BIOS Wayne Paquette
Associate Director
For the Citadel, Wayne has directed Blackbird, co-directed The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead, and assistant directed The Wizard of Oz, The Glass Menagerie and Doubt: a parable. Wayne is the Artistic Director of Blarney Productions and an Artistic Associate with Shadow Theatre, as well as an associate member of the Robbins Academy here at the Citadel Theatre. Most recently, Wayne directed a full season for Blarney, including Full Frontal Diva, MOTE, A Steady Rain, as well as four fringe shows: Bonnie & Clyde, Love Letters, A Slow Air, and Dark Vanilla Jungle. Much love to Denise.
Don Horsburgh
Music Director
Recently Don has been the Music Director for Evangeline, Avenue Q, Mary Poppins, Spamalot, Penelopiad, Next to Normal, The Sound of Music, The Rocky Horror Show, Little Women, Hunchback (Citadel Theatre); The Threepenny Opera (Stratford Festival); Hairspray, White Christmas, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Winnipeg); Guys and Dolls (MTC, Theatre Calgary); Into the Woods, A Little Night Music, Once On This Island (Canadian Stage); The Sound of Music and Aspects of Love (North American tours). Don has also provided original music for Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Penelopiad, August: Osage County, Pride and Prejudice, Blithe Spirit, and The Constant Wife. He is the recipient of five Dora Awards, a Betty Mitchel Award, and three Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards.
Leslie Frankish Set & Costume Designer
Leslie began her career as a Set & Costume Designer in 1980 for the Citadel Youth Theatre. Recent Citadel designs include Arcadia, Private Lives, Pride and Prejudice, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Sterling Award), Oliver!, The Constant Wife, Blithe Spirit, Measure for Measure, and Present Laughter. Resident designer positions include Phoenix Theatre and Shaw Festival where her designs included Pygmalion, Misalliance and Heartbreak House. Other credits include Angels in America I & II, Singer, Into the Woods (Canadian Stage Company); Hard Times, Lilies (National Arts Centre); La Bête (Theatre Calgary); A Little Night Music, The Caretaker (Vancouver Playhouse); and The Homecoming (Stratford Festival). Leslie was also the Senior Production Designer of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. For pictures of these and other productions, visit www.lesliefrankish.com
54 50TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON 2015/16