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Cast

Diane Flacks Gail Asper Karla Berbrayer Mariam Bernstein Terri Cherniack Jessica Cogan Rochelle Kives Primrose Madayag Knazan Miriam Kohn Amy Lee Debbie Maslowsky

Krista Jackson Angelica Schwartz Ksenia Broda-Milian

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Creative Team Streaming Director Associate Director Design Consultant

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Katherine Johnston Braiden Houle Keith Damboise Mike Pascucci Jarrod Tully Ian Phillips Tommy Inthirath Jerry Augustin

Production Manager & Lighting Design Camera Operator Camera Operator Camera Operator Video Switcher Audio Technician Post-Production Editor House Technician, WJT

Produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. (www.playscripts.com) Initial New York Production presented by Ars Nova in association with Jewcy.

Originally Produced in 2002 by the Empty Space Theatre, Seattle Washington.

We acknowledge that we are on Treaty One Land, the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe people and the homeland of the Metis Nation. We thank them, the Cree, Dakota and Oji­-Cree, and all of the custodians of this land.

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE_________________________________________________________________ What I have learned about Jewish mothers is that there is no such thing as a stereotypical Jewish mother.

In the hands of Diane Flacks this lovely piece is funny, poignant and thought provoking. While WJT is not back to presenting live theatre just yet, the performances of these 10 Jewish mothers (and 2 via zoom) gathered around a table in the Berney Theatre is something to behold.

It was so wonderful to be sitting around a communal table with people other than family members, talking, laughing, and listening. We learned a lot about each other as mothers and also about the Jewish mothers we portrayed in the play.

We are dedicating this play and the season to our friend and long time board member Judith Putter, may her memory be blessed.

Enjoy the show, Miriam Kohn Board President Winnipeg Jewish Theatre

Diane Flacks flexes her acting chops for the assembled mothers of 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother

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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE______________________________________________________ This play is a love letter that speaks to the very heart of our community: Jewish Mothers. To truly celebrate the spirit of Jewish motherhood and community we have ten wonderful Winnipeg Jewish mothers sharing the stage/screen with the incredible Diane Flacks. There is humour, pathos, talent, and love overflowing in this production, we are so delighted to share it with you.

We went digital to produce a production of this size and scope during the pandemic. We followed health and safety protocols meticulously to ensure the show was filmed safely. Up next, we return once again to live theatre at the Asper Jewish Community Campus. Live theatre is at the heart of what we do at WJT, it’s the most thrilling way to fulfill our mandate of illuminating the Jewish experience. We have some incredible stories lined up for you as we return to live performances, and we are always so grateful to have you in the seats to see them.

Finally, on September 19, Judith Putter passed away.

Judith was the Board President when I started at WJT. She led the search to hire new leadership for the company after its challenges and was the one who called to tell me I got the job.

Judith was a fount of knowledge about WJT. She cared so much for the organization, believed fervently in its mission, and was deeply invested in its success. Without Judith’s dedication, determination, and passion, I wouldn’t be writing to you today. After her term as Board President, she remained as Treasurer until January 2019. She worked tirelessly to ensure WJT would be able to flourish. The fact that WJT is here, financially sound, and artistically strong amid the pandemic is very much because of Judith’s hard work and tenacity.

So, it seems very fitting to dedicate the 2021 - 2022 season to Judith’s memory. After all, the season is called Strength, Spirit, and Soul, all traits Judith possessed, and why her memory will always be a blessing to me.

Sincerely, Ari Weinberg Artistic and Managing Director, Winnipeg Jewish Theatre

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CAST_______________________________________________________________________________________ Diane Flacks | Judith/Diane Diane Flacks is a writer/actor, dramaturge, story editor, and producer in theatre, TV, radio, and film. Pre-Covid, Diane played the titular role of Nathan in Nathan the Wise in Stratford’s 2019/2020 season. She also wrote and starred in Unholy, her critically acclaimed play about women and religion for Nightwood Theatre. Unholy was remounted twice in Toronto, nominated for a Dora for outstanding new play, was filmed live for Zoomer tv (which aired summer 2020), and was published in fall 2019, and was scheduled for a run a GCTC that was cancelled due to Covid.

As a playwright, selected plays include: Waiting Room, Bear With Me (adapted from her book of the same name and from which an excerpt was filmed for the CBC’s Winnipeg Comedy Festival), Luba Simply Luba, SIBS and Care with Richard Greenblatt (SIBS was also adapted and filmed for CBC as an MOW, and was just recorded as a podcast for Tarragon’s 2020/2021 acoustic season). She has acted in her own work on stages across the country and in LA and New York. Her four solo shows Myth Me, By A Thread, Random Acts and Bear With Me, have been critically acclaimed and remounted internationally. Newly developing, a oneperson play that had a zoom workshop premiere at GCTC this spring, called Guilt. She was part of the 2019 Stratford playwright residency, and is currently working on a new play, which received the Elliot Hayes playwright Award from the Stratford festival, called Blessed, as well as a new play for WJT with Richard Greenblatt, called PALS, and a cross-border collaboration about body image,“Does My Ass Look Fat?” Diane works as a dramaturge, workshop leader and teacher of writing in all genres. Diane writes and produces TV, including as a key creative on Workin’ Moms, Baroness von Sketch Show, Young Drunk Punk, Working the Engels, Listen Missy, and Kids in the Hall–for which she was nominated for an Emmy. She was the supervising producer of Qanuril, an Inuit language series for APTN for its last three seasons. Pre-Covid, she served as co-creative and “story-breaker” on two projects in development with Shaftesbury, Unnerved and Funeral for a Lesbian Bar. She’s developed series with eOne, Sienna Films, First Generation Films and Accent Entertainment, to name a few. She has been a long-time national parenting columnist for CBC radio, and was a feature columnist for the Toronto Star, Globe and Mail and Today’s Parent among others. She played the lead in the independent queer film Portrait of A Serial Monogamist, and in the play Body Politic, for which she was nominated for a Dora, and recently appeared in the reboot of Kids In The Hall on Amazon.

She is continually developing multiple projects, and has started CrossFit… (on Zoom) www. dianeflacks.com. http://mqlit.ca/playwrights/diane-flacks/

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Gail Asper, O.C., O.M., LL.D. | Monologist Gail Asper is President of The Asper Foundation and practiced corporate and commercial law before joining Canwest Global Communications Corp as General Counsel and a Director. She has also served as Chair of the Boards of not-for-profit groups including United Way, the National Arts Centre Foundation and the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre and has also participated in over a dozen MBA/RMTC productions from Guys & Dolls to Mamma Mia. Gail is currently a member of the Board of The Canadian Museum for Human Rights and is on the Board of Governors of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

She has received numerous awards for her community service, including the Order of Manitoba and is an Officer of the Order of Canada. Gail is thrilled to be taking part in WJT’s production of 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother with this wonderful cast of Jewish mothers!

Karla Berbrayer | Monologist Karla is the Founding Producer of the Rady JCC Music ‘N’ Mavens series, which she has helmed for over twenty years, as well as Producer for Tarbut: Festival of Jewish Culture at the Rady JCC. She has worked with Manitoba Theatre Centre, Prairie Theatre Exchange, Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers, and the Winnipeg Singers. Karla lived and worked in Manhattan, acting as the assistant to the Executive Director of the New York International Ballet Competition, as well as Producer of the International Young Peoples Series, a performing arts series based in Harlem. Karla toured as a member of the international performing group, Up with People, and maintains close contacts with her cast.

Karla is married, and is a proud mother of four children.

Mariam Bernstein | Monologist 25 Questions marks Mariam’s 16th production with WJT! A professional actor and director for 35 years, she is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada and the University of Winnipeg. She has acted across Canada in over 45 productions: highlights include playing Dr Ruth Westheimer in Becoming Dr. Ruth (WJT), Hannah et al (Angels in America, WJT), Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd (Dry Cold), and the Red Queen in Alice Through the Looking Glass (Royal MTC). She has directed over 25 professional productions, including Falsettos, Death of a Salesman, & The Always Prayer Shawl for WJT. Mariam was awarded the Best Actress Evie (Winnipeg Theatre Award) for her portrayal of Dr. Ruth, and was nominated for an Evie as part of the best ensemble for La Cantatrice Chauve at Cercle Molière. Many thanks to Ari Weinberg for his support, and to Krista and the wonderful women of the 25 Questions company!

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Terri Cherniack | Monologist Terri is very happy to be performing again at WJT. Her previous appearances with the company include Last Night of Ballyhoo, Crossing Delancey, Social Security and Tribes. She has performed at other Winnipeg theatres, including the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, Prairie Theatre Exchange, Shakespeare in the Ruins, Echo Theatre and Theatre Projects.

In a career spanning 43 years, Terri has also played major roles at the National Arts Centre, and at Regional Theatres from Vancouver to Halifax. Terri is a graduate of the University of Winnipeg, the University of Manitoba and the National Theatre School of Canada.

Jessica Cogan | Monologist Jessica is very honoured to be performing in WJT’s 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother. Jessica spends most of her time involved in the Jewish Community in many different volunteer roles. As for performing, she has loved being a part of the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre/Manitoba Bar Association Annual Joint Production over the years. Roles have included: Chava (Fiddler on the Roof), Mae (The Pajama Game), Rizzo (Grease), Audrey (Little Shop of Horrors), Rachel (Inherit the Wind), Mama Morton (Chicago), First Fairy (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) and Tessie Tura (Gypsy). Jessica is affectionately known as “S-mother” to her three young adults, Rachel, Cogie and Benji. She sends them and her awesome husband, Joel, her love. Jessica dedicates her performance to her mom, Abigail, who exemplifies everyday what it means to be a loving Jewish Mother.

Rochelle Kives | Monologist Rochelle is thrilled to be part of 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother! Most recent: Where.Are.You. From. (MTC) Precipice (WJT), Ma-Buhay Workshop (Rainbow Stage), Elizabeth Rex (Bunbury Productions), A Year With Frog And Toad (MTYP), South Pacific (Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra) Kiss Of The Spider Woman (Dry Cold Productions) South Pacific (Regina Symphony Orchestra), Miss Saigon, South Pacific, Little Shop Of Horrors ( Rainbow Stage), The Who’s Tommy (Platinum Theatre). TV/Film: A Kiss Before Chirstmas (Hallmark), Larry Saves The Health Care System (U Of M). Rochelle spent 12 years performing as the lead singer in the production casts on NCL, Azamara and Celebrity Cruises. She is co founder and producer of the vocal group Unique3, they travel as featured guest artists on various cruise lines around the world. Huge thank you to everyone at WJT!! Enjoy the show!

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Primrose Madayag Knazan | Monologist Winnipeg playwright & author Primrose Madayag Knazan has been featured at Winnipeg Jewish Theatre, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, the International Writers Festival, CBC Radio, the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival, Sarasvati Production’s FemFest, and last year’s Filipino Canadian playwright’s festival in Toronto. Her plays have been published

by Scirocco Drama and Playwrights Canada Press. In October 2021, her YA novel, Lessons in Fusion, was launched by Great Plains Publications under their Yellow Dog imprint and debuted on McNally Robinson’s Best Seller list in the young adult category. Her novel is available in fine bookstores and for order online in Canada and the U.S. Miriam Kohn | Monologist Miriam is very happy to be performing in WJT’s 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother because after all, she is one. Miriam taught music and drama in the Jewish school system for 24 years and was in the very first WJT production of Today I am a Fountain Pen, then in Shayna Maidel and Rothschilds.

She performed in Is it Wednesday for the Fringe Festival. This play is about Alzheimers and has been presented at conferences and meetings. A Yiddish version of Fiddler on the Roof was presented in Winnipeg where Miriam played Golde which she has done several times, in English at Joseph Wolinsky Collegiate, with the Chai Folk Ensemble and at the Hollow Mug Dinner Theatre.

Miriam is President of the WJT board of directors and is so thrilled to be on the other side this time.

Amy Lee | Monologist Amy is thrilled to be (virtually) back at Winnipeg Jewish Theatre after last performing here in Bar Mitzvah Boy. She is a Winnipeg-born, Torontobased performer, playwright, producer, educator, Co-Artistic Director of U.N.I.T. Productions, and half of the Dora and Canadian Comedy Award-winning clown duo Morro and Jasp. She has performed at Young People’s Theatre (James and the Giant Peach, Cinderella, The Invisible Girl, Hana’s Suitcase), Theatre Columbus (Weather the Weather), Factory Theatre (Morro and Jasp: 9-5), Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre (Pride and Prejudice), Manitoba Theatre for Young People (Jacob Two-Two, Of Mice and Morro and Jasp), Theatre Brouhaha (Bright Lights), Carousel Players (Here to Hear), and more. Love and thanks to my Jewish mother and to my daughters, Sadie and Pearl, who have made me a Jewish mother.

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Debbie Maslowsky | Monologist Debbie is thrilled to be back with the WJT, having performed in The Rothschilds, Chutzpah A Go Go, Hello Muddah Hello Fadduh, Soap and Laughter, Yiddle with a Fiddle, and Stars of David. Other credits include: 17 shows at Rainbow Stage (and a Wall of Fame inductee) with favourite roles in Fiddler on the Roof, Oklahoma, 42nd Street, The Full Monty, Footloose, Beauty & The Beast, Breaking Up is Hard to Do; Mama Morton in Chicago (Pizza Party Productions); Billy Elliot, Cabaret, Miracle on South Division Street, Grumpy Old Men, in The Drowsy Chaperone (with TC), My Fair Lady (RMTC); Closer Than Ever, Follies, She Loves Me, Into The Woods (Dry Cold Productions); Honk, Seussical (MTYP). Debbie thanks this wonderful WJT company for sharing their talents and for helping to introduce her to her husband nearly 25 years ago (when she was on the Board with the ‘shatchen’ – DL!). Debbie would also like to thank her husband AMC and daughter SBC for their unwavering support.

Debbie dedicates this performance to her wonderfully loving Jewish mother – Evelyn, who taught mentchlichkeit 101.

CREATIVE TEAM_________________________________________________________________________ Kate Moira Ryan | Playwright Kate Moira Ryan. Recent Projects: The Judy Show written with and for Judy Gold is currently playing at the Daryl Roth Theater off-Broadway. She was recently part of Atlantic Theater’s 10x25 series and Theater Breaking Through Boundaries Sum of Our Parts. Her play, Bass for Picasso opened off-Broadway at the Kirk Theater and was produced by Theater Breaking Through Boundaries, one of the few professional disabled theater companies. (director Ike Schambelan). It is being published by Playscripts. An adaptation of Ann Bannon’s lesbian pulp novels from the 1950s, The Beebo Brinker Chronicles, written with Linda S. Chapman ran off-Broadway (director Leigh Silverman). It was produced by Harriet Leve, Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner. It is currently being produced around the country. It won the 2008 GLAAD Media Award and is published by Dramatists Play Service. 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother, written with and for Judy Gold, enjoyed a long-running off-Broadway engagement, winning a 2007 GLAAD Media Award and earning Ms. Gold a Drama Desk Award nomination for Best Actress. It recently finished a three year national tour. She has been the recipient of numerous fellowships most recently from Sundance Institute, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Center for International Theater Development. She is an alumna of New Dramatists, received her MFA from Columbia University and started her career with the Young Playwrights Festival.

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Judy Gold | Playwright Emmy Award-winning actress and comedian Judy Gold is best known as the star of her two critically acclaimed long-running Off-Broadway hit shows. Ms. Gold’s most recent show, The Judy Show — My Life As A Sitcom ran to sold-out audiences at The Geffen Playhouse’s 2013 season, and at The DR-2 Theatre’s 2011-2012 season. The New York Times made it a critic’s pick and called it, “Highly entertaining! Brash, Buoyant & Infectiously nostalgic.” The LA Times said Gold is “an enormously likeable performer” with “flawless comic timing.” The Huffington Post said the show is, “Comedic Gold. A funny & fantastic ride! It’s the ultimate laughter-through-the tears tale.”

Krista Jackson | Streaming Director Krista directed WJT’s 2019 production of Bar Mitzvah Boy. Upcoming/In Development: Perfect Wedding (Thousand Islands Playhouse); Liars at a Funeral (Blyth Festival) and a new stage adaptation of Margaret Laurence’s The Diviners. Watch for a 2022 production of Caryl Churchill’s Escaped Alone featuring another wonderful cast of Winnipeg women.

Selected Directing: Sexy Laundry (Thousand Islands Playhouse); A Doll’s House: Part 2 (Mirvish/ Royal MTC); Dancing at Lughnasa, (Shaw Festival–Wall Street Journal’s 2017 Best Revival of a Modern Play). Krista holds the Stratford Festival Jean Gascon Award and the Gina Wilkinson Prize. Thank you, Martha Henry for being a mentor, colleague and friend. You will be greatly missed. www.kristajackson.net Angelica Schwartz | Associate Director Born on Treaty 1 Territory (Winnipeg, MB), Angelica Schwartz (They/ Them) is an interdisciplinary artist now living on the unceded Coast Salish territory of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh nations (Vancouver, BC). Schwartz has worked nationally as a director, creative collaborator, digital dramaturg, and stage manager. Schwartz seeks to build community, re-define leadership models, and find optimism in the face of existential dread.

They are a founding member of the emerging theatre collective happy/accidents and is the Community Engagement Manager for both Neworld Theatre and Tara Cheyenne Performance. Select credits: Buddies in Bad Times, The National Arts Centre, Electric Theatre Company, The Chop Theatre, SpiderWebShow, ITSAZOO, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, Winnipeg Jewish Theatre, and more. Schwartz is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada and Studio 58.

In addition to Schwartz’s work as an artist, they enjoy fine coffee, facilitate a monthly book club on the Future of Arts Leadership, and strives to be a BBQ grill master on the weekends.

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Ksenia Broda-Milian | Design Consultant Ksenia is a set, costume, and lighting designer and arts educator, member of the Associated Designers of Canada, and Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification Professional. She has studied at the University of Alberta, University of Winnipeg, Pratt Institute, Ghost River Theatre, and The Banff Centre.

Recent credits include L’Article 23 (TCM), Katharsis (PTE), It’s a Wonderful Life, Bang Bang (Magnus); Mrs. Warren’s Profession (Chemainus Theatre Festival); After Jerusalem (WJT); Pippin (WST/ViC); Lucas Is Lonely (Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers); Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, Ring of Fire (Rainbow); Armstrong’s War (WCT). Ksenia has also worked as an Assistant Designer at the Stratford Festival. It was a lot of fun styling this production; may you feel the same way watching it!

DIRECTORS’ NOTES_____________________________________________________________________

The women we interviewed provided their friends, the coffee, the lox and bagels, platters of rugelach. I would like to encourage the women reading this book to set up their own “25 Questions” coffee and rugelach party.

- Judy Gold & Kate Moira Ryan

This sounds simple enough, but after not being able to visit the homes of loved ones over the pandemic, the act of gathering, sharing stories and eating together becomes profound.

This play was written for and is usually performed by Judy Gold herself. In our production, the incomparable Diane Flacks is your host. She joins ten of our own Winnipeg Jewish Mothers around the dining room table to share Judy’s journey through stories, jokes, her faith and some big questions about motherhood. Our mothers shared the verbatim monologues and experienced the play with Diane for the first time as we filmed it. We watched as they listened for their question to be asked and as they broke out into spontaneous laughter or tears. As storytellers we all got to feel again what it means to gather together; to take off the mask and breath the same air; to open our hearts and minds to human connection. Now, we welcome you to join us at the table and share in the power of community.

With love, Krista Jackson & Angelica Schwartz Director & Associate Director

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WJT STAFF________________________________________________________________________________

Ari Weinberg Sam McLean Greg Klassen Doowah Design Leigh-Anne Kehler

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WINNIPEG JEWISH THEATRE DONORS 2021-22_____________________________________ Thank you and toda raba to those who have supported WJT’s 2021/22 Season!

Anonymous Reeva Abrams Randy Baldwin Liza Balkan Asher and Gertie Begleiter Shelley Chochinov Eileen Margulius-Curtis Carol & Neil Duboff Micahel Duggan Peter and Deborah Finestone

Barb Neaman & Allan Finkel Candice Freed Marilyn & Norman Goldberg Bruce & Dina Granove Debbie Gray Frank & Sue Hechter Jennifer Kochman Miriam Kohn Phyllis Laveman Myron & Symma Love

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EMIL SHER PLAYWRIGHT-IN-RESIDENCE CAMPAIGN______________________________ WJT is very pleased to host Emil Sher as our Playwright-in-Residence in Fall 2021. During his residency Emil will work on an adaptation of By Chance Alone, Max Eisen’s acclaimed memoir of surviving Auschwitz as a teen. In addition to creating a new play, Emil’s residency will include workshops, presentations and mentoring young playwrights. We would like to recognize all those who have supported this campaign so far.

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Grazyna Krupa and Don Gillmor Andy & Golly Alan Gotlib Rex Hagon Amy Hanen Catherine Hayos Evan Thaler Hickey Petr Kafka Michelle & Ken Avrum Jacobson & Christel Kleitsch Eva Kuper Judy Labow Diane and Larry Allie Lehmann Alex Lowy Benjamin Lowy Linda Ludke Robin & Mark Anna Migliarisi Susan Mitchell Michael Morris Shari Novick Emily Caruso Parnell Andrea Parnell

Ingrid Peritz Nina Peritz Paul Peritz Rena Polley Nino Ricci Josh Greenhut & Susan Rich Lydia and Michael Rowland Ian Werker & Janet Saunderson Morry and Bernie Schwartz Wind La Sell Julian Sher Iris Sokoloff Laurie Stein Eve-Lynn Stein and Allen Flaming Sandra Steinhause Philip Stilman & Ruth Torchinsky Ilana Waldston Mike Fox and Nicki Weiss Trudy Weiss Howard Wiseman Ellen Wright

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THANK YOUS____________________________________________________________________________ Thank you and toda raba to the following individuals & organizations who graciously provided their advice, guidance, and time.

ACTRA Manitoba

Debbie Gray

Prairie Theatre Exchange

Asper Jewish Community Campus

Sara Gray

Red Rover Entertainment

Camilla Holland

Rob Macklin

Gail Asper

Cherry Karpyshin

Jerry Augustin

Greg Klassen

Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre

Karla Berbrayer

Keith Levit

Schmoozers Cafe

Doowah Design

Theatre by the River

Zach Donen

Manitoba Theatre for Young People

The Felices-Costello Family

Doug Moore

University of Manitoba

Karyn Glass

James Moore

University of Winnipeg

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WJT ’S 2021–2022 SEASON

Strength, Spirit and Soul Queens Girl

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By Caleen Sinette Jennings February 3- 13, 2022

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L I V E P R O D U C T I O N Directed by Cherissa Richards Starring Melissa Langdon Canadian Premiere A young Black girl from Queens, a predominantly-Jewish private school in Greenwich Village, and the music of the 1960s.

By Daniel Jamieson June 9 -19, 2022

L I V E P RO D U C T I O N Directed by Ari Weinberg Canadian Premiere Art comes to life in this music-filled tale of the romance between Marc and Bella Chagall.

For more details visit wjt.ca.