Season Sponsor Presented by
DARYL CLORAN
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
KIMBERLEE STADELMANN
INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
@CITADELTHEATRE @CITADELTHEATREYEG
HEAVEN
BY CHERYL FOGGO
FEATURING
Charlotte Williams Helen Belay
Ezra Jones Anthony Santiago
Director Patricia Darbasie
Set and Props Designer Whittyn Jason
Costume Designer Leona Brausen
Lighting Designer Jeff Osterlin
Sound Designer Kiidra Duhault
Dialect Coach Caroline Clay
Assistant Lighting Designer FengYi Jiang
Associate Sound Designer Effy Adar
Stage Manager Michelle Chan
Production Assistant and COVID-19 Health Captain Jenna Kerekes
VENUE Shoctor Theatre
AGE GUIDE 10+
RUN TIME Approximately 75 minutes with no intermission
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 CreeIroquois – 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 tahkikwanênkêwak-Nêhîyawak, 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.
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Originally commissioned and premiered by Lunchbox Theatre, Calgary, Alberta
SYNOPSIS
As Black pioneers fled the southern United States, Canadian settlements weren’t just the last stop; they were heaven. In one of those settlements - Amber Valley, Alberta - sharp-witted schoolteacher Charlotte arrives from Ontario to make a better life for her and her new students. But the memories she’s outrunning may threaten what she’s found, and her friendship with widowed farmer Ezra, forever.
SPECIAL THANKS TO
• Nico Van der Clay
• The generous support of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association
• Cover photo by Janice Saxon featuring Helen Belay
The video or audio recording of this performance by any means is strictly prohibited.
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.)
WELCOME TO THE 2021 SUMMER SERIES!
We are three artists and storytellers from vastly different places around the world. If you can believe it, it has been seventeen long months since The Garneau Block had to be postponed on the eve of its opening in the Maclab Theatre due to COVID-19. During the pandemic pause, we have been hard at work with Daryl and all the staff at the Citadel, imagining new ways that we could continue to tell stories and connect with audiences.
It is our priority to showcase stories that are not only important to us, but are reflective of the rich and varied lives and experiences of the community we so proudly call home, and to showcase them on the Shoctor stage. The result of all that work began last October with the first of the Horizon Series, A Brimful of Asha, and will end this fall with live performances of Mary’s Wedding (which has been video streamed since November). We are so grateful to be able to finally come together and share the second piece in this series, Cheryl Foggo’s Heaven – a beautiful, Black Albertan piece that not only celebrates the resilience of its characters, but the necessity and power of genuine human connection. In these challenging times, the sharing and celebrating of BIPOC voices is more important than ever. The stories we tell shape how we both see and know the world around us, and we hope these shows inspire, move and touch you as they have us. Thank you so much for joining us for today’s performance of Heaven. We couldn’t be more proud to share this with you.
Mieko Ouchi
Tai Amy Grauman & Helen Belay
TD ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR CITADEL THEATRE ASSOCIATE ARTISTS
Tai Amy Grauman, Mieko Ouchi, and Helen Belay. Photo by Janice Saxon.
WE’RE BACK!
Our stages went dark March 12, 2020 with two hours’ notice and we sent over a hundred artists and team members home with heavy hearts. Since then, we have planned and re-planned and re-re-planned. We have produced work online, on Zoom, in backyards, and on street corners. All to keep art alive, to keep supporting artists, and to keep connected to you, our audience.
And
finally,
WE’RE BACK!
We are thrilled to welcome you back to the theatre for live in-person performances. We’re starting slowly, with reduced audience capacity for our productions of Heaven and Mary’s Wedding. Both of these productions were originally planned to play to reduced capacity audiences last winter, but were closed due to the second wave of the pandemic. We decided it would be best to open slowly and carefully as we welcome you back this summer. It gives us all a chance to get used to gathering indoors together again before we move to large audiences. 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 (our email addresses are below).
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.
It is difficult to describe all of the emotions we are feeling as we welcome these small, live performances back to our stages. We are excited, nervous, hopeful, and just so, so grateful. You are helping us come back strong. By coming tonight, by making donations, by buying season tickets and holding on to tickets for postponed shows. Thank you for your continued support. Thank you for welcoming us onto your computers and into your backyards over this past year. Thank you for waiting for us. We’re so excited to welcome you to the theatre again and to share these stories with you. It has felt like such a long time but, WE’RE BACK!
Enjoy the show!
Daryl Cloran Artistic Director dcloran@citadeltheatre.com
Kimberlee Stadelmann Interim Executive Director kstadelmann@citadeltheatre.com
HELEN BELAY
CHARLOTTE WILLIAMS
Helen Belay (she/her) is an Ethiopian actor and storyteller who has been playing with words and obsessed with all things beautiful since she was a wee babe in Bedford, England. A graduate of the University of Alberta BFA Acting program, her previous credits include: The Blue Hour (SkirtsAFire Festival); The Society of the Destitute Presents Titus Bouffonious (Theatre Network); Cinderella (Globe Theatre); Vidalia (Teatro La Quindicina); Lenin’s Embalmers, All for Love (Studio Theatre); Concord Floral (10/12 Productions/ Edmonton Fringe). She is currently one of Citadel Theatre’s Associate Artists.
ANTHONY SANTIAGO
EZRA JONES
Previous selected credits Include: Betrayal (Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre); SWEAT (The Arts Club/Citadel Theatre); Of Mice and Men (Citadel Theatre/MTC); Angels in America Part II (Citadel Theatre); Best of Enemies (Pacific Theatre); Company (Raincity Theatre); Coriolanus, The Winter’s Tale, Love’s Labour’s Lost (Bard on the Beach); Superior Donuts, Dark Road, A Prayer for Owen Meany (Ensemble Theatre Company); Dear Elizabeth (Wunderdog Theatre). Much love and thanks to James, Nya-Manet and AKC.
WELCOME!
The Shoctor Theatre is now equipped with a cutting-edge Hearing Loop system! It’s a huge milestone in our ongoing work towards universal accessibility. It wouldn’t have been possible without a significant donation from the Shoctor Family, support from our friends at Hearing Loop Canada, and all our community donors who believe in arts for everyone. With your support, we can continue making sure our theatre doors are truly open to all!
PATRICIA DARBASIE DIRECTOR
Known to Citadel audiences as a performer, Pat is a graduate of the University of Alberta’s BFA Acting and MFA Directing programs. Pat’s directing credits include: being the assistant director of The Color Purple (Citadel Theatre); Mesa (Atlas Theatre); Ribbon, a one-woman show also about Amber Valley that she wrote and performed for her thesis. The Syringa Tree, another onewoman show, she directed using voice techniques from her year of study at York University. Henry V and The Ash Girl (Concordia University College) and The Domino Heart (Edmonton Fringe). Look for The Mountaintop later this season at Shadow Theatre.
WHITTYN JASON SET AND PROPS DESIGN
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, and their lighting work has been nominated for a Sterling Award. They are currently living and creating in amiskwacîwâskahikan (colonially known as Edmonton). Previous credits include Brimful of Asha, Horizon Lab (Citadel Theatre), and Night (Major Matt Mason Collective). They hold a BFA in Theatre Design from the University of Alberta and are an associate member of Associated Designers of Canada (ADC).
LEONA BRAUSEN COSTUME DESIGN
Leona Brausen is an award-winning costume designer, actor, improvisor and playwright who has been working consistently in the Edmonton theatre scene since her debut at the 1982 Fringe Festival in Stewart Lemoine’s first-produced play, All These Heels. Recently she expanded her practice into art installation, with Hero Material, her series of window displays at the Varscona Theatre celebrating four iconic Canadian women. Most recently, she designed costumes for Trevor Anderson’s upcoming feature film, Before I Change My Mind, to be released in 2022.
JEFF OSTERLIN LIGHTING DESIGN
Jeff can be found behind the scenes at the UofA Drama Department, as the Lighting Supervisor. Before Covid, Jeff worked on THE INVISIBLE – Agents of Ungentlemanly Warfare (Catalyst/ Vertigo Theatre) as the Associate Projection Designer. Previous lighting designs include: Shumka’s world premieres of Mosquitos Wedding and Ancestors and Elders, and Shumka’s Nutcracker (Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Royal Theatre), Going to St. Ives and Mesa (Atlas Theatre/Varscona Theatre), Projections for Moonshine by Larissa Pohoreski (Nextfest), Lighting and Projections for Eva Evasion (FireFly Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe Festival).
KIIDRA DUHAULT SOUND DESIGN
Kiidra is a designer and technician based in Edmonton (Amiskwacîwâskahikan). They have been creating sounds for theatre for 7 years now, dabbled in podcast plays during the pandemic, and is overjoyed to have people listen to their work on stage once again. Previous Credits Include: A Vendre, Suspension, Kaldr Saga (Cardiac Theatre); Boy Trouble (Vena Amoris Projects); Origin of the Species (Northern Light Theatre); The Drowsy Chaperone (Citadel Theatre’s Young Company); Gemini (Defiance Theatre); A Doll’s House (Walterdale Theatre).
CAROLINE CLAY
DIALECT COACH
Caroline Clay is an actress, educator, and vocal coach. Previous Broadway credits include: The Little Foxes, Doubt; The Royal Family, Drowning Crow. Previous Film and TV credits include: Grey’s Anatomy, Shameless, The Knick, Law & Order: SVU, House of Cards, United We Fall.
FENGYI JIANG
ASSISTANT LIGHTING DESIGN
FengYi is an international student who was born and raised in Qingdao, China where she studied dancing from a young age. She graduated from Theatre Stage Management program, and she is now in her final year of MFA Theatre Design at UofA . Previous credits include: Set for Dracula; Lighting for Chrysothemis, Iphigenia 2.0; Costume for Richard III (Studio Theatre), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Theatre Prospero), Sound for Hagar (Alma Theatre). Other works includes: Pawâkan Macbeth (Theatre Prospero); 9 Parts of Desire (The Maggie Tree); Elektra, Turandot, Maria Stuarda (Edmonton Opera); Heathers (Citadel Young Company); Pacamambo (Cardiac Theatre).
EFFY ADAR
ASSOCIATE SOUND DESIGN
Effy Adar is a multidisciplinary artist, DJ, and organizer based in Amiskwaciwaskahikan (Edmonton, Alberta) on Treaty 6 territory. She is the co-creator of Night Comfort and deejays under EFFY IN THE SKY. Effy also acts, writes, styles and directs music videos, short films, photo shoots and more. She also works in theatre as an actor and sound designer. She uses dance, art and education for community building, healing, and celebration. Previous Credits Include: Urashimo Taro (Theatre Prospero); All That Binds Us (Azimuth Theatre); Fringe Revue (Fringe Theatre Adventures); The Cave (Fringe Theatre Adventures); Vern’s Diary (Maa & Paa Theatre).
MICHELLE CHAN
STAGE MANAGER
Michelle is the resident stage manager at the Citadel Theatre and has been privileged to be working with the amazing team here for the last 21 seasons. Some of her favourite past Citadel Theatre credits include: A Christmas Carol, Every Brilliant Thing, Ring of Fire, Once, The Silver Arrow, Shakespeare in Love, West Side Story, Avenue Q, One Man, Two Guvnors, Spamalot, Private Lives, Beauty and the Beast, A Few Good Men, The Sound of Music, The Rocky Horror Show, August: Osage County, The Forbidden Phoenix, and Sweeney Todd.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
The Citadel Theatre is in the heart of amiskwaciwâskahikan
(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 antiracism 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. If you have any questions, please contact EDICommittee@citadeltheatre.com.
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.
The Citadel is the heart of Edmonton’s arts community. We are positioned at the centre of the city, and fill our building with exciting programming and partnerships with local companies and artists. We are proud to be part of a city so rich in theatre practice and theatre artists, and we look for every opportunity to feature local artists and their work on our stage. The Citadel is also an important contributor to the national theatre landscape, creating work and training artists seen on stages around the country and internationally. We grew from audacious beginnings over 50 years ago, and plan to honour that spirit with an inclusive, innovative, and international approach to our future.
When I wrote Heaven for its original production 20 years ago, the community of Amber Valley was unfamiliar to most Canadians, at least when compared to how well known it has become. For me though, Amber Valley was legendary throughout my life. It was one of a handful of enclaves that were created by the Black migration of 1910 – approximately 1500 African-American women, men and children who came to western Canada in an attempt to escape extreme oppression in the southern US. The Canadian government was aggressively seeking American farmers to come to western Canada, but they were not expecting Black people to arrive at the border and were not happy to see us. Despite this response, the Black communities of Campsie, Keystone (now Breton), Junkins (now Wildwood) and Amber Valley in Alberta, as well as the Shiloh settlement near Maidstone, Saskatchewan (where both sets of my maternal great grandparents homesteaded) were willed into being. Although each jurisdiction had unique characteristics, the people considered themselves to be one body. Amber Valley was the largest of the settlements and most of the elders in my Calgary Black community were either born there or resided there at one time.
Because I never lived there, I didn’t take my decision to set a play in Amber Valley lightly 20 years ago and I don’t take it lightly now. There are thousands of descendants of the original inhabitants, and Amber Valley belongs especially to them. I respect and thank the many Bowens’, Mapps, Carothers’, Browns, Sneeds, Edwards’ and others who are preserving the memory of this special place.
Some of the incidents that arise in Heaven are based on information I gathered from Vernie “Peggy” Brown, Helen Lyons, Willa “Gotchie” Sneed, Napoleon Sneed, Agnes Brown and others, but Ezra and Charlotte are products of my imagination and the story I have crafted for the two is fiction. And although there really was a beloved Amber Valley baseball team, I use many names of people from the Black migration of 1910 only to pay homage to those families. The “off-stage” characters you hear about are not meant to represent specific people. And finally, although there were difficulties attracting teachers to Amber Valley in the early years, it’s important to note a Black teacher couple from Ontario named Cromwell were eventually welcomed and stayed for nearly two decades.
Heaven was my first solo work as a playwright. It feels right that this piece motivated by my love for my ancestors is returning me to the joy of theatre for the first time, post-pandemic. I’m thrilled to be reunited with my old friend and colleague Patricia Darbasie and delighted to work with new to me artists of the caliber of Helen Belay and Anthony Santiago. Thank you to the Citadel for the opportunity.
I hope you all enjoy Heaven!
Cheryl Foggo is an award-winning playwright, author and filmmaker. Previous theatre credits include: The Sender, (Obsidian) John Ware Reimagined, (Ellipsis Tree Collective, Workshop West) The Devil We Know (Blyth Theatre, co-written with Clem Martini) and Turnaround (Lunchbox Theatre, Quest Theatre, co-written with Clem Martini). Her NFB feature documentary John Ware Reclaimed can be seen at nfb.ca.
(Photo by Mike Tan)
DIRECTOR’S NOTES BY PATRICIA DARBASIE
I first encountered Heaven 20 years ago when I was invited to workshop one of the first drafts of this play at Lunchbox Theatre in Calgary. I was the right age to play Charlotte and I fell in love with this story. All these years later, I’m so lucky to direct a story I love for Edmonton audiences.
What I love most about Heaven is the complexity of these people that we meet. We often think of rural folks as much more simple than sophisticated city people. But these characters are layered and have deep secrets and a moral compass that both guides and inhibits their choices. And though we never meet all the folks in the community, we have a very vivid picture of the way that they work and live together.
I am not a descendant of the African Americans who came up from the United States in the early 1900s but I grew up with them hearing some of the stories first hand in Mrs. Walker’s Hair salon on Saturday afternoons.
The history of Amber Valley and the huge contribution made by early black settlers to the fabric of Canada is largely unknown. Did you know that nearly 300 families settled in an area just east of Athabasca about a century ago? Did you know that most of those folks are gone now from the region but that they have spread to every corner of this country and to the world in every walk of life? It’s my hope that this Canadian history becomes widely known; that black history is taught in our schools one day so that we all have a better idea of the breath, depth and complexities of the make-up of Canada.
Thank you Helen Belay for rediscovering Heaven and to the Citadel for bringing Cheryl Foggo’s joyful story of love to Edmonton.
WE’RE BACK – BUT WE NEED YOU!
With the generosity of EPCOR and it’s Heart and Soul Fund, donations made between now and August 31 will be matched, dollar for dollar, up to $20,000! Please donate to help us bring back the artists, technicians, and staff that we need to prepare for the most important arrival – YOURS! Donate at citadeltheatre.com today.
CHERYL FOGGO PLAYWRIGHT
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PRODUCTION SPONSORS
CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT
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THANK YOU TO OUR PREMIER SUPPORTERS; 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 $153 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 153 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.
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Solomon Rolingher
O.C. Chair
Marshall Shoctor
O.C. Past Chair
Bruce Bentley
F.C.A. 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
Wendy Dupree
Chair
Jeff Boadway
Vice Chair
Sandra Haskins
Treasurer
Jennifer Addison
Roger Babichuk
Hunter Cardinal
James Casey
Wanda Costen
Joy Lardner
Hubert Lau
Katia Wlasichuk
Board Intern
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
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Daryl Cloran
INTERIM
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Kimberlee Stadelmann
ARTISTIC
Jessie van Rijn
Producer
Doug Mertz
Director, Education & Outreach
Mieko Ouchi
TD Associate Artistic Director
Helen Belay
Associate Artist
Tai Amy Grauman
Associate Artist
Wayne Paquette
Associate Producer
Diana Stevenson Manager, Foote Theatre School
YOUNG COMPANY
INSTRUCTORS
April Banigan
Shannon Boyle
Tracy Carroll
Althea Cunningham
Neil Kuefler
Peter Mills
Kate Ryan
Morgan Yamada
FTS INSTRUCTORS
Joleen Ballendine
April Banigan
Bailey Bieganek
Shannon Boyle
Angie Bustos
Ellen Chorley
Michael Clark
Sydney Cogan-Grahn
Quinn Contini
Althea Cunningham
Steven Greenfield
Crystal Hanson
Brady Hughes
Sally Hunt
Binaifer Kapadia
Sydney Keenan
Josh Languedoc
Rochelle Laplante
Conrad Leibel
Emily Lizotte
Annette Loiselle
Barb Mah
Rhys O’Donnell
Clayton Plamondon
Jasper Poole
Andrew Ritchie
Kate Ryan
Geraldine Schaer
Linette Smith
Eileen Sproule
Julie Sucie
Kim Turner
ADMINISTRATION
Pat Bradley Controller
Peni Christopher
Asst. to the Artistic Director/
Company Manager
Rebekah Andrews
Executive Assistant
Bettyanna Huggins
Accounting Assistant
Shirley Tran Payroll and Benefits Administrator
FACILITY
Louis Barron Director, Maintenance
Bill Daniels
Yang Yang
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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
Jacob Liska
Volunteer Coordinator
Hayden Weir Hospitality Manager
Laurel Carter
Guest Experience Manager
GUEST SERVICES SUPERVISORS
Emily Boyle
David Buchan
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GUEST SERVICES REPRESENTATIVES
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Kate Walker
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MARKETING AND SALES
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FUND DEVELOPMENT
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PRODUCTION
Cheryl L. Hoover
Director of Production
Patrick Fraser
Technical Director
Gal Minnes
Asst. Production Manager
Jacinda Maxwell
Asst. Technical Director
Kyla Maki
Administrative Assistant
Michelle Chan
Resident Stage Manager
Owen Hutchinson
Head of Audio
Nick Rose
Assistant Head of Audio
Peter Locock
Head of Scenic Carpentry
Chris Hayes
Asst. Head of Scenic Carpentry
Tegan Herron
Acting Head of Electrics
Nicole Deibert
Head of Scenic Paint
Jim Meers
Head of Props
Angie Sotiropoulis
Assistant Head of Props
Marc Anderson
Head of Stage Carpentry
Kris Aasen
Assistant Head of Stage Carpentry
Patsy Thomas
Head of Wardrobe
Terri Grant
Assistant Head of Wardrobe
Claude Tanguay Cutter
Barb Becker Fabricator
Nancy Malott Stitcher
Claude Tanguay Cutter
Olivia Derksen
Head of Wardrobe Running
Katie Patton
Head of Wigs
Christa Hoefling
Assistant Head of Wigs
VOLUNTEERS
Zoe Afaganis
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Doug Hunter
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Madalyn Johnson
Mary Johnston Therrien
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Veronica Keuchel
Hanae Kiyooka
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Janice Kuethe
Wendy Kurt
Lardner
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