Western Canada Theatre Season Program 2015 - 2016

2015 - 2016 SEASON 1

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Late Seating Policy: Patrons who arrive after a performance has begun will not be seated until an appropriate interval in the program, in consideration of our audience. At the Pavilion Theatre, this will not be possible until intermission. If there is no intermission, latecomers cannot be seated.

Scents: Also in consideration of fellow audience members, we ask that the use of perfumes and aftershaves be limited.

Recording Policy: The use of cameras and other video or audio recording of this performance by any means is strictly prohibited.

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Services for Patrons with Disabilities: 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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WELCOME TO OUR 40th SEASON It’s our 40th anniversary! For 40 years this incredible company has been producing great theatre for audiences in Kamloops and across Canada. WCT has had a remarkable impact on the national theatre landscape, producing premieres of important new Canadian work, training some of Canada’s finest theatre professionals, and showcasing our work and our artists across this country. To celebrate, this season WCT productions are playing from coast to coast, from Vancouver all the way to St. John’s, with stops in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario in between!

We’re also celebrating by featuring the work of some amazing Kamloops’ artists: a world premiere by Kamloops’ own Janet Michael (Habib’s Unforgettable All Night House Party), a beautiful new play set in Kamloops and performed by Kamloops mother and daughter Anita Wittenberg and Emma Tow (In a Blue Moon), and a hilarious solo show featuring WCT favourite Holly Lewis (Miss Caledonia). We’re reuniting the cast of our fast-paced favourite farce Boeing Boeing (including Kamloops’ own Kirk Smith) for the even zanier sequel Don’t Dress for Dinner. We’re also revisiting one of the most requested shows in WCT’s history, the incredibly popular (and incredibly scary) thriller I’ll Be Back Before Midnight. Plus some good ol’ country music (A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline), and a visit from Mary Poppins to celebrate the holidays!

During our 40 years, WCT has become renowned for developing and showcasing First Nations voices. This year, to celebrate, our High-Wire Festival will present three new plays in development, all featuring First Nations voices and artists. Plus, we’re offering more great programming created specifically for young children, featuring the WCT/TRU Young Company.

We’re so proud of WCT’s 40 Years of Great Theatre Across Canada! and so happy you could be a part of it. Thank you for joining us to celebrate this true Kamloops success story!

Daryl Cloran, Artistic Director Much has changed in the world since 1975: I think there was one computer in our entire school, and no one could even have conceived of the internet or its impact.

A true Canadian voice was just beginning to take its place on the national stage, and small regional theatre companies were appearing on the landscape beyond the big stages of the Stratford Festival, the Shaw Festival and even the fairly new National Arts Centre. Plays like The Ecstasy of Rita Joe were appearing alongside English and American standards, asking questions truly Canadian in nature.

Western Canada Theatre Company, under the intrepid leadership of Tom Kerr, his board, his staff and the dedicated artists, was a part of this revolution.

That WCT is now 40 years old is a testament not only to the leaders and staff members and artists who came after, but also to this community. Kamloops and region understood the value of a vibrant arts community and supported WCT from its inception to now. Today, WCT continues to contribute to the dialogue on the Canadian experience and holds a unique place within the national landscape, helping to make Kamloops one of the most liveable cities in the country. Thank you for joining us on this journey!

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Our 40th Season Subscription Series MISS CALEDONIA

By Melody A. Johnson Musical Arrangements & Original Score by Alison Porter SEPTEMBER 10 - 26, 2015 Pavilion Theatre

DON’T DRESS FOR DINNER

By Marc Camoletti

Produced in association with Thousand Islands Playhouse & Gateway Theatre

OCTOBER 8 - 17, 2015 Sagebrush Theatre

It’s 1955, and Peggy Ann Douglas is hitching her wagon to the pageant circuit in the hope it’ll steer her from her farm to the bright lights of a Hollywood movie set. A play packed with baton twirling, song belting, and some fantastic fiddle playing. Starring Kamloops’ Holly Lewis, it’s for anyone who knows what it’s like to dream big and hustle to make it happen.

The lightning-speed, madcap sequel to Boeing Boeing! Using his best friend Robert as an alibi, Bernard plans a perfect romantic weekend with his mistress while his wife is away. But when she hears that Robert is visiting, Bernard’s wife starts making plans for a saucy liaison of her own. A cook named Suzette, a lover named Suzanne and more twists than a corkscrew, this salacious sequel of silly suspicion guarantees a good time!

Disney & Cameron Mackintosh’s

“Something magical is blowing into Cherry Tree Lane.”

A Musical based on the stories of P.L. Travers & the Walt Disney Film Produced in association with Pesephone Theatre, Saskatoon

When the Banks family places an advertisement for a nanny, their call is answered by Mary Poppins, a woman who is “practically perfect in every way.” Get ready for the magic when this beloved Walt Disney musical blows into WCT for an unforgettable experience for the whole family.

MARY POPPINS

NOV 26 - DEC 8, 2015 Sagebrush Theatre

I’LL BE BACK BEFORE MIDNIGHT

By Peter Colley

Produced in association with Vertigo Theatre, Calgary

JAN 28 - FEB 6, 2016 Sagebrush Theatre

A CLOSER WALK WITH PATSY CLINE

By Dean Regan

Produced in association with Thousand Islands Playhouse, Gananoque

A spine-chilling mixture of suspense and shocks, with just the right amount of comedy. Jan and Greg rent an isolated farmhouse for a holiday, but unsettling things start to happen as soon as they arrive. The mysterious heartbeats, the hand in the window, the blood on the floor… A thrilling and heart-stopping story that will leave you gasping!

Follow the legendary country and western music sensation Patsy Cline as she climbs to stardom from small town Virginia to Carnegie Hall. This musical features her greatest hits, including “Walkin’ After Midnight,” “Crazy” and “I Fall To Pieces.”

FEB 25 - MAR 5, 2016 Sagebrush Theatre HABIB’S UNFORGETTABLE ALL NIGHT HOUSE PARTY

By Janet Michael Produced in association with the Resource Centre for the Arts, St. John’s

St. John’s, Newfoundland, 1947. Lebanese immigrants Habib and his wife Naseema run the local store. It’s their 40th anniversary, and the whole family is here to celebrate! Packed with music, fun and family, this is a hilarious and heartwarming story by Kamloops’ own Janet Michael.

MARCH 31 - APRIL 9, 2016 Sagebrush Theatre

IN A BLUE MOON

By Lucia Frangione

Produced in association with Arts Club Theatre Company, Vancouver, and Thousand Islands Playhouse, Gananoque

APRIL 28 - MAY 7, 2016 Pavilion Theatre

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After her dad dies, 6-year-old Frankie and her mom move to an old cottage at Monte Lake for a new start. There they meet Frankie’s uncle, Will, a freelance photographer, and a tender love story unfolds over the years between the three as they begin to thread together a new understanding of family. A beautiful new play, starring Kamloops’ Anita Wittenberg and her daughter Emma Tow.

Join us each Monday following closing for a lively conversation of WCT’s most recent production. A facilitated conversation led by Associated Artistic Director Heather Cant.

Held at the Smogasbord Café at 7:00pm. See Calendar for dates.

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Family Events THE VELVETEEN RABBIT

By Kevin del Aguila Based on the book by Margery Williams Performed by the WCT/TRU Young Co.

MAY 14, 2016 Pavilion Theatre

For ages 3 to 8 A joyous testament to the eternal power of a child’s imagination.

This classic tale comes to life for a whole new generation. With a little bit of magic, three actors and their simple props transform into a wise old rocking horse, a cavalcade of mechanical playthings, a kind-hearted fairy and, of course, a stuffed rabbit who is transformed by the love of a young boy.

If ghosts & goblins can boogie, so can you & your little ones. Put on a costume and join the groove! This 5th annual free* event offers games and craft tables, healthy snacks and lots of dancing. *with food donation to OCTOBER 31, 2015 - 10am to Noon - Pavilion Theatre

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Three new plays in development, all featuring First Nations’ voices.

Be the first to see these exciting new stories and share your feedback.

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Children of God By COREY PAYETTE A musical about an Oji-Cree family whose children were sent to residential school. It examines how our past directly relates to our future and celebrates Indigenous peoples’ never-ending cultural spirit, which blends the Produced by Urban Ink in partnership with Raven Theatre & WCT, in collaboration with the traditional and the contemporary.

National Arts Centre English Theatre, & in association with the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc (KIB).

Workshop Presentations: Oct. 24, 26 & 28 (all 7:30pm) TICKETS: $15

The Language Reclamation Project

By LAURA MICHEL Reflects a generational response to the Secwepemc language, with text generated from interviews with people of the Nation, from youth to Elders.

Public Reading: Sept. 27, 2pm, FREE

The Cure for Death by Lightning

By DARYL CLORAN

Adapted from the novel by GAIL ANDERSON-DARGATZ

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2015-16 Season Calendar SHOWS - pg. 5 MC Miss Caledonia Don’t Dress for Dinner DD

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WCT: 40 Years Plus of History “Let’s put on a show!” “Create a company!” “Build a theatre!” These are the calls to dream that made Western Canada Theatre. Visionary artistic directors have made the call and carried others along on their dream: passionate Board members, civic and corporate supporters, hardworking staff members and dedicated volunteers.

The nationally recognized professional theatre company we are today began with the courage of a high-school drama teacher to dream, dedicated students with an ambition for theatre, and the persistent support of parents and teachers. Under that drama teacher, Tom Kerr (pictured right), the fledgling North Kamloops PTA Theatre Wing gave students their first performance experiences here and in local and provincial festivals, at the same time it promoted artistic pride within Kamloops. Even in its first decade in the 1960s, they achieved recognition, with Tom receiving the Best Director Award in the Canadian Finals at the Dominion Drama Festival in PEI. By 1968, the group, had evolved under the name of Western Canada Youtheatre, in recognition of the number of students from all around Western Canada who trained with the company, and included a mix of student and professional actors. It was ready to strike out into the world!

In its first tour of Britain, the company presented the world premiere of Jump in London and Fragments and Chamber Music in Edinburgh. In 1973, under the banner of Western Canada Theatre Company (WCTC), they returned to present the European premiere of George Ryga’s The Ecstasy of Rita Joe at the Edinburgh Theatre, winning the prestigious Fringe First Award. The transition from amateur youth theatre to professional theatre culminated in 1975, when Western Canada Theatre Company was officially incorporated.

In the early years, WCT (which dropped the second “C” in 1999) was a bit of a nomad, moving offices on a regular basis and putting on plays where space allowed. So, how exciting it was when, after much effort, the Kamloops Senior Secondary auditorium was rebuilt as Sagebrush Theatre and opened in 1978! Then, the old cattle auction house on Lorne Street began its conversion into the Pavilion Theatre, with proper offices and a black box theatre, in 1984.

Through these years, Tom Kerr’s vision was carried on by new artistic directors, who each brought their own stamp to the company. First under Frank Glassen (1976 to 1979) and then, with speed, Michael Dobbin (1979 to 1983), WCT’s production offerings and subscription base expanded exponentially, and Michael introduced Stage One Theatre Company. By the time Michael left, WCT was a mainstay of Kamloops’ cultural circuit.

The sense that Kamloops wouldn’t be the same without WCT continued to grow under Artistic Director David Ross, who embodied the company from 1983 until 2009. David sought projects that developed new Canadian works, with a particular focus on local stories and on the First Nations of our region, stories that touch and inspire, while entertaining us. Here are some of the more significant plays WCT commissioned and/or premiered under David: Boris Karloff Slept Here, collectively written – 1985 – First Nations/European contact in early Kamloops’ history Flyin’ Phil, by Ian Weir & Judi Bryson – 1992 – Phil Gaglardi, from local humble beginnings to political prince The McLean Boys, by Ian Weir with Judi Weir – 1996 – The local story of the outlaw First Nations/European brothers 15

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WCT History continued Peter Pan, adapted by Jeff Pitcher – 1998 – A non-traditional treatment of the classic story Wildcat, by Simon Johnston – 2002 – A day in the life of Pauline Johnson, the late 19th Century Canadian performance artist and writer of Mohawk and English heritage Ernestine Shuswap Gets Her Trout, by Tomson Highway – 2004 – A First Nations drama, cocommissioned with the Secwepemc Cultural Education Society Coup d’Etat, by Justin Fleming – 2004 – (Canadian Premiere) Set in Malaysia, it juxtaposes Western/Eastern, Christian/Muslim values Scandal: The Robert Somers Story, by Jeff Pitcher – 2005 – Political historical drama of BC MLA imprisoned for bribery The Man Who Shot Chance Delaney, by Ian Weir – 2009 – Old-West comedy, a play within a play, by WCT’s most produced playwright While already firmly embedded in the Kamloops establishment, WCT grew in leaps and bounds in the late 2000’s to today through the guidance of three pivotal artistic directors. The big-scale holiday musicals introduced by David Ross, with first Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and then Seussical, were resounding hits with audiences – and great fun. The new tradition continued under AD Jeremy Tow (2009 to 2011 seasons), with My Fair Lady, and continues with the present AD, Daryl Cloran, who in his time has directed three musicals, each one bigger, brighter and more exciting than the previous. This season, Daryl directs Mary Poppins, once again the biggest, brightest, most dazzling show we’ve ever done.

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WCT Alumni - Where They Are Today WCT has a mandate to both nurture young talent and introduce new Canadian plays. This has allowed WCT the privilege to be at the beginning of the careers of many successful theatre artists, many of whom return to the WCT fold from time to time. Kevin Kerr remembers WCT for playing “a key role through the years in my development as a theatre artist. I admire (and have greatly benefited from) their commitment to the development of local talent and their work at maintaining those relationships ... as artists mature.” A few of our alumni: Students of Tom Kerr, Westsyde & Kam High Drama teacher and first Artistic Director of WCT: Brent Carver – Tony-award-winning actor on Broadway Keith Dinicol – a member of the acting company at the Stratford Festival Gabrielle Rose – one of Canada’s leading film and television actresses From Kamloops high schools to WCT volunteers, to apprenticeships, to first jobs and then on to the world (Jeff and Samantha, top and middle pictures): Jeff Cummings – Planning Director, Shaw Festival, Niagara-on-the-Lake Roger Lantz – Production Manager, Persephone Theatre, Saskatoon Samantha MacDonald – Associate Artistic Producer, Lunchbox Theatre, Calgary Worked at WCT early in their careers, honing their skills: Susan Ferley – Artistic Director of the Grand Theatre, London, Ontario Jeff Pitcher – Artistic Director of Theatre Newfoundland Labrador Roy Surette – Artistic and Executive Director of the Centaur Theatre, Montreal Kamloops and Vernon students who went on to form Vancouver’s influential Electric Company as co-Artistic Directors: Kim Collier – award-winning performer/producer Kevin Kerr – playwright, performer, Governor General’s Literary Award recipient for Unity (1918) (at WCT 2003) (lower picture) Jonathan Young – actor, as well as a writer and designer Inspired to enter theatre from courses at Cariboo College/UCC/TRU: Lorne Cardinal – actor, best known for the TV shows Corner Gas and Arctic Air Kevin Loring – Governor General Award-winning playwright of Where the Blood Mixes (at WCT 2012, first workshopped at WCT 2008); also an actor

WCT for Young People - wctlive.ca WCT has not forgotten its roots in youth theatre. The importance of youth education in the arts and providing children and youth opportunities to express their passion through theatre – as audience members, acting students or production interns – still persists.

• Thousands of students enjoy SCHOOL MATINEES and a WCT-produced STUDY GUIDE every season; for many, it is their first introduction to live theatre.

• Through WCT’S STAGE ONE THEATRE SCHOOL, children and youth find their voice and confidence, skills they take into other areas of their lives. And some of those students go on to work on professional stages, including in this season’s WCT holiday show, Mary Poppins.

• Our INTERNSHIP and APPRENTICESHIP programs, as well as MENTORING, provide essential career development experience to theatre artists just launching their careers.

• The new FAMILY SERIES of plays is a wonderful opportunity not only to introduce very young children to theatre but also to work with TRU theatre students. This season: THE VELVETEEN RABBIT - May 14, 2016 - more information on page 7.

• Our annual HALLOWE’EN FAMILY DANCE PARTY is a free fabulous event for the whole family, with games and dancing and healthy snacks – October 31, 10am to noon - FREE 18

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