Ovation Volume 25, Number 4 (January/February/March 2018)

vol 25 • no 4 jan/feb/mar 2018

book by

ENDA WALSH

music and lyrics by

GLEN HANSARD and MARKÉTA IRGLOVÁ

based on the motion picture written and directed by JOHN CARNEY

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MESSAGE FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR What is it about the Irish that makes us a little weak in the knees? Is it the lilting speech, the geographical mash-up of emerald hills and misty coastlines, or the way their stories all seem to hover exactly halfway between hope and heartbreak? And let’s not forget the Guinness!

Of course, it’s hard to forget the Guinness when it’s right there onstage. Who knew that Once — the quirky little movie with the haunting theme song — would grow up to have its own pub on stages around the world. Don’t imagine that the pub is Steven Schipper

just a clever gimmick either. Long after the beer buzz wears off, you’ll remember how Guy and Girl

met in Dublin, and helped make each other’s dreams come true.

We never see how the two Irish families in Outside Mullingar meet, because they’ve known each other all their lives. Their adjoining farms in Killucan are the source of an ancient grudge, muted a wee bit by sharp-tongued affection. Playwright John Patrick Shanley may have spent a lifetime writing about Italians (you can learn more about that at ShanleyFest), but it was his family’s home of Ireland that inspired this comedy about love and the land.

In Once, Girl says, “You cannot walk through your life leaving unfinished love behind you!” Whether that unfinished love is a person, an ambition, or a place like Ireland, these plays persuade us that it’s never too late to finish what we started. Our lost loves, like our wayward dreams, can be wooed again, and won.

Yours always,

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IN CELEBRATION OF OUR 60TH ANNIVERSARY, WE REMEMBER

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The rez sisters

BY TOMSON HIGHWAY

There have been many journeys in the creation of Canadian drama but the rise of Indigenous theatre in the 1980s was special. Although Indigenous storytelling has existed long before European contact, for the first time, a growing core of Indigenous artists entered professional Canadian theatre. None of the playwrights involved had more impact than Cree playwright Tomson Highway with The Rez Sisters and Dry Lips Oughta to Move to Kapuskasing.

MTC presented Native Earth’s tour of The Rez Sisters in 1987, and produced an original production of Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing in 1990 following its Toronto premiere. MTC also went on to support the development of Highway’s musical Rose.

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Highway was born on his father’s trap-line, about 100 miles north of his family’s reserve, in Brochet, Manitoba.

He earned his Bachelor of Arts Honours in Music at the University of Western Ontario, where he also worked with the great Canadian playwright James Reaney. He then worked with several Indigenous organizations before deciding, at the age of 30, to “put all this ‘training’ and preparation together” and write plays. The introduction to The Rez Sisters describes how this classically trained pianist thought that, if “he couldn’t put Chopin and ‘the rez’ together, then he would write plays about the ‘rez,’ just as Michel Tremblay wrote about ‘the Main.’” Highway saw his path clearly as noted in Books in Canada, 1989: “ So I started writing plays, where I put together my knowledge of Indian reality in this country with classical structure, artistic language.”

The Rez Sisters, 1987 1. l-r: Gloria Miguel & Muriel Miguel ARCHIVES OF MANITOBA, ROYAL MTC FONDS.

2 & next page: The cast ALL PHOTOS BY OOSTUDIO PHOTOGRAPHY; COURTESY OF NATIVE EARTH PERFORMING ARTS.

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PLAYS THAT HE LPED DEFINE EACH OF OUR SIX DECADES

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the acclaim given The Rez Sisters when it won the 1986 Dora Mavor Moore Award in Toronto was a watershed.

Highway’s own success was echoed by other rising Indigenous playwrights throughout Canada.

Ontario Ojibway playwright Drew Hayden Taylor called this explosion of Indigenous theatre “the Big Bang.”

Highway, Taylor, Maria Clements and David Daniel Moses were among the playwrights creating this artistic momentum, along with novelists and visual artists.

Manitoba saw the appearance of Indigenous and Métis playwrights including Marvin Francis, Doug Nepinak, Yvette Nolan, Darrell Racine (writing with Dale Lakevold), Ian Ross,

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and others. After attending Dry Lips, Ian Ross was inspired to begin writing fareWel, a play that went on to win the Governor General’s Award for Drama.

Times change and artists move on.

Highway became a successful novelist, though theatre lingers in his artistic soul — his one-woman show The (Post) Mistress premiered in 2010. One wishes for more plays, but he continues to inspire a new generation. Highway’s vision to set reserve reality and Indigenous myth within classical play structure was an artistic coupling which enriched the Canadian theatre canon and struck a chord that still resounds in our theatres.

RORY RUNNELLS

“So I started writing plays, where I put together my knowledge of Indian reality in this country with classical structure, artistic language.”

– TOMSON HIGHWAY, BOOKS IN CANADA, 1989

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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 Theatre district • New York, NY CBC Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Centaur Centaur Theatre Company • Montreal, QC Citadel The Citadel Theatre • Edmonton, AB COC Canadian Opera Company • Toronto, ON CS Canadian Stage • 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 HGJT Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company • Toronto, ON Mirvish Mirvish Productions • Toronto, ON Moving Target Moving Target Theatre Company • Winnipeg, MB 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 • Winnipeg, MB Sarasvàti Sarasvàti Productions • Winnipeg, MB Segal The Segal Centre for Performing Arts • Montreal, QC Shaw Shaw Festival • Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON SIR Shakespeare in the Ruins • 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 TiFT Talk is Free Theatre • Barrie, ON 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 WCT Western Canada Theatre • Kamloops, BC WJT Winnipeg Jewish Theatre WSO Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra WST Winnipeg Studio Theatre YPT Young People’s Theatre • Toronto, ON zone41 zone41 theatre • Winnipeg, MB

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Jeremy Walmsley, Alicia Toner and Amanda LeBlanc in Once.

PHOTO BY CLAUS ANDERSEN

THE JOURNEY FROM

Indie Film TO

MULTI-AWARD-WINNING

Musical

Based on a 2006 independent film

by John Carney, this captivating and endearing story explores topics of love, friendship and music that unite us all.

Once follows the story of Guy, an Irish street musician who is on the verge of giving up on his dream, until Girl, a Czech immigrant, enters his life and changes everything. Inspired by her beauty and grace, he decides to pursue his music career and as their love intensifies, his music soars. It doesn’t get more romantic than falling in love in the streets of Dublin accompanied with charm-filled melodies, haunting lyrics, and a moving story about second chances from two unlikely souls.

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Born in Dublin, Ireland in 1972, writer and director John Carney always had a knack for creating. In the early 1990s, he began to direct music videos for the band The Frames, for which he was also a bassist. As his passion for writing grew, he began writing and directing films including November Afternoon, a drama shot in black and white about the challenges of relationships. The film was named “Film of the Year” by the Irish Times, and Carney continued to develop several successful films including Begin Again, Zonad and Sing Street.

The story of Once first started in 2005 when Carney had a eureka moment as he struggled to write this play. As the story unfolded on a single sheet of paper, he realized the universal appeal of the power of connection and therapeutic qualities of music. The characters in the story grew strong as Guy and Girl bonded over songwriting while falling in love.

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ONCE With a small budget of $150,000, a crew of 12 people, and a cast of mostly non-actors, Carney created the film using even some of his friends as extras, not knowing how much of an impact a humble indie film would produce. After listening to The Swell Season which consisted of Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, Carney couldn’t help but love the heartwarming chemistry of the two, and knew they were the film’s stars.

In addition to creating the on-screen ambiance, both Hansard and Irglová also wrote the enchanting music and lyrics including Falling Slowly which won an Oscar for Best Original Song.

This indie film was then adapted into a musical by Irish playwright Enda Walsh, making its off-Broadway debut in 2011. In 2012, the musical appeared on Broadway garnering international attention and winning eight Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Book. In addition to receiving outstanding theatrical box office success, the film won the audience

awards at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and the 2007 Dublin Film Festival.

This toe-tapping musical continues to capture audiences worldwide with actors who play their own instruments, and an Irish pub on stage welcoming patrons to have a pint.

I KEPT THINKING, ‘HOW DO YOU MAKE A MODERN MUSICAL?’ THEN IT BECAME CLEAR THAT I COULD DO IT JUST LIKE A SMALL INDIE ART-HOUSE MOVIE, VERY NATURALISTICALLY. I COULD CREATE A WORLD WHERE IT’S OKAY TO BREAK INTO SONG, WITHOUT AN ORCHESTRA COMING UP OUT OF NOWHERE. — JOHN CARNEY

Duncan Cox in Once.

PHOTO BY CLAUS ANDERSEN

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ONCE Q&A WITH MUSIC DIRECTOR

Joseph Tritt Once has been called “timeless.” Why? I think people are drawn to the two central characters. Guy and Girl seem destined to meet and help each other move forward, all the while making great music together. The music from the film (by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová) has a wonderful simplicity and emotional honesty about it. The arrangements for the stage show (by Martin Lowe) keep the essence of that, while broadening the colour palette to include bowed strings, accordion, etc. Interestingly, most of the music is diagetic, which means the music is being made in real time (the characters in the story are actually playing music — on the street, in a music store, in a pub, around a dinner table, in a recording studio — rather than breaking into song in the way characters often do in musical theatre). As a result, the music supports the storytelling in an even deeper way. We don’t have to suspend our disbelief.

get inside the orchestration and look at what each actor/musician has to do throughout each song.

This is a show that calls for triple threat actors: actors who can sing, play an instrument and act. Do actors need to perform on all three levels?

Not necessarily. However, we’re definitely seeing a trend where actors are being asked to play instruments in shows, for example, Once and Million Dollar Quartet . We’re also seeing directors using the actor-instrumentalist model as a storytelling device (i.e. John Doyle’s productions of the Stephen Sondheim shows). It’s definitely valuable to have an instrument in your arsenal, but not essential!

Is it any different as a music director to work with actor-musicians rather than a more conventional orchestra pit?

I suppose in some ways it’s easier because we don’t have the period of adjustment when a pit orchestra is integrated into the show at which point an actor suddenly hears his/her song accompanied by strings, as opposed to the percussive accompaniment of a How did you prepare for Once? rehearsal piano — it can sometimes be jarring. In a show like Once, the actors Once is a little different for me because have the full show accompaniment from I’m not conducting or playing the show. day one because they are generating I studied the music (analysis of song the music themselves. In other ways, it form, harmony, orchestration, text) and is more difficult; there is another layer made lots of notes. I also tried to really of material to remember and The cast of Once. another activity to build into their PHOTO BY CLAUS ANDERSEN bodies (in addition to the usual singing and blocking/choreography). For Once, my function is to help the actors to make music as an ensemble and to prepare them to lead the show each night without a conductor.

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THEATRE

Once Book by Music and Lyrics by Enda Walsh Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová Based on the Motion Picture Written and Directed by John Carney February 15 – March 10, 2018 previews February 13 & 14

Director / Choreographer........................................................ Tracey Flye Music Director.............................................................................Joseph Tritt Set & Costume Designer................................................Brian Perchaluk† Lighting Designer............................................................... Louise Guinand Sound Designer.......................................................................William Fallon Vocal Coach.............................................................................Paula Potosky Assistant to the Director...............................................Thomas Alderson Stage Manager.......................................................................Leslie Watson Assistant Stage Manager.............................................Melissa Cameron Apprentice Stage Manager...............................................Ryan Bjornson Original Production Concept............................................... John Tiffany Child Supervisor.................................................................... Maggie Nagle Once is performed with one intermission.

Orchestrations by Martin Lowe Originally directed on Broadway by John Tiffany Original Broadway scenic and costume design by Bob Crowley Original Broadway choreography by Steven Hoggett Originally Produced on Broadway by Barbara Broccoli John N. Hart Jr. Patrick Milling Smith Frederick Zollo Brian Carmody Michael G. Wilson Orin Wolf The Shubert Organization Robert Cole, Executive Producer in association with New York Theatre Workshop Once was originally produced Off-Broadway at the New York Theatre Workshop in December 2011, Jim Nicola, Artistic Director, William Russo, Managing Director Once was originally developed at the American Repertory Theater, Cambridge, Massachusetts, in April 2011, Diane Paulus, Artistic Director, Diane Borger, Producer Once is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (mti).

All authorized performance materials are also supplied by mti. www.mtishows.com

Royal MTC acknowledges that our two venues are on Treaty 1 Land, the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe people and the homeland of the Métis Nation. Royal MTC thanks them, the Cree, Dakota and Oji-Cree, and all of the custodians of this land. †Past Jean Murray - Moray Sinclair Scholarship award winner

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Once THE CAST (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

Svec....................................................................................................... Isaac Bell Andrej........................................................................................Nathan Carroll Emcee............................................................................................ Duncan Cox Ex-Girlfriend.............................................................................Quinn Dooley Ivonka........................................................................................ Isabel Haderer Bank Manager / Music Captain..................................... Jeff Hamacher Girl..........................................................................................Amanda LeBlanc Eamon....................................................................................Duff MacDonald Baruska.............................................................................................Jane Miller Reza................................................................................................. Alicia Toner Guy....................................................................................... Jeremy Walmsley Billy.......................................................................................... Daniel Williston Da.................................................................................................... Cory Wojcik MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT 1

Leave...............................................................................................................Guy Falling Slowly..................................................................................... Guy, Girl North Strand..................................................................................... Ensemble The Moon................................................................................................. Andrej Ej Pada Pada.................................................................................... Ensemble If You Want Me............................................................Guy, Girl, Ensemble Broken Hearted Hoover Fixer Sucker Guy.......................................Guy Say It To Me Now........................................................................................Guy Abandoned in Bandon........................................................ Bank Manager Satisfy Me*.................................................................................................. Reza Gold...........................................................................................Guy, Ensemble ACT 2

Sleeping.........................................................................................................Guy When Your Mind’s Made Up...................................Guy, Girl, Ensemble The Hill............................................................................................................Girl Gold (a capella).............................................................................. Company The Moon (reprise)......................................................................... Company Falling Slowly (reprise).............................................Guy, Girl, Ensemble *Electronic Drum Programmer, Wayne Gwillim Production photography by Claus Andersen and Dylan Hewlett

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ONCE Isaac Bell

Duncan Cox

Svec

Emcee

ROYAL MTC First appearance.

ROYAL MTC First appearance.

OTHER THEATRE Selected: Dream a

OTHER THEATRE South Pacific (Rainbow);

Little Dream, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (Grand); The Wedding Singer (Hart House); Once (Neptune); No Chance in Hell (Toronto Fringe); Legally Blonde, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Randolph Academy).

Nathan Carroll Andrej

“KING”, Together and Aloof, Winnipeg is Beautiful (Winnipeg Fringe Festival); Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (U of W).

TRAINING University of Winnipeg Honours Acting Program.

ET CETERA Many thanks to my fantastic family and fabulous friends for your unwavering strength, support and love!

You are the reason I can do this and I am eternally grateful!

Quinn Dooley

ROYAL MTC First appearance.

Ex-Girlfriend

OTHER THEATRE Terry Fox in Marathon of

Hope, Honk! (Drayton); The Wizard of Oz (YPT); Chasse Galerie (Storefront); The Drawer Boy (Port Stanley); Once (Mirvish); Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Tempest (St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival); Floyd Collins (Patrick St./TiFT); The Sound of Music (Citadel); Bordertown Café, The Book of Esther (Blyth). As Director: In On It (EmerGENce); Little One (Common Roof).

As Music Director: Peter Pan (Bad Hats/ Soulpepper).

TRAINING Graduate of George Brown Theatre School and Theatre Aquarius Performing Arts Program.

ET CETERA Three-time winner of Best Ensemble Dora Award (Once, The Wizard of Oz, Chasse Galerie).

Twitter: @nnnathancarroll

ROYAL MTC First appearance.

OTHER THEATRE Everything There Is

To Know (Musicals Canada); Mamma Mia!, Shout! The Mod Musical (Capitol Theatre Port Hope); Evangeline (Citadel/ Charlottetown Festival); Brantwood, A Man of No Importance, Hello, Dolly, Prom Queen, Parade, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Theatre Sheridan); A Christmas Carol (Citadel).

TV The voice of Eddie on Little People (DHX Media).

TRAINING Graduate of Sheridan College, Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance.

ET CETERA Love and thanks to the whole Once team. @quinndooley

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ONCE Isabel Haderer

Amanda LeBlanc

Ivonka

Girl

ROYAL MTC A Christmas Carol.

ROYAL MTC First appearance.

TRAINING Tap, jazz, ballet and hip-hop at

OTHER THEATRE Once, Annie (Neptune);

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

ET CETERA Isabel loves to entertain. She is thrilled and so grateful to have this opportunity to perform again at Royal MTC. Isabel would like to thank Directors Karen (Luba) Betz and Brenda Luba and the staff at KLSD as well as 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.

Jeff Hamacher Bank Manager / Music Captain

ROYAL MTC First appearance.

OTHER THEATRE Once (Mirvish; Mark

Rubenstein/Seensee); on-stage musician for Charlotte: A Tri-Coloured Play (Theaturtle); pit orchestra musician for Anne & Gilbert, Les Misérables, She Loves Me (Thousand Islands Playhouse).

TRAINING/TEACHING B.Mus. (UWO), B.Ed. (Windsor), M.Ed. (Queen’s); private teacher of cello, guitar and viola da gamba.

ET CETERA Member of Kingston Symphony Orchestra, Melos Early Music Choir & Period Instruments, Limestone Trio; recording session cellist.

Spoon River (Charlottetown Festival/ Soulpepper); Bittergirl, Pride and Prejudice (Citadel); Twelfth Night, Anne & Gilbert (NAC); Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God (Centaur/NAC/ Black Theatre Workshop); Dear Johnny Deere (Charlottetown); The Miracle Man, Rockbound (Two Planks and a Passion); Dani Girl, Kiss of the Spider Woman (TiFT); The Paper Bag Princess (Grand); A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Noises Off (Stephenville Theatre); Lig and Bittle, Wrecked (TNB); If You Could Wear My Sneakers, Les Mis (Festival Antigonish).

TV Flashpoint (CBS/CTV).

TRAINING A graduate of Dalhousie University with a Combined Honours in Theatre and Music and Alumna of the Banff/Citadel Professional Theatre Program.

ET CETERA Amanda’s album, Yours, truly was co-produced with Don Kerr (Rheostatics, Ron Sexsmith).

Duff MacDonald Eamon

ROYAL MTC First appearance.

OTHER THEATRE Selected: Rock Legends,

Twist & Shout (Chemainus); Miracle on 34th Street (Upper Canada Playhouse); A Christmas Story, The Musical (Arts Club); The Drowsy Chaperone (Globe Regina); Legends, Canadian Legends, Guys and

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ONCE Dolls, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (US Tour); My Fair Lady (Drayton); Complet Wrks of Shakespre (abridged) (Tribal Productions); Little Shop of Horrors (Sudbury Theatre Centre); The Foursome (original cast) (Theatre on Grand); Les Misérables (Mirvish, first Canadian cast and first National Tour).

FILM/TV Incorporated (SYFY); Cinderella Man; Tru Love; Foolproof; Music Man (Disney).

ET CETERA Duff’s new indie folk album NAKED can be streamed and purchased on iTunes, Spotify and Apple Music. Visit www.duffmacdonald.com.

Jane Miller Baruska

ROYAL MTC First appearance.

OTHER THEATRE Disco Goalie (National

Fringe tour, Winnipeg Fringe); These Are the Songs That I Sing When I’m Sad (Nightswimming Theatre); To Master the Art (Grand); Lake Nora Arms (SummerWorks); You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown! (YPT); Shaking the Foundations (Buddies); Fly Me to the Moon (Gravenhurst Opera House); Suds!

(Sudbury Theatre Centre); Henry & Alice: Into the Wild (Orillia Opera House).

FILM/TV Erika (short), The Attik (short).

ET CETERA Jane has earned two Dora award nominations, composed the a capella score for Lake Nora Arms and sings in the a capella quartet Spadina Station (spadinastation.com). Next up: remounting These Are the Songs That I Sing When I’m Sad (sadsongs.ca) at Boca Del Lupo from March 12 to 18. Thanks to Richard!!

Alicia Toner Reza

ROYAL MTC Assassins.

OTHER THEATRE Selected: Once (Mirvish);

The Chasse Galerie (Soulpepper/Red One Theatre); Spoon River (Soulpepper/ Charlottetown Festival); Million Dollar Quartet, Anne of Green Gables, Evangeline, Canada Rocks, Ring of Fire, A Misfortune Workshop (Charlottetown Festival); Cabaret, Legally Blonde, Poodle Skirts to Platform Shoes (TA); Assassins (TiFT/Birdland); Ivan vs Ivan, Dear World (TiFT); Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (Mayfield/Stage West Calgary).

FILM/TV Selected: Nothing Personal (Discovery).

ET CETERA Alicia is also a recording artist and has just released her debut album I Learned The Hard Way. www.aliciatonermusic.com

Jeremy Walmsley Guy

ROYAL MTC Jane Eyre, Harvey, Gone With

the Wind.

OTHER THEATRE Once (Mirvish); Buddy

Holly Story (Grand); Footloose (Rainbow); Angels in America: Millennium Approaches (WJT); Altar Boyz (PTE/WST); Spring Awakening (WST); Miss Saigon (Broadway Live Broadway); Velocity (Persephone).

FILM/TV Frankie Drake Mysteries, Murdoch Mysteries (CBC); Reign (CW); Private Eyes (Global); Deserted Cities (La Banda Films); Todd and the Book of Pure Evil (Space, Comedy Network); Less Than Kind (HBO Canada).

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ONCE ET CETERA Jeremy is grateful and thrilled

to be returning home to work with such a talented cast at one of his favourite theatres in the country. He would like to thank his wonderful parents for their undying support, love and for insisting that he take piano lessons. He gets it now...

Dora Award Winner for Best Ensemble in the Mirvish production of Once.

Daniel Williston Billy

ROYAL MTC First appearance.

OTHER THEATRE Spoon River, Death of a Salesman, The Crucible, Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Soulpepper); Kinky Boots (Mirvish and Australian Tour); Peter and the Starcatcher (WCT); Avenue Q (Stage West); Evil Dead The Musical (Starvox Entertainment); Ain’t We Got Fun (Live Out Loud Entertainment).

TV Dark Matter (SYFY/Bell Media); Heroes Reborn (NBC); Gangland Undercover (The History Channel); Copper (BBC America); Lost Girl (Showcase/SYFY).

TRAINING Soulpepper Academy Graduate, St. Lawrence College Music Theatre Performance Graduate.

ET CETERA Dora Award Winner.

Cory Wojcik Da

ROYAL MTC Kill Me Now (with NAC), Black Coffee, Hand to God, Billy Elliot the Musical, Late Company, Harvey, Miracle on South Division Street, August: Osage County.

OTHER THEATRE Butcher (PTE); West Side Story, The Producers, The Wizard of Oz (Rainbow); Jungle Book, Jabber, The Big League (MTYP); Another Way Home (WJT); Strike! The Musical (Danny Schur); Bloodless: The Trial of Burke and Hare (White Rabbit Productions). Director: Mr. Burns (DTC).

FILM/TV A Dog’s Purpose, Radius, The Pinkertons, Mad Ship.

ET CETERA Cory wants to send extra love out to his wife, Heather, and two boys, Mackenzie and Logan.

Enda Walsh Book Recent work includes Arlington (Landmark/Galway International Arts Festival); Lazarus (New York Theatre Workshop/King’s Cross Theatre); The Last Hotel (Landmark/Wide Open Opera, Edinburgh International Festival, Dublin

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ONCE Theatre Festival, Royal Opera House, St. Ann’s Warehouse New York); three installation pieces - Kitchen, A Girl’s Bedroom and Room 303 (Galway International Arts Festival); Ballyturk (Landmark/ Galway International Arts Festival, Irish Tour, Royal National Theatre); Misterman (Landmark/Galway International Arts Festival, Galway, Royal National Theatre, St. Ann’s Warehouse); Other work - Once (New York Theatre Workshop/West End/ Broadway/Worldwide); Penelope (Druid, Irish Tour, Edinburgh, London, New York St. Ann’s Warehouse); The New Electric Ballroom (Kammerspiele, Munich, Druid Ireland, London, New York St. Ann’s Warehouse, LA, Australia); The Walworth Farce (Druid, Ireland, Edinburgh, Royal National Theatre, St. Ann’s Warehouse, Australian and American Tour); Chatroom (Royal National Theatre, British and Asian Tours); The Small Things (Paines Plough/ Menier Chocolate Factory); Bedbound (Dublin Theatre Festival Traverse, Royal Court Theatre, Irish Rep New York); and Disco Pigs (Corcadorca, World Tour).

His work has been translated into many languages and has been performed internationally since 1996. In 2014 he received an Honorary Doctorate from Galway University.

Markéta Irglová is an Academy Awardwinning musician and actor born in Valasske Mezirici in the Czech Republic.

In 2004, Markéta met Glen Hansard of the band The Frames and in 2006, she was approached by Glen to collaborate on music for a small Irish film he was being asked to score (Once). Their song “Falling Slowly” was nominated for, and subsequently won, an Academy Award for Best Original Song. Markéta became the first Czech woman to win an Oscar, and at age 19 became the youngest person to win an Oscar in a musical category. Markéta has released two albums and is currently living in Iceland.

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group featured his collaborations with Czech songstress Markéta Irglová. He and Irglová also appeared as working-class immigrants in the Irish movie Once, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 2007 and won an Oscar later that year. In September 2015, Hansard returned with a new album of original material, Didn’t He Ramble, followed by an American concert tour.

Markéta Irglová Music and Lyrics

Motion Picture Writer and Director

Glen Hansard is best known for his work with the musical groups The Frames and The Swell Season. By his late teens, Hansard had recorded his first demo and signed a record deal. Over the next decade, Hansard and The Frames continued releasing albums while also becoming one of Ireland’s finest live acts.

In 2006, while The Frames readied the release of their sixth effort, The Cost, Hansard unveiled a new side project called The Swell Season. The acoustic-based

John Carney is a Dublin-based writerdirector who came to the world’s attention following the box office hit and critically acclaimed musical feature film Once, which garnered multiple Independent Spirit, Sundance and Raindance awards.

Previously, John was a bassist in the Irish rock band The Frames, where he met Glen Hansard. These musical roots continue to be evident in John’s work with his latest production, Can a Song Save Your Life?.

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ONCE Other projects include Dogs of Babel for David Heyman and Nathan Kahane starring Steve Carrell and a feature adaptation of M.R. James’s Casting the Runes for Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson.

ET CETERA Tracey’s directing/choreography/performing credits span more than 180 international productions. She remains committed to the development of new works.

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Joseph Tritt

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Music Director

ROYAL MTC Director: Cabaret (2015), Jane Eyre, The Penelopiad, The 39 Steps.

Choreography/Staging: Billy Elliot the Musical, The Drowsy Chaperone (with TC). Choreographer/Assistant Director: The Boys in the Photograph (with Mirvish), Fiddler on the Roof. Actor: Cabaret (1998, with Grand).

OTHER THEATRE Director: Million Dollar Quartet (Charlottetown Festival); Buyer & Cellar, Venus in Fur (ATP); US national tour of We Will Rock You (Tribeca/ NETworks); A Christmas Carol, Sleeping Beauty, Peter Pan, Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, Snow White, The Wizard of Oz (Ross Petty Productions); We Will Rock You Toronto remount (Mirvish).

Director/Choreographer: West Side Story, Hairspray (Rainbow); Rock of Ages, Victor/Victoria, Forever Plaid (Stage West Calgary). Staging/Choreography: Evita, West Side Story (Vancouver Opera); King of Thieves (Stratford). Choreographer: Kiss Me, Kate, Evita, West Side Story (Stratford); 10 pantos for Ross Petty Productions. Associate Director: We Will Rock You (South Africa/New Zealand/ Asia tour). Resident Director: War Horse (Mirvish/National Theatre); Once (Mirvish). Assistant Choreographer: Mamma Mia! (Toronto/US national tour).

TEACHING Tracey has held an Assistant Professorship in the BFA program at the University of Alberta and has taught at colleges all over North America.

ROYAL MTC Music Director: Billy Elliot the Musical, Cabaret, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Royal MTC/ MBA), Legally Blonde: The Musical (Royal MTC/MBA). Music Direction Intern: Next to Normal.

OTHER THEATRE Lucky Stiff (Drayton); Madness of George III (Shaw); Shrek The Musical, Rumspringa Break 2nd Workshop Production (Sheridan College); Les Misérables, The Producers (Rainbow); A Man of No Importance, Follies (Dry Cold); Altar Boyz (PTE/WST); Rooms: A Rock Romance, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (WST). Associate Music Director: A Christmas Carol Panto (Ross Petty Productions/Elgin Theatre); Disney’s The Little Mermaid (Rainbow).

TRAINING Graduate of the Shaw Festival Music Direction Internship Program under maestro Paul Sportelli; Manhattan School of Music; University of Manitoba.

Brian Perchaluk Set & Costume Designer

ROYAL MTC Recent and favourites: Sarah Ballenden, Black Coffee, 23.5 Hours, Billy Elliot the Musical, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Jersey Lily, A Christmas

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ONCE Story, Harvey, August: Osage County, The Boys in the Photograph (with Mirvish), The Lonesome West, Patience, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, M. Butterfly (with NAC).

OTHER THEATRE Brian’s work has been featured at theatres across the country, including two seasons each at the Shaw and Stratford festivals. Selected recent credits include: The Whipping Man (WJT); Mamma Mia!, Les Misérables (Rainbow); The Drowsy Chaperone (Globe); Vimy (NAC/GCTC); Gracie, The Flats, The Gravitational Pull of Bernice Trimble (PTE); A Little Night Music (Dry Cold); King Lear, Fidelio (Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada); Proud (TPM).

TRAINING Graduate of U of W and NTS. ET CETERA Recipient of Gemini, Jessie Richardson, Prix Rideau and Winnipeg Theatre Awards.

Louise Guinand Lighting Designer

William Fallon Sound Designer

ROYAL MTC First engagement.

OTHER THEATRE Selected: Sound

Designer: Trap Door (Theatre Sheridan); You Are Here (Thousand Islands/Acting Up); Into The Woods (Thousand Islands); The Immigrant (HGJT); IMPRINTS (Theatre Gargantua); As You Like It (Repercussion Theatre). Associate/Assistant Sound Designer: Guys and Dolls, HMS Pinafore, A Chorus Line, A Little Night Music, The Sound of Music, Carousel, Crazy for You, Man of La Mancha, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Stratford); Life Reflected (NAC Orchestra); Peter Pan, Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, Snow White (Ross Petty Productions); Niágara — a Pan-American Story (Panamania); Alice Through the Looking-Glass (Charlottetown Festival); Aladdin (Disney); This (CS); HAIR (Grand).

Leslie Watson

ROYAL MTC The School For Wives, Larry’s

Party, Blessings in Disguise, Master Class, Hay Fever.

OTHER THEATRE Over 500 shows across Canada and in the US. Recent productions include A Christmas Carol, The Last Wife (Globe); A Lion in Winter (Grand); Romeo and Juliet, Twelfth Night (Stratford); Dancing at Lughnasa (Shaw).

TRAINING Louise studied at Queen’s University and National Theatre School.

Stage Manager

ROYAL MTC Stage Manager: Kill Me Now (with NAC), Black Coffee, My Name is Asher Lev, Myth of the Ostrich, Late Company, Cabaret, Venus in Fur, The Melville Boys (tour), Wingfield On Ice (tour), Looking Back – West, Bad Dates (tour). Assistant Stage Manager: Billy Elliot the Musical, Jane Eyre, Gone With the Wind, Grumpy Old Men: The Musical, White Christmas, Pride and Prejudice, Fiddler on the Roof, Educating Rita (tour), Guys and Dolls (with TC/Citadel).

OTHER THEATRE Over 50 productions at theatres around Winnipeg, including:

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ONCE Rainbow Stage, Prairie Theatre Exchange, Shakespeare in the Ruins and Manitoba Theatre for Young People.

TRAINING Graduate of Sheridan College and member of CAEA. ET CETERA Love to Sean and Murtaugh, my good soup.

TRAINING A graduate of the Technical

Theatre Production Program at Sheridan College.

ET CETERA Melissa is thrilled to be working on this great production. Enjoy the show!

Ryan Bjornson Apprentice Stage Manager

Melissa Cameron Assistant Stage Manager

ROYAL MTC First engagement.

OTHER THEATRE Apprentice Stage

ROYAL MTC First engagement.

OTHER THEATRE Barefoot in the Park, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, The Glass Menagerie, Romeo and Juliet, An Ideal Husband, The Lion in Winter (Watermark Theatre); Much Ado About Nothing, To Master the Art, The Hobbit, Shirley Valentine (Grand); Offline, I, Claudia, The Prince of Homburg, The Last of Romeo and Juliet (TiFT).

Manager: Madama Butterfly (MB Opera); Tribes, The Whipping Man (WJT); Little Shop of Horrors (Rainbow).

TRAINING Black Hole Theatre Company University of Manitoba.

ET CETERA A special thanks to his friends, family and mentors who have provided endless support.

GRAND THEATRE

Under the leadership of Artistic Director Dennis Garnhum and Executive Director Deb Harvey, the Grand is a leading cultural hub proudly located in the heart of downtown London, Ontario. The Grand offers diverse, relevant, and original stories from around the globe through collaborations with national and international performing arts organizations and is committed to developing, producing, and premiering original homegrown stories through COMPASS, a New Play Development Program. The Grand supports educational programming and youth mentorship such as The High School Project, the only program of its kind in North America, and 100 Schools, a new community initiative that brings professional theatre to London-area schools in 2018 at no cost. A not-for-profit regional theatre, the Grand produces and presents professional theatre on two stages: the Spriet Stage (839 seats) and the McManus Stage (144 seats).

Dennis Garnhum, Artistic Director Deb Harvey, Executive Director Lyndee Hansen, Production Manager Jackie Johnston, Director of Finance

Suzanne Lanthier, Director of Development Liana Sanders, Director of Marketing Tim Whitty, Building Manager

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LEGACY GIVING

Q&A WITH Robert Kennedy & Claudette Leclerc MEMBERS OF ROYAL MTC FOUNDERS’ CIRCLE

Robert Kennedy and Claudette Leclerc’s association with Royal MTC goes back 35+ years. They have worked with Royal MTC as cultural professionals.

Rob was once on staff at the theatre and Claudette has partnered with the organization as a member of the cultural community. Together, they have been volunteers, patrons, donors, and now they have chosen to deepen their commitment by becoming members of the Founders’ Circle. They spoke with us about their decision.

Why is this theatre special to you?

Royal MTC is a leader in Manitoba’s arts and culture sector and has mentored many up and coming cultural professionals. It also provides opportunities for developing young theatre professionals through apprenticeships and scholarships.

Can you tell me about a favourite play and why it resonated with you?

Come From Away is our new favourite Royal MTC theatre experience, and there are many! We laughed, we cried, we laughed, we cried, we... Come From Away was a great reminder to us all about the importance of making those who ‘come from away’ feel most welcome to Canada at anytime, regardless of how they may arrive in our home community. The show made us so proud to be Canadian and was worthy of a wonderfully enthusiastic standing ovation!!

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We understand that a very important event in your life happened at the Warehouse. Can you tell us about it?

We held our wedding reception in the lobby on Canada Day 1989 in the (then) newly renovated lobby of the Warehouse Theatre with a four-piece jazz group, 125 guests and a surprise visit from the fire department! It turns out the heat/smoke from the warming ovens in the green room set off the fire alarm!

What other special memories of this theatre would you like to share?

Royal MTC has gained a special place in the hearts of all members of our family from providing fabulous employment opportunities, mentorship, apprenticeship and volunteer opportunities plus hundreds of hours of great theatre at the Mainstage, Warehouse theatres, Fringe and Playwright festivals.

Why have you chosen to become a member of Royal MTC’s Founders’ Circle, and why do you feel it is important that others join you?

We want to play a small part in ensuring Royal MTC continues to thrive and support Canadian theatre professionals while engaging a growing audience. The Royal MTC Endowment Fund at The Winnipeg Foundation will ensure theatre will be there “For Good. Forever.”

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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.

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The curtain call never has to end.

CELEBRATING THE LIFE AND WORK OF

john patrick shanley and Danny and the Deep Blue Sea. Knowing he couldn’t make a living as a playwright, his gift of writing took him into the world of film where he wrote his first screenplay at around the age of 33.

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Playwright, screenwriter, theatre and film director John Patrick Shanley creates stories with adventure, love and a little spunk. Born into an Irish-American family in the Bronx, Shanley began writing at a young age cultivating his passion for poetry.

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Shanley’s storytelling style has influenced pop culture by offering a shift in perspective imbued with passion.

Inspiration for this work stems from real-life experiences with stories that resonate with audiences worldwide.

He stays true to himself through his art as stories from his past come to life on stage and screen. Both raw and relatable, works such as Prodigal Son display self-expression and vulnerability. This story closely resembles Shanley’s experience as a student, where the character Jim Quinn is headed for destruction, when a teacher takes him under her wing. His play Outside Mullingar offers a comedic look at romance set in an Irish farming community of Killucan.

The relationship between Rosemary and her neighbour Anthony shows the obstacles in love and sorrow.

Despite being born into an IrishCatholic family, Shanley became the go-to for Italian-American stories.

He grew up in an Irish and Italian neighbourbood and was exposed to the Italian culture which he embraced.

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SHANLEYFEST expressed themselves, Shanley was drawn to this Italian influence which he incorporated into his writing. Works such as Italian American Reconciliation use these elements to explore his somewhat dysfunctional relationship with his mother.

Throughout his career, Shanley received recognition and awards including a Tony Award and the Pulitzer Prize for his play Doubt. Several of his works like Outside Mullingar, Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, Italian American Reconciliation and Four Dogs and a Bone were also nominated for a Tony Award.

He received both an Academy Award and the Writers Guild of American Award for his script Moonstruck, and in 2009 Shanley received The Writers Guild of America Lifetime Achievement Award.

FEATURED WORK IN SHANLEYFEST PLAYS Danny and the Deep Blue Sea Doubt: A Parable The Dreamer Examines His Pillow Four Dogs and A Bone Italian American Reconciliation Outside Mullingar Psychopathia Sexualis Savage in Limbo Storefront Church Welcome to the Moon and Other Plays

In addition to his plays, his films include Doubt, which starred Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams and Viola Davis. The film, which was directed by Shanley, was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Adapted Screenplay.

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READINGS The Big Funk Sailor’s Song

FILMS Doubt Joe Versus the Volcano Moonstruck

MONOGAMY IS LIKE A 40-WATT BULB. IT WORKS BUT IT ’S NOT ENOUGH. — JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY

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“And we’ll all go together To pull wild mountain thyme All around the bloomin’ heather Will ye go, lassie, go?”

— WILD MOUNTAIN THYME

Rural IRELAND Located on an island in the British Isles, Ireland spans approximately 84,431 square kilometres making it the thirdlargest island in Europe. The Republic of Ireland occupies 26 of 32 counties.

It shares its border with Northern Ireland which covers the remainder of the island and is part of the United Kingdom. The total population as a whole is just over 4.7 million.

Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, which was founded originally as a Viking settlement. Groups such as Riata, Laigin and Cruthin have inhabited Ireland for more than 9,000 years. For the past 1,200 years, the Vikings, Normans, Welsh, Scots, English, Africans, South Americans and Eastern Europeans have lived on the land.

The village of Killucan, where the Reillys and Muldoons reside, is located in the rolling hills of the County Westmeath 15 km from Mullingar, approximately 60 km from Dublin. It is said that the origin of the name Killucan derives from the Church of Lucan. A sixth century abbot, Lucan was said to have founded the church.

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of church attendance in the Western World of 45%. Ireland’s religious diversity is growing with a Muslim and Jewish population due to immigration.

Agriculture in Ireland not only plays a key role in the economy, but is also the heart of Irish culture. The land’s mild climate, abundance of rain and fertile soil allow for an abundance of growth.

Going back to the beginning of human settlement, farming has been a family tradition and was passed down through many generations. In historic times, cattle farming represented status and wealth but as time passed, it became the norm.

The potato became a staple food from the 17th century onwards due to land being not suitable for grain agriculture. It was not until the 20th century when modern machinery and fertilizers enabled farmers to grow other forms of food. Approximately 64% of its land is used for agriculture, with 80% devoted to grass.

As part of the nightshade family, potatoes are easy to grow in good or poor soil. It contains a high source of vitamin C and B6, potassium and fibre which is key in providing nutrients from a compact and versatile veggie. The

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symbolism of the potato has changed over the years from being regarded as a poor farmer’s livelihood, to a key source of nutrients that made the Irish stronger and healthier.

More than three million acres were devoted to growing crops in 1998, with more than half of agricultural production being exported. Much of the land is used to support livestock, which is the leading source of Ireland’s exports. In addition to this, its agricultural acreage is used for growing a variety of crops including cereal, pasture, hay, roots and green crops. Ireland now thrives in crops including sugar beets, barley, wheat, potatoes and oats.

The government of Ireland continues to support farmers and their love of the land through education, and capital assistance for maintenance of improvement of farm buildings and land development.

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SYNOPSIS Set in the Irish farming community of Killucan, a nasty land feud and rivalry has set the Reillys and the Muldoons apart. Rosemary has known her neighbour Anthony since she was a child, but misunderstanding and sorrow have kept them apart. John Patrick Shanley hits the sweet spot between comedy and tragedy in Royal MTC’s offering for ShanleyFest. jan/feb/mar 2018

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Steven Schipper, Artistic Director • Camilla Holland, Executive Director PRESENTS

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By John Patrick Shanley February 1 – 17, 2018 preview January 31

Director.......................................................................................... Peter Pasyk Set & Costume Designer..................................................Charlotte Dean Lighting Designer...............................................................Hugh Conacher Sound Designer.............................................................................Chris Brett Dialect Coach......................................................................Rae Ellen Bodie Stage Manager...................................................................Margaret Brook Assistant Stage Manager..........................................Katherine Dermott THE CAST (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

Tony Reilly.................................................................................Nigel Bennett Aoife Muldoon.................................................................... Terri Cherniack† Rosemary Muldoon........................................................... Alicia Johnston† Anthony Reilly....................................................................Mike Nadajewski SETTING: A cattle and sheep farm outside Killucan, Ireland, December 2008.

Outside Mullingar is performed without an intermission.

Originally commissioned by Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) with funds provided by U.S. Trust, and received its world premiere there on January 3, 2014.

OUTSIDE MULLINGAR is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.

Wild Mountain Thyme pre-recorded by Jeremy Penner - Violin Jordan McConnell - Guitar Chris Brett - Recording Engineer Production photography by Dylan Hewlett PART OF

Royal MTC acknowledges that our two venues are on Treaty 1 Land, the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe people and the homeland of the Métis Nation. Royal MTC thanks them, the Cree, Dakota and Oji-Cree, and all of the custodians of this land. †Past Jean Murray - Moray Sinclair Scholarship award winner

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OUTSIDE MULLINGAR Nigel Bennett

Terri Cherniack

Tony Reilly

Aoife Muldoon

ROYAL MTC The Audience (with Mirvish),

Medea.

OTHER THEATRE Six seasons at Stratford

Festival include: The Bakkhai, The Virgin Trial, Diary of Anne Frank, Oedipus Rex, She Stoops to Conquer, Measure for Measure, Cymbeline, The Thrill, Peter Pan, Merry Wives of Windsor, Richard III, Mary Stuart. Other selected credits include: Hamlet, Closer, The Goat, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Price, The Sound of Music (Neptune); The Pitmen Painters (TA); World tour of The Last Confession with David Suchet.

FILM/TV Selected TV credits include: Forever Knight, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, Murdoch Mysteries, Psi Factor, The Border, The Strain, Designated Survivor.

Selected film credits include: Narrow Margin, Murder at 1600, Rats and Rabbits, Legends of The Fall, xXx3-The Return of Xander Cage, The Shape of Water.

TRAINING First Class Honours Degree in Theatre and Education from the University of Wales.

ET CETERA Gemini Award nominee four times and winner once. ACTRA Award nominee three times and winner twice.

ROYAL MTC The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (with Citadel), Chimerica (with CS), Alice Through the Looking-Glass, Late Company, The Seagull, Other People’s Money, Gone With the Wind, Romeo and Juliet, Calendar Girls (with Mirvish), Strong Poison, The Price, Pride and Prejudice, The Importance of Being Earnest, Our Town, The Dresser, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Philadelphia Story (with TC), King Lear, The Crucible, Season’s Greetings, Homeward Bound (with VP), Dancing at Lughnasa (with NAC), The Miracle Worker, The Heidi Chronicles (with Mirvish), The Attic, The Pearls & Three Fine Girls, None is Too Many (with WJT), Waiting for the Parade.

OTHER THEATRE In Winnipeg: Blithe Spirit (Echo Theatre); The Swearing Jar, The Savannah Disputation, Glorious, Having Hope at Home, Copenhagen, Love and Anger, All Fall Down, The Fighting Days (PTE); Stripped-Down Hamlet, The Comedy of Errors (SIR); Tribes, Social Security, The Last Night of Ballyhoo, Crossing Delancey (WJT); The Colour of Vowels, Cruel and Unusual Punishment (TPM). Terri has worked at theatres across the country from Vancouver to Halifax.

FILM/TV Burden of Truth, Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story, Category 7: The End of the World, Haunting Sarah, Everybody’s Doing It, Hell on Heels.

TRAINING Graduate of U of W, U of M and the National Theatre School of Canada.

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OUTSIDE MULLINGAR Alicia Johnston Rosemary Muldoon

ROYAL MTC First appearance.

OTHER THEATRE The Flats, Butcher, The

Edible Woman (PTE); les Flats, Théâtre Sans Animaux, le Dieu du Carnage, Boeing Boeing, Deux Sur la Balançoire (Théâtre Cercle Molière); Romeo and Juliet, Antony and Cleopatra, The Taming of the Shrew (SIR); Coffre Fort, la Grande Vague, la Maculée (La Troupe du Jour); Fort Mac (Théâtre Vice Versa Theatre); North Main Gothic (TPM); The Winter’s Tale (TomTom); Toronto Noir (SummerWorks); Essay and The Russian Play (WJT); The Amorous Servant (Pleiades).

FILM/TV Burden of Truth, JT Leroy, Corruption of Divine Providence, Break My Heart 1000 Times, Incident in a Ghostland,

Radius, A Dog’s Purpose, Faces in the Crowd, Jack, Less Than Kind, Cashing In, The Stone Angel, Capture of the Green River Killer, Category 6: Day of Destruction, Cinderella Man. TRAINING Graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada.

ET CETERA Alicia is a three-time recipient of the Jean Murray-Moray Sinclair Scholarship award.

Mike Nadajewski Anthony Reilly

ROYAL MTC Emcee in Cabaret, Motel in

Fiddler on the Roof, Ryan in Larry’s Party (with CS/NAC).

OTHER THEATRE Eight seasons with the Stratford Festival, including: Peter Sellars’ chamber play version of A Midsummer

Great entertainment lives here.

BMO is proud to support the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, and to be the 2017/2018 Tom Hendry Warehouse Season Sponsor.

OUTSIDE MULLINGAR Night’s Dream, Timon of Athens, The Changeling, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Physicists, Hamlet, Camelot, Jacques Brel..., Jesus Christ Superstar (also Broadway), ...Forum (also Mirvish); the title roles in Candide and Sunday in the Park with George (Talk Is Free Theatre); other credits include productions with Canadian Stage, NAC, Drayton Entertainment, Theatre Aquarius, the Charlottetown Festival and three seasons with the Shaw Festival.

TRAINING Birmingham Conservatory for Classical Theatre.

ET CETERA @mikenadajewski

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John Patrick Shanley Playwright

(Tarragon); Killer Joe, Poison (Coal Mine Theatre); Dying City, Extremities, Den of Thieves (Surface/Underground). As assistant director: School for Scandal, Breath of Kings (Stratford); Pygmalion, The Divine (Shaw); Lungs, A God in Need of Help (Tarragon).

TRAINING Graduate of Ryerson Theatre School.

ET CETERA Peter has been a director-in-residence at Stratford Festival, Shaw Festival, Tarragon Theatre and Crow’s Theatre. He has been nominated for the Pauline McGibbon Award, the John Hirsch Prize and twice nominated for the Dora Award for Outstanding Direction. Peter is positively thrilled to be making his debut at Royal MTC.

Charlotte Dean John Patrick Shanley is from the Bronx. He was thrown out of St. Helena’s kindergarten. He was banned from St. Anthony’s hot lunch program for life. He was expelled from Cardinal Spellman High School. He was placed on academic probation by New York University and instructed to appear before a tribunal if he wished to return.

When asked why he had been treated in this way by all these institutions, he burst into tears and said he had no idea. Then he went into the United States Marine Corps.

He did fine. He’s still doing okay.

Peter Pasyk Director

ROYAL MTC First engagement.

OTHER THEATRE World Premieres: Late

Company (Theatre Centre); Like Wolves (GCTC). Toronto Premieres: The Circle

Set & Costume Designer

ROYAL MTC Bittergirl: The Musical, Things We Do For Love, Billy Elliot the Musical, The Secret Annex, The Glass Menagerie, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, White Christmas, The Drowsy Chaperone (with TC), The Importance of Being Earnest.

OTHER THEATRE Engaged, Sweet Charity, Arms and the Man, Our Betters (Shaw); She Stoops to Conquer, Antony and Cleopatra, The Merchant of Venice (Stratford); Dear Johnny Deere, Evangeline (Charlottetown Festival); Summoned, The Trouble with Mr. Adams, The Valley, The Real World?, The Misanthrope (Tarragon).

TRAINING/TEACHING Charlotte holds a BFA from York University and is a member of the Associated Designers of Canada.

She has coached Costume Rendering at the National Theatre School.

ET CETERA Charlotte is the 2009 recipient of the Virginia and Myrtle Cooper Award

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OUTSIDE MULLINGAR in Costume Design. She has received five Doras for Outstanding Design, and has been nominated for Sterling Awards and Betty Mitchell Awards.

Hugh Conacher Lighting Designer

ROYAL MTC Kill Me Now (with NAC), Hand to God, Million Dollar Quartet, My Name is Asher Lev (with Segal), Things We Do For Love, Seminar (with Mirvish), The Woman in Black, Cabaret (2015), The Glass Menagerie (2014, 1989/90), Venus in Fur, The Penelopiad, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, After Miss Julie, Macbeth (with English Suitcase Theatre Company), Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Beautiful Lake Winnipeg, A Walk in the Woods, Frankenstein: Playing with Fire.

OTHER THEATRE Hugh has collaborated

with choreographers, visual artists and dance and theatre companies worldwide for over 30 years. In Winnipeg, his work has been seen with Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet, QDance, Gearshifting Performance Works, Theatre Projects Manitoba and Manitoba Theatre for Young People, to name a few.

ET CETERA Hugh enjoys working beyond the constraints of traditional lighting design using various forms of interactive media, video and photography. His photographic work resides in private collections and has been published worldwide. Hugh is a member of the Associated Designers of Canada and L’Association des professionnels des arts de la scène du Québec www.pellucid.me.

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OUTSIDE MULLINGAR Chris Brett

Margaret Brook

Sound Designer

Stage Manager

ROYAL MTC Hand to God, 23.5 Hours, Things We Do For Love, Myth of the Ostrich.

TEACHING Chris has taught Audio Engineering at Mid Ocean Recording, Ambience Professional and Studio 11.

ET CETERA Chris is a music composer as well as an audio engineer, music producer and sound designer.

Rae Ellen Bodie

ROYAL MTC Million Dollar Quartet,

Unnecessary Farce, The Devil’s Music, The Glass Menagerie, The Penelopiad, The Fighting Days, The 39 Steps, The Syringa Tree.

OTHER THEATRE PTE, Manitoba Opera, MTYP and Royal MTC co-productions with the Citadel, Theatre Calgary, Vancouver Playhouse, Royal Alex, Saidye Bronfman.

Dialect Coach

Katherine Dermott Assistant Stage Manager

ROYAL MTC First engagement.

OTHER THEATRE Dialect Coach: The

Aliens, Orphans, Superior Donuts, Killer Joe (Coal Mine Theatre); Belleville (The Company Theatre). Director: Creditors (Coal Mine Theatre); Offensive Fouls (Hustle N’ Bustle/MTYP). Upcoming: Director of Category E (Coal Mine Theatre).

FILM/TV GFE2 (Starz!); Taken (NBC); Bitten (SYFY); Hemlock Grove (Netflix); Reign (CW).

TRAINING/TEACHING Graduate of York University MFA-Acting/Diploma Voice & Speech program. Voice Mentor with Canadian Film Centre; Voice/Speech/ Acting instructor at Professional Actors Lab in Toronto.

ET CETERA Rae Ellen was nominated for the John Hirsch Director’s Award. Her production of Offensive Fouls was nominated for two Dora Mavor Moore awards.

ROYAL MTC The Audience (with Mirvish).

OTHER THEATRE Recent credits include:

Wilde Tales (Shaw); 1979 (Shaw/GCTC); Twelfth Night (Shakespeare BASH’d); Macbeth, The Hypochondriac, Festival Theatre Production Assistant (Stratford).

Anne & Gilbert: The Musical, Alice Through the Looking-Glass, The Sound of Music (NAC); Tosca, Madama Butterfly (Opera Lyra, Ottawa); This is War (GCTC); A Midsummer Night’s Dream, As You Like It, Hal & Falstaff, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Henry V (A Company of Fools); Pacino One Night Only (NAC).

ET CETERA In 2016 Katherine was awarded the Jean A. Chalmers Apprentice Achievement Award from the Stratford Festival of Canada.

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2017 REGIONAL TOUR

At Royal MTC, we aspire to reflect and inform the community we serve and we’re delighted to team with sponsors and presenters to bring quality, first-class live theatre to engaging rural audiences.

We hit the road on November 19 with a holiday classic with a twist! Marking Royal MTC’s 40th consecutive regional tour, Rod Beattie shed Walt Wingfield’s overalls to inhabit all our favourite characters — from Scrooge to Tiny Tim — in his lively adaptation of A Christmas Carol.

Joining Rod on this holiday trek were Doug Beattie (Company Stage Manager), Ian Kirk (Tour Technical Director) and James Thurmeier (Tour Technician). In just 34 days, the touring company travelled over 5,800 km, and played to more than 4,600 patrons in 24 communities across Manitoba and northwestern Ontario.

We were delighted to return to three communities where we hadn’t performed in many years — Morris (1994/95), Dauphin (2011/12) and Eriksdale (2013/14).

Christmas spirit was in the air as we travelled from town to town receiving the warmest of receptions in each and every community, with everyone overjoyed about Rod’s return to their home town stage. “Rod's performance was stunning and very moving” said our presenter in Red Lake, ON.

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This tour would not be possible without the generosity of our corporate sponsors: Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries, Wawanesa, MacDon and the Winnipeg Airports Authority. We would also like to thank the Manitoba Arts Council for its continued support and all of our hard-working and dedicated presenters and volunteers.

“Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries is a longstanding supporter of the performing arts in our province and is honoured to play a role in bringing this classic holiday production into so many communities,” said Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries CEO Peter Hak. In 2017, the Royal MTC regional tour visited the following communities: Atikokan, ON Brandon, MB Crystal City, MB Dauphin, MB Deloraine, MB Dryden, ON Eriksdale, MB Gimli, MB Gretna, MB Kenora, ON Lac du Bonnet, MB MacGregor, MB Minnedosa, MB

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Morris, MB Neepawa, MB Portage la Prairie, MB Red Lake, ON Sioux Lookout, ON Snow Lake, MB Souris, MB Steinbach, MB Strathclair, MB Thompson, MB Virden, MB

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MAR 21 – APR 14 “A knockout. Tremendously exciting theater, pulsing with life and sizzling with humor and affection.” — deadline

by STEPHEN KARAM

This season, our Mainstage has offered incredible variety — a period love story, a holiday classic and back-to-back musicals that wowed audiences. Now we’re eager to switch gears with one of the most talked about dramas to hit the stage in recent memory. When The Humans landed on Broadway, it immediately became a sensation, winning four Tony Awards and was named ‘best play of the year’ by at least 10 publications, including the New York Times, Chicago Tribune and Washington Post. Every now and then, a play comes along that reminds us why we go to the theatre. This is one of them.

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SUPPORTERS Many thanks to our donors who made a gift between November 1, 2016 and January 1, 2017.

Gail Asper, OC, OM, LLD* & Michael Paterson June & Bob Jackson Memorial Fund for the Performing Arts - The Winnipeg Foundation

Carol & Barry McArton 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

$6,500-9,999

$1,200-1,999

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE $10,000+

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 Dr. Bonnie Cham & Dr. Lorne Bellan 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 Ahava Halpern & Frank Lavitt Linda Hamilton & Grange Morrow‡ Camilla Holland† & Colin Viebrock‡ Investors Group Matching Gift Program Ms. Maureen E. Jay Derek & Mary Johannson David & Diane Johnston Kevin & Els Kavanagh John Kearsey*‡ Dr. Terry Klassen & Grace Dueck Dr. P. Kmet & Mr. B. Roslycky Bill & Shirley Loewen Reginald & Judy Low Elizabeth Marr & Nick Slonosky

Dr. Jerry Baluta & Olga Kandia Bruce & Shelley Bertrand-Meadows Jim Blanchard Marjorie Blankstein CM, OM, LLD & the late Morley Blankstein Sheldon & Penny Bowles Doneta* & Harry Brotchie‡ Haderra & Mark Chisick Jan* & Kevin Coates Pam & 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‡ 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 Gordon Keatch*‡ Julie Ann Kniskern Serena Kraayeveld James Kraemer Brenda* & Trevor Kriss‡ Laurie Lam† & Larry Desrochers J. Lamothe Rick Lee & Laurie Shapiro Peter & Karen Leipsic Gail Loewen Christine Skene & Nick Logan Dr. Douglas MacEwan Mark & Gloria Mancini‡ Virginia & the late Robert Martin Pat McCullough & Chris Brown Grant Mitchell & Cat Lambeth

*Current Royal MTC Board of Trustees/Advisory Board members

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Jeffrey* & Mary Morton Vivienne Nickerson Dr. & Mrs. Kieran O’Keeffe Kristine Olafson 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 Murray & Cindy Reimer 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 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 Helga & Gerhard Bock Cathie & Brian Bowerman Susan Brownstone Brock & Thomas Brock France Adams & Stephen Brodovsky J. Dawson Ben & Shari Diamond Ernest & Ruth Epp Hon. Gary Filmon & Hon. Janice Filmon CM Gordon Hannon Ian Kirk†‡ Eileen & George Klassen Marion Klysh Pat & Jim Ludwig Mr. G. Markham Terri & Jim McKerchar Richard & Bonnie Olfert Cam Mackie & Doris Mae Oulton

†Current Royal MTC staff

‡Monthly donors

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SUPPORTERS Donna Plant Iris Reimer Barbara Scheuneman Carol & Ron Slater Fund - Jewish Foundation of Manitoba Debbie Spracklin Margaret Wollner

$250-599 Acuity HR Solutions† Pat & Bob Adamson Dr. Liz Adkins Robert & Joy Antenbring Archie & Jo-Anne Arnott Larry Beeston & Anna Sikora Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Bergbusch Zita & Mark Bernstein Family Foundation Ron Blicq Lilian Bonin Denise Bonner Michael & Elizabeth Boroditsky Todd Bourcier Dr. Elizabeth Boustcha Kris & Ruth Breckman Billy Brodovsky & Libby Yager‡ Sheila & David Brodovsky Cheryl Chaban Mairi Chadwick Katherine Cobor & Gordon Steindel Donald & Cheryl Courcelles James & Gwen Court Dr. & Mrs. James Dalton J. Davidson‡ Chloe & Ron Del Bigio Andrea Hector & Kirk Dellebuur Helene Dyck Roberta Dyck Sonya Dyck-Ledochowski Felicia & Trevor Frost Colleen & Dan Furlan‡ Ms. Heather Gillander Ben & Serky Goldberg Gary Hannaford* & Cathy Rushton Kathryn & Wayne Harrison Dr. Ted & Gail Hechter Rodney Hick & Tracey Jackson Vivian Hilder-Skwark & David Skwark Mr. Dennis Hodgkinson Jennie Hogan Bernd & Tanis Hohne Michael & Crystal Hollas Cliff Jeffers Claire & Gerald Jewers Robert & Karen Johnston Lisa Johnston‡ Hon. Justice William Johnston Dr. & Mrs. Philip Katz Robert Kennedy & Claudette Leclerc Brenda Keyser & Peter Murdock Peter Kingsley

Kevin & Deneen Klippenstein John & Kathryn Knowles E. Koop David & Denise Koss Carol Campbell & Andy Krentz Katarina Kupca Dr. G. H. Lawler Wendell & Eleanor Lind Charles & Diane Littman David & Marie Loewen Dianne & Laurie Logan Jack & Belva London Dr. Sora Ludwig & Dr. Brent Schacter Harriet & Ted Lyons Peter & Maureen Macdonald Helen Major N. Marr Gerry Matte & Lydia Surasky-Matte Dr. & Mrs. Donald McInnes Marlene & Ian McKay Irene & the late Claire Miller Rena & Reno Molinari Dr. Catherine Moltzan & Paul Brault Marc Monnin & Donna Miller Margaret & Fred Mooibroek Sagan Morrow*‡ Beverly Nagamori Linda Nugent Deborah & George Nytepchuk Marie Ohta Helen Orestes Jeff Palamar Dr. Philip & Joanne Pass Peter & Anita Pelech Aaron & Maureen Penner Carol Penner Gina O’Connor & John C. Petersmeyer* Leonard & Ruth Podheiser - Gift Funds Canada Calvin Polet Beth Pollard Ms. Judith Putter Tammy Rabkin Vivian E Rachlis Erma Rempel David & Joan Rew Ricou-Manfreda Tony Robbins Renee Roseman Rosenberg Family Trust Jay Ross Charles & Naida Rubin Paul & Cathy Samyn 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

*Current Royal MTC Board of Trustees/Advisory Board members

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Harald & Vicki Schulz Jeff Sisler & Cathy Rippin-Sisler Jennifer Skelly† & Family‡ Chad Smith‡ Mrs. Lorraine Smith Al* & Virginia Snyder The Spielman Family Evelyn Stephen Donald & Lorraine Swanson Ross & BJ Taylor 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 Dr. & Mrs. M. B. Vodrey Jesse I. Vorst Dorothy Walker Stirling Walkes Florence & Donald Whitmore John T. & Justina Wiens Margaret Wikjord Kathleen Gough & Timothy Wildman 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 9 Anonymous

$150-249 Nazir & Pat Ahmad Brock & Donna Alexander Dawn Andersen Judy & Jay Anderson Bernice Antoniuk Dr. Ignatius Anyadike Elizabeth B. Armytage Fund - The Winnipeg Foundation Marion Arnason Michel & Danita Aziza Brenda Badiuk Richard & Nancy Ball June & Ted Bartman Dr. John & Karen Bate Dianne J. Beaven James & Dawn-Lynne Bedford Byrnes Benoit Trish Bergal Trust Beta Edwin M. Bethune

†Current Royal MTC staff

‡Monthly donors

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SUPPORTERS Lino Bettencourt Brenda Binda Tyler & Sable Birch‡ Tanys & Don Bjornson Colleen & Stephen Bonner Audrey Book Gill Bramwell Duane & Pauline Braun Janice Braun Jackie & Steve Broda-Milian Eldon Brown George & Ellen Bruce Carol Budnick Giles Bugailiskis & Margo Foxford Cheryl Butler Enid Butler Donna Byrne Corinne Campbell Kelly & Judy Caughlin Merv & Jan Cavers Rosemary Chapman Lawrie & Bea Cherniack Mr. Jaydeep Chipalkatti‡ Shelley Chochinov Bobbi Chomiak Art & Donna Chow Glen & Lorna Clark Kenneth Clark & Pamela Lockman Hy & Pat Cohen Fund Agnes & John K. Collins Melonee Collins

Graham & Linda Connor Martin & Gail Corne Roy & Marie Craig R. Lynn Craton Margaret A. Cuddy Ellen Curtis‡ J. Dale G. L. Damphousse Werner & Judy Danchura Ms. Linda Daniels Chris Darazsi Diane de Rocquigny Faye Dixon Sylvia & Margaret Docker Carl Doerksen Beverley Doern Dr. Sheila Domke & Stephen Ross Tom Dooley Rob Dryden John & Ada Ducas Mr. & Mrs. Glen* & Joan Dyrda Mr. & Mrs. William Easton David Ediger Greg Edmond & Irene Groot-Koerkamp Mr. & Mrs. John & Martha Enns Debra Evaniuk Michael & Brenda Evans Marion Fellinger Cindy Fernandes Nelma Fetterman

Elizabeth Findlay Douglas Finkbeiner Gayle Fischer Beverley & Ronald John Fitzpatrick Marcia Fleisher Lawrence Foster‡ M & D Francen Ted Fransen Chris Freeman Menno H. & Jolanda Friesen Marian Friesen Mr. & Mrs. R. Gallant Guy & Melanie Gaudreau Lynne & Lindsay Gauld‡ Denise & Ron George Juanita Giesbrecht Rick & Patti Gilhuly Sharon & Arnold Glass Jacqueline & Denis Godard Barbara & David Goldenberg Chuck Golfman Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Gomori Alicyn Goodman‡ Paul Goodman Michele Goossen Jeremy & Maureen Gordon‡ Shawn & Bill Gould Kari Hagness†‡ Joanne & David Haines Sharon Hamilton Bruce & Judy Harris

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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.

We’re always happy to see you at the theatre. Thank you for coming!

SUPPORTERS Sandra & Hans Hasenack Ken & Ruth Hayes Evelyn Hecht Frank & Sue Hechter Mr. Kyle Hendin Stan & Edith Hildebrand Ted & Cathy Hlynsky John & Lenore Hodge Tom & Dianne Hodgson Carol Holmes 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 Marlis & David Jacobson Margaret Jeffries Brenda Jenkyns Lynne Jentsch Guenter & Crystal Jochum Dave & Lesia Johns Bruce & Grace Johnson James W. L. Tam & Katherine Jordan Marilyn & Sheldon Joyal Brian & Renee Kaplan Edgar Kellett Nancy Kerr Vernon Klassen Orah & Soody Kleiman Ken & Iris Kliewer Paul Kochan Ms. Julie Koehn Peter & Valerie Kohut Lisa Koss & Olex Vecherya Richard & Janice Kostelnyk Lorraine Kraichy‡ Howard & Jane Kroeger Eileen Kroeker Jonathan & Cara Kroft Jan & Randie Kushnier Teena Laird Glad & Lloyd Lamont Edith Landy Brenda & Glenn Lange Barbara Latocki John & Heather Lea Iris Lechner Katrina Lee-Kwen & Jeff Neufeld Bob Leggett Kathy & Saul Leibl Kerrie Halprin & Richard Leipsic Tim & Kate Letkemann‡ Carol & Clifford Levi Pat Lewicki & Paul LaRiviere Shelagh Linklater Judy & Eric Lister Linda Loewen Nora Losey

Mary-Anne Lovallo Sarah Luby Dr. Simon Lucy Carole Lupkowski Tom Lussier Enid Lyons John MacDonald‡ Sharon M. Macdonald Dennis MacKay & Annette Stapenhorst Dennis MacLean Allan & Joanne Malenko Andrea Mann & Neil Antman Tamara Mares Mrs. Vera Marchuk Elaine & Neil Margolis Ms. Grace Martel 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 Barry McNabb Donald G. McNabb Ramesh Mehta Barb Melnychuk Dr. Jonathan Gabor & Tia Metaxas Albert & Judith Metcalfe‡ Susie Miclash Jim & Karren Middagh Carolyn Garlich & Peter Miller Marlene Milne Jacqueline Mitchell Ray Montague Shelley Morris Cathy Moser & Jeff Itzkow Maren Mueller Lauren Mulhall Don Munro Suzanne & Kenneth Munroe Charlotte Murrell Sharon & Mel Myers Jacqueline Nagel Harold Nagy Dr. Leanne Nause Medical Corporation Shelley Neel Marika Nerbas Alissa Neufeld Robert Nickel Tom Nowicki Jim & Lou Ogston Gary Oko

*Current Royal MTC Board of Trustees/Advisory Board members

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Joanne Olchowecki Truus Oliver Gloria & Robert Olynyk Cynthia Orris Murray Palay & Ivy Kopstein Heather & Harry Panaschuk Myron Pawlowsky & Susan Boulter Christopher Pearce B. Peterson & S. Slonosky Rob & Linda Pettit Funseekers Ladies Travel Rick Pinchin Donna & John Platt Carla Plummer Bill Podolsky Carolyn Porhownik Brett Porth Ms. Karen Dawn Power Keith Powls David & Sharon Putter Rudy & Audrey Ramchandar Angeline Ramkissoon Carole Rankin‡ Mohamed Rashwan Linda Ratynski Dr. Martin Reed & Joy Cooper Cheryl Reid Mr. & Mrs. William Reynolds Mr. Louis Ricciuto Dr. & Mrs. J. Richtik Marilyn Robbins Jane Robinson M. Rogalsky Kevin Rollason & Gail MacAulay Pat & Michelle Rowan Olga A. Runnalls Craig Russell & Janet Shaw-Russell In memory of Patrick Brown Elizabeth & Laurence Russin Michael T. Ruta Sandra Sadler Shona Scappaticci‡ Carolyn Schellenberg Hans & Gabriele Schneider Ms. Faye Scott Ryan Scott Bob & Rosemary Scurfield Darcia & Gary Senft Dennis & Karen Sereda Bonnie Talbot & Dr. Meir Serfaty Jim & Susan Shaw Dr. & Mrs. A.M. Shojania Henry & Connie Shyka Debbie Shymko Pamela Simmons Anna Sipinski Cliff & Sandra Skrabek Marlene Skuba Lillian Smith Deanne Spiegel Jacqueline St. Hill

†Current Royal MTC staff

‡Monthly donors

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SUPPORTERS Mr. David Stacey Karen Stewart-Paley Heidi Struck Tom & Shirley Strutt Eleanor Suderman Mr. & Mrs. Paul Swart Shayne & Kathryn Taback Ross & Bette-Jayne Taylor Mary-Lou K Taylor Karen Tereck - Welcome to Winnipeg Inc. Mary E. Tibbs‡ Sharon Timson Malcolm & Shirley Tinsley Doug & Heather Tisdale Gavin & Judy Todd Norma Toews Helen Tomlinson Gordon & Mary Toombs 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 C & J Vukelic Sherry & Bob Ward Donald Wardrop Peter & Joan Washchyshyn David & Deanna Waters 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 Dorcas & Kirk Windsor Harry & Evelyn Wray Raymond & Louise Wyant Landice Yestrau Brad Zander 28 Anonymous

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 Madams Investment 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 Mercedes-Benz 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 Franchise World Headquarters, LLC TD Bank Financial Group The Thomas Sill Foundation Wawanesa Insurance WestJet Winnipeg Airports Authority The Winnipeg Free Press

*Current Royal MTC Board of Trustees/Advisory Board members

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CORPORATE DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE

SPONSOR

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$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 $900-1,199 Astroid Management 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

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SUPPORTERS FOUNDERS’ CIRCLE Wayne & Lee Anderson Gail Asper, OC, OM, LLD* Zdzislaw (Zaz) Bajon & Patricia Hunter 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 Jack Fraser James Gibbs§ John & Nicola Guttormson Ahava Halpern & Frank Lavitt Linda Hamilton & Grange Morrow Gary Hannaford & Cathy Rushton Dr. Ted & Gail Hechter 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 Christopher Pearce Robb & Heather Paterson Gina O’Connor & John C. Petersmeyer Drs. Bill Pope & Elizabeth Tippett-Pope Heather Power & Harold Klause Margaret Redmond & Greg Gillis Edward Fisher & Lyse Rémillard Michelle Rowan Sharon Ryman Susan Skinner Bill & Laurie Speers Joan Stephens Richard L. Yaffe & John A. Statham Brenda Zaporzan§ 2 Anonymous

TRIBUTE GIFTS In memory of Brenda Zaporzan Zaz Bajon & Patricia Hunter June & Ted Bartman Patty & Doug Christie Robert & Sandi Coghlan Dr. Mark Cohen Ken & Lynn Cooper Stacey Greenbaum Garth & Abigail Grieder Dave & Diane Johnston Bob Jones & Lori Tastad Hubert & Bernice Kleyson Peter J. & Maureen MacDonald Kathleen Mico & Stefan Fischer Cheryl Ogaranko Jim & Leney Richardson Doreen Sigurdson Susan Skinner Gwenda Templeton Robert & Margaret Tollefson Mitch & Rosemary Vodrey Anonymous

ENDOWMENT FUND Many thanks to the generosity of our Endowment Fund donors who gave a gift or fulfilled a pledge payment between November 1, 2016 and January 1, 2018. 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. Allan MacDonald|| Cam & Carole Osler Jim & Leney Richardson|| Arni Thorsteinson & Susan Glass

$10,000-24,999 The Bowles Family Bryan Klein, Susan Halprin & daughters|| The Estate of Gordon P. Linney Norma Padilla Terri Cherniack & Steven Schipper, CM† George Sigurdson Terracon Development Ltd. Darcy & Brenda Zaporzan

$5,000-9,999 Zdzislaw & Patricia Bajon†|| Doneta* & Harry Brotchie|| Margaret Caie Donald Fraser & Judy Little Dr. Ted & Gail Hechter Susan & Keith Knox Serena & Dan Kraayeveld|| Rick Lee & Laurie Shapiro Leona MacDonald & Douglas Riske|| John Maguire & Susan Collison Garry Markham Gina O’Connor & John C. Petersmeyer* L. Blair Philpott & Tom Kynman Faye Warren Wearing Williams Limited - Don & Sheila Katz Dorothy Y Young

$2,500-4,999 Lee & Wayne Anderson Sheila & David Brodovsky Lowol Corp Pam & Andrew Cooke Helene Dyck John & Margaret Graham Peter & Maureen Macdonald|| Margaret & Fred Mooibroek In memory of Liam Murphy - Leigh Murphy Cheryl Ogaranko|| Barbara Scheuneman Ruth Simkin Jim & Jan Tennant Fran & Estela Violago Anonymous

$1,000-2,499 Joan & Ed Alexander Jack Armstrong & Doris Quinn David, Ruth, Daniel, Rebecca & Max Asper|| The Bohm Family Don & Cheryl Breakey Dave* & Barb Christie|| Robert & Sandi Coghlan||

*Current Royal MTC Board of Trustees/Advisory Board members

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

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SUPPORTERS Agnes & John K. Collins Ken & Lynn Cooper|| Bob & Alison Darling Roberta Dyck Michael & Lynn Evans Marcia Fleisher|| Charlie & Bonnie Froebe|| Brent & Debbie Gilbert David & Ewhenia Gnutel Debbie Gray|| In memory of Irene Karasick-McMurrich Teresa A. Hay Marilyn & Helios Hernandez Bob Jones & Lori Tastad|| Carol Campbell & Andy Krentz The Estate of Alan Richardson Burnett Laing Barbara Main Mark & Gloria Mancini|| Dr. & Mrs. Donald McInnes Terri & Jim McKerchar Irene & the late Claire Miller Vera Moroz Paul & Elaine Neelon Jean & Lisa Neron Theresa & Bill Parrish|| Joy Cooper & Martin Reed Marc & Sherri Rittinger Bill & Laurie Speers*|| Frits & Joan Stevens Marilyn Thompson Elaine Toms 3 Anonymous

$500-999 Heidi & Rennie Balciunas|| Jean Bissett Art & Donna Chow Katherine Cobor & Gordon Steindel Dorothy Davidson Dennis Engel|| Tino & Daphne Ethans|| Tom & Heather Foss|| Gail Granger|| Betty Ann & Richard Graydon Shelagh Hare|| Evelyn Hecht Jordan Janisse & Teresa Cooper Mr. & Mrs. Fred Kisil Edith Landy Dr. Evelyn Ferguson & Nick Martin Patrick* & Clarice Matthews Heather & Blaine Maxwell|| Gerry & Corinne McCallum Debbie & Lee McFadden|| Anthony & Joyce McWha Estelle Meyers Marcel & Louise Mollot Edna Poulter

Paul Jensen & Maureen Prendiville|| RBC Global Asset Management|| Bill & Norma Rennie Michael T. Ruta Ivor & Lorna Schledewitz Howie & Sue Simpson Barb Stevens|| Unitarian Church Theatre Group 2 Anonymous

UP TO $499 Jacqueline Anderson Margaret & Charles Avent Don Bailey Balmoral Hall School|| June & Ted Bartman|| Dan Battiston|| Susan Benias Sophie Bertram|| Patti Bews|| Daniel Blankstein|| Ingrid Bolbecher Laurie Bonten|| Georgia Brook|| Brooke & Partners|| Jocelyn Burns|| Brenlee Carrington Trepel & Brent Trepel|| Wes & Tracy Christie|| Bev & Ron Clegg Jan* & Kevin Coates & Family|| Dr. Mark Cohen|| Alex Cook|| Sheila Cooper-Simon|| Marsha Cowan|| Kelvin & Diana Dereski|| Meg Dunlop|| Mike Egden|| Kim & Richard Enright|| Orest & Marion Fedak Heather Gray|| Stacey Greenbaum|| Robert & Elaine Gregg|| Garth & Abigail Grieder|| Donna Grove Vince Haight|| Shawn Hughes* & Bruno Koehn|| Dave & Diane Johnston|| The staff of Josef Ryan Diamonds|| Joanne & Rod Kamins|| Ken & Laurie Keats|| Caroline Kiva|| Hubert & Bernice Kleyson|| Jim & Wendy Krovats|| J. Lamothe|| Barbara Latocki Nancy Latocki Courtney Lay|| Frances Lemieux Edward & Evelyn MacDonald|| Bruce & Yvonne MacKay||

Daphne MacMillan|| Barbara & Robert Madden|| Meg McNevitts|| Praveer Melwani|| Kathleen Mico & Stefan Fischer|| Thorlein R. Mitchell|| Selena Ng|| Duane Nicol & Erin Nosal The Penman Family|| Janine & John Pennington|| Sandra Plosker|| Ayrlea Porter|| Pratts Wholesale|| Tyler Press|| Lori Ranta-Rodrigues|| RBC Wealth Management, Private Banking|| Billy Rosenburg|| Gerry & Susan Rosenby|| Hugh & Christine Ross|| Judy & Christopher Rousseau|| Sandra Sadler Zivan Saper & the staff at Saper Agencies|| Matt Sardella|| Jack & Regina Schipper Marcy Schwartz|| Joanie Sheps|| Jan Shute & Doug Harvey|| Roslyn Silver George & Elma Sinclair|| Bryan Sinclair|| Susan Skinner|| Caleigh Smith|| Geri & Peter Spencer Kim & Frank Stockl|| Mike & Connie Sworyk|| Geraldine & Brian Taillieu|| Peter & Sharon Taylor Marlene & Craig Thiessen|| Robert & Margaret Tollefson|| Mitch & Rosemary Vodrey|| Kirby & Jessica Watson|| Penny Webber|| Audrey & Jerry Weiss|| Cliff & Heather Yaffe|| Al & Barbara Zaporzan|| Wayne, Olga & Ryan Zaporzan|| 2 Anonymous

THANKS TO OUR VOLUNTEERS!

*Current Royal MTC Board of Trustees/Advisory Board members

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SUPPORTING PARTNERS CORE FUNDERS

SEASON PARTNERS

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

SHANLEYFEST

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, Breanne Korban, Tia Levine, Kimmy Martin, Daniel MacPherson, 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

STAFF

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 Properties

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

Accounting/Finance

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

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

Brian Adolph, IT Manager Elena Anciro, Education & Community Engagement Manager Emma Dux, Archive Intern, Young Canada Works Stephanie George, Archive Intern, Young Canada Works Devan Graham, Director of Human Resources Camilla Holland, Executive Director Mary Horodyski, Archivist Daphne MacMillan, Administrative Assistant Kathrin Moncaster, Senior Developer & Systems Administrator Artistic

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

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

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

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

Beverly Covert, Wigs & Makeup Supervisor Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival & Master Playwright Festival

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

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

CHECK OUT

Once

Allan Beardsell, Instrument Specialist Tim Clark, Instrument Technician Gary Koshinsky, Instrument Technician Ivan Svenda, Piano Tuner

THE NEW

Outside Mullingar

Photo

Brian Britton, Stage Hand Laurie Carpenter, Wardrobe Chris Coyne, Stage Hand Drew Derbowka, Stage Hand Jacko Garcia, Assistant Carpenter Hrefna Gudmundsdottir, Wardrobe Apprentice Zoë Leclerc-Kennedy, Properties Apprentice* Barbara MacKenzie, Sewer Jamie Plummer, Props Buyer Farrah Okolita, Assistant Scenic Artist James Thurmeier, Stage Hand Libid Zyla Harder, Stage Hand

Display Located in the mainstage lobby

ONCE Grand Theatre Production Staff

Lyndee Hansen, Production Manager Paul Fujimoto-Pihl, Technical Director Daniel Bennett, Apprentice Technical Director Lauren Rebelo, Apprentice Technical Director Natalie Kearns, Head of Properties Natalie Tsang, Props Builder/Buyer Emily Dyck, Properties Apprentice Lisa Wright, Head of Wardrobe Elaine Ball, Assistant to the Head Wardrobe Kathryn Sherwin, Cutter Julia Nelham, First Hand Constanza Davila, Wardrobe Apprentice Richard Lawler, Head Scenic Artist Craig Guthrie, Senior Scenic Artist Craig Pearson, Head Scenic Carpenter John Mickle, 1st Scenic Carpenter Leonard Savgorodny, 2nd Scenic Carpenter Steve West, Head Stage Carpenter Wright Staines, Head of Electrics Aaron Oullette, Head of Sound Jared Whitty, Head Flyman Raz Zemitis, Wig & Wardrobe Mistress

P R O U D LY S P O N S O R E D BY

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Members also get access to a number of exclusive special events.

SIGN UP TODAY AT ROYALMTC.CA/UNDER30 ROBB PATERSON AND JOHN B. LOWE IN A CHRISTMAS CAROL. PHOTO BY DYLAN HEWLETT.

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

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INDIVIDUAL GIVING The cast of Come From Away.

PHOTO BY MATTHEW MURPHY

Robb Paterson and John B. Lowe in A Christmas Carol. PHOTO BY DYLAN HEWLETT

John Ng and Toby Hughes in Nine Dragons. PHOTO BY TIM NGUYEN

Live theatre requires a lot of commitment, creativity and simple hard work. And it comes at an expense.

Did you know your ticket price only covers 50% of the cost of production? That a single light bulb or sheet of plywood costs $25? That a single yard of fabric can cost $100?

In order to keep ticket prices affordable and accessible to everyone, Royal MTC depends on the generosity of people like you.

MAKE YOUR DONATION TODAY! Bahareh Yaraghi in Shakespeare in Love. PHOTO BY DAVID COOPER

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