Fall on Your Knees

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PART 1: FAMILY TREE

Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

Early 1900s to 1960s

APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS WITH 1 INTERMISSION

PART 2: THE DIARY

Cape Breton, Nova Scotia and New York City, New York 1920s to 1967

APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS WITH 2 INTERMISSIONS

PLEASE NOTE THIS PERFORMANCE CONTAINS: PARTIAL NUDITY, MATURE THEMES, GRAPHIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL CONTENT, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, STRONG LANGUAGE, E-CIGARETTES, SMOKE AND HAZE.

Neptune Theatre acknowledges the support of our government partners:

Thank you to the many artists whose talents have shaped the piece over the years and to the cast and company of this premiere production.

Special thanks to Hannah Krebs for her help with Gaelic translation and sounds, Sharon Collins for her help with Cape Breton sounds.

LEAD DONORS MARGARET FOUNTAIN, C.M., D.F.A.(HC), D.H.L.(HC) AND DAVID FOUNTAIN, C.M. | DEVELOPED IN SUPPORT FROM NATIONAL CREATION FUND | WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE SUPPORT OF CANADA COUNCIL / TORONTO ARTS COUNCIL

Alisa Palmer Director / Adaptor / Co-Creator

Hannah Moscovitch Writer / Adaptor / Co-Creator

Ann-Marie MacDonald Author

Mel Hague Dramaturg

Sean Mayes Music Supervisor & Composer

CAST

Tim Campbell James Piper / Ensemble

Janelle Cooper Adelaide Taylor / Sweet Jessie Hogan / Ensemble

Diane Flacks Sister St. Monica / Giles MacVicar / Mrs. Luvovitz / Ensemble

Eva Foote Lily Piper / Ensemble

Deborah Hay Frances Piper / Ensemble

Samantha Hill Kathleen Piper / Ensemble

Drew Moore Ralph Luvovitz / David / Ensemble

Tony Ofori Leo “Ginger” Taylor / Impresario / Ensemble

Cara Rebecca Materia Piper / Charity Woman / Ensemble

Maryem Tollar Mrs. Mahmoud / Musician

Amaka Umeh Rose Lacroix / Doc Rose / Ensemble

Dakota Jamal Wellman Anthony / Ambrose / Ensemble

Jenny L. Wright Mercedes Piper / Jeanne Lacroix / Ensemble

Antoine Yared Mr. Mahmoud / Tommy Jameel / Maestro / Ensemble

Kira Chisholm Rehearsal Swing

Naomi Ngebulana Rehearsal Swing

MUSICIANS

Douglas Price Conductor, Piano, Accordion

Anna Atkinson Violin, Accordion

Spencer Murray Flutes, Reeds, Pipes

Maryem Tollar Vocals, Qanun, Oud, Percussion

CREATIVE TEAM

Cherissa Richards Associate Director

Natasha Powell Choreographer

Hollywood Jade Associate Choreographer

Tereka Tyler-Davis Associate Choreographer

Camellia Koo Set Designer

Judith Bowden Costume Designer

Joyce Padua Associate Costume Designer

Leigh Ann Vardy Lighting Designer

Brian Kenny Sound Designer

Brandon Wells Audio Engineer

Daniel Bennett Technical Director

Douglas Price Associate Music Supervisor

Anita Nittoly Fight & Sexual Choreography

Jane Gooderham Dialect Coach

Yousef Kadoura Dialect & Disability Consultant

Michael Hart Stage Manager

Sarah Miller Assistant Stage Manager

PHOTO: LORNE BRIDGMAN

Like so many readers, I remember where I was when I read Fall On Your Knees because I remember the effect the novel had on me. As a young, queer, gender non-conforming person, born and raised on the East Coast into a family whose tree included immigrants, settlers, secrets, and surprises, I was moved and inspired by the novel; I felt seen by the story and stirred by the hope that lay in the characters’ reckoning with truth – however searing.

As a theatre maker, I was struck by what I recognized as an inherently theatrical engine driving the novel; I could see, hear and feel the worlds that MacDonald created. I was inspired to explore a theatrical adaptation because I knew that this voice, which continued to speak and sing in my imagination long after I set the book down, would speak and sing as powerfully to an audience. I’m grate- ful that Ann-Marie (who is, full disclosure, one of my most frequent artis- tic collaborators and also my wife) allowed me to try.

I have had the good fortune to assemble a remarkable team of artists. Over the past ten years, Vita Brevis Arts, my company with producers Paul Beauchamp and Patricia Cerra, with the support of incredible theatre companies and artistic leaders, has shepherded the project through a development process designed to listen to the voice of the novel; to explore the material and discover the style of the piece. My first artistic partner in this endeavour was Hannah Moscovitch, who had not only the talent and vision but also the courage and stamina to take it on. I want to thank all the gifted artists who have joined the project during this process and whose brilliant work you experience on stage today.

The shared dream of our artistic team was to bring to the stage the dynamic of the novel; its sweep

of love and ambition; its page-turning suspense; the deep relationships that readers develop with characters who are flawed, gifted, and often wounded. All this, along with the sheer delight of a story animated by music and passion and ultimately love.

When it came out, the novel Fall On Your Knees was immediately remarkable for the lesbian love story at its heart but as time has gone on, the long overdue reckoning with racism and abuses of power in our society has rendered other veins in the novel more urgent than ever. In the twenty-five years since I first read it, my children have grown up, my parents have passed away, and both my perspective and our world have shifted. In light of the increasing vulnerability of so many of our communities, the larger embrace of the novel’s story of family, both chosen and biological, is all the more poignant and powerful.

Fall on Your Knees is above all a story of passion – for life, for love, for truth and ultimately for redemption. Redemption is possible only when the truth has been acknowledged and shared. Ann-Marie has been quoted as saying that it’s a happy ending when at least one person has survived to tell the tale. Our theatrical version is inspired by the healing power of storytelling in its most enduring form, the shared circle. The circle crosses cultures and eras, and its invitation to bear witness is not only extended to a community, it also creates community. Thus, in one of the oldest forms of theatre we find the heart of our piece’s offer of hope for the future.

Alisa Palmer Director / Adaptor / Co-Creator

For the past few years, through a pandemic, this amazing creative team and so many support staff, have continued to work towards this epic production of Ann-Marie Macdonald’s Fall On Your Knees. We are thrilled to welcome the cast and their team to Neptune Theatre, finally, to continue their tour and to bring this East Coast story home.

When I attended a workshop of Fall On Your Knees, back in 2018, I knew that our audience should have the opportunity to be a part of this show’s journey. The feeling of anticipation as the play arrives on our stage, in two glorious halves, is immense and we welcome you to our Fountain Hall to take it all in.

Fall On Your Knees is one of three World Premieres this season, that all hit the stage within a two-month period. I am so proud to present exciting new work on our two stages. Overlapping with the first week of this production is Alison Crosby’s In Lieu Of Flowers, a decidedly dark, and surprisingly funny play about death and hauntings. Developed through Neptune’s own INKubator program in partnership with PARC, In Lieu of Flowers is an exploration of the complexities of grief, loyalty, and what happens to those who are left behind.

Up next, on this very stage is Ballad Of The Motherland, by Annie Valentina. A searing drama, ripped straight from the headlines, with the Russian invasion of the Ukraine as a backdrop. It’s rare to have an opportunity to be so very timely in the theatre.

Neptune Theatre is, step by step, returning to operations as Nova Scotia’s regional theatre, an advocate for Atlantic Canadian artists and stories and the city’s premier entertainment venue. Celebrating 60 years of entertaining Nova Scotians, Neptune continues with a brand new line-up of shows that I will announce on February 28th at noon for our 2324 Season. The time to come home to Neptune is now.

Enjoy the play and the journey it takes you on. See you again.

Jeremy Webb Artistic Director

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE

Happy New Year, and welcome to Fall on Your Knees. A truly collaborative effort, Fall On Your Knees Part 1 and Part 2 promise to be a theatrical experience like you’ve never seen. Neptune Theatre has worked with the National Arts Centre, Vita Brevis Arts, Canadian Stage Company, and the Grand Theatre to bring this epic Nova Scotian story to life. With great Nova Scotia pride, we welcome this production and visiting artists, to enjoy the beauty and culture that inspired Ann-Marie MacDonald’s epic novel of the same name.

Still to come in this spectacular season are In Lieu of Flowers, Ballad of the Motherland, and of course Billy Elliot the Musical. If you haven’t purchased tickets yet for these productions, be sure to buy now for more not-to-be missed theatre. Our Box Office is always open online, and you can call an Agent to book at (902) 429-7070. Enjoy the show!

Catherine Bagnell Styles Interim Executive Director

Welcome to the World Premiere of Hannah Moscovitch’s adaptation of Fall on Your Knees. On behalf of the Board of Directors of Neptune Theatre, we are thrilled to have the adaptation of Ann-Marie MacDonald’s Cape Breton odyssey on our Nova Scotia stage.

Neptune is a proud steward of Atlantic Canadian culture and talent. Collaborating on this play with our peers across Canada allows us to shine a light on all that Nova Scotia contributes to the Arts economy. With that in mind, as a Neptune patron, I encourage you to consider Neptune Theatre as you

plan your charitable giving this year. Donations are tax deductible, and there are multiple ways to support the work we do in this community. Contact the Box Office or Director of Development Leslie MacDonald lmacdonald@neptunetheatre.com to discuss donation opportunities.

Paul Laberge Chair, Neptune Theatre Foundation

TIM CAMPBELL

Role: James Piper / Ensemble

Theatre Credits: Tim has appeared in over 35 productions at the Stratford Festival, including John Proctor in The Crucible, Buckingham in Henry VIII, Chris Keller in All My Sons, and Horatio in Hamlet. Other theatre credits include Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare Theatre, Washington DC); Death of a Salesman, Twelve Angry Men, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (Soulpepper); and Private Lives (Chicago Shakespeare). Film/TV: Robyn Hood (Global), Under the Banner of Heaven (FX), You Can Live Forever (Prospector Films), and V/H/S/94 (Shudder.)

JANELLE COOPER

Role: Adelaide Taylor / Sweet Jessie Hogan / Ensemble

Janelle Cooper is an award-winning Actor, a Director, Choreographer, Producer, Writer, and a Founder and the Artistic Director of Ellipsis Tree Collective. Janelle’s expertise is in the excavation of lived experience through performance creation/devising and multi-genre storytelling, IBPOC artistic mentorship, and EDID (Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Decolonization) education through organizations like Black Pledge and The SCPA EDID Action Committee. Select Acting Credits: John Ware Reimagined (Blyth), The Color Purple (Neptune/Citadel/Royal Manitoba), Twelfth Night (Theatre Calgary/NAC), Adventures of a Black Girl, I Am For You (NAC); Speed Dating (Lunchbox); Charlotte’s Web, Penelopiad, Toad of Road Hall (ATP).

DIANE FLACKS

Role: Sister St. Monica / Giles MacVicar / Mrs. Luvovitz / Ensemble

Diane Flacks is a writer/actor. Her 5th solo play, Guilt, dir. by Alisa Palmer, just premiered at One Yellow Rabbit, and is being developed with Tarragon. Pre-Covid, Diane played Nathan in Nathan the Wise (Stratford) and wrote & starred in the Dora nominated Unholy (Nightwood). Selected Acting: 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother (WJT), Body Politic (Dora nom), Yichud (TPM). Selected Playwrighting: Waiting Room, SIBS and Care with Richard Greenblatt (Tarragon), Luba, Simply, Luba (Kobzar award) and her hit solo shows Myth Me, By A Thread, Random Acts and Bear With Me (adapted from her book). She was CBC radio’s longtime National parenting columnist & TV writing includes Workin’ Moms, Baroness Von Sketch, and Kids In The Hall

EVA FOOTE

Role: Lily Piper / Ensemble

Theatre Credits: Jenna, Hamlet-911, Hermia, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Stratford Festival); Eva, April Fools (Segal Centre); UnCovered: Notes from the Heart (Musical Stage Co.); Girl, Once (Segal Centre); Audrey, As You Like It, Phillipa, The Taming of the Shrew (St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival); Andrea, Dark Vanilla Jungle (Blarney Productions); Halley, Armstrong’s War (Theatre Network); Mary Pickford, Murdoch Mysteries (Season 15). Training: National Theatre School of Canada, Birmingham

Conservatory for Classical Theatre. Awards: Two-time nominee – Sterling Award; three-time nominee – Edmonton Music Award; recipient of 2019 Montreal English Theatre Award for Lead Performance in a Musical & Emerging Artist; recipient of 2019 Shirley Banks Prize for Emerging Musical Theatre Artists.

DEBORAH HAY

Role: Frances Piper / Ensemble

Canadian/International Credits: London Road (Canadian Stage) As You Like It (Jeff Award Nomination) and School for Lies (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre), Caroline, Or Change (Musical Stage Co), A Doll’s House Pt.2 (MTC/ Mirvish). Nine seasons at the Shaw Festival and six seasons at the Stratford Festival. Deborah played Catharine Cardinal in CTV’s award-winning crime drama Cardinal, and Therese Mendez in Apple TV’s mini series Five Days at Memorial, and starred in the feature film The Anniversary. Upcoming: Deb will be returning to the Shaw Festival to play in Blithe Spirit and The Game of Love and Chance.

SAMANTHA HILL

Role: Kathleen Piper / Ensemble

Originally from Winnipeg, Samantha has performed on stages across Canada and the US. Broadway credits include Les Miserables (Cosette) Phantom of the Opera (Christine). Other Selected Theatre Credits: Jules Verne: From the Earth to the Moon (Off-Broadway), Les Miserables (Mirvish), August Osage Country, Christmas at Pemberley (RMTC), Gracie (PTE), The Mousetrap (Cape Playhouse), South Pacific (Drury Lane), Nine, The Light in The Piazza (Dry Cold Productions). Film/TV: The Editor, Who We Are Now (TIFF Premieres). Training: Samantha is a proud graduate of the University of Alberta BFA Acting Program. Other: I am so very grateful to be telling this story. Much love to mama and dad. @samjeannehill

DREW MOORE

Role: Ralph Luvovitz / David / Ensemble

Drew grew up on the traditional unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinabe (Ottawa) GCTC Past Credits: Forever Young, This is War, Generous and Proud. Other Theatre: Taming of the Shrew, As you Like it, Twelfth Night, All’s Well That Ends Well (SLSF) A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Company of Fools) Children of the Bear (Outside the March) Woyzeck’s Head (Third Wall) where Drew was nominated for a Prix Rideau award. Training: Drew is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada.

TONY OFORI

Role: Leo “Ginger” Taylor / Impresario / Ensemble

Tony was born and raised is Toronto and is a 2022 Dora Mavor Moore Award nominee for Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role for his performance in Soulpepper’s Pipeline Training: Tony is a Humber College and York University Alumni. Theatre Credits: Actually (Obsidian Theatre), Copy That (Tarragon Theatre) and Pipeline (Soulpepper Theatre). Film/TV: Currently, Tony can be seen on Apple Tv’s season 3 of Daytime Emmy winning show Ghostwriter as Malcolm Turner. Other: Want to know what’s next for Tony? Check him out at www.tonyofori.com

CARA REBECCA

Role: Materia Piper / Charity Woman / Ensemble

Cara Rebecca is an actor, fight director, creator and emerging director. Theatre Credits: Cowgirl Up (ATP), Indecent (Segal), The Ward Cabaret (Harbourfront), Romeo & Juliet and Much Ado About Nothing (Repercussion), Don’t Read the Comments (Segal, Centaur, Fringe & Touring).

Film/TV: Love in the Time of Coronavirus (self-produced), Antioch (Talisman), Pandora (Youtheatre), We F*ck (Indie), Forbidden (Discovery), Word! (TVO Kids), Elle (Fokus).

Other: Cara is a co-founder of Ragtag, a multidisciplinary collective whose inaugural installation QUEERasure will premiere in Montreal later this year. Training: She is a graduate of the National Theatre School, McGill, and is accredited with the Academy of Dramatic Combat.

MARYEM TOLLAR

Role: Mrs. Mahmoud / Musician

Credits: Maryem Tollar is a renowned Egyptian-Canadian vocalist, known for her world music performances. She composed the music for the song Blow Blow Thou Winter Wind for Canadian Stage’s production of As You Like It, directed by Anand Rajaram in 2022. She was nominated for a 2010 Dora Award for outstanding cast in Nine Parts of Desire by Heather Raffo; and was in the 2009 Dora Award winning production of R. Murray Shafer’s opera The Children’s Crusade, playing the role of Ariana. Her voice has been heard CBC’s Little Mosque on the Prairie and A.R. Rahman’s Bollywood hit, Mayya Mayya. She performs with several Toronto musical groups including: Al Qahwa and Turkwaz. Maryem was awarded the inaugural 2019 Johanna Metcalf Prize for Performing Arts.

AMAKA UMEH

Role: Rose Lacroix / Doc Rose / Ensemble

Theatre Credits: Hamlet in Hamlet; Praise-Singer in Death and the King’s Horseman; Helena, Flute, Moth in A Midsummer Night’s Dream; 1851: Spirit and Voice (Soulpepper/ Myseum); 00 in The Wolves (Howland/Crow’s); Abigail in A Christmas Carol (Grand Theatre); Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare in High Park); Spiker in James and the Giant Peach (Young People’s Theatre); Ariel in The Tempest (Hart House). Training: Factory Theatre Mechanicals; Randolph College. Awards: BBPA Harry Jerome Award; Dora Awards for The Wolves and Moby: A Whale of a Tale (Art & Water). Other: To my family, friends, and fans: thank you for your support. @yesamaka.

DAKOTA JAMAL WELLMAN

Role: Anthony / Ambrose / Ensemble

Dakota Jamal Wellman is a performer, educator, and creator, originally from Port Hope (ON) and currently based in Montreal. Training: He is an alumni of Bishop’s University (B.A. Drama, 2015) and of Black Theatre Workshop’s Artist Mentorship Program (2015-2016).

Awards: For his work on Simone Half and Half (Black Theatre Workshop), Dakota was awarded the 2020 META for Outstanding Supporting Performance. Selected Theatre Credits: Pool (No Water) (Persephone Productions), Superdogs (Segal Centre for Performing Arts), Summer of Sonnets (Repercussion Theatre), and Don’t Read The Comments (Sermo Scomber Theatre).

Film/ TV: The Christmas Checklist, Terror Train, The Naughty Nine, About Sex, and Fester.

JENNY L. WRIGHT

Role: Mercedes Piper / Jeanne Lacroix / Ensemble

In addition to this novel being her all-time favourite, Jenny has been involved in its creation as a piece of theatre for over 10 years. Theatre Credits: Jenny has been in over fifty productions at the Shaw Festival since 1996, including You Can’t Take It With You, Time And The Conways, Peter Pan, Merrily We Roll Along, Pal Joey, Albertine in Five Times, Happy End, Guys and Dolls, Peter And The Starcatcher, Oh What A Lovely War, Androcles And The Lion, Holiday Inn Other Credits: The Fighting Days (ECT), The 39 Steps, Educating Rita (Lyndesfarne), Cyberia (NAC). Training: BFA Concordia University. Other: What an honour for this prairie girl to finally meet the maritimes and tell the story here!

ANTOINE YARED

Role: Mr. Mahmoud / Tommy Jameel / Maestro / Ensemble

Credits: Born in Lebanon and raised in Montreal, Antoine has worked in theatres across Canada and the US. His love of Shakespeare prompted a move to Stratford, where he spent five seasons performing classical plays such as Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Pericles, King John, The Merchant of Venice, John Gabriel Borkman, The Alchemist, The Madwoman of Chaillot and Mother Courage. Antoine’s taste for adventure then spurred him to seize the opportunity of appearing in Groundling Theatre’s production of King Lear in Toronto, before accepting a role in The Last Wife at Montreal’s Centaur Theatre. More recently, he was employed south of the border at Washington DC’s Arena Stage in A Thousand Splendid Suns – a role he’d reprised a few months after the production toured San Diego, San Francisco and Seattle.

NAOMI NGEBULANA

Role: Rehearsal Swing

Naomi got her start in community shows in Calgary, then moved to Toronto “for the culture”, eventually ending up in England, where she graduated with an MFA from the Guildford School of Acting. In 2020. She has been waiting ever so patiently for theatres to re-open and is excited to have made her professional debut this year. Theatre

credits: Educating Rita (Watermark Theatre), DRACULA: A Comedy of Terrors (Segal Centre) Other: Outside of living the dream, she’s a certified yoga instructor and either on her mat or eating ice cream. Haagen Dazs. The vanilla one with the chocolate covered almonds.

KIRA CHISHOLM

Role: Rehearsal Swing

Kira Chisholm (she/her) is an actor and theatre-maker who grew up on the land of the Wolastoqiyik (Fredericton, NB). She graduated from the National Theatre School of Canada’s Acting program in 2022 and is currently based in Winnipeg on Treaty 1 Territory. Recent Theatre Credits: Sally Bowles in Cabaret, The Brother/Mother-Showman/ Gradeschool Chum in Venus, Jezebel in An Irresistible Urge to do Something Inadvisable, and Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (National Theatre School of Canada). Velma Kelly in Chicago, Agave in The Bacchae (Theatre St. Thomas); Isabella in Measure for Measure, Lady Anne in Richard III (Bard in the Barracks).

MUSICIANS

ANNA ATKINSON

Role: Violin, Accordion

Anna Atkinson is a singer, songwriter, composer, producer and multiinstrumentalis originally from Windsor, Ontario. She studied the viola at the University of Victoria before spending nine years immersed in Toronto’s creative music and theatre communities. Anna performs her own music as Linaire: experimental electro-pop combining emotionally lucid lyrics with synths, strings, and lo-fi beats. A self-titled debut album was released in 2020. Anna has also contributed, both as creator and performer, to numerous projects across music, theatre, film and dance. Most recently, she was musical director, co-creator and performer in Joe Jack et John’s Les waitress sont tristes in Montreal, where she now lives.

SPENCER MURRAY

Role: Flutes, Reeds, Pipes

The son of a proud Scottish immigrant, Spencer Murray got his start playing the bagpipes when he was 8 years old. In his twenties Spencer moved to Toronto to study saxophone at Humber College with jazz legend, Pat LaBarbera, but at night he was studying Irish flute with Junowinning Irish musician, Loretto Reid. In 2016, Spencer was accepted to the University of Limerick in Ireland, where he became the first ever Canadian to receive a Master’s degree in the Uilleann piping. Spencer has performed as a soloist with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and with the Canadian company of Come From Away for over 850 performances. He is about to release his second album with his band Pipeslinger.

ALISA PALMER

Role: Director/Adaptor/Co-Creator

Alisa Palmer has led the development and world premiere of acclaimed theatre creations for over twenty five years including East of Berlin by Hannah Moscovitch, Sibs by Diane Flacks and Richard Greenblatt, Body Politic by Nick Green, Oh My Irma by Haley McGee, Belle Moral, Anything That Moves and Hamlet-911 by Ann-Marie MacDonald. Ms Palmer spent eight seasons at the Shaw Festival (selected credits: The Women, Sunday in the Park with George, The Philanderer and Pal Joey) and three seasons at the Stratford Festival ( Hay Fever and Hamlet-911 ). She directed the box -office breaking production of GoodNight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) by Ann-Marie MacDonald, featuring the playwright in the leading role. Ms Palmer has directed Canadian premieres of works by international playwrights including Sarah Ruhl, Naomi Wallace and Caryl Churchill. Her acclaimed revival of Churchill’s Top Girls is featured in the documentary film Girls on Top by Fighting Fish Productions. She directed Cloud 9, also by Churchill for Mirvish Entertainment, where she was Resident Director for the World Premier of Lord of the Rings. As Artistic Director of Nightwood Theatre, Ms Palmer oversaw the commissioning, development and premiere of celebrated plays including Djanet Sears’ Harlem Duet and Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God, and Alex Bulmer’s Smudge, the first professional play by a visually impaired theatre maker which she also directed. Ms Palmer is the recipient of numerous awards in Canada and internationally, including multiple Dora and Chalmers Awards, and the Award of Excellence in the Arts. She is a three-time finalist for the Siminovitch Prize for Directing and is a proud recipient of a Harold Award for her contribution to Independent Theatre. Ms. Palmer is currently the Executive Artistic Director of the National Theatre School of Canada, English Section and is founder and Artistic Producer of Vita Brevis Arts. She was born and raised in New Brunswick, in the unceded Territory of the Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqiyik and currently lives in Tiohtià:ke /Montréal, unceded territory of the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation, with her wife and daughters.

HANNAH MOSCOVITCH

Role: Writer/Adaptor/Co-Creator

Hannah Moscovitch is an acclaimed Canadian playwright and TV writer whose work for the stage has been widely produced across Canada and internationally. Awards: She has won numerous accolades for her playwriting, including the Nova Scotia Masterworks Arts Award, the Governor General’s Award, and the prestigious international Windham-Campbell Prize. Past writing for the stage includes: East of Berlin, This is War, Bunny, What a Young Wife Ought to Know, Sexual Misconduct of the Middles Classes, and Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story (co-created with Ben Caplan and Christian Barry). Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story, developed by Halifax’s own 2b theatre, played at both 59E59 Theatres off-Broadway and at the International Edinburgh Fringe Festival where it garnered a landslide of critical praise, including more than fifty four- and five-star reviews, becoming a TimeOut and New York Times Critic’s Pick and receiving six Drama Desk Award nominations. Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story has been touring the world since 2017, and in 2023 it will cross the 400 performances line. Film/TV: Hannah is the Co-Creator, Executive Producer and Head Writer of Little Bird for Bell Media and Rezolution alongside Jennifer Podemski set to air on APTN Lumi and Crave in 2023. Most recently, Hannah was Co-Executive Producer on Interview With The Vampire for AMC with Gran Via and Dwight Street Book Club producing. Hannah splits her time between Halifax and Los Angeles.

CHERISSA RICHARDS

Role: Associate Director Cherissa Richards has appeared on stage and screen throughout Canada. Recent Directing Credits: Red Velvet (Crow’s Theatre); Harlem Duet (Bard on the Beach); Meet me at Dawn (Theatre by the River); VOICE (Prairie Theatre Exchange); The Power of Harriet T (Manitoba Theatre for Young People). Cherissa is a Crow’s Theatre RBC Rising Star Emerging Director recipient-‘21, Why Not This Gen Directing Fellow-‘21, she received a directing diploma from National Theatre School directing residency in independent study-‘21. Directing residencies: Bard on the Beach, Shaw Fesitval, Stratford Festival. Upcoming Directing: Trouble in Mind (Royal MTC/Citadel), Julius Caeser (Bard on the Beach) 2023, Diggers (Prairie Theatre Exchange/Black Theatre Workshop) 2024.

NATASHA POWELL

Role: Choreographer

Natasha Powell is a Toronto native who has been working in the dance industry for 17 years. Her soulful approach to movement that transcends genre can be seen and felt in her choreography and teachings. Credits: No stranger to the stage, Natasha has collaborated and created over 20 dance works for live performance. As the founder, artistic director, and choreographer for her company HOLLA JAZZ, she created the award-winning show FLOOR’D - the company’s first full-length production, presenting historical jazz dances in a new light. Awards: FLOOR’D was nominated for 4 Dora Mavor Moore Awards (including Outstanding Original Choreography by Powell, and Outstanding Production) winner of the Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble, and named one of top 10 dance shows.

HOLLYWOOD JADE

Role: Associate Choreographer

A visionary with a passion for excellence, Hollywood Jade wears multiple hats as a choreographer, artistic director, performance coach, and media personality, among others. Selected Credits: Choreographer Sleeping Beauty (Capitol Theatre), Choreographer The Soul Of Motown (Stage West), Resident Choreographer/Guest judge Canada’s Drag Race (Crave/World Of Wonder), Assistant Choreographer, The United States vs Billie Holiday (Hulu), Choreographer, Queen Tut (Fae), Choreographer, Accused (Fox).

TEREKA TYLER-DAVIS

Role: Associate Choreographer

Tereka T is a passionate performing artist and dance professional, always looking for ways to explore and tell diverse stories. She has appeared on screen and on stages in North America, Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean. Selected Credits: Facing Home: Love and Redemption (Kashedance), Shades (Esie Mensah Creations), Tribute to Harry Belafonte (Culchaworks), and Margarita (Holla Jazz). Awards: Tereka won a Dora Award for Best Ensemble as part of the cast of FLOOR’D (Holla Jazz). Film/TV: She has appeared in series American Gods and Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam CJ Walker and Canadian film Door Mouse

SEAN MAYES

Role: Music Supervisor & Composer

Based in New York & Toronto, Sean Mayes enjoys a varied career as a conductor, music director, orchestrator, arranger, composer, author & educator, spanning the range of numerous musical styles between Broadway, theatre, opera, classical & pops. Conducting Credits: Hadestown & MJ (Broadway), The Color Purple (Canadian Premiere), and Black Broadway with American Pops Orchestra (PBS National Broadcast). Other Credits: Come From Away (Music Supervisor, Finland), aportia chryptych (Composer/ Music Supervisor, Canadian Opera Company), King Lear (Composer, Stratford 2023). André De Shields with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (Orchestrations, Music Direction). Other: Co- author of An Inconvenient History of Black British Musical Theatre & Reframing the Musical (Bloomsbury).

CAMELLIA KOO

Role: Set Designer

Camellia is a Toronto based set and costume designer for theatre, opera, dance and site-specific performance installations and collaborations. Recent Theatre and Opera Credits: collaborations with The Electric Company, Factory Theatre, The National Arts Centre, Soulpepper Theatre, The Shaw Festival, The Stratford Festival, Tarragon Theatre, Against the Grain, Banff Centre, Boston Lyric Opera, Canadian Opera Company, Edmonton Opera, Helikon Opera (Moscow), Minnesota Opera, Pacific Opera Victoria, Santa Fe Opera, and Tapestry New Opera. Awards: Camellia has received six Dora Mavor Moor Awards (Toronto), a Sterling Award (Edmonton), a Chalmers Award Grant, 2006 Siminovitch Protégé Prize, and the 2016 Virginia and Myrtle Cooper Award for Costume Design.

JUDITH BOWDEN

Role: Costume Designer

Judith Bowden has been designing for the theatre for the past 25 years. Selected Credits: costume design for Queen Goneril and King Lear (Soul Pepper Theatre). The Humans, (Citadel Theatre/Canadian Stage). London Road, The Other Place, (Canadian Stage). Sense and Sensibility, (Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre). Chimerica, (M.T.C./ Canadian Stage). Set and Costume design for White Christmas, Gaslight, Holiday Inn, LadyKillers, Grand Hotel, St Joan, and Sweeney Todd, costume design - Cabaret, at the Shaw Festival where she has designed for the past 20 seasons. She has had the pleasure of working at a number of theatres including the National Arts Centre, The Grand Theatre, Prairie Theatre Exchange, P.O.V. Theatre Calgary, The Citadel, Crows Theatre, ATP and Arena Stage, Washington, D.C.

JOYCE PADUA

Role: Associate Costume Designer

Joyce Padua is a Toronto-based costume designer, cutter, and head of wardrobe. A BFA graduate of York University, her work as a designer and assistant has been featured in several productions including shows with the Shaw Festival, the Stratford Festival, and Factory Theatre. Awards: In 2021, Joyce was nominated as a Siminovitch Prize Protegée under designer Gillian Gallow. Theatre credits: Costume design: Too True to Be Good (Shaw Festival), Year of the Rat (Factory Theatre), Desire Under the Elms (Shaw Festival), Head of Wardrobe: TOKA (Theatre Passe-Muraille), Trout Stanley (Factory Theatre), Lady Sunrise (Factory Theatre), Marjorie Prime (Coal Mine Theatre).

LEIGH ANN VARDY

Role: Lighting Designer

Recent theatre Credits: Hamlet 911, The Neverending Story, As You Like it, The Diary of Anne Frank (Stratford), The Breathing Hole, Metamorphosis (NAC), Misery, The Rocky Horror Show (Neptune), Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes (Belfry Theatre), For A Look or a Touch (Pacific Opera Victoria), Tell Tale Harbour (Confederation Centre for the Arts), Between Breaths, Everybody Just C@lm The F#ck Down (Artistic Fraud), The Silver Arrow (Citadel Theatre), The Third Colour (Prairie Theatre Exchange), Secret Life of a Mother (Theatre Centre, Crows Theatre), and The God That Comes (2b). Other: Leigh Ann is a teacher and coach at NTS. She is originally from Newfoundland and now lives in Nova Scotia and works all over the country. She’s honoured to be part of the telling of this story with these remarkable people.

BRIAN KENNY

Role: Sound Designer

Brian is a designer for theatre from Mt. Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador and is a graduate from The National Theatre School of Canada and Sheridan College. Selected Credits: Come From Away in Concert (Mirvish, Marquis Ent), Billy Elliot, The Rocky Horror Show, The Music Man, Little Shop of Horrors (Stratford Festival), Elf, Grow, Mary Poppins (The Grand Theatre), Once (Segal Centre), Everybody Just C@lm The F#ck Down, Between Breaths, The Colony of Unrequited Dreams (Artistic Fraud of Newfoundland), Supper Club, Birthday Balloon (RCA Theatre). Other: Brian is a board member of the IATSE Local 659, The Associated Designers of Canada.

DOUGLAS PRICE

Role: Associate Music Supervisor Douglas Price is an award-winning composer, music director, and teacher from London, Ontario. Training: He is an alumni of the Shaw Theatre Festival’s music directing internship program (mentor: Dr. Paul Sportelli), a masters graduate from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and he inaugurated the position of Head of Music at the National Theatre School of Canada (2014-2020).

Other: He is the founder and creator of tunetorialz.com (an online catalogue of musical theatre lessons), and he recently launched his first book, Seventeen To Millionaire, a personal finance book for Canadian teenagers available at seventeentomillionaire.com.

ANITA NITTOLY

Role: Fight & Sexual Choreography

Selected Fight Director credits: 2019 Season (The Stratford Festival); The Last Wife, The 39 Steps, Successions (Centaur Theatre); Whole World (Carousel Players); Kitchen Radio, Stag & Doe, 2018 Season (Blyth Festival); Don Quichotte, Die Walkure, Carmen (Canadian Opera Company, Associate Fight Master). Stage Combat Instructor and Fight Director/ Sexual Choreographer (National Theatre School). Intimacy Choreographer: Trojan Girls and The Outhouse of Atreus (Outside The March/Factory Theatre/Factory Theatre); Our Place (Cahoots Theatre/Theatre Passe Murraille); TV/FILM: Stunt Performer/Stunt Actor (selected credits: SEE, Star Trek: Discovery, Pretty Hard Cases, Teen Titans, The Boys, Rabbit Hole, What We Do in the Shadows, various Ubisoft motion capture productions).

MEL HAGUE

Role: Dramaturg

Mel Hague is a Toronto based Curator and dramaturg. Mel is the Artistic Director of Factory Theatre in Toronto. Previously, Mel has worked with Canadian Stage Company, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Obsidian Theatre Company, IFT Theatre, Factory Theatre, Banff Centre Playwrights Colony, current performing arts, fu-Gen Asian Canadian Theatre, Eastern Front Theatre, Queer Acts Festival, The Paprika Festival, and Mulgrave Road Theatre. Mel was the Director of the Rhubarb Festival from 2014 - 2019 and was selected as a Leader in Residence at the National Theatre School of Canada (2018/19). Selected Dramaturgy Work: Venus’ Daughter by Meghan Swaby (Obsidian Theatre Company, 2016) Up the Garden Path by Lisa Codrington (Obsidian Theatre Company, 2016), Black Boys by Saga Collectif (with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 2018) lulu v.7 aspects of a femme fatale (red light district with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 2018) Always Still the Dawn by Susanna Fournier (Canadian Stage, 2020). Other: Mel is a member of the Board of Directors for the Summerworks Festival.

JANE GOODERHAM

Role: Dialect Coach

Theatre Credits: London Road, The Syringa Tree, Rock ’n’ Roll (Canadian Stage) 19 seasons with The Stratford Festival; Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Cloud Nine, The Lord of the Rings, The Producers (Mirvish); Shaw Festival; War Horse, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Royal National Theatre/Mirvish); Matilda (Royal Shakespeare Company/Mirvish); Oroonoko, Chair (Theatre for a New Audience, New York). Television: Good Sam (CBS), Reacher (Amazon), Republic of Doyle (CBC).

Teaching: Head of Voice, National Theatre School of Canada (2009-16); Centre for Indigenous Theatre; Birmingham Conservatory. Training: Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (MA Voice), Guildhall School of Music & Drama (BA Acting).

YOUSEF KADOURA

Role: Dialect & Disability Consultant

Yousef Kadoura is a Disabled Lebanese-Canadian actor, writer, and curator as well as a graduate of the acting program at the National Theatre School of Canada (2017). He was the producer and host of Walking the Space, a podcast series exploring disability in the arts, and was previously the 2018 Curator in Residence at Tangled Art + Disability. Theatre Credits: P.T. Barker, Intangible Adorations Caravan, as a part in Toronto’s Year of Public Art (2022) Jonathan, Jonathan La Figure du Goeland, (Geordie Theatre, 2021), and Jihad, Eraser, as a part of the Riser Project (2019).

ANN-MARIE MACDONALD

Role: Author

Ann-Marie MacDonald is an author, playwright, and actor. She is known for her novels, Fall On Your Knees, The Way the Crow Flies, Adult Onset, and Fayne, as well as her plays, Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), Belle Moral: A Natural History, and Hamlet 911. Her work as an actor on stage and screen has earned her a Gemini Award and a Genie Nomination, and she hosted and narrated CBC TV’s documentary series, Life and Times and Doc Zone. Her writing has been honoured with awards including the Chalmers, the Dora Mavor Moore, the Governor General’s, and the Commonwealth Prize. Ann-Marie is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada. In 2019 she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in recognition of her contribution to the arts and her activism for LGBTQ2S+ rights.

MICHAEL HART

Role: Stage Manager

Theatre Credits: 26 seasons at the Stratford Festival including All’s Well That Ends Well, Little Shop of Horrors, The Rocky Horror Show, Hay Fever, The Tempest starring Christopher Plummer, The Duchess of Malfi, The Swanne Trilogy amongst others; Heisenberg, Liv Stein (Canadian Stage); Constellations (Centaur/Canadian Stage); Body Politic (Buddies); The Death Of The King (Modern Times); The Winter’s Tale (Groundling); Bombay Black (Factory); Manon, Sandra and the Virgin Mary (Pleiades); Saint Carmen of The Main (NAC/Canadian Stage); Romeo and Juliet (NAC); Mother Courage and Her Children (NAC/ MTC); Real Live Girl (MTC); Fully Committed, Silence, Einstein’s Gift (Grand Theatre); Wit (Centaur); Hamlet (Neptune).

SARAH MILLER

Role: Assistant Stage Manager

Sarah Miller is a Toronto-based freelance stage manager for live theatre and events. Select credits: I Send You This Cadmium Red (Art of Time); A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline (Capitol Theatre); MixTape (Crow’s Theatre/Grand Theatre); Bang Bang, The Crackwalker (Factory Theatre); The Runner (Human Cargo/ Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre); Monday Nights (Luminato/Theatre Centre); Of Mice and Morro and Jasp (Manitoba Theatre for Young People); Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Mirvish); Lil’ Red Robin Hood (Ross Petty Productions); Sisters, Innocence Lost, Of Human Bondage, Spoon River, A Christmas Carol, Hosanna, The Heidi Chronicles, Angels in America (Soulpepper Theatre); Forever Plaid (Starvox Entertainment); Orestes, Yaga (Tarragon Theatre); The De Chardin Project (Theatre Passe Muraille) and Freedom Singer (Project Humanity).

SPONSORS & PARTNERS

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FOUNDATIONS

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THE 2022-23 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NEPTUNE THEATRE FOUNDATION INCLUDES:

Paul Laberge (Chair)

Kelly Boudreau (Vice Chair)

Charlene Milner (Treasurer & Chair of the Audit Committee)

Rodney Belliveau (Secretary)

Rebecca Hiltz LeBlanc (Past Chair)

Mary Clancy (Chair: Advocacy & Education Committee)

Tracey Jones-Grant (Chair: Community Outreach Committee)

Catherine Bagnell Styles (Chair: Strategic Marketing Committee)

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NEPTUNE THEATRE FOUNDATION INCLUDES:

Catherine Bagnell Styles

Stella Balfour

Rodney Belliveau

Kelly Boudreau

Mary Clancy

Krista Grant

Leslie Hawco

Rebecca Hiltz LeBlanc

Andrea Hughes

Anna Hurshman

Tracey Jones-Grant

Paul Laberge

Charlene Milner

Sara Scott

Wendy Davis Johnson

LIFE DIRECTORS

Allister Byrne

Rick Emberley

Tim Margolian

Ralph Medjuck

Lloyd Newman

Senator Donald Oliver, Q.C.

Mrs. J.G. Simpson

Dr. James Spatz

HONOURARY DIRECTORS

Jamie Baillie

David Glenn Fountain

Jim Mills

Maureen Reid

Dr. Joan McArthur-Blair

Robbie Harrison

Rob Batherson

SIGNATURE DONORS

Frank and Debbi Sobey

Student Access Program

NEPTUNE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER’S CIRCLE ($25,000 and up)

Jack & Joan Craig

The Craig Foundation

Margaret & David Fountain

The Estate of Marie MacInnes

The Estate of Edith Mingo

Beth & Will Apold

Marjorie Lindsay

Gail Asper, O.C., O.M., LL.D. & Michael Paterson

Estate of Audrey G. Cowan

Jason Roth & Cheryl Steadman-Roth

NEPTUNE DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE ($10,000 to $24,999)

Wesley & Diane Campbell

The Colpitts Family Foundation

Maureen & Douglas Reid

Valerie MacDonald & Jim Spatz

H. Wayne Garland

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Robert Batherson & Catherine MacIsaac

Carolyn Bragg

George & Sandy Caines

Dr. Linda Cochrane

Trinda L. Ernst

Chris & Hiya Field

Fred & Elizabeth Fountain

Marjorie Fountain

Robert & Beverly Harrison

Norma Jeanrie

In Memory of Dale R. Johnson

Paul Laberge & Laurel Broten

In memory of Alan Laing

Arthur & Patsy LeBlanc

Geraldine MacKay

Jean Macpherson

Tim Margolian & Dawn Frail

Dr. Joan McArthur Blair & Dr. Jeanie Cockell

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Janet Schaffner

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($50 to $99)

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GOLDEN FUTURE CAMPAIGN

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Neptune Theatre gratefully acknowledges the generous support of our Neptune Endowment Fund donors. To find out more about this important campaign, visit neptunetheatre.com/endowment.

$10,000 +

Margaret & David Fountain 

Lorraine & Bill Black 

Tim Margolian & Dawn Frail 

The Craig Foundation 

Jason Roth & Cheryl Steadman-Roth 

Will & Beth Apold 

The Estate of Edwin Charles Urquhart 

J & W Murphy Foundation

Stella & Scott Balfour

$2,500 - $9,999

Wesley & Diane Campbell 

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Zachary Smith Giving Foundation 

Donald & Susan Church 

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Barbara Carleton

Polar Foundation

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$1,000 - $2,499

Barbara MacKinnon 

Maureen & Douglas Reid 

Crawford & Susan Van Horne

Dorothy Morrison

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Paul Laberge & Laurel Broten 

Mary Clancy 

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Lisa & Al Blair 

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14 Bells Fine Art Gallery

Ms. Susan Crocker

Alastair Saunders & Christine Corston

In Honour of Lean Major 90th Birthday

Stanley Van Dyke

Kurt Ryan

Charlene Milner

The above Individual Support Gifts were made between January 1 - December 31, 2021. We want to thank and recognize our longterm donors for their extended giving.

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Arthur & Patsy LeBlanc

Ms. Bruce Blakemore

Christopher Pringle

David Hope

Donna Sparkes

Mr. joshua martin

Michael Hamlyn

Stoo Metz, Production Photographer

Mrs. Debby Farnell Rudolph

$500 - $999

John & Faith Semple 

Metcalf & Company 

Herbert & Phyllis Orlik 

Lois A. Shields 

Patricia & David Watson 

Marilyn & Reid Harrison

John & Nicola Young

Susan Sherwin

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Lynn Johnston

Beverly & Patrick Charlton

Judy Farnell

Robert & Beverly Harrison

Carol Mercer & Wally Seipp

Nancy Mansfield & Charles Baxter 

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Lynn Coveyduck 

Monique LeBlanc & George Kephart 

Robbie & Charlotte MacKeigan 

Sheila MacLeod & Sean Christie 

David/Andrea Sibley/Rankin 

Melissa & Level Chan 

Rick Nurse 

Debby Rudolph 

Sharon Hupman

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Ryan Duggan

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Terri Sanderson

Daniel O’Halloran

$250 - $499

Darrell & Kaye Boutillier 

Allyn & Sandra Clarke 

Jean & Michael Gray 

Ward & Madge Skinner 

Nancy J. Morrison & Gregory C. Baker 

Susan Grant & William Middleton 

Dave Hunter 

Alayne Pothier 

Gerald & Anne Isenor 

Bill MacDonald & Patricia Pearce 

David Ritcey 

Rod & Sue McCulloch 

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Sharon Fraser & Dan O’Connor 

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Steven Slipp

Andrea Scott

Anne Sweeney

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Lorraine Campbell

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Barbara Kanellakos

Denis Connor

Mark Singer

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$100 - $249

Andrew S Harvey & Margaret Jean Bayer

Mel & Myrna Baird

Marguerite & Hector Muise

In Memory of Rev. David Ferguson

John A. Montgomerie 

Sara Kinley

Trinda Ernst

Lorna J. Carter

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Roderick & Valerie Macdonald

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Brookes & Fiona Diamond 

Anna & Lex Stuart 

Mark Tipperman & Lorna Williamson 

Mrs. Michelle Ryan 

Stephen E.A. Thompson 

Carol & Donald MacNeill 

Joanna Holland 

Ms. Judy Haley 

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Catherine Bagnell Styles 

Ann Crowell 

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Donna L. McGrath 

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Linda & Alain Pirard 

James Keast 

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Anne MacKay 

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Jane Scott 

Joe Burke 

John & Marilyn Edgecombe 

Lynne Donahoe 

Rob Fennell & Sally Shaw 

Mary & Ron Macnab 

Jolene Pattison 

Charles Reagh 

Jacklynn Pidduck

Wilma Mays

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Mrs. Jane MacNeill

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James Harrod & Patricia Reis

Janice Mah

Jerry & Cheryl Inman

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Paul Broad

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ADDITIONAL STAR DONORS

We want to thank and recognize our longterm donors for their extended giving.

 five to nine years of support

 10 to 14 years of support

 15 to 19 years of support

 20 or more years of support

Barbara Burke 

Ian & Gail Logie 

Anonymous 

Réjeanne & Robert Bell 

Teana Stewart 

In Memory of Allan Shlosssberg 

Judith Graham 

Stephanie Connidis 

Anne & Michael Harrop 

Gina MacDonald 

Harold Robertson & Liz Townsend 

Mr. Philip Fraser 

Ms. Jean Millar 

Dr Alastair Saunders 

James Barker 

Sally Camus 

Danette Foster 

Mrs. Joy Williams 

Mr. & Mrs. Rob Mabe 

Warren Ryan 

Despite the staff’s extensive efforts to avoid errors and omissions, mistakes can occur. If your name was omitted, listed incorrectly, or misspelled, we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. We would appreciate being notified of any errors at 902-429-7300.

STAFF

ADMIN

Adam Martin – Building Manager

Afolami Awokulehin – Director of Finance

Alison House – Box Office Manager

Annie Valentina – Artistic Associate

Catherine Bagnell Styles - Interim Executive Director

Emily Richards – Manager of Sales & Marketing

Harmony Adesola - Content Creator

Ian Gilmore – Assistant Box Office Manager

Jeremy Webb – Artistic Director

Jssel Sambo - Building Custodian

Julia Topple – Theatre School Admin Assist

Krystle MacNeill – Manager, Finance and Administration

Laura Caswell – Director of Education

Laura Thornton – Communications coordinator

Leslie MacDonald – Director of Development

Lucas Arab - Content Creator

Maddie Maitzen - Content Creator

Marketing & Business Analyst

Michael Erwin – Production Manager

Pam Nicoll – Graphic & Multimedia Designer

Reynaldo Sambo - Building Custodian

Stoo Metz – Social Media, Content Creator

Yagiz Turker - Marketing & Business Analyst

BOX OFFICE STAFF

Aurora MacInnis

Gabrielle Milner

Jennifer Kimball

Kyle Gillis

Lara Abramson

Lauren Amyotte

Molly Somers

Sophie Cole

Teya Bezanson

FRONT OF HOUSE STAFF

Amanda Burnett (Duty Manager)

Amie Riley

Andrea Gracia (Manager)

Asia Aiken

Batur Sayin

Brenee Dort

Bridget Carrigan

Brittany Kamras (Duty Manager)

Cassie Seaboyer

Catherine Gray (Manager)

Charlotte Forknall (Duty Manager)

Danella Calina

Emma Goulden

Emma Toope

Eric Calnan

Aselis Palliser-Nicholas

Ferris Vasko

Grace Solomo-Maravilla

Hannah deJong

Harmony Adesola

Hugh Ritchie

Ivy Abbott-Charles

Janice Creelman

Jorge Arellano (Duty Manager)

Julia Williams

Katherine Dynes (Duty Manager)

Linda Meian

Neil LeMoine

Olivia Karn

Owen Darrah

Rae Steeves

Sean Burnett (Duty Manager)

Spencer Creelman

Stevey Hunter (Duty Manager)

Taryn Hanrahan

Taylor Campbell

Teri Beckwith

Tonieshia White

Ursula Calder

Zach Faye

STAFF

ADMIN

Adam Martin – Building Manager

Afolami Awokulehin – Director of Finance

Alison House – Box Office Manager

Annie Valentina – Artistic Associate

Catherine Bagnell Styles - Interim Executive Director

Emily Richards – Manager of Sales & Marketing

Harmony Adesola - Content Creator

Ian Gilmore – Assistant Box Office Manager

Jeremy Webb – Artistic Director

Jssel Sambo - Building Custodian

Julia Topple – Theatre School Admin Assist

Krystle MacNeill – Manager, Finance and Administration

Laura Caswell – Director of Education

Laura Thornton – Communications coordinator

Leslie MacDonald – Director of Development

Lucas Arab - Content Creator

Maddie Maitzen - Content Creator

Michael Erwin – Production Manager

Pam Nicoll – Graphic & Multimedia Designer

Reynaldo Sambo - Building Custodian

Stoo Metz – Social Media, Content Creator

Yagiz Turker - Marketing & Business Analyst

BOX OFFICE STAFF

Aurora MacInnis

Gabrielle Milner

Jennifer Kimball

Kyle Gillis

Lara Abramson

Lauren Amyotte

Molly Somers

Sophie Cole

Teya Bezanson

FRONT OF HOUSE STAFF

Amanda Burnett (Duty Manager)

Amie Riley

Andrea Gracia (Manager)

Asia Aiken

Batur Sayin

Brenee Dort

Bridget Carrigan

Brittany Kamras (Duty Manager)

Cassie Seaboyer

Catherine Gray (Manager)

Charlotte Forknall (Duty Manager)

Danella Calina

Emma Goulden

Emma Toope

Eric Calnan

Aselis Palliser-Nicholas

Ferris Vasko

Grace Solomo-Maravilla

Hannah deJong

Harmony Adesola

Hugh Ritchie

Ivy Abbott-Charles

Janice Creelman

Jorge Arellano (Duty Manager)

Julia Williams

Katherine Dynes (Duty Manager)

Linda Meian

Neil LeMoine

Olivia Karn

Owen Darrah

Rae Steeves

Sean Burnett (Duty Manager)

Spencer Creelman

Stevey Hunter (Duty Manager)

Taryn Hanrahan

Taylor Campbell

Teri Beckwith

Tonieshia White

Ursula Calder

Zach Faye

NEPTUNE PRODUCTION

Taylor Andrews - Head Scenic Carpenter

Nicole Flynn - Assistant Scenic Carpenter

Al Collette - Head Scenic Artist

Tomas Hiseler - Assistant Scenic Artist

Hanna Laaksonen - Head of Props

Tessa Brentwood - Props Builder

Helena Marriott - Head of Wardrobe

Sandra Hum - Wardrobe Cutter / First Hand

Garrett Barker - Technical Director

Andrew Cull - Assistant Technical Director

Gilann Lafreniere - Production Driver / Buyer

Andrew Crawford - Head Electrician

Justin Dakai - Interim Sound Coordinator

Kendrick Haunt - Dresser

Vekisha MacDonald - 2nd Dresser

Virg Iredale - Stage Hand

Vern Endicott-Blinkhorn - Stage Hand

Ryan Rafuse - Sound Technician

John Thomson - Interim Head of Staging

Martin Maunder - Lead Hand Staging

Katie MacKay-Brooker - Lighting Technician

Based on the series by Stephen Hillenburg

Book by Kyle Jarrow

Musical Production

Conceived by Tina Landau

CO-PRODUCED WITH

NICKELODEON, SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS, AND ALL RELATED TITLES, LOGOS AND CHARACTERS ARE TRADEMARKS OF VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC.

THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL IS PRESENTED BY ARRANGEMENT WITH CONCORD THEATRICALS. WWW.CONCORDTHEATRICALS.COM