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U P N E XT ! ENBRIDGE NEW CANADIAN PLAYS It’s your typical high school garage party in the suburbs of Calgary, any night of the week. Amanda’s a genius. Ily’s a drug dealer. Daniel’s a good kid. Will has ADHD. Kit is a runaway. Mutt is a mess. It’s an explosive combination. Youth is a dangerous time. Everyone’s just trying to fit in. Everyone’s just looking for a place to belong.
OCTOBER 20 – NOVEMBER 7, 2015 BY GEOFFREY SIMON BROWN • DIRECTED BY ANN-MARIE KERR
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We couldn’t be more excited to have you with us, whether you’re here for the first time, you’ve been here for a long time, or you’re somewhere in between. We’ve got a terrific line-up for you this year. Some amazing performers are coming your way. To name just a few, we’re proud to host Sonja Smits, a Canadian icon of stage and screen; young Calgarian firebrand Geoffrey Brown who will be appearing in his own play, The Circle; Rebecca Northan, the creator of and a performer in our Holiday Show Legend Has It, who is becoming known globally for her innovative, audience-friendly and allages brand of improvisation; Blues sensations Raoul Bhaneja and Divine Brown who square off through music and story in Life, Death and the Blues; one of Calgary’s most beloved performers Haysam Kadri, in our world premiere adaptation of Cockroach, based on the novel by Rawi Hage; 4
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and introducing the supremely entertaining Steven Gallagher, who will rock our socks off, solo, in our spring comedy about Barbra Streisand’s basement mall, Buyer & Cellar. Here at ATP it’s about more than just the shows. I hope you’ll join us for one of over 50 events in our hugely popular program, The Exchange, where audience and artists meet and mingle to talk theatre and think big. New this season, you can hear readings of plays in development, meet the playwrights after every preview performance of our Enbridge New Canadian Plays, and attend an edition of Pechakucha, Calgary’s unique and funky speaker series. To see the full list of events, check out The Exchange Calendar or visit our new and improved website at ATPlive.com To find out even more about all of the exciting things going on at ATP, check out our season magazine, LIVE, available in our lobby. You can also receive our e-newsletter, The Insider–just
sign up online. Let us know what you think of it all on Twitter @contemporaryATP or by emailing us at info@atplive.com On to Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. I was at a conference of theatre professionals recently. At one point a newcomer to the group piped up. “We’ve spent three days talking about serious stuff,” he said, “how theatre can change the world. I just want to say, the theatre I do is meant to make people laugh! What about joy and entertainment?? Making people laugh is hard enough!”
P.S. Up next in October: our first Enbridge New Canadian Play of the season, The Circle, by young Calgarian Geoffrey Brown. A total contrast to Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, it’s the kind of provocative new Canadian play ATP is known for: fierce, raw, and real. I hope people will feel the daring and compassionate honesty that leapt off the page at me, demanding that I program it and share it with you. P.P.S. There’s still time to join us as a subscriber. Call Talore or Manisha in our box office at 403-294-7402
He’s right. Sometimes we can take ourselves a bit too seriously, on both sides of the footlights. And I think, fundamentally, that’s what Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike is about. Ultimately, I do believe theatre can transform our world. I do believe theatre can be a life-changing experience. I believe one of the ways it does that is to open our minds and our hearts in the friendliest, most effortless, and most engaging way possible: by making us laugh. Thank you for coming today. Enjoy!
Vanessa Porteous Artistic Director @ATPvporteous
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Director’s Note g ly n i s l e y s h o n n the very first day of rehearsal for this wickedly funny new play by Christopher Durang, Vanessa Porteous, ATP’s Artistic Director said something that resonated strongly with me. She observed that as a culture, we often dismiss plays that bring us the gift of laughter. I too have observed how often brilliant comedies are carelessly dismissed as mindless entertainment, somehow deemed not as important or relevant as contemporary drama. One only has to read plays by Oscar Wilde, Moliere and Shakespeare to realize just how short sighted this narrow point of view is... and how much a brilliantly crafted comedy has to offer us all.
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Imagine my delight then, when I was given the opportunity to work on the latest play by one of contemporary theatre’s most gifted playwrights–Christopher Durang. As a mature writer, Durang has crafted a wise and witty play that centers firmly on family and the complex bonds that unite three vastly different siblings. Now in late middle age... life for Vanya, Sonia and Masha is a truly Chekovian mix of regret about the past, anxiety about the future, while navigating a present that is full of unexpected twists of fate. The term ‘Chekovian’ was used deliberately here, because in this play Durang has taken many of the themes (and plots) from the plays of Chekov and mixed them in a blender, resulting in a wildly unpredictable cocktail of downright silliness and surprisingly touching loss. Figures from Disney prance about a Bucks County country house, housekeepers foretell the future and we are invited to laugh with, and at, the deeply flawed and refreshingly resilient characters that Durang brings so fearlessly to life. This comedy, without a trace of self consciousness, ranges from the witty to the wacky in the blink of an eye. And throughout this process, we have felt the spirit of Durang inspiring us to embrace his play with fierce and fearless honesty. The rewards have been great and we now take real pleasure in sharing this affirming, and entertaining, play with you all. Enjoy.
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By Christopher Durang CAST (in alphabetical order)
Sonia Lois Anderson Cassandra Nadien Chu Vanya Christopher Hunt Spike Stafford Perry Nina Lara Schmitz Masha Sonja Smits COMPANY Director Glynis Leyshon Set/Costume Design Catherine Hahn Lighting Design Gerald King Composition/Sound Design Christian Goutsis Lighting Design Apprentice Kalyna Conrad Stage Manager Kerry Johnson Assistant Stage Manager Emma Brager VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York. Originally produced on Broadway by: Joey Parnes, Larry Hirschhorn, Joan Raffe/Jhett Tolentino, Martin Platt & David Elliot, Pat Flicker Addiss, Catherine Adler, John O’Boyle, Joshua Goodman, Jamie deRoy/Richard Winkler, Cricket Hooper, Jiranek/Michael Palitz, Mark S. Golub & David S. Golub, Radio Mouse Entertainment, Shawdowcatcher Entertainment, Mary Cossette/Barbara Manocherian, Megan Savage/Meredith Lynsey Schade, Hugh Hysell/Richard Jordan, Cheryl Wiesenfeld/Ron Simons, S.D. Wagner, John Johnsonin association with McCarter Theater Center and Lincoln Center Theater Originally commissioned and produced by McCarter Center Theater, Princeton, N.J. Emily Mann, Artistic Director; Timothy J. Shields, Managing Director; Mara Isaacs, Producing Director; and produced by Lincoln Center Theater, New York City under the direction of Andre Bishop and Bernard Gersten in 2012. “Here Comes The Sun” Written By George Harrison Published By Harrisongs, Ltd. (ASCAP) Used By Permission. All Rights Reserved
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elcome to The Exchange at ATP, an event series that brings together audiences and artists to mix and mingle, talk theatre and think big.
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As Artistic Associate and a production dramaturg at ATP, one of my favourite parts of my job is to have conversations about the plays in our season. I love learning more about the playwright, or finding out how the designer created the set. I’m curious about the world of the play, and how what I see onstage connects to my everyday life. I don’t think there are any questions that are too big or too small. This year, there are over 50 events in The Exchange! From a pre-show conversation, to a themed wine tasting, a new play reading, or a behind-the-scenes tour in the Martha Cohen Theatre; some events are brand new, some are old favourites, and all of them are a chance to express ourselves. Last season, I met a mother daughter duo who brought their own special teacups to Afternoon Tea, sailing enthusiasts who wore their nautical duds to see The Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst, linguist super fans of the new language created for Butcher, and a girl guide troupe who baked homemade brownies for the designer of Charlotte’s Web. Over 2,000 audience members shared their curiosity, passion, and their personalities at The Exchange. Join us as together we explore the themes of the plays in our season and celebrate the art of live theatre. I look forward to meeting you, Laurel Green Artistic Associate Here are some Exchange events that I’m really looking forward to this season. For a complete list of The Exchange events this season visit ATPlive.com, or pick up The Exchange program guide and LIVE Magazine.
Throughout the entire run of The Circle Arts Commons Lightbox Studio | Free Visual artist Dana Buzzee creates an immersive installation in conversation with The Circle at Arts Commons Lightbox Studio next to our theatre. Monday, October 26, 7:30 pm Pechakucha 20 Speakers x 20 Seconds | $11 Calgary’s funkiest speaker series takes over The Martha Cohen Theatre! Speakers include Geoffrey Simon Brown, playwright of The Circle. Tickets on sale October 5 at ATPlive.com.
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Thursday, October 29, 5:30 pm Expand the Circle: A Public Conversation | Free Youth is a dangerous time. Let’s talk about it. Inspired by The Circle. Sunday, December 13 – 12:00 pm Afternoon Tea | Free with ticket A conversation with Professor David Hyttenrauch about the fantasy genre that inspired Legend Has It. Hosted by Artistic Associate Laurel Green. Enjoy a cup of gourmet Tea Trader tea and a delicious pastry from Patisserie du Soleil.
Thursday, December 31, 9:00 pm A Legendary New Year’s Eve | $75 Ring in the New Year with this special latenight performance of Legend Has It, followed by a champagne toast and post-show reception with food and drinks. Best costume gets a prize, judged by the cast. Throughout the run of Life, Death and the Blues Youth Blues Challenge | Free with ticket Calgary’s best young Blues musicians share their talents in our lobby during intermission. Are you a musician 18 and under? Want to play in our lobby? Contact info@atplive.com. Friday, March 4 5:30pm to 6:30 pm A Cockroach Sees Everything: A Conversation with the Creators | Free Hear from the artists involved in the stage adaptation of Cockroach. Friday March 4 and Saturday March 5 Raucous Caucus for Emerging Artists | $45 A weekend that connects, motivates and inspires the next generation of theatre artists in our community. Friday, March 18, 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm Sneak-a-Peek: The Temporary by Col Cseke An Enbridge New Canadian Play in progress | Free
Sunday, April 10 – 12:00 to 1:30 pm Spring Fling! Pancake Brunch | Free Sunday April 10, 12:00 to 1:30pm Share your favourite moments from this season, learn about next year’s line up, and mingle with artists, technicians, staff and volunteers. Wednesday April 13 – 6:00 pm Cocktails with Babs! | $25 Capacity limited Wednesday April 13 – 6:00pm ATP’s Sommelier Michael Bigattini of Willow Park Wines & Spirits hosts an exclusive tasting of signature cocktails inspired by Buyer & Cellar and paired with delicious hors d’oeuvres. Enjoy a toast with the cast after the show. Friday April 22 – 5:30pm to 6:30 pm Sneak a Peek: GIANT by David van Belle and Eric Rose An Enbridge New Canadian Play in progress | Free Hear a reading from a new play inspired by the larger-than-life story of André the Giant. Pizza from Papa John’s and a Q&A with the artists to follow.
Panelists speak about how the play Butcher by Nicolas Billon resonates in our community at an Exchange event last season.
Audience members tour backstage in the Martha Cohen Theatre at a 2014-2015 Exchange event.
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Susan Tyrrell, Laurel Green, Brian Mills and Levonne Louie at a 2014-2015 Exchange event.
Hear a reading from a new play inspired by the true stories of temporary foreign workers in Brooks, Alberta. Pizza from Papa John’s and a Q&A with the artists to follow.
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Company Bios Lois Anderson Sonia For ATP: Flying Blind (co-pro Legs on the Wall, Axis, Arts Club, Belfry). Elsewhere: Alice Through the Looking Glass, Importance of Being Earnest, Stuff Happens (NAC); Taming of the Shrew, King Lear, As You Like It, Twelfth Night, All's Well That Ends Well (Bard on the Beach); Penelopiad, Griffin and Sabine, Matka King, Poster Boys (Arts Club Theatre); Wit (WCTC); Shirley Valentine (Gateway); Bonobo, Salome, Streetcar Named Desire (Leaky Heaven); The Score (Electric Company); Mother Courage (Freddy Wood); Cirque Poule (Paris Parade Festival); Queen of Hearts (Centaur/Les Saintes). Awards: Jessie Awards (Killjoy, Romeo and Juliet, Candida, Devil Box Cabaret, Salome, The Score), Vancouver Critics Choice Awards (Peter Panties, King Lear). Thanks to her daughters, Anouska and Elena.
Nadien Chu Cassandra For ATP: Debut. Elsewhere: The Ugly One (Kill Your Television), Space//Space (Northern Light Theatre), Pig Girl (Theatre Network), The Penelopiad (Citadel Theatre), The Tempest / Othello (Free Will Shakespeare Festival), The Antyssey (Concrete Theatre) Film/TV: Blackstone, Store It Don't Pour It! Awards: Sterling (Titus Andronicus). Nadien would like to thank her family for their continued love and support. Special thanks to Glynis Leyshon, Vanessa Porteous and Dianne Goodman.
Christopher Hunt Vanya For ATP: Over 20 productions including: Candide, Vigil, Respectable, Art, Stones In His Pockets, Half Life. Elsewhere: The Goodnight Bird (Centaur Theatre, Montreal); Punch & Judy (Caravan Farm Theatre, Armstrong, BC); Munich Now! (One Yellow Rabbit); Gaslight (Vertigo Theatre); The Gardener (Quest Theatre). Film/TV: Heartland, Little House On The Prairie, Caitlyn's Way, Shanghai Noon, You Know My Name. Awards: Christopher has received five of Calgary's Betty Mitchell Awards for his acting, most recently for The 39 Steps (Vertigo Theatre) and When That I Was... (The Shakespeare Company). Upcoming: Directing Dave Kelly in Epiphany (Lunchbox Theatre), and acting in Calamity Town (Vertigo Theatre) and The Light In The Piazza (Theatre Calgary). I hope that you enjoy what this wonderful company of artists has created!
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Stafford Perry Spike For ATP: Debut. Elsewhere: One Man Two Guvnors, Major Barbara, Enron, Enchanted April, The Wars, A Christmas Carol (Theatre Calgary); The Haunting, In the Heat of the Night, Panic, Double Indemnity, Rope, The Mousetrap, And Then There Where None (Vertigo); Pride and Prejudice, As You like it (The Citadel); Romeo and Juliet (Neptune); With Bells On (Lunchbox); Stray (Workshop West); As You Like It (The Shakespeare Company). Upcoming: The Mousetrap (Vertigo Theatre).Stafford would like to thank Meredith and Llewyn for making life so wonderful, and the rest of his family for their love and support.
Lara Schmitz Nina For ATP: Debut. Elsewhere: Time Present (Lunchbox Theatre); Twelfth Night (The Shakespeare Company); The General (Quest Theatre); Bashir Lazhar (Downstage); Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare in the Park-Theatre Calgary/Mount Royal University); Fever Pitch (Evergreen Theatre); The Adventures of Don Marco Sebastian Guevara Fantastico, Little Red Riding Beard (Wagonstage). Upcoming: Goodnight Desdemona, Good Morning Juliet. Thank you to ATP and Glynis for making her ATP debut such a wonderful experience!
Sonja Smits Masha For ATP: Debut. Elsewhere: The Test (Company Theatre/Canadian Stage), That Face (Nightwood Theatre), Perfect Pie (Tarragon Theatre), The Graduate (Theatre London), Vagina Monologues (US Tour), Nothing Sacred (Winter Garden Theatre), Uncle Vanya (Theatre Calgary). TV and Films: Traders (Series Lead), Eleventh Hour (Series Lead), Street Legal (Series Lead), The Diviners (TV Movie), My Life with Judy Garland (Miniseries), Owning Mahoney, How to Deal, Siblings, Videodrome (Feature Films). Awards and Nominations: Gemini Award (Street Legal), Gemini Nomination (Traders, Diviners). Blizzard Award (The Diviners), Genie Nomination (Videodrome, That's My Baby), ACTRA Award of Excellence; TWIFT Award of Excellence. Sonja is the proud founder and co-owner of Closson Chase Vineyards in Prince Edward County, Canada's newest viticulture region.
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Christopher Durang Playwright Christopher Durang’s plays include A History Of The American Film (Tony nomination, Best Book of a Musical), The Actor’s Nightmare, Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You (Obie Award, Off-Broadway run, 1981-83), Beyond Therapy (on Broadway in 1982, with Dianne Wiest and John Lithgow), Baby With The Bathwater (Playwrights Horizons, 1983), The Marriage of Bette And Boo (Public Theater, 1985; Obie Award, Dramatists Guild Hull Warriner Award), Laughing Wild (Playwrights Horizons, 1987), and Durang Durang (an evening of six plays at Manhattan Theatre Club, 1994, including the Tennessee Williams parody For Whom The Southern Belle Tolls ). In 1996, he was commissioned by the Rodgers and Hammerstein Foundation to write a new book for the popular musical Babes In Arms. Sex And Longing was commissioned by Lincoln Center Theater and was presented on Broadway in fall 1996 starring Sigourney Weaver. The Idiots Karamazov , a full-length play with music written with Albert Innaurato, was revived at the American Repertory Theatre. His play Betty’s Summer Vacation (Drama Desk Award nomination) had its world premiere at Playwrights Horizons in February 1999 to great critical acclaim and sold-out houses and was extended three times. It was the recipient of four Obie Awards, for distinguished playwriting, directing, acting, and set design. His new musical (with music by Peter Melnick), Adrift In Macao premiered at New York Stage and Film in the summer of 2002. Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge was commissioned by Pittsburgh’s City Theater and had its world premiere in November 2002. In the early '80s, he and Sigourney Weaver co-wrote and performed in their acclaimed Brecht-Weill parody Das Lusitania Songspiel and were both nominated for Drama Desk Awards for Best Performer in a Musical. In 1993, he sang and tried to dance in the five-person Off-Broadway Sondheim revue Putting It Together , with Julie Andrews at Manhattan Theatre Club. And he played a singing Congressman in Call Me Madam with Tyne Daly as part of Encores. He can be heard on cast recordings of both productions. In movies, he has appeared in The Secret of my Success, Mr. North, The Butcher's Wife, Housesitter, The Cowboy Way, The Object of my Affection, Simply Irresistible, and The Out of Towners, among others. For television, he wrote for a Carol Burnett special called Carol and Robin and Whoopi and Carl and for PBS’ series Trying Times, he wrote a teleplay called The Visit starring Swoosie Kurtz as Wanda, the upsetting houseguest. He’s written several screenplays, including The House of Husbands (co-authored with Wendy Wasserstein), The Adventures of Lola for Tri-Star and director Herbert Ross, The Nun who Shot Liberty Valance, and his own adaptation of Sister Mary… which aired on Showtime with Diane Keaton in the title role; and two sitcom pilots, Billy and Meg (for Fox Television) and Dysfunction! – the TV Show for Warner Brothers. He hopes one day they will be produced, perhaps in heaven. He has an MFA from the Yale School of Drama. Early in his career, he won a Guggenheim, a Rockefeller, the CBS Playwriting Fellowship, the Lecompte du Nouy Foundation grant, and the Kenyon Festival Theatre Playwriting Prize. In 1995 he won the prestigious three-year Lila Wallace Readers Digest Award; as part of his grant, he ran a writing workshop for adult children of alcoholics. Since 1994 he has been co-chair with Marsha Norman of the Playwriting Program at the Juilliard School in Manhattan. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild Council.
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Glynis Leyshon Director For ATP: Director of The Melville Boys, M. Butterfly, Moo, Warriors, Seussical the Musical, The Wizard of Oz. Elsewhere: Theatre and Opera credits include: Madama Butterfly (Calgary Opera), Otello (L'opera de Montreal), Mrs. Warren's Profession (Shaw Festival, Vigil (Theatre Calgary), Governor General Award winning play Where the Blood Mixes (Luminato International Festival), For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again (Magnetic North Festival, Burning Stick Festival, Western Canada Theatre, Gateway Theatre Richmond). Artistic Director for Belfry Theatre in Victoria and The Vancouver Playhouse, where she won numerous Jessie Richardson Awards including Best Director for Equus. TV credits include 5 seasons as host of Knowledge Network's By The Book.
Catherine Hahn Set/Costume Design For ATP: Debut. Elsewhere: Outliner (Mascall Dance Company); Not Enough Alone, The Lola Project (Dance Victoria); Contest of the Winds (Caravan Farm Theatre with Sepwepemc Nation); The Rez Sisters (Belfry Theatre); The Tragical Comedy of Punch and Judy – puppet design and build (Caravan Farm Theatre); Whether the Weather, The Story (Theatre Columbus); The Christmas Carol, Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Tell Tale Heart, Macbeth (Caravan Farm Theatre); Everyone, A Modern Morality Play (The Caravan with November Theatre, Electric Company, Theatre Replacement, Neworld Theatre, Melee Theatre, and Pound of Flesh); That Summer (Theatre Northwest); House of X (Wild Excursions Productions); Harvest (Chemainus Festival Theatre); Everyone, Fresco (Bellaluna), The White Spider (Mascall Dance Company); Ecstacy of Rita Joe (NAC and Western Canada Theatre, Kamloops); Beauty and the Beast, Alice a Wonderland (Western Canada Theatre). Other: Design Mentor for The Bachelor of Performing Arts Program (Capilano University) Designer and builder of parade costumes and large puppets, History 2 Life, Victoria’s 150th Anniversary; Expo 74, Expo 86, Expo 88; Bread and Puppet Theatre (Vermont); project designer Winterfest, BC Place Stadium (Vancouver Children’s Festival); jewellery designer, visual artist.
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Christian Goutsis Composition/Sound Design For ATP: As designer – Venus in Fur, as actor – 16 shows. Elsewhere: Christian has been creating sound and composition for the past 10 years, and has been fortunate to work with ATP, Vertigo Theatre, Lunchbox Theatre, Ground Zero, CYPT, The University of Calgary, and Stage West.
Gerald King Lighting Design For ATP: Debut. Elsewhere: King Lear, Liberation Days, Anne of Green Gables, Much Ado About Nothing, Cats (Theatre Calgary); Ubuntu (One Yellow Rabbit’s High Performance Rodeo); Jake’s Gift (Lunchbox); Comedy of Errors, Hamlet, Twelfth Night, Midsummer Nights Dream (Bard on The Beach); The 39 Steps, Les Miserables (Western Canada Theatre); Educating Rita, Spamalot (Arts Club Theatre). Awards: Nominated for a Betty Award (Liberation Days).
Kalyna Conrad – Lighting Design Apprentice For ATP: Becky’s New Car, Mump & Smoot in “ANYTHING” with Knooma. Elsewhere: Legoland (Urban Curvz Theatre), Portrait of Manon/The First Nowell, The Rape of Lucretia, What Brought Us Here: A New Community Opera, Ariodante, Cosi Fan Tutte, The Enchanted Child (Calgary Opera Emerging Artists’ Program), God’s Man in Texas, Here Breaks the Heart, Badger, Halo (Fire Exit Theatre), The Wonderful Wizard of OZ (Alberta Dance Theatre), The Dybbuk, La Soiree 2013 (La Caravan Dance Theatre), raNDom (Blue Bird Moving Arts), The After, aWay (Anchor|Red), One Voice, Agnes of God, 33 Swoons (theatre@rocky), La Cueva, Andreas Pena, Puertas, Olga Pericet (Fiona Malena Dance, Calgary International Flamenco Festival), Hello, Dolly!, Singin’ in the Rain (Front Row Centre), Jekyll and Hyde: The Musical (Grande Prairie Live Theatre). Awards: Betty Mitchell award nominee (Legoland; Projection Design), CAT award nominee (Hello, Dolly! ; Lighting Design). Kalyna would like to thank Eric, Cosmo, Tia, Lacey, and Amy for their never ending love and support.
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Kerry Johnson Stage Manager For ATP: Debut. Elsewhere: Liberation Days, Mary Poppins (Theatre Calgary); Arcadia, A Christmas Carol, The Penelopiad, The Wizard of Oz, The Forbidden Phoenix, Noises Off, Beauty and the Beast (Citadel Theatre); Christina/Phillipe, Ride, The Ecstatics (Northern Light Theatre); Beowulf, The King (Workshop West Theatre); The Laws of Thermodynamics, The National Elevator Project: Part 2 (Theatre Yes). Kerry is so pleased to be working with ATP and hopes that you enjoy the show!
Emma Brager Assistant Stage Manager For ATP: Venus in Fur, The Motherf**ker With The Hat. Elsewhere: King Lear, A Christmas Carol (2008 – 2014), Mary Poppins (Citadel Co-Pro), The Kite Runner (Citadel Co-Pro), Cats, Much Ado About Nothing, Jake and the Kid (Theatre Calgary); August: Osage County, Death of a Salesman (Citadel Theatre); Race, reasons to be pretty, Evil Dead: The Musical, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Trout Stanley (GZT/ Hit & Myth Productions); Bone Cage, Bashir Lazhar (Downstage); Blind Date (WCT); This is Cancer! (2010-11 Edmonton Fringe Festival). In the fall, Emma is saying farewell to her beloved Calgary theatre family for a year of grand adventure and travel in New Zealand with her love, Eric. Thanks to everyone at ATP for their support and friendship and art! Enjoy the show.
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BOArD OF DIrECTOrS Executive Alex G. MacWilliam, President Anne Brown, Vice President Levonne Louie, Treasurer Ryan Edwards, Secretary Frank Durnford VP Development Members Luiza Campos Jennifer Devine Dr. Maire Duggan John Humphrey Gloria Fournier Dagmar Graham Stephanie McLean Patricia Moore Chima Nkemdirim Peggy Perry Marilyn Potts Sharanpal Ruprai Vishal Saini Natalia Sorokina STAFF Administration Vicki Stroich, Executive Director Sharon Karst, Director of Finance & Administration Kate Donovan, Receptionist Artistic Vanessa Porteous, Artistic Director Dianne Goodman, Producer Laurel Green, Artistic Associate
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Marketing & Communications Kelly Phelan, Marketing & Communications Director Michael Lohaus, Marketing & Communications Manager Kara Sturk, Development & Marketing Coordinator Ticket Office Matt Smith, Ticket Office Manager Talore Peterson, Ticket Office Coordinator Manisha Dangol, Ticket Office Assistant Youth Engagement Jonathan Brower, Youth Engagement Manager Neil Fleming, FRESH PRINTS Student Writers Group, Playwright Facilitator Matthew Hall, University of Calgary Intern Jessica Anger, D. Michael Dobbin Apprentice Camille Fecteau, D. Michael Dobbin Apprentice Production David Fraser, Production Manager Karen Goddard Hermanson, Technical Director Laura Anderson, Props Builder Shannyn Dowsett, Head Dresser Wendy Eakins, Cutter/Stitcher
Barry Eldridge, Head Scenic Carpenter Andy Fawcett, Head Electrician Eric Hindley, Head Stage Carpenter Jolane Houle, Head of Wardrobe Dawna Mark, Head Scenic Artist Tia McCurdy, Stitcher Derek Paulich, Head of Properties Kam Sherman, Head of Sound Development Kathryn Kerbes, Donor Relations & Special Events Manager Kara Sturk, Development & Marketing Coordinator Front of House Sophie Clarke, Front of House Manager James Avramenko, Assistant Front of House Manager Andrea Hansen, Head Usher Amanda Ashcroft-Ball Fiona Bartok Matt Beauchamp Maxine Bennett Grant Catt Kelley Cheetham Hei-Ling Choi Laura Combden Liz Desault Carmen Fleuren Alexandra Forsyth Stacy Hancock Airi Hayashi
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INDIVIDUAL GIVING • Because of donors like you, ATP has been at the forefront of engaging, relevant, critically acclaimed theatre for over four decades. We offer our sincere appreciation to the following members of our ATP family:
ABOVE $25,000 Hugh McGillivray $10,000 - $24,999 Anonymous • Anne Brown • Kerrie Penney & Don Swystun • Maurice & Myra Paperny $5,000 - $9,999 Barbara Beaton • Clarice Siebens • Gerald Callaghan • Ken & Chris Havard Kevin Peterson & Sheila O'Brien • Mary Rozsa de Coquet • Phred & Phredette $2,500 - $4,999 Alan & Debbi Reid • Alex & Paula MacWilliam • Andrew & Mavis Holder Barbara & Brian Howes • Beverly & Gerry Berkhold • Bill & Betty Miller Brian Mills & Susan Tyrell • Bruce McFarlane & Janice Heard • Chima Nkemdirim Corey Hallisey • Dagmar Graham & Robert Allan • Frank Durnford & Jason Lee Jock & Diana Olser • John Humphrey & Laura McLeod • Kim & Grant MacEachern Levonne Louie • Maire Duggan • Patricia & Sherrold Moore • Michael & Heidi Gatens Rod & Lois Green • Rosemary Nation • Suzy & Andrew Judson $1,000 - $2,499 Anonymous • Anne Payne • Aaron Montgomery & Catherine McAteer • Barbara Cichon Bill & Anne Marie Duma • Bill & Karen Towsley • Brad & Tanya Zumwalt Bruce & Janis Morrison • Catherine Barrett & Ian Young • Cheryl Cohen • Dan & Kathy Hays Darlene Wierzba • Denis Couturier & Jo-Ann de Repentigny • Ian Young Jacqueline & Edward Engstrom • Jennifer Devine • Jeremy Quickfall • Judy MacLachlan Leslie & Roger McMechan • Margaret Southern • Markham & Lisa Silver Marnie & Piers Fothergill • Dr. Martha Cohen • Neal Halstead & Joe Slabe Onalea Gilbertson • Richard & Lois Haskayne • Ron Ghitter • Ryan Edwards Suzanne Tough & Bruce Moeng • Valerie & Gary Silberangel • Vanessa Porteous Vicki Stroich • Virginia Dobson & Dale Huntingford • Walter & Irene DeBoni Willem & Marijke Jalink
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$500 - $999 David Blain • Chris Kowalski & Lisa Squance • Colleen & William Tobman • Dale, Cathy & Georgina Ens • David & Diana Ballard Edward Kaminishi • Faye Cohen • Gary McKenzie & Nancy McGuiness • Jason Innes & Jennifer Willans • Joann McCaig • Joyce & Quenten Doolittle • Louise Berlin • Marilyn & Dale Potts • Dr. Philip F Cohen • Quentin Pittman & Jody Wood • Richard & Helen Kennedy • Ted Busheikin & Catherine Ford • Thomas & Bernadette Raedler
$200 - $499 Anonymous • Al Nord • Alan & Bernice Warden • Alanna Loftus • Anne Freeman • Arthur Patterson • Barbara Peddlesden • Ben Berlinger Bill & Jacqueline Dawson • Bob & Ann Cowie • Brian & Kim Watt • Bruce & Catherine Jespersen • Carla Balzun • Carolyn Phillips • Dr. Catherine Heaton • Cathy Phillips • David & Carol Lunn • David & Dianne Varga • David Severson • Deborah Ferguson • Dianne Berkeley • Doreen & Jack Sandercock • Douglas & Laurie Strother • Ron & Sylvia McIntosh • Elena & Keith Garrison • Elizabeth & Sal LoVecchio • Everett Wylie Gavin Jones • Gregory Somer • Harry Rankin • Janet Brigden • Jean Driver • Jean MacNaughton • Joanne Cutherbertson & Charlie Fisher Karen Bartsch • Karen Bates • Karen Schonfelder • Kate Diakow • Kathleen Biersdorff • Kathryn & Hal Kerbes • Leigh & John McAdam • Lesley E Sutton • Leslie Dunlop • Leslie Frank & Stella Swanson • Linda Lesoway • Liz McGregor • Lorraine & Tom Rosenal • Lynn Bowers • Matt & Denise Woofter • Monique Courcelles & Ted Jablonski • Patricia & Charles Faulkner • Dr. Roger Pilkington • Silvia Koso • Stan Drabek • Susan & Deanna Anderson-Coyle • Tine & Mark Schaffer • United Way of Calgary and Area • Veronica Prokop • Virginia & Terry Grinevitch • Wendy Porteous Yvonne Hinks
$20 - $199 Anonymous • Barbara Todd • Alane Smith • Allan & Pamela Twa • Barbara Burggraf • Barbara Howarth • Barrie & Patricia Griffiths Betty & Detlef Thies • Blair & June Pardy • Bob Gerein • Bonnie Limpert • Carolyn Hammett • Catherine Mckercher • Cheryl Comeau Christine Sargeant • Clem & Lynn Feldmeyer • Corine Jansonius & Eric Tilbrook • Danelle Hames & Matthew Law • Danna Munch Darlene Montgomery • Dawn Siemens • Deb Lee • Dennis Marr • Dennis Nesdoly • Diane & Godfrey Nowlan • Diane Rennie • Dr. Michael J. Nozdryn-Plotnicki • Elaine Fournier • Emily Halliday • Garry & Norma Milton • Georgina Monks • Gordon & Phyllis Bourns • Gwen Loveless Helene Tonnisen • Jack & Carol Moore • Jacqui Halpen • Jan Kirkpatrick • Jane & Ralph Rigel • Jennifer Devine • Jennifer E. Stuart Joanne Kutchyera • John & Janet McLenahan • John & Nancy Henderson • John Kelly • John O'Rourke • Joseph Bardsley • Joy Bews Judy Snyder • Karen Vine • Karen Williams • Kath Orr • Kathleen Wells • Kathryn Carry • Kaye Phillips • Kelvin Corbiell • Ken & Pat Anderson Kim Firmston • Kirstin Danielson • Larry Adorjan • Lawerence & Mary Gregoret • Linda Mrkonjic • Lorene Anderson • Lori Gonis • Lorraine & Brian Eger • Louise Bennet • Lynn & George Collin • Margaret Perlette • Marion Jorgensen • Marlene Russell • Mavis James • My Nguyen Nancy Love • Nigel Seymour & Shelley Barkley • Pat & Ron Cradock • Patricia Gordon • Patricia Hagerman • Paula Knetsch • Richard Henson Richard Sawka • Robert Weaver • Robin Weatherly • Ross Mitchell • Sandra Hoenle • Sandra Morrison • Sara Cross-Moulton • Sara Hannaford Sarah Mathison & Brian Fast • Shelley Tremblay • Stephanie Lindeburg • Susan Swan & Paul Moore • Terry Ann Powell • Tonia Schroepfer Tony & Cheryl Green • Val Campbell • William Stabbler If you notice errors or omissions, or would like more information, please contact Kathryn Kerbes, Donor Relations and Special Events Manager at 403.294.7475 or kkerbes@ATPlive.com
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