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WELCOME
In deciding what to program in the holiday slot for my first season at the Grand Theatre, I did not need to ponder the question for long. The Sound of Music is one of my favourite pieces of all time. Growing up in very-smalltown Saskatchewan my dad was the principal of the high school and the only two child-appropriate movies the school owned were The Sound of Music and West Side Story. On weekends, he would borrow the school VCR and these tapes and bring them home for us to watch again and again. Every doll I owned was named Maria!
Getting to direct this show was a lifelong dream, and I am thrilled to share it with you.
holiday season, and yet it fits so well with so many of the joys of the season: family, love, home, music, togetherness.
In re-investigating this piece as an adult theatre-maker, I find that within the nostalgia is also a complex and beautifully crafted play. It is the story of people who are adrift, people searching for a home: searching for a place where their heart feels safe and at peace. While Maria, Captain von Trapp, and the children are all looking for home, they are also all going about it in the wrong way. It takes coming together and truly opening their hearts to one another to see the real path forward. The Sound of Music is also a timely play, asking us to examine how much we are willing to give up in order to stand for what we feel is right in the face of tyranny.
Diving into this show has been a labour of love for us all. Thank you for making this production, and the Grand Theatre, part of your holiday tradition. It is a celebration we are incredibly proud and grateful to be a part of.
Happy holidays!
RACHEL PEAKE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
There is so much nostalgia for many of us in this story and these songs. The joy of introducing it to the next generation, or to someone who may have missed it in their life so far, is a delight. It is not a story about the Above Photo by Dahlia Katz.
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In London, our treaties include the 1796 London Township Treaty and the 1822 Longwoods Treaty. The London Township Treaty was a regional treaty signed by diplomats representing all parties living on the land, which today we know as Southwestern Ontario. The Longwoods Treaty was signed by representatives of the Crown and the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation and covers approximately 580,000 acres in the area.
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3 cups (750 mL) flour
2 tsps (10 mL) Club House®
Ginger, Ground
1 tsp (5 mL) Club House®
Ground Cinnamon
1 tsp (5 mL) baking soda
1/4 tsp (1 mL) Club House®
Ground Nutmeg
1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt
3/4 cup (170 g) butter softened
3/4 cup (175 mL) firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup (125 mL) molasses
1 egg
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Spriet Stage, NOVEMBER 19 TO DECEMBER 29, 2024
Opening Night NOVEMBER 22, 2024
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
RODGERS
booK
by
HOWARD LINDSAY & RUSSEL CROUSE
SuggeST ed by "THE TRAPP FAMILY SINGERS"
BY MARIA AUGUSTA TRAPP
THE SOUND OF MUSIC is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization. www.concordtheatricals.com
audienCe a dviSory
This production includes significant depiction of Nazi iconography and military customs.
Photography and video/audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.
CAST
ENSEMBLE VINNIE ALBERTO
LIESL/NUN
MOTHER ABBESS/PARTY gUEST/F. SCHWEIgER
BARON ELBERFELD
NEW POSTULANT/URSULA/PARTY gUEST/NUN
FRAU SCHMIDT/SISTER BERTHE
HERR ZELLER/PRIEST
CRYSTAL CASERA
JANELLE COOPER
JEFF CULBERT
MEGAN DALLAN
DONNA GARNER
MARK HARAPIAK
MAX ANDREW HODWITZ
MARIA
SISTER SOPHIA/FRAU ZELLER/TRIO
DOMINIQUE LEBLANC
ALYSSA LECLAIR
ENSEMBLE CLEA MCCAFFREY
ELSA/NUN/TRIO
SISTER MARg ARETTA/B. ELBERFELD/TRIO
CAPTAIN vON TRAPP
ROLF/PARTY gUEST
FRANZ
ADMIRAL vON SCHREIBER/PARTY gUEST
HEATHER MCGUIGAN
ANNIE RAMOS
ADAM STEVENSON
ÉAMON STOCKS †
CURTIS SULLIVAN
ROBIN WILCOX
YOUTH COMPANY
WARM WOOLEN MITTENS CAST
KURT TADE CALDER
gRETL FINLEY CAMPBELL
LOUISA RAYA CAMPBELL
MARTA LYLA COUCH
BRIgITTA OFORIWA OFORI
FRIEDRICH JUNIOR VAN GEFFEN
CRISP APPLE STRUDEL CAST
MARTA LILITH CARSON
FRIEDRICH SAM HARSON
LOUISA NEELA NOBLE
gRETL FREYA RAJANI
BRIgITTA ALBA EVORA WEILER
KURT LUCAS ZADORSKY
UNDERSTUDIES
ROLF/FRANZ
VINNIE ALBERTO
M AX/A DMIRAL vON SCHREIBER JEFF CULBERT
LIESL/M ARIA /SISTER SOPHIA MEGAN DALLAN
NEW POSTULANT (2ND COv ER) ALYSSA LECLAIR
ELSA /U RSULA /NEW POSTULANT/
S. BERTHE/F. SCHMIDT/S. M ARg ARETTA
MOTHER A BBESS
CLEA MCCAFFREY
ANNIE RAMOS
CAPTAIN vON TRAPP CURTIS SULLIVAN
BARON ELBERFELD ROBIN WILCOX
CREATIVE TEAM
DIRECTOR RACHEL PEAKE
MUSIC DIRECTOR ALEXANDRA KANE
CHOREOgRAPHER AINSLEY HILLYARD
SET & LIgHTINg DESIgNER LORENZO SAVOINI*
COSTUME DESIgNER JESSICA OOSTERGO*
SOUND DESIgNER EMILY PORTER*
FIgHT & INTIMACY DIRECTOR ANITA NITTOLY
STAgE MANAgER KELLY LUFT
ASSISTANT STAgE MANAgER JORDAN GUETTER
ASSISTANT STAgE MANAgER MELISSA CAMERON
APPRENTICE STAgE MANAgER KELSEY JENSEN
CHILD SUPERv ISORS
M BOUDREAU, TAMEKA BROWN, JENNIFER CAHILL-BEDARD, SUZANNE McARTHUR, NELL ROBERTS
ORCHESTRA
CONDUCTOR/K EYS ALEXANDRA KANE
PERCUSSION DALE-ANNE BRENDON
FLUTE/PICCOLO JENNIFER CAHILL-BEDARD
CLARINET TONY DE LUCA
CELLO MARIANNA GRIGG v IOLIN CELINE MURRAY
BASS ANNA PIN
HORN KATE STONE
* All indicated designers are represented by the Associated Designers of Canada, IATSE Local ADC659.
† DANCE C APTAIN
The Grand Theatre is an active member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT). The Grand Theatre also acknowledges, with thanks, the co-operation of the Local 105 and 828 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists, and Allied Crafts of the United States, its Territories and Canada, and the London Musicians’ Association Local 279.
MUSICAL NUMBERS
ACT I ACT II
preludiuM
The Sound oF MuSiC
M aria
M y FavoriTe ThingS
M y FavoriTe ThingS (repriSe)
do re Mi
SiXTeen going on SevenTeen
The lonely goaTherd
The lonely goaTherd (repriSe)
hoW Can love Survive?
The Sound oF MuSiC (repriSe)
So long, FareW ell
Morning hy Mn
CliMb ev'ry MounTain
The lonely goaTherd (repriSe)
M y FavoriTe ThingS (repriSe)
no Way To STop iT
SoMeThing good*
gaudea MuS doMino
M aria (repriSe)
SiXTeen going on SevenTeen (repriSe)
do re Mi (repriSe)
edelW eiSS
So long, FareW ell (repriSe)
Finale ulTiMo: CliMb ev'ry MounTain
* Music and Lyrics for "Something Good" by Richard Rodgers. THE SOUND OF MUSIC runs 2 hours and 45 minutes, which includes a 20 minute intermission.
ON THE MUSIC OF THE SOUND OF MUSIC
For a lot of us, The Sound of Music rings the bells in the memory of our childhoods. It warms our holiday season in a way, I think, no other musical really can. As a child, I remember watching the movie and rewinding songs like “The Lonely Goatherd”, transfixed on Julie Andrew’s vocal abilities. I wished I could smell Edelweiss and believed those hills would somehow come alive! My inner child has been resting so comfortably these days, being able to surround her with the best of memories and some of the highest joys.
We, as a world, tend to forget how beautiful it is to be a child. To wonder, to imagine big, to love without abandon, and to freely accept new information at face value.. As adults, we have a duty to protect every child’s ability to discover beauty, as a goal of the day. We as adults hold influence, we hold the answers. We own courage. There is a responsibility to use our courage for the good of ourselves, our families, and each other.
The world around us is fraught with difficulties inexplicable. As we enjoy our right to peace, free from strife, let us take a deep inhale and savour this moment. Let us then go out into the world and work our hardest to protect the world’s children. This story speaks to an immensely atrocious
historical moment. Remember though, we continue to live through these mass assaults against humanity.
I’m not asking you to fix the world’s problems. I need you to open your eyes and your heart to them. Decide what it is you can do to lend a hand in making sure all the world’s children know peace and freedom. Saving them is how we save the child within each of us.
After all, “you don’t save yourself by giving up”. - Captain Von Trapp.
I wish you the biggest smiles and the best laughter this holiday season. May it bring you light in the darkness, and peace to your heart.
ALEXANDRA KANE MUSIC DIRECTOR
Behind-the-scenes in the
DEVELOPERS REHEARSAL HALL
From the cast and crew meet-and-greet until the team moves to its final dress rehearsals on the Spriet Stage, the magic of theatre comes alive in the rehearsal hall.
The joy of making theatre exists long before a company takes its bow at the end of the first performance. From day one of a new project to staging, sitzprobe, and more, the process of creating a new production means turning an idea into reality through creativity, craft, and collaboration in the Developers Rehearsal Hall.
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ANNIE RAMOS, ALYSSA LECLAIR, & JANELLE COOpER
LYLA COUCH, DONNA GARNER, & FINLEY CAMPBELL
LUCAS ZADORSKY & ALBA EVORA WEILER
The Company of The Sound of muSiC
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Making the Modern Musical
When one thinks of theatrical duos, Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein always make the list. The mere pairing of their surnames evokes intense feelings of sentiment and nostalgia. To this day, the indominable pair's work is revived to critical and financial success. But, why are the musicals crafted by this historic team still revered today?
Before forming their historic writing partnership, the two were both well known for their collaborations with other writers. Roger worked with lyricist Lorenz Hart to pen On Your Toes and Pal Joey, while Hammerstein worked with composer Jerome Kern on Music in the Air and Show Boat (often referred to as a masterpiece of American musical theatre). "Here we come to a completely new genre—the musical play as distinguished from musical comedy. The play was the thing, and everything else was subservient to that play." says Mark Lubbock in his book American Musical Theatre: An Introduction. With Kern and Hammerstein's collaboration, musical theatre began to move away from Jazz and the sound of the Tin Pan Alley. When Hammerstein began to work with Rodgers, the traditional Broadway sound as we know it was born: lush orchestrations with sweeping string lines and a palpable sentimentality.
Rodgers & Hammerstein's collaborations began with a musical adaptation of Lynn Rigg's Green Grow the Lilacs which became Oklahoma!, opening on Broadway in 1943. Their new Broadway hit further integrated theatrical elements of scenes and songs, seamlessly layer-
ing in choreography and music to tell the story. While prior Broadway shows focused on purely entertainment and spectacle, Rogers & Hammerstein’s approach emphasized the narrative and supported the story with dazzling design and choreography. The two would go on to write other classics of the American musical theatre canon: Carousel, The King and I, South Pacific, Allegro, and The Sound of Music. When Hammerstein passed in 1960, it marked the end of their ground-breaking collaboration. A big part of writing the fully integrated musical play was centering the story and characters, not the catchy songs or the stars: bringing this American art form to its emotional maturity.
PHOTO FROM: MICHAEL OCHS ARCHIvES / gETTY
ALFRED DRAKE SINgS "OH, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNIN'"
PHOTO FROM: gEORgE KARgER / gETTY
STEPHEN SONDHEIM
At the age of 10, a young Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021) moved next door to the Hammersteins and Oscar Hammerstein became a surrogate father figure, mentoring and guiding Sondheim's love and passion for music theatre.
In his early years as a composer, Sondheim wrote a show called By Georgeand when he asked Oscar’s opinion, Hammerstein said it was the worst thing he had ever read: "But if you want to know why it's terrible, I'll tell you."
They spent the rest of the day dissecting the musical, and Sondheim later said, "In that afternoon I learned more about songwriting and the musical theater than most people learn in a lifetime." Sondheim would continue to seek Hammerstein's advice when writing lyrics for iconic songs such as "Maria" in West Side Story (1957) and "Everything's Coming Up Roses" from Gypsy (1959): "[Hammerstein's] comments after (a dress rehearsal of West Side Story) had much more to do with dramaturgy..." recalls Sondheim. The prioritized element of character's motive when writing music and lyrics for the theatre was firmly instilled by Sondheim's mentor.
MARY RODGERs & Adam Guettel
Mary Rogers (1931-2014) was the eldest child of Richard Rogers and had a modestly successful career in musical theatre with Once Upon a Mattress (1959). "My favorite song that Daddy ever wrote is in Oklahoma!, and it’s called "Lonely Room." ... it’s one of the most beautiful pieces of music I think he ever turned out, and it is heartbreaking."
Mary's son and Richard's grandson, Adam Guettel, was born in 1964. Adam was a musician from the age of 13, soloing at the Metropolitan Opera.
He would pivot to writing music theatre, mentored in this process by Stephen Sondheim. He's best known for Floyd Collins, The Light in the Piazza, and Myths & Hymns: "[Richard Rodger's] melodies were catchy. But another way of putting it would be that his melodies were densely encoded with emotional information about character, about time and place, about where that character was at that moment, even without the words."
Placing the motives and circumstances of the character first is now standard practice in modern day music theatre writing.
HAMMERSTEIN & SONDHEIM, 1945.
MARY AND HER FATHER, RICHARD, 1959.
PHOTO FROM: PHOTOFEST
gUETTEL & MARY ROgERS, 2005.
PHOTO FROM: PAUL HAWTHORNE /gETTY
ARTISTS
Vinnie Alberto (HE/HIM)
Ensemble
F OR T HE gRAND T HEATRE: Debut.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): Anne of Green Gables, Jersey Boys (Charlottetown Festival); Mother Daughter, Prince Caspian, Playboy of the Western World (Shaw Festival); Into the Woods (Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre); 2023 UnCovered Series, Get a Life - Banks Prize Cabaret (Musical Stage Co); Wizard of Oz (Rainbow Stage); Mamma Mia! (Drayton Enertainment).
OTHER: 2022-2023 Banks Prize Award Winner, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre Mentorship - Kimberley Rampersad.
Crystal Casera (SHE/T H EY)
Liesl / Nun
F OR THE gRAND T HEATRE: Debut.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): The Spongebob Musical (Mansfield Entertainment); Joan & Olivia: A Hollywood Ghost Story (Ebb & Flow Theatre).
OTHER: Fourth year at Sheridan College's Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance program.
Janelle Cooper
Mother Abbess / Party Guest / Fraulein Schweiger
F OR THE gRAND THEATRE: Fall On Your Knees.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): The Amen Corner (Shaw); Fall On Your Knees (Can Stage/ Neptune/NAC/Grand); John Ware Reimagined (Blyth); The Color Purple (Neptune/Citadel/ RMTC); Twelfth Night (Theatre Calgary/ NAC); Adventures of a Black Girl, I Am For You (NAC); Charlotte’s Web, Penelopiad (ATP).
OTHER: Janelle is a multi-award winning interdisciplinary Artist focusing on excavation of lived experience through devising and multi-genre storytelling, IBPOC artistic mentorship and EDID education. She is the founder of Ellipsis Tree Collective - Alberta's first Black led and Black focused theatre company.
Jeff Culbert
Baron Elberfeld
F OR THE gRAND T HEATRE: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; 15 years directing for the annual PlayWrights Cabaret.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): Naked Radio (Drayton); Dear Johnny Deere (Blyth/Theatre Calgary/Thousand Isalnds/Persephone/ Lighthouse); archy & mehitabel, The Donnelly Sideshow, Problem Child, Her Worshop, The Designated Nourner, Elocution (Ausable Theatre); Ed's Garage, The Drawer Boy, On the Air (Port Stanley); The Boneyard Man (Natural Broadcasting Co); Tip of the Iceberg (Lighthouse); Boat Load, Fall Fair, Underbelly, Gunpowder (Jayson McDonald); The Phoenix Lottery (Theatre Aezir); One-man Masque (Toronto Masque).
OTHER: www.jeffculbert.ca
v INNIE ALBERTO CRYSTAL CASERA JANELLE COOPER JEFF CULBERT
ARTISTS
Megan Dallan (SHE/HER)
New Postulant / Ursula / Party Guest / Nun
F OR T HE gRAND T HEATRE: Grow.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): Hogan’s Hoedown (Victoria Playhouse, Petrolia); House of Martin Guerre, Maggie, The Phantom of the Opera (Theatre Sheridan); Chris, Mrs Studio Cast Recording.
F ILM & T v C REDITS: Murdoch Mysteries (CBC); Priscilla (Feature film); Cruel Intentions (Amazon, 2024).
OTHER: Training at Lighthouse Acting Studio, Graduate of the Honor's Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance at Sheridan College.
Donna Garner (SHE/HER)
Frau Schmidt / Sister Berthe
F OR THE gRAND T HEATRE: Debut.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): Natasha Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 (Canadian Premiere - Crows Theatre/Musical Stage Company); The Sound of Music ( U.S. First National Tour); Once (U.S. First National Tour, Mirvish, Neptune); Two Pianos, Four Hands (across Canada and the U.S.).
F ILM & T v C REDITS: Mr. Monk's Last Case (Peacock/NBC Universal); Dare Me (USA Network); Spinning Out (SVOD Series); Private Eyes (Global); Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu); Anne (Netflix/CBC); Designated Survivor (ABC).
OTHER: Graduate of both Fanshawe College and Western University in London. www.garnertheatreproductions.com www.donnagarner.ca
Mark Harapiak
Herr Zeller / Priest
F OR THE gRAND THEATRE: Beauty & The Beast, Miracle on 34th St.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): Billy Elliot, The Music Man, Camelot, Coriolanus, Equus, Alice through the Looking Glass, The Winters Tale (Stratford Festival); Pal Joey, Pygmalion, She Loves Me (Shaw Festival); Rock of Ages, Mamma Mia, Footloose, The Foursome, Bittergirl (Drayton Entertainment); Legally Blonde, The Full Monty, Cabaret (Theatre Aquarius); Mary Poppins (Disney, N.A. Tour); Man of La Mancha (Mirvish/Citadel); The Last Resort (Charlottetown Festival); Gingko Tree, The Thirteenth One, Cruel Tears, McGillicuddy (Blyth Festival); Camelot, Evita (RMTC/Theatre Calgary); 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Connecticut Rep); The Butcher (Gulfshore Playhouse).
Andrew Hodwitz
Max
F OR THE gRAND T HEATRE: Debut.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): The 39 Steps (St Lawrence Shakespeare Festival); Back in '59 (Thousand Islands Playhouse/Magnus Theatre); Jukebox Jive (Port Hope Festival); A Midsummer Night's Dream (Driftwood Theatre); Fiddler on the Roof (StageWest).
F ILM & T v C REDITS: Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent (CityTV); Murdoch Mysteries (CBC); Mrs America (FX).
OTHER: Andrew was the US voice of Fireman Sam, a long-running UK cartoon, along with many other animated characters. www.andrewhodwitz.com @andrewhodwitz
ME g AN DALLAN
DONNA g ARNER
MARK HARAPIAK AN DREW HODWITZ
Rick Kish & Connor Boa
ARTISTS
Dominique LeBlanc (SHE/H ER)
Maria
F OR T HE gRAND T HEATRE: Controlled Damage.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): Truth (Young People's Theatre); Once: The Musical (Thousand Islands Playhouse); Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story, Annie (Drayton Entertainment); April Fools (Segal Centre); Almost A Full Moon: In Concert (Citadel Theatre); Master & Margarita (Crow's Theatre); East Coast Kitchen Party, Shrek, The Wizard of Oz, Christmas Carol (Neptune Theatre).
F ILM & T v C REDITS: Weirdos (Lithium Studios); It's The Hard Knock Life (Sinking Ship Entertainment).
OTHER: Training with Elaine Overholt, Royal Conservatory of Music, Honours @leblancdominique
Alyssa LeClair (THEY/SHE)
Sister Sophia / Frau Zeller / Trio
F OR THE gRAND T HEATRE: Debut.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): Maggie (Theatre Aquarius, The Charlottetown Festival, The Savoy Theatre); I'm Every Woman (The Charlottetown Festival); My Fair Lady (Sharon Playhouse).
F ILM & T v C REDITS (SELECTED): Fat Camp (BET); Workin' Moms (CBC); Mistletoe Murders (Hallmark).
OTHER: BAH from Queen's University, Masters of Music from NYU. @leclairforceone
Clea McCaffrey
Ensemble
F OR THE gRAND THEATRE: Grow.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): Little Eva in Beautiful the Carole King Musical (Stage West); Jack: A Beanstalk Panto (Capital Theatre Port Hope); Maggie, I’m Every Woman (Charlottetown Festival); Little Red Hiding Hood in Into The Woods (RMTC); Lucy in Written in Blood (Talk is Free Theatre); Maggie, Dynamites in Hairspray (Aquarius Theatre); Sister Act, Jan in Grease (Drayton Entertainment) Rumspringa Break! (Next Stage Festival), Mabel Washington in Fame (Creativiva Dubai).
OTHER: @Cl.3a_
Heather McGuigan
Elsa / Nun / Trio
F OR THE gRAND T HEATRE: The Spitfire Grill, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): Mary Poppins (Broadway National Tours, Neptune, Aquarius, Rainbow Stage); Spamalot, Frankenstein Revived, Wanderlust (Stratford); The Women, My Fair Lady, The Admirable Crichton (Shaw); Les Miserables (Mirvish); Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (National Tour); Saturday Night Fever (National Tour); Shrek (Rainbow Stage/ Neptune); A Year With Frog & Toad (Neptune); Evita, Me & My Girl, Pirates of Penzance, Wizard of Oz (Drayton); Unique Three (Celebrity Cruiselines); Those Movies (Foster Festival).
F ILM & T v C REDITS: Northern Tracks (Stratford); Cavendish, See No Evil.
OTHER: www.heathermcguigan.com
DOMINIQUE LEBLANC ALYSSA LECLAIR CLEA MCCAFFREY HEATHER MC gUIg AN
ARTISTS
Annie Ramos
Sister Margaretta / Baroness Elberfeld /Trio
F OR T HE gRAND T HEATRE: Debut.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): Fiddler on the Roof, The Sound of Music (Drayton Entertainment); Pirates of Penzance, West Side Story, The King and I, Pericles (Stratford Festival); Sanctuary Song (National Arts Centre); The Sound of Music (Vancouver Arts Club); R.U.R. A Torrent of Light - Dora Award Winner (Tapestry Opera); Les Misérables, The Sound of Music (Thousand Islands Playhouse); Hamlet (The Shakespeare Company).
Adam Stevenson
Captain von Trapp
F OR THE gRAND T HEATRE: Million Dollar Quartet, Hair!
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): Maggie (Theatre Aquarius/Charlottetown Festival); Play That Goes Wrong (Charlottetown Festival); Jafar in Disney’s Broadway Tour of Aladdin; Young Frankenstein, Spamalot, California Dreaming, Canadian Explosion (Stage West); Les Misérables (Drayton Festival); Pollyanna, Ring of Fire, Home for the Holidays, Sound of Music, The Wizard of Oz, The Who's Tommy, Forever Plaid, Evita, Pippin (Theatre Aquarius); Plaid Tidings (Neptune Theatre/Magnus Theatre); The Wedding Singer (Mayfield Theatre); Race Day (Lighthouse Festival); Robin Hood (Elgin Theatre).
Éamon Stocks
Rolf / Party Guest
F OR THE gRAND THEATRE: Debut.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): Newsies, The Prom, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Fiddler on the Roof, Kiss Me Kate (Drayton Entertainment); Billy Elliot: The Musical (RMTC).
F ILM & T v C REDITS (SELECTED): Gen V (Amazon Prime); The Umbrella Academy (Netflix); Brilliant Minds (NBC).
OTHER: Graduate of the Honours Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance Program at Sheridan College.
Curtis Sullivan
Franz
F OR THE gRAND T HEATRE: Debut.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): The Sound of Music, The Gondoliers, Carousel, The Boy Friend (Stratford Festival); Little Mermaid, The Sound of Music, Beauty & the Beast (Capital Theatre Moncton); Evita, Man of La Mancha, Anthing Goes, Oliver, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Carousel (Drayton Entertainment); Music Man, Guys & Dolls (Capital Theatre Port Hope); Sweet Charity (StageWest); Passion (Canadian Stage); My Fair Lady (Toronto Operetta Theatre); Merry Widow (San Francisco Opera); La Boheme, Don Giovanni, Pirates of Penzance (Vancouver Opera); Taming of the Shrew, Erewhon (Pacific Opera Victoria); Armide, Persee (Royal Opera Versailles).
ANNIE RAMOS
ADAM STE v ENSON É AMON STOCKS CURTIS SULLI vAN
ARTISTS
Robin Wilcock
Admiral von Schreiber / Party Guest
F OR T HE gRAND T HEATRE: Debut.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): Fool for Love (Heart in Hand Theatre), Romeo and Juliet, The Taming of the Shrew (Repercussion Theatre)
FILM & T v CREDITS (SELECTED): Mayday (Discovery), Fellow Travelers (Showtime), Arrow, Supernatural (The CW).
Tade Calder
Kurt
F OR T HE gRAND T HEATRE: Debut.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): Kinky Boots (London Community Players), The Little Mermaid Jr. (LYTE at The Palace Theatre) Matilda The Musical (Holy Cross Secondary School).
OTHER: Tade is 10 years old and currently in grade 5 at St. Mary’s Choir & Orchestra School. A wonderful and talented singer, dancer and performer, Tade spends his free time doing gymnastics, music and art. He is so excited to be making his professional theatre debut at the Grand Theatre and share his talents on stage with such an amazing cast! Tade would like to thank his Grandma Shelley, Aunt Melissa his mom and twin sister MacKenzie for all of their love and support. He hopes you enjoy the show!
Finley Campbell
Gretl
F OR THE gRAND THEATRE: Debut.
DANCE C REDITS (SELECTED): Let’s Dance, Winterlude (North London Dance Centre).
OTHER: Finley is an energetic, playful, and adventurous 6 year old who is delighted to be performing on The Grand Theatre stage alongside her big sister, Raya! Finley trains in dance at the North London Dance Centre, gymnastics at Gymworld, and studies voice/piano at The Voice Studio London. She would like to thank Ryan Kelly at RPK Acting Practice for his wonderful guidance and coaching. Finley sends love and hugs to mom, dad, and her incredible sister Dilynn, for their encouragement and enthusiasm!
Raya Campbell
Louisa
F OR THE gRAND T HEATRE: Elf: The Musical. T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): The Wizard of Oz (Huron County Playhouse).
OTHER: Raya is thrilled to be back at The Grand Theatre for the holiday season, performing alongside this wonderful cast, and sharing the stage with her sister, Finley! Raya trains in dance at the North London Dance Centre, competitive gymnastics at Beje, and studies voice/piano at The Voice Studio London. She is a recipient of the Ontario Medal of Excellence (Conservatory Canada Level 3 Contemporary Voice), and is a proud member of the Sir Arthur Currie Chorus. Raya sends big hugs to her mom, dad, and most importantly her sister Dilynn, for being so enthusiastic and supportive.
ROBIN WILCOCK T ADE C ALDER F INLEY C AMPBELL R AYA C AMPBELL
World Curious. London Made.
by arun lakra
Diamonds. Deals. Lasers. Betrayal. OCEAN’S ELEVEN for the theatrical stage!
HEIST is an edge-of-your-seat, popcorn-theatre, action-thriller with all the necessary players: the charmer, the pretty boy, the sneak, the muscle, and the geek. Prepare for anything and everything, then watch as karma comes collecting in this Ocean's Eleven-inspired theatrical production.
Calgary’s breakthrough screenwriter, playwright, Arun Lakra brings high-tech, stunt-filled, crime drama from the silver screen to the stage.
A co-production with the citadel theatre
Gwynn is a local radio host. Her mother, Maggie, has a story.
Maggie has spent a lifetime building a wall between herself and her memories—as well as between herself and her inquisitive, journalist daughter. With a pot of steaming hot tea as the only thing between them, Maggie and Gwynn work to dismantle her wall, uncovering Maggie’s story in a journey of laughter, revelation, understanding, and the bond of a mother and daughter.
THE SECRET TO GOOD TEA is a vibrant, intimate, and cheeky family portrait based on playwright Rosanna Deerchild (CBC Unreserved) and her own mother.
Tickets for HEIST, THE SECRET TO GOOD TEA, WAITRESS, and PRIDE AND PREJUDICE are available 24/7 at the Box Office: 471 Richmond St, London, ON.
ARTISTS
Lilith Carson
Marta
F OR THE gRAND T HEATRE: Debut.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): Annie Jr. (Wolf Performance Hall).
OTHER: Lilith studies voice at the Studio of Charnelle Pennyfeather (Long and McQuade). sings in her school's senior choir, and has studied violin at Amy's Violin School.
Lyla Couch
Marta
F OR THE gRAND T HEATRE: Debut.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): Anne of Green Gables (Stratford Kiwanis Festival); The Typewriter Attack (Thistle Theatre/ Dramarama); The Cheese Stands Alone (Original Kids Theatre Company/Kidlets).
OTHER: Official Anthem Vocalist, Thamesford Trojans
Sam Harson
Friedrich
F OR THE gRAND THEATRE: Debut.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): Shrek the Musical, Dick Whittington (Phoenix Theatre Group).
OTHER: Sam is currently a student at H.B. Beal Secondary, and is also enrolled in Original Kids Theatre Company. He enjoys finding every possible way to squeeze himself into any chance that allows him to perform. Sam is extremely delighted to be a part of this production, and would like to personally thank the producers and directors of this show for this incredible opportunity.
Neela Noble Louisa
F OR T HE gRAND T HEATRE: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda The Musical.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): Matilda The Musical, Into the Woods, Disaster! (London Youth Theatre Education); Sondheim Tribute Revue ( London Community Players).
OTHER: Currently a student of the Beal Musical Theatre program. Thank you to my friends, family, and my Von Trapp siblings.
L ILITH C ARSON LYLA C OUCH
S AM H ARSON N EELA NOBLE
5th Annual
and food & wine show
November 28th - December 1st
December 5th - 8th
December 12th - 15th
festive music, unique gifts from local vendors, and the holiday magic of 100 Kellogg!
ARTISTS
Oforiwa Ofori
Brigitta
F OR THE gRAND T HEATRE: Debut.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): Squirm (Original Kids Theatre Company); Mini Lion King (Grand Palladium Stage, Jamaica).
Freya Rajani
Gretl
F OR T HE gRAND T HEATRE: Debut.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): Matilda The Musical, The Little Mermaid, Peter Pan, Finding Nemo Jr. (London Performing Arts Academy)
O THER : A born artist, Freya is constantly crafting and creating, singing and performing. She loves The Sound of Music and has been singing the songs since she was three! Freya sends love to her family and would like to thank the team at London Performing Arts Academy for their support and coaching. She's beyond excited to make her debut on the big stage at The Grand and grateful for the opportunity to work alongside such a talented and kind cast and crew.
Junior Van Geffen
Friedrich
F OR T HE gRAND T HEATRE: Debut.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): Peter Pan the Panto, Wizard of Oz the Panto (Drayton Entertainment).
O THER : Junior is a talented musician who studies voice, piano and is a member of the Amabile Treble Concert Choir. He was the recipient of the intermediate vocal award at London Kiwanis Music Festival.
Alba Evora Weiler (SHE/H ER)
Brigitta
F OR THE gRAND T HEATRE: Debut.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): Beaches The Musical (International Premiere - Theatre Calgary).
FILM & T v CREDITS (SELECTED): Caroline Pyre in Under the Banner of Heaven - 8 Episodes (Disney/FX); Börje (The Börje Salming Story); Teresa Salming (Viaplay); In the Dark-Angel (CW Network).
OTHER: Alba would like to thank her parents & family for all the love & support. Her agent Kate Kellner-The George Agency, Vocal Coach-Anique Mercier & Melanie Hill/Nikki Giroux at Bojangles Dance Arts. Alba is delighted to be a part of the cast of The Sound of Music at Grand Theatre!
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OFORIWA OFORI
ARTISTS
Lucas Zadorsky
Kurt
F OR THE gRAND T HEATRE: Debut.
OTHER: Lucas is excited to be sharing the role of Kurt. As one of seven children in his own family, Lucas is quite comfortable as a Von Trapp sibling! Music and performance have always been one of Lucas' ' Favourite Things'. He is a grade 6 student at St. Mary Choir and Orchestra school and a member of the Amabile Treble Concert Choir. He also studies violin and voice. This past year he was awarded a Silver at the Provincial level in violin and was invited to perform as a soloist at London's Stars of the Festival.
Richard Rodgers
Composer
Richard Rodgers' contribution to the musical theatre of his day was extraordinary, and his influence on the musical theatre of today and tomorrow is legendary. His career spanned more than six decades, his hits ranging from the silver screens of Hollywood to the bright lights of Broadway, London and beyond. He was the recipient of countless awards, including Pulitzers, Tonys, Oscars, Grammys and Emmys. He wrote more than 900 published songs and 40 Broadway musicals. For two decades Richard Rodgers collaborated exclusively with Oscar Hammerstein II on such musicals as Carousel, Allegro, South Pacific, The King And I, Pipe Dream and The Sound of Music. Collectively, their musicals have garnered dozens of awards, including Pulitzer Prizes, Tonys, Oscars, Emmys, Grammys, and Drama Desk, Drama Critics’ Circle, Outer Critics’ Circle, Laurence Olivier, and Evening Standard Awards.
Lyricist
The Rodgers & Hammerstein partnership began with Oklahoma! in 1943. Their first musical was a groundbreaking milestone, blending musical comedy and operetta into a whole new genre - the musical play. Oklahoma! was followed by Carousel, Allegro, South Pacific, The King And I, Me And Juliet, Pipe Dream, and The Sound of Music. Collectively, their musicals have garnered dozens of awards including: Pulitzers; Tonys, Oscars, Emmys, and Grammys; and Drama Desk, Drama Critics’ Circle, Outer Critics’ Circle, and Olivier Awards.
His last musical was The Sound of Music, written with Richard Rodgers in 1959; his last song was "Edelweiss," written for that musical during its Boston tryout. Oscar Hammerstein II died at his farm in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, on the morning of August 23, 1960.
Howard Lindsay
Librettist
Lindsay was an actor, stage manager, director and playwright before teaming up with Russel Crouse. Their partnership stands today as the longest collaboration of any writers in theatrical history, lasting for more than 28 years. The two men first joined forces in 1934, when the producer Vinton Freedley brought them together to rewrite the libretto for Anything Goes. Their first straight play, Life with Father, opened in 1936 and holds the record for the longest running play on Broadway, at 3,224 performances. Lindsay and his wife, Dorothy Stickney, created the roles of Clarence and Vinnie Day, performing them for five years.
Oscar Hammerstein II
RICHARD ROD g ERS
OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
HOWARD LINDSAY
LUCAS Z ADORSKY
ARTISTS
Russel Crouse
Librettist
Russel Crouse (1893-1966) was a newspaperman, a press agent for the Theatre Guild, the author of several books and a librettist before partnering with Howard Lindsay. Lindsay and Crouse wrote The Sound of Music (score by Rodgers and Hammerstein); the Pulitzer Prize winning State of the Union; Call Me Madam and Mr. President (scores by Irving Berlin); The Prescott Proposals and The Great Sebastians. They produced The Hasty Heart, Detective Story and Arsenic and Old Lace.
Rachel Peake
Director
F OR T HE gRAND T HEATRE: Artistic Director.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): Ring of Fire, Sense and Sensibility (Arts Club); The Sound of Music (Citadel/RMTC); 9 to 5, The Garneau Block (Citadel); Something Rotten (Theatre Under the Stars); The Contest of the Winds (Caravan Farm); A Christmas Carol (Gateway); Trout Stanley (Persephone); The Snow Queen (Globe Theatre); Green Lake, cool beans, After Jerusalem (Solo Collective).
OPERA C REDITS (SELECTED) : Carmen, Marriage of Figaro, La Cenerentola, The Pearl Fishers, La Voix Humaine (Vancouver Opera); Macbeth (Calgary Opera); Phaedra/ Serenade, The Little Sweep (Pacific Opera Victoria).
OTHER: Ovation Award and three-time Jessie Richardson Award-winner; www.rachelpeake.com
Alexandra Kane (SHE/HER)
Music Director
F OR T HE gRAND T HEATRE: Finding Black Joy, Elf, Grand Re:Opening Festival, Home for the Holidays, Comfort and Joy, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): Ride the Cyclone, The Wizard of Oz (Sudbury Theatre Centre); Dixon Road (Musical Stage Co); The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Disney Heroes & Villains (AK Arts Academy); The Little Mermaid (Musical Theatre Productions); Jesus Christ Superstar (Theatre Sheridan).
OTHER: Graduate of the B.MusA program at Western University, Corporate Communications & Public Relations graduate certificates from Fanshawe, and Diversity & Inclusion from Cornell University.
Ainsley Hillyard (SHE/HER) Choreographer
F OR THE gRAND T HEATRE: Debut.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): Choreographer - The Sound of Music (Citadel/RMTC) Deafy, Pride and Prejudice, Almost a Full Moon (Citadel Theatre); Mr. Burns: A post electric play (You are Here Theatre/Blarney Productions). Movement Director - Jane Eyre (Citadel Theatre).
Assistant Choreographer - Hadestown, Peter Pan Goes Wrong (Citadel Theatre).
OTHER: Ainsley Hillyard is an Amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton) based choreographer, performer and educator who works in contemporary dance and theatre.
RACHEL PEAKE A LEXANDRA K ANE A INSLEY H ILLYARD
RUSSEL CROUSE
ARTISTS
Lorenzo Savoini
Set & Lighting Designer
F OR THE gRAND T HEATRE: Mary Poppins, Kim's Convenience (2013)
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): Set DesignMy Fair Lady (Shaw Festival); The Sound of Music (RMTC/Citadel Theatre). Set and Costume Design - Hedda Gabler (Stratford Festival). Set and Lighting Design - De Profundis: Oscar Wilde in Jail (Soulpepper Theatre); Kelly v Kelly (Musical Stage Co/Canadian Stage).
O THER : Winner of five Dora Awards. Graduate of the MFA Program at University of British Colombia. Member of the Associated Designers of Canada. www.lorenzosavoini.com
Jessica Oostergo
Costume Designer
F OR T HE gRAND T HEATRE: Debut.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): A Streetcar Named Desire (Citadel/Theatre Calgary); The Sound of Music (MTC/Citadel); Ring of Fire, The Legend of Georgia McBride (Arts Club); Sunrise Betties (ITSAZOO); Bunny, Stupid F*cking Bird (Search Party); An UnDeveloped Sound (Electric Company); Julius Caesar (Bard on the Beach); A Chorus Line (Studio 58).
OTHER: Jessica is a Set and Costume Designer, born and raised in Vancouver BC, and a new resident of Edmonton. Her design work has been seen on stage, in music videos, and on screens across North America. She is a three-time Jessie Richardson Award Winner with a total of 7 nominations, and a graduate of Studio 58 and Emily Carr University of Art + Design. www.jessicaoostergo.com
Emily Porter (SHE/HER)
Sound Designer
F OR T HE gRAND T HEATRE: Home for the Holidays, Into The Woods, Prom Queen, Titanic.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): Rainbow Stage, Charlottetown Festival, Capitol Theatre, Globe Theatre, Luminato, Asha Productions, Canadian Opera Company, Thousand Islands Playhouse, Neptune Theatre, Harold Green Jewish Theatre, Young People’s Theatre, Theatre Passe Muraille, Canadian Stage, Theatre20, Shaw Festival, Stratford Festival.
O THER : Emily is a member of ADC659 and teaches University theatrical sound design and technology. Emily would like to thank her family for their continued support.
Anita Nittoly Fight & Intimacy Director
F OR THE gRAND T HEATRE: As You Like It, The Phantom of the Opera, Kim's Convenience, Fall on Your Knees, Fences.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): Midsummer Night's Dream (Perchance); Bad Roads, Prodiga l (Crow's); Roberto Zucco, Angels in America (Buddies in Bad Times); The Retreat (Imago); Truth (YPT); Jesus Christ Superstar (Here For Now); WildWoman (Soulpepper); Hamlet (The Rose, Shakespeare in High Park); Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes (TIP); Counter Offence (Segal Centre); Fairview (CanStage); Trojan Girls and The Outhouse of Ateus (Outside The March/ Factory Theatre); Our Place (Cahoots/ TPM); The Last Wife, The 39 Steps, Successions (Centaur Theatre); Whole World (Carousel Players).
O THER : anitanittoly.com
J ESSICA OOSTERg O E MILY P ORTER ANITA NITTOLY
L ORENZO SAvOINI
Driven by the Arts
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Hosna Emami
Experiencing live theatre impacts me greatly as it’s an opportunity to appreciate the work others have put in to create a wonderful piece, and to further understand the many ways theatre impacts people on a deeper emotional level.
There are many highlights that come with a special program like Student Club, but for me, I’ve always been grateful for the opportunity to broaden my knowledge of musicals while also connecting with others in the younger generation.
It’s something you don’t come across everyday; it’s an experience you’ll never forget.
Hosna Emami (She/Her)
GRAND Connection: High School Project alumni
The Phantom of the Opera (2023) and Roald Dahl’s MATILDA The Musical (2024).
As a student club member, I have experienced so much help from the community for achieving education and hobbies in my future. Everyone gets to share their love and passion for theatre and arts together.
The Phantom of the Opera (2023)
Directed by Andrew Tribe
Set Design by Scott Penner
Costume Design by Lisa Wright
Lighting Design by Kimberly Purtell
Sound Design by Aaron Ouellette
Photo by Dahlia Katz
ARTISTS
Kelly Luft
Stage Manager
F OR THE gRAND T HEATRE: Million Dollar Quartet, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Rubaboo, Elf, Mary Poppins, Prom Queen, A Christmas Carol ('17, '18), The Wizard of Oz ('16, '09, '02), Les Miserables, Prom Queen.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): The Diviners, 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); Le Bal (Theatre Plus); Not Wanted on the Voyage (CanStage); 2 years in London England’s West End.
OPERA C REDITS: 12 seasons (Opera Lyra Ottawa); 10 seasons (Hawaii Opera Theatre); 7 seasons (Orchestra London/ Opera Pacific Victoria); 16 seasons (Opera Hamilton/Opera Ontario); Wagner’s Ring Cycle - Götterdämmerung (COC); Idomeneo (Opera Atelier).
UPCOMINg: Disney's Frozen (Citadel Theatre), Pride and Prejudice (Grand Theatre).
Melissa Cameron
Assistant Stage Manager
F OR T HE gRAND T HEATRE: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Controlled Damage, Grow, Re:Opening Festival, Chariots of Fire, Once.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): Maggie, The Play that Goes Wrong, Anne of Green Gables, Munschables (Charlottetown); Maggie (Aquarius); Sweeney Todd, The Gamblers, The Prince of Homburg, I Claudia, The Last of Romeo & Juliet, Offline (Talk is Free); Miracle on 34th Street (Chemainus); The Last Five Years, She Loves Me, The 39 Steps (Rose); Legally Blonde (Theatre Sheridan); Gin Game, Cottagers & Indians, Crimes of the Heart, Boeing Boeing, Dial M for Murder, Barefoot in the Park (Watermark Theatre).
Jordan Guetter
Assistant Stage Manager
F OR T HE gRAND T HEATRE: Million Dollar Quartet, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Elf The Musical, Mary Poppins, A Christmas Carol ('17, '18), Chariots of Fire, Home for the Holidays.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): The Diviners, Richard II, Love’s Labours Lost (Stratford); The Music Man, Serving Elizabeth, Kim’s Convenience, Ring of Fire (Thousand Islands Playhouse); Passing Strange (The Musical Stage Company/ Obsidian); The Brothers Size, The Testament of Mary, Hosanna, The Odd Couple (Soulpepper).
OPERA C REDITS: Il Trittico, Don Giovanni, Carmen, The Birds (Pacific Opera Victoria); R.U.R. A Torrent of Light, Oksana G (Tapestry Opera); Treemonisha (Volcano).
OTHER: Jordan has also worked with Drayton Entertainment, Cahoots, b current, Lighthouse Festival Theatre, Sudbury Theatre Centre and Upper Canada Playhouse.
Kelsey Jensen
Apprentice Stage Manager
F OR THE gRAND T HEATRE: Debut.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): Bedtime Stories (Upper Canada Playhouse); Natasha Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 (Crow's Theatre/Musical Stage Co); Chris, Mrs (Boldly Productions); Much Ado About Nothing (Stratford Festival).
OTHER: Graduate of The Drama in Education and Community Program at the University of Windsor.
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K ELLY LUFT
ARTISTS
Dale-Anne Brendon
Percussion
F OR THE gRAND T HEATRE: Matilda The Musical.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): Substitute Drummer for Come From Away, SIX (Mirvish); Drummer for TOMMY, Billy Elliot, RENT, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita (Stratford Festival); Drummer for Randy Bachman (Guess Who, Bachman Turner Overdrive) for album and tour of Heavy Blues (2014-2015).
OTHER: Percussionist with Orchestra London Canada 1981- 2000.
Jennifer Cahill-Bedard (SHE/HER)
Flute / Piccolo
F OR T HE gRAND T HEATRE: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda The Muscial.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): Legally Blonde, The Prom, Fun Home, Matilda The Musical (Original Kids Theatre Company); Company, The Beauty Underneath (MTP).
OTHER: Jennifer is grateful to all of those who support her, most of all her wife Alexis. She is a graduate of Mohawk Music’s Applied Music Program, Western University’s Bachelor of Music Program with Honours in Music Education and a minor in Gender, Sexuality and Culture, and Western University’s Master of Music Education Program. www.music.jennifercahill.ca
Tony De Luca Clarinet
F OR T HE gRAND T HEATRE: Elf The Musical (2022, 2013); Home for the Holidays, Mary Poppins, Joni Mitchell: River, The Phantom of the Opera, Matilda The Musical.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): Chicago, Billy Elliot, Little Shop of Horrors, Guys and Doll (Stratford Festival); Broadway Heroes, Sounds of Sinatra (Drayton Entertainment); Sweet Soul Music, Camelot, Yesterday Once More, The Fiddler and the Crooner, Wonderful World, Broadway Heroes, Everything Elvis, Sounds of Sinatra, Starbright, Christmas Jamboree (VVP).
F ILM & T v CREDITS: Canadas Got Talent S2: E5, E8, E9 with the Stacy Kay Band, Americas Got Talent S10: E10
Marianna Grigg (SHE/HER) Cello
F OR THE gRAND T HEATRE: Grow, Home for the Holidays, High School Projects: Into The Woods, The Phantom of the Opera, Matilda The Musical.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): Mary Poppins, Pippin (BMT); The Hunchback of Notre Dame (WDCI); Turn of the Screw (UWOpera).
OTHER: Featured Musician at the “Bridgerton Live Experience” (Netflix/ Fever Productions) and London Candlelight Concerts, Graduate of the MMus Program at McGill University, Graduate of the BMus Program at Western University, National Youth Orchestra 2017-2018, International Symphony Orchestra, Windsor Symphony Orchestra, London Symphonia
JENNIFER CAHILL-BEDARD
TONY DE LUCA M ARIANNA g RIgg
DALE-ANNE BRENDON
Costume Design by Jessica Oostergo
ARTISTS
Celine
Murray Violin
F OR THE gRAND T HEATRE: Grow, The Phantom of the Opera, Into The Woods, The Addams Family, Legally Blonde, My Fair Lady.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): The Magic Flute (Opera McGill); West Side Story (Beal Musical Theatre); Hairspray (JPII); Seussical the Musical (CCH).
O THER : Honors Bachelor of Music Degree specialized in Violin Performance at McGill University, Canadian Open Old Time Fiddle Champion, Stratford Summer Music Festival, Home County Music & Arts Festival, Ontario Youth Symphony, London Youth Symphony.
Anna Pin
Bass
F OR T HE gRAND T HEATRE: Debut.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): A Crooners Christmas (Rick Kish); Heathers (Musical Theatre Productions).
OTHER: Anna was born in NYC and currently lives in London, ON. She has played in various groups in and around London for the last 15 years, including community orchestras, string ensembles, big bands, jazz ensembles and concert bands. She has also played in the CNRS Big Band in Marseille, France, and the Gotham Hot Jazz Festival in NYC. She is excited to be part of The Sound of Music!
Kate
Stone Horn
F OR T HE gRAND T HEATRE: Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera.
T HEATRE C REDITS (SELECTED): 27 years at the Stratford Festival, including Henry V, Love's Labour's Lost, fanfares and recordings.
O THER : She has held positions with Victoria Symphony, Thunder Bay Symphony, and currently London Symphonia. Other ensembles performed with are NAC Orchestra, KWSO, Hamilton Phil, Windsor Symphony, Brantford Symphony, Aradia Ensemble and Tafelmusik.
A NNA PIN
KATE STONE
C ELINE M URRAY
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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Rachel Peake
EXECUTI v E DIRECTOR
Lyndee Hansen
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Christine Gruenbauer
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Vanessa Spence
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IT DIRECTOR
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HEAD OF PROPS
Natalie Kearns
PROPS BUILDER/BUYER
Natalie Tsang
WARDROBE
HEAD OF WARDROBE
Lisa Wright
CUTTER
Elisabeth Mastrandrea
FIRST HAND
Georgina Schinkel
SEWERS
Karen Merriam
Lacie George
ASST. TO THE HEAD OF WARDROBE
Meghan Choma
WARDROBE A PPRENTICE
Courtney Fleming *
SCENIC CARPENTRY
HEAD SCENIC CARPENTER
John-Michael Plester
FIRST CARPENTER
Zac Barker
SECOND SCENIC CARPENTER
Jonathan Tschirhart
SPRIET STAGE
HEAD STAgE CARPENTER
Rory Leydier
HEAD OF AUDIO
Aaron Ouellette
HEAD OF FLYS
Jared Whitty
HEAD OF LIgHTINg
Liam Arbogast
HEAD STAgE WARDROBE
Sarah Tracy
DRESSERS
Sherry Williams
Mary West
Tasse Koumoutsidis
Chris Lake
WARDROBE MAINTENANCE
Heather Sinclair
A2
Alex Telfer
A3
* Supported by the
Program
Victoria Morrish
PROPS PERSON
Jeff Bialkowski
STAgEHAND
Bonnie Szeto
Ken Scott
AUBURN STAGE
HEAD TECHNICIAN
Steve Allen
the board of directors
PRESIDENT
George Kerhoulas
v ICE-PRESIDENT
Matt Parr
P AST PRESIDENT
Anita Shah
T REASURER
Bill Assini
S ECRETARY
Anne Toal
DIRECTORS
Christopher Alleyne
Robert Bierbaum
Nicole Blanchette
Carl Cadogan
Jamie Campbell
Blair Fantillo
Alexis Gordon
Jennifer Ho
Ron Koudys
Jennie Kraehling
Jane Scholes
Jennifer Slay
Dr. Robert Sokol
GRAND THEATRE FOUNDATION
BOARD
PRESIDENT
Ron Koudys
v ICE -PRESIDENT
Jamie Crich
TREA S URER
Bill Assini
S ECRETARY
George Kerhoulas
DIRECTORS
Tom Burnett
Dianne Cunningham
Elizabeth Drewlo
Chris Jackman
Peter Markvoort
Bob Schram
what can
The Grand Theatre is pleased to announce
how much is a paywhat-you-can admission? That’s up to you! We encourage you to pay as you are able. There is no minimum—or maximum —amount.
2 ways to buy
24 2024
Sun, Jan 19, 2025 Sun, Feb 23, 2025 Sun, Mar 30, 2025 Sun, May 4, 2025
1) Online - No more waiting in line!
($5 only - Debit/Credit) (Same day only)
2) In-Person - At the theatre beginning one hour prior to the start of the performance.
seats you’ll receive: You will receive the best seat available at the time of booking.
(Not eligible for exchanges.)
Thank You TO OUR DONORS
Your gift makes a difference. Arts and culture invigorate and ignite a community in a way that is profound and uplifting and the Grand Theatre is proud to lead the way. By supporting the Grand you acknowledge, further, and champion arts in Southwestern Ontario.
This listing recognizes the much-appreciated gifts we received within the last twelve months. ($100+ donations from Oct 29, 2023 to Oct 29, 2024.) To inquire about your current giving level, please contact Jacob Wiley, Development Coordinator, at jwiley@grandtheatre.com or by phone at 519.672.8800 x245.
Director’s Circle ($20,000 +)
Caroline & Rodney Hancock
Nicole Le Riche & John Howard
Linda & Cecil Rorabeck
Diane & Michael Smith
Dr Robert J & Roberta Sokol
Helen & Andy Spriet
Patron’s Circle ($10,000 - $19,999)
Donna & Robert Bourne
Carol Stephenson
Debbie & Bob Schram
Anne Toal & Paul Brission
Judith White
The Megan Holliday Memorial Fund
Ambassador’s Circle ($5,000 - $9,999)
Christina Juszczynski & Maurice Bolden
Jacqueline Crosby & George Kerhoulas
Michelle & Shawn Fitzsimmons
Alison & Michael Hannay
Lois Leatham & Dr. T.R. Balakrishnan
Peter Markvoort
Sandra and Derek Panzer
Bill & Linda Ross
Champion’s Circle ($2,500 - $4,999)
Chris Alleyne & Chris Costello
Jane & Justin Amann
Bryan Channer
The Conyngham Family
Crawford MacLeod Foundation
Jim Cressman
Barbara & John Cronyn Fund
Rick Doerr
Elizabeth & Allan Drewlo
Phil Dwyer & Christen Shoesmith
Susan & Allan Edwards
Ann & Bill Fleming
Nigel & Rhonda
Gilby Foundation
The Grant And Lily Hopcroft Fund
Lyndee Hansen & Denis Heraud
Lesley MacAskill & Chris Jackman
Evan R. Klassen
Larry Myny Investment Group
North Moore Catering Ltd
Jenny, Matt & Finn Parr
Jackie & John Porter
Colleen Quigley
Judith & Wilson Rodger
Alison & Doug Ross
Shelly & Bob Siskind
Susan Smith-Goddard
Susan Carlyle & David Southen
Nicole Spriet & Sandy Mikalachki
Bernie z'l and Beverley Zaifman
Richard & Marianne Zelinka
In honor of Pamela and Joseph Samuels
Eleanor Schnall
Cathy Siskind-Kelly & Rob Kelly
Rick Verrette & George Jolink
Mark Wilton
Gold Supporters
($1,000 - $2,499)
Jill & Brian Allen
Karen & Eric Auzins
JoAnne & Kirk Baines
Sheila & Brent Barr
Doug & Patti Bell
Brenda & Kerry Benson
Pat & Michael Botetzayas
David & Terianne Brebner
Sally Bryant
Jodie & James Campbell
In Memory of Dr Charles Coates
Ashley Conyngham
Dr Paul E Cooper &
Mr David J Hiebert
Joanne & Thomas Cowan
The Cramp Family
Dianne Cunningham
David Nelms And Maggie Rebel Family Fund
Judy and Peter Devlin
Jennifer Duncan
Alison Webb-Fantillo & Blair Fantillo
Mary Gillett & Thomas Burnett
Charles Graham
Andrew Gunn
Nancy & Barry Holt
Nitzan Holzberg
Sandy Jamieson
Elana Johnson & Christopher Collins
Michael Johnson
Leslie & Peter Johnson
Suzanne Lanthier
Lynne & John Leitch
Sandra & Don Letton
Deb Livingstone & Bob Ripley
London Foods Ltd.
Mary-Jane & Rick Mann
Jennifer Matthews
Teresa & Ron McRae
Susie & Larry Patrick
Paul Butler And Chris Black Foundation
Sandra & Robert Pearson
Michelle Rennie
Heather & Peter Scott
Anita & Amit Shah
Liisa Sheldrick
Celia & Rod Silverson
Silver Supporter ($500 - $999)
Linda Frosst Adams
Larry and Susan Agranove Family Fund
Philip Akin
Henry J. Albers
Sharon & Harold Arbuckle
Yvonne Archibald
Philip Ball
Doreen & Mike Bartlett
Beverly & David Bell
Susan Blakney
Nicole Blanchette
Maureen Boland
Joan & Robert Boyce
Mary & Tony Brebner
Graham Briscoe
Rob & Twee Brown
In memory of Ian Underhill
Janet & James Caskey
Hugh John Cook
Jennifer & Peter Day
Jan & Guy De Rose
Midge & Phil Dean
Dennis & Joan Vollmershausen
Family Fund
Eileen Dobell Dunn Family Foundation
Min & Art Fidler
Joan Finegan & Mel Goodale
Mina Fiorilli
Paul Flanagan & T. Cristiano-Flanagan
Suzanne Fratschko Elliott
Glen & Marg Gagan
Gloria & Joseph Gilbert
Kathryn Glasgow & Dave Aziz
Heather Greenfield
Charitable Trust
Bea & Gavin Hamilton
Brent Hodge
Grant & Lily Hopcroft
Brenda & Morrison Hurley
Matthew Creighton
Mary Ellen Kirk
Kirsten Knight & Craig Emptage
Marty Kolls Schram & Mark Schram
Steve Kopp
Mary Margaret Koreen & Gary Koreen
Jennie Kraehling
Elaine & Ian Simpson
Jennifer Slay
Anne Souter &
William Dawson
Kim & Paul Spriet
Beverly & James Thompson
Joan & Ross Totten
Kim Shanklin & Kirk Wallis
Western University Housing
Denise & Ronald Wexler
William And Katharine
Kostuk Family Fund
William Horne Charitable Account
1 Anonymous
Antje & David Laidler
Ruta & William Lawrence
Ron Lawton & Steve Chitovas
Rachel Macaulay
Liz & David Macdonald
Darlene & Larry Marshall
Dianne & Ian McIntosh
Jason McIntyre
Nancy & Bill McKeough
Libby & Earl McMillan
Fanshawe Event-Planning
Class 2024
Deborah & Joe Owens
Chandlee Dickey & Larry Panych
Catherine Patterson & James Ferguson
Kate Milner & Andrew Petrasiunas
Norma & Jim Poel
Jane Prance
Jerry Pribil
Deborah & Ronald Purdy
Lili Rechnitzer
Karen & Paul Romanson
Sabrina Sater & Dave Schram
Carolyn & Jack Scott
Kim & Sinclair Shuit
Joanne & Jack Smit
Elaine Stalker & Jack Norman
Helena Steinmetz &
Bruce Hewitt
Norma Stokes
Bronze Supporters
Angela Abdallah
William J. Abel
Judy & Jack Abell
Stephanie Abercrombie
Elizabeth Alves
Florence Andrews-Perkes
Marguerite Annen
Linda Badke
Karen Bailey & Lynn Heinitz
Rob Bain
Silvia Orsini & Fraser Ball
Tracy Baltessen
Joan & Michael Bancroft
Caroline Barandowski
Catherine & Charles Barnum
Cathy & Dennis Barr
Nino Basacco
Pat & Rodney Bell
Janis and Henry Bens
Ingrid & Monica Betz
Julie Bevan
Joy Birch
Carolyn & Colin Botten
Marjorie & Daniel Braatz
Carol Breen
Suzanne Brett Welsh
Diana Tamblyn &
David Pasquino
Sarah Tattersall & Kevin Endo
Jurgen Tietz
Maureen & Mike Tilson
Rochelle & Ian Underhill
($100 - $499)
Heather Crawford
Anne Crunican
John Cuddie
Anne Cummings
Linda Damore
Paul David
Cecilia & William Davies
Suzanne & Don De Jong
Joanne Dow
Kathy & Guenter Draudt
Vicki & Gord Drimmie
Mary Dryden
Alanna & Adam D'Silva
Diane & Wayne Dunn
Phil Dwyer
Frances Dyson
Susan Easterbrook
Mary & Frank Eisan
Abigail B. Elliott
Doris England
Liz & Jim Etherington
Richard Eyles
Kim Eyre
Laura & Doug Fairbairn
Laurie Farquharson
Barb & Bruce Fearnall
Susan Bryant & Mike MacDonald
Dorothy Byrne-Jones
Budget Carpet & Tiles
Moira Burke
Sharon & Bill Burns
Linda & Larry Burt
Mildred F. Caldwell
Patrick Callon
Madeline Campbell
Blaine Carter
James Cassidy
Catherine R. Charlton
Gordon Clark
Evelyn & William Cockburn
Trish Fulton & Paul Cocker
Myra & Gary Collins
Karen Connor
C J Cornhill
Larry Cornies
Grace Coutinho
Rick Fehr
Nate Fehrman
June Ferguson
Linda & Louis Ferraro
Sabina & Irwin Finestone
Linda Fischer
Felix Fisher
Yvette & Chris Fliesser
Lorie Forwell &
William Clark
Rachel & Adam Fremeth
Paul Fujimoto-Pihl
Bev & Ron Fuller
Anita Gaffney
Jeffrey Gandz & Elizabeth Spracklin
Haley & Ryan Gauss
Rigmor & Gary Glen
Alexandra Grant
Kay Green
Diane Visser
Jennifer Krische & Karel Vlach
Dr. Malcolm &
Mrs. Monique Wood
2 Anonymous
Mandy Greenfeld
Rhonda Hallberg
Deborah & Jim Hartley
Najet & Hanny Hassan
Denise Hay
Lois & Glenn Hayter
Kristin Heard
Glenna Hemphill
Lynn Hendershot
Gail & Rick Hoevenaars
Bernadette & John Holman
Nancy & Martin Holmes
Linda Hoover
Louisa Howerow
Michaela & Robert Huras
Heather & Paul Huston
Jenna Hutchison
Patricia & Richard Hutchison
Barbara Hutton
Susan Isaacs
Wayne Jamieson
Christopher Jefferies
Allan Johnson
Johnstone & Cowling LLP
Suzette & John Jordan
Ann Judson
Heather & David Keast
Maurice Keidan & Rosalind Callard
Rhonda & Gene Kelly
Terence Kernaghan
Richard Klassen
Rose & William Klein
Sheila & Stan Kogon
Susan & John Koval
Jen Baker & Jamie Kruspel
Margaret E Laird
Tori Laird
Jacqueline Lawrence
Jennifer & Wayne Lawrence
Siobhan Lawrence
William & Shirley Lawrence
Gail McHardy-Leitch & Donald Leitch
Carole Ann & Clark Leith
Marie Liddell
Rebecca Liddiard
Karen Lilley
Joanne Lombardi
Ann & Kevin MacDonald
Patricia MacPherson
Suzanne Majhanovich
Melissa Maloney
Wendy Mansbridge
Stephanie Marentette
Lynn Marshall
Gwen McCall
Cheryl & Jamie McCallum
Jill McCartney
Margaret McDermott
Karen McDonald
Nancy & Ian McDowell
Ann McEwan-Castellan
Ken McGuffin
Sheilanne Lindsay & Ian McIlraith
Nan McIntyre
Kandice McKee & Desi Brownstone
Luella & Paul McKnight
Lara Yovetich & Mark McLean
Gail McNeil
Marilynne McNeil
Katherine & William Meath
Beth and Bob Mepham
Beverley & Paul Mills
Constance & Allan Mitchell
Beth Ann & Jim Mitchell
Debra Jared & John Mitchell
Mary Anne Morrison & Terry Rushton
Brett Morritt
Eva Munoz
Museum London
Kathryn Myers & Donald Farquhar
Michelle Mylemans
Mike Nagle
New Era Grafix
Catherine Nichols
Celia Nichols & Cam Johnston
Colleen O'Brien
Karan O'Donovan-Schalk
Alma Oliarnyk
Optimist Club Of Oakridge Acres Inc.
Wendy Padfield
Ina Pakkert Migneron
Rob Panzer
Elizabeth Parmeter & William Horne
Paddy & Brian Parr
Ileana Paul
Doreen & Ron Paulger
Ingrid Pawley
Michael Payne
Rachel Peake
John Peebles
Lea Pender
Susan Pepper & Bill Harper
Pat & Dale Pettit
Ann Pinchin
Laura Potter
Diane & Gary Alan Price
Karen & Rick Pritchett
Maxine & William Chiu
Nancy Quinn & Jeff DeLuzio
Gail & Gary Rains
Bonnie & Peter Regier
Anne Reuber
Rheo Thompson
Paul Richardson
David Roberts
Barbara & William Robins
Nancy & Jonathan Romsa
Joanne & James Ross
Dianne & Rick Rumney
Lynda & Howard Rundle
Louise Sabourin
Cathy Saunders
Jennifer Schiffner
Georgina & Ralph Schinkel
Jane Scholes
Jenny Schreff
Mary Margaret Scott
Catherine & Gordon Sellery
Elisabeth & Todd Shaddick
Valerie & John Sharpe
Pirkko & Douglas Sheldrick
Kathryn Sherwin
Brenda & Derek Shipley
Margaret & Robert Shirley
Terry Sicular
Nicholas Skinner
Janine Smith
Vicki Smith
Judith & Robert Southcott
Mariann & Randy Southen
Jacqueline & Erich Specht
Apollonia Steele
Susan & David Steven
Ann Stewart
Janet E. Stewart
Sarah Stewart
Joan & Ken Sumnall
Brenda & Kevin Switzer
Anne & Don Thede
Janice Thielenhaus
Ann & Robert Thomas
Neville Thompson
Diane & Steve Thompson
Elizabeth A. Timmermans
Joanne & Brian Timney
Diane & Jonathan Townsend
Gerry Treble
Cathie Turner
Lisa Uptigrove
Mary Joan Vallis
Elizabeth Van Dongen
Christine & Jake Van Dyk
Alexis van Logtenstein
Mike Varanelli
Kathryn Varey
Catherine Vermue
Linda Vurma
Judith Walker
Janis Wallace
Beth-Anne & Alex Wasko
Dorothy Weatherstone
Marlaine Weber
Kelly & Paul Weber
Viola & John Weil
Dennis Weir
Connie & Doug Weir
Peter & Beth Whatmore
Margaret & Mark Whitley
Lynn Williams
Sandra-Pat Willis
Cheryl & Mark Willison
Ian and Mary Wilton
Patricia Wise
Ailene Wittstein
Mike Wojtak
Mark Wolforth
Stephen Woo
Barrie Woodey
Cathrine Woods
Andrew Wright
Pat & Glen Wright
Sharon Wright-Evans
Richard Yake
Michelle Young
Tova Zarnowiecki
11 Anonymous
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.
Housing Partners
Thank you to the following members of our community who have welcomed visiting artists into their homes:
Barb MacDougall
Jill Ellis-Worthington
Bob Ward & Susan Yerema
Aaron & Josh Swan
Leon Melville
Peter Markvoort
Denise Hay
Cam Quinn
Brian Baillargeon
Delilah Cummings
Becca Beith
Jan & Peter Vogel
Denise Jung
Janet McAllister
Julie Ryan
Proscenium Society (Planned Giving)
Francine Rheault
Wendy Sanderson-Culley
Sergey Bornow
Ingrid Johnsrude
Songbird & Leaf
Lia Karidas
Preston Free Cooper
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:
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
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
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