The Graduate program

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A PLAY ADAPTED BY TERRY JOHNSON, BASED ON THE NOVEL BY CHARLES WEBB, AND THE MOTION PICTURE SCREEN­PLAY BY CALDER WILLINGHAM & BUCK HENRY DIRECTED BY ANDREW SHAVER A SEGAL CENTRE PRODUCTION PRODUCTION SPONSOR

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WELCOME

What better way to stretch out the summer and usher in a new year of creation, opportunity and discovery than with the iconic, steamy, and delightfully witty story of The Graduate.

Mike Nichols’ 1967 film, starring Dustin Hoffman (in his breakout role), Anne Bancroft and Katharine Ross, brilliantly captured the zeitgeist of the 60s, a time that was brimming with exploration and revolution, and a generation that was anxiously looking to the future for answers. We might ask ourselves if those answers are any clearer for the so-called “millennials” in 2014. Is finding one's way in the world any less challenging today than it was for Benjamin?

An important part of our mission is to bring you theatre that you can connect with; we hope that The Graduate and its place in our collective consciousness, its mix of romance, humour and music will awaken your nostalgia and happiest memories. We encourage you to help us fulfill another part of our mission: to nurture burgeoning theatre lovers, by letting them in on a bygone era that might seem eerily and excitingly familiar.

Take a moment to browse the bios of the dazzling talent bringing this play to life. We are so proud to be part of director Andrew Shaver’s own history as he continues to make his way into the spotlight of Canadian theatre. We know there is a bright future in store for Luke Humphrey (mark my words, one day you’ll say “I saw him on the Segal Centre stage first!”). Brigitte Robinson (yes, that really is her name) and Georgina Beaty step with such grace and gusto into their legendary roles. Some of our favourite local performers Al Goulem, Jane Wheeler and Seska Lee take to the Segal stage for the first time, joined by our old pals, Graham Cuthbertson and Marcel Jeannin, and we couldn’t be more thrilled. Finally, we delight in witnessing some of the city’s brightest young designers bring their own unique touch to this new production, all beautifully tied together by the original music of Justin Rutledge and Matthew Barber.

Here it is…our first dream team for the beginning of our dream season. The pan is hot and we're just getting cooking. I hope you’ll come sample the rest of the season's savoury fare with me. Because there’s no place I’d rather be than in the home of live theatre.

We're so glad you're here.

Lisa Rubin Artistic and Executive Director To all our patrons celebrating Rosh Hashanah, we wish you a sweet and inspiring New Year. Shana Tova!

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PRODUCTION SPONSOR ®

THE SEGAL CENTRE FOR PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTS

A PLAY ADAPTED BY TERRY

JOHNSON

BASED ON THE NOVEL BY CHARLES WEBB AND THE MOTION PICTURE SCREENPLAY BY CALDER WILLINGHAM

BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH STUDIOCANAL DIRECTED BY ANDREW

SHAVER

CAST BENJAMIN BRADDOCK........................................................... Luke Humphrey MRS. ROBINSON.................................................................. Brigitte Robinson ELAINE ROBINSON................................................................. Georgina Beaty HOTEL CLERK, PRIEST, PSYCHIATRIST............................ Graham Cuthbertson MR. ROBINSON..........................................................................Alain Goulem MR. BRADDOCK...................................................................... Marcel Jeannin STRIPPER...................................................................................... Seska Lee MRS. BRADDOCK.......................................................................Jane Wheeler ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSED AND PERFORMED BY

JUSTIN RUTLEDGE & MATTHEW BARBER CREATIVE TEAM

SET DESIGN...............................................................................James Lavoie COSTUME DESIGN...................................................................... Susana Vera LIGHTING DESIGN...................................................................... Martin Sirois SOUND DESIGN..............................................................................Jesse Ash VIDEO DESIGN..................................... George Allister & Patrick Andrew Boivin STAGE MANAGER............................................................Sarah-Marie Langlois ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER........................................... Rachel Dawn Woods APPRENTICE STAGE MANAGER..................................................... Isabel Faia THE TOTAL RUNNING TIME IS TWO HOURS PLUS AN INTERMISSION THIS PRODUCTION CONTAINS NUDITY The Graduate is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. The Segal Theatre is a member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres and engages, under the terms of the Canadian Theatre Agreement, professional artists who are members of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association. The Segal Theatre gratefully acknowledges the support of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association and is proud to work in partnership with Equity in the production of our plays.

The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

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Ben: I’ve had this feeling ever since I’ve graduated – this kind of compulsion to be rude – that I have to be rude all the time. Do you know what I mean?

Elaine: Yes, I do.

Ben: It’s like I’ve been playing some kind of game but the rules don’t make sense to me. They’re being made up by all the wrong people. No, I mean no one makes them up, they seem to have made themselves up.

The lines above, among many others from the film, have been omitted from the stage adaptation of The Graduate. I quote these specifically because they speak directly to the foundation upon which this particular production is built – one of shifting realities and uncertainty in times of change.

The graduate, Benjamin Braddock, comes home from university, to all eyes but his, riding on top of the world. The crushing pressure he feels to appreciate his privilege and live up to expectations numbs him to the brink of emotional paralysis. It is from this point of departure that Ben sets out to redefine his reality.

And it is from this point of departure that we set out to reimagine his story.

Mike Nichols’ 1967 film changed the face of American cinema; it was never an option for us to simply recreate it. Tonight you will share in our collective imagination as we look back on this landmark piece of art and respectfully, boldly, and proudly stand on our own.

I’ve been extraordinarily fortunate to be at the helm of such an arsenal of artistic talent. I am filled with gratitude for their (seemingly) unwavering trust in me as the rules of this particular game changed, sometimes from one day to the next.

In truth, I was just making them up. And now they’re real. Have fun.

Andrew Shaver Director

SYNOPSIS California, 1964 Benjamin Braddock is a week from his 21st birthday. He has just graduated and is living at home with his parents, who are excited to toast his success and plan his future. But Ben is feeling inexplicably lost, confused, unsure of what to do with himself, and is in no mood to celebrate. When he receives a sexual proposition from the most unexpected of people, Ben takes a plunge that will lead to new, strange and transformative waters.

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INTERMISSION

The Sounds of a Generation:

An Interview with Justin Rutledge and Matthew Barber

Mike Nichols' 1967 film used music in a ground-breaking way that foreshadowed the advent of MTV and the modern music video. And though Simon and Garfunkel are inextricably linked to the film, they barely created any new music for it; most of the songs were preexisting. Canadian musicians, Matthew Barber and Justin Rutledge, on the other hand, have composed a slew of brand new songs specifically for the Segal Centre's re-imagined theatrical version of The Graduate. They sat down with Dramaturg-in-Residence, Caitlin Murphy, to discuss the process.

[Caitlin Murphy] How did you feel when first approached to do music for The Graduate, which has such a famous soundtrack?

[Justin Rutledge] It's quite scary when you come up against such iconic songs like “Mrs. Robinson” and “Sounds of Silence.” We've been listening to a lot of Simon and Garfunkel, and we're writing almost entirely on acoustic guitars.

We're really paying attention to what they did as vocalists, together, because their sound is really unified. It's a classic sound.

[Matthew Barber] ... but we're also not getting too obsessed with making everything sound exactly like how they would do it either. We want to still be able to let our own sound emerge.

[CM] What character in The Graduate do you most connect with?

[MB] I can relate to Ben. I can relate to feeling like a bit of a loner sometimes.

[JR] I really like the turn Mr. Robinson takes in the second act. I've been that guy before.

[CM] How is playing live music for a play different from playing your own concerts?

[MB] There's a lot more stopping and starting, so it's a little hard to get into the rhythm of the music sometimes! But I just love being a part of something that's much bigger than what I'm doing... being a cog in the wheel of a production that's got all kinds of people involved, and contributing what we do is very satisfying. It also takes the pressure off a little bit too.

[CM] How do you work together? What's it like to compose collaboratively?

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[JR] It's all about vibe. I'm sort of a vibe guy. You have to pay attention to the vibe. The almighty vibe. Matt and I were hanging out last night and I went out to get something and I came back, and he had this little guitar line written and he was humming this melody, and you know I'll harmonize to it and then we'll throw a lyric line and that starts... It's a creative process. It helps that we're old friends too.

[CM] What's your favourite band, song or music from the 60's?

“...It represents an important place and time, not just in musical history even, but in the history of us as a people.”

- Justin Rutledge

[MB] I grew up with The Beatles. So I'd have to say The Beatles.

[JR] “Teach Your Children” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. I just remember driving with my dad and that song came on the radio and it was the first time I really felt drawn towards a song. And yeah, The Beatles.

[MB] I know that's the obvious one, but they're so good.

[CM] What do you think makes Simon and Garfunkel's music so enduring?

[JR] It's an era. You hear that and you see images of the 60's... It represents an important place and time, not just in musical history even, but in the history of us as a people. It represents a very good place with ideals and I think people will always turn to that in times of darkness.

Interview conducted, condensed and edited by Caitlin Murphy Photos taken from Behind the Scenes video shot by Randy Cole

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BIOGRAPHIES

ANDREW SHAVER Director Andrew is a performer, producer and the founding Artistic Director of SideMart Theatrical Grocery (2007). Before relocating to Toronto, SideMart was the Segal Studio Resident Company from 2008-2011.

Productions include the Canadian premiere of Mark Doherty's Trad, the world premiere of Morris Panych's Gordon and the original musical Haunted Hillbilly, with a book by Graham Cuthbertson and songs by Matthew Barber. This past November, Andrew opened SideMart's very own Theatrical Grocery in Toronto’s East End, launching it with Out of the Woods, a Songplay he cowrote and performed with Amy Rutherford and Justin Rutledge. In May, he directed Kyle Gatehouse in Patrick Costello's Ballad of the Young Offender in the Grocery as part of Crow's Theatre's East End Performance Crawl. He is currently developing a Frankenstein adaptation with songwriter Andrew Penner (Sunparlour Players).

He is the touring director for the Canadian Stage production of Venus in Fur, directed

by Jennifer Tarver, coming to the Centaur in October, and the creation dramaturge and song translator on the Necessary Angel concert-play What Makes a Man, based on the life and songs of Charles Aznavour, premiering at Canadian Stage in Toronto this fall.

Other directing highlights include: Stones in His Pockets (Centaur), Taming of the Shrew (Repercussion), Scientific Americans and Sherlock Holmes (Segal Centre). He assisted Robert Falls on the Goodman Theatre's production of The Iceman Cometh starring Brian Dennehy and Nathan Lane, which tours to The Brooklyn Academy of Music in 2015.

Andrew has spent four seasons as a member of the Stratford Festival company, acting in Macbeth, Cyrano de Bergerac and Zastrozzi, and assisting directors Chris Abraham (For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again) and Jennifer Tarver (The Homecoming and Waiting for Godot). He was a member of the Festival’s inaugural Michael Langham Conservatory for Classical Direction (2010 & 2011). Andrew produces a Stratford live music series (The Church Sessions) as part of the Festival's Forum programming. Guests have included Royal Wood, Sarah Harmer, Danny Michel, Jill Barber, David Myles, Bahamas, Leif Vollebekk, Justin Rutledge and Matthew Barber.

He was Canadian Artistic Director of the Montreal/Brooklyn-based creation ensemble SaBooge. From 2000-2007, SaBooge toured original work from Montreal to NYC, Philadelphia, Vancouver, Toronto, Galway and Dublin. He studied at Queen's University (1995-99), trained at École Jacques Lecoq (1999-01) and currently teaches voice-over at the National Theatre School in Montreal. In 2013, he was the proud recipient of the first Outstanding Director META (Sherlock Holmes). It’s on a shelf in his kitchen.

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BIOGRAPHIES

LUKE HUMPHREY Benjamin Braddock The Graduate is Luke’s Segal Centre debut. Recent acting credits include The Last of Romeo and Juliet (Talk is Free Theatre) and The Three Musketeers, Taking Shakespeare, Henry V, Much Ado About Nothing, Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Tempest (Stratford Festival). Luke is a graduate of NYU Tisch school of the Arts and the Birmingham Conservatory for Classical Theatre.

BRIGITTE ROBINSON Mrs. Robinson Brigitte returns to the Segal Centre, having played Jane in Fallen Angels.

She has been a Shaw Festival ensemble member for 13 years, performing in over over 25 productions. Some of her favourites include Cavalcade, Return of the Prodigal, You Can't Take it With You, Marathon 33 and The Importance of Being Earnest. She has also worked extensively in theatres across the country. Selected credits include The Sound of Music (Mirvish); Calendar Girls (Mirvish and The Grand Theatre, MTC); Blythe Spirit and Present Laughter (Citadel Theatre); Talking With… (NAC); Twelfth Night (YPT) and The Price (Theatre Aquarius).

Selected film and television: CBC's live show Switchback (host), Renovation Zone (co-host), Murdoch Mysteries, A Christmas Song, Murder in the Hamptons and Crimson Peak.

GEORGINA BEATY Elaine Robinson The Graduate is Georgina's Segal Centre debut. Select acting: The Huron Bride (Vertigo), My Turquoise Years (Arts Club), Unity (1918) (Alberta Theatre Projects), And So It Goes, Bone Cage (Downstage), The Notorious Right Robert and His Robber Bride, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Caravan Farm) and The Shape of a Girl (Green Thumb Theatre, Jessie Award). She is Co-Artistic Director of Architect Theatre, with whom she has created and performed in Highway 63: The Fort Mac Show (cross Canada tour) and This Must Be the Place: The CN Tower Show (Passe Muraille). Next up: development on The Golden Spike (Architect Theatre) about pipelines in Northern BC. Georgina is a graduate of the University of Alberta and Studio 58.

GRAHAM CUTHBERTSON Hotel Clerk, Priest, Psychiatrist Graham Cuthbertson lives in Montreal and is a founding member of the SideMart Theatrical Grocery. At the Segal, he has played Williamson in Glengarry Glen Ross, Moran in Sherlock Holmes, Bill in Scientific Americans, Pemberton in Geometry in Venice and Tom Davenport in Inherit the Wind. Graham has also worked for the Centaur Theatre, Crow’s Theatre, Sourbrides, Talisman and Gravy Bath among others. He wrote the play Haunted Hillbilly and can be seen as Dick Powell in the shows In the Mood for Jazz and Cold, Lonely Nights.

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ALAIN GOULEM Mr. Robinson Born and raised in Montreal, Alain makes his Segal Centre debut with The Graduate. Select theatre credits include: James Tyrone jr in both Long Day’s Journey Into Night and A Moon for the Misbegotten (Centaur Theatre); Richard III (Manitoba Theatre Centre); Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and Crackwalker (The Grand Theatre Kinston), Romeo and Juliet and The Tempest (Stratford Festival) and Ana (Espace Go and National Scottish tour). His television credits include regular roles on 18 to Life (CBC), and The Tournament (CBC), for which he was twice nominated for Gemini Awards. He also was a series regular on the TVA télé roman Sauve qui peut and Le Negociateur. As a director, he is best-known for his clown adaptations of Shakespeare classics, the Just For Laughs hit MocShplat (Macbeth) and Umlaut (Hamlet) which was nominated for a Les Masques Award in the Revelations category.

MARCEL JEANNIN Mr. Braddock Based in Montreal, Marcel has performed in various theatres across Canada, and is a past member of both the Stratford Festival and National Arts Centre acting companies. For the Segal Centre, he has appeared in The Seagull, Othello, Guys and Dolls, Vigil, Inherit the Wind, The Odd Couple, The Diary of Anne Frank, Enemy of the People and Tuesdays with Morrie.

Favorite roles include Sherlock Holmes in The Hound of the Baskervilles for Theatre Lac Brome (2013 META Award-Outstanding Ensemble), Alan in God of Carnage, Antipholus of Syracuse in Comedy of Errors (Centaur Theatre/NAC), and Friar Lawrence in Romeo and Juliet (National Arts Centre). Film and Television credits include Taking Lives, Wicker Park, 300, and Snakes and Ladders. He is a frequent guest-artist at the National Theatre School of Canada and a proud member of Playwrights' Workshop Montréal.

SESKA LEE Stripper Based in Montreal, Seska Lee has been a burlesque artist and producer since 2003. Her credits include performances with the acclaimed Scandelles of Toronto as well as the Grand Burlesque Show, Montreal Burlesque Festival, Montreal Fringe Festival, Festival Juste Pour Rire, The Wiggle Room and in theatrical productions with Acme Burlesque and Team Burlesque. With degrees in both Child Studies and Psychology, she was member of the board of directors of Head and Hands and is active in sex-ed and human rights causes. This is Seska’s first Segal Centre production.

JANE WHEELER Mrs. Braddock Jane is delighted to be making her Segal Centre debut. She started this summer off with a Fringe Festival run of Ned Cox's 4girls4ever then headed to New Brunswick where she played Loretta in Model Wanted for NotaBle Acts. You may have seen Jane at the Centaur Theatre where she performed in Innocence Lost, Romeo and Juliet, Very Heaven, Ordinary Times, Twelfth Night and Dancing at Lughnasa. Some favourite roles include Clay in Alexandria Haber's Housekeeping and Homewrecking, Justine in The Love List and Sally Bowles in Cabaret. Film credits include Stonewall, Le règne de la beauté, I'm Not There, Still Life and Journey to the Center of the Earth.

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JUSTIN RUTLEDGE Company, Original Music As an interdisciplinary artist Justin is an award-winning and gifted musician, who also embraces the stage and screen. Justin has appeared on stage in Canstage’s The Arsonists for which he also composed the score, twice in Divisadero with the Necessary Angel Theatre Company and Eurydice

by Sarah Ruhl at the SummerWorks Festival. Musically, Justin’s following has flourished from the loyal local fans and media he attracted from his year-long residency at Toronto’s Cameron House in 2004, to international recognition and respect. Justin’s albums garner impressive amounts of critical acclaim, winning him a Juno Award and Canadian Folk Music Award for his album Valleyheart (2013). His other albums include No Never Alone (2005), The Devil On A Bench In Stanley Park (2006), Man Descending (2008), The Early Widows (2010) and Daredevil (2014). Alongside his solo career, Justin is also a member of the Los Angeles-based band, Early Winters.

MATTHEW BARBER Company, Original Music Matthew is honoured and excited to be a part of The Graduate at the Segal Centre. This is his first show at the Segal Centre since Haunted Hillbilly with SideMart Theatrical Grocery, for which he wrote the songs and led the band. In his regular life, Matthew is a Juno-nominated singersongwriter and touring musician with eight albums to his name, his most recent being Big Romance. Matthew lives in Toronto.

JAMES LAVOIE Set Design James is a Montreal-based designer for live performance who has designed over fifty productions in Canada and abroad. He holds a Master’s degree in Scenography from Central Saint Martins in the UK. He is a five-time recipient of the Montreal English Critic’s Circle Award for his design work, and is also a coach for the third year scenography students at the National Theatre School of Canada. Last season at the Segal, he designed the set and costumes for Sherlock Holmes, for which he received the inaugural META award for Best Costume Design. Recent projects include: Innocence Lost, co-produced by Centaur Theatre and the National Arts Centre and the Cirque Du Soleil's Chemins Invisibles in Quebec City. James is currently designing the costumes for the Cirque du Soleil’s new show, JOYA, to premiere in Mexico this fall.

SUSANA VERA Costume Design Susana has worked as costume designer and/or couturière for the last twelve years and has been training as a bespoke tailor over the last two years. She received her BFA with honors in Studio Painting prior to studying at the renowned Dalhousie University Costume Program. Recent Design credits: Harlem Duet for Black Theatre Workshop, The Bacchae and Heretics of Bohemia for Scapegoat Carnivale Theatre, Intimate Apparel for the Centaur, Haunted Hillbilly for SideMart Theatrical Grocery, The Taming of the Shrew for Repercussion Theatre, On Second Avenue and EQUUS for the Segal Centre.

Her designs have earned Susana a MECCA and META Award for costume design.

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MARTIN SIROIS Lighting Design Martin Sirois is a light artist who works primarily in theatre. His geometric lighting designs, filled with symbolism, were recently seen in productions created by Christian Lapointe, Eric Jean, Wajdi Mouawad, Hanna Abd El Nour and Alexandre Marine. His lighting serves to create volume and give life to an empty space, before it is inhabited by the performers. Using the architectural functions of light without simply producing light, his design shapes the structure of the black space and then the setting through angles and colours.

The darkness is divided to create a space that exists beyond the actors, the set and the stage itself. Martin’s aim is to give scenic value, psychological and emotional power to the light before even attempting to illuminate an object or a character. In this way, the audience member is open and ready to listen, feel, and observe. Martin is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada (Production, 2005).

JESSE ASH Sound Design Jesse has been working with sound for over ten years. He has created Sound Designs for the Stratford Festival, The Grand Theatre, the National Arts Centre, Centaur Theatre, many memorable productions with SideMart Theatrical Grocery and more. Standouts include music and sound for the Segal's own productions of Top Girls, Scientific Americans and Sherlock Holmes (2013 META Award for best Sound Design), Design for The God that Comes, starring Hawksley Workman (2b Theatre), Daniel MacIvor's The Best Brothers (world premiere, Stratford Festival), Robert Wilson's Mind Gap (Norsk Teknisk Museum), and the public audio installation piece Aural Histories; Monument. Jesse is an instructor and Coach at the National Theatre School of Canada and enjoys making noise with Reversing Falls and on his own in his living room.

GEORGE ALLISTER Video Design George is a new media producer, specializing in online videos and projection design for live performance and events. He has designed projections for many Segal Centre shows including Sherlock Holmes (2013), Same Time Next Year, Scientific Americans, Equus and Lies My Father Told Me (2010-2012).

Last season, he designed the video projections for Centaur Theatre’s Book of BOB and Innocence Lost (2013), their co-production with the National Arts Centre. He has also worked for Infinithéâtre and Geordie Productions.

George currently produces videos for the Segal Centre and Eclipse Productions and coaches video design for the National Theatre School.

PATRICK ANDREW BOIVIN Video Design Patrick is a projection designer, multimedia producer, and electronic musician based in Montreal. With creative partner George Allister, he co-designed the video projections for The Book of BOB (Centaur Theatre), Sherlock Holmes (Segal Centre), Innocence Lost (a Centaur Theater and National Arts Center coproduction), Same Time, Next Year, Scientific Americans, and Equus (Segal Centre) and The Leisure Society (Infinitheatre). In December 2011, he was a co-creator and video specialist in a creation workshop for The Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst (Calgary’s Ghost River Productions & Vancouver’s Rumble Productions).

For the past six years, he has worked closely with visual artist Sylvia Safdie as her assistant and video editor. In October 2014, he will be an artist resident in the Koumaria New Media Arts Residency, and will be performing at the Onassis Cultural Center in Athens, Greece. A Montreal native, Patrick graduated from the Communications Studies program at Concordia University.

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SARAH-MARIE LANGLOIS Stage Manager Sarah-Marie has been a Montreal-based Stage Manager for the past seven years. Previous Segal Centre credits include The Odd Couple, A View from the Bridge, The Play's the Thing, Scientific Americans (SideMart/ Segal Centre), Guys and Dolls, Sherlock Holmes, The Seagull and Top Girls. Other credits include: The St. Leonard Chronicles, Trad (SideMart/ Centaur Theatre), Stones in His Pockets, Age of Arousal, Relative Good, and In Piazza San Domenico (Centaur Theatre); Bliss (Buddies In Bad Times Theatre), productions with Black Theatre Workshop, Teesri Duniya, Infinitheatre, and the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival, as well as several incarnations of Haunted Hillbilly (Montreal/ Toronto) and Out of the Woods (Toronto) with SideMart Theatrical Grocery. She is also an Instructor and Coach at the National Theatre School of Canada.

RACHEL DAWN WOODS Assistant Stage Manager Rachel is a Montreal based Stage Manager and technician. Selected stage management credits include A Midsummer Night's Dream (Opera on the Avalon); Blind (Scapegoat Carnivale); Sedna: Goddess of the Sea (Tableau D’Hôte); Dear Johnny Deere (Blyth Festival, Lighthouse Festival); Guys and Dolls (Segal Centre); Falsettos (Acting Upstage); Don Giovanni (Glenn Gould School); The Leisure Society (Infinithéâtre); Ed’s Garage, Footloose (Grand Theatre); Gifts of the Magi (Theatre New Brunswick); Romeo and Juliet (National Arts Centre). Rachel is also a graduate of the National Theatre School and St. Thomas University.

ISABEL FAIA Apprentice Stage Manager Based in Montreal, Isabel Faia is a graduate of the Professional Theatre Production Program at John Abbott College. Since then, credits include Oroonoko (Persephone Productions – Stage Management), Sal Capone: The Lamentable Tragedy of (Black Theatre Workshop & urban ink Productions – Apprentice Stage Management), To Be: In Concert (Kaleidoscope Theatre Montreal – Stage Management & Lighting Design), the St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival (Venue Technician) and the Just For Laughs Festival (Venue & Talent Coordinator). She is thrilled to return to the Segal Centre having last worked on Glengarry Glen Ross and Top Girls. Upcoming work involves participation in Black Theatre Workshop’s 2014-2015 Mentorship Program.

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PRODUCTION TEAM

Head Technician / Head LX......................................................... Mike Carvalho Assistant Head Tech..................................................... Julien De Lasablonnière Head Carpenter.............................................................................Steve Schön Carpenters.....................................Martine Archambault, Jean-Sébastien Auclair Production Head of Wardrobe......................................................Louise Bourret Wigs............................................................ L'Échevelée, Géraldine Courchesne Make-up.............................................................................. Suzanne Trépanier Hairdresser..................................................................................Mario Gilbert Alterations..................................................................................... Roman Inc. Dresser..................................................................................... Michèle Gagné Head of Props............................................................................ Karine Cusson Props Associates............................Madeleine Saint-Jacques, Véronique Marcoux Head Scenic Artists..................................... Jeremy Gordaneer, Nadia Lombardo Production Dramaturg................................................................ Caitlin Murphy Fight Consultant.............................................................. Jean-François Gagnon Set-Up and Strike Crew..................Martine Archambault, Jean-Sébastien Auclair, Louis-Philippe Gervais, Cara de Grandpré Laura-Rose R. Grenier, Geneviève Perrault, Jean-François Prud'homme, Stéphane Rivest, Patrick Veillette ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Peerless Clothing, Alyssa Yufe and Bobby Stoller, Leslie Schachter, Scott Humphrey

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SEGAL CENTRE TEAM

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Alvin Segal, OC, OQ - President & Chairman of the Board, Joel Segal - Vice President, L. Michael Blumenstein - Secretary, Tasso Lagios - Treasurer, Kathy Assayag, Michael Etinson, Marc Kakon, Elliot Lifson, Sam Mitnick, Allen Quallenberg, Barbara Seal, CM, Jeff Segel

SEGAL CENTRE’S YOUNG LEADERS CO-PRESIDENTS Alexandre Abecassis & Anthony Lacopo

ARTISTIC AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Lisa Rubin

GENERAL MANAGER Jon Rondeau

ADMINISTRATION

Director, Finance & Operations........................................................................Barry Taggart Executive Assistant............................................................................................Jessica Gal Associate Director, Finance & Operations.........................................................Clifford Green Finance and Administration Clerk................................................................ Audrey Elharrar Facilities Manager............................................................................ Jacques-Olivier Dupuis Head of Maintenance.................................................................................... Louis Fredette Receptionist............................................................................................Harriet Dancziger

COMMUNICATIONS Director, Sales, Marketing & Communications....................................................Kayla Elman Communications & Media Relations.............................................................. Andrea Elalouf Marketing Associate............................................................................... Amélia Desjacques Multimedia Producer....................................................................................George Allister Educational Programs Manager............................................................... Lucie Lederhendler Box Office Manager............................................................................... Jean-Marc LeBlanc Group Sales and Community Outreach Coordinator.............................................Daniel Davis Hospitality and Special Events Manager........................................................Keith Waterfield Front of House Manager..................................................................................David Paluch Box Office Associates................................................................... Steve Côté, Jessica Fildes, Scott Humphrey, Liz Neale, Adam Capriolo, Crystle Reid

DEVELOPMENT Director of Development.............................................................................. Jonathan Moyal Development Officer................................................................................... Émilie Hervieux

PRODUCTION & PRESENTATION Director of Production...................................................................................Marc Laliberté Associate Producer................................................................................... Kasia Leskiewicz Associate Producer............................................................................... Paul Brian Imperial Head Technician, Theatre.............................................................................. Mike Carvalho Associate Technical Director, Studio.................................................................. Steve Marsh Production Technical Director................................................................... François Lemieux Interim Production Accountant.................................................................. Brian Karanofsky Production Associate & Company Manager....................................... Stephen Maclean Rogers Wardrobe Coordinator....................................................................... Lorraine Miller Emmrys Casting Coordinator...................................................................................... Rachelle Glait Production Intern......................................................................................... Nikki Hanchet

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THANK! YOU

The Segal Centre for Performing Arts gratefully acknowledges the generosity of the individuals, corporations and foundations whose important annual donations make it possible for the Segal Centre to serve the community with life-enriching productions and educational programs.

We salute the Alvin Segal Family Foundation for its extraordinary support and commitment in helping the Segal Centre for Performing Arts maintain the highest standards of performance. ($1,000,000 +) Alvin Segal Family Foundation

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE $50,000+

Barbara Seal, CM, & Donald W. Seal, QC $25,000 - $49,999 Claire Saad Ronnie Wurtzburger

PATRONS Benefactors $10,000 - $24,999

Raffi Ajamian & Louise Cote Dalfen's Limited Harry Hart Marlene & Joel King Antonio Nardi & Nadia Sicilia Donald Berman Foundation Richter Charitable Foundation Pauline & Jeff Segel Susan & Jonathan Wener

Ambassadors $5,000 - $9,999

Morris & Rosalind Goodman Foundation Ian Greenberg Saryl & Stephen Gross Family Foundation The Henry & Berenice Kaufmann Foundation The Alper and Lach Families Helen & Nicki Lang Carol & Elliot Lifson David Poronovich Allen Quallenberg Norbert & Gusta Roth Foundation Ellen R. Sarnoff Robert Sigler David & Judy Sinclair Manya & David Stendel Family Foundation Tauben Family Foundation Shirley & Nathan Wasser Fund Ellie & Norman Weiss

GOVERNORS Premier $650 - $999

Pasquale Caruso Gewurz Family Foundation McCarthy Tétrault Roasters Foundation Mrs. Beryl Goldman

Inder Arya Victor & Leslie Eiser Aaron & Wally Fish Family Foundation Tasso Lagios Caroline & Earl Luger Nadia & David Sela

Leading Patrons $2,500 - $4,999

Sustaining $250 - $649

Louis Cola Aaron & Wally Fish Family Foundation Sajo Jeff & Jill Weintraub

Patrons $1,000 - $2,499

Aldo & Diane Bensadoun Carole & Myer Bick Evelyn Chava Respitz Ruth & Victor David Peggy & Phillip Dezwirek Roy Eappen Leona & Martin Eidinger Gerald Erbstein Nahum Gelber, QC, and Dr. Sheila Gelber

George & Sylvia Aikins Karen & Larry Altschul Kathy Assayag Susan & Joseph Balinsky Ramesh Bansee Dana & William Bell Marilyn & Herbert Blumer Linda & Marty Bodian Paula Bultz Gladys & Errol Cook Shadia Daccache Robert Dalfen Andrea De Gosztonyi & Douglas McRae Elaine & Rick Dubrovsky Dorothy Erbstein Karkoukly Hon. Mr. Justice William Fraiberg

Raymond & Ellen Goldberg Lenore Goldfarb Jemi & Gary Goldstein Andrea De Gosztonyi & Douglas McRae Michael St. B. Harrison Ron & France Hermann John Hobday Arnold & Sue Carol Isaacson Stan Kivenko Sheila Kussner Carmen Lamonica Alta & Harvey Levenson Art & Marion Levitt Herb Levitt Mary & Fred Litwin Eva & Herbert Marx Pearl & Len Mendel Terry & Sam Minzberg Sam Mitnick Sidney & Barbara Oko Mitzi & Gary Oreman Jane & Larry Plotnick Anthony Rustin Fred Saad Allan Sandler Marilyn Schiff Bernard & Lois Shapiro Doris & Bob Small Connie & Jack Starke Doris Taxin & Jack Stievelnan Arnold & Maida Suresky Robert Taggart Edward Victor Sara Weinberg Heleena & Edward Wiltzer Eva Ruth Wolff Paul Yachnin

Contributing $75 – $249

Anonymous Jonathan Abracen Pearl & Robert Adams Gwynneth Allen John Anderson Beverlee Ashmele Jack Baikowitz Manny Batshaw Pola & Eric Berman Brenda & Harvey Blatt Judith Blumberger Sharon & Michael Blumenstein Marlene Bourke Yetta Bregman

Anna Brojde Freda Browns Jean & Len Buchholtz Rebecca Butovsky Ruth & Dr. Sylvio Caro Phil Carpenter Stanley Cohen Elva Crawford Anthony Czaharyn Richard Desocil George Doxas Drs. Mark Eisenberg & Louise Pilote Sandy & Henri Elbaz Kayla Elman Keila & Billy Finkelstein Simon Finkelstein Ruth & David Flicker Paul Flicker Helaine Freed Norah Freedman Joyce Friedman Julie Furlanetto Sandra & Douglas Galbraith Brahm & Judith Gelfand Deanna & Sydney Godel Michael Gold Dr. Muriel Gold, CM Dr. Barry Goldberg and Ann Berman Rosalie & Phil Gordon Sheila & Syd Greenberg Leo Gruenstein Andrée Guy Paul Herczeg Bobby Kleinman & Alice Herscovitch Milli Hershman Rita Hirscheimer & Morrie Bergman John Italiano Salomon Jachimowicz Calvin Kalman Dr. Lorna Katz Morton Katz & Poh Lin Ho Rhoda Kirsch Libby V. Labell John Lanfer Betty Lang Naomi Lapin Claude & Marion Lautman Alan & Marilyn Lawee Mark Lazare Leonard & Agnes Lerner Mark Lokshin Jackie & Richard Margolese

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DONORS

Clara & Eddy Mercer Birgit Millman Mary C. Moffat Paula Moser Brenda & Jonathan Moyal Marilyn & Paul Nayer Ron Pearl Gordon Perlman Louise & Richard Pesner Phyllis & Abe Pinchuk Judy Rochester Jon Rondeau Mary Ross Steve Rothstein Anita Sands Jane Schissler Judith Schurman Barry H. Shapiro Monica Shapiro Alexandra Shea Philip Shea Murray Steinberg Gary Sullivan Barry Taggart Tauben Family Foundation Michael Tevel James Tremain Phyllis Waxman

Governors’ Circle $360

Anonymous Aaron Ain & Trudy Cusmariu Claudia Aintabi Leonard & Carol Berall Danny & Shoshana Bilek Caroline & Ernest Burman Pearl & Michael Caplan Rhoda Chankowsky Helen & Stanley Cons Harriet & Marvin Corber Jack Ditkofsky Mitzi & Mel Dobrin Family Foundation Rozlyn Druckman Penny & Gordon Echenberg Family Foundation Martin Eidinger Leonard Ellen Family Foundation Anita & Rony Gabbay W. John Gallop Anne Glassman Leo & Shirley Goldfarb Foundation Riva & Tom Hecht Donna and Warren Hersh Evelyn Kalitchman Dr. Lorna Katz Helen & Nicki Lang Gordon Lax Harriet & Jack Lazare Leonard Lerner Harvey Levenson Sheila Maklan David & Sandy Martz Alexander Mayers Lois & Lorne Mayers Sam Mitnick Sue-Ellen & Isaac Moneit Larry and Margaret Nachshen Leila Paperman Barbara & Stanley Plotnick

Allen Quallenberg Dorothy Reitman Joseph Ribkoff Dundy & Lyon Sachs Gary Shapiro Neysa & David Sigler Dr. Peter Small Murray Steinberg Mr. & Mrs. David Steinberg Bernard & Merle Stotland Joyce & Marvin Tanner Laurence & Greta Tarshis Richard & Mayme Vineberg Sylvia Vogel Jonathan Wener Lorne Wiseman Roslyn Wolfe Fran & Tully Yagod

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Participants

Kathy Assayag Carol Barrs Marla Bessner Lonnie Brodkin-Schneider Mitchell Brownstein Susan Elias Shari Fleming Miryam Fructermann Marlene Gerson Debbie Gerson Nouella Grimes Margot Hampton Alice Lehrer Elissa Lifson Barbara Maldoff Ashley Malet Peter Mazoff Carrie Mazoff Merv Middling Jennifer Nachshen Stephanie & Clifford Naimer Andy Nulman Brandon Schwartz Jennifer Silver Lauren Small Dalia Spatzner Syd Stepner Lauren Tatner Alyssa Yufe

Donors $75+

AdvanceIt Financial Ronit Amsel Leonard Albert Rachel Alloul Kofi Antoine Chris Arsenault Corinne Assayag Miryam Jane Barac Gary Barrs Suzanne Belanger Aldo Bensadoun Miriam Bercovitz Alain Berinstain Rhoda Bessner Lonnie Brodkin-Schneider Brian Bronfman Richard Brown J. Francois Buffoni Michael Butler

Mark Caplan Steven Carletti Bertrand Cesvet Virginia Champoux Nancy Cleman Mitch Cohen Peggi Cohen Rabinovitch Suzanne Costom Susie & Steven Cummings Debbie Bensoussan Cutler Ellie Cutler Joanne Cutler Katia Dahan Lewis Dobrin Connie Eidinger Joanna Eidinger Leona Eidinger Susan Elias Michael Etinson Ronda Fisher Anna & Irwin Fruchter Brahm Gelfand Carrie Goldstein Ricki Goldstein Dana & Jonathan Goodman Shawna Goodman Bernard Grant Sam Grant Suzanne Grant Stephen Greenberg Nouella Grimes Valerie & Elie Haddad Mitchell Halickman Jeff Hart Barbara Hayton Rosemary Hoppenheim Individual Investment Corp.

Norman Jaskolka Katherine Karounis Judith Kirton Miriam Klein Robert Kleinman John Kobel Louis Kohn Adriana Kotler Charles Kotler Devorah Labow-Abenhaim Joe Levine Helen Levy Riana Levy Elliot Lifson Karen Lloyd Tony Loffreda Annette Mac Gillivray Daniel Malca Gerry Maldoff Carrie Mazoff Peter Mazoff Dany Meloul Cary Miller Samantha Mintz MLI Student Services Inc. Larry Nachshen Robert Nadler Bram & Joanna Naimer Mark Niloff Andy Nulman Oren Obadia Fabienne Parente Katherin Peacocke Jeff Pennefather Stanley Plotnick Allen Quallenberg Alice Raby

Richard Renaud Brian Riordan Norbert & Gusta Roth Foundation Alicia Salama Mitchell Salis Nicole Saltiel Melanie Saxe Fran Schachter Fay Schaffer Renee Schiff Brahm R. Schiller Mitchell Schipper Sharron Schwartz The Alvin Segal Family Foundation Barbara Segal Eileen & Joel Segal Jason Segal Nancy Segal Elizabeth Shamie Stanley Shenkman Mark Sherman Stephen Silver Karen Smordin Tim Sochaczevski Heather Sokoloff Shawna & Todd Sone Steven Sonnenstein Daniel R. Stoller Howard Stotland Galit Suissa Antebi Osnat Suissa Yair Szlak Mutsumi Takahashi Lauren Tatner Lauren Teblum Evy & Richard Uditsky Daniel Valmont Lillian Vineberg Gregory Weitzman Warren Werbitt Ron Wexler Avram Whiteman Andrea Wolff Lawrence Young Randy Zittrer Special thanks to: Marlene & Joel King

SEGAL CENTRE’S YOUNG LEADERS RBC Foundation (Gold Sponsor) EY (Bronze Sponsor) Pratt & Whitney Canada (Bronze Sponsor & Evening Sponsor) Cinémas Guzzo (Evening Sponsor) Utopia Image (Evening Sponsor) Alexandre Abecassis Michael Abenhaim Anas Al-Metwalli Eyal Bar Luc Beauvais Jacques Benisty Noel Alexandre Bertout Maurice Bijo Gen Blouin

DONORS

Bonnie Borenstein Jonathan Brel Lulu Brenner Barbara Buch Walter Campoli David Carré Michael Cocolakis Jody Cohen Joel Cohen Bertrand Cohen Tenoudji Allison Dacosta Alex Dankoff Mathieu De Rome Linda Degli-Emili Richard Dermer Ruth Essebag Elisabeth A. Fink Stephanie Finkelstein Kim Fuller Paul Garellek Myriam Gareau Jordan M. Geller Linda Geller Dan Goldstein Aviad Grunbaum Stéphane Grünenwald Michael Ickman Ataollah Kassaian Sharon Koifman Anthony Lacopo Jason Lesniak Moe Liebman Ida Liyoi Adam Lukofsky Ashley Malet Larry Markowitz

Olivier Marquigny Albert Matousek James Miller Elana Minz Ronit Mooallem Robert Notkin Michel Ohayon Matt Oppenheimer Olivier Perrin Yoni Petel Elan Roiz Katia Saab Vanessa Salhany Clara Sayegh Doron Sayegh David Senbel Cliff Shapiro Jessica Sharafi Liebman Corina Solomon Fei Sun Anna Tagalakis Lauren Tatner Tamara Tenenbaum Michael Tevel Pier-Luc Therrien-Péloquin Michael Tsertsivadze Jie Yu Carrie Wertheim Denise Zhang Underlined: members of the Executive Council

Matching gifts: CGI Group McMillan LLP

Utopia Image Inc. Tamara Tenenbaum

2014-2015 STUDIO SEASON SPONSORS

CORPORATE DONORS

Vidéotron

$25,000+

National Bank of Canada

$10,000 - $24,999

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec EY GAM UK Groupe Petra Ivanhoé Cambridge Saputo Inc. RBC Royal Bank

$5,000 - $9,999

C & C Packing Inc. Deans Knight Capital Management Davies Ward Philips & Vineberg Llp Hydro Québec Ren - Wil Inc.

2014-2015 PLAY SPONSORS BMO Delmar Freight Forwarders & Customs Broker KPMG Muse Entertainment Peerless Clothing

2014-2015 SPECIAL PROJECT SPONSORS The Azrieli Foundation Bessner Gallay Kreisman Concordia University Dalfen's Limited Edgewood Florist EY HSBC Bank Canada Imagination Creations National Bank of Canada La Tour Belvédère / Ruby Foo’s Hotel Power Corporation of Canada Pratt & Whitney Canada RBC Foundation Richter Charitable Foundation Barbara Seal, CM, & Donald W. Seal, QC David Sela Stikeman Elliott Tauben Family Foundation TD Bank & Financial Group Canada

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This list reflects members and support from June 1st, 2013 to August 4th , 2014.

If we inadvertently misspelled or omitted your name, please accept our sincere apologies and advise Émilie Hervieux, Development Officer, at 514.739.2301 ext. 8365. For more information, please contact us or visit segalcentre.org.

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Over 60% of the Segal Centre’s revenue comes from donations, sponsorships and our endowment fund. Community support is essential to our success and long-term growth.

The Segal Centre for Performing Arts is one of Montreal’s fastest growing performing arts destinations, with over 70,000 in annual attendance and 10,000 students and teachers visiting each year.

“We became members because we want to support the Segal Centre’s worldclass performing arts initiatives.” – Barbara and Don Seal, President’s Circle members Join the Segal’s commitment to ensure that creativity resonates within our community and that it remains accessible and inspiring each and every day. Your gift ensures that youth, education and community programs continue to thrive.

You can make a difference:

REVENUE BREAKDOWN GOVERNMENT GRANTS

$75

5%

6%

FEDERATION CJA

23%

TICKET & SUBSCRIPTION SALES

Tap shoes for an Academy student $250 One costume for a cast member

17%

$750 Two Wandering Stars training sessions

ENDOWMENT FUND

$1,000

DONATIONS & SPONSORSHIPS

49%

One Sunday@The Segal $6,000 A school matinée performance

PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERSHIP Governors

Patrons

President’s Circle Special President’s Circle Events

Backstage Opening Night Toast With the Artists

Invitation to Each Segal Theatre Opening Night

Invitation to a “Meet & Greet” With the Artists

Reserved Seating for Sunday-@-The Segal

Private Screening Invitation

Concierge Ticketing Service

Advance Ticketing Notice

Donor Wall Recognition

Academy Event Invitation

Exclusive Event Invitation

Subscription to the Members’ Newsletter

Recognition in House Programs

Tax Receipt

Contributing ($75 - $249) Sustaining ($250 - $649) Premier ($650 - $999) Patron ($1,000 - $2,499) Leading Patron ($2,500 - $4,999) Ambassador ($5,000 - $9,999) Benefactor ($10,000 - $24,999) President’s Circle ($25,000+)

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BASED ON THE PLAY BY MICHEL TREMBLAY, BOOK LYRICS AND DIRECTION BY RENÉ RICHARDCYR,MUSICBYDANIELBÉLANGERENGLISHBOOKADAPTEDBYBRIANHILL, ENGLISHLYRICSADAPTEDBYNEILBARTRAM,MUSICADAPTATIONANDADDITIONALMUSIC BYNEILBARTRAM,ORCHESTRATIONSANDMUSICALDIRECTIONBYCHRISBARILLARO A COPA DE ORO PRODUCTION PRESENTED BY THE SEGAL CENTRE

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The original French production of Belles Sœurs, The Musical was presented in Montreal, on March 29, 2010 as a co-production of Le Centre du Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui and Le Centre culturel de Joliette in collaboration with Loto-Québec. Belles Sœurs, The Musical is presented by arrangement with B-14 Productions Inc. and Agence Goodwin.