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HEAVEN BY CHERYL FOGGO FEATURING Charlotte Williams Helen Belay Ezra Jones Anthony Santiago Director Patricia Darbasie Set and Props Designer Whittyn Jason Costume Designer Leona Brausen Lighting Designer Jeff Osterlin Sound Designer Kiidra Duhault Dialect Coach Caroline Clay Assistant Lighting Designer FengYi Jiang Associate Sound Designer Effy Adar Stage Manager Michelle Chan Production Assistant and COVID-19 Health Captain Jenna Kerekes
VENUE Shoctor Theatre AGE GUIDE 10+ RUN TIME Approximately 75 minutes with no intermission Originally commissioned and premiered by Lunchbox Theatre, Calgary, Alberta
SYNOPSIS As Black pioneers fled the southern United States, Canadian settlements weren’t just the last stop; they were heaven. In one of those settlements - Amber Valley, Alberta - sharp-witted schoolteacher Charlotte arrives from Ontario to make a better life for her and her new students. But the memories she’s outrunning may threaten what she’s found, and her friendship with widowed farmer Ezra, forever.
SPECIAL THANKS TO • Nico Van der Clay • The generous support of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association • Cover photo by Janice Saxon featuring Helen Belay
The video or audio recording of this performance by any means is strictly prohibited. The Citadel engages, under the terms of the Canadian Theatre Agreement, professional artists who are members of the Canadian Actors’ Equity Association. Production personnel for the Citadel Theatre are members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (I.A.T.S.E.)
WELCOME TO THE 2021 SUMMER SERIES! We are three artists and storytellers from vastly different places around the world. If you can believe it, it has been seventeen long months since The Garneau Block had to be postponed on the eve of its opening in the Maclab Theatre due to COVID-19. During the pandemic pause, we have been hard at work with Daryl and all the staff at the Citadel, imagining new ways that we could continue to tell stories and connect with audiences. It is our priority to showcase stories that are not only important to us, but are reflective of the rich and varied lives and experiences of the community we so proudly call home, and to showcase them on the Shoctor stage. The result of all that work began last October with the first of the Horizon Series, A Brimful of Asha, and will end this fall with live performances of Mary’s Wedding (which has been video streamed since November). We are so grateful to be able to finally come together and share the second piece in this series, Cheryl Foggo’s Heaven – a beautiful, Black Albertan piece that not only celebrates the resilience of its characters, but the necessity and power of genuine human connection. In these challenging times, the sharing and celebrating of BIPOC voices is more important than ever. The stories we tell shape how we both see and know the world around us, and we hope these shows inspire, move and touch you as they have us. Thank you so much for joining us for today’s performance of Heaven. We couldn’t be more proud to share this with you. Mieko Ouchi TD ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Tai Amy Grauman & Helen Belay CITADEL THEATRE ASSOCIATE ARTISTS
Tai Amy Grauman, Mieko Ouchi, and Helen Belay. Photo by Janice Saxon.
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WE’RE BACK! Our stages went dark March 12, 2020 with two hours’ notice and we sent over a hundred artists and team members home with heavy hearts. Since then, we have planned and re-planned and re-re-planned. We have produced work online, on Zoom, in backyards, and on street corners. All to keep art alive, to keep supporting artists, and to keep connected to you, our audience. And finally,
WE’RE BACK!
We are thrilled to welcome you back to the theatre for live in-person performances. We’re starting slowly, with reduced audience capacity for our productions of Heaven and Mary’s Wedding. Both of these productions were originally planned to play to reduced capacity audiences last winter, but were closed due to the second wave of the pandemic. We decided it would be best to open slowly and carefully as we welcome you back this summer. It gives us all a chance to get used to gathering indoors together again before we move to large audiences. While we are so excited to gather again, we value the safety of our audience, artists, and staff above all, and want to ensure everyone is comfortable returning to the theatre. If you have any comments or questions, feel free to reach out to us directly (our email addresses are below). We hope you’ll join us for our entire season of programming. This season includes many shows we had originally scheduled for last year, before the pandemic changed our plans, as well as some exciting new shows. Our goal is to bring you as many of our previously announced shows as possible, so if a show you were looking forward to is not included in this season, don’t worry! You’ll see many of those shows happen in future seasons. It is difficult to describe all of the emotions we are feeling as we welcome these small, live performances back to our stages. We are excited, nervous, hopeful, and just so, so grateful. You are helping us come back strong. By coming tonight, by making donations, by buying season tickets and holding on to tickets for postponed shows. Thank you for your continued support. Thank you for welcoming us onto your computers and into your backyards over this past year. Thank you for waiting for us. We’re so excited to welcome you to the theatre again and to share these stories with you. It has felt like such a long time but, WE’RE BACK! Enjoy the show!
Daryl Cloran Artistic Director dcloran@citadeltheatre.com
Kimberlee Stadelmann Interim Executive Director kstadelmann@citadeltheatre.com
HELEN BELAY
CHARLOTTE WILLIAMS Helen Belay (she/her) is an Ethiopian actor and storyteller who has been playing with words and obsessed with all things beautiful since she was a wee babe in Bedford, England. A graduate of the University of Alberta BFA Acting program, her previous credits include: The Blue Hour (SkirtsAFire Festival); The Society of the Destitute Presents Titus Bouffonious (Theatre Network); Cinderella (Globe Theatre); Vidalia (Teatro La Quindicina); Lenin’s Embalmers, All for Love (Studio Theatre); Concord Floral (10/12 Productions/ Edmonton Fringe). She is currently one of Citadel Theatre’s Associate Artists.
ANTHONY SANTIAGO EZRA JONES
Previous selected credits Include: Betrayal (Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre); SWEAT (The Arts Club/Citadel Theatre); Of Mice and Men (Citadel Theatre/MTC); Angels in America Part II (Citadel Theatre); Best of Enemies (Pacific Theatre); Company (Raincity Theatre); Coriolanus, The Winter’s Tale, Love’s Labour’s Lost (Bard on the Beach); Superior Donuts, Dark Road, A Prayer for Owen Meany (Ensemble Theatre Company); Dear Elizabeth (Wunderdog Theatre). Much love and thanks to James, Nya-Manet and AKC.
WELCOME!
The Shoctor Theatre is now equipped with a cutting-edge Hearing Loop system! It’s a huge milestone in our ongoing work towards universal accessibility. It wouldn’t have been possible without a significant donation from the Shoctor Family, support from our friends at Hearing Loop Canada, and all our community donors who believe in arts for everyone. With your support, we can continue making sure our theatre doors are truly open to all!
PATRICIA DARBASIE DIRECTOR
Known to Citadel audiences as a performer, Pat is a graduate of the University of Alberta’s BFA Acting and MFA Directing programs. Pat’s directing credits include: being the assistant director of The Color Purple (Citadel Theatre); Mesa (Atlas Theatre); Ribbon, a one-woman show also about Amber Valley that she wrote and performed for her thesis. The Syringa Tree, another onewoman show, she directed using voice techniques from her year of study at York University. Henry V and The Ash Girl (Concordia University College) and The Domino Heart (Edmonton Fringe). Look for The Mountaintop later this season at Shadow Theatre.
WHITTYN JASON SET AND PROPS DESIGN
Whittyn Jason (they/them/theirs) is a queer, non-binary, mixed-race artist of South African and Ukrainian descent. They primarily work as a scenographer/lighting designer, and their lighting work has been nominated for a Sterling Award. They are currently living and creating in amiskwacîwâskahikan (colonially known as Edmonton). Previous credits include Brimful of Asha, Horizon Lab (Citadel Theatre), and Night (Major Matt Mason Collective). They hold a BFA in Theatre Design from the University of Alberta and are an associate member of Associated Designers of Canada (ADC).
LEONA BRAUSEN COSTUME DESIGN
Leona Brausen is an award-winning costume designer, actor, improvisor and playwright who has been working consistently in the Edmonton theatre scene since her debut at the 1982 Fringe Festival in Stewart Lemoine’s first-produced play, All These Heels. Recently she expanded her practice into art installation, with Hero Material, her series of window displays at the Varscona Theatre celebrating four iconic Canadian women. Most recently, she designed costumes for Trevor Anderson’s upcoming feature film, Before I Change My Mind, to be released in 2022.
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JEFF OSTERLIN LIGHTING DESIGN
Jeff can be found behind the scenes at the UofA Drama Department, as the Lighting Supervisor. Before Covid, Jeff worked on THE INVISIBLE – Agents of Ungentlemanly Warfare (Catalyst/ Vertigo Theatre) as the Associate Projection Designer. Previous lighting designs include: Shumka’s world premieres of Mosquitos Wedding and Ancestors and Elders, and Shumka’s Nutcracker (Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Royal Theatre), Going to St. Ives and Mesa (Atlas Theatre/Varscona Theatre), Projections for Moonshine by Larissa Pohoreski (Nextfest), Lighting and Projections for Eva Evasion (FireFly Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe Festival).
KIIDRA DUHAULT SOUND DESIGN
Kiidra is a designer and technician based in Edmonton (Amiskwacîwâskahikan). They have been creating sounds for theatre for 7 years now, dabbled in podcast plays during the pandemic, and is overjoyed to have people listen to their work on stage once again. Previous Credits Include: A Vendre, Suspension, Kaldr Saga (Cardiac Theatre); Boy Trouble (Vena Amoris Projects); Origin of the Species (Northern Light Theatre); The Drowsy Chaperone (Citadel Theatre’s Young Company); Gemini (Defiance Theatre); A Doll’s House (Walterdale Theatre).
CAROLINE CLAY DIALECT COACH
Caroline Clay is an actress, educator, and vocal coach. Previous Broadway credits include: The Little Foxes, Doubt; The Royal Family, Drowning Crow. Previous Film and TV credits include: Grey’s Anatomy, Shameless, The Knick, Law & Order: SVU, House of Cards, United We Fall.
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FENGYI JIANG
ASSISTANT LIGHTING DESIGN FengYi is an international student who was born and raised in Qingdao, China where she studied dancing from a young age. She graduated from Theatre Stage Management program, and she is now in her final year of MFA Theatre Design at UofA . Previous credits include: Set for Dracula; Lighting for Chrysothemis, Iphigenia 2.0; Costume for Richard III (Studio Theatre), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Theatre Prospero), Sound for Hagar (Alma Theatre). Other works includes: Pawâkan Macbeth (Theatre Prospero); 9 Parts of Desire (The Maggie Tree); Elektra, Turandot, Maria Stuarda (Edmonton Opera); Heathers (Citadel Young Company); Pacamambo (Cardiac Theatre).
EFFY ADAR
ASSOCIATE SOUND DESIGN Effy Adar is a multidisciplinary artist, DJ, and organizer based in Amiskwaciwaskahikan (Edmonton, Alberta) on Treaty 6 territory. She is the co-creator of Night Comfort and deejays under EFFY IN THE SKY. Effy also acts, writes, styles and directs music videos, short films, photo shoots and more. She also works in theatre as an actor and sound designer. She uses dance, art and education for community building, healing, and celebration. Previous Credits Include: Urashimo Taro (Theatre Prospero); All That Binds Us (Azimuth Theatre); Fringe Revue (Fringe Theatre Adventures); The Cave (Fringe Theatre Adventures); Vern’s Diary (Maa & Paa Theatre).
MICHELLE CHAN STAGE MANAGER
Michelle is the resident stage manager at the Citadel Theatre and has been privileged to be working with the amazing team here for the last 21 seasons. Some of her favourite past Citadel Theatre credits include: A Christmas Carol, Every Brilliant Thing, Ring of Fire, Once, The Silver Arrow, Shakespeare in Love, West Side Story, Avenue Q, One Man, Two Guvnors, Spamalot, Private Lives, Beauty and the Beast, A Few Good Men, The Sound of Music, The Rocky Horror Show, August: Osage County, The Forbidden Phoenix, and Sweeney Todd.
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WHAT WE BELIEVE The Citadel Theatre is in the heart of amiskwaciwâskahikan ᐊᒥᐢᑲᐧᒋᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (Edmonton, AB), and we are proud to call Treaty 6 territory home. As a regional theatre, it is integral that we ensure that the stories we tell, as well as the composition of our artists, board, staff, students, and audience are reflective of the diverse lived experiences in this dynamic city. We commit to dismantling the systems of oppression that our organization has benefited from. We acknowledge our privilege as one of the largest arts organizations in Alberta, and one of the largest regional theatres in Canada; it is our responsibility to enshrine this commitment at the heart of our company. We pledge to be held accountable to this ongoing work with transparency and in dialogue with our community. We believe this work requires immediate and ongoing action and constant reflection. We are building an antiracism and anti-oppression intersectional framework through training, paid consultation, internal analysis, the building of an Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Committee, a commitment to Edmonton’s 35//50 Initiative, and significant policy change and accountability through the entire organization. We are proud to be part of our city’s vibrant theatre community and commit to working together with our colleagues to exchange knowledge and ensure lasting systemic change at the Citadel and throughout the arts community. We welcome and celebrate all voices, all bodies, and all experiences. This is a living statement that has been crafted by Citadel Theatre’s Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Committee. It was last updated on May 26, 2021. If you have any questions, please contact EDICommittee@citadeltheatre.com.
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THE CITADEL THEATRE BELIEVES IN BEING INCLUSIVE, INNOVATIVE, AND INTERNATIONAL IN OUR PROGRAMMING AND PRACTICES INCLUSIVE • We celebrate, welcome, and share stories with the many different communities that make up Edmonton. Our stages come alive with different voices and cultures. We strive to make our productions and our facilities inclusive and accessible; we believe the Citadel is a place where everyone belongs.
INNOVATIVE • Our programming will celebrate new work, new performance styles, and productions that experiment with dramatic form. We will develop large-scale new work by Edmontonian, Canadian and international playwrights. We will create collisions between different art forms, and present work that includes dance, music, and digital storytelling.
INTERNATIONAL • We will present and collaborate with exciting theatre-makers from around the world, as well as taking the fantastic work of the Citadel to audiences everywhere. The Citadel is the heart of Edmonton’s arts community. We are positioned at the centre of the city, and fill our building with exciting programming and partnerships with local companies and artists. We are proud to be part of a city so rich in theatre practice and theatre artists, and we look for every opportunity to feature local artists and their work on our stage. The Citadel is also an important contributor to the national theatre landscape, creating work and training artists seen on stages around the country and internationally. We grew from audacious beginnings over 50 years ago, and plan to honour that spirit with an inclusive, innovative, and international approach to our future.
NOTES FROM THE PLAYWRIGHT When I wrote Heaven for its original production 20 years ago, the community of Amber Valley was unfamiliar to most Canadians, at least when compared to how well known it has become. For me though, Amber Valley was legendary throughout my life. It was one of a handful of enclaves that were created by the Black migration of 1910 – approximately 1500 African-American women, men and children who came to western Canada in an attempt to escape extreme oppression in the southern US. The Canadian government was aggressively seeking American farmers to come to western Canada, but they were not expecting Black people to arrive at the border and were not happy to see us. Despite this response, the Black communities of Campsie, Keystone (now Breton), Junkins (now Wildwood) and Amber Valley in Alberta, as well as the Shiloh settlement near Maidstone, Saskatchewan (where both sets of my maternal great grandparents homesteaded) were willed into being. Although each jurisdiction had unique characteristics, the people considered themselves to be one body. Amber Valley was the largest of the settlements and most of the elders in my Calgary Black community were either born there or resided there at one time. Because I never lived there, I didn’t take my decision to set a play in Amber Valley lightly 20 years ago and I don’t take it lightly now. There are thousands of descendants of the original inhabitants, and Amber Valley belongs especially to them. I respect and thank the many Bowens’, Mapps, Carothers’, Browns, Sneeds, Edwards’ and others who are preserving the memory of this special place. Some of the incidents that arise in Heaven are based on information I gathered from Vernie “Peggy” Brown, Helen Lyons, Willa “Gotchie” Sneed, Napoleon Sneed, Agnes Brown and others, but Ezra and Charlotte are products of my imagination and the story I have crafted for the two is fiction. And although there really was a beloved Amber Valley baseball team, I use many names of people from the Black migration of 1910 only to pay homage to those families. The “off-stage” characters you hear about are not meant to represent specific people. And finally, although there were difficulties attracting teachers to Amber Valley in the early years, it’s important to note a Black teacher couple from Ontario named Cromwell were eventually welcomed and stayed for nearly two decades. Heaven was my first solo work as a playwright. It feels right that this piece motivated by my love for my ancestors is returning me to the joy of theatre for the first time, post-pandemic. I’m thrilled to be reunited with my old friend and colleague Patricia Darbasie and delighted to work with new to me artists of the caliber of Helen Belay and Anthony Santiago. Thank you to the Citadel for the opportunity. I hope you all enjoy Heaven!
CHERYL FOGGO PLAYWRIGHT
Cheryl Foggo is an award-winning playwright, author and filmmaker. Previous theatre credits include: The Sender, (Obsidian) John Ware Reimagined, (Ellipsis Tree Collective, Workshop West) The Devil We Know (Blyth Theatre, co-written with Clem Martini) and Turnaround (Lunchbox Theatre, Quest Theatre, co-written with Clem Martini). Her NFB feature documentary John Ware Reclaimed can be seen at nfb.ca. (Photo by Mike Tan)
DIRECTOR’S NOTES BY PATRICIA DARBASIE I first encountered Heaven 20 years ago when I was invited to workshop one of the first drafts of this play at Lunchbox Theatre in Calgary. I was the right age to play Charlotte and I fell in love with this story. All these years later, I’m so lucky to direct a story I love for Edmonton audiences. What I love most about Heaven is the complexity of these people that we meet. We often think of rural folks as much more simple than sophisticated city people. But these characters are layered and have deep secrets and a moral compass that both guides and inhibits their choices. And though we never meet all the folks in the community, we have a very vivid picture of the way that they work and live together. I am not a descendant of the African Americans who came up from the United States in the early 1900s but I grew up with them hearing some of the stories first hand in Mrs. Walker’s Hair salon on Saturday afternoons. The history of Amber Valley and the huge contribution made by early black settlers to the fabric of Canada is largely unknown. Did you know that nearly 300 families settled in an area just east of Athabasca about a century ago? Did you know that most of those folks are gone now from the region but that they have spread to every corner of this country and to the world in every walk of life? It’s my hope that this Canadian history becomes widely known; that black history is taught in our schools one day so that we all have a better idea of the breath, depth and complexities of the make-up of Canada. Thank you Helen Belay for rediscovering Heaven and to the Citadel for bringing Cheryl Foggo’s joyful story of love to Edmonton.
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Kim & Rick Craig Lance & Nancy Clark Larry Edward Bodnaruk Leanne M. Nadwidny Leeann & Keith Currie Leland & Judy Stelck Lil Filewych Lila Gould Lilian Green Lillian Usher Linda Brownlee Linda M. Youell Linda Maki Linda Medland Davis Linda Uniat Lindsay Robinson Liz Edmunds Lois & Chan Hawkins Lois Field Lois Macklin Lola Baydala Lori Stewart Lori Wall Lorna Zucchet Louise Jensen Lucille Birkett & Randy Busby Lynn Smarsh Lynn Wolff Lynne J. Neis Madelene Boisvert Maggie R. Thompson Malcolm & Holly Palmer Marcie Coutts Margaret Dorey Margaret Frans Margery E. Brown Marian Palahniuk Marie Muszynski Marie Slusar Marilyn & Michael Quaedvlieg Mark Mertens Martha Steenstrup Martin & Anna Andrea Martin Carroll Mary A. Machum Mary Lister Mary Totman Mary-Ann & Andy Trachimowich Maryann Sabourin Maurice & Annette Bastide Maya Wheelock Melissa Doucette Merceline Runzer-Steeves Michael J. Prendergast Michael J. Tilleard Michele Eickholt & Lee Green Michele Wedemire Michelle Wright Mike Totman Miriam Sheckter Misty & Tyler Totman Molly Shugarman Molly Thompson Myrna Fyfe Myron & Maureen Liviniuk
Nancy Heule Nancy Scrymgeour Nancy Tymchak Natalie & John Wilson Neil & Anke Seifried Nicholas & Charlotte Spillios Nicole & Jesse Rudge Nicole Watts Nora Reid Norma Brekke Norman Schayer Olive Thorne Orla Ryan Pamela & Dennis Melnyk Pat Ferguson Pat Greenways Pat Luxford Pat Luxford Patricia Dawson Patrick & Luxie Crowe Patsy Ho Paul & Clarissa Lewis Paul & Leslie Precht Paul Puszczak Paul V. Greenwood Paula & Steven Snyder & Connie Silva Paula Jamison Penny Salmon Perry & Sandra Segal Peter & Joan Wright Peter Vana Phil Roy Phyllis M. Footz Phyllis McFadden Pierre & Lise Bernard R.J. Marsh Ramage Family Randall & Angela Croutze Randall & Nancy Yatscoff Reuben & Cynthia Fuhr Richard & Catherine Perry Richard & Vivian Wong Rita Burns Robert & Ann Weir Robert & Carrie Fleming Robert & Laurel Hudson Robert & Melissa Mrzljak Robert Crosbie Rod & Heleen McLeod Rohit Chokhani Roland Duquette Ron & Carol Ritch Ronald & Marcie-Lynne Haukenfrers Ronald J. Jewitt Rosanne & Frank Thede Roxanne McLean Roy Nickerson Royston Greenwood Ruth & George Lauf Ruth Collins-Nakai Sandra & Jim Lockhart Sandra Hobbs Sandra M. Anderson
Sarah Berube Sarah Farnsworth Scott & Lindsay Johnson Scott Campbell Sean M. Johnson Shane McMillan Shannon van Soest Sharleen M. Chevraux Shauna Scott Sheila Greckol Sheila Ringrose Sheila Sirdar Sheilah Kelly Shirley Allder Shirley Gifford Shirley Tran Shivani & Philip Naidu-Barrett Sholly S. Scarlett Sigmund Lee Sol & Shirley E. Sigurdson Sol & Shirley Sigurdson Stacey & Chris Padbury Stephen & Catherine Madsen Steve & Karly Cowan Steve Wilson Susan & Darrell Portz Susan Jane Wright Susan Lee Green Susan Markey Susan Priestner Susan Schroter Sydney Stuart Sylvia A. Kother Sylvia Anne Krogh Sylvia Duffus Sylvia Flood Tatsuyuki & Doris Hayashi Terena & Sam Chapple Teresa & Robyn Boyko Terri & Michael Spotowski Terry Mucha Tetyana Ryabets-Zuk Theresa Agnew Theresa Hryciw Tim Fort Tom & Sheila Shand Valda Levin Victoria Holota Vivian Simmonds & Stanley Moorehead W. Dale Somerville, CPA, CA Walder G.W. White Walter & Stella Baydala Wanda & Tracy Sorotsky Wendy Miller & Normand Journault Wendy Stasiuk William & Debra Wells William Humby Willis Winter Wolf Midstream
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BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Donald A. Carlson
David Wilson
Michael Clark
Solomon Rolingher O.C. Chair
Marilyn Cohen
Doris Wilson
Sydney Cogan-Grahn
Reg Copithorne
John Yerxa
Marshall Shoctor O.C. Past Chair Bruce Bentley F.C.A. Treasurer Tom Redl Secretary Wendy Dupree Ex Officio Frederick K. Campbell Jacqueline Charlesworth J.G. Greenough Ada Hole Jack McBain Arliss Miller Aroon Sequeira Chris Sheard Kayla Shoctor Dr. Robert Westbury Sheila Witwicky Ralph Young BOARD OF DIRECTORS Wendy Dupree Chair Jeff Boadway Vice Chair Sandra Haskins Treasurer Jennifer Addison Roger Babichuk Hunter Cardinal James Casey Wanda Costen Joy Lardner Hubert Lau Katia Wlasichuk Board Intern HONOURARY DIRECTORS
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Len Dolgoy Allison Edwards
Quinn Contini Althea Cunningham
HONOURARY GOVERNORS
Steven Greenfield
Dennis Erker
David Bentley
Crystal Hanson
Grant Fairley
Marc de La Bruyère
Brady Hughes
John C. Forster
Anne Foote
Sally Hunt
Frank Gibson
Sandy Mactaggart
Binaifer Kapadia
James Gillespie
Catrin Owen
Sydney Keenan
Jean Hamilton
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Rochelle Laplante
Brian Hetherington
Daryl Cloran
Conrad Leibel
INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Annette Loiselle
Jane Halford
Josh Languedoc
Becky Hole Ted Hole Mike House Gary Killips Richard Kirby Stuart Lee Beverlee Loat Al Maurer Ashif Mawji Maureen McCaw Lisa Miller Susan Minsos Terry Nistor Bob Normand Ted Power Jerry Preston Henry (Hank) Reid Rob Reynolds Charlotte Robb
Emily Lizotte
Kimberlee Stadelmann ARTISTIC Jessie van Rijn Producer Doug Mertz Director, Education & Outreach Mieko Ouchi TD Associate Artistic Director Helen Belay Associate Artist Tai Amy Grauman Associate Artist Wayne Paquette Associate Producer Diana Stevenson Manager, Foote Theatre School
Margot Ross-Graham
YOUNG COMPANY INSTRUCTORS
Barbara Shumsky
April Banigan
Peter Silverstone
Shannon Boyle
Barb Mah Rhys O’Donnell Clayton Plamondon Jasper Poole Andrew Ritchie Kate Ryan Geraldine Schaer Linette Smith Eileen Sproule Julie Sucie Kim Turner ADMINISTRATION Pat Bradley Controller Peni Christopher Asst. to the Artistic Director/ Company Manager Rebekah Andrews Executive Assistant Bettyanna Huggins Accounting Assistant
Gaurav Singhmar
Tracy Carroll
Larry Staples
Althea Cunningham
Esther Starkman
Neil Kuefler
Marianne Takach
Peter Mills
FACILITY Louis Barron Director, Maintenance
Jack N. Agrios
Merle Taylor
Kate Ryan
Jane Batty
Mr. Justice Dennis R. Thomas
Morgan Yamada
Ken Bautista
Brian Tod
Joanne Berger
John Tweddle
FTS INSTRUCTORS
Christine Bishop
Brian Vaasjo
Joleen Ballendine
Dan Block
A.H. Wachowich
April Banigan
Guy Bridgeman
Bob Walker
Bailey Bieganek
Frank Calder
Dr. Marvin Weisler
Shannon Boyle
Gary G. Campbell
Bart West
Angie Bustos
Betty Carlson
Eve Willox
Ellen Chorley
Shirley Tran Payroll and Benefits Administrator
Bill Daniels Yang Yang JANITORIAL Bee Clean Services SECURITY Alberta Crowd Management
THE CITADEL THEATRE
GUEST SERVICES Harmonie Tower Patron Relations Manager Calvin Simonson Assistant Patron Relations Manager Paul Gabrielson Head of Hospitality and Guest Experience Jacob Liska Volunteer Coordinator Hayden Weir Hospitality Manager Laurel Carter Guest Experience Manager GUEST SERVICES SUPERVISORS Emily Boyle David Buchan Melissa Budinski Ian Crichton Eden Edwards Josephine Hendrick Emma Jones Hayley Moorhouse Brennan Murphy Ben Osgood Doug Salahub Elaine Vo GUEST SERVICES REPRESENTATIVES Sam Banigan Gabby Benard Colin Bieganek Kevin Cambridge Brooklyn Decker Victoria DeJong Dani Dreger Cameron Freitas John Gunter Rune Jander Hale Johnston Melanie Letourneau Zoya Mahmood Graham Mothersill Bernardo Pacheco Chris Pereira Elyse Roszell Alex Voutchkov Kate Walker Vanessa Wilson Lauren Zazula
HEAVEN
MARKETING AND SALES
Claude Tanguay Cutter
Brianna Gallagher Marketing and Sales Director
Barb Becker Fabricator
Kristen Hiemstra Creative Director
Nancy Malott Stitcher
Susanne Chmait Social Media and Community Coordinator
Claude Tanguay Cutter
Rebecca Harding Digital Web Designer
Olivia Derksen Head of Wardrobe Running
Arthur Mah Videographer
Katie Patton Head of Wigs
Eden Edwards Education Sales Coordinator
Christa Hoefling Assistant Head of Wigs
FUND DEVELOPMENT
VOLUNTEERS
Sydney Stuart Director, Fund Development
Zoe Afaganis
Rebekah Andrews Coordinator, Fund Development PRODUCTION Cheryl L. Hoover Director of Production Patrick Fraser Technical Director Gal Minnes Asst. Production Manager Jacinda Maxwell Asst. Technical Director Kyla Maki Administrative Assistant Michelle Chan Resident Stage Manager Owen Hutchinson Head of Audio Nick Rose Assistant Head of Audio Peter Locock Head of Scenic Carpentry Chris Hayes Asst. Head of Scenic Carpentry Tegan Herron Acting Head of Electrics Nicole Deibert Head of Scenic Paint Jim Meers Head of Props Angie Sotiropoulis Assistant Head of Props Marc Anderson Head of Stage Carpentry Kris Aasen Assistant Head of Stage Carpentry Patsy Thomas Head of Wardrobe Terri Grant Assistant Head of Wardrobe
Hasra Ali Johanna Andreoff Judith Babcock Shelley Benson Erika Beyer Karen Bokenfohr Florence Borch Ken Borch Marie Bowerman Marcella Boyle Allan Budlong Margot Byer Debbie Campbell Patrick Caron Dee Cartledge Rob Cauti Gina Chea Ruth Diaz Sarah Farnsworth Lil Filewych Wendy Fraser Irene Gagne Louise Gagne Dan Germain Bonita Gillespie Marion Grab Margaret Gronnestad Julie Harvey Jeff Haswell Rosemarie Heaney Brad Heller Daniel High Maria Hollinshead Theresa Hryciw Laura Hughes
Doug Hunter
Cheryl Ritchie
Alice Huynh
Lauren Ritchie
Bruce Johnson
Monica Robillard
Madalyn Johnson
Louise Rogucki
Mary Johnston Therrien
Janice Ruf
Samantha Ju
Sukhjit Saimbhee
Joanne Kallal
Frankie Scarth
Veronica Keuchel
Tracey Schaufele
Hanae Kiyooka
Susan Schroter
Robin Knight,
Angela Seery
Eva Kopecka
Art Shea
Arndt Kuethe
Theresa Shea
Janice Kuethe
Amanda Sim
Wendy Kurt
Colette Slevinsky
Joy Lardner
James Smibert
Susan Lauridson
Tammy Smith
Karen Lewis-Caron
Phyllis Solsberg
Jacob Liska
Victoria Spang
Leola Losier
Deb Stack
Elizabeth Luchko
Colleen Stepney
Neelam Mabood
Nicole Supa
Rita MacDonald
Rhonda Taft
Ross Machetchuk
Arlene Travni
Dawn Madill
Diane Trithardt
Aidan McBride
Christine Tupper
Joslyn McDonald
Christine Twardzik
Donna McKay
Lacey Untereiner
Linda McMurdo
Brenda Voyce
Donna Miller
Annette Ware
Karen Miller
Julia Weaver
Janice Minamide
Janet Wheler
Monica Molina
Liz White-MacDonald
Desiree Molnar
Kay Willekes
Bob Moore
Vanessa Wilson
Joan Murchie
Dave Wolkowski
Florence Nieberding
Joyce Wong
Gerald Onciul
Laura Wylde
Linda Orlecki
Colette Zuberbuhler
Edith Parsons Susan Patenaude, Jules Pepin Hailey Pilon Donna Prato Krista Precosky Doug Racine Chad Rayment Joan Redman Barbara Reinhardt Lori Ristoff
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