WCT - Empire of the Son Program

Presents A Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre Production

EMPIRE OF THE SON Written and Performed by Tetsuro Shigematsu

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GENERAL NOTES In consideration of your fellow audience members’ comfort and enjoyment of the show, we ask the following:

Electronic Devices: Please turn off all cellular phones and watch alarms prior to the show.

Late Seating Policy: Patrons who arrive after the performance has begun will be seated at an appropriate interval in the program.

Scent-free Facilities: Please arrive perfume/cologne-free and do not bring flowers into the lobby or theatre.

Children: WCT productions, unless they are identified as Family Friendly, are not suitable for children or babes in arms. Every patron, regardless of age, requires a ticket. For more information, please visit the FAQs on wctlive.ca.

Recording Policy: Due to copyright regulations, the use of cameras and other video or audio recording of this performance by any means is strictly prohibited.

Services for Patrons: The Sagebrush Theatre now has hearing assist listening systems.

Both the Pavilion and Sagebrush theatres are wheelchair accessible and equipped with wheelchair-seating locations.

Please see the House Manager for details.

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Presents a Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre Production

EMPIRE OF THE SON Written By

TETSURO SHIGEMATSU

TETSURO SHIGEMATSU* Writer/Performer DONNA YAMAMOTO Artistic Producer RICHARD WOLFE* Director/Original Concept Dramturgy HEIDI TAYLOR Dramaturg PAM JOHNSON Set Design GERALD KING Lighting Design BARBARA CLAYDEN Costume Design STEVE CHARLES Sound Design YVONNE GALL Audio Dramaturg REMY SIU Video Design Consultant ANDREW PYE Technical Director/Lighting Designer CAROL MACDONALD Props Master JENNIFER STEWART* Stage Manager ADRIAN MUIR Production Manager YOSHIKO & AKIRA SHIGEMATSU Documentary Audio *With the generous support of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association

Running time: 75 minutes Taking photographs or making any recording is prohibited in the theatre.

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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S NOTES I saw Empire of the Son a few years ago in Vancouver, and was very moved by its honest, gentle theatricality and intimate story of family dynamic. Tetsuro’s writing and performance take us on a cultural and historical journey which may be new and informative to many of us, but his portrayal of the parent/child relationship is something with which we all can identify in some way. We are honoured and proud to share this wonderful story with you.

Thanks to all of you for your patience and understanding with our many moves this season due to the situation at the Sagebrush. We look forward to an outstanding season next year back in our old home, full of thrills, laughs, and terrific music. I encourage you to take a look at our season offerings listed in this program and on our website, and to chat with a WCT or KL!BO representative about our fantastic shows and subscription options including a brand new opportunity to subscribe to our Studio Series in the Pavilion. As always, I am also open to your feedback and questions at james@wctlive.ca Finally, huge thanks to the WCT staff and volunteers for the work they’ve done in bringing you our largest season to date in 2018/19. They are unsung heroes in our community.

Enjoy Empire of the Son, and we look forward to seeing you in September, 2019 with The Drowning Girls!

James MacDonald Artistic Director, Western Canada Theatre

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PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S NOTES When I got the call from James MacDonald showing interest in presenting Tetsuro Shigematsu’s Empire of the Son at Western Canada Theatre, I almost fell off my seat. I had always wanted to share this story with a community that loves storytelling and had always wanted to bring this play to Kamloops. A heartfelt thank you to James and the WCT team who have made this possible, and to you, the audience, who have come out to welcome our company and be a part of our story.

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PLAYWRIGHTS’ NOTES When we first started building ‘Empire,’ I rather presumptuously urged the designers to, “make everything tour-able!” I was a bit naïve at the time regarding how things actually worked in Canadian theatre. I wasn’t aware that remounts of Canadian plays are in fact exceedingly rare. So my team gently advised me, “let’s wait for the reviews to come in shall we?” Thanks to their exceptional craftsmanship, Empire of the Son did in fact go on to tour, not once, not twice, but three times. This is more than I could have ever expected. Thank you for being here to help us celebrate such gorgeous luck. And if you’re so inclined, stick around after the show, and we can chat in the lobby.

Tetsuro Shigematsu

DIRECTOR’S NOTES It was a great pleasure working with Tetsuro Shigematsu on the creation of Empire of the Son. Being involved in the making of this performance has offered up many nuanced insights into living, dying, laughter and tears – the essence of human self-reflection. I’d like to acknowledge the invaluable contributions of the project’s many collaborators – such is the beauty of theatre. Finally, I’d like to offer a special thank you to Bahareh, Mika, Taizo, Akira, Yoshiko and the entire Shigematsu family for sharing a story that’s at once so wonderfully singular and reassuringly universal.

Richard Wolfe

ABOUT VANCOUVER ASIAN CANADIAN THEATRE

Founded in 2001, Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre first began as a community theatre. Over the next 12 years, VACT collaborated with over 500 Asian Canadian theatre artists in over 40 productions.

In 2013, Donna Yamamoto was appointed as Artistic Director.

Thus began VACT’s rapid transformation from a community theatre to one of the most exciting diversitymandated professional theatre companies in Canada.

In 2014, VACT’s co-production with The Frank Theatre of Ga Ting by Chinese Canadian playwright Minh Ly was a world premiere of a new Canadian work. In October 2015, Empire of the Son was presented as part of The Cultch’s 2015/16 season to unanimous critical praise. In the Spring of 2016, VACT premiered Dirty Old Woman’by Chinese Canadian playwright Loretta Seto, as part of The Cultch’s official season, and it enjoyed a sold-out run. Last year Loretta Seto’s play The Ones We Leave Behind was produced by VACT and premiered as part of The Cultch’s 2018/19 season. In the fall of 2016, Empire of the Son’ was remounted at The Cultch, and has been touring nationally to Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, St. John’s, Saint John, Calgary and Edmonton, Winnipeg, and Saskatoon.

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ARTISTS’ BIOGRAPHIES DONNA YAMAMOTO Artistic Producer Donna is an award winning actor, creator and the Producing Artistic Director of VACT (Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre). Since 2013 when Donna took the helm of VACT, she has devoted herself to the development of stage productions that are written and performed by Asian Canadian artists. Empire of the Son, by Tetsuro Shigematsu, has had 18 openings and continues to tour across Canada and abroad. In 2016, Donna was a recipient of the inaugural Vancouver NOW Representation and Inclusion Award. That same year, she was chosen as an honouree on International Women’s Day, in recognition of her outstanding contributions to social justice. Many people know Donna by her roles on tv (Hannah Green on THE 100) and film (Deadpool), and has over 95 film, tv and theatre credits. She will be performing in the play Seven Streams of the River Ota, produced by Exmachina, that premieres in Moscow at the Chekhov International Theatre Festival this summer.

TETSURO SHIGEMATSU Writer/Performer For more than twenty years, Tetsuro Shigematsu has been telling stories across an array of media. A former writer for for CBC Television’s This Hour Has 22 Minutes, in 2004, he became the first person-of-colour to host a daily national radio program in Canada when he took over The Roundup on CBC Radio, where he co-wrote and co-produced nearly a thousand hours of network programming. His most recent theatre work, Empire of the Son, sold out its run before it opened and was named the best show of 2015 by the Vancouver Sun and the Georgia Straight and has toured across Canada including the National Arts Centre. If you’d like to support Tetsuro’s work, please visit patreon.com/tetsuro.

RICHARD WOLFE Director /Original Concept Dramaturgy Richard is multi-award winning director, dramaturg and specialist in contemporary theatre and performance. Recent Canadian premieres he’s directed include: Hir by Taylor Mac, The Events by David Greig, One Hour Photo by Tetsuro Shigematsu, Long Division by Peter Dickinson, Genetic Drift

by Amy Lee Lavoie, The Invisible Hand by Ayad Akhtar, Empire of the Son by Tetsuro Shigematsu and Inside the Seed by Jason Rothery. Some international plays include: Blasted by Sarah Kane, Romans in Britain by Howard Brenton, and Terminus by Mark O’Rowe. In all, shows he’s directed have received over 68 Jessie nominations for excellence in Vancouver’s professional theatre.

Richard has been Artistic Director of Pi Theatre for the past ten years (richardwolfe.ca).

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HEIDI TAYLOR Dramaturg Heidi Taylor is a dramaturg, director and performer, and Artistic and Executive Director at PTC, based on the traditional unceded territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl ̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. She makes sited, devised, and interdisciplinary work, developing performances from first idea through production. She is a long time collaborator with VACT. Current projects include Tetsuro Shigetmatsu’s Kuroko, Zahida Rahemtulla’s The Wrong Bashir, and Carmen Aguirre’s Anywhere But Here. Heidi is Board Treasurer of the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas.

PAM JOHNSON Set Design Pam is thrilled to be remounting Empire of the Son. Since graduating from Nor-Kam in 1972, Pam has had a busy career. This is Pam’s 37th year as a set designer. She trained at Studio 58 in Vancouver. She has designed for Bard on the Beach, Vancouver Playhouse, Arts Club, and Theatre Calgary, just to name a few. She is a multiple Jessie Award winner, along with a special Career Achievement Award.

GERALD KING Lighting Design Gerald has designed lighting for many local Dance Theatre and Opera Companies. Some of those include: Ballet British Columbia, Bard on The Beach, The Vancouver Opera, Mitch and Murray, The Arts Club Theatre, The Playhouse Theatre Company, Kokoro Dance, Karen Jamieson Dance and Theatre for Living. Outside of Vancouver his work has been seen with The National Ballet of Canada, Theatre Calgary, The National Arts Centre, Pacific Opera Victoria, The Baltimore Opera, Cincinnati Playhouse, The Edmonton Opera, Opera Omaha, Western Canada Theatre and numerous others. Gerald has received a number of Awards for his Lighting Design and is a member of the Associated Designers of Canada.

BARBARA CLAYDEN Costume Design Barbara Clayden is a graduate of UBC with a BA in Fine Arts. She has been working as a theatre artist in Vancouver for over 30 years. Primarily designing costumes, she has worked with such companies as the Arts Club, Bard on the Beach, Blackbird Theatre, Carousel, Electric Company, Firehall Arts Centre, Mortal Coil, Patrick Street Productions, Pi Theatre, Presentation House, Rumble, Theatre Conspiracy and Theatre Replacement. Barbara has been nominated for over 15 Jessie Richardson Awards for her Costume Design and received a few along the way.

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a season of brilliant favourites!

MAINSTAGE SERIES at the Sagebrush Theatre Dracula: The Bloody Truth

By Le Navet Bete & John Nicholson

October 10 to 19, 2019 Professor Abraham Van Helsing leaps off the pages of Dracula to set the record straight and bring to light the ‘truth’ of the legendary vampire and his terrifying story. With the rambunctious assistance of 3 eccentric actors playing multiple characters, Van Helsing takes the audience on a breakneck theatrical journey from the spooky Transylvanian mountains to the romantic English coast. A rollicking farce for families and vampire lovers alike. Monty Python meets the macabre in this WCT Hallowe’en treat!

The Sound of Music

Music by Richard Rodgers | Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse | Suggested by “The Trapp Family Singers” by Maria Augusta Trapp

November 28 to December 10, 2019 Continue a WCT family holiday tradition with the beloved story of the high-spirited Maria and the exuberant von Trapp family singers. The most popular musical in history overflows with such memorable songs as “My Favorite Things”, “DoRe-Mi”, and “Climb Ev’ry Mountain”. In the lush Austrian Alps in the shadow of the Second World War, the hills are alive with this thrilling and inspiring story of love, the joy of family – and a daring bid for freedom. An all-new WCT production!

The New Canadian Curling Club

By Mark Crawford Co-production with Thousand Islands Playhouse

January 23 to February 1, 2020 A show that is sure to rock the house. Comedy abounds when 4 new(ish) Canadians sign up to learn “a bunch of foolishness that’s not even a real sport”. But when the team organizer breaks her hip, the rink’s cantankerous ice-maker is forced 12

to step in as head coach. Trouble is, he has some strong opinions about immigrants… Will this group of unlikely athletes—facing off against prejudice, pulled groins, and slippery ice—become a true team in time to face high-pressure competition for the coveted Highlander Cup? From the playwright of the WCT hit The Birds and the Bees.

Serving Elizabeth

By Marcia Johnson

February 20 to 29, 2020 Nyeri, Kenya, 1952: In the key moments before Elizabeth becomes queen, Mercy, a Kenyan independence activist, is offered an exorbitant fee to cook for the visiting princess, who turns out to have a few surprises of her own. London, UK, 2015: Brexit, politics, and the making of a TV series about the royals cause more than a few culture clashes for a young Kenyan-Canadian production intern. A funny, fresh, and topical new play about colonialism, monarchy, and who is serving whom – or what.

Chelsea Hotel: The Songs of Leonard Cohen Created by Tracey Power

March 26 to April 4, 2020 Leonard Cohen’s powerful and inspirational music is the heartbeat of the nationally acclaimed Chelsea Hotel. Haunted by memories of his tumultuous love life, a writer checks into New York’s infamous Chelsea Hotel, desperate to find the words and inspiration for his next song. An enchanting, eclectic cabaret of love won, lost, and found again told through Cohen’s transcendent music and lyrics. Sexy, mysterious and daring, Chelsea Hotel is the perfect evening for a date, with Leonard or another.

STUDIO SERIES at the Pavilion Theatre The Drowning Girls

Every Brilliant Thing

September 19 to 28, 2019 Three Edwardian-era brides emerge from their clawfoot bathtubs to recount evidence against the same man who married them, took out life insurance policies on them…and murdered them.

Bessie, Alice and Margaret take back their lives and their voices through this haunting, ingenious tale of empowerment and social change. A stylish, haunting fantasia, The Drowning Girls is full of rich images, quirky humour, and spine-chilling thrills.

April 30 to May 9, 2020 (1) Ice cream, (2) rollercoasters, (3) the smell of old books - as a mother battles chronic depression, a child creates a list of everything that makes life worth living. As time passes and the list grows, what began as a simple attempt to deal with childhood sadness becomes an epic and heart-warming chronicle of life’s joys, both big and small. Staged in an in-the-round setting, this touching, funny and intimate solo piece charts the lengths we will go for those we love.

By Beth Graham, Charlie Tomlinson & Daniela Vlaskalic

By Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe

Special Presentation

Café Daughter

By Kenneth T. Williams A Workshop West Production

March 12 to 21, 2020 In 1950’s small-town Saskatchewan, nine-year-old half-Chinese, half-Cree Yvette Wong struggles to find her in place in a small-minded community, until an unexpected ally helps set her on a path that’s destined for greatness. Inspired by the life of Chinese-Canadian/Cree Senator Lillian Eva Quan Dyck, Café Daughter tells an uplifting story of finding yourself and defining your place in the world against all odds.

Special Pricing to Subscribers

The Boy in the Moon

By Emil Sher, based on the book by Ian Brown Produced by Neworld Theatre in partnership with the Rare Disease Foundation

April 15 to 19, 2020 Based on Ian Brown’s candid and moving memoir of raising his son Walker, a child with profound disabilities caused by a rare genetic disorder. Told with directness, innovative staging, and stunning emotional honesty.

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STEVE CHARLES Sound Design Steve Charles is a composer and performer from Vancouver. Highlights include: Othello (Bard on the Beach); Love Bomb (Shameless Hussies); Urinetown (Firehall Arts Centre); Avenue Q (Arts Club); Brief Encounter (Playhouse/RMTC); Dance Marathon (Bluemouth Inc.); The French-Canadian talent show Galala on TV Unis and Pacifique en Chanson. He is a co-founder of the Escape Artists who produced Miss Shakespeare and J.Caesar in 2015 and he continues to perform in their show Chelsea Hotel in theatres across Canada. He tours internationally with bands The Fugitivesand Viper Central as a multi-instrumentalist and sound designer. He is very proud to be part of VACT’s Empire of the Son artistic team. www.stevenjohncharles.com YVONNE GALL Audio Dramaturg Yvonne Gall is an award winning radio producer and journalist with 35 years experience, including 25 years at CBC Radio producing stories and content for all of CBC’s flagship programs.

REMY SIU Video Design Consultant ( 蕭逸南 ); is a composer and new media artist based in Vancouver, BC. Recently, his work has involved the construction of automated and variable performance apparatuses that employ light, sound, software, and the body.

He is interested in creating friction and stakes between the performer, the interface, and the system through the use of game mechanics and failure. His output spans chamber music, dance, theatre, installations, and audio-visual work.

CAROL MACDONALD Props Master A Vancouver based Props Buyer-Builder-Finder-Hunter-Gatherer, Carol is thrilled to be dusting off her origami skills for this beautiful show, for which she and Remy Siu were co-nominated for a Jessie award. Carol works variously for Bard On The Beach, The Vancouver Opera, TUTS and The Arts Club. Carol is a proud graduate of Studio 58’s Production Program and dedicates this and all shows to Mom. JENNIFER STEWART Stage Manager Jenn Stewart works in various capacities in theatre, both backstage and as a designer. Backstage credits include Studies in Motion (Electric Company), Motherload (the chop), Th’owxiya (Axis), six seasons at Bard on the Beach and multiple shows at Caravan Farm Theatre. Selected design credits include Of Mice and Men (Set & Props, Hardline), Selfie (Set & Costumes, Seizieme), Redpatch (Masks, Hardline), Wilderness (Set & Props, Studio 58), and Wet (Set & Props, Itsazoo). She is a three-time Jessie nominee and studied at UBC and Studio 58.

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ANDREW PYE Technical Director/Lighting Director Andrew Pye is a theatrical Lighting Designer and Technical Director based in Vancouver and Toronto. He works in ballet, modern dance, opera and traditional theatre, and is a two-time Jessie nominee for Small Theatre Lighting Design. Some of his recent work includes: Misery (Arts Club Theatre); Wilderness (Studio 58); Light Breaking Broken (Karen Jamieson Dance); Flare Path (Slamming Door Collective); Lion in Winter (United Players); Spark (Lamondance); Triumph of Love (UBC Theatre); Rivulets (Babelle Theatre); and I Love Mondays (Theatre Terrific).

ADRIAN MUIR Production Manager Adrian is happy to be working on his first project with Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre. He has worked as a production manager, technical director and lighting designer with many local theatre companies. He teaches theatre production at Studio 58 and is a member of the Associated Designers of Canada.

VANCOUVER ASIAN CANADIAN THEATRE THANKS

VACT would like to thank the following funders, donors and supporters

Canada Council for the Arts, BC Arts Council, Government of Canada, City of Vancouver, Province of BC, Wuchien Michael Than Foundation, National Association of Japanese Canadians, National Association of Japanese Canadians Endowment Fund, Vancouver Foundation, Hamber Foundation, The McLean Foundation, Bonnie Mah, Wendy Lee, Koffman Kalef LLP, Prospero Realty Inc. Ganache Patisserie, Stan and Kathryn Hamilton,YP Heung Foundation, Elsie and Audrey Jang Fund from Vancouver Foundation, Ken Gracie and Philip Waddell, The McGrane-Pearson Endowment Fund held at Vancouver Foundation, And our Gold Sponsor EasyPark.

Thank you David Pedlow, Nigel Bullers, Susanna Chow, Ross Paul, Jane Brindley, Audrey Ho, Jean Lum, Kurt Louie, Annalies Camfferman, Sheldon Chandler, Terry Wong, Raymond Shum, Teresa Trovato, Marietta Kozak, Peter Hall, Elia Kirby, Great Northern Way Scene Shop, Mortal Coil, Sauder School of Business, Heidi Taylor, Richard Wolfe, Ruby Slippers Theatre, Studio 58, Roundhouse, Carousel Theatre for Young People, Bill Millerd, The Arts Club, Heather Redfern, The Cultch, Jovanni Sy, Gateway Theatre, Claire Sakaki, Terry Whitehead, Tiffany Chiu, Daniel Budgell, Sandy Tanaka, Penny Tham, Andrea Yu, Belle Cheung, Linda Leong, Julianne Nieh, Sally Lee, Jenna Masuhara, Maria Zarrillo, Anjela Magpantay, Annie Jang, Laara Ong and Bahareh Shigematsu.

Empire of the Son was developed with the assistance of PTC at the 2014 Writers’ Colony in Vancouver, and has been produced with PTC’s assistance in a PTC Company Collaboration.

Thank you also to Pi Theatre for being so wonderfully supportive of VACT and the Empire of the Son national tour.

Empire of the Son was written in part with the support of the writer-inresidence program at the Historic Joy Kogawa House.

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BRAVO! - continued Wendy Nielsen Jeannine & Bob Nishiguchi Maria Paccagnella Robert & Lorraine Pick Reg and Tracey Pointer Carl & Penny Pentilchuk Sandra Pryce Laura Randall Niki Remesz Terry & Susanne Rogers G Kelly and Shirley Rowland Lynn Rutherford Susan Safford Shirley Sze & Peter Schwirtz Rosemary Saint-Michaels Terry & Lanni Shupe Shannon Smyrl Don & Sandy Staff S Sunder Peggy Swanson Lynne Totten Nicole Tougas Judith Treherne Bob & Jennifer Trudeau Pat Wallace (In memory of Evelyn Gollar)

Friends: $25-$99 Karen Albiston Margaret Brown Sharon Carrell & John Dittrich Michael & Gerrianne Clare Donna Demarni Elizabeth Dye Dave & Irene Edamura Julie Feather Jean Gagne Yanni Giftakis In memory of Evelyn Gollier Ina Gory Cathy Hall-Patch Ron & Judy Hatch Jon & Helen Helvoigt Ken & Marylyne House Bill & Sally Jennejohn Valerie Kemp Evan Klassen Wendy Krauza Avalean Loerke Melissa Lowenberg Beverley Martin William & Stephanie Albert

McIntosh Robert and Marian McLaren Dean & Wendy McLean Susan Nelson-Smith Ross & Robin Nichol Stan & Louise Oakes Wilma Pagan Mavis Paravantes Barbara Pettie Valentina Putoto Jay Rilkoff Nancy Rigby Margaret Sharon Karen Siggers Kathy Sinclair Jeff Sodowsky Elaine Stade Dawne Taylor Nicole Tougas Cristina & Petros Tsaparas Nancy Van Wagoner Diane Webb Lois & David Williams Gillian Mary Woods

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