Buffoon by anosh irani ARTS CLUB THEATRE COMPANY Buffoon by anosh irani

October 22–November 22, 2020 Granville Island Stage

starring (in alternating performances)

kayvon khoshkam andrew mcnee

creative team

lois anderson director amir ofek set designer christine reimer costume designer itai erdal lighting designer joelysa pankanea composer & sound designer raugi yu livestream director adam henderson dialect coach caryn fehr stage manager koh lauren quan stage manager alexandra lainfiesta assistant director heather barr apprentice stage manager victoria snashall apprentice stage manager

BUFFOON is staged by arrangement with Pam Winter, GGA, www.ggagency.ca.

BUFFOON was developed and first produced by the Tarragon Theatre in , , Richard Rose Artistic Director, in November 2019.

FALL TRIO 2020 legacy circle sponsor

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Welcome

Welcome back to the Arts Club’s Granville Island Stage for Buffoon. It is thrilling to once again have a production in this space after more than seven months of darkness.

For all not-for-profit performing arts charities across the nation, this is a period of staggering heartbreak. At the Arts Club, it has been tough to know we cannot provide the same level of support through employment to artists, and also to our talented teams of theatrical technicians, artisans, and arts administrators. We hope there is light at the end of the tunnel soon.

One of the artists whom the Arts Club has supported over the years is the playwright of this production: Anosh Irani. Nearly two decades ago, the Arts Club saw the potential in this UBC student and produced the world premiere of his very first play,The Matka King, in 2003. Since then, we have gone on to premiere his plays My Granny the Goldfish and The Men in White, and to stage the first local productions ofBombay Black and, now, Buffoon.

Anosh has also published four critically acclaimed novels: The Cripple and His Talismans, The Song of Kahunsha (an international bestseller and a finalist for CBC Radio’s Canada Reads and the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize); Dahanu Road; and The Parcel (a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award). The Parcel, released in 2016, was chosen as one of the best books of the year by , , the CBC, The Walrus, and Quill & Quire.

We tell you all this because we’re immensely proud of Anosh and his accomplishments. His career trajectory is also a testament to the Arts Club’s donor-funded Silver Commissions initiative, which supports local playwrights to create new works for our stages. If you’d like to donate to this essential program, please visit artsclub.com/support.

Thank you for being here. Thank you for supporting live theatre. Thank you for knowing the benefits it brings to your life and the life of this community. Thank you for supporting the Arts Club. It really does mean the world to us.

With gratitude,

Ashlie and Peter ashlie corcoran artistic director peter cathie white executive director

3 Land Acknowledgement

The Arts Club Theatre Company would like to acknowledge that this production takes place on the ancestral, traditional, and unceded territories of the Coast Salish Peoples, in particular the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/ Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations. We are honoured to live, work, and play on this land together.

The Playwright

My grand aunt used to paint portraits of clowns. As a child, there was one I remember distinctly. Just a face: white makeup, red lips. I don’t think he had a red nose but I could be wrong. The eyes were what got me. He looked haunted, as if he was being pursued by someone, or something. “The eyes are the hardest to paint,” my grand aunt would say. It didn’t surprise me. Whenever I was alone in that room, I’d stare into his eyes in order to figure out what had happened to him. “What’s behind you?” I wanted to know.

I asked myself the same question when it came to some people in my family. They were great storytellers, and lived with tremendous chutzpah, but I always got the sense that there was something not funny that enabled them to be funny, or carry a joke too far, or end up being tremendously kind one minute, and then turn on a dime the next. The humour came with sadness, and some of it was mine. It came from the idea of impermanence, the realization at a very early age that things did not and could not last. When I looked at my grandparents, grand aunt and uncles, I wanted to remain in that moment, partake of their performance and largesse. I wish they were alive today to see Buffoon. Felix the clown is an ode to them. In a way, he is them. So now I’m introducing them to you.

Special thanks to: Gary Goddard Agency, Tarragon Theatre, Arts Club Theatre Company, Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre, and the Canada Council for the Arts. anosh irani

4 The Company

lois anderson director

For the Arts Club: As director: My Granny the Goldfish, The Graduate, It’s Snowing on Saltspring, Fun Home Other Theatre: As director: Pericles, Taming of the Shrew, Lysistrata (Bard on the Beach); Timothy Findley’s The Wars, Much Ado About Nothing, Medea, Pride and Prejudice (Freddy Wood/Telus UBC); Iphigenia (SFU); Peter Panties (with Stephen Hill at Leaky Heaven Circus); as co-creator: Cirque Poule, Flying Blind Collective, Leaky Heaven Circus Other: Nine-time Jessie Award winner; recipient of Critics Choice Award, Betty Mitchell Award, Sydney Risk Award. Avid reader of Anosh Irani

heather barr apprentice stage manager

For the Arts Club: Debut Other Theatre: She Mami Wata & The Pussy WitchHunt (the frank theatre); The Troll Grandfather (Axis Theatre); Shakespeare in Love, Taming of the Shrew (Bard on the Beach); Catalina La O (JKJK Produc- tions); Double Happiness: Detour This Way (N. Tam/R. Jacob); Marine Life (Ruby Slippers) Other: Heather (she/her) is a queer stage manager based on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. She was the 2020 recipient of the Jessie Richardson Sam Payne Award for Most Promising Newcomer. She is also a graduate of Studio 58, where she received the David Pritchard Scholarship for Outstanding Achievement in Stage Management

itai erdal lighting designer

For the Arts Club: Billy Bishop Goes to War (debut, 2010), The Sound of Music, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time‚ Topdog/ Underdog, The Valley, The Day Before Christmas, Blue Box, Intimate Apparel, She Stoops to Conquer Other Theatre: Mother Courage, Titus Andronicus, Elektra, The Breathing Hole, Komagata Maru Incident, The Best Brothers, Hirsch, The Thrill, Taking Shakespeare (Stratford Festival); Vincent in Brixton, Where the Blood Mixes, A Christmas Carol (Vancouver Playhouse) Other: Six Jessie Awards, Dora Award, Dublin Fringe Design Award, Jack King Award, Guthrie Award; shortlisted for the Siminovitch Prize. Itai’s one-man show, How to Disappear Completely (The Chop), has toured to 26 cities and continues to tour

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6 caryn fehr stage manager

For the Arts Club: Ain’t Misbehavin’ (debut, 1986), A Thousand Splen- did Suns, The Shoplifters, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night- Time, Once, The Men in White, The Waiting Room, and more Other Theatre: A Thousand Splendid Suns (sadly cancelled mid-re- hearsal due to Covid-19, RMTC), Forget About Tomorrow (Belfry Theatre) Other: Touring Canada and to Ireland. Locally, Vancouver Playhouse, New Play Centre, Touchstone Theatre, Axis Theatre, Fringe Festival. Caryn is a recipient of the Mary Phillips Prize, a Jessie Award for behind-the-scenes achievement

adam henderson dialect coach

For the Arts Club: As performer: Dial M for Murder (debut, 2003); as Dialect Coach: Mary Poppins, One Man, Two Guvnors, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, The Matchmaker, Other Theatre: Dialect Coach for (Vancouver Playhouse); Lonesome West, Killer Joe (Itsazoo Productions); Mary’s Wedding (Gateway Theatre); Danny and the Deep Blue Sea (Pacific Theatre) Film & TV: Dialect Coach for Disney’s Tomorrowland, Arrow, Magicians, Psyche, Altered Carbon, Nancy Drew, and more Other: Graduate of The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Adjunct Prof at UBC, and Instructor at Vancouver Film School

anosh irani playwright

For the Arts Club: The Matka King (2003); Bombay Black (2008); My Granny the Goldfish (2010); The Men in White (2018) Other Theatre: Buffoon (Tarragon Theatre, 2019) Other: Dora Award winner, Outstanding New Play, 2006 and 2020; finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama, 2007 and 2018

kayvon khoshkam actor

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7 alexandra lainfiesta assistant director

For the Arts Club: Debut Other Theatre: Henry VIII, The Crucible, Napoli Milionaria!, Comedy of Errors, The Tempest (Stratford Festival); Anywhere But Here (Electric Company Theatre); Green Lake (Solo Collective); West Side Story (Theatre Under the Stars); El Jinete: A Mariachi Opera (Puente Theatre) Film: Un Dia de Sol, Bella Ciao!, Love Bomb Other: Jessie Award winner for Best Lead Actor, Small Theatre (Green Lake); Ovation Award nominee (Anita, West Side Story); Tanya Moiseiwitsch Award nominee (Stratford Festival); Sydney J. Risk Foundation and Studio 58 Acting Award

andrew mcnee actor

For the Arts Club: To Kill a Mockingbird (debut, 2002), Griffin and Sabine, It’s Snowing on Saltspring, It’s a Wonderful Life, Boeing-Boeing, The Odd Couple, One Man, Two Guvnors, Misery, Mustard, Onegin Other Theatre: Andrew has appeared in theatre across Canada with companies including Bard on the Beach, Vancouver Playhouse, Theatre Calgary, Solo Collective, Theatre Replacement, and many others Film & TV: He might be that guy in that episode of that show you saw. Or possibly the voice of that alien, or pony, or robot in your kid’s cartoon. Other: Husband to Karen, Dad to rascals Tommy and Finn, multiple Jessie Award winner, graduate of Studio 58

amir ofek set designer

For the Arts Club: My Granny the Goldfish, The Graduate, The Importance of Being Earnest, Boeing-Boeing, Other Desert Cities, One Man, Two Guvnors, A Christmas Story, The Valley, The Men in White, Fun Home, Me and You Other: Graduated Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design with a BFA in Theatre, Set, and Costume Design and an MFA in Theatre Set Design from Brandeis University. Taught an advanced set design class for UBC Department of Theatre and Film, winter term 2019. Seven Jessie Richardson Theatre Award nominations and two wins— for Outstanding Set Design for Boeing-Boeing (Arts Club, 2013), and Outstanding Set Design for The Father (Search Party, 2020)

8 joelysa pankanea composer & sound designer

For the Arts Club: carried away on the crest of a wave, The Orchard, Cyrano de Bergerac, The Glass Menagerie Other Theatre: Theatre Reframed, Anywhere But Here (Electric Company Theatre); Ladri di Biciclette (PuSh Festival); Pomona (ARC); Crime and Punishment, The Idiot (PuSh/Vancouver Moving/Neworld); The 5th Stage, The 1st Stage (The Little Chamber Music Series That Could/ Musica Intima); Timon of Athens, King Lear (Bard on the Beach); Vasily the Luckless, The Perfectionist, The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces (Boca del Lupo) Film: Sue Sada Was Here (Cindy Mochizuki); Cry Rock (Smayaykila Films); Hop the Twig (Motion 58 Films) Other: 17-time Jessie Award nominee and four-time winner; one-time Leo Award nominee

koh lauren quan stage manager

For the Arts Club: Pride and Prejudice (debut, 2016), Hand to God, Fun Home, Me and You, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Other Theatre: Glory (National Tour/WCT); The Marvelous Wonderettes, Grease, Cornwalls’ Christmas, Hilda’s Yard, Footloose (Chemainus); Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Yoga Play, The Music Man, The Wizard of Oz (Gateway); Kill Me Now (Touchstone); Feasting on Famine (Radical System Art); Hairspray, Oliver (TUTS) Other: Illustrator, birth doula. @kohlaurenquan (she/her)

christine reimer costume designer

For the Arts Club: Noises Off, The Wedding Party, The Audience, Pride and Prejudice, Saint Joan, Venus in Fur, My Turquoise Years Other Theatre: Kuroko (Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre); Alice in Nightmareland (Stanley Park Ghost Train); Chicken Girl (Rice & Beans Theatre); King Arthur’s Night (Neworld Theatre); Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing (Bard on the Beach) Other: Winner of multiple Jessie Awards and a Betty Mitchell Award. Her costume illustrations have appeared in numerous theatre design publications. Favourite project with her daughter over the last few months has been experimenting with indigo dye. www.christinereimerdesign.com

9 victoria snashall apprentice stage manager

For the Arts Club: Debut Other Theatre: A Christmas Carol (Pacific Theatre);A Steady Rain, King Richard and His Women (Seven Tyrants); Gross Misconduct (SpeakEasy Theatre, SM & Costumes); Love/Sick (Stone’s Throw Productions, Costumes); The Wolves (With a Spoon Theatre in association with Rumble Theatre); Talking Sex on Sunday, Proud, God and the Indian, Kid Gloves (Firehall Arts Centre); The Sea (Slamming Door Collective); Much Ado About Nothing, (Classic Chic); This Stays in the Room (remounted PTC & Radix Theatre); The Secret Mask (Presentation House); Cool Beans (Solo Collective)

raugi yu livestream director

For the Arts Club: As performer: The Men in White (debut, 2017), Jitters, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, The Shoplifters, carried away on the crest of a wave; as Livestream Director: No Child... Other Theatre: I Lost My Husband (Ruby Slippers/Gateway); King of the Yees (National Arts Centre/Gateway); Big Bad (Boca del Lupo); The Duchess (Ruby Slippers); Ali and Ali 7 (Neworld); The East Van Panto: The Wizard of Oz (Theatre Replacement/The York); Act of Faith (Realwheels Theatre); Coriolanus (Bard on the Beach) Film & TV: 8 Minutes Ahead (feature film),Mr. Young (series regular), Romeo Section (series recurring), jPod (series regular), iZombie (guest star) Other: Jessie Award nominee for I Lost My Husband; Leo Award nominee for Best Direction; served as an Education & Community Outreach Specialist at the Arts Club Welcomes Back Live Theatre

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17 Lucile & Peter MacKay* ticket donors Kenneth MacLeod & Elizabeth Black* A special thank-you to those who donated back the Anne Mathisen* value of your tickets (totalling $300 or more) to our Jane & Ian Mavety* cancelled productions earlier this year Terry & Sandy McBride* Mary and Robert McIlwaine Thomas & Catherine Adair* Tricia McLean* Kimberly Adams Mrs. Verna McNichol* Louise Adams* Deborah & Stephen Meehan* Martin Adams Ken & Irene Merrells* Sherri-Lynne Adams Bruce & Lea Milley* Dale Adamson & Bruce Sharpe* Rose Mitsushio Dr. Joy E. Alexander* Robert More* Robert & Enneke Allan* M. & M. Muckle* D. Allen & B. Judge* Patricia Muldowney Janet Allwork* Ellen & Rodney Murrell Amadeu & Deborah Amaral Christine & Stuart Neil Sue Anderlini* Christine Nguyen Brian Angus & Dorothy Stauffer* Ron Ogilvy* Mark Antunes & David Gabel* Jim & Sheryl O’Grady E. A. Armstrong Valerie O’Shea* Neil & Diane Arnett* Elizabeth Owens Skidmore David & Heather Ashley* Nick & Hazel Parker-Jervis* Conni Bagnall In memory of Paul Wendy Baker Marion Pearson & Jim Orr Fund, held at Elizabeth & Curtis Ballard Vancouver Foundation* Dr. Philip & Lori Barer* Russel & Barb Quinn, in memory of Ivan and Denise & Philip Barker Jane Quinn Mrs. Sheila Barnett* Keith & Maureen Reid* Bartholomew & Thorstenson* Myrtle-Ann Rempel Michael Batten & Erica Roberts Sarah Rodgers In memory of Carol Lance & Sandra Rossington* Jim & Monita Mr. & Mrs. Real Rousseau* Anne Beaulieu* Gail Ruginis Roberta Lando Beiser* Wayne Savigny Diane Bell Gail Screaton & John Maclachlan* D. Bell & M. Sim* Laura Alexis Shand Scott & Dorothy Bell* Mary Simpson* Richard Benmore* Rosamund Simpson Robert Bennett, in memory of Miriam* Karin Sipko Susan Bennett* Janis Souter* Mr. & Mrs. Bentz Linda Stevens Peter & Susan Bernard Alison P Stockbrocks* Philip & Donna Bernard* Sandi Strate* Lynn & Gerry Beuhler Susan Summers Carolyn Bird* Kumi Sutcliffe* Jane & Peter Bird Mary Tait & Bill Sirett Ingrid Bjerkelund* Peter & Carol-Lyn Thaler* Patricia J. Blair Nicholas & Vaughan Thornton Ken Blocka & Monica Hrynchak* Jacqui Tyler* Jean Bodlak* Mrs. Rosemary Wakefield Alain & Annick Boisset D.I. Walker* The Boivie Family Fund* Michael & Judith Watson* Janice & John Boots Ellen Wattam* Barbara Boyd Allan Webber - In memory of father Gordon* Jim & Nancy Boyle* Lyn & John Webster* Lyrica Bradshaw* Ralph & Valerie Wettstein Longhedge* Dr. Jamison & Ms. Ellen Wilcox Val & Dick Bradshaw* Helen Wong Barbara & Carl Brandes* Doug Wootton Ross Paul & Jane Brindley* Margaret Worthy* Ruth Brodie* Martin Wouters Janice Brooke* Sheilagh Wubs C. J. Brooks* Janet York* Louise Brooks & Frederick Hornby Peter & June Young Legacy Fund, held at the Christine Brophy Vancouver Foundation* Jacqueline Brown James Zacharias Cicely Bryce* Anonymous* Barbara E. Buchanan Lorelle & David Butler

18 M. & F. Bylsma* Colin Gray & Liza Hutchison* June Caldwell Lee Grills* David & Edith Camm* Laura Groos & Gerry Prins* Morag Maclachlan* Cindy & Phil Gustin* H. Campbell & K. Zaine* Linda & Lawrence Haley* Sandra Campbell Janis Halliday & Hilary Johnston Robert Capar Stan & Kathy Hamilton* Marnie Carter* Nelli Hanbury* Suzanne & Jim Carter-Huffman Kyndree Haney Elaine & Ken Carty* Richard Hankin & Heather Jones Hankin* Linda Chamut & Terry Lindall* Ms. Kirsti Hardie Mrs. Donna Chan* Deborah Brown & Arthur Harpur* Linda-Mae & Bob Chan-Kent David & Fay Harris* Susan Christie June Harrison & Luc Bergeron* Rhona & Valdy Chrobok* The Harrison Family Maureen Ciarniello & Les Toth Paul Hart & Pat Harrold* Eleanor & Fred Clark Andrea Heald Donald Clark Ann Heald & Andrea Heald* Ernest Colledge Joan & Trevor Heaver* Drs. Doug & Kerstin Conn* Judith Hedberg Axel & Millie Conradi* Margaret Heldman & Richard Lockhart* Jamie & Margaret Corbett* James & Elspeth Helmcken* Lynn Corrigan Catharine G. Herb-Kelly* Wanda Costuros & Doug Whitehead Edith & Bob Hewitt* Patricia Cottingham* Maureen Hill Howard & Beth Coulter Peter & Iris Hill* S. Courtemanche* Kathleen Hobbs Claudia Craig Ruth Hodgins Kenneth & Sydney Craig Cay Holbrook Judi & Don Curtiss* Marla Holms Dr. Kate Dahlstrom* Sharon & Ted Hope Fred & Diane Dallyn* Denis Horgan* Catherine Dangerfield Joan & Robert Hornal Joan Davidson* Elaine Hornell John & Carol Dawson* Kaitlin Houle Brian Giroday Donald & Patricia Hudson* Greg Deans & Jim Beaudreau Jennifer Irvine Ross Demello Maria Irvine Margaret & Gary Dekson Veronica & Bill Jackson Curtis Deugau* Nicola James Mr. & Mrs. Devlin* Ardis Janzen* Ian & Frances Dowdeswell* Carolyn Jay* Wilson Durward* Sharon Jeroski* Ray & Lyn Edger Marjorie Johnson Irma Epp* Mark & Darlene Johnson Sandra & Bill Epplett* Bonnie Johnston Mike & Lynda Fahrmann* Linda & Greg Jones* Darleen & Bob Fairley* Mavis & Carl Jonsson* Leagh & Amaryllis Farrell Betty Jung & David Chan* Phyllis Faubert Stephen & Mary Ann Juras* Georgina Ferguson* Sharon Kahn Lance & Judy Finch* Merle Kamin & Rob Goldberg* Jane Flick & Robert Heidbreder* Peter Kappel* Allen M. Fowlis* Jean Kares Marlene Franks* Sabine & Glen Keil Patricia Mae Fulton* Bill Koch & Margaret Kendrick* Moira Gale & Thomas Gale Robert & Raymonde Kendrick* G. & M. Geib* Patricia Kenney John & Pat Gemmill Colleen Kennell Deirdre Gernsbeck* Kate Ker Caroline Gill Joan Kerr Karen Gilmore & Rob Van Nus* Fontile Tani Gordon Diane & Robert Kikkert* John Goundrey Carolyn M. Kirkwood Ingrid & Colin Gour* Carol & Terry Kline* George & Rita Gouraud* Michael Kobor & Janina Kon* Daryl Gouthro* The Kumpsteiners Victoria I. Graham* Mrs. Dianne Lapierre Alison Grant Mary Lay

19 Jim McLean & Ken Lee Lisa & Brad Newby* Kee Wai Yeong* C.J. Newson* Mark & Linda Leffler* Donna & Chris Nicolls* Janice Lilley In memory of Hanna Nielsen Jacqueline Link* Mark & Marta Nielsen Anna & Martin Linsley* Morris Nord & Fiona Macdonald* Tara Loseth Janet & John Norman* Christine Lovatt* Faye Nowak Dr. Edward & Sharon Lowe* Ron Ogilvy* Susanne Lukas* Jim & Sheryl O’Grady Penny Lusztig Diane Oorebeek Kevin & Karin Lutz* Abby Overduin Bryan Mabee & TerriLynn Ray* Russell & Lucille Pacey Roxann MacDonald* Sharon Parker Lucile & Peter MacKay* Jacqueline & Jonathan Peacock* Kenneth MacLeod & Elizabeth Black* Kirsten & Ali Pejman Arlene MacPhail* David Penner David & Frances Malcolm Jo-Anne Perley* Maryann Maloney Roberta & Scott Perrin* Troy & Rosalyn Manthorpe* Denise Perron Mary-Beth & David March Geoff Peters & Tony Ho in memory of Beverly Jennifer Mardock* Louie Kim Marshall Margaret & Paul Phang* Christian & Aniela Martin Joan & George Pitman* Gail Martin R Elaine Polglase Daphne & James Marvel Lorna & Jerry Porter* Carol Mason Mary Ann Potts & Alex MacKay Deborah Matheson* Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Quaale Jelena Matic Donna Radford Jane & Ian Mavety* Dietmar Raudzus* Sarah McAlpine* F. Regan-Pollock* Jane McCall Allan & Blaize Reich* Janet & Scott McCloy Jane E & Russ Reid Bill & Beth McCracken* Barbara Rendell Linda McDonald & Victor Holysh Joyce Resin Sheila McGivern* Michael Reyes* Heather McKay Stephen Richards & Linda Loo* John McLaughlin Daphne Richardson Janice McLean Judith Richardson Rob & Sarah McLeod* June & Hugh Richardson Bill McNaughton Heather Risk* Kathryn & Grant McRadu* L. Prentice & L. Rizzardo Alastair & Dianne McTavish* Linda Robbins Wendy Meredith Laura Roberts Susan Mielke* Lorna & David Robinson* Grant Millar & Heather Burrett William Rodgers* Bruce & Lea Milley* Elizabeth Roger Christine Mills Janet Rogers* Bruce Milton & Brenda Waechter Elfriede & Peter Rohloff* Mr. & Mrs. Hugh & Elonna Mitchell* Deborah Rollins* Glen & Christine Mitchell* Michael Romaniuk Rose Mitsushio Margaret Rosenfeld Peter Moes* Mr. & Mrs. Real Rousseau* David & Gerd Moore George & Shirley Rudolph Mike Moretto* Gail Ruginis Catherine Morgan & Michael Jonker* Derek & Johanna Rundell Fund, held at the Vanessa & Steve Morrell* Vancouver Foundation* Meite Moser Robert & Susan Ruttan* Elizabeth & Paul Moxham Elizabeth Sakiyama* M. & M. Muckle* Harold Sanders Linda Lee & Michael Mulhern Jess Sarber Ian & Louise Mummery* Sandra Schmid G. Murphy* Alfred C. Schultz & Leona Kolla* Judith & David Murray Nancy Schultz* Julie Messenden & Thomas Nicol Beverley Scott* Anna Mutadi Ian Scott & Gina Ogilvie Cheryl Neigbour & James Parker* Dianne & Victor Senra Harold & Charlotte Nelson* Robert Sharman*

20 Ellen & Cal Shumiatcher John & Cathy Windsor* Ailsa Siemens* Wendy Winslow & Robert Paterson Mary Simpson* Mignonne Wood Donia Sims* Bob & Edie Wood Randi Sinclair Doug Wootton Tricia Sirrs* Marg Worthy* Curt Smecher* Rosemary Wray* Robert & Patricia Smith* Linda Wright Robert & Sally Smith* Donna Wyman Janet & Robert Souther Cheryl Yarenmko & Kevin Clegg Perry Staniscia & Klara Unger-Staniscia Margaret Yoshida Kathleen & Candice Stanoyev Charles & Dale Young* Staples & Company* Peter & June Young Legacy Fund, held at the LaVonnie Steger* Vancouver Foundation* Peter & Karen Stephen Jean Yuen Linda Stevens Liz Zaozirny Eileen B. Stewart* Anonymous* In memory of Brian Bentz* Kay & Norm Stolberg* Laurie Stovel* Toni Stovel Judith Sullivan Damien Atkins Mr. & Mrs. Sutton Wendy Sutton Richard Swann & Della Fuller* Lou & Gary Tapp John & Judy Taylor* Leigh & Nancy Taylor* Shirley Taylor Dr Tim & Hilary Temple* Peter & Carol-Lyn Thaler* Kerry & Harry Tomyn* Dawn Tonge Cyril & Patsy Tsou* Sue & Ron Tucker John & Jean Turnbull* Sarah Tutton Frost* Art Vertlieb & Bev Briscoe* Barrie & Margaret Vickers* Dr. Debra von Mandl Betsy Waddington Tim Wake & Karen van Schie Jane Wakefield* Mrs. Rosemary Wakefield Ellis Ripley Trafford & Michael Walker* Susan Wall Margaret Wallace Dr. Anne Wallis Julia & Doug Wallis Tom Wallis* Mr. & Mrs. Richard Wambolt Lisa Ward Jennifer & Dymetry Warnyca Michael & Judith Watson* Brian & Eloise Watt* Elaine Hunter & Bruce Watt* Bonnie Watts* Lyn & John Webster* Mary Westrom Terry Whitehead* Pamela Whittall & Ed Beange* Lindsay Wilde Dr. & Mrs. David & Susan Wilkinson Mrs. Terry Wilkinson* Mr. Shawn Willliamson* Edward L. Wilson* Stephanie Wilson

21 2nd Stage Carpenter Jeremy Vreeken Head Sound Technician Sebastian Finch Board & Staff 2nd Sound Technician Kevin Gault Head Dresser Oriana Camporese 2nd Dresser Donnie Tejani Dresser Sarah McCready Artistic Director Ashlie Corcoran Stagehands Jillian Papp, Keegan Plant Executive Director Peter Cathie White Head Scenic Carpenter Joao Carlos d’Almeida

2nd Scenic Carpenters Lorraine West, Chris White board of directors Head Scenic Artist Kristine Kavalec Chair Bryan Mabee Head Properties Michael Gall Immediate Past Chair Richard Bell 2nd Properties Robyn Volk Treasurer John Dawson, FCPA, FCA Head Wardrobe Kirsten McGhie Secretary Suzanne James, CPA, CA 2nd Wardrobe Tiffany Bishop Mike Black, Catherine Aczel Boivie, Brenda Cutter Sarah Marchant Crabtree, Wanda Costuros, CPA (CMA), MBA, Stitcher Victoria Klippenstein Eugen Klein, Sandra MacKay, Heather McKay, Wardrobe Maintenance Mary Jane Cox, Dave Morton, Kerry Suffolk, Erika Tse, Art Sean Malmas Vertlieb, Shawn Williamson Stage Managers Duston Baranow-Watts*, Heather council of governors Barr*, Angela Beaulieu, Jessica Bournival*, Caryn Fehr, Ronaye Haynes, Pamela Jakobs, Jenny Kim, Roberta Beiser, Philip Bernard, Donna Celle, Taylor MacKinnon*, Koh Lauren Quan, Jasmin Axel Conradi, Jamie Corbett, Bruce Flexman, Sandhu*, Victoria Snashall* Christopher Gimpel, Dr. Stanley Hamilton, *Apprentice Stage Managers Catharine Herb-Kelly, QC, Bruce Milley, FCA,

Morris Nord, Ross Paul, C.M., PhD, Joan Pitman, facilities Janet Rogers, Al C. Schultz, Lisa Seed, Jim Storie, Facilities Manager Jack Holmes John J. Sutherland, Ian Waddell, QC Building Maintenance Kris Jankovic artistic director emeritus finance& administration Bill Millerd Director of Finance & Systems Valerie Prodanuk

Executive Business Manager Teddy Forsyth arts club of vancouver theatre foundation Director of Education Kevan Ellis President Lisa Seed Education & Outreach Associate Hila Graf Treasurer Jamie Bruce Human Resources Manager Lacey Schumann Secretary Carol Humphrys Database Manager Lou Ann Mendoza Jamie Corbett, Suzanne James, Eugen Klein, Accountant Karin Capitanio Bonnie Mah, Glenn Powers Accounting Assistant Karis Sengara artistic Payroll & Benefits CoordinatorDeborah Jessiman Financial Analyst Marc Forster Resident Designer Ted Roberts Accessibility Coordinator Amy Amantea Associate Artistic Director Stephen Drover Company Manager and Assistant to the Artistic development Director Bronwyn Carradine Director of Development Kathy MacKenzie Education & Community Outreach Specialist, Manager of Corporate Sponsorship & Cultural Community Liaison Omari Newton Foundations Clare Pryme LEAP Leader Shawn Macdonald Planned Giving Officer Eleanor Ryrie LEAP Assistant Veronique West Manager of Individual Giving Catherine Gautreau Musical Theatre Intensive Peter Jorgensen Events Associate Amy Cornish Actor’s Intensive Program Director Dean Paul Development Coordinator Amanda Millar Gibson Fund Development Associates Danielle Adewole, Actor’s Intensive Head Instructor Scott Bellis Michelle Lim Creative Teens Program Leader Nitasha Rajoo

sales & marketing production Director of Sales & Marketing Bryan Woo Director of Production Stephan Baeuml Communications Manager Susan Cho Pre-Production Manager Ace Martens Marketing Manager Jaime Fletcher Technical Director, Stanley & Granville Island Graphic Designer Sean Gordon Dan Paterson Tour Coordinator April Green Technical Director, Newmont Michael Kerns Sales System Specialist Gabriel Kirkley Production Administrator Dawn Padget Data & Marketing Coordinator Eray Sertkaya Production Assistants Josh Tompke, Daniel Publicity & Digital Marketing Associate Sarah McNeil Guzman Digital Storyteller Mark Halliday Stanley Head Electrician TBA Granville Island Head Electrician Darren Hales box office Newmont Stage Technician Darren Paine Ticket Sales Manager Natalie Pawson Tour Technician Alberto White Ticket Sales Supervisor Shari Mountain 2nd Electrician Thomas Barrett Ticket Sales Supervisor, Groups Danny Mak Stanley Head Stage Carpenter Lucas Hall Ticket Sales Agents Habiba Abba Alli, Ria Granville Island Head Stage Carpenter Jeff Leard

22 Antonopoulos, Daniela Atiencia, Jo B., Celeste Cadieux-Rey, Brett Harris, Aaron Lee, Gwenda Lorenzetti, Jennifer Lynch, Tim Mahoney, Parmida Maleki, Colin Milne, Kirk Olson, Rebecca Waitt front of house Guest Services Manager Peter Chapek Front of House Manager Noa Heyl Front of House Attendants Lince Amora, Brendan Blanchard, Celeste Cadieux-Rey, Susan Chalmers, Pamela Choi, Saskia Cseh, Linda Guthrie, Meredith Hambrock, Vanessa Ho, Michelle Kaesar, Boris Kocmaruk, Shirley Lum, Kirsten Niedtner, Roberta Sciarretta, Nathan Smith, Karen Worrod, Natalie Zhou bar & lounge Director of Food & Beverage Torrance Jestadt Bar and Lounge StaffChari Agellon, Shane Booth, Mike Frydenlund, Henry Gillespie-Graham, Jamie Gourley, Daniel Henderson, Gizele Hourvash, Rachel Irving, Jacob John, Savanna Junjek, Ashleigh Kearns, Darragh Kieran, Kalina Kojwang, George Koumbounis, Harrison MacDonald, Camila Barbosa Machado, Ron Mill, Tracey Obertos, Shayla Oulette, Emilda Radjah, Claire Rasmussen, Caroline Rehbein, Dallas Richards, Jason Simmer, Maria Villamar Trejos

The Arts Club Theatre Company is a member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT), The Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance, and the BC Alliance for Arts and Culture, and operates under the jurisdiction of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association.

Pre-Production personnel and stage crew are members of Local 118 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, and guest services staff are members of Unifor 3000.

23 The Arts Club Theatre Company, one of the largest not-for-profit theatre companies in the country, is the principal gathering place for the theatrical arts in British Columbia. The organization is dedicated to the advancement of local artists telling stories from around the globe and, in particular, those of our region. From this, we believe that culture expands, an understanding of differences is nurtured, and art bursts forth. The Arts Club was founded in 1964 and is currently led by Artistic Director Ashlie Corcoran and Executive Director Peter Cathie White.

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