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Board of Directors Ralph Young President Chris Sheard Past President Aroon Sequeira Vice President/Treasurer Ken Bautista Christine Bishop Guy Bridgeman Allison Edwards Ted Hole Stuart Lee Al Maurer Lisa Miller Catrin Owen Rob Reynolds Gaurav Singhmar Larry Staples
HonoUrary Directors Jack N. Agrios, Jan Bentley, Joanne Berger, Dan Block, Frank Calder, Gary G. Campbell, Betty Carlson, Donald A. Carlson, Marilyn Cohen, Reg Copithorne, Len Dolgoy, Dennis Erker, Grant Fairley, John C. Forster, Frank Gibson, James Gillespie, Jean Hamilton, Brian Hetherington, Gary Killips, Beverlee Loat, Maureen McCaw, Eva McGregor, Susan Minsos, Terry Nistor, Bob Normand, Ray B. Phipps, Ted Power, Jerry Preston, Henry (Hank) Reid, Charlotte Robb, Barbara Shumsky, Esther Starkman, Marianne Takach, Merle Taylor, Mr. Justice Dennis R. Thomas, Brian Tod, John Tweddle, Brian Vaasjo, Chief Justice A.H. Wachowich, Bob Walker, Dr. Marvin Weisler, Bart West, Eve Willox, David Wilson, Doris Wilson, John Yerxa
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DEATH OF A SALESMAN By Arthur Miller September 24 - October 16/11
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
Book, music and lyrics by Richard O’Brien October 29 - November 20/11
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
Created by Daniel MacIvor and Daniel Brooks Written and performed by Daniel MacIvor November 12 - December 4/11
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
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Music by Stephen Flaherty Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Book by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty January 14 - 29/12
BLIND DATE
Created and performed by Rebecca Northan January 28 - February 19/12
RED
By John Logan February 11 - March 4/12
GOD OF CARNAGE
A new play by Yasmina Reza Translated by Christopher Hampton March 10 - April 1/12
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM By William Shakespeare April 7 - 29/12
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We gratefully acknowledge the significant support of our donors who make it possible for the Citadel to present world-class theatre that is accessible, intelligent, passionate and relevant.
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Dave & Tammy Fallowfield Karen Farkas Lois Field Edward & Mary Fitzgerald Jean Fukushima Harry Gaede Frank Gibson W.L. Gibson Shirley Gifford Susan Gilmour Gaie Goin Leslie & Lilian Green Paul Greenwood Neil & Carol Handelsman Graham Harle Leonard & Sonia Hawreliak Nancy Heule Dr. & Mrs. Hnatko Patsy Ho Bill & Jana Holden John C. Holmes Ray & Elaine Hook Dr. Robert & Laurel Hudson Elesavata Hymonyk Chris Jager & Jean Coutts Norman & Evelyn Jensen Peter Jochimsen Jeanne Johnston Bernie & Dorothy Keeler Doris Kent Loretta Klarenbach Norman & Valerie Kneteman James & Maggie Laing Gordon E. Langford Cecilia Laskoski Jack & Diane Latham Ruth & George Lauf Don & Gwen Lawrence Janie & Gordon Lawrence Dr. Ed & Nikki Lazar Mary Lister Boris & Patricia Litwin Myron Liviniuk Sandra & Jim Lockhart John & Barbara Luckhurst Mervyn & Teresita Lynch Estelle Marshall Neil & Pamela Martin A.D. & Frances Maskell Linda Medland Davis Dr. A & Evelyn Meer Earl Minogue Al Morrow Robyn & Kevin Mott Paul Nahirney
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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
Dr. Joseph H. Shoctor, 1922 – 2001
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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.
To learn more about our Supporter Program and levels of support and benefits, please visit www.citadeltheatre.com or call Sydney Stuart at (780) 428-2142. As a registered charity, we rely on the generosity of our donors & sponsors.
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About the PLAYWRIGHT ARTHUR MILLER (1915-2005) Arthur Miller was one of the leading American playwrights
of the twentieth century. He was born in October 1915 in New York City to a women’s clothing manufacturer, who lost everything in the economic collapse of the 1930s. Living through young adulthood during the Great Depression, Miller was shaped by the poverty that surrounded him. The Depression demonstrated to the playwright the fragility and vulnerability of human existence in the modern era. After graduating from high school, Miller worked in a warehouse so that he could earn enough money to attend the University of Michigan, where he began to write plays. Miller’s first play to make it to Broadway, The Man Who Had All the Luck (1944), was a dismal failure, closing after only four performances. This early setback almost discouraged Miller from writing completely, but he gave himself one more try. Three years later, All My Sons won the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award as the best play of 1947, launching Miller into theatrical stardom. Along with Death of a Salesman (his most enduring success), All My Sons and The Man Who Had All the Luck form a thematic trilogy of plays about love triangles involving fathers and sons. The drama of the family is at the core of all of Miller’s major plays, but nowhere is it more prominent than in the realism of All My Sons and the impressionism of Death of a Salesman. Death of a Salesman (1949) secured Miller’s reputation as one of the nation’s foremost playwrights. Miller won a Tony Award for Death of a Salesman as well as a Pulitzer Prize. The play has been frequently revived in film, television, and stage versions that have included actors such as Dustin Hoffman, George C. Scott and, most recently, Brian Dennehy in the part of Willy Loman. Miller followed Death of a Salesman with his most politically significant work, The Crucible (1953), a tale of the Salem witch trials that contains obvious analogies to the McCarthy anti-Communist hearings in 1950s America. Three years after The Crucible, in 1956, Miller found himself persecuted by the very force that he warned against, when he was called to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee. Miller refused to name people he allegedly saw at a Communist writers’ meeting a decade before, and he was convicted of contempt. He later won an appeal. Miller also wrote the plays A Memory of Two Mondays and the short A View from the Bridge, which were both staged in 1955. His other works include After the Fall (1964), a thinly veiled account of his marriage to Marilyn Monroe, as well as The Price (1967), The Archbishop’s Ceiling (1977), and The American Clock (1980). His most recent works include the plays The Ride Down Mt. Morgan (1991), The Last Yankee (1993), and Broken Glass (1993), which won the Olivier Award for Best Play. Although Miller did not write frequently for film, he did pen an adaptation for the 1996 film version of The Crucible starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Winona Ryder, which garnered him an Academy Award nomination.
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seventeen years, the play focuses on Willy Loman, a salesman and family man. Through the play Miller examines the conflicts within the Loman family, as Willy struggles to fulfill his American Dream by placing unrealistic expectations of success upon his eldest son, Biff. Death of a Salesman won both the Pulitzer Prize in 1949 as well as the Tony Award for Best Play, largely due to Miller’s accurate representation of the American family during the postwar era. During the economic boom, the American Dream suddenly became about the desire for wealth in the form of capital and consumer goods, and the play fearlessly confronted and questioned this viewpoint directly in a tragic way. Not only was the play praised for its content, Death of a Salesman was also met with immediate acclaim for its style, specifically the incorporation of different time periods within the same scene. Rather than “flashback” to another time period, seventeen years prior, with a change of scenery, clothing and props, characters fluidly appear as scenes in the present play out, visible only to Willy Loman. These “daydreams” add context and subtext to the final days of Willy’s life. Arthur Miller began writing the story of Willy Loman at the age of seventeen, reworking it for years, and pulling inspiration from his own father’s company, his hard-working salesman uncle and his own cousins. The play has seen numerous revivals on Broadway, several film versions and has been enjoyed and liked (well-liked) by countless audiences across the globe since its premiere. The play was produced during The Citadel’s inaugural season, 46 years ago, and was last seen in the Shoctor Theatre as a part of the 1983/1984 season.
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The last time Willy Loman, playwright Arthur Miller’s
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Whitmore told me at the time that every actor wants to play Willy Loman before he dies. Well, tonight we share the experience of watching one of the great actors of our time take on the role – as Tom Wood dons Willy’s well-worn shoes, and departs once again on his fateful trip to Boston.
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What I’d like to do in this space is to point out that Tom (and John Ullyatt, Brenda Bazinet and all the distinguished performers under director Bob Baker) are the lynchpins to a new season of mainstage performances that will challenge and entertain.
After Willy’s melancholy but ultimately uplifting journey, Baker has chosen Richard O’Brien’s musical/horror/sci-fi/comedy, The Rocky Horror Show. Now, I could go into the plot but that would take until next Tuesday – suffice to say that it begins as your basic horror film and then goes seriously and hilariously off the rails. Innocent Brad and Janet are engaged and travelling to visit a friend. Their car has a flat tire and they are forced to walk in the rain to a threatening old castle (of course). After being greeted by a hunchback, they meet Dr. Frank N. Furter, the resident mad scientist (and flamboyant transvestite) who sings the deathless ballad, “Sweet Transvestite”. Over the next two hours, the dead are reanimated, Brad and Janet find themselves in bed with some very strange partners and everyone (including the audience) joins in singing the show’s big hit, “Let’s Do The Time Warp Again”. John Ullyatt, who is playing Biff in tonight’s Death of a Salesman, will mine his inner diva to perform the
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outrageous Frank N. Furter. Julien Arnold will narrate. Leigh Rivenbark, a former artistic director of Theatre New Brunswick, and who is currently working toward a master’s degree at the U of A, will direct. As you probably know, the film of The Rocky Horror Show was the original “midnight movie,” where patrons would dress up and join in the fun on the screen. So, if you feel you want to re-create some of your misspent youth, here is a list of the paraphernalia you’ll need: rubber gloves to snap, party favours, hats, a flashlight, a newspaper to hold over your head (don’t ask) and playing cards. After the glorious excesses of The Rocky Horror Show, The Citadel Theatre will follow Austin Powers’ admonishment to “behave.” On February 11th, The Citadel will present one of the most honoured plays of recent years, John Logan’s Red. Logan is one of the busiest of writers, dividing his time between Hollywood and Broadway. The list of the films he has penned is impressive and includes Rango, Sweeney Todd, The Aviator, The Last Samurai and Gladiator. He is currently writing Bond 23 and Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln. Somewhere in the years before 2009, he found time to write Red, an intense and exciting ninety-minute, intermissionless, two character, bio-drama based on an incident in the life of American painter, Mark Rothko.
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Rothko is classified as an abstract expressionist. He is probably best known for his massive rectangular blocks of vibrant colours with nary a landscape or human figure in sight. He was also a difficult man of fierce opinions. In 1958, Rothko accepted a commission to provide paintings for the luxury Four Seasons restaurant in New York. Although he knew exactly what he was getting into, Rothko came to resent the atmosphere of the restaurant – I mean, people were actually eating. So, he simply paid the commission back, took his paintings and decamped. Logan’s play is a dialogue about art, the relationship between the artist and his work and asks the question: was accepting the commission selling out? Despite the exotic-sounding subject matter the play is surprisingly accessible and found a ready and enthusiastic audience. Logan’s play was greeted with rapturous reviews in London, where it premiered. It was greeted with the same enthusiasm when it moved to New York where it received six Tony awards, including Best Play. This co-production between Canadian Stage, Vancouver Playhouse and The Citadel Theatre will be directed by Kim Collier, who brought us last year’s astonishing production of Studies in Motion. In a recent interview for a national magazine, Kate Winslet (Oscar winner for The Reader), and obviously a plain spoken lady, disclosed that she laughed so hard when attending the New York performance of Yasmina Reza’s God of Carnage, that she “peed her pants.” While The Citadel does not encourage such an extreme reaction to the play it certainly demonstrates the effect the work has on audiences. In God of Carnage (translated from the French by English playwright Christopher Hampton), two couples meet, with admirable restraint, to discuss a playground fight between their children. But, from the first few minutes, fissures
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become obvious and soon the four are engaged in knock-down, drag-out physicality in which farce triumphs over stark drama. God of Carnage will be directed by James MacDonald, an able Citadel regular, who is at home as much in drama (Equus) as he is with character-driven humour (Stones in His Pockets). This year the Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program will be performing Shakespeare’s beloved comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream. In the past three seasons, the Citadel’s prestigious, nationallyrecognized professional development program has yielded such winners as Pride and Prejudice, As You Like It, The Three Musketeers, and Little Women: the Broadway Musical. “The course of true love never did run smooth,” sighs the lover, Lysander, in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Magic is everywhere as we follow the misadventures of four young Athenians. The four are manipulated by faeries who inhabit the forest and their fates become entwined with a comical group of amateur actors. The thespians end up in a nearby forest on a night when the nymphs, satyrs, and faeries are about. The King of the Faeries, Oberon, is quarrelling with his queen, Titania. To untangle matters, Oberon enlists his servant, Puck, to procure a love potion, of which he says, “The juice of it on sleeping
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eyelids laid will make man or woman madly dote upon the next live creature that it sees.” However, not everything goes according to plan, resulting in some unexpected romantic pairings. The enduring vehicle has demonstrated great versatility and can be mounted as a light fantasy, a dark nightmare, a slapstick comedy or a semi-serious melodrama. It will be interesting to see what the Citadel/Banff cast (and local favourite Julien Arnold as Bottom the Weaver) come up with under the guidance of director, Tom Wood. The season ends with a re-mounting of the most popular production in Baker’s twelve year tenure as Artistic Director of the Citadel, The Sound of Music. Tom Wood’s original production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s most successful show celebrated its transcendent words and music, but layered on a level of believable drama that elevated it to new heights. “The depth of this musical is what brought us back,” says Baker. “At first glance, the musical may seem bright and cheery, but it is set during a terrifying part of human history. We don’t shy away from those darker elements within the play. For us, it is those moments that make the play more interesting.”
“The depth of this musical is
what brought us back.”
Baker’s production of The Sound of Music, starring Réjean Cournoyer as The Captain and Josée Boudreau as Maria, will open on April 21. It will also be included in The Citadel’s Family Series, three works designed to be enjoyed by parents and their children. The Family Series begins on December 2 with the perennial family favourite, A Christmas Carol, featuring, again this year, Richard McMillan. On January 14, the Young People’s Theatre of Toronto will bring its celebration of all things Seuss, Seussical, to The Citadel and the season finishes off with The Sound of Music.
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IN LOVING MEMORY Michelle Dias, our Head of Scenic Paint Department,
passed away unexpectedly, Tuesday, September 6th, 2011. Michelle was an artist, author, playwright, walker, traveler, music lover, voracious reader, gourmet cook and generous with her time for family, friends and foster kittens. She worked at The Citadel for 16 years. Her play, Cloud Flower Bird, will be produced by Rabid Marmot Productions at FAR FROM CRAZY, a collection of one-acts by first-time writers, at Azimuth Theatre, October 5-16th. You can see Michelle’s artistic flair on the set of Death of a Salesman. Her work is also evident on the set of Ronnie Burkett’s Penny Plain playing in the Maclab Theatre until October 9th. Her amazing smile and talent will be deeply missed by her Citadel family. Michelle’s painting of Ghost Light “Ghost Light” is composed of various handmade papers laid over a background copied from playbills and programs drawn from the archives of the Citadel’s earliest seasons. Highlights and shadows illuminate a theatre seen from the audience. A stage peopled by the ghosts of our imagination.
Haiti This painting was donated by Michelle to raise funds for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti.
Michelle (standing) at work painting the floor for last season’s production of Billy Bishop Goes to War.
Michelle on the Shoctor Stage creating Death of a Salesman.
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BIOS APRIL BANIGAN
The Woman
April last appeared at The Citadel Theatre in A Christmas Carol. Selected theatre credits include The Constant Wife for the Citadel Theatre/MTC; The Red King’s Dream, The Last Train and Boston Marriage for Shadow Theatre; Piledriver! for Theatre Network; My One And Only (Sterling nomination) and The Blue Light for Workshop West; Blood Oranges and Silence for Northern Light Theatre; See How They Run for the Mayfield Theatre and she performed Never Swim Alone in Washington D.C. with her own company Scarface Productions. Television credits include Alfred Hitchcock Presents; Street Justice; Mentors; as well as the upcoming feature film War Reporter. April teaches at the Foote Theatre School and runs elementary school theatre residencies with Concrete Theatre. April will once again be appearing in A Christmas Carol later this year. Thank you Sean, Jezec and Avram!
BRENDA BAZINET
Linda Loman
Brenda is delighted to be returning to the Citadel Theatre where she has appeared in Equus and The Goat. A four-time Dora Award nominee, she has played leading roles on stages across Canada. Selected credits include Harvest for Persephone Theatre; Hamlet for Resurgence Theatre; Old Love for Thousand Island Playhouse, Theatre Orangeville, Lighthouse Festival; Ring Round the Moon and Wild Duck for Soulpepper; The Price for Sudbury Theatre Centre; End of Civilization for Factory Theatre; Death of a Salesman for Neptune Theatre and Leaving Home for Blyth Festival. A Gemini Award winning actor, she has appeared in over one hundred television and film productions. Recent credits include Haven, Against the Wall, Flashpoint, MVP, Burnup, and Sins of the Father. Some of Brenda’s favourite directing credits include Splendor in the Grass, Unity 1918, Problem Child, Adult Entertainment, Of the Fields Lately, Blown Sideways Through Life and Assistant Director on Little Women, The Musical for The Citadel Theatre. Brenda was an acting instructor for the 2011 Citadel Theatre/Banff Professional Theatre Program and will be teaching for the 2012 program. She would like to dedicate her performance in Death of a Salesman to her mother.
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BIOS CHRIS BULLOUGH
Bernard
Chris is pleased to be back at The Citadel to perform this beautiful play along with such an enormously gifted company of artists. Previously at The Citadel Theatre, Chris has appeared in Julius Caesar, Bird Brain, New Canadian Kid, A Giraffe in Paris, I Love You Forever and A Christmas Carol. Since graduating from the Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting) Program at the U of A in 1998, Chris has worked with many professional and independent companies in Edmonton and across Western Canada including Theatre Calgary, Globe Theatre (Regina) and Nakai Theatre (Whitehorse). Upcoming projects this season include Bashir Lazhar; Falling: Awake and Waiting for Godot with wishbone theatre as well as A Christmas Carol and A Midsummer Night’s Dream here at the Citadel. Chris is a recipient of the 2006 and 2008 Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards for “Outstanding Performance of an Actor in a Leading Role” for his work in the Free Will Players production of William Shakespeare’s Love Labour’s Lost and Richard III, respectively. Chris has had the pleasure of being part of many other award-winning productions including Suburbia for Kill Your Television; Abraham Lincoln Goes to the Theatre for Alberta Theatre Projects and Shimmer for wishbone theatre.
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BIOS TIM CAMPBELL
Happy Loman
Tim is thrilled both to be making his debut at The Citadel Theatre and to be returning to Alberta, where he lived (in Vermilion) for several years as a child. Recent theatre credits include Shakespeare: If Music Be... for Art of Time; A Streetcar Named Desire for Blue Bridge; Ed’s Garage for Theatre Orangeville; Death of a Salesman and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? for Soulpepper; Private Lives for Chicago Shakespeare Theater; Moliere for Tarragon Theatre; the title role in Macbeth for Rose Theatre; Stones in His Pockets for Globe Theatre; Glory Days for Theatre Aquarius; The Last Days of Judas Iscariot for Birdland; Romeo and Juliet for STC; A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Resurgence Theatre and nineteen productions over six seasons with the Stratford Festival. Recent film and television credits include The Firm for NBC; Lost Girl for Showcase; Combat Hospital for ABC; Against The Wall for Lifetime/NBC; Flashpoint for CBS/CTV; Murdoch Mysteries for Shaftesbury and The Summit for CBC/MH&S Productions.
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BIOS JAMIE CAVANAGH
Stanley
This is Jamie’s first appearance in a Citadel Theatre production. Selected acting credits include Nicholas Nickleby in The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, Leon Katz in The Gertrude Stein Project, Tony Aronica in Savage in Limbo and Policeman in Good Person of Setzuan for Studio Theatre; Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing, 1st Murderer in Macbeth, Martius in Titus Andronicus and Gaoler in Comedy of Errors for the Freewill Shakespeare Festival; Zastrozzi in Zastrozzi: Master of Discipline and Alex in The Suvival of Pigeons As Studied by Human Lovers for Surreal SoReal Theatre; Edmund in Edmund and Todd in The Overnight for Mer-Man Productions and Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, Josh Johnson in Rimers of Eldritch, Achilles in Penthesilea and Tom Wingvalley in For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls for the University of Alberta. Jamie would like to thank his mom and dad for their love and support, and he hopes that you enjoy the show as much as he enjoyed working on it.
TESS DEGENSTEIN
Miss Forsythe
Tess was a member of the Citadel/Banff Professional Theatre Program two seasons ago and appeared in As You Like It here at The Citadel. Tess’ previous theatre credits include An Almost Perfect Thing for Workshop West (for which she received a Sterling Nomination); The Alice Nocturne and Fusion for Globe Theatre; MacBeth, Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It, Richard III, Two Gentlemen of Verona: The Musical and The Winter’s Tale for Freewill Shakespeare Festival; Revenge of the South Sea Bubble & What Gives? for Teatro la Quindicina and Major Barbara, Roberto Zucco and Largo Desolato for Studio Theatre. She is a graduate from the BFA Acting program at the University of Alberta.
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BIOS BETH GRAHAM
Jenny/Letta
Citadel credits include A Christmas Carol, The Drowning Girls, The Paper Bag Princess and Penelope vs. The Aliens. Other selected theatre credits include Nevermore and The Blue Orphan for Catalyst Theatre; The Drowning Girls (National Tour); Summer of My Amazing Luck for Theatre Network/Manitoba Theatre Centre and Strawberries in January for Regina’s Globe Theatre. Beth is a member of the Citadel Theatre’s Playwright’s Forum and a graduate of the University of Alberta’s BFA acting program. She has also co-written several plays including The Drowning Girls, Comrades, The Last Train and Mules.
STEPHEN HAIR
Ben
Stephen has been a member of Calgary’s theatre community since 1973. He has been involved in more than 240 productions as an Actor or Director in major theatres across Canada, including The Citadel where he appeared in The Taming of the Shrew. For 18 years Stephen has appeared as Ebenezer Scrooge in Theatre Calgary’s presentation of A Christmas Carol. From 1990 to 1995 he was the Artistic Director of Vertigo Mystery Theatre. In 2008 he received the Martha and Harry Cohen Award for his “Significant and Sustained Contribution to Theatre in Calgary” and in 2006 he was honoured with the “Betty Mitchell Award for Outstanding Contribution to Theatre”.
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BIOS DAVID HORAK
Howard
Dave is thrilled to be making his Citadel debut in this great play that was one of his father’s favourites. He has performed at many theatre companies across the U.S. and Canada including Catalyst Theatre, Workshop West, The Mayfield, Leave it to Jane, Quest Theatre, Pleiades/Vertigo Theatre, WPA Theatre and Theatreworks USA. While living in New York City he was fortunate to work in film, OffBroadway theatre and was Co-Artistic Director of FringeJR, a festival for young audiences during the first years of the New York Fringe Festival. Dave continues to be a proud member of the faculty at MacEwan University where he teaches movement for actors and also has directed several productions including Sondheim’s Company, a Butoh-inspired version of Euripides’ Hekabe, Aristophanes’ The Acharnians, and Charles Mee’s The Baccahe 2.1. Away from MacEwan, Dave has also directed Das Barbecü at the Edmonton Fringe (Sterling Nomination for Direction and Best Fringe Show); Cowboy Mouth (at the Edmonton Fringe 2009; June Moon at the U of A and Eurydice for U of A Studio Theatre. Dave holds BFA (Acting) and MFA (Directing) degrees from the University of Alberta.
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BIOS GLENN NELSON
Charley
Glenn’s Citadel credits include Beauty and the Beast, The Wizard of Oz, Equus and The Man Whose Mother Was a Pirate. Some past favourites here have included Amadeus, King Lear, 1984 and To Kill A Mockingbird. Other theatre credits in Edmonton include Julius Caesar, Twelfth Night and Comedy of Errors for Freewill Players; Henry IV Part 1, The Odd Couple, Uncle Vanya, Fly Fishers Companion, Sexy Laundry, and most recently Harvest for Shadow Theatre; My One and Only for Workshop West; Metastasis for Northern Light Theatre and Jesus Christ Superstar, Guys and Dolls, Rumors, Gypsy, and The Reluctant Resurrection of Sherlock Holmes for the Mayfield Theatre.
JOHN ULLYATT
Biff Loman
Last season at The Citadel Theatre, John appeared in Billy Bishop Goes to War. He has appeared in memorable Citadel productions such as Beauty and the Beast, Sweeney Todd, A Christmas Carol, The Drowsy Chaperone (co-production with the National Arts Centre), The Wizard of Oz, Doubt, a parable, The Forbidden Phoenix, Cabaret, The Pillowman, I Am My Own Wife, Stones in His Pockets and The Mystery of Irma Vep. Recently, he was in two productions of The 39 Steps – one in Calgary at Vertigo Theatre the other in Edmonton at the Mayfield Theatre. He appeared in both Othello and Twelfth Night with Freewill Players, and directed Baby Redboots’ Revenge at the Fringe. John is a founding member of Firefly Theatre – Edmonton’s unique circus theatre – with whom he created and performed in Duck Duck Bang and directed Operation EVAsion. He is also a notable street artist whose works include The Human Fountain and the 21st Century Gargoyles.
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BIOS TOM WOOD
Willy Loman
Last season, as well as playing Cardinal Richelieu, Tom adapted The Three Musketeers for the Citadel stage. Other Citadel credits include ten seasons playing Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, John in Shining City for which he won a Sterling Award, Martin Dysart in Equus and Big Daddy in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Sterling Award). He has also directed The Glass Menagerie, Doubt, a parable, The Sound of Music, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Homeward Bound and Metamorphoses at The Citadel. Tom’s writing credits include adaptations of A Christmas Carol, Servant of Two Masters, Vanya, Peter Pan and Pride and Prejudice. He has just completed the third draft of his new play Make Mine Love, a comedy set in Hollywood in the 30’s. Tom will be directing A Midsummer Night’s Dream, for The Citadel, in the spring. He would like to dedicate his performance of Willy Loman to Joe Shoctor.
BOB BAKER
Director
Since returning to his hometown of Edmonton twelve years ago, Bob Baker has rejuvenated and expanded the Citadel Theatre as Artistic Director. Programming eleven or twelve full-scale theatrical productions each year, including family programming and the cutting-edge Rice series, Mr. Baker has ushered in an era of growth at The Citadel. Last season, Mr. Baker was instrumental in incorporating five of the Citadel’s existing creative development programs under one umbrella: The Robbins Academy. The Robbins Academy consists of the Eldon and Anne Foote Theatre School, the Citadel Young Companies, The Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program, ongoing Play Development activities and Artistic and Educational Outreach, creating Canada’s newest and most comprehensive program for creative development in professional theatre. Mr. Baker was recently honoured with a University of Alberta Distinguished Alumni Award, is a member of Edmonton’s Cultural Hall of Fame and is a recipient of a PACE award from Alberta Association of Colleges and Technical Institutes. Death of a Salesman is the 43rd play that Mr. Baker has directed at The Citadel and his production of A Christmas Carol has become, for the last eleven years, a beloved Edmonton family tradition. He was the artistic director during the successful turn-around of both the Phoenix Theatre in Edmonton (1982-87) and the Canadian Stage Company in Toronto (1990-98). Mr. Baker will also direct A Christmas Carol and The Sound of Music at the Citadel later this season.
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BIOS SUE LePAGE
Set & Costume Designer
Sue LePage has designed for several productions at The Citadel Theatre including August: Osage County, Doubt, a parable, Enemy of the People, The Beggar’s Opera, Hay Fever, Macbeth and Our Town. More recent productions include Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Maria Severa, Age of Arousal, Harvey and Born Yesterday for Shaw Festival; The Seafarer for Manitoba Theatre Centre; Lillian Alling, a new opera by John Estacio and John Murrell for Vancouver Opera and the Banff Centre; premiere productions of Frobisher and Filumena, which also appeared at Edmonton Opera. Her designs include productions at Soulpepper Theatre, Ballet Jorgen Canada, Tarragon Theatre, The Canadian Stage Company, The National Arts Centre, The Stratford Festival, The Charlottetown Festival and many others. Sue makes her home in Toronto.
DAVID FRASER
Lighting Designer
Previously at The Citadel Theatre, David has designed the set and lighting for Billy Bishop Goes to War, The Glass Menagerie, and Blackbird and the lighting for Doubt, a parable, and Another Home Invasion. As an Edmonton-based artist, he works extensively across the country in theatre, dance and opera. His theatrical designs have been seen from the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, to the Belfry Theatre In Victoria, and his designs in dance have been seen both nationally and internationally with Edmonton-based choreographer Tania Alvarado. Most recently David has designed the lighting for Any Night, presented by Dual Minds at the 14th Street Theatre in NYC, and the lighting for Lucia di Lammermoor with the Vancouver Opera. He has been nominated for a Jessie Richardson Award, a Betty Mitchell Award, and ten Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards, and he has been the recipient once for his lighting design. David is a member of the Associated Designers of Canada.
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BIOS MARC DESORMEAUX Composer/Sound Designer
Marc was the composer and sound designer on The Glass Menagerie, The December Man, Proof, The Drawer Boy and A Streetcar Named Desire at The Citadel Theatre. He has written scores for numerous productions across Canada, in the U.S. and Europe. Selected credits include Othello, Much Ado About Nothing (Jeff nomination) for Chicago Shakespeare Theater; The Drawer Boy (Jessie nomination) for Mirvish/MTC, national tour, Vienna English Theatre; Three Sisters, Trojan Women, Shakespeare’s Will, The Glass Menagerie, Orpheus Descending, The Lark, Romeo and Juliet (CBC recording) and The Taming of the Shrew for Stratford Festival; Orpheus Descending for Mirvish/MTC; Written on Water (Dora nomination) for CanStage/NAC; Summer & Smoke and Pygmalion for Shaw Festival; A Room of One’s Own for Shaw Festival/national tour/CBC recording; Zadie’s Shoes for Mirvish/Factory; Love’s Labour’s Lost, Hamlet and The Vaudevilles of Chekhov for NAC; Stephen & Mr. Wilde for Theatre Calgary/ GCTC/Bathurst Theatre/CBC recording and Blood on the Moon for Sleeping Dog/NAC/national tour and Irish tour. Marc was the creator and featured actor (Chet Baker) of Time After Time for GCTC. His multimedia musical Cyberia was produced by the NAC in 1997. He is also the co-writer/performer of Brigit’s Reel with fiddler Trish Barclay.
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BIOS WAYNE PAQUETTE
Stage Manager
Last season Wayne worked on The Three Musketeers and A Christmas Carol. For The Citadel Theatre, Wayne has directed Blackbird, codirected The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead alongside James MacDonald, was the assistant director for The Wizard of Oz and was the assistant director/stage manager for Doubt, a parable and The Glass Menagerie. Wayne is also the co-artistic director of Blarney Productions (along with John Sproule), an artistic associate with Shadow Theatre, and is an associate member of the new Robbins Academy for The Citadel Theatre. Some of his favourite credits include assistant directing Shining City and The Forbidden Phoenix for The Citadel Theatre; co-directing Three Days of Rain, Almost Maine, Three Viewings and directing Glorious and The Dazzle for Shadow Theatre; directing Marty Chan’s Mothership Down and God’s Eye for Paper Tiger Productions; Afterplay, The Christian Brothers, Madagascar, The Good Thief, A Body of Water, Orange Flower Water, Skirmishes, The Year of Magical Thinking, and Molly Sweeney for Blarney Productions. Many thanks to Emma, Trent, and to Kayla!
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BIOS EMMA BRAGER
Assistant Stage Manager
Emma is very excited to be back at The Citadel after last appearing here on August: Osage County in the spring. A native Calgarian, Emma’s work has recently been seen on Much Ado About Nothing, A Christmas Carol ’09 & ’10, and Jake and the Kid for Theatre Calgary; reasons to be pretty, My First Time, Evil Dead: The Musical, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Cocktales 2008, Writer’s Block and Trout Stanley for Ground Zero Theatre/ Hit & Myth Productions; This is CANCER at the 2011 Edmonton Fringe Festival; Sherlock Holmes for Vertigo Mystery Theatre and Bone Cage for Downstage Performance Society. Emma is looking forward to heading home in the fall for a brand new version of A Christmas Carol at Theatre Calgary.
TRENT CROSBY
Apprentice Stage Manager
Trent Crosby is a recent graduate of Grant MacEwan’s Theatre Production and this is his first production at The Citadel. Trent has been involved with a number of local Edmonton productions including La Chaise Perdue for L’uni Theatre; The Spiral Dive Trilogy for theatREpublic and Workshop West and the Nextfest Nite Clubs for Catch the Keys Productions and the Nextfest Arts Company. Enjoy.
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FACILITY DEPARTMENT
After you arrive at the theatre and find your seat, the curtain opens and reveals a wonderful set. The actors enter the stage and you realize a lot of people are involved in putting on this production. Costumes, hair and make-up, set builders, props, and a host of skilled people tirelessly work on each and every production here at The Citadel. Behind the scenes, there is another group of people working fervently to make your visit to the Citadel Theatre an enjoyable one – the Facility & Maintenance Crew.
This department is responsible for your comfort, as well as for maintaining the esthetics of the building. Leading this cast is the Facility Director, Louis Barron, who oversees all aspects of the facility. He ensures the building is ready not only for our own productions, but also for rentals, lease clients, and daily visitors at The Citadel Theatre. Every good production needs a director and this department is no different. We have a very capable maintenance manager, Doug DeVries. Doug is a long-time employee of The Citadel Theatre, logging in over 30 years of service. Louis and Doug use a host of service contractors to achieve the superlative level of comfort Citadel fans are accustomed to, such as Bee Clean for housekeeping, Serv-All for HVAC servicing, Otis Elevators, Imagine Electric, and many more. Louis and Doug would like to thank all our sub-trades for their commitment to maintaining the theatre. When you arrive for the 2011/2012 season, you will notice significant renovations have taken place the last couple of years. These renovations are identified and coordinated through the Facility Department. And after you leave the theatre tonight, this whole cast of characters will arrive and start preparations for another day of events and live theatre.
From left to right: Ephre Amdemilchael, Jose N. Garcia, Carlos Hernandez, Sherry Orobko, Louis Barron (worked at the Citadel since 2007), Doug de Vries (worked at the Citadel since 1974), Rudolf Sadowski, Eva Chavez-Hernandez. Missing from the photo: Hoa Ngoc Luong, Pui Lan Lam.
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ARTISTIC ASSOCIATES
BOB BAKER
Artistic Director •
Executive Director
Kirstin Piehl
Greg Cardinal
Kristen Hiemstra
Kathy Cooper
Brian Dooley
Shar Powell
Serge Menard
Geoffrey Brumlik
Marianne Bouthillier
Guest Services Supervisors Michelle Bonot Kayla Fuller Amanda Gregoire Caitlin Jackson Tara-Lee LaRose Jennifer Liu Alyssa McGowan Terry Schmolcke Mark Stubbings Derek Warwick Guest Services Representatives Mike Anhorn Carol Dreger Jessica Glover Marg Gronnestad Mark Harding Theresa Houdesta Jacob Liska Abbie Murison Carly Neis Jane Nychiro Natasha Prasad Valerie Smart Debbie Theuss Al Webb
Mike Patton
Gynger Callahan
Marc Anderson
Bevin Dooley Caitlin Fulton Katelyn Loshny Joe Montague Brad Mundt Kevin Prasad Bryan Saunders
Andrew Hill
James MacDonald
Director, Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program Director, Play Development
Director, Artistic & Educational Outreach
Doug Mertz
Director, FTS & Young Companies
Don Horsburgh
Resident Music Director
Wayne Paquette
Academy Associate
Hannah Whittaker
Academy Coordinator
ADMINISTRATION
Associate Executive Director
Peni Christopher
Asst. to the Artistic Director/ Company Manager
Laurie McInnes
Business & Legal Affairs
MARKETING & DEVELOPMENT Joyce LaBriola
Director Manager, Foote Theatre School Jann Smith Administrator Young Company Instructors
Diana Stevenson
Shannon Boyle Stephen Delano Don Horsburgh Heather Inglis Jackie Pooke Linda Rubin Kate Ryan Dawn Sadoway FTS Instructors Christine Bandelow April Banigan Shannon Boyle Ashley Butler Melissa Cabral Jessica Carmichael Ellen Chorley Julie Golosky Crystal Hanson Brad Heintzman Binaifer Kapadia Meghan Koshman Amy Kucharuk Annette Loiselle Barbara Mah Daniela Masellis Josh Mellott Doug Mertz Anna Paquin Roman Pfob Kate Ryan Matt Schuurman Liana Shannon Amy Shostak Linette Smith Jennifer Spencer Eileen Sproule FTS Teaching Assistants Rebecca Bissonnette Nicola Elbro Sophie Gareau-Brennan Cynthia Hicks
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Paula Humby Spenser Payne Megz Prus Michelle Tymchuk Jo Wetmore
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FINANCE
Keith Strong, CA Director
Kaitlyn Kastelic
Accounts Payable/Receivable
Paul Thorburn
Systems Administrator
Assistant Box Office Manager Assistant Box Office Manager
School Booking Coordinator
SALES
Supervisor
PRODUCTION
Cheryl L. Hoover
Assistant Head of Electrics
Michelle Dias
Head Scenic Artist
Chantel Fortin
Acting Head of Scenic Paint
Barb Becker
Scenic Paint
Celyne Runzer Scenic Paint
Amy Sanders Scenic Paint
Richard Stevens Scenic Paint
Cynthia Zuby Scenic Paint
Jim Meers
Head of Props
Charlotte Hunt
Assistant Head of Props
Vincent Meseck Props
Angie Sotiropolous Props
Head Stage Carpenter Assistant Head Stage Carpenter
Dan Beggs
Stage Carpenter
Patsy Thomas
Head of Wardrobe
Ava Diehl
First Hand
Kathleen Morley First Hand
Resident Stage Manager
Michelle Warren
Assistant Technical Director
Marie Berggren
Administrative Assistant
Lorraine Price
Head of Audio
Barb Becker
Head of Scenic Carpentry
Samantha Rumball
Michelle Chan
GUEST SERVICES
Owen Hutchinson
Kimberlee Stadelmann
Head of Electrics
Scott George Lafluer
Brenda Inglis
Kyla Maki
Venue Rentals Manager
Scenic Carpenter
Sheila Cleasby
Technical Director
Patrick Fraser
Jenna Pryor
Scenic Carpenter
Judith Darough
Gladys Wong
Accounting Assistant
Scenic Carpenter
Director
Bill Heron
Rosita Vasileva
Payroll Accountant
Scenic Carpenter
Peter Locock
Cutter
Stitcher Stitcher Milliner
Head of Wardrobe Running Wardrobe Maintenance
Chris Hayes Head of Wigs Assistant Head of Carpentry Marsha Scott Greg Brown House Manager/ Wigs Scenic Carpenter Volunteer Coordinator The Citadel is grateful for the kind generosity of its volunteers listed below. If you want to volunteer with the Citadel, please call Neil Le Grandeur at 780-428-2137 or e-mail foh@citadeltheatre.com. Johanna Andreoff, Tracy Arnell, Nelda Arnst, Judith Babcock, Trinity Barrow, Donna Bell, Shelley Benson, Erika Beyer, Ursula Blumentrath, Jeanine Bonot, Florence Borch, Ken Borch, Shirley Boven, Loveth Bradley, Jon Brenda, Shirl Brown, Eileen Budlong, Nancy Byway, Collin Campbell, Dee Cartledge, Jessica Chai, Jenny Chai, Joyce Dahl, Carol Dreger, Shirley Dunn, Trina Elash, Trevor Elliot, Janet Fayjean, Linda Ferro, Lil Filewych, Brett Flesher, Jeanette Flesher, Brenda Fraser, Wendy Fraser, Gilberte Gagne, Irene Gagne, Doreen Gagnon, Jeanne Garland, Jackie Genest, Glenda Goodwin, Gerry Gordon, Mervan Gorrie, Myrna Gosnell, Christine Hall, Tomoko Hayashi, Lucie Heins, Tim Heins, Bradley Heller, Marilyn Hemsing, Linelle Henderson, Daniel High, Amelia Hihn, Maria Hollinshead, Ron Homenchuk, Laura Hughes, Judy Hume, Regan Kosior, Darlene Kowalchuk, Kim Lang, Clemence Lavoie, Nicole LeBlanc-Lamarre, Lowella Lee, Louise Leibel, Maureen Letchford, Coral Levang, Ron Levang, Fran Linklater, Jennifer Liu, Mike Liu, Kyle Lobb, Katrina Lucyk, Marlene Lukevich, Tabatha Lyon, Bozena Macek, Dawn Madill, Danielle Maraj, Nicholas Mather, Thomas McLean, Karen Miller, Monica Molina-Ayala, Donna Molloy, Joan Murchie, Sulochana Muthia, Florence Nieberding, Dennis Nolan, Gina Nolet, Wendy Poirier, Joan Poletz, Anna Popowich, Gail Poston, Natasha Prasad, Petra Prendergast, Kevin Przyswitt, Renee Przyswitt, Doreen Pysar, Thor Quaranta, Tracy Renz Augustin, Audrey Ross, Ian Ross, Helen Rusich, Angela Seery, Phyllis Solsberg, Evelyn Stark, Antonia Stiuca, Cheryl Sulatycky, Anna Tandingan, Shahna Tariq, Liz Tweddle, Rose Unguran, Mona Vandersluys, Lynne Vickers, Jane Voloboeva, Maureen Wagner, Allan Webb, Kay Willekes, Denise Woollard, Paul Yates, Lil Yewchuk DEATH OF A SALESMAN 53 Box Office Manager
Neil Le Grandeur
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