Citadel playbill - A Christmas Carol

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2014 2015 SEASON SPONSOR

BOB BAKER I ARTISTIC DIRECTOR PENNY RITCO I EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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Board of Governors Solomon Rolingher, Q.C. Chair Marshall Shoctor, Q.C. Past Chair J. G. Greenough, F.C.A. Treasurer Tom Redl, Secretary David D. Bentley, F.C.A. Frederick K. Campbell Jacqueline Charlesworth Marc de La Bruyère Anne Foote (Honourary) Ada Hole Ralph B. MacMillan Sandy Mactaggart (Honourary) Jack McBain Arliss Miller Catrin Owen Ex Officio Aroon Sequeira Chris Sheard Kayla Shoctor Dr. Robert Westbury Ralph Young

Board of Directors Catrin Owen President Aroon Sequeira Past President Dave Mowat Vice President Jane Halford Treasurer Jane Batty Lesley Cormack Neil Gower Becky Hole Richard Kirby Stuart Lee Dave Majeski Lisa Miller Margot Ross-Graham Peter Silverstone Micah Slavens Larry Staples Sheila Witwicky

HonoUrary Directors

Jack N. Agrios, Ken Bautista, Jan Bentley, Joanne Berger, Christine Bishop, Dan Block, Guy Bridgeman, Frank Calder, Gary G. Campbell, Betty Carlson, Donald A. Carlson, Marilyn Cohen, Reg Copithorne, Len Dolgoy, Allison Edwards, Dennis Erker, Grant Fairley, John C. Forster, Frank Gibson, James Gillespie, Jean Hamilton, Brian Hetherington, Ted Hole, Mike House, Gary Killips, Beverlee Loat, Al Maurer, Ashif Mawji, Maureen McCaw, Eva McGregor, Susan Minsos, Terry Nistor, Bob Normand, Ted Power, Jerry Preston, Henry (Hank) Reid, Rob Reynolds, Charlotte Robb, Barbara Shumsky, Esther Starkman, Marianne Takach, Merle Taylor, Mr. Justice Dennis R. Thomas, Brian Tod, John Tweddle, Brian Vaasjo, Chief Justice A.H. Wachowich, Bob Walker, Dr. Marvin Weisler, Bart West, Eve Willox, David Wilson, Doris Wilson, John Yerxa

KIM’S CONVENIENCE

By Ins Choi September 20 – October 11, 2014

THE DAISY THEATRE

By Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes October 15 – November 2, 2014

ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS

By Richard Bean October 25 – November 16, 2014

A CHRISTMAS CAROL Adapted by Tom Wood Based on the story by Charles Dickens November 29 – December 23, 2014 Presented by

VENUS IN FUR

By David Ives January 17 – February 8, 2015 Presented by

PLAYING WITH FIRE

THE THEO FLEURY STORY

By Kirstie McLellan Day January 28 – February 15, 2015

LIFE, DEATH AND THE BLUES

By Raoul Bhaneja February 11 – March 1, 2015

VIGILANTE Book, music, and lyrics by Jonathan Christenson March 7 – 29, 2015 Presented by

ARCADIA

By Tom Stoppard March 21 – April 12, 2015 Presented by

AVENUE Q Book by Jeff Whitty Based on an original concept by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx April 25 – May 24, 2015 Presented by

THANK YOU

WE EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT THANKS to all our donors, whose generosity, loyalty and commitment play a crucial role in ensuring our community has the opportunity to experience the joy of the performing arts. All of our donors have a profound and lasting impact on the quality, accessibility and relevance of the Citadel’s productions, facility and educational offerings.

ENCORE Campaign Support

Annual Support

VISIONARY

STEWARD

Maclab Enterprises

Marc de La Bruyère & Stacy Schiff Ada Hole Muriel Hole Maggie & John Mitchell Rob & Beth Reynolds

Gifts of $1,000,000 and above

FOUNDER

Gifts of $500,000 - $999,999 The Eldon & Anne Foote Fund at the Edmonton Community Foundation

AMBASSADOR

Gifts of $250,000 - $499,999 Darren & Laurel Durstling

LEADER

Gifts of $100,000 - $249,999 Ashif & Zainul Mawji Arliss Miller The Shoctor Family

MENTOR

Gifts of $50,000 - $99,999 The Highbury Foundation Richard & Erin Kirby Morgan Construction and Environmental Ltd. Chris & Dale Sheard

INITIATOR

Gifts of $25,000 - $49,999 J.G. Greenough

DREAMER

Gifts of $10,000 - $24,999 Lorraine Bray & Jim Carter Lewis & Lindsay Nakatsui Catrin Owen & John Sumner Aleda Patterson & Family The Sequeira Family The Summit Foundation Sheila Witwicky & Phil Beauchamp

FRIENDS

Gifts of $5,000 - $9,999 Don & Lorna Kramer

Gifts of $10,000 +

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Gifts of $5,000 - $9,999

David & Jan Bentley Don & Lorna Kramer Sandy & Cécile Mactaggart Al & Fran Olson Tom & Corrie Redl Robert Rosen Aroon Sequeira Chris & Dale Sheard Weir Family Fund

DIRECTOR

Gifts of $2,500 - $4,999 Madam Justice L. Darlene Acton The Honourable John & Ruth Agrios Bob Baker & Tom Wood Dr. & Mrs. Luis & Alexis Baptista John & Judith Cosco Doug & Wendy Davey Dr. Elizabeth Dixon & Dr. Ben Macedo Grant Dunlop & Erika Norheim Allison & Glyn Edwards Leslie Frankish Cecil & Anne Hoffman Wolfgang & Elizabeth Kaminski Cherisse Killick Leo J. Krysa Family Foundation Jack & Lorraine McBain Arliss Miller Ove & Susan Minsos Nobert & Patricia Morgenstern David J. Mundy Esther Ondrack Playhouse Publications Ltd. Poole Family

Jerry & Mary Preston Sir Francis Price & The Honourable Marguerite Trussler Penny Ritco Alan Rose & Judy Schroder Arnold & Grace Rumbold Kayla Shoctor Marshall & Debby Shoctor Eira Spaner Larry & Moira Staples Buddy Victor Paddy Webb Sheila Witwicky & Phil Beauchamp

STAR

Gifts of $1,000 - $2,499 Carol & Rae Allen Anonymous Becker Bruce & Carol Bentley Dr. Doug & Mary Bosko Guy Bridgeman & Dianne Ross Joyce Buchwald David & Marlene Burnett Butler Family Foundation Frank Calder Linda Cook Lesley Cormack J. Susan Davis Richard Gil Neil Gower J.G. Greenough J. Halford Brent & Deborah Hesje J.D. Hole Brenda & John Inglis Investors GroupSherwood Park Gail & Andrew Jarema Linda & Siegfried Kowand In Memory of Dr. Kris Kristjanson James & Maggie Laing Stuart & Sherry Lee Robert & Dawn Lemke Peter & Dorothea Macdonnell Fund Linda & Kim Mackenzie James McFarland Keith & Brenda McNicol A CHRISTMAS CAROL 5

Lisa Miller & Farrel Shadlyn Q.C. Jim & Celestine Montgomery Laverne & Aaron Nathan Edna & Cal Nichols G. Douglas Oakley & Elizabeth McAfee Catrin Owen PCL Constructors Inc. The Press Gallery Soloman & Marilyn Rolingher Suggitt Publishers Neil & Merle Taylor Mike & Michele Thompson D. Lorne & LeeAnn Tyrrell David Verbicky Bart & Carole West Dave Wilson & Wendy Kotow Ralph & Gay Young Leon Zupan

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Gifts of $500 - $999

Dagny & Graeme Alston Bonnie Andriachuk & Darrel Ewaschuk Anne Anfindsen Anonymous James Archibald & Heidi Christoph Fiona & Stephen Bamforth Ida & Tommy Banks Jim & Helen Banks Jane Batty Andrew & Barbara Belch Barbara Blackley Norman & Anne Burgess Susan & James Burns Brian & Barbara Burrows Chris & Leah Burrows Ronald Cavell Z & M Chrzanowski Janelle Conrad Heinz Feldberg Ghislaine Hebert Elizabeth, Rosalina & Cynthia Hicks Bill & Jana Holden Bonnie Hutchinson Norman & Valerie Kneteman Ken & Jennifer Kouri Christine Kyriakides Dr. Ed & Nikki Lazar Teresa Mardon - Royal Lepage Suzette Marxheimer Ian & Linda McConnan Douglas & Claire McConnell Norma & Gordon McIntosh Gordon & Agneta McKenzie Marie Montgomery Maureen & Jim Moran Bill & Joyce Mustard Lewis & Lindsay Nakatsui Thomas Newton Fred & Helen Otto Tom & Judy Peacocke

Poster Tech Aline Pratch Curtis & Sandra Prosko Richard Remund Henry & Helen Resta Antoni & Lucyna Rojek Sentinel Self-Storage Co. Allen & Myrna Snart Marianne & Kent Stewart Neil & Merle Taylor Michael & Kathleen Tomyn Douglas & Dorothy Warren Ben Wiez Sarah Wylie

SUPER SUBSCRIBER Gifts of $100 - $499

Baha & Sharon Abu-Laban Greg Alcorn David & Connie Anderson Martin & Anna Andrea Betty Andrew Gail Andrew Diana & Laurence Andriashek Patricia Anholt Anonymous Brad & Lori Armstrong James Ash Halfdan Baadsgaard Diana Bacon Charlotte & Mark Ballerman Roderick Banks Tony & Valerie Barlott Ingrid Barlow William & Carole Barton Maurice & Annette Bastide Walter & Stella Baydala Barb & Jim Beck Joan Bensted Donna Bereska Sophie & Paul Bishop Angie Bogner Beverley Boren Amy Borkent Keith & Elizabeth Bowering Robert & Maureen Braun Norma Brekke Anne Brereton Jack Brown Linda Brownlee Jeremiah Burak Kevin Burghardt John Bylhouwer Jessica Callele James & Joan Carlson Martin Carroll Don Chisholm Brent Christopherson Wayne Church Gordon & Janet Clanachan Janet Clark David & Linda Climenhaga Jack & Marilyn Cohen Ruth Collins-Nakai David Cornish Kim & Rick Craig Marilyn Cree Robert Crosbie

Randall & Angela Croutze Patrick & Luxie Crowe Delbert & Jane Dahl Jillian Dal Bello Patricia Dawson Marcella Dejong John Devlin & Patti Proctor Lorne & Edith Dixon Brad Doucette Simonne Doucette Julie-Ann Dron Francis & Muriel Dunnigan Randy & Wendy Dupree Roland Duquette L.A. Dushenski Douglas Duval Carmen & James Dykes Jaqueline Eddy-Caithness Liz Edmunds Dr. Rod & Pat Eidem Jacqueline & Martin Elton Dean Evanger Noella Fagnan Thomas A. Farrell & Anne Henderson Lawrence & Alayne Farries Gail Faulkner Pat Ferguson Lois Field Robert Fleming Rose Fowler C.R. French Charles Friedrich Gaston Fuentealba Jean Fukushima John Galanka Ken & Barbara Galm Daniel Gamache Frank Gibson Shirley Gifford Harry Gill Isidor & Grace Gliener Gaie Goin Bill Grace Carole Anne Gramniak Lilian Green Paul Greenwood Audrey Groeneveld Brenda Gross Kathy Hancock Lois & Chan Hawkins Tatsuyuki & Doris Hayashi Linda Henderson Robert Henderson Debbie Hill Patsy Ho Donna Holowaychuk Ray & Elaine Hook Lynn & Thomasz Hruckowski Robert & Laurel Hudson Judith Hugh Mary Hurlburt & Norm Stacey Elesevata Hymonyk Caroline Hyndman Richard & Laurel Innes Erik & Franziska Jacobsen Shiraz Jaffer Chris Jager & Jean Coutts Ladislav & Ludmila Jakoubek

Paula Jamison Evelyn Jensen Carolyn Johnson Joan Johnston Jerry Juzwa Venta Kabzems & Stan Houston Brian & Ida Kaliel Jatinder Kalra Jerry & Miriam Katz Doris Kent Angela Kercher Nolton Knippel Kara Knoop Liz Kohle Darlene Kos Tina Kovlaske Anita Kozyrskyj Tim Kruger Maureen Kular John & Sylvia Laarhuis Lew Lamontagne Neil Lang Patricia Langan Cecilia Laskoski Jack & Diane Latham Ruth & George Lauf Steve Laurion Don & Gwen Lawrence Allen Lee Sigmund Lee Theresa Lema Marilyn Lemay Valda Levin Mary Lister Myron & Maureen Liviniuk Chris & Cecilie Lord Andre Louw Emily Low Don Lucas Jeff Lukan Shauna & George Lutzer Shirley MacArthur James MacDonald Douglas MacDougall Mary Machum Sam MacIsaac Dawn MacRitchie James MacSween Don & Cristina Mah Jo Anne Mahood David Maplethorpe Estelle Marshall Bev Martin Neil & Pamela Martin Stacy & Mark Maurier Sharon Marie & Tim Mavko Ross McCrady Alan & Patricia McGeachy Andrew Douglas McGregor Betty McMillan Linda Medland Davis Dr. A. & Evelyn Meer

Pamela & Dennis Melnyk Mark Mertens Bonnie Moon Gordon & Kathy Moorhouse Al Morrow Alexis Morrow Dave Mowat Doug & Kathy Murray Marie Muszynski Leita Siever & Craig Neuman Roy Nickerson Ian & Lou Nicol Jennifer Oakes Dianne Oberg & Marty Taylor Erin O’Connell Mary O’Connell Soren Odergard Linda & Thomas O’Leary David & Paula Onderwater Wade O’Neill James & Beverley Orieux Vital & Colleen Ouellette Kathy Packford Stacey & Chris Padbury Marian Palahniuk Fred & Mary Paranchych Aleda Patterson Carol Pawlenchuk Donna Pawliw Leslie & Rick Penny Richard & Catherine Perry Gordon Peterson Tammy Pidner E. Fay Plomp Jeff Polovick Susan & Darrell Portz Jean & Edward Posyniak Paul & Leslie Precht Olga Predy Michael Prendergast Helen Primrose Barb Prodor Diana Purdy Andrew & Carol Raczynski Jeff Ramage Darlene Rasko Barbara Redmond-Ellehoj Laverne Remirez Sheila Ringrose Ron & Carol Ritch James Ritco Donna & David Roseman Betty Ross Heather Ross Tina & Tony Rota Orla Ryan Deborah Salo Wayne Sartore Kay Savey Lynora M. Saxinger Carolyn Scheidt Charles & Marilyn Schroder

Allan & Marianne Scott Seagate Contract Management Ltd. Noel Sharp Glenn & Margaret Sharples Chen Shen Richard Sherbaniuk Doug & Devika Short Andrew Shum Ellie Shuster Randy Sibulak Sol & Shirley Sigurdson Barbara & Gerry Sinn Sheila Sirdar Lynn Smarsh Trina Smith Dale Somerville Keith & Beverley Spencer Brian Sproule Kim Stadelmann Jean & Gerry Staring Fund Elout Starreveld Delores Stefaniszyn Lori Stokowski Lynn Storbakken Ben & Larraine Strafford Caroline Stuart Darren Sutton Campbell & Rosalind Sydie Gerard Tertzakian Erin Thackeray Tony Thai & Alvin Schrader Frank & Roseanne Thede Allison Theman Maggie Thompson Colin Tooth Mary-Ann Trachimowich Larry Trekofski John & Alana Tucker Darcy & Marion Turner Henriette van Hees Peter Vana Chris Vilcsak Lori Wall Shirley Watson Susan Watson Violet Watson Fabian Way Robert & Ann Weir William Wells Willis Winter John Wodak Daniel & Tonya Wolfe Lynn Wolff & Ed Holmes Susan Wright Colin Wylie Dr. Randall & Nancy Yatscoff Betty & Bill Young Antonio Zaragoza Diane Zinyk Ried & Heidi Zittlau Gerrhard Zmatlo Brian Zrobek & Pamela Chung

To learn more about donating to the Citadel Theatre, please visit www.citadeltheatre.com or contact Sydney Stuart at 780.428.2142 or sstuart@citadeltheatre.com.

Charitable BN 11922 7387 RR0001 Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our donor information. If we have made an error or omission, please call us at 780.428.2142. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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PREMIER | SUPPORTERS We are proud to recognize our Premier Supporters, our partners in the creation of theatre at the Citadel Theatre/Robbins Academy.

The Hole Family • The John and Barbara Poole Family Fund the Eldon & Anne Foote Fund • The Robbins Foundation Canada The Joseph H. Shoctor fund

Government & Foundation Supporters

We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, which last year invested $157 million to bring the arts to Canadians throughout the country.

Nous remercions le Conseil des arts du Canada de son soutien. L’an dernier, le Conseil a investi 157 millions de dollars pour mettre de l’art dans la vie des Canadiennes et des Canadiens de tout le pays.

Dr. Joseph H. Shoctor, 1922 – 2001

executive producer and founder, the citadel theatre

Joe’s vision brought professional theatre to Edmonton Joe’s dream built the Citadel Theatre Joe’s spirit continues to inspire the theatre we create today Joe’s legacy lives on through a generous gift to the Citadel from his estate

HENRY HOLE, 1884 – 1954 On the Citadel’s 30th Anniversary, a gift was made by the Company of Harry Hole, James F. Hole, Ralph K. Hole and Robert W. Hole on behalf of the Hole family — in honour of their late father, Henry Hole.

The Citadel Theatre is proud to honour Henry Hole’s integrity, compassion and leadership in the dedication of this complex to his memory.

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THE CITADEL WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE ON

Dr. Ghalib Ahmed The generous support of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association

ELECTRONIC DEVICES

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XITS If you must leave the theatre during On behalf of our Safety Sponsor Devon to Canada, ask that a performance you will not be allowed return we to your seatyou until please take a moment to identify the exit nearest you, so you can intermission. safely exit in the event of an emergency.

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PARTNERS

Recognizing our PRODUCTIONS PRESENTING SPONSORS

A Christmas Carol

Venus in Fur

Arcadia

Vigilante

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PRODUCTION SPONSORS

CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT

Play Development

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Playwright’s Forum

Foote Theatre School Scholarships

Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program

SEASON SPONSOR

AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT

Beyond the Stage

Landmark Seats

Maclab Students Club

CAMERON DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Families First Program

Education Sponsor

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Opening Nights

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OFFICIAL SUPPLIERS Suggitt PUBLISHERS

MEDIA SPONSORS Suggitt PUBLISHERS

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Citadel Theatre Corporate Subscription Program A TICKET PROGRAM designed specifically to benefit companies like yours. Please support the businesses that support the Citadel Theatre.

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The Corporate Subscription Program helps you by providing:

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A unique way to retain and thank both your clients and suppliers.

Effective staff incentives and rewards.

An opportunity to publicly show your support and commitment to the ongoing enrichment of our community.

First class priority service with Citadel Theatre customer service representatives and invitations to networking opportunities.

For more information on this exciting program, please contact Angelica at amenck@citadeltheatre.com or 780.428.2109

Season Ticket Holder Benefits Season Ticket Holders receive exclusive perks from our partners.

Show your SEASON TICKET HOLDER ID Card* to receive the following:

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The heart of a community Capital Power is proud to bring inspiring theatre to our community as the 2014/15 Citadel Season Sponsor.

Enjoy your live theatre experience!

Headquartered in Edmonton, Capital Power is a power producer with operations across North America.

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At Jayman, we know a home is only as good as the community it’s built in. We are proud to support the Citadel Theatre and all the ways they make our city a better place to live, work and most importantly, play.

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Building stronger communities.

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CITY LUMBER is proud to give the children of the Boys & Girls Club the opportunity to enjoy the Citadel’s 15th Anniversary production of A Christmas Carol this holiday season. We hope this will inspire you to make a similar contribution to their future and to the arts in Edmonton.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Angelica Menck, Corporate Relations Manager amenck@citadeltheatre.com • 780.428.2109

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Donald and Lorna Kramer Donald and Lorna Kramer have been part of the Citadel Theatre family for close to four decades. As season subscribers and donors, their passion and generosity for the performing arts continues to make a difference here at the Citadel.

Why did you first give to the Citadel Theatre?

How long have you been donating to the Citadel Theatre?

In the mid 1970’s we were new to Edmonton and discovered the Citadel Theatre. We always enjoyed live theatre as a welcome form of entertainment. Don and I believe that a strong theatre makes for a stronger community.

We first started donating to the Citadel in the late seventies after arriving in Edmonton. There was a hiatus while we raised our family but we have now been donating for over a dozen years.

What interests you most about the Citadel Theatre?

There are several things that interest us about the Citadel, but if we had to pick one thing it is probably the fact that we are able to see actors and performers that we might otherwise never have experienced.

What do you tell others about us?

Other people often tell us what we already know; we enjoy a first rate facility managed by a dedicated team of professionals. The organization is also backed by a caring volunteer board.

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Would you encourage others to give to the Citadel Theatre?

If we want to sustain our world class theatre we have to encourage our friends to support the Citadel Theatre. As noted at the beginning, a strong arts community is essential. As the Joni Mitchell lyric goes – “you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone” – we would regret losing this wonderful theatre.

What keeps you continuing to donate to us?

We feel it is important to preserve the legacy of this theatre, for our children and grandchildren. We have seen plays all over the world, but there is no place like home!

The Citadel Theatre is world class and we have it right here in our own back yard.

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Starring JULIEN ARNOLD, APRIL BANIGAN, SHELDON BERGSTROM, WILL BRISBIN, OSCAR DERKX, BETH GRAHAM, MATHEW HULSHOF, JOHN KIRKPATRICK, ANNETTE LOISELLE, PATRICK JOSEPH LUNDEEN, JAMES MacDONALD, ANDREW MacDONALD-SMITH, NANCY McALEAR, GLENN NELSON, ANDREA RANKIN, KATE RYAN, MARALYN RYAN, BEN STEVENS, JOHN ULLYATT, Ashley Wright, PEG YOUNG With AVIA BABIAK, DECLAN BAKER, SADIE RAIN BOWLING, GEORGIA COONEY, KIP CRANTON, FREDA GLABUSH, JEVAN GODSMARK, AINSLEY JONES, WALKER LEE, CARSON LEE, MICHAEL LONG, Connor MacQuarrie, CONOR MEADOWS, COURTNEY SCHROTER, KYDEN SEETOO, VERONIKA SMITH, EMMA WILMOTT Director............................................................................ BOB BAKER Associate Director......................................................... Wayne Paquette Set & Costume Designer.. ............................................ LESLIE FRANKISH Lighting Designer.. ......................................................... ROBERT THOMSON Sound Designer............................................................. MICHAEL BECKER Choreographer............................................................... LINDA RUBIN Dialect Coach................................................................. DOUG MERTZ Music Director................................................................ Kim Mattice-Wanat Stage Manager.. ............................................................. MICHELLE CHAN Assistant Stage Manager. . ........................................... CANDICE CHARNEY Assistant Stage Manager. . ........................................... KERRY JOHNSON Apprentice Stage Manager.. ........................................ MOLLY PEARSON Child Supervisors.......................................................... MERRAN CARR-WIGGIN,

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(In order of appearance) JAMES MacDONALD.................................................. Ebenezer Scrooge GLENN NELSON. . ........................................................ Ebenezer Scrooge (alternate) JOHN KIRKPATRICK................................................... Jacob Marley ASHLEY WRIGHT........................................................ Reverend Fish MARALYN RYAN......................................................... Mrs. Dilber ANDREW MacDONALD-SMITH. . ................................ Mr. Swidger KATE RYAN.................................................................. Mrs. Cratchit WILL BRISBIN.............................................................. Tiny Tim JULIEN ARNOLD......................................................... Bob Cratchit NANCY McALEAR....................................................... Mrs. Blum ANNETTE LOISELLE.. .................................................. Mrs. Denham ASHLEY WRIGHT........................................................ Mr. Toll SHELDON BERGSTROM............................................ Mr. Rank PATRICK JOSEPH LUNDEEN.................................... Caleb Wilmer JOHN ULLYATT........................................................... Fred Nancy McAlear/AINSLEY JONES......................... Ghost of Christmas Past JEVAN GODSMARK.................................................... Youngest Scrooge WALKER LEE............................................................... Edwin KIP CRANTON............................................................. Toby ANDREA RANKIN........................................................ Fanny OSCAR DERKX............................................................ Young Scrooge SHELDON BERGSTROM............................................ Mr. Fezziwig NANCY McALEAR....................................................... Mrs. Fezziwig PATRICK JOSEPH LUNDEEN.................................... Will Tetterby PEG YOUNG................................................................ Granny Fezziwig BETH GRAHAM........................................................... Belle SHELDON BERGSTROM............................................ Ghost of Christmas Present Connor MacQuarrie............................................. Ragged Caroler AVIA BABIAK. . .............................................................. Jenny Cratchit KYDEN SEETOO.......................................................... Philip Cratchit EMMA WILMOTT......................................................... Martha Cratchit SADIE RAIN BOWLING............................................... Belinda Cratchit CONOR MEADOWS.................................................... Peter Cratchit APRIL BANIGAN.......................................................... Alice ANDREW MacDONALD-SMITH. . ................................ Mr. Topper BETH GRAHAM........................................................... Emmeline PATRICK JOSEPH LUNDEEN.................................... George MATHEW HULSHOF................................................... Joseph ANNETTE LOISELLE.. .................................................. Tilly COURTNEY SCHROTER. . ........................................... Margaret OSCAR DERKX............................................................ Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come NANCY McALEAR....................................................... Laundress JOHN KIRKPATRICK................................................... Old Joe ANDREA RANKIN........................................................ Nora FREDA GLABUSH.. ...................................................... Caleb’s Daughter Connor MacQuarrie............................................. Turkey Boy DECLAN BAKER.......................................................... Poulterer’s Apprentice BEN STEVENS............................................................. Mr. Denham MICHAEL LONG.......................................................... Trinket Seller GEORGIA COONEY. . ................................................... Wealthy Twin VERONIKA SMITH....................................................... Wealthy Twin CARSON LEE............................................................... Spoiled Boy The townspeople, guests, carolers & ragamuffins are played by members of the ensemble.

The play is approximately 2 ½ hours with one intermission of twenty minutes.

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om Wood is an accomplished playwright, actor, director and teacher.

He has worked with every major theatre in Canada and a number in the United States. Mr. Wood has spent eight years with the Stratford Festival and six with the Shaw Festival. For the theatre he has written B-Movie, The play (five Dora Mavor Moore awards and the Chalmers Award for Best New Play) and Clap Trap, a farce, produced at Canadian Stage in Toronto and the National Arts Center in Ottawa. He has also adapted this production of A Christmas Carol (in its 15th season), Pride and Prejudice, and a new version of Servant of Two Masters (set in the Klondike), a new version of Uncle Vanya (set in Alberta in 1928), and a new version of Peter Pan (set in the prairies during the depression). His production of Vanya debuted in America, starring William Hurt at the Artists Repertory Theatre for an extended run and rave reviews. Mr. Wood’s latest new comedy, Make Mine Love, about movie-making in Hollywood circa 1938, premiered last season at the Citadel.

He has performed at the Citadel as James Tyrone in Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman (Sterling Award nomination), and John in Shining City (Sterling Award). His directing credits at the Citadel include last season’s Romeo and Juliet, Doubt, a parable, The Glass Menagerie and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Later this season he will be directing Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia.

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It is no surprise that Ives should be talking to Stephen Sondheim. The two are titans of American theatre. Ives grew up, as he observes, “...among the steel mills of South Chicago.” He went on to become a hugely prolific playwright with subjects ranging from light comedy (an adaptation of the Feydeau farce A Flea in Her Ear) through musicals – (adapting some 33 classic Broadway musicals for the “Encores! Great American Musicals In Concert” series including Reba McIntyre’s turn as Nellie Forbush in South Pacific) to his most successful drama Venus in Fur which premiered Off-Broadway in 2010. It then went on to garner astonishing international success and became the most-produced play in North America last year.

Venus in Fur will start the new year on the mainstage of the Citadel.

When he was young, Ives’ parents used to take him to dinner-theatre and travelling musicals. “When I was about 7 years old my mother took me to see Pinocchio and probably ruined me for life because I fell in love with the Blue Fairy.” Ten years later, he was taken to a travelling production of Edward Albee’s A Delicate Balance starring Hume

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In commenting on his wide range of subjects he says, “I don’t think I choose what I write about – I think it chooses me. The ideas just come to me. Sometimes out of a newspaper.

Or I hear something whispered on a bus. Often it’s an idea I can’t get rid of – it just stays with me – sometimes for years. Sondheim and I have been friends for years and he came to me with his idea. I liked it and we quickly became collaborators.”

He goes on, “My original, rather stupid, idea was to turn the book The Story of O into a play.”

(Well-thumbed copies of the French story of a sexually abused fashion photographer became the quintessential ‘50’s “dirty book” and was much read by 17 year old boys). “It was a terrible idea because it was completely undramatic. At that point, I re-read Leopold von SacherMasoch’s Venus in Furs and I realized that this was a book that wanted to be turned into a play.” (The term “masochism,” taken from Leopold’s last name, modern psychiatry tells us is “the condition in which sexual gratification depends on suffering physical pain or humiliation.”)

“The relationship between the characters is so emotionally and erotically complicated. As I read the book, I began to wonder what the two would say to each other and so I started to work on it. My first draft wasn’t very good and my director, Walter Bobbie, read it and did

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Venus in Fur has Thomas, a director, exhausted after a day of auditioning young actresses for the central role in a play called Venus in Fur. None of them had what he wanted. The door of the theatre bursts open and Vanda, coarse, loud and ill-focussed, arrives late to audition. Thomas wants to go home but is intrigued by this creature who demands his attention. And so begins an electrifying cat-and-mouse game, as the locus of power lurches back and forth between the two. Just beneath Vanda’s unpacked surface lies a latent charge of ferocious intelligence – sensual and cerebral. Fantasy and reality begin to blur as they take on the characteristics of the characters in the play. In an erotic dance they test the boundaries of gender roles and sexual conventions, of dominance and submission.

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Says Ives, “I would say this play is more rooted in the mind than in the body. Sexual physical contact on the stage is inevitably ridiculous and so it was part of my job, I suppose, to delay physical gratification. Venus... is about what happens between two people in their minds and emotions. Sex is secondary. Pornography is about anatomy. Eroticism is about the mind.”

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Directing Venus in Fur in Edmonton will be James MacDonald – known for such distinguished Citadel productions as God of Carnage, Clybourne Park and A Few Good Men. MacDonald embarked on a continent-spanning audition tour talking to many Canadian performers. “It was a difficult process. Both actors have to play multiple characters and multiple personalities. I came across a number of actresses who were terrific in one aspect of the character but couldn’t find the others. I needed someone who first comes off as of ‘low status’ and yet could become the dominant force on stage. As for Thomas, what I needed was an immensely likeable, selfcentred, misogynist jerk. I came back and found both of my performers in Edmonton.

Alana Hawley will be Vanda. Her first major role was in a St. Albert Children’s Theatre production of Grease. Since then she has moved on to Stratford and other major international theatres including turns at the Citadel in The Three Musketeers and Little Women. Says MacDonald, “For me she caught the contradictions in the woman. You look at her at first and say, ‘she’s just a big goof ball’ but then you say ‘she’s a femme fatale’ – and then, ‘oh no, she’s very classy’. Alana makes you believe in all aspects of the character.”

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Jamie Cavanagh (East of Berlin/Romeo & Juliet), who plays Thomas, has his task set out for him. Thomas is a somewhat reactive role and there is great danger the performer may find himself absorbed by the force of nature that is Vanda. MacDonald is very aware of the problem and that is one of the reasons he chose Cavanagh – a subtle actor who has no problems commanding a stage. “The play is about a lot more than sex,” says MacDonald, echoing the playwright. “If it is to work we have to see the power balance shifting back and forth between the two. I think as director that will be my primary job – to make sure that we keep the audience off balance.”

Venus in Fur is about two people trapped in a world of their own making. They can neither control nor escape and they will be profoundly changed. The play invites us to share their perilous journey.

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BIOS JULIEN ARNOLD

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Julien’s Citadel Theatre credits include One Man, Two Guvnors, Make Mine Love, Spamalot, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Sterling Award), The Rocky Horror Show, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, The Drowsy Chaperone (co-production with the National Arts Centre), The Wizard of Oz, Sound of Music, Einstein’s Gift, Servant of Two Masters, Hamlet, and Picasso at the Lapin Agile. Other Edmonton theatre credits include The Scent of Compulsion, Mother of the Year, Happy Toes and The Ambassador’s Wives (Teatro La Quindicina); The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Mayfield); Forsooth My Lovely (Acme Theatre); Ilsa, Queen of the Nazi Love Camp (Workshop West); Alias Godot (Theatre Network); and A Midsummer Night’s Dream and King Lear (Freewill Shakespeare Festival). Julien is an Artistic Associate of Teatro La Quindicina and the Artistic Director of Atlas Theatre.

APRIL BANIGAN

Alice

April is delighted to be returning to A Christmas Carol, a show that is very dear to her heart. Previously at the Citadel, April appeared in Death of a Salesman and The Constant Wife (Citadel Theatre/MTC). Selected theatre credits include Age of Arousal (The Maggie Tree/Blarney Stone); The Red King’s Dream, The Last Train and Boston Marriage (Shadow Theatre); Piledriver!

(Theatre Network); My One and Only (Sterling nomination) and The Blue Light (Workshop West); Blood Oranges and Silence (Northern Light Theatre); and See How They Run (Mayfield Theatre). She has also performed in Never Swim Alone in Washington D.C. with her own company, Scarface Productions.

Television credits include Alfred Hitchcock Presents; Street Justice; Mentors, Media Sense as well as the feature film A Louder Silence. Away from the stage, April runs elementary school theatre residencies with Concrete Theatre and teaches drama at the Foote Theatre School. Thank you to her beautiful boys, Sean, Jezec and Avram!

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BIOS Sheldon Bergstrom

Mr. Rank/Mr. Fezziwig/Ghost of Christmas Present Sheldon is very happy to be back at the Citadel, after previously appearing in A Christmas Carol and Oliver!. He recently completed a very successful run in Toronto playing the title role in Rob Ford: The Musical (McCaig Regan Productions). Other theatre credits include: Hairspray, A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline, Queens of Country, See How They Run, The Imaginary Invalid (Mayfield Theatre); The Producers, All Shook Up, Don’t Hug Me, Shady Business (Stage West); Seussical (Alberta Theatre Projects); Shrek The Musical, Some Enchanted Evening, It’s A Wonderful Life (RuBarb Productions); Elf, The Jungle Book (Neptune Theatre); All Shook Up (Theatre Northwest); My Fair Lady, The Sound of Music, Oliver! (Drayton Entertainment); Kiss Me Kate, Kiss of the Spider Woman (Talk Is Free Theatre); Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, The Tempest, Lend Me A Tenor (Persephone Theatre). Sheldon would like to thank his family and friends for their love and support.

WILL BRISBIN

Tiny Tim

Will is thrilled to be returning for his second season as Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol. Will is 9 years old and enjoys acting, rugby, reading, soccer and riding his BMX. He has enjoyed taking classes and performing at the Foote Theatre School for the past three years. Will previously appeared as a member of the Children’s Ensemble in Oliver! (Festival Place) and was Little Gaspard in A Tale of Two Cities: The Musical (ELOPE/Sherard Musical Theatre).

He has filmed a movie called Forbidden Playground and has also taped an episode of the sitcom Tiny Plastic Men. Will loves performing and is outgoing with a vivid imagination. He would like to wish his family, friends and everyone at Wes Hosford Elementary School a very Merry Christmas!

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Young Scrooge/Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come Oscar is very excited to be making his Citadel debut in this season’s A Christmas Carol. He is a graduate of the University of Alberta with a BFA: Acting with Distinction. Previous acting credits include productions of The Violet Hour, Bloody Poetry, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Blood Wedding, and Love’s Labour’s Lost (Studio Theatre); Lobster Alice (Atlas Theatre); Macbeth (Theatre Prospero); Never, Never (Promise Productions); Alphonse, The Fantasticks (TNT Theatre); Les Miserables, Oliver! (Capitol Theatre); and Coraline (IMP). He has also participated in script workshops with Catalyst Theatre, Blarney Productions, and the Citadel’s Playwright Forum. Early next year Oscar will be performing in The Suburban Motel Series (Punctuate Theatre) and The Antyssey (Concrete Theatre).

Beth Graham

Belle/Emmeline

Beth’s Citadel credits include The Penelopiad, Death of A Salesman, The Drowning Girls, Penelope vs. The Aliens and The Paper Bag Princess. Other selected theatre credits include Nevermore, Hunchback, The Blue Orphan and Sticky Shoes (Catalyst Theatre); Cause and Effect (Teatro La Quindicina); The Wizard of Oz and Strawberries in January (Regina’s Globe Theatre); The Drowning Girls (National Tour). Beth’s new play, The Gravitational Pull of Bernice Trimble, was recently produced at Theatre Network. She has co-written several other plays including: The Drowning Girls, Mules and Victor and Victoria’s Terrifying Tale of Terrible Things. She is a graduate of the University of Alberta’s BFA acting program and the 2013 Banff/Citadel Professional Theatre Program. She is currently working on a new play as a member of the Citadel Playwright’s Forum.

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BIOS Mathew Hulshof

Joseph

Mathew is thrilled to be making his Citadel debut. He was last seen on The Roxy Theatre stage in a remount of the Sterling Award winning Fatboy. Other theatre credits include, The Euphorians, The Nutcracker Unhinged and Mrs. Lindeman Proposes (Teatro la Quindicina); East of Berlin (East/West Collective); Deathtrap (Mayfield Dinner Theatre); That Men May Fly (Lunchbox Theatre); Nevermore (Catalyst/Persephone Theatre); The Importance of Being Earnest and Blue Heaven (Capitol Theatre); Murielle (Promise/Blarney Productions); The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Eurydice and Major Barbara (Studio Theatre); as well as Hamlet and June Moon (University Media Room). His performance in Concrete Theatre’s production of Smokescreen won him a Sterling Award, and he was nominated again last season for his work in Brad Fraser’s World Premiere of Kill Me Now with Workshop West Theatre. He is one of the hosts of The Varscona Theatre’s monthly variety show That’s Terrific.

John Kirkpatrick Jacob Marley/Old Joe

John’s Citadel credits include A Few Good Men (co-production with Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre), As You Like It, Rock ‘n’ Roll (co-production with Canadian Stage Company), Julius Caesar, A Christmas Carol, Noises Off, Fully Committed, Stones in His Pockets, Measure for Measure and Servant of Two Masters.

Selected recent acting credits include; Alice Through The Looking Glass and Christina, The Girl King (Stratford Festival); Of Mice and Men (Canadian Stage); King Lear, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Othello, Twelfth Night, and Hamlet (Freewill Shakespeare Festival); The Leisure Society (Theatre Network); The Gift of the Coat, That Elusive Spark and The Age of Arousal (Alberta Theatre Projects); and Counsellor-at-Law (Theatre Calgary). John has a BFA in Acting from the University of Alberta. The very best of the holidays!

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BIOS Annette Loiselle

Mrs. Denham/Tilly

Annette’s Citadel credits include performing in Julius Caesar, as well as directing Shelter, Unity 1918, and Vinegar Tom for Teens at the Turn Festival. Annette is currently Festival Director for SkirtsAfire, HerArts Festival where she will perform in The Mothers

by Nicole Moeller on The Ave, Feb. 25 to March 8, 2015. She is also co-founder of the Freewill Shakespeare Festival, for whom favourite roles include Much Ado About Nothing (Sterling nomination), The Taming of the Shrew, The Merchant of Venice, A Winter’s Tale, As You Like It, and Richard III. Other favourite productions are STRIKE! The Musical, (Workshop West); The Passion of Mary – a play she wrote and performed (Theatre Network); Rabbit Hole (ATP); The Last Train (Shadow Theatre); My One and Only (Workshop West); and Bloody Poetry (Northern Light – Sterling nomination). Annette is a graduate of the U of A’s BFA acting program. Peace to all and love to Terry, Lili, Josie, Dez and Riles.

Patrick joseph Lundeen Caleb/Will/George

Patrick is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada.

Select theatre credits include Romeo and Juliet, A Christmas Carol, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Citadel Theatre); Sia (Pyretic Productions); The Taming of the Shrew (Freewill Shakespeare); and his Sterling nominated performance in Kill Me Now (Workshop West Theatre). Patrick is Co-Founder and now Executive Director of the Common Ground Arts Society and is a 2014 recipient of the Enbridge Emerging Artist Award through Nextfest. This season at the Citadel he is working as the Associate Outreach Coordinator for the Citadel Theatre hosting the Citadel Theatre’s Students Club, Seniors Club, instructing at the Foote Theatre School and assistant directing Catalyst Theatre’s upcoming production of Vigilante.

Throughout the 2014/15 season, Patrick is honoured to be working as Catalyst’s Intern Artistic Director. Huge thank you to his friends, family, and partner Lianna.

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BIOS James MacDonald

Scrooge

Previous Citadel credits include The Three Musketeers, Little Women: the Broadway Musical, Blackbird, Pride and Prejudice, Measure for Measure, Amadeus, Einstein’s Gift (Sterling Award), Wit, To Kill a Mockingbird, and Of Mice and Men (Sterling Award).

James’ Citadel directing credits include Clybourne Park, A Few Good Men (co-production with Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre), God of Carnage, Billy Bishop Goes to War, As You Like It, Julius Caesar, Fire, Shining City, Vimy (Sterling Award), Equus, I am My Own Wife, and Stones in his Pockets. Elsewhere James’ directing credits include Julius Caesar (Stratford Shakespeare Festival); The Old Ladies (Shaw Festival); Much Ado About Nothing, Fire (Dora Award), and As You Like It (Canadian Stage). James is a graduate of the University of Alberta’s BFA Acting program and was founding Artistic Director of the Freewill Shakespeare Festival. He is an Artistic Associate at the Citadel, and the Program Director of the Citadel Theatre/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program.

Andrew MacDonald-Smith Mr. Swidger/Mr. Topper

Andrew’s Citadel credits include One Man, Two Guvnors, Mary Poppins (Sterling Award and Betty Mitchell Award) and The Pillowman. Selected roles include Avenue Q on Broadway (The Golden Theatre); Whiplash Weekend, Pith!, Angels on Horseback, The Hoof and Mouth Advantage, The Infinite Shiver (co-writer), Witness to a Conga, Everybody Goes to Mitzi’s (co-writer), and Mother of the Year (Teatro la Quindicina); The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, and H.M.S. Pinafore (Edmonton Opera); Shear Madness, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and The Wizard of Oz (Mayfield); The Liars (Shadow Theatre); Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Theatre Calgary); The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Vertigo Theatre); and Avenue Q (The Arts Club – Jessie Award). Film and TV credits include Tiny Plastic Men and The Man That Got Away. Sterling Award nominations for his roles in Pith!, Witness to a Conga, and The Liars. Later this season, Andrew will be performing in Avenue Q.

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BIOS Nancy McAlear Mrs. Blum/Mrs. Fezziwig

This is Nancy’s third year with A Christmas Carol. She is an Edmonton-based actor and director. Her most recent acting credits include Lobster Alice (Atlas Theatre); When the Rain Stops Falling (Studio Theatre); Murderers Confess at Christmastime (Outside the March); and The Soul Collector (Catalyst Theatre). Directing credits include The Deep Blue Sea (Varscona Theatre); pool (no water) (Studio Theatre); and Parlour Song (Wishbone Theatre) for which she was nominated for a Sterling Award for outstanding direction. Film and Television credits include A Map of the World; The Famous Jett Jackson; Deep in my Heart; Stuart McLean’s Xmas Pageant; Sealed with a Kiss and Urban Legend. Nancy’s performances have garnered her multiple nominations for Sterling Awards and she currently has one on her bookshelf for her work in Frankenstein (Catalyst Theatre).

She holds a BFA and an MFA from the University of Alberta.

Glenn Nelson

Ebenezer Scrooge (Alternate) Glenn’s Citadel credits include One Man, Two Guvnors, Death of a Salesman, Beauty and the Beast, The Wizard of Oz, Equus and The Man Whose Mother Was a Pirate. Some past favourites here at the Citadel have included Amadeus, King Lear, 1984 and To Kill a Mockingbird. Other theatre credits in Edmonton include Julius Caesar, Twelfth Night and Comedy of Errors (Freewill Players); Little Elephants, The Odd Couple, Uncle Vanya, Fly Fishers Companion, Sexy Laundry, Harvest and Mistakes Were Made (Shadow Theatre – Sterling nomination); My One and Only (Workshop West); Metastasis (Northern Light Theatre); and Jesus Christ Superstar, Guys and Dolls, Rumors, The Last Romance, and The Reluctant Resurrection of Sherlock Holmes (Mayfield Theatre).

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BIOS Andrea Rankin

Fanny/Nora/Dance Captain Andrea is thrilled to be a part of A Christmas Carol for the first time. Previously at The Citadel, Andrea appeared as Ginger Rogers in Make Mine Love. She is a graduate of the University of Alberta’s BFA in acting program with Distinction. Previous roles include: Desdemona in Othello (The Shakespeare Company); Luciana in The Comedy of Errors (Theatre Calgary); roles in Hansel and Gretel and Macbeth (Edmonton Opera); Spring Awakening (Scona Alumni Co.); The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Pains of Youth, Blood Wedding and Love’s Labour’s Lost (Studio Theatre). Andrea has also appeared in several award-winning short films and as a voice actor on BioWare’s popular video game Mass Effect 3 (EA Games).

In 2015 she will be appearing in King Lear (Theatre Calgary/Bard on the Beach); Shakespeare’s Rebel (Bard on the Beach) and Mote (Blarney Productions). Enjoy the show!

Kate Ryan

Mrs. Cratchit

Kate is thrilled to have been a part of this beautiful holiday tradition for thirteen years. Citadel credits include Mary Poppins, True Love Lies, Metamorphoses, Measure for Measure, Peter Pan, Twelfth Night, Hello Dolly!, and Fiddler on the Roof. Other credits include 9 to 5, Boeing, Boeing, Dial M for Murder, Carousel, Oklahoma! and The Sound of Music (Mayfield Theatre); Communion, Poor Superman (Theatre Network); The Exquisite Hour, The Ambassador’s Wives (Teatro La Quindicina); and Ankles Aweigh, Swingin’ Sisters Club (Plain Jane Theatre). She has also directed It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Superman!, Mack and Mabel, Little Fish, Fiorello! and Bells are Ringing (Plain Jane Theatre). Kate is an instructor at Grant MacEwan University Theatre Arts program and the Robbins Academy Young Company. She also develops puppet shows with Kaybridge Puppets. She has received 3 Sterling Awards for stage and an AMPIA for film. Coming up in January she will return to the Citadel, performing in The Club in It Takes Two: Kate Ryan and Susan Gilmour Sing Sondheim.

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BIOS Maralyn Ryan

Mrs. Dilber

Ms. Ryan returns to perform in her 14th year with this splendid production. Previous Citadel credits include Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Hamlet, The Aberhart Summer, Tête á Tête and Lend Me A Tenor. Other credits include Wit (Globe Theatre); A Guide to Mourning (Alberta Theatre Projects); Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Theatre Calgary); Homeward Bound (Grand Theatre/National Arts Centre); Master Class (Sudbury Theatre Centre); Joy and Shop at Sly Corner (Shaw Festival); Crackpot (Prairie Theatre Exchange/Belfry Theatre); Thirteen Hands (Canadian Stage/National Arts Centre); Hamlet (Freewill Players); Choke (Theatre Network); Private Lives (NLT); Seed Savers (Workshop West), Rabbit Hole (Persephone Theatre); and The Last Romance (Mayfield Theatre). As a writer and director, she works with Atco Energy Theatre, an educational touring company.

She has earned three Sterling Awards and ten nominations. Love to her family and friends, and happy holidays to everyone!

Ben Stevens

Mr. Denham

Ben is ecstatic to be returning to the Citadel, last appearing in A Christmas Carol ten years ago! Born and raised in Edmonton, Ben holds a BA in Drama and History from the University of Alberta.

Recent theatre credits include Much Ado About Nothing (Thou Art Here); Sartre’s Shorts (Surreal Soreal); Sweden as a part of the National Elevator Project (Theatre Yes), Snout (Catch the Keys), Red Light Winter, Machinal and Equus (University of Alberta).

Ben can be seen in the award-winning online television show The People That Touch Your Food, found at www.foodseries.tv. As a performer and playwright, Ben is an active creator of new works in Edmonton, including The Van (Found Festival), Brake and Home Video (Heartmeat), as well as his first solo show, Herbert which premiered at the 2014 Found Festival.

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BIOS John UlLyatt

Fred

Earlier this year, John appeared in One Man, Two Guvnors.

Previous Citadel credits include Make Mine Love, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Monty Python’s Spamalot, Private Lives, Death of a Salesman, The Rocky Horror Show, Billy Bishop Goes to War, Beauty and the Beast, Doubt: a parable, Cabaret, The Pillowman, I Am My Own Wife, Stones in His Pockets and The Mystery of Irma Vep. Later this year, John will be at the Belfry Theatre in Best Brothers, then directing The Miraculous Mandarin with the ESO. John is a founding member of Firefly Theatre – Edmonton’s unique circus theatre, with whom he created and performed in Craniatrium, Duck Duck Bang and Primordial Blues.

He is also a notable street artist whose works include The Human Fountain which has appeared at the World Cup Daidogei Festival in Shizuoka, Japan, as well as The Street Performance World Championship in Dublin, Ireland, to Leduc, Vancouver, Toronto, and Waterloo.

Ashley Wright

Mr. Toll/Reverend Fish

Ashley’s Citadel credits include The Three Musketeers, August: Osage County (Sterling nomination), Julius Caesar, Noises Off, Servant of Two Masters, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Of Mice and Men (co-production with Manitoba Theatre Centre – Sterling Award), She Stoops to Conquer, as well as Othello and The Taming of the Shrew (co-productions with the National Arts Centre). Other credits include Les Miserables – 25th Anniversary Production (Mirvish/Mackintosh/Princess of Wales Theatre), Other People’s Money (Manitoba Theatre Centre); The Merry Wives of Windsor and King John (Bard on the Beach); Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure (Theatre Aquarius); Fernando Krapp Wrote Me This Letter (Canadian Stage); True Love Lies (Factory Theatre); November and Speed The Plow (Winnipeg Jewish Theatre); The Fall, Slaves and The Red Priest (Tarragon Theatre); Blackbird (Theatre Du Pif); The Trials of Ezra Pound (Stratford Festival). Film and television credits include Copper, Mayday, Murdoch Mysteries, Flash of Genius, Poker Night, ULTRA, Intern Academy, Solitaire, Degrassi, Princess and MISSING.

Peg Young

Granny Fezziwig

Peg is delighted to be working in A Christmas Carol again. In the past she has been the child supervisor for several Citadel shows and appeared in Death Comes to Aunty Norma for the ADFA Stage Struck Festival. She loves working with the wonderful cast and crew of A Christmas Carol and is very happy to be a part of the Citadel family. This show is the highlight of her year. “Love and joy come to you…”

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BIOS Bob Baker

Director

Since returning to his hometown of Edmonton fifteen years ago, Bob Baker as Artistic Director has rejuvenated and expanded the Citadel Theatre. Programming season after season of world-class theatrical productions, Mr. Baker has ushered in an era of growth at the Citadel. Five years ago Mr. Baker was instrumental in incorporating four of the Citadel’s existing creative development programs under one umbrella: The Robbins Academy. The Robbins Academy consists of the Eldon and Anne Foote Theatre School, the Citadel Young Companies, The Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program and ongoing Play Development activities, creating Canada’s most comprehensive program for creative development in professional theatre. Mr. Baker was honoured with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for exceptional service, excellence and community involvement, a University of Alberta Distinguished Alumni Award, is a member of Edmonton’s Cultural Hall of Fame and is a recipient of a PACE award from Alberta Association of Colleges and Technical Institutes. He was the Artistic Director during the successful turnaround of both the Phoenix Theatre in Edmonton (1982-87) and the Canadian Stage Company in Toronto (1990-98). Last season he directed Long Day’s Journey Into Night as well as the World Premiere of Tom Wood’s Make Mine Love. Earlier this season he directed Richard Bean’s madcap farce One Man, Two Guvnors.

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BIOS Wayne Paquette

Associate Director

Last season at the Citadel, Wayne was Assistant Stage Manager for Long Day’s Journey Into Night and Stage Manager for Romeo and Juliet. His Citadel directing credits include Blackbird and The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead (co-director).

He has also been the Assistant Director of The Wizard of Oz, The Glass Menagerie, Shining City, and Doubt: a parable. Other directing credits include Three Viewings, Glorious!, The Dazzle, and The Country (Shadow Theatre); Marty Chan’s Mothership Down and God’s Eye (Paper Tiger Productions); Afterplay, The Christian Brothers, Madagascar, The Good Thief, A Body of Water, Orange Flower Water, Skirmishes, The Year of Magical Thinking, and 3...2...1 (Blarney Productions); Murielle (Blarney Productions/ Promise Productions); and Linda Griffith’s Age of Arousal (Blarney Productions/The Maggie Tree). Wayne is also the Artistic Director of Blarney Productions, an artistic associate with Shadow Theatre, as well as an associate member of the Robbins Academy for the Citadel Theatre. Special thanks to Denise.

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BIOS Leslie Frankish Set & Costume Designer

Leslie began her 34 year career as a set & costume designer for the Citadel Youth Theatre in 1980. More recent Citadel designs include Private Lives, Pride and Prejudice, Beauty and the Beast (Sterling Award), Oliver!, The Constant Wife, Peter Pan, Blithe Spirit, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Measure for Measure, and Present Laughter. Other resident designer positions include Phoenix Theatre and Shaw Festival where her designs included Pygmalion, Misalliance and Heartbreak House. Leslie has designed for major theatres across Canada including Angels in America I & II, Singer and Into the Woods (Canadian Stage Company); Hard Times, Lilies and Claptrap (National Arts Centre); La Bête (Theatre Calgary); A Little Night Music and The Caretaker (Vancouver Playhouse) and The Homecoming (Stratford Festival). Leslie was also the Senior Production Designer of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. For pictures of these and other productions, visit lesliefrankish.com.

Robert Thomson

Lighting Designer

Robert Thomson is widely recognized as one of Canada’s most prolific and versatile lighting designers for theatre, opera and dance. Citadel credits include Private Lives, August: Osage County, Wizard of Oz, Macbeth, Oliver! and Peter Pan. He served 12 seasons as Resident Lighting Designer at The National Ballet of Canada, 24 seasons at the Shaw Festival, as well as 13 consecutive seasons at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. He has worked with a diverse range of Canadian companies, including the National Arts Centre, Canadian Stage, MTC, Globe Theatre, The Belfry Theatre, Segal Theatre and Centaur Theatre. Internationally, his designs have been featured at Lincoln Center Theatre, Metropolitan Opera, Goodman Theatre, Hartford Stage, ABT and Stuttgart Ballet. His award-winning design for Bluebeard’s Castle/ Erwartung has been seen across Canada and around the world.

His acclaimed designs have garnered a Sterling Award, four Dora Mavor Moore Awards and the prestigious Siminovitch Prize.

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BIOS Michael Becker

Sound Designer

A Christmas Carol held a special place in Becker’s heart. He was amazed by the generosity of the audiences and their outstanding support of the Edmonton Food Bank. He was the original Sound Designer for the Citadel’s A Christmas Carol and his work is heard in the annual production to this day. Becker composed and designed sound for theatre, radio and television for thirty-five years at theatres across Canada including Theatre Calgary where he began his career and did sound design for numerous productions and was Head of Sound for two seasons. Other theatre credits include Alberta Theatre Projects, the Manitoba Theatre Centre and the Stratford Festival. Most recently at the Citadel, Becker’s work was heard as composer of last season’s Romeo and Juliet. Other Citadel credits include both productions of Peter Pan, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, The Lark, A Servant of Two Masters, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 1984 and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. He had the most fun doing the music for the television show Acorn, the Nature Nut and often worked with the piano player, Darcy Phillips, doing the music for Jake and the Kid for television. Darcy Phillips produced Beck Tunes by Becker which is an album containing 15 of Becker’s original songs and is available on line at cdbaby and itunes.

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BIOS Linda Rubin

Choreographer

Linda is excited to return to the Citadel for the fifteenth season of A Christmas Carol. Previous Citadel credits include Romeo & Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Some of her choreographic credits include The Edmonton Opera, Opera Nuova, Studio Theatre, Theatre Network, Workshop West Theatre, L’UniThéâtre and other theatres in western Canada. Linda is engaged in rehearsal direction and mentoring productions for dance companies that include Windrow Production with Amber Borotsik and Jesse Gervais, Gerry Morita and Mile Zero Dance Company, Kathy Ochoa and Tania Alvarado. Ms. Rubin is a Professor Emerita, University of Alberta, where she taught dance and stage movement in the BFA in Acting professional actors’ training program. Linda is a core faculty artist engaged in the dance and movement training for The Citadel’s Robbins Academy Young Companies.

Doug Mertz

Dialect Coach

Doug Mertz has coached dialects for over forty shows in the US and Canada, including One Man, Two Guvnors, Mary Poppins, August: Osage County, Sweeney Todd, A Few Good Men and six seasons of A Christmas Carol here at the Citadel. Doug has taught dialects for the BFA program at the University of Alberta and for the Citadel’s Foote Theatre School. He has conducted several dialect workshops for Theatre Alberta’s Workshops by Request program and Rapid Fire Theatre and this past summer taught Dialects for Theatre Alberta’s Drama Works. Doug is the Director of Education and Outreach here at the Citadel.

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BIOS Kim Mattice-Wanat

Music Director

Kim is a performer, teacher and director. She founded Opera NUOVA in 1998 and has acted as the Artistic/Managing Director since its inception. She has produced and directed several of Opera NUOVA’s productions including Smetana’s The Bartered Bride, Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and most recently Massenet’s Cendrillon. This January she will assistant direct Edmonton Opera’s production of The Magic Flute. For over 25 years she has taught voice at the University of Alberta in the drama department and regularly works as a clinician and musical director throughout Alberta. Her commitment to sharing her expertise with singers and actors has earned her extensive recognition including Global Television’s Woman of Vision Award, The City of Edmonton’s Salute to Excellence in the Arts Award, and The YWCA’s Woman of Distinction in Arts and Culture Award. She is excited to be teaching voice to both of the Citadel Theatre Young Companies and is honoured to be a part of the Citadel’s wonderful theatrical Christmas tradition.

Michelle Chan

Stage Manager

Earlier this season, Michelle worked on One Man, Two Guvnors.

Other Citadel stage manager credits include Long Day’s Journey Into Night, A Christmas Carol, Clybourne Park, Make Mine Love, Monty Python’s Spamalot, Private Lives, A Few Good Men, The Sound of Music, God of Carnage, The Rocky Horror Show, Little Women: the Musical, August: Osage County, Billy Bishop Goes to War, Beauty and the Beast, Sweeney Todd, Blackbird, The Wizard of Oz, The Pillowman, Bird Brain, Fully Committed, Vanya, Shakespeare’s Will, Homeward Bound and The Sword in the Stone. Assistant stage manager credits at the Citadel include Oliver!, Peter Pan, Blithe Spirit, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Sound of Music, Grease, Servant of Two Masters, Hamlet, and Cabaret.

Other favourite stage manager credits include Mothership Down (Paper Tiger Productions); Afterplay (Blarney Productions); Evelyn Strange and Cocktails at Pam’s (Teatro la Quindicina); and The 7th Circle (Fringe Theatre Adventures).

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BIOS Candice Charney Assistant Stage Manager

Candice’s previous Citadel credits include working as Assistant Stage Manager on Hunchback, The Sound of Music, Rick: The Rick Hansen Story, The Jungle Book, Half Life and The Pillowman. She has also been Apprentice Stage Manager for Peter Pan, I Am My Own Wife, Blithe Spirit and Frozen. Other Assistant Stage Manager credits include working on The Taming of the Shrew (Freewill Shakespeare Festival); as well as stage managing Swordplay (Edmonton Fringe Festival); and Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe (Catalyst Theatre).

Kerry Johnson Assistant Stage Manager

Originally from Winnipeg, Kerry has been working as a Stage Manager in Edmonton for the past ten years. Last season at the Citadel, Kerry returned for her fourth year on A Christmas Carol, as well as working as the Assistant Stage Manager for Mary Poppins. Some favourite SM and ASM credits include Beowulf the King (Workshop West); The Ecstatics (Northern Light Theatre); Ladies Who Lynch (Serial Collective); and The Penelopiad, The Forbidden Phoenix, Beauty and the Beast, The Wizard of Oz and Noises Off (Citadel Theatre). Kerry is a graduate of the BFA Stage Management program at the U of A and the Theatre Arts Program at MacEwan University.

Molly Pearson

Apprentice Stage Manager Molly is a graduate of the BFA Stage Management program at the University of Alberta. Recent Citadel credits include apprentice stage managing The Penelopiad, 2 Pianos 4 Hands and A Christmas Carol. Other selected credits include Helen Lawrence (The Arts Club Theatre); stage managing A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Theatre Prospero); The Blue Flame Power Game and The Origins of Power Woman (ATCO Energy Theatre); Alcina and Rusalka (Opera Nuova); The Gertrude Stein Project (Studio Theatre); and assistant stage managing Unidentified Human Remains and The Good Woman of Setzuan (Studio Theatre); as well as stage managing Prairie Stars (Alberta Transportation); and Echoes (Floating Stones Theatre). She is also a member of The UnNaturals, who have performed magic at The Edmonton Fringe Festival, The Edmonton Street Performers Festival, and The Orlando Fringe Festival.

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ARTISTIC ASSOCIATES FTS Teaching Assistants Kristen Hiemstra Elena Belyea Director, Citadel/Banff Quinn Dooley Centre Professional Josh Languedoc Theatre Program Jackson Longworth Brian Dooley Lianna Makuch Director, Play Development Harley Morison Doug Mertz James MacDonald

Director, Education & Outreach

Don Horsburgh

Resident Music Director

Wayne Paquette

Academy Associate

Diana Stevenson

Manager, Foote Theatre School

Patrick Lundeen

Education Outreach Associate

Young Company Instructors Amber Borotsik Shannon Boyle Heather Inglis Reed McColm Linda Rubin Kate Ryan Kim Mattice-Wanat FTS Instructors April Banigan Mhairi Berg Adam Blocka Shannon Boyle Ashley Butler Gregory Caswell Ellen Chorley Matt Graham Crystal Hanson Sally Hunt Binaifer Kapadia Annette Loiselle Patrick Lundeen Barb Mah Rose Napoli Gail Olmstead Andrew Ritchie Adrianne Salmon Matt Schuurman Liana Shannon Eric Smith Linette Smith Jennifer Spencer Eileen Sproule Jon Lachlan Stewart

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Assistant Box Office Managers

Guest Services Supervisors Laurel Carter Cody Carver ADMINISTRATION Sarah Farnsworth Marianne Bouthillier Jessica Glover Associate Executive Myrna Gosnell Director Amanda Gregoire Peni Christopher Mark Harding Asst. to the Artistic Director/ Courtney Lair Company Manager Tara-Lee LaRose Laurie McInnes Jacob Liska Business Affairs Sara Norris FACILITY Guest Services Louis Barron Representatives Director Sam Banigan Maintenance Colleen Bunyan Victoria deJong Colin Deegan Carol Dreger Bill Daniels Marg Gronnestad Janitorial Christina Harbak Bee Clean Services Rebecca Loudon Security Stuart McDougall Alberta Crowd Lisa McNicol Management Brittany Molner Abbie Murison Building Porter Carly Neis William Cardle Chris Powell Tara Gale Mark Sinongco FINANCE Valerie Smart Pat Bradley Michael Vetsch Director of Finance

Daniel Jee

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

Executive Director

Fund DEVELOPMENT Denis Pellerin

Stage Carpenter

Neil Luipasco

Patsy Thomas

Director, Fund Development

Head of Wardrobe

Sydney Stuart

Kayla Fulton

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Judith Darough

Manager, Fund Development

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Isabel Bloor

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Helen Flower

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Kathleen Morley

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Michelle Chan Patrick Fraser

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Barb Markert

Stephanie Ripley

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Kyla Maki

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Genevieve Savard

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Ava Siemens

Assistant Head of Audio

Lorraine Price

Owen Hutchinson

Stitcher

Nick Rose

Peter Locock

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Chris Hayes

Assistant Head of Scenic Carpentry

Greg Cardinal

Stitcher

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Syd Gross Dresser

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Scenic Carpenter

Barb Becker

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Kame St. Cyr

Serge Menard

Sheila Cleasby

Meaghan Skerik

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Wardrobe Maintenance Assistant Head of Electrics Samantha J. Rumball Head of Wigs Larissa O’Hare Director, Marketing Cheryl Sinclair Electrics & Communications Payroll Accountant Katie Patton Assistant Head of Wigs Nicole Deibert Kristen Finlay GUEST SERVICES Manager, Communications Head of Scenic Paint Laura Lee Osborne Kimberlee Stadelmann – Robbins Academy/ Jim Meers Wigs Citadel Social Media Director/ Head of Props Annie Parkinson Box Office Manager Neil LeGrandeur Charlotte Hunt Wigs Theresa Hovdestad Marketing Associate, Assistant Head of Props Beyond the Stage House Manager Accounts Payable/ Receivable

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Rentals Manager

Debbie Theuss

Ken Davis

Mel MacDonald

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Angelica Menck

School Booking Coordinator

Scott Smith

Shirley Tran

Manager, Corporate Relations

Angie Sotiropoulos Props

Marc Anderson

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Andrew Hill

Assistant Head Stage Carpenter

Media Relations Manager Perry Harris Stage Carpenter

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Jacob’s successful surgery means he can run, jump and slide like a regular three-year-old.

– Janna (mom)

Thank you for helping us fund excellence at the Stollery Children’s Hospital.

To learn more, visit www.stollerykids.com or call 780.433.5437.

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