14.15 House Program

14.15 program shedding light

KISS & CRY

A home for innovative live performance from Canada and around the world Where audiences encounter daring productions, guided by a strong directorial vision Where theatre, dance, music and visual arts cohabit, dialogue, interrogate Where a bold, 21st century aesthetic reigns Where the boundaries of form and style are porous, expanded, eroded and exploded Where curiosity is rewarded with thrill, challenge, and delectation Where the tragedy and humour, the absurdity and militancy of our contemporary lives are delivered back to us through the brush of the poet A place of resistance to convention And renewal of tradition Welcome to Canadian Stage.

Thank you for joining us for our 2014.15 season — our 27th season producing and presenting innovative, artist-driven work at the Bluma Appel Theatre, the Berkeley Street Theatre and the High Park Amphitheatre.

This upcoming season presents a new opportunity to discover, explore, experience and reflect upon a spectrum of human stories and emotional journeys that I am thrilled to share with you.

Building our programming around a mixture of theatre, dance, music, and cross-disciplinary performance, KISS & CRY, our opening production, is a transfixing blend of all of these art forms. An intimate and poetic portrayal of a woman and the loves of her life, this unprecedented dance production is choreographed for the fingers of two hands, and is quite simply the most inspired fusion of dance and film I’ve ever seen. Breathtaking.

WHAT MAKES A MAN is the first collaboration with our new Berkeley Street Partner Necessary Angel. Artistic Director Jennifer Tarver, director of 2011’s Beckett: Feck It! and last year’s highlyacclaimed masterpiece Venus in Fur, pivots effortlessly between music and theatre to bring us a

Cover: Chandelier, photo by John Hogg

WHAT MAKES A MAN

living portrait of the quintessential French chansonnier, Charles Aznavour. With over 1000 songs to his name, Aznavour’s repertoire provides an endless sea of material from which to share the debonair humour, the (at times) heartbreaking despair and the unalterable engagement of one of the great musical artists of the 20th century.

with competing forces at battle to secure a place. Inspired by post-war film noir, Helen Lawrence intertwines theatre, visual art, live-action filming and computer-generated images into a beautifully crafted, suspensefilled tale. You’ve truly never seen anything quite like this before.

Claudia Moore and I met in Paris 30 years ago when we taught a class together at the Canadian Cultural Centre and I’ve been following her work ever since. One of the most unerringly committed dancers that Canada has ever produced, Claudia has presented OLDER & RECKLESS over the last 15 years to showcase and champion the work of celebrated dancers and choreographers in a later period of their careers. In collaboration with MOonhORsE Dance Theatre, this 15th anniversary presentation of Older & Reckless features such great choreographers and musicians as Robert Desrosiers, Bill Coleman, Esmeralda Enrique, pianist Eve Egoyan and cellist Anne Bourne. Appearing for five shows only this November in the Upstairs Theatre at Berkeley Street, you won’t want to miss this celebratory evening of dance.

Photo by David Cooper

HELEN LAWRENCE

HELEN LAWRENCE, a production we have developed over a three-year period, is the fruit of an exemplary collaboration between some of the greatest artistic forces in our country. Coming to Toronto after successful runs in Vancouver, Munich and the Edinburgh International Festival, world-renowned visual artist Stan Douglas and acclaimed screenwriter Chris Haddock have created a production that is at the frontier of new media. Stan and Chris set out to investigate the rifts and shifts that occur in society when a war has come to an end, and a new peacetime order needs to take root,

Photo by Omer K Yukseker

OLDER & RECKLESS

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OPUS We have long wanted to introduce new circus work onto our Bluma stage, and how better do this than with OPUS, a work of stunning power and poetry by Australia’s most recognized theatre company, Circa, and the Debussy String Quartet from France. Featuring 14 acrobats tumbling, spinning and flying to the sounds of Shostakovich’s string quartets, Opus offers us an unexpected but meaningful dialogue between captivating feats of effortless physicality and some of the most sophisticated classical music of the 20th century. Direct, festive and unflinching, Opus is an evening full of surprise and delight.

Returning to the Berkeley Street Theatre this holiday season, VENUS IN FUR tells the tale of a young actress determined to land the lead role in a new play based on the classic erotic novel by the Austrian 4

Photo by David Hou

Photo by Justin Nicholas

author Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Venus in Furs. Carly Street and Rick Miller reprise their roles in this 4-star production that won the coveted Audience Choice Award at the Doras this past June. Back by popular demand, this provocatively sexy show makes its final run this December with 9 shows only in our heritage Berkeley Street Theatre.

The other Nutcracker!

VENUS IN FUR

The third and final season of our Berkeley Street Partner, Crow’s Theatre, brings us a new vision of Chekhov’s masterpiece THE SEAGULL. Artistic Director Chris Abraham, known for the scrutinizing care he devotes to presenting classical text in our contemporary world, has assembled an all-star cast including Christine Horne, Tom McCamus, Yanna McIntosh, Eric Peterson, Philip Riccio, Tom Rooney and Bahia Watson to present this timeless play juxtaposing the life we live and the life we long for.

I am particularly delighted to have one of Chekov’s great plays this season in the Berkeley Street Theatre, an ideal space to present the humanity, rawness and irreverent humour that spills out of this great playwright’s works.

Coming to the Bluma Appel Theatre this January is THE OTHER PLACE,

THE OTHER PLACE

HARPER REGAN is one woman’s suburban odyssey as she deals with loss - an absorbing story that illuminates the very meaning of loyalty, morality and the bonds of family. Recent recipient of the prestigious Olivier Award, playwright Simon Stephens has an unparalleled ability to tackle large subjects - here, “the disappearance of the gods” in today’s world - within a domestic drama. Opening in March 2015, Harper Regan is a very funny, very piercing play that I’m thrilled to be directing for a slightly-revisioned Bluma stage.

Originally planned to mark the 25th anniversary of the liberation UBU AND of Nelson THE TRUTH Mandela, COMMISSION

SPOTLIGHT SOUTH AFRICA is our third biannual Spotlight Festival, and our most ambitious one yet. Over a three-week period, our theatres will come alive with works that are a testimony to the extraordinary vitality and originality of the artistic output of this ever-struggling nation.

Set against the vibrant turbulence of the 1950’s, NONGOGO by Athol Fugard is a funny yet heartbreaking play that tells the tale of how a township romance unfolds as longburied secrets are revealed. UBU AND THE TRUTH COMMISSION, a collaboration between visual artist and stage director William Kentridge and the Handspring Puppet Company (War Horse), is a searingly ironic narrative illustrated by gorgeous puppetry and sumptuous sketched imagery that asks Photo by Val Adamson

an emotionally dense play by American playwright Sharr White dealing with a subject that concerns us to an ever-increasing degree: mental incapacitation and the loss of autonomy over one’s own life. In this brilliantly troubling and unexpectedly humorous play, nothing is as it seems. Piece by piece, a mystery unfolds as fact blurs with fiction, the past collides with the present and the elusive truth about a successful neuroscientist begins to surface.

Daniel Brooks returns to Canadian Stage to direct this psychological drama after our highly successful run of RACE in 2013.

DOMINION essential questions in the wake of the famous Truth and Reconciliation Commission established by Nelson Mandela after liberation.

Mamela Nyamza, the creator of THE MEAL and HATCHED, was the first black dancer with South Africa’s National Ballet Company in Pretoria.

Though often sidelined in favour of white dancers, she created her own poignant tales from her perspective as a woman, an artist, an African and a single mother.

Photo by John Hogg

of South African society pre and post-apartheid. In 2001, a township called Newtown in the center of Johannesburg was pegged to be bulldozed overnight due to the living conditions in the area. Residents, many of whom were not provided with new accommodations, were nevertheless evacuated in extremis.

Chandelier is Cohen’s attempt to shine a light on this event.

To close our season, we’re thrilled to welcome back Robert Lepage’s NEEDLES AND OPIUM, following sold-out shows at Canadian Stage in 2013. Featuring astounding technological wizardry and deeply poignant performances that have dazzled audiences around the world, Needles and Opium is a beautifully poetic and transformative masterpiece you won’t want to miss this second time around.

So brace yourselves – the territories we are exploring this year offer unparalleled vistas, but they ain’t for the weak of heart! Enjoy.

MATTHEW JOCELYN Artistic & General Director

Finally, CHANDELIER is an enduring performance piece from Steve Cohen, a performance artist from South Africa whose entire opus is a brilliantly iconoclastic examination 6

Photo by Nicola Frank Vachon

DOMINION is a diptych by up-andcoming choreographer Luyanda Sidiya in his second only appearance in North America. The two chapters of his dance program create a dialogue between the deep and transformative tribal energy Sidiya senses from his land and people and its ongoing history of political abuse and tyranny.

NEEDLES AND OPIUM

SPECIAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS

POST-SHOW TALKBACKS Take part in a post-performance Q&A with a selection of cast members, directors and/or designers. Talkbacks are held after Wednesday matinee and Thursday evening performances at both the Bluma Appel and Berkeley Street Theatres.

Visit www.canadianstage.com and browse our show pages to see who’s joining us for Pre-Show and Post-Show events.

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PRE-SHOW TALKS Join us before the show for a free, informal presentation led by artists, academics, and subject-matter experts. Learn about the themes of the piece and the work that goes into a production beyond the stage. Preshow talks take place on select evenings throughout the season at both the Bluma Appel and Berkeley Street Theatres.

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THE CANADIAN STAGE RBC EMERGING ARTIST PROGRAM The Canadian Stage RBC Emerging Artist Program is made available to an ever-growing number of artists for free. Through engagement with Canadian Stage, artists have access to opportunities that will benefit and develop their creative talents. We offer different components of engagement which are made available and customizable based on the artist’s current stage of career development and their goals for the future.

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nrich our lives and enhance our community — that’s why proud to support Canadian Stage, who help to provide orship and training for promising stage professionals.

Gil Garratt and Gemma James Smith in The Show that Smells or The Last Temptation of Jimmie Rodgers. Photo by Mark Crawford.

For young professionals and students, The Canadian Stage RBC Emerging Artist Program membership serves as a point of entry into the program with access to sessions and workshops, our regular e-newsletter, The Relay, and networking opportunities. Enabling the advancement of our members’ artistic skillset and career development, we are proud to offer Artistic Internships, an annual residency for an up-and-coming theatre company, and our prestigious and competitive Director Development training. Thanks to the RBC Foundation, we are able to meet the needs of Canadian artists with a variety of opportunities at Canadian Stage as their careers in theatre unfold.

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STUDENT TICKETS We offer affordable student rates to make our curriculum-relevant productions accessible to school groups. Tickets are just $25 each when booking for groups of 10 or more.

STUDY GUIDES Our free, curriculum-based study guides include specific subject connections, critical explorations and usable pre- and post-performance classroom activities.

Download online at www.canadianstage.com.

SCHOOL WORKSHOPS Pre or post show workshops are available at your school or at the theatre.

Each experience is uniquely tailored to suit the school group and is designed to ensure students’ theatre-going experience is enriching and meaningful.

EDUCATOR OPPORTUNITIES Are you an educator? Sign up for our Educator Newsletter after the show to receive invitations to free programs including Educator Preview Nights and hands-on Professional Exploration Workshops.

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For more information contact Canadian Stage Education & Audience Development Manager, Erin Schachter at eschachter@canadianstage.com or (416) 367-8243 x 280 to sign up.

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EDUCATION

THE CANADIAN STAGE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM Canadian Stage is proud to be a home for innovative performance in Canada and around the world. We owe our on-stage success in large part to a dedicated team of over 300 volunteers who create a welcoming environment for all our performances and events at Shakespeare in High Park and the Berkeley Street Theatre.

We have been able to invest in the strength of our volunteer program thanks to a generous sponsorship from Manulife, a company that not only provides financial support for the program, but encourages its own employees to get involved. Like Manulife, Canadian Stage believes that volunteers are Canada’s lifeline. We offer customized training and rewards to all volunteers, ensuring that they have a meaningful experience while providing crucial support to our organization.

As a not-for-profit company, Canadian Stage is thankful for the generous support of Manulife which makes our volunteer program such a success.

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Our volunteers benefit Canadian Stage, Toronto’s flourishing theatre scene, and the greater arts community in Canada through their dedicated support.

Interested in volunteering?

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INVESTING IN CANADIAN STAGE. Amazing things are happening at Canadian Stage as we produce and present the most vital contemporary theatrical work from our country and around the world. Our company is alive, vibrant and committed to showcasing stories that build on Canada’s ever evolving cultural legacy.

By supporting Canadian Stage you are investing in this legacy. You are investing in the creation of outstanding theatrical work. And you are investing in our artists as they bring our stages to life.

OPUS, photo: Justin Nicolas

For more information on how you can make an impact please visit www.canadianstage.com. There are so many ways to donate and become involved. We’d love to show you how.

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You love theatre. We love creating it for you.

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-Wendy Cecil, Artistic Patrons’ Circle member

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-Carly Street, co-star of Canadian Stage’s Venus in Fur

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MAJOR GIFTS & SPECIAL PROJECTS MAJOR GIFTS Annual transformative gifts to Canadian Stage make the impossible possible. The support of our lead donors is crucial in expanding our work alongside the international artistic community and in continuing to produce and present daring performance in all genres.

PACESETTERS $50,000 +

AMBASSADORS $25,000-$49,999

John & Nancy Embry* Ron Lalonde & Jane Humphreys** Sandra Simpson

Susan Crocker & John Hunkin** Judy & Wilmot Matthews Maureen & Roger Parkinson**

ARTIST SPONSORS Our programming celebrates the work of individual artists. Playwrights, directors, choreographers, designers and performers are at the heart of Canadian Stage, and their involvement in the season is made possible by the commitment of passionate artist sponsors.

For more info, please contact Heather McDonald at hmcdonald@canadianstage.com.

Stan Douglas’ involvement in Helen Lawrence is generously sponsored by David & Yvonne Fleck, The Hal Jackman Foundation and Adrian Lang & Ash Taylor.

Simon Stephens’ participation in Harper Regan is generously sponsored by Sandra Simpson.

The artists of Spotlight South Africa are generously sponsored

by Julia & Robert Foster, Timothy & Frances Price and Barry Rowland & Anita Block.

FOUNDATION SUPPORT GENERAL The Bennett Family Foundation The Henry White Kinnear Foundation The Brian Linehan Charitable Foundation The Judith Teller Foundation

ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES The Joan and Clifford Hatch Foundation

DANCE PROGRAMMING

PERFORMING ARTS INTERNSHIP

The Hal Jackman Foundation

The George Cedric Metcalf Foundation

TAKE A SEAT CAMPAIGN To name a seat through the Take a Seat Campaign or for more information, please contact Heather McDonald at hmcdonald@canadianstage.com.

BOX The Appel Family Foundation Trevor Lloyd & Margaret Craw Craig & Kim Loudon Maureen & Roger Parkinson Jack & Judith Rose

ORCHESTRA AND BALCONY SEATS The Abel & Mason Families David G.P. Allan & Cynthia Young† Hans & Suzy Brenninkmeyer Wendy Marion Cecil Susan Crocker & John Hunkin† In memory of J. Gordon Fleming In memory of Bjorn & Ann-Mari Gasmann Peter & Dianne Gillin† In memory of Marilyn Gould 14

Richard & Pamela Hallisey† Frances & Peter Hogg Edward & Ann Kerwin Ron Lalonde & Jane Humphreys† Catherine Lawrence & Jerome Morse Margaret Ann Pattison Robert & Penny Richards† Jane Sanderson Staff & Crew of The St Lawrence Centre for the Arts Sylvia Soyka Tim Thompson & Matthew Campbell George Turnbull & Family In memory of John David Wood James Peter Howitt Wood **10 or more years of support *5 or more years of support †Two Orchestra seats

ENDOWMENT FUND J.P. Bickell Foundation The Sarmite D. Bulte Musical Commission Fund The Bluma Appel Artistic and Audience Development Fund The Henry N.R. Jackman Foundation

William A. MacKinnon The John McKellar Charitable Foundation The James W. Leech Playwright Fund In Memory of John D’Angelo The Martin Bragg Fund

LEGACY GIVING Canadian Stage is honoured to recognize the following individuals who have pledged their support for innovative live performance through their estate plans.

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The Estate of Bluma Appel

The Estate of John Gordon Hunter

Larry Lubin

CB @CS DINNER AT REGIONALARCHITECTS

CITY BUILDING AT CANADIAN STAGE City Building at Canadian Stage (CB@CS) was conceived by regionalArchitects to galvanize the development community in support of great cities in the broadest sense—not only by developing our bricks and mortar cityscape, but by providing financial support of Toronto’s cultural excellence. For more information, please contact Jason Maghanoy at jmaghanoy@canadianstage.com.

CORNERSTONE GIFTS $20,000

SUPPORTERS $1,500 - $4,999

regionalArchitects Selkirk Investments

William & Catherine Bryck Boszko & Verity Inc. Roland Rom Colthoff, RAW Design Antoinette Tummillo & John Carter* John van Nostrand & Kate Wilson Drew Sinclair & Liza Stiff Stuart Watson, Drawing Room Architect Inc.

LEADERS $5,000 - $10,000 Douglas Birkenshaw & Ginger Sorbara TAS Design Build

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ARTISTIC PATRONS’ CIRCLE Artistic Patron Circle (APC) donors are part of our vanguard and their gifts are essential in enabling us to bring the best contemporary storytellers from Canada and around the world to our stages. For more information or to join the APC, please contact Heather McDonald at hmcdonald@canadianstage.com.

DIRECTORS $10,000-$24,999

CAST MEMBERS $1,500-$2,499

Margaret & Jim Fleck* Barbara Hackett & John Tory** Adrian Lang & Ash Taylor Doug & Alexa Murphy* Sandra & Jim Pitblado* Jack & Judith Rose** Barry Rowland & Anita Block Sylvia Soyka** Anonymous

Richard T. Adams & Ken Burke** Sara Angel & Dr. Michael Angel Anne-Marie H. Applin* Richard Archbold** Tony Baylis & Jacqueline Kirk Jill E. Black & Barry Allan** Murray & Ellen Blankstein** Walter M & Lisa Balfour Bowen* Susanne Boyce Gary Bryck & Renée Barrette Diana Burke & Robert Henderson** Helen Burstyn** Bruce & Mary Ann Burton* Louise Cannon** Wendy M. Cecil** Margaret Craw & Trevor Lloyd* Dr. Roy Eappen** Linda Glover Ralph & Roslyn Halbert** Pamela Hallisey** Wendy Hannam Su Hutchinson† & Graham Mitchell Edward & Ann Kerwin** Eliot & Carolyn Kolers Srinivas Krishna & Sherrie Johnson† Janet & Sid Lindsay** Larry Lubin** Heather McDonald† & Dale Marsden* John & Kay McKellar** Shawn McReynolds & Elaine Kierans* Perry Orestes & Tim Giguere** Emmanuel Pressman Greg & Jennifer Rowe* Monika Skiba Dennis & Denny Starritt** Jana Steele Thorek/Scott and Partners Doug & Gail Todgham** Chip & Barbara Vallis** Dr. Blossom T. Wigdor, C.M.** Carole Winberg* Berta Zaccardi & Craig Robertson*

SUPERSTARS $5,000-$9,999 Cathy Bateman* John Dimitrieff & Patricia Biesecke Dimitrieff** The William & Nona Heaslip Foundation** Intact Insurance Patrick & Sandra Keeley* Mike Leshyk & Andrea Waddell* Gail MacNaughton & In Memory of John MacNaughton** Timothy & Frances Price** James Riley* Robert Rowe Select Food Products Limited* David Staines & Noreen Taylor* M. Cecilia Williams & Brian Sheehan In Memory of John David Wood* Anonymous

STARS $2,500-$4,999 Martha Burns & Paul Gross Nita Farmer & Ken Stowe* Robert & Julia Foster* Bob & Irene Gillespie** Peter & Dianne Gillin** Jane Hill Ken Hugessen & Jennifer Connolly Robert Hutchison & Carolyn Kearns** Kathy Inch & Steve Simpson* Matthew Jocelyn†* Donald & Marjorie Lenz** Cheryl Longo Peter Lyman & Judith Moses Ronan McGrath & Sarah Perry* Ian & Patti Milne Len & Vivian Racioppo** Gabrielle M. R. Richards* Penny & Rob Richards** Stephen & Leslie Sigurdson* Jean Taillon* Susan Willmot Susan Wortzman 16

**10 or more years of support *5 or more years of support †Canadian Stage Staff Member

PARTNERSHIP With their generous support, our Partners make Canadian Stage a home for innovation and discovery, where artists from around the world can explore the limitless possibilities of performance. For more information on the Partnership Program, please contact Leah Schoenmakers at lschoenmakers@canadianstage.com.

PATRONS $1,000-$1,499 Mr. Ernest Balmer Karen & Bill Barnett* Ajay Chopra Robert & Ellen Eisenberg** Diane & Jim King Sheena Macdonald & Phil Schmitt Winsor & Ruth Ann Pepall** Sheila Phillips In Memory of Norma Rogers** Jack & Jennifer Schoenmakers Anne & Chris Twigge-Molecey** Anonymous (2)

BENEFACTORS $500-$999 Phyllis and David Agg* Marilyn Balan** Nani Beutel** Jennifer Birmingham David & Patti Bragg** Michael Butler & Phyllis Keller** Margaret Cockshutt** Rory & Hayley Craig-Barnes Diamond Award Homeschooling Academy Maggie Dickson** Justice Gloria & Mr. Seymour Epstein Lorne Fox & Ken Marple* Elisabeth Geddes Justine Giuliani John & Susan Goddard** John Hughes Patrick & Barbara Keenan** Ruth Manchee Kenins** Ian & Dorothy MacDonald** Sam Marinucci Jim Milligan** James Moore** Robert Morassutti** Julian Mulock** Jeff Newton Eric E. Parker** Janice Romaldi Jason Silzer** Peter H. Sims** Ron Skeffington & Scott Ransom* Mary Spyrakis† Tony Stapells* Earle & Iris Toppings** Dr. Paul Truelove**

Maureen Whelton Joe Wright** Morden Yolles** Michael & Mary Zuberec** Anonymous (5)

SUPPORTERS $250-$499 Blaine Allan** Joshua & Karen Auslander** Lt. Col. (Ret.) Rene Barrette Clare Booker* Ruth Bothern Andrew & Ann Brown* Nigel Brown Paul Butler ** Elise Chalmers† Lorena Chioran** Marjorie Clark ** Robert Cook* Jill Craigie** Crazy Shirt Productions Tom & Nancy Cutler** Fern Daiter Thelma Davidson* Christopher Davis Lynda Del Grande Brodie Edmonds** Buddy & Leigh Eisenberg** Rose Feikes Russell & Carol Finch** Carol & Peter Foster** Lynn From** P. T. Galligan** In Memory of B. F. Gasmann** Robert C. Gibson** Diana Goldsborough* Colin Gruchy** Eric B. Hanbury Marion & David Henshaw** Angela Herwin & Michael Dales* Catherine Higgs* Frances Hogg** Samantha Horn Richard & Susan Horner* Nancy Howe** Adrian Ishak S. Iyer** Genevieve Jaques S. Jennings* Bob & Popsy Johnstone Ms. Gerda Kaegi** Karen Kalchhauser** S. Kirschbaum**

In Memory of Jacqueline Kolber** Deborah & Rae Lake** Craig & Kim Loudon** Gail Lumber Ms. Harriet Lyons Sallie Lyons* Jo-Anne Mackie** Leo Maloney & Dennis Thomson Fiona & Anson McKim** Dr. & Mrs. Meghory** The Don Middleton and Clayton Wilson Fund** Karen Moore & Jim Hughes Janet Morrison Lea & Syd Moscoe* Roger Pearce* Graham Pett** M. J. Phillips Harold Povilaitis** Val & Anita Rachlis* Carole & Weldon Riddolls** Kartini Rivers Glenna Ross** The Schaal Family** Maria Serio Myrna & Chris Stait-Gardner** Tony Stapells* Julia Stavreff** Les Steiner John C. Stephenson** John C. Stout Darlene Szalay** Elizabeth Tory** In Memory of Art & Thelma Trotter** Kaley Walker Nick & Marg Walker** Martin Wasserman** Linda Wells** Richard Wolfe Anonymous (8) **10 or more years of support *5 or more years of support †Canadian Stage Staff Member As of September 16, 2014 we have made every effort to ensure appropriate recognition.

If, however, your name has been accidentally omitted, listed incorrectly or misspelled, please notify us of this error. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.

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GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

We acknowledge the support of the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage

Service Canada

Nous reconnaissons l’appui du gouvernement du Canada par l’entremise du ministère du Patrimoine canadien

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PEFORMANCE SPONSORS

BMO Financial Group CIBC Great-West Life, London Life, Canada Life Manulife One King West Hotel & Residence RBC Foundation Scotiabank Sun Life Financial TD Bank Group

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CORPORATE DONORS Barrick Gold Corporation (Shakespeare in High Park)

2014 CANADIAN STAGE THEATRE BALL DINNER SPONSOR

MAJOR AUCTION DONORS

Intact Insurance

Adrian Lang Amanda Lang Cara Matthew Devil’s Glen Country Club Donald MacDonald and 1832 Asset Management Gansevoort Hotel Group Greg and Kate Sorbara Kevin O’Leary Leeward Islands Charters Marigolds & Onions Mondetta Clothing Nikola Rukaj Gallery O’Leary Fine Wines Porter Airlines Ronald Fritz, Barrister & Solicitor Scott and Marilou Lewis Shangri-La Hotel

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CANADIAN STAGE STAFF Artistic & General Director Matthew Jocelyn Managing Director Su Hutchinson Executive Coordinator Gianna Ceci

ARTISTIC Producer Sherrie Johnson Artistic & Company Manager Joanne Williams

DEVELOPMENT Director of Development Heather McDonald Associate Director, External Relations Elise Chalmers Senior Development Officer Jason Maghanoy Development Coordinator Ellen Burch Development Coordinator Kasia Rusiniak

Artistic Consultant Birgit Schreyer Duarte Development Coordinator ADMINISTRATION Leah Schoenmakers Controller Sandra Cesario MARKETING & Intermediate Accountant Sabrina Li Payroll & Benefits Administrator Janet Llewellyn Accounts Payable Coordinator Pathma Mahadeva Manager of Volunteer Resources & Rental Coordinator Julie Cloutier

PRODUCTION

Education & Audience Development Manager Erin Schachter

Director of Production R Allan Ross

Sales & Marketing Manager Adam Owen Digital Marketing Coordinator Kiran Hacker Front of House Managers Joseph Cochrane Robin Gaunt Audience Services Manager Cameron Johnston Assistant Audience Services Manager Allan Gillespie

COMMUNICATIONS Audience Services Director of Marketing Supervisor Hilary June Hart & Communications Shawn Hernden Audience Services Representatives Senior Marketing Faisal Butt & Communications Will King Manager Andrew Markowiak April Moon Cydney Penner Patron Systems Telesales Manager Administrator Shawn Ahmed Amar Bajracharya Graphic Design Manager Ted Glaszewski Publicists Ashley Ballantyne Rebecca Shoalts (rock-it promotions)

Technical Director Peter Eaton Production Coordinator Jasmine Knox Operations Manager Mike Souliere Head of Properties Mary Spyrakis Metcalfe Foundation Props Intern Danny Tran Bluma Wardrobe Mistress Susan Batchelor Berkeley Senior Head Technician Jay Blencowe Berkeley Head Technician Cecilia Waszczuk Berkeley Junior Head Technician Melissa Grandovec

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Adrian Lang Chair

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GENERAL INFORMATION Cellphones, pagers, candy wrappers and beeping devices are distracting for performers and audience members.

For those who must have access to devices for emergencies, please leave them with the House Manager who will record your seat number and name.

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LATE ARRIVALS As a courtesy to the audience and artists, latecomers will be seated at an appropriate break in the performance if possible.

Box Office 416.368.3110 Administration 416.367.8243 Facsimile 416.367.1768 Email boxoffice@canadianstage.com

FOR MORE INFORMATION & CUSTOMER SERVICE Canadian Stage, 26 Berkeley Street, Toronto, ON M5A 2W3

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Stagehands and wardrobe/wig attendants engaged by Canadian Stage and the St. Lawrence Centre of the Arts are represented by Locals 58 and 822, respectively, of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. Canadian Stage is a member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT) and engages, under the terms of the Canadian Theatre Agreement, professional artists who are members of the Canadian Actors’ Equity Association. Canadian Stage is a member of the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA). Usher and concession staff of the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts are represented by Local 2652 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees.

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