Image features Audrey Dwyer from a photo by Avital Zemer.

1 A Message from the Artistic and Executive Directors

Welcome to – one of our favourite musicals at YPT.

Apart from being great fun and featuring terrific performances, this is a profound story. At its centre is Horton the Elephant’s assertion that "a person’s a person no matter how small". Obviously, these are words to live by. They are also a call to action for young people – to think and care about those who are sometimes forgotten or unseen. We hope Seussical inspires all audience members, young and not so young, to be conscious of the impact of their actions. Think how much better the world would be. To quote another song from the show "Oh the thinks you can think – if you’re willing to try..."

Our show runs through the Holidays with public performances every day between December 27th and 31st. Perhaps you know someone for whom Seussical tickets would make a great gift!

We wish you the very best for the Holidays and the New Year to come.

ALLEN MACINNIS NANCY J. WEBSTER Artistic Director Executive Director

Young People’s Theatre is a member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT) and engages, under the terms of the Canadian Theatre Agreement, professional Artists who are members of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association.

This facility is supported through Arts Council Strategic Funding.

Young People’s Theatre is situated on the territories of the Mississaugas of New Credit and other Indigenous peoples, whom we acknowledge and respect.

2 YOUNG PEOPLE’S THEATRE PRESENTS

Music by Lyrics by Book by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty Co-Conceived by Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, and Based on the Works of Dr. Seuss Directed by Thom Allison CAST Wickersham 1 Jahlen Barnes Mayzie Erin Breen Gertrude McFuzz Arinea Hermans Wickersham 3 Mike Jackson Horton Jacob MacInnis Jojo Jeigh Madjus Wickersham 2/Mr. Mayor Robert Markus Sour Kangaroo Grace McRae Birdgirl 1/Mrs. Mayor Erica Peck Birdgirl 2 Claire Rouleau Cat in the Hat Jonathan Tan

CREATIVE TEAM Musical Director/Keyboard/ Jeannie Wyse Score Arrangements/ Orchestration Choreographer Kimberley Rampersad Set Designer Judith Bowden Costume Designer Charlotte Dean Lighting Designer Jason Hand Sound Designer Michael Laird Musician - Keyboard Diane Leah Musician - Percussion Jamie Drake Stage Manager Kristin McCollum Assistant Stage Manager Emilie Aubin

SeussicalTM for Young Audiences premiered at The Coterie Theatre, Kansas City, MO; Jeff Church, artistic director. Seussical™ is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com Photography, videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited. The performance will run approximately 80 minutes with no intermission.

3 Director's Note

Let's face it, Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) was an oddball. He saw the world in a kooky way . . . and thank goodness he did. He made the extraordinary seem natural. That's why he captured the imaginations of adults and children alike for over six decades and his work continues to inspire and delight. New words, new creatures, new ways to express ideas. And always with an invaluable life lesson. Some of them simple, some of them complicated, but every one unique.

"A person's a person, no matter how small", Horton the Elephant's innocent words, are at the heart of Seussical. No matter how small, big, black, white, rich, poor, gay, straight ... no matter how different than you, everyone has the right and need to be seen and heard.

Too often, people’s patience with difference is dangerously low and we all could use a laugh with a lesson. Ted Geisel knew it, and he wanted his readers to know that sometimes doing the right thing isn't easy, but it's always worth it.

I agree.

THOM ALLISON Director

4 Cast

JAHLEN BARNES Chess as Florence. Arinea is a recipient of the WICKERSHAM 1 2016/2017 Syd & Shirley Banks Prize awarded through Acting Up Stage. She most recently Born and raised in appeared in UnCovered: Queen & Bowie Toronto, Jahlen started (Acting Up Stage). Thank you to the amazing his training at the people at Talent House, the Seussical team, age of 8 at the Annex and to her family for seeing her through. Children’s Theatre in the Education program. He also trained with MIKE JACKSON the Canadian Children’s WICKERSHAM 3 Opera . Jahlen just completed his first year at the Shaw Festival Mike is thrilled to be appearing in Alice in Wonderland and Sweeney joining the amazing cast Todd. Previous credits include: Melchior in Spring and creative team at Awakening, Captain Watkin Tench/ Black Caesar YPT! He has appeared in Our Country’s Good and as a featured singer in (Broadway in '80s Solid Gold for Stage West Calgary. Jahlen and US Tour), Susan is a recipient of the 2016/17 Syd & Shirley Banks Stroman’s Contact (US Prize awarded through Acting Up Stage. He is a Tour). He was the Tin proud graduate of the Randolph Academy for the Man in The Wizard of Performing Arts in Toronto, and can next be seen Oz (Mirvish and US Tour) Seussical, Oklahoma, as Youth in Acting Up Stage/Obsidian Theatre’s Joseph and Bert in , (Theatre production of Passing Strange. Aquarius), , Starlight Express (Stella, Germany), White Christmas, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Cats, Robin ERIN BREEN Hood (Drayton Entertainment), and Bill MAYZIE Calhoun in Kiss Me Kate (Stratford Festival). Chicago, Erin is overjoyed to He directed and choreographed Little Shop of Horrors and Smokey Joe’s Café be joining the cast of Anne of Seussical at YPT! Born (Drayton). He also choreographed Green Gables 2011-2014 (Charlottetown and raised in Edmonton, La Cage aux Folles Erin went to university at Festival), (Neptune Theatre), All Shook Up, , Joseph (Stage the Royal Conservatoire Poodle Skirts to Platform Shoes, Full of Scotland for a Masters West), Monty (Theatre Aquarius). He has appeared on Degree in Musical Man Seeking Woman, Rogue, Suits, Theatre Performance, TV/Film in and now calls Toronto her home. Erin has worked Missing, The Producers, Once Upon a Mattress, professionally all over North America and the UK Glitter, Me and My Shadows, Queer as Folkand for the past 10 years. Credits include: A Christmas Fifth Estate. Carol, Enron (Theatre Calgary), [title of show] (Forte Guild), (Theatre By the Bay), Broadway: Andrew Lloyd JACOB MACINNIS Webber (Capitol Theatre) and Seussical (ATP). HORTON Thanks and love go to Mom, Jess and little baby Luna - @littlelunafloof on Instagram. Jacob is thrilled to be returning to YPT in Seussical! After attending Sheridan ARINEA HERMANS College's Music GERTRUDE MCFUZZ Theatre Performance program, he has gone Arinea is excited on to perform in to be making her countless concerts, YPT debut and so musicals and fundraisers! Favourite credits proud to be a part include Artie Octopus in Jacob Two-Two Meets of Seussical. She is a the Hooded Fang and The Earthworm in James recent graduate of and the Giant Peach (YPT), Uncle Fester in The Sheridan College’s Addams Family and Shrek in Shrek: The Musical Bachelor of Music (Neptune Theatre). Love and thanks to Talent Theatre Program. Sunday in the House, his family and friends and to Tucker At Sheridan, she appeared in #braverthanbrave. Park with George as Dot, The Enlightenment of Percival von Schmootz as Hildegard, and 5 JEIGH MADJUS ERICA PECK JOJO BIRDGIRL 1 / MRS. MAYOR Jeigh was previously This is Erica's YPT debut. seen at YPT in Jacob Erica is best known Two-Two Meets the for her Dora Award- Hooded Fang. Other nominated performance credits include: Shrek: as Scaramouche in The Musical (Rainbow the original Canadian Stage/Neptune company of We Will Theatre), Here Lies Rock You. She also Love (The Public starred as Mary Maguire Theater), Jacob in La Cage aux Folles (1st Nat'l), in the world premiere of ’s Lola in Prison Dancer: The Musical (NYMF- The Boys in the Photograph in and Outstanding Individual Performance Award), Toronto. Other credits: , , Spelling Bee (STC), Mark in Altar Boyz (Dora- The Wedding Singer, Songs for a New World, and nominated) and Myths and Hymns (TIFT). Film/ Penny Pingleton in . Stratford Festival TV: Servitude (Alliance), Prison Dancer: The credits include: Lucy in You’re A Good Man, Web Series. Etobicoke School of the Arts and Charlie Brown and Swing in Wanderlust. She has Sheridan College graduate. Thank you Thom, performed with The Killers, Burton Cummings Jeannie, Kim, Allen and everyone at YPT - I'm and Queen. Upcoming: Bittergirlat so happy to be home in Toronto with my family Theatre Centre. and friends! #YLSBF. <3 jeighmadjus.com CLAIRE ROULEAU ROBERT MARKUS BIRDGIRL 2 WICKERSHAM 2 / MR. MAYOR Claire is delighted to Robert could not be be making her debut at happier to be back at YPT. She is a graduate YPT! Selected theatre of both the Music credits include: Jacob Theatre Performance Two-Two Meets the program at Sheridan Hooded Fang (YPT), College and the Child UnCovered: Queen and and Youth Studies Bowie, UnCovered: Simon program at Brock & Garfunkel (Acting Up University. Claire spent the past two years based Stage), Tommy, (Stratford in St. John’s, Newfoundland where outside of Festival), , Sweeney Todd (Shaw performing she created and facilitated arts-based Festival), Dream a Little Dream, Shrek (Grand programming for St. John’s littlest people. Credits Theatre), Chicago, Twist and Shout (Drayton include; No Man’s Land (Rising Tide Theatre), Entertainment), (Theatre Darling of the Day (Talk Is Free Theatre), The Calgary/Citadel Theatre), The Horror Show, Ogre’s Purse (RCA Theatre) and Mary Poppins A Christmas Carol (Citadel Theatre), Hunchback (Theatre St. John’s). (Catalyst Theatre) and Chicago (Mayfield). He is a proud graduate of the University of A l b e r t a ’ s B F A p r o g r a m . F o l l o w R o b e r t o n t w i tt e r : JONATHAN TAN @robert_markus. CAT IN THE HAT

A self-professed Seuss- GRACE MCRAE a-holic, Jonathan is SOUR KANGAROO thrilled to be back at YPT making mischief Grace is thrilled to with this magnificent be making her YPT menagerie! He was debut in Seussical, last seen at YPT in and is honoured to The Princess and the be working with such Handmaiden. Other a fantastic cast, crew theatre credits include: Cowboy Versus Samurai and creative team. (Soulpepper Theatre), Little Women (Theatre New Favourite credits Brunswick), I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then include Sally Bowles I Saw the Sky (Théâtre du Châtelet, ), The in Cabaret (Owen Sound Little Theatre), Cinderella Gift of the Magi (Smile Theatre), Assassins (Talk Is in Cinderella (Youth Theatre Coalition), and Enid Free, Birdland Theatre, MTC), A New Brain (Acting Hoopes in Legally Blonde (Theatre Sheridan). Up Stage), and six seasons at the Shaw Festival Grace is a graduate of the Sheridan College including The Adventures of the Black Girl in Her Musical Theatre Program. Search for God, Peter and the Starcatcher and

6 Present Laughter. Jonathan is the voice of “Lee Tales. He is an alumnus of Sheridan College, Ping” in Teletoon’s animated series Detentionaire Western University and the extraordinary (Nelvana), and will appear in the Shaw Festival’s Amabile Choirs of . Thanks to Mum and upcoming productions ofSaint Joan and Wilde Dad for the precious gifts of reading and wonder. Creative Team THOM ALLISON KIMBERLEY DIRECTOR RAMPERSAD CHOREOGRAPHER Thom's theatre credits include: The Wizard Kimberley's of Oz (YPT), Priscilla, choreography credits Queen of the Desert include: James and the (Broadway), original Giant Peach, Honk! Canadian companies (MTYP), , Miss of Miss Saigon, The Saigon (Rainbow Stage), Who’s Tommy and tours of Hairspray: The (Toronto), Romeo and Musical (NETworks). Juliet, Pericles, , The Threepenny Director: Routes (MTYP), Closer Than Ever (Dry Opera, , King Henry VIII, Into the Cold Productions), Assistant Director: Ruined Woods (Stratford Festival),, Wonderful (Obsidian/ Nightwood). Actor: Kimberley has Town, , , been fortunate to work at numerous theatres : In Concert (Shaw Festival),Joni Mitchell: in including a season at the Stratford River (PTE), Cabaret (Theatre Calgary), Annie, and Shaw Festivals, respectively. Education: Dreamgirls (Grand Theatre), Evita (Theatre Bachelor of Arts, University of Manitoba. Other Calgary/Manitoba Theatre Centre), The Drowsy Stuff: Guthrie Award (Stratford Festival), Artist in Chaperone (The Playhouse/The Residence (Rainbow Stage, 2013), Jean Murray- Citadel/National Arts Centre/Manitoba Theatre Moray Sinclair Apprenticeship (RMTC), M/A Centre). TV/Film credits include: judge on CBC's Program (Obsidian Theatre), Maud Whitmore Over the Rainbow, Kim's Convenience, Murdoch Scholarship (Charlottetown Festival). Mysteries, 22 Chaser. Thom can be seen as “Pree” in the hit series, Killjoys, on Space/Syfy Networks. His CD, “A Whole Lotta Sunlight” JUDITH BOWDEN can be purchased on iTunes. Visit his website: SET DESIGNER www.thomallison.com Judith has been designing in theatre since 1992. JEANNIE WYSE Her first professional MUSICAL DIRECTOR/KEYBOARD/ production after gra- SCORE ARRANGEMENTS/ duation was directed by ORCHESTRATION Allen MacInnis. She has designed at the Shaw Jeannie is thrilled to be Festival for the past 15 back at YPT, this time seasons and has also as Musical Director! worked with Canadian Stage, Theatre Calgary, Selected credits include: The National Arts Centre, Arena Stage and Jacob Two-Two Meets Manitoba Theatre Centre. Recent favourite the Hooded Fang, shows include: Sweeney Todd, Peter and the Seussical (YPT), Anything Starcatcher (Shaw Festival),Chimerica, The Other Goes, Chicago, The Wizard of Oz, Mary Poppins Place, London Road (Canadian Stage), and A (Drayton Entertainment), The Full Monty (The Midsummer Night’s Dream (Pacific Opera Victoria). Rose Theatre), Hair (The Grand Theatre), (), (Mirvish), , The Rocky Horror CHARLOTTE DEAN Show (Randolph Academy), Riverdance (North COSTUME DESIGNER American Tour), Over The Rainbow (CBC). Jeannie toured and recorded extensively with the Elmer Previously at YPT, Iseler Singers and has worked with the Toronto Charlotte has designed Mendelssohn Youth Choir and the Canadian sets for Jacob Two-Two Children’s Opera Company. She is on faculty at and The Miracle Worker, The Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts sets and costumes and Associate Music Director at Metropolitan for The Cabbagetown Community Church of Toronto. Thank you to Caped Crusaders and Allen, Stephen, Thom, Diane, Jamie and the entire The Diary of Anne cast and crew of Seussical! Frank, and costumes for Love to M.G., Munchkin and Marshmallow. Treasure Island and The 7 Nightingale among others. She has designed JAMIE DRAKE at theatres across Canada, including the MUSICIAN - PERCUSSION Stratford Festival, the Shaw Festival, Canadian Stage, Charlottetown Festival, Tarragon Jamie is thrilled to be Theatre, The Grand Theatre, The Citadel, The back playing drums Banff Centre and Theatre Calgary. Charlotte and percussion at YPT! holds a BFA from York University and is the Selected theatre credits recipient of five Dora Awards for Outstanding include: Jacob Two-Two Design, the Herbert Whittaker Award, and the Meets the Hooded Fang 2009 Virginia and Myrtle Cooper Award for (YPT), London Road Costume Design. (Canadian Stage), Matilda (Mirvish), Uncovered Concerts, Edges (Acting Up Stage),Assassins JASON HAND (Talk is Free/Birdland), Spring Awakening, Legally LIGHTING DESIGNER Blonde, Little Women (RAPA), and Sweeney Todd, Atlantis/CMTP (Sheridan College). Selected Jason's previous credits TV credits include: Canada’s Smartest Person for YPT include: Jacob (percussion consultant/composer/performer, Two-Two Meets the CBC). Jamie is a member of TorQ Percussion Hooded Fang, James and Quartet, which has performed for over 125,000 the Giant Peach, Blue students, been featured soloists with the Toronto Planet. Other theatre Symphony Orchestra and has toured across credits include: Dear Canada and the USA. He is also the percussionist- Johnny Deere (Theatre in-residence for the Children’s Choir Calgary), This, The with whom he has toured to South Korea and Arsonists, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The the Bahamas. He has recorded music for theatre Winter’s Tale (Canadian Stage), The Summoned, composer Andrew Lippa, the Shaw Festival, and Abyss, An Enemy of the People, The Amorous many others. He has a masters degree from the Adventures of Anatol (Tarragon Theatre), The Conservatory of Music and has Barber of Seville (Soulpepper), Arms and the completed Doctor of Musical Arts coursework at Man (Shaw Festival),The Trespassers (Stratford the University of Toronto. jamiedrake.ca Festival), Carmen (Canadian Opera Company and Vancouver Opera), Macbeth (Minnesota Opera), Tales of Hoffmann (Edmonton Opera), A Little DIANE LEAH Too Cozy, #UncleJohn, Death & Desire, Figaro’s MUSICIAN - KEYBOARD Wedding, The Turn of the Screw (as resident lighting designer for Against the Grain Theatre), Diane’s music theatre M’Dea Undone (Tapestry Opera), as well as credits include: Jacob productions for The Royal Conservatory of Music, Two-Two Meets the Drayton Entertainment and Theatre Aquarius. Hooded Fang, Annie, Upcoming: Sequence, Peace River Country Seussical, A Year with (Tarragon Theatre). Jason has received three Dora Frog and Toad, and Award nominations and was Protégé recipient of The Princess and the the 2012 Siminovitch Prize in Theatre. Handmaiden. Other recent credits include: On The Rocks (Theatre Passe Muraille/ MICHAEL LAIRD ), and We Will Rock You (Mirvish SOUND DESIGNER Productions). Diane acts as accompanist for many singers including Louise Pitre, Thom Sound Design credits Allison, and Jackie Richardson. Since 2011, she for YPT include: James has been performing with Heather Bambrick and and the Giant Peach, Julie Michels in Broadsway…from Gershwin to Annie, Cinderella, A Gaga. Diane is Director of Music at Metropolitan Year with Frog and Community Church of Toronto (MCC) and Toad, You’re a Good has recorded/released three CDs with the Man, Charlie Brown, MCC Toronto Choir, House of Love, The Choir: The Wizard of Oz Connected, and their latest, released in the fall (YPT), Seussical (YPT/ of 2012, These Old Walls, which is currently Citadel Theatre), Joni Mitchell: River (The available on iTunes. Diane was honoured to act Grand Theatre). Other credits include: Once On as Musical Director, performing with the choir This Island (Acting Up Stage), , and several other guests, at the Celebration of , Romeo & Juliet, Spamalot! (Citadel Life for Jack Layton, former leader of the NDP Theatre), Great Expectations, The Barber of Party of Canada. In January of 2013, Diane was Seville (Soulpepper), Evil Dead: The Musical, awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for Cannibal! The Musical (Starvox Entertainment), public service. A Beautiful View (da da kamera).

8 KRISTIN MCCOLLUM EMILIE AUBIN STAGE MANAGER ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER

Seussical marks eight Emilie is an Assistant seasons at YPT for Stage Manager and Kristin including: Stage Stage Manager for Manager for Jacob theatre, experimental Two-Two Meets the performance and Hooded Fang, James musical theatre based and the Giant Peach, in Toronto. Favourite Annie, Cinderella, credits include: Jacob Seussical (2011) and A Two-Two Meets the Year With Frog and Toad, and Assistant Stage Hooded Fang and James and the Giant Peach Manager on The Wizard of Oz and The Princess (YPT), Century Song (Volcano Theatre), We & the Handmaiden. Kristin has worked with Keep Coming Back (selfconscious theatre), many theatre companies across Canada and Caught (Theatre Passe Muraille), It Comes has toured to the US and internationally. Last In Waves (Necessary Angel and bluemouth summer she was part of Panamania at Nathan inc.), M’dea Undone (Tapestry Opera), Harper Phillips Square as part of the Toronto 2015 Pan Regan (Canadian Stage), Beatrice & Virgil Am and Parapan Am Games. Kristin has also (Factory Theatre), Late Company (Suburban spent fourteen seasons with the COC including Beast and surface/underground theatre), No Norma, La Traviata, Madama Butterfly, Peter Great Mischief (Thousand Islands Playhouse). Grimes, Il Trovatore, Iphigenia in Tauris, The She is a graduate of York University’s Theatre Nightingale and Other Short Fables, and Die Production program, and is thrilled to return Walküre as part of Wagner’s Ring Cycle. Kristin to YPT. would like to thank her daughter, Ella, for making her believe anything is possible. For Discussion After the Show

• Why do you think people write poetry?

• Why do you think people write stories?

• Why do you think people sing songs?

• Are there any similarities between poetry, stories and music?

• Who is Dr. Seuss?

• What Dr. Seuss stories do you know?

See more discussion questions and exercises from the Study Guide. http://www.youngpeoplestheatre.ca/schools/study-guides/

9 YPT Staff Allen MacInnis Nancy J. Webster Craig Morash artistic director executive director director of administration

ADMINISTRATION & ARTISTIC Edgar Chua Stephen Colella Nick Tracey director of operations associate artistic associate general manager director & dramaturg Katherine Sanders Odelia Lee associate producer accounting assistant

PATRON SERVICES Camille Wilson ushers: Tom McHale front of house manager Nora Allman Roberts Alison Meltzer Gillian Arnold Robin Munro Nora Hassaan Daniel Bell Ivy Odziemkowski assistant front of house manager Prama Bhattachargee Alex Osborne Mike Petersen Amelia Blaine Karen Rivera assistant front of house manager John Breen Katherine Ross Ben Clement Quinton Samuel Lourdes Mendoza Tarah Hamilton Daanish Sayani custodian Andy Hayward Cassidy Smith Ester Ayala Meredith Heyland Jahvane Stewart part-time custodian Goodie Hodnett Sabrina Tadesse Lindsay Ivan Julie Thompson Valeriya Kapralava Riley Warry-Smith Guy Legault Lesley Wilkinson Jesse Lewis EDUCATION & PARTICIPATION Karen Gilodo (on leave) Terry Cade co-op students: associate artistic e&p assistant Yahya Amin director, education Lauren Cant Amber Ebert Cole Case school & community Jill Ward Jeremy Vincent Urbina education & participation programs manager administrative director Norah O’Donnell resident artist educators: Lois Adamson community volunteer manager Herbie Barnes interim artistic associate, Marjie Chud education Liz Pounsett Melissa D'Agostino drama school director DeAnn DeGruijter Aimee Bouchard Audrey Dwyer interim member schools Hanna Wolf drama school coordinator Ramona Gilmour-Darling manager Carrie Hage Jeff Ho Rob Kempson Mark Kreder Luke Reece FUNDRAISING & DEVELOPMENT Allan Penning Andrew McKay Kristina Majnarich director of development senior development officer development coordinator Graeme Page Carlene Tung campaign director development officer

MARKETING & SALES Marilyn Hamilton Josée Duranleau, Cara Vandermey director of marketing Duranleau Communications ticketing administrator media relations Shawn McCarthy sales associates: associate director of marketing Clare Hill Gaby Grice digital content coordinator Matt Pilipiak Heather Caswell Alexa Polenz sales coordinator & Mariya Morosovska Ksenia Sabouloua box office supervisor graphic designer/webmaster Sarah Thorpe Ali Sultani marketing & promotions assistant 10 Production Staff Rick Banville Nida Haroon Josh McGill* director of production production & operations intern head electrician Alexis Buset Erin Huitema Aiden Nagle* technical director costume technician head of audio

Ellie Arscott Matt Jordan* Ryan Oliver scenic artist studio technician interim head scenic carpenter Philip Atfield Mattea Kennedy Janet Pym head cutter head scenic artist dresser Gulay Cokgezen Lindy Kinoshameg J a c q u e l i n e R o b e r t s o n C u l l costume technician production management intern wigs Eric Daniliunas Natalie Kirk Sharon Ryman scenic carpenter production assistant wigs Helen Flower Matt Leckie Chloe Tekavcic milliner props builder costume technician Jon Grosz Lokki Ma (on leave) Ryan Wilson (on leave) props builder head of props, builder head scenic carpenter, builder Ilana Harendorf Morgan Mackintosh Jaclyn Zaltz head of wardrobe costume technician interim head of props

*Stage Employees of YPT are represented by Local 58 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. Thank you Humber College theatre students Wendy Greenwood Board of Directors

Chris Pitts, chair David Scandiffio, past chair

Carol Chiu Les Mallins Holly Coll-Black Councillor Pam McConnell David Dal Bello Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon Rod Davies Alayne Metrick Shauna Emerson-O’Neill Aine O’Flynn Anshu Grover Joanne O'Hea Mathew Harrison Peter Olive Jenine Krause Rob Sainsbury Shannan Levere Julie Soloway Neil Macdonald Carl Spitzer

11 Young People’s Theatre is very grateful to all of the individuals, corporations, foundations and government agencies who contribute to our continued growth and success.

Education is vital to all children but not all learning takes place in the classroom. The dynamic and exciting theatre experiences that YPT has to offer promote creativity, critical thinking and confidence in young people.

Our donors enrich the life of children and youth by giving them access to the magic of live theatre and exceptional programming. The generosity of donors keeps YPT accessible for all young people and their families.

To help us achieve our mission please contact: Carlene Tung, Development Officer 416.363.5131 x238 | [email protected]

HOW YOU CAN DONATE BUY TICKETS ONE TIME GIFT MONTHLY GIFT GIVE ONLINE BUY TICKETS MONTHLY SUPPORT YPT! $ CHARITABLE REGISTRATION NUMBER 11930 7254 RR0001

12 THE ADA SLAIGHT EDUCATION CENTRE AT YPT Young People’s Theatre received an extraordinary gift of $3 million from the Slaight Family Foundation for the creation of The Ada Slaight Education Centre at YPT. This gift allows YPT to extend access to our shows and increase the number of Drama School bursaries for young people who might not have the means to attend or participate. It also provides the opportunity for YPT to expand its participatory theatre programs in the community, its training programs and its professional theatre apprenticeships. WHAT’S HAPPENING • YPT is pleased to offer a limited number of free show tickets to Syrian families who are new to Toronto through Welcome to the Arts, funded by the Canada Council for the Arts and Sun Life Financial. We are looking for Arabic-speaking translators and Welcome Hosts to support the program. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Norah O'Donnell, by phone at 416.363.5131 x241 or email at nodonnell@ youngpeoplestheatre.ca. • Join us for Cultural Gym, a family-friendly Pay What You Can drama program. The current session – Introduction to Collective Creation with Resident Artist Educator Rob Kempson runs every Wednesday evening in November. Pre-registration is recommended. Groups must register in advance. To register please contact Amber Ebert, School & Community Programs Manager by phone at 416.363.5131 x230 or email at [email protected] • Register online for full-day Play in a Day workshops on PA Days (TDSB/TCDSB) for Grades 1-6. The next PA Day programs take place on November 18th, December 2nd and January 20th. • The first recipient of theAda Slaight Drama-in-Education Award is Rachel Rhoades, a Ph.D. Candidate studying at the Institute of Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. Her research will engage youth participants in Toronto and Boston using theatre creation to respond to the question, “What do you wish you had more influence over in society?” YPT will continue to support all 2016/17 applicants through a Scholars-in-Residence program hosted by the theatre and led by Rachel. • Explore At the Centre, YPT’s arts education blog - a resource for artists, teachers, artist educators and theatre practitioners to explore the many connections between arts and learning for young audiences. This is an informal place to share, learn and grow together. http://youngpeoplestheatre.ca/at-the-centre/ • Check out our Events Calendar to remain up-to-date on all YPT events. http://www.youngpeoplestheatre.ca/events/ VISIT YOUNGPEOPLESTHEATRE.CA

FOR MORE INFORMATION 13 Our Generous Supporters

Children from YPT’s Drama School program were asked during the summer of 2015 to use their imaginations and give us their perceptions of donor giving levels. We’ve compiled the results and re-named some of these to reflect the children’s creative ideas.

Ada Slaight Education Centre at YPT $500,000+ The Slaight Family Foundation

Superheroes: $20,000+ Aimia Canada Inc. National Bank Financial Anonymous RBC Capital Markets Barrick Gold Corporation RBC Foundation BMO Financial Group Scotiabank Sheila Brown*** & Doug Guzman, Davis & Julia Spin Master Ltd. CIBC Asset Management St. Joseph Communications Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life Sun Life Financial Industrial Alliance & IA Clarington Investments Inc. TD Bank Group Intact Financial Corporation Tippet Foundation George Cedric Metcalf Charitable Foundation

Kings and Queens: $10,000+ AGF Management Limited KPMG Air Canada Maple Leaf Foods Bell Canada The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce ONEX Corporation CGI Group Inc. Oxford Properties CIBC Children's Foundation PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Holly Coll-Black* The Rotary Club of Toronto David Dal Bello* & Dr. Michele Farrugia David Scandiffio* & Family Diamante Development Corporation Searchlight Capital Partners Canada Limited DISTINCTTech Sentrex Communications Inc. Edwards Charitable Foundation Paul & Gillian Smith George Weston Ltd. TD Securities The Peter Gilgan Foundation Telus IMG Canada Torys LLP The Henry White Kinnear Foundation Richard Wernham

Princes and Princesses: $5,000+ Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Osler, Hoskin and Harcourt LLP The Dalglish Family Foundation Penwest Revenue Corp. Barbara Dick***, Malcolm Burrows & Family Chris Pitts* & Patricia Tavares James Fleck Raymond James Ltd. David Futterer*** David Sloan*** Joan & Clifford Hatch Foundation The Mary-Margaret Webb Foundation Christopher Jones*** & Christine Williams Nancy Webster** Microsoft Canada The Zukerman Family Foundation Aine O'Flynn* & Steve Braun

Executive Producers: $2,500+ BMO Capital Markets In honour of Melanie Hazell Ron Bresler International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Carrier Enterprise Canada The Norman and Margaret Jewison Charitable CI Investments Foundation Rod Davies* The Leonard Foundation Paul Dinelle*** Lexus on the Park Facebook Canada Allen MacInnis** & Arin Murray

14 Manulife Asset Management Payworks Alayne Metrick* RPM Technologies Craig Morash** Shum Vourkoutiotis Fund at the Toronto The Muttart Foundation Community Foundation Edita & Graeme Page

Producers: $1,000+ Agnico Eagle Mines Susan Langley*** Anonymous Shannan Levere* Lorraine Bell*** Joan Lozinski M. Joan Chalmers CC, OOnt*** MacKenzie Financial Corporation Carol Chiu* Rena Malkah CIBC Corporate Banking Sam Marinucci CI Financial Patricia McCain*** Don*** & Sue Comish The McClure Family*** Computershare Investor Services Inc. McDonald's Restaurants of Canada Ltd. Ellen & John Curtis The McLean Foundation EllisDon Corporation Diane Osak & Steve Hurowitz Enercare Home & Commercial Services LP David Pauli Dynamic Funds Susan Payne*** Diane & John Stuart Elder*** PIMCO Canada Corp. First Asset Management Rob Sainsbury* Food Allergy Canada Sarah Shaw FundSERV Andrew Sheiner Paul Gibbons Barbara Shum & Manos Vourkoutiotis Roger & Ida Gilodo in Honour of Adam Benabu Peter Sisam*** Goodman Company Canada Megan & Geoff Smith Mathew* & Sarah Harrison Julie Soloway* Valerie Helbronner*** & Gary Salewicz Carl Spitzer* Peter Herrndorf & Eva Czigler Beverley Spragge*** Ingram Micro Inc. Stikeman Elliott LLP International Financial Data Services Strategy Corp. Invesco Canada Thorek/Scott and Partners Investor Economics TIBCO Ellen Jarmain & Michael Johnson Unifor Social Justice Fund The Henry and Berenice Kaufmann Foundation Joan Warren Hans Kluge*** Lois Wilson Michael M. Koerner*** Jenine Krause*

Associate Producers: $500+ Baby on the Hip Jeanette McPherson Mark Bowden & Tracy Thomson Middlefield Capital Corporation Sandra Bussin*** Robert Nicholson The Canadian Urban Institute - in Memory of David Orman Jonathan Crombie Allan Penning** & Ian Mitchell The Staff of CIBC Brian Quirt Andrew & Kathleen Dalglish*** Chanrouti Ramnarine Robert D’Arolfi Tamara Rebanks Monica Esteves & Chris Bretz Tara Soloway Timothy & Caroline Gordon Wendy Southall Marilyn Hamilton** Thomas Spencer*** Stacy Hammett David Williams*** Kate Hand*** Jean Wilson Paul Jamael York Catholic Teachers Markit Staffing Solutions Inc. Denise McEachern

15 Best Friends Forever: $150+ Anonymous (2) Kathryn Heller-McRoberts Francisca Quinn Lois Adamson** Michael Hirshfield Terence Reid*** Priya Arora Fabio Iannicca David Rennie Ashley Boucher Patty Jarvis Jan Sampson David Brady Linda Keyworth Katherine Sanders** George Brady Scott Kitcher Ravi Sankar Alexis Buset** Jennifer Landry Servocraft Limited Canadian Contemporary Sandra Larin David Shanta Dance Theatre Frederick Lee Ivor & Renee Simmons Marjie Chud** Robert Marshall Sandra L. Simpson*** Stephen Colella** Shawn McCarthy** Hilary Sloan Jeff Cummings George McDonald Robert Sraka Tara D'Andrea Andrew McKay** Barry Symons Angie Docking Malcolm & Myrna Morash Siu Ta Jane Downs Elana Moscovitch Carlene Tung** Amber Ebert** Alina Mustata Nick Tracey** Shauna Emerson-O’Neill* Dana Osborne Fatema Valji Mike French Jeffrie Owen John Vlacich Karen Gilodo** David Poster Heinrich von Fintel Carole Guzman Shari Quallenberg Jill Ward**

*Board Member **Staff Member ***Board Alumni

Gift In-Kind Supporters:

2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17 MEDIA SPONSOR BEVERAGE SPONSOR PRINT SPONSOR SNACK SPONSOR WINE SPONSOR

Heather Murray Novotel Toronto Centre Vagabondo Italian Ristorante

The above donations were made from July 1, 2015 to November 1, 2016. If we have incorrectly recognized you, please contact Andrew in the Development Office at 416.363.5131 x203.

YPT is a Registered Charitable Organization #11930 7254 RR0001

About Young People’s Theatre

YOUNG PEOPLE’S THEATRE (YPT) is the oldest professional theatre company in Toronto and is a national producer and presenter of theatre for young audiences - the first and largest of its kind in Canada. Over the past 50 years YPT has staged many of the most important plays that form the canon of work for youth in our country. YPT continues to develop new work and create partnerships with theatre companies across the country and around the world.

But that’s not all. The enriched learning experiences of YPT’s Education & Participation Department provide young people with opportunities to develop their whole being. Through our workshops in community shelters and agencies, educational initiatives in Toronto classrooms, Drama School programs in four locations throughout the City, and training and apprenticeship opportunities, we place learning at the centre of everything we do.

At Young People’s Theatre we strive for a positive and lasting impact on the emotional, social and intellectual development of young people - giving them the chance to grow into the unique and wonderful people they were born to be.

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Do you have a for theatre? Do you enjoy working with children and meeting new people? Then join our team of dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers. You can gain experience, practice language and develop new skills.

Our program is for everyone!

For information on how you can join our Community Volunteer team contact Norah O'Donnell, Community Volunteer Manager 416.363.5131 x241 | [email protected]

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THE ADA SLAIGHT EDUCATION CENTRE AT YPT THE SLAIGHT FAMILY FOUNDATION

GOVERNMENT PARTNERS

EDUCATION PARTNER SEATS FOR EVERY KID EMERGING ARTISTS

ARTS IMPACT

ACCESSIBILITY PARTNERS

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