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ANNUAL REPORT 2013-14
WEL COM Dear Friend, Welcome to the Buddies 2013/14 Annual Report. In the following pages, you will get an overview of the activities for the year and meet some of the people behind the company. And what a year it was! Our primary artistic objective for the 2013/14 Season was to further our reputation as Toronto’s leading destination for cuttingedge theatre. We presented the world premiere of Tim Luscombe’s PIG — a play so controversial that Tim could not get it produced in his native England. It was a risk that paid off: audiences flocked to the show and the production went on to be nominated for 5 Dora Awards, including Outstanding Production. We invited one of the world’s most cherished experimental theatre makers, Marie Brassard, to perform her haunting piece Me Talking to Myself in the Future. We also premiered The Gay Heritage Project to great acclaim.
Developed as part of our Artist Residency Program, this production was a spectacular example of how we are a world leader in the creation of new queer work. A second objective for the year was to strengthen our Artist Residency Program. We allocated more company resources to support the creation of new work and we began to restructure The Rhubarb Festival to better serve our resident artists. A third objective for the season was to ensure that our programming reflects the plurality of cultural, gender, and sexual perspectives within our community. To this end, we prioritized the development of new queer work by women and underrepresented communities in our residency program. We invited two important community leaders, Gein Wong and Kim Katrin Milan, to curate Strange Sisters with
ME a special focus on artists of colour. We presented the work of Los Angeles-based trans artist Heather Cassils. We staged a reading of Just You. Me and the Silence, a Ugandan play addressing the country’s harsh anti-homosexuality bill, and were thrilled to welcome playwright ADONG Lucy Judith and internationally-celebrated queer author Binyavanga Wainaina to participate in this event. We hosted an evening of political performance entitled For Russia With (Gay) Love that shed light on the realities of LGBT people living in Russia. We welcomed American writer/ activist Sarah Schulman for a presentation of her play The Lady Hamlet. I thank the Buddies board, management, staff, volunteers, artists, and production personnel for their commitment to making excellent queer theatre. I thank our season pass holders and ticket
buyers who are so devoted to the work that we present. And, finally, I thank our generous donors, corporate sponsors and partners, charitable foundations, all three levels of government, and everyone who participated in the Buddies350 campaign for their support and belief in us. We can all share in the success of this company. Together, we achieved yet another stellar season at Buddies! With gratitude,
Brendan Healy, Artistic Director
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N O S E MISSI U L A V & OUR VALUES
OUR ARTISTIC MISSION
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre creates vital Canadian theatre by developing and presenting voices that question sexual and cultural norms. Built on the political and social principles of queer liberation, Buddies supports artists and works that reflect and advance these values. As the world’s longest-running and largest queer theatre, Buddies is uniquely positioned to develop, promote, and preserve stories and perspectives that are challenging and alternative. Buddies achieves artistic excellence through its mainstage season programming, artist-residency program, and youth-based initiatives. Buddies serves a broad segment of the population who share a passion for theatre that celebrates difference.
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre has identified three core values that serve as guiding pillars for all our activities and operations.
DIFFERENCE With our art, we simultaneously celebrate difference and question the mechanisms through which differences are constructed and maintained. With our space, we create an accessible, non-judgmental, and inclusive environment for everyone regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, economic position, race, creed, age, national origin, physical ability, or mental ability. With our daily interactions, we foster respect and dignity among all people. EXCELLENCE We provide our audiences with unforgettable theatre experiences, and we give our artists and staff the resources they need to achieve the highest standards of excellence. COMMUNITY We believe that the theatre plays a vital role in the educational, social, and economic health of a community. We strive to be a positive force by encouraging collaboration and constructive dialogue among the various groups and individuals who make up our community.
49,703 people came through our doors
434
people made a donation to Buddies — an increase of 150%
784
young people accessed our Queer Youth Arts Program
254
nights of theatre happened on our stages
603
artists, designers, and technicians were employed at Buddies
162
volunteers helped make our 2013/14 Season possible
2013/14 in NUMBERS 35
new theatre works were performed on our stage
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community groups accessed our space for performances, meetings, and fundraisers
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Dora Mavor Moore Award nominations for shows in our 2013/14 Season, including 2 wins
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PIG
Blair Williams, Bruce Dow & Paul Dunn
IN THE PRE ★★★ 1/2 (out of 4) “Celebratory, upbeat, and deeply moving” — Toronto Star ★★★ 1/2 (out of 4) “funny, imaginative, thought-provoking… a wide-ranging and wildly entertaining inquiry into what it means to be gay.” — Globe & Mail ★★★★ (out of 5) ”under Ashlie Corcoran’s direction, these talented actor/singers inspire, amuse and amaze with the connections they make and make us want to hear more of their tales.” — Now Magazine
THE GAY HERITAGE PROJECT
Paul Dunn, Andrew Kushnir & Damien Atkins
★ ★ ★ ★ (out of 5) “Under Healy’s firm direction, the various levels of fiction and reality create lots of tension… and Healy gets strong, brave performances from his actors” — Now Magazine
STRANGE SISTERS “A Toronto institution” — Xtra
“hard hitting, grotesque and breathtakingly poetic and elegant all at the same time” — CIUT “a highly literary piece, sumptuously written, dealing with subject matter that could be considered shocking, but is really just ahead of its time” — My Gay Toronto “this is an important ground-breaking work, a milestone in queer theatre, that provokes and challenges like good theatre should provoke” — Positive Lite
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India Davis
“ UNQUESTIO NABLY ONE OF MOST ARTIS TICALLY EXC THE ITING THEATRES IN TOWN” — Glo be & Mail
ME TALKING TO MYSELF IN THE FUTURE
★★★ (out of 4) ”Hypnotic… a potent audio-visual cocktail” — Globe & Mail “Marie Brassard’s trippy new play at Buddies is out of this world” — Xtra “An innovative masterpiece” — The Theatre Reader
Marie Brassard
“(Brassard) pulls us into her beguiling narrative by some mysterious mixture of quiet revelation and raw exposure, and holds us there with her expressive hands and honest delivery.” — Mooney on Theatre
Ryan G Hinds & Alistair Newton
THE RHUBARB FESTIVAL
“Toronto’s go-to event for thought-provoking, political, adventurous entertainment” — Toronto Life
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G N I T N U O C D N A The 2013/14 season marked Buddies’ 35th anniversary. Throughout the year, we honored this impressive milestone by exploring our past, celebrating how far we have come, and imagining possibilities for our future. In February, our annual Rhubarb Festival (also in its 35th year) recognized this milestone with a series of performances that looked back at the last 35 years of the festival. We also created the Rhubarb Archives, which included an installation in our building during the festival, the publishing of a series of magazines, and an online document of the over 600 new works presented at the festival. In June, as part of our World Pride celebrations, we hosted 35 Years and Counting — a massive celebration of Buddies history and contributions to the community. The event also served as the launch for a special commemorative booklet, which was distributed in partnership with Xtra.
Our 35th anniversary also served as the launching pad for the Buddies350 fundraising campaign, which saw over 350 people making a donation towards a bright future at Buddies. For more on Buddies350, see page 17.
2014 also marked the 15th anniversary of our Queer Youth Arts Program. This program has been a vital part of Buddies since its inception — connecting over 7,000 young people to Buddies — and we decided to mark this anniversary by offering some new and expanded initiatives for LGBT youth.
• We instituted a new Youth Seat position on our Board of Directors to provide experience and mentorship to aspiring LGBT leaders.
• We established the Buddies Queer
Emerging Artist Award — an annual award and cash prize that recognizes the accomplishments of young, queer artists working in Canada. This year’s award went to theatre artist Jordan Tannahill.
• Our popular QueerCab open mic series was expanded to run all year-round.
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T Y C IS T N R E A SID AM R E R OG R P Residency Program Sponsor
Now in its fifth year, our Artist Residency Program is the most important source for new work at Buddies. Our 2013/14 Season saw a lot of growth as we welcomed five new projects into the program — including our first ever Cabaret Artist in Residence: Sharron Matthews. We also premiered The Gay Heritage Project, which became the third Mainstage Production to grow out of our Residency Program. Our Artist Residency Program is unlike anything else being offered in Canada. Not only is it dedicated to developing queer stories and perspectives, but it is also one of the few new work programs
able to support a wide variety of creative processes and methods. The range of artists who are currently in residence is staggering. The adaptability of this program ensures that a rich diversity of voices make it to our stage. In the following pages, you’ll meet three artists who are creating new work through this program. Their unique creative journeys are a testament to the incredible things that can happen in the Artist Residency Program. For more info on the program, visit buddiesinbadtimes.com/artist-residency
THE GAY HERITAGE PROJECT COLLECTIVE Paul Dunn, Andrew Kushnir, Damien Atkins
to dedicate the time needed to fully explore their vast subject matter.
“Being artists in residence at Buddies meant that we always knew we had a home. We knew our work would get seen. Over the years that it took to develop The Gay Heritage Project, this was a tremendously vital source of inspiration and reassurance.” Damien Atkins, Paul Dunn, and Andrew Kushnir knew that they had found a home for The Gay Heritage Project when Buddies approached them to join the Artist Residency Program. Their unique creative process combined extensive academic research with a performance method called Vocal Masque. This approach required many hours of work in the studio exploring the subject matter and building a script through improvisation. The Artist Residency Program provided them with an opportunity to work closely with scholars and other theatre artists and
After presenting a 20-minute version of the show at the 2012 Rhubarb Festival, the team knew they had something special on their hands and began working towards a full production. “Working at Buddies as artists in residence makes us feel valued and respected. We were given an opportunity not only tell our own stories, but to tell them how we wanted to tell them. We were given the room to take risks, and learn from them.” After years of work, The Gay Heritage Project opened in November 2013 to rave reviews and sold-out shows. And this was just the beginning! There are plans to bring the show back to our stage and travel it across the country in the years ahead. “The Gay Heritage Project could only have happened at Buddies. We are beyond grateful.”
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LOIS FINE Freda and Jem’s Best of the Week
“ If I ever imagined this show anywhere, it was on a Buddies stage… I am hugely grateful and will be forever that it is a Buddies show.” When Lois Fine came to us with her play Freda and Jem’s Best of the Week, we knew that this was a story that had to be told. In some ways, it’s a very traditional story about the break-up of a family. But it tells this story from a perspective unique to queer women. Fine’s script delves into butch culture and its changing role in queer life. It examines not only the effect of divorce on children, but also the lived experiences of children with queer parents. It is a decidedly queer take on a story that is universal. Over the course of Fine’s two-year residency, the script underwent rewrites, dramaturgical consultations, and multiple workshops. With acclaimed Canadian musician Lorraine Segato performing music for the production, and a creative team that included director Judith Thompson and Buddies mainstays Diane Flacks and Kathryn Haggis, the show began to take shape.
“ We were so fortunate to be supported by Buddies in doing a number of workshops over the two-year process. These workshops were incredible for me as a writer - to be able to hear the words I had written transformed by talented actors.” Freda and Jem’s Best of the Week opened our 2014/15 season — a dream come true for Fine and a testament to the Artist Residency Program’s ability to foster the development of new scripts and playwrights. “ The fact that I could share my work with the actors, with Judith, and with Brendan, meant that I was inspired by these outside ears and eyes to step up and write as well and as hard and as deep as I could. This experience brought me closer to understanding my own creative process which is so valuable and will continue to serve my writing as far as I can see into the future.”
ART IST Res idency “ Being the first Cabaret Artist in Residence in Canada, I felt this sudden weight to make it clear, to myself and others, what I was trying to do... how this would continue my quest to legitimize cabaret in the eyes of arts funding bodies...how to make my work important...” A veteran of the cabaret stage, Sharron Matthews joined Buddies as the very first Cabaret Artist in Residence during our 2013/14 Season. This was brand new territory for both Buddies and Matthews and the first few months were spent establishing a framework for the residency. What has emerged from this process is a lot of firsts for Sharron: her first time working with a director, her first time in a new play development program, and her first time with a full band.
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Sharron will continue to work on her show Full Dark over the coming year. Watch for Sharron, and many of our Residency Program artists, this upcoming February at The 36th Rhubarb Festival. “ I realized that this residency was not a destination to be raced towards but an exploration, to be experienced at my own pace... After 10 years of touring, pushing, promoting, and putting all that I do out into the world to raise money and recognition THAT was a magical revelation.”
SHARRON MATTHEWS Cabaret Artist in Residence
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SUPPORTER PROFILE
BRUCE DOW “ When I was a young, queer, very-queer, artistic kid, I had no idea that a place like Buddies was even possible. Buddies means more to my heart and soul, artist and being, than I can begin to describe.” Bruce Dow is a veteran of Broadway, Stratford, and stages across the US and Canada. He is most well known for his work as a performer (notably as King Herod in the Broadway production of Jesus Christ Superstar), but is also an accomplished director and composer. Bruce is among the most successful theatre artists working in Canada today. Although many know him for his work on our stage, Bruce first experienced Buddies the same way most people do — as an audience member. He recalls first coming to Buddies over 10 years ago for a production of Damien Atkins’ Real Live Girl. “ What truly moved me about the experience was the simple existence of a space where work like that could be explored and appreciated. When I was growing up and coming out, the world was a very different place — I had never experienced a place so accepting, let alone one so interested in a fair representation of our stories.” Bruce first appeared on our stage many years later as the narrator of a short, experimental musical at The Rhubarb Festival in 2011. This show (Of a Monstrous Child: a gaga musical) went on to be part of our 2012/13 Mainstage Season. It also earned Bruce the first of two Outstanding Performance Dora Awards he would win with our company — the other being for his performance in PIG the following year. It also marked the beginning of a very special journey. The freedom, experimentation, and queerness of Buddies turned out to be an unexpected source of creative renewal for Bruce.
“ The journey from Of A Monstrous Child through PIG helped me to take myself more seriously as an artist, and as a queer artist — what it showed me most strongly, is that my queerness is integral to my being. Buddies made that possible, and continues to do so.” Bruce joined our Buddies350 campaign this year — supporting us not only with his talent on our stage, but also with his generosity and enthusiastic endorsement. And we couldn’t be happier that he counts himself as a member of our community as an artist, an audience member, and a supporter.
“ Yes. Buddies does some of the finest theatre in our city. Yes. Buddies does more than anyone in the development of new works. Yes. Buddies has amazing youth programs. Yes. Buddies is a great place to hang out with friends. Yes. Buddies is a great place for art and queerness. But supporting Buddies is like protecting the air I breathe. I love it — and I need it.”
S L A I C N A FIN Our 2013/14 Season was another financially stable year. Thanks to a record-breaking year for our signature fundraising event ARTATTACK!, the success of our Buddies350 campaign, and higher-than-expected box office revenues, we ended the year with a significant surplus. This will allow us to invest in much needed capital improvements throughout our building, ensuring the best experience and support for our artists and audiences.
REVENUES $1,697,375 REVENUES $1,697,375
GOVERNMENT GRANTS 27% GOVERNMENT GRANTS 27% TICKET SALES / VENUE RENTAL 27% TICKET SALES / VENUE RENTAL 27% BAR SALES 26% BAR SALES 26% DONATIONS / SPONSORSHIP / EVENTS 20% DONATIONS / SPONSORSHIP / EVENTS 20%
EXPENSES $1,623,368 EXPENSES $1,623,368
ARTISTIC FEES / SALARIES 38% ARTISTIC FEES / SALARIES 38% THEATRE PRODUCTION COSTS 23% THEATRE PRODUCTION COSTS 23% BAR EXPENSES 13% BAR EXPENSES 13% MARKETING / COMMUNICATIONS 13% MARKETING / COMMUNICATIONS 13% ADMINISTRATION / MAINTENANCE 10% ADMINISTRATION / MAINTENANCE 10% DEVELOPMENT 3% DEVELOPMENT 3%
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A GROWING COMMUNITY OF DONORS Paula Grgurich in memory of Angelica Ruby Milo
Mark Aikman
Majdi Bou-Matar
Donna Daichtman
Rik Aikman
Leah-Simone Bowen
Shawn Daudlin
Emilia Alvarez
Steffany Bowen
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Cole Alvis in honour of René Highway
Paul Bowser
David Demchuk
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Pat Bradley & Lascelle Wingate
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Bruce Dow
Justin Haley
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Jennifer A. Brewin in memory of Maurice Blais Mark Brodsky
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Karen Fuhrmann in honour of Kyung Hee Furhmann
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Christine Horne Christopher House Jean-Frédèric Hübsch Brian Hui Scott Hurst Caro Ibrahim Chris Ironside Tammi Jaminson Tim Jones & Taylor Raths John Jordan Martin Julien in memory of Leo Julien
For our 35th anniversary year, we wanted to find a way to honour our history while rallying our supporters around our future. This led us to a fundraising campaign we called Buddies350. We decided the focus of this campaign wouldn’t be dollars raised — but people. With 12 weeks to go until the end of our season, we set out to get 350 people to make a donation — of any size — to support the future of Buddies. Every donation, from $5 to $5,000, would be put together and invested in new work creation through our Artist Residency Program and Queer Youth Arts Program.
The response was overwhelming. We exceeded our goal and welcomed into our community of donors people from all walks of life and from across the country. This was the largest increase in donors we have ever seen, and it allowed us to make significant investments in the artists we work with. So, to our new Buddies350 supporters: welcome! And to all of our donors, stakeholders, and supporters: our community is now stronger than ever. We have never been in better hands.
Bill Kaiser
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U O Y K N A TH DONORS LEGACY CIRCLE
Mark German
Michael Golych
The Estate of John Alan Lee
Mark Peacock
Steven Clegg
Ed Cabell & Roy Forrester
Michael Boyuk
Jim Robertson & Jim Scott
NigE Gough Foundation at the Toronto Community Foundation
Russell Matthew & Scott Ferguson
Paul Butler & Chris Black
VISIONARIES
Sarah Hunter
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Jim Lawrence & David Salak
Stephen McGregor & Tony De Franco
Russell Mathew & Scott Ferguson
The Awaken Studio: Phillip Coupal & Anthony Dunn
BENEFATORS
William Hoge & Robert Wylie
A.J. Goulding & Jason Huang Ayse Turak Brendan Healy Derek Billsman Ed Cabell & Roy Forrester Gerald Lunz & Rick Mercer James Tennyson Jason Churchill Jim Robertson & Jim Scott
Richard Isaac
CHAMPIONS Anonymous Brenda Gatto Brian Terry Charlie & Lulu Franklin Foundation at The Calgary Foundation Darren Gobert Dean Odorico Elliot Smith & Jonathan Steels
FRIENDS & PARTNERS Abraham Rotstein AIDS Committee of Toronto Alnoor Karmali & Doug Arcand Ann Connors Anonymous Betty Carlyle Beverley Harris Blair Caines Brandon & Nicole Moore Brian McBurney Brian Sambourne Bruce MacTaggart Caroline Azar-Benyes Catherine Hayhoe Cathrin Winkelmann Charles Pavia Chelsea Manders Cliff Dempster Cole Alvis — In Honour of René Highway Daniel David Moses Diana Khong
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Paula Grgurich — In Memory of Angelica Ruby Milo
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Kim Koyama
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Joseph Flessa Joseph Mulder Judith Rudakoff & Myles Warren
Kish Iqbal Lawrence Moore Lucinda Wallace
Troy Hourie Warren Sorensen
Paul Halferty Paul Klein Paul Leonard Paula Grgurich — In Memory of Angelica Ruby Milo Peter Taylor
Margrit Rahilly
Wes Pearce
Mark Aikman
MONTHLY DONORS
Rui Pires
Mary Batoff & Vanessa Payne
Ann Connors
The Awaken Studio: Phillip Coupal & Anthony Dunn
Mary Breen Michel Beauvais Mitsuko Sada Pauline Pelletier
Ayse Turak Cathrin Winkelmann Charles Pavia Cole Alvis — In Honour of René Highway Derek Billsman
Richard McLellan
Tom Keogh & Paul McClure Wes Pearce William Hodge & Robert Wylie
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CORPORATE SPONSORS
Lead Corporate Sponsor
Festival Sponsor
Queer Media Partner
Mainstage Media Sponsor
THANK YOU PUBLIC AGENCIES
FOUNDATIONS
Buddies 2014 Young Creators Unit: Rory Jade Grey, Ramon Vitung & Jackie Rowland
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OUR STAFF Artistic Director Brendan Healy
Box Office/FOH Manager Barry Higgins
General Manager Shawn Daudlin
Asst. Box Office/FOH Manager Lindsay Naft
Head of Production Charissa Wilcox Director of Development & Communications Mark Aikman
Chamber Technician Suzie Balogh
Rhubarb Festival Director Mel Hague
Finance Manager Cynthia Murdy
Young Creators Unit Director Evalyn Parry
Bar Manager Patricia Wilson
Youth Program Coordinator Chy Ryan Spain Insatiable Sisters Curators Kim Katrin Milan & Gein Wong Technical Director Adrien Whan Manager of Fundraising Mandy McNeil
Cabaret Technician Jazz Kamal
Asst. Bar Manager Glenn Dwyer Box Office Personnel Thom Bryce-McQuinn, Gabriella Cook, Angie Lopez, Franny McCabeBennett, Jeremy Robillard, John Salib, Darcy Stoop, Curtis te Brink, Joanne Tsung Bar Personnel Charlie Bouys, Michael Mackid, Shane MacKinnon
O C E H T
Public Relations Coordinator Lisa Amerongen
Asst. Rhubarb Festival Director Cole Alvis
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Alexander Street Theatre Project
Derek Billsman (chair)
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Russell Mathew (treasurer)
Cathy Gordon (chair)
Mary Breen (secretary)
Russell Mathew (treasurer)
Ayse Turak, Cathrin Winkelmann, Ellen Ray Hennessy, Elliot Smith, Gordon Floyd, Karim Karsan, Michael Bodsworth
Mary Breen (secretary)
BUDDIES IN BAD TIMES THEATRE
Y N A P M O Kristyn Wong-Tam
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Contributors Mark Aikman, Damien Atkins, Shawn Daudlin, Bruce Dow, Paul Dunn, Lois Fine, Brendan Healy, Andrew Kushnir, Sharron Matthews, Mandy McNeil
Gein Wong & Kim Katrin Milan, Strange Sisters co-curators
Photography Kyle Burton, Guntar Kravis, n. maxwell lander, Jeremy Mimnagh, Alejandro Santiago, Tanja-Tiziana, Nurith Wanger-Strauss, Kai Wa Yapp Design Derek Aubichon
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