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Board of Directors Catrin Owen President Aroon Sequeira Past President Dave Mowat Vice President Stuart Lee Treasurer Jane Batty Lesley Cormack Neil Gower Jane Halford Becky Hole Richard Kirby Ashif Mawji Lisa Miller Margot Ross-Graham Gaurav Singhmar 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, Maureen McCaw, Eva McGregor, Susan Minsos, Terry Nistor, Bob Normand, Ted Power, Jerry Preston, Henry (Hank) Reid, Rob Reynolds, Charlotte Robb, Barbara Shumsky, Esther Starkman, Marianne Takach, Merle Taylor, Mr. Justice Dennis R. Thomas, Brian Tod, John Tweddle, Brian Vaasjo, Chief Justice A.H. Wachowich, Bob Walker, Dr. Marvin Weisler, Bart West, Eve Willox, David Wilson, Doris Wilson, John Yerxa
LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT By Eugene O’Neill September 21 – October 13, 2013
THE DAISY THEATRE By Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes September 28 – November 17, 2013 Presented by
2 PIANOS 4 HANDS Written, Starring & Directed by Ted Dykstra & Richard Greenblatt October 26 – November 17, 2013
A CHRISTMAS CAROL Adapted by Tom Wood Based on the story by Charles Dickens November 30 – December 23, 2013
CLYBOURNE PARK By Bruce Norris January 25 – February 16, 2014
DO YOU WANT WHAT I HAVE GOT? A CRAIGSLIST CANTATA
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A Musical based on the stories of P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney Film March 15 – April 20, 2014 Presented by
ROMEO AND JULIET By William Shakespeare April 5 – April 27, 2014 Presented by
MAKE MINE LOVE By Tom Wood May 10 – June 1, 2014
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PREMIER | SUPPORTERS 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.
ANNUAL SUPPORT Artistic Director’s Circle ($5000 +)
David & Jan Bentley Marc de La Bruyère & Stacy Schiff Ada Hole Muriel Hole John & Maggie Mitchell Tom & Corrie Redl Rob & Beth Reynolds Aroon Sequeira Chris & Dale Sheard Weir Family Fund Ralph & Gay Young
Director’s Club ($2500 - $4999)
Madam Justice L. Darlene Acton The Honourable John & Ruth Agrios Bob Baker & Tom Wood Dr. & Mrs. Luis & Alexis Baptista Guy Bridgeman & Dianne Ross John & Judith Cosco Doug & Wendy Davey Dr. Elizabeth Dixon & Dr. Ben Macedo Grant Dunlop & Erika Norheim Allison & Glyn Edwards Leslie Frankish Cecil & Anne Hoffman Wolfgang & Elizabeth Kaminski Don & Lorna Kramer Leo J. Krysa Family Foundation Sandy & Cécile Mactaggart Jack & Lorraine McBain Arliss Miller Ove & Susan Minsos Norbert & Patricia Morgenstern Al & Fran Olson Esther Ondrack Playhouse Publications Ltd. Poole Family
Jerry & Mary Preston Sir Francis Price & The Honourable Marguerite Trussler Penny Ritco Arnold & Grace Rumbold Kayla Shoctor Marshall & Debby Shoctor Eira Spaner Moira & Larry Staples Buddy Victor Paddy Webb Sheila Witwicky & Phil Beauchamp
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PREMIER | SUPPORTERS Marilyn Cree Robert & Marlene Crosbie Marilyn Darwish L.A. Dushenski Carmen & James Dykes Jacqueline & Martin Elton Karen Farkas Rose Fowler Jean Fukushima Frank Gibson William L. Gibson Shirley Gifford Gaie Goin Bill Grace Lilian Green Paul Greenwood Patsy Ho Ray & Elaine Hook Robert & Laurel Hudson Mary Hurlburt & Norm Stacey Elesavata Hymonyk Richard & Laurel Innes Chris Jager & Jean Coutts Norman & Evelyn Jensen Venta Kabzems & Stan Houston Jerry & Miriam Katz Cherisse Killick Liz Kohle Anita Kozyrskyj Ruth & George Lauf ensemble Jack & Diane Latham Don & Gwen Lawrence ($200 - $499) Chris & Cecilie Lord Will Alexander Mary Machum Shirley Allder Diana & Laurence Andriashek Estelle Marshall Neil & Pamela Martin Anonymous Darren & Kimberley Armstrong Jenna Marynowski Alan & Patrica McGeachy Diana Bacon Ian McLernon Roderick Banks Linda Medland Davis William & Carole Barton Dr. A. & Evelyn Meer Walter & Stella Baydala Gordon & Cathy Moorhouse Terri & Gary Biasini Al Morrow Beverly Boren Craig Neuman Robert & Maureen Braun Janice Neumann Norma Brekke Edna & Cal Nichols Linda Brownlee Ian & Lou Nicol Norman & Anne Burgess Jennifer Oakes Kevin Burghhardt Dianne Oberg & Marty Taylor Martin Carroll Gordon & Janet Clanachan James & Beverley Orieux Vital & Colleen Oullette Ruth Collins-Nakai Kathy Packford David Cornish Fred & Mary Paranchych Bonnie Hutchinson Norman & Valerie Kneteman Ken & Jennifer Kouri Christine Kyriakides Dr. Ed & Nikki Lazar James MacDonald Teresa Mardon Suzette Marxheimer Ian & Linda McConnan Douglas & Claire McConnell Norma & Gordon McIntosh Gordon & Agneta McKenzie Maureen & Jim Moran Bill & Joyce Mustard Laverne & Aaron Nathan Lewis & Lindsay Nakatsui Fred & Helen Otto Tom & Judy Peacocke Poster Tech Aline Pratch Curtis & Sandra Prosko Richard Remund Henry & Helen Resta Antoni & Lucyna Rojek Allen & Myrna Snart Marianne & Kent Stewart Neil & Merle D. Taylor Douglas & Dorothy Warren Crystal Willie Sarah Wylie
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PREMIER | SUPPORTERS Joan Blackburn Angie Bogner Keith & Elizabeth Bowering E. Ross Bradley Jacqueline Breault Lori Bristow Jack Brown Rita Burns John Bylhouwer James & Joan Carlson Don Chisholm Brent Christopherson Patrick & Luxie Crowe Wendy Curry Delbert & Jane Dahl Jillian Dal Bello John & Carol Danyluk Patricia Dawson Elly De Jongh Lorne & Edith Dixon Herta Doherty Allan & Elaine Douglas Francis & Muriel Dunnigan Roland Duquette Sheila Dyck Jaqueline Eddy-Caithness Liz Edmunds Marion Elder Elizabeth Ruthanna Elson Noella Fagnan Lorraine & Don Fankhanel Gail Faulkner Lois Field Kristen & Mark Finlay C.R. French Charles Friedrich Isidor & Grace Gliener Joan Green Vivian Grue Jocelyn & Wes Hamilton Tatsuyuki & Dorothy Hayashi Linda Henderson Robert Henderson Debbie Hill
Dan & Jill Hodges Erik & Fanziska Jacobsen Myka Jakoubec Barry James Paula Jamison Peter Jochimsen Larry Judge Brian & Ida Kaliel Dorothy Kaiser Bernie & Dorothy Keeler Doris Kent Kara Knoop Sylvia Kother Krawford Construction Inc. John & Sylvia Laarhuis Neil Lang Patricia Langan Steve Laurion Allen Lee Sigmund Lee Theresa Lema Ray Leppard Valda Levin Myron & Maureen Liviniuk Sandra & Jim Lockhart Andre Louw Jeff Lukan Douglas MacDougall Juliet McMaster Betty & Bill McMillan Susan & Keith McNaughton Pamela & Dennis Melnyk Marie Montgomery Bonnie Moon Noma Morrissey Doug & Kathy Murray Marie Muszynski Roy Nickerson Linda Ogilvie Marian Palahniuk Carolyn Pawlenchuk Donna Pawliw Catherine & Richard Perry Gordon & Margaret Peterson
Tammy Pidner Susan & Darrell Portz Olga Predy Susan Priestner Helen Primrose Darlene Rasko Sheila Ringrose Ron & Carol Ritch Barbara Rolheiser Betty Ross Deborah Salo Kay Savey Carolyn Scheidt Charles & Marilyn Schroder Robert & Cathy Seidel Tami Shandro Deb Shaw Maurice & Molly Shurgarman Randy Sibulak Sol & Shirley Sigurdson Sheila Sirdar Lynn Smarsh Trina Smith Brian Sproule Jean & Gerry Staring Ben & Larraine Strafford Mary Sturgeon Gerard Tertzakian Christa Teskey Tony Thai & Alvin Schrader D. Edward Toole Larry Trekofski Henriette van Hees Barbara Varvis Almut von Koenigsloew Violet Watson William Wells Kathy & Doug West Willis Winter Sam Withanachchi Margaret Zapf Antonio Zaragoza Diane Zinyk Brian Zrobek
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. As a registered charity, we rely on the generosity of our donors & sponsors. Thank you to all of our supporters. Charitable BN 11922 7387 RR0001 MARY POPPINS 7
PREMIER | SUPPORTERS We are proud to recognize our Premier Supporters, our partners in the creation of theatre at the Citadel Theatre/Robbins Academy. The Hole Family • The John and Barbara Poole Family Fund the Eldon & Anne Foote Fund • The Robbins Foundation Canada The Joseph H. Shoctor fund
Government & Foundation Supporters
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, which last year invested $157 million to bring the arts to Canadians throughout the country. Nous remercions le Conseil des arts du Canada de son soutien. L’an dernier, le Conseil a investi 157 millions de dollars pour mettre de l’art dans la vie des Canadiennes et des Canadiens de tout le pays.
Dr. Joseph H. Shoctor, 1922 – 2001
executive producer and founder, the citadel theatre
Joe’s vision brought professional theatre to Edmonton Joe’s dream built the Citadel Theatre Joe’s spirit continues to inspire the theatre we create today Joe’s legacy lives on through a generous gift to the Citadel from his estate
HENRY HOLE, 1884 - 1954 On the Citadel’s 30th Anniversary, a gift was made by the Company of Harry Hole, James F. Hole, Ralph K. Hole and Robert W. Hole on behalf of the Hole family — in honour of their late father, Henry Hole. The Citadel Theatre is proud to honour Henry Hole’s integrity, compassion and leadership in the dedication of this complex to his memory. 8 MARY POPPINS
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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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STUDENTS CLUB We are halfway through the season and we are pleased to welcome back our 1000 Students Club Members for the remaining mainstage shows. The Maclab Enterprises Students Club is a Citadel Theatre/Robbins Academy program that offers a unique glimpse into the world of professional theatre to a wide range of junior and senior high school students from Edmonton and surrounding areas. n the first three Tuesdays and Wednesdays of our season’s productions, Students Club O 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 then invited to stay for a lively talkback session with members of the production’s cast and crew. Prior to seeing Mary Poppins, the Students will be joined by their host, actor and singer, Patricia Zentilli and special guest choreographer and actress, Christine Bandelow to learn about a choreographer’s role in a play or musical. Christine has taught at the Citadel Theatre’s Foote Theatre School, and her work has taken her all over North America. Students will get the opportunity to volunteer to learn a short dance routine and ask questions about different aspects of being a performer in musical theatre. If you would like to become part of this season’s Students Club, or require more information about the program, please contact Shirley Tran, Group Sales, at 780-428-2127.
Christine Bandelow
For individual students who are interested in joining please email Shirley at groupsales@citadeltheatre.com and leave your name, contact information and the name of the school you attend.
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A Musical based on the stories of
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The Place: London, England The Time: 1907 Disney’s Mary Poppins has one 20 minute intermission. Photography, videotaping or audio recording of this performance is strictly prohibited. Disney’s Mary Poppins is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019. Phone 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684 www.MTISHows.com
The Citadel engages, under the terms of the Canadian Theatre Agreement, professional artists who are members of the Canadian Actors’ Equity Association. Production personnel for the Citadel Theatre are members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Employees (I.A.T.S.E.)
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STARRING (in alphabetical order) MICHELLE FISK................................................. Mrs. Brill JACK FORESTIER.............................................. Michael Banks VINCENT GALE.................................................. Mr. Banks SUSAN GILMOUR. . ............................................ Miss Andrew, Miss Lark & Bird Woman ANDREW MacDONALD-SMITH. . ..................... Bert ZASHA RABIE..................................................... Jane Banks KATE RYAN. . ....................................................... Mrs. Banks BLYTHE WILSON............................................... Mary Poppins with KEVIN AICHELE.. ................................................ Mr. Northbrook, Ensemble JAK BARRADELL............................................... Neleus, Ensemble JOSEPH BRIGLEY............................................. Messenger Boy, Ensemble KENDRA CONNOR............................................ Katie Nana, Mrs. Corry, Ensemble PETER CUMINS................................................. Robertson Ay, Ensemble STEPHEN FINDLAY........................................... Ensemble NICKO GIANNAKOS.......................................... Policeman, Toy Soldier, Ensemble SHELLEY KENNEY............................................ Raggedy Doll, Ensemble FAITH LEBLANC.. ............................................... Ensemble KEITH SAVAGE.. ................................................. Admiral Boom, Herr Von Hussler, Valentine, Ensemble SHANE SNOW.................................................... Park Keeper, Ensemble JOEL TAYLOR.................................................... Punch Doll, Ensemble JESSICA VANDENBERG.................................. Glamorous Doll, Ensemble VICTORIA WHISTANCE-SMITH.. ..................... Ensemble Director................................................................ MICHAEL SHAMATA Music Director. . ................................................... DON HORSBURGH Choreographer. . .................................................. LISA STEVENS Set Design........................................................... CORY SINCENNES Costume Design................................................. GILLIAN GALLOW Lighting Design................................................... MICHAEL WALTON Sound Design.. .................................................... PETER McBOYLE Assistant Director............................................... JOEL BERNBAUM Dance Captain.................................................... Shelley Kenney Dialect Coach.. .................................................... DOUG MERTZ Stage Manager................................................... EVAN R. KLASSEN Assistant Stage Manager.................................. EMMA BRAGER Assistant Stage Manager.................................. KERRY JOHNSON Rehearsal Production Assistant....................... TRENT CROSBY Child Supervisor................................................. AL GADOWSKY Policemen, toys, customers, kite flyers, sweeps, bankers and other characters are played by members of the ensemble. Understudies: Joseph Brigley (Michael Banks), Kendra Connor (Mary Poppins), Peter Cumins (Bert), Faith LeBlanc (Jane Banks)
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I am writing these notes on the evening following our first rehearsal for Mary Poppins. It was a very exciting day. Instead of the usual read-through and sing-through of the musical, our designers and I talked the cast through the production – explaining the look of each setting and each character, and how each scene contributes to the beautiful story that we are telling. Mary Poppins is, of course, a story about family, and the need all children and husbands and wives have for love within their family. Mary arrives to mend a broken – or what we would now call dysfunctional – family. Not that it would have been unusual in 1907 London, for parents who could afford a nanny, to see their children for as little as 15 minutes a day. But whether or not it was the social norm, it didn’t make it right. It certainly won’t suffice for Jane and Michael Banks, hence the need for this mystical, and exceedingly practical, nanny. This morning I read to the cast an excerpt from a biography of P.L. Travers, the creator of Mary Poppins. It included the following: “Mary takes the Banks children on many adventures to visit her most peculiar friends and relations. It is the contrast between these adventures in Fairyland, or Wonderland, or Neverland, and the reality of life in Cherry Tree Lane and its environs that gives the Mary Poppins stories their special charm. In the real world live forlorn and rather lonely figures…in the unreal world live happier folk.” P.L. Travers spent much of her life as a forlorn and lonely figure. May Mary Poppins bring all of us some of the joy and relief she brought to her author – and to the countless children who need to know that their parents love them – even when they forget to show them. Michael Shamata Director
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ACT I Prologue (Chim Chim Cher-ee)......................... Bert Cherry Tree Lane................................................. Mr. and Mrs. Banks, Jane and Michael, Mrs. Brill, Robertson Ay The Perfect Nanny.. ............................................. Jane and Michael Practically Perfect .............................................. Mary Poppins, Jane and Michael Chim Chiminey (Park Reprise). . ......................... Bert Jolly Holiday......................................................... Bert, Mary Poppins, Jane and Michael, Neleus, Londoners Let’s Hope She Will Stay/Being Mrs Banks.. .... Mr. and Mrs. Banks, Jane and Michael A Spoonful of Sugar. . .......................................... Mary Poppins, Jane and Michael, Robertson Ay, Winifred Precision and Order/A Man Has Dreams........ Bank Chairman, Bank Clerks, Secretaries, Von Hussler, Northbrook, Mr. Banks Feed the Birds.. .................................................... Bird Woman, Mary Poppins Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. . .................... Mary Poppins, Jane and Michael, Bert, Mrs. Corry and Customers Chim Chiminey (Twists and Turns Reprise).. .... Bert Playing the Game................................................ Mary Poppins, Valentine, Glamourous Doll, Mr. Punch, Raggedy Doll, Toy Soldier Chim Chim Cher-ee (Reprise).. .......................... Bert, Mary Poppins
ACT II Entr’acte.. .............................................................. Orchestra Cherry Tree Lane (Reprise)................................ Mr. and Mrs. Banks, Jane and Michael, Mrs. Brill, Robertson Ay Brimstone and Treacle....................................... Miss Andrew Let’s Go Fly a Kite............................................... Bert, Park Keeper, Jane and Michael, Kite Flyers Good for Nothing. . ............................................... George Being Mrs Banks (Reprise).. ............................... Winifred Brimstone and Treacle (Reprise). . ..................... Mary Poppins and Miss Andrew Practically Perfect (Reprise). . ............................. Mary Poppins, Jane and Michael Step in Time......................................................... Bert, Mary Poppins, Jane and Michael, Sweeps A Man Has Dreams (Reprise)............................ George and Bert Anything Can Happen........................................ Mary Poppins, Jane and Michael, Company A Spoonful of Sugar (Reprise)........................... Mary Poppins
Flute/Piccolo............................................. Elizabeth Koch Oboe/Cor Anglais..................................... Beth Levia Clarinet/Bass Clarinet.............................. Dan Sutherland Horn 1.. ....................................................... Mary Fearon Horn 2.. ....................................................... Shamilla Ramnawaj Trumpet 1/Flugelhorn.............................. Russ Whitehead Trumpet 2/Cornet..................................... Brian Sand Trombone 1/Euphonium......................... Audrey Ochoa Trombone 2/Tuba. . ................................... Alden Lowrey Percussion................................................. Jeff Fafard Keyboard 1................................................ Liz Han Keyboard 2................................................ Ben Christenson Guitar/Banjo.............................................. Bobby Cairns Cello........................................................... Ian Woodman Bass/Bass Guitar. . .................................... Josh McHan Orchestra Contractor............................... Jim Cockell
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Sings the Tin Man looking for a heart in The Wizard of Oz, “Picture me... a balcony/ Above a voice sings low, ‘Wherefore are thou, Romeo?’” High on the charts sits that mistress of the confessional ballad, Taylor Swift: “I’m standing there on a balcony in the summer air. See the sights. See the party. See the ball gowns. I see you make your way though the crowd.” For the jazz crowd, Peggy Lee proclaimed, “Romeo loved Juliet. Juliet, she felt the same. When he put his arms around her he said, ‘Julie baby you’re my flame. Thou givest fever.’” Stephanie Meyer, who penned the hugely successful vampire trilogy, Twilight, has admitted that her inspiration was Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare wrote the play early in his career. No addled teenager-in-love he but, perhaps, his relative youth still kept the door to adolescent passion open. During his lifetime, Romeo and Juliet proved to be one of his most successful plays. Techniques, such as switching between comedy and tragedy to heighten tension, his expansion of minor characters, and his use of sub-plots to embellish the story, have been praised as an early sign of his dramatic skill. The play ascribes different poetic forms to different characters, sometimes changing the form as the character develops. Romeo, for example, grows more adept at the sonnet over the course of the play. Wikipedia insists that during the 19th century, Romeo and Juliet was the number one Bardic play produced but the more complex and nuanced Hamlet took over during the 20th. Romeo and Juliet remains a strong number 2.
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There are many approaches to the play and many of them have been tried. There’s the psychoanalytic approach. One critic observed that Romeo was pursuing “wish fulfilling fantasy in terms of his adult world and his hypothetical childhood at stages, oral, phallic and Oedipal.” Feminist literary critics have argued, “The feud (between the Capulets and the Montagues) is linked to male virility, as the numerous jokes about maidenheads aptly demonstrate.” How about the “queer theory” which has it that Shakespeare used Rosaline (Romeo’s pre Juliet obsession) as a way to express homosexual problems of procreation in an acceptable way. Hence the line: “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” In 2010, the Royal Shakespeare Company presented a version of the play, entitled Such Tweet Sorrow, as an improvised, real-time series of tweets on Twitter. The production used RSC actors who engaged with the audience as well as each other, performing not from a traditional script, but a “grid” developed by the production team and writers. The performers also made use of other media sites such as YouTube for pictures and video. Then there are the other excesses that are oft practiced in the production of Shakespearean works in a desperate effort to make them “relevant to today’s audiences.” Some productions exchange the costumes of Renaissance Italy, where Shakespeare placed his play, with modern gang warfare or (and I saw this one) with chaps, cowboy hats and spurs that jingle jangle jingle. For me that lasts until the characters open their mouths and out comes some glorious iambic pentameter and, at once, the effect is broken.
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“There will be no contemporary twist – just the essence of love and passion and fear.” One of my favourites was back in 1976. The Citadel celebrated its move from the old Salvation Army facility to Joe Shoctor’s handsome new brick and glass building where it currently resides. Traditionally it has been regarded as good luck to stage Romeo and Juliet as the first production in a new hall. The production here was by that world famous Shakespearian actor (and Citadel Artistic Director) John Neville. It was simple and memorable. It featured Canadian Brent Carver (who went on to win a Tony in New York) and a young Tom Wood as Mercutio. (Also it featured a Juliet who performed the balcony scene topless but that is another discussion.) Mercutio is a relatively minor character in the play, but as performed by Wood, he was by turns funny and fuming and the play was lessened by his murder in the 3rd act. And now, here is Wood, the director (38 years later) of a new production that previews April 5th. Current Artistic Director Bob Baker chose the play for this year’s Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program. It gives the actors a protracted experience with Shakespeare and then in a fully professional production at the Citadel. The value that accrues to the audience is the incredible sense of familiarity with both text and fellow players that develops. “Romeo and Juliet is a challenge to actors,” says Baker. “It’s a very physical play with a lot of sword fighting. We haven’t done it here for 12 years and there is a whole new generation of audience out there. There will be no
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contemporary twist – just the essence of love and passion and fear. Tom did (his most recent Shakespearian production at the Citadel) A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the period Shakespeare wrote it for. You may see period costumes but, with Tom directing, you can expect something live and fresh.” “No switchblades and sneakers,” chuckles Wood, “But it will be Renaissance Italy-ish. We’re not being slavish to any real year. The plague, the warring city states, the shortness and quick burning of life, that will be part of it. There’s swordsmanship, the constant referrals to rapiers and blades and daggers but there will also be love and beauty and style. And then there’s the new fad that was sweeping Shakespeare’s time – love for love’s sake – as expressed by the new poets.”
“You may see period costumes but, with Tom directing, you can expect something live and fresh.” The question that has dogged R & J for most of its existence is, were these two impetuous kids really in love or was it merely intense youthful infatuation? Let’s face it, in less than 24 hours they meet cute and decide to be madly in love and that they must marry – death, banishment and feuding families be damned. There are many occasions in the play where even a small amount of common sense might have changed the course of events but, for 500 years, audiences have chosen to embrace only the panting adolescent passion
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between two individuals who don’t have enough sense to realize that half a conversation does not lay the proper groundwork for a happy marriage. In fact, if you want to probe a little further than that – what about the inevitable morning after? And all the mornings after that? The two would have certainly fallen into a spiral of resentment. Juliet would lose her dewy youth and, as one critic pointed out, “Romeo would take to traipsing around fair Verona with his bros likely reconnecting with that little vixen Rosaline along the way.” Not so, says director Wood who has spent a lot of time studying the impulsive lovers. “I think they are in love almost immediately. As a director I have to create lonely lives before the play starts to understand how they could set fire to each other so quickly. I think Shakespeare makes it clear that, as this love is tested by death and tragedy, it deepens and strengthens.”
“We have a very exciting group of actors who are going to take on these roles and although there is a great deal of work and challenge to be faced, I think this is the group to do it.” The concept of an idealized love between a 13 and a 16 year old is fairly easy to accept but there aren’t many performers out there of that age able to convey the complex emotions created by the act. In the past audiences have proven to be very acceptable of older actors playing the roles. At the age of 70 Sarah Bernhardt was playing the 13-yearold Juliet. The 1936 Hollywood version starred Leslie Howard and Norma Shearer – their combined age was 75. “I think what you do is try and find actors that have the talent and experience and, given the forgiveness of the stage, that look close to the required ages,” says Wood. “I think it’s important to believe they are young and innocent and are, in some ways, powerless in the face of the war and family wishes. We have a very exciting group of actors who are going to take on these roles and although there is a great deal of work and challenge to be faced, I think this is the group to do it.” Tom Wood’s production of Romeo and Juliet previews on the Shoctor Stage of the Citadel on April 5th and runs through April 27th.
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KEVIN AICHELE
Mr. Northbrook/Ensemble
Previously at the Citadel Kevin appeared in Monty Python’s Spamalot and Sweeney Todd. Most recently he appeared as Nick Galleazo in The Globe Theatre’s production of The Last Resort. Other selected theatre credits include Sweeney Todd (Vertigo Mystery Theatre - Betty Mitchell and Calgary Critics Award for Outstanding Performance in a Musical); I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (Souris Valley Theatre); Maria Rasputin Presents (Forte Musical Theatre Guild); Annie, Beauty and the Beast, Singin’ in the Rain, and Miss Saigon (Rainbow Stage Theatre); Crazy for You (Drayton Entertainment); Company and Nine (Drycold Productions); Rich (MTYP); Oliver for The Stirling Festival; Jesus Christ Superstar, Grease, and Joseph (Stage West); Annie Get Your Gun at Massey Hall; Fire and Urinetown (Persephone Theatre); My Fair Lady (Manitoba Theatre Centre); Snow White (Disney Entertainment); and A Dixie Gospel (Brookstone Theatre - Dora Award nomination). His film and television credits include Something Beneath, Faces in The Crowd, and True Crime “Concrete Evidence”.
JAK BARRADELL
Neleus/Ensemble
Disney’s Mary Poppins marks Jak’s Citadel debut. Selected theatre credits include Anne of Green Gables, and Cats (Theatre Calgary); White Christmas, Altar Boyz, and Hairspray, (Arts Club Theatre); Footloose, and Ash Girl (Exit 22); Anna Karenina, Once On This Island (Arbutus Studio); A Chorus Line (RCMT). Jak has also performed as a Dancer for Celebrity Cruise Lines and NYK Cruise Lines and a Dancer and Singer for Cunard Cruise Lines. Jak has a Musical Theatre Diploma from Capilano University and a CDTA Tap Teacher’s Certificate.
JOSEPH BRIGLEY
Messenger Boy/Ensemble/Michael Banks U/S Joe is super excited for this opportunity. His interests include playing hockey and baseball, watching football with his dad and gaming. Since he was very young he has always been a bit of a ‘ham’, keeping family and friends entertained. He has an interesting ability to make various sounds and impressions from a baby’s cry, to chickens, to Jar Jar Binks and beyond. On a more serious note, Joe has been studying piano and voice for almost five years. He has competed successfully at local and provincial levels. Joe lives in Coronation with his mom, dad, older sister and brother; and his cat Whiskers.
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KENDRA CONNOR
Katie Nana/Mrs. Corry/Ensemble/Mary Poppins U/S Kendra is pleased to play at the Citadel, where she last appeared as Sister Margaretta in The Sound of Music. She’s performed with many notable Edmonton theatre companies, including Teatro La Quindicina, Shadow Theatre, Edmonton Opera, Workshop West, Theatre Prospero and Plain Jane Theatre. Her most recent credits include Whiplash Weekend (Teatro La Quindicina), Strike! The Musical (Workshop West), April in Peril (Acme Theatre), and Fiorello! (Sterling nomination - Plain Jane Theatre). Up next, Swordplay at the Edmonton Fringe (Acme Theatre) and a return next fall to Theatre Prospero’s four part epic, Maggie Now, for which she received a Sterling Award nomination in 2009. Kendra is a proud graduate of the Theatre Arts program at MacEwan University.
PETER CUMINS
Robertson Ay/Ensemble/Bert U/S Originally from Perth, Western Australia, Peter is a graduate of London, England’s prestigious Arts Educational School where he received a Bachelor in Musical Theatre. Peter appeared in You Can Sing for Carlton Television, an instructional DVD for budding young singers which also featured Spice Girl Mel C and has appeared as the Prince in Beauty and the Beast and as Edith in the critically acclaimed all male production of The Pirates of Penzance. For the past 2 years, Peter has been working for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines as a featured singer in their production shows onboard some of the most impressive ships in the world. Last year Peter appeared as Warner in Legally Blonde-The Musical at Theatre Under The Stars in Vancouver. Peter is so excited to be a part of this magical production and would like to thank his Mum and Dad for their constant support.
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STEPHEN FINDLAY
Ensemble
Stephen Findlay is no stranger to Edmonton having lived, trained, and worked here at the start of his career, and he is thrilled to be back, twenty five years later, making his Citadel Theatre debut with this wonderful cast and creative team. Most recently, he directed and choreographed Fiddler on the Roof for C.A.T.S. Main Stage Youth Theatre, graduated Level E from Second City, and appeared in Oliver! for Drayton Entertainment. Selected theatre credits include; The Sound of Music (Mirvish), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Live Ent.), three seasons with the Charlottetown Festival, SwingStep an original Canadian Musical and numerous others. Selected film includes; Hairspray, Once Upon A Mattress, Queer As Folk, and numerous television commercials. He has had the good fortune to work with many wonderful artists including Donny Osmond, Shania Twain, Ernie Coombs (Mr. Dressup), Rex Harrington, Traci Ullman, Louise Pitre, Carol Burnett, Matthew Morrison, Denis O’Hare, Tony nominated choreographer Arlene Phillips and Tony Award-winning choreographer Kathleen Marshall. Currently Stephen is on the faculty at Sheridan College and Metro Movement Studios in Toronto.
MICHELLE FISK
Mrs. Brill
Previously at the Citadel, Michelle appeared In Antigone, Grease, Rough Justice and The Taming of the Shrew. Selected national theatre credits include: Les Belles Soeurs, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Measure For Measure, King John, The Imaginary Invalid, The Country Wife, Alice Through The Looking Glass, The Merchant Of Venice, The Swanne, and The Music Man (Stratford Festival, ten seasons); The Melville Boys, Company, Homeward Bound, Larry’s Party, Picasso At The Lapin Agile, The Elephant Man and London Road (Canadian Stage); The Importance Of Being Earnest, The Duchess Of Malfi, The Tempest, The Winslow Boy, The Man Who Came To Dinner, and Grumpy Old Men (MTC, four seasons, resident company); Orpheus Descending (Royal Alex/MTC); Unity 1918, For The Pleasure Of Seeing Her Again, Who Has Seen The Wind and Six Degrees Of Separation (Theatre Aquarius); Cruel Tears, Yesteryear, and Innocence Lost (Blyth Festival, ten seasons); The Sound Of Music (Persephone Theatre); The Drowsy Chaperone (Globe Theatre); and How I Learned To Drive (Centaur Theatre). Michelle is an acting coach and has taught at George Brown and St Clair colleges, as well as Ryerson and Waterloo Universities.
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JACK FORESTIER
Michael Banks
Nine-year-old Jack started performing at a very early age. He began studying the violin at the tender age of two and has delighted audiences across Canada ever since. In 2011, Jack won the Northern Star Talent Search and in the following year he was a semi-finalist on the national television program, Canada’s Got Talent. Jack’s love of music and performing has led him to the musical theatre world and he is very excited to be a part of this production. In addition to his violin studies, Jack loves to play the piano, downhill ski and play chess.
VINCENT GALE
Mr. Banks
Selected theatre credits include Dangerous Corner, True West, Vincent in Brixton, The Caretaker, Proof, The Relapse (Vancouver Playhouse) Charley’s Aunt, Tons of Money (Theatre Calgary), Stones in His Pockets, The Cryptogram, God of Carnage (Belfry Theatre), John & Beatrice (Persephone ) A Line in the Sand (Tarragon Theatre), Venus in Fur, Glengarry Glen Ross, Waiting for Godot, Dancing at Lughnasa, 7 Stories, and Marvin’s Room (Arts Club), and The Real Thing (Manitoba Theatre Centre). Some film and television credits include Bates Motel, Motive, Queer as Folk, Battlestar Galactica, Monk, Supernatural, Fringe, Blackstone, Bruce Sweeney’s Dirty, Last Wedding, American Venus, and Excited. Vincent has received four Jessie Richardson theatre Awards, a Gemini nomination, an AMPIA for Best Actor, and the Genie Award in 2002 for Last Wedding.
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NICKO GIANNAKOS
Policeman/Toy Soldier/Ensemble Nicko was born in Montreal, where he studied at Quebec’s Ecole Superieure de Danse which led to him dancing with Le Jeune Ballets du Quebec, the Albany Berkshire Ballet and Les Grands Ballets Canadiens. He has toured the U.S and the middle-east and performed all over Canada. Selected theatre credits include Guys and Dolls (Centaur), Cabaret (Seagal Centre), Fiddler on the Roof (MTC), Lord of the Rings (Mirvish), Victor/Victoria and Chicago (Stage West), Houdini (Outremont), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Drayton), West Side Story (Vancouver Opera) as well as three seasons with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. Nicko is pleased to make his Edmonton debut at the Citadel and would like to thank his family and friends for their support.
SUSAN GILMOUR
Miss Andrew/Miss Lark/Bird Woman Last season at the Citadel, Susan appeared as The Lady of the Lake in Monty Python’s Spamalot. Susan’s other Citadel credits include The Sound of Music, Little Women the Musical, The Three Musketeers, The Drowsy Chaperone, Man of La Mancha, Oliver! and The Beggar’s Opera. Other theatre credits include Les Misérables for Imperial Theatre (New York); Royal Alexandra/ Princess of Wales Theatres (Toronto); Pantanges Theatre (L.A) and Asian/African tour; Broadway and Beyond for Town Hall (New York); Into the Woods, My Fair Lady and The Threepenny Opera for Stratford Festival; Rob Roy at the Edinburgh Festival; Cats for Rainbow Stage and Theatre Aquarius; Sylvia for Theatre Aquarius; Pelagie and Larry’s Party for Canadian Stage/National Arts Centre; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat for Calgary Stage West/Drayton; Guys and Dolls and Kiss of the Spiderwoman for St. Lawrence Centre; Evita for Theatre Calgary/Drayton/Neptune Theatre; Anything Goes for Drayton; Man of La Mancha for Neptune Theatre/Royal Alexandra Theatre; and Anne of Green Gables for Charlottetown Festival.
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SHELLEY KENNEY
Raggedy Doll/Ensemble/Dance Captain Shelley is thrilled to be making her Citadel debut in Mary Poppins. Performance credits include: Dance Legends (Grand Theatre); Tales of Hoffmann and Semele (Canadian Opera Company); Victoria in Cats (Rainbow Stage); Lori Beth in Happy Days (Stage West); Scrooge The Musical, Broadway Gold 1 & II (Rose Theatre), Encore (Tokyo Disney); and Celebrity and Princess Cruise Lines, Canadian Forces Show Tour (Alert). Film/TV highlights: Breakfast Television, MMVA’s (Psy), Warehouse 13, Give Me The Music (Eva Avila), City TV NY’s Bash (Suzy McNeil). Shelley is proud to share her talent and love for the arts as a dance educator and choreographer. Many thanks to her amazing family, friends and The Talent House, for their support.
FAITH LEBLANC
Ensemble/Jane Banks U/S Faith is 10 and a Junior Black Belt in Uechi Ryu Karate. She enjoys skiing, reading, playing Lego, and chilling with her friends. Faith has been in countless Drama and Musical Theatre Camps and programs since she was 4 years old, including classes at the Foote Theatre School, and is SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDIOUS-LY thrilled to be in the cast of Mary Poppins. When Faith first saw Mary Poppins two summers ago, she dreamt of being onstage herself, and she is genuinely grateful for this experience and opportunity – her dream has now become a reality. Faith would like to thank all of her Drama and Musical Theatre instructors for everything they have taught her. She would also like to thank her parents, as well as family and friends who have supported and encouraged her. She knows she couldn’t have done it without them! Lastly, Faith would like to give a special shout-out to Michele for giving her a home while she’s in Calgary. “Break a leg!”
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ANDREW MacDONALD-SMITH Bert
Previously at the Citadel Andrew appeared in The Pillowman. Selected roles include the specially created role of the Bartender (Maurice Tipo) for Avenue Q on Broadway (The Golden Theatre); Whiplash Weekend, Pith!, Angels on Horseback, The Hoof and Mouth Advantage, The Scent of Compulsion, The Infinite Shiver (co-writer), Witness to a Conga, Everybody Goes to Mitzi’s (co-writer), Mother of the Year, and A Rocky Night for His Nibs (Teatro la Quindicina); Avenue Q (The Arts Club); The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, and H.M.S. Pinafore (Edmonton Opera); The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Footloose and The Wizard of Oz (Mayfield); The Liars (Shadow Theatre); Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Theatre Calgary); and The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Vertigo Theatre). Film and TV credits include Tiny Plastic Men and The Man That Got Away. Andrew received Sterling Award nominations for his roles in Pith!, Witness to a Conga, and The Liars.
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ZASHA RABIE
Jane Banks
This is Zasha’s first appearance on the Citadel stage. Zasha is a busy grade 7 student at Strathcona Tweedsmuir School in Okotoks. She started taking voice lessons when she was 5 years old and opened the High River Rodeo with Oh, Canada for the past 7 years. Other theatre credits include Violet Beauregard in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Ariel in The Little Mermaid (Calgary Actor’s Studio). Zasha competed in the 17th Annual World Championships of Performing Arts in Los Angeles, California where she received a Bronze medal for Contemporary and Gold medal for Country. Outside of theatre, Zasha is provincially competitive in Trampoline and Tumbling.
KATE RYAN
Mrs. Banks
Kate’s Citadel credits include A Christmas Carol, True Love Lies, Metamorphoses, Measure for Measure, Peter Pan, Twelfth Night, Hello Dolly! and Fiddler on the Roof. Other credits include Vigilante (Catalyst Theatre); 9 to 5, Boeing, Boeing, Dial M for Murder, Oklahoma! and The Sound of Music (Mayfield Theatre); Communion (Theatre Network); The Exquisite Hour and The Ambassador’s Wives (Teatro La Quindicina); Wonderful Town (Leave it to Jane); Poor Superman (Canadian Stage); Swingin Sisters Club (Nightingale Productions). She’s directed Mack and Mabel, Little Fish, Fiorello! and Bells are Ringing (Plain Jane Theatre). Kate is also an instructor at Grant MacEwan University Theatre Arts program and the Robbin’s Academy Young Company and develops shows with Kaybridge Puppets (www.kaybridge.ca). Kate has received 3 Sterling Awards for stage and an AMPIA for film and is forever thankful to her family for their love and support.
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KEITH SAVAGE
Admiral Boom/Herr Von Hussler/Valentine/Ensemble Selected credits include playing Frank Schultz in the National Tour of Show Boat (Livent); Teddy and Alice, Take Me Along, and Little Johnny Jones (Broadway); the first U.S. National Tour of Crazy For You (101 Prods); Cinderella and The Wizard of Oz (Grand Theatre); The Producers and Peter Pan (Neptune Theatre); Beauty and the Beast and Oliver! (Theatre Aquarius); Twelve Angry Men, How the Other Half Loves, Damn Yankees, Harvey, The Sound of Music, Annie, The Music Man, A Funny Thing Happened…, and Mary Poppins (Drayton Entertainment); Victor/Victoria, Damn Yankees, Best Little Whorehouse…, and Hello Dolly! (Stage West); 400 Kilometres and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Magnus Theatre); and Countess Maritza, Die Fledermaus, Kismet and The Mikado (Toronto Operetta Theatre). Selected U.S. regional theatres include Goodspeed Opera House, Alley Theatre, Arena Stage, and Walnut Street Theatre. Keith has been nominated for a Jessie (Vancouver), Betty (Calgary) and an Ovation (Los Angeles). Television credits include PBS’s Great Performances, the Gershwin Gala and ABC’s Liberty Weekend. Originally from Virginia, he graduated from the College of William and Mary. He now makes his home in Toronto.
SHANE SNOW
Park Keeper/Ensemble
One of Shane’s earliest memories of theatre is seeing a production of A Diary of Anne Frank in the Maclab as a teenager. He is grateful to be back in the building working with Michael and Lisa, with whom he did his first professional show playing Barnaby Tucker in Hello, Dolly! at the Vancouver Playhouse. Since then he has worked as an actor, director and choreographer across the country, most recently at the Arts Club in their production of Mary Poppins playing Robertson Ay and Northbrook. Some other favourite roles include Mickey in Blood Brothers, Jason in Ordinary Days, Tulsa in Gypsy and Captain Hammer in Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog. As a director and choreographer he has been especially proud of his production of Joseph in Chemainus, a touring production of SkiBum: The Musical and choreographing Schwartz’s: The Musical in Montreal. Shane is a graduate of the theatre program at Red Deer College, and the Canadian College of Performing Arts.
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JOEL TAYLOR
Punch Doll/Ensemble
Joel is excited to be making his Citadel debut in Mary Poppins! Performance credits include: Monty Python’s Spamalot (Drayton Entertainment), Dance Legends (Grand Theatre), Annie, Cats, Beauty and the Beast, Grease, and Peter Pan (Rainbow Stage), La Cage Aux Folles (Neptune Theatre), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Stage West Calgary), White Christmas, and My Fair Lady (MTC), Doodlebops Tour (Koba Entertainment), and Princess Cruise Lines. Joel would like to thank his family and Talent House for all of their support! Enjoy the show!
JESSICA VANDENBERG Glamorous Doll/Ensemble
Jessica is ecstatic to be performing in Edmonton for the first time at the beautiful Citadel Theatre. Originally from Ottawa, ON, Jess has enjoyed travelling all over the continent doing what she loves. Favourite Theatre credits include the World Premiere Production of Disney’s Toy Story: The Musical (Legs), Chicago (Stage West Calgary - Liz/Kitty U/S); A Christmas Carol and Everything I Love About Christmas (Upper Canada Playhouse - Choreographer, various roles); Cabaret (Rose Theatre - Ensemble/Dance Captain); and RENT (Toronto’s Panasonic Theatre - Swing/Mimi, Joanne U/S). Jess is a proud Sheridan Institute honours graduate, seen there in Sweeney Todd (Lucy Barker/Dance Captain), Oklahoma! (Dorothy/Asst Choreographer), Love’s Labour’s Lost (Jaquenetta/ Choreographer), and Once Upon A Mattress (Ensemble/Stunt Captain). Film/TV credits include Lucky 7 (ABC), Hemlock Grove (Netflix Original), Warehouse 13 (SciFi), Suits (USA), Bomb Girls (Global), Make Your Move (CJ Entertainment), Lingerie (HBO) and Being Erica (CBC). Much love and thanks to everyone involved in this production, Peter and Stephen, my ongoing supportive family, and my wonderful William.
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VICTORIA WHISTANCE-SMITH Ensemble
Victoria is elated to be a part of Theatre Citadel’s production of Mary Poppins. Born and raised in Mississauga, outside of Toronto, Victoria has trained extensively in various dance disciplines as well as vocal styles including classical, music theatre and commercial performance. She is an honours graduate from Sheridan College’s Music Theatre Performance Program and a Gold Medal recipient in vocal performance from the Royal Conservatory of Music. Victoria has travelled as far as Germany as part of the Canadian National Tap Team bringing home a Gold and Silver Medal. Recently, Victoria was part of Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir 3 presented in Belfast Ireland as a memorial to the Titanic. Between industrials and performances, Victoria is a choreographer and teacher for multiple studios in the Toronto region and teaches vocals privately. Victoria’s selected credits include Oklahoma!, Spring Awakening, Chicago, Merrily We Roll Along, and The National Ballet of Canada’s The Nutcracker. Many thanks to my God, the creative team of Mary Poppins, Peter and Stephen and my family.
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BLYTHE WILSON
Mary Poppins
Blythe appeared at the Citadel in The Fantasticks, Man of La Mancha and Aspects of Love. Blythe was part of the first US Broadway Tour with Disney’s Mary Poppins as Mrs. Banks, which was followed by her Broadway debut in the role. Selected theatre credits include The Sound of Music and Beauty and the Beast (Mirvish); title role in Evita (MTC/Theatre Calgary); Mamma Mia! (Royal Alex); Three Musketeers (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre); The Last Five Years (CanStage); Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with Donny Osmond, and the US Tour of Aspects of Love (Livent); five seasons with the Stratford Festival including Oklahoma, Oliver!, The Threepenny Opera, and The Boyfriend; and four seasons with the Shaw Festival including Happy End, The Long Christmas Dinner, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, and Shadow Play. Blythe is originally from Vancouver B.C. where she studied at The Vancouver Playhouse theatre school. Toronto has been home for over twenty years; however she recently made the move to NYC with her husband and golden retriever.
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MICHAEL SHAMATA
Director
Michael is Artistic Director of the Belfry Theatre in Victoria, and was previously Artistic Director of both the Grand Theatre in London, Ontario (1995-1999) and Theatre New Brunswick (1989-1995). An award-winning director, his recent credits include Red and The Year of Magical Thinking (Belfry), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare in the Park, Calgary), Great Expectations and six years of A Christmas Carol (Soulpepper, Toronto). Michael has directed at most of the major theatres across the country, including the Stratford Festival and Canadian Stage, and was last at the Citadel with a production of The Importance of Being Earnest. His work has been seen in every province, and has won awards for Outstanding Production in Toronto (A Little Night Music), Vancouver (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and Fiddler on the Roof) and Ottawa (And Slowly Beauty and Kilt).
DON HORSBURGH
Music Director
As Robbins Academy faculty, Don enjoys connecting with both Citadel Theatre Young Companies and the Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program participants. Earlier this season, Don was music designer for Long Day’s Journey Into Night and music director for A Christmas Carol. Previously at the Citadel, Don has been the music director for Monty Python’s Spamalot, Next to Normal (co-production with Theatre Calgary; Betty Mitchell Award), The Sound of Music, The Rocky Horror Show, Little Women the Musical, Hunchback, Beauty and the Beast (co-production with Theatre Calgary); Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Wizard of Oz, West Side Story (co-production with Theatre Calgary); Oliver!, Guys and Dolls (co-production with RMTC); Cabaret, Into the Woods, Aspects of Love and Duddy. Don provided original music for August: Osage County, Pride and Prejudice, Blithe Spirit, The Constant Wife, and The Penelopiad. Recently Don visited Winnipeg to music direct Hairspray, White Christmas and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. For the Stratford Festival he has provided original music for 19 productions and music directed Threepenny Opera. He is the recipient of five Dora Awards for his contributions to Rigoletto, A Little Night Music, Fire and Lilies; and Sterling Haynes Awards for Cabaret, The Rocky Horror Show and Monty Python’s Spamalot.
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LISA STEVENS
Choreographer
This is Lisa Stevens’ first show at the Citadel Theatre. In Canada, Lisa choreographed the remake of Anne of Green Gables at Theatre Calgary as well as Cats, Spelling Bee, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Betty nominations for all); Xanadu (Ovation nomination) for the Arts Club Theatre in Vancouver, Spamalot for Drayton (Broadway World nomination), and Music Man, Fiddler on the Roof (Jessie Award), and Hello Dolly! (Jessie nomination) for the Vancouver Playhouse. In the US/UK Lisa choreographed the The First Wives Club at the Old Globe in San Diego, the US and UK Tours of Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5! The Musical, the world premiere of Disney’s High School Musical, and tours in the US, UK, Australia and Japan. Lisa choreographed the US tour of Bombay Dreams and was the Assoc. Choreographer for the Broadway and West End runs (Tony & Olivier nominations). Her favorites include the 2010 Olympic Victory Ceremonies, NYMF’s Common Grounds, the Smash Hit Awards, and the Royal Variety Performance in London, UK. Upcoming productions include Monty Python’s Spamalot at the Arts Club, 9 to 5 in the West End, and Tackling Romeo, Broadway.
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GILLIAN GALLOW
Costume Designer
Selected set and costume design credits for Gillian include The Three Musketeers (costumes, The Stratford Festival); Hirsch (set/costumes, The Stratford Festival); King Lear and Thirsty (set/costumes, NAC); Venus in Fur (MTC); One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (costumes, Theatre Calgary/MTC); God of Carnage (set/costume, MTC/Vancouver Playhouse); Dust (costumes, ATP/Human Cargo); Night (set/costumes, Human Cargo/NAC); Calendar Girls (set/costume, The Grand Theatre); Appetite (Volcano/TPM); The Mill (set, Theatrefront); Awake and Sing! (costumes, Soulpepper); Pride and Prejudice and Cinderella (costumes, The Grand Theatre). Upcoming for Gillian are The Red Priest (ATP) and She Loves Me (TIP). She is the recipient of 3 Dora Mavor Moore awards.
CORY SINCENNES
Set Design
Previously at the Citadel, Cory designed Monty Python’s Spamalot (Sterling Award), Next to Normal (Sterling Award), The Rocky Horror Show and Little Women: The Broadway Musical. Other theatre credits include Where the Blood Mixes for Theatre Aquarius/WCT; Chicago and Boeing Boeing for Mayfield Dinner Theatre; Mump and Smoot for ATP; Julius Caesar and The Tempest, Freewill Shakespeare Festival; Bigshot for Surreal Soreal/Ghost River and Communion and Woman in Black for Theatre Network. Cory holds a degree in Architectural Studies from Carleton University and a MFA in Theatre Design from U of A. He is a member of Associated Designers of Canada.
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MICHAEL WALTON
Lighting Designer
Last season at the Citadel Michael designed the lighting for Next to Normal (co-production with Theatre Calgary). Other Citadel credits include The Rocky Horror Show, Little Women the Musical, and The Three Musketeers. Recent credits for Michael include Sideways, and Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (LaJolla Playhouse); A Word or Two, starring Christopher Plummer (Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles); Così Fan Tutte, directed by Atom Egoyan (Canadian Opera Company); Othello, The Three Musketeers, Fiddler on the Roof, Henry V, The Matchmaker, The Tempest, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Macbeth, As You Like it, The Misanthrope, and Hamlet (Stratford); Venus in Fur, and Cruel and Tender (Canadian Stage Company); Albert Herring, and Maria Stuarda (Pacific Opera Victoria); Albert Herring (Vancouver Opera); Enron (National Arts Centre); ‘Night Mother (Soulpepper); East of Berlin, and Generous (Tarragon); And Slowly Beauty, and The Year of Magical Thinking, directed by Michael Shamata (Belfry Theatre).
PETER McBOYLE
Sound Design
Peter most recently worked on The Rocky Horror Show at the Citadel. Other Citadel credits include Sweeney Todd, Julius Caesar, The Blonde, The Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead, Fire (co-production with Canadian Stage), Beauty and the Beast and West Side Story (co-productions with Theatre Calgary), 3 Mo’ Divas, Arms and the Man (co-production with the NAC and the Vancouver Playhouse) Cabaret, An Enemy Of The People (coproduction with the NAC), Into The Woods and The King And I. Selected credits elsewhere include the world premiere of Arrabal (Mirvish/BASE Ent), Twyla Tharp’s Come Fly Away (Broadway, Las Vegas, National Tour); Catch Me If You Can, West Side Story, Legally Blonde (National Tours), Fiddler on the Roof, 42nd Street, Camelot, Richard III, Shakespeare’s Will, Jacques Brel…, The Tempest, West Side Story (Stratford Festival); High Society, Gypsy (Shaw Festival); The Sound of Music, Oliver!, The Wrong Son, Trying, Mary’s Wedding (NAC); Little Shop of Horrors, The House of Martin Guerre (Canadian Stage); Barrymore (Tour/Broadway/ Toronto), Medea, Orpheus Descending (MTC/Mirvish). Upcoming projects include Crazy For You, Man of La Mancha for Stratford. Peter lives in Stratford, Ontario and would like to thank his wife Meghan and his daughters Ella and Beatrice for their patience, understanding and support.
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JOEL BERNBAUM
Assistant Director
Joel is an actor, playwright, journalist and the co-artistic director of Sum Theatre. He is a graduate of Carleton University, where he did his Master’s Thesis on Verbatim Theatre’s Relationship to Journalism. His verbatim play Home Is A Beautiful Word premiered at the Belfry Theatre in January. Later this year Dancing Sky Theatre will produce Joel’s play Operation Big Rock and Sum Theatre will tour My Rabbi (co-written with Kayvon Kelly) to the Edinburgh Festival. Joel is grateful to Michael Shamata, The Citadel Theatre, Theatre Calgary and our talented cast & crew for this exciting professional development opportunity.
DOUG MERTZ
Dialect Coach
Doug has coached dialects for over forty shows in the US and Canada, including August: Osage County, Sweeney Todd, A Few Good Men and A Christmas Carol (five times) here at the Citadel. Doug has coached dialects for the BFA program at the University of Alberta, where he teaches part-time, and for the Citadel’s Foote Theatre School, of which he is the Director. He has conducted dialect workshops for Rapid Fire Theatre and Theatre Alberta’s Workshops by Request program. This summer Doug will be teaching a dialect course for Theatre Alberta’s adult summer training program, Dramaworks.
EVAN R. KLASSEN
Stage Manager
Evan is excited to make his Citadel debut with Mary Poppins. Based in Winnipeg, Evan works nationally as a stage manager. Recent credits include Jane Eyre (Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre), Don Pasquale (Manitoba Opera), Closer Than Ever (Dry Cold Productions) and another production of Mary Poppins (Rainbow Stage). No stranger to working in Alberta, Evan has worked on productions at Theatre Calgary, including: Anne of Green Gables, Much Ado About Nothing, The Drowsy Chaperone, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee & Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Evan was last in Edmonton with Rigoletto at Edmonton Opera. Elsewhere, Evan has worked for the National Arts Centre, the Vancouver Playhouse, Theatre New Brunswick, and three seasons at the Shaw Festival. Evan is about to graduate from MacEwan University’s Arts & Cultural Management program. Evan also serves on the national council of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association, and also participates on the board of Manitobans for the Arts, an arts advocacy group in Winnipeg. 66 MARY POPPINS
EMMA BRAGER
Assistant Stage Manager
Emma is a native Calgarian with a great fondness for Edmonton, and she is very excited to be a part of this stellar production team. Emma has been at the Citadel previously for The Kite Runner, Death of a Salesman and August: Osage County. Other credits include Romeo and Juliet - Shakespeare in the Park 2013, The Kite Runner, Cats, Much Ado About Nothing, A Christmas Carol (2010-13), and Jake and the Kid (Theatre Calgary); The Motherfu**er With The Hat (Alberta Theatre Projects); Evil Dead: The Musical, Race, reasons to be pretty, My First Time, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Cocktales, and Trout Stanley (GZT/H&M); This is Cancer! (2010/2011 Edmonton Fringe Festival); and Bashir Lazhar and Bone Cage (Downstage). She would like to thank her wonderful family and her fantastic Eric for all of the love and constant support.
KERRY JOHNSON Assistant Stage Manager
Originally from Winnipeg, Kerry has been happily calling Edmonton home and working as a Stage Manager for the past nine years. Previously this season, Kerry was ASM on A Christmas Carol. Other Citadel credits include The Penelopiad, The Wizard of Oz, Beauty and the Beast, The Forbidden Phoenix, 3 Mo’ Tenors and Noises Off. Kerry has also worked on Beowulf the King (Workshop West), Ride (Northern Light Theatre) and Macbeth (Theatre Prospero). Kerry is a graduate of the BFA Stage Management program at the University of Alberta.
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TOM McCABE President
Steve Pilon Head Scenic Carpenter
Louis Beaudoin Head Scenic Artist
DENNIS GARNHUM Artistic Director
Andrew Rafuse Head Scenic Carpenter
Lillian Messer Head of Props
LESLEY MACMILLAN Producer
Clare Prosser Carpenter
Celina Baharally Props Builder
Kristen Dion Director of Finance and Administration
Lawrence Glover Carpenter
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RICHARD M. & ROBERT B. SHERMAN
Music & Lyrics
Richard M. & Robert B. Sherman were born in the late 1920’s in New York City. Following the musical career of their father, Al Sherman, the family moved to Beverly Hills, California, in 1937. Graduates of Beverly Hills High School and Bard College in New York, Richard and Robert collaborated on many projects. The brothers’ first musical collaboration took place in 1950, and during that decade they wrote hit rock songs including Kitty Wells’ “Things I Might Have Been,” Johnny Burnette’s “You’re Sixteen,” and ex-Mouseketeer Annett Funicello’s “Tall Paul.” The latter garnered the attention of Walt Disney, who invited both Richard and Robert to be the exclusive staff writers for the Disney studios. During the next decade they composed over 150 songs that were featured in 27 films and two dozen television productions. Theme songs like “The Wonderful World Of Color,” “The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room,” “Winnie The Pooh,” “A Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow,” and “It’s A Small World” are recognized as Disney standards, along with “ A Spoonful of Sugar,” “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,” and “Feed The Birds” (Walt Disney’s personal favorite.) In 1965, the Sherman brothers won Oscars® for their Mary Poppins score and the song “Chim-Chim-Cher-ee.” Other Disney film scores include The Parent Trap (1961, which included Hayley Mills’ chart-topping “Let’s Get Together”), Summer Magic (1963), The Jungle Book (1966), The Happiest Millionaire (1967), The Aristocats (1970), Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971), The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) and The Tigger Movie (2003). Additionally, they have composed witty and melodious song scores for such films as Snoopy Come Home, Charlotte’s Web and Chitty Bang Bang, which has recently been adapted to the stage. They also wrote scores for the stage musicals Victory Canteen (1971), 1974’s Broadway hit Over Here! (starring the Andrews Sisters) and Busker Alley (1995). The Sherman brothers wrote screenplays and song scores for Tom Sawyer (their music won first prize at the Moscow film Festival), Huckleberry Finn, The Slipper and the Rose (Royal Film Performance of 1976) and The Magic of Lassie, from which “When You’re Loved” earned an Academy Award® nomination for Best Song. To date, the Sherman brothers have earned 2 Academy Awards®, 9 Academy Award® nominations, 2 GRAMMY® Awards, 4 GRAMMY® nominations, 23 gold and platinum albums, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 1990, the brothers were named “Disney Legends” by The Walt Disney Company, an honor they prize. Their autobiographical coffee-table scrapbook Walt’s Time: From Before to Beyond was published in 1999. Mary Poppins produced by Cameron Mackintosh and Disney Theatrical Productions, became a hit stage musical in 2004.
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JULIAN FELLOWES
Book
Julian Fellowes is the Emmy Award-winning writer and creator of Downton Abbey and the winner of the 2001 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Gosford Park. He also wrote the screenplays for Vanity Fair and The Young Victoria. He is the bestselling author of Snobs and Past Imperfect. His other works include The Curious Adventure of the Abandoned Toys and the book for the Disney stage musical of Mary Poppins. As an actor, his roles include Lord Kilwillie in the BBC Television series Monarch of Glen and the 2nd Duke of Richmond in Aristocrats, as well as appearances in the films Shadowlands, Damage, and Tomorrow Never Dies. He lives in London and Dorset, England.
GEORGE STILES & Anthony Drewe New Songs and Additional Music & Lyrics In their 30-year collaboration, the multi-award winning team of George Stiles and Anthony Drewe have written the musicals: Betty Blue Eyes, Soho Cinders, Honk!, Just So, Peter Pan - A Musical Adventure, Tutankhamun and the new songs, dance and vocal arrangements for the world-wide smash-hit Cameron Mackintosh/Disney production of Mary Poppins. Their current projects include Soapdish for Broadway, Wind in the Willows with Julian Fellowes for the West End, and a new adaptation of Graham Greene’s Travels With My Aunt. Stiles and Drewe have recently premiered two shows for younger audiences – The Three Little Pigs and Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Since winning the Olivier Award for Best New Musical in 2000, their show, Honk! has been seen by more than 6 million people all over the world in over 8,000 productions in more than 20 languages. With lyricist Paul Leigh, George has composed the musicals: Moll Flanders, The Three Musketeers, and Tom Jones, and his other work includes the music for Sam Mendes’ Twelfth Night and Uncle Vanya (Donmar Warehouse and BAM). He is currently writing a new dance drama with choreographer Drew McOnie based on Oscar Wilde’s short story, The Star Child. Anthony’s other musicals are: The Card (with composer Tony Hatch) and A Twist of Fate (with composer Dick Lee). He and George also contributed songs for the RSC’s world-wide hit The Shakespeare Revue. Stiles and Drewe’s awards include: Olivier Award for Best New Musical (Honk!), Eliot Norton Award for Outstanding Musical Production (Honk!), and a host of awards for Mary Poppins around the world. George & Anthony are founding board-members of Mercury Musical Developments, a charitable organisation that nurtures new musical writing in the UK, which also awards the annual Stiles and Drewe Prize for a new song written for the musical stage.
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CAMERON MACKINTOSH
Co-Creator
From the age of eight when Cameron Mackintosh was taken to a matinee of Julian Slade’s musical Salad Days he has never wanted to be anything other than a producer of musicals. Starting off as a stagehand at London’s Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, he later became an acting ASM on the national tour of Oliver! and by the age of twenty he started to realize his dream. His first productions were small scale tours but within a very short time he had produced his first musical, Anything Goes, which opened out of town, transferred to the Saville Theatre in London’s West End and closed after a fortnight. Undeterred, Cameron returned to his initial musical inspiration and revived Salad Days. In 1973 he produced his first original musical The Card with music by Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent, and a book by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall. The cast included Jim Dale, Millicent Martin and Joan Hickson and ran for six months at the Queen’s Theatre. During the 1970’s he continued to produce numerous tours, notably Godspell, and in 1976 he had his first major international success with the musical revue, Side by Side by Sondheim which moved from the Mermaid Theatre to the Wyndham’s Theatre and subsequently transferred with the same cast to New York. This was followed by a hugely successful revival of the original production of Oliver! which spawned an innovative collaboration with the Arts Council of Great Britain and successful productions of two of the all-time great musicals My Fair Lady and Oklahoma! In 1980 Cameron collaborated with American satirist Tom Lehrer on a revue of his songs entitled Tomfoolery and that same year Andrew Lloyd Webber suggested that they should work together. Their first joint venture was Cats which opened at the New London Theatre in May 1981, and on the 29th January 1996 it became the longest running musical in the West End or on Broadway. The phenomenal success of this musical has been repeated throughout the world and opened an era of international musical productions undreamed of by previous generations. Following Cats came Song and Dance, Little Shop of Horrors, Blondel and Abbacadabra, before the next milestone production in 1985 with Les Miserables and Cameron’s brilliantly successful collaboration with the writing team of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg. Whilst maintaining an ever expanding number of international productions of Cats and Les Miserables, Cameron Mackintosh joined with Andrew Lloyd Webber again to produce The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty’s Theatre, London in 1986, and in 1987 he produced Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman’s Follies at the Shaftesbury Theatre. In 1989 he produced the second epic Boublil-Schönberg musical, Miss Saigon at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, where it broke the record for the longest running musical in that illustrious home of the musical. Miss Saigon celebrated its 10th Anniversary on 20th September 1999, becoming the fourth production of Cameron’s to continue running for over 10 years, and toured the UK opening in Manchester in June 2000. In 1990 Cameron transferred Five Guys Named Moe for a record-breaking run at London’s Lyric Theatre which subsequently transferred to Broadway. This hugely enjoyable show has joined the “international stable” and productions are staged worldwide. Then in 1993, he enticed Julie Andrews back to the New York stage (after a 30 year absence) in the Sondheim review Putting It Together. In December 1994, Cameron opened a record-breaking new production of Oliver! at the Palladium Theatre in London which played to packed houses for three and a half years. After a very successful UK tour, the production transferred to Toronto where it opened in November 1999. Cameron again collaborated with Boublil and Schönberg in 1996 to produce their third major musical Martin Guerre which opened at the Prince Edward Theatre in London and ran for 700 performances.
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Martin Guerre won the Lawrence Olivier Award for Best Musical. In the fall of 1998, a completely new production of this show was staged at the West Yorkshire Playhouse and subsequently toured the UK and the US. In 1998 Cameron celebrated thirty years as a musical producer with a special evening presentation of Hey Mr. Producer! in the presence of Her Majesty the Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh. It featured excerpts from many of his productions and was subsequently released on video and CD. After the celebration looking back, Cameron continued to move forward on Broadway with a 1998 production of Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake and another Broadway production of Putting it Together starring Carol Burnett in 1999. Meanwhile, in London he was at work on the musical adaptation of The Witches of Eastwick, with music by Dana Rowe and lyrics by John Dempsey. It opened in July of 2000 and ran for more than 700 performances. In March 2001 Cameron presented a new production of My Fair Lady in association with the Royal National Theatre starring Jonathan Pryce as Professor Higgins. It won 5 Olivier Awards including Best Musical and subsequently toured the U.K. and the U.S. It is scheduled to open on Broadway in the 2010/2011 season. Working with Disney, Cameron was able to fulfill a long-held desire to produce a stage musical of Mary Poppins in 2004. The production is based on the books by Pamela Travers and the Disney film that starred Julie Andrews. It subsequently opened on Broadway in the fall of 2006 where it won two Drama Desk Awards and a Tony Award. A second American company opened a U.S. tour in Chicago in spring 2009, and will be followed by productions in Amsterdam and Sydney. The fall of 2006 also saw the return of Les Miserables to Broadway in a special limited engagement, coinciding with the 21st anniversary of the show in London (now the longest running musical in West End or Broadway history). His latest production of Oliver! is currently breaking Box Office records all over again at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane and he is currently preparing films of My Fair Lady, Les Misérables and Miss Saigon. Cameron inaugurated the Cameron Mackintosh Chair of Contemporary Theatre at Oxford University in 1990, in recognition of which he was made an Honorary Fellow Member of the Court of Benefactors of St. Catherine’s College. In 1992 he was presented with the Richard Rodgers Award for excellence in Musical Theater. His company received the 1995 Queen’s Award for Export Achievement and he was knighted in the 1996 New Year’s Honours for his services to the British Theatre. In 1998 Cameron was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Drama from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. Cameron Mackintosh is thrilled to be what he has always wanted to be; a producer of musicals.
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Theatre Calgary is thrilled to once again work in collaboration with the Citadel Theatre. Our recent co-productions include The Kite Runner, Next To Normal and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. This production of Mary Poppins presents a tremendous opportunity for both companies to bring the best possible theatre experience to our stages and our audiences. Since our founding in 1968, Theatre Calgary has grown into one of the country’s leading creators of large-scale classical and contemporary theatre productions. Our year-round programming features a five-play subscription season, a collaboration with Calgary’s High Performance Rodeo, and a presentation of A Christmas Carol that celebrates 28 years of tradition in 2014. In the summer, Theatre Calgary presents Shakespeare in the Park, a program that provides training and mentorship to recent Alberta post-secondary graduates while showcasing their talents in an outdoor Shakespeare production. theatrecalgary.com @theatrecalgary
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BOB BAKER
Artistic Director •
ARTISTIC ASSOCIATES Josh Languedoc James MacDonald
Director, Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program
Brian Dooley
Lianna Makuch Nadine Nahas
ADMINISTRATION
Marianne Bouthillier
Director, Play Development Associate Executive Director
Doug Mertz
Director, FTS & Young Companies
Don Horsburgh
Resident Music Director
Wayne Paquette
Academy Associate
Diana Stevenson
Manager, Foote Theatre School
Young Company Instructors Shannon Boyle Don Horsburgh Heather Inglis Jennifer McMillan Jackie Pooke Linda Rubin Kate Ryan Adrianne Salmon FTS Instructors April Banigan Mhairi Berg Adam Blocka Shannon Boyle Ashley Butler Gregory Caswell Ellen Chorley Crystal Hanson Sally Hunt Binaifer Kapadia Meghan Koshman Annette Loiselle Patrick Lundeen Tim Mikula Michele Miller Barb Mah Gail Olmstead Andrew Ritchie Matt Schuurman Liana Shannon Linette Smith Jennifer Spencer Eileen Sproule FTS Teaching Assistants Sophie Gareau-Brennan Katie Hudson
PENNY RITCO
Debbie Theuss
Rentals Manager
Shirley Tran
School Booking Coordinator
Kristen Hiemstra Josh Wickard
Executive Director
Neil LeGrandeur
Coordinator, Beyond the Stage Marketing
Ivan Siemens Props
Angie Sotiropoulos
Fund DEVELOPMENT Props Neil Luipasco
Marc Anderson
Head Stage Carpenter
Director, Fund Development
Andrew Hill
Manager, Fund Development
Scott Bricker
Assistant Head Stage Carpenter
Assistant Box Office Managers Asst. to the Artistic Director/ Guest Services Company Manager
Sydney Stuart
Business Affairs
Cheryl L. Hoover
Perry Harris
Bill Heron
Patsy Thomas
Michelle Chan
Kayla Fulton
Patrick Fraser
Judith Darough
Stephanie Ripley
Claude Tanguay
Peni Christopher Laurie McInnes
AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT
Hannah Whittaker Director
Neil Le Grandeur Associate
Patrick Lundeen Associate
Patricia Zentilli Associate
FACILITY
Louis Barron Director
Maintenance Colin Deegan Manager
Bill Daniels
Assistant Maintenance Manager
Bee Clean Services Security Alberta Crowd Management Building Porter William Cardle Tara Gale
FINANCE
Pat Bradley
Director of Finance
Daniel Jee
Accounts Payable/ Receivable
Supervisors Myrna Gosnell Amanda Gregoire Mark Harding Courtney Lair Tara-Lee LaRose Jacob Liska Peter Sam Terry Schmolcke Mark Stubbings Guest Services Representatives Cody Carver Victoria deJong Carol Dreger Jessica Glover Marg Gronnestad Christina Harbak Jessica Kavanagh Rebecca Loudon Melissa MacDonald Stuart McDougall Brittany Molner Abbie Murison Carly Neis Chris Powell Joyanne Rudiak Mark Sinongco Valerie Smart
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Ken Davis
Director, Marketing & Communications
Kristen Finlay Administrator
Cheryl Sinclair
Jason Magee
GUEST SERVICES
Angelica Menck
Director/ Box Office Manager
Jeanelle Leclair
Payroll Accountant
Kimberlee Stadelmann Theresa Hovdestad House Manager
PRODUCTION Director
Technical Director Resident Stage Manager Assistant Technical Director
Stage Carpenter Head of Wardrobe Assistant Head of Wardrobe Cutter Cutter
Assistant Technical Director
Julie Davies
Administrative Assistant
Kathleen Morley
Head of Audio
Helen Flower
Assistant Head of Audio
Michelle Warren
Audio
Barbara Becker
Kyla Maki
Owen Hutchinson Ian Trace
Steve Malonik
First Hand First Hand Milliner
Hat DĂŠcor
Fabricator Head of Scenic Carpentry Brenda Inglis Stitcher Chris Hayes Genevieve Savard Assistant Head Stitcher of Scenic Carpentry
Peter Locock
Greg Cardinal
Ava Siemens
Serge Menard
Karen Beames
Sheila Cleasby
Lorraine Price
Scenic Carpenter Scenic Carpenter
Stitcher
Boots and Shoes
Head of Head of Electrics Wardrobe Running Assistant Head of Electrics Syd Gross Dresser Andrea Steinwand Kenya Hushagen Head of Scenic Paint Dresser Richard Stevens Amy Kucharuk Assistant Head of Dresser Scenic Paint
Scott George Lafluer
Manager, Media Relations Nicole Deibert Scenic Paint Manager, Jim Meers Corporate Relations Head of Props Coordinator, Robbins Academy Marketing
Stage Carpenter
Barbara Becker
Wardrobe Maintenance
Samantha J. Rumball Head of Wigs
Charlotte Hunt
Tammy Fox
Vincent Meseck
Katie Patton
Assistant Head of Props Props
Assistant Head of Wigs Wigs
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. Johanna Andreoff, Gale Arneson, Nelda Arnst, Judith Babcock, Carolyn Bell, Jacqueline Bell, Shelley Benson, Erika Beyer, Ursula Blumentrath, Jeanine Bonot, Florence Borch, Ken Borch, Shirley Boven, Loveth Bradley, Allan Budlong, Eileen Budlong, Jeanette Calder, Collin Campbell, Patrick Caron, Dee Cartledge, Gina Chea, Victoria DeJong, Carol Dreger, Shirley Dunn, Clifford Edwards, Lil Filewych, Laurie Fornal, Wendy Fraser, Gilberte Gagne, Irene Gagne, Louise Gagne, Doreen Gagnon, Jackie Genest, Mervan Gorrie, Sharon Green, Christine Hall, Vicki Hall, Jeffrey Haswell, Rosemarie Heaney, Brad Heller, Marilyn Hemsing, Daniel High, Amelia Hihn, Maria Hollinshead, Ron Homenchuk, Laura Hughes, Judy Hume, Laura Hughes, Bruce Johnson, Madalyn Johnson, Jessica Kavanagh, Kathleen Kellman, Carol Klass, Eva Kopecka, Arndt Kuethe, Janice Kuethe, Bonnie Labranche, Kim Lang, Nicole Leblanc-Lamarre, Ron Levang, Coral Levang, Karen Lewis-Caron, Fran Linklater, Elizabeth Luchko, Marlene Lukevich, Caroline Lutz, Ross MacHetchuk, Dawn Madill, Wesley Matte, Angella Matthew, Donna McKay, Tom McLean, Donna Miller, Karen Miller, Janice Minamide, Monica Molina-Ayala, Donna Molloy, Robert Moore, Joan Murchie, Sulochana Muthia, Patricia Navarro, Florence Nieberding, Gaetan Nolet, Gina Nolet, Dennis Nolan, Barbara Olynyk, Linda Orlecki, Nicole Orlecki, Edith Parsons, Susan Patenaude, Anna Popowich, Joyce Powell, Kevin Przyswitt, Renee Przyswitt, Doreen Pysar, Monica Robillard, Louise Rogucki, Audrey Ross, Ian Ross, Helen Rusich, Joyce Schwan, Angela Seery, Phil Slawsky, Valerie Smart, Phyllis Solsberg, Evelyn Stark, Charlotte Stel, Eileen Stephens, Shu-wen Tham, Diane Trithardt, Rose Unguran, Mona Vandersluys, Brenda Voyce, Laura Wallace, Jason Way-Kowalchuk, Selena Wang, Kay Willekes, Bonnie Woloschuk, Denise Woollard, Laura Wylde, Lil Yewchuk MARY POPPINS 77
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In recognition of the Citadel Theatre’s 50th anniversary in 2015, the ENCORE Campaign plans to raise $5 million through several fundraising initiatives to support Citadel productions and programs along with an exciting facility enhancement. For more information about the ENCORE Campaign, please contact: Neil Luipasco OR Director, Fund Development 780.428.2141 nluipasco@citadeltheatre.com
Sydney Stuart Manager, Fund Development 780.428.2142 sstuart@citadeltheatre.com
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