LISA STEVENS
CHRIS JACKO
Choreographer
Sound Design
for theatre calgary: Cats, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Betty Mitchell nominations). elsewhere: Dolly Parton’s 9 To 5 The Musical, US and UK Tours; Xanadu (Ovation Award Nomination), Arts Club; World Premieres of Disney's High School Musical 1 and 2, US Tour, UK Tour, Japan, Australia, West End, London; Bombay Dreams US Tour. Associate Choreographer – Bombay Dreams, Broadway and West End companies; The First Wives Club, The Old Globe San Diego. Off Broadway: Bingo! The Musical, NYMF; Common Grounds (NYMF Choreography Award), Fiddler on the Roof (Jessie Richardson Award), Hello Dolly! (Jessie Richardson nomination), The Music Man, Vancouver Playhouse. Other: Cabaret, Urinetown, Jesus Christ Superstar, Guys & Dolls. film/television: The Swinging Nutcracker; The Royal Variety Performance, Stay Tuned, Top of the Pops. Upcoming for Lisa is the feature film Tackling Romeo, 9 To 5 The Musical in London’s West End and Spamalot for Drayton Entertainment.
DAVE PIERCE Music Supervisor, Arrangements & Orchestrations Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Orchestrator – Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Tony Awards, American Music Awards, Twyla Tharp/Frank Sinatra: Come Fly Away (NYC) and Dance With Me (Las Vegas & Nat'l Tour); Jesus Christ Superstar Gospel, Chicago, Dr. Dolittle, Crazy For You, Forever Swing, Annie Get Your Gun, Movin' Out. Composer – 2010 Olympic Winter Games, 2011 Arab Olympic Games, Queen's Royal Visit 2005, Calgary Stampede Evening Show (20 years). Arranger – Michael Buble, Robbie Williams, Sarah McLachlan, Nelly Furtado, Bryan Adams, Carrie Underwood, Carly Rae Jepson, Rod Stewart, Jann Arden, Paul Brandt, Alanis Morissette. awards: Emmy Award Winner for Outstanding Music Direction – 2010 Olympic Winter Games, Global Music Award winner for Composer – 2011 Arab Olympic Games in Doha, Qatar.
for theatre calgary: Set & Costume Design – Pride and Prejudice (National Arts Centre co-pro), A Christmas Carol (2011 - 12), Costume Design – A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Much Ado About Nothing (1993). elsewhere: New Brunswick based set and costume designer Patrick Clark has worked in theatres and taught in schools across Canada for the past twenty five years. His designs have been seen onstage at the Stratford Festival, Shaw Festival, Guthrie Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Theatre New Brunswick, Neptune Theatre, Soulpepper Theatre Company and Theatre Aquarius. Patrick has won three Nova Scotia Merritt Awards for Costume Design. He is a member of the Associated Designers of Canada and The Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.
for theatre calgary: Head of Sound (2007 – present). Sound Design – Next to Normal, Cats, A Christmas Carol (2011 – 12), The Drowsy Chaperone, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Beyond Eden (Jessie Richardson Nomination). Sound Engineer – Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Disney’s Beauty & the Beast (Citadel co-pro). elsewhere: Sound Design – You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, The Wizard of Oz, Seussical The Musical, ATP; British Invasion, A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline, Canadian Explosion, Nunsense, Victor Victoria, Stage West. Sound System Designer – Urinetown, GZT/H&M. awards: Recipient of the 2012 Greg Bond Memorial Award. Chris has been involved in theatrical sound design and production for the past nineteen years, having earned his BFA in Technical Theatre from Ryerson University in Toronto. Previously, he has worked as the head of sound for the University of Calgary’s University Theatre Services and for Theatre Junction at the Grand.
GERALD KING
J A N E M A C FA R L A N E
Lighting Design
Vocal Coach
for theatre calgary: Cats, Much Ado About Nothing, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Heiress, The Importance of Being Earnest. elsewhere: Opera – Madama Butterfly, Opera Omaha; Tosca, Carmen, Vanessa, The Magic Flute, Don Giovanni, Eugene Onegin, Madama Butterfly, Pacific Opera Victoria; La Boheme, Romeo et Julietta, Salome, La Traviatta, Cosi Fan Tutti, Cavalleria Rusticana, Pagliacci, La Clemenza Di Tito, Vancouver Opera; La Boheme, Manitoba Opera Centre; The Tales of Hoffman, Opera Lyra. Dance – A Streetcar Named Desire, The Rite of Spring, Ballet BC; A Simple Way, (Brackets), LSD, Sunyata, Kokoro Dance. Theatre – MacBeth, As You Like It, Merchant of Venice, Bard on the Beach; La Cage Aux Folles, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Death of A Salesman, The Fantasticks, Vancouver Playhouse; The Drowsy Chaperone, Citadel Theatre/National Arts Centre; Toronto Mississippi, Theatre Aquarius; Educating Rita, Ubuntu, The Syringa Tree, Wit, Western Canada Theatre.
for theatre calgary: Over 30 productions in the past 12 years, including: The Kite Runner (Citadel Theatre co-pro), Pride and Prejudice (National Arts Centre copro), Enron, To Kill a Mockingbird, Much Ado About Nothing, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (MTC copro), 7 Stories (Canadian Stage Company co-pro), Ideal Husband, Miracle Worker and 11 years of A Christmas Carol. elsewhere: Toad of Toad Hall, That Elusive Spark, Treasure Island, Vincent in Brixton, Syringa Tree, ATP; Filth, Trainspotting, Sage Theatre; Submarine, Lunchbox Theatre. Jane teaches Voice and Acting in the Performance Program at Mount Royal University. She is the Resident Voice Coach for Theatre Calgary.
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