Jacob Two-Two - National Arts Centre

PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PETER A. HERRNDORF
PRÉSIDENT ET CHEF DE LA DIRECTION
2009-10season
The National Arts Centre in association with TD Canadian Children’s Book Week
presents
jacob two-two meets
the hooded fang
November 22, 2009
NAC Theatre
from the classic story by MORDECAI RICHLER
abridged by DAVID S. CRAIG
a dramatic reading by ANDREA MARTIN
Following the reading, Andrea Martin will be available in the
NAC Salon to sign copies of Jacob Two-Two.
Running time is approximately one hour.
Produced by Marquis Entertainment Inc.
To learn more about TD Canadian Children’s Book Week check out:
www.bookweek.ca
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welcome
to this afternoon’s very special reading of
Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang!
Mordecai Richler has been captivating young
people of all ages with Jacob Two-Two (the
youngest child of five, who says everything twice because no one hears him the first
time) since 1975. I think everyone can relate to the feeling of not being heard - and
coming from a large family myself, with lots of brothers, I remember more than once my
mother saying, “Yes, Peter - we heard you the first time.” But this story reminds us that
simply receiving the words people say isn’t the same thing as them truly being heard,
and more importantly being understood. Sharing our stories and experiences is central
to Jacob Two-Two and ultimately what live theatre is all about. Mordecai Richler wrote
countless stories and books, leading him to be acknowledged as one of Canada’s best
ANDREA MARTIN
loved authors. And he was no stranger to the theatre. His Jacob Two-Two books were all
Broadway: Exit the King (Drama Desk Award nomination, Outer Critics Circle Award
adapted for the stage and premiered at the Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People in
nomination), Young Frankenstein (Tony, Drama Desk Award nominations), Fiddler on the Roof,
Toronto. Over the years, the story has also been adapted for television and film. This
Oklahoma! (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Award nominations); Candide (Tony, Drama
afternoon we return to the original story that began it all, and we are honoured to have
Desk Award nominations); My Favorite Year (Tony, Drama Desk, Theatre World Awards).
the brilliant Andrea Martin here to read it to us.
Off-Broadway: The Exonerated, The Vagina Monologues; Encores!: Out of This World; NYSF:
The Merry Wives of Windsor, Nude Nude Totally Nude (Drama Desk Award nomination).
This season we celebrate our 40th anniversary at the NAC and that means that we have an
Regional: Huntington Theatre: The Rose Tattoo, Betty’s Summer Vacation (Elliot Norton and
entire generation of audience members who have made live theatre a part of their
IRNE Awards); Williamstown Theatre Festival: The Royal Family, A Midsummer Night’s Dream,
experience here in Ottawa. And while this season we celebrate our past, we also look to the
The Matchmaker; Mark Taper Forum, L.A.: Lips Together, Teeth Apart; Stratford Festival,
future of another 40 years ensuring the stories of Canadians are both heard and understood.
Canada: Private Lives. Film and television: Black Christmas, New York Minute, My Big Fat Greek
Thanks for coming today and joining in our celebration - may the spirit of child power
live strong within us all.
Peter Hinton, artistic director
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Wedding (SAG Award nomination), Hedwig and the Angry Inch, All Over the Guy, Wag the Dog,
Stepping Out, The TV Set, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, The Simpsons, Sesame Street
(special Emmy Award), SCTV (two Emmy Awards, writing, Emmy nomination, performing).
( two + two + two + forty one years old )
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ENGLISH THEATRE
Artistic Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PETER HINTON
Managing Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NANCY WEBSTER
Company Dramaturg and Artistic Associate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAULA DANCKERT
*Playwrights in Residence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DIONNE BRAND, KEVIN LORING and MICHAEL O’BRIEN
Company Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ALEXANDRA LUNNEY
Education and Outreach Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MARTINA KUSKA
Education Consultant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JANET IRWIN
Associate Marketing Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BRIDGET MOONEY
Communications Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEAN FITZPATRICK
Marketing Officer (on leave) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JENNIFER MILLAR
Marketing Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ANN VACHON
Marketing Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ODETTE LAURIN
Marketing Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JULIE LAROCHE
Administrative Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUZANNE ROY
Assistant to the Artistic Director and English Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RICHARD CLIFF
Study Guide Writers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAMELA LEVAC, JIM MCNABB, JANE MOORE
Company Historian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DAVID DEAN
*Made possible with assistance from the Theatre Section, the Aboriginal Arts Secretariat and the Equity Office of the
Canada Council for the Arts. Michael O’Brien’s Residency made possible in part by a 2009 Ontario Arts Council (OAC)
Playwright Residency Grant.
PRODUCTION
Technical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KEVIN RYAN
Production Administrator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LUCIE BÉLANGER-HUGHSON
Administrative Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHANAN HYLAND
THEATRE STAGE STAFF
Head Carpenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ZYGMUNT GALKO
Head Electrician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MARC VAILLANT
Assistant Electrician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAT O’LEARY
Property Master. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MICHEL SANSCARTIER
Head Sound Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DENIS REDMOND
SPECIAL THANK YOU
TD Canada Trust
The Stratford Shakespeare Festival
The Richler Estate
Michael Levine
The National Arts Centre is an active member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT) and of the Canadian Arts Presenting
Association/l’Association canadienne des organismes artistiques (CAPACOA), and engages under the terms of the Canadian Theatre Agreement,
professional artists who are members of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association.
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