2015 Dear Johnny Deere - House Programme

DEAR JOHNNY DEERE THE FRED EAGLESMITH MUSICAL book by Ken Cameron

based on the music and lyrics of Fred Eaglesmith additional music and arrangements by David Archibald

April 28 to May 31, 2015 #tcDeere

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WELCOME We encounter many new scripts on our desks daily here at Theatre Calgary. In the past decade we have become champions of new work by playwrights from Alberta and beyond. This season it has been a complete honour to present two plays written by playwrights from Calgary. David van Belle’s beautiful new play, Liberation Days, had a resoundingly positive and stirring effect on our audiences this past fall. It has since played in British Columbia, and I have no doubt it will spring to life throughout Canada in subsequent productions. And now, with Dear Johnny Deere, we welcome another Calgary playwright, Ken Cameron, to debut on our stage after this play’s triumphant debut in the East.

One fine spring evening a couple of years ago, I drove through the countryside of southern Ontario to see Ken’s premiere production of Dear Johnny Deere at the Blyth Festival. I didn’t know much about Fred Eaglesmith’s music, but with the powerful combination of Ken’s imagination and director Eric Coates' fine leadership, I suspected I would experience something special. Within minutes, I was captivated by this charming musical. I have become an Eaglesmith fan! The music pulls you in with its delightful melodies. And the story, filled with small town antics, surprises by being both familiar and new. It was an easy decision to invite this play to our stage.

These ideas and songs are pure music to our ears. Welcome home Dear Johnny Deere.

DENNIS GARNHUM Artistic Director

dear johnny deere DIRECTOR'S NOTES In 2010, near the end of my ten-year stint as artistic director of the Blyth Festival, I agreed to Ken Cameron’s suggestion that we should commission a work based on the songs of bad-boy folk icon Fred Eaglesmith. We were very fortunate to recruit the Banff Centre to co-develop the piece the following autumn.

The workshop in Banff is firmly entrenched as one of the favourite experiences of my career. For a week we enjoyed the breathtaking scenery and hospitality of the Banff Centre as the play underwent radical surgery at the hands of Ken, musical director David Archibald, musical dramaturg Neil Bartram, and myself. Songs were discarded, songs were added, songs were reassigned to different characters, songs were scrutinized for active content… every song was forced to justify its place in the story. Ken provided an endless stream of rewrites to accommodate the shift that was underway. We made ruthless demands on the material, but the process moved steadily forward because Ken signed on to collaborate from the moment we set foot in that studio.

There was no ego to get in the way, because he exercised nothing but an objective determination to improve the narrative. Perhaps this was a product of working with someone else’s source material, but I believe that it speaks directly to Ken’s selfless desire to make good art.

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I have had the great pleasure to direct several productions of Dear Johnny Deere and, as I write this, I look forward to reviving it here at Theatre Calgary. Like Fred Eaglesmith himself, this play is an unlikely hero: coarse, raw, loud, full of unapologetic cliché and tenderness that masquerades as silence. For me, the greatest pleasure has been working with the tornado that is Ken Cameron. And I will always be grateful that Dennis Garnhum took the time to see the play all the way across the country in the little village of Blyth, Ontario. Thank you for inviting me to Alberta where this show was actually born.

ERIC COATES Director

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cameras and audio / visual recording devices are not permitted

DEAR JOHNNY DEERE

in the theatre. The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

THE FRED EAGLESMITH MUSICAL

beeping cellular phones, pagers and

book by Ken Cameron

watches intrude on other patrons’ enjoyment of the play. Please ensure that these items cannot sound during a performance. Alternatively, you may leave them with our staff at the coat check.

good theatre etiquette benefits everyone. Please do not talk or unwrap candies during the performance. At the end of the performance, remain in your seat until the curtain call is finished and the house lights have been turned on. babies are not permitted in the theatre. assistive listening devices for the hard of hearing are available at the coat check of the Max Bell Theatre.

based on the music and lyrics of Fred Eaglesmith additional music and arrangements

by David Archibald

T HE CAS T

DAVID ARCHIBALD REBECCA AUERBACH JEFF CULBERT ALLISON LYNCH J.D. NICHOLSEN CAPUCINE ONN JODY RICHARDSON

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Boomer, Musician Caroline McAllister Pianist, Fiddler Johnny Fiddler Mike, Hendrik, Collector

Somewhere in rural Canada.

ERIC COATES DAVID ARCHIBALD PATRICIA FLOOD DEITRA KALYN JASON HAND CHRIS JACKO JANE MACFARLANE

Director Musical Director Set Design Costume Design Lighting Design Sound Design Voice Coach

PATTI NEICE HEATHER RYCRAFT CARISSA SAMS

Stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager Apprentice Stage Manager

CATHARINE CRUMB BEVANS CHRIS JACKO RON SIEGMUND BEN WILSON SCOTT MORRIS

Head of Lighting Head of Sound Wig & Hairstylist, Wardrobe Master Head Stage Carpenter Stage Hand

DEAR JOHNNY DEERE has one 20-minute intermission.

Dear Johnny Deere was commissioned by the Blyth Festival’s Roulston Roy New Play Development Fund and premiered there in June, 2012.

Theatre Calgary gratefully acknowledges the support provided from the Alberta Lottery Fund, by the Government of Alberta through The Alberta Foundation for the Arts, the City of Calgary through Calgary Arts Development, the Community Spirit Donation Grant Program, the Government of Canada through the Canada Council and Canadian Heritage and all corporate and private contributors.

Dear Johnny Deere’s development was supported by The Banff Centre for the Arts; by financial assistance from The Canada Council for the Arts and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts; and with input from the Alberta Playwrights’ Network; and with a workshop by Lighthouse Theatre in Port Dover, Ontario.

Ken Cameron is a member of the Playwrights Guild of Canada.

Dear Johnny Deere is staged by arrangement with The Talent House, 204a St. George Street, Toronto, ON M5R 2N5 416-960-9686 michael@talenthouse.ca

Front cover photo of Benedict Campbell by David Cooper.

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dear johnny deere song list ACT ONE

ACT TWO

Yellow Barley Straw White Trash White Rose Spookin’ The Horses John Deere B I Wanna Buy Your Truck Bench Seat Baby Wilder Than Her Time To Get A Gun

Yellow Barley Straw (Reprise) Ordinary Guy White Rose (Reprise) Small Motors Old John Deere Freight Train Worked Up Field York Road Wilder Than Her (Reprise)/Finale

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the company Belfry Theatre. She is also currently creating a new play with music with J.D. Nicholsen. Rebecca is a graduate of Studio 58.

Montreal. Allison holds a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance and Composition from the University of Calgary and frequently performs around Calgary and BC with her jazz quartet. Much love to Braden, Pottsy and the Lynch-Griffiths families.

DAVID ARCHIBALD Musical Director, Boomer, Musician Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Kitchen Radio, St. Anne’s Reel, Dear Johnny Deere, Hometown, The Ballad of Stompin’ Tom, The Perilous Pirate’s Daughter, Blyth; Up the River, Love & Larceny, The Perilous Pirate’s Daughter, Thousand Islands Playhouse; Dear Johnny Deere, Lighthouse; The Ballad of Stompin’ Tom, Confederation Centre for the Arts; The Ballad of Stompin’ Tom, Drayton; Dr. Magnificent’s Travelling Musical Medicine Show, YAH Theatre. David is composer, playwright or both in most of the above. film/television: Performer and songwriter for Sesame Street, Mr. Dressup. awards: Fen Watkin Scholarship (play development), Confederation Centre for the Arts. David has recorded for RCA and was the producer of pop-star Avril Lavigne’s first recording. He has also been commissioned by many provincial and national parks to compose, record, and perform songs celebrating Canada’s natural and cultural history.

JEFF CULBERT McAllister Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Dear Johnny Deere, Blyth; Dear Johnny Deere, Lighthouse; Oneman Masque, Toronto Masque Theatre; archy and mehitabel, The Donnelly Sideshow, The Shawl, Work, Ausable Theatre; Jupiter in July, The Mousetrap, Port Stanley; The Cherry Orchard, Lady Windermere’s Fan, Theatre Soup; Hamlet, Theatre Nemesis; The Tempest, Passionfool; Purgatory in Ingleton, Storm and Stress; Outlaw, Port Mansion. Directing credits include five solo shows by Jayson McDonald, the annual PlayWrights Cabaret, Grand; Problem Child, Risk Everything, The End of Civilization, Hunting Stuart, King Phoenix, Ausable Theatre. His own plays include archy and mehitabel, The Donnelly Sideshow, Choose But Choose Wisely, Running Rude, and There’s a Monster that Lives in My Girlfriend. Jeff is the Artistic Director of Ausable Theatre.

J . D. N I C H O L S E N Johnny Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Mending Fences, Mrs. Parliament's Night Out, Neptune; Billy Bishop Goes to War, St. Anne’s Reel, Dear Johnny Deere, Blyth; Legally Blonde, The Ballad of Stompin’ Tom, Country Legends, Drayton; A Midsummer's Night Dream, Good Night Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), Festival of Classics; The Foursome, Rock & Roll, Grand; No Great Mischief, Moliere, Tarragon; Goodness, Volcano. JD has also appeared in productions for Buddies in Bad Times, Platform Nine, Theatre Passe Muraille, Factory Theatre, Crow's Theatre, and Theatre Smith Gilmour. film/television: The Shape of Rex, Blizzard, Copper, Mayday, Murdoch Mysteries, Haven, Flashpoint, Roughing It, Against The Wall, Falling Skies, and Time of The Wolf, among others. awards: 1991 Juno Award for Most Promising Band: The Leslie Spit Treeo. Jack studied theatre at Mount Royal College and the University of Calgary.

REBECCA AUERBACH Caroline for theatre calgary: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. elsewhere: The Wild Party, Acting Upstage/Obsidian; 5 seasons for the Blyth Festival; Little Brother, Little Sister, Caravan Farm; Ring of Fire, Grand; The Peacemaker, Next Stage; Dai, WJT; Your Side, My Side, and the Truth, Playwright/ Summerworks; East of Berlin, ATP (Betty Nomination); Rabbit Hole, Arts Club (Jessie Nomination); Escape From Happiness, Factory; The Ballad of Stompin' Tom, Blyth, Thousand Islands Playhouse, Drayton, Charlottetown Festival; Unity 1918, Aquarius; 2 season’s for Bard on the Beach; Hello Dolly!, Dead Reckoning, Vancouver Playhouse. Rebecca is the recipient of the Jessie Richardson Award for Most Promising Newcomer. film/television: The Armoire, Alleys, The Tracey Fragments, Billable Hours.

Upcoming, Rebecca will be performing in Bitter Girl at the Charlottetown Festival and in The Valley with

A L L I S O N LY N C H Pianist, Fiddler for theatre calgary: One Man Two Guvnors, A Christmas Carol (2011-14). elsewhere: The Red Priest, Ash Rizin, The Penelopiad, ATP; Double Indemnity, In the Heat of the Night, Sweeney Todd, Vertigo; Closer, GZT/H&M; Archaeology, Theatre Junction; A Worthy Opponent, Lunchbox; The Piper, Downstage; Thy Neighbor’s Wife, Essay, Urban Curvz; Twisted, Maria Rasputin Presents, But…This IS my Day Job!, Forte; The Soul Collector, Catalyst. awards: Allison received Betty Mitchell awards for her performances in Ash Rizin and Twisted, and was the proud recipient of the 2011 Stephen Hair Emerging Actor Award. Allison is also a Betty and Jessie nominated sound designer and composer. Her score for The Penelopiad was performed in productions in Calgary, Vancouver, and

CAPUCINE ONN Fiddler Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Dear Johnny Deere, Lighthouse; Dear Johnny Deere, Spirit of the Narrows, The Outdoor Donnellys, Blyth. Capucine is a Suzuki violin teacher at the Goderich Suzuki Violin School in Huron County, Ontario, and at the Alderwood School of Music in Toronto. She also performs live at venues all over Ontario with her band, Jellybean Blue. She has two beautiful sons, Gideon and Gulliver.

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Mike/Hendrik/Collector Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Colony of Unrequited Dreams, Oil And Water, Artistic Fraud; Importance of Being Earnest, Thousand Islands Playhouse; Birth of Theatre, Liquid Rage Productions; Jesus Christ Superstar, Centrifuge Theatre. awards: Best Original Score Atlantic Film Festival - Bingo Robbers and Not Over Easy; Dora nomination for Best Adapted Script – No Great Mischief. Jody is a graduate of the National Theatre School and founding member of award winning Newfoundland band, Pathological Lovers.

E R I C C O AT E S Director Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: The Best Brothers, The Boy in the Moon, This is War, GCTC; Dear Johnny Deere, Lighthouse; Dear Johnny Deere, The Ballad of Stompin’ Tom, The Devil We Know, Vimy, Against the Grain, I’ll Be Back Before Midnight, Having Hope at Home, The Drawer Boy, The Gingko Tree, Blyth; The Ballad of Stompin’ Tom, Test Drive, Thousand Islands Playhouse; The Ballad of Stompin’ Tom, Drayton.

Eric is the Artistic Director of The Great Canadian Theatre Company (GCTC) in Ottawa. He was the Artistic Director of the Blyth Festival for ten seasons, from 2003 – 2012. Throughout the ‘80s and ‘90s, he worked as an actor with companies in Canada and the U.S., including four seasons with the Stratford Festival and nine seasons with the Blyth Festival. He is the President of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT).

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KEN CAMERON Playwright Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: How iRan: Three Plays for iPod, Productive Obsession/IMPACT Festival, High Performance Rodeo, Canoe Theatre Festival; Harvest, Lunchbox, Blyth, Persephone, Prairie Theatre Exchange, Gateway, Chemanius and twenty other theatres across Canada; My Morocco, GZT/ OYR; My One And Only, ATP playRites '04, Workshop West. awards: Enbridge playRites Award; Two Betty Mitchell Award Nominations. Ken is Co-Artistic Conspirator with Rita Bozi of Productive Obsession, an inter-arts performance company based in Calgary and presenting work in Iceland, Hungary and Canada. Ken graduated from McGill University and received his Masters in Fine Arts from the University of Calgary. He has served as Assistant Director for One Yellow Rabbit, Executive Director for the Alberta Playwrights’ Network and Artistic Director of The Magnetic North Theatre Festival (Canada’s National Festival co-presented with the National Arts Centre).

He is also a professional facilitator with Corporate CultureSHIFT and a public speaking/presentation coach with Brave Communications. Next up for Ken is directing The Damage Is Done by Rita Bozi, costarring Dr. Gabor Maté, at the Banff Centre for the Arts on October 15.

PAT R I C I A F LO O D Set Design for theatre calgary: Resident Designer 1979-80.

Mirandolina, One Night Stand, The Mary Shelley Play, Of Mice and Men, The Black Bonspiel of Wullie MacKrimmon. elsewhere: Designs for Alberta Theatre Projects, Blyth Festival, Centaur Theatre, Gate Theatre (Dublin), Stratford Festival, Theatre New Brunswick, Neptune Theatre, Tarragon Theatre. film/television: Set Designer and Art Director - Selected Credits: Ararat, Where the Truth Lies, Pushing Tin, The Kids in the Hall, La Femme Nikita, Fraggle Rock. Pat is a member and past president of the Associated Designers of Canada. She currently teaches Design at the School of English and Theatre Studies at the University of Guelph.

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D E I T R A K A LY N

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Costume Design

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for theatre calgary: King Lear, One Man, Two Guvnors, The Comedy of Errors (Shakespeare by the Bow), Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare in the Park), Mom’s The Word, Doubt. elsewhere: playRites '14, Intimate Apparel, The Penelopiad, ATP; Jake and the Kid, Globe; The Game’s Afoot, Farewell My Lovely, The Huron Bride, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The 39 Steps, Sweeney Todd, Vertigo; Gruesome Playground Injuries, Reasons to be Pretty (Set & Costumes), My First Time, Evil Dead the Musical ’09 & ’10, Lieutenant of Inishmore, GZT/H&M; Unnecessary Farce, Love Train, Game Show, Stage West; Little Brother, Little Sister, Caravan Farm; Big Sister Little Brother, Quest. awards: Betty Mitchell Awards – Costume Design – Intimate Apparel, Set Design – Reasons to Be Pretty.

When Deitra isn’t designing in the theatre, she can be found working as a costumer in film and television.

CHRIS JACKO Sound Design for theatre calgary: Head of Sound (2007– present).

Sound Design – One Man, Two Guvnors, Anne of Green Gables – The Musical, Next to Normal, Cats, A Christmas Carol (2011 – 14), 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 twenty years, having earned his BFA in Technical Theatre from Ryerson University in Toronto.

for theatre calgary: Major Barbara, Cats, Timothy Findley’s The Wars. elsewhere: Stage Manager The Haunting, Vertigo. Assistant Stage Manager - The Game’s Afoot, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Vintage Hitchcock, In the Heat of the Night, Panic, Ends of the Earth, It Could Be Any One of Us, Double Indemnity, When Girls Collide, Blithe Spirit, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The 39 Steps, And Then There Were None, Murder on the Nile, Blood Relations, Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure, The Mousetrap, Vertigo; Butcher, True Love Lies, The Penelopiad, Communion, Enbridge playRites Festival 2009-11, ATP. Heather is a graduate of the University of Victoria’s theatre program.

CARISSA SAMS Apprentice Stage Manager

JASON HAND Lighting Design Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Arms and the Man, Shaw; Blue Planet, James and the Giant Peach, YPT; The Amorous Adventures of Anatol, An Enemy of the People, Abyss, The Ugly One, Tarragon; The Barber of Seville, Soulpepper; The Arsonists, This, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Winter’s Tale, Canadian Stage; The Trespassers, Stratford; South Pacific, The Wizard of Oz, Drayton; The Marriage of Figaro, Opera Lyra; Macbeth, Minnesota Opera; Carmen, Vancouver Opera; The Tales of Hoffmann, Edmonton Opera; #UncleJohn, Pelléas et Mélisande, Figaro’s Wedding, La Bohème, Turn of the Screw, Against the Grain. awards: Protégé recipient of 2012 Siminovitch Prize in Theatre, and three Dora Nominations for Outstanding Lighting Design.

PAT T I N E I C E Assistant Stage Manager for theatre calgary: One Man, Two Guvnors, The Mountaintop, A Christmas Carol (2012 – 14), Anne of Green Gables – The Musical, To Kill a Mockingbird. elsewhere: Stage Manager – 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; Lillibet, Maddy Heisler, The Net, Shatter, Ships Company; 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; Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Crazy for You, How the Other Half Loves, Drayton; Marion Bridge, Company Theatre.

for theatre calgary: Apprentice Stage Manager – One Man, Two Guvnors, BOOM! (High Performance Rodeo). Stage Manager – A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare in the Park). Chaperone – Mary Poppins, A Christmas Carol (2012-14). elsewhere: Apprentice Stage Manager – The Haunting, In The Heat of the Night, Vertigo; The Surrogate, Lunchbox.

Stage Manager – Quilters, Rosebud School of the Arts; Witiko, IGNITE! Festival; Monkey King, Man of the North, MRU. Carissa is thrilled to be finishing off her season with Theatre Calgary!

SPECIAL THANKS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Richard Jackson Ken Cameron would like to thank the following: Eric Coates, Michael Petrasek, David Archibald, Neil Bartram, Kelly Robinson, Mary Elgersma, Deb Sholdice, Jeff Culbert, Rebecca Auerbach, Jack Nicholsen, Tyler Rive, Esther Purves-Smith, Tony Eyamie, Duval Lang, Lisa Humber, Michael “Spider” Bishop, Cameron MacDuffee, David van Belle, Derek Ritschel, Helen Wagenaar, Alberta Playwrights Network, David Belke, Trevor Rueger, Michelle Kneale, Tracey Carroll, Christopher Hunt, Marshall Hopkins, Doug Curtis, Daniel MacIvor.

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in the wings

By Zachary Moull, Assistant Dramaturg

PLAYWRIGHT ’S NOTE

BY KEN CAMERON This is a Calgary story.

Dear Johnny Deere was conceived only a few blocks from Theatre Calgary in the Palomino Smokehouse, one of Calgary’s premier music venues. It was here that I approached Fred Eaglesmith and asked him for permission to turn his music into a stage production.

I’d been introduced to Fred via email by Calgary actor Esther Purves-Smith. Esther had played his love interest in the madefor-TV Christmas special The Gift. They’d become such pals that Fred had written and recorded the song “Me and Esther” and Esther had written “My Friend Fred.”

Fred’s response was classic: “I hate theatre. I don’t want to be involved in any way. I don’t want to see a script and I’ll never come to a rehearsal. But you go nuts.” Fred, if you’re reading this, I’ve never properly thanked you for the blank cheque.

This is also a Banff play.

The Banff Centre for the Arts provided an ultrasound in the form of a Play Finding workshop with Canadian theatre icon Daniel MacIvor. I had arrived with what I laughingly called a “shortlist” of forty-odd songs and a plot that involved two brothers, two wives, both parents, and a slew of neighbors. That week Daniel whittled it all away and we found the play that you will see tonight.

This is also an Alberta story.

Thanks to the vision of Kelly Robinson, the Banff Centre for the Arts subsequently offered an intensive developmental workshop with musical dramaturg Neil Bartram. Neil became our midwife and offered us a crash course in musical theatre structure. I was already familiar with the basic rule that the characters should exit each song in a very different state than they enter it. Many of Fred’s songs read like O. Henry short stories – with a distinctive voice, a clear narrative arc, and a twist ending – and these songs translate to the stage because they create just that kind of arc.

The cast rehearses "Freight Train." Photo by Meghan McMaster.

life: his silence. It’s odd to conceive of the lead character in a musical as silent, but Eric determined early on that, as far as Johnny was concerned, talking about feelings was for city folk.

The result was the powerful, explosive relationship that actors J.D. Nicholsen and Rebecca Auerbach brought to life and that had Jeff Culbert desperately ducking for cover.

Eric’s lifelong friend David Archibald was – well, David’ll kill me if I stretch the metaphor too far and call him our wet nurse. But it was David who, standing in for Fred, undertook the awesome responsibility of finding the sensitive and clever arrangements for these songs that showcase the great range in Fred’s songwriting. Let’s call David and Capucine Onn the brother and sister who took us by the hand and sang softly during the surprisingly easy labour that birthed this play.

Finally, this is a Theatre Calgary homecoming.

Artistic Director Dennis Garnhum made the mistake of revealing that his family reunion was “in the vicinity” of the Blyth Festival. So, like any expectant parent, I proudly updated Dennis on all the intimate details until he finally relented and came to see it.

This is also a Blyth play.

Eric Coates, who has returned to direct this production, was then the Artistic Director of the venerable Blyth Festival in southwestern Ontario. Eric not only commissioned the play and directed its premiere production, he was also its doula. It was Eric who uncovered the central metaphor of Johnny’s musical 14

J.D. Nicholsen reheares "Spookin' The Horses". Photo by Meghan McMaster.

I’m flattered that he did.

As a long-time Calgarian, it is such an honour to be here at Theatre Calgary to share our little Dear Johnny Deere with you.

GET INTERACTIVE WITH THEATRE CALGARY TALKBACK TUESDAYS Meet members of the cast after the performance for an intimate and lively Q&A session about the play, the theatre and the acting process.

This is a great opportunity to share your questions and get a behindthe-scenes perspective on the performance.

Fred Eaglesmith

FRED EAGLESMITH As one of his songs says, Fred Eaglesmith “was born in the springtime of the '57 Chevy,” one of nine children in a rural Ontario farming family. At the age of 15, he left home to hitchhike, hop freight trains, and hone his craft as a songwriter. “I played everywhere,” he said in a press interview. “I played in every lumber camp, fire camp, and youth hostel I could find.”

In the four decades since, Eaglesmith has fashioned one of the most distinctive singersongwriter careers in Canadian music. His twenty albums are filled with songs about the twists and turns of rural life in a musical range that defies description: folk, rock, roots, country, alt-country, bluegrass, or all of the above, depending on whom you ask.

“We just play rock’n’roll,” Eaglesmith said about a recent tour. “The root of it all is my little bit of creativity, that little ball of fire inside me. I just do what feels like the truth to me.”

Eaglesmith is on the road almost constantly, playing upwards of 200 shows a year and traveling in a bio-fueled former school bus on what he describes as a “never-ending tour.” His devoted fans – known as Fredheads – are more likely to find Eaglesmith playing a small-town bar or community hall than an arena or concert venue, as he tries to live up to his simple motto: “I’m gonna play good, sing good, write good, and act good.”

Sources Craft, Dan. “Travelin’ Man.” Pantagraph. Sep 13, 2012.

“Fred Eaglesmith.” The Canadian Encyclopedia. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/fred-eaglesmith-emc/ Hellenberg, Mark. “Fredheads Unite.” WOUB Public Media. Jun 14, 2012. http://woub.org/2012/06/14/fredheads-unite-acclaimed-troubadour-returns-nelsonville Taylor, Alistair. “On the phone with: Fred Eaglesmith.” Campbell River Mirror. Feb 12, 2015. http://www.campbellrivermirror.com/entertainment/291756471.html

The playscript of Ken Cameron’s Dear Johnny Deere has been published by NeWest Press and is on sale in the lobby. Theatre Calgary is hosting the official Dear Johnny Deere book launch on Sunday, May 10, following the matinee performance. Cast members will provide musical entertainment and the playwright will sign copies of the script.

Talkback Tuesdays for Dear Johnny Deere will take place on May 5, 12 and 26.

TALK THEATRE THURSDAYS Get an insider’s perspective on the process of making theatre. Before the performance, join an artist from the production’s creative team in conversation with a member of Theatre Calgary’s artistic staff.

April 30 Jason Hand, lighting designer May 7 Ken Cameron, playwright SPOTLIGHT SATURDAY

OPEN TO ALL Dig deeper into the ideas. Join us after a matinee performance for a special guest speaker, lively panel discussion, or interactive experience inspired by the themes of our subscription plays.

May 30 Tom Coxworth, host of CKUA’s “Folk Routes,” speaks about the power of country and folk music.

GET ONLINE Behind-the-scenes videos, photos, play guides and more about all of our upcoming productions can be found at theatrecalgary.com.

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Theatre Calgary 16

It’s a Big

World In here

theatre calgary

2015-16 season Subscribers are first in line for The Little Prince.

At Theatre Calgary this season, we will journey together to extraordinary places. Our canvas explodes with exotic travels to asteroids, the stars, and beyond. We will imagine the town squares of Italy in the 1950s and travel back in time to 17thcentury Salem on the eastern seaboard. Contemporary New York will share the stage with a big box grocery store and the Sahara Desert.

There will be shipwrecks, sorcery, and ghosts from the past.

People will fall in love, mourn the loss of their family, and have their inner child reborn. We will travel on airplanes, sailing ships, bicycles, and flying birds and, no matter where we go, we will delight in exploring the world with our hearts, minds, and imaginations.

It’s a big world in here – come on in!

DeNNIS GArNhum Artistic Director

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Be first in line for The Little Prince with a 5-Play Subscription canadian Premiere comedy

the shoPlifters by morris Panych Directed by haysam Kadri

September 1 to September 27, 2015 “The ShoplifTerS Packs a comic Punch.”

– dctheatrescene.com

Alma is a career shoplifter with a knack for getting the “five-finger discount.” When she’s caught in the act by an overzealous security guard, there’s more revealed than the steak she has stuffed up her skirt. With a cast of oddball characters, this new comedy is a hilarious look at the differences between society’s haves and have-nots.

There is no doubt: morris Panych is Canada’s funniest living playwright. Once again he manages to wrap keen comedy around potent ideas. This play had its world premiere last year in Washington. We are proud to be the first company in Canada to welcome this play home. ridiculous fun. – Dennis

classic masterPiece

the crucible

by Arthur miller

October 13 to November 8, 2015 “i doubt if any modern Play offers more visceral excitement than this one.” – NaTioNal poST

contemPorary comedy

bad Jews

by Joshua harmon Directed by Valerie Planche

March 15 to April 10, 2016 “the best comedy of the season.”

– New York TimeS

When three young Jewish cousins are forced to bunk together in an apartment after the death of their grandfather, the result is a wickedly funny and ferocious brawl over religious tradition and family legacy. One of the hottest plays in recent years will have audiences laughing and talking long after the play is over.

The first time I read this play, I started out laughing in fits of giggles. Then I gasped in shock at some of the ideas. And in the end, I cried. This is one of the most honest perspectives you will get about being Jewish today. And in fact, this grieving family could be any family anywhere. Vital viewing. – Dennis contains strong language and adult content

romantic musical

the light in the Piazza

Book by Craig Lucas music and Lyrics by Adam Guettel Produced by arrangement with Turner entertainment Co. Owner of the original motion picture Light in the Piazza, Based on the Novel by elizabeth Spencer Directed by michael Shamata

April 26 to May 22, 2016 “the most intensely romantic score of any musical since weST Side STorY.” – New York TimeS

Witchcraft? There’s an evil lurking within the devout community of Salem, massachusetts, and no one is beyond suspicion. A farmer, his wife, and a dangerous young woman are caught in a flash of hysteria that forces them all to face the ultimate test. Based on the Salem witch trials, Arthur miller’s masterpiece remains one of the most powerful and thrilling plays of our time.

It’s Italy, 1953. margaret Johnson and her daughter Clara are touring the sundrenched squares of Florence when a gust of wind carries Clara’s hat to the feet of a handsome Tuscan man. As this twist of fate blossoms into love, margaret must decide whether to share a secret that may destroy her daughter’s happiness. A winner of six Tony Awards, this modern musical will take your breath away.

Never has this play felt more relevant. Accusations are thrown, religion is defended, and the results are hysteria and violence. I get chills just thinking about this play and how we have learned so very little from the past. Simply put, this is one of the best plays ever written. – Dennis

A gorgeous score and a boy-meets-girl story set in the piazzas of Florence and rome? I’m in. We are presenting this in time for mother’s Day because at the very heart of the piece is a graceful mother who does all that she can for her precious child. Bring mom along to thank her for guiding you along the way. uplifting. – Dennis

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theatre calgary in association with lamPlighter drama, london, uk Presents the world Premiere of

Based on the book by Antoine de Saint-exupéry

Adapted by Nicholas Lloyd Webber and James D. reid

CALL 403-294-7447 NOW TO SUBSCRIBE

the musical Directed by Dennis Garnhum

January 19 to February 28, 2016 “world Premiere musical a couP for theatre calgary.”

– CalgarY SuN

A pilot crashes his plane in the Sahara Desert, where he meets a young prince from a distant asteroid who tells him a story of life among the stars. The Little Prince is one of the most universally cherished books of all time, selling millions of copies worldwide. Now it comes to life in a spectacular new musical celebration of the imagination and the artist within us all.

This musical is a huge explosion of wondrous sounds and images.

It’s unusual and totally enchanting.

Watch as a pilot and a little prince discover all sorts of fascinating characters including a sultry singing rose, a dangerous snake, and a wise fox. The composers have created a nonstop singing, dancing, and dreaming musical that is perfect for both adults and children.

And Theatre Calgary is presenting the world (and galaxy) premiere!

– Dennis Presenting sPonsor

coming in march – subscribe online at theatrecalgary.com

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Special preSentationS shakespeare bY the bow presents

the tempest

by William Shakespeare

29 Years of spirited tradition

a Christmas Carol

by Charles Dickens Adapted and Directed by Dennis Garnhum Associate Director Simon Mallett

June 23 to August 16, 2015 “we are suCh stuff as dreams are made on.”

Sail to an enchanted island where a mysterious storm washes both romance and revenge ashore. Spirits will run high in Shakespeare’s most magical tale of love, family, and forgiveness. It’s the perfect way to spend a summer’s evening in Prince’s Island Park.

Come out and celebrate our emerging artists. With a healthy dose of sorcery, we will conjure islands and shipwrecks, merriment and mystery, all on the banks of the Bow River. – Dennis theatre CalgarY and one Yellow rabbit performanCe theatre present

spin

Created and performed by Evalyn Parry Featuring Brad Hart Directed by Ruth Madoc-Jones

January 2016

Starring Stephen Hair as Ebenezer Scrooge

November 26 to December 24, 2015 “theatre CalgarY stages the best of all possible versions of A ChristmAs CArol.” – CAlgAry sun

Calgary’s favourite holiday tradition continues to warm the hearts of young and old. Stephen Hair returns for his 22nd year as Ebenezer Scrooge in a production hailed by the Calgary Herald as “an annual gift that deserves to be treasured and passed down from generation to generation.” Book your tickets early as last year’s performances sold out.

This production is spectacle on a grand scale. We have filled the stage with warmth and cheer as we sing carols and skate along the Thames River. A charming mixture of ghosts will guide Ebenezer Scrooge through his past, present, and future. Thoughtful, wondrous, and inspiring – just what the holiday season should be.

– Dennis As this plAy is not A pArt of our 5-plAy subscription series, subscribers enjoy A 20% discount on single ticket purchAses to A ChristmAs CArol. tickets must be booked before december 11. limit 10 tickets per household.

“part theatre, part musiC gig, part spoken word poetrY, part doCumentarY: whatever it is, it is brilliant.” – toronto stAr

Innovative, award-winning artist Evalyn Parry takes her audience on an uncommon theatrical and musical journey celebrating the bicycle as muse, musical instrument, and an agent of women’s liberation and social change. Accompanied by an astonishing array of sounds played on an actual bicycle, Spin is entirely entertaining and original.

Every year we partner with One Yellow Rabbit to present something surprising and delightful. A musical cabaret with bicycling as its inspiration?

Surprising and delightful indeed! – Dennis pArt of the 30th AnnuAl high performAnce rodeo, cAlgAry’s internAtionAl festivAl of Arts

theatrecalgary.com

403-294-7447

stephen hAir stArs As ebenezer scrooge. photo by trudie lee

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theatre calgary staff DENNIS GARNHUM Artistic Director COLLEEN A. SMITH Executive Director ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE KRISTEN DION Director of Finance and Administration BRENT FALK Accountant TAMMIE RIZZO Accountant

JANE MACFARLANE Resident Voice Coach COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING NANCY CAMERON Director of Marketing CHRISTOPHER LOACH Director of Communications TRYPHENA FRIC Marketing Coordinator

CHRISTINA SPIESS Receptionist

MEGHAN MCMASTER Communications Coordinator

ARTISTIC

DEVELOPMENT

LESLEY MACMILLAN Producer

TRISH MATHESON Director of Development

SHARI WATTLING Artistic Associate New Play Development SUSAN McNAIR REID Company Manager ZACH MOULL Assistant Dramaturg & Assistant to the Artistic Director KAYE BOOTH Learning & Community Programs Coordinator

SHIRLEY YURCHI Manager Individual & Planned Giving

ROSEMARIE JOHNSTON Bingo Volunteer Coordinator

SALES

PRODUCTION

VIRGINIA REMPEL Customer Service Supervisor

AARON NEWBERT Production Manager

KATE BECK Director of Sales

PROPERTIES

NORMAN COOK Front of House Volunteer & Guest Services Coordinator

CELINA BAHARALLY Assistant Head of Props

BARBARA BOOTH

PAINTERS

NORMA HANSEN

LOUIS BEAUDOIN Head Scenic Artist

LILLIAN MESSER Head of Props

ADAM SCHRADER Technical Director

JENNIFER KINCH Sales & System Administrator

GRAHAM KINGSLEY Assistant Technical Director

JAMIE ROBINSON Sales & Customer Service Associate

CATHARINE CRUMB BEVANS Head of Lighting

ALIXE EDWARDS Sales & Customer Service Associate

CHRIS JACKO Head of Sound

ERIC SMITH Sales & Box Office Associate

KIM SIMMONS

WARDROBE

DEBORAH SYDORCHUK

MICHELLE LATTA Head of Wardrobe

EMILY PARKHOUSE Box Office Customer Service Associate

BUILDERS FOR DEAR JOHNNY DEERE

KAELEAH SPALLIN Cutter

SET

KATIE KLINGVALL Wardrobe Manager, Stitcher

MICHELLE LATTA Head of Wardrobe LILLIAN MESSER Head of Props STEVE PILON & ANDREW RAFUSE Co-Head Scenic Carpenters

EV BELL Box Office Customer Service Associate

MELISSA MANZONE Development Associate

RON SIEGMUND Wardrobe Master, Resident Hair & Wig Stylist

FRONT OF HOUSE STAFF

CIANI MUZA Development Assistant

BEN WILSON Head Stage Carpenter

RONALD PETERS Business Development

JASON KINGSLEY Event Services Manager

LEE BOOTH Front of House Manager

SIENNA HOLDEN LAURA KWAS JULIA MEEDER MITZI METZGER

LAURA HILL Scenic Artist TESS COWIE Scenic Artist

TAMSIN MILES

STEVE PILON Co-Head Scenic Carpenter

CARLEY LAINE POWELL Dyer, Fabric Artist

ANDREW RAFUSE Co-Head Scenic Carpenter CLARE PROSSER Carpenter

The great indoors. We didn’t check the forecast for cold weather. Or bring out the colouring books and crayons. But we did provide the heat so this family could enjoy the day together. When the energy you invest in life meets the energy we fuel it with, indoor fun happens.

Docket #: 14052 Publication: Theatre Calgary- Philadelphia Story Size: 7 3/8” x 4 15/16”

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theatre calgary board of directors BOARD EXECUTIVE MARK THOMPSON, Chair Senior Director of Information Technology, Enbridge Inc. CHAD NEWCOMBE, Vice Chair Kahane Law Office MARY E. COMEAU, Secretary Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright ELLANOR VALLANCE-NUTIK, CMA Vice President Audit & Finance Senior Manager, Financial Reporting, ATCO Group ELLEN CHIDLEY, Past Chair Consultant MARGO RANDLES, Chair Artistic Committee Active Community Volunteer CRAIG D. SENYK, Chair Fundraising Committee Director of Portfolio Management, Mawer Investment Management Ltd. JOY ALFORD, Chair Governance & Nominating Committee Consultant MAGGIE SCHOFIELD, Chair HR Committee Executive Director, Calgary Downtown Association

DR. LLOYD MAYBAUM, M.D. Calgary and Area Medical Staff Society - CAMSS

THEATRE CALGARY ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

RIAZ MAMDANI CEO, Strategic Group

BOARD EXECUTIVE ELLEN CHIDLEY, Chair Consultant

BRENDA MASON Consultant

BRIAN HOOK, Vice Chair Investment Advisor, BMO Nesbitt Burns

IAN MCAULEY President & CEO, Continuum Health Care

ELLANOR VALLANCE-NUTIK, CMA Vice President Audit & Finance Senior Manager, Financial Reporting, ATCO Group

ALEX A. OSTEN PAUL POLSON Vice President, Stuart Olson Construction

MARY E. COMEAU, Secretary Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright

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

BOARD MEMBERS

EDITH WENZEL President, International Results Group TRECIA WRIGHT Business Development Executive National Accounts, Van Houtte Coffee Services

IAN BEDDIS Former Director & Branch Manager (Retired) Scotia McLeod Inc. GORD HARRIS ALLAN MCMILLAN Consultant ALAN MOON President, Crescent Enterprises Inc. CHAD NEWCOMBE Kahane Law Office

BOARD MEMBERS MICHELE BEITEL KELLY BERNAKEVITCH, FCA Executive Vice President, MNP, LLP DR. DAVID DOCHERTY President, Mount Royal University JIM FLOYD President, PowerOn Ltd. ANDREA GOERTZ Senior Vice President, Chief Communications & Sustainability Officer, TELUS BRUCE GRAHAM President & CEO, Calgary Economic Development

Wherever you are, you’re never that far from our commitment. Norton Rose Fulbright is a proud sponsor of Theatre Calgary.

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RICHARD S. HANNAH Vice President, Information Services, Gibson Energy GORD HARRIS KATHRYN HEATH DEBRA JOHNSTONE, CMC, CHRP Partner, Cenera Inc. BARRY R. KENLEY Financial Services Agent, Euler Hermes Canada CHRIS LEE Managing Partner, Alberta, Deloitte

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Here’s Your Cue with EDITH & CAL WENZEL What first got you interested in Theatre Calgary?

The telling of human stories on stage has always been of interest and, as a young married couple, we joined Theatre Calgary to help fill that niche in our lives.

Why are you proud to be involved with Theatre Calgary as a board member and a supporter?

We are proud to be involved with a theatre that engages audiences with issues that are important to our world and community. Theatre Calgary provides the community with theatre that is on par with New York and London. Our greatest pride is in Dennis Garnhum; we admire his courage to produce shows for the Calgary audience that others wouldn’t. Not only do we have excellence in theatre, we are mavericks in showing the rest of the world we can take on, and handle, controversy on the stage.

Why do you think it is important to support the theatre over and above the price of your ticket?

We recognize the need to invest in the future of the company by developing artists and the audience, and nothing happens without funding.

What do you think Theatre Calgary adds to the Calgary community?

To us, theatre is important because it has the ability to show the best and the worst sides of human nature. It is a place to go to watch stories come alive on stage and learn new life-long lessons about love, friendship, betrayal, trust and forgiveness. There is no substitute for seeing it live on stage.

...knowing that this opportunity will only be available to our future generations if we step forward now.

Why have you and Cal chosen to get involved with the new Artistic Champions program?

Being involved in the program is a continuation of our appreciation for theatre as well as knowing that this opportunity will only be available to our future generations if we step forward now. We believe this new program will offer greater opportunity to engage members of the audience at a deeper level and provide a closer personal experience with the theatre. It opens doors to create even more works that are reflective of issues the community cares about.

Every Performance Begins With You! By becoming an Artistic Champion, you will help strengthen Theatre Calgary financially, which will enable the theatre to produce great works and become a national stage in Canada.

In return, members will participate at a deeper level and receive exceptional benefits. Members will have exclusive opportunities to meet the artists, go behind the scenes and spend time with like-minded people who share a love of theatre.

There are three membership levels for the Artistic Champions, each with exclusive benefits: • Actor’s Circle ($2,500) • Designer’s Circle ($5,000) • Director’s Circle ($10,000)

Join now and fulfill your passion through a closer experience with the theatre.

As an Artistic Champion you can take pride in knowing that you are a vital part of the Theatre Calgary community.

Your support will help us…

• pursue bold artistic visions and maintain the absolute highest standard of theatre • deliver our learning programs for students and educators • nurture emerging artists • develop new plays that tell engaging Canadian stories • bridge the gap between ticket sales revenue and the cost of putting our shows on stage To learn more about the unique benefits available to Artistic Champions, please contact Shirley Yurchi at 403-294-7440, ext. 1002 or donations@theatrecalgary.com.

Why do you think it’s important to show philanthropic leadership?

Leading by example is important to us as we understand the significance of financially supporting an organization so that it can focus on putting on relevant, well-done works and not just on staying within a budget. Financial stability through personal and corporate donations ensures the theatre will be able to widen its audience demographic and be seen as a valuable asset to the entire community.

What would you say to someone to encourage them to join the Artistic Champions?

People worldwide now acknowledge theatre is good for society economically and socially and that theatre gives us the opportunity to see the world through other people’s eyes. Stepping up and joining the Artistic Champions ensures future generations have the opportunity to enjoy that experience.

our donors ARTISTIC CHAMPIONS DIRECTOR'S CIRCLE Joy Alford & Dan Magyar Frank & Diane Babienko Michelle O’Reilly Foundation Alex A. Osten Margo & Brant Randles Craig D. Senyk, Mawer Investment Mark & Kristina Thompson Edith & Cal Wenzel Tanya Zumwalt

DESIGNER’S CIRCLE Dave & Roxanne Dunlop Dennis Garnhum

ACTOR’S CIRCLE Vera Ross Colleen A. Smith

DRESS CIRCLE MEMBERS Anonymous Bill Armstrong, Norton Rose Fulbright Robert Armstrong & Phil Ivers Wilda & Janet Arnold & Gayle Hayes Diane M. Auld Eric & Diane Axford Banff Aspen Lodge Robin & Ian Beddis Clare Beers & J. Timothy Buehner Michele, Paul, Megan & Matt Beitel James Bergeron & Aileen Delaney Kelly & Celeste Bernakevitch John & Sherry Bicknell Rut Bjorkum-Mason BMO Bank of Montreal Michel Bourque & Bryan Clarke Jeff Boyd, Royal Bank of Canada Dave & Marilyn Bradley Jeanne Bulger Burnswest Corporation Randi Busenius & Brian Chaisson Tom Byttynen & Janet McMaster A.S.L. & Wendy J. Campbell Colin & Ann Card Ellen & Bill Chidley Carlene & Bruce Chrumka Coca-Cola Refreshments Canada Lois Cole Mary Comeau, Norton Rose Fulbright Denis Couturier & Ms. Jo-Ann de Repentigny Kathleen Cowick & Dave Sorensen, Norton Rose Fulbright Graham Cox & Marlene Stewart, Norton Rose Fulbright Barbara & Tadeusz Dabrowski

Doctor David W. Falk Professional Corporation Deloitte Deb Dinkel & Grant Chollak Dr. David & Kris Docherty Greg & Tara Draper David Eeles, Norton Rose Fulbright Frances Ferguson Jim Floyd, PowerOn Ltd. John & Audrey Fry Terry Gale, Standard General Rob Geremia & Bonnie Kowaliuk Ricardo & Betti Anne Giammarino Gibson Energy Inc. Warren & Kristine Gieck Global Training Centre Andrea Goertz, TELUS Bruce Graham, Calgary Economic Development Donald & Joan Greenfield Janice & Joel Grey Grosvenor Americas Charlie Guille, Cougar Contractors Ltd. Richard S. Hannah Gord Harris & Nancy Dalton Hartney Enterprises Kevin & Kathy Hildebrand Eva & Gord Hoffman Brian Hook & Kathryn Heath Ryan & Kate Hoult Brian & Barbara Howes H&R Block Lynn & Vern Hult Clarke & Adele Hunter, Norton Rose Fulbright Larry & Carolyn Hursh Debra Johnstone & Gary Agnew, Cenera Inc. Glenna Jones & Michael Sherman Laurie & Barry Kenley Bill & Elspeth Kirk Kevin & Denise Kisilevich Barb & Yukio Kitagawa Gregory Kurkowski Elaine Lam Bob & Mary Lamond Sharon & Gord Larsen Tracy & Chris Lee Richard Leslie & Bonnie Ramsy Ray Limbert & Associates, BMO Nesbitt Burns Andrew & Alison Love Ray & Bernice Mack Riaz Mamdani, Strategic Group Corinne & Andy Martel Christine & Tim Martin Brenda & Mark Mason Williamson McAuley Family Jim & Dorothy McLeod Al McMillan Mauro & Brenda Meneghetti Alan & Geri Moon Tony Morris, Norton Rose Fulbright Stuart & Catherine Mugford Chuck Mulvenna, Safeway Operations, Sobeys Inc. John & Karen Murphy

Dennis Nerland Chad Newcombe Deb Nickerson Alan & Shelly Norris Jock & Diana Osler Bob & Rhonda Osness, Osness Insurance Ltd. Gordon & Joan Packer Donald & Leslie Park Allan & Allison Pedden Paul Polson, Stuart Olson Construction Ted Poppitt Sheila & Reno Redenbach RGO Office Products Partnership Bob & Jean-Ann Rooney Dr. Wayne Rosen & Dr. Laurie Lemieux Juli & Paul Sacco Safeway Operations, Sobey’s Inc. Norm & Kathy Schachar Maggie Schofield Grace & John Shaddick Clarice Siebens Roger & Lorna Smith Roger Smith, Norton Rose Fulbright Dr. Shean & Tish Stacey Stephen Smith, Strike Energy Services Inc. James M. Stanford Stantec Dr. M. Steele & Dr. A. Daly Nawshad & Julie Sunderji Vera Swanson O.C. Lynn Tanner & Margaret Graw Harry & Linda Taylor TransCanada Corporation Bill & Cindy Tuer, Norton Rose Fulbright Michael & Susan Tumback Neil Nutik & Ellanor VallanceNutik Randal & Pam Van De Mosselaer, Norton Rose Fulbright Jud Virtue, Norton Rose Fulbright Alida Visbach & Paul Corbett Rod & Betty Wade Greg & Lori Waslen Rob & Candace Waters Western Management Consultants Trecia Wright

ADOPT-A-PLAY DEAR JOHNNY DEERE SUPPORTERS Dave & Marilyn Bradley Jamie Furtner Don Gladman & Irene Shewchuk Dr. Ted Jablonski Alan & Shelley Norris Stuart Olley & Myra Diaz Carolyn S. Phillips Dave & Debbie Rodych Joanne Schaefer James M. Stanford

2014/15 PLAY SUPPORTERS John Armstrong & Karyn Leidal Roy & Roberta Barr Gary & Tracey Boehm Al & Linda Braun Don & Marlene Campbell Bill & Laurie Clay Sandy & Neill Coad Brian & Yvonne Conway Robert D.D. Cormack Karol Dabbs Demiantschuk Lequier Burke & Hoffinger Don & Lone Gardner John Humphrey & Laura McLeod Mark & Louise Lines Corinne & Andy Martel Howard & Janet McLean Marg Perlette In Memory of Barbara Quirk Maria Rees & Michael Binnion Andrea & Robert Sartor Norm & Kathy Schachar Ken & Sharon Schoor Mike Stillwell John & Peggy Van De Pol

INDIVIDUAL DONORS INVESTOR ARC Financial Corporation Stuart Olley & Mayra Diaz Craig & Cara Senyk Steve & Jane Snyder

SUSTAINER David & Janet Bentley Family Fund at the Edmonton Community Foundation Sharon Carry Bruce & Mary Comeau Jennifer & Mike Elliott & Jay & Carolyn Reid Dick & Lois Haskayne Barb & Yukio Kitagawa Riaz Mamdani Tom McCabe Bruce & Janis Morrison Netherlands Investment Company of Canada Limited Chadwick Newcombe Nexen Energy ULC C.A. Siebens Team TELUS Cares United Way Calgary & Area, Donor Choice program Tanya Zumwalt

BENEFACTOR Nolan & Carol Blades Dale & Stacey Burstall Cakeworks Encana Corporation, Matching Gifts program Doctor David W. Falk Professional Corporation Gwyneth Gillette

Andrea Goertz William Lacey & Dawn Evans Leslie & Roger McMechan John & Karen Murphy Osten-Victor Fund, at the Calgary Foundation Thomas & Bernice Raedler Tony & Kay Van den Brink Wanklyn Family Fund at the Calgary Foundation

ASSOCIATE Anonymous Joy Alford & Dan Magyar Brent Allardyce Diana & David Ballard Michele Beitel Chris Brooks & Daniel Heng John & Monique Buysschaert Cenovus Employee Foundation Ellen & Bill Chidley Roxanne & Dave Dunlop Enbridge Inc. Randy Ferguson Jim Floyd In memory of Mary Ernestine Gallinger Riz Hirjee James Hughes Barry & Laurie Kenley Lee’s Picture Frame Warehouse Tony & Ann Luppino Joan & Robert Martin Trish Matheson & David Dyer Jim McLeod Brian Mills & Susan Tyrrell Barbara & Michael Morin Leyton Morris David & Karen Morton Rosemary Nation Ken & Lois Nelson Gordon & Joan Packer Robert & Aurea Penner Quentin Pittman & Jody Wood Margo & Brant Randles Richard J. Kennedy Professional Corp.

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our donors (...continued) Bernice & Ken Baher Don & Carol Baker Karen Ball Barbara R. Beaton Benoit Beauchamp & Lyne Audet Ian & Robin Beddis Susan Belsher Anne & Yasmine Ben Lamin Bernard A. Benning Thomas & Beverly Benson David Bernatchez Sheila & Ron Bettin Allan & Donna Black Bev & Mike Blancher Marcy Bobyn Gerry Bowland Al Bowman Martin & Sarah Bragg Brian Brausen Chris Brooks & Daniel Heng K.R. Brown Rick & Sandy Brown Heather & Bruce Brunette Tina Buckthorp Helga Budwill Ian & Gwen Burgess Sher & Richard Burk Marion Burrus David & Sebina Butts Barrie & Joan Cameron Keith & Susan Cameron Gordy & Brenda Cannady Marlys & Ted Carruthers Ray & Charlene Caufield Cenovus Energy, Matching Gifts Program Marjorie Challand Donna Chapman Paul Chave Jim & Eleanor Chinnick Bill Chomick Margaret Churchill James Clapson Bill & Laurie Clay Ronald & Jane Collie Greg Coupal Frances & Bob Coward Tom & Carol-Ann Cox Anne-Marie Crawford Diana Czechowsky Chris Dancey Glenn Davies Gloria Davis Wininfred & Tom Day Luigi & Joyce De Somma Patrick & Cheryl Doherty Stuart & Mary Donaldson Maria Dube Denis & Pat Duke Willa & Don Dumka Henry & Lynda Dunfield Patricia Durkin & Bob Hancock Danielle & Scott Durocher Robert Easson Karen & Bryce Eidsness Donna & Rod Evans Dwayne & Rita Ewanchuk Deborah Ferguson & Douglas Rix G. Filyk

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