THE SHOPLIFTERS

2015-16 season

THE CRUCIBLEby Arthur MillerOctober 13 to November 8

A CHRISTMAS CAROLby Charles DickensAdapted by Dennis Garnhum Starring Stephen Hair as Ebenezer Scrooge

November 26 to December 24

­ eatre Calgary in association with Lamplighter Drama, London, uk presents the World Premiere of

THE LITTLE PRINCETHE MUSICALBased on the book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Adapted by Nicholas Lloyd Webber and James D. ReidDirected by Dennis Garnhum

January 19 to February 28

BAD JEWSby Joshua HarmonMarch 15 to April 10

THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZABook by Craig LucasMusic and Lyrics by Adam GuettelProduced by arrangement with Turner Entertainment Co. Owner of the original motion picture Light in the Piazza based on the novel by Elizabeth Spencer

April 26 to May 22

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I’ve recently celebrated ten years as Artistic Director of this distinguished company. It’s been a decade of absolute delight. Together we’ve enjoyed extraordinary productions, outstanding artists, national and international collaborations and a multitude of world premieres.

The excitement has only begun. In a few years we will celebrate our 50th season and the party planning has already started. I hope you’ve noticed that we have updated our logo and our website: fresh and direct.

We kick off the season with a Canadian premiere by one of my favourite playwrights. Once again Morris Panych manages to wrap keen comedy around potent ideas. At the helm of this production is director Haysam Kadri – a multi-talented Calgarian making his Theatre Calgary directing debut.

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LOOKING AHEAD The Crucible is one of the great masterpieces of theatre. I’m surprised to tell you that it has never before been presented by Theatre Calgary, but delighted that we can mount this epic, thoughtful piece on the grand scale it was intended for. Chilling and thrilling.

THE CRUCIBLE

� ere’s an evil lurking within the devout communi of Salem, Massachusetts, and no one is beyond suspicion. A farmer, his wife, and a dangerous young woman are caught in a fl ash of hysteria that forces them all to face the ultimate test. Based on the Salem witch trials, Arthur Miller’s masterpiece remains one of the most powerful and thrilling plays of our time.

“I DOUBT IF ANY MODERN PLAY OFFERS MORE VISCERAL EXCITEMENT THAN THIS ONE.” national post

Never has this play felt more relevant. Accusations are thrown, religion is defended, and the results are hysteria and violence. I get chills just thinking about this play and how we have learned so very little from the past. Simply put, this is one of the best plays ever written. – dennis

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Max Bell Theatre, September 1 to 27, 2015

Dennis Garnhum, Artistic Director

ANNA CUMMER, STEPHEN HAIR,

JEFF LILLICO and NORA McLELLAN in

THE SHOPLIFTERSby MORRIS PANYCH

CANADIAN PREMIERE

Director HAYSAM KADRI

Set Design KEN MacDONALD

Costume Design HANNE LOOSEN

Lighting Design ANTON de GROOT

Original Music and Sound Design PETER MOLLER

The Shoplifters was originally staged at Arena Stage, Washington DC, in 2014.

The Shoplifters is staged by arrangement with Pam Winter, Gary Goddard Agency, garygoddardagency.com.

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THE CAST(in alphabetical order)

Phyllis ANNA CUMMER

Otto STEPHEN HAIR

Dom JEFF LILLICO

Alma NORA MCLELLAN

SETTING:

The stockroom of a large supermarket.

Stage Manager PATTI NEICE

Assistant Stage Manager ASHLEY REES

Head of Lighting CATHARINE CRUMB

Head of Sound CHRIS JACKO

Interim Head Stage Carpenter SCOTT MORRIS

Wig & Hairstylist, Wardrobe Master RON SIEGMUND

Special Thanks & Acknowledgements

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Cameras and audio/visual recording devices are not permitted in the theatre.Video and audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

THE SHOPLIFTERS has one 20-minute intermission.

interACTive A leading voice on and off the stage

TALKBACK TUESDAYSSeptember 8, 15 and 22

Join us for a lively post-show discussion in our theatre with members of the cast.

TALK THEATRE THURSDAYSSeptember 3: Anton de Groot, lighting designer

September 10: Peter Moller, composer

Get an insider’s perspective on the process of making theatre. Meet an artist from the production’s creative team before the show, in conversation with a member of Theatre Calgary’s artistic staff.

SPOTLIGHT SATURDAYSSeptember 26: Geoffrey Szuszkiewicz of the Buy Nothing Year Project

Dig deeper into the ideas. Join us after a matinee performance for special guest speakers, lively panel discussions, and interactive experiences inspired by the themes of our plays.

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When I first read The Shoplifters, I was amazed by playwright Morris Panych’s deft comedy and sheer wit. Rarely do I laugh out loud and get so thoroughly blindsided by a play’s humour. But as I took a second pass and then a third, I started to realize how much authenticity these char-acters had. Still, I asked myself, how can a play that focuses on people who shoplift have any substance? Are thieves not the dregs of society? What redeeming qualities do they have? Who is the real victim of theft? I began to appreciate that along with this comedy comes a remarkable human story.

Alma wins her trophies by taking risks. Her life is not something she sells for nine or ten dollars an hour in return for survival. She takes her life into her own hands by applying a pri-mal method: she is an urban hunter and gatherer. For her, the world is as dangerous and exciting as it was to prehistoric humanity. Every day she experiences new scenarios and chal-lenges, living by her wits in a continu-ously changing environment.

Shoplifting can make people feel liberated because they’re no longer

NOTES FROM THE DIRECTOR

Theatre Calgary is a professional non-profit theatre company that performs in the Max Bell Theatre. It is a member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres, and operates within the jurisdiction of The Canadian Theatre Agreement. Theatre Calgary employs technicians under a collective agreement with the I.A.T.S.E.

Theatre Calgary gratefully acknowledges the support provided by the Government of Alberta through The Alberta Foundation for the Arts, the City of Calgary through Calgary Arts Development, the Com-munity Spirit Donation Grant Program, the Government of Canada through the Canada Council and Canadian Heritage and all corporate and private contributors.

FRONT COVER PHOTO OF NORA McLELLAN BY DAVID COOPER.

forced into an exchange. Maybe shoplifting alone will not overthrow the rules of our capitalist system, but for Alma, it is one of the most practical forms of self-empowerment.

The Shoplifters submerges us deep into the heart of the superstore. These are four extraordinary characters in extraordinary circumstances, each one struggling to find their purpose in a high “steaks” environment. Let the comedy and substance ensue.

My sincere thanks to the entire team for their outstanding realization of Morris Panych’s world. I hope you enjoy their efforts. And remember, “Getting caught is part of the deal.”

HAYSAM KADRI Director

Stephen Hair, Haysam Kadri, Jeff Lillico, Nora McLellan. Photo by Meghan McMaster.

BREAKING THE RULES AN INTERVIEW WITH PLAYWRIGHT MORRIS PANYCHby Zachary Moull

One of Canada’s leading playwrights, Morris Panych has delighted and shocked audiences around the world with his darkly absurd comedies about people on the edge. At Theatre Calgary, we’ve presented Vigil, 7 Stories, and The Overcoat on the Max Bell stage. In anticipation of our Canadian premiere of The Shoplifters, we spoke with Morris about theft, theatre, and his connection to Calgary.

What sparked the idea for The Shoplifters?

It was watching people steal, espe-cially in grocery stores. They’re often bad at it and somehow still get away with it. Also, I read a story about how 15% of shoplifting is done by seniors, and often it’s just for something to do as much as being based on need. That made me start thinking about the different reasons that people break rules. It also happens to be a time in our country when the political rheto-ric is more and more heated about criminal justice.

What do you find most intriguing about theft?

Theft at its worst is greed, but at its best can symbolize an act of defiance against the system. What I find most intriguing is that while none of us condones theft, we sometimes secretly applaud when something is taken from the rich and given to the poor. We all have our own internal sense of justice that doesn’t always match the legal one.

Do you think there are grey areas where stealing can be justified?

Theft is wrong, no question; how wrong is the question. We all know in our hearts that a starving person stealing food to eat is not the same, for instance, as a rich executive soak-ing investors or embezzling funds. There is a lot of in-between when it comes to wrongdoing.

Are you a shoplifter or a security guard?

I am my own thief. I stop myself more often than I let myself get away, so I guess I’m a security guard. But I wish I was more of a shoplifter.

Your husband Ken MacDonald designed the set for The Shoplifters, like he has for so many of your plays. How does that creative collaboration work?

Ken has an innate understanding of the underlying absurdity of my work, while at the same time under-standing that, at its core, there is a strong undercurrent of realism. Ken can magically combine these two elements. Our collaborations start almost from the inception of the idea, because often, if Ken can’t see the visual component of the play I’m working on, he won’t like it as much. So it forces me to explore theatrical metaphor in a much bolder way.

You were born in Calgary and have a family connection to the area. Is it special to have the Canadian premiere of The Shoplifters here?

I’m very proud, of course, to have my play premiere here. There is some-thing deeply fulfilling about com-pleting a circle that involves genera-tions. My grandparents settled east of the city early in the 20th century, in Baintree, which is now deserted. During the Depression, after my grandfather’s death, my family was forced to move to Calgary, living a bit on the edge, skipping out on rent and bills – according to my mother, although she could tell a story. My mother has been very influential in my writing. Her dark sensibilities affected me greatly as a child and even as an adult. And in my office I

“We all have our own internal sense of justice that doesn’t always match the legal one.”

have a picture of me at the Calgary Zoo, standing with my grandmother in front of a polar bear. I still remem-ber being terrified. But my grand-mother, who was a school teacher and a fierce grammarian, always had a weird nursery rhyme to console me, usually about somebody being thrown down a set of stairs.

Why do you write plays, as opposed to anything else?

I don’t really know anything else. Theatre is the simplest, most satisfy-ing expression of storytelling, and it’s communal, so it’s ultimately a social act. As we move further and fur-ther away from each other through technology, as conversations become shorter and people are swallowed by the screaming chaos of media in all its forms, theatre remains the last, best refuge of living ideas and expressed feelings.

Morris Panych with his grandmother at the Calgary Zoo.

1. English playwright Robert Greene may have first coined the term “lifters” in a 1591 pamphlet that described how a group of young men could steal goods off a store counter while distracting the shopkeeper.

2. According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, steak is one of the most commonly stolen items, along with other small and valuable goods such as batteries and cosmetics. Some of the less intuitive items on the list are manhole covers and potted plants.

3. In 2012, a team of thieves made off with almost 10,000 barrels of maple syrup worth approxi-mately $18 million from a ware-house in Quebec. Talk about sticky fingers!

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SOURCES

“Fact Sheet: Shoplifting.” CBC Doc Zone. Jul 28, 2012. www.cbc.ca/doczone/features fact-sheet-shoplifting1

“Shoplifting and Theft.” Calgary Legal Guidance. clg.ab.ca/programs-services/dial-a-law/shoplifting-and-theft/

Shteir, Rachel. The Steal: A Cultural History of Shoplifting. New York: Penguin, 2011.

4. In 2014, a Florida man was caught on video attempting to steal a chainsaw from a local hardware store by stuffing it down the front of his pants. He managed to hide the power tool in nearby woods, but was arrested by police when he tried to retrieve it later on. The man said he’d had a change of heart and wanted to return the saw.

5. The motivation for theft isn’t always need. Some celebri-ties who have been accused of shoplifting are Winona Ryder, Farrah Fawcett, Britney Spears, and Lindsay Lohan.

A loss prevention officer in the video surveillance room of a U.S. Army Post Exchange store. Photo by Vince Little, The Bayonet .

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ANNA CUMMER Phyllis

FOR THEATRE CALGARY: Pride and Prejudice. ELSEWHERE: The Game’s Afoot, Vintage Hitchcock, Gaslight, Vertigo; Lungs, Verb Theatre; Tomorrow’s Child, Ghost River; In the Wake, Downstage; Hedda Gabler, Osimous Theatre; Intimate Apparel, The Diary of Anne Frank, Arts Club; The Miracle Worker, Death of a Salesman, Vancouver Playhouse; The Winter’s Tale, Troilus & Cressida, Bard on the Beach. AWARDS: Calgary Critics Award – Best Actress in a Play – Lungs; Jessie Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress Small Theatre– Goodnight Desdemona, Good Morning Juliet. FILM/TELEVISION: Fargo, Strawberry Shortcake Berry Bitty Adventures. Anna graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama. She will also be seen later this season in The Mousetrap at Vertigo.

STEPHEN HAIR Otto

FOR THEATRE CALGARY: 71 productions including A Christmas Carol (26 productions), Much Ado About Nothing, A Raisin in the Sun, Our Town, Saint Joan, Of the Fields Lately, Counsellor-At-Law, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Cyrano de Bergerac, Blithe Spirit, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. ELSEWHERE: Over 275 productions in theatres from coast to coast over his 42-year career as an actor or director. AWARDS: 2008 Harry and Martha Cohen Award for Significant and Sustained Contribution to Theatre in Calgary; 2006 Betty Mitchell Award for Outstanding Contribution to Theatre in Calgary. In 2007 Theatre Calgary inaugurated the “Stephen Hair Emerging Actor Award” presented to an up-and-coming young Calgary performer. Congratulations to this past year’s recipient Lennette Randall.

JEFF LILLICO Dom

FOR THEATRE CALGARY: Timothy Findley’s The Wars (Ottawa staged reading). ELSEWHERE: Soulpepper (28 productions), Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Shaw (5 seasons), Stratford, ATP, Buddies in Bad Times, Canadian Stage, Tarragon, Mirvish, Studio180, Acting Up Stage, Theatre20, Ross Petty Productions, GEVA Theatre, Charlottetown Festival. AWARDS: Dora Award - Outstanding Actor in a Musical - The Light in the Piazza; Dora nominations - Outstanding Actor - Tom at the Farm, The Glass Menagerie, Our Town. TELEVISION: Flashpoint, Murdoch Mysteries, Copper. Born and raised in Calgary, but having spent most of the past 15 years working in the Ontario theatre community, Jeff is overjoyed at this opportunity to return home and to perform at the Max Bell Theatre for the first time. Love to all my Calgary friends and family, and to my darling, Kimwun.

NORA MCLELLAN Alma

FOR THEATRE CALGARY: Anne of Green Gables, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Charley’s Aunt, Wrong for Each Other. ELSEWHERE: Nora has worked all over North America, including 26 seasons with the Shaw and Stratford Festivals combined. Select Shaw Festival productions: St. Joan, The Skin of our Teeth, The Women, The House of Bernarda Alba, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, and Gypsy. Select Stratford Festival productions: King of Thieves, Oklahoma!, Cabaret, Pentecost, The Trojan Women, and The Matchmaker. Other roles include How Do I Love Thee, Canadian Rep; Company, Theatre 20; August: Osage County, Arts Club. AWARDS: Dora Award winner – Music for Contortionist, Dora Award nominee – Uncle Vanya, Farther West, and Robin Hood; Jessie Award winner – Road and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? FILM/TELEVISION: Orphan Black, Saving Hope, Killjoys. Nora trained in New York with Uta Hagen and recently went back to receive teacher training in Hagen technique at the HB Studio in NYC. Nora is Theatre 20’s Associate Artistic Director.

HAYSAM KADRI Director

FOR THEATRE CALGARY: Actor – A Christmas Carol (2012-14), Enron, To Kill A Mockingbird, Much Ado About Nothing. Fight Director – To Kill a Mockingbird, A Christmas Carol (2011 – 14). ELSEWHERE: Director – Hamlet, Titus Andronicus, The Shakespeare Company; Prairie Boys Winter, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Dracula, Mount Royal University; Dracula, Red Deer College. Actor – High Life, GZT/H&M; Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Twelve Angry Men, Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure, Black Coffee, Vertigo; Othello, The Winter’s Tale, Land of the Dead, Macbeth, Shakespeare Company; The Motherf*cker With the Hat, Shakespeare’s Dog, Robin Hood, Oliver Twist, ATP; Jim Forgetting, Verb Theatre; Bashir Lazhar, Downstage; Scorched, Sage. Haysam is also the Artistic Producer of The Shakespeare Company.

MORRIS PANYCH Playwright

FOR THEATRE CALGARY: 7 Stories, Vigil, The Overcoat. ELSEWHERE: The Shoplifters, Arena Stage, (Washington DC); Director/Adapter - Hotel Peccadillo, Director – Sweet Charity, Arms and The Man, Our Betters, The Admirable Crichton, The Doctor’s Dilemma, A Little Night Music, Design for Living, You Never Can Tell, Nothing Sacred, Shaw; The Overcoat, Art, Amadeus, Sweeney Todd, Canadian Stage; Vigil, A.C.T., Mark Taper Forum; Parfumerie, Ghosts, Soulpepper; Vigil, The Dishwashers, Girl in the Goldfish Bowl, 7 Stories, Tarragon; 75 other productions, including operas Susannah, Macbeth; author of 30 plays, including Vigil, 7 Stories, and adaptations of Ibsen’s Ghosts and Schnitzler’s The Amorous Adventures of Anatol. AWARDS: 15 Jessie awards; 3 Sidney Riske Writing Awards; 5 Dora awards; Governor General’s Literary Awards, The Ends of the Earth (1994), Girl in the Goldfish Bowl (2004). kenandmorris.com

KEN MACDONALD Set Design

FOR THEATRE CALGARY: 7 Stories, Vigil, The Overcoat. ELSEWHERE: The Shoplifters, Arena Stage (Washington, D.C.); Sweet Charity, Arms and The Man, Our Betters, The Doctor’s Dilemma, Shaw Festival; Wanderlust, Moby Dick, The Trespassers, Stratford Festival; Parfumerie, ‘Night Mother, Blithe Spirit, The Government Inspector, Soulpepper; The Arsonists, The Overcoat, Vigil, Canadian Stage; Sextet, The Amorous Adventures of Anantol, Marry Me A Little, Benevolence, The Dishwashers, Tarragon; The Waiting Room, Hamlet, ‘Art’, Arts Club; Macbeth, Pacific Opera Victoria; Threepenny Opera, The Rake’s Progress, Susannah, Vancouver Opera. AWARDS: Gemini Award for Outstanding Production Design, The Overcoat (CBC); three Dora Mavor Moore Awards, a Betty Mitchell Award and seventeen Jessie Richardson Awards. kenandmorris.com

HANNE LOOSEN Costume Design

Theatre Calgary debut. ELSEWHERE: Costumes – Cinderella, Children’s Corner, State Opera Berlin; Z_wischenräume, Gauge Dance; Attila, Mariinsky Theatre; 3 Sisters, Stage Entertainment Amsterdam; Elektra, Theatre Ingolstadt; Set Design – Love Potion No. 9, Sing Along with Mary, Cabaret, Cowtown Opera; Spring Awakening, The Goat, ACT; New Scenes, Deutsche Oper Berlin; Lime Works, Parallelaktion.AWARDS: Hanne received a Best Set Design nomination for The Goat (ACT) from the Calgary Critics Awards, 2015. She was a prize finalist for her design “Visual Tracks for Angels” in the Nicholas Church in cooperation with the Foundation City Museum Berlin in 2009.

ANTON DE GROOT Lighting Design

FOR THEATRE CALGARY: Assistant Lighting Designer – Mary Poppins (co-pro with Citadel). ELSEWHERE: Of Fighting Age, How iRan, High Performance Rodeo; Charlotte’s Web, Becky’s New Car, ATP; Sequence, Bashir Lazhar, Bus(t), Downstage; Nightingale Alley, OYR; Travels With My Aunt, The Stones, Vertigo; William Shakespeare’s Land of the Dead, Shakespeare Company/GZT; Aviatrix, He Said/She Said, Peril in Paris, With Bells On, Lunchbox. AWARDS: Anton received a Betty Mitchell Award for Outstanding New Play in 2010 for the devised creation In The Wake. He also received a Betty Mitchell Award nomination for Outstanding Set Design for Charlotte’s Web, and for Good Fences – a new play produced by ATP in association with Downstage for the playRites Festival in 2012. He is currently completing his MFA in Design at the University of Calgary.

PETER MOLLER Original Music and Sound Design

FOR THEATRE CALGARY: 7 Stories. ELSEWHERE: Butcher, Games, The Motherf*cker With The Hat, The Red Priest, ATP; High Life, Closer, GZT; Othello, Titus Andronicus, Shakespeare Company; Polygraph, Sage; My Family and Other Endangered Species, Sequence, Bashir Lazhar, Downstage. AWARDS: Peter is the recipient of a number of Betty Mitchell and Elizabeth Sterling Haynes (Edmonton) awards and nominations for his theatre sound designs. He also drums and tours with Kris Demeanor and His Crack Band, and has run Egg Press Co., a graphic and sound design establishment, since forever. Selections of his sound and graphic designs can be heard and seen at eggpress.ca.

PATTI NEICE Stage Manager

FOR THEATRE CALGARY: Stage Manager – Dear Johnny Deere. Assistant Stage Manager – One Man, Two Guvnors, The Mountaintop, A Christmas Carol (2012 – 14), Anne of Green Gables – The Musical, To Kill a Mockingbird. ELSEWHERE: Stage Manager – The Surrogate, Shopaholic Wedding Bells, Whimsy State, Lunchbox; The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Eric Carle Favorites, Mermaid Theatre tours of Canada/USA/Ireland/South Korea & Singapore; Lillibet, Maddy Heisler, The Net, Shatter, Ship’s Company; How It Works, Mulgrave Road. Assistant Stage Manager – The Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst, Dust, The Valley, Intimate Apparel, Drama: Pilot Episode, Thinking of Yu, ATP; Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Crazy for You, How the Other Half Loves, Drayton; Marion Bridge, Company Theatre.

ASHLEY REES Assistant Stage Manager

Theatre Calgary debut. ELSEWHERE: Spamalot, And Then the Lights Went Out, 80’s Solid Gold, The Fox on the Fairway, Avenue Q, Fiddler on the Roof, Chicago, The 39 Steps, Stage West; Dads in Bondage, Dad, Day 1, If I Weren’t With You, He Said, She Said, Dad’s Piano, Lunchbox; The Queens, Richard III, Macbeth, Shakespeare Company; A Bomb in the Heart, Downstage; Ash Rizin’, ATP.

� is musical is a huge explosion of wondrous sounds and images. It’s an unusual and totally enchanting story of life among the stars. Watch as a pilot and a little prince discover all sorts of fascinating characters including a sultry singing rose, a dangerous snake, and a wise fox. � e composers have created a nonstop singing, dancing, and dreaming musical that is perfect for both adults and children. And � eatre Calgary is presenting the world (and galaxy) premiere! – dennis

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After a spring audition tour that took us across the country to see hundreds of Canada’s most exciting musical theatre performers, Theatre Calgary is proud to announce the cast for the world premiere of The Little Prince – The Musical by Nicholas Lloyd Webber and James D. Reid.

The production’s creative team sought out bold and original performers. “I am thrilled that our stage will host artists with extraordinary experience and passion for musical theatre,” says director Dennis Garnhum. “And at the centre of our cast, we have discovered Sarah Caraher, a captivating young woman who has mesmerized us with her original and delightful talent. She will sing the role of the Little Prince in this original adaptation.”

SARAH CARAHER (The Little Prince) was born and raised in Sarnia, Ontario, and is a graduate of St. Clair College’s Music Theatre Performance program and Capilano University’s Bachelor of Performing Arts. “I’m absolutely ecstatic to have the opportunity to tell this beautiful story onstage,” Sarah says. “I can’t wait to get started!”

ADAM BRAZIER (The Pilot) has starred at major theatres across Canada and played the lead role in the Broadway premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Woman in White. At Theatre Calgary, he played Aldolpho in our 2011 production of The Drowsy Chaperone. As the Artistic Director of the Charlottetown Festival, he’s no stranger to musical premieres. “The adventure of creating a new musical is always so thrilling and inspiring,” says Brazier. “I look forward to helping bring The Little Prince to life in such a vibrant and supportive city.”

LOUISE PITRE (The Snake) is a leading light of Canadian musical theatre and the original star of Mamma Mia! in Toronto and on Broadway. She’s also known for her signature performances as Fantine in Les Misérables (Toronto, Montreal, and Paris) and as Edith Piaf in Piaf, which played at Theatre Calgary in 1997.

ELICIA MACKENZIE (The Rose) is the winner of CBC’s How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria. One of more than two thousand actors auditioning on the hit show, she captured the hearts of audiences across the country and won the lead role in the Toronto revival of The Sound of Music.

The ensemble features a wealth of talent, including Chelsey Duplak, Kevin Forestell, Julio Fuentes, Jocelyn Gauthier, Keely Hutton, Joe Matheson, Andrew McAllister, Jennie Neumann, Alexander Nicoll, Nicole Norsworthy, Justin Raisbeck, Yemie Sonuga, and Jena VanElslander.

MEET THE STARS OF THE LITTLE PRINCE – THE MUSICAL

Sarah Caraher

Adam Brazier

Louise Pitre

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“THEATRE CALGARY STAGES THE BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE VERSIONS OF A CHRISTMAS CAROL.”

CALGARY SUN

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

this production is made possible with the generous support of the cal wenzel family foundation

by Charles DickensAdapted and Directed by Dennis GarnhumAssociate Director Simon Mallett Starring Stephen Hair as Ebenezer Scrooge

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NOVEMBER 26 to DECEMBER 24

Max Bell Theatre at Arts Commons

Photo of Stephen Hair and the cast of A Christmas Carol by Trudie Lee.

� is production is spectacle on a grand scale. We have fi lled the stage with warmth and cheer as we sing carols and skate along the � ames River. A charming mixture of ghosts will guide Ebenezer Scrooge through his past, present, and future. � oughtful, wondrous, and inspiring – just what the holiday season should be. – dennis

CALGARY’S FAVOURITE HOLIDAY TRADITION

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OUR TEAMLEADERSHIP

DENNIS GARNHUM, Artistic Director

COLLEEN A. SMITH, Executive Director

ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE

KRISTEN DION, Director of Finance & Administration

BRENT FALK, Accountant

TAMMIE RIZZO, Accountant

ARTISTIC

LESLEY MACMILLAN, Producer

SHARI WATTLING, Artistic Associate – New Play Development

SUSAN MCNAIR REID, Company Manager

ZACHARY MOULL, Assistant Dramaturg & Assistant to the Artistic Director

KAYE BOOTH, Learning & Community Programs Coordinator

JANE MACFARLANE, Resident Voice Coach

AUDIENCE SERVICES

VIRGINIA REMPEL, Audience Services Supervisor

JENNIFER KINCH, Audience Services & System Administrator

JAMIE ROBINSON, Audience Services Associate

ALIXE EDWARDS, Audience Services Associate

ERIC SMITH, Audience Services Associate

EMILY PARKHOUSE, Box Office Audience Services Associate

EV BELL, Box Office Audience Services Associate

COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING

NANCY CAMERON, Director of Marketing

CHRISTOPHER LOACH, Director of Communications

TRYPHENA FRIC, Marketing Coordinator

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DEVELOPMENT

TRISH MATHESON, Director of Development

SHIRLEY YURCHI, Manager Individual & Planned Giving

RONALD PETERS, Business Development

JASMINE ASLAN, Development Associate, Events & Stewardship

CIANI MUZA, Development Assistant

ROSEMARIE JOHNSTON, Bingo Volunteer Coordinator

PRODUCTION

AMELIA MARIE NEWBERT, Production Manager

ADAM SCHRADER, Technical Director

GRAHAM KINGSLEY, Assistant Technical Director

CATHARINE CRUMB, Head of Lighting

CHRIS JACKO, Head of Sound

MICHELLE LATTA, Head of Wardrobe

LILLIAN MESSER, Head of Props

SCOTT MORRIS, Head Stage Carpenter (Interim)

STEVE PILON & ANDREW RAFUSE, Co-Head Scenic Carpenters

RON SIEGMUND, Wardrobe Master, Resident Hair & Wig Stylist

BEN WILSON, Head Stage Carpenter (Leave)

FRONT OF HOUSE

LEE BOOTH, Front of House Manager

JASON KINGSLEY, Event Services Manager

NORMAN COOK, Front of House Volunteer & Guest Services Coordinator

BARBARA BOOTH

NORMA HANSEN

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LAURA KWAS

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MITZI METZGER

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BUILDERS FOR THE SHOPLIFTERS

SET

STEVE PILON, Co-Head Scenic Carpenter

ANDREW RAFUSE, Co-Head Scenic Carpenter

PROPERTIES

LILLIAN MESSER, Head of Props

CELINA BAHARALLY, Assistant Head of Props

PAINTERS

LOUIS BEAUDOIN, Head Scenic Artist

WARDROBE

MICHELLE LATTA, Head of Wardrobe

ELIZABETH SUTHERLAND, Cutter

KAELEAH SPALLIN, Stitcher

KATIE KLINGVALL, Wardrobe Coordinator

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Theatre Calgary is grateful for the leadership & support of our valued board volunteers

BOARD EXECUTIVE

MARK THOMPSON, Chair Senior Director of Information Technology, Enbridge Inc.

CHAD NEWCOMBE, Vice Chair Kahane Law Office

MARY E. COMEAU, Secretary Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright

ELLANOR VALLANCE-NUTIK, CMA, Vice President Audit & Finance Senior Manager, Financial Reporting, ATCO Group

ELLEN CHIDLEY, Past Chair Consultant

MARGO RANDLES, Chair Artistic Committee Active Community Volunteer

CRAIG D. SENYK, Chair Fundraising Committee Director of Portfolio Management, Mawer Investment Management Ltd.

JOY ALFORD, Chair Governance & Nominating Committee Consultant

MAGGIE SCHOFIELD, Chair HR Committee Executive Director, Calgary Downtown Association

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MICHELE BEITEL

KELLY BERNAKEVITCH Executive Vice President, MNP, LLP

DR. DAVID DOCHERTY President, Mount Royal University

JIM FLOYD President, PowerOn Ltd.

ANDREA GOERTZ Senior Vice President, Chief Communications & Sustainability Officer, TELUS

BRUCE GRAHAM

RICHARD S. HANNAH Vice President, Information Services, Gibson Energy

GORD HARRIS P. Eng., M&A Consultant

KATHRYN HEATH

DEBRA JOHNSTONE, CMC, CHRP Partner, Cenera Inc.

BARRY R. KENLEY Financial Services Agent, Euler Hermes Canada

CHRIS LEE Managing Partner, Alberta, Deloitte

DR. LLOYD MAYBAUM, M.D. CAMSS

RIAZ MAMDANI CEO, Strategic Group

BRENDA MASON Consultant

IAN McAULEY President & CEO, Continuum Health Care

ALEX A. OSTEN

PAUL POLSON Vice President, Stuart Olson Construction

DR. NORMAN SCHACHAR, M.D. University of Calgary Department of Surgery

EDITH WENZEL President, International Results Group

TRECIA WRIGHT Business Development Executive – National Accounts, Van Houtte Coffee Services

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BOARD EXECUTIVE

ELLEN CHIDLEY, Chair Consultant

BRIAN HOOK, Vice Chair Investment Advisor, BMO Nesbitt Burns

ELLANOR VALLANCE-NUTIK, CMA, Vice President Audit & Finance Senior Manager, Financial Reporting, ATCO Group

MARY E. COMEAU, Secretary Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright

BOARD MEMBERS

IAN BEDDIS Former Director & Branch Manager (Retired), Scotia McLeod Inc.

GORD HARRIS P. Eng., M&A Consultant

ALLAN McMILLAN Consultant

ALAN MOON President, Crescent Enterprises Inc.

CHAD NEWCOMBE Kahane Law Office

HERE’S YOUR CUE with STUART OLLEY & MAYRA DIAZ

ADOPT-A-PLAY PROGRAM A proud demonstration of individual support

Stuart is a corporate lawyer with Gowlings WLG and Mayra is a teacher with the Catholic School District. They have been Theatre Calgary subscribers for 16 years.

what first got you interested in coming to theatre calgary? Each of us got interested in live theatre when we were in university. We subscribed to Theatre Calgary because it was, even back then, the predominant theatre in the city.

what keeps you coming back as a subscriber?The plays are great. The most recent play we saw, Dear Johnny Deere, was amazing. It was one of the first shows we thought we would go see again.

why do you adopt the whole season of plays every year?When we started with the Adopt-a-Play program we thought we would just adopt a couple of plays from the season, but as we looked over the list of plays, we couldn’t decide and just felt we had to adopt them all. We’ve continued adopting the season ever since.

why have you taken a leadership role in supporting theatre calgary?We feel that the arts are an important reflection of a city. As the city grows, we need a world-class theatre and Theatre Calgary has the potential for that. We love the fact that the theatre is now putting on world premiere productions.

With a lack of government funding to the arts, it’s up to individuals and busi-nesses to support these organizations so we don’t lose them from our city. We realize that people are sensitive right now regarding the economy and that makes fundraising for organizations like Theatre Calgary more difficult. We want to help stress that it’s more important than ever to support the arts and organizations like this.

what do you do with the complimentary ‘parent’ tickets you receive for adopting the shows?We love having the ‘parent’ tickets. We invite friends, family, co-workers, and even clients. It’s a great way to expose new people to the theatre or just have a fun evening out with friends.

what impact do you think supporters like yourselves have on the quality of the plays at theatre calgary?The quality of the productions is continually improving. There is a much more varied approach to the types of plays that are being presented now. We enjoy the variety of seeing unique plays like The Kite Runner, where there was a tabla player from California to enhance the setting of the story. The acting is amazing and the sets are spectacular.

what would you say to others to encourage them to participate in supporting the theatre?We have to recognize that we are fortunate to have a quality theatre like Theatre Calgary in our city. People have to know that it is dependent on our ability as a community to support it and make sure that it thrives and grows, just like our city is. Becoming a supporter has helped us become much more involved in a meaningful way with the theatre so that now we’ve become more aware of what’s coming next in the season. We love looking forward to each show.

Theatre feeds our souls. It gives us a chance to explore themes and ideas that stimulate our intellect and I don’t know if we’d find the time to explore these ideas otherwise.

“We are fortunate to have a quality theatre like Theatre Calgary in our city. People have to know that it is dependent on our ability as a community to support it and make sure that it thrives and grows, just like our city is.”

ADOPT-A-PLAY Help make the magic happen

Is there a particular production that you are eagerly anticipating? Would you like to help us bring that production to the stage?By adopting a play, you are investing in the set, costumes and props that provide the backdrop for the play. You are also supporting the artistic team —director, designers, and actors — who bring the play to life.Theatre needs proud supporters. Consider being a proud parent of a Theatre Calgary production this season.

YOUR INVESTMENT

$400 per play, or adopt the whole season for $2,000 (6 plays for the price of 5)MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS INCLUDE:

• A framed show photo autographed by cast members of your adopted play• Complimentary ‘parent’ tickets to your adopted play(s)• Invitations to Theatre Calgary events throughout the season• Acknowledgement in Theatre Calgary house programmes for the season• A charitable tax receipt for a portion of your donation

To sign up for an Adopt-a-Play Membership or to learn more, please contact Shirley Yurchi at syurchi@theatrecalgary.com or at 403-294-7440, ext. 1002.

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& Jennifer PollockJock & Diana OslerDoug Page

& Christine RogersonVera RossColleen A. Smith

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& Karyn LeidalAlex & Linda Braun

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& HoffingerJamie FurtnerDon & Lone GardnerJohn Humphrey

& Laura McLeodDr. Ted JablonskiRoy KlassenLouise & Mark Lines Dr. Lloyd & Tracy MaybaumHoward & Janet McLeanAlan & Shelly NorrisCarolyn S. PhillipsIn Memory of Barbara QuirkDave & Debbie RodychNorm & Kathy SchacharDr. Shean & Tish StaceyPeggy and John Van De Pol

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INVESTORARC Financial Corporation Stuart Olley & Mayra Diaz

SUSTAINERDavid & Janet Bentley Family

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& Carolyn ReidDick & Lois HaskayneJanis & Bruce MorrisonUnited Way Calgary & Area,

Donor Choice program

BENEFACTORStacey & Dale BurstallCakeworksBarb & Yukio KitagawaLeslie & Roger McMechanGraydon & Dorothy Morrison

Fund at the Calgary Foundation

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Calgary FoundationNorm & Kathy Schachar

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Calgary Foundation

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