Ovation Volume 22, Number 3 (January 2015)

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book by JOE MASTEROFF based on the play by JOHN VAN DRUTEN and stories by CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD music by JOHN KANDER

lyrics by FRED EBB

broadway production co-directed and choreographed by ROB MARSHALL broadway production directed by SAM MENDES

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Message from the Artistic Director

Life isn’t actually a cabaret. Would that it were. We could party our way into sated oblivion: “War? Old news. Politics?

Boring. Injustice? Not my problem. Just fill my glass and play that song. You know, the one with the great beat.”

It’s a seductive philosophy, and Kander and Ebb’s nightclub habitués aren’t alone in embracing it. Don Henley of Eagles fame sang in the 1980s, “They’re pickin’ up the prisoners and puttin’ ’em in a pen. And all she wants to do is dance, dance.” In 2011, a Britney Steven Schipper

Spears music video celebrated the apocalypse with an underground rave, and urged us to “keep on dancing

until the world ends.” These artists depict a world in which evil triumphs because good men (and women) do nothing but party.

That’s why musicals like Cabaret and institutions like the new Museum for Human Rights are so important. They remind us of the perils that lurk behind passivity and a mindless pursuit of pleasure. Of course, every living creature craves pleasure, so the musical dresses up its cautionary tale in garter belts, sinuous bentwood furniture, and some of the cleverest songs ever written. The museum, well, it’s coiled inside a building as seductive as the come-hither index finger in all our Cabaret ads.

Artists like Kander and Ebb and architect Antoine Predock enthrall us with beauty, so that wisdom enters not just through our minds, but through all our senses. In the musical and the museum, we learn to surrender selfishness to compassion, to trade apathy for action, and to find pleasure in sharing our good fortune with all of humanity.

Yours always,

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Theatre Abbreviation Legend Arts Club Arts Club Theatre Company • Vancouver, BC ATF Atlantic Theatre Festival • Wolfville, NS ATP Alberta Theatre Projects • Calgary, AB BAM Brooklyn Academy of Music • NYC Bard on the Beach Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival • Vancouver, BC Belfry The Belfry Theatre • Victoria, BC Blyth Blyth Theatre Festival • Blyth, ON Broadway Theatre district • New York, NY CBC Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Centaur Centaur Theatre Company • Montreal, QC Citadel The Citadel Theatre • Edmonton, AB COC Canadian Opera Company • Toronto, ON CS Canadian Stage • Toronto, ON Dora Dora Mavor Moore Award • Toronto, ON Drayton Drayton Entertainment • Ontario Dry Cold Dry Cold Productions • Winnipeg, MB Factory Factory Theatre • Toronto, ON GCTC The Great Canadian Theatre Company • Ottawa, ON Grand The Grand Theatre • London, ON Mirvish Mirvish Productions • Toronto, ON Moving Target Moving Target Theatre Company • Winnipeg, MB MTYP Manitoba Theatre for Young People • Winnipeg, MB NAC National Arts Centre • Ottawa, ON Necessary Angel Necessary Angel Theatre Company • Toronto, ON Neptune Neptune Theatre • Halifax, NS NFB National Film Board of Canada NTS National Theatre School of Canada • Montreal, QC Persephone Persephone Theatre • Saskatoon, SK PTAM Popular Theatre Alliance of Manitoba • Winnipeg, MB

PTE Prairie Theatre Exchange • Winnipeg, MB Rainbow Rainbow Stage • Winnipeg, MB RNT Royal National Theatre • London, England Royal Alex The Royal Alexandra Theatre • Toronto, ON RSC Royal Shakespeare Company • Stratford-upon-Avon, England RWB Royal Winnipeg Ballet • Winnipeg, MB Sarasvàti Sarasvàti Productions • Winnipeg, MB Segal The Segal Centre for Performing Arts • Montreal, QC Shaw Shaw Festival • Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON SIR Shakespeare in the Ruins • Winnipeg, MB Soulpepper Soulpepper Theatre Company • Toronto, ON Stratford Stratford Festival • Stratford, ON SummerWorks SummerWorks Theatre Festival • Toronto, ON TA Theatre Aquarius • Hamilton, ON Tarragon Tarragon Theatre • Toronto, ON TBTR Theatre by the River • Winnipeg, MB TC Theatre Calgary • Calgary, AB TNB Theatre New Brunswick • Fredericton, NB Toronto Free Toronto Free Theatre • Toronto, ON TPM Theatre Projects Manitoba • Winnipeg, MB TSO Toronto Symphony Orchestra U of M University of Manitoba U of T University of Toronto U of W University of Winnipeg VP Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company • Vancouver, BC West End Theatre district • London, England WJT Winnipeg Jewish Theatre WSO Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra YPT Young People’s Theatre • Toronto, ON zone41 zone41 theatre • Winnipeg, MB

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CABARET

The Evolution of Cabaret “Christopher – this city is doomed, more surely than Sodom ever was. These people don’t even realize how low they have sunk. Evil doesn’t know itself here.”

– poet w.h. auden, writing to christopher isherwood about berlin Cabaret, which is based on Christopher Isherwood’s autobiographical novella originally titled Goodbye to Berlin and later included in The Berlin Stories, was published to great acclaim in 1939. The book featured people he personally encountered while living in Berlin from 1929 to 1932. Isherwood was the only English-speaking writer living there at the time to write a book about the period. According to his friend Stephen Spender, “Berlin was the tension, the poverty, the anger, the prostitution, the hope and despair thrown out on the streets. It was the blatant rich at the smart restaurants, the prostitutes in army top boots at corners, and the violent youths who suddenly emerged from nowhere and shouted: ‘Germany awake!’”

One of Isherwood’s stories, entitled simply Sally Bowles, piqued the attention of eminent playwright John van Druten, who decided to turn it into the play entitled I am a Camera, the first sentence in Isherwood’s book. The play was produced with great success in the fall of 1951, and became a British film in 1955. The idea of turning it into a musical began when playwright Joe COSTUME SKETCHES BY TAMARA MARIE KUCHERAN: KIT KAT GIRLS

Berlin was a cultural mecca in the 1920s, attracting aspiring actresses and singers from North America and Britain. By 1927, Berlin offered more than 75 cabarets and nightclubs and 49 theatres. Most of these venues featured capacity crowds every night. Two years later, it boasted 363 cinemas and 37 film companies producing 250 full-length films a year. German writer Eugen Szatmari gave the following description in his 1927 book: “Berlin at night, this light-filled, sparkling, champagne-bubbling, jazz-droning, noisy, too-noisy, always-overflowing Berlin night… there are two kinds of places: those one talks about and those one doesn’t talk about, but frequents just the same.” Among those not talked about were cabarets like the Kit Kat Klub, where every table featured a telephone that was used to contact someone interesting at another table.

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Setting the Stage Masteroff took the material to producer Harold Prince, who then brought it to songwriters John Kander and Fred Ebb. Cabaret, starring Joel Grey and Jill Haworth and directed by Harold Prince, opened November 20, 1966, at the Broadhurst Theatre on Broadway. It received eight Tony Awards and numerous other awards before closing in 1969. Cabaret then toured the continent, including a Royal MTC production at the Centennial Concert Hall, starring Jay Fox and Tandy Cronyn, which opened on November 10, 1969.

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In the 1990s, Cabaret experienced a number of successful revivals, beginning with a new version directed by Sam Mendes for the Donmar Warehouse in London’s West End in 1993. Mendes’ version was vastly different from the original production and conventional first revival, and featured a highly sexualized portrayal by Alan Cumming as the Emcee – for which he later won an Olivier Award. Cumming later reprised the role in the 1998 Broadway revival, which was based on Mendes’ production and co-directed and choreographed by Rob Marshall. It later went on to become the third-longest-running revival in Broadway musical history and earned 10 Tony Award nominations, winning four.

Royal MTC’s 1998 production of Cabaret was also a critical and commercial hit, selling out numerous performances before the end of the run. Its director, Michael Shamata, saw it as a play about choices. “We are presented with a community on the verge of doom. Every character is given the opportunity to recognize the impending doom and choose their path through it. Some choose wisely. Some choose irresponsibly. They are dancing on the edge of a dangerous precipice.”

Most recently, Sam Mendes and Rob Marshall reprised their respective roles as director and co-director/choreographer after Roundabout Theatre Company announced plans to bring back their acclaimed 1998 production to Broadway.

Cumming returned to the project and starred again as the Emcee while Academy Award-nominated actress Michelle Williams made her Broadway debut as Sally Bowles.

Following her limited engagement, Emma Stone replaced Williams in the role.

Reprinted from Ovation Volume 6, Number 1 (October 1998). Revised December 2014.

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Steven Schipper, Artistic Director • Camilla Holland, General Manager PRESENTS

Cabaret Book by Joe Masteroff Based on the play by John Van Druten and Stories by Christopher Isherwood Music by John Kander

Lyrics by Fred Ebb

Broadway production co-directed and choreographed by Rob Marshall Broadway production directed by Sam Mendes January 8–31, 2015

previews January 6, 7

Director/Choreographer/Fight Director....................................Tracey Flye Musical Director.................................................................................Joseph Tritt Set & Costume Designer.........................................Tamara Marie Kucheran Lighting Designer...................................................................... Hugh Conacher Sound Designer................................................................................ John Bent Jr. Dialect Coach...............................................................................Oliver Dawson Apprentice Set & Costume Designer........................ Ksenia Broda-Milian Stage Manager..................................................................................Leslie Sidley Assistant Stage Manager................................................... Candace Maxwell Assistant Stage Manager............................................................Anne Murphy Apprentice Stage Manager.....................................................Holly LaJambe SETTING

Place: Berlin, Germany.

Time: 1929–1930. Before the start of the Third Reich.

Cabaret is performed with one intermission.

Cabaret is presented by arrangement with Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc., 560 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022 Special thanks: Roger’s Shoe Repair SPONSORED BY

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THE CAST (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

Texas..................................................................................................Mary Antonini Karl...................................................................................................Matthew Armet Hans..................................................................................................... Jak Barradell Louie............................................................................................. Cameron Carver Ernst Ludwig............................................................................... David Coomber Max/Herr Schultz.........................................................................Oliver Dawson Sally Bowles............................................................... Steffi DiDomenicantonio Clifford Bradshaw..............................................................................Alex Furber Fräulein Schneider...............................................................Debbie Maslowsky Emcee.......................................................................................... Mike Nadajewski Rosie................................................................................................ Laurin Padolina Lulu.....................................................................................Kimberley Rampersad Helga.................................................................................................... Jade Repeta Frenchie/Dance Captain...............................................Jennifer Rider-Shaw Victor............................................................................................ Stephen Roberts Bobby....................................................................................................Conor Scully Herman..................................................................................Brett Andrew Taylor Fräulein Kost/Fritzie....................................................................Dayna Tietzen MUSICIANS

Musical Director/Keys......................................................................Joseph Tritt Reeds............................................................................................ Sharon Atkinson Upright Bass................................................................................. Julian Bradford Percussion................................................................................. Steve Broadhurst Trumpet/Contractor...................................................................... Dave Lawton Trombone........................................................................................... Brad Shigeta Keys 2/Rehearsal Accompanist.......................................Andrew St. Hilaire SONGS

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ACT I

ACT II

Willkommen Welcome to Berlin So What Klub Transition Don’t Tell Mama Mein Herr Perfectly Marvelous Two Ladies It Couldn’t Please Me More Tomorrow Belongs to Me Maybe This Time Money Married Fruit Shop Dance Tomorrow Belongs to Me – Reprise

Entr’acte Kick Line Married – Reprise If You Could See Her What Would You Do? I Don’t Care Much The Fight Cabaret Finale Ultimo

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with his partner, Ryan, but always loves coming home to the prairies. Find him on Twitter: @mattarmet and Instagram: mat2eh.

Mary Antonini Texas

Jak Barradell Hans ROYAL MTC First appearance.

OTHER THEATRE Favourite credits include:

Jesus Christ Superstar (Stratford/Broadway – La Jolla Playhouse); West Side Story, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Peter Pan, King of Thieves, Camelot (Stratford); Legally Blonde: The Musical (Neptune); Annie (YPT); RAIN. life in full bloom (Helix Dance Project). Mary was also part of The Flaming Lips musical Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (La Jolla Playhouse, Broadway).

ET CETERA Mary is thrilled to be part of this amazing team at such a remarkable theatre.

Thanks to mum and Christine, Stephen and Peter. Love to the Ladle.

ROYAL MTC First appearance.

OTHER THEATRE Mary Poppins, Anne of

Green Gables, Cats (TC); Mary Poppins (Citadel); Mary Poppins, White Christmas, Altar Boyz, Hairspray (Arts Club); Falstaff (COC).

Cameron Carver Louie

Matthew Armet ROYAL MTC First appearance.

Karl

OTHER THEATRE The Rocky Horror Show

ROYAL MTC White Christmas.

OTHER THEATRE Crazy for You, Man of La

Mancha, Tommy, Fiddler on the Roof, 42nd Street, The Pirates of Penzance (Stratford); Miracle on 34th Street, The Musical (Grand); Hairspray, Les Feux Follets (Charlottetown Festival); Hairspray, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Drayton); Peter Pan, High School Musical (Neptune); Grief: Another Common Bond (co-created with Faye Rauw, Winchester Street Theatre); Peter Pan (Ross Petty Productions).

FILM/TV Odd Squad, How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?, Feist music videos “1, 2, 3, 4” and “My Moon, My Man.” TRAINING The Canadian College of Performing Arts.

ET CETERA Matt was born and raised in Battleford, SK. He currently lives in Toronto

(Sudbury Theatre Centre); Hollywood Sings (Port Hope Festival); Footloose, Hairspray (Rainbow); All Shook Up (Stage West Calgary & Mississauga); Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Miracle on 34th Street (Grand); Legally Blonde: The Musical (Neptune); Edges (Original Kids Theatre Company alumni production); Broadway Gold 1 and 2 (Brampton Rose Theatre).

TRAINING Sheridan College alumnus (Music Theatre Performance). Cameron will be attending the prestigious Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in the UK come spring 2015 to obtain an MA in Drama Directing.

ET CETERA Thanks to Tracey and the entire Royal MTC team, this ridiculous cast, Mom and Aunt Bev. XOFC

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VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE february 11 to march 7

As February transitions to March, we often find ourselves in no man’s land. We’re no longer trapped in winter’s clutches but the spring thaw still feels out of reach.

In other words: time for a comedy.

Christopher Durang’s hilarious Tony Award-winning play is the perfect tonic for a long, cold winter. The New York production starring David Hyde Pierce and Sigourney Weaver was Broadway’s comedy hit of 2013.

In this contemporary mash-up of Chekhov plays, Vanya and Sonia learn that their movie star sister intends to sell the family home, throwing their static lives for a loop. A master of offbeat comedy, Durang shows a deft touch as he balances elements of farce with the bittersweet compassion that made Chekhov’s plays such enduring classics.

If you’re feeling a vague sense of Chekhovian déjà vu, know this: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike isn’t based on Chekhov, nor is it a parody of Chekhov. Rather, Durang says, “It’s as if I took characters and themes from Chekhov and put them in a blender.” So if you attended ChekhovFest, you might hear echoes of the Russian playwright’s works. But if you’ve never seen a Chekhov play, that’s okay too. You’ll be laughing just as hard as everyone else.

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Artists David Coomber Ernst Ludwig

ROYAL MTC First appearance.

OTHER THEATRE Tartuffe, The Sound of

Music, ENRON (NAC); Bullet for Adolf (OffBroadway, directed by Woody Harrelson); Canadian premiere of Red (CS/VP/Citadel); Fortune and Men’s Eyes (Birdland Theatre); Weekend Comedy (Drayton); Next to Normal (Clearwater/Tarragon). Upcoming: Virgil in The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz: The Musical (Segal Centre, directed by Austin Pendleton).

TRAINING 2010 graduate of Ryerson Theatre School.

CABARET

(Tarragon); Dogfight (Tranzac); Idiot’s Delight (Soulpepper); Look, No Hans! (Drayton); The First Wives Club (pre-Broadway workshop); I Love You Because (Stage West); Rooms: A Rock Romance (Winnipeg Studio Theatre).

Upcoming: The Addams Family (Neptune).

FILM/TV Canadian Idol season four (top five), Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town, Saving Hope, Lost Girl, Nikita, Moitié Moitié (four seasons) and the feature film Stage Fright.

ET CETERA Steffi received a 2013 Dora Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Female in a Musical for Cinderella (a RATical retelling). Steffi is ecstatic to be painting her fingernails green and performing with this perfectly marvellous cast in this perfectly beautiful show. Twitter: @SteffiD3

Alex Furber Clifford Bradshaw

Oliver Dawson Max/Herr Schultz/ Dialect Coach

ROYAL MTC First appearance.

OTHER THEATRE The Lion in Winter, The

ROYAL MTC First appearance.

OTHER THEATRE Theatre by the Bay,

Canadian Opera Company, Toronto Operetta Theatre, Opera by Request, Opera in Concert, Opera York, Deutsches Theater Toronto, Gilbert and Sullivan Society.

TV Covert Affairs, Rookie Blue, Breakout Kings, May Day, Charlie Grant’s War.

Steffi DiDomenicantonio

Rainmaker (Watermark Theatre); Marathon of Hope (Canadian Music Theatre Project); Tainted (Moyo Theatre); Romeo and Juliet (TNB); The Taming of the Shrew (Theatre by the Bay); Romeo and Juliet, The Little Prince (Resurgence Theatre); Albert Narracott in War Horse (Mirvish).

TV Reign, Murdoch Mysteries, Mayday, Flashpoint.

TRAINING Graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada.

Debbie Maslowsky

Sally Bowles

Fräulein Schneider

ROYAL MTC Next to Normal.

OTHER THEATRE Spring Awakening (first US

Broadway national tour); Cinderella (a RATical retelling) (YPT); The Rocky Horror Show (Sudbury Theatre Centre); Next to Normal

ROYAL MTC Miracle on South Division Street,

Grumpy Old Men: The Musical, The Drowsy Chaperone (with TC), My Fair Lady.

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OTHER THEATRE Fourteen shows at Rainbow

Stage, including The Producers, Annie, Beauty and the Beast, The Full Monty, 42nd Street, Oklahoma!, Fiddler on the Roof; Honk!, Seussical the Musical (MTYP); Hersteria (Winnipeg Studio Theatre); Closer Than Ever, Follies, She Loves Me, Into the Woods (Dry Cold); Soap and Laughter, Yiddle with a Fiddle, Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh! (WJT).

TV Recent: Sunnyside.

TRAINING Proud to be a U of W Theatre graduate.

ET CETERA Debbie is honoured to have been recently inducted into the Rainbow Stage Wall of Fame. She is thrilled to be part of this company, telling this story in this iconic musical. Thanks to her grandparents for coming to Canada, to her parents for staying in Canada and to AMC & Sarah for… everything!

Laurin Padolina Rosie

ROYAL MTC First appearance.

OTHER THEATRE Tommy, Camelot (Stratford);

Jesus Christ Superstar (Stratford/Broadway – La Jolla Playhouse); Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (La Jolla Playhouse); Cabaret (TA); Super Fly The Musical, directed by Bill T. Jones (workshop); Broadway Bares XXII (Roseland Ballroom).

FILM/TV Happy Slapping, Full Out, Tony Awards telecast, Spectacular!, Reefer Madness.

ET CETERA “Love to my Mr. Jones.”

Mike Nadajewski

Kimberley Rampersad

Emcee

Lulu

ROYAL MTC Motel in Fiddler on the Roof, Ryan

in Larry’s Party (with CS/NAC).

OTHER THEATRE Five seasons with the Stratford Festival, including: Peter Sellars’ A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Chamber Play, Alice Through the Looking Glass, Romeo and Juliet, Fiddler on the Roof, Camelot, Jesus Christ Superstar (also Broadway – La Jolla Playhouse), As You Like It, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (also Mirvish); three seasons at the Shaw Festival, including: Happy End, The President, Hotel Peccadillo, Mack and Mabel, The Yalta Game; other selected credits include productions with Canadian Stage, the National Arts Centre, Drayton Entertainment, Theatre Aquarius, the Charlottetown Festival and Talk Is Free Theatre (co-founder).

TRAINING Birmingham Conservatory for Classical Theatre.

ET CETERA @mikenadajewski

ROYAL MTC Judy in White Christmas, Helen

in The Penelopiad, Grumpy Old Men: The Musical, Calendar Girls (with Mirvish), Dreamgirls (with TA), Guys and Dolls (with TC/Citadel), Lady, Be Good!, It’s a Wonderful Life: A Radio Play (Assistant Director/ Choreographer).

OTHER THEATRE Crazy for You, Man of La Mancha (Stratford); Sweet Charity (Drayton); Seussical the Musical (MTYP); The Three Musketeers (PTE); 18 productions with Rainbow Stage; Hairspray national tour (Associate Choreographer, NETworks); Closer Than Ever (Director, Dry Cold).

TRAINING/TEACHING Alumna of the U of M, directing apprenticeship program (Obsidian Theatre) and recipient of the Jean Murray – Moray Sinclair Apprenticeship (Royal MTC).

2013 Artist-in-Residence (Rainbow Stage).

ET CETERA Recipient of a Maude Whitmore Scholarship (Charlottetown Festival) and a Tyrone Guthrie Award (Stratford).

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Jade Repeta

Stephen Roberts

Helga

Victor

ROYAL MTC First appearance.

ROYAL MTC First appearance.

OTHER THEATRE Disney’s The Little

OTHER THEATRE Scarecrow in The Wizard

Mermaid, Mary Poppins, Footloose, Hairspray (Rainbow); Footloose, The Sound of Music (Drayton); Mary Poppins (Neptune); Chicago, Colours in the Storm, Theory of Relativity, Oklahoma! (Theatre Sheridan). Upcoming: Diana in Anne of Green Gables (Drayton).

TV Madison in HBO Canada’s Less Than Kind; voice of Cozybory on Noonbory and the Super Seven.

TRAINING Graduate of Sheridan College’s Music Theatre Performance program.

Recipient of the Triple Threat Award for all three consecutive years of study.

ET CETERA Thank you to family, friends, Trevor and the TH. I am overjoyed to be up on this stage, so thank you!

Jennifer Rider-Shaw Frenchie/ Dance Captain

of Oz (Drayton); title role in Peter Pan (Neptune); Bert in Mary Poppins (Rainbow Stage, Theatre St. John’s); Abe in Altar Boyz (Angelwalk Theatre); Canadian premiere of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Guys and Dolls (Drayton); Beauty and the Beast, Anne of Green Gables (Stage West); Broadway tour of Mary Poppins; two pantos for Ross Petty Productions; several seasons with the Stratford and Charlottetown festivals.

Stephen most recently choreographed for Theatre Aquarius and Neptune Theatre.

FILM/TV Degrassi Goes Hollywood, Save the Last Dance 2.

TRAINING/TEACHING Graduate of Sheridan, guest teacher at U of M, Cornerstone U, Randolph, George Brown, The National Dance Institute, Harbour Dance, Metro Movement and Dubo Force (University of Monterrey, Mexico City), Sheridan.

ET CETERA Thanks to my family, the TH Gang, Tracey and Joseph! www.stephenrobertsonline.com

Conor Scully

ROYAL MTC First appearance.

Bobby

OTHER THEATRE Tommy, Fiddler on the

Roof, 42nd Street, Much Ado About Nothing, Jesus Christ Superstar, Camelot, Kiss Me, Kate, Evita (Stratford); Anne of Green Gables (Charlottetown Festival); Elf (Grand); Hairspray (Rainbow); Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (TA); The Wizard of Oz (Drayton).

TRAINING Jen is a proud graduate of Red Deer College’s Theatre Studies program as well as Sheridan Institute’s Music Theatre Performance Program.

ET CETERA Thank you to my family for their continued support, the Talent House for their belief in me and to Robert for loving me.

Enjoy the show!

ROYAL MTC First appearance.

OTHER THEATRE Damn Yankees (Drayton);

The Wedding Singer (Hart House); Avenue Q (Edinburgh Fringe).

FILM Sunshine on Leith.

TRAINING MA in Musical Theatre from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, graduate of the Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts.

ET CETERA Love to Mom and Dad, Olivia and Shane.

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Artists Brett Andrew Taylor Herman

ROYAL MTC First appearance.

OTHER THEATRE Mary Poppins (Neptune);

Dance Legends (Grand); The Little Mermaid, The Producers, Mary Poppins, Beauty and the Beast, Good News (Rainbow). Also performed in dance companies including: Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal, the RWB, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Ballet BC and Wei Wei Dance.

FILM/TV Make It Happen, music video “Love Again” by Kreesha Turner.

TRAINING Graduate of Royal Winnipeg Ballet Professional Division.

Dayna Tietzen Fräulein Kost/ Fritzie

ROYAL MTC First appearance.

OTHER THEATRE Puppeteer in War Horse

(Toronto, Mirvish – North American/Japan tour); Spamalot, The Rocky Horror Show (Citadel); Anita in West Side Story, The Producers, White Christmas, Beauty and the Beast (Neptune); Columbia in The Rocky Horror Show, Christmas Future in Alan Menken’s A Christmas Carol, Oliver! (TA); US tour of Camelot, Oliver! (Drayton); West Side Story (Portland Stage); Houdini (Segal); Victor/Victoria (Stage West).

FILM/TV Save the Last Dance 2, Hellcats.

Joe Masteroff Book Joe Masteroff is an American playwright, actor, author and lyricist who won the 1967 Tony Award for Best Musical as part of the

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creative team behind Cabaret. Masteroff graduated from Temple University and served in the United States Air Force before turning his focus to theatre, studying at the American Theatre Wing and making his Broadway debut as an actor in The Prescott Proposals (1953). His first play, The Warm Peninsula, opened on Broadway in 1959 and, in 1963, Masteroff wrote the book for the musical She Loves Me, which garnered him a Tony Award nomination for Best Author of a Musical.

John Van Druten Playwright John Van Druten was an English playwright and theatre director who become one of London’s most successful dramatists of the early 1930s. Van Druten studied law at the University of London and served as a solicitor before coming to prominence with Young Woodley, which was initially banned in London by the Lord Chamberlain’s office due to its then-controversial portrayal of a schoolboy falling in love with his headmaster’s wife. His popular works include Old Acquaintance (1940), The Voice of the Turtle (1943), I Remember Mama (1944), Bell, Book and Candle (1950) and I am a Camera (1951), which was adapted from Christopher Isherwood’s novel Goodbye to Berlin and eventually served as the basis for Cabaret.

Van Druten directed the last nine stagings of his own plays and the first production of The King and I at the St. James Theatre in 1951. He also published two novels and a book of his own work.

Christopher Isherwood Author Christopher Isherwood was an EnglishAmerican novelist and playwright best known for his stories about Berlin in the early 1930s.

Throughout his career, Isherwood penned more than 40 works that included full-length novels, plays, autobiographies, film scripts and scholastic papers. As a young adult,

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Artists Isherwood rejected his upper-middle-class upbringing and moved to Berlin, having been drawn to the city by its reputation for sexual freedom. It was there that he met many of his real-life friends who later served as inspiration for characters in his novels. Some of Isherwood’s most famous works include Goodbye to Berlin (the source material for the Broadway play and film Cabaret) and his critically acclaimed 1964 novel A Single Man, which was later adapted for the screen by fashion icon Tom Ford and starred Colin Firth.

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York and Funny Lady in addition to movie adaptations of their successful Broadway musicals Cabaret and Chicago. Ebb has been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the American Theatre Hall of Fame and, like Kander, is a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Tracey Flye Director/ Choreographer/ Fight Director

John Kander Music

ROYAL MTC Director: Jane Eyre, The

John Kander is an American composer and one half of the successful songwriting duo Kander and Ebb. Kander holds a master’s degree from Columbia University where he was a protégé of Douglas Moore, and made his Broadway debut as a substitute rehearsal pianist for West Side Story. After meeting lyricist Fred Ebb in the early 1960s, the pair produced a number of musicals that included Cabaret, Zorba and Chicago and went on to receive numerous award nominations, winning three Tony Awards, two Emmy Awards and two Grammy Awards. Kander is also a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the American Theatre Hall of Fame and is a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Fred Ebb Lyrics Fred Ebb was an American musical theatre lyricist who had many successful collaborations with composer John Kander. Ebb began his professional songwriting career in 1953 when he was hired by Columbia Records to write a song with Phil Springer for Judy Garland. Following his introduction to Kander in 1964, the legendary team would go on to become one of Broadway’s preeminent songwriting teams and later collaborate on scores for films, including New York, New

Penelopiad, The 39 Steps. Choreography/ Staging: The Drowsy Chaperone (with TC).

Choreographer/Assistant Director: The Boys in the Photograph (with Mirvish), Fiddler on the Roof. Actor: Cabaret (with Grand).

OTHER THEATRE Director: Venus in Fur (ATP); US national tour of We Will Rock You (Tribeca/NETworks); Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, Snow White, The Wizard of Oz (Ross Petty Productions); We Will Rock You Toronto remount (Mirvish). Associate Director: We Will Rock You (South Africa/New Zealand/Asia tour). Director/Choreographer: Hairspray (Rainbow Stage, Mayfield Theatre); Oliver! (Drayton); Evita (Neptune); Victor/ Victoria, Forever Plaid (Stage West Calgary).

Resident Director: War Horse (Mirvish/ National Theatre). Staging/Choreography: West Side Story (Vancouver Opera); King of Thieves (Stratford). Choreographer: Kiss Me, Kate, Evita, West Side Story (Stratford); nine pantos for Ross Petty Productions. Assistant Choreographer: Mamma Mia! (Toronto/US national tour).

TEACHING Tracey has held an Assistant Professorship in the BFA program at the University of Alberta and has taught at colleges all over North America.

ET CETERA Tracey’s directing/choreography/ performing credits span more than 140 international productions. She remains committed to the development of new works.

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Many of the literature’s most memorable love stories have played on our stages.

If we’ve learned anything from Pride and Prejudice, Gone With the Wind and Jane Eyre, it’s the road to happiness has its share of blind corners. And in the case of Private Lives, the lovers are driving a stylish two-seater with a bit of road rage.

Noël Coward has been selected as this year’s Master Playwright for a reason. Despite humble beginnings, he rose to the pinnacle of society on the strength of his charm, wit and genius. Coward was a celebrated composer, actor, singer, director, novelist, painter and a trendsetter in men’s fashion. One of his most popular works, Private Lives has stood the test of time thanks to sparkling dialogue, sophisticated characters and the play’s relevance to our celebrity-obsessed culture.

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Artists Joseph Tritt Musical Director

ROYAL MTC Next to Normal (Music Direction

CABARET ET CETERA Recipient of a Dora for

Outstanding Costume Design (Intimate Apparel), Dora nominations for Costume Design (Black Medea) and Set Design (The Teenage Girl Diaries), Sterling nomination for Costume Design (Intimate Apparel), and the Ian and Molly Lindsay Young Design Fellowship.

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Hugh Conacher

OTHER THEATRE Musical Director: The

Producers (Rainbow); A Man of No Importance, Follies (Dry Cold); Altar Boyz (PTE/Winnipeg Studio Theatre); Rooms: A Rock Romance, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Winnipeg Studio Theatre); Legally Blonde: The Musical (Royal MTC/MBA). Assistant Musical Director: Disney’s The Little Mermaid, A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline (Rainbow). Joseph will serve as Musical Director for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Royal MTC/ MBA) and Les Misérables (Rainbow) later this year.

TRAINING University of Manitoba, Manhattan School of Music.

ET CETERA Huge thanks to Steven, Tracey and the entire company of Cabaret.

Tamara Marie Kucheran Set & Costume Designer ROYAL MTC The Penelopiad.

OTHER THEATRE Peter Hinton’s Fanny Kemble

(Stratford); How It Works, Master Harold… and the Boys (PTE); Intimate Apparel (CS/ Obsidian/Citadel); Yellowman (Nightwood/ Obsidian); Late, Black Medea (Obsidian); The Drawer Boy (Theatre Passe Muraille, Drayton); Two Weeks, Twice a Year (YPT); Unity (1918) (GCTC). Set Designer: Amadeus (TA). Costume Designer: The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Stratford); Luba, Simply Luba (Pleiades Theatre); Glorious (PTE); The Mystery of Irma Vep (TA).

TRAINING (BFA) University of Victoria and the National Theatre School of Canada.

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ROYAL MTC The Glass Menagerie (2014,

1989/90), Venus in Fur, The Penelopiad, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, After Miss Julie, Macbeth (with English Suitcase Theatre Company), Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Beautiful Lake Winnipeg, A Walk in the Woods, Frankenstein: Playing with Fire.

OTHER THEATRE Hugh has collaborated with choreographers, dance and theatre companies worldwide for over 30 years.

In Winnipeg, he regularly works with Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Gearshifting Performance Works and Theatre Projects Manitoba, to name a few.

ET CETERA Hugh has expanded his lighting process to include various forms of interactive media, video and photography, as seen in Hybrid Human at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, Freya Olafson’s AVATAR and HYPER_ and Peter Quanz’ Murder Afoot. His photographic work has been published throughout North America and beyond.

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Theatre of the Gray Goose and Alternative Theatre Works (Stratford).

TRAINING/TEACHING BA (Hons.) Theatre Design, U of W; Off the Wall Artists Alliance (Stratford); ACI Manitoba’s Youth Mentorship Program (mentor: Scott Henderson). MTYP instructor.

ET CETERA Love and thanks to mum and dad!

John Bent Jr. Sound Designer

ROYAL MTC More than 40 shows since 1998,

including Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Jersey Lily, Good People, The Glass Menagerie, A Christmas Story, Next to Normal, The 39 Steps, The Drowsy Chaperone (with TC), The Boys in the Photograph (with Mirvish), The Syringa Tree, Fiddler on the Roof, The Rocky Horror Show (with CS), Evita (with TC), Camelot (with TC/Citadel), King Lear, Wit. OTHER THEATRE The Shadowy Waters (Eternal Rose Theatre); Grace (ATP); Lion in the Streets (Sage Theatre).

ET CETERA Two Betty Mitchell Awards (Grace, Lion in the Streets). Member of IATSE Local 63 and the Eclub. Founding member of Eternal Rose Theatre. John has come full circle as his very first show with Royal MTC was Cabaret in 1998 with the amazing Tracey Flye.

Ksenia Broda-Milian Apprentice Set & Costume Designer

ROYAL MTC Apprentice Designer: Sherlock

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Holmes and the Case of the Jersey Lily, The Seagull. Scenic Painter: Ed’s Garage, The Penelopiad, Good People.

OTHER THEATRE Set & Costume Designer: FemFest 2014 (Sarasvàti); Godspell (Winnipeg Studio Theatre); three U of W productions.

Lighting Designer: two U of W productions; Seeking Grace (Momentum Aerial).

Assistant Lighting Designer: Vigil (PTE); The Handmaid’s Tale (RWB). Design Apprentice: Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline, The Producers, The Little Mermaid (Rainbow). Scenic painting/production work for Koba Entertainment, Little

Leslie Sidley Stage Manager

ROYAL MTC Stage Manager: Venus in Fur,

The Melville Boys (tour), Wingfield On Ice (tour), Looking Back – West, Bad Dates (tour). Assistant Stage Manager: Jane Eyre, Gone With the Wind, Grumpy Old Men: The Musical, White Christmas, Pride and Prejudice, Fiddler on the Roof, Educating Rita (tour), Guys and Dolls (with TC/Citadel).

OTHER THEATRE Select credits: Disney’s The Little Mermaid, A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline, Mary Poppins, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, Annie, Footloose, Cats, Rent (Rainbow); Vigil, Social Studies, The Swearing Jar, Glorious!, Moonlight and Magnolias (PTE); Othello, The Taming of the Shrew, The Merchant of Venice (SIR); The Forbidden Phoenix (MTYP).

TRAINING Graduate of Sheridan College and member of CAEA. ET CETERA Love to Sean, somebody wonderful who’s going to marry me.

Candace Maxwell Assistant Stage Manager

ROYAL MTC A Christmas Story, The Fighting

Days, The Boys in the Photograph (with Mirvish), Fiddler on the Roof, The Syringa Tree, Over the Tavern, The Constant Wife,

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OTHER THEATRE Carmen, La Bohème (Manitoba Opera); The Producers (Rainbow); Hansel and Gretel (Calgary Opera); Aida, Tales of Hoffman (Edmonton Opera); The Nutcracker (RWB); Small Things, Honour (PTE); Pride and Prejudice (Banff Centre/ Citadel); Siren Song, The Tragedy of Carmen (Banff Centre).

TRAINING The Banff Centre and the University of Winnipeg.

ET CETERA Candace is thrilled to be back with Royal MTC and working on this wonderful show! Love to Delvin, Mom and Dad. Enjoy the show!

Anne Murphy Assistant Stage Manager

ROYAL MTC Orpheus Descending (with

Mirvish), Dancing at Lughnasa (with NAC).

OTHER THEATRE Twenty-three seasons with the Stratford Festival, most recently King Lear; Sleeping Beauty (Globe); The Year of Magical Thinking (Tarragon, NAC); Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (tour); Les Misérables (Neptune); The Mikado (NAC); The Lion King, Jane Eyre (Mirvish).

Anne has had the pleasure of working across Canada at the Grand Theatre, the Globe Theatre, Vancouver Playhouse, Neptune Theatre and Expo ’86 in Vancouver. She was Production Manager at Neptune Theatre for two years.

ET CETERA Anne lives in Stratford with her partner, Anne; their son, Callum; daughter Brianna; Richard, a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever; Lucy, the cutest Maltipoo ever; and three beautiful cats.

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Holly LaJambe Apprentice Stage Manager

ROYAL MTC Venus in Fur. OTHER THEATRE Holly has stage managed

for the University of Winnipeg, the Fire and Water Music Festival, Sarasvàti Productions and the Gilbert & Sullivan Society multiple times. She has also stage managed for the U of M’s Opera Theatre School tour, Girls Only Productions and has apprenticed with WJT and Theatre Projects Manitoba.

TRAINING Holly is a graduate of the University of Winnipeg with a triple honours in History, Production and Stage Management. She has also completed the requirements for a BA in Acting and a specialization in Costuming.

ET CETERA Holly is very happy to be apprenticing with Royal MTC again.

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Emerging Artists OUT OF THE WINGS AND TAKING FLIGHT For every beautiful work we see on stage, there’s a devoted crew of talented people who work behind the scenes to make these projects come to life. In Winnipeg, we’re lucky to have an abundance of up-and-coming young talent dedicated to our local arts and culture community. This year, Winnipeg’s theatre partners wanted to shift the spotlight backstage and highlight some of the emerging artists you don’t necessarily see centre stage, but are key to the productions you’ll see this theatre season.

As Musical Director of Cabaret, Joseph Tritt (right) brings to life the Tony Award-winning production’s vivacious score and transforms the atmosphere of the John Hirsch Mainstage into the sensuous and exhilarating Kit Kat Klub. A graduate of the University of Manitoba, Joseph also studied at the Manhattan School of Music and has spent the last few years working as an assistant or apprentice musical director for Royal MTC, Dry Cold Productions and Rainbow Stage.

His hard work has paid off, with Joseph landing the lead role as Music Director for The Producers at Rainbow Stage this past summer and next year’s Les Misérables in addition to his work on Cabaret.

From left to right: Jamie Plummer (set & costume designer), Steve Vande Vyvere (production manager), Miguel Fortier (sound designer), Andraea Sartison (producer), Rod Beilfuss (director), Joseph Tritt (musical director), Heidi Malazdrewich (director) and Ali Fulmyk (stage Manager). ALL PHOTOS BY LUCKY GIRL. HAIR BY AMBER CASSELMAN OF OXFORDS. MAKEUP BY TARA SUFFIELD. SPECIAL THANKS TO PERIMETER AIRLINES FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF THE TAKING FLIGHT PHOTO SHOOT.

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Play on Words Royal MTC’s partnership with the Winnipeg Public Library will help immerse you in the world of the play. With events and resources to prepare you before seeing a show or to enrich your experience after the production, Play on Words is designed with you in mind!

Explore More Cabaret “What good is sitting alone in your room? Come hear the music play…”

“Drenched in the sexiest kind of cynicism and decadent despair” (Peter Bradshaw), Cabaret has been a hit for decades. Of course, the Winnipeg Public Library has several recordings of the musical, both the original Broadway cast and the 1998 revival featuring Alan Cumming. But don’t stop there: you can also watch the 1972 film adaptation directed by Bob Fosse and starring Liza Minnelli, or check out piano arrangements of your favourite songs if you’d like to join in the music yourself.

Explore More Christopher Isherwood

The Berlin Stories, Christopher Isherwood. Set in 1931, just as Hitler was coming into power, these novellas portray Berlin during this transitional period of cafés and quaint avenues, grotesque nightlife and dreamers, and powerful mobs and millionaires. They were the starting point for the John Van Druten play I am a Camera, which in turn inspired the stage musical and film versions of Cabaret. fiction isherwood A Single Man, Christopher Isherwood.

George is adjusting to life on his own after the sudden death of his partner. As a gay Englishman and professor in suburban Southern California, he is an outsider in every way, but his internal reflections and interactions with others reveal a man who still loves being alive despite everyday injustices and loneliness. A film adaptation in 2009 starred Colin Firth, who was nominated for an Academy Award in the lead role. fiction isherwood Explore More Berlin

Half-Blood Blues, Esi Edugyan. This Giller Prize winner is another outsiders’ view of Berlin, this time through the eyes of black 32

jazzmen. Paris, 1940: a brilliant musician is arrested by the Nazis and never heard from again. Hiero is 20 years old, a German citizen – and black. Fifty years later, his friend and fellow musician, Sid, relives that unforgettable time, revealing the friendships, love affairs and treacheries that sealed Hiero’s fate. fiction edugyan Weimar Germany: Promise and Tragedy, Eric D. Weitz. With its rich narrative and detailed portraits of some of Weimar’s greatest figures, this comprehensive history shows how Germans rose from the defeat of the First World War and the turbulence of revolution to forge democratic institutions and make Berlin a world capital of avant-garde art. The book takes the reader on a tour of Berlin to see and feel what life was like there in the 1920s.

943.085 wei 2007 Explore More Bohemian Life

Glitter and Doom: German Portraits from the 1920s, Sabine Rewald. This exhibition catalogue focuses exclusively on portraits dating from the short-lived Weimar Republic, in particular the new form of realism called Verism, which took as its subjects phenomena such as war, social

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Calling all bookworms!

JOIN ROYAL MTC’S BOOK CLUB We know theatre is a communal activity, and sometimes much of the fun in seeing a show is chatting about it afterwards. Why not go one step further and add a great read into the mix?

Christopher Isherwood’s 1939 novella Goodbye to Berlin will accompany our January production of Cabaret. Meet fellow enthusiasts and immerse yourself in the world of the story!

First published in 1939, Goodbye to Berlin is a semi-autobiographical account of Isherwood’s time in Berlin in the 1930s. It was adapted for the stage as I am a Camera in 1951, winning actress Julie Harris the first of her five Tony Awards for Best Leading Actress. The book was then turned into the Tony Award-winning musical Cabaret (1966) and the film Cabaret (1972), for which Liza Minnelli won an Academy Award playing Sally Bowles.

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Education & Outreach problems and moral decay. These portraits hold up a mirror to the glittering, vital, doomed society that was obliterated when Hitler came to power. 757.094307 rew 2006 Tales of the City, Armistead Maupin. Like 1930s Berlin, San Francisco in the 1970s was a centre of underground culture and “alternative” lifestyles. Seeking a change, naïve young Mary Ann Singleton moves from Cleveland to California in 1976 and soon finds her life intertwined with those of her varied neighbours and other colourful characters. fiction mau Explore More Showbiz

Colored Lights: Forty Years of Words and Music, Show Biz, Collaboration, and All That Jazz, John Kander and Fred Ebb. Kander and Ebb joined forces in 1962 to become the longest-running composer and lyricist team on Broadway and witnesses to American musical theatre history. They chose 19-year-old unknown Liza Minnelli to star in their first show, and went on to create such groundbreaking musicals as

Cabaret, Chicago and Kiss of the Spider Woman. 781.140922 kan The Glimmer Palace, Beatrice Colin. Born at the turn of the 20th century, the illegitimate daughter of a cabaret performer, Lilly finds temporary refuge in a Catholic orphanage. When she is introduced to the seedy glamour of Berlin’s notorious nightlife, it begins her trajectory of reinvention. From urchin to war bride, bargirl and model, Lilly is eventually transformed into one of Germany’s leading silent-film stars. fiction colin The Making of Cabaret, Keith Garebian.

The most detailed production history to date of the original Broadway version of Cabaret, showing how the narrative evolved from Christopher Isherwood’s stories into John Van Druten’s stage play, a British film adaptation and the Broadway musical. 782.14 gar

There are 1.4 million books, magazines, movies, audiobooks, eBooks and more at the Winnipeg Public Library, and all you need to borrow them is your library card. There are 20 locations throughout the city, and there’s an online catalogue for requesting items for pick-up at your library of convenience. An online e-Library has thousands of eBooks, eAudiobooks and more!

All free to use with your library card. Visit us online at winnipeg.ca/library.

From Page to Stage Join us for a series of free noon-hour presentations in the Carol Shields Auditorium at the Millennium Library. Each session runs from 12:10 – 1 pm and is a great way to better connect with the story.

tuesday, january 13 Alex Furber (Cliff Bradshaw), Mike Nadajewski (Emcee) and Steffi DiDomenicantonio (Sally Bowles) will chat about playing these exciting roles.

friday, january 16 Members of Royal MTC’s production team will discuss the behindthe-scenes magic that helps the show come together.

Stay warm this winter! The Millennium Library can be accessed by the indoor Skywalk system.

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Thank You for a Memorable Year

BY HEIDI STRUCK In December, I stood at the top of a massive slide peering into The Heart of Robin Hood’s Sherwood Forest 30 feet below me on the John Hirsch Mainstage. I turned a shade of green similar to the colour of the slide and took the stairs back down, marvelling that our incredible cast slid down it with ease night after night. In fact, this is just one of many experiences that have made my first eight months as the Individual Giving Manager for Royal MTC extremely 36

memorable and rewarding. So it only makes sense that I would take this opportunity, on behalf of Royal MTC, to highlight and thank all our donors who contributed to the success of 2014 through either a first-time, monthly or renewed gift.

During this past year we hosted a number of special events that gave community members a chance to gather, celebrate and support the theatre.

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Individual Giving The annual Lawyers Play, which raises funds for Royal MTC and our Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival, was held April 29 to May 3 at the Tom Hendry Warehouse. The hilarious musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying was a hit and we look forward to seeing the lawyers dance and sing their hearts out in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, May 5 to 9, 2015.

On September 29, we celebrated Steven Schipper’s 25th anniversary as Artistic Director and officially renamed the Endowment Fund in his honour. In celebration of this admirable achievement, more than 150 donors gave over $100,000 to the Endowment Fund in honour of Steven.

These funds will be held in perpetuity at The Winnipeg Foundation, and are eligible for a matching grant from Canadian Heritage. Thank you so much!

The 32nd annual Black & White Ball took place at The Fort Garry Hotel on November 1, with more thanj 440 guests in attendance. It was a great party that celebrated a Cabaret theme. Thank you to everyone for making this year’s ball one of the most successful ever!

Royal MTC’s special events wouldn’t be possible without the incredible support of leadership volunteers. Thanks are due to the Lawyers Play committee members and the hard-working casts of each show, the original Endowment campaign co-chairs Maureen Watchorn and Gail Asper and the amazing Black & White Ball committee, chaired in 2014 by Michelle Weinberg.

Thank you to them all!

And to you – our audience and donors – we are so appreciative of your generous support this past year and we look forward to a fantastic 2015 with you!

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CONCEIVED BY REBECCA FELDMAN ADDITIONAL MATERIAL BY JAY REISS ORIGINALLY DIRECTED ON BROADWAY BY JAMES LAPINE ORIGINALLY PRODUCED ON BROADWAY BY DAVID STONE, JAMES L. NEDERLANDER, BARBARA WHITMAN, PATRICK CATULLO, BARRINGTON STAGE COMPANY, SECOND STAGE THEATRE

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Regional Tour

ARMSTRONG’S WAR

Justin Otto in the Tom Hendry Warehouse production of Armstrong’s War. PHOTO BY BRUCE MONK

This January, the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre is hitting the road with award-winning playwright Colleen Murphy’s Armstrong’s War. After a critically-acclaimed run at our Tom Hendry Warehouse, the cast and crew are eager to bring this topical and engaging story to audiences across Manitoba and northwestern Ontario.

Royal MTC considers regional touring to be a critical part of our mission to bring theatre to as many people as possible. Thanks to the generous support of Calm Air, we’re thrilled to venture to Churchill for the first time since 2010’s tour, Tempting Providence.

Winnipeg is so fortunate to enjoy an abundance of arts and culture options that we often take professional theatre for granted inside the Perimeter. We don’t realise how much it means to people living in rural communities to have high-calibre theatre come to them. As actor David Fox said, “often they are the most appreciative audience you will find.”

Royal MTC would like to thank our generous tour supporters: Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries, CIBC, MPI, MacDon, the Thomas Sill Foundation, the Manitoba Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts.

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Black & White Ball

Divine Decadence, Darling!

On Saturday, November 1, 2014, the Fort Garry Hotel’s Grand Ballroom was transformed into a red-hot cabaret for the 32nd Black & White Ball, a recordbreaking fundraising event with more than 440 guests. The night began with a special performance by Laura Olafson, followed by dancing well into the night to the musical talents of the Danny Kramer Dance Band.

The Black & White Ball is the largest annual fundraiser for Royal MTC and the money raised supports the creation of world-class theatre, including this production of Cabaret.

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volunteers for making this event such a remarkable success. These generous contributions support Royal MTC’s many programs and productions while ensuring that live theatre continues to thrive in this community. Special thanks to the Exclusive Event Sponsor, RBC Royal Bank, RBC Wealth Management, including Dominion Securities and Private Banking, for their continued support.

The 33rd Black & White Ball will be held on Saturday, November 7, 2015. Please reserve your corporate tables or individual tickets early to ensure that you don’t miss what will once again be the party of the year!

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Black & White Ball

Opposite: The Fort Garry Hotel’s Grand Ballroom before guests arrive. Above: the 2014 Black & White Ball committee, from left to right: Florence Eastwood, Jennifer Fletcher, Vanessa Mancini, Shelly Smith-Hines, Nicola Guttormson, Camilla Holland, Jillian Kelsch, Kate Holden, Michelle Weinberg (chair), Lauren Fischer (vice-chair), Brad McCabe, Andrea Mancini, Katie Davidson, Mary Johannson, Stephanie Lambert, Penny McLandress, Brenda Zaporzan. ALL PHOTOS BY MANUAL F. SOUSA PHOTOGRAPHY EXCLUSIVE EVENT SPONSOR

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SPONSORS Air Canada AVEDA Continental Travel Group Dycom Direct Mail Esdale Printing Company Ltd. EventLight.ca The Fort Garry Hotel, Spa and Conference Centre Freeman Audio Visual Manual F. Sousa Photography Planned Perfectly Relish Soirée Event Planning Swank Event Rentals

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CORPORATE TABLES Alex & Elaine Sommer & Family Booth Dennehy LLP Cardinal Capital Management Inc. Carlyle Printers, Service & Supplies Ltd. De Luca Fine Wines Diva Delights Inc. Fillmore Riley LLP The Fort Garry Hotel, Spa and Conference Centre Gendis Inc. Granite Financial Group Inc. The Great-West Life Assurance Company Investors Group KPMG Manitoba Centennial Centre Corporation Marty & Michelle Weinberg National Leasing Number Ten Architectural Group Peterbilt Manitoba Ltd. PRA Inc. Procurity Inc. PwC Richardson International Limited Robert Silver Scotiabank Taylor McCaffrey LLP Terracon Development Ltd. Tetrem Capital Management LTD Winnipeg Building & Decorating Ltd.

SPECIAL THANKS Ace Burpee Bison Transport Fiona Webster-Mourant Laura Olafson Marlene Stern Mordens Chocolates Richard Yaffe Transcendent Studios Our Auction Donors Our Volunteers

COMMITTEE Michelle Weinberg, Chair Lauren Fischer, Vice-Chair Patty Christie Kerry Dangerfield Katie Davidson Florence Eastwood Jennifer Fletcher Nicola Guttormson Kate Holden Mary Johannson Jillian Kelsch Vanessa Mancini Brad McCabe Linda McGarva-Cohen Jim McLandress Penny McLandress Al Snyder Brenda Zaporzan

STAFF

Congratulations to James Borger, winner of the Fillmore Riley Vacation Prize!

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Supporters Many thanks to the generosity of our donors who gave a gift between October 1, 2013 and November 30, 2014.

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE HERO • $6,000+ Gail Asper, OC, OM, LLD* & Michael Paterson The Albert D. Cohen Family Ted & Ruth Northam

BENEFACTOR • $2,000–5,999 Morley* & Marjorie Blankstein, CM, OM, LLD Dave* & Barb Christie Kerry Dangerfield* John F. (Jack) Fraser* James R. Gibbs Sylvia Guertin-Riley Rita Gunn* & Greg Mason Gary Hannaford* & Cathy Rushton Camilla Holland† & Colin Viebrock Investors Group Matching Gift Program Ms. Maureen E. Jay Andrew & Wendy Jensen Derek & Mary Johannson John Kearsey* Terry Klassen Dr. P. Kmet & Mr. B. Roslycky Dr. Douglas MacEwan In memory of Liam Murphy – Leigh Murphy The Michael Nozick Family Foundation Cam & Carole Osler Donna & Bill Parrish Hartley & Heather Richardson Sanford & Deborah Riley The Winnipeg Foundation – Triple A Fund Anonymous

LEADER • $1,500–1,999 Gus* & Diane Campbell Neil & Carol Duboff Cheryl Dyck & Carl Duerksen Tony* & Jennifer Fletcher Susan Glass & Arni Thorsteinson Margaret Houston Robert B. & the late S. June Jackson David & Diane Johnston Kevin & Els Kavanagh Laurie Lam† & Larry Desrochers Bill & Shirley Loewen Elizabeth Marr & Nick Slonosky Jim* & Penny McLandress Mr. & Mrs. Lawrie & Fran Pollard

Derek Riley Steven Schipper, CM† & Terri Cherniack Maitland & Pat Sundmark Sonya & Scott Wright Richard L. Yaffe* & John A. Statham Darcy & Brenda Zaporzan*

MEMBER • $1,000–1,499 Dr. Jerry Baluta & Olga Kandia Leah Bjarnarson & Robert Malech Jim Blanchard Sheldon & Penny Bowles Doneta* & Harry Brotchie David* & Lianne Carefoot Brenlee Carrington Trepel & Brent Trepel Tom & Louise Carson Dr. Bonnie Cham & Dr. Lorne Bellan Drs. Ernest & Anastasia Cholakis David Christianson & Vera Steinberger Heather Clarke* Gerry* & Chris Couture Robert* & Florence Eastwood Paulo Fernandes* Sandy Gousseau* John* & Nicola Guttormson Dr. Linda Hamilton & Cst. Grange Morrow Shayla Harapiak-Green & Patrick Green* Kevin Hines & Shelly Smith-Hines† Shawn Hughes* & Bruno Koehn Katie Inverarity† Eric & Jenn Johannson April & Diamond Kassum Laurence Katz & Zoe Kogan Gordon Keatch* Ian Kirk† Brenda* & Trevor Kriss Evan* & Susan Kuz Jeff* & Jillian Lamothe Shannon Lawton & Michael Long Rick Lee & Laurie Shapiro Reginald & Judy Low Mark & Gloria Mancini Virginia & the late Robert Martin Bob McNamara & Dorothy Hooper Jeffrey* & Mary Morton Drs. Ken & Sharon Mould James Nielsen Dr. & Mrs. Kieran O’Keeffe M. Plett-Lyle Dr. Bill Pope & Dr. Elizabeth Tippett-Pope K. Heather Power & Harold Klause Lawrence Prout* & Lisa Gardewine Margaret Redmond* & Greg Gillis Mrs. Shirley Richardson Andrea* & Michael Robertson Bill & Laurie Speers*

*Current Royal MTC Board of Trustees/Advisory Board members

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Shelley† & Mark Stroski Jim & Jan Tennant Marcel Van Woensel The Winnipeg Foundation – Leslie John Taylor Fund Mr. & Mrs. Rick & Claire Workman Joan Wright Anonymous

FRIENDS OF ROYAL MTC ENTHUSIAST • $500–999 Robert & Joy Antenbring Archie & Jo-Anne Arnott Margaret & Jim Astwood Mrs. Phyllis Barich & Mr. Helmut Epp Bruce & Shelley Bertrand-Meadows Ron Blicq Helga & Gerhard Bock Cathie & Brian Bowerman James A. Bracken In memory of Pak-Wai Chan – Calvin Kim Saul Cherniack & Myra Wolch Haderra & Mark Chisick Don & Elfie Elias Shannon Ernst Donald Fraser & Judy Little Gregg & Mary Hanson Dr. Ted & Gail Hechter Guenter & Crystal Jochum Hon. Justice William Johnston Fern Karlicki Pat & Jim Ludwig Peter & Maureen Macdonald Mr. G. Markham N. Marr Mr. Gerry Matte & Mrs. Lydia Surasky-Matte Irene & the late Claire Miller Vivienne Nickerson Richard & Bonnie Olfert Party Stuff/U-Rent-It Linda & Wayne Paquin Donna Plant Iris Reimer Charles & Naida Rubin Melanie Sexton† & Ian Walsh Al* & Virginia Snyder Debbie Spracklin Melinda Tallin† & Glen Mitchell Linda Thomas Carol & Hugo Unruh Margaret Wikjord Dorothy Y. Young 3 Anonymous

†Current Royal MTC staff

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Supporters SUPPORTER • $150–499 Pat & Bob Adamson Dawn Andersen Judy & Jay Anderson Bernice Antoniuk Philip Ashdown Ian Backus Ken Ball & Karen Turner Dianne J. Beaven Larry Beeston & Anna Sikora Joan Bender Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Bergbusch Mark Bernstein Lino Bettencourt Tanys & Don Bjornson Denise Bonner Todd Bourcier Dr. Elizabeth Boustcha Don & Cheryl Breakey Billy Brodovsky & Libby Yager Sheila & David Brodovsky Miriam Bronstein Valerie Buchanan Donna Byrne Kevin Cadloff & Susan Hunt Carol Campbell & Andy Krentz Don & Caroline Campbell Lawrence Campbell & Family Ken & Elizabeth Carroll Lawrie & Bea Cherniack

Mr. David Cheyne & Mrs. Audrey Miller-Cheyne Agnes & John Collins In memory of Malcolm Coombs – Beverley & David Kawchuk Joyce Cooper Martin & Gail Corne Ellen Curtis J. Dale Dr. & Mrs. James Dalton Donna Daman Ms. Linda Daniels J. Dawson DGH Engineering Ltd. Faye Dixon Pam Dixon Dr. Sheila Domke & Stephen Ross Adam Dooley & Lynn Billard Thomas Dooley Sally R. Dowler David Driedger John & Ada Ducas Helene Dyck Al Dyregrov Mr. & Mrs. William Easton Dr. Micheal Eleff & Chana Thau Lawrence & Brenda Ellerby Mr. & Mrs. John & Martha Enns Selma Enns Linda Ferguson Robert Filuk

Mr. & Mrs. D.C. Finnbogason Doug Finkbeiner Gayle Fischer Marcia Fleisher Chris Freeman Arnold Frieman Menno H. & Jolanda Friesen Colleen & Dan Furlan Dr. Jonathan Gabor & Tia Metaxas Mr. & Mrs. R. Gallant William S. Gardner Lynne & Lindsay Gauld E. George Dr. & Mrs. Ron & Denise George Rick & Patti Gilhuly Ms. Heather Gillander Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Gomori Jeremy & Maureen Gordon Dr. & Mrs. W. Gordon Shawn & Bill Gould Donald Graham Mintie Grienke Kari Hagness† Heather & David Hallatt Kathy Hallick Gregory & Heather Hammond Bruce & Judy Harris Sandra & Hans Hasenack Teresa A. Hay Ray Henjum Cathy Hobday

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Supporters Mr. Dennis Hodgkinson Jennie Hogan Gary Hook & Charmine Lyons Frank & Donna Hruska Dan Ilchyna G.C. Irwin-Kilfoyle Rudy & Gail Isaak Marlis & David Jacobson Rhea & Dave Jenkinson Lynne Jentsch Claire & Gerald Jewers Garth Johnson Lisa Johnston Dr. Leonard Kahane Dr. & Mrs. A. Kati Dr. & Mrs. Philip Katz Donald & Sheila Keatch M.J. King Paula Klan Myron & Marion Klysh Paul Kochan Madeline Kohut David & Denise Koss Holly Kotowich Bill & Evelyn Krahn Lorraine Kraichy Katarina Kupca Teena Laird Deanne Lander Dr. Patricia Landolfo Robert E. Leask Ellen & Stewart Leibl Kathy & Saul Leibl Tim & Kate Letkemann Carol & Clifford Levi Wendell & Eleanor Lind Wayne Loeppky Catherine Logan Dr. Simon Lucy Israel & Maylene Ludwig Dr. Sora Ludwig & Dr. Brent Schacter Sofia Lukie Dr. & Mrs. Ted Lyons Burton & Mary Lysecki Mr. & Mrs. E.R. MacDonald John MacDonald Sharon M. Macdonald Dennis MacKay, QC & Annette Stapenhorst Wally Mah Elaine & Neil Margolis Agatha Massey Nicola Matthews Bob & Betty McCamis Marjorie & Robert McCamis Patrick & Daniella McDonald Julia & Don McInnes Mr. & Mrs. Campbell McIntyre Greg & Gloria McLaren Barb Melnychuk Albert Metcalfe

Mel & Pippie Michener Jim & Karren Middagh Grant Mitchell & Catherine Lambeth Dr. Catherine Moltzan & Paul Brault Marc Monnin & Donna Miller Vera Moroz Bill Muir Ken & Suzanne Munroe Marika Nerbas Edwin & Pat Nicholls Robert Nickel Helen Norrie Deborah & George Nytepchuk Joanne Olchowecki Truus Oliver Cam Mackie & Doris Mae Oulton Murray Palay & Ivy Kopstein Heather & Harry Panaschuk Terry Panych Dr. Philip Pass Beverly Pavlek Ms. Jo-Anne Pelzer Ron & Anita Perron B. Peterson & S. Slonosky Donna Platt Ms. Karen Dawn Power Maureen Prendiville & Paul Jensen Bob & Linda Preston Ms. Judith Putter Vivian Rachlis Rudy & Audrey Ramchandar Angeline Ramkissoon Dr. Martin Reed & Joy Cooper Vance Rehill Pat & Bill Reid Joyce Rich Dr. & Mrs. J. Richtik Ricou-Manfreda Tony Robbins Jane Robinson Mrs. Linda Robinson Mr. Robert Rogers Sheryl Rosenberg Craig Russell & Janet Shaw-Russell John S. Russell Elizabeth Russin Michael T. Ruta Morley & Shirley Rypp Cheryl Samson-Siemens & Gordon Siemens Shona Scappaticci Barbara Scheuneman Hans & Gabriele Schneider Dr. Meir Serfaty & Bonnie Talbot Dr. & Mrs. A.M. Shojania Margaret & Paul Shuckett Shayna & Merrill Shulman Jeff Sisler & Cathy Rippin-Sisler Jennifer Skelly† & Family Chad Smith Mrs. Lorraine Smith Deanne Spiegel Frits & Joan Stevens

*Current Royal MTC Board of Trustees/Advisory Board members

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Naomi Stobbe & Paul Reimer Heidi Struck† Richard Swain Mr. & Mrs. Paul Swart Shayne & Kathryn Taback Ross & B.J. Taylor Karen Tereck Marilyn Thompson Bruce & Anne Thomson Ian R. Thomson & Leah R. Janzen Phyllis A.C. Thomson Mary E. Tibbs Mitchell D. Timmerman Malcolm & Shirley Tinsley Norma Toews W. Tretiak & B. Baydock Dr. Stephen Tritt & Dr. Sharon Goszer-Tritt Terry Tully Susan Turley Grant Tweed Robert Tyler Suzanne Ullyot Patricia Van Doninck Fran & Bob Vannevel L. Joy Viberg Irv & Toby Vinsky Dr. & Mrs. M.B. Vodrey Cynthia & Stirling Walkes Sherry & Bob Ward Vanessa Warne Peter & Joan Washchyshyn Deanna M. Waters Al & Pat Wherrett Florence & Donald Whitmore Trevor Wiens Peter & Elizabeth Wijtkamp Arthur Williams Dennis & Gustine Wilton Paul & Jackie Winestock Winfield Developments Canada Mr. C. Winstone Dr. David Wiseman & Merilyn Kraut Harry & Evelyn Wray Jessie Zacharias Ms. Mary Zadorozny Ken & Pat Zealand 22 Anonymous

CORPORATE DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE GUARANTOR • $5,000–9,999 Johnston Group Inc. Qualico

BENEFACTOR • $3,000–4,999 Cambrian Credit Union Gendis Inc. & Associated Corporations Maple Leaf Construction Ltd., Blake Fitzpatrick †Current Royal MTC staff

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Supporters Melet Plastics Inc., Edward Shinewald Terracon Development Ltd.

PATRON • $1,200–2,999 Accutech Engineering Inc. Assiniboine Credit Union Bison Transport, Don Strueber Blüfish Japanese Restaurant Bockstael Construction (1979) Ltd. Canada Safeway Limited Deloitte & Touche Foundation Canada George Wakefield Foods Inc., Judy Wakefield* Maxim Truck & Trailer Ruth & Ted Northam Number TEN Architectural Group, Robert Eastwood* PRA Inc. Ranger Insurance Brokers Ltd. Royal Canadian Properties Limited, Richard R. Bracken Sofa Logic, Suzi Bonk* Winmar Property Restoration

SPONSORS The Asper Foundation BMO Financial Group Martha Burns Calm Air Canon

Cardinal Capital Management Inc. Carlyle Printers Service & Supplies Ltd. The Chipman Family Foundation CIBC CN De Luca Fine Wines Dycom Direct Mail Services Esdale Printing Co. Ltd. The Fort Garry Hotel, Spa & Conference Centre Freeman Audio Visual Canada Friesens Corporation GRAJEWSKI FOTOGRAPH INC. Deborah Gray The Great-West Life Assurance Company Investors Group Lawton Partners MacDon Industries Ltd. Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries National Leasing Planned Perfectly PwC RBC Royal Bank Relish Round Table Steakhouse & Pub Stantec Consulting Ltd. Subway Franchise World Headquarters Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP Wawanesa Insurance Winnipeg Free Press

CORPORATE FRIENDS OF ROYAL MTC CONTRIBUTOR • $900–1,199 The Manitoba Teachers’ Society Mitchell Fabrics Ltd.

SUPPORTER • $600–899 Crosier Kilgour & Partners Ltd. Fillmore Riley LLP Intergroup Consultants Ltd. Manitoba’s Credit Unions NAV CANADA The North West Company Fay & Max Reich

ASSOCIATE • $300–599 Cowin Steel McKenzie Convenience Store, Hyun Soo Noh Mid West Packaging Limited Premier Printing Ltd.

DONOR • $150–299 Edward Carriere Leon A. Brown Ltd. MCW/AGE Consulting Professional Engineers

HUNDREDS OF DONORS “COPIED” THE LEAD OF CARLYLE AND CANON BY MAKING A YEAR-END GIFT. YOU MADE THE PERFECT MATCH CAMPAIGN A HUGE SUCCESS!!!

Thank you

Supporters Noble Locksmith Ltd. Patill/St. James Insurance Reitmans (Canada) Limited

TRIBUTE GIFTS Gifts received between October 21 and November 30, 2014.

In honour of Steven Schipper’s 25th anniversary as Artistic Director: Philip Ashdown, Gail Asper & Michael Paterson, Peggy Barker, Mr. & Mrs. Kristjan & Shirley Benidickson, Bruce & Joyce Berry, Donald & Edith Besant, Ms. Jean Bissett, The Bohm Family, Suzi Bonk*, The Bowles Family, Ron & Joan Boyd, Sheila & David Brodovsky, Miriam Bronstein, Jeanetta Casselman, Arthur & Donna Chow, John K. & Agnes Collins, Christine H. Coltart, Maxine Cristall, Bob & Alison Darling, Roberta Dyck, Michael & Lynn Evans, Nelma Fetterman, Lee Finch, Marcia Fleisher & Kelly MacDonald, Donald Fraser & Judy Little, Amy Richmond, Gregg & Mary Hanson, Teresa A. Hay, Evelyn & Larry Hecht, Dr. Ted & Gail Hechter, Karen Herd, Mrs. Audrey Hilderman, J.K. May Investments Ltd., Elizabeth E. Jackson, Bryan Klein & Susan Halprin*, J.K. Knox, Susan & Keith Knox, Carol Campbell & Andy Krentz, In memory of David Landy – Edith Landy, Ms. Nancy Latocki, Dr. G.H. Lawler, Frances Lemieux, Barbara Main, Sylvia L. Main, Mark & Gloria Mancini, Terri & Jim McKerchar, Estelle Meyers, Anthony & Joyce McWha, Irene & the late Claire Miller, Marcel & Louise Mollot, Margaret & Fred Mooibroek, Vera Moroz, Paul & Elaine Neelon, Jean & Lisa Neron, Vicki & Michael Northy, Pat & Sherry O’Connor, Andrew & Cheryl Ogaranko*, Theresa Oye, Norma Anne Padilla, Lawrie & Fran Pollard, E.M.L. Poulter, Myrna Protosavage, Heather Pullan & Tom Frohlinger, Bill & Norma Rennie, Patricia & James Richtik, Henry & Sheila Riendeau,

Marc & Sherri Rittinger, Michael T. Ruta, Ruth Simkin, Vern & Ann Simonsen, Howie & Sue Simpson, Virginia & Al Snyder*, Frits & Joan Stevens, Brenda Taylor, Marilyn Thompson, Elaine Toms, Mary & Gordon Toombs, W. Tretiak & B. Baydock, Suzanne Ullyot, Susan, Eric, Michaela & Chloe Vickar, Faye Warren, Donna Webb, Joan Wright, Dorothy Y. Young In memory of Ruth Paul, longtime MTC subscriber – Bev Venn

FOUNDERS’ CIRCLE John Hirsch and Tom Hendry shared a dream of creating great professional theatre with mass appeal. With the visionary support of Founders’ Circle members – those who have made a planned gift to Royal MTC – their dream will live on for generations to come. Thank you to our Founders’ Circle members.‡ Gail Asper, OC, OM, LLD* Marjorie & Morley Blankstein* Duane & Pauline Braun Terri Cherniack & Steven Schipper, CM† Kerry Dangerfield* Edward Fisher & Lyse Rémillard James Gibbs Gary Hannaford & Cathy Rushton Maureen E. Jay Andrew & Wendy Jensen Dr. Leonard & Hope Kahane Gordon C. Keatch* Laurie Lam† & Larry Desrochers Leona J. MacDonald Barb Melnychuk Jeffrey Morton* Heather Power & Harold Klause

ESTATE GIFTS RECEIVED BETWEEN OCTOBER 1, 2013 AND NOVEMBER 30, 2014 The Estate of John Gordon Hunter The Estate of Deanne Lander

ENDOWMENT FUND In Honour of Artistic Director Steven Schipper

Many thanks to the generosity of our Endowment Fund donors who gave a gift or fulfilled a pledge payment between October 1, 2013 and November 30, 2014. Amounts are cumulative. $5,000,000+ Government of Canada/ Gouvernement du Canada Canadian Heritage/ Patrimoine canadien

$250,000–499,999 Gail Asper, OC, OM, LLD* & Michael Paterson

$100,000–249,999 Morley* & Marjorie Blankstein, CM, OM, LLD Dick Bonnycastle

$50,000–99,999 Manitoba Theatre Centre Volunteer Corps of Ushers

$25,000–49,999 James R. Gibbs J.K. May Investments Ltd. The Michael Nozick Family Foundation In memory of Doug Shewfelt Arni Thorsteinson & Susan Glass Anonymous

$10,000–24,999 The Bowles Family Gus* & Diane Campbell John F. (Jack) Fraser* Bryan Klein & Susan Halprin* The Honourable Guy J. Kroft & Hester Kroft* Cam & Carole Osler Norma Anne Padilla Lawrie & Fran Pollard Dr. Bill Pope & Dr. Elizabeth Tippett-Pope Steven Schipper, CM† & Terri Cherniack George Sigurdson Terracon Development Ltd. Darcy & Brenda Zaporzan*

*Current Royal MTC Board of Trustees/Advisory Board members †Current Royal MTC staff ‡If you have remembered Royal MTC in your will, please let us know

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Supporters $5,000–9,999 Mr. & Mrs. Kristjan & Shirley Benidickson Margaret Caie Dr. & Mrs. Farouk S. Chebib Donald Fraser & Judy Little Susan & Keith Knox Rick Lee & Laurie Shapiro Garry Markham Jim* & Penny McLandress L. Blair Philpott & Tom Kynman Heather Pullan & Tom Frohlinger Wearing Williams Limited, Don & Sheila Katz In memory of Campbell Wright – Lynne Arnason Joan Wright

$2,500–4,999 Mary Campbell Esther & Hy Dashevsky* Helene Dyck Gregg & Mary Hanson Dr. Ted & Gail Hechter Margaret & Fred Mooibroek Cheryl Ogaranko* Virginia & Al Snyder* Dr. & Mrs. F.C. Violago Dorothy Y. Young Anonymous

$1,000–2,499 Robert & Ina Abra Family Fund – The Winnipeg Foundation Jack Armstrong & Doris Quinn Philip Ashdown George Baldwin Doris & Burton Bass Arthur & Ken Blankstein-Ure The Bohm Family Sheila & David Brodovsky Paul & Doreen Bromley Carol Campbell & Andy Krentz David* & Lianne Carefoot Kerry Dangerfield* Bob & Alison Darling Dick & Joan Dawson Roberta Dyck Ernest Epp Michael & Lynn Evans Jean & Dennis Giguere* John & Margaret Graham Rita Gunn* & Greg Mason Marilyn & Helios Hernandez Gary & Maureen Hunter In memory of Irene Karasick-McMurrich John Kearsey* Dr. G.H. Lawler Barbara Main Mark & Gloria Mancini

Terri & Jim McKerchar Irene & the late Claire Miller Vera Moroz Lillian Neaman* Jean & Lisa Neron Myron Pawlowsky & Susan Boulter Claude & Pat Precourt Ruth Simkin Bill & Laurie Speers* Frits & Joan Stevens Suzanne Ullyot Faye Warren Barbara & Ken Webb Richard L. Yaffe* & John A. Statham Dr. James & Mrs. Kim Zacharias Anonymous

$500–999 Joan & Ed Alexander Peggy Bainard Acheson Bruce & Joyce Berry Donald & Edith Besant Suzi Bonk* Ron & Joan Boyd Ruth & Kris Breckman Margaret E. Clarke Katherine Cobor & Gordon Steindel John K. & Agnes Collins Dorothy Davidson Robert* & Florence Eastwood Nelma Fetterman Marcia Fleisher & Kelly MacDonald Chris Freeman Brent & Debbie Gilbert Teresa A. Hay Evelyn & Larry Hecht In memory of David Landy – Edith Landy Dr. Stan & Susan Lipnowski Dr. & Mrs. Donald McInnes Paul & Elaine Neelon E.M.L. Poulter Bill & Norma Rennie Amy Richmond Patricia & James Richtik Marc & Sherri Rittinger Michael T. Ruta Faye Scott Jim & Susan Shaw Howie & Sue Simpson Elaine Toms 4 Anonymous

UP TO $499 Margaret & Charles Avent Armand & Judy Baccus Peggy Barker Ms. Jean Bissett Dr. John Bond H.F. Bowen Jeanetta Casselman

*Current Royal MTC Board of Trustees/Advisory Board members

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Betty & Bruce Catchpole Arthur & Donna Chow Christine H. Coltart Maxine Cristall Sharon Eadie Paulo Fernandes* Lee Finch Elizabeth Foster Carole Giesbrecht Sandy Gousseau* Karen Herd Mrs. Audrey Hilderman Dorothy Hodgson Camilla Holland† & Colin Viebrock Shawn Hughes* & Bruno Koehn Elizabeth E. Jackson Jordan Janisse & Teresa Cooper Sheila & Ken Katz Mr. & Mrs. Fred Kisil Brenda* & Trevor Kriss Ms. Nancy Latocki Frances Lemieux Marilyn Lindquist Sylvia L. Main Nick Martin & Dr. Evelyn Ferguson Keith Mayoh Anthony & Joyce McWha Marcel & Louise Mollot Marlene A. Mortimer Pat & Sherry O’Connor Theresa Oye Robb† & Heather Paterson Carolyn Porhownik Myrna Protosavage Bill & Heather Quinn Henry & Sheila Riendeau Andrea* & Michael Robertson Evan & Audra Roitenberg Joan Sheps Roslyn Silver Vern & Ann Simonsen Eleanor Suderman Brenda Taylor Peter & Sharon Taylor Marilyn Thompson Mary & Gordon Toombs W. Tretiak & B. Baydock Judy* & Michael Wakefield Walter & Shirley Watts Donna Webb 7 Anonymous

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Supporting Partners CORE FUNDERS

SEASON PARTNERS

TOM HENDRY WAREHOUSE SEASON SPONSOR

PRODUCTION SUPPORTER

JOHN HIRSCH MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION SPONSOR

TOM HENDRY WAREHOUSE PRODUCTION SPONSOR Chipman Family Foundation

JOHN HIRSCH MAINSTAGE PERFORMANCE SPONSORS

BACKSTAGE PASS

WORDPLAY

BENEFACTORS

Deborah Gray Martha Burns

THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES

CORPORATE MATCHING GIFT

S T R O N G E R C O M M U N I T I E S T O G E T H E R TM

REGIONAL TOUR

CalmAir

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Supporting Partners BLACK & WHITE BALL EXCLUSIVE EVENT SPONSOR

PLATINUM SPONSOR

SILVER SPONSOR

BRONZE SPONSORS Insurance Brokers and Consultants

LAWYERS PLAY

DESIGN SPONSOR

CAPITAL ASSISTANCE

2014 WINNIPEG FRINGE THEATRE FESTIVAL

S T R O N G E R C O M M U N I T I E S T O G E T H E R TM

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MEDIA SPONSORS

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Behind the Scenes Board of Trustees

John Hirsch Mainstage Front-of-House

Deborah Gay-de Vries, Front-of-House Manager Assisted by: Sheena Baird Jamie Chapman, Kim Cossette, Hunter Davis, Rylen de Vries, Caroline Graham, Jonny Hall, Elfie Harvey, Talia Kowalchuk, Tia Levine, Jessica Olson, Kayla Parke-Wilson, Amariah Peterson, Angela Rajfur, Jennifer Schmidt, April Smith, Rita Vande Vyvere, Kira Watson, Chelsea Zacharias, Derek Zorniak

Honorary Members

His Honour, Lt. Governor Philip S. Lee The Honourable Greg Selinger, Premier of Manitoba His Worship, Mayor Brian Bowman Executive Officers

Jim McLandress, Chair Kerry Dangerfield, Past Chair David Carefoot, Treasurer Brenda Zaporzan, Secretary Suzi Bonk, Chair, Community Relations David Christie, Chair, Governance & Strategic Planning Patrick Green, Chair, Organizational Performance Anthony C. Fletcher, Chair, Resource Development Trustees

Heather Clarke Robert Eastwood Paulo Fernandes Sandy Gousseau Rita Gunn John Guttormson Advisory Council

Gary Hannaford, FCA, Chair Gail Asper Morley Blankstein Doneta Brotchie Angus Campbell Gerry Couture Hy Dashevsky Glen Dyrda, FCA John F. Fraser Jean Giguere

Maintenance

Andrew Drinnan, Building Superintendent Chris Fletcher, Assistant Building Superintendent Marketing & Communications

Shawn Hughes John Kearsey Brenda Kriss Evan Kuz Jeff Lamothe Andrea Robertson

Laurie A. Speers Tim J. Valgardson Judy Wakefield Richard L. Yaffe

Charron Hamilton Yude Henteleff Ken Houssin Gordon Keatch Colin R. MacArthur, QC Patrick J. Matthews Jeffrey Morton, FCA Hon. Jack Murta Lillian Neaman Shelley Nimchonok

James Pappas John Petersmeyer Lawrence Prout Jeff Quinton Patricia Rabson Margaret Redmond Susan Skinner Al Snyder Maureen Watchorn

Paint

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

Sharon Burden, Payroll Administrator Yvonne O’Connor, Accounts Payable Administrator Shelley Stroski, Controller

Randy Zyla Harder, Head Electrician Rick MacPherson, Technical Director Alison Nutt, Head Carpenter Lawrence Van Went, Head Scenic Artist Michael Wright, Head of Sound

Brian Adolph, IT Manager Jennifer Cheslock, Outreach Manager Devan Graham, Director of Human Resources Camilla Holland, General Manager Daphne MacMillan, Administrative Assistant Jennifer Skelly, IT Administrator

Tom Hendry Warehouse Front-of-House

Kim Cossette, Front-of-House Manager Jamie Chapman, Rachael Neal, April Smith, Chelsea Zacharias

Artistic

Wardrobe

Jeff Kennedy, Literary Coordinator Laurie Lam, Producer Robb Paterson, Associate Artistic Director Steven Schipper, CM, Artistic Director Casey Shapira, Archives Coordinator Melinda Tallin, Artistic Coordinator

Thora Lamont, Acting Head of Wardrobe Lorraine O’Leary, Head of Wardrobe Lois Powne, First Hand Jackie Van Winkle, Head Buyer & Accessories Coordinator Wigs

Beverly Covert, Wigs & Makeup Supervisor

Sheena Baird, Ticketing Services Manager Laurie Fletcher, Box Office Manager Melanie Sexton, Director of Box Office Services Box Office Representatives: Katie Adamson, Laura Bergen, Gwendolyn Collins, Robyn Pooley, Tori Popp, Jessica Ross, Katie Schmidt, Caitlin Turner, Elizabeth Whitbread Louis Gagné, Layout Carpenter Brent Letain, Master Carpenter Chris Seida, Scenic Carpenter Michael Joyal, Development Assistant Stephanie Lambert, Special & Donor Events Coordinator Shelly Smith-Hines, Director of Development Heidi Struck, Individual Giving Manager

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

Tom Hendry Warehouse

Administration

Carpentry

Properties

John Bent Jr., Head of Sound Joan Lees-Miller, Head of Wardrobe Claude Robert, Head Electrician Chris Thomson, Head Carpenter John Tomiuk, House Stage Hand

Accounting/Finance

Box Office

Laura Enns, Touring & Production Coordinator Ian Kirk, Assistant Technical Director Paige Lewis, Assistant Production Manager Rick MacPherson, Technical Director, Tom Hendry Warehouse Russell Martin, Director of Production Ben Ross, Technical Director, John Hirsch Mainstage

Stage Crew

Staff

Development

Hayley Brigg, Publicity & Communications Coordinator Sue Caughlin, Marketing & Communications Manager Katie Inverarity, Director of Marketing & Communications Mark Saunders, Marketing & Communications Coordinator Thomas Urish, Sales Manager

Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival & Master Playwright Festival

Jennifer Cheslock, Festival Manager Chuck McEwen, Executive Producer Tori Popp, Festival Assistant Honorary Staff

Zaz Bajon, General Manager Emeritus

Additional Production Staff Cabaret

Heather Lee Brereton, Assistant Properties Maker Jacko Garcia, Carpenter Chris Hadley, Carpenter Kim Hamin, Assistant Scenic Artist Norma Lachance, Sewer

Sofia Lukie, Painter Barb Mackenzie, Sewer Kelly Ruth, Dyer Susan Rome, Buyer Lela Stairs, Cutter Evan Stillwater, Tailor Joy Willis, Sewer

Additional crew provided by IATSE Local 63

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Ovation

january 2015

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