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CHELSEA HOTEL:

THE SONGS OF LEONARD COHEN Created by TRACEY POWER and STEVE CHARLES

PERFORMERS ADRIAN GLYNN McMORRAN JACK GARTON MARLENE GINADER MICHELLE BOUEY STEVE CHARLES TRACEY POWER

CREATIVE TEAM TRACEY POWER

Director & Choreographer

STEVE CHARLES

Music Director & Arranger

JAMES MacDONALD

Associate Director

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Set & Costume Designer

JOHN WEBBER

Lighting Designer

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Sound Designer

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Associate Set Designer & Scenic Painter

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Associate Costume Designer

TANYA SCHWAERZLE

Stage Manager & Associate Choreographer

MADISON HENRY

Assistant Stage Manager

A new version based on the Firehall Arts Centre Production

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Leonard Cohen’s songs have a quality that transcends musical and theatrical genres. His music has been interpreted by a diversity of artists for concert, dance, poetry, and even visual art. The songs themselves have been covered by countless musical artists from a dizzying array of genres and musical styles, from pop to country to hard rock. Cohen is a musical artist whose fame as a performer came late in life – until middle-age, he was best known as either a coffee house poet or as a songwriter for other artists. Our enjoyment and appreciation of his work comes from his fundamental brilliance as a lyricist and musician who portrays love, loss, and humanity with charm, expressive use of words, and witty turns of phrase. Chelsea Hotel pays tribute to Cohen’s genius with beautiful new musical arrangements and a dramatic, playful reinterpretation of his poetic storytelling. The narrative of the plot is loosely based on his lyrics, but is meant to more evocative of the feeling and emotional provocation of each individual song. The company are a dazzling array of musical and vocal talents – we were treated to their gifts at the beginning of the pandemic, when they played a highly successful virtual concert of the songs of the show from the balconies of the motel at which they were sequestered after the production was postponed. That livestream was one of the most watched theatrical offerings in Canada last year, and we’re immensely proud to have them back to share their brilliance with you. Once again, many thanks for returning to WCT this season, and thanks for your patience as we work within ever-evolving theatre capacities and arrangements. We’re so happy to have you back. Enjoy!

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CREATOR’S NOTES Creating a new piece of theatre is such a rewarding and exhilarating experience. When the piece being created is brought to life through the lyrics and poetry of Leonard Cohen, creative inspiration is limitless. Much in the same way Cohen uses words to paint a poetic picture, I used his songs as inspiration to a paint a theatrical one. Thank you to all those who since 2011 have entered and believed in Chelsea Hotel. Thank you always to Steve Charles for his musical brilliance, to James MacDonald for his influence and heart, and to this incredible company who joined me for this creative journey with such trust, passion, and artistry. This is a poetic story of love, of pain, of artistic struggle that begins and ends with Cohen’s words but lives within us. Chelsea Hotel premiered at the Firehall Arts Centre, Vancouver BC in February 2012 and went on to tour and play over three hundred shows. Thank you to Marshall McMahen, Ted Roberts, and Barbara Clayden for their original designs and to Donna Spencer, Artistic Producer at the Firehall, for her incredible support of the premiere production. Every show needs a champion, and I was very lucky to find this in her. I invite you to lose yourself in our world and feel Cohen’s songs once again, for the very first time.

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ARTIST PROFILE ABOUT LEONARD COHEN “For nearly half a century, the novelist, ladies’ man, and Buddhist monk built a tower of song – even though darkness was never far off” –MIKAL GILMORE, Rolling Stone,

on the occasion of Cohen’s death on November 7, 2016

Leonard Norman Cohen was born in Westmount, Montreal into a middle-class Jewish family in 1934. A singer, songwriter, poet, and novelist, Cohen explored religion, politics, isolation, depression, sexuality, loss, death, and romantic relationships in his work. Having studied English at McGill, Cohen pursued a career as a poet and novelist during the 1950s and early 1960s; he did not launch a music career until 1967, at the age of 33. In 1960, Cohen had moved to the Greek island of Hydra, where he began his famous affair with Marianne Ihlen, the first of a series of romances. It was there that he wrote his second novel Beautiful Losers, which was critically controversial, but didn’t pay the rent. His career as a songwriter began with Judy Collins recording “Suzanne” in 1966. With her encouragement, he began performing live himself in 1967. The following year Columbia released his debut Songs of Leonard Cohen. Journalist Mikal Gilmore explains that album’s appeal: “The record clearly established a reputation for Cohen as somebody who spoke for those who feel lost and are in search of any saving grace, whether it be religion or sex.” It was during this time that Cohen had a single-room residence at the Chelsea Hotel. Following Songs of Leonard Cohen, he produced three more albums of folk music. His 1977 record Death of a Ladies’ Man, co-written and produced by Phil Spector, was a move away from Cohen’s previous minimalist sound. In 1979, Cohen returned with the more traditional Recent Songs, which blended his acoustic style with jazz, Oriental, and Mediterranean influences. Perhaps Cohen’s most famous song, “Hallelujah”, was first released on his studio album Various Positions in 1984. I’m Your Man in 1988 marked Cohen’s turn to synthesized productions. Shortly after Cohen’s release of The Future, at a time when he seemed on top of the world, he withdrew, at the age of 58, to a Zen monastery outside of Los Angeles. Cohen returned to music in 2001 with the release of Ten New Songs, which was a major hit in Canada and Europe. Then, in 2004, Cohen discovered that his manager and close friend Kelley Lynch had been stealing from him since 1996, to the tune of $5 million, leaving him in a financially precarious position. So, at 77, Cohen launched at concert tour that sparked a remarkable comeback. Cohen was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was invested as a Companion of the Order of Canada, the nation’s highest civilian honour. In 2011, Cohen received one of the Prince of Asturias Awards for literature and the ninth Glenn Gould Prize. He had two children with Suzanne Elrod (not the Suzanne of the song): Adam and Lorca.

SHOW PROFILE ALLUSION AND ILLUSION IN TRACEY POWER’S CHELSEA HOTEL Ladies and gentlemen, prepare to be transported by Tracey Power’s Chelsea Hotel: The Songs of Leonard Cohen. I certainly was – but, thankfully, not in the way I imagined. As a Canadian literature specialist with a particular fondness for Mr. Cohen, I approached the script anticipating a nostalgic trip based on the biographical touchstones of Leonard’s life – his romances, his dalliances, his hit songs and lauded KAYLA NICKEL, STEVE CHARLES, BENJAMIN ELLIOTT, MARLENE GINADER and KRYSTLE DOS SANTOS in the Firehall Arts Centre Production poetry and prose in chronological of Chelsea Hotel: The Songs of Leonard Cohen order, interspersed with, say, his Directed by TRACEY POWER, Set MARSHAL McMAHEN, Costumes BARBARA CLAYDEN, Lighting TED ROBERTS | Photo by EMILY COOPER refusal in 1968 of the Governor General’s Award, on the grounds that “the poems ... forbid it [acceptance] absolutely.” I hoped for a revisiting of his memorable 1991 speech of acceptance into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, in which he concluded that the award had come at the best possible time: “at 56, hell, I’m just hitting my stride.” There’s none of that here. Think carnival mirror, rather than window. Chelsea Hotel is not a biography or a conventional tribute. It’s closer to an interpretation – but an indirect one. For instance, don’t expect it to weigh in on that naive question that, I confess, preoccupied me as an undergraduate student: what does “Suzanne” really mean? What Power has created with this evocative, allusive, and illusive piece is a transporting vehicle that is the theatrical equivalent of Leonard Cohen’s audio and narrative output, a study of the angst and loneliness of the creator/writer (in general, not Leonard Cohen specifically) and a Brechtian/ Expressionistic/Carnivalesque tour-de-force that, like Cohen’s work, hits all the right notes by going off in its own idiosyncratic direction. This play is, appropriately, more concerned with interiors than exteriors. It goes for – and achieves – a deeper truth than conventional biography.

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...CONT’D. “ALLUSION AND ILLUSION IN TRACEY POWER’S CHELSEA HOTEL” Lyrics from Cohen’s 1977 “Paper Thin Hotel” form a refrain in the play – “It’s written on the walls of this hotel/ You go to heaven/ Once you’ve been to hell” – that neatly encapsulates the act of creation. As shadowy romantic figures float – to musical accompaniment – into and out of the unnamed Writer’s imagination, they tempt him away from his vocation with love, sex, and drugs. All is transitory, though, and one figure replaces another. True to memory, dream, and imagination, this is not a chronological unfolding, and some figures recur. The mood, the atmosphere, of imagination is not static; nor is it bound by realism: expect surreal, circus-like vignettes – complete with highs and lows – and expect things to change shape – to transform before your very eyes. Writing, music, and lovers are of a piece – even as they interfere with each other, Discover New Ideas, they blur, blend, and instigate each other. Like Cohen’s “Suzanne,” 1967 debut single, and so much of his subsequent work, Chelsea Hotel resists easy classification and interpretation. Fittingly, Tracey Power takes us from the realm of the mundane to an alternate reality of grit, melancholy, beauty, and joy. We are richer for the journey. – GINNY RATSOY

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COMPANY BIOGRAPHIES PERFORMERS ADRIAN GLYNN McMORRAN At WCT: Debut Elsewhere: Adrian is delighted to be making his WCT debut in a role that’s been very close to his heart since this Hotel first opened way back in 2012. A singer, songwriter, and actor based in the unceded Coast Salish territory known as Vancouver, Adrian has released several award-winning albums, both as a solo artist and with modern folk band, The Fugitives, and has toured extensively in Canada, Europe, and the UK. (look for his CDs in the lobby!). Most recently, Adrian played ‘Guy’ in Once (Arts Club Theatre, Vancouver) and his feature film leading role in the psychological thriller, Volition, (which screened at festivals all over the world), garnered him several awards, including BC’s Leo Award for Best Male Lead Actor. Find him online @adrianglynn. This one is for LC, MG and, of course, Mum.

JACK GARTON At WCT: Debut Elsewhere: Jack Garton is proud to be working with Western Canada Theatre for the first time. As a co-founder of Vancouver’s Dusty Flowerpot Cabaret he has starred in many of their productions, including The Scarlet Queen Of Mercy (2014). He was a co-writer for Geoff Berner’s The Wise People Of New Chelm (staged reading, 2019). He has performed with many BC roots musicians, and released two albums of original songs, Move The Mess Around (2016) and Love You Over Time (2018). jackgarton.com

MARLENE GINADER At WCT: Debut Elsewhere: This is Marlene’s first appearance at WCT, though she nearly made her debut almost two years ago. I think we all know what happened. She’s very grateful to finally be returning to live theatre with that same show, one that has meant so much over so many years. Select credits include the new musical Beau (Adirondack Theatre Festival and film adaptation); Once (US National Tour and Vancouver’s Arts Club Theatre Production); Fucking A (Signature Theatre); and Bad Hats Theatre’s Peter Pan (CTYP), for which she received a Jessie Award. marleneginader.com

MICHELLE BOUEY At WCT: Debut Elsewhere: Theatre: Master & Margarita Workshop (Crow’s Theatre); Dear Rita (Charlottetown Festival); Songs For A New World (Trailside Music Hall); UnCovered (Musical Stage Co); Rose (Soulpepper); Grease (Winter Garden Theatre, Drayton Entertainment); Freaky Friday (Theatre Aquarius); Wizard of Oz (Grand Theatre); Aladdin: The Panto (Drayton Entertainment); Two Hit Wonders (Stage West Calgary); RENT (CAA Theatre). TV: The Moblees (CBC); Odd Squad (PBS/TVO); Mrs. America (FX/ Hulu); The Handmaid’s Tale (MGM/Hulu); Japanizi (YTV/DisneyXD); Over The Rainbow (CBC). She was the recipient of the Musical Stage Company’s 2018/19 Banks Prize and nominated for a Juno with “The Moblees” in 2018. You can check out her original music on Spotify, Apple Music, and several other streaming platforms.

CREATIVE TEAM TRACEY POWER - Director, Choreographer, Performer At WCT: Elf The Musical, Director; Glory, Writer/Choreographer; UBUNTU: The Cape Town Project, Actor. Elsewhere: Tracey works nationally and internationally as an actor, writer, director, and choreographer. Most recently she was a creator on the world premieres of Hey Viola! (touring in 2022), GLORY, Miss Shakespeare, and Chelsea Hotel. Acting credits include: Gift of the Magi (Caravan Theatre); UBUNTU, Blackbird, Clybourne Park (Citadel); La Cage Aux Folles (Vancouver Playhouse); The Bone House (Edinburgh Fringe); Urinetown (Firehall Arts Centre); I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, The Back Kitchen (Arts Club), The One That Got Away (Electric Company), A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Henry V (FreeWill Players). She is the recipient of the Jessie, Sterling, and Betty Award for her work. traceypower.ca

STEVE CHARLES - Music Director, Arranger, Performer At WCT: Hey Viola! Viola Desmond–The Soundtrack of a Life Elsewhere: Steve Charles is a composer, performer, multi-instrumentalist, and sound designer. Highlights include working with Bard on the Beach, Arts Club, vAct, Playhouse/MTC, Boca del Lupo, and Bluemouth Inc. He music directs emerging Francophone artists with Pacifique en Chanson each year and toured with the talent show Galala on TV Unis. With the Escape Artists, he collaborated on Miss Shakespeare, J. Caesar, and he continues to perform in their show Hey Viola! in theatres across Canada. He tours internationally with bands Forro Do Cana and Viper Central and is in demand as a musician, song-writer, and theatre artist for his expertise and versatility. He is delighted to be back at WCT for this production of Chelsea Hotel. stevenjohncharles.com

JAMES MacDONALD - Associate Director At WCT: The Sound of Music, A Christmas Carol, Vimy, The Drowning Girls, Million Dollar Quartet, GLORY, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story Elsewhere: 17 productions at the Citadel Theatre, including A Few Good Men, God of Carnage, Clybourne Park, Billy Bishop Goes to War, Who’s Afraid of Virgina Woolf; Julius Caesar (Stratford Festival); The Old Ladies (Shaw Festival); Fire, As You Like It (Canadian Stage Company); Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Jersey Lily (Manitoba Theatre Centre).

DREW FACEY - Production Designer At WCT: Elf, Production Designer; Comedy of Errors, Production Designer; Waiting for the Parade, Production Designer; Educating Rita, Production Designer. Elsewhere: During the pandemic, former Production Designer Drew Facey re-launched his design practice in interior and furniture design and relocated to Merida, Mexico. He is currently a remote Interior Designer for a firm based in New York City and is also building a design business and launching a furniture line in the Yucatan.

JOHN WEBBER - Lighting Designer At WCT: The Sound of Music, Lighting Designer. Elsewhere: John is honoured to be a part of Western Canada Theatre and to be working on Chelsea Hotel. A long-time designer of both Sets and Lighting he has had the privilege of working with some of Canada’s most talented and adventurous artists. He has received nine Jessie Richardson Awards, an Ovation Award, in Ottawa a Critics Circle Award and Prix Rideau Award, in Saskatoon a SAT Award, all for Outstanding Design. Past favorites include: The Great Leap and Onegin (The Arts Club), and The Marriage of Figaro (Vancouver Opera). During the pandemic days John has been a part of livestreams for Vancouver Intercultural Orchestra, Green Thumb Theatre, and The Vancouver East Cultural Centre. Up next, is How the World Began for Pacific Theatre.

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At WCT: Debut Elsewhere: Xavier Berbudeau based in Vancouver, created Xavier Berbudeau Audio 15 years ago. Working as Technical Director and Sound Designer for multiple events including music festivals, corporate events, and band tours, he has developed a large panel of audio services and skills.

TEGAN KLANCNIK - Associate Set & Props Designer & Scenic Painter At WCT: Debut Elsewhere: Tegan is primarily a freelance scenic artist working out of Vancouver. Favourite scenic art credits include: Beneath Springhill (Arts Club, 2021); Anywhere But Here (Electric Company Theatre, 2020); A Thousand Splendid Suns (Arts Club, 2019); and Cabaret (Studio 58, 2019).

MARIAN TRUSCOTT - Associate Costume Designer At WCT: Marian has been apart of Western Canada Theatre’s artistic team since September 1998. Starting as Head of Wardrobe/Resident Designer and continuing forward as a Freelance designer based here in Kamloops. Recent WCT credit: The Sound of Music, Costume Designer. Elsewhere: It is so GREAT to be BACK between the walls of the Sagebrush Theatre!!! It is also very lovely to be entrusted with the task of bringing Drew’s fantastic Costume Design to the stage. Marian has designed for theatre companies in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Prince George, Rosebud, and of course, Kamloops. She also has the honour of working with the TRU Theatre Arts Department as Costume Designer, Mentor, and Sessional Instructor. Some past credits include: Cinderella (X Fest); Newfoundland Mary (Lunch Box Theatre); She Kills Monsters (TRU/AWT); Girl in a Goldfish Bowl (Theatre North West); Urinetown: The Musical (MacEwan University). I am incredibly grateful to Western Canada Theatre for continuing to bring me back year after year.

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TANYA SCHWAERTZLE - Stage Manager & Associate Choreographer At WCT: Debut Elsewhere: Tanya could not be more excited to work on this incredible show! Selected credits include: The Birds and the Bees, Mom’s The Word, Mamma Mia!, TopDog/UnderDog (Arts Club Theatre); The 39 Steps (Circle Bright); Talking Sex on Sundays, Chelsea Hotel, Circle Game (Firehall); Peter Pan and Charlie Brown (CTYP); Winter’s Tale and Much Ado About Nothing (Bard on the Beach). Tanya is the Production Manager for Carousel Theatre for Young People and Venue Manager for the Waterfront Theatre in Vancouver. She received a BFA, from the University of Alberta. Love and thanks to Brian, her family, and friends, Captain and Gordie. Adam, “I miss you.”

MADISON HENRY - Assistant Stage Manager At WCT: A Broad’s Way Cabaret: The Stage Is Hers, The New Canadian Curling Club, The Sound of Music, Meet My Sister, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, Kamloopa, Armstrong’s War, A Christmas Carol, Million Dollar Quartet, The House at Pooh Corner. Elsewhere: The Soldier’s Tale (Kamloops Symphony Orchestra/WCT); The New Canadian Curling Club, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (Thousand Islands Playhouse); Silent Light (Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity); Kamloopa (The Cultch, Persephone Theatre, GTNT); Th’owxiya: The Hungry Feast Dish (Axis Theatre). Maddy is a multi-discipline Stage Manager based in Kamloops, BC, and is a graduate of the Thompson Rivers University Theatre Program. She is so grateful to be back in the theatre and to be bringing this wonderful story to a live audience! Many thanks to the team at WCT for having her, and to Greg for his unwavering support.

A SHOW WORTH WAITING FOR.

A year-and-a-half ago, in March of 2020, the cast and crew of Chelsea Hotel were gearing up for the WCT debut of this amazing show. Little did they know, their first day of rehearsal would be their last. While the cast remained in Kamloops, waiting to hear what the outcome of the new restrictions would be, the decision was made to put production on hold, and - with some ingenuity from everyone involved - a one-day concert version was live-streamed from the Riverland Motel. It ended up being one of the most watched live-streamed theatrical events in Canada that year. The set sat in storage, waiting for its chance to finally be installed on the Sagebrush stage. Nobody imagined it would be this long, but the show will finally go on (with a few changes), and we know you’ll agree that it was worth the wait. We encourage everyone to keep all of the artists, technicians, and designers, whose lives have been on hold all this time, in their hearts. As life begins to return to normal, the effects will be felt for some time, and we want them to know that we are grateful to all of them for their perseverence and heart. STEVE CHARLES, CHARLIE GALLANT, TRACEY POWER and MARLENE GINADER Perform a live-streamed concert version of Chelsea Hotel: The Songs of Leonard Cohen in front of the Riverland Motel. | DREW FACEY’s set sits, waiting in the WCT shop.

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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, January 1, 2020 to October 31, 2021. SILVER PATRONS: FUNDERS $2,000 - $3,499 The City of Kamloops Canada Council for the Arts Anonymous Bill Adams Government of Canada Len & Laurie Marchand The Province of BC Russ & Jane Reid BC Arts Council Tacey Ruffner FOUNDATIONS James & Barbara W. BC Interior Community Wentworth Foundation The Edith Lando Charitable COPPER PATRONS: $750 - $1,999 Foundation Richard & Fearon Ruth Blair The Hamber Foundation Lori Bonertz Vancouver Foundation Ed & Patti Bruzzese PRESENTING PARTNER Robert Walter Kelson Group, Ron and Rae Estelle Shook Fawcett Jean Chacko Grant & Nancy Chu SEASON SPONSORS Shirlee Ezowski CFJC TV Jessie & James Fedorak Kamloops This Week Michael & Debbie Kowbel Stone Hazell & Company Terry & Joan McQuillan Wayside Thomas & Sharon Moore COURAGE SERIES Valerie Darlene Rampone SPONSOR In Memory Of Dr. Gur Singh New Gold Nancy Stewart David & Rosemarie Stoltze SHOW SPONSORS Peter TerWeeme 98.3 CIFM Thompson Nicola Cariboo B-100 United Way Bostock and Fallis Family Tom & Anise Heritage Fund Wallace/Barton British Columbia Lottery Corporation ideaLEVER Kamloops Airport Kamloops Insurance K97.5 New Country 103.1 Radio NL Scott’s Inn The Riverland Inn & Suites TNRD Watson Engineering Ltd.

PATRONS: $500-$749 Peter & Debra Allik-Petersenn Ben & Lorene Anders Evelyn Baziuk Emma Bourassa Celista Estate Winery John Corbishley Paul Dagg Wednesday Theatre Posse Gwyneth Lamperson HEART SERIES PAY-WHAT- James MacDonald and Tracey Power YOU-CAN SPONSOR Neil & Mary Jane Best Western Plus MacDonald Kamloops Hotel Jordan Marshall June McClure PRE-SHOW SALON Kirsten Juliette McDougall SPONSORS Vic & Sally Mowbray Celista Estate Winery Alastair Murdoch DIAMOND COMPANIONS: Roland & Anne Neave $10,000+ Colene Palmer Michael E. Black Colleen Stainton Nicole Tougas PLATINUM PATRONS: $5,000 - $9,999 INVESTORS: $200-$499 Rae Nixon Anonymous Terry & Lanni Shupe Dianne Almond Roger and Cecile GOLD PATRONS: Lamoureux $3,500 - $4,999 Brenda J. Aynsley Edith Pletzer Sandy Baird Hildi Banting

Francis & Helen Barnett Sherry & Brad Bennett and Barb Smith Sarah Blumel Margaret Brown Gerry Buchanan Richard & Chris Carney Mavis Chalmers Ray & Toshi Chatelin Margaret Chrumka Evey R. Chursky Heidi Coleman Joslyn Conley Sally Cornies Jean Crowe Lois Crown Joan Cummings Margo Custance Donna M. Daines Kathy & Sinclair Dalgleish Linnea Davies Joanne Dennstedt Rhonda Diaper Dan & Denise C. Douglas Jim & Martina Duncan Sandy Elizabeth Eastwood Pat Ehlbeck Nancy Eld Jill & Tyler Enns Reno & Marie Fabbro Hugh & Marilyn Fallis Glen & Sara Farrow Julie Ann Feather Valerie Fitger Marvyn Fitzpatrick Nadine R. Fort Louella Garner Annette Glover Jim & Joan Rosemary Gordon Joy & James Gothard Penny Iris Govette Anne Grube - In Memory of Phyllis Mader Susan Hammond Tanja Hasler Kathleen Virginia Haywood-Farmer John & Helen Helvoigt Dian Henderson Barbara Jane Hicks Lois K. Hollstedt Greg Howard Jo-Mary & Bob Hunter Hope Hyslop Trent & Melissa Jakubec Bill & Sally Jennejohn Rob & Lila Jennejohn Gail Bonnie Jesten Darrel Jones Joanne A. Jones Margaret Jones Doug & Ann-Marie Jury Fred & Pat Kaatz Ailie Kerr Lisa Marie Lake

Chris & Tara Larouche-Holmes Jack & Sharon Latimer Sue Leach Fred & Nancy Leake Daniel & Bev Lewis Leighton Grace Elizabeth Lister Brian & Nancy MacKinnon Donna Marchand Lori Marchand - In Memory of Phyllis Mader Tammy Marsico Kathy McArthur Judy and Jon McCormick Sandy & Ellen McCurrach Elspeth M. McDougall Bob & Robbie McLaren Marilyn Kay McLean Tanya Mihura Roxy Lynn Morley Mount Paul United Church In Memory of Lanni Shupe Kathleen Nadler Michelle Nagle Jean Nelson Michelle Theresa New Jeannine & Bob Nishiguchi Richard Olthuis Julie & Carl Ottosen Maria Paccagnella Joan Parker Margaret H. Patten Carl Pentilchuk Rob & Chris Phillips Tracey Pointer Lauryn V. Purych Valentina Putoto James Ranscombe - In Memory Of Hilda and Nellie Ranscombe Ginny R. Ratsoy Dennis & Sue Reedman S. Cookie Reimer David Ritenburg Ron & June Routledge Susie Safford Denis & Niki Scallon Ray & Susan Sewell Delray & Heather Lyanne Shannon Terry Simpson Chris & Laurie Stabler Jerry Stack Al & Marijka Stott Sean Sutherland Colleen Joan Tabata Carlos Tallent Telus Communication Elizabeth Templeman Florence Thomson Carol J. Todd Lynne Totten Judith Treherne Bob & Jennifer Trudeau Naomi Uppenborn

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Lynda Vigor Ken & Charlotte Wagner Ann & Rick Wallin Paul Dagg and Carol Ward David G. Whiting Bonita & Gordon Michael Wiens Lois & David M. Williams BENEFACTORS: $100$199 Anonymous Margaret Abramzik Pamela Ainge Kathleen & Joe Alcock Debra Apps Deborah & Greg Atherton Ingrid Valarie Aylward Helen Bailey Wendy Bainbridge Alan E. Baker Mike & Mary Baker Peter Baron Anna Barton Ken & Joyce Beck Nicole & Tom Befurt Heather Bepple Lyse Marie Biech Wilma Bone Keith & Kathy Boughton Karen Bowden Pam Bradley Maureen Brown - In Memory of David and Henry David & Liz Bruce Susan Buis - In Memory of Dr. Janice Doull Julie Caroline Burns Ann Byard Tammy & Duwayne Cadwell Mel & Anne Campbell David Cane Sue Cane Sandra Ceccon & Susan Scott Kenneth Lorne Christian Catherine Churchill Geoff & Kathy Collier Kathleen Collier Sharon Cooley Cathie Cooper Philippa & Peter Coxon Norman Daley Fay Davies Cheryl Ann Davison Mike Dedels Tony G. Denbigh Mary Dimopoulos Larry & Edie Dixon Tim & Gail Dundas Dawn Ebata Carol & Jim Edwards Vivian Edwards Don & Debbie Erickson Pat Esdale Ronald & Doreen Fairhurst Leandra Fallis Ruth & Michael Fane Alan Farkas Glen & Sara Farrow Terry & Betty Faulkner Pamela & Jason R. Fawcett Faye Fike Sharon Fitzer J. Forgie Blake & Linda Fox Anna & Alfred Franczak

Allen & Sharon E. Frissell Gillian Gaiser Cathy Pauline Garay Bob & Michele Gieselman Trudy Goold Ina Gory Peter & Judy Gray Jacquie Hamilton Ivana & Homer Hamm Deborah Hansen Brenda & Doug Harcott Marianne Hardy Helena Hasler Ron & Judy Hatch Karin Haug Catherine & Jordan Marie Henry Ed & Linda Me Herman Lucy Heslip Charlene Hillson Jane House Ken & Marylyne House Maureen & Hoberly Hove Linda Humphrey Darla Mae Hunter Charles Izowsky & Judy Moser Dean & Donna Jeske Kathy Jmaiff Sydney Johnsen Mel & Heather J. Johnson Tanya and Daniel Johnson Linda Jontz Sharon Kika Don Kinasewich Bob & Pat King Marjorie King Margaret Kinney Julia M. Kinvig Kats & June Kitamura Richard Klassen Lois Klingbeil Ted & Maryann Kowalsky Janet L. Kusler Mary Lane & Sue Whitehead Clement Lasaga Brenda Laupland Bill & Eileen Lee Fred Legace Denise Leigh Sheryl Lindquist Mary Elizabeth Lowe Lukinchuk Group Shirley Ann Lunan Joan Lyons Lynda MacKenzie Ron & Marilyn MacKenzie Terri L. MacLennan Kate Marshall Mary H. Martens Beverly Martin Rhonda & John Maskiewich Catherine Anne Masters Linda Mathieson Leslie Matthews Lois M. McAlary Janet McChesney Angus & Barb McKay Peggy A. McKimmon Alison McKinnon Andrew McLaren Wendy D. McLean Dorothy McLellan John McMorran Daniel Mills Stephanie Moen

Joan Moffat Beth & Jeff Morgan Dennis & Maxine Mucha Helen Mary Newmarch Ross & Robin Nichol Wendy & Tony Nielsen & Stobie Sheila G. Noftall Susan Marie Norgaard Nuance Dance Studio Nu Master Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Barrie Ogden Brian O’Grady Patricia M. Owen Wilma Pagan Elaine Paget Guy & Jeanine Parker Robert & Lorraine Pick Angela Pinette James & Denise Piwek Mark Power Stu & Mickey Power Teresa Arline Prehara Karl & Debbie Rainer Phyllis Rainey Laura Randall Derek Rein Niki and Steve Remesz Louise Richards Hillary Rockvam Lory Rodrigue Susan Rolston Shirley Rowland David & Jody Lee Rushka L. M. (Lynn) Rutherford Anne Sales Bryan Salsbury Gene & Shirley Sanderson Jill Schrauwen Elaine Sedgman Natalie Serl Don Shaw Ethel Sheremeta Karen Siggers Kathy Sinclair Shelley Singular Bea Smith Rama Somaya Don & Sandy Staff Una St.Clair Dave Hay Karl Stegemann Barbara Jean Steinke Ron & Jennifer Ste Marie Rob & Diane Stenner Jamie W. Sterritt Dick & Marilyn Strutz Shirley Sze Cec & Jan Tarasoff Dawne Taylor Laurie Ternier Eric & Wendy Thomas Elizabeth A. Todd Glenna Tomlins Luci Tremblay Uniquely Inspired Marketing Wayne & Paula Vollrath Hazel Wadlegger Mike & Margot Waithe Robert Walter Ronald Watson Diane Webb June C. Webb Barb & Mike Webber Shawn Marie Wenger John & Sue Whitehead

Dave & Maryanne Whiting Eric & Mary Wiebe Sheryl Willis Eugenie Wilson In Honour Of: Dan Wood Adrienne Yates CONTRIBUTORS: $25-$99 Anonymous Steve Abram Robert Adolph Shirley Allan Esther Anderson Patricia K. Andrews Teralli Norma Angstadt Mary Aulin Sue Babiy Trudi C. Backman Carolyn & Roger Joseph Bacon Barb & Rick Baker Sherry A. Balachanoff Mike Baldwin Barbara & Magnus Balle Lorraine Balogh Mona Banek Ron Banford Mary Barquest Linda F. Barr Judy Basso Irene Bazell Pierrette Beaton Sharon Beaver Sandra Beblow Dawn C. Beck Ruth M. Beday The Benevity Community Impact Fund Roger & Nora Bennett Karen Berg Sandy Berglind Dawn & Sheldon Bergstrom Jeremy Berkman Joan Bernard Frances Bewza R.C. Bidnell John & Elizabeth Bishop Merle Bishop Rod Neil Black Barbara Boechler Glen & Trudie Bonbernard Christine & Bruce Bosdet Muriel Botham Gerry & Barbara Bourdon Shauna R. Bourdon Vaughn & Linda Bourrie Amanda Bowlby Barbara Bowles Carole Boyle Jeffrey & Sandra A. Boyle Jack & Pauline Braaksma Percy Brackett Wesley Darren Bray Lori Ann Bregoliss Sharon Brooks Barry & Judy Brown Kelly Brown Anna Bruno Alan & Mary Buchanan Jon & Irene Buckle David & Melanie S. Burkholder Sue Burt Candice Burton Sue Buzash Celine Calfa Patrick & Jeanne Callahan Sharon Campbell

Debbie Cane Brian & Lynda Canfield Frank & Odette Caputo Jim & Sherry Carroll Jean Margaret Cartier Kim Cartwright Andrew Cassar-Torreggiani Cathy Cavaletto Michael A. Chambers Pat Chamberlain Gorlieo Choi Dennis Clare Grant & Pat Clark Sharon Clark Norm & Lynn Cleveland Susan Rm Clifford Naomi & Ross Cloutier Cathy Colborne Maureen E. Coldicott Michelle Colenbrander Bill & Vicki Collins Helen Collins Sharon Connatty Leanne Coombes Csandra Cooper Paige Doreen Cooper Alisa Coquet Sharon Cotter MJ Cousins - In Memory of Lanni Shupe Janice Faye Crape Brent & Eija Cryderman Sarah Cuzzetto Cheryl Dale Brenna Daloise - In Honour of Mom and Jacques Santo D’Aquino Cynthia B. Davis

Pat Decker Elizabeth V. Dedels Lisa Amy de Jardin Wilma de Jong Michelle Delany Donna Demarni Jaime Der Preety Desai Desert Hills Probus Group Lori Dewart Ron & Nancy Dey Barb Dinsdale Tom & Joy Dinsdale John Dittrich & Sharon Carrell Christa Donauer Sharon Donchi Lillian Dunbar Dixie Duncan Danielle Dunn-Morris Elizabeth Dye Nicolette Frances Eadie Diane Easton Dave & Irene Edamura Venessa B. Eden Kim Eichhorn Pat Elfstrom Jennifer L. Elliott Jennifer A. Ellis Jim & Susan Eredics Joe Faesen Cathy M. Farber Susanna Fawkes Anita Fayers Karen Ferguson Jodi Shelki Jill Field Mary Jane Finch

Jane Finlay Robert & Lynda Fisher Diane Florence Ali Floyd Bill & Sheena Flynn Mary Follweiter Sandra Joan Fortems Kerry M. Fortune Stella Frame Tierra & Bill French Carly Frey Michael Fryatt Aly Fulcher Jack & Linda Fulton Eileen Funk Mitzi Funk Susan Funk Doris I. Galbraith Lynne Gardner Al & Heather L. Gaunce Becky Carol Geeson Heidi Generaux Connie Lee Georget Katherine Gulley Lorelei Gibson Kay & Don Gienow Soula Giftakis Natasha Gill David Gilmour Rita Goode Noel & Bonnie Gopsill Margaret Graham Mary & Maurice Granger Vivian Grant Shelley Gummeson Judy & Jim Gunderson Dyan Gunnlaugson Joan Hall

Cathy Hall-Patch Drusilla & Ian Hammond Bob Hancherow Lillian Harcus Michelle K. Harrison Kelly Twist June Hartley Ken & June Edith Hartley Bev Haskins Tanya Hasler Peggy Heath Bill Victor Heese Lucy Heglin Sheri Heide Fran Helland Joanne Helmer Elizabeth Henderson Karolyn G. Hendra Maddy Henry Maxine Henry Dave Carl Hilton Violet Hilton Linda Holan Mavis Hollman Lynne Holmes Cathy Hoshino Dylan E. Houlihan Sharon Adele Hrycan Leah Hubensky Jillien Marie Humphrey Donna Hunko Judy M. Hunter Melisa Hunter Kim Hurren Mabel Hustler Sharon Huston Leonard Hutt Pat & Scott Huyghebaert

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Judy Martin & Dan Cox Shirley A. Martin Joan Mason Kyle Matheson Jack Mathews Maria May Marlies McArthur Deborah McCabe Ann & Jim McCarthy Win McClure Jim McCreight Grant & Sue McDonald Ona McDonald David & Joanne Leslie McDonnell Lorraine McFadyen Janet Mary McGregor Terra McGuire Catharine McIntosh Karen McIver Karen McKenna Glenda McKinnon Kevin & Susanne B. McLarnon Edna & Walter McLellan Joann McLeod Doris McNutt Shirley & Orest Melnychuk Jessica Messerer-Trosin Laura Sharon Michel Rod J. Michell John & Elaine Moon Lynn Morrison Ella Morrow Judy Mouldey Tracey Mourre Betty Muench Tracy Mulhern Twink Murphy Trudy Nagurski Rick Nakashimada Ellen Nast Lori Nelson Lorraine Nelson Mary Lynn Nelson Jennifer Fraser Karry Ness Jenny Newbery Janet Northcott Stan & Louise Oakes 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 Linda Paget and Judith Taylor Cheryl Paige Zilly Palamar Edna Park Sheila Park Dawn Patterson Pavilion At Door 2019-20 Deborah Lee Pearen Judith Lamont Trevor Penner Elaine Marie Pennoyer Sheryl Penttila Kayla Pepper Dave & Mary Ann Peressini Lois Diana Peters Bonnie Peterson Barb Pettie Ross & Darlene Phelps

Peter & Sharon Philip Anita M. Phillpotts Pauline Piller Chris & Karla Pincott Cindy Piwowar Bonnie Plowe Andre & Roberta Poirier Pauline Pollock Walter B. Poohachoff Frith & Sheila Powell Gwen Pruden Sandra Pryce Dana Prymak Marlene Purpur Janet Pyle Dallas Q Jenny Quince Caitlin Mae Quist Penny Radies Lorraine Rahel Keylea Joan Rainer Carolyn Ramsay Mitchell Rankin Brian & Laverne Rasmussen David & Pam Ratch Jane Reed Robert & Alison Jane Reid Sandra L. Reidy Julie M. Reimer William Reiser & Pamela Clark Cherryl Rice Vina Richardson Bill & Beverly Roberts Joan Roberts Jodi Lynne Roberts Pam And Tyler Robertson Tyler & Pam Robertson Wendy A. Rockwell Terry & Susanne Rogers Lindael Rolstone Lorraine Romanin Dianne Romeike Chris Rose Nadia Rotzinger Erin E. Rugolo Patricia Rumble Dianne Rusk Katie Ryerson Audrey Saigeon Kathryn Salt Ivan & Donna Sambolec Lana L. Schindler John Peter Schmidt Beverley Schroeder Janie Marie Schumacher Eric & Tish Schweizer Laurel A. Scott - In Memory of Momma Sharon Almina & Ken Self Robert & Shirley Shanks Heather Arline Shannon Rozanne Shannon Margaret Sharon Peter Sharpe Nancy Shelford Hennie A. Shimizu Tanya Lorraine Simpson Arjun Singh Tamsyn Sitler Diana M. Skoglund Debra L. Sloat Lisa Smillie Arlene Smith Athena Smith Bud & Daphne Smith Cogi B. Smith

Doug & Dianne Smith Evelyn Smyth Jeff Sodowsky - In Honour of Evan and James Catherine Somerville Joan Spencer Joanne Sporer Jennie Stadnichuk Kathryn Joy Steen Rob & Sue E. Steenson Tricia R. Steenson Beverley Steeple Kay Stewart Margaret Stewart-Smith Leslie Idella Stirling Susan Elizabeth Stokes Jack & Terry-Lynn Stone Al & Florence Stonehouse Stella Stumpf Elaine Sukut Andrea E. Sullivan Eleanor Summers Sham Sunder Roy Surette Jean Swaim Clint & Paula Sword Augustine Szauer Dick & Terry Taylor Nadine Terziani Valerie Teshima J. Teshima Ronald & Susan Thompson Donna M. Thomson Linda Thomson Bob & Julie H. Threinen Peter & Jean Tilt Gordon Tisher Jessie Toews Joyce & Henry Tomm Martin Tong Nona Tramm - In Memoriam Phyllis Mader Ed & Clarice Ungrin Susan Rosemarie Urquhart Bonnie Vanderlaan Lynda Vankoughnett Anita van Tassel Rhonda Vanvlaanderen Steve & Nancy L. Van Wagoner Gemma Vidal Catherine A. Waddell Drs. Anise Barton & Tom Wallace Donna Wanless Hayley Waring Brenda J. Waslenchuk Agnes Watier Ron & Norma Watts Diane Wells Bonnie White Cathy Wilcox Judy Wilds Debra Williams Megan Williams Sue Williston Andrew Wilson Betty (Elizabeth) Wood Maureen Glynis Wormsbecker Cathy & John Wozlowski Bonnie Yoshida Michelle Ziebart 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 KIRK SMITH Manager, Marketing, Digital & Special Projects SUZAN GOGUEN Growth & Engagement Director STEPHANIE MCLEAN Development Manager JENNY EDWARDS Development & Administrative Assistant SKYLAR NAKAZAWA Safety & Infection Control Coord.** LAURA MICHEL Indigenous Community Engagement Coord. PRODUCTION DAWN BERGSTROM Producer CHRISTINE LEROUX Company Manager (Interim) BILL CHABASSOL Director of Production JAMES THURMEIER Technical Director LIAM BEFURT Associate Technical Director (Sagebrush) PAUL CUTHBERT Associate Technical Director (Sagebrush)

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SELENA TOBIN Associate Technical Director (Pavilion) SABRINA STACE Head of Wardrobe JAMES BEFURT Shop Associate ADRIAN HARLAND Theatre Technician BRITTNEY MARTENS Apprentice in Theatre Creation 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, BEX BINDER, 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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§ Honorary Life Chairman * Honorary Life Member † Honorary Life Artistic Producer ‡ Founding Artistic Director ** On Leave

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