The Fiancée

THE FIANCÉE BY

HOLLY LEWIS

Season Sponsor

DARYL CLORAN ARTISTIC DIRECTOR @CITADELTHEATRE

SARAH POCKLINGTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR @CITADELTHEATREYEG

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 occupied this land. We extend our appreciation for the opportunity to live, create, and perform on this territory.

Nikistêyhtamâkânân oma askîwihtâwin ita kâ mâwasakôyâhk Nikotwâsik Kâ akihtêk omâmawôpayônôwâw Nistam Îyinôwak, nânapo ôkih tipahamawâkan tahkikwanênkêwakNêhîyawak, Nahkawînôwak, Opwâsîmowak, Asinî Pwâtak êkwah Nêhîyaw Paskosikanak-êkwah kotakak Îyinôwak, tâpiskôc Kaskitêwayasitak êkwah Âpihtwâyak, kâkîh kikîwîhkêcik otah.

Nitâniskê nanâskôtênân tawâw ôtah êh ayâyâhk tita wîci pimâtisîhtamâhk, tita osîhcikêyâhk êkwah tita nôkohtihiwêyâhk otah askîwihtâwinihk.

THE FIANCÉE

BY HOLLY LEWIS Helen Belay Lora Brovold Patricia Cerra Sheldon Elter Farren Timoteo Tenaj Williams

Lucy Ms. Crotch Rose Clark/Chester Manny Dick

UNDERSTUDIES Cameron Kneteman Jenny McKillop Kiana Woo

Dick, Manny, Chester/Clark Ms. Crotch Rose, Lucy

Daryl Cloran Director Whittyn Jason Set Designer Leona Brausen Costume Designer Patrick Beagan Lighting Designer Daniela Fernandez Sound Designer Matthew Skopyk Mentor to Sound Designer Morgan Yamada Fight Director Janine Waddell Intimacy Director Mieko Ouchi Dramaturg Amanda Goldberg Assistant Director Sang-Sang Lee Stage Manager Anna Davidson Assistant Stage Manager Patricia Cerra Fight Captain Lora Brovold Intimacy Captain Jenna Kerekes COVID-19 Health Captain Saron Beraki Production Assistant (Rehearsal) The 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.)

PLAYWRIGHT’S NOTES FROM HOLLY LEWIS I started out my adventure in the theatre as an actor. Whenever I was in a play I would beg the director to let me fall down the stairs; every glass of water was a chance to do a spit take.

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve watched that episode of I Love Lucy when Lucille Ball stuffs chocolates in her mouth as the conveyer belt speeds past her, out of control. Show me a banana peel and I will find a way to slip on it.

But here’s the challenge…funny plays often have men at their centre. Years ago, after watching a particularly popular classic farce, I started to wonder…What would this look like with women at its heart? So I started to build my own. I used to be an engineering student at Queens University but quit to become an actor because of my love of theatre. Well, it turns out engineering is a great background for writing farce. There’s a surprising amount of math and structure involved. As the structure of The Fiancée came together, it was the women that shaped everything.

Those who study plays will probably say, “But The Fiancée isn’t, technically, a farce”. They’re right. It’s a kind of cousin of farce. The cousin that’s not sexist or mean. The cousin you love to visit. The cousin that makes you laugh and asks nothing more in return than your company.

The team that brought this play to life is extraordinary. I can’t thank them enough for their

energy, their skill, their generosity and heart, their willingness to provide cakes and vintage vacuum cleaners. Very special thanks to Daryl Cloran and Mieko Ouchi for believing in the play and for telling me where to cut. And to Rachel Peake, Vern Thiessen, the Idea Machine and the actors who participated in the early readings for lending the play your amazing talents, including Liam and Jack.

And thank you for being here. Without you, there’s no laughter and without laughter it’s just a bunch of people covered in cake, slamming doors!

VENUE Shoctor Theatre AGE RECOMMENDATION 10 + RUN TIME Approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes INTERMISSION 15 minutes SYNOPSIS Lucy gets engaged to three men

during World War II because “No one should have to go overseas without someone to come home to.” A lovely thought, until the war ends and all three arrive at her apartment on the same evening - the apartment Lucy and her sister are in danger of losing to their acrimonious landlady.

Will Lucy find a way to say “no” to what she doesn’t want so she can say “yes” to what she does? A mad-cap, wig-swapping, door-slamming, cake-facing farce with smart, hilarious women at its heart.

The video or audio recording of this performance by any means is strictly prohibited.

WELCOME TO THE FIANCÉE! Now, more than ever, we all need a good laugh.

We’re proud to present the premiere of this award-winning farce by Edmonton-based playwright Holly Lewis. Holly’s play ingeniously turns some of the main tropes of farce on their head and puts smart, funny women at the center of the story. It explores the journey of a character who needs to learn how to say “No” to the things she doesn’t want, so that she can say “Yes” to the things she does. It is a fantastic and hilarious play that we developed through our Collider Festival of New Work.

We hope you’ll join us for our entire season of programming. This season includes many shows we had originally scheduled for last year, before the pandemic changed our plans, as well as some exciting new shows. Our goal is to bring you as many of our previously announced shows as possible, so if a show you were looking forward to is not included in this season, don’t worry! You’ll see many of those shows happen in future seasons.

While we are so excited to gather again, we value the safety of our audience, artists and staff above all, and want to ensure everyone is comfortable returning to the theatre. If you have any comments or questions, feel free to reach out to us directly.

Sit back and relax as we transport you to 1940s Edmonton. The war has just finished, and the fun is about to begin!

Enjoy the show!

Daryl Cloran ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

dcloran@citadeltheatre.com

Sarah Pocklington EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

spocklington@citadeltheatre.com

HELEN BELAY LUCY

Helen Belay (she/her) is an EthiopianCanadian actor and storyteller who’s been playing with words and obsessed with all things beautiful since she was a wee babe in Bedford, England. A graduate of the UofA’s BFA Acting, she’s currently one of the Citadel Theatre’s Associate Artists. Previous Credits Include: Heaven (Citadel Theatre); Here There Be Night (WWPT); The Blue Hour (SkirtsAFire Festival); The Society of the Destitute Presents Titus Bouffonious (Theatre Network); Cinderella (Globe Theatre); Lost Lemoine Part 1&2, Vidalia (Teatro La Quindicina); Lenin’s Embalmers, All for Love (Studio Theatre).

LORA BROVOLD MS CROTCH

Lora is a Sterling nominated actor and voiceover artist who is thankful to practice theatre and make her home here in Amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton). Previous credits include: Sweat, A Few Good Men, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Citadel Theatre); The Ugly Duchess, Heroines, Mo and Jess Kill Susie (Northern Light Theatre); Bust, Let the Light of Day Through (Theatre Network); Circle Mirror Transformation, The Liars, Three Days of Rain (Shadow Theatre); The Invention of Romance (Workshop West Theatre). Lora is a graduate of the University of Alberta’s BFA Acting Program.

PATRICIA CERRA ROSE

Patricia is an award winning artist with a multi-faceted career as an arts leader, producer, director, and actor. Recently she won the Sterling Award for Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role, Comedy. She was the Intern Artistic Director with Neptune Theatre in Halifax. She is now the Artistic Programs Associate with Musical Stage Company in Toronto. Citadel credits include: A Christmas Carol, The Silver Arrow: The Untold Story of Robin Hood, Shakespeare in Love. Upcoming in Edmonton: A Christmas Carol (Citadel), The Mountaintop (Shadow Theatre). More: patriciacerra.com

SHELDON ELTER CLARK/ CHESTER

Sheldon is a Métis artist. Credits: Dear Rita, Stories from The Red Dirt Road (Confed Centre), Ministry of Grace (Belfry Theatre), Evangeline (Citadel Theatre/Confed Centre), The Garneau Block, Christmas Carol, Crazy for You, Alice Through the Looking Glass, One Man Two Guvnors, Julius Caesar, A Prairie Boy’s Winter, Vimy (Citadel Theatre), Tartuffe, The Sound of Music, Enron (National Arts Centre), After The Fire, BEARS (Punctuate!

Theatre), NEVERMORE (Catalyst Theatre), th HAIR The Musical, Shear Madness, The 25 Annual Putnam Spelling Bee, The Buddy Holly Story and The Full Monty (Mayfield).

FARREN TIMOTEO MANNY

Farren is an actor, writer, and director.

His acting credits include As You Like It, Shakespeare in Love, Peter and the Starcatcher, and Monty Python’s Spamalot (Citadel Theatre); The Light in the Piazza (Theatre Calgary); Coriolanus (Freewill Shakespeare Festival); Marvellous Pilgrims (Teatro La Quindicina); Forever Plaid (Mayfield Dinner Theatre); and, Made in Italy (Western Canada Theatre), which he has toured across Canada. Farren has been honored by the Sterling Awards on many occasions, most recently for his performances in Made in Italy and Monty Python’s Spamalot. In 2015, Farren was included in Avenue Magazine’s prestigious list of Edmonton’s Top 40 Under 40, in recognition of his artistic contributions to the city.

TENAJ WILLIAMS DICK

Tenaj is very excited to be back doing live theatre at the Citadel again. Citadel Theatre: The Color Purple (Co-pro with MTC). Other Theatre: Sweat (Theatre Aquarius), The Color Purple (Neptune Theatre), Touch Me: Songs for a (Dis) Connected Age, A Christmas Carol (Theatre Calgary), Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Charlotte’s Web (ATP), King Lear, Macbeth (Shakespeare Company), Naughty but Nice, The Paperbag Princess: A Musical (Forte), Sextet (Verb), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Rosebud).

Film/TV: JANN (CTV/Hulu), Wynona Earp (SciFyi), Big Sky (NBC), Meet me at Christmas (Hallmark).

CAMERON KNETEMAN

UNDERSTUDY (DICK, MANNY, CHESTER/CLARK)

Cameron Kneteman (he/him) is a singer, actor, and writer, originally from amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton). Previous Theatre Credits: Charles Bingley in Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley (Citadel Theatre); Gilbert in Anne and Gilbert (Guild Theatre); and Rolf in The Sound of Music (Western Canada Theatre). Previous Screen Credits: V/H/S 94; Murdoch Mysteries.

Cameron is an artist recently diagnosed with attention deficit disorder. He is a cocreator (with Carly Neis and Cynthia JimenezHicks) for Tune to A, a new play highlighting disability representation and allyship, premiering at Azimuth Theatre’s Expanse Festival in 2022.

JENNY MCKILLOP UNDERSTUDY (MS. CROTCH)

Jenny (she/her) is an actor, singer, and arts educator based in Amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton). She is an ensemble member with Teatro La Quindicina. Previous credits include: As You Like It (Citadel Theatre/ Manitoba Theatre Centre); A New Brain (Plain Jane Theatre); The Real Inspector Hound (Bright Young Things); Fever Land, Pith, A Lesson in Brio (Teatro La Quindicina); Mary Poppins (Globe Theatre); Outside Mullingar (Shadow Theatre); Airswimming (Praise Doris Productions), The Taming of the Shrew, Hamlet (River City Shakespeare); You Are Happy (Blarney Productions and Dogheart Theatre) and Legoland (Blarney Productions).

KIANA WOO

UNDERSTUDY (ROSE, LUCY)

Kiana is a Chinese-Canadian actor, creator and clown, who has been blessed to work across Canada. She is thrilled to be working at the Citadel alongside such a wonderful team.

Much love and thanks to her ever supportive friends and family. Previous Credits Include: Alice in Wonderland (Guild Festival Theatre); Hamlet in Isolation (Thou Art Here Theatre); Cymbeline (Shakespeare BASH’d); E-Day (Theatre Network); The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Theatre Calgary/SBTB); That’s Danger! (Work Plays Schools Program); The School for Scandal, Doll House, The Lower Depths (Studio Theatre).

HOLLY LEWIS

PLAYWRIGHT

Holly is an actor, playwright and dramaturg based in Amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton).

Previous playwright credits include cowriting the two international collaborations, Ubuntu: The Cape Town Project (Theatrefront/ Tarragon/Citadel/Neptune/Western Canadian tour) and Return: The Sarajevo Project (Theatrefront/Sarajevo Winter Festival/ Tarragon, Dora Award nomination). As an actor, Holly has worked extensively across the country in theatre and film, including as a series regular on the international Emmy Award winning, The Newsroom. Currently, she is developing a modern adaptation of Chekov’s Three Sisters with music by Anton Lipovetsky.

DARYL CLORAN DIRECTOR

Artistic Director of the Citadel. Daryl has directed internationally in countries such as South Africa and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and across Canada, including: Shaw Festival, National Arts Centre, Theatre Calgary, Neptune Theatre (Halifax), Arts Club (Vancouver), Canadian Stage and Tarragon (Toronto). For the Citadel, Daryl has recently directed: A Christmas Carol, Shakespeare in Love, Matilda, The Silver Arrow, and The Candidate and The Party.

Daryl’s Beatles-infused adaptation of As You Like It has played at the Citadel, Bard on the Beach (Vancouver), RMTC (Winnipeg) and is currently running at Chicago Shakespeare Theater.

WHITTYN JASON SET DESIGNER

Whittyn Jason (they/them/theirs) is a queer, non-binary, mixed-race artist of South African and Ukrainian descent. They primarily work as a scenographer/lighting designer, the latter of which has been nominated for a Sterling Award. They are currently living and creating in Amiskwacîwâskahikan (colonially known as Edmonton). Previous credits include: Heaven, A Brimful of Asha (Citadel Theatre), and Night (Major Matt Mason Collective). They hold a BFA in Theatre Design from the University of Alberta and are a member of Associated Designers of Canada (ADC).

LEONA BRAUSEN COSTUME DESIGNER

Leona is a Sterling Award winning costume designer, improviser, performer and artist who has acted and deigned for Teatro La Quindicina since 1982 including Stewart Lemoine’s Pith! From here to Off-Broadway.

Other design credits include Clybourne Park, Betty’s Summer Vacation, Heaven (Citadel Theatre); Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Annapurna, The Comedy Company (Shadow Theatre); 9 to 5, Hairspray, Sister Act (Mayfield Theatre). Film credits include Trevor Anderson’s The Man That Got Away and Before I change My Mind. Window Installation Hero Material featuring four notable Canadian Women.

PATRICK BEAGAN LIGHTING DESIGNER

Patrick (he/him) is a proud halfbreed of x Nlaka’pamux (ing-klə-KAP-muh ) and Irish Canadian heritage. He is the General Manager of Concrete Theatre, and a co-contributor to the 35//50 Initiative. Recent works include lighting Mary’s Wedding: A Métis Love Story, A Brimful of Asha (Citadel Theatre), Sleeping Beauty, Pinocchio (Alberta Musical Theatre Company), Triassic Parq (Uniform Theatre), Constellations (Flaming Peanuts), Songs My Mother Never Sung Me (Concrete Theatre), Honour Beat (Theatre Calgary), and codirecting Reckoning (Article 11). pbeagan.com

DANIELA FERNANDEZ SOUND DESIGNER

Daniela Fernandez (she/her) is a Latinx multidisciplinary artist. She is a graduate of the Grant MacEwan Theatre Arts program.

Over the last year, Daniela has been diving into the world of sound, with the support of local designers. In 2020, she was one of the inaugural recipients of the RBC Horizon Emerging Artists Mentorship Program at The Citadel Theatre for Sound Design. Sound credits include: Hiraeth (Bright Young Things), Pia and Maria (Concrete Theatre), Run and Hide (Ghostlight Theatre Projects). Daniela can also be found performing on stage in the upcoming production of A Christmas Carol here this December. Saludos a mi familia!

MORGAN YAMADA FIGHT DIRECTOR

Morgan works as an actor, fight director, arts educator and is a Co-Artistic Producer of Azimuth Theatre. Her work primarily focuses on the development of new work, physicalbased theatre and collective creation. As a performer, past work with Citadel includes Window into New Work, Delay - The Horizon Lab and Peter and the Starcatcher. Select fight direction credits include The Ministry of Grace (Belfry Theatre), Three Ladies (Remix the Ritual - Fringe Theatre Spotlight), Joan & Talbot (Kaleido Festival) (Thou Art Here Theatre), Dead Centre of Town (2016, 2018) (Catch the Keys Productions).

JANINE WADDELL INTIMACY DIRECTOR

Janine is an Edmonton based Intimacy and Sterling nominated Fight Director, Intimacy Coordinator and Stunt Performer. Previous Citadel and Young Company Credits Include: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the NightTime; After Juliet; Midsummer Night’s Dream; Bat-Boy: The Musical. Previous Theatre Credits Include: Simone el le Whole Shebang (L’uniThéâtre); MacBeth (The Malachite Theatre Collective). Film Credits Include: Billy the Kid (MGM International); Hey, Viktor! (Lightning Mill, North Country Cinema); Black Summer (Netflix); The Ballad of Audrey Earnshaw (Gate 67 Films). She is the lucky mother of four.

MIEKO OUCHI

DRAMATURG

TD Associate Artistic Director of the Citadel, Mieko works as a playwright, actor, director and dramaturg. For the Citadel: The Silver Arrow, The Garneau Block, A Brimful of Asha, How I Learned To Drive. Her work on new plays has taken her from coast to coast and recently includes co-directing/dramaturging Songs My Mother Never Sung Me (Concrete Theatre/SOUND OFF), dramaturging Love from Afar (Company of Fools) and dramaturging/directing The Temporary (Downstage) and Pia and Maria (Concrete).

Next up, co-creating/directing Alberta Kitchen Party (Alberta Theatre Projects) and directing her own play Burning Mom at RMTC (Winnipeg).

AMANDA GOLDBERG ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

Amanda Goldberg (she/her/elle) is a director and dramaturg from Tiohtià:ke/Montreal. She is an honors graduate from Dawson College’s Professional Theatre program and Concordia University’s Theatre and Development program. Her recent directing credits include: Belleville and Phaedra’s Love (University of Alberta), Yerma (Concordia University), City Boy (Mainline Theatre), and the three-time META nominated production, Smackhead (We Are One). Amanda is currently based in Amiskwacîwâskahikan/Edmonton, and is in the midst of working on her thesis production, Polly Teale’s Brontë, which will complete her research and earn her an MFA in Directing.

SANG-SANG LEE STAGE MANAGER

Sang-Sang is excited to be back at the Citadel working on this fun farce! Select Citadel credits include A Brimful of Asha, Tempest, Hadestown, Redpatch, Mamma Mia!, Million Dollar Quartet, West Side Story, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, One Man, Two Guvnors, Spamalot, and Private Lives. Elsewhere, she has worked on Banff Centre’s Opera in the 21st Century program; Fever Land (Teatro La Quindicina) Makings of a Voice, The Blue Hour (SkirtsAfire); Disgraced (ATP); Honour Beat (Theatre Calgary); Salt Baby (Globe Theatre); Songs My Mother Never Sung Me (Concrete Theatre). Thanks to Anna. Stay safe everyone!

ANNA DAVIDSON ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER

Anna is thrilled to be back at the Citadel.

Recent credits include: Rigoletto, The Misadventures of Count Ory, Hansel & Gretel, Electra, La Cenerentola, and Turandot (Edmonton Opera); rochdale, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Sideshow (Citadel Theatre’s Young Company). She has worked as a stage manager and ASM in Edmonton since graduating from the Theatre Production Program at MacEwan in 2007. During the pandemic, she got back into acting to entertain her toddler, putting her diploma in Theatre Performance from Red Deer College to good use.

WHAT WE BELIEVE The Citadel Theatre is in the heart of amiskwaciwâskahikan ᐊᒥᐢᑲᐧᒋᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (Edmonton, AB), and we are proud to call Treaty 6 territory home. As a regional theatre, it is integral that we ensure that the stories we tell, as well as the composition of our artists, board, staff, students, and audience are reflective of the diverse lived experiences in this dynamic city.

We commit to dismantling the systems of oppression that our organization has benefited from. We acknowledge our privilege as one of the largest arts organizations in Alberta, and one of the largest regional theatres in Canada; it is our responsibility to enshrine this commitment at the heart of our company. We pledge to be held accountable to this ongoing work with transparency and in dialogue with our community.

We believe this work requires immediate and ongoing action and constant reflection. We are building an anti-racism and anti-oppression intersectional framework through training, paid consultation, internal analysis, the building of an Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Committee, a commitment to Edmonton’s 35//50 Initiative, and significant policy change and accountability through the entire organization.

We are proud to be part of our city’s vibrant theatre community and commit to working together with our colleagues to exchange knowledge and ensure lasting systemic change at the Citadel and throughout the arts

community. We welcome and celebrate all voices, all bodies, and all experiences.

This is a living statement that has been crafted

by Citadel Theatre’s Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Committee. It was last updated on May 26, 2021.

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VISION STATEMENT

The Citadel Theatre believes in being Inclusive, Innovative, and International in our programming and practices

INCLUSIVE We celebrate, welcome, and share

stories with the many different communities that make up Edmonton. Our stages come alive with different voices and cultures. We strive to make our productions and our facilities inclusive and accessible; we believe the Citadel is a place where everyone belongs.

INNOVATIVE Our programming will celebrate

new work, new performance styles, and productions that experiment with dramatic form. We will develop large-scale new work

by Edmontonian, Canadian and international playwrights. We will create collisions between different art forms, and present work that includes dance, music, and digital storytelling.

INTERNATIONAL We will present and collaborate with exciting theatre-makers from around the world, as well as taking the fantastic work of the Citadel to audiences everywhere.

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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 Maclab Development Group The John and Barbara Poole Family Fund The Joseph H. Shoctor Fund

GOVERNMENT AND FOUNDATION FUNDERS

We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, which last year invested $195 million to bring the arts to Canadians throughout the country.

Nous remercions le Conseil des arts du Canada de son soutien. L’an dernier, le Conseil a investi 195 millions de dollars pour mettre de l’art dans la vie des Canadiennes et des Canadiens de tout le pays.

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

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

HENRY HOLE, 1884 – 1954 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.

ANNUAL SUPPORT 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 the joy of performing arts. All of 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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CITADEL STAFF BOARD OF GOVERNORS Solomon Rolingher O.C. Chair Marshall Shoctor O.C. Past Chair Bruce Bentley Treasurer Tom Redl Secretary Wendy Dupree Ex Officio Frederick K. Campbell Jacqueline Charlesworth J.G. Greenough Ada Hole Jack McBain Arliss Miller Aroon Sequeira Chris Sheard Kayla Shoctor Dr. Robert Westbury Sheila Witwicky Ralph Young

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jeff Boadway Chair Jennifer Addison Vice Chair Wendy Dupree Past Chair Sandra Haskins Treasurer Roger Babichuk Hunter Cardinal

Wanda Costen Derrique DeGagné Kaitlyn Hunder Marcie Kiziak Joy Lardner Constance Scarlett

HONOURARY 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 Grant Fairley John C. Forster Frank Gibson James Gillespie Jane Halford Jean Hamilton Brian Hetherington Becky Hole Ted 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 Ted Power Jerry Preston Henry (Hank) Reid Rob Reynolds Charlotte Robb Margot Ross-Graham 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

HONOURARY GOVERNORS David Bentley Marc de La Bruyère Anne Foote Sandy Mactaggart Catrin Owen

LEADERSHIP Daryl Cloran Artistic Director Sarah Pocklington Executive Director

ARTISTIC Jessie van Rijn Producer Mieko Ouchi TD Associate Artistic Director Luc Tellier Director, Education & Outreach Helen Belay Associate Artist Tai Amy Grauman Associate Artist Wayne Paquette Associate Producer Diana Stevenson Manager, Foote Theatre School

ADMINISTRATION Kimberlee Stadelmann Associate Executive Director Peni Christopher Asst. to the A.D. Company Manager Heather Watson Human Resources Rebekah Andrews Executive Assistant

FACILITY Louis Barron Director, Maintenance Bill Daniels Yang Yang

JANITORIAL Bee Clean Services

SECURITY Alberta Crowd Management

GUEST SERVICES Harmonie Tower Patron Relations Manager Calvin Simonson Assistant Patron Relations Manager Paul Gabrielson Head of Hospitality and Guest Experience Hayden Weir Hospitality Manager Melissa Budinski Volunteer Coordinator

GUEST SERVICES SUPERVISORS Emily Boyle Melissa Budinski Laurel Carter Ian Crichton Josephine Hendrick Emma Jones Brennan Murphy Ben Osgood Doug Salahub Elaine Vo

GUEST SERVICES REPRESENTATIVES Sam Banigan Gabby Benard Kevin Cambridge Brooklyn Decker Victoria DeJong Dani Dreger Bailey Exell Cameron Freitas John Gunter Islamul Haque Rune Jander Hale Johnston Melanie Letourneau Zoya Mahmood Graham Mothersill Chris Pereira Elyse Roszell Alex Voutchkov Kate Walker Lauren Zazula

MARKETING AND SALES Brianna Gallagher Marketing and Sales Director Kristen Hiemstra Creative Director Susanne Chmait Social Media and Community Coordinator Rebecca Harding Digital Web Designer Arthur Mah Videographer Eden Edwards Education Sales Coordinator

FUND DEVELOPMENT Sydney Stuart Director, Fund Development Rachel Bokenfohr Corporate Giving Manager Rebekah Andrews Coordinator, Fund Development

PRODUCTION Cheryl L. Hoover Director of Production Patrick Fraser Technical Director Gal Minnes Asst. Production Manager Jacinda Grummett Asst. Technical Director Matthew Koyata Asst. Technical Director Kyla Maki Administrative Assistant Michelle Chan Resident Stage Manager Nick Rose Acting Head of Audio Russell Ault Audio Jordan Beaubien Audio Peter Locock Head of Scenic Carpentry Chris Hayes Asst. Head of Scenic Carpentry Greg Cardinal Scenic Carpenter Serge Menard Scenic Carpenter Tegan Herron Acting Head of Electrics Ben Eastep Assistant Head of Electrics Brendan Nearey Electrics

Nicole Deibert Head of Scenic Paint Elizabeth Zena Jenson Assistant Head of Scenic Paint Jim Meers Head of Props Angie Sotiropoulis Assistant Head of Props Charlotte Hunt Props Connor MacDonald Props Marc Anderson Head of Stage Carpentry Kris Aasen Assistant Head of Stage Carpentry Scott Bricker Stage Carpenter Patsy Thomas Head of Wardrobe Laura Lee Osborne Assistant Head of Wardrobe Claude Tanguay Cutter Barb Becker Fabricator Emma Allarie Stitcher Nancy Malott Stitcher Olivia Derksen Head of Wardrobe Running Emma Allarie Dresser Christy Hutchinson Wardrobe Maintenance Katie Patton Head of Wigs Christa Hoefling Assistant Head of Wigs Gaylynne Fell Wigs

YOUNG COMPANY INSTRUCTORS Deviani Bonilla Tracy Carroll Kimberley Denis Ainsley Hillyard David Horak Ian Leung Kim Mattice-Wanat Larissa Poho Andrew Ritchie Kate Ryan

FOOTE THEATRE SCHOOL INSTRUCTORS April Banigan Ellen Chorley Sydney Cogan-Grahn Quinn Contini Crystal Hanson Brady Hughes Sally Hunt Sydney Keenan Josh Languedoc Conrad Leibel Barbara Mah Rhys O’Donnell Clayton Plamondon Deanna Robillard Eileen Sproule Julie Sucie Kim Turner

VOLUNTEERS Zoe Afaganis Hasra Ali Johanna Andreoff Judith Babcock Shelley Benson Erika Beyer Karen Bokenfohr Florence Borch Ken Borch Marie Bowerman Marcella Boyle Allan Budlong Margot Byer Patrick Caron Dee Cartledge Rob Cauti Gina Chea Ruth Diaz Lil Filewych Wendy Fraser Irene Gagne Louise Gagne Dan Germain Bonita Gillespie Marion Grab Margaret Gronnestad Julie Harvey Jeff Haswell Rosemarie Heaney Brad Heller Daniel High Maria Hollinshead Theresa Hryciw Laura Hughes Doug Hunter

Alice Huynh Mary Johnston Therrien Samantha Ju Joanne Kallal Hanae Kiyooka Robin Knight, Eva Kopecka Arndt Kuethe Janice Kuethe Wendy Kurtz Joy Lardner Susan Lauridson Karen Lewis-Caron Jacob Liska Leola Losier Elizabeth Luchko Neelam Mabood Rita MacDonald Ross Machetchuk Dawn Madill Aidan McBride Joslyn McDonald Donna McKay Donna Miller Karen Miller Janice Minamide Monica Molina Desiree Molnar Bob Moore Joan Murchie Florence Nieberding Gerald Onciul Linda Orlecki Susan Patenaude Hailey Pilon Krista Precosky Doug Racine

Leila Ragoonanan Chad Rayment Joan Redman Barbara Reinhardt Lori Ristoff Cheryl Ritchie Monica Robillard Louise Rogucki Sukhjit Saimbhee Frankie Scarth Susan Schroter Angela Seery Art Shea Theresa Shea Amanda Sim Colette Slevinsky James Smibert Tammy Smith Victoria Spang Deb Stack Colleen Stepney Rhonda Taft Arlene Travnik Diane Trithardt Christine Tupper Christine Twardzik Lacey Untereiner Brenda Voyce Annette Ware Liz White-MacDonald Kay Willekes Vanessa Wilson Dave Wolkowski Joyce Wong Laura Wylde Colette Zuberbuhler

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