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Season 2015/16 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 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

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Bob Baker | Artistic Director penny ritco | executive Director

BOOM Written, Directed & Performed by Rick Miller Sep 19 – Oct 11, 2015 Presented by

EVANGELINE Book, lyrics & music by Ted Dykstra Oct 31 – Nov 22, 2015 Presented by

A CHRISTMAS CAROL Adapted by Tom Wood Based on the story by Charles Dickens Nov 28 – Dec 23, 2015 Presented by

CHELSEA HOTEL

The Songs Of Leonard Cohen Conceived & Directed by Tracey Power Jan 13 – 28, 2016

WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?

By Edward Albee Jan 23 – Feb 13, 2016

THE GAY HERITAGE PROJECT Created & Performed by Damien Atkins, Paul Dunn & Andrew Kushnir Feb 10 – 28, 2016

ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS

By Lewis Carroll Adapted for the stage by James Reaney Feb 27 – Mar 20, 2016 Presented by

OTHER DESERT CITIES

By Jon Robin Baitz Apr 9 – May 1, 2016

WEST SIDE STORY Conception & Choreography by Jerome Robbins Book by Arthur Laurents Music by Leonard Bernstein Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Apr 23 – May 22, 2016 Presented by

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governor general It is my pleasure to send greetings to the audiences, theatre staff, volunteers and patrons celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Citadel Theatre. All of you can take pride in being a vital part of Canada’s arts community.

The art of theatrical performance serves many essential purposes. It is an exchange among artists who seamlessly orchestrate behind-the-scenes logistics. It is a junction between words on a page and those who bring those words to life. Above all, theatre serves as a meeting place for actors and audiences who find themselves in a catharsis, if only for the duration of a performance. For 50 years, the Citadel has offered the opportunity for people to discover differing styles, new talents and old favourites. There is always something to keep audiences enthralled.

I wish you many more happy anniversaries in the future.

David Johnston September 2015

Photo: Sgt Serge Gouin, Rideau Hall Š Her Majesty The Queen in Right of Canada represented by the Office of the Secretary to the Governor General (2010)

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prime minister I am pleased to extend my warmest greetings to everyone marking the 50th anniversary of Edmonton’s Citadel Theatre.

Since its inaugural season, the Citadel has become a treasured part of the city’s cultural life, promoting an appreciation of the dramatic arts and offering a variety of live stage productions. The theatre’s success over the years is a testament to the talent and determination of the actors, playwrights, directors, and many capable individuals behind the scenes who have worked hard to build and sustain a viable cultural venue.

I would like to commend the Citadel Theatre’s many supporters for helping to make culturally diverse stage performances available to the broadest possible audience. Your generous contributions to the Citadel’s Encore Campaign will help fund exciting new programming initiatives and renovations to the building that will benefit the community for many years to come.

On behalf of the Government of Canada, I offer my sincere congratulations and best wishes for a memorable anniversary.

The Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper, P.C., M.P. OTTAWA 2015

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Good evening, and welcome to the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Citadel Theatre.

It is remarkable that one of the largest not-for-profit theatres in North America has operated in Edmonton for five decades. Every person associated with the Citadel — the actors, writers, producers, management, volunteers and more — are to thank for this incredible run.

To say that the Citadel Theatre is an institution in Edmonton is an understatement. With a steady stream of great shows, incomparable creative development opportunities and selfless charitable endeavours every year, the Citadel truly is the heart of Edmonton’s thriving arts scene.

Edmonton owes much of its cosmopolitan and creative character to the Citadel, and the many ways it has made life in the capital city more exciting and entertaining.

Here’s to raising the curtain for another 50 years!

Rachel Notley September 24, 2015

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minister of culture & tourism

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As minister responsible for culture, I am pleased to offer my warmest congratulations to the Citadel Theatre on its 50th anniversary celebration.

For five decades, the Citadel Theatre has delighted and enthralled audiences with a diverse roster of performances and productions. From perennial favourites such as A Christmas Carol to Broadway hits like Avenue Q, the Citadel has brought joy and pleasure to Edmontonians and visitors season after season. The theatre has also provided generations of playwrights, actors, directors and other performing professionals the opportunity to hone their craft, explore their creativity and, above all, to put on an entertaining show.

As an anchor of Edmonton’s Arts District, the Citadel Theatre has enriched Alberta’s cultural and artistic community, leaving a legacy that will continue to resonate with the next generation of theatre enthusiasts for years to come.

My thanks to the past and present staff, donors, sponsors, volunteers, artistic contributors and patrons for all that you have done to support the Citadel Theatre and to make it into the world-class facility that it is. Congratulations on achieving this remarkable milestone.

Enjoy the show!

David Eggen Minister

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mayor On behalf of City Council and the people of Edmonton, Alberta’s Capital City, I am pleased to congratulate the Citadel Theatre on its 50th anniversary.

Edmonton is known for its vibrant theatre, music and fine arts scene, with venues like the Citadel Theatre at the heart of this energy. Since opening its doors in 1965, the Citadel has become recognized as one of North America’s largest not-for-profit theatres, globally renowned for developing talent, fostering creativity and entertaining audiences season after season.

I thank the many employees, donors, volunteers, artists and patrons for their passionate support of Edmonton’s flagship theatre over the past 50 years. Your efforts have enhanced our city’s thriving arts and cultural community.

Congratulations and best wishes for even greater success over the next 50 years!

Yours truly,

Don Iveson Mayor

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October 31-November 22/15

January 23-February 13/16

February 27-March 20/16

April 9-May 1/16

April 23-May 22/16

Season Add-Ons

Holiday Special

The Songs of Leonard Cohen

January 13-24/16 SEASON SPONSOR

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Darren & Laurel Durstling

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

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

J.G. Greenough Lisa & Marshall Sadd

Gifts of $1,000,000 and above

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

AMBASSADOR

Gifts of $250,000 - $499,999

Gifts of $100,000 - $249,999

Gifts of $50,000 - $99,999

Gifts of $25,000 - $49,999

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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 Moira & Larry Staples 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 Dave & Sandy Mowat Ester & Howard Starkman TELUS Charitable Giving Program Joseph & Nancy Thompson

| Annual Support Lois Field C. R. French The Honourable John Frank Gibson & Ruth Agrios Shirley Gifford Anne Anfindsen Isidor & Grace Gliener Pamela Baadsgaard Lilian Green Diana Bacon J.G. Greenough Tommy & Ida Banks Tatsuyuki & Doris Luis & Alexis Baptista Hayashi Maurice & Annette Elizabeth, Rosalina, & Bastide Cynthia Hicks Walter & Stella Baydala Ada Hole David & Jan Bentley Muriel Hole Barbara Blackley Chris Jager & Dr. Doug & Mary Bosko Jean Coutts Joyce Buchwald Doris Kent Ronald Cavell Ken & Jennifer Kouri Z. & M. Chrzanowski Don & Lorna Kramer Ruth Collins-Nakai Leo J. Krysa Family Marilyn Darwish Foundation Marc de La Bruyère & Patricia Langan Stacy Schiff Valda Levin Allison & Glyn Edwards Peter & Dorothea Heinz Feldberg Macdonnell Fund

25 years +

Linda & Kim Mackenzie Associates Sandy & Cecile Mactaggart Gordon & Norma McIntosh A & Evelyn Meer Arliss Miller Lisa Miller & Farrel Shadlyn Q.C Maggie & John Mitchell Bill & Joyce Mustard Lewis & Lindsay Nakatsui Al & Fran Olson Esther Ondrack Fred & Mary Paranchych Aleda Patterson Donna Pawliw Tom & Judith Peacocke Gordon Peterson Gerald Piro E. Fay Plomp

The Poole Family Olga Predy Sir Francis Price & The Hounourable Marguerite Trussler Helen Primrose Diana Purdy Rob & Beth Reynolds Ron & Carol Ritch Sol & Marilyn Rolingher Arnold & Grace Rumbold Marshall & Debby Shoctor Kayla Shoctor Brian Sproule Campbell & Rosalind Sydie Neil & Merle Taylor Allison Theman Susan Watson Paddy Webb Weir Family Fund Ralph & Gay Young boom 11

Buddy Victor Doug & Dorothy Warren Darlene Acton Dave Wilson & Wendy Dagny & Graeme Alston Kotow James Archibald & John Wodak Heidi Christop Bob Baker & Tom Wood 10 years + Fiona & Stephen Carol & Rae Allen Bamforth Diana & Laurence Bruce & Carol Bentley Andriashek Beverley Boren Tony & Valerie Barlott E. Ross Bradley William & Carole Barton Norma Brekke Barb & Jim Beck David & Marlene Burnett Guy Bridgeman Brent Christopherson Jack Brown John & Judith Cosco Norman & Anne Burgess Delbert & Jane Dahl Frank Calder J. Susan Davis David Cornish L.A. Dushenski Robert Crosbie Rod Eidem Dr.Elizabeth Dixon & Rose Fowler Dr. Ben Macedo Jean Fukushima Grant Dunlop & Erika Ghislaine Hebert Norheim Patsy Ho Francis & Muriel Dunnigan Cecil & Anne Hoffman Noella Fagnan Donna Holwaychuk Paul Greenwood In Memory of Dr. Kris Kristjanson Dan & Jill Hodges Gail & Andrew Jarema Robert & Laurel Hudson Evelyn Jensen Elesavata Hymonyk James & Maggie Laing Wolfgang & Elizabeth Kaminski Jack & Diane Latham Don & Gwen Lawrence Norman & Valerie Kneteman Edward & Nikki Lazar Robert & Dawn Lemke Christine Kyriakides Ruth & George Lauf Shirley MacArthur Jack & Lorraine McBain Chris & Cecilie Lord Douglas MacDougall Douglas & Claire Teresa Mardon McConnell - Royal Lepage Andrew Douglas Ian & Linda McConnan McGregor Gordon & Agneta Hugh McPhail & Yolanda Van Wachem McKenzie Maureen & Jim Moran Ove & Susan Minsos Doug & Kathy Murray Norbert & Patricia Morgenstern Edna & Cal Nichols David Mundy James & Beverley Orieux Jennifer Oakes Jean & Edward Posyniak Fred & Helen Otto Aline Pratch Richard Remund Tom & Corrie Redl Henry & Helen Resta Antoni & Lucyna Rojek Penny Ritco Allan & Marianne Scott Charles & Marilyn Schroder Glenn & Margaret Sharples Richard Sherbaniuk Elaine Solez Sheila Sirdar Elout Starreveld Dale Somerville Delores Stefaniszyn Eira Spaner Marianne & Kent Stewart Gerard Tertzakin John & Alana Tucker Kathleen Tomyn Henriette van Hees David Verbicky

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Susan Wright Dr. Randall & Nancy Yatscoff Betty & Bill Young Diane Zinyk

G. Douglas Oakley & Elizabeth McAfee Vital & Colleen Ouellette Catrin Owen Kathy Packford Marian Palahniuk 5 years + PCL Constructors Inc. Greg Alcorn Leslie & Rick Penny Gail Andrew Susan Priestner Jim & Helen Banks Curtis & Sandra Prosko Ingrid Barlow Andrew & Carol Becker Raczynski Terri & Gary Biasini Sheila Ringrose Lucille Birkett & Alan Rose & Randy Busby Judy Schroder Angie Bogner Orla Ryan Robert & Maureen Braun Kay Savey Chris & Leah Burrows Aroon Sequeira James & Joan Carlson Ellie Shuster Lesley Cormack Sol & Shirley Sigurdson Marilyn Cree Barbara & Gerry Sinn Patrick & Luxie Crowe Keith & Beverley Spencer Roland Duquette Larry & Moira Staples Douglas Duval Tony Thai & Gail Faulkner Alvin Schrader Robert Fleming Frank & Roseanne Betty & Mike Gibbins Thede Gaie Goin Maggie Thompson Sheila Gynane Mary-Ann Trachimowich Robert Henderson Larry Trekofski Bill & Jana Holden Darcy & Marion Turner Ray & Elaine Hook Peter Vana Brenda & John Inglis Chris Vilcsak Erik & Franziska Sarah Wylie Jacobsen Leon & Vonnie Zupan Paula Jamison Jean & Gerry Staring 2 years + Fund Martin & Anna Andrea Liz Kohle Bonnie Andriachuk & Anita Kozyrskyj & Darrel Ewaschuk Kevin Hall Patricia Anholt Cecilia Laskoski Brad & Lori Armstrong Stuart & Sherry Lee Bonnie Austen Mary Lister Jane Batty Myron & Maureen Andrew & Barbara Belch Liviniuk Madhu & Sundri Andre Louw Bhambhani Mary Machum Anne Brereton Estelle Marshall Emma Brinson Neil & Pamela Martin Angela Brown Betty McMillan Linda Brownlee Linda Medland Davis Jeremiah Burak Gordon & Cathy Brian & Barbara Burrows Moorhouse John Bylhouwer Al Morrow Martin Carroll Kevin Mott Gordon & Janet Kevin & Robyn Mott Clanachan Marie Muszynski Douglas Claybrook Craig Neuman & Karen Cox Leita Siever Kim & Rick Craig Ian & Lou Nicol

Jillian Dal Bello Patricia Dawson Marcella Dejong Alison Dinwoodie Lorne & Edith Dixon Brad Doucette Julie-Ann Dron Liz Edmunds Michele & Lee Eickholt/Green Jacqueline & Martin Elton Pat Ferguson Kristen & Mark Finlay Charles Friedrich Gaston Fuentealba Ken & Barbara Galm Neil Gower Bill Grace Audrey Groeneveld Lois & Chan Hawkins Linda Henderson Brent & Deborah Hesje Debbie Hill J.D. Hole Judith Hugh Bonnie Hutchinson Caroline Hyndman Richard & Laurel Innes Investors Group Sherwood Park Ladislav & Ludmila Jakoubek Carolyn Johnson Joan Johnston Jerry Juzwa Brian & Ida Kaliel Jatinder Kalra Jerry & Miriam Katz Cherisse Killick D Jill Konkin Linda & Siegfried Kowand John & Sylvia Laarhuis Neil Lang Steve Laurion Sigmund Lee Allen Lee Theresa Lema Marilyn Lemay Don Lucas Dawn MacRitchie Don & Cristina Mah Jo Anne Mahood

Bev Martin Sharon Marie & Tim Mavko Alan & Patricia McGeachy Darren & Roxanne McLean Pamela & Dennis Melnyk Mark Mertens Marie Montgomery Jim & Celestine Montgomery Bonnie Moon Dianne Oberg & Marty Taylor Mary O’Connell Linda & Thomas O’Leary David & Paula Onderwater Wade O’Neill Carol Pawlenchuk Richard & Catherine Perry Tammy Pidner Susan & Darrell Portz Paul & Leslie Precht Michael Prendergast Barb Prodor Jeff Ramage Darlene Rasko Barbara RedmondEllehoj James Ritco Betty Ross Deborah Salo Wayne Sartore Michele Sawatzky Carolyn Scheidt Seagate Contract Management Ltd. Noel Sharp Doug & Devika Short Lynn Smarsh Trina & Richard Smith Kimberlee Stadelmann Lori Stokowski Ben & Laraine Strafford Caroline Stuart Darren Sutton Mike & Michele Thompson Colin Tooth D. Lorne & LeeAnn Tyrrell Violet Watson

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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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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

T H E A T R E COURTESIES

ELECTRONIC DEVICES No doubt we have all been distracted by a cell phone, pager or watch alarm ringing or lighting up when attending the theatre.

Out of consideration for your fellow audience members we ask that you turn off all electronic devices that emit noise or light. Thank you.

ALLERGY ALERT For the safety of those with allergies, please refrain from the use of perfumes or scented products before coming to the theatre.

H E A R I N G A D VA N C E M E N T H E A D S E T S We offer headsets to patrons with hearing difficulties. Ask the usher at the door of the theatre. These are provided free of charge. You will be asked to leave your driver’s license as a deposit until the headset is returned at the end of the performance.

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L AT E S E AT I N G We endeavor to minimize the distraction for our patrons and the actors when seating latecomers. If you arrive late for a performance, you will be seated at the first appropriate moment in the play in designated latecomer seating. You are welcome to move to your assigned seat at intermission. If you must leave the theatre during a performance you will not be allowed to return to your seat until intermission.

EMERGENCY EXITS We ask that you please take a moment to identify the exit nearest you, so you can safely exit in the event of an emergency.

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Recognizing

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OUR PARTNERS PRODUCTIONS PRESENTING SPONSORS

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A Christmas Carol

Evangeline

Alice Through the Looking-Glass

West Side Story

PRODUCTION SPONSORS

CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT

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students club We are thrilled to welcome back our Maclab Students Club Members for the 50th Anniversary Citadel Theatre Season!

The Maclab Enterprises Students Club 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, members gather to enjoy a small reception before the show and then participate in a highly engaging, interactive presentation/demonstration involving one of the Citadel’s talented theatre artists. Following the performance, students are invited to stay for a lively talkback session with members of the production’s cast and crew.

Prior to the performance, the Students Club had the opportunity to learn about the work of a theatre director. Depending on the night, the students were joined by either James MacDonald or Nancy McAlear. James is the Director of the Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program and works in theatres across Canada. Nancy has also worked across the country in theatre, film and television. She has been nominated for multiple Sterling Awards, including, most recently, Category E which received five Sterlings this past season including Outstanding Independent Production. For the Citadel this season James will be directing Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and they will both be reprising their roles in A Christmas Carol.

James MacDonald

If you would like to become part of this season’s Students Club, or to learn more about the program, please contact Shirley Tran, Group Sales, at 780.428.2127or groupsales@citadeltheatre.com.

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RICK MILLER...................................................... Writer/Director/Performer* JEFF LORD.. ........................................................ Executive Producer DAVID LECLERC................................................ Projection Designer BRUNO MATTE.................................................. Lighting Designer CREIGHTON DOANE.. ....................................... Composer & Sound Designer YANNIK LARIVÉE............................................... Set/Costume/Props Designer MARYLISE GAGNON........................................ Stage & Production Manager ERIN VALENTINE............................................... Apprentice Stage Manager RAVI JAIN............................................................ Directing Consultant LOGOGRAPH.. .................................................... Graphic Design, Multimedia

& Marketing CRAIG FRANCIS................................................ Director of Outreach Marketing ARDON BESS (on video).................................. Laurence Davis* OFFICIAL SITE. . .................................................. boomtheshow.com EDUCATION SITE.............................................. heritagemoment.com TOURING AGENT.............................................. Menno Plukker Theatre Agent, Inc. mennoplukker.com This performance is approximately 120 minutes with one intermission.

Photography, videotaping and audio recording of this performance is strictly prohibited.

Originally commissioned by the Stratford Festival in 2011, BOOM is produced by Kidoons and WYRD Productions.

The show was developed from 2012-14 in a series of workshops at Ex Machina’s La Caserne in Quebec City. A January 2014 work-in-progress run was presented by Theatre Calgary in association with the High Performance Rodeo. Its Canadian premiere was with Mirvish Productions in Toronto in 2015. *WYRD Productions engages under the terms of the Independent Theatre Agreement, professional Artists who are members of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association.

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by Colin MacLean In 1965, Joe Shoctor, an Edmonton theatre obsessed lawyer/entrepreneur, sat in his office on 103rd Street idly looking at the Salvation Army Citadel just across the parking lot and wondered if there was a theatre somewhere inside that 2 story brick building.

Shoctor was a smart, blunt, self-made man who embraced his Jewish roots and never backed down from a fight. He went to his friends Sandy Mactaggart, Ralph MacMillan and James Martin and persuaded them to join him in putting up $100,000 to buy the building. $150,000 more was spent on renovations. Joe, ever the optimist, told them they’d make a lot of money.

Well, they never really did make much money but if you talk to Sandy Mactaggart today – they did share a great adventure. Much like Shoctor, Mactaggart was a selfmade man. At the age of 11, he was evacuated to Canada during World War II and arrived in Edmonton in 1952. He liked what he saw. Mactaggart along with his partner, Jean de La Bruyere, another long time Citadel supporter, co-founded the development group, Maclab Enterprises.

Maclab’s generous support of the Citadel continues today.

Mactaggart recently recalled in an interview with the Joe Shoctor, Ralph MacMillan, Citadel, “Joe was possessed by the idea that we should Sandy Mactaggart and James Martin give the theatre a try. None of us knew anything about theatre and we certainly didn’t want to lose any money but Joe said we could build a good theatre for that money, and, you know, hire a few actors and raise the quality of theatre in Edmonton.” Joe was not to be denied.

The Old Salvation Army Citadel wasn’t a great theatre. There was no lobby. The 277 seats were shoehorned into a church.

Actor Brent Carver, who first played the theatre in 1973 remembers, “If you exited stage left you had to immediately turn left again or risk permanent injury by running into a solid wall.”

Brent Carver

For the opening show, Shoctor selected Edward Albee’s biting Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? The show had opened in 1962 on Broadway, split the critics, horrified audiences, and went on to be regarded as one of the classics of modern theatre. Woolf was

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full of four letter words and raw emotions – elements that had seldom been seen before on an Edmonton stage. It opened on a cool evening – November 10, 1965. Many of the good grey burghers of Edmonton made for the exits during the intermissions. “We thought, possibly never to come back,” laughs Mactaggart.

But it worked. It was the topic of conversation all over town. Letters to the editor.

Joe was ecstatic.

The Citadel’s first artistic director was John Hulbert. Turned out he was not what Joe wanted. Hulbert was a theatre academic from Pennsylvania and Joe wanted a hands-on artistic director. Despite a solid commercial first season of plays, the theatre attracted only 800 subscribers. Hulbert was followed by Robert Glenn, another American, but a good director who had a sense of where the theatre could go. He wasn’t much interested in Canadian theatre, but he did present a balanced repertoire including The Threepenny Opera and Albee’s obscure mind-bender Tiny Alice.

Joe Shoctor was no doubt the most ferocious theatrical fundraiser ever in Edmonton and he knew it would be a challenge to find a way into the hearts and wallets of Edmontonians.

But in 1968 a rainbow appeared in the sky and at the other end – not a pot of gold but a short, dynamic leprechaun – a force of nature named Sean Mulcahy. He was a good director and a fine actor. He put the bums into the seats. Two people waiting at a bus stop? There was Sean talking up the Citadel. He worked the entire town – bingos, graduations, women’s groups, men’s groups, fancy balls and talk shows. He was unavoidable, unrepentant and absolutely charming – a gaelic Harold Hill. We turned out to see what all the excitement was about and filled the house.

Mulcahy was followed in 1973 by John Neville. Neville loved Sean Mulcahy Edmonton. He was one of the great British actors of the western world. No patrician he – coming to bring culture to the colonies. He was born in the London slums. He wanted to produce Canadian plays. He became one of us. He became a board member of a local modern dance company. He became a Canadian citizen. He spread his mastery of text, his plumbing of deep emotions and technical wizardry with a voice like warm fog, raising the local theatre scene in doing so. He used local actors and directors; Walter Kaasa, Scott Swan, Tom Wood, Keith Digby, James DeFelice, Tom Peacocke and many more.

Besides bringing his brilliance to a solid schedule of the classics (The Rivals/Much Ado About Nothing/Uncle Vanya) Neville was very aware of the box office lure of such commercial fare as Sherlock Holmes (with Neville brilliant as the great detective), Anything Goes and How The Other Half Loves.

But the old Citadel had outgrown its roots and a shiny new theatre was forming in Joe Shoctor’s mind. boom 31

Writer’s notes

“That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history.”

- Aldous Huxley (1959)

I’m a storyteller, not a historian. Historical facts only interest me inasmuch as they help tell a story, for stories are how we learn from our mistakes – and from each other.

BOOM is a collage of stories that I’ve been documenting about the generation that immediately preceded me: stories of the famous and the not-so-famous; stories of the living and the no-longer-living. Each story in itself might be worthy of a full play, but in this case I’ve chosen to paint them into a larger picture. My hope is that by spiraling through 25 tumultuous years (1945 to 1969), we can all gain perspective not only on who we were, but who we are now and where we’re going.

Think of BOOM as a living, breathing time capsule. It starts with a ‘boom’; it ends with a ‘boom’. I hope it stirs up your own stories, so that we can share them together in the lobby after the show.

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The Citadel’s 50 th season begins with a “Boom.”

To be more specific, Rick Miller’s spectacular, multi-media extravaganza is based around the artist’s prodigious talents. But you know that because you’re reading this program.

Since you’ve made that commitment let’s forge on with the rest of Artistic Director Bob Baker’s intriguing season. Says Baker, “Our audiences expect high quality – and that’s what we will present for our fiftieth.”

St. Albert’s Ted Dykstra (2 Pianos 4 Hands) didn’t exactly face the travails of Evangeline, the Acadian lass (of Longfellow’s poem) who spent a lifetime searching for her great lost love, Gabriel. That was during the turbulent times of the Expulsion of the Acadians in 1755.

But he did face his own Odyssey.

The topic was suggested to him by his then wife, Maritimer Melanie Doan. Dykstra took on a major task – he set about to write the book, music and lyrics. It’s taken the talented actor/ musician/director and man-of-the-theatre well over a decade to see the production of his epic musical drama to make it to the stage of his home town. In the succeeding years, an early partner, the Mirvish production machine in Toronto, suggested that he had to make it more edgy with sex, violence and realism. He worked for a year with a Broadway writer but that fell apart. There were iterations and workshops. At one point, Dykstra sadly abandoned the whole idea. He finally went to the Charlottetown Festival. They loved it and, betting the

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He worked with Dykstra on the rough spots and commissioned ace Edmonton designer Cory Sincennes to fashion some brand new sets. Using some of the originals, he also recast a number of roles. The cast here includes Josée Boudreau (The Sound of Music, Beauty and the Beast – and a real Acadian) with (among others) Edmontonians Réjean Cournoyer, Sheldon Elter, Louise Lambert and Julien Arnold. Tony Award winner Brent Carver is also on board. There will be a full orchestra. The world premiere of this eye and ear-filling new production of Evangeline opens on October 31. In scope and size, it might be compared to

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Citadel founder Joe Shoctor was a canny fellow and his choice of the first play ever to be presented by the Citadel was JAN 23 - FEB 13/16 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 establishing 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 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 in one of our family shows. It happened in Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music. It happens every year in A Christmas Carol,” says Baker. And in the tradition of the superb productions the Citadel has given musicals, Baker is bringing 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 a largely 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 denizen 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 performance. A great team came together for that one.” Then why do it again? “Well, we were looking over past productions that

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everyone liked and West Side Story came up again and again. That one was a co-production with Calgary and so we were on a schedule and just couldn’t hold it over. Many patrons were disappointed. We won’t look to recreate that magic again – we’ll try something new.

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 as, “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 and Andy Warhol. 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) opens 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 add-on).

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 and 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 this whole thing about gay/straight alliances, 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 we invite you to check us out on the internet. 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 28th.

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RICK MILLER

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Rick Miller is a Dora and Gemini award-winning writer/director/actor/musician/educator who has performed in 5 languages on 5 continents. Entertainment Weekly called him “one of the 100 most creative people alive today.” He has created and toured solo shows such as MacHomer, and (with Daniel Brooks) Bigger Than Jesus and HARDSELL. With Robert Lepage, he has collaborated on Geometry of Miracles, Zulu Time, Lipsynch, and on the film Possible Worlds. Rick taught an interdisciplinary class at U of T called The Architecture of Creativity, and co-starred in the Canadian premiere of Venus in Fur (Canadian Stage). Miller is the artistic producer of WYRD Productions, an internationally-acclaimed company devoted to multi-disciplinary theatre. He is also a creative director of Kidoons, co-producing several web series that connect to the themes of the stage productions: history, culture, ecology and technology. Besides BOOM, Kidoons and WYRD Productions have collaborated on Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea, which premiered at the Pan Am Games and is in London Grand Theatre’s 2015-16 MainStage series. Rick is from Montreal, and lives in Toronto with his wife Stephanie Baptist and their 2 daughters. rickmiller.ca

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DAVID LECLERC

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David Leclerc is a motion graphic designer based in Quebec city. His creativity and problem solving skills have brought him to work on world renowned theatrical productions with Robert Lepage’s Ex Machina, including The Andersen Project, Lipsynch, The Blue Dragon, La Tempête, Playing Cards SPADES and HEARTS and the opera The Tempest presented at the MET. His works also include Je Pense à Yu directed by Marie Gignac, Nick Dear’s Frankenstein directed by Jean Leclerc, Bernstein’s Candide directed by Sam Brown and presented at L’Opéra National de Lorraine, Vania by Marie Gignac and Rick Miller’s BOOM which debuted in 2015. Since 2003 he’s been collaborating on the production of the prestigious Forces AVENIR galas that recognize, honour and promote student involvement at all academic levels. studiobionic.com

BRUNO MATTE

Lighting Designer

Bruno Matte was born and raised in Quebec City, and despite many trips abroad, has never lived in another city. He studied at Cegep Limoilou and obtained his diploma in electronic engineering, specializing in broadcasting. His first goal was to work in cinema, but he discovered a passion for lighting, and designed lighting for music concerts (Richard Séguin, Plume Latraverse, Michel Rivard, Gregory Charles, Bernard Adamus, Malajube, Keith Kouna, Kid Koala and Half Moon Run, Buddy Guy, Jimmy Cliff, Tryo, Sanseverino, Snoop Dog, Bad Religion, Against Me!, Yellowcard, Enrico Macias, Tower of Power, City and Color, Marianne Faithfull, Cypress Hill, Daniel Lanois and Jake Bugg), TV shows (Belle et Bum and Les Chefs!), dance shows (with La Otra Orilla and La Rotonde), circus shows (Cirque du Soleil’s Les Chemins Invisibles and Events, Quebec City circus school, Ki-Ai Show and Flip Fabrique), corporate events, sporting events, fashion shows and stage productions (ExMachina and Robert Lepage’s Needles and Opium and Hamlet in Russian in Moscow).

CREIGHTON DOANE

Composer/Sound Designer

Composition for theatre includes Theatre Aquarius’ The Pitmen Painters, The 39 Steps, Scott Thompson’s The Lowest Show On Earth, The Toronto Theatre Centre’s Bully, Science Fiction (The Play), Soulpepper Theatre Co.’s The Norman Conquests, Salt Water Moon, Jitters and The Sunshine Boys, Canadian Stage’s Frost/Nixon and Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company’s Tuesdays With Morrie.

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Originally from Montreal, Yannik Larivée trained at the National Theatre school of Canada and at Central Saint-Martins in London. Based in Toronto, he works extensively throughout Canada and Europe. Selected production credits include: Salome for Edmonton Opera; Die Fledermaus at Nurenberg Staatstheater; Die Entfuhrung Aus Dem Serail for the Opera National du Rhin, France; Barbe-Bleue for Opera Zuid in the Netherlands; Watch Her, Wolf’s Court and Monument for the National Ballet of Canada; One of Three for American Ballet Theater, New York’s Lincoln Centre; Dreamland for the Royal Swedish Ballet; Castle Nowhere at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; The Flood Thereafter for Canadian Stage; Tancredi, Don Giovanni and Renard for the Canadian Opera Company; Dangerous Liaisons, The Odd Couple, Houdini, Amadeus (Critics Circle Award), I Am My Own Wife and Hedda Gabler for Montreal’s Segal Theatre; Simpl and Interiors at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa; Past Perfect, John&Beatrice and Wild Mouth for Tarragon Theatre; Vida at the Royal Alexandra; and Teatro Nacional de Cuba in Havana. yanniklarivee.com

MARYLISE GAGNON

Stage & Production Manager

Marylise Gagnon studied Stage Management and Technical Direction two years ago.

After working as an assistant technical director for Espace Libre in Montreal, she moved to Quebec City to become a stage manager. Since then, she has collaborated with the Québec Circus School, Théâtre du Gros Mécano, the contemporary dance company Danse K Par K, the theatre company Les Écornifleuses and more. It’s with great joy and excitement that she joins Rick Miller’s BOOM production for her first Canadian tour.

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ERIN VALENTINE

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Erin Valentine holds her BFA in Stage Management from the University of Alberta. Recent credits include Afterimage (Citadel Young Company), Category E (Maggie Tree), The Contract (MadFandango Theatre Collective), Proud (theatre no. 6), Three Sisters (Broken Toys Theatre), and apprentice stage manager for Eugene Onegin (Edmonton Opera). She is very excited to be part of the Boom team and looks forward to also apprentice stage managing Alice Through the Looking-Glass later this season.

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Ravi is an award-winning actor, director, and the Artistic Director of Toronto’s Why Not Theatre, and created productions that have played in over 20 cities worldwide. Acting credits include the Dora Award-winning SPENT and A Brimful of Asha. His company was in residence at the Theatre Centre when he developed I’m So Close (winner of Spotlight Award at SummerWorks 2009). He has assisted notable directors Daniel Brooks, Richard Rose and Jennifer Tarver. Ravi directed Nicolas Billon’s triptych (Greenland, Iceland and Faroe Islands) entitled Fault Lines, which was awarded The Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama 2013. In 2011 Ravi was a member of the DiverseCity Fellows program, which aims to diversify leadership across sectors in Toronto. Ravi is on the programming committee for the Daniels Spectrum, the artist advisory committee for ArtReach Toronto and the Board of Directors for the Laidlaw Foundation. He was awarded the 2012 Pauline McGibbon Award, is a resident artist at Soulpepper Theatre Company and was the inaugural Artistic Director-in-Residence at the Theatre Centre.

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staff ARTISTIC ASSOCIATES Eileen Sproule

Mark Vetsch Director, Citadel/Banff FTS Teaching Assistants Centre Professional Sophie Gareau-Brennan Theatre Program Neil Kuefler Brian Dooley Director, Play Development Josh Languedoc Jackson Longworth Doug Mertz Eric Smith Director, Education & 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 Arielle Ballance Amber Borotsik Shannon Boyle Dave Horak Heather Inglis Doug Mertz Kate Ryan Kim Mattice-Wanat FTS Instructors April Banigan Mhairi Berg Adam Blocka Ashley Butler Tracy Carroll Ellen Chorley Matt Graham Crystal Hanson Brady Hughes Sally Hunt Binaifer Kapadia Annette Loiselle Patrick Lundeen Barb Mah Lianna Makuch Conni Massing Matt Schuurman Liana Shannon Jennifer Spencer

House Manager

John Markey

Rentals Manager

Laurel Carter

Asst. Rentals Manager

Shirley Tran

School Booking Coordinator

Guest Services ADMINISTRATION Supervisors Marianne Bouthillier Laurel Carter Associate Executive Cody Carver Director Victoria deJong Peni Christopher Asst. to the Artistic Director/ Jessica Glover Company Manager Mark Harding Courtney Lair FACILITY Jacob Liska Louis Barron Jim Maher Director Virginia Potkins Maintenance Guest Services Colin Deegan Representatives Bill Daniels Rebekah Andrews Sam Banigan Janitorial Melissa Budinski Bee Clean Services Colleen Bunyan Security Michaela Chiste Alberta Crowd Carol Dreger Management Christina Harbak Building Porter Caitlin Hart Brittany Molner William Cardle Carly Neis Tara Gale Chris Powell FINANCE Meagan Prus Pat Bradley Mark Sinongco Director of Finance Valerie Smart Daniel Jee Dustyn Tennessen Accounts Payable/ Michael Vetsch Receivable

Cheryl Sinclair

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

GUEST SERVICES

Ken Davis

Payroll Accountant

Kimberlee Stadelmann

Director, Marketing & Communications

Neil LeGrandeur

Nicole Deibert

Debbie Theuss

Marc Anderson

Manager, Media Relations Head of Scenic Paint & Beyond the Stage Jim Meers Mel MacDonald Head of Props Administrator, Marketing Charlotte Hunt & Fund Development Assistant Head of Props Manager, Corporate Relations

Fund DEVELOPMENT Neil Luipasco

Director, Fund Development

Sydney Stuart

Manager, Fund Development

PRODUCTION Cheryl L. Hoover Director

Bill Heron

Technical Director

Michelle Chan

Resident Stage Manager

Head of Stage Carpentry

Gryphen Colling

Assistant Head of Stage Carpentry

Patsy Thomas

Head of Wardrobe

Kayla Fulton

Assistant Head of Wardrobe

Lorraine Price

Head of Wardrobe Running

Samantha J. Rumball Head of Wigs

Katie Patton

Assistant Head of Wigs

Patrick Fraser

Assistant Technical Director

Stephanie Ripley

Assistant Technical Director

Kyla Maki

Administrative Assistant

Owen Hutchinson Head of Audio

Nick Rose

Assistant Head of Audio

Peter Locock

Head of Scenic Carpentry

Chris Hayes

Assistant Head of Scenic Carpentry

Greg Cardinal

Scenic Carpenter

Serge Menard

Scenic Carpenter Director/ Sheila Cleasby Kristen Finlay Sales and Guest Services Manager, Communications Head of Electrics Josh Wickard – Robbins Academy/ Meaghan Skerik Patron Services Manager Citadel Social Media Assistant Head of Electrics

Sarah Farnsworth

Assistant Patron Services Manager

Kristen Hiemstra Graphic Designer

Elijah Lindenberger Video/Projections

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, Bernadette Bolton, Florence Borch, Ken Borch, Rosi Bossio, Allan Budlong, Jeanette Calder, Patrick Caron, Dee Cartledge, Gina Chea, Maryruth Diaz, Carol Dreger, Shirley Dunn, 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, Theresa Hryciw, Laura Hughes, Bruce Johnson, Madalyn Johnson, Jessica Kavanagh, Eva Kopecka, Arndt Kuethe, Janice Kuethe, Bonnie Labranche, Coral Levang, Karen Lewis-Caron, Fran Linklater, Elizabeth Luchko, Marlene Lukevich, Caroline Lutz, Ross MacHetchuk, Dawn Madill, Donna McKay, Donna Miller, Karen Miller, Janice Minamide, Monica Molina-Ayala, Bob Moore, Joan Murchie, Florence Nieberding, Dennis Nolan, Linda Orlecki, Edith Parsons, Susan Patenaude, Barb Reinhardt, Lori Ristoff, Cheryl Ritchie, Monica Robillard, Louise Rogucki, Angela Seery, Valerie Smart, Mary Smith, Phyllis Solsberg, Charlotte Stel, Eileen Stephens, Diane Trithardt, Rose Unguran, Arlene Vaxvick, Brenda Voyce, Selena Wang, Karl Waskiewicz, Kay Willekes, Steve Winkler, Bonnie Woloschuk, Denise Woollard, Laura Wylde boom 57

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