3 minute read
CREATIVE TEAM & CREW
Seamus Fera ALTERNATE STAGE MANAGER
Seamus Fera (He/Him/His) is an emerging director, playwright and Theatre instructor who holds a BFA in Acting from UBC. As a director and assistant director he has worked for Arts Club, Western Gold Theatre, United Players, Awkward Stage Productions and Eternal Theatre Collective. He focuses on work that marries classical canon with contemporary forms and styles. Seamus is currently the Director of Arts Umbrella’s Junior Theatre Troupe and Coquitlam Youth Theatre where he directs touring shows that connect with the Vancouver, Burnaby and Coquitlam school districts. His original theatre for young audiences plays and audio dramas have been produced by numerous schools and organizations on the lower mainland. Upcoming in the Fall, Seamus will be directing A Doll’s House Part 2 for Western Gold Theatre. He is so grateful and excited to have returned to the Lawyer Show team after being the rehearsal stage manager in 2020 for the Covid cancelled production of Mamma Mia.
Advertisement
Alistair Wallace TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Alistair is an Actor, Producer, Comedian, Sound Designer, Technical Director and Production Manager. Originally from Sydney, Australia, Alistair was Technical Director and Artistic Associate of pantsguys productions before moving to Vancouver in 2018 to be Technical Director of Firehall Arts Centre until 2021. Recently, Alistair has been TD and PM for Carousel Theatre, vAct and The Darlings, and has been very happy to be PM/TD for the 2022/23 season for Touchstone Theatre.
STAY FOR OUR RECEPTION!
For every evening performance, we hold an exclusive post-show reception featuring hors d’oeuvres and a fantastic silent auction! We will be holding the reception right here at the Waterfront!
Thank You To Our Supporters
BIG NIGHT OUT SPONSORS
(Opening Night)
(Martini Night)
SUPERSTAR SPONSORS
(Oyster Night)
(Closing Night)
Supporting Players Cameo
RECEPTION SPONSOR
Oysters donated by Pacific Northwest Shellfish Co. Ltd.
Shucking Services by
OTHER THANK YOU’S
MARKETING SPONSORS
Arts Club Theatre Company, Carousel Theatre, Bruce Suttie, Isabelle Barlow, Mark Polese, Martin Fisk, Metro Theatre, Natalie Lichtenwald, Nimrit Dhillon Olivia Etey, Pedro Augusto Meza, Scott Bordignon, Poplar Grove Winery, Moraine Winery, Backyard Vineyards, Plenty Hard Kombucha, Granville Island Brewing.
INTERESTED IN SPONSORING NEXT YEAR’S LAWYER SHOW?
Contact: gm@touchstonetheatre.com
Staff
Roy Surette
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Susan Shank
GENERAL MANAGER
Daniela Atiencia
ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Katherine Krampol
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
Jessie Lee
BOOKKEEPER
Claire Love Wilson
OUTREACH & PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Linda Sum (President)
Leslie Stark (Vice President)
Lynn Zhou (Treasurer)
Rebecca Frame (Secretary)
Paul Kressock, Elaine McHarg
Navi Gill, Vince Kanasoot (Members-at-Large)
Touchstone Theatre develops and presents professional theatrical productions. We explore the contemporary Canadian play through content and form. We stimulate public interest in Canadian cultural perspectives.
For over 46 years Touchstone Theatre has been a mainstay of theatrical innovation and excellence on the West Coast. The company’s all-Canadian mandate has helped develop and launch some of the country’s most important playwrights and actors, and its substantial body of work has garnered over 75 local and national awards. Now in its fifth decade of production Touchstone remains a lightning rod of theatrical activity. Its purely Canadian focus makes it essential in the region, and its reputation for excellence has earned the respect of audiences, critics, and colleagues.
Touchstone Theatre gratefully acknowledges the following organizations and people for their support of our season:
Lead Donor
Bonnie Mah, John and Sandy Marquardt
$1000+
Elizabeth Reid, Tracy Proke, Marietta Kozak and Peter Hall, Ken Gracie and Philip Wardell
$300-$999
Rena Cohen, Katrina Dunn, John Cooper, Rebecca Frame, Julia Gibson, Elizabeth Hall, Sharon Kahn, Wendy Lee, Sandra Marquardt, William Millerd, Karen Martin, Leslie Stark Elizabeth Snow, Leong Holdings
UP TO $299
Darren Barefoot, Linda Belton, Sherry Bie, Michelle Bjornson, David Bloom, Dawn Brennan, Robert Burns, Duane Campbell, Donna Celle, Sally Clark, Judith Coffin, Larry Colcy, Fiona Coupar, William Davis, Susan Dickson, Jason Dubois & Clayton Baraniuk, Ian Farthing, Jane Flick, John Heroux, Pamela Hawthorn, Stephen Heatley, Marcella Helmer, Victoria Henderson, Jane Heyman, Diane Kent, Kevin Kerr, David Kerr, Erica Levy, Rhona Lichtenwald, Linda Sum, David Secord, Roy Surette, James Mactier, Anne Mathisen, Elaine McHarg, Michael McLaughlin, Carol Newson, Julia Nichols, Alice Niwinski, Kathryn Oliver, John Malcolm Page, Rachel Peake, George Plawski, Tracey Power, Suzanne Ristic, Shamim Shivji, Kathryn Shaw, Elizabeth Snow, Jane Stokes, Sally Stubbs, Anona Thorne, Camilla Tibbs, Sean Vanderfluit, Shellina Velji, Susan and Michael Walsh, Jerry Wasserman, Glynis Whiting, Lynn Zhou
DAVID KING PRIZE DONORS
Fran Gebhard, John Cooper & Esther Chetner, Off the Page, Jan Van’t Hof & Harriet Hunter, Marcus Youssef, Greg Klassen, Debra Wiens, Jay Brazeau, Renee Ethans, Anthony Pare & Dawn Allen, Virginia King & John Penman, Hollie Mackie, Susanna Bell-Irving Gray, Rory Runnells, Sally Stubbs, Judy Cook, Susan Tessler, Leslee Silverman, Lynn Stoffman, Barbara Lobb, Lauren MacDiarmid, Peter Hill, Maureen & Hugh Taggart
