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VUEWEEKLY.com

FRESH NEW LOOK,SAME GREAT TASTE

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NORTHERN LIGHT THEATRE WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR GENEROUS 2015/2016 SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS

CINDERS FUND

Northern Light Theatre is a member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres and engages, under the terms of the Canadian Theatre Agreement, professional artists who are members of the Canadian Actors’ Equity Association.

ERIC & KATHY NEWELLALANNA & DOUG WALDIE FRANCIS & GRETA SITWELL

340TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON PROGRAM

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40 Years of Northern Light Theatre

“Life begins at forty”. So says W. B. Pitkin. And so we begin our 40th anniversary season of producing challenging, exciting, dynamic and controversial works of live performance by looking back on our most recent accomplishments. Last season focused on the theme of sexuality, gender, gender roles, and the way they are changing in today’s society.

Space//Space saw a gender flip between two brothers in outer space, forcing them to examine the binary notion of gender and the inherent stereotypes in the battle of the sexes.

Just as the GSA debate hit a high point here in Alberta, we opened The Pink Unicorn, anchored by an astounding performance by Louise Lambert as Trisha Lee, that followed a single Texan mother’s journey as her daughter proclaimed her right to live as ‘a gender-neutral person’. This heart-wrenching piece was widely embraced by the general public, and received the Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role and Outstanding Production awards at the Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards.

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We closed our season with Christina/Philippe, a dizzying collage-script of text, song and visuals on the topic of transgenderism- in the same week that Caitlyn Jenner hit the mainstream news with her big reveal of her new gender identity. Topical, indeed!

Our upcoming season continues to explore issues and situations that will elicit dialogue, fire up discussion and challenge your perceptions of the way we live in the world around us- Just as you have come to expect from NLT over the past 40 years...

Please go to our website at www.northernlighttheatre.com to read an extended history of NLT (complete with photos and fun facts), and join us this season for a world premiere by Rosemary Rowe, an adaptation of a famous Australian novel, and pairings with returning collaborators L’UniThéâtre and new partners the Good Women Dance Collective.

Arthur Schopenhauer says “The first forty years of life give us the text: the next thirty supply the commentary”.

Here’s to the next 30...!

TREVOR SCHMIDT Artistic Director

540TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON PROGRAM

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Northern Light Theatre is delighted to celebrate our 10th anniversary of presenting our Performance Camps for Young People. Northern Light Theatre’s performance camps are Edmonton’s only summer theatre camp to combine a classic tale with

history for a unique blend of education, performance and FUN!

Accomplished theatre artist and arts educator Maralyn Ryan directs a troupe of young aspiring performers through their theatrical journey. The students are given the opportunity to explore singing, acting and movement as they rehearse an original play adapted from a significant period in history. Other classes include improvisation, theatre games, and acting techniques which stoke the imagination and develop ensemble work.

Registration for August 2016 camps begins May 1, 2016.Visit www.northernlighttheatre.com for details and registration.

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“…only goes to show that when you offer theatre people the chance to join a large ensemble cast, to decipher clues and rise to bizarre performing challenges to raise money — in short, to dash for the limelight in an Amazing Race cum scavenger hunt for upstagers — there’s just no stopping them” – EDMONTON JOURNAL

To launch each new theatre season Northern Light Theatre hosts the Battle for the Limelight- a city-wide fundraiser in which arts groups collect pledges and compete in a scavenger hunt to win gold (and bragging rights for the rest of the year).

By staging a battle, Northern Light Theatre hopes to win the war on arts fundraising by giving every theatre group the chance to raise pledges without having to mount their own campaign. No matter who walks away with the trophies- every theatre company wins.

A full scale event with many moving parts, people and locations, NLT needs a lot of sponsors, donors, funders, volunteers and supplies to make Battle for the Limelight happen every year. To donate to Battle for the Limelight and keep this creative and kooky community-wide event coming back every autumn, visit www.northernlighttheatre.com

740TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON PROGRAM

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Northern Light Theatre 's MandateNorthern Light Theatre is mandated to challenge both artist and audience by producing and developing provocative scripts— language rich texts that are dark, poetic, funny—which reflect a complex world and lead us to question our hierarchy of values.

NLT on WhyteNLT has moved its offices to Whyte Avenue!We are so pleased to be in the heart of this vibrant arts district.

Come visit our new administrative home at: #203, 10816A - 82 Avenue Edmonton, AB T6E 2B3

Tel: 780-471-1586

Web: www.northernlighttheatre.com

On our coverIn the 2014-2015 season NLT did a survey and asked our patrons what three words come to mind when you think of NLT that we can use to celebrate our 40th year!

940TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON PROGRAM

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Starring: ARIELLE ROMBOUGH

Director: TREVOR SCHMIDTProduction Designer: SYDNEY GROSSProduction Manager: ADAM TSUYOSHI TURNBULLStage Manager: ELIZABETH ALLISON

Salon Events* DIRECTOR’S CIRCLEPreshow, 6:15pm, Saturday, Oct. 17, Studio A, FTA, Sponsored by Under The Highwheel

GUEST SPEAKER SALONPostshow, Wednesday, Oct. 21, PCL Theatre, FTA, Sponsored by Famoso WEM

TALK BACKPostshow, Thursday, Oct. 22, PCL Studio, FTA

*See page 13 for salon event descriptions

Preview: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15 Opening: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 Closes: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 Booty Call Performance: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23 AT 11:30 P.M.Location: PCL STUDIO, ATB FINANCIAL ARTS BARNS, 10330 - 84 AVENUE

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Every night from 3pm to midnight, fifteen year old Maranatha Graham puts on her homemade wedding dress and hopes that today will be the day her groom Pete picks her up from the Pullmans’ house, where Daddy has sent her to wait. Pete

could arrive at any moment. But as her wait wears on, Maranatha has an increasingly difficult time ignoring Satan’s whisperings…

“By midnight tonight, I could be in Pete’s arms and then…stuff will happen.”

Maranatha Graham: ARIELLE ROMBOUGH

Playwright: ROSEMARY ROWE

Director: TREVOR SCHMIDT

The Good Br ideWORLD PREMIERE OF NEW CANADIAN PLAY

Production Designer: SYDNEY GROSS

Production Manager: ADAM TSUYOSHI TURNBULL

Stage Manager: ELIZABETH ALLISON

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Rosemary RoweRosemary Rowe is a playwright, essayist, blogger and performer whose plays, cabaret pieces and occasional donut performance art have been produced on stages across Canada. Most recently, her play Camp Victoria received its world premiere at Lunchbox Theatre in Calgary, where it was nominated for a Betty Mitchell Award for Outstanding New Play. One of her oldest plays, No One Showed Up for the Anarchist Rally, was staged as part of Theatre Network’s Nextfest 20th Anniversary Showcase. Her short play Anne and Diana were TOTALLY DOING IT was published in Queering the Way: The Loud and Queer Anthology and her essay Aspiring Lesbian Aunt was published in the LAMBDA Literary Award nominated anthology A Family By Any Other Name: Exploring Queer Relationships. Rose is currently collaborating with composer and lyricist Cameron Northey on a musical version of her 1995 Fringe hit Alice Didn’t Have Those Mondo Ears. She’s pretty sure they’ll change that title. Rose’s personal blog, CreampuffRevolution.com, landed her a spot as national finalist on CBC Radio’s inaugural Canada Writes – on the same day as her wedding. She didn’t win the contest, but she did win at love. Rose and her wife Kate live in Vancouver. The playwright acknowledges the assistance of Vancouver’s Wet Ink Collective in the development of THE GOOD BRIDE.

Northern Light Theatre is pleased to bring back our Salon-Styled Events!

Director’s Circle:The Director’s Circle provides an exclusive insider’s view beyond the curtain. Join Artistic Director Trevor Schmidt in this preshow discussion as he takes you through the ins and outs of each play, from discovering the script to the fully realized production.

Guest Speaker Salon:Facilitated by our expert Guest Speakers, this Salon offers a thought provoking postshow discussion and continuation of the themes raised in each play.

Talk BackMeet the Actors and other members of the creative team in this postshow Q&A.

1340TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON PROGRAM

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Starring: DARRIN HAGEN, TREVOR SCHMIDT, & BRIAN DOOLEY

Director/Set & Costume Designer: TREVOR SCHMIDTComposer: DARRIN HAGENCostume Construction: JAMIE IRELANDLighting Designer & Production Manager: ADAM TSUYOSHI TURNBULLStage Manager: GINA PUNTIL

*See page 13 for salon event descriptions

Salon Events*

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLEPreshow, 6:15pm, Saturday, Jan 16, Studio A, FTA Sponsored by Under the Highwheel

GUEST SPEAKER SALONPostshow, Wednesday, Jan. 20, PCL Theatre, FTA, Sponsored by Famoso WEM

TALK BACKPostshow, Thursday, Jan. 21, PCL Studio, FTA

Preview: THURSDAY, JANUARY 14 Opening: FRIDAY, JANUARY 15 Closes: SATURDAY, JANUARY 23 Booty Call Performance: FRIDAY, JANUARY 22 AT 11:30 P.M.Location: PCL STUDIO, ATB FINANCIAL ARTS BARNS, 10330 - 84 AVENUE

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Best friends Flora and Fawna (along with their pal, Fleurette) are creating a safe place for girls just like them by launching The NaturElles, a social group with a difference. Come inside the Magic Fairy Ring, and you’ll develop wilderness survival

skills, collect badges, and learn new campfire songs. No Mean Girls Allowed!

“A NaturElle girl helps cheerfully, lends a hand willingly, and makes the best out of any situation.”

Flora/Composer & Sound Designer: DARRIN HAGEN

Fawna/Set & Costume Designer/Director: TREVOR SCHMIDT

Fleurette: BRIAN DOOLEY

Lighting Designer & Production Manager:

ADAM TSUYOSHI TURNBULL

Stage Manager: GINA PUNTIL

Flora & Fawna's Field Tr ip ! (w ith Fleu rette)AWARD WINNING - BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND

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1940TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON PROGRAM

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Starring: BRIAN DOOLEY & MANON BEAUDOIN

Director/Set & Costume Designer: TREVOR SCHMIDTComposer & Sound Designer: DARRIN HAGENLighting Designer: ADAM TSUYOSHI TURNBULLVideo Designer: MATTHEW SCHUURMAN Stage Manager: MOLLY PEARSON

Note: Narcisse Mondoux alternates between French and English Performances. For a full performance schedule please visit: www.northernlighttheatre.com

A C O - P R O D U C T I O N W I T H L ’ U N I T H É Â T R E

Salon Events*

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLEPreshow, 6:15pm, Sunday, Apr. 3, La Cité francophone, Sponsored by Café Bicyclette

GUEST SPEAKER SALONPostshow, Wednesday, Apr. 6, La Cité francophone, Sponsored by Café Bicyclette

TALK BACKPostshow, Thursday, Apr. 7, La Cité francophone, French Performance Night

*See page 13 for salon event descriptions

Preview: TUESDAY, MARCH 29 Opening: THURSDAY, MARCH 31 Closes: SATURDAY, APRIL 9 Booty Call Performance: FRIDAY, APRIL 8 AT 11:30 P.M.Location: L’UNITHÉÂTRE AT LA CITÉ FRANCOPHONE, 8627-91 STREET

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Narcisse Mondoux: BRIAN DOOLEY

Laurencienne Robichaud: MANON BEAUDOIN

Playwright: GRATIEN GÉLINAS

Lighting Designer: ADAM TSUYOSHI TURNBULL

Stage Manager: MOLLY PEARSON

Video Designer: MATT SCHUURMAN

Composer & Sound Designer: DARRIN HAGEN

Translation: LINDA GABORIAU

Set & Costume Designer/Director: TREVOR SCHMIDT

The Passion of Narcisse Mondoux Beloved French Canadian Play in its Edmonton debut in both English and French

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L’UniThéâtre is Alberta’s only professional francophone theatre company—creating, presenting and promoting French language theatre in Edmonton and beyond. L’UniThéâtre represents the “unification” of le Théâtre Français d’Edmonton (founded in 1968) and la Boîte à Popicos (1977). L’UniThéâtre’s roots are therefore long and strong. Its mandate continues to promote theatre arts through professional, educational and community initiatives. It also dedicates itself to theatre for young audiences both through touring and their annual Festival de Theatre de Jeunesse d’Alberta. Its accomplishments are many. Among them are: having been invited to participate in Festival Zones théâtrales in Ottawa;

a tour through the Acadian region of New Brunswick of their celebrated production, Cow-boy Poétré; a City of Edmonton Salute to Excellence Award in recognition of outstanding accomplishments in 2005 and a Canadian tour of an original production Fort Mac, in Montreal, Ottawa, and several cities throughout Alberta, in 2007 and 2008.

In 2013, L’UniThéâtre received the Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award for Outstanding Contribution to Theatre in Edmonton. In 2014, L’UniThéâtre had nominations for Outstanding New Play, Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role and Outstanding Set Design in the co-production with Northern Light Theatre of Mercy of a Storm.

Narcisse Mondoux, retired Master Plumber, sets out to woo the recently widowed Laurencienne Robichaud - at her husband’s funeral. Thinking he knows the secret to her heart, he soon discovers that she is a liberated woman who intends to fulfill

her secret ambition by herself.

“Even if I can’t give you the moon, maybe I can catch you a shooting star.”

L’UniThéâtre

2740TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON PROGRAM

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WHAT’S ON AT UALBERTA?

ualberta.ca/artshowsFor full details on the exciting Studio Theatre 2015/16 season:

Beyond Therapyby Christopher DurangOct 15 – 24

Or The Whalean adaptation of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick

by Chris Bullough with Michael Peng & wishbone theatreMay 12 – 21

Iphigenia At Aulis Euripides - translation by Don Taylor

Nov 26 – Dec 5

A Midsummer Night’s Dreamby William ShakespeareFeb 4 – 13

The Kaufman Kabaretby Hannah Moscovitch

Mar 24 - Apr 2

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WISH

Starring: CHRISTOPHER SCHULZ & AINSLEY HILLYARD

Director/Set & Costume Designer: TREVOR SCHMIDTComposer & Sound Designer: DAVE CLARKELighting Designer & Production Manager: ADAM TSUYOSHI TURNBULLStage Manager: JENNIFER BEST

Salon Events*

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE:Preshow, 6:15pm, Saturday, Apr. 30, Studio A, FTA, Hosted by the Good Women Dance Collective and Sponsored by Under the Highwheel

GUEST SPEAKER SALON:Postshow, Wednesday, May 4, PCL Theatre, FTA, Sponsored by Famoso WEM

TALK BACKPostshow, Thursday, May 5, PCL Studio, FTA

A C O - P R O D U C T I O N W I T H G O O D W O M E N D A N C E C O L L E C T I V E

*See page 13 for salon event descriptions

Preview: THURSDAY, APRIL 28 Opening: FRIDAY, APRIL 29 Closes: SATURDAY, MAY 7 Booty Call Performance: FRIDAY, MAY 6 AT 11:30 P.M.Location: PCL STUDIO, ATB FINANCIAL ARTS BARNS, 10330 - 84 AVENUE

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Composer & Sound Designer: DAVE CLARKE

Stage Manager: JENNIFER BEST

Eliza: AINSLEY HILLYARD

J.J: CHRISTOPHER SCHULZ

Lighting Designer: ADAM TSUYOSHI TURNBULL

Author: PETER GOLDSWORTHY

Playwright: HUMPHREY BOWER

Set & Costume Designer/Director: TREVOR SCHMIDT

WISHADAPTATION OF A FAMOUS AUSTRALIAN AWARD-WINNING NOVEL

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The hearing son of deaf parents, J.J. agrees to teach sign language to the mysterious Eliza, a gorilla rescued from a research lab by animal rights activists. Eliza demonstrates a gift for signing and bonds passionately with her new teacher until

they face an ethical conundrum.

“She’s not a beast. She’s a person.”

Good Women Dance Society (GWDS) is a creation-based company that has been committed to helping create a vibrant and sustainable contemporary dance community in Edmonton since its foundation in 2009. The society’s artistic focus is on creating and producing innovative new works with integrity and conviction. GWDS also dedicates a large part of its season toward offering performance, education and professional development opportunities to artists working in Edmonton. Current artistic members Ainsley Hillyard, Alison Kause, Alida Nyquist-Schultz and Kate Stashko are passionate about making contemporary dance more accessible to the general public.

GWDS produces several events each season, including What’s Cooking and Simmer, their work-in-progress series, and Convergence, their annual showcase of local contemporary dance. The artistic members also play curatorial roles for the Expanse Movement Arts Festival and Dancefest @ Nextfest. Outside of the society’s annual productions,

GWDS has performed in numerous festivals and events throughout Alberta and Canada, including Feats Festival of Dance, Dancefest @ Nextfest, the Edmonton Fringe Festival, the Expanse Movement Arts Festival, Skirts Afire, the Prairie Dance Circuit, The Mayors Celebration of the Arts Gala, A.I.R (presented by Dancers’ Studio West), the Winnipeg Fringe Festival, and the Toronto Fringe Festival. The society is proudly supported by the Edmonton Arts Council and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.

Good Women Dance Society

3340TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON PROGRAM

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Sean DeWitt, Lori Mienhart, Christine Dewitt, John Quinn, Katrina Beatty, Karen Bozocea, John Bozocea (Not pictured: Kristyn Emmerzael, Sterling Lawrence, Maralyn Ryan, and Krystina Silva)

The NLT Board meets once a month to receive financial and artistic updates from the staff and provides the company with support and fundraising – but above all, the Board is supportive of our vision for the future. They are proud of the distinctive nature of the company. They are brave individuals that believe in our philosophy of artistic risk. They trust our vision as we trust their input, advice and guidance.

To find out how you can join this outstanding team, please give us a call at 780-471-1586.

Meet ou r Board of Directors

Priscilla ArmoulaPriscilla AsamoakThomas AustonBev Baker-HofmannMintoo BasahtiPaul BasahtiRavine Basahti

Barb BeckJim BeckGary BestBarry BilidaValerie BilidaLaurene BlackLaurie BlakemanJim BoyesRoss Bradley

Debbie BrysonCoralie CairnsGloria ChalmersBrent ChristophersonCathy CyrBarbara DacksBrian DeedrickAnatasia DeligianisSean DeWitt

Ruth Dyke-FehderauScott FitzgeraldChris FoxCarla GrantChristopher HeadChris HorneJohn HudsonIan JacksonJan Jackson

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Elizabeth Allison Maggie Baird Delia BarnettKatrina BeattyMatt Bittoff John BozoceaKaren BozoceaRoss BradleyBarb BrackoLen BrackoValerie BraidenJohn BrissonDebbie BrysonMitch CaddickEva CairnsAnne Carr-WigginMerran Carr-WigginTaylor ChadwickMari ChartierHeather ChorleyHeidi Collins-McCannAlyson Connelly Trent CrosbySarah Culkin

Beth DartMegan Dart Christine DeWittSean DeWittElise DextrazeJulie FergusonRhonda Giroux SoderstromShari HaasEvan Hall Kristy HarcourtChristina Harbak Jason HardwickAinsley HillyardJanna HoveLana Michelle HughesMary HulbertIan JacksonJan JacksonDavid JohnstonMichelle KennedyApril KillinsJarret KrissaSterling Lawrence

Steve MacDougallLouise C. MalloryLianna MakuchTJ MairMarina MairGordon McCannLori MeinhartRebecca MerkleyAndrea MurphyCharlette NodrickAlice OscarCara PaulAshlee Pearce Jen PeeblesCarla PerryClayton PlamondonMeagan PrusJohn QuinnSue QuonTatyana RacDana RaymentAndrew Ritchie Marilyn RyanAdrianne Salmon

Sheiny SatanoveHanna Kate SkibinRhonda SoderstromLaurel SprouleFred SprouleHitomi SuzutaLuc TellierRob TibertHolly TurnerErin ValentineSarah Van TasselErin Volklander Lindsay WalkerCat WalshRobin WayTasha Weenk Catherine WenschlagDoran WernerStephanie WigstonRandy WilliamsEmma WilmottJillian WongTheresa Wynn

Brad KezemaSteven LaurionDonna LuticJanice MacDonaldSteven MacDougallDennis MahBrenda McNicolJoyce MienhartLori MienhartMark Miyamoto

Gina MoeGordon MoeNicole MoellerEric NewellKathy NewellMichelle OlssonIan PageTracy PalmquistHolly ParkerCarla Perry

Doreen PiehlJohn QuinnCourtney RetzDavid RetzLindsay RobinsonMaralyn RyanBrian SalisburyFlo SchultzJody SedundiakFrancis & Greta Sitwell

Elaine SolezSharon StefanykDiann TansemAlanna WaldieDoug WaldieKathy WilliamsAshton WongRichard Zwicker

VolunteersWe would like to thank all our dedicated and supportive volunteers who have,

and continue to, support Northern Light Theatre. A BIG thank you to all of the following (if we missed your name, we apologize):

3540TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON PROGRAM

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Connect w ith UsTickets: www.northernlighttheatre.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/ northern-light-theatre

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pub/ northern-light-theatre/9B82B/2B6

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Newsletter: www.northernlighttheatre.com

ADAM TSUYOSHI TURNBULL Production Manager

ELLEN CHORLEY Artistic Associate

GINA MOE General Manager

TREVOR SCHMIDT Artistic Director

Under the creative artistic vision of Trevor Schmidt, with full support of the administrative team and the board, Northern Light Theatre is dedicated to producing intimate and affecting work that speaks to the modern audience of the urban human condition, the failure to find

security and the loss of the dreams held by all for love and happiness.

NLT values its position on the far end of the spectrum within our local theatre community, and feels it has a unique role to play as an outspoken and purposefully controversial not-for-profit theatre. We hope to make contact and develop ongoing relationships and partnerships with similar-minded companies within our province and country in the years to come.

Donate to NLTEvery little bit helps! Visit our website at www.northernlighttheatre.com to see how you can donate online through our Canada Helps page.

Buy a Subscription Mid-Season Subscriptions are still available— guarantee yourself the hottest ticket in town and we’ll even reserve you a seat!

Meet Our Friends NLT subscribers receive 10% off their single ticket purchase to any show in the L’UniThéâtre’s 2015-2016 season. www.lunitheatre.ca

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2015–2016 Seasonedmontonchambermusic.org

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber EnsembleTuesday, October 20, 2015 at 8:00 PMRobertson-Wesley United Church 10209 123 St NW

Ensemble CapriceSaturday, Oct 31, 2015 at 8:00 PMConvocation Hall, U of A Campus 116 Street & 85 Avenue NW

London Haydn QuartetFeaturing Eric Hoeprich, basset clarinet Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 8:00 PMConvocation Hall, U of A Campus 116 Street & 85 Avenue NW

Miró Quartet &Colin Currie (percussion)Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 8:00 PMConvocation Hall, U of A Campus 116 Street & 85 Avenue NW

Tafelmusik Baroque OrchestraFriday, March 11, 2016 at 8:00 PMRobertson-Wesley United Church 10209 123 St NW

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