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daryl cloran | Artistic Director Chantell Ghosh | executive Director

2018/19 season

Board of Governors Solomon Rolingher, Q.C. Chair Marshall Shoctor, Q.C. Past Chair J. G. Greenough, F.C.A. Treasurer Tom Redl, Secretary David D. Bentley*, F.C.A. (Honourary) Frederick K. Campbell Jacqueline Charlesworth Marc de La Bruyère Wendy Dupree Ex Officio Anne Foote (Honourary) Ada Hole Ralph B. MacMillan Jack McBain Arliss Miller Catrin Owen Aroon Sequeira Chris Sheard Kayla 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 Jemima Balbastro (Intern) Jeff Boadway Helen Calahasen James Casey Tim Coldwell Lesley Cormack Neil Gower Sandra Haskins Dave Mowat Catrin Owen Tammy Patterson Micki Ruth 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

* Member of the Citadel family who has recently passed away.

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 Adapted 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 Once and the start of our 2018/19 Season!

This is my second season of programming as Artistic Director. Time flies! This season, we invite you to ReImagine what theatre can be. The productions are full of characters that ReImagine their lives: like young Matilda Wormwood who decides, “Nobody but me is going to change my story.” The productions are also opportunities for us to ReImagine familiar stories through a new lens: a WWI story told from the perspective of a Métis soldier (Redpatch), or a Jane Austen story told from the eyes of the forgotten middle sister (Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley). This season is also a chance to ReImagine how we experience theatre: two plays by the same playwright, happening in two different theatres at the same time, featuring the same cast running back and forth between the shows (The Candidate and The Party); or a magical re-envisioning of a Shakespearean classic performed by Deaf and hearing actors (The Tempest).

Once is a fantastic way to start the season. The production ReImagines the Oscar-winning film in a truly theatrical manner – transporting us to different locations through imagination and simple magic, and leaving us awe-struck by the multi-talented ensemble of performers who act, sing, dance, and play all the musical instruments! Not only is this production packed full of fantastic music, it also has an incredibly touching story, and such a big heart.

My thanks to our director Ann Hodges and her wildly talented cast for this incredible production, innovatively designed by Cory Sincennes, Louise Guinand, and Matthew Skopyk. Thanks also to Music Director Steven Greenfield and Choreographer Julie Tomaino for the foot-stomping music and dance throughout this show. And a big thanks to all of the incredible local musicians playing in our lobby before the performance each night!

Most of all, thanks to you, our audience, for being here to kick off our 2018/19 Season, and celebrating the joy of live theatre with us. We hope you will join us throughout the season to ReImagine what theatre can be!

Daryl Cloran, Artistic Director

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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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

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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

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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

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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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| Annual Support STEWARD

Gifts of $10,000+ The McCoy Family Foundation Rob & Beth Reynolds Kayla Shoctor

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Gifts of $5,000 - $9,999

The Honourable John & Ruth Agrios David Bentley* & Jan Bentley* Lorraine Bray & Jim Carter Jillian M. & Micheal Dal Bello Marc de La Bruyère & Stacy Schiff Muriel Hole* Ada Hole Melcor Developments Ltd. Al & Fran Olson

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Gifts of $2,500 - $4,999 The Honourable Darlene Acton Bruce & Carol Bentley James Casey & Gail Verity Judith Cosco Grant Dunlop & Erika Norheim Randy & Wendy Dupree 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 Sir Francis Price & the Honourable Marguerite Trussler Tom Redl Grace & Arnold Rumbold Aroon Sequeira & Ellen Sitler Sheila Witwicky & Phil Beauchamp Leon & Vonnie Zupan

* Members of the Citadel family

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

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thank you to our donors Fred Janke Louise Jensen Douglas Johnson Scott & Lindsay Johnson Sean M. Johnson Brian & Ida Kaliel Jatinder Kalra Jerry & Miriam Katz Dorothy Keeler Catharine A. King & Peter Ogilvie Anita Kozyrskyj & Kevin Hall Liz Kohle Sylvia A. Kother 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 Pat Luxford Mary A. Machum Stephen & Catherine Madsen Don & Cristina Mah Jo Anne Mahood Linda Maki Ron Marsh Estelle Marshall Neil & Pamela Martin Karen M. McAree & Bill Wilson Irene E. McDermott 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 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 Connie M. Paul Carol Pawlenchuk Donna Pawliw Richard & Catherine Perry Carlie J. Persson Susan & Darrell Portz Jean & Edward Posyniak Christine Potts Paul & Leslie Precht Michael J. Prendergast Susan Priestner Barb J. Prodor Lawrence & Mary Anne Pshyk Diana Purdy

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* Members of the Citadel family who have recently passed away.

To learn more about donating to the Citadel Theatre, please visit www.citadeltheatre.com or contact Sydney Stuart at 780.428.2142 or sstuart@citadeltheatre.com.

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premier supporters We are proud to recognize our Premier Supporters; our partners in the creation of theatre at the Citadel.

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

theatre courtesies

• Dr. Ghalib Ahmed • The Audiology Clinic of Northern Alberta • Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity

• Wardrobe Department at University of Alberta Drama Department • Bistro Praha • Gordon Jack at Long & McQuade

• Steve Charles • Marlene Ginader • Peter Jorgensen • Caitriona Murphy • Don Noble • Seana-Lee Wood

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

L ATE SEATING/RE A DMITTANCE 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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Prior to Students Club performances of Once, students enjoyed an interactive workshop with Darrin Hagen. Currently Edmonton Public Library’s writer-in-residence, Darrin Hagen is an award-winning playwright, composer, author, and drag artiste. For over three decades, he has been the Artistic Director of Guys In Disguise, Canada’s most notorious drag performance theatre company, which has been creating and touring cross-dressing comedies since Darrin Hagen 1987, with plays being produced across Canada, in the U.S. and in Europe. He has also spent 20 years compiling stories of Edmonton’s LGBTQ history, beginning with the release of his stories of the underground drag community, The Edmonton Queen. He has been inducted into the Q Hall of Fame Canada and the Edmonton Queer Hall of Fame. In 2005, he was named one of 100 Edmontonians of the Century, and in 2017, was named one of Alberta’s 25 Most Influential Artists in the last 25 years. To the best of his knowledge, he’s the only drag queen on that list. He was one of the official Cultural Ambassadors of Canada’s 150 Celebrations. Through the workshop, the students learned how actor-musicians artists can work navigate playing instruments to tell stories and the balance struck between truth and skill.

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ENDA WALSH Music & Lyrics by GLEN HANSARD & MARKÉTA IRGLOVà Based on the Motion Picture Written and Directed by JOHN CARNEY Book by

Ruth Alexander.. ....................................... BaruĹĄhka Julien Arnold. . ........................................... Da Benjamin Camenzuli.. .............................. Ĺ vec/Music Captain Christina Cuglietta................................ Ex-Girlfriend Emily Dallas. . .............................................. Girl Oscar Derkx.. .............................................. Andrej Stephen Guy-McGrath........................... Billy/Movement Captain Richard Lam................................................ Emcee Lawrence Libor......................................... Guy Karen Lizotte............................................. Bank Manager Larissa Pohoreski................................... RĂŠza John Ullyatt.. ............................................. Eamon Alexa Zhang................................................ Ivonka Ann Hodges..................................................... Director Steven Greenfield............................................ Music Director Julie Tomaino. . ................................................. Choreographer Cory Sincennes............................................... Set & Costume Designer Louise Guinand.. .............................................. Lighting Designer Matthew Skopyk.. ............................................ Sound Designer David Ley.......................................................... Dialect Coach Martin Galba.. ................................................... Czech Translator Dorian Lang...................................................... Assistant Director Michelle Chan.................................................. Stage Manager Kathryn Ball...................................................... Assistant Stage Manager Adam Blocka. . .................................................. Child Supervisor The run time of this performance is approximately 2 hours with one intermission.

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

ONCE is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).

All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com Originally Produced on Broadway by Barbara Broccoli, John N. Hart Jr., Patrick Miling Smith, Frederick Zollo, Brian Carmody, Michael G. Wilson, Orin Wolf, The Shubert Organization, and Robert Cole, Executive Producer in association with New York Theatre Workshop. Once was originally produced Off-Broadway at the New York Theatre Workshop in December 2011, Jim Nicola, Artistic Director. William Russo, Managing Director. Once was originally developed at the American Repertory Theater, Cambridge, Massachusetts, in April 2011. Diane Paulus, Artistic Director, Diane Borger, Producer.

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Creators John Carney is a Dublin-based writerdirector who came to the world’s attention following the box office hit and critically acclaimed musical feature film Once, which garnered multiple Independent Spirit, Sundance and Raindance awards. Previously, John was a bassist in the Irish rock band the Frames, where he met Glen Hansard. These musical roots continue to be evident in John’s work with his latest production, Can a Song Save Your Life?. Other projects include Dogs of Babel for David Heyman and Nathan Kahane starring Steve Carrell and a feature adaptation of M.R. James’s Casting the Runes for Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson.

Enda Walsh is an acclaimed playwright, screenwriter, and director. His recent work includes the play Arlington and the opera The Second Violinist, which both premiered at the Galway International Arts Festival in 2016 and 2017, respectively. He also worked on the new musical, Lazarus, with David Bowie, which opened at New York Theatre Workshop in December 2015. His work has been translated into many languages and has been performed internationally since 1996. In 2014 he received an Honorary Doctorate from Galway University. Enda is currently adapting and directing Max Porter’s Grief is the Thing with Feathers for Complicite.

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director’s Notes

If you have ever

sung in a choir, played in a band, or even just clapped along to a great tune, you may have experienced the joyful and transformative power of making music with others.

But why is music-making so transformative? I believe one reason is that making music, while lots of fun, is also rather risky. Play a wrong note and everyone hears it. Start a phrase early and you risk the withering glare of the conductor. Sing too high, your voice might crack. It takes courage to just jump in and commit, because everyone will hear if you make a mistake.

Also, making music requires breath. However, the way we breathe can reveal feelings we’d rather keep hidden: fear, excitement, sadness. But musicians need to breathe with their music, and sometimes they need to look into each others’ eyes and breathe together.

They also need to listen to each other, and themselves. There’s nowhere to hide, really, when making music with someone else. It’s risky.

But we take these risks because music-making has such a transformative power. We are different at the end of a song, simply by singing it, playing it, or hearing it. That is why I think that music-making is also an act of great generosity — because by sharing music with others, we are offering them the possibility of transformation.

Once is the gentle love story that took Broadway by storm in 2012. Based on the tender 2007 film, the musical explores the transformative power of music in a uniquely ‘nonBroadway’ fashion. Played by multi-talented actor-musician-storytellers, the songs take us deep into the heart of the characters, or explode past the footlights and seem to transcend reality. The story is a simple one, of Guy, an Irish busker, and Girl, a Czech immigrant, who, like all the characters in the play, are ‘stopped’ in life in some way. But through the act of making music with each other, each not only becomes ‘unstuck,’ but also helps those around them move forward in life. And, each learns that love, like music-making, requires risk, courage, breath, listening, and great, great generosity.

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Or, if you are reading this after you’ve seen the show, and the Citadel’s sympathetic production, you will no doubt still carry warm memories of the experience.

At any rate, this might be a good time to take a look at some of the productions that Artistic Director Daryl Cloran has put together for the season.

After his successful first season Cloran, always an adventurous sort, decided to brand his list of plays as the “REImagine Season.” “This year I’m coming at the shows and characters from different ways than we’ve seen them before. I want to feature those whose voices have been underrepresented on Canadian stages and help them make a stand.”

And if that sounds like a season of polemics and pontification, Cloran is too much of a man of the theatre not to make sure that his presentations are essentially dramatic, engaging and will appeal to a wide audience. While, maybe, pushing our expectations for the Citadel just a little further up the hill.

Take the next show, Redpatch. Throughout his illustrious career in Canadian theatre, Cloran has shown an interest in physical theatre – productions that employ music, dance and other innovative methods of dramatic expression. Remember his Ubuntu, Empire of the Son, Children of God, and The Silver Arrow – all productions that broke with traditional theatrical practices.

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Redpatch uses myth, dance, mask and other mystical and dramatic forms of expression to tell the story of a young Canadian Métis soldier named Halfblood, as he grows from a young boy, through his years in a residential school and into the First World War. But his greatest peril lies not in the bombs that fall about him but in a dramatic revelation that makes him question who he really is. The role of the Indigenous people in the First World War is little known.

Through the life-story of Halfblood another chapter of that sorry history expands beyond the bounds of racial prejudice to examine an experience of the kind of wartime trauma that leads to self-revelation.

“Both universal and personal,” raved one Vancouver reviewer.

This is the time of Lauren Gunderson. In 2016, Ms. Gunderson was the most produced living playwright in America. The playwright loves Jane Austen and, looking at the enthusiasm generated by the recent Citadel productions of Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility, so do Citadel theatre-goers. A couple of years back, Gunderson (along with Margot Melcon) wrote a winning and witty sequel to Pride and Prejudice called Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley. The focal point is Mary, whom you may remember

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was a minor character — the bookish middle child in the Bennet family. Apparently, the overlooked Mary coped with many of the same societal and personal problems faced by her more famous sister. “Miss Bennet...” is a period pairing of Mary with a gentleman as awkwardly bookish as herself and thus “a celebration of nerd love in all its overeducated glory.” “An unstuffy, highly entertaining and warm-spirited work, the kind of thing multiple generations can enjoy together,” enthused the Chicago Tribune. Promises Cloran, “It will be produced with a real fun contemporary sensibility.” Edmonton’s Nancy McAlear directs eight actors.

Sweat is a powerful Pulitzer Prize winning drama from playwright Lynn Nottage. In its early stages, the drama resembled journalism more than a venture in theatre making. She interviewed as many people as she could — all residents of the dying rust belt towns of Pennsylvania. She talked to people in homeless shelters, in government offices, in their homes and in the factories. What she was looking for was the real story of what was happening in American culture. The result was a ripped-from-the-headlines view of what has come to be regarded as Donald Trump’s America — although the play is far more personal than political. Sweat tells the story of a group of friends who have spent their lives working together on the factory floor. When rumours of layoffs begin to stir, rifts form that chip away at their trust and pit them against each other. The Citadel production, which will be directed by Calgary’s Valerie Planche, is set in a working-class bar in a steel town. Sweat

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“Smart, strong, contemporary storytelling,” observes Cloran with hopes of another hit of the proportions of the unexpected success of this year’s The Humans.

There’s a song in the upcoming stage musical Matilda, based on the 1988 Roald Dahl children’s novel, in which a precocious fiveyear-old girl with the gift of telekinesis overcomes a disengaged family and imperious school system to reclaim her life. Sings the cheeky kid, “Nobody but me is going to change my story” which underlines the mantra of Cloran’s “REImagine” season. You could call the Broadway and West End hit heartwarming and it certainly has reduced many an audience member to tears (Cloran himself admits to a bit of waterworks action both times he has seen it).

But since the original children’s book was written by Dahl (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory/James and the Giant Peach) you can be sure that it will feature the author’s unsentimental, macabre, darkly comic proclivities, making it a grand entertainment for both children and adults.

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The next two (actually three) shows of the season demonstrate Cloran’s aforementioned obsession for pushing at the bounds of dramatic storytelling. One of the things he told this column last year just after taking over the Citadel, is that he kept getting lost in the many rooms, hallways and dark corners of the building. “I took to thinking we should take advantage of all those spaces.”

Not one to let a good idea languish, he approached the current hot Canadian playwright, Kat Sandler, with a concept: two plays with the same characters, staged at the same time, in two different theatres. The Party, in The Club, will be an actual immersive party — a fundraiser for a forthcoming election.

Staged at the same time in the Maclab is The Candidate, a “fullout door-slamming farce” in which a scandal erupts the night of the election itself. Beware the lobby of the Citadel those nights, as actors (probably changing costumes as they go) literally run from one venue to the other. Crash helmets may be necessary.

The season ends with another theatre-expanding concept: Shakespeare’s The Tempest, featuring both Deaf and hearing performers on stage together, directed by Josette BushellMingo, the artistic director of Sweden’s National Deaf Theatre.

The desert island drama features some of Shakespeare’s most lyrical poetry and the daring concept is a fully integrated staging which is both spoken and signed. “There’s lots of room to play.

If we’re going to do a classic, I want to turn that classic on its head.” The production features the participants of the Citadel/ Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program, and stars Lorne Cardinal as “Prospero.”

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And yes, the Christmas season will officially begin in Edmonton on November 30th when Tom Wood’s enduring production of A Christmas Carol returns to the Maclab stage for a 19th and final time as this beloved adaptation.

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music act I Leave – Guy Falling Slowly – Guy & Girl North Strand – Ensemble The Moon – Andrej (as Ensemble) Ej, Pada, Pada, Rosicka – Ensemble If You Want Me – Guy, Girl, Ensemble Broken Hearted Hoover Fixer Sucker Guy – Guy Say It to Me Now – Guy Abandoned in Bandon* – Bank Manager Gold** – Guy & Ensemble

act II Sleeping – Guy When Your Mind’s Made Up – Guy, Girl, Ensemble The Hill – Girl Gold (A Cappella) – Company The Moon – Company Falling Slowly (Reprise) – Guy, Girl, Ensemble *composed by Martin Lowe, Andy Taylor, and Enda Walsh **composed by Fergus O’Farrell

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bios RUTH ALEXANDER

Barušhka

Last summer, Ruth and her family moved to Edmonton from the U.K. Theatre credits include: Richard III, The Winter’s Tale (Northern Broadsides U.K. Tour), Les Misérables (U.K. Tour), Sweeney Todd, David Copperfield (Manchester), Blonde Bombshells of 1943 (Hampstead Theatre, London), Macbeth, and Hamlet (Liverpool). On television, she appeared as a recurring character on Coronation Street. She was also a regular member of the BBC Radio Drama team. She is thrilled to be making her Canadian debut on the Shoctor stage.

JULIEN ARNOLD

Da

Citadel Theatre credits include A Christmas Carol, Sense and Sensibility, Evangeline, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Sterling Award), The Wizard of Oz, One Man, Two Guvnors, Spamalot, and Travels with My Aunt (Sterling Award). Other theatre credits include Cocktails at Pam’s, Shockers Delight!, The Glittering Heart (Teatro La Quindicina); A Picasso (Shadow Theatre); A Skull in Connemara (Theatre Network); The End of Civilization (Workshop West Theatre); and Spelling Bee (Mayfield Dinner Theatre).

BENJAMIN CAMENZULI Švec/Music Captain

Benjamin Camenzuli is a multi-talented singer, actor, and musician. He recently performed in Jukebox Hero, a new musical featuring the songs of Foreigner. Past credits include Grease (Roger, Irregular Productions) in Toronto in two companies. Other credits include Once (Swing and Sveç, Mirvish Productions and Neptune Theatre Company); Heart of Steel (Next Stage Festival); and South Pacific (Luther Bills, Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre).

Benjamin would like to thank The Talent House, his family, his dog Daisy, and his wonderful girlfriend Kaley. Benjamin is a graduate of Oklahoma City University.

CHRISTINA CUGLIETTA

Ex-Girlfriend

Christina is a Vancouver-based multidisciplinary artist. She works as an actor, musician, musical director, and theatre educator across Canada. She has worked with The Firehall Arts Centre, The Gateway Theatre, The Globe Theatre, Persephone Theatre, Project X, Theatre North West, Twenty Something Theatre, Shameless Hussy Productions, Sum Theatre and Western Canada Theatre.

Christina is an Associate Artist with Firepot Performance and is currently pursuing further education in expressive art therapies and education. She is a graduate of The Canadian College of Performing Arts. once 43

bios EMILY DALLAS

Girl

Emily is thrilled to be performing in Once. Recent credits include As You Like It (Theatre Calgary SBTB); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (No Name Collective); Bernarda Alba; and Angels in America, Elise (Pace). Also a composer and playwright, her original musical, Brave Girl, will be premiering at Lunchbox Theatre in October. She is a graduate of Pace University (BFA Musical Theatre), Mount Royal University (Theatre Performance Diploma), and the Arts Club Actors Intensive. Love to her endlessly supportive family and friends.

OSCAR DERKX

Andrej

Acting credits include Peter and the Starcatcher, A Christmas Carol, Encounters (Citadel Theatre); The Hothouse Prince (Teatro La Quindicina); Shakespeare’s R&J (Kill Your Television); Much Ado About Nothing (Thou Art Here); Wish You Were Here (Plain Jane Theatre); Blood of Our Soil (Pyretic Productions); Suburban Motel Series (Punctuate Theatre); The Antyssey, Undercover (Concrete Theatre); and Ride (Lunchbox Theatre). Thanks to my friends, my family, and Gianna.

STEPHEN GUY-McGRATH Billy/Movement Captain

Past: Evangeline (Citadel); MDQ, Anne, Mamma Mia!, Evangeline (Charlottetown); Once (Dora Award, Mirvish); Christmas Carol, Glenn Garry Glen Ross, Blink, As You Like It, Time of Your Life, Three Sisters, Three Penny Opera (Soulpepper); No Great Mischief (Tarragon/GCTC/Vancouver Playhouse/TIP/Neptune); SwingStep (Elgin); Jack and the Giant Beanstalk (YPT); The Edible Woman, Small Time, Race Day (Theatre on the Grand); Pelagie (Canstage/ NAC); Much Ado About Nothing (Resurgence); Patsy Cline, Dear Santa, Spinning Yarns, and BULLY (Theatre Orangeville).

RICHARD LAM

Emcee

Selected credits include Lulu v.7 (Buddies In Bad Times); 15 productions at Soulpepper Theatre including Spoon River (OffBroadway, Charlottetown Festival, Toronto); Of Human Bondage (Off-Broadway, Toronto) and Incident At Vichy; Peter Pan (Bad Hats); Paper Song, Are We There Yet? (Concrete); and Work Plays (AWHC). Richard is writer and creator of The Little Prince: Reimagined (Toronto 2019). He has shared two Dora awards for Best Ensemble (Bondage, Vichy). Richard holds a BFA in Acting from the University of Alberta, and is a graduate of the Soulpepper Academy. @rickyslams 44 CITADEL THEATRE 2018/19 SEASON

bios LAWRENCE LIBOR

Guy

Lawrence, originally from the U.K., is extremely excited to be playing Guy! After training at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Lawrence went on to appear in the West End production of American Idiot and the international tour of Footloose. Since arriving in Canada, Lawrence has appeared in Grease (Toronto), Brighton Beach Memoirs, and Jukebox Hero. TV/Film: Teacup Travels (CBBC), God Help the Girl. Music: Dog is Dead (U.K. Tour, E4’s Skins Season 2, Glastonbury Festival, Radio 1).

KAREN LIZOTTE

Bank Manager

Karen is thrilled to be making her Citadel debut in Once. Born and raised in the Maritimes, Karen just finished up her second straight summer season with Neptune Theatre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in The Argyle Street Kitchen Party, where her multi-instrumental abilities were put to good use. Selected theatre credits include Once (Neptune Theatre); Stan Rogers: A Matter of Heart (Geordie Brown Productions); The Player in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (LDT); and Sally Bowles in Cabaret (SJTC). www.karenlizotte.com

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bios LARISSA POHORESKI

Réza

Larissa is thrilled to be making her Citadel debut with this production of Once! An Edmonton-based performer, designer, musician, and visual artist, she was recently nominated for a Sterling Award for Best Original Score for Blood of Our Soil (Pyretic Productions). Favourite credits include Infinity (Theatre Network); 10 Out of 12 (Wildside Productions); and lighting design for Les Neiges, and La Raccourcie (L’UniThéâtre). She is currently developing her solo show, Moonshine, with Mavka Theatre. Love to the family.

JOHN ULLYATT

Eamon

John is no stranger to the Citadel stage. Last year, he appeared in Shakespeare in Love and Mamma Mia! Favourite past productions include Death of a Salesman, Rocky Horror Show, The Pillowman, Billy Bishop Goes to War, I Am My Own Wife, and The Mystery of Irma Vep. He has just returned from the Edinburgh Fringe where he directed Operation EVAsion produced by his company, Firefly Theatre. Later this season, he will appear in Matilda.

ALEXA ZHANG

Ivonka

Alexa “Lexi” Zhang is pleased to debut her acting career as the youngest cast member in the Citadel’s production of Once as Ivonka. She is an accomplished dancer, pianist, and singer, and is best known for her stellar singing performance in the 2018 Chinese New Year Ceremony with an audience of 800 people.

Other notable achievements include figure skating competitions and a spectacular downhill skiing performance. Lexi is grateful to her parents and her sister Ally for their tremendous support.

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bios ANN HODGES Director

Ann directs plays, musicals, and operas across Canada.

Favourite credits include Stories from the Red Dirt Road (Charlottetown Festival); Mamma Mia, Mary Poppins (Rainbow Stage); Grey Gardens (Musical Stage Company - 7 Dora nominations); August: Osage County, Top Girls (Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre); Butcher, The December Man (Prairie Theatre Exchange); The Birds and the Bees (Blyth Festival); The Secret Mask (Great Canadian Theatre Company). Ann is a graduate of the National Theatre School, and is thrilled to make her Citadel Theatre debut!

STEVEN GREENFIELD Music Director

Steven’s selected credits include Forever Plaid (Mayfield Theatre); Children of God (Citadel Theatre/WCT); Good Day and Good Night (Carousel Theatre); Jerry Lee Lewis in Million Dollar Quartet (Arts Club); Elbow Room Café: The Musical (Zee Zee Theatre); and Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast (TUTS). Upcoming: The Comedy Company (Shadow Theatre); A Christmas Carol (Citadel Theatre); and Max in Lend Me a Tenor (Mayfield Theatre). Special thanks to family, friends, Jessie, Edgar, and Gotham for their love and support.

JULIE TOMAINO Choreographer

Julie is a Jessie Award-winning choreographer and former Radio City Rockette. She’s thrilled to make her Citadel debut with this beautiful show, cast, and team! Recent credits include: Crazy for You (Sheridan); Grease (Chemainus); We Will Rock You (Magnus); Buddy Holly (The Globe); and Mary Poppins (WCT & Persephone). Julie was the choreographer for the movie remake of Beaches, starring Idina Menzel.

Upcoming: Rocky Horror (Magnus) and Hair (Hart House).

Thanks to Daryl, Ann, Steven, the TH gang, and Neil. www.julietomaino.com

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bios CORY SINCENNES Set & Costume Designer

Cory is an award-winning designer, whose set, costume, lighting, and video designs have received both national and international recognition. Cory earned a degree in Architectural Studies from Carleton University before studying design at Ryerson Theatre School. He also holds a MFA in Theatre Design from the University of Alberta. Recent designs include Shakespeare in Love, Crazy for You, Million Dollar Quartet, Venus in Fur, Romeo and Juliet, Spamalot, The Rocky Horror Show, Anne of Green Gables, Evangeline, Liberation Days, Peter and the Starcatcher, Les Miserables, Mary Poppins, Next to Normal, Last 5 Years, and Michel and Ti-Jean.

LOUISE GUINAND Lighting Designer

Louise is delighted to be returning to the Citadel where she has designed lights for over 40 productions. She has designed lighting for over 500 shows across Canada and the U.S. at many theatres including Stratford, Shaw, WCTC, Grand Theatre, NAC, Manitoba Theatre Centre, Globe, Neptune, Kennedy Center, and New York Shakespeare Festival. She has received multiple award nominations across the country and received the 1992 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Best Lighting Design for a Musical.

MATTHEW SKOPYK

Sound Designer

Matthew Skopyk is an Edmonton-based sound designer and composer. Recent design/composition credits include Romeo & Juliet, Or the Whale, Vigilante, Playing with Fire: The Theo Fleury Story, ENRON, Whisper, Michelle et Ti Jean, Palace of the End, Titus Andronicus, As You Like It, Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing, Richard III, Twelfth Night, and Othello. Matthew is also the current sound supervisor for the Department of Drama at the University of Alberta.

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bios DAVID LEY Dialect Coach

David holds an MFA in performance from York University. He is a Professor in the Drama Department at the University of Alberta where he teaches Voice and Speech, Dialects, and Acting. He spent 10 seasons as a Voice Coach at Canada’s Stratford Festival and continues to be a regular instructor in Stratford’s Birmingham Conservatory. He has done numerous feature newspaper interviews commenting on dialects and vocal performance and has been featured in two CBC documentaries on Canadian speech.

DORIAN LANG Assistant Director

Dorian Lang is an MFA Directing candidate at the University of Alberta where he most recently staged Medea and True West.

Raised in Edmonton, Dorian has spent the last 10 years creating theatre in Halifax. Dorian directed award winning productions of A Story of a Sinking Man (Shot in the Dark Theatre) and Spirits (Up the Hill Productions). Dorian has also been seen on stage in Shakespeare by the Sea’s productions of Pinocchio, As You Like It, and King Lear.

MICHELLE CHAN Stage Manager

This is Michelle’s 19th season at the Citadel Theatre and she has been the Resident Stage Manager for the last 11 years. Selected Citadel credits include The Silver Arrow, Shakespeare in Love, West Side Story, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, A Christmas Carol, Avenue Q, One Man, Two Guvnors, Spamalot, Private Lives, A Few Good Men, The Sound of Music, The Rocky Horror Show, August: Osage County, The Forbidden Phoenix, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, and Sweeney Todd. Thanks to Kathryn!

KATHRYN BALL

Assistant Stage Manager This is Kathryn’s second production with the Citadel, having previously worked on Shakespeare in Love last season. Favourite credits include Mary Poppins (Globe Theatre); Last Train to Nibroc (Royal MTC); How The Heaven Go (PTE); La Traviata (Manitoba Opera); and Nutcracker (RWB). Kathryn is a graduate of the Theatre Production program at MacEwan University, and is from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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Staff Annette Loiselle Joey Lucius Producer Barb Mah Rachel Peake (On Leave) Conni Massing Associate Artistic Director Clayton Plamondon Doug Mertz Jess Poole Director, Education & Jenna-Leigh Outreach Richard-Boguski Wayne Paquette Joyanne Rudiak Artistic Coordinator Adrianne Salmon Christine Frederick Geri Schaer Indigenous Associate Artist Abbey Shwartz David van Belle Alieda Sekulich Associate Artist Liana Shannon (New Plays) Linette Smith Diana Stevenson Jennifer Spencer Manager, Eileen Sproule Foote Theatre School Mark Vetsch Neil Kuefler Education Outreach Janine Waddell Associate Gavin Wilkes Young Company ADMINISTRATION Instructors Kimberlee Stadelmann Amber Borotsik Senior Director/Sales and Shannon Boyle Patron Development Matt Graham Peni Christopher Asst. to the Artistic Director/ Heather Inglis Company Manager Neil Kuefler Doug Mertz FACILITY Leigh Rivenbark Louis Barron Director FTS Instructors Joleen Ballendine Maintenance Mhairi Berg Bill Daniels Rebecca Bissonnette Yang Yang Shannon Boyle Janitorial Chris Bullough Bee Clean Services Ashley Butler Security Sydney Campbell Alberta Crowd Tracy Carroll Management Sydney Cogan-Grahn Quinn Contini Building Porter Murray Farnell William Cardle Sophie Gareau-Brennan Tara Gale Sue Goberdhan FINANCE Matt Graham Pat Bradley Crystal Hanson Director of Finance Brady Hughes Bettyanna Huggins Sally Hunt Accounting Assistant Steven Hurst Jennie Leach Binaifer Kapadia Payroll Accountant/ Josh Languedoc Benefits Administrator Rochelle Laplante Jessie van Rijn

GUEST SERVICES

Mac Brock

Social Media & Patron Relations Manager Communications Coordinator

Sarah Farnsworth

Theresa Hovdestad

Sheila Cleasby

Head of Electrics

Meaghan Skerik

Assistant Head of Electrics

House Manager

Brent Felzien

Larissa O’Hare

Events Manager

Kristen Hiemstra

Denis Pellerin

Asst. Events Manager

Mel MacDonald

Nicole Deibert

Laurel Carter

Jennifer Graham Shirley Tran

School Booking Coordinator

Guest Services Supervisors Rebekah Andrews Melissa Budinski Cody Carver Franco Correa Jessica Glover Mark Harding Jacob Liska Brittany Molner Jules Pepin Calvin Simonson Dustyn Tennessen Hayden Weir Guest Services Representatives Rebecca Antonakis Colleen Bunyan Courtney Dewar Carol Dreger Eden Edwards Jamie Hudson Sarah Huffman Taylor Ogilvie Ben Osgood Emily Pole Chris Powell Evelyn Scheibli Michael Vetsch Kate Walker Vanessa Wilson

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Ken Davis

Director, Marketing & Communications

Sydnee Bryant

Senior Manager, Communications

Video Editor/Designer Graphic Designer

Marketing Coordinator

Electrics Electrics

Head of Scenic Paint

Fund DEVELOPMENT Cassidy Armstrong Sydney Stuart

Director, Fund Development

Debbie Theuss

Manager, Corporate Relations

John Markey

Manager, Fund Development

Megan Verbeek

Coordinator, Fund Development

PRODUCTION

Cheryl L. Hoover

Director of Production

Bill Heron

Scenic Painter

Kim North

Scenic Painter

Tammy Peters Scenic Painter

Jim Meers

Head of Props

Angie Sotiropoulis

Assistant Head of Props

Charlotte Hunt Props

Marc Anderson

Head of Stage Carpentry

Jamie O’Dell

Assistant Head of Stage Carpentry

Technical Director

Patsy Thomas

Resident Stage Manager

Terri Grant

Michelle Chan

Head of Wardrobe

Assistant Head of Technical Director, Rentals Wardrobe

Patrick Fraser Gal Minnes

Judith Darough Cutter

Assistant Production Manager

Barb Becker

Administrative Assistant

Genevieve Savard

Head of Audio

Lorraine Price

Kyla Maki

Owen Hutchinson Nick Rose

Assistant Head of Audio

Fabricator Stitcher

Head of Wardrobe Running

Bobby Smale

Judy Robinson

Peter Locock

Samantha J. Rumball

Chris Hayes

Katie Patton

Audio

Head of Scenic Carpentry Assistant Head of Scenic Carpentry

Wardrobe Maintenance Head of Wigs

Acting Head of Wigs

Greg Cardinal

Scenic Carpenter

Kelly Menard

Scenic Carpenter

Serge Menard

Scenic Carpenter

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.

CITADEL VOLUNTEERS

ARTISTIC

Zoé Afaganis, Johanna Andreoff, Judith Babcock, Shelley Benson, Lance Beswick, Erika Beyer, Karen Bokenfohr, Florence Borch, Ken Borch, Allan Budlong, Margot Byer, Patrick Caron, Jacqueline Carroll, Dee Cartledge, Gina Chea, Charmaine Chinyemba, Ruth Diaz, Liza Dutka, Lil Filewych, Wendy Fraser, Irene Gagne, Louise Gagne, Dan Germain, Bonita Gillespie, Margaret Gronnestad, Laurie Hackett, Jeff Haswell, Rosemarie Heaney, Brad Heller, Daniel High, Maria Hollinshead, Theresa Hovdestad, Theresa Hryciw, Laura Hughes, Bruce Johnson, Madalyn Johnson, Mary Johnston Therrien, Joanne Kallal, Eva Kopecka, Arndt Kuethe, Janice Kuethe, Friday Lanas, Joy Lardner, Susan Lauridson, Karen Lewis-Caron, Leola Losier, Elizabeth Luchko, Doris Lutzer, Neelam Mabood, Rita MacDonald, Ross Machetchuk, Dawn Madill, 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, Jules Pepin, Greg Petruk, Donna Prato, Doug Racine, Leila Ragoonanan, Joan Redman, Barbara Reinhardt, Lori Ristoff, Cheryl Ritchie, Monica Robillard, Louise Rogucki, Liam Ross, Janice Ruf, Turni Saha, Tracey Schaufele, Susan Schroter, Angela Seery, Theresa Shea, Amanda Sim, Phyllis Solsberg, Victoria Spang, Janet Stanley, Nicole Supa, Rhonda Taft, Arlene Travnik, Diane Trithardt, Christine Tupper, Christine Twardzik, Arlene Vaxvick, Brenda Voyce, Annette Ware, Julia Weaver, Marguerite Webb, Janet Wheler, Leslie Whervin, Liz White-MacDonald, Kay Willekes, Laura Wylde, Lauren Zazula, Colette Zuberbuhler once 53

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