By Bertolt Brecht Translated by David Hare

Home , My Zinc Bed (play), Portable Theatre Company, Slag (play), The Absence of War, The Designated Mourner, Via Dolorosa (play)

Theatre at UBC Presents

By Bertolt Brecht Translated by David Hare

March 8 to 17, 2007 Frederic Wood Theatre

Directed by Camyar Chai Set Design by Rachel E. Stanners Lighting Design by Chris Littman Costume Design by Alison Green & Mavis Lui Original Songs & Sound Design by Patrick Pennefather BERTOLT BRECHT a biography read Das Kapital and befriended Later, in Switzerland where Moth- Karl Korsch, a prominent Commu- er Courage had premiered in 1941, The first child of Friedrich Brecht, nist thinker and theoretician who he resumed his work, setting down chief clerk in a paper factory, and taught him the essential principles his thoughts, observations and Wilhelmine Friederike Sophie of Marxism. theories in A Short Organum for Brezing, the daughter of a civil the Theatre, which influenced the- servant, Eugen Berthold Friedrich The burning of the Reichstag took atremakers all over the world. Brecht was born on February 10, place on February 27, 1933. The 1898 in the medieval city of Augs- next day, Brecht and his family In 1948, having been refused entry burg, Germany. A sickly child with fled to Vienna and later Denmark. into the American zone of occupied a congenital heart condition, he The Nazis revoked his German Germany, Brecht and Weigel went suffered a heart attack at age 12. citizenship in 1935 and burned his to the Soviet sector of Berlin. On He soon recovered and continued books. January 11, 1949, he directed his his Latin, history and humanities own production of Mother Courage education in private school, where Fearing mounting pressure on at the Deutsches Theatre with He- he co-founded and co-edited a mag- Denmark to extradite him to Ger- lene Weigel in the title role. With azine. By age 16, Brecht was writ- many, Brecht moved to Sweden the establishment of his own com- ing for a local newspaper and had in 1939. When the Nazis invaded pany, the Berliner Ensemble, in completed the first of his forty plays. Poland, he abandoned his work 1949, Brecht’s theatrical future on The Good Woman of Setzuan was secured with full support from Brecht’s political thinking was al- to write Mother Courage, his re- the Communist regime. ready well-established by the time sponse to the rise of fascism and the First World War broke out. the threat of a second world war. With the Berliner Ensemble, While in high school, he was al- Brecht was able to put into prac- most expelled for expressing paci- To further distance themselves tice his “epic theatre” techniques ficist views in an essay about not from the encroaching war, the Bre- which distinguished the compa- defending his country in wartime. cht family fled to Finland in 1940, ny’s dynamic theatrical approach At 19, he was drafted and placed and the following year traveled, with often-innovative stagings of as a medical orderly in an emer- via Moscow and Vladivostok, to contemporary and classical plays, gency hospital. Deeply affected by San Pedro, California. Brecht was including Shakespeare, where un- what he witnessed there, he wrote unsuccessful in finding work in derlying themes of social and class Legend of the Dead Soldier, an Los Angeles, writing in his diary, conflict could be emphasized. anti-war ballad that the Nazi re- “For the first time in ten years, I am gime would later cite as the reason not working seriously on anything.” Brecht died of a heart attack on Au- to deprive him of his citizenship. gust 14, 1956 while working on a Nevertheless, in the six years Bre- response to Samuel Beckett’s Wait- While studying medicine and sci- cht lived in Hollywood, he wrote ing for Godot. He was buried, as he ence at the Universität in Munich the screenplay for Hangmen Also had requested, in the old Huguenot in 1917, he attended seminars on Die for director Fritz Lang, and cemetery beneath the window of his the theatre, started to write a new the plays The Visions of Simone last apartment in Berlin. play, Baal, and found work as a Machard and The Caucasian theatre critic for a local newspaper. Chalk Circle. He also collaborated By 1921 he had become a serious on a Beverly Hills production of 01 Bertolt Brecht writer, penning poems, ballads, Galileo with Charles Laughton, 02 Helene Weigel, as Anna Fierling, in Mother Courage short stories, one-act and full- which was slated for Broadway. and her Children length plays, and also had begun directing. In 1922 his play Drums Brecht was called before the House in the Night opened at Kammer- Un-American Activities Com- spiele Theatre, turning Brecht into mittee in October 1947 to testify an overnight success. He won the on his “subversion” of Hollywood prestigious Kleist Prize and be- and Communist infiltration of the came a dramaturg for the theatre. movie industry. Managing to evade In 1923, his plays Jungle of the Cit- answering the Committee’s ques- ies and Baal were both produced. tions, he left the United States the following day for Paris where he After moving to Berlin in 1924, told a friend, “When they accused Brecht worked as a dramaturg for me of wanting to steal the Empire Max Reinhardt’s Deutsches The- State Building, I thought it was atre. By the late 1920s, Brecht had high time for me to leave.” 01 02 SIR DAVID HARE Playwright Sir David Hare was Plays he has adapted Pirandello’s Awards include the BAFTA Award born in Bexhill, East Sussex, Eng- The Rules of the Game, Brecht’s (1979), the New York Drama Crit- land on 5 June 1947, and was edu- Galileo and Chekhov’s Ivanov ics Circle Award (1983), the Berlin cated at Lancing College and Jesus and Platonov. He also adapted Film Festival Golden Bear (1985), College, Cambridge. He co-founded Schnitzler’s La Ronde into The the Olivier Award (1990), and the Portable Theatre Company, acting, Blue Room. David Hare’s films for London Theatre Critics’ Award directing and writing plays. Slag BBC television are Licking Hitler, (1990). In 1998 David Hare was was first produced in London in Dreams of Hitler, Heading Home given a knighthood for services to 1970 at the Hampstead Theatre and The Absence of War. He also the theatre. Club. He was Resident Dramatist wrote Saigon: Year of the Cat for at the Royal Court Theatre in Lon- Thames Television. Sir David Hare lives in London. don in 1970-1 and Resident Drama- tist at the Nottingham Playhouse His recent plays Via Dolorosa (a in 1973. He co-founded Joint Stock one man show that Hare performs) Theatre Group with David Aukin and Stuff Happens are a sharp in- and Max Stafford-Clark in 1975. vestigation into the morality of in- He has been Associate Director of ternational intervention and how the National Theatre since 1984. the war in Iraq impacts the lives of citizens in Britain and America. Over his 35-year career, David Hare has written twenty-five plays Feature film screenplays include for the stage and thirteen origi- Wetherby, Plenty, Paris by Night, nal screenplays for cinema and Strapless, Damage, The Secret television. His plays include Slag, Rapture, Via Dolorosa (also acted) The Great Exhibition, Brassneck, and The Hours. He also directed Knuckle, Teeth ‘N Smiles, The Ju- The Designated Mourner and has das Kiss, Plenty, The Secret Rap- written the books Writing Left- ture, A Map of the World, Skylight, Handed, Asking Around, Acting Amy’s View, My Zinc Bed, Pravda Up and Obedience, Struggle and (with Howard Brenton), The Perma- Revolt. nent Way and The Breath of Life. 01 Sir David Hare

02 Jacques Callot (1592-1635), The Miseries of War (detail) 01

02 Verfremdungseffekt: Brecht’s intention was to set the audience apart simple props and scenery. For instance, a single tree would be used to from familiar situations so that they may think about them objectively convey a whole forest, and the stage is often ﬂooded with bright white light whether it’s a winter’s night or a summer’s day. Several songs are used to Mother Courage and her Children demonstrates Brecht’s concepts underscore the themes of the play. of Epic Theatre and Verfremdungseffekt or “alienation”. “Alienation”, however, is something of a misleading translation, for it suggests that The action of the play takes place over the course of 12 years (1624-1636) the audience is actively cut off from the performance. A more accurate represented in 12 short scenes. One is given a sense of Courage’s career translation of Verfremdungseffekt is “distancing effect” or “to make without being given enough time to develop sentimental feelings and empa- strange”, since Brecht’s intention was to set the audience apart from thize with any of the characters. Meanwhile, Mother Courage is not depicted familiar situations so that they may think about them objectively. as a noble character—here the Brechtian epic theatre sets itself apart from the ancient Greek tragedies in which the heroes are far above the average. In Brecht’s staging of the play Verfremdungseffekt was achieved through With the same alienating effect, the ending of Brecht’s play does not arouse the use of placards which reveal the events of each scene, juxtaposition, our desire to imitate the main character, Mother Courage. actors changing characters and costume on stage, the use of narration, CAST

Anna Fierling Lois Anderson* Young Kattrin Anouska Anderson Kirby Kattrin/Singing Voice Courtney Lancaster Eiliff Ira Cooper Swiss Cheese Spencer Atkinson Cook Evan Frayne Chaplain Nick Fontaine Yvette Joanna Rannelli Recruiting Ofﬁcer/Young Soldier/2nd Soldier Aslam Husain Sergeant/Fur Coat/Young Man/Lieutenant Shaun Aquiline Commander-In-Chief/Old Soldier/ Gord Myren Singing Soldier/Soldier/Voice Sergeant/Armourer/2nd Soldier/Voice/Soldier Kevin Kraussler Mercenary 1/Peasant/Servant/1st Soldier Will Goldbloom Soldier/Peasant/Soldier with Gun Max Gilbert Mercenary 2/Old Woman/Voices/Peasant Son Kim Harvey Man with Patch/Farmer’s Wife/Voices/Peasant Wife Maura Halloran Regimental Clerk/Voices Hilary Fillier Old Colonel Carlos Yamini Peasant Don Grifﬁths

MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN runs 2 hours, 35 minutes including one ﬁfteen-minute intermission.

Patrons should be aware that tonight’s performance contains violence, coarse language and a harmless fog effect.

In consideration of your fellow patrons, please turn off all pagers and cellular telephones. Please note that the use of any camera or recording device is prohibited in the theatre.

*Ms. Anderson appears courtesy of the Canadian Actors’ Equity Association

SPECIAL THANKS: Arts Club Theatre, Mordechai Briemberg, Elijah Ali Chaichian, Mara Coward, Lorena Dextar, Playhouse Theatre Company, Vancouver Opera Association, Brandon Walker

DIRECTOR’S NOTE: “… there is no folly of the beast of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men.” from Herman Melville’s Moby Dick PRODUCTION Director Camyar Chai† Directing Advisor Stephen Malloy Production Manager Jay Henrickson Stage Manager Cassandra Tattrie Assistant Stage Managers Michelle Ha, Annie Jang, Adrienne Lister, Gia Nahmens Stage Management Advisor Bob Eberle Technical Director Don Griffiths Assistant Technical Director Julian Darius Set Designer Rachel E. Stanners Set Advisor Ron Fedoruk Assistant Set Designers Nykiya Graham, Kristin Robinson Set Construction Jim Fergusson, Don Griffiths, Keith Smith, Drew Young, Sarah Hall, Yangsup Lee (Ian), Seungrok Song Lighting Designer Chris Littman Lighting Design Advisor Ron Fedoruk Assistant Lighting Designers James Foy, James Chen Lighting Operator Jon Horn Lighting Crew Jason Ho Costume Designer Alison Green* Costume Designer Mavis Lui Assistant Costume Designers Marijka Brusse, Ariel Buchan, Tammy Chan Sound Designer & Original Songs Patrick Pennefather Assistant Sound Designer Natalie MacGregor Sound Operator Daniel Jang Head of Wardrobe Jean Driscoll-Bell Costume Cutter Charlotte Burke Assistant to Wardrobe Head Jay Havens Costume Builders Tiffany Abbott, Alana Carswell, Tammy Chan, Basha Ladovsky, Gloria Shum Properties Supervisors Janet Bickford, Lynn Burton Properties Builders Jessica Jeffery, Lauchlin Johnston, Dom Nasilowski, Tlell Raffard Props Crew Chief Jeff Hitchcock Props Assistants Ben Cheung, Dom Nasilowski Scenic Artist Lorraine West Scenic Painters Marijka Brusse, Melissa Eyes, Irena Hoti, Jessica Jeffery, Melanie Lee, Dom Nasilowski, Kristin Robinson Crew Dan Emde Follow Spot Operators James Chen, Hana Johnson Wardrobe Crew Chief Tlell Raffard Dressers Alana Carswell, Jessica Jeffery, Yangsup Lee (Ian), Seungrok Song Makeup Consultant Jill Wyness Makeup Team Leader Ariel Buchan Assistant Makeup Artists Sarah Hall, Ashley Serl, Gloria Shum Hair & Wig Stylist Michael Harper Front of House Eurassia Adamson, Carmen Alatorre, Marijka Brusse Publicist Deb Pickman Production Website Linda Fenton Malloy Production Poster & Program Design Ian Patton Poster & Program Cover Photo pinkmonkey studios

† Mr. Chai is a member of the Canadian Actors’ Equity Association *Ms. Green is a member of the Associated Designers of Canada MOTHER COURAGE.

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01 02 03 04 05 Nick Fontaine 06 Cassandra Tattrie 07 Camyar Chai 08 Don Grifﬁths

05 06 07 08 09 Lois Anderson 10 Carlos Yamini 11 Max Gilbert

09 10 11 12 Shaun Aquiline 13 Evan Frayne 14 Hilary Fillier 15 Chris Littman

12 13 14 15 16 Maura Halloran 17 Rachel E. Stanners 18 Spencer Atkinson 19 Annie Jang

16 17 18 19 20 Michelle Ha 21 Alison Green 22 Jay Henrickson 23 Aslam Husain (+ Ira Cooper)

20 21 22 23 24 Adrienne Lister 25 Gord Myren 26 Gia Nahmens 27 Joanna Rannelli

24 25 26 27 28 Kevin Kraussler 29 Patrick Pennefather 30 Anouska Anderson Kirby 31 Ira Cooper

28 29 30 31 Photos by Camyar Chai

Photo 22 by Tim Matheson BIOGRAPHIES LOIS ANDERSON Peer Gynt at the Vancouver East Cultural IRA COOPER Center. A former member of the national Lois Anderson has worked nationally and cycling team and national medallist, While The News shrouds the entertain- internationally as an actress, creator and Spence is now in his Intermediate Year ment of the conflicts in whatever Middle circus trapeze clown. She is a co-founder of the BFA Acting Program. At UBC, he Eastern country with corporate-spon- of Cirque Poule, a co-creator and per- has played Alan in William Inge’s Sum- sored reporting, Bertolt Brecht makes us former of Flying Blind (with Legs on the mer Brave, Henry in The Skin of Our purposely laugh at a war. The audience Wall of Australia), an associate art- Teeth and Nikos in Big Love. will laugh at rape and death, scenes filled ist with Runaway Moon Puppet (The with corpses sprawled out all over the Winter’s Tale, Unknown Island, A Small CAMYAR CHAI stage, because lifeless bodies are quite Miracle), and an original member of the humorous when they aren’t our children. Leaky Heaven Circus (Salome, Bonobo, Camyar Chai earned his BFA in acting It’s quite funny to me, how a group of ac- Leaky Heaven, King Llyr, Birthday Boy). from Theatre at UBC and has worked ex- tors can put on a more effective form of tensively as an actor, playwright and di- protest than the protestors who take the She has received four Jessie Awards for rector. He is a founding artistic producer rainy streets everyday. The raised plat- acting (The Electric Company, The Play- of neworld theatre. Chai’s recent direct- form helps, and the tickets and also a house, neworld theatre, Pi Theatre) and ing credits include a project which earned good knock-knock joke never hurts. two ensemble Jessie awards for writing the 2005 Alcan Award for the Perform- and creation. Most recently Lois appeared ing Arts—Adrift On The Nile. The play HILARY FILLIER as Sabine in the Arts Club Theatre’s pro- premiered at the Magnetic North Festi- duction of Griffin and Sabine. Lois has a val and went on to play Vancouver at the Hilary is pleased to be a part of Mother BFA in Theatre and a BA in Literature VECC. For Theatre at UBC Chai has Courage and her Children and to get the from UBC. directed Bringing It All Back Home and opportunity to work with such a great King Richard And His Women. cast and crew. Finishing up her interme- She has toured France with Cirque diate year in the BFA Acting program Poule, performing at the Parade Festi- As a writer, Chai’s works include Elijah’s this year, Hilary is excited for what her val, worked in Ireland, and Great Britain Kite (Opera libretto composed by James final year at UBC will hold. She would with Green Thumb Theatre (receiving the Rolfe—premiering at the Manhattan like to thank her family and friends for Dublin Theatre Festival Reuters Award School for Music and at Rideux Hall by in- their continuing love and support. for Best Production – Young Audiences), vitation of the Governor General), Adrift and spent many years at the Caravan On The Nile (with Marcus Youssef), The Think before you speak, your people prac- Farm Theatre. Adventures of Ali and Ali (with Guillermo tice what you preach. Verdecchia and Marcus Youssef) which Upcoming productions include Trout was published by Talon Books and Asy- NICK FONTAINE Stanley with Ruby Slippers, and Romeo lum of the Universe. and Juliet with Bard on The Beach. Lois Nick is thrilled to take a run at Brecht’s is mom to Anouska and Elena. Chai’s many acting credits include: Intel- masterwork, Mother Courage and her ligence (TV, recurring role), Masters of Children. A graduate of Capilano College’s SHAUN AQUILINE Science Fiction (TV), Everything’s Gone theatre program, he is now in the inter- Green (Film), The Adventures of Ali and mediate year of the BFA Acting program Shaun started taking acting lessons Ali (neworld theatre), Hedda Gabler here at UBC. This production will be when he was young and continued on (Rumble Productions), Zadie’s Shoes his fourth show with this ever-changing with theatre throughout high school and (Arts Club Theatre) and A Christmas company of student actors. It has been a to college. Shaun performed at Douglas Carol (Vancouver Playhouse). pleasure putting together this politically College in Book of Days by Lanford Wil- charged show. Sit back and enjoy! son and in Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Other Chai is a recipient of a University Gradu- credits include Impulse Theatre’s produc- ate Fellowship (Masters Of Fine Arts— EVAN FRAYNE tion of Waiting for Godot and Little Shop Theatre Directing Candidate), Ray Mi- of Horrors, Glengarry Glen Ross and chal Award for “Most Promising New Evan feels very fortunate to have this Hello, My Name is The President for Big Director,” two Jessie Richardson Awards production, with Camyar, Lois and his River Productions. Shaun is a co-founder for playwriting (with the creators of Devil fellow BFA’s and BA’s, be his final one as and artistic producer for Big River Pro- Box Cabaret and with Mara Coward for a student at UBC. Selected UBC credits ductions. Vanunu) and a Jessie Richardson Award include, Big Love, Life After God, Beauti- for Acting (with the ensemble of Western ful Thing and Picasso at the Lapine Ag- SPENCER ATKINSON Theatre Conspiracy’s Mojo). ile. Selected credits outside UBC include Macbeth (Urban Rogues), As you Like It Spencer Atkinson was delighted to make (Tuatara Works) and Mary Stuart (Black- his professional debut this fall with bird Theatre). Evan would like to thank Blackbird Theatre in their production of his family and friends for their support over the last three years. Ageus (Midsummer Night’s Dream) and emy of Canadian Cinema and Television The Gravedigger (Hamlet). He last per- and a senior member in the Construction MAX GILBERT formed Brecht in The Exception and the Department of IATSE Local 891 (Film and Rule, Touchstone Theatre’s founding pro- Television). Jay is the father of two won- Max Gilbert hails from Minneapolis, Min- duction (1972). When not acting (almost derful children. nesota and is currently in his second year always) Don actually works here as Tech- pursuing his BA in Theatre. Previously nical Director. If the set falls over it’s ASLAM PERCEVAL HUSAIN Max could be seen as Sky Masterson in a Don’s fault. Don hopes this show will help small UBC production of Guys and Dolls. us all envision a more peaceful, respect- Aslam has been taking acting lessons Max will be appearing next in a student ful world. since his preschool days. An Island-boy, written production titled Slaughterhouse he has performed throughout Victoria, but as a part of the Brave New Play Rites At leisure Don loves kayaking B.C.’s mag- now resides in Vancouver where he stud- Festival at UBC. nificent outer coast with his lovely wife, ies Acting in UBC’s BFA program. Aslam Nan Gregory. has been involved in Public Speaking WILL GOLDBLOOM and Debate since the 8th grade, and has After over 30 years here Don is prepar- spoken at an International level, placing Will is in his second year at UBC and is ing to give up the glamour of the show 1st among 60 other schools worldwide in completing a BA in International Rela- business and become an entomologist. 2004. Past favourite roles include, Billy tions and Critical Studies in Sexuality. All told beetles seem less temperamental Bibbit (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest), This is his first Theatre at UBC produc- than theatre artists… especially with a Romeo (Romeo and Juliet), Lysander tion. He really appreciates this opportu- pin in them. (Midsummer Night’s Dream), Frank Gib- nity to work with the talented students in bons (Noel Coward’s, This Happy Breed), the BFA acting program. Will has played MAURA HALLORAN and Roy Cohn (Angels in America). Be- various roles in productions by Univer- sides acting, Aslam’s interests include sity of Toronto Schools and the Canadian Maura has worked on stage and screen writing, producing films, playing cricket, Children’s Opera Chorus. He has also in Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver. and drinking copious amounts of tea. written and directed a set of one-act plays Favourite roles include the schizophrenic entitled HEADS. Queen Apis in Peer Gynt (Blackbird The- ANNIE JANG atre); Madgie the sadistic canine in David ALISON GREEN Savoy’s adaptation of Diary of a Madman Born and raised right here in Vancouver, (UBC); and the evangelical beautician Annie Jang is currently a second year Alison teaches set and costume design in Annelle in Steel Magnolias (Morpheus arts student studying theatre and histo- the department. Recent designs for The- Theatre) for which she received a 2005 ry. Although she cannot remember what atre at UBC include sets for Oh What a CAT Award nomination. Also a play- exactly triggered her interest in theatre Lovely War and Lysistrata, and costume wright, Maura’s latest work Real Live production, she does know that to finally designs for Peer Gynt and Arcadia. Girls! will debut at Brave New Play Rites be a part of it has been a long time com- this April. ing. Mother Courage and her Children is Recent freelance work includes designs the first production of a play that she has for Beauty and the Beast, Cabaret, and KIM HARVEY been involved in. Elizabeth Rex (Arts Club). Her designs have received several Jessie awards and “I think of a hero as someone who under- ANOUSKA ANDERSON KIRBY nominations. Alison has also designed stands the degree of responsibility that several operas for Pacific Opera Victoria, comes with his freedom.” Anouska is 12 years old and she is a the most recent being Giulio Cesare. – Bob Dylan Grade 7 student at Tyee Elementary. Her theatre credits include Hedda Gabler Current projects include costume designs JAY HENRICKSON (Rumble Theatre), The Matka King (Arts for the Arts Club production of Gypsy, and Club), A Christmas Story (Arts Club) and organizing the UBC exhibition of student Jay Henrickson is the Manager of Tech- The Faerie Play (Runaway MoonPup- work for the Prague Quadrennial, which nical Theatre Production at the UBC pet). For Leaky Heaven Circus, she has she and several members of our BFA De- Department of Theatre, Film and Cre- appeared in: Leaky Heaven, Typhoon, sign and Production program will be at- ative Writing. He has been involved in Birthday Boy, Bonobo and Ziggurat. tending in June. Alison is a member of Theatre at UBC productions from 1977 the Associated Designers of Canada. to the present and has over 30 years of KEVIN KRAUSSLER experience in all aspects of scenery con- DON GRIFFITHS struction for Theatre, Film and Televi- Kevin is delighted to be performing in sion. Jay is a partner in Scenic Solutions this production of Mother Courage and Don graduated from UBC Theatre in Inc., a local BC company manufacturing her Children as his last mainstage show 1975. Long time patrons will undoubt- scenic materials for the Theatre, Film at UBC. He is in his final year of the BFA edly have forgotten his performances as and Television, a Member of The Acad- Acting program. He would like to thank the cast and crew and all of the amazing MAVIS LUI JOANNA RANNELLI directors, instructors, and fellow actors who have made his training so inspir- Mavis is a fourth year BFA student, Joanna is in the final year of the BFA ing. Kevin can next be seen onstage in double majoring in Theatre Design & Acting Program at UBC. Recent credits Vancouver this summer at “Bard on the Production and English Literature. Her at UBC: Bella/Eleanor in Big Love, Lois Beach.” favourite credits with Theatre at UBC in Life After God, Sandra in Beautiful are: Costume Design for La Dispute, Cos- Thing and Lucia in Measure for Mea- COURTNEY LANCASTER tume Design for Taming of the Shrew, sure. She is thrilled to be playing Yvette, and Set Design for Bully. Favourite short- and wants to thank the cast and crew for Courtney Lancaster comes from Nova film credits include Costume Design for their hard work, and Camyar for all his Scotia. She’s enjoying her Intermediate Happy Valentine’s Day, Gravity Boy, and support. Joanna also wants to thank her Year in the BFA Acting Program. Some Beware of Falling Space Rocks. A special father for his love and support. favorite past credits include Tough! and thanks to Alison, Jean and Charlotte for Welcome to the Moon at Festival Antigon- sharing their talent and wisdom. Mother “Art is written on the wind.” ish Summer Theatre, as well as The Skin Courage and her Children has truly been – Peter Brook of our Teeth and Big Love with Theatre at a wonderful and rewarding experience. UBC. Love and thanks go out to the fan- RACHEL E. STANNERS tastic cast and crew on this production, GORD MYREN as well as to her friends and family, as MFA Theatre Design – Undoubtedly my always. Gord is currently a 2nd year BFA Acting seventy-five words are best spent thus: student at UBC and recently played Oed Don, Camyar, Pascale, Robert, Lorraine, ADRIENNE LISTER in Theatre at UBC’s Production of Big Janet, Jay, Lynn, Kristin, Nykiya, Jo, Love. Gord is a member of Big River Pro- Bay, Alison, Ron, Dom, Marijka, Mela- Adrienne is a 4th year BA Theatre Major. ductions as an associate artist and a mem- nie, Irena, Jessy, Tlell, Cassandra, Adri- She was stage crew for the opera Manon ber of the Board of Directors. Through enne, Maura, Lois, James, Chris, Deb, and The Misanthrope in 2003-2004. Big River he is producing and directing Linda, Ian, Gerald, Gayle, Ma, Pa, Lisa, Adrienne was assistant stage manager an original play by Andrey Summers, Jen, Gwen and Abba. Whether you held for Village of Idiots and Marion Bridge inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft, the show (or me) together, cut snow or in 2004-2005. And in 2006 she stage entitled Lovestruck which is tentatively said a kind word—my gratitude knows no managed Bringing It All Back Home and scheduled to open mid June. bounds. I have loved telling this powerful Skin Of Our Teeth. Mother Courage and story with you. her Children is Adrienne’s final show at GIA NAHMENS UBC and she would like to thank Cas- CASSANDRA TATTRIE sandra and Camyar for their guidance, Gia is in her Fourth Year of a BA in The- the cast and crew for their hard work and atre. She was born and raised in Vene- Cassandra, excited to be Stage Manag- her family and friends for their constant zuela, and is very happy to be a part of ing Mother Courage and her Children, is support. this project. She just came back from a dedicating her bio to her brilliant ASMs, semester in Mexico where she worked on Adrienne, Annie, Gia and Michelle, for CHRIS LITTMAN a production of Don Juan as Assistant their dedication, long hours and pure ef- Director/Stage Manager. She would like fort. Cassandra’s Theatre at UBC, Stage Chris Littman is very excited to be de- to thank the Director, the stage manage- Management credits include ASM for signing his second show for UBC, the first ment crew and the cast for all their time Beautiful Thing, SM for King Richard being Marion Bridge in 2005. Chris is in and support during the show. and His Women, ASM for The House of the BFA program at UBC studying theat- Atreus and ASM for Bully. rical design and production. He has also assisted with several lighting designs in PATRICK PENNEFATHER If all the world is a stage, then who is the the Vancouver area; most recently work- Stage Manager? ing as a Lighting Design Apprentice on This award winning composer and song- the Vancouver Opera production of The writer, his songs often compared to Kurt CARLOS YAMINI Magic Flute. Before moving to Vancou- Weil’s own stylings, has served in the ver, Chris attended Santa Rosa Junior armed forces, composed internationally for Carlos was born in Iran in 1949. He stud- College in California. His SRJC lighting over 15 years and performed in Cabarets ied as a mechanical engineer. Moved to design for Fiddler on the Roof was select- and NHL hockey games. Ongoing projects Canada in 1980 and got involved with the ed as a finalist in the American College include running a record label with part- manufacture and sale of residential light- Theatre Festival’s regional design compe- ner Sheinagh Anderson (www.sonicguru. ing. He acted in a short film The Shade. tition. com), content programming a podcast site (www.xpodradio.com), and writing songs and lyric for a musical on the theme of Protest debuting in California in 2008. THEATRE at UBC

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LAURREN KRISTEN MCCARTHY THE COLLECTOR IACOBELLIS persistence of vision | 18 PASCALE GENDREAU MICHEAL JOHN SOMETHING SAID IN APRIL WHEELER The 18th annual festival of original short SARAH BLANCHARD DAVE DEVEAU DECLINING ﬁlms written and directed by students in TLELL RAFFORD TEILHARD PARADELA MS. OLYMPIA UBC’s Film Production Program PASCALE GENDREAU YVONNE ADALIAN WEEDING THE FLOWERS KRISTEN ROBINSON KALEIGH WISMAN SLAUGHTERHOUSE April 27 to 28, 2007 BRAVE NEW PLAY RITES 7:00 p.m. The 21st annual festival of original one-act plays Granville 7 Cinemas writte n and directed by students in UBC’s Department of Theatre, Film and Creative Writing 855 Granville Street Vancouver, BC April 4 to 8, 2007 - 7:30 p.m. Additional 2 p.m. matinée Sunday, April 8 TICKETS: $10/$8 Frederic Wood Theatre, UBC CALL: 604.822.2678 TICKETS: $10/$8 CALL: (604) 822-2678 www.bravenew.ca www.ﬁlm.ubc.ca/pov

TALK of the TOWN discussion series presents

“A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier” with author Ishmael Beah

Ishmael Beah tells a riveting story: how at the age of 12, he ﬂed attacking rebels in Sierra Leone and by age 13 he’d been picked up by the government army. At heart a gentle boy, he soon found that he was capable of truly terrible acts. This is a rare and mesmerizing account, told with real literary force and heartbreaking honesty.

Ishmael will be interviewed by Hal Wake on Thursday, March 29 at 7:30PM at John Oliver Secondary School Auditorium (530 East 41 Ave)

Attendance is free and pre-registration required by email to [email protected]

Full details at: www.communityaffairs.ubc.ca