Elf: The Musical Show Program

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Thomas Meehan Bob Martin Music by Lyrics by Matthew Sklar Chad Beguelin David Berenbaum

Julia Ullrich

David Cooper Photography

Program Design James A Glen

Based on the New Line Cinema film written by

Nov 20 - Dec 31 2015

Mark DuMez

Artistic Director

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Choreographer Set / Costume Designer Lighting Designer Sound Designer Stage Manager App. Stage Manager Buddy Deb Emily Hobbs Jovie Walter Hobbs Michael Hobbs Ensemble Ensemble Santa Claus Ensemble Ensemble Manager / Mr. Greenway Band

Brad L’Écuyer Jessica Hickman Drew Facey Rebekah Johnson Paul Tedeschini Liz King Claire Friedrich Andrew Cohen Kate Blackburn Sarah Carlé Alison MacDonald Timothy E. Brummund Reuben Broadway / Ben Williams Scott Carmichael Erik Gow Hal Kerbes Richard McBride Sarina Sorensen Scott Walters Brad L’Écuyer Alicia Murray Nico Rhodes

The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

The Chemainus Theatre Festival engages, under the terms of the Independent Theatre Agreement, professional Artists who are members of the Canadian Actors’ Equity Association. The Chemainus Theatre Festival acknowledges the support of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association and its members.

Elf is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684 www.MTIShows.com

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David Cooper Photography

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Mark DuMez

Julia Ullrich

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Thomas Meehan Bob Martin Music by Lyrics by Matthew Sklar Chad Beguelin Based on the New Line Cinema film written by

David Berenbaum

Originally produced by Warner Bros. Theater Ventures In association with Unique Features

SETTING: The North Pole / New York City INTERMISSION: There will be one 20-minute intermission Presented with the generous assistance of:

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Welcome to the most wondrous time of year! Thank you for sharing part of your Christmas season with us as we cap off a tremendous year. Shout outs are due to sponsors, donors, volunteers, staff, artists and of course you, our audience, for coming together to make 2015 a banner season—it’s been one for the record books.

Season tickets are now available for our 24th season of live professional theatre on Vancouver Island. As you’ve come to expect, 2016 holds a diverse mix of comedies, dramas and musicals. Season tickets make a perfect Christmas gift and provide a full year of great theatrical escapes to look forward to. They also ensure that you get the best seats at the best possible price and don’t miss the next blockbuster that comes along like 2015’s sold out Twist & Shout.

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DIRECTOR’S NOTES MARK DUMEZ

Let me start by thanking all of you for an incredible 2015 Season!

The enthusiasm, energy and vigour you’ve brought into this gathering place and the shows at Chemainus have been remarkable. Together, as partners in this creative work, we’ve enjoyed a place where imagination rules the day and stories sing. Thank you for your appetite for live, professional theatre in Chemainus – and for your willingness to take the plunge into our Mainstage shows, in the intimate Studio or with one of our MARK DUMEZ many Education or Outreach programs. Through it all, together, we enrich the region, advance the arts, and build community while examining and celebrating our unique place on Vancouver Island.

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In this holiday conclusion to 2015 – we get a bit silly. Ok – really silly. Now on many top ten holiday films lists, ELF is a jubilant celebration of innocence, hope and naivety. It invites us to see the world through the eyes of the child. This Broadway musical treatment builds on many of the film’s eccentric delights. In staging the show we want to do the same. Christmas to the max! So, feel free to take an elfie with Santa before the show, tap your feet when Buddy clogs or try to say “Sparklejollytwinklejingley” three times fast. We hope this show brings you laughter and joy as we celebrate being human (or elfin) during this festive time of hope, love and peace.

MARK DUMEZ Director Mark is a proud resident of Vancouver Island and has enjoyed directing Sherlock Holmes, Jeeves in Bloom, A Pretty Girl (A Shayna Maidel), Delicious Lies, Harvest, The 39 Steps and Amadeus for Chemainus Theatre. Other favourites include: A Christmas Carol, Strindberg’s Easter, Anne, Mr. Pim Passes By and Pet the Fish. He has collaborated with companies including Theatre X, Pacific Theatre and TheatreOne to develop over a dozen new plays. Favourite acting credits include: Mass Appeal, Enchanted April, Queen Milli of Galt and Streetcar Named Desire.

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BOB MARTIN Co-author Mr. Martin is co-author with Thomas Meehan of the book Elf. He has worked as an actor and writer in Canadian theatre, film, and TV for three decades. Toronto Second City: co-writer/ performer in four revues, directed three, artistic director. The Drowsy Chaperone: co-creator/performer (Fringe, Theatre Passe, Muraille, Winter Garden – all Toronto, L.A., Broadway, London). The Drowsy Chaperone awards: L.A. Drama Critics Circle, L.A. Stage Alliance Ovation, Drama Desk, Theatre World, Tony Award. TV: Co-creator: Slings & Arrows (named among the ten best TV shows fo the decade by several outlets including New York Magazine). TV: Michael: Tusedays & Thursdays (CBC), Sensitive Skin (CORUS). Theatre: Minsky’s (L.A.), Wynn Follies (Vegas), Gotta Dance (Dreamworks).

THOMAS MEEHAN Co-author Mr. Meehan is an Emmy Award-winning writer of TV comedy, a member of the Council of the Dramatists Guild and a long-time contributor to The New Yorker. He is co-author with Bob Martin of the book Elf. Awards: 2003 Tony Award for Hairspray, 2001 Tony Award for The Producers, 1977 Tony Award for Annie.

Other Broadway: I Remember Mama, Ain’t Broadway Grand, Annie Warbucks, Bombay Dreams, Young Frankenstein and Cry-Baby. Screenplays: Spaceballs, To Be or Not to Be and The Producers. Opera: 1984 (world premiere at London’s Royal Opera House, also performed at La Scala in Milan).

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KATE BLACKBURN Deb / Dance Captain Kate is so happy to help bring one of her favourite Christmas movies to life. Thank you to Mark DuMez and the creative team for having her be a part of this show! Kate is a graduate of Capilano University’s Musical Theatre program. Past credits include Polly Baker in Crazy for You (Gateway Theatre, Ovation Award nominee), Nina in In the Heights (Arts Club Theatre), Kathy Seldon in Singin’ in the Rain (Port Hope Theatre Festival).

She would like to thank her family, always.

REUBEN BROADWAY Michael Hobbs

Reuben is very excited to work again with the theatre on this project! Experience includes: the role of Gavroche in the Chemainus Theatre production of Les Misérables in 2014, Amahl in Amahl and the Night Visitors in 2015, Kamloops Festival of Arts - first place in six classes, and the award for Newest Talent to Watch in the Musical Theatre category. He has been studying voice with Meredythe Broadway, of the Cowichan Valley, since 2008.

TIMOTHY E. BRUMMuND Walter Hobbs Timothy is an accomplished theatre, voice-over and Film/TV actor and is a graduate of the Grant MacEwan Theatre Arts Program. He previously appeared at the Chemainus Theatre Festival in Ring of Fire: Project Johnny Cash, Delicious Lies, The 39 Steps and Guys and Dolls. Other highlights: Ring of Fire (Globe/Persephone Theatre), Mamma Mia (Mirvish Productions), West Side Story (Vancouver Opera), The Light in the Piazza (PSP) and Little Shop of Horrors (Arts Club/Citadel Theatre). For John, Rudy, Lindy & the kids. XOXO SARAH CARLÉ Emily Hobbs Sarah is thrilled to return for Christmas in Chemainus!

Chemainus Theatre Festival credits: Les Misérables, The Buddy Holly Story, The Gifts of The Magi and Steel Magnolias. Other credits: Les Misérables (Arts Club Theatre); Little Shop of Horrors (Blue Bridge Rep); Nevermore (Urban Arts Productions); Sweeney Todd, Songs for a New World and Falsettos (Gotta Getta Gimmick). She is also a Jessie nominee and a proud Artistic Associate with Victoria’s Gotta Getta Gimmick.

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SCOTT CARMICHAEL Ensemble Scott is very happy to be back in Chemainus! Last seen in this season’s Ring of Fire, look for Scott again in next season’s upcoming Million Dollar Quartet. Selected theatre: Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (Arts Club, Stage West Calgary, Magnus Theatre, Sudbury Theatre Centre, Theatre Aquarius); Sleuth, 12 Angry Men, Blood Brothers, The 39 Steps (Rose Theatre); Doubt, Urinetown the Musical (Georgetown Globe). Favourite role: father to his son, Jaden.

ANDREW COHEN Buddy Andy is tickled red and green to be frolicking around in Elf: The Musical! Favourite credits: Godspell (Arts Club), Hamelin (Axis), Urinetown (Firehall), Game Show (Stagewest Calgary/ Toronto), Catalyst Theatre’s Hunchback (Vancouver Playhouse), Chicago (Mayfield), and Fiddler on the Roof right here in Chemainus. Accolades: Ovation Award, City of Richmond Arts Award. He has a BFA in Acting from UBC. Upcoming: Hair (Mayfield). Thanks to Mark. This one’s for Andrew’s wife, Anna.

DREW FACEY Set / Costume Designer A graduate of Studio 58, Drew has been a Production Designer for the past nine years. Recent highlights include: Pirates of Penzance (Thousand Islands), Stickboy (Vancouver Opera), À toi, pour toujours, ta Marie-Lou (Théâtre la Seizième), The Romeo Initiative (Touchstone), Penelope (Rumble), Educating Rita (Arts Club), Elizabeth Rex (Bard). Drew is the recipient of 11 Jessie Awards for outstanding design and 26 nominations. www.drewfacey.com

CLAIRE FRIEDRICH Apprentice Stage Manager Claire is thrilled to be spending Christmas in Chemainus! Claire holds a BFA in Theatre from the University of Victoria. Select credits include: Rigoletto (Vancouver Opera), The Mousetrap, Waiting for the Parade (Chemainus Theatre Festival), Lucia Di Lammermoor, Tosca (Pacific Opera Victoria) A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Skin of our Teeth (UVIC Phoenix Theatre).

Also a member of the FOH team, Claire would like to thank the volunteers, Mya and especially Johnny for their hard work and enthusiastic support.

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ERIK GOW Ensemble / Buddy Understudy Erik is thrilled to be back at Chemainus after Anything Goes and Munschworx. Erik has performed extensively on the island and in Vancouver. Recent shows have included Les Misérables (Arts Club), Hamelin *Jessie Award Nomination* (Axis Theatre), Yellow Point Christmas Spectacular (Razzle Dazzle Productions) and The Cripple of Inishmaan (Ensemble Theatre). Erik also has several musical composition and writing projects premiering in the new year. Erik is a graduate of Studio 58.

Jessica Hickman Choreographer Jessica is a choreographer, director, teacher, puppeteer, and producer. She has choreographed for The Belfry Theatre, VOS, Theatre SKAM, Theatre Inconnu, and teaches at CCPA. She is the Crowd Director for The Canadian Badlands Passion Play (Drumheller) and is the Co-Artistic Director of Open Pit Theatre (Yukon). Up next for Jessica is A Christmas Carol (Belfry), Tombstone; A Sci-Fi Western (Ramshackle Theatre), Words of the Yukon (Open Pit Theatre), and Puttin’ On the Ritz (Belfry).

REBEKAH JOHNSON Lighting Designer It is always a pleasure to design at the Chemainus Theatre.

Past favourites include Buddy:The Buddy Holly Story and The Miracle Worker. Other recent work includes Gaslight for Blue Bridge Theatre and The Incompleat Folksinger for The Other Guys Theatre. Upcoming projects include MacBeth for Blue Bridge where she is also the General/Theatre Manager.

Rebekah has a BFA (Theatre) and an MFA (Visual Art) from UVic.

HAL KERBES Santa Claus Murder on the Nile, Anything Goes, Fiddler, Joseph (Chemainus Theatre Festival); Evita, Into the Woods, To Kill a Mockingbird (Theatre Calgary); Beauty & the Beast, Seussical (WCT); Merry Widow (Edmonton Opera); The Sound of Music (Citadel); The Philadelphia Story (Shaw Festival Production); Film/TV: Johnson County War, September Dawn, Hell on Wheels, Fargo. Of interest: Hal has written for stage/TV, directed, choreographed and toured. Glad to be back!

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LIZ KING Stage Manager Liz is ecstatic to be back in Chemainus for the fourth time.

Select credits include The Physicists (Stratford Festival), Much Ado About Nothing (Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan), Cymbeline (Saskatoon Shakespeare Lab), Oliver! (Drayton), The Sound of Music (Persephone Theatre), King Lear (Theatre Naught). Upcoming: Trout Stanley (Persephone Theatre) and Romeo and Juliet (Globe Theatre). For the niece, Riley, and the nephew, Nathan, for always.

BRAD L’Écuyer Musical Director / Keys Brad is so excited to spend another Christmas season in Chemainus. Favorite credits include: Les Misérables, The Buddy Holly Story, Joseph, Gifts of the Magi (CTF); The Year of Magical Thinking, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Urinetown (Belfry); Sunday In The Park With George, Play Orchestra Play (Shaw Festival); South Pacific, Mary’s Wedding (Pacific Opera Victoria). Brad is the artistic director for Victoria’s Gotta Getta Gimmick. www.gggarts.org

ALISON MACDONALD Jovie Alison is happy to be back in Chemainus working with such a stellar group of artists! Previous Chemainus Theatre Festival credits include It’s A Wonderful Life, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Wizard of Oz and Little Women.

Next up, she will be playing “Patsy” in A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline at Western Canada Theatre and Thousand Islands Playhouse.

She is a graduate of CCPA and recent participant of the Citadel/ Banff Professional Theatre Program. Happy Holidays!

RICHARD MCBRIDE Ensemble For Chemainus: Anything Goes, Murder on The Nile, Oklahoma!

Recent casting thrills: “mature” dancer for the Disney Channel musical Descendants, directed/choreographed by Kenny Ortega. Professional figure skater/Skate Canada coach, ice shows include the US tour of Grease On Ice starring Nancy Kerrigan. Richard appears in the film Elf (and movie poster) with Will Ferrell, as a green attired Santa’s Workshop Elf. For my mum Helen, “Sing the Song of Life!”

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ALICIA MURRAY Drums Alicia graduated from the Jazz program at Capilano University in 2011 and these are some of the productions she’s played for since: Rocky Horror Show (Fighting Chance); Singin’ In The Rain, Gifts of the Magi, Joseph, and All Shook Up (Chemainus Theatre Festival); Some Enchanted Evening (Kay Meek). She is excited to be back in Chemainus as well as part of such an awesome band for this show!

NICO RHODES Woodwinds and Keys 2 Nico is a studio musician, orchestrator, composer and musical director. Nico has performed internationally as a pianist and saxophonist and is thrilled to be returning to Chemainus Theatre Festival for his tenth production. Recently, he orchestrated the musical Tonight...Piaf, performing it with the ViSO, and Music Directed Twist! for CTF. Upcoming work includes orchestrating and composing for multiple new musicals. Love to Kate and family!

SARINA SORENSEN Ensemble As a recent local to the island Sarina is very excited to be stepping on stage with Chemainus Theatre. Select credits include 500 Words (Quest Theatre), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Theatre Prospero), Romeo and Juliet, James and the Giant Peach (Project X) and her roving performance of Ruby’s Tall Tales (CICF and others). She is a graduate from Randolph Academy and the University of Calgary. Enjoy the Show!

PAUL TEDESCHINI Sound Designer Recent design credits include: Twist & Shout: The British Invasion, Ring Of Fire: Project Johnny Cash, Sherlock Holmes & The Case Of The Christmas Carol, Over The River and Through The Woods (Chemainus Theatre Festival); Vanya and Sonia, Masha and Spike, Home Is A Beautiful Word (The Belfry Theatre); The 39 Steps, Noises Off (Western Canada Theatre); Circle Mirror Transformation (Arts Club Theatre); Gaslight (Bluebridge Theatre); and Fresco (Shadbolt Centre/The Cultch).

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Scott WALTERS Manager / Mr. Greenway Scott is delighted to return to The Chemainus Theatre Festival with Elf after recently rocking Twist & Shout: The British Invasion last summer! Scott’s recent credits include: Tommy Donnelly in Vigilante - Catalyst/Citadel Theatres; Bert in Mary Poppins Arts Club Theatre; Ash in Evil Dead: The Musical - DSRP; Emmett Forrest in Legally Blonde: The Musical - TUTS. Grateful for the love and support of Scott’s family, friends, and wonder woman, Sara!

BEN WILLIAMS Michael Hobbs Ben is thrilled to have another opportunity to perform here at the Chemainus Theatre after his debut in last year’s Christmas show, Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol.

Apart from acting, Ben enjoys public speaking, soccer, and beating his Grandpa at chess.

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Elf - The Musical Song List ACT ONE Overture Happy All The Time Not Happy All The Time World’s Greatest Dad In The Way Sparklejollytwinklejingley Goodnight Jovie I’ll Believe In You In The Way Just Like Him Buddy Clogs The Tintinabulation Of The Bells A Christmas Song World’s Greatest Dad

Orchestra Company Andrew Cohen Andrew Cohen and Company Andrew Cohen, Kate Blackburn, Timothy E. Brummund, Sarah Carlé, Company Andrew Cohen, Alison MacDonald, Scott Walters, Company Andrew Cohen Sarah Carlé, Reuben Broadway / Ben Williams Timothy E. Brummund, Sarah Carlé Andrew Cohen, Timothy E. Brummund, Kate Blackburn, Company Andrew Cohen Andrew Cohen Andrew Cohen, Alison MacDonald, Company Andrew Cohen, Company

ACT TWO Entr’acte Nobody Cares About Santa

Never Fall In Love (With An Elf) There Is A Santa Claus The Story Of Buddy

Nobody Cares A Christmas Song

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RING OF FIRE

Project Johnny Cash

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HARVEY

MAY 6 - 28

FOOTLOOSE The Musical

JUN 10 - AUG 27

A LOVELY SUNDAY

for Creve Coeur

Darren Burkett

David Cooper Photography

SEP 9 - 24

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HILDA’S YARD

OCT 7 - NOV 5

A CHRISTMAS STORY

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