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AA TENDERTENDER THINGTHING by Ben Power NOVEMBER 5– DECEMBER 8, 2013 NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Belfry Theatre WINCHESTER GALLERIES 2260 Oak Bay Ave. 250-595-2777 758 Humboldt St. 250-386-2773 796 Humboldt St. 250-382-7750 winchestergalleriesltd.com The Belfry Theatre presents AA ATENDERTENDER Tender Thing By Ben Power Starring THINGTHINGPeter Anderson as Romeo and by Ben ClarePower Coulter as Juliet Director Peter Hinton Designer Christina Poddubiuk Lighting Designer Robert Thomson NOVEMBERComposer, Sound Designer5– DECEMBER Brooke Maxwell 8, 2013 NORTH AMERICANStage Manager PREMIEREJennifer Swan Assistant Stage Manager Ben Cheung Assistant Director Elizabeth Saunders Belfry Theatre A Tender Thing is performed without an intermission. The use of video or audio recording devices is strictly prohibited at all times. A Tender Thing is generously sponsored by The Belfry Theatre is a registered Canadian charity, 11921 5549 RR0001. The Belfry Theatre is a member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres and engages under the terms of the Canadian Theatre Agreement professional artists who are members of the Canadian Actors’ Equity Association. Please enjoy the performance. Belfry Theatre Staff Board of Directors Company Manager Clayton Baraniuk Chair Veronica Jackson Box Office/ Front of House Jane Broomfield Vice Chair Sherri Bird B4Play Audio Technician Ben Brysiuk Secretary Georgia Gibbs Marketing & Development Treasurer Robert Thomson, CA Associate Aaron Carveth Directors Dr. Monty Bryant Box Office / Front of House Michelle Chowns Dr. Andrew Karwowski Assistant Stage Manager Ben Cheung Helen Lansdowne Production Manager Alex Currie Wendy Magahay Publicist Mark Dusseault Andy Stephenson Box Office Manager Casey Fitterer Box Office Clerk Jenny Fitterer Honourary Board of Directors Box Office / Front of House Sarah Fitterer Chair Emeritus Patrick Stewart Venue Technician Brent Forrstrom-Jones Directors Barbara Greeniaus Assistant Box Office Manager Ian Gibson Robert Johnston Q.C. Front of House Manager Tara Gilroy-Scott John Keay General Manager Ivan Habel Joan Snowden Facilities Supervisor & Dr. Brian Winsby Head Technician Keith Houghton Michael Ziegler Scenic Artist Carole Klemm Head of Wardrobe Karen Levis Special Thanks: Artistic Associate & Gayle Murphy, Electric Company Outreach Coordinator Erin Macklem Financial Officer Patricia O'Brien Belfry Theatre Head of Props Peter Pokorny 1291 Gladstone Avenue Master Carpenter Dale Pudwell Victoria, British Columbia Artistic Director Michael Shamata Canada, V8T 1G5 Scenic Painter / Custodian Lara Shepard Technical Director Gregory Smith 250-385-6815 Box Office Development Manager Kathy St. John 250-385-6835 Administration Box Office Clerk Morgan Sutherland 250-385-6336 Facsimile Stage Manager Jennifer Swan www.belfry.bc.ca Associate Artist Deb Williams Box Office Clerk Eryn Yaromy Charitable donation number 11921 5549 RR0001 Belfry Support Staff Graphic Designer Jane Francis Programme Advertising Web Developer Sam Estok Design and Production Photographers David Cooper Victoria Arts Marketing Jo-Ann Richards P.O.Box 8629 Peter Pokorny Victoria V8W 3S2 Belfry 101 Co-coordinator Geoff Ewert 250.382.6188 Email: [email protected] Crew Luanna Bowen www.vicarts.com Emma Dickerson Publishers Philomena Hanson Simon Farrow Paul Hanson Frank Morin Design/Production Lyn Quan Patricia Reilly RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S SOUTH PACIFIC IN CONCERT One of the most popular musicals for more than 60 years! NOVEMBER 23 @ 8 PM NOVEMBER 24 @ 2:30 PM ROYAL THEATRE For tickets call 250.3856515 or visit victoriasymphony.ca Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel Tales of the South Pacic by James A. Michener Audience Information Cellphones & Pagers Please turn off your cellphones and pagers when you enter the theatre. If you need to be contacted in an emergency, please leave your name and seat number with our House Manager. Latecomers & Re-admission The Director of each production designates moments in the show when the seating of latecomers will cause the least amount of distraction for actors and audience members. Should you arrive late or leave the theatre, VIP our House Manager will not be able to BACKSTAGE PASS reseat you until one of these breaks. Babes in Arms The Belfry is proud to produce adult Stage Wine Bar is proud to contemporary theatre. Our productions introduce our new 5-course are not suitable for children 10 and under, tasting menu with wine including babes in arms. pairings. You can now enjoy all that Stage has to offer Recording Devices for only $69.95 per person No cameras or recording devices are (plus tax). It is the perfect permitted in the theatre. experience if you have Audience Advisories / Running Times a special occasion, staff We make every effort to advise you of function, or want to impress strong language, subject matter or extreme your clients. Everything is technical effects (strobe lights, fog). Please taken care of in advance so look for signs at the entrances to the theatre. all you need to do is arrive Advisories and running times are available and enjoy an amazing dinner at the Box Office as of the first preview. in our beautiful room with expert service. Food & Drinks Please feel free to take only food and/or drinks you've purchased from the Belfry bar into the theatre. Our goodies are packaged so that they don't make a lot of noise and disturb your fellow audience members. INTERESTED? Perfume & Cologne Please refrain from using perfume and To book your cologne when you come to the theatre. backstage pass call us at Some of our patrons are highly allergic 250.388.4222 to scents. or email Thank you for your consideration. [email protected] Enjoy the performance. to reserve a table. Artistic Director's Notes Welcome to the North American premiere of A Tender Thing, by Ben Power. This is the second Shakespeare- themed production in our season, and we are blessed with the cast and creative team that have assembled to bring it to life for you. Our director and designers are all making long-overdue debuts at the Belfry. Peter Hinton is one of this country’s most respected directors. He is a master working at the height of his talent. His sensitive and innovative produc- tions have been seen at the Stratford and Shaw Festivals, and he is the former Artistic Director of the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. In that position, Peter was a good friend to the Belfry, assisting us with the development of The Life Inside, bringing our tours of The Year of Magical Thinking and Big Mama! to the NAC, and commissioning and co-producing And Slowly Beauty… In fact, it was through that production that Peter became familiar with Brooke Maxwell’s music, and invited him to compose the score for A Tender Thing. Our designers Christina Poddubiuk and Robert Thomson come to us with a wealth of talent, and extensive experience at all of the major theatres in this country. And then there are our Romeo and Juliet: Peter Anderson and Clare Coulter, two of Canada’s leading actors, renowned for their unique qualities and astonishing performances. Clare is a Toronto legend – closely associated with the Tarragon Theatre for many years, and an acclaimed interpreter of Wallace Shawn’s writing. Her most recent – and riveting – perfor- mance was as King Lear in Toronto. Peter is a BC legend – an actor and playwright – best known for his remarkable performances across Canada and around the globe in The Overcoat. He was also one of the creators of The Number 14 and a frequent creative force at the Caravan Farm Theatre in Armstrong, BC. His physical prowess has previously been seen at the Belfry in Flying Blind and The Number 14. It seems impossible, but these two seasoned artists are working together for the first time, in this most intimate of plays, sharing their talent and their open and generous hearts with all of you. Only through such honesty can a play of this nature be truly realized, filled as it is with love and loss. I am thrilled to share it with you. 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And wherefore say not I that I am old? O love’s best habit is in seeming trust, And age in love loves not to have years told. Therefore I lie with her, and she with me, And in our faults by lies we flattered be.” William Shakespeare; The Passionate Pilgrim. I am a passionate pilgrim – travelling far from home in search of the meanings that lie between love and death. Each time we sit down to witness the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, we think, “this time they will survive. This time love will triumph.” But in the battle of light and dark, of larks and nightingales, we are reminded that ultimately love is never about the outcome… its value always lies in the measure of what it attempts. It is never too late. Words are like eggs, once broken – impossible things to repair.