2012 A Christmas Carol - House Programme

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A Christmas Carol

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By Charles Dickens Adapted by Dennis Garnhum

November 29 - December 23, 2012

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For twenty-six seasons Theatre Calgary has presented Charles Dickens’ classic holiday story A Christmas Carol. Over 600,000 people have attended the production throughout the years and an impressive 450 people have been involved as actors, technicians, designers, directors and other artists.

Every year, as patrons pour out of our theatre at the end of a performance, we are reminded of the power of Dickens’ words to inspire and delight.

There are audience members that return year after year, and bring their ever-expanding families. Our tradition has become their tradition. For many people, attending A Christmas Carol at Theatre Calgary signals the beginning of their holiday celebrations.

Metamorphosis is a production coming to us direct from Iceland. We’re excited to be hosting these European guests as they share with us one of their most exciting productions seen world-wide, and now coming to Calgary for a quick stop en route to New York City. A thrilling experience not to be missed!

There have been various theatrical versions of the story presented over the years. I’ve set this production in a winter wonderland. It’s a reflection of Scrooge’s cold heart and, I thought, a fitting nod to a chilly Calgary winter.

Rather than finishing our story with the snow melting and the ice receding, we celebrate winter with a delightful skating party on a frozen river.

Our story centres on one man’s confrontation with his own selfish and destructive existence. By looking back on the life he has led, and more frightening, to the life he is destined to lead, this man finds his way to a triumphant redemption. And because of this there is light and hope. For this reason we have filled our production with music and laughter.

New this season, we’ve published the entire production script, complete with photographs celebrating the artists and talents who have made this production so elegant. Copies are available in the lobby—we hope you will take one home with you as we continue our grand tradition of A Christmas Carol at Theatre Calgary.

Happy Holidays.

photo by david cooper

Dennis Garnhum Artistic Director

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general information

Theatre Calgary presents

A Christmas Carol

cameras and audio / visual recording devices are not permitted

by CHARLES DICKENS Adapted by Dennis Garnhum

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

beeping cellular phones, pagers and 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.

For first aid assistance, see the house manager or the nearest usher.

Theatre Calgary is a professional non-profit company that performs in the Max Bell Theatre. 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 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.

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The C as t i n or d e r of ap p e aran c e

Voice of Charles Dickens CHRISTOPHER NEWTON Ebenezer Scrooge STEPHEN HAIR

Jacob Marley ROBERT GRAHAM KLEIN

Bob Cratchit HAYSAM KADRI

Fred BRADEN GRIFFITHS

Topper RYAN LUHNING

Mrs. Dilber REBECCA NORTHAN

Spirit of Christmas Past ALLISON LYNCH

Boy Ebenezer BENJAMIN ARTHURS Young Ebenezer JACK STORWICK

Fan AURORA HUNT

Dick Wilkins SCOTT OLYNEK

Mr. Fezziwig DOUG MCKEAG

Mrs. Fezziwig ROBERTA MAUER PHILLIPS

Belle ERIN BREEN

Spirit of Christmas Present GRAHAM PERCY

Mrs. Cratchit MYLA SOUTHWARD

Belinda NATALIE MARSHALL

Tiny Tim FIONN LAIRD

Peter KEELAN MCAULEY

Martha CAOIMHE LAIRD

Abigail KENDRA BRAUN Hope RACHEL MAH

Spirit of Christmas Future STAFFORD PERRY

SETTING London, England, 1843.

Director DENNIS GARNHUM

Associate Director SIMON MALLETT

Set & Costume Design PATRICK CLARK Lighting Design KEVIN LAMOTTE

Composer JEREMY SPENCER

Music & Vocal Director ANGELA CAVAR

Sound Design CHRIS JACKO

Production Dramaturg SHARI WATTLING

Fight Director, Fight Captain HAYSAM KADRI

Choreographer ANITA MIOTTI

Skating Choreographers ANDREA ST. CYR, MONIQUE ST. CYR

Dance Captain ERIN BREEN

Voice Coach JANE MACFARLANE

Stage Manager DIANNE WOODROW

Assistant Stage Manager EMMA BRAGER

Assistant Stage Manager PATTI NEICE Head of Lighting CATHARINE BEVANS Head of Sound CHRIS JACKO

Wig & Hairstylist, Wardrobe Master RON SIEGMUND Head Stage Carpenter BEN WILSON

Assistant Head Stage Carpenter ADAM SCHRADER

Stage Hands TRISHA HERBERT, SCOTT MORRIS

Assistant Head of Sound SAM HINDLE RF Technician BRONWYN BOWLBY

Dressers NIKKI GIGUERE, CARLEY POWELL Young Company Chaperone CARISSA SAMS

Flying Effects Provided by ZFX Inc. A CHRISTMAS CAROL has one 20-minute intermission.

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Based on the international bestselling novel, this inspiring story spans cultures and continents. in afghanistan, two young boys, amir and Hassan, live together in the same household – but inhabit two vastly different worlds. after the innocence of the boys’ friendship is ended in an act of betrayal, amir begins a journey that will take him far from his home, but not his guilt. a chance for redemption comes years later when amir returns to his war-torn country.

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BENJAMIN ARTHURS

STEPHEN HAIR

Boy Ebenezer

Ebenezer Scrooge

for theatre calgary: A Christmas Carol (2010 - 11). elsewhere: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Hillhurst United Church. film/television: The Right Kind of Wrong, Nomadic Pictures; Vanguard, Animated Television Series. Ben is 14 years old and a Grade 9 student at Langevin Science School. He enjoys parkour, long boarding and acting!

ERIN BREEN Belle, Dance Captain for theatre calgary: A Christmas Carol (2011), Enron. elsewhere: Keepers, New York City Fringe; Move Over, Mrs. Markham, British Invasion, Stage West; Austentatious, [Title of Show] (Betty Mitchell nomination for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy), Forte Musical Theatre Guild; Seussical the Musical, ATP; 42nd Street, Three Sisters, Into the Woods, Songs for A New World, Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens, The Fallen: A Tale of Jack The Ripper.

Erin holds a Master's Degree in Musical Theatre Performance from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. For Mom.

for theatre calgary: 69 productions including A Christmas Carol (24 productions), Much Ado About Nothing, A Raisin in the Sun, Our Town, Saint Joan, Of the Fields Lately, Counsellor-At-Law, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Cyrano de Bergerac, Blithe Spirit, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. elsewhere: Over 250 productions in theatres from coast to coast as an actor or director. awards: 2008 Harry and Martha Cohen Award for significant and sustained contribution to theatre in Calgary; 2006 Betty Mitchell Award for Outstanding Contribution to Theatre in Calgary. In 2007 Theatre Calgary inaugurated the Stephen Hair Emerging Actor Award presented to an up-and-coming young Calgary performer.

KENDRA BRAUN Abigail for theatre calgary: A Christmas Carol (2011), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Beholden (FUSE ’09). elsewhere: Broken, Mob Hit Productions; Pop Goes Vegas, ESO; Beauty and the Beast, Citadel Theatre; Guys & Dolls, Gateway Theatre. Kendra trained at the Sheridan College in Musical Theatre Performance and is a Calgary native. Thank you to her amazing family, friends, all the Ritzens, and her crazy boyfriend, for their continued love and support.

“So remember while December brings the only Christmas Day, in the year let there be Christmas in the things you do and say.”

AURORA HUNT BRADEN GRIFFITHS Fred Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Billy Bishop Goes to War, New West Theatre; That Elusive Spark, The Gift of the Coat, ATP. As co-creator and performer – Good Fences, ATP in association with Downstage; In the Wake, Bus(t), Downstage; Columbo Takes the Rap, Black Coffee, Vertigo; A Life in the Theatre, Ways and Means, Lunchbox Theatre; Scorched, Sage; Just Kidding, Quest. awards: Braden has been nominated for four Betty Mitchell Awards: once for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Drama (Good Fences) and three times for Best New Play along with the Downstage Creation Ensemble, winning the award for In the Wake. Love to his family for their endless support and to Deborah (the cat) and Allie (the wife).

Fan Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Voice-over for Sesame Street Animation and a soon to be released children’s animated series. Aurora also performs at the Kiwanis Music Festival and in dance recitals every year. She also performed with Cantare Children’s Choir for the past 5 years. Aurora trains in ballet, jazz and dance for musical theatre, as well as in voice and piano. Aurora is a Grade 6 French Immersion student in Calgary, and when she is not training or performing, you will find her on a volleyball or tennis court or on a ski hill.

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HAYSAM KADRI

ROBERT GRAHAM KLEIN

CAOIMHE LAIRD

Bob Cratchit, Fight Director, Fight Captain

Jacob Marley

Martha

for theatre calgary: Actor – Enron, To Kill A Mockingbird, Much Ado About Nothing. Fight Director – A Christmas Carol (2011). elsewhere: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Twelve Angry Men, Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure, Black Coffee, Vertigo; Shakespeare’s Dog, Robin Hood, Oliver Twist, ATP; Jim Forgetting, Verb Theatre; Bashir Lazhar, Downstage; Othello, Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, As You Like It, Shakespeare in the Park; Scorched, Sage Theatre; A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Caravan Farm Theatre; Macbeth, Shakespeare Company; The Bear, Lunchbox Theatre.

for theatre calgary: A Christmas Carol (2011), To Kill a Mockingbird, Fortitude (FUSE ‘10). elsewhere: And Then There Were None, 12 Angry Men, Blood Relations, Black Coffee, A Party To Murder, Strangers On a Train, Vertigo; Grease, The Sound of Music, Damn Yankees, Stage West; Hearts and Soul, Wild Guys, Penetration, Outside, Lunchbox Theatre; Marriage is Murder, True West, Theatre in Port; On Golden Pond, Huron County Playhouse. film/television: Heartland, Star Hunter, Act of Vengeance, The Contract, Soul Suitcase. Before making Calgary his home Robert was Co-Artistic Director of Playbill Theatre Productions in Toronto and Co-founder of the Port Credit Summer Theatre.

for theatre calgary: A Christmas Carol (2011). elsewhere: Caoimhe has studied ballet for 10 years and dances in annual productions choreographed

by Royal Academy of Dance teacher Miss Julie Pratt. She has performed in Trickster Theatre school productions of The Rights of the Child and Kids Go Global - Haiti and appeared in the Shaw Communications Let’s Talk Science commercials.

Caoimhe enjoys spending time outside with friends and family and, in her down time, reads long novels.

She studies at G.P. Vanier School where she pursues her love of French. Caoimhe thanks all her teachers, peers and family for their support.

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FIONN LAIRD

NATALIE MARSHALL

Tiny Tim

Belinda

Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Fionn recently played the role of Alistair Grahame in Sunnyside School’s presentation of The Wind in the Willows and has performed in Trickster Theatre productions. He also has appeared in Let’s Talk Science commercials for Shaw Communications. Fionn enjoys hip hop dancing, mixing DJ music, playing baseball and caring for his pet piranhas. He’s thankful for the support of his family, pals and teachers.

ALLISON LYNCH Spirit of Christmas Past for theatre calgary: A Christmas Carol (2011). elsewhere: The Penelopiad, Transit Unromantic, ATP; Double Indemnity, Sweeney Todd, Vertigo; Archaeology, Theatre Junction; The Piper, Downstage; Thy Neighbor’s Wife, Essay, Urban Curvz; But…This IS my Day Job!, Forte Musical Theatre Guild. awards: Allison received a 2012 Betty Mitchell Award for her performance in Ash Rizin, ATP, and a 2011 Betty Mitchell Award for her performance in Twisted, Forte/Bitter Suite. She was also 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 at John Abbot College in Montreal and at Arts Club in Vancouver. Other composing credits include: Double Indemnity, Vertigo; Bone Cage, Downstage; It Is Solved by Walking, The Russian Play, Urban Curvz.

Allison sends love to her family, Pottsy, and Scrooge’s nephew Fred (who happens to be her husband).

ROBERTA MAUER PHILLIPS Mrs. Fezziwig

RYAN LUHNING Topper for theatre calgary: Holiday, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Romeo and Juliet, Death of a Salesman, The Philadelphia Story, Macbeth. elsewhere: Race, A Behanding in Spokane, Speed-The-Plow, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, CockTales, The Pillowman, GZT/H&M; 12 Angry Men, I’ll Be Back Before Midnight, Strangers On a Train, Vertigo; Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Popcorn, ATP; Boy Gets Girl, The Optimists, Theatre Junction. awards: Ryan has been nominated for six Betty Mitchell Awards, winning one for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Lead Role in The Pillowman. Ryan received the award for Best Actor in a Play from the Calgary Theatre Critics in 2012 for his performance in Race.

Ryan is the Artistic Director of Ground Zero Theatre and lives in Calgary with his wife Carolyn and two daughters, Grace and Peyton.

Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, Storybook Theatre. Natalie is in Grade 6 at Edgemont Elementary in Calgary. She loves reading, writing, art, soccer, violin, and, most of all, anything to do with acting!

RACHEL MAH Hope

for theatre calgary: Our Town, Anne of Green Gables. elsewhere: Jeremy de Bergerac (Calgary Critics’ Award nomination), Forte Musical Theatre Guild; Murder on the Nile, Vertigo; Agnes of God, Shadow Productions; Reading Hebron, Sage Theatre; Office Hours, The Way of All Fish, Everybody’s Grandmother, Lunchbox Theatre; The He/She Plays, CBC Radio. film/television: Snap, Fear Itself, Lies My Mother Told Me, The Twelve Men of Christmas, A Friend of the Family, Tom Stone, Wednesday’s Child, Everwood (pilot episode). Roberta is passionate about drama in education and writes many study guides for teachers and students for several of Calgary’s professional theatre companies. Much love and gratitude to my rock, David, for his unending support and encouragement.

Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Rachel is a Grade 3 student here in Calgary. She loves to perform, dance and sing; this is her way of expressing her pleasure of performing. She is currently with the Calgary Girls Choir and the McDonald Wilson Dance Academy. Her interests include archery, target shooting, cycling and swimming.

“Fill your glass again, with a merry face and a contented heart. Our life on it, but our Christmas shall be merry, and your new year a happy one.”

- Charles Dickens

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KEELAN MCAULEY

GRAHAM PERCY

Peter

Spirit of Christmas Present

Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Oliver!, Rosebud Theatre; Gavroche, Les Miserables, Anne of Green Gables, Storybook Theatre. awards: Keelan recently won gold at the Alberta Provincial Music Festival for vocal solo. He would like to thank Patrice Barnes and Tory Doctor. Keelan would challenge any Orc to a sword fight and he rides a mean skateboard.

REBECCA NORTHAN Mrs. Dilber for theatre calgary: A Christmas Carol (2011), 7 Stories, The Philadelphia Story, All My Sons. elsewhere: Kung Fu Panties, Evil Dead The Musical, GZT/H&M; Robin Hood, Cosi, 15 Seconds, ATP playRites Festival; A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 7 Stories, Canstage. film/television: Michael Tuesdays and Thursdays, Being Erica, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, CBC; The Foundation, Showcase; Alice, I Think, CTV; Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium, 20th Century Fox; The Rocker, FOX Atomic. Rebecca's one-woman show, Blind Date, won two Canadian Comedy Awards in 2011 and continues to tour Canada and the US. She will be directing her smash hit, Kung Fu Panties, at the Loose Moose Theatre in February 2013. She will also appear in the upcoming film, The "F" Word, directed by Michael Dowse.

for theatre calgary: A Christmas Carol (2011), Much Ado About Nothing, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, The Overcoat, Fortitude (FUSE ‘10), 14 Rounds (FUSE ’12). elsewhere: Intimate Apparel, ATP; Lysistrata, Two Planks and a Passion; The Whimsy State, Lunchbox Theatre; The Dollar Woman, Theatre New Brunswick. His play Brightest Red to Blue was a finalist in the Samuel French Canadian Playwrights Contest. A graduate of Queen's University and Jacques Lecoq's International School of Theatre in Paris, France, he is a ten-time nominee and threetime winner of Nova Scotia’s professional theatre Merritt Award.

DOUG MCKEAG Mr. Fezziwig for theatre calgary: A Christmas Carol (7 productions), Enron, The Drowsy Chaperone, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Cripple of Inishmaan, Saint Joan, Evita (2003, 1993), Cabaret, Rough Crossing, Berlin to Broadway, Little Shop of Horrors, Into the Woods, Anne of Green Gables, Hamlet. elsewhere: Footloose, Rainbow Stage; The Full Monty, Urinetown, GZT/ H&M; Little Mercy’s First Murder, Vertigo/GZT; DOOM 2012, X-Ray, The Alan Parkinson’s Project, Ghost River; The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime, Vertigo; Arcadia, The Optimists, Glengarry Glen Ross, Theatre Junction; Toad of Toad Hall, Amadeus, Treasure Island, Candide, ATP; Pinocchio, The Ice King, Old Trouts; A Tribute to Vaudeville, Grand Theatre; Requiem for a Lost Girl, New York Musical Theatre Festival. awards: Betty Mitchell Award – Outstanding Performance – The Alan Parkinson’s Project, Greg Bond Award for Musical Theatre. Doug’s company, Dandi Productions, has presented concerts from Manchester to the Hollywood Bowl, and this year will travel to Singapore, Malaysia and Australia.

STAFFORD PERRY Spirit of Christmas Future

SCOTT OLYNEK Dick Wilkins for theatre calgary: A Christmas Carol (2011), A Singular Man (FUSE '11), A Christmas Carol (2006). elsewhere: Sweeney Todd, Rope, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Vertigo; Seussical the Musical, ATP; Goodness, Downstage; [Title of Show], Forte Musical Theatre Guild; Twelfth Night, Globe Theatre; Big League, Quest Theatre; Measure for Measure, Citadel Theatre; King Richard 3, Comedy of Errors, Shakespeare in the Park; Tough!, Sage Theatre; A Farewell to Kings, Burning Night Sky. A very Merry Christmas to my friends and family and everyone watching!

for theatre calgary: Enron, A Christmas Carol (2011), Enchanted April, Timothy Findley’s The Wars (Vancouver Playhouse co-pro), Much Ado About Nothing (FUSE ’07). elsewhere: Romeo and Juliet, Neptune Theatre; As You Like It, Pride and Prejudice, Citadel Theatre; Double Indemnity, Rope, The Mousetrap, And Then There Where None, Vertigo; Stray, Workshop West; With Bells On, Lunchbox Theatre; The Clink, The Cherry Orchard, Double Inconstancy, Studio Theatre; Romeo and Juliet, Much Ado About Nothing, Two Gentleman of Verona, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare in the Park.

Stafford is a graduate of the University of Alberta BFA in acting program and was a part of the Banff/ Citadel Professional Theatre Training Program for two seasons.

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PATRICK CLARK

Mrs. Cratchit

Set & Costume Design

for theatre calgary: A Christmas Carol (2009 - 11), A Singular Man (FUSE ’09). elsewhere: Summer of My Amazing Luck, Sage Theatre; Jekyll and Hyde, Vertigo; Some Girl(s), Northern Lights Theatre; Fire, Citadel Theatre/CanStage; MacGregor’s Hard Ice Cream and Gas, Grace, Shadow Theatre; The L Word, Back to Methuselah, Batboy, Jane Eyre, Edmonton International Fringe Festival. Myla is also a Sterling Award nominee for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for Some Girl(s).

She would like to thank her friends and family, especially her wonderful husband Eric, for all of their love and support.

DENNIS GARNHUM Director for theatre calgary: Pride and Prejudice, To Kill a Mockingbird, Much Ado About Nothing, Lost – A Memoir, Beyond Eden, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Timothy Findley’s The Wars (Vancouver Playhouse co-pro), Of Mice and Men, Enchanted April, Trying, A Christmas Carol (2006 - 2011). elsewhere: Carmen, La Traviata, Pacific Opera; Barber of Seville, Vancouver Opera; This Could Be Love, New York City Musical Festival; The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Shadows, The Trials of Ezra Pound, Stratford Shakespeare Festival; The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Still Life, Sorry, Wrong Number, S.S. Tenacity, Shaw Festival; Two Orphans, Brandeis Theatre Company (Boston); Rat in the Skull, Berkshire Theatre Festival; Down the Main Drag, ATP playRites ‘04; Vinci, NAC/MTC/CanStage; Skylight, Slavs, Tarragon Theatre; Closer, Three Tall Women, MTC; The Laramie Project, National Theatre School. awards: Sterling Award – Outstanding Director – Of Mice and Men. Dennis was appointed Artistic Director at Theatre Calgary in September, 2005.

for theatre calgary: Set & Costume Design – Pride and Prejudice, Cats, A Christmas Carol (2011), Costume Design – A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Much Ado About Nothing (1993). elsewhere: New Brunswick based set and costume designer Patrick Clark has worked in theatres and taught in schools across Canada for the past twenty five years. His designs have been seen onstage at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Shaw Festival, Guthrie Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Theatre New Brunswick, Neptune Theatre, Soulpepper and Theatre Aquarius. awards: Patrick has won eight Nova Scotia Merritt Awards for Costume Design. He is a member of the Associated Designers of Canada and The Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.

JACK STORWICK Young Ebenezer Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Robin Hood, Calgary Waldorf School; A Christmas Story, Clear Water Academy; multiple performances with the Calgary Young People’s Theatre Drama Camp. Jack is twelve years old and an acting enthusiast! He likes to sing, plays the saxophone, and is presently learning the clarinet for his school’s band. Jack enjoys performing magic tricks, jamming with friends, watching The Muppets and listening to music, especially Queen and The Beatles. As an adult, Jack hopes to become a Disney Imagineer.

KEVIN LAMOTTE Lighting Design

SIMON MALLETT Associate Director for theatre calgary: A Christmas Carol (2011).

Assistant Director – Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Enchanted April. elsewhere: In the Wake, Bashir Lazhar, Goodness, Good Fences, Habitat, Man Out of Joint, Downstage; The Mousetrap, Vertigo; Under the Bright Sun, This is a Play, Lunchbox Theatre; The Attic, the Pearls and Three Fine Girls, New West Theatre; To Kill a Mockingbird, Workshop Theatre. Simon is the Artistic Producer for Downstage.

for theatre calgary: Enron, A Christmas Carol (2000 - 2011), To Kill a Mockingbird, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Beyond Eden, A Raisin in the Sun, Timothy Findley’s The Wars (Vancouver Playhouse co-pro), Of Mice and Men, Saint Joan, Macbeth, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Philadelphia Story, True West, Candida. elsewhere: Recent Productions – Hedda Gabler, His Girl Friday, Present Laughter, Heartbreak House, Top Dog/Underdog, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof , When the Rain Stops Falling, Shaw Festival; Endgame, The Royal Comedians, The Aleph, Soulpepper; The Barber of Seville, Vancouver Opera. awards: Pauline McGibbon Award (Ontario), Betty Mitchell Award (Calgary), Dora Mavor Moore Award (Toronto), Jesse Richardson Award (Vancouver), Prix de la Masque Award (Montreal). Kevin is the Director of Lighting Design for the Shaw Festival and a member of the Associated Designers of Canada.

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JEREMY SPENCER

JANE MACFARLANE

Composer

Voice Coach

for theatre calgary: A Christmas Carol (2011), A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Much Ado About Nothing. elsewhere: Hamlet, The Shakespeare Company; The Woman in Black, Mousetrap, Corpse!, Accomplice, Mystery at Greenfingers, The Unexpected Guest, Vertigo. A multi-instrumentalist, Jeremy possesses several years experience as a composer, producer, sound designer and touring musician, covering everything from Baroque to Heavy Metal. When he’s not locked in his studio composing music (aka the Dungeon), Jeremy enjoys spending time with his wonderful family, skiing, and rocking out with his band.

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

Sound Design – Next to Normal, Cats, A Christmas Carol (2011), The Drowsy Chaperone, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Beyond Eden (Jessie Richardson Nomination). Sound Engineer – Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Disney’s Beauty & the Beast (Citadel Theatre co-pro). elsewhere: Sound Design – The Wizard of Oz, Seussical The Musical, ATP; British Invasion, A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline, Canadian Explosion, Nunsense, Victor Victoria, Stage West.

Sound System Designer – Urinetown, GZT/H&M. awards: Recipient of the 2012 Greg Bond Memorial Award. Chris has been involved in theatrical sound design and production for the past nineteen years, having earned his BFA in Technical Theatre from Ryerson University in Toronto. Previously, he has worked as the head of sound for the University of Calgary’s University Theatre Services and for Theatre Junction at the Grand.

for theatre calgary: Over 30 productions in the past 12 years, including: Pride and Prejudice, Enron, To Kill a Mockingbird, Much Ado About Nothing, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, 7 Stories, Ideal Husband, Miracle Worker and 10 years of A Christmas Carol. elsewhere: Toad of Toad Hall, That Elusive Spark, Treasure Island, Vincent in Brixton, Syringa Tree, ATP; Filth, Train Spotting, Sage Theatre; Submarine, Lunchbox Theatre. Jane teaches Voice and Acting in the Performance Program at Mount Royal University.

She is the Resident Voice Coach for Theatre Calgary.

DIANNE WOODROW Stage Manager

ANGELA CAVAR Music & Vocal Director for theatre calgary: A Christmas Carol (2005). elsewhere: As Musical Director – Goodness, Downstage; Eating Raoul, How to Succeed in Business, Front Row Centre. As Actor – Hope Shelter, Downstage; The Mikado, Morpheus Theatre. Angela is a singer and pianist whose next recital will be an all-Gershwin program with Theatre Lyra. She is also in demand as a private voice and piano instructor.

SHARI WATTLING Production Dramaturg

“There seems a magic in the very name of Christmas.”

- Charles Dickens

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for theatre calgary: Dramaturg – Pride and Prejudice, A Christmas Carol (2011), Much Ado About Nothing, Jake and the Kid, Beyond Eden, Lost – A Memoir.

Assistant Director – Enron. Actor – A Christmas Carol (2004 – 2005). elsewhere: As a dramaturg, Shari has worked with a wide range of playwrights and playsin-development at Alberta Playwrights’ Network, Vertigo, Quest Theatre and Lunchbox Theatre to name a few. She has written editorial materials for a variety of publications including The Broadview Anthology of British Literature, and was the editor of the commemorative publication Theatre 100, celebrating Alberta’s theatre artists over the past century. As a professional actor she has appeared at Vertigo, ATP, Lunchbox Theatre, Stage West, Quest Theatre, Shadow Productions and Dirty Laundry - Calgary’s live, improvised soap-opera. Shari is a member of the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas and has been with Theatre Calgary since 2007, as Literary Manager and currently as Artistic Associate – New Play Development.

Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Production Stage Manager – Original Canadian Productions of The Boys in the Photograph, Mamma Mia!, The Lion King, Rent, Les Miserables, Mirvish; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Livent Theatre; Love, Loss, and What I Wore, Panasonic Theatre (Michael Rubinoff/Daryl Roth); The National Aboriginal Achievement Awards, Vancouver.

Production Stage Manager for the Shaw Festival, Charlottetown Festival and Summerside Theatre.

Other Stage Management credits include shows at Globe Theatre, Soulpepper, NAC, Canadian Opera Company, CanStage, Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Vancouver Playhouse, MTC and Rainbow Stage. Dianne has served on the Advisory Boards for Sheridan and Niagara Colleges, Canadian Actor’s Equity, and Toronto Arts for Youth.

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for theatre calgary: Assistant Stage Manager – Cats, Much Ado About Nothing, A Christmas Carol (2010 -11), Apprentice Stage Manager – Jake and the Kid, A Christmas Carol (2009). elsewhere: Death of a Salesman, August: Osage County, Citadel Theatre; Race, Reasons to Be Pretty, My First Time, Evil Dead: The Musical, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, CockTales (2008), Writer’s Block, Trout Stanley, GZT/H&M; This is Cancer!, 2010/2011 Edmonton Fringe Festival; Bashir Lazhar, Bone Cage, Downstage. Merry Christmas!

for theatre calgary: To Kill a Mockingbird. elsewhere: Stage Manager – The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Eric Carle Favorites, Mermaid Theatre tours of Canada, USA, Ireland, South Korea and Singapore; Lillibet, Maddy Heisler, The Net, Shatter, The Ship's Company; How it Works, Mulgrave Road. Assistant Stage Manager – Intimate Apparel, Drama: Pilot Episode, Thinking of Yu, ATP; Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Crazy for You, How the Other Half Loves, Drayton Entertainment; Marion Bridge, The Company Theatre.

S pecial T hanks & acknowledgements Alberta Boot Dan Gilson - Beacon Martinizing

Special thanks to Scott Hunt for the original image, Ice Storm, used in the scenery.

STEPHEN HAIR EMERGING ACTOR AWARD 2012 Theatre Calgary is pleased to continue its commitment to the development of new artists in the Calgary community. The Stephen Hair Emerging Actor Award is designed to assist actors at the dawn of their professional careers by awarding $2,500 towards their ongoing training and advancement.

We are proud to announce Byron Allen as the 2012 recipient.

Recently graduated from Mount Royal University, Byron's acting credits include performances with The Shakespeare Company and Sage Theatre's IGNITE! Festival. This past summer he appeared in A Midsummer Night’s Dream as part of Theatre Calgary and Mount Royal University’s Shakespeare in the Park. He is a training martial artist and hopes to become a certified member of Fight Directors Canada.

Byron will appear in the remount of Rebecca Northan's Kung Fu Panties at Loose Moose Theatre in 2013.

Theatre Calgary's FUEL program is sponsored by:

Stephen Hair, Byron Allen

For more information about the Stephen Hair Emerging Actor Award visit theatrecalgary.com.

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in the wings

Written by Zach Moull, Assistant Dramaturg

The Gift of a “Little Christmas Book” Charles Dickens was one of the first literary stars to stake out a role as a public intellectual, seeking to shape Britain’s national conversation on social issues through his writings and speeches.

“I have a great faith in the poor,” he once wrote. “I always endeavour to present them in a favourable light to the rich.”

Born in 1812, Dickens grew up in poverty himself. As a child, he worked long hours in a London boot-blacking factory starting at the age of twelve, when his father was sent to debtor’s prison.

He rose to prominence as an author in the late 1830s, with his early novels often exploring Britain’s treatment of its struggling underclass. Oliver Twist (1838), for example, condemns the brutality of the Poor Law and its workhouses, where the destitute were forced into prison-like conditions, and paints a sympathetic picture of the poor and their children.

The autumn of 1843 was not a time of great cheer for Dickens.

Already demoralized by a visit to one of London’s poorest schools, he travelled to Manchester in October to speak at a fundraiser for the Athenaeum, an institution that provided education and recreation for the city’s enormous working class.

The Athenaeum was in financial trouble after the economic recession of 1840–42, which had hit Manchester, a sprawling young city driven by the new factories of the Industrial Revolution, particularly hard. In the early 1840s, more than half of the children born in Manchester died before the age of five and thousands of unemployed workers relied on the charity of soup kitchens every day. There was little room for Christmas in the industrial city, where factories ran round-the-clock on Christmas Day. But while walking the streets after his rousing speech, buoyed perhaps by the “bright eyes and beaming faces” of the working poor who had applauded his words, Dickens hit upon the idea for A Christmas Carol.

and gold cover, and set the price at a relatively affordable five shillings (a novel would sell for around 30 shillings at the time).

Dickens’ hard work meant that A Christmas Carol was ready just in time for Christmas. Six thousand copies were published on December 19, 1843—and every single one had been sold by Christmas Day. Newspaper reviews praised the book’s Yuletide message of generosity and goodwill, as well as the power and economy of the tale. “Who can listen to objections regarding such a book as this?” wrote William Makepeace Thackeray, a fellow novelist and one of Dickens’ foremost rivals. “It seems to me a national benefit, and to every man and woman who reads it, a personal kindness.”

Indeed, the nation’s response to the book was almost universally warm, with Dickens receiving scores of letters from readers who wanted to thank him for brightening their holiday season. One letter, from a prominent Scottish judge, told Dickens that he had “fostered more kindly feelings and prompted more positive acts of beneficence” with his one small book than had all the sermons and publications of the previous year’s Christmas combined. As for Dickens himself, he was so cheered that at a Christmas party soon after Carol’s publication, he spent a full hour performing magic tricks for children—he reportedly made plum pudding appear from a top hat—and then danced late into the night.

Sources Michael Patrick Hearn, ed, The Annotated Christmas Carol, W. W. Norton, 1976.

Les Standiford, The Man Who Invented Christmas, Crown, 2008.

Claire Tomalin, Charles Dickens: A Life, Viking, 2011.

On his return to London, Dickens threw himself headlong into the new project. He was so eager to finish the book in time for Christmas that he postponed meetings for several weeks, sending his regrets to his lawyer, for example, by explaining that he was “in the middle of a roaring Christmas scene.”

Working from morning to evening, Dickens kept up his habit of walking the streets at night for inspiration. In a letter to a friend in Boston, he wrote that while he “walked about the black streets of London, fifteen and twenty miles many a night when all the sober folks had gone to bed,” he had “wept and laughed and wept again, and excited himself in a most extraordinary manner in the composition” of what he affectionately called “my little Christmas book.”

When his publisher expressed doubts about the story, Dickens put his own finances on the line by proceeding with A Christmas Carol on a commission basis. Fortunately, this allowed him to control the design of the book itself. He commissioned an artist to make to make illustrations and woodcuts, chose a festive red The cast of A Christmas Carol (2011). Photo by Trudie Lee .

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Carol All the Year “I have always thought of Christmas time as a good time, a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time: the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely.”

– Scrooge’s nephew Fred in A Christmas Carol After his visits from the Spirits of Christmas, Ebenezer Scrooge pledges to “honour Christmas in his heart and try to keep it all the year.” This is no small task! We asked the artists of A Christmas Carol and Theatre Calgary staff members to share how they try to keep Christmas year-round: I try to remember the remarkable joy of performing before our audiences, and the happiness felt by so many in the theatre.

– Stephen Hair (Scrooge) I sing everywhere. Walking down the street, in public washrooms, in the grocery store. Music makes people smile in spite of themselves.

– Allison Lynch (Spirit of Christmas Past) I sincerely believe that by offering a helping hand, a gesture of courtesy, or even just a smile on a daily basis, that I can make a difference in someone’s day. And hopefully, they will make a difference to someone else’s in turn.

– Shari Wattling (Artistic Associate and Production Dramaturg for A Christmas Carol)

I make a donation to feed the homeless every time I buy groceries.

– Doug McKeag (Mr. Fezziwig) I try to be kind and thoughtful towards others.

– Roberta Mauer Phillips (Mrs. Fezziwig) I smile. When I’m having a bad day, I smile and eventually I can forget about it. And when you smile at someone, they smile too.

It's a drop that makes ripples out into the world.

– Ron Siegmund (Wardrobe Master and Resident Hair & Wig Stylist) I make sandwiches for the people at Mustard Seed.

–Keelan McAuley (Peter Cratchit) I say yes to charity donations when I’m buying something in a store: the food bank campaign at Sobeys, the book fund for kids at Indigo, the school supply drive at Staples. None of these things costs me more than a fancy coffee, but as we learn from Mr. Fezziwig, even a little bit can make a big difference to someone.

– Susan McNair Reid (Company Manager) I love to host a potluck! It warms my heart to gather friends together, share a good meal, and discuss ways of becoming better human beings.

– Rebecca Northan (Mrs. Dilber) I believe that we have the power to make a difference in the world around us through simple acts of positive thoughtfulness—it’s a gift that gives back every day.

– Nancy Cameron (Director of Marketing) When I see someone in need of assistance, I don’t look the other way or walk on by.

– Shirley Yurchi-Weber (Manager of Individual and Planned Giving) Family, love, and joy are the three things that warm my heart at Christmas. I try to be kind to my neighbours during the rest of the year when I’m not with my family, and I try to love, to be loved, and to spread joy to the world around me.

– Lauren Steyn (Sales and Customer Service Associate) My dog Fozzie is a Samoyed, and they say that Samoyeds look like they have Christmas on their faces all year round. So I look at him and think of Christmas! He reminds me to find joy every day.

– Erin Breen (Belle) I try to be thoughtful and kind to people all the time.

– Aurora Hunt (Fan) I try to avoid being haunted by spirits.

– Dennis Garnhum (Artistic Director and Director of A Christmas Carol)

Stephen Hair. Photo by Trudie Lee.

How do you honour the spirit of Christmas and A Christmas Carol all the year? We’d love to know! Tweet us @theatrecalgary (use #CarolSpirit), post on our Facebook wall, or write to Zach Moull, Assistant Dramaturg, at zmoull@theatrecalgary.com.

We’ll be sure to pass your advice along to Mr. Scrooge.

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theatre calgary staff T OM McCabe President dennis garnhum Artistic Director ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE Kristen Dion Controller BRENT FALK Accountant TAMMIE RIZZO Accounting Assistant ELIZABETH WELLWOOD Receptionist ARTISTIC LESLEY MACMILLAN Producer SUSAN McNAIR REID Company Manager SHARI WATTLING Artistic Associate New Play Development ZACH MOULL Assistant Dramaturg & Assistant to the Artistic Director JANE MACFARLANE Resident Voice Coach COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING Nancy Cameron Director of Marketing Christopher Loach Director of Communications Jennifer KINCH Communications & Marketing Associate DEVELOPMENT TERRY ROBERTS Director of Development Shirley Yurchi-weber Manager Individual & Planned Giving JENNIFER GARDEN Development Associate CRISTINA BALAMBAN Development Assistant LAUREN RODYCH Development & Communications Assistant Diane Jones Konihowski Business Development RONALD PETERS Business Development Rosemarie Johnston Bingo Volunteer Coordinator

PRODUCTION AARON NEWBERT Technical Director MATT THOMPSON Assistant Technical Director KAT FULLERTON Production Assistant LOUIS BEAUDOIN Head Scenic Artist Catharine BEVANS Head of Lighting GERRY GERLINSKY Head Scenic Carpenter CHRIS JACKO Head of Sound MICHELLE LATTA Head of Wardrobe LILLIAN MESSER Head of Props RON SIEGMUND Wardrobe Master, Resident Hair & Wig Stylist BEN WILSON Head Stage Carpenter SALES KATE BECK Director of Sales VIRGINIA REMPEL Customer Service Supervisor TERISA KLASSEN Group Sales Coordinator TRYPHENA FRIC Sales & Student Education Coordinator KAYE BOOTH Sales & Customer Service Associate LAUREN STEYN Sales & Customer Service Associate MAEVE ORLADY Sales & Customer Service Associate FRONT OF HOUSE STAFF John Fortunka Front of House Manager for Operations Norman Cook Front of House Volunteer & Guest Services Coordinator BRETT DOWDELL Bar & Event Coordinator BARBARA BOOTH LEE BOOTH PAT FRENCH NORMA HANSEN TAMSIN MILES KIM SIMMONS DEBORAH SYDORCHUK

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Barb and Yukio Kitagawa, Individual Donors.

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Q: How long have you been a part of Theatre Calgary and in what capacity did you start?

A: In 1969, we were given Theatre

Calgary tickets from a friend. We would then buy tickets here and there and eventually became subscribers. In 1993, when Theatre Calgary did Evita, we got really involved; Yukio wanted to see the show multiple times, and we thought that the best way was to become volunteer ushers.

A: We know that coming to Theatre Calgary is a real social event for the seniors and we want to make sure that they have a good time before the show. We’re really focused on the complete experience and feel it’s important to make the seniors feel welcome.

Q: Why do you think volunteering your

time and giving your financial support is so important to the theatre?

A: We know it helps Theatre Calgary produce the exciting theatre we’ve come to expect and enjoy.

Q: You ran a donation matching program

last year at the Seniors’ Saturday Matinee.

You told the seniors that you would match their donations - what was your motivation for the program and were you pleased with the response?

A: We want to make sure that the Seniors’

Program continues to be successful at Theatre Calgary. We thought we could set an example and challenge the seniors to support a program they enjoy. We found the program to be successful and would like to thank all those who participated!

Q: Who would you encourage to become a Theatre Calgary donor?

In the summer of 1996, when Theatre Calgary was in a negative financial situation, we strengthened our volunteering efforts.

Our goal was to raise awareness for the theatre.

A: Those who treasure quality, affordable live theatre!

Q: What does Theatre Calgary mean to you?

package – it challenges, it’s provocative, it parallels life experiences, all of which engenders a range of emotions that make one laugh, cry and may even have transformational effects.

A: Theatre Calgary means much to us,

because it brings balance to our lifestyle.

Live theatre is magical and galvanizing!

Q: How did you get started with the Seniors’ Saturday Matinee?

accessible to seniors.

Q: What is your main focus for the Seniors’ Saturday Matinee Program?

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Become a Theatre Calgary Donor Today!

Support our 2012/13 Season.

Every donation counts!

It is a fact that ticket sales account for approximately 60% of the total cost of sustaining a theatre company of the size and calibre of Theatre Calgary.

Generosity of donors is vital to bridge the financial gap.

For additional information on donating: Visit our website www.theatrecalgary.com Call 403-294-7440 ext. 1002 Email donations@theatrecalgary.com

All donations are greatly appreciated. *Charitable tax receipt less value of benefits (tax receipt issued on donations over $25)

Q: Is there anything else you want to share about donating?

A: In our early life experiences, a few good people reached out a hand to us. From that experience, we developed a philosophy of life - “Being Useful to Others.” The notion of wanting to be of use, inspired us to donate our time and make financial contributions to various organizations, one being Theatre Calgary.

Finally, this year, we will not only purchase the food and supplies for the Seniors’ Saturday Matinee, but we’d like to take part in the Adopt-a-Play program, by adopting two shows - A Christmas Carol and Anne of Green Gables.

Photo of Tyrell Crews & Shannon Taylor in Pride and Prejudice by Trudie Lee.

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A: In the 1999/2000 season, the Artistic Director at the time, Ian Prinsloo, asked us to be part of the Seniors’ Saturday Matinee.

When we came for the first time, there was tea and Oreo cookies for the seniors and Ian Prinsloo spoke, giving details about the show. It was at that time that the RBC Foundation was coming on board. We knew it was something we wanted to be a part of; we really liked the concept of making theatre

Q: Why do you think live theatre is important?

A: Live theatre offers a total entertainment

Q & A WITH BARB & YUKIO KITAGAWA

our donors DRESS CIrcLE MEMBERS Anonymous Joy Alford & Dan Magyar Robert Armstrong & Phil Ivers Wilda & Janet Arnold & Gayle Hayes Louis & Carmie Auger Diane M. Auld Diane & Frank Babienko Stantec Consulting Banff Aspen Lodge Baywest Homes Ltd. Robin & Ian Beddis Clare Beers & J. Timothy Buehner James Bergeron & Aileen Delaney John & Sherry Bicknell Rut Bjorkum-Mason Dave & Marilyn Bradley John Brogly Tom & Jeanne Bulger Burnswest Corporation Randi Busenius & Brain Chaisson Tom Byttynen & Janet McMaster A.S.L. & Wendy J. Campbell Colin & Ann Card John & Margaret Carleton, Norton Rose Canada Celero Solutions Ellen & Bill Chidley Carlene & Bruce Chrumka Janice Clark Coca-Cola Refreshments Canada Lois Cole Mary Comeau, Norton Rose Canada Roman Cooney & Debbie Bruckner K. Coutts Kathleen Cowick & Dave Sorrensen, Norton Rose Canada Graham Cox & Marlene Stewart, Norton Rose Canada Lou Cusano Barbara & Tadeusz Dabrowski Deloitte Evelyn Main & Jim Dinning Dr. David & Kris Docherty Susan & Ross Douglas Greg & Tara Draper Gary & Leslie Duchak David & Roxanne Dunlop

Rob & Fracey Easson David Eeles, Norton Rose Canada Pat Elliott Lisa Evern F. Ferguson, Norton Rose Canada TransCanada Corporation Jim Floyd, PowerOn Ltd. Brian French, Where Magazine John & Audrey Fry Terry Gale, Standard General Rob Geremia & Bonnie Kowaliuk Ricardo & Betti Anne Giammarino Warren & Kristine Gieck Global Training Centre Bruce Graham, Calgary Economic Development Donald & Joan Greenfield Grosvenor Americas Charlie Guille, Cougar Contractors Ltd. H & R Block S. Hanlon, Gibson Energy Inc. Brad Harper, TELUS Communications Gord Harris & Nancy Dalton Kevin & Kathy Hildebrand Bernette Ho, Norton Rose Canada Eva & Gord Hoffman Brian Hook Ryan & Kate Hoult Brian & Barbara Howes Clarke & Adele Hunter, Norton Rose Canada Guy & Riina Huntingford Nicola & Gary Jacques Debra Johnstone & Gary Agnew, Cenera Inc. Glenna Jones & Michael Sherman The Kahanoff Foundation Laurie & Barry Kenley Bill & Elspeth Kirk Barb & Yukio Kitagawa Gregory Kurkowski Elaine Lam Bob & Mary Lamond Dave & Kirsten Lankester Sharon & Gord Larsen Tracy & Chris Lee Beth Lennard, First Executive Centre Ray Limbert & Associates, BMO Nesbitt Burns

Kerrie Logan, Norton Rose Canada Andrew & Alison Love Ray & Bernice Mack Bruce & Kathy MacKenzie, Royal Bank of Canada Dr. Michael & Illa Maher Riaz Mamdani, Strategic Group John J. Marshall, Norton Rose Canada Corinne & Andy Martel Christine Martin Scott McGeachy Jim & Dorothy McLeod Mauro & Brenda Meneghetti Alan & Geri Moon Stuart & Catherine Mugford Chuck Mulvenna, Canada Safeway John & Karen Murphy Chad Newcombe Deborah Nickerson Alan Norris, Brookfield Residential Properties Alan & Shelly Norris Neil Nutik & Ellanor Vallance-Nutik Jock & Diana Osler Bob & Rhonda Osness, Osness Insurance Ltd. Alex Osten Donald & Leslie Park Jay & Cheryl Park, Norton Rose Canada The Pennell Family Ron Plucer Stuart Olson Construction Ted Poppitt Robert Rakochey, Norton Rose Canada Margo & Brant Randles Sheila & Reno Redenbach RGO Office Products Partnership Bob & Jean-Ann Rooney Dr. Wayne Rosen & Dr. Laurie Lemieux Vera Ross Juli & Paul Sacco Norm & Kathy Schachar Maggie Schofield Craig Senyk, Mawer Investment Brent & Gail Shervey Clarice Siebens Roger & Lorna Smith Stephen Smith, Strike Energy Services William Smith Dr. Shean & Tish Stacey

James M. Stanford Curtis & Shannon Stange Dr. M. Steele & Dr A. Daly Vera Swanson O.C. Lynn Tanner & Margaret Graw Harry & Linda Taylor Mark Thompson & Kristina Hall Bill & Cindy Tuer, Norton Rose Canada Michael & Susan Tumback Randal & Pam Van De Mosselaer, Norton Rose Canada Jud Virtue, Norton Rose Canada Alida Visbach & Paul Corbett Darren & Lana Walters, Plumbing Plus Greg & Lori Waslen Rob & Candace Waters Edith & Cal Wenzel Western Management Consultants Ken & Stephanie Wilson

ADOPT-A-PLAY A CHRISTMAS CAROL SUPPORTERS Dave & Marilyn Bradley Barbara & Yukio Kitagawa Stuart Olley & Mayra Diaz Joanne Schaefer

2012/13 PLAY SUPPORTERS Anonymous John Armstrong & Karyn Leidal Roy & Roberta Barr Al & Linda Braun Don & Marlene Campbell Ellen & Bill Chidley Brian & Yvonne Conway Robert D.D. Cormack Frances Coward Don & Karol Dabbs Demiantschuk Lequier Burke & Hoffinger Marion Dobberthien Rob & Francey Easson Jamie Furtner Don & Lone Gardner Dr. Donald Gladman & Irene Shewchuk David & Anne Hills Eva & Gord Hoffman Dr. Ted Jablonski Howard & Janet McLean

B.K. Milne Alan & Shelly Norris Carolyn S. Phillips In Memory of Barbara Quirk Maria Rees & Michael Binnion Debbie & Dave Rodych Andrea & Robert Sartor Norm & Kathy Schachar Ken & Sharon Schoor Dr. Shean & Tish Stacey James M. Stanford Unified Process Mentors, Mark & Louise Lines John & Peggy Van De Pol

INDIVIDUAL DONORS INVESTOR ARC Financial Corporation

SUSTAINER Richard & Lois Haskayne Tom McCabe Barbara & Yukio Kitagawa Bruce & Janis Morrison

BENEFACTOR Dale & Stacey Burstall Martha Cohen Laura Daniels & Doug Smith Roger & Leslie McMechan Osten-Victor Fund at The Calgary Foundation Wanklyn Family Fund at The Calgary Foundation

ASSOCIATE Anonymous Brent Allardyce Diana & David Ballard Nolan & Carol Blades Gary & Tracey Boehm Ian & Gwen Burgess Kirsten Cook-Zaba & Dwayne Zaba Lawrence & Berta Fisher Carolyn & Larry Hursh Richard J. Kennedy Professional Corp.

Brian Mills & Susan Tyrrell Gareth Morgan Leyton Morris David & Karen Morton Ken & Lois Nelson

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our donors (...continued) Bernadette & Thomas Raedler Fred L. Scott Dave & Martha Taylor William & Colleen Tobman Willis Winter Robert Woodrow

FRIEND Anonymous Doreen Abugov Larry Adorjan Sandeep & Donna Aggarwal Marguerite & Rene Amirault Margo & Paul Ancel David & Bev Andrews Eric Arrata Stephen A. Arsenych Bernice Baher Carol Baker Don & Carol Baker Gwen Baker Barbara Beaton Benoit Beauchamp & Lyne Audet Corey & Jen Belanger Nancy Bell Susan Belsher Thomas R. & Beverly Benson Allison Bergen David Bernatchez Greg & Danielle Bertsch Allan & Donna Black Barbara Black & Malcolm Turner Bev & Mike Blancher Blubrown Communications Inc. Peter & Jan Bolton Gerry Bowland Brian Brausen Jim Brewington Dr. Joan Meldrum & Alan Brooks P.A. Brown Bruce & Heather Brunette Tina Buckthorp Helga Budwill Sher & Richard Burk Marion Burrus David & Sebina Butts Gordy & Brenda Cannady Kathy Carry Ray Caufield Marjorie Challand Donna Chapman Kaye & Irv Cherneski Jim & Eleanor Chinnick

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Dr. Patricia Chow Margaret Churchill Andrea Clark Bill & Laurie Clay Sandy & Neill Coad Ronald & Jane Collie Maureen Cook Greg Coupal Denis Couturier & Jo-Ann de Repentigny Margaret Crichton K.W. Crowshaw Jean & Keith Curtis Barbara & Gerry Darichuk Glenn & Melody Davies Gloria Davis Nancy & Pete Desai Luigi & Joyce De Somma Linda Decker David & Kris Docherty Alexis Douglas Denis & Pat Duke Willa & Don Dumka Danielle & Scott Durocher EnCana Corporation, Community Investment Matching Gifts Dr. Lori A. Egger Encana Corporation, Matching Gift Program Tom & Marion Enta Michael Ervin & Martina MacLean Dwayne & Rita Ewanchuk David & Dawn Falk Lynne Fawcett G.J. Filyk Mike & Lorie Flynn Elaine French Yolande & Denis Gagnon Guy & MaryAnn Gamberg Barb & Dan Giba Alan Glover Lenora & Nicholas Gnida Ron & Helen Goodman Karen & Jack Grant Don & Pauline Gray Peggy Gray J.G. Grier Pamela Grigg Ian Haddow Daniel Hall Glen & Nancy Hammerlindl Clive Hampton & Shirley Novak Barbara R. Hay Kathy Helfrick Jane Hessdorfer Laurie Hillis Tammy Hironaka Bruce & Sherry Hnidan

John & Gillian Hopkins Blair Howell & Laura MacDonald Grant & Cathie Huber Geoff Hughes James Hughes John Humphrey & Laura McLeod Perry Itzcovitch Gordon James Carrol Jaques & Bob Loov Carol Jensen Barrie Johnson Glen & Joan Johnston Suzy & Andrew Judson Faisal Kassam Evelyn J. Keddie Darlene & Brian Kelly Margaret Kho Diane & Kelly Kimmett Phyllis King Jim & Maureen Kirby Sheila Kirkland Joyce Kneeland Anne & Allan Kostyniuk Helle Kraav Gerri Krienke Herb & Kathy Kroeker George & Susannah Kurian Valerie MacLeod & Frank Kurucz Marion Laing Stewart Laing Lorne & Pat Larson Roger & Diane Leach Helen Leblanc Mark & Brenda Lenko Richard Leslie P.Eng. Linda Lesoway Tammy L.D. Liddle Marion Little Cathy & Greg Loughlin Diane & Larry Lozinski Lukacik Family Debbie MacDonald & John Sojak Trisha MacKay Daryl Macleod Jean Macnab Sylvia Madder Art Marche Evelyn Martens Blair Mason Dale & Norma Mastre Richard Matthews Patrick McAdoo Marilyn Mcelheran Ronald & Sylvia McIntosh Douglas & Glenda McLean Doug & Cheryl Ann Merchant

Annette Messer Lorretta Miller David Mitchell Jennie Molloy Doug & Gail Monk Charles Moore Peter & Jackie Morgan Mona Muir Stephen & Laine Mulholland Wendy Mullane Nerds on Site Calgary NGL Supplies Nine One One Communications Carla G. Nixon Catherine Norman Dr. Barbara Nowinska Colleen O'Brien Karen Ormon John & Dianne O'Rourke C. Gordon Packer Bev Palko Karen & John Palmer Brad & Donalda Paton Al Patterson Diana Patterson Robert Penner Mike & Lorie Pesowski Louella & Wayne Pethrick P & D Accounting Services Ltd. Stacey Petropoulos & Chad Haase Ross & Mary Phillips William Phillips Ronald & Marjorie Potts Verna & Bryan Pryce Nancy E. Raines Wayne & Susan Ramsden Del Rath Paul Raynor Rob Remmer Jayne Reynett & William Goudkuil Donna Riback Patricia Riggins Dixie Robbins Steven T. Robertson Howard & Karen Roppel Dr. P.A. Roxburgh Craig Rubie Christine Sargeant Jo-Ann Schwartzenberger Jana Seibel David Severson Cheryl Sheppard Don Sibbald Ian & Susan Simister Catherine & Peter Sliwa Kelly Smith & Dan Fichter Penny Smith

Peter & Gail Snell John & Marian Spring Alyce & Red Storey Harold Stringer Lesley Stuart Margaret Sundstrom Dave & Darlene Swanson Valerie & H. Allen Swanson Carolyn & David Tavender Jim & Roberta Taylor J.R. Thompson Owen & Dianne Thomson Lynn Topp Pamela & Allan Twa Pieter Van Vliet Evelyn Vandenhengel Irene Virtue Andrew & Bina Wade David Walker & Brenda McClellan Patricia Walker Alan & Bernie Warden Nomi Whalen Bob & Wendy Whyte Ken & Bev Wiens Art Williamson & Lynda McPhee Ruth Ann Wilton George Woodings Terry & Lora Wyman Norm & Jackie Zacharuk Donna & George Zahary Herrat Zahner Del & Marjorie Zingle

Senators William R. Blain, Q.C. Don Boyes Derek Bridges Martha Cohen Joyce Doolittle Kay Grieve David Haigh Harry Hartley Margaret Hess, Q.C. Les Kimber Jan McCaghren Victor Mitchell Barbara Morin Gerry Nichol Fred Scott Lynne J. Thornton Derek Warren Nomi Whalen For more information on donating to Theatre Calgary, contact Shirley Yurchi-Weber at 403-294-7440 ext 1002 or donations@theatrecalgary.com

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