2014 Disney's & Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins - House Programme

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Theatre Calgary presents Disney's and Cameron Mackintosh’s

MARY POPPINS May 6 - June 15, 2014

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WELCOME It is surprising to me that this beloved movie musical took so long to emerge on the Broadway stage. What a thrill now that it has finally arrived, and in a very theatrically fulfilling way. Some of the songs from the movie have been replaced with entirely new ones ("Practically Perfect" for example) and an entirely new script has been created and moulded around these iconic songs. The heart of our story remains the deliciously disruptive Mary Poppins. And who wouldn't wish for a nanny to fly in and clean house (figuratively and literally) to make it all shipshape. The beloved Mary Poppins knows her place and the challenge before her: reunite this family and rekindle their love.

We've created this production with the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton. Sharing the tasks to bring it to the stage has been nothing short of magic: one company building the sets, another one building the costumes, etc. To conduct this epic undertaking (yes, it is as complicated and detailed as it looks) we have brought in a creative team from far and wide. I calculate that it has taken over 150 people to bring together our production. There really are many, many magical Mary Poppinses playing their part, and hopefully filling you and your family with joy and love.

DENNIS GARNHUM Artistic Director

mary poppins DIRECTOR'S NOTES I am writing these notes on the evening following our first rehearsal for Mary Poppins. It was a very exciting day. Instead of the usual readthrough and sing-through of the musical, our designers and I talked the cast through the production—explaining the look of each setting and each character, and how each scene contributes to the beautiful story that we are telling.

Mary Poppins is, of course, a story about family, and the need all children and husbands and wives have for love within their family. Mary arrives to mend a broken—or what we now call a dysfunctional—family.

Not that it would be unusual in 1907 London, for parents who could Blythe Wilson, Andrew MacDonald-Smith afford a nanny, to see their children for as little as 15 minutes a day. But whether or not it’s the social norm, it doesn't make it right. It certainly won’t suffice for Jane and Michael Banks, hence the need for this mystical, and exceedingly practical, nanny.

This morning I read to the cast an excerpt from a biography of P.L. Travers, the creator of Mary Poppins. It included the following:

photo by david cooper

“Mary takes the Banks children on many adventures to visit her most peculiar friends and relations. It is the contrast between these adventures in Fairyland, or Wonderland, or Neverland, and the reality of life in Cherry Tree Lane and its environs that gives the Mary Poppins stories their special charm. In the real world live forlorn and rather lonely figures…in the unreal world live happier folk.”

P.L. Travers spent much of her life as a forlorn and lonely figure. May Mary Poppins bring all of us some of the joy and relief she brought to her author and to the countless children who need to know that their parents love them—even when they forget to show them.

UP NEXT Next season expect outrageous laughter, heartbreaking tears, and an ever-expanding season. We kick it all off in September with the hilarious One Man, Two Guvnors. Critics call it "the funniest play on the planet." I can't think of a better way to begin.

Michael Shamata Director

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Mount Royal University created a unique professional performing opportunity for graduating drama students in Alberta with Shakespeare in the Park.

Theatre Calgary is proud to continue that tradition with Shakespeare by the Bow at Prince’s Island Park this summer.

Spend a summer’s evening in the park and laugh at one of Shakespeare’s silliest plays. When two sets of twins, separated at birth, find themselves in the same city, a series of wild mishaps ensue!

Starring a company of Alberta’s up-and-coming actors, every performance is pay-what-you-will.

Last summer we made national news as our production was washed away due to the floods.

It took all of our efforts but the show went on.

Now we’re back in beautiful Prince’s Island Park and this year we are more than ready to laugh with one of the Bard’s most delightful comedies.

– Dennis Garnhum, Artistic Director

the comedy of errors

By William Shakespeare, Director Glynis Leyshon

RETURNING TO PRINCE’S ISLAND PARK JUNE 26 TO AUGUST 9, 2014 ADMISSION IS PAY WHAT YOU WILL No ticket required

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The THEATRE CALGARY

general information

Production of Disney’s and Cameron Mackintosh’s

cameras and audio / visual recording devices are not permitted in the theatre. The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

beeping cellular phones, pagers and watches intrude on other patrons’ enjoyment of the play. Please ensure that these items cannot sound during a performance. Alternatively, you may leave them with our staff at the coat check. good theatre etiquette benefits everyone. Please do not talk or unwrap candies during the performance. At the end of the performance, remain in your seat until the curtain call is finished and the house lights have been turned on.

babies are not permitted in the theatre. assistive listening devices for the hard of hearing are available at the coat check of the Max Bell Theatre.

For first aid assistance, see the house manager or the nearest usher.

MARY POPPINS A Musical based on the stories of P.L. TRAVERS and the WALT DISNEY Film Original Music and Lyrics by RICHARD M. SHERMAN and ROBERT B. SHERMAN Book by JULIAN FELLOWES New songs and Additional Music and Lyrics by GEORGE STILES and ANTHONY DREWE Co-Created by CAMERON MACKINTOSH

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.

T HE CAS T

KEVIN AICHELE JAK BARRADELL JOSEPH BRIGLEY KENDRA CONNOR PETER CUMINS STEPHEN FINDLAY MICHELLE FISK JACK FORESTIER VINCENT GALE NICKO GIANNAKOS SUSAN GILMOUR SHELLEY KENNEY FAITH LEBLANC ANDREW MACDONALD-SMITH ZASHA RABIE KATE RYAN KEITH SAVAGE SHANE SNOW JOEL TAYLOR JESSICA VANDENBERG VICTORIA WHISTANCE-SMITH BLYTHE WILSON

i n alp h ab e t i c al or d e r Mr. Northbrook, Ensemble Neleus, Ensemble Messenger Boy, Ensemble Katie Nanna, Mrs. Corry, Ensemble Robertson Ay, Ensemble Ensemble Mrs. Brill Michael Banks Mr. Banks Policeman, Toy Soldier, Ensemble Miss Andrew, Miss Lark, Bird Woman Raggedy Doll, Ensemble Ensemble Bert Jane Banks Mrs. Banks Admiral Boom, Herr Von Hussler, Valentine, Ensemble Park Keeper, Ensemble Punch Doll, Ensemble Glamorous Doll, Ensemble Ensemble Mary Poppins

Policemen, toys, customers, kite flyers, sweeps, bankers and other characters are played by members of the ensemble.

Understudies: Joseph Brigley (Michael Banks), Kendra Connor (Mary Poppins), Peter Cumins (Bert), Faith LeBlanc (Jane Banks)

S E T T I NG

London, England, 1907

Theatre Calgary gratefully acknowledges the support provided from the Alberta Lottery Fund, by the Government of Alberta through The Alberta Foundation for the Arts, the City of Calgary through Calgary Arts Development, the Community Spirit Donation Grant Program, the Government of Canada through the Canada Council and Canadian Heritage and all corporate and private contributors.

Advertising Enquiries, please call: Savage Publishing, (403) 305-8597, savagepublishing@telus.net All Mary Poppins photos throughout by David Cooper.

MICHAEL SHAMATA DON HORSBURGH LISA STEVENS CORY SINCENNES GILLIAN GALLOW MICHAEL WALTON PETER MCBOYLE MICHAEL LAIRD JOEL BERNBAUM DOUG MERTZ SHELLEY KENNEY

Director Musical Director Choreographer Set Design Costume Design Lighting Design Sound Design Associate Sound Design Assistant Director Dialect Coach Dance Captain

EVAN R. KLASSEN EMMA BRAGER KERRY JOHNSON TRENT CROSBY CARISSA SAMS

Stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager Rehearsal Production Assistant Young Company Chaperone

CATHARINE CRUMB CHRIS JACKO RON SIEGMUND BEN WILSON ANDREW RAFUSE, TRISHA HERBERT, BEN CORNER SAM HINDLE RACHEL MICHELLE SHERIDAN KATIE KLINGVALL, KIRSTEN WHITE LILLIAN MESSER CARLEY LAINE POWELL JULI ELKIW

Head of Lighting Head of Sound Wig & Hairstylist, Wardrobe Master Head Stage Carpenter Stage Hands RF Technician Lead Dresser Dressers Wardrobe Maintenance Wig Assistant Wig Maintenance

This performance has one 20-minute intermission.

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

All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 west 54th Street, New York, NY 10019. Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684 www.MTISHows.com

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TC TEACHERS’ CLUB

TC TEEN CLUB

We invite teachers to take a break, and trade your marking for mingling with great new friends. Club membership includes tickets to the first Wednesday preview performance of each play in our subscription season. Prior to the performance, club members enjoy light refreshments and a special preshow presentation with a professional artist or member of our artistic staff. Let us inspire you and share our learning with you for a change!

If you’re a teen in grade 9 – 12, and have an interest in the performing arts, then we have the club for you! The Teen Club meets at the fourth Tuesday performance of each play in our subscription season. Membership includes pizza, pop and a preshow talk or interactive workshop with a professional artist. Club members are also invited to join us for a post-show talkback with actors from the production.

What a great way to meet new friends and learn more about life in the theatre!

Teachers’ Club membership is valid for a full season and is available to teachers grades k through 12 for $100.00.* Space is limited so call our box office at 403-294-7447 to join today. *Membership is non-refundable and non-transferrable. Tickets cannot be exchanged for a different performance.

TC INDUSTRY SERIES The Industry Series at Theatre Calgary features guest speakers, panels, and special events for theatre artists and enthusiasts.

What does the future of theatre look like in Calgary and abroad?

What are the challenges? Who are the champions? Grab a drink, join your fellow artists and be inspired by provocative and innovative dialogues. Then spend the evening networking and sharing ideas!

Admission is free and open to all.

Series schedule and future updates can be found at theatrecalgary.com.

Top: Photo of the cast of Next to Normal

by Trudie Lee. Bottom: Photo of Paul Sun-Hyung Lee and Andre Sills in Kim's Convenience

by Trudie Lee

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NEW FOR 2014-15

DISCOVER

TC interACTive Theatre Calgary is a gathering place for all Calgarians to participate in the live theatre experience.

As part of our future, we look forward to providing even more opportunities for us to share ideas, discovery and learning. In 2014-15 we are excited to create the following new programs inspired by our plays and artists, and by our audiences.

Information about these and other TC interACTive programs can be found at theatrecalgary.com.

Teen Club membership is valid for a full season and available for $100.00.* Space is limited so call our box office at 403-294-7447 to join today. *Membership is non-refundable and nontransferrable. Tickets cannot be exchanged for a different performance.

TC RESIDENCIES As part of our commitment to the professional development of Calgary theatre artists, we invite artists (both established and emerging) from a variety of disciplines to participate as members of our creative company for a full season. These artists receive a rare opportunity to enhance their skills and receive mentorship in a large-scale professional environment.

In addition, each artist will work on a significant creative project in their discipline at Theatre Calgary during the course of the production season.

For more information about the TC Residencies Program, contact Shari Wattling, Artistic Associate, swattling@theatrecalgary.com.

Disney’s and Cameron Mackintosh’s

MARY POPPINS ORCHESTRA

MARY SULLIVAN ERIN FUNG COLIN MAIER JIM MURRAY JAY MICHALAK ROB MCCOSH CINNAMON ANDERSON DAVE REID ALDEN LOWREY MICHELLE GRÉGOIRE JOE SLABE BRAD STECKEL MORAG NORTHEY KODI HUTCHINSON JEFF FAFARD

Flute, Piccolo Clarinet, Eb Clarinet, Bass Clarinet Oboe, Cor Anglais Trumpet 1, Cornet, Flugelhorn Trumpet 2, Cornet, Flugelhorn Horn 1 Horn 2 Trombone 1, Euphonium Trombone 2, Tuba Keyboard 1 Keyboard 2 Guitar, Electric Guitar, Banjo Cello Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass Drums, Percussion

ORCHESTRA SUBSTITUTES The cast of Mary Poppins

LEANNE PAISLEY DARYL CASWELL CARSTEN RUBELING

Trumpet 2, Cornet, Flugelhorn Horn 1 Trombone 1, Euphonium

Andrew MacDonald-Smith

ACT I

Prologue (Chim Chim Cheree) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bert Cherry Tree Lane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Banks, Mrs. Banks, Jane, Michael, Mrs. Brill, Robertson Ay The Perfect Nanny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jane, Michael Practically Perfect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Poppins, Jane, Michael Chim Chiminey (Park Reprise) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bert Jolly Holiday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bert, Mary Poppins, Jane, Michael, Neleus, Londoners Let’s Hope She Will Stay, Being Mrs. Banks . . . . . . . Mr. Banks, Mrs. Banks, Jane, Michael A Spoonful of Sugar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Poppins, Jane, Michael, Robertson Ay, Mrs. Banks Precision and Order, A Man Has Dreams . . . . . . . . . . Bank Chairman, Bank Clerks, Secretaries, Von Hussler, Mr. Northbrook, Mr. Banks Feed the Birds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bird Woman, Mary Poppins Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Poppins, Jane, Michael, Bert, Mrs. Corry, Customers Chim Chiminey (Twists and Turns Reprise) . . . . . . . Bert, Mary Poppins Playing the Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Poppins, Valentine, Glamourous Doll, Mr. Punch, Raggedy Doll, Toy Soldier Chim Chim Cheree (Reprise) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bert, Mary Poppins

Entr'acte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orchestra Cherry Tree Lane (Reprise) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Banks, Mrs. Banks, Jane, Michael, Mrs. Brill, Robertson Ay Brimstone and Treacle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miss Andrew Let's Go Fly a Kite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bert, Park Keeper, Jane, Michael, Kite Flyers Good for Nothing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George Being Mrs. Banks (Reprise) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Banks Brimstone and Treacle (Reprise) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Poppins, Miss Andrew Practically Perfect (Reprise) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Poppins, Jane, Michael Step in Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bert, Mary Poppins, Jane, Michael, Sweeps A Man Has Dreams (Reprise)/ A Spoonful of Sugar (Reprise) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George, Bert Anything Can Happen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Poppins, Jane, Michael, Company A Spoonful of Sugar (Reprise) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Poppins

ACT II

Original London and Broadway Production Credits: Produced by Cameron Mackintosh and Thomas Schumacher

Co-Choreographer Stephen Mear

Lighting Design Howard Harrison Scenic and Costume Design Bob Crowley Co-Direction and Choreography Matthew Bourne Directed by Richard Eyre

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the company

KEVIN AICHELE

PETER CUMINS

Mr. Northbrook, Ensemble

Robertson Ay, Ensemble, Bert Understudy

Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: The Last Resort, Globe; Monty Python’s Spamalot, Sweeney Todd, Citadel; Sweeney Todd, Vertigo; I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, Souris Valley; Maria Rasputin Presents, Forte; Annie, Beauty and the Beast, Singin' in the Rain, Miss Saigon, Rainbow Stage; Crazy for You, Drayton; Company, Nine, Drycold Productions; Rich, MTYP; Oliver, Stirling Festival; Jesus Christ Superstar, Grease, Joseph, Stage West; Annie Get Your Gun, Massey Hall; Fire, Urinetown, Persephone; My Fair Lady, MTC; Snow White, Disney Entertainment; A Dixie Gospel, Brookstone Theatre. film/television: Something Beneath, Faces in the Crowd, and True Crime “Concrete Evidence”. awards: Betty Mitchell and Calgary Critics Award – Outstanding Performance in a Musical – Sweeney Todd, Dora Award nomination – A Dixie Gospel.

JOSEPH BRIGLEY Messenger Boy, Ensemble, Michael Banks Understudy Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Joe has been studying piano and voice for almost five years. He has competed successfully at local and provincial levels. Joe’s interests include playing hockey and baseball, watching football with his dad and gaming.

Since he was very young he has always been a bit of a ‘ham,’ keeping family and friends entertained. He has an interesting ability to make various sounds and impressions from a baby’s cry, to chickens, to Jar Jar Binks and beyond. Joe lives in Coronation with his mom, dad, older sister and brother, and his cat Whiskers.

Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Legally Blonde - The Musical, Theatre Under The Stars; Beauty and the Beast, Belgrade Theatre; The Pirates of Penzance, Rose Theatre. film/television: You Can Sing for Carlton Television, an instructional DVD for budding young singers which also featured Spice Girl Mel C. For the past 2 years, Peter has been working for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines as a featured singer in their production shows onboard some of the most impressive ships in the world. Originally from Perth, Western Australia, Peter is a graduate of London, England’s prestigious Arts Educational School where he received a Bachelor in Musical Theatre.

S T E P H E N F I N D L AY Ensemble

JAK BARRADELL Neleus, Ensemble for theatre calgary: Anne of Green Gables - The Musical, Cats. elsewhere: White Christmas, Altar Boyz, Hairspray, Arts Club; Footloose, Ash Girl, Exit 22; Anna Karenina, Once On This Island, Arbutus Studio; A Chorus Line, Royal City Music Theatre. Jak has also performed as a dancer for Celebrity Cruise Lines and NYK Cruise Lines and as a dancer and singer for Cunard Cruise Lines. Jak has a Musical Theatre Diploma from Capilano University and a CDTA Tap Teacher’s Certificate.

KENDRA CONNOR Katie Nanna, Mrs. Corry, Ensemble, Mary Poppins Understudy Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: The Sound of Music, Citadel; Whiplash Weekend, The Infinite Shiver, What Gives?, Teatro La Quindicina; Strike!, Workshop West; Bless You, Billy Wilder, Shadow Theatre; Fiorello, Plain Jane Theatre; Pirates of Penzance, Edmonton Opera; Maggie Now, Spokesong, Theatre Prospero. awards: Sterling Award nominations - Fiorello, Maggie Now. Up next for Kendra is Swordplay at the Edmonton Fringe for Acme Theatre and a return next fall to Theatre Prospero's four part epic, Maggie Now. Kendra is a graduate of the Theatre Arts program at MacEwan University.

Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: The Sound of Music, Mirvish; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Livent; three seasons with the Charlottetown Festival; SwingStep, Silver Fox Productions; Oliver, Drayton; Crazy For You, Forty Second Street, Huron Country Playhouse; Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Moonpath Productions. film/ television: Hairspray, Once Upon A Mattress, Queer As Folk, and numerous television commercials. He has had the good fortune to work with many artists including Donny Osmond, Shania Twain, Ernie Coombs (Mr. Dressup), Rex Harrington, Traci Ullman, Louise Pitre, Carol Burnett, Matthew Morrison, Denis O’Hare, Tony nominated choreographer Arlene Phillips and Tony Award-winning choreographer Kathleen Marshall. Currently Stephen is on the faculty at Sheridan College and Metro Movement Studios in Toronto.

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MICHELLE FISK

SUSAN GILMOUR

Mrs. Brill

Miss Andrew, Miss Lark, Bird Woman

Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Antigone, Grease, Rough Justice, The Taming of the Shrew, Citadel; Les Belles Soeurs, Love's Labour's Lost, Measure For Measure, King John, The Imaginary Invalid, The Country Wife, Alice Through The Looking Glass, The Merchant Of Venice, The Swanne, The Music Man, Stratford, ten seasons; The Melville Boys, Company, Homeward Bound, Larry's Party, Picasso At The Lapin Agile, The Elephant Man, London Road, Canadian Stage; The Importance Of Being Earnest, The Duchess Of Malfi, The Tempest, The Winslow Boy, The Man Who Came To Dinner, Grumpy Old Men, MTC, four seasons, resident company; Orpheus Descending, Royal Alex/MTC; Unity 1918, For The Pleasure Of Seeing Her Again, Who Has Seen The Wind, Six Degrees Of Separation, Theatre Aquarius; Cruel Tears, Yesteryear, Innocence Lost, Blyth Festival, ten seasons; The Sound Of Music, Persephone; The Drowsy Chaperone, Globe; How I Learned To Drive, Centaur. Michelle is an acting coach and has taught at George Brown and St Clair colleges, as well as Ryerson and Waterloo Universities.

JACK FORESTIER Michael Banks Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Nine year old Jack started performing at a very early age. He began studying the violin at the age of two and has delighted audiences across Canada ever since. In 2011, Jack won the Northern Star Talent Search and in the following year he was a semi-finalist on the National television program, Canada's Got Talent.

Jack's love of music and performing has led him to the musical theatre world. In addition to his violin studies, Jack loves to play the piano, downhill ski and play chess.

VINCENT GALE Mr. Banks for theatre calgary: Charley’s Aunt, Tons of Money. elsewhere: Dangerous Corner, True West, Vincent in Brixton, The Caretaker, Proof, The Relapse, Vancouver Playhouse; Stones in His Pockets, The Cryptogram, God of Carnage, Belfry; John & Beatrice, Persephone; A Line in the Sand, Tarragon; Venus in Fur, Glengarry Glen Ross, Waiting for Godot, Dancing at Lughnasa, 7 Stories, Marvin's Room, Arts Club; The Real Thing, MTC. film/television: Bates Motel, Motive, Queer as Folk, Battlestar Galactica, Monk, Supernatural, Fringe, Blackstone, Bye Bye Blues, Fathers & Sons, Bruce Sweeney’s Dirty, Last Wedding, American Venus, Excited and the upcoming feature film Hector and the Search for Happiness. awards: Vincent has received four Jessie Richardson theatre Awards, a Gemini nomination, an AMPIA for Best Actor, and the Genie Award in 2002 for Last Wedding.

NICKO GIANNAKOS Policeman, Toy Soldier, Ensemble Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Guys and Dolls, Centaur; Cabaret, Seagal Centre; Fiddler on the Roof, MTC; Lord of the Rings, Mirvish; Victor/Victoria, Chicago, Stage West; Houdini, Outremont; How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Drayton; West Side Story, Vancouver Opera; three seasons with Stratford. Nicko was born in Montreal, where he studied at Quebec’s Ecole Superieure de Danse which led to him dancing with Le Jeune Ballets du Quebec, the Albany Berkshire Ballet and Les Grands Ballets Canadiens. He has toured the U.S and the Middle East and performed all over Canada. Nicko would like to thank his family and friends for their support.

for theatre calgary: Evita (1993). elsewhere: Monty Python’s Spamalot, The Sound of Music, Little Women – The Musical, The Three Musketeers, The Drowsy Chaperone, Man of La Mancha, Oliver!, The Beggar’s Opera, Citadel; Les Misérables, Imperial Theatre (New York), Royal Alexandra/Princess of Wales (Toronto), Pantages Theatre (L.A.), Les Misérables, International Asian/African tour; Broadway and Beyond, Town Hall (New York); Into the Woods, My Fair Lady, The Threepenny Opera, Stratford; Rob Roy, Edinburgh Festival; Cats, Rainbow Stage/Theatre Aquarius; Sylvia, Theatre Aquarius; Pelagie, Larry’s Party, Canadian Stage/NAC; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Stage West/Drayton; Guys and Dolls, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, St. Lawrence Centre; Evita, Drayton/Neptune; Anything Goes, Drayton; Man of La Mancha, Neptune/Royal Alexandra; Anne of Green Gables, Charlottetown Festival. Susan is so happy to be back at Theatre Calgary!

SHELLEY KENNEY Raggedy Doll, Ensemble, Dance Captain Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Dance Legends, Grand (London); Tales of Hoffmann, Semele, Canadian Opera Company; Cats, Rainbow Stage; Happy Days, Stage West; Scrooge The Musical, Broadway Gold 1 & II, Rose Theatre; Encore, Tokyo Disney; Celebrity and Princess Cruise Lines, Canadian Forces Show Tour (Alert). film/television: Breakfast Television, MMVA’s, Warehouse 13, Give Me The Music, City TV NY’s Bash.

Shelley is proud to share her talent and love for the arts as a dance educator and choreographer. Thanks to her amazing family and friends for their support.

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FA I T H L E B L A N C Ensemble, Jane Banks Understudy Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Faith has been in countless drama and musical theatre camps and programs since she was 4 years old, including classes at the Foote Theatre School. She is 10 and a Junior Black Belt in Uechi Ryu Karate. She enjoys skiing, reading, playing Lego, and chilling with her friends.

When Faith first saw Mary Poppins two summers ago, she dreamt of being onstage herself and her dream has now become a reality. Faith would like to thank all of her drama and musical theatre instructors for everything they have taught her. She would also like to thank her parents, family and friends for their support, and give a special shout out to Michele for giving her a home in Calgary.

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ANDREW MACDONALDSMITH

ZASHA RABIE

Bert

Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Little Mermaid, Calgary Actor’s Studio. Zasha competed in the 17th Annual World Championships of Performing Arts in Los Angeles, where she received a bronze medal for Contemporary and gold medal for Country. Zasha is a busy Grade 7 student at Strathcona Tweedsmuir School in Okotoks. She started taking voice lessons when she was 5 years old and opened the High River Rodeo with "O Canada" for the past 7 years.

Outside of theatre, Zasha is provincially competitive in trampoline and tumbling. She dreams of doing musical theatre on Broadway!

for theatre calgary: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. elsewhere: The Pillowman, Citadel; the specially created role of the Bartender (Maurice Tipo) for Avenue Q, Broadway/The Golden Theatre; Whiplash Weekend, Pith!, Angels on Horseback, The Hoof and Mouth Advantage, The Scent of Compulsion, The Infinite Shiver (co-writer), Witness to a Conga, Everybody Goes to Mitzi’s (co-writer), Mother of the Year, A Rocky Night for His Nibs, Teatro la Quindicina; Avenue Q, Arts Club; The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, H.M.S. Pinafore, Edmonton Opera; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Footloose, The Wizard of Oz, Mayfield; The Liars, Shadow Theatre; The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Vertigo. film/television: Tiny Plastic Men and The Man That Got Away. awards: Sterling Award nominations – Pith!, Witness to a Conga, The Liars.

Jane Banks

K AT E R YA N

JESSICA VANDENBERG

Mrs. Banks

Glamorous Doll, Ensemble

Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Actor – A Christmas Carol (12 years), True Love Lies, Metamorphoses, Measure for Measure, Peter Pan, Twelfth Night, Hello Dolly!, Fiddler on the Roof, Citadel; Dolly Parton's 9 to 5: The Musical, Boeing, Boeing, Dial M for Murder, Saturday Night Club, Oklahoma!, The Sound of Music, Mayfield; Communion, Poor Superman, Ugly Man, Theatre Network; The Ambassador’s Wives, The Exquisite Hour, Teatro La Quindicina; I Do, I Do, Wonderful Town, Nightingales, Leave It To Jane Theatre.

Director – Mack and Mabel, Little Fish, Fiorello!, Bells are Ringing, Plain Jane Theatre. awards: Kate has received 3 Sterling Awards and an AMPIA. She is an instructor at Grant MacEwan University Theatre Arts program and with the Robbins Academy and develops puppet shows with Kaybridge Puppets.

Kate is forever thankful to her family for their love and support.

SHANE SNOW Park Keeper, Ensemble for theatre calgary: Skydive. elsewhere: Blood Brothers, Mary Poppins, White Christmas, Gypsy, The Producers, Beauty & The Beast, Arts Club; Ordinary Days, Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog, Relephant Theatre; Hello, Dolly! Playhouse. Director/ Choreographer – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline, Chemainus; SkiBum: The Musical, Iron Mountain Theatre; Schwartz’s: The Musical, Centaur. Shane is a graduate of the theatre program at Red Deer College, and the Canadian College of Performing Arts.

J O E L TAY LO R Punch Doll, Ensemble

KEITH SAVAGE Admiral Boom, Herr Von Hussler, Valentine, Ensemble Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Show Boat, Livent; Teddy and Alice, Take Me Along, Little Johnny Jones, Broadway; the first U.S. National Tour of Crazy For You, 101 Prods; Cinderella, The Wizard of Oz, Grand (London); The Producers, Peter Pan, Neptune; Beauty and the Beast, Oliver!, Theatre Aquarius; Twelve Angry Men, How the Other Half Loves, Damn Yankees, Harvey, The Sound of Music, Annie, The Music Man, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Mary Poppins, Drayton; Victor/ Victoria, Damn Yankees, Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Hello Dolly!, Stage West; 400 Kilometres, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Magnus; Countess Maritza, Die Fledermaus, Kismet, The Mikado, Toronto Operetta Theatre. Selected U.S. regional theatres include Goodspeed Opera House, Alley Theatre, Arena Stage, and Walnut Street Theatre. film/television: PBS’s Great Performances, the Gershwin Gala and ABC's Liberty Weekend. awards: Keith has been nominated for a Jessie, Betty, and an Ovation. Originally from Virginia, he graduated from the College of William and Mary. He now makes his home in Toronto.

Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Monty Python’s Spamalot, Drayton; Dance Legends, Grand (London); Annie, Cats, Beauty and the Beast, Grease, Peter Pan, Rainbow Stage; La Cage Aux Folles, Neptune; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Stage West; White Christmas, My Fair Lady, MTC; Doodlebops Tour, Koba Entertainment; Princess Cruise Lines. Joel would like to thank his family for all their support.

Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Toy Story: The Musical, Disney Imagineering; Chicago, Stage West; A Christmas Carol, Everything I Love About Christmas, Upper Canada Playhouse; Cabaret, Rose Theatre; RENT, Toronto's Panasonic Theatre; Sweeney Todd, Oklahoma!, Love's Labour's Lost, Once Upon A Mattress, Sheridan. film/television: Lucky 7, Hemlock Grove, Warehouse 13, Suits, Bomb Girls, Make Your Move, Lingerie, Being Erica. Originally from Ottawa, Jess is a Sheridan Institute honours graduate and has enjoyed travelling all over the continent and doing what she loves. Much love to Peter and Stephen, my ongoing supportive family, and my wonderful William.

V I C T O R I A W H I S TA N C E SMITH Ensemble Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Oklahoma!, Spring Awakening, Chicago, Merrily We Roll Along, Sheridan; The Nutcracker, National Ballet of Canada. Recently, Victoria was part of Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir 3 presented in Belfast, as a memorial to the Titanic. She has travelled as far as Germany as part of the Canadian National Tap Team bringing home a gold and silver medal. Victoria is a choreographer and teacher for multiple studios in the Toronto region and teaches vocals privately.

She is an honours graduate from Sheridan College’s Music Theatre Performance Program and a gold medal recipient in vocal performance from the Royal Conservatory of Music. Victoria has trained extensively in various dance disciplines as well as vocal styles including classical, music theatre and commercial performance. Many thanks to God, the creative team, Peter and Stephen, and her family.

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B LY T H E W I L S O N

M I C H A E L S H A M ATA

DON HORSBURGH

Mary Poppins

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for theatre calgary: Evita (MTC co-pro, 2003). elsewhere: Mamma Mia!, Royal Alexandra/Mirvish; Mrs. Banks in Disney’s Mary Poppins, Broadway and US Tour; The Three Musketeers, Chicago Shakespeare Co.; The Last Five Years, Canadian Stage; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Aspects of Love, Livent/US Tour; The Sound of Music, Mirvish; Miracle on 34th Street, Grand (London); Man of La Mancha, Citadel/Mirvish; Oklahoma, Oliver!, The Threepenny Opera, The Boyfriend, Amadeus during five seasons at Stratford; The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Happy End, Shadow Play, The Long Christmas Dinner, She Loves Me during four seasons at Shaw. Blythe was last seen at Theatre Calgary in Evita playing Eva Peron for which she received a Betty Mitchell Award nomination. She is from Vancouver, B.C., where she studied at the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre School, and now makes her home in New York City with her husband and golden retriever. She would like to dedicate her performance to her parents, Bonnie and Paul, who always encouraged her to chase her dreams.

for theatre calgary: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare in the Park). elsewhere: Red, The Year of Magical Thinking, Belfry; Great Expectations, six years of A Christmas Carol, Soulpepper; The Importance of Being Earnest, Citadel; directed at most of the major theatres across the country, including Stratford and Canadian Stage. awards: Dora for Outstanding Production – A Little Night Music, Jessies for Outstanding Production and Direction – The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and Outstanding Production – Fiddler on the Roof, Capital City Critics' Award for Outstanding Production – And Slowly Beauty and Kilt. Michael is Artistic Director of the Belfry Theatre in Victoria, and was previously Artistic Director of both the Grand Theatre in London, Ontario (1995-1999) and Theatre New Brunswick (1989-1995).

for theatre calgary: Next to Normal (Citadel copro), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Citadel co-pro), Guys and Dolls (Citadel/ MTC co-pro), West Side Story (Citadel co-pro), Into the Woods, Fire, Anne of Green Gables (1994), Pal Joey. elsewhere: Happy End, Blue Champagne, National Tours; Original music for 19 productions, most memorable are Waiting for Godot, Coriolanus, World of Wonders, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, as well as musical director for Threepenny Opera, Stratford; The Sound of Music, US National Tour; Monty Python’s Spamalot, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, A Christmas Carol, Little Women, The Rocky Horror Show, Sweeney Todd, Hunchback, Oliver, Cabaret, Aspects of Love, Duddy, August Osage County, Pride and Prejudice, Blyth Spirit, The Constant Wife, Citadel; Hairspray, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Rainbow Stage; White Christmas, Guys and Dolls, Cabaret, MTC. awards: Betty Mitchell Award – Outstanding Musical Direction – Next to Normal, five Dora Awards, two Sterling Haynes Awards – Outstanding Music Direction – Cabaret and The Rocky Horror Show.

“Someday you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.”

- C.S. Lewis

The cast of Mary Poppins

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LISA STEVENS Choreographer for theatre calgary: Anne of Green Gables – the Musical, 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 National Tours; Monty Python's Spamalot, Xanadu (Ovation Award Nomination), Arts Club; Monty Python's Spamalot, Drayton; World Premieres of Disney's High School Musical 1 and 2, US Tour, UK Tour, Japan, Australia, West End, London; Bombay Dreams US National Tour. Associate Choreographer – Bombay Dreams, Broadway and West End; The First Wives Club, 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, Playhouse. Other: Cabaret, Urinetown, Jesus Christ Superstar, Guys & Dolls. film/television: The Swinging Nutcracker, The Royal Variety Performance, Stay Tuned, Top of the Pops, 2010 Olympics (Victory Cermonies). Upcoming for Lisa is the feature film Tackling Romeo, 9 To 5: The Musical in London’s West End and Spamalot for Drayton Entertainment. Upcoming productions include Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5: The Musical in the West End and Tackling Romeo, Broadway.

Jack Forestier, Andrew MacDonald-Smith, Zasha Rabie

The cast of Mary Poppins

CORY SINCENNES Set Design for theatre calgary: Next to Normal (Citadel co-pro). elsewhere: Monty Python’s Spamalot, The Rocky Horror Show, Little Women, Citadel; Chicago, Boeing Boeing, Mayfield; Mump and Smoot, ATP; Julius Caesar, The Tempest, Freewill Shakespeare Festival; Bigshot, Surreal SoReal/Ghost River; Communion, Woman in Black, Theatre Network. awards: Sterling Awards – Outstanding Scenic Design – Next to Normal, Outstanding Costume Design – Monty Python’s Spamalot. Cory holds a degree in Architectural Studies from Carleton University and a MFA in Theatre Design from U of A. He is a member of Associated Designers of Canada.

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Zasha Rabie, Jack Forestier, Blythe Wilson

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P. L. TRAVERS AND MARY POPPINS

imagination have free rein and blended elements of myth and fairy tales into her portrait of an everyday family in London.

P. L. Travers was born in Australia in 1899 as Helen Lyndon Goff, but she never thought that the place or the name suited her well. Her father, Travers Goff, was a struggling bank manager who was demoted at least once. An Irish emigrant, he raised his daughter on the poetry of William Butler Yeats and romantic stories of his homeland. He died when she was seven.

Buoyed by the success of her books, Travers, who never married, adopted a son through friends in Ireland and set up house in a farm village south of London. During the bombings of World War II, she moved temporarily to New York, where she was contacted by Walt Disney.

The young Helen Goff had a lonely childhood after her father’s death and developed an extensive fantasy life. She enjoyed books, played with imaginary friends, and spent hours out in the yard constructing tiny model parks out of flowers and twigs. As a teenager, she acted out in one of the few ways available to a middle-class young woman of her era: she joined the theatre.

After performing in school pantomimes, she turned professional using the stage name Pamela Lyndon Travers.

In her early twenties, she performed with a travelling Shakespeare company that toured across Australia and New Zealand. While on tour, she began to develop her voice as a writer, and her florid poetry caught the eye of literary magazines.

Disney’s daughter loved the Mary Poppins books, and he pursued the film rights for nearly two decades. Travers was reluctant to give them up, since she thought Disney’s style was better suited to cartoon animals than serious writing. In the early 1960s, after Disney had adapted British children’s classics such as Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan, Travers finally agreed.

Travers insisted that the film be live-action (not animated) and that the story should stay set in London. Beyond that, her creative power over the film was limited (despite the series of meetings in Los Angeles depicted in the recent film Saving Mr. Banks). She even had to finagle herself an invitation to the film’s premiere.

While Travers liked Julie Andrews in the title role, she despised the animated sequences and felt that Mr. Banks had been transformed from a disappointed dreamer—not unlike her own father—into a curmudgeon. But Travers benefited greatly from the film, which led a new generation of young readers to her books and made her wealthy for the rest of her life.

When she was approached for the rights to create Pamela Lyndon Travers as Titania in an Australian By the age of 24, Travers production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 1924. the stage musical decades later, Travers had two felt that she had outgrown stipulations: First, no one who worked on the Australia and set sail on a Disney movie could be directly involved. Second, the creative seven-week voyage to London with little more than a few team must be British. As a result, the new script for the musical references and the address of distant relatives. Bustling London (written by Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes) draws its didn’t live up to her romantic expectations, but she soon inspiration straight from Travers’ books and uses a combination found a reasonably successful and satisfying life. She wrote of the well-loved songs from the classic film and brand new theatre reviews and an Australian newspaper column about her numbers written for the stage. adventures in the big city.

Most importantly to her, Travers found her way into an Irish literary circle that included some of her childhood idols: Yeats and the poet George William Russell (also known as AE). Russell ran a small Irish literary journal and took Travers under his wing, publishing many of her poems and encouraging her to trust her fantastical imagination.

To pay the steamship fare for a visit from her mother, Travers began writing short stories for popular magazines under the pen name P. L. Travers. Mary Poppins made her first appearance in a 1926 short story, along with the Banks family and a sidewalk screever named Bert. The book Mary Poppins was published in 1934. Following Russell’s advice, she let her 18

“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.”

- W.B. Yeats

THE MARY POPPINS BOOKS P. L. Travers was a voracious reader as a child, and her Mary Poppins books are part of a long tradition of fantastical British children’s literature that includes Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and J. M. Barrie’s Peter Pan (1904). As Travers’ biographer Valerie Lawson writes, “Mary Poppins is a nanny from Wonderland or Neverland, who strolls along the riverbank of The Wind in the Willows or through the Hundred Acre Wood of Winnie-the-Pooh.”

Travers wrote eight Mary Poppins books in total, including an alphabet book and a recipe collection: Mary Poppins (1934) Mary Poppins Comes Back (1935) Mary Poppins Opens the Door (1943) Mary Poppins in the Park (1952) Mary Poppins from A to Z (1962) Mary Poppins in the Kitchen (1975) Mary Poppins in Cherry Tree Lane (1982) Mary Poppins and the House Next Door (1988) The series focuses on Mary Poppins’ relationship with the Banks family, and even though the books were written in six different decades, the characters stay the same age throughout. The first three books follow a familiar pattern: Mary Poppins arrives just when the Banks family needs her most, takes the children on extraordinary adventures, and then disappears mysteriously when her work is done. While the Disney movie was inspired mainly by the first book (and took plenty of creative liberties), the stage musical draws its characters and events from the entire series.

WHY ARE CHIMNEY SWEEPS LUCKY? No one really knows for sure why chimney sweeps are thought to bring good luck, especially since the job itself was rather dangerous. According to a tale that dates back to the 18th century, an unknown London chimney sweep once grabbed the reins of a panicked horse and saved its rider’s life, before vanishing into the streets without a trace. That rider just happened to be King George II. Since he didn’t have the chance to thank the sweep, the lucky king declared that all chimney sweeps should be treated with honour and respect.

Exact customs about sweep’s luck vary from place to place: good luck can come from shaking a sweep’s hand, touching his clothing, or simply walking through his shadow. One common tradition says that it’s good luck to have a sweep attend a wedding and kiss the bride. Presentday chimney sweeps (even in Calgary) can be hired to come to weddings in full nineteenth-century costume and bring good fortune to the happy couple.

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Talkback Tuesdays will take place during Mary Poppins on May 13, 20 and 27.

TALK THEATRE THURSDAYS Get an insider’s perspective on the process of making theatre. Before the performance, join an artist from the production’s creative team in conversation with a member of Theatre Calgary’s artistic staff.

Talk Theatre Thursdays during Mary Poppins will take place on May 8 and 15.

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Note: This is one week later than normally scheduled due to the Calgary International Children’s Festival.

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NANNIES, COOKS, AND OTHER SERVANTS In early twentieth-century London, domestic servants were an important sign of a family’s social status. Even middleclass families such as the Bankses, who live in “the smallest house in the lane” according to Travers, kept a small retinue of live-in servants.

Mary Poppins is hired as the nanny for the Banks children.

The nanny takes care of the family’s children throughout the day and is in charge of the nursery, the part of the house where the children ate, played, and slept. She would typically live in an adjoining room.

Mrs. Brill is the household’s cook, and also does the work of a maid. In a wealthier household, there could have been three or more other servants to help with her tasks.

Robertson Ay is the family’s odd-jobs man. His tasks would include shining shoes and keeping the lawn in order.

A postcard by artist Ernest Ibbetson shows nannies and children leaving London’s Hyde Park, 1910.

Sources Benita Cullingford, British Chimney Sweeps (Chicago: New Amsterdam, 2000).

Caitlin Flanagan, “Becoming Mary Poppins,” The New Yorker, December 19, 2005.

Valerie Lawson, Mary Poppins, She Wrote, (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999).

Helen C. Long, The Edwardian House, (Manchester: Manchester UP, 1993).

For more background and information about our production, visit our website at www.theatrecalgary.com and download our Mary Poppins Play Guide.

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G I L L I A N G A L LO W

DOUG MERTZ

Costume Design

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for theatre calgary: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (MTC co-pro). elsewhere: Costume Design – The Three Musketeers, Stratford; Dust, ATP/Human Cargo; Awake and Sing!, Soulpepper; Pride and Prejudice, Cinderella, Grand. Set Design – The Mill, Theatrefront. Set and Costume Design – Hirsch, Stratford; King Lear, Thirsty, NAC; Venus in Fur, MTC; God of Carnage, MTC/Playhouse); Night, Human Cargo/NAC; Calendar Girls, Grand; Appetite, Volcano/ TPM. Upcoming for Gillian are The Red Priest, ATP and She Loves Me, TIP. She is the recipient of 3 Dora Mavor Moore awards.

PETER MCBOYLE Sound Design for theatre calgary: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, West Side Story (Citadel co-pro). elsewhere: The Rocky Horror Show, Sweeney Todd, Julius Caesar, The Blonde, The Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead, Fire (Canadian Stage co-pro), 3 Mo’ Divas, Arms and the Man (NAC/Playhouse co-pro) Cabaret, An Enemy Of The People (NAC co-pro), Into The Woods, The King and I, Citadel; Arrabal, Mirvish/BASE Ent; Come Fly Away, Broadway, Las Vegas, National Tour; Catch Me If You Can, West Side Story, Legally Blonde, National Tours; Fiddler on the Roof, 42nd Street, Camelot, Richard III, Shakespeare’s Will, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, The Tempest, West Side Story, Stratford; High Society, Gypsy, Shaw; The Sound of Music, Oliver!, The Wrong Son, Trying, Mary’s Wedding, NAC; Little Shop of Horrors, The House of Martin Guerre, Canadian Stage; Barrymore, Tour/ Broadway/Toronto; Medea, Orpheus Descending, MTC/Mirvish. Upcoming projects include Crazy For You and Man of La Mancha for Stratford.

M I C H A E L W A LT O N

Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: August: Osage County, Sweeney Todd, A Few Good Men, A Christmas Carol (five times), Citadel. Doug has coached dialects for over forty shows in the US and Canada.

He has coached dialects for the BFA program at the University of Alberta, where he teaches parttime, and for the Citadel’s Foote Theatre School, of which he is the Director. He has conducted dialect workshops for Rapid Fire Theatre and Theatre Alberta’s Workshops by Request program. This summer Doug will be teaching a dialect course for Theatre Alberta’s adult summer training program, Dramaworks.

Lighting Design

EVAN R . KLASSEN

for theatre calgary: Hayfever, Next to Normal (Citadel co-pro). elsewhere: Sideways, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, La Jolla Playhouse; A Word or Two, Ahmanson/Center Theatre Group (Los Angeles); Othello, Three Musketeers, Fiddler on the Roof, Henry V, The Matchmaker, Macbeth, Hamlet, Twelth Night, As You Like it, King of Thieves, Stratford; Cosi Fan Tutte, Canadian Opera Company; Venus in Fur, Cruel and Tender, Canadian Stage; Albert Herring, Maria Stuarda, Pacific Opera (Victoria); Albert Herring, Vancouver Opera; Enron, NAC; ‘Night Mother, Soulpepper; And Slowly Beauty, Year of Magical Thinking, East of Berlin, Generous, Tarragon; Rocky Horror Show, Next to Normal, The Three Musketeers, Little Women – The Musical, Citadel.

for theatre calgary: Anne of Green Gables – the Musical, Much Ado About Nothing, The Drowsy Chaperone, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. elsewhere: Jane Eyre, MTC; Don Pasquale, Manitoba Opera; Closer Than Ever, Dry Cold Productions; Mary Poppins, Rainbow Stage; Rigoletto, Edmonton Opera; productions with NAC, Playhouse, Theatre New Brunswick, and three seasons at Shaw. Evan is about to graduate from MacEwan University’s Arts & Cultural Management program. Evan also serves on the national council of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association, and also participates on the board of Manitobans for the Arts, an arts advocacy group in Winnipeg.

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JOEL BERNBAUM Assistant Director Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: Joel is an actor, playwright, journalist and the co-artistic director of Sum Theatre. He is a graduate of Carleton University, where he did his Master’s Thesis on verbatim theatre’s relationship to journalism. His verbatim play Home Is A Beautiful Word premiered at the Belfry Theatre in January, and his play Operation Big Rock premiered at Dancing Sky Theatre in April.

This summer/fall Sum Theatre will tour My Rabbi (cowritten with Kayvon Kelly) to the Edinburgh Festival, Victoria, Vancouver and Saskatoon.

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EMMA BRAGER Assistant Stage Manager for theatre calgary: Assistant Stage Manager – The Kite Runner (Citadel co–pro), Cats, Much Ado About Nothing, A Christmas Carol (2010–13). Apprentice Stage Manager – Jake and the Kid, A Christmas Carol (2009).

Stage Manager – Romeo and Juliet, (Shakespeare in the Park). elsewhere: Death of a Salesman, August: Osage County, Citadel; The Motherfu**er With The Hat, ATP; Evil Dead: The Musical, Race, Reasons to Be Pretty, My First Time, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Cocktales, Trout Stanley, GZT/H&M; This is Cancer!, 2010–11 Edmonton Fringe; Bashir Lazhar, Bone Cage, Downstage. Emma thanks her family and her fantastic Eric for all the love and support.

During the next decade they composed over 150 songs that were featured in 27 films and two dozen television productions. Theme songs like “The Wonderful World Of Color,” “The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room,” “Winnie The Pooh,” “A Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow,” and “It’s A Small World” are recognized as Disney standards, along with “A Spoonful of Sugar,” “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,” and “Feed The Birds” (Walt Disney’s personal favorite.)

In 1965, the Sherman brothers won Oscars® for their Mary Poppins score and the song “Chim-Chim-Cheree.” Other Disney film scores include The Parent Trap (1961, which included Hayley Mills’ chart-topping “Let’s Get Together”), Summer Magic (1963), The Jungle Book (1966), The Happiest Millionaire (1967), The Aristocats (1970), Bedknobs And Broomsticks (1971), The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh (1977) and The Tigger Movie (2003).

Additionally, they have composed witty and melodious song scores for such films as Snoopy Come Home, Charlotte’s Web and Chitty Bang Bang, which has recently been adapted to the stage. They also wrote scores for the stage musicals Victory Canteen (1971), 1974’s Broadway hit Over Here! (starring the Andrews Sisters) and Busker Alley (1995). The Sherman brothers wrote screenplays and song scores for Tom Sawyer (their music won first prize at the Moscow film Festival), Huckleberry Finn, The Slipper and The Rose (Royal Film Performance of 1976) and The Magic of Lassie, from which “When You’re Loved” earned an Academy Award® nomination for Best Song.

To date, the Sherman brothers have earned 2 Academy Awards®, 9 Academy Award® nominations, 2 GRAMMY® Awards, 4 GRAMMY® nominations, 23 gold and platinum albums, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 1990, the brothers were named “Disney Legends” by The Walt Disney Company, an honor they prize. Their autobiographical coffee-table scrapbook Walt’s Time: From Before To Beyond was published in 1999.

Mary Poppins produced by Cameron Mackintosh and Disney Theatrical Productions, became a hit stage musical in 2004.

KERRY JOHNSON Assistant Stage Manager Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere: A Christmas Carol, The Penelopiad, The Wizard of Oz, Beauty and the Beast, The Forbidden Phoenix, 3 Mo’ Tenors, Noises Off, Citadel; Beowulf the King, Workshop West; Ride, Northern Light. Kerry is a graduate of the BFA Stage Management program at the University of Alberta. Kerry would like to thank Cliff for his wonderful support.

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Richard M. & Robert B. Sherman were born in the late 1920’s in New York City. Following the musical career of their father, Al Sherman, the family moved to Beverly Hills, California, in 1937. Graduates of Beverly Hills High School and Bard College in New York, Richard and Robert collaborated on many projects.

The brothers’ first musical collaboration took place in 1950, and during that decade they wrote hit rock songs including Kitty Wells’ “Things I Might Have Been,” Johnny Burnette’s “You’re Sixteen,” and exMouseketeer Annett Funicello’s “Tall Paul.” The latter garnered the attention of Walt Disney, who invited both Richard and Robert to be the exclusive staff writers for the Disney studios.

J U L I A N F E L LO W E S Book Julian Fellowes is the Emmy Award-winning writer and creator of Downton Abbey and the winner of the 2001 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Gosford Park. He also wrote the screenplays for Vanity Fair and The Young Victoria. He is the bestselling author of Snobs and Past Imperfect.

His other works include The Curious Adventure of the Abandoned Toys and the book for the Disney stage musical of Mary Poppins. As an actor, his roles include Lord Kilwillie in the BBC Television series Monarch of Glen and the 2nd Duke of Richmond in Aristocrats, as well as appearances in the films Shadowlands, Damage, and Tomorrow Never Dies.

He lives in London and Dorset, England.

GEORGE STILES & ANTHONY DREWE New Songs and Additional Music & Lyrics In their 30 year collaboration, the multi–award winning team of George Stiles & Anthony Drewe have written the musicals: Betty Blue Eyes, Soho Cinders, Honk!, Just So, Peter Pan - A Musical Adventure, Tutankhamun and the new songs, dance and vocal arrangements for the world–wide smash–

hit Cameron Mackintosh/Disney production of Mary Poppins. Their current projects include Soapdish for Broadway, Wind In The Willows with Julian Fellowes for the West End, and a new adaptation of Graham Greene's Travels With My Aunt. Stiles and Drewe have recently premiered two shows for younger audiences – The Three Little Pigs and Goldilocks And The Three Bears. Since winning the Olivier Award for Best New Musical in 2000, their show, Honk! has been seen by more than 6 million people all over the world in over 8,000 productions in more than 20 languages.

With lyricist Paul Leigh, George has composed the musicals: Moll Flanders, The Three Musketeers, and Tom Jones, and his other work includes the music for Sam Mendes' Twelth Night and Uncle Vanya (Donmar Warehouse and BAM). He is currently writing a new dance drama with choreographer Drew McOnie based on Oscar Wilde's short story, The Star Child.

Anthony's other musicals are: The Card (with composer Tony Hatch) and A Twist Of Fate (with composer Dick Lee). He and George also contributed songs for the RSC's world–wide hit The Shakespeare Revue. Stiles and Drewe's awards include: Olivier Award for Best New Musical (Honk!), Eliot Norton Award for Outstanding Musical Production (Honk!), and a host of awards for Mary Poppins around the world. George & Anthony are founding board– members of Mercury Musical Developments, a charitable organisation that nurtures new musical writing in the UK, which also awards the annual Stiles and Drewe Prize for a new song written for the musical stage.

CAMERON MACKINTOSH Producer From the age of eight when Cameron Mackintosh was taken to a matinee of Julian Slade's musical Salad Days he has never wanted to be anything other than a producer of musicals. Starting off as a stagehand at London's Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, he later became an acting ASM on the national tour of Oliver! and by the age of twenty he started to realize his dream. His first productions were small scale tours but within a very short time he had produced his first musical, Anything Goes, which opened out of town, transferred to the Saville Theatre in London's West End and closed after a fortnight. Undeterred, Cameron returned to his initial musical inspiration and revived Salad Days.

In 1973 he produced his first original musical The Card with music by Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent, and a book by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall. The cast included Jim Dale, Millicent Martin and Joan Hickson and ran for six months at the Queen's Theatre.

During the 1970's he continued to produce numerous tours, notably Godspell, and in 1976 he had his first major international success with the musical revue celebrating the wit and lyrical genius of Stephen Sondheim, Side by Side by Sondheim which moved from the Mermaid Theatre to the Wyndham's Theatre and subsequently transferred with the same cast to New York. This was followed by a hugely successful revival of the original production of Oliver! which spawned an innovative collaboration with the Arts Council of Great Britain and successful productions of two of the all time great musicals My Fair Lady and Oklahoma!

In 1980 Cameron collaborated with American satirist Tom Lehrer on a revue of his songs entitled Tomfoolery and that same year Andrew Lloyd Webber suggested that they should work together. Their first joint venture was Cats which opened at the New London Theatre in May 1981, and on the 29th January 1996 it became the longest running musical in the

West End or on Broadway. The phenomenal success of this musical has been repeated throughout the world and opened an era of international musical productions undreamed of by previous generations.

Following Cats came Song and Dance, Little Shop of Horrors, Blondel and Abbacadabra, before the next milestone production in 1985 with Les Miserables and Cameron's brilliantly successful collaboration with the writing team of Alain Boublil and ClaudeMichel Schönberg. Whilst maintaining an ever expanding number of international productions of Cats and Les Miserables, Cameron Mackintosh joined with Andrew Lloyd Webber again to produce The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty's Theatre, London in 1986, and in 1987 he produced Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman's Follies at the Shaftesbury Theatre.

In 1989 he produced the second epic BoublilSchönberg musical, Miss Saigon at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, where it broke the record for the longest running musical in that illustrious home of the musical. Miss Saigon celebrated its 10th Anniversary on 20th September 1999, becoming the fourth production of Cameron's to continue running for over 10 years, and toured the UK opening in Manchester in June 2000.

In 1990 Cameron transferred Five Guys Named Moe for a record-breaking run at London's Lyric Theatre which subsequently transferred to Broadway. This hugely enjoyable show has joined the "international stable" and productions are staged worldwide.

Then in 1993, he enticed Julie Andrews back to the New York stage (after a 30 year absence) in the Sondheim review Putting It Together. In December 1994, Cameron opened a record-breaking new production of Oliver! at the Palladium Theatre in London which played to packed houses for three and a half years. After a very successful UK tour, the production transferred to Toronto where it opened in November 1999.

Cameron again collaborated with Boublil and Schönberg in 1996 to produce their third major musical Martin Guerre which opened at the Prince Edward Theatre in London and ran for 700 performances. Martin Guerre won the Lawrence Olivier Award for Best Musical. In the fall of 1998, a completely new production of this show was staged at the West Yorkshire Playhouse and subsequently toured the UK and the US. In 1998 Cameron celebrated thirty years as a musical producer with a special evening presentation of Hey Mr. Producer! in the presence of Her Majesty the Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh. It featured excerpts from many of his productions and was subsequently released on video and CD. After the celebration looking back, Cameron continued to move forward on Broadway with a 1998 production of Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake and another Broadway production of Putting it Together starring Carol Burnett in 1999. Meanwhile, in London he was at work on the musical adaptation of The Witches of Eastwick, with music by Dana Rowe and lyrics by John Dempsey. It opened in July of 2000 and ran for more than 700 performances. In March 2001 Cameron presented a new production of My Fair Lady in association with the Royal National Theatre starring Jonathan Pryce as Professor Higgins. It won 5 Olivier Awards including Best Musical and subsequently toured the U.K. and the U.S. It is scheduled to open on Broadway in the 2010/2011 season.

Working with Disney, Cameron was able to fulfill a long-held desire to produce a stage musical of Mary Poppins in 2004. The production is based on the books by Pamela Travers and the Disney film that starred Julie Andrews. It subsequently opened on Broadway in the fall of 2006 where it won two Drama Desk Awards and a Tony Award. A second American company opened a U.S. tour in Chicago in spring 2009, and will be followed by productions in Amsterdam and Sydney. The fall of 2006 also saw the return of Les Miserables to Broadway in a special limited engagement, coinciding with the 21st anniversary of the show in London (now the longest running musical in West End or Broadway history).

His latest production of Oliver! is currently breaking Box Office records all over again at London's Theatre Royal Drury Lane and he is currently preparing films of My Fair Lady, Les Misérables and Miss Saigon.

Cameron inaugurated the Cameron Mackintosh Chair of Contemporary Theatre at Oxford University in 1990, in recognition of which he was made an Honorary Fellow Member of the Court of Benefactors of St. Catherine's College. In 1992 he was presented with the Richard Rodgers Award for excellence in Musical Theater. His company received the 1995 Queen's Award for Export Achievement and he was knighted in the 1996 New Year's Honours for his services to the British Theatre. In 1998 Cameron was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Drama from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. Cameron Mackintosh is thrilled to be what he has always wanted to be; a producer of musicals.

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The Citadel Theatre is thrilled to once again work in collaboration with Theatre Calgary. Our recent co-productions include The Kite Runner, Next to Normal and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. This production of Disney’s Mary Poppins presented a tremendous opportunity for both companies to bring the best possible theatre experience to both our stages and audiences.

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Byron Allen played Oberon and Theseus in A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Shakespeare in the Park (SITP) 2012.

He will be playing Alex in Theatre Calgary’s production of Liberation Days next season.

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Q: When did you decide to be an actor?

A: While in high school I took a drama

course thinking it would be easy credits, and discovered that I really enjoyed acting. Through this class, my teacher reinforced the idea that, no matter who it is, everyone has the potential to tell a great story. We’re all of us storytellers and that idea stuck with me.

I never experienced before. For instance, the weather would affect what I was doing.

There were times I had to run on slippery wet grass, or have to keep acting in extreme heat. There would be squirrels living in the trees that made up part of our set and people would often ride their bikes by or through our show. So many things could have happened but I had to stay focused, adapt and move forward.

Q: How helpful was working with professional artists?

A: Working with professional artists equipped me with tools that I still use to improve my skills as an actor. For instance, I learned all about clowning, which was something I never did before. Clowning is an exercise that has the student put on a clown’s nose; the student then has to develop a character without being allowed to speak!

The other tool I frequently use is all about the importance of harnessing one’s energy.

I learned that if someone has a limitless supply of energy, that’s great, but it has to be focused in order to be effective. If it’s all over the place, the energy is wasted.

Q: How would you describe your experience at Shakespeare in the Park (SITP)?

Q: Do you think that being a part of SITP made a difference in your career?

A: Doing A Midsummer Night's Dream was

I would have been without SITP. I met actress and director Rebecca Northan (Blind Date, Legend Has It) with whom I worked again after A Midsummer Night's Dream. While working with Rebecca I met Adrian Young, a fight director. I connected with him right away because he approaches his work in a way that really makes sense to me. I am now learning from him and working towards becoming a fight director in addition to acting.

If all of those circumstances hadn't lined up, I wouldn't have had the opportunities that led me to where I am today. I would probably be working at a coffee shop without SITP.

physically demanding. The exertion of having to sprint across the field in the heat, while maneuvering around trees to make your exit so the rest of the players can keep performing is a massive undertaking. It's something you can easily laugh off when talking about it safely in the rehearsal hall, but once you're in the park and in front of a crowd of people, it’s exhausting! It was sweaty work, but a lot of fun and I think we shaved our 100 meter sprint to about twelve seconds.

Q: What is the most important lesson you learned at SITP? A: I learned to become very adaptable.

SITP was very enlightening because it was a crash course in everything. It was the first opportunity I had to act in a professional setting with a professional director, so I had to learn how to work within that structure. At Prince’s Island Park we dealt with things that

A: I am definitely on a different trajectory than

Q: Would you recommend this program to other drama students and why?

A: Absolutely I would, no questions asked.

SITP was an unparalleled learning experience, an intensive crash course and such an amazing opportunity in such a positive and supportive environment that I can't help but feel privileged.

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This summer, Theatre Calgary proudly presents Shakespeare by the Bow, in Prince’s Island Park. Following in the tradition of Mount Royal University and Shakespeare in the Park, this training program will continue to mentor, educate and encourage the next generation of Alberta theatre artists for years to come.

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June 26 to August 9, 2014 Showtimes (weather permitting) Wednesdays to Sundays at 7 pm, With weekend matinees at 2 pm.

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SUSTAINER Sharon Carry Richard & Lois Haskayne Charlie & Del James Dick Matthews Memorial Fund at the Calgary Foundation Tom McCabe Bruce & Janis Morrison

Nancy Bell & Kevan King Dale & Stacey Burstall Bruce Comeau Kirk Odland Osten-Victor Fund at The Calgary Foundation Don Thomas & Diana Brewer

Wankyn Family Fund at the Calgary Foundation

ASSOCIATE Anonymous Diana & David Ballard Nolan & Carol Blades Ian & Gwen Burgess John Buysschaert Gordy & Brenda Cannady Cenovus Employee Foundation Laura Daniels & Doug Smith M. Dobberthien Quenten & Joyce Doolittle Encana Corporation, Gift Matching Program Lawrence & Berta Fisher James Hughes Sandra Luft Leslie & Roger McMechan Brian Mills & Susan Tyrrell Leyton Morris David & Karen Morton Ken & Lois Nelson Nexen Energy ULC, Community Involvement Stuart Olley & Mayra Diaz Quentin Pittman & Jody Wood Bernadette & Thomas Raedler Garry & Ruth Ramsden-Wood Richard J. Kennedy Professional Corp.

Sharon Smith Talisman, Community Involvement Dave & Martha Taylor John Varsek Willis Winter

FRIEND Anonymous Doreen Abugov Larry Adorjan & Patrice Sawyers Rene & Marguerite Amirault F. Garfield Anderson David & Bev Andrews Torben Angelo C. & D. Apedaile Stephen A. Arsenych Madonna Atkinson Ken & Bernice Baher Carol Baker Don & Carol Baker Jane Baxter Barbara R. Beaton Susan Belsher Thomas R. & Beverly Benson David Bernatchez Allan & Donna Black Barbara Black & Malcolm Turner Dr. Margot Black Bev & Mike Blancher BluBrown Communications Inc. Gary & Tracey Boehm Gerry Bowland Al Bowman

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Lynda & Henry Dunfield Patricia Durkin & Bob Hancock Danielle & Scott Durocher Mark Edmonds Dale Ellert Tom & Marion Enta Ron & Louise Esch Dwayne & Rita Ewanchuk G.J. Filyk Fluor Catherine Foote & Art Frank Pat Foran Catherine Forsyth Elaine French Beverley Fujino Guy & MaryAnn Gamberg Joan & Yves Gauthier Gwyneth Gillette Alan Glover Lenora & Nicholas Gnida Ron & Helen Goodman Karen & Jack Grant Don & Pauline Gray Peggy Gray Gordon & Irene Grier Pam Grigg Ian Haddow Elizabeth Hamel Glen & Nancy Hammerlindl Clive Hampton & Shirley Novak

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Steven Harbourne Dean & Trish Harrison Barbara R. Hay Catherine Heaton Judy Henderson Laurie Hillis Tammy Hironaka Gillian & John Hopkins Michele R. Horne Blair Howell & Laura MacDonald Grant & Cathie Huber Sandra Hunt McDonald Joel Poissant Gordon James Simon James Carrol Jaques & Bob Loov Carol Jensen Barrie Johnson Glen & Joan Johnston Edward Juarez Sharon Karst Evelyn J. Keddie Brian & Darlene Kelly Margaret Kho Kelly & Diane Kimmett Phyllis & Larry King John & Maureen Kirby Sheila Kirkland Anne & Allan Kostyniuk Helle & Juri Kraav Preston Kraft Herb & Kathy Kroeker Ruth Kroon George & Susannah Kurian Allan Kutcher & Judith Larson Marion Laing Donald & Carolyn Larsen Joe Latremouille Matt & Danelle Law Lorri Lawrence Roger & Diana Leach Brenda & Mark Lenko Linda Lesoway Larry & Corrie Loomes Jean Love Kathy Love Diane & Larry Lozinski Lukacik Family David & Carol Lunn L.W. MacEachern Bob & Peggy Macleod Valerie MacLeod & Frank Kurucz Jean Macnab Sylvia Madder Evelyn Martens Dale & Norma Mastre F. Richard Matthews Patrishe Maxwell Patrick McAdoo Carolyn McDonald Donna & Jim McDonald Marilyn Mcelheran Ronald & Sylvia McIntosh Douglas & Glenda McLean Beverley McNiven Pam & Dave Mercer Annette Messer Lorretta Miller

Jean & Fred Mitchell Jennie & Shawn Molloy Charles Moore Peter & Jackie Morgan Garry & Karen Moyes Wendy Mullane Sabrina Naprawa Nerds on Site Calgary Margaret & Forbes Newman NGL Supplies Co. Ltd. Kathleen & Keith Nicholson Nine One One Communications Alfie & Alice Ogston Paul & Kim Ondrik Margaret & Karen Ormon Paddon Hughes Development Co. Ltd. Bev Palko Karen & John Palmer Brad & Donalda Paton Diana Patterson Marguerite Paulsen Debbie Pemberton Robert & Auea Penner John & Lisa Penzo Mike & Lorie Pesowski Louella & Wayne Pethrick Stacey Petropoulos & Chad Haase Ross & Mary Phillips W. Phillips Marjorie & Ronald Potts Nigel & Elain Proulx Nancy E. Raines Bea Ramsay Wayne & Susan Ramsden Del Rath Rob & June Remmer Lois Rhodes Donna Riback Grand D. Richards Ian & Cheryl Richmond Patricia Riggins Dixie Robbins Sharon E. Robertson Steven T. Robertson G. Robinson Howard & Karen Roppel Dr. P.A. Roxburgh Mary Runté Christine Sargeant Monty Schnieder Jo-Ann Schwartzenberger David Severson M. Shaw Cheryl Sheppard Tim & Doris Sidlick In Honour of David Simard Joan Simmons Scott Sippert Rod & Shirley Sjolie Alane Smith In memory of H. Z. Smith Kelly Smith & Dan Fichter Paulette & Rick Smith Penny Smith Sharon Smith Peter & Gail Snell John & Marian Spring Elizabeth Stock & Alister Shepherd-Cross

Cecil & Alyce Storey Harold Stringer Dave & Darleen Swanson Valerie & H. Allen Swanson Carolyn & David Tavender Nick & Margaret Taylor TD Stock Professional Corporation Owen & Dianne Thomson Lynne Thornton S. Tomlinson Iris Torfason David Trieu Jim Trobec Pamela & Allan Twa Carol Twasiuk Pat J. Ulrich Pieter Van Vliet Bill & Evelyn Vandenhengel Irene Virtue Andrew & Bina Wade Patricia Walker Jan & Robert Walsh Alan & Bernie Warden Don Watt Amany Watters Pamela & Bill Webster Nomi Whalen Dennis Wheatley Bob & Wendy Whyte Robert V. Whyte Ken & Bev Wiens Steve Wigglesworth & Deanna Girard Art Williamson & Lynda McPhee Ruth Ann Wilton George Woodings Terry & Lora Wyman Bettie Yanota Herrat Zahner

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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