Apr 03 to 13, 2025
A Playful Twist on a Literary Classic
PRIDE PREJUDICE and
By KATE HAMILL
Adapted from the novel by JANE AUSTEN
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
By KATE HAMILL adapted from the novel by JANE AUSTEN in association with RICHMOND GATEWAY THEATRE
CAST
GREG ARMSTRONG-MORRIS
Mr. Bennet/Charlotte
KATE BESWORTH Lizzie
MEREWYN COMEAU
DYLAN FLOYDE
REM MURRAY
MELISSA OEI
CHRIS WALTERS
ANITA WITTENBERG
CREATIVE TEAM
Jane/Miss de Bourgh
Miss Bingley/Wickham/Collins
Mr. Bingley/Mary
Lydia/Lady Catherine
Mr. Darcy
Mrs. Bennet/Servants
SCOTT BELLIS Director
LISA GOEBEL
SOPHIE TANG*
ALAIA HAMER*
LUKAS VANDERLIP
ADAM HENDERSON
SABRINA STACE
VICTORIA SNASHALL
MANDY HUANG
Choreographer & Intimacy Director
Set & Lighting Designer
Costume Designer
Sound Design & Music
Arrangement
Dialect Coach
Associate Costume Designer
Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager
Approximately 2 hours, including one 20 minute intermission.
WCT is proud to tell our stories in the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc territory within the traditional lands of the Secwépemc Nation.
World premiere production co-produced by Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival and Primary Stages: June 24, 2017, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival (Davis McCallum, Artistic Director; Kate Liberman, Managing Director) | November 19, 2017, Primary Stages (Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Shane D. Hudson, Executive Director)
Pride and Prejudice received a presentation as part of The Other Season at Seattle Repertory Theatre 2016-2017.
WCT recognizes the generous support of Canadian Actor’s Equity Association.
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Western Canada Theatre is a member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT) and engages professional artists who are members of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association under the terms of the jointly negotiated Canadian Theatre Agreement.
* Indicated designers on this production are represented by the Associated Designers of Canada, IATSE Local ADC659.
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• Stay home if you are ill or have symptoms of COVID 19. If you cannot attend a performance due to illness, please contact our Box Office to arrange a ticket exchange at 250-374-5483 or klbo@kamloopslive.ca.
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Both the Pavilion and Sagebrush Theatres are wheelchair accessible and equipped with wheelchair-seating locations.
Hearing assist listening systems are available at the Sagebrush Theatre Box Office. We’re here to help. If you require assistance, please ask the House Supervisor or one of the ushers.
In consideration of your fellow audience members’ comfort and enjoyment, we ask the following: Electronic Devices: Please turn off all cellular phones and watch alarms prior to the show. Due to copyright regulations, the use of cameras and other video or audio recording of this performance by any means is strictly prohibited.
Late Arrival and Re-admission: If you arrive after a performance has begun or leave the auditorium during the performance, we will make every effort to seat you at an appropriate interval in the program. Please be advised that this may not be the seat you are ticketed for, depending on its location in the theatre. Once it begins, the performance will be streamed on the screens in the lobby for those who need to step out.
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WELCOME!
“For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn?”
- Jane Austin, Mr. Bennet, Pride and Prejudice
Welcome to the fifth and final production of our Mainstage series here at the Sagebrush Theatre! We are thrilled to partner with Richmond’s Gateway Theatre to bring this production to life.
The work of Jane Austen is widely loved, and the sensibility –and sense! – of her writing makes it the perfect fit for our spring production. Pride and Prejudice remains one of the most cherished novels of all time, full of wit, romance, and sharp social commentary.
Kate Hamill, an acclaimed playwright and actor, is known for her bold, feminist adaptations of classic literature. Her works bring fresh energy to timeless stories, and her adaptation of Pride and Prejudice embraces the spirit of Austen with a playful, high-energy approach that highlights the novel’s humor, heart, and biting social critique.
Under the direction of Scott Bellis, whose sharp wit and keen sense of humour are a perfect match for this script, we are assured this production will be brought to life with both charm and theatrical flair.
Thank you for joining us! We’re excited to welcome you back for Krystle Dos Santos’ Motown Get Down, our final production of the season at the Pavilion Theatre, opening April 29. And stay tuned—subscriptions for our groundbreaking 50th anniversary season will be available soon!
Matt Eger, Executive Director
The Comazzetto team hopes you enjoy the show!
Kim Warner Molly McLeod
Andrew Bromley
DIRECTOR’S NOTE
Welcome to this colourful and vibrant re-imagining of Jane Austen’s timeless (and timely) novel Pride and Prejudice. As I write this, I am preparing for rehearsals with a wonderful team of actors and creatives. It’s always an exciting time. The set and costumes are under construction; props are being gathered and built by the dedicated WCT team; and the actors are poring over their scripts with as much anticipation as the Bennet sisters at the prospect of a summer ball at Netherfield.
This bright and bold adaptation by playwright Kate Hamill retains all the familiar and well-loved characters of Austen’s story: the wilful and witty Lizzy, the stoic and handsome Mr. Darcy, the histrionic Mrs. Bennet, and the roguish Mr. Wickham, to name a few, but shakes off 200 years of historical dust with a burst of comic electricity and contemporary sensibility. Jane Austen’s desire for us to recognize ourselves through (or in spite of) our feelings for others, however, still lies at the centre of this romantic Regency era adventure.
English society in the early 1800s was a labyrinth of ridiculously complicated social rules. Are our times any different? What games must we play, whether we are fitted for them or not? What traps are laid before us? And what can we do about them?
On a less serious note, there are far more characters in this story than actors to play them all. That’s by design. I hope you enjoy our efforts to accommodate that challenge as much as we do.
It’s always a treat to work at WCT. Since first seeing a show at the Sagebrush way back in 1989, I have admired the company and the support the people of Kamloops show for the live performing arts. Thanks for being here today.
Scott Bellis, Director
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COMPANY BIOGRAPHIES
CAST
GREG ARMSTRONG-MORRIS – Mr.
Bennet/Charlotte
At WCT: William Barfée, 25th Annual Putnum County Spelling Bee (2012)
Elsewhere: Barry Glick, The Prom (Ovation Award) dir Tracey Power, (TUTS); Eddie, The Legend of Georgia McBride, dir Jamie King (Arts Club); Albin-Zaza, La Cage aux Folles (Jessie Award), dir Max Reimer (Playhouse); Clarence, It’s a Wonderful Life, dir Peter Jorgensen (Patrick St., Gateway & Anvil Centre); Malcolm, The Full Monty, dir Peter Jorgensen (Patrick St & Persephone); Horton, Seussical!, dir Carole Higgins (Carousel); The Wizard, The Wizard of Oz, dir Carole Higgins, (Carousel); Roscoe Dexter, Singin’ in the Rain, dir Tracey Power (Chemainus); Hedwig, Hedwig & the Angry Inch, dir Michael Fera (Hoarse Raven); Kane, True Love Lies, dir Katrina Dunn (Touchstone); le Beau, As You Like It, dir Robert McQueen, and Nathaniel, Love’s Labours Lost, dir Michael Shamata (Bard of the Beach); Ensemble, Lord of the Rings, dir Matthew Warchus (Mirvish).
KATE BESWORTH – Lizzy
At WCT: Debut
Elsewhere: Kate Besworth (she/her) is a theatre creator, performer, and writer who has played leading roles in companies across Canada, from Mirvish to the Shaw Festival, and from MTC to Bard on the Beach. Recent credits: playwright for ANTIGONE (Two Planks and a Passion); playwright for Done/Undone (Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan); Henry V in Henry V, Ophelia in Hamlet (Bard on the Beach). All the love in the world to her Mr. Darcy in real life, Charlie Gallant.
MEREWYN COMEAU – Jane/Miss de Bourgh
At WCT: Emily in Echoes of the Homesick Heart (2022)
Elsewhere: Merewyn Comeau (she/they) is so happy to be returning to WCT! She is a multidisciplinary artist who lives and works on the unceded territories of the x wmə0kwəyəm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səlílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations in Vancouver, B.C. A graduate from Capilano University’s Musical Theatre program, select theatrical credits include: Les Filles du Roi (Urban Ink/Fugue Theatre); Sedna (Caravan Farm Theatre); Cabaret (Raincity Theatre); Sunrise Betties (ITSAZOO); Th’owxiya: The Hungry Feast Dish (Axis Theatre); The Mixolydian (Green Thumb Theatre); and Elephant and Piggie’s “We are in a Play!” (Carousel Theatre). Pride & Prejudice is one of Merewyn’s all time favourite stories - she hopes you enjoy the show!
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DYLAN FLOYDE – Miss Bingley/Wickham/Collins
At WCT: Debut
Elsewhere: Originally from Winnipeg, Dylan relocated to Vancouver to pursue his passion for film, television and theatre. A graduate of Studio 58, his theatre credits include Hurry Hard (Chemainus Theatre Festival); Bunny (The Search Party); The Sea (Slamming Door Collective); Danny and the Deep Blue Sea (Belle and the Tide Theatre). Dylan is deeply grateful for the opportunity to be part of Pride and Prejudice and would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the cast, crew, and audience for their support. Enjoy the show!
REM MURRAY – Mr. Bingley/Mary
At WCT: Ensemble in Shrek: The Musical, Sonny in Grease, Johnny in Hurry Hard, Ensemble in The Wizard of Oz
Elsewhere: Rem is an emerging artist based out of Kamloops B.C., and he is immensely grateful to be performing once again in the town that he grew up in. Other roles of note include Male Understudy in Hurry Hard (Chemainus Theatre Festival); One-Eyed Bart/Dr. Livesy in Treasure Island, Kili in The Hobbit, and Edmund/Aslan/ Mr.Beaver in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (Project X Theatre). Rem would like to give a heartfelt to thank you to everyone who has believed in him along the way. Enjoy the show.
MELISSA OEI – Lydia/Lady Catherine
At WCT: Debut
Elsewhere: Melissa is thrilled to be returning to Kamloops after having directed Munsch Ado About Nothing with Project X in 2024. Melissa is an award winning actor and has performed with companies across Western Canada including Arts Club, Bard on the Beach, Citadel, Theatre North West, Green Thumb, Carousel, Ruby Slippers, Pi Theatre, Electric Company, Gateway and Neworld among many others. Recent favourite credits include Mary Swanson in Middletown, Nora in A Doll’s House Part 2, Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and 13 different roles (and 26 costume changes!) in Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery. Melissa is a graduate of the renowned conservatory acting program Studio 58.
CHRIS WALTERS – Mr. Darcy
At WCT: Debut
Elsewhere: Chris is a British born - Canadian actor who trained in London, England before returning to Vancouver, BC. With experience both in front of the camera and on stage, his most known part is in a video game as Danny Williams in the FIFA franchise. Originally only written in for one edition, the fanbase propelled him into a trilogy headlining character. On stage he has appeared in Miss Bennet Christmas at Pemberley (Arts Club); Pride and Prejudice (Chemainus Theatre as Bingley); The Mousetrap (Theatre NorthWest); and The Cherry Orchard (Smoking Man Collective directed by William B. Davis). TV credits include Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow and Bletchley Circle: San Francisco
ANITA WITTENBERG – Mrs. Bennet/Servants
At WCT: Anita is happy to be back at WCT where some past performances include: In a Blue Moon, Blithe Spirit, A Christmas Story, Noises Off!, Waiting for the Parade, Boeing,Boeing!, The Cure for Death by Lightning and A Christmas Carol
Elsewhere: Based in Vancouver since 2017, she has most recently acted in The Three Musketeers (Arts Club/Citadel Theatre, Edmonton); Middletown (Sticks and Stones Theatre); White Noise (The Firehall Theatre/Savage Society); Romeo and Juliet (Bard on the Beach); and Mother of the Maid (Pacific Theatre). She also works frequently in TV and film.
It is lovely to be in Kamloops again, reconnecting with friends and working with such a fine ensemble of artists on this delightful piece. Enjoy the show!
THE CREATIVE TEAM
SCOTT BELLIS – Director
At WCT: Elf: The Musical (2018), Educating Rita (2013)
Elsewhere: Scott is best known as a founding company member at Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival in Vancouver, where he has acted in or directed over 50 productions since 1990, including a staging of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in 2022
He has performed or directed across the country in almost 200 theatre productions to date. Scott has received some awards for acting and directing over the years, and currently serves as Council President for Canadian Actors Equity Association. He’s married, has three grown kids, and rides his bike a lot. He always enjoys spending time in Kamloops.
LISA GOEBEL – Choreographer & Intimacy Director
At WCT: Debut
Elsewhere: Lisa Goebel is an interdisciplinary artist working as an actor, choreographer, and intimacy director. Recent credits include performing in Middletown (Sticks and Stones); Movement Consultant for Miracle on 34th Street (Arts Club); and Intimacy Director for Flight (Vancouver Opera). She completed her Intimacy Certification through Intimacy Directors and Coordinators and is a graduate of Studio 58.
SOPHIE TANG – Set & Lighting Designer
At WCT: Debut
Elsewhere: Sophie Tang is an award-winning lighting and set designer working in Theatre, Opera and Dance. She has worked with companies including Stratford Festival, Shaw Festival, Electric Company Theatre, Vancouver Opera, Pacific Opera Victoria, Theatre Calgary, Arts Club Theatre, Bard on the Beach, Citadel Theatre, Canadian Stage and so on. Selected credits: The Little Prince (Pacific Opera Victoria); Three Musketeers (Citadel Theatre + Arts Club Theatre); The Lehman Trilogy (Theatre Calgary); Salesman In China, Rez Sisters (Stratford Festival); The Apple Cart (Shaw Festival); Jersey Boys, Legend of Georgia McBride, 12 dates of Christmas, The Orchard (Arts Club Theatre); Twelfth Night, Henry V, Romeo and Juliet, Harlem Duet (Bard on the Beach); The Pearl Fishers, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Vancouver Opera) . Portfolio website: sophieyufeitang.com
ALAIA HAMER – Costume Designer
At WCT: Debut
Elsewhere: Alaia is a Vancouver theatre designer originally from the Gulf Islands. Recent projects she has worked on include costume design for Measure for Measure (Bard on the Beach); Miracle on 34th Street, Million Dollar Quartet, Sexy Laundry, The Cull, Beneath Springhill, The Birds and the Bees (Arts Club); The East Van Panto: Robin Hood, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid (Theatre Replacement); HMS Pinafore, Carmen Up Close and Personal (Vancouver Opera); costume design for Beautiful Man (PI Theatre); set design for A Midsummer Night’s Dream (TWU); The Hobbi t, Middletown, Case for Existence of God, God Said This (Pacific Theatre); Seventeen (Western Gold). She has worked on a variety of smaller shows through Vancouver and has a passion for costuming dance. Alaia is a graduate of the UBC Theatre Design program in 2017 and holds an English literature degree from 2012.
LUKAS VANDERLIP – Sound Design & Music Arrangement
At WCT: Hurry Hard, Sleight of Mind, It’s a Wonderful Life, The Drowning Girls, VIMY, Armstrong’s War
Elewehere: Lukas Vanderlip is a composer, sound designer and songwriter who has been working in the Kamloops theatre and film industry for over five years. Lukas is an alumni of the TRU Actor’s Workshop Theatre program. Lukas is currently engaged in various ‘creative activities’ and would love if you went and listened to his new album: https://beholding.bandcamp.com/album/narcissus
ADAM HENDERSON – Dialect Coach
At WCT: Debut
Elsewhere: Dialect Coach for film and TV shows like Sunny, Shogun, Tomorrowland, Nancy Drew, Turner & Hooch, Altered Carbon, Harry and Meghan II & III, Arrow, Magicians, Psyche, etc. at The Arts Club for: Primary Trust, Guys and Dolls, Beautiful, The Cull, Buffoon, Mary Poppins, One Man & Two Governors, The… Dog in the Night Time, The Flick, The Matchmaker, The Cost of Living etc. Death of a Salesman at Vancouver Playhouse, Lonesome West & Killer Joe for Itsazoo, Oliver, Mary’s Wedding at Gateway. Trained at The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School; actor, director, voice actor, audiobook narrator, and Instructor at Vancouver Film School.
SABRINA STACE – Associate Costume Designer
At WCT: Costume Designer for The Woman in Black (2024); Associate Costume Designer for Jesus Christ Superstar (2024); Costume Designer for Hurry Hard (2023); Costume Coordination for Shrek The Musical (F2023); Head of Wardrobe 2021–present Elsewhere: Sabrina Stace (she/her) is a queer emerging costume designer from Moncton, New Brunswick and is the current Head of Wardrobe at WCT. East Coast design credits include: Crypthand (Gale Force Theatre, 2022); Where You Are (Theatre Baddeck, 2021); and Tintamarre: MURMUReS (Mount Allison University, 2021). Pre-COVID, she was based in Toronto, touring across Canada and parts of the US as Jörgen Dance’s Wardrobe Supervisor for their 2019/2020 Season. She holds a BA from Mount Allison University (Class of ‘18), certificate from Fanshawe College’s Costume Production Program (Class of ‘19), and was a Wardrobe Practicum at the Banff Centre of the Arts (Summer 2019). Instagram: @stace_sabrina. Website: sabrinastace.wixsite.com/wardrobe. Headshot: James Arthur MacLean.
VICTORIA SNASHALL – Stage Manager
At WCT: Jesus Christ Superstar, Hurry Hard, The Wizard of Oz, Kim’s Convenience
Elsewhere: The Three Musketeers, Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol, Guys & Dolls, The Birds & the Bees (tour), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Redbone Coonhound, Kim’s Convenience, Beneath Springhill: The Maurice Ruddick Story, Buffoon (Arts Club); Fado: The Saddest Music in the World, Talking Sex on Sunday, Proud, God and the Indian (Firehall Arts Centre); Sunrise Betties (ITSAZOO); The Wolves (With a Spoon Theatre in association with Pacific Theatre); The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, The Messiah, A Christmas Carol (Pacific Theatre).
MANDY HUANG – Assistant Stage Manager
At WCT: Debut
Elsewhere: Mandy is a Vancouver-based stage manager holding a B.A. in Theatre Studies and Sociology from UBC. This is Mandy’s first time at WCT and she is so excited to work in beautiful Kamloops this spring. Some favourite stage management credits include Oliver! (Gateway Theatre); 9 to 5 (Chemainus Theatre Festival); Cinderella (Gateway Theatre), The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (CTORA); Naked Radio (Chemainus Theatre Festival); Peter Pan Goes Wrong (Arts Club); and Made in Italy (Arts Club). Mandy feels so grateful to be part of this wonderful team of artists and is endlessly thankful to her family and partner for their love and support every step of the way.
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Instead of a Show Sponsor for this production, Pride and Prejudice is supported by an anonymous donor. We couldn’t do what we do without the support of our many donors. Each donation helps in its own way, whether it’s off-setting the cost of student matinee tickets, or buying props for one of our shows. To donate or learn about the many other ways to support Western Canada Theatre go to wctlive.ca/support .
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Groups also have booking privileges for:
Theatre room (seats up to 37)
Boardroom (seats up to 8)
Classroom (seats up to 60)
WCT STAFF
MATT EGER Executive Director
ARTISTIC ADMINISTRATION
MORGAN BENEDICT Producer
CHEYENNE SCOTT Artistic Associate
CHRISTINE LEROUX Producing Consultant
FINANCE
CAROL FRIESEN Accounting Officer
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
KIRK SMITH Marketing & Communications Director
KRISTINA LYNE Marketing & Multi-Media Manager
AMIRA ALAM Marketing Assistant
LAURA MICHEL Indigenous Community Engagement Coordinator
DEVELOPMENT
SUZAN GOGUEN Development Director
STEPHANIE McLEAN Development Manager
PRODUCTION
DANIEL JEWISON Technical Director
BRITTNEY MARTENS Head of Properties
SABRINA STACE Head of Wardrobe
ASHLEY HIIBNER Assistant Technical Director
EDUCATION
TERRI RUNNALLS Education & Outreach Director
EMILY BROWN Education Assistant
VENUE SERVICES
Rentals & Facilities
SKYLAR NAKAZAWA Venue Services Director
MARTA ORANIEWICZ Interim Venue Services Director
GREG BROWN Front of House Manager
House Staff
DENISE CLEVELAND, SOPHIA DIMOPOULOS, MATTHEW HARDY, NATASHA HOLOWAYCHUK, MAGGIE JONES, LINDA KASSIS, JAKE KOPYTKO, KELSEY LAUNIER, LUCAS
LOCHRIE, JULIA MCKIBBON, MALLORY
MOGG, REM MURRAY, JESSICA REID, ELIO STEPHENSON, JANE VIVENTI
Head Ushers
MARY AULIN, BARB DUBOIS-PAYNTER, KAREN FERGUSON, TRUDY GOOLD, KELLY JEFFERY, GEORGINA KNIGHT, WENDY MATHESON, MELODIE PIKE, GREG SAWATZKY
Kamloops Live! Box Office (KL!BO)
MICHELLE CHABASSOL KL!BO Director STEPHEN FINLAY KL!BO Supervisor
Box Office Representatives
AVIE CACHELIN, LINDA KASSIS, MEGAN POLACIK, ANN WELLER
Sagebrush Theatre
LIAM BEFURT Venue Technical Director
ADRIAN HARLAND Theatre Technician
BENJI LLOYD Theatre Technician
JENSEN SCZEBEL Theatre Technician
CASUAL PRODUCTION STAFF (Feb 20 - March 14, 2024)
MARK BAILEY, JULIAN BURTON, CARINA HEINE, KRISTIN KLAMMER, JAKE KOPYTKO, KELSEY LAUNIER, FAEN LINS, FINN MODDER, MALLORY MOGG, REM MURRAY, DAN ONDANG, MARTA ORANIEWICZ, JULIAN RATZ, ELIO STEPHENSON, SHAIMUS THORNE
WCT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
At time of printing (March 14, 2025)
CHRYSTIE STEWART President
SUNNIE ROTHENBURGER
Vice President
DIANA SKOGLUND Secretary
SHELLY SANDERS Treasurer
DIETER DUDY
MONICA MACAULAY
COLLEEN RYAN
GREG SAWATZKY
JOHN SCOTT
RADHIKA MAIRA TABREZ
SARA WOLFE
David Ross †
Tom Kerr ‡
Judge T.W. Shupe §
Francis Barnett *
Grant Chu *
D. Michael Dobbin *
Sharon Frissell *
Peggy Gilmour *
Mike Latta *
Anne Manson *
Maureen Marshall *
Lanni Shupe *
† Honorary Life Artistic Producer
‡ Founding Artistic Director
§ Honorary Life Chairman
* Honorary Life Member
A SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS!
