WCT Digital Program | Kim's Convenience (21/22 Season) by Western Canada Theatre

KIBYMINS’S CONVENI E NCE CHOI An Arts Club Theatre Company (Vancouver) Production Based on Pacific Theatre’s 2018 Production

Mar 31 - Apr 09, 2022

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KIM’S CONVENIENCE By INS CHOI

An Arts Club Theatre Company (Vancouver) Production Based on the 2018 Pacific Theatre Production

CAST DEVON ALEXANDER

Rich / Mr. Lee / Mike / Alex

BRIANNA KIM

Janet

HOWIE LAI

Jung

JAMES YI

Appa

MAKI YI

Umma

CREATIVE TEAM KAITLIN WILLIAMS

Director

SORAN NAKAI

Assistant Director

CAROLYN RAPANOS

Set Designer

JESSICA OOSTERGO

Costume Designer

JONATHAN KIM

Lighting Designer

CHENGYAN BOON

Sound Designer

MIKE KOVAC

Fight Director

TED ROBERTS

Tour Technical Director

PETER JOTKUS

Stage Manager

VICTORIA SNASHALL

Assistant Stage Manager

Approximately 75 minutes, no intermission

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WELCOME I was at a dinner party a few years ago (remember those?) when a friend told me about how much he and his wife were enjoying the TV series Kim’s Convenience. I asked if he’d ever seen the play, and he responded “Kim’s Convenience was a play?” I decided to program it on the spot. Kim’s Convenience is a play with big heart and humour, as befits its origins. Ins Choi was working as an actor when he wrote the story based on his personal experiences working in a friend’s store (“convenience” stores are ubiquitous in Toronto, where Ins grew up), and he has described the play as a “love letter” to all first-generation immigrants. The play itself is a success story not unlike the immigrant experience – its first production was small, with very few resources, and through hard work and commitment it has become one of the most successful Canadian plays of all time. Like all great comedies, Kim’s Convenience tells a story that is grounded in a humorous approach to serious issues. The playwright successfully navigates cultural and family tensions while creating characters with whom we can all identify, no matter our backgrounds or experiences. That it is such a personal story for the playwright is evident in the dead-on accuracy of these characters, brought wonderfully to life in this production by a talented cast. Kim’s Convenience is one of the previously scheduled plays that we decided to bring back after our cancelled live theatre season last year, and it’s a perfect place for all of us to be – out of our living rooms and away from our TVs, sharing a laugh over this warm, lively comedy in the company of friends. Enjoy!. Enjoy!

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Thank you for being here. It’s a bigger decision now to be here. Unless this note is also published online, you’re only reading this cuz you’re in a theatre safely gathered as a group to hear a story. In this case, it’s a story about an Asian-Canadian family. I had a conversation with a friend a while ago about how to combat the rise of Asian hate crimes. We concluded that in tandem with reactively condemning such abhorent behaviours, the proactive part was continuing to write stories and mentor younger Asian-Canadian storytellers. Through stories we see into the lives of others wholly different from ourselves and realize how similar we all are. Through stories we are entertained as a group and comforted to know we’re not alone, both in our struggles and what we find funny. Through stories, chasms can be bridged, truths can be heard and reconciliation is possible, strengthening our country for the next generation to surpass our dreams and efforts. Thank you for being here to hear this story.

INS CHOI, Playwright

WRITER’S NOTES

I’m deeply grateful to Ashlie Corcoran and the Arts Club for their leadership, for all the tenacious administration required in bringing this play to the stage during these times. And to Kaitlin Williams, Soran Nakai, the stage management team, the designers, and the cast, thank you for providing this essential sevice. With much love and joy, Ins

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DIRECTORS’ NOTE

This production marks our third opportunity to direct Kim’s Convenience, and our love for this story grows stronger every time. We are grateful to the Arts Club for giving us the chance to return to it after our tour in 2020 was shut down unceremoniously by COVID-19.

Throughout our time working on Kim’s Convenience, we have been struck by its message of grace, reconciliation, and redemption across different generations of a Korean-Canadian family. Kim’s Convenience is a story of a family struggling with the pain of the past and how to move forward. The tension of obligations in conflict with one’s dreams, the prodigal child who seeks reconciliation, the uncertainty of how it SORAN NAKAI, Assistant Director will all turn out. The story of this family is small, but the themes and struggles are universal, as is their hope. No matter what brokenness in which we may find ourselves, love is a force that calls forth restoration. This production began around the corner from the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage at Pacific Theatre’s much smaller alley stage in 2018. We have endeavoured to preserve our original production’s heart, intimacy, and truthful performances while continuing to dig deeper into Appa’s story and what it means for all Canadians today. Many people have seen Kim’s Convenience and remarked, “That is my story—that’s my dad—that’s my family.” If this is also your experience, we hope we have Proudly presents honoured your story. We hope you laugh and delight in seeing a piece of your history on Enneamuse: stage. Together, we hope you feel at home Suffering and Wholeness and maybe even return—okseeyou! Kaitlin and Soran

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COMPANY BIOGRAPHIES THE CAST DEVON ALEXANDER - Rich / Mr. Lee / Mike / Alex Theatre: VFS sketch comedy (Vancouver Film School) Film & TV: Travelers, Lucifer (Netflix); Chasing Waterfalls (Hallmark) Other: Stand-up

HOWIE LAI - Jung Theatre: Kim’s Convenience (Arts Club 2020 Tour); Dirty Old Woman (2016) Film & TV: Debris, Abducted: The Mary Stauffer Story, Arrow, Second Chance, Hailey Dean Mystery, Strange Empire Howie was born in Harbin, China, and moved to Canada when he was barely a year old. Howie’s mother emphasized the importance of the arts and helped him begin his journey performing at a young age. After completing a BA in Political Science at the University of Victoria, he began training and performing full-time on stage and on camera for over a decade, travelling between Vancouver, New York City, and Los Angeles. Howie continues to immerse himself in the process of exploring roles that share a variety of perspectives and voices.

BRIANNA KIM - Janet Theatre: A Chorus Line (CapU Theatre); Mamma Mia! (TUTS); American Idiot (URP) Film & TV: Budweiser Korea, Riceboy Sleeps, Joy F**k Club Graduate of Capilano University for Musical Theatre

JAMES YI - Appa Theatre: Kim’s Convenience (Pacific Theatre, 2018); The Ones We Leave Behind (Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre, 2019), Flower Drum Song (2009), The Odd Couple (2008); Salmon Row (Mortal Coil Society, 2013) Film & TV: Kim’s Convenience, Black Summer, Siren, Gabby Duran, The Interview, Pachinko, Flash Point Jessie Award nominee (2019)

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MAKI YI - Umma Theatre: Kim’s Convenience (Soulpepper, Arts Club 2020 Tour); Suitcase Stories, Kim’s Convenience, Gramma (Pacific Theatre); Chicken Girl (rice & beans theatre) Film & TV: Redemption SK, Acts of Imagination University of Regina (BFA); Simon Fraser University (MFA)

CREATIVE TEAM CHENGYAN BOON - Sound Designer Theatre: Gramma, Kim’s Convenience (Pacific Theatre, Arts Club 2020 Tour); Smart People (Mitch and Murray Productions); Us & Everything We Own (Firepot Performance); The Mountaintop (upcoming, Pacific Theatre) Graduate of UBC Theatre; member of IATSE ADC 659; technical director at The Scotiabank Dance Centre; design portfolio and production history at chengyanboon.com

INS CHOI - Playwright Theatre - Acting credits: Banana Boys, lady in the red dress (fu-GEN); Hamlet, The Odyssey (Stratford Festival); Alligator Pie, Death of a Salesman (Soulpepper) Ins was born in Korea but grew up and currently lives in Toronto with his wife and two children. As a writer, his debut play, Kim’s Convenience, won the Best New Play award and the Patron’s Pick at the 2011 Toronto Fringe festival. It then went to Soulpepper theatre company and toured across Canada, and was adapted into a TV series of the same name, running for five seasons on CBC and Netflix. Ins was a writer, executive producer, co-creator, and co-showrunner of the TV series. His next play, Bad Parent, is being co-produced by Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre company, PTE, and Soulpepper for a rolling world premiere in the spring of 2022. He is developing other creative projects in theatre, TV, and film, writing poetry and songs, and finding hiking trails to walk with his family.

PETER JOTKUS - Stage Manager Theatre - with the Arts Club: The Shoplifters (tour); Cost of Living; The Orchard (After Chekhov); The Humans; Jitters; Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches; Good People; One Man, Two Guvnors; Santaland Diaries; Next to Normal. Peter has also worked with Belfry Theatre, Pacific Opera, Vancouver Playhouse, Electric Company, Bard on the Beach, Aeriosa Dance, Theatre Calgary, Citadel, Banff Centre, MTC, Canadian Stage, the National Arts Centre, Stratford Festival, Shaw Festival, Livent, Opera Atelier, Centaur, Charlottetown Festival; touring: Luminato Festival, Toronto; Royce Hall, Los Angeles; DeSingel, Antwerp; BAM, New York; Edinburgh International Festival; Kammerspiel, Munich; American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco; Bergen Festival, Norway; Wellington Festival; Adelaide Festival; Barbican Theatre, London; World Stage Festival. Graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada.

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JONATHAN KIM - Lighting Designer Theatre: I, Claudia, Kim’s Convenience (2020 Tour) (Arts Club); Same Old, Same Old (The Belfry); Chapter 21 (Raven Spirit Dance); Orangutan (The Biting School); Undressed (Alberta Theatre Projects) Jonathan, better known as Jono, is a Jessie Award–nominated lighting designer based in Vancouver. He is a graduate of SFU’s School for the Contemporary Arts - Theatre Production and Design program. Jonathan is also a member of ADC (Associated Designers of Canada) and Chimerik 似不像, an interdisciplinary collective.

MIKE KOVAC - Fight Director Theatre: The Thing About Men (debut, 2009 tour); as Fight Director: Beauty and the Beast, Mustard, Misery, Thanks for Giving, Angels in America, Hand to God (Arts Club); Children of God, Les Filles du Roi (Urban Ink); Sweeney Todd (Snapshots Collective); She Kills Monsters, The Crucible, Edward II (UBC) Film & TV: Batwoman, Tin Star, The 100, Supernatural, Legends of Tomorrow, iZombie, Some Assembly Required, Fake Blood. Recipient of the Paddy Crean Award and J.P. Fournier Award – Fight Directors Canada. Mike would like to thank his wife, Jacqueline, as well as his fellow fighters in the Vancouver FDC.

SORAN NAKAI - Assistant Director Theatre: Kim’s Convenience (Pacific Theatre; Arts Club 2020 tour); Jubilation (Solid Rock United) Soran is so happy to be back at Arts Club exploring directing. She previously assistant directed Kim’s Convenience at Pacific Theatre in 2018, and again in early 2020 for the remount at the Arts Club. When not directing she works as an actor and a teacher. From her homebase in Coquitlam living with her husband and two daughters, she loves cooking and feeding friends and families, used bookstores, hiking, and playing pickleball. Up next she is working towards earning her black belt in karate and publishing a children’s book.

JESSICA OOSTERGO - Costume Designer Theatre: Intimate Apparel, Angels in America, It’s a Wonderful Christmas-ish Holiday Miracle (Arts Club); Lights (Touchstone); The Marvelous Wonderettes (Theatre NorthWest); Wakey, Wakey (Pacific Theatre); Cerulean Blue (Studio 58); Done/UnDone (Bard on the Beach); Same Old Same Old (The Belfry) Film & TV - Cutter/Prep Costumer/Builder: The Magicians (SYFY/NBC). Music Videos: Black Licorice (Peach Pit); Vessel (Royal); I Knew You When (Marianas Trench) Two-time Jessie Award winner for Significant Artistic Achievement, with a total of five nominations; Assistant Head of Wardrobe at Bard on the Beach for seven seasons; member of ADC 659 and IATSE 891; graduate of Studio 58 and Emily Carr University of Art + Design

TED ROBERTS - Set Designer / Tour Technical Director Resident Designer and lighting director/designer for Arts Club touring productions. Recent: sets for Noises Off, Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, The Birds & the Bees, Thanks for Giving; set and lighting for Once Other Theatre: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead and Treasure Island (Persephone Theatre)

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CAROLYN RAPANOS - Set Designer Theatre: Kim’s Convenience (2020 tour) (Arts Club); Lights (Touchstone); Miracle on 34th Street (Chemainus ); Mother of the Maid, Outside Mullingar (Pacific Theatre); Driving Miss Daisy (Rosebud Theatre) Film & TV: The Baby-Sitters Club (Season 2) Four-time Jessie Award nominee; two-time ensemble Jessie Award winner; three-time Ovation Award nominee. carolynrapanos.ca

VICTORIA SNASHALL - Assistant Stage Manager Theatre: Buffoon, Beneath Springhill: The Maurice Ruddick Story, Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol (Arts Club); Talking Sex on Sunday, Proud, God and the Indian, Kid Gloves (Firehall Arts Centre); The Wolves (With a Spoon Theatre in association with Rumble Theatre); A Steady Rain, Richard and His Women (Seven Tyrants); The Sea (Slamming Door Collective); Gross Misconduct (SpeakEasy Theatre); Much Ado About Nothing, Glengarry Glen Ross (Classic Chic); Cool Beans (Solo Collective); This Stays in the Room (remounted PTC & Radix Theatre); The Secret Mask (Presentation House).

KAITLIN WILLIAMS - Director Theatre: The Foreigner (2015 tour), Pride and Prejudice, Jitters (Arts Club); Other Select Credits: Wakey, Wakey, Mother of the Maid, Kim’s Convenience, Almost, Maine (Pacific Theatre); Miracle on 34th Street, The Foreigner (Chemainus); Same Old, Same Old (The Belfry); The Winter’s Tale, Much Ado (Bard on the Beach). Artistic Director of Pacific Theatre; nominated for some Jessies. Gratitude to Ins.

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Ron & Judy Hatch Bill Victor Heese Dian Henderson Lucy Heslip Charlene Hillson Dave Hilton - In Memory of Dorothy Hilton Laura Kym Hoffman Jane House Ken & Marylyne House Maureen & Hoberly Hove Leah Hubensky Linda Humphrey Charles Izowsky & Judy Moser Anonymous Kathy Jmaiff Mel & Heather J. Johnson Tanya and Daniel Johnson Valerie & John Kemp Bob & Pat King Margaret Kinney Kats & June Kitamura Ted & Maryanne Kowalsky Janet L. Kusler Marg Larsen Clement Lasaga Bill & Eileen Lee Fred Legace Catriona Leger Denise Leigh Evan & Wendy Lichlyter Sheryl Lindquist Lukinchuk Group Shirley Ann Lunan Lynda MacKenzie Brian & Nancy MacKinnon Lori Marchand Beverly & Norm Martin Janet McChesney Angus & Barb McKay Alison McKinnon Andrew McLaren Robert & Marian McLaren Marilyn Kay McLean Wendy D. McLean Dorothy McLellan Daniel Mills Joan Moffat Lori Marchand Karry Ness Helen Mary Newmarch Ross & Robin Nichol Wendy Nielsen & Tony Stobie Nuance Dance Studio Nu Master Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Barrie Ogden Elaine Paget Sheila Park Joan Parker Anita Phillpotts Mark Power Derek Rein Niki and Steve Remesz Louise Richards Wendy Rockwell: In Honour of Laurie Marchand Terry & Susanne Rogers Susan Rolston Shirley Rowland David & Jody Lee Rushka Anne Sales Bryan Salsbury Gene & Shirley Sanderson Jill Schrauwen Don Shaw

Ethel Sheremeta Shelley Singular Bea Smith Rama Somaya Una St.Clair Karl Stegemann Barbara Jean Steinke Rob & Diane Stenner Jamie W. Sterritt Tanis Stewart Dick & Marilyn Strutz Sean Sutherland Colleen Joan Tabata Cec & Jan Tarasoff Dawne Taylor Laurie Ternier Carol J. Todd Elizabeth A. Todd Glenna Tomlins Lynne Totten Luci Tremblay Niki & Steve Remesz Hazel Wadlegger Mike & Margot Waithe Ann & Rick Wallin Ronald Watson WCT Staff / the Sound of Music Diane Mary Webb Shawn Marie Wenger Pat & Dave White John & Sue Whitehead Dave & Maryanne Whiting Eric & Mary Wiebe Lois & David M. Williams Elaine Woods CONTRIBUTORS: $25-$99 Steve Abram Karen Albiston Shirley Allan Esther Anderson Mary Aulin Sue Babiy Trudi C. Backman Carolyn & Roger Joseph Bacon Barb & Rick Baker Michael A. Baker Mike & Mary Baker Mike Baldwin Barbara & Magnus Balle Lorraine Balogh Mona Banek Ron Banford Anna Barton Irene Bazell Pierrette Beaton Sharon Beaver Sandra Beblow Ken & Joyce Beck Ruth M. Beday Nicole Befurt Scott Bellis The Benevity Community Impact Fund Sandy Berglind Dawn & Sheldon Bergstrom Jeremy Berkman Joan Bernard Frances Bewza R.C. Bidnell John & Elizabeth Bishop Merle Bishop Barbara Boechler Glen & Trudie Bonbernard Christine & Bruce Bosdet Gerry & Barbara Bourdon

Shauna R. Bourdon Amanda Bowlby Barbara Bowles Carole Boyle Pam Bradley Wesley Darren Bray Kelly Brown Anna Bruno Alan & Mary Buchanan Gerry Buchanan David & Melanie S. Burkholder Sue Burt Candice Burton Sue Buzash Celine Calfa Debbie Cane Brian & Lynda Canfield Frank & Odette Caputo Jim & Sherry Carroll Jean Margaret Cartier Kim Cartwright Andrew Cassar-Torreggiani Cathy Cavaletto Evey R. Chursky Grant & Pat Clark Norm & Lynn Cleveland Susan Rm Clifford Naomi & Ross Cloutier Cathy Colborne Maureen E. Coldicott Michelle Colenbrander Bill & Vicki Collins Sharon Connatty Sharon Cooley Leanne Coombes Paige Doreen Cooper Alisa Coquet MJ Cousins - In Memory of Lanni Shupe Janice Faye Crape Sarah Cuzzetto Cheryl Dale Brenna Daloise - In Honour of Mom and Jacques Santo D’Aquino Catherine Davidson Cynthia B. Davis Wilma de Jong Donna Demarni Jaime Der Preety Desai Lori Dewart Tom & Joy Dinsdale Sharon Carrell & John Dittrich Lillian Dunbar Elizabeth Dye Nicolette Frances Eadie Diane Easton Venessa B. Eden Jenny Edwards Pat Elfstrom Jennifer L. Elliott Jennifer A. Ellis Jim & Susan Eredics Cathy M. Farber Susanna Fawkes Anita Fayers Karen Ferguson Jodi Shelki Jill Field Jane Finlay Robert & Lynda Fisher Diane Florence Bill & Sheena Flynn Mary Follweiter Sandra Joan Fortems

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David M. Johnson Marg Johnson Susan Johnson Wanda Johnston Brenda Jones Robert Jones Mary Jordan Margaret Kalyk Sandie Keetch Patricia Kelley Alex & Margaret Kerr Rod & Dawn Killough Marjorie King Tom & Marion Elizabeth Konopski Don & Karen Krause Sandra Kutscherza Lisa Marie Lake Marge Lane Anne Laroche - in Memory of David Ross Donald Scott Lawrence Clara Leaman Suzanne Legault Catriona Leger Ray LePage Walter Lewis Av Loerke Pam Lovett Reg & Barbara Lucas Lori Lucier Monica MacAulay Frances MacColl Bob & Betty MacGowan Jean MacHardy Beth MacKie Bonnie MacLeod Pat MacQueen Sandra F. Mah David G. Marcotte Sharon Margetts Raegan Markel Sylvia Rose Markowsky Heather Martin & Sham Sunder Judy Martin & Dan Cox Shirley A. Martin Rhonda & John Maskiewich Joan Mason Maria May Ann & Jim McCarthy Win McClure Jim McCreight Grant & Sue McDonald Ona McDonald David & Joanne Leslie McDonnell Lorraine McFadyen Karen McKenna

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Glenda McKinnon Bob & Robbie McLaren Kevin & Susanne B. McLarnon Edna & Walter McLellan Joann McLeod Doris McNutt Mark McVittie Koos Meijerhof Shirley & Orest Melnychuk Jessica Messerer-Trosin Rod J. Michell Justin Miranda Beth & Jeff Morgan Lynn Morrison Ella Morrow Judy Mouldey Betty Muench Trudy Nagurski Rick Nakashimada Ellen Nast Lori Nelson Lorraine Nelson Jenny Newbery Sheila G. Noftall Janet Northcott Diana O’Dare Bill & Audry O’Donovan Daniela O’Fee Keith Brian Ogilvie Dave & Shelley O’Grady Kyle & Shelley M. Okano Erica Oliveira Sylvia Olson Joan Omasta Annie Onuluk Zilly Palamar Edna Park Deborah Lee Pearen Trevor Penner Dave & Mary Ann Peressini Lois Diana Peters Marlene Peters Barb Pettie Ross & Darlene Phelps Peter & Sharon Philip Robert & Lorraine Pick Chris & Karla Pincott Cindy Piwowar Bonnie Plowe Andre & Roberta Poirier Pauline Pollock Frith & Sheila Powell Sandra Pryce Jenny Quince Caitlin Mae Quist Penny Radies Lorraine Rahel Keylea Joan Rainer Carolyn Ramsay Mitchell Rankin Brian & Laverne Rasmussen David & Pam Ratch Jane Reed Norman & Judy Reed Robert & Alison Jane Reid Sandra L. Reidy Julie M. Reimer Cherryl Rice Jay Rilkoff Bill & Beverly Roberts Joan Roberts Jodi Lynne Roberts Pam And Tyler Robertson Tyler & Pam Robertson Lindael Rolstone Lorraine Romanin

Chris Rose Erin E. Rugolo Dianne Rusk Audrey Saigeon Kathryn Salt Ivan & Donna Sambolec John Peter Schmidt Beverley Schroeder Eric & Tish Schweizer Laurel A. Scott - In Memory of Momma Sharon Elaine Sedgman Almina & Ken Self Eileen Sevigny Robert & Shirley Shanks Heather Arline Shannon Rozanne Shannon Donna Sharpe Nancy Shelford Tanya Lorraine Simpson Tamsyn Sitler Debra L. Sloat Joshua Smit Arlene Smith Doug & Dianne Smith Evelyn Smyth Jeff Sodowsky - In Honour of Evan and James Catherine Somerville Joan Spencer Jennie Stadnichuk Samara Staff Kathryn Joy Steen Rob & Sue E. Steenson Tricia R. Steenson Beverley Steeple Kay Stewart Margaret Stewart-Smith Al & Florence Stonehouse Stella Stumpf Elaine Sukut Andrea E. Sullivan Eleanor Summers Clint & Paula Sword Nadine Terziani Ronald & Susan Thompson Donna M. Thomson Linda Thomson Bob & Julie H. Threinen Peter & Jean Tilt Jessie Toews Joyce & Henry Tomm Martin Tong Ed & Clarice Ungrin Susan Rosemarie Urquhart Bonnie Vanderlaan Anita van Tassel Rhonda Vanvlaanderen Steve & Nancy L. Van Wagoner Gemma Vidal Donna Wanless Hayley Waring Ron & Norma Watts June C. Webb Diane Wells Bonnie White Cathy Wilcox Judy Wilds Debra Williams Sheryl Willis Sue Williston Andrew Wilson Maureen Glynis Wormsbecker Cathy & John Wozlowski Barbara Zimonick

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WCT STAFF JAMES MACDONALD Artistic Director EVAN KLASSEN Managing Director ADMINISTRATION TERRI RUNNALLS Education & Outreach Director JESSICA BUCHANAN Education & Outreach Assistant RON THOMPSON Finance Director OLGA KILINNIK Accounting Officer CHELSEA ISENOR Marketing & Communications Director SUZAN GOGUEN Growth & Engagement Director STEPHANIE MCLEAN Development Manager KIRK SMITH Manager, Marketing, Digital & Special Projects JENNY EDWARDS Development & Administrative Assistant LAURA MICHEL Indigenous Community Engagement Coord. SKYLAR NAKAZAWA Safety & Infection Control Coord.** PRODUCTION CHRISTINE LEROUX Associate Producer BILL CHABASSOL Director of Production DAWN BERGSTROM Producing Advisor JAMES THURMEIER Technical Director LIAM BEFURT Associate Technical Director (Sagebrush) PAUL CUTHBERT Associate Technical Director (Sagebrush) SELENA TOBIN Associate Technical Director (Pavilion)

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BRITTNEY MARTENS Head of Properties SABRINA STACE Head of Wardrobe JAMES BEFURT Shop Associate DANI FOISY Production Assistant ADRIAN HARLAND Theatre Technician VENUE SERVICES MICHELLE CHABASSOL Manager of Ticketing & Patron Services MORGAN BENEDICT Manager of House & Volunteers JANE HARESTAD Telemarketing & Group Sales Coordinator Box Office Representatives: VIRAAJ BHINDA, BEX BINDER, LINDA KASSIS, GRACE LABOSSIERE, GRAYSON NORSWORTHY, ELIZABETH NYGREN, ANN WELLER House Staff: LEO BARRAGAN, DENISE CLEVELAND, SOPHIA DIMOPOULOS, NICOLLE DUPONT, AMANDA BREUER, JESSICA BUCHANAN, NATALIE DEWING, HADI HASSAN, ASHLEY HIIBNER, LINDA KASSIS, CHRISTIAN MILNER, ELIZABETH NYGREN

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