2014 Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival House Program by Bard on the Beach

The Howard Family Stage There’s an exciting new reason for us all to celebrate in Bard’s 25th anniversary year. The stage in the Douglas Campbell Theatre tent is now called the Howard Family Stage, in honour of Paul and Darlene Howard, Vancouver arts philanthropists and long-time Bard patrons. The naming recognizes an extraordinary gift to the Festival from the Howard family. “We have watched Bard grow, always maintaining a high standard of excellence, and ever increasing its focus on education - and both are important values to us”, notes Darlene Howard. “We applaud the Festival’s contribution to the cultural fabric of Vancouver and wholeheartedly support it, particularly in its 25th anniversary year!” “Darlene and Paul Howard are extremely generous, thoughtful and give of themselves for the betterment of all. They have set the Bard bar high with their gift!” adds Artistic Director Christopher Gaze. The Howard Family Stage will continue to be home to innovative presentations and adaptations of Shakespeare’s lesser known works, along with contemporary plays that honour the spirit of Bard’s Mission – to perform, explore, and celebrate the genius of William Shakespeare.

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CONTENTS Message from the Artistic & Managing Directors Professional Development at Bard Bard Education A Midsummer Night’s Dream The Story – A Midsummer Night’s Dream Director’s Notes – A Midsummer Night’s Dream The Tempest The Story – The Tempest Director’s Notes – The Tempest Equivocation by Bill Cain The Story – Equivocation Director’s Notes – Equivocation Cymbeline The Story – Cymbeline Director’s Notes – Cymbeline Special Events The Costumes – Dream & Cymbeline The Costumes – Equivocation & Tempest The Sets – Dream & Tempest The Sets – Equivocation & Cymbeline Making The Music The Designers The Musicians The Players Stage Management Bard Members Bard Chronology of Performances Volunteers Acknowledgements The Bard Team Season Schedule

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MESSAGE FROM BARD’S Artistic and Managing Directors

Welcome to the 25th Anniversary Season of Bard on the Beach!

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People often ask me if I ever imagined in 1990 what we would come to achieve today. The answer is yes. I truly believed that it was all possible. I knew that I had a passionate desire to bring it to life. I also recognized that it was going to be hard beyond anything I had ever imagined. But I never imagined that my passion would be shared by so many thousands of others. It’s been as Shakespeare said, “A marriage of true minds…” Together we have endured. We’ve kept the faith. We are stronger now than we have ever been before. We’ve built a Shakespeare festival in Western Canada that we can be enormously proud of. I salute everyone that has played a part in that accomplishment over the past quarter century. You know who you are - YOU are Bard. Thank you for your collective investment of time, money and imagination. It’s all very, very good! I look back proudly on our history and achievements. Now, with my new colleague, Managing Director Claire Sakaki, I’m invigorated and inspired to look forward to a future filled with even more opportunity and potential.

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Christopher Gaze, Artistic Director

I am thrilled to be joining Bard on the Beach in its 25th season and excited to celebrate this milestone anniversary with you – the patrons, supporters, volunteers, staff and artists – who have created Bard together over the past 25 years. In our 2014 season, there is so much to enjoy: four remarkable plays including re-

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imaginings of two of our most successful classic productions, a new look at a lesserknown gem, and a smart, witty and moving play where Shakespeare himself is the central character! There is no place more beautiful to witness great art than Vanier Park, and this year you can experience not only the words of Shakespeare, but also choral singing, symphony orchestras, improv comedy and so much more under the tents. And we celebrate even more Bard accomplishments. Our youth and school programs are more popular than ever, and we’re enjoying our second year of a fruitful relationship with the Vancouver International Wine Festival. We’re also looking forward with great anticipation to 2015, when we’ll move into our new production and administrative home, the West First Theatre Centre, in partnership with the Arts Club Theatre Company. Come back to our beautiful site to see another play, concert or special event – and join us in celebrating how far we have come and the even greater places we will go.

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT At Bard

Bard on the Beach is committed to growing and sustaining the skills and knowledge of theatre professionals at all levels of experience. From acting to design to production, Bard offers opportunities for emerging and established theatre professionals to learn on the job. Voice and Text Intensive Workshops: Just before play rehearsals begin, actors are immersed in exercises that support and expand their vocal capacity and provide them with myriad ways of exploring the details of Shakespeare’s rich, powerful text. “I feel much better equipped to tackle the 6 months of work I am about to embark on. Not only that, but I feel like the entire group is ready to tackle it together as an ensemble.“ Bob Frazer, 2014 Company

Directing and Design Apprentice Programs: This strategic annual program pairs Bard’s veteran directors and designers with artists in one-on-one mentorships, so hands-on skills and knowledge can be passed on as the season progresses. The 2014 Directing Apprentices are: Michelle Boulet – A Midsummer Night’s Dream A founding member of Shakespeare in the Ruins (SIR) in Winnipeg, Michelle has served as its Artistic Co-Chair for the past six years. She is also the Co-Director of the popular Fu Fu Chi Chi Choir. Directing credits: King Lear, Henry V, and Stripped-Down Romeo & Juliet (SIR), Jumpers (Master Playwright Festival), and Twits, Grand-Guignol (Echo Theatre) Assistant Directing: Etienne (Theatre Projects MB) and The Glass Menagerie (Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre).

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Mack Gordon – The Tempest Mack is a graduate from the BFA program at the University of Victoria. His acting credits include: The Foreigner (Pacific Theatre), Cat in the Hat (Carousel Theatre), Vimy (The Firehall Arts Centre), The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (Pacific Theatre). Upcoming: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe for UVic’s Spotlight on Alumni and a summer as a street interpreter in Barkerville. Directing credits include: Debts (ITSAZOO Productions), The Ballad of the Burning Lady (Western Canada Theatre), Bash: The Latter Day Plays (Hardline Productions), Visitors (Walking Fish Festival). Mack is a two-time Jessie Richardson Nominee for his work with Carousel Theatre.

Through the RBC Emerging Artists Project, we’re committed to helping emerging performing artists develop their skills and bring their visions to life. As a proud supporter of Bard on the Beach over the past 23 years, we are honoured to be the 2014 Emerging Artists Program Sponsor.

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Katrina Darychuk – Equivocation Katrina is an emerging director and writer, and a recent grad of Studio 58. She recently assisted director Kevin Bennett on Measure For Measure with The Honest Fishmongers at Pacific Theatre. Katrina also apprentices with Dale Genge, head of Voice. She is the student ambassador for Rumble Theatre, where she is producing 48Hr-Crockpot, a new initiative to bring together emerging artists from six different theatre programs. She previously trained at the Oxford School of Drama. Guy Fauchon – Cymbeline Guy holds a BFA (Acting) from UBC and an MFA (Directing) from the University of Alabama. Directing credits include: Sylvia (Theatre Tuscaloosa); Trust and Oleanna (Duke City Repertory Theatre, Albuquerque). Recent acting credits include: Death and the Maiden (Roberto Miranda, Peninsula Productions) and Mystery of Irma Vep (Jane/Edgar, UA). The Canada Council awarded Guy the JBC Watkins Award for pursuing his graduate studies; and he was nominated for Best Director for Hair (Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival). Voice and Text Intensive Program supported by the RBC Foundation.

New in 2014! Bard’s Riotous Youth: Nine former Young Shakespeareans return to Bard this season to continue training with us. They will support the Young Shakespeareans workshops and deliver the pre-show In a Nutshell talks in the Bard village while taking classes and preparing their own Shakespeare speeches and scenes for a free performance on August 10th at 10:30am. Bard’s Riotous Youth is generously supported by the Y. P. Heung Foundation. ® / ™ Trademark(s) of Royal Bank of Canada.

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BARD EDUCATION Enriching the Shakespearean Experience for All Ages

Bard on the Beach is proud to provide opportunities for students, teachers and lifelong learners to forge personal connections with Shakespeare’s plays through performances, workshops, downloadable resources and special events. The mission of Bard Education is to inspire our community through dynamic, engaging experiences with the language, characters and plays of William Shakespeare. There are many ways to get involved!

Engaging the youth in our communities. BMO Financial Group is pleased to help young people explore the world of Shakespeare through the Bard in the Classroom workshops and the Young Shakespeareans program. ®

• BARD IN THE CLASSROOM: Available year round, these active and engaging workshops enhance students’ experience with Shakespeare right in their own classrooms. • YOUNG SHAKESPEAREANS: Our Company’s professional actors lead summer workshops for children and teens, designed to boost confidence through Shakespeare performance.

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• BARD UNBOUND: Designed to meet the specific needs of participants, these interactive workshops provide educators with techniques to bring Shakespeare’s language to life in their classrooms. • STUDENT MATINEES: Performances for school groups at a greatly reduced price. • BARD EXPLORED: Our pre-show In a Nutshell talks acquaint you with this season’s plays, while our post show Talkback Tuesday sessions provide an opportunity to engage with our actors. For in-depth insights into this season’s plays, Simon Fraser University’s Paul Budra and Bard Education Director Mary Hartman give lively, informal presentations on Monday evenings and Saturday mornings.

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June 11 to September 20 Directed by Dean Paul Gibson Production Sponsor

THESEUS, Duke of Athens EGEUS, father to Hermia LYSANDER, in love with Hermia DEMETRIUS, in love with Hermia PHILOSTRATE, Mistress of the Revels to Theseus HIPPOLYTA, Queen of the Amazons, betrothed to Theseus HERMIA, daughter to Egeus, in love with Lysander HELENA, in love with Demetrius QUINCE, a carpenter SNUG, a joiner BOTTOM, a weaver FLUTE, a bellows mender SNOUT, a tinker STARVELING, a tailor OBERON, King of the Fairies TITANIA, Queen of the Fairies PUCK, or Robin Goodfellow PEASEBLOSSOM, a fairy COBWEB, a fairy MOTH, a fairy MUSTARDSEEDS, fairies

John Voth Todd Thomson Chirag Naik Daniel Doheny Luisa Jojic Adele Noronha Claire Hesselgrave Sereana Malani Bernard Cuffling Allan Zinyk Scott Bellis Haig Sutherland Andrew McNee Allan Morgan Ian Butcher Naomi Wright Kyle Rideout Luisa Jojic John Voth Allan Zinyk Lili Beaudoin, Todd Thomson, Adele Noronha

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Scott Bellis (Bottom) Photo & Image Design: David Cooper & Emily Cooper

Three parallel stories are interwoven in this tale of love, magic and mayhem. The first begins in Athens, at the court of the renowned Duke Theseus, four days before his wedding to Hippolyta. Young Hermia and Lysander want to marry, but Hermia’s father wants her to marry Demetrius instead. Athenian law gives Hermia the right to make a choice: marry Demetrius, become a nun or die. Hermia and Lysander decide to flee Athens, but not before telling Helena of their plans. Helena, who is desperately in love with Demetrius, decides to tell him of their escape. He follows the fleeing couple and Helena follows him, sending all four young lovers into the wood outside of town. In another part of Athens, a group of tradesmen have decided to perform a play, The Most Lamentable Comedy and Most Cruel Death of Pyramus and Thisby, in honour of Duke Theseus’ wedding. Peter Quince, the carpenter has written the play, which will cast Nick Bottom, the weaver and Francis Flute, the bellows mender, in the title roles. The tradesmen decide to rehearse their play in the wood outside town so their performance will be a surprise. The wood outside Athens is no ordinary forest: it is the home of Oberon and Titania, King and Queen of the fairies, and their followers. The natural world is in turmoil because Oberon and Titania are fighting over a changeling child. To humiliate Titania and get the upper hand, the fairy king commands his servant, the mischievous fairy Puck, to fetch a magical flower that

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THE STORY has the power to create an overpowering infatuation. When the flower’s juice is put into the sleeping Titania’s eyes, she will fall madly in love with the first creature she sees when she wakes up. While Oberon waits for Puck to return with the flower, he witnesses a scene between Helena and Demetrius. Taking pity on Helena, Oberon tells Puck of the “sweet Athenian lady” who is “in love with a disdainful youth” and tells him to use some of the flower juice to make the young man fall in love with her. Oberon explains that Puck will know the man by his “Athenian garments”. Neither realizes that there are two Athenian couples in the wood, and Puck mistakenly puts the love juice into Lysander’s eyes, accidentally causing him to fall in love with Helena. The workingmen arrive in the same grove for their rehearsal, and Puck happens upon them. He chooses Bottom, “the shallowest thick skin” and gives him the head of an ass, causing his companions to flee in terror. As Bottom sings to assuage his own fear, he awakens Titania and she becomes infatuated with him at first sight. As Oberon and Puck delight in this development, they realize their mistake with the young lovers. They put the love juice into Demetrius’ eyes, and he falls in love with Helena. However, now both men love Helena, and no one loves Hermia. With everything turned upside down for the charmed Nick Bottom and the four beleaguered lovers, they find refuge in sleep. But what will they find upon waking in the light of a new day? 2014 SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

DIRECTOR’S NOTES

All is Calm:

The Christmas Truce of 1914 by Peter Rothstein musical arrangements by Erick Lichte and Timothy C. Takach

December 19, 20 & 21 Vancouver Playhouse

TicketsTonight.ca 604.684.2787 Chor Leoni presents the true story of an extraordinary night of camaraderie, music, and peace, told in the words and songs of the men who lived it. This fully staged, theatrical production marks the 100th anniversary of this miraculous event.

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I had a vision to make a Dream in 2006, “past the wit of man to say what dream it was.” And we did: where powerful wills and passions struggled, set against a fusion of fantasy, wrapped in a collision of style and humour, augmented with desire and a need for harmony. We’re all eight years older now. I cannot refer back to my notes from the ’06 production without thinking how we – and you, the audience – have changed, and how we together have thus changed this show. This I happily accept. We cannot play last night’s performance. Instead, we must push on, grow, adapt, discover more. Bard has endured and succeeded after 25 years, an accomplishment in itself to applaud. We started humbly and small, but not small of heart, and expanded to include new stages, new works, new faces, and new ambitions. We adapted to the elements, to site challenges, to shifting demographics, and to theatrical interpretations. And most importantly, we discovered vitality, excitation, talent, and access to stories that bind us and reveal us. And more? We always strive for more. What then, is this mounting of Dream in 2014? Ha! A chance to revisit an idea that was loved the first time around, and to be able to refresh and revive it for this anniversary season. At the forefront: to sharpen the clarity while retaining the essence of the original, to bring wisdom and experience to inform new energies, and to deepen the connection of text to, dare I say, Life. Methought: it would happen only once. Methought: would it be as magical this time around? And then methought: how lucky am I? I am truly lucky – “but man is

but a patched fool, if he will offer to say what methought.” Nevertheless, this fool is thrilled. Thrilled to be with Bard for 23 years, to be friends with such talent, to be immersed in immortal words and stories that perennially speak to our souls and humanity, and for the contribution of the 2006 magical cast of shadows. And, of course, to be here with you, with this production again – to be, well, living the Dream. For that I will be ever grateful. Clap if you still believe in fairies. Dean Paul Gibson

Dean Paul Gibson Dean celebrates his 23rd season with Bard, having served as an actor, director and now Associate Artistic Director. He played Sir John Falstaff in Falstaff, directed Much Ado About Nothing, King John, Othello, Romeo and Juliet and previously ...Dream, Hamlet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Pericles, Twelfth Night and The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Other directing credits include: Spamalot, She Stoops to Conquer, Xanadu, 39 Steps, Black Comedy, History Boys, ‘Wonderful Life (Arts Club), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and 7 Stories (Theatre Calgary/CanStage), Toronto-Mississippi, True West, No Great Mischief, Noises Off (Playhouse). This year he appeared in Major Barbara for A.C.T/Theatre Calgary. A graduate of Studio 58, Dean has adjudicated festivals, taught workshops and is the recipient of some nice awards. 2014 SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

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June 12 to September 18 Directed by Meg Roe Production Sponsor

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PROSPERO, the right Duke of Milan BOATSWAIN, captain of a ship ALONSO, King of Naples FERDINAND, son to the King of Naples GONZALO, an honest old councillor of Naples FRANCISCO, a lord of the court of Naples SEBASTIAN, Alonso’s brother ANTONIO, Prospero’s brother, the usurping Duke of Milan ARIEL, an airy spirit MIRANDA, daughter to Prospero CALIBAN, a savage and deformed slave TRINCULA, a lady of the court of Naples STEPHANA, a lady of the court of Naples SPRITES, of the isle

Allan Morgan Allan Zinyk Scott Bellis Daniel Doheny Bernard Cuffling Kyle Rideout Andrew McNee Ian Butcher Jennifer Lines Lili Beaudoin Todd Thomson Luisa Jojic Naomi Wright Sereana Malani, Adele Noronha, Claire Hesselgrave MARINERS and other SPIRITS, attending on Prospero Chirag Naik, John Voth

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Christine Reimer Pam Johnson Gerald King Rob Kitsos Alessandro Juliani Malcolm Dow Stephen Courtenay Kelly Barker Anthony Wade-Cooper Nicholas Harrison Mack Gordon

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SINGLE VINEYARD WINE ONE DISTINCT VINEYARD. ONE DISTINCT WINE EXPERIENCE. Jennifer Lines (Ariel) Photo & Image Design: David Cooper & Emily Cooper

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A massive storm rages on the open sea, tossing the ship carrying Alonso, King of Naples and his court. The mariners try to keep the ship afloat but it splits amidst cries of “All lost, all lost”. It appears that everyone has perished. The storm was not natural; it was caused by a magician, Prospero, who lives on a nearby island with his teen-aged daughter Miranda, his earthy slave Caliban and his magical servant Ariel. When Miranda demands to know why Prospero raised the storm, he finally reveals to her how they came to be on the island. Years before, when Miranda was just a baby, Prospero had been the Duke of Milan. He was, however, more interested in studying magic than in governing, which he left to his brother Antonio. Ambitious to be the actual Duke, Antonio secured the help of Alonso in order to have Prospero and Miranda kidnapped in the dead of night, put into an old boat and cast out to sea. A kind courtier named Gonzalo had smuggled food, fresh water and Prospero’s books onto the boat, so Prospero and Miranda didn’t die. Instead, they arrived on this unusual island. Now, all these years later, a ship carrying Antonio, Alonso, Gonzalo and others is passing by the island. Prospero raised the storm with Ariel’s help and wrecked the ship so that all of his enemies would be on his island, at his mercy. The King’s son, Ferdinand, was also on board the ship and Prospero has made sure that he lands by himself, away from the

THE STORY others. As Ferdinand wanders about looking for his father and any other survivors, he and Miranda meet. They are instantly attracted to one another, just as Prospero had planned. He decides to increase their mutual desire by putting obstacles in their way, and he makes Ferdinand his slave. In another part of the island King Alonso and his followers search for the missing Ferdinand. They try in vain to cheer up the king, who is in despair that his son may be dead. An enchantment causes all but Antonio and Sebastian to fall asleep. Antonio tries to convince Sebastian to murder his brother in order to become king himself. Just as they draw their swords to take action, Ariel causes the sleepers to awake, thus preventing any violence. In yet another part of the island, Caliban encounters two more of the King’s courtiers, the merry ladies Stephana and Trincula. Stephana has salvaged the ship’s stores of sack (a dry white wine from Spain) and has been drinking to excess. She shares the wine with Trincula and with Caliban, who has never tasted liquor before. Caliban becomes enchanted with Stephana, calling her a ‘brave god that bears celestial liquor’. He abandons Prospero to follow his new companions. As Ferdinand and Miranda fall in love and Caliban plots to take over the island, Prospero and Ariel use more magic to bring Prospero’s enemies completely within his power. But he must also decide which is better in the end: vengeance or virtue. 2014 SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

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I am writing this before rehearsals start, sitting in my kitchen surrounded by books and sketches – I feel like Prospero before the storm, preparing to wrestle with great magic. I have a plan but there are variables: powers unknown that wait in the wings to challenge and provoke. To inspire. In our daily lives we surround ourselves with the trappings of identity. Clothes and food and Netflix choices serve to say Who We Are. We tell ourselves the stories of our past to construct elaborate histories. We ‘create’ a self. But once in a while, we stumble upon a moment of reflection, when these stories lose their meaning. We’re set adrift, given a chance to examine the value of what we’ve built. On a deserted island with none of our stuff to tell us who we are, who do we become? Do we let go? Or do we hang on to what used to be? This play is about forgiveness and release, about virtue over vengeance. It’s about being given the opportunity to choose the future rather than harbour the past. The island is a mirror, shining a reflection of truth back at each character, and challenging them to reach for their essential natures. We first wrestled with this play in 2008 and what I sit surrounded by in my kitchen is the messy and glorious result of that battle. The dedication and talent of the stage managers, designers, and actors is the inspiration for this present work. I look forward to forging that world all over again with new fairies, new lovers, new bad guys. I have stumbled upon an

opportunity for re-creation. Six years on, what have I relinquished? What have I acquired? Am I any closer to the moment of release Prospero encounters? It will be weeks before I know. Weeks on a deserted island that contains the perfect recipe for freedom: a few fairies, a couple of tears, guts, and a darn good storm. The very thing to send us all into something new. Into ourselves. I feel like I get closer with every visit. Meg Roe

Meg Roe This is Meg’s ninth season with Bard. Bard directing credits include: The Taming of the Shrew, Henry V and The Tempest. Sound designer credits: Othello, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet, Troilus and Cressida, Hamlet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, and The Merry Wives of Windsor. Meg’s work has appeared at Canadian Stage, Factory Theatre, Theatre Calgary, Alberta Theatre Projects, Theatre Junction, Citadel Theatre, Ruby Slippers Theatre, Electric Company Theatre, Blackbird Theatre, Theatre Aquarius, Arts Club, Belfry, Theatre SKAM, Manitoba Theatre Centre, Intrepid Theatre, Vancouver Playhouse, Western Canada Theatre, National Arts Centre, Centaur Theatre, The Shaw Festival, and internationally with the American Conservatory Theatre (San Francisco), Center Theater Group (Los Angeles), and with Kidd Pivot. 2014 SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

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After the resounding success of the ﬁrst VSO SPRING FESTIVAL, these concerts are sure to sell out! Join Maestro Bramwell Tovey and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra for the 2015 VSO SPRING FESTIVAL, which focuses on the music of one of history’s greatest creative geniuses: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

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It is London in early 1606. William Shakespeare (known as ‘Shag’ in this play) has been offered a commission to write a play using the government’s account of the Gunpowder Plot, the recently foiled attempt by a group of disaffected Catholics to blow up the King and his parliament. The King’s chief minister, Robert Cecil, has selected Shag for the task because he believes the playwright has discovered what every political leader in history has sought: “how to be all things to all men.” As Shag’s acting company, “a cooperative venture”, struggles with his newest play, King Lear, he shares the news with them of the government commission. While they recognize the danger of the situation, they vote to proceed. However, as Shag begins to write, he discovers inconsistencies in the official version of events. His doubts about the government’s actions increase as he meets Tom Wintour, one of the conspirators awaiting execution, and Father Henry Garnet, a Jesuit priest accused by the government of being the mastermind of the plot. Father Garnet is the author of a treatise on equivocation, which he defines as a way to “tell the truth in difficult times”. Father Garnet’s advice to Shag is “Answer the question beneath the question…and answer it with – your – life.” Shag works through multiple drafts of his gunpowder play, each one taking him precariously closer to treason. His struggle to find a way to tell the truth threatens everything for him and his acting company.

THE STORY Just when the situation looks hopeless, a daring solution emerges from the most unexpected source. All of the roles in Equivocation are played by a company of just six actors. Four of the actors play multiple roles, and two portray only Shag and his nineteen-year-old daughter, Judith, who provides unique insight into her father’s life and work. Bill Cain - Biography Bill is also the author of How to Write A New Book for the Bible, 9 Circles, and Stand-Up Tragedy, among others. Equivocation premiered at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, in New York at Manhattan Theatre Club, and has been produced at the Geffen Playhouse (Ovation Award for Best Play), Seattle Rep, Marin Theatre, and Arena Stage. Screen credits include the series Nothing Sacred (co-creator/ writer/producer – ABC), an adaptation of Clover (Hallmark / HBO), Nightjohn (Best American film of the year by The New Yorker), Thicker Than Blood (TNT), an adaptation of Stand-Up Tragedy, Everything That Rises, Papa’s Angels, and Sounder. He is the founder of the Boston Shakespeare Company, where he was Artistic Director for seven seasons. Awards include: Steinberg New Play Award (first ever recipient two years in a row), multiple Edgerton grants, Helen Hayes Awards, the Joe A. Callaway Award, a Peabody, the WGA Award for Episodic Drama and a Christopher Award, among others. 2014 SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

DIRECTOR’S NOTES

Posterity: • The descendants collectively of any person; all who have proceeded from a common ancestor.

Shakespeare’s posterity is a major point of discussion in Equivocation, and Bard on the Beach is itself a shining example of that posterity. For those of us who work in the theatre, there is something exciting about working on a play that examines the theatre. This play demonstrates great love for the art and the craft of theatre. In fact, the way in which it has been constructed, with six actors creating the world of Jacobean London, from the court of King James to backstage at the Globe Theatre, celebrates the flexibility and humanity of the world’s best actors. Six of the world’s best actors are onstage in this production. As the Artistic Director of the Belfry Theatre, I am thrilled that we have partnered with Bard on the Beach to create this production. As the director of Equivocation, I take my hat off to the talented artists and artisans who contributed to its creation. As a person of the theatre, I am reminded that Shakespeare, too, dedicated himself to the world of players and audiences. It is a very special place to spend one’s life, and playwright Bill Cain has provided us with an opportunity to share it with you. Equivocation: • The using (a word) in more than one sense; ambiguity or uncertainty of meaning in words; also, misapprehension arising from the ambiguity of terms.

Michael Shamata Michael returns to Bard, where he previously directed The Winter’s Tale (2006) and Much Ado About Nothing (2004), among others. His Vancouver credits include Glengarry Glen Ross and The Real Thing (Arts Club), I Am My Own Wife and The Music Man (Playhouse). Most recently, he directed Mary Poppins (Citadel Theatre/Theatre Calgary) and Home Is A Beautiful Word (Belfry). His adaptation of A Christmas Carol (Soulpepper) has become a Toronto tradition, and his work has received awards for Outstanding Production in Vancouver (Spelling Bee and Fiddler on the Roof), Toronto (A Little Night Music), and Ottawa (And Slowly Beauty and Kilt). Michael is the Artistic Director of the Belfry Theatre in Victoria, and the former Artistic Director of the Grand Theatre and Theatre New Brunswick.

This production of Equivocation was created at the Belfry Theatre in Victoria by the following personnel: Production Manager: Alex Currie Stage Manager: Jennifer Swan Assistant Stage Manager: Ben Cheung Technical Director: Gregory Smith Master Carpenter: Dale Pudwell Head of Props: Peter Pokorny Props: Heidi Wilkinson Scenic Artist: Carole Klemm Head Technician: Keith Houghton Head of Wardrobe: Karen Levis Wardrobe Cutters: Joanne Stitchbury & Jill Braybrook Wardrobe Stitchers: Alice Hawes, Graham McMonagle, Jodi Sigsworth, Pauline Stynes, Katri Tahvananien & Amaya Tarasoff Wigs: Stacey Butterworth & Christina Woods Wardrobe Apprentice: Jaymee Sidel 2014 SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

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CYMBELINE, King of Britain IMOGEN, daughter to Cymbeline, later disguised as Fidele QUEEN, Cymbeline’s second wife CLOTEN, the son of the Queen POSTHUMUS Leonatus, husband to Imogen PISANIO, attendant on Posthumus CORNELIUS, a doctor A LORD, attendant on Cloten A LORD, attendant on Cloten A JAILER BELARIUS, a banished lord, living in Wales under the name Morgan GUIDERIUS, Cymbeline’s son, known as son of Belarius ARVIRAGUS, Cymbeline’s son, known as son of Belarius PHILARIO, an Italian, Posthumus’ host in Rome IACHIMO, an Italian nobleman A FRENCHMAN Caius LUCIUS, general of the Roman army A Roman CAPTAIN

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Cymbeline is King of the Britons. Many years before our play begins, his two infant sons, Guiderius and Arviragus, mysteriously disappeared without a trace. Shortly before our play begins, his daughter Imogen has secretly married Posthumus, a gentleman her father considers unworthy because of his “inferior birth”. King Cymbeline banishes Posthumus but before he’s forced to go, Imogen gives Posthumus a ring and he gives her a bracelet. Posthumus flees to Italy where he meets Iachimo, who doubts Posthumus’ claims about Imogen’s great beauty and fidelity. He bets Posthumus that he can seduce Imogen and bring back proof. When Imogen refuses Iachimo’s advances, he decides to hide in her bedchamber and steal her bracelet while she’s asleep. He also notices a mole on her partially covered breast and realizes he can describe it as further proof of his alleged conquest. When Posthumus hears from Iachimo of Imogen’s “betrayal”, he writes her a letter asking her to meet him at Milford Haven in Wales; he then orders his servant Pisanio to kill her there. King Cymbeline, who had been a widower, is now married to an unnamed but powerful queen. She had hoped to have her own son, Cloten, marry Imogen. When those plans are dashed, she decides to poison her step-daughter. She asks her physician for a vial of poison. Fearing her intentions, he instead gives her a sleeping potion so strong that it causes a deathlike state. The Queen gives the vial to Pisanio, claiming it’s a

THE STORY revitalizing tonic, and encourages him to give it to Imogen to help her. When Pisanio gives Imogen Posthumus’ letter, she hurries off to meet him. On the journey, Pisanio tells her of Posthumus’ plan to have her killed. Imogen begs Pisanio to kill her then and there, but Pisanio takes pity on her and has her disguise herself as a boy, Fidele, to continue on to Milford Haven alone. He also passes on the Queen’s potion, hoping it will help her. Imogen, as Fidele, discovers a cave inhabited by Morgan and his two sons, Polydore and Cadwal. Morgan is really Lord Belarius, banished years ago from King Cymbeline’s court. His “sons” are really the king’s long-lost sons Guiderius and Arviragus, stolen by Belarius when he was wrongfully banished. The men are captivated by Fidele and invite him to eat and stay with them. After they go out hunting, Imogen takes the vial Pisanio gave her and immediately falls into a deep sleep. When Morgan and the boys return, they discover the sleeping Fidele and believe he is dead. Meanwhile the Roman ambassador, Caius Lucius, has been sent from Rome to demand Britain’s annual tribute. King Cymbeline refuses and war breaks out between Rome and Britain. Posthumus finally realizes the truth about Imogen’s faithfulness but thinking she is dead, joins in the battle to fight for Britain against Rome. Everyone is forced to take sides in the ensuing battle. Will all be lost? Or might redemption be found in the most unlikely of places? 2014 SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

DIRECTOR’S NOTES

Cymbeline is a story about the power of forgiveness and change. It’s a hopeful tale – and a tall one. When writing this play, Shakespeare was experimenting with a new style. Some have called it a tragedy gone right. Cymbeline borrows heavily from legends and history and sometimes it works like a comedy. This is Shakespeare in the twilight of his life, plucking elements from his previous masterpieces and stitching them together into a story that is bursting at the seams with plot. He creates characters and situations that dare us not to believe. At the heart of all the commotion we find people who must reach into the strongest parts of themselves in order to survive. Cymbeline asks us to reconsider what we believe to be true. It suggests that you must lose yourself in order to find yourself. Themes of identity, courage and reconciliation sing in this folktale-like story with kings, queens, princesses, lost family members, battles and journeys to lands far, far away from home. I am honoured to direct in this special anniversary season. Some of the finest actors in Canada work at Bard on the Beach and this production intentionally puts the focus on the versatility of the performers and celebrates overt theatricality. Cymbeline deals with radical and dramatic shifts in the characters’ understanding of the world and their own identities. Our small ensemble will be shifting between many roles. Transformation is at the heart of this

play and it was important to me that we see these changes happen before our eyes. We start with the stage and the tent in their raw form to expose the core ingredients of this theatre and from there we travel to ancient Britain, Rome and a wind-blown hillside in Wales: a journey where the bewilderment of loss allows us to experience the fullness of joy when it comes. We all have one thing in common in this tent today – we don’t know where we are in the story of our lives. But like some of the characters in Cymbeline, we can choose to hope, love, then love some more. Anita Rochon

Anita Rochon Anita Rochon artistic codirects The Chop in Vancouver with Emelia Symington Fedy, which has produced numerous new works including KISMET one to one hundred and How to Disappear Completely which continues to tour internationally. She frequently collaborates with some of the city’s most celebrated companies including Theatre Replacement, Théâtre la Seizième, Vancouver Opera and Electric Company Theatre. She is a graduate of Studio 58 (Acting) and the National Theatre School of Canada (Directing). Anita is the recipient of a Siminovitch Protégé Prize and a Mayor’s Arts Award. 2014 SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

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Swords & Stories, Fireworks & More 25th Anniversary Event GAZING BACK: REFLECTING ON 25 YEARS AT BARD July 14 & 28, August 11, September 9 & 12 @ 7:30pm (BMO Mainstage) $25 Join Artistic Director Christopher Gaze as he shares highlights, hiccups and well-kept secrets from 25 years of fascinating Festival history. With special guests. Generously sponsored by Bard’s volunteers.

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Mondays, Aug 25 & Sept 1 (BMO Mainstage) 2pm - $35 | 7:30pm - $47 | Youth - $27 Gorgeous arias and ensembles inspired by Shakespeare’s works, featuring the UBC Opera Ensemble and members of the Vancouver Opera Orchestra. Hosted by Christopher Gaze.

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Mondays, June 23 & 30 - 3pm & 8pm (BMO Mainstage) $15 – $37 (Youth & Adult prices; details at bardonthebeach.org) Number one pop hits, Broadway showstoppers and more! A high-spirited celebration of the concept of ‘#1’, performed by Vancouver’s awardwinning men’s choir.

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Spectacular sword fights from Shakespeare’s plays and more, with fight choreographers Nicholas Harrison & David McCormick and Academie Duello’s Devon Boorman, plus Christopher Gaze & novelist C.C. Humphreys. A thrilling show!

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THE COSTUMES A Midsummer Night’s Dream & Cymbeline The costume concept for A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a simple one. Using the original idea behind the “collision of periods” from the 2006 production, we are exploring and pushing this fusion of styles even further. Blending the Victorian with the modern silhouettes helped to create a fantastical, eccentric otherworldly look for the original production and now, a touch of the Elizabethan will be added to reference the era of the original playscript. The Fairy world will be edgier – more menacing and sensual – appropriate for the forest and its night time adventures. And the human world will be more erratic in its mixture of textures and colours, again in line with the mayhem activities of both courtiers and mechanicals. With Titania and Oberon’s reunion, the colour palette will shift from a steely darkness to a fiery warmth. And in the final nuptial scene with its “Play within a Play”, our own 25th anniversary celebrations will become part of the silvery display of wedding couples and the rural thespian actors. In Cymbeline, the costume concept is guided by the fact that all seven performers change into their different characters on stage in front of the audience. Using a fencing-style uniform in various neutral shades for each actor strengthens the ensemble quality of this fairy-tale adventure, while also allowing for a visual template upon which to add the distinctly separate character layers. The three worlds (Britain, Wales and Italy) are further distinguished by their own defining colours and textures, all of which is truly important in the final battle scene when the various military camps confront each other. The sparse, iconic nature of the costumes will allow the audience to involve itself by supplying the details that underline the identity of each performer. Mara Gottler, 2014

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THE COSTUMES Equivocation by Bill Cain Rapid costume changes dominate Nancy Bryant’s design choices for Equivocation. Since many of the actors play several characters – often in swift succession – the costumes need to be one-piece where possible to facilitate the quick changes. Before creating her designs Nancy considered the roles each actor plays, and where and when each costume change should take place. There’s no time for buttons in this fastpaced thriller; pieces have been fitted with large snaps or zippers. With the exception of Judith and Shagspeare, Bryant has dressed each actor in a basic costume of black breeches, boots and a linen shirt, allowing them to portray multiple Shagspeare (Equivocation) characters by – Sketch by Nancy Bryant adding doublets, capes or hats. Bryant has chosen to reflect Equivocation’s 17th century time period by selecting natural fibers and muted colors. Her design for Shagspeare’s costume is based on Canadian Lloyd Sullivan’s Shakespeare portrait, believed by some to be the most authentic portrayal of Shakespeare. Shagspeare’s doublet has been cut from corded fabric while the sleeves and breeches are from rough woven heavy cotton. The production has a variety of men’s collars fashioned in period style; large ruffles for Cecil and a simple silk organza for Shagspeare.

The Tempest Christine Reimer’s costumes reflect both what she calls the “luscious era” of the 17th century and the fantastical world of the island. The luxuriant fabrics, bold colors and layering of multiple undergarments denote the high status of the court, while Reimer reflects the island’s nature with natural fabric choices and organic materials. The island inhabitants wear plant-inspired hats, feathers, palm fronds, moss collars and leafy facial hair. In the banquet scene the Shapes are draped with lace, broken down and dyed to create a menacing tone reflective of the island’s darker side. Colour plays a major role in Reimer’s designs. Prospero’s cape, a large billowing piece of silk, has been pour-dyed to create the streaked blues and greens of the ocean, a bridge that connects the world of the court to the island. Both Ariel and Caliban, purely island creatures, are dressed in earthy hues. Layers of silk organza feathers with a leather corset and skirt lend an animalistic quality to Ariel’s costume. Reimer has given Caliban a more “monsterlike” appearance compared to Bard’s 2008 production. His bodysuit is textured with hand painted fish scales, self Ariel (The Tempest) inflicted scars, and wounds – Sketch by from Prospero’s whip. Christine Reimer 2014 SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

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To celebrate the 25th anniversary season, Bard is remounting two of its most successful productions. A Midsummer Night’s Dream was designed by Kevin McAllister in 2006 and The Tempest was designed by Pam Johnson in 2008. Dream’s 2014 design grew out of both McAllister’s and director Dean Paul Gibson’s favourite elements from 2006, including influences from the circus to modern architecture and Vancouver weather! McAllister acknowledges that “finding common ground with Tempest was tricky, since both designs grew out of a kinship with the shows they were originally paired with.” The 2008 production of The Tempest was performed in the Douglas Campbell Theatre tent which has a very different

configuration from the BMO Mainstage. So even though The Tempest production is a remount, the set design has been rethought to serve the space and director Meg Roe’s vision. The 2008 production also played in repertory with the hard-hitting tragedy Titus Andronicus, but this time it will share the BMO Mainstage with the equally fantastical A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The space McAllister and Johnson have created has elements of both original designs, including shapes inspired by spirals and shells. To be true to Roe’s original concept of an organic mythical island, there are soft flowing rock formations, still water pools, and what Johnson terms “the inside of a beautiful shell that becomes the proscenium.” 2014 SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

THE SETS Equivocation & Cymbeline

Equivocation – Scenery Design by Kevin McAllister

The Howard Family Stage is experiencing some exciting changes this season. For the first time there is a different set designer for each of its plays. Kevin McAllister and Pam Johnson have collaborated closely on their scenery designs for Equivocation and Cymbeline respectively. As well, Equivocation is Bard's first co-production, partnering with the Belfry Theatre in Victoria. McAllister notes that “these firsts provided unique design challenges.” Both designers rose to these challenges by completely redesigning not just the stage but the entire theatre space. This year the stage has been turned 90 degrees from its normal playing position. Johnson explains: “Here in the Douglas Campbell Theatre tent we are always looking for the best actor-audience relationship, so for this season we’re rearranging the seating and stage configuration to offer a wider playing 48

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space for performers and a more intimate experience for the audience.” McAllister’s design for Equivocation was inspired by a deconstructed representation of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. The new orientation will highlight the shape of the tent truss, using it as a representation of the open roof of the Globe. The production’s supporting elements are Elizabethan to evoke traditional materials - wood, leather, metal and paper. Johnson has adopted a minimalist approach for Cymbeline. Warm wood and steel trusses present both the old world and the new. A movable trunk becomes a garden plinth, a command centre table or an easy hiding place. A simple chair represents the seat of power. Design elements take us from the gardens of an English palace to a ‘palazzo’ in Italy, a prison, battle fields and a mountain retreat in Wales. 2014 SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

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MAKING THE MUSIC BMO Mainstage Alessandro Juliani returns as Composer and Sound Designer for The Tempest and Sound Designer with Meg Roe for A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Both productions rely heavily on sound and music to define the enchanted realms in which they unfold, but they use those elements in unique ways. Dream’s music is an “eclectic jukebox” reflective of Dean Paul Gibson’s wild and unpredictable vision. In contrast Meg Roe’s romantic and magical Tempest has ‘baroque’ and ‘classical’ influences. The score, composed originally in 2008 for a string trio, has now been expanded to be performed by four players. For both productions the motivation is the same: to support and enfold these words written so long ago, opening our hearts to two enchanting worlds.

Benjamin Elliott, in his third season designing sound and music for Bard, set a goal for sound design in Cymbeline: “to take advantage of the skills of the multitalented cast by having them create the soundscape themselves.” The music and sound effects are live, unamplified and created in the moment using a mix of acoustic instruments and curious objects. The performers sing and trade instruments as they set the scene with their music and foley artistry. Elliott’s original music is inspired by a number of traditions including romantic-era classical music, bluegrass, Baroque, pop, and bird song; listen closely to hear the warble of a lark in the music. Music and Sound sponsored by

Howard Family Stage Composer Tobin Stokes makes his Bard debut with Equivocation by layering musical traditions from three centuries with this fast-paced political plot. Stokes’ biggest challenge was to find a palette of instruments that would fully complement the rich characters and settings. To accomplish this, he’s created what he describes as an “original hybrid.” The instruments used are mainly modern cellos and concert harps. He’s blended military drums, celeste bells and sounds of thunder with the original score. Stokes has designed a surround soundscape to pull the audience into the action, from Shagspeare and his company’s intimate rehearsals to the formal courtroom and public hanging scenes.

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THE DESIGNERS Alan Brodie HOWARD FAMILY STAGE – Lighting Designer A founding member of Bard on the Beach, Alan also created the lighting for the Howard Family Stage in 2009. Recent credits include: Macbeth (L’Opera de Quebec), Equivocation (Belfry), Between the Sheets (Pi), Major Barbara (Theatre Calgary, American Conservatory Theater), Uncle Vanya (Blackbird), Emergence (Pacific Northwest Ballet) and The Great Gatsby (Theatre Calgary). He has worked five seasons with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival and fourteen seasons with the Shaw Festival. Alan trained at UBC and is a member of the Associated Designers of Canada. In September, he will undertake a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Directing at the University of Victoria.

Malcolm Dow BMO MAINSTAGE – Sound Design Assistant Malcolm is an up and coming composer and sound designer based out of Vancouver BC. He has received a Jessie Award for his work on The Graduate (Arts Club), and has been nominated for Play With Monsters (Solo Collective Theatre). He has a solid background of collaboration, and touring in bands; (Ivory Sky, Wake Owl, Old Man Canyon) as well as training in music technology and production from Douglas College. Recent theatre highlights include; Equivocation (Persephone Theatre, Saskatoon SK), Of Mice and Men (Hardline Productions), Kayak (Alley Theatre), and Scar Tissue (Arts Club).

THE DESIGNERS Nancy Bryant EQUIVOCATION – Costume Designer

Last season, Nancy designed the costumes for Hamlet and for Twelfth Night at Bard. Other memorable costume designs include The Overcoat, Tear the Curtain, The Constant Wife and most recently, Helen Lawrence. Nancy has designed for numerous Canadian dance companies as well as for The Netherlands Dance Theatre, Ballet de Monte Carlo, Dance Theatre of Harlem and most recently The Tempest Replica for Kidd Pivot. Her designs with Pacific Opera Victoria include The Flying Dutchman, Rodelinda and The Rake’s Progress. Costume designs for film include Snow White, Legend of Earthsea (Leo Award), The Snow Queen and many more. Nancy has received 12 Jessie Richardson Awards.

Benjamin Elliott CYMBELINE – Sound Designer & Composer This is Benjamin’s third season as a designer at Bard. In past seasons, he arranged and directed the music for Measure for Measure and received a Jessie Richardson Award for his musical direction of The Merry Wives of Windsor. Favourite design credits include music composition for King Lear and Hamlet (The Honest Fishmongers) and musical direction in Munscha Mia (Carousel Theatre). Benjamin is a graduate of Studio 58.

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Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM & CYMBELINE – Choreographer Tara is a choreographer, performer, educator and Artistic Director of Tara Cheyenne Performance. Based in Vancouver, she has been creating and performing her unique brand of hybrid dancetheatre internationally for the past decade and is known for her expert blending of comedy, dynamic physicality and character work. Tara’s full-length solos bANGER, Nick & Juanita, Goggles, and most recently Porno Death have received critical acclaim and continue to tour nationally and internationally. Highgate, Tara’s creepy Victorian ensemble creation, premiered at The Cultch in April 2013. Tara has been nominated for several Jessies and Ovation awards for her theatrical choreography. She is thrilled to be back “on the Beach”.

Nicholas Harrison – FIGHT DIRECTOR Marking his seventeenth season at Bard, Nicholas has a PhD in Theatre from UBC. Recent credits include: directing A Bedfull of Foreigners and Four Plays for Coarse Actors (Capilano University), Don Giovanni and Don Carlo (Vancouver Opera). For television and film, Nicholas has appeared in Fools for Hire, Psych and Jingle All the Way 2. He received a Jessie Richardson nomination for outstanding fight choreography in 2012 for Richard III and won best supporting actor for Fools For Hire at the Los Angeles Web Series Festival in 2013.

Mara Gottler A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM & CYMBELINE – Costume Designer An Artistic Associate and founding member of Bard on the Beach, Mara is also its resident costume designer. This season will mark 65 productions she has created for Bard. Recent Vancouver credits include: The Romeo Initiative (Touchstone Theatre); Innocence Lost (Studio 58); Home is a Beautiful Word (Belfry Theatre). Past international credits include La Tempete (Ex Machina/la nation Huron-Wendat) and Le Rossignol (Ex Machina/COC/Aix en Provence/ Nederlands Opera), both with Robert Lepage. Mara has received numerous Jessie Richardson and Dora Mavor Moore Awards and has been shortlisted for the Siminovitch Prize. Her work has also been featured in two World Stage Design exhibitions and catalogues.

Pam Johnson THE TEMPEST & CYMBELINE – Scenic Designer A professional set designer for 34 years, Pam was instrumental in the look for the Bard Village and Gateway. Bard credits include: Hamlet, Twelfth Night, Merry Wives of Windsor, King John, Henry IV: The War of the Roses, Richard III, Falstaff, All’s Well That Ends Well, Titus Andronicus, The Tempest, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Recent credits include Proud (FireHall), Whose life is it Anyway? (Realwheels), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Studio 58) and Jack and the Beanstalk (Theatre Replacement). Pam is an eight time Jessie Award winner for her outstanding designs, including a Career Achievement Award. She is inspiring young theatre designers, as she teaches at Studio 58.

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THE DESIGNERS Alessandro Juliani A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM – Sound Designer (with Meg Roe) THE TEMPEST – Original Music and Sound Designer Alessandro currently makes his living as an actor, singer, sound designer and composer. His soundscapes and original music have contributed to/detracted from recent productions of Trifles (Shaw Festival), Tempest Replica (Kidd Pivot), King Lear (National Arts Centre), Master Class, The Penelopiad (Arts Club Theatre), It Could Be Any One of Us (Vertigo Theatre), All the Way Home (Electric Co.), Vigil (ACT – San Fran/Center Theatre Group - LA/ Theatre Calgary), and ten productions at Bard on the Beach. He lately co-wrote the score and songs for the NFB animated short, Big Trees. Upcoming he will design for Saint Joan (Arts Club Theatre), and Betroffenheit (Kidd Pivot/Electric Co.).

Rob Kitsos THE TEMPEST – Choreographer Rob Kitsos is an acclaimed dancer, dance instructor, performing artist and choreographer who has appeared with dance companies across the United States, Asia and Europe. Rob is an Associate Professor of Dance at SFU. He has been on the Faculty of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and University of Washington. He teaches Contemporary Technique, Composition, Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Repertory and Dance Aesthetics. Rob performed with Doug Elkins, Gina Gibney, Pat Graney, Chamber Dance Company, the Berkshire Ballet and many others. Rob received his BA in Theater/ Dance from Bard College and MFA from the University of Washington in 1997.

THE DESIGNERS Gerald King BMO MAINSTAGE – Lighting Designer

Lighting designer at Bard for thirteen seasons, Gerald’s recent credits include: Where The Blood Mixes (Theatre North West), Les Miserable (Western Canada Theatre), Anne of Green Gables, Much Ado About Nothing, Cats (Theatre Calgary), Tosca, Carmen, The Rake’s Progress, The Magic Flute, (Pacific Opera), Tosca, Don Carlo, La Boheme, Romeo et Julietta, Madama Butterfly, Salome, and Cosi Fan Tutte (Vancouver Opera), Madama Butterfly (Opera Omaha), Spamalot, Boeing Boeing, Don Quixote, Xanadu (Arts Club), Life, A Simple Way, Kokoro Dance and 24 seasons with the Playhouse Theatre Company.

Christine Reimer THE TEMPEST – Costume Designer Christine is delighted to be back at Bard on the Beach with the remount of The Tempest. Recent theatre and opera design credits include Around the World in 80 Days (Alberta Theatre Projects), Nothing But Sky (The Only Animal), The Secret Doctrine (SFU Woodwards), The Magic Flute (Vancouver Opera), My Turquoise Years (Arts Club Theatre), All the Way Home (Electric Company Theatre), Hansel and Gretel (Opera Lyra). Upcoming design engagements Charlotte’s Web (Alberta Theatre Projects), St. Joan (Arts Club Theatre).

Tobin Stokes EQUIVOCATION – Composer & Sound Designer Tobin is a freelance composer. For theatre he has created dozens of original scores and sound designs. His latest opera, a commission by City Opera Vancouver, premiered in May at the York Theatre and was a collaboration with Margaret Atwood. His most recent score for documentary was the Wild Canada series for The Nature of Things on CBC. This summer his new choir works are premiering at the International Choral Kathaumixw Festival in Powell River. He is currently composing a large orchestral work for the Victoria Symphony to premiere this fall, and scoring a new documentary about elephants in Thailand.

Kevin McAllister A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM & EQUIVOCATION – Scenery Designer Kevin returns for his eleventh season with Bard, having most recently designed The Taming of the Shrew and Macbeth in 2012. Recent projects include Helen Lawrence and Xanadu (Arts Club Theatre), Singin’ in the Rain and The Gifts of the Magi (Chemainus) and The Magic Flute (Vancouver Opera). Kevin designed the exhibit Rewilding Vancouver, which is running now at the Museum of Vancouver in Vanier Park. Kevin’s current work integrates traditional design practices with 3D printing and modeling techniques. His theatre work has earned nine Jessie Richardson Theatre Award nominations.

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THE MUSICIANS Mark Beaty THE TEMPEST – Musical Director & Bass Vancouver-born bassist Mark Beaty is delighted to be back with Bard on the Beach for a second summer. He has performed with the VSO, the Victoria Symphony and plays principal bass for the Vancouver Island Symphony. Longtime member of The Be Good Tanyas and director of the award-winning Latin ensemble La Candela, his playing has been featured on numerous JUNO-nominated albums. Mark has toured across Europe and North America and recorded for the BBC, Radio Netherlands, NPR and Stuart McLean’s The Vinyl Café on CBC radio. Mark holds degrees from UVic, UBC and SFU and teaches music privately.

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THE MUSICIANS Molly MacKinnon THE TEMPEST – Musician - Violin

Originally from Nelson, B.C., Molly has had the pleasure of playing in the National Youth Orchestra of Canada in 2006 and 2009, and in the latter year won the position of concertmaster and received a NYOC Board of Directors Leadership Award. Molly has been featured in The Idiot (Neworld Theatre/Vancouver Moving Theatre), and Stationary: A Recession-Era Musical (Delinquent Theatre). A graduate of the UBC Music Performance program (BMus), Molly works as a freelancing violinist and performs with such groups as the VSO, Black Dog String Quartet, the Ruffled Feathers, and Animal Atlas.

Marcus Takizawa THE TEMPEST – Musician - Viola Marcus can be seen in many of Vancouver’s premiere music ensembles, enjoying a diverse career as an orchestral & chamber musician, soloist, composer, and instructor. A member of the Koerner Quartet and the Turning Point Ensemble, he has played in the Vancouver Opera Orchestra as Assistant Principal Viola for the 2014 production of Verdi’s Don Carlo. Marcus has studied with Karen Tuttle & Gerald Stanick and members of the Chicago, Guarneri, and Juilliard String Quartets. He graduated with a Master of Music Degree in Performance from the Julliard School.

Erin Kathleen Wong THE TEMPEST – Musician - Violin Erin Wong is making is her first appearance with Bard on the Beach. She is an accomplished violinist and spends most of her time performing with the Vancouver Symphony and affecting social transformation through teaching violin at the Saint James Music Academy. An avid chamber musician and recording artist in many styles, Erin studied at the Royal College of Music in London and at the University of British Columbia. Her music has taken her to Asia, Europe and North America where she has performed with the Vancouver Symphony, the National Youth Orchestra of Canada and the Royal College Orchestra.

Isabelle Roland THE TEMPEST – Musician - Viola Isabelle has appeared as a soloist with Lion’s Gate Sinfonia and the West Coast Symphony. Currently, she is principal viola with Sinfonia, is a member of the Vancouver Opera and performs with the Vancouver Symphony and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. She also enjoys a busy chamber music career, having performed with Trio Accorde, West Coast Chamber Music, and is a member of the Tantalus String Quartet. From 1991 to 2001 Isabelle was assistant principal viola in the Victoria Symphony and holds a Masters in Performance from the Cleveland Institute where she was a student of Heidi Castleman, Lynne Ramsey Irvine and Robert Vernon.

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THE PLAYERS Anousha Alamian EQUIVOCATION – Nate/ Sir Robert Cecil CYMBELINE – Pisanio/Philario/ Captain Selected Theatre credits: The leading role of Amir in the Canadian premiere of The Kite Runner (Co-Production with Theatre Calgary & Citadel Theatre; also nominated for Best Actor); The Merry Wives of Windsor (Jessie winner for Best Production) and King John for Bard on the Beach; Cocktails at Pam’s; Othello, Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (The Classical Theatre Project); Much Ado About Nothing (Canadian Stage Company) and Homebody/ Kabul (Mercury Theatre). Selected film and television credits include: Arctic Air; Rogue; Afghan Luke; Hellcats; Diverted; Fringe; Degrassi and Mayday. He was also a regular on the CBC radio drama Afghanada.

Scott Bellis A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM – Bottom THE TEMPEST – Alonso A founding Bard Company member, Scott returns for his twentieth season. Favourite roles include Touchstone, Hamlet, Henry V, Brutus, Petruchio, Jaques, Ford, and King John. In 2010 he directed Antony and Cleopatra. Other recent acting work: Equivocation (Persephone Theatre), Avenue Q (Arts Club), Hotel Bethlehem (Ruby Slippers), and Educating Rita (WCT, Kamloops). This past year he directed A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Studio 58) and The Black Bonspiel of Wullie MacCrimmon (Persephone Theatre). In October he will appear in Saint Joan at the Stanley Theatre. He has been nominated for 16 Jessie Richardson awards, receiving two. Scott also serves as a national councillor for Canadian Actors’ Equity Association and is a graduate of Studio 58.

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THE PLAYERS Lili Beaudoin A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM – Fairy THE TEMPEST – Miranda Lili returns to the Bard stage this season after playing Baby Mustardseed in Bard's 2003 Okanagan production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. A recent graduate of Studio 58, her theatre credits include Young Sarah in Innocence Lost (Sarah Rogers), Frenchy in Grease (Peter Jorgensen) Betty Shapiro in Fallout (Kevin Bennet) and Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Scott Bellis). She has also previously worked with Leaky Heaven Circus and the Caravan Farm. Lili is the recipient of Studio 58’s Anthony Holland Scholarship for Outstanding Ability and Dedication.

Ian Butcher A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM – Oberon THE TEMPEST – Antonio Ian joins Bard for his sixth season. Select roles at Bard include Macduff, Oberon and Angelo. A graduate of Studio 58, he has performed across Canada and Europe. Selected overseas credits include A View from the Bridge (Birmingham Rep/W.Y. Playhouse), Tales from Hollywood (The Donmar) and Death of a Salesman (English Theatre). Recent theatre credits: Dracula (Chemainus), The Sound of Music (Coriolanus Co-Op), Glengarry Glen Ross (Main Stage Theatre Co.), Saint Joan and South Pacific (Chemainus Theatre Festival). Film/ TV credits: Air, Robocop, Almost Human, Once Upon A Time, The Killing Game, Supernatural, Stargate Universe, Stargate SG-1.

Rachel Cairns EQUIVOCATION – Judith CYMBELINE – Imogen Rachel started her career as a teenager with a handful of TV episodes and movie of the week specials before going to England to get her BA at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. After graduation she was cast to play Juliet in a touring production for a year. She returned to Canada last summer to work with Bard on the Beach in their 2013 season playing Ophelia and Viola. Having three of the great Shakespearean heroines under her belt now, Rachel is thrilled to have the opportunity to create one in the character of his daughter Judith in Equivocation and to play Imogen in Cymbeline.

Daniel Doheny A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM – Demetrius THE TEMPEST – Ferdinand Born and raised in Vancouver, this is Daniel’s second season at Bard on the Beach. His roles last season included Fortinbras/Player in Hamlet directed by Kim Collier and Sebastian in Twelfth Night directed by Dennis Garnhum. He recently played Little Brother in Little Brother Little Sister directed by Anita Rochon at the Caravan Theatre Farm. Daniel is a graduate of Studio 58 where he received the Earl Klein Memorial Scholarship.

Bernard Cuffling A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM – Quince THE TEMPEST – Gonzalo Past productions for Bard include: Elizabeth Rex, Measure for Measure, Macbeth, The Taming of the Shrew, Falstaff, Henry V, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and All’s Well That Ends Well. Bernard is a Sam Payne award recipient, has received a Jessie award for life time achievement in theatre, and is a member of the Vancouver Walk of Fame. Bernard recently appeared as Jeeves in Jeeves in Bloom for the Chemainus Theatre Festival.

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Benjamin Elliott CYMBELINE – Guiderius/Cornelius/First Lord /Frenchman Benjamin returns for his fourth season at Bard. Last year he appeared in Measure for Measure and Elizabeth Rex. Recent theatre credits include: The Bellhop in Chelsea Hotel (Firehall Arts Centre), and Trip in Other Desert Cities (Arts Club). He is a Jessie award winner and recipient of the Sydney J. Risk award in recognition of Outstanding Skills in Acting. Benjamin is a graduate of Studio 58.

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THE PLAYERS Bob Frazer EQUIVOCATION – Shagspeare CYMBELINE – Iachimo/Caius Lucius/Second Lord Bob has come back after a year of developing his theatre company, Osimous Theatre, and its website. Bob will be working intimately in Osimous’ next production of Our Town in the fall of 2014. This is his eighth season with Bard on the Beach and he has enjoyed playing many roles ranging from Hamlet and Hotspur to Richard III and Petruchio. His most recent performances in Vancouver have been in Bug (Hardline) and Whose Life is it Anyway? (Realwheels). He also spent the last year teaching and learning at his alma mater Studio 58.

Luisa Jojic A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM – Philostrate/Fairy THE TEMPEST – Trincula Recently seen in Uncle Vanya (Blackbird) and Boeing Boeing (Arts Club Tour), Luisa returns for her fourth season with Bard. She has worked with The Playhouse, The Gateway, Chemainus Theatre Festival, Theatre Northwest, Theatre Conspiracy, and Craning Neck, among others. Her performance installation work has been seen at Ladyfest, Signal and Noise, BC Buds, Out on Screen, the Florence Bienalle, the AC (Institute Direct Chapel) in NYC and the Vent performance festival in Brooklyn. Screen credits include Supernatural, Reaper, The Client List and Love and Other Dilemmas. Luisa is the current Coordinator of The Young Shakepeareans program at Bard on the Beach and is a graduate of UBC.

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THE PLAYERS Claire Hesselgrave A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM – Hermia THE TEMPEST – Sprite A recent UBC graduate, Claire joins Bard for her first season. Recent theatre credits include: Love/Stories (Live Five/Ball and Chain), Speech & Debate (Twenty-Something), The Penelopiad (Citadel), STATIONARY (Delinquent), 500 Words (Green Thumb), The Madonna Painter, Dead Man’s Cell Phone, Wild Honey (Theatre at UBC). Next up STATIONARY: a recession-era musical as part of the Cultch’s 2014/2015 season.

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Jennifer Lines THE TEMPEST – Ariel Jennifer returns for her fourteenth season with Bard and past highlights include Twelfth Night, Hamlet, Antony and Cleopatra, Much Ado About Nothing, Othello, The Tempest, Titus Andronicus, and many more. Her theatre credits include Whose Life is it Anyway? (Realwheels), The Great Gatsby (Theatre Calgary), It’s a Wonderful Life, High Society, The Real Thing, Here on the Flight Path and Sylvia (Arts Club), Beyond Eden (Theatre Calgary), Anatol, A Little Night Music, Hello Dolly (Vancouver Playhouse), Mimi, or a Poisoner’s Comedy (Touchstone Theatre) and The Triumph of Love (Blackbird Theatre). Jennifer is a multiple Jessie Award nominee and won for her work in The Tempest.

Anton Lipovetsky EQUIVOCATION – Sharpe/ King James CYMBELINE – Posthumus/ Cloten/Arviragus This is Anton’s third season at Bard. A graduate of Studio 58, recent credits include The Cat in the Hat in Seussical (Carousel Theatre for Young People), writing the musical Cool Beans (Solo Collective) and being the Composer/Musical Director for Broken Sex Doll (Virtual Stage/The Cultch) which won him the 2013 Jessie for Outstanding Musical Composition and will be remounted in the 2014 Magnetic North Theatre Festival. Currently, he’s working on a musical commission from Touchstone Theatre with fellow Bard cast mate Benjamin Elliott. Anton received the 2012 Jessie Award for Most Promising Newcomer and the 2011 Mayor’s Arts Award for Emerging Theatre Artist.

Gerry Mackay EQUIVOCATION – Richard Burbage/Father Henry Garnet CYMBELINE – Cymbeline/Jailer A founding member, Gerry celebrates his twelfth Bard season. Select Bard roles: Lysander in the 1990 inaugural production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Antonio in Twelfth Night, Ferdinand in The Tempest, Snug in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Banquo in Macbeth, Don Pedro in Much Ado About Nothing, Don Armado in Love’s Labour’s Lost, Leontes in The Winter’s Tale, Achilles in Troilus and Cressida, Cassius in Julius Caesar, and Kent in King Lear. Gerry holds a BFA from the University of Victoria, and a MFA from the University of BC.

Shawn Macdonald EQUIVOCATION – Armin/ Sir Edward Coke CYMBELINE – Queen/Belarius Shawn returns for his fifth season at Bard. He has appeared in The Taming of the Shrew, Macbeth, The Comedy of Errors, Othello, Antony and Cleopatra, Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It and The Merchant of Venice. Recent theatre credits include Lowest Common Denominator (Zee Zee Theatre) and The 39 Steps (Arts Club). Shawn is Artistic Associate at Green Thumb Theatre and the director for The Edge Project. He is the Instructor and Program Leader for the LEAP Playwriting Intensive for Young Writers at the Arts Club Theatre. Recent film/TV credits: Psych!, A Christmas Story 2 and Scooby Doo: The Mystery Begins. Shawn is the recipient of five Jessie Awards.

Andrew McNee A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM – Snout THE TEMPEST – Sebastian Andrew’s Bard highlights include Twelfth Night, Hamlet, Henry V and Falstaff. A graduate of Studio 58, his other theatre credits include: The Odd Couple, It’s Snowing on Saltspring and Boeing-Boeing (Arts Club), Dress Me Up In Your Love (Theatre Replacement), Jesus Hopped the A Train (Pacific Theatre), Capsule, Cozy Catastrophe, Lazy Susan (Theatre Melee), The Project, After Jerusalem (Solo Collective), My Chernobyl, Half Life (Belfry), The Wars (Theatre Calgary), Equus, Vincent in Brixton and A Christmas Carol (Playhouse). Film/TV credits include: Stargate, Supernatural, Psyche, Diary of a Wimpy Kid 1, 2 & 3, Ramona and Beezus and Firewall.

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THE PLAYERS Sereana Malani A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM – Helena THE TEMPEST – Sprite Sereana returns for her second season at Bard; last year she played Isabella in Measure for Measure and Lady Stanley in Elizabeth Rex. Recent theatre credits include: Clybourne Park (Citadel Theatre), Macbeth and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Theatre Prospero), Ride (Northern Light Theatre), whisper (Catalyst Theatre), Hamlet (Media Room), The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Exit 22), Cymbeline (Studio Theatre) and Sexual Perversity in Chicago (Quiet Things Creative). Sereana was born in the Fiji Islands, raised in Coquitlam and is currently based out of Edmonton. She is a graduate of the BFA Acting program from the University of Alberta and the Stage & Screen program at Capilano University.

Chirag Naik A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM – Lysander THE TEMPEST – Spirit Chirag Naik is thrilled to be debuting with Bard on the Beach in the 25th anniversary season. An immediate graduate of Studio 58, some of his recent roles include Frank/Lan in the creation of You Are Very Star (Electric Company Theatre) directed by David Hudgins and Kevin Kerr, Fick from Balm in Gilead (Studio 58) directed by Bob Frazer, Demetrius from A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Studio 58) directed by Scott Bellis, and Roger from Grease (Studio 58) directed by Peter Jorgensen. Chirag is also the recipient of the Sydney Risk Award recognized for demonstrated excellence and outstanding skills in acting.

THE PLAYERS Allan Morgan A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM – Starveling THE TEMPEST – Prospero Allan is pleased to be returning to Bard to reprise the role of Prospero in The Tempest. Other favourites at Bard include; Timon of Athens, Julius Caesar and King John. Last year Allan appeared in Pride and Prejudice, and Innocence Lost at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. Other favourite credits include; Much Ado About Nothing (Theatre Calgary), Becky’s New Car (Globe Theatre, Regina), and Red (Alberta Theatre Projects, Calgary). Allan has toured nationally and internationally with Studies in Motion (Electric Company Theatre), and The Overcoat (CanStage). He just completed a run of This Stays in the Room, which he helped create with Horseshoes and Hand Grenades Theatre.

Adele Noronha A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM – Hippolyta/Fairy THE TEMPEST – Sprite Adele is thrilled to be making her Bard debut. A graduate of Studio 58, Adele’s recent credits include Inside the Seed (upintheair theatre), Secret Doctrine (SFU Woodwards), The Three Sisters (The Only Child Collective), King Lear (The Honest Fishmongers), You Are Very Star (Electric Company Theatre), 1984 (Virtual Stage), The Crucible, Comedy of Errors and What a Drag! (Studio 58).

Kyle Rideout A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM – Puck THE TEMPEST – Francisco Kyle is pleased to return to Bard as Puck, tutu and all. This marks his seventh season, some Bard highlights are: Romeo & Juliet, Taming of the Shrew, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, Titus Andronicus, & Richard III. Select film and television credits include: Warcraft, Supernatural, Packages from Planet X and voicing ‘Vinnie’ on Littlest Pet Shop. Slated for release later this year, Kyle directed the feature film Eadweard based on the life of the pioneering photographer, Eadweard Muybridge. Upcoming he will direct the feature film Public-Schooled which he cowrote with Josh Epstein. He is a Jessie Richardson Award winner and a graduate of studio 58.

Todd Thomson A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM – Egeus/Fairy THE TEMPEST – Caliban Now in his ninth season with Bard, Todd appeared last year in Hamlet and Twelfth Night. Selected theatre credits include: The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Pound of Flesh Theatre), Gordon and The School for Scandal (Arts Club), This (Playhouse), The Patient Hour (Tarragon Theatre), My Acid Trip (Solo Collective), A Doll’s House (Chemainus), Macbeth (Pound of Flesh Theatre), The Bond (Pound of Flesh Theatre), Metamorphoses (Citadel Theatre), Espresso (Pacific Theatre), and The Shape of Things (Manitoba Theatre Centre). Selected television credits include; Fringe, Smallville, End Game, Supernatural, Stargate Atlantis, The 4400 and Blade.

Haig Sutherland A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM – Flute This marks Haig’s eleventh season for Bard on the Beach, having appeared as Ned Lowenscroft in last year’s Elizabeth Rex. Other past favourite roles at Bard are King Richard in Richard II, Caesar in Antony and Cleopatra, and Rosencrantz in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. Recent theatre credits include Art (Gateway Theatre), The Great Gatsby (Theatre Calgary), Secret Mask (Presentation House), Initiation Trilogy and All the Way Home (Electric Company Theatre), and Scar Tissue (Arts Club). Select film and television work includes: Motive, Supernatural, Psych, Fringe and Stargate Universe. Haig is a graduate of Studio 58.

John Voth A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM – Theseus/Fairy THE TEMPEST – Mariner/Spirit This is John’s first season with Bard on the Beach and he feels privileged to be working with this amazing group of people. Favourite credits include The Foreigner (Pacific Theatre), She Stoops to Conquer (Arts Club), King Lear (City Stage New West), Bash (Hardline Productions) Godspell (Pacific Theatre), Rosmersholm (United Players), Macbeth (UBC) and Taming of The Shrew (TWU). Up next you can see him in The Rainmaker at Pacific Theatre or performing improv in the Vancouver Theatre Sports Rookie League. John is a graduate of Trinity Western University.

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THE PLAYERS Naomi Wright A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM – Titania THE TEMPEST – Stephana This is Naomi’s fifth season with Bard, having previously performed in Hamlet, Twelfth Night, Othello, Comedy of Errors, The Tempest, Titus Andronicus, Taming of the Shrew, and Romeo and Juliet. Most recently she produced and performed A Room of One’s Own (Bloomsbury Collective), and performed in The Ugly One (Tarragon/Theatre Smash). Select theatre credits include Elektra, and Cymbeline (Stratford Festival), The 39 Steps (Persephone Theatre), Bird Brain (Carousel Theatre), Thy Neighbour’s Wife (TNW), Life Savers (Ruby Slippers), Stupidity (Theatre Conspiracy), Cat and Mouse/Sheep (Sea Theatre) and Absurd Person Singular (Arts Club). She has been nominated for four Jessie Awards and a SATA award.

STAGE MANAGEMENT Allan Zinyk A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM – Snug/Fairy THE TEMPEST – Boatswain Allan returns to Bard for his ninth season. Bard highlights include Twelfth Night (Malvolio), Julius Caesar, Timon of Athens, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Measure For Measure. Recent theatre credits include Lowly Worm in Busytown, the Fish in The Cat in the Hat, The Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz (Carousel Theatre), Jack & the Beanstalk: An East Van Panto (The Cultch and Theatre Replacement) and Do You Want What I Have Got? A Craigslist Cantata (Arts Club).

Stephen Courtenay BMO MAINSTAGE – Production Stage Manager Stephen has just completed his second successful tour with the Vancouver Theatre Sports League, bringing improvised theatre to schools and public presentations throughout the Lower Mainland and the Interior of B.C. The return to touring comes after a significant hiatus from similar work for the Vancouver Opera Touring Ensemble for over a decade. He has stage managed for the regrettably defunct Playhouse Theatre Company, Electric Company Theatre, Studio 58, Green Thumb and Touchstone Theatres and numerous other small theatrical organizations. His two decades of service with Bard on the Beach remains his proudest achievement to date.

Anthony Wade-Cooper BMO MAINSTAGE – Apprentice Stage Manager Anthony was born in India, moved to England, emigrated to Canada in 1973 and enjoyed a 37-year career with the airlines. He has worked in opera in Italy and musicals, drama and opera here in Vancouver. He has also stage managed site-specific shows in Brisbane, Australia. Anthony trained in Technical Theatre at Capilano University.

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Kelly Barker BMO Mainstage – Assistant Stage Manager Kelly is absolutely thrilled to be returning to Bard for her tenth season. Since last season, she has stage managed People Like Us (Firehall Arts Centre), The Edge Project (Green Thumb Theatre), and Nothing But Sky (The Only Animal). Kelly has worked for numerous local theatre companies including The Vancouver Playhouse, the Arts Club, Theatre Replacement, Touchstone Theatre, and Ruby Slippers. Kelly is a proud graduate of the UBC BFA Theatre Program.

Joanne P.B. Smith HOWARD FAMILY STAGE – Stage Manager This is Joanne’s twelfth season as Stage Manager for the Douglas Campbell Theatre tent. Some recent credits include Uncle Vanya (Blackbird Theatre), The Highest Step (Ghost River Theatre), Tiny Music (Jump Current), and Any Night (Dual Minds). A few other credits include This, Moonlight and Magnolias and Copenhagen for The Vancouver Playhouse, Blackbird (Rumble/Theatre Conspiracy), The Black Rider (November Theatre), Demon Voice, How It Works, Lisa Lisa, The Family Way, Emphysema (Touchstone Theatre), Revenge (Felix Culpa), The Monument (Felix Culpa/ Rumble), Recovery, Soulless, Hedda Gabler (Rumble) and a national tour of Where The Blood Mixes (Playhouse/Belfry).

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STAGE MANAGEMENT Samara Van Nostrand HOWARD FAMILY STAGE – Assistant Stage Manager Samara returns to Bard for her ninth season having assisted on such productions as Measure for Measure, Elizabeth Rex, The Merry Wives of Windsor, King John, Richard III, Falstaff, Henry V, Richard II, The Tempest, Titus Andronicus and Timon of Athens. Selected stage manager credits: Dreary and Izzy (Gateway/Persephone), Mary’s Wedding, Burning In, Tiger of Malaya (Gateway Theatre), Photog, My Dad My Dog (Boca del Lupo), A Last Resort, Tiny Apocalypse (Rough House), and The Secret World of Og (Carousel Theatre); assistant stage manager: Miss Julie (Playhouse/CanStage) and Moonlight and Magnolias (Playhouse). Samara is a graduate of Studio 58.

Jennifer Stewart HOWARD FAMILY STAGE – Apprentice Stage Manager A Port Moody native, Jennifer trained at Studio 58 and has recently worked on the feature film Eadweard for Motion 58. Her theatre credits include: Wardrobe Coordinator for the Electric Company Theatre’s Canadian tour of Studies in Motion, Set Designer for Hamlet (Honest Fishmongers) and Of Mice and Men (Hardline), Stage Manager for Heptademic (Hardline) and the Canadian tour of Statu Quo (Théâtre la Seizième), Props Designer for Little Brother, Little Sister (Caravan), Art (Gateway) and Comment Devenir (Théâtre la Seizième). Jennifer won the Sam Payne Award for most promising newcomer in 2013.

BARD Members We applaud the following individuals who play such an important part! This list below reflects those who generously donated to Bard on the Beach between April 1, 2013 and April 30, 2014 Renaissance Circle Jacobeans ($5,000 and up) Mary Clare & Jim Bovard Grant Burnyeat Paul & Darlene Howard Richard Loomer Paul McKibben & Heather Bindseil Brian Mlazgar John & Judy Taylor Alfred & Eilidh Wall Ross & Louise Waters Anonymous (1) Tudors ($2,500 to $4,999) Val & Dick Bradshaw Douglas & Alice Clarke Virginia Evans Mohammed & Yulanda Faris Sarah & Megan Galbraith Doug & Margaret Hatlelid Reet & Anthony Kana Jacqueline Kelly & Rowland McLeod Margie & Tony Knox Lesley Laudan Brenda McAllister David & Joanne McDonald Warren & Diana Mitchell Deborah Pound Don & Jane Shumka Mervyn Gilbart-Smith (Plantagenet) Anonymous (2) Bard Benefactors ($1000 to $2499) Norm Ackermann & Nedra Dickinson In Honour of Michelle Allin Rati Arora Michael C. Baddeley David & Jeanette Banta Simon & Wendy Barron Larry Beasley & William (Sandy) Logan Rick & Lorraine Bennett Thomas & Beverley Berger Pete Chamberlain Margaret & Robin Cottle Merva Cottle Count & Countess Enrico Dobrzensky Guy & Louise Duperreault Frank & Denise Ervin

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Susanne Evans The Therrien Boulos Family Craig & Shelley Ferris SpencerCreo Foundation Brian Fraser & Jill Alexander Christopher & Jennifer Gaze June & Paddy Gooderham Lyn Goytain George & Gilberte Hackwell David Hardwick & Virginia Baldwin Marilyn Harris Ashley Ho Al Hurwitz Terri Jelic John & Amanda Kump Nancy Laughton The Leitch Family Harvey Loen & Lois Binder Wendi Mackay Genny MacLean Brad Marchant & Tanja McQueen Bernie Maroney Timmie Marr John & Yuko McCulloch Harvey McKinnon & Marcia Thomson Lois Milsom Barbara Morris & Angela Kelly Norah Morrow Terry & Kathy Mullen Gary Nelson & Kathy O’Shea Garry & Mary Nixon Marlie Oden & Ken Newbert Carole Olsen Eunice Opstad Andrew Parkinson & Lua Lynch Francesca Patterson & Peter Rozee Doug Powrie & Sandra Herd Ian Robertson & Sian Pitman Claire Sakaki & Jason Keel Allan Seckel Michael & Julie Seelig Anthony Sessions Chuck & Jan Slonecker Barbara Small & Leonard Schein Suzanne & David Smith Ian & Jane Strang Mary & Michael Sturrock Garth & Lynette Thurber Les Tulloch Barrie & Margaret Vickers David Vogt & Tracy Proke

Erich Vogt Dr. Linda Warren Geoffrey & Ronna Webb Douglas Welch & Elizabeth Ball James & Claire Wright Elizabeth Wynne Anonymous (11) Midsummer Magic ($600 to $999) Thomas & Catherine Adair Gordon & Cheri Bird Giorgio & Carol Caon Robert Carey Edward & Dorothy Chiasson David Cindy & Emma Young Martin & Diana Dawes Laura & Ron Drozdiak Errol & Oona Durbach Joan Elliott Antonio Gioventu Mary Hartman & Patrick Mooney Jens & Linda Lee Henricksen Geoffrey & Jeanie Herring Sam & Ann Isaacs Valerie Jones Jay Joyner & Leanne Schuman Margery Kellett Kathleen Kenan Kate Ker & Paul Cobban Linda Lee & Jens Henriksen Beth Macdonald Brian MacGregor Marlene MacKenzie John Mancini Dennis McCann & Diane Darch Redbuoy Media Peter Mercer & Ginger Shaw Arthur R. Monahan The Nieboers Maureen & Mark Paetkau Donald & Elizabeth Paterson Venise & Kip Pearson Colin & Diana Price John Puddifoot Patricia Mary Rebbeck Susan Reznek Katherine Richmond Catherine Brennan Schwarz Sandra Sellens Paul Swartz Mary Tait & Bill Sirett Anne & Mitch Taylor Elizabeth Vogt & Chris Hodgson Brian & Elizabeth Watkins 2014 SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

BARD Members Colin Whitaker Michael & Jane Woolnough Nick & Lesley Wright Audrey Zaharichuk Anonymous (7) Much Ado ($300 to $599) Ian & Linda Adam W. Alston Donald Anderson Sheila & Andre Anzarut Valerie Arlette G. Arnold & Audrey Armstrong Mary & Herb Auerbach Maria L. Azur Joanne Bailey Jane Baker Wendy Baker John & Jane Bathurst Elaan Bauder Bill & Gladys Baxter Sigrid Bernhoerster John & Sharon Bishop Susan & David van Blarcom Ursula Bowditch Amanda Brittain & Trevor Nisbet Elaine Breaks Deborah Burian Donna Burt Phyllis Burt Christopher Burkholder & Thomas Canty Mary Ann & Ian Carter Don & Donna Celle Michelle Chang A. Chapman Patricia Charles Reed Clarke Fran Clifton Stuart & Meg Clyne Judith Coffin William & Kath Conolly Jericho Counselling Kathleen Cowtan Don & Fran Crossley James Cruickshank P. J. Curtis Marshall Dahl & Nancy Campbell John G. Davis Margaret & Elie Debbane Muriel Densford Jim & Elyn Dobbs Jean Donaldson Aldyen Donnelly & John Culter Michael, Maureen & Nastassja Dorotich Jonathan & Cathy Driver Joan & Frank Ducceschi Kieran & Susanna Egan Peter Elliott & Thomas Roach 68

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Sheila Elliott Iona Evans Haig & Mary Farris Ellen Flett Susan Van der Flier Karen Dickson & Warren Funt Gerry Furseth Susan Scott Gabe Rick Gammer Jocelyn Gardner Nick Geer Anne & Tony Giardini Elaine Godwin Marketa Goetz-Stankiewicz Elizabeth & Bill Green Dick & Irene Harrison Sandra Heath Jane Flick & Robert Heidbreder Joan Henderson Rosalind & Ken Hollett David & Tamara Hunter Margaret E. Hyde Deanna Illingworth Karen A. James Jack & Nancy Jefferson Carl & Mavis Jonsson Judith Kalla Gary & Louise Kenwood Alison Kirkley Lorna J. Klohn Kurt Koerfgen John & Ann Kowalchuk Robin & Barbara Kuritzky Anna Mazur & Peter Kushnir Michael Kwak Jane Coop & George Laverock David Crerar & Julia Lawn Ernest & Lynn Ledgerwood David Lemon Judy Lerner J. Lindley & D. Peart Richard & Diana Lipsey Doris & Dennis Littleton Barbara Lockyer Brian & Lisa Loomis The Eyford Insurance Group Ltd. George Ludgate John & Marian MacFarlane C Newson & R Mackin Michael Caplan & Sherri Mairs K. Masood & Nadia Hasan JoAn & Michel Maurer John & June McBryde Wayne McDermott & John Hulcoop Joan McConkey Francis G. A. McCullough Jack Olsen & Heather McDonald Colleen & Wes Midmore Marcia & Dave Miller

BARD Members Lenore Montgomery Sean Munro Gloria Murphy Rayleen Nash Peter & Roma Nemetz Susan Coldwell Nies Richard Olson Marion Pearson & Jim Orr Mark & Maureen Paetkau S. & D. Phillips Trevor & Lois Phillips Kostya Polyakov Anne & Bryan Prentice Janine Reid Darlene & Larry Rhodes Shirley Ribout John & Lin Richardson W. G. Risk W.D. Robertson Susan & Bill Robinson Joy Ruffeski David & Jeanmarie Rushton Gina Russenholt Isabelle Chagnon & James Ryan Masako Ryan Diana Sandberg Jim & Marguerite Schellentrager Sonya & Thomas Schmitz Amelia Garcia Scott Andrew & Hilde Seal Alan Storr & Joan Sharman Deborah & Russell Shaw Shirley Shebbeare Sam & Jo Ann Sheps Robert Caspick & Ron Silvers Edith & Michael Sims John & Joan Spencer William Storey Kumi & Gary Sutcliffe Mitch & Anne Taylor Jo Anne Tharalson Anne & John Thompson Nicholas & Vaughan Thornton Elizabeth Tovey Arlene Vivian Alison & Robert Watt Lyn & John Webster Sheila Wex Janice Williams Eric Wilson Stevie Wilson Donald Yule Anonymous (8) Labour of Love ($150 to $299) Christopher Aikenhead & Candace Knighton Sylvia & John Aldrich Janet Allwork

Laurel Alves Amney Amery Thed & Jean Andrew Deb Armour & Jim MacAulay Jane Auxier & Joost Wolsak Jean Baker Chris & Rick Barker Patricia Barnes Gillian L. Beattie Irina Bell Mary Lea Bell Penny Bickerton Pamela & Alan Blackman Véronique Boulanger & Carmen Wiseman Norma Boutillier Eleanor Boyle & Harley Rothstein Ruth Brodie Wayne Brown Peter Burch & Katheryn Sholette John S. Burch Leila J. Caruk Judith Cavanagh Felix Cheng Anne Christian Ian Chunn & Susan Reaney Jeremy & Ellen Clark-King Daphne Cole Meg Comiskey Jean & Peter Cooperberg Lorena Coslovich Linda & Geoff Cummings Marie & Justin Currie Kate Dahlstrom Maureen & Colin Daly Arlene Davidson Andrea & William Davies Jeremy Davis Judy E. Deavy Patricia Dick Brian Dietrich Greg Doheny Keven & Catherine Dubinsky Peter Dueck Cathryn Duerksen Deborrah Dunne Deb Durocher John Eastman & Diane Kehoe Russell Elliott Gordon Fairclough Hilary Feldman & Hannah Scott Suzanne & Christopher Finch Ava Forsyth Tamara Frankel Judith Fraser Emily Freer Grace Fry Micheline Gill Frances & Don Gilley Maryke & Paul Gilmore

Nancy Grant Douglas Graves Della Greer Dr. Evelyn J. Harden Avis & Frank Harley Ray Harris Brenda Harrison John C. Harriss Stephen Heatley & James Irvine Holly Hendrigan Ann Higgins Leslie Hill Gwendoline Hoar Aileen & John Hollifield Alex & Mavis Holm Barbara Holmes Peter & Holly Horwood Martin Hosking Ann Howe Nora Jackson Frank & Maureen Jarman Joy Johnson & Pam Ratner Linda Johnston Paul Johnston Signe Jurcic Karen A. Justice Hanna & Anne Kassis Sid & Tyleen Katz Judith Kenly Heather Kennedy Paul & Anne Kernan Geraldine Knight Susan Koch Louanne Labbe Sally Lambert Kathleen E. Larkey Trevor Lautens Angela Lewis Michele Ley Jenny Lou Linley Mario Lowther & Sharlyne Niemela Hank Luck Catherine MacAulay John W. MacDonald Judith MacDonald Laverne MacFadden Alistair MacKay Elizabeth MacKenzie Margot Magee Dr. Linda Mamer Rosalyn Manthorpe Ali Marie Matheson Anne Mathisen Giulia Mauro Lindsay McArthur & Amber Kostuchenko Sheila McCallum Sandra McCrone Michael & Maria McDonald

Catherine H. McPherson Kim Mead In Memory of Tom Blom Stacey Menzies Ian Michaud Linda Mundell & Bernard Magnan Ann & Patrick Munro Moira Munro Jennifer Murphy Anne Murray David Nanton Malcolm & Karen Nicholson Meghan Nordquist J & R O’Callaghan Candace Beverley O’Connor & Alan Simmonds James & Susan Olsen Eunice A. Opstad Joan Ouellette Wendy Parfitt Michael & Caroline Patterson Dr. J. Paul & Elizabeth Moxham Silvija & John Pearson Archie Pell Jeanne Pentecost Sheila Phillips Marion Porath Kathryn Potter & Gordon Douglas On behalf of Deb Pound Sheila Pratt David B. Prestley Jennifer M. Price Eveline & Karl Raab Arthur Reber Christine Regehr Donald & Heather Risk Laurie Robertson Peggy Roe Vera A. Rosenbluth James & Jenny Russell Daphne & John Sams Diana Sandberg Dave Secord & Amy Adams Judith Setton Kathryn Shaw The Shaw Family Maureen & Paddy Sherman Paula Shore Zephan & Rhea Shroff Gordon Smith Jack Sniderman Wendy & Howard Soon Keith & Jan Sorensen Robyn Stewart Mike & Judy Stringer Ron & Dina Sudlow Susan Summers & Joanie Wolfe Debora Sutherland 2014 SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

BARD Members Beverley Taylor Jo-Ann Ternier Tom & Anne Terry Ronnie & Barry Tessler Satu Thorne Ritva K. Toivola Christine Tolton Jennifer Toone Angelika & Dietmar Waber Gillian A. Walker Maryla & Donovan Waters Deirdre Webster Claire Westlake Gwyneth Westwick Ron & Pat Wickens Leslie Williams Ingrid Woldenga Marjorie L. Wood Jack Wright Kenneth & Jennifer Yule Karen & Allan Zeller Jack & Monique Zimmer Korri Zivin Anonymous (22) As We Like It ($75 to $149) David Abrams

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Patricia Anderson Brenda & Ronald Appleton Sheena Ashdown & Dale Hamilton Megan Audrey Balmer Bartholomew/Thorstenson Linda & John Baxter Ursula Bell Allan Benson Miriam Bergrud Oonagh Berry & Christopher Levenson Better a Witty Fool Than a Foolish Wit Mary Blackstock Jacqui Bohling David Booth - HollisWealth Inc. Joyce Bradley Marlene Brayne David Brown Lois Brown Joan Buckham S. & R. Cannon Anne & Geoffrey Carr Beth Carroll Jennifer Chadwick Jennifer Chapman

Jacqueline Christie Arlene Clark Henny Coates Hilde & Peter Colenbrander Donald Collett Sheila Collier Christine Conroy & Clive Tucker Richard Eldridge Copley Norah E. Corbet Peter Craswell Tracy Cromwell Laurenda Daniells Kathryn Daniels Maxine Davidson Michael Davies Diane Day Roy Daykin Chelsea Deane Matt & Brenda Dennis Margaret Dennys Elizabeth Duck Susan Duncan Louise & Bob Dyer Joan & Roger Eastwood Laurel Enright Joerg Evermann Jane Fairbanks

Terry Rogers Family The Telenius Family Melanie Ferrandi Pauline Fitzgerald Jack Forbes Kyle Gardiner Lorraine Geddes For Patricia From George Erica Gilbert William Gilder Caroline Gill Jim & Rachel Gillingham Stephanie Goldberg Charlene Goldstein & Alex Zbar Rita & George Gouraud Lynn & Mitchell Gropper Daphne Hales Susan Harman Janet Harris Roy & Sandy Harrison Paula Hart Martha Hazevoet Donna Healey-Ogden Mary & John Henry Lore Hoffmann Tim Hofmann Jessye Holmgren-Sidell

Bruce & Linda Horne Janet Horne Susan Howe Brenda C. Hudson Frank & Audrey Hunaus Bonnie Hunter Robert Hunter Arlene Jackson Teresa & Lewis James Carolyn Jay Linda Kathryn Jones Stephen Kelleher Mary Kempton Kathy Kent Durga Kidao David & Gerry Kline Rita Klishan Joslin Kobylka Jacqueline Koerner Zachary Kotlarek John Patrick Kowal Pamela & Edmund Langley Tony Lawrence Robert J. Leader Richard & Nancy Lee Ann Ligertwood Mark & Terri Lisagor

James Lister Natalie Logan Ross Lonergan & Susan Mogan H. J. Loughery Don & Carol Lyster Dr. M. Martin & Patricia Milewski Russ MacKay & Nora Batchelor Christena MacMillan John Madden Thomas & Marylin Mahan Patty Malesh Denise Marasco Jennifer Mardock Elsie McDorman Elaine McHarg Gillian McIntyre Eilish McKendy Yardley McNeill Robert & Carolyn Mehaffy Karen & Greg Miller Florence Moore Dave Morris Jim & Sheila Morrison Barbara Murray Frank & Judy Musson Irving & Betty Nitkin

BOARD OF DIRECTORS President: Jim Bovard Vice President: Margie Knox Treasurer: Michael C. Baddeley Secretary: Beth Macdonald Directors: Douglas Clarke Errol Durbach Craig Ferris Darlene Howard Bernard Maroney Konstantin Polyakov David Ricketts Douglas Welch

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WITHOUT MASKS CONTEMPORARY AFRO-CUBAN ART

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BARD Members Lynne Northfield Gail Nowrouzian John O’Brien-Bell Maureen O’Connor Irene C. Ovenden Doug & Elizabeth Ozey Malcolm Page Mike Palmer Keiko Parker Maria Pemberton Ian Perry Lea & Peter Elaine Peterson Murray Peyton Bill Piket Mary Pollock Helen Popple Betti Port Bev & John Price Francis & Veronica Pring-Mill Rachel & Steve Ralph Rebecca Day Reynolds Alison Richardson Ann Rippon Stephanie J Robb Donella Robb Nancy Robblee & Rob Hoskin

Jane Robertson Julia Robertson S. R. Rogers Geoffrey Rosen Louise Routledge Brien Roy Susan & Robert Ruttan Peter & Pauline Saunderson Frank & Barb Schindelka Myda Schmidt Barbara Scott Graham & Erica Seagel Bette Shippam Edna Smith Lori Smith Yarilo Music Society Cynthia Southard Mike Stack Frank J. Stephan Linda & Gary Stoneback Maxine Stoneman Richard & Margaret Swadden Scott Ashton Swan Jennifer Sweeney & Daniel Ouellet Delfa Syeklocha Barry & Julie Thompson

Doug Tuck Brian Tufeld Rosalie Tully Peter Uyeyama & Anita Kuindersma Susan Wagner Craig & Kathryn Walden Jeff Wallace Heddi & Tony Walter Dennis Wiebe Caroline & Hector Williams Karen & Tony Williams Tessa Wilson Sheila Winder Jennifer Woznesensky Antonieta Xavier Dana Zendrowski Anonymous (35) And all of our Members at the All's Well level ($25 to $74) Your support is vital to our success. Please accept our heartfelt apologies if we have missed or incorrectly listed your name.

Bard on the Beach Chronology of Performances 1990 A Midsummer Night’s Dream 1991 A Midsummer Night’s Dream; As You Like It 1992 Twelfth Night; The Tempest 1993 The Taming of the Shrew; Romeo and Juliet 1994 The Merry Wives of Windsor; King Lear 1995 The Comedy of Errors; Hamlet 1996 Much Ado About Nothing; The Merchant of Venice 1997 Love’s Labour’s Lost; The Winter’s Tale 1998 As You Like It; Richard III 1999 A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Macbeth; Measure For Measure 2000 The Tempest; Henry IV, Part One; All’s Well That Ends Well 2001 The Taming of the Shrew; Antony and Cleopatra; The Two Gentlemen of Verona 2002 Twelfth Night; Henry V; Cymbeline 2003 The Comedy of Errors; The Merchant of Venice; Pericles, Prince of Tyre; Shylock (by Mark Leiren-Young); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Okanagan) 72

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2004 Much Ado About Nothing; The Merry Wives of Windsor; Macbeth 2005 As You Like It; Love’s Labour’s Lost; Hamlet; Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (by Tom Stoppard) 2006 A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Measure For Measure; The Winter’s Tale; Troilus and Cressida 2007 The Taming of the Shrew; Romeo and Juliet; Julius Caesar; Timon of Athens 2008 Twelfth Night; King Lear; The Tempest; Titus Andronicus 2009 The Comedy of Errors; Othello; All’s Well That Ends Well; Richard II 2010 Much Ado About Nothing; Antony and Cleopatra; Falstaff (Henry IV,Parts I &II); HenryV 2011 As You Like It; The Merchant of Venice; Henry VI: The Wars of the Roses; Richard III 2012 The Taming of the Shrew; Macbeth; The Merry Wives of Windsor; King John 2013 Twelfth Night; Hamlet; Measure For Measure; Elizabeth Rex (by Timothy Findley)

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CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL

125 years in the heart of the city

OPEN DOORS, OPEN HEARTS, OPEN MINDS 690 Burrard Street (at West Georgia), Vancouver

www.cathedral.vancouver.bc.ca 604-682-3848

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VOLUNTEERS Bard salutes our 2013 Volunteers 20 + seasons of service Marg Acton Jean Cunningham-Smith Mary Danieli Maxine Davidson Muriel Densford Ann Munro Maureen Williams Audrey Zaharichuk

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10 - 19 seasons of service Jacqui Bohling Susan Chmielewski Douglas Clarke Meg Comiskey Arlene Davidson Stephen Dunn Barbara-Anne Eddy Jenny Evans Meribeth Fleetham Joan Fogarty Lorraine Green Doug Hatlelid Margaret Hatlelid Anita Irani Judy Lerner Laverne MacFadden Lilian Mitchell Brenda Norris Susan Nugent Deborah Pound Glenda Sherlock Cynthia Southard Gary Sutcliffe Beverley Taylor Anne Tickle Scott Van Denham Barrie Vickers Margaret Vickers Gillan Walker Claire Westlake Stevie Wilson 5 - 9 seasons of service Nick Ainsworth Rati Arora Sigrid Bernhoerster Anne Chapman Pam Chow Archana Datta Judy Daughney June Demcheson Eva Gerlitz Sarah Gillies

Nancy Grant Susanne Haering Susan Harman Beth Harper Susanne Hellier Vanessa Ho Terri Jelic Liz Landon Jennifer Lo Sandy McNeill Willow Martin Seedhouse Ruth Nesbitt Nadya Ogloff Joan Ouellette Veronica Pring-Mill Shirley Ribout Brenda Sawyer Katie Scott Amanda Skoll Dina Sudlow Jo-Ann Ternier Elizabeth Tovey Bowie Tse Jan West Sharron Wilson Tessa Wilson Kynan Wright Aryk Yu Theresa Zukovic 1 - 4 seasons of service Richard Anderson Eileen Bartels Sue Bates Susan Birtwell Annalies Camfferman Michael Caplan Yun-Jou Chang Shelly Kathleen Clemente Edith Davidson Robert Docking Lana Dugan Susan Easton Diane Erdstein Seamus Fera Nancy Flexman Joyce Garraway Stephanie Gooch Karen Gordon Alysson Hall Kathleen Handfield Dan Hanoomansingh Nathaniel Hanula-James June Harrison Sandy Harvell

Aaron Hudson Midori Kawahara Savannah Kemp Alison Knight Jason Lam Tina Le Heather LeGresley Annette Leonard Jessica Lo Adriana Lopez Darryl Lucas Michelle Lundrigan Tammy Ma Joni Macarthur Mary Macgowan Brian MacGregor Nicky Marquette Forrest Martin Seedhouse Dennis McCann Jane McGillivray Betty McGowan Carolyn McLean Hearn Susan McNeil Erin Meyer Anne Midzain Rod Neuman Eva Nguyen Kirsten Niedtner Darcy Noon Katy Ogloff Desiree Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hern Agatha Ormiston Deanna Overland Victoria Parsley Evelyn Phaneuf Andrew Piers Paul Porter Bernice Puzon Leila Raye-Crofton Helen Roberts Cheryl Scott Shivani Seth Judy Shaw Karen Shimokura Lisa Sinclair Nicole Smith Georgia Snider Aaron Stewart Leslie Stowell Kerry Strain Kate Sullivan Deborah Tom Thomas Viccars Carine Vindeirinho Angela Waber Jane Wace Angela Wilk

Dee Dee Wong Annie Wu Lindsey Zikakis New Volunteers Jessia Artemenko Dion Azeroual Marilyn Bishop Chanel Cairns Shelly Kathleen Clemente Anton Dugan Kathy Fang Catherine Fergusson Dillan Fernando Sam Fraser Lillian Fu Anne Gordon Jeanne Harkness Pat Harrold Amanda Harris Paul Hart Noel Hollett Rosiland Hollett Dwight Hooper Elizabeth Hudson Betty Ing Ellen Koch Alisha Kumar Alice Lee Julian Legere Linda Levar Maureen Leyland Veena Lin William Lucas Cosette Mangas Michael Marissen Lizzie Matheson Jane McCauley Kayley McLeod Nena Pierre Szera Pinter Matthew Rhodes Lisa Richards Teagan Richman-Taylor Christina Salampassis Jessi Simmons Shannon Sinclair Genesia Tang Devon Thor Laura Tinoco Moreno Carolyne Tran Angela Tung Barbara Warwick Frannie Warwick Lynda Winslow Allegra Wright 2014 SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Our heartfelt thanks to the following for their continued support of Bard: Corporate Partners & Supporters aDB Engineering Bingham Hill Architects BC Business CBS Outdoor/JCDecaux Daniel le Chocolat Belge Grant Thornton Grosvenor Canada Harrop Phillips Powell & Gray Industrial Control Design Janine A.S. Thomas Law Corporation Rogers Radio (News 1130 / JACKfm) Swiss Bakery Spraggs & Co. Law Corporation Team TELUS Charitable Giving Program TV Week Magazine Vertex Design Foundations The Beech Foundation The Christopher Foundation The Edward & Emily McWhinney Foundation Kinder Morgan Foundation London Drugs Foundation Martha Lou Henley Foundation RBC Foundation The Vancouver Foundation Y.P. Heung Foundation

Production & Community Supporters Alto Seating Structures Arts Club Theatre Company Baytex Manufacturing Co Ltd. Bogdonov Pao Associates Structural Engineers British Consul Capilano University Christie Lites Cora Bike Racks Dr. Paul Budra General Paint Great Container Company Griff Building Supplies Ltd Guthrie Theatre Jasina Jensen Maxum Cranes Rentals Ltd. Penske Truck Rental Power West Industries Ltd. Proscenium Architecture + Interiors Quantum Lift Truck Riggit Services Inc. Salmonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rentals Scene Ideas SEC Design Technologies Sharp & Diamond Landscape Architecture Planning Standard Building Supplies Studio 58 UBC Opera Vancouver Opera Western One Rentals

Bard on the Beach receives support from many local businesses and organizations, through donations of in-kind goods and services. As a not-for-profit enterprise, we depend on and are grateful to these generous supporters.

WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE the city of Vancouver Cultural Services and the Board of Parks and Recreation, the British Columbia Arts Council, the Province of British Columbia and the Canada Council for the Arts.

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A Midsummer Night's Dream

THE BARD TEAM

Stage Management: Kelly Barker, Stephen Courtenay, Joanne P. B. Smith, Jennifer Stewart, Samara Van Nostrand, Anthony Wade-Cooper Head of Wardrobe: Sydney Cavanagh Assistant Heads of Wardrobe: Amy McDougall, Jessica Oostergo Wardrobe Interns: Ruth Bruhn, Natalie Collins, Laura Fukumoto Cutters: Linda Chow, Victoria Klippenstein, Mitchell Makay, Line Richard First Hands: Jillian Little, Karen MeVey, Concepcion Sia, Patrice Yapp Sewers: Melissa Cartwright, Jodi Jacyk, Amy Ji Hong Yang, Christine Pample, Anna Potter, Stephanie Kong Wig Construction: Stacey Butterworth Wig Creations Dressers: Laura Fukumoto, Stevie Hale-Jones, Megan Kennedy, Melissa McCowell Dyer & Breakdown Artist: Hollie McBeth Site Manager: Jason “Sid” Sadowski Site Supervisors: DJ Hicks, Matt Oviatt Site Buyer: Jaimie Tait Site Electricians: Kougar Basi, Jason Filipchuk, Crew Chiefs: Simon Farrow, Jessica Howell, Kate Melkert, Sean Preston, Jason “Swing” Smith, Anthony Walmsley Transportation Coordinator: Don Robinson Transportation Crew Chief: Karley Wolfert Site & Transportation Crew: Elliott Banner, Jason Charlemagne, Conor Healy, Evan Follweiter, Daniel Gonzalez, Neil Griffith, Steve Halldorson, Michael Louie, Duff McWhirter, Olivia Niese, Jim Preston, Gary Robinson, Alia Stephen, Neal Swakum-Peck, Glenys Thorpe, Mark Tibando, Kyle Turner, Dustin Vaux, Jamie Von Sacken, Carie Voykin, Jill White, Hanako Yakota 78

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ADMINISTRATION Director of Marketing and Communications: Heather Kennedy Marketing Coordinator: Roanne Ward Publicity & Media Relations: Cynnamon Schreinert Group Sales Concierge: Scott Ashton Swan Marketing Intern: Jenny McDonald Box Office Manager: Brent Cowan Box Office Supervisor: Mitch Janzen Box Office Coordinator: Bri Proke Box Office Representatives: Madita Crosson, Sarah Harrison, Shannon Jane Hogan, Chantal Lyons-Stevenson, Jacqueline Tiplady Corporate Development Officer: Sam Snobelen Annual Giving Officer: Laura Benoit (Marla Penner on maternity leave)

Season Materials Design & Website: Thornley Creative Communications Program Design: Vertex Design Program Printing: Mitchell Press Advance Photography & Image Design: David Cooper and Emily Cooper Production Photography: David Blue Video Services: Bombshelter Productions

VSO AT BARD Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Presents: Mozart @ Bard! DISC Discovering Shakespeare Talks EXP Exploring Shakespeare Talks IMPROV Will Shakespeare’s ImprovMusical GAZE25 Gazing Back: Reﬂecting on 25 Years at Bard FIGHT NIGHT Academie Duello

Manely #1’s Celebrating Red & White Bard, Beer & Pretzels Shakespeare’s Opera In the Gloaming FIREWORKS Bard-B-Q & Fireworks

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11JUNE

Bard Box Office: 604-739-0559 Online: bardonthebeach.org

Company and Education Manager: Rhea Shroff Business Manager: Heather Berry Accounting Manager: Jane Ma Administrative Assistant: Alice Cavanagh Patron Experience Manager: Ava Forsyth Volunteer Coordinator: Stacey Menzies Operations Coordinator: Michelle Deines Boutique Buyer: Celia Jong Special Events Coordinator: Shalyn McFaul Front of House & Retail Managers: Stephen Dunne, Chelsea Gardner, Dan Hanoomansingh, Michele Hope, Jenny McDonald, Lucy McNulty, Marsha Parkin, Ingrid Turk Facilities Coordinators: Aidan Hammond, Conrad Tugnum Security: Dale Clarke, Roy Clarke, Robert Gibbons, Greg Marsh, Terence Strachan

Howard Family Stage

CHOR LEONI WINE TASTING BEER TASTING OPERA & ARIAS ENCHOR CHOIR

JUNE

EDUCATION Director of Education & Training: Mary Hartman Young Shakespeareans Coordinator: Luisa Jojic Voice & Text Coaches: Mary Hartman, Alison Matthews Teaching Artists: Lois Anderson, Lili Beaudoin, Scott Bellis, Kevin Bennett, Renee Bucciarelli, Ian Butcher, Rachel Cairns, Kayla Deorksen, Daniel Doheny, Craig Erickson, Dustin Freeland, Claire Hesselgrave, Luisa Jojic, Kayvon Kelly, Sebastian Kroon, Jennifer Lines, Tamara McCarthy, Sereana Malani, David Marr, Paul Moniz de Sá, Adele Noronha, Dawn Petten, Kirsty Provan, Kyle Rideout, Luc Roderique, Mike Stack, Stacie Steadman, Todd Thomson, John Voth, Naomi Wright, Raugi Yu Riotous Youth: Katherine Alpen, Francis Dowlatabadi, Alexandra Eaton, Seamus Fera, Sarah Harrison, Alison Knight, Kathleen McKeown, John-Paul Radelet, Annie Therrien Boulos

Cymbeline

by Bill Cain

BMO Mainstage

SPECIAL EVENTS

J U LY

Production Manager: Mark “Sparky” Lawrence Technical Director: Richard Hansen Head of Properties: Heidi Wilkinson Lead Builder: Jason Wingham Props Builder: Sharon Zimmerman Props Apprentice: Frances Henry-Rogers Props Buyers: Carol MacDonald, Allison Dunn Venue Technicians: Justin Corrie, Kate Melkert Head Scenic Artists: Justus Hayes, Kristine Kavalec Scenic Artists: Louise DeGagnè, Skai Fowler Head Scenic Carpenters: Michael Gall, Keith Smith Scenic Carpenters: Craig Alfredson, Vince Folgizan, Lorraine West, Chris White, Tiffany Sheppard, Ian Cooper Carpentry Apprentice: Rebecca Burks Head of Audio: Chris Engleman Head Electrician: Katie Rainsley Production Crew: Kougar Basi, Terri Lines, Colin Mayhew, Konrad Tugnam Production Intern: Sara Smith (UBC Gaze Scholarship)

Managing Director: Claire Sakaki

AU G U S T

ARTISTIC & PRODUCTION Associate Artistic Director: Dean Paul Gibson Artistic Associates: Scott Bellis, Mara Gottler

SEPTEMBER

Artistic Director: Christopher Gaze

BMO Mainstage

Equivocation

The Tempest

ST 1pm / 7:30pm ST 1pm / 7:30pm ST 1pm ST 1pm / 7:30pm 7:30pm ST 1pm / 7:30pm

7:30pm 7:30pm

20 2pm 7:30pm