Dec 19-31, 2020 THEATRE ABBREVIATION LEGEND
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SONGS AND STORIES OF THE SEASON Dec 19-31, 2020 THEATRE ABBREVIATION LEGEND Arts Club Arts Club Theatre Company • Vancouver, BC Rainbow Rainbow Stage • Winnipeg, MB ATF Atlantic Theatre Festival • Wolfville, NS RNT Royal National Theatre • London, England ATP Alberta Theatre Projects • Calgary, AB Royal Alex The Royal Alexandra Theatre • Toronto, ON BAM Brooklyn Academy of Music • NYC RSC Royal Shakespeare Company • Stratford-upon-Avon, England Bard on the Beach Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival • RWB Royal Winnipeg Ballet • Winnipeg, MB Vancouver, BC Sarasvàti Sarasvàti Productions • Winnipeg, MB Belfry The Belfry Theatre • Victoria, BC Segal The Segal Centre for Performing Arts • Montreal, QC Blyth Blyth Theatre Festival • Blyth, ON Shaw Shaw Festival • Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON Broadway Theatre district • New York, NY SIR Shakespeare in the Ruins • Winnipeg, MB CBC Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Soulpepper Soulpepper Theatre Company • Toronto, ON Centaur Centaur Theatre Company • Montreal, QC Stratford Stratford Festival • Stratford, ON Citadel The Citadel Theatre • Edmonton, AB SummerWorks SummerWorks Theatre Festival • Toronto, ON COC Canadian Opera Company • Toronto, ON TA Theatre Aquarius • Hamilton, ON CS Canadian Stage • Toronto, ON Tarragon Tarragon Theatre • Toronto, ON Dora Dora Mavor Moore Award • Toronto, ON TBTR Theatre by the River • Winnipeg, MB Drayton Drayton Entertainment • Ontario TC Theatre Calgary • Calgary, AB Dry Cold Dry Cold Productions • Winnipeg, MB TiFT Talk is Free Theatre • Barrie, ON Factory Factory Theatre • Toronto, ON TNB Theatre New Brunswick • Fredericton, NB GCTC The Great Canadian Theatre Company • Ottawa, ON Toronto Free Toronto Free Theatre • Toronto, ON Grand The Grand Theatre • London, ON TPM Theatre Projects Manitoba • Winnipeg, MB HGJT Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company • Toronto, ON TSO Toronto Symphony Orchestra Mirvish Mirvish Productions • Toronto, ON U of M University of Manitoba Moving Target Moving Target Theatre Company • Winnipeg, MB U of T University of Toronto MTYP Manitoba Theatre for Young People • Winnipeg, MB U of W University of Winnipeg NAC National Arts Centre • Ottawa, ON VP Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company • Vancouver, BC Necessary Angel Necessary Angel Theatre Company • Toronto, ON West End Theatre district • London, England Neptune Neptune Theatre • Halifax, NS WCT Western Canada Theatre • Kamloops, BC NFB National Film Board of Canada WJT Winnipeg Jewish Theatre NTS National Theatre School of Canada • Montreal, QC WSO Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Persephone Persephone Theatre • Saskatoon, SK WST Winnipeg Studio Theatre PTAM Popular Theatre Alliance of Manitoba • Winnipeg, MB YPT Young People’s Theatre • Toronto, ON PTE Prairie Theatre Exchange • Winnipeg, MB zone41 zone41 theatre • Winnipeg, MB Show your support for Royal MTC with a donation today. Gifts received before Dec. 31 will be matched, doubling your impact! For more information, visit RoyalMTC.ca/donate or call Chris at 204 954 6412. MESSAGE FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR I am so thrilled to bring you All is Bright, our holiday offering and my first foray into theatre on film. This celebration of the season is truly a love letter to theatre. Filmed in various locations at the John Hirsch Mainstage, it pulls back the curtain to share with our audience how the magic happens. Whether showcasing the epic architecture of 174 Market Avenue, hosting a backstage concert in our beloved paint shop, or highlighting the marvelous illusions created by our fly gallery, All is Bright celebrates the great gift that art brings to our lives. Kelly Thornton Shot over three days, this wonderful show assem- bles the extraordinary talents of local actors, singers, musicians, storytellers, crafts- people, technicians and our incredible film crew to bring joy to your holiday season. All is Bright also reminds us that the light is returning. That even as the darkness of the winter envelops us, the warm glow of our various holiday traditions help us recall the radiance and resilience of the human heart. We hope these songs and stories of the season bring joy and peace into your homes. Happy Holidays from all of us, december 2020 All is Bright 3 Kelly Thornton, Artistic Director • Camilla Holland, Executive Director PRESENTS A DIGITAL HOLIDAY SPECIAL All is Bright December 19 – 31, 2020 Director ...................................................................................Kelly Thornton Musical Direction / Arrangements ........................ Andrew St. Hilaire Video Production ..................................................................... Frank Digital Lighting Director ................................................................Hugh Conacher Sound Mixing Engineer ............................................................Chris Coyne Set Decoration ...................................................................... Jamie Plummer Costumes ....................................................................................Thora Lamont Hair and Makeup ................................................................ Beverly Covert Additional Arrangements ....................................................Danny Carroll SONGS AND STORIES (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE) Here We Come A-Caroling Traditional Carol, 16th Century Performed by Jennifer Lyon Blessing By Elder Dolorès Gosselin A Christmas Carol Adapted from the novel by Charles Dickens Performed by Debbie Patterson O Holy Night Music by Adolphe Adam; lyrics by Placide Cappeau Performed by Lisa Bell Naughty or Nice Improvised by Toby Hughes and RobYn Slade The Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre is proud to call Manitoba home. Royal MTC is located in Winnipeg on Treaty 1 land, the traditional territory of the Ininew, Anishinaabe and Dakota peoples, and the homeland of the Métis Nation. We are thankful for the benefits sharing this land has afforded us, and we are committed to the responsibilities of the Treaty. Hiy Hiy, Miigwetch, Wopida and Maarsii. 4 All is Bright december 2020 Jingle Bells Music and lyrics by James Lord Pierpont Performed by Cory Wojcik The Latke Ladies Written and Performed by Alex Poch-Goldin Carol of the Bells / God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (instrumental) Carol of the Bells music by Mykola Leontovych God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen, Traditional Carol Arranged by Matt Riley Performed by Karen Barg (Violin), Natalie Dawe (Cello), Andrew St. Hilaire (Piano) Santa’s Workshop Improvised by Toby Hughes and RobYn Slade Himig Ng Pasko / Silent Night Himig Ng Pasko by Serapio Ramos Silent Night music by Franz Xaver Gruber; lyrics by Joseph Mohr Performed by Stephanie Sy Mon beau sapin Music by Ernst Anschütz; lyrics by Laurent Delcasso Performed by Daniel Roy Auld Lang Syne Traditional folk melody with lyrics by Robert Burns Performed by Kevin McIntyre MUSICIANS Leader / Piano / Keyboard .........................................Andrew St. Hilaire Violin ................................................................................................ Karen Barg Cello ............................................................................................Natalie Dawe Drums (Here We Come A-Caroling / Mon beau sapin).....Daniel Roy All is Bright was filmed in compliance with Public Health Guidelines at the John Hirsch Mainstage in December 2020. “Himig Ng Pasko” performed with the permission of the Filipino Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers. Winter drop designed by Brian Perchaluk. Special thanks to the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Rob Macklin, Rick Skene, Michael Perlmutter, John Ciccone, Timothy Kosel and Casey Challes. Production photography by Hugh Conacher. supported by produced under the auspices of december 2020 All is Bright 5 ARTISTS peace and reconciliation. I believe peace Lisa Bell starts in the soul and heart of every human Performer being so we can radiate this peace to the world. I also believe that the best way to find peace is by getting in touch with Mother Earth and Nature. I do my best to accept and respect everyone, inde- ROYAL MTC Crowns (with CS/NAC). pendent of their colour, their race, their ET CETERA As a versatile and accom- religion or their sexual orientation. plished vocalist/actress, Lisa Bell has had the opportunity to perform for audiences Toby Hughes across Canada. Lisa has performed in Performer numerous professional film and theatrical productions and successfully sang her way to Canadian Idol top 20, aired on CTV. She also performs frequently with the Ron Paley Big Band. Most recently, Lisa starred in her first silver screen musical movie ROYAL MTC Women of the Fur Trade, It’s a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play, Nine debut in Stand. Already winning accolades (with Gateway/Vertigo), for her performance, Lisa also gives a Dragons Sarah powerful rendition as the featured vocalist Ballenden, Hand to God, Alice Through the Looking-Glass, Shakespeare’s Dog for the theme song Stand now on VEVO. (with NAC). Other credits include: Falcon Beach (CTV); Hairspray (Mirvish); Rent, Mary OTHER THEATRE Selected: After Jerusalem Poppins, Little Shop of Horrors (Rainbow); (WJT); Chicago (Pizza Party Productions); Avenue Q ( WJT). Wishing everyone a Mr. Burns: a Post-Electric Play (District safe, loving and bright holiday season. Theatre); The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Valley, The Dishwashers (PTE); Henry IV, Henry V, Julius Caesar, The Comedy of Dolorès Gosselin Errors, Richard III, Antony and Cleopatra Elder (SIR). FILM/TV Tales from the Loop, Channel Zero, The Pinkertons, Todd and the Book of Pure Evil. TRAINING University