2017 Crazy for You® - House Programme

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CRAZY FOR YOU

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2016-17 SEASON

The New Gershwin® Musical

Music and Lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin Book by Ken Ludwig Co-Conception by Ken Ludwig and Mike Ockrent

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I’ve been a fan of musicals from a very early age. As a kid, I remember my Mom introducing me to the great movie-musicals of the 40s and 50s, and watching enrapt as lovers would glide effortlessly across a dance floor, or as men and women would suddenly start singing and tap dancing in the most unlikely places.

Somehow it made sense.

When the feeling hit and the music soared, you just had to sing and dance! I suspect these old moviemusicals have a lot to do with why I ended up following a life in the theatre – a place where this possibility exists and still makes perfect sense.

When I first encountered Crazy for You, I was transported back to the joy I’d found in those early musicals. The glorious music of George and Ira Gershwin, combined with Ken Ludwig’s imagination, create a world where cowboys and showgirls find romance and happiness together through song, dance, and the rejuvenating power of the theatre. Thank you to our friends at the Citadel Theatre for being our partners on this delightful journey from New York to Deadrock, in Edmonton and in Calgary.

As we close our 2016-17 season, we now look forward to our upcoming 50th Anniversary season and beyond. It is my very great pleasure to welcome Stafford Arima as Theatre Calgary’s new Artistic Director. With his artistic vision and leadership, we can look forward to a thrilling future and many more wonderful theatre experiences to come. Welcome Stafford!

And welcome everyone to Crazy for You. SHARI WATTLING Interim Artistic Director

LOOKING AHEAD Shakespeare by the Bow returns to Prince’s Island Park this

summer as we present the romantic comedy As You Like It. We’re also returning to St. Patrick’s Island again this summer with a special presentation, Victors, Villains and Vixens! Two great ways to enjoy a performance in one of Calgary’s beautiful outdoor venues, and support Alberta’s emerging theatre talent.

INTRODUCING

STAFFORD ARIMA Photo by Jeff Yee.

Theatre Calgary is thrilled to introduce our new Artistic Director, Stafford Arima. Stafford becomes the 12th Artistic Director in our 49-year history.

Born and raised in Toronto, Stafford has thrived in the New York theatre scene for nearly 20 years, and he became the first Asian Canadian to direct a musical on Broadway when Allegiance opened on November 8, 2015 at the Longacre Theatre, starring George Takei and Lea Salonga.

He was also nominated for an Olivier Award for his direction of 2004’s West End premiere of the musical, Ragtime, and his production received 8 nominations including Best Musical.

Some of his other directing credits include productions of Altar Boyz, Carrie (MCC Theater), The Secret Garden - In Concert (Lincoln Center), Two Class Acts (The Flea Theater), The Tin Pan Alley Rag (Roundabout Theatre Company), Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living In Paris (Stratford Festival), Abyssinia (Goodspeed Musicals) A Tribute to Sondheim (Boston Pops), and Guys and Dolls (Paper Mill Playhouse). Arima has also shepherded new musical development at the Toronto Fringe Festival, New York Musical Theatre Festival, National Alliance for Musical Theatre, Williamstown Theatre Festival, New York Stage and Film, and the SPF Festival. He is a graduate of York University, where he was the recipient of the Dean’s Prize for Excellence in Creative Work. Stafford also serves as Artistic Advisor for the Broadway Dreams Foundation, and is an Adjunct Professor at UC Davis.

“It is with great honour and immeasurable excitement that I begin this new adventure as artistic director at Theatre Calgary. This journey to Calgary is a homecoming for me. After two decades based in New York City, my return to Canada gives me immense pride. I am eager to participate in Calgary’s fervent artistic spirit, and continue the tradition of bold storytelling and impactful theatre that moves, touches, and inspires this city’s audiences.

I am thrilled to oversee Interim Artistic Director Shari Wattling’s recently announced season marking our 50th Anniversary, and partner with the board of directors, and the entire staff and crew, to present these eclectic works to our audiences. I am anxious to begin the process of guiding the company through its next phase of growth.

Our theatre will forever be a home that reflects the communities, the country, and the world we live in – a diverse, complex, stimulating world.” - Stafford Arima We ask you to join us in welcoming Stafford to Theatre Calgary!

Thank you for attending today's performance of Crazy for You. By purchasing your ticket, you are confirming that arts and culture play a role in your life.

Theatre Calgary is one of Calgary Arts Development’s designated Cornerstone organizations. The Cornerstone Program provides stable investment in arts organizations that have an integral role in sustaining Calgary’s overall arts ecosystem: Theatre Calgary is recognized as a Cornerstone due to our contribution to the performing arts sector, as well as our status as a not-for-profit organization that enriches the artistic and creative vibrancy of this city. If you have participated in a local arts event, there is a chance that you have experienced one of the 10 Cornerstone organizations.

Theatre Calgary proudly stands together with our fellow Cornerstone organizations to a city that is exciting, curious and inspiring. We contribute towards a diversified economy and our work strengthens the social fabric of this city. But we do this on a shoestring year, after year, after year.

In the past 8 years, Cornerstone organizations have seen rising operational costs, faced significant rental increases, and watched corporate sponsorships plummet. Tough economic conditions have resulted in a drastic drop in private contributions and overall corporate support. On top of this, our Cornerstones have faced an 8 year freeze in municipal investment. In fact, Calgary's Cornerstones currently receive the lowest percentage of municipal support across the entire country. Compared to an average of 4.6 per cent in Winnipeg, 5.6 percent in Toronto, 7.5 percent in Vancouver and 9.8 percent in Edmonton, Calgary's average investment of 3.5 percent pales in comparison.

For Theatre Calgary specifically, our annual investment from the city represents a mere 2.8 per cent of our annual operating budget and has been declining since 1998; despite the fact that our work has grown and our city's population increased. Right now, all of Calgary's Cornerstones are hurting and while we continue to find new ways to serve young audiences, add value to our communities, and provide support to emerging professionals, we need your help and we need the city's help.

If you enjoyed today's performance; if your day was made brighter with a little song and dance; and if you are proud to have such world-class talent in your city, we humbly ask you to consider making a donation today. Any amount is greatly appreciated. We also encourage you to ask your mayoral candidates and councillors to support a more appropriate investment in our industry that is on par with our colleagues across the country. Now more than ever in our knowledge-based economy, it is widely known that the arts contribute to the success, vibrancy, and vitality of our future. We need each other.

Once again, on behalf of all Cornerstones, Theatre Calgary thanks you for being here today, for your support, and for choosing to embrace the arts as a part of your life in Calgary.

COLLEEN A. SMITH Executive Director Theatre Calgary is a resident company of Arts Commons, operating out of 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.

Theatre Calgary gratefully acknowledges the support provided by the City of Calgary through Calgary Arts Development, the Government of Alberta through The Alberta Foundation for the Arts, the Government of Canada through the Canada Council, Canadian Heritage and all corporate and private contributors.

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DIRECTOR’S NOTES Sitting in the audience watching the original Toronto production of Crazy for You actually altered the course of my life and career, if you can believe it. At the time, I was studying biology and jazz music in Vancouver, not at all clear about which direction I was heading. As I sat in the dark, it struck me quite viscerally that I already possessed the skill sets I was witnessing.

I remember thinking, “I can do all that!” I moved to Toronto the following year and embarked on a career in theatre.

I have watched and felt so many audiences be transformed by the power of tap dancing.

Its rhythmic force can change the emotional temperature in a room. To feel a collective, palpable excitement and happiness spill out of a group like that is wild every time it happens. I’ve always thought that it might be connected to the rhythmic sounds we hear while we are still in our mothers’ bellies ... who knows? But it is very real, and I believe it has enormous value. It’s difficult to be stressed out about your life, or the state of American politics, for that matter, when there are 20 people tap dancing in front of you.

And George and Ira Gershwin? I mean, come on!!! They created melodies and lyrics that have simply refused to fade over time. Their music will stay with you, not because they are annoying earworms, but because they are beautifully written and incredibly satisfying to sing and listen to.

My desire and intention in directing and choreographing this show is not to subvert it in any way, or to make fun of the style of comedy it embraces; rather to pay homage to the extraordinary musicals of the 1930s and to bring what we have learned since into the mix.

Reading the news and keeping abreast of global politics these days can be frightening and very dark, and my great desire is that you be surrounded and embraced by warmth, light, and laughter for the next few hours. The light is still there, we just need to make the choice to be in it.

DAYNA TEKATCH Director

THE YOUNG ARTISTS WORKSHOP

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Are you a student who is interested in the performing arts? Join our Young Artists Workshop! Registration includes: tickets to the show, a pre-show workshop and pizza and pop before the show. Membership is open to students in Grade 9-12. Capacity is limited to 50 students.

Performance dates for our 50th season are:

TALK THEATRE THURSDAY APRIL 20 – Interim Artistic Director SHARI WATTLING – In the Main Lobby APRIL 27 – TC Wardrobe Department’s MICHELLE LATTA and KATIE KLINGVALL – In the Upper Lobby Get an insider’s perspective on the process of making theatre. Meet an artist from the production’s creative team before the show, in conversation with a member of Theatre Calgary’s artistic staff.

TALKBACK TUESDAY APRIL 25, MAY 2, MAY 9, MAY 16 – In our Theatre Join us for a lively post-show discussion with members of the cast.

SENIOR SATURDAY MAY 6 – Actor BLAIR YOUNG – In the Upper Lobby Before the performance begins, Senior Saturday patrons are invited to enjoy some snacks followed by an engaging chat with a theatre professional or relevant expert, providing insight into the performance.

SPOTLIGHT SATURDAY MAY 13 – KRYSTAL WALTER, Matchmaker in Calgary – In the Main Lobby following the matinee performance Come listen to a member of the Theatre Calgary staff in discussion with the founder of Krystal Walter Matchmaking who will be reflecting on how she brings people together in the hopes of finding true love!

SEPTEMBER 12, OCTOBER 17, FEBRUARY 6, MARCH 13 and APRIL 24

EDUCATORS CIRCLE Are you an educator? Do you love theatre and need a break from marking or planning? Join our Educators Circle.

Benefits include: Tickets to all five mainstage shows*, Ability to exchange tickets to another date and purchase additional tickets at 20% off. All members will be invited for two exclusive backstage tours throughout the year. *some conditions apply

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PLAY GUIDE Did you know Theatre Calgary offers a free downloadable Play Guide for every production? To read the Crazy for You Play Guide, visit theatrecalgary.com

For all of these programs, and any other learning or community engagement inquiries, please contact: Chris Stockton – Senior Manager of Learning and Engagement (403) 294-7440 ext. 1122 cstockton@theatrecalgary.com

Ma x Bell Theatre at Arts Commons

April 18 to May 20, 2017

In co-production with the Citadel Theatre

CRAZY FOR YOU® The New Gershwin® Musical Music and Lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin Book by Ken Ludwig Co-Conception by Ken Ludwig and Mike Ockrent Inspired by Material by Guy Bolton and John McGowan Originally produced on Broadway by Roger Horchow and Elizabeth Williams Original Broadway Choreography by Susan Stroman

Director & Choreographer DAYNA TEKATCH Music Director DON HORSBURGH Set & Costume Design CORY SINCENNES Lighting Design GERALD KING Sound Design PETER MCBOYLE Fight Director & Associate Choreographer JONATHAN PURVIS Assistant Director FARREN TIMOTEO Associate Lighting Design APRIL VICZKO Associate Sound Design MICHAEL LAIRD The worldwide copyrights in the music of George and Ira Gershwin® for this presentation are licensed by the Gershwin Family.

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Experience the best part of Calgary’s summer season!

    Calgary’s beloved summer tradition is back. Grab a blanket, a picnic, and take in some of Shakespeare’s greatest work and characters in Calgary’s favourite parks!

As You Like It

by William Shakespeare Directed by Samantha MacDonald June 20 to August 27 Prince’s Island Park

Victors, Villains, & Vixens Directed by Haysam Kadri July 25 to 30 St. Patrick’s Island

Visit theatrecalgary.com and follow @shakesbow for up-to-the-minute performance information.

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THE CAST

People of New York Bobby Child ANDREW MACDONALD-SMITH Irene Roth RACHEL BOWRON Lottie Child SUSAN GILMOUR Bela Zangler JOHN ULLYATT Evelyn NADYA CORSCADDEN Rose ELIZABETH GREER Patsy KELSEY LACOMBE Tess MAKAYLA MOORE Betsy ALISON ROBERTS Mitzi, Dance Captain SARAH VANCE People of Deadrock Polly Baker AYRIN MACKIE Everett Baker LARRY HERBERT Lank Hawkins JESSE GERVAIS Pete JONATHAN CULLEN Moose SHELDON ELTER Billy ALEX KELLY Mingo WILL LAMOND Junior GREGORY PEMBER Jimmy ANDREW TAYLOR Perkins, Custus CHRISTOPHER WILSON

Patricia Fodor Eugene Fodor

Stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager

Head of Lighting Head of Sound (Mixer) RF Tech Head Stage Carpenter Wardrobe & Wig Master Stage Hands Follow Spot Operators Assistant Head Dresser Dressers Wig Running Wig Maintenance Wardrobe Maintenance

ELIZABETH STEPKOWSKI-TARHAN BLAIR YOUNG EVAN R. KLASSEN EMMA BRAGER AL GADOWSKY CATHARINE CRUMB BRONWYN BOWLBY CHRIS JACKO SCOTT MORRIS RON SIEGMUND ANDREW KERR, DAVID DENNIS MIKE BOOTH, TRISHA HERBERT RACHEL MICHELLE SHERIDAN KATIE KLINGVALL, JULI ELKIW BRENDA BOUTET LAURA DEMOISSAC CARLEY LAINE POWELL

Cameras and audio/visual recording devices are not permitted in the theatre.

Video and audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

CRAZY FOR YOU has one 20-minute intermission.

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SONG LIST ACT ONE

OPENING: K-RA-ZY FOR YOU I CAN’T BE BOTHERED BIDIN’ MY TIME THINGS ARE LOOKING UP COULD YOU USE ME? SHALL WE DANCE? GIRLS ENTER NEVADA SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME SLAP THAT BASS EMBRACEABLE YOU TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT I GOT RHYTHM

Bobby Bobby & Girls Cowboy Trio & Men Bobby Bobby & Polly Bobby & Polly Chorus Polly Bobby (as Zangler) & Company Polly & Bobby (as Zangler) Chorus Polly & Company

ACT TWO

THE REAL AMERICAN FOLK SONG Cowboy Trio & Chorus WHAT CAUSES THAT? Bobby & Zangler NAUGHTY BABY Irene, Lank & Male Quartet: Billy, Custus, Jimmy, Junior STIFF UPPER LIP Eugene, Patricia, Bobby, Polly & Company THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME Bobby BUT NOT FOR ME Polly NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Bobby & Girls FINALE Company

MUSICIANS

Music Director & Keyboard Reed 1 (Flute, Clarinet, Soprano & Alto saxes)

Reed 2 (Flute, Clarinet, Alto & Tenor saxes)

Reed 3 (Clarinet, Bass Clarinet & Tenor sax)

Trumpet 1

Trumpet 2

Trombone 1

Bass Trombone/Tuba

Drums

Percussion

Synthesizer

Violin

Cello

Bass

Orchestra Contractor

DON HORSBURGH JEREMY BROWN GERRY HEBERT CEDRIC BLARY JIM MURRAY JAY MICHALAK CARSTEN RUBELING DAVE REID JIM JOHNSTON ROBERT FENSKE MICHELLE GRÉGOIRE JONATHAN LEWIS MORAG NORTHEY KODI HUTCHINSON DAVE REID

Subs: Reed 1

Reed 3

Trumpet 2 Bass Trombone/Tuba

KEITH O’ROURKE ANDREA CIONA LEANNE PAISLEY NATHAN CHANDLER

THE GERSHWINS

by Jenna Turk, Artistic Associate Brothers George and Ira Gershwin were born just before the turn of the 20th century, and together they created some of the most famous musical numbers in American music history, like: “I Got Rhythm,” “Embraceable You,” and “Someone to Watch Over Me.” Older brother Ira was the creator in the family and his lyrics helped win the musical, Of Thee I Sing, the first Pulitzer Prize ever for a piece of musical theatre. He lived a long life, happily married for 57 years, writing for both the stage and screen, before passing away at the age of 86.

His younger brother, George, however wasn’t quite so fortunate. A songwriter and pianist, George is often thought to have been the more promising of the two, but unfortunately, his life was cut short by a malignant brain tumor at the age of 38. Together George and Ira were surely successful having collaborated on more than a dozen scores including musicals Strike Up the Band, Let ‘Em Eat Cake, and Porgy and Bess, but George’s most famous works were actually done on his own. With his jazzy Tin Pan Alley influenced style, his orchestral compositions remain some of the most world-renowned like: “Rhapsody in Blue” and “An American in Paris.”

Throughout their careers Ira had always managed his brother’s affairs, and after George’s death he continued to do so, advocating for the maintenance of his legacy. His work paid off as the George and Ira Gershwin Collection is now housed in the Library of Congress. Not

George and Ira Gershwin (photo courtesy of Warner Publications)

only does the Gershwins’ music live on, but their name holds incredible weight both in the musical theatre playbook and in the classical music canon.

THE FANTASTIC FOLLIES The singing and dancing showgirls of “Zangler’s Follies” featured in Crazy for You bring real razzle dazzle rhythm to a true cowpoke musical.

Inspired by the Ziegfeld Follies, these chorus girls hold an iconic place in the world of show business.

First mounted in 1907, the Ziegfeld Follies took their inspiration from a Parisian cabaret music hall, the Folies Bergère. Incredibly popular during the Belle Époque, the Folies Bergère was famous for offering light entertainment with a mix of popular songs, comic operettas, and gymnastics. However, it was most legendary for its titillating content – and its beautiful women (venerably immortalized by Édouard Manet in his painting, A Bar at the FoliesBergère). Elaborate costumes were worn and then unworn to the delight of those that frequented the cabaret.

Broadway impresario Florenz Ziegler Jr. was charmed by the Folies Bergère and

in search of an inexpensive summer money-maker, he decided to produce his first revue in New York City called Follies of 1907. A smash hit, Ziegfeld put his name in the title renaming the show Ziegfeld’s Follies and sold it as the highlight of the Broadway season.

Like the showgirls of the Folies Bergère, Ziegfeld made the beauty of his dancing choristers a priority.

“Ziegfeld Girls” were personally chosen by Mr. Ziegfeld, were dressed in elaborate costumes, and were expected to perform intricate choreography in perfect synchronization. Being a “Ziegfeld Girl” gave young aspiring starlets another route to fame, as they were not only beautiful, but talented. The press gossiped about the women, and it became sport to try to guess which fresh ingénue was biding their time before becoming the next big star. Notable showgirls included: Barbara Stanwyck, Gypsy Rose Lee, and Josephine Baker. In fact, all those working on Ziegfeld’s Follies were the best in the business (this was no

Édouard Manet’s painting, A Bar at the Folies-Bergère

small-time venture) and that included music by Mr. George Gershwin.

Ziegfeld’s Follies ran in New York City through to 1931, with renewals in 1932 and 1936, but its legacy lives on in the spectacle it celebrated.

Broadway was certainly influenced by its opulence as well as Ziegfeld’s penchant for extravagance. Crazy for You is truly an ode to the joy that can be found in banding together to put on a show, with much of the legwork being done by the brilliant Follies singing and dancing all the way from New York City to Deadrock, Nevada.

Cast photo of Zangler’s Follies by David Cooper

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RACHEL BOWRON

Irene Roth Theatre Calgary debut. ELSEWHERE: Avenue Q, Citadel; The Last Resort, Don't Dress for Dinner, Mayfield; Barefoot In The Park, Eros and the Itchy Ant, The Hoof and Mouth Advantage, Teatro la Quindicina; It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman, Plain Jane Theatre; An Almost Perfect Thing, New West Theatre; The Surrogate, Lunchbox. AWARDS: Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards nominations – Outstanding Supporting Actress – The Hoof and Mouth Advantage, It's A Bird, It's A Plane, It's Superman. Rachel is a graduate of the MacEwan Theatre Arts program. Rachel is thrilled to be making her Theatre Calgary debut with this wonderful cast and creative team.

Later this season, she will be seen in Going, Going, Gone! at the Varscona Theatre in Edmonton.

NADYA CORSCADDEN Evelyn Theatre Calgary debut. ELSEWHERE: Diamond Tooth Gerties, Dynamite Stage Productions; Home for Christmas, Marion Abbot Productions; Fancy Nancy, Anything Goes, Jesus Christ Superstar, LOT; Alice in Wonderland, Creativiva; Summer is Coming, Gold Fever Follies; A Chorus Line, Rose Theatre Productions; The Kitchen, CSSD; RENT, Sweeney Todd, Oklahoma!, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Amadeus, Theatre Sheridan; A Chorus Line, Cats, Beauty and the Beast, West Side Story, H.M.S. Pinafore, Viva Musica. Nadya is a graduate of the music theatre performance program at Sheridan College and also holds an MA in Music Theatre from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. @NadyaCorscadden

JONATHAN CULLEN

Pete Theatre Calgary debut. ELSEWHERE: The Book of Mormon, first National Tour; Billy Elliot, first National Tour; Prom Queen, Segal Centre; Forever Plaid, Starvox; Next to Normal, MTC; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Stage West; West Side Story, Theatre St. John’s; Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, Charlottetown; Oberon, Anything Goes, Metamorphoses, Theatre Sheridan. FILM/TELEVISION: Bomb Girls (Global), Cold Season (LUA). When not on stage, Jonathan can be found playing with the pop/soul group Silver Lining. Thanks to Bruce and the gang at TH and to my Mom and brother for teaching me to believe. @tSilverlining

SHELDON ELTER Moose Theatre Calgary debut. ELSEWHERE: Alice Through The Looking-Glass, Evangeline, One Man, Two Guvnors, Julius Caesar, A Prairie Boy’s Winter, Vimy, Citadel. Bears, Pyretic Productions; Tartuffe, The Sound of Music, Enron, NAC; Nevermore, Catalyst Theatre; Metis Mutt (two Sterling Awards), One Little Indian Productions. FILM/TELEVISION: Delmer and Marta, Caution: May Contain Nuts, Hank Williams First Nation (APTN), Hell On Wheels (AMC). Sheldon was a Top 14 finalist on Canadian Idol in 2006. Sheldon is also a core member of the ukulele rock band sensation, The Be Arthurs.

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Founded in 1965, the Citadel Theatre is recognized and respected as a national centre of excellence in production, creative development, and audience engagement – the artistic and cultural heart of our community. Located in downtown Edmonton, the Citadel is one of North America’s largest not-for-profit theatres with an architectural award winning facility that houses five performance spaces. Core programming in the Citadel’s 2016/17 Season features nine productions. In addition, the Beyond the Stage series of cabarets, comedy, concerts, readings and speakers, engages new audiences and enriches the experience of Edmonton theatre goers.

The Citadel also offers educational and creative development programs through our Academy.

Artistic Director Daryl Cloran Executive Director Penny Ritco www.citadeltheatre.com Twitter: @citadeltheatre

The cast of Crazy for You. Photo by David Cooper.

JESSE GERVAIS

Lank Hawkins, Fight Captain FOR THEATRE CALGARY: Hay Fever. ELSEWHERE: Alice Through the Looking Glass, One Man, Two Guvnors, Measure for Measure, A Christmas Carol, Citadel; Let The Light Of Day Through, Little One, Buddy, Theatre Network; Loves Labour’s Lost, Romeo and Juliet, As You Like It, Hamlet, Free Will Players; 6.0: Heap and Pebble, 4th Graders Present…, Northern Light Theatre; Deathtrap, Vertigo; Pig, Kiss My Asp, High Performance Rodeo. FILM/TELEVISION/VO: Tiny Plastic Men (Seasons 1-4), Caution May Contain Nuts (Mosaic Entertainment), Never Winter Nights, Dragon Age 1 & 2, Mass Effect 1 – 4 (Bioware), Hunter X Hunter, Vanguard Card fight (Chinook Animation). AWARDS: Recipient of four Sterling Awards for Best Actor, Supporting Actor and Independent Production.

SUSAN GILMOUR

Lottie Child FOR THEATRE CALGARY: The Light in the Piazza, Mary Poppins (Citadel co-pro), Evita (1993). ELSEWHERE: Wild Party, Acting Up; Sister Act, It Runs In The Family, Anne of Green Gables, Footloose, Drayton; Gravitational Pull of Bernice Trimble, Theatre Network; Crazy for You, Mary Poppins, Monty Python's Spamalot, Sound of Music, Little Women, Drowsy Chaperone, Oliver!, Man of La Mancha, The Beggar’s Opera, Citadel; Cats, Aquarius, Rainbow; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Stage West, Drayton, Neptune; Into The Woods, The Threepenny Opera, My Fair Lady, Stratford; Pelagie, Canadian Stage, NAC; Larry’s Party, Canadian Stage, MTC, NAC; Les Miserables, Toronto, Broadway, Los Angeles, Asian/African Tour; Broadway and Beyond, Broadway, Japan, Canada; Rob Roy, Edinburgh Festival; On Broadway, Sardinia, Italy. AWARDS: 2016 Calgary Theatre Critics Award – The Light In The Piazza; 2015 Toronto Theatre Critics Award – Wild Party; 2014 Calgary Theatre Critics Award – Mary Poppins.

ELIZABETH GREER Rose Theatre Calgary debut. ELSEWHERE: Seussical The Musical, Hair, Randolph Theatre; Guys & Dolls, All Shook Up, Papermill Theatre; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Al Green Theatre; Robin Hood, Hart House Theatre; Nine, Annex Theatre. Elizabeth is a graduate of the Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts. She thanks her wonderful husband Jason and her family for their undying love and support. @ElizabethTurn

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– Irving Berlin

LARRY HERBERT Everett Baker FOR THEATRE CALGARY: Gypsy. ELSEWHERE: Fiddler On The Roof, Tommy, 42nd Street, Pirates of Penzance, Cyrano De Bergerac, The Mikado, Hamlet, The Knight of the Burning Pestle, As You Like It, Kiss Me Kate, Stratford; The Wizard Of Oz, US National Tour; Wake Me When It’s Over, Gravenhurst Opera House; Young Frankenstein, Stage West; Anne Of Green Gables, Drayton; Mary Poppins, Theatre Aquarius; Hairspray, Port Hope Festival; The Drowsy Chaperone, Thousand Islands Playhouse; Amadeus, Theatre Aquarius; I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, Victoria Playhouse; Mamma Mia!, The Royal Alex; The Last Resort, Theatre Orangeville; Foggy Day, Easy Virtue, Shaw. FILM/TELEVISION: Road to Avonlea, Being Erica, Politics are Cruel. AWARDS: The Tyrone Guthrie Award.

ALEX KELLY Billy Theatre Calgary debut. ELSEWHERE: A Christmas Carol, West Side Story, Citadel; We Are Canadian, Abegweit Soul of the Island, Charlottetown; Evangeline, Charlottetown/Citadel; Perry Loved Mary, Old Flame Brewery; Brantwood 1920-2020, In The Heights, Hello Dolly!, Marathon of Hope, Parade, Godspell, Theatre Sheridan; Parade In Concert, Manhattan Concert Productions. Alex is a born and raised Prince Edward Islander and graduate of the Sheridan College BMT program. He sends all the love to his family and the Talent House for all their support.

KELSEY LACOMBE Patsy Theatre Calgary debut. ELSEWHERE: Cinderella, Anything Goes, Drayton; Damn Yankees, Legally Blonde, Atlantis, Chess, Theatre Sheridan; Sister Act, West Side Story, The Producers, Annie, Footloose, Rainbow Stage; Les Feux Follets, Charlottetown. Kelsey is a proud graduate of the Music Theatre Performance program at Sheridan College. This summer she can be seen in Beauty and the Beast at the Port Hope Festival. Love to her family, Dan and the TH gang for their endless support. @kelseylacombe

WILL LAMOND Mingo Theatre Calgary debut. ELSEWHERE: I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, Funny Girl, Segal Centre; Guys and Dolls, Lady Windermere's Fan, Shaw; Anne and Gilbert, RuBarb Productions; Othello, A Midsummer Night's Dream, St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival; Stars of David, Angelwalk Theatre/Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company; Off Broadway On Stage, Angelwalk; City of Angels, Theatre By The Bay; Blood Brothers, She Loves Me, Rose Theatre; West Side Story, Theatre St. John’s; Butterflies Are Free, Highlands Summer Festival; Schoolhouse, The Last Green Hill, 4th Line Theatre. FILM/TELEVISION: Fuzzy Tales (CBC), Wendy (Scotland). @willlamond

ANDREW MACDONALD-SMITH Bobby Child FOR THEATRE CALGARY: Mary Poppins (Citadel co-pro), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. ELSEWHERE: Avenue Q, Broadway; The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Vertigo; One Man, Two Guvnors, Mary Poppins, The Pillowman, Citadel; Shear Madness, The Wizard of Oz, Little Shop of Horrors, Mayfield; The Best Brothers, The Liars, Shadow; The Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado, H.M.S. Pinafore, Edmonton Opera; Pith!, Cocktails at Pam’s, Witness to a Conga, Teatro La Quindicina. FILM/TELEVISION: Tiny Plastic Men, Inward Edward. AWARDS: Betty Mitchell Award – Outstanding Lead Actor – Mary Poppins; Sterling Awards – One Man, Two Guvnors, Mary Poppins. For 10 years, Andrew has been Artistic Associate of Teatro La Quindicina, an Edmonton-based theatre company that produces new Canadian comedies and the works of Stewart Lemoine. @drewmacsmith AYRIN MACKIE

Polly Baker FOR THEATRE CALGARY: West Side Story (Citadel co-pro). ELSEWHERE: A Chorus Line, A Little Night Music, Man of La Mancha, Crazy for You, The Pirates of Penzance, The Taming of the Shrew, The Sound of Music, Elektra, Stratford; The Wizard of Oz, US & National tour; The Lord of the Rings, The Producers, US, Mirvish; Lies My Father Told Me, Segal Centre; How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Sweet Charity, Cats, Drayton; A Chorus Line, Footloose, Stage West. Ayrin will soon be seen as Rita Laporta in Lucky Stiff at the Drayton Festival.

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MAKAYLA MOORE Tess Theatre Calgary debut. ELSEWHERE: Sleeping Beauty, Ross Petty Productions; Footloose, Chemainus; Evita, Vancouver Opera; James and the Giant Peach, CTYP; Sequins and Feathers, Sonic Odyssey, Royal Caribbean; Monty Python's Spamalot, Arts Club. FILM/ TELEVISION: Some Assembly Required. AWARDS: Best Gypsy Ovation Award nomination. Makayla trained at Capilano University in North Vancouver. She is very pleased to be back performing in her hometown.

GREGORY PEMBER

Junior Theatre Calgary debut. ELSEWHERE: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Theatre Aquarius; Disney’s The Little Mermaid, The Sound of Music, Damn Yankees, White Christmas, It Runs in the Family, Legally Blonde, Mary Poppins, Drayton; The Fantasticks, Victoria Playhouse; Monty Python's Spamalot, Young Frankenstein, Stage West; Ghostlight, Off-Broadway/Signature Theatre; Chicago, Flat Rock Playhouse; Spring Awakening, Hamlet, The Roxy Regional Theatre. Gregory has his B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from The Boston Conservatory. Love and gratitude to Mom, Dad, Bob, Scott and the Talent House gang for their unconditional support.

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ALISON ROBERTS Betsy Theatre Calgary debut. ELSEWHERE: West Side Story, Citadel; West Side Story, Rainbow Stage; Singin' In The Rain, Capitol Theatre; Monty Python's Spamalot, Arts Club; West Side Story, Vancouver Opera.

FILM/TELEVISION: TOIFA Opening Ceremony, The Waltz, That Man. Alison is a graduate of The Canadian College of Performing Arts as well as Harbour Dance Centres Intensive Training Program. She was also a participant in The Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre program last season.

ELIZABETH STEPKOWSKI-TARHAN Patricia Fodor FOR THEATRE CALGARY: A Christmas Carol (2003, 2013-16), Pride and Prejudice (NAC co-pro), Mom’s the Word – For Crying Out Loud, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Citadel co-pro), A Streetcar Named Desire, Song and Dance, Anne of Green Gables (1994), Evita (1993), Hamlet. ELSEWHERE: Actor – All's Well That Ends Well, Romeo & Juliet, The Winter’s Tale, Shakespeare Company; Waiting for the Parade, The Hobbit, ATP; Suite Surrender, Chicago, Glorious!, Stage West; Sweeney Todd, Gaslight, Vertigo; Avenue Q, August: Osage County, Oliver!, The Sound of Music, Cabaret, Citadel; Gypsy, Mayfield; Honk!, Globe; Fascinating Ladies, Kreskined, Lunchbox; 6 seasons with One Yellow Rabbit. Director – Fiddler on the Roof, Stage West. AWARDS: Elizabeth is the recipient of two Betty Mitchell Awards, as well as an Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award.

ANDREW TAYLOR

Jimmy Theatre Calgary debut. ELSEWHERE: Internship with Toronto Dance Theatre; Company member with Zata Omm; Le Grande Peep Show, Corpus; The Nutcracker, Ontario Ballet Theatre; Extreme Country, Dream Voyage, Carnival Cruise Lines; Cats, Rainbow Stage; La Cage Aux Folles, Neptune; Anne of Green Gables, Ring of Fire, Charlottetown; The Wizard of Oz, Mirvish; The Wizard of Oz National Tour, Troika Entertainment; Monty Python's Spamalot, Young Frankenstein, Stage West; Singin' in the Rain, Capitol Theatre. Andrew trained at The School of Toronto Dance Theatre in contemporary and modern dance, and began performing as a dancer in 2008. Andrew fell in love with musical theatre when he made his first musical debut in 2011.

JOHN ULLYATT Bela Zangler FOR THEATRE CALGARY: Next to Normal (Citadel co-pro), Disney's Beauty and the Beast (Citadel co-pro), West Side Story (Citadel co-pro), A Fitting Confusion. ELSEWHERE: I Am My Own Wife, Cabaret, Billy Bishop Goes to War, Pillowman, A Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Doubt, A Christmas Carol, Grease, Death of a Salesman, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Citadel; A Little Night Music, Grand/Canadian Stage; The Importance of Being Earnest, Grand; All’s Well That Ends Well, Shakespeare Company; Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Vancouver Playhouse; Best Brothers, Puttin’ on the Ritz, Belfry; Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime, The Mystery of Irma Vep, The 39 Steps, Vertigo; Craniatrium, Duck Duck Bang, Firefly; Nine seasons with Freewill Shakespeare.

AWARDS: Four Sterling Awards, Jessie Award nomination, Betty Mitchell Award nomination. John is a notable street artist whose works include The Human Fountain, The 21st Century Gargoyles, and Crosswalk Theatre. This work has toured to Ireland, Vancouver, Toronto, and Japan. @johnnyrains

SARAH VANCE

Mitzi, Dance Captain Theatre Calgary debut. ELSEWHERE: Mamma Mia, Anne of Green Gables, Alice Through The Looking-Glass, Canada Rocks, Charlottetown; Monty Python's Spamalot, Hairspray, High School Musical, Drayton; Music Man, Capitol; American Idiot – Assistant Choreographer, LOT; The Doodlebops, KOBA; Rave On, RGA. FILM/TELEVISION: The Next Step, The Moblees – Assistant Choreographer, Warrior, Carrie, SYTYCDC, Canadian Country Music Awards, Warehouse 13, One Starry Christmas, The Next Star, Breakaway, King of the Camp. Artist live dance performances – Carly Rae Jepsen, Vanilla Ice, FeFe Dobson, Kira Isabella, Victoria Duffield. Sarah was a member of the NBA Toronto Raptors Dance Pak (4 seasons) while she completed her Honours Science Kinesiology Degree at York University. Sarah sends love to her husband David, family, and TH.

CHRISTOPHER WILSON

Perkins, Custus Theatre Calgary debut. ELSEWHERE: Snarl'd: The Panto, Capitol Theatre; The Music Man, Snow White, South Pacific, Oliver!, The Mikado, Drayton; The Addams Family, Neptune; Elf: The Musical, Grand; The Pirates of Penzance, Toronto Operetta; The Man of La Mancha, Waterloo Stage; The Gondoliers, Stratford; Anne of Green Gables, Charlottetown. FILM/TELEVISION: Queer As Folk, The Music Man (ABC Disney). Christopher has been recently performing his one-man musical cabaret, Two Kittens & A Kid internationally (2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Toronto, New York City). Heartfelt thanks to Dayna Tekatch and the entire artistic team for this joyous opportunity. Love to Mom & “Triple G”.

BLAIR YOUNG

Eugene Fodor Theatre Calgary debut. ELSEWHERE: Tent Meeting, Rosebud; Of Mice And Men, Spirit Fire; The Selkie Wife, Wayward Artists; Man of La Mancha, Thousand Islands Playhouse; The Mousetrap, Toronto Truck Theatre. FILM/TELEVISION: Fargo, Hell on Wheels, Bluff!. Blair is a graduate of the Queen’s University Drama program. He was the voice of “Beri The Hot Blooded” in the animated series Scan2Go, and sometimes acts sick for U of C Medical students as a standardized patient. Thanks as always to the three ladies who allow him to have so much fun up there!

DAYNA TEKATCH Director, Choreographer Theatre Calgary debut. ELSEWHERE: Director credits include Avenue Q, Citadel; Stones in his Pockets, Neptune; The 39 Steps, Neptune/ Stage West/1000 Islands; Oliver!, NAC; Same Time Next Year, Orillia Opera House; Two Across, Wake Me When It's Over, Gravenhurst; Driving Miss Daisy, Tuesday's With Morrie, Starbright. Dayna has choreographed extensively across the country and was a member of the Stratford Festival for nine seasons as an actor and choreographer. She has done 10 shows at the National Arts Centre and is the recipient of a Sterling award, the Richard March award, and three Tyrone Guthrie awards. She lives in Toronto with her inspirations, Sean, Liam, and Isla.

DON HORSBURGH Music Director FOR THEATRE CALGARY: Mary Poppins (Citadel co-pro), Next to Normal (Citadel co-pro), 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, Anne of Green Gables (1994), Fire (1989), Pal Joey. ELSEWHERE: West Side Story, Evangeline, Avenue Q, Monty Python's Spamalot, Penelopiad, The Sound of Music, The Rocky Horror Show, Little Women, Hunchback, Citadel; The Threepenny Opera, Stratford; Hairspray, White Christmas, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, MTC; Into the Woods, A Little Night Music, Once On This Island, Canadian Stage; The Sound of Music and Aspects of Love, North American tours. Don has also provided original music for Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Penelopiad, August: Osage County, Pride and Prejudice, Blithe Spirit, and The Constant Wife. AWARDS: Recipient of five Dora Awards, a Betty Mitchell Award, and three Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards.

CORY SINCENNES

Set & Costume Design FOR THEATRE CALGARY: ‘da Kink in my Hair, Bad Jews, Liberation Days (WCT co-pro), Mary Poppins (Citadel co-pro), Next to Normal (Citadel co-pro). ELSEWHERE: Mamma Mia, Evangeline, Bittergirl: The Musical, Charlottetown; Million Dollar Quartet, Romeo and Juliet, Monty Python’s Spamalot, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, One Man, Two Guvnors, Citadel; Peter and the Starcatcher, Les Misérables, Mary Poppins, Where the Blood Mixes, WCT; Mump and Smoot, ATP; The Huron Bride, Vertigo; The Last 5 Years, Let the Light of Day Through, Little One, Woman in Black, Theatre Network. 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.

GERALD KING Lighting Design FOR THEATRE CALGARY: ‘da Kink in my Hair (NAC co-pro), King Lear, Liberation Days (WCT co-pro), Anne of Green Gables – The Musical, 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, Eugene Onegin, Pacific Opera; Die Fledermaus, Don Carlo, Tosca, La Boheme, Romeo et Julietta, La Clemenza Di Tito, Vancouver Opera. Dance – A Streetcar Named Desire, The Rite of Spring, Ballet BC; A Simple Way, (Brackets), LSD, Sunyata, Kokoro Dance. Theatre – A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Tempest, Macbeth, As You Like It, The Merchant of Venice, Bard on the Beach; Death of a Salesman, The Drowsy Chaperone, Vancouver Playhouse; Monty Python's Spamalot, Educating Rita, Xanadu, Arts Club; Toronto Mississippi, Theatre Aquarius; Les Misérables, Educating Rita, UBUNTU (The Cape Town Project), WCT. PETER MCBOYLE Sound Design FOR THEATRE CALGARY: The Little Prince – The Musical, Mary Poppins (Citadel co-pro), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Citadel co-pro), West Side Story (Citadel co-pro). ELSEWHERE: Peter has worked at most of the major Canadian theatres and in US cities such as New York, Las Vegas, Dallas and Atlanta. He lives in Stratford where he has spent 21 seasons at the Stratford Festival. His Broadway credits include Come Fly Away and Barrymore and his tours include Sister Act, Catch Me If You Can, Come Fly Away and West Side Story. He has a Bachelors and a Masters of Music from McGill University and is currently on the faculty at Humber College.

Upcoming projects include Guys & Dolls and HMS Pinafore for Stratford, Million Dollar Quartet and Anne of Green Gables for Charlottetown and the US premier of the Tango Rock Musical Arrabal in Boston.

JONATHAN PURVIS Fight Director, Assistant Choreographer FOR THEATRE CALGARY: Actor – Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Disney's Beauty and the Beast (Citadel co-pro). ELSEWHERE: Actor – West Side Story, Vigilante, Romeo and Juliet, Monty Python's Spamalot, One Man, Two Guvnors, Penelopiad, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Three Musketeers, Little Women, Citadel; Julius Caesar, Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo and Juliet, The Comedy of Errors, St. Lawrence Shakespeare; The Pirates of Penzance, Little Shop of Horrors, Thousand Islands Playhouse; Singin’ in the Rain, Chemanius; I Am For You, Concrete; Forbidden Phoenix, Citadel, YPT, & MTYP. FILM/ TELEVISION: Knuckle Ball, The Northlander, Reve De Champlain, Heritage Minute, Painkillers, Action Playground. AWARDS: Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award – Oustanding Actor and Fight Director – I Am For You; Three Sterling Award nominations for Fight Direction.

Jonathan was a two-time participant and now instructs at the Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program. He would like to thank his family and wife for their endless love and support.

FARREN TIMOTEO Assistant Director FOR THEATRE CALGARY: Actor – The Light in the Piazza. ELSEWHERE: Directing credits include The Light in the Piazza, Grant MacEwan University; Pippin, Citadel Young Companies; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Mayfield; Everybody Goes to Mitzi’s, The Infinite Shiver, Teatro la Quindicina; The Be Arthurs: Reunion Tour, Edmonton Fringe. AWARDS: Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award - Outstanding Performance by an actor in a Supporting Role – Monty Python's Spamalot. Farren is the Artistic Director of Alberta Opera, a company for whom he has written and directed several musical adaptations of fairytales for children. He can currently be seen on the Citadel’s Maclab stage in Peter and the Starcatcher and then in The Club with his own one-person play, Made in Italy.

APRIL VICZKO

Associate Lighting Design FOR THEATRE CALGARY: Lighting Design – Skylight; Set Design Adaptation – Fire (2004). ELSEWHERE: Costume Design – Drama: Pilot Episode, Ash Rizin, Butcher, The Valley, The Apology, Thinking of Yu, ATP; The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Birdland Theatre (Dora Nomination); Blackbird, True Love Lies, Citadel; The Mousetrap, In the Heat of the Night, Vertigo; This Castle, Moonhorse Dance Theatre.

Set & Costume Design – As You Like It, Citadel; Bea’s Niece, Tarragon; Stray, Workshop West. Production Design – When Girls Collide, Vertigo; Hello, Hello, Kill Your Television; Love of the Nightingale, UofC (selected for presentation at Costume at the Turn of the Century, Moscow). April has designed over 80 professional productions across Canada. She is President of the Board of the Associated Designers of Canada. In 2006, she shared the Siminovitch Protégé Prize. She is Chair and Associate Professor of Drama in The School of Creative and Performing Arts at the UofC.

“Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back.”

– Plato

MICHAEL LAIRD

Associate Sound Design FOR THEATRE CALGARY: Mary Poppins (Citadel co-pro). ELSEWHERE: John, Company Theatre; Annie, Cinderella, A Year with Frog and Toad, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, The Wizard of Oz, YPT; Seussical, YPT/Citadel; Joni Mitchell: River, Grand; Once On This Island, Acting Up Stage; West Side Story, Avenue Q, Romeo & Juliet, Monty Python's Spamalot!, Citadel; Great Expectations, Barber of Seville, Soulpepper; Evil Dead: The Musical, Off Broadway; A Beautiful View, da da kamera.

EVAN R. KLASSEN

Stage Manager FOR THEATRE CALGARY: Mary Poppins (Citadel co-pro), Anne of Green Gables – the Musical, Much Ado About Nothing, The Drowsy Chaperone, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. ELSEWHERE: Shrek, Les Miserables, Mary Poppins, Rainbow Stage; Jane Eyre, MTC; Don Pasquale, Manitoba Opera; Closer Than Ever, Dry Cold Productions; Rigoletto, Edmonton Opera; productions with NAC, Playhouse, Theatre New Brunswick, and three seasons at Shaw. Evan also works as the production manager for the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, and serves on the boards of the Winnipeg Arts Council, Manitobans for the Arts, and Seven Oaks House Museum. For Bert & Tika.

EMMA BRAGER Assistant Stage Manager FOR THEATRE CALGARY: Assistant Stage Manager – King Lear (Bard on the Beach co-pro), Mary Poppins (Citadel co-pro), The Kite Runner (Citadel co–pro), Cats, Much Ado About Nothing, A Christmas Carol (2010–14). Apprentice Stage Manager – Jake and the Kid, A Christmas Carol (2009). Stage Manager – The Tempest, The Comedy of Errors (Shakespeare by the Bow), Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare in the Park).

ELSEWHERE: Death of a Salesman, August: Osage County, Citadel; Venus In Fur, The Motherf**ker 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; Blind Date, WCT; This is Cancer!, 2010 – 11 Edmonton Fringe; Bashir Lazhar, Bone Cage, Downstage. Love always to her family and her Eric.

AL GADOWSKY

Assistant Stage Manager Theatre Calgary debut. ELSEWHERE: West Side Story, Alice Through The Looking Glass, Avenue Q, Venus in Fur, Monty Python’s Spamalot, Make Mine Love, Citadel; Fortune Falls, Catalyst/Citadel; Anne of Green Gables, Mamma Mia!, Glenda’s Kitchen, Charlottetown; Turandot, The Merry Widow, Edmonton Opera; Working It Out, Alberta Workers Health Centre; Gidion’s Knot, The Unseen, A Picasso, Chorus Productions. Al is a graduate of the BFA Stage Management program at the University of Alberta. He would like to thank his family and friends for their continuing love and support.

GEORGE GERSHWIN was born in Brooklyn on September 26, 1898, and began his musical training when he was 13. At 16 he quit high school to work as a “song plugger” for a music publisher, and soon he was writing songs himself. “Swanee,” as introduced by Al Jolson, brought George his first real fame and led to his writing a succession of 22 musical comedies, most with his older brother, Ira. The Gershwins’ shows include Lady Be Good; Oh, Kay!; Strike Up The Band; Girl Crazy; and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Of Thee I Sing. From his early career George had ambitions to compose serious music. These ambitions were realized in some of his masterpieces, among them “Rhapsody In Blue,” “Concerto In F,” “An American In Paris” and “Second Rhapsody.” In the late ‘20s George became fascinated by the DuBose Heyward novel Porgy, recognizing it as a perfect vehicle for opera using jazz and blues idioms. George’s “folk opera” Porgy And Bess opened in Boston on September 30, 1935, and had its Broadway premiere two weeks later. In 1937 George was at the height of his career. In Hollywood, working on the score of The Goldwyn Follies, he collapsed and on July 11 died of a brain tumor. He was not quite 39 years old.

IRA GERSHWIN, the first songwriter to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize, was born in New York City on December 6, 1896. In 1917 The Evening Sun published his first song (“You May Throw All The Rice You Desire But Please Friends, Throw No Shoes”). Four years later Ira enjoyed his first major stage success, Two Little Girls In Blue, written with another Broadway newcomer, Vincent Youmans. In 1924 Ira and his brother, George, created the smash hit Lady Be Good and went on to continue their remarkable collaboration through a dozen major stage scores, producing such standards as “Fascinating Rhythm,” “The Man I Love,” “’s Wonderful,” “Embraceable You,” “I Got Rhythm,” “But Not For Me” and others far too numerous to mention. During his long career, Ira also enjoyed productive collaborations with such songwriters as Harold Arlen, Vernon Duke, Kurt Weill, Burton Lane and Jerome Kern, with whom he created his greatest song hit of any one year, “Long Ago And Far Away.” Ira Gershwin died on August 17, 1983, in Beverly Hills, California.

KEN LUDWIG (Playwright) has had 6 shows on Broadway and 7 in London’s West End, and his plays and musicals have been performed in more than 30 countries in over 20 languages. Lend Me a Tenor, which the Washington Post called “one of the classic comedies of the 20th century,” won two Tony Awards and was nominated for seven. He has also won two Laurence Olivier Awards, the Charles MacArthur Award, two Helen Hayes Awards, and the Edgar Award for Best Mystery of the Year. His plays have been commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Old Globe and the Bristol Old Vic. His 24 plays and musicals include Moon Over Buffalo (with Carol Burnett), Twentieth Century (with Alec Baldwin), The Game’s Afoot, Leading Ladies, The Fox on the Fairway, Baskerville and A Comedy of Tenors. His adaptation of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express will premiere in March at the McCarter Theatre and his newest play, Robin Hood!, opens at the Old Globe in August. His book How To Teach Your Children Shakespeare (Random House) won the Falstaff Award for Best Shakespeare Book of 2014. He holds degrees from Harvard, where he studied with Leonard Bernstein, Haverford College, and Cambridge University. For more information please visit www.kenludwig.com.

EDITORIAL SOURCES from pages 14-15 Hyland, William G. George Gershwin.Wesport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 2003.

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THEATRE CALGARY ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION BOARD EXECUTIVE BRIAN HOOK, Chair Investment Advisor, BMO Nesbitt Burns

CHADWICK NEWCOMBE, Vice Chair Kahane Law Office

JOY ALFORD

MARY E. COMEAU, Secretary

MICHELE BEITEL

Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright

President, Star Land Consulting Ltd.

PETER EDWARDS Vice President, Human Resources and Relations, Canadian Pacific

JIM FLOYD President, PowerOn Ltd.

BRUCE GRAHAM STEPHEN HAIR Artistic Consultant

GORD HARRIS P. Eng., M&A Consultant

BARRY R. KENLEY Financial Services Agent, Euler Hermes Canada

TRICIA LEADBEATER Director Wealth Management, Richardson GMP

RIAZ MAMDANI CEO, Strategic Group

IAN McAULEY President, American Hotel Income Properties REIT LP

DOUG PAGE Director of Government Relations, TransCanada

BOARD MEMBERS IAN BEDDIS Former Director & Branch Manager (Retired), Scotia McLeod Inc.

ELLEN CHIDLEY Consultant

GORD HARRIS P. Eng., M&A Consultant

TRICIA LEADBEATER Director, Wealth & Management, Richardson GMP

DR. NORMAN SCHACHAR, M.D. University of Calgary Department of Surgery

HERE’S YOUR CUE Barbara Peddlesden’s Legacy Gift After supporting the theatre community throughout her life, cultural philanthropist Barbara Peddlesden left a meaningful legacy to Theatre Calgary when she passed away in February 2015.

Her generous bequest of $100,000 will help Theatre Calgary to pursue artistic excellence and fortify our work for future generations.

Barbara was born in 1918 in Calgary to parents Augustus and Olive Peddlesden.

She grew up in Hillhurst and worked in the family businesses of The Bennett Glass Company, then Burmarsh Investments.

Throughout her life, Barbara was very active in the Calgary community. She was the President and a Life Member of the University Women’s Club of Calgary, a Life Member of the Calgary Community Painters’ Society, a Member of the Calgary Artists Society, and an Honorary Member of the Alberta Society of Artists. She also presented an annual scholarship at Alberta College of Art and Design (Homesteader’s Legacy) and supported many of Calgary’s theatre groups.

Barbara was a loyal subscriber and donor dating back to the early days when Theatre Calgary first performed in the Betty Mitchell Theatre at the Allied Arts Centre (later known as the QR Centre).

Barbara’s nephew, William Peddlesden, was proud of Barbara’s legacy in this community:

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“She was grateful to have been born in Calgary and wished to give back to the community that was so good to her. She recognized that the theatre is a very important part of a society.

Calgary is a much better place because of it. Since she was a long-time subscriber to Theatre Calgary, she wanted to ensure that it continued on and was financially successful.

Although streets, intersections and bridges are essential to cities, they don’t make a city interesting. People don’t visit London [UK] because it has nice roads; they go there for the cultural experience. Theatre provides that.”

Share Your Passion with Future Generations In honour of Theatre Calgary’s 50th Anniversary in 2017-18, we are asking you to consider designating a legacy gift in your will. By remembering Theatre Calgary in your will, you can help ensure that future generations enjoy Theatre Calgary as you do today.

Your gift will help Theatre Calgary to achieve our ambitious artistic goals: • produce the finest theatre imaginable, featuring talented artists from our community and across the country; • seek out the most compelling stories from around the world – stories that stimulate our imaginations, emotions, and conversations; • safeguard our ability to hire superior craftsmen who are passionate about their work – set and costume designers, carpenters, costume and prop builders, technicians, composers, musicians, voice and movement coaches, actors, playwrights, directors and more; • give young people a chance to discover theatre through our interactive learning programs; • nurture the next generation of artists through our emerging artist programs; and • stand amongst the best theatres globally as a leader in innovative, inspiring, and diverse programming.

Leaving a financial legacy is a way to make a meaningful gift to a charitable organization that you value, while maximizing tax and estate planning benefits.

Once you have taken care of your family and loved ones, you may consider naming Theatre Calgary as a beneficiary of a portion of your estate.

For our 50th Anniversary season, Theatre Calgary programmes will acknowledge all supporters who have included a Theatre Calgary bequest in their will. You may choose to be anonymous or be recognized in a way that might inspire others.

For more information on leaving a legacy gift for Theatre Calgary, you can visit our website, or contact Shirley Yurchi at 403-294-7440 ext. 1002, or donations@ theatrecalgary.com. We recognize that your estate plans are a personal matter, and we will keep any information you choose to share with us confidential.

Please consider leaving a lasting legacy for Theatre Calgary’s next 50 years!

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ARTISTIC CHAMPIONS PRODUCER’S CIRCLE ($25,000 +)

Michelle O’Reilly Foundation Craig D. Senyk, Mawer Investment

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE ($10,000 +)

Joy Alford & Dan Magyar Frank & Diane Babienko Alex Osten Margo & Brant Randles Edith & Cal Wenzel Tanya Zumwalt

DESIGNER’S CIRCLE ($5,000 +)

Brent Allardyce, Allardyce Bower Consulting Michele & Paul Beitel Dave & Roxanne Dunlop Don & Joan Greenfield Dennis Nerland & Jennifer Pollock Chadwick & Jillian Newcombe C.A. Siebens Rod & Betty Wade

ACTOR’S CIRCLE ($2,500 +)

Christine Armstrong & Irfhan Rawji Barry & Loralee Baylis Bruce & Mary Comeau Laurel Edwards Peter Edwards & Maxine Leverette Stephen Hair Brian Hook & Kathryn Heath Ryan & Kate Hoult Brian & Barbara Howes Laurie & Barry Kenley Tricia Leadbeater Riaz & Zai Mamdani Jock & Diana Osler Doug Page & Christine Rogerson Susan & Jim Reader Vera Ross Catherine Samuel & Todd Pringle Colleen A. Smith Williamson/McAuley Family

CORPORATE DRESS CIRCLE ($3,900 +)

Jeff Boyd, Royal Bank of Canada

CGI Doctor David W. Falk Professional Corporation Jim Floyd, PowerOn Ltd. Franklin Templeton Investments Brian French, Where Magazine Terry Gale, Standard General Grosvenor Americas Ray Limbert & Associates, BMO Nesbitt Burns Mackie Wealth Group/ Richardson GMP Rawlyk Developments Inc. Stantec Consulting Ltd. Western Management Consultants Trecia Wright, Van Houtte Coffee Services Ian Young, IBM Canada

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Kathleen Cowick & Dave Sorensen, Norton Rose Fulbright Dr. David & Kris Docherty Greg & Tara Draper David Eeles, Norton Rose Fulbright Dr. Reuben & Amy Eng Frances Ferguson, Norton Rose Fulbright John & Audrey Fry Rob Geremia & Bonnie Kowaliuk Ricardo & Betti Anne Giammarino Gibson Energy Warren & Kristine Gieck Bruce Graham & Kathy Falla Richard S. Hannah Gord Harris & Nancy Dalton Bruce Hartley & Michale Bonn Kevin & Kathy Hildebrand Lynn & Vern Hult Clarke & Adele Hunter, Norton Rose Fulbright Larry & Carolyn Hursh Glenna Jones & Michael Sherman Bill & Elspeth Kirk Kevin & Denise Kisilevich Barb & Yukio Kitagawa Sandy & Parnell Kowalski Jennifer Kwong & Matthias Morel, Norton Rose Fulbright Bob & Mary Lamond Cameron Lang, Carpet Superstores Tracy & Chris Lee Amber Leeson Dr. Laurie Lemieux & Dr. Wayne Rosen Elaine Lo Ray & Bernice Mack Bob & Peggy MacLeod Ken & Ann MacLeod Danielle & Jason Maksimow, Norton Rose Fulbright Trish Matheson & Dave Dyer Dr. Lloyd & Tracy Maybaum Dr. J.E. Mccruden Keith McMullen, Fireside Property Group Ltd. Christopher & Vicki McPhee Mauro & Brenda Meneghetti Rob Mitchell & James Pearson Geri & Alan Moon Tony Morris, Norton Rose Fulbright Graydon & Dorothy Morrison Mortgage Connection Stuart & Catherine Mugford John & Karen Murphy

Alan & Shelly Norris David & Linda Noruschat Bob & Rhonda Osness, Osness Insurance Ltd. C. Gordon & Joan Packer Donald & Leslie Park Lynn Parno (Salekin) & Chris Parno Allan & Allison Pedden Paul Polson, Stuart Olson Construction Bonnie Ramsay & Richard Leslie Al & Margaret Rasmuson Donna Riback George Rogers & Cathy Christensen Bob & Jean-Ann Rooney Susan & Richard Roskey Allan & Denise Ross Juli & Paul Sacco Janice & James Sanford Norm & Kathy Schachar Marnie & Byron Schmidt Maggie Schofield Gudrun & Peter Seredynski Grace & John Shaddick Kelly R.H. Shannon Salima & Ali Shivji Roger & Lorna Smith Jeffrey & Karen Spiers Dr. Shean & Tish Stacey James M. Stanford Dr. M. Steele & Dr. A. Daly Vera Swanson O.C. Lynn Tanner & Margaret Graw Harry & Linda Taylor Kevin Taylor & Patti Weldon Mark & Kristina Thompson Douglas G. & Sonya B. Tisdall TransCanada Corporation Michael & Susan Tumback Randal & Pam Van De Mosselaer, Norton Rose Fulbright Jud Virtue, Norton Rose Fulbright Alida Visbach & Paul Corbett Linda & Gord Vogt Diane Volk Greg & Lori Waslen Rob & Candace Waters Shari Wattling & Trevor Rueger Ken & Stephanie Wilson Ward & Denise Zimmer

ADOPT-A-PLAY ($500 PER PLAY/ $2,500 FOR THE SEASON)

CRAZY FOR YOU Allardyce Bower Consulting Roy & Roberta Barr Dave & Marilyn Bradley Sandy & Neill Coad

Brian & Yvonne Conway Robert D.D. Cormack Karol Dabbs Lynda Dunfield Dr. Donald Gladman & Irene Shewchuk Louise & Mark Lines Netherlands Investment Company of Canada Limited Stuart Olley & Myra Diaz Carolyn S. Phillips Norm & Kathy Schachar Joanne Schaefer John & Peggy Van De Pol

2016/17 PLAY SUPPORTERS John Armstrong & Karyn Leidal Demiantschuk Burke & Hoffinger Dr. Ted Jablonski Howard & Janet McLean Stuart & Catherine Mugford Alan & Shelly Norris Thomas & Maureen Ross Robert & Andrea Sartor

INDIVIDUAL DONORS LEGACY CIRCLE Jo-Ann DeRepentigny Estate Barbara Peddlesden Estate

INVESTOR ($5,000 +)

ARC Financial Corporation Edmonton Community Foundation

SUSTAINER ($1,500 +)

The David & Janet Bentley Family Fund, at Edmonton Community Foundation Canadian Natural Resources Limited Cenovus Energy Martha Cohen Estate Gord & Eva Hoffman Barb & Yukio Kitagawa Janis & Bruce Morrison Norm & Kathy Schachar Family Legacy Fund, Shakespeare by the Bow 1

BENEFACTOR ($1,000 +)

Anonymous Stacey & Dale Burstall Cakeworks Rob & Francey Easson 2 G.M. Gillette Investors Group Dick & Lois Haskayne Michael Mezei & Andrea Hopps Alan Moon, United Way of Calgary, Donor Choice program

Lois Nelson Osten-Victor Fund, at the Calgary Foundation Colleen & William Tobman Wanklyn Family Fund at the Calgary Foundation Jody Wood & Quentin Pittman

ASSOCIATE ($400 +)

Anonymous Diana & David Ballard Gary & Tracey Boehm Chris Brooks & Daniel Heng Ian & Gwen Burgess John & Monique Buysschaert Don & Marlene Campbell Ellen & Bill Chidley 2 Bill & Laurie Clay Edward & Jean Czaja Don & Lone Gardner James Hughes S/S James Cindy Johnson Royer Fund at the Calgary Foundation Kit & Bill Kennedy Matt Law & Danelle Hames Lee’s Picture Frame Warehouse Jean Macnab Brian Mahoney Joan & Robert Martin Roger & Leslie McMechan Brian Mills & Susan Tyrrell Leyton Morris Nancy & Glen Nexen Energy, Employee Matching Program C. Gordon & Joan Packer Bill & Erisa Penner Michael & Margaret Perlette Veronica Prokop & Peter Andrekson Thomas & Bernice Raedler Repsol Oil & Gas Canada Inc. Richard J. Kennedy Prof. Corp.

The Schmitz Family Foundation Gordon & Carmel Sick Sinopec Daylight, at Benevity the Canadian Online Giving Foundation Gordon & Annie VanderLeek Willis Winter Robert Woodrow 1

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FRIEND ($100 +)

Anonymous Terry Abel Ted & Deborah Alexander

Sherrill & Robert Allan F. Garfield Anderson Hal & Margaret Anderson Dave & Bev Andrews Nancy & Torben Angelo Stephen Arsenych Bernice & Ken Baher Don & Carol Baker Bantrel Co. Jane Bartlet Hessdorfer Sherry Batke Jane Baxter Belinda Mr. & Mrs. A.J. Berg Carolynne Bernardo Allan & Donna Black Barbara Black & Malcolm Turner Boucher & Torres family Gerry Bowland Gordon H. Bowman Diane & John Boyd Brian Brausen Barb & Alex Brough K. R. Brown Bruce & Heather Brunette Tina Buckthorp Helga Budwill Ian & Gwen Burgess Sharon & Royal Burritt Marion Burrus Kate Burton

Jared & Diana Burwell David & Sebina Butts Richard & Eleanor Byers Joan & Barrie Cameron Brenda & Gordy Cannady Ted & Marlys Carruthers Ray & Charlene Caufield Marjorie Challand Donna Chapman Jim & Eleanor Chinnick Doreen Christensen Margaret Churchill J. Clapson D. Clarke Catharine Clayton Peter Cocciolo Murray Colewell Maureen Cook Ira Cooper & Erin Storey Greg Coupal Tom & Carol-Ann Cox Donald Cross Alice Cush Laura Daniels & Douglas Smith Glenn & Melody Davies Heather & Dave Davies Gloria Davis Winifred & Thomas Day Debbie Luigi & Joyce De Somma Gordon & Sheryl Dibb

DIRTT Environmental Solutions Patrick & Cheryl Doherty Stuart & Mary Donaldson Helga Dressel Donna Driedger & Lourier Caron Marie Dube Denis & Patricia Duke Gay Dunlop Tricia Durkin Scott & Danielle Durocher Jane Ebbern & Kevin Johnston Robert Elsworthy Dwayne & Rita Ewanchuk Tom & Debbie Fellows Frances Ferguson G. Filyk Linda Flanagan Angela Flemming & Kathryn Thomas B. Flood Beverley Fujino Jan Geggie Dan & Barb Giba J. Gilmour John Gilpin Christine & Keith Gingerick Alan & Jane Glover Ronald & Helen Goodman Pauline & Don Gray Peggy Gray Ian & Michele Gunn & Family

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John & Maureen Kirby Joyce Kneeland Dr. Silvia Koso Anne & Allan Kostyniuk Helle & Juri Kraav Herb & Kathy Kroeker Ruth Kroon George & Suzannah Kurian Larson & Kutcher Lorne & Pat Larson Helen Leblanc Mark & Brenda Lenko Jan LeRoy Robert & Linda Lesoway The Liddiard Family Larry & Corrie Loomes Frank & Donna Losoncy Gwen Loveless Al & Sandy Lucas Emily & Andrew Lukacik Debbie MacDonald & John Sojak Beverly MacLeod Jean Macnab Evelyne & Harvey Martens Carol Mathers James & Donna McDonald Kim & Ben McGillivray Ronald & Sylvia McIntosh Glenda & Douglas McLean Reid & Beth McLean Wiest

McMurtry Family Pam & Dave Mercer Annette M. Messer Dr. Julian Midgley Anne & Peter Millen Dr. D. Mitchell Jean L. Mitchell Margaret Montgomery Jackie & Peter Morgan Barbara Morin Jennifer & Torval Mork Moving Forward Ltd. Margaret & Forbes Newman Todd Nickel Chuck & Daphne Nicolle Beth & Dick Olver Patricia O’Reilly John & Dianne O'Rourke The Paddon Hughes Development Co. Ltd. Bev Palko John & Karen Palmer Patry Family Robert & Aurea Penner Mike & Lorie Pesowski Louella & Wayne Pethrick Ross & Robin Phillips William Phillips Jeff Pivnick & Jayne Thirsk Mike Ponto & Ellen Russell

Marjorie & Ronald Potts James & Gabriella Prette Susan & Wayne Ramsden Del Rath Rob & June Remmer Cindi Reopell & Don Watt Ernest & Mary Rewucki Douglas Rix & Deborah Ferguson Dixie Robbins Steven T. Robertson Gay Robinson Howard & Karen Roppel Dr. Peter Roxburgh Craig Rubie Robert & Rosalie Rudolf Doreen Sandercock Christine Sargeant Patrice Sawyers & Larry Adorjan Ken & Sharon Schoor Jo-Ann Schwartzenberger David Severson Rob & Cheryl Sheppard Don & Barb Sibbald Tim & Doris Sidlick Marianne & Al Siemens Susan & Ian Simister Lucette & Nick Simpson Dr. Wilma Slenders & Victor Didkowsky David & Betty Smith

Kelly Smith & Dan Fichter Ken & Barb Smith Paulette & Rick Smith Penny Smith Dr. Gregory Somer Ray & Pat Stauffer Mary Ellen & Darcy Stann Elizabeth Stock & Alistair Shepherd-Cross Harold & Jeanette Stringer Douglas & Laurie Strother Tom & Nola Stuckert Dave & Darlene Swanson Valerie & Allen Swanson James & Roberta Taylor Mark & Linda Thomas Dianne & Owen Thomson Lynne J. Thornton David Trieu Bill & Cindy Tuer Carol & Bill Twasiuk John Varsek Jan & Robert Walsh Brad & Jane Warner Glenda & Keith Wellon Dennis & Sylvia Wheatley Bob & Wendy Whyte Robert V. Whyte Ken Wiens Marilyn Will Val & Larry Wolfe

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SENATORS William R. Blain, Q.C. Don Boyes Derek Bridges 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 at 403-294-7440 ext 1002 or donations@theatrecalgary.com.

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OUR LEGACY VOLUNTEERS We are tremendously fortunate to have over 400 volunteers who give so freely of their time to help Theatre Calgary come alive. As we approach our 50th season, we want to honour their commitment. Our Legacy Volunteers are those with 30+ years of service.

1988 Winter Olympics. I sewed costumes and dressed performers for the Opening Ceremonies.

M: The Olympics energized the city and brought a sense of comradery – it was a good time!

As Theatre Calgary approaches our 50th Anniversary, can you tell us how it has changed over the years?

M: Well, we’ve gone through many Front of House staff! Three or four Artistic Directors – or more now!

E: I’ve noticed that we are extending runs now sometimes; it’s exciting to see how much the community enjoys the productions. We didn’t used to start until October, and now September hits and we’re here! So that’s really nice to see a longer season.

Monty Martin and Elaine Lupul

32 years ago, newlyweds Monty Martin and Elaine Lupul began volunteering their time here at Theatre Calgary – and we could not be more grateful! Originally from Edmonton, this kind-hearted couple have made their life here in Calgary, putting down roots, raising their two daughters, and becoming a vital presence in the community. Our Artistic Associate, Jenna Turk, spoke with Monty and Elaine about their life together and their shared experience with Theatre Calgary.

What has kept you volunteering for so long?

Elaine: We love theatre, having the commitment was helpful and it was easy!

Then, when we were starting a family, it was a really good way to come to the theatre, have a night out, and all we had to do was pay for a babysitter.

Do you volunteer anywhere else?

E: I’ve done a lot of volunteering, but in more strategic roles at our children’s schools and on boards. This (volunteering at Theatre Calgary) is FUN. There are many different reasons to volunteer – we do this as much for us as for the theatre.

Monty: We also volunteer at Special Olympics Calgary for their swim meets. Our daughter swims with Special Olympics at SAIT. E: It’s part of the culture here in Calgary, to volunteer. And that spirit really took off with the

Has anything unexpected ever happened while volunteering?

E: I remember working a student matinee of A Christmas Carol once, and there was a little bit of a ruckus in the audience. Somebody must have had an elastic band and they shot a paperclip on stage. And, Scrooge just stopped.

M: Stephen Hair.

E: His tone changed, and I can’t remember exactly how he addressed it, but it had something to do with safety and disrespect, and when he finished he was right back in character. It was seamless!

Do you have any favourite shows or favourite memories from your time here?

M: I really liked K2.

E: I knew you were going to say that!

E: You know, one of the things I’ve enjoyed about having this night for so long is the patrons. Seeing repeat patrons.

M: They know us and we know them.

E: It’s that sense of familiarity, of being part of a community.

Thank you so much to Elaine Lupul and Monty Martin for 32 years of service!

If you are interested in volunteering with Theatre Calgary or would like to learn more, please contact Norm Cook via email: ncook@theatrecalgary.com

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For more information on sponsorship opportunities, please contact Trish Matheson, Director of Development at 403-294-7419 or tmatheson@theatrecalgary.com.

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