Million Dollar Quartet Program

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W

hen I was fifteen years old, my mother, sister, and I drove forty hours due south from Saskatchewan to Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Along the way, we celebrated my sister’s thirteenth birthday with a visit to Graceland, the home Elvis bought and decorated with his newly acquired fortune. If you have never been there, I strongly recommend a visit - it is like nothing I have seen before or since. But what else would you expect from a legend? Right here in London’s downtown and on one of its largest walls, Johnny Cash is painted three storeys high in a mural celebrating his proposal to June Carter which took place onstage at London Gardens back in 1968. A legend.

But what are the moments that make a legend?

How many correct turns, how many lucky breaks, how many right places at the right time, how many legs up does it also take?

Presley and Cash, along with Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis, inspired a generation. But they were of course all, at one time, simply hopefuls with a lot of talent and a dream.

Million Dollar Quartet is a play that has drawn audiences since its creation in 2010. To think that there was ever a night as magical as this, where four men on the brink of superstardom

came together in one space, is almost unbelievable. But it happened. What playwrights Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux have done in this piece is to allow us to be a fly on the wall - to imagine the conversations, the jokes, the sharing, and the heartache of that night that will forever be a part of music history.

But of course, these musicians would never have existed without the influence of those who came before them, or without the music that was swirling around them at the time. We explore “Rock ‘n’ Roll History Built on Songs Unsung, Stories Untold” later in these pages, and if you are interested in hearing more, please join us for a special AfterWORDS following the evening performance on May 1st!

For now, enjoy stepping into the past and imagining what might have happened behind closed doors on this magical night of music legends!

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MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Book by

Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux Original Concept and Direction by

Floyd Mutrux Inspired by

Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins CAST CARL PERKINS TYLER CHECK JERRY LEE LEWIS CHRISTO GRAHAM W. S. "Fluke" Holland JUSTIN HAN Dyanne / Dance Captain KELLY HOLIFF SAM PHILlIPS OMAR ALEX KHAN JAY PERKINS / Music Captain ERIK LARSON STANDBY ALEX PANNETON JOHNNY CASH ADAM STEVENSON ELVIS PRESLEY MICHAEL VANHEVEL

CREATIVE TEAM DIRECTOR/Choreographer JULIE TOMAINO MUSIC DIRECTOR PATRICK BOWMAN SET DESINGER JOSHUA QUINLAN* COSTUME DESIGNER LAURA DELCHIARO* LIGHTING DESIGNER MICHELLE RAMSAY* SOUND DESIGNER BRIAN KENNY* ASSISTANT DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER HANNAH ELIAS dialect Coach ALISON MATTHEWS STAGE MANAGER KELLY LUFT ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER JORDAN GUETTER APPRENTICE STAGE MANAGER ELYSE WALL *Indicated designers are represented by the Associated Designers of Canada, IATSE Local ADC659.

DIRECTOR'S NOTES Who’s ready for a rocking good time?

Million Dollar Quartet serves up the most energetic party of a show, featuring an all-star cast of incredible Ontario based actor-musicians. Add that to the story of Sam Phillips and you’re guaranteed a great night out.

Sam Phillips, the ‘Father of Rock and Roll’, found these raw young boys and made them the timeless stars they are today. My curiosity with this show, and what we’re leaning heavily into, is the way Sam Phillips brought up these ‘diamonds in the rough’ - what quality did he see in them that others didn’t? How did he coach their individual sound out of them? When and how did he know to push? These are the questions we’ve brought into the rehearsal room.

I can’t wait for you to learn a bit more about how each of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins came to be. How Sam Phillips influenced each of their careers. And I really can’t wait for you to be swept away in the story based on December 4, 1956, when these four boys sang hit after hit after hit, together for the first and only time.

I have so many people to thank.

Thank you to Dennis, Rachel, Lyndee, Christine, and everyone at the Grand Theatre for your contributions to this show. Thank you to my collaborators Patrick, Hannah, Michelle, Josh, Brian, and Laura for joining me on this ride. To the cast and team: thank you for your trust and love and joy.

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MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET MUSICAL NUMBERS

ACT I Blue Suede Shoes WILD ONE Matchbox Who Do You Love?

Folsom Prison Blues Fever Memories Are Made of This That's AlRight, Mama Brown-Eyed Handsome Man Down By The Riverside

ACT II Sixteen Tons My Babe Long Tall Sally Peace in the Valley I Walk The Line I Hear You Knockin' Let's Have A Party Great Balls of Fire Down By The Riverside (Reprise) Hound Dog Ghost Riders See You Later, Alligator Whole Lotta Shakin'

SETTING: December 4th, 1956. Sun Records Studios. Memphis, Tennessee.

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET is performed with an intermission.

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Originally developed and produced by Relevant Theatricals, John Cossette Productions and Northern Lights, Inc. at Goodman Theatre, Robert Falls, Artistic Director - Roche Shulfer, Executive Director, and transferred to the Apollo Theatre, Chicago, IL, 2008. Produced by the Village Theatre, Issaquah, Washington, Robb Hunt, Producer -Steve Tomplins, Artistic Director, 2007 & Seaside Music Theatre, Daytona Beach, FL, Tippin Davidson, Producer - Lester Malizia, Artistic Director, 2006.

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ARTISTS

TYLER CHECK

CHRISTO GRAHAM

Tyler Check Carl Perkins

For The Grand Theatre: Debut.

Theatre Credits (Selected): The Buddy Holly Story (Mayfield Dinner Theatre/Drayton Entertainment); Once, Jersey Boys (Thousand Islands Playhouse); Mamma Mia! (Stage West); Canada 151 (Mayfield Dinner Theatre); Million Dollar Quartet (Stage West/Mayfield/ Drayton Entertainment/ Mirvish); Perfect Wedding, You’ll Get Used To It…The War Show!, Kings & Queens of Country, Marathon of Hope (Drayton Entertainment); Forever Plaid (Starvox/ Stirling Festival Theatre); Spamalot (Stephenville Theatre Festival).

OTHER: Graduate of the Honours Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance Program at Sheridan College. @tylerbcheck

Christo Graham Jerry Lee Lewis

For the Grand Theatre: Debut.

Theatre Credits (Selected): Grand Magic, Love's Labour's Lost (Stratford); Isaac's Eye (Unit 102); Jerusalem (Crow's Theatre).

JUSTIN HAN

KELLY HOLIfF

Justin Han W.S. "Fluke" Holland

For the Grand Theatre: Debut.

Theatre Credits (Selected): Boy Falls From The Sky (Mirvish, TIFT); Natasha & Pierre... (substitute), Dixon Road, Fun Home (substitute - Musical Stage Company); Chasse-Galerie (Soulpepper 2016, Red One Theatre Collective 2015); Rocky Horror Picture Show (Stirling Festival Theatre); Million Dollar Quartet (Port Hope Festival Theatre); The Preposterous Predicament of Polly Peel (Fringe); One Night Only - An Improvised Musical (Kliffer Entertainment).

OTHER: A versatile drummer and percussionist, Justin has been active in Toronto's music communities (with over 65 different musicals performed) since completing his education at University of Toronto (with Beverley Johnston and John Rudolph). @jhperc

Kelly Holiff Dyanne / Dance Captain

For the Grand theatre: Debut.

Theatre Credits (Selected): RENT, Wrinkle In Time (Stratford Festival); Doralee in 9 to 5 (Capitol); Mixed Tape, Uncovered (Musical Stage Co.); Brooke in Noises Off (Mayfield); Captain Hook in Peter Pan (Neptune Theatre); Aldonza in Man Of La Mancha, Ursula in Little Mermaid (Drayton); Taking The A Train (Soulpepper); Ms. Stacy in Anne Of Green Gables (Charlottetown); Knishes and Grits (Harold Green).

OTHER: Selected performance highlights include touring with Colm Wilkinson as his special guest, opening for Presidents Clinton and Bush, creating and headlining in Rumour Has It: The Songbook Of Adele.

ARTISTS

Omar alex khan

ERIK LARSON

Omar Alex Khan Sam Phillips

For The Grand Theatre: The Wars, A Thousand Splendid Sons.

Theatre Credits (Selected): Timon of Athens (Stratford); The New Canadian Curling Club (Blyth); Glengarry Glen Ross, Romeo and Juliet, New (RMTC); Oslo (Theatre 180/Mirvish); As You Like It, Titus Andronicus (Canadian Stage); The Kite Runner (Theatre Calgary/Citadel); The Miracle Worker (Drayton); Antigone (Two Planks and a Passion).

Film & TV Credits (Selected): Two seasons of ZARQA (CBC Gem); Shelved (CTV); Frankie Drake (CBC); Killjoys (Space/SyFy).

OTHER: Holds a BA in Theatre and Film from the University of Winnipeg. omaralexkhan.com

Erik Larson Jay Perkins / Music Captain

For the Grand Theatre: Debut.

Theatre Credits (Selected): Fiddler On The Loose, Good Ol’ Country Gospel, The Music Man, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (Drayton Entertainment); Kelly V Kelly (Musical Stage Company); Forever Plaid (Starvox Entertainment); Hedwig… (Talk Is Free Theatre); Mary Poppins (Young People’s Theatre); Kitchen Party Leftovers, The Roaring Twenties, Hogan’s Hoedown, Rocky Mountain High (Victoria Playhouse Petrolia).

OTHER: Recently, Erik was a sub for Mirvish Productions’ smash hit musical Come From Away, and worked alongside Canadian Music Hall of Famer Steven Page on the workshop of his new musical Here’s What It Takes at the Stratford Festival.

Alex Panneton

Adam Stevenson

Alex Panneton Standby

For the Grand Theatre: Debut.

Theatre Credits (Selected): Once (Thousand Island Playhouse); Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (Drayton, Mayfield, The Globe); Sorry I’m Canadian 2 (Drayton Ent); Country Roads, At the Hop, Back to B4 (Smile Theatre); James and the Giant Peach, Merrily We Roll Along, Violet, Beauty and the Beast, The Sound of Music, Billy Elliot, Mary Poppins (YES Theatre).

As Musician: Jack - A Beanstalk Panto (Capitol Port Hope); Let’s Dance! (Terra Bruce, St. Lawrence College); Forever Plaid (Starvox); Spring Awakening (Theatre Sheridan); Bare: A Pop Opera (TotoToo); The Rocky Horror Show (Ovation Productions, St. Lawrence College); Mamma Mia! (YES Theatre).

OTHER: Graduate of Sheridan College’s Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance program. Alex sends his love to his parents and his cat.

Adam Stevenson HE/HIM Johnny Cash For the Grand theatre: Hair.

Theatre Credits (Selected): The Play That Goes Wrong, Maggie (Charlottetown Festival); Ring of Fire, Maggie, Forever Plaid, The Sound of Music, The Wizard of Oz, Home for the Holidays (Theatre Aquarius); Aladdin (Broadway Tour); Robin Hood (Elgin Theatre); Grease (North American Tour); Les Misérables (Drayton Festival); Young Frankenstein, Spamalot, California Dreaming, Canadian Explosion, Breaking Up Is Hard To Do (Stage West); Wedding Singer (Mayfield Theatre); Race Day (Lighthouse Festival); Plaid Tidings (Neptune Theatre, Magnus Theatre).

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Rock and Roll history built on songs unsung,

By Norma Coates stories untold...

Contributions by Breanne Ritchie Before Elvis Presley walked through the front door of Sun Records, owner and producer, Sam Phillips, was known to declare, "If I could find a white man who had the Negro [sic] feel, I could make a billion dollars." Phillips was talking about the rhythmic vocal stylings and heavy, insistent beat of the predominantly Black rhythm and blues (R&B) genre. Cleveland disk jockey, Alan Freed, coined the name "rock ‘n’ roll" in 1951, encompassing music with a quick/upbeat tempo, propulsive rhythm, distorted guitar, and honking saxophone solos. Popular music scholar, Maureen Mahon, observes that rock 'n' roll was the inevitable clash of African American R&B with elements of swing, boogie-woogie, urban blues, Latin rhythms (clave), country and western, rockabilly, and Tin Pan Alley popular song. In 1965, New Orleans pianist Fats Domino said, "What they call rock 'n' roll is rhythm and blues. I've been playing it for 15 years in New Orleans."

Growing up in the segregated South, the four white musicians featured in the Million Dollar Quartet were greatly influenced and taught by Black musicians that they encountered. Black radio stations like the WDIA out of Memphis hired musicians like B.B. King and Rufus Thomas, playing their music to an audience that reached through the Mississippi Delta to the Gulf Coast. Music genres like blues, gospel, and emerging R&B began wafting over the airwaves, greatly influencing the

blend of southern music that created Perkins, Presley, Lewis, and Cash’s rock 'n' roll sounds.

Urban blues performers like Muddy Waters and Bo Diddley worked their way into the early rock ‘n’ roll sounds of the artists of Million Dollar Quartet. "Godmother of rock ‘n’ roll" Sister Rosetta Tharpe was a gospel singer and one of the first electric guitarists whose mix of spiritual lyrics and electric guitar inspired Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash. Fats Domino's unique piano playing style taught Jerry Lee Lewis and Presley how to swing. Although they were ascending at the same time, Presley and Lewis incorporated Little Richard's whooping vocals and driving piano into their recordings and performances. Chuck Berry's mix of blues and country music so impressed Carl Perkins, that Berry's "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" was recorded in the impromptu session on December 4, 1956. The influence of many Black artists on early rock 'n' roll was profound and continues to be heard today.

Continue the conversation at a special AfterWORDS on Wednesday, May 1 with Beau Dixon, award-winning actor, musician, playwright, music director, and sound designer Norma Coates, Associate Professor, Don Wright Faculty of Music, and the Faculty of Information and Media Studies, Western University

pictured: Arthur "Big Boy" CRudup, Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

ARTISTS

Michael Vanhevel

JULIE TOMAINO

PATRICK BOWMAN

JOSHUA QUINLAN

Michael Vanhevel HE/HIM Elvis Presley

Patrick Bowman Music Director

Julie Tomaino SHE/Her Director / Choreographer

Joshua Quinlan HE/Him Set Design

For The Grand Theatre: Debut.

Theatre Credits (Selected): Sh-Boom: Life Could Be A Dream, The Crooner, Big Band Legends (Drayton Entertainment); Camelot, The Starbright Christmas, Songs We Love, Norm Foster’s Outlaw, Hollywood Sings, Songs Of Sinatra (Victoria Playhouse Petrolia); Million Dollar Quartet (Magnus Theatre/Thousand Islands Playhouse/Sudbury Theatre Centre/ Theatre Calgary).

Film & TV Credits (Selected): Billy Bishop in The Ace and The Scout (Electric Motion Pictures).

OTHER: Graduate of the Performing Arts Preparation Program at Sheridan College; www.michaelvannhevel.com

For the Grand Theatre: Titanic: The Musical

(Choreographer - High School Project).

Theatre Credits (Selected): The Full Monty (Neptune); Jersey Boys, 9 to 5, Once (Citadel); Escape To Margaritaville, Billy Elliot (Theatre Calgary); Beautiful, Elf: The Musical, Kinky Boots (The Arts Club); Pollyanna (Theatre Aquarius); Hairspray, Newsies (TUTS); We Will Rock You, Shout!, Rocky Horror (Magnus); Jersey Boys, Once (Thousand Islands Playhouse); 9 to 5, Mamma Mia!, Singing in the Rain (Capitol Theatre); Footloose, Grease, Marvelous Wonderettes (Chemainus).

Film & TV Credits (Selected): Beaches (Choreographer - Starring Idina Menzel Lifetime TV). upcoming: 9 to 5 (Chemainus).

OTHER: Dora and Jessie Award Winner for Outstanding Choreography. Former Radio City Rockette; www.julietomaino.com.

For the Grand Theatre: Into The Woods (High School Project).

Theatre Credits (Selected): A Hamilton Holiday, Home For The Holidays (Theatre Aquarius); A Christmas Carol, O’Flaherty V.C. (Shaw Festival); Grand Hotel, Oh What a Lovely War (Shaw Festival, Assistant MD); Bitter Girl, American Idiot, Honky Tonk Laundry (Stephenville Theatre Festival); Cabaret (Theatre Sheridan); Banks Prize Cabaret (Musical Stage Co).

OTHER: Graduate of the MMus and BMus programs at Western University (Voice Performance), Vocal Coach and Substitute Keyboardist at Shaw Festival, Voice and Music Instructor at Sheridan College.

For the Grand theatre: Assistant Designer

for Home for The Holidays.

Theatre Credits (Selected): Casey And Diana, Every Little Nookie (Stratford Festival); Uncle Vanya, The Master Plan, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (Crow’s Theatre); Yerma (Coal Mine); The Sound of Music, The Music Man (TIP); Little Shop of Horrors (CTPH); Wrong For Each Other, The Drawer Boy (PSFT); An Enemy of the People, Don Giovanni, Stupid F*cking Bird (OSU); Beauty and the Beast, Love and Information (UWindsor).

OTHER: MFA Theatre – Design, The Ohio State University; BA Honours Drama, University of Windsor. Siminovitch Protégé Designer, Dora Award Winner; joshuaquinlan.com

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ARTISTS

Laura Delchiaro

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Laura Delchiaro SHE/Her Costume Design

For The Grand Theatre: Debut.

Theatre Credits (Selected): Gem of the Ocean (Shaw Festival); Heroes of the Fourth Turning, Prodigal (Howland Company); Jersey Boys, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, Into the Woods (YES/ Sudbury Theatre Centre); The Chronicles of Sarnia (Blyth Festival); The Sound Inside, Poison (Coal Mine); The Great Shadow (4th Line); La Bete, Sweeney Todd, The Judas Kiss, Into the Woods, Herringbone, The Yalta Game, For Both Resting and Breeding (Talk is Free).

OTHER: Laura is a Dora Award-nominated costume designer, based in Toronto, whose work can be found online at lauradelchiarodesign.com.

Michelle Ramsay Lighting Design

For the Grand Theatre: Titanic: The Musical, The Mountaintop, The Ladies Foursome, Mary’s Wedding.

Theatre Credits (Selected): The Waltz (Factory Theatre); Women of the Fur Trade (Stratford Festival); Little Shop of Horrors (Capitol Theatre); Beautiful (Arts Club); Prison Dancer the Musical (Citadel Theatre); Escape to Margaritaville (Theatre Calgary); Redbone Coonhound (Tarragon Theatre/Imago Theatre); Martyr (ARC); The First Stone (New Harlem); The Doctors Dilemma (Shaw Festival); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Theatre Rusticle).

OTHER: Michelle has received eight Dora Awards and was a finalist for the 2021 Siminovitch Prize.

She is on the Board of the Associated Designers of Canada.

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Brian Kenny Sound Design

For the Grand Theatre: Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, Grow, Mary Poppins, Elf: The Musical, Between Breaths, The Colony of Unrequited Dreams (ArtisticFraud); Big Shot (SurReal So Real).

Theatre Credits (Selected): Billy Elliot, Little Shop of Horrors, The Rocky Horror Show, The Music Man (Stratford Festival); No Change in the Weather (Terra Bruce); I Forgive You, Everybody Just C@lm the F#ck Down (Artistic Fraud of Newfoundland); Dear Rita.

OTHER: A graduate of Sheridan College as well as The National Theatre School of Canada where he now coaches design students. Brian sits on the board of I.A.T.S.E 659, the Associated Designers of Canada.

Hannah Elias Assistant Director / Choreographer For the Grand theatre: The Phantom of the

Opera (High School Project), Grand Re:opening Festival.

Theatre Credits (Selected): Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Hello Dolly (Musical Theatre Productions); The Prom, Battle of Boat, Pure Imagination, Wanda’s World, Snoopy: The Musical, Curtains (Original Kids Theatre Company); Be Positive: Fino A Qui Tutto Bene (Compagnia Balafori).

OTHER: Graduate of the Dance’s StartUp VI program at the Leggere Strutture Art Factory in Bologna, Italy. M.Sc. and B. Sc. from Western University.

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KELLY LUFT

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Kelly Luft SHE/Her Stage Manager

For The Grand Theatre: Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, Rubaboo, Elf, Grow, Home For the Holidays, Grand Re:Opening Festival, Mary Poppins, Prom Queen, Chariots of Fire, A Christmas Carol (2017, 2018), Art, The Wizard of Oz (’16, ’09, ‘02).

Theatre Credits (Selected): Love’s Labour’s Lost, Hamlet-911, A Festival Queerstory, The Front Page, The Komagata Maru Incident (Stratford Festival); The Sound of Music, Hairspray (Drayton Entertainment); Le Bal (Theatre Plus); Not Wanted on the Voyage (Canadian Stage Company); 2 years in London, England’s West End. OPERA CREDITS (SELECTED): 12 seasons with Opera Lyra Ottawa, 10 seasons with Hawaii Opera Theatre, 7 seasons with Orchestra London and Opera Pacific Victoria, 16 seasons with Opera Hamilton / Opera Ontario, Wagner’s Ring Cycle Götterdämmerung for the Canadian Opera Company, and Idomeneo for Opera Atelier.

Jordan Guetter Assistant Stage Manager

For the Grand Theatre: Charlie & the Chocolate

Factory, Elf: The Musical, Mary Poppins, A Christmas Carol (2017, 2018), Chariots of Fire, Home for the Holidays.

Theatre Credits (Selected): Richard II, Love’s Labours Lost (Stratford); Il Trittico, Don Giovanni, Carmen, The Birds (Pacific Opera Victoria); The Music Man, Serving Elizabeth, Kim’s Convenience, Ring of Fire (Thousand Islands Playhouse); R.U.R. A Torrent of Light, Oksana G (Tapestry Opera); Treemonisha (Volcano); Passing Strange (The Musical Stage Company/Obsidian); The Ballad of Stompin’ Tom (Sudbury Theatre Centre); The Brothers Size, The Testament of Mary, Hosanna, The Odd Couple (Soulpepper); Disney’s Newsies (Drayton); Good Morning, Viet Mom (Cahoots); Stage Fright (Lighthouse Festival Theatre).

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Elyse Wall Apprentice Stage Manager

For the Grand Theatre: Debut.

Theatre Credits (Selected): HMS Pinafore, The Pearl Fishers (Vancouver Opera); Me Love BINGO!: Best in SNOW!, Elf: The Musical (The Arts Club); Frog Belly Rat Bone (Axis Theatre); Machinal (UBC Theatre); A Chorus Line (CapU Theatre).

OTHER: Graduate of the Technical Theatre Program at Capilano University and the BFA Program at the University of British Columbia.

Driven by the arts Lexus of London is the proud sponsor of the Grand Theatre’s student club — a special discounted subscription for any student to experience a full season of live, professional theatre.

Student Spotlight: ERIC KANG

Describe a highlight of your time being in the Student Club: “As a newcomer to Canada, joining Student Club provided an invaluable opportunity to forge lasting friendships. Engaging in discussions with my friends about the shows allowed me to deepen my musical perspective and enhance my ability to perceive different viewpoints of the same performance.”

In what ways have you applied your exposure to theatre and love of the arts to other areas of your life?

“After engaging in meaningful discussions with my Student Club friends, I often share it with my parents and my friends who do not have as much interest in theatre and arts as me.

Surprisingly, sharing my positive experiences from the Club has sparked the interest of my parents to join me in watching the upcoming shows at the Grand and the Stratford Festival, which I never expected to happen! ”

What would you say to another student who may be considering coming to student club?

Pictured: Eric Kang (he/him) “Don’t hesitate to join! I strongly believe that gaining diverse HSP Alumni: Orchestra for experiences enriches your life regardless of your future goals.

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Being involved in a student club presents a wonderful opportunity to connect with like-minded people and exposes you to unique experiences that are hard to come by elsewhere in London. If you're uncertain about your interest in arts and theatre, this is the perfect chance to explore your passions and gain deeper insights into yourself.”

Pro-rated Student Club subscriptions are available for the rest of the season.

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FOR THE GRAND THEATRE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Rachel Peake EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Evan Klassen

ARTISTIC ADMINISTRATION PRODUCER Lyndee Hansen COMPANY MANAGER Christine Gruenbauer

EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DIRECTOR Breanne Ritchie

ADMINISTRATION

IT Director Barb Whang TESSITURA ADMIN Britt Duncan

OPERATIONS

BUILDING MANAGER Mike MacDonald ASST. BUILDING MANAGER Aaron Simmons

Housekeeping

Patricia Sexsmith Ben Storie

Security

Ankit Shannon Goneau Marty Peterson Luke Morrison John Whitty

FINANCE

SENIOR MANAGER Magdi Osman FINANCE ASSOCIATE Loraine Oluwadairo ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT Kelly Fraleigh FINANCE CONSULTANT Ansel Tempral

MARKETING & DIGITAL STRATEGY

DIRECTOR Lia Karidas COMMUNICATIONS & PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER Melissa Mae Shipley DIGITAL MARKETING STRATEGIST Rana Bajandooh

MARKETING PROJECT MANAGER Allison Birs (Parental Leave) Preston Free Cooper BRAND AMBASSADORS Jacqueline Kahnert Mya Matos Ben Kennes

DEVELOPMENT

DIRECTOR Heather Siskind-Levite DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Monica Coddington MANAGER, EVENTS & RENTALS Sarah Hilton DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR Jacob Wiley DEVELOPMENT VOLUNTEER Celia Silverson

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MANAGER Ali Samuel ASST. MANAGER Indrani Mahadeo SHOW MANAGER Haley Helm BAR & BEVERAGE Jordann Atha Mackenzie Bishop Gabriela Bortoleto Amelia Hilton Ben Kennes Purushoth Megarajah Sabrina Sa Emma Semple Sabrina Stewart Hannah VanAlphen-Fyfe Landon Wright

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THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS This listing recognizes the much-appreciated gifts we have received within the last twelve months.

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In Memoriam

Thank you to those who gave in memory of Noreen Davis, Eleanore Reynolds, Shirley Brown, Vivian Deleary, Mary Loncke, James A. Ross, Pam Samuels, Robert Swartman & Lister Waugh, Pamela & Joseph Samuels, cherished friends of the Grand who are dearly missed.

PROSCENIUM SOCIETY Planned giving We are deeply grateful to the compassionate individuals who have made the important and thoughtful decision to make a planned gift to the Grand Theatre. We honour them through their membership in the Proscenium Society. Their legacy will help ensure that the Grand continues to flourish.

Membership to the Proscenium Society is available to those who have chosen to make a planned gift in one or more of the following ways: • Bequests (donations through your will) • Listed Securities • Life Insurance Beneficiary Designation • Charitable Gift Annuities • Life Insurance Policies, RRSP, RRIF Barbara Belbeck • Hazel E. Bell • Marista Ateena Brooks (Mikolaski) • Robert Crawford • Buck A. M. Cuddy • Theresa Cutler • Lynn Davis • Helen Ann Day • Walter R. (Wally) Duffield • Cathy & James Dunlop • Innis Hammond • Barbara Horne • Dr. Nicole le Riche & Dr. John Howard • Beryl Ivey • Elizabeth Ann Jones • Karen Killeen • EJ Lamb • Mary & Roger Lilliman • Myrtle McCallum • Douglas McCullough • Mary Eleanor Miller • Susan Nickle • Diane & Gary Alan Price • Glenda Robinson • Maureen Elizabeth Ryan • Joseph Samuels • Pam Samuels • Donald Smith • Doris Spence • Helen & Andy Spriet • Elizabeth Stratton • Judy White • Michael Wojtak

Artist housing partners We would also like to thank the members of our community who have welcomed visiting artists into their homes as Artist Housing Partners for this season: Brian Baillargeon • Becca Beith • Jill Ellis-Worthington • Denise Jung • Mabel Kane • Janet McAllister • Bill & Maryanne McGarth • Leon Melville • Cam Quinn • Patricia Reilly • Francine Rheault • Julie Ryan• Anita & Amit Shah • Allan Stichbury • Mark Uhre • Peter & Jan Vogel • Bob Ward & Susan Yerema • Megan Watson • Doug & Connie Weir • Terry Wood

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