2015 The Philadelphia Story - House Programme

THEATRE CALGARY PRESENTS THE SHAW FESTIVAL PRODUCTION OF

THE PHILADELPHIA STORY

by Philip Barry January 27 to February 22, 2015

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shakespeare’s great masterpiece

king lear Director Dennis Garnhum, in collaboration with Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival, Starring Benedict Campbell

King Lear has three daughters. In his advanced age, he plans to divide his kingdom according to which one can say she loves him best. But sweet words prove false and set off a violent storm of madness and lies.

Shakespeare’s greatest play provides the ultimate family drama and a riveting portrait of human nature.

This is one of my all-time favourite plays. Watch as a family is torn apart, a kingdom is destroyed, and worst of all, hearts are broken. We are combining forces with Vancouver’s original and daring Bard on the Beach in a production starring one of Canada’s greatest actors: Benedict Campbell. This is Shakespeare’s tragic masterpiece in a fresh new presentation. – Dennis

“O, ThaT way madness lies.”

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We’re proud to welcome the world-renowned Shaw Festival to our city. This production comes directly to us from playing all summer long in beautiful Niagara-on-the-Lake.

We've had a lovely time refitting the production to our stage. We have even switched around a few roles the actors are playing just to keep things lively. It was a pleasure to direct the production many months ago and an absolute delight to revisit the production now for Theatre Calgary.

It’s remarkable to me that William Shakespeare’s King Lear has never been presented on our stage. Watch as a family is torn apart, a kingdom is destroyed, and worst of all, hearts are broken. We are combining forces with Vancouver’s original and daring Bard on the Beach in a production starring one of Canada’s greatest actors: Benedict Campbell. This is Shakespeare’s tragic masterpiece in a fresh new presentation.

Tabloids, paparazzi and public intrusion into private affairs: it’s all so seductive and tantalizing. In 1939, Philip Barry was writing about a new trend emerging—a rising interest in reporting for entertainment and escape versus the ever-oppressing news surrounding the Great Depression in America. The world was changing and the private problems of the wealthy class became the curiosity and distraction of the time. Clearly this trend continues.

The presence of cameras and reporters causes people to behave strangely. In our play, two reporters have arrived on the eve of Tracy Lord’s wedding to capture “the Philadelphia story.” Perfect timing. Sandy warns his family: “You don’t know yet what being under the microscope does to people.” Sandy’s words prove all too prophetic as the mounting pressure to bury the family’s scandal causes some absurd choices to be made. As we rush towards the wedding march, the emotions become raw, thoughts are exploded and surprising honesty is revealed.

In the end, the story that the reporters think they will uncover turns out to be a completely different one than they had expected. At the heart of this play is the story of Tracy Lord—a woman still evolving, emerging, and discovering. In fact, on the eve of her second wedding, in front of all the people she loves, she goes through one of the most challenging and exciting discoveries of her life. In Tracy’s words, “The time to make up your mind about people, is never.” We all deserve a second chance at love, and it’s that story, set in Philadelphia, that we are here to celebrate.

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DENNIS GARNHUM Artistic Director

“Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other.

Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then.”

- Katharine Hepburn

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THEATRE CALGARY PRESENTS THE SHAW FESTIVAL PRODUCTION OF

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THE PHILADELPHIA STORY

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.

by Philip Barry

T HE CAS T

Dinah Lord Tracy Lord Margaret Lord Alexander (Sandy) Lord Mac, the night watchman William (Uncle Willie) Tracy Liz Imbrie Macaulay (Mike) Connor George Kittredge C.K. Dexter Haven Seth Lord Edward, a butler Elsie, a maid May, a maid Dr. Parsons

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

i n or d e r of ap p e aran c e TESS BENGER MOYA O’CONNELL SHARRY FLETT JEFF MEADOWS JONATHAN TAN GUY BANNERMAN FIONA BYRNE PATRICK MCMANUS THOM MARRIOTT GRAY POWELL RIC REID HAL KERBES DARCY GERHART KIERA SANGSTER AARON HASTELOW

S E T T I NG A house in the country, near Philadelphia, 1939. On the eve of Tracy Lord’s wedding.

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.

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.

Director Set & Costume Design Lighting Design Original Music & Sound Design Assistant Director Assistant Designer Assistant Lighting Design Fight Coordinator

Stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager Apprentice Stage Manager Rehearsal Apprentice Stage Manager (Shaw) Production Stage Manager (Shaw)

Head of Lighting Head of Sound Wig & Hairstylist, Wardrobe Master Head Stage Carpenter Stage Hands Lead Dresser Dresser

DENNIS GARNHUM WILLIAM SCHMUCK KEVIN LAMOTTE JEREMY SPENCER RACHEL PEAKE JON GROSZ ANDREW SMITH JOHN STEAD MEREDITH MACDONALD AMY JEWELL JUSTIN BORN BRETT MIKULIK ALISON PEDDIE CATHARINE CRUMB BEVANS CHRIS JACKO RON SIEGMUND BEN WILSON SCOTT MORRIS, ANDREW KERR RACHEL MICHELLE SHERIDAN CARLEY POWELL

Additional costumes supplied by Martino Nguyen.

Additional Scenic Art assistance provided by Leslie Furness and Keith Roberts.

THE PHILADELPHIA STORY has one 20-minute intermission.

Front cover photo of Moya O'Connell by David Cooper.

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western premiere: heartwarming and hilarious musical

dear Johnny deere The Fred Eaglesmith Musical Book by Ken Cameron, based on the music and lyrics of Fred Eaglesmith, Additional music and arrangements by David Archibald, Director Eric Coates, with J.D. Nicholsen and Rebecca Auerbach

“An amazing new musical called Dear Johnny Deere...think soulful melodies, driving rhythms and lyrics that mix the sugar of wit with the salt of tears.

If Bruce Springsteen came from rural Ontario instead of the Jersey Shore, he might have been Fred Eaglesmith.”

– Toronto Star I didn’t grow up on country music, and so imagine my surprise when I saw the premiere production of this musical and was captivated from start to finish. It’s a toe-tapping treat, filled with great songs and a loveable story.

When the characters can’t express themselves in words, they grab a guitar and sing. You’ll find it hard to resist smiling throughout. Another Calgary playwright debuts on our stage with this production. – Dennis foreground: rebecca auerbach and j.d. nicholsen. photo by david cooper.

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Max Bell Theatre in the EPCOR Centre for the Performing Arts

the company with Sharry Flett, Jane of Lantern Hill, Street Legal. awards: Gemini nominations (best actress), War Brides and Suicide Murders, CBC; Tyrone Guthrie Award, (Stratford Festival); Paul Reynolds Award, (Shaw Festival). Sharry has taught at the National Theatre School, George Brown Theatre School, Queen’s University, and the University of Toronto.

GUY BANNERMAN

FIONA BYRNE

William (Uncle Willie) Tracy

Liz Imbrie

for theatre calgary: Saint Joan, Cloud 9, A Christmas Carol (1984), On Golden Pond, Jitters. elsewhere (selected credits): Guy has performed in more than 50 productions since 1986 including: The Philadelphia Story, The Philanderer, Lady Windermere’s Fan, Guys and Dolls, His Girl Friday, Ragtime, On the Rocks, The Admirable Crichton, John Bull’s Other Island, Harvey, Star Chamber, The President, The Stepmother, The Kiltartan Comedies, Summer and Smoke, The Invisible Man, The Crucible, You Never Can Tell, Bus Stop, Man and Superman, Happy End, Caesar and Cleopatra, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Shaw; Stuff Happens, Mirvish Productions/Studio 180; Missing, Factory Theatre; Our Town, That Was Then, A Christmas Carol, The Weir, Geva Theatre (Rochester); The House of Blue Leaves, Theatre Aquarius; The Stillborn Lover, Theatre Passe Muraille; Three in the Back Two in the Head, Tarragon/NAC. film/television: The Firm, NBC; Murdoch Mysteries, Shaftesbury/City TV; Warehouse 13, Syfy; Daring and Grace (series), CBC/YTV; voice of “Mr. Bear” on Rupert the Bear.

Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere (selected credits): Fiona has performed in more than 20 productions since 1998 including: The Philadelphia Story, When We Are Married, Star Chamber, The Devil’s Disciple, Belle Moral (2008/2005 and tour), Getting Married, A Month in the Country, You Never Can Tell, The Importance of Being Earnest, Man and Superman, Three Sisters, The Plough and the Stars, Detective Story, The House of Bernarda Alba, Peter Pan, Picnic, Easy Virtue, Heartbreak House, The Shop at Sly Corner, The Lady’s Not for Burning, Shaw. Fiona has performed with many theatres across Canada, including Soulpepper, Stratford Festival, Canadian Stage, Manitoba Theatre Centre, National Arts Centre, Nightwood Theatre, Buddies in Bad Times. film/television: Covert Affairs (recurring role), The Ron James Show, Flashpoint, Rookie Blue, Beauty and the Beast, Warehouse 13, Lucky 7, King, Against the Wall, Oliver Bump’s Birthday (CFC). awards: Dora Award (The Doll House, DVxT), Mary Savidge Award (Stratford Festival). Fiona is a graduate of the National Theatre School. Upcoming for Fiona is Top Girls and Light Up the Sky at the Shaw Festival.

DARCY GERHART Elsie, a maid Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere (selected credits): The Philadelphia Story, The Charity that Began at Home, Shaw; Twelfth Night, Hart House Theatre; The Life of Jude (premiere), SummerWorks; You Can Do Whatever You Want (premiere), Twelfth Night, Three Sisters, Human Cannon, Macbeth, As Five Years Pass, National Theatre School. film/television: Big News from Grand Rock (with director Daniel Perlmutter).

Darcy is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada.

A A R O N H A S T E LO W Dr. Parsons

TESS BENGER Dinah Lord Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere (selected credits): The Philadelphia Story, Cabaret, Shaw; Killer Business: The Musical, Next Stage Theatre Festival; Marathon of Hope, Sheridan College; Little Shop of Horrors, Rose Theatre; The Sound of Music, Peter Pan, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Camelot (national tour), Drayton Entertainment; Anne of Green Gables – The Musical, Charlottetown Festival. film/television: Triple Sensation: Season 2 (top 10 contestant), CBC. Tess is a graduate of Sheridan College.

SHARRY FLETT Margaret Lord Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere (selected credits): The Philadelphia Story, The Charity that Began at Home, Enchanted April, Lady Windermere’s Fan, Come Back, Little Sheba, A Man and Some Women, Maria Severa, My Fair Lady, Age of Arousal, Sunday in the Park with George, The Little Foxes, Getting Married, The Magic Fire, Major Barbara, The Autumn Garden, Man and Superman, Floyd Collins, Misalliance, Rebecca, Joy, The Seagull, Eden End, Lulu, Hedda Gabler, Shaw; The Misanthrope, The Tempest, Translations, She Stoops to Conquer, The Taming of the Shrew, Stratford; A Streetcar Named Desire, The Pitmen Painters, Theatre Aquarius; Company, CentreStage; A Doll’s House, Theatre London. film/ television: Grey Gardens, Shades of Black, Full House

Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere (selected credits): The Philadelphia Story, Cabaret, Lady Windermere’s Fan, Guys and Dolls, Shaw; Anne of Green Gables – The Musical, Cinderella; A Fairly Tall Tale, Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash, Abegweit: The Soul of the Island, Canada Rocks Christmas, 1864, The Nine Lives (workshop), Charlottetown Festival; Rent, Panasonic Theatre/Theatre Sheridan; Oklahoma!, The Most Happy Fella, Central Park Tango, Theatre Sheridan; High School Musical (Canadian premiere), Neptune, Theatre Aquarius; Abegweit: The Soul of the Island, Arts Club; Anne and Gilbert, That Dance Show, Harbourfront Theatre; The Nutcracker, Imperial Theatre; 2010 Olympic Winter Games Victory Ceremonies, BC Place. Aaron is a graduate of the Music Theatre Performance program at Sheridan College. Thank you to The TH, and my incredibly supportive and loving friends and family.

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Edward, a butler

Macaulay (Mike) Connor

for theatre calgary: To Kill a Mockingbird, Our Town, Into the Woods, Evita. elsewhere: Beauty & the Beast, Western Canada Theatre; Murder on the Nile, Anything Goes, Chemainus; Urinetown, GZT; Little Mercy’s First Murder, GZT/ Vertigo; The Merry Widow, Edmonton Opera; The Sound of Music, Citadel; Chimney, Noirville, Murder on the Nile, Vertigo; Joyful Noise, Theatre Northwest; Almost a Love Story, Lunchbox. film/television: Ebenezer, Johnson County War, Tom Stone, September Dawn, Hell on Wheels. awards: Harry & Martha Cohen Award (with Kathryn Kerbes); Greg Bond Memorial Award. Hal has written for stage and television, produced, directed, choreographed and also toured with an a cappella group. He was co-artistic director of Shadow Productions for 20 years.

Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere (selected credits): The Philadelphia Story, When We Are Married, Arcadia, Lady Windermere’s Fan, Hedda Gabler, Present Laughter, Heartbreak House, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, John Bull’s Other Island, The Doc-tor’s Dilemma, Ways of the Heart, A Moon for the Misbegotten, The Kiltartan Comedies, Saint Joan (and Chicago tour), Shaw; The Seagull, Segal Centre; Gaslight, Vertigo; Courageous, Citadel; Hamlet, The Taming of the Shrew, All’s Well That Ends Well, Stratford; Lord of the Rings, Mirvish; After the Orchard, The Vaudevilles of Chekhov, Love’s Labour’s Lost, The Winter’s Tale, Twelfth Night, NAC. Patrick has also performed with the Great Canadian Theatre Company, Necessary Angel, red red rose, Globe Theatre, Blyth Festival, Bard on the Beach, and Caravan Farm Theatre. film/ television: Chloe, Teenaged Girl, The Man Who Lost Himself, Four Minutes, The Outer Limits, First Wave, Due South. radio: World Play, Afghanada, Ideas, Sunday Showcase, CBC.

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THOM MARRIOTT George Kittredge Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere (selected credits): The Philadelphia Story, When We Are Married, His Girl Friday, Misalliance, Drama at Inish, The Doctor’s Dilemma, Born Yesterday, Brief Encounters, The President, Wonderful Town, Saint Joan, Shaw; A Christmas Carol, Citadel; Peter and the Starcatcher, Noises Off, A Christmas Story, Western Canada Theatre; A Streetcar Named Desire, Grand Theatre; Treasure Island, Theatre New Brunswick; Orpheus Descending, Royal Alexandra Theatre; Eight seasons with the Stratford Festival. film/television: Republic of Doyle, Murdoch Mysteries, CBC; Suits, USA Network; Nikita, Reign, CW Network; Bitten, Space; Mayday, Discovery. Later this season Thom will be returning to the Shaw Festival for his eighth season.

JEFF MEADOWS Alexander (Sandy) Lord Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere (selected credits): The Philadelphia Story, The Philanderer, Enchanted April, Peace in Our Time, His Girl Friday, Misalliance, When the Rain Stops Falling, The President (2011/2008), Belle Moral (2008/2005), The Kiltartan Comedies, Summer and Smoke, The Invisible Man, The Crucible, Journey’s End, Nothing Sacred, Man and Superman, Three Sisters, The Royal Family, Detective Story, His Majesty, Fanny’s First Play, The Man Who Came to Dinner, The Doctor’s Dilemma, Shaw; Private Lives, Citadel; It’s a Wonderful Life, Hughie (St Catharines/Winnipeg), Lyndesfarne Theatre Projects; Till It Hurts, Thousand Islands Playhouse; Biographies of the Dead and Dying, SummerWorks; Out the Window, Crow’s Theatre; Rabbit Hole, Neptune; Black Comedy/The Marriage Proposal, Arts Club; Betrayal, Theatre & Company; She Stoops to Conquer, Vancouver Playhouse/Grand Theatre; It’s All True, Touchstone Theatre; Delvecki’s Closet, Vancouver Fringe Festival; The Wake, Electric Company. Jeff is a graduate of Studio 58.

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M O YA O ’ C O N N E L L

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Tracy Lord

Mac, the night watchman

Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere (selected credits): The Philadelphia Story, The Philanderer, Enchanted April, Peace in Our Time, Hedda Gabler, Present Laughter, The Admirable Crichton, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Women, An Ideal Husband, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, An Inspector Calls, A Month in the Country, The Circle, Shaw. Becky Shaw, Mitch and Murray Productions; Boeing-Boeing, The Constant Wife, Enchanted April, Arts Club; Pink Sugar, Solo Collective; Vincent in Brixton, Vancouver Playhouse; The Tempest, Segal Centre; Tiger’s Heart, Centaur Theatre; It’s All True, Touchstone Theatre; many roles in 6 seasons with Bard on the Beach, including Troilus and Cressida, The Winter’s Tale, Hamlet, The Merchant of Venice, Cymbeline, The Comedy of Errors, Macbeth, Henry IV: Part 1, The Tempest, and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.

RIC REID Seth Lord Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere (selected credits): The Philadelphia Story, The Philanderer, Arcadia, Peace in Our Time, Come Back, Little Sheba, His Girl Friday, When the Rain Stops Falling, Drama at Inish, John Bull’s Other Island, The Doctor’s Dilemma, In Good King Charles’s Golden Days, Mrs Warren’s Profession, The Little Foxes, Saint Joan, A Month in the Country, The Crucible, The Magic Fire, Gypsy, Something on the Side, The Royal Family, Shaw; The 39 Steps, Criminal Genius, Educating Rita, Shakespeare’s Villians, Sexy Laundry, American Buffalo, Lyndesfarne Theatre Projects; August: Osage County, God of Carnage, Citadel; An Enemy of the People, Saidye Bronfman Theatre; Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, MTC/Saidye Bronfman Theatre; Proof, A Streetcar Named Desire, To Kill a Mockingbird, MTC/Citadel; The Trials of Ezra Pound, Stratford. film/television: Reign, Rookie Blue, Hustle: The Pete Rose Story (directed by Peter Bogdanovich), The X-Files, Shoot to Kill, Wiseguy.

G R AY P O W E L L C.K. Dexter Haven Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere (selected credits): The Philadelphia Story, Cabaret, Arcadia, Lady Windermere’s Fan, Hedda Gabler, Present Laughter, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Age of Arousal, Harvey, Born Yesterday, The Little Foxes, Getting Married, The Circle, Shaw; Arcadia, Mirvish; The 39 Steps, Lyndesfarne Theatre Projects; Other People’s Children, Tarragon/Theatre Panik; This Lime Tree Bower, Cart/Horse Theatre; The Pitman Painters, Theatre Aquarius; Hamlet Project, Necessary Angel; Festen, Company Theatre; St Christopher, DVxT Theatre/Theatre Passe Muraille; productions with Banff Arts Centre, Carousel Players, Soulpepper, Caravan Farm Theatre, Leaky Heaven Circus. film/television: King, Train 48, Fugitive Pieces, Hollywoodland, ’Till Death Do Us Part, Getting Lucky, KAW. Gray is returning for his 9th season with the Shaw Festival, playing Valentine in You Never Can Tell as well as Vito in Tony Kushner's The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures.

KIERA SANGSTER May, a maid Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere (selected credits): The Philadelphia Story, Cabaret, Lady Windermere’s Fan, Guys and Dolls, His Girl Friday, Ragtime, The Admirable Crichton, My Fair Lady, Follies: In Concert, The President, Wonderful Town, Mack and Mabel, Hotel Peccadillo, Gypsy, Happy End, Pygmalion, Pal Joey, Shaw; High School Musical (first production), Drayton Entertainment; The Election, Stage Kids (Toronto); Cirque Magique, Ontario Place. film/television: Brave New Girl (The Britney Spears Project); Cheetah Girls, Disney Channel; Honey: The Movie; Mr Bojangles, Ruby’s Bucket of Blood, Showtime; Stormy Weather, Rita MacNeil Christmas Special, CBC; Unspoken Promise, Bravo; Fashion Cares: 20th Viva Glam Show; No Tomorrow: The Josephine Baker Story; commercials for Walmart, Intact Insurance, Centrum, Nike, Equal, Dr. Pepper, McDonald’s.

Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere (selected credits): The Philadelphia Story, Cabaret, Come Back, Little Sheba, Present Laughter, The Admirable Crichton, My Fair Lady, One Touch of Venus, The Cherry Orchard, Shaw; The Gift of the Magi, Smile Theatre; I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Théâtre du Châtelet (Paris); Assassins, MTC/ Birdland Theatre/Talk Is Free Theatre; The Princess and the Handmaiden, Young People’s Theatre; A New Brain, Acting Up Stage; Miss Saigon, Drayton; Forever Plaid, Port Stanley Festival Theatre; The Rivals, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Urinetown, Theatre Sheridan; Sweeney Todd, Cabaret, Arcadia, Theatre Western. film/television: Lee Ping in the animated series Detentionaire, Nelvana/Teletoon.

Jonathan is a graduate of Sheridan College and the University of Western Ontario. He will be seen in Peter and the Starcatcher and The Divine at the Shaw Festival in 2015.

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“A bride at her second marriage does not wear a veil.

She wants to see what she is getting.”

- Helen Rowland

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in the wings

By Zachary Moull, Assistant Dramaturg

THE STORY OF THE PHILADELPHIA STORY Before it was a hit Hollywood film starring Katharine Hepburn, The Philadelphia Story was a hit Broadway play – also starring Katharine Hepburn. In fact, Philip Barry’s play and Katharine Hepburn’s career are intimately connected with each other.

Hepburn was one of the most successful film actresses of the mid-1930s, but she fell out of favour towards the end of the decade. Always known as one of Hollywood’s smartest and most outspoken actresses, Hepburn eventually acquired a reputation for getting into conflicts with directors and studio bosses. Her brash confidence – along with so-called eccentricities such as preferring men’s clothing off-camera – meant that she didn’t comfortably fit the role of starlet. After a couple of flops in a row, Hepburn was promptly declared “box office poison” by a powerful guild of independent movie theatres. “They say I’m a has-been,” she told a reporter in 1938. “If I wasn’t laughing so hard, I might cry.”

When her film work dried up, Hepburn’s good friend Philip Barry approached her with a treatment for a play about a Philadelphia socialite, who bore some similarities to the actress herself. Hepburn grew up in a wealthy family, graduated from the elite Bryn Mawr College, and was even been briefly married to the son of a prominent old-money Philadelphia family.

Barry had made his career writing “Barry girls” – strong, witty, glamorous heroines – and Hepburn was his perfect star. She eagerly signed on, even agreeing to forego a salary in exchange for a stake in the project, and Barry crafted the role of Tracy Lord just for her.

The Philadelphia Story was the hit of the Broadway season in 1939. It won praise not only for Hepburn’s radiant performance, but also for Barry’s nuanced portrayal of social and economic class, which was rare during the Great Depression, when the wealthy were often shown in caricatures of greed or snobbery.

Said George Cukor, who would direct the film adaptation: “Those people are both rich and human.”

Every Hollywood studio executive wanted the film rights to The Philadelphia Story, but no one wanted Hepburn in the lead role.

On screen, they thought, Tracy Lord would be a vehicle for a more marketable star like Bette Davis or Joan Crawford. But the studios were in for a surprise – Hepburn had already snapped up the film rights herself. She sold the rights to MGM for an enormous sum, kept creative control over many aspects of the project, and returned to Hollywood on her own terms.

PHILIP BARRY Philip Barry was one of the most popular Broadway playwrights of the 1920s and ‘30s. A promising writer even as a child, he went to school at Yale, studied playwriting at Harvard, and had his first play on the Broadway stage by the age of 26. Although Barry wrote in a variety of genres, he was most successful at comedy, writing what critics called a particularly American Philip Barry, 1931 (Bain News Service) version of the traditional comedy of manners. Barry’s best-known plays include Holiday (1928) and The Philadelphia Story (1939), both of which were adapted into major Hollywood films.

Katharine Hepburn and co-star Jimmy Stewart in a publicity photo for The Philadelphia Story, 1940 (MGM)

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THE MAIN LINE The Philadelphia Story actually takes place beyond the Philadelphia city limits, in an area known as the Main Line. Named after the railway line that stretches west from the city, the Main Line’s landscape is a series of picturesque towns, elite private colleges, and grand country estates.

GET INTERACTIVE WITH THEATRE CALGARY TALKBACK TUESDAYS Meet members of the cast after the performance for an intimate and lively Q&A session about the play, the theatre and the acting process.

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Talkback Tuesdays for The Philadelphia Story will take place on February 3, 10, and 17.

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.

Rockefeller Hall, a dormitory on the campus of Bryn Mawr College, Katharine Hepburn’s Main Line alma mater (Montgomery County Planning Commission)

In the midst of the Great Depression, the Main Line was a true bastion of privilege and old money. Here’s how the programme notes for The Philadelphia Story’s 1939 Broadway premiere described it: “A vague mixture, to common city folk, of debutantes, horses, teas, balls, parties, promiscuous youths, society, and money, particularly the last two.” It was worlds away from the industrial city just a few miles east, let alone the blue-collar coal mining region to the north.

Playwright Philip Barry was a frequent visitor to Ardrossan, the Main Line home of his college friend Edgar Scott and his wife, the famous socialite Helen Hope Montgomery.

Set in the countryside near the town of Villanova, Ardrossan was one of the grandest estates in the region. It boasted a 50-room manor house built in the Georgian style, alongside dozens of outbuildings and hundreds of acres of green pasture.

Sources Berkowitz, Edward D. Mass Appeal: The Formative Age of the Movies, Radio, and TV. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 2010.

Callahan, Michael. “The Story Behind The Philadelphia Story.” Philadelphia, November 26, 2010.

O’Reilly, David. “House So Grand, Even Tinseltown Had to Tone it Down.” Philadelphia Inquirer, May 6, 2007.

Pender, Judith Midyett. “The Philadelphia Story.” In The Columbia Encyclopedia of Modern Drama. New York: Columbia UP, 2007.

January 29 Jackie Maxwell, artistic director of the Shaw Festival February 5 Adam Schrader, technical director at Theatre Calgary SPOTLIGHT SATURDAY

OPEN TO ALL Dig deeper into the ideas. Join us after a matinee performance for a special guest speaker, lively panel discussion, or interactive experience inspired by the themes of our subscription plays.

February 21 The Public and Private Face of Romance: A conversation with The Bachelor Canada contestant Sonia Hoshowsky.

Pender, Judith Midyett. “Philip Barry.” In The Columbia Encyclopedia of Modern Drama. New York: Columbia UP, 2007.

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2015-16 season Subscribers are first in line for The Little Prince.

At Theatre Calgary this season, we will journey together to extraordinary places. Our canvas explodes with exotic travels to asteroids, the stars, and beyond. We will imagine the town squares of Italy in the 1950s and travel back in time to 17thcentury Salem on the eastern seaboard. Contemporary New York will share the stage with a big box grocery store and the Sahara Desert.

There will be shipwrecks, sorcery, and ghosts from the past.

People will fall in love, mourn the loss of their family, and have their inner child reborn. We will travel on airplanes, sailing ships, bicycles, and flying birds and, no matter where we go, we will delight in exploring the world with our hearts, minds, and imaginations.

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the shoplifters

by Morris Panych Directed by Haysam Kadri

September 1 to September 27, 2015 “thE shoPliFtErs paCks a ComiC punCh.” – dCtheatresCene.Com

Alma is a career shoplifter with a knack for getting the “five-finger discount.” When she’s caught in the act by an overzealous security guard, there’s more revealed than the steak she has stuffed up her skirt. With a cast of oddball characters, this new comedy is a hilarious look at the differences between society ’s haves and have-nots.

There is no doubt: Morris Panych is Canada’s funniest living playwright. Once again he manages to wrap keen comedy around potent ideas. This play had its world premiere last year in Washington. We are proud to be the first company in Canada to welcome this play home. Ridiculous fun. – Dennis

ClassiC masterpieCe

the CruCible

by Arthur Miller

October 13 to November 8, 2015 “i doubt if anY modern plaY offers more visCeral eXCitement than this one.” – nAtionAl Post

ContemporarY ComedY

bad Jews

by Joshua Harmon Directed by Valerie Planche

March 15 to April 10, 2016 “the best ComedY of the season.”

– nEW yorK timEs

When three young Jewish cousins are forced to bunk together in an apartment after the death of their grandfather, the result is a wickedly funny and ferocious brawl over religious tradition and family legacy. One of the hottest plays in recent years will have audiences laughing and talking long after the play is over.

The first time I read this play, I started out laughing in fits of giggles. Then I gasped in shock at some of the ideas. And in the end, I cried. This is one of the most honest perspectives you will get about being Jewish today. And in fact, this grieving family could be any family anywhere. Vital viewing. – Dennis CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE AND ADULT CONTENT

romantiC musiCal

the light in the piaZZa

Book by Craig Lucas Music and Lyrics by Adam Guettel Produced by arrangement with Turner Entertainment Co. Owner of the original motion picture Light in the Piazza, Based on the Novel by Elizabeth Spencer Directed by Michael Shamata

April 26 to May 22, 2016 “the most intenselY romantiC sCore of anY musiCal sinCe WEst siDE story.” – nEW yorK timEs

Witchcraft? There’s an evil lurking within the devout community of Salem, Massachusetts, and no one is beyond suspicion. A farmer, his wife, and a dangerous young woman are caught in a flash of hysteria that forces them all to face the ultimate test. Based on the Salem witch trials, Arthur Miller’s masterpiece remains one of the most powerful and thrilling plays of our time.

It’s Italy, 1953. Margaret Johnson and her daughter Clara are touring the sundrenched squares of Florence when a gust of wind carries Clara’s hat to the feet of a handsome Tuscan man. As this twist of fate blossoms into love, Margaret must decide whether to share a secret that may destroy her daughter’s happiness. A winner of six Tony Awards, this modern musical will take your breath away.

Never has this play felt more relevant. Accusations are thrown, religion is defended, and the results are hysteria and violence. I get chills just thinking about this play and how we have learned so very little from the past. Simply put, this is one of the best plays ever written. – Dennis

A gorgeous score and a boy-meets-girl story set in the piazzas of Florence and Rome? I’m in. We are presenting this in time for Mother’s Day because at the very heart of the piece is a graceful mother who does all that she can for her precious child. Bring Mom along to thank her for guiding you along the way. uplifting. – Dennis

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theatre CalgarY in assoCiation with lamplighter drama, london, uk presents the world premiere of

Based on the book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Adapted by Nicholas Lloyd Webber and James D. Reid

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the musiCal Directed by Dennis Garnhum

January 19 to February 28, 2016 “world premiere musiCal a Coup for theatre CalgarY.” – CAlgAry sun

A pilot crashes his plane in the Sahara Desert, where he meets a young prince from a distant asteroid who tells him a story of life among the stars. The Little Prince is one of the most universally cherished books of all time, selling millions of copies worldwide. Now it comes to life in a spectacular new musical celebration of the imagination and the artist within us all.

This musical is a huge explosion of wondrous sounds and images.

It’s unusual and totally enchanting.

Watch as a pilot and a little prince discover all sorts of fascinating characters including a sultry singing rose, a dangerous snake, and a wise fox. The composers have created a nonstop singing, dancing, and dreaming musical that is perfect for both adults and children.

And Theatre Calgary is presenting the world (and galaxy) premiere!

– Dennis

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Special preSentationS shakespeare bY the bow presents

the tempest

by William Shakespeare

29 Years of spirited tradition

a Christmas Carol

by Charles Dickens Adapted and Directed by Dennis Garnhum Associate Director Simon Mallett

June 23 to August 16, 2015 “we are suCh stuff as dreams are made on.”

Sail to an enchanted island where a mysterious storm washes both romance and revenge ashore. Spirits will run high in Shakespeare’s most magical tale of love, family, and forgiveness. It’s the perfect way to spend a summer’s evening in Prince’s Island Park.

Come out and celebrate our emerging artists. With a healthy dose of sorcery, we will conjure islands and shipwrecks, merriment and mystery, all on the banks of the Bow River. – Dennis theatre CalgarY and one Yellow rabbit performanCe theatre present

spin

Created and performed by Evalyn Parry Featuring Brad Hart Directed by Ruth Madoc-Jones

January 2016

Starring Stephen Hair as Ebenezer Scrooge

November 26 to December 24, 2015 “theatre CalgarY stages the best of all possible versions of A ChristmAs CArol.” – CAlgAry sun

Calgary’s favourite holiday tradition continues to warm the hearts of young and old. Stephen Hair returns for his 22nd year as Ebenezer Scrooge in a production hailed by the Calgary Herald as “an annual gift that deserves to be treasured and passed down from generation to generation.” Book your tickets early as last year’s performances sold out.

This production is spectacle on a grand scale. We have filled the stage with warmth and cheer as we sing carols and skate along the Thames River. A charming mixture of ghosts will guide Ebenezer Scrooge through his past, present, and future. Thoughtful, wondrous, and inspiring – just what the holiday season should be.

– Dennis As this plAy is not A pArt of our 5-plAy subscription series, subscribers enjoy A 20% discount on single ticket purchAses to A ChristmAs CArol. tickets must be booked before december 11. limit 10 tickets per household.

“part theatre, part musiC gig, part spoken word poetrY, part doCumentarY: whatever it is, it is brilliant.” – toronto stAr

Innovative, award-winning artist Evalyn Parry takes her audience on an uncommon theatrical and musical journey celebrating the bicycle as muse, musical instrument, and an agent of women’s liberation and social change. Accompanied by an astonishing array of sounds played on an actual bicycle, Spin is entirely entertaining and original.

Every year we partner with One Yellow Rabbit to present something surprising and delightful. A musical cabaret with bicycling as its inspiration?

Surprising and delightful indeed! – Dennis pArt of the 30th AnnuAl high performAnce rodeo, cAlgAry’s internAtionAl festivAl of Arts

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stephen hAir stArs As ebenezer scrooge. photo by trudie lee

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Company; A Flea in Her Ear, Soulpepper; Tons of Money, The Crucible, Vancouver Playhouse; Dido and Aeneas, Houston Grand Opera; Peter Grimes, Vancouver Opera; She Stoops to Conquer, Grand Theatre. Set designer – Wonderful Town, Shaw Festival. Costume designer: 7 Stories, Canadian Stage. William has been the Design Director for the Shaw Festival since 1996.

DENNIS GARNHUM

MEREDITH MACDONALD

Director

Stage Manager

for theatre calgary: Major Barbara (A.C.T. San Francisco co-pro), Anne of Green Gables – The Musical, Pride and Prejudice (NAC co-pro), To Kill a Mockingbird, Much Ado About Nothing, Lost – A Memoir, Beyond Eden, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Timothy Findley’s The Wars (Vancouver Playhouse co-pro), Of Mice and Men, Enchanted April, Trying, A Christmas Carol (2006 - 2014). elsewhere: The Philadelphia Story, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Still Life, Sorry, Wrong Number, S.S. Tenacity, Shaw Festival; Twelfth Night, Bard on the Beach; Carmen, Pacific Opera; Barber of Seville, Vancouver Opera; La Traviata, Pacific Opera; This Could Be Love, New York City Musical Festival; The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Shadows, The Trials of Ezra Pound, Stratford; Two Orphans, Brandeis Theatre Company (Boston); Rat in the Skull, Berkshire Theatre Festival; Down the Main Drag, ATP; Vinci, NAC/MTC/ Canadian Stage; Skylight, Slavs, Tarragon; Closer, Three Tall Women, MTC; The Laramie Project, National Theatre School. awards: Governor General’s Literary Award Nomination – Lost – A Memoir, Sterling Award – Outstanding Director – Of Mice and Men. Recently Dennis was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, and the Calgary Award for Arts. Dennis was appointed Artistic Director at Theatre Calgary in September, 2005.

Theatre Calgary debut. elsewhere (selected credits): Stage Manager: The Philadelphia Story, Faith Healer, Lady Windermere’s Fan, His Girl Friday, Misalliance, Candida (2011/2002, and tour), Half an Hour, Harvey, Play, Orchestra, Play, Sunday in the Park with George, Belle Moral (and tour), An Inspector Calls, The Circle, The Cassilis Engagement, The Invisible Man, The Crucible, You Never Can Tell, Bus Stop, Three Men on a Horse, Waiting for the Parade, Blood Relations, The Royal Family, The Return of the Prodigal, A Room of One’s Own (tour), Shaw Festival; Topdog/Underdog, Shaw/Obsidian Theatre; Shirley Valentine, Criminal Genius, Lyndesfarne Theatre Projects; The Price, Theatre Aquarius; The Drawer Boy, The Cripple of Inishmaan, One Night Stand, Kilt, Lies and Legends, A Twisted Christmas Carol, Belfry Theatre. Assistant Stage Manager – Cabaret, Shaw Festival; One for the Pot, Royal Alexandra Theatre. Meredith has also stage-managed productions with Theatre Passe Muraille, Toronto Operetta Theatre, Factory Theatre, and Tarragon Theatre.

KEVIN LAMOTTE Lighting Designer for theatre calgary: A Christmas Carol (2000–14), Enron, To Kill a Mockingbird, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Beyond Eden, A Raisin in the Sun, Timothy Findley’s The Wars, Of Mice and Men, Saint Joan, Macbeth, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Philadelphia Story, True West, Candida. elsewhere: The Philadelphia Story, The Philanderer, The Sea, The Mountaintop, Guys & Dolls, Enchanted April, Hedda Gabler, Peace in Our Time, Heartbreak House, Shaw Festival; Tartuffe, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Endgame, Soulpepper; Das Rheingold, Falstaff, The Flying Dutchman, Pacific Opera; London Road, Canadian Stage; The Barber of Seville, Vancouver Opera. awards: Pauline McGibbon Award (Ontario), Betty Mitchell Award (Calgary), Dora Mavor Moore Award (Toronto), Jesse Richardson Award (Vancouver), Prix de la Masque Award (Montreal). Kevin is the Director of Lighting Design for the Shaw Festival and a member of the Associated Designers of Canada.

AMY JEWELL Assistant Stage Manager

WILLIAM SCHMUCK Designer for theatre calgary: 7 Stories, All My Sons, An Inspector Calls. elsewhere: Designer – The Philadelphia Story, The Charity that Began at Home, Enchanted April, Lady Windermere’s Fan (2013/1998); Hedda Gabler, Present Laughter, Drama at Inish, Candida, John Bull’s Other Island, The Women, Star Chamber, Brief Encounters, After the Dance, The Stepmother, Mack and Mabel, The Cassilis Engagement, The Constant Wife, Floyd Collins, Pal Joey, Rutherford and Son, Blood Relations, The Royal Family, Caesar and Cleopatra, Hay Fever, The Return of the Prodigal, The Matchmaker, A Woman of No Importance, Easy Virtue, Rebecca, Major Barbara, Hobson’s Choice, Shaw Festival; CC41, Arena Stage; The Magic Flute, Albert Herring, Canadian Opera

JEREMY SPENCER Composer for theatre calgary: A Christmas Carol (2011 – 14), Much Ado About Nothing; The Comedy of Errors, A Midsummer Night's Dream (Shakespeare by the Bow). elsewhere: Twelfth Night, Bard on the Beach; Hamlet, Shakespeare Company; The Woman in Black, Mousetrap, Corpse!, Accomplice, Mystery at Greenfingers, The Unexpected Guest, Vertigo; Dracula, Red Deer College; Dracula, Mount Royal University; Philadelphia Story, Shaw Festival; The Elves and the Shoemaker, Lost Land, Circus in the Wind, Please Don’t Sneeze, Storybook. Jeremy also composes music for film, theatrical trailers and television.

for theatre calgary: A Christmas Carol (2011). elsewhere (selected credits): Assistant Stage Manager – The Philadelphia Story, The Philanderer, The Light in the Piazza, Guys and Dolls, His Girl Friday, Ragtime, Candida, Born Yesterday, Follies: In Concert, The President, Saint Joan (and Chicago tour), You Never Can Tell, Something on the Side, Pygmalion, Three Men on a Horse, Blood Relations, The Return of the Prodigal, His Majesty, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Shadow Play, Shaw Festival; Productions with Blyth Festival, Ross Petty Productions, Grand Theatre, Opera Saskatchewan, and Theatre Beyond Words. Stage Manager – Aladdin, Capitol Theatre/ Moonpath Productions; Snow White and the 7 Vertically-Challenged Persons!, Peter Potter Panto, Moonpath Productions; Night, Nunavut tour and Thousand Islands Playhouse, Human Cargo; Productions with: Theatre North West, Carousel Players, Huron Country Playhouse.

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our donors DRESS CIRCLE MEMBERS Anonymous Joy Alford & Dan Magyar Bill Armstrong, Norton Rose Fulbright Robert Armstrong & Phil Ivers Wilda & Janet Arnold & Gayle Hayes Diane M. Auld Eric & Diane Axford Banff Aspen Lodge Robin & Ian Beddis Clare Beers & J. Timothy Buehner Michele, Paul, Megan & Matt Beitel James Bergeron & Aileen Delaney Kelly & Celeste Bernakevitch John & Sherry Bicknell Rut Bjorkum-Mason BMO Bank of Montreal Michel Bourque & Bryan Clarke Jeff Boyd, Royal Bank of Canada Dave & Marilyn Bradley Jeanne Bulger Burnswest Corporation Randi Busenius & Brian Chaisson Tom Byttynen & Janet McMaster A.S.L. & Wendy J. Campbell Colin & Ann Card Ellen & Bill Chidley Carlene & Bruce Chrumka Coca-Cola Refreshments Canada Lois Cole Mary Comeau, Norton Rose Fulbright Denis Couturier & Ms. Jo-Ann de Repentigny Kathleen Cowick & Dave Sorensen, Norton Rose Fulbright Graham Cox & Marlene Stewart, Norton Rose Fulbright Barbara & Tadeusz Dabrowski Doctor David W. Falk Professional Corporation Deloitte Deb Dinkel & Grant Chollak Dr. David & Kris Docherty Greg & Tara Draper David & Roxanne Dunlop David Eeles, Norton Rose Fulbright Frances Ferguson Jim Floyd, PowerOn Ltd. John & Audrey Fry Terry Gale, Standard General Rob Geremia & Bonnie Kowaliuk Ricardo & Betti Anne Giammarino Gibson Energy Inc. Warren & Kristine Gieck Global Training Centre

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Bob & Jean-Ann Rooney Dr. Wayne Rosen & Dr. Laurie Lemieux Vera Ross Juli & Paul Sacco Safeway Operations, Sobey’s Inc. Norm & Kathy Schachar Craig Senyk, Mawer Investment Grace & John Shaddick Clarice Siebens Roger & Lorna Smith Roger Smith, Norton Rose Fulbright Stephen Smith, Strike Energy Services Inc. James M. Stanford Stantec Dr. M. Steele & Dr. A. Daly Nawshad & Julie Sunderji Vera Swanson O.C. Lynn Tanner & Margaret Graw Harry & Linda Taylor Mark & Kristina Thompson TransCanada Corporation Bill & Cindy Tuer, Norton Rose Fulbright Michael & Susan Tumback Neil Nutik & Ellanor Vallance-Nutik Randal & Pam Van De Mosselaer, Norton Rose Fulbright Jud Virtue, Norton Rose Fulbright Alida Visbach & Paul Corbett Greg & Lori Waslen Rob & Candace Waters Edith & Cal Wenzel Western Management Consultants Trecia Wright Tanya Zumwalt

ADOPT-A-PLAY THE PHILADELPHIA STORY SUPPORTERS John Armstrong & Karyn Leidal Dave & Marilyn Bradley Al & Linda Braun Sandy & Neill Coad Brian & Yvonne Conway Don & Lone Gardner Mark & Louise Lines Corinne & Andy Martel Stuart Olley & Myra Diaz Andrea & Robert Sartor Joanne Schaefer James M. Stanford

2014/15 PLAY SUPPORTERS Roy & Roberta Barr Gary & Tracey Boehm Don & Marlene Campbell Bill & Laurie Clay Robert D.D. Cormack

Karol Dabbs Demiantschuk Lequier Burke & Hoffinger Jamie Furtner Don Gladman & Irene Shewchuk John Humphrey & Laura McLeod Dr. Ted Jablonski Howard & Janet McLean Alan & Shelley Norris Marg Perlette Carolyn S. Phillips In Memory of Barbara Quirk Maria Rees & Michael Binnion Dave & Debbie Rodych Norm & Kathy Schachar Ken & Sharon Schoor Mike Stillwell John & Peggy Van De Pol

INDIVIDUAL DONORS INVESTOR ARC Financial Corporation Stuart Olley & Mayra Diaz Craig & Cara Senyk Steve & Jane Snyder

SUSTAINER David & Janet Bentley Family Fund at the Edmonton Community Foundation Bruce & Mary Comeau Jennifer & Mike Elliott & Jay & Carolyn Reid Richard & Lois Haskayne Barb & Yukio Kitagawa Riaz Mamdani Tom McCabe Bruce & Janis Morrison Netherlands Investment Company of Canada Limited Chadwick Newcombe Nexen Energy ULC Team TELUS Cares United Way Calgary & Area, Donor Choice program Tanya Zumwalt

BENEFACTOR Nolan & Carol Blades Dale & Stacey Burstall Cakeworks Encana Corporation, Matching Gifts program Doctor David W. Falk Professional Corporation Gwyneth Gillette Andrea Goertz William Lacey & Dawn Evans Leslie & Roger McMechan John & Karen Murphy Osten-Victor Fund, at the Calgary Foundation Tony & Kay Van den Brink Wanklyn Family Fund at the Calgary Foundation

ASSOCIATE Anonymous Joy Alford & Dan Magyar Brent Allardyce Diana & David Ballard Michele Beitel John & Monique Buysschaert Cenovus Employee Foundation Ellen & Bill Chidley Roxanne & Dave Dunlop Enbridge Inc. Randy Ferguson Jim Floyd In memory of Mary Ernestine Gallinger Riz Hirjee James Hughes Barry & Laurie Kenley Lee’s Picture Frame Warehouse Tony & Ann Luppino Joan & Robert Martin Trish Matheson & David Dyer Jim McLeod Brian Mills & Susan Tyrrell Barbara & Michael Morin Leyton Morris David & Karen Morton Rosemary Nation Ken & Lois Nelson Gordon & Joan Packer Robert & Aurea Penner Quentin Pittman & Jody Wood Margo & Brant Randles Richard J. Kennedy Professional Corp.

Paul & Juli Sacco C.A. Siebens Strike Energy Talisman Energy Dave & Martha Taylor Patrick J. Ulrich John Varsek Willis Winter Robert Woodrow

FRIEND Anonymous Dr. Brian & Karen Abrams Sherrill & Robert Allan Lloyd & Shirley Allen Pat & Grant Allen Ambush Advertising Group Inc. Rene & Marguerite Amirault F. Garfield Anderson Paul Anderson David & Bev Andrews Nancy Angelo Carol Armes Stephen Arsenych Bernice & Ken Baher Don & Carol Baker Karen Ball Barbara R. Beaton Benoit Beauchamp & Lyne Audet Ian & Robin Beddis Susan Belsher Anne & Yasmine Ben Lamin Bernard A. Benning

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Yves & Joan Gauthier Bob & Carol Gerein Barb & Dan Giba Gwyneth Gillette Christine & Keith Gingerick Alan Glover Lenora & Nicholas Gnida Andrea Goertz, TELUS Ronald & Helen Goodman Bruce Graham, Calgary Economic Development Jack & Karen Grant Jim Grant Peggy Gray Margaret Graw & Lynn Tanner Kevin & Debbie Gregor J. & Irene Grier Jill Hadland & Robert Korley Elizabeth Hamel Glen Hammerlindl & Nancy Connors Bill & Carolyn Hammett Clive Hampton & Shirley Novak Trevor Harding Brad Harper Gord Harris & Nancy Dalton Dean & Trish Harrison Margaret & Rick Harrop Barbara R. Hay Catherine Heaton Tammy & Brent Hironaka Gordon & Eva Hoffman Aldyth Holder Bob Holmes Gillian & John Hopkins Michele & Frazer Horne Fiona Horton David & Donna Houghton Blair Howell & Laura MacDonald Sandra Hunt McDonald Rick Ingram & Janice Liebe Eric Inthof Simon James Carrol Jaques & Bob Loov Carol Jensen Barrie & Jania Johnson Glen & Joan Johnston Debra Johnstone Edward Juarez Vasilia Kachmarski Evelyn J. Keddie Brian & Darlene Kelly Kelly & Diane Kimmett Phyllis & Larry King John & Maureen Kirby Bill & Elspeth Kirk Silvia Koso Anne & Allan Kostyniuk Helle & Juri Kraav Herb & Kathy Kroeker Ruth Kroon George & Susannah Kurian Frank Kurucz & Valerie MacLeod Kyle & Lea Eileen Ladd Marion Laing Molly Larrigan

Lorne & Pat Larson Dave & Linda Lathrop Mark Lavaway In memory of Sharna Laven Matt & Danelle Law Lorri Lawrence Roger & Diana Leach Beth Lennard Linda Lesoway Larry & Corrie Loomes Kathy Love Gwen Loveless Lukacik Family Debbie MacDonald & John Sojak Jay MacGillivray Roberta MacKenzie Bev MacLeod Bob & Peggy Macleod Jean Macnab Karen Macpherson Sylvia Madder Linda & Steve Manwarren Evelyn Martens Brenda & Mark Mason Ian Mason Matthews Family Patrick McAdoo John Mccallum Marilyn Mcelheran Ronald & Sylvia McIntosh Tonya & Dana McKechnie Douglas & Glenda McLean Lorraine McNeill & Bill Dawson Beverley McNiven John & Susan McWilliams Dave & Pamela Mercer Annette Messer Peter & Anne Millen Jean & Fred Mitchell Lois & Doug Mitchell Brad Moore & Barb Higgens Charles Moore Sherrold & Patricia Moore Leyton Morris Cynthia Moull Garry & Karen Moyes M. Muir National Arts Centre Margaret & Forbes Newman Kathleen & Keith Nicholson Nine One One Communications Supply Inc. Chima Nkemdirim Alfie & Alice Ogston Richard & Lynne Oishi Chris Ollenberger & Jessica Karpet Paul & Kim Ondrik Karen Ormon John & Dianne O'Rourke Jock & Diana Osler Paddon Hughes Development Co. Ltd. Bev Palko Karen & John Palmer Brad & Donalda Paton Nadine Pearson Allan Pedden

Barbara Peddlesden Maureen Pellerin Debbie Pemberton Robert & Auea Penner Mike & Lorie Pesowski Susan & John Petch Louella & Wayne Pethrick Carolyn S. Phillips Ross & Robin Phillips William Phillips Mike Ponto Rita Popowich Marjorie & Ronald Potts Nigel & Elaine Proulx In memory of Elizabeth Purcell Bernadette & Thomas Raedler Nancy Raines Wayne & Susan Ramsden The Ranchmen’s Club June & Rob Remmer Donna Riback Patricia Riggins Dixie Robbins Terry Roberts Gay Robinson Ann Rooney & Jim Artindale Howard & Karen Roppel Tom & Aranka Rosettis Dr. Peter Roxburgh Craig Rubie John & Doreen Sandercock Sage Investment Advisors Christine Sargeant Patrice Sawyers & Larry Adorjan Maggie Schofield Jo-Ann Schwartzenberger Frederick & Wilma Scott David Severson Ronald Shannon Cheryl Sheppard Jeff Sherwood Don Sibbald Tim & Doris Sidlick Wayne Silvernagle & Maryann Kowalsky Rod & Shirley Sjolie Alane Smith Kelly Smith & Dan Fichter Paulette & Rick Smith Penny Smith Roger & Lorna Smith Sharon Smith Peter & Gail Snell Susan Spratt Mary Ellen & Darcy Stann Ray & Pat Stauffer Betty J. Stein Elizabeth Stock & Alister Shepherd-Cross Tracey Stock Kurtis & Julie Strickland Harold & Jeanette Stringer Lesley Stuart Katherine Sundstrom Dave & Darleen Swanson H. Allen & Valerie Swanson Carolyn & David Tavender Jim & Roberta Taylor

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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 at 403-294-7440 ext 1002 or donations@theatrecalgary.com

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