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BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL
Book and lyrics by Lee Hall
Music by Elton John
May 12 – July 10, 2016
Originally directed in London by Stephen Daldry
Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage
Orchestrations by Martin Koch
Production Sponsor:
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52nd season, 581st production
STARRING
THE ORCHESTRA
(in alphabetical order)
Graham Boyle Drums
Henry Christian Trumpet
Ken Cormier Keyboards
Sasha Niechoda Keyboard/Keyboard
Programming
Chris Startup Reeds
Andreas Schuld Guitars/Variax
David Adams Big Davy/Ensemble
Mat Baker Posh Dad/Ensemble
Danny Balkwill Tony
Jordyn Bennett Margaret
Avril Brigden Susan
Matthew Cluff Older Billy/Ensemble
Nolan Fahey Billy
Warren Kimmel Dad
Kristi Low Sharon
Julia MacLean Tracy
Caitriona Murphy Mrs. Wilkinson
Arta Negahban Keely
Leora Joy Perrie Mum/Ensemble
Nathan Piasecki Ensemble
Barbara Pollard Grandma
Brian Riback Tall Boy/Ensemble
Gordon Roberts Mr. Braithwaite/Ensemble
Taylor Dianne Robinson Debbie
Valin Shinyei Michael
Kirk Smith George/Ensemble
CREATIVE TEAM
Bill Millerd Director
Ken Cormier Musical Director
Valerie Easton Choreographer
Suzanne Ouellette Ballet Advisor
Ted Roberts Set Designer
Alison Green Costume Designer
Marsha Sibthorpe Lighting Designer
Nicholas Harrison Fight Director
Caryn Fehr Stage Manager
Ronaye Haynes Assistant Stage Manager
Claire Friedrich, Tessa Gunn
Apprentice Stage Managers
There will be one intermission.
Taking photographs or making any recording is prohibited in the theatre. Please turn off devices.
Executive Producers (Original London Production) ANGELA MORRISON, DAVID FURNISH | Producers
(Original London Production) TIM BEVAN, ERIC FELLNER, JON FINN, SALLY GREENE
Originally presented in London by Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Working Title Films, Old Vic
Productions in association with Tiger Productions
Based on the Universal Pictures/Studio Canal Film
Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com
Season Sponsors
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WELCOME
In our production of Billy Elliot we
feature ten young people, including
the young man playing Billy and
six ‘ballet girls’. Earlier this season,
we featured nine young people in A
Christmas Story, The Musical and five
in It’s a Wonderful Life. The number
of talented young people in this
community is truly amazing. Recently,
at the Goldcorp Stage, we did public
readings of plays written by our
teenage LEAP students. Playwright
Shawn Macdonald, the LEAP program
director, commented that the themes
in the plays written by this years’ 15
participants “range greatly, but the
perspectives are all from a distinctly
young person’s point of view… themes
busting out against expectations,
and the hypocrisy of the adult world.”
We also have our annual Music
Theatre Intensive for teenagers—both
beginners and advanced students —in
July and August led by theatre director
Peter Jorgensen. Many graduates
of this program have gone on to
have professional careers including
appearing in many of our musicals.
At a time when cut backs to education
are eliminating many arts programs,
it is important for professional
companies like ours to introduce
programs that ensure that we are
developing not only those who might
consider theatre as a profession, but
also the audience of the future. Of
course, funding is important to keep
these programs in operation and
we appreciate the support of many
individuals, corporations, foundations,
and government agencies. For
example, two recent initiatives, Digital
LEAP and the Creative Youth program,
have been supported by the TELUS
Community Board and the BC Arts
Council respectively. Digital LEAP
is an expansion of our Learn Early
About Playwriting course for youth
that allows us to live stream classes
to students throughout the Province.
It began in April 2016 with a pilot
program for students in Smithers.
The Creative Youth Theatre program
will kick off in October 2016 and will
provide youth with access to a yearround creative theatre-making in Arts
Club facilities. You can help us fund
these programs, and more, with a
tax-deductible donation to the Arts
Club. As they say, it takes a village... so
please consider helping us ensure the
arts have a place in the lives of this
region’s youth.
Bill Millerd & Peter Cathie White
Artistic Managing Director &
Executive Director
The Arts Club thanks Artistic Director’s Circle members and
Play Patrons Drs. Doug & Kerstin Conn and Pam & Jim McAdie for
pledging their personal support for this production.
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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE
The Arts Club Theatre Company relies on your philanthropic support to ensure the strength and vitality of the company. As a non-profit
arts organization, the Arts Club could not exist without the generosity of our individual donors. Ticket sales cover only a portion of our
production costs, so we rely on community gifts to close the gap. Please consider joining us by becoming a member of the Artistic
Director’s Circle today. Contact Parmida Zarrinkamar, Manager of Individual Giving, at 604.687.5315, ext. 261, for more information.
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Virginia J. Baldwin
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Carol Anne Humphrys &
Nick Smith
Carolyn M. Kirkwood
Leslie Lee and John Murphy
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Cris Leonard & Katherine Locke*
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In memory of Arjan Taank
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Michael & Janet Walker
Adam Whitcombe
Mrs. Terry Wilkinson*
Terry Wolfe & Marlene Dixon*
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Anonymous* x3
Anonymous x4
Associate Director ($1,000 – $1,499)
Val & Dick Bradshaw
C. J. Brooks*
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Victoria I. Graham
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Mr. Jeff Robinson*
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John Street
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Eric Wilson*
Anonymous x2
Legacy Gifts
Estate Of Louise Chen Uytengsu
Mrs. Timmie Marr
Legacy Circle Members
Lyrica & Jack Bradshaw
Axel & Millie Conradi
Judi L. Curtiss
Dr. Kate Dahlstrom
Sam & Elizabeth Dunbar
George & Lee Grills
Bonnie Mah
Bill Millerd
Betty McGowan
Todd & Valerie Prodanuk
Robert Sharman & Sharon Bryan
Alfred Schultz & Leona Kolla
Jo-Ann Ternier
D. Marion Thomas
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contributed to the Arts Club for five or
more consecutive years.
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ABOUT THE CREATORS
ELTON JOHN Music
The monumental career of international singer/songwriter and performer Sir
Elton John is now in its fifth decade. He has released over 40 gold and platinum
albums, mostly co-written with his long-term song writing partner, Bernie
Taupin. Among these, Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy was the first
album ever to enter the US Billboard Chart at number one. In September 2013,
Elton released his 31st studio album, The Diving Board, and in March 2014,
the 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of Elton’s most popular album, Goodbye
Yellow Brick Road, was released. Elton has sold more than 250 million records
worldwide, including “Candle In The Wind 1997,” the biggest selling single
of all time. His best-loved hit songs include “Rocket Man,” “Your Song,” and
“Sacrifice.”
Among the many awards and honours bestowed on Elton are five Grammys,
a Grammy Legend Award, Tony Award, Best British Male Artist Brit Award,
induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Kennedy Center Honor,
Legend of Live Award, and 11 Ivor Novello Awards.
In the early 1990s he collaborated with lyricist Tim Rice, resulting in the
soundtrack to the Walt Disney Pictures blockbuster The Lion King, for which
he won an Academy Award. In 1997, The Lion King debuted on Broadway,
receiving six Tony Awards, including Best Musical. In March 2000, the Tony
Award-winning Aida opened on Broadway and the two productions both won
Grammys for Best Musical Show Album.
Along with partner David Furnish, Elton produced the Rocket Pictures animated
movie Gnomeo & Juliet, which topped the worldwide box office its second
week of release. A follow-up, Gnomeo & Juliet: Sherlock Gnomes, is now in
development.
Established in 1992, the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) has raised over
$300 million to support HIV/AIDS prevention and service programmes in 55
countries around the globe. Today, EJAF is one of the world’s leading non-profit
HIV/AIDS organisations.
Elton’s many British accolades include an Honorary Doctorate from the Royal
Academy of Music, 2002 and Fellow of the British Academy of Songwriters and
Composers, 2004. In 1998 he was knighted by HM Queen Elizabeth II who
honoured him with the title Sir Elton John, CBE.
LEE HALL Book & Lyrics
Lee Hall was born in Newcastle Upon Tyne in 1966 and studied English
Literature at Cambridge University. He has worked as a writer in theatre, TV,
radio and film. He has been writer in residence at the Royal Shakespeare
Company and Live Theatre, Newcastle Upon Tyne.
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Theatre credits include Billy Elliot the Musical, 2004 – Olivier Award Best
Musical; and Pitmen Painters, Live Theatre, Newcastle/Royal National Theatre/
National tour/Broadway, 2007–2010. Theatre adaptations he has worked on
include Leonce and Lena (Buchner), Mr Puntila and his man Matti and Mother
Courage (Brecht), A Servant to Two Masters (Goldoni), and The Barber of Seville
(Beaumarchais). He also adapted Il Pagliacci/The Comedians for the English
National Opera, 2008.
Hit television and radio credits include Spoonface Steinberg; A Prince of Hearts;
Wind in the Willows; and I Luv You Jimmy Spud, for which he won the Writers
Guild Award for best new play, Gold Sony Award for best new play, the Alfred
Bradley Award, and the Society of Authors Award; Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter
(from Vargas Llosa); Gristle; Child of the Snow; and Child of the Rain all for BBC
radio.
He wrote the screenplay for Billy Elliot in 2000, and his screenplay for War
Horse, directed by Steven Spielberg, came out in 2011.
SONG LIST
Act I
The Stars Look Down – Company
Shine – Ballet Girls, Mrs. Wilkinson, Billy, Mr Braithwaite
Grandma’s Song – Grandma
Solidarity – Ballet Girls, Billy, Mrs. Wilkinson, Miners, Police
Expressing Yourself – Billy, Michael, Ensemble
The Letter (Mum’s Letter) – Mrs. Wilkinson, Mum, Billy
Born to Boogie – Mrs. Wilkinson, Billy, Mr. Braithwaite
Angry Dance – Billy and Ensemble
Act II
Merry Christmas, Maggie Thatcher – Tony and Partiers
Deep Into the Ground – Jackie
Swan Lake – Billy and Older Billy
He Could Be a Star – Jackie and Tony
Electricity – Billy
Once We Were Kings – Company
The Letter (Billy’s Reply) – Mum and Billy
Finale – Company
The musicians engaged in Arts Club Theatre Company productions are
members of the Vancouver Musicians’ Association (VMA), Local 145 of the
American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.
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THE COMPANY
DAVID ADAMS
Big Davy/Ensemble
For the Arts Club: The
Little Foxes (debut 1988),
Reflections on Crooked
Walking, Lilies, Sweeney Todd, Evita,
Cabaret, And Then There Were None,
Tear the Curtain!, My Granny the
Goldfish.
Other Theatre: Much Ado About
Nothing (Tarragon), Les Misérables
(WCTC), Valley Song, Fiddler on
the Roof (Gateway), Merchant of
Venice, The Tempest (St. Lawrence
Shakespeare Festival), Light in the
Piazza, Floyd Collins (PSP), Urinetown
(Firehall), Show Boat, Phantom
of the Opera, Sunset Blvd (Live
Entertainment), three seasons at The
Shaw Festival.
Film & Television: Shattered, Psych,
Cold Squad, Outer Limits, Dead Man’s
Gun, Addams Family, Little Women,
Seven Days, Highlander, X-Files, etc.
Other: Spent six seasons as Resident
Associate Director for Vancouver
Opera. Sits on the Board of PAL
Vancouver. Completing the WSET
International Wine Sommelier
accreditation.
MAT BAKER
Posh Dad/Ensemble
For the Arts Club: Red Rock
Diner (2014 & 2015 tour),
Buddy: The Buddy Holly
Story, Les Misérables (2009), Disney’s
Beauty and the Beast, One Man, Two
Guvnors.
Other Theatre: Les Misérables (Western
Canada Theatre), Fiddler on the
Roof (Chemainus Theatre Festival),
Oklahoma (TUTS), West Side Story
(RCMT), Little Shop of Horrors (UR),
Jesus Christ Superstar (TUTS).
Other: Graduate of Capilano
University’s musical theatre program.
When not performing, Mat attends
Richmond Presbyterian Church as
Director of Worship Arts. Mat would
like to thank Tiffany for her love and
never ending support.
DANNY BALKWILL Tony
For the Arts Club: Godspell
(debut, 2015), A Christmas
Story (Music Director).
Other Theatre: We
Will Rock You! (US National tour),
Mamma Mia! (Mirvish and preBroadway tour), Buddy Holly, Honk
(Globe Theatre), All Shook Up, Fiddler
on the Roof (Chemainus), Legally
Blonde, Footloose, Thoroughly Modern
Millie (Music Director, actor TUTS),
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Vancouver
Playhouse), The Last Five Years
(Lionfish Entertainment), and many
more!
Other: Danny thanks Bill, Valerie,
and Ken for this opportunity and his
amazing wife Katie who, this fall, is
giving him the most exciting role to
date–Father!
JORDYN BENNETT
Margaret
For the Arts Club: A
Christmas Story (debut,
2015).
Other Theatre: The Little Mermaid,
Flounder (Pulse Productions), Annie
Jr., Molly (Lindbjerg Academy).
Other: Tri-City’s Got Talent Finalist,
2015. CDMF Performing Arts Festival
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Trophy winner, 2015. I would like to
thank the Arts Club for the amazing
opportunity of joining that talented
the cast of Billy Elliot. I would also like
to thank my parents for their support,
my voice instructor Elaine for her
encouragement, and my Pulse family
for supporting me even when I could
not be there with them.
AVRIL BRIGDEN Susan
Arts Club debut
Other Theatre: Chitty
Chitty Bang Bang,
Ensemble (Align), The
Music Man, Marian Paroo (Lindbjerg
Academy), Annie, Pepper (RCMT).
Other: Kiwanis Fraser Valley Music
Festival Award winner. Avril would like
to thank her voice instructor, Elaine
Lindbjerg and the Lindbjerg Academy
team for their limitless support of
young performers. Many additional
thanks to her family for encouraging
her performing arts ambitions in
addition to soccer, softball, and
academics. Avril hopes you enjoy the
show!
MATTHEW CLUFF
Older Billy/Ensemble
Arts Club debut
Other Theatre: The Kite
(Theatre NorthWest),
Lost In Yonkers (Theatre NorthWest),
Romeo and Juliet (Ballet Victoria),
Amadeus (Ballet Victoria), The
Nutcracker (Ballet Victoria), Excerpts
from Don Quixote (Ballet Victoria).
Other: Graduate of San Francisco
Ballet School. Three-time BC
Provincials Dance Runner-Up.
Dancing with Les Grands Ballets
Canadiens de Montreal next season.
NOLAN FAHEY Billy
Arts Club debut
Other Theatre:
Addams Family (Align
Entertainment), Oliver
(TUTS), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Align
Entertainment).
Other: Studies acting, theatre and
dance at Lindbjerg Academy of
Performing Arts. Nolan would like
to thank the Lindbjerg Academy, his
vocal teacher Elaine Lindbjerg, and
his family for all their support and
encouragement. Nolan is extremely
grateful to the Arts Club for this
amazing opportunity.
WARREN KIMMEL Dad
For the Arts Club: Jacques
Brel... (2004, debut), Les
Misérables, Mary Poppins,
Next to Normal, Tuesdays
with Morrie, Disney’s Beauty and the
Beast, Evita.
Other theatre: Recently, Fiddler on
the Roof (RCMT), The Last 5 Years
(director, LionFish), Legally Blonde
(TUTS), Some Enchanted Evening: The
Music of Rogers and Hammerstein, The
Sound of Music (Mirvish).
Other: Warren was born in South Africa.
He trained at the Royal Academy of
Dramatic Art in London. Warren has
performed extensively in the UK, Europe,
and South Africa. He arrived in Canada
in 2003. More about Warren than
anyone could possibly have a use for is
available at www.warrenkimmel.com.
KRISTI LOW Sharon
Arts Club debut
Other Theatre: Six years
in The Nutcracker (Goh
Ballet), Seussical Jr. (VPS),
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three years in Gotta Sing! Gotta
Dance!, At the Bandstand (ICS).
Other: Kristi is a grade 7 student at
ICS. Her passion for singing, dancing
and playing guitar has resulted in
talent show wins and performances at
many events. Training includes eight
years at the Goh Ballet and private
vocal and piano lessons. Many thanks
to the Arts Club for this wonderful
opportunity, my family, Sunshine
(vocal/guitar), Perry (GSGD), Dorothy
(piano), and all the instructors at the
Goh Ballet.
JULIA MACLEAN Tracy
For the Arts Club: A
Christmas Story (debut, 2015).
Other Theatre: Annie
in Annie (RCMT,
Ovation Award nominee), Young
Fiona in Shrek: The Musical (Align
Entertainment), Lisa in Raymur
Mothers (TITR), Fredrika in A Little
Night Music (Vancouver Confidential),
Mayor of Munchkinland in The Wizard
of Oz (Footlights).
Other: Ovation nominee for Best
Lead Performance-Female. Anthem
singer for the Vancouver Canucks.
Julia would like thank Bill, Valerie, and
Ken for the continued opportunities
to act/dance/sing and her family for
all their love and support. Follow on
Instagram: @juliamacleanofficial
CAITRIONA MURPHY
Mrs. Wilkinson
For the Arts Club: Les
Misérables (debut, 2009),
Next to Normal, Mary
Poppins, In the Heights, Peter and the
Starcatcher, Onegin.
Other Theatre: Between the Sheets (Pi
Theatre), Closer Than Ever (Gateway),
Les Misérables (Chemainus), The
Spitfire Grill (Pacific Theatre), The Full
Monty, Out of a Dream (Patrick Street
Productions), A Streetcar Named
Desire, The Miracle Worker (Theatre
North West), and Marry Me a Little
(Speck Theatre). Ontario credits: Elgin
Theatre, CanStage, Young People’s
Theatre, Tarragon, Factory, Theatre
Passe Muraille, Buddies in BadTimes,
the National Arts Centre, The Grand
Theatre, and Pea Green Productions.
Other: CARAS Award—Humber
College Jazz Program; Dora Award,
two-time Jessie nominee. A singer and
violinist, Caitriona has played venues
across Canada. caitrionamurphy.ca
ARTA NEGAHBAN Keely
Arts Club debut
Other Theatre: Fiddler
on the Roof (Royal City
Musical Theatre), Peter
Pan (Lunchbox Theatre).
Other: Arta has been dancing ballet,
jazz, hip-hop, and musical theatre
at Tricity Dance Centre since she
was five years old. She has won
numerous awards from several dance
competitions including Shine, Peak,
and Synergy from her solo, duo, and
group. Arta would like to thank Ms.
Valerie Easton, the Arts Club, and her
parents for their support.
LEORA JOY PERRIE
Mum/Ensemble
Arts Club debut
Other theatre (selected):
Anne of Green Gables
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Theatre), Evita, Little Women, Little
Shop of Horrors, Strike! The Musical
(Persephone), The Full Monty (Patrick
Street Productions/Persephone),
Songs of a Prairie Girl- Joni Mitchell
(NAC), Canada’s Songbird: Anne
Murray (Eastern Front Theatre), Snow
White (Chemainus).
Other: Leora is a published choral
composer, and graduate of AMDA
New York. Leora and her husband
Scott create original music and
perform as Winsome Kind. Their
greatest collaboration to date is their
beautiful new son, Avery Jude.
NATHAN PIASECKI
Ensemble/Michael
Understudy
Other Theatre: Mrs. Claus’s
Kitchen (Famous Artists),
Oliver! (TUTS), Seussical (Carousel
Theatre), Bye Bye Birdie (TUTS),
Oklahoma (RCMT), Will Rogers Follies
(RCMT).
Film & Television: BITE (Charlie).
Other: Coquitlam District Music
Festival Outstanding Junior Male
Vocalist, Kiwanis Music Festival
Althea Di Gregorio Award. Nathan
trains with Tri City Dance Centre,
Gotta Sing Gotta Dance, Tarlington
Training, and Craig Tompkins for
vocal. He appreciates all their
guidance and support. Nathan thanks
Arts Club and especially Bill, Val, and
Ken for this opportunity.
BARBARA POLLARD
Grandma
For the Arts Club:
Automatic Pilot (debut,
1981), It’s Snowing On
Saltspring (1985); Mom’s the Word, 1, 2
and Remixed.
Other Theatre: Mom’s the Word
(London West End, Scotland, Ireland,
Just for Laughs/Centaur: Montreal,
Melbourne International Comedy
Festival, Canada-wide); Hamlet (Bard
on the Beach), My Fair Lady (RCMT),
Jeeves Intervenes, It’s A Wonderful Life:
The Musical (Chemainus), Fiddler
on the Roof (Gateway), The Spitfire
Grill (Pacific Theatre), Vancouver
Playhouse, Touchstone, Carousel,
MTC, YTP, Globe Theatre, Theatre
London, Theatre Calgary, Lie of the
Mind (Mainstreet Theatre), The Music
Man (TUTS).
Film & Television: Harvest Moon,
My Better Half, Supernatural, The
First Season, For the Love of My
Daughter, David Steinberg Presents
the Comediens: National Special,
Da Vinci’s Inquest, X-Files, McGyver,
Outer Limits, Danger Bay, Border
Town, Neon Rider, Max Glick,
Beggars and Choosers, Breaking
News, Family & Friends, The New
Dr. Bondolo (actor/writer). Feature
Films: Eureka, Leaving Normal,
Narrow Margin.
Other: Triple Jessie winner; four
nominations. Instructor Studio
58 for six years (directed nine
shows). University of Victoria,
Summer Intensive (directed 2
shows / 2 years). Rocky Mountain
Shakespeare Fest. Director, Ontario
Youtheatre Co-Director, Douglas
College and Open Learning
University Senior Level Shakespeare
Course director.
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BRIAN RIBACK
Tall Boy/Ensemble
Arts Club debut
Other Theatre: Title role
in Oliver! (Vancouver
Playhouse), and JoJo in Seussical the
Musical (Carousel Theatre).
Other: Alumnus of the Arts Club
Musical Theatre Intensive. Member
of Perry Ehrlich’s ShowStoppers
performance troupe and Gotta Sing!
Gotta Dance! Musical Theatre Summer
Program. Brian would like to thank
all of the wonderful artists that he
has performed with in the past for
inspiring him. Special thanks to his
family, friends, and teachers for their
unconditional support. Enjoy the show!
GORDON ROBERTS
Mr. Braithwaite
For the Arts Club: A
Christmas Story, Buddy: the
Buddy Holly Story (tour),
Evita, The Rocky Horror Show (debut,
2002).
Other Theatre: Holmes and Watson
Save the Empire! (ACEproductions
tours), Best Laid Plans (Patrick Street
Productions/ Touchstone Theatre),
It’s A Wonderful Life: The Musical
(Chemainus Theatre Festival), The
Spitfire Grill (Midnight Theatre
Collective), Gun Metal Blues (Prairie
Theatre Exchange), Guys and Dolls
(C.T.F.), King Arthur’s Kitchen (Axis
Theatre tour), The Music Man
(Vancouver Playhouse).
Film & Television: Connie and Carla,
The Adams Family.
Other: Ovation Award for best
ensemble for Holmes and Watson
Save the Empire!; Jessie Award
for Outstanding Artistic Creation
– Theatre For Young Audiences –
musical direction for A Year with
Frog and Toad (Carousel Theatre).
Gordon formed ACEproductions with
Damon Calderwood eight years ago to
produce smaller sized touring theatre;
especially musicals.
TAYLOR DIANNE
ROBINSON Debbie
For the Arts Club: It’s a
Wonderful Life (2015, debut).
Other Theatre: The Sound of
Music, The King & I (Gateway Theatre),
Annie (Royal City Musical Theatre),
Shrek: The Musical (Align Theatre), A
Place Called Whisper (Pi Theatre), The
Sound of Music, Vaudeville Varieties
(Footlight Theatre Co.).
Film & Television: Film: Samantha, The
Circle; K. Starr, Last Night in Suburbia;
younger Renesmee Twilight Breaking
Dawn Part 2. Television: Young Nyssa
in Arrow, Eva in Sing Dance & Play with
Bobs & Lolo. Voiceover: DJ in Barbie &
Her Sisters Puppy movies.
Other: Thanks to Tracy, Melissa,
Eileen, and her parents for their
support and encouragement.
VALIN SHINYEI
Michael/Billy Understudy
For the Arts Club: A
Christmas Story (2015,
debut).
Other Theatre: The Great Big Boo (PRP
productions) and 2013 THEA (Disney)
Film & Television: A Christmas Story 2
(Randy Parker), Tobot cartoon series
(Kory), Martha Speaks cartoon series
(T.D.), Mrs. Miracle (Jason Webster), The
Client List (Brady Horton), Dead Hearts
(Milton) 2015 Oscar submission.
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Other: Young Artist Awards (best
actor in TV movie), Z-Fest Film
Festival (best actor in International
short film), Joey Awards (best actor in
a short film).
a Mattress, and numerous other films
for Disney.
Other: Highlights include touring and
recording with k.d. lang, touring with
Jann Arden, playing on a Grammy Award
winning song from the movie Ratatouille,
and accompanying Chet Baker on his
final two visits to Vancouver.
KIRK SMITH
George/Ensemble
For the Arts Club: A Twisted
Christmas Carol, The History
Boys (debut, 2008).
Other Theatre: Don’t Dress For Dinner,
My Fair Lady (Gateway); The Rivals
(Blackbird); Les Misérables, Fiddler
On The Roof, The 39 Steps, Noises Off
(Western Canada Theatre); Boeing
Boeing (Thousand Islands Playhouse);
Leading Ladies, The Importance of
Being Earnest, Little Shop of Horrors
(Persephone); A Shayna Maidel
(Chemainus); Black Bonspiel…, Home
Ice (Theatre North West); Romeo &
Juliet, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are
Dead; The Rocky Horror Show, Twelfth
Night (Project X).
Other: Kirk recently co-produced and
appeared in Someone Who’ll Watch Over
Me with Dancing Monkey Presents.
HENRY CHRISTIAN
Trumpet
For the Arts Club:
Cabaret (debut, 1983).
Guys and Dolls, Barnum,
Swing, Gypsy, The Producers, White
Christmas, Les Misérables, Buddy,
Dreamgirls, Disney’s Beauty and the
Beast, Spamalot, In the Heights, Mary
Poppins, A Christmas Story.
Other Theatre: Music Man, Fiddler on
the Roof (Playhouse) Les Misérables
(Mirvish), Phantom of the Opera,
Showboat (Livent), West Side Story
(Vancouver Opera).
Film and Television: McGyver, Paul
Anka Show.
Other: Bachelor of Music from
Western Washington University
GRAHAM BOYLE Drums
For the Arts Club: Bistro
Car on the CNR (debut,
1979). Other favourites:
Sweeney Todd, My Fair
Lady, Next to Normal, Cookin’ at the
Cookery, Dreamgirls, In the Heights,
and A Christmas Story.
Other Theatre: Livent Productions
include Showboat, Phantom of the
Opera, Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat, Sunset
Boulevard and Ragtime (Livent).
Film & Television: Favourites include
MacGyver, Lonesome Dove, Once Upon
SASHA NIECHODA
Keyboard/Keyboard
programming
For the Arts Club: Little
Shop of Horrors, Evita,
Jacques Brel, Miss Saigon, Company,
The Producers, Suds, Disney’s Beauty
and the Beast, Les Misérables, Hairspray,
Dreamgirls, Spamalot, and In the Heights
as a musician; as Music Director, Altar
Boyz, Buddy, and Blood Brothers.
Other Theatre: Toronto credits include
productions for Livent Inc., Mirvish
Productions, and the Shaw Festival
including The Phantom of the Opera,
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Ragtime, Sunset Blvd., Joseph and
the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,
Mamma Mia, and many others. Since
returning home to Vancouver in 2002,
Sasha has played and programmed
keyboards for The Sound of Music,
The King and I, The Secret Garden, A
Chorus Line, and Mamma Mia.
Other: Multiple Juno Nominee,
BCCMA Guitarist of the Year, Maple
Blues Awards Producer of the Year
Nominee, Write-On Award; Musical
Director for A Starry Night, Motown
Meltdown, and BCCMA Awards;
Graduate of GIT (Los Angeles).
CHRIS STARTUP Reeds
For the Arts Club: Five
Guys Named Moe (debut,
1995), Singin’ In the Rain,
Gypsy, West Side Story,
Cabaret, Swing, Funny Girl.
Other Theatre: Touring productions of
Kiss of the Spider Woman, Showboat, A
Chorus Line, and Chicago. US national
tours of Chicago and Annie Get Your Gun
(Troika), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Pl).
Film & Television: Various recording
sessions for television, film and radio.
Other: Owner of Windworks Musical
Instrument Repair in East Vancouver.
Extensive live performance experience
in a wide variety of musical situations.
BILL MILLERD Director
For the Arts Club: As
Artistic Managing Director
of the Arts Club, Bill has
directed more than 180
productions.
Other: Bill is a graduate of the
National Theatre School of Canada,
is a Member of the Order of Canada,
received the Mayor’s Award for
Theatre, has been awarded an
Honorary Doctorate of Laws and the
Alumni Award of Distinction from
UBC, and has received the Hugh B.
Main Lifetime Achievement Award
by Tourism Vancouver and the
Honourary Doorman of the Year by
the Child Foundation.
ANDREAS SCHULD
Guitars and Variax
For the Arts Club: A Closer
Walk with Patsy Cline
(1991, original cast, MD),
Hairspray, Next to Normal, Xanadu, In
The Heights.
Other Theatre: Unforgettable: The
Music of Nat King Cole (Langley
Playhouse), Hairspray (Mayfield),
I Can’t Keep From Singing: The Eva
Cassidy Story (Seabrooke).
Film & Television: As Composer:
Frontline, Pawn Stars, Alexander
Bourdain, Oprah Winfrey, Swamp
Men, National Geographic, Hail Mary,
Decoding The Past, a.m.o.
KEN CORMIER
Musical Director/Keyboard
For the Arts Club: She
Loves Me (debut, 2000 as
keyboardist); favourites
include Singin’ in the Rain, Miss Saigon,
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Mary
Poppins. As musical director: The
Producers (music directing debut, 2008);
favourites Next to Normal, Dreamgirls,
Spamalot, In the Heights, Les Misérables.
Other Theatre: piano/keyboards,
Showboat, Sunset Boulevard, Phantom
of the Opera, Joseph (Livent).
Other: Sixteen productions in three
seasons as repetiteur with Vancouver
Opera, including The Architect (debut,
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GLOSSARY
1984–1985 miners’ strike In 1984, a Conservative government announcement that coal mines all over
Britain would be closed provoked a strike, leading to a year of violence and police clashes, especially in
the North of England.
NUM National Union of Mineworkers.
Arthur Scargill The subject of a song of support in the show, Arthur Scargill was the President of NUM
during the strike, generally liked and respected by the miners. After individual regions chose to strike, he
took the protest nationwide—without putting it to a union vote.
Margaret Thatcher The Conservative (or, as in Canada, Tory) Prime Minister of Britain at the time of the
strike. Along with Ronald Regan in America, her political philosophy included privatizing many national
companies, and allowing the free market to determine wages and working conditions.
Michael Heseltine Along with then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Michael Heseltine is derided in
the show. He was a Tory member of the Thatcher cabinet who was sometimes touted as her potential
successor. After the strike, he kept closing mines as a member of the Board of Trade.
Trades Union Congress (TUC) The organization representing most major trade unions. TUC, along with
many unions, didn’t support the strike. NUM ignored the lack of support and kept picketing.
Cockney/Geordie These terms of mockery and identity are used by the police and miners to taunt each
other. Cockneys are from the East End of London, and Geordies hail from the Northeast of England.
County Durham Coal country in England’s North East where Billy Elliot takes place.
COMING NEXT AT THE ARTS CLUB
ROCK OF AGES
June 16 – July 30
Book by Chris D’Arienzo
Arrangements and orchestrations by Ethan Popp
Don’t miss the meta-theatrical
jukebox musical filled with classic
hits from bands such as Poison,
Journey, and Bon Jovi. Follow
aspiring rocker Drew and would-be
movie star Sherrie as they chase
their dreams in this love story that
will keep you holding on. Just don’t
stop believing!
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1992), Rigoletto, The Magic Flute,
Dialogues of the Carmelites, and Peter
Grimes; Jessie nomination (with Bruce
Kellett) for musical direction, Next
To Normal (2011/2012 season); since
1998 accompanist of Vancouver’s
internationally acclaimed Chor Leoni
Men’s Choir.
VALERIE EASTON
Choreographer
For the Arts Club: A
Christmas Story, Red Rock
Diner, Mary Poppins,
Dreamgirls, High Society,
Hairspray, White Christmas, Buddy, Les
Misérables, The Producers, Company,
Gypsy, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast,
Cabaret, Miss Saigon, Evita, Jacques
Brel, Singin’ in the Rain, My Fair Lady,
and West Side Story, for which she
received a Jessie nomination.
Other Theatre: Choreographer for
Western Canada Theatre, the Gateway,
TUTS, Studio 58, and Bard on the
Beach. National credits include
Sunshine Theatre, The Citadel,
University of Saskatchewan, and the
Neptune. Selected directing credits:
Mack and Mable, A Chorus Line, Joseph,
and Cabaret (Showcase Festival), The
Thing about Men (Presentation House
and the Arts Club On Tour), Legally
Blonde (TUTS), A Christmas Story, Red
Rock Diner (Arts Club).
Other: Artistic Director, Royal City
Musical Theatre.
SUZANNE OUELLETTE
Ballet Advisor
Arts Club debut
Other Theatre: Performer:
A Chorus Line (Vancouver
Playhouse), Brigadoon, Oklahoma,
Irene (Rainbow Stage), Nunsense
(Stage West Calgary) and numerous
TUTS shows. Choreographer: Gateway
Theatre, UBC Opera, Royal City
Musical Theatre, numerous dance
studios in BC, and International
level ice skaters. Ballet Dancer:
Lisbon Opera Ballet (Portugal), Banff
Centre for the Arts, and Pacific Ballet
Theatre. Trained with Stuttgart Ballet
(Germany), The Royal Winnipeg Ballet.
Film & Television: Choreographer
CBC TV specials, Columbia pictures
promos, numerous TV series, and the
film Frankie and Hazel.
Other: Ballet Mistress/Rehearsal
Director for five seasons at Ballet BC,
and two seasons with Mascall Dance.
Ballet and Musical Theatre teacher,
coach, and adjudicator for dance studios
and festivals across Western Canada.
TED ROBERTS
Set Designer
For the Arts Club: Starting
Here, Starting Now (debut,
1978); recent favourites,
The (Post) Mistress, Disgraced, Les
Misérables, In The Heights, The
Mountaintop, Sister Judy, Twisted
Christmas, Dream Girls, Clybourne
Park, It’s Snowing on Saltspring.
Tours—Red Rock Diner, Craigslist
Cantata, Henry & Alice, The 39 Steps.
This is Ted’s 16th musical at the
Stanley, many with this great creative
and stage management team.
Other Theatre: Chelsea Hotel,
Urinetown (Firehall Arts Centre); Heda
Gabler, My Chernobyl (Persephone);
Driving Miss Daisy, A Closer Walk with
Patsy Cline (Magnus).
Other: Twenty-time Jessie Award
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nominee and six-time Award winner;
Graduate of University of Alberta
Theatre Design program.
ALISON GREEN
Costume Designer
For the Arts Club: Alison
has been associated with
the Arts Club for over
four decades. Recently: Pride and
Prejudice, Les Misérables, Vanya and
Sonia and Masha and Spike, Mary
Poppins, My Turquoise Years, Intimate
Apparel, Hairspray, White Christmas,
The Philanderer. Upcoming projects
include set designs for The Audience.
Other Theatre: Designs for the
Firehall Arts Centre, Carousel Theatre,
the Playhouse Theatre Company,
Vancouver Opera, Pacific Opera, and
the Belfry Theatre. Recent projects
include Death of a Salesman, This,
Dangerous Corner (Playhouse);
Wondrous Tales of Old Japan, Seussical,
The Secret World of Og (Carousel); The
Rape of Lucretia, Idomeneo (Pacific
Opera), and The Dream Healer (UBC
Opera Ensemble).
Other: Recently retired from the faculty
of the UBC Department of Theatre
and Film, and a life member of the
Associated Designers of Canada.
MARSHA SIBTHORPE
Lighting Designer
For the Arts Club: Little
Murders (1971, debut).
Over 400 productions.
Favourites include The Effect of
Gamma Rays on Man in the Moon
Marigolds, Creeps, Pride and Prejudice,
Miss Saigon, and Mary Poppins.
Other Theatre: Numerous credits for
Western Canada Theatre Company
(Kamloops), Magnus Theatre
(Thunder Bay), Belfry Theatre
(Victoria), and the Vancouver
Playhouse (Vancouver).
CARYN FEHR
Stage Manager
For the Arts Club: Most
recently, Peter and the
Starcatcher, The Waiting
Room, Les Misérables, In the Heights,
Mary Poppins, 4000 Miles.
Other Theatre: Most recently, The
Valley, How To Disappear Completely,
Best Brothers, and Proud with
Victoria’s Belfry Theatre. She has
toured with productions throughout
Canada and to Ireland, and has also
worked locally with The Playhouse, the
New Play Centre, Carousel Theatre,
Touchstone Theatre, Axis Theatre, the
Fringe Festival, TheatreSports, and
Solo Collective.
Other: Recipient of the Mary Phillips
Prize, a Jessie Award for behind the
scenes achievement.
RONAYE HAYNES
Assistant Stage Manager
For the Arts Club: Pride
and Prejudice, Godspell,
Vanya and Sonia and
Masha and Spike, The Foreigner, The
Odd Couple, 4000 Miles, Red Rock
Diner, It’s Snowing on Saltspring,
Boeing-Boeing, 2 Pianos, 4 Hands, She
Stoops to Conquer, Company, Miss
Saigon, and Suds.
Other Theatre: Bah! Humbug! (SFU
Woodward’s), Art (Gateway Theatre),
5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche (Vancouver
Fringe Festival), various Vancouver
Playhouse, Green Thumb Theatre, and
the Vancouver TheatreSports League.
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CORPORATE & GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
The Arts Club Theatre Company thanks its government and corporate partners for their support of the 2015/16 season.
Season Sponsors
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Foundations
• Christopher Foundation
• CIBC Children’s Foundation
• Diamond Foundation
• Hamber Foundation
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• RBC Foundation
• River Foundation
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For more information about corporate sponsorship and donations, please contact Stephanie Cardwell, Manager of Corporate
Sponsorships and Foundations, at 604.687.5315, ext. 267.
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FRIENDS OF THE ARTS CLUB
We gratefully acknowledge the support of all the Friends of the Arts Club, individual donors whose contributions help to support what
we do. We have recently updated our membership levels and we have endeavoured to include all patrons who wish to be listed. If
you feel you have been omitted in error, have questions or concerns, or wish to join the Friends of the Arts Club, please contact Jen
Challinor at 604.687.5315, ext. 279, or [email protected].
Patron ($500-$999)
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L. Eldridge
Anne Elliott
I. Joan Elliott
Beverly Epp
Catherine Evans
Jean Excell*
Nina Ferentinos
Sandra Fergusson
Mary & Ronald Fines
Shirley and Don Fraser
Lori Fretwell
Sarah and Michael Frost
Deirdre Gernsbeck*
Marianne & Verne Glover
Dennis Goodman*
John & Julia Gosden*
Daryl Gouthro
Irene Griffiths
Paul Gustafson
Dianne Haag/Accommodations
by Pillow Suites
Ingrid Hagerlund
Linda & Lawrence Haley
S. Hardin
Marilyn Harrison*
Doug & Margaret Hatlelid
James & Elspeth Helmcken*
Arlene H. Henry, QC
Linda Ann Herman &
Patricia Horstead
Jane Heyman*
Teri Hodgins, Barbara Birt &
Anne Thompson
Aileen Hollifield*
B & I Housego
In memory of Alex Howatson
Brenda Hudson
Susan Hyam in memory of
Ann & Gerry
Doreen Ingram
Ardis Janzen*
Karl Brunner & Jennifer Dusting*
Ronald Jobe
Marni Johnson
Steve Johnson
Linda Johnston*
Gloria Joller
Lesley Joy & Steve Sipos*
Betty Jung & David Chan
Stephen & Mary Ann Juras*
Mrs. Skylar Kamlade
Peter Kappel
Sherry & Stuart Katz
Jacqueline Kelly & R
owland McLeod
Kate Ker
Ross & Jill Ker
Bill & Judy Killam
Kathy Kinloch
Tony & Margie Knox
Russell Kozub
Marie & Robert Kuhn*
Florence Laniuk*
Joan Larsen
Jim & Lynette Lattimer, in
memory of Amy Wallis
Deborah Lendon
Lorne & Audrey Lindsay*
Kate Lucas
Maureen L. MacDonald
Marian E. MacFarlane
Lucile & Peter MacKay
Arlene MacPhail
Florence Mann
Manthorpe Law Offices
Jeff & Valerie Marus*
Raymond McAllister
Sarah McAlpine
Terry & Sandy McBride*
Joan McCarthy
Bill & Beth McCracken
Linda McDonald & Victor Holysh
Marlene McDonald
Emmet & Linda McGrath
Christine McLean
Mrs. Verna McNichol
Mrs. Sara McTaggart*
Don & Mary Millerd
Bruce & Lea Milley*
Linda Mogensen
John Muncro
Barbara Naef
Anonymous
William Nordmark
June Ogden
Neil & Donna Ornstein*
Stephen & Pamela Ottridge*
Rose Parker & Usher Hammer
Allan & Sheila Parr
For Patricia from George*
Barb & Karl Pearson
Ray & Judy Pletcher*
Consumer-Response Marketing
Kathy Poon
Dr. Nicole Racette
Dave & Elaine Rickards*
Evelyn M. Riley
Mark & Laura Roberts
Anonymous*
Lance & Sandra Rossington*
Harley Rothstein &
Eleanor Boyle*
Mr. & Mrs. Real Rousseau*
Marie Rozitis
Erika & Andrew Scott
Gail Screaton &
John Maclachlan*
Gillian Seager
Aubrey Searle
James Shepherd
Shuley Family
Tricia Sirrs
Jenna Smith
Janis Souter
Kristin Stockley
Mary Stott
Darcey Sudeyko
Paula Swart Till
Erica Tang
Patricia & Dean Taylor*
Peter Thaler*
Silvia Thorne
Art Toft
Maureen Topley
Patricia Tracy
Ms. Elizabeth Trask
Caroline Underhill
Joanne & Tino Varelas
Mary H. Vickers
J. Walsh
Ellen Wattam
Bonnie Watts
June L. Witty*
Jennifer Yeung
Anonymous* x 4
Anonymous x 16
* indicates those who have
supported the Arts Club for 5 or
more consecutive years.
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BOARD & STAFF
Bill Millerd, artistic managing director
Peter Cathie White, executive director
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chair Mr. Bruce Flexman, FCA
Past Chair Dr. Ross Paul, CM,Phd
Treasurer Ms. Kerry Suffolk
Secretary Mr. Richard Bell
Mr. Aleem Bandali, Mr. Mike Black, Dr. Catherine Aczel Boivie,
Ms. Michele Collins, Mr. John Dawson, FCPA, FCA, Ms. Teo
Dechev, Ms. Anna Fung QC, Mr. James Kitamura,Mr. Eugen
Klein, Mrs. Joanne Klein, Mr. Bryan Mabee, Ms. Bonnie Mah,
Mr. Dave Morton, Ms. Erika Tse
COUNCIL OF GOVERNORS
Ms.Roberta Beiser, Mr. Philip Bernard, Ms. Donna Celle,
Mr. Axel Conradi, Mr. Jamie Corbett, Mr. Christopher Gimpel,
Dr. Stanley Hamilton, Ms. Catharine Herb-Kelly QC,
Mr. Bruce Milley FCA, Mr. Morris Nord, Mrs. Joan Pitman,
Ms. Janet Rogers, Mr. Al C. Schultz, Ms. Lisa Seed, Mr. Jim
Storie, Mr. John J. Sutherland, Mr. Ian Waddell QC
ARTS CLUB OF VANCOUVER THEATRE FOUNDATION
President Mr. Christopher Gimpel
Treasurer Mr. Bruce Flexman, FCA
Secretary Ms. Catharine Herb-Kelly QC
Mr. Jamie Corbett, Mr. Eugen Klein, Ms. Bonnie Mah,
Mr. Morris Nord, Mr. John J. Sutherland, Mr. Art Vertlieb QC
ARTISTIC
Resident Designer Ted Roberts
Artist Liaison Stephanie Hargreaves
Literary Manager Rachel Ditor
ReAct Assistant Veronique West
LEAP Leader Shawn Macdonald
LEAP Assistant Christine Quintana
Music Theatre Intensive Director Peter Jorgensen
Actor’s Intensive Program Director Dean Paul Gibson
Actor’s Intensive Head Instructor Scott Bellis
PRODUCTION
Director of Production Stephan Baeuml
Technical Director, Stanley & Tours Eugenio Saenz Flores
Technical Director, Granville Island & Goldcorp Craig Fulker
Technical Director, Shop Ace Martens
Facilities Manager Jack Holmes
Rentals Manager Catherine Wilson
Production Secretary Dawn Padget
Production Assistant Robert Burns
Head Electrician (Stanley) Shawn Watson
Head Electrician (Granville Island) Darren Hales
Goldcorp Stage Technician Garreth Lau
Head Sound Technician Philip Ronayne
Head Stage Carpenter (Stanley) Marcus Stusek
Stage Carpenter (Granville Island) Bret Roach
Assistant Stage Carpenter Alex Pauls
Assistant Fit Up Carpenter Lucas Hall
Head Dresser Oriana Camporese
Tour Technician Alberto White
Rentals Technicians Liz Kraft, Darren John
Head Carpenter Joao Carlos d’Almeida
Lead Carpenters Lorraine West, Chris White
Head of Properties Michael Gall
Second Properties Robyn Volk
Head Scenic Artist Kristine Kavalec
Scenic Artist Maria Tratt
Head of Costumes Kirsten McGhie
Assistant to the Head of Costumes Tiffany Bishop
Cutter Sarah Marchant
Seamsters Denise Bauman, Sarah Butler, Anne-Tonnette
Hadgraft, Anna Potter, Kate Rittenhouse
Wardrobe Maintenance Mary Jane Cox, Sean Malmas, Jan Murphy
Dresser Kate Rittenhouse
Wig Dresser Marie LeBihan
Wardrobe Maintenance Mary Jane Cox, Sean Malmas, Jan Murphy
Followspot Mark Raun
Stage Managers Angela Beaulieu, Rachel Bland, Sandra Drag,
Caryn Fehr, Claire Friderich*, Tessa Gunn*, Michelle Harrison*,
Ronaye Haynes, Jan Hodgson, Pamela Jakobs, Peter Jotkus,
Jenny Kim*, April Starr Land, Rebecca Mulvihill, Ashley Noyes*,
Rick Rinder, Tanya Schwaerzle*, Allison Spearin, Anne Taylor,
Yvonne Yip
*Apprentice Stage Managers
Building Maintenance Kris Jankovic
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ADMINISTRATION
Director of Finance & Systems Valerie Prodanuk
Director of Education Natasha Klein (on leave)
Manager of Administration Teddy Forsyth
IT Manager Allan Kong
Manager of Databases & Systems Lou Ann Mendoza
Education Coordinator Kevan Ellis
Accountant Igor Rozenberg
Accounting Assistant Eileen Craig
Receptionist Susanna Summers
Volunteer Coordinator Elizabeth Pope-Moore
MARKETING
Director of Sales & Marketing Bryan Woo
Publications & Communications Manager Susan Cho
Marketing Manager Jaime Fletcher
Publicist Amy Lynn Strilchuk
Writer & Editor Angela Caravan
Graphic Designer Roger Allen
Marketing Coordinator, Digital April Green
Marketing Coordinator, Loyalty Alva Tang
Group Concierge Jonathan Greenway
Tour Coordinator Christina Campbell
Digital Storyteller Mark Halliday
DEVELOPMENT
Director of Development Kathy MacKenzie
Manager, Individual Giving Parmida Zarrinkamar
Manager, Corporate Sponsorship & Foundations
Stephanie Cardwell
Manager, Special Events Stephanie Roberts
Cultivation & Stewardship Coordinator Jen Challinor
Development Coordinator Hoori Barkh
Graphic Designer Peng Wei
GUEST SERVICES
Guest Services Manager Peter Chapek
Front of House Managers Laura Eveleigh, Max Forsyth
Front of House Kaila Butler, Brendan Blanchard, Bonnie Dane,
Ronaye Haynes, Linda Guthrie, Meredith Hambrock, Alexis
Jones, Aaron Lee, Michelle Kaesar, Shirley Lum, Kavin Ni,
Kirsten Niedtner, Devon Parkin, Sandy Peters, Mylyn Ramos,
Veronica Rozenberg, Nathan Smith, Samein Shamsher, Karen
Worrod, Vanessa Yee
BOX OFFICE
Ticket Sales Manager Megan Verhey
Sales Systems Manager Harpreet Kullar
Ticket Sales Supervisors Eric Biskupski, Madeline Doig
Box Office Ria Antonopoulos, Jo B, Jean Choi, Elizabeth Emery,
Holly Emmett, Brett Harris, Jacinta Jones, Gwenda Lorenzetti,
Tim Mahoney, Danny Mak, Emma Middleton, Kirk Olson,
Erin Schneider
THEATRE LOUNGES
Director of Food & Beverage Steve Sheridan
Bar Managers Torrance Jestadt, Kelly Golby, Blaine Anderson,
Colin Speir, Chris Schonfeldt
Bar & Lounge Staff Edwards Adams, Chari Agellon, Eric
Angerman, Michael Bothner, Paddy Cole, Colin D’Astoli, Anica
Deichmann, Lucas Floody, Rafal Frej, Mike Frydenlund, Jamie
Gourley, Rachel Hugheson, Mia Ingimundson, Savanna Junjek,
Mike Kucheran, Ron Mill, Emilda Radjah, Anna Rasmussen,
Dallas Richards, Dillan Simard, Jason Simmer, Stephanie
Thompson, Paul Vigano, Gavin Weddell, Linsay Willier,
Katherine Wortley, Kasha Zacheja
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & SPECIAL THANKS
The Arts Club thanks its many volunteers for their support
John Hatfield
The Arts Club Theatre Company is a member of the
Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT),
The Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance,
and the Alliance for Arts and Culture, and operates under
the jurisdiction of Canadian Actors Equity Association
Preproduction personnel and stage crew are members of Local
118 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
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