2013 The Kite Runner - House Programme

The Kite Runner

Adapted by Matthew Spangler Based on the novel by Khaled Hosseini

Canadian Premiere January 29 - February 24, 2013

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Welcome I am thrilled that Theatre Calgary has been given the opportunity to present the Canadian premiere of this new stage adaptation of Khaled Hosseini’s renowned novel The Kite Runner.

Many of you will have read the novel or seen the movie on which the play is based. My first connection to this story was by reading the script for this production. The words lifted off the page and the imaginative storytelling for the stage instantly inspired me. Last summer I finally read the novel to see how the two versions compared.

I was delighted (as I hope you will be) that this play shares all the important ideas and stirring moments of the original story. I applaud Matthew Spangler for his excellent adaptation.

It was not until the horrific events of 9/11 that the world would collectively shed light on the country of Afghanistan. This story spans earlier decades and contrasts these times with the Afghanistan of recent years. In doing so, we are offered a glimpse of the country far removed from the glare of media images. It’s been our pleasure to bring together some of the finest actors and creative team from across the country. You’ll not likely forget these wonderful performers for a long time.

The Kite Runner has captured the world now in many forms. Its ideas are timely, haunting and essential, while still surprisingly uplifting. Isn’t that what every great piece of theatre should be?

Dennis Garnhum Artistic Director

the kite runner DIRECTOR'S NOTES How will I tell a story that takes place in a country of which my primary source of understanding comes from war-torn images on the news?

March: Read and re-read, researched, listened to, and watched Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner. The story is what I think about when I wake up and what is floating in my imagination when I fall asleep. Went to a local Afghan Nowrūz (New Year’s) celebration and heard Salar Nader’s gifted fingers speak the music of the Afghan Tabla. As one person commented, “Salar is the most sought after percussionist of his generation.” Salar will be playing live onstage throughout the production.

June: I have just spent 3 months scouring the entire country to find a brilliant, diverse 12-person cast with backgrounds that span the Middle East and Persian origins.

July: It’s 45 degrees Celsius. The call to prayer is being sung out over a loud speaker. I am traveling in Turkey, staying in the ancient city of Mardin, one of the oldest settled areas in upper Mesopotamia. The city is literally carved out of the side of a mountain. I am working on the design for The Kite Runner with Turkish set and lighting designer Kerem Ҫetinel and Montreal-based sound designer Matt Waddell. We have just finished smelling the rose water perfume that inexplicably wafts from one of 10 extant footprints of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).

August: A small Afghan man with a giant smile and bushy moustache is teetering on top of a produce shelf to lift down a colourful kite for me.

Playwright/Adapter Matthew Spangler is giving me the San Francisco Bay Area Kite Runner tour. We have stopped into an Afghan grocery store where they sell authentic kites and glass string. I buy three beautifully patterned kites made from thin bamboo, vibrantly coloured tissue paper and glue. Next stop: the famous San Jose Flea Market.

October: Just finished a 6-hour Skype call with Kerem who is in Istanbul. The set design for The Kite Runner is due in a few days. Here are some of Kerem’s notes:

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“- Act 1’s world is poetic. It is borne from the art and landscape of Afghanistan—its stories, its textures, its calligraphy, its religion and its sky.

- Act 2 Part 1 is the new world made up of epic structures, loud music, big cars and bright lights. It has a rough and in-your-face beauty of its own, yet it is very different from home.

-Act 2 Part 2 is about transformation of what was into what is. It the loss of poetry and culture as portrayed through a decaying harsh land, which is a ghost of the past.”

Up Next God of Carnage—the epic title of one of the funniest and most outrageous comedies you will ever come across. Two couples gather in a livingroom to discuss their children’s recent school yard fight. It won’t take long to imagine what mess and hilarious mayhem will ensue. This is a chance to laugh at ourselves and the intensely politically-correct world we have created. I’m laughing just thinking about it.

Dec 31: Our first day of rehearsal. The cast, artistic team and staff of Theatre Calgary are gathered in a large circle. The excitement to read the play out loud for the first time is like electricity in the room. Anousha Alamian (who plays Amir) takes a deep breath and speaks the first words of the play, “I became what I am today at the age of twelve….”

All great art is an invitation to know the world differently. For this small-town guy from Northern Ontario, directing The Kite Runner has already been one of the richest experiences of my life. It is my sincere hope that this performance will extend the same invitation to you.

Eric Rose Director

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THE KITE RUNNER

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Adapted by Matthew Spangler Based on the novel by Khaled Hosseini

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ANOUSHA ALAMIAN

Amir

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ABRAHAM ASTO

Soraya

DALAL BADR

Kamal

POORIA FARD

Rahim Khan OMAR ALEX KHAN General Taheri GERRY MENDICINO

Assef

Musician

Ali

Baba

ALI MOMEN SALAR NADER PARNELLI PARNES MICHAEL PENG

Young Amir

CONOR WYLIE

BAHAREH YARAGHI

Mrs. Nguyen, Vocalist

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Hassan NORMAN YEUNG

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SETTING Act I: Kabul, Afghanistan 1973 – 1975.

Act II: San Francisco Bay Area 1981 – 2001. Pakistan and Afghanistan 2001.

Theatre Calgary is a professional non-profit company that performs in the Max Bell Theatre. It is a member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres, and operates within the jurisdiction of The Canadian Theatre Agreement. Theatre Calgary employs technicians under a collective agreement with the I.A.T.S.E.

Director ERIC ROSE Set & Lighting Design Sound Design

Original Music, Cultural Consultant

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Costume Design GILLIAN GALLOW MATTHEW WADDELL SALAR NADER

Assistant Director, Movement Coach NATASHA MARTINA Fight Director HAYSAM KADRI

Voice Coach

JANE MACFARLANE

Dance Captain

ALI MOMEN

Fight Captain

Stage Manager

PARNELLI PARNES JENNIFER SWAN

Assistant Stage Manager EMMA BRAGER

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Head of Sound

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THE KITE RUNNER has one 20-minute intermission.

THE KITE RUNNER is produced by special arrangement with Mark Orsini, BRET ADAMS, LTD., 448 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036. www.bretadamsltd.net THE KITE RUNNER received its world premiere on March 27, 2009, at the San Jose Repertory Theatre, Rick Lombardo - Artistic Director, Nick Nichols – Managing Director. It was directed by David Ira Goldstein. THE KITE RUNNER also received a developmental production at San Jose State University in February 2007.

The film THE KITE RUNNER was released by DreamWorks Studios in 2007

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Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Recent credits include The Merry Wives of Windsor, King John, Bard on the Beach; Othello, Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Classical Theatre Project; Much Ado About Nothing, Canadian Stage; Homebody/Kabul, Mercury Theatre. film/television: Afghan Luke, Chaos, Hellcats, Diverted, Fringe, Degrassi, The Border, Regenesis, Mayday. He is also a regular on the CBC radio drama: Afghanada. Born in Iran, Anousha moved to Montreal with his family at the age of eleven. Anousha is a graduate of Dawson College and Ryerson University.

DALAL BADR Soraya Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: As You Like It, The Winter’s Tale, Three Sisters, Bartholomew Fair, Phedre, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Romeo & Juliet, Caesar & Cleopatra, Stratford Festival; Neverending Story, Skirball Center NYC/Roseneath; Antony & Cleopatra, SITR; Tideline, Factory Theatre; Relative Good, GCTC; Tales From Ovid, Centaur Theatre. film/television: Cracked (recurring), CBC; Flashpoint, CBS/CTV; Combat Hospital, ABC/Global; King, Showcase/ Global; Z.O.S. (recurring), HBO/TMN; Little Mosque on the Prairie, CBC; 72 Hours-True Crimes, TLC/CBC; The Fifth Estate-The House of Shafia, The Cold War Series, CBC (voiceover); The Current-The Story of Mohammed Bouazizi, CBC Radio (voiceover); Covert Affairs, ABC (voiceover). Look for Dalal in the feature film A Brand New You and Port Hope on CBC. Dalal is a graduate of the University of Victoria, the National Theatre School of Canada, and the Birmingham Conservatory.

Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Selected theatre credits include Romeo and Juliet, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Seafarer, MTC; Moonlight and Magnolias, PTE; Three Sisters, Zone41; Pygmalion, Johnny Belinda, Montgomery Theatre; Betrayal, Winnipeg Jewish Theatre. film/television: He will be on television in the upcoming season of HBO Canada’s Less Than Kind and in the CBC biopic The Jack Layton Story this year. Omar is a native Winnipegger.

GERRY MENDICINO General Taheri

ABRAHAM ASTO Wali Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Romeo & Juliet, Macbeth, The Classical Theatre Project; HABIT, Luminato Festival; The Dinner, Toronto Fringe Festival (Patron’s Pick); World Festival, Soulpepper; The Skin of Our Teeth, Uncle Vanya, The Seagull, George Brown Theatre; The Triangle Factory Fire Project, Stagecraft Company. Abraham is a graduate of the University of Toronto (English Specialist Program) and the George Brown Theatre Conservatory.

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Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Performed in theatres across Canada including Speed the Plow, Elysian Theatre; Three Men on a Horse, Citadel Theatre; 42nd Street, Limelight Dinner Theatre; One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Leah Posluns’ Theatre; Italian Funeral and Other Festive Occasions, Drayton Entertainment; his one-man show Baby Boom Blues, Solar Stage. film/television: King of Kensington, host of The Polka Dot Door, Ready or Not, My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Gerry graduated from the University of Windsor Drama School in 1973.

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Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Horses at the Window, Siavash Shabanpour/Go Play Producing; Solitary, InspiraTO Festival; And the King Dances: Versailles, Swimming for Shore, Twelfth Night, Comedy of Errors, Humber College. film/television: Voiceover work for Circumstance (Winner of Sundance People’s Choice Award 2011). Pooria, born in Iran and now based in Toronto, is a 2012 graduate from the Theatre Performance program at Humber College. He has co-founded Go Play Producing, which has Pedro and the Captain in the works for 2013.

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Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Everything Is Terribly Nice Here, Ghost River Theatre; A Midsummer Night's Dream, Canadian Stage; Serious Money, Born Yesterday, An Ideal Husband, After The Dance, Wonderful Town, Shaw Festival; Interrogation, Modern Times Stage Company. film/television: Cracked, The Border, CBC; The LA Complex, CW; Combat Hospital, ABC; How To Be Indie, YTV.

PA R N E L L I PA R N E S Ali, Fight Captain Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Much Ado About Nothing, Antony and Cleopatra, Othello, The Comedy of Errors, Julius Caesar, Timon of Athens, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Measure for Measure, The Merchant of Venice, Bard on the Beach; Orpheus Descending, The Brothers Karamazov, Measure for Measure, Stratford Festival; Tideline, Touchstone Theatre/Neworld Theatre; Tear the Curtain!, Electric Company; Pharaoh Serket, The Hobbit, Peter Pan, Merlin, It’s a Wonderful Life, Carousel Theatre; Stuff Happens, Banana Boys, Firehall Arts Centre; Around the World in 80 Days, Gateway Theatre; The 8th Land, Pi; Photog, Hive 2, Boca Del Lupo; Cariboo Magi, Pacific; Dog Eat Dog, The Only Animal; Coup D’etat, WCT; The Pavillion, Osimous. Parnelli is a graduate of Studio 58 and The Birmingham Stratford Conservatory.

Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Actor – BEUTFL PRBLMS, BEUTFL CARATS, Obstructions/Radix; Then You’re From the Future Too, FUSE, Vancouver Art Gallery; project x (faust), Leaky Heaven Circus; What Are You Looking For?, Resounding Scream Theatre; The Last Seven Words of Fernando Pessoa, The Alice, Iphigenia in Aulis, Machinal, SFU. Associate Dramaturg – Dress Me Up In Your Love..., Theatre Replacement. Director - Enoshima Island, SFU; Three More Sleepless Nights, O,0,0,0. (Vancouver Fringe).

Conor is a Vancouver-based theatre artist and recent BFA Honours graduate of Simon Fraser University, particularly interested in interdisciplinary collaboration, new play creation, post–dramatic theatre, and site–specific performance. This summer, Conor will be performing in Patricia Gruben’s new play, The Secret Doctrine, SFU. For Mike Wylie.

SALAR NADER Musician, Original Music, Cultural Consultant Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Original Composer and Musical Director – The Kite Runner, San Jose Repertory Theatre. Salar has performed in many respected venues and noted music festivals including Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Berlin Philharmonic, London Symphony Hall, Montreal Jazz Festival, Teatro De La Ville (Paris), and most recently at the opening of the 2012 London Summer Olympics.

Classical collaborations include Kronos Quartet, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, pop/hip-hop genre rapper/producer Lil Jon, reggae star Shaggy, and the Gypsy Kings to name a few. film/television: The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Namesake, Vanity Fair, The Heat, Bridesmaids, Bad Teacher. awards: Salar was awarded a Grammy in 2012 for his involvement in Best Blues album Revelator, Tedeschi Truck band. In 2011 he was invited back to Afghanistan as principle music teacher at ANIM (Afghan National Institute of Music). His musical training began at the age of seven under 2-time Grammy award winning artist Zakir Hussain.

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B A H A R E H YA R A G H I Mrs. Nguyen, Vocalist

MICHAEL PENG Baba Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Actor – Parlour Song, Shimmer, Bashir Lazhar, wishbone; Julius Caesar, The Sound of Music, Citadel; Richard III, As You Like It, Freewill Shakespeare Festival; An Accident, Northern Light Theatre; Race, Theatre Yes; Eurydice, Studio Theatre; Mourning Dove, Kill Your Television; Waiting for Godot, An Ideal Husband, Einstein’s Gift, Proof, Problem Child, Some Assembly Required, Uncle Vanya, Theatre & Company; Goodnight Desdemona, Good Morning Juliet, Touchmark Theatre; The Foursome, Drayton Entertainment.

Director – Falling: A Wake, 7 Stories, Anna Karenina, The Arsonists, The Elephant Man, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Vigil. Michael earned an MFA in Directing at the University of Alberta in 2008 and continues to call Edmonton home, where he is also co-Artistic Director of the acclaimed independent company, wishbone, founded in 2009.

Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Prisoner of Tehran, Theatre Passe Muraille/Contrary Company; Hallaj, Buddies in Bad Times /RHCentre/IMPACT/ Modern Times Stage Company; Homeland (Doranominated), Vancouver Fringe 2011/Toronto's Small World Music/Godot Art Productions; Inside, David Ferry/Daniel MacIvor; Romeo & Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare in Action; Hope Blitz, Theatre Passe Muraille; An Ordinary Wonder, Next Stage Theatre Company/Yevgenia Falkovich. film/ television: Instant Star, CTV; Covert Affairs, USA. Bahareh is a Toronto-based performer and a recent honours graduate of Humber School of Creative & Performing Arts. She is a member of the Actors Repertory Company and was recently nominated for the Equity Emerging Theatre Artist Award in Toronto.

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Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Settlers, Birdtown & Swanville; Fugitives, Western Theatre Conspiracy; Exit the Dragon, Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre; Filthy Rich, Firehall; You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Gateway Theatre; Peer Gynt, The Bacchae, Timon of Athens, Macbeth, UBC. His performance piece In this moment. premiered at Scotiabank Nuit Blanche, and his opera Black Blood (as librettist) was presented by Tapestry New Opera, both in 2012. film/ television: Resident Evil: Afterlife, Todd & the Book of Pure Evil, Rookie Blue, King, The Tracey Fragments. awards: Norman’s play Pu-Erh was nominated for four Dora Awards, including Outstanding New Play.

Norman will be directing a film, Anne Darling, in 2013.

His painting and drawing exhibitions/clients include Art Gallery of Ontario, Flying Rooster Contemporary Projects, Bruce Mau Design, LVMH, MTV, and many more. Norman has a BFA in Acting/Theatre (UBC) and a BFA Honours in Film (Ryerson University).

KEREM ÇETINEL Set and Lighting Design Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Set, Costume and Lighting Design – Scythe, Dammitdance; Sound of Music, Keyano Theatre; Faithless, OYR/Azimuth; Hamlet, Theatre Prospero; Monster, Kill Your Television; Thought Crimes, Citadel; Fat Pig, Northern Light Theatre; Helen's Necklace, Shadow; Death and the Maiden, Globe Theatre (Regina); My Name is Rachel Corrie, Theatre Yes; Dark of the Moon, Phoenix Theatre (UVic); Bash'D!, Theatre Passe Muraille; Pretty Little Instincts, SNAFU Dance; Death of a Salesman, A Streetcar Named Desire, Blue Bridge Theatre; The Trespassers, Belfry/Vancouver Playhouse; Reverie, Ghost River Theatre. His previous work abroad includes Elma Hirsizlari, National Theatre of Turkey; Speaking in Tongues, Tiyatroperest (Istanbul). Kerem is a member of the Associated Designers of Canada and has a MFA in Theatre Design from the University of Alberta.

Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Everything is Terribly Nice Here, ONE, Ghost River Theatre; Travels with My Aunt, Montgomery Theatre; Mary's Wedding, ATP. awards: 2011 Betty Mitchell Award for Outstanding Theatre Sound Design, ONE. Matthew is an audiovisual designer, musician, and multimedia programmer based in Montreal and Calgary. He is active in the Montreal experimental and improvised music community with his bands Mor† and Corse and has performed at a number of festivals including Mutek, Suoni Per Il Popolo, Le Festival des Musiques de Creation Jonquiere, and the Biennale d’art performatif de Rouyn-Noranda. He has attended artist residencies at the Banff Centre for the Arts and the Society for Arts and Technology.

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ERIC ROSE Director for theatre calgary: Artistic Associate (2003 – 07).

Director – Jake and the Kid, Our Town, A Christmas Carol (2004 – 05), The Guys. elsewhere: Playwrightin-Residence at ATP (2007 – 10). Director/Dramaturg – ONE, Ghost River Theatre. Director/co-writer – The Highest Step in the World, Ghost River Theatre/ ATP. awards: The Highest Step in the World - 2012 CITT Award for Technical Merit, 2010 Betty Mitchell Award (Outstanding Production), short-list Gwen Pharis Ringwood Prize in Playwriting; ONE - 2011 Betty Mitchell Award (Outstanding Production), Betty Mitchell nomination (Outstanding Directon), SummerWorks Canadian Stage Award for Direction.

Eric is the co-Artistic Director of Ghost River Theatre.

He was recently named to Avenue Magazine’s Top 40 Under 40 class and received the 2012 Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Emerging Artist Award for his body of work as a theatrical innovator.

G I L L I A N G A L LO W Costume Design for theatre calgary: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. elsewhere: Set and Costumes – King Lear, Thirsty, NAC; Hirsch, Stratford Festival; God of Carnage, MTC/Vancouver Playhouse; Night, Human Cargo/NAC; Calendar Girls, Grand Theatre; Appetite, Volcano/Theatre Passe Muraille. Set – The Mill, Theatrefront. Costumes – Awake and Sing, Soulpepper; Pride and Prejudice, Cinderella, Grand Theatre. awards: Gillian is the recipient of 3 Dora Mavor Moore Awards. She is the costume designer for the upcoming shows Dust at ATP and The Three Musketeers at the Stratford Festival.

Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Director – Vimy, Bzzt! Trap Door Theatre; Dysmorphia, Ground Cover Theatre; All Through the Night, The Odyssey, Attempts on Her Life, Ends of the Earth, The Interview from America Hurrah, Greystone Theatre.

Movement Director – A Christmas Carol, Persephone Theatre; Trail of Crumbs, Miscellaneous Theatre Festival (London); Their Very Own and Golden City, East 15 Acting School (London). Actor – Edward II & Richard III, California Shakespeare Festival; Hercules, National Children’s Theatre (Minneapolis); Kindertransport, Invisible Theatre (Tucson)/Center Stage Theatre (Seattle). Natasha is an Associate Professor specializing in Movement for Actors in the Department of Drama at the University of Saskatchewan.

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JENNIFER SWAN Stage Manager Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: This past year has included: Stage Manager – Hansel & Gretel, Vancouver Opera in Schools; God of Carnage, Belfry Theatre. Assistant Stage Manager – Tear the Curtain!, Electric Company/Canadian Stage. Previous select credits include - five seasons as resident Stage Manager at the Belfry Theatre (Victoria); The Trespassers, One Last Kiss, Mary’s Wedding, Vancouver Playhouse; two winter shows at Caravan Farm Theatre (Armstrong, BC); four North American tours and eight years working with Theatre SKAM (Victoria); six weeks in New York with Any Night, DualMinds Theatre. Jen has been part of Vancouver’s Electric Company Theatre as their Company Manager since 2008.

J A N E M A C FA R L A N E Voice Coach for theatre calgary: Over 30 productions in the past 12 years, including: Pride and Prejudice, Enron, To Kill a Mockingbird, Much Ado About Nothing, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, 7 Stories, An Ideal Husband, The Miracle Worker and 10 years of A Christmas Carol. elsewhere: Toad of Toad Hall, That Elusive Spark, Treasure Island, Vincent in Brixton, Syringa Tree, ATP; Filth, Train Spotting, Sage Theatre; Submarine, Lunchbox Theatre. Jane teaches Voice and Acting in the Performance Program at Mount Royal University.

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EMMA BRAGER Assistant Stage Manager for theatre calgary: Assistant Stage Manager – Cats, Much Ado About Nothing, A Christmas Carol (2010 - 12). Apprentice Stage Manager – Jake and the Kid, A Christmas Carol (2009). elsewhere: Death of a Salesman, August: Osage County, Citadel Theatre; Race, Reasons to Be Pretty, My First Time, Evil Dead: The Musical, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Cocktales, Writer’s Block, Trout Stanley, GZT/H&M; This is Cancer!, 2010/2011 Edmonton Fringe; Bashir Lazhar, Bone Cage, Downstage.

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FRONT OF HOUSE STAFF

JENNIFER GARDEN Development Associate

MICHELLE LATTA Head of Wardrobe

CRISTINA BALAMBAN Development Assistant

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BUILDERS FOR THE KITE RUNNER FOR THEATRE CALGARY

FOR CITADEL THEATRE BOB BAKER Artistic Director

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IMAGES OF AFGHANISTAN

KITE FIGHTING

To accompany our Canadian premiere of The Kite Runner, Theatre Calgary is thrilled to host a collection of vintage photographs by Joseph Hoyt entitled Afghanistan 1970-1975: Images from an Era of Peace.

Kite flying and kite fighting has been a very popular pastime in Afghanistan for over a century. Known in Dari as gudiparan bazi, the activity was banned by the Taliban from 1994 to 2002.

Mr. Hoyt is an American photographer who, as a young traveler, spent nearly five years during the 1970s living among Afghanistan’s ordinary people. His powerful black and white images offer a glimpse of a bygone era, when Afghanistan was a peaceful meeting place of various cultures, before the Soviet occupation and before the ensuing civil war and subsequent rise of the Taliban. The photographs in this collection reveal an Afghanistan very different from the one so prevalent in media images today.

This photo exhibit was displayed as part of the world premiere production of The Kite Runner at San Jose Repertory Theatre, and has also been on display at galleries throughout the United States and in the United Kingdom. We invite you to tour these beautiful photographs on display throughout our lobby.

For further information and exhibition inquiries visit www.imagesofafghanistan.com.

Traditionally, kites are constructed from lightweight bamboo sticks and tissue paper and range in size from 30cm to 120cm.

The most important element is the tar, a cotton, hemp or thin wire line that is coated with a thick combination of paste and finely ground glass, known as shisha, to make the line sharp for cutting. Once dry, the line is then wound on a drum known as a charkha.

During a kite fight, or jang, the object is to use the wire of your kite to ensnare another kite and cut your opponent’s line and bring it to the ground. Often this is done with a team of two players per kite— one player who holds the charkha and spools the line, and one player to control the kite in the air. When a kite is cut loose, it can be claimed by the winner, or it is considered azadi rawest, or “free Photo by Eric Sutphin. and clear,” meaning ownership will pass to whoever retrieves it. A competition-winning kite is highly prized and kite running is a significant part (up to 70%) of competitive scoring. Many people, especially children, have been injured from falling off roofs or running into traffic in pursuit of a falling kite.

Before the Taliban, kite flying competitions were commonly held in communities throughout Afghanistan, and especially within the city of Kabul. The winter is a popular time for competition due to strong winds and school closures during the icy season. Both children and adults gather to compete and lay wagers on the competing kites, often representing different streets within a neighbourhood. Each block would have a champion (known as a sharti) with the best record for not losing a fight.

Chillum Seller – Kandahar, 1973. Photo by Joseph Hoyt.

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“Healing is a matter of time, but it is also sometimes a matter of opportunity.”

- Hippocrates

AFGHAN DIVERSITY AND CONFLICT With its diverse geological terrain, long history of invasion and warfare, and unique position at the cross-roads between Europe and East Asia, Afghanistan is a complex mosaic of ethnic groups and languages. The three most populous are Pashtun, Tajik and Hazara.

TIMELINE OF EVENTS IN MODERN AFGHAN HISTORY 1880 – 1901 – Abdur Rahman Khan, the “Iron Young boys in Ghazni, Afghanistan, 2009.

Photo credit ISAF Public Affairs.

Pashtuns are the largest ethnic group, comprising an estimated 45% of the population. Since the mid-18th century, Pashtuns have dominated Afghan politics and culture. Their language, Pashto, is recognized as one of the country’s two official languages.

The majority of Pashtuns are Sunni Muslims.

Tajiks are the second-largest ethnic group, making nearly one-third of the population and composing much of the middleclass as farmers, traders and government officials. Tajiks are predominantly Sunni Muslims and their predominant language is Dari, the Afghan variant of Farsi (Persian) and the other official language of Afghanistan.

Amir” creates a unified Afghanistan by breaking the power of local tribes and clans and through a process known as “Pashtunization,” or the forcible moving of Pashtuns into non-Pashtun regions. A series of uprisings by Hazara leaders results in the massacre of an estimated 60% of Hazaras and continued hatred between Pashtun and Hazaras for years to come.

1919 – 1929 – King Amanullah Khan (grandson of Abdur), declares Afghanistan fully independent from the British prompting the third of the Anglo-Afghan wars. A peace treaty is signed in August, 1919, securing Afghanistan's independence. King Amanullah initiates a series of ambitious social and political reforms that infuriate rural religious conservatives and Amanullah abdicates and flees the country in 1929.

A Hazara man in Afghanistan, 2005.

Photo by Steve Evans.

Hazaras are the most oppressed ethnic minority and the thirdlargest ethnic group. They are believed to be descended from the soldiers of Genghis Khan’s army that swept through Afghanistan in the 11th century, perhaps explaining their more Asiatic physical features. Many Hazaras worked as servants for wealthy Pashtun households until the Soviet invasion. Most Hazaras are Shi’a Muslims and are therefore also a religious minority.

The split between the two main branches of Islam, Sunni and Shi’a, occurred early in the religion’s history during a series of civil wars after the death of Muhammad in 632 CE. Shiites believed that only a direct descendant of Muhammad could become the religion’s leader, whereas Sunnis accepted the rule of leaders from the wider community. This schism is still deeply felt today. In most Islamic countries, Sunnis (who are at least 75% of Muslims worldwide) hold state power and make up the political establishment, while Shiites are connected with opposition movements. This is the case in Afghanistan, where Sunni Pashtuns and Tajiks hold power while Shiite Hazaras are marginalized. But neighbouring Iran is a notable exception, with a large Shi’a majority that has ruled since the 1979 revolution.

1933 – 1973 – King Mohammed Nadir Shah is assassinated in 1933 and his son Mohammed Zahir Shah rules for the next 40 years. During this time, Afghanistan receives foreign financial aid towards economic expansion and modernization – primarily from the United States and the Soviet Union.

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TALKBACK TUESDAYS Enhance Your Evening at Theatre Calgary Immediately following the performance, join members of the cast as they return to the stage for an intimate and lively discussion and Q&A session about the play, the theatre and the acting process. This is a great opportunity to share your questions and get a behind-the-scenes perspective on the performance.

You never know where the conversation will lead.

Talkbacks are approximately 15 - 20 minutes in duration.

Talkback Tuesdays will take place during The Kite Runner on February 5th and February 12th.

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TIMELINE OF EVENTS IN MODERN AFGHAN HISTORY 1973 – King Zahir’s cousin, Mohammed Daoud Khan seizes power in a military coup. Daoud declares Afghanistan a republic. As President, Daoud implements reforms (including the emancipation of women and the suppression of Islamic fundamentalism) and lessens the country’s dependence on the Soviet Union after many years of financial and political support.

1978 – Known as the Saur Rebellion, the People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA – backed by the Soviet Union) violently overthrows the government and Daoud and his family are killed.

1979 – The PDPA implementation of a socialist agenda and abolishment of traditional Muslim customs inspires the uprising of mujahidin (guerilla warrior) resistance groups against the government. The PDPA allows the Soviet Union to invade to provide security and assist in the fight against rebellious factions.

1989 – The Soviets withdraw from Afghanistan after a decadelong conflict that leaves over a million dead and several million refugees fleeing to neighbouring Pakistan and Iran.

1992 – Civil war erupts as the communist government collapses and rival mujahidin factions vie for control of the country.

King Zahir Shah, 1963.

Pullout of Soviet troops from Afghanistan, 1988.

Photo by Mikhail Evstafiev.

1996 – The Taliban, holding control over Kabul and Kandahar, establishes an Islamic fundamentalist theocracy (known as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan).

2001 – The United States launches an invasion of Afghanistan after the Taliban’s refusal to hand over Al-Qaeda operatives responsible for the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center.

2004 – A democratic election is held and Hamid Karzai is declared President. In the following year, parliamentary elections are held and a National Assembly is inaugurated.

2012 – NATO announces a plan for withdrawal of military forces from Afghanistan by 2014.

the author and playwright

K haled H osseini

M atthew S pangler

Author

Playwright

Khaled Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 1965, the oldest of five children.

His father was a diplomat with the Afghan Foreign Ministry and his mother taught Farsi and History at a large high school in Kabul. In 1976, the Afghan Foreign Ministry relocated the Hosseini family to Paris. They were ready to return to Kabul in 1980, but by then Afghanistan had already witnessed a bloody communist coup and the invasion of the Soviet army. The Hosseinis were granted political asylum in the United States and in 1980 the family moved to San Jose, California. Hosseini attended Santa Clara University where he earned a bachelor's degree in Biology before attending the University of California-San Diego's School of Medicine, where he earned a medical degree in 1993. He then completed his medical residency at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. While in full-time medical practice, Hosseini began writing his first novel, The Kite Runner, in 2001. The Kite Runner, was published in 2003 and has since become an international bestseller, published in 70 countries, and spending 219 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List (in spot #1 for four of those weeks). In 2006 Hosseini was named a goodwill envoy to UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency and he has since been working to provide humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan through The Khaled Hosseini Foundation.

His second novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns was published in May of 2007.

Matthew Spangler’s adaptation of The Kite Runner earned five San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics’ Circle Awards, including awards for Original Script and Overall Production. His other plays include: Tortilla Curtain, based on the novel

by T.C. Boyle and a recipient of an Edgerton Foundation New American Play Award; one-person shows of James Joyce’s Dubliners and Finnegans Wake; A Paradise It Seems, an adaptation of John Cheever’s short stories; Mozart!, a musical theatre adaptation of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s letters; as well as adaptations of John Steinbeck’s fiction, Ernest Hemingway’s short stories, and Thomas Wolfe’s The Lost Boy. His plays have been produced by the Cleveland Play House, the Actors Theatre of Louisville, San Jose Repertory Theatre, the Arizona Theatre Company, San Diego Repertory Theatre, New Repertory Theatre (Boston), the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and the Avignon Theatre Festival, among others. The Kite Runner will be produced by the Nottingham Playhouse and Liverpool Playhouse in the spring of 2013. Matthew is an Associate Professor of Performance Studies at San José State University in California. He holds a Ph.D. in Performance Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an M.Phil. in Theatre from Trinity College in Dublin, and a B.S. in Performance Studies from Northwestern University.

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The Shahnameh, the “book of kings,� is an epic poem written in Farsi by the poet Ferdowsi around 1000 CE. It tells stories of the mythical and historical past of Persia, including the tale of Rostam and Sohrab that is mentioned in the play. The Shahnameh is considered a great masterpiece of the Farsi language and a defining cultural document for Iranians and other Farsi-speaking peoples.

An Afghan child flies a kite.

Photo credit: USMC.

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LANGUAGES OF AFGHANISTAN The official languages of Afghanistan are Dari and Pashto.

Dari, the Afghan dialect of Farsi or Persian, is the first language of about half of Afghans and the second language of many more, making it the lingua franca of the country’s various ethnic groups. Pashto, the native language of the Pashtun people, is the first language of around 40% of Afghans and 15% of Pakistanis. Both Dari and Pashto are Indo-European languages and are written in Arabic script—but they are not mutually intelligible. Since Afghanistan is an Islamic country, speakers of both languages also use Arabic words and phrases in their daily speech.

Here are some Dari, Pashto, and Arabic words that you might hear during the play: Baba: Father (Dari) Agha: lord, but often used as a term of respect like sir or mister in English (Dari) sahib: friend, but often used politely to mean sir or mister (Arabic) jan: a term of affection meaning dear, usually used after a person’s name or title (Dari)

boboresh: an exhortation heard at the kite tournament, meaning cut him! (Dari) shahbash: an accolade meaning congratulations or well done (Dari) Kaka: a respectful word for uncle, also used politely to address an unrelated older man (Dari) bachem: my child (Dari) Mashallah: literally meaning Allah has willed it, this phrase expresses thankfulness for a positive event (Arabic) nang and namoos: honour and pride, the central tenets of Pashtunwali, the strict moral code followed by many Pashtuns in Afghanistan (Pashto) khoda hafez: literally meaning may God protect you, this phrase is a polite way to say goodbye (Dari) tashakur: thanks (Dari) balay: yes (Dari) Sources Sharifah Enayat Ali, Cultures of the World: Afghanistan, 2006.

Arizona Theater Company, The Kite Runner Play Guide, 2009.

Jeffrey A. Gritzner, Afghanistan, 2002.

Joe Hoyt, Afghanistan 1970 – 1975: Images from an Era of Peace, www.imagesofafghanistan.com.

Ralph H. Magnus and Eden Naby, Afghanistan: Mullah, Marx, and Mujahid, 1998.

Shaista Wahab and Barry Youngerman, A Brief History of Afghanistan, 2007. www.afghana.com/Entertainment/Gudiparanbazi.htm

Kabul, where much of the play is set, is the capital of Afghanistan and the country’s largest city, with a population of more than three million. Its ethnic and linguistic make-up reflects the diversity of the country as a whole: the city is home to large Pashtun, Tajik, and Hazara populations, and both Dari and Pashto are widely spoken. Amir grows up in the prestigious Wazir Akbar Khan neighbourhood, which features Westernstyle houses and streets laid out on a grid.

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our donors DRESS CIrcLE MEMBERS Anonymous Joy Alford & Dan Magyar Robert Armstrong & Phil Ivers Wilda & Janet Arnold & Gayle Hayes Louis & Carmie Auger Diane M. Auld Diane & Frank Babienko Stantec Consulting Banff Aspen Lodge Baywest Homes Ltd. Robin & Ian Beddis Clare Beers & J. Timothy Buehner Michele, Paul, Megan & Matt Beitel James Bergeron & Aileen Delaney John & Sherry Bicknell Rut Bjorkum-Mason Dave & Marilyn Bradley John Brogly Tom & Jeanne Bulger Burnswest Corporation Randi Busenius & Brain Chaisson Tom Byttynen & Janet McMaster A.S.L. & Wendy J. Campbell Colin & Ann Card John & Margaret Carleton, Norton Rose Canada Celero Solutions Ellen & Bill Chidley Carlene & Bruce Chrumka Janice Clark Coca-Cola Refreshments Canada Lois Cole Mary Comeau, Norton Rose Canada Roman Cooney & Debbie Bruckner K. Coutts Kathleen Cowick & Dave Sorrensen, Norton Rose Canada Graham Cox & Marlene Stewart, Norton Rose Canada Lou Cusano Barbara & Tadeusz Dabrowski Deloitte Evelyn Main & Jim Dinning Dr. David & Kris Docherty Susan & Ross Douglas Greg & Tara Draper Gary & Leslie Duchak David & Roxanne Dunlop Rob & Fracey Easson

David Eeles, Norton Rose Canada Pat Elliott Lisa Evern F. Ferguson, Norton Rose Canada Jim Floyd, PowerOn Ltd. Brian French, Where Magazine Ellen & Daryl Fridhandler John & Audrey Fry Terry Gale, Standard General Rob Geremia & Bonnie Kowaliuk Ricardo & Betti Anne Giammarino Warren & Kristine Gieck Global Training Centre Bruce Graham, Calgary Economic Development Donald & Joan Greenfield Grosvenor Americas Charlie Guille, Cougar Contractors Ltd. H & R Block S. Hanlon, Gibson Energy Inc. Brad Harper, TELUS Communications Gord Harris & Nancy Dalton Kevin & Kathy Hildebrand Bernette Ho, Norton Rose Canada Eva & Gord Hoffman Brian Hook Ryan & Kate Hoult Brian & Barbara Howes Clarke & Adele Hunter, Norton Rose Canada Guy & Riina Huntingford Nicola & Gary Jacques Debra Johnstone & Gary Agnew, Cenera Inc. Glenna Jones & Michael Sherman The Kahanoff Foundation Laurie & Barry Kenley Bill & Elspeth Kirk Barb & Yukio Kitagawa Gregory Kurkowski Elaine Lam Bob & Mary Lamond Dave & Kirsten Lankester Sharon & Gord Larsen Tracy & Chris Lee Beth Lennard, First Executive Centre Ray Limbert & Associates, BMO Nesbitt Burns Kerrie Logan, Norton Rose Canada Andrew & Alison Love Ray & Bernice Mack

Bruce & Kathy MacKenzie, Royal Bank of Canada Dr. Michael & Illa Maher Riaz Mamdani, Strategic Group Art Marche John J. Marshall, Norton Rose Canada Corinne & Andy Martel Christine & Tim Martin Brenda & Mark Mason Tracey & Dr. Lloyd Maybaum Scott McGeachy Jim & Dorothy McLeod Mauro & Brenda Meneghetti Alan & Geri Moon Stuart & Catherine Mugford Chuck Mulvenna, Canada Safeway John & Karen Murphy Chad Newcombe Deborah Nickerson Alan Norris, Brookfield Residential Properties Alan & Shelly Norris Neil Nutik & Ellanor Vallance-Nutik Jock & Diana Osler Bob & Rhonda Osness, Osness Insurance Ltd. Alex Osten Donald & Leslie Park Jay & Cheryl Park, Norton Rose Canada The Pennell Family Ron Plucer Stuart Olson Construction Ted Poppitt Robert Rakochey, Norton Rose Canada Margo & Brant Randles Sheila & Reno Redenbach RGO Office Products Partnership Bob & Jean-Ann Rooney Dr. Wayne Rosen & Dr. Laurie Lemieux Vera Ross Juli & Paul Sacco Norm & Kathy Schachar Maggie Schofield Craig Senyk, Mawer Investment John & Grace Shaddick Brent & Gail Shervey Clarice Siebens Roger & Lorna Smith Stephen Smith, Strike Energy Services William Smith Dr. Shean & Tish Stacey James M. Stanford Curtis & Shannon Stange Dr. M. Steele & Dr A. Daly Vera Swanson O.C.

Lynn Tanner & Margaret Graw Harry & Linda Taylor Mark Thompson & Kristina Hall TransCanada Corporation Bill & Cindy Tuer, Norton Rose Canada Michael & Susan Tumback Randal & Pam Van De Mosselaer, Norton Rose Canada Jud Virtue, Norton Rose Canada Alida Visbach & Paul Corbett Darren & Lana Walters, Plumbing Plus Greg & Lori Waslen Rob & Candace Waters Edith & Cal Wenzel Western Management Consultants Ken & Stephanie Wilson

ADOPT-A-PLAY THE KITE RUNNER SUPPORTERS Dave & Marilyn Bradley Frances Coward Rob & Francey Easson Dr. Donald Gladman & Irene Shewchuk Eva & Gord Hoffman Stuart Olley & Mayra Diaz Norm & Kathy Schachar Joanne Schaefer James M. Stanford

2012/13 PLAY SUPPORTERS Anonymous John Armstrong & Karyn Leidal Roy & Roberta Barr Al & Linda Braun Don & Marlene Campbell Ellen & Bill Chidley Brian & Yvonne Conway Robert D.D. Cormack Don & Karol Dabbs Demiantschuk Lequier Burke & Hoffinger Marion Dobberthien Jamie Furtner Don & Lone Gardner David & Anne Hills Dr. Ted Jablonski Barbara & Yukio Kitagawa Howard & Janet McLean B.K. Milne Alan & Shelly Norris Carolyn S. Phillips

In Memory of Barbara Quirk Maria Rees & Michael Binnion Debbie & Dave Rodych Andrea & Robert Sartor Ken & Sharon Schoor Dr. Shean & Tish Stacey Unified Process Mentors, Mark & Louise Lines John & Peggy Van De Pol

INDIVIDUAL DONORS INVESTOR ARC Financial Corporation John & Faye Fisher Nexen Employee Matching Fund

SUSTAINER Richard & Lois Haskayne Tom McCabe Barbara & Yukio Kitagawa Bruce & Janis Morrison

BENEFACTOR Dale & Stacey Burstall Martha Cohen Laura Daniels & Doug Smith Roger & Leslie McMechan Nexen Inc. Community Involvement Osten-Victor Fund at The Calgary Foundation Wanklyn Family Fund at The Calgary Foundation

ASSOCIATE Anonymous Brent Allardyce Diana & David Ballard Nolan & Carol Blades Gary & Tracey Boehm Ian & Gwen Burgess Cenovus Employee Foundation Kirsten Cook-Zaba & Dwayne Zaba Encana Corporation, Community Investment Matching Gifts Lawrence & Berta Fisher Carolyn & Larry Hursh Richard J. Kennedy Professional Corp.

Corinne & Andy Martel Brian Mills & Susan Tyrrell Gareth Morgan Leyton Morris David & Karen Morton Ken & Lois Nelson Barbara Peddlesden

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our donors (...continued) Bernadette & Thomas Raedler Fred L. Scott Talisman Energy Dave & Martha Taylor William & Colleen Tobman Willis Winter Robert Woodrow

FRIEND Anonymous Doreen Abugov Larry Adorjan Sandeep & Donna Aggarwal Marguerite & Rene Amirault Margo & Paul Ancel David & Bev Andrews Stephen A. Arsenych Eric Arrata Frank Babienko Bernice Baher Carol Baker Don & Carol Baker Gwen Baker Barbara Beaton Benoit Beauchamp & Lyne Audet Corey & Jen Belanger Nancy Bell Susan Belsher Thomas R. & Beverly Benson Allison Bergen David Bernatchez Greg & Danielle Bertsch Allan & Donna Black Barbara Black & Malcolm Turner Bev & Mike Blancher Blubrown Communications Inc. Peter & Jan Bolton Gerry Bowland Brian Brausen Jim Brewington Dr. Joan Meldrum & Alan Brooks P.A. Brown Bruce & Heather Brunette Tina Buckthorp Helga Budwill Sher & Richard Burk Marion Burrus David & Sebina Butts Gordy & Brenda Cannady Kathy Carry Ray Caufield Marjorie Challand Donna Chapman Kaye & Irv Cherneski Jim & Eleanor Chinnick Dr. Patricia Chow Margaret Churchill Andrea Clark Bill & Laurie Clay

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Sandy & Neill Coad Ronald & Jane Collie Maureen Cook Robert D.D. Cormack Greg Coupal Denis Couturier & Jo-Ann de Repentigny Margaret Crichton K.W. Crowshaw Jean & Keith Curtis Barbara & Gerry Darichuk Glenn & Melody Davies Gloria Davis Luigi & Joyce De Somma Linda Decker Nancy & Pete Desai David & Kris Docherty Alexis Douglas Pat Drysdale Denis & Pat Duke Willa & Don Dumka Danielle & Scott Durocher Dr. Lori A. Egger Encana Cares Foundation Tom & Marion Enta Michael Ervin & Martina MacLean Dwayne & Rita Ewanchuk David & Dawn Falk Lynne Fawcett Jannette Helen Festival G.J. Filyk Mike & Lorie Flynn Elaine French Cathie Foote & Art Frank Yolande & Denis Gagnon Guy & MaryAnn Gamberg Barb & Dan Giba Alan Glover Lenora & Nicholas Gnida Ron & Helen Goodman Karen & Jack Grant Don & Pauline Gray Peggy Gray J.G. Grier Pamela Grigg Ian Haddow Daniel Hall Glen & Nancy Hammerlindl Clive Hampton & Shirley Novak Barbara R. Hay John C. & Linda Heffer Eugene & Ellen Helfrich Kathy Helfrick Jane Hessdorfer Laurie Hillis Tammy Hironaka Bruce & Sherry Hnidan John & Gillian Hopkins Blair Howell & Laura MacDonald Grant & Cathie Huber Geoff Hughes

James Hughes John Humphrey & Laura McLeod Larry & Carolyn Hursh Perry Itzcovitch Gordon James Carrol Jaques & Bob Loov Carol Jensen Barrie Johnson Glen & Joan Johnston Suzy & Andrew Judson Faisal Kassam Evelyn J. Keddie Darlene & Brian Kelly Margaret Kho Diane & Kelly Kimmett Phyllis King Jim & Maureen Kirby Sheila Kirkland Joyce Kneeland Anne & Allan Kostyniuk Elanda Kowalchuk Helle Kraav Gerri Krienke Herb & Kathy Kroeker George & Susannah Kurian Valerie MacLeod & Frank Kurucz Marion Laing Stewart Lang Molly Larrigan Donald & Carolyn Larsen Lorne & Pat Larson Roger & Diane Leach Helen Leblanc Mark & Brenda Lenko Richard Leslie P.Eng. Linda Lesoway Tammy L.D. Liddle Marion Little L & C Loomes Cathy & Greg Loughlin Diane & Larry Lozinski Lukacik Family Debbie MacDonald & John Sojak Trisha MacKay Daryl Macleod Jean Macnab Sylvia Madder Brian P. Mahoney Cheryl Ann Manness Art Marche Evelyn Martens Blair Mason Dale & Norma Mastre Richard Matthews Patrick McAdoo Marilyn Mcelheran Ronald & Sylvia McIntosh Douglas & Glenda McLean Doug & Cheryl Ann Merchant Annette Messer

Lorretta Miller David Mitchell Jennie Molloy Doug & Gail Monk Charles Moore Peter & Jackie Morgan Barbara & Michael Morin Mona Muir Stephen & Laine Mulholland Wendy Mullane Nerds on Site Calgary NGL Supplies Keith & Kathleen Nicholson Nine One One Communications Carla G. Nixon Catherine Norman Dr. Barbara Nowinska Colleen O'Brien Karen Ormon John & Dianne O'Rourke C. Gordon Packer Bev Palko Karen & John Palmer Brad & Donalda Paton Al Patterson Diana Patterson Robert Penner Mike & Lorie Pesowski Louella & Wayne Pethrick Stacey Petropoulos & Chad Haase P & D Accounting Services Ltd. Ross & Mary Phillips William Phillips Quentin Pittman & Jody Wood Frances Plaunt Ronald & Marjorie Potts Verna & Bryan Pryce Nancy E. Raines Wayne & Susan Ramsden Del Rath Paul Raynor Rob Remmer Jayne Reynett & William Goudkuil Donna Riback Patricia Riggins Dixie Robbins Steven T. Robertson Howard & Karen Roppel Dr. P.A. Roxburgh Craig Rubie Paul & Juli Sacco Christine Sargeant Jo-Ann Schwartzenberger Jana Seibel David Severson Cheryl Sheppard Don Sibbald Ian & Susan Simister Catherine & Peter Sliwa

Kelly Smith & Dan Fichter Penny Smith Peter & Gail Snell John & Marian Spring Alyce & Red Storey Harold Stringer Lesley Stuart Margaret Sundstrom Dave & Darlene Swanson Valerie & H. Allen Swanson Carolyn & David Tavender Jim & Roberta Taylor J.R. Thompson Owen & Dianne Thomson Lynne J. Thornton Lynn Topp Pamela & Allan Twa Peter & Josephine Tymko Pieter Van Vliet Evelyn Vandenhengel Irene Virtue Andrew & Bina Wade David Walker & Brenda McClellan Patricia Walker Alan & Bernie Warden Nomi Whalen Bob & Wendy Whyte Ken & Bev Wiens Art Williamson & Lynda McPhee Ruth Ann Wilton George Woodings Terry & Lora Wyman Norm & Jackie Zacharuk Donna & George Zahary Herrat Zahner Del & Marjorie Zingle

Senators William R. Blain, Q.C. Don Boyes Derek Bridges Martha Cohen Joyce Doolittle Kay Grieve David Haigh Harry Hartley Margaret Hess, Q.C. Les Kimber Jan McCaghren Victor Mitchell Barbara Morin Gerry Nichol Fred Scott Lynne J. Thornton Derek Warren Nomi Whalen For more information on donating to Theatre Calgary, contact Shirley Yurchi-Weber at 403-294-7440 ext 1002 or donations@theatrecalgary.com

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