WCT Digital Program | Echoes of the Homesick Heart (21/22 Season)

ECHOES OF THE HOMESICK HEART

By LAURA MICHEL —

June 02-11, 2022 PAVILION THEATRE

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ECHOES OF THE HOMESICK HEART

By LAURA MICHEL — CAST CHRIS BOSE ISSIAH BULL BEAR MEREWYN COMEAU GLORIA MAY ESHKIBOK

Abe Sunec Emily Bernadette

CREATIVE TEAM LAURA MICHEL ERIC COATES ANDREW KUSHNIR HAILEY VERBONAC BONNIE ACKO JEREMY KNEESHAW KELSEY RAE DONNA SHARPE

Playwright Director Dramaturge Set, Lighting & Projection Designer Costume Designer Sound Designer Stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager

Approximately 90 minutes, no intermission

WCT is proud to tell our stories in the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc territory within the traditional lands of the Secwépemc Nation.

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WELCOME

As we wrap up our unconventional 2021/22 Season, we reflect on a year that has brought home the resilience, power, and strength of communities that come together in crisis.

I first spoke with Laura Michel about Echoes of the Homesick Heart when I arrived in Kamloops six years ago.

As I immersed myself in the history and circumstances of this region, I was struck by this play that is so close to the community from which it has emerged, capturing voices from a diversity of ages and backgrounds across the Secwépemc Nation. Laura has become a vital member of the WCT community, and her dedicated work to share the real-life stories of many Secwépemc people, in hopes of preserving the Secwépemc language, is something we are honoured to support.

Kamloops was in the world’s spotlight last year as the devastating revelations about the former Kamloops Indian Residential School came to national prominence. One of the many terrible intended effects of the residential school system was the attempted eradication of Indigenous languages across many Nations throughout Canada.

When the first apology for the Residential School system came from the Canadian Government in 2014, I recall speaking to an Indigenous Elder who described his time at one of the schools. When he arrived at the school, torn from his family at age 6, he was admonished by a priest for speaking his language, and told that from then on, he could only speak English—but he’d never been away from his language and culture, and as he said, “I didn’t know any other language.”

The preservation of language is intrinsically tied to the preservation of culture. It is incumbent on us as artists, and as a community, to work towards a society that is not only better aware of the past and the present but is also celebratory of the diversity represented by the revitalization of Indigenous culture. Perhaps this play will help us all take a small step in that direction.

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PLAYWRIGHT’S NOTES

LAURA MICHEL Playwright

My name is Laura Michel from Cstalen (Adams Lake). I would like to acknowledge that this premiere is being presented on the traditional unceded territory of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc within Secwepemcúl’ecw. Echoes of the Homesick Heart is a story of hope, survival, and overcoming the genocidal actions of the Residential School system. This play celebrates the resilience of Indigenous families, communities, and culture. First and foremost, I’d like to pay respect to the Elders and Survivors of our communities.

This project would not have come to fruition without the loving and caring support of many people along the way. I would like to express endless gratitude to the participants of the interviews that were the basis for this script, whether they participated officially or anecdotally—your contributions were foundational to give me the essential tools to bring this story to the stage. I would like to acknowledge Western Canada Theatre for their unwavering belief in the legacy of this project and my vision for its development. I’d like to recognize TRU CURA (Thompson Rivers University—Community University Research Alliance), Canada Council for the Arts, and First Peoples Cultural Council for financially supporting the development phase of this script.

I would like to show respect to the Elders, language speakers, and language teachers, who tirelessly strive to reclaim and revitalize our language—your dedication and perseverance without whom we would be lost. I wish to honour my Aunt, Dr Kathryn Michel, who lead the charge working with our Elders towards the creation of the Secwépemc Immersion School, Chief Atahm. I would like to show respect to the sacred knowledge of the elders that guided me and inspired me throughout this journey.

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Continued from previous page My mentors Marie Clements, Valerie Planche, and Andrew Kushnir helped guide me through this playwrighting process and helped me to become a better artist and writer.

I would like to recognize my Kye7es and Sle7es Anna and Joe Michel, Lucy and Les Williams, and all survivors of the Kamloops Indian Residential School, for their determination and legacy of Secwepemctsin. I would like to show deep gratitude to Sle7e Lawrence Michel for gifting the feather story in this script. Finally, I would like to thank my parents for their unending support throughout this process and indeed all my endeavors through life.

This play is for my children, who carry with them the hopes and dreams of the future.

Laura Michel Playwright — Heartfelt thanks to the following interview participants: Alec Christian Anne Michel Art Michel Chanelle Celesta Clayton Felix Colten Roberts Darrell Dennis Darrell Jones Donovan Felix Elizabeth Banks Elizabeth Brown Gabriel Archie Jerry Jules John Jones

Kateri Koster Loretta Eustache Seth Armitage Martin Camille Mary Fortier Esme Parsons Neskie Manual Travis Christian Tyler Christian Tyson Thomas Annie Williams Bobbi Gallanger Donna Williams Dorry Williams

Julie Peters Kathy Michel Louise Alphones Lucy Williams Rob Matthew Tony Bell Yvonne Fortier Kathy Manual Lawrence Michel Stacey Michel Janice Michel-Billy ...and many, many more for anecdotal contributions

Supporting the Secwépemc Voices of the Future The impact of this new play doesn’t stop with what you see on stage. Playwright Laura Michel is committed to giving back to the community and supporting Secwépemc language speakers and learners. To honour the intent of this work, Laura will be establishing a bursary program, starting in Fall 2023, to offer financial support to postsecondary students with an intent to study Secwépemc language.

Stay tuned for more details on this bursary program at wctlive.ca. If you have questions or would like to learn more, please contact Laura Michel at sandrake.consulting@gmail.com.

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DIRECTOR’S NOTES In reading notes by Laura Michel, playwright of Echoes of the Homesick Heart, you will notice her abundant offers of gratitude. She thanks the organizations that have supported this project since its outset, she thanks individuals who helped bring it to fruition and, most importantly, she thanks the people whose original interviews created the foundation for the script. It is my honour to direct this play and, in so doing, offer thanks every day to Laura herself, without whom, none of this would have happened.

People often assume that a new play springs fully formed from the playwright’s brain onto the page before merrily making its way onto the stage a few weeks later. They assume wrong. Context: on our second day of rehearsal, Laura told us that some of her original interview subjects who were young teenagers at the time have now started families of their own. Seven years of her life have gone into this work and, in the meantime, a new generation of future Secwépemcstin speakers has emerged.

With the premiere of Echoes of the Homesick Heart, Laura Michel looks fearlessly to the future, while cradling the unspeakable trauma of the past with her words and heart.

I salute her courage and compassion with these words in the Straits Salish spoken by my ancestors and, hopefully, by my own descendents: Táchel-lh le7 Kwel táchel-lh Yós-lh se7 u7 táchel.

Elánnexw-lh e kw chelá7ngen le7

We were here, We are here now, We will always be here, We are listening to the ancestors

Hóy7sxwq’e to Laura, to James and WCT, for placing your trust in me. Hóy7sxwq’e to my mentors Lori Marchand and Popólxmot for their guidance. And hóy7sxwq’e to a wonderful ally and partner in dramaturgy, Andrew Kushnir.

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CAST BIOGRAPHIES CHRIS BOSE – Abe At WCT: Remergence Festival 2021 Elsewhere: Chris Bose lives in the wilds of Secwépemcullucw in a cave, writing on walls as his ancestors did for thousands of years. Telling stories, going on epic adventures, hunting the last of the mastodon in his territory, while searching for copper for his regalia and teeth. He is now part of the last of the old wild Indian society and waits for his diorama to be completed at the Canadian Museum of Civilization so he can join his ancestors and sing with them again. He is Nlaka’pamux/Secwépemc and currently spends his time in Kamloops, BC, when he isn’t hunting mastodon. Here is a link to some of his creative endeavours: chrisboseland.com.

ISSIAH BULL BEAR – Sunec At WCT: Debut Elsewhere: Issiah is excited to be playing the role of Sunec in Echoes of the Homesick Heart, this will be his first time working with Western Canada Theatre.

He is a recent graduate of Studio 58’s acting program, his previous credits there include: TomorrowLove, Cerulean Blue, Everybody, The Rocky Horror Show, and Old Man and Little Man (Six of One: New Play Festival). Issiah was also part of From The River to The Length of My Spine (EDAM) as a dancer/choreographer and is a Green Thumb Theatre Playwrights Gym alumni.

MEREWYN COMEAU – Emily At WCT: Debut Elsewhere: Merewyn Comeau (she/her/hers) is honoured to play the role of Emily in her first production with WCT. A graduate from Capilano University’s Musical Theatre Program, Merewyn lives and works on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkwəy ə̓ m (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl í̓ lwətaʔ/ Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples in Vancouver, BC. Select credits include: Th’owxiya: The Hungry Feast Dish (Axis Theatre); Elephant and Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!” (Carousel Theatre); Les Filles du Roi (Urban Ink); and Sedna (Caravan Farm Theatre). Identifying as Western European settler with mixed Indigenous ancestry, navigating and reclaiming her paternal lineage is a journey that continues to challenge, shape, and heal her.

This remembrance is ongoing, as she continues to ask questions and seek answers. Merewyn would like to acknowledge our collective loss during this pandemic and encourages us to remember that the healing of our spirit is not linear, and that you are so, very, loved.

GLORIA MAY ESHKIBOK – Bernadette At WCT: Debut Elsewhere: Gloria May is Odawa from the Great Lakes area. Her homeland is the Wiikwemkoong Unceded territory, Manitoulin Island in the heart of Lake Superior and Georgina Bay. Gloria’s spirit name is Nehtawmuckkwet Kwe meaning ‘Woman Who Makes Good Tracks’. She is a member of the Crane Clan. She is a professional actor in radio, theatre, television, and film and has worked in these areas for the past thirty years. She is known for being a “Nish Etta James, magical performer who is often sought to create in her AnishnaabeOdawa language. She is the pioneer of Canada’s Native theatre performance history who presents a rare comedic genius” (King, Alanis. 2019). Presently, she lives in Capilano on Squamish Unceded Territory where she has been teaching and entertaining the public with song, singing workshops, and Indigenous women’s events for over eight years. Currently, she is teaching Ojibwe Language through Song with Pacific Association of Native Women and Skwaajays Lodge Artists (Vancouver, Gloria May Eshkibok BC).

Recent acting credits include: Short film Ochiskaawcho by Jules Koostachin (Banff Alberta, 2018); Indian Arm by Hiro Kanagawa (Rumble Theatre, 2016); Children of God workshop participant with Corey Payette (Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 2011); Unnatural & Accidental Women by Marie Clemments (Firehall Arts Centre, 2000); Wappagoneeyaa with Billy Merasty (The Cultch, 1990); The Rez Sisters Tomson Highway (The Cultch, 1988).

CREATIVE TEAM BIOGRAPHIES LAURA MICHEL – Playwright At WCT: A Broad’s Way Cabaret Elsewhere: Laura Michel is an Adams Lake Band member from the Secwépemc Nation in the BC interior. Grandchild of Joe and Anna Michel and Les and Lucy Williams. She is a Thompson Rivers University alumnus, with a Bachelor of Arts, Major in Theatre and Minor in Sociology. Her personal work in the community is focused on community-engaged arts, including currently serving on the Board of Directors for the Kamloops Film Society and a former Board Member of the Kamloops Arts Council. Her most recent work When Did I Lose You? a piece about missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls was originally broadcast as part of Western Canada Theatre’s A Broad’s Way Cabaret for International Women’s’ Day. Echoes of the Homesick Heart, her full-length multigenerational language verbatim theatre project has been a community effort with Western Canada Theatre, TRU CURA (Thompson Rivers University— Community University Research Alliance), Canada Council for the Arts, and First Peoples Cultural Council.

ERIC COATES – Director At WCT: Debut Elsewhere: Eric Coates lives on the unceded territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit in Stratford, Ontario. He has worked as a director, dramaturg, administrator, and actor since entering professional theatre in 1986. He served as the Artistic Director of the Great Canadian Theatre Company (Ottawa) from 2012 through 2021 and as the Artistic Director of the Blyth Festival for ten seasons, from 2003 through 2012. Directing credits elsewhere include projects with Shaw Festival, Theatre Calgary, Drayton Entertainment, Thousand Islands Playhouse, Lighthouse Festival, and CBC Radio. Eric served as the President of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT) from 2009-2015. He is a tribal member of the Samish Indian Nation and is proud to be the Skipper for the Samish Canoe Family and an active participant in Straits Salish language revitalization. He is happy to greet you: Si7ám schál7eche7, hóy7sxwq’e kw en-s-ená7 álhe7 i7 e kw en-s-séleqtel e tse en-schténgexwen.

ANDREW KUSHNIR – Dramaturge At WCT: Peter and the Starcatcher (Boy/Peter Pan); The New Canadian Curling Club (Director) Elsewhere: Andrew Kushnir is an actor, playwright, director, as well as Artistic Director of the socially engaged theatre company Project: Humanity (PH) in Toronto. Since 2021, he has steered PH’s Proximity Lab, an incubator for new approaches to verbatim theatre—a form he has been working in for 15 years.

He has collaborated on two books coming out in 2022: Moving the Centre: Two Plays: Small Axe and Freedom Singer (Talon Books, with Khari Wendell McClelland) and Hope in a Collapsing World (U of T Press, with Kathleen Gallagher). Andrew is the creator and host of the theatre podcast This Is Something Else (Arts Club). He is a graduate of the University of Alberta, a Loran Scholar, and the inaugural recipient of the Shevchenko Foundation REACH residency prize.

HAILEY VERBONAC – Set, Lighting, and Projection Designer At WCT: Debut Elsewhere: Hailey Verbonac is an Afro-Indigenous (Red River Métis) artist and theatre designer. Originally from Inuvik, NWT (on Inuvialuit and Gwich’in land), he trained at the National Theatre School of Canada in production design and technical arts. Lighting, video, watercolour, and digital artwork are his preferred media for storytelling. His primary passion is to support the development of Indigenous stories in Canada. He has been lucky enough to be involved with projects such as: Hush by Slyvia Cloutier (2020, NTS); Skydancers by Barbara Diabo (2021, Ano:wara Dance); and Lovesong for the Thunderbirds by Summer Brasette (2021, Grand Theatre). Wiyaatikosiw eeako ooma ohci aacimowinis ekwa otaacimowak. Kinanaaskomitin.

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CREATIVE TEAM BIOGRAPHIES, cont’d BONNIE ACKO – Costume Designer At WCT: The Last Five Years, The Island of Bliss, The Man Who Shot Chance Delaney Elsewhere: Bonnie Acko is an Indigenous Costume Designer for Theatre & Film. Originating from Treaty 8 territory, she is honoured to work once again for Western Canada Theatre! Selected credits for Costume Design include: Anne, Oklahoma (Chemainus Theatre); Twelfth Night, The Glass Menagerie, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (Project X Theatre); System Failure, Joyride (Caravan Farm Theatre).

JEREMY KNEESHAW – Sound Designer At WCT: Debut Elsewhere: A songwriter, and Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc band member from Kamloops, BC, Jeremy became a full time musician in 2015. From early beginnings in piano at age 2, Kneeshaw is an established multi-instrumentalist.

Jeremy owns and operates a recording studio in downtown Kamloops and has created a variety of compositions for radio and video projects using Guitar, Piano, Drums, Mandolin, Banjo, Synthesizers, and more. Jeremy has also played at venues of all sizes throughout western Canada, with bands ranging in genre from funk, blues, jazz, country, and rock.

KELSEY RAE – Stage Manager At WCT: Debut Elsewhere: Kelsey is excited to be back on the west coast and eager to connect with a wonderful company and community though this incredibly important piece of theatre. Stage and touring management have allowed her to work coast to coast on shows including The 4 Anglos Survive the Covid Apocalypse in Montreal, Canadian Badlands Passion Play in Alberta, Mistatim (Red Sky Performance) touring Saskatchewan and BC, Rosalynde (or As You Like It) (Driftwood) touring Ontario, Waiting for Godot at The Stratford Festival, and Merry Wives of Windsor, Henry V with Perchance Theatre, Newfoundland. After a period of solitude, we get to celebrate: coming together, experiencing the magic of being a part of an audience, and sharing stories together!

DONNA SHARPE – Assistant Stage Manager At WCT: Debut Elsewhere: Donna Sharpe is a Calgary-based stage manager, who is equally at home working in program management, opera, musical theatre, and new performance creation. Working with both seasoned and early career artists, Donna recently concluded a long-term collaboration with Calgary Opera, where she stage managed both world and Canadian premieres. She has fond memories of her work with Rainbow Stage, Downstage, The Old Trout Puppet Workshop, Opera on the Avalon, Ghost River Theatre, Theatre Calgary, Alberta Theatre Projects, Stage West, and Beakerhead (codirector and stage manager). She has worked as a faculty member, stage manager, and mentor at Banff Centre, as well as a stage management mentor with the University of Calgary’s School of Creative and Performing Arts. As past Manager of the Young Canadians School of Performing Arts, Donna led the program through the heart of the pandemic.

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Tom & Joy Dinsdale Sharon Carrell & John Dittrich Lillian Dunbar Elizabeth Dye Nicolette Frances Eadie Diane Easton Venessa B. Eden Pat Elfstrom Jennifer L. Elliott Jennifer A. Ellis Jim & Susan Eredics Cathy M. Farber Susanna Fawkes Anita Fayers Karen Ferguson Jodi Shelki Jill Field Jane Finlay Robert & Lynda Fisher Diane Florence Bill & Sheena Flynn Mary Follweiter Sandra Joan Fortems Tierra & Bill French Michael Fryatt Aly Fulcher Eileen Funk Mitzi Funk Gillian Gaiser Doris I. Galbraith Lynne Gardner Al & Heather L. Gaunce Becky Carol Geeson Connie Lee Georget Lorelei Gibson Kay & Don Gienow Natasha Gill Rita Goode Noel & Bonnie Gopsill Margaret Graham Mary & Maurice Granger Shelley Gummeson Judy & Jim Gunderson Dyan Gunnlaugson Joan Hall Cathy Hall-Patch Drusilla & Ian Hammond Susan Hammond Bob Hancherow Ken & June Edith Hartley Bev Haskins Tanja Hasler Lucy Heglin Fran Helland Joanne Helmer Elizabeth Henderson Karolyn G. Hendra Maddy Henry Maxine Henry Judy Herman Violet Hilton Linda Holan Mavis Hollman Cathy Hoshino Sharon Adele Hrycan Jillien Marie Humphrey Donna Hunko Judy M. Hunter Melisa Hunter Kim Hurren Deanna Hurstfield Mabel Hustler Sharon Huston Leonard Hutt Pat & Scott Huyghebaert Betty Jakel Trent & Melissa Jakubec

Donalda Jamrich David Jarvis Carole Jeffries David M. Johnson Marg Johnson Susan Johnson Wanda Johnston Brenda Jones Robert Jones Mary Jordan Margaret Kalyk Sandie Keetch Patricia Kelley Alex & Margaret Kerr Rod & Dawn Killough Marjorie King Tom & Marion Elizabeth Konopski Don & Karen Krause Sandra Kutscherza Lisa Marie Lake Marge Lane Laroche family Donald Scott Lawrence Clara Leaman Suzanne Legault Catriona Leger Ray LePage Walter Lewis Karen Lishman Av Loerke Pam Lovett Terry Lowe Reg & Barbara Lucas Lori Lucier Monica MacAulay Frances MacColl Janice & Kevin MacDonald Bob & Betty MacGowan Jean MacHardy Ron & Marilyn MacKenzie Beth MacKie Bonnie MacLeod Pat MacQueen Sandra F. Mah David G. Marcotte Sharon Margetts Raegan Markel Sylvia Rose Markowsky Heather Martin & Sham Sunder Judy Martin & Dan Cox Shirley A. Martin Rhonda & John Maskiewich Joan Mason Maria May Ann & Jim McCarthy Win McClure Jim McCreight Grant & Sue McDonald Ona McDonald David & Joanne Leslie McDonnell Lorraine McFadyen Vicki Mary Ann McKee Karen McKenna Glenda McKinnon Bob & Robbie McLaren Kevin & Susanne B. McLarnon Edna & Walter McLellan Joann McLeod Myrna McLeod Doris McNutt Mark McVittie Koos Meijerhof Shirley & Orest Melnychuk

Jessica Messerer-Trosin Rod J. Michell Justin Miranda Beth & Jeff Morgan Lynn Morrison Bob & Gerda Morrow Ella Morrow Judy Mouldey Betty Muench Trudy Nagurski Rick Nakashimada Ellen Nast Lori Nelson Lorraine Nelson Jenny Newbery Sheila G. Noftall Janet Northcott Diana O’Dare Bill & Audry O’Donovan Daniela O’Fee Keith Brian Ogilvie Dave & Shelley O’Grady Kyle & Shelley M. Okano Erica Oliveira Sylvia Olson Joan Omasta Annie Onuluk Zilly Palamar Edna Park Deborah Lee Pearen Trevor Penner Dave & Mary Ann Peressini Lois Diana Peters Marlene Peters Ross & Darlene Phelps Peter & Sharon Philip Robert & Lorraine Pick Chris & Karla Pincott Cindy Piwowar Bonnie Plowe Andre & Roberta Poirier Pauline Pollock Walter B. Poohachoff Frith & Sheila Powell Sandra Pryce Jenny Quince Caitlin Mae Quist Penny Radies Lorraine Rahel Keylea Joan Rainer Carolyn Ramsay Mitchell Rankin Brian & Laverne Rasmussen David & Pam Ratch Jane Reed Norman & Judy Reed Robert & Alison Jane Reid Sandra L. Reidy Julie M. Reimer Cherryl Rice Jay Rilkoff Bill & Beverly Roberts Joan Roberts Jodi Lynne Roberts Pam And Tyler Robertson Tyler & Pam Robertson Lindael Rolstone Lorraine Romanin Chris Rose Erin E. Rugolo Dianne Rusk Audrey Saigeon Kathryn Salt Ivan & Donna Sambolec John Peter Schmidt Beverley Schroeder Eric & Tish Schweizer

Laurel A. Scott - In Memory of Momma Sharon Elaine Sedgman Almina & Ken Self Eileen Sevigny Robert & Shirley Shanks Heather Arline Shannon Rozanne Shannon Donna Sharpe Nancy Shelford Karen Siggers Tanya Lorraine Simpson Tamsyn Sitler Debra L. Sloat Joshua Smit Arlene Smith Doug & Dianne Smith Evelyn Smyth Jeff Sodowsky - In Honour of Evan and James Catherine Somerville Joan Spencer Jennie Stadnichuk Samara Staff Kathryn Joy Steen Rob & Sue E. Steenson Tricia R. Steenson Beverley Steeple Kay Stewart Margaret Stewart-Smith Al & Florence Stonehouse Stella Stumpf Elaine Sukut Andrea E. Sullivan Eleanor Summers Clint & Paula Sword Teck Resources Nadine Terziani Ronald & Susan Thompson Donna M. Thomson Linda Thomson Bob & Julie H. Threinen Peter & Jean Tilt Jessie Toews Joyce & Henry Tomm Martin Tong Ed & Clarice Ungrin Susan Rosemarie Urquhart Bonnie Vanderlaan Anita van Tassel Rhonda Vanvlaanderen Steve & Nancy L. Van Wagoner Gemma Vidal Donna Wanless Hayley Waring Ron & Norma Watts June C. Webb Diane Wells Bonnie White Cathy Wilcox Judy Wilds Debra Williams Sheryl Willis Sue Williston Andrew Wilson Maureen Glynis Wormsbecker Cathy & John Wozlowski Barbara Zimonick

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WCT STAFF JAMES MACDONALD Artistic Director • EVAN KLASSEN Managing Director ADMINISTRATION TERRI RUNNALLS Education & Outreach Director JESSICA BUCHANAN Education & Outreach Assistant RADHIKA TABREZ Community Engagement Assistant RON THOMPSON Finance Director OLGA KILINNIK Accounting Officer CHELSEA ISENOR Marketing & Communications Director KIRK SMITH Manager of Marketing, Digital & Special Projects PRODUCTION CHRISTINE LEROUX Associate Producer BILL CHABASSOL Director of Production DAWN BERGSTROM Producing Advisor JAMES THURMEIER Technical Director LIAM BEFURT Associate Technical Director (Sagebrush) PAUL CUTHBERT Associate Technical Director (Sagebrush) SELENA TOBIN Associate Technical Director (Pavilion) BRITTNEY MARTENS Head of Properties SABRINA STACE Head of Wardrobe EMILY THIBERT Stitcher CHARLOTTE WAGNER Stitcher JAMES BEFURT Scenic Carpenter KENDRA MARTIN Theatre Technician ADRIAN HARLAND Theatre Technician ASHLEY HIIBNER Theatre Technician DANI FOISY Production Assistant DANIEL JEWISON Carpentry & Production Assistant

ELIZABETH NYGREN Social Media & Marketing Coordinator SUZAN GOGUEN Growth & Engagement Director STEPHANIE MCLEAN Development Manager JENNY EDWARDS Development & Administrative Assistant LAURA MICHEL Indigenous Community Engagement Coordinator SKYLAR NAKAZAWA Safety & Infection Control Coordinator** VENUE SERVICES MICHELLE CHABASSOL Manager of Ticketing & Patron Services MORGAN BENEDICT Manager of House & Volunteers JANE HARESTAD Telemarketing & Group Sales Coordinator Box Office Representatives: VIRAAJ BHINDA, STEPHEN FINLAY, LINDA KASSIS, GRACE LABOSSIERE, GRAYSON NORSWORTHY, ELIZABETH NYGREN, ANN WELLER House Staff: DIANE AKERS, LEO BARRAGAN, AMANDA BREUER, JESSICA BUCHANAN, DENISE CLEVELAND, NATALIE DEWING, SOPHIA DIMOPOULOS, NICOLLE DUPONT, STEPHEN FINLAY, MARCIA GRIEVE, ASHLEY HIIBNER, LINDA KASSIS, ELIZABETH NYGREN

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David Ross † Tom Kerr ‡ § Honorary Life Chairman

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Judge T.W. Shupe § D. Michael Dobbin * * Honorary Life Member

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Peggy Gilmour * Francis Barnett * Honorary Life Artistic Produce

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Mike Latta * Anne Manson* ‡

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Maureen Marshall* Lanni Shupe* ** On Leave

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