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BOOK AND LYRICS BY BRIAN YORKEY MUSIC BY TOM KITT

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Board of Governors

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A FEW GOOD MEN

By Aaron Sorkin September 15 - October 7, 2012

NEXT TO NORMAL Book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey Music by Tom Kitt October 20 - November 11, 2012

A CHRISTMAS CAROL Adapted by Tom Wood Based on the story by Charles Dickens November 30 - December 23, 2012

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Aroon Sequeira President Ralph Young Past President Catrin Owen Vice President Stuart Lee Treasurer Ken Bautista Guy Bridgeman Lesley Cormack Ted Hole Mike House Richard Kirby Al Maurer Lisa Miller Dave Mowat Rob Reynolds Guarav Singhmar Larry Staples

By Noël Coward February 2 - 24, 2013

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BLIND DATE Created and performed by Rebecca Northan February 13 - 24, 2013

RIDE THE CYCLONE Written by Jacob Richmond Music by Brooke Maxwell & Jacob Richmond February 22 - March 10, 2013

Adapted by Matthew Spangler Based on the novel by Khaled Hosseini March 9 - 31, 2013

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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.

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Dr. Jack Young The Citadel Theatre would like to recognize all of those who kindly donated in memory of Dr. Jack Young who passed away on July 22, 2012. We received a heart-warming response from individuals across Canada who chose to commemorate Dr. Young and the full life he lived. Dr. Young was a great supporter of the arts in Edmonton and we at the Citadel are forever grateful for his support.

He will be truly missed.

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

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

Government & Foundation Supporters

Dr. Joseph H. Shoctor, 1922 – 2001

executive producer and founder, the citadel theatre

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

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

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

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C O U R T E S I E S

Dr. Ghalib Ahmed and the friendly staff at Coast Edmonton House, ATP, Calgary Opera, Canada Safeway, Canadian Mental Health Association.

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.

For every performance which is unmarred by one of these distractions, we will donate $5 to the Actors’ Fund of Canada.

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

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

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

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November 30 December 23/12 ADAPTED BY TOM WOOD DIRECTED BY BOB BAKER GEOFFREY BRUMLIK BASED ON THE STORY BY CHARLES DICKENS

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

On the first three Tuesdays and Wednesdays of our mainstage productions, Students Club 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 Next to Normal Students Club members will be treated to an active and compelling exploration of the process of theatre from the perspective of the actor.

This pre-show presentation provides a unique glimpse into the different levels of discipline, skill and imagination that are part of bringing a performance to the stage.

If you would like to participate in this unique opportunity, or for more information, please contact schoolbooking@citadeltheatre.com.

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Tom Kitt Book & Lyrics by Brian Yorkey

Starring (in alphabetical order) KATHRYN AKIN. . ................................................ Diana RÉJEAN COURNOYER..................................... Dan MICHAEL COX. . .................................................. Henry SARA FARB. . ....................................................... Natalie ROBERT MARKUS. . ........................................... Gabe JOHN ULLYATT.. ................................................ Dr. Madden Director................................................................ RON JENKINS Musical Director.. ................................................ DON HORSBURGH Set & Costume Designer................................... CORY SINCENNES Lighting Designer............................................... MICHAEL WALTON Sound Designer.................................................. OWEN HUTCHINSON Choreographer. . .................................................. LAURA KREWSKI Stage Manager................................................... RICK RINDER Assistant Stage Manager.................................. WAYNE PAQUETTE SETTING Seattle Next to Normal has one 20-minute intermission.

Original Broadway Production Produced by David Stone, James L. Nederlander, Barbara Whittman, Patrick Catullo and Second Stage Theatre New York Premiere Produced by Second Stage Theatre, New York. February 2008 Carole Rothman, Artistic Director Ellen Richard, Executive Director Next to Normal was subsequently produced by Arena Stage in November 2008 Developed at Village Theatre, Issaquah, WA (Robb Hunt, Executive Producer, Steve Tomkins, Artistic Director).

An earlier version was presented in the 2005 New York Musical Theatre Festival.

Support for the development of Next to Normal was provided by the Jonathan Larson Foundation.

Next to Normal is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).

All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54 Street, New York, NY 10019 Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684 www.MTIShows.com The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

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ACT I Prologue: Just Another Day................................................................

Everything Else...................................................................

Who’s Crazy/My Psychopharmacologist and I.. ..................

Perfect For You. . .................................................................

I Miss The Mountains..........................................................

It’s Gonna Be Good............................................................

He’s Not Here.....................................................................

You Don’t Know. . ................................................................

I Am The One......................................................................

Superboy And The Invisible Girl..........................................

Doctor Rock. . ......................................................................

I’m Alive..............................................................................

Make Up Your Mind/Catch Me I’m Falling..........................

I Dreamed A Dance.............................................................

There’s A World..................................................................

I’ve Been.............................................................................

Didn’t I See This Movie?.....................................................

A Light In The Dark.............................................................

Diana, Dan, Gabe, Natalie Natalie Dan, Diana, Doctor Fine Natalie, Henry Diana Dan, Company Dan Diana Dan, Gabe, Diana Natalie, Diana, Gabe Doctor Madden Gabe Company Diana, Gabe Gabe Dan Diana Dan, Diana

ACT II Wish I Were Here................................................................

Song of Forgetting..............................................................

Hey #1................................................................................

Seconds And Years............................................................

Better Than Before. . ............................................................

Aftershocks. . .......................................................................

Hey #2................................................................................

You Don’t Know (Reprise)...................................................

How Could I Ever Forget. . ...................................................

It’s Gonna Be Good (Reprise).............................................

Why Stay?.. .........................................................................

A Promise...........................................................................

I’m Alive (Reprise)...............................................................

The Break...........................................................................

Make Up Your Mind/Catch Me I’m Falling (Reprise)...........

Maybe (Next To Normal).....................................................

Hey #3/Perfect For You (Reprise). . ......................................

So Anyway..........................................................................

I Am The One (Reprise).......................................................

Finale: Light........................................................................

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Diana, Natalie Dan, Diana, Natalie Henry, Natalie Doctor Madden, Dan, Diana Doctor Madden, Dan, Natalie, Diana Gabe Henry, Natalie Diana, Doctor Madden Diana, Dan Dan, Diana Diana, Natalie Dan, Henry Gabe Diana Doctor Madden, Diana, Gabe Diana, Natalie Henry, Natalie Diana Dan, Gabe Company

DON HORSBURGH........................................................ Music Director, Piano JEREMY COATES........................................................... Acoustic & Electric Bass SANDRO DOMINELLI..................................................... Drums & Percussion JIM HEAD......................................................................... Acoustic & Electric Guitar MARTIN KLOPPERS. . ..................................................... Cello JONATHAN LEWIS......................................................... Violin & Keyboards

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TOM KITT

Music

Tom Kitt is an American composer, conductor, orchestrator and musician. His composition for Next to Normal earned Tony Awards for Best Score and Best Orchestrations as well as the Pulitzer Prize, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Awards. He has also composed the music for High Fidelity (Broadway) and From Up Here (Manhattan Theatre Club), and his original songs have been featured in film and television. As a musical director, conductor and arranger, Broadway and Off-Broadway shows include 13, Hair, Laugh Whore (with Mario Cantone), Urban Cowboy and Debbie Does Dallas. Kitt was also the musical supervisor, arranger and orchestrator for Everyday Rapture at Second Stage, and music arranger for the Green Day musical American Idiot, which opened on Broadway in 2010. When not working in theatre, he is the proud leader of The Tom Kitt Band.

BRIAN YORKEY

Book and Lyrics

Brian Yorkey has received the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Awards for Best Score and Best Book of a Musical for Next to Normal. Other theatre credits include Making Tracks, which has played Off-Broadway and regionally; the musical adaptation of Ang Lee’s The Wedding Banquet; and the new country musical Play It By Heart. Film and television credits include the feature films Time After Time and Sluts and he is currently writing Love Undercover for Pandemonium Films and Overture, and Chase for Anonymous Content and Rosenzweig Films. He has directed Off-Broadway and regionally, and for seven years was Associate Artistic Director at Village Theatre in Washington State, one of the nation’s leading producers of new musicals. He’s a graduate of Columbia University (an alumnus of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop) and a proud member of the Dramatists Guild and the Writers Guild of America.

Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey

photo by Aubrey Reuben (playbill.com)

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t may be a bit early to deck the halls but not too early to consider your yearly visit to the Citadel’s annual reclamation-of-a-lost-soul project, A Christmas Carol. Once again, the Citadel is inviting you to experience what has become an Edmonton tradition and those two polar opposites – the flickering-fire-in-the-grate warmth of Bob Crachit (and family) and the cold-hearted, tight fisted, selfish old misanthrope, Ebenezer Scrooge. As Dickens himself described him, “The cold within him froze his old features, nipped his pointed nose, made his eyes red, his thin lips blue and he spoke out shrewdly in the grating voice.”

In 2007, Colin was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Contribution to Theatre in Edmonton at the Sterling Awards.

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That rasping voice spoke out for the first time at the Citadel thirteen years ago in Bob Baker’s inestimable production of the Dickens’ classic. The voice belonged to actor/adaptor Tom Wood and the performer put an enduring stamp on the role.

Then a couple of years back, national treasure Richard McMillan took over the role and, darned if his performance wasn’t a demonstration of how a master actor can find something new in familiar territory. If Wood was Scrooge right down to his DNA, McMillan was a charismatic performer having a wonderful time impersonating one of Dickens’ most iconic characters.

This year we stick our thumbs into the great Dickens’ Christmas pudding and pull out a plum – a new Scrooge in the person of the Citadel’s go-to man for all things theatrical – James MacDonald. MacDonald is the Citadel’s Super Mario – put him down in any situation and he scurries about getting things done. As an actor he has won Sterling Awards for his performances in the Citadel’s production of Vern Thiessen’s Einstein’s Gift and for Of Mice and Men. He was the founding Artistic Director of the River City Shakespeare Festival and has directed and/or was a featured actor in many of their productions. He started off in the first Citadel drama classes for kids (at the age of 10) in 1978 (along with fellow classmates Larry Yachimec and Ted Dykstra) and appeared as an actor in his first Citadel production in

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MacDonald is a well known figure around the community – occasionally in his MacDonald clan kilt. He’s friendly, accessible and still exhibits some of the shyness that drew him to acting in the first place. Citadel Artistic Director Bob Baker calls him “versatile, fiercely intelligent, passionate and extremely dedicated to his art and community.”

James MacDonald was going to be a history teacher. He loved the sweep and drama of history and wanted to pass that passion on to other inquiring minds. But theatre got in the way. “I found I could still tell great stories but in a way that was much more interesting to me. In theatre, I found I liked the people, the interaction with a company of artists and with audiences. When I was younger, I felt I wasn’t a great actor but my teachers, especially at the U of A, teachers like Tom Peacock and Jim DeFelice, were very patient. They had the ability to see what a young actor could bring to the table as opposed to looking for what they lacked. They could look into the future and say, ‘Someday this guy could be a very good actor.’”

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“We owe so much to those people in the ‘70’s who founded all these companies – and said we are going to do our own theatre.”

Shortly after World War II in Canada, theatre was firmly controlled by British expatriates, and, bless their hearts, they brought the flame to Canada and kept it alive. They taught us Oscar Wilde in our schools and declaimed Shakespeare on our stages. But slowly a Canadian voice began to be heard in the middle of all those plummy accents. “My generation was the first generation of a real Canadian theatre,” says MacDonald. In a bow to Citadel founder Joe Shoctor (and others across the country like him) he goes on, “We owe so much to those people in the ‘70’s who founded all these companies – and said we are going to do our own theatre.”

As both director and actor, MacDonald brings an attitude to the material that works for him in both capacities. “When we did first table-read for A Few Good Men I told the actors, ‘This is a new play. It has never been done before and so we can stage it any way we want to. That way we are all on the same page when it comes to the circumstances of the play. We’re not playing characters based on someone else’s idea (Jack Nicholson? Tom Cruise?). We will use only our own ideas while staying true to the spirit of the script.’”

So that is possibly why the actor is not inhibited by the remarkable performances that preceded his as Scrooge. “Sure, it’s an iconic role, in the same way that Macbeth and Hamlet are iconic roles. But they can be interpreted in many ways.

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you. It’s all there in the lines and all you have to do is connect to them. The journey the character goes through is very understandable – so you don’t find yourself play-acting or pretending. You just speak what you feel. We can all understand his (Scrooge’s) regret. We understand his guilt. We understand his youthful joy. He’s very vindictive at the beginning but in the flashbacks we see a very different person. He’s seen as a lonely boy in school. A young man very much in love. I think the key to playing in A Christmas Carol is that, if the audience is going to be emotionally involved, you have to share the process with them.”

Back in in 1843, Dickens’ A Christmas Carol was one of the greatest elements in rejuvenating the old English Christmas traditions that had fallen on bad times extending back as far as that fusty old curmudgeon, Oliver Cromwell. In a canny display of storytelling, Dickens wove images of light, joy, warmth and life into unforgettable reflections of darkness, despair, coldness, sadness and death.

As dark and ugly as Scrooge’s shrivelled soul “...I think the key to playing in is, the story is one of redemption. “I played A Christmas Carol is that, if Macbeth in the park a few years back and, as an actor it was hard. It was very hard because the audience is going to be emotionally involved, you have to there is no redemption in that play and you walk away feeling empty. But with Scrooge, share the process with them.” every time I did it last year (MacDonald played the role at matinee performances, and for the last week of the run), I would finish exhausted but with an exuberance because of the audience’s reaction. Because of the journey we went through together and the redemption he, and by extension all of us, received.”

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“...We try to never lose sight of the story as it is ultimately told through writing and acting. I think we do it exceptionally and as well as anyone in the country.”

Each year as the production begins, the cast is shown a slide presentation put together by co-director Geoffrey Brumlik. Brumlik went back to the original John Leech wood engravings for the first publication of A Christmas Carol in 1843.

“That’s where we start,” says MacDonald. “This is the story we are telling. It’s a real grounding in the truth of those times.”

If you take an overview of the show with its large cast, revolving music box sets and recreation of London 1843 and compelling magic elements it comes off as a spectacle, the kind of thing that only the Citadel can produce in Edmonton. But at its heart, the people on that stage are not playing a spectacle. “We play a very intimate story. I don’t want to sound immodest, but it’s the kind of thing we do best at the Citadel. We try to never lose sight of the story as it is ultimately told through writing and acting. I think we do it exceptionally and as well as anyone in the country.”

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“Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.”

- Albert Camus

Next to Normal first began in 1998 at the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop (for composers and librettists), where Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey were tasked with writing a 10-minute musical as their firstyear final project. Yorkey had recently seen a television documentary on the subject of electroconvulsive therapy, and the two settled on the idea of a brief sketch about a woman undergoing this treatment—the result was the short musical Feeling Electric.

Over the next decade, the play continued to develop — eventually shifting focus from a satirical and ironic look at the medical/psychological establishment to a human drama about the effects of mental illness on a family. By 2008, the show received its first large-scale professional production at the Second Stage Theatre (Off-Broadway, New York) under the new title Next to Normal. Later that year, the show was developed further to enhance the dramatic elements of the story. The re-tooled production opened at Arena Stage to praising critical and audience reviews.

Next to Normal opened on Broadway in April, 2009, receiving rave reviews from New York critics and setting box office records for its venue, the Booth Theatre. It was nominated for eleven Tony Awards and received four – including Best Original Score. Next to Normal also received the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama (the previous musical to receive this award was Rent in 1996). The award was presented amid some controversy as the Pulitzer Board ignored the recommendations of the selection jury that did not include the play amongst the submitted finalists.

Written and compiled by Shari Wattling, Artistic Associate - New Play Development, Theatre Calgary

bios

KATHRYN AKIN

Diana

This is Kathryn’s debut at the Citadel. Selected theatre credits include Next to Normal for Clearwater/Tarragon Theatre; Calendar Girls for MTC/Mirvish; A Connecticut Yankee and Lulu for the Shaw Festival; The Shadow Stealer and Jacob 2.2 and the Dinosaur for YPT and Pal Joey for the Grand/NAC. Selected UK credits include, in the West End, Carousel, Trevor Nunn’s Gone with the Wind, The Witches of Eastwick (original cast) and Sunset Boulevard. Other UK theatre includes Taboos for the New End; Gypsy for Dundee Rep; Dona Flor for the Lyric Hammersmith Studio; Smudge for the Oval; Typographer’s Dream for the Pleasance, Edinburgh; Dorothy Fields Forever for the King’s Head; The Wizard of Oz for Bristol Old Vic; Martin Guerre for West Yorkshire Playhouse; That Woman for Traverse Scotland; Forever Yours Marie-Lou, Twelfth Night and Trance on the London Fringe. Kathryn’s broadcast credits include Cambridge Spies for BBC; Street Legal for CBC; Sunnyville, Afghanada for CBC Radio and many radio dramas and readings for BBC Radio 4. She has also appeared as a concert soloist in the UK, Ireland, on the QE2 and in various cities around North America. In London, Kathryn trained and worked as an assistant director with leading UK theatre companies Complicite and Shared Experience.

She has taught or directed in the UK at RADA, LAMDA, Central and Mountview and in Canada at George Brown and Humber Colleges. After beginning her training many years ago at the Banff Centre, Kathryn is thrilled to be back with family and friends whilst performing in beautiful Alberta.

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RÉJEAN COURNOYER

Dan

Previously at the Citadel Réjean appeared as Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music, Jacob Marley in A Christmas Carol, Sweeney Todd in Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Sterling Nomination), Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice and Beauty and the Beast (a co-production with Theatre Calgary). Selected theatre credits include L’Homme de la Mancha for L’Unithéatre, Les Misérables for the Arts Club (Jessie Nomination); Tuesdays with Morrie (5X City – Canadian/US Tour); Oliver! for Theatre Aquarius/ Neptune Theatre; Little Shop of Horrors and Pélagie (Dora Award Nomination) for CanStage; Nativity: A Coyote’s Christmas for National Arts Centre; A Few Good Men for Neptune Theatre; Into the Woods, Three Sisters and Macbeth for Atlantic Theatre Festival. His selected film and television credits includeThe Event (ACTRA Award); Rideau Hall; October 1970; Liocracy; I Think I DO; Still Here; Marriage Wars and Baby. Following Next to Normal, Réjean will be appearing in A Christmas Carol at the Citadel Theatre.

MICHAEL COX

Henry

This is Michael’s debut at the Citadel Theatre. Other theatre credits include Mary’s Wedding and Canada Rocks for Stephenville Theatre Festival; Rent, Come From Away: Canadian Music Theatre Project, Oklahoma, Love’s Labour’s Lost, The Most Happy Fella and Assassins for Theatre Sheridan and Robin Hood the Musical for Theatre Aquarius. Michael is a recent graduate of Sheridan College’s Music Theatre Performance program and would like to thank his family, friends and Julia for all their love and support.

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SARA FARB

Natalie

Next to Normal is Sara’s debut at the Citadel Theatre. Other theatre credits include Next to Normal for Clearwater Theatre; Lavender Blue for Smile Theatre; Songs for a New World and Scrooge for Rose Theatre; The Sisters Rosensweig for Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company; Wizard of Oz for Young People’s Theatre; Edges, Long and Winding Road and Tapestries for Acting Up Stage; A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Canadian Stage and Jane Eyre and Oliver! for Mirvish. Sara’s film and television credits include The Firm; Covert Affairs; Celine; Instant Star; Radio Free Roscoe and Crown Heights. She has received the Robert Merritt Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress for The Passion of Adele Hugo. Sara would like to thank her family for their endless love and support.

ROBERT MARKUS

Gabe

Previously at the Citadel Theatre, Robert has appeared in The Rocky Horror Show and A Christmas Carol. Other theatre credits include Chicago for Mayfield Dinner Theatre; Hunchback for Catalyst Theatre; Titus Andronicus and The Comedy of Errors for Freewill Shakespeare Festival and The Good Woman of Setzuan, Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) and Assassins for Studio Theatre.

Robert is a graduate of the University of Alberta’s BFA Acting program. He would like to thank his family, friends, and TH for their constant support.

JOHN ULLYATT

Dr. Madden

Previously at the Citadel Theatre, John has appeared in The Rocky Horror Show, Death of a Salesman, Billy Bishop Goes to War, The Drowsy Chaperone (co-production with NAC), Beauty and the Beast (co-production with Theatre Calgary), West Side Story (co-production with Theatre Calgary), Cabaret and The Pillowman. Other theatre credits include A Fitting Confusion and Anne of Green Gables for Theatre Calgary; The 39 Steps for Vertigo Theatre; Chicago for Mayfield Dinner Theatre; A Little Night Music for Canadian Stage/ Grand Theatre; Mrs. Warren’s Profession for Vancouver Playhouse and Othello, Much Ado About Nothing and Macbeth for Freewill Shakespeare Festival. John is the recipient of three Sterling Awards for Sweeney Todd, Cabaret and Billy Bishop Goes to War. John is a founding member of Firefly Theatre – Edmonton’s unique circus theatre, and creator of street installations including the Human Fountain and the 21st Century Gargoyle. Later this season, John will appear in Private Lives and Monty Python’s Spamalot at the Citadel Theatre.

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RON JENKINS

Director

Previously at the Citadel Theatre, Ron directed True Love Lies, Extinction Song and Forbidden Phoenix. Other theatre credits Playing With Fire, Nisei Blue, The Red Priest (Eight Ways to Say Goodbye) and The Blue Light for ATP; Chicago for Mayfield Dinner Theatre; Any Night for Bridge Theatre (NYC); 17 Dogs, Mary’s Wedding, Apple, Mesa and Respectable for Workshop West; The Trespassers for Belfry Theatre; Romeo and Juliet for U of A; Extinction Song for DualMinds; RICH and The Big League for MTYP; Confessions of a Paper Boy for Ghost River Theatre; The Black Rider for November Theatre Co.; What the Butler Saw for Studio Theatre and Steel Kiss, Eureka, The Horror, The Horror, Skid and Burt for Shadow Theatre. Ron recently received the 1st Annual Calgary Critics Award for Best Director of a Play for Playing With Fire. He has won ten Sterling Awards as a director and playwright. He received a 2012 Betty Mitchell Award for Best Direction for Playing With Fire and also received a Betty Mitchell Award for Direction for The Black Rider. Ron was shortlisted for the 2007 and 2010 Siminovitch Prize in Theatre for Direction.

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DON HORSBURGH

Musical Director

As Robbins Academy faculty, Don has been enjoying connection with both Citadel Theatre Young Companies and the Citadel/ Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program participants. Recently, Don has been the music director for The Sound of Music, The Rocky Horror Show, Little Women, the Musical and Hunchback, and provided original music for August: Osage County. Previous seasons, he has been the music director for Beauty and the Beast (co-production with Theatre Calgary), Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Wizard of Oz, West Side Story (co-production with Theatre Calgary), Oliver!, Guys and Dolls (coproduction with MTC), Cabaret, Into the Woods, Aspects of Love and Duddy. Additionally, he has provided original music for Pride and Prejudice, Blithe Spirit and The Constant Wife. 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 Awards for outstanding music direction for Cabaret and The Rocky Horror Show. Later this season, Don will be musical director for Monty Python’s Spamalot.

CORY SINCENNES Set & Costume Designer

Previously at the Citadel Theatre, Cory designed set and costumes for The Rocky Horror Show and wigs for Little Women: The Broadway Musical. Other theatre credits include Chicago and Boeing Boeing for Mayfield Dinner Theatre; Mump and Smoot for ATP; Julius Caesar and The Tempest for 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. Later this season, Cory will be designing Monty Python’s Spamalot.

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MICHAEL WALTON

Lighting Designer

Previously at the Citadel, Michael was lighting designer for The Rocky Horror Show, Little Women: The Broadway Musical and The Three Musketeers. Other credits include Hay Fever for Theatre Calgary; Henry V, The Matchmaker, A Word or Two, Twelfth Night, The Misanthrope, The Tempest, As You Like It, King of Thieves, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Hamlet for Stratford Festival; Cruel and Tender for Canadian Stage; Maria Stuarda for Pacific Opera; And Slowly Beauty for Belfry/NAC; The Year of Magical Thinking for Belfry/NAC/Tarragon; The 39 Steps, A Christmas Carol, White Christmas, Oliver! and Blood Brothers for Theatre Aquarius; Mimi or a Poisoner’s Comedy, East of Berlin and Generous for Tarragon Theatre; The Last Five Years and The Drawer Boy for Grand Theatre; ’Night Mother for Soulpepper; A New Brain for Acting Up Stage and Oliver! and This is How it Goes for Neptune Theatre. Up next for Michael is the world premiere of Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, a new musical based on the music of The Flaming Lips, at the La Jolla Playhouse in California.

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OWEN HUTCHINSON Sound Designer

Last season, Owen was sound designer for A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Other Citadel credits include sound designer for August: Osage County, Billy Bishop Goes to War, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Wizard of Oz and The Forbidden Phoenix; sound consultant on Three Mo’ Tenors and assistant sound designer for Fire.

Selected operation credits include Beauty and the Beast, Guys and Dolls, West Side Story (co-production with Theatre Calgary), Vimy, Noises Off, Peter Pan, 3 Mo’ Divas, The Mystery of Irma Vep, The Sound of Music, Christmas Carol and The Shape of Things all for the Citadel Theatre. Other highlights include Chicago for Troika Entertainment and Cinderella for St. Albert Children’s Theatre.

Owen was born and raised here in Edmonton, and studied Theatre Production at Grant MacEwan.

LAURA KREWSKI

Choreographer

Previously at the Citadel Theatre, Laura was choreographer for As You Like It and The Forbidden Phoenix (co-production with YPT). Other credits Hunchback, Nevermore and Frankenstein for Catalyst Theatre; The Forbidden Phoenix for MTYP; Chicago and Footloose for Mayfield Dinner Theatre; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee for Belfry Theatre/Arts Club; Rich and The Last Tree of Rapa Nui for MTYP; HMS Pinafore and Pirates of Penzance for Edmonton Opera; With a Twist for Lunchbox Theatre; Forever Plaid for Globe Theatre and Two Gentlemen of Verona for Freewill Shakespeare Festival. Laura is the recipient of two Sterling Awards, one Betty Mitchell Award as well as the YWCA Woman of Distinction for Arts and Culture. Laura has also produced and choreographed Freefall and Jazz Playground for her company Freefall Dance.

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RICK RINDER

Stage Manager

Rick’s first show at the Citadel Theatre was The Heidi Chronicles in the 1990/91 season. He has since been back to stage manage Taming of the Shrew (96/97), Mrs Warren’s Profession (97/98), The Beauty Queen of Leenane (2001/02), Blue/Orange (03/04) and both The Goat and Metamorphoses in 2004/05. Rick has worked from coast to coast in Canada and, as the stage manager for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet in the 80’s, he had the good fortune of touring much of the planet. After 30+ years as a stage manager, Rick is trying to be a bit more selective about the work he does these days, but he jumped at the opportunity to return to the Citadel Theatre, one of the best places to work in the entire country.

Rick and his wife-like-situation, Nadine, live in Maple Ridge B.C., just a short drive from their favourite pastime and plaything, granddaughter Elizabeth.

WAYNE PAQUETTE Assistant Stage Manager

Previously at the Citadel Theatre, Wayne worked on The Sound of Music, A Christmas Carol, Death of A Salesman and The Three Musketeers. For the Citadel, Wayne has directed Blackbird, codirected The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead, and assistant directed The Wizard of Oz, Doubt, a parable and The Glass Menagerie. Wayne is also the co-artistic director of Blarney Productions, an artistic associate with Shadow Theatre, and is an associate member of the Robbins Academy for the Citadel Theatre. Some of his favourite credits include assistant directing Shining City and The Forbidden Phoenix for The Citadel; directing Three Viewings, Glorious!, The Dazzle and The Country for Shadow Theatre; Marty Chan’s Mothership Down and God’s Eye for Paper Tiger Productions and Afterplay, The Christian Brothers, Madagascar, The Good Thief, A Body of Water, Orange Flower Water, Skirmishes and The Year of Magical Thinking for Blarney Productions. Coming up, Wayne will be directing three plays: Murielle, a new play by Ellen Chorley for Blarney Productions and Promise Productions; Linda Griffith’s Age of Arousal for Blarney Productions and The Maggie Tree; and Brian Friel’s Molly Sweeney for Blarney Productions. Much love to Kayla.

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NOTES

When Next to Normal opened on Broadway in 2009 it was hailed by The New York Times as “a brave, breathtaking musical which asks you, with operatic force, to discover the liberation in knowing where it hurts.” I believe those words to be very true. After putting this musical together for four weeks in rehearsal with this incredibly talented cast and crew, we have discovered the liberation and the incredible power of this musical.

In 2009/2010 I was fortunate enough to be directing a show called Bash’d in New York at an Off-Broadway Theatre, The Zipper Factory, while Next to Normal was playing at the Booth Theatre just off of Times Square. I went.

This little musical was a revelation. Here, on Broadway, playing next to these multimillion dollar mega-musicals like Spiderman, The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, Mamma Mia, Legally Blonde, Billy Elliot, Young Frankenstein… was this “little” musical that could — about this woman who has bi-polar disorder and how she and her family come to grips with her and her disease.

Next to Normal is about courage. About the courage to face life on life’s terms. About stepping off into the abyss. About facing the unknown and fighting for your life in the midst of incredible odds. About family and about healing. About the price we pay to feel. And it is with this in mind that we present to you Next to Normal: the feel everything musical.

It has been a privilege working on this project. sincerely, Ron Jenkins

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Also known as manic depression, bipolar disorder is a mood disorder that results in serious, even drastic changes in mood alternating between highs (mania) and lows (depression). These swings can last hours, days, weeks and even months and are different than the normal “ups and downs� that are experienced by everyone.

During a period of mania, symptoms may include feelings of euphoria, rapid speech, racing thoughts, inability to concentrate, decreased need for sleep, extreme agitation and/or impulsive and sometimes reckless behavior. Symptoms of depression may include intense feelings of sadness or hopelessness, insomnia, a decreased ability to think clearly, fatigue, lack of motivation or decreased interest in usually enjoyed activities, withdrawal from friends and family and/or recurring thoughts of suicide or self-harm.

During severe episodes of mania or depression, some people may experience psychosis, or a detachment from reality. Symptoms of psychosis include hallucinations and delusional thinking.

Bipolar disorder affects approximately 1% of the population, or about 350,000 people in Canada. It affects men and women equally regardless of race, ethnicity or socio-economic background.

While there is no permanent cure, symptoms of bipolar disorder can be treated through a combination of medication and psychotherapy, allowing for greater control over mood swings and related symptoms. Medications can include mood stabilizers (lithium, Depakote), antipsychotics (Zyprexa, Risperdal) and antidepressants (Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft).

For severe cases in which medication and psychotherapy is not effective or advised, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) may be used to stabilize mood swings. Improvement usually occurs over a course of several treatments and in some cases a long-term course of ECT is prescribed. Short term sideeffects may include confusion and memory loss.

For further information about mental illness, including bipolar disorder, contact the Canadian Mental Health Association, www.edmonton.cmha.ca.

Written and compiled by Shari Wattling, Artistic Associate - New Play Development, Theatre Calgary

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Johanna Andreoff, Tracy Arnell, Nelda Arnst, Judith Babcock, Trinity Barrow, Connie Banigan, Donna Bell, Shelley Benson, Erika Beyer, Ursula Blumentrath, Jeanine Bonot, Florence Borch, Ken Borch, Shirley Boven, Loveth Bradley, Jon Brenda, Shirl Brown, Eileen Budlong, Dee Cartledge, Pat Caley, Paulette Cameron, Joyce Dahl, Carol Dreger, Shirley Dunn, Janet Fayjean, Lil Filewych, Brett Flesher, Jeanette Flesher, Matthew Fok, Brenda Fraser, Wendy Fraser, Gilberte Gagne, Irene Gagne, Doreen Gagnon, Jackie Genest, Glenda Goodwin, Gerry Gordon, Mervan Gorrie, Myrna Gosnell, Christine Hall, Tomoko Hayashi, Bradley Heller, Marilyn Hemsing, Linelle Henderson, Tomoko Hiyashi, 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, Coral Levang, Ron Levang, Fran Linklater, Jennifer Liu, Mike Liu, Marlene Lukevich, Bozena Macek, Ross Machetchuk, Dawn Madill, Nicholas Mather, Thomas McLean, Karen Miller, Janice Minamide, Monica Molina-Ayala, Donna Molloy, Joan Murchie, Sulochana Muthia, Florence Nieberding, Dennis Nolan, Gina Nolet, Nicole Orlecki, Wendy Poirier, Joan Poletz, Anna Popowich, Gail Poston, Kevin Przyswitt, Renee Przyswitt, Doreen Pysar, Tracy Renz Augustin, Monica Robillard, Louise Rogucki, Audrey Ross, Ian Ross, Helen Rusich, Angela Seery, Phyllis Solsberg, Evelyn Stark, Shahna Tariq, Liz Tweddle, Rose Unguran, Mona Vandersluys, Jane Voloboeva, Brenda Voyce, Maureen Wagner, Allan Webb, Kay Willekes, Bonnie Woloschuk, Denise Woollard, Lil Yewchuk

CITADEL VOLUNTEERS

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.

CITADEL THEATRE ROB B I N S

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BEYOND THE STAGE CHRIS ANDREW TRIO

Our RICE THEATRE has been transformed into an intimate cabaret venue offering informal seating with an unconventional flair. THE CLUB AT THE CITADEL had a smashing opening during Alberta Culture Days with a sold-out performance by Susan Gilmour, an amazing

SUSAN GILMOUR AND RANDY MUELLER

After Hours with the Chris Andrew Trio and a standing room only dance party with Audrey Ochoa & the Crashers.

Mark these dates on your calendar

SUSAN GILMOUR

NEXT TO NORMAL BAND featuring Music Director DON HORSBURGH and members of the band Friday, Oct 26 MASTER CLASS with Artistic Director BOB BAKER Sunday, October 28 • 2 PM PLAYWRIGHTS FORUM Sunday, November 4 • 2 PM

PHOTOS BY MARC J. CHALIFOUX PHOTOGRAPHY

For times and prices of these events & for other performances, please check:

www.citadeltheatre. com/beyond-the-stage

NEXT TO NORMAL CAST and Music Director DON HORSBURGH Friday, Nov 7 • 10:30 PM PATRICIA ZENTILLI CABARET Friday, November 23 • 8 PM PATRICIA ZENTILLI CABARET Saturday, November 24 • 8 PM

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