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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 James Casey Tim Coldwell Lesley Cormack Neil Gower Sandra Haskins Dave Mowat 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 This season, our productions are opportunities for us to

ReImagine familiar stories through a new lens. Redpatch is a WWI story told from the perspective of a Métis soldier. November 11, 2018 is the 100th anniversary of the Armistice that ended World War I. We are proud to present this production in honour of that anniversary. It is a poignant time for us to consider all of the brave men and women who served for our country in WWI and in the 100 years since.

Redpatch is a stunning production created by Raes Calvert and Sean Harris Oliver of Vancouver’s Hardline Productions. When I first saw the production, I was struck by the beautiful fusion of storytelling and dance. If you saw our production of Ubuntu last season, you’ll know I have a particular affinity for stories that explore storytelling through dance and movement. I think Redpatch is an example of truly innovative theatre, both in its content and its theatrical approach. I’m excited for you to see it.

We are proud to partner with Hardline Productions and with the Arts Club Theatre Company in Vancouver on this production. This production will be presented at the Arts Club later this season, and I have no doubt you will see it performed across Canada in upcoming seasons.

The Citadel is committed to building a strong connection with Indigenous artists, and to making our stage a welcoming space to share Indigenous stories. We appreciate the opportunity to live, create, and perform on Treaty No. 6 territory. Thanks so much for joining us for this impactful story about our history, and this important conversation about our future.

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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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

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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

J.G. Greenough Lisa & Marshall Sadd

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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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Gifts of $10,000+ The Estate of Josephine Anne Bensted The McCoy Family Foundation Rob & Beth Reynolds Kayla Shoctor Marshall & Debby 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 The Overhead Door Co. of Edmonton Weir Family Fund 1 Anonymous

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Gifts of $2,500 - $4,999 The Honourable Darlene Acton Bruce & Carol Bentley James Casey & Gail Verity Lesley Cormack 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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thank you to our donors 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 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 Marilyn & Michael Quaedvlieg Jeff Ramage Chris & Inese Rauschning

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Delores Stefaniszyn Brenda & Randy Stinson Ben & Laraine Strafford Caroline Stuart Jenny 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 Vandermeulen Chris Vilcsak Allan & Elizabeth Wachowich Lori Wall Michele Wedemire Robert & Ann Weir William & Debra Wells Joshua Wickard Jolanta & Barry Wiens Steve Wilson Willis Winter John Wodak Lynn Wolff & Ed Holmes Debra Wooding Michelle Wright Susan Wright Randall & Nancy Yatscoff Linda Youell Betty & Bill Young Diane Zinyk Lorna Zucchet 2 Anonymous

* 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

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ELEC T RONIC 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 AT E SEATING /RE A D 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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HISTORICAL

The armistice of November 11, 1918, brought relief to the whole world. Never before had there been such a conflict. For a nation of eight million people, Canada’s war effort was remarkable. More than 650,000 men and women from Canada and Newfoundland served — over 66,000 gave their lives and more than 172,000 were wounded.

It was this immense sacrifice that led to Canada’s separate signature on the Peace Treaty. No longer viewed as just a colony of England, Canada had truly achieved nation status. This nationhood was purchased by the gallant men who stood fast at Ypres, stormed Regina Trench, climbed the heights of Vimy Ridge, captured Passchendaele, and entered Mons on November 11, 1918.

Close to 4,000 Native men (Aboriginal, First Nations, Métis) served in the Canadian Forces during The Great War, an extraordinary number given the limited civil rights accorded to these people at the time. Canadian Federal policy extended many post-war benefits to First Nations veterans; however, since many men had given up their status in order to enlist, they were denied these benefits upon their return to Canada.

By the end of The Great War, many First Nations soldiers had achieved near-legendary status as scouts, trench-raiders, and snipers, drawing on their prewartime experience in hunting and wilderness survival.

If the story of REDPATCH inspires you to learn more about our Canadian history, Hardline Productions, with the generous support of the Department of Canadian Heritage, has created an educational website which offers deeper insight into Canada’s involvement in the First World War. We invite you to visit www.redpatch.ca to access learning opportunities available via this online resource.

creators’ Redpatch is a story that was inspired by the sacrifice that Aboriginal, First Nations, and Métis soldiers made for Canada in World War I, also known as “The Great War” or “The War to End All Wars.” The military history of Aboriginal veterans, and their contributions to the various conflicts that this country has been involved in, is a subject that is relatively unknown to the average Canadian citizen. With the hope of drawing attention to this obscure part of our national history, we are extremely proud to contribute Redpatch to Canada’s theatre canon.

We are also thrilled that we are able to present a full cast of Indigenous actors for this production. Not all the characters encountered in Redpatch are First Nations, but we felt that this particular production should highlight the work of some of Canada’s most talented Indigenous artists. This cast includes representation from nations including: Acadian, Cree, Denesuliné, Kluane, Métis, Nuu-chah-nulth, and Stoney Nakoda.

We started dreaming this play up nearly six years ago. The research and development processes have taken us on many adventures: from remote Nootka Island off the west coast of Vancouver Island to Niagara-on-the-Lake for a staged reading at the Shaw Festival. Creating Redpatch has been a life-changing journey for both of us, and in so many ways it has come to define our own artistic practices. We would sincerely like to thank Daryl Cloran and the entire Citadel family for enabling this wonderful journey to continue. And finally, we would like to thank you for being here with us; thank you for sharing in this small piece of our nation’s history.

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RAES CALVERT.......................................... Half-Blood/Movement Captain JENNIFER DAIGLE..................................... Bam-Bam TARAN KOOTENHAYOO......................... Howard Thomas JOEL D. MONTGRAND............................ Jonathon CHELSEA ROSE......................................... Dickie ODESSA SHUQUAYA............................... She Rides Between/MacGuinty/Raven SEAN HARRIS OLIVER. . ........................... Director PAM JOHNSON.......................................... Set & Props Designer CHRISTOPHER DAVID GAUTHIER...... Costume Designer BRAD TRENAMAN..................................... Lighting Designer JAMES COOMBER.................................... Sound & Music Designer Owen Hutchinson............................... Associate Sound Designer GENEVIEVE FLEMING.............................. Assistant Director JENNIFER STEWART................................ Mask Designer DOUG MERTZ............................................. Dialect Coach LOIS DAWSON............................................ Stage Manager SANG-SANG LEE....................................... Assistant Stage Manager The run time of this performance is approximately 85 minutes with no intermission.

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Colin MacLean is the dean of Edmonton theatre reviewers.

In 2007, Colin was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Contribution to Theatre in Edmonton at the Sterling Awards.

A few years back, playwright Lauren Gunderson and her former literary

manager Margot Melcon were on a six-hour drive to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.

In a spirited discussion, Gunderson asked grandly, “What does American theatre need?”

Replied Melcon, “... a good Christmas show. Something clever, heartwarming and familyfriendly.” Gunderson offered, “You know what people love? Christmas and Jane Austen...”

By the time they finished the drive, they had outlined a script on a Starbucks napkin: a holiday reunion for the Bennet sisters of Pride and Prejudice and a courtship plot for Mary.

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“Mary...?” I hear you say. “I don’t recall any Mary.” Well, she’s certainly there.

Austen wrote about an impecunious early 19th century family blessed with five daughters.

Especially Lizzie – but then, you know all about her. Mary was the dweeby one, given to much introspection, playing the pianoforte and solitary reading – so boring she disappears from the novel completely for long pages. She had no marital prospects and seemed unlikely to attract any. Ever.

The result of that animated mobile discussion – a play called Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley was duly written and became an immediate success, celebrating a world premiere at the same time in three separate theatres in Chicago, San Francisco, and Washington D.C. It has gone on to become hugely popular – cementing Gunderson’s position as the most produced American playwright in North America last year. That’s more than August Wilson or Eugene O’Neill – and just short of the champ, William Shakespeare.

Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, the story of what happened two years after Lizzie is paired off with the dashing Mr. Darcy, is next on the Shoctor stage of the Citadel.

Apparently, there is a place in the “throbbing romantic novel” for Mary, who is, alas, an unreconstructed nerd. The sisters have come to celebrate the holidays at Darcy’s grand estate. Present are Jane (doing very well with her new husband Mr. Bingley, thank you – and expecting their first child) and Lydia Wickham (one of Lizzie’s ditzy sisters). Darcy, the

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Lord of the Manner himself, is the first one to notice how alive, articulate, and witty Mary has become. But her prospects are very dim in Regency England. Longbourn, the Bennet home, will fall to Mary’s male cousin and, when her parents die, Mary will, no doubt, be turned out.

So, poor Mary is stuck with her parents – her flowering to go unnoticed and ignored. Enter cousin Arthur de Bourgh, a nephew of that horrid prig, Lady Catherine. Turns out that Arthur, just down from Oxford, even outdoes Mary in social awkwardness. He also spends much of his life between book covers and is even more shy and bumbling than Mary.

Arthur, however, is to inherit Lady Catherine’s estate, which makes him a desirable mate to any of the husband-hungry maids of the area. Will nerd love triumph in all its bookish glory?

Will Mary and Arthur come to the logical union of two lonely souls fated for each other or will he succumb to the blandishments of the local belles and rigid social norms? As the 18th century turns, there is still not much room for personal happiness for maiden ladies. As Mary reminds Arthur, in a particularly powerful scene – he has the freedom a woman lacks and that he, unlike a woman, can shape his own future.

Critics have universally noted Austen’s wonderful wit, humanity, humour, and clever dialogue and Gunderson has displayed an uncanny ability to continue Austen’s oeuvre in logical and completely believable ways. In fact, it has been observed that the central character mirrors Gunderson herself – smart, collaborative, and optimistic. A perceptive woman of our time, the playwright has actively engaged in a life-long quest to expand the ranks of theatre

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in a male-dominated world. Her body of work has provided nuanced characterizations of independent women both ordinary and extraordinary. She has faith in the power of a woman to carry a play – to be funny, flawed, and heroic. Her writing has explored history, scientific exploration, and Shakespeare (Exit, Pursued by a Bear). As the playwright told the American Statesman, “My plays encourage strong feminism and diversity. There is no lack of extremely talented female actors in American theatre today but playwrights continue to write the best roles for men and fewer juicy parts for women. They, like myself, are sick of it and have had to prove how a woman’s story can be a universal one.” She hopes her popularity isn’t so much a symbol of her own success but more of a sign of a large political movement in American Theatre, “...one that is more ready to focus on strange and strong stories of proud women ready to embrace non-white stories and one that is unafraid of rebelliously funny and political plays.”

is the place I go to ask the biggest questions “Theatre I can think of – and put them out on a human scale.”

Gunderson’s plays, though unquestionably political at heart, stand as strong character studies. She does not preach to her audiences but instead mixes her activism with humour and joy. Despite her play’s metaphysical weight, she embraces emotion – Christmas

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at Pemberley has been known to reduce audiences to tears. She searches for what she describes as “transcendental ‘holy crap’ moments.” She told The New Yorker, “Theatre is the place I go to ask the biggest questions I can think of – and put them out on a human scale.”

has this great ability to tap into the “Gundersoncontemporary sensibility while preserving the essence of the original.”

In selecting Miss Bennet for his season, Cloran was intrigued with the idea of what would happen to the characters after Austen’s highly satisfying ending (no doubt also intrigued by the resounding success that both Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility enjoyed in earlier Citadel productions). “It’s great fun to poke around in the original and find clues that are hidden there – where the concepts and characters spring from. Gunderson has this great ability to tap into the contemporary sensibility while preserving the essence of the original.”

Says the director of the Citadel production, Edmonton theatre artist Nancy McAlear, “There is a strong what might be called a feminist streak in Pride and Prejudice, but there is a lot more than that. It’s about not compromising yourself – of being happy with who you are.

And that you can find love despite all the social pressures that stand against it.”

The Arts Club Theatre Company is the largest theatre company in Western Canada. Each year, over a quarter of a million people experience the best in professional theatre at its three venues: the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, Granville Island Stage, and Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre, as well as on tour throughout the province. Its popular productions range from musicals and contemporary comedies to new works and classics.

We are excited to have Hardline Productions, our 2018/2019 Company in Residence, join us next spring with Redpatch — one of three co-productions this season with the Citadel Theatre.

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To McAlear, directing Miss Bennet at the Citadel is a culmination of a love story that began nearly 40 years ago when, as a child, she studied drama at the Citadel’s Saturday morning theatre classes. She then went on to a distinguished career as an actress both on stage and in the movies (she played a dancing lesbian phone sex operator in Blues Brothers 2000) and performed all over the country – winning a Sterling Award in Edmonton along the way. In recent years, she has turned to stage direction.

Those who are expecting a traditional approach to the classic Austen work will not be disappointed in her production but the director intends to probe Gunderson’s unique approach. While scrupulously following Austen’s sensibilities, the play “...is really written for a modern context. The production will look very Austenesque but the important thing will be to keep it honest to both yesterday and today.”

The director is looking forward to working with Mikaela Davies as Mary Bennet. In her short career in theatre, Ms. Davies has stormed onto the Ontario scene. Already she has illuminated a number of plays for Soulpepper Theatre and last year impressed Stratford by both directing and starring on stage – pulling down some very impressive reviews (and an outstanding actress nomination) for her lead role in the Jacobean tragedy The Changeling.

Also a pianist, she’s excited about playing Mary Bennet and chuckles McAlear, “She’s now practicing her Beethoven so she can play live on stage.”

Miss Bennet delves into questions of freedom, duty, and happiness so deftly that you hardly notice it has a revisionist message. Like the original, the dialogue sparkles and speaks as much to contemporary audiences as to those of 118 years ago.

Beginning on November 17, we’re all invited to a festive Christmas at Pemberley at the Citadel.

production will look very Austenesque but “The the important thing will be to keep it honest to both yesterday and today. ”

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Co-creator/Half-Blood/Movement Captain Raes Calvert is a Métis theatre artist who lives and works in Vancouver. He returns to the Citadel after performing in Children of God last March. As a performer, he has toured nationally and internationally with companies such as Axis Theatre, Green Thumb Theatre, Manitoba Theatre for Young People, Neworld Theatre, and The Presentation House Theatre. Raes is a threetime Jessie Richardson Theatre Award nominee and one-time recipient. Last year, Raes was a recipient of a Hnatyshyn REVEAL Indigenous Art Award.

JENNIFER DAIGLE

Bam-Bam

Hailing from Carstairs, Alberta, Jenny is excited to be debuting at the Citadel Theatre. She loves to work outside and help her roommate ride and train horses. Acting credits include As You Like It, Victors, Villains & Vixens (SBTB Theatre Calgary); Small Wonders – Emily Carr (Canadiana Musical Theatre Co.); Twisted Tales: Snow White (TYA); The Wizard of Oz, The Miracle Worker, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and Our Town (Rosebud Theatre); The Tempest, and Much Ado About Nothing (Suspension of Disbelief Inc.).

TARAN KOOTENHAYOO Howard Thomas

Taran Kootenhayoo is a Denesųłįné and Stoney Nakoda actor, playwright, and spoken-word poet who pays rent in Vancouver, which is situated on the unceded Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-waututh territories. Some of his recent roles have been Ant in Savage Society’s The Council of the Spider, Ant & Fly; Staqwui in Raven Spirit Dance’s Salmon Girl; SQUEWEQS in Axis Theatre’s production of Th’owxiya: The Hungry Feast Dish. He’s honoured to be a part of Redpatch on Treaty 6 Territory.

JOEL D. MONTGRAND

Jonathon

Joel is from Northern Saskatchewan and grew up with his Cree family in the town of LaRonge. He has since travelled the world and is a professional actor now based out of Vancouver, B.C. He has appeared in movies and television, but finds his real passion in his first love of performance: the stage. He’s thrilled to be appearing once again in Redpatch where he has had the pleasure to play both Jonathan and H.T. during the evolution of this piece. redpatch 35

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Dickie

A University of Victoria and Canadian College of Performing Arts alumna, Chelsea Rose’s favourite credits include Les Filles Du Roi (Urban Ink); Th’owxiya: The Hungry Feast Dish (Axis Theatre Company); Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth (Firehall Arts Centre); Weesageechak 28/29 (Native Earth Performing Arts); Broken Sex Doll (Virtual Stage); Cannibal: The Musical (Awkward Stage Productions); RENT (Fighting Chance Productions); Little Women (Black Box Productions); The Wizard of Oz, and Grease (Victoria Operatic Society).

She is the vocalist of the symphonic metal band, Ophelia Falling.

ODESSA SHUQUAYA

She Rides Between/MacGuinty/Raven Odessa is from the Kluane First Nation in Yukon and has been living in Vancouver since graduating with a B.F.A. in Theatre from U.B.C. In addition to acting for the stage (Egni’s Eye, The Rez Sisters) and screen (Brother I Cry, Grace Point) Odessa is also a filmmaker with a documentary currently in festivals around the world. Odessa is thrilled to be a part of this production and thankful to be on Treaty 6 Territory.

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bios SEAN HARRIS OLIVER Co-creator/Director

Sean is a Canadian playwright, director, performer, and filmmaker.

His work has appeared throughout Canada and the U.S. in a variety of arts festivals, public readings, and theatre productions.

His plays have earned numerous distinctions including being named a finalist for the 2017 Playwright’s Guild of Canada’s Carol Bolt Award for Redpatch (co-written by Raes Calvert), as well as a Jessie Richardson Theatre Award nomination for Outstanding New Script for his play The Fighting Season. Sean is a graduate of Studio 58. www.seanharrisoliver.com

PAM JOHNSON Set & Props Designer

Pam has been designing professionally for 38 years. Her designs have travelled throughout Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Japan. Pam has received several Jessie Richardson Awards. In 2012, she was honoured with a Career Achievement Award. Pam designed at the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre for 24 seasons and continues to freelance and design for Bard on the Beach. She taught theatre design at Studio 58 Langara College for 27 years.

CHRISTOPHER DAVID GAUTHIER Costume Designer

Christopher is a Toronto-born, Vancouver-based theatre designer and instructor who has worked with Hardline Productions since their very first show. Christopher has designed costumes and/or sets for the Arts Club, Carousel Theatre, Frank Theatre, Pacific Theatre, Realwheels Theatre, Shaw Festival, Touchstone Theatre, as well as for Capilano University, Douglas College, Studio 58, and many smaller companies and artist collectives. Other: Design Instructor (VFS); Wardrobe (Douglas College); Six-time Jessie nominee; Production Graduate – Studio 58; Member – Associated Designers of Canada. christopherdavidgauthier.com

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bios BRAD TRENAMAN

Lighting Designer

Vancouver: Where the Wild Things Are (Presentation House); The Events (Pi Theatre); Salmon Girl (Raven Spirit). Toronto: Shakespeare in High Park (Canstage); CATS (NuMu Productions); i think i can (YPT).

Las Vegas: Matt Dusk (Hilton); and Menopause the Musical (Luxor).

Touring: The Stepcrew, Virsky Ukrainian Dance Company, magician Ted Outerbridge, National Chinese Acrobats. Writer for Professional Lighting and Production Magazine, and a member of Associated Designers of Canada. Currently pursuing a Masters in Sustainable Theatre Design at York University. www.batlighting.com

JAMES COOMBER

Sound & Music Designer

James Coomber is a composer, sound designer, and musician based in Vancouver. Recently, he has collaborated with The Only Animal, The Arts Club Theatre Company, Frank Theatre, Itsazoo Productions, Savage Society, Vision Impure, The Belfry Theatre, Alley Theatre, Neworld Theatre, Sugarworks Theatre, Caravan Stage Company, Move: The Company, Rice and Beans Theatre, and Theatre Terrific.

He is a member of the Associated Designers of Canada and graduate of the School of Contemporary Arts at SFU. Find more info at jamescoomber.com.

OWEN HUTCHINSON Associate Sound Designer

Credits include sound design for The Silver Arrow: The Untold Story of Robin Hood, Sense & Sensibility, Million Dollar Quartet, Arcadia, Make Mine Love, Next to Normal, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, August: Osage County, Billy Bishop Goes to War, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Wizard of Oz, and The Forbidden Phoenix. Selected operation credits include Beauty and the Beast, Guys and Dolls, West Side Story (co-production with Theatre Calgary), Vimy, Noises Off, Peter Pan, 3 Mo’ Divas, The Mystery of Irma Vep, The Sound of Music, A Christmas Carol, and The Shape of Things.

GENEVIEVE FLEMING

Assistant Director

Genevieve is a director, actor, producer, and the Artistic Producer of Hardline Productions. Select directing credits include Wilderness (Studio 58); Flare Path (Slamming Door); and Of Mice and Men (Hardline). Select performance credits include The North Plan (UpintheAir); Creeps (Realwheels); earning Jessie Richardson awards in Lead and Ensemble performance, respectively, and Wet (Itsazoo).

Genevieve is the recent recipient of the Ray Michal Prize for Most Promising New Director. She is a graduate of Mount Allison University and Studio 58. redpatch 39

bios JENNIFER STEWART

Mask Designer

Jenn Stewart works as a Designer, Production Manager, and in various capacities backstage. Credits include Set Designer for Of Mice and Men (Hardline); Selfie (Seizieme); Wet (Itsazoo); and Props Designer for The Whipping Man (Pacific), and The Invisible Hand (Pi). Backstage credits include Studies in Motion (Electric Company); Motherload (the chop); and on multiple shows at Caravan Farm and Bard on the Beach. Film credits include Eadweard and Adventures in Public School (Motion58). She is a graduate of Studio 58.

DOUG MERTZ

Dialect Coach

Doug has coached dialects for numerous shows at the Citadel (A Christmas Carol – 10 years!, Shakespeare in Love, Million Dollar Quartet, Mary Poppins, One Man, Two Guvnors). Additional credits include: Vigilante – National Tour (Catalyst Theatre), Pirates of Penzance, The Gondoliers, Parade (Opera Nuova), and many others.

Doug has taught dialects locally for the University of Alberta’s BFA Acting program, Theatre Alberta’s Drama Works and Workshops by Request, Rapid Fire Theatre, Foote Theatre School and several local high schools. He is the Director of Education and Outreach here at the Citadel.

LOIS DAWSON

Stage Manager

Lois is thrilled to return to Edmonton where she last stage managed Ride the Cyclone. Recent stage management credits include: Les Belles-soeurs (Ruby Slippers); The Little Prince and Kim’s Convenience (Chemainus Theatre Festival); The Pipeline Project (Savage Society/ITSAZOO); A Christmas Carol (Gateway Theatre); The Christians (Pacific Theatre); and The Drowsy Chaperone (TUTS).

She is the production coordinator for Your Dance Fest (Toronto) and sits on the CAEA stage management committee. Thank you to Jaime and Remy.

SANG-SANG LEE

Assistant Stage Manager

Select Citadel credits include Hadestown, Mamma Mia!, Sense and Sensibility, Million Dollar Quartet, West Side Story, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Avenue Q, One Man, Two Guvnors, Spamalot, Private Lives, The Sound of Music, and Rocky Horror. Elsewhere, she has worked on Honour Beat (Theatre Calgary); Salt Baby (Globe Theatre); Antessy (Concrete Theatre); Comedy of Errors, Hamlet, Merry Wives of Windsor, The Merchant of Venice, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, King Lear (Freewill Shakespeare); Don Giovanni (COSI); and Hunchback (Catalyst Theatre).

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Staff Barb Mah Conni Massing Producer Clayton Plamondon Rachel Peake (On Leave) Jess Poole Associate Artistic Director Jenna-Leigh Richard-Boguski Doug Mertz Director, Education & Joyanne Rudiak Outreach Adrianne Salmon Wayne Paquette Geri Schaer Artistic Coordinator Abbey Shwartz Christine Frederick Alieda Sekulich Indigenous Associate Artist Liana Shannon David van Belle Linette Smith Associate Artist Jennifer Spencer (New Plays) Eileen Sproule Diana Stevenson Mark Vetsch Manager, Janine Waddell Foote Theatre School Gavin Wilkes Neil Kuefler Jessie van Rijn

Education Outreach Associate

Young Company Instructors Amber Borotsik Shannon Boyle Matt Graham Heather Inglis Neil Kuefler Doug Mertz Leigh Rivenbark FTS Instructors Joleen Ballendine Mhairi Berg Rebecca Bissonnette Shannon Boyle Chris Bullough Ashley Butler Sydney Campbell Tracy Carroll Sydney Cogan-Grahn Quinn Contini Murray Farnell Sophie Gareau-Brennan Sue Goberdhan Matt Graham Crystal Hanson Brady Hughes Sally Hunt Steven Hurst Binaifer Kapadia Josh Languedoc Rochelle Laplante Annette Loiselle Joey Lucius

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