Ovation Volume 25, Number 2 (November/December 2017)

vol 25 • no 2 nov/dec 2017

adapted by BRUCE MCMANUS from the novel by CHARLES DICKENS PRODUCTION SPONSOR

JOHN HIRSCH MAINSTAGE

The Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre

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MESSAGE FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR When we decided to commission our own adaptation of A Christmas Carol, playwright Bruce McManus came to mind. McManus understands people — how they think and how they talk — but he also understands that, in the theatre, humanity must be revealed through action. Not only is he a wonderful writer but, as a former social worker, he has a keen understanding of the injustices Charles Dickens sought to overcome.

We pledged not to be bound too literally by Dickens, aware that too slavish an imitation would shackle the imagination necessary to reinvent it for Steven Schipper the stage. We swore there were no sacred cows — for a time, Bruce even changed Tiny Tim’s “God bless us every one” to “God bless us one and all.” But, in the end, he crept ever closer to the original. Flights of fancy are all well and good, we learned, but A Christmas Carol has earned its continued popularity. Dickens is a master of character-revealing dialogue, a careful crafter of suspense, and a keen proponent of social change through individual redemption.

We cannot fix the whole world, Dickens and McManus seem to say. We cannot end all wars, heal all the sick, or shelter all the homeless — but we can all reach out to those in our own province. There are thousands of Bob Cratchits and Tiny Tims in this city. We need only wake up — like Scrooge — to the knowledge that it’s never too late — or too early — to share the spirit of Christmas with them.

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IN CELEBRATION OF OUR 60TH ANNIVERSARY, WE REMEMBER

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LULU STREET

BY ANN HENRY

There is something special about a play set in the place where you live. You can visit the sites mentioned, walk its streets (however much they may have changed) and realize, distant though it feels, that what you saw onstage is part of your history. For Winnipeggers, Ann Henry’s Lulu Street is one of those pieces.

Commissioned by the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire (IODE), it premiered at MTC in 1967 as

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a Centennial project.

It tells a personal family story within the crisis of the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919, a central event in the city’s history that still resonates today.

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It was MTC’s 10th season and, while new Canadian plays may have seemed exotic to theatre-goers

in other cities, they weren’t a novelty for Winnipeg. MTC had a solid record of presenting new work, despite the company’s short history. Certainly it made sense to present a new play at an important moment in the nation’s (and theatre’s) history.

Ann Henry, a columnist for the longgone Winnipeg Tribune, came from the old school of working-class journalists. She wrote Lulu Street as both a domestic play about a father and daughter caught in the strike and a political play about the unyielding idea of Winnipeg as North and South, the dividing line that still exists no matter how much progress we claim in uniting the city’s neighbourhoods.

How was the play received here? It was a big hit, and its success helped spur the growing national playwriting/ production movement that would explode in the decades to follow. More important, perhaps, was its impact on the local audience, some of whom still remembered the strike.

An outside view from American critic Julius Novick, who visited Winnipeg at the time, might give us some perspective. Knowing nothing about the history behind the play, he compared it to a play he did know, Sean O’Casey’s The Plough and the Stars, and its father-daughter story set in the Irish Rebellion of 1916.

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It didn’t matter, as he wrote, that O’Casey’s play was a greater one though he praised our play’s “substantial merits.” What was important is that, for the local audience, “…a play can, in the proper circumstances, make up in immediacy what it lacks in absolute value.”

He noted that many regional theatres overlook this fact, the deep human need to see our own troubles and our own town reflected on our stage. This wasn’t patronizing rhetoric; Novick had tapped into something profound that is still true for theatre audiences today.

Lulu Street is now 50 years old and, since 1967, other plays about the strike have joined Manitoba’s dramatic canon.

Fox by Margaret Sweatman, Strike!

by Danny Schur and Rick Chafe, and Bolshie Bash by William Harrar all draw their inspiration from the same event.

Lulu Street itself had several more stage productions and a broadcast on CBC after its run at MTC. Winnipeg continues to commemorate the strike’s importance, with the new architectural november/december 2017

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Lulu Street, 1967 1. Anna Shaler & Sandy Webster 3. Anna Shaler, Jennifer Phipps & Robert Cartland 4. Jennifer Phipps & Robert Clothier 1, 3, 4: PHOTO BY CAMPBELL AND CHIPMAN, 2: PHOTO BY STAN POMMER ALL PHOTOS ON BOTH PAGES FROM ARCHIVES OF MANITOBA, ROYAL MTC FONDS.

monument now erected at the corner of Lily Street and Market Avenue.

As the centennial of the great strike itself approaches, perhaps it is time to look again at Lulu Street and other plays from MTC's early years. How would an audience today react? That’s worth a speculation or two. What is — and was — important was that MTC produced Lulu Street when it did, ushering in both a new century for Canada and a new theatre movement that put our own history centre stage.

RORY RUNNELLS

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“It’s life that matters and the key is love.”

– ANN HENRY, LULU STREET

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL

About Charles Dickens “Charles Dickens is much loved for his great contribution to classic English literature. He was the quintessential Victorian author. His epic stories, vivid characters and exhaustive depiction of contemporary life are unforgettable.” – BBC

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was one of England’s greatest Victorian novelists.

Like many others, Dickens began his literary career as a journalist, working with The Mirror of Parliament and The True Sun. In 1833, he became a parliamentary journalist for The Morning Chronicle. This higher-ranking position gave him access to new contacts in the press, which allowed him to publish a series of sketches entitled Sketches

by Boz, under a pseudonym. In 1836, he published his highly-successful first novel, The Pickwick Papers. Dickens was also a theatre enthusiast. He wrote several plays and performed for Queen Victoria in 1851. His passion for social issues also proved to be inexhaustible, as he spent time abroad lecturing in the United States about slavery.

A Christmas Carol is one of his most famous works and is one of the most frequently adapted books in history. His other novels include: Oliver Twist, The Old Curiosity Shop, David Copperfield and A Tale of Two Cities. Most of Dickens’ works are characterized by attacks on social evils, injustice and hypocrisy.

SOURCE: BBC: THE HISTORY OF CHARLES DICKENS. PHOTO BY JEREMIAH GURNEY (HERITAGE AUCTION GALLERY) [PUBLIC DOMAIN], VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS.

SYNOPSIS Cold-hearted Ebenezer Scrooge is anything but merry at Christmas time.

Even his nephew Fred and clerk Cratchit get nothing but a “bah humbug” when spreading holiday cheer. But something shifts when the ghost of his business partner Marley visits to save him from his own bitter demise.

Experience Scrooge's epic transformation in this classic tale of compassion, hope and redemption that will leave hearts glowing.

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A VERY DICKENS CHRISTMAS Seven years after the publication of A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens shared memories of his own Christmases with readers of his weekly magazine Household Words. In “A Christmas Tree,” Dickens shared that looking at a beautiful tree lit with candles brought back memories of toys he received as a child, including a cardboard lady who danced when placed near a candle and Noah’s ark, in which the wooden butterflies were only slightly smaller than the elephants.

Equally vivid were his memories of ghost stories — the telling of ghost stories being almost as central to Victorian-era Christmas celebrations as plum pudding. Dickens recalled the tale of a jilted housemaid who, having drowned herself in a pond, haunts the home of her seducer wearing a muddy dress. He also remembered the story of phantom carriages that roar about a manor house at night, signalling an imminent death in the family.

The cast of A Christmas Carol, 2005. PHOTO BY B. MONK

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These stories from Dickens’ childhood, like similar tales Victorians shared with their friends at Christmas, were not set during the Christmas season and didn’t have holiday themes. With the publication of A Christmas Carol in December 1843, Dickens took tradition in a new direction, giving his ghost story a seasonal spin.

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL Dickens went on to write four more Christmas books, including A Cricket on the Hearth, a tale of suspected infidelity in a May-December marriage. As with A Christmas Carol, these books were published in the week before Christmas and were popular gifts. Dickens also enjoyed success reading A Christmas Carol, among other works, to sold-out audiences. Dickens, who loved the theatre and was an energetic amateur actor, made a great deal of money by reading his work to audiences, perhaps as much as from the sale of his books.

Accounts of these readings describe Dickens standing in front of a line of gas jets placed to illuminate his face, with a sounding board behind him to amplify his voice. Some reviewers were more interested in the reader than the book itself. Among them was celebrated American author Mark Twain who attended a reading in New York and regretted to report that Dickens’ “voice is husky” and he had “a comical Scotchterrier look about the face.” There were, however, many enthusiastic reviews. An audience member in London proposed: “Never, probably, through the force of mere reading was a vast concourse held so completely within the grasp of one man as the audience assembled in St. James’s Hall.”

A Christmas Carol has a timeless feel. The messages about the value of community, the rewards of charitable giving, and the healing power of memory feel as relevant now as ever.

Scrooge’s initial refusal of his nephew’s invitation to celebrate Christmas, in addition to his cold reception of the men seeking a donation are evidence of withdrawal from his community. He is able, with the help of the spirit visitors, november/december 2017

to remember better, younger versions of himself. Scrooge is renewed by his memories and re-engages with his community.

It’s worth noting that Dickens practiced what he preached. On Boxing Day 1843, Dickens met with friends to celebrate both the season and the success of his book. Within a week of its publication, 6,000 copies of A Christmas Carol had been sold and Dickens was in excellent spirits. The party was attended by several children, for whom Dickens had prepared a memorable surprise: a magic show that he performed in his host’s parlour. Having turned a box of bran into a guinea-pig and handkerchiefs into sweets, Dickens performed his finale, placing raw flour, raw eggs and other ingredients into a top hat and then, to the amazement of his audience, rolling out a steaming hot plum pudding.

This example of Dickens’ embrace of the Christmas season and its pleasures, recounted in a letter by his friend Jane Carlyle, is, like his story of Scrooge, an inspiration to us to celebrate the season with playfulness, generosity and joy. We should be pleased indeed if we bring to our friends and family a portion of the pleasure that Dickens brought to the children he amazed with his magic pudding trick.

Vanessa Warne teaches Victorian literature at the University of Manitoba.

She volunteers at Dalnavert Museum and Visitors’ Centre and enjoys making Christmas pudding almost as much as she enjoys eating it.

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL

PLUM PUDDING 2 cups bread crumbs, from white homemade-type loaf 1/2 cup dark brown sugar 1/2 tsp ground allspice 1/2 tsp salt 3 eggs 1/2 cup brandy 1/8 cup fresh orange juice 1/8 cup fresh lemon juice additional brandy for feeding the pudding & flaming

3/4 cup dried currants 1 cup white raisins 1/2 cup mixed candied peel 1/2 cup dried sour cherries 1/2 cup blanched slivered almonds 1 tart cooking apple-peeled, quartered, chopped 1 carrot, coarsely chopped 1 tbsp grated orange peel 1 tsp grated lemon peel 1/4 lb chopped beef suet 1 cup all-purpose flour

SOURCE: THE COOKING OF THE BRITISH ISLES (TIME/LIFE, 1973)

Combine until well mixed: currants, raisins, candied peel, dried cherries, almonds, apple, carrot, orange peel, lemon peel and beef suet. Then add flour, bread crumbs, brown sugar, allspice, salt.

Beat eggs until frothy in a separate bowl. Stir in brandy, citrus juices and pour this mixture over fruit mixture. Beat with a wooden spoon until blended. Place damp kitchen towel over bowl and refrigerate for at least 12 hours.

Spoon the mixture into two 1-quart pudding basins or plain (heat resistant) bowls, filling them to within two inches of the top of the basins. Cover each basin with buttered foil, turning edges down and pressing the foil tightly around the bowls. Place a clean, damp kitchen towel over each basin and tie in place with kitchen string around the sides. Bring two opposite corners of the towel up to the top and knot them; bring up the remaining two corners and knot them similarly.

Put basins in a large pot with enough boiling water to come 3/4 up the sides. Bring water to boil over high heat, cover pot tightly, then reduce to lowest flame possible and steam for eight hours. Add additional boiling water into the steaming chamber as necessary.

When done steaming, remove from water and let cool to room temp.

Remove towels and foil and recover with new foil. Refrigerate for at least three weeks before serving. May be kept for a year in the fridge, wrapped in cheesecloth.

To serve, re-steam for two hours to gently heat through. Serve with heavy cream or your favourite rum butter sauce.

Share the festive spirit! Take photos as you assemble, steam, store and eat your pudding and post them using #plumpuddingmtc.

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A Christmas Carol Adapted by Bruce McManus From the novel by Charles Dickens November 23 – December 16, 2017 preview November 22

Director.................................................................................Steven Schipper Set Designer.............................................................................Gillian Gallow Costume Designer...............................................................Judith Bowden Lighting Designer.............................................................Scott Henderson Composer / Vocal Coach....................................................Danny Carroll Sound Designer........................................................................ John Bent Jr. Choreographer................................................................Teri-Lynn Friesen† Accessibility Consultant....................... Stefanie Wiens OT Reg (MB) Apprentice Director.............................................................. Rebekah Enns Assistant Set Designer.................................................................Eric Dizon Lighting Design Apprentice......................................................Tori Popp* Stage Manager.......................................................................Karyn Kumhyr Assistant Stage Manager............................................. Michael Duggan† Assistant Stage Manager.................................................Jessica Freundl Apprentice Stage Manager..................................................Steven Smits Child Supervisor................................................................Adeline Sokulski A Christmas Carol is performed with one intermission.

A Christmas Carol was originally commissioned by the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre.

Special thanks: Dr. Michael Eleff, Melinda Tallin, Val Vint.

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A Christmas Carol THE CAST (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

Peter Cratchit / Prisoner / Dick.......................................Omar Benson1 Mrs. Fezziwig / Fred’s Wife / Laundress / Mother in Debt.................................... Andrea del Campo Gravedigger / Fiddler....................................................... Paul Essiembre Young Scrooge / Prisoner / Beggar / Christmas Present's Sprite / Fred Guest / Father in Debt....................................................................... Kevin P. Gabel† Kathy Cratchit / Turkey Boy / David / Want................... Isla Gorton1 Kathy Cratchit / Turkey Boy / David / Want........... Isabel HadererA Ghost of Christmas Future / School Mistress / Fezziwig Guest / Christmas Present's Sprite / Fred Guest............................................................................... Lindsay Johnson Bob Cratchit / Fezziwig Guest.......................................... Kevin Klassen Peter Cratchit / Prisoner / Dick............................... Keenan LehmannA Ghost of Christmas Present / Gentleman 1..................John B. Lowe Jacob Marley / Fred Guest / Man of Business 1....Arne MacPherson Topper / Prisoner / Apprentice / Christmas Present's Sprite / Man of Business 2.....Darren Martens Mr. Fezziwig / Gentleman 2 / Man of Business 3......Ross McMillan Fred / Apprentice.......................................................... Ryan James Miller Belinda Cratchit / Mary / Ignorance...................Esther Momtchilov1 Bailiff / Fezziwig Guest / Belle's Husband / Fred Guest..................................... Carson Nattrass† Ebenezer Scrooge................................................................Robb Paterson Martha Cratchit / Caroller / Fezziwig Guest / Lena....Robyn Pooley† Fanny / Fezziwig Guest / Susan / Fred Guest.....Cassandra Potenza Ghost of Christmas Past / Mrs. Cratchit............Cherissa Richards† Belinda Cratchit / Mary / Ignorance.......................... Meredith RoseA Belle / Ms. Jones / Cleaning Lady............................ Heather Russell† Tiny Tim / Ebenezer / Boy Scrooge / Child in Debt.......................................Renelle Thiessen1 Tiny Tim / Ebenezer / Boy Scrooge / Child in Debt........Isaac VintA APerforming: Thu Nov 23 - 7:30pm • Fri Nov 24 - 7:30pm •

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1Performing: Wed Nov 22 - 7:30pm • Fri Nov 24 - 11:30am • Sat Nov 25 - 4pm • Tue Nov 28 - 7:30pm • Wed Nov 29 - 7:30pm Fri Dec 1 - 7:30pm • Sat Dec 2 - 8:30pm • Tue Dec 5 - 7:30pm • Wed Dec 6 - 7:30pm • Fri Dec 8 - 7:30pm • Sat Dec 9 - 8:30pm Tue Dec 12 - 7:30pm • Wed Dec 13 - 7:30pm • Thu Dec 14 - 7:30pm • Sat Dec 16 - 4pm

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL Omar Benson Peter Cratchit / Prisoner / Dick

ROYAL MTC A Christmas Story.

OTHER THEATRE Peter Pan (MTYP); Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Rainbow); Shrek The Musical (Glenlawn Collegiate); Aladdin (Dramatic Theatre); The Faerie Queen, Nutcracker (RWB).

FILM/TV Bunks (Disney); Sunnyside; Aloft; Channel Zero; Burden of Truth; Voiceover Safe Work Manitoba.

TRAINING/TEACHING MTYP in Junior Theatre 4 years, RWB in Musical Theatre Ensemble 7 years, Dance 11 years RWB, Encore Studio, Marquis Dance Academy, film training various Film Studios, worked at MTYP volunteer & teaching assistant Summer Camp Theatre/Film, worked at Rainbow Stage volunteer & teaching assistant Summer Camp Musical Theatre.

ET CETERA Awards: Canadian National Dance Championship Jr. Triple Threat Award and Manitoba Dance Festival Jr. Musical Theatre Scholarship. I would like to thank Steven for this amazing opportunity to perform on this amazing stage again! Thanks Royal MTC staff, my friends and family for your support.

Andrea del Campo Mrs. Fezziwig / Fred’s Wife / Laundress / Mother in Debt ROYAL MTC Kill Me Now (with NAC), The Glass Menagerie, The Penelopiad.

OTHER THEATRE Beautiful Man (TPM); Mr. Burns: a Post-Electric Play (District Theatre Collective); Sunday in the Park with George (Gallery Works); Mamma

Mia!, Les Misérables (Rainbow); James and the Giant Peach, Rich (MTYP); Bad Jews (WJT); Munsch Ado About Nothing (PTE); A Stripped-Down Midsummer Night’s Dream (SIR); Strike! (Danny Schur Productions).

FILM/TV My Awkward Sexual Adventure, Open Window (Official Selections, TIFF); Sorry for Your Loss; Blood Pressure; Stegman Is Dead; Radius; The Pinkertons; Wingin’ It (Family Channel); Men with Brooms (CBC TV).

ET CETERA Andrea is a proud member of local musical improv company, Outside Joke.

Paul Essiembre Gravedigger / Fiddler

ROYAL MTC Shakespeare in Love (with Citadel), Sarah Ballenden, The Audience (with Mirvish), Unnecessary Farce, Things We Do For Love, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Heart of Robin Hood (with Mirvish), Other People’s Money, A Few Good Men (with Citadel).

OTHER THEATRE Four seasons at the Stratford Festival, including To Kill a Mockingbird, The Comedy of Errors, The Odyssey, The Duchess of Malfi, Don Juan, Macbeth, Othello, Amadeus. Elsewhere: The Bridges of Madison County, A Little Night Music (Dry Cold); Butcher, The Best Brothers (PTE); Romeo and Juliet (Citadel); The Normal Heart, The Overwhelming, Stuff Happens (Studio 180); L’Emmerdeur, Le Dîner de cons, Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, Art (Théâtre français de Toronto); Othello (ATF); Tillsonburg (CS); Zadie’s Shoes, Oui (Factory); Picasso at the Lapin Agile (Centaur).

FILM/TV More than 50 film and television appearances and extensive work in documentary narration, animation and commercial voice-overs.

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL learn and perform with such a wonderful group of people. She also thanks her mom and dad for encouraging her to follow her passion.

Kevin P. Gabel

Young Scrooge / Prisoner / Beggar / Christmas Present's Sprite / Fred Guest / Father in Debt

Isabel Haderer

ROYAL MTC Alice Through the Looking-Glass.

OTHER THEATRE Peter Fechter: 59 Minutes (TBTR); Proud (TPM); Miss N Me, EDEN (Sarasvàti); The Hollow, How the Other Half Loves, Fallen Angels (Master Playwright Festival); The Bunker, Georama, Undress Me (Winnipeg Fringe).

FILM/TV The Pinkertons, Passionflower.

TRAINING BA Honours in Theatre & Film at the University of Winnipeg.

ET CETERA Kevin is a filmmaker whose most recent film, Seven Drinks, has played in nearly 20 film festivals in Canada, the United States and South Africa. His one-man play Undress Me was shortlisted for the Harry Rintoul Award for Playwriting.

Isla Gorton Kathy Cratchit / Turkey Boy / David / Want

Kathy Cratchit / Turkey Boy / David / Want ROYAL MTC First appearance.

TRAINING Tap, jazz, ballet and hip-hop

training at Karen Luba School of Dance Inc. (KLSD) since 2013.

ET CETERA Isabel loves to entertain and is excited to be making her Royal MTC debut! She performed at this year’s Canada Summer Games Opening and Closing Ceremonies and has danced with the Blue Bomber Junior Cheer and Dance Team.

She was chosen to be a Kid Correspondent for Family Fun Day at Assiniboine Park as well as for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2017. Isabel would like to thank Directors Karen (Luba) Betz and Brenda Luba and the staff at KLSD for their encouragement, discipline and support. Special thank you to MMOC Children’s Choir Director Patrick Mathews. Love and many thanks to Isabel’s family and to her great big circle of friends who always get her where she needs to be.

ROYAL MTC First appearance.

Lindsay Johnson

OTHER THEATRE Nutcracker (RWB).

Ghost of Christmas Future / School Mistress / Fezziwig Guest / Christmas Present's Sprite / Fred Guest

FILM/TV Patterns (Short), I Knew My

Murderer.

TRAINING Voice (Jacqueline Harding at

Manitoba Conservatory of Music); Film Acting (Tamara Gorski and Expressions Film Studio); Musical Theatre (RWB).

ET CETERA Isla began her acting career in commercials and it has become a real passion. She loves to tell stories through performance and hopes one day to write and direct her own work. Isla would like to thank Royal MTC for the opportunity to

ROYAL MTC First appearance.

OTHER THEATRE Passion (Red Hen Collective), Shattered (Sarasvàti), The Time In-Between, The Palatine, The Writing on the Stall (Fill The (W)hole Theatre Co.); The Cassilis Engagement, Rough for Theatre II, Enchanted April,

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL The Power of Yes (U of W); Quickies with Chekhov (This Reality Theatre).

TV Channel Zero: No End House.

TRAINING Graduate of the University of Winnipeg Honours Acting program.

ET CETERA Love to her family and friends!

Kevin Klassen Bob Cratchit / Fezziwig Guest

ROYAL MTC Shakespeare in Love (with Citadel), Sarah Ballenden, The Audience (with Mirvish), Chimerica (with CS), Alice Through the Looking-Glass, Romeo and Juliet, The Melville Boys (tour), The Shunning, White Christmas, It’s a Wonderful Life - A Radio Play, Bleeding Hearts, Our Town, The Tempest, A Christmas Carol, The Dresser, Feelgood (with GCTC), King Lear, Romeo and Juliet.

OTHER THEATRE Selected: A Strange

Pair (Echo); A Little Night Music (Dry Cold); Time's Fancy (Sixth Planet); Edward II (TBTR); Antony and Cleopatra (SIR); Arcadia (Citadel); Annie (Rainbow); Till It Hurts (PTE); John and Beatrice (TPM); Death of a Salesman (WJT).

FILM/TV Channel Zero, Barbara Blackwood, The Pinkertons, Elijah, New in Town, Niagara Motel.

ET CETERA Kevin is also a director and playwright, and has received the Harry Rintoul Award and the Reg Skene Award.

He is an Artistic Associate with Echo Theatre, and is happily married to Echo’s Artistic Producer: the incredible Charlene Van Buekenhout.

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL Keenan Lehmann

John B. Lowe

Peter Cratchit / Prisoner / Dick

Ghost of Christmas Present / Gentleman 1

ROYAL MTC Billy Elliot the Musical.

OTHER THEATRE Selected: Werther,

Falstaff, Turandot and La Bohème (MB Opera); German Silver (Sarasvàti FemFest); Voice for Mike the Knight Touring Show (Koba Entertainment).

FILM/TV Selected: Channel Zero – Season 1 & 2 (NBC/SYFY Network); The Midnight Man (T. Zariwny); The Pinkertons (CHCH); Heaven is for Real (Sony); Hogie the Globehopper (Netflix).

TRAINING Presently: Grade 6 Voice (Melanie Whyte), Private Acting Coach (Jacqueline Guertin/Adam Hurtig/Carson Nattrass), Drums/Voice/Guitar/Bass (School of Rock Winnipeg), Tap/Musical Theatre (LA Dance).

ET CETERA Highlights this year include: attending a Broadway musical audition in New York (being called back as one of the three final choices), a lead recurring role in the NBC/SYFY Network TV Series Channel Zero, playing Small Boy in Billy Elliot the Musical (Royal MTC), singing back-up vocals for Bros. Landreth and singing with The Tenors at the MTS Centre. Keenan is extremely grateful to all his teachers, coaches, mentors and supporters for helping him pursue his dreams and obtain his goals. Thank you all so very much! “I would not be so brave to the world without the courage you give me” – Peter Cratchit. Enjoy the show!

ROYAL MTC The Audience (with Mirvish), Harvey, Unnecessary Farce.

OTHER THEATRE Common Sense Cabarets (Broccolo Creative); The Secret Mask, The Savannah Disputation, Having Hope at Home (PTE); Here on the Flight Path, For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again, The Drawer Boy (Sunshine Theatre); An Inspector Calls (Chemainus Theatre Festival); Measure for Measure (Citadel); Dear Santa, Over the River and Through the Woods (Western Canada Theatre).

FILM/TV Series regular: Tiny Plastic Men, Cashing In, Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy. Movies: Juliana and the Medicine Fish, Reasonable Doubt, Silent Night, The Christmas Heart, Lucky Christmas, Wedding for One, Locked Down, The Hessen Conspiracy, The Secrets of Comfort House, Fido, The Butterfly Effect, The Ultimate Christmas Present. TV appearances: The Pinkertons, Less Than Kind, Millennium, The X-Files, The New Addams Family, Cold Squad.

ET CETERA Producer for Broccolo Creative (www.broccolocreative.com).

Writer/Director of short films W(or)K, Just One and Windows of White. Formerly School Director at Prairie Theatre Exchange.

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL Arne MacPherson Jacob Marley / Fred Guest / Man of Business 1 ROYAL MTC Selected: Black Coffee, 23.5

Hours, Unnecessary Farce, The Hound of the Baskervilles (tour), Alice Through the Looking-Glass, A Few Good Men (with Citadel), August: Osage County, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Shakespeare’s Dog (with NAC), The Crucible, King Lear.

OTHER THEATRE Mamma Mia! (Rainbow), Hamlet, Richard III, Othello and others (SIR); I Dream of Diesel (One Trunk Theatre/TPM); Encore (TPM); Tribes, Ivanov, Way to Heaven, Lenin’s Embalmers (WJT). Arne also works as a director, with credits at Royal MTC Tom Hendry Warehouse, TPM, SIR, PTE, MTYP and with many independent producers.

FILM/TV Arne has appeared in over 25

shot-in-Winnipeg film and television productions.

TRAINING Graduate of the BFA (Acting) program at the University of Alberta.

ET CETERA Arne’s family, Deb, Gislina and Solmund, are all Winnipeg artists.

Darren Martens

Topper / Prisoner / Apprentice / Christmas Present's Sprite / Man of Business 2 ROYAL MTC Alice Through the Looking-Glass.

OTHER THEATRE Little Shop of Horrors, Les Misérables, The Producers (Rainbow); Another Way Home (WJT); A Little Night Music, The Addams Family (Dry Cold); Munsch Upon a Time (PTE); American Idiot, Heathers: The Musical, Avenue Q (WST); Into the Woods (District Theatre Collective).

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL TRAINING Bachelor’s in Vocal

Performance from the U of M, Opera NUOVA Training Intensive, Rainbow Stage Training Intensive.

ET CETERA This performance is dedicated to my late father, Gary.

Ross McMillan

of Middlegate (zone41/TPM); Julius Caesar (SIR); member of sketch comedy troupe Hot Thespian Action.

TRAINING University of Manitoba / University of Winnipeg.

ET CETERA Thank you friends and family for your endless encouragement and inspiration. Love always to Mom and Adam.

Mr. Fezziwig / Gentleman 2 / Man of Business 3 ROYAL MTC Sarah Ballenden, Black Coffee, Chimerica (with CS), The Woman in Black, The Seagull, The History of Manitoba from the Beginning of Time to the Present in 45 Minutes, The Constant Wife (with Citadel), In the Next Room or the vibrator play (with Tarragon), Travels with My Aunt, Homeward Bound (with VP).

OTHER THEATRE Present Laughter, Measure for Measure, A Christmas Carol (Citadel); Proud, Dionysus in Stony Mountain, The Daffodil Man (TPM); Copenhagen (PTE); As You Like It, Julius Caesar (SIR); Quo Vadis, Notes from Underground (Winnipeg Fringe Festival).

FILM/TV Less Than Kind, Lovesick, We Were Children.

Ryan James Miller Fred / Apprentice

ROYAL MTC Seminar (with Mirvish), Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Jersey Lily, The Glass Menagerie, Gone With the Wind.

OTHER THEATRE The Best Brothers (WCT/TNW/Kay Meek); Tribes, Buyer and Cellar, Prior in Angels in America: Millennium Approaches and Perestroika (WJT); South Pacific (Rainbow); The Miser

Esther Momtchilov Belinda Cratchit / Mary / Ignorance

ROYAL MTC First appearance.

OTHER THEATRE We Three Spies, Dear

Edwina Jr. (Masterworks Dance Studio); What God Looks Like, What If (Winnipeg Centre Vineyard); Hamlet (Such Stuff Players); Upcoming: Beauty and the Beast Jr. (Masterworks Dance Studio).

TRAINING Dance: Jazz, Hip Hop, Modern, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Acro (Masterworks Dance Studio); Theatre: Musical Theatre (Masterworks Dance Studio); Drama (Winnipeg Centre Vineyard); Shakespeare acting and private coaching (Such Stuff Players); Music: Piano level 4 (MYC, Private).

ET CETERA Esther is a vibrant performer who enjoys learning new skills and showcasing them on stage. Her other passions include art and taking care of babies and small children. She is grateful to all her teachers and coaches who inspire her to strive for excellence and encourage her in her talents. She is excited for this opportunity to work with Royal MTC!

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL Carson Nattrass

Robb Paterson

Bailiff / Fezziwig Guest / Belle's Husband / Fred Guest

Ebenezer Scrooge

ROYAL MTC Billy Elliot the Musical, Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Jersey Lily, The Boys in the Photograph (with Mirvish), Pride and Prejudice, Glengarry Glen Ross, Guys and Dolls (with Citadel/TC), A Christmas Carol, My Fair Lady, Much Ado About Nothing.

OTHER THEATRE Director: Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash, A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline, Footloose (Rainbow), James and the Giant Peach (MTYP); As an actor, Carson has performed in Winnipeg for Prairie Theatre Exchange, Rainbow Stage, Shakespeare in the Ruins, Dry Cold Productions, White Rabbit, Winnipeg Jewish Theatre, Danny Schur Productions, Theatre Projects Manitoba and Manitoba Theatre for Young People. Across Canada: Mirvish, Belfry, Citadel, Catalyst, Free Will, Theatre Calgary, Ground Zero, Lunchbox, Regina Globe, Persephone, Magnus, Theatre Orangeville, Talk is Free and Festival Antigonish.

FILM/TV The Pinkertons, Aloft, Reasonable Doubt, Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story, Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story, A Bear Named Winnie, Falcon Beach.

TRAINING BFA, University of Alberta.

ET CETERA Love to my mom, my Sharon and my Theodore. carsonnattrass.com @carsonnattrass.

ROYAL MTC Director: selected: Next to Normal, Our Town, Guys and Dolls (with Citadel/TC), Trying, My Fair Lady, It’s a Wonderful Life: A Radio Play, White Christmas, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), The Woman in Black, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Retreat from Moscow, Steel Magnolias, Fully Committed.

Selected roles at Royal MTC: Reverend Peters in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Billy Bishop, Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors, Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol – The Musical and many others.

OTHER THEATRE Director: Crazy for You, 42nd Street, Big The Musical, The King and I, Beauty and the Beast (twice) (Rainbow); Rick: The Rick Hansen Story, Seussical the Musical, Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang (MTYP); Oliver!

(Centaur); The Affections of May (Sudbury Theatre Centre). Recent acting: The Birds and the Bees (PTE); Little Shop of Horrors (Rainbow).

OTHER THEATRE Robb was the Associate Artistic Director at Royal MTC from 2003 to 2015. It's good to be back!

Robyn Pooley Martha Cratchit / Caroller / Fezziwig Guest / Lena ROYAL MTC First appearance.

OTHER THEATRE South Pacific (Rainbow

and WSO); Unplugged (Greenkids); Into the Woods (District Theatre Collective);

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL Dance off of Conscious Uncoupling, AfriCanada, Generation Nexxt (Sarasvàti); The Diary of Anne Frank, Faustus, A Doll’s House (U of W); Neighbours (White Rabbit Productions).

TRAINING Graduate of the Acting Honours program at the University of Winnipeg and Canada’s National Voice Intensive.

ET CETERA Robyn is also a choreographer for Glenlawn Collegiate and Those Guys Acappella. She is so grateful for this wonderful opportunity at Royal MTC. She sends thank yous and love to her family and to Bernie!

Cassandra Potenza Fanny / Fezziwig Guest / Susan / Fred Guest ROYAL MTC First appearance.

OTHER THEATRE Singapore and Dubai

tours of Alice in Wonderland (Creativiva); Seven Ages (Second Strike),; Washing the Dead (InspiraTO); The Beaux’ Stratagem, Lady Windermere’s Fan, The Suicide, The Enchanted (George Brown Theatre School); Footloose (Rainbow).

FILM/TV Burden of Truth (CBC), Break My Heart 1000 Times (Gold Circle), A Dream of Christmas (Hallmark), Forbidden (Discovery ID USA).

TRAINING Graduate of George Brown Theatre School (2016).

ET CETERA Many thanks to Steven and the rest of the Royal MTC team for this wonderful opportunity!

Cherissa Richards Ghost of Christmas Past / Mrs. Cratchit

ROYAL MTC The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mrs. Warren’s Profession.

OTHER THEATRE 1837 Farmer’s Revolt, Dracula, Richard III, The Power of Harriet T, Eating Pomegranates Naked, Tough Case, Eternal Hydra, Dirty Butterfly, On the Rocks, The Admirable Crichton, An Ideal Husband, The Doctor’s Dilemma, Seven, Our Lady of 121st Street.

FILM/TV Max & Shred, The Christmas Heart, Wrong Turn 4, Heater.

TRAINING/TEACHING M.F.A. ActingYork University, National Theatre School, B.A.H. Theatre-University of Winnipeg, Ecole Philippe Gaulier-Clown. Instructor: 1st year Theatre Performance-University of Winnipeg, York University.

Meredith Rose Belinda Cratchit / Mary / Ignorance

ROYAL MTC First appearance.

OTHER THEATRE Little Mermaid, Peter

Pan, The Lion King, James and the Giant Peach (SJASD Divisional Musical Theatre); Shrek, Beauty and the Beast, Willy Wonka, Singin’ in the Rain (Junior Musical Theatre Company); Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Piper Pride Productions). Upcoming: Seussical the Musical (SJASD Divisional Musical Theatre); Aida (Piper Pride Productions).

FILM Scab, The Midnight Man. TRAINING Musical Theatre (Paula Olko, Katrina German); Voice (Julie Biggs); Acting (Lois Brothers).

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the stage with this amazing cast and work with this creative team! When she is not singing and acting you can find her pursuing her other passion, horseback riding. Words to live by - Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire.

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TRAINING University of Winnipeg; PTE@

PTE.

ET CETERA Heather is a founding member

of Sweet and Salty Collective and The Talentless Lumps. Love to Cam and Casper.

Renelle Thiessen Tiny Tim / Ebenezer / Boy Scrooge / Child in Debt ROYAL MTC First appearance.

ROYAL MTC Unnecessary Farce,

Armstrong’s War.

OTHER THEATRE Romeo and Juliet (SIR);

Iceland (TPM); Expressions vives (Cercle Molière); Night Light, Dying To Be Thin (MTYP); Magical Mystery Munsch (PTE); My Name is Rachel Corrie (MayWorks); The Sh!t Show (The Talentless Lumps); The Crackwalker (Sweet and Salty Collective).

OTHER THEATRE Joseph and the

Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (North Kildonan Community Players); Welcome Spikey’s Points and Catch a Friend (Jade Productions).

TRAINING Renelle is currently a grade 5 student at École Henri-Bergeron.

ET CETERA Renelle has received the Medal of Excellence from Conservatory Canada for grade 3 piano.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL Isaac Vint

Steven Schipper

Tiny Tim / Ebenezer / Boy Scrooge / Child in Debt

Director

ROYAL MTC First appearance.

FILM Book of Vaudeville (Farpoint Films).

TRAINING Theatre classes at PTE. ET CETERA Isaac is thrilled to be part of

A Christmas Carol. He wants to thank his family for everything especially his big sister Cooper for helping him with his lines.

Bruce McManus Playwright

ROYAL MTC A Christmas Carol (2005).

Playwright in Residence 1984-85.

OTHER THEATRE All Restaurant Fires Are Arson, Selkirk Avenue, The Chinese Man Said Goodbye, A Doll’s House, Schedules (PTE); Three Sisters (zone41); Selkirk Avenue, Calenture (Popular Theatre Alliance of Manitoba); Caffe, House Rules, Getting Somewhere (U of W). Various independent and Fringe productions and Arts Club Theatre, Theatre Aquarius, Magnus Theatre.

ET CETERA Playwriting Instructor/ Playwright in Residence Prairie Theatre Exchange, Manitoba Association of Playwrights, University of Winnipeg.

Nominated for a Governor General’s Award for Drama.

ROYAL MTC Selected: Sarah Ballenden, Million Dollar Quartet, My Name is Asher Lev, Unnecessary Farce, Billy Elliot the Musical, Late Company, The Glass Menagerie, Gone With the Wind, The Drowsy Chaperone (with TC), Fiddler on the Roof, the world premieres of Maureen Hunter’s Atlantis (with TC), Mark Stein’s Mating Dance of the Werewolf (with Rubicon), Olaf Pyttlik’s The Wave and Bruce McManus’ A Christmas Carol (2005), and the Canadian premieres of Quills, Proposals (with Mirvish) and Steve Martin’s Picasso at the Lapin Agile (with NAC).

OTHER THEATRE Stratford, Shaw, Centaur, Segal, Mirvish, Theatre Plus (Toronto), Toronto Free, YPT, Persephone, TC, VP, Rubicon Theatre (Ventura, CA).

TRAINING McGill, Bishop’s, National Theatre School of Canada.

ET CETERA In 2007, Steven received an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from the University of Winnipeg. In 2012, he was appointed to the Order of Canada and was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal. In 2015, he received an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from the University of Manitoba.

Gillian Gallow Set Designer

ROYAL MTC Hand to God, Million Dollar Quartet, Seminar (with Mirvish), Hirsch, Venus in Fur, God of Carnage (with VP), One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (costumes, with TC).

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL OTHER THEATRE Louis Riel (costumes,

COC); An Octoroon (Shaw); The Physicists, The Three Musketeers (costumes), Hirsch (set/costumes) (Stratford); King Lear, Stuff Happens (set/costumes, NAC); Mary Poppins (costumes, Citadel/TC); Incident at Vichy, The Testament of Mary, Awake and Sing! (costumes, Soulpepper); Night, The Road to Paradise (set/ costumes, Human Cargo); Appetite (set/ costumes, Volcano/TPM); The Mill (set, Theatrefront).

TRAINING York University, BFA. ET CETERA Gillian is the recipient of three Dora Mavor Moore awards.

Judith Bowden Costume Designer

ROYAL MTC Costume Designer: Gone With the Wind, Grumpy Old Men: The Musical, The Tempest, A Christmas Carol (2005), Pride and Prejudice. Set & Costume Designer: Chimerica (with CS), Strong Poison, Proof (with Citadel).

OTHER THEATRE 15 seasons with the Shaw Festival, including recently: My Fair Lady (Costumes); Saint Joan, An Ideal Husband, Sunday in the Park with George, Belle Moral (Set & Costumes). Recently, as Costume Designer: My Fair Lady, The Music Man (Arena Stage, Washington DC); Faith Healer (Soulpepper). Recently, as Set & Costume Designer: Musik für das Ende (Soundstreams and Crows Theatre); Nativity (NAC); La Cenerentola, ossia La bontà in trionfo (Cinderella, or Goodness Triumphant) (Pacific Opera Victoria); Top Girls (Soulpepper); Cloud 9 (Mirvish).

Judith’s designs have also been seen at Canadian Stage, PTE, Alberta Theatre Projects, Tarragon, Theatre Calgary and the Grand Theatre.

Scott Henderson Lighting Designer

ROYAL MTC Over 50 productions since 1995, including A Christmas Carol (2005), Shakespeare in Love (with Citadel), Sarah Ballenden, Bittergirl: The Musical, Black Coffee, The Audience (with Mirvish), Billy Elliot the Musical, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (with Mirvish), Next to Normal, Red (with Belfry), The Seagull, Top Girls.

OTHER THEATRE Scott has designed lighting for opera, dance and theatre companies in Winnipeg and across Canada, including the Shaw and Stratford festivals.

TRAINING Scott is a graduate of the Ryerson Theatre School and is a member of the Associated Designers of Canada.

ET CETERA Special thanks to Karen, Sean and Alex for love and support.

Danny Carroll Composer / Vocal Coach

ROYAL MTC Selected composing credits include: Gone With the Wind, Romeo and Juliet, The Shunning, It’s a Wonderful Life: a Radio Play, Pride and Prejudice, Over the Tavern, The Tempest, Retreat from Moscow, A Christmas Carol (2005), Trying, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Lawyers Play).

OTHER THEATRE The Jungle Book, New Canadian Kid, Peter Pan, Night Light, James and the Giant Peach (Musical Director) (MTYP); The Gravitational Pull of Bernice Trimble, The Best Brothers, Having Hope at Home (PTE); Lenin’s Embalmers,

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL Death of a Salesman, Einstein’s Gift, Tales of the Allergist’s Wife, The Year of the Flood (WJT); The Inscrutable Fugue (Echo Theatre).

ET CETERA Danny Carroll is a Winnipeg musician, composer and music educator. www.dannycarroll.ca. Hugs to LinsHilDot and l’aura.

ET CETERA Two Betty Mitchell Awards

(Grace, Lion in the Streets). Member of IATSE Local 63, founding member of Eternal Rose Theatre, treasurer of R-G Productions.

Teri-Lynn Friesen Choreographer

John Bent Jr. Sound Designer

ROYAL MTC More than 50 shows since 1998, including The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Woman in Black, Cabaret (2015), The Glass Menagerie, A Christmas Story, Next to Normal, The 39 Steps, The Drowsy Chaperone (with TC), The Boys in the Photograph (with Mirvish), The Syringa Tree, Fiddler on the Roof, The Rocky Horror Show (with CS), A Christmas Carol (2005), Evita (with TC), Camelot (with TC/ Citadel), King Lear, Wit. Head of Audio from 1998 to 2015.

OTHER THEATRE Savannah Sipping Society, Desdemona, Spider’s Web (R-G Productions); The Shadowy Waters (Eternal Rose Theatre); The Diary of Anne Frank (Segal/Neptune); Search for Signs, Keely and Du, The Heart As It Lived, Grace (ATP); Lion in the Streets (Sage Theatre); Some Assembly Required (Northern Light Theatre).

ROYAL MTC Assistant Director: Billy Elliot the Musical. Apprentice Director: Late Company.

OTHER THEATRE Apprentice Director: Mary Poppins, Sister Act (Rainbow); Time’s Fancy, Corner Of (Winnipeg Fringe).

Teri-Lynn has also worked with many local companies including Flipside Opera, Theatre by the River, Echo Theatre and produced two pop-up theatrical experiences at The Forks.

TRAINING Graduate of the U of W Theatre and Film Program (BA Hon). Second-year training with the Emerging Creators Unit at MTYP. ET CETERA Teri-Lynn is a three-time recipient of the Jean Murray-Moray Sinclair Theatre Scholarship. Thank you!

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Eric Dizon Assistant Set Designer

ROYAL MTC Accessibility Consultant: Kill Me Now. Actor: The Audience (with Mirvish), Alice Through the Looking-Glass, Miracle on South Division Street, Strong Poison, Pride and Prejudice, Much Ado About Nothing, Richard III. Assistant Director: Steel Magnolias. Apprentice Director: Calendar Girls (with Mirvish).

OTHER THEATRE Selected: Blithe Spirit (Echo Theatre/CowardFest); The Touring Test, Wild Magic (Winnipeg Fringe); Kindness (MTYP); A Moon for the Misbegotten (O’NeillFest); Beauty and the Beast, Fiddler on the Roof (Rainbow).

FILM/TV Selected: The Pinkertons, Barbara Blackwood Movie (post-production).

TRAINING U of M, U of W. ET CETERA Stefanie is thrilled to put her occupational therapy skills to use toward enabling inclusion and accessibility in professional theatre. To learn more, please visit her blog: www.enablingtheatrics.com.

Tori Popp Lighting Design Apprentice

ROYAL MTC First engagement.

Rebekah Enns

OTHER THEATRE Lighting Design: The

Apprentice Director

ROYAL MTC First engagement.

OTHER THEATRE The Heidi Chronicles

ROYAL MTC Sarah Ballenden, Hand to God, Million Dollar Quartet.

TRAINING Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity; masterclasses from the National Theatre School of Canada; Dip. (Honours) in Communication Design from Red River College and studied Industrial Design at Mapúa University Manila.

ET CETERA Many thanks to the fabulous Gillian Gallow and the incredible team of Royal MTC. Eric is a multidisciplinary designer with a focus in performing arts. www.ericdizon.design.

(U of W); Misfit (DIO Festival); as well as design for Concord Floral, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Big Love (U of W).

TRAINING Rebekah Enns studied Design and Directing at the University of Winnipeg, she also recently travelled to The Manitoulin Conservatory for Creation and Performance to study Clown.

Heidi Chronicles, Big Love (U of W); The Stock (ArtLaunch Theatre Company); Production Management: FemFest 2016 & 2017 (Sarasvàti); Tigers Be Still (District Theatre Collective).

TRAINING Tori is a graduate of the University of Winnipeg with a Bachelor of Arts Hons., with a specialization in Theatre Production and Stage Management.

ET CETERA Enjoy! Thank you to everyone who works so hard at Royal MTC: onstage, backstage and everywhere in between!

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL Karyn Kumhyr

Michael Duggan

Stage Manager

Assistant Stage Manager

ROYAL MTC Sarah Ballenden, Chimerica (with CS), The Woman in Black, A Christmas Story, Ed’s Garage, Next to Normal, The Shunning, Steel Magnolias, 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: My Name is Asher Lev, The Gin Game, Thimblerig, A Moon for the Misbegotten, The Tempest, Side by Side by Sondheim.

OTHER THEATRE The 39 Steps (Harbourfront, PEI); The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Grand); Anne & Gilbert (The Guild, PEI); The Jungle Book, James and the Giant Peach, (MTYP); Rick: The Rick Hansen Story (MTYP, Arts Club, Citadel); Small Things, Altar Boyz, The Secret Mask (PTE); Molière, The Beauty Queen of Leenane (ATP); The Gin Game (Valley Summer Theatre); Bump, Snow Dance (Ship’s Company Theatre); The Addams Family, Urinetown (Dry Cold); The Drawer Boy (ATF).

FILM/TV JT (The JT Leroy Story), Burden of Truth (CBC TV Series), Into Invisible Light (Frantic Films).

ET CETERA This is for my mother, who enriched my life by passing on to me her love of storytelling.

ROYAL MTC Stage Manager: Hand to God.

Assistant Stage Manager: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (with Citadel), Chimerica, Clever Little Lies, The Glass Menagerie, Other People’s Money.

Apprentice Stage Manager: Mrs. Warren’s Profession, In the Next Room or the vibrator play, The Shunning, Brief Encounter, The Seafarer, Steel Magnolias. Props: Gone With the Wind.

OTHER THEATRE Mamma Mia! (Rainbow); The Birds and the Bees (PTE); Am I Not King? The Last Concert of Richard II (zone41); Romeo and Juliet, Richard III (SIR).

TRAINING B.A. (Hons) in Theatre Production and Stage Management at the University of Winnipeg.

ET CETERA Enjoy the show!

Jessica Freundl Assistant Stage Manager

ROYAL MTC Billy Elliot The Musical,

Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Jersey Lily, The Penelopiad, Miracle on South Division Street (John Hirsch Mainstage & regional tour), August: Osage County, Grumpy Old Men: The Musical, The 39 Steps, White Christmas, Looking Back – West.

OTHER THEATRE Mary Poppins (Globe); Munsch Upon a Time (tour, PTE); Nutcracker (RWB); The Comedy of Errors, Henry V, Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2 (SIR); Dying to Be Thin (MTYP); EDEN, Kayak (Sarasvàti FemFest); Hairspray (Rainbow);

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL King’s Park (Moving Target); The Father (WJT); Lenin’s Embalmers (WJT/HGJT); 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.

ET CETERA Love and kisses to my extra supportive husband! I cannot wait until my name is Jessica Pukay everywhere!

Steven Smits Apprentice Stage Manager

The Great-West Life Assurance Company Theatre for Young Audiences Sponsor Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life have long histories and deep roots in our communities. Over many decades, individuals, families, businesses and organizations have been able to count on us to deliver on the promises we make.

We strive to be a socially responsible company that takes a proactive approach to ensuring we make a positive impact in everything that we do.

ROYAL MTC Assistant Production Manager

(2016/17 season).

OTHER THEATRE Production Assistant of

the Festival Theatre (Stratford); Apprentice Stage Manager of Julius Caesar and Much Ado About Nothing, Technical Director of Romeo and Juliet and Comedy of Errors (St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival); Sound Design of The Passage (Montreal Fringe).

TRAINING Production Program - National Theatre School of Canada.

ET CETERA Jean A. Chalmers Apprentice Achievement Award (Stratford). A special thanks to my Royal MTC family, to my family back home, and to Linsey Callaghan for their unending support!

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EXPLORE MORE FOR THE HOLIDAYS There are 1.4 million books, magazines, movies, audiobooks, eBooks and more at the Winnipeg Public Library, and all you need to borrow them is your library card. There are 20 locations throughout the city, and there’s an online catalogue for requesting items for pick-up at your library of convenience. An online e-Library has thousands of eBooks, eAudiobooks and more! All free to use with your library card. Visit us online at winnipeg.ca/library.

MORE DICKENS

The Man Who Invented Christmas by Les Standiford. This rich and satisfying read for Scrooges and sentimentalists alike tells the story of how a debt-ridden and dispirited Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol in hopes of keeping his creditors at bay. 823.8 DICKENS 2008 The Cricket on the Hearth and Other Christmas Stories, by Charles Dickens.

While they’re less well-known than A Christmas Carol, Dickens wrote many other Christmas stories combining realism with fantasy. These three tales are fine examples of how “good will toward men,” kindness and concern for the poor remain his central themes.

FICTION DIC MORE History of the Holiday

Christmas in the Crosshairs by Gerry Bowler. Christmas is the biggest single event on the planet, a global phenomenon and a backbone of international trade. Whether one celebrates it or not, billions of people are caught up in its commercialism, sentiment and frenetic busyness. Bowler explores the scope of its influence and takes an entertaining look at the traditions we think we know so well. 263.91509 BOWLER 2017 Inventing Christmas by Jock Elliott.

Where did the best-loved Christmas traditions spring from? With beautiful vintage art, this book illustrates how many of our current holiday traditions originated in the mid-1800s and how 36

Santa, the Christmas tree, gift-giving and Scrooge came to signify Christmas in the popular imagination. 394.2663 ELL MORE Seasonal Ghost Stories

High Spirits by Robertson Davies.

Novelist Robertson Davies was also Master of Massey College at the University of Toronto, and began the tradition of telling a ghost story at the College’s annual Christmas party. This volume collects the charming stories he wrote for the tradition. FICTION DAV Christmas Days by Jeanette Winterson.

This collection brings together 12 of Winterson’s brilliantly imaginative tales, plus a personal story of her own Christmas memories. A portal into the spirit of the season combined with mystery and a little bit of magic.

FICTION WINTERSON More Dramatic Adaptations

We could fill this page with nothing but a list of filmed versions of A Christmas Carol, from Doctor Who to the Muppets.

It seems everyone’s performed their own take on this archetypal story. The Library has both DVD and Blu-ray copies of many of the most popular adaptations to watch by the fire, from the 1951 edition featuring Alister Sim as Scrooge (film critic A. O. Scott considers this the best version ever filmed) to Bill Murray’s classic turn as a heartless modern-day executive in Scrooged.

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Proudly supporting Royal MTC’s production of A Christmas Carol

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LEGACY GIVING Comedy. Jacques Brel. Macbeth (1980 with two actors alternating Macbeth and Macduff, and the same actress playing two very different Lady M’s. I saw one production at a Saturday matinee, and the other that evening.)

Slightly more recently: Medea at the Warehouse. (Because of Seana McKenna.) (Okay, anything with Seana.)

The Glass Menagerie. Jane Eyre. And last season’s Kill Me Now. Even thinking about it now makes me weep.

q&a with

Joan Stephens Joan Stephens became one of our first 60 Founders’ Circle members. We sat down with her to learn why she made the commitment to a Legacy Gift.

What is special to you about this organization?

There’s nothing like the magic of live theatre and, within that broad stroke, there’s nothing like the magic of Royal MTC. One theatre. Two stages. Ten plays.

The second-largest Fringe Festival in North America (and, according to the artists, the best). A Master Playwright Festival. An annual Regional Tour.

Theatre For Young Audiences. The breadth and depth of Royal MTC’s programming and its commitment to our community is unparalleled.

Are there any plays in particular that resonated with you?

Too many plays to count but the ones that really stand out: Godspell. Black 38

What surprises you most about this theatre?

That I’m still crazy about it after all these years. Seriously though, what surprises me is that it still has the power to surprise me. When I least expect it, I’m completely blown away. (See Kill Me Now above for the most recent example.)

What do you wish others knew about Royal MTC? I wish everyone understood just how committed Royal MTC has always been to ensure the greatest number of people of all ages and stages can attend live theatre. Over the 15 years I was privileged to work there as Director of Marketing, the board and staff were passionate that ticket price not be a barrier to attending our plays.

Why have you chosen to leave a Legacy Gift to Royal MTC? I believe it’s vital that everyone can experience the power of live theatre. I want to ensure Royal MTC is here for at least another 60 years, and I want ticket prices to remain affordable for everyone — especially our younger theatre-goers.

LEGACY GIVING CAMPAIGN PARTNER

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Will you join us?

Will you consider a gift to Royal MTC in your will?

Is Royal MTC already named in your will?

We’d love to honour you as a member of the Royal MTC Founders’ Circle.

For more on the Legacy Giving Campaign contact: Kris Olafson 204 954 6412 or kolafson@royalmtc.ca

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THE CAST OF BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL. PHOTO BY ROBERT TINKER

The curtain call never has to end.

SUPPORTERS Many thanks to our donors who made a gift between July 19, 2016 and September 19, 2017.

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE $10,000+ Gail Asper, OC, OM, LLD* & Michael Paterson $6,500-9,999 June & Bob Jackson Memorial Fund for the Performing Arts - The Winnipeg Foundation Hartley & Heather Richardson Leslie John Taylor Fund - The Winnipeg Foundation

$4,000-6,499 The Albert D. Cohen Family Gregg & Mary Hanson Andrew & Wendy Jensen Gerry & Barb Price

$2,000-3,999 Leah Bjarnarson & Robert Malech David* & Lianne Carefoot Terri Cherniack & Steven Schipper, CM†‡ David Christianson & Vera Steinberger Dave* & Barb Christie Heather Clarke* Gerry* & Chris Couture Kerry Dangerfield*‡ Tony* & Jennifer Fletcher‡ John F. (Jack) Fraser* Susan Glass & Arni Thorsteinson Sandy Gousseau* Sylvia Guertin-Riley Rita Gunn* & Greg Mason Elba Haid & Lara Secord-Haid Camilla Holland† & Colin Viebrock‡ Investors Group Matching Gift Program Ms. Maureen E. Jay Derek & Mary Johannson David & Diane Johnston John Kearsey*‡ Dr. Terry Klassen & Grace Dueck Dr. P. Kmet & Mr. B. Roslycky Bill & Shirley Loewen Elizabeth Marr & Nick Slonosky Virginia & the late Robert Martin Jim* & Penny McLandress‡ In memory of Liam Murphy - Leigh Murphy‡

The Michael Nozick Family Foundation Cam & Carole Osler Derek Riley Maitland & Pat Sundmark Triple A Fund - The Winnipeg Foundation Helga Van Iderstine* Marcel Van Woensel Sonya & Scott Wright 2 Anonymous

$1,200-1,999 Dr. Jerry Baluta & Olga Kandia Marjorie Blankstein CM, OM, LLD & the late Morley Blankstein Sheldon & Penny Bowles Doneta* & Harry Brotchie‡ Dr. Bonnie Cham & Dr. Lorne Bellan Haderra & Mark Chisick Jan* & Kevin Coates Pamela & Andrew Cooke Robert & Florence Eastwood Lawrence & Brenda Ellerby Paulo Fernandes*‡ Katherine Fox*‡ Susan & Ab Freig James R. Gibbs Shayla Harapiak-Green & Patrick Green* Mintie & Al Grienke John* & Nicola Guttormson‡ Ahava Halpern & Frank Lavitt Linda Hamilton & Grange Morrow‡ Sylvia & Doug Hannah In memory of Kristin Hanson-Dawn & Brian Hanson N & L Holliday Shawn Hughes* & Bruno Koehn‡ Katie Inverarity†‡ Jason Kasper* Dr. Laurence Katz & Ms. Zoe Kogan Kevin & Els Kavanagh Gordon Keatch*‡ Julie Ann Kniskern Serena Kraayeveld Brenda* & Trevor Kriss‡ Laurie Lam† & Larry Desrochers J. Lamothe Rick Lee & Laurie Shapiro Peter & Karen Leipsic Gail Loewen Christine Skene & Nick Logan Reginald & Judy Low Mark & Gloria Mancini‡ Carol & Barry McArton Grant Mitchell & Cat Lambeth Dr. Douglas MacEwan Jeffrey* & Mary Morton Vivienne Nickerson Dr. & Mrs. Kieran O’Keeffe

*Current Royal MTC Board of Trustees/Advisory Board members

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M. Plett-Lyle Mr. & Mrs. Lawrie & Fran Pollard Dr. Bill Pope & Dr. Elizabeth Tippett-Pope K. Heather Power & Harold Klause‡ Lawrence Prout* & Lisa Gardewine‡ Margaret Redmond* & Greg Gillis‡ Brad Regehr* & Nalini Reddy Mrs. Shirley Richardson Sanford & Deborah Riley Andrea* & Michael Robertson‡ Barbara & Derek* Rolstone‡ Leah & Michael Routledge Diane Shapiro Edward Shinewald Ken & Susan Skinner* Kevin Hines & Shelly Smith-Hines†‡ Bill & Laurie Speers* In memory of Annice Stephens Joan Stephens Shelley† & Mark Stroski‡ Melinda Tallin & Glen Mitchell‡ Jim & Jan Tennant James Kraemer Tim Valgardson* & Cecily O’Callaghan Richard L. Yaffe* & John A. Statham Dorothy Y Young Darcy & Brenda Zaporzan 2 Anonymous

COMPANY CIRCLE $600-1,199 Robert & Ina Abra Family Fund - The Winnipeg Foundation Margaret & Jim Astwood Bruce & Shelley Bertrand-Meadows Ron Blicq Helga & Gerhard Bock Cathie & Brian Bowerman Susan Brownstone Brock & Thomas Brock France Adams & Stephen Brodovsky J. Dawson Ernest & Ruth Epp Gordon Hannon Ian Kirk†‡ Pat & Jim Ludwig Mr. G. Markham Terri & Jim McKerchar Richard & Bonnie Olfert Cam Mackie & Doris Mae Oulton Donna Plant Iris Reimer Barbara Scheuneman Carol & Ron Slater Fund - Jewish Foundation of Manitoba Debbie Spracklin

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SUPPORTERS $250-599 Acuity HR Solutions† Pat & Bob Adamson Robert & Joy Antenbring Archie & Jo-Anne Arnott Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Bergbusch Zita & Mark Bernstein Family Foundation Lilian Bonin Michael & Elizabeth Boroditsky Todd Bourcier Dr. Elizabeth Boustcha Billy Brodovsky & Libby Yager‡ Sheila & David Brodovsky Cheryl Chaban Mairi Chadwick Saul Cherniack & Myra Wolch Donald & Cheryl Courcelles James & Gwen Court Dr. & Mrs. James Dalton J. Davidson‡ Chloe & Ron Del Bigio Helene Dyck Roberta Dyck Felicia & Trevor Frost Colleen & Dan Furlan‡ Ms. Heather Gillander Gary Hannaford* & Cathy Rushton Dr. Ted & Gail Hechter Vivian Hilder-Skwark & David Skwark

Mr. Dennis Hodgkinson Michael & Crystal Hollas Cliff Jeffers Claire & Gerald Jewers Lisa Johnston‡ Hon. Justice William Johnston Dr. & Mrs. Philip Katz Robert Kennedy & Claudette Leclerc Brenda Keyser & Peter Murdock Peter Kingsley Eileen & George Klassen Kevin & Deneen Klippenstein Marion Klysh E. Koop David & Denise Koss Carol Campbell & Andy Krentz Katarina Kupca Dr. G. H. Lawler Wendell & Eleanor Lind David & Marie Loewen Dianne & Laurie Logan Dr. Sora Ludwig & Dr. Brent Schacter Gerry Matte & Lydia Surasky-Matte Dr. & Mrs. Donald McInnes Marlene & Ian McKay Irene & the late Claire Miller Dr. Catherine Moltzan & Paul Brault Marc Monnin & Donna Miller Margaret & Fred Mooibroek Sagan Morrow*‡ Beverly Nagamori

Linda Nugent Deborah & George Nytepchuk Helen Orestes Kerrie Orlick Dr. Philip & Joanne Pass Peter & Anita Pelech Aaron & Maureen Penner Gina & John C. Petersmeyer* Leonard & Ruth Podheiser - Gift Funds Canada Beth Pollard Ms. Judith Putter Vivian E Rachlis Murray & Cindy Reimer Erma Rempel David & Joan Rew Ricou-Manfreda Tony Robbins Renee Roseman Charles & Naida Rubin Melanie Sexton† & Ian Walsh‡ In memory of Sybil Shack for the benefit of MTC - Jewish Foundation of Manitoba Sharon Shaydak Margaret & Paul Shuckett Shayna & Merrill Shulman Jeff Sisler & Cathy Rippin-Sisler Jennifer Skelly† & Family‡ Chad Smith‡ Mrs. Lorraine Smith

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SUPPORTERS Al* & Virginia Snyder The Spielman Family Evelyn Stephen Donald & Lorraine Swanson Marilyn Thompson Ian R. Thomson & Leah R. Janzen Phyllis Thomson Louis Trepel & W.T. Grogan Dr. Stephen Tritt & Dr. Sharon Goszer-Tritt Grant Tweed Patricia Van Doninck Fran & Bob Vannevel‡ Vicki Verville V. Stirling Walkes Florence & Donald Whitmore John T. & Justina Wiens Margaret Wikjord In memory of C. Noreen Wilkie Catherine Wilkie Arthur Williams Murray Wilson & Ivy Namaka Winfield Developments Canada R & A Winstone Dr. David Wiseman & Merilyn Kraut Grant & Sheila Woods Adele & Arthur Wortzman Valerie Wowryk 7 Anonymous

$150-249 Dr. Liz Adkins Dawn Andersen Judy & Jay Anderson Bernice Antoniuk Dr. Ignatius Anyadike Elizabeth B. Armytage Fund - The Winnipeg Foundation Michel & Danita Aziza Brenda Badiuk Richard & Nancy Ball June & Ted Bartman Dianne J. Beaven Larry Beeston & Anna Sikora Byrnes Benoit Trish Bergal Trust Beta Edwin M. Bethune Lino Bettencourt Brenda Binda Tyler & Sable Birch‡ Joan Blight Colleen & Stephen Bonner Denise Bonner Gill Bramwell Duane & Pauline Braun Janice Braun Kris & Ruth Breckman Jackie & Steve Broda-Milian Eldon Brown George & Ellen Bruce

Carol Budnick Giles Bugailiskis & Margo Foxford Cheryl Butler Donna Byrne Corinne Campbell Kelly & Judy Caughlin Merv & Jan Cavers Lawrie & Bea Cherniack Mr. Jaydeep Chipalkatti‡ Art & Donna Chow Kenneth Clark & Pamela Lockman Katherine Cobor & Gordon Steindel Agnes & John Collins Graham & Linda Connor Martin & Gail Corne Roy & Marie Craig Ellen Curtis‡ J. Dale G. L. Damphousse Werner & Judy Danchura Ms. Linda Daniels Diane de Rocquigny Ben & Shari Diamond Faye Dixon Sylvia & Margaret Docker Carl Doerksen Beverley Doern Dr. Sheila Domke & Stephen Ross Rob Dryden John & Ada Ducas Mr. & Mrs. Glen* & Joan Dyrda Mr. & Mrs. William Easton Greg Edmond & Irene Groot-Koerkamp Mr. & Mrs. John & Martha Enns Debra Evaniuk Marion Fellinger Cindy Fernandes Nelma Fetterman Elizabeth Findlay Douglas Finkbeiner Gayle Fischer Beverley & Ronald John Fitzpatrick Marcia Fleisher Lawrence Foster‡ M & D Francen Chris Freeman Menno H. & Jolanda Friesen Marian Friesen Mr. & Mrs. R. Gallant Frank Filbert & Judy Garwood-Filbert Lynne & Lindsay Gauld‡ Denise & Ron George Rick & Patti Gilhuly Jacqueline & Denis Godard Barbara & David Goldenberg Chuck Golfman Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Gomori Alicyn Goodman‡ Paul Goodman Jeremy & Maureen Gordon‡

*Current Royal MTC Board of Trustees/Advisory Board members

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Shawn & Bill Gould Kari Hagness†‡ Gregory & Heather Hammond Bruce & Judy Harris Ken & Ruth Hayes Evelyn Hecht Frank & Sue Hechter Mr. Kyle Hendin Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Hick Stan & Edith Hildebrand Ted & Cathy Hlynsky John & Lenore Hodge Jennie Hogan Gary Hook & Charmine Lyons Mary Horodyski† & Alexander Shewchuk Ken Houssin Mr. & Mrs. Richard & Karen Howell Dr. Frank & Donna Hruska Dan Ilchyna G. C. Irwin-Kilfoyle Peter Isaac Marlis & David Jacobson Margaret Jeffries Brenda Jenkyns Lynne Jentsch Guenter & Crystal Jochum Dave & Lesia Johns Robert & Karen Johnston Marilyn & Sheldon Joyal Brian & Renee Kaplan Edgar Kellett Nancy Kerr Paula Klan Orah & Soody Kleiman Ken & Iris Kliewer John & Kathryn Knowles Paul Kochan Peter & Valerie Kohut Lisa Koss & Olex Vecherya Lorraine Kraichy‡ Howard & Jane Kroeger Eileen Kroeker Jonathan & Cara Kroft Jan & Randie Kushnier Teena Laird Edith Landy Brenda & Glenn Lange Barbara Latocki Iris Lechner Katrina Lee-Kwen & Jeff Neufeld Bob Leggett Kathy & Saul Leibl Tim & Kate Letkemann‡ Carol & Clifford Levi Shelagh Linklater Judy & Eric Lister Charles & Diane Littman Mary-Anne Lovallo Dr. Simon Lucy Carole Lupkowski

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SUPPORTERS Tom Lussier Dr. & Mrs. Ted Lyons John MacDonald‡ Sharon M. Macdonald Dennis MacKay & Annette Stapenhorst Allan & Joanne Malenko Neil Antman & Andrea Mann Tamara Mares Mrs. Vera Marchuk Elaine & Neil Margolis Agatha Massey Linda Matheson Jemara Fay Bob & Betty McCamis Mr. & Mrs. Campbell McIntyre Richard Comparey & Micheline McKay-Comparey Doug McKeag Gordon McKee Dr. Liz McKenzie Greg & Gloria McLaren John & Carolynne McLure Fund The Winnipeg Foundation Ramesh Mehta Barb Melnychuk Albert & Judith Metcalfe‡ Susie Miclash Jim & Karren Middagh Carolyn Garlich & Peter Miller Marlene Milne Jacqueline Mitchell Shelley Morris Cathy Moser & Jeff Itzkow Maren Mueller Don Munro Suzanne & Kenneth Munroe Charlotte Murrell Harold Nagy Dr. Leanne Nause Medical Corporation Marika Nerbas Alissa Neufeld Robert Nickel Helen Norrie Tom Nowicki Jim & Lou Ogston Gary Oko Joanne Olchowecki Truus Oliver Gloria & Robert Olynyk Cynthia Orris Jeff Palamar Murray Palay & Ivy Kopstein Heather & Harry Panaschuk Myron Pawlowsky & Susan Boulter Christopher Pearce B. Peterson & S. Slonosky Rob & Linda Pettit Rick Pinchin Donna & John Platt

Carla Plummer Carolyn Porhownik Brett Porth Ms. Karen Dawn Power Keith Powls David & Sharon Putter Tamara Rabkin Rudy & Audrey Ramchandar Carole Rankin‡ Mohamed Rashwan Linda Ratynski Dr. Martin Reed & Joy Cooper Cheryl Reid Mr. & Mrs. William Reynolds Joyce Rich Dr. & Mrs. J. Richtik Marilyn Robbins Jane Robinson M. Rogalsky Kevin Rollason & Gail MacAulay Jay Ross Pat & Michelle Rowan Olga A. Runnalls Elizabeth & Laurence Russin Michael T. Ruta Sandra Sadler Paul & Cathy Samyn Shona Scappaticci‡ Carolyn Schellenberg Hans & Gabriele Schneider Ms. Faye Scott Darcia & Gary Senft Dennis & Karen Sereda Bonnie Talbot & Dr. Meir Serfaty Jim & Susan Shaw Dr. & Mrs. A.M. Shojania Henry & Connie Shyka Debbie Shymko Cliff & Sandra Skrabek Constance Smith Lillian Smith Deanne Spiegel Jacqueline St. Hill Mr. David Stacey Heidi Struck Tom & Shirley Strutt Eleanor Suderman Mr. & Mrs. Paul Swart Shayne & Kathryn Taback Ross & Bette-Jayne Taylor Mary-Lou K Taylor Ross & BJ Taylor Karen Tereck - Welcome to Winnipeg Inc. Mary E. Tibbs‡ Sharon Timson Malcolm & Shirley Tinsley Doug & Heather Tisdale Gavin & Judy Todd Helen Tomlinson Gordon & Mary Toombs

*Current Royal MTC Board of Trustees/Advisory Board members

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Gord & Lorena Trann W. Tretiak & B. Baydock Peter Triggs Terry Tully Eric Turner Robert Tyler & Laurel Hammond-Tyler Mr. Charles R. Vandekerkhove Dr. & Mrs. I. Vinsky Fran & Estela Violago Dr. & Mrs. M. B. Vodrey Dorothy Walker Sherry & Bob Ward Donald Wardrop Peter & Joan Washchyshyn David & Deanna Waters Walter & Shirley Watts Hymie & Shaaron Weinstein Mary Agnes Welch Tamara & John Wells Al & Pat Wherrett‡ Murray & Nancy Wiegand Trevor Wiens‡ Peter & Elizabeth Wijtkamp Ms. Lynda Will Leslie Wilson Dennis & Gustine Wilton Dr. & Mrs. Eric J. Winograd Harry & Evelyn Wray Raymond & Louise Wyant Landice Yestrau Brad Zander 26 Anonymous

SPONSOR Arthur J. Gallagher Insurance & Risk Management The Asper Foundation The Gail Asper Family Foundation Bell MTS BMO Financial Group CapeRace Cultural Adventures CIBC Wood Gundy The Madams Advisory Group CN De Luca Fine Wines Gifts & Accessories Dycom Direct Mail Services Esdale Printing Co. Ltd. Fillmore Riley LLP Freeman Audio Visual Canada Friesens Corporation The Great-West Life Assurance Company Greystone Managed Investments Inc. HUB International Investors Group Lawton Partners MacDon Industries Ltd. Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries McDiarmid Flowers

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SUPPORTERS Mercedes-Benz Winnipeg National Leasing Planned Perfectly Plett Wealth Management Group PwC RBC Convention Centre RBC Royal Bank Relish SGI Canada Sleeman Breweries Ltd. Stantec Consulting Ltd. Subway TD Bank Financial Group Telpay The Thomas Sill Foundation Wawanesa Insurance Winnipeg Airports Authority The Winnipeg Free Press

CORPORATE DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE $10,000+ Johnston Group Inc. Qualico Richardson Foundation

$3,000-4,999 Cambrian Credit Union Maple Leaf Construction Ltd., Blake Fitzpatrick Terracon Development Ltd.

$1,200-2,999 Assiniboine Credit Union Benevity Community Impact Fund Bison Transport, Don Strueber Deloitte Foundation Canada Fillmore Riley LLP George Wakefield Foods Inc. The Manitoba Teachers’ Society Manitoba’s Credit Unions Maxim Truck & Trailer Pollard Banknote Limited Ruth & Ted Northam PRA Inc. Regal Tours Safeway & Sobeys Winmar Property Restoration

CORPORATE COMPANY CIRCLE $600-1,199 Astroid Management Ltd. Mitchell Fabrics Ltd. Party Stuff/U-Rent-It Premier Printing Ltd.

$300-599 Mid West Packaging Limited Winfield Developments Canada

$150-299 DGH Engineering Ltd. Intergroup Consultants Ltd. MCW/AGE Consulting Professional Engineers Noble Locksmith Ltd. Patill/St. James Insurance Reitmans (Canada) Limited

FOUNDERS’ CIRCLE Gail Asper, OC, OM, LLD* Marjorie & Morley§ Blankstein Duane§ & Pauline Braun Len & Heather Cariou Terri Cherniack & Steven Schipper, CM† David Christianson & Vera Steinberger David & Barbara Christie Gerry* & Chris Couture Kerry Dangerfield* Laurie Lam† & Larry Desrochers Glen & Joan Dyrda Bill & Gayle Fischer Edward Fisher & Lyse Rémillard Jack Fraser James Gibbs§ John & Nicola Guttormson Ahava Halpern & Frank Lavitt Gary Hannaford & Cathy Rushton June§ & Bob Jackson Fund for the Performing Arts Maureen E. Jay Andrew & Wendy Jensen Dr. Leonard & Hope§ Kahane Jason Kasper Gordon C. Keatch* Rob Kennedy & Claudette Leclerc Serena Helen Kraayeveld Leona J. MacDonald Jim & Penny McLandress Barb Melnychuk Bob & Pat Migliore Jeffrey Morton* In memory of Dr. Liam Murphy Dr. Leigh Murphy Robb & Heather Paterson Gina & John C. Petersmeyer Drs. Bill Pope & Elizabeth Tippett-Pope Heather Power & Harold Klause Margaret Redmond & Greg Gillis Michelle Rowan Sharon Ryman

*Current Royal MTC Board of Trustees/Advisory Board members

Susan Skinner Bill & Laurie Speers Joan Stephens Richard L. Yaffe & John A. Statham Brenda Zaporzan 2 Anonymous

TRIBUTE GIFTS In memory of Pam Schlamp Valerie & Blair Bingeman

ENDOWMENT FUND Many thanks to the generosity of our Endowment Fund donors who gave a gift or fulfilled a pledge payment between September 1, 2016 and November 1, 2017.

Amounts are cumulative. $5,000,000+ Government of Canada/ Gouvernement du Canada Canadian Heritage/Patrimoine canadien

$250,000-499,999 Gail Asper, OC, OM, LLD* & Michael Paterson

$50,000-99,999 Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre Volunteer Corps of Ushers

$25,000-49,999 J.K. May Investments Ltd. Arni Thorsteinson & Susan Glass

$10,000-24,999 The Bowles Family The Estate of Gordon P. Linney Cam & Carole Osler Norma Anne Padilla Terri Cherniack & Steven Schipper, CM† George Sigurdson Terracon Development Ltd.

$5,000-9,999 Margaret Caie Donald Fraser & Judy Little Dr. Ted & Gail Hechter Susan & Keith Knox Rick Lee & Laurie Shapiro

†Current Royal MTC staff ‡Monthly donors If you have remembered Royal MTC in your will, please let us know.

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SUPPORTERS Garry Markham L. Blair Philpott & Tom Kynman Faye Warren Wearing Williams Limited - Don & Sheila Katz Dorothy Y Young

$2,500-4,999 Sheila & David Brodovsky Ron & Carol Chapman Pamela & Andrew Cooke Helene Dyck John & Margaret Graham Margaret & Fred Mooibroek Barbara Scheuneman Ruth Simkin Jim & Jan Tennant Fran & Estela Violago Anonymous

$1,000-2,499 Joan & Ed Alexander Jack Armstrong & Doris Quinn The Bohm Family Don & Cheryl Breakey Bob & Alison Darling Michael & Lynn Evans Brent & Debbie Gilbert David & Ewhenia Gnutel Marilyn & Helios Hernandez

Barbara Main Dr. & Mrs. Donald McInnes Terri & Jim McKerchar Vera Moroz Paul & Elaine Neelon Jean & Lisa Neron Joy Cooper & Martin Reed Marc & Sherri Rittinger Frits & Joan Stevens Marilyn Thompson Elaine Toms Anonymous

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TOM HENDRY WAREHOUSE SEASON SPONSOR

EXCLUSIVE PRODUCTION SUPPORTER

JOHN HIRSCH MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION SPONSOR

JOHN HIRSCH MAINSTAGE PERFORMANCE SPONSORS

TOM HENDRY WAREHOUSE PRODUCTION SPONSOR

BACKSTAGE PASS

ANNUAL FUND SUPPORT

THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES

TD THEATRE UNDER 30

S T R O N G E R C O M M U N I T I E S T O G E T H E R TM

WORDPLAY

REGIONAL TOUR

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SUPPORTING PARTNERS BLACK & WHITE BALL PREMIER SPONSOR

PLATINUM SPONSOR

SILVER SPONSOR

BRONZE SPONSOR

STEWART-RENOUF SCOTIA WEALTH MANAGEMENT

LAWYERS PLAY

DESIGN SPONSOR

CAPITAL ASSISTANCE

2017 WINNIPEG FRINGE THEATRE FESTIVAL

S T R O N G E R C O M M U N I T I E S T O G E T H E R TM

CHRISTIEFEST

MEDIA SPONSORS

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SUPPORTING SPONSORS

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BEHIND THE SCENES Front of House

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Kim Cossette, Front of House Manager, Tom Hendry Warehouse Belinda Uings, Front of House Manager, John Hirsch Mainstage Front-of-House Staff: Rylen de Vries, Stacy Ducharme, Nick Fletcher, Deanna Goring, Elfie Harvey, Marissa Kellet, Breanne Korban, Kimmy Martin, Declan Moulden, Rachael Neal, Graeme Olson, Hannah Schneider, Lisa Stefanson, Kevin Stroski, Rita Vande Vyvere, Kira Watson

Honorary Members

Her Honour, Lt. Governor Janice C. Filmon The Honourable Brian Pallister, Premier of Manitoba His Worship, Mayor Brian Bowman Executive Officers

Anthony C. Fletcher, Chair David Christie, Chair-Elect Patrick Green, Treasurer Katherine Fox, Secretary Heather Clarke, Organizational Performance Chair Sandy Gousseau, Audience Development Chair John Guttormson, Governance & Strategic Planning Chair Jason Kasper, Resource Development Chair Trustees

Jan Coates Paulo Fernandes Susan Freig Shawn Hughes Maureen Jay Advisory Council

Jim McLandress, Chair Gail Asper Doneta Brotchie Angus Campbell Gerry Couture Kerry Dangerfield Hy Dashevsky Glen Dyrda, FCA John F. Fraser Jean Giguere

Maintenance

Andrew Drinnan, Building Superintendent Chris Fletcher, Assistant Building Superintendent Marketing & Communications

John Kearsey Sagan Morrow Bradley D. Regehr Derek Rolstone Laurie A. Speers

Tim J. Valgardson Helga D. Van Iderstine Judy Wakefield Richard L. Yaffe

Charron Hamilton Gary Hannaford, FCA Yude Henteleff Ken Houssin Gordon Keatch Colin R. MacArthur, QC Patrick J. Matthews 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

Sue Caughlin, Marketing & Communications Manager Kathleen Cerrer, Publicist & Online Media Coordinator (on leave) Megan Heke, Interim Publicist & Online Media Coordinator Katie Inverarity, Director of Marketing & Communications Savannah Lillies, Publications Coordinator Jennifer Skelly, Marketing CRM Specialist Thomas Urish, Sales Manager Paint

Susan Groff, Head Scenic Artist Melissa Smigelski, Scenic Painter Production

Christine Corthey, Production Associate Ian Kirk, Assistant Technical Director Zahra Larche, Assistant Production Manager Rick MacPherson, Technical Director, Tom Hendry Warehouse Russell Martin, Director of Production Ben Ross, Technical Director, John Hirsch Mainstage Garret Rusnak, Assistant Technical Director, John Hirsch Mainstage Properties

STAFF

Kari Hagness, Head of Properties Eva Kuo, Properties Builder Lawrence Van Went, Master Builder

Accounting/Finance

Stage Crew

Yvonne O’Connor, Accounts Payable Administrator Melanie Sexton, Payroll Administrator Shelley Stroski, Controller Administration

Brian Adolph, IT Manager Elena Anciro, Education & Community Engagement Manager Devan Graham, Director of Human Resources Camilla Holland, Executive Director Mary Horodyski, Archivist Daphne MacMillan, Administrative Assistant Kathrin Moncaster, Senior Developer & Systems Administrator Artistic

Tom Hendry Warehouse

Chris Brett, Head of Sound Randy Zyla Harder, Head Electrician Rick MacPherson, Technical Director Carla Schroeder, Head Scenic Artist Rudy Wall, Head Carpenter Wardrobe

Krista Jackson, Associate Artistic Director Jeff Kennedy, Literary Coordinator Laurie Lam, Producer Paige Lewis, Artistic Coordinator Steven Schipper, CM, Artistic Director Casey Shapira, Assistant to the Producer Box Office

Joan Lees-Miller, Head of Wardrobe Gary Plouffe, House Stage Hand Claude Robert, Head Electrician Chris Thomson, Head Carpenter Michael Wright, Head of Sound

Thora Lamont, Cutter Lorraine O’Leary, Head of Wardrobe Lois Powne, First Hand Jackie Van Winkle, Head Buyer & Accessories Coordinator Wigs

Beverly Covert, Wigs & Makeup Supervisor

Sheena Baird, Director of Patron Services Julie Gregorchuk, Box Office Manager Daniel Tompkins, Patron Services Coordinator Box Office Representatives: Katie Spring, Jennifer Bahniuk, Steve Henderson, Melissa Langdon, Hayden Maines, Robyn Pooley, Tori Popp, Katie Schmidt, Lisa Stefanson, Hunter Watson, Kira Watson

Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival & Master Playwright Festival

Jennifer Cheslock, Festival Manager Chuck McEwen, Executive Producer Honorary Staff

Zaz Bajon, General Manager Emeritus

Carpentry (John Hirsch Mainstage)

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

Michael Joyal, Development Data Manager Melissa Novecosky, Special & Donor Events Coordinator Kris Olafson, Individual Giving Officer Daniel Robinson, Major Gifts Manager Shelly Smith-Hines, Director of Development

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BEHIND THE SCENES ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION STAFF A Christmas Carol

Robbie Babaei, Sewer Ray Galinaitis, Carpenter Jacko Garcia, Carpenter Kim Hamin, Scenic Artist Libid Zyla Harder, Scenic Artist Amanda Isaak, First Hand Zane Kirk, Hairstylist c/o Urban Crush Salon

ACT LIKE A STAR! Scents and Sensibility

Many theatre lovers experience adverse medical reactions from scented products. Please consider others before using scented products.

Park Your Mobile Device

We know something interesting is happening on social media. It always is.

But your neighbours want to watch the play. Please turn off all mobile devices.

Karen Luchak, Sewer Sharmon Luchuk, Sewer Barbara Mackenzie, Sewer Van Maclean, Carpenter Jamie Plummer, Props Buyer Stephanie Porrior, Scenic Artist Nicole Smigelski, Wigs Mark Wall, Carpenter Joy Willis, Sewer

CHECK OUT

THE NEW

Photo Display Located in the mainstage lobby

The Sound of Silence

Our theatre has great acoustics. So when you’re talking during the show, everyone can hear you. Your neighbours, the ushers and even the actors. We want you to talk about the show but at intermission or after the final bows.

5% CASE DISCOUNT WITH THE PURCHASE OF 12 BOTTLES OF WINE

By December 31st, 2017 CALL NOW 204-783-9463 PROUD TO SUPPORT MTC ROYAL

MANITOBA THEATRE CENTRE

INDIVIDUAL GIVING

The cast of A Christmas Carol, 2005.

PHOTO BY B. MONK

THE SPIRIT OF GIVING We know the story well. Scrooge thinks only of himself, his business and acquiring wealth. He cares little for others. Then he’s visited by four ghosts on Christmas Eve. As the Spirits lead Scrooge to reflect on his life, he becomes a changed man. In embracing the spirit of giving, he receives so much more than he could have imagined.

Once his heart is brightened, he’s generous with his time and his finances.

He is able to know joy and share it with others.

This classic tale demonstrates that the theatre is about more than entertainment. Your donations make an impact in so many ways. Your generosity is a gift to students who participate in our Theatre for Young Audiences and 50

Backstage Pass programs. And your donations help keep tickets affordable for all Manitobans to enjoy and share in the joy of theatre.

Giving is easy. Consider becoming a Monthly Donor. Or perhaps a donation to Royal MTC might make a thoughtful gift for a friend who loves theatre.

With all levels of giving there are many benefits to be enjoyed by our donors.

More information about these programs is available on our website.

So, with the spirit of giving in our hearts, let us declare with Tiny Tim, “God bless us every one!”

Please contact Kris Olafson at 204 954 6412 or kolafson@royalmtc.ca to make a donation.

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