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Season 2015/16 Board of Governors
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Solomon Rolingher, Q.C. Chair Marshall Shoctor, Q.C. Past Chair J. G. Greenough, F.C.A. Treasurer Tom Redl, Secretary David D. Bentley, F.C.A. Frederick K. Campbell Jacqueline Charlesworth Marc de La Bruyère Anne Foote (Honourary) Ada Hole Ralph B. MacMillan Sandy Mactaggart (Honourary) Jack McBain Arliss Miller Catrin Owen Aroon Sequeira Chris Sheard Kayla Shoctor Dr. Robert Westbury Sheila Witwicky Ex Officio Ralph Young
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Board of Directors
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Sheila Witwicky President Catrin Owen Past President Dave Mowat Vice President Jane Halford Treasurer Julie Afanasiff Jane Batty Jeff Boadway Lesley Cormack Wendy Dupree Robert Fernandez Neil Gower Dave Hancock Sandra Haskins Richard Kirby Margot Ross-Graham Micki Ruth Peter Silverstone Micah Slavens Larry Staples
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, Becky Hole, Ted Hole, Mike House, Gary Killips, Stuart Lee, Beverlee Loat, Al Maurer, Ashif Mawji, Maureen McCaw, Lisa Miller, Susan Minsos, Terry Nistor, Bob Normand, Ted Power, Jerry Preston, Henry (Hank) Reid, Rob Reynolds, Charlotte Robb, Barbara Shumsky, Gaurav Singhmar, Esther Starkman, Marianne Takach, Merle Taylor, Mr. Justice Dennis R. Thomas, Brian Tod, John Tweddle, Brian Vaasjo, Chief Justice A.H. Wachowich, Bob Walker, Dr. Marvin Weisler, Bart West, Eve Willox, David Wilson, Doris Wilson, John Yerxa
BOOM Written, Directed & Performed by Rick Miller Sep 19 – Oct 11, 2015 Presented by
EVANGELINE Book, lyrics & music by Ted Dykstra Oct 31 – Nov 22, 2015 Presented by
A CHRISTMAS CAROL Adapted by Tom Wood Based on the story by Charles Dickens Nov 28 – Dec 23, 2015 Presented by
The Songs Of Leonard Cohen Conceived & Directed by Tracey Power Jan 13 – 24, 2016
WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? By Edward Albee Jan 23 – Feb 13, 2016
THE GAY HERITAGE PROJECT Created & Performed by Damien Atkins, Paul Dunn & Andrew Kushnir Feb 10 – 27, 2016
ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS By Lewis Carroll Adapted for the stage by James Reaney Feb 27 – Mar 20, 2016 Presented by
OTHER DESERT CITIES By Jon Robin Baitz Apr 9 – May 1, 2016
WEST SIDE STORY Conception & Choreography by Jerome Robbins Book by Arthur Laurents Music by Leonard Bernstein Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Apr 23 – May 22, 2016 Presented by
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To learn more about donating to the Citadel Theatre, please visit www.citadeltheatre.com or contact Sydney Stuart at 780.428.2142 or sstuart@citadeltheatre.com. Charitable BN 11922 7387 RR0001 Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our donor information. Listing includes donations of $100 or more. If we have made an error or omission, please call us at 780.428.2142. We apologize for any inconvenience.
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We are proud to recognize our Premier Supporters; our partners in the creation of theatre at the Citadel. 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 50TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON 2015/16
THE CITADEL WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE ON
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T H E AT R E C O U R T E S I E S
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. AVAILABLE IN THE SHOCTOR AND MACLAB THEATRES.
L AT E S E AT I N G / R E A D M I T TA N C E We endeavor to minimize the distraction for our patrons and the actors when seating latecomers. If you arrive late for a performance, you will be seated at the first appropriate moment in the play in designated latecomer seating. You are welcome to move to your assigned seat at intermission. If you must leave the theatre during a performance you will not be allowed to return to your seat until intermission.
EMERGENCY EXITS We ask that you please take a moment to identify the exit nearest you, so you can safely exit in the event of an emergency.
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AS THE CITADEL THEATRE DRAWS TO A CLOSE ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON, PLEASE HELP US ACHIEVE OUR ENCORE CAMPAIGN GOAL OF $5 MILLION IN SUPPORT OF CITADEL PRODUCTIONS AND ACADEMY PROGRAMS. YOUR CONTRIBUTION HONOURS THE PAST AND INSPIRES THE FUTURE.
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students club The Citadel Theatre believes that young people are integral to the artistic fabric of our community. As such, we are committed to programming and initiatives that develop their creative voices and encourage their participation. The Maclab Students Club is such a program – one 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 season’s main stage productions, Students Club members gather to enjoy a small reception before the show and then participate in a highly engaging, interactive presentation from one of our region’s talented theatre artists. Following the performance, students are invited to stay for an informative talkback session with members of the production’s cast and crew. Prior to West Side Story Students Club performances, the students enjoyed an interactive workshop on stage combat in theatre with Janine Hodder or Alex D. Mackie. Both guests are very experienced stage combat directors and teachers. Janine is a certified actor combatant with Fight Directors Canada and sits on their Board of Directors. Even though she is a mother of four, this summer she is continuing her training to be an Internationally Certified Level 3 Actor Combatant. Alex attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York, and over the last ten years he has performed in numerous productions and has become affiliated with stage combat organizations in Canada, the United States, and England. Through the workshop the students were able to learn the basics of stage combat, and now better understand how fight directors build narratives and suspense through choreography.
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Director........................................................................... BOB BAKER Music Director................................................................ DON HORSBURGH Choreographer. . .............................................................. LAURA KREWSKI Fight Director.................................................................. JONATHAN PURVIS Set & Lighting Designer.................................................. NICK BLAIS Costume Designer.......................................................... PHILLIP CLARKSON Sound Designer.............................................................. MICHAEL LAIRD Assistant Director........................................................... WAYNE PAQUETTE Dialect Coach................................................................. DOUG MERTZ Dance Captain/Fight Captain.. ........................................ Natalie moore Stage Manager............................................................... MICHELLE CHAN Assistant Stage Manager................................................ AL GADOWSKY Assistant Stage Manager................................................ SANG-SANG LEE Apprentice Stage Manager............................................. LORE GREEN This performance is approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes, including a 20 minute intermission. Originally Produced on Broadway by Robert E. Griffith and Harold S. Prince by Arrangement with Roger L. Stevens. West Side Story 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 videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited. 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 Stage Employees (I.A.T.S.E.) Sponsors
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playwrights JEROME ROBBINS is world renowned for his work as a choreographer of ballets as well as his work as a director and choreographer in theater, movies and television. Mr. Robbins has directed for television and film as well, with his co-direction and choreography of West Side Story winning him two Academy Awards. Some of his Broadway shows include On the Town, Billion Dollar Baby, High Button Shoes, West Side Story, The King and I, Gypsy, Peter Pan, Miss Liberty, Call Me Madam and Fiddler on the Roof. In 1989, Jerome Robbins’s Broadway won six Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Director. He was most recently awarded the French Chevalier dans l’Ordre National de la Legion d’Honneur. Jerome Robbins passed away in 1998. ARTHUR LAURENTS, an award-winning playwright, screenwriter, librettist, director and producer, has been responsible for creating the librettos of many Broadway shows including Gypsy, Anyone Can Whistle, Do I Hear A Waltz?, Hallelujah, Baby! and Nick & Nora. He wrote the screenplays for The Snake Pit, Anna Lucasta, Anastasia, Bonjour Tristesse, The Way We Were and The Turning Point. He also wrote the plays Home Of The Brave, The Time Of The Cuckoo and A Clearing of The Woods. He directed I Can Get It For You Wholesale, Anyone Can Whistle, Gypsy, La Cage Aux Folles, Birds Of Paradise and Nick & Nora. LEONARD BERNSTEIN was a world-renowned conductor and
composer, and one of classical music’s icons of the 20th century. He was Music Director of the New York Philharmonic and conducted the world’s major orchestras, leaving behind an enormous legacy of audio and video recordings. His books, as well as the muchbeloved televised Young People’s Concerts with the New York Philharmonic, established him as a leading educator. His orchestral and choral works include three symphonies (No. 1 “Jeremiah,” No. 2 “Age of Anxiety,” and No. 3 “Kaddish”), Serenade, Mass, Chichester Psalms, Songfest, Divertimento for Orchestra, Arias and Barcarolles, and Concerto for Orchestra. Bernstein’s works for the Broadway stage include On the Town, Wonderful Town, Candide and the immensely popular West Side Story. In addition to the West Side Story collaboration, Mr. Bernstein worked with choreographer Jerome Robbins on three major ballets, Fancy Free, Facsimile and Dybbuk. Mr. Bernstein was the recipient of many honors, including eleven Emmy Awards, one Tony Award, the Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award, and the Kennedy Center Honors.
STEPHEN SONDHEIM wrote the music and lyrics for Saturday Night (1954), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962), Anyone Can Whistle (1964), Company (1970), Follies (1971), A Little Night Music (1973), The Frogs (1974), Pacific Overtures (1976), Sweeny Todd (1979), Merrily We Roll Along (1981), Sunday in the Park with George (1984), Into the Woods (1987), Assassins (1991), Passion (1994) and Road Show (2008). Sondheim also wrote lyrics for West Side Story (1957), Gypsy (1959) and Do I Hear a Waltz? (1965) as well as additional lyrics for Candide (1973). In 2010 the Broadway theater formerly known as Henry Miller’s Theatre was renamed in his honor. 30 50TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON 2015/16
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AT THE CITADEL, we do not just put on plays, we build theatre for today, tomorrow and
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THE CITADEL/BANFF CENTRE PROFESSIONAL THEATRE PROGRAM is now in its eighth year. This Program, conceived by Citadel Theatre Artistic Director Bob Baker, and under the direction of Program Director James MacDonald, provides performers a distinct alternative to other professional theatre training programs in North America. Our curriculum focuses on the development of advanced skills for professional actors and directors, properly equipping them with the necessary tools to pursue and sustain successful careers. The Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program has continued to grow and thrive with the ongoing support of • The Eldon and Anne Foote Fund of the Edmonton Community Foundation with the stewardship of David Bentley • The RBC Foundation We would also like to acknowledge the generosity and vision of the original champions of the Program • The Eldon and Anne Foote Fund of the Edmonton Community Foundation • The John and Barbara Poole Family Fund • Canadian Western Bank and the Pechet Family And subsequent support from • Government of Alberta PLAY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM With the continued commitment to produce world premières on our stages, we offer resources and professional expertise to assist playwrights in developing their work to its greatest potential. Over the last decade the Citadel has developed and produced 20 World Premieres, 14 of which have been subsequently produced elsewhere, taking the name of the Citadel and Edmonton around the world. Our audiences have not only experienced the inaugural productions of these plays but have also had the unique opportunity to participate in their development. THE CITADEL THEATRE YOUNG COMPANIES is an advanced training and mentorship program for aspiring artists between the ages of 16-21 who are serious about pursuing post-secondary education and a career in theatre. This year-long program offers specialized training in Acting, Musical Theatre, Playwriting and Theatre Production. THE ELDON AND ANNE FOOTE THEATRE SCHOOL (FTS) is the oldest and largest theatre school in Edmonton. Since 1966 we have provided year round classes for all ages and experience levels, teaching physical, technical and creative skills in both acting and musical theatre. Over 1,000 students annually are taught by our faculty of 25 local theatre professionals. west side story 39
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The imposing bust of Citadel founder Joe Shoctor on the second floor of the Citadel gazes over the theatre he built. It has been a long, fifty-year road from that original theatre shoehorned into a stone Salvation Army Citadel to the vibrant theatrical institution where each season over 100,000 patrons attend shows.
In a recent interview Bob Baker, who is stepping down after an illustrious seventeen seasons as Artistic Director, summed up his years in words that might easily have been framed by such distinguished predecessors as John Neville and Robin Phillips, “I always felt a responsibility to the patrons who bought the tickets. We have to keep earning the right to have people come and feel really great about the experience. You have to listen to the audience.” Under Baker the Citadel has laid down a set of tracks that avoid the pitfalls that yawn before other theatrical companies. Observed acclaimed British director Richard Eyre (Hamlet/Mary Poppins) to a conference investigating why audiences were failing in England, “We have to acknowledge that theatre companies have a finite life span and that few manage to sustain artistic ardour beyond seven years.” After the notable success of the fiftieth-year celebrations of last season, and the promise of Baker’s audience-pleasing new season, that canard can be laid to rest. We can regard the Citadel’s achievements as a pretty impressive catalogue continuously suffused with the stuff of Eyre’s “artistic ardour.” The Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program is Baker’s creation and continuing love. “I think the formation of the Academy is the thing I am most proud of. Theatre is an ephemeral art. We remember shows like Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Cabaret, Beauty and the Beast and so on. But those memories are a pole shadow of the live experience and are a fading legacy. In Banff we’re developing new artists that will have a future in our industry and create a lasting legacy.” Another problem facing Canadian theatre is that few young actors get cast in marquee roles before their thirties. As Holger Syme of the University of Toronto put it in a recent blog, “Theatre needs youth, on stage and in the audience. Theatre is an art of the now and an art that constantly has to reinvent itself. It needs the spark of youth.” I suppose if you want to go back far enough, you can point out that, as a precocious youth still shy of 20 years, Brent Carver (Evangeline) used to regularly be featured at the old Citadel, leading up to his memorable role of Romeo launching the “new” Citadel building. But, in regards to the Citadel’s view of young performers, some very lucky Edmontonians get a rare chance to see tomorrow’s stars in full flight. The cast of West Side Story, who has just completed the Citadel/Banff Centre Program, got together and in the best tradition of “let’s put on a show” gave an invited audience in The Club a demonstration of why
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Canadian theatre probably won’t have to worry about the lack of young people on Canadian stages. It was a memorable night of big voices, charismatic performances and committed youth. Wait ‘till you catch young Eva Tavares as Maria in tonight’s performance of West Side Story. Says Penny Ritco, the Citadel’s Executive Director and long-time ying to Baker’s yang, “Somewhere Bob came up with the realization that we could become a facility that can provide a home for other types of organizations – like Catalyst and Rapid Fire Theatre. They have proved to be a perfect fit for us.” Baker: “These companies are all bringing new audiences into the theatre. The audiences begin to attend other Citadel performances and suddenly it’s no longer the elite Brick Fortress because the drawbridge is down and the Citadel is open for business. That’s why the big sign out in front was so important. We’re saying, ‘Look world – we’re not that institution any more.’” The city around the theatre is exploding and the Citadel has been changing with it – over 100 organizations took advantage of the Citadel’s facilities last year. Ritco: “I can see more people coming to the building because it’s, well, inviting. The building is a gold mine for the community and we’ve blown the doors off and opened it up.” And then there’s The Club and the Beyond the Stage season, in the intimate space that was once the Rice Theatre. Created out of a financial challenge, and generally featuring cabaretstyle performance, it has taken on a vibrant life of its own. Baker: “The Club has established its own identity. It’s getting a momentum all of its own. I think it led to some reinvention around here.” Observes Anne Nothof, author/editor and self-described theatre addict, “I think the Citadel has brought a world of theatre to Edmonton – and did it courageously and ambitiously. It helped us to understand who we are. If it can maintain that kind of balance – of supporting the local and telling community stories while enabling us to see into a wider world of theatre and art, I have great hopes for its future.” For 50 years the Citadel has been a curious place. A wizard’s cave of wonders where the unexplainable, fantastic, tragic and comic are all routine. If you listen today you can still hear echoes of George and Martha arguing about the child that never was. Big Daddy bawls of “mendacity.” On an Easter morn fifteen-thousand Canadians throw themselves at a previously impenetrable wall of German soldiers at Vimy. Willy once again drives that tired, red 1928 Chevy to Hartford. Juliet is united in death with her Romeo, the wind changes to the East and Mary Poppins is blown into Number 17 Cherry Tree Lane. Scrooge finds the joy of Christmas, Dr. Frank-N-Furter walks with Tony Kushner’s Angels and Don Quixote walks with God. Bob Baker: “I think I’ve given my successor something to work with. We have momentum.” And echoing something that Joe Shoctor might have said fifty years ago, “My advice to the next Artistic Director – Be Bold!” west side story 41
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when suggesting “u” take a look at the shiny new season of plays for next year. Well, if your answer is that you’re ready to rofl (roll on the floor laughing) or looking for something more serious – then here is a season that is designed fye (for your entertainment). iag (It’s all good). hms (home made smiley). To help us chart the depths of next year’s season we have enlisted the help of the man who, for seventeen years, set the course – retiring Citadel Artistic Director Bob Baker. Baker is maintaining an active relationship with the institution he guided for all those productive years, while embarking onto new theatrical waters. Says Baker, who knows about these things, “I think the coming season is one of the best ever.” The season begins with a splendid coup. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a fully-fledged, high octane hit. Baker (and co-producers – the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre) mounted a massive effort to get the much-in-demand rights to the Tony Awardwinning, audience-pleasing hit. “We hounded the producers – phoning at least once every week,” says Baker. They finally wore them down and the work’s Canadian premiere is September 17 at the Citadel. This coming-of-age story is about an autistic teenager. He’s an amateur detective and a mathematical genius. We join him deep in his mind as he works his way through a deductive and emotional process.
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“I think the coming season is one of the best ever.” On one momentous day, December 4, 1956, four of rock’s greatest stars met in the Memphis-based, Sun recording studios of visionary producer Sam Phillips. The four were Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash. All were at the very beginning of their careers. The juke box musical, Million Dollar Quartet, was inspired by that event. The show was a world-wide hit and toured extensively. The reason it will land here (in a Citadel production) is once again due to Baker’s diligence. “I saw the show years ago and loved it. There was every likelihood that the show would tour to the Jubilee Auditorium, but it never did. So I kept after them and finally got the rights.” Million Dollar Quartet may play fast and loose with the actual event but the result, with songs like “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Great Balls of Fire,” “Folsom Prison Blues” and “Hound Dog,” rocks. It all ends in a driving take on the concert that never was, but, “Good Golly Miss Molly,” would have been a barn burner. Edmonton’s Ted Dykstra, no stranger to rock ‘n’ roll himself and creator of the Citadel’s Evangeline, will direct. Three weeks after Christmas, we get a late present – as the Pulitzer Prize winning drama called Disgraced opens on the mainstage.
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Disgraced is another of those shows that was performed in a number of smaller venues while on an ever-building arc that finally took it to Broadway and international acclaim. It centres on a dinner party with four people of different backgrounds. Their lively discussion turns to comment on politics and religion and the heat is quickly turned up. Racial and ethnic prejudices that secretly persist in all of us surface.
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You will love Crazy For You. Why not? Most everyone who has seen it tends to gush. Even New York Times reviewer Frank Rich couldn’t contain himself, burbling, “It’s a riotously entertaining show which uncorked the American musical’s classic blend of music, laughter, dancing, sentiment and showmanship.” Enthuses Baker, “It’s a big show and we’ve wanted to do it a few times but the chance never came up.” Crazy For You is Ken Ludwig’s cotton candy confection with cowboys, show girls, mysterious rich producers and a small western town saved by “puttin’ on a show.” It’s a glitzy showcase for the songs of George and Ira Gershwin with tunes like “I Got Rhythm,” “Someone to Watch Over Me,” “Shall We Dance” and many more. We all know the story of Peter Pan – the boy who wouldn’t grow up. But did you know there is a captivating back-story of how Peter found
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r u curious? himself battling pirates, protecting mermaids and flying through the air? It’s called Peter and the Starcatcher and was a recent hit on Broadway. The show is spectacular but exploits the ancient theatrical troupe of a bunch of tattered players who get together and, with the help of a few found props – ropes, ladders, toy boats, household appliances and the like – create a detailed fantasy world. The show also demands that audiences use their imagination to unfold a compelling world of adventure while generating unending laughs. It also takes full advantage of theatre space – not just on the stage but high above it as well. The cunningly creative James MacDonald will direct this family entertainment. Baker will return to direct Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility. You will no doubt remember the Citadel world premiere of Austen’s Pride and Prejudice back in 2008. That memorable production brought together the young performers who attended the Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program, ace Austen adapter Tom Wood and director Bob Baker. Those three combustible elements will join forces again for Sense and Sensibility. Austen wrote the book in 1795 when she was but 19 years old. Even then, she demonstrated the maturity
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There are a number of add-ons that are not part of the regular season but promise compelling theatre. Take Bittergirl – the musical. One afternoon last summer, Baker took a few hours off in Charlottetown where he was readying Evangeline for its Edmonton production. He took in the modest but hugely entertaining production – one of the hits of the summer festival. He was quite entranced – seeing the possibility of a great vehicle for the Citadel’s The Club. The impressively adaptable tale was first written as a book by authors Alison Lawrence and Mary Francis Moore. It followed the separate tales of two Canadian women and their journeys from rose-dappled first love to darkest devastation as they were unceremoniously dumped by their men. The two were joined by Annabel Simmons, another dumpee, to turn the book into a run-away hit as a comic play. The trio added a juke-box full of (mostly) girl-based doo wop ‘50’s hits (“Be My Baby”/”Where Did Our Love Go?”) to run an ironic counterpoint to the “heartbreakingly funny” show – which proved to be theatrical catnip to Toronto, New York and Charlottetown audiences. It begins October 4. Jonathan Christenson and (designer) Bretta Gerecke’s Catalyst Theatre, now a member of the Citadel family, is presenting a new production in January called Fortune Falls. The list of major hits spawned by this innovative company (Frankenstein/Nevermore/ Hunchback/Vigilante) will probably generate enough buzz to make this new presentation a must-see. The show is set in an Ontario small town that is devastated when the American parent company of the local chocolate manufacturer pulls the plug on the branch. For many years, the factory has been the sole employer in the area. Christenson, who writes the words, music and book for all his productions, has said the show considers “the way we as Canadians piggyback on the American dream” and the pain that generates when the dream evaporates.
And yes, the enduring Baker/Wood seasonal classic, A Christmas Carol will be back for yet another year. Baker observes that the production in each of the last two years has attracted more patrons than ever before. Add to that the burgeoning use of The Club for everything from one-person shows to large cast cabarets, and you have a prolific season fit for the Citadel, the vibrant beating heart of a city reinventing itself.
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BIOS Julien Arnold Gladhand/Shrank Julien’s Citadel Theatre credits include Evangeline, One Man, Two Guvnors, Make Mine Love, Spamalot, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Sterling Award), The Rocky Horror Show, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, The Wizard of Oz, The Sound of Music, Einstein’s Gift, Servant of Two Masters, Hamlet, and Picasso at the Lapin Agile. Other theatre credits include Sleuth, Happy Toes, The Ambassador’s Wives (Teatro La Quindicina); King Lear, The Taming of the Shrew, Twelfth Night (Freewill Shakespeare Festival); The End of Civilization (Punctuate Theatre); and The Laws of Thermodynamics (Theatre Yes). Julien has also directed Going to St. Ives and Shipwrecked! (Atlas Theatre). Love to Juliette!
Eric Dahlinger Snowboy Eric Is thrilled to be a part of the Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program and a member of the cast of West Side Story. Previous credits include Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Dance Captain), Hello Dolly, In the Heights (Graffiti Pete/Dance Captain), and the world première of Brantwood (Marilyn) at Theatre Sheridan. Eric spent two summers participating in the Charlottetown Festival’s Young Company performing in Les Feux Follets (2013), Soul of the Island (2014), and We are Canadian (Dance Captain, 2014). Other credits include Tommy (Cousin Kevin), and Rent (Angel) at Theatre Aquarius Performing Arts Programme. Eric is a proud Sheridan grad. Big thanks to the whole creative team, DaCosta Talent, Lou and Tom back home, and Mom and Dad. @ericdance42
Maria Fernandes Consuela Maria Fernandes is excited to be making her Citadel and professional debut in West Side Story. Raised in Edmonton, now hailing from Toronto, she is a graduate from Randolph Academy’s Performing Arts Program where she performed Into the Woods, Lord of the Flies and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. She was recently seen in the Pan Am Open Ceremonies with Cirque Du Soleil and Luther Brown. Some of her theatre credits include Babes in Arms, Urinetown, Pippin, Twelfth Night, Annie, and Anne of Green Gables at Louis St. Laurent. Maria has been privileged to study various styles of dance with Third Street Beat and Shelley’s Dance Company. Choreography credits include The Last Days of Judas Iscariot and The Drowsy Chaperone. She would like to thank her incredible friends and family for always being so supportive.
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BIOS Cameron Parker Francis Baby John
It is a dream come true to be Baby John in West Side Story! Previous credits include Anne & Gilbert (Guild Theatre); Benson/ Nate in Brantwood (Dora Award), Ernie Lally in A Man of No Importance, Barnaby Tucker in Hello, Dolly! and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Theatre Sheridan); Trannie in Moll (Canadian Music Theatre Project); Parade: Broadway in Concert (Lincoln Centre); There’s No Business like Irving Berlin (Harold Green Jewish Theatre); Les Feux Follets, Abegweit – Soul of the Island, and Assistant Choreographer for the world premiere of Evangeline (Charlottetown Festival). Television credits include Man Seeking Women (FXX) and Prince William & Kate’s Royal Tour (BBC, CBC). Graduate of Sheridan’s Bachelor of Music Theatre Program and the Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program. Love to family on PEI and DaCosta Talent.
Pamela Gordon Anita Pamela’s previous Citadel credits include Oliver!, West Side Story, Grease, Cabaret, Little Shop of Horrors and Fiddler on the Roof. Other theatre credits include Back to the 80’s, Cabaret, The British Invasion, Rockin’ Vegas, Singin’ in the Rain, Guys and Dolls and Hair (Mayfield Theatre); Les Miserables (Rainbow Stage); Cabaret, Legally Blonde: The Musical and Top of the Pops (Theatre Aquarius); CATS, The Rocky Horror Show and Cabaret (Neptune Theatre); West Side Story (Theatre Calgary); and A Winter’s Tale (To The Moon and Back Productions). Pamela is a Sterling Award nominee and recipient. She would like to dedicate these performances to her best friend and husband, Brad. Enjoy the show!
Jason Hardwick Big Deal Jason is beyond excited to be making his Citadel Theatre debut. He is an Edmonton based actor, improviser and dancer and an alumnus of the MacEwan Theatre Arts program. Some favourite credits of his are The Merry Widow (Edmonton Opera); Jack and The Beanstalk and Cinderella (Capitol Theatre); Mary Poppins (Globe Theatre); April in Peril (Acme Theatre); A New Brain, Mack and Mabel, Little Fish, and Bells Are Ringing (Plain Janes); Chicago and All Shook Up (Stage West Calgary); Hairspray, Chicago, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Mayfield). Jason can also be seen Monday nights at Die-Nasty at the Backstage Theatre (the Varscona’s temporary home).
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BIOS Dani Jazzar Bernardo As graduate of the Ballet Academy of Stockholm, Dani’s first work in Canada was at the Citadel as Bernardo eleven years ago. Credits include Fame (UK); Saturday Night Fever (Germany); Bernardo in West Side Story (Vancouver Opera); UPS guy in Legally Blonde, Spamalot, Cabaret (Aquarius/Drayton); Rum Tum in CATS (Sterling); Pirates of Penzance, 9 to 5, Little Mermaid, Oklahoma! (Drayton); Aladdin, Peter Pan, Beauty and the Beast and Snow White (Ross Petty Prod); and Jesus Christ Superstar (SW Calgary). Film/television credits include The Strain, The Next Step, Nikita, Covert Affairs, The Border, Love Guru, Traitor, Once Upon a Mattress and Mirror Mirror. Dani was also the moustache guy in the Koodo campaign. In Toronto, Dani is also an established choreographer for corporate events and teacher. Thanks to Bob and team for having me back. Love to Chris, Eddie, Leo.
Alex Kelly A-Rab Hailing all the way from Prince Edward Island, Alex has performed in such productions as Evangeline (Citadel/Confederation Centre); We Are Canadian, Abegweit Soul of the Island (Confederation Centre); Tyler/Vince in Brantwood 1920-2020, Usnavi in In The Heights, Hello Dolly!, Rolly in Marathon of Hope, Governor Slaton in Parade, and Judas in Godspell (Theatre Sheridan). Thank you to my family, The Talent House, and the Sheridan BMT program for always being so supportive! @aakelly
Krystal Kiran Francisca This is Krystal’s Citadel debut. Select credits include Bombay Dreams (original Broadway cast); AR Rahman’s Jai Ho (World Tour); and Lord of the Rings (Mirvish). Recent film and television credits include Minority Report (Pilot); Hemlock Grove, Thy Beauty’s Doom (self-produced/directed/performed Bravofact short film featuring Krystal’s first original song Forever Gone), Hairspray, Hellcats, The Love Guru and more. Krystal loves sharing her passion for Bollywood/Classical Indian dance and is a registered Yoga teacher from Rishikesh, India. She is Founder/ Creative Director at House of Kiran Productions, home to several projects including the establishment/distribution of the Maple Batalia Memorial Scholarship for the Arts in affiliation with Emily Carr University. Please donate today to support South Asian women in the arts at www.maplebatalia.org. Love to my boyfriend Ali! Catch him in Disgraced next season at the Citadel! www.krystalkiran.com | @krystalkiran
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BIOS George Krissa Tony George is absolutely thrilled to be making his Citadel debut in West Side Story! Most recently he sang the role of Isaac in the premiere of David Warrack’s Oratorio, Abraham, and later this summer he will be playing the role of Elvis in Million Dollar Quartet (Globe Theatre). Other Theatre credits include The Songs of Sinatra (Drayton Entertainment); Summer in the City (Stage West Calgary); and White Christmas (Festival Place). Film and television credits include The Social (CTV); Bed of the Dead (Breakthrough Entertainment); Civil War Chronicles (American Heroes Channel); Forbidden and Close Encounters (Discovery Channel). A huge thank you to Mom, Dad, Dunbar, and BRB for their support!
Grant Landry Diesel Grant is ecstatic and grateful to be making his Citadel debut and to be a participant in the Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program. Originally from Grande Prairie, Grant is an actor, singer, dancer and musician based out of Toronto. He is also a certified personal trainer and enjoys photography. Select theatre credits include the title role in Tarzan, Chad in High School Musical, Gaston in Beauty and the Beast (Broadway Live); Diesel in West Side Story (Vancouver Opera); Topthorn Puppeteer for War Horse (Mirvish Productions); Legally Blonde: The Musical (Theatre Aquarius); One Eye in Peter Pan, Oliver! (Drayton Entertainment); Sweet Charity and Pygmalion (Shaw Festival). Film and television credits include a recurring role in Reign (Reign Productions), Hallmark movie One Starry Christmas (Chesler/Perlmutter), and Copper (BBC America). www.grantlandry.ca
David Light Action David’s previous Citadel credits include Evangeline and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Other selected theatre credits include Mr. Phillips in Anne of Green Gables – The Musical™, Canada ROCKS! (Confederation Centre); Billy Elliot – The Musical (First National Tour/Mirvish/NETWorks National Tour); Chicago (Drayton Entertainment); Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, and Robin Hood (Ross Petty Productions); as well as The Rocky Horror Show and Cabaret (LOT Productions). Television and film credits include Triple Sensation – Season II (CBC) and In the Light (Bravo). David is a proud participant in the 2016 Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program. Love to Mom and Quinn xo @daviddelight
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BIOS James MacDonald Krupke James has performed in 20 Citadel productions, including A Christmas Carol (Scrooge - 5 seasons), Make Mine Love, Blackbird, Measure for Measure, Einstein’s Gift (Sterling Award), and Of Mice and Men (Sterling Award). He has also directed 15 productions for the Citadel, including Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Venus in Fur, Clybourne Park, God of Carnage, A Few Good Men, Billy Bishop Goes to War, Fire (Dora Award), and Vimy (Sterling Award). Elsewhere, his directing credits include Julius Caesar (Stratford Festival), The Old Ladies (Shaw Festival), As You Like It (Canadian Stage), and Miss Shakespeare (Escape Artists). James was the founding Artistic Director of the Freewill Shakespeare Festival, and he is currently the Director of the Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program. Next season for the Citadel he will direct Peter and the Starcatcher.
Jordan Joseph Mah Luis Jordan is thrilled to have been part of the Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program 2016, and is excited to be making his Citadel debut in West Side Story. A Toronto based actor, Jordan was born and raised in Edmonton. After graduating from Grant MacEwan’s Theatre Arts Program, Jordan spent four years training with the Ukrainian Shumka dancers. Select credits include Clara’s Dream (Shumka/SPI); Dogfight and RENT (Scona Alumni Theatre); Eugene Onegin (Edmonton Opera); and Shumka at 50! (China tour). He would like to express his love and gratitude to his family and friends. “Take a chance. That’s how you grow” - Wally Lamb @Djmah5
Lucas Meeuse Chino Lucas originally hails from Fort McMurray and is proud to be part of the Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program and West Side Story. Previous credits at the Citadel include The Wizard of Oz and Vigilante. He has worked as an actor across Canada at theatres such as Theatre Aquarius, Neptune, Catalyst Theatre, the Mayfield, Persephone Theatre, Drayton Entertainment, Smile Theatre, Theatre New Brunswick, Theatre St. John’s, Orillia Opera House, Rainbow Stage and more. He has also spent time performing as a singer on Royal Caribbean and he most recently finished musically directing Yes Theatre’s concert version of Carrie in Toronto. Film/television credits include SyFy’s Warehouse 13 and recurring boy band leader, Danny T, in PBS/TVO kid’s show, Odd Squad. Thanks to Mom, Dad, Bruce, TH, Bob, and the incredible team at the Citadel. 56 50TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON 2015/16
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Velma/Dance Captain/Fight Captain Natalie is thrilled to be part of the 2015/16 Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program and to be making her debut at the Citadel Theatre in West Side Story. Theatre credits include Crazy for You, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Antigonick Workshop (The Stratford Festival); Spamalot (Stage West); Dance Legends (The Grand Theatre); Killer Business (Toronto - NSTF); Crazy for You (Theatre by the Bay); Chicago (Royal Caribbean International); The Nutcracker (NAC); and Sweet Charity (Centrepointe Theatre). Film work includes Man Seeking Woman, Shadowhunters, The Next Step, Reign and The Undeading. Natalie is a classically trained dancer, singer, actor and a proud member of Fight Directors of Canada. Natalie would like to give a special thanks to the Citadel/Banff faculty and to her mom and Gordon for their love and support!
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BIOS Glenn Nelson Doc Glenn’s Citadel credits include One Man, Two Guvnors, Death of a Salesman, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, The Wizard of Oz, Equus, A Christmas Carol, Amadeus, King Lear, 1984 and To Kill a Mockingbird. Other theatre credits in Edmonton include Julius Caesar, Twelfth Night and Comedy of Errors (Freewill Players); Little Elephants, The Odd Couple, Uncle Vanya, Fly Fishers Companion, Sexy Laundry, Harvest and Mistakes Were Made (Shadow Theatre, Sterling nomination); My One and Only (Workshop West); Metastasis (Northern Light Theatre); as well as Jesus Christ Superstar, Guys and Dolls, Rumors, The Last Romance, and The Reluctant Resurrection of Sherlock Holmes (Mayfield Theatre).
Matt O’Connor Riff Originally from Barrie, Ontario, now based out of Toronto, Matt is a graduate of the BFA acting conservatory program from the Ryerson Theatre School. Selected theatre credits include Evangeline (Confederation Centre/Citadel); Summerland (Toronto Fringe); Elly’s Emotions (Theatre Collingwood); Corpus Dance Projects (international touring); They All Do It (Odyssey Theatre); and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Theatre by the Bay). Film and television credits include Country Crush, Carmilla, Golden Teachers, Lawmen, The Door, Ozion, Paranormal Witness, and See No Evil. Matt is proud to be a participant of the 2016 Citadel/ Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program. He is very excited and grateful to be a part of such an amazing cast and crew!
Melanie Piatocha Anybodys Melanie is delighted to be making her debut with the Citadel, not only in one of the most iconic musicals of all time, but also as a proud participant of the Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program. Select theatre credits include Cabaret, Hairspray, 9 to 5: The Musical, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, The Wedding Singer, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Full Monty, Footloose (The Mayfield); The Marvelous Wonderettes (Stage West); Jailbait, Victoria Martin: Math Team Queen, and The Oedipus Project (Northern Light Theatre); Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Winter’s Tale, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Tempest (Freewill Shakespeare Festival); The Innocence and The Porterettes in: Find Me a Primitive Man (Leave It To Jane); Drat! The Cat! and Little Fish (Plain Jane); and Les Feux Follets (The Charlottetown Festival).
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BIOS Kristen Pottle Rosalia Being a part of the Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program is a dream come true for Kristen. She grew up on the east coast and has since made Toronto her home. Select credits include The Wizard of Oz (Mirvish/National Tour, swing/Wicked Witch US), Anne of Green Gables (Dance Captain/swing), Alice Through the Looking-Glass, Canada Rocks, Ring of Fire, Full Monty, Les Feux Follets (Charlottetown Festival); West Side Story (Graziella, Vancouver Opera); The Producers, Joseph, Happy Days, All Shook Up (Stage West); and Beauty and the Beast (SilverMist). Kristen is also a Hot Hatha yoga teacher. Much love to my incredibly supportive husband, Simon!
Alison Roberts Minnie/Margarita Alison grew up in Victoria and attended the Canadian College of Performing Arts. She then moved to Vancouver and trained at Harbour Dance in the Intensive Training Program. Some recent theatrical highlights include Spamalot (Arts Club Theatre); West Side Story (Vancouver Opera); West Side Story (Rainbow Stage); and Singin’ in the Rain (Capitol Theatre). As you can see, she is no stranger to West Side Story, and this production marks her fifth time doing the show, most recently performing as Graziella and the Somewhere soloist in Winnipeg. Participating in the Citadel/ Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program has been incredibly life changing and Alison is honoured to be working alongside such a phenomenal group of artists. Love always to Mom, Dad, and Megs. www.alisonroberts.com
Travis Seetoo Pepe Travis is ecstatic to be performing in West Side Story, which has been his dream show since he could snap and whistle. Previous theatre credits include Sweet Charity, Pygmalion, Cabaret, Juno and the Paycock, Guys and Dolls, Lady Windermere’s Fan (Newton Award, Shaw Festival); workshop performances of 33 1⁄3 and Spring Awakening; The Pirates of Penzance and You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown (Lindsay Thomas Award, Stratford Festival); Rolf in The Sound of Music (Theatre Aquarius); Dear Santa (Upper Canada Playhouse); and The Nutcracker (The National Ballet of Canada). He has trained at the National Ballet School, Sheridan College, Slate Family Academy (Shaw Festival) and the Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program. Travis can be seen next as Jack in Into The Woods at the Thousand Islands Playhouse.
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BIOS Eva Tavares Maria Eva Tavares is honoured to be a part of this show and to be a participant in the Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program. A recent graduate from UBC Opera, Tavares has been offered various performance opportunities, most notably Woman 1 in Out of a Dream with Patrick Street Productions, soprano soloist for the Yellowpoint Christmas Spectacular, Harry in Albert Herring with Vancouver Opera, Anne in A Little Night Music with The Confidential Musical Theatre Project, and Mi in the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s concert of Land of Smiles. She is active in the dance community with teaching and choreographing, most recently choreographing Die Fledermaus for Vancouver Opera. Tavares is currently a teaching artist with the Vancouver Opera, a member of Health Arts as an ArtsWay Ambassador, and a singer and choreographer with 1940’s revival group The Lady Larks.
Jessica Vandenberg Graziella Jess is honoured to be back in Edmonton. She was previously seen at the Citadel in Mary Poppins. Other credits include the World Premiere Production of Disney’s Toy Story: The Musical (Disney Imagineering); Freezing (Panto, Gladstone Theatre); Chicago (Stage West Calgary); A Christmas Carol and Everything I Love About Christmas (Upper Canada Playhouse); Cabaret (Rose Theatre); and RENT (Toronto’s Panasonic Theatre). Jess is a proud Sheridan honours graduate, seen there in Sweeney Todd, Oklahoma!, Love’s Labour’s Lost and Once Upon A Mattress. Film and television 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). Thanks to everyone involved in this program and production, the NCA team, my supportive family, and William.
Benjamin Wardle Indio Benjamin is honoured to be onstage with this show and this group of actors. His past credits include Vigilante (Citadel/ Catalyst Theatre); Peter and The Starcatcher (Arts Club); Cabaret (Mayfield); Andrew and Andrea, Mavra and La Tragedie de Carmen (Assistant Director - LTO); The Soul Collector (Catalyst Theatre); That Summer (Theatre Northwest); Romeo and Juliet and James and The Giant Peach (ProjectX); Chicago (Mayfield); The Wizard of Oz (Footlight); The 39 Steps, Barefoot in the Park and I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (RRT). Thank you to Bob, Laura, Jonathan, Don, the cast and crew, my family, Nick and LN. Twitter @wardlally. west side story 61
BIOS Bob Baker Director Since returning to his hometown of Edmonton 17 years ago, Bob Baker as Artistic Director has rejuvenated and expanded the Citadel Theatre. Programming season after season of world-class theatrical productions, Mr. Baker has ushered in an era of growth. Mr. Baker was instrumental in the creation of the Robbins Academy, incorporating four programs to build Canada’s most comprehensive centre for creative development in professional theatre. Mr. Baker was honoured with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for exceptional service, excellence and community involvement; a University of Alberta Distinguished Alumni Award; is a member of Edmonton’s Cultural Hall of Fame; and is a recipient of a PACE award from Alberta Association of Colleges and Technical Institutes. He was the Artistic Director during the successful turnaround of both the Phoenix Theatre in Edmonton (1982-87) and the Canadian Stage Company in Toronto (1990-98).
Don Horsburgh Music Director Recently Don has been the Music Director for Evangeline, Avenue Q, Mary Poppins, Spamalot, Penelopiad, Next to Normal, The Sound of Music, The Rocky Horror Show, Little Women, Hunchback (Citadel Theatre); The Threepenny Opera (Stratford Festival); Hairspray, White Christmas, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Winnipeg); Guys and Dolls (MTC, Theatre Calgary); Into the Woods, A Little Night Music, Once On This Island (Canadian Stage); The Sound of Music and Aspects of Love (North American tours). Don has also provided original music for Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Penelopiad, August: Osage County, Pride and Prejudice, Blithe Spirit, and The Constant Wife. He is the recipient of five Dora Awards, a Betty Mitchell Award, and three Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards.
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BIOS Laura Krewski Choreographer Laura’s recent credits include A Christmas Carol, Spamalot and As You Like It (Citadel Theatre); Next to Normal (Citadel/ Theatre Calgary); Enron (National Arts Centre); Chicago and Footloose (Mayfield); The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Belfry Theatre and Vancouver Arts Club); Pirates of Penzance and HMS Pinafore (Edmonton Opera); and new musicals RICH and Rapa Nui (Manitoba Theatre for Young People). Laura has also choreographed the original musicals Vigilante, Nevermore, Frankenstein, Hunchback and the upcoming production of Fortune Falls for Catalyst Theatre. She recently developed a new dance production based on The Yellow Wallpaper presented at The Expanse Festival. She teaches for the Orchesis Dance Group at the University of Alberta, the Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program and the Canadian College of Performing Arts.
Jonathan Purvis Fight Director Jonathan’s previous theatre credits include Vigilante, Romeo and Juliet, Spamalot, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Three Musketeers, Little Women, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Citadel); Romeo and Juliet, Comedy of Errors (St. Lawrence); Pirates of Penzance, Little Shop of Horrors (Thousand Island Playhouse); Singin’ in the Rain (Chemainus); Forbidden Phoenix (Citadel/YPT/MTYP); I Am for You (Concrete); and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Theatre Calgary). He has appeared as an actor and stuntman in numerous films and shorts, including The Northlander, Painkillers, Reve De Champlain, Pet Heroes and Action Playground. He has studied stage combat, dance and gymnastics extensively alongside his acting career. Jonathan is a two-time participant of the Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program as well as a member of the faculty. He would like to thank his family and wife for their endless love and support.
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BIOS Nick Blais Set & Lighting Designer Nick’s designs occupy all manner of venues across Canada; from Toronto’s iconic Royal Alexandra Theatre to the base of the Calgary Tower. Featured in the fall-winter issues of Professional Lighting and Production Magazine for his innovation in off-the-grid lighting design and site-specific scenography, Nick devotes his design efforts to bringing emotive and transformative visuals to life through the never-ending exploration of creative risk. He is a Board Member for the Associated Designers of Canada and resident designer of Toronto companies Outside the March and Actors Repertory Company. Select credits include Terminus, Mr. Burns (OTM); Brantwood (Theatre Sheridan); Domesticated (Company Theatre/Canadian Stage); Hound of the Baskervilles, All Shook Up (Globe); Madama Butterfly (Saskatoon Opera); Prince of Homburg and I Claudia (TIFT). Upcoming credits include Pomona (ARC), an original ballet with the Royal Winnipeg in 2017.
Phillip Clarkson Costume Designer Phillip’s Citadel credits include West Side Story (2006), Shirley Valentine, Grease, Cabaret, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Sterling Award), An Ideal Husband, Ghosts and Top Girls. Phillip designed costumes for over 50 productions for the Playhouse Theatre Company. Memorable productions include Amadeus, A School for Scandal, The Miser, Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing, Blithe Spirit, Pygmalion and North Shore Live. Other theatre credits include Shirley Valentine (Centaur/Montreal/CanStage); Glorious! and The Philanderer (Arts Club); Ain’t Misbehavin’, Crowns and Misery (CanStage); Bunnicula and Seussical (Dora nomination, LKTYP); The Merchant of Venice (Stratford Festival); and Anne and Gilbert (PEI). Phillip has won 7 Jessie Awards for Outstanding Costume Design, and a Genie Award nomination for My American Cousin.
Michael Laird Sound Designer Selected Sound Design credits include Avenue Q, One Man, Two Guvnors, Romeo and Juliet, Spamalot!, The Sound of Music and Little Women: The Musical (Citadel); Seussical (YPT/Citadel); James and the Giant Peach, Annie, Cinderella, A Year with Frog and Toad, The Princess and the Handmaiden, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown and The Wizard of Oz (YPT); What Makes a Man (Necessary Angel); Once On This Island (Acting Up Stage); God of Carnage, Clybourne Park and Stuff Happens (Studio 180/Mirvish); Our Class, The Overwhelming and Blackbird (Studio 180); Great Expectations and Barber of Seville (Soulpepper); Speaking in Tongues, Through the Leaves, Festen and Marion Bridge (Company Theatre); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Canadian Stage); Evil Dead: The Musical (Off Broadway); and A Beautiful View (Da Da Kamera).
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BIOS Wayne Paquette Assistant Director For the Citadel, Wayne has directed Blackbird, co-directed The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead, and assistant directed The Wizard of Oz, The Glass Menagerie and Doubt: a parable. Wayne is the Artistic Director of Blarney Productions and an Artistic Associate with Shadow Theatre, as well as an associate member of the Robbins Academy here at the Citadel Theatre. Most recently, Wayne directed a full season for Blarney, including Full Frontal Diva, MOTE, A Steady Rain, as well as four fringe shows: Bonnie & Clyde, Love Letters, A Slow Air, and Dark Vanilla Jungle. Much love to Denise.
doug mertz Dialect Coach Doug has taught and coached dialects for more than 40 shows in the US and Canada as well as for the University of Alberta, Theatre Alberta, Rapid Fire Theatre and the Foote Theatre School. He has coached dialects for numerous shows here at the Citadel, most recently for One Man, Two Guvnors, Mary Poppins, and seven years of A Christmas Carol. Doug is also an actor who is currently appearing in Or the Whale, adapted and directed by Christopher Bullough, at the University of Alberta’s Studio Theatre. Doug is the Director of Education and Outreach here at the Citadel.
Michelle Chan Stage Manager Michelle’s previous Citadel credits include Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, A Christmas Carol, Avenue Q, Venus in Fur, One Man, Two Guvnors, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Clybourne Park, Make Mine Love, Monty Python’s Spamalot, Private Lives, A Few Good Men, The Sound of Music, The Rocky Horror Show, Little Women: the Musical, August: Osage County, The Forbidden Phoenix, Billy Bishop Goes to War, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Sweeney Todd, Blackbird, The Wizard of Oz, and The Pillowman. Assistant stage manager credits at the Citadel include Oliver!, Peter Pan, Blithe Spirit, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Sound of Music, Grease, Hamlet, and Cabaret. Other favourite credits include Mothership Down (Paper Tiger Productions); Afterplay (Blarney Productions); Evelyn Strange and Cocktails at Pam’s (Teatro la Quindicina). Big thanks to Al, Sang-Sang and Lore!
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BIOS Al Gadowsky Assistant Stage Manager Previously at the Citadel, Al was the Assistant Stage Manager for Alice Through the Looking-Glass and the Apprentice Stage Manager on Avenue Q, Venus in Fur, Monty Python’s Spamalot and Make Mine Love. Other credits include The Merry Widow (Edmonton Opera); Working It Out (Alberta Workers Health Centre); The Falstaff Project (Thou Art Here Theatre); Midsummer: A Play with Songs (Broken Toys Productions); Murielle (Blarney/ Promise Productions); A Bronte Burlesque and The Hollywoodland Burlesques (Send in the Girls Burlesque); as well as Gideon’s Knot, The Unseen and A Picasso (Chorus Productions). He is a graduate of the BFA Stage Management program at the University of Alberta. Al would like to thank his family and friends for their continuing love and support. Thanks Michelle, Sang Sang and Lore.
Sang-Sang Lee Assistant Stage Manager Earlier this season, Sang-Sang was the ASM on Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Other Citadel credits include Avenue Q, One Man, Two Guvnors, Make Mine Love, Clybourne Park, Monty Python’s Spamalot, Private Lives, The Sound of Music, The Rocky Horror Show, A Christmas Carol, Billy Bishop Goes to War and As You Like It. Elsewhere, she has worked on The Antessy (Concrete Theatre); A Midsummer Night’s Dream, King Lear (Freewill Shakespeare Festival); Don Giovanni (Centre for Opera Studies in Italy); Hunchback (Catalyst Theatre); The Super Groovy 70s, Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Mayfield Theatre); Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show (Odd Lot Theatre); Seussical (St. Albert Children’s Theatre); and Monteverdi’s Orfeo (U of A Centennial). She is a graduate of Grant MacEwan’s Theatre Production program. Many thanks to Michelle, Al and Lore!
Lore Green Apprentice Stage Manager Lore is a graduate from the BFA Stage Management program at the U of A. Originally from Kelowna BC, Lore has enjoyed the amazing theatre being created here in Edmonton. Recent credits include Assistant Stage Manager for Blood Wedding (Studio Theatre); Motifs 2014/2015 (Orchesis Dance Group); as well as Inspector General and Wonderful Town (Citadel Young Company). She has also had the joy of being Stage Manager for The Graduate (New Vintage Theatre); Subway Circus (Blarney Productions); and Tribes (Studio Theatre). Lore would like to thank her wonderful parents for all their support and encouragement. Enjoy the show!
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message from
the artistic director,
For 17 years I have had the honour of holding the position of Artistic Director of the Citadel Theatre. It has been an alternately exhilarating and exhausting adventure. I am incredibly proud of the sustained high level of quality theatre art that we have created and presented. I have been inspired and challenged by our gifted, innovative artists and technical team, our dedicated staff and our supportive and engaged Boards of Directors and Governors. I am also profoundly appreciative of you – our generous patrons, sponsors, donors, foundations and orders of government for your belief that our work contributes to the quality of life in our community. I am also deeply grateful for your meaningful contributions. The Citadel has benefitted from the generosity of this community for over 50 years and that has encouraged us to engage our imaginations, dream big and work hard to deserve your trust and respect. Live theatre is an ephemeral art form. It exists in the moment that it is being experienced and thereafter becomes a memory that, naturally, fades with time. One of our proudest accomplishments is the formation of the Academy at the Citadel. Our Academy is recognized as Canada’s foremost program for creative development in theatre arts. The development of new work and the training of the next generation of theatre artists is a vibrant and lasting legacy and does much to ensure an exciting future for theatre locally, nationally, and internationally. Thanks to all of you for being fundamental to our success story for the last 50 years and for supporting my successor in her/his stewardship of our beloved Citadel Theatre.
Bob Baker, Artistic Director 70 50TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON 2015/16
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, and BOARD PRESIDENT Our 50th Anniversary season is flying by! We hope that the season experience has made you laugh, cry, reflect and learn. That’s the effect of great theatre! On behalf of all of us at the Citadel Theatre, we thank you for your attendance, support, loyalty and commitment to the arts in Edmonton. Thank you for buying tickets to our fabulous productions, for tweeting your excitement about attending, for sponsoring our productions and programs, and for supporting the ENCORE Campaign. A thriving arts scene is a critical part of our status as a world-class city. Your contributions have helped make the Citadel a leader in our arts ecosystem. We also whole-heartedly thank our artists, production teams, management, staff, volunteers and Board for everything they do to bring theatre to life in Edmonton. As we draw to a close our 50th season and move into the 51st, we are keenly aware that our environment is shifting and changing around us. The next fifty years will challenge us to think differently, boldly and creatively about our relationship to our patrons, our donors and our community as a whole. We hope that you will be keen to be a part of this and we look forward to a conversation with you. Finally, we want to acknowledge the enormous contribution made by Bob Baker as Artistic Director for the last 17 years. He has left an indelible mark on the Citadel, on artists, on audiences, on young people and on the community. Happily, we get to enjoy one more season programmed by him! We look forward to seeing you all in September. With our deepest gratitude,
Penny Ritco, Executive Director
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thanks Season Sponsor
Brian Vaasjo • President & CEO, Capital Power For 50 years the Citadel Theatre has brought to life the art of performance, creativity and limitless imagination in the heart of Edmonton. Capital Power is honoured to sponsor the Citadel’s 50th Anniversary season as it continues to strengthen our city’s cultural heritage, diversity and character.
Beyond the Stage/Made in Edmonton
Dave Mowat • President & CEO, ATB Financial ATB Financial is thrilled to support the Citadel’s efforts to engage with new audiences and enrich the experience of Edmonton theatregoers. We are extremely proud of the incredible line up of talent, both local and national, that we have seen this past season in the relaxed, urban and versatile environment that is The Club at the Citadel. We are honored to partner with you on this initiative and congratulate you on another successful Beyond the Stage and Made In Edmonton series.
Landmark Seats
Bijan Mannani • Chief Operating Officer, Landmark Group Landmark Group is once again proud to support the Citadel Theatre and their ongoing commitment to a flourishing arts community. Creative and artistic expression continues to enrich our lives through laughter, entertainment and a nostalgic blast-to-the-past. We appreciate all your hard work and offer our sincere congratulations on yet another successful and inspiring season.
Maclab Students Club
BRUCE BENTLEY • President & CEO, Maclab Enterprises The Citadel Theatre makes a significant contribution to the quality of life in Edmonton and to keeping the arts alive in our community. Maclab Enterprises is proud to introduce new generations of high school students to the world of theatre through Maclab Enterprises’ Students Club. west side story 73
thanks Education Program At Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life, we are committed to enhancing the role of the arts across all sectors of our society. We believe that by developing creativity and increasing accessibility to the arts for all audiences, we’re helping building the foundation for a healthy and prosperous future. We are proud to support the Citadel Theatre’s education program, which engages young audiences and fosters their learning beyond the classroom.
Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program, West Side Story At RBC, we believe our purpose is to help clients thrive and communities prosper. We do this with pride and passion alike, and with tremendous gratitude for the trust our customers and partners place in us. To support the arts is a privilege for our organization. Art — be it music, culture, performance or any other form — is a cornerstone of vibrant communities around the world. To us, an investment in the arts is an investment in Canadian culture and one of the most important ways we bring our purpose to life.
Young Companies
Alan Convery • Senior Manager Community Relations, TD Bank Group TD is proud to support another successful year of Young Companies at the Citadel Theatre. This unique program of mentorship and training supports young, aspiring artists who are serious about pursuing a career in theatre. We applaud this year’s Young Company participants and look forward to their year-end performances.
Play Development & Evangeline
Nada Ristich • Director of Corporate Donations, BMO Financial Group At BMO Financial Group, we believe a strong and vital cultural life is part of a healthy community. As anyone who has seen a great play, art has the power to transform how we perceive life, each other and ourselves. We are committed to promoting and celebrating the great diversity and wealth of talent that exists across Canada. Our continued support of Play Development at the Citadel liberates playwrights to concentrate on their art form and encourages them to give Canada an artistic voice.
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Presenting Sponsor, Evangeline
GREG CHRISTENSON • President, Christenson Developments Christenson Developments is very pleased to sponsor Evangeline. We believe that the Citadel Theatre is essential in keeping the arts alive in our community and are very proud to support them. We wish them continued success in presenting artistic excellence to our community.
Presenting Sponsor, Alice Through the Looking-Glass
NEIL MacGILLIVRAY • President, Camgill Enterprises Ltd. We are pleased to support another great season at the Citadel as it provides innovative theatre and leadership to the Edmonton arts scene. Camgill Enterprises Ltd. salutes all those who contribute to the Citadel’s continuing success. The encouragement our community gives to the arts is what makes Edmonton a dynamic place to live.
Presenting Sponsor, A Christmas Carol
Jay Westman • Chairman & CEO, Jayman BUILT At Jayman BUILT, we believe a thriving arts community is a vital component of a healthy community. Not only does it foster creativity which is needed in every successful business/city, it gives Edmontonians a place where they can reflect, be entertained, cry, laugh and be inspired. For those in Edmonton, there is nothing quite as entertaining and inspirational as their annual rendition of A Christmas Carol. Jayman BUILT is proud to be a presenting sponsor of this production.
Presenting Sponsor, Boom Congratulations to the Citadel on the 50th anniversary of enriching the lives of those in our community through the performing arts. As the presenting sponsor of BOOM, Westmoreland Coal Company is proud to celebrate this milestone with our neighbours at the Citadel. We join our fellow esteemed sponsors in thanking all those at the Citadel for their continued dedication in ensuring the performing arts continues to serve Edmontonians for generations to come.
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thanks Presenting Sponsor, West Side Story
MLT is delighted to sponsor West Side Story and are proud of our involvement with the Citadel Theatre. Hats off to Neil Gower, Counsel with MLT, for his service to the Citadel Theatre Board. MLT also extends its congratulations to the Citadel Theatre on its 50th anniversary. The Citadel’s promotion of the arts has been central to our quality of life in Edmonton. We wish the Citadel continued success in the next half century.
Servus Pay What You Can
Garth Warner • President & CEO, Servus Credit Union As part of our Community Access program, Servus Credit Union is proud to partner with the Citadel Theatre to ensure more Albertans have an opportunity to enjoy the arts through Servus Pay What You Can Sundays. We congratulate the Citadel on an outstanding season and extend our best wishes for many more great seasons to come.
Chelsea Hotel
TOM REDL • President & CEO, CHANDOS We have been inspired by your productions and impressed with your artistic excellence. Yours are the hands that weave the fabric of our community. Sponsoring the Citadel Theatre has been both a pleasure and a privilege.
Families First
Tina Naqvi-Rota • President, Cameron Corporation Cameron Corporation is proud to partner with the Citadel Theatre and continue with the Families First Program this season. Families First ensures unused theatre tickets are donated to Kids Up Front so that children and families who would otherwise not have opportunity, have access to live theatre and can create memorable experiences together. We applaud the Citadel for its outstanding contributions to the arts and the community in general. Congratulations.
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The Citadel would like to extend our special thanks to the following media sponsors, whose ongoing support made the 2015/16 season a tremendous success:
Playwright’s Forum
Michelle Sigurdson • BID Principal | Interior Design, DIALOG Once again the Citadel proves itself to be an enriching, thought-provoking, relevant, and important contributor to the Edmonton Arts community. Through its continued focus on theatre excellence and the development of our artistic talent, the Citadel is a key component of Edmonton’s cultural life. DIALOG is honored to be a supporter of the Citadel’s Playwright’s Forum and its vision of nurturing upcoming and established talent and new plays. As a firm it is our pleasure and privilege to play a role in keeping theatre alive for generations to come.
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BRUCE KIRKLAND • General Manager, Lexus of Edmonton Lexus of Edmonton is honored and proud to continue its relationship with the Citadel Theatre. The Citadel is a key component to the Edmonton Arts Community which contributes so much quality of life in Edmonton. Our city is blessed to have the Citadel Theatre and all the wonderful productions they produce for Edmonton and the surrounding areas to enjoy. Lexus of Edmonton is locally owned and operated and has been giving back to the Edmonton community for many years and the Citadel is very much worthy of our support.
Print Sponsor
Darren Pohl • President, McCallum Printing Group Inc. McCallum Printing Group is proud to be a sponsor to such a diverse organization covering all aspects of live theatre for our community. Congratulations on a fabulous season, we applaud and thank you and wish you every continued success.
Suggitt PUBLISHERS
Citadel Playbill
Rob Suggitt • President & Publisher, Suggitt Publishers/Playhouse Publications Ltd. It is with great pleasure we salute the Citadel on another fine season, and Suggitt this their 50thPUBLISHERS anniversary! We would like to applaud all of the personnel who make up the Citadel, from the performers to everyone behind the scenes. It takes a full cast of talented people to create the magic we see on stage, and everyone involved deserves to be commended for all the work they do. Bravo!
Avenue Magazine, 91.7 The Bounce, Capital 96.3 FM, CBC Radio, 630 CHED, 103.9 CISN Country, City-TV, CKUA Radio Network, CTV Edmonton, The Edmonton Journal, 92.5 Fresh-FM, Global TV Edmonton, Nightlife Promotions, 102.3 FM NOW Radio, Pattison Outdoor Advertising, Shaw TV, Sonic 102.9, VUE Weekly. west side story 77
Series Sponsor
Get up close and personal in everyone’s favourite cabaret venue, THE CLUB. We have several incredible acts coming your way in the 2016/17 Beyond the Stage Series. Show tunes, country, blues, rock, comedy and a few surprises! Stay tuned for more information about the Beyond the Stage Series launch in June.
OPENING NIGHT CLUB
Become a member of our Opening Night Club and enjoy pre-show drinks, light snacks and a presentation unique to each of our six Main Stage shows.
SAT MAT CHATS
Join us before each Main Stage Saturday matinee performance when we’ll be hosting a FREE preshow presentation to enhance your theatre experience. Open to all.
FOR MORE INFO CALL THE BOX OFFICE 780.425.1820 • TOLL FREE: 1.888.425.1820
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