True Colors Program 2021 by wjtheatre

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True Colors

Created by Jewish Women’s Theatre Material Adapted, Curated, and Produced by Ronda Spinak

Cast Cherissa Richards Montana Lehmann Cuinn Joseph Tracey Nepinak Candace Smith Andrea del Campo Chelsey Mark Beverly Ndukwu Kimmy Choi Ray Strachan

March 8 - 14 The Men in My Life by Marissa Tiamfook Gee El Beso by Ruth Behar* Sabbath Peace by Larry M. Sanders Sabbath Peace by Larry M. Sanders March 15 - 21 Beit Din by M.A. Hosein Both/And by Maria Ramos-Chertok No Joke by David Chiu March 22–28 Hanukkah, Bakersfield Style by Courtenay Edelhart Kimchi on the Seder Plate by Angela Buchdahl Special by Joshua Silverstein

Creative Team

Streaming Director Cultural Consultant Covid Officer and Stage Supervisor

Ari Weinberg Cherissa Richards Katie Hoppa

Production Team Production Management Production Management and Camera Operator Camera Operator Camera Operator Director of Photography and Post-Production Editor Lighting Designer House Technician, WJT

Katherine Johnston James Moore Connor McBride Mike Pascucci Tommy Inthirath James Moore Jerry Augustin

These stories originally appeared in True Colors, created and produced by The Braid (formerly Jewish Women’s Theatre) as part of its Salon Theatre season in May 2019. Originally produced by Eric Greene, directed by Susan Morgenstern, and dramaturged by Lisa Rosenbaum & Susan Baskin. For more information, visit the-braid.org *Filming of El Beso was completed by Media Button Communications Inc. at 1425 Charles Street, Vancouver BC V5L 2S7 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_________________________________________________________________ Members of the WJT Board have just completed an enlightening 12 hour course on antioppression and systemic racism. This is work that is being done by most theatres across the country because theatre is meant to educate and inform, as well as entertain. We endeavor to be a mirror of the society we live in. WJT is committed to addressing the concerns of all those who have been marginalized in our society, and we recognize this is an ongoing process that will evolve over time. True Colors is a collection of humorous and inspiring stories written and performed by Jewish people of Colour. These actors and writers are exploring their dual identities as both Jewish and Black and challenging how they fit into their respective communities. True Colors will be offered online at no cost. We will be having a forum that includes Jewish women of colour, as well as a local Rabbi and our artistic director. We anticipate a healthy exchange of ideas and an abundance of important insights. Please join us for the monologues as well as the panel discussion. There is no going back, only forward beyond COVID. Theatre as we know it has changed forever and for good. See you in the theatre, Miriam Kohn WJT Board President

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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE______________________________________________________

“Modern times call for open heart and open minds.” - from True Colors, Both/And by Maria Ramos-Chertok.

True Colors is a prescient mosaic of stories that calls on us to open our hearts and minds during this historic time for social change. This is a time for Jewish communities to stand with members of other targeted and marginalized communities to take action against white supremacy and systems of oppression by being actively anti-racist and reflecting on ways in which we have been complicit in racist systems. Over the past few years, WJT has taken the Jewish philosophy of Tikkun Olam, which means repairing the world, as a guiding principle in all that we do because Tikkun Olam is also a call to action for the pursuit of social justice. When it comes to fighting anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism the work is never done, much like the continuous efforts to battle antisemitism and participate in Reconciliation. We produce plays on Treaty One land in a multicultural city with a vibrant theatre community. While WJT’s mandate is committed to the continued cultivation and sharing of Jewish culture, I wholeheartedly believe we must also remain dedicated to investigating the similarities and differences between cultures to keep our artistic practice relevant and necessary on stage. I also believe we must unite in the struggle for respect of our cultural identities off stage and out in the world to truly encompass the spirit of Tikkun Olam. Sincerely, Ari Weinberg Artistic and Managing Director

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A funny, affecting play about connecting across distance in a socially distanced outdoor venue. U.S. Army Captain Jack Ludwig, a military doctor stationed in Oregon, begins writing to Louise Rabiner, an aspiring actress, and dancer in New York City, hoping to meet her someday if the war will allow. But as the war continues, it threatens to end their relationship before it even starts. Tony Award-winning playwright Ken Ludwig (Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Lend Me a Tenor) tells the joyous, heartwarming story of his parents’ courtship during World War II and the results are anything but expected.

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CAST_______________________________________________________________________________________ March 8-14 Cherissa Richards | The Men in My Life by Marissa Tiamfook Gee Cherissa Richards has performed as an actor for the past 20 years across the country. Most notably, Cherissa has performed at The Shaw Festival as an actor for 3 seasons, and is proud to have performed at WJT in Intimate Apparel, several shows at RMTC, and has premiered as a playwright, actor and director, all at MTYP. Cherissa has been intern directing as an apprentice director at Bard on the Beach in Vancouver 2018, The Shaw Festival 2019 and prior to the pandemic, the Stratford Festival in Ontario in 2020. In 2021, Cherissa received the Crow’s Theatre RBC Rising Star Emerging Director Prize and is one of the directors in Whynot Theatre’s This Gen Fellowship. You can also catch Cherissa as Elise Mills-a recurring character in the current season 4 of Burden of Truth. Montana Lehmann | El Beso by Ruth Behar Montana Lehmann is a Mexican-Canadian theatre artist born and raised in Winnipeg. In 2016 she graduated from the University of Winnipeg theatre department and has since gone on to further her training at Vancouver’s Studio 58. Montana is honoured to be able to bring in her own experiences and explorations with mixed identity to this work. She is thrilled to be a part of such a unique piece exploring the struggle, beauty and complexity of mixed heritage. Cuinn Joseph | Sabbath Peace by Larry M. Sanders Cuinn Joseph is a Winnipeg-based writer, composer, and performer. Joseph’s most notable projects include composition and sound design for WJT’s Intimate Apparel (2018), associate musical direction and instrumentation for Pizza Party Productions’ Chicago (2018), composition and musical direction for University of Manitoba’s Peer Gynt (2018), and performing in Bunbury Productions’ Elizabeth Rex (2020). For his work in theatre, Joseph has been awarded the RMTC Jean Morray/Murry Sinclair Theatre Scholarship, the Harry S. Rintoul Award for Most Outstanding Manitoba Play at the Winnipeg Fringe Festival, and has twice received the Charles M. Cohen Prize for the Best Original Writing in Theatre or Film at the University of Manitoba. Most recently, Joseph has served as an artistic resident at One Trunk Theatre and creator for Joseph-Herd Productions. Cuinn is very excited for the opportunity to work again with Winnipeg Jewish Theatre as Larry in True Colors.

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CAST_______________________________________________________________________________________ Tracey Nepinak | Sabbath Peace by Larry M. Sanders Tracey Nepinak’s Cree roots trace back to Peguis First Nation, she resides in Winnipeg. Tracey has worked as a professional actor since 1993. Recent theatre and film credits include: The world premiere of, Honour Beat (Rae Anna) for Theatre Calgary; the world premiere of, A Short History of Crazy Bone (Crazy Bone) for Theatre Projects Manitoba; Antony & Cleopatra (Cleopatra), SIR; Burden of Truth (Rose) Eaglevision; Romeo & Juliet (lord/lady Capulet), SIR; Richard lll (Mad Maragaret), SIR; The Rez Sisters (Philomena Moosetail), The Belfry. March 15-21 Candace Smith | Beit Din by M.A. Hosein Candace Smith, born in Winnipeg to Trinidadian parents, was raised in the Manitoba Interlake fishing community of Matheson Island. She studied jazz, tap and hip-hop dance, as well as drama in her teens and 20’s before a visit to a movie set ignited her desire to act on film. Since 2001, she has appeared in a dozen feature films, most recently in the yet to be released Brad Anderson thriller Jessie’s Boy. Candace can be seen in many holiday movies on the Hallmark and Lifetime TV channels. Candace has performed on the Warehouse Theatre stage in the Manitoba Association of Playwrights student competition and has performed with the School of Contemporary Dancers’ Adult Division on the Gas Station Theatre stage. She is excited to be making her debut with the Winnipeg Jewish Theatre in this production of True Colors. Andrea del Campo | Both/And by Maria Ramos-Chertok Andrea is a Winnipeg-based theatre artist with settler and Latinx blood. Her father’s family is from Mexico City and her mother’s is from Britain and Western Europe. Over the course of preparing for this piece, Andrea has truly enjoyed delving deeper into both sides of her heritage. As an actor, Andrea has worked with every English-language professional theatre company in Winnipeg, as well as companies across Canada. The last time she appeared on WJT’s stage was with Bad Jews in 2015. Andrea is a proud founding member of local musical improv company, Outside Joke, and has performed across Canada with them for the past 18 years.

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CAST_______________________________________________________________________________________ Chelsey Mark | No Joke by David Chiu Chelsey Mark is an actor, writer, filmmaker and host. He has booked roles on Amazon Prime’s Tales from the Loop (2019), CBC’s Burden of Truth (2019), APTN’s Tribal (2019) and feature film The First Encounter (2019). Chelsey was selected for the Whistler Indigenous Fellowship at the Whistler Film Festival (2019) and was a finalist in the Gimli Film Festivals RBC Pitch Competition (2020) for his short, The Callback. Chelsey has received funding to write the 1st draft of his feature film Skate like a Girl. His short Vengeance (2020) Won Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best actor in the Winnipeg Film Groups 48-hour film competition. March 22-28 Beverly Ndukwu | Hanukkah, Bakersfield Style by Courtenay Edelhart Beverly Ndukwu is a Winnipeg local, overjoyed at the opportunity to be back on the Winnipeg Jewish Theatre stage. And what better way to do it than sharing a folklore story about Hanukkah. Beverly’s past theatre credits include: Bang Bang (RMTC Warehouse/ Belfry Theatre), Intimate Apparel (WJT), The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time (RMTC Mainstage), Danny King of the Basement (Manitoba Theatre for Young People) Film credits: On the 12th Date of Christmas, Tales from the Loop, I Am Sombody’s Child, Breakthrough, Love in Design, Night Hunter, Room for Rent, Devils Gate “Hold on to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly” – Langston Hughes Kimmy Choi | Kimchi on the Seder Plate by Angela Buchdahl Kimmy is very happy to be a part of Winnipeg Jewish Theatre’s True Colors. She has had the pleasure of singing and dancing her l’il heart out across Canada and in the US performing in musicals, and was most recently seen in Firehall Arts Centre’s Circle Game : Reimagining the Music of Joni Mitchell. The show also had a run at the Persephone Theatre and went on tour with the Arts Club Theatre! Kimmy can also be seen in film/ tv - some credits include : Snowbound for Christmas (UpTV), Share (HBO), October Faction (Netflix), Rising Suns (OMNI), In Contempt (BET), American Gothic (CBS/Global), Rogue (DirecTV) and Orphan Black (Space/BBC). Many thanks to Ari!

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CAST_______________________________________________________________________________________ Ray Strachan | Special by Joshua Silversteinl Ray Strachan Theatre Artist of Grenadian and Filipino descent, based in Winnipeg. He has trained with the Black Hole Theatre Company and the Banff Centre, and has performed on numerous Canadian stages, as well as having many TV/Film credits. Ray is a founding teacher in ANANSI School for the Performing Arts, and is currently teaching Theatre at the University of Winnipeg.

CREATIVE TEAM_________________________________________________________________________ Ronda Spinak | Adapter, Curator and Producer of True Colors Ronda Spinak created and produces JWT’s At-Homes Salon Theatre Series, now in its seventh season. She has curated more than 20 original Jewish-themed salon shows for JWT, as well as adapted many of the pieces performed. She graduated from Stanford University, and holds degrees from UCLA (MBA) and USC (Masters in professional writing). Ronda’s plays include Stories from the Fringe and festival-winner Oscar Wilde’s Wife, a favorite at the Ashland New Play Festival and Dayton’s FutureFest. She has written for the Emmy Award-winning children’s show Rugrats and authored the critically acclaimed nonfiction book ProBodX: Proper Body Exercise (HarperCollins, publisher). Ronda is on the board of the Association for Jewish Theatres and is a member of the Dramatists Guild. She feels blessed to be working with the many talented and inspiring women who give so generously to Jewish Women’s Theatre. Ari Weinberg | Streaming Director Ari has served as Winnipeg Jewish Theatre’s Artistic & Managing Director since 2015. Directing credits include After Jerusalem, Tribes, The Whipping Man, Another Way Home, Shiksa, Stars of David (WJT); Frankenstein (University of Winnipeg); Macbeth and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Knavish Hedgehogs at Winnipeg Fringe); Hugh and I (Toronto Fringe); Godspell (Theatre Sheridan). Acting credits include Mendel in Falsettos (WJT/Dry Cold Productions); Snail in A Year With Frog and Toad and Snoopy in A Charlie Brown Double Bill (Manitoba Theatre for Young People), Benvolio in Romeo and Juliet (Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre); Tootles in Peter Pan (Stratford Festival); George in Hana’s Suitcase (Magnus Theatre). Ari is a proud graduate of Sheridan College’s Music Theatre-Performance Program and served as the program’s Internship Advisor for seven years.

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CREATIVE TEAM_________________________________________________________________________ Katie Hoppa | Covid Officer and Set Supervisor Katie Hoppa is a graduate of the University of Winnipeg’s Theatre and Film department specializing in stage management and production. Credits include: The Paper Bag Princess (PTE), Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Rainbow Stage), Macbeth Muet (SIR & La Fille du Laitier), Bar Mitzvah Boy, After Jerusalem, Intimate Apparel (WJT), Hamlet, Stripped Down Romeo and Juliet, Timon of Athens (SIR), Three Penny Opera (Sick & Twisted/AA Battery) and Reefer Madness (WST).

TRUE COLORS WRITERS________________________________________________________________ EL BESO | Adapted from Traveling Heavy: A Memoir in Between Journeys, (Duke University Press, 2013) Written by Ruth Behar. Ruth Behar is the Victor Haim Perera Collegiate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan and the recipient of a MacArthur Fellows “Genius” Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship. A traveler, storyteller, poet, educator, and public speaker, her books include The Presence of the Past in a Spanish Village, Translated Woman: Crossing the Border with Esperanza’s Story, The Vulnerable Observer: Anthropology That Breaks Your Heart, An Island Called Home: Returning to Jewish Cuba and Traveling Heavy: A Memoir In Between Journeys. She is the editor of the pioneering anthology, Bridges to Cuba and co-editor of The Portable Island: Cubans at Home in the World. Her documentary, Adio Kerida/Goodbye Dear Love: A Cuban Sephardic Journey, distributed by Women Make Movies, has been shown in festivals around the world. Her debut novel for young readers, Lucky Broken Girl, the coming-of-age story of a Cuban-Jewish immigrant girl, won the Pura Belpré Author Award from the American Library Association. Her bilingual poetry collection, Everything I Kept/Todo lo que guardé, is a new release with Swan Isle Press. For more information: . KIMCHI ON THE SEDER PLATE | Written by Angela Buchdahl. Adapted from an interview by Ronda Spinak. Rabbi Angela Warnick Buchdahl joined Central Synagogue as senior cantor in 2006 and in 2014 was chosen by its congregation to lead them as senior rabbi. Born in Korea to a Jewish American father and a Korean Buddhist mother, Rabbi Buchdahl is the first Asian American to be ordained as cantor or rabbi in North America. She has been nationally recognized for her innovations in leading services, which draw large crowds both in the congregation’s main sanctuary and via live stream and cable broadcast to viewers in more than 100 countries. She has served as faculty for the Wexner Heritage Foundation and for the Union for Reform Judaism Kallot programs and has been featured in dozens of news outlets, including theToday Show, NPR, and PBS. Listed in 2012 by Newsweek as one of America’s 50 Most Influential Rabbis, she serves on the boards of Auburn Theological Seminary, Avodah Jewish Service Corps, AJC, and UJA-Federation of NY.

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NO JOKE | Written by David Chiu. David Chiu is a screenwriter living in Los Angeles. He and writing partner Patrick Wall wrote an episode for the Amazon Prime series LORE and have sold a VR project to Dreamscape Immersive for development with Sam Raimi and Walter Parkes. Together, David and Patrick are represented by the Gersh Agency and Authentic Talent & Literary Management. David is a member of Temple Isaiah, whose board of trustees he was nominated to this year. Through his work with the Temple Isaiah Green Team, he has personally advocated for environmental policy at City Hall and in Sacramento. A weekly attendee at his shul’s Torah study minyan as well as Shabbat services, he was honored to receive Temple Isaiah’s 2019 Emerging Leaders Award. Of Chinese and Litvak heritage, David is a member of an LA-based Jews of Color group, through which he has helped advise the local Jewish Federation on issues of inclusion. HANUKKAH, BAKERSFIELD STYLE | Written by Courtenay Edelhart. Courtenay Edelhart is the biracial daughter of two social worker parents, one black and one an Ashkenazi Jew. She and her twin sister grew up in Chicago and Albuquerque. Courtenay majored in journalism at Northwestern University before embarking on a nearly three-decadelong career as a newspaper reporter. Now in her 50s, she’s gone back to school and is working toward a credential to teach middle or high school English. She lives in Lancaster, California, with two adopted teenagers and assorted dying houseplants. THE MEN IN MY LIFE | Written by Marissa Tiamfook Gee Marissa Gee grew up in Brooklyn, NY, with an Ashkenazi Jewish New York mother and a half black, half Chinese Catholic father from Trinidad. She has always been active in the Jewish community, from being on the board of the Jewish Multiracial Network (JMN) to volunteering with IKAR, her current spiritual home. Marissa is a lawyer, teacher, runner, coach, and an outdoor adventure enthusiast. She runs, climbs, and explores every mountain and hidden trail she can find. She has traveled the world, worked in health care in Uganda (volunteering through American Jewish World Service), taught English in Asia, was a legal intern at the UN in Geneva, studied abroad in Jerusalem and Amsterdam, and backpacked through the Pacific Rim, Australia, and Europe. She now has a more conventional life (although no less active!) and lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter. BEIT DIN | Written by M.A. Hosein Monique Hosein is a third-year doctor-of-public-health candidate at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health. For fun, Monique enjoys her recent return to running and books in all forms— paper, audio—and is also a jazz vocalist. Monique and her endlessly supportive husband are the parents of a joyful, inquisitive, and fearless girl in the first grade.

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BOTH/AND | Written by Maria Ramos-Chertok Maria Ramos-Chertok is a writer, workshop leader, and coach who facilitates the Butterfly Series, a writing and creative arts workshop for women who want to explore what’s next. Her book, The Butterfly Series: Fifty-two Weeks of Inquiries for Transformation, was published in August 2018. She is finalizing her debut novel, Rosie’s Blues, inspired by the experience of her mother opening their family home in Hackensack, New Jersey, as a shelter for battered women and children. Maria’s manuscript won the 2018 Adult Fiction Mentorship prize from the Word for Diversity. She is a contributor to All the Women in My Family Sing: Essays on Equality, Justice, and Freedom (Feb. 2018), edited by Deborah Santana, and She’s Got This! Essays on Standing Strong and Moving On (Feb. 2019), a Write-on Mamas project. Since 2014, she’s cohosted women’s salons showcasing women-of-color artists. For more info, visit: . SABBATH PEACE | Written by Larry M. Sanders. Adapted from an interview by Ronda Spinak Larry M. Sanders grew up in a small suburb of Detroit. He was raised by his mother, a single parent, and his grandmother “Big Ma,” a Choctaw Indian to whom he credits his love of learning and reading. He is a twice graduate of the University of Michigan and, before retiring in 2016, had a forty-year career in public service, providing planning and evaluation services to federal, state, and nonprofit social service agencies across the country. He converted to Judaism in 2011 on MLK Day after several years of studying Jewish history, culture, and thought. He lives in San Francisco with his best friend of 28 years, who also happens to be his husband. He spends his days reading, traveling, cooking, arranging flowers, and tending his orchids. SPECIAL | Written by Joshua Silverstein. Joshua Silverstein is an award-winning actor, comic, writer, beatboxer, and educator whose performances and productions throughout the country have prompted admiration from creative greats ranging from Norman Lear to Prince. For more than 20 years, Joshua has provided and facilitated theater, improvisation, and spoken-word workshops and in-school residencies designed to create a safe and open space for students of all ages to experience the freedom of creative expression. Joshua brings passion, play, and persuasion to make words, thinking, and expression infectiously fun. He served as the cohost and coproducer of Emmy Award–winning Downbeat 720 for 19 years and currently cohosts The Silversteins’ Show, a daily news program and podcast providing levity and context to current events with his wife, Cinthya Guillen.

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WINNIPEG JEWISH THEATRE DONORS 2020-21_____________________________________ Thank you and toda raba to those who have supported WJT’s 2020/21 Season! Reeva Abrams Fran Coulter Lisa Hastings Anonymous Donation Janice Crerar Patti Hawkins Maggie Armstrong Judy Danchura Frances Held Gail Asper Verna Danylchuk Ray Hignell Patricia Hunter & Zaz Margaret Deally Anne Hildebrand Bajon Bruce Dean Camilla Holland Marie Baron Ben Diamond Karen Howell Loretta Basiuk Sally Dick Agnes Hubert Linda Beech Ethel Dil Judith Huebner Asher & Gertie Begleiter Judith Doctoroff Isabelle Jarrin Hannon Bell Judy Doob Janet Johnson Mariam Bernstein Carol & Neil Duboff Nancy Johnson Carolyn Berthelet Claudia Dubovsky Carman Johnston Marjorie Blankstein Kate & Tim Fennell Aiden & Josh Kahanovitch Martin Billinkoff Wynn Ferguson Colleen Jury Susan Billinkoff Linda Freed Sheryl Kapitz Christa Bisson Christine Freeman Cherry Karpyshin Wendy J Bonnie Zita and Mark Bernstein Robert Kennedy Rick Borchert Family Foundation Evan R Klassen Richard Boroditsky Heather Pullan & Tom Frances Koncan Wren Brian Frohlinger Miriam Kohn David Brickwood Diamond Gallery Karla Berbrayer & Allen Sharon Burden Shelly Garfield Kraut Linda & Ed Calnitsky Susan Garfield Cara Kroft Teresa Cameron Frederick Gehrs Ellen Kroft Alexa Campbell Connie Geisbrecht Rena Krongold Brenlee Carrington Naomi Gerrard Michelle Lagassé Bev Carson Ruth Gesser Dale Lakevold Judith Charach Jean & Dennis Giguere Reannah Hocken & Justin Charleton Freda Glow Matthew Lander Lawrence & Beatrice Elaine Goldstein Melissa Langdon Cherniack Rachel Gotthilf Serena La Posta Rhonda Chorney Karen Grant Phyllis Laveman Antoni Cimolino Debbie Gray Geni Lehmann Isaura Clark Sara Gray Ellen & Stewart Leibl Susan & Greg Clark Ken Green Leah Leibl Simone Cohen Brock Griffin Diana Leitold Brittannie Corona Aron Grusko Kerrie Halprin & Richard Phil Corrin Murray Haines Leipsic Carrie & Pablo FelicesHelen Halpin Itamar Levene Costello Natalie Hasell Sherrill Levene

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BRIDGE BUILDER CAMPAIGN__________________________________________________________ WJT was poised to present the world premiere of Narrow Bridge by Daniel Thau-Eleff in March of 2020 and the Bridge Builder Campaign was a fundraising initiative designed to help WJT bring Narrow Bridge to the stage. Unfortunately due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the premiere was postponed, but WJT would still like to recognise the donors that helped us prepare Narrow Bridge for its debut. WJT remains committed to producing Narrow Bridge when it is safe to resume public performances indoors. Heather Pullan & Tom Frohlinger Sara Gray Louis Trepel & WT Grogan Kristine Barr & Kael McKenzie

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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

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Asper Jewish Community Campus

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Prairie Theatre Exchange

Camilla Holland

Rob Macklin

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Red Rover Entertainment

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