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Board of Governors Marshall Shoctor, Q.C. Chair Arliss Miller Past Chair J. G. Greenough, F.C.A. Treasurer Solomon Rolingher, Q.C. Secretary David D. Bentley, F.C.A. Frederick K. Campbell Jacqueline Charlesworth Marc de La Bruyère Anne Foote (Honourary) Ada Hole C. Ralph Loder Ralph B. MacMillan Jack McBain Barbara Poole Tom Redl Chris Sheard Kayla Shoctor Ralph Young Ex Officio Dr. Robert Westbury
Board of Directors Ralph Young President Chris Sheard Past President Aroon Sequeira Vice President/Treasurer Ken Bautista Christine Bishop Guy Bridgeman Allison Edwards Ted Hole Stuart Lee Al Maurer Lisa Miller Catrin Owen Rob Reynolds Gaurav Singhmar Larry Staples
HonoUrary Directors Jack N. Agrios, Jan Bentley, Joanne Berger, Dan Block, Frank Calder, Gary G. Campbell, Betty Carlson, Donald A. Carlson, Marilyn Cohen, Reg Copithorne, Len Dolgoy, Dennis Erker, Grant Fairley, John C. Forster, Frank Gibson, James Gillespie, Jean Hamilton, Brian Hetherington, Gary Killips, Beverlee Loat, Maureen McCaw, Eva McGregor, Susan Minsos, Terry Nistor, Bob Normand, Ray B. Phipps, Ted Power, Jerry Preston, Henry (Hank) Reid, Charlotte Robb, Barbara Shumsky, Esther Starkman, Marianne Takach, Merle Taylor, Mr. Justice Dennis R. Thomas, Brian Tod, John Tweddle, Brian Vaasjo, Chief Justice A.H. Wachowich, Bob Walker, Dr. Marvin Weisler, Bart West, Eve Willox, David Wilson, Doris Wilson, John Yerxa
BILLY BISHOP GOES TO WAR Written and composed by John Gray in collaboration with Eric Peterson September 18 - October 10/10
INTIMATE APPAREL By Lynn Nottage October 2 - 24/10
STUDIES IN MOTION
By Kevin Kerr October 30 - November 14/10
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Adapted by Tom Wood Based on the story by Charles Dickens November 27 - December 23/10
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY By Tracy Letts January 29 - February 20/11
ANOTHER HOME INVASION By Joan MacLeod February 12 - March 6/11
HUNCHBACK
Conceived by Jonathan Christenson & Bretta Gerecke Adapted from Victor Hugo’s novel March 5 - 27/11
RICK: THE RICK HANSEN STORY By Dennis Foon April 2 - 17/11
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
A new adaptation by Tom Wood Based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas April 2 - 24/11
TRUE LOVE LIES By Brad Fraser April 23 - May 15/11
LITTLE WOMEN THE BROADWAY MUSICAL Book by Allan Knee Lyrics by Mindi Dickstein Music by Jason Howland April 30 - May 22/11
PREMIER We gratefully acknowledge the significant support of our donors who make it possible for the Citadel to present world-class theatre that is accessible, intelligent, passionate and relevant. ANNUAL SUPPORT Artistic Director’s Circle ($5000 +)
Allison & Glyn Edwards Ada Hole Doreen Lutsky Maureen McCaw & Sandy Slator Tom & Corrie Redl Rob & Beth Reynolds Chris & Dale Sheard Weir Family Fund Ralph & Gay Young
Director’s Club ($2500 - $4999)
Madam Justice L. Darlene Acton & Mr. Donald Scott Bob Baker & Tom Wood Dr. & Mrs. Luis & Alexis Baptista David & Jan Bentley Norman & Christine Bishop Guy Bridgeman & Dianne Ross Marc de La Bruyère & Stacy Schiff John & Judith Cosco Doug & Wendy Davey Dr. Elizabeth Dixon & Dr. Ben Macedo Grant Dunlop & Erika Norheim Jim & Sheila Edwards Leslie Frankish Cecil & Anne Hoffman Don & Lorna Kramer Leo J. Krysa Family Foundation Sandy & Cecile Mactaggart Jack & Lorraine McBain Arliss Miller Ove & Susan Minsos Norbert & Patricia Morgenstern Fran & Al Olson Esther Ondrack Playhouse Publications Ltd. Barbara Poole Jerry & Mary Preston Sir Francis Price & Justice Marguerite Trussler
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S. & R. Nakai Laverne & Aaron Nathan Edna Nichols Ian & Lou Nicol Jennifer Oakes James & Beverly Orieux Vital & Colleen Ouellette Fred & Mary Paranchych Aleda Patterson Sheila Petersen Gordon & Margaret Peterson Fay Plomp Jean & Edward Posyniak Amanda Powley Andrew & Carol Raczynski Henry & Helen Resta William & Heather Ritchie Alan Rose Roger & Janet Russell Kay Savey Allan & Marianne Scott Jan Selman Eric & Melanie Semlacher Glen & Margaret Sharples Richard Sherbaninuk Wayne & Marcy Shillington Ellie Shuster & Bryan Gutteridge Barbara Sinn Sheila Sirdar Allen & Myrna Snart Dale & Jane Somerville Roy Sparling Keith & Beverley Spencer Delores Stefaniszyn Campbell & Rosalind Sydie Tony Thai & Alvin Schrader Allison Theman Maggie Thompson Kathleen Tomyn John & Alana Tucker Marion & Darcy Turner John & Liz Tweddle Rick & Pauline Uretsky Glen Vallance Dennis & Joyce Vass Chris Vilcsak Lorne Warneke Doug Warren Walder G.H. White John Wodak Dr. Geoffrey & Veronica Worsley Susan Wright John & Yvonne Yamamoto Dr. Randall & Nancy Yatscoff
PREMIER 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
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.
To learn more about our Supporter Program and levels of support and benefits, please visit www.citadeltheatre.com or call Sydney Stuart at (780) 428-2142. As a registered charity we rely on the generosity of our donors & sponsors.
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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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Lyrics by
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Based on the novel by LOUISA MAY ALCOTT STARRING JOSÉE BOUDREAU.............................................. Beth, Clarissa JEREMY CRITTENDEN......................................... Laurie, Monk SUSAN GILMOUR................................................ Marmee, Hag ALANA HAWLEY.................................................. Hag, Maid KRIS JOSEPH. ...................................................... Braxton DAVID LEYSHON. ................................................ Professor Bhaer JAMES MacDONALD........................................... Mr. Laurence, Monk DAVID MacINNIS.................................................. Troll MELISSA MacPHERSON...................................... Meg, Monk ERIC MORIN. ........................................................ Rodrigo MELISSA OEI........................................................ Hag, Maid ADRIAN PROSZOWSKI........................................ Knight JONATHAN PURVIS. ........................................... Troll JUSTIN SPROULE................................................ John Brooke, Troll LANA SUGARMAN.............................................. Amy, Rodrigo 2 SHANNON TAYLOR............................................. Jo COLLEEN WINTON. ............................................. Aunt March, Mrs. Kirk Director................................................................. BOB BAKER Assistant Director................................................. BRENDA BAZINET Music Director...................................................... DON HORSBURGH Choreographer .................................................... PHILLIP NERO Set & Costume Designer. .................................... LESLIE FRANKISH Lighting Designer ................................................ MICHAEL WALTON Sound Designer. .................................................. MICHAEL LAIRD Fight Director. ...................................................... PAUL GELINEAU Voice, Speech & Text Coach. .............................. BETTY MOULTON Wig Designer/ Assistant Costume Designer............................... CORY SINCENNES Assistant Music Director...................................... RYAN SIGURDSON Fight & Dance Captain......................................... JONATHAN PURVIS Stage Manager..................................................... MICHELLE CHAN Assistant Stage Manager. ................................... HOLLY CLARK Apprentice Stage Manager.................................. SAM VANSLUYTMAN
The play is approximately 2 ¼ hours with one intermission of twenty minutes. LITTLE WOMEN 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/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program represents a training partnership between the Citadel Theatre and The Banff Centre. The Citadel engages, under the terms of the Canadian Theatre Agreement, professional artists who are members of the Canadian Actors’ Equity Association. Production personnel for the Citadel Theatre are members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Employees (I.A.T.S.E.) Sponsors
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ACT I AN OPERATIC TRAGEDY. ............................ Jo, Clarissa, Braxton, Rodrigo BETTER. ............................................................ Jo OUR FINEST DREAMS.................................. Jo, Meg, Beth, Amy HERE ALONE................................................... Marmee COULD YOU. ................................................... Aunt March, Jo DELIGHTED...................................................... Marmee, Meg, Jo, Beth TAKE A CHANCE ON ME.............................. Laurie BETTER (reprise).............................................. Jo OFF TO MASSACHUSETTS......................... Beth, Mr. Laurence FIVE FOREVER................................................. Jo, Laurie, Amy, Meg, Beth MORE THAN I AM.......................................... John Brooke, Meg TAKE A CHANCE (reprise). ............................ Laurie ASTONISHING................................................ Jo
ACT II THE WEEKLY VOLCANO PRESS. ............... Full Company OFF TO MASSACHUSETTS (reprise).......... Mr. Laurence, Beth, Marmee, Meg, John Brooke HOW I AM. ....................................................... Professor Bhaer SOME THINGS ARE MEANT TO BE........... Jo, Beth THE MOST AMAZING THING...................... Amy, Laurie DAYS OF PLENTY. ......................................... Marmee THE FIRE WITHIN ME.................................... Jo SMALL UMBRELLA IN THE RAIN............... Professor Bhaer, Jo VOLCANO (reprise).......................................... Jo
Music Director, Piano.................................... Don Horsburgh Violin. ................................................................ Jim Cockell Violin. ................................................................ Kate Svrcek Viola................................................................... Jonathan Lewis Cello................................................................... Ian Woodman Bass. .................................................................. Mike Lent Flute, Piccolo. .................................................. Elizabeth Faulkner Oboe, English Horn........................................ Beth Levia Clarinet, Bass Clarinet................................... Dan Sutherland Trumpet, Flugelhorn...................................... Russell Whitehead Horn................................................................... Mary Fearon Trombone, Bass Trombone......................... Alden Lowrey Percussion........................................................ Tim Mulligan 22
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Allan Knee has written for the stage and screen. His play, The Man Who Was Peter Pan, was released by Miramax Films as Finding Neverland in October 2004. It costars Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet and Dustin Hoffman. Syncopation won an American Critics Theatre Award after premiering at the Long Wharf Theatre and George Street Playhouse. His musical version of Little Women won a Richard Rodgers Musical Theatre Award. Among his other works are Shmulnik’s Waltz (music by David Shire), Santa Anita ’42, The Minister’s Black Veil, St. Valentine’s Day Massacre and Sholem Aleichem Lives, which toured with Theodore Bikel. For young audiences, he adapted Around The World in 80 Days, which toured nationally for TheatreWorks/USA. For PBS he wrote the four-part adaptation of The Scarlet Letter. Allan is a graduate of the Yale Drama School and a founding member of the Workshop Theatre Company.
MINDI DICKSTEIN
Lyrics
Ms. Dickstein wrote the lyrics for the Broadway musical Little Women. Recent projects include book and lyrics for Trip, an original musical commissioned by Playwrights Horizons, written with long-time collaborator Dan Messe; book for Toy Story – The Musical, with songs by Groovelily, for Disney Creative Entertainment; and book and lyrics for Nate the Great (also with Messe) for Theatreworks USA. Her songs have been performed widely, most notably as part of Lincoln Center’s American Songbook (Hear and Now: Contemporary Lyricists) and at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. She has written several musicals for Theatreworks USA, including The Mystery Of King Tut, which has toured the US for several years. Other work includes: Beasts And Saints, a musical comedy (Boston Music Theater Project, ASCAP Workshop, MTW’s Fresh Voices); a one act musical included in Notes Across A Small Pond (The Bridewell Theater, London); The Existential Gourmet, a tragicomedy (The Women’s Project); Guadeloupe, a farce (Westbeth Theater Center); The Falling Man, an opera in 13 minutes (Cucaracha Theater); and The Magic Cookie, a ten-minute musical (New York Theater Workshop). She has received playwriting fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts and the Massachusetts Artists Foundation, and has been honored with an ASCAP Bernice Cohen Award, a Jonathan Larson Foundation Award, a Second Stage Constance Klinsky Award for Excellence in Musical Theater, and a PEN International New Playwright Award (selected by Wendy Wasserstein). She received her BFA in Drama from New York University and her MFA from New York University’s Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program, where she was an Oscar Hammerstein Fellow and where she now serves on the faculty. Little Women is available through Music Theater International and through Cherry Lane Music; the original Broadway cast album, released by Ghostlight Records.
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Mr. Howland is co-founder, with Dani Davis, of Half Pint Studios, a music based intellectual property development company. He composed the score for the Off-Broadway hit, Blessing in Disguise and the holiday event Handel’s Messiah Rocks: A Joyful Noise. He also wrote the score for the new webisode series The Broadroom, created by Candace Bushnell, author of Sex and the City. He has served as musical director and conductor for Broadway’s Jekyll & Hyde, Les Misérables and Taboo and was the musical supervisor for Broadway’s The Scarlet Pimpernel and The Civil War. He has also appeared as a guest conductor with the Atlanta Symphony, the Florida Orchestra, the New Jersey Symphony, the Maine State Symphony and the Memphis Symphony. Mr. Howland has also conducted in concert across the country for such notables as Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Brandy, Bebe and Cece Winans, Carl Anderson, Linda Eder, Sebastian Bach, The Kingston Trio and Lizz Wright. He is the proud parent of Noah and Nina.
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foreshadowing with Colin MacLean Which, strangely enough, leads us to the Mainstage season of the Citadel next year. Looking down the list of performers, one is struck by how many of them are so well known locally. Our own stars. Names that will attract an audience just because they are in a play. I don’t know about you, but I’d go see Tom Wood read from the yellow pages. Tom will be starring in one of the great stage roles of all time next year – Willie Loman in Death of a Salesman. As his son Biff, is another Edmonton actor who, through many stellar performances has built up a substantial audience – John Ullyatt. We have seen the actor in so many guises a fair observation might be, just who is John Ullyatt anyway? Tony in West Side Story. Danny in Grease. Billy Bishop. The MC in Cabaret. He’s been a bird on the side of a building and a human fountain. He’s even played Tom Wood’s son before in Cat On A Hot Tin Roof. “He’s a chameleon who changes with each performance,” observes Citadel Artistic Director Bob Baker. “A character actor with leading man good looks – a comedian who can do drama.” Or take Julien Arnold, who has been around for quite some time but found incredible resonance with audiences with his heartbreakingly human portrayal of Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol. Next year, he will be playing three roles at the Citadel including the Narrator in The Rocky Horror Show, Bob Cratchit and the prime comic role of Bottom the Weaver in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Let me mention a couple of others who have developed a loyal following in Edmonton. They may not be based here but they have found their own audiences. Fiona Reid has given us a number of memorable evenings in the Citadel capped off by this year’s devouring matriarch, Violet, in Tracy Lett’s August: Osage County. She’s back next year in God of Carnage.
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LANDMARK CLASSIC MAINSTAGE Series And Réjean Cournoyer, who was a conflicted Beast in Beauty and the Beast, a deadly Sweeney Todd and the heartthrob, Mr. Darcy, in Pride and Prejudice. The stars, local and otherwise but all Canadian, twinkle next year in the Citadel’s Mainstage. Bob Baker tosses a challenging season at us next year. “I think our season subscribers love theatre. I think they are saying ‘bring it on – give everything a chance.’ We’ll get people to see (The) ‘Rocky’ (Horror Show) who don’t normally come because they think theatre is stuffy and not for them. We’ll get people to come because it is a fun show and they’ll have a rockin’ good time. And maybe they’ll stay to see God of Carnage. We have to maintain our audiences but if we hope to succeed in these tough times, we’ve got to bring in new patrons too.” “I don’t think I’ve ever seen Death of a Salesman staged,” says Baker of the season opener. “A few months ago I read it again and was struck by how much it deserves its reputation as one of the greatest plays ever written. It is a powerful, relevant, visionary work and I can’t wait to see what Tom (Wood) is going to do with it.” Baker will be directing. Opening night will be September 24. You noted, of course, the words Rocky Horror Show, uh, creeping into this piece. Yes, the highly controversial long-running British comedy Sep 24 - Oct 16/11 stage musical is coming to the Citadel with your invitation to join us in Transexual Transylvania. John Ullyatt, who is no stranger to transexual roles, will return as Dr. Frank N. Furter. It will be interesting to see if the sexual roundelay that so horrified
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foreshadowing with Colin MacLean (and delighted) audiences and critics back in 1973 will pack the same kind of psychosexual punch this time around. “We are also staging an event,” says Baker. “We are inviting audiences to come dressed up and participate in the show. You can do anything you want as long as you don’t stain the seats.” You are invited to “do the time warp again” beginning on October 29th. Oct 29 - Nov 20/11
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Next will come two modern day classics of theatre – each something of a coup for the Citadel. Mark Rothko was a prickly fellow with fierce opinions. He was an abstract expressionist, his paintings were colourful, monolithic and non-representational. Think Jackson Pollock. In 1958, he accepted a commission for a series of murals for New York’s Four Seasons restaurant. John Logan’s play Red places the artist in his studios with his assistant Ken – who begins to question why an artist of Rothko’s stature would accept such a commercial project. Rather than a dry academic discussion of “What is art?” and “What are the responsibilities of the artist?”, an impassioned, often frenzied and sensually grounded discussion ensues that has found a ready audience in both London and New York. The play won a Tony and a Drama Desk Award. Red will be a co-production between the Citadel, the Vancouver Playhouse and the Canadian Stage Company. Opening February 11.
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foreshadowing with Colin MacLean And finishing off the season, “by popular demand,” a Citadel repeat production of The Sound of Music. Bob Baker’s signature production is the most popular of his 12 year tenure at the Citadel. “We invite the community to bring their children to get them caught up in the wonder of live theatre. There is nothing really like The Sound of Music. Rogers and Hammerstein weren’t afraid of addressing social issues as well as telling a great story.” Baker’s production opens April 21 and features Réjean Cournoyer as the Captain. And that’s the mainstage season. We should give a nod to the Robbin’s Family Season – a season that promises enchantment for the entire family and all for the purchase of three subscription tickets. (Or single tickets if you want). The season begins with A Christmas Carol. For over a decade, this Edmonton favourite has been gladdening our Yuletide hearts. Richard McMillan returns as Scrooge with Julien Arnold as Bob Cratchit. That will be followed by Seussical, the Steven Flaherty-Lynn Ahrens Broadway take on the writings of Dr Seuss. The Cat in the Hat will narrate this tale of an Elephant (Horton) who hears a Who – too small to be seen by anyone in the jungle. Written in the inspired doggrel of Dr. Seuss, the production is lively and funny with just enough adult content to keep mom and dad interested as well. And, finally, for your season ticket you’re invited to see The Sound of Music. “We sell an essential theatrical experience,” says Baker, summing up the season. “The show you are seeing one night will never be repeated. You can’t replay it. You can’t record it or photograph it. I want every experience to be vivid and immediate.”
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JOSÉE BOUDREAU
Beth, Clarissa
Josée most recently played Mme. Gaudet in The Three Musketeers on the Maclab Stage. Last season at the Citadel she played Belle in Disney’s Beauty and The Beast. Having been a participant in the Citadel/ Banff Theatre Program, Josée is honored to be working amongst some of the best talent in Canada. A graduate from The Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts, some of her favourite theatre credits include Maria/Liesl understudy in The Sound Of Music for Mirvish Productions; Maria Elena in The Buddy Holly Story for Confederation Centre; Neifile in The Decameron Workshop for Berkeley Street Theatre; featured performer in such productions as The Golden Mickeys, Twice Charmed, Disney Dreams and Hercules aboard the Disney Magic for Disney Cruise Line and Canadian Explosion for Stage West. Shout out to Bruce and the Talent House gang! A heartfelt thank you also goes out to my loving family, my friends and Michael for their endless support and encouragement! Bon spectacle!
JEREMY CRITTENDEN
Laurie, Monk
Jeremy was last seen playing Planchet in The Three Musketeers on the Maclab Stage. Recent credits include The Stranger in The Life Inside for The Belfry Theatre; Coneybear in 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee for The Belfry Theatre/Arts Club; Matthew in Altar Boyz and Bobby in Cabaret for the Arts Club and Man 1 in The World Goes Round. He is the winner of three Ovation Awards and has been nominated for two Jessies. A graduate of the Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program, Jeremy sends love to his fiancé JM and their dog, Sebastian. http://www.jeremycrittenden.ca
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SUSAN GILMOUR
Marmee, Hag
Susan was most recently seen at the Citadel playing Mme. De Lannoy in The Three Musketeers and as The Drowsy Chaperone last season. Other Citadel credits include her one woman show I Dreamed a Dream, Man of La Mancha, Oliver! and The Beggar’s Opera. Other theatre credits include Les Misérables for Imperial Theatre (New York), Royal Alexandra/Princess of Wales Theatres (Toronto), Pantanges Theatre (L.A) and Asian/African tour; Broadway and Beyond for Town Hall (New York); Into the Woods, My Fair Lady and The Threepenny Opera for Stratford Festival; Rob Roy at the Edinburgh Festival; Cats and Sylvia for Theatre Aquarius; Pelagie and Larry’s Party for Canadian Stage/National Arts Centre; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat for Calgary Stage West/Drayton; Guys and Dolls and Kiss of the Spiderwoman for St. Lawrence Centre; Evita for TheatreCalgary/Drayton/Neptune Theatre; Anything Goes for Drayton; Man of La Mancha for Neptune Theatre and Anne of Green Gables for Charlottetown Festival.
ALANA HAWLEY
Hag, Maid
Alana was most recently seen playing Constance in The Three Musketeers on the Maclab Stage. She is a graduate of the Birmingham Conservatory for Classical Theatre Training, the U of A BFA Acting Program, Tarlington Training (film/T.V.) and The Speech Studio (Speech Arts and Drama). Past theatre credits include Dorcus in The Winter’s Tale, Grace in Bartholomew Fair and Princess of France in Love’s Labour’s Lost for Stratford Shakespeare Festival; Queen Elizabeth in Richard III and Viola in Twelfth Night for Birmingham Conservatory; Zanda in The Clink and Flaminia in The Double Inconstancy for Studio Theatre; Flora in 27 Wagons Full of Cotton, Regan in King Lear and Kitty Packard in Dinner at Eight for the U of A Drama Department; Third Witch in Macbeth and Ophelia in Hamlet for PGTW. Musical theatre credits include Oliver! for Prince George Playhouse and Grease for the St. Albert Children’s Theatre. She has enjoyed working with artists from across the country, participating in the New Plays Festival with Theatre BC and partaking in the National Artists Program at the 2005 Canada Games.
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KRIS JOSEPH
Braxton
Kris was most recently seen playing Athos in The Three Musketeers on the Maclab Stage. His recent credits include A Christmas Carol, Mother Courage, The Changeling and Macbeth for Canada’s National Arts Centre; The Turn of the Screw and Airport Security for Gruppo Rubato; The Pillowman for Vision Theatre; How The Other Half Loves and Doubt for Gladstone Productions; A Midwinter’s Dream Tale for Company of Fools; Facts for Great Canadian Theatre Company and three seasons with the St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival (appearing in Macbeth, Measure for Measure, Taming of the Shrew, As You Like It and more). Kris is a four-time Rideau Award nominee, and shares a Rideau with Patrick Gauthier for co-writing The Churchill Protocol, which appeared at the Edmonton Fringe in 2007. He currently lives in Ottawa, but was born in Swift Current and raised in Lloydminster, Edmonton and Regina.
DAVID LEYSHON
Professor Bhaer
David was recently seen on the Maclab Stage as Rochefort in The Three Musketeers. Most recent credits include Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls for Chemainus Theatre Festival; This Could be Love for Lunchbox Theatre and Evelyn Strange for Vertigo Theatre. Other credits include My Mother’s Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding for Mirvish; An Ideal Husband for Theatre Calgary; Little Shop of Horrors for Persephone Theatre; A Christmas Carol for the Grand Theatre; Hamlet, The Taming of the Shrew and All’s Well that Ends Well for The Stratford Festival; seven seasons with The Shaw Festival, including roles in The Importance of Being Earnest, The Cassilis Engagement, Major Barbara, Misalliance and High Society; Blood Brothers for Theatre Aquarius; The Mystery of Edwin Drood for Vertigo Theatre; Cinderella for Globe Theatre and The Fantasticks for Theatre Calgary.
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JAMES MacDONALD
Mr. Laurence, Monk
James’ most recent appearance at the Citadel was as De Treville and Bonacieux in The Three Musketeers. His other Citadel acting credits include A Christmas Carol, Blackbird, Pride and Prejudice, Measure for Measure, Amadeus, Einstein’s Gift (Sterling Award), Wit, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Importance of Being Earnest, Othello and Of Mice and Men (Sterling Award). Elsewhere, his credits include the title roles in Macbeth and Henry V for the Freewill Shakespeare Festival, as well as appearances at most of Canada’s major regional theatres. James is also an artistic associate at the Citadel, where over the past six years he has directed Billy Bishop Goes to War, As You Like It, Julius Caesar, The Blonde, the Brunette, and the Vengeful Redhead, Fire (Dora Award), Shining City, Vimy (Sterling Award), Equus, I am My Own Wife and Stones in his Pockets. Elsewhere James’ directing credits include Julius Caesar for the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, The Old Ladies for the Shaw Festival, and seven productions for the Freewill Shakespeare Festival, where he was artistic director for five years. James is the Program Director for the Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program. Next season at the Citadel, he will direct God of Carnage.
DAVID MacINNIS
Troll
Most recently, David was seen on the Maclab Stage as Buckingham and Soissons in The Three Musketeers. Recent theatre credits include The Liars for Shadow Theatre; The Little Dog Laughed for University of Alberta; i google myself for Northern Light Theatre; A Christmas Carol for the Citadel Theatre and The Seed Savers for Workshop West Theatre. David has written two one-man shows which both premiered at the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival: Secondhand Sneakers & The Hundred-Mile Hump (2009) and The Sandkeeper Canto (2010). Film and television credits include Heartland; The 4400; Stargate: Atlantis; Stargate: SG-1; Surviving Disaster; Dead Like Me, Santa’s Slay, Like Mike 2 and Ginger Snaps III. David is a graduate of the University of Alberta’s BFA Acting Program.
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MELISSA MacPHERSON
Meg, Monk
At the Citadel, Melissa has appeared as Milady de Winter in The Three Musketeers, Courageous, as Babette in Disney’s Beauty and The Beast, Julius Caesar, Noises Off and the Citadel/Theatre Calgary co-production of Disney’s Beauty and The Beast. Other credits include The Woman in Black for Theatre Network; Little Shop of Horrors and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes for Mayfield Theatre and Macbeth, Richard III, As You Like It and Much Ado About Nothing for Freewill Shakespeare Festival.
ERIC MORIN
Rodrigo
Most recently at the Citadel, Eric appeared as D’Artagnan in The Three Musketeers. Previously at the Citadel, Eric appeared in Disney’s Beauty and The Beast. Most memorable credits include the bad boy Luke in Angelwalk’s 2010 Dora-nominated production of Altar Boyz; Fred and Young Scrooge in A Christmas Carol for Silvermist Productions; three seasons with Smile Theatre; Lt. Brannigan in Guys and Dolls for Port Hope; Riff/Baby John in West Side Story for The Grand Theatre; The Boyfriend, Annie Get Your Gun, Pirates of Penzance and The Music Man for Drayton Entertainment; Iachimo in Cymbeline at The Royal Welsh College and the title role in Richard III and Jason Sherman’s world premiere Enemies at Ryerson. Eric is a graduate of the distinguished Ryerson Theatre School Program, is a recipient of the Alan Lund Scholarship Award and attended the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama as an exchange student where he had the opportunity to take part of a Master Singing Class with Stephen Sondheim. Many thanks to the Banff Centre and the Citadel for their tireless commitment and passion towards fostering and further developing my talent. Much love to Mom, Dad and Adam.
MELISSA OEI
Hag, Maid
At the Citadel, Melissa was most recently seen as Queen Anne in The Three Musketeers. A native Vancouverite, Melissa is a graduate of Studio 58 and Langara’s Film Arts Program. Favourite roles include Lady M in Macbeth for Kaleidoscope; Miss Adelaide in Guys and Dolls for Studio 58; Ado Annie in Oklahoma! for TUTS and various roles with Carousel Theatre where she has worked as an actor and a teacher for the past four years. Melissa is the recipient of the Antony Holland Scholarship, Aida Broadbent Award, OVATION award for Outstanding Newcomer and Best Actor at the 2010 Unlock the Vault Film Festival. Much love to Gaelan for his unending support. 48
ADRIAN PROSZOWSKI
Knight
Adrian was most recently seen at the Citadel as King Louis in The Three Musketeers. Selected credits include playing Sammy in Blood Brothers for the Thousand Islands Playhouse; several seasons with Shakespearean troupe A Company of Fools (Ottawa); Michael in Unity 1918 for Theatre Aquarius; Rad in 1,000 Cranes for Carousel Players; Goldfish A and Fido the Pup in Desperate Housepets for the 2005 Summerworks Festival, 2006 Toronto Fringe and Louis in Michel Marc Bouchard’s Heat Wave for Sudbury Theatre Centre. Adrian is a graduate of George Brown Theatre School, trained in modern dance with Le Group de la Place Royale (Ottawa) and is Artistic Director of Theatreworks Productions (Toronto, Ontario). Adrian thanks his family and friends for their support.
JONATHAN PURVIS Troll, Fight & Dance Captain
At the Citadel, Jonathan was most recently seen as Jussac in The Three Musketeers. He currently resides in Calgary, Alberta where he graduated from the Mount Royal University acting program. Other Citadel credits include Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and The Forbidden Phoenix. On the Calgary stage, Jonathan has recently been seen in Love’s Labour’s Lost with the Shakespeare Company; Dying City at the Motel Space; Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Beauty and the Beast for Theatre Calgary; Gnomes and The Princess and the Peabrain at the Calgary Fringe and Almost, Maine, a Jeezum-Crow production, and FLOP! with Quest Theatre. He has also performed The Forbidden Phoenix at LKTYP Theatre in Toronto and MTYP Theatre in Winnipeg. Jonathan also dedicates extensive study to dancing, gymnastics, martial arts, stage combat, singing, and acoustic guitar. Jonathan would like to thank Mom and Dad for always pushing him forward and being there when he needed them.
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JUSTIN SPROULE
John Brooke, Troll
Justin was most recently seen as Aramis in The Three Musketeers on the Maclab Stage. Originally from Winnipeg, Justin has spent the last 10 years working in Western Canada. Some favourite stage credits include The Wild Party for Pint Size Tall Productions; Death of a Salesman for Winnipeg Jewish Theatre; Maria Rasputin Presents for Forte Musical Theatre; Go Back For Murder for Vertigo Theatre; Equus and A Christmas Carol for the Citadel Theatre and A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Comedy of Errors for The Shakespeare Company. Recent screen credits include Mon Ami for TrueHype Productions; Desolate for Grant Productions; World War Geek for WWG Productions; Hamlet; but you didn’t hear it from me for JCA Communications; Pie Day for Anctil Inc.; The Ridge for Ridge Productions and Passchendaele for Passchendaele Films Inc. Voice credits include The Law of Ueki, Hunter x Hunter and Behind the Curtain. Justin is a graduate of the BFA acting program in Edmonton. Justin would like to thank Bob Baker and the Citadel for this wonderful experience and his family for their continued support.
LANA SUGARMAN
Amy, Rodrigo 2
At the Citadel, Lana was most recently seen as Clouet and Betane in The Three Musketeers. Selected theatre credits include The Waves for HarleyDog Productions; Ebenezer Scrooge: A Carol for Christmas for SilverMist Productions; Measure for Measure, The Taming of the Shrew, As You Like It and The Merchant of Venice for St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival; A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Alchemy; Romeo and Juliet and Othello for Classical Theatre Project; Emily Elizabeth in Clifford the Big Red Dog (US tour) and four different productions of The Vagina Monologues. Lana is a graduate of Sheridan College and Red Deer College. Much love to her ‘sisters’ and the incredible creative family she became a part of in January. Upcoming for Lana is Macbeth with Driftwood Theatre.
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SHANNON TAYLOR
Jo
Shannon was most recently seen at the Citadel as Mme. Gallard in The Three Musketeers. Having recently spent her summer performing in PEI, she is thrilled to explore the west coast, although Toronto is her home base. Selected theatre credits include Johnny Belinda and Pygmalion for The Montgomery Theatre; the English language premiere of Michel Marc Bouchard’s Madonna Painter for Factory Theatre; Extremities for Surface/ Underground Theatre; Schoolhouse for 4th Line Theatre (07/08); Emily, Inspector General and Redemption for Talk is Free Theatre and Sound of Music and Inherit the Wind for Stratford Shakespeare Festival. Shannon would like to thank Bob Baker for this opportunity, her family for their continued support and Peter for helping to make this all happen.
COLLEEN WINTON
Aunt March, Mrs. Kirk
Most recently at the Citadel, Colleen appeared as Mere D’Artagnan in The Three Musketeers. Other Citadel credits include The Wizard of Oz, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Crucible and Burn This. Her acting career includes the Stratford, Shaw and Charlottetown Festivals, the companies of CATS and Show Boat and extensive film and TV credits plus the award winning The Black Rider for November Theatre; Guys and Dolls and Nothing Sacred for the Vancouver Playhouse and Dames at Sea and Gypsy for the Arts Club. She has directed Merry Wives of Windsor, Taming of the Shrew, Waiting for the Parade, Little Shop of Horrors and Queen Lear and been honoured with 3 Jessie nominations, a Jessie Award, and an Ovation Award. She makes her home in Vancouver with actor Russell Roberts and 2 wonderful sons.
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BOB BAKER
Director
Since returning to his hometown of Edmonton twelve years ago, Bob Baker has rejuvenated and expanded the Citadel Theatre as Artistic Director. Programming eleven or twelve full-scale theatrical productions each year, including family programming and the cutting-edge Rice series, Mr. Baker has ushered in an era of growth at the Citadel. Last season, Mr. Baker was instrumental in incorporating five of the Citadel’s existing creative development programs under one umbrella: The Robbins Academy. The Robbins Academy consists of the Eldon and Anne Foote Theatre School, the Citadel Young Companies, The Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program, ongoing Play Development activities and Audience Outreach, creating Canada’s newest and most comprehensive program for creative development in professional theatre. Mr. Baker was recently honoured with a University of Alberta Distinguished Alumni Award, is a member of Edmonton’s Cultural Hall of Fame and is a recipient of a PACE award from Alberta Association of Colleges and Technical Institutes. Mr. Baker has directed 38 plays for the Citadel and his production of A Christmas Carol has become, for the last eleven years, a beloved Edmonton family tradition. He was the artistic director during the successful turn-around of both the Phoenix Theatre in Edmonton (1982-87) and the Canadian Stage Company in Toronto (1990-98). He has won Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards for his direction of Popcorn (2000), Cabaret (2002) and The Pillowman (2007). Mr. Baker is consistently inspired by the dedication and talent of theatre artists and their desire to grow and learn.
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BRENDA BAZINET
Assistant Director
An actor, director and acting instructor, Brenda is delighted to be returning to the Citadel where she has appeared in Equus and The Goat. Selected directing credits include Splendor in the Grass, Unity 1918, Problem Child, Featuring Loretta, Adult Entertainment, Of the Fields Lately, Love List, Blown Sideways Through Life and The Sea. A Gemini Award winning actor, she has appeared in over one hundred television and film productions. A four time Dora Award nominee, she has played leading roles on stages across Canada. Selected acting credits include Harvest for Persephone Theatre; Hamlet for Resurgence Theatre; Old Love for Thousand Island Playhouse/Theatre Orangeville/Lighthouse Festival; Ring Round the Moon and Wild Duck for Soulpepper; The Price for Sudbury Theatre Centre; End of Civilization for Factory Theatre; Death of a Salesman for Neptune Theatre and Leaving Home for Blyth Festival. Upcoming, Brenda will be playing Linda Loman in the Citadel’s production of Death of a Salesman.
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DON HORSBURGH
Music 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. Most recently, he was music director for Hunchback on the Shoctor Stage. He is recently returned from Winnipeg where he music directed White Christmas for M.T.C. and Joseph and his Amazing... for Rainbow Stage. Last season Don was the music director for Beauty and the Beast, Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and, previously, was the music director for The Wizard of Oz and the music director / composer for Pride and Prejudice, provided original music for The Constant Wife and Blithe Spirit. His history with the Citadel Theatre also includes West Side Story (co production with Theatre Calgary), Oliver!, Guys & Dolls, The Sound of Music, Cabaret, Into the Woods, Aspects of Love and Duddy. At the Stratford Festival Mr. Horsburgh has provided original music for 19 productions and music directed Threepenny Opera over a fourteen season tenure. He is the recipient of five Dora Awards for his contributions to Rigoletto; A Little Night Music; Fire and Lilies and a Sterling Haynes Award for outstanding music direction for Cabaret.
PHILLIP NERO
Choreographer
Most recently at the Citadel, Phillip was choreographer for The Three Musketeers. Last season, Phillip choreographed Beauty and the Beast and previous to that The Wizard of Oz. Most recently Phillip directed and choreographed a brand new musical called Big Time Operator at Sheridan College. Other credits include Cinderella, Chicago, A Chorus Line, West Side Story and assistant choreographer for The Lord Of The Rings in London England.
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LESLIE FRANKISH
Set & Costume Designer
Last year, Leslie was the senior production designer for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. Her selected Citadel credits include set and costume design for The Three Musketeers, Pride and Prejudice, A Christmas Carol, Oliver!, The Constant Wife, Peter Pan, Beauty and the Beast (Sterling Award), Blithe Spirit, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Measure for Measure and Present Laughter. Leslie began her design career at the Citadel in the 1980’s as a resident designer for the Citadel Youth Theatre. Other resident designer positions include The Phoenix Theatre, 1984 – 1987 and The Shaw Festival, 1988 – 1999 where she designed Pygmalion, Misalliance and Mrs. Warren’s Profession. As well, Leslie has designed for major theatres across Canada including set and costume design for Angels in America I and II, Singer and Into the Woods for Canadian Stage Company; Hard Times, Lilies and Claptrap for the National Arts Centre; La Bête for Theatre Calgary and A Little Night Music and The Caretaker for the Vancouver Playhouse. Upcoming projects are set & costume designs for Heartbreak House for The Shaw Festival and The Homecoming for The Stratford Festival. Little
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Lighting Designer
Most recently at the Citadel, Michael designed lighting for The Three Musketeers. Other recent credits include The Tempest, As You Like It, King of Thieves, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Hamlet for Stratford Festival; The Year of Magical Thinking for Belfry/NAC/ Tarragon; The 39 Steps, A Christmas Carol, White Christmas, Oliver! and Blood Brothers for Theatre Aquarius; The Cryptogram for Belfry Theatre; Mimi (or a Poisoner’s Comedy), East of Berlin and Generous for Tarragon Theatre; The Last Five Years, The Drawer Boy, Sexy Laundry, Moonlight and Magnolias and Over the River…for The Grand Theatre; ‘Night Mother for Soulpepper; A New Brain for Acting Up Stage; Offensive Shadows for Studio 180; Norway. Today and Tiny Dynamite for Theatre Smash; Oliver! and This Is How It Goes for Neptune Theatre; The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? and The Last Five Years for MTC; The Vertical Hour for PTE and Associate Special Effects Designer, The Lord of the Rings for Kevin Wallace Inc.; London and Toronto. Michael now calls Stratford home.
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MICHAEL LAIRD
Sound Designer
Based in Toronto, Michael’s work has been heard in theatre productions throughout North America. Selected sound design credits include Evil Dead: The Musical (Off Broadway, Toronto & Montréal); Stuff Happens for Studio 180 & Mirvish Productions; Our Class, The Overwhelming, Blackbird and Offensive Shadows for Studio 180; A Beautiful View for da da kamera (Dora Award nomination); A Year with Frog and Toad, The Princess and the Handmaiden, Forbidden Phoenix, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown and The Wizard of Oz for LKTYP; Such Creatures for Nightswimming; Through the Leaves, Festen and Marion Bridge for Company Theatre; Noble Parasites for Theatre Passe Muraille and Norway. Today, Tijuana Cure and Tiny Dynamite for Theatre Smash.Associate sound design credits include Sweeney Todd and Beauty and the Beast for the Citadel Theatre; Kiss Me, Kate for Stratford Shakespeare Festival and Silicone Diaries for Buddies in Bad Times Theatre.
PAUL GELINEAU
Fight Director
Paul most recently was the fight director for The Three Musketeers on the Maclab Stage. Last season, Paul was the fight director for As You Like It. Paul was Director in Residence at the Citadel for the 1997-1998 season and was responsible for the violence in Peter Pan, West Side Story, Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet. Paul is fortunate to have created havoc and violence all over the world. Paul served as Artistic Director of Keyano Theatre from 1999-2008 and is the founder and first AD of Theatre Kingston. He is one of 7 certified Fight Masters with Fight Directors Canada, and an honorary fight director ex-officio with The Society of American Fight Directors. He served as the president of FDC between 2000-2004. He holds an MFA in directing from the University of Alberta.
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Voice, Speech and Text Coach Betty Moulton has taught voice, speech, text and worked as a coach for over 30 years in U.S., U.K. and Canadian professional actor training programs. A Professor at the University of Alberta teaching voice in the BFA acting program, she devised and now heads the new MFA program in Theatre Voice Pedagogy, training new theatre voice specialists. Professional theatre coaching credits include Catalyst Theatre’s Hunchback and Nevermore, As You Like It last season and Pride and Prejudice for the Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program and this season the upcoming Little Women. She spent 10 seasons as company voice, speech and text coach for the Colorado Shakespeare Festival in Boulder (37 productions). Selected theatre companies and acting studios where she has given master classes and workshops include Shakespeare in the Red in Winnipeg, Freehold Studio Lab in Seattle, and the Free Will Players in Edmonton.
CORY SINCENNES
Wig Designer/Assistant Costume Designer Most recently at the Citadel, Cory worked on The Three Musketeers. He is a recent MFA graduate in theatre design from the University of Alberta. Cory previously attended Carleton University, where he obtained a degree in architectural studies. He has also studied design at Ryerson Theatre School. His set, costume and lighting designs have been seen throughout Ontario, Alberta, Vancouver as well as in Germany and Austria. Recent design credits include Billy Bishop Goes to War for the Citadel; Mump and Smoot: Cracked, Communion, Hardcore Logo: LIVE and The Woman in Black for Theatre Network; Dog and Grumplestock’s for Surreal SoReal Theatre; Ribbon for Ground Zero and The Good Woman of Setzuan for Studio Theatre (Thesis Production Design).
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RYAN SIGURDSON Assistant Music Director
Ryan is an Edmonton-based music director, actor and composer. Earlier this season, he was the narrator/pianist in Billy Bishop Goes to War. At the Citadel, Ryan has been musical director of A Christmas Carol for the past two seasons and he played keyboard for Beauty and the Beast. Recent music directing credits include The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee for the Citadel Young Musical Company and the Mayfield Theatre; Everybody Goes to Mitzi’s for Teatro La Quindicina (Sterling Award) and Assassins for Studio Theatre. A graduate of the Theatre Arts program at Grant MacEwan University, Ryan’s acting credits include Cabaret at the Citadel; Evita at the Mayfield Dinner Theatre; Saturday Night and Floyd Collins for Leave It To Jane Theatre and The Incredible Adventures of Mary Jane Mosquito for Concrete Theatre. Ryan’s composing credits include The Infinite Shiver and Everybody Goes to Mitzi’s (Sterling Award) for Teatro La Quindicina and Water’s Daughter for Northern Light Theatre.
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MICHELLE CHAN
Stage Manager
Earlier this season, Michelle was stage manager for August: Osage County, A Christmas Carol and Billy Bishop Goes to War. Last season at the Citadel, Michelle was stage manager for Beauty and the Beast, Sweeney Todd, A Christmas Carol and Blackbird. Other Citadel stage manager credits are The Wizard of Oz, The Forbidden Phoenix, Vimy, Wingfield’s Inferno, The Pillowman, Bird Brain, Fully Committed, Vanya, Shakespeare’s Will, Wingfield on Ice, Stones In His Pockets, Homeward Bound and The Sword in the Stone. Assistant stage manager credits at the Citadel include Beauty and the Beast, Oliver!, Peter Pan, Blithe Spirit, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Sound of Music, Grease, Servant of Two Masters, Hamlet, Cabaret, and Art. Other favourite stage manager credits include God’s Eye with Paper Tiger Productions; A Body of Water, Madagascar & Afterplay for Blarney Productions; Ilsa Queen of the Nazi Love Camp for Workshop West; Evelyn Strange, Cocktails at Pam’s and Fever Land for Teatro la Quindicina; and The 7th Circle and A Hero for All for Fringe Theatre Adventures. Big Thanks to Holly and Sam.
HOLLY CLARK
Assistant Stage Manager
Holly has just finished the run of The Three Musketeers here at the Citadel. Before that she assistant stage managed Abduction from the Seraglio at the EOA which was a total hoot! Although her favourite opera credit is still stage managing Hannaraptor for the COA because it combined her two favourite things, opera and dinosaurs. Holly has also worked on the Calgary Stampede Grandstand Show for two years running which has been an amazing experience. There’s nothing quite like calling cues with fireworks erupting over your head. She would like to thank her Mom for supporting her through thick and thin and Lauren for lending out her watches and being perfect. She hopes you enjoy the show!
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SAM VANSLUYTMAN Apprentice Stage Manager
Most recently at the Citadel, Sam worked on The Three Musketeers. She holds a BFA in Stage Management from the University of Alberta. For the past 8 years Sam has worked professionally as a stage manager in 4 different countries, while visiting 22 others. Among her many international credits are Parade: A Musical! with Guidecca Productions (Edinburgh, Scotland); Harold Pinter Shorts: A Slight Ache & The Lover with European Arts Company (Touring England) and Sleuth with Simply Theatre (Geneva, Switzerland). At home she has worked on several productions with The Edmonton Opera, Opera Nuova and Keyano Theatre.
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STAMINA, STRENGTH, AGILITY OF BODY, MIND, HEART
At the Citadel we do not just put on plays, we build theatre for today and for the future. In addition to producing an extraordinary season year after year, the Citadel boasts an exciting initiative to foster a promising future for artists and playwrights. The Citadel’s Robbins Academy is Canada’s most comprehensive program for creative development in professional theatre. It unites five programs under one umbrella:
PLAY DEVELOPMENT We are committed to producing new work on our stages and offer resources (commissions, readings, workshops, dramaturgy) to assist playwrights in developing their work to its greatest potential.
THE ELDON AND ANNE FOOTE THEATRE SCHOOL 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.
PROFESSIONAL THEATRE PROGRAM
YOUNG COMPANIES
In partnership with the Banff Centre, we have created a rigorous, advanced training program to enhance and improve skills of emerging and established theatre professionals. We would like to acknowledge the generosity and vision of the Program founding supporters:
Tailored to 16 to 21 year olds who want to pursue a career in professional theatre, this year-long program develops and prepares young artists for entry into post-secondary education in the arts.
• 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
AUDIENCE OUTREACH We offer a variety of audience development activities designed to deepen appreciation of theatre arts and enable our audiences to be informed, engaged ambassadors for the Citadel and the arts.
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PROFESSIONAL THEATRE PROGRAM 2010/2011 FACULTY BOB BAKER JAMES MacDONALD BRENDA BAZINET TOM WOOD GEOFFREY BRUMLIK PHILLIP NERO BETTY MOULTON SHANNON VICKERS DON HORSBURGH RYAN SIGURDSON PAUL GELINEAU DENNIS CAHILL KELLY ROBINSON HANNAH WHITTAKER
PARTICIPANTS Artistic Director Program Director/Text Scene Study Preparation Techniques Acting Coach Movement/Dance/Choreographer Vocal Technique/Voice Coach Vocal Technique Singing and Choral Work Singing and Choral Work Stage Combat Improvisation Musical Theatre Workshop Program Co-ordinator
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istorically the Stage Carpentry Department is responsible for the operation of the stage machinery to move, fly and manipulate the scenery during the performance. By means of ropes, pulleys and sand bags, scenery, curtains and backdrops were flown in and out to create the scenes on stage. Things have changed since the days of ropes made of hemp, and sandbags. Although the same goal has to be achieved we use newer technology, materials and methods to move and fly scenery. Steel cable and synthetic ropes have replaced the old natural fiber ropes, and steel counterweights for the old sandbags. As the requirements for the shows come in, we determine which elements fall into our department. In collaboration with others in the production department we cost and design the machinery, rigging and special effects including wind, rain, snow, fire, pyrotechnics and fog. When scenery is too large for manpower alone, we rely on automation (motors, cables, drums, drive chains etc.) for turn tables, elevators and trap doors. Rigging involves suspending up to 20 tons of lights, scenery, speakers, projectors and curtains above the stage and at times above the audience. All rigging must be safely engineered and all hardware must be rated for overhead lifting and suspension. Shows such as A Servant of Two Masters and Blithe Spirit called for many “gags” and tricks to help support the humour of the script. Effects can be quite complicated using all sorts of pneumatics, cables bearings and springs to the simpler ones using an old door hinge, a soup can and a long piece of string. Part of our responsibility includes flying performers in shows such as Beauty and the Beast, The Wizard of Oz, Peter Pan, A Christmas Carol and Angels in America. During the show tonight, look up and see what might be flying above your head!
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Marc Anderson – Head Stage Carpenter – has worked at the Citadel since 1996 Andrew Hill – Assistant Head Stage Carpenter – has worked at the Citadel since 1999 Dan Beggs – Stage Carpenter – has worked at the Citadel since 1991
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Brian Dooley
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Marianne Bouthillier
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Peni Christopher
Asst. to the Artistic Director/ Company Manager
Geoffrey Brumlik
Caroline De Grave
Doug Mertz
Laurie McInnes
Don Horsburgh
COMMUNICATIONS & DEVELOPMENT
Director, Audience Outreach Director, FTS & Young Companies Resident Musical Director
Wayne Paquette
Academy Associate
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Business & Legal Affairs
Joyce LaBriola Director
Hannah Whittaker
Jann Smith
Diana Stevenson
Deb Proc
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Young Company Instructors Ryland Alexander Shannon Boyle Kenneth Brown Amy De Felice Paul Gelineau Jackie Herbst Heather Inglis Kevin Kerr Greg MacArthur Conni Massing Josh Mellott Colleen Murphy Phillip Nero Mieko Ouchi Thrasso Petras Linda Rubin Ryan Sigurdson Farren Timoteo FTS Instructors Christine Bandelow Tara Brodin Ashley Butler Melissa Cabral Julie Golosky Crystal Hanson Brad Heintzman Binaifer Kapadia Meghan Koshman Annette Loiselle Barbara Mah Daniela Masellis Doug Mertz Anna Paquin Roman Pfob Kate Ryan Liana Shannon Jennifer Spencer Eileen Sproule FTS Teaching Assistants Danielle Checknita Myles Corbett Brett Dahl Sophie Gareau-Brennan Megz Prus Marsha Shack
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Marketing & Communications Associate
Sydney Stuart
Donor & Corporate Relations Associate
Jody-lee Parasiers
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PENNY RITCO
Shar Powell
Denis Pellerin
Guest Services Supervisors Michelle Bonot Kayla Fuller Natalie Gustafson Caitlin Jackson Kirstin Piehl Bryan Saunders Mark Stubbings Guest Services Representatives Mike Anhorn Matthew Baziuk Candice Charney Linnea Dixon Bevin Dooley Isabelle Gallant Marg Gronnestad Mark Harding Jacob Liska Abbie Murison Carly Neis Charlotte Norris Natasha Prasad Samantha Sheplawy Valerie Smart Gina Varty Jessica Venne
Meaghan Skerik
Cheryl L. Hoover
Judith Darough
Bill Heron
Ava Diehl
Michelle Chan
Kathleen Morley
Patrick Fraser
KaeLeah Spallin
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PRODUCTION Director
Technical Director Resident Stage Manager
Head Scenic Artist
Chantel Fortin Scenic Paint
Richard Stevens Scenic Painter
Jim Meers
Head of Props
Charlotte Hunt
Assistant Head of Props
Vincent Meseck Props
Angie Sotiropolous Props
Marissa Kochanski Props
Marc Anderson
Head Stage Carpenter
Andrew Hill
Assistant Head Stage Carpenter
Dan Beggs
Stage Carpenter
Patsy Thomas
Head of Wardrobe
Kayla Fulton
Assistant Head of Wardrobe Cutter
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Administrative Assistant
Nicole Rouault
Head of Audio
Brenda Inglis
Assistant Head of Audio
Michelle Warren
Head of Scenic Carpentry
Barb Becker
Brian Maxwell
Owen Hutchinson Les Myhr
Peter Locock Chris Hayes
Systems Administrator
Electrics
Michelle Dias
Jeff Chief
Accountant
Paul Thorburn
Electrics
Assistant Technical Director
Kyla Maki
Director
Libby Bolstler
Executive Director
Tailor Tailor
Stitcher Stitcher
Fabricator Acting Head of Scenic Carpentry Margie Bergen Milliner Acting Assistant Head of Lorraine Price Scenic Carpentry Head of Wardrobe Running
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Greg Brown
Patricia MacKenzie
Gladys Wong
Greg Cardinal
Kame St. Cyr
GUEST SERVICES
Kathy Cooper
Barb Becker
Venue Rentals Manager
Serge Menard
Michael Devanney
Box Office Manager
Brendan Neary
Lloyd Bell
House Manager
Sheila Cleasby
Katie Patton
Assistant Box Office Manager
Scott George Lafluer
Kayleen Schnellback
Payroll Accountant Accounting Assistant
Jenna Pryor
Kimberlee Stadelmann Neil Le Grandeur Kristen Hiemstra Trina Hritzuk
Volunteer Coordinator
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The Citadel is grateful for the kind generosity of its volunteers listed below. If you want to volunteer with the Citadel, please call Trina Hritzuk at 780-428-2137 or e-mail foh@citadeltheatre.com. Johanna Andreoff, Tracy Arnell, Nelda Arnst, Judith Babcock, Trinity Barrow, Donna Bell, Shelley Benson, Erika Beyer, Ursula Blumentrath, Jeanine Bonot, Florence Borch, Ken Borch, Shirley Boven, Loveth Bradley, Jon Brenda, Shirl Brown, Eileen Budlong, Nancy Byway, Collin Campbell, Dee Cartledge, Jessica Chai, Jenny Chai, Joyce Dahl, Carol Dreger, Shirley Dunn, Trina Elash, Trevor Elliot, Janet Fayjean, Linda Ferro, Lil Filewych, Brett Flesher, Jeanette Flesher, Brenda Fraser, Wendy Fraser, Gilberte Gagne, Irene Gagne, Doreen Gagnon, Jeanne Garland, Jackie Genest, Glenda Goodwin, Gerry Gordon, Mervan Gorrie, Myrna Gosnell, Christine Hall, Tomoko Hayashi, Lucie Heins, Tim Heins, Bradley Heller, Marilyn Hemsing, Linelle Henderson, Daniel High, Amelia Hihn, Maria Hollinshead, Ron Homenchuk, Laura Hughes, Judy Hume, Regan Kosior, Darlene Kowalchuk, Kim Lang, Clemence Lavoie, Nicole LeBlanc-Lamarre, Lowella Lee, Louise Leibel, Maureen Letchford, Coral Levang, Ron Levang, Fran Linklater, Jennifer Liu, Mike Liu, Kyle Lobb, Katrina Lucyk, Marlene Lukevich, Tabatha Lyon, Bozena Macek, Dawn Madill, Danielle Maraj, Nicholas Mather, Thomas McLean, Karen Miller, Monica Molina-Ayala, Donna Molloy, Joan Murchie, Sulochana Muthia, Florence Nieberding, Dennis Nolan, Gina Nolet, Wendy Poirier, Joan Poletz, Anna Popowich, Gail Poston, Natasha Prasad, Petra Prendergast, Kevin Przyswitt, Renee Przyswitt, Doreen Pysar, Thor Quaranta, Tracy Renz Augustin, Audrey Ross, Ian Ross, Helen Rusich, Angela Seery, Phyllis Solsberg, Evelyn Stark, Antonia Stiuca, Cheryl Sulatycky, Anna Tandingan, Shahna Tariq, Liz Tweddle, Rose Unguran, Mona Vandersluys, Lynne Vickers, Jane Voloboeva, Maureen Wagner, Allan Webb, Kay Willekes, Denise Woollard, Paul Yates, Lil Yewchuk 69
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On behalf of the entire Citadel Team, we give our heart-felt thanks to you –
our patrons, premier supporters, donors, corporate and media sponsors – for your fantastic contribution to this season and for your loyalty and commitment. Whether you are a newcomer to our theatre or a long time supporter, we hope that you found this season’s mix of plays to be entertaining and thought provoking and that you are as excited about next season as we are! We recently announced the exciting lineup for our 2011/2012 Season. It is designed to elicit emotional, intellectual and passionate responses from theatregoers of all ages. We are also thrilled to continue the journey on the Robbins Academy, after a successful first year. We thank Bill and Mary Jo Robbins for their bold and dynamic leadership in naming the Academy and incenting others to join them in supporting this important work. We would also like to acknowledge the Eldon and Anne Foote Fund and the John and Barbara Poole Family Fund for their visionary support of creative development of artists and youth at the Citadel over the years.
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We thank you for your patience in living through the major renovations that have taken place throughout the season. We look forward to their completion in the coming months and hope you are already enjoying the improved comfort and aesthetics. We would like to express our thanks to the City of Edmonton, Province of Alberta and the Government of Canada for their generous assistance with the renovation funding. As a not-for-profit charitable organization, we face many challenges, including the need to secure funds for our long term financial stability. It is only through the continued support of you, our donors, sponsors and audiences, that we are able to be successful. Thank you for your support both now and in the future. With your help, the Citadel Theatre will continue to make a significant contribution to the vitality of our city, province and country. Finally, we want to acknowledge the Citadel team. Together we have achieved so much and each and every member has given their best. A standing ovation to all of you!
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SPECIAL Series Sponsor
DON LOWRY, President & Chief Executive Officer The Citadel has long been a key community-building institution in Edmonton, aiding civic engagement and providing a forum for new opinions and ideas. The theatre consistently finds new ways to assemble and mount high-calibre productions that entertain, engage and inspire. EPCOR is proud to support such an innovative organization in its pursuit of excellence. My warmest congratulations for yet another exciting season.
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MARINA PLEWES, General Manager Landmark Classic Homes is delighted to sponsor the Citadel Theatre’s Mainstage Series. Each year our lives are enriched as we are treated to some of the best performances in the industry. Congratulations on another amazing season.
THE ROBBINS FOUNDATION Bill and Mary Jo Robbins
Robbins Academy and Family Series
It is an honor and privilege to sponsor yet another great season of the Family Series and join The Citadel in the presentation of these wonderful plays. We continue to share your hopes and dreams that these plays will continue to inspire people as well as teach, encourage and bring laughter to each and everyone. We are especially proud to be a part of The Robbins Academy at the Citadel and to support the development of artistic talent that reflects our national and regional diversity. Our vision is to support and promote the education and participation of young actors in the theatre and sustain the future of arts and culture for generations to come.
Studies in Motion
TOM REDL, President 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.
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SPECIAL August: Osage County
IAN BURKE, CEO Burke Group was proud to sponsor the acclaimed August: Osage County at the Citadel Theatre. Over the years Citadel Theatre has continually demonstrated innovation and courage as they bring diverse, inspiring world class theatre to Edmonton and area. As part of the Edmonton community we are excited to support the Citadel Theatre and equally excited about our continuing growth in Edmonton as we build our print and graphic communication solutions.
Hunchback
GREG CHRISTENSON, President Christenson Developments is very pleased to sponsor the World Premiere of Hunchback. We believe that both the Citadel Theatre and the Catalyst Theatre are essential in keeping the arts alive in our community and are very proud to support them both. We wish them continued success in presenting artistic excellence to our community.
Hunchback
Rick Guenette, President Gravisys Inc. is proud to support The Citadel Theatre and all it represents. Theatre invokes a range of emotion in all that attend and it is society’s way of acting out the dreams of the community. We are honored to be a part of the success of this organization and continue to be inspired by its performances.
Rick: The Rick Hansen Story Fountain Tire is a strong supporter of our communities, and as such, is proud to be a supporter of Rick: The Rick Hansen Story, The Citadel Theatre and its 2011 season. Fountain Tire also thanks the Citadel Theatre for its amazing work with young people, our future, encouraging them to explore and learn, and grow to be leaders in their respective fields and communities. This is a philosophy that aligns nicely with ours, through our support of Junior Achievement and other leadership programs. Enjoy the show tonight!
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SPECIAL Rick: The Rick Hansen Story
Jacob Kellerman, Senior Vice President, WorleyParsons Canada Services Ltd WorleyParsons and CoSyn Technology are proud sponsors and supporters of the Citadel. We are extremely pleased to have sponsored the Citadel Theatre’s Education and Outreach Program as well as the production of Rick: The Rick Hansen Story. WorleyParsons and CoSyn Technology value the contribution that the Citadel provides to our community and the creative arts in Edmonton. Congratulations on another breathtaking and fantastic season.
The Three Musketeers
Brian Vaasjo, President & CEO The Citadel Theatre has long been one of Edmonton’s greatest assets, and Capital Power is pleased to support the high-caliber theatre experience for which the Citadel is known and loved. We believe that powerful partnerships between the corporate sector and the arts help build a stronger community, and we’re thrilled to be part of Edmonton’s growing momentum as a vibrant, creative and culturally stimulating city. Congratulations to the Citadel Theatre on another successful year!
The Three Musketeers
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.
The Three Musketeers
CHRIS BRUCE, Vice-President, Edmonton District Scotiabank is pleased to present The Three Musketeers, one of the greatest family classics of all time. We believe that contributing to the well-being of communities where we are present is an important part of who we are and what we do. Our donations help provide a wide range of arts and cultural groups, including The Citadel Theatre, with funding and exposure. We also directly support the development of artistic talent that reflects our national and regional diversity. We applaud The Citadel Theatre for bringing the wonder and magic of this timeless classic to life on stage in our community. Enjoy the performance. 75
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RALPH YOUNG, President & CEO Melcor Developments Ltd. is a proud supporter of The Citadel Theatre. Congratulations to everyone involved in providing outstanding entertainment and inspiring performances. We value and appreciate the significant contribution The Citadel Theatre makes to our community.
Play Development
Nada Ristich, Senior Manager, Corporate Donations 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 support of Play Development at the Citadel, liberates playwrights to concentrate on their art form and encourages them to give Canada an artistic voice.
Playwrights’ Unit
Michelle Sigurdson,
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Principal | Interior Design
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 Playwrights’ Unit 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.
Students Club
BRUCE BENTLEY, President & CEO 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 be an active part of the Citadel’s work, by exposing new generations to the world of theatre through Maclab Enterprises’ Students Club. 76
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Karla Schell, Executive Director Kids Up Front Foundation (Edmonton) At Kids Up Front we believe a ‘ticket that can’t be used’ can be magically transformed into a key that stimulates passion and opens our children’s eyes and hearts to the world of possibilities that exist outside of themselves. We applaud CIBC and the Citadel for giving thousands of kids and their families who otherwise would not have the opportunity and privilege of being ‘centre stage’ while experiencing the brilliance of live theatre at the Citadel through our Theatre for All partnership.
Education Program At Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life, we have a special interest in the arts and are committed to enhancing its role across all sectors of our society. We believe that by developing creativity and increasing accessibility to the arts for all audiences we’re building the foundation for a healthy and prosperous future. Through the Key to Giving™, the national corporate citizenship program of Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life, our sponsorship of Citadel Theatre’s Education program will help engage young audiences and foster their learning beyond the classroom. Our vision is to promote the education and participation of youth and ultimately sustain the future of arts and culture for generations to come. We applaud Citadel Theatre for continuing to engage minds, entertain audiences and encourage new ideas.
Pay What You Can Program Servus Credit Union was proud to partner with The Citadel Theatre to present Servus Pay What You Can Sundays, a way to make the arts and Edmonton’s thriving theatrical community something all could enjoy. Encouraging a strong and diverse culture is one way we’ll achieve our vision of building a better world – one member at a time.
Events & Opening Nights
BRUCE KIRKLAND, General Manager 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 believes in giving back to the Community and the Citadel is very much worthy of our support. 77
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Rob Suggitt, Suggitt Group Ltd. President & Publisher - Playhouse Publications Ltd. It is with great pleasure we salute the Citadel on another fine season! We would like to applaud all of the personnel who make up the Citadel, from the obvious (performers) to everyone behind the scenes as well. 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!
MEDIA SPONSORS The Citadel would like to extend our special thanks to the following media sponsors, whose ongoing support made the 2010/2011 season a tremendous success: Avenue Magazine, CBC, 630 CHED, CISN, Citytv, CTV, Edmonton Journal, Global Edmonton, Nightlife Promotions, Pattison, SEE Magazine, Shaw, Virgin Radio, Vue Weekly
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