Ovation Volume 24, Number 4 (January/February/March 2017)

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MESSAGE FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR We are such stuff as nightmares are made on, if you believe Agatha Christie and Robert Askins. The two writers take us deep into the heart of human darkness, where we find, on the one hand, murder and the threat of nuclear war and, on the other hand, well, the sock puppet from hell.

Black Coffee was Christie’s first play, written in 1930, about a secretive Italian bride who ends up at the centre of a British murder investigation led by Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. A scientist has been poisoned, presumably by the same person who stole his formula for an atomic bomb (15 years, I should point out, before Steven Schipper

Hiroshima made the world aware of this terrifying new weapon). As if murder and the threat of nuclear

devastation weren’t disturbing enough, Christie also plays upon our own latent xenophobia to prick our consciences. She can somehow gaze unflinchingly into the worst recesses of the soul, then remind us of our best selves.

Playwright Robert Askins allows for the possibility that our nastiest instincts aren’t our own, that the devil may still stalk the modern world. But a Texas Sunday School? Surely, certain holy settings should be immune to the influence of the demonic. Yet, in Hand to God, an innocent young Christian operating an even more innocent sock puppet becomes a lightning rod for, at best, adolescent acting-out or, at worst, the manifestation of Satan on earth. “Forget Ouija boards and séances,” Askins seems to be saying, “It’s southern puppet ministries that we really need to fear.”

On the surface, Askins’ wildly subversive and darkly comic Sunday School couldn’t be further removed from Christie’s upper-class drawing room, where murder suspects sip coffee while they wait patiently to be interrogated by representatives from Scotland Yard. Yet the characters in both plays fight against fear, lust and anger with all the love, hope and honesty they possess (so to speak). In a world teetering on the edge of evil and annihilation, these two playwrights make us believe that we hold our redemption in our own hearts and hands.

Yours always,

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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 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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Agatha Christie, the best-selling novelist of all time, believed in imagination. Her stories evoke a sense of mystery, with characters and plot lines that jump off the page. In honour of the 17th annual Master Playwright Festival, we’ve put together a list of Agatha Christie productions that have graced Royal MTC’s stages.

AND THEN THERE WERE NONE

• December 31, 1987 - January 23, 1988 • May 7 - 10, 1997 THE MOUSETRAP • January 16 - March 18, 1989 • January 4 - 27, 1990 • May 2 - 5, 2012 PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CHRISTIE ARCHIVE TRUST

The best time to plan a book is while you’re doing the dishes.

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AGATHA CHRISTIE ON THE ROYAL MTC STAGE

the mousetrap - jan. 4 - 27, 1990

the mousetrap - jan. 4 - 27, 1990

the mousetrap - jan. 4 - 27, 1990

and then there were none - dec. 31, 1987 - jan. 23, 1988

Top Left: Russell Roberts (as Giles Ralston), Edward Atienza (as Mr. Paravicini), Marion Adler (as Mollie Ralston). Top Right: Evelyne Anderson (as Mrs. Boyle). Bottom Left: Emma Richler (as Miss Casewell).

Bottom Right: Marion Adler (as Vera Claythorne), Robert Metcalfe (as Philip Lombard), Stephen Hair (as Dr. Armstrong), Edward Atienza (as Sir Lawrence Wargrave), Kenneth E. DeLisle (as Fred Narracott).

PHOTOS BY GERRY KOPELOW

Plots come to me at such odd moments, when I am walking along the street, or examining a hat shop...suddenly a splendid ide a comes into my he ad.

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A G AT H A C H R I S T I E ’ S M O ST I C O N I C C H A R AC T E R S Agatha Christie’s detective fiction features some of the most iconic characters in literary history. In fact, Hercule Poirot is the only fictional character to get an obituary in The New York Times.

To celebrate the Queen of Crime, we’ve put together a list of her most influential characters.

TOMMY & TUPPENCE International spies, two world wars, murders, thefts and not to mention marriage, Tommy and Tuppence seek out excitement wherever it may lie. Tuppence leads the way with her charismatic nature, while Tommy’s slow, considered manner provides the perfect foil. Together they form ‘Young Adventurers Ltd’ and the adventures begin.

ARIADNE OLIVER

HERCULE POIROT One of the most famous fictional characters of all time, the inimitable Belgian private detective is synonymous with waxed moustaches, perfectionism and little grey cells. Poirot would be the first to call himself a great man – he has never been known for his modesty – but with such success in his career, it is difficult to argue with him.

“Why not make my detective a Belgian?...

I could see him as a tidy little man, always arranging things, liking things in pairs, liking things square instead of round. And he should be brainy – he should have little grey cells of the mind.” - Agatha Christie, An Autobiography

MISS MARPLE Miss Jane Marple doesn’t look like your average detective. Quite frankly, she doesn’t look like a detective at all. But looks can be deceiving. For a woman who has spent her life in the small village of St. Mary Mead, Miss Marple is surprisingly worldly.

But as she often points out, she has had every opportunity to observe human nature.

Mrs. Oliver is a middle-aged woman and successful detective novelist, described as “handsome in a rather untidy fashion, with fine eyes, substantial shoulders, and a large quantity of rebellious grey hair with which she was continuously experimenting.” She is feisty, quick to jump to conclusions (sometimes right, sometimes wrong), and strongly believes that Scotland Yard would be better run by a woman.

HARLEY QUIN The mysterious Mr. Quin is a friend of lovers and is associated with death. He assists Mr. Satterthwaite with various mysteries, gently guiding him towards a solution with an almost supernatural instinct.

PARKER PYNE A man of detection, but not a detective, Parker Pyne spends his time investigating matters of unhappiness. Assisting the lovelorn, Parker Pyne considers himself “a heart specialist.”

SOURCE: AGATHACHRISTIE.COM

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How To Make

A PERFECT (BETTER) Cup of Coffee

BY NILS VIK OF PARLOUR COFFEE

EQUIPMENT

• Burr grinder • Freshly roasted coffee • Digital kitchen scale • Coffee brewer We prefer to use simple manual brewers such as a French Press, Pour Over Dripper (Melitta, Hario, Chemex, etc) or Aeropress since you have the ability to control the water temperature by using an electric or stovetop kettle. If you have a regular countertop coffee maker the same rules still apply, but it’s sometimes harder to brew an excellent cup due to inconsistent water temperatures. We highly recommend the Technivorm Moccamaster for an automatic drip coffee maker as it more evenly distributes water at the correct brewing temperature.

GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Water temperature 195 to 205°F is the optimal temperature range for brewing. If your water is too hot, you will over-extract your coffee, bringing out bitter and harsh flavours. If your water isn’t hot enough, you won’t fully extract all the flavours in the bean which may result in “grassy” tasting coffee.

Make sure to use delicious filtered water - coffee is mostly water after all.

Grind size The finer you grind, the easier it is for your water to extract flavour - so if your coffee is “weak” or “sour” try grinding finer. Alternatively, if your coffee is bitter and too potent - try a coarser grind.

Ratio of coffee to water / The recipe!

Our starting point when brewing a new coffee is a ratio of 1:16, 1 gram of coffee for every 16 grams of water. The reason it’s important to weigh coffee each time is that every coffee has a different density. For example, one scoop of Ethiopian coffee will be a different weight than one scoop of Kenyan coffee. This can drastically alter your recipe / results.

Time Depending on the amount of coffee you’re making, the brew time will be different.

However, it’s important to know that while coffee is in contact with water, it’s extracting flavour (brewing). If a brew takes too long, you’ll extract bitter flavours, and if your brew is too short your coffee can taste thin or sour. With a French Press, you’re in control of the time in which you brew your coffee - with a pour over dripper or household coffee maker you can slow down your brew with a finer grind, or speed it up with a coarser grind.

Synopsis – Black Coffee Trouble is brewing at the estate of physicist Sir Claud Amory. A potentially dangerous – and extremely lucrative – formula has gone missing. Sir Claud has trapped his guests in the library and summoned world-famous detective Hercule Poirot to smoke out the thief. Before he arrives, someone is murdered. Can the great Poirot solve the murder and prevent a nuclear disaster?

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

Black Coffee

By Agatha Christie February 9 – March 4, 2017 preview February 8

Director....................................................................................................Ann Hodges Set & Costume Designer...........................................................Brian Perchaluk Lighting Designer...................................................................... Scott Henderson Sound Designer............................................................................. Michael Wright Dialect Coach..............................................................................Shannon Vickers Choreographer...........................................................................Sofia Costantini Fight Director................................................................................Jacquie Loewen Lighting Design Apprentice............................................... James Thurmeier* Stage Manager................................................................................ Leslie Watson Assistant Stage Manager.................................................... Candace Maxwell Apprentice Stage Manager.............................................................Paige Lewis THE CAST (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

Lucia Amory............................................................................. Claire Armstrong Caroline Amory.......................................................................Mariam Bernstein Tredwell / Constable Johnson...............................................Andrew Cecon Hercule Poirot..............................................................................Lorne Kennedy Dr. Carelli / Dr. Graham........................................................ Omar Alex Khan Captain Arthur Hastings, O.B.E......................................Arne MacPherson Sir Claud Amory / Inspector Japp......................................... Ross McMillan Richard Amory..................................................................................Derek Moran Barbara Amory.................................................................................Daria Puttaert Edwina Raynor.................................................................................... Miriam Smith “Black Coffee” is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. THE VIDEOTAPING OR MAKING OF ELECTRONIC OR OTHER AUDIO AND/OR VISUAL RECORDINGS OF THIS PRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTING RECORDINGS ON ANY MEDIUM, INCLUDING THE INTERNET, IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED, A VIOLATION OF THE AUTHOR’S RIGHTS AND ACTIONABLE UNDER UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT LAW. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT: WWW.SAMUELFRENCH.COM/WHITEPAPER AGATHA CHRISTIE® POIROT® Black Coffee © 1930 Agatha Christie Limited. All rights reserved.

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BLACK COFFEE Claire Armstrong Lucia Amory

ROYAL MTC First appearance.

Other Theatre The Crackwalker (Factory); The Crucible (TC); Arcadia (Citadel); After Miss Julie (Dora Award for Best Performance 2014 / Red One Theatre Collective); The Tempest, Two Gentlemen of Verona (St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival).

Film/TV Look for Claire in 2017 in the new Canadian webseries Running with Violet (available online in February), and in Sarah Polley’s adapted mini-series of Margaret Atwood’s Alias Grace (airing on Netflix). Claire also plays the lead in the feature film Dim the Fluorescents, which will have its world premiere at Slamdance 2017 in Salt Lake City (watch the trailer online!).

ET CETERA Claire is a Dora Mavor Moore Award winner and two-time nominee. She is a co-founder and core member of the Storefront Theatre in Toronto; she is also a classically trained singer.

Mariam Bernstein Caroline Amory

ROYAL MTC Director: Romeo and Juliet

(Theatre for Young Audiences production), Things We Do For Love. Actor: Alice Through the Looking-Glass, The Heidi Chronicles (with Mirvish), Mrs. Klein, Les Belles-Soeurs.

OTHER THEATRE Actor: Another Way Home, Angels in America Parts 1 & 2 (WJT); Sweeney Todd, The Addams Family, Into the Woods, Nine (Dry Cold); Crackpot (PTE/Belfry); Selkirk Avenue (PTE/Magnus); Spring Awakening (WST); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Neptune); The Other Side of the Pole (Globe).

Director: Dieu de Carnage (Cercle Molière);

Ivanov, Death of a Salesman, Speed-the-Plow (WJT); Company, The Secret Garden, She Loves Me (Dry Cold).

FILM/TV Incident in a Ghost Land, The Pinkertons, Cashing In, Falcon Beach, Lucky Christmas, Category 7: The End of the World.

TRAINING Graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada and U of W. ET CETERA This one is for my Dad, in honour of his passion for a really fine americano!

Andrew Cecon Tredwell / Constable Johnson

ROYAL MTC Million Dollar Quartet, The Secret Annex, The Seagull, Ed’s Garage, A Few Good Men (with Citadel), Romeo and Juliet, Our Town.

OTHER THEATRE Richard III, Antony & Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, Henry V, Henry IV Parts 1 and 2, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Othello (SIR); Three Sisters, The Miser of Middlegate (zone41/TPM); Little Munsch on the Prairie (PTE); Remember the Night (Moving Target); The Walworth Farce (Incompletely Strangled Theatre).

FILM/TV The Pinkertons, The Exorcism of Molly Hartley, Trench 11, Silent Night, The Book of Vaudeville, Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story, Less Than Kind.

ET CETERA Andrew is Artistic Director of Shakespeare in the Ruins. Love to Claire.

Lorne Kennedy Hercule Poirot

Royal MTC Selected: Nicholas Nickleby, The

Elephant Man, Bent, The Little Foxes, Candida, Fifth of July, The Duchess of Malfi, Macbeth, As You Like It. OTHER THEATRE Saint Joan (Broadway); Henry

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BLACK COFFEE VI (off-Broadway); The Importance of Being Earnest, Romeo and Juliet, King John, The Tempest, Much Ado About Nothing, The Three Musketeers, Richard II, Twelfth Night, Henry V (Stratford); The President, Cabaret, An Ideal Husband, Wonderful Town, Hotel Peccadillo, Pal Joey, Born Yesterday, Misalliance, Design for Living, High Society (Shaw); Present Laughter (Citadel); Funny Girl (Segal Centre); Red (Sudbury Theatre Centre); Travels with My Aunt (NAC).

TV Murdoch Mysteries, Dark Matter.

TRAINING Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

ET Cetera Jessie Award for Best Actor – George in Moon over Buffalo (Arts Club); Director: Cloud 9 (Royal MTC); A Marriage Proposal, Forever Yours, Marie-Lou (Stratford).

Omar Alex Khan Dr. Carelli / Dr. Graham

ROYAL MTC Glengarry Glen Ross, The Seafarer, Romeo and Juliet.

OTHER THEATRE As You Like It, Titus Andronicus (CS); The Kite Runner (TC/Citadel); Moonlight and Magnolias (PTE); Richard III, The Merchant of Venice (SIR); Iceland (TPM); Three Sisters (TPM/zone41); Betrayal (WJT); Pygmalion (Montgomery/Watermark); The Wanderers (Cahoots).

FILM/TV The Strain, Remedy, Killjoys, Todd and the Book of Pure Evil, Less Than Kind, Jack, Wrath of Grapes: The Don Cherry Story II. ET CETERA Immediately following the closing of Black Coffee, Omar will be off to join the Stratford Festival for their 2017 season. Many thanks to the theatre community, friends, and family for their support over the past couple years.

Arne MacPherson Captain Arthur Hastings, O.B.E.

ROYAL MTC Selected: 23.5 Hours, Unnecessary Farce, The Hound of the Baskervilles (tour), Alice Through the Looking-Glass, A Few Good Men (with Citadel), August: Osage County, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Shakespeare’s Dog (with NAC), The Crucible, King Lear.

OTHER THEATRE Hamlet, Richard III, Othello and others (SIR); I Dream of Diesel (One Trunk Theatre/TPM); Encore (TPM); Ivanov, Way to Heaven, Lenin’s Embalmers (WJT). Other credits include directing Sargent and Victor and Me (TPM) and many productions for SIR. FIlm/TV Arne has appeared in over 25 shot-in-Winnipeg film and television productions.

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

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

Ross McMillan Sir Claud Amory / Inspector Japp

ROYAL MTC Chimerica (with CS), The Woman

in Black, The Seagull, The History of Manitoba from the Beginning of Time to the Present in 45 Minutes, The Constant Wife (with Citadel), In the Next Room or the vibrator play (with Tarragon), Travels with My Aunt, A Christmas Carol, Closer, Homeward Bound (with VP).

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

Et Cetera Ross was a regular on HBO Canada’s series Less Than Kind. Love toWanda.

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“…they thought they were making music.

They ended up making history.”

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BLACK COFFEE Derek Moran

Miriam Smith

Richard Amory

Edwina Raynor

ROYAL MTC Jane Eyre, Harvey, Gone with the

ROYAL MTC First appearance.

OTHER THEATRE Trip in Other Desert Cities

(The Citadel); Lucianus in Hamlet, Egeus’s Interpreter in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Burgundy in King Lear (Stratford); Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, Mario in The Game of Love and Chance (Neptune); Trout Stanley in Trout Stanley (Heart in Hand Theatre); Owen in The Melville Boys (Red Barn Theatre); Cléante in The Miser, The Compleat Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (abridged), Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, and Mug in New Canadian Kid (Sudbury Theatre Centre).

FILM/TV The Good Witch, Reign, Mayday, Lost Girl, Bomb Girls, Being Erica, Murdoch Mysteries, Life With Derek, October 1970.

Daria Puttaert Barbara Amory

Wind, August: Osage County, Steel Magnolias, Strong Poison, Our Town, The Real Thing, A Christmas Carol, Much Ado About Nothing.

OTHER THEATRE Bingo, Burnin’ Love, Moonlight and Magnolias, How it Works, Girl in the Goldfish Bowl, Molly’s Veil (PTE); The Father, Broken Glass, Einstein’s Gift (WJT); Urinetown, Assassins (Dry Cold); The Millionairess, The Miser, Nothing Sacred (VP).

FILM/TV Psych, The L Word, Amreeka, Holiday Switch, Falcon Beach, The Shields Stories, Agent Cody Banks, Breaking News, Cheaters, 2gether, Nightman, Dead Man’s Gun, X-Files, The Commish.

Training/TEACHING UBC, HB studios, NAC apprenticeship program / PTE Theatre School, PTE@PTE, Carousal Theatre for Young People.

Et Cetera Love and thanks to Bob, Laura and Maddy.

Agatha Christie ROYAL MTC Clever Little Lies, The Secret

Annex, The Fighting Days, The Shunning, Top Girls, Pride and Prejudice, Shakespeare’s Dog (with NAC), The Tempest, A Christmas Carol.

Assistant Director: August: Osage County.

OTHER THEATRE Proud, The Moonlight Sonata of Beethoven Blatz, Stretching Hide (TPM); Strawberries in January, Unity (1918) (PTE); Honour (PTE/Belfry); Troilus and Cressida, Measure for Measure (Tom-Tom Theatre); To the Country (Winnipegger Ensemble); Stripped-Down Hamlet (SIR).

FILM Zooey and Adam (KINOsmith Prod.), Undertow (Photoplay Prod.), The Don Cherry Story II (CBC).

Training Graduate of the National Theatre School and the University of Winnipeg.

Et Cetera Love to Jamie, Malcolm and Norah.

Playwright Agatha Christie (1890-1976) is the author not only of The Mousetrap, the longest-running stage production in West End history but also Witness for the Prosecution and And Then There Were None to name but a few of her greatest stage successes. Her novels have sold more than two billion copies around the world, and she is outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Born in 1890, in Torquay, Devon, England, to an American father and English mother, she wrote her first play, Black Coffee, (the only play in which she chose to feature Poirot) in 1930, having been disappointed by the way The Murder of Roger Ackroyd had been adapted into Alibi in 1928. She adapted her bestselling novel And Then There Were

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BLACK COFFEE None for the stage in 1943, giving it a different ending, followed by, in quick succession, Appointment with Death (1945), Murder on the Nile (1946) and The Hollow (1951). With The Mousetrap (1952), Witness for the Prosecution (1953) and Spider’s Web (1954), she became the only female playwright to have three plays running in the West End at the same time. Later plays include Towards Zero (1956), co-adapted with Gerald Verner, Verdict (1958), possibly her most unusual play, Go Back for Murder (1960), and Rule of Three (1962) a series of three one-act plays. After a hugely successful career and a wonderful life, Ms. Christie died peacefully on 12 January 1976. You can read Agatha Christie’s own account of her life in An Autobiography, which was published after her death in 1977.

Great entertainment lives here.

Ann Hodges Director

ROYAL MTC The Hound of the Baskervilles, Harvey, Other People’s Money, August: Osage County, Top Girls, Jitters, Our Country’s Good.

OTHER THEATRE Grey Gardens (Acting Up Stage - 7 Dora Nominations); Butcher, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Valley, The December Man, Moonlight and Magnolias, Marion Bridge, The Rez Sisters (PTE); Mary Poppins, The Little Mermaid (Rainbow); Danny, King of the Basement, Jabber (MTYP); Goodnight Desdemona…, The Secret Mask (GCTC); The Birds and the Bees, The Lonely Diner (Blyth); Dear Johnny Deere, Urinetown (SATA Outstanding Production), Beauty and the Beast, Strike! (Persephone); Bashir Lazhar, Encore (TPM); and numerous operas.

Training Graduate, National Theatre School (Directing), University of Winnipeg.

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Season Sponsor.

BLACK COFFEE Et cetera Thrilled to direct an Agatha Christie,

having assisted Steven Schipper on The Mousetrap over two decades ago!

Brian Perchaluk Set & Costume Designer

ROYAL MTC Recent and favourites: 23.5 Hours,

Billy Elliot the Musical, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Late Company, Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Jersey Lily, A Christmas 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: Les Misérables (Rainbow); The Drowsy Chaperone (Globe); Vimy (NAC/GCTC); The Flats, The Gravitational Pull of Bernice Trimble, Marriage: A Demolition in Two Acts, Butcher (PTE); A Little Night Music (Dry Cold); King Lear, Fidelio (Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada); Proud (TPM).

ET CETERA Recipient of a Gemini Award for production design, and a Jessie Richardson Award and a Prix Rideau Award for outstanding set design.

Scott Henderson Lighting Designer

OTHER THEATRE Most recent: The

Gravitational Pull of Bernice Trimble (PTE).

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 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.

ROYAL MTC Over 50 productions since 1995,

including The Audience (with Mirvish), Billy Elliot the Musical, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (with Mirvish), Good People, Next to Normal, Red (with Belfry), The Seagull, Top Girls, The Shape of Things, Closer.

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BLACK COFFEE Shannon Vickers Dialect Coach

Professor at the University of Winnipeg and is a certified Associate Teacher of KnightThompson Speechwork.

Sofia Costantini Choreographer ROYAL MTC The Audience (with Mirvish), Myth of the Ostrich, Billy Elliot the Musical, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Woman in Black, Private Lives, Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Jersey Lily, Good People, The Secret Annex, Venus in Fur, Gone With the Wind, August: Osage County, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Top Girls, Steel Magnolias.

OTHER THEATRE Voice/Text/Dialect Coaching: DAI (Enough) (WJT); Village Wooing (zone41); Bingo! (PTE); The Moonlight Sonata of Beethoven Blatz (TPM/SAC); The Merry Wives of Windsor (SIR); Fen (Sarasvàti); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (CS).

TRAINING/TEACHING Shannon earned an MFA in Theatre Voice Pedagogy at the University of Alberta. She is an Associate

Royal MTC La Cage Aux Folles, The 25th

Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, The Producers (Royal MTC/MBA productions), The Hound of the Baskervilles (tour), The Glass Menagerie, After Miss Julie, White Christmas.

OTHER THEATRE The Hound of the Baskervilles, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (PTE); The Magic Flute (Little Opera Company); Fiddler on the Roof (Rainbow); Hair, Altar Boyz (WST).

FILM/TV Dance credits: Channel Zero: No End House, The Toy Castle, Shall We Dance?, Make It Happen. Choreography credits: Less Than

BLACK COFFEE Kind, Todd and the Book of Pure Evil, The Stone Angel, The Saddest Music in the World.

Leslie Watson Stage Manager

Jacquie Loewen Fight Director

ROYAL MTC Fight Director: 23.5 Hours,

Unnecessary Farce, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Jersey Lily, Private Lives, A Christmas Story, Gone With the Wind, August: Osage County, Romeo and Juliet, The Seafarer. Actor: Alice Through the Looking-Glass, Top Girls. Assistant Director: Other People’s Money.

OTHER THEATRE Selected fight directing: The Flood Thereafter (CS); Shakespeare’s Rebel – assistant (Bard on the Beach); Tosca, Carmen (Manitoba Opera); Macbeth, The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Taming of the Shrew (SIR); All Restaurant Fires Are Arson (PTE).

Teaching Jacqueline has taught stage combat at U of W, U of M, MTYP and PTE. ET CETERA Jacqueline is very pleased to be working with both Royal MTC and such fine performers.

ROYAL MTC Stage Manager: 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: 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 Mr. Watson, who is more of a double-double kind of man.”

Candace Maxwell Assistant Stage Manager

James Thurmeier Lighting Design Apprentice

ROYAL MTC The Man Who Shot Liberty

ROYAL MTC First engagement.

OTHER THEATRE Vinegar Tom (U of W); Rocky

Horror Show (Wasteland Productions).

TRAINING BA Honours in Theatre Production

and Stage Management (University of Winnipeg), Member of IATSE Local 63.

ET CETERA James is delighted to be working under Scott Henderson on Agatha Christie’s Black Coffee. He would like to thank Royal MTC and he hopes you enjoy the show.

Valance, Cabaret, A Christmas Story, The Fighting Days, The Boys in the Photograph (with Mirvish), Fiddler on the Roof, 50th Anniversary Homecoming Event, The Syringa Tree, Over the Tavern, The Constant Wife, Driving Miss Daisy.

OTHER THEATRE Selected credits: Ring of Fire, Les Misérables, The Producers (Rainbow); The Magic Flute, Hansel and Gretel, The Scorpions’ Sting (Calgary Opera); Peter Pan, The Nutcracker (RWB); Carmen, Aida, La Bohème (Manitoba Opera); Bingo, Small Things (PTE); Pride and Prejudice (Banff Centre/Citadel); Aida, Tales of Hoffmann (Edmonton Opera).

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BLACK COFFEE TRAINING Banff Centre for the Arts and University of Winnipeg.

ET CETERA Love to Delvin, Mom and Dad for all your love and encouragement.

Paige Lewis Apprentice Stage Manager

ROYAL MTC 23.5 Hours, Billy Elliot the Musical.

OTHER THEATRE The Last Dog of War (TPM); Q Dance (RWB); Kathleen Hiley Solo Projects; Eclipse (Mouvement/Winnipeg Dance Projects); 50 Dancer Project, 60 Dancer Project (Canada Dance Festival); Basement Projects, Dance Reflections, The School of Contemporary Dancers 40th Anniversary Galas (SCD); As Though I Had Wings, Duets, Toward Light: A Tribute to Rachel Browne, Prairie Dance Circuit (WCD); Homeagain, A Christmas Carol (Stephanie Ballard Dance Projects); Winnipeg Comedy Festival.

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HAND TO GOD

FUN FACTS ABOUT PLAYWRIGHT

Robert Askins

At age 16, his father’s passing evoked feelings of anger and frustration which inspired his writing.

The title Hand to God is derived from an expression of honesty.

The play is set in Askins’ home town of Cypress, Texas.

Robert enjoys writing in the morning, usually in a coffee shop.

His mother had a Christian puppet ministry which got him involved in puppetry at age 6.

He initially studied performance at Baylor University in Texas.

Hand to God made the list of top 10 most-produced plays of the 2016/17 season (americantheatre.org).

Robert also made the list of top 20 most-produced playwrights of the 2016/17 season (americantheatre.org).

Some of his awards include: • 2014 Off-Broadway Alliance Award for Best New Play.

• 2015 Tony Award nomination for Best Play.

Synopsis – Hand to God Who needs the devil on your shoulder when you have a holy terror on your hand? As one of the malcontent teens in his mom’s Christian puppet ministry, Jason tries to be a good son.

But his foul-mouthed sock puppet, Tyrone, has other ideas. As Tyrone becomes increasingly aggressive, all hell breaks loose and Jason finds himself in a battle for his soul.

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Find an old, clean sock. It can be any colour you like, and it should be long enough for you to stick your arm in.

Preferably the sock should almost reach the elbow.

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felt. Cut a small triangle or circle to form a cute little nose. Either sew or glue it into place above the mouth. Also, if you’d like this sock puppet to have whiskers, cut whisker length pieces of string or cord. Sew into place at the top center of the mouth.

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Glue (using a glue gun and hot melt glue), or sew the googly eye or eyes, (the number, size and colour are your choice), either to the bottom of the sock, at the toe end, or pretty much wherever you’d like.

Once the glue is dry, stick your hand in. Form your hand into the shape of a mouth, with your thumb below your fingers.

Use your free hand to force an indentation mirroring the inside of the mouth. Your arm should look like a snake.

Now what about the rest of the basics?

For the tongue, you can either use a smaller oval in a different color to simulate a tongue, or use an actual tongue shape that hangs out. You can also make a nose using

The same string can be used for hair.

Consider a pile of string for hair, or more pieces of felt for spikes (if glued upright).

For arms, simply roll up a length of felt with a pipe cleaner inside. The pipe cleaner will make your puppet able to pose.

Glue the roll closed, with one end attached to the puppet.

Finally, add on the extras! Your puppet could have everything down to eyelashes, hoop earrings, bow ties, hair ribbons. It’s really all up to you! You can even dress it up. If you like making clothes, give the sock puppet a few too.

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

Hand To God

By Robert Askins January 26 – February 11, 2017 preview January 25

Director........................................................................................Mitchell Cushman Set & Costume Designer...............................................................Gillian Gallow Lighting Designer........................................................................ Hugh Conacher Puppet Designer/Builder..............................................................Marcus Jamin Sound Designer...................................................................................... Chris Brett Fight Director................................................................................Jacquie Loewen Dialect Coach..............................................................................Shannon Vickers Apprentice Set & Costume Designer............................................Eric Dizon* Stage Manager........................................................................... Michael Duggan Production Assistant.........................................................................Brett Mikulik THE CAST (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

Margery Stevens...............................................................................Sharon Bajer Timothy................................................................................................ Toby Hughes Jessica..................................................................................................Amy Keating Jason Stevens.....................................................................................Tom Keenan Pastor Greg.........................................................................................Cory Wojcik Hand to God was developed by The Ensemble Studio Theatre/Youngblood Program at southampton Arts in July 2011 and received its world premiere production at The Ensemble Studio Theatre in October 2011.

Off-Broadway Premiere at the MCC Theater March 10, 2014 Artistic Directors: Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey & William Cantler Executive Director: Blake West HAND TO GOD is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.

Originally produced on Broadway by Kevin McCollum Broadway Global Ventures CMC Morris Berchard Mariano V. Tolentino Jr. Stephanie Kramer LAMS Productions DeSimone/Winkler Joan Raffe & Jhett Tolentino Timothy Laczynski Lily Fan Ayal Miodovnik JAM Theatricals Ensemble Studio Theatre MCC Theater Special thanks: Soulpepper Theatre Company, Kennedy Optical

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

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HAND TO GOD Sharon Bajer Margery Stevens

ROYAL MTC Late Company, Sherlock Holmes

and the Case of the Jersey Lily, The Seagull, A Christmas Story, The Penelopiad, August: Osage County, Top Girls, Steel Magnolias, Humble Boy, Of Mice and Men (with Citadel), Six Degrees of Separation (with CS), Angels in America, Les Belles-Soeurs, Our Country’s Good, Romeo and Juliet (TFYA).

OTHER THEATRE Over 25 years of performing and directing at PTE, MTYP, Rainbow Stage, Adhere and Deny, Winnipeg Fringe and Masterworks Festivals, as well as across Canada, Europe and Israel.

TRAINING Studio 58, Michael Langham Workshop in Classical Direction (2 seasons, Stratford Festival). Director-in-Residence (Rainbow Stage 2014). Stratford Festival International Directing Master Class 2016.

ET CETERA Sharon is the playwright of Molly’s Veil, Burnin’ Love and Hersteria and a member of the PTE Playwrights Unit. She would like to thank CancerCare Manitoba, the AFC, Yoga Public and all of her family and friends for helping get her through this year and back on stage! sharonbajer.com.

Toby Hughes Timothy

Walworth Farce (Incompletely Strangled).

FILM/TV The Pinkertons, Todd and the Book of Pure Evil.

TRAINING The University of Winnipeg.

ET CETERA Toby is an Artistic Associate at Shakespeare in the Ruins and a founding member of the musical improv company Outside Joke.

Amy Keating Jessica

ROYAL MTC First appearance.

OTHER THEATRE Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric

Play, Passion Play, Mr. Marmalade (Outside the March); The Public Servant (Common Boots); Wormwood (Tarragon); I, Claudia (TiFT); The Amish Project (GreenLight Arts); New Jerusalem (HGJT); After Miss Julie (RedOne Theatre); Pacamambo (Canadian Rep); Loyal Ronin: The Working Girls’ Version (Spotlight Japan, CS); Inside (Appledor Productions); The Importance of Being Earnest (Capitol Theatre).

Upcoming: Amy will play the role of Gemma in A City with Necessary Angel in Toronto.

TV Killjoys.

TRAINING BA (Honors) Drama from the University of Alberta.

ET CETERA Amy is a Dora-nominated actor, and founding member and company manager of Outside the March. She is delighted to be making her debut at Royal MTC with Hand to God!!!

Tom Keenan

ROYAL MTC The Hound of the Baskervilles,

Alice Through the Looking-Glass, Shakespeare’s Dog (with NAC).

OTHER THEATRE Richard III, Comedy of Errors, Henry IV, Henry V (SIR); The Valley (PTE); Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play (District Theatre Collective); Edward II, The Cherry Orchard (TBTR); Le Jardin (Cercle Molière); The Hobbit, The House at Pooh Corner, Liars (MTYP); The

Jason Stevens

Royal MTC Unnecessary Farce, The Seagull, Gone With the Wind, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, The History of Manitoba from the Beginning of

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HAND TO GOD Time to the Present in 45 Minutes, A Christmas Carol.

OTHER THEATRE Selected: Am I Not King?

The Last Concert of Richard II, Three Sisters (zone41); The Gravitational Pull of Bernice Trimble (PTE); Dear Johnny Deere (Persephone); Ring of Fire (Rainbow); The Power of Harriet T, New Canadian Kid (MTYP); White Rabbit Red Rabbit, The Moonlight Sonata of Beethoven Blatz (TPM); One Man, Two Guvnors (TC); The Comedy of Errors (SIR); Edward II (TBTR).

Film/TV Selected: The Pinkertons, The Exorcism of Molly Hartley, Bunks!, Zooey and Adam, Men with Brooms, Less Than Kind, House Party, Something Beneath, The Crooked E, Inertia.

ET Cetera Also a musician, his duo Heavy Bell will be releasing their album By Grand Central Station (based on the poetic novel by Elizabeth Smart) this year.

Robert Askins Playwright Robert Askins was born in Cypress, Texas.

His hit dark comedy Hand to God opened on Broadway in April 2015, following two critically-acclaimed runs at Ensemble Studio Theatre and MCC Theater, where it was named a NY Times Critics’ Pick and called “the most entertaining show of 2014.”

His play Permission made its world premiere off-Broadway in spring 2015 at MCC Theater.

His play Fish Display was part of the 2012 Ojai Playwrights Conference and Permission was part of the 2014 conference.

Rob has received two EST/Sloan grants, the Helen Merrill Emerging Playwrights Award, and an Arch and Bruce Davis Award for Playwriting. Rob is an I-73 and Youngblood alum and a graduate of Baylor University. He’s currently at work on two feature film projects.

Cory Wojcik Pastor Greg

Mitchell Cushman Director

Royal MTC 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).

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

ET Cetera Cory will also be appearing in Kill Me Now next at the Tom Hendry Warehouse.

ROYAL MTC First engagement.

OTHER THEATRE Founding Artistic Director

of Outside the March immersive theatre company, where his directing credits include TomorrowLoveTM, Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play, Vitals, Passion Play, Terminus, Mr. Marmalade. Five seasons at the Stratford Festival, where he directed Breath of Kings, Possible Worlds and the upcoming Treasure Island. Other favourite credits: BRANTWOOD (Sheridan College); Lessons in Temperament (SummerWorks); New Jerusalem (HGJT); I’m Doing This For You, Oh My Irma (Never Mind the Noise); I, Claudia, The Last of Romeo and Juliet (TiFT).

TRAINING MFA in Directing, University of Alberta.

ET CETERA Siminovitch Protégé Award; two Dora Awards for Outstanding Production;

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HAND TO GOD Toronto Theatre Critics Award for Best Director; Ken McDougal Award.

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

Gillian Gallow Hugh Conacher

Set & Costume Designer

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

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

Lighting Designer

ROYAL MTC 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

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HAND TO GOD 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. www.pellucid.me.

Marcus Jamin Puppet Designer/ Builder

ROYAL MTC First engagement.

OTHER THEATRE Twelfth Night (NAC); Twenty

Thousand Leagues under the Sea (Kidoons); Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play (Outside the March). Marcus has also held the role of resident workshop assistant for Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes since 2011.

FILM/TV Oh Yuck.

TRAINING Graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada.

ET CETERA Marcus received the Toronto Theatre Critics Award for best design for his work on Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play (Outside the March).

Chris Brett Sound Designer ROYAL MTC 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.

Jacquie Loewen Fight Director

ROYAL MTC Fight Director: 23.5 Hours,

Unnecessary Farce, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Jersey Lily, Private Lives, A Christmas Story, Gone With the Wind, August: Osage County, Romeo and Juliet, The Seafarer. Actor: Alice Through the Looking-Glass, Top Girls. Assistant Director: Other People’s Money.

OTHER THEATRE Selected fight directing: The Flood Thereafter (CS); Shakespeare’s Rebel – assistant (Bard on the Beach); Tosca, Carmen (Manitoba Opera); Macbeth, The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Taming of the Shrew (SIR); All Restaurant Fires Are Arson (PTE).

Teaching Jacqueline has taught stage combat at U of W, U of M, MTYP and PTE. ET CETERA Jacqueline is very pleased to be working with both Royal MTC and such fine performers.

Shannon Vickers Dialect Coach

ROYAL MTC The Audience (with Mirvish), Myth of the Ostrich, Billy Elliot the Musical, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Woman in Black, Private Lives, Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Jersey Lily, Good People, The Secret Annex, Venus in Fur, Gone With the Wind, August: Osage County, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Top Girls, Steel Magnolias.

OTHER THEATRE Voice/Text/Dialect Coaching: DAI (Enough) (WJT); Village Wooing (zone41); Bingo! (PTE); The Moonlight Sonata of Beethoven Blatz (TPM/SAC); The Merry Wives of Windsor (SIR); Fen (Sarasvàti); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (CS).

TRAINING/TEACHING Shannon earned

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HAND TO GOD an MFA in Theatre Voice Pedagogy at the University of Alberta. She is an Associate Professor at the University of Winnipeg and is a certified Associate Teacher of KnightThompson Speechwork.

Eric Dizon Apprentice Set & Costume Designer

ROYAL MTC Million Dollar Quartet.

OTHER THEATRE Stage Manager: Heavenly

Bodies (Winnipeg Fringe).

ET CETERA Originally from the field of commu-

nication design, Eric took the leap this year to pursue his passion for theatre arts. Eric is deeply grateful for having been made so welcome in the theatre community. Special thanks to Gillian Gallow, the incredible team of Hand to God and Royal MTC for generously sharing their knowledge of the craft.

Michael Duggan Stage Manager

Royal MTC Assistant Stage Manager: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (with Citadel), Chimerica (with CS), Clever Little Lies, The Glass Menagerie, Other People’s Money. Apprentice Stage Manager: Mrs. Warren’s Profession, In the Next Room or the vibrator play, The Shunning, Brief Encounter, The Seafarer, Steel Magnolias. Props: Gone With the Wind.

OTHER THEATRE Am I Not King? The Last Concert of Richard II (zone41); Richard III (SIR); Heathers: The Musical (WST); Iceland (TPM).

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

ET Cetera Thanks to everyone who has helped me along the way. Enjoy the show!

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HAND TO GOD Brett Mikulik Production Assistant

ROYAL MTC The Hound of the Baskervilles

(Regional Tour), Alice Through the Looking-Glass.

OTHER THEATRE The Jungle Book (MTYP); Shrek

The Musical, Ring of Fire, Sister Act, West Side Story, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (Rainbow); Little Thing, Big Thing, Playing with Fire (PTE); Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play, Into the Woods (District Theatre Collective); The Pirates of Penzance, Iolanthe (Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Winnipeg); Rosalind, The Sea, Juno and the Paycock, The Philadelphia Story (Shaw); Closer Than Ever (Dry Cold); Angels in America: Perestroika (WJT); Ste. Carmen of the Main, Cyrano, The Blue Room (U of W); Fresher, My Mother’s Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding, Little Shop of Horrors (WST).

TRAINING University of Winnipeg Department of Theatre and Film, Shaw Festival Apprenticeship Program.

Groups of 10 or more

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ROYAL MANITOBA THEATRE CENTRE AND THE MANITOBA BAR ASSOCIATION PRESENT THE 25TH ANNUAL LAWYERS PLAY

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STARRING KALYN BOMBACK BILL HAIGHT JOHN HARVIE CYNTHIA HIEBERT-SIMKIN JEFF HIRSCH ZILLA JONES TONY KAVANAGH PETER KINGSLEY JODY OSTAPIW VICTORIA PERRIE SANDI PHILLIPS STEVE SCARFONE HEATHER WADSWORTH Produced by special arrangement with the DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois.

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LEGACY GIVING

Imagine, MTC by Ruth Abernethy.

PHOTO BY CARA HILL

Legacy Giving Campaign

LET’S TALK ABOUT LIFE INSURANCE

Are you ready to get creative with your legacy giving?

Since launching the Legacy Giving Campaign we’ve been encouraging you to join the Founders’ Circle by leaving a gift in your will.

Including Royal MTC in your will, either by designating a specific amount or a percent of your estate, is a straightforward and easy way to make a legacy gift, but it’s not the only option.

A number of Founders’ Circle members are using life insurance as a practical strategy for making a larger future gift to Royal MTC than they thought was possible. Your gift of life insurance can have a meaningful impact on live theatre while providing you with substantial tax benefits.

Here are the three most common ways to make a legacy gift with life insurance: 1. Donate an existing life insurance policy If you have a current life insurance policy you no longer need, you can transfer ownership to Royal MTC. You’ll receive a tax receipt for any cash value present at the time the donation is made on a paid-up policy. If the policy requires continued premium payments, you’ll receive tax receipts for the premiums you pay on the policy after the transfer is complete.

2. Name Royal MTC a beneficiary of an existing life insurance policy Name Royal MTC a beneficiary of an existing life insurance policy. Naming Royal MTC as

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the beneficiary of all or part of an existing life insurance policy is easy and will provide your estate with a tax receipt equal to the amount of the gift. This can be quite beneficial if you plan to provide for a spouse or children and you’ve accumulated assets subject to a significant tax liability upon your death. Contact your insurance company to make Royal MTC a beneficiary.

3. Purchase a new policy to donate to Royal MTC Purchase a new life insurance policy and transfer ownership to Royal MTC. You’ll receive an annual tax receipt equalling the value of the premiums you pay on the policy and Royal MTC will receive a significant contribution in the future.

If you’re considering a gift of life insurance we encourage you to seek professional advice to ensure your financial goals are considered, your tax situation reviewed and your legacy gift tailored to best fit your requirements.

For more information about the Legacy Giving Campaign or to let us know you’ve left a legacy gift to Royal MTC, please contact Heidi Struck at 204 954 6412 or hstruck@royalmtc.ca.

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LEGACY GIVING CAMPAIGN PARTNER

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MARCH 14–APRIL 8 “A sellout success” – Toronto Life Magazine Bittergirl charts the break-ups of three women who experience heartbreak, hilarity, fairy tales gone wrong, tequila, Mounties, love, honour, car-keying, repeated viewings of An Affair to Remember, fake splenectomies and meetings of Breakups Anonymous. And then there are the men! The ones who want to alphabetize your CDs, the ones who give you shoelaces for your birthday. See Barbie and Ken break up! Laugh very hard.

BY ANNABEL

FITZSIMMONS, ALISON LAWRENCE AND MARY FRANCIS MOORE

The phenomenon that is Bittergirl had three soldout runs in Toronto, toured to London and played off-Broadway. Perfect for a girls’ night out!

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MARCH 29–APRIL 15 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CANADA’S NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE

BY BRAD

TOM HENDRY WAREHOUSE SEASON SPONSOR

FRASER

“Yes, it’s funny and brutal and honest. But it is also moving, deeply emotional, and ultimately harrowing.” – Stage Review Warehouse fans love our second stage because of playwrights like Brad Fraser. Tagged with the ‘bad boy’ label early in his career, Fraser’s work is darkly funny, sexy and controversial. Two of his plays, Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love and Poor Super Man, were hits at the Warehouse in the 1990s. We’re excited to welcome him back with Kill Me Now, his unflinching look at one household’s struggle to cope with disability, a poignant story leavened, as always, by Fraser’s ability to find the comic and the erotic in even the bleakest moments of human existence.

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SUPPORTERS Many thanks to our donors who made a gift between December 1, 2015 and January 5, 2017 DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE HERO $6,000+ Gail Asper, OC, OM, LLD* & Michael Paterson The Albert D. Cohen Family June & Bob Jackson Memorial Fund for the Performing Arts - The Winnipeg Foundation Hartley & Heather Richardson Leslie John Taylor Fund - The Winnipeg Foundation

BENEFACTOR $2,000-5,999 Leah Bjarnarson & Robert Malech J. W. Burns OC David* & Lianne Carefoot David Christianson & Vera Steinberger Dave* & Barb Christie Heather Clarke* Kerry Dangerfield*‡ John F. (Jack) Fraser* James R. Gibbs Susan Glass & Arni Thorsteinson Sylvia Guertin-Riley Rita Gunn* & Greg Mason Elba Haid & Lara Secord-Haid Camilla Holland† & Colin Viebrock‡ Ms Maureen E. Jay Andrew & Wendy Jensen Derek & Mary Johannson John Kearsey*‡ Terry Klassen & Grace Dueck Dr. P. Kmet & Mr. B. Roslycky Sam & Mary Kohn Virginia & the late Robert Martin Drs. Ken & Sharon Mould In memory of Liam Murphy - Leigh Murphy‡ The Michael Nozick Family Foundation Cam & Carole Osler Mrs. Shirley Richardson Derek Riley Terri Cherniack & Steven Schipper, CM†‡ Triple A Fund - The Winnipeg Foundation Marcel Van Woensel Joan Wright Sonya & Scott Wright Anonymous

LEADER $1,500-1,999 Marjorie Blankstein CM, OM, LLD & the Late Morley Blankstein Sheldon & Penny Bowles Dr. Bonnie Cham & Dr. Lorne Bellan Neil & Carol Duboff Robert & Florence Eastwood Tony* & Jennifer Fletcher‡ Investors Group Matching Gift Program David & Diane Johnston Kevin & Els Kavanagh Peter & Karen Leipsic Bill & Shirley Loewen Elizabeth Marr & Nick Slonosky Jim* & Penny McLandress‡ Laurie Lam† & Larry Desrochers Mr. & Mrs. Lawrie & Fran Pollard Dr. Bill Pope & Dr. Elizabeth Tippett-Pope Sanford & Deborah Riley Kevin Hines & Shelly Smith-Hines†‡ In memory of Annice Stephens Joan Stephens Maitland & Pat Sundmark Jim & Jan Tennant Helga Van Iderstine* Richard L. Yaffe* & John A. Statham Darcy & Brenda Zaporzan

MEMBER $1,000-1,499 Margaret & Jim Astwood Dr. Jerry Baluta & Olga Kandia Doneta* & Harry Brotchie‡ Brenlee Carrington Trepel & Brent Trepel Haderra & Mark Chisick Jan* & Kevin Coates Gerry* & Chris Couture Lawrence & Brenda Ellerby Paulo Fernandes*‡ Katherine Fox*‡ Sandy Gousseau*‡ Shayla Harapiak-Green & Patrick Green* John* & Nicola Guttormson‡ Linda Hamilton & Grange Morrow‡ Sylvia & Doug Hannah In memory of Kristin Hanson-Dawn & Brian Hanson Dr. Ted & Gail Hechter Shawn Hughes* & Bruno Koehn‡ Katie Inverarity†‡ Jason Kasper* Laurence Katz & Zoe Kogan Gordon Keatch*‡ James & Teresa Kraemer Brenda & Trevor Kriss‡ Frank Lavitt & Ahava Halpern Rick Lee & Laurie Shapiro Reginald & Judy Low

*Current Royal MTC Board of Trustees/Advisory Board members

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Pat & Jim Ludwig Mark & Gloria Mancini‡ Carol & Barry McArton Grant Mitchell & Cat Lambeth Jeffrey* & Mary Morton James Nielsen‡ Edward Nigma Dr. & Mrs. Kieran O’Keeffe Linda & Wayne Paquin M. Plett-Lyle K. Heather Power & Harold Klause‡ Lawrence Prout* & Lisa Gardewine‡ Margaret Redmond* & Greg Gillis‡ Andrea* & Michael Robertson‡ Barbara & Derek* Rolstone‡ Edward Shinewald Morley & Debbie Silverman Ken & Susan Skinner* Bill & Laurie Speers* Shelley† & Mark Stroski‡ Melinda Tallin† & Glen Mitchell‡ Tim Valgardson* Dorothy Y. Young Anonymous

FRIENDS OF ROYAL MTC ENTHUSIAST $500-999 Nancy & Bob Adkins Archie & Jo-Anne Arnott Michael Bartmanovich Zita & Mark Bernstein Family Foundation Bruce & Shelley Bertrand-Meadows Ron Blicq Helga & Gerhard Bock Michael & Elizabeth Boroditsky Cathie & Brian Bowerman James A. Bracken Cheryl Chaban Mairi Chadwick Saul Cherniack & Myra Wolch Pamela & Andrew Cooke J. Davidson‡ Al Dyregrov Selma Enns Ernest & Ruth Epp Mintie & Al Grienke Gary Hannaford* & Cathy Rushton Gordon Hannon Gregg & Mary Hanson N & L Holliday Hon. Justice William Johnston Brenda Keyser & Peter Murdock Ian Kirk†‡ Marion Klysh Julie Ann Kniskern Katarina Kupca Karen Lee

†Current Royal MTC staff

‡Monthly donors

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SUPPORTERS Peter & Maureen Macdonald Mr. G. Markham Mr. Gerry Matte & Mrs. Lydia Surasky-Matte Terri & Jim McKerchar Irene & the late Claire Miller Margaret & Fred Mooibroek Vivienne Nickerson Chris Nielsen Linda Nugent Richard & Bonnie Olfert Kerrie Orlick Peter & Anita Pelech Donna Plant Maureen Prendiville & Paul Jensen Iris Reimer Erma Rempel Ricou-Manfreda Charles & Naida Rubin Barbara Scheuneman Melanie Sexton† & Ian Walsh‡ In memory of Sybil Shack for the benefit of MTC - Jewish Foundation of Manitoba Diane Shapiro Margaret & Paul Shuckett Jeff Sisler & Cathy Rippin-Sisler Jennifer Skelly† & Family‡ Debbie Spracklin Louis Trepel & W.T. Grogan Vicki Verville Florence & Donald Whitmore Margaret Wikjord Valerie Wowryk In memory of Evelyn Hutsal - Janice & Brent Young 2 Anonymous

SUPPORTER $150-499 Robert & Ina Abra Family Fund - The Winnipeg Foundation Acuity HR Solutions† Pat & Bob Adamson Dr. Liz Adkins Dawn Andersen Judy & Jay Anderson Bernice Antoniuk Elizabeth B. Armytage Fund - The Winnipeg Foundation Michel & Danita Aziza Richard & Nancy Ball June & Ted Bartman Dianne J. Beaven Larry Beeston & Anna Sikora Trish Bergal Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Bergbusch Terri & Morley Bernstein Bruce & Joyce Berry Trust Beta Edwin M. Bethune Lino Bettencourt

Tyler & Sable Birch‡ Joan Blight Lilian Bonin Colleen & Stephen Bonner Denise Bonner Dr. Elizabeth Boustcha Ron & Joan Boyd Gill Bramwell Janice Braun Susan Brownstone Brock & Thomas Brock Billy Brodovsky & Libby Yager‡ Sheila & David Brodovsky France Adams & Stephen Brodovsky Eldon Brown Gerald R. Brown George & Ellen Bruce Carol Budnick Giles Bugailiskis & Margo Foxford Marilyn & Jim Burt Donna Byrne Kelly & Judy Caughlin Ron & Carol Chapman Rosemary Chapman Lawrie & Bea Cherniack Dave & Audrey Cheyne Mr. Jaydeep Chipalkatti‡ Shelley Chochinov Glen & Lorna Clark Bev & Ron Clegg Katherine Cobor & Gordon Steindel Agnes & John Collins Diane M. Connelly Graham & Linda Connor Kevin & Sara Convery Philip Coulter James & Gwen Court Daniel Cowan Ray & Brenda Crabbe R. Lynn Craton Margaret Cuddy Ellen Curtis‡ J. Dale Dr. & Mrs. James Dalton G. L. Damphousse Werner & Judy Danchura Ms Linda Daniels Mrs. Maureen Danzinger Mr. & Mrs. Hy Dashevsky* J. Dawson Chloe & Ron Del Bigio Faye Dixon Carl Doerksen Beverley Doern Dr. Sheila Domke & Stephen Ross Mr. & Mrs. Drewett John & Ada Ducas Sharron & Joel Dudeck Helene Dyck Roberta Dyck Mr. & Mrs. Glen* & Joan Dyrda

*Current Royal MTC Board of Trustees/Advisory Board members

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Mr. & Mrs. William Easton Greg Edmond & Irene Groot-Koerkamp John Edwards Enda Egan John Ekins Mr. & Mrs. John & Martha Enns Dan Erickson Cindy Fernandes Nelma Fetterman Elizabeth Findlay Douglas Finkbeiner Gayle Fischer Marcia Fleisher Lawrence Foster‡ Chris Freeman Susan & Ab Freig Arnold Frieman Menno H. & Jolanda Friesen Felicia & Trevor Frost James Fulkerson Monica Furer Colleen & Dan Furlan‡ Ron Gaffray Mr. & Mrs. R. Gallant Frank Filbert & Judy Garwood-Filbert Lynne & Lindsay Gauld‡ Ronald & Denise George Rick & Patti Gilhuly Ms Heather Gillander Barbara & David Goldenberg Chuck Golfman Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Gomori Alicyn Goodman‡ Paul Goodman Jeremy & Maureen Gordon‡ Barbara Goszer Shawn & Bill Gould Noreen Greenberg Dr. Richard Greene Leona & Siegfried Hackbart Kari Hagness†‡ Bonnie Hallman Gregory & Heather Hammond Bruce & Judy Harris Sandra & Hans Hasenack Teresa A. Hay Frank & Sue Hechter Mary Heindle Mr. Kyle Hendin Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Hick Vivian Hilder-Skwark John & Lenore Hodge Mr. Dennis Hodgkinson Jennie Hogan Michael & Crystal Hollas Gary Hook & Charmine Lyons Mary Horodyski† & Alexander Shewchuk C. Houde

†Current Royal MTC staff

‡Monthly donors

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SUPPORTERS Mr. & Mrs. Richard & Karen Howell Frank & Donna Hruska Dan Ilchyna Peter Isaac Marlis & David Jacobson Elizabeth Janzen Cliff Jeffers Margaret Jeffries Lynne Jentsch Claire & Gerald Jewers Bruce & Grace Johnson Robert & Karen Johnston Lisa Johnston‡ Marilyn & Sheldon Joyal Marilyn Juvonen Brian & Renee Kaplan Dr. & Mrs. Philip Katz Donald & Sheila Keatch Rick Kendall Robert Kennedy & Claudette LeClerc Nancy Kerr G. C. Irwin-Kilfoyle M. J. King Peter Kingsley Paula Klan Eileen & George Klassen Orah & Soody Kleiman Ken & Iris Kliewer Kevin & Deneen Klippenstein Myron & Marion Klysh John & Kathryn Knowles Paul Kochan Ms Julie Koehn E. Koop Donna Korban David & Denise Koss Lisa Koss & Olex Vecherya Lorraine Kraichy‡ Carol Campbell & Andy Krentz Paula Kristjanson Hasiuk Jonathan & Cara Kroft Gene & Janet Lacroix Teena Laird Dr. Patricia Landolfo Edith Landy Brenda & Glenn Lange Barbara Latocki Dr. G. H. Lawler Anna Lebrun & Bill Reynolds Iris Lechner Bob Leggett Ellen & Stewart Leibl Kathy & Saul Leibl Gloria Lemke Richard Lemmon Tim & Kate Letkemann‡ Carol & Clifford Levi Wendell & Eleanor Lind Judy & Eric Lister Charles & Diane Littman

Wayne Loeppky David & Marie Loewen Mary-Anne Lovallo Dr. Simon Lucy Dr. Sora Ludwig & Dr. Brent Schacter Sofia Lukie‡ Tom Lussier Enid Lyons Dr. & Mrs. Ted Lyons Mr. & Mrs. E. R. MacDonald John MacDonald‡ Sharon M. Macdonald Dennis MacKay & Annette Stapenhorst Allan & Joanne Malenko Neil Antman & Andrea Mann Mrs. Vera Marchuk Elaine & Neil Margolis Agatha Massey Linda Matheson Peggy May Linda McFadyen Betty & Kevin McGarry Mr. & Mrs. Campbell McIntyre Marlene & Ian McKay Richard Comparey & Micheline McKay-Comparey Doug McKeag Greg & Gloria McLaren John & Carolynne McLure Fund The Winnipeg Foundation Barb Melnychuk Dr. Jonathan Gabor & Tia Metaxas Albert & Judith Metcalfe‡ Susie Miclash Jim & Karren Middagh Dr. Michael & Sharon Moffatt Dr. Catherine Moltzan & Paul Brault Marc Monnin & Donna Miller Sagan Morrow*‡ Cathy Moser & Jeff Itzkow Bill Muir Don Munro Suzanne & Kenneth Munroe John Myers Beverly Nagamori Dr. Leanne Nause Medical Corporation Marika Nerbas Alissa Neufeld Edwin & Pat Nicholls‡ Robert Nickel Helen Norrie Deborah & George Nytepchuk Jim & Lou Ogston Gary Oko Joanne Olchowecki Cam Mackie & Doris Mae Oulton Murray Palay & Ivy Kopstein Heather & Harry Panaschuk

*Current Royal MTC Board of Trustees/Advisory Board members

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Dr. Philip & Mrs. Joanne Pass Myron Pawlowsky & Susan Boulter Christopher Pearce Aaron & Maureen Penner Ron & Anita Perron Gina & John C. Petersmeyer* Rob & Linda Pettit Rick Pinchin Donna & John Platt Carla Plummer Len Podheiser Calvin Polet Beth Pollard Carolyn Porhownik Brett Porth Ms Karen Dawn Power Keith Powls Ms Judith Putter Tamara Rabkin Barbara Rach Vivian E Rachlis Rudy & Audrey Ramchandar Angeline Ramkissoon Linda Ratynski Dr. Martin Reed & Joy Cooper Vance Rehill Cheryl Reid Shelley Rennie Mr. & Mrs. William Reynolds Joyce Rich Dr. & Mrs. J. Richtik Marilyn Robbins Tony Robbins Daniel Robert & Chantale Gobeil Jane Robinson Mr. Robert Rogers Kevin Rollason & Gail MacAulay Renee Roseman Sheryl Rosenberg Jay Ross Pat & Michelle Rowan Olga A. Runnalls Elizabeth & Laurence Russin Michael T. Ruta Paul & Cathy Samyn Shona Scappaticci‡ Hans & Gabriele Schneider Werner & Mary Schulz Ms Faye Scott Mark Senier Dennis & Karen Sereda Bill Shepherd & Beverley Vane Ms. Pat Shklanka Dr. & Mrs. A.M. Shojania Shayna & Merrill Shulman Henry & Connie Shyka Pamela Simmons Carol & Ron Slater Fund - Jewish Foundation of Manitoba Constance Smith Chad Smith‡

†Current Royal MTC staff

‡Monthly donors

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SUPPORTERS Mrs. Lorraine Smith Deanne Spiegel The Spielman Family Jacqueline St. Hill Mr. David Stacey Evelyn Stephen Frits & Joan Stevens Heidi Struck† Tom & Shirley Strutt Eleanor Suderman Richard Swain Donald & Lorraine Swanson Mr. & Mrs. Paul Swart Shayne & Kathryn Taback Mary-Lou K Taylor Ross & BJ Taylor Karen Tereck - Welcome to Winnipeg Inc. Linda Thomas June Thompson Marilyn Thompson Phyllis A. C. Thomson Mary E. Tibbs‡ Sharon Timson Malcolm & Shirley Tinsley Doug & Heather Tisdale Helen Tomlinson Gord & Lorena Trann W. Tretiak & B. Baydock Peter Triggs Dr. Stephen Tritt & Dr. Sharon Goszer-Tritt Wendy Tschetter Terry Tully Eric Turner Robert Tyler & Laurel Hammond-Tyler A. Van de Vijsel Mr. Charles R. Vandekerkhove Patricia Van Doninck Fran & Bob Vannevel‡ In memory of Ruth Paul, longtime MTC subscriber - Bev Venn Irv & Toby Vinsky Dr. & Mrs. M. B. Vodrey C & J Vukelic Helmut & Gwen Waedt Dorothy Walker V. Stirling Walkes Peter & Joan Washchyshyn Phyllis Watson Walter & Shirley Watts Al & Pat Wherrett‡ Murray & Nancy Wiegand John T. & Justina Wiens Trevor Wiens‡ Peter & Elizabeth Wijtkamp In memory of C. Noreen Wilkie Catherine Wilkie Arthur Williams Leslie Wilson

Murray Wilson & Ivy Namaka Dennis & Gustine Wilton Dr. & Mrs. Eric J. Winograd R & A Winstone Dr. David Wiseman & Merilyn Kraut Grant & Sheila Woods Adele & Arthur Wortzman Harry & Evelyn Wray Margaret & Paul Wright Raymond & Louise Wyant Ken & Pat Zealand 32 Anonymous

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The Asper Foundation The Gail Asper Family Foundation BMO Financial Group Martha Burns CIBC CN Continental Travel Group De Luca Fine Wines Gifts & Accessories Dycom Direct Mail Services Esdale Printing Co. Ltd. The Fort Garry Hotel, Spa & Conference Centre Freeman Audio Visual Canada Friesens Corporation Gardewine Deborah Gray The Great-West Life Assurance Company Greystone Managed Investments Inc. Investors Group Jewish Foundation of Manitoba Lawton Partners MacDon Industries Ltd. Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries MTS National Leasing Planned Perfectly PwC RBC Royal Bank Relish Sleeman Breweries Ltd. Stantec Consulting Ltd. Subway Franchise World Headquarters TD Bank Financial Group Wawanesa Insurance Winnipeg Airports Authority The Winnipeg Free Press

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HERO $10,000+ Johnston Group Inc. Qualico Richardson Foundation

GUARANTOR $5,000-9,999 Fidelity Investments Canada ULC

BENEFACTOR $3,000-4,999

SPONSOR

*Current Royal MTC Board of Trustees/Advisory Board members

CORPORATE DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE

Cambrian Credit Union Maple Leaf Construction Ltd., Blake Fitzpatrick Number TEN Architectural Group, Robert Eastwood* Terracon Development Ltd.

PATRON $1,200-2,999 Assiniboine Credit Union Benevity Community Impact Fund Bison Transport, Don Strueber Deloitte Foundation Canada Fillmore Riley LLP Ranger Insurance Brokers Ltd. George Wakefield Foods Inc., Judy Wakefield* The Manitoba Teachers’ Society Manitoba’s Credit Unions Maxim Truck & Trailer Melet Plastics Inc., Edward Shinewald Pollard Banknote Limited Ruth & Ted Northam PRA Inc. Regal Tours Royal Canadian Properties Limited Safeway & Sobeys Winmar Property Restoration

CORPORATE FRIENDS OF ROYAL MTC CONTRIBUTOR $900-1,199 Astroid Management Ltd. Mitchell Fabrics Ltd.

SUPPORTER $600-899 Party Stuff/U-Rent-It

ASSOCIATE $300-599 Mid West Packaging Limited Premier Printing Ltd. Winfield Developments Canada

†Current Royal MTC staff

‡Monthly donors

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SUPPORTERS

Arni Thorsteinson & Susan Glass

Vera Moroz Paul & Elaine Neelon Jean & Lisa Neron Anita & Ron Perron Joy Cooper & Martin Reed Marc & Sherri Rittinger Joan Stephens Frits & Joan Stevens Jim & Jan Tennant Marilyn Thompson Elaine Toms

$10,000-24,999

$500-999

Bryan Klein & Susan Halprin The Estate of Gordon P. Linney Cam & Carole Osler Norma Anne Padilla Terri Cherniack & Steven Schipper, CM† George Sigurdson Terracon Development Ltd.

Arthur & Donna Chow Katherine Cobor & Gordon Steindel Dorothy Davidson Christine Fleetwood Betty Ann & Richard Graydon Jordan Janisse & Teresa Cooper Mr. & Mrs. Fred Kisil Dr. Stan & Susan Lipnowski Patrick* & Clarice Matthews Anthony & Joyce McWha Estelle Meyers Marcel & Louise Mollot E.M.L. Poulter Bill & Norma Rennie Ivor & Lorna Schledewitz Howie & Sue Simpson Gabor Vamos & Brenda Silver 3 Anonymous

DONOR $150-299

$250,000-499,999

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

Gail Asper, OC, OM, LLD* & Michael Paterson

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

$25,000-49,999

FOUNDERS’ CIRCLE Gail Asper, OC, OM, LLD* Marjorie & Morley Blankstein Duane & Pauline Braun Kerry Dangerfield* Laurie Lam† & Larry Desrochers James Gibbs Gary Hannaford & Cathy Rushton Maureen E. Jay Andrew & Wendy Jensen Dr. Leonard & Hope Kahane Gordon C. Keatch* Leona J. MacDonald Barb Melnychuk Jeffrey Morton* Drs. Bill Pope & Elizabeth Tippett-Pope Heather Power & Harold Klause Edward Fisher & Lyse Rémillard Terri Cherniack & Steven Schipper, CM† Brenda Zaporzan

TRIBUTE GIFTS

$5,000-9,999 Margaret Caie Donald Fraser & Judy Little Dr. Ted & Gail Hechter Susan & Keith Knox Garry Markham L. Blair Philpott & Tom Kynman Heather Pullan & Tom Frohlinger Faye Warren Wearing Williams Limited - Don & Sheila Katz Dorothy Y. Young

$2,500-4,999

In memory of Linda Tallin – Heather Pullen, Tom Frohlinger, Alexandra, Joey & Becky; Joanie Sheps & Cathy Litman

ENDOWMENT FUND Many thanks to the generosity of our Endowment Fund donors who gave a gift or fulfilled a pledge payment between December 1, 2015 and January 5, 2017. Amounts are cumulative. $5,000,000+ Government of Canada/ Gouvernement du Canada Canadian Heritage/Patrimoine canadien

Sheila & David Brodovsky Ron & Carol Chapman Pamela & Andrew Cooke Helene Dyck Barbara Scheuneman Ruth Simkin Fran & Estela Violago Anonymous

$1,000-2,499

UP TO $499 Jacqueline Anderson Margaret & Charles Avent Ms Jean Bissett Bev & Ron Clegg Barbara Latocki Frances Lemieux Nick Martin & Dr. Evelyn Ferguson Marlene A. Mortimer Sandra Sadler Roslyn Silver Geri & Peter Spencer Peter & Sharon Taylor Anonymous

Joan & Ed Alexander Jack Armstrong & Doris Quinn The Bohm Family David & Pamela Bolton Don & Cheryl Breakey Michael & Lynn Evans Brent & Debbie Gilbert David & Ewhenia Gnutel John & Margaret Graham Marilyn & Helios Hernandez Barbara Main Dr. & Mrs. Donald McInnes Terri & Jim McKerchar

*Current Royal MTC Board of Trustees/Advisory Board members

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

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SUPPORTING PARTNERS CORE FUNDERS

SEASON PARTNERS

TOM HENDRY WAREHOUSE SEASON SPONSOR

EXCLUSIVE PRODUCTION SUPPORTER

JOHN HIRSCH MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION SPONSOR

TOM HENDRY WAREHOUSE PRODUCTION SPONSORS

Deborah Gray

JOHN HIRSCH MAINSTAGE PERFORMANCE SPONSORS

BACKSTAGE PASS

WORDPLAY

THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES

TD THEATRE UNDER 30

BENEFACTORS

Deborah Gray Martha Burns

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

REGIONAL TOUR

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SUPPORTING PARTNERS BLACK & WHITE BALL PREMIER SPONSOR

PLATINUM SPONSOR

SILVER SPONSOR

BRONZE SPONSOR

Gerry & Barb Price

LAWYERS PLAY

Insurance Brokers and Consultants

DESIGN SPONSOR

CAPITAL ASSISTANCE

2016 WINNIPEG FRINGE THEATRE FESTIVAL

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

CHRISTIEFEST

MEDIA SPONSORS

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SUPPORTING SPONSORS

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BEHIND THE SCENES Development

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Michael Joyal, Development Data Manager Melissa Novecosky, Special & Donor Events Coordinator Shelly Smith-Hines, Director of Development Heidi Struck, Individual Giving Manager

Honorary Members

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

Front of House

Executive Officers

Adam Kozachuk, Patron Experience Manager Kim Cossette, House Manager, Tom Hendry Warehouse Front-of-House Staff: Stacy Ducharme, Nick Fletcher, Deanna Goring, Elfie Harvey, Marissa Kellet, Peter Kellett, Talia Kowalchuk, Tia Levine, Declan Moulden, Rachael Neal, Graeme Olson, Amariah Peterson, Angela Rajfur, Hannah Schneider, Rita Vande Vyvere, Kira Watson

Anthony C. Fletcher, Chair Jim McLandress, Past Chair David Carefoot, Treasurer Heather Clarke, Secretary David Christie, Chair, Resource Development Sandy Gousseau, Chair, Audience Development Patrick Green, Chair, Organizational Performance John Guttormson, Chair, Governance & Strategic Planning Trustees

Jan Coates Paulo Fernandes Katherine Fox Rita Gunn Shawn Hughes Derek Johannson Advisory Council

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

Maintenance

Jason Kasper John Kearsey Sagan Morrow Andrea Robertson Derek Rolstone Laurie A. Speers

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

Gary Hannaford, FCA Yude Henteleff Ken Houssin Gordon Keatch Colin R. MacArthur, QC Patrick J. Matthews Jeffrey Morton, FCA Hon. Jack Murta Lillian Neaman Shelley Nimchonok

James Pappas John Petersmeyer Lawrence Prout Jeff Quinton Patricia Rabson Margaret Redmond Susan Skinner Al Snyder Maureen Watchorn

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

Susan Groff, Head Scenic Artist Megumi Hari, Scenic Artist Production

Christine Corthey, Production Associate Ian Kirk, Assistant Technical Director Rick MacPherson, Technical Director, Tom Hendry Warehouse Russell Martin, Director of Production Ben Ross, Technical Director, John Hirsch Mainstage Steven Smits, Assistant Production Manager Larry Demedash, Senior Properties Builder Kari Hagness, Head of Properties Lawrence Van Went, Properties Builder

Accounting/Finance

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

Stage Crew

Administration

Brian Adolph, IT Manager Angela Broadbent, Education & Community Engagement Manager Devan Graham, Director of Human Resources Camilla Holland, Executive Director Mary Horodyski, Archivist Daphne MacMillan, Administrative Assistant Jennifer Skelly, IT Administrator Artistic

Krista Jackson, Associate Artistic Director Jeff Kennedy, Literary Coordinator Laurie Lam, Producer Steven Schipper, CM, Artistic Director Casey Shapira, Assistant to the Producer Melinda Tallin, Artistic Coordinator

Joan Lees-Miller, Head of Wardrobe Claude Robert, Head Electrician Chris Thomson, Head Carpenter John Tomiuk, House Stage Hand Michael Wright, Head of Sound Tom Hendry Warehouse

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

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

Sheena Baird, Ticketing Services Manager Laurie Fletcher, Box Office and Volunteer Manager Raven Wilder, Patron Service Supervisor Box Office Representatives: Katie Adamson, Vicky Chan, Gabriel Gbeneyei, Julie Gregorchuk, Hayden Maines, Kara Pankiw, Robyn Pooley, Johanna Reinberg, Jessy Ross, Daniel Tompkins, Kira Watson Carpentry (John Hirsch Mainstage)

Marketing & Communications

Properties

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Andrew Drinnan, Building Superintendent Chris Fletcher, Assistant Building Superintendent

Beverly Covert, Wigs & Makeup Supervisor Zane Kirk, Hairstylist c/o Urban Crush Salon Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival & Master Playwright Festival

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

Zaz Bajon, General Manager Emeritus

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

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BEHIND THE SCENES ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION STAFF Black Coffee

Amanda Isaak, First Hand Zoë Leclerc-Kennedy, Properties Apprentice* Karen Luchak, Sewer, The Shaw Festival Barbara Mackenzie, Sewer, The Shaw Festival Jamie Plummer, Props Buyer Joy Willis, Sewer, The Shaw Festival

ACT LIKE A STAR! Scents and Sensibility

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

Hand To God

Laurie Carpenter, Wardrobe Maintenance Jeff Guner, LX Crew Zoë Leclerc-Kennedy, Properties Apprentice* Melanie Lemoine, LX crew Leigh Anne Parry, LX crew Jamie Plummer, Props Buyer Burkhard Weiss, Assistant Carpenter

Park Your Mobile Device

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

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

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.

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

THEATRE FOR FANS UNDER 30 TD Theatre Under 30 is a group of 18- to 30-year-olds who dig world-class theatre at just $20 a seat.

Members also get access to a number of exclusive pre-show happy hours and special events.

SIGN UP TODAY AT ROYALMTC.CA/UNDER30 FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT ANGELA BROADBENT AT UNDER30�ROYALMTC.CA FIONA REID IN THE AUDIENCE. PHOTO BY DYLAN HEWLETT.

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

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INDIVIDUAL GIVING THE CAST OF MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET. PHOTO BY ROBERT TINKER.

A Mid-Season Thank You I want to live in a city that nurtures artists and artisans, and Royal MTC plays an important role in this. I cannot imagine Winnipeg without Royal MTC. – Royal MTC Donor

Amazed. Inspired. Grateful.

That’s how your donations make us feel at Royal MTC. More than 1,000 donors gave generously between June and December in support of the 2016/17 season. Many of you responded to our year-end appeal and we couldn’t be happier to receive your charitable contributions.

Your gifts are making a difference in so many ways!

Your donations help live theatre reach a broad audience. Over 300,000 people enjoy plays at the John Hirsch Mainstage, Tom Hendry Warehouse and on tour around Manitoba and northwestern Ontario. The Fringe Festival and the Master Playwright Festival, both produced

by Royal MTC, also offer engaging live theatre to more than 100,000 people.

Thanks to your donations, Royal MTC continues

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to be an educational force in our community.

You help us welcome over 6,000 high school students to our theatres every year through the Theatre for Young Audiences program. These enthusiastic students benefit from the positive opportunity of attending live theatre and many will become the next generation of theatre lovers and donors, ensuring the sustainability of the theatre.

Your donations allow for greater creative freedom. Each season is carefully planned to offer diverse programming, and donations support this process by opening doors to a wide range of artistic options and plays. Thanks to donors, Royal MTC is able to present a blockbuster production like Million Dollar Quartet, which was a musical spectacle everyone could enjoy!

A big thank you to the donors who have already made an impact on the 2016/17 season!

You’re helping us produce some incredible live theatre this year. If you’re still looking to make a difference this season, please call Heidi in the fundraising department at 204 954 6412 to discuss your giving options.

I have enjoyed being in the audience for 30 plus years. Royal MTC has to stay in Winnipeg because it is one of the best cultural experiences. – Royal MTC Donor

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