BASED ON THE NOVEL BY Yann Martel ADAPTED BY Lolita Chakrabarti IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ROYAL MANITOBA THEATRE CENTRE
JUL 5 - AUG 3, 2025 SUMMER SPECIAL
NOV 8 - DEC 7, 2025 MAINSTAGE
JAN 24 - FEB 15, 2026 MAINSTAGE
APR 4 - 26, 2026 MAINSTAGE
SEP 13 - OCT 5, 2025 MAINSTAGE
NOV 22 - DEC 24, 2025 HOLIDAY SPECIAL
FEB 14 - MAR 8, 2026 HIGHWIRE
MAY 2 - 24, 2026 MAINSTAGE
OCT 18 - NOV 9, 2025 HIGHWIRE
DEC 18 - 21, 2025 HOLIDAY SPECIAL
MAR 7 - APR 12, 2026 MAINSTAGE
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
D. Bruce Bentley, Chair
Solomon Rolingher, K.C. Past Chair
Tom Redl, Treasurer
Jeff Boadway, Secretary
Jennifer Addison, Ex Officio
Jacqueline Charlesworth, Wendy Dupree, Arliss Miller, Aroon Sequeira, Chris Sheard, Marshall Shoctor, Sheila Witwicky, Ralph Young
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jennifer Addison, Chair
Gerard Merkosky, Vice Chair Roger Babichuk, Treasurer
Derrique DeGagné, Amy Gaucher, Marcie Kiziak, Jennifer Kwan, Joy Lardner, Shannon Marchand, Joshua McIntosh, Ashton Raeyr, Lindsay Rainbow, Constance Scarlett
HONORARY GOVERNORS
Marc de La Bruyère, Anne Foote
HONORARY DIRECTORS
Jack N. Agrios, Jane Batty, Ken Bautista, Joanne Berger, Christine Bishop, Dan Block, Guy Bridgeman, Frank Calder, Gary G. Campbell, Betty Carlson, Donald A. Carlson, Marilyn Cohen, Reg Copithorne, Len Dolgoy, Allison Edwards, Dennis Erker, John C. Forster, Frank Gibson, James Gillespie, Jane Halford, Brian Hetherington, Becky 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, Catrin Owen, Ted Power, Jerry Preston, Henry (Hank) Reid, Rob Reynolds, Charlotte Robb, Margot Ross-Graham, Barbara Shumsky, Peter Silverstone, Gaurav Singhmar, Larry Staples, Esther Starkman, Marianne Takach, Merle Taylor, The Hon. Dennis R. Thomas, Brian Tod, John Tweddle, Brian Vaasjo, The Hon. A.H. Wachowich, Bob Walker, Dr. Marvin Weisler, Eva Willox, David Wilson, Doris Wilson, John Yerxa IN MEMORIAM
David D. Bentley, Frederick K. Campbell, Maureen Decore, J.G. Greenough, Ada Hole, Ralph B. MacMillan, Sandy Mactaggart, James L. Martin, Jack McBain, Kayla Shoctor, Robert Westbury
DARYL CLORAN ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
JESSIE VAN RIJN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
LEGALLY BLONDE
July 5 - August 3, 2025
LIFE OF PI
September 13 - October 5, 2025
BIG STUFF
October 18 - November 9, 2025
VINYL CAFE: THE MUSICAL
November 8 - December 7, 2025
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
November 22 - December 24, 2025
BEAR GREASE:
SHACK UP FOR THE WINTERHOLIDAY SPECIAL
December 18 - 21, 2025
DEATH OF A SALESMAN
January 24 - February 15, 2026
BURNING MOM
February 14 - March 8, 2026
THE WIZARD OF OZ
March 7 - April 12, 2026
CASEY & DIANA
April 4 - 26, 2026
CYRANO DE BERGERAC
May 2 - 24, 2026
We are delighted to welcome you to this captivating production as part of our 60th Anniversary Season. It is a milestone year for the Citadel Theatre and what better way to celebrate six decades of storytelling than with this extraordinary and imaginative journey.
Life of Pi is especially significant as it marks its first regional production, and we are thrilled to partner with the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre to bring this stunning adaptation to life. Collaborations like this enrich our theatre community by sharing creative vision, resources, and passion, allowing us to present powerful stories that resonate far beyond our stage.
As we honour 60 years of bold, innovative theatre, we thank you for being part of our story. Whether this is your first visit or one of many, your presence makes this celebration all the more meaningful.
We are especially grateful to those who have been subscribers, or who have carried on their family’s subscription tradition since our early days, and who remain an integral part of the Citadel.
Thank you! Enjoy the adventure!
Daryl Cloran
Jessie van Rijn Artistic Director Executive Director
At the Citadel Theatre, we believe in the power and importance of stories. We acknowledge the stories that have come before us since time immemorial - on this land just north of the river and under these skies and stars, on this stage, and in this building with you.
We live, work, and create in the place we share on Mother Earth. This area, Edmonton, is known to the Plains Cree as Amiskwaciwâskahikan – Beaver Hill House. It is the traditional and contemporary homeland for the Nehiyawak (Plains Cree) along with the Saulteaux (Plains Ojibwe), Stoney Nakoda, Haudenosaunee (Mohawk), Niitsitapi (Blackfoot), Inuit, Dene and Métis. We express deep gratitude for the knowledge that has long nurtured these lands.
Treaty No. 6 was created with the intention of fostering harmonious co-existence. The Citadel Theatre recognizes our role and responsibility in being an active participant in reconciliation. We commit to this work through the sharing of resources, ongoing training, the inclusion of Indigenous stories, histories, and experiences in our programming, and by fostering meaningful relationships with the community.
In the spirit of reciprocity and respect, we seek to uphold the original intent of the Treaty and strive to create a shared narrative that honors our responsibility to this land and to each other.
Based on the Novel by YANN MARTEL
Adapted by LOLITA CHAKRABARTI
Presented in Partnership with ROYAL MANITOBA THEATRE CENTRE
Life of Pi is presented in arrangement with THEATRE GLOBAL www.theatreglobal.com
Davinder Malhi.............................................Pi Patel
Deena Aziz.....................................................Nurse, Amma, Ensemble
Omar Alex Khan...........................................Father, Ghost Father, Ensemble
Andrea Cheung............................................Mrs. Okamato, Ship’s Captain, Ensemble
Bailey Chin....................................................Lulu Chen, Jai, Ensemble
Braydon Dowler-Coltman...........................Richard Parker Puppeteer 2, Ensemble
Troy Feldman
N. Girgis
Kevin Klassen
Richard Parker Puppeteer 1, Ensemble
Mrs. Biology Kumar, Zaida Khan, Ensemble
Father Martin, Cook, voice of Richard Parker, Ensemble
Azeem Nathoo..............................................Mamaji, Pandit-Ji, Ensemble
Kristen Padayas...........................................Ensemble
Garett Ross...................................................Russian Sailor, Admiral Jackson, Ensemble
Anaka Maharaj-Sandhu.............................Rani, Ghost Rani, Ensemble
Suchiththa Wickremesooriya....................Ensemble
Bailey Chin
Mrs. Okamoto, Ship’s Captain
N. Girgis Nurse, Amma
Kristen Padayas
Rani, Ghost Rani
Mrs Biology Kumar, Zaida Khan
Lulu Chen, Jai
Garett Ross...................................................Richard Parker Puppeteer 1 and 2
Father Martin, Cook, Voice of Richard Parker
Anaka Maharaj-Sandhu.............................Pi Patel
Suchiththa Wickremesooriya....................Father, Ghost Father
Mamaji, Pandit-Ji, Russian Sailor, Admiral Jackson
Yann Martel Novelist
Lolita Chakrabarti............................................................Playwright
Haysam Kadri...................................................................Director
Dayna Tietzen...................................................................Puppetry Director
Puppet Stuff Canada......................................................Puppet Design and Fabrication
Beyata Hackborn............................................................Set Designer*
Joseph Abetria................................................................Costume Designer
April Viczko Lighting Designer*
Corwin Ferguson Video and Projection Designer*
Joelysa Pankanea Sound Designer and Composer
Morgan Yamada... Fight Director
Steven Conde Assistant Director
N. Girgis............................................................................Puppet Captain
Braydon Dowler-Coltman..............................................Fight Captain
Molly Pearson..................................................................Stage Manager
Anna Davidson................................................................Assistant Stage Manager
Ryan MacAuley................................................................Apprentice Stage Manager
Amy Dass.........................................................................Assistant Set Designer*+
Victor Snaith Hernandez Lighting Design Assistant
Charlie Peters Lighting Design Assistant
Tiger, Goat, Zebra, Hyena & Orangutan
Puppet Design & Fabrication........................................Puppet Stuff Canada
Lead Puppet Designer & Sculptor................................Brendan James Boyd
Lead Paint Designer & Fabricator.................................Sarah McPhee
3D Technician & Puppet Fabricator..............................Reese Scott
Puppet Fabricator & Sculptor........................................Leah Carmichael
Kelly Thornton Artistic Director
Evan Klassen Executive Director
Isabelle Ly Producer
Allison Loat Director of Production
Life of Pi was first performed at Sheffield Crucible on 21st June 2019, and in the West End at Wyndham’s Theatre, produced by Simon Friend, with a first performance on 15th November 2021. Life of Pi made its North American premiere at the A.R.T in Cambridge, Massachusetts on 4th December 2022 before opening on Broadway at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on 30th March 2023. Life of Pi was originally Directed by Max Webster, Set and Costume Design by Tim Hatley, Puppetry and Movement Direction by Finn Caldwell, Puppetry Design by Nick Barnes and Finn Caldwell, Video Design by Andrzej Goulding, Lighting Design by Tim Lutkin and Tim Deiling, Sound Design by Carolyn Downing and Composition by Andrew T. Mackay.
The videotaping or making of electronic or other audio and/or visual recordings of this production or distributing recordings on any medium, including the internet, is strictly prohibited, a violation of the author’s right and actionable under international copyright law.
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)
* Indicated designers on this production are represented by the Associated Designers of Canada, IATSE Local ADC659.
+ Supported by Citadel Theatre’s BIPOC fund.
• U of A Studio Theatre Wardrobe Department
• Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity Wardrobe Department
• Edmonton Opera Wardrobe Department
• Andrés Moreno
• Marina Mikhaylichenko
The Life of Pi puppets have been generously supported by Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre donor, Dr. Marcel Van Woensel.
Life of Pi is a story of survival, belief, and the extraordinary resilience of the human spirit. At its heart, it is a fable about storytelling itself. How we shape narratives to make sense of the incomprehensible, and how imagination can become both a tool for endurance and a vessel for truth. What I am most excited about this piece is its rich theatricality. It dares to ask impossible questions and uses bold, visual poetry to answer them. How do you stage the vastness of the Pacific Ocean? A Bengal tiger? A soul in crisis? That is exactly what theatre is made for. To transform the ordinary into the extraordinary through collaboration, design, performance, and belief.
Directing this production has been a great privilege. The artistry, ingenuity, and heart that every member of this creative team, cast, and crew has brought to the process is nothing short of inspiring. Together, we have aimed to honour the depth of Yann Martel’s novel and the powerful theatrical adaptation by Lolita Chakrabarti while creating something uniquely our own.
A sincere thank you to Daryl Cloran and everyone at The Citadel for the opportunity to bring this remarkable story to life with you.
- Haysam Kadri I Director
Young people are a vital part of the Citadel Theatre and we’re passionate about helping them find their creative voice. Students Club gives local junior and senior high school students an inside look at the world of professional theatre. It isn’t just about seeing shows – Students Club is about community, conversation, and celebrating live theatre in Edmonton.
Before select mainstage performances, students take part in an engaging and interactive session led by one of Edmonton’s talented theatre artists. Then, after the curtain falls, they stick around for a lively talkback with members of the cast and crew – diving into the stories behind the scenes and learning about what it really takes to bring a production to life.
With stunning visuals and breath-taking story-telling, the puppeteers of Life of Pi bring characters alive. Students will learn from puppeteer, puppet builder, mask maker, and stilt-walker Randall Fraser about the ingenuity involved in the creation and building of puppets as well as the skills behind what it takes to perform as a puppeteer!
Randall is the founding Artistic Director of the National Stiltwalkers of Canada and is celebrating 21 years of promoting preserving and presenting the art of stiltwalking. Randall’s history in theatre and special event creation is long and varied. From his origins as a young actor, Randall has become a Designer, Director, Producer, and Performer for many major festivals and events locally, nationally, and internationally. If it’s fantastic and spectacular, Randall is probably nearby.
For more information on Students Club, or to become a part of the program, please contact: groupbookings@citadeltheatre.com.
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DAVINDER MALHI I Pi Patel
Citadel: Debut.
Other Theatre: Wicked Nix (Young Peoples Theatre); Fifteen Dogs (Segal Centre); Casey and Diana (Soulpepper Theatre/Stratford Festival); No Big Deal (Roseneath Theatre); rihannaboi95 (Young Peoples Theatre); Concord Floral (Canadian Stage).
Other: Thank you to my wonderful family, friends, and agent. This is a dream come true.
DEENA AZIZ I Nurse, Amma, Ensemble
Citadel: Debut.
Other Theatre: Sakura (Centaur Theatre); Birthday Candles (City Theatre); The Supine Cobbler (GCTC); A Thousand Splendid Suns (Grand Theatre, Vancouver Arts Club); The Tempest (Pittsburgh Public); If We Are Birds (Imago); Dust (ATP); Rice Boy (Canadian Stage, Stratford Festival).
Film & TV: Transplant, Diggstown, This Life, Being Human.
Other: Away from stage and camera, Deena works as a dramaturge, coordinator, and is an active champion for equity and reform in the performing arts.
OMAR ALEX KHAN I Father, Ghost Father, Ensemble
Citadel: The Kite Runner.
Other Theatre: Waitress (RMTC); Timon of Athens (Stratford Festival); Oslo (Mirvish, Theatre 180); The Band’s Visit (WJT); Million Dollar Quartet, A Thousand Splendid Suns (The Grand); The New Canadian Curling Club (Blyth Festival, RMTC); As You Like It, Titus Andronicus (Canadian Stage); Glengarry Glen Ross (RMTC).
Film & TV: ZARQA, Shelved, Mayday, The Strain, Frankie Drake Mysteries. Other: For more about Omar visit omaralexkhan.com
CHEUNG I Mrs. Okamoto, Ship’s Captain, Ensemble
Citadel: The King and I.
Other Theatre: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Lunchbox Theatre); Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Theatre Prospero); Urban Tales (Northern Light Theatre); Laughing Wild (Epiphany Theatre); Springboards New Play Festival (Workshop West Theatre); Tony ‘n’ Tina’s Wedding (THEATrePUBLIC).
Other: Andrea is a graduate of Grant MacEwan Theatre Arts Program. An enormous thank you to my biggest fan - you know who you are.
BAILEY CHIN I Lulu Chen, Jai, Ensemble
Understudy: Mrs. Okamoto, Ship’s Captain
Citadel: Network.
Other Theatre: Little Women, Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes (Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre); Feast (Prairie Theatre Exchange).
Film & TV: A Magical New York Christmas (Hallmark).
Other: Bailey is so delighted to be back at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton alongside such an amazing company. Special thanks to S, who supports me endlessly, and to my family and friends for all of their love.
BRAYDON DOWLER-COLTMAN I Richard Parker Puppeteer 2, Ensemble, Fight Captain
Citadel: The Three Musketeers, Little Shop of Horrors, Pride & Prejudice, Network, Jane Eyre, The Tempest, A Christmas Carol.
Other Theatre: As You Like It (Freewill), The Three Musketeers, Little Shop of Horrors (ArtsClub), Network (RMTC), Burning Bluebeard (Edmonton Actor’s Theatre), Bright Lights (Blarney Productions), Fortune Falls (Catalyst Theatre).
Film & TV: The Irrational (NBC), Abracadavers (Numera Films).
Other: “If we, citizens, do not support our artists, then we sacrifice our imagination on the altar of crude reality and we end up believing in nothing and having worthless dreams.” -Yann Martel
TROY FELDMAN I Richard Parker Puppeteer 1, Ensemble
Citadel: The Forbidden Phoenix.
Other Theatre: War Horse, The Heart of Robinhood, Lord of The Rings (Mirvish Productions); Little Amal (The Walk).
Film & TV: Overlord in Overlord and the Underwoods (CBC); Score: A Hockey Musical, Reign, Stepping Up, Kill Order, On The Ropes, etc.
Other: Troy is a Toronto based actor, choreographer, (bboy/house) dancer, puppeteer and parkour artist. As a professional artist he has traveled across the globe performing. Special thanks and love to his AZ fam, Mom and Nadine.
N. GIRGIS I Mrs. Biology Kumar, Zaida Khan, Ensemble, Puppet Captain
Understudy: Nurse, Amma
Citadel: Drowning Girls, Humble Boy.
Other Theatre: Palace of the End, Communion, Life Skills (Network); Love, Heroine (Northern Light); Speaking in Tongues (Shadow); Gypsy, Evita (Mayfield); Dark Lady, Richard III, Titus Andronicus (Shakespeare Co.); Black Bonspiel of Wullie MacCrimmon, Charlotte’s Web, Around the World in 80 Days (Alberta Theatre Projects); Ends of the Earth, Drood (Vertigo); Trespassers (Belfry); 39 Steps, Unnecessary Farce (Stage West); One Christmas Carol (Storybook); Becoming Dr. Ruth (Theatre Northwest); Abundance (Caravan).
KEVIN KLASSEN I Father Martin, Cook, Voice of Richard Parker, Ensemble
Citadel: The Sound of Music, Network, Shakespeare In Love, Arcadia.
Other Theatre: Selected & Recent: Rock Of Ages, Mary Poppins (Rainbow Stage); ELEVATE: Manaaji’idiwin (RMTC); The Prom, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder (Dry Cold); Othello (Beau, Raven, Echo).
Film & TV: Selected & Recent: Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Acting Good, Little Bird, Burden of Truth.
Other: An occasional playwright, Kevin is currently working on a show about Bram Stoker and his disastrous stage version of Dracula. Kevin is also a proud alumnus of the 2015 Citadel/Banff Professional Training Program.
AZEEM NATHOO I Mamaji, Pandit-Ji, Ensemble
Citadel: Debut.
Other Theatre: Three Men in a Boat / Bike (Guild Festival); 2008 Season (Stratford Festival); Richard III (Metachroma Theatre, Segal Centre); Alice in Wonderland (Theatre NorthWest).
Film & TV: Fubar, My Perfect Landing, HotZone.
Other: Tyrone Guthrie Award (Stratford) & three BWW Toronto nominations (Guild Festival). Azeem also teaches Shakespeare at George Brown and is on the Board at Theatre Passe Muraille where he also made his debut as a playwright with “1184” Love to Albert.
Understudy: Rani, Ghost Rani, Mrs. Biology Kumar, Zaida Khan, Lulu Chen, Jai
Citadel: Collider Festival ‘24 & ‘25, Vinyl Café Workshop.
Other Theatre: Dance Nation (SkirtsAFire, Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Nomination); A Grand Time in the Rapids, On the Banks of the Nut (Teatro la Quindicina); Murder in the Studio, Sherlock Holmes and the Raven’s Curse (Vertigo Theatre); Under Cover (Concrete Theatre, Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Nomination).
Other: She is also a Producer with Chromatic Theatre and Impossible Mongoose (IMP). Love to D + A.
Russian Sailor, Admiral Jackson, Ensemble
Understudy: Richard Parker Puppeteer 1 and 2, Father Martin, Cook, Voice of Richard Parker
Citadel: The Three Musketeers, Sound of Music, Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, Shakespeare in Love, Peter and the Starcatcher, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet.
Other Theatre: Nevermore, The Soul Collector, Vigilante (Catalyst Theatre); The Odd Couple, Private Lives, Fever-Land, I Heard About Your Murder (Teatro Live!); Sherlock Holmes and the Raven’s Curse (Vertigo Theatre); Liberation Days (Theatre Calgary); Jack Goes Boating (Sage Theatre); Outside Mullingar, The Best Brothers, Beginning of August (Shadow Theatre); Chicago, Hairspray, Sheer Madness (Mayfield Dinner Theatre).
Ghost Rani
Understudy: Pi Patel
Citadel: Debut.
Other Theatre: Mahabharata (Lincoln Centre, His Majesty’s Theatre, Barbican Centre, Canadian Stage, NAC, Shaw Festival); Twelfth Night (Shakespeare in the Ruins); The Last Five Years (Winnipeg Fringe Festival).
Film & TV: The Magic of Lemon Drops (Hallmark); Spencer Sisters (CTV); Psycho Killer (Regency Productions).
Other: I dedicate this performance to my ancestors and all those who have been brave enough to start over.
Ensemble
Understudy: Father, Ghost Father, Mamaji, Pandit-Ji, Russian Sailor, Admiral Jackson
Citadel: The Tempest (2019).
Other Theatre: Bombay Black (Alberta Theatre Projects); Jesus Christ Superstar (Talk is Free Theatre); 3 Men in a Boat, 3 Men on a Bike (Guild Festival Theatre); Bend it Like Beckham, North American Premier (Star Vox); Secret Garden (Theatre Calgary); Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare in Action).
Other: Often works with the Deaf community. Currently the Associate Artistic Producer of Common Boots Theatre in Toronto.
Yann Martel is a Canadian writer and novelist. He is the author of a collection of short stories and four novels, most notably Life of Pi, for which he won the 2002 Man Booker Prize.
Writing credits: The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios, Self, Life of Pi, Beatrice and Virgil, The High Mountains of Portugal and the non-fiction collection 101 Letters to a Prime Minister: The Complete Letters to Stephen Harper. Son of Nobody, a novel about the Trojan War, will be published in 2026. Other: He lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Citadel: Debut
Other Theatre: Writing: Life of Pi (West End & Broadway); Hamnet (RSC & West End); Hymn (Almeida Theatre & Chicago Shakespeare Theatre); Red Velvet (Tricycle Theatre, St Ann’s Warehouse, West End); Invisible Cities (Manchester International Festival & Brisbane Festival); The Greatest Wealth (Old Vic); Sylvia (Old Vic); Message in a Bottle (Peacock Theatre).
Film & TV: Acting: The Hunt (St Ann’s Warehouse); Screw (CH4); Vigil (BBC1); Showtrial (BBC1); Wheel of Time (Amazon); Hamlet (RADA); A Casual Vacancy (BBC1/HBO); Criminal (Netflix); Delicious (Sky One).
Citadel: Heist.
Other Theatre: Homes: A Refugee Story, A Street Car Named Desire, Einstein’s Gift (Grand Theatre); Heist, Clue, Nero Wolfe: Might As Well Be Dead (Vertigo); King James, In Wonderland (ATP); A Thousand Splendid Suns (Arts Club, MTC); The Shoplifters, Romeo and Juliet (Theatre Calgary); Three Musketeers, Titus Andronicus, Hamlet (Shakespeare Company); Prairie Boys Winter, A MidSummer Night’s Dream, Dracula (Mount Royal University); Metamorphoses (U of C); Dracula (Red Deer College).
Film & TV: Last of Us, The Revenant, Hell on Wheels.
Other: Haysam is the Artistic Director of Alberta Theatre Projects: albertatheatreprojects.com
Citadel: The Rocky Horror Show, Spamalot.
Other Theatre: Puppeteer in War Horse (Toronto/U.S. National Tour/Japan); Cirque du Soleil’s TORUK: The First Flight (World Tour). Puppetry Director/ Specialist: Frozen (Neptune); Beauty and the Beast, Frozen, The Little Mermaid, Tangled, The Golden Mickeys, Disney Dreams (Disney Cruise Line). Favourite other credits include: Cassie in A Chorus Line (Stratford Festival/Riverside Theatre/Arvada Centre); Morticia in The Addams Family (Neptune Theatre); and Fraulein Kost in Cabaret (RMTC).
Citadel: Legally Blonde, Heist, The Play That Goes Wrong (Sterling Award for Outstanding Set Design), Little Shop of Horrors, Jersey Boys.
Other Theatre: The Secret Garden, Village Wooing, Playboy of the Western World, Overruled, Bright Lights (Shaw Festival); The Inheritance (CanStage); Chris, Mrs. (Boldly Productions); Metronome, Mob, Horseplay (Workshop West); The Maids (Putrid Brat), Freaky Green Eyes (Fringe/Punctuate!); Sleight of Mind (WCT).
Other: Much love to my household of dogs & friends, to shows that embrace non-reality and the absurd, to my mediocre juggling and of course, to my embarrassingly fervent love of Sondheim.
JOSEPH ABETRIA I Costume Designer
Citadel: The Play That Goes Wrong.
Other Theatre: (Selected) Indecent, Little Women, The Comeback (RMTC); Calpurnia (RMTC with NAC/Black Theatre Workshop); Prophecy, Mary’s Wedding, Iceland (TPM); Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, Grand Ghost (Grand); Snow White, Spelling 2-5-5 (MTYP); Volare, Space Girl, Voice (PTE).
Other: Extremely grateful for the support of my family and friends. Salamat po!
Citadel: Blackbird, True Love Lies (Costume Design); As You Like It (Set and Costume Design).
Other Theatre: Skylight (Theatre Calgary); Butcher, The Circle, The Apology, Ash Rizin’ (ATP); Might As Well Be Dead, Murder on the Orient Express, Strangers on a Train, The Mousetrap, In the Heat of the Night (Vertigo Theatre).
Other: April is the Chair of the Drama Department at the University of Alberta and a full member of Associated Designers of Canada/IATSE 659. aprilviczko.com
Citadel: Heist, Playing With Fire.
Other Theatre: Brigadoon (Shaw Festival); Forgiveness, Salesman in China, Rent, (Stratford Festival); Homes (Grand Theatre); Evil Dead the Musical (Starvox); Into the Woods Jr, Newsies (Yellow Door Theatre Project); Mary Poppins, 1984 (Saint John Theatre); Rinaldo (Pacific Opera); Hamlet, Julius Caesar, Richard III (Shakespeare Company); Playing with Fire, You Will Remember Me (Alberta Theatre Projects).
Other: Graduate of the BPA Program at Capilano University, Studio 58 Acting Graduate www.corwinferguson.com
Citadel: A Streetcar Named Desire, Little Women, Death of a Salesman (upcoming). Other Theatre: Behind the Moon (Touchstone); The Mousetrap (Theatre Calgary); Henry V (Bard).
Film & Podcast: Rolling Hills (Sunny Drake Productions), Sue Sada (Cindy Mochizuki).
Other: Originally from Kenya, Joelysa is an award-winning composer and sound designer from Vancouver. She’d like to thank Haysam Kadri, Craig Hall, the Citadel and RMTC teams, cast and crew for this incredible opportunity! www.joelysa.com I @joelysa_composer
Citadel: Fight/Intimacy Director: Little Women, A Streetcar Named Desire. Fight/Movement Director: The Play That Goes Wrong. Fight Director: Prison Dancer, Jersey Boys. Assistant Director: Almost a Full Moon. Actor: The Three Musketeers, Pride and Prejudice.
Other Theatre: Intimacy Director: Where You Are, After Mourning - Before van Gogh (Shadow Theatre). Actor: Glory (Chemainus Theatre Festival/National Tour/Original Cast - WCT, et al.)
Other: Learn more at: www.morganyamada.com.
STEVEN CONDE I Assistant Director
Citadel: Debut.
Other Theatre: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Stratford Festival); My Name is Asher Lev, Suicide Incorporated, Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead, Wit (TwinBill Theatre); A Killing at La Cucina (Vertigo Theatre); Seafarer (Alberta Theatre Projects); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Theatre Calgary); Sideshow, Madagascar the Musical, Matilda the Musical, Angels in America: Millennium Approaches, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Band’s Visit, Waitress (Atlantis Theatrical).
Citadel: The Mountaintop, Rubaboo, The Royale, The Garneau Block, A Christmas Carol, Children of God, Peter and the Starcatcher, Made in Italy.
Other Theatre: As You Like It, The Tempest, Twelfth Night, Macbeth, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, A Comedy of Errors and The Merchant of Venice, Romeo and Juliet, and Love’s Labour’s Lost (The Freewill Shakespeare Festival); Vigilante (Catalyst Theatre).
ANNA DAVIDSON I Assistant Stage Manager
Citadel: Sound of Music, The Fiancée.
Other Theatre: Die Walküre, Das Reingold, Die Fledermaus, Bluebeard’s Castle, Aquarius, Orphée+, La Boheme (Edmonton Opera); The Fiancée (Chemainus Theatre Festival); Don Giovanni (National Arts Centre, The Banff Centre).
Other: Anna is delighted to be back at the Citadel. She has worked as a stage manager, ASM and IATSE Local 210 theatre technician in Edmonton since graduating from the Theatre Production Program at MacEwan in 2007.
Citadel: Debut.
Other Theatre: Die Walküre, Aquarius, Bluebeard’s Castle, Die Fledermaus, Das Rheingold (Edmonton Opera); Native Gardens (Persephone); Sunday in the Park with George (MacEwan); Shrek, White Christmas (NUOVA).
Other: Ryan is a Métis stage manager, based in Treaty Six. Originally from Prince Albert, he now calls Edmonton home. He is excited to be joining the Citadel for this production. Much love to Nico for his constant support and encouragement.
Citadel: Debut.
Other Theatre: Hyena’s Trail (Here for Fear Collective); Sprouts (Concrete Theatre); Witch (UAlberta); Local Diva (Low Hanging Fruit Productions); Emergence of Self (Connections//Collisions).
Other: Amy is a multidisciplinary South Asian theatre designer based in Edmonton. She is a recent graduate of the BFA in Production Design at the UofA and is very grateful to be working with the team of Life of Pi for her debut Citadel show! Much love to her clowder of cats, mom and dad, Ana and Kijo.
As we celebrate our 60 th Anniversary Season, we are proud to present a special feature in each program highlighting the rich history, unforgettable moments, and remarkable people who have shaped The Citadel Theatre.
Edmonton’s rich history is filled with stories of passionate individuals coming together to build, create and imagine. The Citadel Theatre’s origin story is no exception. It began with a simple phone call from a real estate agent to Joseph H. Shoctor, a prominent local businessman with a deep love for theatre. The one phone call provided him with the opportunity to purchase the former Salvation Army Citadel building on 102 Street, now the Starlite Room, which had previously served as both a church and administrative office.
Known as “The Citadel,” the building was in serious need of repairs, but Shoctor was thrilled to find a sloped floor, seating and an area that could serve as a stage, features that added to the allure of creating a new live theatre space in Edmonton. His intention was to make The Citadel “the theatre centre of this country.” Shoctor, along with friends James L. Martin, Ralph B. MacMillan and Sandy Mactaggart, purchased the original location of what would become The Citadel Theatre for $100,000. The theatre opened on November 10, 1965, with a production of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Our founding families contributed to a legacy here in Edmonton, and we are grateful for their efforts. We also deeply appreciate all those who have supported the Citadel through six decades of magnificent theatre. Your contributions help ensure that future generations can enjoy live theatre for years to come.
This Autumn, we’re marking our 60th Anniversary season with special events that bring our community together, supported by the City of Edmonton’s Downtown Vibrancy Fund.
Join the Citadel Theatre and our Arts District neighbours as we open our doors for Alberta Culture Days, inviting you to enjoy a vibrant weekend filled with arts, heritage, and community spirit from Friday, Sept. 26 through Sunday, Sept. 28.
Bring the whole family and enjoy an exciting lineup of events, including Life of Pi performances, exclusive pre-show chats, behind-the-scenes tours, a wardrobe sale, film screenings in Zeidler Hall, live music in our lobbies, Fairy Finding in our Lee Pavilion, and captivating local art displays from Strathearn Art Walk throughout the building.
These events (and more to come in our 60th!) are a perfect invitation to rediscover the heart of Edmonton’s Arts District and share in the creativity that connects us all.
We can’t wait to celebrate with you!
THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS IN THE CREATION OF THEATRE AT THE CITADEL:
THE HOLE FAMILY • THE ELDON AND ANNE FOOTE FUND
MACLAB DEVELOPMENT GROUP • THE JOHN AND BARBARA POOLE FAMILY FUND
THE JOSEPH H. SHOCTOR FUND
DR. JOSEPH H. SHOCTOR, 1922-2001
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER AND FOUNDER OF THE CITADEL THEATRE
JOE’S VISION brought professional theatre to Edmonton
JOE’S DREAM built the Citadel Theatre
JOE’S SPIRIT continues to inspire the theatre we create today
JOE’S LEGACY lives on through a generous gift to the Citadel from his estate
On the Citadel’s 30th Anniversary, a gift was made by the Company of Harry Hole, James F. Hole, Ralph K. Hole and Robert W. Hole on behalf of the Hole family — in honour of their late father, Henry Hole. The Citadel Theatre is proud to honour Henry Hole’s integrity, compassion and leadership in the dedication of this complex to his memory.
Accessible Performances
THANK YOU! WE EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT THANKS to all our donors, whose generosity plays a crucial role in ensuring our community has the opportunity to experience performing arts. Our donors have a profound and lasting impact on the quality, accessibility, and relevance of the Citadel’s productions, facility, and educational offerings.
Gifts of $10,000+
2 Anonymous
Dr. Lorraine Bray & Jim Carter OC
Dr. Rowland and Muriel Haryett Fund
Marshall & Debby Shoctor
John & Dianne Storey Family Foundation
Gifts of $5000-$9999
2 Anonymous
Jennifer Addison
Dr. Ghalib Ahmed & Derek Wicks
David & Janet Bentley Family Fund
The Estate of Marguerite Bowen
Melissa Doucette
John Green
Brent & Deborah Hesje
Arliss Miller
The Polar Foundation
Grace & Arnold Rumbold
Weir Family Fund
DIRECTOR
Gifts of $2,500 - $4,999
Bruce & Carol Bentley
Barbara Burrows
Peni Christopher & Jo-Ann Rauschenberger
Wendy & Randy Dupree
Bruce Hagstrom & Sheila Greckol
J.D. Hole
John Fluevog Boots & Shoes Ltd.
Wolfgang & Beth Kaminski
Allen & Patti Kramer
Donna Krucik
The Lannon Family
Robert & Dawn Lemke
Lauren Lucid
Peter & Dorothea MacDonnell Fund
William & Linda McLean
Robert Merrett
Robert Michalowski
Dr. Susan Minsos & Ove Minsos
Mitchell Family Fund
David & Katrina Mundy
Nan & Peter Poole
Alan Rose
Rotary Club of Edmonton
Sequeira Family Foundation
Joseph & Kayla Shoctor Family Fund
David Verbicky
Kathy & Scott Watson
Ralph Young
Leon & Vonnie L. Zupan
STAR Gifts of $1000-$2499
Anonymous The Honourable
Darlene Acton
Andrekson Family Fund
Diana & Laurence Andriashek
Roger & Jennifer Babichuk
Jeff Boadway
Sheryl Bowhay
Marguerite & Zbigniew
Chrzanowski
Cormack Ede Family Fund
Court Stults Johnson LLP
Jill & Charlie Doiron
Andy & Marianne Elder Fund
Penny Erickson
Marla Gordulic
Joan & Donald Greenfield
Steven Greenfield & Jessie van Rijn
Sandra Anne Haskins
Christopher Head
Brenda & John Inglis
John Blake's Wigs & Facial Hair Inc.
Ken & Jennifer Kouri
Jennifer Kwan
Steven & Kathy Lavery
Sandra & Jim Lockhart
Linda & Kim MacKenzie Family Fund
Cody Mathieson
Scott & Susan Mathieson
Shannon Marchand & Roisin McCabe
Laurie & Dave McInnes
McMath Controls and Automation Inc.
Gerard & Lynette Merkosky
Lisa Miller & Farrel Shadlyn
Marie Montgomery
Lewis & Lindsay Nakatsui
Francis Price & Marguerite Trussler
Jonathan & Victoria Reid
Sol & Marilyn Rolingher
Dale & Chris Sheard
Halvor Simonson
Suggitt Publishers Inc.
Rob Suggitt
Kim & Don Wheaton
Dave Wilson & Wendy Kotow
LEAD
Gifts of $500-$999
2 Anonymous
Edie & Greg Alcorn
Allaine Fund
Lucille Birkett & Randy Busby
Barbara Blackley
Michael & Shayna Bowling
Kathleen Bowman
Ainsley Brown
Norman & Anne Burgess
Frank Calder
Stuart Capstick
Elizabeth Cherry
Douglas & Derrick Claybrook
Brad & Elaine Doucette
Erin & David Edwards
Liane Rae Faulder
Barbara Gauf
Dave & Janet Hancock
Nancy Heule
Patsy Ho
Bill & Jana Holden
Derry & Peter Knaak
Norman & Valerie Kneteman
James & Maggie Laing
Theresa Lema
Mary Lister
Douglas & Claire McConnell
Gordon & Agneta McKenzie
Averie & Carman McNary
Ian Montgomerie
Arron & Marcela Nathan
Cliff & Connie Otto
Helen Otto
Vital & Colleen Ouellette
Leslie & Rick Penny
Jean & Edward Posyniak
Barb J. Prodor
Ruth Rancier
Ron Richter
Constance Scarlett
Nancy Scrymgeour
Allison Theman
Michael & Kathleen Tomyn
Shannon van Soest
Doug & Dorothy Warren
Alysa Wolfram
Sarah Wylie
SUPPORTING Gifts of $100-$499
11 Anonymous
Margaret Ackman
Alberta Provincial Judges Association
Doug Aldridge
Ruth Alexander
Shirley Allder
Gail Andrew
James Archibald & Heidi Christoph
Maurice & Annette Bastide
Cecilia Baxter
Lola Baydala
Cathy Bayly
Cara Bedford
Fran Belzberg, In Memory of Kayla Shoctor
Donna J. Bereska
Richard & Connie Biamonte
Sue & Greg Bird
D & T Blades
Wynne Blades
Bev Blasetti
Julia Boberg
Gary & Tracey Boehm
Angie Bogner
Randy Boissonnault
David Booth
Stephen F. Bouska
Sheryl Bowhay
Teresa & Robyn Boyko
E Ross Bradley
Dr. Beverley & John Brennan
Courtney Brin
Margery E. Brown
Linda Brownlee
Laura Bryant
Rita Burns
Kelly Butler
Susan Butler
Patricia Calyniuk
Donna Campbell
Mary K. Campenot
James & Joan Carlson
Martin Carroll
Catherine Cartmell
Bob Chandler
Sharleen M. Chevraux
Brent Christopherson
Gordon & Janet Clanachan
Jane Clerk
This elegant proscenium theatre, complete with red velour seating and redwood panelling, is ideal for many types of performances and presentations.
A black box theatre with a balcony, The Rice is the Citadel’s smallest fully-equipped stage. The Rice’s intimate setting and private lobby are great for a variety of events.
Originally built as a movie theatre, Zeidler Hall has adapted to serve the needs of the Edmonton area. Its sloped walkways make the seating area completely accessible.
Located in the tropical Lee Pavilion, at the base of our spectacular Light Wall, the theatre has a thrust stage, with 13 rows of seats set in a “U” around the stage.
Nestled on the uppermost level of our tropical atrium, this space is famous for its lush greenery, winding paths, wooden bleacherstyle seating, and raised stage area.
We offer a variety of meeting spaces with different capacities and set-ups, including the Citadel Boardroom, classrooms and the David D. Bentley Salon.
Ruth Collins-Nakai
Karen Cox
Kim & Rick Craig
Robert Crosbie
Patrick & Luxie Crowe
Debbie Cumming
Pemme Cunliffe
Chris Danchuk
Ruth Daney
Cindy J. Davies
Karen Davison
Lisa Dayanandan
Christine Anne Dechoretz
Marcella DeJong
Jim Delaney
Brian & Anita Denniss
Sherry DeSoete
Karen & John Donahoe
Margaret Dorey
Gail Drechsler
Carol Dreger
Julie-Ann May Dron
Trevor Dublanko
Margaret Dudley
Sylvia Duffus
Douglas Bruce DuVal
Karen Dyberg
Harold English
Cathy Eyben
Faulkner Family
Joe & Pat Fenrich
Martin & Peggi Ferguson-Pell
Lil Filewych
Cathy G. Flood
Francka Folkinga
Tim Fort
Linda Foss
JP Fournier & Sharon Busby
David France & Marion Haggarty-France
Barb Funk
Amy Gaucher
Chantell Ghosh
Vicki Giles
Gaie Goin
Rusell & Nadia Gold
Bernice Gordeyko
Bob & Alayne Graves
Paul V. Greenwood
Royston Greenwood
Kinga & Wojciech Grochowski
Audrey Groeneveld
Ali Grotkowski
Catherine & James Hammond
Happy Homeschoolers
Mike Harding & Don Zeman
Julie Harvey
Lois & Chan Hawkins
Tatsuyuki & Doris Hayashi
Joan Hayes
John & Margot Henderson
Sandra Hobbs
Jill & Dan Hodges
David & Denise Hole
Leona Holland
Scott & Rebecca Horton
Kelvin & Carol Hussey
Kimberly Huynh
Jackie Lynn Huysmans
Carol R. Jackson
Louise Jensen
Ron & Joan Jewitt
Douglas & Diane Johnson
Audra & Kevin Jones
Brian & Ida Kaliel
Jatinder & Mala Kalra
Dorothy Keeler
Paula Kelly
Sheilah Kelly
Beau Klatt
Sylvia Kother
Barbara Krause
George Kuhse
John & Sylvia Laarhuis
Mitch Labuick
Taslim F. Lalji
Joy & David Lardner
Ruth & George Lauf
Don & Gwen Lawrence
Gordon T. Lea
Robert & Audrey Lee
Sigmund Lee
Valda Levin
James R. Lewis
Laura-Lee & Dan Linehan
Mary Lister
Cathy Lord
Chris & Cecilie Lord
Meaghan Low
Liz Luchko
Pat Luxford
Victoria Anne Luxton
Judy Mackay
Jason N. Magee
Jo Anne Mahood
Linda Maki
Glynis & Doug Maley
Diane Marsh
Neil & Pamela Martin
Wendy Mathewson
Donna Maxwell
Jenny McAlister
Karen M. McAree
Ian & Linda McConnan
Brian McEachern
Doug McFarlane
Alan & Patricia McGeachy
Roxanne McLean
Shane McMillan
Dr. Bubbles & Evelyn Meer
Pamela & Dennis Melnyk
Laurie Mereu
George Millar
Nicole Miller
Andrea B. Moen
Shona Monforton
Gail Moores
Gordon & Cathy Moorhouse
Chantal Moreau
Joan Morrison
Sonya & Greg Mowbrey
The Muttart Foundation
Leanne M. Nadwidny
Craig Neuman & Leita Seiver
Dawn Newton
Roy & Trudy Nickerson
North & Company LLP
Jennifer J Oakes
David & Paula Onderwater
Esther & Jack Ondrack
Ben & Micha Oostenbrink
Open Door Immigration
Lynn & Daniel Otteson
Mieko Ouchi & Kim Clegg
Kathy Packford
Stacey & Chris Padbury
Marian Palahniuk
Carol Pawlenchuk
Teresa Pawliw
David & Florence Percy
Richard & Catherine Perry
Carlie & Greg Persson
Tiffany Plamondon
Elaine Pollard
Heather & Peter Pontikes
Ted & Debbie Power
Paul & Leslie Precht
Diana Purdy
Paul Puszczak
Andrew & Carol Raczynski
Ashton Raeyr
Jeff Ramage
Richard Rand
Gary Raposo
Joan Redman
Gary Redmond
Donna Rempel
Garry & Donna Rentz
Henry & Helen Resta
Glenn Ripley
Fiona Robertson
Andrea Roche
Dean & Jan Rokosh
Beverley J. Roy
Tetyana Ryabets-Zuk
Orla Ryan
Deborah Salo
Kim Sanderson
Goran Savic
Michele Sawatzky
Megan Schaub
Patricia Schuster
Culley Schweger Bell & Steven Bell
Marianne Scott
Nelson Scott
Shauna J. Scott
Dawna Scrivens
Rita Sequeira
Jack Seto & Audrey Lowe
Glenn & Margaret
Sharples
Vivian Simmonds
Gerry & Barbara Sinn
Brune Sinneave
Sheila Sirdar
Marian Skidmore
Bartlomiej Skrzypczak
Marie Slusar
Lynn Smarsh
Peter Smith
Fern Snart
Steven & Connie Snyder
Dale Somerville
Wanda & Tracy Sorotsky
Tim Spelliscy
Keith & Bev Spencer
Terri & Michael Spotowski
Dan & Beverly Jean Stachnik
Jean & Gerry Staring Fund
Sonya Stasiuk
Martha Steenstrup
Delores Stefaniszyn
Anne Stevenson
Lori Stewart & Jack Jervis
Bill Stoley
Ben & Laraine Strafford
Caroline Stuart
Mark & Craig Stumpf-Allen
Joylyn Teskey
Maggie R. Thompson
Timbers Consulting + HazOps Inc.
Mary-Ann & Andy Trachimowich
Cheri Treasure
Alana Mae Tucker
Lorene Turner
Kayla van Sterren
Eric van Walsum
Marie-Louise Vieira
Chris Vilcsak
Maureen Wagner
Lori Anne Wall
Valerie Wasylishen
Douglas Webster
Michele Wedemire
Robert & Ann Weir
In Memory of Allen Weiss
Eva Willox
Willis Winter
Jim Wishloff
Daniel & Tonya Wolfe
Lynn Wolff
William & Dorothy Wolodko
Debra Wooding
Peter & Joan Wright
Susan Wright
Keith Wylie
Randall & Nancy Yatscoff
Charitable Fund
Linda M Youell
Betty Young
Mary Anne Yurkiw
Diane Zinyk
Lorna Zucchet
Hermione Ainsworth
Hasra Ali
Thea Avis
Judith Babcock
Luis Ballester
Karen Balon
Karin Banasch Vail
Shirley Bellrose
Coby Benoit
Shelley Benson
Bernie Bolton
Alan Burkin
Margot Byer
Patrick Caron
Dee Cartledge
Rob Cauti
Carmelle Cooper
Jack Diacon
Jo Farley
Lil Filewych
Bonita Gillespie
Noel Gray
Betty Grudnizki
Julie Harvey
Jeff Haswell
Rosemarie Heaney
Brad Heller
Diane Helmers
Atari Hinbest
Doug Hunter
Joan Johnston
Jodi Jones
Craig Jones
Joanne Kallal
Hanae Kiyooka
Robin Knight
Arndt Kuethe
Janice Kuethe
Wendy Kurtz
Susan Lauridson
Sylvia Lee
Karen Lewis-Caron
Lindsay Liddle
Jim Linnen
Rita MacDonald
Ross Machetchuk
Bob Matfin
Linda McMurdo
Donna McKay
Karen Miller
Janice Minamide
Joan Murchie
Andrea Newman
Linda Orlecki
William Parker
Doug Racine
Leila Ragoonanan
Joan Redman
Barbara Reinhardt
Lori Ristoff
Cheryl Ritchie
Sukhjit Saimbhee
Mariia Samofalova
Susan Schroter
Angela Seery
Theresa Shea
James Smibert
Linda Smibert
Victoria Spang
Cinnamon Stacey
Deb Stack
Diane Trithardt
Christine Tupper
Kayla Turnbull
Lacey Untereiner
Brenda Voyce
Shelley Warden
Lisa Welshman
Talia West
Eric Westerberg
Liz White-MacDonald
Catherine Wirt
Bonnie Connelly Wilson
Vanessa Wilson
Dave Wolkowski
Daryl Cloran
Artistic Director
Jessie van Rijn
Executive Director
Bridget Norris-Jones
Producer
Mieko Ouchi
Associate Artistic Director
Luc Tellier Director of Education & Outreach
Peni Christopher Company Manager
Wayne Paquette
Artistic Coordinator
Diana Stevenson Foote Theatre School Manager
Jenna Greig
Access Coordinator
Ellen Chorley
Students Club Facilitator
Henry Choy
Director of Finance
Bettyanna Huggins
Payroll Administrator
Amy Yao
Staff Accountant
Adrienne Kendel-Dirk Accounts Payable Specialist
Kayla van Sterren
HR Manager
Mackenzie Altheim
HR Administrator
Ben Osgood
Business Systems Manager
Trinity Locke Administrative Coordinator
Amelia Sigamony Director of Marketing & Sales
Kris Hiemstra
Creative Director
Susanne Chmait Media & Communications Manager
Yvonne Nguyen Social Media & Marketing Outreach Coordinator
Rebecca Harding
Digital Web Designer
Arthur Mah Videographer
Benjamin Oostenbrink Director of Community Engagement
Chantelle Behrens
Philanthropic Giving Manager
Alana Davis
Corporate Partnerships Manager
Amy Leigh Grants & Database Administrator
Alexander Voutchkov
Community Engagement Coordinator
Eden Edwards Guest Services Manager
Brittany Hinse
Assistant Guest Services Manager
Kevin Cambridge Group Sales Coordinator
Josephine Hendrick
Group Sales Assistant
SUPERVISORS
Colin Bluekens
Robyn Clark
Kylie Dobransky
Alex Reyes
REPRESENTATIVES
Garin Alfaro
Sam Free
Sean Herbert
Ash Hicks
Melanie Letourneau
Abby McDougall
Kit Rempel
Brijesh Nagarathinam
Katie Yoner
HOSPITALITY
Hayden Weir Director of Hospitality
Melissa Budinski Front of House Manager
Courtney Hetherington
Bar Manager
Sam Kennedy
Events Manager
Susan Urlacher
Events Coordinator
FRONT OF HOUSE SUPERVISORS
Emily Lizotte
Rose Miller
Desriel Traverse
Maia Trotter
Elaine Vo
Kate Walker
CAPTAINS
John Avila
Adriana Burns
Bri Dakin-Doyle
Payal Jotania
Elyse Roszell
Jessica Ussher
BARTENDERS
Melanie Blake
Kenzie Brake
Colton Cameron
Sarina Iles
Raph Jahnert
Moses Kouyaté
Graham Mothersill
Priya Narine
Macy Pollock
Madison Pysyk
Kamryn Reynolds
Kera Stevenson
Mason Verge
Faith Whitehouse
ASSISTANTS
Ben Healey
Emily Thorne
INSTRUCTORS
Billy Brown
Cathy Derkach
Andraya Diogo
Steven Greenfield
Crystal Hanson
Ben Healey
Ainsley Hillyard
Binu Kapadia
Sydney Keenan
Josh Languedoc
Rochelle Laplante
Richard Lee
Emily Lizotte
Rain Matkin-Szilagyi
Gordon Ogilvie
Jasper Poole
Malachi Short
Linette Smith
Eileen Sproule
Julie Sucie
Nathaniel Tesfaye
Emily Thorne
Katie Tilbury
Kim Turner
Rory Turner
Miriam Veugelers
Natalie Witte
Mel Bahniuk
Program
Coordinator
Andraya Diogo
Young Production Company Facilitator
Michael Erwin Director of Production
Ian Kelly
Technical Director
Michelle Chan
Production Manager
Autumn Russell
Assistant Technical
Director
Jenna Kerekes
Production Administration
Mitch Labrosse
Intirim Head of Audio
Partick Amyotte
Audio 2
Morgan Conrad
Head of Video
Tiff Martineau
Head of Electrics
Emma Nokes
Assistant Head of Electronics
Chris Hayes Head of Scenic Carpentry
Peter Locock
Assistant Head of
Scenic Carpentry
Garret DeRede
Scenic Carpenter
Jeff Burwash
Scenic Carpenter
Andrée Simard
Head of
Scenic Paint
Megan Paliwoda
Assistant Head of Scenic Paint
Sarah Karpyshin
Head of Props
Angie Sotiropoulos
Assistant Head of Props
Connor MacDonald
Props Builder
Tammy Komant
Props Builder
Kennedy Sembaliuk
Puppet/Props
Running
Marc Anderson
Head of Stage Carpentry
Serge Menard
Assistant Head of
Stage Carpentry
Brendan Nearey
Stage Carpenter
Leanne Townsend
Stage Carpenter
Olivia Derksen
Head of Wardrobe
Running
Janessa Barron
Assistant Head of Wardrobe Running
Mandy Mattson
Wardrobe Maintenance
Patsy Thomas
Head of Wardrobe
Judith Darough
Wardrobe Cutter
Emily Woodman
Wardrobe Cutter
Jessica Oostergo
Milliner
Barb Becker
Fabricator
Hongning Ke Stitcher
Kelsey McCammon Stitcher
Lindsey Kapitzke
Stitcher
Katie Patton
Head of Wigs
Stephanie Ryder Assistant Head of Wigs
Bill Daniels
Facilities Director
Yang Yang Maintenance Manager
Bee Clean Services
Alberta Crowd Management
The Citadel Theatre is committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment for artists, audience members, and staff. Thank you to the Stollery Charitable Foundation for funding our 2025/26 Accessible Performances Series including:
Relaxed Experiences
Sensory Informed Performances
American Sign Language and Deaf Theatre Interpreted Performances
Open Captioned Performances
Saturday, October 4, 2025, 1:30pm Life of Pi
Closed Captioned Performances
Touch Tours
Audio Described Performances
*Please note that while we do not plan to change any services or performance dates listed below, occasionally unexpected circumstances may arise. To ensure you have the most accurate and up-to-date information, we encourage you to check www.citadeltheatre.com
Saturday, November 8, 2025, 1:30pm Big Stuff
Saturday, November 29, 2025, 1:30pm Vinyl Cafe: The Musical
Saturday, December 6, 2025, 1:30pm A Christmas Carol
Saturday, February 14, 2026, 1:30pm Death of a Salesman
Saturday, February 28, 2026, 1:30pm Burning Mom
Saturday, April 4, 2026, 1:30pm The Wizard of Oz
Saturday, April 11, 2026, 1:30pm The Wizard of Oz
Saturday, April 25, 2026, 1:30pm Casey and Diana
Sunday, May 17, 2026, 1:30pm Cyrano de Bergerac
Saturday, May 23, 2026, 1:30pm Cyrano de Bergerac
We wish to ensure all patrons have a safe and welcoming visit to the Citadel Theatre. If you have any questions about the building, potential barriers, or how we can help meet your individual needs, please contact our Access Coordinator, Jenna Greig, jgreig@citadeltheatre.com or refer to our Accessibility page on our website: www.citadeltheatre.com/accessibility/
Photo: Carly Neis and her service animal, Gilmore, in the Lee Pavilion
