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Did you get to the Legislative Building this summer to see the Magna Carta?

metaphorically shred the Magna Carta. Hundreds of thousands of McMurphys volunteered for battle, though some barely knew what they were doing. The titular

The 800-year-old document was smaller than I’d

soldier in Julia Mackey’s play Jake’s Gift signed

expected, but I reminded myself that the word

up for the new boots, and ended up freeing the

“magna” applied to its importance, not its size.

world. With wit and warmth, Mackey reminds us

The paper has browned over time, but the Latin

what Jake’s sacrifice meant to those who were

script is compelling; even if you can’t read it; the

liberated, and keeps the important lessons of that

long ascenders often leaning to the left as they

war alive for a new generation.

race across the page with their message: “No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled, nor will we proceed with force against him, except by the lawful judgement of his equals or by the law of the land.”

These plays aren’t written in Latin, yet they reach out to us with the moral authority of that great old document. They will live in our memory long after the Magna Carta returns to Britain. If our memories prove a little short, Queen Elizabeth II has given us a permanent reminder: a small,

We may find it hard to imagine a time before

pitted stone she chose for us from the fields of

the Magna Carta when a tyrant could deny a

Runnymede, where King John affixed his seal to

person his freedom. Playwright Dale Wasserman

the original document. It will serve as a cornerstone

reminds us that, even in our own day, liberty

for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, a

cannot be taken for granted. His adaptation of

connection between our citizens and those who

Ken Kesey’s seminal novel pits a wily con man

first rebelled, like McMurphy and Jake, against

against a controlling nurse in the confines of

their oppressors.

a locked psychiatric facility. What starts as a personal battle of wills becomes, for McMurphy, a heroic bid to free his fellow patients from the

Yours always,

institution’s stifling grasp.

Of course, the tyrant who lives largest in the contemporary mind is Adolf Hitler, who tried to oct/nov 2010

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MTC gratefully acknowledges the support of all corporate and individual donors and foundations, and the assistance of: CMYK

With the generous support of the Manitoba Arts Council

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We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts which last year invested $5.9 million in the arts in Manitoba.

Nous remercions de son soutien le Conseil des Arts du Canada, qui a investi 5,9 millions de dollars I’an dernier dans les arts au Manitoba.

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Setting the Stage

Evolution of Revolution

by Tara Seel The setting of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is arguably one of the scariest parts of the story.

Mental health institutions inspire a sort of fear, namely because what goes on inside their walls is so often misunderstood. For Annette Osted, the Executive Director of the College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Manitoba, the story of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest has great relevance to the modernization and advances made in her field.

“This book by Ken Kesey was required reading for me in my psychiatric nursing program. That was the mid-1960s, which is really interesting in terms of the forethought of our professors in having us read this book that was written by someone who had been an (experimental subject) in a mental hospital,” Osted recalls.

For Osted, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest reflected the reality of what was going on. Kesey’s story “expressed a lot of the sentiments patients felt at that time: the feeling of being controlled, being almost imprisoned. I once said to someone that the only totally unrealistic thing in the story was they had a pair of pajamas that fit the very large Chief Bromden. That never would have happened!”

In the past, mental hospitals were used in a variety of ways. “When we go back in history,” explains Osted, “a woman who was unwed and got pregnant was put in a mental hospital. A woman going through menopause and having mood swings or was going through what we call PMS today would be hospitalized. As our culture changes, so does our approach to what is a mental 6

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illness, what is a mental health problem, what is an eccentricity.”

Many changes to mental health care have taken place over the last 40 to 50 years. It has been a slow evolution, according to Osted, but an evolution nonetheless. Western Canada has been at the forefront of those changes. In Western Canada, there are registered psychiatric nurses, which is not the case across the country. Also, the institutions themselves have changed.

Manitoba used to have two large mental hospitals—one in Brandon and one in Selkirk. In 1998, the Brandon hospital discharged its last patient and mental health care became based in the community.

“Instead of having a mental hospital, which in the 1960s would have had around 700 patients or so, Brandon now has a 25-bed psychiatric unit attached to the general hospital …. What they have built in that area is a really good continuum of mental health services all based in the community,” says Osted. “The continuum of services in the Brandon region is provided as an example nationally and sometimes internationally.

Some really good things have happened there.”

The Selkirk Mental Health Centre is still in operation, but instead of the 700-800 beds it had in the mid-1950s, it now has 220 beds, and it provides long-term care, including a forensic unit. The Health Sciences Centre’s Psych Health Unit in Winnipeg is now the province’s largest centre for psychiatric care, with the most beds available and a psychiatric nurse on duty at all times in the emergency department.

Another significant change in mental health care that has occurred since Kesey wrote One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is the involvement of patients in their own care. There is now a mental

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health review board, which is an appeal process for anyone who has been hospitalized involuntarily or who does not agree with the treatment that is being provided to them.

In addition to the mental health review board, patients are included in decisions about their treatment.

Background photo by sylvain margaine www.Forbidden-Places.net

The concept of recovery is another major advancement in the mental health-care field. There is now the sentiment that a person with a mental health issue can lead a productive and healthy life.

“In the mid-’60s, when I was a student, there was this expectation that once you were sent to the mental hospital, there was very little hope of you ever coming out,” recalls Osted. “That was what was nice about this book coming out because …

(Kesey) wrote about the spirit of the patient. He wrote about empowerment. He wrote about recovery. He wrote about all the things we’re finally talking about today.”

The character of Nurse Ratched inspires a mixture of feelings for Osted, as Nurse Ratched struggled to be diligent, but by abusing the power she had, she lost a lot of the joy that can come from working toward recovery with patients.

photo by trudie lee

“In One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, you see the control and the nurse’s desk where everything is secret … and the decisions seem to be made behind closed doors, and they were. Today, patients are invited into the team meetings about their care,” explains Osted. “The patient is the first person who should be on the team because he or she has to be able to participate in establishing goals. If the patient is not participating it’s like saying to people, ‘We’re playing baseball; we’re a team. You’re going to hit a home run,’ but then we never give the person time at bat.

It’s impossible.”

Above: Vickie Papavs as Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Background: Electro shock console in the deinstitutionalized New Jersey State Hospital in Morristown, NJ.

“To be a psychiatric nurse, it takes a lot of empathy, patience, a sense of humour, but mostly common sense,” says Osted. “You have to show respect for the dignity of each individual. That is critical.

You cannot judge. One of the difficulties (of the job) is that when we are working in a hospital setting, we usually see people at their worst, when they are most ill …, and that’s really a challenge because you can get caught up in looking at the person who is ill as opposed to the person who happens to have an illness. I think that’s where Nurse Ratched failed. She wanted everybody to be not just a patient, but almost a patient who was a child. She felt she was responsible for their behaviour. We’re not responsible for other people’s behaviour. We’re only responsible for our own …. In other ways, I feel sorry for (Nurse Ratched) because I got a lot of joy out of working with patients. I learned so much from them, lessons that I still use today.” oct/nov 2010

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curtain calls “I don’t put my touch on a play. The play is the play …. If someone says a play is iconic, or everyone knows it, you have to assume there’s something about it that works. You have to treat it like every play you do that’s worthy, and its worth will emerge, one hopes, and I think that was the case with this play,” says Potter. Throughout the rehearsal process, Potter found the worth in the play through the actors.

“It was a very smooth rehearsal period because I think the script is really well-structured, so the actors didn’t have any great hair-tearing experiences—’how do I get from this moment to that moment?’—which made for a smooth and enjoyable rehearsal, which, I find, makes for a much better experience for the audience.”

by Tara Seel Tackling a story like One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest could be very intimidating for a director.

After all, the story is well-known, the movie won five Oscars and the star, Jack Nicholson, portrayed McMurphy with a vengeance. However, the task of staging this story in the theatre did not intimidate director Miles Potter. In fact, he quite enjoyed himself.

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“Chief Bromden opens the play, and we’re privileged as an audience to go inside his head.

It’s a scary place, but we get to hear his thoughts, and then, well that’s the magic of theatre because we’ve been hearing the Chief talk to us in the theatre, accepting the idea it is all in his head, and then on stage, when he speaks for the first time, the people in the play are astonished to hear him speak. We have that lovely sensation of, ‘Well, we knew he could talk all along,’” chuckles the director.

The characters are minutely detailed, so finding the right actors for the roles is a challenge.

However, casting the play was a part of the process the director really enjoyed. For the main character, McMurphy, Potter knew exactly what he was looking for.

“The character is energetic and needs to (have) whatever that quality is that we call charisma,” he says. “I think that’s what you’re looking for (when casting McMurphy), that thing that makes people respond to an actor, and then the actor needs to have all the skills an actor normally needs for that

This page: Camille Devine as Candy Starr and Shaun Smyth as Randle P. McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Opposite: Smyth as McMurphy.

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There are many differences between the wellknown film and the play that make it easier for a director and a cast to make the story their own.

The novel is narrated by Chief Bromden, but the film version takes that away by using a straight narrative. For Potter, the play is interesting because they keep the narrative of the Chief.

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At first it was a bit daunting going up against Jack Nicholson, who gave birth to McMurphy as a pop culture film icon, but the McMurphy from Kesey's novel is vastly different and that's where I went for my inspiration in creating the role. The novel is so rich and McMurphy so

complex that the images that lingered from the film quickly faded away and I began to find my own way to the centre of this flawed hero.

– Shaun Smyth

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play in spades. I mean, you have to be able to talk for two hours, not quite non-stop, but close to it, in an entertaining way. He’s got to have energy.

He’s got to be nimble in his thinking. Also, one would like him to be, well, attractive, I suppose,” laughs Potter.

Casting the rest of the characters finally gave the director the chance to use some of the great

actors he has come across, but was never able to work with before.

“This is the first play I’ve done in a while that gave me a free range of characters to find, so I was able to hire people from Calgary and from Winnipeg, like Stan Lesk, who I’ve always wanted to work with, but never had a part for, and Frank Adamson, and people like that. You’ll see really good character acting.”

The actors had their hands full with the serious and multilayered script. For Potter, the story is about the struggle between the force of absolutism and the force of freedom. Once you question authority, like McMurphy does, that authority is no longer absolute, resulting in the tension felt throughout One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.

The cast of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.

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“It’s a great story in terms of classic confrontational plays,” explains Potter. “I love good, old-fashioned, well-structured plays, and I was attracted to the theme, basically, which is freedom versus control. Being an old child of the ‘60s myself, I was happy to lend my skills to one more cry for freedom.”

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October 14 – November 6, 2010

Director Set Designer Costume Designer Lighting Designer Composer/Sound Designer Fight Director Vocal Coach Stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager Apprentice Stage Manager

Miles Potter Allan Stichbury Gillian Gallow Kevin Lamotte Marc Desormeaux Jean-Pierre Fournier Jane MacFarlane Ailsa Birnie Margaret Brook Matthew Lagacé

The Cast (in alphabetical order)

Scanlon Aide Turkle Ruckley Candy Starr Martini Aide Williams Cheswick Nurse Ratched

Frank Adamson Ardon Bess Aaron Conrad Camille Devine Tony Eyamie Kudjo Fiakpui Stan Lesk Vickie Papavs

Dale Harding Sandra/Nurse Flinn

Billy Bibbit Randle P. McMurphy

Chief Bromden

Aide Warren

Dr. Spivey

Graham Percy Arielle Rombough Trevor Rueger Shaun Smyth Bernard Starlight Ray Strachan Jon Ted Wynne

setting

A State Mental Hospital somewhere in the Pacific Northwest. Fall, 1961.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest runs approximately two hours and 30 minutes, including one intermission. a co-production with

one flew over the cuckoo’s nest is presented by special arrangement with samuel french, inc. the video and/or audio recording of this performance by any means whatsoever is strictly prohibited.

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ARTISTS

Frank Adamson

Aaron Conrad

Scanlon

Ruckley

MTC Mr. Adamson has appeared in 22 shows at MTC, most recently: Shakespeare’s Dog (with NAC), Our Town, The School for Wives, To Kill a Mockingbird, King Lear, The Crucible.

OTHER THEATRE Selected: Arsenic and Old Lace, Walsh

(TC); The Trials of Ezra Pound (Stratford); To Kill a Mockingbird (Citadel); A Delicate Balance, The Wild Guys, The Stone Angel (Persephone); Bat Masterson’s Last Regular Job (Toronto Free Theatre); The Norbals, Inquest (PTE); The Seagull (Globe); South Pacific, Brigadoon, Fiddler on the Roof, Annie Get Your Gun (Rainbow).

FILM/TV The Lazarus Project, The Big White, Population 436, Something Beneath, Six Figures, Reckless Disregard, My Mother’s Ghost, The Arrow, Dolores Claiborne, The Terry Fox Story, Corner Gas, Street Legal, Seeing Things.

MTC First appearance.

OTHER THEATRE Selected: Seasons in the West, Cry

Havoc!, Quarter Century, Pride and Prima Donnas (Scorpio Theatre); Bedtime Stories (Workshop Theatre); The Duchess of Malfi, Contraband (Mob Hit Productions); Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

(Morpheus Theatre); Jenny (Broad Minds Theatre); Farewell to Kings (Ground Zero Theatre).

ET CETERA Aaron would like to thank all of the

individuals and organizations who have given him opportunities to create and play in the past. Most of all, Aaron would like to thank his family and friends for their ongoing love and support.

Camille Devine Candy Starr

Ardon Bess Aide Turkle

MTC First appearance.

MTC Driving Miss Daisy (1990).

OTHER THEATRE Ardon has performed from coast

to coast, most recently in Andrew Moody’s The Real McCoy. FILM/TV Ardon has appeared in most Canadianmade television series, including King of Kensington (Nestor); A Heritage Minute (Maurice Ruddick); Trailer Park Boys (Levi); guest star on Doc, Sue Thomas F.B.Eye. Film: Moving Target, Ten Thousand Black Men Named George, Double Wedding.

TRAINING Graduate of the National Theatre School of

Canada (’68).

ET CETERA Nominated for Geminis, in a Dramatic

OTHER THEATRE Camille is originally from Saskatchewan,

but has spent much of her career in London’s West End. Selected and recent credits: Donna in the original UK cast of Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical; Linda in the original UK cast of The Wedding Singer, Harmonia in Jack and the Beanstalk (Wakefield Theatre).

FILM/TV Recent credits include guest roles on Caillou, Lynn in Renegadepress.com, Lucille in The Tommy Douglas Story (CBC).

TRAINING Camille trained at the Royal Scottish Acad-

emy of Music and Drama, graduating with a Master’s Degree in Musical Theatre.

ET CETERA Camille is thrilled to be back on the prairies.

role in 2000, and Comedy Ensemble in 2001 and 2002, he has received the 2000 Golden Sheaf Best Performance by a Male Actor Award, the 1998 Reel Black Outstanding Achievement Award, and the Afro-Canadian Outstanding Achievement Award.

This work is dedicated to Tim Daisy.

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ARTISTS

Tony Eyamie Martini

inducted into the Rainbow Stage Wall of Fame, having performed in more than 25 productions, including Beauty and the Beast and The Wizard of Oz. FILM/TV Less Than Kind, Mother’s Day, Shall We Dance?

ET CETERA Stan and Frank Adamson are the dynamic

MTC Fight Director: Falstaff.

duo, Frankanstan, performing onstage and on the TV series Klutz On…. Stan and Lorraine Lessard Lesk have three children, Micheline, Bernard and Melanie.

OTHER THEATRE Actor: Betrayal, A Christmas Carol,

Vickie Papavs

Our Town, Gaslight (TC); Shear Madness, Turn of the Screw (Vertigo Theatre); Urinetown (Ground Zero Theatre). Fight Choreography: The Miracle Worker, Gaslight (TC); Oleanna (Ground Zero Theatre).

Nurse Ratched

ET CETERA Tony has been an active member of the

Calgary theatre community, not only as a performer but also as a director, teacher and fight choreographer.

Later this season, he will be working with students at Mount Royal University on a project centred on Alberta’s history.

Kudjo Fiakpui Aide Williams

MTC First appearance.

OTHER THEATRE Things Fall Apart (FUSE 10). Kudjo

MTC Medea (with Mirvish), Much Ado About Nothing.

OTHER THEATRE Vickie has appeared in many

productions across the country, in both large and small theatres. Selected favourites include: Mourning Dove (Ark Productions); Last Romantics, It’s All True (Necessary Angel); The Winter’s Tale (Centaur Theatre); Ah! Wilderness, The Merry Wives of Windsor (Stratford); Twelfth Night, The School For Scandal (Banff Centre); Miss Julie (Orange Dog).

FILM/TV Vickie has appeared in numerous film and television productions. Most recent: Flashpoint, Murdoch Mysteries, If I Were You, The Four Sisters, The Gathering. She also lends her voice to television cartoons as well as TV and radio commercials.

was also Ikemefuna in the theatrical reading of Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, adapted for the stage

by Calgary playwright Cheryl Foggo.

TRAINING Graduate of the University of Alberta’s BFA

FILM Principal role as Derwin in Snap!, a short film directed and produced by Peter Skagen.

husband Murray and son Owen. Behave yourselves, boys.

Acting program.

ET CETERA Home is Toronto, where she resides with

ET CETERA Kudjo also works as a chemical engineer

for the Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) in Calgary.

Graham Percy Dale Harding

Stan Lesk Cheswick MTC First appearance.

OTHER THEATRE Actor: The Overcoat (TC/CS, MTC Our Town, King Lear, Of Mice and Men, Arsenic

and Old Lace, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Affections of May, A View from the Bridge, B-Movie, Henry V, Falstaff, We Can’t Pay? We Won’t Pay! OTHER THEATRE Shaw Festival, Charlottetown

Festival, Canadian Stage, Citadel. Last year, Stan was

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ACT, Barbican/Citadel); Fortitude (TC/FUSE 10).

Most recently appeared as John Proctor in The Crucible (Two Planks and a Passion); Father Flynn in Doubt, A Parable (TNB); Elyot Chase in Private Lives (Montgomery Theatre). He has worked extensively on Canada’s East Coast, appearing with Neptune Theatre, Mermaid Theatre, ATF, TNB, Shakespeare

ARTISTS by the Sea, Luna/Sea, Forerunner, Willpower and The Montgomery Theatre. Director: Noises Off, To Kill a Mockingbird, Jekyll and Hyde (Saint John Theatre Company); Broken (Ramshackle Theatre Company, Yukon).

ET CETERA Later this fall, Graham will present a

workshop presentation of his new play Flood in Halifax, and his first play, Brightest Red to Blue, will receive a premiere from Forerunner Playwrights’ Theatre in the spring of next year.

FILM/TV Selected: Bunny Hug Show (bunnyhugshow.com).

ET CETERA Arielle performs every week with the Garter Girls Burly-Q Revue in Calgary. She will be assistant directing Girl in the Goldfish Bowl (Sage Theatre) and And Then There Were None (Vertigo Theatre) in February 2011. Thanks to my husband Chris, Mum, Dad, Andréa and my beloved Garter Girls.

Trevor Rueger Billy Bibbit

Arielle Rombough Sandra/Nurse Flinn

MTC First appearance.

OTHER THEATRE Trevor has been an actor, director,

MTC First appearance.

OTHER THEATRE Selected credits: Rebecca (Vertigo

Theatre); A Christmas Carol (Citadel); Under the Big Top, Bird Brain (Quest Theatre); August, Peter Pan (ATP); Othello (Shakespeare in the Park); Writer’s Block (Ground Zero Theatre); The Alan Parkinson’s Project (Ghost River Theatre).

writer and dramaturg for more than 20 years. Actor: Lunchbox Theatre, Sage Theatre, Vertigo Theatre, Stage West, Garry Theatre. Director: Heroes (Sage Theatre); Columbo: Prescription Murder, Columbo Takes the Rap (Vertigo Theatre); Life After Hockey, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (Lunchbox Theatre).

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ARTISTS ET CETERA Trevor is the Executive Director of Alberta

Playwrights’ Network, an organization devoted to the development of Alberta playwrights and their plays.

He’s also an ensemble member of Dirty Laundry (Calgary’s live, improvised soap opera) and plays drums for Calgary cover band PopeDaddy.

Ray Strachan Aide Warren

Shaun Smyth Randle P. McMurphy

MTC Apprentice Director: The Drowsy Chaperone (with TC), Bad Dates.

OTHER THEATRE Catastrophe, Gorilla, The Crucible,

MTC Time After Time: The Chet Baker Project.

OTHER THEATRE Selected credits: Of Mice and Men

(TC); Canadian premiere of Rock ‘n’ Roll, North American premiere of Trainspotting (Dora nomination), The Pillowman, Closer (CS); The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Birdland Theatre); Moby Dick, Macbeth, Amadeus, The Country Wife (Stratford); The Glass Menagerie, Shining City (Citadel); Hamlet (Necessary Angel); The Galileo Project (Tafelmusik); blue/orange (Neptune); Stones In His Pockets (Betty Nomination), Billy the Kid, Mad Boy Chronicle, Two Weeks With the Queen, Crackpot (ATP); The Glass Menagerie (Grand); Sweeney Todd (Phoenix Theatre).

FILM/TV Selected: Four Minutes, Proteus, Steal This

Romance, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, The Winter’s Tale, The Man Who Wouldn’t Go to Heaven (Black Hole Theatre Company); Remember the Night (Moving Target Theatre); Shock Corridor, The Ingrates (Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival). Director: Madly in Love, A Lie of the Mind (Black Hole Theatre Company); Oleanna (Nomadic Players).

TRAINING U of M. ET CETERA Thanks to the U of M Theatre Department

for introducing me to the wonderful world of theatre.

Luv to Mom, Dad and Gerls.

Jon Ted Wynne Dr. Spivey

Movie, Three to Tango, Laughter on the 23 Floor, Kevin Hill, Soul Food, Mutant X, Code Name Eternity, The Associates, Blue Murder, Pit Pony, Nikita, Relic Hunter, Jane Doe, Lonesome Dove, Different, Cruel Justice, Mayday. rd

Bernard Starlight Chief Bromden

MTC Much Ado About Nothing (1984, 2005), King Lear, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, A Christmas Carol, A Tale of Two Cities, The Duchess of Malfi, The Three Musketeers, Richard III, Nicholas Nickleby, The Man Who Came to Dinner, Death of a Salesman (1979).

OTHER THEATRE Selected: Chimera, South Pacific,

OTHER THEATRE Italian American Reconciliation, La

Brigadoon, The Sound of Music, Fiddler On the Roof, Oedipus The King, The Tempest, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Salome, The Dumb Waiter, A Delicate Balance, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui.

Ronde, Museum (Company of Rogues).

FILM/TV More than 30 films—see www.imdb.com.

FILM/TV Hank Williams First Nation—Genie nomina-

TRAINING/TEACHING Jon trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and is a highly regarded speech teacher and adjudicator.

MTC First appearance.

tion for Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Ampia nomination for Best Actor. Bernard can be seen in an upcoming episode of Heartland on CBC and also in episodes of Blackstone on APTN and Showtime. He has also recently been cast in Den of Thieves for Rogues Theatre.

TRAINING Bernard is a recent graduate of The Company

of Rogues Actors Studio.

ET CETERA Bernard performs as one half of the hip

hop duo The Brothaz Grimm.

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ET CETERA Jon is writing/directing a documentary

series, Standing On Guard, about the military units based in Winnipeg.

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Ken Kesey Author

ken kesey and dale wasserman biographies by Shari wattling. dale wasserman photo provided by samuel french inc. and used with permission by dale wasserman estate.

Kenneth Elton Kesey became one of the most widely recognized figures of the American counter-culture movement of the 1960s, due in no small part to the enormous and lasting success of his novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.

In 1959, during his writing studies at Stanford University, Kesey became a paid volunteer in a CIAfinanced project (Project MKULTRA), which studied the effects of hallucinogenic drugs such as LSD and mescaline. While participating in the project, Kesey interviewed patients at the Menlo Park Veteran’s Hospital and eventually formed the opinion that they had become victims of society—pushed out because of their lack of conformity. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest was inspired by, and written during this time.

Kesey also became a notable counter-culture figure for his involvement with a group of free-spirited friends called the “Merry Pranksters.” The Pranksters travelled the country in a psychedelic bus creating performances that promoted the use of hallucinogenic drugs and confronted societal rules of convention and conformity. He was eventually arrested for possession of marijuana in 1965 and served a fivemonth jail sentence—after faking his own suicide in an attempt to avoid charges. After this experience, he gave up his drug habit and eventually continued his writing career.

After completing only one year of formal schooling at a Los Angeles high school, he dropped out and entered theatre life, teaching himself lighting design and eventually becoming a successful director and producer. According to Wasserman, he came to the realization that “everything on a stage was subservient to the text,” and he decided to focus his efforts on writing. His first play, Elisha and the Long Knives, was awarded an Emmy for being the top TV play of the year. During the 1950s, he was one of the busiest and most prolific television script writers, writing more than 30 television dramas. One of these scripts, I, Don Quixote, was eventually turned into the hit Broadway musical, Man of La Mancha.

In 1962, Ken Kesey published the novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Kirk Douglas loved the novel and within a year of its publication, he hired Dale Wasserman to write a play based on Kesey’s book.

The adaptation premiered on November 13, 1963, at the Cort Theatre on Broadway, with Kirk Douglas in the role of Randle P. McMurphy.

Because of the enormous success of Man of La Mancha and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Wasserman has become one of the most often produced American playwrights.

He died at the age of 94, on December 21, 2008.

Miles Potter Director

Dale Wasserman

MTC Medea (with Mirvish), Doubt, A Parable (with TC), Orpheus Descending (with Mirvish), Much Ado About Nothing, Tuesdays with Morrie, The Drawer Boy (with Mirvish), A Streetcar Named Desire (with Citadel), Born Yesterday, The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, Dancing at Lughnasa, Macbeth, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Little Shop of Horrors, Frankie & Johnny in the Clair de Lune, Hedda Gabler.

Playwright

OTHER THEATRE Miles has directed new plays and

Kesey’s exploits as a Merry Prankster were chronicled in Tom Wolfe’s The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (1968) and noted in poems by beat poet Allan Ginsberg. He died on November 10, 2001, at the age of 66.

American playwright Dale Wasserman was born in Wisconsin in 1914. Tragically, both his parents died before he reached the age of 10, and Wasserman then spent many of his formative years living in a state orphanage, working odd jobs and then embracing a transient life of “riding the rails,” eventually ending up in California.

classics for virtually all of Canada’s major theatres, including Stratford, the National Arts Centre, Soulpepper and Theatre Calgary. Miles has directed three commercial plays for Mirvish Productions in Toronto, and he has also been a guest director and teacher at various universities and theatre schools in Canada and the United States.

ET CETERA Miles received a Dora for directing

the original production of The Drawer Boy (Passe Muraille) and a Jessie for The Taming of the Shrew (Vancouver’s Bard on the Beach). This winter, he will direct revivals of his production of Shakespeare’s Will oct/nov 2010

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ARTISTS for the Globe Theatre and Stratford. Also at Stratford, Miles will be directing Richard III starring Seana McKenna as The King.

Kevin Lamotte Lighting Designer

Allan Stichbury Set Designer

MTC Three Tall Women, Mirandolina, Brighton Beach Memoirs, The Real Thing, Hamlet, Amadeus.

OTHER THEATRE Timothy Findley’s The Wars, Of Mice

and Men, The Cocktail Hour, Farther West, The Real Thing, Quartermaine’s Terms, Mass Appeal, Wrong for Each Other (TC). Recent productions include: Communion (ATP); The Rake’s Progress (Pacific Opera, Victoria); Miracle Worker (VP); Mail Order Bride (Blyth Festival). Allan has designed for theatres all across Canada. Internationally, he designed the lighting on Broadway for Mr. Lincoln, and the set for Hanuman the Mighty at the Royal Theatre (Bangkok, Thailand), as well as numerous other productions.

ET CETERA Allan is a member of Associated Design-

ers of Canada and a Professor at the University of Victoria in the Theatre Department.

MTC The Innocent Eye Test, The Night of the Iguana, The Philadelphia Story, To Kill a Mockingbird, A Streetcar Named Desire, Of Mice and Men, Billy Bishop Goes to War, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Monument, Dancing at Lughnasa, Medea (1992), Hedda Gabler.

OTHER THEATRE Recently: Uncle Vanya (Vigszinhaz

Budapest); Beyond Eden (Theatre Calgary); The Cherry Orchard, An Ideal Husband, The Women, Serious Money (Shaw); A Month in the Country, Doc (Soulpepper).

ET CETERA Awarded the Pauline McGibbon Award

(Ontario), the Betty Award (Calgary), the Dora Award (Toronto), the Jesse Award (Vancouver) and the Prix de la Masque Award (Montreal). Currently Director of Lighting Design for the Shaw Festival and a member of the Associated Designers of Canada.

Marc Desormeaux Composer/Sound Designer

Gillian Gallow Costume Designer

MTC Orpheus Descending (with Mirvish), Proof,

The Drawer Boy (with Mirvish), A Streetcar Named Desire (with Citadel).

OTHER THEATRE Marc has composed countless MTC First engagement.

OTHER THEATRE Costume Designer: Awake and Sing!

(Soulpepper); The Pillowman (CS); Ubuntu (Tarragon/ Neptune); Pride and Prejudice, The Graduate, A Christmas Carol (Grand). Set Designer: The Mill (Theatrefront).

Set & Costume Designer: Night (NAC/Human Cargo); Appetite (Volcano/Theatre Passe Muraille); The Syringa Tree (Grand); The Bear (Preface Theatre/Art Gallery of Ontario). Upcoming: set design for Ruined, Obsidian, and costume design for Sherlock Holmes (Grand).

ET CETERA Gillian is the recipient of three Dora

Mavor Moore awards.

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scores and designed sound for many major theatres in Canada, the United States and Europe. Selected: Stephen and Mister Wilde, Of Mice and Men (TC); eight seasons with Stratford, including The Glass Menagerie, Orpheus Descending, Shakespeare’s Will, The Winter’s Tale; The Drawer Boy (Vienna English Theatre); Much Ado About Nothing (Chicago Shakespeare Theater); Summer and Smoke (Shaw); Zadie’s Shoes (Mirvish/Factory Theatre); Love’s Labour’s Lost, Hamlet (NAC); The Syringa Tree (Grand/GCTC).

RADIO Romeo and Juliet, A Room of One’s Own,

Stephen and Mr. Wilde (CBC).

ET CETERA Jeff, Jessie, Sterling and two Dora nomi-

nations. Creator/featured actor (Chet Baker) of Time After Time (GCTC). Composer/playwright/performer of Cyberia, NAC 1997. Co-writer/performer of Brigit’s Reel with fiddler Trish Barclay.

ARTISTS

Jean-Pierre Fournier

Ailsa Birnie

Fight Director

Stage Manager

MTC Actor/Fight Director: The Three Musketeers, Richard III, Macbeth, As You Like It, A Tale of Two Cities, Much Ado About Nothing, Nicholas Nickleby, The Man Who Came to Dinner, The Tempest, The Taming of the Shrew, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Elephant Man, The School for Wives, The Magic Trumpet.

OTHER THEATRE Selected: Beyond Eden, Of Mice

and Men; theatres across Canada, national and international opera companies, RWB, Alberta Ballet, Stratford.

FILM/TV Canadian Fight Director on Heaven & Earth.

TRAINING/TEACHING Maitre d’Armes of Fight Directors, Canada; Instructor of Acting and Stage Combat at Mount Royal University and U of A. Graduate of U of A, MFA in Directing, BFA in Acting.

ET CETERA Betty Mitchell Award for Henry IV, Part I.

MTC Assistant Stage Manager: Guys and Dolls (with Citadel/TC), The Drowsy Chaperone (with TC).

OTHER THEATRE Stage Manager: Betrayal, Jake and

the Kid (TC); Under the Bright Sun, This Is A Play, Petro Canada Stage One Festival (Lunchbox Theatre, 2006); Gilgamesh La-Z-Boy, Doing Leonard Cohen, Sylvia Plath Must Not Die (One Yellow Rabbit); Passion Play, 2008 – 2010 (Canadian Badlands Passion Play Society). Assistant Stage Manager: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, An Ideal Husband, The Cripple of Inishmaan (TC); Beauty and the Beast (TC/ Citadel); Timothy Findley’s The Wars (TC/PTC); Glorious! (TC/CS).

ET CETERA Up next for Ailsa is The Drowsy Chaperone

at Theatre Calgary, the second half of the co-production with MTC.

Matthew Lagacé

International Order of the Sword & Pen—Paddy Crean Award, Three Guthrie Awards (Stratford).

Apprentice Stage Manager

Jane MacFarlane Vocal Coach MTC The History of Manitoba from the Beginning of Time to the Present in 45 minutes.

OTHER THEATRE Mrs. Ferguson’s Bed, Chelle (FemFest MTC First engagement.

OTHER THEATRE Selected: Betrayal, A Christmas Carol,

7 Stories, Jake and the Kid, An Ideal Husband, Timothy Findley’s The Wars, The Miracle Worker (TC); Toad of Toad Hall, That Elusive Spark, Treasure Island, Vincent in Brixton, The Syringa Tree (ATP); Filth, Trainspotting (Sage Theatre); Submarine (Lunchbox Theatre).

2010); The Merry Wives of Windsor (SIR); HeadSpace, Gorilla, Antipode, Escape from Happiness, Motifs and Repetitions (Black Hole Theatre Company).

TRAINING Matthew is currently enrolled in his fifth

year in the Theatre Program at the University of Manitoba, where he hopes to major in Drama and minor in French.

ET CETERA I would like to thank Bev (Betzy) Betz, the

TEACHING Jane teaches Voice and Acting in the

Performance Program at Mount Royal University. She has recently been appointed Resident Vocal Coach for Theatre Calgary.

professors and instructors in the Theatre Program, and, of course, my family for all their support and guidance over the years. Love you all.

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BUILDERS FOR One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Carpentry Gerry Gerlinsky, Head Scenic Carpenter Will Bourque, Assistant Head Scenic Carpenter Steve Pilon, Carpenter

Painters Louis Beaudoin, Head Scenic Artist Tom McCabe, President Dennis Garnhum, Artistic Director Lesley MacMillan, Producer Shari Wattling, Artistic Associate Aaron Newbert, Technical Director Kristen Dion, Comptroller Nancy Cameron, Director of MarketinG Christopher Loach, Director of Communications Susan McNair Reid, Company Manager

Properties Lillian Messer, Head of Props Michael Carr, Lead Props Builder Brenna Paul, Props Builder

Wardrobe Michelle Latta, Head of Wardrobe Elizabeth Sutherland, Cutter Susan Montalbetti, Dyer Devon Miller, Stitcher Katie Klingvall, Wardrobe Assistant

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The Manitoba Bar Association teamed up with MTC to stage The Producers from May 4 to 8 at the Tom Hendry Theatre. This hilarious musical features two desperate characters who decide to produce a flop in order to fleece investors. We’re pleased to report the MBA/MTC fundraising production was anything but a flop. Thanks to the superbly talented cast and crew, as well as volunteers, sponsors, advertisers and audience members, The Producers was a tremendous success.

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Get into the holiday spirit with this unforgettable musical based on the classic film. a merry way to celebrate the season, white christmas showcases the dazzling songs ‘Happy Holidays’, ‘blue skies’ and, of course, ‘white christmas’.

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“exqUisitely wRitten, funny AnD DesPeRAte”— mail on sunday it’s christmas eve in dublin. a peaceful holiday isn’t in the cards for James “sharky” Harkin whose brother’s drinking buddies pour into the house looking for a poker game. when a mysterious stranger sits down at the table, the stakes are raised damningly high and sharky may be playing for his soul. conor McPherson (Mtc’s the weir) uncorks the holiday ‘spirits’ in this blackly funny irish tale.

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e ducation & outreach

The Naomi Levin Theatre Scholarship Lives On In 1976, Dr. Earl Levin and his wife, Helen, established the Naomi Levin Theatre Scholarship Fund in honour of their daughter. Naomi Levin was a theatre technician associated with MTC for a number of years, until her untimely death on March 27, 1976.

ship was almost depleted. It was anticipated that the last scholarships would be allocated for the 2011/12 academic year. However, in August, Dr. Levin made another donation to MTC in order to sustain the fund. Thanks to his generosity, 10 to 15 more scholarships will be given in Naomi’s name.

Naomi attended the former Manitoba Theatre School, worked backstage and was the technical coordinator for the High School Drama Festival (then produced at the Warehouse Theatre), and for the MTC touring company. She worked at the Mainstage as an assistant in production and stage management, and was a production assistant for The Promise in 1973—MTC’s first tour to venture into Northern Manitoba.

The Naomi Levin Theatre Scholarships are available to anyone studying theatre production at the post-secondary level. To qualify, applicants must be attending an accredited theatre production program, or be apprenticed to a professional theatre.

For more information, visit www.mtc.mb.ca/ scholarship. If you would like to make a donation to this fund, please contact MTC’s Outreach Coordinator at (204) 934-0304 or outreach@mtc.mb.ca.

Former co-workers recall Naomi with a smile—memories of her buoyant personality and strong work ethic remain with them more than 30 years later. Kent McKay, former MTC Technical Director, said, “Enthusiastic would be putting it mildly. (Naomi) was consumed by theatre. She had huge friendships with everyone she worked with.”

Naomi’s passion for theatre lives on in the accomplishments of the fund’s recipients. To date, 29 students have received financial assistance from the Naomi Levin Theatre Scholarship. Of those 29, seven have worked at MTC in stage management, three have designed shows and three have worked as technicians. A recipient worked as MTC’s production bookkeeper and another as production manager. One individual worked on the Winnipeg Fringe Festival and then took over MTC’s Outreach department. Dr. and Mrs. Levin’s kind donation has created a legacy of theatrical excellence for the organization and for the community.

This year, 33 years after the fund was established, MTC realized the Naomi Levin Theatre Scholar-

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Setting The Stage

Jake’s Gift is a surprisingly funny drama that tells the story of a World War II veteran from Manitoba who reluctantly returns to Normandy, France, for the 60th Anniversary of D-Day. While roaming the shores of Juno Beach, where he landed 60 years earlier, Jake encounters Isabelle, a precocious 10-year-old from the local village. As this unlikely pair get to know each other, Jake warms to Isabelle’s inquisitive nature and charm, enabling him to face some long-ignored ghosts — most notably, the wartime death of his eldest brother, Chester, a once promising young musician.

Earlier this year, Juno Productions received a Media Award from Veterans Affairs for the play’s recognition of Canadian veterans.

In July 2009, Jake’s Gift sold out every performance at the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival and was chosen as Best of Fest. In 2007 and 2008, Jake’s Gift won Best New Play, Best Drama, Best Solo Show and Best Female Performer at the Victoria Fringe Festival as well as Best of Fest at the 2008 Edmonton Fringe Festival. For more information about the play, please visit www.juliamackey.com.

Julia Mackey as Isabelle in Jake’s Gift (this page); as Jake (opposite).

Photos this spread by Tim Matheson

jake’s gift

playwright’s Notes

director’s Notes

by Julia Mackey

by Dirk Van Stralen

In June 2004, I travelled to Normandy, France, for the 60th Anniversary of D-Day. It was a life-changing journey for me, and I felt compelled to share that experience with other Canadians. For six days, I attended ceremonies, walked the beaches and interviewed dozens of veterans who had returned for the anniversary. For many, it was their first time back since the war. Their stories were inspiring and moving, and I am forever grateful to each of them for their willingness to share those stories with me.

Jake’s Gift is a love letter to all veterans and is my way of saying thank you to a generation of men and women who sacrificed much for the greater good. This play is dedicated to all Canadian servicemen and servicewomen, past and present.

Sometimes the best way to get a look at the Big Picture is to not do so at all. If Jake’s Gift succeeds, it is because of Julia's ability to take a lofty concept—the importance of remembrance—and make it utterly personal.

This is the story of one soldier and one grave, yet it bristles with an emotional authenticity that speaks to the universal heart of loss, simply and directly. In creating the show, we wanted to reflect that simplicity.

Expect no fancy projections, choreography or sound effects: this is about a person and a story. Enjoy.

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Former Royal Winnipeg Rifles Captain recounts his D-Day experiences

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Martin joined the Royal Winnipeg Rifles in 1939, completed training in England, and on June 6, 1944, he and his comrades, some of whom were boyhood friends, landed on the beach of Courseulles-sur-Mer in Normandy.

“We were the first waves that landed on the beaches of Normandy …. It was early in the morning. We’re looking around to see if we can spot anything. Not a thing. It’s dark, and all you can see out on the sea is ships. You wouldn’t believe it. You could hardly see the water. Battleships and

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D-Day has become something of a legend. While we all know it happened, and we all know it was important, it has taken on a surreal hue. It has become the stuff of film, books and stage, but for Paul Martin—a lifelong resident of Transcona— the events of that fateful battle seem like they happened only yesterday.

Winnipeg veteran Paul Martin

jake’s gift ships of every kind you can think of,” recalls Martin.

The troops landed with little information. Before leaving England, they were put into a restricted area.

“No one was allowed in or out,” explains Martin. “No communication with the outside world. They had guards with machine guns patrolling around this enclosure, and they would take us a group at a time into this hut, and they had a big map on the wall. The map was a picture with no names, and they said, ‘Now, when you land, you will land right here. There’s a creek there. Follow the creek, and your objective is the railroad tracks six miles in. The first day, you have to take six miles.’ Well, that’s exactly what happened.”

Aboard the ships, the men received a letter from Dwight D. Eisenhower, stating their mission would not be an easy one, but it was an important one. The men thought they were prepared, but Martin sees now that they did not know what they were getting themselves into. As they landed, shots began to ring out.

“For the first time, we realized that somebody could get killed. We thought we’d go in there and kill everybody and the war would be over. We were young, green as grass, until we got into the line of fire, then we realized, when you see your buddy with his head knocked off beside you, and you say, ‘Holy, Jesus. How can that be? How can that be?’”

To make matters worse, the troops had been prepared for a dry landing, but instead landed in about eight feet of water.

“We couldn’t get any closer, so the door went down, and the minute the door went down, they gave us the signal: everybody out and don’t stall because you’ll get shot. So we ran, jumped out of the crafts and started walking in the water.

We had our rifle, our baggage. We crawled to

Martin’s copy—miraculously intact—of Eisenhower’s D-Day letter to Allied Forces.

the beach, and there, we were getting killed by the hundreds. Oh, you’ve never seen such a massacre. Some men were floating in the water—they never even made it to the beach.”

As Martin’s troop was launching from the boat, he was approached by a fellow soldier, Louis, who admitted he could not swim. Martin and another soldier, from Lorette, decided to hang on to either side of Louis and swim for the beach.

“We each grabbed an arm and started paddling, doing the best we could to get him to the beach.

When we got to the beach, I said, ‘Louis, you’re on your own.’ We let him go. He went down.

He had a bullet hole in his forehead. Finished.

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curtain calls As the troops continued to move inland, aiming for the objective of the railroad track, Martin came across a good friend. The two men had joined the army together in Winnipeg.

jake’s gift and he’s saluting and crying. It was heartbreaking.

I almost feel like crying just thinking of it,” recalls the soldier.

For Martin, freedom was what they all were “He was lying there. The top fighting for. “We take it for granted. We’re free, of his head was cut off. but somebody paid a price. Do you realize He was bleeding, and I that 130,000 Canadians in two wars died loaded my rifle. I was for their freedom? One hundred and Europe going to shoot him thirty thousand is a lot of people.” had to be freed, to get him out of his The casualties hit close to home misery, when the for Martin. Of the five of his friends and that was our padre behind me who had signed up with him, only job: to free them says, ‘No, don’t do two came home. Still, he has it. He’s dead. It’s just no regrets. at the cost of the nerves reacting.’

“I look at (D-Day) as a day of our lives.

I’m glad I didn’t do it, courage. It was a day when, once we but at the time, I was knew what was happening, we forged doing it to save him. All on. We knew we had joined for a purpose. that pain. What’s the point?”

We knew of the atrocities in France during the Martin says quietly. “Every time we’d occupation, and they needed us. Europe had to get up someone would shoot us with machine be freed, and that was our job: to free them at the guns, but we got up, and we fought our way. That cost of our lives. If you’re not prepared to die for day, we took our objective—six miles and we took your cause, then stay home. You have to put your that track!” cards on the table and do it.”

While Martin initially had tried to join the air force—“Everyone wanted to be a pilot,” he laughs—he ended up in the infantry, which provided some wonderful experiences amidst the carnage around him.

“You can bomb a country all you want, but somebody’s got to go in and take it, and that’s our job, the infantry. We liberate a town,” he explains. It was in the liberating of towns that Martin felt the reality of his mission.

“The true purpose, of course, of that landing was to free Europe of being under the thumb of Nazi Germany. That’s what it’s all about. Europe had lost its freedom.” Martin played a part in returning that freedom, and the people he freed left an impression.

“As we came into town, we’d walk by people who were reluctant to even talk to us. They kept hiding …. I saw a lady. I could speak French, so I said to her, ‘Vous êtes libre’—you are free. ‘Vraiment?’ she asked. ‘Yes.’ Well, tears, and out come the bottles of wine and the cheese, and all the people came out of their houses crying, ‘We’re free! Vive la France!’ And there was an old gentleman. I’ll never forget him. An old gentleman from the First War. He put on his First War helmet—a rusty old metal French helmet—and he put on his jacket, 30

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Director Dirk Van Stralen Lighting Designer Gerald King The Cast

Jake/Isabelle/Grande-Isabelle/Susan Julia Mackey setting

June 2004: Normandy, France.

The 60th Anniversary of D-Day.

Jake’s Gift runs approximately 60 minutes.

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ARTISTS

Julia Mackey

Dirk Van Stralen

Playwright/Performer

Director

MTC How I Learned To Drive.

MTC First engagement.

OTHER THEATRE Holy Mo, The Farndale Avenue Housing

OTHER THEATRE Favourite productions include (as

Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society’s Production of A Christmas Carol (Pacific Theatre); Trying, Unity (1918) (Western Canada Theatre); A Guide to Mourning, Grace (ATP); The Odd Couple, Steel Magnolias (Chemainus Theatre Festival).

actor): The Sunshine Boys, Enchanted April, She Stoops to Conquer, Candida, My Fair Lady (Chemainus Theatre); The Woodsman, The Nerd, Cariboo Magi, Mass Appeal (Pacific Theatre); Golden Child (Firehall Theatre); Tuesdays with Morrie (No Bells and Whistles); Ancestral Voices (Western Canada Theatre).

ET CETERA Julia is thrilled to be back in Winnipeg

after having had a sold-out run of Jake’s Gift at the 2009 Fringe Festival. Bringing the show to MTC is a dream come true. Thanks to Steven Schipper, Zaz Bajon and everyone at MTC, along with Don Bailey and Stefanie Wiens. Thanks also to the Hebner Family, Chester Hebner, Fred Rogers, Jan de Vries, Art Heximer, Al Mason, Bill Rowe, and YOU, for supporting live theatre in your community.

ET CETERA Dirk is a four-time Jessie nominee. When

not acting, Dirk works as an illustrator/graphic designer. His single panel cartoon, vanstralen, ran in Vancouver’s The Georgia Straight for 17 years. He is the illustrator of two wordless kids’ books, Ben’s Big Dig and Ben’s Bunny Trouble, published by Orca Books.

A third, Ben’s Big Stink, is currently under construction.

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Gerald King Lighting Designer

Production Sponsor MTC The Rainmaker.

OTHER THEATRE The Fantasticks, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Drowsy Chaperone (PTC); Madama Butterfly, Salome, Cosi Fan Tutti (Vancouver Opera); The Rake’s Progress, The Magic Flute, Don Giovanni (Pacific Opera Victoria); Axis Theatre, Arts Club Theatre, Manitoba Opera, The Citadel, Theatre Calgary, the National Arts Centre and 10 seasons with Bard on The Beach.

The Asper Foundation is a private philanthropic organization that undertakes and develops initiatives in the areas of culture, education, community development and human rights in Winnipeg and Israel. It is the founding member of a 2000 consortium that spearheaded the establishment of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights as a Canadian National Museum in 2008 that is slated to open in 2013.

TRAINING Nova Scotia College of Art and Design,

Malaspina College; member of Associated Designers of Canada.

ET CETERA Gerald has received eight Jessie Richardson

Awards for Lighting Design.

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individual giving meet cast members at a private home reception.

Specific benefits depend on the donation level, but there are many wonderful opportunities to learn more about the theatre world at unique donor events.

Although I’m biased (that’s my likeness above this message, after all), I believe donating to MTC is a win-win proposition. As a donor, you help us populate our stages with more artists in artistically ambitious large-scale shows. As a result, audiences are treated to spectacular productions of new and classic works. The artists win, the audiences win. And by playing a role in

If you’re interested in contributing to the vibrant artistic life in our community while deepening your involvement with MTC, we encourage you to become a Director’s Circle member. Of course, whether you’re a donor, subscriber or special events supporter (or any combination thereof), we look forward to sharing many wonderful moments with you this season. Together, we all win.

creating the magic onstage, you win.

Yours always,

In addition to enriching the experience for others, donating to the theatre entitles you to benefits that enhance your own participation at MTC. Benefits include—but aren’t limited to—invitations to working rehearsals, acknowledgement in various MTC publications and the chance to

Guarantor $6,000 – $12,499

Leader

Gail Asper & Michael Paterson

Sheldon & Penny Bowles The Albert D. Cohen Family t Robert B. & S. June Jackson Kevin & Els Kavanagh Dr. P. Kmet & Mr. B. Roslycky Mr. & Mrs. Lawrie & Fran Pollard Bill & Shirley Loewen Sanford & Deborah Riley Sonya & Scott Wright Darcy & Brenda Zaporzan

Benefactor $3,000 – $5,999 Mrs. Babs Asper Deborah Gray t Mark & Gloria Mancini The Winnipeg Foundation —Triple A Fund

Patron

$2,000 – $2,999

Gerry & Chris Couture t Sylvia Guertin-Riley Investors Group Matching Gift Program Alan & Tracy Joudrey Serena Kraayeveld In memory of Dr. Liam Murphy —Dr. Leigh Murphy Cam & Carole Osler Dr. Bill Pope & Dr. Elizabeth Tippett-Pope Heather & Hartley Richardson John Thistlethwaite Sr. Rod Woodcock & Alana Toms t

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Member

$1,500 – $1,999

$1,000 – $1,499

A. Robert Antenbring Archie & Jo-Anne Arnott Zaz Bajon & Patricia Hunter † Bruce Bennett & Shawna Cook t Kristine Betker & Eric Kananoja † Morley & Marjorie Blankstein t Doneta & Harry Brotchie t Gus & Diane Campbell t Robert Chipman Derrick & Carolyn Coupland t Kerry Dangerfield t Cheryl Dyck & Carl Duerksen Robert & Florence Eastwood t

Shannon Ernst t Tony & Jennifer Fletcher t John F. (Jack) Fraser t Susan Glass & Arni Thorsteinson Patrick Green & Shayla Harapiak Green t Rita Gunn & Greg Mason t Gary Hannaford & Cathy Rushton t Dorothy Hooper & Robert McNamara Margaret Houston Richard Irish Derek & Mary Johannson Gordon Keatch t The Honourable Guy J. Kroft & Hester Kroft L. Lam & L. Desrochers † Jim Lawton Rick Lee & Laurie Shapiro Reginald & Judy Low Dr. Douglas MacEwan Jim & Penny McLandress t Jeffrey & Mary Morton t Dr. & Mrs. Kieran O'Keeffe t

Richard & Bonnie Olfert M. Plett-Lyle & D. Lyle K. Heather Power & Harold Klause Margaret Redmond & Greg Gillis Joan Richardson Mrs. Shirley Richardson Derek Riley Steven Schipper & Terri Cherniack † Ken & Susan Skinner t Martin & Arla Strauss Shelley & Mark Stroski † Dr. & Mrs. E.M. Sundmark In memory of Dr. Anna M. Szetle —Danuta Podkomorska Jim & Jan Tennant Dean & Ora Walker Martin & Michelle Weinberg t Mr. & Mrs. Rick & Claire Workman t 2 Anonymous

CORPORATE DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE A&E Television Networks Accutech Engineering Inc.

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individual giving Amphora Imports Ltd., Clarence Jackson Babs Asper The Asper Foundation, Gail Asper Areva T&D Canada Inc., David Long AVW-TELAV, Gary Hale B.A. Robinson Co. Ltd., Ross Robinson Best Care Dry Cleaners Blüfish Japanese Restaurant, Andrea Chan Bockstael Construction (1979) Ltd., John Bockstael Cambrian Credit Union, Tom Bryk Canada Safeway Limited, John Graham Cardinal Capital Management Inc., Tim Burt Cargill Limited, Len Penner CIBC, Rob Bennett Deloitte & Touche Foundation Canada Delta Winnipeg, Helen Halliday Doowah Design, Steven Rosenberg, Terry Gallagher Dycom Direct Mail Services, Bob Thiessen Esdale Printing Co. Ltd., Dale Hughesman Floral Elements The Fort Garry Hotel, Ida Albo Gendis Inc. & Associated Corporations, Albert D. Cohen grajewski fotograph inc.

The Great-West Life Assurance Company, Raymond & Lynne-Anne McFeetors HP Enterprise Services Hu’s Asian Bistro, Bryon Hamilton IBM Canada Inc.,Loren Cisyk Investors Group, Richard Irish James Richardson & Sons, Limited Jory Capital, Patrick Cooney Kenaston Wine Market, Jim Jaworski Lawton Partners Financial Planning Services Ltd., Mark Mancini MacDon Industries Ltd., Allan MacDonald Manhattan Catering, Mark Thyme Manitoba Hydro, Robert Brennan Manitoba Liquor Marts, Steve McConnell Manitoba Lotteries Corporation, Winston Hodgins Manitoba Public Insurance, Marilyn McLaren Beam Global Canada Inc., Michael Raftis McKim Cringan George, Drew Cringan Melet Plastics Inc., Edward Shinewald MMM Group, Paul McNeil Mordens’ of Winnipeg, Fred Morden

National Leasing, Nick Logan North/South Consultants Inc., Stuart Davies Number Ten Architectural Group, Terry Cristall Online Business Systems, Scott Sanders Planned Perfectly PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Qualico Developments (Winnipeg) Ltd., John Daniels Ranger Insurance Brokers Ltd., Nick Leitch RBC Royal Bank, Martin Thibodeau Red River College, Cathy Rushton Retail Media Robinson Lighting Ltd., Bruce Robinson Scotiabank, Terry Bjornson Shaw Communications Inc., Darryl Schmidt Sierra Systems Group Inc. Victor Spigelman Strauss Event & Association Management, Martin Strauss Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP, David Bailey Wawanesa Insurance, Ken McCrea The Winnipeg Foundation, Rick Frost Winnipeg Free Press, Bob Cox

Pacesetter

$750 – $999

Dr. Bonnie Cham & Dr. Lorne Bellan Donna & Bill Parrish

Enthusiast

$500 – $749

Kirsten Albo Mr. & Mrs. J.W. Astwood Jerry Baluta Ron Blicq Jennifer Blumenthal & Daniel Bubis Saul Cherniack & Myra Wolch Haderra & Mark Chisick Dr. & Mrs. W. Gordon David & Diane Johnston Pat & Jim Ludwig Mr. G. Markham Norah Marr Gail Morberg Ken & Sharon Mould Estate of Gertrude Narvey —Janice Afruma Bruce & Jane Robinson Charlene Rocke Evelyn Shapiro Dorothy Y. Young 2 Anonymous

Supporter

$250 – $499

John G. & Carolyn A. Adair France Adams & Stephen Brodovsky Jay & Judy Anderson Bernice Antoniuk Dr. & Mrs. Jaroslaw & Mary Barwinsky Arthur & Ken Blankstein-Ure James Bracken Carol Budnick Sally R. Dowler Jeremy & Maureen Gordon Dr. & Mrs. Ted Hechter Ms. Maureen E. Jay Claire & Gerald Jewers Donald & Sheila Keatch Edward & Stella Kennedy Campbell & Lorraine McIntyre Ken & Suzanne Munroe R. Ooto Mel & Helen Orestes Doris Mae Oulton & Cam Mackie Marcel & Viola Pelletier Donna Plant Iris Reimer Dr. & Mrs. J. Richtik Charles & Naida Rubin Ms. Faye Scott Shayna & Merrill Shulman Richard B. Swain Margaret & Walter Swayze Shayne & Kathryn Taback Malcolm & Shirley Tinsley Fran & Bob Vannevel Florence & Donald Whitmore Margaret Wikjord 3 Anonymous

Associate

$150 – $249

Dawn Andersen Ms. Dorothy Armstrong Philip & Gail Ashdown Mr. & Mrs. W. Murray Auld Joyce & Ken Beatty Dianne J. Beaven Cathie & Brian Bowerman Kris & Ruth Breckman Michael & Trish Buhr Sel Burrows Carol Campbell & Andy Krentz Merv & Jan Cavers Gordon L. & Michelle Lise Clarke Joyce Cooper Martin & Gail Corne Miriam Crawford Ms. Linda Daniels Pam Dixon Sheila Domke & Stephen Ross John & Ada Ducas Helene Dyck Mr. & Mrs. William Easton Dr. Micheal Eleff Dr. Lawrence & Mrs. Brenda Ellerby Bob & Margaret Ferguson Mr. & Mrs. D.C. Finnbogason

Mr. & Mrs. R. Gallant Lynne Gauld E. George Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Gomori J. & M. Graham Ms. Mavis E. Gray Kenneth Hansen & Lisa Kushniaryk Hansen Sandra & Hans Hasenack Rob & Jen Hochkievich Ken & Marilyn Holland G.C. Irwin-Kilfoyle Bruce Johnston Dr. & Mrs. Philip Katz Michael Kinnear Teena Laird Dr. G.H. Lawler Mr. Don Lawrence Vi Leaney Carol & Clifford Levi Mary & Burton Lysecki Mrs. Vera Marchuk Elaine & Neil Margolis Mr. & Mrs. G.E. Matte Julia & Don McInnes Marion Mills Marc Monnin Harry Panaschuk Myron Pawlowsky & Susan Boulter W. John Rae Angeline Ramkissoon Ms. Cindy Rhymer Laura & Harold Richman Ricou/Manfreda Marc & Sherri Rittinger Mrs. Linda Robinson Kris Row Dr. Brent Schacter Hans & Gabriele Schneider Bill Shepherd & Beverley Vane Dr. & Mrs. A.M. Shojania Dr. Paul & Melanie Shuckett Gordon Siemens & Cheryl Samson-Siemens Mrs. Lorraine Smith Frits & Joan Stevens Joyce Strang Linda M. Tallin Ross & BJ Taylor Phyllis Thomson W. Tretiak & B. Baydock Tim Valgardson Cynthia & Stirling Walkes Mr. C. Winstone Robert Wood 4 Anonymous

Donor

$50 – $149

Edward W. & M. Joan Alexander Jacqueline Anderson Ms. Leslie E. Anderson & Mr. Ken MacLeod Eldon & Mavis Brown Bonnie & Joel Antel Phyllis Arnold-Luedtke Noreen Bailey

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individual giving Brenda Batzel Barbara Beaupre Gil Bedard Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Bergbusch Dr. Morley Bernstein & Terri Erlichman Janet Berry Bruce & Shelley Bertrand-Meadows Tanys & Don Bjornson Judith Blair Dick Bloemheuvel Pat Bolton Dr. Elizabeth Boustcha Frank Bovell H.F. Bowen Phoebe Boyle Garth & Judy Bradley Ms. J. Bricker Sheila & David Brodovsky Mr. & Mrs. Greg & Sylvia Brodsky Dennis Brown Terry Bruneau Ms. Marion Bruno Bill & Lorraine Burton Michael & Donna Byrne Nan Carson Dr. & Mrs. Tom & Jennifer Carter Pak-Wai Chan Tom & Edith Checkley Duane Cheskey Norma Christie Glen & Lorna Clark Mrs. Krystyn Clouston Diana Coatsworth Katherine Cobor & Gordon Steindel Agnes & John Collins Linda & Graham Connor Anna Coulter Sandra & Michael Cox Marie & Roy Craig Holly Cumming Bradley J. Curran H. Lewis Dahl J.V. Dale Georges Damphousse Mrs. Maureen Danzinger D. Davidson Deborah Davis Ms. Chloe Del Bigio Diane de Rocquigny Linda Drewe J. & L. Duff Janice Duynisveld William & Helen Eamer Ms. Sheila East Greg Edmond & Irene Groot-Koerkamp John Edwards Mrs. Beatrice Einarsson Mr. & Mrs. John & Martha Enns Mrs. Selma Enns Lilianne Erickson Greg Esselmont Norm & Kathy Estey Michael & Brenda Evans F. Fahner Barbara Farough Harrison Dr. & Mrs. B. Fast

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Allison Fenske Kate Feris & Fred Casey Ms. D. Ferraton Nelma Fetterman Dr. & Mrs. D.D. & B.M. Fillis Mr. & Mrs. Gary W.E. Firth Janet & Brian Fleishman Denis & Barb Fletcher Mrs. J. Frain Ruth & Joseph Freed Margaret Funk Ronald S. Gaffray Victoria Gallimore Ms. Linda Garwood-Filbert Dr. & Mrs. Ron & Denise George Cory Gergulich Barbara & David Goldenberg Jared Goodman Donald Graham Ms. Linda Graham Robert & Pauline Graves Susan & Barry Greenberg Rodger & Marion Guinn Corinne Halajko Dr. Linda Hamilton & Cst. Grange Morrow Allan & Evelyn Hardy Glen Harrison C. Haslewood Dr. & Mrs. J.C. Haworth Teresa A. Hay Frank & Sue Hechter Jean Highmoor Ron & Eleanor Hocking Jennie Hogan Frank & Donna Hruska Mr. & Mrs. F.C. Hubbard Mr. Ian Hughes Mrs. Kadri Irwin Rudy & Gail Isaak Heather D. Janik Lars C. Jansson Rhea & Dave Jenkinson Anne-Marie Jensen Colleen Johnson Janet Johnson Phyllis Kalinsky Ms. Penny Kelly Ms. S. Kempa Karen King M.J. King Peter Kohut Ernest Kornelsen Gerald & Doris Koroscil D.M. Kristjanson Ken & Glenys Krotch In memory of David Landy —Edith Landy Elizabeth Lansard Barbara Latocki Ms. Nancy Latocki Kimberley N. Lawlor Joe & Lauren Laxdal Mrs. I. Lee Roberta & John Lewis Ms. Linda Liberta Gordon P. Linney Mr. & Mrs. Eric Lister

Lyn Lovatt Tom Lussier Robert & Shirley Lynch Joan Lytwyn Hazel & Malcolm MacLeod Allan & Joanne Malenko Mr. & Mrs. R. Marks Mr. John R. Martens Cheryl & Eric Matheson Ms. Linda Matheson Robert & Marjorie McCamis Donald McCarthy Lynne McClelland Mrs. J.D. McCormick Gerri & Fred McCullough Doreen McKay Patricia McLaughlin Donald McNabb Dr. Ethel M. McPhail Garfield McRae Barb Melnychuk Susie Miclash Mr. & Mrs. James & Karren Middagh Peter Miller Mrs. M.V. Mills Annette & Harry Minuk Bill & Nancy Mitchell Jack & Marilyn Mitchell Dr. Catherine Moltzan & Paul Brault Ron & Maureen Monson Linda Moore Vera Moroz M.A. Mortimer Ms. Velma Motheral Shelley Muir Don Munro Susan Munroe Jane Nattrass Leanne Nause Robert Nickel Vivienne Nickerson Gisele Nilsson Sheila Norrie Mr. & Mrs. W. Norrie Terry & Karen Ogden Kate Okany Joanne Olchowecki Mr. Donald Oliver Truus Oliver Dana Orr Mr. James Parker Bev Passey Robert Patrick Linda & Rene Pelletier Isadore Peltz Carol Penner Joanne Peters Bev Phillips Rev. & Mrs. N.W.B. Phills Jeanette Popplow Mr. & Mrs. Sam & Marcia Potter Ron & Sylvia Pryhitko Carla & Patrick Rae Ms. Linda Ratynski

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Pat & Bill Reid Joyce Rich David & Helene Riesen Donald & Sherrill Roach In memory of David Robertson —Viola Robertson Renee Roseman Lottie Rosenstock E. Ross Pat & Michelle Rowan Beverley Ryman Ms. Sandra Sadler Rebecca Schindle Mr. & Mrs. Jack & Regina Schipper Ms. Velma Schmidt Werner & Mary Schulz Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Scott Tamara Selene Mares Jim & Susan Shaw Louise Shaw Dr. Maurice Shnider & Sally Whan Izzy Shore Barbara & Dennis Sigurdson Glenda Siis & Jennifer Wiebe Roslyn & Meyer Silver Simone’s Skincare Studio Paul Simpson Jeff Sisler & Cathy Rippin-Sisler J. Smyth Mr. David Stacey Maureen & Leo Steinfeld Mary Steinhoff K. Stewart Dr. V. Marie Storrie Tom & Shirley Strutt Mr. & Mrs. Paul Swart Murray J. Taylor Don Thiessen Helen Tomlinson Lee Treilhard Mr. & Mrs. F.M. Tye Mr. Charles R. Vandekerkhove M.W. Vint Ann & Richard Walker Sherry & Bob Ward Dr. & Mrs. W. Waters Phyllis Watson Walter & Shirley Watts Mary Agnes Welch Dorothy Westad John T. & Justina Wiens Clive & Patricia Wightman Mr. & Mrs. F.E. Williams Tom & Norma Wilson Dorcas & Kirk Windsor Mrs. Evelyn Witwicki E. Jane Woelk Pooi-Leng Wong Mrs. Lorraine Woods-Bavasah Ivy & Norval Young Ms. Carrie Yudai Jessie Zacharias Harvey Zimberg 19 Anonymous

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individual giving

tribute gifts

$2,500 – $4,999

Elizabeth B. Armytage Fund —The Winnipeg Foundation Happy 50th birthday Gail Asper —your friends at the office In memory of Shirley Bradshaw —Kay Schalme, Margaret Stuart In loving memory of Winnifred (Winn) Anne Burns —Isabelle Ellerby, Shelley Barnett & Barry Denesiuk, the Moffat Family, Mary Konantz, John & Jean Patterson, Board of Directors & Staff of Misericordia Health Centre Foundation, Burns Family Fund —The Winnipeg Foundation, Bonnie Bisnett, Elizabeth Moorhouse, Employees of the World Bank (Washington, DC), Financial Management, H. Christine Day, Jeannie Mackay, Jennifer Veitch & John Donkin, Margaret Morse, Matthew Bilash, Miss Thelma Fast, Philip Ashdown, Robert & Marion Patrick, Mr. & Mrs. E.R. MacDonald, Patricia Guy, Peter John MacDonald, Sheila & Ken Katz & Family, Wallace C. Murchison, Dave, Jane, Jill & Jeff MacGregor With sympathy for the Burns family and my good friend Marguerite McGregor —Joan Jessiman In recognition of Patrick Green’s volunteer work with Manitoba Theatre Centre —PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP In memory of Gladys Jefkins who graced the MTC Volunteer Corps of Ushers for 45 years —Her Ushers In memory of Ron Meyers —Jessica & Joel Cogan In memory of Judge Ronald Meyers —Simone Scott Ryan Segal —Jewish Foundation of Manitoba In memory of Sybil Shack for the benefit of MTC —Jewish Foundation of Manitoba Shelagh Sinclair Fund —The Winnipeg Foundation Leslie John Taylor Fund —The Winnipeg Foundation In honour of Dr. Tippett: Best wishes on your retirement —Wilmer Penner

Margaret Caie Rita & Don Campbell Dr. & Mrs. Ted Hechter Ian Kirk † Keith Knox Garry Markham Margaret & Fred Mooibroek Timothy Wildman & Kathleen Gough Anonymous

Contributor

$900 – $1,199

Deloitte & Touche Foundation Canada The Manitoba Teachers’ Society Mitchell Fabrics Ltd. PRA Inc. Research & Consulting

Supporter

$600 – $899

Assiniboine Credit Union Crosier Kilgour & Partners Ltd. Crown Cap (1987) Ltd. Fillmore Riley LLP FWS Construction Ltd. Manitoba’s Credit Unions Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited Pitblado LLP Pollard Banknote Ltd. Richlu Manufacturing Royal Canadian Mint TelPay Incorporated

Associate

$300 – $599

Astroid Management Ltd. Concord Projects Ltd. Intergroup Consultants Ltd. NAV CANADA Premier Printing Ltd. Rituals in Hair and Skin

Donor

$150 – $299

Neil & Annette Bardal Canadian Linen & Uniform Service Co. Cunningham Business Interiors Ltd. Mid West Packaging Limited Noble Locksmith Ltd. Reitmans (Canada) Limited

Thank you to those who have made a Planned Gift. Your visionary support ensures our founders’ dream will live on for generations.* Ms. Gail Asper t Morley & Marjorie Blankstein t Kerry Dangerfield t Larry Desrochers & Laurie Lam † Gary Hannaford & Cathy Rushton t Dr. Leonard & Mrs. Hope Kahane Mr. Gordon Keatch t Leona MacDonald Ms. Barb Melnychuk Heather Power & Harold Krause Steven Schipper & Terri Cherniack †

*If you have remembered MTC in your will, please let us know.

Thank you to our generous Endowment Fund donors who have given during the past 12 months.

$2,000,000 + Government of Canada/ Gouvernement du Canada Canadian Heritage/ Patrimoine canadien

$500,000 – $999,999 Power Corporation of Canada

$100,000 – $249,999 Morley & Marjorie Blankstein, C.M. t BMO Financial Group Dick Bonnycastle RBC Foundation TD Bank Financial Group

$50,000 – $99,999 Canwest Global Communications Corporation Sandy & Deborah Riley t

$25,000 – $49,999 CIBC Senator Douglas & Patty Everett & Royal Canadian Securities Limited Donald K. Johnson, C.M. Johnston Group Inc. Manitoba Hydro Maple Leaf Construction Ltd. Arni Thorsteinson & Susan Glass

$10,000 – $24,999 Ben Moss Jewellers Bonnie Cham & Lorne Bellan John F. (Jack) Fraser t The Gail Asper Family Foundation Inc. James R. Gibbs J.K. May Investments Ltd. Bryan Klein & Susan Halprin Cam & Carole Osler Gerry & Barb Price George Sigurdson Anonymous

$5,000 – $9,999 Carole Ann Baron Karen & Alan Dalkie Tricia & Denis Hlynka Serena Kraayeveld Frederick Lee & Laurie Shapiro Norma Anne Padilla Gina & John C. Petersmeyer t L. Blair Philpott & Tom Kynman Laurie E. Stovel Terracon Development Ltd. Joan Wright

$1,000 – $2,499 George Baldwin Joan & Michael Baragar Cheryl Barker Dr. Douglas Birt Don & Cheryl Breakey Sheila & David Brodovsky Mary Campbell Werner & Judy Danchura Alison & Bob Darling Esther & Hy Dashevsky t Dick & Joan Dawson Mary Dixon Helene Dyck Roberta Dyck Margo Foxford Maurice & Dolores Francen M.E. Gray Kari Hagness † Ken & Erika Hobson The Hollidays Gary & Maureen Hunter J.W. McDonald Auto Service Don & Sheila Katz Doreen C. Kerr Thomas W. & Mary V. Kirk Myron & Marion Klysh Jack & Yetta Levit Sharon M. Macdonald In memory of Mae MacNair Diane & Al McGregor Terri & Jim McKerchar Claire & Irene Miller t Gail Morberg Ken & Suzanne Munroe In memory of Dr. Liam J. Murphy —Dr. Leigh Murphy Jean & Lisa Neron Marina Plett-Lyle Claude & Pat Precourt Red Devil Heater Mfg. Inc. Iris Reimer Danielle & Kieran Savage Dr. William & Dr. Renate Schulz Shepherd & Stevens Beverley Vane & Bill Shepherd Dr. Ruth Simkin Caterina & George Sotiriadis Adele Standil Alan & Lorraine Sweatman Ian R. Thomson & Leah R. Janzen Dr. & Mrs. F.C. Violago David Walker & Debbie Shaen-Walker Barbara & Ken Webb oct/nov 2010

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individual giving Margaret & Alfred Wikjord Heather & Kitch Wilson Harry & Evelyn Wray Anonymous

$500 – $999 Susan Algie & James Wagner Jack Armstrong & Doris Quinn Philip Ashdown Mr. & Mrs. W. Murray Auld J. Kenneth & Joyce Beatty Arthur & Ken Blankstein-Ure Helga & Gerhard Bock David & Pamela Bolton Ron & Joan Boyd Eldon & Mavis Brown Dr. Walter & Jean Bushuk Gail Button Margaret E. Clarke John K. & Agnes Collins Ray & Brenda Crabbe Raymond & Charlene Currie Nadia & Ian Christison DGH Engineering Ltd. M. Jane Dick Tony Harwood-Jones & Heather Dixon Sally R. Dowler F.P. Doyle John Edwards Greg Esselmont Michael & Lynn Evans Christine Fleetwood Marcia Fleisher & Kelly MacDonald Chris Freeman Teresa A. Hay Helios & Marilyn Hernandez Bradley Krentz Dr. G.H. Lawler J. Wayne & Helen Le Blanc Dr. & Mrs. Tim McCarthy Ramesh & Lynn Mehta Lorne Morriss † Paul & Elaine Neelon J. & B. Nielsen Mr. & Mrs. W. Norrie Donna & Bill Parrish E.M.L. Poulter Joyce Rich Walter & Rozalia Rohalsky Irene Romaniw Debbie Rostkowski Melanie Sexton † Jo-Anne & Ian Seymour Linda Intaschi & David P. Silcox Jennifer Skelly & Family † B. Sparling Bob & Darlene Stewart Joyce D. Strang R. Suderman Paul & Terry Swart Elaine Toms Lee Treilhard Candace Trussler Unitarian Church Theatre Group Charles R. Vanderkerkhove

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Gwen & Helmut Waedt Faye & Peter Warren Douglas & Janet Watson Grant & Sandy Watson Margaret & Paul Wright 2 Anonymous

Up to $499 Jeanne M. Allen Darla Alsip Leslie Anderson & Ken MacLeod S.M. Angood Kathy Angst The Anonymous 4 Phyllis Arnold-Luedtke Armand & Judy Baccus Peggy Barker Susan Benias Linda Benson Bruce & Joyce Berry Bruce & Shelley Bertrand-Meadows The Bohm Family Yvette Boily Marnie Bolland Dr. John Bond M. & E. Bonneau The Boroditsky Family Billy Brodovsky & Libby Yager Joycelyn Brooks Gloria Brown Robert Brown Sharon Brown Geraldine Burge & Ken England Janice Butcher Vera Butterworth Marina Caillier Jori Carroll Dr. & Mrs. Tom & Jennifer Carter Jeanetta Casselman Audrey Cassels Betty & Bruce Catchpole Pak-Wai Chan Debra Chapman Ed Choptuik Arthur & Donna Chow Glen & Lorna Clark Christine H. Coltart Heather & Frederick Corbett Alfred Cornies Sandra & Michael Cox Terrence L. Crawford Ted & Margaret Cuddy G.L. Damphousse Linda Daniels Maureen Danzinger Mike & Claire Darvill Diane DeGraves Diane de Rocquigny Michael & Allison Dixon Richard Dorge & Loreen Bockstael Greg Edmond & Irene Groot-Koerkamp Fred & Christine Eldridge Denzil Feinberg & June Wells Marion Fellinger Nelma Fetterman

Dr. & Mrs. D.D. & B.M. Fillis Lee Finch Helen Fontaine Russ & Janice Foster Cathy & Mark Freedman Gitta Fricke Mrs. J. Fujii Linda Garwood-Filbert & Frank Filbert Kimberly & Barry Gembey Eileen George Lillian Gibson Carole Giesbrecht Brent & Debbie Gilbert Patricia Glover Joyce Graham Patrick Graham Ron & Connie Gray Josephine Green Mr. J.E. Guthrie Mr. & Mrs. S. Hackbart Dr. Linda Hamilton & Cst. Grange Morrow Stanley Hanan Bruce & Judy Harris Martha Henry Mrs. Audrey Hilderman Dorothy Hodgson Catherine Hogue Lorne & Marguerite How Pat & Donna Hughes Joanne Instance Elizabeth E. Jackson Jordan Janisse & Teresa Cooper Lynne Jentsch Arlie Johnson Wayne & Donalda Johnson Ausma Kaktins E.G. Kaprowy & G.L. Kropf Susan Ketchen M.J. King Fred Kisil & Dixie Mitchell Ernest Kornelsen Dean Kostiuk Deanne Lander In memory of David Landy —Edith Landy Barbara Latocki Ms. Nancy Latocki Kimberley N. Lawlor Vi Leaney Mrs. I. Lee Helen Leswick Elliot Leven Sherrill & David Levene R. & J. Lewis Dr. Stan & Susan Lipnowski Simon S. Lucy & Leslie Malcolmson Jessie & Greg Lytle Mr. & Mrs. E.R. MacDonald Shelley Mahoney Emily Markiw Bill & Linda Martin t

In honour of Mr. & Mrs. Bob Martin —Joel Novek Nick Martin & Dr. Evelyn Ferguson Linda Matheson Gerry & Corinne McCallum Dr. Donald & Julia McInnes Doreen McKay Pamela A. McKechnie Jim McLaren & Al Mapes Barbara McNeill Anthony & Joyce McWha Roy & Sharon Millard Marlene Milne Bill & Nancy Mitchell Dr. Michael & Sharon Moffatt Marcel & Louise Mollot Mary Jean Moniuk Linda Moore Vera Moroz Margaret Morran Fern Morris Marlene Mortimer Kenneth Mount Shelley Muir Mr. & Mrs. V. & M. Nelson Marika Nerbas Debra & John Neufeld † Glenn & Neva Nicholls Robert J. Nickel & Barbara E. Nickel Vivienne Nickerson Esther Nisenholt Sheila Norrie Mr. Patrick O’Connor Terry & Karen Ogden Theresa Oye James E. Parker Mr. & Mrs. Robert Patrick Edmund & Arlene Patzer Liz Patzer Wayne Pauls Leanne Peleck Isadore Peltz Frank Pisa Keith Powls Donald & Connie Price Diana & Bryan Purdy Ruth & Harry Rachlis Bill Rennie David & Helene Riesen Sherry Ripak Dora & Harry Rosenbaum John S. Russell Elizabeth Russin F.E. Sanderson Gwen Satran Grant & Janet Saunders Rebecca Schindle Edward H. Schludermann Adolph & Diane Schurek Hartley C. Schwark Faye Scott Ed & Vi Scrapneck Tamara Selene Mares

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In loving memory of Giuseppa & Giuseppe Bueti —Caterina Sotiriadis In memory of Winn Burns —Charlotte Murrell In honour of Robert Ferguson on his 90th birthday —Marina Plett-Lyle & David Lyle

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for more information, please call 956-1340 ext. 240

Happy birthday to Kerri —Kimberly & Barry Gembey In memory of Dora Luckhurst —Roy & Nancy Vincent, Anthony Fischer from Scotia Private Client Group, David S. Morse, Marc Monnin & Donna Miller, Marilyn & Norman Goldberg, Robert Doyle, G. William Luckhurst, Joyce McLauchlan, Leslie & Michael Kapon, Rita Eyer, Albert & Merilyn Clearwater, Anthea & Roger Murray, Cathy Everett, Dave, Diane, Matt & Will Johnston, Faye Weinstein & George Schultz, Grace Johnson, Robyn & Harvey Diamond, Kevin & Els Kavanagh, Dossie Harrison In memory of Judge Ron Meyers; husband, father & grandfather —Gwen Satran & Eugene Baron In honour of the visit of Robb Paterson & Zaz Bajon —Unitarian Church Theatre Group

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individual giving The Drowsy Chaperone (2008/09)

MTC’s Endowment Fund “If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.”

– Henry David Thoreau

The infinite, intimate gift of giving

photo by bruce monk

Largesse—the generous bestowal of gifts—takes centre stage in the theatre world. Playwrights, actors and artisans share their gifts with each performance: this year with big stories, big music and big laughs. The generous gifts of our donors and supporters provide us with the resources to focus on the performance; to balance artistry with financial security.

With thanks to the commitment and vision of our Endowment Fund donors and the generous matching programs from the Canada Cultural Investment Fund and the Winnipeg Foundation, MTC’s Endowment Fund grew by $735,742 during the 2009/10 season and produced more than $463,000 in invested income. This additional income makes it possible for us to aspire to excellence with every production and provides an assurance of long-term financial security, enabling us to plan confidently for an artistic future of the highest level; to build castles and dreams on solid financial ground.

With this issue of Ovation, we serve a reminder that the federal government’s endowment matching program has been extended to 2012, meaning that every gift made to MTC’s Endowment Fund will be matched up to $1 from the Canada Cultural Investment Fund. And that’s not all. The Winnipeg Foundation has added $60,000 to its MTC Endowment match, generating an additional $1 for every $9 raised, allowing donors to increase the value of their gift.

A donation to the Endowment Fund ensures that programming excellence and the magic of great theatre—hallmarks of the MTC experience—are enjoyed by future generations. With a strong fund, we are able to go beyond the ordinary and achieve the extraordinary: to tell great stories, balance our budgets, keep artisans in Winnipeg and open our doors wide with affordable ticket prices. The possibilities of your gift are infinite, and in return, our gift to you is an intimate invitation to share in the magic we create.

A donation to the Endowment Fund is an investment in our future, a gift that will keep on giving.

Please make a donation to MTC’s Endowment Fund before the Canada Cultural Investment Fund matching deadline of November 30, 2010.

To support the Endowment Fund with a gift, please contact Garth Johnson, Major, Individual & Planned Giving Officer, at 956-1340 ext. 240 or visit www.mtc.mb.ca.

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support.

Make a BIG difference at Mtc!

DiD you know your ticket price only pays for half your seat?

The other half is covered by grants, endowment income, sponsorships and individual donations. To continue offering exciting and innovative productions at accessible prices, we need your full support. DONATE TODAY!

Call 956-1340 | www.mtc.mb.ca

Supporting Partners MTC expresses sincere thanks to our major corporate and government sponsors.

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John Hirsch Theatre |

Babs & Gail Asper

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Tom Hendry Theatre | production sponsor

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theatre for young | audiences

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Behind the scen es Honorary Members

Accounting/Finance

Patron Services Office

His Honour, Lt. Governor Philip S. Lee The Honourable Greg Selinger, Premier of Manitoba His Worship, Mayor Sam Katz

Sharon Burden, Accounting Yvonne O’Connor, Accounting Shelley Stroski, Controller

Executive Officers

Administration

Gerry Couture, Chair Gary Hannaford, FCA, Chair-Elect, Chair,

Brian Adolph, IT Manager Zaz Bajon, General Manager Natascha Hainsworth, Outreach Coordinator Daphne MacMillan, Administrative Secretary Debbie Neufeld, Reception/Marketing Assistant Alan Waite, Assistant General Manager

Laurie Fletcher, Patron Services Office Manager Melanie Sexton, Ticketing Services Director Jennifer Skelly, Tessitura Application Coordinator Patron Services Representatives: Katie Adamson, Sheena Baird, Natercia Doucet, Alana Odokeychuk, Michaela Porter, Ali Robson, Jessica Ross

Governance & Strategic Planning

Jim McLandress, Secretary Patrick Green, Treasurer Derrick Coupland, Chair, Community Relations & Resource Development

Kerry Dangerfield, Trustee Shannon Ernst, Chair, Organizational Performance

Trustees Bruce Bennett Robert Eastwood Jeff Lamothe Michelle Weinberg Rod Woodcock Rick Workman

Advisory Council Lawrence Prout, Chair Gail Asper Morley Blankstein Doneta Brotchie Angus Campbell Albert D. Cohen Hy Dashevsky Glen Dyrda, FCA John F. Fraser Jean Giguere Charron Hamilton Yude Henteleff Ken Houssin Gordon Keatch Colin R. MacArthur, QC Patrick J. Matthews Claire W. Miller Jeffrey Morton, FCA Hon. Jack Murta Lillian Neaman Shelley Nimchonok Andrew Ogaranko, QC James Pappas John Petersmeyer Jeff Quinton Patricia Rabson Margaret Redmond Susan Skinner Al Snyder Maureen Watchorn

Artistic Jeff Kennedy, Wordplay Coordinator Laurie Lam, Producer Robb Paterson, Associate Artistic Director Steven Schipper, Artistic Director Melinda Tallin, Artistic Coordinator

Carpenters Louis Gagne, Layout Carpenter Brent Letain, Master Carpenter Chris Seida, Scenic Carpenter

Communications Sue Caughlin, Marketing & Communications Manager Doowah Design Inc., Design Bruce Monk, Photographer Brent Phillips, Director of Marketing & Communications Mark Saunders, Marketing & Communications Coordinator Tara Seel, Publicist/Web Editor

Development Kristine Betker, Director of Fund Development Jade Dawson, Assistant special events coordinator Garth Johnson, Major, individual & planned Giving Officer

Michael Joyal, Development Assistant Stephanie Lambert, Special & Donor Events Coordinator

John Hirsch Theatre Front-of-House Deborah Gay-de Vries, Front-of-House Manager Sheena Baird, Assistant House Manager Kim Cossette, Jenny Hall, Jonny Hall, Elfie Harvey, Sherri Kostecki, Erica Lasker, Tia Levine, Rex McTavish, Robyn Milligan, Jessica Olson, Miria Olson, Chris Pearce, Amariah Peterson, Angela Rajfur, Ray Strachan, Jennifer Schmidt, Caroline Shields, Cristin Sinclair, Kevin Stroski, Phyllis Van Drunen, Rita Vande Vyvere, Chelsea Zacharias, Derek Zorniak

Maintenance Andrew Drinnan, Building Superintendent Chris Fletcher, Assistant Building Superintendent

Paint Susan Groff, Head Scenic Artist Lawrence Van Went, Scenic Artist

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Production Laura Enns, Bookkeeper/Assistant Ian Kirk, Assistant to the Technical Director Laura Lindeblom, Assistant to the Production Manager Rick MacPherson, Technical Director, Tom Hendry Theatre

Russell Martin, Production Manager Crystal Spicer, Technical Director, John Hirsch Theatre

Properties Larry Demedash, Senior Properties Builder Kari Hagness, Head of Properties Lorne Morriss, Properties Buyer James Sutherland, Properties Builder

Stage Crew John Bent Jr., Head of Sound Hart Greenberg, Head Carpenter Joan Lees-Miller, Head of Wardrobe Benjamin Ross, Head Electrician John Tomiuk, House Stage Hand

Tele-Sales Representative Sandra Rubin

Tom Hendry Theatre Rick MacPherson, Technical Director Alison Nutt, Head Carpenter Claude Robert, Head Electrician Michael Wright, Head of Sound

Tom Hendry Theatre Front-of-House Kim Cossette, Front-of-House Manager Phyllis Hildebrand, Pam Neal, Cristin Sinclair, Scott Tweedy

Wardrobe Thora Lamont, Cutter Lorraine O’Leary, Head of Wardrobe/Cutter Lois Powne, First Hand Jackie Van Winkle, Buyer/Accessories

Wigs Beverly Covert, Wigs & Makeup Supervisor

Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival & Master Playwright Festival Deborah Axelrod, Festival Coordinator Chuck McEwen, Executive Producer

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