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KIM’S CONVENIENCE By Ins Choi September 20 – October 11, 2014
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PREMIER | SUPPORTERS We are proud to recognize our Premier Supporters, our partners in the creation of theatre at the Citadel Theatre/Robbins Academy. The Hole Family • The John and Barbara Poole Family Fund the Eldon & Anne Foote Fund • The Robbins Foundation Canada The Joseph H. Shoctor fund
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We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, which last year invested $157 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 157 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. 8 LIFE, DEATH AND THE BLUES
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RAOUL BHANEJA.............................................. Man DIVINE BROWN. . ................................................ Woman CHRIS BANKS.................................................... Upright Bass TOM BONA......................................................... Drums JAKE CHISHOLM. . ............................................. Guitar Dramaturges.. ...................................................... EDA HOLMES & ANDY McKIM Associate Director.............................................. KATE LYNCH Stage Manager................................................... FIONA JONES Lighting Designer............................................... BONNIE BEECHER Production Manager & Associate Lighting Designer......................... JASON GOLINSKY Projection Designer. . .......................................... CAMERON DAVIS Sound Designer.................................................. RICHARD FEREN Costume Consultant.......................................... LAURA GARDNER This performance is 130 minutes including intermission. 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 Employees (I.A.T.S.E.)
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Note from the
playwright Raoul Bhaneja On a good night the theatre can entertain and make you think. That’s always been the kind of experience I’ve looked for as an audience member. On a good night The Blues offers us truth and a good groove. I’ve wanted for many years to bring those worlds together and hope that tonight we have done that. Whether it’s releasing a CD at The Yardbird Suite or performing my one person show Hamlet (solo), Edmonton has been a place that has welcomed me and for that I am yet again grateful. Thank you for being at this performance of Life, Death and The Blues. Raoul Bhaneja
Bhaneja is paying tribute to Canada’s deep blues tradition and its many blues artists, especially in Alberta. Each night of the show, a different blues “legend,” many from the Edmonton area, will join the band during the second act to play some of his or her own favourites and then to play the band out at the end of that night’s performance. To view the current list of performers, please visit www.citadeltheatre.com/legends.
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Director’s Note from Eda Holmes “The blues is at the roots of all music. The blues was here since the world was born.” John Lee Hooker
I saw an ageing John Lee Hooker play in Paris in the early 90’s at La Villette. He sat on a folding chair, a guitar across his lap and he “bellowed the blues.” It was a revelation. His rough voice and his unassuming way were so startling and captivating. He sang of suffering and deliverance of love lost and found, and the crowd went wild. I have had that same experience at gigs of Raoul and the Big Time. Whether it was at the Y2K New Year’s Eve gig where the band rocked the house even though none of us were sure what the world would be after midnight or the Katrina Relief gig where Raoul had brought a suddenly homeless Johnny Sansone up from New Orleans to play with the band but I remember feeling like I was witnessing life made manifest in the form of music. At its core the Blues is the music of life – life in all its hoary and glorious detail. Raoul has sought to capture that essence in this play. What I love about Raoul as an artist is his desire to capture life and make it manifest. Sometimes he does it as an actor and sometimes he does it as a musician and tonight he does it as a playwright and composer as well. Prepare to meet the Blues. Eda Holmes
The Citadel Theatre would like to give a special thank you to our partners at TD Bank Group who helped make dreams come true with The Youth Blues Challenge. We put out a call for the best young blues artists in Edmonton to perform at the Citadel, showcasing their talents during the intermission of each performance of Life, Death and the Blues. For more information on the YBC performers, visit www.citadeltheatre.com/edmonton-youth-blues-challenge.
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Raoul & Eda would like to thank: The entire staff at Theatre Passe Muraille, Kendra Fry, Aviva Armour-Ostroff, Tao Drayton and everyone at Cabaret Vintage, Michael Gianfrancesco and Paul Thompson, Roy Lewis, Araya Mengesga, Terry Wilkins, Darren Gallen, Henry-Francois Gelot, Steve Marsh, Lee Oskar, Beth Kates and Ben Chaisson, Derek Andrews and The Toronto Blues Society, Doctor Nick Ouroumov, Adam Gussow, Super Chikan, Panny Mayfield, Red, The Delta Blues Museum, Andrew Galloway of Electro-Fi Records, Suzan-Lori Parks, Paul Oscher, Guthrie Award Jury – Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Don Shipley, The Shaw Festival, Jackie Maxwell, Colin Rivers and Marquis Entertainment, Paul Hemrend at ETM, National Theatre School of Canada, Severn Thompson, The Goethe Institute, Universal Music, Corey Harris, Birgitte Solem, Balwant, Marie, Neil and the extended Bhaneja clan throughout, Scott A. Cameron, Nicole Rochefort at AIM, Mario Bros, Jake Wilkinson, Pat Carey, Richard Underhill, Tyler Yarema, Chris Lorway, Mervon Mehta, Anile Prakash, A Company of Fools, Nisha Ahuja, Juliana Pivato, Ian Arnold at Catalyst, Ramune Chisholm, The Blues Foundation, Richard Jordan Productions (UK), Nancy Meyer at Bates Meyer Inc., Holger Petersen, The Citadel Theatre, Prairie Theatre Exchange, Friends at Jazz FM and CBC Radio, Marg Cameron and The Toronto Music Lovers, The Rex Hotel, The people of Clarksdale, MS, The Mentors and The Ancestors.
Additional Thank Yous: Paul Oscher image and performance used by permission. Muddy Waters performance used by permission from the Estate of McKinley Morganfield. T-Bone Walker performance used by permission from the Estate of Aaron “T-Bone” Walker, Sr. Video of above performances licensed courtesy of Reelin’ In The Years Productions LLC. Photographs of Clarksdale Mississippi by Panny Flautt Mayfield. James “Super Chikan” Johnson image used by permission. Visit www.superchikan.com. Bad News Brown footage used by permission of Henry- Francois Gelot. Bad News Brown harmonica provided by Lee Oskar Harmonicas. Nale Alakh Je arranged by Suba Sankaran, literal translation by Balwant Bhaneja. Divine Brown and additional clothing provided by Cabaret Vintage.
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“But what made the Donnellys different was they were extremely tight knit – a solid entity known for their loyalty to each other.” Two years ago, Jonathan Christenson, the prodigiously talented writer/director/composer/ lyricist of Edmonton’s Catalyst Theatre spent an afternoon with Robert Salts listening to the tales of what happened on that awful night. They talked in the homestead that was re-built by the remaining Donnellys after the massacre. Out of that afternoon, Christenson has fashioned his latest work, Vigilante, opening in early March in the Maclab theatre. The Donnelly clan left Tipperary, Ireland in the 1840’s looking for a new and better life in Canada. They squatted on (and later claimed) some land on the Roman Line, a road that ran past Concession six, Biddulph Township, Middlesex County, Ontario. The area was mostly settled by Roman Catholics who, unfortunately, brought with them the squabbles and hatreds that motivated them to move in the first place. The Donnellys were probably no worse than anyone else in the area but, says Christenson (who spent much of his youth in London, Ontario and is quite familiar with the oft-told stories of the “Black Donnellys”), “Lucan was not very law abiding in those years. It was a real ‘wild west’ place.” But what made the Donnellys different was they were extremely tight knit – a solid entity known for their loyalty to each other. They were also very charming. The kind of ‘bad boys’ that you
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were drawn to, but afraid of, at the same time.” There were accounts of barn burnings, trespassing, verbal assaults, attempted murders, theft, robbery and assaulting a police officer. Years before that fateful night, patriarch James Donnelly was found guilty of beating a man to death and spent 7 years in jail. But, in the final accounting, the Donnellys were never found guilty of the charges brought against them, even if there is little doubt their heavy hand could be seen in the altercations. On a cold February evening in 1880, a large group of vigilantes, fuelled by booze and hatred, and calling themselves “The Biddulph Peace Society” marched down the Roman Line. They had had enough. The law had shown that it couldn’t do anything. They were determined to rid the county of the Donnellys once and for all by murdering the entire family in one night. The Peace Society was founded by an activist priest named Father John Connolly. He apparently had an abiding hatred for the Donnellys – attacking them from the pulpit, thundering, “an evil has fallen among the community.” (Actually, it turns out the Peace Society itself was guilty of many of the types of crimes attributed to the Donnellys). But when Patrick Ryder’s barn was burned to the ground, the society had enough. There was no evidence to link the Donnellys to the crime but on the evening of February 3rd, the bile and hatred that spent years bubbling away in its witch’s cauldron, boiled over. Arming
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“It wasn’t the original barn but it certainly was of the period. It was a very cloudy day – the weather was grim and grey. It was an amazing place – all ancient barn wood. Dust hangs in the air. The light streams through the cracks. I thought this is a place where this kind of story could be told.” Many people feel that the Donnellys never got their day in court – legally or metaphorically. “The history of the murders has been told mostly by the perpetrators. I decided to give the Donnellys a voice.” Christenson’s premise is that the Donnellys are existentially caught in a kind of limbo and can’t find peace until they can be heard. There will be some tweaking of history in the Catalyst production. The story is much too spread-out and complex for a simple documentary approach. (Not that we would expect a documentary approach from the man who has given us stage versions of Frankenstein, Hunchback, the life of Edgar Allen Poe and other atmospheric productions probing the gothic canon.) The tale goes all the way back to Ireland, through the chaotic years in Lucan leading to the massacre and the trials and other events that followed. So, Christenson’s key to theatricalizing that night of terror and revenge was to tap into those restless spirits seeking redress. The story, which has become a legend, will be told by the shade of one of the brothers – who, Christenson admits, turns out to be something of an unreliable narrator himself. “I’m trying to tell a story that explores the primal human emotions that bind families together. In many ways, the story is of the tragedy of Johanna Donnelly. Her husband and the boys loved her very much – they had a fiercely protective attitude toward her. No one could say anything wrong about their mother. She was a fighter.” (On that terrible night, it was Johanna, more than any other member of the family, that fought off the attackers.) “She set out to build a new life for her family in a new world and helped to destroy the very people she loved.” Vigilante previews on March 7th in the Maclab Theatre, and runs through to March 29th. It will feature 8 actors whom the director chose because he was looking for performers that echo the Donnelly balance of charm and danger. There will also be music – but not of the twangy Stompin’ Tom variety. Christenson maintains he has written a “Rock Opera.”
“The history of the murders has been told mostly by the perpetrators. I decided to give the Donnellys a voice.”
Because so much begins with a smile.
RAOUL BHANEJA
Creator, Actor, Musician | Man Raoul has appeared in the critically acclaimed productions Helen’s Necklace, The Domino Heart, Bashir Lazhar, House of Many Tongues and Wide Awake Hearts at The Tarragon Theatre. Other selected theatre credits include The Cosmonauts last message… (Canadian Stage); Rice Boy (Stratford Shakespeare Festival); Savage Sensuality (Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, U.K. Christopher Plummer Artistic Fellowship Award); Sin City (2002 Canadian Comedy Award Nomination); The School for Wives (Soulpepper Theatre); Standing Female Nude (Storm Collective); The Cherry Orchard (Theatre Smith – Gilmour/Columbus); speak (Prairie Theatre Exchange); and two seasons at The Blyth Festival. Since January 2006, Hamlet (solo) has been performed in over 25 cities across Canada, the UK, Off Broadway and most recently at The National Arts Centre in Ottawa. A Gemini award nominee, Bhaneja has appeared in over 80 different film and television projects, working with many top directors including Atom Egoyan, Sarah Polley, Bruce McDonald and more. Most recently he starred in the CBC miniseries The Best Laid Plans. Raoul is the leader of the Maple Blues Award winning band, Raoul and The Big Time. Formed in 1998, they have played major festivals across Canada and released their fifth album, Hollywood Blvd to critical acclaim in April 2014. Raoul is a graduate of The National Theatre School of Canada.
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When Divine Brown enters a room the energy becomes electric. Divine has a long history in musical theatre. Before releasing her first album she performed in several musicals. Starting at the age of 12 in a play called Rainbow World, which was written by Salome Bey. Eventually she landed roles in such plays as Rent and Ain’t Miss Behavin. Recently she starred in Joy in the Morning, directed by Robin Givens. She has also worked on countless voice-overs, commercials and jingles. The last few years she has mainly focused on her music career. Her debut self-titled album The Divine Brown was awarded a gold certification and generated her first Juno Award nomination. Her sophomore album The Love Chronicles won her a Juno Award for best R&B Soul Album. She is now set to release her third album in 2015.
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A Toronto/Halifax based musician, Tom has been the drummer for Life, Death and the Blues since its inception. A multiple Maple Blues Award Winner, Tom performs with Raoul and the Big Time, Jon Knight and Soulstack, as well as The Maple Blues Revue. Tom has worked with The Bourbon Tabernacle Choir, Powder Blues, Steve Lukather (Toto), Martha and the Muffins, Sue Foley, Jeff Healey, Colin James, Wilderness of Manitoba, and the Good Brothers. Highlights include an international drum festival appearance, drumming for Willie Big Eyes Smith, and re-recording “Echo Beach” with M+M. Tom is also a songwriter and producer and plays Pearl Drums, Sabian Cymbals, Regal Tip sticks, Remo Heads and Billdidit Gadgets. www.tombona.com
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Selected credits include Associate Director of The Sea, Arcadia, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Serious Money, Floyd Collins, Blood Relations (Shaw Festival); Director of Arcadia (Mirvish, Royal Alexandra Theatre); Red (Merritt award - Neptune Theatre); Cherry Docs (BeMe Theatre, Munich); The Madonna Painter, Trout Stanley, The Gwendolyn Poems (Factory Theatre); The Optimists, Helen’s Necklace (Tarragon Theatre); Little Mercy’s First Murder (Dora Award), Music for Contortionist (Shaw Festival/Tarragon Theatre Co-Production). She has also worked in dance, including as a soloist in the San Francisco Ballet, Dutch National Ballet and William Forsythe’s Frankfurt Ballet. Eda is a graduate of the Directing Program at the National Theatre School. Coming up next, Eda will work on Tom at the Farm (Buddies in Bad Times Theatre) and The Intelligent Homosexuals Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures (Shaw Festival).
KATE LYNCH
Associate Director
Selected credits include Director - French Without Tears, the Shaw Festival; Star Chamber, the Shaw Festival; for Theatre Passe Muraille, an all-female A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and three plays by Tom Walmsley - Blood, Descent and Three Squares a Day) and My Treasure Island by Karen Woolridge; for the Blyth Theatre The Nuttalls by Michael Healey, Courting Joanna, by Marcia Johnson, and Winterkill by Paul Ciufo. Playwriting Credits include Early August, for the Blyth Festival, The Road to Hell, (cowritten with Michael Healey) for the Tarragon Theatre, and Go Forth and Multiply for Summerworks. Kate has also taught at the Stratford and Shaw Festivals, the National Theatre School and The University of Toronto Drama Program. The Citadel Theatre Playbill is published ten times per year by Playhouse Publications Ltd. The contents of The Citadel Theatre Playbill may not be reproduced in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher. All rights reserved by Playhouse Publications Ltd.
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Selected credits include Such Creatures, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Beast on the Moon (Theatre Passe Muraille); Wounded Soldiers, Winslows of Derryvore, Queen Marie (4th Line Theatre); Chile con Carne, The Intruder (Alameda Theatre); Prisoner of Tehran (Contrary Company); Trudeau Stories (Long Black Car); Bitter Girls (Marquis Entertainment); April 14, 1912, Birman Wood, The Stronger... Variations, And One Night It Snowed, Dinner at 7:30, Now the Day is Over, Bride’s Albatross (Theatre Rusticle); Death of a Chief (Native Earth/NAC); Get Stuffed, Elijah’s Kite (Tapestry New Opera); Banana Boys, Trout Stanley, Cold Meat Party, Tiger of Malaya, Home is My Road, Belle, Life Sentences (Factory Theatre); An Acre of Time, The Road to Hell, The Wines of Tuscany, one word, The Retreat (Tarragon Theatre); The Danish Play and Smudge (Nightwood Theatre).
BONNIE BEECHER
Lighting Designer
Bonnie has designed lights for over 250 productions across Canada and internationally. Recent productions include Cabaret, Juno and The Paycock (Shaw Festival); Angels in America (Soulpepper); Isadora (Kevin O’Day Ballett - Mannheim, Germany); Once On This Island (Acting up); Persee (Opera Atelier); Titus Andronicus and As You Like It (Canadian Stage); and The Rez Sisters (Belfry Theatre). Upcoming includes Pure (Kevin O’Day Ballett Mannheim); Alcina (Opera Atelier); The Waiting Room (Tarragon); Charlotte Solomon (Ballett Im Rivier, Germany); and Sweet Charity (Shaw Festival). Bonnie has received 14 Dora nominations and has won the award twice.
JASON GOLINSKY
Production Manager & Associate Lighting Designer Jason is in his third year as Production & Facilities Manager for Theatre Passe Muraille and has been the Toronto Fringe Festival PM since 2011, co-Production Managing in 2013 and 2014. Jason has also been the PM for the Next Stage Theatre Festival from its inception in 2008 until 2013. In Lighting Design, he has been the Associate for 2 Pianos 4 Hands in Canada, Japan, the UK and the US; Canadian Associate Lighting Designer for the Canadian production of Warhorse; Assistant Lighting Designer on multiple Mirvish productions and also on two seasons of Canadian Opera Company shows. Jason is an alumnus of the University of Alberta with a BFA in Technical Theatre, Stage Management.
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Cameron is a projection designer from King City, ON. Selected credits for projection designer include CRASH (Theatre Passe Muraille); Watching Glory Die (Canadian Rep Theatre); The Gay Heritage Project (Buddies in Bad Times); Yukonstyle, Cruel and Tender (Canadian Stage); Beyond the Farm Show (Blyth Festival); Feng Yi Ting (Spoleto Festival USA/Lincoln Center Festival/ Luminato); Chile con Carne (Alameda Theatre); Card Table Artifice, Natural Magick (Magicana/Luminato). He was also the Video Designer for Dance Marathon (Bluemouth Inc. – various international festivals). Cameron also teaches and mentors projection design at the National Theatre School of Canada.
RICHARD FEREN
Sound Design
Born in Toronto, Richard has recently worked on The Art of Building a Bunker (Factory), Tartuffe, Twelve Angry Men, Angels In America (Soulpepper); Hay Fever (Stratford); Belleville (Company Theatre/CanStage); Tribes (Theatrefront/Canstage), Possible Worlds, This Hotel (Theatre Passe Muraille). Future endeavors include The Fun Palace Radio Variety Show (Small Wooden Shoe), The Other Place (CanStage). Feature film scores include The Anniversary, A Trip to The Island, Past Perfect. Richard is the winner of seven Dora Awards, the 1995 Harold Award, and was shortlisted for the 2012 Siminovitch Prize. He is the creator of @TOMayorFrod.
LAURA GARDNER
Costume Consultant
Laura is a set and costume designer based in Toronto, Ontario. Recent theatre credits include set and costume design for Kitchen Radio (Blyth); Parade (Theatre Sheridan); Cunning Little Vixen (RCM); costume designer of New Jerusalem (US tour); and costume designer of Bea (ARC). Laura received her BFA at York University, Theatre Production and Design program. Please visit lauragardnerdesign.ca.
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CANADA’S FIRST THEATRE FOR NEW WORK Founded in 1968, Theatre Passe Muraille (TPM) is Canada’s first theatre company for developing and producing new Canadian work. Theatre Passe Muraille operates out of a designated historical building in the city of Toronto; the former Nasmith Bakery and Stables. But true to name, productions also take place “beyond walls” at site-specific locations across Toronto. Theatre Passe Muraille is known for developing innovative and daring Canadian theatre, but they exist to support their communities. From encouraging independent and emerging artists, and multicultural work, to inspiring their staff and artists to work collaboratively, Theatre Passe Muraille works to ensure all voices are represented on their stage. TPM is proud to deliver this concert/theatre hybrid to audiences across Canada as part of its two-year National tour. Theatre Passe Muraille gratefully acknowledges the generous support of TD Bank as National Tour Sponsor of Life, Death and The Blues. National Tour Sponsor
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About Hope and Hell Theatre Co. Formed in 1994 by Raoul Bhaneja and Birgitte Solem, Hope and Hell Theatre Co. is a project based company that produced the 1995 National Fringe Tour of Chris Ralph’s Sad Surgeon. In 2006 they debuted Hamlet (solo) at The Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace which went on to win the Montreal English Critics Circle Award for Best Visiting Production and was nominated Best Solo Production as part of The Calgary Theatre Critics Award. It has toured to PS122, NYC; RADA, London; Shakespearience, Stratford Upon Avon; The Assembly Rooms as part of The Edinburgh Festival Fringe; Trans Alta Art Barns, Edmonton Fringe Festival Hold Over; The Banff Centre; Eastern Front Theatre; New Classical Theatre Festival and Centaur Theatre, Montreal; The Yukon Arts Centre, Whitehorse; GCTC; The Grand Theatre, London; The Uno Festival, Victoria; The Canoe Festival, Edmonton; Neptune Theatre, Halifax; Saint John Theatre Co, New Brunswick; The Young Centre, Toronto; a tour of the Northwest Territories; St. Mark’s Theatre Off Broadway; Big Arts in Florida; and The National Arts Centre of Canada.
Life, Death and the Blues Developmental Support: Hope and Hell Theatre was generously supported through the production and development of Life, Death and The Blues by The Canada Council, The Ontario Arts Council and The Toronto Arts Council. The project is also supported by the National Arts Centre Collaborations Project. Developmental support thanks to Luminato, The Great Canadian Theatre Company, The Banff Centre, Canadian Stage Festival of Ideas and Creation and Andy Mckim for its first push during the 1999 Tarragon Spring Arts Fair and continued support through TPM Buzz Festivals and other key development workshops.
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Executive Director
Neil LeGrandeur
Marketing Associate, Beyond the Stage
Mel MacDonald
Administrator, Marketing & Fund Development
Meaghan Skerik
Assistant Head of Electrics
Terri Grant
Electrics/Video
Elijah Lindenberger Electrics/Video
Angelica Menck
Nicole Deibert
Scott Smith
Richard ‘Buck’ Stevens
Manager, Corporate Relations Media Relations Manager
Head of Scenic Paint Assistant Head of Scenic Paint
Fund DEVELOPMENT Jim Meers Neil Luipasco
Director, Fund Development
Sydney Stuart
Manager, Fund Development
PRODUCTION
Head of Props
Charlotte Hunt
Assistant Head of Props
Angie Sotiropoulos Props
Marc Anderson
Head Stage Carpenter
Cheryl L. Hoover
Brad Weir
Bill Heron
Patsy Thomas
Michelle Chan
Kayla Fulton
Patrick Fraser
Lorraine Price
Director
Technical Director Resident Stage Manager Assistant Technical Director
Stephanie Ripley
Assistant Technical Director
Stage Carpenter Head of Wardrobe Assistant Head of Wardrobe Head of Wardrobe Running
Barb Becker
Dresser/ Wardrobe Maintenance
Kyla Maki
Samantha J. Rumball
Owen Hutchinson
Katie Patton
Administrative Assistant Head of Audio
Nick Rose
Head of Wigs
Assistant Head of Wigs
Assistant Head of Audio
John Vaneldik Audio
Peter Locock
Head of Scenic Carpentry
Chris Hayes
Assistant Head of Scenic Carpentry
Greg Cardinal
Scenic Carpenter
Serge Menard
Manager, Communications Scenic Carpenter – Robbins Academy/ Sheila Cleasby Citadel Social Media 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 call Theresa Hovdestad at 780-428-2118 or e-mail volunteers@citadeltheatre.com. Zoë Afaganis, Johanna Andreoff, Nelda Arnst, Judith Babcock, Shelley Benson, Erika Beyer, Ursula Blumentrath, Bernadette Bolton, Florence Borch, Ken Borch, Rosi Bossio, Allan Budlong, Jeanette Calder, Patrick Caron, Dee Cartledge, Gina Chea, Maryruth Diaz, Carol Dreger, Shirley Dunn, Christianne Elefante, Laurie Ferchoff, Lil Filewych, Wendy Fraser, Gilberte Gagné, Irene Gagné, Louise Gagné, Doreen Gagnon, Bonita Gillespie, Mervan Gorrie, Marg Gronnestad, Vicki Hall, Jeffrey Haswell, Rosemarie Heaney, Brad Heller, Marilyn Hemsing, Daniel High, Amelia Hihn, Maria Hollinshead, Ron Homenchuk, Theresa Hryciw, Laura Hughes, Judy Hume, Kimberly Hunyh, Bruce Johnson, Madalyn Johnson, Marilyn Jones, Jessica Kavanagh, Eva Kopecka, Arndt Kuethe, Janice Kuethe, Bonnie Labranche, Coral Levang, Karen Lewis-Caron, Anna Linetsky, Fran Linklater, Elizabeth Luchko, Marlene Lukevich, Caroline Lutz, Ross MacHetchuk, Dawn Madill, Donna McKay, Tom McLean, Donna Miller, Karen Miller, Janice Minamide, Monica Molina-Ayala, Bob Moore, Joan Murchie, Sulochana Muthia, Patricia Navarro, Florence Nieberding, Dennis Nolan, Barbara Olynyk, Linda Orlecki, Denise Parent, Edith Parsons, Susan Patenaude, Barb Reinhardt, Lori Ristoff, Cheryl Ritchie, Monica Robillard, Louise Rogucki, Helen Rusich, Angela Seery, Phil Slawsky, Valerie Smart, Mary Smith, Phyllis Solsberg, Charlotte Stel, Eileen Stephens, Elaine Tatarniuk, John Tran, Diane Trithardt, Rose Unguran, Linda Uzule, Arlene Vaxvick, Brenda Voyce, Selena Wang, Karl Waskiewicz, Kay Willekes, Steve Winkler, Bonnie Woloschuk, Denise Woollard, Laura Wylde, Lil Yewchuk, Carole Zubick LIFE, DEATH AND THE BLUES 53
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Jacob’s successful surgery means he can run, jump and slide like a regular three-year-old. – Janna (mom)
Thank you for helping us fund excellence at the Stollery Children’s Hospital. To learn more, visit www.stollerykids.com or call 780.433.5437.
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