, of course, about the birth and evolution of country music, and at its center is a great love story. Just beneath the surface, however, there is the subject of family addiction.
This is a topic that resonates with many of us today as so many of our own families and those of our neighbors are plagued by this monster that reaches out to touch so many souls. This has worsened with the addition of opioids to heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamines, as well as a great range of pharmaceuticals, some of which have been with us for generations. Shutting down the appetite of this insatiable beast often requires a warzone’s worth of energy from everyone who’s touched by the devastating turmoil that drugs create.
The story of Johnny Cash, June Carter, and their son John Carter however is not some kind of depressing downer. It’s a great inspiration. It should lead all of us to hope that with love and devotion, we can transcend even the darkest challenges that life serves up. There’s more to musical theatre than just great music.
- Des McAnuff
STUDENTS CLUB
Young people are integral to the artistic fabric of the Citadel Theatre, and we are committed to providing programs and initiatives that champion the development of their artistic identities. Students Club offers a unique glimpse into the world of professional theatre to a wide range of local junior and senior high school students. Prior to select performances of each of our mainstage shows, students participate in a highly engaging, interactive presentation with one of our region’s talented theatre artists. Following the performance students stay for an informative talkback with members of the production’s cast and crew.
Country music provides the heartbeat of The Ballad of Johnny and June. Before seeing the show, Students Club participants were challenged to write their very own country song in just 45 minutes! D’orjay, The Singing Shaman, taught this dynamic workshop. D’orjay colours outside the lines with anthemic, bold blues, honky-tonk and rock-flavoured roots with a distinct queer, Black twist. A self-described late bloomer, at 35, they grabbed the mic, releasing their critically acclaimed debut, the apropos-named New Kind of Outlaw, in November 2020. It charms with a yee-haw agenda anthem, a touching ode to their grandmother, a unique and disarming rendition of The Wallflowers’ “One Headlight” and conjures a rural highway trailer bar. Their powerful, warm voice guides orchestration featuring piano, syncopated electric guitar, paced banjo, fiddle and steel guitar, all with a healing self-reflection. This ain’t your grandaddy’s country music, despite it paying homage to classic country.
D'ORJAY
For more information on Students Club, or to become a part of the program, please contact groupsales@citadeltheatre.com.
Students Club is presented by
MUSICAL NUMBERS
PROLOGUE
RAILROAD BILL (INSTRUMENTAL)
Traditional Public Domain
FREIGHT TRAIN (INSTRUMENTAL)
Written by Elizabeth Cotten Public Domain
ACT ONE
JACKSON
Written by Billy Edd Wheeley, Jerry Leiber
Published by Sony/ATV Songs, Words West
BALLAD OF JOHNNY & JUNE
Des McAnuff, Rob Cary, Ron Melrose
I’VE LOVED AND LOST AGAIN (INSTRUMENTAL)
Written by Eddie Miller
Published by Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music
THE BALLAD OF JOHNNY & JUNE (REPRISE)
KEEP ON THE SUNNY SIDE
Written by A.P. Carter
Published by Peer International Corp
WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN
Traditional Public Domain
I WAS THERE WHEN IT HAPPENED
Written by Fern Jones
Published by Peermusic
HEY PORTER
Written by Johnny Cash
Published by House of Cash.
All Rights administered by BMG Rights Management.
THE CARTER FAMILY TREE
Written by Des McAnuff, Rob Cary, Ron Melrose
CRY CRY CRY
Written by Johnny Cash
Published by House of Cash. All Rights administered by BMG Rights Management.
NO SWALLERIN’ PLACE
Written by June Carter, Frank Loesser
Published by Frank Music Corp
I WALK THE LINE
Written by Johnny Cash
Published by House of Cash. All Rights administered by BMG Rights Management.
GET RHYTHM
Written by Johnny Cash
Published by House of Cash. All Rights administered by BMG Rights Management.
WABASH CANNONBALL (INSTRUMENTAL)
Written by A.P. Carter, William Kindt Public Domain
GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY (INSTRUMENTAL)
Written by Stan Jones
Published by Edwin H. Morris & Co.
THE BALLAD OF JOHNNY & JUNE (REPRISE)
THERE YOU GO (INSTRUMENTAL)
Written by Johnny Cash
Published by House of Cash. All Rights administered by BMG Rights Management, Allen Stanton Productions
GUESS THINGS HAPPEN THAT WAY
Written by Jack Clement
Published by Universal Music Corp on behalf of itself and Universal Songs of Polygram
COUNTRY GIRL
Written by Felice Bryant, Boudleaux Bryant
Published by Sony/ATV Milene Music/Sony Music Publishing
COUNTRY BOY
Written by Johnny Cash
Published by BMG Rights Management. All Rights administered by BMG Rights Management.
THE BALLAD OF JOHNNY & JUNE (REPRISE)
RING OF FIRE
Written by June Carter Cash, Merle Kilgore
Published by Painted Dessert Music.
I WALK THE LINE (REPRISE)
WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN (INSTRUMENTAL)
GUESS THINGS HAPPEN THAT WAY (INSTRUMENTAL)
WE’LL MEET AGAIN
Written by Hugh Charles, Ross Parker
Published by Music Sales Corp
THE BALLAD OF JOHNNY & JUNE (REPRISE)
IF I WERE A CARPENTER
Written by Tim Hardin
Published by Trio Music Company- All Rights administered by BMG Rights Management, Allen Stanton Productions
JACKSON (REPRISE)
ACT TWO
Jackson (Entr’acte)
c
Written by Billy Edd Wheeley & Jerry Leiber.
The Ballad of Johnny & June (Reprise)
Written by Robert Cary, Des McAnuff & Ron Melrose.
Folsom Prison Blues
Written by Johnny Cash.
A Boy Named Sue
Written by Shel Silverstein.
The Ballad of Johnny & June (instrumental)
Written by Robert Cary, Des McAnuff & Ron Melrose.
Jackson (instrumental)
Written by Billy Edd Wheeley & Jerry Leiber.
Will the Circle Be Unbroken (instrumental)
Traditional, public domain.
Ring of Fire (instrumental)
Written by June Carter Cash & Merle Kilgore.
Baby Ride Easy
Written by Richard Dobson
Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down
Written by Kris Kristofferson.
The Ballad of Johnny & June (Reprise)
Written by Robert Cary, Des McAnuff & Ron Melrose.
Solid Gone (Cannonball Blues)
Written by A.P. Carter.
Hurt
Written by Trent Reznor.
MUSICIANS
Ain’t No Grave
Written by Claude Ely.
I’ve Been Everywhere
Written by Geoff Mack, North American version adapted by Hank Snow.
Keep on the Sunny Side (Reprise)
Written by Ada Blenkhorn & J. Howard Entwisle.
Gone Girl
Written by Jack Clement.
The Ballad of Johnny & June (instrumental)
Written by Robert Cary, Des McAnuff & Ron Melrose.
Wildwood Flower
Traditional, popularized by The Carter Family.
A Singer of Songs
Written by Tim O’Connell.
Always on My Mind
Written by Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher & Mark James.
The Ballad of Johnny & June (Reprise)
Written by Robert Cary, Des McAnuff & Ron Melrose.
I’ve Love and Lost Again (instrumental)
Written by Patsy Cline.
Ring of Fire (Reprise, instrumental)
Written by June Carter Cash & Merle Kilgore.
Jackson (instrumental)
Written by Billy Edd Wheeley & Jerry Leiber.
Lyndon Pugeda.........................................................Music Director/Conductor/Keyboard
Joe Payne..................................................................Assistant Music Director/Guitar 1
Aretha Tillotson.........................................................Bass
Matt Grier...................................................................Drums
Bob Tildesley.............................................................Trumpet
Mark Puffer...............................................................Guitar 2
Jim Cockell................................................................Music Contractor
Maddie Shea Baldwin I Anita Carter, Ensemble
Understudy June Carter Cash
Citadel: Debut.
Other Theatre: Broadway: Bright Star. National Tours: Bright Star. New York Theatre: Flying Over Sunset (Playwrights Horizons/Workshop); Ladyship & A Wall Apart (New York Musical Festival); Elvis: The Musical (Workshop). Regional Theatre: The Ballad of Johnny and June (La Jolla Playhouse); The Sound of Music (Asolo Repertory Theatre); Born for This (Arts Emerson); Bright Star (The Kennedy Center); Back Home Again (Lesher Center); How the Grinch Stole Christmas & Ace (The Old Globe Theatre).
Other: A huge thank you to the entire Johnny & June team for allowing me to be a part of this beautiful project and a special thank you to my agents Nicolosi & Co. Love always to my sweet family. Jeremiah 29:11. @madeline_ _ shea
Paula Leggett Chase I Carrie, Ensemble
Citadel: Debut.
Other Theatre: Paula Leggett Chase is a Drama Desk Nominee and veteran of 10 Broadway shows, 2 National tours, and dozens of productions in regional theatre.
Film & TV: Numerous appearances on episodic TV, but you probably know her from 30 ROCK.
Other: Originally from Evansville, IN, PLC is married to Broadway music director/arranger David Chase. They have two tall handsome sons, Kyler, 27 and Dashiell, 23. May The Circle Be Unbroken!
TikTok: AntiqueShowgirl, IG: @paulaleggett, paulaleggettchase.com
Michael Louis Cusimano I Understudy Johnny Cash, John Carter Cash
Citadel: Debut.
Other Theatre: Lempicka (La Jolla Playhouse); The Tale of Despereaux (Old Globe); The Last 5 Years; On the Twentieth Century; Rocky Horror; Natasha, Pierre, etc. (Cygnet Theatre); Once, Million Dollar Quartet, Importance of Being Earnest (Lamb’s Players); Metamorphoses (Santa Barbara ETC); The Cherry Orchard (North Coast Rep).
Film/TV: Devil in the Details, A Moment in Crime
Other: Love to Ryan! @koozimano
Evan Dowling I Swing (Carl Smith, Jack Cash, Marshall Grant, Ray Cash, Sam Phillips, W. S. Holland, Luther Perkins, Rip Nix)
Citadel: Debut.
Other Theatre: The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Die Harsh: a Christmas Musical, The 11 0'Clock Number, Jason Kenney's Hot Boy Summer (Grindstone); CHARADE (Twin Flames Theatrical Productions); Buddy Holly's Happy Daze (Jubilations Dinner Theatre); Production Cast Featured Singer (Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines); Spamalot (The Lower Ossington Theatre); Evil Dead: the Musical (Starvox Entertainment); A Game of Love and Chance (Odyssey Theatre).
Film & TV: Wendy: The Animated Series.
Other: Outside of theatre, Evan is pursuing a degree in business entrepreneurship & innovation, and enjoys woodworking, tabletop gaming, fixing his golf swing, crosswords, and craft brewing with friends. Evan makes every day for the women in his life, Sarah and Winnifred.
Drew Wildman Foster I Carl Smith, Jack Cash, Marshall Grant, Ensemble
Citadel: Debut.
Other Theatre: Broadway: Ain’t Too Proud, Summer, Sunset Boulevard, & Doctor Zhivago. NYC/Regional: The Public, Red Bull, New World Stages, The Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse, Dallas Theater Center, Shakespeare Theater of D.C., The Hollywood Bowl, Orlando Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, The MUNY, and Asolo Rep (5 seasons).
Other: Education: The Juilliard School. Drew is a frequent guest artist/ director since 2012 at Juilliard and a faculty member for their Musical Theater Summer program. Gratitude to Des & Ron. Favorite role: husband to Jesse and father to Rafael.
Christopher Ryan Grant I Johnny Cash
Citadel: Debut.
Other Theatre: Broadway: Thanksgiving Play, The Iceman Cometh, Million Dollar Quartet; Select Off-Broadway & Regional: Shakespeare In The Park (Delacorte), The Public, LCT3, Joe’s Pub, New World Stages, The Wild Project, La Jolla Playhouse, Yale Rep, Baltimore Center Stage, The Shakespeare Theatre D.C., NY Stage & Film, The MUNY, The O’Neill, and many more. Film & TV: Film: Baby Ruby, Glitch Baby, Rolling on the Floor Laughing, Hard Times For Softcore. TV: Chicago: P.D., The Black List, FBI: Most Wanted, The Other Two.
Other: MFA: Yale School of Drama. Proud member of AEA, SAG/AFTRA, and the Actor’s Center.
Sarah
Horsman I Swing (Anita, Carrie, Vivian)
Citadel: Debut.
Other Theatre: A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline, Jersey Boys, Rock of Ages, The World Goes Round (Stage West Theatre); Sister Act (Drayton Entertainment); Always Patsy Cline (Theatre Northwest); Rocky Horror Picture Show (Sudbury Theatre Centre); Million Dollar Quartet (Chemainus Theatre Festival).
Other: Sarah is humbled to join this company of artists! Many thanks and love to her wonderful family and friends who support her through it all. www.sarahhorsman.com
Van Hughes I John Carter Cash
Citadel: Debut.
Other Theatre: Broadway: Almost Famous, Deaf West's Spring Awakening, American Idiot, 9 to 5, Hairspray. 1st National Tour: American Idiot. OffBroadway: Space Dogs (MCC); Saved (Playwrights Horizons).
Film & TV: Glimpse, Sex And The City I & II, Rachel Getting Married, Law & Order: SVU & Criminal Intent, Royal Pains, One Life To Live.
Other: B.A. from Fordham University. Van is also a composer, music producer, and arranger. Love to Shea.
Gabriella Joy I Vivian, Ensemble
Citadel: Debut.
Other Theatre: La Jolla Playhouse: The Ballad of Johnny and June. National Tour: The Color Purple. Off-Broadway: Five: The Parody Musical. Other: Much love to her family for their never-ending support, and her incredible team over at Henderson/Hogan and Hyphenate Creative. @gabriellajoy_
Patti Murin I June Carter Cash
Citadel: Debut.
Other Theatre: Disney's Frozen on Broadway (Princess Anna); Wicked (Galinda, US National Tour); Lysistrata Jones (Title role, Broadway); Love's Labour's Lost (Shakespeare In the Park, Delacorte Theatre); The Ballad of Johnny and June (La Jolla Playhouse);
Film & TV: Chicago Med, Chicago Fire, Royal Pains, and many Hallmark movies including In Merry Measure, Love On Iceland, and Mystic Christmas. Other: Also the narrator of many audiobooks, and an advocate for mental health awareness. Love and thanks to Colin, Cecily and Lorelai for making this work.
Bart Shatto I Ray Cash, Sam Phillips, W.S. Holland, Ensemble
Citadel: Debut.
Other Theatre: Broadway: Tony-nominated shows War Paint, Les Miserables, Hands on a Hardbody, The Civil War, and Dracula: The Musical. National Tours: Les Miserables, Cats, The Civil War. Off-Broadway: Superhero (Second Stage). Regional: La Jolla Playhouse, Papermill Playhouse, Ford’s Theatre, Ogunquit, Alley Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, North Shore Music Theatre, Casa Manana, Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre.
Film & TV: Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Murphy Brown (Reboot), Gaspard and Lisa (Disney Jr.).
Other: He has played Sam Phillips (Sun Records Producer) in three musicals including MDQ (Million Dollar Quartet), MDQ Christmas, and The Ballad of Johnny and June. Bart is the Vocalist with the gold/platinumselling rock band Trans-Siberian Orchestra for the last decade. Thanks to Des, Tara, and my love, Amy! @iambartshatto.
Correy West I Luther Perkins, Rip Nix, Ensemble, Dance Captain Citadel: Debut.
Other Theatre: Broadway: Ain’t Too Proud, Nice Work If You Can Get It (Imperial Theatre); South Pacific (Lincoln Center); National Tours: Love Never Dies (1st National-US Premiere); Anything Goes (1stNational); 42nd Street, The Radio City Christmas Spectacular (Chicago/Toronto); NY credits include: PBS Great Performances Season 50: Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway’s Best (Live from Lincoln Center); Showboat (NY Philharmonic/Live from Lincoln Center); Regional: The Ballad of Johnny and June (La Jolla Playhouse); American Prophet (Arena Stage Company); Beautiful (Theatre Aspen & The Rev); Oliver (Virginia Stage Company); … Spelling Bee (Arkansas Rep Theatre); Kiss Me Kate (Cape Playhouse); Guys and Dolls (Barrington Stage Company).
Des McAnuff I Co-Bookwriter, Director
Citadel: Debut.
Other Theatre: Broadway: The Who’s Tommy (2024), Ain’t Too Proud, Summer, Doctor Zhivago, Jesus Christ Superstar, Guys and Dolls, The Farnsworth Invention, Jersey Boys, 700 Sundays, Dracula the Musical, How to Succeed…, The Who’s Tommy (1993), A Walk in the Woods, Big River.
Film & TV: Cousin Bette (director), The Iron Giant (producer) and Quills (executive producer).
Other: Des McAnuff is a two-time Tony Award and Olivier Award-winning director and former Artistic Director of Canada’s Stratford Festival. He was also Artistic Director of La Jolla Playhouse where he is Director Emeritus.
Rob Cary I Co-Bookwriter
Citadel: Debut.
Other Theatre: Summer: The Donna Summer Musical (Broadway); On The Town (additional material, Broadway); Flashdance (West End); Inventing Avi (Off-Broadway); Palm Beach (La Jolla Playhouse); Get Happy (Carnegie Hall); Bye Bye Birdie (additional material, Kennedy Center).
Film & TV: Grease Live! (Fox); A Christmas Story Live (Fox). Director: Anything But Love (Samuel Goldwyn); Ira and Abby (Magnolia Pictures); Save Me (First Run Features).
Other: Graduate Yale University, former dancer Joffrey II Ballet, member WGA and AEA.
Ron Melrose I Music Supervisor, Arrangements and Orchestrations
Citadel: Debut.
Other Theatre: Creative team member of twenty Broadway shows over forty-eight years including Smile, Jersey Boys and The Who’s Tommy. Helpmann Award Winner (Australia’s Tony). Associate producer of several Broadway original cast albums. As composer: Fourtune (OffBroadway); The Silver Swan (NEA Fellowship); The Missing Peace (Washington's Capitol Fringe); Early One Morning (liturgical one-woman musical); two Harvard Hasty Pudding shows; a gospel-based Requiem; Saturday Night Live.
Byron Easley I Choreographer
Citadel: Debut.
Other Theatre: The Ballad of Johnny and June (La Jolla Playhouse); Waiting For Godot (Theatre for a New Audience); Camelot (Lincoln Center Theater); Slave Play (Broadway & New York Theater Workshop); Richard III (New York Public Theater); X: Or Betty Shabazz V. The Nation (The Acting Company); The Bubbly Black Girl (New York City Encores); Twelfth Night (Harlem Classical Theater); Choir Boy (Steppenwolf Theater); Matilda (The Olney Theatre); The Three Musketeers (Oregon Shakespeare Festival); Jelly’s Last Jam (The Alliance Theatre).
Robert Brill I Scenic Designer
Citadel: Debut.
Other Theatre: As a four-time Tony Award nominee, his Broadway credits include Alycia Keys' Hell's Kitchen, How to Dance in Ohio, Dancin, Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations, Thoughts of A Colored Man, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, Assassins, Cabaret, Jesus Christ Superstar, Guys and Dolls, Design for Living, Buried Child, and many others. Other: Brill is a founding member of Sledgehammer Theatre, recipient of the Michael Merritt Award for Excellence in Design and Collaboration, and member of the design faculty at University of California San Diego. Please visit @brill_robert and robertbrilldesign.com.
Sarafina Bush I Costume Designer
Citadel: Debut.
Other Theatre: Broadway: The Outsiders, The Who’s Tommy, How to Dance in Ohio, For Colored Girls… (Tony Award Nominee), Pass Over. OffBroadway: Shit. Meet. Fan. (MCC); Oliver! (City Center Encores); Evanston Salt Costs Climbing (The New Group); Heroes of the Fourth Turning (Obie Award: Playwrights Horizons); Broadway Bounty Hunter (Greenwich House). Regional: The Preacher’s Wife (Alliance Theatre); Peter Pan (Tour); Life After (Goodman Theatre).
Other: Education: BA, Adelphi University.
Amanda Zieve I Lighting Designer
Citadel: Debut.
Other Theatre: Recent designs include: Tommy (Broadway/Goodman); Velour: A Drag Spectacular, The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical and Put Your House in Order (La Jolla Playhouse); Mrs. Holmes & Ms. Watson, English, Crime and Punishment, A Comedy, Dial M for Murder, Hair, Ebenezer Scrooge’s Big San Diego Christmas Show, Tiny Beautiful Things, Barefoot in the Park, Native Gardens, The Wanderers and Rich Girl (The Old Globe); Cabaret (Goodspeed); American Jade (Buck’s County Playhouse); Into the Woods, Billy Elliot, Titanic (Signature Theatre); I Hate Hamlet (Maltz Jupiter); Sweeney Todd and Roof of the World (KC Rep); Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, Evita, Cabaret, Rock of Ages (Cygnet).
Other: For information, please visit amandazieve.com
Peter Fitzgerald I Sound Designer
Citadel: Debut.
Other Theatre: Designed sound for over 100 Broadway, Off-Broadway and Touring shows. Recent designs: KPOP, Great Gatsby Immersive, American Son and John Lithgow’s Stories by Heart. Past designs include: Twyla Tharp and Billy Joel’s Movin’ Out, 42nd Street, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Will Ferrell’s You're Welcome America, Paul Simon’s The Capeman, City of Angels, The Will Rogers Follies, La Cage Aux Folles, Victor/Victoria, Gypsy. He designed sound for the NY Philharmonic’s award-winning productions of Carousel and Sweeney Todd.
Other: Peter is President of Sound Associates.
Sean Nieuwenhuis I Projection Designer
Citadel: Debut.
Other Theatre: SUMMER, Dr. Zhivago, JCS (Broadway); Tommy, Spamalot, Wanderlust (Stratford); Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Sideways (La Jolla); Swan Lake (National Ballet of Canada); Madama Butterfly, Whiteley (Opera Australia); Gounod’s Faust (Met); Macbeth (LA Opera); Nixon in China (Vancouver Opera, SFO, Royal Swedish); A Word or Two (Ahmanson); The Mountaintop (Theatre Calgary); Handmaid’s Tale (RWB); Rear Window (Hartford Stage).
Other: Sterlings and Bettys awards winner.
Alberto “Albee” Alvarado I Hair and Wig Designer
Citadel: Debut.
Other Theatre: Alberto recently made his Broadway debut designing Hair & Wigs for the Tony Award Musical THE OUTSIDERS. Off-Broadway his makeup design can be seen at Give Me Carmelita Tropicana! at the Soho Rep. His regional theatre credits include numerous productions at La Jolla Playhouse; Center Theatre Group; San Diego Opera and Pasadena Playhouse.
Other: Alberto “Albee” Alvarado is a Californian of Mexican descent who designs Hair/Wigs and Make-up throughout the US.
Lyndon Pugeda I Music Director, Conductor
Citadel: Debut.
Other Theatre: Picasso at the Lapin Agile, The Lorax (The Old Globe); Jersey Boys (CCAE Theatricals); Jesus Christ Superstar, Memphis (Moonlight Stage Productions); Legally Blonde (San Diego Musical Theatre); Gutenberg! The Musical! (Backyard Renaissance); Associate: Redwood, The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical (La Jolla Playhouse).
Other: B.A. in Music: Interdisciplinary Computing and the Arts from UC San Diego. @lyndonpugeda
Joe Payne I Assistant Music Director, Additional Orchestrations
Citadel: Debut.
Other Theatre: La Jolla Playhouse’s Jersey Boys (August Wilson Broadway Theatre, New World Stage and San Diego); La Jolla Playhouse’s premiere, Cry Baby (San Diego); Beehive, The Musical (San Diego Theatre in Old Town); The Buddy Holly Story (National Tour, Chicago Apollo Theatre, Kansas City American Heartland Theatre); Always Patsy Cline (Detroit Gem/Century Theatre, Kansas City American Heartland Theatre).
Other: Grammy winning, and platinum certified Jersey Boys cast album guitarist. 1998 Joseph Jefferson Award for musical direction, The Buddy Holly Story. Raised on bluegrass and Carter/Cash music before I could walk or hold a guitar. Sit back and enjoy a very special show!
Michael Bello I Associate Director
Citadel: Debut.
Other Theatre: As Associate Director: The Who’s Tommy (Broadway, Goodman Theatre); Jersey Boys (UK/US tours, Off-Broadway); Summer (Broadway, 1st national tour); and The Ballad of Johnny and June (La Jolla Playhouse). Recent Directing: Jersey Boys (Paper Mill Playhouse); Legally Blonde (TheatreAspen); Letters to the President (Goodspeed); and We Are The Tigers (Off-Broadway).
Other: Michael is a Cuban American director based in New York. BFA Emerson College. www.MichaelBello.com
Garth Helm I Associate Sound Designer
Citadel: Debut.
Other Theatre: Broadway designs include: Pippin (Tony nomination best sound design 2013); 1st National Tour Pippin, The Heart of Robin Hood (Winnipeg/ Toronto); Associate Sound Designer for: The Ballad of Johnny and June (La Jolla); Almost Famous (Broadway); Rocky The Musical (Broadway); We Will Rock You “The Queen Musical” (US Tour, Sao Paulo Brazil); Ghost the Musical (Broadway, US Tour 1, South Korea); Les Mis 25th Anniversary Concert 02 Arena (London, 25th US Tour); Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Toronto, Broadway, USA Tour); Dirty Dancing USA, Phantom “The Las Vegas Spectacular”, Phantom Of The Opera (Broadway 15 years as US Audio Supervisor). Other: Garth is a sound designer and audio consultant for various live music and performance spaces throughout North America. He has worked on Broadway musicals for over 25 years.
Joel Britt I Associate Lighting Designer
Citadel: Debut.
Other Theatre: Selected Design work: Head Over Heels, A Kind of Weather, Significant Other, Eighty-Sixed (Diversionary Theatre); Peter and the Starcatcher (The Barn Stage Company). Selected Assistant/Associate work: Hamilton (National Tours/Germany); Ain’t too Proud (National Tours); Summer, The Donna Summer Musical (La Jolla/Broadway/National Tour); Come From Away (National Tours); The Band’s Visit (National Tour); Henry 6, Merry Wives of Windsor, The Lorax, Taming of the Shrew, Midsummer (The Old Globe). Film & TV: Come From Away (Assistant Lighting Design, Apple TV) Other: Proud member of USA829. www.joelbritt.com
Joshua Heming I Assistant Lighting Designer
Citadel: Debut.
Other Theatre: Lighting Design: Birds of North America (MOXIE Theatre); tick, tick… BOOM! (Cygnet Theatre). Associate Lighting Design: Is It Thursday Yet? (PAC NYC); Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson Apt 2b (The Old Globe). Assistant Lighting Design: The Who’s Tommy (USA829 DMC, Broadway); Johnny & June, Babbitt, Redwood, Derecho (La Jolla Playhouse); Cabaret, Twelfth Night (The Old Globe).
Other: I would like to thank my partner, Jennifer, for all her love and support. Please consider giving my website a visit at www.joshuahemingld.com
Cynthia Jimenez-Hicks I Assistant Choreographer
Citadel: A Christmas Carol, The Candidate, The Party.
Other Theatre: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Broadway and San Francisco Companies); Wendy in Wendy and Peter Pan, Cymbeline (Stratford Festival); Play That Goes Wrong (Neptune Theatre); This London Life (Grand Theatre); Girls Like That (Tarragon Theatre); Boys Girls and Other Mythological Creatures (Carousel Players).
Film & TV: From, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent, Marry F Kill, Love’s Match, Murdoch Mysteries, Barbelle, Hudson & Rex, In the Dark.
Other: Training: National Theatre School. www.cynthiajimenezhicks.com
Madison Henry I Stage Manager
Citadel: A Streetcar Named Desire, The Three Musketeers, The Sound of Music, The Importance of Being Earnest, Deafy, Network, & Jane Eyre
Other Theatre: Gaslight (Chemainus); Hey Viola! (Charlottetown Festival); The Wizard of Oz, Chelsea Hotel, A Christmas Carol (Western Canada Theatre); The New Canadian Curling Club, The Buddy Holly Story (Thousand Islands Playhouse).
Other: Maddy (she/her) is a multi-discipline Stage Manager based in Edmonton, AB, and is so grateful to be a part of this project. Many thanks to Daryl, Des, Ingrid, Charlotte, and both the LJP and Citadel teams!
Ingrid Kottke I Assistant Stage Manager
Citadel: Debut.
Other Theatre: Production Stage Manager ten years- Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Stage Manager five years- Richmond Ballet in Richmond VA, U.S./Canada National Tours- Production Stage Manager- She Loves Me, Jesus Christ Superstar, West Side Story (Niko Productions); Grease, Chicago, CATS, Starlight Express (Troika Productions); PSM of Moscow, Russia production of 42nd Street (Troika/Krasnov Productions).
Other: Couchsurfing Host, avid motorcycle rider, baseball fan (even this year!), Volunteer for Meals on Wheels and Canadian Blood Services. Luv to Mum who brought me to the Citadel Theatre as a child.
Charlotte Braid I Apprentice Stage Manager
Citadel: The Play That Goes Wrong, The Three Musketeers, Trouble in Mind
Other Theatre: The Play That Goes Wrong; Meteor Shower (Theatre Calgary); Romeo and Juliet; Twelfth Night (Freewill Shakespeare); Home for the Holidays (Lunchbox Theatre).
Other: Charlotte is delighted to be back working at the Citadel and to join this production. She thanks her friends and family for their continued love and support.
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THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS IN THE CREATION OF THEATRE AT THE CITADEL:
THE HOLE FAMILY • THE ELDON AND ANNE FOOTE FUND
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THE JOSEPH H. SHOCTOR FUND
GOVERNMENT & FOUNDATION FUNDERS:
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
DR. JOSEPH H. SHOCTOR, 1922-2001
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER AND FOUNDER OF THE CITADEL THEATRE
JOE’S VISION brought professional theatre to Edmonton
JOE’S DREAM built the Citadel Theatre
HENRY HOLE, 1884-1954
JOE’S SPIRIT continues to inspire the theatre we create today
JOE’S LEGACY lives on through a generous gift to the Citadel from his estate
On the Citadel’s 30th Anniversary, a gift was made by the Company of Harry Hole, James F. Hole, Ralph K. Hole and Robert W. Hole on behalf of the Hole family — in honour of their late father, Henry Hole. The Citadel Theatre is proud to honour Henry Hole’s integrity, compassion and leadership in the dedication of this complex to his memory.
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THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS
THANK YOU! WE EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT THANKS to all our donors, whose generosity plays a crucial role in ensuring our community has the opportunity to experience performing arts. Our donors have a profound and lasting impact on the quality, accessibility, and relevance of the Citadel’s productions, facility, and educational offerings.
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THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS
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Gerry & Barbara Sinn
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In Memory of Allen Weiss
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THE CITADEL TEAM
VOLUNTEERS
Zoe Afaganis
Hermione Ainsworth
Hasra Ali
Mackenzie Altheim
Johanna Andreoff
Judith Babcock
Luis Ballester
Karen Balon
Karin Banasch Vail
Shirley Bellrose
Coby Benoit
Shelley Benson
Bernie Bolton
Alan Burkin
Margot Byer
Patrick Caron
Dee Cartledge
Rob Cauti
Carmelle Cooper
Jack Diacon
Lil Filewych
Brenda Fraser
Bonita Gillespie
Betty Grudnizki
Julie Harvey
Jeff Haswell
Rosemarie Heaney
Brad Heller
Diane Helmers
Kristen Hennessey
Maria Hollinshead
Doug Hunter
Joan Johnston
Jodi Jones
Craig Jones
Joanne Kallal
Hanae Kiyooka
Robin Knight
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Janice Kuethe
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Susan Lauridson
Sylvia Lee
Karen Lewis-Caron
Jim Linnen
Elizabeth Luchko
Rita MacDonald
Ross Machetchuk
Bob Matfin
Linda McMurdo
Donna McKay
Sam Michaelchuk
Karen Miller
Janice Minamide
Bob Moore
Joan Murchie
Andrea Newman
Emmy Nunes
Linda Orlecki
William Parker
Susan Patenaude
Doug Racine
Leila Ragoonanan
Joan Redman
Barbara Reinhardt
Lori Ristoff
Cheryl Ritchie
Monica Robillard
Sukhjit Saimbhee
Susan Schroter
Angela Seery
Theresa Shea
James Smibert
Linda Smibert
Victoria Spang
Cinnamon Stacey
Deb Stack
Diane Trithardt
Christine Tupper
Lacey Untereiner
Brenda Voyce
Lisa Welshman
Talia West
Liz WhiteMacDonald
Catherine Wirt
Bonnie Connelly
Wilson
Vanessa Wilson
Dave Wolkowski
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Solomon Rolingher, K.C. Chair
Marshall Shoctor, K.C. Past Chair
Bruce Bentley, Treasurer
Tom Redl, Secretary
Wendy Dupree, Ex Officio
Jacqueline Charlesworth
Arliss Miller
Aroon Sequeira
Chris Sheard
Dr. Robert Westbury
Sheila Witwicky
Ralph Young
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jennifer Addison, Chair
Constance Scarlett, Vice Chair
Roger Babichuk, Treasurer
Derrique DeGagné
Amy Gaucher
Marcie Kiziak
Jennifer Kwan
Joy Lardner
Shannon Marchand
Joshua McIntosh
Gerard Merkosky
Ashton Raeyr
Lindsay Rainbow
HONORARY DIRECTORS
Jack N. Agrios
Jane Batty
Ken Bautista
Joanne Berger
Christine Bishop
Dan Block
Guy Bridgeman
Frank Calder
Gary G. Campbell
Betty Carlson
Donald A. Carlson
Marilyn Cohen
Reg Copithorne
Len Dolgoy
Allison Edwards
Dennis Erker
John C. Forster
Frank Gibson
James Gillespie
Jane Halford
Brian Hetherington
Becky Hole
Mike House
Gary Killips
Richard Kirby
Stuart Lee
Beverlee Loat
Al Maurer
Ashif Mawji
Maureen McCaw
Lisa Miller
Susan Minsos
Terry Nistor
Bob Normand
Catrin Owen
Ted Power
Jerry Preston
Henry (Hank) Reid
Rob Reynolds
Charlotte Robb
Margot RossGraham
Barbara Shumsky
Peter Silverstone
Gaurav Singhmar
Larry Staples
Esther Starkman
Marianne Takach
Merle Taylor
Mr. Justice
Dennis R. Thomas
Brian Tod
John Tweddle
Brian Vaasjo
A.H. Wachowich
Bob Walker
Dr. Marvin Weisler
Bart West
Eve Willox
David Wilson
Doris Wilson
John Yerxa
HONORARY GOVERNORS
Marc de La Bruyère
Anne Foote
IN MEMORIAM
David Bentley
Frederick K. Campbell
J.G. Greenough
Ada Hole
Sandy Mactaggart
Jack McBain
Kayla Shoctor
STAFF LEADERSHIP
Daryl Cloran
Artistic Director
Jessie van Rijn
Executive Director
ARTISTIC
Bridget Norris-Jones
Producer
Mieko Ouchi
Associate Artistic Director
Luc Tellier
Director of Education & Outreach
Peni Christopher
Company Manager
Wayne Paquette
Artistic Coordinator
Diana Stevenson
Foote Theatre
School Manager
Kristi Hansen
Accessibility Coordinator
Ellen Chorley
Students Club
Facilitator
ADMINISTRATION
Paul Johnson
Director of Finance
Bettyanna Huggins
Payroll Administrator
Amy Yao
Staff Accountant
Adrienne Kendel-Dirk
Accounts Payable
Specialist
Kayla van Sterren
HR Manager
Ben Osgood
Business Systems Manager
Trinity Locke Administrative Coordinator
MARKETING AND SALES
Cassie Kupka
Director of
Marketing & Sales
Kristen Hiemstra
Creative Director
Susanne Chmait
Communications Specialist
Rebecca Harding
Digital Web Designer
Arthur Mah
Videographer
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Benjamin Oostenbrink
Director of Community Engagement
Vanessa Wilson
Corporate Partnerships
Manager
Craig Stumpf-Allen
Funding & Grants
Manager
December 19th-22nd
December 27th-29th
Bring your friends and family to the Capitol Theatre to ring in the holiday season with Irving Berlin's musical- a full scale production with 1950’s style song and dance numbers! With a dazzling score featuring well-known songs including “Blue Skies,”
“I Love A Piano,” “How Deep Is the Ocean” and the perennial title song, White Christmas is an uplifting, wholesome musical that will delight audiences of all ages.
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"Once upon a time, there was a little ogre named Shrek...." And thus begins the tale of an unlikely hero who finds himself on a life-changing journey alongside a wisecracking Donkey and a feisty princess who resists her rescue. Throw in a short-tempered bad guy, a cookie with an attitude and over a dozen other fairy tale misfits, and you've got the kind of mess that calls for a real hero. Luckily, there's one on hand... and his name is Shrek.
Featuring Michael Watt as Shrek, and Jeremy Carver James as Donkey! TICKETS ON SALE SOON
THE CITADEL TEAM
GUEST SERVICES
Eden Edwards Senior Sales Manager
Brittany Hinse
Assistant Guest
Services Manager
Kevin Cambridge Education & Group Sales Coordinator
Josephine Hendrick
Education & Group Sales Assistant
SUPERVISORS
Colin Bluekens
Alex Reyes
Logan Stefura
REPRESENTATIVES
Garin Alfaro
Mackenzie Altheim
Angie Bustos
Andraya Diogo
Kylie Dobransky
Sam Free
Melanie Letourneau
Madi May
Abby McDougall
Katie Yoner
Robyn Clark
HOSPITALITY
Hayden Weir Director of Hospitality
Melissa Budinski Front of House Manager
Drée Klatt Bar Manager
Sam Kennedy Rentals & Events Manager
Susan Urlacher Rentals Coordinator
Alexande Voutchkov Rentals Coordinator
FRONT OF HOUSE
SUPERVISORS
Emily Lizotte
Rose Miller
Davis Shewchuk
Maia Trotter
Elaine Vo
Kate Walker
CAPTAINS
Adriana Burns
Payal Jotania
Elyse Roszell
Levi Salvador
Jessica Ussher
BARTENDERS
Melanie Blake
Kenzie Brake
Colton Cameron
Madeleine Doucet
Shyanne Duquette
Moses Kouyate
Graham Mothersill
Jake Mouallem
Priya Narine
Kera Stevenson
Faith Whitehouse
INSTRUCTORS
THEATRE SCHOOL
April Banigan
Billy Brown
Ellen Chorley
Sydney Cogan-Grahn
Cathy Derkach
Andraya Diogo
Crystal Hanson
Ainsley Hillyard
Sally Hunt
Binaifer Kapadia
Sydney Keenan
Moses Kouyaté
Abby Krushel
Josh Languedoc
Rochelle Laplante
Aidan Laudersmith
Richard Lee
Emily Lizotte
Annette Loiselle
Barb Mah
Shanni Pinkerton
Damon Pitcher
Clayton Plamondon
Jasper Poole
Jaimi Reese
Kate Ryan
Amanda Samuelson
Pamela Schmunk
Linette Smith
Eileen Sproule
Julie Sucie
Nathaniel Tesfaye
Emily Thorne
Kimberly Turner
Rory Turner
Michael Vestch
Natalie Witte
YOUNG COMPANY
Mel Bahniuk
April Banigan
Kim Denis
Richard Lee
Larissa Poho
PRODUCTION
Michael Erwin Director of Production
Patrick Fraser
Technical Director
Michelle Chan Assistant Production Manager
Jacinda Grummett Assistant Technical Director
Autumn Russell Assistant Technical Director
Jenna Kerekes
Production Administration
Nick Rose Head of Audio
Mitch Labrosse
Assistant Head of Audio
Nicole O'Brien
Audio 2
Heaven Oberik Head of Video
Geoff Maguire Head of Electrics
Tiff Martineau
Assistant Head of Electrics
Emma Nokes
Electrics
Jaclyn Segal
Follow Spot Operator
Kai Yakichuk
Follow Spot
Operator
Andrée Simard
Head of Paint
Megan Paliwoda
Assistant Head of Paint
Peter Locock
Head of Scenic Carpentry
Jeff Howe
Assistant Head of Scenic Carpentry
Garret DeRede
Scenic Carpenter
Chris Hayes
Scenic Carpenter
Sarah Karpyshin
Head of Props
Angie Sotiropoulos
Assistant Head of Props
Connor MacDonald
Props Builder
Marc Anderson
Head of Stage Carpentry
Serge Menard
Assistant Head of
Stage Carpentry
Garret DeRede
Stage Carpenter
Anna Davidson
Stage Carpenter
Olivia Derksen
Head of Wardrobe
Running
Janessa Barron
Assistant Head of Wardrobe Running
Ainsly MacPherson
Wardrobe
Maintenance
Frances Bundy
Wardrobe Dresser
Patsy Thomas
Head of Wardrobe
Judith Darough
Cutter
Emily Woodman
Cutter
Barb Becker
Fabricator
Kelsey McCammon
Stitcher
Hongning Ke
Stitcher
Brenda Inglis Stitcher
Katie Patton Head of Wigs
Stephanie Ryder Assistant Head of Wigs
Victoria Stevens Wigs Running and Maintenance
FACILITIES
Bill Daniels Facilities Director
Yang Yang Maintenance Manager
JANITORIAL
Bee Clean Services
SECURITY
Alberta Crowd Management
ACCESSIBILITY AT THE CITADEL
The Citadel Theatre is committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment for artists, audience members, and staff.
As part of our ongoing commitment to making our building and programming as accessible as possible, the Citadel Theatre has created new resources on our website (citadeltheatre.com/accessibility):
• Upcoming Accessible Performances in our 2024/25 Season, funded by the Edmonton Community Foundation. This includes Relaxed Performances, ASL Interpreted Performances, Captioned Performances, Touch Tours, and Audio Described Performances.
• Wayfinding pathway videos to prepare for your visit to our building.
• A 3D Building Tour and venue photographs to experience any of our public spaces before you arrive.
• Seat photos and measurements to ensure a comfortable experience.
• Maps to help you find your way around.
• A Visual Guide of the Citadel building that provides plain language descriptions and information about coming to a show.
• Accessible transportation, parking and washroom information
• Details about Access Resources such as Hearing Loop devices and sensory kits.
• An acknowledgement of individuals working within disability-centred performing arts initiatives in Edmonton.
Please reach out to our Accessibility Coordinator, Kristi Hansen, with any questions or suggestions you may have in regards to Accessibility at the Citadel Theatre.
khansen@citadeltheatre.com
Photo: Carly Neis and her service animal, Gilmore, in the Lee Pavilion.
