Ovation Vol. 20 No. 4

Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre

Vol 20 No 4 | feb/mar 2013

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Message from the Artistic Director

If it’s true that idle hands are the devil’s play-thing,

her countrymen (another triumph of manual labour over knowledge). When it seems unlikely that Odys-

then what becomes of an

seus will ever return from

information society or a

that war, his faithful wife

knowledge economy? While

Penelope weaves a shroud for

we try to ideate, program and

her elderly father-in-law as

blog our way to world domination, are we cutting our-

a stalling tactic to keep her

selves off from a fundamental

rapacious suitors at bay. The

wellspring that can only be fed

domestic life that happens

by manual labour? Matthew

offstage in Homer’s Odyssey

B. Crawford thinks so. In his

becomes the primary focus

book, Shop Class as Soulcraft,

of Margaret Atwood’s The

Crawford describes his former life as execu-

Penelopiad. The novelist/playwright revels in (and

tive director of a Washington think tank, a job

unravels) the lives of Penelope and the maids who

that emptied his life of joy and purpose. When

help her delay the shroud’s completion and her

he opened a motorcycle repair shop instead,

promised remarriage.

things started to look up. His skills now had an immediate, concrete effect on the physical world around him (broken motorcycles ran again), and the combination of manual effort and intellectual problem-solving made him feel great.

I know there is an irony in my sitting here, writing about the superiority of manual labour. My father owned a garage in Montreal, and I loved the smell of motor oil, the well-ordered tools, and the rough fraternity of mechanics. Now, as I sit at my desk –

Crawford’s book reminded me of Ed’s Garage,

reading scripts, reviewing budgets, and trying to

Dan Needles’ light-hearted play about the value

measure the effect our theatre has on the lives of

of the mechanic’s life. When Cassandra sets up

our artists and audiences – I sometimes envy my

her psychotherapy practice next to a small-town

dad’s life, and its tactile certainty. We imperil our-

garage, she never imagines she’ll be vying with a

selves when we become all mind, divorced from

mechanic to repair the wounded psyches of the

the physical world, and these two plays remind us

community. But she soon discovers that Ed may

that our salvation, as individuals and as a society,

be onto something: his work does seem innately

may lie in our hands.

balanced and psychologically healthy, and he’s good at sharing what he knows with his customers (and Cassandra’s patients).

Yours always,

Ed’s Garage makes much of Cassandra’s namesake, the great prophetess who warned about the Trojan horse that Odysseus built to defeat FEB/MAR 2013

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Theatre Abbreviation Legend

Arts Club Arts Club Theatre Company, Vancouver BC

ATF Atlantic Theatre Festival, Wolfville NS

ATP Alberta Theatre Projects, Calgary AB

BAM Brooklyn Academy of Music, NYC Bard on the Beach Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival, Vancouver BC

Belfry The Belfry Theatre, Victoria BC

Blyth Blyth Theatre Festival, Blyth ON

Broadway New York Theatre District

CBC Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Centaur Centaur Theatre Company, Montreal QC

Citadel The Citadel Theatre, Edmonton AB

COC Canadian Opera Company, Toronto ON

CS The Canadian Stage Company, Toronto ON

Dora Dora Mavor Moore Award, Toronto ON

Drayton Drayton Entertainment, Ontario

Dry Cold Dry Cold Productions, Winnipeg MB

Factory Factory Theatre, Toronto ON

GCTC The Great Canadian Theatre Company, Ottawa ON

Grand The Grand Theatre, London ON

Mirvish Mirvish Productions, Toronto ON

MTYP Manitoba Theatre for Young People, Winnipeg MB

NAC National Arts Centre, Ottawa ON Necessary Angel Necessary Angel Theatre Company, Toronto ON

Neptune Neptune Theatre, Halifax NS

NFB National Film Board of Canada

NTS National Theatre School of Canada, Montreal QC

Persephone Persephone Theatre, Saskatoon SK

PTAM Popular Theatre Alliance of Manitoba, Winnipeg MB

PTE Prairie Theatre Exchange, Winnipeg MB

Rainbow Rainbow Stage, Winnipeg MB

RNT Royal National Theatre, London, England

Royal Alex The Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto ON

RSC Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon, England

RWB Royal Winnipeg Ballet

Segal The Segal Centre for Performing Arts, Montreal QC

Shaw Shaw Festival, Niagara-on-the-Lake ON

SIR Shakespeare in the Ruins, Winnipeg MB

SNAC St. Norbert Arts Centre, Winnipeg MB

Soulpepper Soulpepper Theatre Company, Toronto ON

Stratford Stratford Festival, Stratford ON

SummerWorks SummerWorks Theatre Festival, Toronto ON

TA Theatre Aquarius, Hamilton ON

Tarragon Tarragon Theatre, Toronto ON

TBTR Theatre By the River, Winnipeg MB

TC Theatre Calgary, Calgary AB

TNB Theatre New Brunswick, Fredericton NB

Toronto Free Toronto Free Theatre, Toronto ON

TPM Theatre Projects Manitoba, Winnipeg MB

TSO Toronto Symphony Orchestra

U of M University of Manitoba

U of T University of Toronto

U of W University of Winnipeg

VP Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company, Vancouver BC

West End Theatre District, London, England

WJT Winnipeg Jewish Theatre

WSO Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra

YPT Young People’s Theatre, Toronto ON MTC gratefully acknowledges the support of all corporate and individual donors and foundations, and the assistance of:

We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, which last year invested $154 million to bring the arts to Canadians throughout the country.

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by Dan Needles Biologists tell us that the greatest diversity of species can be found in “edge” environments, where the savannah meets the rain forest or the field meets the fencerow. I take inspiration from one of these edge communities, where city meets country.

Generally, I think of myself as more of a vacuum cleaner than a writer. I have gained a reputation as a humorist by roaming the side roads of rural Ontario for the last 50 years and writing down the witty things other people say.

The family farm may be on the verge of extinction, but the farmers themselves haven’t all died. They’re just doing something else. The voices of the old farm community can still be heard in the old meeting places: the village diner, the church hall or the counter of one of the neighbourhood’s more loosely regulated automotive repair shops.

This play, Ed’s Garage, pays homage to the wit and wisdom of those voices.

Douglas E. Hughes and Rod Beattie in Ed’s Garage at the Grand Theatre (London, Ontario). Photo by Claus Andersen

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Ed’s Garage

Every winter, the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre takes a show on the road, bringing live theatre to communities in rural Manitoba and northwestern Ontario. This year, Ed’s Garage made the annual trek before landing on the John Hirsch Mainstage, and Stage Manager Karyn Kumhyr was there through it all. Having toured Manitoba extensively with other theatre groups and having accompanied MTC’s tour once before (Driving Miss Daisy, 2006), Karyn is no stranger to the road. From packing an entire show in a truck to meeting great people along the way, MTC’s regional tour is a unique endeavour with a set of rewards and challenges all its own.

How does the regional tour differ from a traditional show at MTC?

Oh, man, where to begin! It’s a completely different world. Every day on tour is a challenge: from our convoy of two vans and a truck navigating hundreds of kilometres of winter highways to coordinating our requirements with the local presenters who run the venues we perform in.

How do you adapt the Ed’s Garage set to make it work in 23 different spaces?

MTC has terrific designers, carpenters, painters and props makers who send us out with a show that can expand or compress to the size of the stage. The first thing we do when we walk into a venue is make a quick determination of how to best adapt our set to the space. For the actors, a line that takes them across the stage in one theatre has to get out in two steps in another – it’s quite an adjustment. We spent a week in rehearsals working on the largest set configuration and a week on the smallest to give them a chance to get used to adapting.

What’s the secret to packing an entire show in a truck?

The secret is our amazing tour technicians: Chris Hadley and Chris Thomson. They put an enormous amount of skill and energy into making this show work every day on the road.

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Karyn Kumhyr

What do you like about touring Manitoba and northwestern Ontario in the middle of winter?

We had a long driving day north from Neepawa and it was after dark as we approached Flin Flon.

The Northern Lights started dancing in the sky above us. The giant turtle in Boissevain, Pisew Falls near Thompson – we get the opportunity to experience so many fascinating places.

What are the challenges?

Unloading a five-ton truck full of equipment into a small community hall in freezing temperatures!

Sometimes all of our crates won’t fit into the hall and we have to run back and forth from the stage to the parking lot for frozen props and tools.

What were some of your favourite moments from this year’s tour?

In Virden, some members of the local Arts Council made a lovely dinner of homemade soup and baked treats for us backstage after our set-up and sent us on our way after the show with little baggies of snacks for our hotel rooms. In Snow Lake, we spent time with members of the community who had a reception for us. The people we meet are wonderful and make this tour such a rewarding experience.

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Director Set & Costume Designer Lighting Designer Sound Designer Stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager

Douglas Beattie Dana Osborne Steve Lucas Jim Neil Karyn Kumhyr Kathryn Ball

The Cast (in alphabetical order)

Ed Peter Nick Cassandra

Rod Beattie Andrew Cecon Douglas E. Hughes Tracy Penner

setting

A small town in Ontario The present

Ed’s Garage is performed with one intermission.

Ed’s Garage was premiered by theatre collingwood, Collingwood, Ontario, Canada in August 2006.

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ARTISTS FILM/TV The Good Times Are Killing Me, The Hurricane,

Rod Beattie Ed

You Love Me, I Hate You, Friday Night with Ralph Benmergui, Gross Misconduct, Salem Falls.

ET CETERA Douglas has published and produced

three plays (written with Marcia Kash): Who’s Under Where?, A Party to Murder and Too Many Cooks.

MTC The Crucible, Blessings in Disguise, Wingfield On

Tracy Penner

Ice (tour), Wingfield Unbound, Wingfield’s Folly, Wingfield’s Progress, Letter from Wingfield Farm.

Cassandra

OTHER THEATRE The Odd Couple (Segal); The Cripple

of Inishmaan (TC); The Love List, Sylvia (Belfry); Oleanna (Grand/NAC); Love Letters (tour); 15 seasons with the Stratford Festival.

ET CETERA Rod is the recipient of the 1991/92 Dora

Mavor Moore Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for his performances in the first three Wingfield plays.

Andrew Cecon Peter

MTC Top Girls, Camelot (with TC/Citadel).

OTHER THEATRE Locally, Tracy has worked with com-

panies including Theatre Projects Manitoba, WJT, SIR, zone41 theatre, Sarasvàti Productions and Root Sky Productions. In Edmonton, companies include Catalyst Theatre, Shadow Theatre, Concrete Theatre and Vault: Theatre of Invention.

TRAINING Tracy is a graduate of the University of Alberta.

ET CETERA This one’s for Ralph!

Dan Needles MTC A Few Good Men (with Citadel), Romeo and Juliet,

Our Town.

Playwright

OTHER THEATRE Three Sisters (zone41 theatre/TPM);

Henry V, Henry IV Parts 1 and 2, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Othello (SIR); Little Munsch on the Prairie (PTE); Remember the Night (Moving Target Theatre).

TV Silent Night, The Book of Vaudeville, Keep Your Head

Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story, Less Than Kind.

ET CETERA Andrew is a member of Shakespeare in

the Ruins. Love to Claire.

Douglas E. Hughes Nick

MTC Grumpy Old Men: The Musical, The Drowsy Chap-

erone (with TC), Office Hours.

OTHER THEATRE Ed’s Garage (Grand); The Full Monty

Dan Needles explores life where city and country meet. For nearly 30 years his popular Wingfield Farm plays have filled theatres across Canada and the United States, including several seasons at the Stratford Festival and with Mirvish Productions in Toronto.

Dan won the 2003 Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour for With Axe and Flask, the pioneer history of his mythical Persephone Township. For the past 15 years he has been a regular columnist with Harrowsmith-Country Life, Country Guide and Small Farm Canada. Other plays include The Perils of Persephone, The Last Christmas Turkey and The Team on the Hill, which premieres at Theatre Orangeville in April 2013.

Dan lives with his wife, Heath, on a farm near Collingwood, Ontario, where they raise Suffolk sheep, Angus cows, rare chickens and four children.

(TA); Kiss Me Kate, Cyrano de Bergerac (Stratford); It’s a Wonderful Life (CS); My Fair Lady (Drayton); A Man of No Importance – Dora nomination (Acting Up Stage Company); 13 seasons with the Shaw Festival.

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ARTISTS

Douglas Beattie

Dana Osborne

Director

Set & Costume Designer

MTC Wingfield On Ice (tour), Wingfield Unbound,

MTC First engagement.

Wingfield’s Folly, Wingfield’s Progress, Letter from Wingfield Farm.

OTHER THEATRE (Recent) Set & Costume Designer:

OTHER THEATRE Ed’s Garage (Grand, Theatre

Orangeville); Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Bell, Book and Candle, Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), The Yalta Game/The Bear, A Phoenix Too Frequent, The Glass Menagerie, The Playboy of the Western World (Touchmark Theatre); Educating Rita (The Rita Group); Arms and the Man, Ethan Claymore (Thousand Islands Playhouse); Sylvia (Belfry); the Wingfield series (across Canada).

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Speed-thePlow (Soulpepper). Costume Designer: Macbeth (Pacific Opera Victoria); You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Wanderlust (Stratford). Upcoming: Costume Designer for Fiddler on the Roof (Stratford) and The God That Comes (2b Theatre).

TRAINING BFA from York University.

ET CETERA Recipient of the 2012 Virginia and Myrtle

Cooper Award in Costume Design.

ET CETERA Doug’s association with playwright Dan

Needles goes back to childhood summers spent on the Needles family farm near Rosemont, Ontario.

Doug is also a playwright; his comedy Blessings in Disguise premiered at MTC in 1999.

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Steve Lucas Lighting Designer

MTC Set & Lighting Designer: Time After Time:

The Chet Baker Project. Set Designer: Poor Super Man (with CS).

OTHER THEATRE 2 Pianos 4 Hands (Mirvish, Canada/

US tour, Japan); Resident Lighting Designer, Theatre Orangeville; Earth’s Shadow (Nuit Blanche Toronto, 2012). Productions for the Grand Theatre, Soulpepper Theatre Company, Thousand Islands Playhouse, Drayton Entertainment and Toronto Dance Theatre.

ET CETERA Production Co-ordinator for Earth Rangers.

Jim Neil Sound Designer

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MTC Cabaret (with Grand).

OTHER THEATRE Sound Designer for Jesus Christ

Superstar, The Pirates of Penzance, Wanderlust, Evita, King Lear, Hamlet, The Three Musketeers plus many other productions for the Stratford Festival over the last 17 years.

ET CETERA Head of Audio for the Grand Theatre

(London, Ontario) since 1983. Built, designed and operated more than 275 shows in that time. Professional drummer from 1969 to present. Spent all of the

ARTISTS 1970s in touring bands of one sort or another. Won a Juno Award with the David Bradstreet band in 1977.

Kathryn Ball Assistant Stage Manager

Karyn Kumhyr Stage Manager

MTC The Melville Boys (tour), The Shunning, Steel MTC Next to Normal, The Shunning, Steel Magnolias,

Magnolias, Bad Dates (tour), The Importance of Being Earnest, Dreamgirls, Orpheus Descending.

It’s a Wonderful Life: A Radio Play, Bleeding Hearts, Pride and Prejudice, Fiddler on the Roof, Our Town, The Tempest, Driving Miss Daisy, The History of Manitoba from the Beginning of Time to the Present in 45 Minutes.

Assistant Stage Manager: A Christmas Carol, The Foreigner, Doc. Crew: The Gin Game, Thimblerig, A Moon for the Misbegotten, The Tempest (1981), Side by Side by Sondheim.

OTHER THEATRE Select credits include: Rigoletto, The

OTHER THEATRE Rick: The Rick Hansen Story, Frog and

ET CETERA Kathryn is happy to be home after a

Toad, Invisible Girl, The Happy Prince (MTYP); Altar Boyz, The Secret Mask, The Fly Fisher’s Companion, Here on the Flight Path, Unity (1918) (PTE); Molière, The Beauty Queen of Leenane (ATP); The Woman in Black, The Gin Game (Valley Summer Theatre); Bump, Snow Dance (Ship’s Company Theatre); Urinetown (Dry Cold); The Drawer Boy (ATF).

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Chris Thomson, Tracy Penner, Andrew Cecon, Kathryn Ball, Rod Beattie, Douglas E. Hughes, Karyn Kumhyr and Chris Hadley. Photo by Laura Enns

The Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre kicked off its 35th consecutive regional tour on January 2, 2013. MTC expects that 4,000 audience members spread over 8,000 kilometres will see the play in 23 communities (as far north as Thompson, as far west as Virden, as far south as Gretna and as far east as Atikokan).

A Manitoba winter can create some interesting challenges for a tour of this magnitude. Freezing temperatures mean finding set materials that won’t be damaged by the cold, and a severe winter storm can mean rescheduling the odd performance, but this company is up for anything the road throws at it.

“Just like Ed, the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre inspires the community it serves with the annual regional tour,” said President and CEO of Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Winston Hodgins. “We congratulate MTC who, for 35 consecutive years, has opened the doors to professional live theatre, bringing access to new audiences. Along the way, they have made many friends and warm memories with theatre lovers of Manitoba and northwestern Ontario. As presenting sponsor, we are very proud to have been part of the journey for the past nine tours. Thank you to the dedicated artists, crew and staff, who have shared their talents over three decades and thousands of kilometres.”

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During the run of Ed’s Garage, MTC will be asking for your support of the Jean Murray – Moray Sinclair Theatre Scholarships and Apprenticeships Fund. Established in 1964, the fund has provided more than 800 awards to over 400 Manitobans. The fund comprises two components: a scholarship division for students attending post-secondary theatre programs full-time and an apprenticeship division for emerging artists looking to gain experience in professional theatre.

Last season, during the run of Shirley Valentine, you donated $21,509.80. Thank you for your support of up-and-coming local artists! From this collection, we allocated 17 scholarships to postsecondary students and three apprenticeships to young professionals.

Apprentices this season are Heidi Malazdrewich, Apprentice Director for Gone With the Wind; Garrett Rusnak, Apprentice Lighting Designer for Other People’s Money; and Casey Shapira, Literary Apprentice.

The Jean Murray – Moray Sinclair Theatre Scholarships and Apprenticeships are unique in that they allow students to receive support from audiences. Recipients appreciate your personal investment in their future. Ushers will be coming around to collect donations to the fund. We thank you in advance for continuing to support Manitoba artists.

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EDUCATION & OUTREACH Two past scholarship recipients share what the Jean Murray – Moray Sinclair Scholarships and Apprenticeships meant for them.

Sharon Bajer is appearing onstage in MTC’s production of The Penelopiad.

Seeing a production of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at the Vancouver Playhouse in 1984 was the first professional production of a play I had ever seen. I remember not being able to leave my seat after it was over; I was so moved and shaken by the play. Two of the performers, Nicola Cavendish and Janet Wright, were then accosted by our drama teacher after the show to come and talk to us on our school bus. They were both so funny and articulate that I just wanted to be them and do what they did. Later that year a touring Shakespeare company from Washington came to our school and I was doubly floored that “Shakespeare” language could be so amazing. In high school I auditioned for a theatre school in Vancouver called Studio 58. I did Ophelia’s mad speech complete with plastic flowers and a very bad British accent. My acting teachers still love to remind me of how ridiculous my audition was.

I think they let me in just because they couldn't stop laughing.

I received my MTC scholarship well into my career as an actress because I wanted to learn how to become a director. The scholarship allowed me to assist other directors and analyze scripts which was great training and led me to participate in the Michael Langham Workshop in Classical Direction at the Stratford Festival where I assisted and directed my own projects for two seasons.

Theatre is a collaborative profession. All the elements that make a great play – performance, design, direction, production and writing – have to come together to achieve the magic that can sometimes happen in a great show. I think anyone with a lifelong commitment to theatre will eventually become skilled in other areas. For me, acting, playwriting and directing all go hand in hand. I have been doing this for 25 years and for me “success” just means still having a love for great theatre after all this time.

Kathryn Ball is the Assistant Stage Manager for Ed’s Garage.

I didn’t initially think about a career in theatre. I did a lot of acting in community theatre as a teenager and young adult but was never interested in pursuing that professionally. I went to university and got my commerce degree and was thinking about taking an arts administration course through Grant MacEwan University in Edmonton, just so I could stay involved in the arts. I got into stage management on a whim. I picked up a brochure for Theatre Production and just decided I would rather do that than arts administration. I fell in love with stage management and have never looked back!

Theatre Production at Grant MacEwan is a hugely demanding course. It was recommended that we not work while in the program. I certainly didn’t and I don’t know how anyone would have found the time to do so. Between classes, studying, projects and the shows we were always working on, there was barely time to eat and sleep never mind work a part-time job! The scholarship helped me live out there while going to school and focusing on my studies.

There are lots of great stage managers in this city and we all want to work. When February comes around and the theatres start to announce their seasons, we all pounce to try to fill up our next season. Had I not had my training I wouldn’t have known where to begin. We took courses in everything from carpentry to wardrobe to sound and lights so it gave me a base knowledge on the other aspects of backstage work as well.

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Setting the Stage

The Penelopiad

in context In the introduction that precedes The Penelopiad, author Margaret Atwood calls the play “an echo of an echo of an echo of an echo of an echo of an echo.” The play is an adaptation of Atwood’s own novel, which is a reimagining of The Odyssey, the ancient Greek poem attributed to Homer. But the original echo goes back even further – to ancient mythology composed in the oral tradition, which encompasses information not included in Homer’s epic poem.

In The Penelopiad, Penelope is given a chance to tell her side of the story – what she went through while her husband Odysseus was off having the adventures detailed in The Odyssey. A working knowledge of that epic poem is helpful going into The Penelopiad, but since it’s a massive tome with 12,110 lines of dactylic hexameter, we’ve provided a brief overview to help provide context for Penelope’s world.

² Odysseus fights for the Achaeans (Greeks) during the Trojan War. After a 10-year stalemate, it is his idea to build a large wooden horse with soldiers inside. The horse is left at the gates of Troy as a “gift” and the rest is history (or rather, mythology).

² Once Troy has fallen, Odysseus takes a number of men and a fleet of ships. They set sail and execute a hit-andrun raid on their enemies. As they are sailing away, their ships are caught in a storm and driven off course.

² The sailors come to the land of the Lotos-Eaters where they are introduced to a magical plant that makes all who eat it forget who they are. Odysseus must bring those who have eaten the lotos back onto the ships by force.

² Odysseus and his men come to Goat Island, where they enter the cave of a Cyclops named Polyphemos and are trapped when he comes home. Polyphemos eats some of the men before Odysseus persuades him to drink their wine. Once the Cyclops is drunk, Odysseus drives a white-hot, sharpened branch into his eye. The father of Polyphemos is Poseidon, the god of the sea. This causes some issues for Odysseus as he tries to work his way home.

² The sailors reach the home of the wind god Aeolus. As a gift, Odysseus is given a bag in which the winds are trapped. Odysseus aims for Ithaca, but while he is asleep, his men open the bag and the ship is blown off course again.

² The ship ends up in the city of Telepylos, which is peopled by cannibals. Many of Odysseus’ men are eaten before he escapes with just one ship left in his fleet.

² The remaining men find themselves on another island. A magical woman named Circe gives a drink to some of the men, who are immediately turned into swine. Odysseus convinces Circe to change them back, and he spends a year on the island as her lover.

² As they journey onward, Odysseus and his men pass the Sirens, whose beautiful singing lures sailors to their deaths. Odysseus orders his men to stop their ears with wax so they cannot hear the Sirens’ song, but he himself is tied to the mast with his ears unstopped. Thus, he becomes the only man to hear the song of the Sirens and live to tell the tale.

² After overcoming that obstacle, the group runs into another. Six of the men are eaten by Scylla, a sixheaded monster. The men were forced to sail under her cave while avoiding a whirlpool caused by another monster, Charybdis.

² Later, after leaving the island of Thrinacia, the ship is caught in a storm. Everyone dies except Odysseus, who ends up on the island of the nymph Calypso. Odysseus stays with Calypso for seven years. He becomes her lover, but chooses not to eat ambrosia and become immortal.

² Hermes, the messenger of the gods, arrives and orders Calypso to release Odysseus. The hero leaves on a new boat. Poseidon, still wrathful over Odysseus blinding his son, causes a storm that shipwrecks Odysseus on the island of the Phaeacians, who treat him kindly and furnish him for his journey back to Ithaca.

² Odysseus finally arrives home. He has been gone for 20 years.

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Summary of The Odyssey by Jessy Ardern

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The Penelopiad Set & Costume Designer

Tamara Marie Kucheran Tamara Marie Kucheran studied theatre in university, thinking she’d be an actor, but in her third year, she sat in on a theatre design course and the next day, changed her major. For the little girl who lived in the dress-up box and loved doing dioramas in school, designing for the stage is a perfect fit. Working on The Penelopiad has been a special treat, as Margaret Atwood’s poetic and ethereal reimagining of the Odysseus myth from the perspective of his long-suffering wife provides lots of freedom to be creative. Just before the start of rehearsals, we sat down with Tamara to chat about her designs.

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Given the abstract location of the play’s setting, what is the inspiration behind the set?

The Penelopiad is really a memory play. It is rooted in Hades and then the world develops around Penelope as she reflects on her life. With that in mind, and taking key clues within the script about Hades being cold and Penelope being in a place where her body doesn’t even exist anymore, I wanted it to be quite nebulous.

Of course, there’s the connection with Odysseus and The Odyssey. That brought in a lot of ship imagery. The mast immediately came to mind with its overtones of graveyards and their crosses, specifically a mast on its side, off-kilter. That became my anchor – this idea of a mast floating in space. Working off that idea, I introduced the texture of rope and that whole idea of ship rigging.

The other thing that is quite ethereal is the idea of the sails. It’s as though the This page: Kucheran’s sketch of Penelope’s costume. Opposite, top: Maquette of the Penelopiad set. Opposite, bottom: Sketch of Helen’s costume.

Photo by Mark Saunders

the penelopiad

What was your approach to designing the costumes?

I start off with what is history and fragment from there. I knew we weren’t going to be absolutely historically correct, so I also looked at fashion and how fashion has twisted the classical lines. And I thumbed through this book called Goddess, which had some great ideas for draping fabric.

Tracey and I decided on a modern interpretation of the very traditional lines. We chose knit fabric, which is not typical of the time, but it has to move and be durable for the type of movement the actors are going to do and it drapes beautifully.

We are doing some dying of the fabric that has a suggestion of water. There’s a deep connection to water in this play.

sails have been blown off the mast and have become something else. Something “drape-y” and feminine. I wanted to give the lighting designer something to work with so he can put colour on them and all of sudden they’re a river, they’re blood, they’re a field of green. The fabric has that flexibility. I’m really looking forward to working with him to create the atmosphere.

We also wanted to keep the space very open and shadowy so the actors come out of the darkness into the central playing area. Tracey, the director, is so brilliant with movement; the set gives her space to create shapes and places using the actors’ bodies as well. There’s going to be lots of times where they’re not just maids. They can take on architectural aspects or environmental aspects of where they are through body and movement.

One of the biggest challenges is how many characters the 10 maids take on. All those costumes had to be built on what the maids were wearing so they could be layered. When they are men, we focused on broadening the shoulders and padding the waist to square out the silhouettes a little more. When they are women, it was important for Tracey and me that we see the body shapes, which played into the choice of the fabrics.

What has been your favourite part about working on the sets and costumes for the show?

I think what’s so fantastic about this show is the poetry within the words. There are so many places you can jump to from there. As a designer, you’re not being dictated to. You take your clues and you build up from there. There are so many different interpretations, which gives you a lot of freedom. It really lets your imagination be free.

I’m also looking forward to the partnerships, and how closely all disciplines are going to have to work together to put this on. Everyone’s in it together and it’s a real collaboration. That’s one of the most appealing things about working in theatre, the fact that you get to collaborate with people all the time.

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Steven Schipper, Artistic Director

Camilla Holland, General Manager

Presents

by

Margaret Atwood February 21 – March 9, 2013

Director Set & Costume Designer Lighting Designer Composer & Musical Director Sound Designer Stage Manager Apprentice Stage Manager

Tracey Flye Tamara Marie Kucheran Hugh Conacher Nicky Phillips Michael Wright Margaret Brook Jessica Freundl

The Cast (in alphabetical order)

Eurycleia/Selene Sharon Bajer Telemachus/Zoe Gwendolyn Collins Odysseus/Narcissa Sarah Constible Laertes/Kerthia Andrea del Campo Anticleia/Iole Jaclyn Ann Kurceba Penelope Jennifer Lyon Icarius/Melantho Erin McGrath Naiad Mother/Klytie Paula Potosky Helen/Phasiana Kimberley Rampersad Antinous/Chloris Alix Sobler Oracle/Tanis Stephanie Sy

setting

Hades

The Penelopiad is performed with one intermission.

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ARTISTS OTHER THEATRE Henry V, Henry IV, The Merry Wives

Sharon Bajer Eurycleia/Selene

of Windsor, Othello, The Merchant of Venice, Richard III, The Tempest, The Odyssey (SIR); Dionysus in Stony Mountain, The Monster Trilogy, Murder Ballads, Between Then and Now (TPM); The Edible Woman, Godspell, Unity (1918), The Swearing Jar, Strawberries in January (PTE).

FILM/TV Euphoria, The Stone Angel, Less Than Kind,

MTC August: Osage County, Top Girls, Steel Magnolias,

Humble Boy, Of Mice and Men (with Citadel), Six Degrees of Separation (with CS), Angels in America, Les Belles Soeurs, Our Country’s Good, Romeo and Juliet (Theatre for Young Audiences production).

House Party, High Life, The Many Trials of One Jane Doe, The Haunting in Connecticut, Todd and the Book of Pure Evil.

Andrea del Campo

OTHER THEATRE The Secret Mask, Here on the Flight

Path, Marion Bridge, Liar, Zadie’s Shoes, The Edible Woman, Walking on Water, Marvin’s Room, The Stone Angel (PTE); Urinetown, Company (Dry Cold); Molly’s Veil, Boeing-Boeing (Festival Antigonish); Silverwing, Dying to Be Thin, The Odyssey, Crying to Laugh, The Secret Garden (MTYP); Footloose (Rainbow); Generous (TBTR); Salome, Blood Wedding, Requiem, The Three Sisters (Adhere And Deny).

MTC First appearance.

TRAINING Graduate of Studio 58, The Michael Langham

OTHER THEATRE Sunday in the Park with George (Gallery

Workshop in Classical Direction (two seasons, Stratford Festival).

ET CETERA Sharon has written several plays, including

Molly’s Veil, Burnin’ Love and Hersteria. She is currently a hairstyling student at The Salon Professional Academy.

Laertes/Kerthia

Works); EDEN (Sarasvàti Productions); Strike! (Danny Schur Productions); Rich (MTYP); Munsch Ado About Nothing (PTE).

FILM/TV Film: My Awkward Sexual Adventure, Blood

Pressure. TV: Wingin’ It, Men with Brooms.

TRAINING Andrea completed a theatre degree at the

Gwendolyn Collins Telemachus/Zoe

University of Winnipeg as well as many hours of vocal and improv training from various sources.

ET CETERA I am humbled and honoured to be

working amongst this diverse and talented group of women on my favourite Winnipeg stage. Huge thanks to my parents and Outside Joke, my improv company of 10 years, for their love and support.

MTC First appearance.

OTHER THEATRE Way to Heaven, One of Ours (WJT);

Jaclyn Ann Kurceba

Hamlet as Told on the Streets (One Trunk Theatre); Munscha Meeya (PTE).

Anticleia/Iole

TRAINING/TEACHING Honours graduate from the

University of Winnipeg’s Department of Theatre and Film. Gwendolyn has taught drama at MTYP.

Sarah Constible

MTC First appearance.

Odysseus/Narcissa

OTHER THEATRE Hair, My Mother’s Lesbian Jewish

MTC Gone With the Wind, The Fighting Days, The 39

Steps, After Miss Julie, Bleeding Hearts, The Threepenny Opera (with SIR).

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Wiccan Wedding (Winnipeg Studio Theatre); The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Look Left Productions); Avenue Q (District Theatre Collective).

Look for Jaclyn in White Rabbit Productions’ upcoming Bloodless: The Trial of Burke & Hare this spring.

TRAINING Jaclyn graduated from the University of

Winnipeg Theatre Program.

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ARTISTS ET CETERA Jaclyn is thrilled to make her first appear-

ance at MTC. She wishes to send special thanks to Stephanie for her guidance, Sandy for his everlasting encouragement and to Andrew for his inspiring passion and drive. Jaclyn would also like to thank her family and friends for their constant love and support. PS: “Mom, I hope you have a front row seat up there… this one’s for you.”

and talented women. She can be seen next in WJT’s production of Angels in America: Perestroika.

Paula Potosky Naiad Mother/Klytie

Jennifer Lyon Penelope

MTC White Christmas.

OTHER THEATRE Annie, The Wizard of Oz (Rainbow);

Follies (Dry Cold); A Funny Thing Happened at the Office, Snapshots, Naughty Baby, Street Scenes (Up Front Productions).

MTC Next to Normal, White Christmas, Pride and

Prejudice, Guys and Dolls (with TC/Citadel), My Fair Lady, A Christmas Carol – The Musical, Steel Magnolias (1993). Assistant Director: The Fighting Days.

OTHER THEATRE Selected: Guys and Dolls (Talk Is

Free Theatre); The Father (WJT); My Fair Lady (Arts Club); Skylight (TNB); I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (PTE, Belfry); The Road to Hell, Communicating Doors (Persephone); Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, Godspell (PTE); Hairspray, Footloose (Rainbow); Comet in Moominland (MTYP, YPT, Montreal, NYC); Camelot, Man of La Mancha, The Miracle Worker (Stratford); The Who’s Tommy (Elgin Theatre, Canadian Tour).

TRAINING York University BFA (Hons.) program

(theatre performance).

Erin McGrath Icarius/Melantho

TRAINING/TEACHING Music (Voice) and Education

degrees from the U of M. Senior Musical Theatre Director at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School.

ET CETERA Paula thanks Korbin, Wren, Mom and

Dad for their love, support and encouragement.

Kimberley Rampersad Helen/Phasiana

MTC Grumpy Old Men: The Musical, Calendar Girls

(with Mirvish), Judy Haynes in White Christmas, Dreamgirls (with TA), Guys and Dolls (with TC/Citadel), Lady, Be Good!. Assistant Director/Choreographer: It’s a Wonderful Life: A Radio Play.

OTHER THEATRE Helene in Sweet Charity starring

MTC The Real Thing.

OTHER THEATRE Sunday in the Park with George

(Gallery Works); Three Sisters (TPM/zone41 theatre); Fiddler on the Roof (Chemainus Theatre Festival); My Fair Lady, A Christmas Carol, Seussical (Western Canada Theatre); Othello (SIR); Age of Arousal (TPM); The Winter’s Tale (Tom-Tom Theatre); Still Desire You (ATP); The Skinny Lie (MTYP); Little Women, Cheatin’ Hearts (Victoria Playhouse Petrolia).

TRAINING Graduate of the Randolph Academy for the

Performing Arts.

ET CETERA Erin is honoured to be a part of this

production and to be working with so many exciting

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Cynthia Dale (Drayton); Marta in Company (Dry Cold); Sour Kangaroo in Seussical the Musical (MTYP); June in Chicago (Rainbow). Assistant Director: Shakespeare’s Nigga (Obsidian/TPM/3D Atomic); Ruined (Obsidian/Nightwood); Toronto The Good (Factory). Choreographer: Annie, Miss Saigon (Rainbow); Honk! (MTYP); Head (SIR). Associate Choreographer: national tour of Hairspray (NETworks).

TRAINING A graduate of the U of M, and a past recipi-

ent of the Maude Whitmore Scholarship from the Charlottetown Festival and the Jean Murray – Moray Sinclair Scholarship from MTC.

ARTISTS

Alix Sobler

Stephanie Sy

Antinous/Chloris

Tanis/Oracle

MTC The Melville Boys (tour).

MTC Romeo and Juliet.

OTHER THEATRE Some Things You Keep, Broken Glass,

OTHER THEATRE A History of Breathing, Velocity

Soap and Laughter (WJT); Assassins (Dry Cold); The Poet and the Rent, Playing for Time (Master Playwright Festivals); She’s Not There, The Cloud Factory, America vs. Canada, Flavor of the Week, Kentucky Waterfall (Winnipeg Fringe).

TRAINING Brown University, London Academy

of Theatre.

ET CETERA Love to Dad, Wyatt, Sophie and Jason.

(Persephone); Little Women (Dry Cold); Footloose, Miss Saigon, South Pacific (Rainbow); A Doll’s House, The Diary of Anne Frank, faust(us): a fantasy (U of W); Avenue Q (District Theatre Collective); Zanna, Don’t!

(Stage16); The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Stage16/Winnipeg Studio Theatre). Upcoming: Prairie Nurses, Yorkville – The Musical (Blyth).

FILM/TV Todd and the Book of Pure Evil, American

Girl: Alberta.

TRAINING University of Winnipeg (Honours Program

in Theatre and Film).

ET CETERA Stephanie sends enormous gratitude to

MTC and to Tracey for the opportunity to share this stage, and this story, with the incredible talent and beauty of these local women.

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ARTISTS TEACHING Tracey has held an Assistant Professorship

Margaret Atwood

in the BFA program at the University of Alberta.

Playwright

ET CETERA Tracey’s directing/choreography/per-

forming credits span more than 130 productions.

Tamara Marie Kucheran Set & Costume Designer Margaret Atwood was born in 1939 in Ottawa and grew up in northern Ontario, Quebec and Toronto.

She received her undergraduate degree from Victoria College at the University of Toronto and her master’s degree from Radcliffe College.

Tracey Flye Director

MTC Jitters.

OTHER THEATRE Set & Costume Designer: Peter

Hinton’s Fanny Kemble (Stratford); How It Works, Master Harold… and the Boys (PTE); Intimate Apparel (CS/Obsidian/Citadel); Yellowman (Nightwood/ Obsidian); Late, Black Medea (Obsidian); The Drawer Boy (Theatre Passe Muraille, Drayton); Two Weeks, Twice a Year (YPT); Unity (1918) (GCTC). Set Designer: Amadeus (TA). Costume Designer: The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Stratford); The Power of Harriet T (YPT); Luba, Simply Luba (Pleiades Theatre); Glorious (PTE); The Mystery of Irma Vep (TA). Associate Costume Designer: And Slowly Beauty (Belfry/NAC).

TRAINING (BFA) University of Victoria, and the

National Theatre School of Canada.

ET CETERA Recipient of a Dora for Outstanding

Costume Design (Intimate Apparel), Dora nominations for Costume Design (Black Medea) and Set Design (The Teenage Girl Diaries), a Sterling nomination for Costume Design (Intimate Apparel), and the Ian and Molly Lindsay Young Design Fellow (Stratford).

MTC Choreographer: Gone With the Wind. Director:

The 39 Steps. Choreography/Staging: The Drowsy Chaperone (with TC). Choreographer/Assistant Director: The Boys in the Photograph (with Mirvish), Fiddler on the Roof. Actor: Cabaret (with Grand).

OTHER THEATRE Director: We Will Rock You remount

(Mirvish); Snow White, The Wizard of Oz (Ross Petty Productions); Hairspray (Rainbow); Evita (Neptune); Victor/Victoria, Forever Plaid (Stage West Calgary).

Associate Director: We Will Rock You (South Africa/ New Zealand/Asia tour). Resident Director: War Horse (National Theatre/Mirvish). Staging: King of Thieves (Stratford). Choreography: Kiss Me Kate, Evita, West Side Story (Stratford); As You Like It (CS); Cabaret (Segal). Associate Choreographer: Peggy Sue Got Married (West End). Assistant Choreographer: Mamma Mia! (Toronto/US tour).

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Margaret Atwood photo by George Whiteside. © O.W. Toad.

Throughout her writing career, Margaret Atwood has received numerous awards and honourary degrees.

She is the author of more than 50 volumes of poetry, children’s literature, fiction and non-fiction and is perhaps best known for her novels, which include The Edible Woman (1970), The Handmaid’s Tale (1983), The Robber Bride (1994), Alias Grace (1996) and The Blind Assassin, which won the prestigious Booker Prize in 2000. Atwood’s dystopic novel, Oryx and Crake, was published in 2003. The Tent (mini-fictions) and Moral Disorder (short stories) both appeared in 2006. Her most recent volume of poetry, The Door, was published in 2007. Her non-fiction book, Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth, part of the Massey Lecture series, appeared in 2008, and her most recent novel, The Year of the Flood, in the autumn of 2009.

ARTISTS

Hugh Conacher

Nicky Phillips

Lighting Designer

Composer & Musical Director

MTC Mrs. Warren’s Profession, After Miss Julie, Macbeth

(with English Suitcase Theatre Company), Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing, Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Glass Menagerie, Beautiful Lake Winnipeg, A Walk in the Woods, Frankenstein: Playing with Fire.

OTHER THEATRE Hugh has collaborated with cho-

reographers, dance and theatre companies worldwide for over 30 years. In Winnipeg, he regularly works with Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Gearshifting Performance Works, Theatre Projects Manitoba, Winnipeg Jewish Theatre and Théâtre Vice Versa Theatre.

ET CETERA Hugh has expanded his lighting process

to include various forms of interactive media, video and photography, as seen in Hybrid Human at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, Jolene Bailie’s Sensory Life, Infinite World and in Freya Olafson’s Avatar. His photographic work has been published throughout North America and beyond.

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Further Reading…

Reimagined Myths

The Greek Myths by Robert Graves For many, the definitive retelling of Greek myths, which Atwood cites as research for The Penelopiad.

The Odyssey: A Graphic Novel by Gareth Hinds A visual retelling of the adventures of Odysseus as he tries to make his way home from the Trojan War hindered by storms, monsters, sirens and sorceresses.

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller In this new interpretation, told from the point of view of his sworn companion Patroclus, Achilles is a charismatic yet naïve warrior struggling unsuccessfully against his destiny.

Weight by Jeanette Winterson A meditation on the story of Atlas, sentenced to forever bear the weight of earth and heavens on his back, and the conundrum he faces when the possibility arises of offloading his gruelling task to Heracles.

MTC The 39 Steps.

OTHER THEATRE Musical Theatre: Becoming Tussaud

(CAP21 Writers Residency); In Flanders Fields (Golden Apple Theatre, Lunchbox Theatre & Smile Theatre); Central Park Tango (five-week workshop at the Canadian Music Theatre Project). Last fall, Nicky was honoured to write an original song about Colm Wilkinson that was presented at his doctorate presentation at Ryerson University. She is currently a member of the BMI Musical Theatre Workshop in NYC. TRAINING Nicky is an alumna of the Johnny Mercer

Songwriters Project, led by Craig Carnelia and Tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda.

ET CETERA Proud member of ASCAP and the

Dramatists Guild of America. A big thank-you to Tracey & the MTC team, Dave at Talent House, and her family. www.nickyphillips.com

A Woman’s Point of View

Her Kind: Stories of Women from Greek Mythology by Jane Cahill Current University of Winnipeg Classics professor Cahill imagines how Medusa, Jocasta and other women, cast in a less-than-flattering light by the established version of their stories, might seek to set the record straight.

Women’s Life in Greece and Rome: A Source Book in Translation Edited by Mary R. Lefkowitz & Maureen B. Fant The public and private lives of Ancient Greek and Roman women, from prostitutes to housewives, including information on property rights, legal status and religious roles.

Penelopeia by Jane Rawlings After her husband’s return, Penelope sets off for adventures of her own, told as an epic poem in the style of Homer’s The Odyssey.

Helen of Troy by Margaret George This retelling of the circumstances that triggered the Trojan War reveals a woman driven to an act of desperation, despite the prophecy that foretells its disastrous repercussions.

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ARTISTS

Michael Wright

Jessica Freundl

Sound Designer

Apprentice Stage Manager

MTC August: Osage County, The Fighting Days, Romeo

and Juliet, The Seafarer, Looking Back – West, Top Girls, Rope’s End, Fully Committed, The Last Five Years, The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Cherry Docs.

OTHER THEATRE North Main Gothic, The Monster Trilogy,

The Elmwood Visitation, Age of Arousal (TPM); Everything is Coming Up Roses (Gearshifting Performance Works); Mmm Munsch, Something Drastic, Puppet Munsch (PTE); Macbeth (SIR); The Designated Mourner (Persona Theatre); Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival); Hedwig and the Angry Inch Atrocity Tour 2004 (Rose Tinted Productions, UK).

FILM The Last Harvest, Métis, Métis Not, Dead Mothers

Kitchen Floors.

ET CETERA Michael is active in the music world with

MTC Miracle on South Division Street, August: Osage County, Grumpy Old Men: The Musical, The 39 Steps, White Christmas, Looking Back – West.

OTHER THEATRE Henry V, Henry IV Parts 1 and 2 (SIR);

EDEN, Kayak (Sarasvàti Productions’ FemFest); Hairspray (Rainbow); King’s Park (Moving Target Theatre); The Father (WJT); Lenin’s Embalmers (WJT/ Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company); Juliet and Romeo, faust(us): a fantasy, Pericles: Prince of Tyre, The Distance from Here (U of W).

TRAINING Jessica is a graduate of the U of W

Department of Theatre and Film, majoring in Stage Management and Production.

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Annual Giving

Rod Beattie and Douglas E. Hughes in Ed’s Garage at the Grand Theatre (London, Ontario). Photo by Claus Andersen

“There were lots of good counsellors long before there were certifications and degrees.” – Cassandra, Ed’s Garage Ed does more than change oil and balance tires at his garage; he offers advice and counsel to folks in his community. He does not have a college education or a list of letters behind his name: no qualifications or special training in psychology or human relations. He is simply able to reflect on the circumstances and events life has given him.

And what’s more, Ed is able to share that wisdom with others. Every community needs an “Ed” and every community or neighborhood likely has one if we look carefully enough.

Here at the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre we also like to “share our wisdom.” During the run of Ed’s Garage, theatre patrons are asked to make a donation in support of the Jean Murray–Moray Sinclair Theatre Scholarships and Apprenticeships Fund. These programs offer educational experience to young artists who plan careers in theatre.

In the recent production of Gone With the Wind, four of the actors, the Apprentice Director and three of the four-person stage management team were all past recipients. For actor Stephen Russell, “the scholarship and my training allowed me to do lots of things I wouldn’t have had the chance to otherwise, and afforded me the opportunity to go to Stratford and work with and learn from some of the best actors in the business.”

We hope you consider donating to this worthy cause when the basket is passed at this performance.

A gift in support of our Annual Fund helps us “share our wisdom” more broadly. The plays we offer each season entertain us, but they also raise our awareness of the world around us: theatre

makes us think. Our Monday Mix and Talkback programs give an opportunity for audience members to discuss our plays with theatre professionals. Facility tours offer a behind-the-scenes look at our production facilities and Play on Words, a partnership with the Winnipeg Public Library, allows MTC staff and artists to share thoughts and ideas with the general public.

A gift to our Annual Fund supports all of these great programs and helps us nurture future generations of theatre lovers. Student subscriptions and tickets to MTC are subsidized to be more affordable. In addition to matinees that are open to the general public, MTC offers Theatre for Young Audiences (TFYA) matinees for selected productions. Every student-only performance is followed by a talkback session and online study guides are available to educators for selected MTC productions.

The Backstage Pass program is a free high school program available annually to 25 students from grades 11 and 12 who have a keen interest in theatre.

Each of the six sessions includes a workshop led by a member of Manitoba’s professional theatre community and attendance at a matinee performance at the John Hirsch Mainstage, followed by a talkback.

As a donor to the annual fund, you become part of the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre donor family. Your gift will have a real impact and help us “share our wisdom” through the magic of live theatre and our many outreach programs. Good theatre is more than entertainment and great theatre inspires, teaches and educates. In the words of the late MTC co-founder Tom Hendry, “The arts… give a great city an image of its soul.”

Donate by mail, phone or online at www.mtc.mb.ca. For more information, contact Garth in the Development Office at 204-956-1340 ext. 240.

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Annual giving

Each year, hundreds of loyal individual and corporate supporters return to MTC with a generous annual gift that helps pay for many of the essentials of great theatre. These donors are part of every story we tell and help us open our doors wide with affordable ticket prices.

Hero

$6,000 +

Gail Asper & Michael Patersont

Benefactor $2,000 – $5,999 Dave & Barb Christiet Kerry Dangerfieldt John F. (Jack) Frasert Deborah Grayt Sylvia Guertin-Riley Ms. Maureen E. Jay Terry Klassen Serena Kraayeveld In memory of Liam Murphy – Leigh Murphy Ted & Ruth Northam Cam & Carole Osler Donna & Bill Parrish Dr. Bill Pope & Dr. Elizabeth Tippett-Popet Hartley & Heather Richardson Anonymous

Leader

$1,500 – $1,999

Morley & Marjorie Blanksteint Gus & Diane Campbellt The Albert D. Cohen Familyt Rita Gunn & Greg Masont Gary Hannaford & Cathy Rushtont Robert B. & the late S. June Jackson Derek & Mary Johannson Kevin & Els Kavanagh John Kearsey & Rob Everittt Dr. P. Kmet & Mr. B. Roslycky Rick Lee & Laurie Shapiro Bill & Shirley Loewen Mr. & Mrs. Lawrie & Fran Pollard Derek Rileyt Sanford & Deborah Rileyt Maitland & Pat Sundmark Susan Glass & Arni Thorsteinson Sonya & Scott Wrightt Darcy & Brenda Zaporzant Member

$1,000-1,499

Archie & Jo-Anne Arnottt Dr. Jerry Baluta & Olga Kandia Kristine Betker & Eric Kananoja† Leah Bjarnarson & Robert Malech Doneta & Harry Brotchiet David & Lianne Carefoott Brenlee Carrington Trepel & Brent Trepelt Dr. Bonnie Cham & Dr. Lorne Bellan Derrick & Carolyn Couplandt

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Gerry & Chris Couturet L. Lam & L. Desrochers† Robert & Florence Eastwoodt Tony & Jennifer Fletchert Sandy Gousseaut Shayla Harapiak-Green & Patrick Greent John & Nicola Guttormsont Camilla Holland & Colin Viebrock† Margaret Houston Richard Irish Gordon Keatcht Ian Kirk† Brenda & Trevor Krisst Jeff & Jillian Lamothet Shannon Lawton & Michael Long Reginald & Judy Low Dr. Douglas MacEwan Virginia & Robert Martin Jim & Penny McLandresst Bob McNamara & Dorothy Hooper Gail Morberg Jeffrey & Mary Mortont Dr. & Mrs. Kieran O’Keeffe M. Plett-Lyle K. Heather Power & Harold Klause Lawrence Prout & Lisa Gardewinet Margaret Redmond & Greg Gillist Mrs. Shirley Richardson Steven Schipper, C.M. & Terri Cherniack† Ken & Susan Skinnert Shelley & Mark Stroski† Jim & Jan Tennant Martin & Michelle Weinbergt Mr. & Mrs. Rick & Claire Workmant Joan Wright Richard L. Yaffe & John A. Stathamt Anonymous

Guarantor

$5,000 +

Johnston Group Inc. Qualico Richardson Foundation

Benefactor $3,000 – $4,999 Cambrian Credit Union Terracon Development Ltd.

Patron

$1,200 – $2,999

Accutech Engineering Inc. Bison Transport, Don Strueber Canada Safeway Limited Royal Canadian Properties Limited, Judy Wakefieldt

Fahr Development Corporation Ranger Insurance Brokers Ltd. Gendis Inc. & Associated Corporations Maple Leaf Construction Ltd., Blake Fitzpatrick Maxim Truck and Trailor Number TEN Architectural Group, Terry Cristall Ruth & Ted Northam PRA Inc. Research & Consulting Blüfish Japanese Restaurant

Sponsor The Asper Foundation, Moe Levy AVW-TELAV, Noah Baird B.A. Robinson Co. Ltd., Ross Robinson BMO, Wilf Brock Cardinal Capital Management Inc., Tim Burt CIBC, Tom Weber CN Delta Winnipeg, Helen Halliday Doowah Design, Steven Rosenberg & Terry Gallagher Dycom Direct Mail Services, Bob Thiessen Esdale Printing Co. Ltd., Dale Hughesman Fillmore Riley LLP, Ms. Candice G. Ball Floral Elements, Deb Woloshyn grajewski fotograph inc.

The Great-West Life Assurance Company, Raymond & Lynne-Anne McFeetors Greystone Managed Investments Inc., Elizabeth Marr, CFA The Fort Garry Hotel, Sherraine Christopherson HUB International Horizon Insurance, Keith Jordan CA IBM Canada Inc., Loren Cisyk Investors Group, Richard Irish James Richardson & Sons, Limited Johnson Waste Management, Eric Johnson Lawton Partners MacDon Industries Ltd., Allan MacDonald Manitoba Hydro, Scott Thomson Manitoba Lotteries Corporation, Winston Hodgins Manitoba Public Insurance, Marilyn McLaren National Leasing, Nick Logan

Planned Perfectly PwC Procurity, Wayne Rivers RBC Royal Bank, Grant Simons Retail Media Victor Spigelman Stantec Consulting Ltd. Subway Franchise World Headquarters, Lisa Marie Buccini Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP, Donald G. Douglas Wawanesa Insurance, Ken McCrea The Winnipeg Foundation, Rick Frost Winnipeg Free Press, Bob Cox

Enthusiast

$500 – $999

F. Adams & S. Brodovsky Jim & Margaret Lynne Astwood Joan Bender Bruce & Shelley Bertrand-Meadows Ron Blicq Cathie & Brian Bowerman Sheldon & Penny Bowles Ron Chapman Saul Cherniack & Myra Wolch Haderra & Mark Chisick Shannon Ernstt Donald Fraser & Judy Little Arnold & Myra Frieman Gregg & Mary Hanson Dr. Ted & Gail Hechter Dave & Diane Johnston Pat & Jim Ludwig Mr. G. Markham N. Marr Mr. Gerry Matte & Mrs. Lydia Surasky-Matte Drs. Ken & Sharon Mould Richard & Bonnie Olfert Iris Reimer Charles & Naida Rubin Melanie Sexton & Ian Walsh† Debbie Spracklin Melinda Tallin & Glen Mitchell† Lee Treilhard Margaret Wikjord Dorothy Y. Young 4 Anonymous Supporter

$150 – $499

Dawn Andersen Philip Ashdown

t past and current MTC board of trustees/advisory board memberS † current mtc staff

Annual giving Ken Ball & Karen Turner Mark Bernstein Dr. Elizabeth Boustcha Ron & Joan Boyd James A. Bracken Don & Cheryl Breakey Billy Brodovsky & Libby Yager Gerald R. Brown Terry Bruneau Carol Budnick Kevin Cadloff & Susan Hunt T & J Carter Dr. T.I. Choptiany Joyce Cooper Martin & Gail Corne Mrs. Miriam Crawford Ted & Margaret Cuddy Ms. Linda Daniels Mrs. Maureen Danzinger Diane Degraves Pam Dixon Dr. Sheila Domke & Stephen Ross Sally R. Dowler John & Ada Ducas Helene Dyck Roberta Dyck Mr. & Mrs. William Easton Lawrence & Brenda Ellerby Mr. & Mrs. John & Martha Enns Gord Falkenberg Bob & Margaret Ferguson Douglas Finkbeiner Mr. & Mrs. D.C. Finnbogason Gayle Fischer Marcia Fleisher Monique Gauthier & Charles Henaire E. George Sharon & Arnold Glass Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Gomori Jeremy & Maureen Gordon Dr. & Mrs. W. Gordon J. & M. Graham Kari Hagness† Dr. Linda Hamilton & Cst. Grange Morrow Gregory & Heather Hammond Gordon Hannon Linda A. Harlos The Hollidays G.C. Irwin-Kilfoyle Rudy & Gail Isaak Rhea & Dave Jenkinson Lynne Jentsch Claire & Gerald Jewers L. Kampeas April & Diamond Kassum Dr. & Mrs. Philip Katz Donald & Sheila Keatch Michael Kinnear Carol Campbell & Andy Krentz Teena Laird Edith Landy Barbara Latocki Dr. G.H. Lawler Mr. Don Lawrence

Lawton Partners Financial Planning Services Ltd Vi Leaney Carol & Clifford Levi Joe Lines Burton & Mary Lysecki Mr. & Mrs. E.R. MacDonald Peter & Maureen Macdonald Sharon M. Macdonald Anne MacKay Jim MacNair Elaine & Neil Margolis Mr. L. Edward Marks Patrick & Daniella McDonald Mr.& Mrs. Campbell McIntyre Terri & Jim McKerchar Claire & Irene Millert Marion Mills Dr. Catherine Moltzan & Paul Brault Marc Monnin & Donna Miller Vera Moroz Ken & Suzanne Munroe Ken & Jane Nattrass Robert Nickel Vivienne Nickerson Deborah & George Nytepchuk Joanne Olchowecki Doris Mae Oulton & Cam Mackie Harry Panaschuk Myron Pawlowsky & Susan Boulter Steve Pazdor Ron & Anita Perron Donna Plant W. John Rae Angeline Ramkissoon Dr. Martin Reed & Joy Cooper Ricou-Manfreda Marc & Sherri Rittinger Mickey & Roslyn Rosenberg Deborah & Neil Rostkowski John S. Russell Mrs. Elizabeth Russin Sandra Sadler Dr. Brent Schacter Hans & Gabriele Schneider Ms. Faye Scott Bill Shepherd & Beverley Vane Sherrett Appraisals Dr. & Mrs. A.M. Shojania Shayna & Merrill Shulman Gordon & Cheryl Samson Siemens Jeff Sisler & Cathy Rippin-Sisler Jennifer Skelly & Family† Mrs. Lorraine Smith Phyllis Spigelman Adele Standil Barb & Ken Stevens Eleanor Suderman Richard Swain Shayne & Kathryn Taback Linda M. Tallin Ross & BJ Taylor Marilyn Thompson Phyllis A.C. Thomson Malcolm & Shirley Tinsley

W. Tretiak & B. Baydock Mr. Charles R. Vandekerkhove Fran & Bob Vannevel Irv & Toby Vinsky Jesse Vorst Cynthia & Stirling Walkes Mrs. Deanna Waters Mary Agnes Welch Florence & Donald Whitmore Dorcas & Kirk Windsor Winfield Developments Canada Mr. C. Winstone Ivy & Norval Young 10 Anonymous Friend

$50 – $149

Pat & Bill Reid Pat & Bob Adamson Ms. J. Aitken Robert & Anna Allan Jacqueline Anderson Ms. Leslie E. Anderson & Mr. Ken MacLeod Bernice Antoniuk Helen Arkos In honour of Helen Arkos – Anonymous Phyllis Arnold-Luedtke Roger August Donald A. Bailey Ms. June Bari Doris & Burton Bass Brenda Batzel Andrea Bayne Alan & Lynne Becker Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Bergbusch Dick Bloemheuvel Mavis Bollman Pat Bolton John Bond Oksana Bondarchuk Frances Booth Frank Bovell Helen F. Bowen Morva Bowman & Alan Pollard Garth & Judy Bradley Adam & Susan Brechmann Jacqueline Bricker Robert & Phyllis Briercliffe Jacqueline Brignall Broda-Milian Family Sheila & David Brodovsky Mr. & Mrs. Greg & Sylvia Brodsky Dennis Brown Derrick Brown Sean & Melanie Bueckert Ms. Ruth Burke Enid & Con Butler Vera Butterworth Michael & Donna Byrne Pierre Campeau Allan P. & Gloria Cantor Jeanetta Casselman Kelly & Judy Caughlin Rosemary Chapman Tom & Edith Checkley

Duane Cheskey Mr. Jaydeep Chipalkatti Ed Choptuik Glen & Lorna Clark Mrs. Krystyn Clouston Katherine Cobor & Gordon Steindel Agnes & John Collins Christine H. Coltart Bob Conarroe Mr. & Mrs. G.N. Coopland Edward & Brenda Cotton Anna Coulter Mr. & Mrs. J.B. Cranston R. Lynn Craton Mr. Gysbert Crielaard Holly Cumming Jo-Ann Cumming Bradley J. Curran Betty Currie J. Dale Georges Damphousse Ms. D. Davidson Diane de Rocquigny Cecile De Vries Kenneth DeLisle DGH Engineering Ltd. M. Jane Dick Mary Donohue Adams Joan Dougherty F.P. Doyle Anne & Bob Duncan Donna Dupuis William Dyson Michael Easton Greg Edmond & Irene Groot-Koerkamp Ken Eisner Selma Enns Ernest Epp Lilianne Erickson Michael & Brenda Evans Craig & Mary Fardoe Dr. & Mrs. B. Fast Heather Ferguson Nelma Fetterman Dr. & Mrs. D.D. & B.M. Fillis Mr. & Mrs. Gary W.E. Firth Christine Fleetwood Janet & Brian Fleishman Denis & Barb Fletcher Dr. Judith & Rev. Peter Flynn Ms. Helen Fontaine Chris Freeman Mrs. Gitta Fricke Ms. Donna Friesen Ron Gaffray Daniel Gagnon Mr. & Mrs. R. Gallant Lynne & Linday Gauld Sandra Giercke Barbara & David Goldenberg Ms. Mavis E. Gray Rodger & Marion Guinn Allan & Evelyn Hardy Kay Harvey Dr. James C. Haworth

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Annual giving Teresa A. Hay Frank & Sue Hechter Mary Hicks Jean Highmoor Mrs. Audrey Hilderman Bryan Hill Mr. Dennis Hodgkinson Tom & Dianne Hodgson C. Houde Frank & Donna Hruska Mr. Ian Hughes Barbara & Lawson Inglis Heather D. Janik Judy Wuerfel Brenda Jenkyns Bruce & Grace Johnson Janet Johnson Bruce Johnston Ijneb Joyal Phyllis Kalinsky Brian & Rannee Kaplan Sheila & Ken Katz Dr. & Mrs. Douglas Kayler Carla Keast Mrs. Jean Keedwell Ms. Penny Kelly Ms. S. Kempa Janice Kenworthy In memory of Max Kettner – Ruth Kettner M.J. King Paula Klan Richard & Karin Klassen Peter & Valerie Kohut Mr. & Mrs. Peter Kostiuk Verne & Judy Kozar D.M. Kristjanson Ken & Glenys Krotch Cheryl Langer Elizabeth Lansard In memory of Margaret Larcombe – Rodney McDonald & Lisa Hardess Dorothy Lauder Joe & Lauren Laxdal David & Sherrill Levene John & Roberta Lewis Gordon P. Linney Mr. & Mrs. Eric Lister Mr. David Loewen Linda Loewen Tom Lussier Robert & Shirley Lynch Al & Patricia Mackling Lorraine MacLeod Allan & Joanne Malenko Mrs. Vera Marchuk Reg Marginet Carol Markiewich Liz Martin Cheryl & Eric Matheson Ms. Linda Matheson Bob & Betty McCamis Lynne McClelland Grant McCulloch D. McKay Ms Catherine J. McKenzie

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Dr. Liz McKenzie Greg & Gloria McLaren Patricia McLaughlin Marilyn McMullan Donald G. McNabb M. Bryan & Audrey McTaggart Anthony & Joyce McWha Ramesh & Lynn Mehta Estelle Meyers Faye Parks Micay Susie Miclash Jim & Karren Middagh Ms. Catherine Miller Penny Miller Mrs. M.V. Mills Annette & Harry Minuk Bill & Nancy Mitchell Jack & Marilyn Mitchell Dr. & Mrs. M. Mollot M. Jean Moniuk Linda Moore Steven Morrison Marlene Mortimer Ms. Velma Motheral Bill Muir Shelley Muir Don Munro John Myers Beverly Nagamori Mr. & Mrs. V. & M. Nelson Glenn & Neva Nicholls Chris Nielsen Helen & the late Mr. Norrie Tom Nowicki John & Karen Ogden Truus Oliver S. Joy Ooto R. Ooto Kerrie Orlick Theresa Oye Jack Palmer Georgine Palmquist Mr. James Parker Robert Patrick Beverly Pavlek Lesia Peet Rene & Linda Pelletier Carol Penner Nettie Peters J. Peterson Bev Phillips E.M.L. Poulter Keith Powls Donald & Connie Price Ron & Sylvia Pryhitko Ms. Gloria Puttaert Ms. Sandra Ramsden Ms. Linda Ratynski Rosa Rawlings Margaret Rayter Arnold & Shirley Reimer Jake & Patricia Reimer Ryan Rempel Mr. & Mrs. William Reynolds Joyce Rich David & Helene Riesen

J. Riley Mrs. Linda Robinson Mr. Robert Rogers Renee Roseman E. Ross Mrs. Valerie Ross Pat & Michelle Rowan Michael T. Ruta Beverly Ryman Morley & Shirley Rypp Leonore M. Saunders, O.M. Sandra Schepp Donna Schick Regina Schipper Adolph & Diane Schurek Hartley C. Schwark Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Scott Wendy Scott Bonnie Talbot & Meir Serfaty Jim & Susan Shaw Louise Shaw Cal Shell Shirley E. Sherwood Dr. Maurice Shnider & Ms. Sandy Whan Izzy Shore Mr. & Mrs. Henry Shyka Miss Edna Siemens Roslyn Silver Vern & Ann Simonsen Cliff & Sandra Skrabek Geri & Peter Spencer Mrs. J. Sprange Eleanor Steeg Evelyn Stephen Marlene Stern Dr. V. Marie Storrie Ron & Lorraine Surcon Mr. & Mrs. Paul Swart Robert Sweetland Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Swift Karen Tereck Annette & Claude Tetrault Helen Tomlinson Ms. Marilyn Trepel Les Ullyot Jackie Van Winkle† Donalda & Tim Vandenberghe M.W. Vint Alice Von Graevenitz Ann & Richard Walker Sherry & Bob Ward Wendy Waters Phyllis Watson Dorothy & Allan Westad Al & Pat Wherrett Linda L. Wickstrom Andrea Wiebe Linda L. Wiebe John T. & Justina Wiens Kathleen Wightman Theresa Wiktorski Ms. Lynda Will Leslie Wilson Murray Wilson Tom & Norma Wilson

Dennis & Gustine Wilton Dorcas & Kirk Windsor Mrs. Evelyn Witwicki R. Woelcke E. Jane Woelk Grant & Sheila Woods S.M. Woods Mrs. Lorraine Woods-Bavasah Graham Wren George Wright Margaret & Paul Wright Jessie Zacharias Harvey & Marilyn Zimberg Elizabeth Zwartz 23 Anonymous

Tribute Gifts Elizabeth B. Armytage Fund – The Winnipeg Foundation Doreen Brownstone – With much love on your 90th Birthday – Joanie, Sam, Daniel & Jason Sheps To Grandmother Doreen – With all our love on your 90th Birthday – Sarah Sheps & Dan Falk Doreen Brownstone – With our love and best wishes as you celebrate this remarkable milestone. May you continue to tread the boards for many more years to come. Love, Richard Yaffe & John Statham In memory of Winnifred Burns – Susan Waters In honour of Terri Cherniack & Steven Schipper – Miriam Bronstein In honour of Kerry Dangerfield – Sandy & Murray Hyman In memory of our dear daughter, Kristin Dawn Hanson – Brian R. & Dawn E. Hanson In memory of Patricia Lamothe – Kerry Dangerfield In memory of Murray McClarty – Ernest McNee In memory of Regina Novek – Joel L. Novek In memory of Andrew Ogaranko: Al & Virginia Snyder, Balmoral Hall School, Gail Asper & Michael Paterson, Kerry Dangerfield, Murray Palay & Ivy Kopstein, Susan & Ken Skinner In honour of Tara Paterson’s Rhodes Scholarship – Heather Pullan & Tom Frohlinger In honour of Steven Schipper’s appointment to the Order of Canada: Dr. Martin Weidman; Sheryl Rosenberg; Albert & Lily Rosenberg; Carla & Paul Divinsky; Vicki, Michael, Rachel & Rebecca Northy; Doreen Brownstone

Annual giving Ryan Segal – Jewish Foundation of Manitoba Darcia & Gary Senft – With our sincere sympathy on the loss of your beloved mother, Richard Yaffe & John Statham In memory of Sybil Shack for the benefit of MTC – Jewish Foundation of Manitoba In memory of Evelyn Shapiro, who loved MTC for 42 years – Daniel Shapiro Shelagh Sinclair Fund – The Winnipeg Foundation In memory of Dr. Harvey Spiegel – Anonymous Leslie John Taylor Fund – The Winnipeg Foundation In honour of Ken Webb – Kristen Fogg

Associate

Contributor

$900 – $1,199

Deloitte & Touche Foundation Canada The Manitoba Teachers’ Society Mitchell Fabrics Ltd.

Supporter

$600 – $899

Assiniboine Credit Union Astroid Management Ltd. Crosier Kilgour & Partners Ltd. Fillmore Riley LLP First Avenue Office Furnishings FWS Construction Ltd. Intergroup Consultants Ltd. Manitoba’s Credit Unions Metal-Tech Industries (1989) Inc. Pitblado LLP Pollard Banknote Ltd. Red River Co-operative Ltd. TelPay Incorporated Winnipeg Building & Decorating Ltd.

$300 – $599

A.D. Rutherford & Co. Ltd. Concord Projects Ltd. NAV CANADA Party Stuff/U-Rent-It Premier Printing Ltd.

Donor

$150 – $299

Canadian Linen & Uniform Service Edward Carriere HR Adworks Leon A. Brown Ltd. MCW/AGE Consulting Professional Engineers Mid West Packaging Limited Noble Locksmith Ltd. Patill/St. James Insurance Reitmans (Canada) Limited

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Endowment Fund

Many thanks to the generosity of our Endowment Fund donors, who gave a gift or fulfilled a pledge payment between November 1, 2011 and January 10, 2013. Amounts are cumulative.

$2,000,000 + Government of Canada/ Gouvernement du Canada Canadian Heritage/ Patrimoine canadien

$500,000 – $999,999 Power Corporation of Canada

$250,000 – $499,999 Gail Asper & Michael Paterson

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$100,000 – $249,999 BMO Financial Group TD Bank Financial Group The Winnipeg Foundation

$25,000 – $49,999 CIBC Arni Thorsteinson & Susan Glass

$10,000 – $24,999 Bonnie Cham & Lorne Bellan James R. Gibbs J.K. May Investments Ltd. Bryan Klein & Susan Halprint The Honourable Guy J. Kroft & Hester Kroftt Cam & Carole Osler Norma Anne Padilla George Sigurdson

$5,000 – $9,999 Garry Markham Jim & Penny McLandresst L. Blair Philpott & Tom Kynman Terracon Development Ltd.

$2,500 – $4,999 Margaret Caie Dr. Ted & Gail Hechter Don & Sheila Katz – Wearing Williams Limited Margaret & Fred Mooibroek Iris Reimer Timothy Wildman & Kathleen Gough 2 Anonymous

$1,000 – $2,499 Robert & Ina Abra Family Fund – The Winnipeg Foundation Jack Armstrong & Doris Quinn David Atkinst George Baldwin Doris & Burton Bass

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Mavis Bollman Paul & Doreen Bromley Mary Campbell Mark & Haderra Chisick Werner & Judy Danchura Esther & Hy Dashevskyt Dick & Joan Dawson DGH Engineering Ltd. Helene Dyck Michael & Lynn Evans Maurice & Dolores Francen Dr. Jeremy & Maureen Gordon John & Margaret Graham In memory of Sharon Greening – Margo Foxford & Giles Bugailiskis Marilyn & Helios Hernandez The Hollidays Gary & Maureen Hunter John Kearsey & Rob Everittt Thomas W. & Mary V. Kirk Jack & Yetta Levit Jim MacNair Barbara Main Mr. Gerry Matte & Mrs. Lydia Surasky-Matte Terri & Jim McKerchar Claire & Irene Millert William Nanowski Jean & Lisa Neron Myron Pawlowsky & Susan Boulter Marina Plett-Lyle Claude & Pat Precourt Judge Charles & Naida Rubin Dr. William & Dr. Renate Schulz Ruth Simkin Frits & Joan Stevens Alan & Lorraine Sweatman Charles R. Vandekerkhove Beverley Vane & Bill Shepherd Dr. & Mrs. F.C. Violago Gwen & Helmut Waedt David Walker Dr. Peter & Faye Warren Barbara & Ken Webb Heather & Kitch Wilson Harry & Evelyn Wray

$500 – $999 Joan & Ed Alexander Peggy Bainard Acheson Margaret E. Clarke John K. & Agnes Collins M. & J. Corneillie Ray & Brenda Crabbe Dorothy Davidson M. Jane Dick In memory of Diane Dowling – Roy Dowling Chris Freeman Brent & Debbie Gilbert David & Ewhenia Gnutel Tony Harwood-Jones & Heather Dixon Jeff Hirsch & Liz Murray Dr. G.H. Lawler

David & Marie Loewen Dr. & Mrs. Donald McInnes Vera Moroz Margaret Morran John & Karen Ogden Joyce Rich Patricia & James Richtik Marc & Sherri Rittinger Michael T. Ruta Grant & Janet Saunders Joyce Shead Howie & Sue Simpson Miss Debbie Spracklin Percy & Elizabeth Stapley Bob & Darlene Stewart Elaine Toms Lee Treilhard Grant Tweed 2 Anonymous

Up to $499 Margaret & Charles Avent Armand & Judy Baccus Peggy Barker Ms. Jean Bissett Dr. John Bond H.F. Bowen Ruth & Kris Breckman Jacqueline Brignall Betty & Bruce Catchpole Arthur & Donna Chow Sandy Cockrem Fred & Christine Eldridge Martha & John Enns Ernest Epp Heather Erickson Lee Finch Elizabeth Foster Susan Garfield Carole Giesbrecht Ron & Connie Gray Bryan & Pam Harmer H. Hesse Dr. Lorne Hurst & Elly Hoogterp-Hurst Dr. & Mrs. James C. Jamieson Jordan Janisse & Teresa Cooper Sylvia Jansen Wayne & Donalda Johnson Ken & Marie Kuhn Deanne Lander Barbara Latocki Marilyn Lindquist Dr. Stan & Susan Lipnowski Dr. Shelley Mahoney Sylvia L. Main Janie Marshall Nick Martin & Dr. Evelyn Ferguson Patrick & Clarice Matthewst Carol & Barry McArton Beth McKechnie Pat McLaughlin Marc Monnin & Donna Miller

Marlene A. Mortimer Marika Nerbas John & Debbie Neufeld† Sheila Norrie Tom Nowicki Valerie Nuytten Pat & Sherry O’Connor Liz Patzer Lesia Peet Carolyn Porhownik Myrna Protosavage Diana & Bryan Purdy Bill & Heather Quinn Bill & Norma Rennie Evan & Audra Roitenberg F.E. Sanderson Irene Shapira Jim & Susan Shaw Shirley E. Sherwood Izzy Shore Norman & Heather Silver Roslyn Silver Diane Silverthorne Vern & Ann Simonsen Paul & Suzanne Simpson A. Edward Stanton Tom & Shirley Strutt Eleanor Suderman Mr. Ronald Surcon Peter & Sharon Taylor Mary & Gordon Toombs Sharon Goszer Tritt & Stephen Tritt Gabor Vamos & Brenda Silver Josephine Van Ginkel Walter & Shirley Watts Ms. Lynda Will Robert Wood S.M. Woods 10 Anonymous Tribute Gifts In celebration of Gloria Brown – Julie Fine & Zev Rumstein In memory of Albert Cohen – Hy & Ester Dashevsky In honour of Mrs. Margaret Ferguson’s 90th birthday – Marina Plett-Lyle ICARMA Fund – The Winnipeg Foundation In memory of Donald McKinnon – Marina Plett-Lyle; Unitarian Church Theatre Discussion Group In honour of Steven Schipper’s appointment to the Order of Canada – Dr. Ruth Simkin

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Supporting Partners

MTC expresses sincere thanks to our major corporate and government sponsors.

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Tom Hendry Warehouse | production sponsor

Gail Asper and the Babs Asper Fund

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Behind the scenes Honorary Members

Accounting/Finance

Maintenance

His Honour, Lt. Governor Philip S. Lee The Honourable Greg Selinger, Premier of Manitoba His Worship, Mayor Sam Katz

Sharon Burden, Accounting Yvonne O’Connor, Accounting Shelley Stroski, Controller

Andrew Drinnan, Building Superintendent Chris Fletcher, Assistant Building Superintendent

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Administration

Kerry Dangerfield, Chair Gary Hannaford, FCA, Past Chair David Carefoot, Treasurer Anthony C. Fletcher, Secretary David Christie, Chair, Governance & Strategic Planning Robert Eastwood, Chair, Resource Development Patrick Green, Chair, Organizational Performance Jim McLandress, Chair, Community Relations

Brian Adolph, IT Manager Jennifer Cheslock, outreach Manager Camilla Holland, General Manager Daphne MacMillan, Administrative Secretary Debbie Neufeld, Reception/Marketing Assistant Alan Waite, Assistant General Manager

TRUSTEES David Atkins Derrick Coupland Sandy Gousseau John Guttormson Shawn Hughes John Kearsey Brenda Kriss Jeff Lamothe Judy Wakefield Michelle Weinberg Richard L. Yaffe Brenda Zaporzan

Advisory Council Gerry Couture, Chair Gail Asper Morley Blankstein Doneta Brotchie Angus Campbell Hy Dashevsky Glen Dyrda, FCA John F. Fraser Jean Giguere Charron Hamilton Yude Henteleff Ken Houssin Gordon Keatch Colin R. MacArthur, QC Patrick J. Matthews Claire W. Miller Jeffrey Morton, FCA Hon. Jack Murta Lillian Neaman Shelley Nimchonok James Pappas John Petersmeyer Lawrence Prout Jeff Quinton Patricia Rabson Margaret Redmond Susan Skinner Al Snyder Maureen Watchorn

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Artistic Jeff Kennedy, Literary Coordinator Laurie Lam, Producer Robb Paterson, Associate Artistic Director Steven Schipper, CM, Artistic Director Casey Shapira, Literary Apprentice* Melinda Tallin, Artistic Coordinator

Paint Susan Groff, Head Scenic Artist Lawrence Van Went, Scenic Artist Assisted by: Ksenia Broda-Milian

Production Laura Enns, Touring & Production Coordinator Ian Kirk, Assistant Technical Director Rick MacPherson, Technical Director, Tom Hendry Theatre Russell Martin, Production Manager Benjamin Ross, Technical Director, John Hirsch Theatre

Properties Larry Demedash, Senior Properties Builder Kari Hagness, Head of Properties James Sutherland, Properties Builder

Box Office

Stage Crew

Laurie Fletcher, Patron Services Office Manager Melanie Sexton, Ticketing Services Director Jennifer Skelly, Tessitura Application Coordinator Box Office Representatives: Katie Adamson, Sheena Baird, Andrea Gallagher, Airyn Lancaster, Jason Neufeld, Robyn Pooley, Victoria Popp, Jessica Ross

John Bent Jr., Head of sound Hart Greenberg, Head Carpenter Joan Lees-Miller, Head of Wardrobe Claude Robert, Head Electrician John Tomiuk, House Stage Hand

Carpentry Louis Gagné, Layout Carpenter Brent Letain, Master Carpenter Chris Seida, Scenic Carpenter

Communications Sue Caughlin, Marketing & Communications Manager Doowah Design, Design Bruce Monk, Photographer Brent Phillips, Director of Marketing & Communications Mark Saunders, Marketing & Communications Coordinator Teri Stevens, Publicist & online media coordinator

Development Kristine Betker, Director of Fund Development Garth Johnson, Major, individual & planned Giving Officer Michael Joyal, Development Assistant Stephanie Lambert, Special & Donor Events Coordinator Tele-funding representatives: Kelsey Johnson, Jessy Ross, Sandra Rubin

John Hirsch Mainstage Front-of-House Deborah Gay-de Vries, Front-of-House Manager Assisted by: Sheena Baird, Jonny Hall Jamie Chapman, Kim Cossette, Rylen de Vries, Caroline Graham, Elfie Harvey, Kelsey Johnson, Sherri Kostecki, Tia Levine, Robyn Milligan, Rachel Neal, Jessica Olson, Michael Olson, Kayla Parke-Wilson, Amariah Peterson, Angela Rajfur, Jennifer Schmidt, Cristin Sinclair, Kevin Stroski, Stephanie Urbanski, Rita Vande Vyvere, Phyllis Van Drunen, Kira Watson, Chelsea Zacharias, Derek Zorniak

Tom Hendry Warehouse Randy Harder, Head Electrician Rick MacPherson, Technical Director Alison Nutt, Head Carpenter Michael Wright, Head of Sound

Tom Hendry Warehouse Front-of-House Kim Cossette, Front-of-House Manager Assisted by: Scott Tweedy Jamie Chapman, Cristin Sinclair, Stephanie Urbanski, Chelsea Zacharias

Wardrobe Amanda Isaak, First Hand Thora Lamont, acting head of wardrobe/cutter Lorraine O’Leary, Head of Wardrobe Lois Powne, First Hand Jackie Van Winkle, Buyer/Accessories

Wigs Beverly Covert, Wigs & Makeup Supervisor

Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival & Master Playwright Festival Chuck McEwen, Executive Producer

Honorary Staff Zaz Bajon, General Manager Emeritus

*Position funded through the Jean Murray – Moray Sinclair Theatre Apprenticeship Program

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