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FOR THE PLEASURE
OF SEEING HER AGAIN
By Michel Tremblay • Translated by Linda Gaboriau • Directed by Margo Kane
“...Funny, affectionate,
and triumphantly moving...
This buoyant production
gets everything right.”
ORIGINALLY DIRECTED BY GLYNIS LEYSHON • A FULL CIRCLE: FIRST NATIONS PERFORMANCE PRODUCTION
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OCTOBER 8–24, 2015 • MainStage
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FOR THE PLEASURE OF SEEING HER AGAIN
By Michel Tremblay
Translated by Linda Gaboriau
Directed by Margo Kane
Originally directed by Glynis Leyshon
A Full Circle: First Nations Performance Production
OCTOBER 8-24, 2015 • MainStage
THE CAST
Margo Kane Nana
Kevin Loring Narrator
THE CREATIVE TEAM
Margo Kane
Glynis Leyshon
Pam Johnson
Gerald King
Graham Ockley
Bruce Ruddell
Ingrid Turk
Ruth Bruhn
Josef Chung
Director
Original Director
Set & Costume Designer
Original Lighting Designer
Lighting Associate
Composer and Sound Designer
Stage Manager
Apprentice Stage Manager
Production Manager
The play is approximately 90 minutes, with no intermission.
Gateway Theatre is a member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres,
the Alliance for Arts and Culture, and the Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre
Alliance. Gateway Theatre engages under the terms of the Canadian Theatre Agreement
professional actors who are members of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association.
Stage crew are members of Local 118 of the International Alliance of Theatrical
Stage Employees (I.A.T.S.E.).
Photography, videotaping or other audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.
Editor: Andrea Yu
Cover: Rare Design
On cover: (L-R) Margo Kane, Kevin Loring. Photo: David Cooper
Program Design & Production: Gary Slavin
A Chinese synopsis of the play is available at the Coat Check.
Lobby Art by Philippe Gadenne
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FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Welcome back,
everyone! And a special
welcome to those of
you who are visiting the
Gateway Theatre for the
first time.
During this glorious
summer, all of us at
the Gateway have been
working hard to prepare for your return.
I’m delighted that we’re opening our
thirty-first season with the modern Canadian
classic For the Pleasure of Seeing
Her Again. Written by Quebec’s
greatest playwright Michel
Tremblay, this play is a funny and
moving tribute to his late mother.
Translator Linda Gaboriau does
a masterful job of capturing the
rhythm and tone and joie de vivre
of this piece.
Tremblay has long been revered
Actor: Margo Kane
for his plays that chronicle life in
East Montreal. His body of work has been
produced around the world. And yet, For
the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again – arguably
his most personal play – is also his most
frequently produced work.
This is a testament to the universal chord
that Tremblay strikes – which of us has not
been indelibly shaped by our mother?
For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again is one
of those plays I would describe as deceptively
simple. On its surface it appears to be a
nostalgic comedy with a larger-than-life
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central character. The risk with this play is that
in less capable hands, it could descend into a
maudlin evening filled with broad caricature.
Fortunately, the production we are seeing
tonight is interpreted by two of Canada’s finest
actors – Margo Kane and Kevin Loring. Margo
and Kevin mine the hidden depths of their
characters and discover all that is below the
surface – the sense of loss, the hardships
and sacrifices made, and the bond between
mother and son – and avoid the trap of
sentimentality.
What I love most
about this play
is its magnificent
ending (which
I will not
spoil here).
Throughout
the play the
Narrator regales
us with stories
of his mother
Photo: David Cooper
and tells us how
she bestowed on him the gift of storytelling.
And yet, it is the gift he gives her – in all its
theatrical glory – that moves me so profoundly.
I would like to thank Full Circle: First Nations
Performance for bringing this beautifully tender
memoir to the Gateway. It’s our pleasure to
share this jewel of a play with all of you.
–Jovanni Sy
ABOUT THE COMPANY
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of an Indian Cowboy, and The
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are in development: Xway Xway
and Keeping the Fire Burning.
Full Circle is the producer
of the annual Talking Stick
Festival (est 2002), Western
Canada’s premier Aboriginal
performing arts festival and
Indian Acts, an ongoing series
showcasing dance, theatre,
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sketch comedy.
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TOWARDS AN INCLUSIVE THEATRE -Jovanni Sy
I have loved theatre all
underscores the feeling I do
my life. And almost every
not belong here.
good thing I have in my life I
This is how I as a person
owe to my chosen vocation.
of colour have felt about
Theatre has been good to me
Canadian theatre for most of
and I am privileged to enjoy
my life. Like the traveler in
an artistic leadership role in
Marrakesh, I see few people
a community with so many
around me in the audience
fellow theatre-lovers who
who look like me. Then I look
have given so much to make
on stage and I see no one
the Gateway such a beloved
who looks like me. I wonder
cultural institution.
if I’ve taken a wrong turn and
So, as an entrenched
ended up somewhere I don’t
theatre ‘insider’, it feels
belong.
strange to confess that when
I don’t presume to speak
I go to most plays in the
for anyone else but I can’t
Lower Mainland, I feel like a
help but wonder if other
gatecrasher at a
non-white theatre
“Our stages and
party to which I
audiences should look lovers feel the
was not invited.
same way.
like the communities
Those who
Common sense
we live in.”
have been
tells me that we
–Jovanni Sy
fortunate to
in Vancouver
travel the world will have
theatre cannot reasonably
probably at one time
expect the patronage of
experienced a strange
people whose existence we
sense of displacement or
marginalize or deny outright.
estrangement. It might occur
Throughout my career, I
in a market in Bombay, a
have been a proponent of
bazaar in Marrakesh, or on
making Canadian theatre
the streets of Kowloon. It’s
more inclusive. By ‘inclusive’,
that sudden recognition that
I mean that our stages and
absolutely nobody around
audiences should look like
me looks like me. It’s not a
the communities we live in.
scary moment. But it often
By any objective measure,
Music is
what feelings
sound like
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theatre in the Lower Mainland
is anything but inclusive.
Half of our population are
women. Yet over threequarters of the playwrights
produced and directors hired
are men.
Nearly half of our
population belong to
visible minorities (a term
that will have to change
to visible majority shortly).
Yet over ninety percent of
the performers we see on
Vancouver’s professional
stages are white.
I believe that this disparity
is the single greatest threat
to the future of theatre in
Vancouver. If we do not
address it immediately,
professional theatre here will
see its audience numbers
continue to decline. If we
only cater to a sector of our
society, we will quickly lose
relevance to the whole. I
desperately don’t want to see
that happen.
Thus, as the leader of a
professional theatre, I feel
compelled to move the
Gateway Theatre towards
truly reflecting today’s
Richmond. I want to invite
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more people to the party. At the same time, I
experience tonight) is that this is a play that
want to reassure our current guests that they
welcomes everyone into its world.
are and will always be welcome here.
So we’ve taken some baby steps at the
During my time here, I’ve programmed
Gateway towards an inclusive future. Could
beloved classics like Crazy For You, The
we have done more in the past three years?
Wizard of Oz, and Rodgers and Hammerstein:
Absolutely, yet I feel we’re moving in the right
Out of a Dream. These are
direction. Our tagline for
“I want to invite more people
plays that are near and
the past two seasons has
to the party. At the same time,
dear to me and there will
been You Belong Here and
I want to reassure our current
continue to be a time and
it’s something we seriously
guests that they are and will
place for plays like this in
strive towards. I know that
always be welcome here.”
the future. Along with them,
finding a sense of belonging
–Jovanni Sy
however, we will feature
in a rapidly changing
plays that make our tent a little bigger.
environment is a hard thing. It involves push
The piece you’re watching tonight is a
and pull and, occasionally, struggle. I also
good example of this. It’s a beloved modern
know that theatre is a wonderful means of
Canadian classic translated from a different
negotiating this struggle. When everyone’s
language and reimagined from an Aboriginal
voice is heard, there comes understanding.
perspective that obliquely references the
Obviously this is a topic that is very personal
author’s point-of-view as a gay man growing
to me and I’ll continue to share some thoughts
up in parochial Quebec. But what matters
over the season. And, of course, I would very
more than all of this (and what I hope you will
much like to hear your thoughts as well.
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THE CAST
Margo Kane
NANA
Cree-Saulteaux
performing artist,
Margo Kane is the
Founder and Artistic
Managing Director of
Full Circle: First Nations
Performance. Moonlodge, her acclaimed
one-woman show, toured for over 10 years
nationally and internationally. Recent roles
include: Bah Humbug! (Vancouver Moving
Theatre & SFU), The Unplugging (Arts Club
Theatre Company), and the television show
Artic Air. She received the Inaugural Lorena
Gale Woman of Distinction Award from Union
of BC Performers, a Jessie Richardson Theatre
Award for Best Supporting Actress (Where the
Blood Mixes, Kevin Loring’s Governor General’s
Award-winning play),the BC Touring Award of
Excellence, the BC Community Achievement
Award and she holds a Honourary Doctorate of
Letters from University of the Fraser Valley.
Kevin Loring
NARRATOR
Kevin is Nlakap’amux
(Thompson Indians)
from Lytton BC. An
actor, playwright and
freelance writer based
out of Vancouver and a
graduate of Studio 58, and Full Circle First
Nations Performance: Ensemble Training
Program. He has performed in numerous
plays across Canada, including the world
premieres of Marie Clements’ Burning Vision,
Copper Thunderbird and The Edward Curtis
Project. He played Edmund in the National
Arts Centre production of King Lear featuring
an all Aboriginal cast. Kevin is a recipient of
the 2005 Vancouver Arts Award for Emerging
Theatre Artist, 2007 Herman Voaden prize,
Sydney J. Risk Prize, Jessie Richardson
Theatre Award for Outstanding Original Script
and the 2009 Governor General’s Award.
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THE CREATIVE TEAM
Pam Johnson
SET and COSTUME
DESIGNER
Pam is thrilled to be
designing for the Gateway
Theatre with Full Circle.
For the Gateway she
has designed: Glass
Menagerie, Death of a Salesman and Cyrano.
Pam has been a professional set designer
for 35 years. Her designs have travelled
throughout Canada, the United States, United
Kingdom, Australia and Japan. Pam has
received several Jessie Richardson Theatre
Awards, and in 2012 was honoured with a
Career Achievement Award. Pam continues
to guide and inspire young talent, as she is a
design instructor at Studio 58.
Gerald King
ORIGINAL
LIGHTING DESIGNER
Gerald has designed
lighting for many
companies across the
country. Some of those
include: Ballet BC, Bard
on the Beach, Vancouver Opera, Arts Club
Theatre, Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre
and Kokoro Dance. Outside of Vancouver his
work has been seen with The National Ballet
of Canada, National Arts Centre, Pacific Opera
Victoria, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, The
Edmonton Opera, Theatre Calgary, Alberta
Theatre Projects, Western Canada Theatre
and numerous others.
Bruce Ruddell
COMPOSER /
SOUND DESIGNER
Canadian League Of
Composers; Playwrights
Guild of Canada.
Canadian Aboriginal
Music Award-200812
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Special Jury award for a long body of work
with First Nations music projects in Canada
and the U.S.A. bruceruddell.com
Ingrid Turk
STAGE MANAGER
Ingrid has stagemanaged for more
than 25 years. Favorite
productions include
The Orphan Muses with
Touchstone Theatre and
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf at Arts Club
Theatre Company.
She recently stage-managed Urinetown
for The Firehall Arts Centre and My Fair
Lady for Royal City Musical Theatre. Ingrid
is a graduate of Studio 58 and is a House
Manager at Bard on the Beach.
She is also an audio-describer for Vocal
Eye, the organization that provides description
of live performances for patrons with limited
vision.
Ruth Bruhn
APPRENTICE STAGE
MANAGER
Ruth is a recent
graduate from the
production program at
Studio 58.
Previous stage management credits include:
Grease, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Studio
58); Annie, Great Expectations, The Forbidden
Phoenix, The Sound of Music, Fiddler on
the Roof (Gateway Theatre); Evil Dead: The
Musical (Down Stage Right Productions);
Titanic: A New Musical (Theatre Under the
Stars); and Smile: The Musical, Dracula: The
Musical (Awkward Stage Productions).
Other credits include: Wardrobe Intern
(Bard on the Beach 2014); and for Studio
58: Assistant to the Set Designer (Kosmic
Mambo), Assistant to the Lighting Designer
(Innocence Lost); Assistant to the Costume
Designer (4Play).
COMING SOON
...DIDN’T SEE THAT COMING
Original songs & stories with Beverley Elliott
A HappyGoodThings production
NOVEMBER 12-21, 2015 • Studio B
I
f you’re in the mood for more
theatre featuring a funny and
feisty leading lady, make sure
to come see our upcoming
Studio Stage show …didn’t see
that coming. We’ll be turning
the Studio into a cabaret-style
venue, where you can sip on
a glass of wine while Beverley
Elliot, star of ABC’s Once
Upon a Time, takes you on
a comedic romp from small
town Ontario to Vancouver’s
gay bars and red carpets to
our very own Storybrooke
Steveston.
“It’s a terrific show by an
amazingly generous performer.
Icing on this cake is her
gorgeous voice.” –
–Jo Ledingham,
Vancouver Courier
J
ust as Full Circle: First Nations
Performance has re-imagined
Michel Tremblay’s For the Pleasure
of Seeing Her Again, we reinterpret
a classic with The Wizard of Oz!
All of the characters you know
and love, such as Dorothy, Toto,
the Scarecrow, Tinman and the
Cowardly Lion, are cast with the
brightest local stars! Our creative
team, many of whom were here for
last year’s award-winning holiday
hit Crazy for You, have got some
innovative tricks up their
sleeves to make this classic tale fresh and new. Join
us this holiday season as
we journey down the yellow
brick road through the
THE WIZARD OF OZ
By L. Frank Baum
With Music & Lyrics by Harold Arlen & E.Y. Harburg
Background Music by Herbert Stothart
Dance & Vocal Arrangements by Peter Howard • Orchestration by
Larry Wilcox • Adapted by John Kane for the Royal Shakespeare Company
Based upon the Classsic Motion Picture owned
by Turner Entertainment Co. and distributed in all
media by Warner Bros.
DEC 10, 2015 - JAN 3, 2016 • MainStage
magical land of Oz.
“Dorothy’s adventures have resonated with generations of audiences. She and her companions seek
what we all seek: wisdom, heart,
courage, and a place called home.”
Jovanni Sy, Artistic Director
“A classic musical celebration of color and spectacle.” –Broadway World
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GATEWAY THEATRE ADMINISTRATION
Gateway Theatre
Board of Directors
Seemah Aaron
Chak Au,
City Council liaison
Phebe Chan
Angela Chu
Meg Comiskey
Suzanne Dunn,
Treasurer
Gateway Theatre Staff
The Gateway Theatre, owned by the City of Richmond and operated by the Richmond
Gateway Theatre Society, is currently producing its 31st season of live theatre.
Executive Director
Camilla Tibbs
Artistic Director
Jovanni Sy
Artistic Associate
Dawn Ewen
Administrative Assistant
Robin White
Production Manager
Fiona Gan
Beverley Siver
Wayne Gibson
Producer, Pacific
Festival
Howard Harowitz
Susan G. Ness, Chair
Carolyn Price
Sandra Schinnerl,
Secretary
John F. Watson,
Vice-Chair
Paulina Zhang
Esther Ho
Marketing and
Sales Manager
Brendan Prost
Marketing Associate
Grace Chin
Interim Marketing
Associate
Interim Development
Coordinator
Box Office & IT
Supervisor
Hannah Stehr-So
Brendan Prost
Finance Officer
Box Office Alex Forsyth
Crystal Lan
Sheila Wong
Jessie Li
Finance Assistant
Agnes Chan
Operations & Client
Services Manager
Melanie Yeats
Education Manager
Ruth McIntosh
Education Coordinator
Volunteer & Audience
Services Supervisor
Natasha Zacher
Audience Services Erika Babins
Eileen Barrett
Russell Cripps
Christina Cuglietta-Braun
Dawn Ewen
Chris Gatchalian
Manami Hara
Chris King
Lisa Peers
Raugi Yu
Justine Fafard
Ella Fund-Reznicek
Jonathan Greenway
Terri Jelic
Tracey Mack
Christine Stoddard
Andrew Wade
Rental & Events
Coordinator
Richard Forzley
Lester Chua
Communications
Coordinator
Building Services
Supervisor
Gateway Academy
Instructors
Production Crew
Technical Director
Andrea Yu
Paul Bartlett
Josef Chung
Development Manager
Building Services
Assistants
Head Carpenter,
Head Electrics,
Head Fly:
Marla Penner
Mesfin Ayalew
Kha Ngoc (Jade) Phung
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While You’re Here
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intermission, your glowing screen
will disturb your neighbours.
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