2016 'da Kink in my Hair - House Programme

2016-17 SEASON

’DA KINK IN MY HAIR

by Trey Anthony

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Welcome to Theatre Calgary’s 49th season.

In a few months, Canada begins its sesquicentennial celebration. With that in mind, we begin our season with a landmark Canadian creation: Trey Anthony starring in her play ’da Kink in my Hair. Trey dared to write this honest reflection of her particular world view and put it on the stage in all its glory. It is a thrill for us to present this play in Western Canada for the very first time, and following the run here, we are pleased that this production of ’da Kink in my Hair will be performed at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. ’da Kink marks my final production here at Theatre Calgary as Artistic Director. After eleven wonderful years of leading this fine institution, I will be moving on to become Artistic Director of the Grand Theatre in my hometown of London, Ontario.

Over this time together we have experienced many things. We have discovered that we have an appetite for new plays (I think of Liberation Days). We have crafted bold international collaborations (working with American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco on Major Barbara). We have been charged up by hot, contemporary topics (Bad Jews). We’ve hummed along with classic musicals (Mary Poppins) and been dazzled by new ones (the world premiere of The Little Prince). And we’ve seen the evolution of Shakespeare by the Bow as an acknowledgement of our commitment to the emerging artists of Alberta. Through all the years and over 70 productions, I’ve been fuelled by passionate, engaged, and incredibly supportive audiences. Because of you, our brilliant team at Theatre Calgary has been able to create such original and varied theatre.

My humble thanks for your generosity over these years.

It’s been an honour to serve as Artistic Director and I will miss this place considerably. At the same time, I am incredibly excited by all the plans the theatre has for the future and I look forward to cheering you all on as Theatre Calgary heads towards its 50th season.

DENNIS GARNHUM Artistic Director

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S NOTES A famous philosopher once said, “the only thing that is constant is change.”

This time last year, I sat down to write a message to Theatre Calgary audiences for the very first time. After almost two decades of the venerable Tom McCabe leading this company, I was stepping into big shoes and was looking out at a year of getting to know our patrons and our supporters, in addition to familiarizing myself with this city and this company. I am happy to say that it was a very good year.

Now, twelve months later, we thank my Theatre Calgary partner and Artistic Director, Dennis Garnhum, for his exemplary years of artistic leadership and direction. Dennis will be moving on, and we will soon welcome someone new to the Theatre Calgary family to carry on his inspiring work of bringing world class productions – expecting the unexpected – to Calgarians and beyond.

I suppose that one could argue that it’s our audiences who are not changing; that they are the ones who remain loyal, dedicated and passionate about seeing stories brought to life on our stage. While I know that many of you ARE a part of this constant and sustained force, I do hope that you too will grow and diversify and change. Art and theatre are a reflection of our society; we must be cognizant of our need to reach more individuals, to share our work with those who may never have experienced it before and who might not have felt welcomed in our spaces. This is our future.

So to all of you who have stood by us in these years of change and growth – thank you. You will be rewarded with the promise of more spectacle, more stories and more moments that touch your heart. And to those who will join us this year for the very first time, welcome. Thank you for being a part of our evolution as a theatre company and being a part of our new future. You are, like change, so very necessary.

Here’s to a fabulous 2016-2017 season where we celebrate – all together.

COLLEEN A. SMITH Executive Director

A SPECIAL RESERVED SEAT Playwright and actor Trey Anthony’s grandmother has a special place in the heart and history of ‘da Kink in my Hair. As the play grew from a small stage at the Toronto Fringe Festival, to the Mirvish production at the Princess of Wales Theatre, her grandmother would sit beaming in the front row as the play’s biggest fan. Her enthusiasm and love for the play would often result in her calling out the proper lines whenever an actor would veer from the script!

Trey’s grandmother, Maude Enid Fraser, passed away two years ago. In honour of her unwavering love and support, Theatre Calgary’s Artistic Champions Craig and Cara Senyk have graciously purchased the seat she would have sat in, in the front row. In her memory, it will remain empty for the entire four-week run.

When I heard about the generous donation of this seat by Craig and Cara Senyk, it brought me to tears. I had a very close, loving and yet very complicated relationship with my grandmother. She was my biggest supporter, yet also my harshest critic...

Her love of the arts and her belief in me, greatly shaped me. Since her passing, whenever I do the show I look for her, and seek her energy in the crowd. I desperately seek her approval. I miss her laughter. Miss her face beaming in the front row. She may not physically be here, but I have no doubt that her spirit is here...I feel her.

Gran, I hope I make you proud!

– Trey Anthony

NOTES FROM THE DIRECTOR In 2004, while in Toronto directing the Dora Mavor Award-winning musical Cookin’ at the Cookery, I first saw Trey Anthony’s ’da Kink in my Hair. I fell so in love with the show, I phoned the artistic director at San Diego Repertory Theater at intermission and said, “Sam, you have to bring this show to America.” Sam said, “See Act II first my friend.” I did, and it did not disappoint. So, it opened in San Diego as a “play, with music.” It would later become a television series, and has had a wonderful life.

A few months ago, I was excited to get a call from Ms. Anthony to direct this Theatre Calgary / National Arts Centre co-production, but was over the moon to discover it was now evolving into a new musical. Music and musicals are my artistic love, and my life. YES was the only answer there could be!

Having directed in five other Canadian cities, Theatre Calgary has been a target for a decade or two. Working here now, I must say it is all that I dreamed it could be. What a beautiful experience. I want to thank Trey for the call, and Dennis and Lesley for allowing me to work on this creation at such a wonderful theatre with such fantastic people. It will also be my second production at the amazing National Arts Centre. I have so enjoyed the kindness and support of the staff and designers in Calgary, and in Canada over the years, and I can’t wait to return. Although someone will still have to prove to me that it doesn’t rain every day in Calgary.

My goal as an artist is to always enlighten as well as to entertain. Trey, and the various composers have given soil to plant this “…Kink.” I hope and pray that you will take the journey with us. For you to see, feel, hear, or experience yourself or someone you know in this production will be my goal.

From the particular, to the universal – that’s theatre! Loving my work and my life! It’s a good week to be me…

Growing and grateful, MARION J. CAFFEY Director Theatre Calgary is a professional non-profit theatre company that performs in the Max Bell Theatre at Arts Commons. It is a member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres, and operates within the jurisdiction of The Canadian Theatre Agreement. Theatre Calgary employs technicians under a collective agreement with the I.A.T.S.E.

Theatre Calgary gratefully acknowledges the support provided by the City of Calgary through Calgary Arts Development, the Government of Alberta through The Alberta Foundation for the Arts, the Government of Canada through the Canada Council, Canadian Heritage and all corporate and private contributors.

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interACTive Enhance Your Experience TALK THEATRE THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 8 – MARION J. CAFFEY – DIRECTOR – Main lobby SEPTEMBER 15 – CATHARINE CRUMB – HEAD OF LIGHTING – Upper lobby Get an insider’s perspective on the process of making theatre. Meet an artist from the production’s creative team before the show, in conversation with a member of Theatre Calgary’s artistic staff.

TALKBACK TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 20, 27 – In the theatre Join us for a lively post-show discussion with members of the cast.

SENIOR SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 24 – SHARI WATTLING – INTERIM ARTISTIC DIRECTOR – Upper lobby Before the performance begins, Senior Saturday patrons are invited to enjoy some snacks followed by an engaging chat with a theatre professional or relevant expert, providing insight into the performance.

SPOTLIGHT SATURDAY OCTOBER 1 – LOUISE CASEMORE – Main lobby following the matinee performance Join Artistic Associate of Ghost River Theatre, Louise Casemore, in discussion about their sensory series production “TOUCH.”

THE YOUNG ARTISTS CLUB Are you a student who is interested in the performing arts? Join our Young Artists Club! Membership includes tickets to the

show, a pre-show workshop and pizza and pop before the show. Membership is open to students in Grade 9-12. Membership is limited to fifty (50) students.

Performance dates are: September 13, October 18, January 31, March 14, April 25

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Join our Teachers Club or Teachers Club +Plus. Benefits include tickets to all five mainstage shows, ability to exchange tickets to another date and purchase additional tickets at 20% off. The +Plus program includes all of the above benefits, PLUS five(5) drink tickets and five (5) interactive workshops. The +Plus program is limited to one hundred (100) teachers.

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Cameras and audio/visual recording devices are not permitted in the theatre.

Video and audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

’DA KINK IN MY HAIR has one 20-minute intermission.

TRANSFORMATION & TRUTH-TELLING An interview with playwright and performer Trey Anthony

By Zachary Moull Trey Anthony is a truly multitalented artist, not only writing ’da Kink in my Hair but also taking the stage as Novelette, the hairdresser at the heart of a play that has brought laughter, tears, and healing to its passionate audiences ever since its 2001 premiere at the Toronto Fringe Festival. We spoke with her during rehearsals at Theatre Calgary.

What was your first spark of inspiration that led to writing ’da Kink in my Hair?

I was an actor in Toronto, and I was really tired of going out for auditions that I felt didn’t represent me. There were a lot of stereotypical roles: Baby Momma #1, Welfare Mom #2. I got really frustrated with those roles, and I remember going home and talking to my grandmother about it. She said, “Well if that’s the crap that they’re writing, then why can’t you write better crap?”

Then the heartbeat of the play came when I was coming out to my family as queer. I turned to writing because it was very therapeutic for me, and the play is really rooted in that.

Trey Anthony

I grew up in a hair salon. My aunt was a hairdresser. So I know what happens in a hair salon very intimately. I think most women can relate to this: you have a very intimate relationship with your hairdresser. So the hair salon becomes a place where women gather and talk about what’s going on in their lives.

Especially for Black women, since we spend a lot of time there. I know that when I tell my friends who are not Black that I’m in my hair salon between three to four hours – that’s a quick day! – they’re shocked by that. They’re like, “What are you

“The hair salon becomes a place where women gather and talk about what’s going on in their lives.”

’da Kink in my Hair takes place within a community of women at a hair salon. How does that strong sense of friendship and solidarity form in a salon?

doing there?” But you go for the whole experience. It’s not just about getting your hair done. It really is a place where we gather as a community.

You play Novelette, the hairdresser who presides over the salon. How does she build that community?

Novelette has this amazing gift where she touches a woman’s hair and causes what I call the “unmasking.”

All of us have a public persona and a private persona. Novelette is able to unmask these women and reveal what is going on in their private lives.

It’s a truth-telling.

“For a lot of women, regardless of race, we walk around with this private pain.”

What makes it so powerful, so necessary, to speak those truths?

For me, I think it was necessary with ’da Kink to see Black women’s stories portrayed authentically onstage because, for a lot of women, regardless of race, we walk around with this private pain. There’s that inner voice saying “we are never good enough.” And I think this play gives women a sense of healing. After the show, I’ve had women say things like “It made me proud to be a woman,” or “It made me feel less alone,” or “It made me see that other women are going through these struggles.”

TREY ANTHONY’S ’DA KINK HIGHLIGHTS Toronto Fringe Festival, 2001: “It was a huge triumph for me when we broke box office records there, because I know that people were questioning whether audiences would come out to see a play that featured eight Black women. The play really spoke to people, and it crossed race, it crossed genders, it crossed class.”

Mirvish Productions, 2005: “We were the first Canadian play ever to be produced at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto.

It was only supposed to run for three weeks, and we ended up running for five and a half months with sold-out audiences.”

San Diego Repertory Theatre, 2005: “This was our first time going out to the U.S., and the play won four NAACP Awards there. That was a huge milestone.”

THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE’S

deeply rewarding relationship with theatre companies across Canada has resulted in decades of collaborations that showcase some of the country’s finest theatrical talents.

We are thrilled to partner with Theatre Calgary on this production of ‘da Kink in My Hair by Trey Anthony.

Canada’s National Arts Centre acts as a catalyst for performance, creation and learning across the country. Through its programming streams - the NAC Orchestra, English Theatre, French Theatre, Dance, the Scene festivals and a contemporary music series called NAC Presents - the organization is also at the forefront of arts education activities, offering artist training, programs for children and youth, and resources for teachers in Canada.

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’da Kink company members on Twitter TREY ANTHONY @treyanthony TAMARA BROWN @ThisTamara MARION J. CAFFEY @MarionJCaffey KRYSTLE CHANCE @Krystlechance VIRGILIA GRIFFITH @Iamvirgilia

Speaking of public and private personas, what role does hairstyle play in the way we create or present our identities?

When we’re going through any kind of transition, be it a break-up or a new job, a lot of us go to our hair salon to change our look and feel better about ourselves. I know for me, when I’m feeling down, the first thing I do is go to the hair salon and say “give me some colour,” because that’s a representation of how I want to feel brighter in my life. Or sometimes I’ll want to cut my hair to represent that I’m letting go of something in my life.

I think our hair is a very symbolic representation of ourselves. So it’s really important that when Novelette finishes her work on someone’s hair, she’s created an inner and outer transformation.

“I think our hair is a very symbolic representation of ourselves.”

The play delves into some very important issues: racism, homophobia, violence, sexual abuse. What drew you to those stories?

When I was writing the play, I felt that every single one of the characters had pieces of me and my life in there.

Homophobia is something that, as a queer woman, I’ve experienced within my family. With sexual violence against young girls, that’s something that we don’t talk about publicly, and that had occurred within my own childhood. With the character whose son has died, I have

a Black father and a Black brother, and I know it’s a reality that every single time they walk out the door, there’s something that goes through my mind: “Are they coming back?”

These were things that I really needed to talk about. And I knew that there was a community of people who were longing to hear it.

I’m sure you’ve done countless interviews over the years about ’da Kink. Is there a question you wish you got asked, that you haven’t been asked yet?

That’s a good question! I think it would be, “how have I myself changed from when I wrote the play to now?” When I wrote the play fifteen years ago, I was going through my twenty-something angst and questioning a lot of things. At that point, I related most strongly to the women who visit the salon. Now I’m older and more mature, and I see myself in Novelette. I’ve become the woman that I wanted to be – that’s who Novelette always was. The way she just says, “I do whatever makes me happy.” So I feel like Novelette is where I’m at in my life now, and I’m grateful. It was a journey to get here, and I recognize that it’s not a final destination. You’re always trying to work through something. But at the same time, you need to be at peace with where you are.

This interview has been edited and condensed. To read more about Trey Anthony’s journey with ’da Kink in my Hair, visit our online Play Guide!

TREY ANTHONY Novelette, Playwright Theatre Calgary debut. ELSEWHERE: Trey is known for the awardwinning television and theatrical production ’da Kink in My Hair.

FILM/TELEVISION: First Black Canadian woman to write and produce a television show on a major prime time Canadian network. Former Producer - Women’s Television Network; Writer - the Comedy Network and CTV. She is also the executive producer of Canada’s Urban Womyn’s Comedy Festival, 'dat girl sho is funny! Trey was recently named a Bell Media Fellow, recognizing emerging television producers and their contribution to Canadian media. She is a sought after speaker, writer for the Huffington Post, and contributing writer for the Toronto Star. She recently screened her documentary, When Black Mothers don't say I love you, at the Toronto Black Film Festival and went on to produce and direct the play at Factory Theatre.

TAMARA BROWN

Patsy Theatre Calgary debut. ELSEWHERE: Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God, NAC/Centaur; Intimate Apparel, Last Night at the Gayety, Centaur; Blacks Don’t Bowl, Afrika Solo, Mella Mella, The Nutmeg Princess, New Canadian Kid, Black Theatre Workshop; Robin Hood, Geordie Productions; Richard III, Metachroma Theatre; Humans, Lion in the Streets, Criminal Genius, Seven Stories, Tableau D’Hôte Theatre; Julius Caesar, Repercussion Theatre. FILM/TELEVISION: Quantico, This Life, The Art of More, The Game, LARPs, 19-2, Helix. In 2010, Tamara Brown co-founded Metachroma Theatre, Montreal’s only independent English-language company of professional actors of colour. As a director, her work has been seen in New York, Stratford, Winnipeg, Toronto, and Montreal.

KRYSTLE CHANCE Sharmaine Theatre Calgary debut. ELSEWHERE: ’da Kink in my Hair. Krystle graduated from University of Toronto and is the Vocal Director of International Conservatory of Music and the Arts, a Toronto-based company that trains upcoming Musicians and Visual Artists. She is also a singer/songwriter, and composer who dedicates much of her time to facilitating music and creative writing programs for youth in marginalized communities on behalf of various not-for-profit community organizations. Krystle also traveled to China (Hong Kong, Guilin, Shenzen, Beijing) to participate as a judge for the Eureka Inc. music competitions. Eureka is a promotions and entertainment booking agency which specializes in entertainment and concert bookings in Asia. Krystle is thoroughly excited to be a part of such a wonderfully dynamic cast and production.

ALLISON EDWARDS-CREWE Nia Theatre Calgary debut. ELSEWHERE: The Tragedy of Othella Moore, Staircase Theatre; How Black Mothers Say I Love You, Factory; All Shook Up, Globe, Stage West; My Date with Bozo, Studio 180; Elvis & Dick, Theatre Passe Muraille; Awkward Jack, Hamilton Theatre; Hairspray, Rainbow Stage; Binti’s Journey, Theatre Direct; Dreamgirls, Grand Theatre. FILM/TELEVISION: Witches’ Ball, Surviving Evil, Hiraeth, Black Actress (Season 1&2), Rupert’s Time, Beth to Reality, Triple Sensation: Inspiration and Performance. She graduated from Sheridan College’s Music Theatre Performance Program. Allison saw ’da Kink in my Hair on a high school trip and it had a profound impact on her as a young black girl, and as an artist. She is so grateful to be a part of this beautiful show.

VIRGILIA GRIFFITH

Stacey-Anne Theatre Calgary debut. ELSEWHERE: Up The Garden Path, Obsidian Theatre/Factory; Byhalia, Mississippi, Cue6/Storefront Theatre; They Say He Fell, Pandemic Theatre/Theatre Passe Muraille; The Postman Walks, Appledor/PanAm; The Power of Harriet T!, Carousel Players/ Black Theatre Workshop; Piece by Piece, the mcguffin company/ Factory; Gas Girls, Black Theatre Workshop/Segal Centre; Salome’s Clothes, Body Theatre/Theatre Passe Muraille; Honesty, Koffler Centre for the Arts & Suburban Beast/Honest Ed’s; The Innocents, Tango Co/Tarragon Extra Space. FILM/TELEVISION: Defiance. AWARDS: 2015 Meta Award – Outstanding Emerging Artist (Performance) – Gas Girls; nominated for 2013 Dora Award – Outstanding Female Performance – Honesty.

RAE-ANNA MAITLAND Suzy Theatre Calgary debut. ELSEWHERE: Beaver Dream, Montréal Fringe Festival, Lost and Found Puppet Company; On Life and Living, Espace La Risée; Curiosité, Joanna Donehower; Tonight We Play, A Soggetto, Concordia University. AWARDS: Mainline Creativity Award and Montréal Clown Festival Award – Beaver Dream. Born and raised in the Gatineau hills north of Ottawa, many of Rae-Anna’s formative theatrical experiences were at the NAC, both on stage with the Canadian Improv Games, and in the audience for countless productions. Her early theatrical ventures began with the Ottawa Little Theatre followed by the Canterbury Arts Program and latterly, she studied Theatre Performance at Concordia University.

BRENDA PHILLIPS

Miss Enid Theatre Calgary debut. ELSEWHERE: For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When The Rainbow is Enuf, United States: New Federal; Bessie Smith Empress of the Blues, Brown Women Who Fly, Frank Silvera; Having Our Say, A Raisin in the Sun, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Distracted, Artist Repertory; Gem of the Ocean, Cygnet; Menopause The Musical, Portland Center for the Performing Arts; The Colored Museum, Interstate Firehouse; NO MORE Pity Party Blues, Arena; A Lesson Before Dying, Profile; Little Shop of Horrors, Portland Civic; ’da Kink in my Hair, Cobb Energy Performing Arts. AWARDS: Audelco Award – Outstanding Performance – For Colored Girls; DRAMMY’S – Best Actress in a Musical – The Colored Museum.

LENNETTE RANDALL Sherelle FOR THEATRE CALGARY: The Crucible, Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare in the Park). ELSEWHERE: The Miracle Worker, Doubt, Anne of Green Gables, Rosebud; A Child like Me – Stage One, Lunchbox; The Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God, Ellipsis Tree Collective; Hairspray, New Canadian Kid, Storybook; William Shakespeare’s Land of the Dead, GZT/ H&M/Shakespeare Company; Julius Caesar (Outreach), Shakespeare Company; The Count of Monte Cristo, Mob Hit; The Canadian Badlands Passion Play (2009 -2010). AWARDS: 2014 Stephen Hair Emerging Artist Award. Lennette is a graduate of the University of Newcastle-uponTyne, and the Rosebud School of the Arts, with further training at the New York Film Academy in LA, Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Massachusetts, and The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts.

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MARION J. CAFFEY

Director, Choreographer Theatre Calgary debut. ELSEWHERE: Street Corner Symphony, Mayor The Musical, Broadway; Cookin’ at the Cookery, Off Broadway; Three Mo’ Tenors, 3 Mo’ Divas, Blackbirds of Broadway, International Touring/ Kennedy Center/The White House; Apollo Amateur Night, Annual Apollo Spring Gala, Annual Apollo Holiday Show, Apollo Theater. FILM/ TELEVISION: Apollo Live, Three Mo’ Tenors, 3 Mo’ Divas. AWARDS: Dora Award nomination – Best Direction – Cookin’ at the Cookery; Hollywood NAACP Award – Best Direction – Cookin’ at the Cookery; Hollywood NAACP Award – Best Musical – Three Mo’ Tenors; Grammy Award Nomination – Best New Album 2010 – 3 Mo’ Divas. Projects in development: World Tenors Unleashed, Black Magic (The Best of Black Broadway). Marion is also the Talent Manager of musical prodigy Matthew Whitaker and 15-year-old vocal phenomenon Christian Guardino.

S. RENEE CLARK

Music Director, Co-Composer Theatre Calgary debut. ELSEWHERE: Toxic Avenger, Cowgirls, Every Tongue Confess, Sheddin, Avenue Q, Right On, Uprising, Three Sistahs, Horizon; Gift of the Magi, Big River, A little Princess, Gee’s Bend, Waiting To Be Invited, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Theatrical Outfit; Urinetown, Fabrefaction; Spunk, True Colors; Petite Rouge, Fancy Nancy, Synchronicity; By the Way, Meet Vera Stark, Jesus Christ Superstar Gospel, Jacques Brel, Avenue X, Alliance Theatre; Tall Tales, Ruth and the Green Book, Brer Rabbit, Center for Puppetry Arts; His Eye Is On The Sparrow, Mahalia, The Blue Door, Theatre In The Square; Cabaret, The Fantasticks, Irma Vep, New Shakespeare Company. AWARDS: 2009 and 2011 Suzy Award – Outstanding Musical Direction – Big River and Avenue Q.

CORY SINCENNES

Set & Costume Design FOR THEATRE CALGARY: Bad Jews, Liberation Days, Mary Poppins (Citadel co-pro), Next to Normal (Citadel co-pro). ELSEWHERE: Evangeline, Bittergirl: The Musical, Charlottetown Festival; Romeo and Juliet, Monty Python’s Spamalot, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, One Man, Two Guvnors, Make Mine Love, Citadel; Peter and the Starcatcher, Les Misérables, Mary Poppins, Where the Blood Mixes, WCT; Mump and Smoot, ATP; The Huron Bride, Vertigo; Julius Caesar, The Tempest, Freewill Shakespeare Festival; The Last 5 Years, Let the Light of Day Through, Little One, Woman in Black, Theatre Network. AWARDS: Sterling Awards – Outstanding Scenic Design – Next to Normal, The Gravitational Pull of Bernice Trimble; Outstanding Costume Design – Monty Python’s Spamalot. Cory holds a degree in Architectural Studies from Carleton University and a MFA in Theatre Design from U of A. He is a member of Associated Designers of Canada.

GERALD KING Lighting Design FOR THEATRE CALGARY: King Lear, Liberation Days, Anne of Green Gables – The Musical, Cats, Much Ado About Nothing, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Heiress, The Importance of Being Earnest. ELSEWHERE: Opera – Madama Butterfly, Opera Omaha; Tosca, Carmen, Vanessa, Eugene Onegin, Pacific Opera; Die Fledermaus, Don Carlo, Tosca, La Boheme, Romeo et Julietta, La Clemenza Di Tito, Vancouver Opera. Dance – A Streetcar Named Desire, The Rite of Spring, Ballet BC; A Simple Way, (Brackets), LSD, Sunyata, Kokoro Dance. Theatre – A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Tempest, Macbeth, As You Like It, The Merchant of Venice, Bard on the Beach; Death of a Salesman, The Drowsy Chaperone, Vancouver Playhouse; Spamalot, Educating Rita, Xanadu, Arts Club; Toronto Mississippi, Theatre Aquarius; Les Misérables, Educating Rita, UBUNTU (The Cape Town Project), WCT.

CHRIS JACKO Sound Design FOR THEATRE CALGARY: Head of Sound (2007– present). Sound Design – The Light in the Piazza, One Man, Two Guvnors, Anne of Green Gables – The Musical, Next to Normal (Citadel co-pro), Cats, A Christmas Carol (2011 – 15), The Drowsy Chaperone, Beyond Eden (Jessie Richardson Nomination). Sound Engineer – Mary Poppins (Citadel co-pro), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Disney’s Beauty & the Beast (Citadel co-pro).

ELSEWHERE: Sound Design – You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, The Wizard of Oz, Seussical The Musical, ATP; British Invasion, A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline, Canadian Explosion, Stage West. AWARDS: Recipient of the 2012 Greg Bond Memorial Award. Chris has been involved in theatrical sound design and production for over 20 years, having earned his BFA in Technical Theatre from Ryerson University in Toronto.

PATTI NEICE Stage Manager FOR THEATRE CALGARY: Stage Manager – Bad Jews, A Christmas Carol (2015), The Shoplifters, Dear Johnny Deere. Assistant Stage Manager One Man, Two Guvnors, The Mountaintop, A Christmas Carol (2012 – 14), Anne of Green Gables – The Musical, To Kill a Mockingbird. ELSEWHERE: Stage Manager – Calamity Town, Vertigo; The Surrogate, Shopaholic Wedding Bells, Whimsy State, Lunchbox; The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Eric Carle Favorites, Mermaid Theatre tours of Canada/ USA/Ireland/South Korea & Singapore; How it Works, Mulgrave Road.

Assistant Stage Manager – The Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst, Dust, The Valley, Intimate Apparel, Drama: Pilot Episode, Thinking of Yu, ATP; Marion Bridge, The Company Theatre; the Calgary Stampede Grandstand Show (2012 – 2016).

ERIN FINN

Assistant Stage Manager FOR THEATRE CALGARY: Pride and Prejudice (NAC co-pro). ELSWEHERE: I Am For You, Stuff Happens, ENRON, Oliver!, NAC; The Mouse that Roared, GCTC; Comedy of Errors, Pomme & ‘Restes Shipwrecked!, As You Like It, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Hal & Falstaff, Henry V, Company of Fools; Offensive Fouls, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, Manitoba Theatre for Young People; Sunday in the Park with George, Shaw Festival. AWARDS: Rideau Award – Outstanding Stage Management/Technical Award.

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AMELIA MARIE NEWBERT, Production & Operations Manager

COLLEEN A. SMITH, Executive Director

ADAM SCHRADER, Technical Director

ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE KRISTEN DION, Director of Finance & Administration BRENT FALK, Accountant TAMMIE RIZZO, Accountant JOCELYN PHU, Executive Assistant, Government Relations Coordinator

GRAHAM KINGSLEY, Assistant Technical Director CATHARINE CRUMB, Head of Lighting CHRIS JACKO, Head of Sound MICHELLE LATTA, Head of Wardrobe LILLIAN MESSER, Head of Props SCOTT MORRIS, Head Stage Carpenter

ARTISTIC

STEVE PILON & ANDREW RAFUSE, Co-Head Scenic Carpenters

LESLEY MACMILLAN, Producer

RON SIEGMUND, Wardrobe & Wig Master

SUSAN MCNAIR REID, Company Manager JANE MACFARLANE, Resident Voice Coach

FRONT OF HOUSE STAFF LEE BOOTH, Front of House Manager

COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING

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LISA MACKAY, Director of Marketing & Audience Development

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TRISH MATHESON, Director of Development

STEVE PILON, Co-Head Scenic Carpenter

SHIRLEY YURCHI, Manager Individual & Planned Giving

ANDREW RAFUSE, Co-Head Scenic Carpenter

RONALD PETERS, Business Development

IAN MCFARLAND, Scenic Carpenter

SARAH HUGHES, Senior Development Associate JASMINE ASLAN, Development Associate, Events & Stewardship

CLARE PROSSER, Scenic Carpenter

PROPERTIES LILLIAN MESSER, Head of Props

CIANI MUZA, Development & Office Coordinator

CELINA BAHARALLY, Assistant Head of Props

ROSEMARIE JOHNSTON, Bingo Volunteer Coordinator

PAINTERS

LEARNING & ENGAGEMENT

LOUIS BEAUDOIN, Head Scenic Artist

CHRIS STOCKTON, Senior Manager of Learning & Engagement

LAURA HILL, Scenic Artist WARDROBE MICHELLE LATTA, Head of Wardrobe KAELEAH SPALLIN, Cutter KATIE KLINGVALL, Wardrobe Manager

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Leaders in our arts and cultural community BOARD EXECUTIVE CHAD NEWCOMBE, Chair

DOUG PAGE Director of Government Relations, TransCanada

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JAMES READER

MARGO RANDLES, Vice Chair,

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KELLY BERNAKEVITCH,

CATHERINE SAMUEL Partner, McCarthy Tetrault LLP

DR. NORMAN SCHACHAR, M.D. University of Calgary Department of Surgery

Vice President Audit & Finance Executive Vice President, MNP, LLP

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MARK THOMPSON, Past Chair

EDITH WENZEL

KATHRYN HEATH, Chair Artistic Committee CRAIG D. SENYK, Chair Fundraising Committee Director of Portfolio Management, Mawer Investment Management Ltd.

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BOARD MEMBERS JOY ALFORD CHELSEY CARRICK, MSc, CBV Senior Financial Analyst, TransCanada Corporation

MICHELE BEITEL President, Star Land Consulting Ltd.

DR. DAVID DOCHERTY President, Mount Royal University

PETER EDWARDS Vice President, Human Resources and Relations, Canadian Pacific

JIM FLOYD President, PowerOn Ltd.

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WARD ZIMMER Partner, Deloitte

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MARY E. COMEAU, Secretary Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright

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TRICIA LEADBEATER Director, Wealth & Management,

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HERE’S YOUR CUE Randy Ferguson of Strategic Group How our world has changed in this past year. We are navigating our way through a gut-wrenching economic condition that not only has affected the energy sector in Alberta and Canada, but also many other business sectors. And of course, we Calgarians are at the epicentre.

Like many others in the current economic condition, our firm is utilizing our creative and unconventional thinking to reframe, rethink, and reshape our company value proposition, and our place in the value chain.

“Art pushes the boundaries. It starts conversation and creates dialogue. Let’s start a conversation today.”

Many in the arts community have experienced a drop in financial support. Yet, no one knows how to reframe, rethink and reshape better than our Calgary arts organizations.

The stereotype phrase of the ‘starving artist’ brings to mind someone who is passionate and determined to succeed no matter how difficult the journey.

One great example of a creative and unconventional approach is Theatre Calgary’s emerging artist program

Randy Ferguson, Chief Operating Officer, Strategic Group

Shakespeare by the Bow held in Prince’s Island Park. The park is the stage - and the grass, trees and landscape provide the set and the seating. But what it really does is start conversations and interest that convert into sales and a stronger arts and culture scene. Yet another measure of international reach is Nicholas Lloyd Webber, son of the great Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, who partnered with Theatre Calgary for the World Premiere of The Little Prince – The Musical here in Calgary.

These examples are important to hear because they are great reminders to corporate Calgary that to be creative and unconventional in tougher economic times can mean success and that economically successful businesses are a part, but not all, of what makes a great city. I think we can all agree that our Calgary artists and arts community have earned their stripes. Notwithstanding economic

ups and downs, our arts community learned how to achieve international stature on a shoestring. No one knows how to reframe and reshape to be current and thus find success, better than the creative people that have put Calgary on the international stage.

So let’s refresh as corporate Calgary and re-commit to our partnership with the Calgary arts community. Let’s build on the work already achieved by the dynamic partnerships of business and art. Last year, I stood here and asked our artists to not be discouraged, now I’m asking my business colleagues to withstand the conventional thinking of cutting costs by cutting arts funding. Instead, let’s be creative and unconventional, find new ways to make our very necessary contribution to what makes a great city, and help create the pride, legacy and impact that results from such forward thinking.

And to those industries enjoying an economic updraft due to a low dollar, attractive manufacturing environment, great tourism take-up, I ask that you step up and help further develop what is already an internationally recognized arts community.

Art pushes the boundaries. It starts conversation and creates dialogue.

Let’s start a conversation today.

Together, let’s continue to build on the foundation that makes Calgary great - entrepreneurial thinking that knows no boundaries.

Theatre Calgary greatly appreciates the ongoing support from the Strategic Group. The words above are an excerpt from Randy’s speech made at the Mayor’s Lunch for Arts Champions earlier this year.

Who has seen the room?

The W.O. Mitchell Room has a new look thanks to our friends at Strategic Group.

The renovation features enhanced seating, lighting, and décor, as well as premium wines and wine dispensary.

In the spirit of creativity and ingenuity, photos in the lounge highlight past Theatre Calgary world premieres and pay tribute to some of the great artists who have performed here.

The W.O. Mitchell Room honours the esteemed Canadian author, who always claimed that his first love was the theatre. Theatre Calgary was fortunate to have a connection to Mr. Mitchell in our early days, premiering five of his plays, and having him as host for several benefits.

The lounge is available for the exclusive use of Theatre Calgary members who have generously invested in the work on our stage: Artistic Champions, Dress Circle Members, and special guests.

Philanthropic support from these individuals and companies provides a valuable and greatly-needed financial resource for Theatre Calgary.

Take a peek inside to see how the room has changed to be more patron friendly. New members are always welcome! Please visit theatrecalgary. com for more information or pick up a brochure in the lobby.

Our sincere thanks to Strategic Group for making this renovation possible and to all our members who support us throughout the year.

Creating value where we live and work. Together.

Applauding Theatre Calgary.

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