ANNUAL REPORT 2017/18 The Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre’s John Hirsch Mainstage. PHOTO BY JERRY GRAJEWSKI Inset: John Hirsch and Tom Hendry.

Mandate 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.

Mission The Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre exists to celebrate the widest spectrum of theatre art. Deeply rooted in the province of Manitoba, which gave it life and provides for its growth, Royal MTC aspires to both ABOUT ROYAL MTC reflect and engage the community it serves. When the Winnipeg Little Theatre and Theatre 77 merged to form Vision the Manitoba Theatre Centre in 1958, the goal was to produce great Royal MTC’s theatres and our province will theatre with mass appeal. Artistic Director John Hirsch and General teem with artists and audiences sharing in the act of imagining, enriching lives Manager Tom Hendry staged professional productions of an eclectic and communities. array of plays – classics, Broadway hits and new Canadian work. With the establishment of a second stage for experimental work in 1960, Values and an annual provincial tour that began in 1961, MTC fully realized Quality the original vision of a centre for theatre in Manitoba. Inspired by the A commitment to quality is reflected in the breadth and quality of MTC’s programming, a whole network of what writing of each play, in the actors, directors became known as “regional theatres” emerged across North America. and designers who create each production, and in the volunteers, staff, funders and Since its founding, MTC has produced more than 600 plays with audiences who support it. hundreds of actors, including Len Cariou, Graham Greene, Martha Balance Henry, Judd Hirsch, Tom Hulce, William Hurt, Tom Jackson, Robert A commitment to balance is evident in the Lepage, Seana McKenna, Eric Peterson, Gordon Pinsent, Keanu variety of our playbill and in the wide range Reeves, Fiona Reid, R.H. Thomson, Kathleen Turner and Al Waxman. of programs Royal MTC offers.

The company produces in two venues: the Warehouse, which opened in Affordability A commitment to affordability is reflected in 1969, and the Mainstage, completed in 1970. The theatres were renamed our marshalling of public and private sector after the company’s founders in 2008. In 2009, the Government of support to keep ticket prices as low as Canada designated the Mainstage a National Historic Site and, in 2010, possible for all Manitobans. Queen Elizabeth II granted the company a royal designation. Accessibility A commitment to creating theatre Today, the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre produces 10 plays on two throughout the city and the province stages, a regional tour, a wide range of youth programming and two is evident in our festivals and touring annual festivals: the Master Playwright Festival (founded in 2001) and productions. North America’s second-largest Fringe Festival (founded in 1988). Sustainability Attendance for Royal MTC programming averages 300,000 each A commitment to sustainability is evident year, and many Manitobans also support Royal MTC with donations in our rigorous governance structure, our and volunteer time. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Steven sound business practices and our prudent Schipper and Executive Director Camilla Holland, Royal MTC remains financial management. Manitoba’s flagship theatre.

The cast of Come From Away. PHOTO BY MATTHEW MURPHY Attendance john hirsch mainstage...... 102,814 tom hendry warehouse...... 14,999 winnipeg fringe theatre festival...... 179,908 shanleyfest...... 2 ,743 (Excluding 4,042 who attended Outside Mullingar at the Tom Hendry Warehouse) regional tour...... 4,683 theatre for young audiences...... 5,174 Attended nine student-only matinee performances

C. David Johnson, Alvin Sanders and Fiona Reid total...... 310,321 in Morning After Grace. PHOTO BY DYLAN HEWLETT

John Ng and Daniel Chen in Nine Dragons. PHOTO BY TIM NGUYEN

The Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre operates as a non-profit charitable organization, led GOVERNMENT SUPPORTERS by the Artistic Director, Executive Director, Board Chair and a volunteer Board of Trustees from the community. The management practices of Royal MTC are based on five best prac- tice 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. Royal 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 27, 2018 to report artistic and financial results to interested subscribers, patrons and community members.

annual report 2017/18 royal manitoba theatre centre 3 “A crowd pleaser for romantics at heart” – cbc manitoba

Bahareh Yaraghi and Patricia Darbasie in Shakespeare in Love. PHOTO BY DAVID COOPER MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR

We carefully measure a lot here at Royal MTC — audience engagement, With every dark cloud comes a silver lining and Brenda’s request that financial standing, fundraising progress and key performance indicators, gifts in her memory be made to Royal MTC has only further served to among other things. By any standard, I submit that this, our 60th anni- benefit this place she obviously loved. In excess of $100,000 has been versary season, was a measurable success. Economically, theatrically and contributed to Royal MTC’s Endowment Fund in Brenda’s name. I think from a governance perspective, the 2017/18 season was a very good year I can say with some confidence that Brenda would have been thrilled to for our theatre. learn that The Founders’ Circle Legacy Giving Campaign, in which she was integrally involved, exceeded its goal this year in celebration of the Tangible progress is being made on the directions and priorities set out theatre’s diamond anniversary. To the generous and forward-thinking in our strategic plan which was implemented in 2016/17. Royal MTC is Legacy Giving campaign donors, I salute and thank you for your support. operating well within the operational triggers and guidelines established by your Board of Trustees. One significant announcement during the 60th anniversary season was the news of Steven Schipper’s retirement from Royal MTC, which was As we celebrate the close of our diamond anniversary, we are further formally announced on March 10, 2018, after a remarkable 30-year tenure. proud of another operating surplus in 2017/18. The theatre’s continued The public reaction was overwhelmingly one of respect, thanks, and best positive financial performance allows us to invest in our Stabilization wishes. Steven himself would want me to clarify that he’s simply moving Fund. While financial stability is only one measure of success, Royal MTC on to the “next challenge in his life”, and he would most certainly and has a strong track record of stewarding resources carefully, investing in characteristically be humble about his impact at Royal MTC. our artists, creative teams and craftspeople to make sure the shows on our stages are inspiring, compelling and beautifully executed. To the Royal MTC staff and management team, I marvel at everything you do and thank you for your devoted service and support during my term I salute and thank the members of the Board of Trustees, and particularly as Chair. To Royal MTC’s corps of loyal volunteers, our audiences, as well the Executive Committee, for your dedicated service, committed effort as our corporate and individual donors, thanks for your tangible expres- and unwavering support of Royal MTC — this year and always. It has been sions of confidence and support. We will never take you for granted. both a privilege and honour to serve as your Chair the past two seasons. Finally, to my wife, Jennifer, thanks for your own commitment to Royal I wish you success going forward and particularly acknowledge David MTC and supporting me in my role as Board Chair. Christie as he assumes the position of Board Chair.

I also want to acknowledge our colleague and friend Brenda Zaporzan, who passed away this season. She and her husband, Darcy, were and remain fervent and cherished supporters of Royal MTC. Brenda served on A. C. (Tony) Fletcher the Board of Trustees for five years, departing in 2015. For the first three of those years, she did double duty as chair of the Black & White Ball Committee. In her last two years on the Board, she served as Secretary to the Executive Committee. Even after leaving the Board and right up until her untimely passing, Brenda remained on the Black & White, Nominating and Legacy Giving Committees. She is profoundly missed.

annual report 2017/18 royal manitoba theatre centre 5 MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

1958 was a banner year. Musicians Michael Jackson, Prince, Joan Jett and commitment will help ensure the success of our next 60 years, and the Anita Baker were born. So were Terry Fox, Jean Charest, Darryl Sutter 60 years after that. The Winnipeg Foundation was a valued partner in this and Colm Feore. Duff Roblin was appointed Premier of Manitoba, and the campaign, and we thank them for their support. I also want to celebrate Right Honourable Ellen Fairclough was the first Canadian woman to hold the hard work of our Legacy Giving Committee: Kerry Dangerfield, Jack the position of Prime Minister for two days during John Diefenbaker’s Fraser, John Guttormson, Maureen Jay, Jim McLandress, Derek Rolstone, absence from the country. The Avro Arrow flew for the first time, NORAD and the late, great Brenda Zaporzan. was signed between the US and Canada, Pierre Berton won the Governor Our six decades of success and growth would not have been possible General’s Award for Klondike. And listed as the top entry under Arts & without government investment. Continued thanks to our core and Literature on the Wikipedia page for 1958 in Canada is: the Manitoba sustaining funders: the Canada Council for the Arts, Canadian Heritage, Theatre Centre opens. the Manitoba Arts Council, the Province of Manitoba, and the Winnipeg Royal MTC’s 60th anniversary was as glittering and valuable a diamond Arts Council for their contributions to Royal MTC’s activities, and their year as we could have hoped. We’d like to think that even our founders special support for the Fringe Festival, the Regional Tour and the Master would have been proud of accomplishments on and off stage this season. Playwright Festival. I’d like to particularly mention two major projects that, in typical Royal MTC In our 60th anniversary we chose to add a land acknowledgment to our fashion, were accomplished on time, on budget and with great impact. Ovation programs. It’s worth restating here: Royal MTC acknowledges I’m pleased to announce Royal MTC’s Archives are now open at the that our two venues are on Treaty 1 territory and that the land on which Archives of Manitoba. This means that anybody can access our more we gather is the traditional territory of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, than 37 metres of textual records, including 14,500 photographs, for Dakota, and Dene Peoples, and the homeland of the Métis Nation. professional or academic research, personal history, or deep curiosity. In With the new fiscal year, Board of Trustees Chair Tony Fletcher hands the 2015 we asked the MTC Foundation to support this goal; their three-year reins to Dave Christie. Tony has been a dedicated and passionate leader, commitment made it possible for us to hire Archivist Mary Horodyski. and we have benefitted immeasurably from his thoughtful and strategic Thanks to her efforts, along with a few dedicated volunteers and student tenure as Chair. Incoming Chair Dave Christie is deeply engaged with placements, not only are the Archives open, but they are significantly the community, has great passion for Royal MTC, and has demonstrated more comprehensive and searchable than before. If anyone reading his leadership as a member of the Executive. He will preside as Chair this is in the process of cleaning their basement, we are missing some over two significant seasons, leading us with confidence through the programs from the 1960s and 1970s; there’s a list on our website. Our Artistic Director transition. work on our Archives has deepened our understanding of our history, and the impact we have had on our province for six decades. My thanks to our Board, supporters, subscribers and staff for their invalu- able contributions in helping our 60th anniversary season shine. In partnership with the Board and the Resource Development committee, we set another goal for the 60th anniversary: to welcome 60 individual or family members to our Founders’ Circle, those who have have committed to a charitable gift to Royal MTC in their will or estate planning. Thanks to a group of dedicated volunteers, we reached 62 members of this Camilla Holland most special group by May 31, 2018. Their forward-looking and generous

6 royal manitoba theatre centre annual report 2017/18 MESSAGE FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Our 60th anniversary reminded us that we stand on the shoulders not Of course, geographical expansionism is not our end goal. Any great of giants, but of ordinary men and women with extraordinary ideas theatre’s sole purview is the heart of humanity: how close can we come about what our community and, indeed, our world could be. We are the to dramatizing the essential truth of life, and how can this truth assuage heirs of their courage, their imagination and their tenacity. It can’t have the solitude that is our common lot? Come From Away, for example, been easy to create a theatre of our own in a place that knew only the struck a deep chord within our community by showing us characters temporary pleasure of touring shows. The roadhouses were a necessary rising above fear and prejudice. Its playwrights turned the chilling respite from pioneer life but lacked what vintners refer to as terroir: the threat of 9/11 into a heartwarming celebration of international hospi- flavour of the region. What we needed was our own people on our own tality and community cohesiveness (if that’s not a paradoxical union). stages, and our anniversary gave us the chance to celebrate the rising Then again, perhaps that paradox is what Canadian terroir tastes like – tide of local talent that has transformed our theatre and our province. a cooperative welcome – because that’s certainly how our theatre came Manitoba actors played major roles in almost all our productions this to be. Sixty years ago, a close-knit community helped an impossibly year, and created some of the season’s most indelible memories. Jeremy young Hungarian refugee re-create the rich theatrical memories of his Walmsley from Once led 100 guitars in a rousing version of “Falling youth. That they triumphed is a testament to the artists and audiences Slowly,” the Bard himself could not have summoned a more regal who shared John Hirsch’s dream, and to their descendants, whose Elizabeth I than Sarah Constible in Shakespeare in Love, and Daniel grace and goodwill shape all our ends. Chen made an auspicious debut as the suave nightclub owner and prime suspect in Nine Dragons. What gave us even more cause for celebration Yours always, was that these productions also played the Grand Theatre in London, the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton, Vertigo Theatre in Calgary and Gateway Theatre in Richmond. In an era when tariffs and trade deficits are much on our minds, our theatre has become as much exporter as importer, and Steven Schipper our audiences, like our artists, now span the country.

annual report 2017/18 royal manitoba theatre centre 7 JOHN HIRSCH MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS once Book by Enda Walsh Music and Lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová Based on the Motion Picture Written and Directed by John Carney February 15 – March 10, 2018 previews • February 13 & 14 Lehmann, John B. Lowe, Arne MacPherson, Darren Director / Choreographer: Tracey Flye shakespeare Martens, Ross McMillan, Ryan James Miller, Esther Music Director: Joseph Tritt in love Momtchilov, Carson Nattrass†, Robb Paterson, Set & Costume Designer: Brian Perchaluk† Robyn Pooley†, Cassandra Potenza, Cherissa Lighting Designer: Louise Guinand Based on the screenplay by Richards†, Meredith Rose, Heather Russell†, Sound Designer: William Fallon Marc Norman & Tom Stoppard Renelle Thiessen, Isaac Vint Vocal Coach: Paula Potosky Adapted for the stage by Lee Hall SPONSORED BY Assistant to the Director: Thomas Alderson October 19 – November 11, 2017 CIBC WOOD GUNDY, MADAMS INVESTMENT GROUP & Stage Manager: Leslie Watson preview • October 18 PLETT WEALTH MANAGEMENT GROUP Assistant Stage Manager: Melissa Cameron Apprentice Stage Manager: Ryan Bjornson Director: Daryl Cloran Original Production Concept: John Tiffany Set & Costume Designer: Cory Sincennes Child Supervisor: Maggie Nagle Lighting Designer: Scott Henderson come from away Sound Designer: Matthew Skopyk January 11 – February 3, 2018 Cast: Isaac Bell, Nathan Carroll, Duncan Cox, Music Director: Don Horsburgh previews • January 4-10 Quinn Dooley, Isabel Haderer, Jeff Hamacher, Fight Director: Jonathan Hawley Purvis Book, Music and Lyrics: Irene Sankoff and David Hein Amanda LeBlanc, Duff MacDonald, Jane Miller, Choreographer: Laura Krewski Director: Christopher Ashley Alicia Toner, Jeremy Walmsley, Daniel Williston, Dialect Coach: Doug Mertz Musical Staging: Kelly Devine Cory Wojcik Dramaturg: Josh Wickard Music Supervisor / Arrangements: Ian Eisendrath A co-production with the Grand Theatre Apprentice Director: Suzie Martin*† Set Designer: Beowulf Boritt Stage Manager: Michelle Chan Costume Designer: Toni-Leslie James Assistant Stage Manager: Kathryn Ball Lighting Designer: Howell Binkley Apprentice Stage Manager: Zoë Leclerc-Kennedy Sound Designer: Gareth Owen The Humans By Stephen Karam Cast: Robert Benz, Tristan Carlucci†, Patricia Cerra, Hair Designer: David Brian Brown Andrew Chown, Sarah Constible, Patricia Darbasie, Orchestrations: August Eriksmoen March 22 – April 14, 2018 Paul Essiembre, Matthew Fletcher†, Gabe Grey, Dialect Coach: Joel Goldes preview • March 21 Casting Director: Stephanie Gorin, cdc, csa Tom Keenan, Kayvon Khoshkam, Kevin Klassen, N.Y. Casting: Telsey + Company / Rachel Hoffman,csa Director: Philip Akin Andrew MacDonald-Smith, Garett Ross, Ray Creative Consultant: Michael Rubinoff Set & Costume Designer: Brian Perchaluk† Strachan†, Luc Tellier, Farren Timoteo, John Ullyatt, Music Director: Bob Foster Lighting Designer: Hugh Conacher Ashley Wright, Bahareh Yaraghi Associate Music Director: Richard Evans Sound Designer: Michael Wright A co-production with the Citadel Theatre Associate Choreographer: Richard J. Hinds Assistant Director: Frances Koncan†‡ Production Stage Manager: The. John Gray Set & Lighting Design Apprentice: Darah Miah* Stage Manager: Lisa Humber Stage Manager: Margaret Brook A Christmas Carol Assistant Stage Manager: Katie Honek Assistant Stage Manager: Linsey Callaghan Resident Director / Choreographer: Dayna Tekatch Apprentice Stage Manager: Zahra Larche Adapted by Bruce McManus Apprentice Stage Manager: Steven Smits From the novel by Charles Dickens Production Management: Scot Whitham Cast: Kate Besworth, John Bourgeois, Jane Burpee, Nicola Cavendish, Tom Keenan, Heather Russell† November 23 – December 16, 2017 Production Supervisor: Juniper Street Productions preview • November 22 General Management: Alchemy Production Group Marketing Strategy and Direction: On The Rialto Director: Steven Schipper Press Representative: Polk & Co. morning after Set Designer: Gillian Gallow Costume Designer: Judith Bowden Cast: Saccha Dennis, Steffi DiDomenicantonio, grace Barbara Fulton, Lisa Horner, James Kall, George Lighting Designer: Scott Henderson By Carey Crim Composer / Vocal Coach: Danny Carroll Masswohl, Ali Momen, Jack Noseworthy, Cory Sound Designer: John Bent Jr. O’Brien, Kristen Peace, Eliza-Jane Scott, Kevin Vidal April 26 – May 19, 2018 Choreographer: Teri-Lynn Friesen† Understudies: Susan Dunstan, Kate Etienne, Amir preview • April 25 Accessibility Consultant: Stefanie Wiens ot reg (mb) Haidar, Jeff Madden, David Silvestri, Cailin Stadnyk Director: Krista Jackson† Apprentice Director: Rebekah Enns Band: Tristan Avakian, Kim Ratcliffe, Anna Ludlow, Set & Costume Designer: Charlotte Dean Assistant Set Designer: Eric Dizon Spencer Murray, Jonathan Maharaj, Sean Kilbride, Lighting Designer: Scott Henderson Lighting Design Apprentice: Tori Popp* Bob Foster, Richard Evans, Greg Hawco, Rick Sound Designer: Michael Wright Stage Manager: Karyn Kumhyr Whitelaw, Zach Redler, Ryan Driscoll, Andrew Fight Director: Paul Essiembre Assistant Stage Manager: Michael Duggan† Barrett for Lionella Music, llc Assistant Director: Cory Wojcik Assistant Stage Manager: Jessica Freundl Stage Manager: Chris Pearce Apprentice Stage Manager: Steven Smits A Canadian Regional Premiere at Royal MTC by Assistant Stage Manager: Ali Fulmyk Child Supervisor: Adeline Sokulski special arrangement with David Mirvish and Apprentice Stage Manager: Tori Popp† Junkyard Dog Productions Cast: Omar Benson, Andrea del Campo, Paul Cast: C. David Johnson, Fiona Reid, Alvin Sanders Essiembre, Kevin P. Gabel†, Isla Gorton, Isabel SPONSORED BY THE GAIL ASPER FAMILY FOUNDATION & Haderer, Lindsay Johnson, Kevin Klassen, Keenan THE ASPER FOUNDATION

8 royal manitoba theatre centre annual report 2017/18 TOM HENDRY WAREHOUSE PRODUCTIONS REGIONAL TOUR TOM HENDRY WAREHOUSE SEASON SPONSOR: BMO FINANCIAL GROUP

The Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre Nine dragons Di and Viv and Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries were By Jovanni Sy and Rose pleased to present our regional tour of October 26 – November 11, 2017 By Amelia Bullmore A Christmas Carol. preview • October 25 March 8 – 24, 2018 Director: Craig Hall preview • March 7 Set Designer: Scott Reid A Christmas Costume Designer: Deitra Kalyn Director: Heidi Malazdrewich† Lighting Designer: Anton de Groot Set & Costume Designer: Brian Perchaluk† Carol § Composer & Sound Designer: Andrew Blizzard Lighting Designer: Larry Isacoff By Charles Dickens Projection Designer: Jamie Nesbitt Sound Designer: Chris Brett Adapted and performed by Rod Beattie Fight Director: Karl Sine Apprentice Director: Angelica Schwartz* November 19 – December 21, 2017 Voice & Dialect Consultant: Jane MacFarlane Stage Manager: Chris Pearce Cantonese Translator: Derek Chan Assistant Stage Manager: Katherine Dermott Stage Manager: Douglas Beattie Assistant Director: Jenna Rodgers Tour Technical Director: Ian Kirk Cast: Sarah Constible, Cherissa Richards, Tour Technician: James Thurmeier Assistant Costume Designer: Elizabeth Wellwood Charlene Van Buekenhout Fight Director Assistant: Zakk MacDonald Cast: Rod Beattie Stage Manager: Michael Howard Assistant Stage Manager: Linsey Callaghan Heisenberg 4,683 attended 24 performances nov 19 | Steinbach • Steinbach Arts Council Cast: Scott Bellis, Daniel Chen, Natascha Girgis, By Simon Stephens Toby Hughes, Duval Lang, John Ng nov 20 | Gimli • Kiwanis Club of Gimli and District April 12 – 28, 2018 nov 22 | Thompson • Recreation, Parks and A world premiere co-production with preview • April 11 Gateway Theatre and Vertigo Theatre Culture, City of Thompson Director: Steven Schipper nov 23 | Snow Lake • Aurora Borealis Arts Council SUPPORTED BY Set & Costume Designer: Linda Beech nov 25 | Portage la Prairie • Luanne Anderson THE WUCHIEN MICHAEL THAN FOUNDATION Lighting Designer: Hugh Conacher nov 27 | Eriksdale • Eriksdale Recreation Centre Sound Designer: Chris Brett nov 28 | MacGregor • Heartland Recreation Centre Choreographer: Catherine Wreford nov 29 | Neepawa • Kaleidoscope Concert Series Outside Assistant Director: Dora Carroll† Stage Manager: Karyn Kumhyr nov 30 | Minnedosa • Minnedosa Performing Arts Committee Mullingar Apprentice Stage Manager: Zoë Leclerc-Kennedy By John Patrick Shanley dec 1 | Dauphin • Watson Arts Centre Cast: Paula Potosky, Stephen Russell† dec 2 | Strathclair • Strathclair & District Theatre February 1 – 17, 2018 Committee, Ltd. SPONSORED BY preview • January 31 THE ASPER FOUNDATION dec 3 | Virden • Virden Arts Mosaic Director: Peter Pasyk dec 5 | Deloraine • Southwest Showcase Inc. Set & Costume Designer: Charlotte Dean dec 6 | Crystal City • Parklane Theatre Committee Lighting Designer: Hugh Conacher dec 7 | Souris • Souris District Arts Council Sound Designer: Chris Brett dec 8 | Gretna • Southern Manitoba Concerts Dialect Coach: Rae Ellen Bodie dec 9 | Lac du Bonnet • Winnipeg River Arts Centre Stage Manager: Margaret Brook dec 10 | Kenora • Lake of the Woods Concert Group Assistant Stage Manager: Katherine Dermott dec 12 | Sioux Lookout • Sioux Hudson Entertainment Cast: Nigel Bennett, Terri Cherniack†, Alicia Series Johnston†, Mike Nadajewski dec 13 | Dryden • Dryden Entertainment Series Part of ShanleyFest 2018 dec 14 | Red Lake • Wilderness Entertainment Series dec 16 | Atikokan • Atikokan Entertainment Series dec 19 | Brandon • Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium dec 21 | Morris • Morris Multiplex

Stephen Russell and Paula Potosky in Heisenberg. PHOTO BY DYLAN HEWLETT

*Position funded through the Jean Murray – Moray Sinclair Theatre Apprenticeship Program †Past Jean Murray – Moray Sinclair Scholarship award winner ‡Position funded through the Canada Council for the Arts and the Winnipeg Arts Council §Past Naomi Levin Theatre Scholarship award winner annual report 2017/18 royal manitoba theatre centre 9 FESTIVALS

winnipeg fringe theatre festival Master Playwright Festival Theatre fans came out in droves to celebrate the 30th anniversary The 18th Master Playwright Festival honoured the life and work of of the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival, leading to the festival’s Irish-American playwright, screenwriter and director John Patrick second-best attendance ever. The box office sizzled with indoor Shanley. From January 30 to February 18, 2018, theatre fans gathered ticketed attendance totaling 104,908 with 138 sold-out performances to watch 11 full productions and experience two play readings, three and $875,157 in box office revenue that was returned to performing films, two lectures and interactive events. Other events included a companies. The total revenue represents a 21% increase over last year. director’s panel and free film screenings of Shanley’s most celebrated The festival featured 186 companies with 1,583 total indoor perfor- films. DramedyOutside Mullingar, was performed at The Tom Hendry mances. Royal MTC is the only regional theatre in Canada to produce Warehouse from February 1 to 17, 2018. a Fringe Festival, and presents the event as part of its proud commit- Joining Royal MTC to celebrate the life and work John Patrick Shanley ment to developing new artists and audiences. Since its inception in were: Beau Theatre Co., Broken Record Productions, Dalnavert Museum 1988, the Winnipeg Fringe has enjoyed tremendous growth and ranks & Visitors’ Centre, Naked Theatre Productions, PAL/ACTRA, R-G as the second-largest event of its kind in North America. Because Productions, Shoestring Players, Tara Players, Tent Pole Productions, participants are accepted to the festival through a lottery, artists The Keep Theatre, Winnipeg Mennonite Theatre, Winnipeg Public enjoy complete artistic freedom as they present independent theatre Library and Vault Projects. to appreciative audiences. 2018 Master Playwright Festival (shanleyFest) Statistics SUPPORTED BY MANITOBA LIQUOR & LOTTERIES ticketed attendance • 6,785 2017 Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival Statistics free events attendance (lectures and film screenings) • 192 ticketed attendance • 104,908 overall festival attendance • 6,977 outdoor attendance (including kids fringe) • 75,000 (approx.) overall festival box office revenue • $157,594 kids venue attendance • 5,165 number of performing companies • 15 box office revenue • $875,157 number of performances • 88 number of performing companies • 186 number of indoor performances • 1,583 number of volunteers • 755

10 royal manitoba theatre centre annual report 2017/18 NEW CREATIONS EXPANDING THE THEATRE EXPERIENCE

WORDPLAY Cultivating Talent The Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre produces an average of one new The Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre cultivates talent through a series play each season. This year, Jovanni Sy’s murder mystery Nine Dragons of programs. By inviting students to attend performances on our had its world premiere at our Tom Hendry Warehouse, in co-production stages and in their schools, we help them imagine a life in the theatre, with Vertigo Theatre in Calgary and Gateway Theatre in Richmond. both as artists and as audience members. Our scholarship program Vancouver reviewer Colin Thomas wrote about the resonance of Nine helps bring those dreams within reach, while apprenticeships give Dragons: “You don’t have to think too hard to associate the Ripper’s artists the hands-on experience they need to bridge the gap between forgotten Chinese victims with Canada’s missing and murdered indig- theory and practice. enous women and girls or to recognize the relationship between our Angelica Schwartz directed The Drowning Girls at our 2016 Fringe current opioid crisis and the trade in opium and heroin, which plays a Festival and co-directed The Hollow and Savage in Limbo at our most part in Nine Dragons. Besides, it’s great to see a racially complex story recent Master Playwright Festivals. This season, she apprenticed with on-stage in the racially complex Lower Mainland.” Or in Winnipeg, we Director Heidi Malazdrewich on Di and Viv and Rose. She says, “I was might add. able to voice my ideas with the director in a collaborative setting and We are also proud to see creations that started at Royal MTC find influence the show musically. … It was an incredible experience to warm receptions well beyond our theatre. During the summer of 2018, be able to work on a very technically challenging show on a smaller the famed Ogunquit Playhouse in Maine staged the US premiere of stage.” We like to think her experiences in our festivals and our Grumpy Old Men: The Musical, which premiered at our John Hirsch apprenticeships helped her secure a spot in the directing program at Mainstage in 2011. the prestigious National Theatre School in Montréal next year. Of course, new work doesn’t just happen. Writers and their work must Like Schwartz, many artists use our festivals as professional spring- be nurtured. We commission new plays (Royal MTC has several in boards. Wren Brian, a perennial Fringe Festival staffer, won the 2017 various stages of development), we provide dramaturgical support, Harry S. Rintoul Memorial Award for best new Manitoba play at the and we program readings and workshops. Winnipeg Fringe Festival. The award was a landmark in Brian’s life: “Since adding the Rintoul Award to my CV, I have applied successfully In our quest for new work to produce, we also reviewed 126 script for both Manitoba Arts Council and Winnipeg Arts Council grants. submissions this year: plays both new and previously produced that The award boosted my confidence and contributed in a tangible way were read by Royal MTC staff and freelance analysts. This year, we to my evolution as a professional.” hired 80 artists to work on nine scripts as part of our Wordplay series of readings and workshops. Our co-productions help local artists expand their geographical and artistic horizons. Sarah Constible was one of five local actors who made These diverse activities help playwrights turn their dreams into reality, their Citadel Theatre debuts in Edmonton with Shakespeare in Love: allow other artists to contribute to the creative process early, and give our audiences the inside track on the best new plays being written “I’d almost resigned myself to thinking that I would never work here and abroad. professionally outside of Winnipeg. Then suddenly there I was in this wonderful theatre I’d never even seen before, playing this great role SPONSORED BY INVESTORS GROUP [Queen Elizabeth I] and working with Daryl Cloran, who’s a terrific director. Now I actually have another out-of-town gig in Montréal at John Ng and Toby Hughes in the Segal Centre playing Nora in A Doll’s House, Part 2. The director Nine Dragons. PHOTO BY TIM NGUYEN talked to both Cloran and Steven Schipper before casting me, so the one role really did lead to another. I’ve grown as an artist so much over the years through my work at MTC, and now the theatre is helping me enter another new and exciting phase.” We are always proud to support the work of local artists and, this year, 47% of all actors at the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre were Manitobans. We are also pleased that two plays – A Christmas Carol and Di and Viv and Rose – featured casts composed entirely of Manitobans. Without our artists, our theatre would not exist, and we are proud to play some small part in their creative evolutions.

The cast of Shakespeare in Love. PHOTO BY DAVID COOPER

annual report 2017/18 royal manitoba theatre centre 11 EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Theatre Under 30 BACKSTAGE PASS: THEATRE TD Theatre Under 30 is a free membership program for young people PERSpECTIVES FOR STUDENTS aged 18 – 29. Members have exclusive access to world-class theatre for This season-long program gave 27 Grade 11 and 12 students an just $20 a seat! In the 2017/18 season, the program welcomed 557 new in-depth look at theatre. Students attended six theatre workshops led sign-ups, with a total of 1,152 members, who purchased 680 tickets by members of Manitoba’s professional theatre community followed throughout the year. Members also received invitations to intimate by a matinee performance of each John Hirsch Mainstage produc- and exclusive pre-show events. tion. Participants were selected based on their application essay and teacher recommendations. SPONSORED BY TD Twenty-seven students from Winnipeg, rural Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario were accepted into the program: Justine Reyes Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Pedro Anishinabie Dryden High School Pre-Show Chats Damon Armstrong Dryden High School Pre-Show Chats (formerly called Monday Mix) is an informal lecture Carter Pihulak Dryden High School Kenzie Rowat Dryden High School series available to patrons who attend the third Thursday evening Emily Stark Fort Richmond Collegiate performance at the John Hirsch Mainstage. Patrons enrich their Madeline Emmonds Garden City Collegiate experience through pre-show conversations with local theatre profes- Quentin Fecyk Miles Macdonell Collegiate sionals and special guests from our community. Laurel Fife Miles Macdonell Collegiate Trey Chaske Murdoch MacKay Collegiate THE 2017/18 LINEUP Kaitlin Henderson Murdoch MacKay Collegiate Shakespeare in Love • Shakespeare in Love is just one example Blayze Swerid Murdoch MacKay Collegiate Candice Aphline Oyugi River East Collegiate of how Shakespeare’s life and plays continue to endure and fascinate. Aidan Zeglinski Seven Oaks MET School Brandon Christopher, Associate Professor of English at the University Ayoub Moustarzak St. James Collegiate of Winnipeg, led us through an exploration of Shakespeare adapta- Avery Tremblett St. James Collegiate tions and his works in contemporary culture. Attendees: 35 Meagan Fennell St. John’s Ravenscourt Denise L. Estacio Tec Voc High School A Christmas Carol • Manitoba playwright Bruce McManus shared Wesley Blair Hansen Tec Voc High School his experience adapting a Dickens’ classic and witnessing its remount Sydney Mann Treherne Collegiate on Royal MTC’s stage. Attendees: 42 Jamie Anderson Vincent Massey Collegiate Jessica Cole Vincent Massey Collegiate Come From Away • Master Carpenter Brent Letain gave the inside Janelle Forrester Vincent Massey Collegiate scoop on how Royal MTC re-created the Broadway set of Come From Sarah Lamoureux Vincent Massey Collegiate Tim Gehman Westwood Collegiate Away. Attendees: 86 Tyler Findlay Warren Collegiate Once • Archival volunteers Peggy Barker and Elsie Douglas provided THE 2017/18 LINEUP an in-depth look at the carefully researched and curated photos of Shakespeare in Love • Shannon Vickers, dialect coach for many Royal MTC’s 60th anniversary display. Attendees: 27 MTC productions, taught students how to perfect various accents The Humans • After a behind-the-scenes tour, Royal MTC’s Head and master their voices. of Props, Kari Hagness, revealed how props magically complete the A Christmas Carol • Actor Kevin Klassen walked the students world on stage. Attendees: 55 through the auditioning process. They learned about the different types Morning After Grace • Morning After Grace is a hilarious and of auditions and had the chance to present a piece and get feedback. hopeful exposé of the not-so-secret lives of seniors. Morning After Come From Away • Playwright and songwriter Angus Kohm taught Grace Director and Royal MTC’s Associate Artistic Director Krista the students how to write a dynamite script. Jackson delved into the creative process, from casting to research and rehearsals. Attendees: 31 Once • Actor/improviser Andrea del Campo and msician Dave Quanbury taught the students how to think quickly on their feet in this unique musical improvisation workshop. The Humans • Set and costume designer Brian Perchaluk revealed TALKBACKS The Humans design concepts to the students. Post-show, actors returned to the stage for a question-and-answer Morning After Grace • Stunt performer and fight choreographer session with the audience. Talkbacks were hosted after Tuesday Rachel Hiebert showed the students all the tricks to make stage evening performances and the final Wednesday matinee at the John fighting look convincing while staying safe at the same time.

Hirsch Mainstage, and following Tuesday evening performances and SPONSORED BY BELL MTS & SUBWAY Thursday matinees at the Tom Hendry Warehouse. A total of 4,704 patrons attended talkbacks throughout the season.

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ASL-INTERPRETED PERFORMANCE THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES Royal MTC offered an American Sign Language-Interpreted perfor- Royal MTC schedules student-only matinee performances for selected mance of Di and Viv and Rose on March 13, 2018. The performance productions. This year, MTC offered matinees for six productions: is held at the Tom Hendry Warehouse, where good sightlines ensure Shakespeare in Love, Nine Dragons, A Christmas Carol, Come From that patrons don’t miss any of the action. Away, Once and The Humans. As part of our TFYA programming, seven study guides were compiled and posted on our website where they could be accessed by all Royal MTC patrons. A total of 5,174 students attended student-only matinee performances. RELAXED PERFORMANCE In addition to those who attended the student-only matinees, Royal MTC offered a relaxed performance ofOnce at the John Hirsch 1,927 students attended regular performances, and 206 students Mainstage on March 4, 2018. This is the second season Royal MTC has subscribed to the entire Mainstage and/or Warehouse season with engaged in this accessibility initiative, which is designed to welcome their school. audience members with sensory sensitivities, dementia, autism spec- trum disorders, learning disorders, or anyone for whom the regular SPONSORED BY GREAT-WEST LIFE ASSURANCE CO. TICKET SUBSIDIES PROVIDED BY GREYSTONE MANAGED INVESTMENTS theatre experience can be challenging. Small modifications are made to the production and the patron experience to help reduce anxiety and create a more relaxed environment for everyone. SCHOLARSHIPS & APPRENTICESHIPS In recognition and celebration of two Winnipeg personalities who STUDENT INTERNSHIPS contributed to our theatre’s development, Royal MTC established the Jean Murray–Moray Sinclair Theatre Scholarship Fund. This Royal MTC hosted high school internships that ranged from 90 hours to one-day placements, involving experiences such as shadowing A fund awards scholarships to successful applicants who are full-time Christmas Carol stage management team, ushering, doing research at students attending accredited theatre schools or university theatre the Archives of Manitoba, observing a rehearsal, shadowing a sound programs, and who intend to pursue a career in theatre. Also, this designer, and much more. fund awards apprenticeships to emerging professional artists and craftspeople who have completed accredited post-secondary training Victoria McNeil 12-week internship Kelvin High School Angelina Stripling one-day placement Lorette Collegiate within the past two academic years and are looking for opportunities Denzel Hooke one-day placement Maples MET School to gain experience in professional theatre. Karina Lawe one-day placement Maples MET School Britanie Sousa one-day placement Maples MET School Royal MTC awarded a total of $20,000 for the 2017/18 academic year/ theatre season. Scholarship recipients Alexandra Chubaty Alison Helmer Emily Meadows Boychuk Mallory James Julia Nelles STUDENT AMBASSADORS Bethany Cooke Emily Jane King Kelsey Wavey Nominated by their school, our Student Ambassadors (grades 9 – 12) Tyra Godenir Hannah Krostewitz Erica Wilson had the opportunity to experience the excitement and energy of Lauren Gowler Elliot Lazar Madeline Hanton Alanna McPherson opening night with a guest of their choosing, while spreading their love of theatre. Royal MTC had 11 Student Ambassadors this season. Apprenticeship recipients Zoë Leclerc-Kennedy Darah McCarthy Angelica Schwartz Kalie Peters College Jeanne-Sauve Asha Stott College Jeanne-Sauve Suzie Martin Victoria Popp Yasmin Amer Fort Richmond Collegiate Demitra Simeonidis Fort Richmond Collegiate Victoria McNeil Kelvin High School Helio Kruizenga Miles Macdonnell Collegiate Gabriel Francis Maynard Miles Macdonnell Collegiate PLAY ON WORDS Hewan Nega Murdoch MacKay Collegiate Coral Yeryk Murdoch MacKay Collegiate From Page to Stage is a series of free noon-hour presentations in the MariLynn Champagne St. Anne Collegiate Carol Shields Auditorium at the Millennium Library. Royal MTC’s artists, Jordan Skelly Windsor Park Collegiate staff and craftspeople share behind-the-scenes stories and explore literary connections to great plays and musicals. The sessions run from 12:10 – 12:50pm and each presentation is broadcast via Facebook Live. A total of 115 people attended in-person and over 1,600 tuned in online. CULTURAL ACCESS PASS The only program of its kind in the world, the Institute for Canadian Citizenship’s Cultural Access Pass (CAP) provides members with free Many thanks to Deborah Gray for her generous admission to more than 1,400 of Canada’s premier cultural attractions. support to expand our Youth and Educator In 2017/18, our third year partnering with CAP, 21 new Canadians Engagement this season. attended Shakespeare in Love and 14 attended Once. annual report 2017/18 royal manitoba theatre centre 13 SPECIAL EVENTS

PREMIER SPONSOR SPONSORS Ideate Design RBC Air Canada James Richardson & Sons, Dycom Direct Mail Ltd. PLATINUM SPONSOR Esdale Printing Company KPMG LLP CN Ltd. MLT Aikins LLP EventLight Number Ten Architectural SILVER SPONSOR Freeman Audio Visual Group MacDon Industries Ltd. Manuel F. Sousa Plett & Associates Wealth The Stewart-Renouf Photography Management Group – Scotia Wealth Planned Perfectly PRA Inc. Management RBC Convention Centre PwC Relish New Brand RBC Convention Centre BRONZE SPONSOR Experience Rogers Communications HUB International Soirée Event Planning Taylor McCaffrey LLP Swank Event Rentals Terracon Development Ltd. FILLMORE RILEY The Gomption Group VACATION PRIZE CORPORATE TABLES The Great-West Life Fillmore Riley LLP 24/7 Intouch Assurance Company CapeRace Newfoundland BMO University of Manitoba Adventures Cardinal Capital Welders Supplies Ltd. WestJet Management WGI Westman Group Inc. Carlyle Printers, Service Winnipeg Airports WINE SPONSOR & Supplies Ltd. Authority De Luca Fine Wines Culligan Water Winnipeg Free Press Conditioning a night to shine RECEPTION SPONSOR SPECIAL THANKS TO Domo Gasoline The room dazzled, the conversation sparkled and the party was spectac- Mercedes-Benz Winnipeg Duha Group Black Hole Theatre ular at the RBC Convention Centre, York Ballroom, as the Black & White Fillmore Riley LLP Company AUCTION SPONSOR Ball celebrated Royal MTC’s 60th season — our diamond anniversary! Gendis Inc. University of Winnipeg Theatre & Film Performer Kimberley Rampersad drew 600 guests into the ballroom with ADESA Winnipeg Granite Financial Group Inc. Department OFFICIAL FLORIST a brilliant rendition of “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend.” The night was Greystone Managed Rainbow Stage filled with delicious food and amazing auction prizes. Enthusiastic guests McDiarmid Flowers Investments Inc. Our Auction Donors danced to the music of the Danny Kramer Dance Band during dinner and Our Volunteers well into the night. COMMITTEE Royal MTC and the event committee sincerely thank the guests, spon- Aynsley Cockshott, Karen Duha Maybelle Pacak Co-Chair Paulo Fernandes Rhonda Plett sors, corporate table purchasers, donors and volunteers for making this Linda McGarva-Cohen, Lauren Fischer Barbara Pritchard event our most successful yet. These generous contributions support Co-Chair Ashley Holtmann Bronya Rae-Pemberton our many programs and productions while ensuring that live theatre Liz Baines Mary Johannson Aaron Sabasch continues to thrive in this community. Special thanks to Premier Sponsor Albiana Bugujevci Jason Kasper Jodee Stewart Brenlee Carrington Trepel Elsebeth Kriening Kellie Tanchak RBC for their continued support. Alana Chernecki Deb Mazur Claire Workman Congratulations to Carol Johnson, winner of the Fillmore Riley Barb Christie Brad McCabe Vacation Prize! Patty Christie Penny McLandress attendance • 597 net proceeds • $176,951.38

ALL PHOTOS BY MANUEL F. SOUSA PHOTOGRAPHY

The Black & White Ball committee

Garnell Ulmer and Kim Ulmer, Regional President of RBC

Kimberley Rampersad and the Jedi Baker Dancers SPECIAL EVENTS

Royal MTC/MBA Lawyers Play WITNESS TO GREAT THEATRE! Agatha Christie’s suspenseful thriller Witness for the Prosecution kept audiences guessing until the very end, with 15 Manitoba Bar Association members serving up shocking testimony, impassioned outbursts and a surprising twist. The Tom Hendry Warehouse was buzzing from May 9 to 12 with excitement for the Lawyers Play — a fundraiser in support of the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre. Celebrating its 26th production, the Royal MTC/MBA Lawyers Play is a vital fundraising event for the theatre and has raised more than $1 million since 1990! We wish to thank our patrons, donors, advertisers and sponsors for supporting our efforts to offer extraordinary theatre at accessible prices to all Manitobans. Royal MTC would also like to extend sincere thanks to the talented cast and hardworking crew, as well as our many volunteers and committee members.

ALL PHOTOS BY DAVID SWIECICKI Witness for the The cast of Witness for the Prosecution. Prosecution By Agatha Christie May 9-12, 2018 Director / Fight Director: Paul Essiembre* Production Designer: Kari Hagness Wardrobe Coordinator: Thora Lamont Lighting Designer: Randy Zyla Harder Audio: Chris Brett Dialect Coach: Tom Soares Stage Manager: Chuck McEwen Assistant Stage Manager: Jen Cheslock Assistant Stage Manager: Paige Lewis Cast: David Dick, Caleigh Glawson, Brenda Keyser, Peter Kingsley, Ashley Korsunsky, Ryan Krahn, Alex Nisbet, Jeff Palamar, Kaitlynn Porath, Brad Regehr, Steve Scarfone, Priti Shah, Robert Tyler, Heather Wadsworth, Kyla Wills Brenda Keyser and Brad Regehr PRODUCTION PARTNER THE MANITOBA BAR ASSOCIATION in Witness for the Prosecution.

C0-PRESENTING SPONSORS PwC Mercedes-Benz Winnipeg

SILVER SPONSORS Lawton Partners

RECEPTION SPONSORS RBC Convention Centre University of Manitoba

WINE SPONSOR De Luca Fine Wines

SUPPORTERS Melissa Beaumont, Manitoba Bar Association Stella’s Catering President, with Melissa Hazelton & Kalyn WOW! Hospitality Bomback, Committee Members. Safeway & Sobey’s

COMMITTEE Jamie Jurczak, Chair Jessica L.M. Isaak Kalyn Bomback Cynthia Lau John Harvie Harmanjit Mavi Melissa Hazelton Stacy Nagle Reannah Hocken Stéphanie Tétreault Shawn Hughes Nalini Reddy tickets sold for four performances • 762 net proceeds • $40,686 David Dick and Peter Kingsley in Jeff Palamar and Peter Kingsley in Witness for the Prosecution. Witness for the Prosecution.

*The participation of this Artist was arranged by permission of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association under the provisions of the Dance • Opera • Theatre Policy. annual report 2017/18 royal manitoba theatre centre 15 “Royal MTC delivers hard-boiled mystery with bite in world premiere” – cbc manitoba

John Ng in Nine Dragons. PHOTO BY TIM NGUYEN SUPPORTERS

$1,200-1,999 Ben & Shari Diamond Claire & Gerald Jewers Grant Tweed Lawrence & Brenda Ellerby Robert & Karen Johnston Patricia Van Doninck DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE Margaret & Jim Astwood Ernest & Ruth Epp Lisa Johnston‡ Fran & Bob Vannevel‡ Bruce & Shelley Hon. Gary Filmon & Hon. Janice Robert Kennedy & Claudette Dr. & Mrs. M. B. Vodrey Bertrand-Meadows $10,000+ Filmon CM Leclerc Jesse I. Vorst Jim Blanchard Gordon Hannon Brenda Keyser & Peter Murdock Dorothy Walker Gail Asper, OC, OM, LLD* & Marjorie Blankstein CM, OM, LLD Dr. Ted & Gail Hechter Peter Kingsley Stirling Walkes Michael Paterson & the Late Morley Blankstein Ian Kirk†‡ Eileen & George Klassen Donald Wardrop Deborah Gray Sheldon & Penny Bowles Kevin & Deneen Klippenstein Myron & Marion Klysh Mary Agnes Welch June & Bob Jackson Memorial Doneta* & Harry Brotchie‡ Marion Klysh Julie Ann Kniskern Florence & Donald Whitmore Fund for the Performing Arts Haderra & Mark Chisick Serena Kraayeveld John & Kathryn Knowles Kathleen Gough & Timothy Wildman – The Winnipeg Foundation Heather Clarke* Pat & Jim Ludwig David & Denise Koss In memory of C. Noreen Wilkie Jan* & Kevin Coates Peter & Maureen Macdonald Carol Campbell & Andy Krentz – Catherine Wilkie $6,500–9,999 Andrew Drinnan†‡ Mr. G. Markham Barbara Latocki Valerie Wowryk Paulo Fernandes*‡ Hartley & Heather Richardson Gerry Matte & Lydia Surasky-Matte Dr. G. H. Lawler Harry & Evelyn Wray Katherine Fox*‡ Leslie John Taylor Fund – The Richard & Bonnie Olfert Wendell & Eleanor Lind 6 Anonymous Susan* & Ab Freig Winnipeg Foundation Cam Mackie & Doris Mae Oulton Charles & Diane Littman James R. Gibbs§ Donna Plant David & Marie Loewen $150–249 $4,000–6,499 Shayla Harapiak-Green & Patrick Iris Reimer Dianne & Laurie Logan Green* Nazir & Pat Ahmad In memory of Duane Braun Ricou-Manfreda Jack & Belva London Mintie & Al Grienke Brock & Donna Alexander – Pauline Braun Andrea* & Michael Robertson‡ Dr. Sora Ludwig & Dr. Brent Schacter John* & Nicola Guttormson‡ Elena Anciro†‡ The Albert D. Cohen Family Jennifer Skelly & Family‡ Helen & Paul Major In memory of Kristin Hanson Dawn Andersen Gregg & Mary Hanson Carol & Ron Slater Fund – Jewish N. Marr – Dawn & Brian Hanson Judy & Jay Anderson Andrew & Wendy Jensen Foundation of Manitoba Dr. & Mrs. Donald McInnes Shawn Hughes* & Bruno Koehn‡ Bernice Antoniuk Gerry & Barb Price Debbie Spracklin Mr. & Mrs. Campbell McIntyre Katie Inverarity†‡ Dr. Ignatius Anyadike Donald & Lorraine Swanson Marlene & Ian McKay Jason Kasper* Elizabeth B. Armytage Fund $2,000–3,999 Marilyn Thompson Albert & Judith Metcalfe‡ Dr. Laurence Katz & Ms. Zoe Kogan – The Winnipeg Foundation Vicki Verville‡ Irene & the late Claire Miller Dr. Jerry Baluta & Olga Kandia Gordon Keatch*‡ Marion Arnason Margaret Wollner Rena & Reno Molinari Leah Bjarnarson & Robert Malech James & Teresa Kraemer Ian Backus Anonymous Dr. Catherine Moltzan & Paul Brault Gus* & Diane Campbell Brenda* & Trevor Kriss‡ Richard & Nancy Ball Marc Monnin & Donna Miller David* & Lianne Carefoot Katarina Kupca June & Ted Bartman $250–599 Margaret & Fred Mooibroek Dr. Bonnie Cham & Dr. Lorne Bellan Laurie Lam† & Larry Desrochers Dr. John & Karen Bate Sagan Morrow*‡ Terri Cherniack & Steven Schipper, J. Lamothe Pat & Bob Adamson Dianne J. Beaven Suzanne & Kenneth Munroe CM†‡ Rick Lee & Laurie Shapiro Dr. Liz Adkins James & Dawn-Lynne Bedford Brad Nance David Christianson & Vera Gail Loewen Brian Adolph†‡ Trish Bergal Robert Nickel Steinberger Christine Skene & Nick Logan Philip Akin Bruce & Joyce Berry Linda Nugent Dave* & Barb Christie Dr. Douglas MacEwan Joy & Robert Antenbring Trust Beta Marie Ohta Gerry* & Chris Couture Mark & Gloria Mancini‡ Archie & Jo-Anne Arnott Edwin M. Bethune Helen Orestes Kerry Dangerfield*‡ Virginia & the late Robert Martin Sheena Baird†‡ Tyler & Sable Birch‡ Jeff Palamar Tony* & Jennifer Fletcher‡ Pat McCullough & Chris Brown Larry Beeston & Anna Sikora Tanys & Don Bjornson Dr. Philip & Joanne Pass John F. (Jack) Fraser* Terri & Jim McKerchar Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Bergbusch Joan Blight Peter & Anita Pelech Susan Glass & Arni Thorsteinson Grant Mitchell & Cat Lambeth Ron Blicq Marnie & Keith Bolland Carol Penner Sandy Gousseau* Jeffrey* & Mary Morton Denise Bonner Lilian Bonin Gina O’Connor & John C. Sylvia Guertin-Riley Dr. & Mrs. Kieran O’Keeffe Dr. Elizabeth Boustcha Colleen & Stephen Bonner Petersmeyer* Rita Gunn* & Greg Mason Kristine Olafson† Kris & Ruth Breckman Audrey Book Calvin Polet Ahava Halpern & Frank Lavitt M. Plett-Lyle Billy Brodovsky & Libby Yager‡ Lee & Karen Bowman Beth Pollard Linda Hamilton & Grange Morrow‡ Mr. & Mrs. Lawrie & Fran Pollard Sheila & David Brodovsky R. Bruce Boyd Keith Powls Camilla Holland† & Colin Viebrock‡ K. Heather Power & Harold Klause‡ MacDonald/Cageorge Fund – The Gill Bramwell Ms. Judith Putter Investors Group Matching Gift Lawrence Prout* & Lisa Gardewine‡ Winnipeg Foundation Brian Brown Tammy Rabkin Program Margaret Redmond* & Greg Gillis‡ Cheryl Chaban Eldon Brown Vivian E Rachlis Ms. Maureen E. Jay* Brad Regehr* & Nalini Reddy Kenneth Clark & Pamela Lockman Gerald R. Brown Carole Rankin‡ Derek & Mary Johannson Murray & Cindy Reimer Katherine Cobor & Gordon Steindel George & Ellen Bruce David & Joan Rew David & Diane Johnston Mrs. Shirley Richardson Mrs. Aynsley Cockshott Carol Budnick Tony Robbins Kevin & Els Kavanagh Barbara & Derek* Rolstone‡ Donald & Cheryl Courcelles G. Burge & K. England Rosenberg Family Trust John Kearsey*‡ Ken & Susan Skinner* James & Gwen Court John Burrows Jay Ross Dr. Terry Klassen & Grace Dueck Kevin Hines & Shelly Smith-Hines†‡ Dr. & Mrs. James Dalton Enid Butler Charles & Naida Rubin Dr. P. Kmet & Mr. B. Roslycky Bill & Laurie* Speers J. Davidson‡ Donna Byrne Sandra Sadler Bill & Shirley Loewen In memory of Annice Stephens J. Dawson Kelly & Judy Caughlin Cathy & Paul Samyn Elizabeth Marr & Nick Slonosky – Joan Stephens Chloe & Ron Del Bigio Merv & Jan Cavers Barbara Scheuneman Carol & Barry McArton Shelley† & Mark Stroski‡ Helene Dyck Rosemary Chapman Renate & Bill Schulz Jim* & Penny McLandress‡ Melinda Tallin & Glen Mitchell‡ Roberta Dyck Duane Cheskey Melanie Sexton† & Ian Walsh‡ In memory of Liam Murphy Jim & Jan Tennant Sonya Dyck-Ledochowski Mr. Jaydeep Chipalkatti‡ In memory of Sybil Shack for – Leigh Murphy‡ Tim Valgardson* & Cecily Mr. & Mrs. Glen* & Joan Dyrda Shelley Chochinov the benefit of MTC – Jewish Vivienne Nickerson O’Callaghan Marcia Fleisher Bobbi Chomiak Foundation of Manitoba The Michael Nozick Family Richard L. Yaffe* & John A. Statham Arnold Frieman Glen & Lorna Clark Sharon Shaydak Foundation Dorothy Y Young Felicia & Trevor Frost Hy & Pat Cohen Fund Cam & Carole Osler Colleen & Dan Furlan‡ Margaret & Paul Shuckett Melonee Collins Dr. Bill Pope & Dr. Elizabeth Denise & Ron George Shayna & Merrill Shulman Martin & Gail Corne Jeff Sisler & Cathy Rippin-Sisler Tippett-Pope COMPANY CIRCLE Ms. Heather Gillander Philip Coulter Derek Riley Ben & Serky Goldberg Cliff & Sandra Skrabek Roy & Marie Craig Sanford & Deborah Riley Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Gomori Chad Smith‡ R. Lynn Craton Maitland & Pat Sundmark $600–1,199 Jeremy & Maureen Gordon‡ Mrs. Lorraine Smith Margaret A. Cuddy Triple A Fund – The Winnipeg Kathryn & Wayne Harrison The Spielman Family Ellen Curtis‡ Robert & Ina Abra Family Fund Foundation Rodney Hick & Tracey Jackson Mr. & Mrs. Paul Swart J. Dale – The Winnipeg Foundation Helga Van Iderstine* Vivian Hilder-Skwark & David Skwark Shayne & Kathryn Taback G. L. Damphousse Ryan Bernier Marcel Van Woensel Mr. Dennis Hodgkinson Ross & BJ Taylor Ms. Linda Daniels Helga & Gerhard Bock Sonya & Scott Wright Jennie Hogan Karen Tereck – Welcome to Chris Darazsi Todd Bourcier Anonymous Bernd & Tanis Hohne Winnipeg Inc. Diane de Rocquigny Cathie & Brian Bowerman Michael & Crystal Hollas Ian R. Thomson & Leah R. Janzen Faye Dixon Susan Brownstone Brock & Marlis & David Jacobson Dr. Stephen Tritt & Dr. Sharon Sylvia & Margaret Docker Thomas Brock Margaret Jeffries Goszer-Tritt Beverley Doern Pam & Andrew Cooke

*2017/18 Royal MTC Board of Trustees/Advisory Board members †2017/18 Royal MTC staff ‡Monthly donors §Deceased annual report 2017/18 royal manitoba theatre centre 17 SUPPORTERS

Dr. Sheila Domke & Stephen Ross Daniel Gagnon Tom & Dianne Hodgson Jacki & Sheldon Koven Gary Oko Tom Dooley Mr. & Mrs. R. Gallant Carol Holmes Lorraine Kraichy‡ Joanne Olchowecki Rob Dryden Guy & Melanie Gaudreau Gary Hook & Charmine Lyons Teena Laird Gloria & Robert Olynyk John & Ada Ducas Lynne & Lindsay Gauld‡ Ken Houssin Glad & Lloyd Lamont Murray Palay & Ivy Kopstein James Dugan & Mary Bawden Trish Gibson Mr. & Mrs. Richard & Karen Howell John & Heather Lea Myron Pawlowsky & Susan Boulter Mr. & Mrs. William Easton Juanita Giesbrecht Carol & Ian Hughes Bob Leggett Rob & Linda Pettit David Ediger Rick & Patti Gilhuly Dan Ilchyna Kathy & Saul Leibl Funseekers Ladies Travel Greg Edmond & Irene Sharon & Arnold Glass G. C. Irwin-Kilfoyle Kerrie Halprin & Richard Leipsic Rick Pinchin Groot-Koerkamp Morris Glimcher Krista† Jackson & Matthew Tim & Kate Letkemann‡ Bill Podolsky E.N Egan Alicyn Goodman‡ Handscombe‡ Carol & Clifford Levi Carolyn Porhownik Don & Elfie Elias Paul Goodman Brenda Jenkyns Pat Lewicki & Paul LaRiviere Brett Porth Mr. & Mrs. John & Martha Enns Michele Goossen Dave & Lesia Johns Dr. Jack Lipkin & Debbie Dr. R & Audrey Ramchandar Dan Erickson Shawn & Bill Gould James Tam & Katherine Jordan Szternfeld Lipkin Angeline Ramkissoon Debra Evaniuk Linda Graham Marilyn & Sheldon Joyal Judy & Eric Lister Linda Ratynski Michael & Brenda Evans Karen Guenther Marilyn Juvonen Linda Loewen Vance & Bev Rehill Jemara Fay Kari Hagness†‡ Loretta Kampeas & John Gartner Nora Losey Cheryl Reid Marion Fellinger Joanne & David Haines Brian & Renee Kaplan Sarah Luby Mr. & Mrs. William Reynolds Nelma Fetterman Sharon Hamilton Ms. Penny Kelly Dr. Simon Lucy Mr. Louis Ricciuto Douglas Finkbeiner Bruce & Judy Harris Nancy Kerr Tom Lussier Dr. & Mrs. J. Richtik Gayle Fischer Sandra & Hans Hasenack Vernon Klassen Enid Lyons Jane Robinson Beverley & Ronald John Fitzpatrick Ken & Ruth Hayes Orah & Soody Kleiman John MacDonald‡ Celia Rodd Lawrence Foster‡ Evelyn Hecht Paul Kochan Sharon M. Macdonald Gail MacAulay & Kevin Rollason Linda Freed & Leezan Frank & Sue Hechter Ms. Julie Koehn Dennis MacLean Renee Roseman Freed-Lobchuk Stan & Edith Hildebrand Peter & Valerie Kohut Daphne MacMillan† Pat & Michelle Rowan Chris Freeman Ted & Cathy Hlynsky Donna Korban Allan & Joanne Malenko Ms. Debbie Roy Menno H. & Jolanda Friesen Gwen Hoare Lisa Koss & Olex Vecherya Andrea Mann & Neil Antman Olga A. Runnalls Monica Furer Rob & Jen Hochkievich‡ Richard & Janice Kostelnyk Tamara Mares Craig Russell & Janet Shaw-Russell Elaine & Neil Margolis In memory of Patrick Brown Ms. Grace Martel – Elizabeth & Laurence Russin Terri Cherniack, Alicia Johnston and Nigel Bennett Agatha Massey Michael T. Ruta in Outside Mullingar. PHOTO BY DYLAN HEWLETT Linda Matheson Barbara Ryan Doug McKeag Shona Scappaticci‡ Gordon McKee Hans & Gabriele Schneider Dr. Liz McKenzie Harald & Vicki Schulz Greg & Gloria McLaren Ms. Faye Scott John & Carolynne McLure Fund Ryan Scott – The Winnipeg Foundation Dennis & Karen Sereda Barry McNabb Jim & Susan Shaw Donald G. McNabb Dr. & Mrs. A.M. Shojania Barb Melnychuk Henry & Connie Shyka Dr. Jonathan Gabor & Tia Metaxas Debbie Shymko Susie Miclash Pamela Simmons Carolyn Garlich & Peter Miller Anna Sipinski Ray Montague Marlene Skuba Cathy Moser & Jeff Itzkow Lillian Smith Lauren Mulhall Caterina & George Sotiriadis Don Munro Deanne Spiegel Sharon & Mel Myers Karen Stewart-Paley Jacqueline Nagel Heidi Struck Harold Nagy Tom & Shirley Strutt Dr. Leanne Nause Medical Eleanor Suderman Corporation Ross & Bette-Jayne Taylor Shelley Neel Mary E. Tibbs‡ Marika Nerbas Sharon Timson Tom Nowicki Malcolm & Shirley Tinsley Gavin & Judy Todd The cast of Come From Away. PHOTO BY MATTHEW MURPHY Norma Toews Gord & Lorena Trann W. Tretiak & B. Baydock Peter Triggs‡ Eric Turner United Way Dr. & Mrs. I. Vinsky Sherry & Bob Ward Peter & Joan Washchyshyn Henry Wedel Hymie & Shaaron Weinstein Tamara & John Wells Al & Pat Wherrett‡ Murray & Nancy Wiegand Trevor Wiens‡ Leslie Wilson Dennis & Gustine Wilton Dorcas & Kirk Windsor Dr. David Wiseman & Merilyn Kraut Grant & Sheila Woods Mrs. Lorraine Woods-Bavasah Landice Yestrau Brad Zander Gary Zimak 21 Anonymous

*2017/18 Royal MTC Board of Trustees/Advisory Board members †2017/18 Royal MTC staff ‡Monthly donors

18 royal manitoba theatre centre annual report 2017/18 SUPPORTERS

$100–149 Elisabeth Gordon John & Linda Graham Cherissa Richards and Charlene Van Buekenhout Bruce Alley Sylvia Graham in Di and Viv and Rose. PHOTO BY DYLAN HEWLETT D. T. Anderson Ms. Mavis E. Gray Corey & Philip Andres Leona & Siegfried Hackbart Tatiana Arcand Robert & Diane Haglund Paul Ash Teresa A. Hay Kevin & Brenda Augusta Ron Hector Gary Babiuk Mary Heindle Jacqueline Bagot Karen Holden Don Bailey Pamela Holens Lynley Baranyk Vicki Hooke Kathrine Basarab Linda Horodecki Brenda Batzel Leona Irwin Allan & Lynne Becker Stu & Alice Iverson Florence Bell Heather D. Janik Pam Bell Bruce Johnston Byrnes Benoit Claudette Journe Terri & Morley Bernstein Glenn Joyal & Joanne Prejet Don & Diane Bewell Ijneb Joyal Wayne Billing Jamie Jurczak Brenda Binda Joanne & Rod Kamins Val & Blair Bingeman Joel & Danna Kaplan Dick Bloemheuvel Sue Kathler John Bluethner & Susanna Portnoy Dr. Arvind & Nancy Kati Ted Bock Edgar Kellett John Borger Rick Kendall Morva Bowman & Alan Pollard Paula Klan James A. & Jean Bracken Fund Linda Knodel – The Winnipeg Foundation Linda & Peter Kostiuk Dr. & Mrs. Jack & Joan Braun Bill & Evelyn Krahn Pierre Brien Georgina Krebs Robert & Phyllis Briercliffe Sarah Kredentser & David Lowen Robert & Cheryl Briercliffe Paula Kristjanson Hasiuk Miriam Bronstein Howard & Jane Kroeger Bob & Diane Brown Natallia Kudzelevich Donna & Tom Bryk Leonard & Helen La Rue Linda & Ed Calnitsky Gene & Janet Lacroix Canadian Association Of Gift Cheryl Langer Planners Katrina Lee-Kwen & Jeff Neufeld Sylvia Cassie Ellen & Stewart Leibl Douglas Chapman Richard Lemmon Lorne Chastko Patricia Ling Tom & Edith Checkley Shelagh Linklater Dave & Audrey Cheyne Stan & Susan Lipnowski Bruce Clarke Israel & Maylene Ludwig Donna Collins Robert & Shirley Lynch Bob Conarroe Bryan & Christie Lysack Diane M. Connelly Allison MacHutchon David & Kathy Connor Barbara MacInnes Josephine & Ingrid Cox Pat MacRae Ray & Brenda Crabbe Mrs. Vera Marchuk Maxine Cristall Nick Martin & Dr. Evelyn Ferguson Susan Cuvelier Manuel Matas Werner & Judy Danchura Cheryl & Eric Matheson Mrs. Maureen Danzinger J. McCleary Melissa Novecosky† Robyn Rypp & Arnie Usiskin Carolin Taubensee Bob & Alison Darling Lynne McClelland Harold Nyhof Sudhir Sandhu Carol Thiessen Ms. D. Davidson Deborah & Grant McCulloch Truus Oliver Bruce & Celia Sarbit Douglas & Leeann Thompson Erin Dean Marlene McCulloch Dana Orr Carolyn Schellenberg Lesley Thomson Lois DeGurse Mr. & Mrs. Kevin McGarry Cynthia Orris Jack & Regina Schipper Jennifer Tokle Andrea Hector & Kirk Dellebuur Shirley McLellan Francie Palmer Mark Senier Gordon & Mary Toombs Kathaleen Docker M. Bryan & Audrey McTaggart Mr. James Parker Jo-Anne & Ian Seymour Ms. Marilyn Trepel Anna Doorenbos Anthony & Joyce McWha Kent Paterson & Laurie Guest Ms. Pat Shklanka Ruby Tretiak Jacqueline F. Drever Ramesh Mehta Selkirk Auto Body Debra Shnider Candace Trussler Jay & Heather Duncan Eleanor Menzies Mr. Rene Pelletier Barbara & Dennis Sigurdson In memory of Ruth Paul, longtime Michael Easton Heather Mian Ingrid & Harold Peters Fransen In memory of Brenda Zaporzan MTC subscriber – Bev Venn Andrew Enns Andrew & Pat Miles Nettie Peters – Doreen Sigurdson Peter Walker F. Fahner Bill & Nancy Mitchell Barbara Phillpott Margot Sim Walter & Shirley Watts Margaret V. Fast Jacqueline Mitchell Ian & Ann-Margret Plummer Morton Simcoe Brenlee Werner Charlene Ferrier Louise Mitchell Donald & Connie Price Meera Sinha John T. & Justina Wiens Denis & Barb Fletcher Linda Moore Debra Pryhitko Earl Slimmon Theresa Wiktorski Donna Frame‡ Vera Moroz Sylvia Pryhitko Constance Smith Ms. Lynda Will Janice French Kenneth Mount W. John Rae Deidre Smith & Peter Bosma C. E. Wilmot Anne Friesen Karl & Maren Mueller Pat & Bill Reid Pamela Smith Steven Windsor Gina & Chad Friesen Shelley Muir Shelley Rennie Peter & Geri Spencer Paul & Jackie Winestock Marian Friesen Charlotte Murrell Jean Riggall Mrs. J. Sprange Mrs. Evelyn Witwicki Dianne Frost Wayne & Valerie Nielsen Nicole Robidoux Mr. David Stacey M. & S. Wong Ron Gaffray Iris Noiseux Linda Rodewald Lorne Sunley Adele & Arthur Wortzman Frank Filbert & Judy Valerie Nordin Walter & Rozalia Rohalsky Lorron Agency Inc. Zuzana & George Zhanel Garwood-Filbert Helen Norrie Harold & Vera Romanychyn Bob & Linda Swain 27 Anonymous Jacqueline & Denis Godard Sheila Norrie D. Ross & Rita Romsa-Ross Blair Swanson Barbara & David Goldenberg Deborah & Neil Rostkowski Dianne Szelag

*2017/18 Royal MTC Board of Trustees/Advisory Board members †2017/18 Royal MTC staff ‡Monthly donors annual report 2017/18 royal manitoba theatre centre 19 SUPPORTERS

$20-99 Dale & Lee Downey Sharon Knazan Tom Keenan, Heather Russell and Nancy Drad Patricia Knipe Donna Allary Kate Besworth in The Humans. Bev Dueck Gayle Kolson Roberta Anderson PHOTO BY DYLAN HEWLETT Jennifer Dumore David Konsmo Rose Anderson Anne Durcan Ken & Allison Koots Joan Arnason Joyce Edmonds Wally Koslowsky Dorothy Arnold Alyce Ellis Teresa Krasnowski Mr. Aubrey & Dr. Linda Asper Margaret E. Ellis D. M. Kristjanson Gail Aubin Leslie & Craig English The Estate of Pat Carrigan Eugene Bacon Sig Enns Rena & Issie Krongold Julie Baird Lucille Evans Faye & Ron Ksionzyk Robert Bamburak Walter Ewert Christine Kuzyk Ms. June Bari Thomas Falkenberg Mr. Kevin Lacey Mary Baria Nancy & Ken Faulder Tim Langrell Jo-Anne Baribeau K.A. Feader Elizabeth Langtry Susan Bartmanovich Linda Ferguson Elizabeth Lansard Darcy Batulla Doug Fernandes Ms. Nancy Latocki Jean Bedford Janet & Brian Fleishman In memory of Rhona & Ronald Susan & George Benias Daryl Ford Lazar – Michael Lazar Judith Bennett Jill Fox Patricia Leathers Valerie & Glen Bergeron‡ Monika Franz-Lien Helen Lee Nancy Bewick Dianne & Bruce Freeman Helen Leeds In memory of Jack & Dorothy Mrs. Gitta Fricke Frances Lemieux Bidewell – Frances Bidewell Carol Noreen Gallagher Gloria Lemke Diane Biehl Angela & Tatum Gardiner John & Roberta Lewis Corinne Biglow Diana Gibson Kelly Livesley Kendall & Deborah Bingeman Sandra Giercke Lori Anne Lobb Gillian Bird Malvine Giesbrecht Betty Loedeman Kelly Black Jeremy Walmsley, Alicia Toner and Heather Gillman Ann Loewen John Bond Amanda LeBlanc in Once. PHOTO BY CLAUS ANDERSEN Marybet Gilroy Ms. Tracy E. Love Frances Booth Seema Goel Pat & Brian MacDonald Marilyn Bourbonnais Kristina Goertzen Margot MacInnes Marilyn Bouw Roberta Goodman Jerri-Lee MacKay Terry Bowles Jan Gordon Kenneth MacKendrick Ron & Joan Boyd John Gordon Robert MacLellan & Bev Morton Brandt Consultants Kayla Gordon & Art Maister Arlene MacLeod Arielle Branitsky Bertie Gray Mike Mainman Rebecca Brask Rose Ellen Graydon Russ & Sherril Malkoske Sandra Britten Mary Lee Grynol Marcela Mangarelli Mr. & Mrs. Greg & Sylvia Brodsky Rodger & Marion Guinn Barbara Manns Drummond Brown Joanna Habinski Carol Markiewich Sharon Browning Janet Hall Florida Martel Ruth Brownridge Sharon Halldorson Cathy Martens Laura Buchan & Peter Ward Elizabeth Hanssen Linda Martin L A Buhr Erin Hardman Jerry Martino Anne E. Burns Allan & Evelyn Hardy John & Kay Maslechko Roberta Burns Glenn Harrison Melanie McCannell Vera Butterworth Tuula Heinonen Marie McCarthy Kate Byman Kent Heinrich Sharon A. McGavock Kevin & Lisa Campbell Marni Hellner Mary McIntosh Sharon & Morley Campbell Beth Henteleff Colleen McKenty Dennis & Shirley Cann Judy Heppelle Jim McLaren Dominic Cantafio Terry Hercus John & Naomi McLeod In memory of Mark Adkins Jean Highmoor Garfield McRae – Jane Carroll Randy & Janet Hilderman Valerie McRorie Lorraine Chatel David Hisanaga Charles J. Meltzer Alvin Sanders and Fiona Reid in Margot Christie Vladimir Hlas Vivian Meyer Morning After Grace. PHOTO BY DYLAN HEWLETT Ruth Clare Bette Holliday Mrs. M. V. Mills Leonard & Carol Clegg Ronald Hore In memory of Len & Lois Andree David Clement Roberta Howden – Lisa & Daniel Molin Debbie Clevett Nancy Hughes Philippe Morin-Fournier Keith & Wilma Coffin Debbie Hurrell M. A. Morrison Lloyd Cohen Jeff & Terry Hurtig Marlene Mortimer Susan Copeland Sandy & Murray Hyman Isobel Mourant Mr. & Mrs. Marek & Karen Corbett Alice Inniss Sue Nelson Robert & Rita Cordingley Roberta Irvine Mallory Neuman Anna Coulter Ivana Islic Lesley Newsham Craig Cuddy Mrs. Elizabeth Jackson Joann Newton Holly Cumming Karin James April Nicklen M. Curle Marlene Jones & Nick Trusewych Joel Novek Janet Cutler Dr. Arnold & Doreen Kapitz R. Frank Obrigewitsch Julie Dalkie Jeanne Kaye‡ Patrick O’Connor Ljilja & Zoran Damjanovic Dorothy Keizer Nathanael Olson Karen Dana & Harry Havey Gordon & Susan Kentner Bettyann Orr Karen David Adrian Kettner Linda Otto David de Tremaudan In memory of Max – Ruth Kettner In memory of Diane Stefanson Helen Delacretaz Alicia Kitt – Theresa Oye Tracey Depres Shannon Kjear Kristen H. Pachet Clemence Deschouwer Betty Klassen Larry Paetkau Wenda Dickens Ernest & Noreen Klassen Earl Palansky Richard Ditchburn Richard & Karin Klassen Tim Parker‡ Paul Dowhanik

*2017/18 Royal MTC Board of Trustees/Advisory Board members †2017/18 Royal MTC staff ‡Monthly donors

20 royal manitoba theatre centre annual report 2017/18 SUPPORTERS

Marlene Parnell Yvonne Stier National Leasing Sonjia Pasiechnik Gail Stockburn Planned Perfectly FOUNDERS’ CIRCLE TRIBUTE GIFTS Wilhelmina Patzer Hildegard Strempl Plett Wealth Management Group Rory Paul Estelle Sures PwC In memory of Mark Adkins Valerie Paul Ruth Swan RBC Convention Centre John Hirsch and Tom Hendry Jane Carroll Lenore Paupanekis Joanne Tait RBC Royal Bank shared a dream of creating Beverly Pavlek Tannis Tardiff Relish New Brand Experience great professional theatre In memory of Duane Braun Lesia Peet Bob Tarry & Mary Lou MacGregor Sleeman Breweries Ltd. with mass appeal. With the Dale, Janelle, Higgins & Agatha Braun Kim Braun & John Georgiou Jo-Anne & Harvey Peltz Jill Taylor-Brown Stantec Consulting Ltd visionary support of Founders’ D Penley Deborah Thompson The Stewart-Renouf Group - Scotia Circle members – those who In honour of Dr. Annette Browne Lesia Peet Louise Penner Addie Thoroski Wealth Management. have made a planned gift Kristine Perlmutter Grace Tokle Subway Franchise World to Royal MTC – their dream In memory of Saul & Sybil Cherniack Kristin Peterson Doreen Tomes Headquarters, LLC Marsha Schwartzman Mary Peterson W. Torch Telenium Inc will live on for generations Howard Cherniack Bob & Sue Piper Greg Tottle TelPay Incorporated to come. Thank you to our Lawrence Cherniack Randy Piwniuk Leona Troyniak The Thomas Sill Foundation Founders’ Circle members. Myra Wolch Debbie & Burt Pomeransky Lina Trudeau University of Manitoba Wayne & Lee Anderson In honour of Hy & Ester Dashevsky’s Lynn Popham H. R. Turner Wawanesa Insurance Gail Asper, OC, OM, LLD* 30th Wedding Anniversary George Popow Shirley Tyderkie WestJet Zdzislaw (Zaz) Bajon & Patricia Maxine Cristall Edna Poulter Lynette Ulrich‡ Winnipeg Airports Authority Hunter In memory of Shirley Kirton Doug Pratt Herman Van Kalsbeek The Winnipeg Foundation § Marjorie & Morley Blankstein Irene Miller Karen Goodridge Lora Van Loewen The Winnipeg Free Press Duane§ & Pauline Braun Mr John & Phyllis Radul Jackie Van Winkle†‡ David* & Lianne Carefoot In memory of Sherry Pearce Patricia Ramlal Brent & Jocelyn VanKoughnet Len & Heather Cariou Unitarian Church Theatre Jenna Rapai‡ Penny Vatnsdal CORPORATE Discussion Group DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE Terri Cherniack & Steven Schipper, Margaret Redekop M. W. Vint CM† In memory of Betty & Ross Pash Heather Reimer Laura Wagner & Florence Elyn David Christianson & Vera Barbara Fingerote Jake & Patricia Reimer Hilda Wagstaffe $10,000+ Steinberger In memory of Ruth Paul, longtime Edward Fisher & Lyse Rémillard Elaine Walker Johnston Group Inc. David & Barbara Christie MTC subscriber Brian Ridler Chris Wall Gerry* & Chris Couture Qualico Bev Venn Patrick & Deborah Riley J. & A. Walli Richardson Foundation Hugh Cowan Janet Roberts Myrna Whiteway Kerry Dangerfield* In honour of Steven Schipper Gus* & Diane Campbell Gail Rogers & Oulton Rogers Linda L. Wickstrom $3,000–4,999 Laurie Lam† & Larry Desrochers Darlene Ronald Helen Wieler Glen* & Joan Dyrda In honour of Steven Schipper Ms. V. Rosolowich Harold & Carolyn Wiens Cambrian Credit Union Robert & Florence Eastwood bringing Come From Away to Beverly Ryman Debbie Wilson Maple Leaf Construction Ltd., Don & Elfie Elias Royal MTC § Rochelle Saidman Marianne Wishnowski Blake Fitzpatrick Bill & Gayle Fischer Unitarian Church Theatre Denyse & Ken Saloranta Debbie & Rick Wolfson Terracon Development Ltd. Anthony* & Jennifer Fletcher Discussion Group Jack Fraser Heather Sandilands Lana Wong In memory of Pam Schlamp $1,200–2,999 James Gibbs§ Elspeth Sangster Alison Wood-Gittoes Valerie & Blair Bingeman Gwen Satran Karin Woods Assiniboine Credit Union Sandy* & Rheal Gouseau John* & Nicola Guttormson In memory of Thor Sigurdson Grant & Janet Saunders George Wright Benevity Community Impact Fund Ahava Halpern & Frank Lavitt Shirley & Frank Mikuska Donna Schick Margaret & Paul Wright Bison Transport, Don Strueber Linda Hamilton & Grange Morrow Lois & Rudolph Schilling Karen Yamron-Shpeller BRR Logistics Ltd., Judy & Michael In memory of Campbell Wright Gary Hannaford* & Cathy Rushton Wendy Schmidt-Benjamin Debra Young Wakefield Lynne Arnason Dr. Ted & Gail Hechter Diane Zack Deloitte Foundation Canada In memory of Branda Zaporzan Christine Schrofel June§ & Bob Jackson Fund for the Fillmore Riley LLP Lynne Arnason Barbara Harras‡ Ms. Jude Zieske Performing Arts The Manitoba Teachers’ Society Adolph & Diane Schurek Nikki Zloty Maureen E. Jay David, Ruth, Daniel, Rebecca & Manitoba Blue Cross Hartley C. Schwark In memory of Edward Zwartz, who Andrew & Wendy Jensen Max Asper Manitoba’s Credit Unions Pat Schwartz loved attending MTC – Elizabeth David & Diane Johnston Gail Asper & Michael Paterson Phyllis Schwartz Zwartz Maxim Truck & Trailer Dr. Leonard & Hope§ Kahane Heidi & Rennie Balciunas Douglas Scott & Margaret Scott 32 Anonymous Pollard Banknote Limited Jason Kasper* Balmoral Hall School Marvin Shane Ruth & Ted Northam John Kearsey June & Ted Bartman Gwen Sharp PRA Inc. Gordon C.* & Anne§ Keatch Dan Battiston Louise Shaw SPONSORS Regal Tours Rob Kennedy & Claudette Leclerc Susan & George Benias Lynn Shead Safeway & Sobeys Serena Helen Kraayeveld Sophie Bertram Leona & Ernie Shewchuk The Asper Foundation Winmar Property Restoration Leona J. MacDonald Patti Bews Maureen Shibley The Gail Asper Family Foundation Jim* & Penny McLandress Heidi & Bruce Birchard Izzy Shore Bell MTS CORPORATE Barb Melnychuk Daniel Blankstein Iris Shrimpton BMO Financial Group COMPANY CIRCLE Bob & Pat Migliore Laurie Bonten Randy & Ruth Shrofel CapeRace Cultural Adventures Jeffrey Morton* Georgia Brook Ms. Clarice Silver CIBC Wood Gundy Drs. Ken & Sharon Mould Brooke & Partners Roslyn Silver CN $600–1,199 In memory of Dr. Liam Murphy Doneta & Harry Brotchie (Dr. Leigh Murphy) Bryce & Jenna Simes De Luca Fine Wines Gifts & Astroid Management Ltd. Anthony & Shirley Broxterman Robb & Heather Paterson James & Heather Simm Accessories Party Stuff/U-Rent-It Jocelyn Burns Chris Pearce Joy Simpson Dycom Direct Mail Services Premier Printing Ltd. Dave & Barb Christie Gina O’Connor & John C. Shelagh Sinclair Fund Esdale Printing Co. Ltd. Patty & Doug Christie Petersmeyer* – The Winnipeg Foundation Fillmore Riley LLP $300–599 Wes & Tracy Christie Drs. Bill Pope & Elizabeth Paula Sitarik Freeman Audio Visual Canada Robert & Sandi Coghlan MCW/AGE Consulting Tippett-Pope Anne Skuba Friesens Corporation Dr. Mark Cohen Professional Engineers K. Heather Power & Harold Klause Mildred Smallwood John Maguire & Susan Collison The Gates Mid West Packaging Limited Margaret Redmond* & Greg Gillis Don Smith Alex Cook The Great-West Life Assurance Winfield Developments Canada Edward Fisher & Lyse Rémillard Brandy Stadnyk Sheila Cooper-Simon Company Joan D. Richardson Ken & Lynn Cooper Kelly Spiring Greystone Managed Investments $150–299 Michelle Rowan Wendy Spratt Inc. Marsha Cowan Acuity HR Solutions Sharon Ryman Judy Starink HUB International Kelvin & Diana Dereski DGH Engineering Ltd. Susan Skinner* Valerie & Bob Stark Investors Group Lindsay Du Val & Scott Sutherland Funseekers Ladies Travel Bill & Laurie* Speers Eleanor Steeg Lawton Partners Joan Stephens & Family Intergroup Consultants Ltd. Mary F. Steinhoff MacDon Industries Ltd. Suzanne Ullyot Meg Dunlop Noble Locksmith Ltd. Donni & Diana Stern Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Richard L. Yaffe & John A. Statham Mike Egden Patill/St. James Insurance Dean Steski McDiarmid Flowers Brenda Zaporzan§ Elaine & Walter Turchyn Billie Stewart Mercedes-Benz 2 Anonymous Eleanor Wiebe

*2017/18 Royal MTC Board of Trustees/Advisory Board members †2017/18 Royal MTC staff ‡Monthly donors §Deceased annual report 2017/18 royal manitoba theatre centre 21 SUPPORTERS

Dennis Engel George & Elma Sinclair $5,000–9,999 Shelagh Hare|| Mr. Timothy & Dr. Carol Kurbis|| Kim & Richard Enright Bryan Sinclair Evelyn Hecht J. Lamothe|| In memory of Campbell Wright Ernst Hansch Foundation Inc. Susan Skinner Jordan Janisse & Teresa Cooper Barbara Latocki – Lynne Arnason Tino & Daphne Ethans Caleigh Smith Mr. & Mrs. Fred Kisil Nancy Latocki Zaz Bajon & Patricia Hunter Orest & Marion Fedak Laurie & Bill Speers Edith Landy Frances Lemieux Doneta* & Harry Brotchie|| Robert & Elaine Gregg Barb Stevens Dr. Evelyn Ferguson & Nick Martin Edward & Evelyn MacDonald|| Margaret Caie Kathleen Mico & Stefan Fischer Kim & Frank Stockl Heather & Blaine Maxwell|| Bruce & Yvonne MacKay|| Dr. Ted & Gail Hechter Marcia Fleisher Mike & Connie Sworyk Gerry & Corinne McCallum Daphne MacMillan|| Susan & Keith Knox Tom & Heather Foss Dianne Szelag Debbie & Lee McFadden|| Barbara & Robert Madden|| Serena & Dan Kraayeveld|| Charlie & Bonnie Froebe Geraldine & Brian Taillieu Marcel & Louise Mollot Kathleen Mico & Stefan Fischer|| Leona MacDonald & Douglas Riske|| Gail Granger Gwenda Templeton Edna Poulter Thorlein R. Mitchell|| John Maguire & Susan Collison Debbie Gray Marlene & Craig Thiessen Paul Jensen & Maureen Prendiville|| The Penman Family|| Gina O’Connor & John C. Heather Gray Robert & Margaret Tollefson RBC Global Asset Management|| Janine & John Pennington|| Petersmeyer* Sara Gray Karen Torbiack Bill & Norma Rennie Sandra Plosker|| Heather Pullan & Tom Frohlinger Stacey Greenbaum Brenlee Carrington Trepel & Michael T. Ruta Pratts Wholesale|| Faye Warren Garth & Abigail Grieder Brent Trepel Ivor & Lorna Schledewitz Lori Ranta-Rodrigues|| Wearing Williams Limited – Don & Donna Grove Mitch & Rosemary Vodrey Howie & Sue Simpson RBC Wealth Management, Private Sheila Katz Vince Haight Maureen & Bill Watchorn Barb Stevens|| Banking|| Dorothy Y Young Shelagh Hare Kirby & Jessica Watson Unitarian Church Theatre Group Gerry & Susan Rosenby|| || Zaz Bajon & Patricia Hunter Penny Webber $2,500–4,999 Hugh & Christine Ross Paul Jensen & Maureen Prendiville Eleanor Wiebe UP TO $499 Judy & Christopher Rousseau|| Ron & Carol Chapman Dave & Diane Johnston Audrey & Jerry Weiss Balmoral Hall School|| Zivan Saper & the staff at Saper Pam & Andrew Cooke || Bob Jones & Lori Tastad Cliff & Heather Yaffe Ms. June Bari Agencies Helene Dyck the staff of Josef Ryan Diamonds Al & Barbara Zaporzan June & Ted Bartman|| Jack & Regina Schipper John & Margaret Graham || The Kamins Family Wayne, Olga & Ryan Zaporzan Susan Benias Marcy Schwartz Peter & Maureen Macdonald|| Ken & Laurie Keats Anonymous Patti Bews|| Marsha Schwartzman Irene & the late Claire Miller || Caroline Kiva Heidi & Bruce Birchard|| Joanie Sheps Margaret & Fred Mooibroek || Bryan Klein, Susan Halprin & Daniel Blankstein|| Jan Shute & Doug Harvey In memory of Liam Murphy || daughters ENDOWMENT FUND Ingrid Bolbecher George & Elma Sinclair – Leigh Murphy || Hubert & Bernice Kleyson || Susan Skinner || Laurie Bonten Cheryl Ogaranko || Serena Kraayeveld & Dan Booke & Partners Kim & Frank Stockl Ruth Simkin || Kraayeveld Many thanks to the gen- Jocelyn Burns|| Mike & Connie Sworyk Jim & Jan Tennant || Jim & Wendy Krovats erosity of our supporters Laura Butler Geraldine & Brian Taillieu Anonymous Mr. Timothy & Dr. Carol Kurbis who gave to the Royal Brenlee Carrington Trepel & Peter & Sharon Taylor || J. Lamothe Brent Trepel|| Gwenda Templeton MTC Endowment Fund, $1,000–2,499 || Courtney Lay Howard Cherniack Marlene & Craig Thiessen Honouring Artistic Director || Richard Leipsic & Kerrie Halprin Jack Armstrong & Doris Quinn Lawrence Cherniack Robert & Margaret Tollefson || Allan MacDonald Steven Schipper who gave a David, Ruth, Daniel, Rebecca & Wes & Tracy Christie|| Karen Torbiak || || Edward & Evelyn MacDonald gift or fulfilled a pledge pay- Max Asper Jan* & Kevin Coates & Family|| Mitch & Rosemary Vodrey || Peter J. & Maureen MacDonald ment between June 1, 2017 Don & Cheryl Breakey Dr. Mark Cohen|| Kirby & Jessica Watson || || Leona MacDonald & Douglas Riske Dave* & Barb Christie Sheila Cooper-Simon|| Penny Webber and May 31, 2018. Amounts || || Bruce & Yvonne MacKay Robert & Sandi Coghlan Marsha Cowan Audrey & Jerry Weiss are cumulative. || Daphne MacMillan Agnes & John K. Collins Kelvin & Diana Dereski|| Eleanor Wiebe Ken & Lynn Cooper|| Barbara & Robert Madden $5,000,000+ M. Alyce Ellis Myra Wolch & the late Mark, Gloria, Andrea & Roberta Dyck Kim & Richard Enright|| Saul Cherniack || Vanessa Mancini Government of Canada/ Michael & Lynn Evans Orest & Marion Fedak|| Cliff & Heather Yaffe || || Heather & Blaine Maxwell Gouvernement du Canada Marcia Fleisher Heather Gray|| Al & Barbara Zaporzan || || Debbie & Lee McFadden Canadian Heritage/ Charlie & Bonnie Froebe Stacey Greenbaum|| Wayne, Olga & Ryan Zaporzan Meg McNevitts Patrimoine canadien Brent & Debbie Gilbert Robert & Elaine Gregg|| 2 Anonymous Praveer Melwani David & Ewhenia Gnutel Garth & Abigail Grieder|| $250,000–499,999 || Thorlein R. Mitchell Deborah Gray Donna Grove|| || Selena Ng Gail Asper, OC, OM, LLD* & Sara Gray Vince Haight|| Jan & Kevin Coates & Family Michael Paterson Teresa A. Hay Allan & Evelyn Hardy Cheryl Ogaranko Marilyn & Helios Hernandez Shawn Hughes* & Bruno Koehn|| || Theresa & William Parrish $100,000–249,999 Bob Jones & Lori Tastad David & Diane Johnston|| The Penman Family Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre Carol Campbell & Andy Krentz The staff of Josef Ryan Diamonds|| Janine & John Pennington Volunteer Corps of Ushers The Estate of Alan Richardson Joanne & Rod Kamins|| Sandra Plosker Burnett Laing Ken & Laurie Keats|| || Ayrlea Porter $25,000–49,999 Mark & Gloria Mancini Caroline Kiva|| Pratts Wholesale Patrick* & Clarice Matthews || Allan MacDonald|| Hubert & Bernice Kleyson Tyler Press Vera Moroz Jim & Wendy Krovats|| Lori Ranta-Rodrigues Cam & Carole Osler Paul & Elaine Neelon || RBC Dominion Securities Jim & Leney Richardson Jean & Lisa Neron Winnipeg Branch Maureen & Bill Watchorn Theresa & Bill Parrish|| FINAL BOW Marc & Sherri Rittinger RBC Global Asset Management $10,000–24,999 RBC Wealth Management, Private Pat & Michelle Rowan The Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre honours the passing of Banking Lee & Wayne Anderson Susan Sammons|| those dear to our theatre — people who’ve made a lasting volun- Jim & Leney Richardson David & Ruth Asper Bill & Laurie Speers*|| teer or philanthropic commitment to this ephemeral art form. Billy Rosenburg The Bowles Family Marilyn Thompson Gerry & Susan Rosenby Bryan Klein, Susan Halprin & 2 Anonymous Duane Braun, MTC and Fringe volunteer || Hugh & Christine Ross daughters Joanna Brunka, MTC volunteer Virginia & the late Robert Martin $500–999 Shawn Hughes & Bruno Koehn Glenn Fewster, MTC volunteer Judy & Christopher Rousseau Norma Padilla || Heidi & Rennie Balciunas James Gibbs, MTC and Fringe volunteer Zivan Saper & the staff at Saper Terri Cherniack & Steven Schipper, Jean Bissett Agencies CM† Art & Donna Chow Jim MacKenzie, MTC volunteer Matt Sardella Terracon Development Ltd. Doug & Patty Christie|| Alice Pound, MTC volunteer Marcy Schwartz Dennis Engel|| Pam Schlamp, MTC volunteer Joanie Sheps Tino & Daphne Ethans|| Diane Stefanson, MTC volunteer Daniel Sherbo Christine Fleetwood Brenda Zaporzan, B&W Committee Chair 2015-2017; Board Jan Shute & Doug Harvey || Tom & Heather Foss of Trustees, 2011-2016 Doreen Sigurdson Gail Granger||

*2017/18 Royal MTC Board of Trustees/Advisory Board members †2017/18 Royal MTC staff ‡Monthly donors ||Gift in memory of Brenda Zaporzan

22 royal manitoba theatre centre annual report 2017/18 “...all-local supporting cast, including a delightful turn from John B. Lowe as the Ghost of Christmas Present” – cbc manitoba

John B. Lowe in A Christmas Carol. PHOTO BY DYLAN HEWLETT STAFF

Royal MTC staff on the set of A Christmas Carol. PHOTO BY DYLAN HEWLETT

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Artistic Production Krista Jackson, Associate Artistic Director Christine Corthey, Production Associate Honorary Members Jeff Kennedy, Literary Coordinator Ian Kirk, Assistant Technical Director Her Honour, Lt. Governor Janice C. Filmon Laurie Lam, Producer Zahra Larche, Assistant Production Manager* The Honourable Brian Pallister, Premier of Manitoba Paige Lewis, Artistic Coordinator Rick MacPherson, Technical Director, Tom Hendry Warehouse His Worship, Mayor Brian Bowman Steven Schipper, CM, Artistic Director Russell Martin, Director of Production Executive Officers Casey Shapira, Assistant to the Producer Ben Ross, Technical Director, John Hirsch Mainstage* Anthony C. Fletcher, Chair Box Office Properties David Christie, Chair-Elect Sheena Baird, Director of Patron Services Kari Hagness, Head of Properties Patrick Green, Treasurer Julie Gregorchuk, Box Office Manager Eva Kuo, Properties Builder Katherine Fox, Secretary Daniel Tompkins, Patron Services Coordinator Lawrence Van Went, Master Builder Heather Clarke, Organizational Performance Chair Box Office Representatives: Jennifer Bahniuk, Melissa Langdon, Sandy Gousseau, Audience Development Chair Stage Crew Hayden Maines, Robyn Pooley, Tori Popp, Katie Schmidt, John Guttormson, Governance & Strategic Planning Chair Joan Lees-Miller, Head of Wardrobe Katie Spring, Lisa Stefanson, Hunter Watson, Kira Watson Jason Kasper, Resource Development Chair Gary Plouffe, House Stage Hand Carpentry (John Hirsch Mainstage) Claude Robert, Head Electrician Trustees Louis Gagné, Layout Carpenter Chris Thomson, Head Carpenter Jan Coates Bradley D. Regehr Paulo Fernandes Derek Rolstone Brent Letain, Master Carpenter Michael Wright, Head of Sound Chris Seida, Scenic Carpenter Susan Freig Laurie A. Speers Tom Hendry Warehouse Shawn Hughes Tim J. Valgardson Chris Brett, Head of Sound Maureen Jay Helga D. Van Iderstine Development John Kearsey Judy Wakefield Michael Joyal, Development Data Manager Randy Zyla Harder, Head Electrician Sagan Morrow Richard L. Yaffe Melissa Novecosky, Special & Donor Events Coordinator Rick MacPherson, Technical Director Kris Olafson, Individual Giving Officer Carla Schroeder, Head Scenic Artist Advisory Council Daniel Robinson, Major Gifts Manager Rudy Wall, Head Carpenter Jim McLandress, Chair Colin R. MacArthur, QC Shelly Smith-Hines, Director of Development Gail Asper Patrick J. Matthews Wardrobe Doneta Brotchie Jeffrey Morton, FCA Front of House Thora Lamont, Acting Head, Cutter Angus Campbell Hon. Jack Murta Kim Cossette, Front of House Manager, Tom Hendry Warehouse Lorraine O’Leary, Head of Wardrobe Gerry Couture Lillian Neaman Kerry Dangerfield Shelley Nimchonok Adam Kozachuk, Front of House Manager, John Hirsch Mainstage* Lois Powne, First Hand Hy Dashevsky James Pappas Belinda Uings, Front of House Manager, John Hirsch Mainstage Jackie Van Winkle, Head Buyer & Accessories Coordinator Glen Dyrda, FCA John Petersmeyer Front of House Staff: Sharon Burden, Rylen de Vries, Wigs John F. Fraser Lawrence Prout Stacy Ducharme, Nick Fletcher, Deanna Goring, Elfie Harvey, Beverly Covert, Wigs & Makeup Supervisor Jean Giguere Jeff Quinton Marissa Kellett, Breanne Korban, Tia Levine, Kimmy Martin, Charron Hamilton Patricia Rabson Daniel MacPherson, Declan Moulden, Rachael Neal, Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival & Gary Hannaford, FCA Margaret Redmond Master Playwright Festival Yude Henteleff Susan Skinner Graeme Olson, Hannah Schneider, Lisa Stefanson, Ken Houssin Al Snyder Kevin Stroski, Rita Vande Vyvere, Kira Watson Jennifer Cheslock, Festival Manager Gordon Keatch Maureen Watchorn Chuck McEwen, Executive Producer Maintenance Tori Popp, Festival Assistant STAFF Andrew Drinnan, Building Superintendent Chris Fletcher, Assistant Building Superintendent Honorary Staff Accounting/Finance Zaz Bajon, General Manager Emeritus Yvonne O’Connor, Accounts Payable Administrator Marketing & Communications Melanie Sexton, Payroll Administrator Sue Caughlin, Marketing & Communications Manager Shelley Stroski, Controller Kathleen Cerrer, Publicist & Online Media Coordinator Megan Heke, Interim Publicist & Online Media Coordinator / Administration Project Coordinator* Brian Adolph, IT Manager Katie Inverarity, Director of Marketing & Communications Elena Anciro, Education & Community Engagement Manager Savannah Lillies, Publications Coordinator Devan Graham, Director of Human Resources Jennifer Skelly, Marketing CRM Specialist Camilla Holland, Executive Director Thomas Urish, Sales Manager Mary Horodyski, Archivist Daphne MacMillan, Administrative Assistant Paint Kathrin Moncaster, Senior Developer & Systems Administrator Susan Groff, Head Scenic Artist Melissa Smigelski, Scenic Painter

*Denotes past employee

24 royal manitoba theatre centre annual report 2017/18 FINANCIALS

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS OF MAY 31, 2018 CAPITAL THEATRE ASM WORKING OPERATING REPLACEMENT DEVELOPMENT STABILIZATION CAPITAL RESERVE SCHOLARSHIP 2018 2017 FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND TRUST FUNDS TOTAL TOTAL

ASSETS CURRENT Cash and cash equivalents 3,155,726 57,606 3,213,332 3,354,387 Accounts and grants receivable 953,784 10,000 963,784 991,444 Prepaid expenses 631,216 631,216 460,048 Due to/(from) funds (1,313,104) 433,535 56,837 732,732 100,000 — —

3,427,622 433,535 56,837 732,732 100,000 57,606 4,808,332 4,805,879

CAPITAL ASSETS 1,685,461 1,685,461 1,333,287 3,427,622 2,118,996 56,837 732,732 100,000 57,606 6,493,793 6,139,166

LIABILITIES CURRENT Accounts payable & accrued liabilities 372,635 372,635 335,878 Deferred revenue 3,054,988 3,054,988 3,040,656 3,427,623 3,427,623 3,376,534

DEFERRED CONTRIBUTIONS RELATED TO CAPITAL ASSETS 1,740,397 1,740,397 1,459,075 DEFERRED CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS 57,606 57,606 45,203 3,427,623 1,740,397 57,606 5,225,626 4,880,812

NET ASSETS Internally Restricted — 56,837 56,837 41,361 Invested in capital assets — 378,598 378,598 420,750 Unrestricted — 732,732 100,000 832,732 796,243 — 378,598 56,837 732,732 100,000 — 1,268,167 1,258,354

3,427,623 2,118,995 56,837 732,732 100,000 57,606 6,493,793 6,139,166

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS & CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AS OF MAY 31, 2018 CAPITAL THEATRE ASM WORKING OPERATING REPLACEMENT DEVELOPMENT STABILIZATION CAPITAL RESERVE SCHOLARSHIP 2018 2017 FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND TRUST FUNDS TOTAL TOTAL Revenue 11,005,131 211,896 — — — 20,000 11,237,027 10,701,643 Expenses 10,933,642 254,048 19,524 — — 20,000 11,227,214 10,515,534 EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF REVENUE OVER EXPENSES 71,489 (42,152) (19,524) — — — 9,813 186,109 Net assets, beginning of year 420,750 41,361 696,243 100,000 — 1,258,354 1,072,245 Interfund transfers (71,489) — 35,000 36,489 — — Net assets, end of year — 378,598 56,837 732,732 100,000 — 1,268,167 1,258,354

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