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CONTENTS The Wizard of Oz Billing
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A Note from Carole
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Wizard of Oz Booklist – Prepared by the Vancouver Public Library Synopsis
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About the Author
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Song List
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The Company
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Upcoming Shows by Carousel Theatre for Young People
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Register now for Winter Theatre School 22 Supporters
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Carousel Theatre Staff
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CAROUSEL THEATRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
CAROUSEL THEATRE SOCIETY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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THE WIZARD OF OZ By L. FRANK BAUM With Music and Lyrics by HAROLD ARLEN and E.Y. HARBURG Background Music by HERBERT STOTHART Dance and Vocal Arrangements by PETER HOWARD Orchestration by LARRY WILCOX Adapted by John Kane for the Royal Shakespeare Company Based upon the Classical Motion Picture owned by Turner Entertainment Co. and distributed in all media by Warner Bros.
Starring (listed alphabetically) Meghan Anderssen Miss Gulch/Wicked Witch Greg Armstrong-Morris Professor Marvel/Wizard of Oz Timothy E. Brummund Uncle Henry/Oz Guard/Voice of Oz Darren Burkett* Huck /Scarecrow Kayla Dunbar* Ensemble Janet Gigliotti Aunt Em/Glinda Christine Quintana* Ensemble Mike Stack Hickory/Tin Man Robyn Wallis Dorothy Allan Zinyk* Zeke/Lion The Cast Tornado, Munchkins, Trees, Oz Citizens, Poppies, Winkies, Flying Monkeys and more! * Teaching Staff at Carousel Theatre for Young People’s Theatre School Carole Higgins Steven Greenfield Melissa Young Heidi Wilkinson Barbara Clayden Jeff Harrison Patrick N. Ray Ingrid Turk Rebecca Mulvihill Emma Hammond Krysten Neeson Cynnamon Schreinert
Director Musical Director Choreographer Set and Props Designer Costume Designer Lighting Designer Pianist Stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager Apprentice Stage Manager Follow Spot Operator Publicist
The Performance will run approximately 90 minutes. Public performances will have one 15 minute intermission. Taking photographs or making any recording is prohibited in the theatre. Please turn off pagers and cellular phones. This performance includes the use of non-toxic haze and strobe lights. Carousel Theatre is a member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres and employs professional actors who are members of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association under the terms of the Canadian Theatre Agreement. This play is presented by arrangement with Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc., 560 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022.
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A MESSAGE FROM CAROLE “There is no place like home.” What drew me the most to the story of The Wizard of Oz were the themes of family (both the ones we are born into and the ones we are drawn to throughout our lives) and the meaning of ‘home’. For all that this is a classic tale Dorothy is very much a modern youth, struggling to find who she is and what is her ‘home’. She wants to escape, and goes on an incredible journey to discover that what she is searching for is already there. L. Frank Baum’s tale of a spunky girl who goes on an incredible journey started as a series of books, then became a much celebrated motion picture, then a stage musical. It has inspired many more tales, from Return to Oz to the current phenomenon that is Wicked. The tale of a little girl and her four-legged companion who go over the rainbow, meet some wonderful friends, take on the Wicked Witch, and then return to their family appeals to our sense of adventure, and the warmth and comfort of home is one to which we can all relate. Our 2012/13 season is lovingly dedicated to our dear friend, colleague and volunteer Cheryl Hutcherson. Cheryl had a very special way of making us all feel like we were home, and that she was part of our family. She was a lover of musical theatre and will always be with the Vancouver theatre community, like a handprint on our hearts.
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WIZARD OF OZ BOOKLIST - PREPARED BY THE VANCOUVER PUBLIC LIBRARY The Wizard of Oz continues to enchant us many generations after it first appeared over a century ago. This classic story has been re-imagined many times. Look for some of these recommended titles at your public library:
The Golden Compass/Philip Pullman (Teens) Lyra and her daemon travel to the far north to save kidnapped children. Stories of Strange and Magical Lands for Younger Children:
Books That Reflect on the Original Oz Stories: The Four Dorothy’s/Paul Ruditis (Teen) In Orion Academy’s school play, four girls are cast to play Dorothy in order to appease the many egos involved. The Secret Order of the Gumm Street Girls/ Elise Primavera (8-12 years) After they find a pair of ruby red slippers, four girls end up traveling to mysterious lands. Oz: The Manga/David Hutchison (Teen) A manga adaptation of the original story. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz/Eric Shanower (812 years) This is a graphic novel version with lovely illustrations.
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs/Judi Barrett (3-5 years) In the town of Chewandswallow meals come from the sky Jumanji/Chris Van Allsburg (5-8 years) Two children are introduced to some wild and crazy characters through a board game they found in the park. Louise, the Adventures of a Chicken-Kate DiCamillo (3-5 years) Louise the chicken’s adventures bring her face to face with pirates and a lion before she finds her way back home again. Prepared by the Children’s Library, Vancouver Public Library, 2012
Fantasy and Adventure Stories Reminiscent of Dorothy’s Quest Through an Unknown World: Peter and the Starcatchers/Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson (9-12 years) An adventure filled prequel to Peter Pan. Septimus Heap Series/Angie Sage (9-12 years) The story of a seventh son of a seventh son in a family of wizards. The Sea of Trolls/Nancy Farmer (10-13 years) A thrilling quest in a land of Vikings.
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SYNOPSIS Dorothy lives on a farm in Kansas with her Auntie Em and Uncle Henry. After their neighbour Miss Gultch threatens to take away the family dog Toto, Dorothy and Toto make plans to run away from home. A tornado strikes, and when the storm is finished, Dorothy discovers that she and her house have landed in Munchkinland, on top of the Wicked Witch of the East. And for some magic reasons, ruby slippers are now on Dorothy’s feet. The Wicked Witch of the West arrives and sees that Dorothy is wearing the Wicked Witch of the East’s powerful slippers. The Wicked Witch of the West vows that she will get the slippers from Dorothy- no matter what. After the Wicked Witch of the West leaves, Dorothy realizes the danger and has no choice but to leave Munchkinland in search of the Emerald City to ask the great and powerful Oz to send her home. During their journey Dorothy and Toto meet three special friends: a Scarecrow with no brain, a Tin Man with no heart, and a Lion without any courage. Dorothy suggests to her new friends that they come along with her and ask the Wizard of Oz to grant them their wish. On the way, they meet crabby apple trees, some wickedly enchanted poppies, and many misfortunes. When Dorothy and the gang finally meet the great and powerful Oz he promises to help them... but only after they bring back the Wicked Witch of the West’s broomstick. The friends head to the evil Witch’s castle through the Haunted Forest. While walking through the spooky forest Dorothy and Toto are stolen away by the flying monkeys and swooped off to the castle. While Dorothy is trapped in the Witch’s castle the door crashes open and her three friends appear dressed in Winkie uniforms! Before they can escape the Witch appears. Dorothy throws a bucket of water on the Witch, who melts away leaving only her hat and broom. The friends return to the Wizard to hand him the Wicked Witch of the West’s broom. Dorothy, Toto, Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion learn the truth about the Wizard and about themselves. Dorothy learns the most important lesson of all - she had the power to return home the entire time, all she had to do was believe. www.carouseltheatre.ca
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR L. Frank Baum is an American Author of children’s literature. He is best known for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz written in 1900, but can also be credited for his 55 novels, 9 sequences, 82 short stories, 200 poems, and countless scripts. Baum was born May 15, 1856 in Chittenango, New York where he lived with his mother and father and nine siblings. He was home schooled his entire life and was never one to go out and roll in the grass. At a young age he took an interest in literature. He began to take old classics and turn the old and grim story into a pleasant fairytale that children could relate too. Baum started his education at the age of 25 in New York City studying theatre. He then worked in the New York theatre community for a few years as an Opera Theatre Manager and continued writing his own plays that he often performed in, such as The Maid of Arran (1882). In 1883 Baum decided to leave the theatre community in New York and move with his wife, Maud Gage, to South Dakota where they would later raise four children. In South Dakota, Baum opened a family run department store that failed, was publisher of a newspaper, Saturday Pioneer, that failed, and then moved to Chicago in search of more financial success, which also failed. It was then that Baum started writing the nursery stories that he read to his children. In 1887 Mother Goose in Prose was published; it became the best-selling book of the year with an estimated 175,000 copies sold. In 1900 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was published and was adapted into a musical in 1903. At that point, Baum gave up on any other business venture and focused solely on his writing. The Wizard of Oz is an adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz which has since been published countless times. This special story evokes laughter and tears and also challenges the audience to explore the difficult themes of love, endurance, personal character and self acceptance.
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SONG LIST OVERTURE
Poppies
Over the Rainbow
Gilnda/Dorothy/Scarecrow/ Tin Man/Lion/Company
Dorothy
Munchkinland
ENTR’ACTE
Glinda/Dorothy/Munchkins
The Merry Old Land of Oz
If I Only Had a Brain
Guard/Dorothy/Scarecrow/ Tin Man/Lion/Company
Scarecrow/Dorothy
We're Off to See the Wizard Dorothy/Scarecrow
If I Only Had a Heart Tin Man/Dorothy/Trees
We're Off to See the Wizard (Reprise) Dorothy/Scarecrow/Tin Man
If I Only Had the Nerve Lion/Dorothy/Scarecrow/Tin Man
We're Off to See the Wizard (Reprise) Dorothy/Scarecrow/Tin Man/Lion
If I Were King of the Forest Lion/Dorothy/Scarecrow/Tin Man
Winkies March Winkies
The Jitterbug Witch/Dorothy/Scarecrow/ Tin Man/Lion/Company
Over the Rainbow (Reprise) Dorothy
Ding, Dong the Witch is Dead Winkies
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THE COMPANY
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Meghan Anderssen | Miss Gultch/Wicked Witch What a world! Meghan is wickedly excited to be reprising her role of The Wicked Witch. Past credits include: The Marvelous Wonderettes (Hey Look! It's a Co-Op); …Spelling Bee (Western Canada); Hairspray (Arts Club); Falsettos (Wizard Productions/Chutzpah!); Guys & Dolls (Chemainus); Bat Boy (Patrick Street Productions); Evil Dead (DSR);Thoroughly Modern Millie and Annie Get Your Gun (TUTS); Somewhere in the World (Charlottetown Festival). In her “spare time”, Meghan is also a dance instructor and choreographer and is a UBC graduate (B.A. in Dramaturgy). Up next: Fiddler On The Roof (Western Canada Theatre). Greg Armstrong-Morris | Professor Marvel/Wizard of Oz Greg loves spending Christmas with his Carousel family and is thrilled to be back for The Wizard of Oz! Previously for Carousel: Mr Mayor and (the senior) Wickersam in Seussical. Elsewhere: Albin/Zaza, La Cage aux Folles (Vancouver Playhouse — Jessie award), William Barfée, Spelling Bee (Western Canada Theatre), Kane, True Love Lies (Touchstone), Hunter, [title of show] (HomeShark — Jessie nomination), Malcolm, The Full Monty (Patrick Street & Persephone), Jude, Tiny Replicas (ZeeZee), Ensemble / Bilbo cover, Lord of the Rings (Mirvish) Hedwig, Hedwig & the Angry Inch (Hoarse Raven). Special thanks to James Franco.
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Timothy E. Brummund | Uncle Henry/Oz Guard/Voice of Oz Timothy is thrilled to be reprising his many roles in the Wizard of Oz! He is an accomplished theatre, voice-over and film/TV actor and is a graduate of the Grant MacEwan Theatre Arts Program. Career highlights include Lieutenant Schrank in West Side Story (Vancouver Opera), The Light in the Piazza (Patrick Street Productions), Mamma Mia! (Mirvish Productions), the Voice of Audrey II in The Little Shop of Horrors (Arts Club, Citadel Theatre), Clown One in The 39 Steps (Chemainus Theatre), and the voice of Beast Man and King Randor in He-Man and Masters of the Universe. All his love to Lindy, Caela, Kieryn, Thomas and Willsy. XOXO Darren Burkett | Huck/Scarecrow Darren is thrilled to be back in the land of Oz! Previous Carousel Theatre credits include a Jessie award for A Year With Frog and Toad and The Cat in the Hat in Seussical. Favourite theatre credits include productions with The Boys Upstairs Equity Co-Op (Glory Days), Arts Club (Hairspray, White Christmas, Beauty and the Beast), CTF (Joseph..., Guys and Dolls, Oklahoma!), TUTS (Annie Get Your Gun, Footloose), RCMT (A Chorus Line, West Side Story, The Music Man). Many thanks to his family and friends for their love and support.
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Barbara Clayden | Costume Designer Barbara Clayden has been a theatre artist for over 35 years, designing costumes and sometimes sets for various theatre and and dance companies around Vancouver, including the Arts Club, Bard on the Beach, Blackbird Theatre, the Firehall, Mortal Coil, Neworld Theatre, Pi, Rumble, and Theatre Replacement. Past shows with Carousel include: Seussical, Robin Hood and TheWind in the Willows. Barbara has been nominated for numerous Jessies and won a few along the way. Kayla Dunbar | Ensemble Kayla is so happy to be back with her fellow Ozians! Past credits include: High Society (Arts Club), Hello Dolly (RCMT), A Year With Frog and Toad, The Wizard of Oz (Carousel Theatre), The Crucible, 1984, The Comedy of Errors, Secret in the Wings (Studio 58), Hairspray (Arts Club), West Side Story, 42nd Street (RCMT), Oliver! (Playhouse), Grease, Annie (TUTS), and You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Blockhead Productions). Choreography credits include: The Park (Studio 58), and Stationary (Deliquent Theatre). Kayla is a graduate of Studio 58. Watch for her in Carousel’s The Cat In The Hat in 2013. Al Frisk | Technical Director Al, a graduate from UBC’s Technical Theatre and Design program, is thrilled to be working with Carousel Theatre. He has designed sets for Carousel’s Pharaoh Serket, Robin Hood, The Odyssey and The Hobbit. Al is also a founding partner of Scene Ideas, which does a variety of construction and production management projects. Some of Scene Ideas’ recent jobs include numerous events for the Olympics, including Opening & Closing Ceremonies, Canucks Dice & Ice Fundraiser, Voices in the Park and Michael Bublé - Home for the Holidays. www.sceneideas.ca Janet Gigliotti | Aunt Em/Glinda Janet feels very lucky to be back in the land of Oz especially because she gets to play with this wonderful group of people. Originally from Ladner and a former Coquitlam teacher, Janet has spent the past several years working on shows such as: Frog & Toad (Carousel), Jacqueline-Don’t Dress For Dinner (PAAN), Adelaide-Guys & Dolls (Chemainus), Les Misérables (Arts Club), Seussical (WCT), Mamma Mia! (Mirvish), My Way (Globe), Ado Annie-Oklahoma (Port Hope), The Rainmaker (Stage Centre), Nellie-South Pacific, Rosie-Bye Bye Birdie (TUTS), The Witch-Into The Woods, Godspell (URP). Love to Sophia, Siena, Noah, Alex, & Ryan!
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Steven Greenfield | Musical Director At CT: Seussical (2007, 2008, 2010 – Musical Director, Piano), The Lawyer Show—A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (2011—Musical Director, Piano), The Wizard of Oz (2011—Musical Director, Piano) Other Theatre: Musical Director—The Spitfire Grill (Midnight Theatre Collective), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Western Canada Theatre), The Marvelous Wonderettes (Hey Look! It’s a Co-op), Elegies (Not Just a Pipedream Equity Co-op). Steven is a Jessie Award-winning and OVATION! Award-nominated musical director for Seussical and The Wizard of Oz (Carousel Theatre), and Edges (Streamlight Productions). Emma Hammond | Apprentice Stage Manager Emma is in her graduating term at Studio 58, at Langara College, and is thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Carousel Theatre for the first time. At Studio she has worked on many shows, some highlights being stage managing Julius Caesar, and working on costumes for 4play, and The Government Inspector. She also spent the past summer as the production intern for the Arts Club Theatre Company. Once Emma graduates she hopes to continue working in stage management and costume design. Thanks to everyone who has supported her through the busy schedules, and coffee addiction.
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Jeff Harrison | Lighting Designer Jeff has designed over 50 shows in Vancouver and internationally and has been nominated for 6 Jessie Richardson Awards including one win for his work with Carousel Theatre. He is a graduate of SFU’s School for the Contemporary Arts and attended the Banff Centre for the Performing Arts. Past design credits include: The Full Monty (Patrick St. Productions), Robin Hood, Pharaoh Serket (Carousel Theatre), Train (Theatre Replacement), Oklahoma!, Guys and Dolls (Chemainus Theatre Festival). Jeff is a member of the Associated Designers of Canada. Carole Higgins | Director Carole has the best job in the whole world! Her many directing credits for Carousel Theatre include A Year with Frog and Toad, Aesop’s Fables, Bird Brain, Seussical, Love You Forever…, Silverwing, The Big League, and Peter Pan. She has received four Jessie Nominations and two Jessie Awards for Directing. Carole has worked as an actor/director/playwright in theatres across BC including Western Canada Theatre, the Caravan Farm Theatre and TheatreOne. She and her husband live with their two dogs, Molly and Sammy, and their cat, Kitten. For Cheryl. Darryl Milot | Head of Wardrobe Darryl is thrilled to start his second season at Carousel with the wildly successful and super fun Wizard of OZ ! Previous theatre credits include: building costumes for 8 years worth of shows at the Arts Club, getting to scare people with the Stanley Park Ghost Train, making lush period costumes for Blackbird Theatre’s Don Juan, and designing a few shows here and there, including the recent hit A Craigslist Cantata (ACT) which will return to Granville Island again this spring.
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Rebecca Mulvihill | Assistant Stage Manager Rebecca is very happy to be returning to Oz again, after ASMing last year’s production. Recent credits include Do You Want What I Have Got? A Craigslist Cantata (Arts Club), The Merry Wives of Windsor, King John, Henry VI and Richard III (Bard on the Beach), Mimi, or, A Poisoner’s Comedy (Touchstone Theatre), Twelve Angry Men (Hardline Productions), and The Josephine Knot (Theatre Bombus). Rebecca also works as a stage manager for events and festivals. She is a graduate of the University of Victoria. Krysten Neeson | Follow Spot Operator Krysten is excited to working with Carousel Theatre for the first time. She is a Graduate of Douglas College’s Stagecraft program. Since graduation she has been working around the GVRD as a freelance technician in venues such as The Firehall, The Maple Ridge Arts Centre, Rogers Arena, and the Roundhouse Theatre. If you see her you’re looking the wrong way. Patrick N. Ray | Pianist Patrick’s back at Carousel Theatre, this time not wearing the pajamas of Seussical’s Thing 2, but with the clothes that a regular piano-playing person would wear. Fresh off an award-eligible performance as Band Guy #4 in The Marvelous Wonderettes, he brings his vast Oz experience to the table once again (he played a munchkin in a critically-ignored staging of The Wiz). Patrick is thrilled to be back for the holiday season and is inching closer to the record for the most on-stage appearances without a word of dialogue. He is dedicating this performance and all subsequent ones to some attractive girl that he hasn’t met yet.
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Christine Quintana | Ensemble Christine Quintana is an actor, playwright and producer. She returns to Carousel Theatre having previously performed in The Wizard of Oz and Seussical, as well as assistant teaching at Carousel’s Theatre School. As Co-Artistic Director of Delinquent Theatre, Christine recently produced and performed in STATIONARY: a recession-era musical at the Neanderthal Arts Festival, for which she wrote the script and lyrics. Recent stage credits include She Stoops To Conquer and the LEAP Reading Series, both for the Arts Club Theatre Company. Christine is a graduate of UBC’s BFA Acting Program. Ingrid Turk | Stage Manager Ingrid has stage-managed theatre, dance, and opera for more than 20 years and was a Business Representative for her professional association (Canadian Actors’ Equity) for 10 years. Favourite productions include Vancouver Opera’s Carmen, which opened Expo ’86, The Orphan Muses with Touchstone Theatre, and the Wireless Graffiti live radio broadcasts with Rumble Productions and Co-op Radio. She recently stage-managed Touchstone Theatre’s Shelter from the Storm, and VIMY for the Firehall Arts Centre. Ingrid is a graduate of Studio 58 and spends her summers as the House Manager of the Studio Stage at Bard on the Beach.
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Mike Stack | Hickory/Tin Man Mike is thrilled to be joining his fellow Ozians for another trip down the yellow brick road! A long-time Carousel actor and director, he will also be seen in their upcoming of production of The Cat in the Hat. Other recent performances include Sylvia(Gateway Theatre) and Aesop’s Fables(Carousel). Mike also works extensively with young people, as coordinator of the Young Shakespeareans Summer Workshops program at Bard, at Templeton Secondary in East Van and throughout the Lower Mainland Homelearning community. He is a graduate of Studio 58. Robyn Wallis | Dorothy Robyn is thrilled be back with Carousel and spending her Christmas in Oz once again! Selected credits include; Poppy in Noises Off! (WCT/ Chemainus), Penny Pingleton in Hairspray! (Arts Club), Gretel in Hansel and Gretel (Alberta Opera), Tipi Lala in Everybody Goes to Mitzi’s (Teatro La Quindicina) and Edna in June Moon (Media Room). Other favourite roles include; Miss Dorothy in Thoroughly Modern Millie and Irene in Stewart Lemoine’s The Addlepated Nixie. You can next see Robyn in Western Canada Theatre’s upcoming production of Fiddler on the Roof. Heidi Wilkinson | Set and Props Designer Heidi has been a designer and props builder for the last 16 years. She teaches in the theatre department at Capilano University and just finished her 14th season as head of props for Bard on the Beach. Heidi is excited to be back at Carousel...she also designed Frog and Toad, Bird Brain, Love You Forever, and Munch Alley. Heidi has won three Jessie Awards and has been nominated 8 times for her work. She sends oodles of love to her husband and 2 munchkins - there truly is no place like home! Melissa Young | Choreographer Melissa is excited to be back choreographing The Wizard of Oz! Recent choreography credits include: A Year with Frog and Toad, Seussical (Carousel) As You Like It, The Comedy of Errors (Bard on the Beach,) Oklahoma!(Chemainus Theatre Festival.) As an actress, Melissa has appeared in Guys and Dolls (Chemainus Theatre,) High Society, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, The Producers, Gypsy (Arts Club.) Melissa recently did the motion capture for the Barbie movie “The Princess and the Popstar.” She has been nominated for six Jessie Awards. Allan Zinyk | Zeke/Lion Since graduating from the Vancouver Playhouse Acting School, Allan has performed in productions across Canada and abroad, and has appeared on TV, radio and film. Recent credits include Craig’s List Cantata and The Importance of Being Ernest for the Arts Club Theatre Company. Carousel is one of Allan’s favourite places to perform. Some of the plays include: Romeo and Juliet, A Christmas Carol, Twelfth Night, The Odyssey, Munsch Alley, Seussical, A Year with Frog and Toad and last season’s Pharaoh Serket and the Lost Stone of Fire. Allan shares a Jessie Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance with his Frog and Toad cast mates Darren Burkett, Janet Gigliotti, Kaylee Harwood and Todd Talbot. He will next be seen as The Fish in The Cat in the Hat.
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UPCOMING SHOWS BY CAROUSEL THEATRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
January 13 - 19, 2013
For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit www.carouseltheatre.ca or give us a call at 604.685.6217
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Carousel Theatre School for Young People: Register Now for the Winter Session! Carousel Theatre specializes in theatre for young people like your kids, grandkids, nieces, nephews, and friends! Our exciting and supportive acting courses are geared especially for young actors (ages 3 to 17) and are designed to foster imagination and creativity. Our popular theatre school classes run for 10 weeks and offer plenty of theatrical fun! Our Winter Session begins the week of January 7, 2013. For more information and class schedules, please visit www.carouseltheatre.ca. STAGE KIDS- Ages 3-4 Children explore their creativity in this exciting and fun introductory course! Stage Kids is designed to introduce children to the wonderful world of theatre through theatre games, character dress-up and more. Young thespians learn cooperation and communication skills as they play and interact in their imagined worlds. An energetic and entertaining course designed to introduce children to the wonderful world of theatre in a comfortable and fun environment.
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IMAGINATION STATION- Ages 5-6 Encourage your child’s imagination to soar! Each class children become wizards, magicians, princesses, pirates, ogres and many other characters as costumes, props and imagination set the stage for an hour of fun and spontaneous play. Children learn cooperation and communication skills as they play theatre games and enact fairy tales and legends. An energetic and entertaining course designed to introduce children to the wonderful world of theatre! THEATRE JOURNEYS- Ages 7-9 An exciting and inspiring course featuring storytelling, games, improvisation, dress-up— and boundless energy. Young actors build confidence and develop communication skills as they learn to create characters and other fun acting techniques. ACTING ADVENTURES- Ages 10-12 Young actors love this unique course that has students returning again and again! Develop a range of acting skills through the exploration of theatre games, improvisation, monologues and scenes. Acting Adventures is a fabulous course for young actors of all levels of experience. TEEN COMPANY- Ages 13-17 Bit by the acting bug? Interested in learning more about a career in theatre? This is your chance to create new characters, explore text and learn improvisional skills. Learn vocal and physical techniques designed to help you develop a range of emotions and characters. For more information on any of our courses, or to register your child, please call us at 604.669.3410 or email monique@carouseltheatre.ca.
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STANDING OVATION Carousel Theatre wishes to acknowledge the generous contributions of its corporate, foundation, and government partners and donors. For more information about contributing to the success of Carousel Theatre and about our youth programming, please visit www.carouseltheatre.ca or contact Aliyah at aliyah@carouseltheatre.ca.
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STANDING OVATION If you or your business would like to join the amazing group of supporters, please call Aliyah at 604.669.3410 or email aliyah@carouseltheatre.ca. You can also donate online through our website www.carouseltheatre.ca or www.canadahelps.org Foundations Hamber Foundation Hawthorne Foundation Michael O’Brian Family Foundation RBC Foundation $10 000 + Cheryl Hutcherson $1 000+ Carole Higgins in memory of her beautiful mom $750+ Sensory Overload Productions Vancity Credit Union; West End & Downtown Community Branches $250 + Blake Cassels and Grayden Al Frisk Don Greenfield George Gregory Vanessa Lang Lawson Lundell LLP Linda Leong-Sum Shikha Minhas Dasein Nearing Pryke Lambert Leathley Russell LLP Eleanor Sleath TELUS Dollars for Doers Program Vista Trethewey Lyndsay Watson Roger Watts $200 + Anonymous Ana Rosa Blue Don Hack David Kerr Andrew Pilliar Ashley Syer Fila Testini $100 + Anonymous Katharine Carol Jennifer Chow Alan Clutchey
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Rita Dahlke Michael Dezell Gwendolyn Floyd Tom Fulton Viola Ganz Gary Snarch Gary Snarch Law Corporation Don Hack Anna Hagan & Terry Kelly Bradley Hara Hedy Hislop Claire Hunter Peter Jorgensen Veda Kenda Alexis Kereluk Angela Konrad Christina Langille Robert Lemon Rhona Lichtenwald Jeanne Lindsay in honour of Emma Lindsay Virginia Martins Slavica Milanovic Sandra Miller Shelley Munro Gail Neale Matthew Payne Monique Pearson Rosalind Phipps Amanda Robinson Victoria Ross Kathryn Shaw Sara Sutton TELUS Dollars for Donors Program Anthony Tillman Sean Vanderfluit & Miranda Duffy Voob Construction & Maintenance Ltd Margaret Voth Kristina Watkins Bill Weaver Jonathan Weisman Naomi Wolfman Lillian Wong Katey Wright $50 + Rajeev Agarwal Graham Allen W. Graham Allen Law Corporation Sydney Alperspein
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Ken Armstrong Barbra Arnold Ian Beardmore David Bedford Mara Benson Kathy Brodeur - Robb Irving Buckwold Lynn Burns Judy Bushnell Scott Cameron Jennifer Campbell Lori Campbell Dominique Carrier-Robb Neil Cave Benjamin Cheung Sabina Chow Chris Corsetti Keith Davidson Romolo Difonzo Kathi Evans David Feinstein Donna Friesen Cherisse Friesen Ben Ganz Helen Gregr Carmen Hamilton Faith Hayman Tara Hungerford Howard Jang Valerie Jerome Valerie Johnson Sarah Jones Min Kyung Kin Sheila Lahiffe Valerie LeBlanc Andrea Lee Kelly Lee Adrienne Lindsay Vicki Lum Garry MacDonald Mike Mackenzie Don MacKinnon Ron Mackinnon Kristine MacTaggart Wright Jennifer McDonald Joanne McKee Troy McLelan Ronnalee McMahon Derek Miura Luke Mlynarczyk Glen Orris Lisa Papania Preston Parsons Myrna Pfeifer
Jeff Pitcher Valerie Prodanuk Elizabeth Reid Heather Reid Todd Reiswig Dianna Robertson Stephen Robertson Sarah Robinson Victoria Ross Pam Rossol Robert Ruttan Estelle Sanderson Zoé Schuler Stanley Silverman Mike Stack Carla Terzariol Melanie Thompson David Van de Sande Julie Vogel Matthew Wansink Andrew Williams Stephen Zolnay $49Anonymous (x2) Megan Abele Gwen Ashdown Jennifer Baird Heidi Barnett Karima Bawa Tzeporah Berman Ana-Maria Bilawich Tricia Bowering Dawn Brennan Robert Burns Dawn Cadham Gillian Campbell Matthew Campbell Avery Caradonna Barbara Cassack Emily Chan Bennett Chin Rosa Chor Joanne Clifton Alison Courage Jacquleine Cullimore Karen Dahri Tobi Davidge Laurie Davidson Jessica Derynck Andrew D’Estrube Jane Dixon-Warren Tom Do in honour of Caroline Do
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Courtenay Dobbie Renate Doege Kelly Dycavinu Susan Easton Kyla Epstein Carey Erickson Susan Ewing Janine Ferreira Shoni Field Hemsa Fipke Lily Ford Svetlana Fouks Carley Friesen Donna Friesen Rebecca Friesen Sarah Fritz Marianne Gagel Victoria Gauthier Cherie Griffith Ruxandra Grigoras Karen Hamm Bridget Hill Valerie Homeniuk Catherine Hopkins Lesley Horton Jeanine Hunter Olga Ilich Tammy Isaacson Elsie Jang
Laura Jeary Shaheen Jivraj-Sangara Kelli Kadokawa Areet Kaila Melissa Kanavos Kim Karsgaard Pam Keay Canpro King-Reed LP Daphna Kedem Christina Kim Joan Koebel Sandra Kromhoff Klara Kutakova Gina Lam Tawny Lehan Dani Lemon Susan Lepin Kate Lioubar Crystal Liu Dave Long Chun Ma Michael Masuhara Tim Matheson Bruce McCoubrey Rachelle Mezzarobba Barb Mikulec Katie Morris Gillian Myers Fabienne Nguyen
Beatriz Ohep Stephanie Mayor Tamara McCarthy Tim McCarthy Harvey Meller Clifford Murray Wendy Naruki-Chew Frank Nickel Kim O’Krinetz Heather Piwowar Rachel Pottinger Belle Puri Heidi Quicke Christine Quintana Barbara Quinten in honour of Cheryl Hutcherson Janine Ray Olga Rivkin Timothy Roark Laurie Robb Lynda Roberts Stephen Robertson Wayne Robertson Lenore Rowntree Bernadette Russell Marie Sanders Maryanne Sankey Diana Sarkis Anna Sekunova
Pratibha Sharma Nathalie Shore Ann-Marie Sigmund Suzanne Smythe Claire Snyman Richard Stetz Behnaz Tehrani-Ami Melanie Thomas Andrea Thompson Heather Thomson Kristi Thornhill Pat Treacher Linda Trueman Karen Truscott Victor Ustare Kema Weiland Richard Weiland Joan White Jodie Wilson Laura Withers Reshma Withers Laura Wong Vanessa Wong Sharon Yandle Wendy Yu Danielle Yungaro
CAROUSEL THEATRE SOCIETY MEMBERS Aliyah Amarshi Barbra Arnold Louise Bentall Joel Bernbaum Christopher Bossanyi Judy Bushnell Franco Cermeno Benjamin Cheung Eve Chang Mishelle Cuttler Keith Davidson Jameel Daywood Dave Deveau Michael Dezell Courtenay Dobbie Bon Dos Remedios Miranda Duffy Susan Ewing Sabrina Everett
Dani Fecko Al Frisk Gwendolyn Floyd Carley Friesen Al Frisk Ben Ganz Viola Ganz Myrna Geib Karamjit Gill Steven Greenfield Paul Griggs Joel Grinke Chelsea Haberlin Anna Hagan Shuping He Carole Higgins Jeanine Hunter Brenda Ireland Deacon Jones
Lisa Jones Steven Jones Lindamarie James Attila KĂĄllai Mehmud Karmali Kayvon Kelly Terence Kelly Carol Kelsay Angus Kellett Isabella Kessel Rachael King Stephanie Kong Colleen Lanki Winston Lanyon Adrienne Lindsay Emma Lindsay Katie McCloskey Jennifer McDonald Pippa Mackie
Sean Malmas Celine Mauboules Michael Mori Gail Neale Marcie Nestman Nicole Passmore Monique Pearson Rosalind Phipps Megan Phillips Georgia Pomaki Rachel Pottinger Andree Raymond Heather Reid Jana Ronne Rosemary Rowe Nick Sartore Kayla Savage Kathie Schwaia Catherine Shaw
Rhea Shroff Diane Speirs Colette Souvage Shawna Steunenberg Andrew Storrs Fila Testini Amy Thomasson Andrea Thompson Victor Ustare Sean Vanderfluit Jessie van Rijn Dorinda Vosilla Catherine Weber Walter Weimer Richard Wolfe Anita Wong Vanessa Wong Wendy Yu
To become a Member of the Carousel Theatre Society, please call 604.669.3410. GENTLE REMINDERS n Photography of any kind is not permitted in the theatre n Please turn off all cell phones for the duration of the performance n Please wait to discuss the show at intermission or after the show ends (even whispers carry) n Please refrain from eating or drinking in the theatre. Bottled water is permitted n If your young guest needs a time out, please exit to the lobby and an usher will reseat you at a convenient interval n Babes in arms and children under the age of 4 years are not permitted in the theatre out of courtesy to the audience and actors n We welcome your comments at info@carouseltheatre.ca or (604) 669-3410
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CAROUSEL THEATRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Artistic & Managing Director Carole Higgins
Arts Club Theatre, Scene Ideas, Bard on the Beach, Chemainus Theatre Festival, Scene Ideas, Michael Gall, Chris Grant , Alex Currie, Sparky Lawrence
General Manager Aliyah Amarshi Production & Facilities Manager Dani Fecko Administrative Coordinator Monique Pearson
THEATRE SCHOOL FACULTY
Administrative Assistant Kayla Savage School Matinee Assistant Jenny McDonald
Jackie Blackmore, Lisa Bunting, Mishelle Cuttler, Kayla Dunbar, Laura Jaszcz, Marcie Nestman, Melissa Oei, Christine Quintana, Victor Ustare, Allan Zinyk
PRODUCTION TEAM
GRANVILLE ISLAND CULTURAL SOCIETY
Technical Director Al Frisk
Executive Director Hazel Currie
Technical Assistant Jason Smith
Production Manager Miles Lavkulich
Carpenters Jesse Trayler, Mark McQuillen
Theatre Services Manager Jim Travis
Painters Beth Snelgrove, Heidi Wilkinson
Admin Assistant Una Memisevic
Props Builders Jason Wingham, Heidi Wilkinson
Waterfront Theatre Technicians Brian St Amand, Linsy Rotar
Box Office Assistant Melissa Oei
Props Assistant Carol MacDonald Lion Mask Josue Laboucane Stitchers Victoria Klippenstein, Rose Park, Kirsten McGhie, Justina Kriss, Krystal Knight Wardrobe Volunteers Stephanie Kong, Cade McMeekin, Marcella Helmer, Carole Higgins
Front of House Staff Matthew Aitken, Nita Bowerman, Jackie Blackmore, Sara Bynoe, Michelle Deines, Tara Goerzen, Riel Hahn, Nancy Kirkpatrick, Sarah May Redmond, Kaen SĂŠguin, Donna Soares, Vic Ustare, Leanne Zacharias
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