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Contents Artistic & Executive Directors’ Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Seákw – The Story of the Festival Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream . . . . . . 9 The Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Director’s Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Behind the Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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Harlem Duet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 The Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Director’s Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Behind the Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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Romeo and Juliet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 The Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Director’s Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Behind the Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

On the ancestral lands of the xʷməθkʷəəm (Musqueam), Swwú7mesh (Squamish), and sə l̓ ílwətaʔɬ (TsleilWaututh) peoples. We are grateful for the opportunity to be here.

Bard Legacy Circle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Bard Special Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Bard Education: A Shakesperience . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

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Bard Company Biographies . . . . . .43 Bard Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

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Bard Volunteers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Bard Supporters & Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Bard Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Schedule & Information . . . . . . . . . . . 71

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Sarah Roa as Puck A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2022) Photo & Image Design: Emily Cooper

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Claire Sakaki and Christopher Gaze | Photo: Emily Cooper

, We are so excited to welcome you back to Senákw/Vanier Park for Bard’s 33rd Season. After two long years of being dark on our stages, we are thrilled to once again gather as a community under the tents. And we couldn’t be prouder to offer you these three new productions.

We began our Festival in 1990 with A Midsummer Night’s Dream and we have revisited this beloved comedy seven times, each time offering something new and surprising to our audiences. We had hoped to bring you this Dream in 2020 but the pandemic forced us to pause. However, we have continued to develop this production since then and we believe it is stronger, more thrilling and even more magical now! Full of fairies, goblins, lovers and magic, this Dream is exactly what we need coming out of such a challenging time for us all. Board of Directors Harlem Duet by the incomparable Djanet Sears is a heartbreaking President and thought-provoking Canadian classic. Influenced by Othello, and John McCulloch examining the Black experience over a series of moving “duets”, Vice President Harlem Duet is a play that we can’t wait to share with our audiences. Darlene S. Howard We will end our season with another beloved Shakespeare play, Treasurer Romeo and Juliet. While many of you will already know this beautiful Kostya Polyakov and tragic love story, this new production will be told through Juliet’s Secretary eyes, reframing her beliefs and experiences through the lens of a Shona McGlashan strong, passionate young woman. Directors We hope that our 2022 Season brings great joy, laughter, love, Andrew Bianchini a deeper understanding of our fellow humans, and a renewed Rebecca Catley optimism about the power of theatre. Douglas Clarke Mark Fancourt-Smith John Geddes Ainslie Hurd Glenn Ives Aveen Maharaj Derral Moriyama Marian Ngo Marlie Oden Arv Sooch

Community Committee Members Larry Beasley Rhogene Dadashzadeh Sandy Logan Brandon Ma Gordon Plottel Dave Ricketts

Our entire team – our artists, administrators, production, wardrobe, site build staff, Board members and volunteers – have poured their hearts and hard work into bringing our Festival back to you. Thank you to them all for sharing their talent and dedication. Thank you to our extraordinarily generous community of supporters that ensured we were able to return on such stable footing. Finally, thanks to you, our loyal and passionate patrons. Your faith and encouragement over these past two challenging years have buoyed us, and your continued support has ensured that we are able to once again be together, in this beautiful location, under our iconic tents, to share the magic that is live theatre. Welcome back – we are so happy you are here!

Christopher Gaze, Artistic Director

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Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival is situated within the territory of xwməθkwəy’əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and , , səlílwəta (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples and sits on the site of the Senákw _ village. Our respect for this place inspires us to celebrate the richness of Coast Salish history, knowledge and culture, and informs the work that we do. , Senákw, _ located in what’s now called Vanier Park in the City of Vancouver, was a vibrant Coast Salish village; a place of gathering, culture, spirituality, and governance. The village was surrounded by the beauty and rich bounty of Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh lands and the people of those nations travelled by canoe throughout their great territories. ,

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“I am that merry wanderer of the night. I jest to Oberon and make him smile.” — PUCK, ACT 2, SCENE 1

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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM J U N E 8 to S E P T E M B E R 2 4 Directed by Scott Bellis

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THESEUS HIPPOLYTA PHILOSTRATE EGEUS HERMIA LYSANDER DEMETRIUS HELENA

Ian Butcher Melissa Oei Billy Marchenski Joey Lespérance Heidi Damayo Olivia Hutt Christopher Allen Emily Dallas

SNOUT STARVELING PETER QUINCE FLUTE SNUG BOTTOM

Isaac George-Hotchkiss Joey Lespérance Richard Newman Munish Sharma Advah Soudack Carly Street

TITANIA OBERON PUCK GOBLINS

Kate Besworth Billy Marchenski Sarah Roa Ian Butcher, Melissa Oei

FAIRIES: COBWEB, MUSTARDSEED and PEASEBLOSSOM (Alternating performances) SUPPORTING CHARACTERS

Emily Bosak, Emma Miebach, Polina Olshevska, Elyza Samson, Shäolin Temrick-Young, Anna Wang-Albini Genevieve Fleming, Karthik Kadam Ashley O’Connell

UNDERSTUDIES: For Philostrate/Oberon - Ian Butcher; For Puck - Heidi Damayo; For Hippolyta/Goblin/Lysander/Snug - Genevieve Fleming; For Demetrius/Flute/Snout - Karthik Kadam; For Bottom - Joey Lespérance; For Theseus/Goblin/Egeus/Starveling/Peter Quince - Ashley O’Connell; For Helena/Titania - Melissa Oei; For Hermia - Advah Soudack

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J O H N F LU EVO G S H O E S 2 1 5 6 W 4 T H AV E 6 0 4 · 6 8 8 ·2 8 2 8 | 6 5 WAT E R S T 6 0 4 · 6 8 8 · 6 2 2 8 F L U E VO G . C O M

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Set Designer Costume Designer Lighting Designer Sound Designer & Composer Choreographer Fight Director Creative Consultant Intimacy Director Stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager Apprentice Stage Manager Lighting Design Assistant Set Design Assistant Costume Design Assistant Directing Apprentice

Amir Ofek Christine Reimer Gerald King Mishelle Cuttler Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg Jonathan Hawley Purvis Tasha Faye Evans Lisa Goebel Joanne P.B. Smith Zoe Bellis Sharon Wu Matthew Piton Cecilia Vadala Charlotte Di Chang Laura McLean

th e s t o r y The story begins in Athens where we meet Theseus, a great military commander, a few days before he is to marry Hippolyta, a queen from a distant land. A prominent citizen named Egeus arrives, asking for Theseus’ support in dealing with his daughter, Hermia. Egeus wants her to marry a young man named Demetrius but Hermia has refused, because she’s in love with someone else – Lysander. Her father is determined to get his way and he draws on an ancient law that gives Hermia three stark choices: marry Demetrius, become a nun, or die!

That wood is also the home of Oberon and Titania, rulers of the fairy realm, and their followers. They usually live in harmony with the natural world but that harmony is now broken because Oberon and Titania are fighting over custody of a child. Oberon wants Titania costume sketch to get revenge on by Christine Reimer Titania, so he asks the fairy Puck to get him a magical flower with juices that make a sleeping person fall madly in love with the first creature they see when they wake up. He uses it on Titania so she will fall in love with one of the beasts in the forest. He also asks Puck to use it to help one of the young Athenian lovers. But Puck makes a critical mistake…

In desperation, Hermia and Lysander decide to run away – but first they share the secret plan with Hermia’s friend Helena. Helena is deeply in love with Demetrius and she tells their secret to him. Demetrius follows the fleeing couple, Helena follows Demetrius, and soon, all four are in the wood outside of town. In another part of Athens, a group of tradespeople are preparing a play in honour of Theseus and Hippolyta’s wedding. Peter Quince has written it and he wants the title roles to be played by two co-workers, Bottom and Flute, with smaller parts for Snout, Starveling, and Snug. Bottom wants to play all the juicy roles, but eventually she settles for just the lead. The group decides to rehearse in the wood outside of town, to keep the performance a surprise for the wedding celebrations.

The scene is now set for these three groups’ stories to play out and connect. There will be misunderstandings and confusion, battling egos, love gone wrong – and finally made right. Come along and enjoy the journey! 11

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM d ire c t o r ' s n o t es It’s been a full two years since this production, originally planned for 2020, was cancelled a few days before rehearsals were due to begin. After such a long time away, welcome back to this theatre in the Park. Welcome to our Dream.

Goblin horns sketch courtesy of Costume Designer Christine Reimer

This play holds a special significance here at Bard on the Beach. This is the play that started the company back in 1990, and it’s a show that the company has returned to at special times, including the 10th and 25th anniversary seasons. I have had the pleasure of performing in five separate productions, all at Bard, since 1990.

be played by senior students from their Dance program. We will also have talking trees, creepy goblins, a few rewrites, and other surprises to bring to this story – one of young people in search of hearts’ desire; of political figures seeking a path forward; of supernatural powers out of balance, and perhaps, most importantly, a group of actors trying to stage a play under trying circumstances. I’m writing this in April, six weeks before the start of rehearsals, before the artists have come together to build the experience you are about to see – before we really know what our Dream will be. In a way, this note is attempting to tell the future.

Tree branches for the set of A Midsummer Night’s Dream courtesy of Set Designer Amir Ofek

One of the most beautiful qualities this play holds is its malleability. Shakespeare created a mix of dramatic styles and took his inspiration from several different literary sources, so there are a multitude of ways to present it to an audience. It also contains magic, which is always an invitation for the audience to suspend its disbelief more deeply and bring their own imaginations to bear.

The future is, of course, unknowable, until it arrives. And then it’s gone. Just like theatre. I hope you enjoy our Dream.

Scott Bellis, Director

About Scott Bellis I’ve worked in theatre for 35 years now, and I still love it. Born on these lands, raised my kids here. Was a founding member of Bard in 1990. Worked on over 170 productions in many theatres across Canada. Made many friends. 5 Jessie Awards, many nominations. 4 years as Council President of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association (and counting). Love my community. Theatre is magic. Theatre is you. Thank you for being here.

We have employed the 1920s as a general palette, with additions. I was drawn to this era as a reference for its historical similarities to our own current climate: military unrest, civil strife, a global pandemic – a world in trouble; one that reflects our time. It’s a struggling and unsettled place in deep need of renewal, one in which a journey into the dark woods may provide some answers, and a pathway toward a brighter future together. We are excited to be collaborating with the SFU School for the Contemporary Arts for this production. Several fairies will 13

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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM behind the scenes Our productions rely on the talents of a highly skilled design team to bring the stage to life. From the lighting, to sound, to set, to costume design, the creative process starts long before we see the productions. Learn more about what went into creating the set, sound and costumes for A Midsummer Night’s Dream!

After such a long time away, my goal above all has been to fill the tent with drama and magic to match the story being told onstage.”

Mishelle Cuttler, Sound Designer & Composer “A Midsummer Night’s Dream has the best variety of characters to design costumes for. The lovers’ looks are rooted in a historical reality, whereas the fairy world is fantasy, and the mechanicals are comedy. I start my design process by looking at lots of visual inspiration. This production of Dream is set around 1930, so I pick and choose what will work for our production, thinking about period silhouettes, societal positions, defining era colours, patterns and textures. When designing the fairy world for this production of Dream, I needed to be especially considerate of how the fairies could move in their costumes as dancers!"

Set design for A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Amir Ofek

“The set design for A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a time capsule of a pre-COVID-19 design I created for Dream and Henry V for the 2020 Season. When the decision was made to bring back the lost 2020 Season, with Dream now set in a pre-WWII era, I decided to keep the design the same, except for some minor changes and additions to enhance the dream-like experience.

Christine Reimer, Costume Designer

I feel it’s a poignant decision to share with you all of what was and what could have been. This set design bares the COVID scars we all carry with us.” Amir Ofek, Set Designer “Most of the inspiration for the music in this production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream has come from the incredible work Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg has done to choreograph the movement in this show. This play always offers the possibilities of a rich and varied sonic palette, and this production is particularly exciting because of the scope and scale of the dance and movement.

Fairies costume sketch by Christine Reimer

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HARLEM DUET By Djanet Sears

J U N E 1 5 to J U L Y 1 7 Directed by Cherissa Richards

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Marci T. House Donald Sales Liza Huget Marsha Regis Tom Pickett Alexander Boynton Jr. Marlene Ginader Rachel Forbes John “Adidam” Littlejohn Malcolm Dow Sophie Tang Jonathan Hawley Purvis Lisa Goebel Rebecca Mulvihill Tanya Schwaerzle Mariana Munoz Hina Nishioka Jennifer Stewart Margaret Onedo Cameron Grant Stephen Drover

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Harlem Duet is the story of the complex relationship of a Black couple, played out against the backdrop of three different periods in the American Black experience: 1860, before the US Emancipation Proclamation; 1928, during New York’s Harlem Renaissance; and again in Harlem, in post-civil rights 1997. Each setting reframes the story of the woman, her deep love for her partner, and her sacrifices, pain, revenge and resilience when she is betrayed by him. Each era’s cultural and social backdrop plays a unique part in how each couple’s story develops – and ends. And, as in Shakespeare’s Othello, a strawberry-embroidered handkerchief plays a significant part in each story.

Costume sketch for He by Rachel Forbes

in-law Amah (married to Billie’s brother), and her estranged father, Canada, who turns up unexpectedly. Billie is in deep pain over Othello’s choice and all of its repercussions – and she makes a plan to make him pay. Set design for Harlem Duet by Rachel Forbes

The other time periods are seen as a series of flashbacks throughout the unfolding of the 1997 events. Sometimes the action shifts to Harlem in 1928, where “He” is a classically trained actor, playing in blackface in a minstrel show. Again, “He” is involved with a white woman – a director named Mona – and “She” responds out of her pain and despair. And there are scenes set in the American South from 1860 to 1862, where the couple – now “Her” and “Him” – are slaves. They have set up a plan to escape from the plantation, go north and find freedom in Canada. But at the last moment, “Him” decides he can’t leave his white mistress. And once again, the consequences of that choice are devastating.

First, a note about names. In 1997, the lead characters are Billie and her husband Othello. In 1928, the two characters are called “She” and “He”. And in 1860, on a plantation, they are “Her” and “Him”. The majority of the action occurs in 1997, where Billie and Othello, married for nine years, are living in an apartment in Harlem. Billie is a graduate student and Othello is a professor who has recently achieved tenure over a white man named Chris Yago. Othello has fallen in love with a colleague, a white woman named Mona, and is in the process of leaving Billie for her. Also part of the 1997 story are Billie’s friends: her landlady, Magi, her sister19

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harlem duet Dire c t o r ’ s No te s As a young Black theatre student, eagerly searching for plays that spoke to my cultural identity, Djanet Sears was one of the first Black Canadian playwrights I discovered. At that moment, I fell in love with her writing and her gorgeous storytelling about people who looked like me – and consequently I devoured everything “Djanet Sears” that I could get my hands on! To see yourself in plays and in the characters on stage is essential for all theatregoers, and I am so proud to bring this story and these complicated, full Black characters to life on the Bard stage, in this very special 25th anniversary of Harlem Duet!

Cover of Harlem Duet by Djanet Sears, first published in 1997 by Scirocco Drama

me, telling stories about me, my family, my friends, my community. For most people of European descent, this is a privilege they take for granted.”

Djanet so perfectly described her play as “a rhapsodic blues tragedy, exploring the effects of race and sex on the lives of people of African descent. It is a tale of love. A tale of Othello and his first wife, Billie. Set in 1860, 1928 and contemporary Harlem at the corner of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Boulevards.”

Please join me in celebrating this iconic play – and all the talented theatre artists gathered to bring the best of themselves to this work in such a deep and brave way. Cherissa Richards, Director | April 2022

This story is timeless. It is a story about love and betrayal and more specifically it is a story centred on Blackness. Stories about Blackness, Black love, Black hurt, Black triumphs, Black lives, have been historically overlooked and underproduced in our Canadian theatrical landscape. And while this play is centred in Blackness, it is also universal. By opening up our scope to other cultures, other storytelling – we learn about ourselves and connect as humans though our differences.

ABOUT CHERISSA RICHARDS This is Cherissa’s second season at Bard on the Beach (Timon of Athens dir. Meg Roe, 2018, Assistant Director). She has done directing apprentice programs at Bard on the Beach, the Shaw Festival and the Stratford Festival. Directing credits: The Power of Harriet T (Manitoba Theatre for Young People); The Game (Sarasvàti); VOICE (Prairie Theatre Exchange); Meet Me At Dawn (Theatre By The River); and The Last days of Judas Iscariot (Canadian College of Performing Arts). Directing Residency: National Theatre School of Canada, 2021. Directing Fellowship: This Gen-Why Not Theatre, 2021. RBC Rising Star Emerging Director Prize: Crow's Theatre, 2021.

In this story we see Billie fighting to find a way to end the cycle of generational trauma by invoking traditional black magic. We join Billie on her journey through the pain of Othello’s betrayal and subsequent devolution of her mental health. In Djanet Sears’ forward to this play she writes,

“I have a dream. A dream that one day in the city where I live, at any given time of the year, I will be able to find at least one play that is filled with people who look like 21

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harlem duet behin d t he sce n es Bard engages a team of highly-skilled designers each season to bring our productions to life onstage. Their creation process for lighting, sound, sets and costume design is complex and fascinating! Here’s a look at what went into creating the music, set and costumes for Harlem Duet. “The inspiration for the show’s composition came mainly from the script. I read through it, listening for any music that would emerge from the pages. Thankfully, melodies leapt from the script, and I quickly caught and composed them. I was also inspired by the music of African American composer Florence Price, whose sound fit the mood of some of the dialogue. The goal is to compose and arrange music that enhances the story, while being careful not to distract from the dialogue and acting.” John Littlejohn, Composer & Musical Director

Costume sketch for Her by Rachel Forbes

The set really needs to be a playground that lets us follow Billie's journey and seamlessly transitions to these other stories of love and loss. This means the costumes have to lead us through the timelines and give us a strong sense of story and character. I spent a lot of time researching the Harlem Renaissance — it's such a visually rich time in history that there was a lot to feed the physical world of Harlem Duet. There's incredible photography of the time, particularly the works of James Van Der Zee. I found inspiration in African American artists of the time such as Romare Bearden, Aaron Douglas, Josephine Baker and Alice Neel. And, contemporary artists Bisa Butler, Kehinde Wiley and Kara Walker.

Set design for Harlem Duet by Rachel Forbes

"Djanet's words give us a story that is at once heartbreaking, joyful, tragic and poetic. I find that inspiring and it's a joy to make a world that grounds the play in the present and allows for the magic of experiencing other times and places inside it.

This story is timeless, so I aimed to capture something of the time, but also make sure it always feels relatable and familiar."

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ROMEO AND JULIET A U G U S T 3 to S E P T E M B E R 2 4 Directed by Anita Rochon

Daniel Fong (Romeo) & Ghazal Azarbad (Juliet) Photo & Image Design: Emily Cooper

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Romeo and Juliet the S t or y The play begins as Juliet Capulet wakes up from a deep, drugged sleep. She is in a burial vault and her beloved Romeo is dead. She pieces together the events that have led to this moment, and we experience what has happened through her eyes… The action begins in Verona where two families, the Capulets and the Montagues, are deeply divided. A street fight breaks out between the two households’ servants. The Prince arrives and declares that the punishment for any further fighting will be death. This same Prince, named Paris, wants to marry Juliet. He tells her mother, Lady Capulet, and she invites him to a party at their house that evening to meet her daughter.

Costume design inspiration for Romeo and Juliet

window. They declare their love and agree to get married the next day. The couple plans their secret wedding. Romeo gets help from Friar Laurence, and Juliet’s Nurse helps her. Just after the ceremony, Tybalt sees Romeo again and challenges him to a fight. Romeo says no: since he and Juliet are now married, he sees Tybalt as family. But Mercutio decides to fight Tybalt in Romeo’s place. Romeo tries to stop the fight, but Tybalt kills Mercutio. In a rage, Romeo immediately fights and kills Tybalt. Prince Paris arrives on the scene and banishes Romeo from Verona.

Set design inspiration for colour palette of the crypt in Romeo and Juliet courtesy of Set Designer Pam Johnson

The Montagues have a son, Romeo. Romeo tells his cousin Benvolio that he’s terribly sad because he’s in love with a young woman named Rosaline, who does not love him back. Romeo and Benvolio know about the Capulet party and that Rosaline is going to be there. They aren’t invited but they decide to go anyway; since it’s a masked party, they won’t be recognized as Montagues.

Romeo and Juliet say goodbye and Romeo leaves Verona. Then Juliet’s mother tells her that she has to marry Prince Paris in just a few days. When Juliet refuses, Lady Capulet threatens to disown her. Juliet asks for help from Friar Laurence, who gives her a potion that causes a deep sleep that looks like death. The plan is simple: Juliet will take the potion, appear dead, and be placed in the family tomb. Friar Laurence will write to Romeo so that Romeo can be there when Juliet wakes up, and the couple can run away to Mantua to wait until a time when everyone will welcome them back.

Romeo gets into the party, sees Juliet, and they instantly fall in love. But then Juliet’s cousin Tybalt recognizes Romeo and is furious that a Montague is at a Capulet party. Lady Capulet stops Tybalt from starting a fight, but Tybalt vows revenge on Romeo. Romeo slips away from the party and hides in the Capulet family orchard. He sees Juliet looking out from a high

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romeo and juliet Dire c t o r ’ s No te s Many of you attending this performance today are already aware that Juliet and Romeo die at the end of the play. And if you didn’t know that going into the show, you will find out within the first few lines: “A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life”. What opportunity is created when staging such a well-known play that reveals its famous ending before the audience has even gotten settled in? This question led me towards a telling of the story that begins at the end. We find Juliet in the tomb, awakening from a poisoned stupor, only to discover that her secret plan has gone horribly awry. She then reassembles the events that led her to this moment, so we are seeing all the action through her eyes – moments she remembers and incidents she would have heard about. The crypt and the things that fill it are the backdrop for her imaginings.

Preliminary set design by Pam Johnson

I am grateful to work alongside this group of artists, administrators and technicians in this season that sees us back in the tents after a long absence. Some of the finest actors in Canada work at Bard on the Beach and this production intentionally puts the focus on the versatility of the performers. Live singing and overt theatricality mark this return to the stage. The past few years of living under the shadow of death make us strange bedfellows with the characters in this play. We know how their story ends, and in a way, we know how all our stories will end. The way we get there is where the mystery begins. Anita Rochon, Director | April 2022

About ANITA ROCHON Anita is returning to Bard on the Beach after directing Cymbeline in 2014. She co-artistic directs The Chop in Vancouver with Emelia Symington Fedy, a company that produces original work and tours nationally and internationally. Anita has directed at the Shaw Festival, Electric Company Theatre, Theatre Replacement, Belfry Theatre, Globe Theatre and Vancouver Opera. She is a recipient of the Ray Michal Prize, the Siminovitch Protégé prize and a Mayor’s Arts Award.

Set design inspiration for the crypt in Romeo and Juliet courtesy of Set Designer Pam Johnson

Experiencing this familiar story from Juliet’s perspective puts some things into sharper focus – like her relationship with her family – and asks us to consider what it would be like to be a young woman in this society. We broaden the scope of who-plays-what on stage in the representation of love in many forms: between a parent and their child, between childhood friends, between a mentor and a pupil, between a young woman and her nurse and, of course, between two young people who just met. The original script is still our map, but sometimes we will take a different path to get where the story is going. 29

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Romeo and Juliet behin d t he sce n es Each season, we engage a team of gifted designers to work on our productions. Their skilled sound, lighting, set and costume designs truly bring our plays to life on stage! Here’s a look at what went into creating the costumes, set and musical composition for Romeo and Juliet.

“The music of the show was inspired by minimalism and wanting to use the voice of the actors to create the atmosphere. For the actual composition of the music, I had an initial meeting with the director to determine the direction of sound, then I began sketching out the main themes for the show. Once I had the vocals mapped out, I added light recorded Juliet costume sketch backtracks that by Carmen Alatorre could be incorporated along with the live sound.” Joelysa Pankanea, Composer & Musical Director

"The costume design for this production of Romeo and Juliet is a reinterpretation of styles from the Italian Renaissance. I was looking to evoke an ethereal atmosphere in which the costumes have transparent, iridescent and soft qualities, representing the memory of the story as told from Juliet's perspective. We wanted to create stylized, simplified and elegant silhouettes by revisiting the fashion of the 15th century through a slightly different lens.

“The design inspiration for Romeo and Juliet came from the crypts, tombs and catacombs of old Verona. Our production of Romeo and Juliet starts at the moment Juliet awakens from her drug-induced slumber, so our whole story takes place in a tomb surrounded by the ancestral bones of both the Capulets and Montagues.

Like most designers, I start by reading the script to get some initial thoughts and ideas. Then, I have a conversation with the director to define a visual concept or world in which we see the story taking place. Extensive historic and visual research follows, as we collect a series of reference images and do initial sketches. Many conversations happen before we define what the final look of the show will be as we collaborate with the whole design team to build a cohesive vision!" Carmen Alatorre, Costume Designer Romeo costume sketch by Carmen Alatorre

My initial design process started with reading the script, and then having a lively discussion with the director. I then researched various crypts, tombs, catacombs and burial sites, starting with what’s claimed to be the original Romeo and Juliet crypt!"

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company biographies t he c om p a n y Carmen Alatorre Romeo and Juliet: Costume Designer Originally from Mexico, Carmen is a Latinx artist who earned her MFA degree in Theatre Design at UBC (2010) and has lived in the unceded traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations (Vancouver) since 2006. Some of her recent design credits were seen in companies such as the Arts Club, Bard on the Beach, Globe Theatre Regina, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, Citadel, Electric Company, Milwaukee Rep, and Chicago Shakespeare. Carmen is an Assistant Professor at the University of Victoria. She is also a recipient of three Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards. carmenalatorre.com Christopher Allen A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Demetrius For Bard: Debut. Selected Theatre: Orphans for the Czar (Crow’s Theatre); Sweat (Canadian Stage); The Birds and the Bees (Arts Club); Antigone: Fong (Young People’s Theatre); The Birds and the Bees (TIP/WCT); Selfie (Young People’s Theatre); The Whipping Man (Winnipeg Jewish Theatre); Julius Caesar and The Comedy of Errors (Canadian Stage); and The Adonis Project (Piece of Mine Festival). Selected Film/TV: Coroner (CBC); Murdoch Mysteries (CBC, Citytv); and Workin’ Moms (CBC). Awards: Outstanding Performance Ensemble – Dora Mavor Moore Award (2018). Ghazal Azarbad Romeo and Juliet: Juliet Born in Mashhad, Iran and raised in Vancouver, Ghazal is an actor and creator whose select theatre credits include Bunny (The Search Party); East Van Panto (Theatre Replacement); Being Here: The Refugee Story (Belfry); The Seagull and Innocence Lost (Soulpepper); Shakespeare in Love (Bard); and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Arts Club). TV/Film credits include Float (Lionsgate); Charmed (CW); and Kim’s Convenience (CBC). She is the writer/creator of Dear Konstantin (Spotify) and Tãrof (currently in process). Zoe Bellis A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Assistant Stage Manager Zoe is very excited to be back under the tents this season and is honoured to work and play on the unceded and ancestral lands of the Coast Salish people. Select credits include All’s Well That Ends Well, Coriolanus, Timon of Athens, and Lysistrata (Bard on the Beach); East Van Panto: Wizard of Oz and East Van Panto: Snow White (Theatre Replacement); and The Marvelous Wonderettes (Chemainus Theatre Festival). Deep thanks to Mom, Dad, and Chris for the endless support. Kate Besworth A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Titania Kate is a writer and theatre performer who lives and works on the unceded and stolen lands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations. Previous productions with Bard on the Beach: Done/Undone, Shakespeare in Love, The Taming of the Shrew, Timon of Athens, Macbeth, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, and The Merchant of Venice. Emily Bosak A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Fairy (Peaseblossom) Emily is a dance artist practicing in Vancouver on the ancestral lands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations. She is completing a BFA at Simon Fraser University majoring in dance and minoring in English. Emily is interested in translating other dance artists’ work and continually investigates how and when to respect or push the boundaries of her body. She is deeply grateful for the opportunity to dance with Bard on the Beach. Jessica Bournival Romeo and Juliet: Apprentice Stage Manager Jessica is very excited to be joining the Bard team this year with Romeo and Juliet. Since graduating from Bishop’s University with a degree in drama and business management in 2020, Jessica was the apprentice stage manager for The Twelve Dates of Christmas and Made in Italy (Arts Club), and stage manager for Quelqu’un t’aime Monsieur Hatch (Axis Theatre). She’d like to thank her friends and family for their constant support, and hopes you enjoy the show!

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company biographies Alexander Boynton Jr. Harlem Duet: Musician If silky smooth is your preferred musical texture, then Alexander's got just the audio flow. An established American/Canadian smooth jazz artist, he is a bassist, composer and producer who has played with some of the most well-known musicians around the world. And with his first solo album Doo Bee Doo Bop, he is primed to take listeners on a jazzfilled journey where fresh melodies lead to intimate connections. He has opened for the likes of Bryan Adams, Super Tramp and Duran Duran, but has never lost his R&B gospel roots, infusing his music with the sounds that shaped his soul. Ian Butcher A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Theseus/Goblin and Understudy for Philostrate/Oberon Ian is excited to be back at Bard for his tenth season. A graduate of Studio 58, he has worked extensively throughout Europe and Canada, in theatre, film and TV. Selected theatre: Gross Misconduct (SpeakEasy); Mortified (Studio 58/Touchstone); Dracula (Chemainus); The Sound of Music (Gateway); and Coriolanus (Coriolanus Co-Op). Selected Film/TV: Billy the Kid, The 100, Riverdale, The Magicians, Supergirl, Motive, Supernatural, and Stargate Universe. This one is for mom who loved to come see us under the tents. Charlotte Di Chang A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Costume Design Assistant Charlotte is a Vancouver-based Costume Designer for theatre and film. She is also a bit of a makeup guru that loves sparkles and glitter. Charlotte started her theatre journey at University of the Arts London. After graduation, she worked a year with both large-scale and independent theatres in Beijing and moved to Vancouver to continue her education at the University of British Columbia. Previous credits include Coriolanus and The Changeling (UBC); and Reverie (short film). designcharlottechang.com Ryan Cormack Romeo and Juliet: Set Design Assistant Ryan is returning for his second season at Bard. He is a graduate of the Dan School of Drama and Music at Queen’s University and later studied set and costume design at the National Theatre School of Canada. Design credits include A Shakesperience (Bard on the Beach); Mr. Burns (DSDM); If/Then and Bring It On! (QMT); and Christina, The Girl King (5th Co). Assistant Designer: Done/Undone (Bard on the Beach), Kinky Boots (Arts Club), and Actually and The Great Divide (Harold Green/Obsidian). Mishelle Cuttler A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Sound Designer & Composer Mishelle is a composer, musician and sound designer whose work is centred around the integration of music, sound and storytelling. This is her fourth season at Bard, after designing sound and music for Lysistrata, Shakespeare in Love, and Done/Undone. Favourite recent projects: Clean/Espejos (Neworld/Western Canada); The Herd (Citadel/ Tarragon/NAC); and Made in Italy (Arts Club). Upcoming: The Seventh Fire – an immersive audio ceremony by Lisa C. Ravensbergen (Delinquent). Mishelle has an MFA from NYU/ Tisch and a BFA from UBC. www.mishellecuttler.com Emily Dallas A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Helena Emily is incredibly grateful to be making her Bard on the Beach debut! Recent credits include As You Like It (Royal MTC/Citadel); Once (Citadel); A Gentlemen’s Guide to Love and Murder (Stage West); and As You Like It (Theatre Calgary/Shakespeare by the Bow). Training: MRU Theatre Performance Diploma, BFA Pace University, Arts Club Actor's Intensive and Fiasco Theater Conservatory. She would like to dedicate her performance to the students of The Performance Studio, who inspire her in everything she does. Heidi Damayo A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Hermia and Understudy for Puck Hailing from Treaty 7 Territory, Heidi first auditioned for “Crocodile” in her junior high production of Peter Pan and is thrilled to have somehow ended up here! Select theatre credits include Mustard (Arts Club/Belfry Theatre) and New Canadian Kid (Green Thumb Theatre). She is a graduate of UBC Theatre, FDC Intermediate Actor-Combatant, Wesbrook Scholar and recipient of the Stephen Woodhouse Memorial Prize. After these two long years, she is honoured to be making her Bard debut.

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company biographies Victor Dolhai Romeo and Juliet: Tybalt/Friar John Third season. Bard: Shakespeare in Love, The Taming of the Shrew, and The Merry Wives of Windsor. Elsewhere: Productions with Green Thumb, Pi, Carousel, Electric Company, ITSAZOO, Kokoro, Citadel, Banff Centre, Blue Bridge, Chemainus Theatre, Theatre NorthWest, Belfry, Persephone, Patrick Street, Kaleidoscope, SNAFU, 21 cabarets with Atomic Vaudeville and three seasons at the Stratford Festival. Film and TV: Lost Ollie, Supernatural, Siren, Reboot: The Guardian Code, Raf (TIFF 2019 Premiere) and two seasons of Android Employed. Voiceover: Mikko the Yeti in Flash Party. Malcolm Dow Harlem Duet: Sound Designer Malcolm is an award-winning composer, sound designer, recordist and collaborator working in theatre, film, podcast and music production. He is honoured to be joining the team of Harlem Duet as the Sound Designer for his sixth season at Bard. Malcolm studied music production and audio engineering at Douglas College and is a part time instructor at Langara’s Studio 58. He has received three Jessie Awards and several nominations for his work in the Vancouver theatre community. Stephen Drover Harlem Duet: Production Dramaturg Stephen is a dramaturg and director who has helped to make over 60 shows and has taught/directed at Memorial University, Douglas College and UBC. He has an MFA in Directing from UBC and is currently pursuing an MA in Theatre Theory and Dramaturgy from the University of Ottawa where he is researching contemporary Canadian Shakespeare adaptation. He is in charge of New Works and Professional Engagement at the Arts Club. Tasha Faye Evans A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Creative Consultant Tasha is a Coast Salish dance and theatre artist with grandparents also from Welsh and European Jewish descent. Her career continues to be a collection of collaborations and performances with national and international Indigenous artists. Her most recent projects include Muranko’s Spine of the Mother, Raven Spirit Dance's Salmon Girl and Confluence, and her own upcoming production of Cedar Woman in collaboration with Ocean Hyland. Genevieve Fleming A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Supporting Characters and Understudy for Hippolyta/Goblin/Lysander/Snug Genevieve is an actor, director and producer raised on the unsurrendered ancestral homelands of the Mi’kmaq people called Mi'kma'ki. Recent highlights include Clean/ Espejos (Neworld); The Twelve Dates of Christmas (Arts Club); The Drowning Girls (WCT); and Wet (ITSAZOO). Genevieve is the recipient of two Jessie Awards and several nominations for performance, and the Ray Michal Award for direction. She is a graduate of Mount Allison University and Studio 58. Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Choreographer This is Tara’s ninth collaboration with Bard. An award-winning creator, choreographer, performer and Artistic Director of Tara Cheyenne Performance, Tara is known for her unique hybrid of dance, comedy and theatre. When not creating innovative movement for theatre companies, she performs full-length solos and ensemble works internationally, including Body Parts, bANGER, Goggles, Highgate, Porno Death Cult, and How to Be. Originally from Calgary, Tara now lives here with her family, on the unceded territory of the xwməθkwəəm, sə l̓ ílwətaʔɬ, and Swwú7mesh Úxwumixw. taracheyenne.com Daniel Fong Romeo and Juliet: Romeo Daniel is a Chinese/Ukrainian performer born and raised in Moh-kíns-tsis (Calgary) in the Treaty 7 region of Alberta and he is thrilled to make his Bard on the Beach debut. Select stage credits: A Christmas Carol (Theatre Calgary); Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Rosebud Theatre); US (The Globe); The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, Fortune Falls, and The Circle (Alberta Theatre Projects). Daniel got married during the rehearsals of Romeo and Juliet and it had a much nicer ending!

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company biographies Rachel Forbes Harlem Duet: Set & Costume Designer Rachel is an award-winning set and costume designer creating for theatre, dance, opera and film. Her work has seen stages all across Canada. She is especially invested in the development of new works and interdisciplinary explorations. Selected credits for costume design: The Brothers Size (Soulpepper, Dora Mavor Moore Award winner) and White Girls in Moccasins (Manidoons/BIBT). Set Design: Calpurnia (RMTC, NAC); Trouble in Mind, Victory, and 1837: The Farmers’ Revolt (Shaw Festival); and The Bridge (2b/ Neptune, Robert Merritt Award winner). Isaac George-Hotchkiss A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Snout Isaac is ecstatic about joining Bard for this season. After three years at Studio 58, performing in such shows as Can We Fix It? and (Anon)ymous, he is ready to dive into A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This play is sentimental for Isaac, as it’s not only his Bard debut, but was also his last course as a Young Shakespearean. Combined with his three summers as a Riotous Youth, Isaac is happy to be coming full circle with Bard. Marlene Ginader Harlem Duet: Musician Marlene (she/her) is a musician, actor and writer. Select credits include Fucking A (Signature Theatre); Chelsea Hotel: The Songs of Leonard Cohen (Firehall Arts Centre & WCT); Once (US national tour and Arts Club Theatre); Beau (ATF Theatre Festival and upcoming feature film); and Bad Hats Theatre’s Peter Pan (CTYP, Jessie Richardson Theatre Award). While she has enjoyed baking, watching reality TV and snuggling her cat nonstop for the past two years, she is delighted for the opportunity to perform live music again. Lisa Goebel A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Harlem Duet and Romeo and Juliet: Intimacy Director Lisa is honoured to be joining Bard this year as a committed advocate for equity, safety and consent-based work from rehearsal hall to the stage. Lisa apprenticed with Intimacy Directors International before completing her certification with Intimacy Directors and Coordinators. Her Intimacy work has appeared at Pacific Theatre, Firehall Arts Centre, Urban Ink and Gateway Theatre. Lisa also works as an actor, choreographer and producer. She is a graduate of Studio 58. Cameron Grant Harlem Duet: Directing Apprentice Cameron is a Brampton-based theatre creator. New to directing, he has assisted Nina Lee Aquino on the cecil hotel (Theatre Erindale) and among men (Factory Theatre), where he is also part of the Factory Foremen training program for directors (2021/2022). Cameron also works as an actor, artist educator and playwright and is currently an Artistic Leadership Intern at The Performing Arts, City of Brampton, supported by the Canada Council for the Arts. Alaia Hamer Romeo and Juliet: Costume Design Assistant Alaia is a theatre designer and artist located in Vancouver, BC. Recent projects include costume design on HMS Pinafore and Carmen: Up Close and Personal (Vancouver Opera); Beneath Springhill, The Birds and the Bees, and assistant costume design for Sweat and The Humans (Arts Club); and assistant costume design for Coriolanus, The Taming of the Shrew, and Macbeth (Bard on the Beach). Alaia is a graduate of the UBC Theatre Design program in 2017 and holds an English Literature degree from 2012. Marci T. House Harlem Duet: Billie/She/Her Select credits: Coriolanus, Timon of Athens, and Lysistrata (Bard on the Beach); Sweat, Clybourne Park, Disgraced, and Intimate Apparel (Arts Club); The Madness of George III and Dracula (Shaw Festival Theatre); You Will Remember Me (Ruby Slippers Theatre/ Gateway Theatre); Glengarry Glen Ross (Classic Chic Theatre); The Ladies Foursome (The Grand Theatre); Doubt (Rose Theatre); The Last Days Of Judas Iscariot (Pound of Flesh Theatre); In The Next Room (or the Vibrator Play) (Tarragon Theatre/MTC); RUINED (Obsidian Theatre/Nightwood Theatre); Hamlet (Honest Fishmongers Co-Op); The Miracle Worker (Playhouse Theatre); and *AFUWA*.

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company biographies Liza Huget Harlem Duet: Magi Liza completed formal theatre training at Studio 58 and attended the National Voice Intensive and vocal training at the Banff Centre. She is also an Expressive Art Therapist, Life Coach and vocalist. Recent credits include principal roles on Wendy Williams: The Movie, Motherland: Fort Salem and as Inez in Realwheels' theatre/film hybrid adaptation of No Exit. She is an executive board member for UBCP/ACTRA and Chair of their Mental Health and Addiction Committee. Olivia Hutt A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Lysander Olivia is honoured to be playing Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy ̓əm, Swwú7mesh, and səlil i̓ lw ̓ətaʔɬ First Nations. Seen last as Portia in Bard's production of The Merchant of Venice, Olivia is a Jessie Richardson Award recipient, dramaturg and teacher in the Greater Vancouver area. Thank you for coming together again to see theatre. Graduate of Studio 58. Pam Johnson Romeo and Juliet: Set Designer Pam started with Bard in 1998 and was instrumental in designing the Bard Village and entranceway. Bard credits include Much Ado About Nothing, The Winter’s Tale, Romeo and Juliet, The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Comedy of Errors, King Lear, Cymbeline, Hamlet, Twelfth Night, King John, Richard II, Titus Andronicus, Henry V, The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Macbeth, Measure for Measure, Richard III, As You Like It, All’s Well that Ends Well, Coriolanus, and Done/Undone. Pam has received several Jessie Awards, as well as a GVPTA Career Achievement Award. Karthik Kadam A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Supporting Characters and Understudy for Demetrius/Flute/Snout Originally from Bangalore, India, Karthik is a recent graduate of UBC’s BFA Acting program. This is his first season here at Bard and he is thrilled to be a part of this exciting production. For Pacific Theatre: Assistant Direction, Wakey Wakey. For Axis Theatre: Capitano, Juggle Me Not. For United Players: Peter Shaw, Silent Sky. For UBC: Ensemble, Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again; Mark Rothko, Red; Sergeant Rodwell, Timothy Findley’s The Wars; Oskar, GOLDRAUSCH; and King Ethelred, Silence. Jenny Kim Romeo and Juliet: Stage Manager Jenny’s previous credits at Bard include Coriolanus (Rehearsal ASM), As You Like it , Macbeth and Shylock (App. SM). Recent Stage Management credits: The Mountaintops (Pacific Theatre); No Child (Arts Club); Act of Faith and SEQUENCE (Realwheels); Snapshots: A Musical Scrapbook (Snapshots Collective); and I Cannot Lie to The Stars That Made Me (the frank theatre). Assistant Stage Management credits: Cipher and Sweat (Arts Club); Peter Pan (CTYP); China Doll (Gateway Theatre); and Circle Game: Reimagining the Music of Joni Mitchell (Arts Club/Firehall Arts Centre). She graduated from UBC with a BFA Theatre Design & Production. Love and thanks to her family and friends for their everlasting support. Gerald King A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Lighting Designer Lighting designer at Bard on the Beach for 19 seasons. Gerald’s recent credits: As You Like It (Bard/Citadel/Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre/Chicago Shakespeare); Bad Parent and Kuroko (vAct); Matilda (Royal MTC/Citadel/Arts Club); Chariots of Fire (Grand Theatre); carried away on the crest of a wave (National Arts Centre); Faust, Dead Man Walking, and Evita (Vancouver Opera); No Child… (Arts Club); Wabi-Sabi (Kokoro Dance); and The Faerie Queen (Royal Winnipeg Ballet). Joey Lespérance A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Egeus/Starveling and Understudy for Bottom Joey is a bilingual theatre artist established in Vancouver for over 30 years and is thrilled to make his debut at Bard on the Beach. He has been nominated seven times for a Jessie Richardson Theatre Award and received the Best Actor Award in 2015 for his role in Michel Tremblay’s À toi, pour toujours, ta Marie-Lou, produced by Théâtre la Seizième. Joey is presently writing his first solo show and he is looking forward to presenting it to French and English audiences. Joey is a graduate of Studio 58.

company biographies Jennifer Lines Romeo and Juliet: Lady Capulet This is Jennifer’s twentieth season with Bard and was last seen as Kate and Queen Elizabeth I. Raised on a ranch in Midway, BC, she received her BFA in Acting from UVic. A Jessie Award recipient, her theatre work has taken her across Canada, the USA, Scotland and Israel. Vancouver is her home with her husband, Haig Sutherland, and her son, Stuart. She is grateful to have spent much of her career under the tents at Vanier Park doing what she loves, acting and gardening. John “Adidam” Littlejohn Harlem Duet: Composer & Music Director John is a violinist, composer and acoustic hip-hop artist who has toured the world performing as a soloist and one-third of Infinitus, the beatboxing string trio. John is a graduate of the Peabody Conservatory (Johns Hopkins University) and the University of Michigan and has earned an undergraduate and two graduate degrees in violin performance. Music critics have referred to his compositions as “distinctive” (Baltimore Sun), “extremely original” and “magnificently arranged” (VH1). Sereana Malani Romeo and Juliet: Directing Apprentice Born in the Fiji Islands and raised in Coquitlam, Sereana received her BFA in Acting from the University of Alberta. Select credits include A Midsummer Night's Dream, Pericles, and The Winter’s Tale (Bard on the Beach); You Will Remember Me (Ruby Slippers); Valley Song (Gateway); Clybourne Park (Citadel); and Gross Misconduct (SpeakEasy). Most recently she assistant directed Hey Viola! (WCT), which is currently touring across Canada. When not onstage she is a full time Mum to Eli and Tevita. Billy Marchenski A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Philostrate/Oberon Billy graduated from the School for the Contemporary Arts at SFU. He was a founding member of the indie company, Screaming Flea. Billy has worked for indie theatre and contemporary dance companies for over 20 years. In 2014, he was awarded the Sydney J. Risk Prize for his play, slowpoke, based on his travels to the Chernobyl Exclusion zone. His short film light-bearer won for Best Experimental Film at the Cannes World Film Festival last fall. Laura McLean A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Directing Apprentice Laura is a Jessie Award–winning director and producer. She’s directed with Pacific Theatre, Rumble Theatre, Arts Club Theatre, United Players, Birmingham Repertory and the Bristol Old Vic. Laura is the co-founder and co-Artistic Producer of Delinquent Theatre. Previous credits with Delinquent Theatre include Never the Last, STATIONARY: a recession era musical and Our Time. She has her BFA in Theatre from UBC and her Masters in Directing from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Andrew McNee Romeo and Juliet: Nurse Born and raised in Vancouver, Andrew has been working in theatre, film and television for the past 20 years. Theatre has taken him across Canada, to Europe and the UK. Some recent theatre credits include Buffoon, Noises Off, The Taming of the Shrew, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Twelfth Night, Boeing-Boeing, One Man, Two Guvnors, Misery, and Mustard. Select film and television credits include being murdered and blown up in all sorts of locally filmed shows and movies. Your kids may have heard him as some pony, robot or alien in one of their cartoons. Andrew is a graduate of Studio 58. Emma Miebach A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Fairy (Cobweb) Emma began her dance training at the age of five studying ballet at the Sonoma Conservatory of Dance and the American Ballet Academy. She is currently attending Simon Fraser University, majoring in Dance and minoring in Kinesiology. Emma is a dance instructor at Artistic Edge and a company member with Coupé Dance & Co. Emma also performed in the music video Identivacation, written and directed by John Voth. Rebecca Mulvihill Harlem Duet: Stage Manager Rebecca is returning to Bard for her seventh season. Most recently for Bard: Assistant Stage Manager on Done/Undone. Favourite credits elsewhere: Bunny and The Father (The Search Party); As dreams are made (Music on Main); Anywhere But Here (Electric Company Theatre); Topdog/Underdog and The Shoplifters (Arts Club); La Traviata (Vancouver Opera); and Fall Away Home (Boca del Lupo). Rebecca holds a BFA in Theatre Production and Management from UVic.

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company biographies Mariana Munoz Harlem Duet: Apprentice Stage Manager Mariana is a BIPOC bilingual interdisciplinary artist based in Vancouver, BC. She continues to work as a performer and stage manager in the city with recent credits at rice & beans theatre with the production of Peace Country, Neworld Theatre with Clean/Espejos and East Van Panto with Alice in Wonderland, all as an Apprentice Stage Manager. Mariana holds a bachelor’s degree in performing arts and is a proud alumnus of Studio 58. Richard Newman A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Peter Quince Richard has been making theatre in Canada for over 50 years. Previously at Bard, he has particularly enjoyed playing Shylock (2011) and Sir Andrew Aguecheek (2013) among other roles. At other times, in other theatres, he has appeared as King Lear, Claudius, Hortensio (twice), Benvolio, Malvolio, a Dromio, Brabantio and The Scottish General, to name a few. Hina Nishioka Harlem Duet: Lighting Design Assistant Hina is an emerging lighting designer and lighting board programmer/operator who is from Japan. Her recent lighting design credits include Wabi-Sabi (Kokoro Dance); Kwê (Jeanette Kotowich); and Summer Bucket List (Collectivus Theatre). Her assistant lighting design credits are Bad Parent (vAct, LD: Gerald King); Wabi-Sabi (Kokoro Dance, LD: Gerald King); and Othello (University of Victoria, LD: Michael Whitfield). She holds BFA in Theatre from the University of Victoria. Ashley O’Connell A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Supporting Characters and Understudy for Theseus/Goblin/Egeus/Starveling/Peter Quince BFA in Acting at UBC, 2006. Some credits: All’s Well That Ends Well, Much Ado About Nothing, The Winter’s Tale, and Richard II (Bard); Flare Path* and A Doll’s House (Slamming Door); Spamalot, Blood Brothers, and The Graduate (Arts Club); Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me* (Dancing Monkey); A Few Good Men (Citadel); Of Mice And Men (Blue Bridge); The Full Monty (Persephone); and The Pillowman* (Wild Geese). Film/TV: Riverdale, Turner & Hooch, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Supernatural, Watchmen, and Stargate: Atlantis. Four Jessie Award nominations and one award* (2017). Melissa Oei A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Hippolyta/Goblin and Understudy for Helena/Titania This is Melissa's Bard on the Beach debut. Most recent acting credits include Lampedusa and Beautiful Man (Pi Theatre); The Twelve Dates of Christmas (Arts Club); The Composer is Dead (VSO); Like it or Not and New Canadian Kid (Green Thumb); Les Belles-soeurs (Ruby Slippers); The Open House (Sticks and Stones); and A Beautiful View (Naked Goddess). Melissa is an emerging director who recently made her professional debut at her alma mater, Studio 58. This fall, she will direct the world premier of 90 Days with Western Gold Theatre. Amir Ofek A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Set Designer Born and raised in Israel. Graduated from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and Brandeis University (MFA, Theatre Arts). Amir designed productions in Tel Aviv, London, Boston and Durham, NC. In Vancouver, Amir designed for La Voix humaine and Orfeo ed Euridice (Vancouver Opera); The Father and Bunny (The Search Party); and numerous productions for the Arts Club Theatre Company. Previously with Bard on the Beach: Pericles and Othello, 2016. Polina Olshevska A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Fairy (Peaseblossom) Polina is a third-year Contemporary Dance major at Simon Fraser University. Born into a family of dancers, Polina’s passion for dance stems from watching her mom perform and teach Ukrainian dance. Recently she was a member with the AMOK project, under the direction of Carol Mendes. Polina has been dancing for 10 years and was primarily trained in ballet. Her goal as an artist is to share her passion through performance for the rest of her life. Margaret Onedo Harlem Duet: Costume Design Assistant Margaret is a multi-medium artist based in Vancouver. When she's not acting (Travelers, 2016 and C.A.R.E: A Guide to Bystander Intervention, 2019), you can find her creating custom wardrobe pieces for drag artists in the city, organizing community events and making everything from coasters to wigs to candles. Margaret is a proud graduate of Studio 58 and credits her time there for having developed a strong artistic process. 55

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company biographies Joelysa Pankanea Romeo and Juliet: Composer & Music Director Originally from Kenya, East Africa, Joelysa is a multi-award-winning composer based in Vancouver, BC, and a seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience in composition, musical direction and sound design. Her music has been featured in multiple theatre productions, short and feature films, as well as chamber orchestras and choirs. In the realm of theatre, Joelysa has composed dozens of theatre shows, multiple large-scale musicals and sound designs. www.joelysa.com. Tom Pickett Harlem Duet: Canada Tom has appeared in numerous Vancouver theatre productions and makes his seventh season appearance at Bard. His recent film/TV credits include the Tailor on The Good Doctor (ABC); The 27-Hour Day (Hallmark); and Christmas Time Is Here (GAC Family). Tom received a Jessie Richardson Award for Best Supporting Actor for the role of Sam in “Master Harold”… and the Boys (Pacific Theatre, dir. Morris Ertman). Tom hails from Berkeley, California, and now resides in Tsawwassen, BC. Matthew Piton A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Lighting Design Assistant Matthew has an MFA in Design and Production from UBC and a BA in Theatre from UFV. He specialises in Lighting and Set Design. Matthew is a Professor of Theatre at the University of the Fraser Valley and a member of the Associated Designers of Canada. Recent productions: Associate Lighting Design, Noises Off (Arts Club); Lighting Design, The Wars (UBC); and Lighting and Set Design, The Rocky Horror Show (Alchemy Theatre). www.matthewpiton.com Jonathan Hawley Purvis A Midsummer Night's Dream, Harlem Duet, and Romeo and Juliet: Fight Director Jonathan is a fight director, actor, choreographer and stunt performer. Select fight direction credits include As You Like It, Macbeth, The Taming of the Shrew, and Shakespeare in Love (Bard on the Beach); As You Like It (Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Milwaukee Rep); Antony and Cleopatra, The Three Musketeers, Julius Caesar, and Romeo and Juliet (St. Lawrence Shakespeare); The Silver Arrow, Shakespeare In Love, West Side Story, Romeo and Juliet, The Penelopiad, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Citadel Theatre); and I Am For You (Concrete Theatre). www.jonathanpurvis.com Marsha Regis Harlem Duet: Amah Originally from Haiti, Marsha has grown up in Port-au-Prince and Ottawa. Marsha is thrilled to be making her Bard on the Beach debut! Marsha’s theatre work includes productions with the Arts Club Theatre, the Grand Theatre, the Company Theatre, and Canadian Stage. Most recently, Marsha has worked on Jocelyn Bioh’s off-Broadway premiere production of Nollywood Dreams at MCC Theatre. Marsha has also gathered numerous TV and film credits over the years. MFA from Actors Studio Drama School. www.marsharegis.com Christine Reimer A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Costume Designer Christine has designed over 100 productions in live theatre, opera, kids’ theatre and living historical events across Canada and the US. Favourite designs for Bard are The Tempest, Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare’s Rebel, and Titus Andronicus. Other recent designs: Buffoon and Noises Off (Arts Club); Kuroko (Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre); Alice in Nightmareland (Stanley Park Ghost Train); and King Arthur’s Night (Neworld). Upcoming: costumes for three boutique operas. www.christinereimerdesign.com Sarah Roa A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Puck Sarah is a Filipina Canadian actress grateful to be living and working on the unceded territories of the Tsleil-Waututh, Squamish and Musqueam Nations. She holds a Theatre Diploma from Douglas College and a BFA in Acting from UBC. Selected performance credits include In Wonderland (Alberta Theatre Projects); The Turn of the Screw (Aenigma Theatre); Robinson Crusoe + Friday (Axis Theatre); The Drowning Girls (Theatre NorthWest); and Pride and Prejudice (Arts Club). Donald Sales Harlem Duet: Othello/He/Him Originally from the United States and with a background in professional dance, Donald now calls Vancouver home and can be seen in a myriad of television productions. Most recently, you’ll see Donald in Ryan Reynold’s Netflix feature, The Adam Project , directed by Shawn Levy; opposite Margaret Qualley in John Well’s limited series, Maid; and as a very memorable character in Kung Fu. He’s also played a recurring role on A Million Little Things, to name just a few. 57

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company biographies Elyza Samson A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Fairy (Mustardseed) Elyza is a graduate of the Arts Umbrella Dance Company and VCC’s Dance Diploma Program. She has collaborated with world-renowned artists Crystal Pite, Gioconda Barbuto, Lesley Telford and Sidra Bell. Elyza is currently a Dance major student in her third year at SFU’s School for the Contemporary Arts. She is thrilled to be joining Bard on the Beach this season and can’t wait to perform live again! Ishan Sandhu Romeo and Juliet: Paris Ishan is an actor and writer from India. He currently resides on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories belonging to the Squamish, Musqueam and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. He is a graduate of UBC's BFA Acting and BA Economics program. Selected theatre credits: Men Express Their Feelings (Zee Zee); The Triumph of Love (Western Gold Theatre); Commedia Dell’arte, The Wars, and The Changeling (UBC); and The Here and This and Now (United Players). Tanya Schwaerzle Harlem Duet: Assistant Stage Manager Tanya is over the moon to be at Bard! Selected credits: Chelsea Hotel (Western Canada); Noises Off, The Birds and the Bees, Mom’s The Word, Mamma Mia!, and Topdog/ Underdog (Arts Club); Talking Sex on Sunday, Chelsea Hotel, and Circle Game (Firehall); Peter Pan and Charlie Brown (CTYP); and The Winter’s Tale and Much Ado About Nothing (Bard on the Beach). Tanya is Manager of Agriculture at the PNE. She received her BFA from the University of Alberta. Adam, “I miss you”. Munish Sharma A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Flute Munish is excited to be back at Bard and working with such wonderful people! Originally from Regina, Munish has called Vancouver his home since 2007. Munish is currently bringing his next show, Danceboy, to full production and was recently in the world premiere of Himmat (Theatre Conspiracy) and Men Express Their Feelings (Zee Zee). Recent credits: A Thousand Splendid Suns, The Orchard (After Chekhov), and The Matchmaker (Arts Club); All’s Well That Ends Well (Bard); Bombay Black (Raghupriya Arts and Culture); and Victim Impact (Theatre Conspiracy). Instagram @munisharma.com0 Joanne P.B. Smith A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Stage Manager Joanne is delighted to be able to return to work at Bard on the Beach for this much awaited season. For Dad.

Advah Soudack A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Snug and Understudy for Hermia Advah is thrilled to be making her Bard debut with this production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Selected theatre credits: The House at Pooh Corner and touring production of GLORY. Recent screen credits: Love, Lights, Hanukkah! and The Christmas Contest. Selected animation credits: My Little Pony, Polly Pocket, Lego Friends, and Beyblade Burst Evolution. A special thank you goes out to Eema, Abba, Aviam, and Josh who have loved and supported me, always. For Abba. Jennifer Stewart Harlem Duet: Set Design Assistant Jenn is a multidisciplinary theatre artist. Design credits include Hamlet (Honest Fishmongers Co-op); Selfie (Théâtre la Seizième); Wilderness (Studio 58); Wet (Itsazoo); Redpatch (Hardline); and Blond Eckbert (Vancouver Opera YAP). Film credits include Edward and Adventures in Public School. She studied at Studio 58 and recently completed her Masters in Theatre Design and Production at UBC. Jenn is a member of the Associated Designers of Canada (IATSE659). www.jenniferannstewart.com Romeo and Juliet: Assistant Stage Manager Jenn has had the pleasure of working in a range of backstage roles: ASM, Production Manager and Technical Director. She has done multiple seasons with Theatre Replacement’s East Van Panto and at Caravan Farm Theatre, and several shows with Electric Company. This is Jenn’s eighth season with Bard on the Beach. She studied at Studio 58 and just completed her Masters degree at UBC. She is a member of CAEA.

company biographies Carly Street A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Bottom Carly has appeared on stages across Canada and the US, including Crow’s Theatre, Mirvish Productions, Tarragon Theatre, The Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Pittsburgh Public Theater, Cincinnati Playhouse, and four productions with Roundabout Theatre Company on Broadway. She made her Broadway debut in the Tony Award– winning production of Clybourne Park. Most recently, she appeared in the title role of Brecht’s The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui at Canadian Stage in Toronto. Sophie Tang Harlem Duet and Romeo and Juliet: Lighting Designer Sophie is an award-winning lighting and set designer working in theatre, opera and dance. She has worked with companies including Stratford Festival, PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, Electric Company Theatre, Arts Club Theatre, Bard on the Beach, Citadel Theatre, Theatre Replacement, and more. Recent credits: Do you mind if I sit here? (Theatre Replacement); Being Here: The Refugee Project (Belfry Theatre); The Rez Sisters (Stratford Festival); and At the Statue of Venus (City Opera). www.sophieyufeitang.com Shäolin Temrick-Young A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Fairy (Mustardseed) Shäolin, a contemporary dance artist, trained with Arts Umbrella Dance Company for 10 years, graduating from the VCC/Arts Umbrella Dance Diploma Program in 2021. She has created, performed and worked with renowned artists including Crystal Pite, Lesley Telford, Sidra Bell and Victor Quijada. Currently, Shäolin is enrolled as a third-year student at SFU’s School for the Contemporary Arts BFA program. She is delighted to be dancing with Bard on the Beach this season! Cecilia Vadala A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Set Design Assistant Born and raised in Italy, Cecilia has a background in Philosophy and Art History. A recent UBC graduate from the MFA program in Theatre Design and Production, Cecilia designs for the stage and the screen, focusing on the scenic design practice. As a designer, Cecilia considers herself a visual storyteller. Her aesthetic is suggestive and evocative. In her work the space is another character that evolves and tells a story on its own. www.ceciliavadala.com Sara Vickruck Romeo and Juliet: Mercutio/Apothecary Sara is excited to be back at Bard for their second season. As an award-winning multidisciplinary queer artist, Sara works as a performer, singer-songwriter, sound designer, producer, creator and writer. Select acting credits include Coriolanus (Bard on the Beach); Fun Home (Arts Club); Poly Queer Love Ballad (co-created with Anais West); Circle Game (Firehall Arts Centre); and Love Bomb (shameless hussy productions). Sara was given the 2020 CAEA Stage West - Equity Emerging Theatre Artist Award. saravickruck.ca Anna Wang-Albini A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Fairy (Cobweb) Anna is a dance artist based in Vancouver currently studying dance at SFU’s School for the Contemporary Arts. They have been in works choreographed by Tin Gamboa and Mikela Vuorensivu; and have studied under Justine A. Chambers, Rob Kitsos, and more. Anna is currently exploring their identity in dance by expanding their scope of what a creative practice constitutes, their personal definition of dance and seeking new opportunities wherever they may arise. It is Anna's first season with Bard and they could not be more excited! Kelsey Kanatan Wavey Romeo and Juliet: Directing Mentee Kelsey (they/them) is a theatre artist currently based in so-called Vancouver, from Treaty 1 Winnipeg, and member of Tataskweyak Cree Nation. Kelsey attended Studio 58 and has been working primarily as an actor since graduation, but is also a playwright, director and associate producer at Savage Society.

Anita Wittenberg Romeo and Juliet: Friar Laurence Anita is happy to join Bard for the first time in this beautiful story. She has performed for many theatres including the Arts Club, The Belfry, Thousand Islands Playhouse (Ontario), Western Canada Theatre, Theatre Northwest, Chemainus Theatre Festival, Center Theatre (Chicago), Stage One and Kentucky Shakespeare Festival (Louisville, KY). Most recently: Mother of the Maid (Pacific Theatre, 2020 Jessie Award nominee) and White Noise (Firehall/Savage Society). Recent TV: Riverdale, Supergirl, The Good Doctor. For C. 60

company biographies Sharon Wu A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Apprentice Stage Manager Sharon is thrilled to be back with Bard for a full season. Her select apprentice stage management credits include The Boy in The Moon (Cultch/Neworld Theatre); East Van Panto: Pinocchio (Theatre Replacement); and Coriolanus (Bard on the Beach, rehearsals). She is grateful to be collaborating with artists in the community and is endlessly thankful to her loved ones for their constant support. She is a graduate of Capilano University’s Technical Theatre program. Harika Xu Romeo and Juliet: Lighting Design Assistant Harika is a lighting and projection designer, graduated from UBC’s Theatre Design and Production Program. Lighting designs include Tuck Everlasting (Arts Umbrella); Mom’s the Word (Theatre NorthWest); So Damn Proud (Holy Crow Arts); Done/Undone (Bard on the Beach); and Madama Butterfly (Burnaby Lyric Opera). Assistant lighting design: Bad Parent (vAct, LD: Gerald King). Projection designs: Irreparable Harm? (Heart of the City Festival); and Chimerica and ENRON (United Players). harikaxu.com Angus Yam Romeo and Juliet: Benvolio/Balthasar Angus is a Hong Konger-Canadian artist based in Vancouver, BC, on the unceded traditional Indigenous territories. He graduated from Studio 58 this spring and is incredibly excited and grateful to be working with the Bard family for the first time. Some recent acting credits include East Van Panto: Alice in Wonderland (Theatre Replacement) and The Rocky Horror Show (Studio 58). Special thanks to his dearest Mama, little hater, and friends. Glory to God!

bard members O U R BARD MEMBERS ARE A V ITAL PART O F OU R S U CCESS . THAN K YOU FOR BEING A PART O F THE BARD F AMIL Y! The list below reflects those who have generously donated to Bard on the Beach between April 11, 2021 and April 11, 2022.

Renaissance Circle Major Gifts $10,000+ Michael Audain Larry Beasley & William Logan Suzanne Bolton & Jefferson Mooney in support of Bard’s Youth Education Programs Val & Dick Bradshaw Peter & Joanne Brown Foundation Ms Nancy Campbell & Dr Marshall Dahl Bob and Judy Hager Family Fund, held at Vancouver Foundation Kenn Hamlin Paul & Darlene Howard in support of the Howard Family Stage

Benefactors $1,000 – $2,499 Thomas & Catherine Adair Marion Allan Rati Arora Jack Austin Wendy & Simon Barron Paul Beckmann

Penny Pearse Alan & Gwendoline Pyatt Pamela & David Richardson in support of Bard Education Programs Jim Russell Ian Telfer & Nancy Burke Anonymous (2)

Gerald & Sheahan McGavin Sean & Kerin Munro Gloria Murphy Marlie Oden & Ken Newbert Nancy & Walter Segsworth The R & J Stern Family Foundation The Stevens Family John & Judy Taylor Brian Tufeld Bruno Wall Anonymous (1)

Artistic Director’s Circle $5,000 – $9,999 Beverly Berger Mary Clare & Jim Bovard Grant Burnyeat Douglas & Alice Clarke Martin & Diana Dawes Virginia Evans Doug & Margaret Hatlelid Trevor Lautens Mary McDougall Maude

Tudors $2,500 – $4,999 Norm Ackermann & Nedra Dickinson The Anako Foundation Ruth Brodie Patricia Charles Mike & Kathy Gallagher Marie Genest Maria & David Harris

Rick & Lorraine Bennett Dennis & Jennifer Bettiol Gordon & Cheri Bird Paula & Gordon Boleen Alison Buchan Lawrence Burr Elaine & Ken Carty Rebecca Catley

Pete Chamberlain Stuart & Meg Clyne Christine Conroy & Clive Tucker Margaret & Robin Cottle Merva Cottle Nancy M. Deshaw Patricia Dowad Stephanie & Mark Emanuel 62

Katherine & Glenn Ives Dr. Ron Jobe Valerie Jones Tony & Margie Knox Bill & Risa Levine Linda Loomer Jane Macdonald Wendi Mackay Eunice Opstad Deborah Pound Bonnie Schmelke Art & Aline Smolensky Dr. Linda Warren Ross & Louise Waters Ronna & Geoffrey Webb Anonymous (1)

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Tom & Peggy English Lynda & Murray Farmer Jasmine Forman Rick Gammer Christopher & Jennifer Gaze John Geddes June & Paddy Gooderham

bard members Kathy & Stan Hamilton Alasdair & Alison Hamilton Marilyn Harris Richard Harrison Mary Hartman & Patrick Mooney Linda Lee & Jens Henriksen Sandra Herd & Doug Powrie Rosalind & Ken Hollett Sam & Ann Isaacs Terri Jelic Reet Kana Jacqueline Kelly & Rowland McLeod John H. Kennedy Gary & Louise Kenwood Kate Ker & Paul Cobban Amanda & John Kump Louise Lemieux B. Macdonald Marlene MacKenzie Genny MacLean Aveen Maharaj Rosalyn Manthorpe Dennis McCann & Diane Darch Harvey McKinnon & Marcia Thomson Brenda McNeill Peter Mercer & Ginger Shaw Sarah MorganSilvester & Richard Fraser Derral & Linda Moriyama Barbara Morris & Angela Kelly Chris Morrissey Norah Morrow Paul Mulvihill Gary Nelson & Kathy O’Shea

Patricia & Rudolph North J. & ML Oger Richard Olson Andrew Piers Mollie Massie & Hein Poulus Todd & Valerie Prodanuk John Puddifoot Ian Reid Carolanne Reynolds Dal Richards Foundation, held at Vancouver Foundation Katherine Richmond Don Rose Claire Sakaki & Jason Keel Antonie & Susan Schouten Andrew & Hilde Seal Michael & Julie Seelig Eitan & Meghan Sharir David Smith Dr. Arv Sooch & Dr. Sevena Khunkhun Bruce Spence Isabelle Spothelfer Anne & Mitch Taylor Thorstenson & Bartholomew Les & Marita Tulloch Carol van Rijn Hari & Madhu Varshney Barrie & Margaret Vickers John & Susan Webster Douglas Welch & Elizabeth Ball Colin Whitaker Charlie Ker & Cathryn Wilson Jane & Michael Woolnough Bruce Munro Wright

Audrey Zaharichuk Anonymous (2) Midsummer Magic $600 – $999 Bryan & Gail Atkins Fund, held at Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation Wendy Baker Andrew Bianchini Elaine & Joseph Breaks Joseph Breaks Wayne Brown Nancy Buan Carol & Giorgio Caon Peter Clark Bob Cowan Valerie Dahl & Tony Traboulsee Patricia & George Davis Laura & Ron Drozdiak Peter Elliott & Thomas Roach Mark FancourtSmith Susan Flynn Peggy Hung Joy Gaze Douglas Graves Sholto Hebenton Joan Henderson Ainslie Rochelle Hurd Margery Kellett Robin & Barbara Kuritzky Ken Lee & Jim McLean Erica Levy & Alan Kingstone Michele Ley Brandon & Abby Ma Dr & Mrs. J.K. MacFarlane Kenneth MacLeod John & Yuko McCulloch 63

Colleen & Wes Midmore Miss Marian Ngo The Nieboers Wendy & Chris Orvig Kip & Venise Pearson Lin & John Richardson Don & Heather Risk David & Jeanmarie Diana Sandberg Carol Saxon Thomas & Sonya Schmitz Jean Scribner & Chris Wilson Jeff Sodowsky Don & Maggie Stewart Catherine Sullivan Mary Tait Lisa Vogt & Chris Hodgson Gillian Walker Alison & Robert Watt Andrea Webb Terry Whitehead Anonymous (7) Much Ado $300 – $599 Ian & Linda Adam Janet Allwork W. Alston Donald & Marion Anderson Allyson Baker Jane Baker Bill & Gladys Baxter Marsha Belanger Sigrid Bernhoerster Oonagh Berry & Christopher Levenson Amanda Brittain & Trevor Nisbet Brenna Britton M. Brodeur Janice Brown Alex Busch

bard members Noreen S. Cambon Carlson Family Fund, held at Vancouver Foundation Donna Celle Felix Cheng Alison Chilton David Coleman Meg Comiskey Vancouver Infectious Disease Centre (VIDC) Linda & Geoff Cummings Denise Cunningham Jeremy & Helen Davis Muriel Densford Greg Dipple Marnie & Rod Dobell, In Memory of Mike Matthews Jonathan & Cathy Driver Richard Dunn Deborrah Dunne Errol & Oona Durbach Catherine Eddy Linda Edwards Susanna & Kieran Egan Robin & Eleanor Elliott Sheila Elliott Delta Law Office Hilary Feldman & Hannah Scott P. Fitzgerald Ellen Flett Jane Flick & Robert Heidbreder Sherry Floren Ava Forsyth Tamara Frankel Margaret Fraser Karin Fulcher John Gallardo Glenna Geddes Harvey & Jean Gerber

Mary Lou Miles David Miller Dianne Miller Bill Millerd Peter & Suzanne Mogan Moira Munro Gregory & Grace Munson C. J. Newson David Nimmo Jack Olsen Joan Ouellette Archie & Caron Pell Jean Pirie Greg & Lori Plater Gord Plottel Kostya & Audrey Polyakov Bryan & Anne Prentice Pam Ratner Wendy Rattray Arthur Reber Ms. Joan Rike Peggy Roe Gina Russenholt Shirley Shebbeare Nadine Sheppard Jill Simpson Alisdair Smith Andrea Smith Irina Soboleva MJ Stenberg Peter StevensonMoore Ron & Dina Sudlow Della & Richard Swann Beverley Taylor Tom & Anne Terry Ronnie & Barry Tessler Jo Anne Tharalson Janine Thomas, Janine A.S. Thomas Law Corp Mary Thomas Elizabeth Tovey Angelika Waber Lyn & John Webster Michael Stevenson & Jan Whitford

Wonita Giacomin Norman Gish Arlene Gladstone & Hamish Cameron Kara Hammond Heather Jones & Richard Hankin Dr. Evelyn Harden in Memory of John Wood Elizabeth Hardy Edith Hewitt Gwendoline Hoar Barbara J. Holmes Dennis Holmes Martin Hosking Margaret Hyde Jennifer Jack Linda Johnston Janet Johnston Signe Jurcic Tyleen Katz Mr. Robert W. Kendrick Heather Kennedy Mrs. G.G. Kidd Verna J. Kirkness, OC, OM Karen Laurence Lynn Ledgerwood Judy Lerner Jill Leversage Janette Lindley & Danny Peart Mark & Terri Lisagor Brian & Lisa Loomis Margaret Lyle Allen Lynch Jean Lytwyn Nancy MacDonald Judith MacDonald Laverne MacFadden Dennis Magrega Denise Marasco Anne Mathisen Peter Kushnir & Anna Mazur John & June McBryde Beth McCracken Mary McIlwaine Camila Merlano 64

Dennis Wiebe Janice Williams Eric Wilson Stevie Wilson Gwendolyn Yip Christina Yorke DYY Karen & Allan Zeller Anonymous (7) Labour of Love $150 – $299 David Abrams Ronald & Brenda Appleton Julie Lynne Atchison Chris Overton & Marilyn Atkins Jean Baker Gillian L. Beattie Paul Belserene & Nuala Woodham Brenda Benham Amy Benson & John Russell Miriam Bergrud Heather Berkowitz Jacqui Bohling Avalon Bourne Norma Boutillier Joyce W. Bradley Kathleen Brooks Margaret Brown Brian Victor Brown James Buck Nigel Bullers – EasyPark Paul Champion Dr. Hugh Chaun & Pamela Chaun Maggi Cheetham Kenneth D. Cole Lorena Coslovich Melissa Crich Tracy Cromwell Lee Cross John Culter & Aldyen Donnelly Maxine Davidson Patricia Dick Brian Dietrich Peter Donkers

bard members Susan Duncan Kevin Eck Russell Elliott Christiana Flessner Al Fox Janet Gear Kate Gerson William Gilder Micheline Gill Jim & Rachel Gillingham Daniella Givon & Bernard Pinsky Mr. Perry Goldsmith Pamela Goossen Peter & Alexis Gorgopa Jesse E Gouge Rita & George Gouraud John Brian Grant Jeremy Haile Penny Handford Vincent Hanemayer Pauline Hannam Jeanne Harkness Susan Harman John Harper Nancy K. Harris & Uldis Ohaks Isabel Harrison John & Gundi Harriss Rebecca Hartman Martha Hazevoet David Heaney Helen Heaney Stephen Heatley In Honour of Deb Pound In Memory of Honourable M. Anne Rowles Jasmine Nicole Brenda Hudson David Hunt John Illes Jacqueline Jamieson Ann Jarrell Valerie Jenkinson Kerry Johnson

Paul Johnston & Marnie McGrath Karen Justice Patti Kernaghan Paul & Anne Kernan Ken Klonsky Susan Koch Bev Kolson Heather Kulyk McDonald Rick Lam Jerry & Susan Lampert Tony Lawrence Marilyn Lawrence Dr. & Mrs. Richard J. Lee Jeanette Lee Lesley & Keith Leishman Marion & Murray Lovelace John MacDonald Jane MacDonald John Madill Carol May Lindsay McArthur & Amber Kostuchenko Sheila McCallum Stewart McGillivray Betty McGowan Scott & Corky McIntyre Lucie McKiernan Catherine H. McPherson Rick Molstad Vera Morgan Jackie Morris Jennifer Munro Doreen Murphy Sumiko Nishizawa Stefanie Novakowski Diane Novakowski John O’Brian Celia O’Neill Sally Osborne Lucille Pacey Malcolm Page & Christine McGrath Ross Paul

Myrna Pearce Shirley Peerenboom Bruce Pentecost The Perks Family Ian Perry Damian PetruniaFransen Art Poisson Hazel Porteous Bev & John Price Jennifer Price Veronica & Francis Pring-Mill Karl & Eveline Raab Mr. & Mrs. Dorothy Racich Doug Reddy Rohays Reid Victoria Reynolds Ann Rippon Stephanie Robb Erica Roberts Jacki & John Ross Michael Ross Kate Ross & Laurie Phipps Christopher Ryder John & Paula Ryder Howard Myles Saunders Doris Savio Hardy Scott Cathie Sessions Judith Setton Kathryn Shaw Gordon Smith Diane Smith Peter J. Smith Jack Sniderman Tim Speakman Frank J. Stephan Dave Stephen & Astrid Beugeling Marcia Stephenson Susan Summers & Joanie Wolfe Natasha Sun Margaret & Simon Sutcliffe Richard & Margaret Swadden Jan Tennant 65

Ms. Sharon Thiessen Satu Thorne Christine Tolton Mr. & Mrs. Cyril Tsou Rebecca B Tunnacliffe Mark Vessey Carine Vindeirinho Susan Wagner Jodie Blaney & Jeff Wallace Claire Westlake Ron & Pat Wickens Ingrid Woldenga Jeff & Fiona Rachel Wyatt Kenneth & Jennifer Yule Dana Zendrowski Korri Zivin Anonymous (12)

We thank our Members at the As We Like It level ($50-$149) Thank you for your incredible and important role in supporting Bard! Please accept our heartfelt apologies and contact development@ bardonthebeach.org if we have missed or incorrectly listed your name.

bard volunteers B ard S alu t es o ur V o lunt eers Volunteer Legacy Program The Volunteer Legacy Progam was created to acknowledge 20+ years of service to our Festival. It is also awarded to those who can no longer volunteeer at Bard on the Beach, but have provided many years of service and support and were an integral part of the development of our volunteer program. Marg Acton Jacqui Bohling Douglas Clarke Meg Comiskey* Jean CunninghamSmith Mary Danieli Arlene Davidson Maxine Davidson Muriel Densford Barbara-Anne Eddy Jenny Evans Meribeth Fleetham Doug Hatlelid Margaret Hatlelid Judy Lerner* Laverne MacFadden Lillian Mitchell Ann Munro Brenda Norris Deborah Pound* Brenda Sawyer Cynthia Southard* Beverley Taylor Claire Westlake* Maureen Williams Stevie Wilson Audrey Zaharichuk*

10–19 Years of Service Rati Arora Sue Bates Sigrid Bernhoerster Susan Birtwell Monica Brennan Michael Caplan* Pam Chow Susan Easton Nancy Flexman Joan Fogarty* Joyce Garraway Eva Gerlitz Susan Harman Sandy Harvell Terri Jelic* Midori Kawahara Savannah Kemp Liz Landon Adriana Lopez Darryl Lucas Michelle Lundrigan Joni Macarthur Dennis McCann* Betty McGowan Carolyn McLean Hearn Susan McNeil Sandy McNeill Erin Meyer Anne Midzain Rod Neuman Susan Nugent Nadya Ogloff Agatha Ormiston Joan Ouellette Andrew Piers Veronica Pring-Mill Helen Roberts Katie Scott Glenda Sherlock Karen Shimokura Dina Sudlow* Gary Sutcliffe* Kate Sullivan Jo-Ann Ternier Anne Tickle Deborah Tom Elizabeth Tovey Scott Van Denham Barrie Vickers Margaret Vickers Cali Vindeirinho Angela Waber* Gillian Walker* Angela Wilk Lindsey Zikakis Theresa Zukovic

5–9 Years of Service Sarah Ball Wendy Barron Gordon Boleen Paula Boleen Eric Budgell Celine Cao Alexandra Charlton Gabriela Chavez Gabrielle Christie Cristina Ciccone Lynda Dandurand Craig Davidson Zelma Edgar Marlene Enns Shannon Enns Hilary Feldman Carrie Fleming Pam Gilbert John Godfreyson Raymond Greenwood Gwen Guguin Tina Gumuchian Imogen Hadfield Penny Handford Erin Hanratty Jeanne Harkness Janet Harper Glynis Harris Don Harrison Pat Harrold Pat Hartley Pamela Heath Linda Hewitt* Noa Heyl Noel Hollett Rosalind Hollett Corey Hollett Eileen Jang Gerald Joe Janet Johnston Karen Kelly Debbie Kenneally Glory Kinoshta Elaine Koochin Rika Lange Heather Lawrence David Leggatt Wanda Madokoro Michael Marissen Bonnie Martens Jennifer McKenzie Rose Mitsushio Fran Moore Lisabeth Morgan Hanna Murray Celia O’Neill Rachel Ralph* Sandi Reynolds Christine Sainsbury 66

Francesca Sainsbury Ann-Marie Sloan Stephanie Smith Lesley Stalker Doug Stever-Akesson Gail Sumanik Scott Ashton Swan Kary Taylor Bella Urbanowski Susan Webster Colin Whitaker Cora Whiting Craig Withers Donna Workman Christina Yorke 1–4 Years of Service Angelique Amiras Joy Anderson Gisele Arcand Julie Atchison Elizabeth Austin Marianne Baria Jennifer Bettiol Kathleen Bigsby Carol Bohlmann Vesna Bokic Laura Brett Bill Brymer Liz Caines Nancy Campbell Lorna Chee Anne Chong Jane Cole Kenneth Cole Rudi Corbett Chris Davie Els Decena Elizabeth Dent Jill Ellis Colleen Fograscher Lily Fong Verena Foxx Monika Gay Tracey Gebert Nadia Geffroy Jasper Gillard Georgete Goncalves Da Silva Lou Grant Linda Hewitt* Betty-Lou Hoover Eric Hoover Terry Horner Michelle Huot Nancy Illman Annemette Jerning Brenda Jew Denise Johnson Sonny Joyce

bard volunteers Raj Khatkar Susi Lawless Diane Leslie Dorothea Letkeman Fern Logan Dyane Lynch Jane Ma Susan MacRae Leslie Martin Regina Mayer Michelle McCarthy Barry McDonough Nancy McLean Susan McLeish Eve Mendes Anne Midttun Marilyn Miles David Montgomery Melanie Moore Susan Munkeskov Kathy Murphy Lori Murray Dominica Myles David Nimmo Veronika Ong Donna Osiowy Deborah Patterson Harry Pering Adele Peters Pat Pierri Christopher Porter Justin Quattrocchi Jan Robinson Ben Russell

Joyce Barr Martha Bassett Diana Bell Joanne Benincasa Wayne Brown Christine Campbell Tabassum Chagani Anson Cheng Lora Cheng Christie Chua Michelle Crompton Lianne Darby Shannon Darrach Sandra Dueck David Egan Alison Farmer Alyssa Fielding Erin Fitzgibbon Delaney Gilmour Claire Goodfellow Donna Gunter Aleks Harrison June Harrison Catherine Helliwell Kira Hewitt Xiaoyao Jiao Ken Johnston Tirion Jones Allison Kassab Alison Knight Noriko Koike Didi Korcheva Moira Latimer Jacqueline Lau

Selma Savage Diana Schachter Lucy Scott Janet Shaw Grace Shaw Mary Sherlock Virginia Shulist Janet Smith Barbara Starkey Alison Stockbrocks Barbara Stokes Garry Sum Kimberly Sunder Hikari Terasawa Garett Toporowski Rachel Torres Judy Toy Phyllis Tso Betty Van Durme Lisa Wagner Lesley Walker Susanna Waltham Nancy Watson-Willborn Donna Webb Maureen Wicken Sharron Wilson Colleen Wong Graham Wong Phoebe Wong Robyn Young New Volunteers Cathy Anderson Mark Anderson Caitlin Atkinson

2019 Volunteers at Bard-B-Q & Fireworks | Photo: Kristin Szilvassy

Grace Li Szachii Lim Genevieve Loxley Kate MacLean Nicole Maine Meredith McCullum Craig McKee Sophie Mildiner Coro Mohr Mariam Nasrii Sevie Paz Carolyn Pederson Toni Pitchfork Allen Qiu John Robertson Rosemarie Rupps Akemi Scott Braedon Snyder Mayumi Spry Peter Stabler Kate Sutherland Maree Thair Elenor Wardrop Fiona Whyte Kathleen Whyte Emily Wilkinson Becky Wong Gary Zhu Susan Zygmunt *R ecipients of Volunteer of the Year

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Executive Director: Claire Sakaki

Artistic and Production Associate Artistic Director: Dean Paul Gibson Coast Salish Initiatives Consultant: Cory Douglas Artistic Company Manager: Susan Miyagishima Interim Artistic Company Manager: Jessica Chambers Head Voice and Text Coach: Alison Matthews Coaching Staff: Patricia Darbasie, Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg, Alana Hawley Purvis Medical Consultant: Dr. Jim Bovard Integrated Support Team: Dr. Jim Bovard, Heather Biagi, Dave Campbell, Dr. Glenn Cashman, Wendy Epp, Mia Mosters, Dr. Arv Sooch

Site and Transportation Crew: Chris Norman, Justin Gaudio, Samantha Cheng, Irene Weng, Matt McLellan, Brian Martinez, Jiho Park, Nikki Abrams, Leo Chang, Triane Tambay, Colleen Bayati, JQ Norris, Lauren Han, Liam Robertson, Adam Weaver, Kristina Kearley, Cole Albee, Samantha Burnet, Kaileigh Funnell, Sophia Stel, Randy Randall, Bryce Drew, Michael Louie, Griffin Bates Education Director of Education: Mary Hartman Education Manager: Katie Johnstone Education Coordinator: Melanie Hiepler Education Assistant: Santana Berryman Education Production Assistant: Starlynn Chen Teaching Artists: Praneet Akilla, Lindsey Angell, Lois Anderson, Valeria Ascolese, Scott Bellis, Kate Besworth, Ian Butcher, Arthi Chandra, Theresa Cowley, Katie Crompton, Patricia Darbasie, Bonnie Duff, Austin Eckert, Tasha Faye Evans, Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg, Charlie Gallant, Mahayla Galliford, Dean Paul Gibson, Jeff Gladstone, Isaac George-Hotchkiss, Isabella Halladay, Alana Hawley Purvis, Jonathan Hawley Purvis, Ming Hudson, Olivia Hutt, Arggy Jenati, Kenneth Johnson, Luisa Jojic, Andy Kalirai, Emily Jane King, Alexandra Lainfiesta, Amber Lewis, Anton Lipovetsky, Alison Matthews, Paul Moniz de Sá, Moya O’Connell, Dawn Petten, Nadeem Phillip, Christine Quintana, Matthew Rhodes, Sarah Roa, Meg Roe, Jenny Rush-Cooper, Jason Sakaki, Harveen Sandhu, Mike Stack, Todd Thomson, Agnes Tong, Andrew Wheeler, Allegra Wright Riotous Youth: Kahlila Ball, Camryn Chew, Ashley Chodat, Kevin Nyugen, Sunshine O’Donovan

Production Director: Jonathan Ryder Production Coordinator: Lauren McDonald Technical Directors: Richard Hansen, Neil Tamboline Assistant Technical Director: Zain Khudhur, Madeleine Molgat Laurin Production Carpenter: William Dettlaff Venue Technicians: Michael Hewitt, Justin Gaudio, Harrison Dehek Head of Properties: Heidi Wilkinson Props Builders: Sharon Zimmerman, Chris Hall, Stephanie Barclay, Gabrielle McRitchie Props Buyer: Carol Macdonald BMO Mainstage Construction Coordinator: Leigh Kerr BMO Mainstage Construction Crew: Chris Fader, Sean Lang BMO Mainstage Head Scenic Artist: Omanie Elias BMO Mainstage Scenic Artists: Kelsey Raeanna, Senem Yaman, Sharon Zimmerman BMO Mainstage Head Scenic Carpenter: Kyle Sutherland BMO Mainstage Scenic Carpenters: Robert Allen, Andrew Moffatt, Will Nutter, John Popkin, Jon Schoonderbeek, Tiff Shepard HFS Construction Coordinator: Ace Martens HFS Scenic Artists: Isabelle Barlow, Tegan Klancnik HFS Scenic Carpenters: JC D’Almedia, Jeremy Vreeken, Lorraine West, Chris White Head of Audio: Chris Engleman Assistant Head of Audio: Jamez Gooden Audio Techs: Julia Moniz-Lecce Production Head Electrician: Conrad Tugnum Site and Production Crew Chief: Harrison Dehek Production Crew: Harrison Dehek, William Dettlaff, Conrad Tugnum, Julie Wiebe, Aleks Harrison, Andrew Moffatt, Cody Biles, Jillian Burke, Marcus Vaillant, Tyler Bangsund, Beau Picard Head of Wardrobe: Amy McDougall Assistant Head of Wardrobe: Jessica Oostergo Cutters: Janet Dundas, Mitchell Mackay, Claire Sparling Junior Cutter: Holly Anderson First Hands: Jodi Jacyk, Amira Jawad, Heather Young Stitchers: Andrea Brown, Melissa Cartwright, Andrea Delano, Tracey Gauvin, Desiree Morin, Eloïse Pons, Sarah Sosick, Valentina Vélez Head of Wigs, Hair and Makeup: Caitlin Peake Wigs Assistant: Christopher Wu Embroiderer: Liuba Tabunidze Breakdown Artist: Tessa Armstrong, Denise Gingrich Head of Backstage Wardrobe: Melissa McCowell Backstage Wardrobe Crew: Sarah Sosick, Kelsey Stanger Backstage Wigs Crew: Aderinsola Wahab, Christopher Wu Wardrobe Maintenance: Sarah McCready, Olivia Reid-Friesen Wardrobe Intern: Celeste Mol, Yuting Yue Site Project Manager: Sean Preston Site Supervisors: Neil Griffith, DJ Hicks, Anthony Walmsley Head of Transportation: Jim Preston Project Coordinator: Ingrid Tamboline Site Buyer: Jaspar Irwin Site Head LX: Ryan Yee Crew Chiefs: Evan Follweiter, Mary Cantelon, Tenay Hall, Sarah Lennon, Nic Mitsui, Dylan Hargrave, Jillian White Lead Operator: Don Robinson Operator: Brad Lemon

Administration Director of Marketing and Communications: Heather Kennedy Marketing Manager: Maya Lohcham Content Marketing Specialist: Kristin Szilvassy Marketing Assistant: Jiejun Wu Publicity and Media: Cynnamon Schreinert Box Office Manager: Jocelyn Cartmel Box Office Coordinators: Kai Taddei, Catherine-Thanh Le, Arturo Del Rio Bello Box Office Agents: Noella Ansaldi, Akemi Scott, Josh Sunderman Sales and Analytics Specialist: Veronica Maynard Director of Development: Diane Cook Interim Director of Development: Jeff Sodowsky Corporate and Foundation Giving Officer: Cathleen Gingrich Individual Giving Officer: Taylar Ball Director of Finance: Fernando Jacob Controller: Tamara Signer Accountant: Andrew Umur Peten Business and Employee Relations Manager: Stacey Menzies Administrative Assistant: Siena Dolinski Director of Operations: Ava Forsyth Operations Manager: Max Forsyth Patron and Volunteer Manager: Aidan De Lacy Operations Coordinator: Angie Jaimes Duran Assistant Volunteer Coordinator: Kirsten N Facilities Coordinator: Linda Guthrie Front of House and Retail Managers: Bronwen Bente, Johannes Bjarkason, Olivia Etey, MaFer Douglas, Isabella Halladay, Emma Harris, Vanessa Ho, Emma Hoogeveen, Sunshine O’Donovan, Monica Perea, Matthew Rhodes, Hannah Scott, Nathan Smith, Zoey Stienstra, Ingrid Turk, Nora Wendt, Isabella Woolston Season Materials and Website: Carter Hales Design Lab Digital Advertising Agency Services: Murray Paterson Marketing Group House Program Design: Corporate Graphics Advance Photography: Emily Cooper Production Photography: Tim Matheson Video Services: The Art Left Creative Group, Black Rhino Creative, Jovan Harmuth Accessibility Committee Community Members: Amy Amantea, Pam Horton

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2022 Bard on the Beach Festival Program Guide

Articles inside

Bard Company Biographies

Schedule & Information

Bard Members

Bard Special events

Bard Legacy Circle

Bard Team

Bard Volunteers

Behind the Scenes

Behind the Scenes

Seákw – The Story of the Festival Site

Director’s notes

Director’s notes

The Story

Director’s notes

The Story

Artistic & executive Directors’ Message