Ovation Volume 25, Number 6 (April/May 2018)

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MESSAGE FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Lately, almost every play we’ve read about aging seems to revolve around dementia or Alzheimer’s, as if life after 60 narrows to a single colour in the spectrum, or a single note on the scale. We know these diseases are tragic and must be included in our narratives about the trajectory of life.

Yet, I also see so many people my age who are not descending into oblivion. In fact, they seem reinvigorated by empty nests and retirement. Not since adolescence have they been so committed to taking risks, living in the moment, and trying yet again to get this life right.

Steven Schipper

Carey Crim and Simon Stephens have written

aging characters who are not locked in wards or forgetting their children’s names.

Instead, the playwrights take their all-too-aware seniors to the cliff’s edge of change, and then push them over. In Crim’s Morning After Grace, a funeral lends poignancy to a situation right out of a bedroom farce. Her characters may be haunted by the past but they’re willing to make fools of themselves now, by believing against all odds in the perfectibility of the future.

Simon Stephens’ play Heisenberg takes a slightly different approach, allowing 75-year-old Alex a new chance at love, only to darken that pleasant prospect.

Romance is never without risk, regardless of the lover’s age, but 42-year-old Georgie may be more than Alex bargained for. Georgie brings out the best in him, but she also arouses his suspicion. The fun of Stephens’ play is watching the two find each other, only to worry that they’ll lose each other forever.

Both plays seem to say, “Of course, you feel vulnerable. Love isn’t power — it’s surrender.” That’s why it’s called “falling” in love. Whether we’re 17 or 70, we must abandon ourselves a little to love (and life), because careful planning and risk management alone will not bring us happiness. Our time here is brief, and our chances few.

Yours always,

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IN CELEBRATION OF OUR 60TH ANNIVERSARY, WE REMEMBER

1950s 1960s 1970s 198

THE HISTORY OF MANITOBA

FROM THE BEGINNING OF TIME TO THE PRESENT IN 45 MINUTES

BY ROSS MCMILLAN Now there’s a title that seems to promise an impossibility, yet, if we go by the reaction of audiences over the years, it delivers what it promises as much as any play can.

The idea originated with Royal MTC Artistic Director Steven Schipper. He envisioned a play about the province’s history that would inspire high school students. Playwright Ross McMillan looked at our colourful, perhaps amazing, history and, with some inspiration from The Simpsons, delivered an entertainment. Ross described “the people who influenced our province, [as] a lightning fast parade of rogues and fools, with a few everyday visionaries thrown in.” From the Big Bang to a highlight reel of our history including the fur trade, the Selkirk settlers, Louis Riel, the 1919 strike, the Panama Canal, the residential schools, and the departure (and return) of the Jets, the play breathlessly tells the story of this place.

Its immediate, hard-nosed and balanced view won over 27,068 audience members in the years since it debuted.

Back to that word “entertainment.”

Today we tend to think of the word as denoting something theatrically light and easy to take. But entertainment 4

actually implies the serious and the comic in a thoughtful way. The History of Manitoba asks complex questions about how we got to where we are in this province and how our present generation must address the legacy we’ve inherited. The approach, as Winnipeg Free Press critic Kevin Prokosh put it several years ago, is ‘fast, furious, fun’ but the theme is the ongoing creation of our disparate community. Its educational value was acclaimed, and it won the 2000 Prix Manitoba Award for Art in Education and Communication. The play’s 2008 revival for Prince Edward (and the inner-city students who joined him) confirmed its continuing impact.

Perhaps, unlike most socially relevant plays of any given generation, it will not become just a footnote.

What is most interesting about the play is that it challenges the audience in its waggish way, while inviting them to recognize themselves. For example, you can agree or disagree with its contents. You can complain about what’s left out, or what’s left in.

But how to resist it? One can’t. What makes The History of Manitoba special is that audiences learn through the quicksilver of the play that real people are behind the facts, or that some event has stirred a response or, most

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PLAYS THAT HE LPED DEFINE EACH OF OUR SIX DECADES

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important, that each person watching it is a part of the Manitoba history celebrated (and mocked) in the play. In any case, one feels confident that the play will surface again, as it did in 2010 with a revival at The Forks for the Cultural Capital of Canada celebrations. We need a jolt now and then, even if for only 45 minutes.

The History of Manitoba, 2000 & 2010 1 & 2. Tracey Nepinak & Robb Paterson 3. Tracey Nepinak, Ross McMillan & Robb Paterson 4. Robb Paterson, Tracey Nepinak & Ross McMillan 5. Robb Paterson & Ross McMillan 1. PHOTO BY T. BACIUS. 2-5: PHOTOS BY B. MONK

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“I used a special history compressor that you can buy at Home Depot.”

– ROSS MCMILLAN

Special acknowledgement to the original funders of this production: Canadian Millennium Partnership Program, Manitoba Culture, Heritage and Tourism, Youth Employment Strategy, CN, Telpay, Manitoba Arts Council, Investors Group and Winnipeg Millennium Council.

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Steven Schipper’s BIG NEWS Do we human beings evolve throughout our lives, or do our spirits calcify, becoming less flexible with each passing day? The question is not a hypothetical one for me. As you probably know by now, I’m preparing to change jobs next May. I’ve been scribbling 10-play seasons in a notebook every day for the past 30 years. After I plan the 2019/20 season, I’ll stop imagining those new seasons, a prospect that fills me with both dread and delight. I’m ready for a future that will be profoundly different than my past, and I can’t wait to see who I become next.

Over the decades, you have been my constant inspiration and my steadying hand. I will never forget the trust you placed in me, or the joy I felt in your company. I will say a proper goodbye next spring but, for now, let’s forget leave-taking. We have another glorious year ahead of us, and I want to celebrate every last moment with you.

Yours always,

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PLAYWRIGHT’S NOTES

BY CAREY CRIM Morning After Grace was a commissioned play from Guy Sanville at The Purple Rose Theatre Company (founded by Jeff Daniels).

He asked me to write a comedy for a wonderful actor named Randolph (Randy) Mantooth who had just turned 70. Randy was known (among other things) for playing the virile John Gage on the TV show Emergency. He was still that guy at 70: A man life had blessed and also kicked around, but still that guy.

When I picture myself getting older, I know my insides will be relatively the same even as my outsides change.

I hope to be a bit wiser, a bit less reactive and surrounded by a tribe of fierce friends and loved ones.

I would love a friend like Abigail. Actually,

I have a friend like Abigail and the role was originally written for her. Yet, I also know as we age, the loss of those friends and loved ones becomes part and parcel of it all.

So, I knew the play would deal with love and loss and coming to terms with growing older, but I was having trouble finding a comedic way in. One night, while out with my dad, I overheard a 70-something gentleman say to his dinner companions, “Come on, at our age, funerals are better than singles bars.” That sentence got me off and running and then I shamelessly borrowed from friends and family for further inspiration.

The first half of the play had the feel of old screwball comedies of the 30s and 40s. Mistaken identities, false assumptions and a battle of the sexes with a twist. As the play progressed, the journey from grief to grace began to deepen. Humour made room for life and life for humour. Comedy and sorrow intertwined.

I lost my mother at 17. That loss will remain a part of my “now” forever. This play is for her.

“Come on, at our age, funerals are better than singles bars.”

– ANGUS

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DIRECTOR’S NOTES

BY KRISTA JACKSON

“I answer the heroic question, ‘Death, where is thy sting?’ with ‘It is in my heart and mind and memories’.”

— MAYA ANGELOU

Morning After Grace asks those of us who have yet to experience it to contemplate a life beyond our significant, significant other. Who are we when a filter through whom we’ve lived so much of our social and private — our real — lives is gone? Carey Crim’s tale of three Floridian golden-agers examines how those thousands of thrilling, challenging and — c’mon, let’s be honest — boring hours we spend together with those we have chosen in life have the possibility of bringing us closer together or driving us apart. When we face a future without a life companion — whether by death, decision or divorce — there is grieving, healing and changing to do following our loss.

Now this may all sound pretty grim, but Crim’s comedy manages to shine a light on this time of life.

It shows us that what lies beneath is something easy to overlook when it’s just there: that radiant human need for connection and companionship. We are reminded that we all have in us an enormous capacity to surprise ourselves, to stretch beyond our comfort zones when necessary and this need never escape us. We are — despite our stretch marks, despite our wrinkles — never too old to grow, to learn, or to be present in uncomfortable moments that lead us in unexpected directions.

But perhaps most importantly, Angus, Ollie and Abigail demonstrate that we often get far more chances to get things right than we think we do. That there is mercy in the universe. And nearly endless patience. And infinite love.

SYNOPSIS After hooking up at a funeral, Abigail and Angus wake up with a new lease on life. Being successful, bright and “of a certain age” doesn’t guarantee you’re ready to take a leap of faith but they’re both tired of faking it. So together with their friend Ollie, Abigail and Angus bravely shed past disappointments in order to find joy again. april/may 2018

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

Morning After Grace

By Carey Crim April 26 - May 19, 2018 preview April 25

Director................................................................................... Krista Jackson† Set & Costume Designer..................................................Charlotte Dean Lighting Designer.............................................................Scott Henderson Sound Designer....................................................................Michael Wright Fight Director........................................................................ Paul Essiembre Assistant Director...................................................................... Cory Wojcik Stage Manager.........................................................................Chris Pearce Assistant Stage Manager........................................................... Ali Fulmyk Apprentice Stage Manager.......................................................Tori Popp† THE CAST (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

Angus.................................................................................. C. David Johnson Abigail................................................................................................Fiona Reid Ollie............................................................................................. Alvin Sanders SETTING: A retirement community. Amelia Island, Florida.

Morning After Grace is performed without an intermission.

The World Premiere of MORNING AFTER GRACE was presented by the Purple Rose Theatre Company.

Founding Executive Director Jeff Daniels, Artistic Director Guy Sanville, Managing Director Katie Doral.

The production was directed by Guy Sanville.

Production photography by Dylan Hewlett.

Royal MTC acknowledges that our two venues are on Treaty 1 territory and that the land on which we gather is the traditional territory of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene Peoples, and the homeland of the Métis Nation. †Past Jean Murray - Moray Sinclair Scholarship award winners

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MORNING AF TER GRACE C. David Johnson Angus

ROYAL MTC Amadeus, The Innocent Eye

Test, Jitters.

OTHER THEATRE Broadway: The Children

(Royal Court); The Present (Sydney Theatre Co.); Priscilla Queen of the Desert, The Last Ship. Selected theatre: Christopher in Tribes (Barrington Stage); LBJ in All the Way (Denver Center for the Performing Arts); Henry II in The Lion in Winter (Palm Beach Dramaworks); Almady in The Play’s the Thing (Soulpepper); Major-General Stanley in The Pirates of Penzance (Stratford).

FILM/TV Street Legal, Mysterious Island, Red Serge, Saving Hope, The Blacklist, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

TRAINING Vancouver Playhouse Acting School, National Arts Centre.

ET CETERA Nominated for four Geminis and a Dora. More at cdavidjohnson.com.

Fiona Reid Abigail

ROYAL MTC The Audience (with Mirvish), Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (with Mirvish), Calendar Girls (with Mirvish), The Constant Wife (with Citadel), Arcadia (with CS), Six Degrees of Separation (with CS), Hay Fever (with Citadel), Death and the Maiden (with CS), A Bee in Her Bonnet, She Stoops to Conquer, The Cherry Orchard, The Boy Friend.

OTHER THEATRE Shaw Festival (13 seasons): productions include A Woman of No Importance, The Dance of Death, The

Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide, The Divine, The Sea, The Charity that Began at Home, Hay Fever, The Seagull, The Secret Life, Cavalcade and Private Lives. London Road (Dora Award), Sweeney Todd, Fallen Angels (Dora Award) (CS); August: Osage County (Sterling Award) (Citadel); Humble Boy (Jessie Award) (Arts Club). Extensive work across Canada/internationally, including five seasons at the Stratford Festival.

FILM/TV Many roles, including The Time Traveler’s Wife, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 1 & 2.

ET CETERA Honorary Doctorate, Bishop’s University; ACTRA Award of Excellence; Order of Canada. Fiona is past President of the AFC (formerly The Actor’s Fund of Canada).

Alvin Sanders Ollie

ROYAL MTC Proposals (with Mirvish).

OTHER THEATRE Amadeus, To Kill a Mockingbird, Company (Arts Club); Born Yesterday, Of Mice and Men (VP); Stone Angel, The Ecstasy of Rita Joe, Filthy Rich (Firehall Arts Centre); Serjeant Musgrave’s Dance, Lysistrata (Seattle Repertory Theatre); The Taming of the Shrew (Actors Theatre of Louisville).

FILM/TV Over 120 IMDB credits including currently the roles of Pop Tate on Riverdale and King Sombra on My Little Pony.

TRAINING Graduate of Carnegie Mellon University.

ET CETERA Alvin has received three Jessie Richardson Theatre awards for his performances in Driving Miss Daisy, Of Mice and Men and Colored Museum. He recently ended several terms as Vice President of ACTRA and President of their BC branch UBCP/ACTRA.

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MORNING AF TER GRACE Miser of Middlegate (zone41/TPM); Village Wooing (zone41). Associate Director: All My Sons (Stratford).

ET CETERA Krista is Royal MTC’s Associate Artistic Director, the recipient of the 2015 Stratford Festival Jean Gascon Award and the 2013 Gina Wilkinson Prize. www.kristajackson.com

Carey Crim Playwright

ROYAL MTC 23.5 Hours.

OTHER THEATRE 23.5 Hours (Conviction)

Ovation award nominated. Never Not Once (Jane Chambers Award Winner); Growing Pretty, Wake (Critics’ Pick LA); Some Couples May. Productions, readings or workshops at Pasadena Playhouse, Primary Stages, Luna Stage, Asolo Rep Theatre, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Miami City Theatre, Rubicon Theatre, Barrow Group Theatre and The Purple Rose Theatre Company.

FILM Wake (feature film).

TRAINING Bachelor of Arts in Performance Studies, Northwestern University. The Royal Court Theatre in London. The Ensemble Studio Theatre in New York. Second City Detroit.

ET CETERA Thank you to Royal MTC. Love and gratitude to George and Eliana.

Krista Jackson Director

ROYAL MTC Upcoming: Director of Sense & Sensibility and A Doll’s House, Part 2 (with Mirvish). Director: Bittergirl: The Musical, Private Lives, The Seagull, The Seafarer.

Actor: Myth of the Ostrich, The Threepenny Opera (with SIR), Quills, The Good Sisters (Les Belles-Soeurs), The Sisters Rosensweig, Brighton Beach Memoirs.

OTHER THEATRE Director: Dancing at Lughnasa (Shaw); The Lion in Winter, Fly Me to the Moon, Much Ado About Nothing (Grand); Dying to Be Thin (MTYP); The

Charlotte Dean Set & Costume Designer

ROYAL MTC Outside Mullingar, 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 in Costume Design. She has received five Doras for Outstanding Design, and has been nominated for Sterling Awards and Betty Mitchell Awards.

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MORNING AF TER GRACE Scott Henderson Lighting Designer

ROYAL MTC Over 50 productions since 1995, including A Christmas Carol (2017, 2005), Shakespeare in Love (with Citadel), Sarah Ballenden, Bittergirl: The Musical, Black Coffee, The Audience (with Mirvish), Billy Elliot the Musical, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (with Mirvish), Next to Normal, Red (with Belfry), The Seagull, Top Girls.

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

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

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

Michael Wright Sound Designer

ROYAL MTC Over 20 productions including The Humans, Bittergirl: The Musical, Black Coffee, Million Dollar Quartet, Billy Elliot the Musical, Seminar (with Mirvish), Late Company, Private Lives, The Secret Annex, The Seagull, Venus in Fur, The Penelopiad, August: Osage County, Romeo and Juliet, The Seafarer, Top Girls, Rope’s End, Fully Committed, The Last Five Years, Cherry Docs.

OTHER THEATRE I Dream of Diesel, North Main Gothic, The Monster Trilogy, The Elmwood Visitation, Age of Arousal (TPM);

Everything is Coming Up Roses (Gearshifting Performance Works); Something Drastic, Puppet Munsch (PTE); Macbeth (SIR); Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Winnipeg Fringe); Hedwig and the Angry Inch Atrocity Tour 2004 (Rose Tinted Productions, UK).

FILM The Last Harvest, Métis, Métis Not, Dead Mothers Kitchen Floors, Dust.

ET CETERA Michael is active in the music world with over two dozen album credits and is a member of IATSE 63.

Paul Essiembre Fight Director

ROYAL MTC Fight Director: Kill Me Now,

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

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

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

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MORNING AF TER GRACE ET CETERA Three seasons at the Edinburgh

Cory Wojcik

Fringe. Seasons at the Stratford, Shaw and Charlottetown festivals and a run in London’s West End. In his free time, Chris volunteers at Habitat for Humanity.

Assistant Director

Ali Fulmyk

ROYAL MTC Actor: Once (with Grand),

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 Actor: 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); various productions with Celebrations Dinner Theatre and Winnipeg Fringe.

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

ET CETERA Cory would like to thank the Winnipeg Arts Council for their support.

Chris Pearce Stage Manager

ROYAL MTC 26th production at the Mainstage, including last year’s Bittergirl: The Musical; 11 productions at the Warehouse, including Di and Viv and Rose, August: Osage County and The Seagull.

OTHER THEATRE Three Sisters (zone41/ TPM); La Traviata, Madama Butterfly, Transit of Venus, Carmen (Manitoba Opera); Gracie, The Gravitational Pull of Bernice Trimble, The December Man (L’homme de décembre), The Valley (PTE); The Light in the Piazza, A Man of No Importance (Dry Cold); Kindness, Peter Pan (MTYP); five productions (Rainbow).

Assistant Stage Manager

ROYAL MTC Kill Me Now (with NAC), Seminar (with Mirvish), The Woman in Black, Private Lives, Jane Eyre, Other People’s Money.

OTHER THEATRE Stage Manager: Danny and the Deep Blue Sea (The Keep Theatre); Charlie Brown: A Double Bill (MTYP); Tribes, Another Way Home (WJT); American Idiot (WST). Assistant Stage Manager: Sister Act (Drayton); Shrek: The Musical, Sister Act (Rainbow). Apprentice Stage Manager: Fidelio, La Bohème, Don Pasquale (Manitoba Opera); The Miser of Middlegate (zone41/TPM); Mamma Mia!, Little Shop of Horrors, The Little Mermaid, The Producers, Mary Poppins (Rainbow); A Man of No Importance (Dry Cold).

TRAINING University of Winnipeg Department of Theatre and Film, with a Theatre honours degree.

ET CETERA Much love to Paul and to Mom & Dad. Livin’ The Dream!

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MORNING AF TER GRACE Tori Popp Apprentice Stage Manager

ROYAL MTC Lighting Design Apprentice: A Christmas Carol.

OTHER THEATRE Apprentice Stage Manager: A Short History of Crazy Bone (TPM). Stage Manager: The Hollow (Vault Projects); The Cassilis Engagement (U of W). Lighting Design: The Heidi Chronicles, Big Love (U of W); The Stock (ArtLaunch Theatre Company); Production Management: FemFest 2016-2018 (Sarasvàti); Tigers Be Still (District Theatre Collective).

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

ET CETERA Enjoy! Thank you to everyone who works so hard at Royal MTC!

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HEISENBERG

The Uncertainty principle In Simon Stephens’ Heisenberg, science and love collide. Two unlikely characters, Georgie Burns and Alex Priest, meet and the anticipation of what happens next is just like a chemical reaction.

WHO IS HEISENBERG?

The play’s title refers to German physicist and philosopher Werner Heisenberg.

In 1925, when he was just 23 years old, Heisenberg discovered a way to formulate quantum mechanics in terms of matrices.

Werner Karl Heisenberg was born on December 5, 1901, in Würzburg, Germany. He was the son of August and Annie Wecklein Heisenberg. His father, who was committed to academic learning, encouraged him to pursue science, which he loved. As an eager student he taught himself calculus and even took the challenging task of writing a scientific paper as a teenager.

Though science

was his main passion, he was also heavily immersed in music, playing piano at a young age and playing master compositions by the age of 13. He graduated from the University of Munich, where his father was professor of Greek language and literature.

In 1932, Heisenberg was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics for the creation of quantum mechanics. Later in life, Heisenberg developed the uncertainty principle, also referred to as the indeterminacy principle.

THE UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE

“The uncertainty principle says that we cannot measure the position (x) and the momentum (p) of a particle with absolute precision. The more accurately we know one of these values, the less accurately we know the other. Multiplying together the errors in the measurements of these values (the errors are represented by the triangle symbol in front of each property, the Greek letter “delta”) has to give a number greater than or equal to half of a constant called “h-bar”. This is equal to Planck’s constant (usually written as h) divided by 2π. Planck’s constant is an important number in quantum theory, a way to measure the granularity of the world at its smallest scales and it has the value 6.626 x 10-34joule seconds.” — The Guardian Quantum mechanics deals with the behaviour of matter and light on the atomic and subatomic scale. It tries to describe the properties of molecules and atoms and their elements such as electrons, protons, neutrons and other particles like quarks

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HEISENBERG and gluons. These properties include the interactions of the particles with one another and with electromagnetic radiation (i.e. light, X-rays and gamma rays).

But what do quantum physics and the uncertainty principle have to do with the production?

In Heisenberg, Stephens applies the theory that it’s impossible to measure the momentum and direction of a particle

together with absolute precision. Though the differences between Georgie Burns, a 42-year-old woman from New Jersey, and Alex Priest, a 75-year-old butcher, are evident, they both long for love and human connection regardless of their stage in life. Stephens’ exploration of their relationship uses a scientific approach to love, lending credibility to a somewhat improbable love story.

SOURCES: NOBELPRIZE.ORG, NOTABLEBIOGRAPHIES.COM, THEGUARDIAN.COM, LIVESCIENCE.COM

“If you watch something closely enough you realise you have no possible way of telling where it’s going or how fast it’s getting there. Did you know that?”

– GEORGIE

FIXED PERSONALITIES In Heisenberg, Alex says there’s “no such thing as personalities,” that “they’re never fixed.” But is this true?

Personality defines how we connect with the world and isn’t as fixed as you think.

According to the “Big Five”, which is the most widely accepted model of personality, there are five traits that shape our behaviour and emotions: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism.

So, can we change our personality or is it set in stone? A 16-week study from

the University of Illinois has shown that participants wanting to change parts of their personality were successful.

Through attending public speaking classes and self-improvement programs, participants were able to alter their traits.

As we mature, we tend to become more understanding, conscientious and develop increased emotional stability.

Our goals change, which influences behaviour, and as we evolve we acquire new traits.

SOURCES: HUFFINGTONPOST.COM, PSYCHOLOGYTODAY.COM

SYNOPSIS From their first meeting, something’s a bit off. But maybe that’s what makes them click. A 75-year-old British butcher and a 40-something American?

Definitely not a match on paper. As chemistry turns to romance, Georgie asks Alex for a favour that puts her motives into question. Was their original meeting a chance encounter after all? As Alex ponders his next move, the question remains: if you’re getting what you want, does it matter what you give? april/may 2018

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

Heisenberg

By Simon Stephens April 12 - 28, 2018 preview April 11

Director.................................................................................Steven Schipper Set & Costume Designer........................................................Linda Beech Lighting Designer...............................................................Hugh Conacher Sound Designer.............................................................................Chris Brett Choreographer............................................................. Catherine Wreford Assistant Director.................................................................... Dora Carroll† Stage Manager.......................................................................Karyn Kumhyr Apprentice Stage Manager.................................Zoë Leclerc-Kennedy THE CAST (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

Georgie Burns..........................................................................Paula Potosky Alex Priest...........................................................................Stephen Russell† SETTING: London, 2014.

Heisenberg is performed without an intermission.

HEISENBERG was originally commissioned by the Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) and received its world premiere there on May 19, 2015.

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

Special thanks: Dr. Michael Eleff.

Production photography by Dylan Hewlett.

PRODUCTION SPONSOR

Royal MTC acknowledges that our two venues are on Treaty 1 territory and that the land on which we gather is the traditional territory of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene Peoples, and the homeland of the Métis Nation. †Past Jean Murray - Moray Sinclair Scholarship award winner

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HEISENBERG Paula Potosky

Simon Stephens

Georgie Burns

Playwright

ROYAL MTC Billy Elliot The Musical,

Alice Through the Looking-Glass, The Penelopiad, White Christmas.

OTHER THEATRE Tribes (WJT); The Birds and the Bees (PTE); Bridges of Madison County, Follies (Dry Cold); Songs for a New World (White Rabbit); Avenue Q (WST); Sister Act, Les Misérables, The Little Mermaid, The Producers, Mary Poppins, Annie (Rainbow).

ET CETERA Love and thanks to this company, my family & friends for providing the opportunity to embrace uncertainty and welcome the unexpected.

Stephen Russell Alex Priest

ROYAL MTC Gone With the Wind, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Long Day’s Journey into Night, Henry IV, Hamlet (with Keanu Reeves), An Inspector Calls, Medea (1992).

OTHER THEATRE Stephen Russell is a veteran of 35 seasons at the Stratford Festival.

FILM/TV Highlights include playing Pontius Pilot in The Gospel According to John, directed by Phillip Saville and playing Muir in the feature Pathfinder, directed by the iconic Canadian director Don Shebib.

ET CETERA Stephen is extremely pleased to return to his hometown to play Alex Priest in Royal MTC’s production of Heisenberg. He is a proud recipient of the Jean Murray - Moray Sinclair Scholarship to study drama which is probably what has gotten him into all this trouble.

Simon Stephens is an award-winning playwright whose work includes Bluebird (Royal Court, 1998); Herons (Royal Court, 2001); Port (Manchester Royal Exchange, 2002 - Pearson Award for Best New Play); Christmas (Bush Theatre, 2004); Country Music (Royal Court, 2004); On the Shore of the Wide World (Manchester Royal Exchange/National Theatre, 2005 - Olivier Award for Best New Play); Motortown (Royal Court, 2006); Harper Regan (National Theatre, 2008); Sea Wall (Bush Theatre/Traverse Theatre, 2008-2009); Pornography (Deutsches Schauspielhaus, Hanover, 2007, Edinburgh Festival/Birmingham Rep, 2008 and Tricycle Theatre, 2009); Punk Rock (Lyric Hammersmith/Manchester Royal Exchange, 2009); The Trial of Ubu (Schauspielhaus, Essen/Toneelgroep Amsterdam, 2010); A Thousand Stars Explode in the Sky written in collaboration with David Eldridge and Robert Holman (Lyric Hammersmith, 2010); Marine Parade, a play with songs composed by Mark Eitzel (Brighton Festival, 2010); T5 (Traverse Theatre, 2010); Wastwater (Royal Court Theatre, 2011); an adaptation of Jon Fosse’s I Am the Wind (Young Vic Theatre, 2011); The Trial of Ubu (Hampstead Theatre, 2012) and Three Kingdoms (NO99 Theatre, 2011, Munich PlayChamber, 2011, Lyric Theatre, 2012). Simon is currently under commission to the National Theatre, Manchester Royal Exchange and the Young Vic. TV credits include an adaptation of Pornography for Coming Up (Channel 4, 2009) and Dive (Granada/BBC, 2009).

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HEISENBERG Steven Schipper

Linda Beech

Director

Set & Costume Designer

Steven dedicates his direction of Heisenberg to his friend, colleague and mentor, Professor James Dodding, who died March 25, 2018.

James Dodding directed Royal MTC’s 2007 (50th Anniversary Season) production of The Importance of Being Earnest.

A remarkable man of the theatre, Dodding inspired his students (Rose Bruford College, McGill, Dalhousie and Wake Forest Universities) through his artistry, integrity, generosity and good humour. He helped train generations of performers including David Bowie, recent Oscar winner Gary Oldman and Tom Baker (Doctor Who).

The consummate English gentleman, Dodding was also a star of BBC Radio; a contemporary of British theatre giants such as Dames Peggy Ashcroft and Edith Evans, and Sir John Gielgud; an expert mime and a friend and colleague of Marcel Marceau; a master magician; a poet who maintained a correspondence with Poet Laureate John Masefield; and one of the humblest humans one might ever have the honour and good fortune to meet.

For more information about James Dodding, please visit www.garstanghistoricalsociety.org.uk.

Good night sweet prince, And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest! (Hamlet - Act 5, Sc 2).

ROYAL MTC First engagement.

OTHER THEATRE A Short History of Crazy

Bone, Beautiful Man, Iceland (TPM); The Good, The Bad and the Munsch (PTE); Tribes, Another Way Home (WJT).

TRAINING Graduated with an Honours Degree in Sculpture/Installation from the Ontario College of Art and Design and in Theatre at Dalhousie University in Halifax.

Also one year as an intern at the Banff Centre for the Arts.

ET CETERA Linda has worked as a visual artist and theatre professional across Canada for a number of years. She has received grants from the Canada Council for the Arts and the British Columbia Arts Council among others. Many thanks to Winnipeg for making us so welcome and to all the Boys.

Hugh Conacher Lighting Designer

ROYAL MTC The Humans, Outside

Mullingar, 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.

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The Asper Foundation is proud to support Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre’s production of Heisenberg www.asperfoundation.com

HEISENBERG 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.

Music Man (Pittsburgh CLO); The Sound of Music, The Music Man, Les Misérables, Mamma Mia! (Rainbow); A Chorus Line (WSO/Rainbow).

ET CETERA Catherine is originally from Winnipeg and was nominated for a Helen Hayes Award. In the summer of 2013, Catherine was diagnosed with brain cancer. She had an awake craniotomy, radiation, four kinds of chemotherapy for a year and was given two to six years to live.

She is happy to be home and doing what she loves best. She has two amazing kids and an awesome husband.

Dora Carroll Assistant Director

Chris Brett Sound Designer ROYAL MTC Di and Viv and Rose, Outside Mullingar, 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.

Catherine Wreford Choreographer

ROYAL MTC Assistant director: Million Dollar Quartet.

OTHER THEATRE Selected acting credits: West Side Story (Stratford); Annie Get Your Gun, 42nd Street (US Broadway Tour); 42nd Street, Oklahoma! (Broadway); The

ROYAL MTC Alice Through the Looking-Glass.

OTHER THEATRE Assistant Director: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (MTYP); Gracie (PTE); Romeo and Juliet (SIR). Apprentice Director: The Producers (Rainbow). Actor: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Tour (SIR); Hamlet (Bravura); On Love, Dutchman (play ON); The Producers (Rainbow); Breaking Through (Sarasvàti); Avenue Q, Spelling Bee (WST); Bloodless (White Rabbit); Little Women, Company (Dry Cold); Muncha Meeya (PTE).

FILM/TV Film: Menorca, A Perfect Match (Farpoint). Animated: The Magic Snowflake, Tayo (DaCapo).

TRAINING/TEACHING U of W - BA Honours Theatre, Teacher at MTYP. ET CETERA Associate Artistic Director of Bravura Theatre, Dora produces and directs Shakespeare in the Pub here in Winnipeg. She is also a proud member of the Fu Fu Chi Chi Choir.

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HEISENBERG Karyn Kumhyr

Zoë Leclerc-Kennedy

Stage Manager

Apprentice Stage Manager ROYAL MTC A Christmas Carol, Sarah Ballenden, Chimerica (with CS), The Woman in Black, A Christmas Story, Ed’s Garage, Next to Normal, The Shunning, Steel Magnolias, It’s a Wonderful Life: A Radio Play, Bleeding Hearts, Pride and Prejudice, Fiddler on the Roof, Our Town, The Tempest, Driving Miss Daisy, The History of Manitoba from the Beginning of Time to the Present in 45 Minutes.

Assistant Stage Manager: A Christmas Carol, The Foreigner, Doc. Crew: My Name is Asher Lev, The Gin Game, Thimblerig, A Moon for the Misbegotten, The Tempest, Side by Side by Sondheim.

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

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

ROYAL MTC Apprentice Stage Manager: Shakespeare in Love, Sarah Ballenden, Bittergirl: The Musical. Props: Outside Mullingar, Black Coffee, Hand to God, My Name is Asher Lev. OTHER THEATRE Apprentice Stage Manager: A Charlie Brown Double Bill (MTYP); Falstaff (MB Opera). Stage Manager: Bake Off 2016 & 2017 (Sarasvàti); Vinegar Tom (U of W). Props: Two Indians, The Seduction Theory (Sarasvàti); La Cenerentola (U of M Opera Theatre).

TRAINING University of Winnipeg with a BA (Hons), specialization in Theatre Production and Stage Management.

The Asper Foundation Production Sponsor The Asper Foundation is a private philan­ thropic organization that undertakes and develops major initiatives in the areas of Jewish charity as well as culture, education, community development and human rights locally, nationally and internationally.

It spearheaded the establishment of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights as a Canadian national museum in 2008 which opened September 20, 2014.

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NEW CREATIONS

Wordplay

program readings and workshops, and review and analyze script submissions.

For 19 years, Investors Group has generously supported our Wordplay program. Their visionary leadership has been a critical factor in our development of new plays. Since Steven Schipper took the helm, Royal MTC has premiered an average of one new play each season, an exciting accomplishment for the company, for the artists who create the work, and for the corporation that funds this artistic exploration.

We recently announced the upcoming world premieres of Sense and Sensibility

by Ellen Peterson and The Cottage

by Jake MacDonald, plays developed through our Wordplay program. Both playwrights began these projects with commission money from our theatre and, later, we hired dramaturgs Trish Cooper, Don Hannah and Bruce McManus to work with them on the development of the project. Finally, workshop funding helped us hire a total of 56 actors to read various drafts of the plays, so Peterson and MacDonald could assess their progress and plan their next steps.

Wordplay is Royal MTC’s vitally important “R&D” wing, where we can foster new work, and invest in the creation and development of plays for our stages, and for the Canadian theatre canon. We commission new plays, provide dramaturgical support,

Artistic Director Steven Schipper is thrilled to be launching both plays simultaneously: “Each project is irresistible and, thanks to Investors Group, we’re able to support both these playwrights on their creative journeys.”

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Enriching Students’ Lives THROUGH THE POWER OF THEATRE Thanks to the generosity of Great-West Life, Royal MTC has welcomed youth from all over Manitoba and beyond to experience our 60th anniversary season.

• 4,629 students joined us for studentonly matinees of Shakespeare in Love, Nine Dragons, A Christmas Carol, Come From Away and Once.

• So far this season, 2,780 students and teachers joined us for matinees and evening performances.

• 1,232 young people attended evening and weekend performances on their own thanks to discounted individual ticket prices for youth.

to experience live theatre; especially for those like my students who come from lower income families, and would otherwise never be able to afford it. My students are still ranting and raving about Come From Away! Many of my students who were skeptics of musicals, have come to me and said it was the most amazing show they have ever seen. I think it changed some of their perspectives on live theatre.”

“I just want to say thank you for providing us with this amazing opportunity for our students. My students have loved all three plays and have come back raving about their newly found love for theatre. It is such an exceptional experience for them.”

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EDUCATION & OUTREACH

Backstage Pass Thanks to the support of Bell MTS, Backstage Pass is a free program for grade 11 and 12 students who are passionate and/or curious about the world of theatre. Students see every Mainstage production and experience six workshops led by local, professional artists. So far this year, they have delved into the art of the audition, voice and diction, playwriting and musical improvisation. Here are some reactions to their time spent in these areas: “Watching everyone today and seeing how much everyone loves theatre, inspired me.”

“I discovered what my imagination was capable of. I have gained a skill I thought was too difficult to achieve.”

“I love this building and would want to work here.”

“I loved this workshop! It forced me out of my comfort zone and I loved every second of it!”

“I’m learning that I fear failure, which stops me from doing things. This started showing me that you just need to go for it.”

“The instructor was so inspiring and full of knowledge!! I didn’t want him to stop talking!”

“I hate singing or thinking about singing in front of anyone at all, but today’s workshop made me fall in love with something I hate.”

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Q&A WITH ROYAL MTC’S ARCHIVIST

Mary Horodyski Why is there an archivist at Royal MTC? The Royal MTC Foundation granted the theatre’s request for funds to hire me for a three-year part-time contract that ends this September. My work included contributing historical material to our 60th Anniversary displays, updating our agreement with the Archives of Manitoba (AM) and sending them a new shipment of records, managing the digitization of our production photos, and organizing the 20 years of records that we keep onsite. I regularly answer requests for information about our history, and help other departments use our history to promote the theatre. In the months ahead, I’ll create a plan for staff to know which files to send to AM in the future.

I also obtained funding from the federal government to hire three Young Canada Works students and I also had help from an intern from McGill University. These students contributed to the online

l to r: Brian Perchaluk, Thora Lamont and Lorraine O’Leary working on A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 1992. PHOTO BY B. MONK

exhibit celebrating the designs of Brian Perchaluk, digitized thousands of slides and photos, and created finding aids for our archival materials at the Archives of Manitoba. I also have the support of two long-time volunteers, Elsie Douglas and Peggy Barker. They have a fantastic knowledge of the past 60 years of productions and were instrumental in the creation of the beautiful new lobby display of photos in the Mainstage building.

Why send the theatre’s records to the Archives of Manitoba?

The Archives of Manitoba has storage facilities that are environmentally controlled, a reading room for patrons to view the records, an online search engine, and permanent professional staff to preserve the records and allow researchers and the general public to access records. It is very rare for a theatre company to have the space or resources to properly house their own historical records.

Where is the Archives of Manitoba?

Who can use the archives?

John Hirsch dancing ARCHIVES OF MANITOBA

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ARCHIVES as records from the private sector and the Hudson’s Bay Company. The AM is open to the public during regular business hours. Our records will be fully processed and entered into the AM’s online Keystone search engine later this year. Watch for our announcement on social media.

Painter working on the set of Guys and Dolls, 1973.

PHOTO BY GERRY KOPELOW, ARCHIVES OF MANITOBA, ROYAL MTC FONDS.

What records will be available at the Archives of Manitoba?

Probably the most interesting records for the general public will be the production photographs and production files. The files show some of the work that goes into preparing a play for the stage, including designing and building the props, costumes and sets.

Patrons will also find copies of our programs, posters and annual reports.

The AM has a copy of almost every program and poster—the few that are missing are listed on our web page.

Painter working on the set of The Snow Queen, 1961.

PHOTO BY DAVID PORTIGAL & CO., ARCHIVES OF MANITOBA, ROYAL MTC FONDS.

Royal MTC to dedicate time and money to the preservation of their history, as they have over the past three years.

Why should theatres archive their records?

The stories we see on stage are both a reflection — and shaping agent — of our culture and ideas. Most theatres receive some form of public funding, so I believe they also have a responsibility to archive their records for the benefit of the current public and for future generations.

Do most theatres have an archivist?

It’s very rare. Theatres don’t normally have the budget to keep an archivist permanently on staff, which is worrisome, as it means that the history of these companies is at risk. This is why individual donations and specialized donation campaigns matter. A theatre’s main focus is on the creation of art, so it takes great vision for an organization like april/may 2018

What training does an archivist need?

I have a Master’s degree from the Archival Studies program of the History department of the University of Manitoba. I also have a Master’s degree in History from Concordia University.

What are your favourite records?

I love the photos of our staff at work.

The artistry of theatre craftspeople and technicians is something to be celebrated and I’m glad the public will be able to see some of this in our records at the AM. You can also see images and artefacts in the lobby display at the Warehouse and on our website.

Mary Horodyski. PHOTO BY LAURIE TODD Header background. PAINTING BY JOHN HIRSCH, ARCHIVES OF MANITOBA

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Will you help us reach our goal?

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Have you considered a gift to Royal MTC in your will?

Is Royal MTC already in your will?

We would love to honour you as one of the first 60 members to our Founders’ Circle.

For more information on how you can become a member of the Founders’ Circle, contact Kris Olafson at 204 954 6412 or email kolafson@royalmtc.ca.

“Our Founders’ Circle ensures that the future of Royal MTC is secure for generations to come. Membership, no matter the size of the gift, is like planting a tree knowing full well its shade will benefit others for years to come.”

STEVEN SCHIPPER, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

LEGACY GIVING

Last year at this time, Royal MTC launched an ambitious campaign to sign on 60 members to Royal MTC’s Founders’ Circle before the end our 60th season on May 31, 2018.

With only 25 members in the Founders’ Circle at the start, the goal was to more than double that number in a single season.

Well, the 60th season is nearing the end, and Royal MTC is thrilled to announce that we now have 53 members in our Founders’ Circle.

Thanks to all of you who have already become members. Your commitment is a powerful way to ensure the future success of Royal MTC.

Bequests are directed to the Endowment Fund, providing long-term financial stability for this theatre. All donations to the Endowment Fund, including legacy gifts, are eligible for matching grants, increasing the impact of your donation. And donors who make a legacy gift to Royal MTC’s Endowment Fund are automatically included in The Winnipeg Foundation’s Legacy unless you advise otherwise.

The Endowment Fund was established in 2001 and is held in trust by The Winnipeg Foundation. The income from that fund currently provides the theatre over $850,000 in financial support every season.

Becoming a member of the Founders’ Circle is your opportunity to make a real difference in the future of Royal MTC. When you make a legacy gift, it will last forever.

WE ARE NOW SO CLOSE TO OUR GOAL! WILL YOU JOIN US? Would you help us meet our goal by becoming one of our first 60 members?

There is no need for you to change your will immediately. You can become a Founders’ Circle member simply by

signing a letter of intent that you will leave a gift to Royal MTC in your will.

No gift is too small.

WILL YOU JOIN US? For more information about becoming a Founders’ Circle member, please contact Kris Olafson at 204 954 6412 or kolafson@royalmtc.ca.

LEGACY GIVING CAMPAIGN PARTNER

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SUPPORTERS Many thanks to our donors who made a gift between January 1, 2017 and March 1, 2018.

Hartley & Heather Richardson Leslie John Taylor Fund - The Winnipeg Foundation

Bill & Shirley Loewen Reginald & Judy Low Elizabeth Marr & Nick Slonosky Carol & Barry McArton Jim* & Penny McLandress‡ Drs. Ken & Sharon Mould In memory of Liam Murphy - Leigh Murphy‡ Vivienne Nickerson The Michael Nozick Family Foundation Cam & Carole Osler Dr. Bill Pope & Dr. Elizabeth Tippett-Pope Derek Riley Maitland & Pat Sundmark Triple A Fund - The Winnipeg Foundation Helga Van Iderstine* Marcel Van Woensel Sonya & Scott Wright 2 Anonymous

$4,000-6,499

$1,200-1,999

In memory of Duane Braun - Pauline Braun The Albert D. Cohen Family Gregg & Mary Hanson Andrew & Wendy Jensen Gerry & Barb Price

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 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 James & Teresa 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

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

$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

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Mark & Gloria Mancini‡ Virginia & the late Robert Martin Terri & Jim McKerchar Grant Mitchell & Cat Lambeth Jeffrey* & Mary Morton Dr. & Mrs. Kieran O’Keeffe Kristine Olafson M. Plett-Lyle Mr. & Mrs. Lawrie & Fran Pollard 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 Daniel Robinson† & Dr. Krystal Thorington Barbara & Derek* Rolstone‡ Leah & Michael Routledge Ken & Susan Skinner* Kevin Hines & Shelly Smith-Hines†‡ Bill & Laurie* Speers In memory of Annice Stephens Joan Stephens Shelley† & Mark Stroski‡ Jim & Jan Tennant Tim Valgardson* & Cecily O’Callaghan Richard L. Yaffe* & John A. Statham Dorothy Y Young 2 Anonymous

COMPANY CIRCLE $600-1,199 Robert & Ina Abra Family Fund - The Winnipeg Foundation Margaret & Jim Astwood Helga & Gerhard Bock Todd Bourcier 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 Hon. Justice William Johnston Ian Kirk†‡ Eileen & George Klassen Kevin & Deneen Klippenstein Marion Klysh Serena Kraayeveld Pat & Jim Ludwig Peter & Maureen Macdonald Mr. G. Markham

†Current Royal MTC staff

‡Monthly donors

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SUPPORTERS Richard & Bonnie Olfert Cam Mackie & Doris Mae Oulton Donna Plant Iris Reimer Ricou-Manfreda Andrea* & Michael Robertson‡ Barbara Scheuneman Diane Shapiro Jennifer Skelly† & Family‡ Carol & Ron Slater Fund - Jewish Foundation of Manitoba Debbie Spracklin Margaret Wollner

$250-599 Pat & Bob Adamson Dr. Liz Adkins Philip Akin Robert & Joy Antenbring Archie & Jo-Anne Arnott Larry Beeston & Anna Sikora Sheena Baird† Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Bergbusch Ron Blicq Lilian Bonin Denise Bonner Dr. Elizabeth Boustcha Kris & Ruth Breckman Billy Brodovsky & Libby Yager‡ Sheila & David Brodovsky MacDonald/Cageorge Fund - The Winnipeg Foundation Cheryl Chaban Katherine Cobor & Gordon Steindel Mrs. Aynsley Cockshott 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 Mr. & Mrs. Glen* & Joan Dyrda Felicia & Trevor Frost Colleen & Dan Furlan‡ Ms. Heather Gillander Ben & Serky Goldberg Jeremy & Maureen Gordon‡ 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 Marlis & David Jacobson Cliff Jeffers Margaret Jeffries

Claire & Gerald Jewers Robert & Karen Johnston Lisa Johnston‡ Robert Kennedy & Claudette Leclerc Brenda Keyser & Peter Murdock Peter Kingsley John & Kathryn Knowles E. Koop David & Denise Koss Carol Campbell & Andy Krentz Katarina Kupca Brent Kvern 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 Helen Major N. Marr Gerry Matte & Lydia Surasky-Matte Dr. & Mrs. Donald McInnes Mr. & Mrs. Campbell McIntyre Marlene & Ian McKay Albert & Judith Metcalfe‡ Irene & the late Claire Miller Rena & Reno Molinari Dr. Catherine Moltzan & Paul Brault Marc Monnin & Donna Miller Margaret & Fred Mooibroek Sagan Morrow*‡ Suzanne & Kenneth Munroe Beverly Nagamori Robert Nickel Linda Nugent Deborah & George Nytepchuk Marie Ohta Helen Orestes Jeff Palamar Linda & Wayne Paquin Dr. Philip & Joanne Pass Peter & Anita Pelech Carol Penner Gina O’Connor & John C. Petersmeyer* Leonard & Ruth Podheiser - Gift Funds Canada Calvin Polet Beth Pollard Keith Powls Ms. Judith Putter Tammy Rabkin Vivian E Rachlis David & Joan Rew Tony Robbins Rosenberg Family Trust Jay Ross Charles & Naida Rubin Cathy & Paul Samyn

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Renate & Bill Schulz Melanie Sexton† & Ian Walsh‡ In memory of Sybil Shack for the benefit of MTC - Jewish Foundation of Manitoba Sharon Shaydak Margaret & Paul Shuckett Shayna & Merrill Shulman Jeff Sisler & Cathy Rippin-Sisler Cliff & Sandra Skrabek Chad Smith‡ Mrs. Lorraine Smith Al* & Virginia Snyder The Spielman Family Donald & Lorraine Swanson Mr. & Mrs. Paul Swart Shayne & Kathryn Taback Ross & BJ Taylor Karen Tereck - Welcome to Winnipeg Inc. Marilyn Thompson Ian R. Thomson & Leah R. Janzen Phyllis Thomson 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 Kathleen Gough & Timothy Wildman In memory of C. Noreen Wilkie Catherine Wilkie Arthur Williams R & A Winstone Dr. David Wiseman & Merilyn Kraut Grant & Sheila Woods Adele & Arthur Wortzman Valerie Wowryk Harry & Evelyn Wray 8 Anonymous

$150-249 Brock & Donna Alexander Dawn Andersen Judy & Jay Anderson Bernice Antoniuk Dr. Ignatius Anyadike Elizabeth B. Armytage Fund - The Winnipeg Foundation Lynne Arnason Marion Arnason Brenda Badiuk Richard & Nancy Ball June & Ted Bartman Dr. John & Karen Bate Dianne J. Beaven

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SUPPORTERS James & Dawn-Lynne Bedford Trish Bergal Trust Beta Edwin M. Bethune Brenda Binda Tyler & Sable Birch‡ Tanys & Don Bjornson Colleen & Stephen Bonner Audrey Book Carol Ann Borody-Siemens Gill Bramwell Jackie & Steve Broda-Milian Brian Brown Eldon Brown George & Ellen Bruce Carol Budnick Giles Bugailiskis & Margo Foxford Cheryl Butler Enid Butler Donna Byrne Kelly & Judy Caughlin Merv & Jan Cavers Ron & Carol Chapman Rosemary Chapman Duane Cheskey 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 Beverley Doern Dr. Sheila Domke & Stephen Ross Tom Dooley Rob Dryden John & Ada Ducas James Dugan & Mary Bawden Mr. & Mrs. William Easton David Ediger Greg Edmond & Irene Groot-Koerkamp Mr. & Mrs. John & Martha Enns Dan Erickson Debra Evaniuk

Michael & Brenda Evans Marion Fellinger Nelma Fetterman Douglas Finkbeiner Gayle Fischer Beverley & Ronald John Fitzpatrick Marcia Fleisher Lawrence Foster‡ M & D Francen Chris Freeman Menno H. & Jolanda Friesen Marian Friesen Monica Furer Mr. & Mrs. R. Gallant Guy & Melanie Gaudreau Lynne & Lindsay Gauld‡ Denise & Ron George Juanita Giesbrecht Rick & Patti Gilhuly Sharon & Arnold Glass Jacqueline & Denis Godard Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Gomori Alicyn Goodman‡ Paul Goodman Michele Goossen Shawn & Bill Gould Karen Guenther Kari Hagness†‡ Joanne & David Haines Sharon Hamilton Bruce & Judy Harris Joanne Harris Sandra & Hans Hasenack Ken & Ruth Hayes Evelyn Hecht Frank & Sue Hechter Stan & Edith Hildebrand Ted & Cathy Hlynsky Gwen Hoare 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 Brenda Jenkyns Lynne Jentsch Guenter & Crystal Jochum Dave & Lesia Johns Bruce & Grace Johnson James W. L. Tam & Katherine Jordan Marilyn & Sheldon Joyal Marilyn Juvonen Brian & Renee Kaplan Edgar Kellett Nancy Kerr

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Vernon Klassen Orah & Soody Kleiman Paul Kochan Ms. Julie Koehn Peter & Valerie Kohut Lisa Koss & Olex Vecherya Richard & Janice Kostelnyk Lorraine Kraichy‡ Howard & Jane Kroeger Jan & Randie Kushnier Teena Laird Glad & Lloyd Lamont Brenda & Glenn Lange Barbara Latocki John & Heather Lea 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 Sarah Luby Dr. Simon Lucy Carole Lupkowski Tom Lussier Enid Lyons John MacDonald‡ Sharon M. Macdonald 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 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 Susie Miclash Jim & Karren Middagh Carolyn Garlich & Peter Miller Marlene Milne Dr. Michael & Sharon Moffatt Ray Montague Shelley Morris

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SUPPORTERS Cathy Moser & Jeff Itzkow Maren Mueller Bill Muir Lauren Mulhall Don Munro Charlotte Murrell Sharon & Mel Myers Jacqueline Nagel Harold Nagy Dr. Leanne Nause Medical Corporation Shelley Neel Marika Nerbas Tom Nowicki Gary Oko Joanne Olchowecki Gloria & Robert Olynyk Cynthia Orris Murray Palay & Ivy Kopstein Heather & Harry Panaschuk Myron Pawlowsky & Susan Boulter Chris Pearce & Ruth Magnuson B. Peterson & S. Slonosky Rob & Linda Pettit Funseekers Ladies Travel Rick Pinchin Donna & John Platt Bill Podolsky Carolyn Porhownik Brett Porth David & Sharon Putter Dr. R & Audrey Ramchandar Angeline Ramkissoon Carole Rankin‡ Linda Ratynski Cheryl Reid Mr. & Mrs. William Reynolds Mr. Louis Ricciuto Dr. & Mrs. J. Richtik Jane Robinson Celia Rodd & Atul Sharma M. Rogalsky Kevin Rollason & Gail MacAulay Renee Roseman Pat & Michelle Rowan Ms. Debbie Roy 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 Harald & Vicki Schulz Ms. Faye Scott Ryan Scott Carol Scurfield 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 Marlene Skuba Lillian Smith Deanne Spiegel Karen Stewart-Paley Heidi Struck Tom & Shirley Strutt Eleanor Suderman Ross & Bette-Jayne Taylor Mary E. Tibbs‡ Sharon Timson Malcolm & Shirley Tinsley 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 Helmut & Gwen Waedt Sherry & Bob Ward

Donald Wardrop Peter & Joan Washchyshyn David & Deanna Waters Henry Wedel Hymie & Shaaron Weinstein Mary Agnes Welch Tamara & John Wells Al & Pat Wherrett‡ Murray & Nancy Wiegand Trevor Wiens‡ Ms. Lynda Will Leslie Wilson Dennis & Gustine Wilton Dorcas & Kirk Windsor Mrs. Lorraine Woods-Bavasah Raymond & Louise Wyant Landice Yestrau Brad Zander 26 Anonymous

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

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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 Hugh Cowan Kerry Dangerfield* Laurie Lam† & Larry Desrochers Glen* & Joan Dyrda Bill & Gayle Fischer Jack Fraser James Gibbs§ John* & Nicola Guttormson Gary Hannaford* & Cathy Rushton Ahava Halpern & Frank Lavitt Linda Hamilton & Grange Morrow 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) Robb & Heather Paterson Chris Pearce 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

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SUPPORTERS TRIBUTE GIFTS In memory of Brenda Zaporzan Orest & Marion Fedak Mr. Timothy & Dr. Carol Kurbis In honour of Steven Schipper bringing Come From Away to Royal MTC Unitarian Church Theatre Discussion Group

ENDOWMENT FUND Many thanks to the generosity of our Endowment Fund donors who gave a gift or fulfilled a pledge payment between January 1, 2017 and March 1, 2018. Amounts are cumulative. $5,000,000+ Government of Canada/ Gouvernement du Canada Canadian Heritage/Patrimoine canadien

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$25,000-49,999 Allan MacDonald Cam & Carole Osler Jim & Leney Richardson|| Maureen & Bill Watchorn|| ||

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THANKS TO OUR VOLUNTEERS!

FINAL BOW The Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre honours the passing of those dear to our theatre – people who’ve made a lasting contribution to this ephemeral art form.

Dwight Griffin Dwight Griffin began his career at MTC in 1969 as a Stage Manager before accepting the position of Production Manager in 1976. In all, he worked at the theatre for over a decade alongside his wife Cheryl Griffin, Properties Co-ordinator.

Griffin travelled east in 1980 to serve as Production Manager at the Stratford Festival until 1986, as company manager for productions of Phantom of the Opera, The Lion King and The Producers in Toronto, and finally as a teacher to the next generation of theatre artists at Dalhousie University. Linda Beech, Set & Costume Designer for Heisenberg, was one of Griffin’s students. “Theatre can be a crazy business and Dwight helped show me how to remain balanced,” she said. “The secret, of course, was to be like Dwight ... smart, tough, funny (sooo funny), irreverent and caring.”

Donnelly Rhodes Actor Donnelly Rhodes, son of Manitoba playwright Ann Henry (Lulu Street), began his stage career at MTC under the mentorship of founder John Hirsch.

Rhodes worked as a Stage Manager and actor with the company from 1958 to 1960, when MTC awarded him a scholarship to join the first class at the National Theatre School of Canada. He returned a few more times to the MTC stage before becoming a fixture of stage and screen april/may 2018

in Canada and the United States. Over the next 60 years, Rhodes starred on such popular TV shows as The Young and the Restless, Soap and Da Vinci’s Inquest. His Battlestar Galactica co-star Aaron Douglas joked that “his ability to tell a story and make you laugh was only matched by his ability to light and smoke a dart in literally any weather conditions.”

Allan H. Waisman As one of the partners at Number TEN Architectural Group, Allan H. Waisman led the design team that created our Mainstage Theatre. Waisman said he began the project with only one guideline: “a suggestion from the Board that ‘a proscenium type of stage’ might be useful.”

According to Time Magazine, in the early stages, Waisman’s firm built 30 models of the auditorium in 30 days in order to pinpoint the design concept. When the theatre opened on November 2, 1970, Waisman described that “ultimately, our whole approach was based on the belief that the Manitoba Theatre Centre would always be a changing concept and an on-going idea which would develop new shapes and directions in the years ahead.” In 2009 the theatre was designated a National Historic Site. In the 1970s, Waisman moved to Vancouver, where he received architectural awards for projects such as the Vancouver Airport expansion and Whistler Town Centre.

Griffin in his MTC office. PHOTO PROVIDED BY PAM CHAPPELL Rhodes at Lulu Street opening. UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA ARCHIVES & SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, WINNIPEG TRIBUNE FONDS, PC 18 (A.81-12)

Waisman in April 1968. UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA ARCHIVES & SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, WINNIPEG TRIBUNE FONDS, MSS 24 (A.81-12)

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Thanks for playing a leading role!

Thank you to our donors!

Spring is in the air! Can you feel it? It is a time of renewal — when the sweet smells of regrowth and the songs of birds fill the air.

The change in seasons always makes us feel so thankful for all we have, and as our 60th season is coming to an end, we would like to reach out to you, our donors, to say thank you for your support.

We have had a wonderful 60th season at Royal MTC, and because of the support of people like you, we can look forward to many, many more!

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Your gifts make a difference to Royal MTC. Thank you so very much! We truly appreciate you.

If you would like to become a donor or renew your commitment with an additional gift, please contact me, Kris Olafson, at 204 954 6412 or email me at kolafson@royalmtc.ca. I would love to hear from you!

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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: Sharon Burdon, Rylen de Vries, Stacy Ducharme, Nick Fletcher, Deanna Goring, Elfie Harvey, Marissa Kellett, 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

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

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

Christine Corthey, Production Associate Ian Kirk, Assistant Technical Director Zahra Larche, Assistant Production Manager Rick MacPherson, Technical Director, Tom Hendry Warehouse Russell Martin, Director of Production Ben Ross, Technical Director, John Hirsch Mainstage 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 Devan Graham, Director of Human Resources Camilla Holland, Executive Director Mary Horodyski, Archivist Daphne MacMillan, Administrative Assistant Kathrin Moncaster, Senior Developer & Systems Administrator

Tom Hendry Warehouse

Artistic

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

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

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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Wardrobe

Wigs

Beverly Covert, Wigs & Makeup Supervisor

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

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

Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival & Master Playwright Festival

Jennifer Cheslock, Festival Manager Chuck McEwen, Executive Producer Tori Popp, Festival Assistant Honorary Staff

Zaz Bajon, General Manager Emeritus

ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION STAFF Morning After Grace

Van Mclean, Carpenter Jamie Plummer, Props Buyer Heisenberg

Dean Cowiesen, Stage Hand Ntara Curry, Stage Hand Craig Strong, Stage Hand Libid Zyla Harder, Stage Hand

Ovation

april/may 2018

The Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre

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