Sept 16 – Oct 19, 2014 Belfry Theatre THE REZ SISTERS by Tomson Highway Stories so big they have to be sung! 2014/2015 OPERA SEASON Wagner DAS RHEINGOLD OCTOBER 16, 18, 24, 26/2014 Donizetti LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR FEBRUARY 12, 14, 18, 20, 22/2015 Puccini MADAMA BUTTERFLY APRIL 9, 11, 15, 17, 19/2015 ~Plus ~ CAMELOT IN CONCERT NOVEMBER 22 & 23/2014 Tickets on sale for all performances Great seats starting at $25 CALL 250.385.0222 WWW.POV.BC.CA The Belfry Theatre presents The Rez Sisters By Tomson Highway Starring (in order of appearance) Tantoo Cardinal Pelajia Patchnose Tracey Nepinak Philomena Moosetail Lisa C. Ravensbergen Annie Cook Tasha Faye Evans Marie Adele Starblanket Waawaate Fobister Nanabush APR 22– Cheri Maracle Veronique St. Pierre MAY25, Tiffany Ayalik Zhaboonigan Peterson Reneltta Arluk Emily Dictionary 2014 Director Peter Hinton Choreographer Denise Clarke Set and Costume Designer Catherine Hahn LightingEQUIVOCATIONEQUIVOCATION Designer Bonnie Beecher Composer and Soundby DesignerBill CainTroy Slocum Stage Manager Jennifer Swan Jessica McLeod Assistant StageA Managerco-production with BARD ON THE BEACH, Belfry AssistantVancouver. Director Ryan Cunningham Theatre Tomson Highway is represented by Catherine Mensour, The Mensour Agency, Ottawa, ON. The use of video or audio recording devices is strictly prohibited at all times. The Rez Sisters is generously sponsored by The Belfry Theatre is a registered Canadian charity, 11921 5549 RR0001. The Belfry Theatre is a member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres and engages under the terms of the Canadian Theatre Agreement professional artists who are members of the Canadian Actors’ Equity Association. The Belfry Theatre is a member of the Theatre Communications Group, USA. Please enjoy the performance. Belfry Theatre Staff Board of Directors Company Manager Clayton Baraniuk Chair Veronica Jackson Venue Technician Ben Burrow Vice Chair Sherri Bird Box Office / Front of House Jane Broomfield Secretary Georgia Gibbs Marketing & Development Treasurer Robert Thomson, CA Associate Aaron Carveth Directors Dr. Monty Bryant Production Manager Alex Currie Dr. Andrew Karwowski Marketing & Communications Helen Lansdowne Director Mark Dusseault Wendy Magahay Box Office Manager Casey Fitterer Andy Stephenson Box Office Clerk Jenny Fitterer Box Office / Front of House Sarah Fitterer Honourary Board of Directors Assistant Box Office Manager Ian Gibson Chair Emeritus Patrick Stewart Front of House Manager Tara Gilroy-Scott Barbara Greeniaus Executive Director Ivan Habel Robert Johnston Q.C. Facilities Supervisor & Head John Keay Technician Keith Houghton Joan Snowden Scenic Artist Carole Klemm Dr. Brian Winsby Head of Wardrobe Karen Levis Michael Ziegler Artistic Associate & Outreach Coordinator Erin Macklem Special Thanks: Financial Officer Patricia O'Brien Asmanahi Antoine, Cathi Charles Wherry, Head of Props Peter Pokorny Elmer George, Standing Nation Drums, Master Carpenter Dale Pudwell Butch Dick, John Elliott Artistic Director Michael Shamata Belfry Theatre Scenic Painter / Custodian Lara Shepard 1291 Gladstone Avenue Technical Director Gregory Smith Victoria, British Columbia Development Manager Susan Stevenson Canada, V8T 1G5 Box Office Clerk Morgan Sutherland Resident Stage Manager Jennifer Swan 250-385-6815 Box Office Associate Artist Deborah Williams 250-385-6835 Administration Box Office Clerk Eryn Yaromy 250-385-6336 Facsimile www.belfry.bc.ca Belfry Support Staff B4Play Audio Technician Ben Brysiuk Charitable donation number Graphic Designer Jane Francis 11921 5549 RR0001 Photographers David Cooper Jo-Ann Richards Programme Advertising Peter Pokorny Design and Production Belfry 101 Co-coordinator Dave Morris Victoria Arts Marketing P.O.Box 8629 Crew: Elie Auger Victoria V8W 3S2 Simon Farrow 250.382.6188 Frank Morin Email: [email protected] Holly Vivian www.vicarts.com Publishers Philomena Hanson Paul Hanson Design/Production Lyn Quan It’s what you deserve 250.388.4222 [email protected] / Season The World’s Best Dance ® BALLETBOYZ (London) “a paradox of muscular impact and weightless flight” – The Independent ODC DANCE (San Francisco) “Irresistible…[ODC Dance] flows, twirls, and regroups with utter confidence.” – SF Chronicle COMPAGNIE KÄFIG (Brazil/France) “… as if volts of electricity were travelling from muscle to muscle.” – Times Union BALLET WEST (Salt Lake City) “The performers were caught up in something beyond themselves.” –New York Times Plus ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET Nutcracker (Winnipeg) CLASSICAL BALLET With the Victoria Symphony December � – � “Picture Perfect.” – Georgia Straight Early Bird Pricing through October ��. 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Our productions with a pint of Fernwood Lager are not suitable for children 10 and under, including babes in arms. Recording Devices No cameras or recording devices are Thursdays permitted in the theatre. wingwing night $5.99 afterafter 8pm Roasted garlic & honey, Audience Advisories / Running Times Frank’s hot or whiskey barbeque We make every effort to advise you of strong language, subject matter or extreme technical effects (strobe lights, fog). Please look for signs at the entrances to the theatre. Saturdays Advisories and running times are available at the Box Office as of the first preview. & Sundays Food & Drinks brunchbrunch onon the weekends Please feel free to take only food and/or 11:30am - 2pm drinks you've purchased from the Belfry bar into the theatre. Our goodies are packaged so that they don't make a lot of noise and PLUS....try our NEW disturb your fellow audience members. amazing menu items Perfume & Cologne Please refrain from using perfume and cologne when you come to the theatre. RESERVATIONS: Some of our patrons are highly allergic 250 412 2001 to scents. HOURS: Electronic Cigarettes TUESDAY ~ SATURDAY Please refrain from using electronic cigarettes 11:30am - 12 midnight in the theatre, to avoid distraction for other patrons and the Artists on stage. SUNDAY ~ MONDAY 11:30am - 10:00pm Thank you for your consideration. Enjoy the performance. Children welcome! Artistic Director's Notes Welcome to the Belfry’s 39th season of exciting and thought- provoking theatre! Every season I like to include one play from the archives of Canadian theatre – and The Rez Sisters is a true Canadian classic. When it premiered 28 years ago, The Rez Sisters created a seismic shift in the landscape of theatre in this country, connecting First Nations’ writing with mainstream audiences. Tomson Highway’s remarkable play paved the way and a wealth of exceptional artists and plays have followed. I can think of no better director than Peter Hinton to bring this play to vibrant life. Together with this wildly talented cast – Reneltta Arluk, Tiffany Ayalik, Tasha Faye Evans, Waawaate Fobister, Cheri Maracle, Tracey Nepinak, Lisa Ravensbergen, and Tantoo Cardinal – for whom Tomson originally wrote one of the roles – I know that he will illuminate the beauty of this play, and revel in The Rez Sisters’ unique mix of realism and magic realism. Peter’s fantastic creative team includes choreographer Denise Clark – a recent recipient of the Order of Canada – designer Catherine Hahn, composer Troy Slocum, lighting designer Bonnie Beecher, and assistant director Ryan Cunningham, Artistic Director of Native Earth Performing Arts – the position that Tomson Highway held when he wrote The Rez Sisters. A true classic: as relevant today as when it was first performed. (For more thoughts on the play’s relevance, please see Tomson Highway’s article in our newly launched “Upstage” Magazine – available in the lobby.) Enjoy this vital and exuberant piece of theatre! Melina Boucher RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES NEWPORT REALTY LTD Providing a complimentary marketing package. So your home will be presented at its finest. Staging, Photography, Video Tours, Floor Plans, Brochures, Print & Web Marketing. View a listing presentation at MelinaBoucher.ca Sold! 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