starring Briana Buckmaster Josh Dean Celina Stachow directed by Stewart Lemoine ThursdaY.July17 II :30 PM Tuesday.July22 3:45 PM Friday.July 18 9:30 PM WednesdaY,July2312:00 PM SaturdaY.July19 12:15PM Friday,July25 8:15 PM Sunday,July 20 4:00 PM Saturday,July26 2:00 PM Venue #9 Backstage at the Mainstage 174 Market Ave

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Theplay is performedwithout intermission. Therunning time is approximatelyninety minutes.

Stewart Lemoine Director/Co-Author Stewart has been writing and directing for Teatro La Quindicina since the company's inception at the first Fringe Festival in 1982.His most recent Teatro credits include Cocktails at Pam's, The Exquisite Hour and Skirts on Fire at the Edmonton Fringe,and TheMargin of the Sky,Vidalia, Erosand the Itchy Ant, On the Banksof the Nut, Evelyn Strange, and The Hothouse Prince at The VarsconaTheatre. He has also written and directed at Edmonton's Grant MacEwan Community Collegeand The University of Alberta, and collaborated on a series of cabaret shows with singer Sheri Somerville, including Songs of Me and Around the World with Me. He is the producer of the VarsconaTheatre's live, improvised soap opera Die-Nasty and the monthly Euro-style variety spectacle Oh Susanna. A four-time winner of Edmonton's Sterling Award for his work with Teatro,Stewart also won 'sDora Mavor Moore Award for his play The Vile Governess and Other Psychodramas. Stewart was born in Winnipeg and lived here until he was eight. His last visit with Teatro was at the 1989 Fringewith the doublebill of What Gives?and All Ears.

Briana Buckmaster BessWesley Briana is a graduate of the Theatre Arts Program at Grant MacEwan Collegein Edmonton, where she performed in A Little Night Music, Pal Joey,Marie Christine, and Stewart Lemoine's Orlando Unhinged. She subsequently made her professional stagedebut with Teatro la Quindicina in On the Banks of the Nut and returned in Poki Talks and Vidalia. Her Edmonton seasonincluded appearanceswith Jagged Edge Theatre in A Marvelous Party and Panties Productions in Paradise City, and she made her Citadel debut as Rizzo in Grease.For the past two seasons,Briana has been appearing regularly at The Varscona on Oh Susanna and in Rapid Fire Theatre's Theatresports and Chimprov. At this summer's Edmonton Fringe she'll be seen in The Tunnels of Little , a project she'sco-writing with Leona Brausen and Trevor Anderson, and she'll return to Teatro next seasonin The Vile Governess and Other Psychodramas.

ProgrammeDesign: DimensionsGraphic Studio Josh Dean Hadrien Burch/Co-Author

Josh made his debut with Teatro La Quindicina in 1999 in Around the World with Me. He's subsequently appearedwith the company in Two Talt Too Thin, Fatty Goes Wild, The Hothouse Prince, and On the Banks of the Nut. He last appeared in Winnipeg as the Young Collector in the MTC/Citadel Theatre co-production of A Streetcar Named Desire. A highly experienced improviser, Joshis a core company member of the nationally acclaimed improvised soap opera Die-Nasty, and this season served as interim Artistic Director of Edmonton's Rapid Fire Theatre with whom he appears regularly in Theatresports and Chimprov. In the past year, he has successfully represented Rapid Fire at improv tournaments in Atlanta, Berlin, and . He's also a member of The Draft Six, the Edmonton independent film production company whose fIrst production The Sonic Brooms premiered last spring, and will be followed shortly by Lords of the Ring. In addition to appearing in Die-Nasty at this year's Edmonton Fringe, Josh will also be seen in David Belke's Inside the Sandcastle.

Celina Stachow CynthiaLodgepole Celina is pleased to return to the Winnipeg Fringe, where she was seen last year in Ian Rowe'sKimota. Shemade her Teatro debut in The Hothouse Prince in 2000 and returned in Cocktails at Pam's in 2001. She also stage managed this season'sTeatro compilation show Biting the Butterhorn. Among her other recent credits are Grease at TheCitadel, You're a GoodMan Charlie Brown for FringeTheatre Adventures, and Cinderella and Snow White with Alberta Touring Opera Theatre. Her non-musical appearanceshave included Honour with Shadow Theatre and The Old Curiosity Shop with Poor Man's Classic Co-op. She'sa founding member of Edmonton's all-girl co-op Panties Productions and has appeared in their productions of Hump!, Princess and Paradise City. Shealso makes frequent appearances with fellow singer/actressDana Wylie and pianist Liz Han in a musical cabaret series entitled Eleven O'clock Songs,and she'll be seen at this year's Edmonton Fringe playing Cassandrain The Trojan Women...... Teatro 2003/04 at TheVarscona in Edmonton

0 Skirts on Fire (November6-22) with Julien Arnold, Leona Brausen,Cathy Derkach,Jeff Haslam, Sheri Somerville and Davina Stewart.

0 The Vile Governessand Other Psychodramas(February 19- March 6) with Leona Brausen, Briana Buckmaster,Marianne Copithorne, Jeff Haslam,Andrew Kushnir, and Davina Stewart

0 Pith! (May20- June 5) with Leona Brausen.Jeff Haslam,and Davina Stewart

0 ShockersDelight (July1-17) with JocelynAhlf. Martin Happer.and Ron Pederson

Keep in touch with Teatro by joining our mailing list and receiving our notorious newsletter AIEEEEE!; The Voice of Teatro.just e-mail your postal address to [email protected] Teatro La Quindicina gratefully acknowledges the following for assistance with the production of Caribbean Muskrat:

Dana Andersen,GarnerButler and Alberta OperaTouring Association,Peter Edwardsand DimensionsGraphic Studio, Jeff Haslam,Adrienne and the Merrells,Garret Ross,Frank Stach ow, Davina Stewart, Mike Takats,plus the Staff and Volunteersof the Winnipeg Fringe Festival!

Specialthanks to PamelaAnthony, David Cheoros,Michael Green and the staffs of the Edmonton ComedyArts Festivaland One Yellow Rabbit/High PerformanceRodeo for assistancewith the

originalproduction of CaribbeanMuskrat. This co-productionwas made possible with the generousassistance of The CanadaCouncil forthe Arts.

Teatrola Quindicina operateswith the assistanceof Alberta Community Development,Alberta lotteries, The Alberta Foundationfor the Arts,The Edmonton Arts Council,and The Edmonton Community Foundation. We are deeply grateful for the support of these funding agencies.

We also extend our thanks to the following individuals for contributions received since July 1, 2002.

Aroused ($50to $99) Ann Elsworthy, BruceVenne, Margaret Walker

Obsessed ($100to $199) Robertand Helen Buck, CindyJewell, Betty McAfee, Ronand Dorothy Scot4 TreesMaintenance and CareLtd.

Hell Bent ($200to $499) JacquelineBreault, Dorothy Guchand Andrei Chichak, Donna Hammerlindl, Louisand Margaret Lemoine, Davidand Ruth Norwood,Debbie Plaisier

HolyToot ($500+... Laurie Bayda,Nancy and Mark King, Francisand Greta Sitwell

TEATROLA QUINDICINA

Artistic Director Stewart Lemoine Artistic Associates Julien Arnold, LeonaBrausen, Jeff Haslam, Sheri Somerville, DavinaStewart

Boardof Directors President LaurieBayda Members Stewartlemoine, Pat Sherbaniuk, Davina Stewart, Greg Zukiwsky