WCT Digital Program | BOOM X (22/23 Season)

BOOM X

Written, Directed, and Performed by RICK MILLER

A Kidoons and WYRD Production, in association with Theatre Calgary and The 20K Collective

CREATIVE TEAM

RICK MILLER*

JEFF LORD

CRAIG FRANCIS*

AIDAN WARE

NICOLAS DOSTIE

IRINA LITVINENKO

BRUNO MATTE

VIRGINIE LECLERC

RICK MILLER

CREIGHTON DOANE

SÉBASTIEN HEINS*

LOGOGRAPH

TOURING AGENT

MUSIC LICENSING

Writer / Director / Performer / Production Manager

Exectuive Producer Stage Manager / Dramaturg / Original Illustrations Technical Director

Video & Projection Co-Designer

Video & Projection Co-Designer

Lighting Designer

Costume & Props Designer Set & Sound Designer / Composer

Additional Music Production appears as “Brandon” on video Graphic Design / Marketing Menno Plukker Theatre Agent (with Isaïe Richard and Magdalena Marszalek) Michael Perlmutter (Instinct)

OFFICIAL SITE: boomtheshow.com

EDUCATION SITE: encyclopediacanada.com

PODCAST SITE: xingthegap.com

SOCIAL FB/TW/IG: @kidoons, @rickmilleractor, @BoomTheShow

*WYRD Productions engages under the terms of the Independent Theatre Agreement, professional Artists who are members of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association.

The world premiere of BOOM X was presented at Theatre Calgary in January 2019. Development of the show was supported by Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. The 20K Collective acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. Nous remercions le Conseil des arts du Canada de son soutien.

Approximately 2 hours, including one 20 minute intermission

WCT is proud to tell our stories in the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc territory within the traditional lands of the Secwépemc Nation.

Western Canada Theatre is a member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT) and engages professional artists who are members of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association under the terms of the jointly negotiated Canadian Theatre Agreement.

* Indicated designers on this production are represented by the Associated Designers of Canada, IATSE Local ADC659.

Programme Producer: Western Canada Theatre • wctlive.ca • 250-372-3216

Printer: Wayside Press • waysideco.ca • 250-372-3373

Box Office: Kamloops Live! Box Office • kamloopslive.ca • 250-374-5483

GUEST SERVICES

The wearing of masks is currently optional. Please ask Front-of-House if you require or want a mask.

For Assistance and Accessibility:

Both the Pavilion and Sagebrush Theatres are wheelchair accessible and equipped with wheelchair-seating locations.

Hearing assist listening systems are available at the Sagebrush Theatre Box Office. We’re here to help. If you require assistance, please ask the House Manager or one of the ushers.

In consideration of your fellow audience members’ comfort and enjoyment, we ask the following:

Electronic Devices: Please turn off all cellular phones and watch alarms prior to the show. Due to copyright regulations, the use of cameras and other video or audio recording of this performance by any means is strictly prohibited.

Late Arrival and Re-admission: If you arrive after a performance has begun or leave the auditorium during the performance, we will make every effort to seat you at an appropriate interval in the program. Please be advised that this may not be the seat you are ticketed for, depending on its location in the theatre.

Scent-free Facilities: Please arrive perfume/cologne-free and do not bring flowers into the lobby or theatre.

Children: WCT productions, unless they are identified as family friendly, are not suitable for children or babes in arms. For more information, please visit the FAQs on wctlive.ca

We’re thrilled to welcome back the profoundly talented Rick Miller for the second year in a row, and to welcome you to another fantastic time in the theatre!

Rick brings us the gifts of an astonishingly talented and versatile performer, and he is also a brilliant writer and storyteller. BOOM X manages that rare double in the theatre: a show that manages to be tremendously entertaining while also engaging our thoughts and our hearts.

As a former student of history, I carry the belief that we need to remember our past in order to understand the present and to plan for the future. And as a member of GenX, I feel that we are the generation that looks ahead and behind with equal measure.

GenX is a sandwich generation, squeezed between the raucous energy of the Baby Boomers and the purposeful world-changing Millennials. We are the philosopher generation, a generation of reflection, looking to correct the mistakes of the past with a wary eye on the future—neither world-beaters nor revolutionaries.

The music, literature, theatre, and art that emerged from the GenX period is deceptively nuanced and transitional. We are not a bossy generation—our art tends to ask the questions, leaving it for other generations to find the answers. Our defining popular music, “grunge”, is poetic, catchy, and edgy. And because our art is reflective of the generations before and after us, BOOM X has an appeal to all generations.

Rick captures the spirit of GenX in tone and story, helping us to both relive and reflect upon the importance of a transitional time, and launching us into where we are now. We’re so thankful to have him back with us.

Enjoy.

MacDonald, Artistic Director

James

NOTES

“I want to hear some small moment from your life that proves you’re really alive.”

– Douglas Coupland, Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture (1991)

We all search for meaning, in one way or another. We want our little lives to be part of a bigger picture, which is why some of us are drawn to storytelling—the great connective tissue of the human race. This is the 2nd in a trilogy of shows designed to tell a big-picture story: 75 years of history in this corner of our planet. If BOOM was the story of my parents’ generation, BOOM X is the story of my own generation, dubbed “Generation X”. What that means, and whom it represents, is up for debate. What is not up for debate is that we’re a relatively small demographic, on the thin edge between hordes of “Baby Boomers” and “Millennials”. This precarious position, though, gives GenXers a unique perspective, one that can hopefully keep building bridges and breaking through walls.

BOOM X, at its core, is a search for identity: of a person, a country and a generation. No matter how young you are, or where you come from, I hope you find yourself reflected in one of its many shiny surfaces.

Explosively Yours, RICK MILLER

PRODUCTION HISTORY

BOOM X was commissioned by Theatre Calgary in 2017, and is produced by Kidoons and WYRD Productions, in association with The 20K Collective. It was developed over a series of workshops at Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity and Ex Machina’s La Caserne in Quebec City: March 2017 (Banff writer’s residency), Feb 2018 (Quebec workshop), March 2018 (Banff residency), and Nov 2018 (Quebec workshop). A work-in-progress performance was held on March 24 at the Harvie Theatre in Banff. The world premiere was held at the Theatre Calgary’s Max Bell Theatre on January 18, 2019.

Listen to Rick Miller’s podcast, featuring intergenerational conversations with cool Canadians xingthegap.com

Watch online videos about history and culture, for families, teachers, and students EncyclopediaCanada.com

Watch our animated series on some communities featured in BOOM X and other great places! kidoons.com

BOOM X script booklets and soundtrack available on CD, and as digital download. RickMiller.ca

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

BOOM X was lovingly created over 3 years, and there are many people to whom we owe thanks:

Jeff Lord, and Kidoons

Stafford Arima, Lesley MacMillan and the team at Theatre Calgary

Janice Price, and the team at Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity

Ex Machina, and the team at La Caserne Lucie Bourgouin and Michael Perlmutter Andrew Lis and his pal Gene Simmons

Members of Rick’s band TRAINWRECK

Creighton Doane

Marie Gignac

A. Chandimal Nicholas Mark Bulgutch

Michael Levine

Jaclyn Seidman, Goodmans LLP Terry Mosher

Larry Weinstein and Alexina Louie

Peter Anthony Holder

The four main characters in BOOM X have been inspired by true stories generously shared by:

Antje Budde

Mark Kingwell

Sébastien Heins

Ravi Jain

Sean Devine

Deena Aziz

Frédéric Lacombe Myriam Kamehiro Johnny Leroux

Irina Litvinenko

Craig Francis

And Stephanie Baptist, Rick’s onstage and offstage partner for 25 years.

Finally, a heartfelt merci to the Miller and Baptist families. They’ve provided inspiration, support and a diamond mine of photos and videos that glow at the heart of BOOM X

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THE MUSIC OF “BOOM X”

Listed alphabetically by song title. SPOILER ALERT! If you’d like to be surprised by the content of the show, please skip over this section.

ALL I REALLY

WANT

(Alanis Morissette, Glen Ballard) SONGS OF UNIVERSAL, INC. O/B/O ITSELF AND VANHURST PLACE MUSIC, CONCORD MUSIC for BICYCLE MUSIC CO.

AMERICAN WOMAN

(Burton Cummings, Garry Peterson, Jim Kale, Randy Bachman)

BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT

COME

ON EILEEN

(Kevin Adams, James Mitchell Paterson, Kevin Antony Rowland) SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING

DON’T YOU

FORGET ABOUT ME

(Keith Forsey, Steve Schiff) UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING CANADA (SOCAN) O/B/O USI A MUSIC PUBLISHING (ASCAP) AND USI B MUSIC PUBLISHING (BMI)

EVERY

MOTHER’S SON

(Rick Miller) WYRD PRODUCTIONS

FIGHT

THE POWER

(Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, James Henry Boxley III, Keith M Boxley, Eric T. Sadler) BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT, UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING CANADA (SOCAN) O/B/O SONGS OF UNIVERSAL, INC. (BMI)

FILL THE VOID (Rick Miller) WYRD PRODUCTIONS

FIRE

(EVA DESTRUCTION)

(Rick Miller) WYRD PRODUCTIONS

GRACE, TOO

(Robert Edwin Baker, Gordon Edgar Downie, John Philip Fay, Paul Joseph Langlois, Robert Gordon Sinclair) PEERMUSIC

HANG ON

(Rick Miller) WYRD PRODUCTIONS

HOOKED

ON

A

FEELING

(Mark James) SCREEN GEMS-EMI MUSIC INC.

HUNGRY LIKE THE

WOLF

(A. Taylor, J. Taylor, N. Rhodes, R. Taylor, S. Le Bon) GLOUCESTER PLACE MUSIC LTD., ADMIN. BY SONY/ ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING

I FOUGHT THE LAW

(Sonny Curtis) SONY/ATV ACUFF ROSE MUSIC

IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT (AND I FEEL FINE)

(Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe)

UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING CANADA (SOCAN) O/B/O NIGHT GARDEN MUSIC (SESAC)

KID FEARS

(Amy Elizabeth Ray, Emily Ann Saliers)

UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING CANADA (SOCAN) O/B/O GODHAP MUSIC (BMI)

KNOCK ON WOOD

(Stephen Lee Cropper, Eddie Floyd)

UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING CANADA (SOCAN) O/B/O IRVING MUSIC, INC. (BMI), COTILLION MUSIC INC. ADMINISTERED BY WARNER/CHAPPELL NORTH AMERICA LTD.

KNOCKIN’ ON HEAVEN’S DOOR (Bob Dylan) SPECIAL RIDER MUSIC KUNG FU FIGHTING (Carl Douglas) ROYNET MUSIC C/O THE ROYALTY NETWORK OBO SMV SCHACT MUSIKVERLAGE GMBH & CO. KG

ONE

LOVE

(Bob Marley) BLUE MOUNTAIN MUSIC, ADMIN. BY PRIMARY WAVE MUSIC PUBLISHING

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

(Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart, Richard Stilgoe) CONCORD MUSIC

PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC (Rob Parissi) SWEET CITY RECORDS INC.

PROUD MARY (John Cameron Fogerty) CONCORD MUSIC GROUP FOR JONDORA MUSIC

PSYCHO KILLER (D. Byrne, C. Frantz, T. Weymouth) WB MUSIC CORP. AND INDEX MUSIC INC.

ROCK AND ROLL ALL NITE (Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley)

UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING CANADA (SOCAN) O/B/O HORI PROD. AMERICA, INC. (ASCAP) & CAFÉ AMERICANA, INC. (ASCAP)

SO LONELY (Gordon Sumner) EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC.

STAYIN ALIVE

(B. Gibb., M. Gibb, R. Gibb)

UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING CANADA (SOCAN)

O/B/O CROMPTON SONGS (BMI) & UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING INTERNATIONAL MGB LTD. (PRS)

SUITE MADAME BLUE

(Dennis DeYoung)

UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING CANADA (SOCAN) O/B/O ALMO MUSIC CORP. (ASCAP) & STYGIAN SONGS (ASCAP)

TAINTED LOVE

(Edward C. Cobb)

EMBASSY MUSIC CORP., ADMIN. BY MUSIC SALES GROUP

TAKE ON ME

(Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket, Pal Waaktaar) SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING

THE SAFETY DANCE

(Ivan Doroschuk)

UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING CANADA (SOCAN) O/B/O UNIVERSAL SONGS OF POLYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC. (BMI) & BETTY SONGS (SOCAN)

THINGS FALL APART

(Rick Miller)

WYRD PRODUCTIONS

UNDER PRESSURE

(Frederick Mercury, Brian Harold May, Roger Meddows Taylor, John Richard Deacon, David Robert Jones) RZO MUSIC INC OBO TINTORETTO, SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING

WALK THIS WAY

(Steven Tallarico (Tyler), Anthony Joseph Perry) BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT

WHERE DID YOU SLEEP LAST NIGHT

Traditional; arranged by Lead Belly

WHIP IT

(Gerald V Casale) BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT

COMPANY BIOGRAPHIES

RICK MILLER - Writer / Director / Performer / Production Manager

Rick Miller (he/him) is a Dora and Gemini award-winning writer / director / actor / musician / educator who has performed in five languages on five continents, and who Entertainment Weekly called “one of the 100 most creative people alive today”. He has created and toured solo shows such as the BOOM Trilogy (BOOM, BOOM X, and BOOM YZ), MacHomer, Bigger Than Jesus, and HARDSELL; and family shows with Craig Francis and Kidoons, such as Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea, Jungle Book, and Frankenstein. With Robert Lepage, he has collaborated on Geometry of Miracles, Zulu Time, Lipsynch, and on the film Possible Worlds. Current projects in development include MONEY, Andersen Fairy Tales, and Rose Red—a new musical. Rick hosts an intergenerational podcast called Xing The Gap, and sometimes teaches an interdisciplinary class at the University of Toronto called The Architecture of Creativity. He lives in Toronto with his partner Stephanie Baptist and their two daughters. rickmiller.ca

JEFF LORD - Executive Producer

Jeff has a lifelong passion and vision for combining art and technology to develop original works, including 7 world premieres, 6 Canada / US tours, 4 French-language world premieres, and 2 Off-Broadway runs over the past decade. His projects are inspired by a love of storytelling and innovation. Through Kidoons theatrical productions, and the many digital works on the Kidoons network, Jeff’s artist collaborators help organizations to tell their stories onstage and online. Jeff works with not-for-profits, governmental, non-governmental organizations, and corporate clients across Canada and the United States with a vision to inspire and empower all generations. He dedicates his work on this play to his mother, Evelyn Lord.

CRAIG FRANCIS - Stage Manager / Dramaturg

Craig Francis (he/him) is a writer, director, illustrator, and multidisciplinary creator. His theatre productions have toured Canada and the US, including Off-Broadway in 2016 and 2019. A founding member of The 20K Collective, Craig co-created Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea, Game of Clones, and Jungle Book with Rick Miller; and the theatrical, streaming, and comic book Frankenstein with Miller and Paul Van Dyck. He’s a producer, dramaturg, and stage manager for Miller’s solo trilogy (BOOM, BOOM X, and BOOM YZ) in Canada, the US, France, and Taiwan. With Miller, Craig co-directed a workshop of the Ben Wexler musical Blocked (TheaterWorksUSA); upcoming projects include CYNIC, Andersen Fairy Tales, and Rose Red. Craig is a mentor of emerging artists, and a speaker on LGBTQA2S+ issues. He performed improv comedy with Just For Laughs, CBC, CTV and Showtime. The animated shorts he co-creates for Kidoons and not-for-profits are seen by millions of viewers, and installed in museums in six provinces. Craig lives in Montréal, has illustrated several books, and voiced animated series.

AIDAN WARE - Technical Director

Aidan Ware hails from Calgary, Alberta, and is a graduate of the BFA Technical Theatre program at the University of Alberta. Upon completing an 18-month lighting practicum program at the Banff Centre, Aidan moved to Toronto where his creativity and passion for bringing new technologies to live performance has led him to work with various creative houses including Solotech, Moment Factory, TIFA, and Canadian Stage. Most recently, Aidan was the Director of Production for Fall for Dance North’s 8th annual festival. He continues to freelance as a Technical Director and Lighting Designer and is excited to be back on the road with the BOOM Trilogy as the Technical Director for BOOM

NICOLAS DOSTIE - Video & Projection Co-Designer

An accomplished director, editor, and visual artist, Nicolas Dostie studied Media Arts and Technology with a focus on television. With the arrival of the digital era in 2002, he became interested in large-scale architectural projection, and helped design the multimedia for the highly visual spectacle Cavalia. His design career then pushed him more and more into the worlds of theatre and circus. He worked for Ex Machina and Robert Lepage, on Le projet Andersen, the Jeux de Cartes series, 887 and Kodō, and with BOOM X. His work as co-designer has garnered several award nominations across Canada. Considered one of the pioneers in architectural projection, Nicolas has worked on the 2014 Sochi Olympics (with Pixmob), and the Cirque du Soleil productions Delirium, the Michael Jackson world tour, and Varekai. He currently teaches at CEGEP La Pocatière, passing on his knowledge to a younger generation.

IRINA LITVINENKO - Video & Projection Co-Designer

Irina is a creative artist, graphic designer for print and web, and video production artist. She has worked on multimedia campaigns for performing arts centers across Canada and the U.S. and managed event marketing campaigns ranging from The Joy of Dance Studio Toronto to TELUS Skins. Irina has been a longstanding multimedia collaborator with Rick Miller and Craig Francis, including assisting on onscreen media projections for MacHomer, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea, and Game of Clones. Recent work includes branding and projections media design for BOOM X and BOOM YZ, for which she was nominated alongside Rick Miller and Nicolas Dostie for the Betty Mitchell Award for Outstanding Projection or Video Design. Irina is the multimedia designer for Jungle Book, Frankenstein, and upcoming projects Andersen Fairy Tales and Rose Red. As a web and video production artist, Irina is the designer and production editor of the Kidoons Network animated series.

BRUNO MATTE - Lighting Designer

Bruno Matte was born in Quebec City and graduated from Cegep Limoilou in 2005 in audiovisual design. A music enthusiast, he began his professional career as a lighting designer for concerts. He began working with local artists, then moved to international acts ranging from Richard Séguin to Charlotte Cardin to Cypress Hill to Daniel Lanois. In an effort to expand his creative research, Bruno began working on several bold theatre productions. Whether with Ex Machina or Kidoons, he found ways to seamlessly integrate lighting with video, under very rigorous technical constraints. His spatial design exploration continued in the world of dance, where he has worked with several La Rotonde choreographers on productions such as Alan Lake and Le fils d’Adrien dance. Bruno regularly designs for the circus, which seems a natural fulfilment of his experience in music, theatre and movement. In productions ranging from Flip Fabrique or Machine de Cirque, the complexity of the work allows him to keep refining his craft. He now works as a production manager.

VIRGINIE LECLERC - Costume & Props Designer

After a Bachelor’s degree in theatre and cinema from Université Laval, Virginie went on to study scenic design at Conservatoire d’Art Dramatique de Québec. She was the first recipient of the design scholarship Théâtre Blanc-Desjardins. She received Quebec’s Prix d’excellence des arts et de la culture for costume designs on L’asile de la pureté (2009) and Fin de Partie (2012), and was nominated for Cyrano de Bergerac (2008) and Dans la République du Bonheur (2015). For Ex Machina, she toured with La Celestina (2004), designed props for La Tempête (2011), Jeux de Cartes: Pique (2012), Coeur (2013), and Lipsynch (2007), and costumes for Seven Streams of the River Ota (2019), Courville (2021–nominated for best costume design) and Le Projet Riopelle (2023). She is also a frequent designer with other renowned Quebec-based companies, including Théâtre de la Bordée, Théâtre Périscope, Théâtre du Trident, and Carrefour international de théâtre de Québec. Virginie’s work on BOOM X has won Prix de Théâtre in 2021 for best costume design and she’s delighted to be working with Kidoons/WYRD.

CREIGHTON DOANE - Additional Music Production

Music producer / composer / sound designer/ songwriter / musician Creighton has worked with some of Canada’s best-known recording artists, and written and produced music for TV, jingles, theatre, and film. Composition and sound design for theatre include The Importance of Being Earnest (NAC), Scott Thompson’s The Lowest Show on Earth, The 39 Steps, and A Few Good Men (Theatre Aquarius); Frost/Nixon (Canadian Stage); Tuesdays with Morrie (Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company); Salt-Water Moon, Jitters, The Norman Conquests (Soulpepper); and Rick Miller’s BOOM. Music producer/writer and post audio supervisor for CBC Kids TV show UKULELE U. Writer/producer of songs and themes for animated TV series (Beyblade, Barbie, Bakugan & Care Bears)

directed

FLYING SOLO

One-person shows, or solo performances, occur every single day between people as their essence lies in one person telling a story to an audience for the sake of entertainment. These solo performances include all types of art such as comedy acts, novel adaptations, vaudeville, poetry, music, and dance.

The more theatrical version of solo performances arose in the mid-19th century, where audiences would watch one person upon a stage perform for everyone. One-person performances became more than just simple storytelling to a group, but an extravagant event where many others would come to watch or listen to an artist perform their piece.

These shows engage the audience as they are in awe of the performers ability to rely on themselves to remember and recite a show, normally the full length of a play. In BOOM X, you will see the performer, Rick Miller, share his knowledge and storytelling with the audience, performing over 100 different characters all without the assistance of other performers onstage. Rick has made a career of cutting edge solo performances. BOOM X is the second of three shows in a trilogy, which includes BOOM (part of WCT’s 2021/22 season) and BOOM YZ. He also took the world by storm with MacHomer, in which he performed Shakespeare’s MacBeth in the voices of 50 characters from The Simpsons. Of course–as with any stage production–the virtuosity of the performer on stage is enhanced and made possible by teams of designers and crew members behind the scenes. You may remember some other one-person shows at WCT, including Made in Italy, Shirley Valentine, Never Shoot a Stampede Queen, and Letters from Wingfield Farm, to name a few. The final show of WCT’s 2022/23 Season, Every Brilliant Thing, relies less on intricate characterisations and more on creative, long-form storytelling. The actor in this intimate performance will bring you into their world and create a unique relationship with the audience to weave a hilarious but heart-wrenching story that will leave a lasting impression.

CMK Chamber Musicians of Kamloops

Proudly presents

INSPIRED BY NATURE

Lake Winds Trio Christine Moore, flute Anna McGuigan, flute Carol Colpitts, piano

Saturday, February 25, 2023 7:30 p.m. Kamloops United Church

This concert will also be livestreamed

Tickets available at the door and at www.chambermusiciansofkamloops.org

Students under 19 years of age free. On-line viewing available until March 11, 2023.

One-person shows continue to ensnare audiences around the world today. The skill and ability to perform one is incredible, and we hope you enjoy watching BOOM X and Every Brilliant Thing at WCT this season.

Western Canada Theatre gratefully acknowledges the following government agencies, corporations, foundations, and individuals for their generous contributions through sponsorships and/or charitable donations. We thank everyone who plays their important part in helping us to bring the highest quality of work to the broadest possible audience. Listings based on annual contributions, July 1, 2021 to December 05, 2022.

FUNDERS

The City of Kamloops

Canada Council for the Arts Government of Canada

The Province of BC BC Arts Council

FOUNDATIONS

BC Interior Community Foundation Vancouver Foundation Dr. Elspeth M. McDougall Foundation

PRESENTING PARTNER

Kelson Group, Ron and Rae Fawcett

SEASON SPONSORS

CFJC TV

Castanet

Home Hardware

Kamloops This Week Stone Hazell & Company Wayside New Gold

SHOW SPONSORS 98.3 CIFM B-100 British Columbia Lottery Corporation Cloverdale Paint ideaLEVER K97.5

Kamloops Insurance KPMG

New Country 103.1 Pattison Outdoor Radio NL Riverland Inn & Suites Scott’s Inn TNRD Watson Engineering Ltd.

PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN SPONSOR

Best Western Plus Kamloops Hotel

PRE-SHOW SALON SPONSORS

Black Salt Catering Celista Estate Winery

PIZZA PRE-SHOW SPONSOR

Domino’s Pizza

DIAMOND COMPANIONS: $10,000+

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READY TO BOOGIE?

The 2023 Boogie the Bridge will take place on April 23 as runners meet in Riverside Park to run or walk various distances in support of WCT’s Youth Education Programs. The annual event has raised more than $1 million for charity since its inception more than two decades ago.

WCT is proud and honoured to once again partner with Boogie the Bridge as the Charity of Choice for the 26th event. We share the values of founder Jo Berry, and the Boogie team, promoting camaraderie, a sense of community, and good physical and mental health in our city.

Jo is a visionary leader in our city and she reminds us constantly about how the benefits of RunClub and Boogie are not just about running goals, but about the improvement of our physical, mental, and spiritual health.

Funds raised through Boogie are designated to support WCT’s Youth Education Programs, including a new program working with Indigenous youth. With a dedicated home at the new Kelson Hall facility in downtown Kamloops, our Stage One Theatre School will give more young people a unique opportunity to reap the life enhancing benefits from participating in the performing arts.

We encourage our community and our audience to get out and run or walk Boogie in April–we’ll be out with our WCT team! Join us to inspire young people to explore their creativity and share their natural gifts of imagination and expression.

Registration is open online at boogiethebridge.com, with varying course options: one-kilometre, kids’ Mini-Boogie, five-kilometre, 10-kilometre, and half-marathon.

Pictured (L to R): Stephanie McLean, Development Manager at WCT, and Jenn Reumper, Boogie The Bridge Society President

JAMES MacDONALD Artistic Director

LESLIE BILES Executive Director

ADMINISTRATION

TERRI RUNNALLS Education & Outreach Director

EMILY BROWN Education & Community Engagement Intern

RON THOMPSON Finance Director

OLGA KILINNIK Accounting Officer

CHELSEA ISENOR Marketing & Communications Director

KIRK SMITH Manager, Marketing, Digital & Special Projects

ELIZABETH NYGREN Social Media & Marketing Coordinator

SUZAN GOGUEN Growth & Engagement Director

STEPHANIE McLEAN Development Manager

JENNY EDWARDS Development & Administrative Assistant

LAURA MICHEL Indigenous Community Engagement Coord.

SKYLAR NAKAZAWA Facilities & Rentals Coordinator

PRODUCTION

CHRISTINE LEROUX Producer

BILL CHABASSOL Director of Production

LIAM BEFURT Venue Technical Director, Sagebrush Theatre

BRITTNEY MARTENS Head of Properties

SABRINA STACE Head of Wardrobe

EMILY THIBERT Wardrobe Assistant

JAMES BEFURT Head Scenic Carpenter

KRISTIN KLAMMER Head of Scenic Art

DANI FOISY Production Assistant & Floating Technician

BEVERLEY DESANTIS President

CHRYSTIE STEWART Vice President DIANA SKOGLUND Secretary

TIM RODGERS Treasurer, Past Pres.

LORI BREGOLISS GERALYN CORMACK

NENA JOCIC-ANDREJEVIC BETH MORGAN SUNNIE ROTHENBURGER

SHELLEY SANDERS RADHIKA MAIRA TABREZ

PETER TER WEEME CARMELINA WOODS

ASHLEY HIIBNER Production Assistant & Floating Technician

DANIEL JEWISON Theatre Technician, Sagebrush

ADRIAN HARLAND Theatre Technician, Sagebrush

VENUE SERVICES

MICHELLE CHABASSOL Manager of Ticketing & Patron Services

JANE HARESTAD Box Office & Patron Services Supervisor

MORGAN BENEDICT Manager of House & Volunteers JESSICA BUCHANAN Front of House Assistant & Concession Coordinator

Box Office Representatives:

VIRAAJ BHINDA, STEPHEN FINLAY, AYLA HARRIS, LINDA KASSIS, GRACE LABOSSIERE, GRAYSON NORSWORTHY, ELIZABETH NYGREN, ANN WELLER

House Staff: DIANE AKERS, LEO BARRAGAN, GREG BROWN, DENISE CLEVELAND, SOPHIA DIMOPOULOS, DES GEDDES, STEPHEN FINLAY, LINDA KASSIS, JAKOB KOPYTKO, ELIZABETH NYGREN

Head Ushers: MARY AULIN, BARB DUBOIS-PAYNTER, KAREN FERGUSON, TRUDY GOOLD, KELLY JEFFERY, MELODIE PIKE, GREG SAWATZKY

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David Ross †

Tom Kerr ‡

Judge T.W. Shupe § Francis Barnett *

Grant Chu *

D. Michael Dobbin * Sharon Frissell * Peggy Gilmour * Mike Latta * Anne Manson* Maureen Marshall* Lanni Shupe*

Honorary Life Artistic Producer ‡ Founding Artistic Director § Honorary Life Chairman * Honorary Life Member

Enjoy the Show!

Ron & Rae Fawcett