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AN EXPERIENCE OF FANTASTICAL DELIGHTS, DOST THOU SEEK, WHERE WONDERS UNFOLD AND DREAMS TAKETH FLIGHT
Love, magic, and mistaken identities are set anew against Prohibition’s shadowed veil, in this reimagined comedic tale.
Mischief and mayhem ensue when four young lovers— Hermia, Lysander, Helena, and Demetrius—flee to the forest, only for Puck the fairy to make both boys fall in love with the same girl. Meanwhile, Puck helps his master, Oberon, play a trick on the fairy queen, Titania, making her fall in love with the abrasive leader of an amateur theatre troupe, whom Puck has transformed into a donkey.
Amidst the confusion, the troupe of hapless actors rehearse a play for the wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta. Misunderstandings and mistaken identities create amusing twists and chaos. In the end, Puck reverses the magic, the two couples reconcile and marry, and the fairies retreat back to the forest.
CAST
WALTER BORDEN ROBIN GOODFELLOW AKA PUCK (ALSO PUCK AS EGEUS)
MICHELLE LANGILLE/HONEY DE MELE MUSTARDSEED (WKS 3 & 4)
CREATIVE TEAM
JEREMY WEBB DIRECTOR
GINA THORNHILL ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
HOLLY MEYER-DYMNY SET DESIGNER
KAELEN MACDONALD COSTUME DESIGNER
JESS LEWIS LIGHTING DESIGNER
AARON COLLIER SOUND DESIGNER AND COMPOSER
DYLAN BRENTWOOD FIGHT DIRECTOR
SCHUŸLER EDGAR HOLMES CHRYSALIS COSTUME DESIGNER
KEVIN OLSON STAGE MANAGER
ALISON CROSBY ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER
On behalf of the entire cast and creative team of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, welcome to the theatre and to our adaptation of Shakespeare’s most performed play. You would think the top prize for number of productions would go to a certain Danish prince, or maybe Romeo and his Juliet. But, thinking about it, it’s so logical that Puck, Titania, Oberon and some muddled mortals would take the prize.
It is the magical accessibility, the comedy and the delicious characters that have appealed decade after decade. It is certainly what inspired me to visit this play again.
This time we are drawing you all into a time of prohibition, of secret and seductive meetings in underground clubs and bars. Of burlesque and cabaret, as these ‘shadows’ call us into a suggestive underbelly of what we imagine is a polite society.
I have been delighted by our small but mighty cast. I applaud our entire Neptune team, as they have joined me on a very different journey for this show.
I understand that SOME of you may have taken advantage of a very secretive experience before the performance. You know, you can trust us to keep quiet about what went on in the wee hours tonight. We won’t tell. We promise. We ask you to do the same.
There’s so much to come this season and many wonderful stories to share. Our hope is that each time you come to the theatre you leave with your heart full and your senses tingling. Neptune has been bringing the very best of professional theatre to Nova Scotians for over sixty years and we are grateful for your patronage.
See you at the theatre
Jeremy Webb Artistic Director
CHAIRS’S MESSAGE
Welcome to the opening show of our 2024-25 season, Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream!
This adaptation from our own Jeremy Webb promises to deliver Shakespeare as you’ve never seen it before - a darker, grittier version of this beloved classic. Designed, built, and rehearsed right here in Halifax, I am so proud of how Neptune Theatre contributes to the local arts economy.
Our 2024-25 season line up is incredible, filled with local stories such as Winter Moons and Controlled Damage to fantastical places like Disney’s Frozen or Little Shop of Horrors. If you’ve not subscribed yet, what are you waiting for?
You can contact our Box Office and convert your ticket to this show into a pro-rated subscription! Whether you’re looking for a flexible package of three or five vouchers to be used across both theatres, or you want to commit to a fixed seat for our Ultimate or Spotlight subscriptions, we invite you to join us for what promises to be an exceptional year of theatre.
Paul Laberge Chair, Neptune Theatre Foundation
Welcome to our Prohibition Era production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream! During the 1920s in Halifax, the current location of Neptune was a vaudeville theatre called the Strand Theatre. In 1963, Neptune Theatre took over the venue and has been here ever since. We’re kicking off our Spotlight Series with a show set 100 years in the past with a text that’s more than 400 years old.
While it is always fun to reminisce about the past, we are always focused forward to the future. Neptune’s longevity is a direct reflection of our patrons and supporters, and by buying a ticket for today’s performance, you’ve helped contribute to our story!
But, the price of your seat only covers half the cost; we rely on the generosity of our donors to help support productions and programs. Please consider donating today to invest in Neptune’s legacy of bringing amazing art to life today, “and tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow”.
Kimberlee Stadelmann Executive Director
THE CAST
WALTER BORDEN
ROLE: Robin Goodfellow AKA Puck (also Puck as Egeus) NEPTUNE: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead, Noises Off, The Last Epistle of Tightrope Time, Harlem Duet, Hosanna, Angels in America OTHER THEATRE: The Odyssey, Harlem Duet, The Duchess of Malfi, Orpheus Descending, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, King Henry VIII, Macbeth, Agamemnon, Electra (Stratford Festival) TRAINING: Circle in the Square (New York City) AWARDS: Mr. Borden is a recipient of; the Queen Elizabeth II Golden, Diamond and Platinum Jublilee medals; the African-Nova Scotian Music Association Heritage award; the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Achievement award; and the Portia White Prize. 2 Merritts including 2023 Legacy Winner. He is also an inductee into the Dr. William P. Oliver Wall of Honour Society. Mr. Borden became a member of the prestigious Order Of Canada, Canada’s highest civilian honour, in 2006 and a member of the Order of Nova Scotia in 2014.
EMMA SLIPP
ROLE: Oberon/Theseus NEPTUNE: Debut OTHER THEATRE: Goodnight Desdemona, Good Morning Juliet (Valley Summer); The Crucible (Two Planks and a Passion); Very Hungry Caterpillar (Mermaid); Bunny, Stupid F*cking Bird, The Father (Search Party); As You Like It, Julius Caesar, Macbeth (Bard on the Beach); Sense & Sensibility, Noises Off, Redbone Coonhound (Arts Club); Boeing Boeing (Persephone); Silent Sky, Singing in the Rain (Chemainus); Elbow Room Cafe (Zeezee); Moss Park (Green Thumb/GCTC); Three Sisters (Only Child Collective); King Lear (Honest Fishmongers) AWARDS: Jessie Richardson Award TRAINING: Neptune’s Pre-Professional Theatre Program, Studio 58. OTHER: Emma is grateful to be home performing in Mi’kma’ki.
KAIT POST
ROLE: Titania/Hippolyta
NEPTUNE: Debut OTHER THEATRE: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Stage West Calgary), The Little Mermaid (Capitol Theatre Moncton), Maggie (Theatre Aquarius, Charlottetown Festival, Savoy Theatre), The Play That Goes Wrong (Charlottetown Festival), Fascinating Ladies (Young at Heart) TRAINING: Bachelor in Music Theatre Performance from Sheridan College OTHER: Kait, who grew up in the quaint dairy farming town of Sussex, New Brunswick, is always delighted to return to the East Coast. She is thrilled to be making her debut at Neptune Theatre.
KATHLEEN DORIAN (She/Her)
ROLE: Lysander/Quince NEPTUNE: The Play That Goes Wrong
OTHER THEATRE: First Date/Last Date, Gina Is Dead, Romeo & Juliet: A Drink Along, Midsummer Night’s Wet Dream (Tea Time Creation Co.); This is Nowhere, How Small How Far Away (Zuppa Theatre); Don’t Misunderstand Me (Festival Antigonish) Bonecage (Matchstick Theatre); I Love My Little Story Book/ Guess How Much I Love You, The Rainbow Fish,The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Mermaid Theatre); FILM/TV: Compulsus (Paw Paw Productions); Chapelwaite (EPIX) OTHER: Much love to Kevin, and Gyorgi - my favourite clown.
SANTIAGO GUZMÁN (He/They)
ROLE: Demetrius/Starveling/Moth NEPTUNE: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead OTHER THEATRE: ALTAR (RCA Theatre), Urn (TODOS Productions), I Forgive You and The Other Side of This (Artistic Fraud of Newfoundland), Hunger (White Rooster Theatre), Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley and S.T.O.P. (Theatre New Brunswick), and Private Eyes (Power Productions) FILM/TV: A Dog Lover’s Guide to Dating (Hallmark), Hudson and Rex (Pope Productions), We Are Here and Te Quiero (Blue Pinion Films) AWARDS: PGC’s inaugural John Palmer Award 2022, YWCA’s NL Inspired Innovation Award 2023 OTHER: Artistic Director at PARC and Artistic Director at TODOS Productions www.sguzman.ca
AILSA GALBREATH (She/Her)
ROLE: Peasblossom/Flute NEPTUNE: Debut OTHER THEATRE: The Mountain and the Valley, Chased by the Bear (Two Planks and a Passion); Crypthand (Gale Force Theatre / Ship’s Company Theatre); A Midsummer Night’s Wet Dream, Romeo & Juliet: a drink along (Tea Time Creation Co); How Quickly Things Change (secret theatre); Some Blow Flutes (HomeFirst Theatre); This is Nowhere (Zuppa Theatre); Nine Compositions (Halifax Theatre for Young People); Slut: the Play (LunaSea Theatre Company) Film/ TV: King & Pawn (Afro Viking Pictures) Chapelwaite (JL2 Productions), Splinters (Emotion Pictures) OTHER: My heartfelt love and thanks to Tea Time!
KIH BECKE (They/She)
ROLE: Helena/Snout/Fairy NEPTUNE: Debut OTHER THEATRE: Antigone, The Wind in the Willows, Chased By The Bear, The Mountain and The Valley (Two Planks and a Passion), You and I (Young People’s Theatre) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Elf (The Grand Theatre) OTHER: To my family both blood and chosen, I would not be here without you. Thank you for believing in me.
SOPHIE WILCOTT
ROLE: Hermia/Snug/Cobweb NEPTUNE: Debut OTHER THEATRE: Sidewalk Chalk, Beneath Springhill (Theatre New Brunswick Young Company), Loyalist Burial Ground Project (Atlantic Repertory Company), Peer Gynt, Seven Stories, Tamer Tamed (Fountain School of Performing Arts) AWARDS: Dalhousie Chancellor’s Scholarship (2019-2023), Fountain School of Performing Arts Undergraduate Scholarship (2019-2023), The Christine Zinck Theatre Award (2022), Arts NB Award (2019 & 2022) OTHER: Love to the cast & crew, Jacob, Kate & Michael.
JAMES MACLEAN
ROLE: Bottom NEPTUNE: KAMP OTHER THEATRE: Til’ Death Do Us Part (Ships Co Theatre, Kick At The Dark); Midsummer Night’s Wet Dream, First Date Last Date (Teatime Creation Co.); Robin Hood (Festival Antigonish); Henry V, All’s Well, Wizard of OZ, Cinderelly (Shakespeare By The Sea); Knight Of The Bat (Villains Theatre); Goodnight Desdemonna Goodmorning Juliet (Valley Summer Theatre), FILM/TV: To The Moon, Compulsus, King & Pawn, Digstown, Chapelwaite AWARDS: NS Merritt Award Nominee TRAINING: Neptune Musical Theatre Foundation Program, National Theatre School of Canada. OTHER: much love to my family, dear friends, and my loves, Teatime xo
BOOK AND LYRICS BY HOWARD ASHMAN
MUSIC BY ALAN MENKEN
CATHERINE RICHARDSON / VANESSA BUTTERCUP
ROLE: Mustardseed (Weeks 1 & 2) NEPTUNE: Debut FILM/TV: Halloween Party (Northeast Films), Stage Mother (Film Mode Entertainment, Branded Pictures Entertainment), Christmas with Holly (Hallmark), Catching Killers (FF II Productions Limited) OTHER: Burlesque Performer - Vanessa Buttercup, Board Member of Atlantic Burlesque Festival, member of the Neo Novas Burlesque Troupe. She is thrilled to be making her Neptune debut and is grateful to her family and friends for all their love and support, especially Andrew.
MICHELLE LANGILLE
/ HONEY DE MELE
ROLE: Mustardseed (Weeks 3 & 4) NEPTUNE: The Rocky Horror Show, The Wizard of Oz, Beauty and the Beast, Evita, Oliver!, The Sound of Music, Chrysalis Assistant Director-The Last Wife and Peter Pan OTHER THEATRE: Director - Jersey Boys (Savoy), The Hobbit (YPCo) The Penelopiad (Hart House) Assistant Director - Lo(or Dear Mr. Wells) (Nightwood) She Kills Monsters (Neptune YAC) Actor - Mama Mia (Savoy/HAT) Mary’s Wedding, Saltwater Moon (Single Thread) A Man Walks Into a Bar (Amblemore) Clique Claque (Pea Green Theatre) Gray (Theatre Inamorata) OTHER: Burlesque Performer -Honey de Mele, co-producer Blue Lobster Burlesque and board member Atlantic Burlesque Festival.
JEREMY WEBB
ROLE: Director NEPTUNE: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (also for Mirvish Productions), Murder For Two (also for Festival Antigonish, thousand Island Playhouse), The Play That Goes Wrong, Billy Elliot The Musical, Elf The Musical, Misery, The Rocky Horror Show, Alice in Pantoland, The Woman in Black, Fully Committed, Calendar Girls, Peter Pan, Little Thing, Big Thing, Noises Off, Cinderella, Shakespeare in Love, Mamma Mia!, Dickens’ A Christmas Carol NEXT UP: Disneys Frozen ACTOR: Beauty and the Beast, Great Expectations, Rexy!, The Comedy of Errors, The Wizard of Oz, Romeo & Juliet, The Producers, Beau- ty & The Beast (2007), Oliver, Annie, What The Butler Saw, Sylvia, Blood Brothers, Rumors, Sleeping Beauty OTHER THEATRE: The Hobbit, Stage Kiss, The Hound of The Baskervilles (Festi- val Antigonish,) 25 years of building a career in Nova Scotia the- atre, including Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, Fishing, Shakespeare On Trial, Broadway on Argyle St, Under Milk Wood (Off The Leash Creative.) OTHER: His BEST productions are his sons, Samuel & Dylan. With love and gratitiude to Melissa for 14+ years of support. Offtheleashhfx.com
GINA THORNHILL
ROLE: Assistant Director NEPTUNE: Actor - The Woman in Black, Fallout/ The Forest in my Room (Neptune Touring Company) SM - Spongebob the Musical, Elf the Musical, Neptune Theatre School’s YPCo OTHER THEATRE: Beyond the Sea (Mulgrave Road Theatre); Romeo & Juliet: A Drink Along (Tea Time Creation Co.); Some Blow Flutes (Home-First Theatre); Pugwash (Ship’s Company Theatre); Slut: The Play (LunaSea Theatre) FILM/TV: Good Grief (Fibe TV1); Chapelwaite (CTV Sci-fi); Fizzy (Afro Viking Pictures); Diggstown (CBC); The Mist (Paramount); Feverish (Fuguists Productions) OTHER: Gina is a member of Tea Time Creation Co. & is so proud to play with these clowns! Big love to Hen, and the entire cast and crew xoxox
HOLLY MEYER-DYMNY
ROLE: Set Designer NEPTUNE: Full Monty the Musical, Billy Elliot The Musical OTHER THEATRE: Into The Woods (The Grand Theatre); The Fourposter, Death Trap, Pygmalion (Classic Theatre Festival); Pippin, Spring Awakening (Sheridan Theatre); Legally Blonde, The Penelopiad, Titus Andronicus (Hart House Theatre); Crypthand (Galeforce Theatre); Tosca, Into The Woods, Phantom of the Opera (Opera on the Avalon); Angel’s Bone (Sound The Alarm, Loose Tea, re:naissance); Llandovery Castle (Opera Laurier) OTHER: Holly Meyer-Dymny is an award-winning theatre designer, artist, mentor, educator, and advocate. She creates Set, Lighting, and Projection Designs for theatre, dance, opera, and musical theatre. Find more about Holly at: hollymeyerdymny.com
KAELEN MACDONALD
ROLE: Costume Designer NEPTUNE: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, Ballad of the Motherland (Costume Design), Dear Rita (Stylist) Peter Pan, Cinderella, Shakespeare in Love (Assistant Costume Design) OTHER THEATRE: ‘Til Death Do Us Part (Costume Design, Ships Company Theatre), Leaving Home, (Costume Design, Matchstick Theatre) FILM/TV: To Have and to Holiday (Assistant Costume Design, Hallmark) Escape the Usual (Costume & Production Design, MacRad Productions), From S1&2 (Costume Truck Supervisor), Washington Black (Costume Truck Supervisor). OTHER: Thank you to the stellar wardrobe crew and to Colby. This play is literal theatre magic!
JESS LEWIS
ROLE: Lighting Designer NEPTUNE: Lighting Designer: Addicted, The Play That Goes Wrong, Billy Elliot The Musical, Ballad of the Motherland, Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, Alice in Pantoland, Fully Committed, The Last 5 Years, Shakespeare In Love, In A World Created By A Drunken God, Drowning Girls (w/ DMV Theatre) OTHER THEATRE: (selected works): As Lighting Designer: Fat Juliet (Eastern Front Theatre), Don’t Wake The Lions, Strike Tone, WHODUNIT? (Votive Dance), The Movements, Tiny, Slowly I Turn, How Small How Far Away (Zuppa Works), Broadway on Argyle St, Under Milk Wood, Fishing (Off The Leash Productions Inc.), Pageant, The Ugly One (DMV Theatre).
AARON COLLIER
ROLE: Sound Designer and Composer NEPTUNE: Rocky Horror, The Last Five Years, The Last Wife, Lo (or Dear Mr. Wells) OTHER THEATRE: Dance Nation (Keep Good in association with HEIST); Frequencies, The Princess Show, New Waterford Boy (HEIST); One Discordant Violin (2b Theatre); ‘Til Death Do us Part, Dayboil, Good Grief (Ship’s CompanyTheatre); Atlantic Blue (Charlottetown Festival); The Confession of Jeffrey Dahmer, UNSEX’d, Castrati: An Electro Drag Opera, A Thought In Three Parts (Theatre Outré) AWARDS: 2021 Nova Scotia Masterworks Finalist, Robert Merritt Award for Outstanding Sound Design (2013, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022) OTHER: Aaron is the co-founder of HEIST, a live art company in Halifax.
DYLAN BRENTWOOD (he/him/his)
ROLE: Fight Director NEPTUNE: Debut OTHER THEATRE: Shakespeare by the Sea 2019-present Fight Director. (Henry V, Hamlet, Twelfth Night, Romeo & Juliet) FILM/TV: The Expanse & 12 Monkeys (Syfy), The Sinner (USA Network)
SCHUŸLER EDGAR HOLMES
ROLE: Chrysalis Costume Design NEPTUNE: Debut OTHER THEATRE: Whatever Happened to Dr. Faustus (Stage Manager, Bishop’s University), Life’s a Dream (Bishop’s University), Clue (Bishop’s University), Talking Matters (Bishop’s University), Xanadu (Director, Carpenter Farm Players) AWARDS: David Rittenhouse Prize in Drama (2024), O.H. de Sévigné Scholarship in the Creative and Performing Arts (2023), Jane Quintin Mitchell Prize in Drama (2022) TRAINING: Bishop’s University BA Drama Honours
KEVIN OLSON
ROLE: Stage Manager NEPTUNE: The Full Monty, Cinderella, Mischief/Colonial Park, Birds of a Feather (TourCo) OTHER THEATRE: Downed Hearts (Ships Company / EFT / Matchstick), Crypthand (Gale- force Theatre), Girls from Away (KPTF), The Birds and the Bees, Gift of the Magi, Miracle on 34th Street (Theatre Orangeville), Hound of the Baskervilles (LFT), Jabber (Geordie Productions), The Cave (JMAR Electric), Dear Rita (Charlottetown Festival), Dead Metaphor (Canadian Rep), Time Stands Still, 39 Steps (Theatre Aquarius), Toronto / Mississippi (Vancouver Play- house), Seaside Serenades (Producer, Smile Theatre Atlantic). OTHER: Enjoy the show!
ALISON CROSBY
ROLE: Assistant Stage Manager NEPTUNE: The Rocky Horror Show, Ballad of the Motherland, Calendar Girls, Peter Pan, Cinderella OTHER THEATRE: The Last Epistle of Tightrope Time (National Arts Centre / Neptune / Tarragon Theatre); Let’s Run Away (reWork Productions / Royal MTC / 2b Theatre); House, YAGA, John & Jen (Highland Arts Theatre); Chasing Champions, After Eepersip Disappeared, Hook Line & Sinner (Ship’s Company Theatre); The Hound of the Baskervilles, Stage Kiss, Kingfisher Days (Festival Antigonish) TRAINING: Mount Allison University
DAY 1 REHEARSALS A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Costume Design by Kaelen MacDonald
Set Design by Holly Meyer-Dymny
Sound Design by Aaron Collier
Lighting Design by Jess Lewis
NEPTUNE THEATRE’S PRODUCTION OF MUSIC AND LYRICS BY
BOOK BY JENNIFER LEE
ORIGINALLY DIRECTED ON BROADWAY BY MICHAEL GRANDAGE
FEATURING KALEIGH GORKA AS ELSA
SYNTHIA YUSUF AS ANNA
DIRECTED BY JEREMY WEBB
STAFF
ADMINISTRATION
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Kimberlee Stadelmann
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Jeremy Webb
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Leslie MacDonald
DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
(GRANTS & FOUNDATIONS)
Tamara Gordon
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Afolami Awokulehin
MANAGER, FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
Krystle O’Brien
AR/AP OFFICER
Nichole Thibeau-Wilson
BOX OFFICE MANAGER
Britt Curran
BOX OFFICE PROGRAMMER
Alison House
ASSISTANT BOX OFFICE MANAGER
Ian Gilmore
BOX OFFICE STAFF
Lauren Amyotte
Kathleen Burke
Sophie Cole
James Ersil
Karina Matys
Brenna Taylor
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Garrett G. Barker
COMPANY MANAGER
Heather Lewis
BUILDING MANAGER
Adam Martin
BUILDING CUSTODIANS
Byron Guzman
Olga Elenets
MANAGER OF SALES & MARKETING
Emily Richards
GRAPHIC & MULTIMEDIA DESIGNER
Pam Nicoll
COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST
Laura Thornton
MARKETING & BUSINESS ANALYST
Yagiz Turker
PRODUCTION VIDEOGRAPHER
Al Newling
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION
Laura Caswell
THEATRE SCHOOL MANAGER
Maddie Maitzen
FRONT OF HOUSE STAFF
GUEST SERVICES MANAGER
Michael Billy Boyce
ASSISTANT GUEST SERVICES MANAGER
Linda Meian
ASSISTANT MANAGER
Catherine Gray
DUTY MANAGERS
Amanda Burnett
Hugh Ricthie
Katherine Dynes
Sean Burnett
Spencer Creelman
Annah-Lauren Bloom
Asia Aikens
Brenee Dort
Bridget Carrigan
Brittany Kamras
Carrie Chisholm
Eric Calnan
Euihyun Park
Janice Creelman
Jay MacKinnon
Jen Daniels
Julia Williams
Kaitlyn Riley
Mary Grace Solomo-Maravilla
Olivia Karn
Rachel Woods
Rowan Ayers
Rue deJong
Shawn Maggio
Teri Beckwith
Will Imlay
PRODUCTION
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
John Thomson
ASSISTANT TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Andrew Cull
HEAD SCENIC CARPENTER
Taylor Andrews
CARPENTRY CREW
Alexa Kirste
HEAD SCENIC ARTIST
Al Collette
ASSISTANT SCENIC ARTIST
Tomas Hiseler
PAINT CREW
Laurie Fleet
Mackenzie Cornfield
HEAD OF PROPS
Hanna Laaksonen
PROPS ASSISTANT
Tessa Brentwood
HEAD OF WARDROBE
Helena Marriott
WARDROBE CUTTER / FIRST HAND
Kat Penner
WIGS
Bonnie Deakin
WARDROBE CREW
Joan Stewart
Michelle Warren
Sandra Zeyl
Sarah Paterson
Rachelle Bunbury
Pamela Stone
DRESSOR
Annamarie Million
HEAD ELECTRICIAN
Andrew Crawford
LEAD HAND LIGHTING
Virge Iredale
LIGHTING CREW
Bonnie Archibald-Awald
Amelia George
Nic Murray
Tom Rice
Misha Bakshi
SOUND COORDINATOR
Joe Micallef
MIC TECH
Justin Dakai
THIRD AUDIO
Ryan Rafuse
HEAD OF STAGING
Vern Endicott-Blinkhorn
LEAD HAND STAGING
Zach Faye
TECHNICIANS
Jesse Walker
Todd Armstrong
PRODUCTION DRIVER / BUYER
Gilann Lafreniere
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
THE 2024-25 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NEPTUNE THEATRE FOUNDATION INCLUDES:
Paul Laberge (Chair)
Catherine Bagnell Styles (Vice Chair)
Leslie Hawco (Treasurer & Chair of the Audit Committee)
Scott McGaw (Chair: Advocacy & Education Committee)
Patricia Arab (Chair: Community Outreach Committee)
Krista Grant (Chair: Strategic Marketing Committee)
April Howe (Chair: Nomination & HR Committee)
Stella Balfour
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NEPTUNE THEATRE FOUNDATION INCLUDES:
Alexandra Harris
April Howe
Brynn Leard
Catherine Bagnell Styles
Erin McSorley
Jerid Watton
Kelly Boudreau
Krista Grant
Lauren Wu
Leslie Hawco
Mary Clancy
Patricia Arab
Tracey Jones-Grant
Scott McGaw
Shani Hamilton Greenlaw
Stella Balfour
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
Rebecca Hiltz LeBlanc
BEFORE ELLA, TINA OR BILLIE THERE WAS JOSEPHINE
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.
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NEPTUNE FRIENDS ($50 to $99)
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Gary A Miller
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Andy Fillmore
$10,000 +
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Tim Margolian & Dawn Frail
The Craig Foundation
Stella & Scott Balfour
John Lindsay & Anne Campbell
$2,500 - $9,999
Karen Spaulding
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H. Wayne Garland
Fred & Elizabeth Fountain
The Zachary Smith Giving Foundation
Donald & Susan Church
Wesley & Diane Campbell
Jason Roth & Cheryl Steadman-Roth
Mary Clancy
The Estate of Edwin Charles Urquhart
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The Polar Foundation
$1,000 - $2,499
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Paul Amyotte
Thom Fitzgerald
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John Harris
Anna Hurshman
Leon Major
Martha Paul
Doug Reid
Carol McCauley and Wally Seipp
$250 - $499
Dave Hunter
Lynn Johnston
Rod & Sue McCulloch
Nancy J. Morrison & Gregory C. Baker
Callie & Alfred Bent & The Bentlea & Sons Charitable Foundation
Anonymous
Alayne Pothier
David Ritcey
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Melissa & Level Chan
Anonymous
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Robert & Beverly Harrison
Irene Orr
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Anne Sweeney
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Rose Scott-Lincourt
Jim & Lillian Smithson
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Angus Bonnyman
Paul Bragg
Paul Broad
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Marcelle Comeau
Rebecca Covey
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Therese Kenny
Oona Kilcommons
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Virginia MacDonald
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Peter Miller
Samuel Morris
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Jamie Saunders
Rachel Sneddon
$100 - $249
Lorna J. Carter
Edward B. Chase
In Memory of Rev. David Ferguson
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Andrew S. Harvey & Margaret Jean Bayer
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John A. Montgomerie
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Lynn MacDonald
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Susan Barnes
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Lynne Donahoe
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Nancy Mansfield & Charles Baxter
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Joe Burke
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James Keast
Raymond Klein
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Anne MacKay
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Janet Murray
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Kathryne Phillips / Diana Patterson
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Jill Rafuse
Joanne Redden
Debbie Richardson
Sharon Samland
Jane Scott
Larry Smith
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Robert Van Wart
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Anonymous
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Sabina Abidi
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Omega Au
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Andre Chiasson
Danks Cole
Emily Dauphinee
Jesse Dexter
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Leanne Downey
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Sarah Dyack
Peter Edwards
Maureen Fehr
The above Individual Support Gifts were made between June 1 - May 31, 2024. 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
Arthur Finbow
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Ashley Huxley
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Mike Jenkins
Michelle Johnson
Mehnaz Karani
Jordan Keddy
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Ruth Kiechle
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Reilly Lapierre
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Victoria Logan-Leadbeater
Theodore Lownie
Nazar Lukiv
Lois Mac Gregor
Nancy MacDonald
Mark MacKinnon
Colin Macmillan
Taylor MacQuarrie
KC. Mangali
The Estate of Margaret Kathleen Dingley
Mr. John McCord
Mrs. Carol McKnight
Angela Monk
David Morse
Ms. Margaret Murphy
Margarst Murray
Johnathan Nicholson
David Nicholson
Jodi Nickerson
Rita Nigam
Mr. Dane Percy
Mr. Russel Piercy
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James Potter
Charlotte Raines
Jennifer Robarts
Jane Roberts
Blake Rolling
Charlotte Ross
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Doris Schoen
Colleen Shubaly
Ms. Karlee Sinclair
David Sisley
Caitlin Smith
Carrie-Ann Smith
Susan Stackhouse
Paul Stone
Anna Stuart
Adam Thurston
Jane Tracey
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Ian Tulloch
JaneandJohn Van Horne
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Jill Waddington
L Warner
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Ms Cynthia Wasson
Mr Ken Davidson
Brian White
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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 + years of support
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Roderick & Valerie Macdonald
Stanley Fage
Trinda L. Ernst
United Way
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Anonymous
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