House Programme - Arts Club Theatre Company
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House Programme - Arts Club Theatre Company
AN ARTS CLUB THEATRE COMPANY PRODUCTION OF A not-for-profit registered charity | Bill Millerd, Artistic Managing Director Artistic Managing Director, Bill Millerd Executive Director, Peter Cathie White Contents Arts Club Theatre Company Board of Directors Dr. Ross Paul, CM,Phd Chair Mr. Bruce Flexman Chair-Elect Ms. Kerry Suffolk Treasurer Mr. Richard Bell Secretary Mr. Aleem Bandali Dr. Catherine Aczel Boivie Ms. Michele Collins Ms. Anna Fung Q.C. Ms. Carol Anne Humphrys Mr. Eugen Klein Mr. Bryan Mabee Ms. Bonnie Mah Mr. Dave Morton Mr. Jim Storie VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE Council of Governors Mr. Philip Bernard Ms. Donna Celle Mr. Axel Conradi Dr. Stanley Hamilton Ms. Catharine Herb-Kelly, Q.C. Mr. Bruce Milley Mrs. Joan Pitman Ms. Janet Rogers Mr. Al C. Schultz Mr. John J. Sutherland Mr. Ian Waddell, Q.C. Arts Club of Vancouver Theatre Foundation Mr. Richard Mulcaster, President Mr. Bruce Flexman, Treasurer Mr. Christopher Gimpel Ms. Catharine Herb-Kelly, Q.C. Mr. Eugen Klein Mr. Morris Nord Mr. John J. Sutherland Billing 5 Artistic Managing Director’s Message 7 Artistic Director’s Circle 8 Executive Director’s Message 9 About The Playwright 10 A Note from the Director 11 Gentle Reminders 11 The Company 12 Coming Next 19 Friends of the Arts Club 20 Corporate, Foundation, and Government Supporters 21 Arts Club Staff 22 601 - 1281 West Georgia Street, Vancouver 604.684.4447 • [email protected] www.wordsworthmedia.com Arts Club Theatre Company is a not-for-profit registered charity committed to staging and developing stimulating quality theatre for the enrichment of the community. Charitable Registration Number 11921 3551 RR0001 DESIGN & PRODUCTION SHENG GAN • 604.669.2383 • ANDREW WU w w w. i n i t i a l p r i n t . c o m STARTS APRIL 30! 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CS1720 03/2015 March 19–April 19, 2015, Arts Club Theatre Company 51st Season, 565th production VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE By Christopher Durang Starring (In Alphabetical Order) Cassandra Carmen Aguirre Jay Brazeau Vanya Anna Galvin Masha Nina Katey Hoffman Susinn McFarlen Sonia Robert Salvador Spike Rachel Ditor Director Alison Green Set Designer Sheila White Costume Designer Adrian Muir Lighting Designer Sound Designer Murray Price Stage Manager Allison Spearin Assistant Stage Managers Ronaye Haynes, Peter Jotkus There will be one intermission. Taking photographs or making any recording is prohibited in the theatre. Please turn off electronic devices. SEASON SPONSORS 5 ADVENTURE tours A division of Mandate Tours & TransportaƟon Inc. 100% BC owned and operated! BC reg. #2599 AGELESS Escorted Tours Serving B.C. 55+ Seniors for 27 years Specializing in quality tours of Canada and the U.S. with attention to detail and value for your dollar. 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ARTISTIC MANAGING DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE A TIME OF GIVING In Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, the character of Vanya talks about caring for people and how important it is to look out for others, much like he and his sister have done by caring for their aging parents during their last years in the family home. Each year, for one week during the month of February, an actor speaks from the stage after the performance asking for ‘spare change’ towards the fund-raising efforts of Theatre Cares, a group of volunteers from the theatre community that started in 1991 to raise funds and awareness for HIV/AIDS relief. The donations from the Arts Club come from the audience members who attended One Man, Two Guvnors at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage and The Mountaintop at the Granville Island Stage. Your generosity with ‘spare change’ amounted to $18,185.05 during that one week at both theatres—a remarkable achievement and according to Theatre Cares, a record. Five charities are the recipients of these funds: The Actors’ Fund of Canada, AIDS Vancouver, Positive Living BC, The Stephen Lewis Foundation, and The Performing Arts Lodge (PAL). The Actor’s Fund provides emergency financial help to those in the entertainment industry, the next three concentrate on dealing with HIV/AIDS relief in British Columbia, and, in the case of the Stephen Lewis Foundation, in Africa. PAL (the Performing Arts Lodge) is a subsidized rental facility that allows those in the performing arts industry to have affordable housing in a unique setting in the Coal Harbour area. The project, which has been recognized with several awards, came into fruition through the herculean efforts of many, but in particular of Joy Coghill and Jane Heyman. Vanya, Sonia, and Masha’s aging parents (who were theatre types) might well have lived out their years at Vancouver’s PAL. Masha is an actress of some renown, so they might all have performed at PAL as the seven-story structure has an intimate 100-seat performance space on the top floor, as well as an outdoor living area with a remarkable roof top garden. Theatre Cares thanks those who donated towards these valuable charities that are part of our fabric. Our advertisers value the Arts. When you visit their businesses, let them know you value their support. Bill Millerd Artistic Managing Director [email protected] The Arts Club thanks Play Patrons and Artistic Director’s Circle members Roberta Lando Beiser and Frances & Ian Dowdeswell for pledging their personal support for this production. 7 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, and 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 Kathy MacKenzie, Interim Director of Development, at 604.687.5315, ext. 252 for more information. Producer ($10,000 +) In memory of Doris Chillcott & Bruce Granville Peyman Geoff Clydesdale* Jamie & Margaret Corbett* Stan & Kathy Hamilton* Bonnie Mah* Bill Millerd in memory of Helen & Frank Millerd* Morris Nord & Fiona Macdonald* Mrs. Timmie Marr* Charles & Dale Young* Anonymous (x2) Champion ($5,000 $9,999) Roberta Lando Beiser* Dr. Kate Dahlstrom* Ian & Frances Dowdeswell Dale & Bruce Flexman Christopher & Anya Gimpel* George & Lee Grills* June Harrison & Luc Bergeron J.M. Hurst* Pam & Jim McAdie* John & Judy Taylor* Art Vertlieb & Bev Briscoe John & Cathy Windsor Anonymous* Howard R. Jang* William J. Koch & Margaret J. 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Wharton Anonymous (x4) Legacy Gifts Estate of Mary Sharon MacLean *Represents individuals who have contributed to the Arts Club for five or more consecutive years. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE A GIFT FOR THE SOUL It’s that time of year again at the Arts Club—season tickets! Even with five shows left at our three stages in this current season, we must start preparing for the next season, the one that starts in September. The shows have been selected, the actors are getting cast, and the sets are being designed. Sometimes staff at the Arts Club can be forgiven for not noticing when one season ends and a new one starts—and I expect that will be no different this season, with Les Misérables playing right up until the end of August and the first show of the new season starting just three weeks later. But I know you subscribers in the audience have noticed, as we’re in the midst of the renewal process right now, as well as offering our season ticket packages to our casual ticket buyers. And indulge me with a quick plug here: if you don’t have a season ticket package, please check out the information available in the lobby as the savings per ticket when you reserve for a series of shows at the Arts Club are really substantial! One thing I’ve learned from talking to our subscribers at the theatre is that it’s not just the value of getting a season ticket package that appeals, it’s the social aspect. So many subscribers attend with loved ones and friends, and having those theatre dates scheduled into your calendars ensures this social connection happens. It often involves a bite to eat before or after the show, and a stroll along the enticing windows of South Granville or around the artisan stores and public market on Granville Island, which really is a perfect outing. The simple act of getting a season ticket package means ensuring you’ve planned these escapes in your schedule—escapes that would otherwise fall by the wayside in our hectic lives. Of course, plans can change and dates need swapping, but changes are endlessly free to do at the Arts Club, as an exclusive benefit of being a patron who chooses to reserve seats to more of our productions. Another top reason for subscribing? To be continually emotionally moved or inspired by the works on our stages—and not just by the shows you might have heard of. Sometimes the greatest emotional impact can come from that unknown title you weren’t sure about that turns out to be a gem. And that’s what we’re all in it for: that wellspring of feeling. Scheduling theatre regularly in your life does give emotional fulfillment. It does stimulate the imagination. And it does make sure you go out with friends and loved ones! So if you’ve already renewed, thank you. If you’re about to, good on you. And if you don’t have a subscription, why not get one? It’s great value not only for your wallet, but also for your soul. And that’s something we all deserve. 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Authentic Greek Food, Cozy Atmosphere, Friendly Service LUNCH: Wed – Fri 11:30 am – 2:30 pm DINNER: Tues – Sun 5:00 pm – 9:30 pm Closed Monday No Lunch - Tuesday Established in 1997 Licensed Peter Cathie White Executive Director [email protected] at West 2nd & Fir Street 9 ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT Christopher Durang is a playwright whose plays include A History of the American Film (Tony nomination, Best Book of a Musical, 1978), The Actor’s Nightmare, Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You (Obie Award; off-Broadway run 1981-83), Beyond Therapy (on Broadway in 1982, with Dianne Wiest and John Lithgow), Baby with the Bathwater (Playwrights Horizons, 1983),The Marriage of Bette and Boo (Public Theatre, 1985; Obie Award, Dramatists Guild Hull Warriner Award), Laughing Wild (Playwrights Horizons, 1987), Durang/Durang (an evening of six plays at Manhattan Theatre Club, 1994, including the Tennessee Williams’ parody, For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls), Sex and Longing (Lincoln Center Theatre production at the Cort Theatre, 1996, starring Sigourney Weaver), and Betty’s Summer Vacation (Playwrights Horizons, 1999; Obie Award). His most recent works are Miss Witherspoon, which premiered off Broadway at Playwrights Horizons in association with McCarter Theater in 2005, Why Torture Is Wrong and the People Who Love Them, which premiered at the Public Theater in 2009, and a collection of one-act parodies meant to be performed in one evening entitled Durang/Durang. Durang is also a performer, and acted with E. Katherine Kerr in the New York premiere of Laughing Wild, and with Jean Smart in the Los Angeles production. He shared in an acting ensemble Obie for The Marriage of Bette and Boo; and with John Augustine and Sherry Anderson has performed his crackpot cabaret Chris Durang and Dawne at the Criterion Center, Caroline’s Comedy Club, Williamstown Summer Cabaret, and the Triad, winning a 1996 Bistro Award. In the early ‘80s, he and Sigourney Weaver co-wrote and performed in their acclaimed BrechtWeill parody, Das Lusitania Songspiel, and were both nominated for Drama Desk Awards for Best Performer in a Musical. In 1993 he sang in the five person off-Broadway Sondheim revue, Putting It Together, with Julie Andrews at the Manhattan Theatre Club. And he played a singing Congressman in the Encores presentation of Call Me Madam with Tyne Daly at City Center. In movies, he has appeared in The Secret of My Success, Mr. North, The Butcher’s Wife, Housesitter, and The Cowboy Way, among others. He has a BA from Harvard College, and an MFA in Playwriting from Yale School of Drama. In 1995 he won the prestigious three-year Lila Wallace Readers Digest Writers Award; as part of his grant, he ran a writing workshop for adult children of alcoholics. In 2000 he won the Sidney Kingsley Playwriting Award. Grove Press publishes several of his plays. Smith and Kraus recently published two new collections: Christopher Durang: 27 Short Plays and Christopher Durang: Complete Full-Length Plays (1975-1995). Grove has recently published Betty’s Summer Vacation. Since 1994 he has been co-chair, with Marsha Norman, of the Playwriting Program at the Juilliard School in Manhattan. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild Council. 10 A NOTE FROM THE DIRECTOR In the 1980s I performed in Christopher Durang’s play Beyond Therapy, and I thought the play was fabulously subversive and hilarious. His humour came from a sense of the absurd and a frustration with society’s status quo that made perfect sense to someone in their late teens/early twenties. My parents, I recall, found it weird and disturbing. But in the intervening years mainstream culture followed the trail Durang blazed, and caught up. His irreverence, overt sexuality, and the comedy of non-sequiturs are now common pop culture parlance. Durang continued to grow his powers and Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike is a mature work: the fringe has become the establishment and is taking a good look around at the landscape he helped create. And what of it? Underneath all the artful silliness in this play Durang asks: what does it mean to feel connected, truly connected, in the digital age we now inhabit? We have access to more people and more information than ever before, yet feelings of loneliness and isolation are on the rise. And what is the personal and societal cost of being disconnected to our own feelings, to each other, and to nature? In the play, Vanya laments a cultural innocence that’s been lost in his lifetime. At the same time, he fully acknowledges the cliche of his nostalgic yearning for the good ol’ days. Though his despair is comic, it is also honest. Is there a way out of this loop of comfortable complaint and back into a vital, forward looking, life? GENTLE REMINDERS There’s some wonderful Chekovian riffs and references in this story but you don’t need to know which Chekov plays the characters derive their names from because the heart of the play is decidedly contemporary. So for the next two hours, turn off your phone, forget email and texting and facebook, and just do one thing at a time: just be here, in this room, with this fabulous cast and... see what happens. It is very important to turn off alarms, phones, and beepers for the duration of the show. If you are concerned about missing an emergency call, please leave your name or device and seat location with an usher and we will alert you if a call comes through. Please wait to discuss the show at intermission or after the show ends. (Even whispers carry!) Please refrain from eating or unwrapping candy and gum in the theatre, as it is a distraction for others. If you have a complaint about another guest, please tell the Audience Services Manager rather than approaching the person yourself. We will be happy to address concerns on your behalf. ~Rachel Ditor We welcome children old enough to enjoy our productions and tickets must be purchased for any child attending a performance. Children must be seated where they can be supervised. Babes in arms are not permitted in the theatre. Arts Club Theatre Company Website designed and hosted by Please be judicious with your use of fragrances, as some patrons have sensitivities. A blue box is located in the lobby for discarded programmes and other recyclables. Please contact the Audience Services Manager at 604.687.5315, ext. 403 if you have suggestions for how we can serve you better. E-Commerce Solutions 604.831.5097 www.worldexposure.com 11 THE COMPANY Carmen Aguirre ~ Cassandra Carmen is an award-winning actor and playwright who has written and cowritten over 20 plays, including Blue Box, which played in Vancouver in the fall of 2014 at the Arts Club’s Revue Stage. Her first book, Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter, won CBC Canada Reads 2012 and is a number one national bestseller. Her second memoir, entitled Mexican Hooker #1, will be published by Random House in the coming year. She has over 60 acting credits, including lead roles in the indie favourite Quinceanera, and the Showcase series Endgame. Carmen is a graduate of Studio 58. Jay Brazeau ~ Vanya Jay was last seen at the Stanley as Edna Turnblad in Hairspray, a role he also played at Toronto’s Prince of Wales Theatre. Other favourite theatre credits include: the North American tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Wizard of Oz, in which he played the Wizard, The Goat at Presentation House Theatre, Urinetown at the Firehall Arts Centre, The Drowsy Chaperone’s Canadian tour, Fiddler on the Roof at Rubicon Theater in Ventura, CA, King of Thieves at the Stratford Festival, Death of a Salesman at the Gateway Theatre, and Glengarry Glen Ross at Theatre London. Favourite movie credits include The Possession, Fathers and Sons, Horns, Watchmen, Down River, Sex after Kids, Double Jeopardy, Air Bud, and We’re No Angels. On television, he’s been seen in Cedar Cove, Supernatural, Mr. Young, The West Wing, Eureka, Psych, Stargate, and The Killing, among many others. Jay directed Poor for the Vancouver Fringe Festival, Old Love and Three Viewings for Presentation House, and The Passion of Dracula and Breaking Legs for the Arts Club. He wrote and performed The Cat Came Back, which toured across Canada. Jay dedicates his performance to Andrew Sellon. Extraordinary eyewear available exclusively at: Eyes on Twelfth 1493 West 12th Avenue at Granville 604.732.8812 Eyes on Burrard 775 Burrard at Robson 604.688.9521 12 Anna Galvin ~ Masha Anna is thrilled and grateful to be working with Rachel Ditor and the Arts Club again, with this wonderful cast. Born in Australia, Anna trained in Oxford, UK, and now calls Vancouver home. Her local theatre credits include The Philanderer, Calendar Girls, and Other Desert Cities for the Arts Club, and Dangerous Corner for the Vancouver Playhouse. Her recent film and television credits include Warcraft, Once a Upon a Time, Sara’s Choice, Witches of Eastend, and Supernatural. Katey Hoffman ~ Nina Katey is over the moon to be a part of this show! Selected acting credits include: Celestial Being (Green Thumb), Urinetown (Firehall), Games, You Will Remember Me (Alberta Theatre Projects), Cool Beans (Solo Collective), Cold Comfort (Yogurt Theatre), The Government Inspector, Attempts on her Life, Julius Caesar (Studio 58), and an episode of Almost Human where she died at the hands of a killer robot. Katey is a Betty Mitchell nominee, a Calgary Critic’s Award winner (You Will Remember Me), and a graduate of Studio 58. M.J. JEWELLERS LTD. 2832 Granville Street, Vancouver 604.736.6016 www.mjjewellers.ca Jade & Diamond Pendant in 18K White Gold 13 Susinn McFarlen ~ Sonia Susinn has been nominated for seven Jessie Richardson Awards and has won two, for her work in the leading roles of Hello, Dolly! at the Playhouse and Menopositive: The Musical at the Firehall. Here at the Arts Club she has been seen in Mom’s the Word, Mom’s the Word 2: Unhinged, To Kill a Mockingbird, Under the Influence, Sexy Laundry, Henry and Alice: Into the Wild, and August: Osage County. She has worked across the country at theatres including The Yukon Arts Centre, The Centaur, The Citadel, Alberta Theatre Projects, Prairie Theatre Exchange, Manitoba Theatre Centre, Caravan Farm Theatre, Canadian Stage, Touchstone, Richmond Gateway, The Playhouse, and Bard on the Beach. Susinn is a co-founder of Wet Ink Collective, an organization whose mandate is to promote gender equity on the stage by mentoring and supporting women writers. Her first play, Since You Left Us, premiered last fall at Presentation House Theatre in North Vancouver to critical acclaim. Next up for Susinn is Miss Shakespeare and J. Caesar at the Kay Meek Centre and Performance Works, and Dirty Old Woman at the Cultch’s Historic Stage. Robert Salvador ~ Spike Robert saw his first professional play 15 years ago in this very theatre and could not be happier to return to the Stanley in such great company. Robert has received Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards for acting in and producing Jesus Hopped the A Train at Pacific Theatre and as a part of This Stays in the Room (a collaborative new work) with Horseshoes and Hand Grenades, which was awarded the Critics Choice for Innovation Award. Robert received his MFA in acting from the University of Washington in Seattle and his spray tan from Kitsilano. beyond expectations Kerrisdale 2094 West 43rd Avenue Vancouver, BC Canada V6M 2C9 Phone: 604.263.1144 Yaletown 1399 Homer Street Vancouver, BC Canada V6B 5M9 Phone: 604.689.8226 Main Street 3731 Main Street Vancouver, BC Canada V5V 3N8 Phone: 604.336.3539 www.dexterrealty.com 14 Rachel Ditor ~ Director Rachel is the Literary Manager for the Arts Club and a freelance dramaturg and director. Favourite credits include Elizabeth Rex, All’s Well That Ends Well and The Merchant of Venice (Bard on the Beach); The Tiger of Malaya, The Fly Fisher’s Companion, Shirley Valentine (Gateway); and Hippies and Bolsheviks (Alberta Theatre Projects). Directing credits for the Arts Club include The Matka King, Enchanted April, Here on the Flight Path, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Optimists, Rabbit Hole, Doubt, Becky’s New Car, The Philanderer, Calendar Girls, How Has My Love Affected You?, My Turquoise Years, and Other Desert Cities. Alison Green ~ Set Designer Alison has been associated with the Arts Club for over four decades. She has also designed for Carousel Theatre, the Playhouse Theatre Company, Vancouver Opera, Pacific Opera, and the Belfry Theatre. Recent projects include Mary Poppins, My Turquoise Years, Intimate Apparel, Hairspray, White Christmas, The Philanderer (Arts Club); 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). Upcoming projects include the return of Les Misérables at the Arts Club. She has recently retired from the faculty of the UBC Department of Theatre and Film, and is a life member of the Associated Designers of Canada. Alison would like to recognize the wonderful support of the production team at the Arts Club—carpenters, painters, props builders, technical directors—who have been so supportive of her vision over the years. Buy Now and Save! Get the best seats for the best price. All regular performances. All season. Buy 2, 4 or 8 Packs & SAVE up to 25%* *like two tickets for FREE! (see website for full details & conditions) Artistic Director Christopher Gaze The Comedy of Errors • King Lear Love’s Labour’s Lost • Shakespeare’s Rebel 2015 Season details at bardonthebeach.org • 604-739-0559 15 Sheila White ~ Costume Designer For the Arts Club: Mary Poppins, Dreamgirls, White Christmas, Don Quixote, Black Comedy, Altar Boyz, The History Boys, A Christmas Story, Home Child, and Company. Other recent credits include Brief Encounter, The Miracle Worker, True West, Top Girls for the Vancouver Playhouse; and for Bard on the Beach, Henry VI, Richard III, Falstaff, and Henry V. Sheila also designed the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Paralympics. She recently finished shooting Maple Bay Lodge for German TV Station ZDF, Arctic Air for the CBC, a pilot for ABC /Disney, The Confirmation starring Clive Owen and Russell Madness, and Monkey Up starring Crystal the Monkey for AirBud Entertainment. She is a member of the Associated Designers of Canada, IATSE 891, and ACFC West; has an MFA from UBC; and holds a Certificate in Shoe Technology from The City and Guilds of London and Cordwainers College (Central St. Martins) London, England. Adrian Muir ~ Lighting Designer Previously for Arts Club Theatre Company: Other Desert Cities, My Turquoise Years, Calendar Girls, all directed by Rachel Ditor. Other recent local credits include: Late Company, The Concessions and The Romeo Project, Touchstone Theatre; Cinderella an East Van Panto, Theatre Replacement/The Cultch; Whose Life Is It Anyway, Realwheels, The Orpheus Project, Music on Main; Conversations with My Mother and The King & I, Richmond Gateway Theatre. Upcoming: Love’s Labours Lost and Shakespeare’s Rebel for Bard on the Beach. Adrian is also an instructor at Langara College’s Studio 58, has been the recipient of five Jessie Richardson Awards, and is a member of the Associated Designers of Canada. Murray Price ~ Sound Designer Murray is a busy producer, composer, and arranger with KOKO Productions. He studied composition at the Victoria Conservatory of Music and UVic before working at Vancouver’s Little Mountain Sound Studio. Past stage work includes: One Man, Two Guvnors, The Odd Couple, Boeing-Boeing, The Importance of Being Earnest, The 39 Steps (Arts Club); MacBeth, King John, As You Like It, Twelfth Night, and Much Ado About Nothing (Bard on the Beach). He has received several IBA and Clio awards for TV and radio work, as well as four Jessie nominations including outstanding artist achievement. Allison Spearin ~ Stage Manager Allison apprenticed at Neptune Theatre after graduating from Dalhousie University. She spent three seasons at The Stratford Festival, a summer aboard the Caravan Stage Barge, toured Japan and Singapore with Mermaid Theatre, and worked at Atlantic Canada House during the 2010 Olympics. Most recently she stage managed The Odd Couple tour and Saint Joan for the Arts Club, and has worked at Presentation House Theatre, The Firehall Arts Centre, WCTC, Ruby Slippers, and Marquis Entertainment. She also teaches stage management at Douglas College. 16 Ronaye Haynes ~ Assistant Stage Manager Ronaye last worked on The Foreigner and The Odd Couple on tour, 4000 Miles at the Stanley, and Red Rock Diner at the Granville Island Stage for the Arts Club. This past Christmas, she stage managed Bah! Humbug! for SFU Woodward’s. Prior to that, she worked on Art at the Gateway Theatre; It’s Snowing on Saltspring, Boeing-Boeing, 2 Pianos, 4 Hands, and She Stoops to Conquer for the Arts Club; and 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche at the Vancouver Fringe Festival. Some of her favourite credits for the Arts Club have been Company, Miss Saigon, and Suds. She has also had the privilege of working for the Playhouse Theatre, Green Thumb Theatre, and the Vancouver TheatreSports League. She thanks her family and friends for their love and support. Peter Jotkus ~ Assistant Stage Manager Peter is happy to be returning to the Arts Club where most recently he was the assistant stage manager on One Man, Two Guvnors. He also recently worked on Helen Lawrence, which toured to the Kammerspiele in Munich and the Edinburgh International Festival. His lengthy career has taken him to many of our country’s regional theatres. He spent 12 consecutive seasons working at the Vancouver Playhouse and was assistant stage manager for the international tour of The Overcoat. Peter has had a longtime association with The Banff Centre and was the Program Coordinator for their Professional Theatre Training Program. He studied at York University and is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada. Upcoming: Stage Manager for the premiere production of Bittergirl: The Musical at the Charlottetown Festival. 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Throw yourself into passionate philanthropy At the Jewish Community Foundation, we understand that there are certain causes — whether it’s your alma mater or your favourite performing arts, healthcare, or Jewish community organization—that truly move you. We encourage you to choreograph your own interpretation of passionate giving. By collaborating with us, we can ensure that the charities you find most inspiring will continue to soar for many years to come. Let’s plan on it. Isn’t it time we had a conversation? Find out more – call 604.257.5100 or visit jewishcommunityfoundation.com 19 FRIENDS OF THE ARTS CLUB THEATRE COMPANY We gratefully acknowledge the support of all the Friends of the Arts Club, individual donors whose contributions help to support what we do. 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 Parmida Zarrinkamar at 604.687.5315 x261 or [email protected]. Associate Director ($1000 - $1499) Corinne Assayag, WorldExposure.com Gordon & Cheri Bird Val & Dick Bradshaw C. J. Brooks* Ken & Elaine Carty* Al Collins & Paul Blaney Lynette Faris* Victoria I. Graham Walter Herring Bruce Kellett Rudy & Elizabeth Kerklaan Edward Lyskiewcz Law Corp. Clint & Lynn Mahlman Bett and Robin McLean Tracy & Sandra Moore* Andre & Brock Rowland In memory of Hilda Sibthorpe John E. Smith* Anne Terriss & in memory of Ken Terriss* Christina & Bruce Wendel Eric Wilson* Terry Wolfe & Marlene Dixon* Anonymous (x 2) Patron ($500 - $999) David & Heather Ashley In memory of Adele Baeuml Deborah Brown & Arthur Harpur M. & F. Bylsma Hamish Cameron Vince Chura Anne Crawford Neil Duke & Candace Yip Roger & Helen Eberle Sandra Epplett* Evolve Nurturing Vitality (Dr. Shamira Rahim)* Nancy Farley Miss Heather Farrar* Charles & Donna Gauthier* David Gowe* Clarissa P. 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Juno Lorna Klohn* Tony & Margie Knox Tini Lattey Erica Levy & Alan Kingstone Lorne & Audrey Lindsay* In memory of Maria Logan Linda Lowry Elizabeth & Jim Mah in memory of Helen & Frank Millerd* JoAn & Michel Maurer Robert & Gillian McIntyre* Bruce & Brenda Milton M.I.V.* Catherine Morgan & Michael Jonker Lisa & Brad Newby C.J. Newson* Ron Ogilvy* In memory of Paul Marion Pearson & Jim Orr Allan Posthuma Allan & Blaize Reich* Anne Rowles & Afton Cayford George & Shirley Rudolph Sonja Sanguinetti* Brenda & Michael Sawyer Kathie Schwaia* Bob Shorthouse Win & Hollie Stothert Helen & Barry Thorson 20 Kathy Kinloch Anne Kober Deborah Lendon* Fay & Cornelius Lighthall* David & Margaret MacDonald* Maureen L. MacDonald Laurel March Michael & Susan Marshall Jeff & Valerie Marus* Anne Mathisen Terry & Sandy McBride* McCulligh Family David & Joanne McDonald Marion E. 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CORPORATE AND GOVERNMENT SUPPORT The Arts Club Theatre Company wishes to thank all our government and corporate partners for their support of the 2014/15 Season. Season Sponsors Tour Production Sponsor Presenting Sponsors Production Sponsors Legacy Circle Sponsor Community Outreach Sponsors Technology Sponsors Event Sponsors Government Support Additional Partners $5,000 - $9,999 Up to $4,999 $10,000+ • A & B Party Rental • A. T. Storrs • New Look Business Centre • Anna’s Cake House • Empire Life • Business in Vancouver • Grosvenor Canada • Allstar Holdings/ Allstar Waterproofing & Restoration Systems Ltd. • Proscenium Architecture & Interiors Inc. • Chubb Insurance Co. of Canada • Consulate General of Chile • TELUS Vancouver Community Board • Fairtradeworks • Travel TST • Genus Capital Management • Trev Deeley Motors • Konet Systems • TR Trades Reproduction • Legacy Tax & Trust Lawyers • US Consulate General • Marin Investments Limited • Vancouver Courier • Cadillac Fairview Corporation Ltd. • HSBC Bank Canada • Gowlings Lafleur Henderson LLP • Investors Group • HollisWealth • Mark Anthony Group • Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel • Mercury Launch & Tug Ltd. • Richards Buell Sutton LLP • Sierra Systems • National Bank Financial • Secret Garden Tea Company • Singleton Urquhart LLP • Vancouver Trolley Company For more information about corporate sponsorship and donations, please contact Annie Wu, Manager of Corporate Sponsorship & Foundations, at 604.687.5315, ext. 267. Foundations • McCarthy Tétrault Foundation • Audain Foundation • Hamber Foundation • Christopher Foundation • Hawthorne Charitable Foundation • RBC Foundation • CIBC Children’s Foundation • Kaatza Foundation • Face of Today Foundation • Kinder Morgan Foundation • The Simons Foundation • The Somerset Foundation 21 • The Wolrige Foundation • Vancouver Foundation ARTS CLUB THEATRE COMPANY STAFF The Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage’s rich history began December 15, 1930, with the screening of Lillian Gish’s first talkie, One Romantic Night. Famous Players bought the Stanley in 1941 and operated the venue until it closed in September 1991 due to declining revenues. The theatre was purchased by The Stanley Theatre Society in 1997 and opened a year later as an Arts Club Theatre Company venue. The stunning restoration received a 1999 City of Vancouver Heritage Award. Wardrobe Maintenance ~ Mary Jane Cox, Sean Malmas Head Dresser ~ Pattie King Building Maintenance ~ Kris Jankovic Stage Managers ~ Marion Anderson, Angela Beaulieu, Louis-Marie Bournival, Shelby-Bushell*, Sandra Drag*, Caryn Fehr, Tessa Gunn*, Michelle Harrison*, Ronaye Haynes, Breanne Jackson, Pamela Jakobs, Lucy Pratt Johnson, Peter Jotkus, Jenny Kim*, Airyn Lancaster*, April Starr Land, Rebecca Mulvihill, Ashley Noyes*, Tanya Schwaerzle*, Allison Spearin, Anne Taylor, Colleen Totten, Erin Voaklander *Apprentice Stage Managers Bill Millerd, Artistic Managing Director Peter Cathie White, Executive Director ARTISTIC Resident Designer ~ Ted Roberts Artist Liaison ~ Stephanie Hargreaves Literary Manager ~ Rachel Ditor Literary Assistant~ Rachel “Rae” Steinberg Artist in Residence ~ Veda Hille LEAP Leader ~ Shawn Macdonald LEAP Assistant ~ Christine Quintana Music Theatre Intensive Director ~ Peter Jorgensen ADMINISTRATION Director of Finance & Systems ~ Valerie Prodanuk Manager of Administration ~ Teddy Forsyth IT Manager ~ Allan Kong Manager of Databases & Systems ~ Lou Ann Mendoza Accountant ~ Igor Rozenberg Accounting Assistant ~ Eileen Craig Receptionist ~ Susanna Summers Volunteer Coordinator ~ Katia Tynan PRODUCTION Director of Production ~ Stephan Baeuml Technical Director, Granville Island Theatres ~ Craig Fulker Technical Director, Stanley ~ Eugenio Saenz Flores Technical Director, Shop ~ Ace Martens Facilities Manager ~ Jack Holmes Rentals Manager ~ Kate Chalker Production Secretary ~ Dawn Padget Production Assistant ~ Robert Burns Head Electrician (Stanley) ~ Shawn Watson Head Electrician (Granville Island) ~ Darren Hales Head Sound Technician ~ Philip Ronayne Revue Stage Technician ~ Garreth Lau Head Stage Carpenter (Stanley) ~ Marcus Stusek Rentals Technician ~ Alberto White Assistant Stage Carpenter ~ Alex Pauls, Bret Roach Head Carpenter ~ Joao Carlos d’Almeida Lead Carpenters ~ Lorraine West, Chris White Head of Properties ~ Michael Gall Second Properties ~ Robyn Volk Props Builders ~ Alison Green, Anna Potter 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 ~ Toni Hadgraft, Kate Rittenhouse MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Director of Sales & Marketing ~ Bryan Woo Publicist ~ Nick Seliwoniuk Marketing Manager ~ Jaime Fletcher Publications Coordinator ~ Angela Caravan Graphic Designer ~ Roger Allen Communications Associate ~ April Green Group Accounts Associate ~ Adam Caddell Tours Coordinator ~ Christina Campbell Patron Loyalty Manager ~ Reena Taank Marketing Associate ~ Julia Cooper Digital Storyteller ~ Mark Halliday Tour Intern ~ Alva Tang DEVELOPMENT Director of Development ~ Kathy MacKenzie, Natasha Klein (on leave) Manager, Corporate Sponsorship and Foundations ~ Annie Wu Manager, Individual Giving ~ Parmida Zarrinkamar Manager, Special Events ~ Gigi Wong Donations & Database Coordinator ~ Dana DeKoven Cultivation & Stewardship Coordinator ~ Morgan Wood Special Events Associate ~ Jessica Mooney GUEST SERVICES Guest Services Manager ~ Peter Chapek Front of House Managers ~ Laura Eveleigh, Tanya Schwaerzle Front of House ~ Laura Accili, Bonnie Dane, Max Forsyth, Ronaye Haynes, Linda Guthrie, Alexis Jones, Michelle Kaesar, Shirley Lum, Kavin Ni, Kirsten Niedtner, Devon Parkin, Sandy Peters, Mylyn Ramos, Veronica Rozenberg, Nathan Smith, Samein Shamsher, Karen Worrod, Vanessa Yee, Zeina Zahreddine SAME-DAY STUDENT TICKETS ONLINE FOR ONLY $22! BOX OFFICE Ticket Operations Manager ~ Megan Verhey Sales Systems Manager ~ Harpreet Kullar Ticket Sales Supervisor ~ Hoori Barkh Ticket Sales Supervisor/Trainer ~ Jared Gomes Box Office ~ Ria Antonopoulos, Sebastien Archibald, Jo B., Jessica Brudner, Brett Harris, Robert LaRonde, Nicholas Lee, Gwenda Lorenzetti, Amanda Konkin, Tim Mahoney, Danny Mak, Emma Middleton, Erin Schneider, Chris Towler THEATRE LOUNGES Director of Food & Beverage Operations ~ Steve Sheridan Bar Managers ~ Torrance Jestadt, Kelly Golby, Blaine Anderson, Colin Speir Bar and Lounge Staff ~ Edward Adams, Chari Agellon, Eric Angerman, Mario Basile, Anthony Catenaccio, Sam Clark, Colin d’Astoli, Lucas Floody, Rafal Frej, Mike Fydenlund, Mia Ingmundson, Savanna Junjek, Robin K., Mike Kucheran, Julia Litke, Ron Mill, Sarah McCusker, Richard Phillips, Emilda Radjah, Anna Rasmussen, Dallas Richards, Joey Robertson, Chris Schonfel, Dillan Simard, Jason Simmer, Logan Sturrock, Sunil Suvarna, Stephanie Thompson, Leah Tidey, Paul Vigano, Gavin Weddell, Katarzyna Zacheja STUDENTRUSH.COM ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & SPECIAL THANKS We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, which last year invested $153 million to bring the arts to Canadians throughout the country. 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