PRESENTS
A BRAND NEW MINI-FESTIVAL CREATED AND PERFORMED BY WOMEN AND FEMININE-IDENTIFYING ARTISTS.
SEPTEMBER 23 TO OCTOBER 4, 2020
PERFORMED IN THE BACKYARDS OF PRIVATE RESIDENCES AROUND BARRIE
WWW.TIFT.CA | 705-792-1949
SEASON PARTNER
ARTISTIC PRODUCER ARKADY SPIVAK The Plural of She includes:
September 23 & 24, 2020 at 6pm September 30, 2020 at 6pm 16 Lougheed Road, Barrie October 1, 2020 at 6pm 72 Monique Crescent, Barrie HAVING HOPE: A HAND DRUM SONG CYCLE JUSTICE FOR MALINDI AYIENGA CREATED AND PERFORMED BY CREATED AND PERFORMED BY NICOLE JOY-FRASER MALINDI AYIENGA
September 25, 2020 at 6pm October 2, 2020 at 6pm September 26, 2020 at 2pm October 3, 2020 at 2pm 72 Monique Crescent, Barrie 23 Theresa Street, Barrie
IN CASE WE DISAPPEAR THE CURE FOR EVERYTHING CREATED AND PERFORMED BY CREATED AND PERFORMED BY VANESSA SMYTHE MAJA ARDAL
September 26, 2020 at 6pm October 3, 2020 at 6pm September 27, 2020 at 2pm October 4, 2020 at 2pm 16 Lougheed Road, Barrie 16 Lougheed Road, Barrie
SMART E-TRANSFERS ADAPTED AND PERFORMED BY CREATED AND PERFORMED BY NICKY GUADAGNI GABE MAHARJAN AND MERLIN SIMARD
September 28 & 29, 2020 at 6pm 23 Theresa Street, Barrie
THESE ARE THE SONGS THAT I SING WHEN I’M SAD CREATED BY JANE MILLER AND BRIAN QUIRT PERFORMED BY JANE MILLER A NIGHTSWIMMING PRODUCTION
MAJA ARDAL - CURATOR, THE PLURAL OF SHE
WWW.TIFT.CA | 705-792-1949 Board of Directors
Joe Anderson - Founding Chair Peter Koetsier - Treasurer Kathryn Talbot - Chair Betony Main Terry Coughlin Jody Patfield Glenn Coulson Jennifer Podemski Casey Farley Shaun Sauve Beth Foster Anna Small Pauline Stevenson TIFT Staff
Arkady Spivak, Artistic Producer Jeff Braunstein, Production Manager Cara McRae, Administrator Richard Varty, Director of Outreach Ziiigwen Mixemong, YouthDome Co-Ordinator
Talk Is Free Theatre engages under the terms of the Independent Theatre Agreement professional artists who are members of the Canadian Actors’ Equity Association.
Talk Is Free Theatre is an active member of PACT.
Land Acknowledgement
WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY IS SITUATED ON THE TRADITIONAL LANDS OF THE ANISHNAABE PEOPLE, INCLUDING THE ODAWA, OJIBWE AND POTAWATOMI NATIONS, COLLECTIVELY KNOWN AS THE THREE FIRES CONFEDERACY.
TODAY, THIS MEETING PLACE IS STILL THE HOME TO MANY INDIGENOUS PEOPLE FROM ACROSS TURTLE ISLAND AND WE ARE GRATEFUL TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON THIS LAND.
WWW.TIFT.CA | 705-792-1949 Chair's Greeting
On behalf of the Board of Directors, welcome to a collection of works that celebrate individual’s stories, cultures, and identities for The Plural of She Festival.
What an honour and joy it is to play host to such an eclectic gathering of artists right here in the backyards of our beautiful city. We are thrilled to continue bringing unique theatrical experiences to the people of Simcoe County in a variety of intimately-sized venues for an unforgettable performance. These individuals have created pieces that and are both entertaining while teeming with profound significance.
The Plural of She Festival is an adventurous and timely addition to the company’s diverse production history that exists thanks to the unstoppable guidance of Artistic Producer Arkady Spivak. A special thanks goes to the festival curator, the immensely talented Maja Ardal. We must also acknowledge the hard work of Production Manager Jeff Braunstein, our unflappable administrator Cara McRae, the ever-imaginative Director of Outreach Richard Varty, and our wonderful YouthDome Co- Ordinator Ziigwen Mixemong.
In addition, we are so grateful to the various levels of government sponsorships, and to the generosity of the individuals who donated their backyards for hosting this festival.
To our many dedicated volunteers, including our Board of Directors, we owe our deepest thanks to their ongoing support. Finally, we reserve our deepest thanks to all our loyal patrons for adapting with us as we bring these vital stories to life in unconventional and unforgettable ways.
Welcome!
Kathryn Talbot Chair – Talk Is Free Theatre
WWW.TIFT.CA | 705-792-1949 Artistic Producer's Greeting
Dear Patrons,
This collection of unique works represent just a few of the voices that deserve to be heard and hopefully start a much needed conversation. The arts and the country are built on the foundation of a vibrant, diverse group of individuals and The Plural of She offers a platform to celebrate them.
Every day breeds new stories, perspectives, and avenues for representation that demand to be seen and heard. These performances invite the audience to listen, be entertained, and learn about the worlds that exist in close proximity to our own.
Each of these artists are master storytellers with a wealth of knowledge and experience that immerse the audiences profoundly. Each production strides the line between creatively-crafted narrative and a personal reality that genuinely connect the audience to their story.
Talk Is Free Theatre is committed to offering opportunities for individuals with a story to tell to be heard and seen. The company will continue to evolve with the times and this brand-new festival is a another step towards representation for vital voices.
Arkady Spivak Artistic Producer
WWW.TIFT.CA | 705-792-1949 Curator's Greeting
Welcome to this offering of The Plural of She, a mini-festival of solo plays by female-identifying artists!
This diverse grouping of original creations includes two world premieres, a play that has toured internationally, and work that reflect our world through the woman’s and non-binary lens. The title of this festival is a humourous dig at the English language, which does not provide a plural for “she”, offering only “they”, which is only now offered as the pronoun for many individuals on the gender spectrum. This re-visiting of the English language keeps us artists free to create “out of the box” so to speak.
I am honoured to be in the company of this exciting group of artists, and wish to thank our generous Barrie hosts who are sharing their beautiful outdoor spaces for some of the first theatre events in this country since the Covid 19 lockdowns.
Maja Ardal Curator, The Plural of She
WWW.TIFT.CA | 705-792-1949 September 23 & 24, 2020 at 6pm 16 Lougheed Road, Barrie
HAVING HOPE: A HAND DRUM SONG CYCLE Created and Performed by Nicole Joy-Fraser
Through her gifts of song and hand drum, 60’s Scoop witness Nicole Joy-Fraser shares the reclamation of her Indigenous identity, her journey of healing, and her personal decolonization through the performing arts.
Birthed from an invitation by her colleague and mentor Maja Ardal, Nicole thought if she replaced the piano and bar scene of a Cabaret-style concert with the hand drum and a back yard, then it could be an opportunity for a small audience to learn and hear her story.
Ultimately the perspective of a Professional Indigenous Artist and Cultural Arts worker who has been establishing herself over the last 20 years with the incredible support of her family, her community, and her ancestral lineage.
She is thrilled and honoured to be given this space and to open The Plural of She. This is the official premiere and first time that Nicole is devising solo-work.
Kininâskomitin.
NICOLE JOY-FRASER
TIFT: Debut.
Recently: Acting company member of Stratford Festival 2020 Season, “Susan” in Quebexit (Telefilm/Sudbury Film Festival 2020), Celebration of Nations Outstanding Achievement in the Performing Arts 2020 Award, workshops for new play development with Nightwood and Tarragon Theatre.
Elsewhere: Dora award-winning Ensemble of Two Odyssey’s: Pimooteewin/ Gállábártnit (Soundstreams) The Hours That Remain (Magnus Theatre) Stag and Doe (Blyth Festival) Anne of Green Gables & Evangeline (Charlottetown Festival) Giiwedin: A First Nations Opera (Native Earth) The Rez Sisters (Public Energy/OKW) Beauty and the Beast (UK Tour) Jerry Springer-the Opera (West End) Mamma Mia! (US Tour- Original Cast).
Upcoming: Co-creating a new TYA production with Carousel Players in St. Catharines and Narration for an Indigenous Creation Story produced by Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony 2021.
WWW.TIFT.CA | 705-792-1949 September 25, 2020 at 6pm September 26, 2020 at 2pm 72 Monique Crescent, Barrie IN CASE WE DISAPPEAR Created and Performed by Vanessa Smythe
My little brother and I have always had a fear of things disappearing. Small things like gift certificates to the movies. Big things like the people we love suddenly being gone. As kids, our fear of things vanishing would keep us up at night. We’d get real quiet imagining the people we loved suddenly going away. In these moments, I used to tell my brother stories: kooky stories, embarrassing stories; stories about falling in love. These little tales would calm us - and often make us laugh. They became something we hung onto no matter what.
In Case We Disappear is a series of poems, songs, and comedic anecdotes that “quickly tack between the humour in everyday minutia, and grand, heartfelt observations about big life questions.” (NOW Magazine). It’s just me and a microphone, and I have toured the show to sold-out houses through North America and the UK where it was Critics Pick in 9 publications, and also named one of the best free shows at the Edinburgh Fringe (BFTBOScotland). Theatre Critic Jordan Bimm describes the show as "an emotional and spellbinding combination of storytelling, stand-up comedy, poetry and song – all at the same time". I talk about accidentally booty-calling an ex, and describe the time I looked for lost soldiers after a war. In this “Backyard Edition” we’ll playfully conjure the memories we hang onto, when everything else is gone.
VANESSA SMYTHE TIFT: For Both Resting and Breeding, Offline .
Recently: Hudson & Rex (CityTv), Mrs. America (FX), and the film Pieces of a Woman (dir Kornél Mundruczó).
Elsewhere: Murdoch Mysteries (CBC), Grand Army (Netflix), Designated Survivor (ABC). Select theatre credits: Domesticated (CanStage), Four Chords and a Gun (Starvox) and The Tape Escape (co-creator, Outside the March).
Other: As a poet, Vanessa collaborated with Olympic Gold Medalist Simon Whitfield to compose a poem for AthletesCAN, featured on CBC and read by some of Canada’s most celebrated Olympians. Thank you to Mitchell Cushman for first believing in this show, and thank you to all my fellow solo performers who inspire me with their stories. Thank you also to Arkady and Talk is Free for supporting so many creative dreams.
WWW.TIFT.CA | 705-792-1949 September 26, 2020 at 6pm September 27, 2020 at 2pm 16 Lougheed Road, Barrie SMART Adapted and Performed by Nicky Guadagni
Directed by Edmund Stapleton
With special thanks to Layne Coleman
Script by Rosemary Sullivan & Carolyn Smart
A compelling personal exploration of the romantic legend, passionate mother, and transcendent Canadian writer Elizabeth Smart.
Elizabeth Smart wrote one of the most passionate accounts of romantic love in modern English literature but the real narrative of her life is far more complex. Smart is about the experience of being a woman artist in the middle of this century and how genuine connection is not bound by time.
Elizabeth Smart
WWW.TIFT.CA | 705-792-1949 NICKY GUADAGNI (Performer)
TIFT: The Gamblers
Other : All's Well That Ends Well, Hamlet (Canadian Stage), Hooked, In the Wings (Theatre Passe Muraille), Midnight Sun (Tarragon Theatre).
Film : Aunt Helene in Ready or Not (CraveTV). Nero Wolfe repertory company.
EDMUND STAPLETON (Director) TIFT: Debut.
Recently: Assistant Director for Lear (Groundling Theatre); Actor in All’s Well That Ends Well (Bard on the Beach).
Elsewhere: Actor in Chariots of Fire, The Wars (Grand); Dedication (RCAT); 2 seasons at the Shaw Festival.
Other: Currently in the second year of an MFA in Theatre Directing at the University of Alberta.
WWW.TIFT.CA | 705-792-1949 September 28 & 29, 2020 at 6pm 23 Theresa Street, Barrie
THESE ARE THE SONGS THAT I SING WHEN I’M SAD Created by Jane Miller & Brian Quirt
Performed by Jane Miller
Directed by Brian Quirt
Produced by Brittany Ryan
A Nightswimming Production
In These Are The Songs That I Sing When I’m Sad, Jane Miller shares the songs that she turns to when she’s blue, exploring the musical elements that make so many sad songs so addictive.
Join this remarkable singer for an intimate and personal look at the bond we have with sorrowful songs, the stories that make them stick in our hearts, and the deep emotions that take us back to them again and again.
These Are The Songs That I Sing When I’m Sad was commissioned and developed by Nightswimming, a Toronto-based dramaturgical company with a national mandate focused on creation, performance, and research. www.nightswimming.ca.
ABOUT NIGHTSWIMMING
Nightswimming is a Toronto-based dramaturgical company with a national mandate focused on creation, performance and research through commissioning and developing new Canadian plays, musical works and dance. Nightswimming seeks out established performing arts companies as partners in an extended process leading to premiere productions. Through the creation of these new works, Nightswimming is devoted to advancing the field of dramaturgy – the exploration of theatrical stories and how they are told – and play development in Canada.
Nightswimming has commissioned and developed 30 projects with more than 90 runs across Canada at theatres and festivals from Victoria to Whitehorse to St. John’s. Visit us at nightswimming.ca.
WWW.TIFT.CA | 705-792-1949 JANE MILLER (Co-Creator & Performer) TIFT: Debut.
Elsewhere: Original Performance These Are the Songs That I Sing When I’m Sad (Nightswimming Theatre/Boca Del Lupo), You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown! (Dora Mavor Moore Award Nomination, YPT), Shaking the Foundations (Dora Nomination, Buddies), To Master the Art (Grand Theatre), ONCE (Grand/MTC), Fly Me to the Moon, Thumbs! (Gravenhurst Opera House), I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change! (LOL Prods), The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Shakespeare in the Rough), SUDS (STC), Nightmare/Dream (NewFace at Campbell House), Lake Nora Arms, (Composer/Co-adaptor with Brian Quirt, Summerworks), Original solo show Disco Goalie (Artword, Aquarius Theatre, National Fringe Tour).
Other: Jane sings in a Capella quartet, Spadina Station. Thank you to Arkady and TIFT for staging this act of hope and thank YOU for coming!
BRIAN QUIRT (Co-Creator)
TIFT: Debut.
Elsewhere: Brian is Artistic Director of Nightswimming in Toronto and Director of the Banff Centre Playwrights Lab.
With Nightswimming he has commissioned and developed 30 new works, created eight of his own plays, including These are the Songs That I Sing When I'm Sad (with Jane Miller), and directed the premieres and national tours of many Nightswimming projects including new works by Carmen Aguirre and Anita Majumdar.
He’s held senior positions at the Great Canadian Theatre Company, Factory Theatre, The Theatre Centre and Canadian Stage Company and his work as dramaturg, director and playwright has been seen at theatres across Canada.
WWW.TIFT.CA | 705-792-1949 September 30, 2020 at 6pm October 1, 2020 at 6pm 72 Monique Crescent, Barrie
JUSTICE FOR MALINDI AYIENGA Created and Performed by Malindi Ayienga
If the #BlackLivesMatter movement doesn’t move you, maybe it’s not personal enough. If black bodies being brutalized are haunting your dreams, maybe you need some black JOY.
Malindi Ayienga invites you to come as you are, she certainly will be. From the girl who on almost every report card, brought home critiques of her chatty nature during class time. Find out just what she’s running her mouth about, with direct quotes from over a decade of diaries. She will probably sing, she will probably dance, most like she will cry because her moon is in pieces and yes she mostly definitely will talk about astrology.
The entire show will be completely improvised and as interactive as you allow it to be. She’s got a big heart, lots to say, and she’s here to introduce herself.
I am Malindi Ayienga. I am Breonna Taylor. I am George Floyd. I am Atatiana Jefferson. I am Philando Castille. I am Tamir Rice. I look forward to meeting you.
MALINDI AYIENGA (Creator & Performer) TIFT: Debut.
Recently: You & I, The Adventure of Pinnochio, One Things Leads to Another (Young Peoples Theatre)
Other: Malindi is one of the co-founders of Diva Day International (ddivaday.org) and was the recipient of the Dora Mavor Moore award for her performance in You & I.
Thank you Maja for nurturing my gifts, really listening to my heart and continuing to provide me with opportunities to grow. I love you.
WWW.TIFT.CA | 705-792-1949 October 2, 2020 at 6pm October 3, 2020 at 2pm 23 Theresa Street, Barrie
THE CURE FOR EVERYTHING Created and Performed by Maja Ardal
Directed by Mary Francis Moore
The Cure for Everything continues the stories of Elsa from You Fancy Yourself. 15 year old Elsa discovers that she must speed up her journey to maturity in the face of a nuclear threat to the world.
Unfortunately she misjudges much about relations with the male sex along the way.
“Maja Ardal offers us a magical kingdom where actor and author unite in blissful harmony.” – Richard Ouzounian, The Toronto Star.
MAJA ARDAL (Creator & Performer)
TIFT: For Resting and Breeding (2020 tour to Australia), You Fancy Yourself (2010 Actor/playwright * Dora Award), One Thing Leads to Another, theatre for babies (**Dora Awards) Actor/playwright Young People’s Theatre production.
Elsewhere: You and I theatre for walking babes, YPT * (Dora Award) Artistic Director Young People’s Theatre 1990-98. TV; Road to Avonlea, CBC/Disney 7 seasons.
Elsewhere: Playwright/Actor Wishful Seeing, 4thLine Theatre, 2021.
Other: Maja wishes to thank Arkady Spivak of TIFT for great theatrical imagination in keeping their artists and audiences engaged and inspired in the face of the Covid 19 dilemma.
WWW.TIFT.CA | 705-792-1949 MARY FRANCIS MOORE (Director)
TIFT: Debut.
Recently: Co-creator and facilitor of The Dream Catchers Project with Mi’kmaq artist Nick Huard and Mohawk carver Watio Splicer. Writer of the musical The Dreamcatchers which was recently performed for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Grand Chief Perry Bellegarde of the Assembly of First Nations and the writer of Aqsarniit (Charlottetown Festival 2018/19). Directing: Hairspray (Theatre Aquarius) My Bonnie Lass (Theatre Sheridan) Kronborg: The Rock Musical, Atlantic Blue, and On The Road With Dutch Mason (all Charlottetown Festival). Co-creator, performer and producer (with Annabel Fitzsimmons and Alison Lawrence) of Bittergirl.
Elsewhere: Collaborated with Maja Ardal on You Fancy Yourself (Theatre Passe Muraille, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, UK tour), The Cure for Everything (Theatre Passe Muraille, California International Theatre Festival) as well as the multi Dora award winning One Thing Leads to Another (Young People’s Theatre and Canadian tour).
Other: Mary Francis Moore is an award winning, multi-talented theatre artist and creator and the Associate Artistic Director of The Confederation Centre of the Arts.
Mary Francis holds a BFA, Specialization: Drama In Education, from Montreal's Concordia University and has taught across Canada for over 20 years. She is the former Theatre in Education Director at Magnus Theatre and Resident Arts Educator at Young People’s Theatre.
As an artist in residence she has facilitated bespoke workshops at detention centres, hospitals, libraries, and numerous community health groups and alternative justice programs. She is the co-creator and facilitator of the Voices of Young Women program, funded by The Ontario Arts Council, which was implemented for 10 years across Ontario school boards. She has collectively created projects and workshops with and for youth at various theatres and universities across Toronto.
She is also the curator of the Junior International Children’s Festival, a week long multi-disciplinary arts festival for youth at Harbourfront Centre in Toronto.
WWW.TIFT.CA | 705-792-1949 October 3, 2020 at 6pm October 4, 2020 at 2pm 16 Lougheed Road, Barrie E-TRANSFERS Created and Performed by Gabe Maharjan and Merlin Simard
What do love and money have in common? They’re sometimes used recklessly, often desired, and – whether we like it or not – they are vital to our survival. Wyn (they/he), Emma (they/she), and Zein (they) are hustling within their digital trans community as they make, save, and spend these currencies.
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY
E-Transfers was developed as part of the Buddies in Bad Times Emerging Creators Unit in partnership with b current performing arts. Performed digitally on June 30th 2020 with support from the National Theatre School’s #ArtApart Series and Canada Council for the Arts’ Digital Originals Grant.
SPECIAL THANKS
To our technician, Steph Raposo, as well as Catherine Hernandez, daniel jelani ellis, and the rest of the 2020 ECU
GABE MAHARJAN (Co-Creator & Performer) (they/them)
TIFT: Debut.
Recently: Performance credits include La Somnambule (META nominated - Lead Performance), Don't Read the Comments, and their play Eva in Rio.
Other: They’re currently writing two theatrical adaptations: one commissioned by Geordie Theatre and another as artist-in-residence at Imago Theatre.gabemaharjan.com // @babemaharjan
WWW.TIFT.CA | 705-792-1949 MERLIN SIMARD (Co-Creator & Performer) (iel/elle/they/she)
TIFT: The Curious Voyage
Recently: TRANSACTIONS (Buddies In Bad Times/BCurrent/NTS), The Curious Voyage (Talk Is Free Theatre/DLT), The Flick (Crow's Theatre/Outside The March), Tape Escape (Outside The March), FEAR OF MEN ((Staged Reading) Assembly Theatre) and Gruesome Playground Injuries (Playground Productions)
Elsewhere: TV/Film: Grand Army (Netflix),This Life (CBC). Playwriting: FEAR OF MEN (in development at Theatre Passe Muraille) and ZADDY ISSUES (In development at Ergo Arts Theatre).
Other: Merlin Simard (They/She/Elle/Iel) is a Franco-Ontarian, queer, trans-feminine performer, playwright, dramaturgy, and filmmaker originally from Tiohtiá:ke (Montréal) now based in Tkarón:to (Toronto).
Merlin currently holds the position of Dramturgy Intern at Theatre Passe Muraille.
WWW.TIFT.CA | 705-792-1949 JEFF BRAUNSTEIN (Production and Stage Manager - The Plural of She)
TIFT: Beneath Springhill: The Maurice Ruddick Story, Herringbone & The Yalta Game, Into The Woods, Pal Joey, Newfie Electra & Music for The Changing Voice, The Gamblers, Tales of an Urban Indian (2019 tour), Every Brilliant Thing, Hedwig and The Angry Inch and Tales of an Urban Indian (2018).
Recently: Director: Kalamazoo (Gravenhurst Opera House) and The Ladies Foursome (Dot the T Productions).
Elsewhere: Worked as an actor and director, including at Toronto Workshop Productions, Theatre Passe Muraille, Canadian Stage Company, Tarragon, and Manitoba Theatre Centre.
Other: Jeff has been working as a theatre professional for over 45 years in Canada and in the U.S. as a performer and director. He was VP and then President of Canadian Actors Equity for 12 years. Jeff is also the founder and Artistic Producer of Asterix Productions, a corporate communication company producing live Musical Theatre and videos for major corporations across the world.
MELISSA CAMERON (Stage Manager - The Plural of She) TIFT: Beneath Springhill: The Maurice Ruddick Story, The Secret Musical, The Gamblers, Offline, The Prince of Homburg, I, Claudia, The Last of Romeo and Juliet, Guys and Dolls.
Recently: Honour Beat (Grand Theatre), Miracle on 34th Street (Chemainus Theatre Festival).
Elsewhere: Once, Chariots of Fire (Grand Theatre), Once (Royal MTC), Boeing Boeing, Crimes of the Heart, The Glass Menagerie, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Barefoot in the Park (Watermark Theatre).
Other: Love to Natalie & Rocky. Stay safe xo
WWW.TIFT.CA | 705-792-1949 COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS
The safety of the audience and artists are of the utmost importance. The following procedures will be implemented at every performance:
A screening checklist will be completed prior to entry for all patrons.
All patrons must provide their name and phone number for easier tracing, with the option of information not being used for any other purpose.
Masks must be worn by all attendees at all times.
Each venue has been measured extensively to ensure social distancing measures are met and maintained for each patron (or their bubble), as well as between them and the performer.
The seating capacity has been significantly reduced to 10-20 seats depending on the venue.
An unlimited exchange policy up to one-hour prior to the performance.
Additional measures at the direction of health officials.
RAIN POLICY
In the case of rain during any of the performances, we ask that you come prepared with an umbrella and a raincoat. In the event of light rain, the performance will continue. In the event of heavy rain, thunder, or lightning, the performance may be paused or cancelled.
WWW.TIFT.CA | 705-792-1949 THANK YOU AND WELCOME TO OUR PRODUCER’S CIRCLE MEMBERS
Michael and Marilyn Abrams Peter Koetsier and Wendy Wingfelder Tracey Baker Joan and Bob Lehman Sharon and Eric Ball George and Janet Lougheed David and Doris Blevins Mary Macdonald Mitch Graszat and Joanne McPhail Betony Main Rod Burns and Glenda Kasza Kathleen Martin Tom Coon and Jeanette Heywood Cam and Jane McKenzie Terry Coughlin and Marlene Storry Anne Menzies Gregory Damas and Maria Vieira Susan and Liam Morrison Theresa and Dominic de Castris Marjorie Paterson Jenivieve de Vries Jody and Sheri Patfield Sheila and Jim Delaney Barry Peacock and Elizabeth Anderson-Peacock Sally Elston Joyce Purdy Casey Farley Sandra Roberts Steve and Michele Farley Diane Rowat-Walton Richard and Judi Fenton Judy Salnek - Salnek Window Fashions & Beth Foster and Robin James Accessories Joan Gallagher-Main Shaun Sauve and Suzanne Legue Joan and Robert Gilroy Doug and Lisa Shipley Janey and Barry Green Anna Small Beth and Dwight Hesson Bernetta Starkey and Bill McLellan Flora Hutton Paul and Pauline Stevenson Kim Kieller and Fred Strangway Charles and Kathryn Talbot Eric Taves and Nancy Quin
To join the Producer's Circle, please contact: Arkady Spivak Artistic Producer (705) 792-1949 ext 122 or [email protected]
WWW.TIFT.CA | 705-792-1949 THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS
Theatre Angel ($10,000 and up) Feature Role ($250-$449) • Anonymous • Anonymous • Lisa Banks & Barb Shopland Producing Partner ($5,000-$9,999) • Paula Blitstein • Anonymous (2) • Ada Kallio • Gayle Brock • Alex MacDonald and Karen Brown • Joan and Robert Gilroy • Larissa Mair Casting • Richard and Melvina McCaw Superstar ($2,000-$4,999) • Robin Milani • Joe Anderson and Wesley Yargus • Anthony and Monica Peckham • Anonymous • Louise Pope • Wilma Crabtree • Powell Jones LLP • Jean and Ronald Stevens Starring Role ($1,000-$1,999) • Marian Stuparick • Anonymous (2) • Marek Szelag • Anita Green • Arkady Spivak Understudy ($100-$249) • Beth Allen Leading Role ($450-$999) • Anonymous • LaRea Moody • Chris Beggs • Optimist Club of Barrie • Chris Black • Aline Revoy • Marc and Pat Brenner • Diane and Peter Richards • James Harkness • Rae Smith • Kish Iqbal • Barbara McCahery • Dianne Woodrow
We make every effort to ensure that our donors are acknowledged accurately. In the unfortunate event of an error, please contact our office at (705) 792-1949 as soon as possible (listing updated as of Septmeber 1, 2020)
WWW.TIFT.CA | 705-792-1949 SEATS OF SIGNIFICANCE
You’re invited to join our unique and limited opportunity to “purchase” a seat for Tales of an Urban Indian presented on city buses around the world over the next three years.
Our goal with the production is to reach remote and isolated destinations that have no existing access to professional theatre. Tales of an Urban Indian will help build those communities through important conversations where they are needed the most.
Your commitment to extending the reach and impact of Indigenous stories will be recognized on your seat featuring a custom plaque, program acknowledgement, a stamped passport telling its own tale of the production's journey, and more!
What’s involved? Your $3000 donation (in one lump sum or by installments), “buys” you one of the remaining seats.
THANK YOU TO OUR SEATS OF SIGNIFICANCE CAMPAIGN DONORS
Peter Koetsier & Wendy Wingfelder - in support of clean water for First Nations communities Anna Small - in support of Indigenous Storytelling Lardner Nixon LLP - in support of First Nations Education Janey & Barry Green - in memoriam of Rance Moses, Pic River Eric Taves & Nancy Quinn - In support of Indigenous knowledge reclamation Anonymous - in support of equality for First Nations Children Stephen Sperling - in honour of Craig Lauzon Anonymous - in honour of Herbie Barnes Anonymous Brendan Chandler in Tales of an Urban Indian. - in honour of Darrell Dennis Adelaide, Australia. February 2020.
For more information, please contact: Arkady Spivak Artistic Producer (705) 792-1949 ext 122 or [email protected] or visit http://www.tift.ca/seats-of-significance/
WWW.TIFT.CA | 705-792-1949 SPECIAL THANKS
Talk Is Free Theatre would like to thank the following:
Erica Angus Julie Rae King Sharon and Eric Ball Patricia Lancia Chad & Sandra Ballantyne Linda LeFeuvre Michael and Jennifer Collins Phillip Lock Jonna Crone Liz Maguire Vicky and Rick Dvorak Mareka Martin Casey Farley Brad May Richard Feren Richard and Melvina McCaw Ferndale Trim and Doors Robin Milani Beth Foster Louise Pope Diane Frederick Joyce Sanford Aaron Grandy Steve Sperling Gravenhurst Opera House Bernetta Starkey Katie Green Marian Stuparick Joyce Hand Theatre By The Bay Beth & Dwight Hesson Graeme Thomas Marilyn Howell Cameron Trasuk Jeremy Hutton Peggy Williamson Robin James Alyssa Wright
A VERY SPECIAL THANKS
For their ongoing support and generously providing their residences for this festival, Talk Is Free Theatre would like to offer a heartfelt thanks to
Alyssa Wright Erica Angus Michael & Jennifer Collins
WWW.TIFT.CA | 705-792-1949 WWW.TIFT.CA | 705-792-1949