A CHRISTMAS CAROL

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The holiday season is loaded with traditions: the food we eat every year (my locally. favourites are stuffing and cranberry sauce), the presents we unwrap (I can always count on socks), and precious time with family (relaxing together and taking part in board game competitions). For me, the holiday season takes flight with my favourite annual tradition:A Christmas Carol. It is a beautiful way to kick off the season with a spectacle of ideas, showcasing the joys and the tribulations of living a fully expressed life. This production returns for a second season at the Grand after last year’s acclaimed debut. This time we have a delightful twist to share — Scrooge por- trayed as a woman. This new lens allows us the opportunity to experience the story we all know so well in fresh and surprising ways. Welcome to A Christmas Carol and to the celebration of traditions in many forms. Happy Holidays to one and to all!

dennis garnhum Each year, through various donations artistic director and sponsorships, we are committed to helping our local communities. We would like to acknowledge the history of the traditional territory in which the Grand Theatre operates. We We’re proud to be the 2018/2019 season would also like to respect the longstanding relationships of the three local First Nations groups of this land and sponsor of the Grand Theatre. place in Southwestern Ontario. The three First Nations communities closest in proximity to the Grand are the Chippewa of the Thames First Nation (part of the Anishinaabe), the Oneida Nation of the Thames (part of the Haudenosaunee) and the Munsee-Delaware Nation (part of the Leni-Lunaape).

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By Charles Dickens Adapted by Dennis Garnhum Directed by Megan Watson Based on original direction by Dennis Garnhum cast

Bob Cratchit SEAN ARBUCKLE Spirit of Christmas Past JAHLEN BARNES Tiny Tim OWEN BARTEET Young Scrooge / Martha Cratchit ANNA BARTLAM Belinda Cratchit ANNIE CORNISH Peter Cratchit EMMA CUZZOCREA Opening minds and hearts Girl Scrooge RILEY DELUCA Woman Scrooge ELLEN DENNY to the power of creativity Fred AIDAN DESALAIZ PROUDLY SUPPORTING THE Mrs Dilber NIKKI DUVAL GRAND THEATRE Fan ISABELLA ESPANOL Mrs Fezziwig TRACEY FERENCZ Mrs Cratchit RACHEL JONES Dick Wilkins / Dance Captain MICHAEL MAN Jacob Marley PATRICK MONAGHAN Spirit of Christmas Future / Singing Captain DAVID MICHAEL MOOTE Voice of Charles Dickens CHRISTOPHER NEWTON Mr Fezziwig STEVE ROSS Ebenezer Scrooge JAN ALEXANDRA SMITH Topper GEOFFREY TYLER Abigail AMAKA UMEH Spirit of Christmas Present BLYTHE WILSON “STUNNING” production team toronto star Director MEGAN WATSON “SUPERB” Original Director DENNIS GARNHUM NOW MAGA ZINE Set Designer ALLAN STICHBURY Costume Designer KELLY WOLF Lighting Designer BONNIE BEECHER margaret Videographer JAMIE NESBITT Composer JEREMY SPENCER atwood’s Sound Designer JIM NEIL Music and Vocal Director MARK PAYNE Voice and Dialect Coach JANE GOODERHAM Choreographer KERRY GAGE Skating Choreographer GEOFFREY TYLER the penelopiad Stage Manager KELLY LUFT Assistant Stage Manager JORDAN GUETTER Apprentice Stage Manager TARYN DOUGALL Child Supervisors LINDA MARTIN the penelopiad HEATHER RAYCRAFT CHRYSTINE ROBINSON CINDI RYDE

A Christmas Carol was developed through FUSE: The Enbridge New Play Development Program Directed by at Theatre Calgary and premiered in December of 2011.

Megan Follows The Grand Theatre is an active member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatre (PACT) and engages, under the terms of the Canadian Theatre Agreement, professional artists who are members of the Canadian Actors’ Starring Equity Association. The Grand Theatre acknowledges with thanks the co-operation of Locals 105 and 828 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists, and Allied Crafts of Seana McKenna the United States, its Territories and Canada, and the London Musicians’ Association Local 209.

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Title Sponsor Make a Difference Program Partners partners Community Pillar Partner Westminster Florist Hotel Wine Framing Wardrobe & Props College Foundation government funders Vehicles Apparel Catering Lighting Printing Recently, there have been a number of notable instances of theatre companies casting women in traditionally male roles: at this year’s Stratford Festival, Martha Henry played Prospero in The Tempest, Lucy Peacock played Satan in & Paradise Lost, and Seana McKenna played the title role in the Groundling Theatre Company’s production of King Lear, Q A to name a few examples. This year, the Grand’s production WITH DIRECTOR, of A Christmas Carol casts the role of Ebenezer Scrooge as a woman. We sat down to chat with director Megan Watson MEGAN WATSON about this decision.

Why do you think we are seeing so many examples of gender-swapped casting recently? These are old stories, told and re-told so many times, and I think we relish returning to them to experience again and again the great joys and great tragedies they narrate. We often see Shakespeare as writing classic tales, but he was also reimagining old stories, like Italian poetry or plays, popular fictions, and histories. Shakespeare was writing his very own ver- sions of tales that he and his peers already enjoyed. These stories have stayed with us precisely because they contain multitudes of possible interpretations and meanings, resonating in different ways for different people, and in different moments. A Christmas Carol, for example, is a story that has always stayed with me — my dad used to read it to my brother and I every year at Christmas time. Do you feel that there’s a connection between storytelling and tradition? Yes, I think great traditions can change, grow, and transform — just as our family’s holiday traditions evolve to accommodate new members and new ideas, our theatrical tradition is sim- ilarly reshaped by new voices, perspectives, and interpretations coming forward. Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, like Shakespeare’s works, has been reimagined in numerous adaptations that re-cast the story, for example, with Muppets (The Muppet Christmas Carol), or bringing us into the struggles of a high-strung TV producer (Scrooged), and drawing us into new fantasy worlds through animation. Do you see this type of work continuing into the future? Certainly. Rather than being a mere trend, I think that these choices recognize the necessity of representation and diversity on our stages and open narratives up to encompass a wider set of lives and experiences. An alternate casting choice can shape and inform a narrative in new and exciting ways. For example, what new meaning might we find in Lear’s journey when the play’s key relationships shift from father and daughter to mother and daughter? Similarly, how is Scrooge’s journey experienced differently when it is a woman making the transformation from curmudgeonly miser to benevolent and charitable citizen and family member? What makes the theatre an interesting place to rethink these classic narratives? While the specific circumstances may change, what makes these stories classic — a strong and universal message, perhaps, or a complex but relatable main character — remains. As with any of our most deeply held traditions, the details may shift and evolve, but the spirit and value of the practice holds true. Part of theatre’s power is that it tells stories through and with people, allowing us to imagine ourselves in new worlds and experiences. A CHARITABLE DICKENS SPIRIT IN 2018 Although Charles Dickens was born into a education despite their economic conditions middle class family, in 1824 they were struck surely would have resonated with Dickens, by financial trouble when Dickens’ father reminding him of his own bleak childhood. was committed to a debtors’ prison. The Here in 2018, while there remains much young Dickens had to sell his belongings, work to be done around the world, many leave school, and start working in a shoe societies have taken great strides in improv- blacking factory. Life in Victorian Britain ing working conditions, employee rights, was precarious: the Industrial Revolution led compensation, safety standards, and finan- to frequently dangerous working conditions cial responsibility. However, many still live in a number of industries, and an injury or in a precarious financial position and it is death on the job could mean financial ruin as necessary for individuals to support one for a working class family. At an early age, another through charitable work as it was Dickens learned how quickly his fortunes during Dickens’ lifetime. A recent study by could turn for the worse — it was a lesson he Vital Signs discovered that 70,000 people did not forget. in London, Ontario are living below the By 1842, Dickens had substantially changed poverty line, including 1 in 4 children. In his circumstances, establishing himself as a 2018, HungerWatch London noted a 30% well-known author in Victorian Britain, but increase in food hampers distributed and a he retained an awareness of how destructive 36% increase in meals served over the past living in poverty can be. These past experi- 10 years. ences defined Dickens’ creative and personal Victorian England was a time defined by pursuits: many of his novels depicted phil- economic disparities — while the Industrial anthropic characters, both those doing good Revolution meant exponential increases in work and those who were not doing enough. capital for business owners, the working Dickens supported a number of charitable conditions and subpar pay that made such causes, such as Urania Cottage — which progress possible also made life untenable housed homeless women — and the Ragged NOW for many British Victorians. We encounter School Union, which provided schooling to similar disparities today, and as Dickens 40% underprivileged children. Indeed, Dickens himself emphasized, humanity’s great SOLD visited the Ragged School Union in 1843, progress and achievement must be met with just one year prior to publishing A Christmas equally great compassion and generosity. 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A Christmas Carol is a story about Ebenezer Scrooge, who 37% of individuals Sean Arbuckle Bob Cratchit discovers her compassion for others, calling for all of us to accessing the for the grand theatre: A Christmas Carol, The Turn of the Screw. be more charitable, loving, and caring. “What will happen London Food Bank select theatre credits: 16 seasons at the Stratford Festival to Tiny Tim?” asks Scrooge when she sees a family strug- are children and sean arbuckle including Guys and Dolls, Twelfth Night, London Assurance, The Pirates gling to make ends meet and provide enough food and care of Penzance, The Merchant of Venice, Cabaret, Three Sisters, 42nd Street, for their children. youth under the Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?; London Road (Canadian Stage); Othello age of 17. (Segal Centre); Phedre (A.C.T.); The Winter’s Tale (McCarter Theatre); The plight of the Cratchit family is real and is felt each and The Importance of Being Earnest (Roundabout); Copenhagen (US every day in our own city. Over 3,400 families access the 5% increase in national tour). select film and tv credits: 12 Monkeys, Murdoch London Food Bank each month. Mysteries, Reign, Defiance, Law and Order. other: Graduate of Duke the number of In the spirit of A Christmas Carol, we are asking our gener- University and The Juilliard School. ous patrons to support the #HumbugtoHunger campaign seniors seeking Jahlen Barnes Spirit of Christmas Past in support of the London Food Bank and Business help since 2017. jahlen barnes for the grand theatre: Debut. theatre credits: Mamma Cares program. Mia! Seussical Passing Strange 40,000 hampers (Neptune); (Young People’s Theatre); Last year’s campaign raised over $130,000, dramatically (Musical Stage Company/Obsidian Theatre); 80’s Solid Gold (Stage impacting the London Food Bank’s ability to increase its distributed to West); Back to the 80s (Mayfield Theatre).other: Graduate of investment in fresh produce, eggs, and dairy to service over 25,000 families Randolph Academy. Instagram: @JahlenBarnes. & individuals individuals and agencies. In addition to the individual Owen Barteet Tiny Tim families who use the Food Bank each month, over 25 social last year. for the grand theatre: A Christmas Carol. theatre credits: agencies benefit from the Food Bank and its many commu- Shrek the Musical, The Wizard of Oz (Lord Roberts Public School). nity supported programs like the Unity Project, Mission owen barteet other: Student of Lord Roberts Public School. Services, school breakfasts, and drop-in programs at the Youth Action Centre. Anna Bartlam Young Scrooge/Martha Cratchit Thank you for your continued support of the theatre and for your collective compas- for the grand theatre: Miracle on 34th Street The Musical. sion for fellow Londoners! theatre credits: Heart of Robin Hood (Mirvish); Brighton Beach For more information on getting involved with the London Food Bank and the Memoirs, White Christmas, The Music Man, Annie, The Wizard of Oz, The Business Cares program, please visit businesscares.ca or londonfoodbank.ca. Sound Of Music (Drayton Entertainment). tv / animation: True and the Rainbow Kingdom, Anne (Netflix); The Next Step (Family Channel); Super Why, Space Ranger Roger, Peg + Cat (PBS Kids). other: The Dance Movement, Arc Music Studios. Instagram: @annabartlam anna bartlam Annie Cornish Belinda Cratchit for the grand theatre: Debut. theatre credits: Inspector Noble and the Figure in Black (Pearson); Trolls (OK Original Kids); The Tortoise and the Hare (Original Kids Kidlets). other: Annie is in grade 3 at Academie de la Tamise. She plays the violin.

annie cornish Emma Cuzzocrea Peter Cratchit Lease the Luxury. for the grand theatre: Debut. theatre credits: The Addams Family, Oliver! (London Youth Theatre Education — LYTE); Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (London Community Players). Own the Lifestyle. Riley DeLuca Girl Scrooge for the grand theatre: Debut. theatre credits: Cinderella emma cuzzocrea the Panto, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Drayton Entertainment); Anne of Green Gables (London Community Players); Defying Gravity (Musical Theatre Productions); Jack and the Beanstalk (Elgin Theatre Guild); Annie, Willy Wonka, Fracture, Nova Prime, Glee London (AK Arts Academy). Ellen Denny Woman Scrooge for the grand theatre: Chariots of Fire, High School Project West Side Story. select theatre credits: Bad Jews (Harold Green Jewish Theatre/Segal Centre for the Arts); Life After (Musical Stage/ riley deluca Canadian Stage); My Fair Lady (Capitol Theatre Port Hope); The Audience (Mirvish); It’s A Wonderful Life (Sudbury Theatre Centre); Brighton Beach Memoirs (Drayton); Anne & Gilbert (National Arts Centre, The Guild Charlottetown); Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (Manitoba Theatre Centre/Mirvish); A Christmas Carol (Theatre New Brunswick); The Penelopiad (Citadel); Beauty and the Beast, Great Expectations, Sweeney Todd (Neptune). other: Graduate of Dalhousie University (BA Music & Theatre), and the Citadel / Banff Program. Instagram: @ellen_denny ellen denny Aidan deSalaiz Fred for the grand theatre: A Christmas Carol (2017, 1993, 1992), PlayWrights Cabarets, The Wild Guys, Annie, The Secret Garden, various High School Projects. select theatre credits: The Best Brothers (Western Canada Theatre/TNW); Red, Cabaret, The Mousetrap, Legally Blonde (Aquarius); Having Hope At Home (Neptune); The Wedding Singer (Stage West, Critter nomination); Lies My Father Told Me (Segal); Visiting Mr. Green (Harold Green); Altar Boyz (Angelwalk), aidan desalaiz various productions with Drayton, RMTC, STC, Mayfield, three seasons at Stratford Festival. select film & tv credits: Mayday (Discovery); Canadian Made (History); Caesar and Cleopatra (Bravo/ CTV); Goosebumps (YTV). other: Graduate of Ryerson (BFA Theatre), Birmingham Conservatory (Stratford). Nikki Duval Mrs. Dilber for the grand theatre: Debut. select theatre credits: Portia’s Julius Caesar (Shakespeare in the Ruff); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare in the Ruff); The Circle (Tarragon Theatre); Knickers! A Brief Comedy (Globus Theatre); The Pitchfork Disney (Precisely Peter Productions); Well Born (Soco Theatre). film & tv credits: Workin’ Moms (CBC); Killer High (Syfy); Nellie Bly (Lifetime); nikki duval Imposters (Bravo); Murdoch Mysteries (CBC). Isabella Espanol Fan for the grand theatre: Debut. theatre credits: The Wizard of Oz, Phantom Tollbooth, Peter Pan (Original Kids Theatre Company). Tracey Ferencz Mrs. Fezziwig for the grand theatre: A Christmas Carol. select theatre credits: Pygmalion (Guild Festival Theatre); Hana’s Suitcase (YPT); Seeds (Blyth Festival); Becky’s New Car (ATP); Gone with the Wind isabella espanol (MTC); Whispering Pines (GCTC); It’s a Wonderful Life (Canadian Stage); Enchanted April (Theatre Calgary); Real Estate (Theatre Aquarius); Much Ado About Nothing (Shakespeare in the Rough); A Man For All Seasons (Globe Theatre); The Overcoat (CanStage/International Tour); 10 seasons with the Shaw Festival. select film & tv credits: The Expanse (SyFy); Designated Survivor (ABC); Murdoch Mysteries (CBC); King (Showcase); Silent Witness (TNT); Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure (Disney); Stories We Tell (NFB).

tracey ferencz Rachel Jones Mrs. Cratchit for the grand theatre: A Christmas Carol, A Christmas Story, The Paper Bag Princess, A Practical Joke, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Black Bonspiel of Wullie McCrimmon, 10 seasons of PlayWrights Cabaret. select theatre credits: La Bête (Soulpepper); Antony and Cleopatra (Saint Lawrence Shakespeare Festival); Late Night (Theatre Brouhaha/ Zoomermedia); Hamlet/All’s Well That Ends Well (Canadian Stage); Proud to support the The Nerd, The Odd Couple (Victoria Playhouse Petrolia); The Marriage Go-Round, Mary, Mary (The Classic Theatre Festival); The 39 Steps Accessing the Arts program. rachel jones (Theatre New Brunswick); 10 seasons at the Port Stanley Festival Theatre; The Continuing Adventures of the Boneyard Man (Natural We’re working together with the Grand Theatre Broadcasting Company). to help create a future we can all look forward to.

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4972-0818 Michael Man Dick Wilkins/Dance Captain for the grand theatre: A Christmas Carol. select theatre Do you have credits: King Lear, Twelfth Night, Titus Andronicus, As You Like It (Canadian Stage); Duchess of Malfi, Measure for Measure (Shakespeare a PASSION Bash’d); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Chekhov Collective); The Other Shore 彼岸 (Gateway Theatre); The Jungle Book (Magnus Theatre); for THEATRE? Julius Caesar, Much Ado About Nothing (St Lawrence Shakespeare michael man Festival); The Snow Queen (Sudbury Theatre Centre); Potluck Festival (fu-GEN Theatre); Les Misérables (Pianist, Sudbury Symphony Orchestra); Goblin Market (Pianist, Theatre Kingston). select tv film credits: What We Do In the Shadows (fx); Backstabbing for Beginners (Parts and Labor). other: Graduate of Queen’s University and George Brown Theatre School. Patrick Monaghan Jacob Marley for the grand theatre: A Christmas Carol. select theatre credits: Port Authority (Fly on the Wall Theatre); Elephant Man Take centre stage patrick in one of our monaghan (Broadway Theatre, London, UK); Murder by the Book (Fergus Theatre); A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Harps of God (Rising Tide); theatre programs: Noises Off (Stephenville Festival); Camelot, House of Blue Leaves (Theatre NL); West Moon (Irish Tour, Producer); Hamlet, Twelfth Theatre Arts - Night, Romeo and Juliet, As You Like It, The Crucible, King Lear, Waiting Performance for Godot (Grenfell Campus, Memorial University). select film & tv credits: Titanic: New Evidence (Discovery Channel); Liminality Costume Production (Liminality Inc.); Search Out the Land (Historical Films); Hungry Ghosts (3-Asthmatics Production). other: Actor in Residence in Theatre Arts - The School of Theatre, Memorial University, 1999-2010. PhD in david michael Chemistry from UWO. patrickmonaghan.wordpress.com Production moote David Michael Moote Spirit of Christmas Future/Singing Captain for the grand theatre: Chariots Of Fire, A Christmas Carol, The Wind in The Willows, High School Projects Fiddler On The Roof, Oliver!, The Music Man. select theatre credits: Jukebox Hero (Northern/ Southern Jubilee); Urinetown (Stephenville Theatre Festival); Oh Canada What A Feeling! (Princess of Wales Theatre); Juke Box Hero (Ed Mirvish Theatre); Jesus Christ Superstar (Hart House Theatre); Next To Normal (The LOT). upcoming: Beauty and the Beast (The Globe Theatre). select film & tv credits: The Strain (FX); Dead Rush Contact: Karen Harley (People’s Choice Award Canadian Film Festival); Lariat (Winner 519-452-4430 x6423 Toronto 48hr Film Festival). other: BMus Voice Performance, [email protected] McGill. Lead singer of Operus, a symphonic metal band signed by Dark Star Records/Sony. davidmichaelmoote.com

fanshawec.ca Steve Ross Mr. Fezziwig for the grand theatre: A Christmas Story, Shrek The Musical, A Little Night Music. select theatre credits: 15 seasons at The Stratford Festival including The Music Man, The Rocky Horror Show, Guys and Dolls, Shakespeare in Love; Fleeto, Oh, the Humanity, 4th Graders (Tiny Room); London Road (Dora Award), Into the Woods, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Canadian Stage); Assassins (TIFT/ steve ross Birdland/RMTC); The Producers (Neptune Theatre); The Three Musketeers (Chicago Shakespeare); One for the Pot (Drayton); Seussical, Sylvia (Theatre Aquarius); West Side Story, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Citadel); A Year With Frog and Toad (MTYP/Citadel); Three Sisters (ATF); Orson’s Shadow (The Pilot Group); The Foursome, For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again (New Stages). film & tv credits: Ice Princess (Disney). Jan Alexandra Smith Scrooge for the grand theatre: Timothy Findley’s The Wars, High School jan alexandra 481 Richmond Street smith Project Evita (Director/Choreographer); A Christmas Carol, The 519-432-4092 Dining Room. select theatre credits: Much Ado About Nothing garlicsoflondon.com (Director, Shakespeare Co.); Vigilante (Catalyst Theatre); The Hollow (Director, Vertigo Theatre); Mamma Mia!, Alice Through The Looking Glass (Charlottetown Festival); Seussical (Director/Choreographer, St. Lawerence College); As You Like It, Titus Andronicus (Shakespeare in High Park/CanStage); The Mountaintop, God of Carnage (Director, Theatre Calgary); Lost (Theatre Calgary); Forests (Tarragon); Shakespeare’s Will (Citadel Theatre); Mrs. Warren’s Profession (Shaw Festival); Les Misérables (Royal Alexandra). geoffrey tyler Geoffrey Tyler Topper/Skating Choreographer for the grand theatre: A Christmas Carol, Dream a Little Dream. select theatre credits: Company (Toronto Musical Concerts); Mamma Mia! (Theatre St. John’s); A Christmas Story (Sudbury Theatre Centre); I Love You You’re Perfect Now Change (Gravenhurst Opera House); Singin’ in the Rain (RuBarb); The Producers (Mirvish); Sweeney Todd (Canadian Stage); The Who’s Tommy (Toronto/London, UK); Footloose (Canadian Premiere). select film & tv credits: The Music Man (ABC TV/Disney); Mulroney: The Opera. other: Figure Skating Performance Coach and Choreographer for Kurt Browning, Javier Fernandez, Lubov Illiyushechkina & Dylan Moscovich, Piper Giles & Paul Porier, Kaitlyn Weaver & Andrew Poje, among others; Stars on Ice, Celebration on Ice (with Kurt Browning). Custom Entertainment & Fireplace Cabinets NOW OFFERING Murphy Beds!

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DESIGN CENTRE 519.652.0013 2200 Wharncliffe Road S, London ON www.allensbuiltins.ca Amaka Umeh Abigail for the grand theatre: Beethoven Lives Upstairs. select the- atre credits: The Wolves (Howland Company/Crow’s Theatre); Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Canadian Stage/ Shakespeare in High Park); James and the Giant Peach (Young People’s Theatre); Twelfth Night (Classical Theatre Project); Munsch Mash (Solar Stage Children’s Theatre). other: Graduate of the Musical amaka umeh Theatre Program at the Randolph College for Performing Arts. Amaka will be appearing in a documentary theatre piece by Andrew Kushnir called Towards Youth: a cycle of plays about radical hope at Crow’s Theatre in Toronto March 2019. Blythe Wilson Spirit of Christmas Present for the grand theatre: A Christmas Carol, Miracle on 34th Street, I Love You You’re Perfect Now Change The BOB’S RETIREMENT As I hand the reins over to . select theatre credits: longtime friend and manager, Fantasticks with Eric McCormack, Music Man, Julius Caesar, Guys and Dolls, Oklahoma!, Oliver!, The Three Penny Opera (Stratford Festival); The time, it seems, has finally Richard Melhado, I will always blythe wilson come to hang up my measur- be thankful for the kindness Mary Poppins (Broadway/US Tour); 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling ing tape and set aside my London has shown Tyner- Bee (Connecticut Rep); The Three Musketeers (Chicago Shakespeare alteration chalk. After 57 years Shorten Clothiers. Help me to Theater); Mamma Mia!, The Sound of Music, Man of La Mancha of selling fine men’s clothing - welcome Richard as the new (Mirvish Productions); The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Happy End (Shaw 35 years as owner of Tyner- owner and I hope you will stop Festival); Mary Poppins, Evita (Theatre Calgary/Citadel); The Last Five Shorten Clothiers – I am by to share some memories, Years (Canadian Stage); Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat announcing my retirement. golf tips and laughs over the (Chicago Theatre); Aspects of Love (US Tour/Livent). other: next few weeks. Upcoming production of Billy Elliott, Stratford Festival Tyner-Shorten Clothiers has megan watson Megan Watson Director been a proud sponsor of the Thank you Grand Theatre and for the grand theatre: The Glass Menagerie, PlayWrights Cabaret Grand Theatre for over 20 thank you London! See you on 2016 & 2017; High School Projects Shakespeare: The Mixtape, Julius years and it will forever hold the green! Caesar; assistant director for A Christmas Story. upcoming: Juno’s a special place in our family. Reward. select theatre credits: Director — Dial M for Murder A special thank you to the (Watermark Theatre); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare patrons who fill the seats in the Rough); Agency (Yell Rebel); Extremophiles (Summerworks); BOB’S each performance and who R E T I R E M E N T Far Away (Toronto Fringe); Crookback: An Adaption of Richard III continue to support local Robert Small (Beacon Theatre); Queer Bathroom Stories (Libido); When the Rain London businesses. Owner Stops Falling, Much Ado About Nothing (University of Alberta); Derailed (Summerworks). Assistant Director — Salt-Water Moon (NAC); The Mill part 4 Ash (Theatrefront). other: Artistic Associate at the Grand Theatre.

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1152 Fanshawe Park Road East 519 451-9066 tynershortenclothiers.com Dennis Garnhum Adapter/Original Director for the grand theatre: Timothy Findley’s The Wars, Prom Queen: The Musical (High School Project), Chariots of Fire, Beethoven Lives Upstairs, A Christmas Carol. select theatre credits: World pre- miere of musical The Little Prince (Theatre Calgary); Barber of Seville (Florida Grand Opera, Opera Lyra, Vancouver Opera); Timothy Findley’s The Wars (Theatre Calgary, Vancouver Playhouse); direc- dennis garnhum tor/adaptator of Lost: A Memoir (Theatre Calgary, Prairie Theatre Exchange, Neptune Theatre); director/adaptor of King Lear (Theatre Calgary, Bard on the Beach); Carmen, La Traviata (Pacific Opera); West Side Story (Bangkok University); Stratford Festival (four sea- sons); Shaw Festival (six seasons). other: Artistic Director of the Grand Theatre since 2016. Artistic Director of Theatre Calgary from 2005-16. Recipient of a Calgary Award for Community Achievement The Libro Prosperity Fund invests in Arts and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee. Allan Stichbury Set Designer $460,000 into our communities. allan stichbury for the grand theatre: Timothy Findley’s The Wars, A Christmas Carol; set & lighting — Prisoner of Zenda, Educating Rita; set & cos- tume — Pack of Lies; set, costume & lighting — Master Harold and Libro proudly supports programs and projects across southwestern Ontario that The Boys; lighting — Waiting for the Parade, The Doctor’s Dilemma, are helping grow prosperity through regional economic development, youth Godspell, The Paul Galico Series. select theatre credits: West Side leadership and money-smarts. Story (Bangkok University); The Barber of Seville (Vancouver, Ottawa, Florida, Edmonton, Pittsburgh); Timothy Findley’s The Wars (Theatre Here are some of our 2018 grant recipients: Calgary, Vancouver Playhouse); Of Mice and Men (Theatre Calgary, Canadian Stage); Three Tall Women (Manitoba Theatre Centre). kelly wolf other: Graduate of University of Alberta (BFA), Past President of Fostering Financial Literacy and Building STEAM City Media Student Job and Life Time E icacy for Students with Training Board – STEAM Education Associated Designers of Canada (ADC), 28 years teaching at Phoenix Learning Disabilities - The Learning Centres Incorporated Theatre University of Victoria. awards: The CITT Education Disabilities Association London Region Achievement Award for 2017. Money Opportunities Management First Nations mentoring programs – (M.O.M.) Program – Fresh Start Kelly Wolf Costume Designer Big Brothers Big Sisters of London and Area Support Services for the grand theatre: A Christmas Carol, Sexy Laundry. select theatre credits: Judith, Berlin Blues (Blyth); Waiting OEV Community Exchange Project – Habitat for Humanity Financial Room (Tarragon); Pantalone’s Palace, Antigone, Radium Girls (Brock); London InterCommunity Health Centre Foundations - Habitat for Humanity Too True to Be Good (Shaw); site specific — Frost Bites Festival in Heartland Ontario Inc. Hamilton; One Small Drop, In Sight, HERE (Open Heart); Timothy Getting Started: Entrepreneurial and Artisanal Woodworkers Program Youth Leadership in Indigenous Findley’s The Wars, A Christmas Carol (Theatre Calgary); The Scarlet Communities – Western University Pimpernel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Stratford). upcoming: London-Middlesex One Spark Hook Up (Tapestry New Music/Theatre Passe Muraille). other: Entrepreneurship Program – One Spark Instructor at Brock University; taught and mentored students at Sheridan, Humber, and Ryerson; graduate of York University (BFA), University of Toronto (MA); Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and Design; member of ADC. www.kellywolf.ca Learn more about Libro’s Prosperity Fund and our commitment to southwestern Ontario at libro.ca/prosperityfund season sponsor Choose 4 or all 6 shows and SAVE UP TO 20% 2018/19 flex packages ORDER NOW! grandtheatre.com 519.672.8800

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“CAPTIVATING” now magazine Bonnie Beecher Lighting Designer for the grand theatre: Timothy Findley’s The Wars, A Christmas Carol, Art, Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), Ned Durango Comes to Big Oak. upcoming: The Penelopiad. select theatre credits: Over 350 productions for theatre, opera, and dance across Canada and internationally. Recent productions include Romeo and Juliet (Ballet Im Revier, Germany); Hadrian (Canadian bonnie beecher Opera); Paradise Lost (Stratford); Oh What A Lovely War (Shaw); Bed and Breakfast (Soulpepper); The Secret Garden (Theatre Calgary); The Children (Canadian Stage/Centaur). upcoming: The Runner (Human Cargo/Passe Muraille); The Father (Coal Mine); Akhnaten (Dortmund Opera, Germany); New work by Juanjo Arques (Acosta Ballet, Havana); A Midsummers Night’s Dream (Ballet Im Reveir, Germany) other: 15 Dora award nominations and two wins. www.bonniebeecher.com Jim Neil Sound Designer for the grand theatre: Mr. Neil is thrilled to be back at the jim neil Grand this season after a 34 year career as the Grand’s Head of Sound. In that time he was involved with over 200 productions. select theatre credits: Over the time Mr. Neil spent at the Grand he also worked as a sound designer in many of our country’s regional theatres including The Stratford Festival, The National Arts Centre, The Ed Mirvish Theatre, Canadian Stage, and The Manitoba Theatre Centre. Mr. Neil would also like to thank Local 105 of IATSE for 35 years of support. mark payne Mark Payne Music and Vocal Director for the grand theatre: Chariots of Fire, Beethoven Lives Upstairs. select theatre credits: Godspell, The Fantasticks, Starbright Christmas (Victoria Playhouse Petrolia). other: Musical Director, Victoria Playhouse Petrolia (2012-present); M.Mus (piano perfor- mance) University of Toronto; Co-Conductor, Primus: Amabile Mens’ Choir; Musical Director, Church of the Ascension, London. Jane Gooderham Voice and Dialect Coach jane gooderham for the grand theatre: Chariots of Fire, A Christmas Carol. select theatre credits: Voice, text, dialects for Stratford Festival (16 seasons); Shaw Festival; The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (National Theatre/Toronto); Invisible Hand (Theatre Aquarius); Matilda (Royal Shakespeare Company); London Road, The Syringa Tree, Rock ‘n Roll (Canadian Stage); War Horse (National Theatre/Mirvish); Romeo and Juliet (NAC); Cloud Nine, The Lord of the Rings, The Producers (Mirvish). film & tv credits: Republic of Doyle. other: Teaching — Head of Voice, National Theatre School of Canada (2009-16); Birmingham Conservatory, Centre for Indigenous Theatre. training: MA Voice (Central School), Acting (Guildhall School, London, England). Kerry Gage Choreographer for the grand theatre: A Christmas Carol, The Wizard of Oz, Shrek, Elf The Musical, Miracle on 34th Street The Musical, Cinderella, Happy Haul-idays! Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Anne of Green Gables, Annie, My Way. High School Projects Les Misérables School Edition, My Fair Lady, Fiddler On The Roof. select theatre credits: Stratford Festival — H.M.S. Pinafore, Two Gentlemen of Verona (Choreographer); kerry gage Crazy For You, Fiddler On The Roof, 42nd Street, Camelot (Associate Choreographer). other: 13 seasons at the Charlottetown Festival as a member of the creative team, performing, and as Director of the Charlottetown Festival Young Company; Children’s Resident Director for the Mirvish production of The Sound of Music. Kelly Luft Stage Manager for the grand theatre: Prom Queen The Musical, Chariots of Fire, A Christmas Carol, Art, The Wizard of Oz, and many others. select theatre credits: The Komagata Maru Incident (Stratford kelly luft Festival); The Sound of Music, Hairspray (Drayton Entertainment); Le Bal (Theatre Plus); Not Wanted on the Voyage (Canadian Stage); two Schedule your free estimate today. years in London England’s West End. select opera credits: 12 seasons Opera Lyra Ottawa, 10 seasons Hawaii Opera Theatre, 6 | 1-800-468-5865 1800gotjunk.com seasons Orchestra London/Opera Pacific Victoria, 16 seasons Opera Ontario, Wagner’s Ring Cycle — Götterdämmerung (Canadian Opera Company); Idomeneo (Opera Atelier). upcoming: Countess Maritza (Pacific Opera Victoria); Le Nozze di Figaro (Hawaii Opera Theatre). jordan guetter Jordan Guetter Assistant Stage Manager for the grand theatre: Chariots of Fire, A Christmas Carol. select theatre credits: Passing Strange (The Musical Stage Company/Obsidian); Oksana G (Tapestry Opera); The Ballad of Stompin’ Tom (Sudbury Theatre Centre); Hosanna, The Odd Couple, The Testament of Mary (Soulpepper); Stage Fright (Lighthouse Festival Theatre); One Slight Hitch, Halfway There (Upper Canada Playhouse); Dimensions: A Cirque Experience, Toxicity, Kinet-X (Haut-Vol/Canada’s Wonderland); The Penelopiad, A Flea In Her Ear (George Brown). taryn dougall Taryn Dougall Apprentice Stage Manager for the grand theatre: Debut. select theatre credits: Anna Bolena, Abduction from the Seraglio, Arabella (Canadian Opera Company); Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Canadian Stage); Of Thee I Sing, Handel’s Imeneo (UofT Opera Division); Candide (Toronto Operetta Theatre); Marriage of Figaro (Vancouver Opera). other: Advanced Diploma in Music Theatre Performance, St. Clair College; Bachelor of Performing Arts Degree, Capilano University. www.taryndougall.com The holiday season is a perfect time to enjoy yearly traditions with family and friends — so, we asked A Christmas Carol cast members to tell us: WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE HOLIDAY TRADITIONS?

Amaka Umeh Abigail “My favourite holiday traditions are: waking up to exchange gifts with my mum and sisters, making a breakfast feast while listening to carols by Boney M, skipping lunch because we’re still stuffed from breakfast, and visiting our nearby Uncle Chuk’s family to play games, watch a movie, exchange more gifts and have dinner!”

Owen Barteet Tiny Tim “My favourite holiday traditions are decorating our Christmas tree with my brothers, making pizza with my dad for Christmas Eve dinner, eating my mom’s homemade chocolate cinnamon rolls on Christmas morning, and taking turns to open presents. Another favourite tradition is going to church on Christmas Eve.”

Blythe Wilson THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS PAST “Baking is a tradition in our home. My husband and I enjoy many cookie recipes passed down from our treasured family members. For years my family walked or roller skated (yes, roller skated, not bladed!) around the Vancouver Sea Wall before Christmas dinner. If there is a huge snowfall, we now snowshoe through the gorgeous T.J. Dolan Trail in design | commercial | digital | wide format Stratford. We also always begin our Christmas mornings with mimosas and a few dark chocolate Turtles. Enjoy the season of your traditions!”

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Helping Families Access the Arts Through their annual Holiday Wish for Kids event, the Grand helps more than 350 children, their families and caregivers experience the magic of live theatre. We are proud that our employees have chosen to share their time and resources by volunteering at this special event since 2015, including 20 London Life employees who are participating this year.

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