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Board of Governors Solomon Rolingher, Q.C. Chair Marshall Shoctor, Q.C. Past Chair J. G. Greenough, F.C.A. Treasurer Tom Redl, Secretary Frederick K. Campbell Jacqueline Charlesworth Wendy Dupree Ex Officio Anne Foote Greg Greenough Ada Hole Ralph B. MacMillan Jack McBain Arliss Miller Tom Redl Sol Rolingher Aroon Sequeira Chris Sheard Kayla Shoctor Marshall Shoctor Dr. Robert Westbury Sheila Witwicky Ralph Young

Board of Directors Wendy Dupree President Sheila Witwicky Past President Robert Fernandez Vice President Julie Afanasiff Treasurer Jeff Boadway James Casey Lesley Cormack L. Neil Gower Sandra Haskins Hubert Lau (Specialist Director) Dave Mowat Tammy Patterson Emma Ripka (Intern) Micah Slavens

HonoUrary Directors Jack N. Agrios, Jane Batty, Ken Bautista, Joanne Berger, Christine Bishop, Dan Block, Guy Bridgeman, Frank Calder, Gary G. Campbell, Betty Carlson, Donald A. Carlson, Marilyn Cohen, Reg Copithorne, Len Dolgoy, Allison Edwards, Dennis Erker, Grant Fairley, John C. Forster, Frank Gibson, James Gillespie, Jane Halford, Jean Hamilton, Brian Hetherington, Becky Hole, Ted Hole, Mike House, Gary Killips, Richard Kirby, Stuart Lee, Beverlee Loat, Al Maurer, Ashif Mawji, Maureen McCaw, Lisa Miller, Susan Minsos, Terry Nistor, Bob Normand, Ted Power, Jerry Preston, Henry (Hank) Reid, Rob Reynolds, Charlotte Robb, Margot Ross-Graham, Barbara Shumsky, Peter Silverstone, Gaurav Singhmar, Larry Staples, Esther Starkman, Marianne Takach, Merle Taylor, Mr. Justice Dennis R. Thomas, Brian Tod, John Tweddle, Brian Vaasjo, A.H. Wachowich, Bob Walker, Dr. Marvin Weisler, Bart West, Eve Willox, David Wilson, Doris Wilson, John Yerxa

2018/19 season ONCE Based on the Motion Picture Written and Directed by John Carney Music & Lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová Sep 22 – Oct 14, 2018

REDPATCH

By Raes Calvert & Sean Harris Oliver Nov 1 – 11, 2018

MISS BENNET:

CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY

By Lauren Gunderson & Margot Melcon Nov 17 – Dec 9, 2018

A CHRISTMAS CAROL Based on the story by Charles Dickens Adapted by Tom Wood Nov 30 – Dec 23, 2018

SWEAT

By Lynn Nottage Jan 12 – Feb 3, 2019

ROALD DAHL’S

MATILDA THE MUSICAL Based on the novel by Roald Dahl Book by Dennis Kelly Music & Lyrics by Tim Minchin Feb 16 – Mar 17, 2019

THE CANDIDATE

By Kat Sandler Mar 30 – Apr 21, 2019

THE PARTY

By Kat Sandler Mar 30 – Apr 21, 2019

THE TEMPEST

By William Shakespeare Apr 20 – May 12, 2019

Message From The

Artistic Director Welcome to The Candidate and The Party!

When I arrived at the Citadel a couple of years ago, one of the first things that struck me was how many incredible performance spaces we have, and how exciting it is when we have many different events happening in this building all at once. It got me wondering if we could use this to our advantage and create a project that took place in multiple spaces at the same time. Years ago, I had read two connected plays called House and Garden by British playwright Alan Ayckbourn. The plays were meant to be performed simultaneously by the same cast. “What if we did something like that?” I thought.

And then I thought, “What playwright do I know who would be crazy enough to be up for a challenge like this?” So I called Kat Sandler.

Kat is one of Canada’s most exciting, bold, provocative, and hilarious playwrights. I reached out to her and pitched the idea of writing two interconnected plays. Kat was immediately interested, and said, “Clearly the plays need to be about politics!”

So here we are at the World Premieres of The Candidate and The Party. Both plays are written by Kat. Both plays are performed by the same cast of actors, at the exact same time, with the actors running between the Maclab Theatre and The Club. The stories are narratively connected: in The Party you are guests at a fundraiser/birthday party where the nominee for the country’s Left party is about to be chosen; in The Candidate it’s months later, the night before the election, and a major scandal erupts.

Each show is a stand-alone event. You can just see one of them and have a great time.

The hope is that you’ll have such a great time at one play, you’ll want to see how the story continues in the other. But the main thing to remember while you sit enjoying whichever play you’re at tonight, is that anytime you don’t see an actor onstage, it is because they are running across the building to perform for a different audience on a different stage. If they look out of breath, it’s because they are!

My thanks to all of the actors, designers, stage managers, and technical staff who have helped make this wildly ambitious project possible. (You should see all the different charts and spreadsheets we have created to try to figure this all out!) And my thanks to you, our audience, for taking a chance on ambitious new work, and supporting live theatre here in Edmonton.

Enjoy the show!

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MENTOR

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ATB Financial Bryan & Company LLP Capital Power Felesky Flynn LLP The Highbury Foundation Muriel Hole Richard & Erin Kirby Deanna & Peter Kiss Jack & Lorraine McBain Rob & Beth Reynolds Chris & Dale Sheard Susan Wylie & Bruce Hagstrom

Gifts of $1,000,000 and above

FOUNDER

Gifts of $500,000 - $999,999 The Eldon & Anne Foote Fund at the Edmonton Community Foundation

AMBASSADOR

Gifts of $250,000 - $499,999 Darren & Laurel Durstling

LEADER

Gifts of $100,000 - $249,999 David & Jan Bentley Family Dentons Ashif, Zainul, Kinza & Aariz Mawji Arliss Miller Al & Fran Olson The Shoctor Family

Gifts of $50,000 - $99,999

INITIATOR

Gifts of $25,000 - $49,999 J.G. Greenough Lisa & Marshall Sadd

FRIENDS

DREAMER

Guy Bridgeman & Dianne Ross Don & Lorna Kramer Stuart & Sherry Lee Dave & Sandy Mowat Esther & Howard Starkman Joseph & Nancy Thompson

Gifts of $10,000 - $24,999 Keith & Valerie Alessi Lorraine Bray & Jim Carter Susan & James Burns Butler Family Foundation

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Gifts of $10,000+ The Estate of Josephine Anne Bensted The McCoy Family Foundation Al & Fran Olson Rob & Beth Reynolds Kayla Shoctor Marshall & Debby Shoctor

The Honourable John & Ruth Agrios David Bentley* & Jan Bentley* Lorraine Bray & Jim Carter Jillian M. & Micheal Dal Bello Marc de La Bruyère & Stacy Schiff Randy & Wendy Dupree

Gifts of $5,000 - $9,999

Annual Support

Muriel Hole* Ada Hole Melcor Developments Ltd. Dave & Sandy Mowat The Overhead Door Co. of Edmonton Weir Family Fund 1 Anonymous

DIRECTOR ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Gifts of $2,500 - $4,999 Gifts of $5,000 - $9,999

Lesley Cormack L. Neil Gower Q.C. Lisa Miller & Farrel Shadlyn Lewis & Lindsay Nakatsui Catrin Owen & John Sumner Aleda Patterson & Family Sir Francis Price & The Honourable Marguerite Trussler Tom & Corrie Redl The Sequeira Family Micah & Kristi Slavens Moira & Larry Staples The Summit Foundation Sheila Witwicky & Phil Beauchamp Ralph & Gay Young

The Honourable Darlene Acton ARC Business Solutions Inc. Bruce & Carol Bentley Jim Casey & Gail Verity Lesley Cormack Judith Cosco Grant Dunlop & Erika Norheim L. Neil Gower Q.C. Wolfgang & Beth Kaminski

Don & Lorna Kramer Catherine Field & Kevin Lewis Jack & Lorraine McBain Arliss Miller Maggie & John Mitchell Norbert & Patricia Morgenstern David Mundy Esther Ondrack The Poole Family Francis C.R. Price Tom Redl Grace & Arnold Rumbold Aroon Sequeira & Ellen Sitler Sheila Witwicky & Phil Beauchamp Leon & Vonnie Zupan

* Members of the Citadel family

who have recently passed away.

thank you to our donors STAR

Dave Wilson & Wendy Kotow 3 Anonymous

Doug Warren Corinne Wilkes Sarah Wylie Ralph & Gay Young 3 Anonymous

Patrick & Luxie Crowe Delbert & Jane Dahl Chris Danchuk Julie Afanasiff Patricia Dawson LEAD Dr. Ghalib Ahmed Eva Dezse Gifts of $500 - $999 Becker Dodd Guy Bridgeman & Supporting Chris Fiona & Stephen Margaret Dorey Dianne Ross Gifts of $100 - $499 Bamforth Brad & Elaine Norman & Anne Tommy* & Ida Banks Access Pipeline Inc. Doucette Burgess Jane Batty Edie & Greg Alcorn Melissa Doucette Brian & Barbara Barbara & Andy Belch Shirley Allder Elaine Douglas Burrows Barbara Blackley Sandra M. Anderson Carol Dreger Frank Calder Chris & Leah Burrows Martin & Anna Andrea Julie-Ann Dron Canadian Western Elizabeth Cherry Gail Andrew Roland Duquette Bank Zbigniew & Marguerite Diana & Laurence Edmonton Cultural Daryl Cloran & Chrzanowski Andriashek Trust Foundation Holly Lewis Vincent E. Duckworth James Archibald & Liz Edmunds Susan & Stuart Cowen Douglas Duval Heidi Christoph Erin & Dave Edwards Chantell & Rana Ghosh Andy & Marianne Elder Brad & Lori Armstrong Michele Eickholt & J.G. Greenough Faculty of Rehabilitation James Ash Lee Green Dr. Philip & Penny Medicine, Department Diana Bacon Dr. Rod Eidem Hardin of Communication Ingrid G. Barlow Jacqueline & Martin Sandra Haskins Sciences and Elton Maurice & Annette Brent & Deborah Hesje Disorders Bastide Carol Engelking Elizabeth, Rosalina & Jean Fukushima Cecilia Baxter Faculty of Rehabilitation Cynthia Hicks Bill & Jana Holden Medicine Lola Baydala J.D. Hole Ray & Elaine Hook Walter & Stella Baydala Sarah Farnsworth IBM Canada Ltd. Venta Kabzems & Gail Faulkner Pierre & Lise Bernard Brenda & John Inglis Stan Houston Joe & Pat Fenrich Lucille Birkett & Norman & Valerie Christine Kyriakides Randy Busby Pat Ferguson Kneteman Theresa Lema Kathey & Mark Birtles Lois Field Ken & Jennifer Kouri Teresa Mardon Boadway Family Robert & Carrie Allen & Patti Kramer Sharon Marie & Fleming Angie Bogner Marilyn Kristjanson Tim Mavko Phyllis M. Footz James & Maggie Laing Ian & Linda McConnan Judie Bond Tim Fort Donna BoydRobert & Dawn Lemke Douglas & Claire Stadelmann Margaret Frans Peter & Dorothea McConnell E. Ross Bradley Helen Fraser Macdonnell Fund Gordon & Agneta Norma Brekke Myrna Fyfe Linda & Kim Mackenzie McKenzie Anne Brereton Ken & Barbara Galm Cecile Mactaggart Marie Montgomery Beverly Brilz Donald & Diane Gibson J.D. & Laurie McInnes William Mustard William Brisbane Shirley Gifford Averie & Carman Linda Nutting Angela C. Brown Todd & Judy Gilchrist McNary Wade O’Neill & Gaie Goin Catherine Miller & Marcela Svobodova Kevin & Sarah Burghardt Sheila Greckol Len Dolgoy Fred & Helen Otto Lilian Green Lisa Miller & Farrel Judy & Tom Peacocke Rita Burns Janet & Kevin Shadlyn Paul V. Greenwood Leslie & Rick Penny Campbell Susan & Ove Minsos Audrey Groeneveld E. Fay Plomp Scott Campbell Elizabeth Mustard Brenda Gross Phillips Brewing & James & Joan Carlson Lewis & Lindsay Jocelyn & Wes D. Malting Co. Martin Carroll Nakatsui Hamilton Curtis & Sandra Evelyn Carson Catrin Owen Ronald & Marcie-Lynne Prosko Irene Cassady Haukenfrers Louise Severin, Linda Lawrence & Desmond & Camilla & Darren Pratch, Lois & Chan Hawkins Mary Anne Pshyk Chow Suzanne Reilly, Tatsuyuki & Doris Richard Remund Simone Rudge Brent Christopherson Hayashi Wayne & Glenda Corrie Redl Harold Chyczij & Nancy Heule Sartore Cathy Flood Sol & Marilyn Rolingher Marianne & Allan Scott Patsy Ho Gordon & Janet Alan Rose Sandra Hobbs Devika & Doug Short Clanachan Tom & Micki Ruth Dan & Jill J. Hodges Kim Stadelmann Douglas & Derrick Micah & Kristi Slavens Marianne & Kent Donna Holowaychuk Claybrook Mike & Michele Theresa Hryciw Stewart David & Linda Thompson Robert & Laurel Rosalind Sydie Climenhaga Lee Ann & Lorne Tyrrell Neil & Merle Taylor Hudson Steve & Karly Cowan – in honour of Judy & Michael & Kathleen Judy & Rob Hutchinson Tom Peacocke Kim & Rick Craig Caroline L. Hyndman Tomyn David Verbicky Robert Crosbie Carol R. Jackson Toshiba Business Scott & Kathy Watson Randall & Angela Systems Ltd. Paula Jamison Croutze Kim & Don Wheaton

Gifts of $1,000 - $2,499

thank you to our donors Fred Janke Louise Jensen Douglas & Diane Johnson Scott & Lindsay Johnson Sean M. Johnson Brian & Ida Kaliel Jatinder Kalra Jerry & Miriam Katz Dorothy Keeler Gina L. Kennedy Janice Kent Catharine A. King & Peter Ogilvie Anita Kozyrskyj & Kevin Hall Liz Kohle Sylvia A. Kother John & Sylvia J. Laarhuis Jack & Diane Latham Ruth & George Lauf Kathryn G. & Steven Lavery Don & Gwen Lawrence Diana Lee Sigmund Lee Valda Levin Elizabeth M. Lint Mary Lister Myron & Maureen Liviniuk Sandra & Jim Lockhart Anne Lopushinsky Chris & Cecilie Lord Christie Lutsiak Pat Luxford Mary A. Machum Stephen & Catherine Madsen Don & Cristina Mah Jo Anne Mahood Linda Maki John Markey & Stephanie Ripley R.J. Marsh E.I. Marshall Neil & Pamela Martin Karen M. McAree & Bill Wilson Allison McKinnon Roxanne McLean Rod & Heleen McLeod Linda Medland Davis Dr. Bubbles & Evelyn Meer

Pamela & Dennis Melnyk Mark Mertens Wendy Miller & Normand Journault Cecily Mills Bonnie Moon Gordon & Cathy Moorhouse Cornelia Moritz Al Morrow Kevin & Robyn Mott Marie Muszynski The Muttart Foundation Leanne M. Nadwidny Nakai Family Craig Neuman & Leita Siever Edna & Cal Nichols Roy Nickerson Jennifer Oakes Dianne Oberg Chuck O’Connor David & Paula Onderwater Vital & Colleen Ouellette Kathy Packford Stacey & Chris Padbury Marian Palahniuk Fred & Mary Paranchych Bhupen & Lata Parekh Paul Paszczak Carol Pawlenchuk Donna Pawliw Richard & Catherine Perry Carlie J. Persson Deborah & Jim Phillipchuk Susan & Darrell Portz Jean & Edward Posyniak Christine Potts Paul & Leslie Precht Michael J. Prendergast Susan Priestner Barb J. Prodor Diana Purdy Marilyn & Michael Quaedvlieg Ramage Family Chris & Inessa Rauschning Gary Redmond

Barbara RedmondEllehoj Nora Reid Garry Rentz Henry & Helen Resta Sheila Ringrose Ron & Carol Ritch Dean & Jan Rokosh Allan Rosenthal Betty Ross Kenneth Roy Nicole & Jesse Rudge Eugene Rudnisky Karen Rumohr Tetyana Ryabets-Zuk Orla Ryan Maryann Sabourin Deborah Salo Elizabeth Salter & John Pedersen Sholly S. Scarlett Norman Schayer Susan Schroter Culley Schweger Bell Shauna Scott Nancy Scrymgeour Barb Seaman Perry & Sandra Segal Neil & Anke Seifried Tom & Sheila Shand Glenn & Margaret Sharples Alexandra Sheppard Molly Shugarman Dave & Nancy Siever Sol & Shirley Sigurdson Connie Silva & Paula & Steven Snyder Vivian Simmonds Barbara & Gerry Sinn Sheila Sirdar Lynn Smarsh Elaine Solez W. Dale Somerville, CPA, CA Keith & Beverley Spencer Nicholas & Charlotte Spillios Terri & Michael Spotowski Gerald Staring Elout Starreveld Martha Steenstrup Kelli Steer Delores Stefaniszyn

Brenda & Randy Stinson Ben & Laraine Strafford Caroline Stuart Jenny Stuart Sydney Stuart Elle Surgent Frank & Rosanne Thede Allison Theman Maggie Thompson Molly Thompson Mary Totman Misty & Tyler Totman Mary-Ann & Andy Trachimowich Shirley Tran John & Alana Tucker Nancy Tymchak Linda Uniat Henriette van Hees Shannon van Soest Peter Vana Daniel A. Vandermeulen Chris Vilcsak Allan & Elizabeth Wachowich Lori Wall Michele Wedemire Robert & Ann Weir William & Debra Wells Walder G.W. White Joshua D. Wickard Jolanta & Barry Wiens Steve Wilson Willis Winter John & Carol Wodak Lynn Wolff & Ed Holmes Debra Wooding Michelle Wright Susan Wright John & Yvonne M. Yamamoto Randall & Nancy Yatscoff Linda M. Youell Betty & Bill Young Diane Zinyk Brian Zrobek Lorna Zucchet 4 Anonymous

* Members of the Citadel family

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The Hole Family • The John and Barbara Poole Family Fund the Eldon & Anne Foote Fund • The Joseph H. Shoctor fund

Government & Foundation Funders

We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, which last year invested $153 million to bring the arts to Canadians throughout the country.

Nous remercions le Conseil des arts du Canada de son soutien. L’an dernier, le Conseil a investi 153 millions de dollars pour mettre de l’art dans la vie des Canadiennes et des Canadiens de tout le pays.

Dr. Joseph H. Shoctor, 1922 – 2001

executive producer and founder, the citadel theatre

Joe’s vision brought professional theatre to Edmonton Joe’s dream built the Citadel Theatre Joe’s spirit continues to inspire the theatre we create today Joe’s legacy lives on through a generous gift to the Citadel from his estate

HENRY HOLE, 1884 – 1954 On the Citadel’s 30th Anniversary, a gift was made by the Company of Harry Hole, James F. Hole, Ralph K. Hole and Robert W. Hole on behalf of the Hole family — in honour of their late father, Henry Hole.

The Citadel Theatre is proud to honour Henry Hole’s integrity, compassion and leadership in the dedication of this complex to his memory.

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THE CITADEL WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE ON

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• Dr. Ghalib Ahmed • The Audiology Clinic of Northern Alberta • Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity • Morris Furs • U of A Drama Department Wardrobe • Bannerz • Brian Bast • Dan Campbell

ELECTRONIC D EVICES No doubt we have all been distracted by a cell phone, pager or watch alarm ringing or lighting up when attending the theatre.

Out of consideration for your fellow audience members we ask that you turn off all electronic devices that emit noise or light.

Thank you.

ALLERGY ALERT For the safety of those with allergies, please refrain from the use of perfumes or scented products before coming to the theatre.

LATE SEATING /READ MITTANCE We endeavour to minimize the distraction for our patrons and the actors when seating latecomers. If you arrive late for a performance, you will be seated at the first appropriate moment in the play in designated latecomer seating. You are welcome to move to your assigned seat at intermission. If you must leave the theatre during a performance you will not be allowed to return to your seat until intermission.

EMERGENCY EX ITS We ask that you please take a moment to identify the exit nearest you, so you can safely exit in the event of an emergency.

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Students Club The Citadel Theatre believes that young people are integral to the artistic fabric of our community and we are committed to programming and initiatives that develop their creative voices and encourage their participation. Students Club offers a unique glimpse into the world of professional theatre to a wide range of local junior and senior high school students. Prior to select performances of each of our Mainstage shows, members gather for a light supper and then participate in a highly engaging, interactive presentation with one of our region’s talented theatre artists, covering some aspect of theatre – from choreography to design, from stage combat to Shakespeare. Following the performance, students stay for an informative talkback with members of the production’s cast and crew. Prior to performances of The Candidate, students enjoyed an interactive workshop with Molly Pearson.

Molly is an Edmonton-based stage manager and graduate of the University of Alberta’s BFA – Technical Theatre with a focus in Stage Management.

She has worked with many companies throughout the city. Molly’s recent credits include Stage Managing A Comedy of Errors and The Merchant of Venice (The Freewill Shakespeare Festival), Last Chance Leduc (Snowflake Productions), Shakespeare’s R&J (Kill Your Television), Bello (Concrete Theatre/l’Unitheatre), Made In Italy (The Citadel Theatre), Bust (Theatre Network), The Passion of Narcisse Mondoux (Northern Light Theatre/ l’UniTheatre), assistant stage managing Vigilante (Catalyst Theatre), Children of God, Peter and the Starcatcher and A Christmas Carol (The Citadel Theatre), Romeo and Juliet, Love’s Labour’s Lost, As You Like It and Coriolanus (The Freewill Shakespeare Festival).

Molly Pearson

Through the interactive workshop, the students learned how the stage management team stays cool and composed all while collaboratively coordinating the many complicated cues from backstage.

For more information on Students Club, or to become a part of the program, please contact Shirley Tran at 780.428.2127 or groupsales@citadeltheatre.com.

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THOM ALLISON. . ................................................ Marky Wright RACHEL BOWRON............................................ Iffy Abernathy KEVIN BUNDY. . ................................................... Cole Straughan/Carter McMahon MARTHA BURNS............................................... Heather Straughan CYNTHIA JIMENEZ-HICKS............................. Soo Biszy AMBER LEWIS.................................................... Vidashka JESSE LIPSCOMBE.......................................... Bill Biszy GLENN NELSON................................................ Jebediah “Butch” Buchanan/

Woodruff Buchanan LUC TELLIER....................................................... Dill Pickerel COLLEEN WHEELER.. ....................................... Pauline Abel Director/Playwright. . ........................................... KAT SANDLER Director.. ................................................................ DARYL CLORAN Set & Costume Designer.................................. MEGAN KOSHKA Lighting Designer. . .............................................. KIMBERLY PURTELL Sound Designer.................................................. MISHELLE CUTTLER Assistant Director/Assistant Dramaturg. . ...... LOUISE CASEMORE Sound Design Assistant.................................... SARA VICKRUCK Dramaturg. . ........................................................... TOM McGEE Stage Manager.................................................... KRISTA BLACKWOOD Assistant Stage Manager.. ................................ RACHEL DAWN WOODS Apprentice Stage Manager.............................. ERIN HAYES The run time of this performance is approximately 2 hours and 20 minutes, plus one 20-minute intermission.

The video or audio recording of this performance by any means is strictly prohibited.

Originally commissioned by the Citadel Theatre. The Candidate is staged by arrangement with Emma Laird, Gary Goddard Agency. www.garygoddardagency.com The Citadel engages, under the terms of the Canadian Theatre Agreement, professional artists who are members of the Canadian Actors’ Equity Association. Production personnel for the Citadel Theatre are members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (I.A.T.S.E.) Sponsors EDMONTONˇS RELAXING FAVOURITES

The Candidate and The Party

are part art, part math, and a whole lot of luck…

Everything in these shows is timed to the second. It takes an actor approximately one minute and 10 seconds to run from The Club to the Maclab (currently the fastest running time is 45 seconds!) That doesn’t include the time it takes to change costumes – and if an actor enters on the balcony of either stage, it takes even longer!

Each time an actor runs from one theatre to the other, they have to run up or down somewhere between five to eight flights of stairs, go through at least

eight doors, and run across one public thoroughfare past the Second Cup. The stage managers in each theatre have to be in radio contact with each other to make sure they start both shows at exactly the same time, so that all of our scene timings remain precise. Not only do the actors have to travel between shows, there are also some props and costumes that have to be shuttled between theatres to appear in both shows. It takes a huge team to ensure both shows run on time.

Between the two shows, there are five stage managers, stage carpenters, wardrobe and wig personnel, and lighting and sound technicians.

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NOTES When Daryl Cloran came to me with this concept, I thought he was nuts. Still do.

Daryl had read a pair of shows by Alan Ayckbourn, House and Garden, that took place simultaneously in two different theatres and told two sides of a single story set in two adjacent locations. When a character from House went “offstage,” for instance, their story continued into Garden.

We’ve gone one step further.

The Party and The Candidate are set in the same world, with the same characters and performed simultaneously in The Club and the Maclab with the same cast running back and forth, but are also separated by time. They tell the story of a leadership race in a fictional country over two nights: the evening of a fundraising party months before an election, and the night before the vote.

We wanted to explore cause and effect; how our actions affect our future, or how a decision made in our past plays out in the present. Though the plays can stand alone, seeing both should feel like seeing a prequel and a sequel; you can catch up with these characters to see what happens, or go back in time to see where it all began, in whichever order you choose. So our plays’ stories are separated in time by months, and set in completely separate locations, which makes things more challenging because story-wise, anything is possible.

I wanted a subject that was high-stakes and rife with opportunity for satire and dark comedy; something with outlandish scenarios, larger-than-life characters and meaty themes to explore, something that maybe we could all use a good laugh about. For me, that’s politics – the perfect playground for a modern comedy, because right now, the world of politics really is stranger than fiction.

The individuals who have breathed life into these plays are truly extraordinary. From in-room group rewriting to endless designing, building, and constant timing, I am so thrilled and grateful to have had the chance to create something with these tireless artists who make the impossible possible.

Very special thanks to dramaturg Tom McGee, story consultants Jill Harper, Jonathan Heppner, Ann MacNaughton, and assistant dramaturg Louise Casemore for helping us figure out how to tell these massive stories, and to Daryl for asking me to do this and for all his help, encouragement and “for sureness” that we’d get there eventually.

And thank you for going on this crazy ride with us. We hope you have as much fun watching it as we did making it.

– Kat Sandler

We wish to acknowledge that the land on which we gather is Treaty No. 6 territory and a traditional meeting ground and home of the First Nations, including both the treaty signatories – Cree, Saulteaux, Nakota Sioux, Stony and Cree-Iroquois – as well as other Indigenous peoples, such as the Blackfoot and Métis, who occupied this land. We extend our appreciation for the opportunity to live, create and perform on this territory.

Nikistêyhtamâkânân oma askîwihtâwin ita kâ mâwasakôyâhk Nikotwâsik Kâ akihtêk omâmawôpayônôwâw Nistam Îyinôwak, nânapo ôkih tipahamawâkan tahkikwanênkêwak-Nêhîyawak, Nahkawînôwak, Opwâsîmowak, Asinî Pwâtak êkwah Nêhîyaw Paskosikanak-êkwah kotakak Îyinôwak, tâpiskôc Kaskitêwayasitak êkwah Âpihtwâyak, kâkîh kikîwîhkêcik otah. Nitâniskê nanâskôtênân tawâw ôtah êh ayâyâhk tita wîci pimâtisîhtamâhk, tita osîhcikêyâhk êkwah tita nôkohtihiwêyâhk otah askîwihtâwinihk.

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Since it was penned in 1610, it has proven to be surprisingly elastic. It has been subject to all sorts of interpretations (Is Caliban really the result of years of the white man’s colonial conquest of Africa?). It’s been an opera, a ballet, featured in paintings and a lot of movies (Forbidden Planet/Disney’s Pocahontas).

But few promise quite as much as the Citadel’s final production of the season, coming up in April.

First, let’s meet Josette Bushell-Mingo. She is a London-born, Swedish-based, actress, playwright, and director of African Descent. She has played in Peer Gynt and Antony and Cleopatra. In 2000, she was nominated for a Lawrence Olivier Award for her role as Rafiki in The Lion King.

The Queen presented her with an OBE. Having lived in Sweden for many years, she is the former Artistic Director for The Swedish National Deaf Theatre, Tyst Teater (Silent Theatre).

Mutual theatrical interests brought her in contact with Daryl Cloran, the Citadel’s current Artistic Director. “Daryl is particularly interested in inclusive work – in new forms of communication, great theatre. He came to visit me in Sweden and that’s how we began our relationship.”

Much discussion followed and finally Daryl made the decision to go with The Tempest.

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be a very physical show, dance“It WILL based and movement heavy.”

So, as of the writing of this in early March, Bushell-Mingo finds herself with 16 participants in the Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program spending a month amidst the glories of the Rocky Mountains preparing for a highly original interpretation of a 409-yearold play. The production will feature Deaf and hearing actors performing together on stage. It will NOT be the traditional view of the pairing, with hearing actors declaiming the Bard centre stage while Deaf performers “sign” in the corners. As the director told Foreshadowing in a written interview, “The two languages are different and we celebrate that – they must work in tension with each other, which gives a different urgency. The performers are working toward a complex translation, dialogue, and visual aspect inspired by the demands of Deaf culture – extremely physical and visual.”

“It WILL be a very physical show, dance-based and movement heavy,” promises Cloran.

Sign has long been accepted as a true language in itself with its own grammar and lexicon.

Bushell-Mingo: “(I think that for audiences the combination of expression...) enhances the response to Shakespeare to create a visual and poetic experience. Sign language does something that spoken Shakespeare cannot do – in imagination, emotional depth, and cerebral reaction.”

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passion, clarity, straight forwardness, “Herinsights, and power were infectious.”

In her production, Prospero will be played by Lorne Cardinal, an Indigenous actor best known for portraying Davis Quinton on TV’s Corner Gas. Cardinal is a trained classical actor and has enjoyed a distinguished career in movies, television, and stage.

There was a deer looking for something green to nibble in the snowy field in front of one of the exterior buildings at the Banff Centre when we talked on the telephone in early March.

He was there for some exploratory work with the cast before they tackled the play itself.

He recalls a preliminary phone call from Cloran on the possibility of a role at the Citadel. “I was looking for Sam Sheppard – Eugene O’Neill or possibly Richard 3rd. You know, plays that have interesting, complex characters. He called back offering Prospero.” Cloran set up an interview with Josette. “I told her I was not interested in an old guy walking around with a stick. She offered a Deaf/hearing collaboration – and water, magic, revenge, physical theatre and a big friggin’ ship on stage. Her passion, clarity, straight forwardness, insights, and power were infectious. After five minutes, I knew I had to work with her.”

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An experience that might have a positive effect in his current production.

He’s an extremely “ open actor who brings his identity with him.

Bushell-Mingo was delighted at the casting.

It will be his choice of whether he will use his aboriginal background in the role.”

Cardinal is in the midst of a steep learning curve. He is studying sign language. Throughout the rehearsals with Deaf actors, he discovered he has a shared common experience.

Cardinal’s father and mother were both products of the Residential School system – as was the actor himself for two unhappy years. The experience fostered a life-long feeling of being “other” – an outsider. He learned that many Deaf people have suffered a similar experience – shunned because of what many considered a “disability.” “The process is complicated and exciting,” says Bushell-Mingo. “First to understand and respect each others language and cultures and the other cultures in the room. Having to learn the value and structure of

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Cloran’s promise of a physical production also brought its own demands to the preproduction work. Techniques included such movement based disciplines as Suzuki, Laban, and Clown. Actually, Cardinal confided that he began his career as a clown. The Cree actor was born in Sucker Creek First Nation on the shore of Lesser Slave Lake but he fell in love with theatre while attending Cariboo College in 1987. Which means that the actor we will see as an elderly Renaissance magician made his first stage performance as a kid with a red nose.

The starting point for Bushell-Mingo are the words, “What if?” “I like the idea of the environment fighting back – oceans, seas, the earth to which Prospero’s revenge is connected. We don’t go far enough with Caliban. I want audiences to understand what it means for Caliban – the only black person on the island.” Ariel, in various iterations, will be played by seven actors. There will be interpolations from other Shakespearean plays.

The boundaries of this production extend far beyond just the marriage of two forms of language to probe deep into our cultural understanding of how theatre can be presented.

Miranda, Prospero’s lovely daughter, is usually seen as kind, compassionate, and completely obedient to her father’s wishes. And usually as pale as an English spring snow crocus. In this production, this lovely “pinnacle of femininity” will be played by the lovely Thurga Kanagasekarampillai, a veteran of a number of Deaf and hearing productions and a one-woman United Nations who proudly defines herself as a “Deaf Sri Lankan Tamil Canadian Queer artist.”

And, instead of piling her unique vision all on top of the original and coming up with some four-hour behemoth, Bushell-Mingo has stripped the production down to a spare 90 minutes.

The artful director throws out a challenge to take on her “mosaic of ideas.” “People who don’t know the play should come and see it.” Will purists be horrified? “Who are these purists? Great work allows itself to transform and grow and transform again – but its heart always remains. But how it is done can set an audience’s imagination afire – that is the trick, the joy – the possibilities. Revenge, magic, justice, and love. Sounds like regular Shakespeare to me. The demand on the audience is to open up and join us on a unique journey in the epic retelling of one of Shakespeare’s greatest classics.”

The Tempest begins April 20 on the Shoctor stage and runs through May 12.

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Thom Allison Marky Wright

Thom is thrilled to be back at the Citadel after previously chewing the scenery in The Drowsy Chaperone. Some favourite credits include Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Broadway); original Canadian companies of Miss Saigon, and Rent; Romeo and Juliet, Into the Woods (Stratford Festival); Ragtime, A Little Night Music (Shaw Festival); Cabaret (Theatre Calgary); Evita (Manitoba Theatre Centre, Theatre Calgary); and Take Me Out (CanStage). Also, “Pree” in the hit series, KILLJOYS, on Space Channel/Syfy Network. www.thomallison.com

Rachel Bowron

Iffy Abernathy

Rachel’s previous Citadel credits include Crazy for You and Avenue Q. Select roles include Fallen Angels (Bright Young Things); LEGOLAND (Blarney Productions); A Lesson in Brio, Barefoot in the Park, The Hoof and Mouth Advantage (Teatro la Quindicina); The Last Resort, Don’t Dress for Dinner (Mayfield Dinner Theatre); It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Superman (Plain Jane Theatre). Rachel is a three-time Sterling Awardnominated actor, and will be appearing next in Shadow Theatre’s production of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.

Kevin Bundy

Cole Straughan/Carter McMahon For the Citadel: The Constant Wife, August: Osage County. Recent theatre credits include The Wars, Chariots of Fire (Grand Theatre); Sequence (Tarragon); seven seasons at The Shaw Festival, five seasons at Stratford and over 20 productions with the Soulpepper Theatre Company. Kevin recently performed as the Narrator in Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra’s Western Canadian tour of Circle of Creation. TV credits include recent appearances on Kim’s Convenience, Saving Hope, Designated Survivor, and the feature film Through Black Spruce.

Martha Burns

Heather Straughan

Martha Burns is a theatre, television, and film actor and arts educator. She has received two Dora Mavor Moore Awards for Trafford Tanzi and The Miracle Worker, is a double Gemini winner for “Ellen Fanshaw” in Slings and Arrows and has two supporting actress Genie awards. Martha teaches first-year acting at the National Theatre School and is one of many founders of GOT YOUR BACK, artists working together for positive change. https://gotyourbackcanada.com.

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Cynthia Jimenez-Hicks Soo Biszy

Cynthia is an Edmonton born Filipino-Canadian theatre artist.

Cynthia grew up at the Citadel through A Christmas Carol and Young Companies, and is thrilled to be back home. Recent acting credits: Girls Like That (Tarragon), Boys Girls and Other Mythological Creatures (Carousel Players), Barbelle (KindaTV). Cynthia is also a playwright and producer. Most recently, she was Studio 180’s RBC Emerging Playwright with her play, Apple. She is a graduate of The National Theatre School. Love to Cameron and my family for their endless support.

Amber Lewis

Vidashka

Amber is thrilled to be making her Citadel debut with this extraordinary cast. Selected Stage: Much Ado About Nothing, Winter’s Tale, Merry Wives of Windsor, Romeo & Juliet, King John, Merchant of Venice, As You Like It, Othello, Comedy of Errors, Falstaff, Henry V (Bard on the Beach); Burning Bluebeard (Edmonton Actors Theatre/Theatre Network); The End of Civilization, Adult Entertainment (Punctuate!); The Ladies Foursome, Baskerville, Don’t Dress for Dinner (Mayfield); The Importance of Being Earnest, and The Philanderer (Arts Club). Love to Phoenix.

Jesse Lipscombe

Bill Biszy

Jesse Lipscombe is an actor, producer, and activist who is passionate about art and all things Edmonton. With over two decades of film and television experience, Jesse makes his Citadel debut as Billy Biszy and couldn’t be more excited about it. He became the first black male to receive the Best Actor award (AMPIA/ROSIES) for a feature film with his role in It’s Not My Fault and I Don’t Care Anyway. He wouldn’t be able to do what he loves without his family’s support, so shout outs to Indiana, Tripp, Chile, Shannon, and his wife, Julia.

Glenn Nelson

Jebediah “Butch” Buchanan/Woodruff Buchanan Glenn is pleased to be working with these remarkable people in these delightful plays. Past favourites include A Christmas Carol, Peter and the Starcatcher, Death of a Salesman, One Man, Two Guvnors, Beauty and the Beast (Citadel Theatre); Outside Mullingar, Mistakes Were Made, The Odd Couple, Sexy Laundry, and The Fly Fisher’s Companion (Shadow Theatre). As a writer and a producer of the web series, Tales of the Highly Unsuccessful, he hopes to bring many more stories of the highly unsuccessful to film. www.unsuccessfultales.com 38 CITADEL THEATRE 2018/19 SEASON

Luc Tellier

Dill Pickerel

Luc loves working on new plays and, apparently, sprinting between them. Favourite credits: Shakespeare In Love, A Christmas Carol, Arcadia (Citadel); Songs My Mother Never Sung Me (Concrete Theatre); Cleave (Sterling nomination, Tiny Bear Jaws), Shakespeare’s R+J (Kill Your Television); Midsummer, King Lear (Freewill); Maggie-Now (Workshop West); and directing Legoland and Never Swim Alone for Blarney Productions (Sterling nominations for both). Up next: A Momentary Lapse (Teatro la Quindicina) and working at the most magical place in the world – Theatre Alberta’s summer intensive for teens, Artstrek.

Colleen Wheeler

Pauline Abel

Colleen is thrilled to be at the Citadel working with these fine folks.

Recent credits include Timon of Athens, Lysistrata (Bard on the Beach); Forget About Tomorrow, The Valley (Belfry); Good People, Peter and the Starcatcher (Arts Club Theatre). Recent television and film: Twilight Zone (CBS); Altered Carbon (Netflix); Tully (Feature); Mech X-4 (Disney); When We Rise (ABC); and Hailey Dean’s Murder Mystery (Hallmark). Colleen graduated from the University of Alberta’s B.F.A. (Acting) Program and is the recipient of seven Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards.

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KAT SANDLER Playwright/Director

Kat Sandler is a playwright, director, screenwriter, and the Artistic Director of Theatre Brouhaha. She has staged 14 of her original plays in the last eight years including Bang Bang, Punch Up, and Delicacy, and has been produced across Canada. Kat is the winner of the Dora Award for Outstanding New Play (Mustard) and a graduate of Queen’s University. She would like to thank her family, everyone at the Citadel for being such champions, and absolutely everyone involved in making these totally nutso plays.

DARYL CLORAN Director

Daryl is the Artistic Director of the Citadel, the former Artistic Director of Western Canada Theatre (Kamloops, B.C.), and the founding Artistic Director of Theatrefront (Toronto). Directing credits include: Matilda, Shakespeare in Love, UBUNTU, The Silver Arrow, Made in Italy (Citadel); As You Like It (Bard on the Beach); Liberation Days (Theatre Calgary/WCT); Mary Poppins (Persephone/WCT); Tribes (Canadian Stage); And All For Love (National Arts Centre); and Afterplay (Shaw Festival).

MEGAN KOSHKA

Set and Costume Designer Megan Koshka is a freelance Canadian theatre designer, based in Edmonton, Alberta. She is a part of the Associated Designers of Canada, and is a graduate from the University of Alberta (B.F.A.).

Select credits include set and costume design for Peter and the Starcatcher (Citadel Theatre); Lend Me A Tenor (Mayfield Dinner Theatre); production design for Pretty Goblins (Workshop West); and costume design for the 2018 Freewill Shakespeare Festival.

View her portfolio online at www.mkoshka.com.

KIMBERLY PURTELL Lighting Designer

Kimberly is a Toronto-based lighting designer for theatre, opera, and dance. Most recently, for the Citadel she designed Mamma Mia! and Alice Through the Looking-Glass. She has designed for the Stratford Festival, Shaw Festival, Canadian Stage Company, Soulpepper Theatre, Mirvish Productions, the NAC and the NAC Orchestra, Pacific Opera, Opera Philadelphia, Theatre Calgary, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, and many others. Kimberly has received three Dora Mavor Moore Awards, the Pauline McGibbon Award, and a Montreal English Theatre Award.

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MISHELLE CUTTLER Sound Designer

Mishelle is a composer and sound designer based in Vancouver.

She is thrilled to be back at the Citadel after designing sound for Sweat this past January. Some other favourite past projects include The Matchmaker (Arts Club); Hir, The Events (Pi); Titus Bouffonius (Rumble); and Lysistrata (Bard on the Beach). Next up: Dead People’s Things (Zee Zee); and Shakespeare in Love (Bard). Mishelle is a twotime Jessie Award winner and multiple nominee. She is a member of the Associated Designers of Canada. www.mishellecuttler.com

LOUISE CASEMORE

Assistant Director/Assistant Dramaturg Louise is a performer, advocate, and two-time Sterling Award winning playwright. Originally from Edmonton, she is the Artistic Director of indie renegade Defiance Theatre, recipient of the 2017 ATP/Enbridge Playwright’s Award, and featured artist in the NYC based “Necessary Exposure Project.” Original works include OCD, Functional, Gemini, and the cabaret exorcism in development that is Undressed. She’s thrilled to be making her debut with the Citadel, and is endlessly grateful to her partner and parents for their incredible support.

TOM McGEE Dramaturg

Tom is a writer, director, dramaturg, producer, and puppeteer based in Toronto. The co-founder of Theatre Brouhaha, he has consulted on all of Kat Sandler’s plays, serving as primary dramaturge on most of her works. Tom is also the co-creator of Shakey-Shake and Friends, a puppet Shakespeare company. Tom is the head of development and lead writer of interactive fiction at Tap by Wattpad and the DM/ Showrunner of Dumb-Dumbs & Dragons, a hit comedy D&D podcast available on iTunes.

KRISTA BLACKWOOD Stage Manager

Krista is delighted to be making her Citadel debut. Favourite credits include: The Hockey Sweater: A Musical (Segal Centre/NAC); Shakespeare in Love (Neptune Theatre); Glenn (Soulpepper); The Mill, parts 1 to 4 (Theatrefront); Anne of Green Gables – The Musical (The Charlottetown Festival); Peter and the Starcatcher (Western Canada Theatre); The Rocky Horror Show (Theatre New Brunswick); Generous (Tarragon Theatre); and six seasons as an assistant at The Stratford Festival. Thanks to Daryl, Kat, and the whole crazy team!

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RACHEL DAWN WOODS Assistant Stage Manager

Rachel is happy to be back at the Citadel. Select credits include: Sweat, A Christmas Carol (Citadel); The Comedy Company, Fly Me To The Moon, Annapurna (Shadow); The Ladies Foursome (Mayfield); Les Feluettes, The Merry Widow (Edmonton Opera); Irma Voth (Theatre Network); The Bully Project (Concrete); I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Travesties, The Graduate, Guys and Dolls (Segal); The Other, Bears (Pyretic); A Christmas Carol, Gifts of the Magi (TNB); Dear Johnny Deere (Blyth/Lighthouse); Falsettos (Acting Upstage); Ed’s Garage, Footloose (Grand); and Romeo and Juliet (NAC).

ERIN HAYES

Apprentice Stage Manager

Erin is very excited to work on this production of The Candidate. She would like to thank you fearless leaders, Daryl and Kat, as well as the rest of the incredible team. Special thanks go to John Raymond for his expertise and guidance, as well as her parents and Ryan for their constant support. Her previous credits include work with Catch the Keys, Grindstone Theatre, Punctuate! Theatre, Tiny Bear Jaws, The Maggie Tree, as well as Toy Guns Dance Theatre.

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Adam Blocka

Scenic Carpenter

Judy Robinson

Scenic Carpenter

Samantha J. Rumball

Scenic Carpenter

Katie Patton

Scenic Carpenter

Christa Hoefling

Kris Aassen

Greg Cardinal Kelly Menard

Serge Menard

Sheila Cleasby

Wardrobe Maintenance Wardrobe Maintenance Head of Wigs

Acting Head of Wigs Wigs

Head of Electrics

The Citadel is grateful for the kind generosity of its volunteers listed below. If you want to volunteer with the Citadel, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator at volunteers@citadeltheatre.com.

CITADEL VOLUNTEERS

ARTISTIC

Zoe Afaganis, Johanna Andreoff, Judith Babcock, Shelley Benson, Helene Berg, Lance Beswick, Erika Beyer, Karen Bokenfohr, Florence Borch, Ken Borch, Allan Budlong, Margot Byer, Patrick Caron, Dee Cartledge, Gina Chea, Ruth Diaz, Liza Dutka, Lil Filewych, Wendy Fraser, Irene Gagne, Louise Gagne, Dan Germain, Bonita Gillespie, Margaret Gronnestad, Julie Harvey, Jeff Haswell, Rosemarie Heaney, Brad Heller, Daniel High, Maria Hollinshead, Theresa Hryciw, Laura Hughes, Bruce Johnson, Madalyn Johnson, Mary Johnston Therrien, Samantha Ju, Joanne Kallal, Veronica Keuchel, Robin Knight, Eva Kopecka, Arndt Kuethe, Janice Kuethe, Wendy Kurtz, Joy Lardner, Susan Lauridson, Karen Lewis-Caron, Leola Losier, Elizabeth Luchko, Doris Lutzer, Neelam Mabood, Rita MacDonald, Ross Machetchuk, Dawn Madill, Aidan McBride, Joslyn McDonald, Donna McKay, Linda McMurdo, Karen Miller, Janice Minamide, Vic Mixap, Monica Molina, Desiree Molnar, Bob Moore, Joan Murchie, Florence Nieberding, Dennis Nolan, Linda Orlecki, Edith Parsons, Susan Patenaude, Hailey Pilon, Donna Prato, Mike Pye, Doug Racine, Leila Ragoonanan, Joan Redman, Barbara Reinhardt, Lori Ristoff, Cheryl Ritchie, Monica Robillard, Louise Rogucki, Liam Ross, Janice Ruf, Turni Saha, Mera Salah, Tracey Schaufele, Susan Schroter, Angela Seery, Art Shea, Theresa Shea, Amanda Sim, Rhonda Smith, Phyllis Solsberg, Victoria Spang, Janet Stanley, Colleen Stepney, Nicole Supa, Rhonda Taft, Arlene Travnik, Diane Trithardt, Christine Tupper, Christine Twardzik, Lacey Untereiner, Arlene Vaxvick, Brenda Voyce, Annette Ware, Julia Weaver, Marguerite Webb, Janet Wheler, Leslie Whervin, Liz White-MacDonald, Kay Willekes, Laura Wylde, Colette Zuberbuhler

YOUNG

COMPANIES

ARE YOU A CANDIDATE? The Citadel Young Companies is an advanced training and mentorship program for students ages 16-21 who are interested in pursuing post-secondary education and a career in theatre. Choose your company: Acting, Musical, Playwriting, or Theatre Production (for directors, stage managers, designers, and technicians). For more information please visit: citadeltheatre.com/artists-learning/ the-academy/young-companies

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