Annual Report 2010|11 MTC co-founders John Hirsch and Tom Hendry met while studying at the University of Manitoba. They first joined forces to form a children’s theatre company and then later founded Theatre 77. In 1958, Theatre 77 merged with Winnipeg Little Theatre to become Canada’s first regional theatre – the Manitoba Theatre Centre. MTC spent its first decade in the Dominion Theatre until it was MTC co-founders John Hirsch (left) and Tom Hendry. demolished to make way for the Richardson Building/Fairmont complex. During construction of the new theatre, MTC presented two seasons at the Centennial Concert Hall. On November 2, 1970, the Manitoba Theatre Centre opened at its present location with Bertolt Brecht’s A Man’s A Man, directed by John Hirsch. Since its founding, MTC has produced more than 500 plays with hundreds of well-known actors, including Len Cariou, Graham Greene, Martha Henry, Judd Hirsch, Tom Hulce, William Hurt, Tom Jackson, Robert Lepage, Seana McKenna, Eric Peterson, Gordon Pinsent, Keanu Reeves, Fiona Reid, R.H. Thomson, Kathleen Turner and Al Waxman. Now, more than 50 years after John Hirsch and Tom Hendry envi- sioned a centre for theatre in Manitoba, MTC continues to do all they dreamed of and more. Today, MTC produces 10 plays on two stages, a regional tour, two festivals and a wide range of youth programming. Artistic Director Steven Schipper is attuned to his audience, General Manager Zaz Bajon knows how to raise money and spend it wisely, and the community supports the theatre with grants, donations, volunteer time and thousands of subscriptions. Table Of Contents Message from the Chair...... 4 Expanding the Audience’s Theatrical Appreciation & Board of Trustees & Advisory Council...... 4 Building for the Future by Training Young Artists Message from the General Manager...... 5 Monday Mix...... 14 Mandate, Mission, Vision and Values...... 6 Backstage Pass: Theatre Perspectives for Students...... 14 Celebrating the Widest Spectrum of Theatre Art & Talkbacks...... 14 Reflecting the Community We Serve Theatre For Young Audiences...... 15 Message from the Artistic Director...... 7 Scholarships & Apprenticeships...... 15 Attendance...... 8 Commitment to Employees John Hirsch Theatre Productions...... 9 MTC Staff...... 16 Tom Hendry Theatre Productions...... 10 Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival Staff...... 17 Regional Tour...... 11 Community Support History Play...... 11 Endowment Fund...... 18 Cultivating the Finest Ensemble of Artists in Canada & Annual Fund...... 21 Providing the Conditions for Each Artist to Fulfill His Special Events...... 22 or Her Potential Founders’ Circle...... 24 Cultivating Talent...... 12 Corporate Director’s Circle...... 24 Advancing Theatre as an Art Form & Encouraging Director’s Circle...... 25 New Writing Corporate Friends of MTC...... 25 The Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival...... 13 Friends of MTC...... 25 Master Playwright Festival...... 13 Photo Credits...... 30 Wordplay...... 13 Financials...... 31

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| annual report 2010/2011 -3- Message From The Chair Our 2010/11 year was truly remarkable. We All of these remarkable events happened during another exceptional season began our year with a record number of at both the John Hirsch Mainstage and Tom Hendry Warehouse Theatres. For visitors attending the 2010 Fringe Festival. The the first time, box office sales exceeded $4.2 million, with more than 132,000 indoor attendance at the 23rd Winnipeg Fringe patrons attending productions at our two stages. It seemed that virtually Theatre Festival totaled 86,717, an increase of every production this season was a hit, generating buzz throughout the city as nearly 5,400 over last year’s record attendance, people discussed Jake’s Gift, White Christmas, Calendar Girls or The 39 Steps. resulting in over $600,000 being returned to the This is due in no small part to Artistic Director Steven Schipper and the stellar performers. production team at MTC. I offer my congratulations for another noteworthy This milestone was followed by even more good season. Of course, I would be remiss if I did not also acknowledge the many news as we learned that Her Majesty Queen artists who made the season such a success. There are many to thank among Elizabeth II had bestowed upon MTC a Royal designation. At a ceremony an- the amazing team that Zaz and Steven have assembled. nouncing the designation in October, Premier Greg Selinger said that “the I am confident our upcoming season will be every bit as successful as our Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre is a mainstay in our province’s cultural life, last one. with a solid reputation for artistic excellence and for being a well-managed organization.” I would also like to thank the many volunteers who always do an outstand- ing job, including our Fringe Festival volunteers, the volunteer ushers at our Shortly after receiving this great news, the Board learned that Zaz Bajon – two theatres, the many individuals who serve on various committees and, of whose 30 years of dedicated service as General Manager were instrumental course, our Board of Trustees. in fostering this reputation in the community – would be retiring at the end of the season. I must thank the many generous corporate and individual donors, our spon- sors and, of course, the three levels of government who continue to support us Zaz is known for running a tight financial ship, and this reputation is well year after year. I must also thank Arts Stabilization Manitoba for its continued earned, as we had another surplus budget for the past season. Zaz leaves MTC support of MTC. Without the generosity of so many we would not be able to in a very strong financial position, with a healthy stabilization fund and an keep ticket prices affordable and our theatres accessible. almost $600,000 Capital Fund. At MTC, we believe that theatre can transform lives, but only if the plays are Not only are we losing Zaz’s financial leadership, but we are losing a classy true and beautiful, and only if people can afford to see them; no one’s life will and inspirational leader, one who is highly respected in the theatre community be transformed if the closest to our stage they can get is the sidewalk outside. (500 friends and colleagues attended an event held on June 23 to celebrate his career). At this event, the Board of Trustees announced MTC would honour Thank you for making this a truly remarkable year at MTC. Zaz’s contribution to the theatre by conferring upon him the title of General Manager Emeritus. Although finding a replacement proved arduous, the Board unanimously approved Camilla Holland as his successor. A rising star, Camilla brings with her 15 years of progressive responsibility in the theatre community. She is Gary Hannaford | CHAIR extremely competent, shows tremendous capacity, and is positive, strategic and optimistic. We look forward to her leadership in the years ahead.

Board Of Trustees

Honorary Members Trustees Advisory Council

His Honour, Lt. Governor Philip S. Lee David Carefoot Lawrence Prout, Chair Patrick J. Matthews The Honourable Greg Selinger, Premier of Manitoba David Christie Gail Asper Claire W. Miller His Worship, Mayor Sam Katz Derrick Coupland Morley Blankstein Jeffrey Morton, FCA Anthony C. Fletcher, LLP Doneta Brotchie Hon. Jack Murta Executive Officers Debbie Gray Angus Campbell Lillian Neaman Gary Hannaford, FCA, Chair Jeff Lamothe Albert D. Cohen Shelley Nimchonok Gerry Couture, past chair Bruce Leslie Hy Dashevsky Andrew Ogaranko, QC Jim McLandress, Secretary, chair, governance & Strategic planning Michelle Weinberg Glen Dyrda, FCA James Pappas Patrick Green, Treasurer Rod Woodcock John F. Fraser John Petersmeyer Kerry Dangerfield, chair, community relations Rick Workman Jean Giguere Jeff Quinton Robert Eastwood, chair, resource development Brenda Zaporzan Charron Hamilton Patricia Rabson Shannon Ernst, Chair, Organizational Performance Yude Henteleff Margaret Redmond Ken Houssin Susan Skinner Gordon Keatch Al Snyder Colin R. MacArthur, QC Maureen Watchorn

-4- | annual report 2010/2011 Message From The General Manager With my 31st and last GM report, I would like to I would like to thank my colleagues on the board of the Professional thank my colleagues at the Canada Council, Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT) as well as my friends across the the Manitoba Arts Council, the Winnipeg Arts country for their continued dedication to creating better working condi- Council and the Department of Culture for tions in our theatres, raising government awareness of the importance their years of support and friendship in help- of theatre, and improving the communication between professional ing me better appreciate and understand the theatres. Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre’s place in the How can I begin to say goodbye to the co-workers who have dedicated cultural ecology. their working lives to making MTC a great and productive place to work I am delighted to be leaving MTC with a surplus and an important institution in our community? I know I am leaving the of $9,032 in my last year, raising the total accu- theatre in good hands with an incredible group of people. I cannot thank mulated surplus in our Stabilization Fund to $729,061, and an Endowment them enough for their time, support and commitment to providing the Fund that will reach the $12-million mark with the matching funds from best theatre for our subscribers. Canadian Heritage. Over the years, Canadian Heritage has been very sup- In closing, I would like to wish everyone connected with this great organi- portive of our work, especially in the last few years, with its program of zation a future of surpluses, record subscription sales, and sublime hours matching funds for our endowment campaign. in our theatres. It has been a privilege to work with each of the four Artistic Directors dur- ing my tenure here, particularly Steven Schipper, my partner of 22 years. They are among the many artists who, over the years, have contributed to my education and enhanced my enjoyment of the art.

Zaz Bajon | GENERAL MANAGER

Government Supporters The Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre operates as a non-profit charitable organization, led by the Artistic Director, General Manager, Board Chair and a volunteer Board of Trustees from the community. The management practices of MTC are based on five best practice principles: forward planning, accountability, monitoring, a sound control environment and ongoing liaison with the Board of Trustees. The Board’s input and agreement is sought regularly on the action plans developed by management. MTC owes its success this season to the dedicated, enthusiastic, accountable and responsible governance by board and staff. An open annual general meeting was held June 28, 2011, to report artistic and financial results to interested subscribers, patrons and community members.

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MANDATE “Mel Brooks It is the aim of the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre to study, practice and promote all aspects of the dramatic art, with particular emphasis on professional production. meets MISSION The Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre exists to celebrate – CBC the widest spectrum of theatre art. Deeply rooted in the Hitchcock…” province of Manitoba, which gave it life and provides for its growth, MTC aspires to both reflect and inform the com- munity it serves.

VISION MTC’s theatres and our province will teem with artists and audiences sharing in the act of imagining.

VALUES QUALITY A commitment to quality is reflected in the writing of each play, in the actors, directors, and designers who create each production, and in the volunteers, staff, funders, and audiences who support it. BALANCE A commitment to balance is evident in the variety of our playbill and in the wide range of programs MTC offers. AFFORDABILITY A commitment to affordability is reflected in our mar- shalling of public and private-sector support to keep ticket prices as low as possible for all Manitobans. ACCESSIBILITY A commitment to accessibility, that is, creating theatre throughout the city and the province, is evident in our festivals and touring productions.

-6- | annual report 2010/2011 Message From The Artistic Director How do we measure success in the theatre? Did each audience member leave feeling that their time and money was A budgetary surplus? We have that, and we’re well-spent? Did every actor feel both artistically and financially enriched? grateful, but mere financial success seems too Even if everyone answered “yes” to these questions, the Royal Manitoba shallow a measure for an art form that regu- Theatre Centre aspires to much more than the satisfaction of its citizens. larly plumbs the depths of the human soul. Just as the British royal family derives its sense of duty from a divine What about ticket sales? If the soul plumbing purpose, our theatre exists to re-ignite the divine spark that exists in all is successful, surely the size of the audience people, royal or common. A truly great play inspires each of us to live will swell. Well, this season, all of our plays but better lives: to treat each man as our brother, and to create a peaceful one sold more casual tickets than expected. and just society that extends beyond our borders and into the world. We Yet even this measuring stick seems to fall a can’t measure the success of such a play in a single year, or even a single little short. A man can enter a crowded restaurant and order a meal, eat person’s life. Its success is accretive, intangible, and timeless. it all, pay his bill, and still leave with a vague sense of dissatisfaction. If we are any closer to achieving this vast goal, we must credit my partner We have all had great dining experiences: food that played on our taste Zaz Bajon. A true man of the theatre, he was gripped by a passion for our buds with a rich interplay of nostalgia and novelty, a table under a sky- art form at an early age, and has spent his whole life in service to the light with one perfect tulip in a vase before us, a waiter who seemed like highest artistic and social ideals. He was our prince, always wearing a suit a kind, witty friend five minutes after we met him. As we fold our napkins, and a hanky in a workplace of denim and Kleenex, not to elevate himself we feel a profound contentment. above the crowd, it seemed to me, but out of respect for our sacred task. He has been the theatre’s champion and my friend, and I dare to speak for We’d like to think that audiences found both profundity and contentment the millions of patrons and thousands of artists who have passed through here in our theatre this year. Plays like One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest our theatre during Zaz’s tenure when I say, with immeasurable gratitude, and The Seafarer took us into the very heart of darkness, then lit a flicker- that we lose both our best artist and our best audience member with his ing candle of hope to guide us back to our own blessed lives. The 39 Steps departure. made us laugh like children at the sheer pleasure of watching four people and a few props create trains, Scottish hillsides, and London theatres, as well as wartime intrigue and unexpected love. And, 123 years after Strindberg wrote Miss Julie, adapter Patrick Marber reminded us that the play’s still-scandalous power lies in its unflinching insight into our savage need for love. These plays and many others moved and enthralled Steven Schipper | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR us, and we could probably measure such satisfaction with exit surveys.

| annual report 2010/2011 -7- Attendance

JOHN HIRSCH THEATRE AT THE MTC MAINSTAGE...... 114,983 TOM HENDRY THEATRE AT THE MTC WAREHOUSE...... 17,108 WINNIPEG FRINGE THEATRE FESTIVAL...... 166,717 STRINDBERGFEST...... 5,102 (excluding 3,764 who attended After Miss Julie at the Tom Hendry Warehouse) REGIONAL TOUR...... 5,090 attended 23 performances THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES...... 2,160 attended 6 performances HISTORY PLAY...... 500 TOTAL...... 311,660 SUBSCRIPTIONS JOHN HIRSCH THEATRE AT THE MTC MAINSTAGE...... 16,738 TOM HENDRY THEATRE AT THE MTC WAREHOUSE...... 2,390 TOTAL SUBSCRIBERS...... 19,128

-8- | annual report 2010/2011 John Hirsch Theatre Productions NEST ADAPTED BY PATRICK BARLOW NOËL COWARD'S ONE FLEW OVER FROM THE NOVEL BY JOHN BUCHAN BRIEF FROM THE MOVIE OF ALFRED HITCHCOCK THE CUCKOO'S A PLAY ENCOUNTER BYDALE WASSERMAN BASED ON THE NOVEL BY KEN KESEY ADAPTED FOR THE STAGE BY EMMA RICE BY ARRANGEMENT WITH DAVID PUGH & DAFYDD ROGERS AND CINEWORLD

WRITTEN FOR THE SCREEN BY NORMAN KRASNA, BASED ON THE MIRAMAX MOTION PICTURE ‘CALENDAR GIRLS’ NORMAN PANAMA AND MELVIN FRANK WRITTEN BY TIM FIRTH AND JULIETTE TOWHIDI MUSIC AND LYRICS BY & IRVING BERLIN PRESENTED BY ARRANGEMENT WITH DAVID PUGH DAFYDD ROGERS

BOOK BY DAVID IVES AND PAUL BLAKE ONE FLEW OVER THE ASSISTANT CHOREOGRAPHER: Sofia Costantini ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER: Wanda Bretecher REHEARSAL ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER: APPRENTICE SET & COSTUME DESIGNER: APPRENTICE STAGE MANAGER: Michael Duggan Sandra McEwing CUCKOO’S NEST Janelle Regalbuto* THE CAST: Rachel Aberle, Mairi Babb, APPRENTICE STAGE MANAGER: Sandra Morton A PLAY BY Dale Wasserman STAGE MANAGER: Evan R. Klassen Eric Blais, Steve Charles, Lucia THE CAST: Kathryn Akin, Terri BASED ON THE NOVEL BY Ken Kesey ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER: Frangione, Charlie Gallant, Cherniack, Barbara Gordon, Kyra October 14 – November 6, 2010 Melissa Novecosky Jonathan Holmes, Shelley Harper, Fiona Highet, Dan Lett, ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER: Leslie Sidley Marshall, Blair Northwood Sweeney MacArthur, Kimberley DIRECTOR: Miles Potter APPRENTICE STAGE MANAGER: Jessica Freundl Rampersad, Fiona Reid, Brigitte A co-production with the Vancouver SET DESIGNER: Allan Stichbury THE CAST: Thomas Alderson, Matthew Robinson, Jane Spence, Gordon Playhouse Theatre Company COSTUME DESIGNER: Gillian Gallow Armet, Kyle Blair, Becky Tanner LIGHTING DESIGNER: Kevin Lamotte Frohlinger, Timothy Gledhill, 17,310 attended A co-production with David Mirvish COMPOSER/SOUND DESIGNER: Kalie Hunter, Kayla James, Kevin 29 performances (Toronto) Marc Desormeaux Klassen, Jeffrey Kohut, Lindsay FIGHT DIRECTOR: Jean-Pierre Fournier Kramer, Walter Learning, Stan THE SHUNNING Sponsored in part by The Winnipeg VOCAL COACH: Jane MacFarlane Lesk, Jennifer Lyon, Stephanie Foundation BY Patrick Friesen STAGE MANAGER: Ailsa Birnie (S.A.M.) Manchulenko, Marisa February 10 – March 5, 2011 19,977 attended ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER: Margaret Brook McIntyre, Stephen Patterson, 31 performances APPRENTICE STAGE MANAGER: Matthew Lagacé Paula Potosky, Kimberley DIRECTOR: Robb Paterson THE CAST: Frank Adamson, Ardon Rampersad, Jan Skene, Justin SET & COSTUME DESIGNER: Brian Perchaluk THE 39 STEPS Bess, Aaron Conrad, Camille Stadnyk, Gordon Tanner, Joel LIGHTING DESIGNER: Larry Isacoff Devine, Tony Eyamie, Kudjo Taylor, Ryan Wilson COMPOSER/SOUND DESIGNER: Danny Carroll ADAPTED BY Patrick Barlow Fiakpui, Stan Lesk, Vickie Papavs, MUSICIANS: Sharon Atkinson, ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR: Ben Wiebe FROM THE NOVEL BY John Buchan Graham Percy, Arielle Rombough, Rick Boughton, Tony Cyre, STAGE MANAGER: Karyn Kumhyr FROM THE MOVIE OF Alfred Hitchcock Trevor Rueger, Shaun Smyth, Karin Erhardt, Janice Finlay, ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER: Kathryn Ball April 21 – May 14, 2011 Bernard Starlight, Ray Strachan, Richard Gillis, David Grott, Don APPRENTICE STAGE MANAGER: Michael Duggan DIRECTOR: Tracey Flye Jon Ted Wynne Horsburgh, Dave Lawton, Shane THE CAST: Murray Farnell, Kevin SET & COSTUME DESIGNER: Nestruck, Louise Pauls, Andrew Klassen, Rob McLaughlin, Daria A co-production with Michael Gianfrancesco St. Hilaire, Nenad Zdjelar Puttaert, Mike Shara Theatre Calgary LIGHTING DESIGNER: Scott Henderson CONTRACTOR: Dave Lawton Sponsored in part by 17,814 attended COMPOSER: Nicky Phillips Babs & Gail Asper Sponsored in part by the 29 performances SOUND DESIGNER: John Bent Jr. Richardson Foundation APPRENTICE DIRECTOR: Eric Blais* 18,780 attended CALENDAR GIRLS STAGE MANAGER: Margaret Brook 22,212 attended 29 performances ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER: Sandra McEwing 31 performances BY Tim Firth IRVING BERLIN’S BASED ON THE Miramax Motion Picture ‘Calendar Girls’ APPRENTICE STAGE MANAGER: Jessica Freundl NOËL COWARD’S WRITTEN BY Tim Firth AND JULIETTE Towhidi THE CAST: Adam Brazier, Sarah WHITE CHRISTMAS PRESENTED BY ARRANGEMENT WITH Constible, Eddie Glen, Mark BRIEF ENCOUNTER David Pugh & Dafydd Rogers BASED UPON THE PARAMOUNT PICTURES FILM Weatherley WRITTEN FOR THE SCREEN BY Norman Krasna, Norman ADAPTED FOR THE STAGE BY Emma Rice March 17 – April 9, 2011 Panama and Melvin Frank BY ARRANGEMENT WITH David Pugh & Dafydd Rogers Sponsored in part by the AND Cineworld DIRECTOR: Marti Maraden MUSIC AND LYRICS BY Irving Berlin MTC Foundation SET DESIGNER: Robert Jones BOOK BY David Ives and Paul Blake January 6 – 29, 2011 COSTUME DESIGNER: Emma Williams 18,890 attended November 25 – December 18, 2010 DIRECTOR: Max Reimer LIGHTING DESIGNER: Malcolm Rippeth 29 performances MUSIC DIRECTOR: Steve Charles DIRECTOR: Robb Paterson COMPOSER: Steve Parry SET DESIGN ADAPTOR & LIGHTING DESIGNER: MUSIC DIRECTOR: Don Horsburgh SOUND DESIGNER: John Bent Jr. Alan Brodie CHOREOGRAPHER (ORIGINAL BROADWAY PRODUCTION): ASSOCIATE LIGHTING DESIGNER: Randy Skinner COSTUME DESIGNER: Sheila White Matthew Britten SOUND DESIGNER: Lucas Cooper CHOREOGRAPHER (RE-CREATION & ADAPTATION): MOVEMENT COACH: Kimberley Rampersad Emily Morgan VIDEO DESIGN ADAPTOR & CREATOR: Deco Dawson SINGING COACH: Donna Fletcher ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Meg Roe SET DESIGNER: Michael Gianfrancesco PHOTOGRAPHY ADVISOR: Bruce Monk MOVEMENT ASSISTANT: Claire French COSTUME DESIGNER: Charlotte Dean APPRENTICE DIRECTOR: Stefanie Wiens* ASSISTANT LIGHTING DESIGNER: Jason Hand LIGHTING DESIGNER: Scott Henderson STAGE MANAGER: Dianne Woodrow ASSISTANT LIGHTING DESIGNER: Sarah Mansikka * Position funded through the Jean SOUND DESIGNER: John Bent Jr. ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER: Chris Pearce Murray – Moray Sinclair Theatre STAGE MANAGER: Rick Rinder Apprenticeship Program

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“Dynamic study in domination…wicked waltz” – Uptown

JUNO PRODUCTIONS’ AFTER MISS JULIE BENT OUT OF SHAPE PRODUCTIONS’ JAKE’S GIFT A VERSION OF STRINDBERG’S MISS JULIE THE DROWNING GIRLS WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY Julia Mackey BY Patrick Marber BY Beth Graham, Charlie Tomlinson, November 4 – 20, 2010 January 20 – February 5, 2011 Daniela Vlaskalic February 24 – March 12, 2011 DIRECTOR: Dirk Van Stralen DIRECTOR: John Bourgeois LIGHTING DESIGNER: Gerald King SET & COSTUME DESIGNER: Brian Perchaluk DIRECTOR: Charlie Tomlinson THE CAST: Julia Mackey LIGHTING DESIGNER: Hugh Conacher SET & COSTUME DESIGNER: Bretta Gerecke SOUND DESIGNER: Michael Wright LIGHTING DESIGNER: Narda McCarroll Sponsored by The Asper Foundation STAGE MANAGER: Michelle Lagassé SOUND DESIGNER: Peter Moller 5,506 attended 20 performances APPRENTICE STAGE MANAGER: Ayden Buss STAGE MANAGER: Cheryl Millikin THE CAST: Sarah Constible, Bethany Jillard, Peter THE CAST: Natascha Girgis, Beth Graham, THE SEAFARER Mooney Daniela Vlaskalic BY Conor McPherson Part of StrindbergFest 2011 4,278 attended 20 performances December 2 – 18, 2010 3,764 attended 20 performances DIRECTOR: Gina Wilkinson DIRECTOR: Krista Jackson SET & COSTUME DESIGNER: Sue LePage LIGHTING DESIGNER: Larry Isacoff SOUND DESIGNER: Michael Wright VOICE & DIALECT COACH: Susan Stackhouse FIGHT DIRECTOR: Jacqueline Loewen STAGE MANAGER: Chris Pearce APPRENTICE STAGE MANAGER: Michael Duggan THE CAST: Oliver Becker, Ben Carlson, Omar Khan, Rob McLaughlin, Brian Richardson 3,560 attended 20 performances

-10- | annual report 2010/2011 REGIONAL TOUR

The Manitoba Theatre Centre and the Manitoba Feb. 18 Carman, MB | Golden Prairie Arts Council Lotteries Corporation were pleased to present Feb. 19 Virden, MB | Virden Community Arts Council the 2011 regional tour: Feb. 20 Brandon, MB | Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium WINGFIELD ON ICE Feb. 21 Steinbach, MB | Steinbach Arts Council

BY Dan Needles Feb. 24 Atikokan, ON | Atikokan Entertainment Series February 18 – March 20, 2011 Feb. 25 Sioux Lookout, ON | Sioux Hudson Entertainment Series DIRECTOR: Douglas Beattie Feb. 26 Dryden, ON | Dryden Entertainment Series COMPOSER: Stephen Woodjetts Feb. 27 Kenora, ON | Lake of the Woods Concert Group STAGE MANAGER: Leslie Sidley TOUR TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: Bob Smith Mar. 2 Gladstone, MB | Gladstone District Community Centre Board TOUR TECHNICIAN: Ian Kirk Mar. 3 Neepawa, MB | Kaleidoscope Concerts Series THE CAST: Rod Beattie Mar. 4 Minnedosa, MB | Minnedosa Performing Arts Committee 5,090 patrons attended 23 performances Mar. 5 Strathclair, MB | Strathclair and District Theatre Committee, Ltd. Mar. 6 Binscarth, MB | Vagabond Theatre Company Mar. 7 Dauphin, MB | Dauphin & District Allied Arts Council/ Theatre Amisk Mar. 10 Flin Flon, MB | Flin Flon Arts Council Mar. 11 Snow Lake, MB | Aurora Borealis Arts Council Mar. 12 Thompson, MB | City of Thompson Mar. 15 Gimli, MB | Kiwanis Club of Gimli & District “Dynamic study in domination…wicked waltz” Mar. 16 Eriksdale, MB | Eriksdale Museum – Uptown Mar. 17 Portage la Prairie, MB | William Glesby Centre Mar. 18 Gretna, MB | Southern Manitoba Concerts Mar. 19 Crystal City, MB | Parklane Theatre Committee Mar. 20 Deloraine, MB | Southwest Showcase Inc.

History Play MTC TAKES TO THE OPEN WATER For two open-air performances aboard a floating stage, MTC joined the roster of Winnipeg Cultural Capital of Canada’s River Barge Festival during its fve-day run at the historic Forks. The History of Manitoba from the Beginning of Time to the Present in 45 Minutes was conceived and directed by MTC Artistic Director Steven Schipper, written by Ross McMillan, and starred the original cast of Ross McMillan, Tracey Nepinak and Robb Paterson. AUGUST 28 – 29, 2010 Total Attendance: 500

| annual report 2010/2011 -11- expanding the theatre experience CULTIVATING TALENT MTC cultivates talent through a series of programs. By inviting students to attend MTC performances on our stages and in their schools, we help them imagine a life in the theatre, both as artists and as audience members. MTC’s scholarship program helps bring those dreams within reach, while ap- prenticeships give artists the hands-on experience they need to bridge the gap between theory and practice. For those already working in the profession, we help broaden their skills. This season, actor Krista Jackson served as Assistant Director to Gina Wilkinson on The Seafarer, with the goal of transitioning into a directing career. Wilkinson and Jackson had performed together at MTC in Quills, and the two artists quickly developed a constructive and trusting relationship. When Wilkinson and actor Tom Rooney left two weeks before opening due to Wilkinson’s health problems, Jackson was well-prepared to assume the directorial role, rehearsing actor Rob McLaughlin into Rooney’s role and sailing the show neatly through tech week. As CBC’s Joff Schmidt noted in his review: “What’s remarkable – and testament to the talent involved – is that if I hadn’t been told [about the replacements], I wouldn’t have guessed it from watching the opening night performance, which ran exceptionally smoothly.” MTC’s Winnipeg Fringe Festival also offers low-risk opportunities for artists to stretch themselves and to use our festival as a professional springboard. When Julia Mackey scored a hit at our 2009 Fringe with Jake’s Gift, her one-woman show about a Canadian veteran returning to Normandy for the 60th anniversary of D-Day, we thought it might be time for our theatre to program a play from the Fringe as part of our season. MTC became the first regional theatre to present Mackey’s show as part of a subscription series, and Mackey more than repaid our confidence in her, presenting one of the most successful plays in Tom Hendry Warehouse history. MTC is also proud to work with local artists and, this year, 39% of all actors at the Manitoba Theatre Centre were Manitobans. We are also proud that two plays – The Shunning and After Miss Julie – featured casts composed almost entirely of Manitobans. Without our artists, our theatre would not exist, and we are proud to play some small part in their creative evolutions.

-12- | annual report 2010/2011 festivals & new creations THE WINNIPEG FRINGE THEATRE FESTIVAL In 2010, North America’s a theatre-loving audience. MTC second largest Fringe supports artists and their cre- Festival went where no ative endeavours through the Fringe has gone before with Fringe Festival, which returns Fringe and Beyond. From July 14-25, Fringe explorers had a record 155 100% of the box office revenue theatrical planets to discover. Indoor attendance reached 86,717, up to the artists. In 2010, a total of 5,364 from 2009. $597,906 in box office revenue was returned to artists, an increase The Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre is the only regional theatre in of more than $62,000 from 2009. Canada to produce a Fringe Festival. For 23 years, the Winnipeg Fringe has been presented as part of MTC’s ongoing commitment to developing 2010 WINNIPEG FRINGE THEATRE new artists and audiences for live theatre. The Kids Fringe portion of the FESTIVAL STATISTICS: festival is a great example of how the festival finds new audiences by Indoor Attendance: 86,717 introducing children to live theatre in a fun, friendly and accessible way. Outdoor Stage Attendance: 80,000 In 2010, Kids Fringe welcomed 42,475 young visitors to the Mother Ship Kids Fringe Attendance: 42,475 (aka Old Market Square). Overall Attendance: 166,717 Since all companies participating in the Fringe are accepted into the fes- Box Office Revenue: $597,906 tival through a non-juried lottery, artistic innovation is allowed to flour- (100% returned to artists) ish. The festival is an important springboard for local companies, and Number of Performing Companies: 155 many produce for the first time on a Fringe stage. The Fringe provides Number of Indoor Performances: 1,286 an opportunity to showcase both original plays and original stagings to Number of Volunteers: 844

MASTER PLAYWRIGHT FESTIVAL Since 2001, the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre has provided opportunities Playwrights, Naughty Sailboat, One Trunk Collective, Shoestring Players, for professional and emerging artists from a variety of organizations and Tara Players, Theatre Incarnate, Theatre on TAP, the University of Winnipeg independent companies to produce the work of a master playwright under Department of Theatre and Film, Westwood Collegiate, Winnipeg Jewish the umbrella of a larger festival. This annual event also offers patrons the Theatre, and Winnipeg Mennonite Theatre. chance to immerse themselves in the work of a playwright who may not STRINGBERGFEST STATISTICS: have a regular home on Winnipeg stages. In 2011, theatre enthusiasts were introduced to the life and work of Swedish author and playwright August Paid Attendance: 8,866 Strindberg. Lecture Series Attendance: 139 Overall Festival Attendance: 10,005 The festival explored Strindberg’s work through stage plays, mixed media Overall Festival Box Office Revenue: $134,218 performances, readings and the Strindberg Unbound lecture series. In ad- Number of Performing Companies: 18 dition to MTC, participating companies were: 101.5 UMFM, the Actors’ Fund Number of Performances: 137 of Canada, the Adriana Theatre Collective, At Home Theatre Company, the Black Hole Theatre Company, Fancy Bred Theatre, Manitoba Association of WORDPLAY MTC produces an average of one new play each season. After last year’s We were also proud to see plays that started at MTC find warm receptions two-premiere season, we redeveloped two existing plays instead of well beyond our theatre. In particular, Bigger Than Jesus (2003) traveled launching a premiere. Patrick Friesen decided to revisit the classic play to Theatre de Quat’sous in Montreal and Sydney Theatre Company in he wrote a quarter century ago, revising The Shunning for clarity while Australia. These plays don’t just happen. Playwrights and their work must retaining all of the play’s lyrical power. Tim Firth also wasn’t content to be nurtured. We commission new plays (MTC has five in various stages of rest on his laurels. Though Calendar Girls has already been a stage and development), we provide dramaturgical support, and we program read- screen success in the United Kingdom, Firth spent time in Winnipeg dur- ings and workshops. ing rehearsals, rewriting the script to make it more accessible to a North In our quest for new work to produce, we also accepted 89 script submis- American audience. The generosity and professionalism of these two writ- sions this year: plays both new and previously produced that are then read ers filled us with awe and gratitude. by MTC staff and freelance analysts. This year, we hired 42 artists to read eight of the most promising scripts for MTC staff as part of our Wordplay reading series.

| annual report 2010/2011 -13- education and outreach MONDAY MIX THE 2010/11 LINE-UP: Monday Mix is an informal lecture series available to patrons who sub- ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST - Oct. 25 | SPEAKER: Dr. Michael scribe to the second Monday of our John Hirsch Theatre season. Led by Eleff, psychiatrist. Eleff explored some of the characters and group interac- local professionals, each session explores a component of the current tions in this modern classic. Attendence: 88 production. WHITE CHRISTMAS - Dec. 6 | SPEAKERS: Robb Paterson, MTC Associate Artistic Director; Sofia Costantini, Assistant Choreographer. Paterson and Costantini demonstrated how a director and a choreographer collaborate, with help from four Monday Mix volunteers. Attendence: 78 BRIEF ENCOUNTER - Jan. 17 | SPEAKER: Deco Dawson, Video Design Adaptor & Creator. Celebrated filmmaker Dawson spoke about his experience creat- ing and incorporating video segments into Brief Encounter. Attendence: 78 THE SHUNNING - Feb. 21 | SPEAKERS: Brent Letain, MTC Master Carpenter; Chris Seida, MTC Scenic Carpenter. From the cool tools to the how-to’s, this boisterous backstage act shared stories of what goes on behind the scenes at MTC. Attendence: 62 CALENDAR GIRLS - Mar. 28 | SPEAKER: Kari Hagness, MTC Head of Properites. Hagness demonstrated how a prop goes from a designer’s imagination to a stellar creation after Monday Mixers went on a facility tour. Attendence: 57 THE 39 STEPS - May 2 | SPEAKER: Dr. George Toles, University of Manitoba Professor. Is it a book? Is it a movie? No – It’s a play! Toles discussed the challenges of adapting Hitchcock for the stage. Attendence: 60

Backstage Pass: Theatre Perspectives for Students This season-long program gives grade 11 and 12 students an in-depth look THE 2010/11 LINE-UP: at theatre. Students attend six theatre workshops led by members of Manitoba’s professional theatre community, followed by a matinee perfor- ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST - Oct. 27 | SPEAKER: Angus Kohm, mance of each John Hirsch Theatre production. Participants are selected Playwright. Students learned how to make a dynamite script. based on their application essay and teacher recommendations. WHITE CHRISTMAS - Dec. 8 | SPEAKERS: John Bent Jr., MTC Head of Sound; 24 students came from rural and Winnipeg schools to attend: Robb Paterson, MTC Associate Artistic Director; Sofia Costantini, Assistant Choreographer. Bent gave students a crash course in mixing sound for mu- Carberry: Emily-Ann Harrington (Carberry Collegiate) sicals. Paterson and Costantini directed and choreographed the students Gimli: Logan Stefanson (Gimli High School) in a two-minute musical production. Grunthal: Madison Friesen (Green Valley School) Landmark: Amanda Bernardin (Landmark Collegiate) BRIEF ENCOUNTER - Jan. 19 | SPEAKERS: MTC staff. Students went on an MacGregor: MyKala Rodgers (MacGregor Collegiate) extended backstage tour of the John Hirsch Theatre. Rosenort: Jessica Friesen, Monica Friesen (Rosenort School) THE SHUNNING - Feb. 23 | SPEAKER: Larry Isacoff, Lighting Designer. Treherne: Nicole Knockaert, Kirstyn Rathert (Treherne Collegiate) Students had the chance to experience what it’s like to be a designer by Whitemouth: Chantalle Penner (Whitemouth School) creating their own set and costume design. Winnipeg: Iris Gagnon, John Hokanson-Gaudreau (Elmwood High School); CALENDAR GIRLS - Mar. 23 | SPEAKERS: Kari Hagness, MTC Head of Beverley Fredborg, Adrianna Stutski (Garden City Collegiate); Jeremy Properties; Nick Kowalchuk, Executive Director of the Gas Station Theatre. Leathers, Alyssa Owczar (Glenlawn Collegiate); Barbara Eiler, Macayla Hagness led a hands-on workshop to give students a chance to create their Radke (Kildonan East Collegiate); Ferron Guerreiro, Alexandra Lucyshen own prop. Kowalchuk spoke with students about the importance of stage (Miles Macdonell Collegiate); Dinglyn (Denny) Atienza, John Echano (Tec managers, and taught them blocking notations. Voc High School); Joshua Goguen, Rhianne Hallows (Transcona Collegiate) THE 39 STEPS - May 4 | SPEAKERS: MTC staff. Students spoke to MTC staff about the areas of theatre that interested them at our mini career fair. TALKBACKS Post-show, actors return to the stage for a question-and-answer session with the audience. Talkbacks are hosted after Tuesday evening performances and Wednesday matinees at the John Hirsch Theatre and after Tuesday evening performances and Thursday matinees at the Tom Hendry Theatre.

-14- | annual report 2010/2011 education and outreach continued Theatre For Young Audiences MTC schedules student-only matinee performances for selected productions. This year, MTC offered six student-only matinees – one for each John Hirsch Theatre production. In addition to the 2,160 students who attended the TFYA student-only matinees: ›› 554 students subscribed; ›› 2,330 students attended casually. As part of our TFYA programming, study guides were compiled for the John Hirsch Theatre season and posted on our website where they could be accessed by all MTC patrons. Scholarships & Apprenticeships MTC provides scholarships to full-time students attending accredited theatre schools or university theatre programs, majoring in theatre with a view to graduating into the theatre profession. As well, residents of Manitoba who are looking to transition into the professional theatre arts are eligible to apply for an apprenticeship at MTC. Apprenticeship applicants propose their own program of work study. JEAN MURRAY – MORAY SINCLAIR THEATRE SCHOLARSHIP In recognition and celebration of two Winnipeg personalities who con- SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS tributed to our theatre’s development, MTC established the Jean Murray Jessy Ardern Samantha Hill Jade Repeta – Moray Sinclair Theatre Scholarship almost 50 years ago. This fund awards Brenden Bonan (Chya) Rebecca Heather Russell scholarships to successful applicants who are full-time students major- Hilary Carroll Hoffer Casey Shapira ing in theatre, attending accredited theatre schools or university theatre Brett Donahue Andrea Houssin Rachel Smith programs, and who intend to pursue a career in theatre upon graduation. Matthew Fletcher Matthew Lagacé Samantha Walters Also, this fund awards work-experience positions to emerging professional Teri-Lynn Friesen Heidi Malazdrewich Priscilla Yakielashek artists and craftspeople who have completed their formal training (or have Jennica Grienke Arthur MacKinnon equivalent experience) and are looking for opportunities in professional Christina Heather Amanda Nagy theatre. The fund is sustained by MTC’s patrons, who generously respond each APPRENTICESHIP RECIPIENTS season as we “pass the prop” during the run of one John Hirsch Theatre Eric Blais (Apprentice Director, The 39 Steps) production. Janelle Regalbuto (Apprentice Set & Costume Designer, White Christmas) Stefanie Wiens (Apprentice Director, Calendar Girls) During Steel Magnolias in our 2009/10 season, patrons kindly donated $28,251 allowing MTC to award a total of $25,450 for the 2010/11 academic year/theatre season. During White Christmas, MTC patrons donated $27,872.95 to the Jean Murray – Moray Sinclair Theatre Scholarship, marking the third highest collection in the history of the fund. This season’s collection will provide scholarships and apprenticeships for the 2011/12 academic year/theatre season.

NAOMI LEVIN THEATRE SCHOLARSHIP Established in 1976, this scholarship is dedicated to Naomi Levin, who was associated with MTC for a number of years. Naomi Levin Theatre Scholarships are awarded to full-time students majoring in production or technical theatre, attending accredited theatre schools or university the- atre programs who intend to pursue a career in theatre upon graduation. RECIPIENT Matthew Lagacé

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ACCOUNTING/FINANCE DEVELOPMENT PATRON SERVICES OFFICE TOM HENDRY THEATRE

Sharon Burden, ACCOUNTING Kristine Betker, Laurie Fletcher, Rick MacPherson, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Yvonne O’Connor, ACCOUNTING DIRECTOR OF FUND DEVELOPMENT PATRON SERVICES OFFICE MANAGER Alison Nutt, HEAD CARPENTER Shelley Stroski, CONTROLLER Jade Dawson*, Melanie Sexton, TICKETING SERVICES DIRECTOR Claude Robert, HEAD ELECTRICIAN ASSISTANT SPECIAL EVENTS COORDINATOR Jennifer Skelly, Michael Wright, HEAD OF SOUND ADMINISTRATION Garth Johnson, TESSITURA APPLICATION COORDINATOR MAJOR, INDIVIDUAL & PLANNED GIVING OFFICER PATRON SERVICES REPRESENTATIVES: TOM HENDRY THEATRE Brian Adolph, IT MANAGER Michael Joyal, DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT Katie Adamson, Sheena Zaz Bajon, GENERAL MANAGER Stephanie Lambert, Baird, Natercia Doucet, Alana FRONT-OF-HOUSE Natascha Hainsworth, SPECIAL & DONOR EVENTS COORDINATOR Odokeychuk, Michaela Porter, Ali Kim Cossette, FRONT-OF-HOUSE MANAGER OUTREACH COORDINATOR Robson, Jessica Ross Phyllis Hildebrand, Pam Neal, Daphne MacMillan, JOHN HIRSCH THEATRE ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY FRONT-OF-HOUSE PRODUCTION Cristin Sinclair, Scott Tweedy Landin Martens, IT ASSISTANT Debbie Neufeld, Deborah Gay-de Vries, Laura Enns, BOOKKEEPER/ASSISTANT WARDROBE RECEPTION/MARKETING ASSISTANT FRONT-OF-HOUSE MANAGER Ian Kirk, ASSISTANT TO THE TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Thora Lamont, CUTTER Alan Waite, ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER Sheena Baird, ASSISTANT HOUSE MANAGER Laura Lindeblom, Lorraine O’Leary, HEAD OF WARDROBE/CUTTER Jamie Chapman, Kim Cossette, ASSISTANT TO THE PRODUCTION MANAGER Lois Powne, FIRST HAND ARTISTIC Jenny Hall, Jonny Hall, Elfie Rick MacPherson, Jackie Van Winkle, BUYER/ACCESSORIES Harvey, Heather Kennedy, Sherri TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, TOM HENDRY THEATRE Jeff Kennedy, WORDPLAY COORDINATOR Kostecki, Erica Lasker, Tia Levine, Russell Martin, PRODUCTION MANAGER Laurie Lam, PRODUCER WIGS Rex McTavish, Robyn Milligan, Crystal L. Spicer*, Robb Paterson, ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Jessica Olson, Chris Pearce, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, JOHN HIRSCH THEATRE Beverly Covert, WIGS & MAKEUP SUPERVISOR Steven Schipper, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Amariah Peterson, Angela Rajfur, Melinda Tallin, ARTISTIC COORDINATOR PROPERTIES Ray Strachan, Jennifer Schmidt, WINNIPEG FRINGE THEATRE CARPENTRY Caroline Shields, Cristin Sinclair, Larry Demedash, SENIOR PROPERTIES BUILDER FESTIVAL & MASTER Kevin Stroski, Phyllis Van Drunen, Kari Hagness, HEAD OF PROPERTIES PLAYWRIGHT FESTIVAL Louis Gagné, LAYOUT CARPENTER Rita Vande Vyvere, Chelsea Lorne Morriss, PROPERTIES BUYER Brent Letain, MASTER CARPENTER Zacharias, Derek Zorniak James Sutherland, PROPERTIES BUILDER Deborah Axelrod, FESTIVAL DIRECTOR Chris Seida, SCENIC CARPENTER Samantha Harrison, FESTIVAL ASSISTANT MAINTENANCE STAGE CREW Chuck McEwen, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER COMMUNICATIONS Andrew Drinnan, BUILDING SUPERINTENDENT John Bent Jr., HEAD OF SOUND *Denotes past employee Sue Caughlin, Chris Fletcher, Hart Greenberg, HEAD CARPENTER MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER ASSISTANT BUILDING SUPERINTENDENT Joan Lees-Miller, HEAD OF WARDROBE Doowah Design, DESIGN Benjamin Ross, HEAD ELECTRICIAN Bruce Monk, PHOTOGRAPHER PAINT John Tomiuk, HOUSE STAGE HAND Brent Phillips, DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Susan Groff, HEAD SCENIC ARTIST TELE-SALES REPRESENTATIVE Mark Saunders, Lawrence Van Went, SCENIC ARTIST MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR Sandra Rubin Tara Seel, PUBLICIST/WEB EDITOR

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Michaela Porter, Advance Tickets Staff Ali Robson, FOH Staff Jessica Ross, Advance Tickets Staff Mark Saunders, Marketing & Communications Coordinator Tara Seel, Publicist Melanie Sexton, Ticketing Services Director Katie Adamson, Advance Tickets Staff Jennifer Skelly, Brian Adolph, IT Manager Tessitura Application Coordinator Coral Aiken, Site Supervisor Ray Strachan, Outdoor Site Manager Megan Andres, Site Supervisor Glen Thompson, Site Supervisor Deborah Axelrod, Festival Coordinator Karla Trujillo Villon, Site Supervisor Sheena Baird, Advance Tickets Staff Kyla Wallace, Outdoor Site Coordinator Jeremy Banks, FOH Staff Xiam Webster, Kids Fringe Coordinator Arlo C. Bates, Technical Director Tim Webster, Kids Fringe Coordinator Sue Caughlin, Clayton Winter, Volunteer Coordinator Marketing & Communications Manager Hugh Conacher, Production Consultant Kayla Coppens, Site Supervisor PRODUCTION STAFF Natercia Doucet, Advance Tickets Staff Arlo C. Bates Laura Enns, Beer Tent Manager John Bent Jr. Farrah Fernando, Hospo Manager Eric Bosse Sylvia Fisher, Hospo Manager Wayne Buss Laurie Fletcher, Anthony Condello Patron Services Office Manager Chris Coyne Jessica Freundl, Site Supervisor Ntarra Curry Debbie Girard, FOH Staff Curtis Cushnie Kari Hagness, Performer Services Manager Drew Derbowka Samantha Harrison, Festival Assistant & VTL/FOH Coordinator Michael Duggan Ming Hon, FOH Staff Hart Greenberg Andrew Kaplan, Site Supervisor Chris Hadley Frances Koncan, Advance Tickets Staff Randy Harder Hélène Le Moullec Mancini, Steven Hunnie Site Supervisor Ian Kirk Amanda Leuschen, Hospo Manager Paige Lewis Reed Makeyev, Driver Laura Lindeblom Candace Maxwell, Outdoor Site Assistant Allison Loat Chuck McEwen, Executive Producer Rob Mravnic Cheryl Moser, Beer Tent Manager Sean Neville Laura Neufeld, Info Tent & Patio Manager Garry Pleuffe Leif Norman, Photographer Bernie Rondeau Alana Odokeychuk, FOH Staff Ben Ross Lorraine O’Leary, Rob Rowan Info Tent & Patio Manager Andrew Sanger Nitsa Ortmann, Site Supervisor Steven Vande Vyvere Ken Perchuk, FOH Manager Dana Weber Stephanie Plaitin, Volunteer Coordinator Mike Wright Katelynn Poole, Volunteer Assistant Libid Zyla Harder Erin Porter, Advance Tickets Staff

| annual report 2010/2011 -17- Community Support ENDOWMENT FUND “Economy and compromise will always be necessary, but your gift has loosened their hold on our organization.” – Steven Schipper MTC’s Endowment Fund provides long-term financial security for the theatre by generating additional annual operating income earned from Endowment capital. With a strong Fund, MTC will continue to enjoy increased freedom to hire more actors, to create productions that are artistically rewarding and technically ambitious, and to balance our budgets for generations to come. This past year, with thanks to the generosity and vision of our donors and the generous matching program from the Canada Cultural Investment Fund, which was 71 cents on the dollar, the Endowment Fund grew by $615,342 during the 2010/11 season. MTC’s participation in The Winnipeg Foundation’s 90-Hour Challenge also generated over $9,000 for the Fund. From its onset, the Endowment Campaign was likened to the planting of an orchard, whose fruit could be enjoyed with each new season. This past year, that fruit took the form of over $490,000 in invested income that went directly into the art created on our two stages this season. Thank you to all of our Endowment Fund contributors for their vision and support.

-18- | annual report 2010/2011 ENDOWMENT FUND Thank you to those who have kindly contributed to the Endowment Fund between June 1, 2010 and May 31, 2011. Donors are listed according to their total support of the Endowment Fund. $2,000,000 + Timothy Wildman & Kathleen Shepherd & Stevens Mr. & Mrs. W. Norrie Gough Ruth Simkin Donna & Bill Parrish Government of Canada Dorothy Y. Young Adele Standil E.M.L. Poulter Canadian Heritage Charles R. Vandekerkhove Joy Cooper & Martin Reed $1,000 – $2,499 $500,000 – $999,999 Beverley Vane & Bill Shepherd Joyce Rich F. Adams & S. Brodovsky Dr. & Mrs. F.C. Violago Marc & Sherri Rittinger Power Corporation of Canada Philip Ashdown David Walker & Debbie Shaen- Walter & Rozalia Rohalsky George Baldwin Walker Irene Romaniw $100,000 – $249,999 Joan & Michael Baragar Barbara & Ken Webb Elizabeth Russin Margaret & Alfred Wikjord Charlene M. Scouten Morley & Marjorie Blankstein, C.M.♦ Cheryl Barker Larry Beeston & Anna Sikora Heather & Kitch Wilson Penny Scurfield BMO Financial Group Harry & Evelyn Wray Melanie Sexton† TD Bank Financial Group Dr. Douglas Birt Don & Cheryl Breakey Margaret & Paul Wright David P. Silcox & Linda Intaschi Anonymous Grant Sims $50,000 – $99,999 Sheila & David Brodovsky † Carol Budnick Jennifer Skelly & family Sandy & Deborah Riley Sharon Burden† $500 – $999 Percy & Elizabeth Stapley Mary Campbell Susan Algie & James Wagner Bob & Darlene Stewart $25,000 – $49,999 Pamela & Andrew Cooke Judy & Jay Anderson Joyce D. Strang The late Anne-Marie Brownell Werner & Judy Danchura Jack Armstrong & Doris Quinn Paul & Terry Swart Margaret & Walter Swayze CIBC Kerry Dangerfield♦ J. Kenneth & Joyce Beatty Donald K. Johnson, C.M. Bob & Alison Darling Ruth Bellan Grant Tweed Unitarian Church Theatre Group Manitoba Hydro Esther & Hy Dashevsky♦ Bruce & Joyce Berry Arni Thorsteinson & Susan Glass Caren Davis Arthur & Ken Blankstein-Ure Gwen & Helmut Waedt Dick & Joan Dawson Helga & Gerhard Bock Faye & Peter Warren $10,000 – $24,999 Ben & Shari Diamond David & Pamela Bolton John T. & Justina Wiens 3 Anonymous Ben Moss Jewellers Mary Dixon Ron & Joan Boyd Birchwood Automotive Group Helene Dyck Eldon & Mavis Brown UP TO $499 Bonnie Cham & Lorne Bellan Roberta Dyck Bill & Dwili Burns ♦ Dr. Walter & Jean Bushuk John F. (Jack) Fraser♦ Shannon Ernst Edward W. & M. Joan Alexander James R. Gibbs Michael & Lynn Evans Nan Carson Jeanne M. Allen J.K. May Investments Ltd. Robert & Ginny Filuk Margaret E. Clarke Darla Alsip Bryan Klein & Susan Halprin Maurice & Dolores Francen John K. & Agnes Collins In memory of Gordon Andersen The Honourable Guy J. Kroft & Charlie & Bonnie Froebe Ray & Brenda Crabbe Leslie Anderson & Ken MacLeod Hester Kroft John & Margaret Graham Raymond & Charlene Currie Helen & Ignatius Anyadike Cam & Carole Osler M.E. Gray F.P. Doyle Helen M. Arkos Gerry & Barb Price In memory of Sharon Greening John Edwards Jo-Anne Arnold George Sigurdson —Margo Foxford & Giles Mrs. Selma Enns Margaret & Charles Avent Bugailiskis Greg Esselmont Armand & Judy Baccus The late Norm & Patricia Stanger † Anonymous Kari Hagness Christine Fleetwood Pamela Bachewich Barbara Hamilton Chris Freeman Peggy Bainard Acheson $5,000 – $9,999 Janice Harvey William Gardner Linda Barth The Hollidays Dr. Ronald & Denise George Dr. John & Karen Bate Karen & Alan Dalkie Gary & Maureen Hunter Brent & Debbie Gilbert Arla Beachell Donald Fraser & Judy Little Thomas W. & Mary V. Kirk David & Ewhenia Gnutel Roma Bellhouse Greystone Managed Investments Heather Klassen Bruce & Judy Harris Bruce & Shelley Bertrand-Meadows Inc. Soody & Orah Kleiman Tony Harwood-Jones & Heather Penny-Lee Blundon Tricia & Denis Hlynka Myron & Marion Klysh Dixon The Bohm family Susan & Keith Knox Jack & Yetta Levit Teresa A. Hay Yvette Boily Gail Loewen In memory of Mae MacNair Evelyn & Larry Hecht Marnie Bolland Leona J. MacDonald Barbara Main Helios & Marilyn Hernandez Dr. John Bond Susan Millican Terri & Jim McKerchar Ray Hesslein & Mavis Bollman M. & E. Bonneau Norma Anne Padilla Gail Morberg Jeff Hirsch & Liz Murray Melanie Bourdon Heather Pullan & Tom Frohlinger Ken & Suzanne Munroe Rudy & Gail Isaak Garth & Judy Bradley Laurie E. Stovel In memory of Liam Murphy —Leigh Lynne Jentsch Billy Brodovsky & Libby Yager Joan Wright Murphy Bradley Krentz Greg & Sylvia Brodsky Jean & Lisa Neron Dr. G.H. Lawler Dennis Brown $2,500 – $4,999 Myron Pawlowsky & Susan Boulter J. Wayne & Helen Le Blanc Gloria Brown Margaret Caie Anita & Ron Perron Ellen & Stewart Leibl Sharon Brown Rita & Don Campbell Marina Plett-Lyle Mr. & Mrs. E.R. MacDonald Marion Bruno Tom & Louise Carson Shelagh & Bill Powell Dr. & Mrs. Tim McCarthy G. Burge & K. England Ian Kirk† Claude & Pat Precourt Ramesh & Lynn Mehta Janice Butcher Peter & Maureen Macdonald Pat & John Rabson♦ Lorne Morriss† Vera Butterworth Garry Markham Danielle & Kieran Savage♦ Paul & Elaine Neelon Marina Caillier Jim & Penny McLandress♦ Dr. William & Dr. Renate Schulz Robert J. Nickel & Barbara E. Nickel Beverley Cann Margaret & Fred Mooibroek Jo-Anne & Ian Seymour J. & B. Nielsen T. & J. Carter

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| annual report 2010/2011 -19- ENDOWMENT FUND continued Jeanetta Casselman Allan & Evelyn Hardy Margaret Morran Peter & Sharon Taylor Audrey Cassels Mrs. Audrey Hilderman Fern Morris W. Tretiak & B. Baydock Betty & Bruce Catchpole Dorothy Hodgson Marlene A. Mortimer Gabor Vamos & Brenda Silver Debra Chapman Bernd & Tanis Hohne Kenneth Mount Jackie Van Winkle† Arthur & Donna Chow Celine Houde Judy Naaykens Bob & Fran Vannevel David Christianson & Vera Lorne & Marguerite How Murray Wilson & Ivy Namaka Gloria Waldron Steinberger Richard & Karen Howell Ken & Jane Nattrass Elaine Walker Glen & Lorna Clark Jeff & Terry Hurtig Mr. & Mrs. V. & M. Nelson Paula Walker Nancy Clendenan Phyllis Ilavsky Glenn & Neva Nicholls Richard Walker Edna & Kevin Closs Joanne Instance Vivienne Nickerson George Waters Katherine Cobor & Gordon Steindel Lesley Iredale Esther Nisenholt Walter & Shirley Watts Dawn Colby Elizabeth E. Jackson Doris Mae Oulton & Cam Mackie Donna Webb Christine H. Coltart Dr. & Mrs. James C. Jamieson James E. Parker Linda L. Wiebe Heather & Frederick Corbett Heather Janik Sonjia Pasiechnik Mark Wiese Alfred Cornies Jordan Janisse & Teresa Cooper Robb Paterson† Audrey Wilford Chris Cottick Sylvia Jansen Mr. & Mrs. Robert Patrick Susan Williams & Jack Peet Anna Coulter Rhea & Dave Jenkinson Leanne Peleck Leslie Wilson Michael & Sandra Cox Marilyn Juvonen Peggy Phillips Donna Winstone Susan Coyne & Albert Schultz Ausma Kaktins Frank Pisa Richard Woodhouse Ted & Margaret Cuddy E.G. Kaprowy & G.L. Kropf Donna Plant Grant & Sheila Woods Holly Cumming Mrs. Adrienne Katz Keith Powls Graham Wren Maureen Danzinger Penny Kelly M. Lois Powne† Carrie Yudai Mike & Claire Darvill Susan Ketchen Joanne Prygrocki Mary & Peter Zadorozny Dorothy Davidson M.J. King Ron & Sylvia Pryhitko Ken Zealand Diane de Rocquigny David Kinsley Diana & Bryan Purdy 36 Anonymous Freda L. Deane Dawn Kirbyson Jake & Patricia Reimer Diane DeGraves Mr. & Mrs. Fred Kisil Bill Rennie TRIBUTE GIFTS Chloe & Ron Del Bigio Peter Kohut Henry & Sheila Riendeau † In honour of Laurie Lam & B. Wiebe L. Lam & L. Desrochers Dean Kostiuk David & Helene Riesen for their presentations to Michael & Allison Dixon Albert Krahn Gail MacAulay & Kevin Rollason the Unitarian Church Theatre Jeanie Dubberley Rena Kroeker Elaine Roznatoski Discussion Group —Marina Greg Edmond & Irene Groot- In memory of David Landy —Edith John S. Russell Plett-Lyle & David Lyle Koerkamp Landy Michael T. Ruta In memory of Dora Mae Luckhurst Ken Eisner Mrs. I. Lee F.E. Sanderson —Roy & Nancy Vinct, Geoff & Brenda & Michael Evans Gloria Lemke Grant & Janet Saunders Margie Luckhurst, the Murray Marion Fellinger Helen Leswick Anita Savage family, Barbara Hamilton & Ms. D. Ferraton David & Sherrill Levene Ivor & Lorna Schledewitz Jim Smith, Anthony Fischer Nelma Fetterman John Depape Frank & Roseanne Scholz from Scotia Private Client Lee Finch Dr. Stan & Susan Lipnowski Adolph & Diane Schurek Group, David S. Morse, Marc Mr. & Mrs. Gary W.E. Firth Simon S. Lucy & Leslie Malcolmson Mr. Hartley Schwark Monnin & Donna Miller, Marilyn John & Clara Fjeldsted Allison MacHutchon Faye Scott & Norman Goldberg, Robert Audrey & the late Gordon Fogg Allan & Joanne Malenko Douglas & Wendy Scott Doyle, Dossie Harrison, G. Helen Fontaine Emily Markiw Tamara Selene Mares William Luckhurst, Joyce Janice & Russ Foster Nick Martin & Dr. Evelyn Ferguson Jim & Susan Shaw McLauchlan, Kevin & Els Gitta Fricke Gerry & Corinne McCallum Joyce Shead Kavanagh, Lee & Carol Richard & Nancy Frost Donald McCarthy Shirley E. Sherwood MacKzie, Leslie & Michael Mrs. J. Fujii Pamela A. McKechnie Bryce & Jenna Simes Kapon, Rita Eyer, Cathy Everett, Ms. Linda Garwood-Filbert Dr. Liz McKenzie Howard & Sue Simpson Albert & Marilyn Clearwater, Lynne Gauld Jim McLaren & Al Mapes M.A. Skaftfeld Anthea & Roger Murray, Dave, Trish Gibson Mr. & Mrs. Quinton McNaught David Skinner Diane, Matt & Will Johnston, Carole Giesbrecht Barbara McNeill Leslie Slaney Faye Weinstein & George Elisabeth Gordon Holly McNulty Emily Sleeman Schultz, Grace Johnson, Robyn Donald Graham Walter & Marilyn Melnyk J. Smyth & Harvey Diamond Joyce Graham Roy & Sharon Millard Miss Debbie Spracklin In memory of Myrna Lou McGregor L.D. Graham Marlene Milne David Stacey —Marina Plett-Lyle & David Patrick Graham Nancy & Bill Mitchell K.J. Steen Lyle, Unitarian Church Theatre Libby Greenfield Dr. Michael & Sharon Moffatt Frits & Joan Stevens Discussion Group Mr. J.E. Guthrie Marcel & Louise Mollot Karen Stewart-Paley In memory of Heather Elizabeth J.R. Halaiko Mary Jean Moniuk Marilyn Stothers Roylance —Leona MacDonald Dr. Linda Hamilton & Cst. Grange Linda Moore Lydia Sykes Morrow Vera Moroz Brenda Taylor

♦ past and current MTC Board of Trustees/Advisory Board Members † current MTC staff

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Thank you to these corporations and individuals who together brought MTC closer to fulfilling our vision for the future.

Winnipeg Arts Council SUPPORTING SPONSORS SPONSORS Winnipeg Cultural Capital of Canada 2010 MacDon Inustries Ltd. Manitoba Public Insurance JOHN HIRSCH THEATRE Exchange District BIZ PRODUCTION CO-SPONSORS The Great-West Life Assurance Company THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES Labatt Breweries of Canada The Great-West Life Assurance Company ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST MTS Allstream In Memory of Peter D. Curry Babs & Gail Asper WHITE CHRISTMAS Canstar Community News BACKSTAGE PASS: THEATRE Richardson Foundation CBC Radio One PERSPECTIVES FOR STUDENTS CTV CALENDAR GIRLS Doowah Design SUBWAY The Winnipeg Foundation The Fairmont Winnipeg THE 39 STEPS HOT 103 WORDPLAY MTC Foundation Industry Images Investors Group QX 104 JOHN HIRSCH THEATRE Uptown Magazine MEDIA SPONSORS Winnipeg Free Press PERFORMANCE SPONSORS CTV B.A. Robinson Co. Ltd. Canada Safeway Limited Frantic Films Cardinal Capital Management, Inc. Epic Production Technologies Global Winnipeg HP Enterprise Services Downtown Winnipeg BIZ Golden West Radio IBM Tourism Winnipeg LightVisions Ltd. Johnson Waste Management The University of Winnipeg Retail Media Group National Leasing Winnipeg Parking Authority Winnipeg Free Press North/South Consultants Inc. with MMM Group Sierra Systems STRINDBERGFEST 2011 CALENDAR SPONSOR Stantec Friesens Corporation Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP Canadian Heritage Wawanesa Insurance The Fairmont Winnipeg DESIGN SPONSOR Industry Images TOM HENDRY THEATRE King’s Head Pub and Eatery Doowah Design PRODUCTION SPONSOR Saison Voyageur Winnipeg Free Press RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT JAKE’S GIFT REGIONAL TOUR The Asper Foundation COMMITTEE PRESENTING SPONSOR Bob Eastwood, CHAIR WINNIPEG FRINGE THEATRE Manitoba Lotteries Bruce Leslie FESTIVAL 2010 Al Snyder TOUR SPONSOR Elaine Swan Canadian Heritage Manitoba Hydro Manitoba Culture, Heritage, Tourism and Sport Rod Woodcock MLCC Liquor Marts TOURING ASSISTANCE Rick Workman Manitoba Arts Council Brenda Zaporzan Gary Hannaford, EX-OFFICIO

| annual report 2010/2011 -21- Special Events EVENT SPONSOR RBC Wealth Management RBC Dominion Securities RBC Royal Bank SPONSORS Air Canada AVW-TELAV Best Care Dry Cleaners Chronic Creative Doowah Design Inc. Dycom Direct Mail Esdale Printing Company Ltd. Floral Elements The Fort Garry Honey Stetson Photographer Kenaston Wine Market Lawton Partners Planned Perfectly Select Wine Merchants and Concha y Toro COMMITTEE Gloria Mancini, CO-CHAIR BLACK & WHITE GALA BALL Brenda Zaporzan, CO-CHAIR On Saturday, November 6, 2010, the Manitoba Anne-Marie Brownell Theatre Centre presented its 28th annual Black & Florence Eastwood White Gala Ball in the historic Fort Garry Hotel’s Gail Granger Grand Ballroom. More than 390 guests were Mariyka Hirschfeld treated to a sumptuous dinner and the marvelous Leona MacDonald talents of The Danny Kramer Event Band. The eve- Luisa Matheson ning was truly one to remember, as the ballroom Caroline Mehra became the elegant backdrop for an evening Rosemary Miguez showcasing the talented artists who bring pro- Lawrence Prout ductions to MTC stages. Our guests, sponsors and Wayne Rogers donors made the evening complete by lending their generous support to MTC’s signature fundraising Al Snyder event. We are truly grateful to our event sponsor for the committed partnership of RBC Wealth Michelle Weinberg Management, RBC Dominion Securities and RBC Royal Bank. Rod Woodcock Gerry Couture, EX-OFFICIO We sincerely thank our community of sponsors, donors, volunteers and guests for making this Gary Hannaford, EX-OFFICIO evening so memorable. Your kind contributions will support the Manitoba Theatre Centre’s many programs and productions while ensuring that live theatre continues to thrive in our community. TOTAL ATTENDANCE: 394 NET PROCEEDS: $98,519.76

CULTURE DAYS As part of the first annual Culture Days, a nation-wide event celebrating arts and culture, MTC opened the doors of the John Hirsch Theatre to the public on Saturday, September 25, 2010. Visitors enjoyed backstage tours and displays of maquettes, blueprints and costumes from past productions.

-22- | annual report 2010/2011 Special Events continued MTC/MANITOBA BAR ASSOCIATION COMMUNITY PLAY – GYPSY From May 3 to 7, the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre and the Manitoba Bar Association staged the musical Gypsy at the Tom Hendry Theatre. MTC’s 19th Community Play would not have been possible without the partnership of the MBA and the sponsorship of PwC. The MBA/MTC Community Play is an important annual fundraiser for the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre and our Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival. MTC is very grateful for the loyal support of the Manitoba Bar Association and their members, without whom we would not have raised more than $800,000 over the years. The Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre extends a heartfelt thank-you to the talented cast and hardworking crew, as well as our many volunteers, sponsors, advertisers and audience members. GYPSY ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER: Sherbo, Lyle Smordin, WINE CO-SPONSORS Melinda Tallin Noah Staerk, Neil Steen, ALLMOVE BOOK BY Arthur Laurents THE CAST: Gail Asper, Hana Laura Yamamoto Amphora Wines MUSIC BY Jule Styne Kathrine Basarab, Melissa MUSICIANS: Danny Carroll, LYRICS BY Stephen Sondheim Beaumont, Karlee Blatz, Norm Rosenbaum, Rob COMMUNITY PLAY May 3 – 7, 2011 Kalyn Bomback, James Siwik, Eric Vickar, Carter, Jessica Cogan, Nenad Zdjelar COMMITTEE DIRECTOR: Robb Paterson Rachel Cogan, Becky REHEARSAL ACCOMPANISTS: Eric Joan Holmstrom MUSIC DIRECTOR: Bill Quinn Frohlinger, Bonnie Vickar, Debbie Young CHOREOGRAPHER: Jim McLandress Gembey, Sean Hicks, Deborah Axelrod Candray Mehkary Reannah Hocken, Joan SPONSORS PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Holmstrom, Bryan Klein, Marika Nerbas Kari Hagness PRESENTING SPONSOR David Kroft, Myong Lee, Vivian Rachlis WARDROBE COORDINATOR: PwC Tyler Leighton, Hayley Josh Weinstein Lorraine O’Leary Main, Candray Mehkary, LIGHTING DESIGNER: Claude Robert RECEPTION SPONSORS Laure Moody, Marika ATTENDANCE FOR PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: Delta Winnipeg Nerbas, Julia Perron, 5 PERFORMANCES: Laura Lindeblom The Fort Garry Laura Perron, Connor 1,196 STAGE MANAGER: Rob Ring James Plysiuk, Amanda ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER: RECEPTION CO-SPONSOR Sansregret, Steve Chuck McEwen Hu’s Asian Bistro Scarfone, Priti Shah, Dan ROYALLY HONOURED MTC RECEIVES ROYAL DESIGNATION On October 26, 2010, at a ceremony at the Manitoba Legislature, Premier Greg Selinger announced that the Manitoba Theatre Centre had been given a royal designation from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, permitting MTC to be called the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre. As the oldest English-language regional theatre in Canada, MTC has a long and storied history of enriching Manitoba’s cultural landscape, and this honour is a testament to MTC’s belief that theatre is an important part of this community. “The royal designation has filled us with humility rather than pride, and we are grateful to Her Majesty and the Government of Manitoba for the distinction. This honour reaffirms our belief that live theatre can transform lives, one play at a time,” said MTC Artistic Director Steven Schipper. MTC is the second Canadian theatre to receive this honour. It has been more than 100 years since King Edward VII honoured the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto with a royal designation.

| annual report 2010/2011 -23- founders’ circle Thank you to those who have made a Planned Gift. Your visionary support ensures our founders’ dream will live on for generations. Gail Asper♦ Marjorie & Morley Blankstein♦ Kerry Dangerfield♦ Laurie Lam & Larry Desrochers† Gary Hannaford & Cathy Rushton♦ Maureen E. Jay Dr. Leonard & Hope Kahane Gordon C. Keatch♦ Leona J. MacDonald Barb Melnychuk Heather Power & Harold Klause Steven Schipper & Terri Cherniack†

Director’s Circle & Friends of MTC

Each year, hundreds of loyal individual and MTC were invited to attend a working rehearsal corporate supporters return to MTC with a of The Shunning, while Leader members of our generous annual gift that helps pay for many Director’s Circle learned the magic of “making of the essentials of great theatre. These donors it snow” in the theatre during an onstage re- are part of every story we tell and help us hearsal and production demonstration of White open our doors wide with affordable ticket Christmas. prices. For this support, we offer a variety of To all of our corporate and individual friends: benefits – based on the donation amount – to thank you so very much! enhance donors’ theatre-going experience. These benefits range from name recognition in various forms to invitations to exclusive special events, to the opportunity to attend an onstage rehearsal. During the 2010/11 season, Friends of

Corporate Director’s circle Accutech Engineering Inc. Raymond & Lynne-Anne McFeetors PRA Inc. Research & Consulting Amphora Imports Ltd., Clarence Jackson The Fort Garry Hotel, Ida Albo PwC Areva T&D Canada Inc., David Long Hu’s Asian Bistro, Bryon Hamilton Qualico Developments (Winnipeg) Ltd., John The Asper Foundation, Gail Asper IBM Canada Inc., Loren Cisyk Daniels AVW-TELAV, Gary Hale Investors Group, Richard Irish Ranger Insurance Brokers Ltd., Nick Leitch B.A. Robinson Co. Ltd., Ross Robinson James Richardson & Sons, Limited RBC Royal Bank, Martin Thibodeau Bison Transport, Don Strueber Kenaston Wine Market, Jim Jaworski Red River College, Stephanie Forsyth Blüfish Restaurant, Andrea Chan Lawton Partners Financial Planning Services Retail Media Bockstael Construction (1979) Ltd., John Ltd, Mark Mancini James Richardson & Sons, Limited Bockstael MacDon Industries Ltd., Allan MacDonald Robinson Lighting Ltd., Bruce Robinson Cambrian Credit Union, Tom Bryk Manhattan Catering, Becky McCutcheon Royal Canadian Properties Limited, Richard R. Canada Safeway Limited, John Graham Manitoba Hydro, Robert Brennan Braken Cardinal Capital Management Inc., Tim Burt Manitoba Lotteries Corporation, Winston Scotiabank, Terry Bjornson Coca Cola Bottling Company Hodgins Shaw Communications Inc., Darryl Schmidt Deloitte & Touche Foundation Canada Manitoba Public Insurance, Marilyn McLaren Sierra Systems Group Inc. Delta Winnipeg, Helen Halliday Maple Leaf Construction Ltd., Blake Fitzpatrick Victor Spigelman Doowah Design, Steven Rosenberg, Terry McKim Cringan George Strauss Event & Association Management, Gallagher Melet Plastics Inc., Edward Shinewald Martin Strauss Dycom Direct Mail Services, Bob Thiessen MMM Group, Paul McNeil Subway Franchise World Headquarters, Lisa HP Enterprise Services Mordens’ of Winnipeg, Fred Morden Marie Buccini Esdale Printing Co. Ltd., Dale Hughesman National Leasing, Nick Logan Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP, Donald G. Floral Elements, Deb Woloshyn North/South Consultants Inc., Stuart Davies Douglas Gendis Inc. & Associated Corporations Number Ten Architectural Group, Terry Cristall Wawanesa Insurance, Ken McCrea GRAJEWSKI FOTOGRAPH INC. Online Business Systems, Scott Sanders The Winnipeg Foundation, Rick Frost The Great-West Life Assurance Company, Polywest Ltd, Ted Northam Winnipeg Free Press, Bob Cox

♦ past and current MTC Board of Trustees/Advisory Board Members † current MTC staff

-24- | annual report 2010/2011 director’s circle GUARANTOR $6,000 – $12,499 Rod Woodcock & Alana Toms♦ MEMBER $1,000 – $1,499 Terry Klassen Anonymous The Honourable Guy J. Kroft & Gail Asper & Michael Paterson♦ A. Robert Antenbring Hester Kroft LEADER $1,500 – $1,999 Archie & Jo-Anne Arnott Jeff & Jillian Lamothe♦ BENEFACTOR $3,000 – $5,999 Zaz Bajon & Patricia Hunter† Rick Lee & Laurie Shapiro Sheldon & Penny Bowles Kristine Betker & Eric Kananoja† Reginald & Judy Low Mrs. Babs Asper Dave & Barb Christie Doneta & Harry Brotchie♦ Dr. Douglas MacEwan Deborah Gray The Albert D. Cohen family♦ The late Anne-Marie Brownell Jim & Penny McLandress♦ The Winnipeg Foundation —Triple Kerry Dangerfield♦ Gus & Diane Campbell♦ Dorothy Hooper & Robert A Fund Gary Hannaford & Cathy Rushton♦ Dave Carefoot♦ McNamara Robert B. & the late S. June Robert Chipman Jeffrey & Mary Morton♦ PATRON $2,000 – $2,999 Jackson Derrick & Carolyn Coupland♦ Dr. & Mrs. Kieran O’Keeffe Morley & Marjorie Blankstein † Gerry & Chris Couture♦ L. Lam & L. Desrochers M. Plett-Lyle & D. Lyle Fund —Jewish Foundation of John F. (Jack) Fraser♦ Robert & Florence Eastwood♦ K. Heather Power & Harold Klause Manitoba Sylvia Guertin-Riley Shannon Ernst♦ Margaret Redmond & Greg Gillis Kevin & Els Kavanagh Ms. Maureen E. Jay Tony & Jennifer Fletcher♦ Joan Richardson Dr. P. Kmet & Mr. B. Roslycky Alan & Tracy Joudrey Donald Fraser & Judy Little Mrs. Shirley Richardson Bill & Shirley Loewen Serena Kraayeveld James R. Gibbs Steven Schipper & Terri Cherniack† Mr. & Mrs. Lawrie & Fran Pollard Leigh Murphy —In memory of Liam Patrick Green & Shayla Harapiak- Ken & Susan Skinner♦ Derek Riley Murphy Green♦ Shelley & Mark Stroski† Sanford & Deborah Riley Cam & Carole Osler Rita Gunn & Greg Mason Maitland & Pat Sundmark Susan Glass & Arni Thorsteinson Dr. Bill Pope & Dr. Elizabeth Margaret Houston Jim & Jan Tennant Sonya & Scott Wright Tippett-Pope Richard Irish Martin & Michelle Weinberg♦ Darcy & Brenda Zaporzan Hartley & Heather Richardson Derek & Mary Johannson Mr. & Mrs. Rick & Claire Workman♦ John Thistlethwaite Sr. Gordon Keatch♦ 2 Anonymous Ian Kirk† Corporate Friends of MTC CONTRIBUTOR $900 – $1,199 Metal-Tech Industries (1989) Inc. NAV CANADA Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited Party Stuff/U-Rent-It The Manitoba Teachers’ Society Pitblado LLP Premier Printing Ltd. Mitchell Fabrics Ltd. Pollard Banknote Ltd. Red River Co-operative Ltd. DONOR $150 – $299 SUPPORTER $600 – $899 Winnipeg Building & Decorating Ltd. Cunningham Business Interiors Ltd. Assiniboine Credit Union HR Adworks Crosier Kilgour & Partners Ltd. ASSOCIATE $300 – $599 Leon A. Brown Ltd. Crown Cap (1987) Ltd. A.D. Rutherford & Co. Ltd. MCW/AGE Consulting Professional Engineers Fillmore Riley LLP Astroid Management Ltd. Mid West Packaging Limited First Avenue Office Furnishings Concord Projects Ltd. Noble Locksmith Ltd. FWS Construction Ltd. Intergroup Consultants Ltd. Reitmans (Canada) Limited Manitoba’s Credit Unions Keystone Ford Sales Friends of MTC PACESETTER $750 – $999 Ken & Sharon Mould Kari Hagness† Fran & Bob Vannevel Richard & Bonnie Olfert Larry Herbert Florence & Donald Whitmore Dr. Jerry Baluta & Olga Kandia Bruce & Jane Robinson Claire & Gerald Jewers Margaret Wikjord Dr. Bonnie Cham & Dr. Lorne Bellan Al & Virginia Snyder Donald & Sheila Keatch Dorothy Y. Young Donna & Bill Parrish Debbie Spracklin Edward & Stella Kennedy 3 Anonymous In memory of Dr. Anna M. Szetle Michael Kinnear ENTHUSIAST $500 – $749 —Danuta Podkomorska Eleanor & Wendell Lind ASSOCIATE $150 – $249 Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. G.E. Matte Kirsten Albo Mr. & Mrs. Campbell McIntyre John & Carolyn Adair Mr. & Mrs. J.W. Astwood Claire & Irene Miller Dawn Andersen Ron Blicq SUPPORTER $250 – $499 Ken & Suzanne Munroe Philip Ashdown Cathie & Brian Bowerman Bernice Antoniuk Doris Mae Oulton & Cam Mackie Joyce & Ken Beatty Carol Budnick Dr. & Mrs. Jaroslaw & Mary Myron Pawlowsky & Susan Boulter Terry Bruneau Saul Cherniack & Myra Wolch Barwinsky Donna Plant Michael & Trish Buhr Haderra & Mark Chisick Mark Bernstein Iris Reimer Carol Campbell & Andy Krentz Dr. & Mrs. W. Gordon James A. Bracken Dr. & Mrs. J. Richtik Brenlee Carrington Trepel & Brent Gregg & Mary Hanson Ron Chapman Melanie Sexton† Trepel Dr. & Mrs. Ted Hechter Sally R. Dowler Shayna & Merrill Shulman Joyce Cooper David & Diane Johnston John & Ada Ducas Jennifer Skelly & family† Martin & Gail Corne Jim & Pat Ludwig Helene Dyck Richard Swain Miriam Crawford Mr. G. Markham Roberta Dyck Shayne & Kathryn Taback Ms. Linda Daniels Norah Marr Marcia Fleisher & Kelly MacDonald Ross & BJ Taylor Mrs. Maureen Danzinger Gail Morberg Jeremy & Maureen Gordon Lee Treilhard Pam Dixon

| annual report 2010/2011 -25- Friends of MTC continued Sheila Domke & Stephen Ross Ken & Jane Nattrass Robert Wood In memory of Don Browne —Lesia Anna Dyck Vivienne Nickerson Jessie Zacharias Peet Mr. & Mrs. William Easton R. Ooto 2 Anonymous Ms. Marion Bruno Lawrence & Brenda Ellerby Carla & Patrick Rae Bill & Lorraine Burton Mr. & Mrs. John & Martha Enns Angeline Ramkissoon DONOR $50 – $149 Doug Buss Bob & Margaret Ferguson Ms. Cindy Rhymer Michael & Donna Byrne Mr. & Mrs. D.C. Finnbogason Laura Richman Ms. J. Aitken Robert Campbell Gayle & Bill Fischer Henriette Ricou-Manfreda Jacqueline Anderson T. & J. Carter Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Gomori Marc & Sherri Rittinger Ms. Leslie E. Anderson & Mr. Ken Kelly & Judy Caughlin Dr. Linda Hamilton & Cst. Grange Mrs. Linda Robinson MacLeod Merv & Jan Cavers Morrow Deborah & Neil Rostkowski Roger August Tom & Edith Checkley Sandra & Hans Hasenack Kris Row Noreen Bailey Lawrie & Bea Cherniack Paul Hesse Dr. Brent Schacter Brenda Batzel Duane Cheskey Rob & Jen Hochkievich Hans & Gabriele Schneider Barbara Beaupre Ed Choptuik G.C. Irwin-Kilfoyle Ms. Faye Scott Joan Bender Norma Christie Bruce Johnston Bill Shepherd & Beverley Vane George Benias Glen & Lorna Clark Dr. & Mrs. Philip Katz Dr. & Mrs. A.M. Shojania Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Bergbusch Mrs. Krystyn Clouston Teena Laird Dr. Paul & Melanie Shuckett Bruce & Shelley Bertrand-Meadows Katherine Cobor & Gordon Steindel Edith Landy Gordon Siemens & Cheryl Samson- Tanys & Don Bjornson Agnes & John Collins Dr. G.H. Lawler Siemens Judith Blair Edward & Brenda Cotton Mr. Don Lawrence Mrs. Lorraine Smith Dick Bloemheuvel Anna Coulter Vi Leaney Joyce Strang Yvette Boily Marie & Roy Craig Carol & Clifford Levi Marilyn Thompson Pat Bolton Jessica Cranmer Burton & Mary Lysecki Phyllis A.C. Thomson John Bond R. Lynn Craton Mrs. Vera Marchuk Malcolm & Shirley Tinsley Dr. Elizabeth Boustcha Ted & Margaret Cuddy Elaine & Neil Margolis W. Tretiak & B. Baydock H.F. Bowen Bradley J. Curran Julia & Don McInnes Tim Valgardson Phoebe Boyle J. Dale Ron McKinnon/Peggy Barker Dr. & Mrs. I. Vinsky Garth & Judy Bradley Georges Damphousse Marion Mills Cynthia & Stirling Walkes Sheila & David Brodovsky Marc Monnin Mary Agnes Welch Mr. & Mrs. Greg & Sylvia Brodsky Valinda Morris Mr. C. Winstone Dennis Brown Lorne Morriss†

“Entertaining, lavishly staged romantic musical… a sparkling, tap-happy celebration”– Winnipeg Free Press

♦ past and current MTC Board of Trustees/Advisory Board Members † current MTC staff

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“Deeply touching… a real gift for audiences” – Winnipeg Free Press

Greg & Gloria McLaren M.J. King Samuel McLaughlin Mr. & Mrs. R. Gallant Ms. Julie Koehn Holly McNulty D. Davidson Victoria Gallimore Ernest Kornelsen Anthony & Joyce McWha Diane Degraves Linda Garwood-Filbert Gerald & Doris Koroscil Barb Melnychuk Ms. Chloe Del Bigio Dr. & Mrs. Ron & Denise George Mr. & Mrs. Dennis & Lillian Kozak Jim & Karren Middagh Diane de Rocquigny Donald Graham Ken & Glenys Krotch Mrs. M.V. Mills DGH Engineering Ltd. Ms. Linda Graham Dr. & Mrs. Ken & Marie Kuhn Mr. & Mrs. Harry Minuk M. Jane Dick Ms. Mavis E. Gray Elizabeth Lansard Jack & Marilyn Mitchell Linda Drewe Susan & Barry Greenberg Barbara Latocki Ron & Maureen Monson J. & L. Duff Rodger & Marion Guinn Ms. Nancy Latocki Linda Moore Janice Duynisveld Bonnie Hallman Kimberley N. Lawlor Vera Moroz William & Helen Eamer Roy Halstead Joe & Lauren Laxdal M.A. Mortimer Ms. Sheila East Allan & Evelyn Hardy Mrs. I. Lee Ms. Velma Motheral Greg Edmond & Irene Groot- Glen Harrison John & Roberta Lewis Shelley Muir Koerkamp Dr. James C. Haworth Ms. Linda Liberta Don Munro John Edwards Teresa A. Hay Patricia Ling Susan Munroe Mrs. Beatrice Einarsson Frank & Sue Hechter Gordon P. Linney Leanne Nause Mrs. Selma Enns Mr. Kyle Hendin Mr. & Mrs. Eric Lister Robert Nickel Greg Esselmont Mary Hicks Audrey Low Gisele Nilsson Michael & Brenda Evans Frank & Donna Hruska Tom Lussier Angela Noble F. Fahner Mr. Ian Hughes Robert & Shirley Lynch Sheila Norrie Craig & Mary Fardoe Mrs. Kadri Irwin Mr. & Mrs. E.R. MacDonald Mr. & Mrs. W. Norrie Barbara Farough Harrison Heather D. Janik Hazel MacLeod Terry & Karen Ogden Kate Ferris & Fred Casey Sylvia Jansen Shelley Mahoney Joanne Olchowecki Dr. & Mrs. D.D. & B.M. Fillis Lars C. Jansson Beverley Manishen Truus Oliver Mr. & Mrs. Gary W.E. Firth Rhea & Dave Jenkinson Mr. & Mrs. R. Marks Dana Orr Janet & Brian Fleishman Janet Johnson Ms. Linda Matheson Theresa Oye Denis & Barb Fletcher Marilyn Joyal Donald McCarthy Jack Palmer Mrs. J. Frain Phyllis Kalinsky Lynne McClelland Harry Panaschuk Margaret Funk Ms. Penny Kelly Tom & Marianne McClusky Mr. James Parker Ronald S. Gaffray Ms. S. Kempa D. McKay Rene Pelletier Isadore Peltz

| annual report 2010/2011 -27- Friends of MTC continued “Plenty of cheek, bawdy humour and naked ambition” –Winnipeg Free Press

Carol Penner Ms. Velma Schmidt Murray J. Taylor Mrs. Lorraine Woods-Bavasah Joanne Peters Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Scott Karen Tereck Ivy & Norval Young Rev. & Mrs. N.W.B. Phills Tamara Selene Mares Helen Tomlinson Ms. Carrie Yudai Ilene Piasta Jim & Susan Shaw Gordon & Mary Toombs Harvey Zimberg Irvin & Sandra Plosker Louise Shaw Duncan Tulleken 20 Anonymous Jim & Jeanette Popplow Ms. Cal Shell Mac Tye Donald & Connie Price Dr. Maurice Shnider & Ms. Sandy Jackie Van Winkle† TRIBUTE GIFTS Myrna Protosavage Whan Mr. Charles R. Vandekerkhove Ms. Linda Ratynski Izzy Shore M.W. Vint Elizabeth B. Armytage Fund —The Joyce Rich Glenda Siis & Jennifer Wiebe Ann & Richard Walker Winnipeg Foundation David & Helene Riesen Roslyn & Meyer Silver Sherry & Bob Ward Happy 50th birthday, Gail Asper Don & Sherrill Roach Simone’s Skincare Studio Dr. & Mrs. W. Waters —Your friends at the office In memory of David Robertson Paul Simpson Phyllis Watson In memory of Anne Marie —Viola Robertson Jeff Sisler & Cathy Rippin-Sisler Dorothy Westad Brownell —Dr. Ted & Margaret Renee Roseman Mr. David Stacey Allan & Mavis Whicker Cuddy, Marlene Milne, Lottie Rosenstock Mary Steinhoff John T. & Justina Wiens Myrna Protosavage, Roma Pat & Michelle Rowan K. Stewart Tom & Norma Wilson Maconachie, Sue & Ken Skinner Ms. Carol Runions Dr. V. Marie Storrie Dorcas & Kirk Windsor In memory of Winnifred Burns Mrs. G. Russell Tom & Shirley Strutt Mrs. Evelyn Witwicki —Burns Family Fund: The Beverley Ryman Ronald A. Surcon E. Jane Woelk Winnipeg Foundation, Jennifer Sandra Sadler Mr. & Mrs. Paul Swart Pooi-Leng Wong Veitch & John Donkin, Leonore M. Saunders, O.M. Gudrun Tait M. & S. Wong Oakenwald School, Wallace C. Murchison ♦ past and current MTC Board of Trustees/Advisory Board Members † current MTC staff

-28- | annual report 2010/2011 Friends of MTC continued In honour of Terri Cherniack — Institute of Chartered In honour of two special birthdays Ryan Segal Fund at the Jewish Roslyn Silver Accountants —The Insititute and a very special wedding an- Foundation of Manitoba In memory of Don Dampsy — of Chartered Accountants of niversary of Marina Plett-Lyle In memory of Sybil Shack for Doneta Brotchie Manitoba & David Lyle —Margaret & Bob the benefit of MTC —Jewish In honour of Robin Kersey. Thank In memory of Judge Ronald Meyer Ferguson Foundation of Manitoba you for everything. —Sheryl —Simone Scott In memory of Ray Senft —Richard Shelagh Sinclair Fund —The Rosenberg In memory of John Palmer —John Yaffe & John Statham Winnipeg Foundation In memory of Dora Mae Luckhurst Palmer In appreciation of Steven Schipper In memory of Rae Tallin —Joan —Sylvia Guertin-Riley In honour of the anniversary of & his direction of the cast of Carlson In recognition of Bill MacKinnon, Marina Plett-Lyle & David Lyle Les Miz —Balmoral Hall School Leslie John Taylor Fund —The FCA, Chair of the Canadian —Jacqueline Brignall Winnipeg Foundation “A splashy piece of theatre that’s well worth diving into” – CBC

| annual report 2010/2011 -29- photo credits

Cover: Sarah Constible and Adam Brazier (foreground); Mark Weatherley and Eddie Glen (background) in The 39 Steps. Photo by Bruce Monk. Inside front cover: (top) MTC co-founders John Hirsch and Tom Hendry (middle) MTC General Manager Zaz Bajon and Artistic Director Steven Schipper pose with Ruth Abernathy’s Imagine, MTC. Photo by Steve Salnikowski, chroniccreative.com. (bottom) Manitoba Theatre Centre. Photo by GRAJEWSKI FOTOGRAPH INC. Page 3: The cast of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Photo by Trudie Lee. Page 6: Adam Brazier and Sarah Constible in The 39 Steps. Photo by Bruce Monk. Page 7: Bethany Jillard as Miss Julie and Peter Mooney as John in After Miss Julie. Photo by Bruce Monk. Page 8: (top right) Mike Shara as Peter Neufeld in The Shunning. Photo by Bruce Monk. (middle) The cast of Calendar Girls. Photo by Bruce Monk. (bottom left) Kyle Blair as Phil Davis and Gordon Tanner as Ralph Sheldrake in White Christmas. Photo by Bruce Monk. (bottom right) Julia Mackey in Jake’s Gift. Photo by Tim Matheson. Page 10: Peter Mooney as John and Bethany Jillard as Miss Julie in After Miss Julie. Photo by Bruce Monk. Page 11: (top right) Rod Beattie (top left) Stage Manager Leslie Sidley, actor Rod Beattie, Tour Technician Ian Kirk and Tour Technical Director Bob Smith before embarking on tour. Photo by Natascha Hainsworth. (middle) Actors Tracey Nepinak, Ross McMillan and Robb Paterson at the River Barge Festival’s presentation of The History of Manitoba from the Beginning of Time to the Present in 45 Minutes. Photo by Bruce Monk. (bottom) Tracey Nepinak and Robb Paterson in The History of Manitoba from the Beginning of Time to the Present in 45 Minutes. Photo by Bruce Monk. Page 12: Oliver Becker as James “Sharky” Harkin, Omar Khan as Nicky Giblin and Ben Carlson as Mr. Lockhart in The Seafarer. Photo by Bruce Monk. Page 14: Jennifer Lyon as Betty Haynes and Stephen Patterson as Bob Wallace in White Christmas. Photo by Bruce Monk. Page 15: (top) Students arrive for a Theatre for Young Audiences performance. (bottom) The cast of Calendar Girls. Photo by Bruce Monk. Page 16: Jennifer Lyon as Betty Haynes in White Christmas. Photo by Bruce Monk. Page 17: (top) Flo entertains on the MTS Outdoor Stage at Old Market Square. Photo by Leif Norman. (middle) Aerial Angels perform. Photo by Leif Norman. (bottom) Children enjoy a performance on the MTS Outdoor Stage. Photo by Leif Norman. Page 18: (top) Sarah Constible and Adam Brazier in The 39 Steps. Photo by Bruce Monk. (bottom left) Mairi Babb as Laura Jesson in Brief Encounter. Photo by David Cooper. (bottom right) Camille Devine as Candy Starr and Shaun Smyth as Randle P. McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Photo by Trudie Lee. Page 21: The cast of White Christmas. Photo by Bruce Monk. Page 22: (top) The Black & White Gala Ball Committee. Photo by Steve Salnikowski, choniccreative.com. (middle) The Fort Garry Hotel’s Grand Ballroom. Photo by Steve Salnikowski, chroniccreative.com. (bottom) MTC Head of Sound John Bent Jr. talks to a tour group onstage at the John Hirsch Theatre. Photo by Tracy Backus. Page 23: (top) The cast of Gypsy. Photo by Laura Lindeblom. (inset) Gypsy reception at the Tom Hendry Warehouse. Photo by Staci Bencharski. (bottom) Flor Marcelino, Manitoba Minister of Culture, Heritage and Tourism; Judith Carr Hendry and husband Tom Hendry, founding MTC General Manager; Her Honour, Anita E. Lee; His Honour, Philip S. Lee, Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba; The Honourable Greg Selinger, Premier of Manitoba; actor Gordon Pinsent; MTC Board Chair Gary Hannaford; Zaz Bajon, MTC General Manager; Steven Schipper, MTC Artistic Director. Photo by Tracey Goncalves. Page 24: Gary Hannaford and Cathy Rushton (seated); Laurie Lam, Heather Power, Gordon Keatch, Steven Schipper, Terri Cherniack, Larry Desrochers and Kerry Dangerfield (standing). Photo by Stephanie Lambert. Page 26: The cast of White Christmas. Photo by Bruce Monk. Page 27: Julia Mackey in Jake’s Gift. Photo by Tim Matheson. Page 28: Fiona Reid as Chris and Fiona Highet as Annie in Calendar Girls. Photo by Bruce Monk. Page 29: (top) Daniela Vlaskalic as Bessie in The Drowning Girls. Photo by Cylla von Tiedemann. (bottom left) Natascha Girgis as Margaret, Beth Graham as Alice and Daniela Vlaskalic as Bessie in The Drowning Girls. Photo by Cylla von Tiedemann. (bottom right) Daniela Vlaskalic as Bessie, Natascha Girgis as Margaret and Beth Graham as Alice in The Drowning Girls. Photo by Cylla von Tiedemann. Back cover: Timothy Gledhill, Lindsay Kramer, Kayla James and Jeffrey Kohut in White Christmas. Photo by Bruce Monk.

-30- | annual report 2010/2011 financials

Statement of Financial Position as of May 31, 2011

CAPITAL THEATRE ASM WORKING SCHOLARSHIP OPERATING REPLACEMENT DEVELOPMENT STABILIZATION CAPITAL RESERVE TRUST 2011 2010 FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND FUNDS TOTAL TOTAL ASSETS CURRENT Cash and short term investments 2,782,028 61,770 2,843,798 3,246,740 Restricted cash 300,000 300,000 200,000 Accounts and grants receivable 604,288 604,288 575,704 Prepaid expenses 334,812 334,812 291,945 Due to/(from) funds (1,213,358) 176,315 7,982 729,061 300,000 - -

2,807,770 176,315 7,982 729,061 300,000 61,770 4,082,898 4,314,389

CAPITAL ASSETS (Note 10) 2,752,338 2,752,338 2,710,854 2,807,770 2,928,653 7,982 729,061 300,000 61,770 6,835,236 7,025,243

LIABILITIES CURRENT Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 414,126 414,126 416,503 Deferred revenue 2,393,644 2,393,644 2,371,756 2,807,770 2,807,770 2,788,259

DEFERRED CONTRIBUTIONS RELATED TO CAPITAL 2,336,719 2,336,719 2,619,570 ASSETS (Note 11)

DEFERRED CONTRIBUTIONS 61,770 61,770 59,391 FOR SCHOLARSHIPS 2,807,770 2,336,719 61,770 5,206,259 5,467,220

NET ASSETS Restricted 300,000 300,000 200,000 Internally Restricted 7,982 7,982 25,325 Invested in capital assets 591,934 591,934 612,669 Unrestricted - 729,061 729,061 720,029

2,807,770 2,928,653 7,982 729,061 300,000 61,770 6,835,236 7,025,243

Statement of operations & changes in net assets as of May 31, 2011 CAPITAL THEATRE ASM WORKING SCHOLARSHIP OPERATING REPLACEMENT DEVELOPMENT STABILIZATION CAPITAL RESERVE TRUST 2011 2010 FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND FUNDS TOTAL TOTAL

Revenue 8,967,764 489,145 - - 100,000 25,550 9,582,459 9,033,784

Expenses 8,958,732 509,880 17,343 - - 25,550 9,511,505 8,927,720

EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF REVENUE OVER EXPENSES 9,032 (20,735) (17,343) - 100,000 - 70,954 106,064

Net assets, beginning of year 612,669 25,325 720,029 200,000 - 1,558,023 1,451,959

Interfund transfers (9,032) - - 9,032 - - Net assets, end of year - 591,934 7,982 729,061 300,000 1,628,977 1,558,023

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