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CITADEL THEATRE ROB B I N S

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2014 2015 SEASON SPONSOR

BOB BAKER I ARTISTIC DIRECTOR PENNY RITCO I EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

PRESENTED BY

MUSIC AND LYRICS BY ROBERT LOPEZ AND JEFF MARX BOOK BY JEFF WHITTY BASED ON AN ORIGINAL CONCEPT BY ROBERT LOPEZ AND JEFF MARX

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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, Gaurav Singhmar, 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 VISIONARY

MENTOR

Maclab Enterprises

ATB Financial Bryan & Company LLP Capital Power Felesky Flynn LLP The Highbury Foundation Richard & Erin Kirby Jack & Lorraine McBain Morgan Construction and Environmental Ltd. Rob & Beth Reynolds Chris & Dale Sheard Susan Wylie & Bruce Hagstrom

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 David & Jan Bentley Dentons Canada LLP Ashif, Zainul, Kinza & Aariz Mawji Arliss Miller Al & Fran Olson The Shoctor Family

Gifts of $50,000 - $99,999

INITIATOR

Gifts of $25,000 - $49,999 J.G. Greenough Lisa & Marshall Sadd

DREAMER

Gifts of $10,000 - $24,999 Keith & Valerie Alessi Lorraine Bray & Jim Carter

Susan & James Burns Butler Family Foundation Lesley Cormack L. Neil Gower Q.C. Lisa Miller & Farrel Shadlyn Lewis & Lindsay Nakatsui Catrin Owen & John Sumner Aleda Patterson & Family Sir Francis Price & The Honourable Marguerite Trussler The Sequeira Family Micah & Kristi Slavens The Summit Foundation Sheila Witwicky & Phil Beauchamp Ralph & Gay Young

FRIENDS

Gifts of $5,000 - $9,999 Guy Bridgeman & Dianne Ross Don & Lorna Kramer Stuart & Sherry Lee Joseph & Nancy Thompson

| Annual Support STEWARD

DIRECTOR

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

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

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

Gifts of $2,500 - $4,999

Ove & Susan Minsos Nobert & Patricia Morgenstern David J. Mundy Esther Ondrack Playhouse Publications Ltd. The 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 AVENUE Q 5

STAR

Bart & Carole West

E. Fay Plomp Poster Tech Wendy Kotow Aline Pratch Linda Youell Curtis & Sandra Prosko Ralph & Gay Young Richard Remund Leon Zupan Antoni & Lucyna Rojek Sentinel Self-Storage Co. LEAD Doug & Devika Short Gifts of $500 - $999 Allen & Myrna Snart Dagny & Graeme Alston Marianne & Kent Stewart Bonnie Andriachuk & Darrel Ewaschuk Neil & Merle Taylor Anne Anfindsen Michael & Kathleen Tomyn Anonymous Douglas & Dorothy Fiona & Stephen Warren Bamforth Ben Wiez Ida & Tommy Banks Sarah Wylie Jim & Helen Banks Jane Batty SUPER Andrew & Barbara Belch SUBSCRIBER Barbara Blackley Dr. Doug & Mary Bosko Gifts of $100 - $499 Baha & Sharon Joyce Buchwald Norman & Anne Burgess Abu-Laban Brian & Barbara Burrows Greg Alcorn David & Connie Anderson Chris & Leah Burrows Martin & Anna Andrea Ronald Cavell Betty Andrew Z & M Chrzanowski Gail Andrew Janelle Conrad Diana & Laurence Andriashek Heinz Feldberg Patricia Anholt Betty & Mike Gibbins Anonymous Christopher Head James Archibald & Ghislaine Hebert Heidi Christoph Elizabeth, Rosalina & Brad & Lori Armstrong Cynthia Hicks James Ash Bill & Jana Holden Halfdan Baadsgaard Lynn & Thomasz Diana Bacon Hruckowski Charlotte & Mark Bonnie Hutchinson Ballerman Roderick Banks Norman & Valerie Tony & Valerie Barlott Kneteman Ingrid Barlow Ken & Jennifer Kouri William & Carole Barton Christine Kyriakides Maurice & Annette Bastide Dr. Ed & Nikki Lazar Cecilia Baxter Teresa Mardon Walter & Stella Baydala - Royal Lepage Barb & Jim Beck Suzette Marxheimer Joan Bensted Ian & Linda McConnan Donna Bereska Douglas & Claire Madhu & Sundri McConnell Bhambhani Terri & Gary Biasini Norma & Gordon Sophie & Paul Bishop McIntosh Angie Bogner Gordon & Agneta Beverley Boren McKenzie Amy Borkent Marie Montgomery Maureen & Jim Moran Keith & Elizabeth Bowering Bill & Joyce Mustard E. Ross Bradley Lewis & Lindsay Robert & Maureen Braun Nakatsui Norma Brekke Thomas Newton Anne Brereton Fred & Helen Otto Jack Brown Tom & Judy Peacocke Linda Brownlee

Gifts of $1,000 - $2,499 Dave Wilson & Carol & Rae Allen Gail Allord Anonymous Becker Bruce & Carol Bentley Guy Bridgeman & Dianne Ross 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 Hugh McPhail & Yolanda van Wachem 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 Henry & Helen Resta Soloman & Marilyn Rolingher Naomi Shoctor Suggitt Publishers Neil & Merle Taylor Mike & Michele Thompson D. Lorne & LeeAnn Tyrrell David Verbicky 6 AVENUE Q

Jeremiah Burak Kevin Burghardt John Bylhouwer Jessica Callele James & Joan Carlson Martin Carroll Barry Cavanaugh Don Chisholm Brent Christopherson Wayne Church Gordon & Janet Clanachan Janet Clark Douglas Claybrook David & Linda Climenhaga Jack & Marilyn Cohen Ruth Collins-Nakai David Cornish Karen Cox Kim & Rick Craig Marilyn Cree Robert Crosbie Randall & Angela Croutze Patrick & Luxie Crowe Delbert & Jane Dahl Jillian Dal Bello Marilyn Darwish 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 Michele Eickholt & Lee Green Dr. Rod & Pat Eidem Jacqueline & Martin Elton Carol Engelking Dean Evanger Noella Fagnan Thomas A. Farrell & Anne Henderson Lawrence & Alayne Farries Gail Faulkner Joe & Pat Fenrich Pat Ferguson Lois Field Kristen & Mark Finlay 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 Lorraine Herlein Sandy Hermiston Debbie Hill Patsy Ho Donna Holowaychuk Ray & Elaine Hook 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 Louise 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 Darren & Roxanne McLean Betty McMillan Linda Medland Davis Dr. A. & Evelyn Meer Pamela & Dennis Melnyk Mark Mertens Bonnie Moon Gordon & Cathy Moorhouse Al Morrow Alexis Morrow Kevin & Robyn Mott Dave Mowat Doug & Kathy Murray Marie Muszynski Leita Siever & Craig Neuman Roy & Trudy 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 Gerald Piro Tammy Pidner Jeff Polovick Susan & Darrell Portz Jean & Edward Posyniak Paul & Leslie Precht Olga Predy Michael Prendergast Susan Priestner 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. Perry & Sandra Segal Noel Sharp Glenn & Margaret Sharples Paul Shelemey Chen Shen Richard Sherbaniuk Andrew Shum & Timothy Riordan

Ellie Shuster Randy Sibulak Sol & Shirley Sigurdson Barbara & Gerry Sinn Sheila Sirdar Lynn Smarsh Trina Smith Elaine Solez 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 Michele Wedemire 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.

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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 | Nahil Hasham and her staff at Second Cup, Citadel Vicki & Adolf Au of Vicki’s Bistro & Catering | Peter Heron

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PARTNERS

Recognizing our PRODUCTIONS PRESENTING SPONSORS

A Christmas Carol

Venus in Fur

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PRODUCTION SPONSORS

CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT

Play Development

Young Companies 10 AVENUE Q

Playwright’s Forum

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SEASON SPONSOR

AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT

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For more information on this exciting program, please contact Ken at kdavis@citadeltheatre.com or 780.428.2108

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STUDENTS CLUB The Maclab Enterprises Students Club is a Citadel Theatre/Robbins Academy program that offers a unique glimpse into the world of professional theatre to a wide range of junior and senior high school students from Edmonton and surrounding areas.

On the first three Tuesdays and Wednesdays of each of our season’s main stage productions, Students Club members enjoy a small reception before the show and then participate in a highly engaging, and interactive presentation featuring special guests from Edmonton’s talented theatre community. Following the performance students are invited to stay for a lively talkback session with members of the production’s cast and crew. The focus for Avenue Q’s Students Club is puppetry. Puppetry is an ancient art form that likely predates actors in theatre. There are many styles and forms of puppetry, and to this day it remains a favoured means to tell a story and communicate ideas.

Prior to Students Club performances, the students were joined by the multi-talented Kate Ryan, an accomplished singer, actress, teacher and director. Kate, her sister Bridget, and their mother Maralyn make up Kaybridge Productions, a performance company that specializes in puppetry. Kate provided insight into the history of puppetry, the process of creating and working with puppets, and several volunteers got the chance to handle a selection of puppets. Kate Ryan has worked in theatres across all of North America, and has been seen at the Citadel performing the role of Mrs. Cratchit in A Christmas Carol, or performing her cabaret in The Club.

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If you would like to become part of next season’s Students Club, or require more information about the program, please contact Shirley Tran, Group Sales at (780) 428-2127. For individual students who are interested in joining, please email Shirley at groupsales@citadeltheatre.com leave your name, contact information and the name of the school you attend.

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DONOR PROFILE MUPPETS • •

Neil Graham Caesar Shoctoralli

Tell us a little about yourselves and how long have you been attending productions at the Citadel Theatre?

Although Caesar and I are originally from New York, we have called Edmonton home for many years. We’ve been watching plays at the Citadel since the late seventies, except for that one year, 95 I think, when we accidentally got trapped in a toy box!

What a nightmare that was, 20 years later and we still cough up little bits of Lego from time to time. Other than that we rarely miss a performance, unless of course it’s pouring rain, that stuff’s murder on felt!

Why do you choose to donate to the Citadel?

Well that’s a silly question! Why the heck wouldn’t we. The Citadel Theatre has been challenging and entertaining us for 50 years! You think they are able to do that just on ticket sales alone?

The Citadel is committed to developing new work, developing artists, establishing creative partnerships and engaging with the community! Just look at their awesome 50th season! Without our support and that of the community this would not be the place we know and love.

Do you think the Arts are an integral part of a thriving community?

Absolutely, Arts are an integral part of what makes our community so special.

Edmonton is on the cusp of greatness.

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right now, a transformed sense of energy, confidence and anticipation for the future.

We are very lucky that this city has it all, especially a vibrant cultural and Arts scene in which the Citadel plays a huge role in…..Get it, I said plays and role, pretty clever, huh?

That and, without the Arts, half our family would be unemployed.

Of all the productions you have seen, which has been your favourite and why?

In all honesty we can’t think of a production that we did not really enjoy. Sure some have been pretty deep but it really makes you think about stuffing, I mean stuff.

If we had to pick one, hmmm, Ronnie Burkett’s Daisy Theatre has always been one of our favourites! We roomed with several of the cast back in College and Ronnie is such a fantastic guy! I think he could have been a surgeon because whenever we need a little work done he’s our man.

Which production are you looking forward to this season?

Without a doubt, this performance!

We’ll share a little secret with you. Back in the day both Caesar and I attended the Foote Theatre School with hopes of being young and upcoming actors. Then that ugly toy box incident occurred and we developed a fear of dark, small spaces so that was the end of our acting dreams.

If not for that cheesy particleboard coffin, it could very well be us on that stage tonight.

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BASED ON AN ORIGINAL CONCEPT By

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Jeff Whitty

Robert Lopez & Jeff Marx

STARRING JUSTIN BOTT..................................................... Brian RACHEL BOWRON. . .......................................... Kate/Lucy KIMMY CHOI...................................................... Christmas Eve SACCHA DENNIS.............................................. Gary Coleman RYAN KELLY.. ..................................................... Trekkie/Nicky/Bad Idea Bear ANDREW MacDONALD-SMITH.. ..................... Princeton/Rod ELIZABETH STEPKOWSKI-TARHAN.. ............ Mrs. Thistletwat/Bad Idea Bear All other characters played by members of the acting ensemble.

Children’s Voices: Cara Christopher, Cohen Christopher, Erica Norton and Naomi Norton.

Director................................................................ DAYNA TEKATCH Music Director.. ................................................... DON HORSBURGH Orchestrations & Arrangements.. ..................... STEPHEN OREMUS Set & Costume Designer.. ................................. ROBIN FISHER Lighting Designer............................................... Kevin Humphrey Sound Designer.................................................. MICHAEL LAIRD Projection Designer. . .......................................... JAMIE NESBITT Stage Manager................................................... Michelle Chan Assistant Stage Manager.................................. Sang-Sang Lee Apprentice Stage Manager. . ............................. Al Gadowsky Puppet Consultant............................................. ANDREW MacDONALD-SMITH Puppets conceived and designed by Rick Lyon.

Avenue Q is approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes with one 15 minute intermission.

The World Premiere of Avenue Q was presented by the Vineyard Theatre and The New Group, New York City, February 2003. Avenue Q premiered on Broadway at the Golden Theater on July 31, 2003, produced by Kevin McCollum, Robyn Goodman, Jeffrey Seller, Vineyard Theatre and The New Group.

The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

Avenue Q has not been authorized or approved by the Jim Henson Company or Sesame Workshop, which have no responsibility for its content.

All puppets were constructed by Character Translations, Inc. for Music Theatre International.

Avenue Q is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).

All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684 www.MTIShows.com The Citadel engages, under the terms of the Canadian Theatre Agreement, professional artists who are members of the Canadian Actors’ Equity Association. Production personnel for the Citadel Theatre are members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Employees (I.A.T.S.E.)

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About the

Playwrights Robert Lopez Robert Lopez shared a Tony Award and Grammy nomination for Avenue Q, the 20th longest running Broadway musical, which he co-wrote and conceived. More recently he collaborated with South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker to write and compose the smash Broadway comedy The Book of Mormon. With his wife Kristen Anderson-Lopez, he wrote Finding Nemo: The Musical (Playing in Orlando since 2006), the Broadwaybound original musical Up Here, and songs for Winnie the Pooh (Disney Feature Animation 2011). He shared two Emmy awards for his music for The Wonder Pets, and an Emmy nomination for the Scrubs musical episode. He is a member of BMI Workshop, Dramatists Guild, WGA, AEA, Yale grad, native NY’er.

Jeff Marx Jeff Marx met Robert Lopez at the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop. It was there that Avenue Q was born.

Originally from Hollywood, FL, Jeff attended the workshop as a young lawyer, looking for clients, and ended up leaving law and becoming a songwriter. Forever grateful to the BMI Workshop, he has worked on such projects as NBC’s Scrubs and Disney’s Bear in the Big Blue House.

Jeff Whitty Jeff Whitty (Book) won the 2004 Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for Avenue Q. Plays include: The Further Adventures of Hedda Gabler, The Hiding Place, The Plank Project, Suicide Weather, and Balls. Theatres presenting his work include the Atlantic Theater Company, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, South Coast Repertory, and the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center.

Upcoming: Tales of the City: The Musical with music by Jake Shears and John Garden of the pop group Scissor Sisters, as well as Bring It On: The Musical with music by Tom Kitt, Amanda Green, and Lin-Manuel Miranda. As an actor, Jeff has appeared Off-Broadway, regionally, and in films and TV. www.whitless.com Photos: © Wisdom Digital Media.

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Songs ACT I Overture................................................................ Full Company as voices off What Do You Do With a B.A. In English/ It Sucks To Be Me.............................................. Princeton, Kate Monster, Brian, Rod,

Nicky, Christmas Eve, Gary Coleman If You Were Gay.................................................. Rod and Nicky Purpose ............................................................... Princeton and Boxes Everyone’s A Little Bit Racist............................ Princeton, Kate Monster, Gary Coleman,

Brian, Christmas Eve The Internet Is For Porn..................................... Kate Monster, Trekkie Monster

(Princeton, Brian, Rod, Gary Coleman) A Mix Tape.. .......................................................... Princeton and Kate Monster I’m Not Wearing Underwear Today.. ................ Brian Special.................................................................. Lucy You Can Be As Loud As The Hell You Want (When You’re Makin’ Love)............. Princeton, Kate Monster, Brian,

Christmas Eve, Gary Coleman,

Bears, Trekkie Monster Fantasies Come True.. ........................................ Princeton, Kate Monster, Rod My Girlfriend Who Lives in Canada.. ................ Rod There’s a Fine, Fine Line.................................... Kate Monster

ACT II Entr’acte.. .............................................................. Princeton There’s Life Outside Your Apartment.............. Full Company The More You Ruv Someone............................ Kate Monster, Christmas Eve Schadenfreude.................................................... Nicky, Gary Coleman I Wish I Could Go Back To College................. Princeton, Kate Monster, Nicky The Money Song................................................. Full Company The Money Song (Reprise)................................ Full Company There’s A Fine, Fine Line (Reprise).. ................. Princeton, Kate Monster B.A. In English (Reprise). . ................................... Newcomer For Now................................................................ Full Company

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The sign will be huge. A couple of stories. It will rise on the northwest corner of the Citadel building facing Sir Winston Churchill Square. A large lit marquee may not exactly mirror Times Square, but it will change the area, bringing a thrilling visual excitement to the square and giving the Citadel a stunning ability to proclaim itself to our burgeoning downtown. As part of the display, there will be a new, welcoming entrance – opening up founder Joe Shoctor’s buoyant vision of a brick and glass playhouse to the city that, for 50 years, has given it a home.

Here is what the Citadel has to offer theatrically for its fiftieth birthday. And who better to lead us through the delights to come than Bob Baker who has been Artistic Director of the institution for the last sixteen years? “It’s nice to pull out the scrapbook and recognize the past,” he muses. “But it’s also great to celebrate our current activities and look ahead to the future. But, I don’t think you could ever call our work here institutionalized or stodgy.

Our audiences expect high quality – and that is what we will present for our fiftieth.”

The season begins in mid-September with Rick Miller’s Boom. And yes, you probably recognize the name. Rick first made his name on the Fringe circuit with MacHomer, a frenetic one-man show that revisited Macbeth as it might be imagined by the cast of The Simpsons. (Quoth Homer, “Is this a dagger I see before me – or a pizza?”). He toured that around quite a bit and then returned to the stage with another tour de force, Bigger Than Jesus, that, between laughs, presented a serious examination of Christianity. That one

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The next show is equally big – but it will feature a large cast, a full orchestra with sets, costumes and a centuries old love story that transcends time to chart the geography of the human heart. It’s called Evangeline and it’s adapted from the famous Longfellow epic poem about the Acadian expulsion. Evangeline (the musical) is written by Edmonton favourite son, Ted Dykstra (Fire/2 Pianos 4 Hands). Getting the story to the stage of the Citadel was something of an epic in itself. For one thing, it has been Dykstra’s dream for over a decade.

“There have been many iterations... many workshops over the years,” says Baker. The show will be a complete reimagining of the original which premiered in Charlottetown in 2013.

Bob will direct. The set will be designed at the Citadel. The show will be cast from here and

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Joe Shoctor was a canny fellow and his choice of the first play ever to be presented by the Citadel was inspired. It was Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? The contentious play had premiered on Broadway in 1962 and, with an ecstatic critical and audience reaction, was already well on its way to establish itself as a timeless classic. We were kind of a stolid lot 50 years ago and Shoctor knew that dropping the controversial play into our still waters would create a sensation. And it did. Observes Baker, “Virginia Woolf is really about people and relationships and that doesn’t date.”

Jon Robin Baitz’ Other Desert Cities has been one of the most popular of seriously dramatic plays since it was launched on Broadway in 2011. In it a family of greatly differing political views gathers for Christmas in Palm Springs. Some of them haven’t seen the others for many years. Another is just out of rehab. Some are liberal and others rock-ribbed Republicans. One announces that she is writing a book about the family – a book that will tear open the deep wounds that have divided them. And, of course, there is the long suppressed family secret. Commented the Hollywood Reporter in a review “.... the balance between comedy and intense family drama is fine tuned in richly satisfying ways.”

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“One of my thrills as Artistic Director is to watch adults watching their children watching one of our family shows. It happened in Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music. It happens every year in A Christmas Carol,” says Bob. And in the tradition of the superb productions the Citadel has given those musicals, Baker is bringing in Alice Through the Looking Glass to the Citadel. This Alice first saw life in a scrumptious production at Stratford. It then, with a different cast but the same director (Jillian Keiley), moved to the National Arts Centre. It will come to us after touching down in Winnipeg. It will be produced in Edmonton with an entirely local cast. So in February, fire up the family, corral the kids and join the Red Queen, Tweedledum and Tweedledee and Humpty Dumpty (and all the other entertaining denizens who dwell in Lewis Carroll’s demented imagination) and head for the Citadel.

Many of us remember Baker’s 2004 production of West Side Story as a definitive one.

“Yeah!” remembers Baker. “It was a very special production. A great team came together for that one.” Then why do it again? “Well, we were looking over past productions that everyone liked and West Side Story came up again and again. That one was a co-production

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with Theatre Calgary and so we were on a schedule and just couldn’t hold it over. Many patrons were disappointed that they couldn’t see it. You can never try to recreate that same magic – but you can reinvent and discover a refreshing new kind of magic. And it will be interesting this time because it’s part of the Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program.”

Tracey Power was a whirlwind when she attended theatre school here in the late ‘90’s. She still is and her name as director has been associated with a bewildering number of stage productions. One of her latest is Chelsea Hotel: The Songs of Leonard Cohen (described by one critic, “A raunchy, rocking out Hallelujah”). Cohen, of course, is a much recorded national icon whose simple, hypnotic melodies blend seamlessly with poetic, often cryptic lyrics. Power has taken 27 of his songs for Chelsea Hotel, inspired by an infamous hostelry where Cohen once lived in New York sharing digs with such notables as Bob Dylan, Virgil Thompson, Andy Warhol and others. The show follows “a loose poetic narrative” in which 6 performers play 15 instruments between them and sing and harmonize on all the songs.

Chelsea Hotel (which is an add-on to the regular season) previews January 13 in the Maclab.

Damien Atkins, Paul Dunn and Andrew Kushnir all grew up gay in Edmonton. The trio drifted to Toronto where they forged successful careers in theatre. The Edmonton connection forms a large part of the three-hander, The Gay Heritage Project (another season addon). It’s a funny, impish, highly physical and fast-paced musical review that comes from personal anecdotes and an investigation into the surprisingly rich, sometimes moving and often hilarious history of the queer culture. It was an immediate hit in Toronto’s Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. In February, The Gay Heritage Project comes to the Citadel’s The Club.

Observes Baker, “This is a very positive upbeat show. It is not looking for acceptance. It’s not militant. It has a universal appeal and recently, with the animated conversations about gay/ straight alliances in our province, it has gained even more relevance.”

And that’s the season. There’s much more going on at the Citadel as it celebrates its 50th and you are invited to check the website regularly. And, oh yes, the Citadel’s annual invocation of all things Christmas, A Christmas Carol is back with a month-long run beginning on November 28.

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Bios Justin Bott

Brian

Justin is thrilled to be back at the Citadel Theatre working with this incredibly talented cast, crew & creative team. A Dora Mavor Moore nominated actor and proud 2012 participant of the Citadel/ Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program, Justin’s fave credits include: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Citadel); The Last Resort (Drayton Entertainment); Rob Ford: The Musical (McCaig Regan/ Factory Theatre); The Foursome (Lighthouse Festival Theatre); [title of show] (Angelwalk – Dora nomination); Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Moonpath); Macbeth and Romeo & Juliet (CTP); I Love You Because (Stage West); The Fantasticks (VPP). Much love and many thanks to friends and family for their continued support.

Special thanks to DeeDee, Elvis (the dog), Dayna and Talent House. Follow Justin @jeybott or go to www.justinbott.com to keep up with his shenanigans!

Rachel Bowron

Kate/Lucy

Rachel is very excited to make her Citadel debut in Avenue Q! Past theatre credits include: Don’t Dress for Dinner (Mayfield Dinner Theatre); It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s Superman! and Archy and Mehitabel (Plain Jane Theatre Co.); Barefoot in the Park, The Nutcracker Unhinged, Eros and the Itchy Ant, Angels on Horseback, The Hoof and Mouth Advantage (Teatro La Quindicina – Sterling Nomination); The Surrogate (Lunchbox Theatre); The “L” Word (Wilde-Flower Productions); and Follies (Leave it to Jane).

Rachel has also worked as the Music Director of the St. Albert Children’s Theatre and is a graduate of MacEwan University’s Theatre Arts program. Coming up next, Rachel will be performing in Stewart Lemoine’s Saint Albert (Teatro La Quindicina). Follow her on Twitter @RachellNell.

Kimmy Choi

Christmas Eve

Kimmy is very happy to be making her Citadel debut. Previous theatre credits include: Avenue Q (Sudbury Theatre Centre); The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen (Summerworks Concert Series/Workshop at Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival); The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Phoenix Theatre, Mayfield Dinner Theatre, Drayton Entertainment, Theatre Calgary); Where Elephants Weep (World Premiere in Phnom Penh, Cambodia); Seussical (Theatre Aquarius); Miss Saigon (Drayton Entertainment); High School Musical (Neptune Theatre); Hair (Canstage) and Somewhere in the World (Charlottetown Festival Young Company). TV/Film credits include: Orphan Black (Space/BBC); Rogue (DirecTV); and The Listener (CTV/NBC).

Many thanks to Dayna, Don and the cast and crew. Love to her husband and their furbaby, Renzo Theodore. Enjoy the show!

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Bios Saccha Dennis

Gary Coleman

Saccha is beyond thrilled to be debuting as a male in Avenue Q! Saccha was recently seen as a spider in the Canadian premiere of James and the Giant Peach (YPT). Not too long before that, she appeared in the first US national tour of We Will Rock You. She has appeared for several seasons at the Shaw Festival in such shows as Ragtime, My Fair Lady and Sunday in the Park with George, to name a few. Other credits include: Little Shop of Horrors (Rose Theatre/STC/SW); Dreamgirls (Theatre Aquarius/MTC/SW); Lovetrain, Motown Gold and One Hit Wonders (SW). Saccha would like to thank Dayna, TH, her family, her friends, her husband Nicholas, Edmontonians, the bus driver, the person sitting in row D, and Gary Coleman for making this possible! www.sacchadennis.com

Ryan Kelly

Trekkie/Nicky/Bad Idea Bear

Ryan is thrilled to be making his Citadel debut in Avenue Q. Most recently Ryan performed in his first one person show Here Lies Henry (Common Roof) and was transformed into a werewolf on Bitten (SyFy). Favourite stage credits include: The Rocky Horror Show and Avenue Q (Sudbury Theatre Centre); The Normal Heart (Studio 180 - Dora Nomination); Mamma Mia (Mirvish); Will The Real JT LeRoy Please Stand Up? (Cabaret Co. - Dora Award); and Living with Henry (Off-Broadway). Favourite television & film credits include: Cosmopolis (David Cronenberg!); Murdoch Mysteries (CBC); Queer as Folk (Showtime); Almost Audrey (Comedy Network – Can Com Nomination); and The Dog Walker (TIFF - Genie Nomination). Ryan was included in NOW magazines Top Ten Toronto Theatre Artists of 2011. Find him on Twitter @ryanroks.

Andrew MacDonald-Smith Princeton/Rod/Puppet Consultant

Andrew’s previous Citadel credits include A Christmas Carol, One Man, Two Guvnors, Mary Poppins (Sterling Award & Betty Mitchell Award) and The Pillowman. Selected roles include Avenue Q on Broadway (The Golden Theatre); The Euphorians, Whiplash Weekend, Pith!, The Infinite Shiver (co-writer), Everybody Goes to Mitzi’s (co-writer) and Witness to a Conga (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); Avenue Q (Jessie Richardson Award - The Arts Club). Film/TV credits include Tiny Plastic Men and The Man That Got Away. Next up Andrew will be performing with Freewill Shakespeare Festival and in Stewart Lemoine’s Hey, Countess! during The Edmonton Fringe. Find him on Twitter @drewmacsmith.

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Bios Elizabeth Stepkowski-Tarhan Mrs. Thistletwat/Bad Idea Bear

Elizabeth is very pleased to return to the Shoctor stage with such wonderful artists in this hilarious production. Previous Citadel credits include: A Christmas Carol, August: Osage County, Beauty and the Beast, Cabaret, Oliver!, The Sound of Music, The Beggar’s Opera, The Music Man, Man of LaMancha and One Yellow Rabbit’s Mata Hari: Tigress at the City Gates. Other selected theatre credits include: Gypsy (Mayfield Dinner Theatre); Something Wicked This Way Comes (Northern Light Theatre); Mrs. Bennet in Pride and Prejudice (Theatre Calgary/National Arts Centre); Paulina in The Winter’s Tale (The Shakespeare Company); and Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd (Vertigo).

Elizabeth resides in the beautiful Creston Valley and wishes to thank her husband and son for their love and support as she ventures off to create theatre. Enjoy the show and laugh a lot!

Dayna Tekatch

Director

Dayna is thrilled to be back at the Citadel having choreographed The Drowsy Chaperone and The Penelopiad here in past seasons.

Director credits include: The 39 Steps (Neptune, Stage West, 1000 Islands); Oliver! (NAC); Same Time Next Year, Midlife: The Crisis Musical (Orillia Opera House); Driving Miss Daisy, Tuesdays with Morrie (Starbright Festival). Selected Choreographic credits include: Alice Through the Looking Glass (Stratford/NAC); Midsummer Night’s Dream, Palmer Park (Stratford); Wizard of Oz (Globe); Sound of Music, nativity, Creation, Romeo & Juliet (NAC); Drowsy Chaperone (Vancouver Playhouse/NAC). Dayna spent 9 seasons at the Stratford Festival as an actor and choreographer and was on the faculty of the Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program for 3 years. Dayna lives in Toronto with her inspirations, son Liam and husband Sean C. Robertson.

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Bios Don Horsburgh

Music Director

As Robbins Academy faculty, Don enjoys connecting with both Citadel Theatre Young Companies and the Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program participants. Recently, Don has been the music director for A Christmas Carol, Monty Python’s Spamalot (for which he won a Sterling Award), Next to Normal, The Sound of Music, The Rocky Horror Show, Little Women, the Musical and Hunchback, and provided original music for The Penelopiad and August: Osage County. Previous seasons, he has been the music director for Beauty and the Beast (co-production with Theatre Calgary); Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Wizard of Oz, West Side Story (co-production with Theatre Calgary); Oliver!, Guys and Dolls (co-production with MTC); Cabaret, Into the Woods, Aspects of Love and Duddy. Additionally, he has provided original music for Pride and Prejudice, Blithe Spirit, The Constant Wife, and, most recently, last season’s The Penelopiad. Recently Don has visited Winnipeg to music direct Hairspray, White Christmas and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. For the Stratford Festival he has provided original music for 19 productions and music directed Threepenny Opera. He is the recipient of five Dora Awards for his contributions to Rigoletto; A Little Night Music; Fire and Lilies and Sterling Haynes Awards for outstanding music direction for Cabaret, The Rocky Horror Show and Monty Python’s Spamalot.

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Bios Robin Fisher

Set & Costume Designer

Avenue Q marks Robin’s Citadel debut. Select set and costume design credits include: The Dining Room (Soulpepper); The Boy in the Moon (Great Canadian Theatre Company); Do You Want What I Have Got? A Craigslist Cantata (Acting Up Stage/NAC); Fiddler on the Roof (Western Canada Theatre); The Black Bonspiel of Wullie MacCrimmon (Globe Theatre); A Year With Frog and Toad (Young People’s Theatre); Cinderella (Canadian Opera Company); The Little Prince (The Grand Theatre); The Tempest (Canadian Stage Company). Costume designs include: Minotaur (Young People’s Theatre); The Rez Sisters (Factory Theatre); The Ends of the Earth (The Belfry Theatre); and Dream A Little Dream (The Grand Theatre).

Robin is the recipient of three Dora Mavor Moore awards and the 2015 Virginia and Myrtle Cooper award for Costume Design.

Kevin Humphrey

Lighting Designer

Kevin’s previous lighting design credits include: Arcadia and Romeo & Juliet (Citadel); the Canadian Premiere of Full Frontal Diva (Blarney Productions); as well as Billy Twinkle: Requiem for a Golden Boy and Penny Plain (Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes). He also designed the lighting in The Club at the Citadel and has been the lighting designer of the Final Performance series of the Young Company at the Citadel for the past three seasons. He has been nominated twice for an Outstanding Lighting Design at the Sterling Awards. His designs for theatre and dance have been seen across Canada, Europe, Australia, China and the United States. When not busy designing lights he also works as the Principal Lighting Operator at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium and finds time to be Chair of CITT Alberta.

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Sound Designer

Selected Sound Design credits include: James & the Giant Peach, Annie, Cinderella, A Year with Frog and Toad, The Princess and the Handmaiden, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, The Wizard of Oz (YPT); Seussical (YPT/Citadel Theatre); What Makes a Man (Necessary Angel); Once On This Island (Acting Up Stage); One Man, Two Guvnors, Romeo & Juliet, Spamalot!, Sound of Music, Little Women (Citadel Theatre); God of Carnage, Clybourne Park, Stuff Happens (Studio 180/Mirvish); Our Class, The Overwhelming, Blackbird (Studio 180); Great Expectations, Barber of Seville (Soulpepper); Speaking in Tongues, Through the Leaves, Festen, Marion Bridge (Company Theatre); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Canadian Stage); Evil Dead: The Musical (Off B’way); and A Beautiful View (Da Da Kamera).

Jamie Nesbitt

Projection Designer

Jamie designs across North America and Europe. His resume includes: The Canadian Stage, NAC, Soulpepper, Vancouver Playhouse, Theatre Calgary, Palazzo Circus (Berlin), Calgary Stampede Grandstand Show, Bard on the Beach, Arts Club, Charlottetown Festival, Electric Company, Kidd Pivot (Germany/ Canada), Pacific Opera, Opera de Quebec, Company 14 (New York), Vancouver Opera, Why Not, Neptune, The Belfry, Old Trout Puppet Workshop, ARC, Cahoots, PTE, Touchstone, Citadel, Vertigo, Pi Theatre, Theatre Network, Birdland Theatre, Rumble Productions, Gateway, Greenthumb, Yukon Arts Centre, and many more. A graduate of Studio 58, he is the recipient of seven Jessie Richardson Award Nominations and one Jessie Richardson Award, a Betty Mitchell Award, the 2008 Mayor Arts award, the 2007 Sam Payne award, and the 2006 Earl Klein Memorial Scholarship. www.jamienesbitt.ca The Citadel Theatre Playbill is published ten times per year by Playhouse Publications Ltd. The contents of The Citadel Theatre Playbill may not be reproduced in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher. All rights reserved by Playhouse Publications Ltd.

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Stage Manager

Earlier this season, Michelle worked on Venus in Fur, One Man, Two Guvnors and A Christmas Carol. Other Citadel Stage Manager credits include Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Clybourne Park, Make Mine Love, Monty Python’s Spamalot, Private Lives, A Few Good Men, The Sound of Music, 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, and The Pillowman. Assistant stage manager credits at the Citadel include Oliver!, Peter Pan, Blithe Spirit, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Sound of Music, Grease, Hamlet, and Cabaret.

Other 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). Big thanks to Sang-Sang and Al!

Sang-Sang Lee

Assistant Stage Manager

Earlier this season, Sang-Sang was the Assistant Stage Manager on One Man, Two Guvnors. Last season, Sang-Sang was the ASM on Make Mine Love and Clybourne Park. Other Citadel credits include: Monty Python’s Spamalot, Private Lives, The Sound of Music, The Rocky Horror Show, A Christmas Carol, Billy Bishop Goes to War and As You Like It. Elsewhere, she has worked on A Midsummer Night’s Dream, King Lear (Freewill Shakespeare Festival); Hunchback (Catalyst Theatre); The Super Groovy 70s, Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Mayfield Theatre); Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show (Odd Lot Theatre); Seussical (St. Albert Children’s Theatre); and Monteverdi’s Orfeo (U of A Centennial). She is a graduate of Grant MacEwan’s Theatre Production program. She gives many thanks to Michelle and Al.

Al Gadowsky

Apprentice Stage Manager

Previously at the Citadel, Al has Apprentice Stage Managed on Venus in Fur, Monty Python’s Spamalot and Make Mine Love. Other stage management credits include Working It Out (Alberta Workers Health Centre); The Falstaff Project (Thou Art Here Theatre); Midsummer: A Play with Songs (Broken Toys Productions); Murielle (Blarney/Promise Productions); A Bronte Burlesque and The Hollywoodland Burlesques (Send in the Girls Burlesque); as well as The Unseen and A Picasso (Chorus Productions). He is a graduate of the BFA Stage Management program at the University of Alberta. Al would like to thank his family and friends for their continuing love and support. Thank you, Michelle and Sang-Sang.

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ARTISTIC ASSOCIATES FTS Teaching Assistants Shirley Tran Brady Hughes Director, Citadel/Banff Josh Languedoc Centre Professional Jackson Longworth Theatre Program Lianna Makuch Brian Dooley Eric Smith Director, Play Development Doug Mertz ADMINISTRATION Director, Education & Marianne Bouthillier Outreach James MacDonald

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 Ashley Butler Gregory Caswell Ellen Chorley Matt Graham Crystal Hanson Sally Hunt Binaifer Kapadia Annette Loiselle Patrick Lundeen Barb Mah Byron Martin Erik Mortimer Andrew Ritchie Matt Schuurman Liana Shannon Jennifer Spencer Eileen Sproule Jon Lachlan Stewart

School Booking Coordinator

Kristen Hiemstra Josh Wickard

Assistant Box Office Managers

Guest Services Supervisors Associate Executive Laurel Carter Director Cody Carver Peni Christopher Victoria deJong Asst. to the Artistic Director/ Sarah Farnsworth Company Manager Jessica Glover Laurie McInnes Myrna Gosnell Business Affairs Amanda Gregoire Mark Harding FACILITY Courtney Lair Louis Barron Jacob Liska Director Jim Maher Maintenance Kristin Watt Colin Deegan Guest Services Bill Daniels Representatives Janitorial Rebekah Andrews Bee Clean Services Sam Banigan Melissa Budinski Security Colleen Bunyan Alberta Crowd Michaela Chiste Management Carol Dreger Building Porter Christina Harbak William Cardle Caitlin Hart Tara Gale Stuart McDougall Lisa McNicol FINANCE Brittany Molner Pat Bradley Carly Neis Director of Finance Chris Powell Daniel Jee Meagan Prus Accounts Payable/ Receivable Mark Sinongco Valerie Smart Cheryl Sinclair Payroll Accountant Dustyn Tennessen Michael Vetsch

GUEST SERVICES

Kimberlee Stadelmann MARKETING & Director/ Box Office Manager

Theresa Hovdestad House Manager

John Markey

Rentals Manager

Debbie Theuss

Asst. Rentals Manager

COMMUNICATIONS Ken Davis

Director, Marketing & Communications

Executive Director

Neil LeGrandeur

Marketing Associate, Beyond the Stage

Mel MacDonald

Administrator, Marketing & Fund Development

Sheila Cleasby

Head of Electrics

Meaghan Skerik

Assistant Head of Electrics

Denis Pellerin Electrics

Scott Smith

Elijah Lindenberger

Laura Young

Nicole Deibert

Media Relations Manager Manager, Corporate Relations

Fund DEVELOPMENT Neil Luipasco

Director, Fund Development

Sydney Stuart

Manager, Fund Development

PRODUCTION

Video/Projections

Head of Scenic Paint

Richard ‘Buck’ Stevens Assistant Head of Scenic Paint

Terri Grant

Scenic Paint

Jim Meers

Head of Props

Charlotte Hunt

Assistant Head of Props

Cheryl L. Hoover

Angie Sotiropoulos

Bill Heron

Marc Anderson

Michelle Chan

Patsy Thomas

Patrick Fraser

Kayla Fulton

Stephanie Ripley

Judith Darough

Director

Technical Director Resident Stage Manager Assistant Technical Director Assistant Technical Director

Kyla Maki

Administrative Assistant

Owen Hutchinson Head of Audio

Nick Rose

Assistant Head of Audio

Props

Head Stage Carpenter Head of Wardrobe Assistant Head of Wardrobe Cutter

Genevieve Savard Stitcher

Ava Siemens Stitcher

Lorraine Price

Head of Wardrobe Running

Peter Locock

Barb Becker

Chris Hayes

Samantha J. Rumball

Head of Scenic Carpentry Assistant Head of Scenic Carpentry

Greg Cardinal

Scenic Carpenter

Wardrobe Maintenance Head of Wigs

Katie Patton

Assistant Head of Wigs

Serge Menard

Scenic Carpenter

Nick Rose

Scenic Carpenter Manager, Communications Brad Weir Scenic Carpenter – Robbins Academy/ Citadel Social Media

Kristen Finlay

The Citadel is grateful for the kind generosity of its volunteers listed below. If you want to volunteer with the Citadel, please call Theresa Hovdestad at 780-428-2118 or e-mail volunteers@citadeltheatre.com.

Zoë Afaganis, Johanna Andreoff, Nelda Arnst, Judith Babcock, Shelley Benson, Erika Beyer, Ursula Blumentrath, Bernadette Bolton, Florence Borch, Ken Borch, Rosi Bossio, Allan Budlong, Jeanette Calder, Patrick Caron, Dee Cartledge, Gina Chea, Maryruth Diaz, Carol Dreger, Shirley Dunn, Christianne Elefante, Laurie Ferchoff, Lil Filewych, Wendy Fraser, Gilberte Gagné, Irene Gagné, Louise Gagné, Doreen Gagnon, Bonita Gillespie, Mervan Gorrie, Marg Gronnestad, Vicki Hall, Jeffrey Haswell, Rosemarie Heaney, Brad Heller, Marilyn Hemsing, Daniel High, Amelia Hihn, Maria Hollinshead, Ron Homenchuk, Theresa Hryciw, Laura Hughes, Judy Hume, Kimberly Hunyh, Bruce Johnson, Madalyn Johnson, Marilyn Jones, Jessica Kavanagh, Eva Kopecka, Arndt Kuethe, Janice Kuethe, Bonnie Labranche, Coral Levang, Karen Lewis-Caron, Anna Linetsky, Fran Linklater, Elizabeth Luchko, Marlene Lukevich, Caroline Lutz, Ross MacHetchuk, Dawn Madill, Donna McKay, Tom McLean, Donna Miller, Karen Miller, Janice Minamide, Monica Molina-Ayala, Bob Moore, Joan Murchie, Sulochana Muthia, Florence Nieberding, Dennis Nolan, Linda Orlecki, Denise Parent, Edith Parsons, Susan Patenaude, Barb Reinhardt, Lori Ristoff, Cheryl Ritchie, Monica Robillard, Louise Rogucki, Helen Rusich, Angela Seery, Phil Slawsky, Valerie Smart, Mary Smith, Phyllis Solsberg, Charlotte Stel, Eileen Stephens, John Tran, Diane Trithardt, Rose Unguran, Linda Uzule, Arlene Vaxvick, Brenda Voyce, Selena Wang, Karl Waskiewicz, Kay Willekes, Steve Winkler, Bonnie Woloschuk, Denise Woollard, Laura Wylde, Lil Yewchuk, Carole Zubick AVENUE Q 61

CITADEL VOLUNTEERS

STAFF

Message from the

artistic director,

50 years ago, Joe Shoctor, had a vision: to build a first class professional theatre in Edmonton and to nurture the arts in the heart of this city. Almost 50 years later, the Citadel is one of Canada’s leading professional theatres and a thriving cultural institution in downtown Edmonton.

With the excitement of our 50th Season building, let’s take a moment to savour the Season that is about to close. So many memorable productions, performances and partnerships – Kim’s Convenience, One Man Two Guvnors, Venus in Fur, Vigilante, Arcadia, and Avenue Q, Playing with Fire, The Daisy Theatre and Life, Death and the Blues. Actors, musicians, singers, marionettes and now puppets have made our venues sizzle with laughter, tears, astonishment and applause.

A Christmas Carol had its best year yet and our audiences again generously supported our collection for Edmonton’s Food Bank, bringing our total contribution over the past 14 years to $753,500.

The Beyond the Stage series continues to grow in popularity and is introducing new audiences to the Citadel. The Club rocked with shows by Hawksley Workman, the Spice Girls tribute band Wannabe and the unforgettable Motown sounds of Krystle Dos Santos. The Robbins Academy is thriving with record numbers of applicants.

The Citadel’s commitment to developing new work, developing artists, establishing creative partnerships and engaging with our community is present in all we do.

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, and BOARD PRESIDENT We are excited to bring you our 50th Anniversary 2015/16 Season, specially created to celebrate, entertain and point to a bold future. Our ENCORE Campaign is in full swing and nearing 60% of its $5 million dollar target. The rewards of the campaign have become a reality with construction in progress on the new grand entry and digital marquee, scheduled to open this September.

The Citadel contributes to the vibrancy of downtown and the social fabric of our city by operating a complex that not only houses our productions, but also provides space and service to many arts and community partners like Rapid Fire Theatre, The Canadian Country Music Awards, National Congress on Culture, and Catalyst Theatre who will become a resident company in the Fall of 2015.

On behalf of all of us at the Citadel Theatre, we would like to Thank You – our patrons, premier supporters, donors, funders, corporate and media sponsors, for your incredible contribution to this season and for your loyalty and commitment.

Thank you also to all three orders of government for their continued support of the arts in our community.

Finally, we give a standing ovation to our artists, production teams, management, staff, volunteers and Board for their hard work and love of the arts.

With our deepest gratitude,

Penny Ritco, Executive Director

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for everything!

Special

Thanks Season Sponsor

Brian Vaasjo, President & CEO For 50 years the Citadel Theatre has brought to life the art of performance, creativity and limitless imagination in the heart of Edmonton. Capital Power is honoured to sponsor the Citadel’s 50th Anniversary season as it continues to strengthen our city’s cultural heritage, diversity and character.

Beyond the Stage

Dave Mowat, President & CEO ATB Financial is thrilled to support the Citadel’s efforts to engage with new audiences and enrich the experience of Edmonton theatregoers. We are extremely proud of the incredible line up of talent, both local and national, that we have seen this past season in the relaxed, urban and versatile environment that is The Club at the Citadel. We are honored to partner with you on this initiative and congratulate you on another successful Beyond the Stage series.

THE ROBBINS FOUNDATION Bill and Mary Jo Robbins

Robbins Academy

Over the years, our sponsorship of the Citadel Theatre has been both a pleasure and a privilege. We are especially proud of the Robbins Academy at the Citadel. Our hope is that it will continue to promote the education of young actors in the theatre and sustain the future of Arts and Culture in Edmonton.

Landmark Seats

Bijan Mannani, Chief Operating Officer Landmark Group is once again proud to support the Citadel Theatre and their ongoing commitment to a flourishing arts community. Creative and artistic expression continues to enrich our lives through laughter, entertainment and a nostalgic blast-to-the-past. We appreciate all your hard work and offer our sincere congratulations on yet another successful and inspiring season.

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Special

Thanks Maclab Students Club

BRUCE BENTLEY, President & CEO The Citadel Theatre makes a significant contribution to the quality of life in Edmonton and to keeping the arts alive in our community. Maclab Enterprises is proud to introduce new generations of high school students to the world of theatre through Maclab Enterprises’ Students Club.

Education Program At Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life, we are committed to enhancing the role of the arts across all sectors of our society. We believe that by developing creativity and increasing accessibility to the arts for all audiences we’re helping build the foundation for a healthy and prosperous future.

We apply our commitment to building Stronger Communities Together™ in our support for the arts. We are proud to support the Citadel Theatre’s education program, which engages young audiences and fosters their learning beyond the classroom.

Spring Break & Summer Camp Scholarships Scotiabank is proud to support the Citadel Theatre for the 8th year. The arts is one of the key pillars of Scotiabank’s philanthropic program, Bright Future, and giving back through the arts is important to us. Our donation to the Citadel Theatre gives students at Edmonton-based schools the opportunity to participate in the theatre camps – helping them to develop theatre skills as well as valuable life skills. We believe we get more from the arts than we could ever give, and the arts make our lives richer by exposing us to new ideas and developing new perspectives. We applaud the Citadel Theatre for bringing world class theatre to Edmonton. Enjoy the show.

Young Companies & Youth Blues Challenge

Alan Convery, Senior Manager Community Relations, TD Bank Group TD is proud to support another successful year of Young Companies at the Citadel Theatre.

This unique program of mentorship and training supports young, aspiring artists who are serious about pursuing a career in theatre. We applaud this year’s Young Company participants and look forward to their year-end performances.

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Play Development & Venus in Fur

Nada Ristich, Director, Corporate Donations At BMO Financial Group, we believe a strong and vital cultural life is part of a healthy community.

As anyone who has seen a great play, art has the power to transform how we perceive life, each other and ourselves. We are committed to promoting and celebrating the great diversity and wealth of talent that exists across Canada. Our continued support of Play Development at the Citadel, liberates playwrights to concentrate on their art form and encourages them to give Canada an artistic voice.

Playwright’s Forum

Michelle Sigurdson,

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Once again the Citadel proves itself to be an enriching, thought-provoking, relevant, and important contributor to the Edmonton Arts community. Through its continued focus on theatre excellence and the development of our artistic talent, the Citadel is a key component of Edmonton’s cultural life. DIALOG is honored to be a supporter of the Citadel’s Playwright’s Forum and its vision of nurturing upcoming and established talent and new plays. As a firm it is our pleasure and privilege to play a role in keeping theatre alive for generations to come.

Presenting Sponsor, A Christmas Carol

Jay Westman, Chairman & CEO At Jayman BUILT, we believe a thriving arts community is a vital component of a healthy community. Not only does it foster creativity which is needed in every successful business/city, it gives Edmontonians a place where they can reflect, be entertained, cry, laugh and be inspired. For those in Edmonton, there is nothing quite so entertaining and inspirational as their annual rendition of A Christmas Carol. Jayman is proud to be a presenting sponsor of this production.

Presenting Sponsor, Vigilante

GREG CHRISTENSON, President Christenson Developments is very pleased to sponsor Vigilante. We believe that the Citadel Theatre is essential in keeping the arts alive in our community and are very proud to support them. We wish them continued success in presenting artistic excellence to our community.

Presenting Sponsor, Arcadia Husky Energy is the Presenting Sponsor of Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia. Our unique partnership also supports professional artists with five weeks of world-class training through the Citadel/ Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program. Husky supports the Citadel Theatre and the wonderful artistry it brings to our community.

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Special

Thanks Presenting Sponsor, Avenue Q

Shane Erickson, Regional Vice President, Northern Alberta Qualico is thrilled to be the presenting sponsor for Avenue Q. Qualico is committed to building to a higher standard by enriching lives and creating better places for people to live, work and play. We are proud to support the Citadel Theatre in bringing outstanding productions to Edmonton.

Congratulations on another fantastic season.

Life, Death and The Blues

TOM REDL, President & CEO We have been inspired by your productions and impressed with your artistic excellence. Yours are the hands that weave the fabric of our community.

Sponsoring the Citadel Theatre has been both a pleasure and a privilege.

Vigilante

Rick Guenette, President Gravisys is proud to support another outstanding season at the Citadel.

Theatre is one of the greatest art forms and we are lucky to be part of such a distinguished organization. We wish them continued success for many years to come.

Servus Pay What You Can

Garth Warner, President & CEO Servus Credit Union is proud to partner with the Citadel Theatre to ensure more Albertans have an opportunity to enjoy the arts through Servus Pay What You Can Sundays. We congratulate the Citadel on an outstanding season and extend our best wishes for many more great seasons to come.

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CAMERON

Families First Program

DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Tina Naqvi-Rota, President Cameron Development Corporation is proud to partner with the Citadel Theatre and introduce the Families First Program this season. Families First ensures unused theatre tickets are donated to Kids Up Front so that children and families who would otherwise not have opportunity, have access to live theatre and can create memorable experiences together. We applaud the Citadel for its outstanding contributions to the arts and the community in general. Congratulations!

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BRUCE KIRKLAND, General Manager Lexus of Edmonton is honored and proud to continue its relationship with the Citadel Theatre. The Citadel is a key component to the Edmonton Arts Community which contributes so much quality of life in Edmonton.

Our City is blessed to have the Citadel Theatre and all the wonderful productions they produce for Edmonton and the surrounding areas to enjoy. Lexus of Edmonton is locally owned and operated and has been giving back to the Edmonton community for many years and the Citadel is very much worthy of our support.

Print Sponsor

Darren Pohl, President McCallum Printing Group is proud to be a sponsor to such a diverse organization covering all aspects of live theatre for our community.

Congratulations on a fabulous season, we applaud and thank you and wish you every continued success.

Suggitt PUBLISHERS

Citadel Playbill

Rob Suggitt, Suggitt Publishers President & Publisher - Playhouse Publications Ltd. It is with great pleasure we salute the Citadel on another fine season! We Suggitt would like toPUBLISHERS applaud all of the personnel who make up the Citadel, from the obvious (performers) to everyone behind the scenes as well. It takes a full cast of talented people to create the magic we see on stage, and everyone involved deserves to be commended for all the work they do. Bravo!

MEDIA SPONSORS The Citadel would like to extend our special thanks to the following media sponsors, whose ongoing support made the 2014/2015 season a tremendous success: 91.7 The Bounce, CBC Radio, 630 CHED, 103.9 CISN Country, City-TV, CKUA Radio Network, CTV Edmonton, The Edmonton Journal, 92.5 Fresh-FM, Global TV Edmonton, Nightlife Promotions, 102.3 FM NOW Radio, Pattison Outdoor Advertising, Shaw TV, Sonic 102.9, VUE Weekly, WHERE Edmonton, World FM.

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