Current Annual Report - Shaw Festival Theatre

ANNUAL REPORT
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“The Shaw actors are
always a pleasure to
watch...the company
defines what a strong
performing ensemble
should be.”
NOW MAGA ZINE
Clockwise from top left: Laurie Paton as Mrs Eversleigh in The Charity that Began at Home; Jim Mezon
as Captain Boyle in Juno and the Paycock; Kate Besworth as Raina Petkoff in Arms and The Man; Juan
Chioran as the Emcee in Cabaret; Peter Millard as Evens in The Sea; Charlie Gallant as Johnny Boyle
in Juno and the Paycock; Jennifer Dzialoszynski as Ruby Birtle in When We Are Married; Benedict
Campbell as Joxer Daly in Juno and the Paycock; Fiona Byrne as Liz Imbrie in The Philadelphia Story.
“A riotously funny production...executed with
stylistic brilliance by
Panych’s fine cast and
against MacDonald’s
inspired set.”
the buffalo news
ARMS AND THE MAN by Bernard Shaw,
CHAIR’S REPORT
directed by Morris Panych, set designed by Ken MacDonald,
costumes designed by Charlotte Dean, lighting designed by
Jason Hand, original music by Ryan deSouza.
Martin Happer as Sergius and Claire Jullien as Louka.
2014 was a year of both consolidation and change for the Shaw Festival.
Financially, we are able to report a second year with a healthy operating surplus; artistically
we presented ten acclaimed productions in Niagara-on-the-Lake as well as two in Toronto;
and operationally we began to deal with the leadership transition of both our artistic and
executive directors.
This year’s surplus came about in part as a result of a change in the terms of our Option to purchase
the Anchorage lands, thanks to the generous support of the owners of Vintage Hotels. For the past
three years we had accrued hundreds of thousands of dollars against an interest charge that would
form part of the eventual purchase price, but in 2014 Vintage Hotels agreed to waive this and we
were able to reverse the accrual as an unusual gain.
We did however achieve a genuine surplus on operations, if not at the level of 2013. Several productions shone, such as our magnificent production of Cabaret and the hugely popular When
We Are Married, which needed to have performances added to the end of its run. We transferred
two very different shows to Toronto – The Mountaintop, our collaboration with Obsidian Theatre,
and our 2013 smash hit Arcadia which was remounted by Mirvish Productions at the Royal
Alexandra Theatre.
Jackie Maxwell decided in March that she would step down as artistic director at the end of the
2016 season, and executive director Elaine Calder informed the Board at its September meeting
that she would not be seeking a renewal of her contract when it expires in September 2015. Both
women made thoughtful choices about their futures: Jackie felt that she would be ready for new
challenges after 14 years as artistic director of the Festival, and Elaine has decided it is time to
stop working altogether and retire to the Pacific Northwest. The Board of Governors accepted
their decisions with regret and a keen appreciation of the strong partnership they have formed,
to The Shaw’s great advantage.
Their work has been aided immeasurably by the strong management team, highly dedicated
administrative and production employees, our gifted creative teams and superb ensemble of actors and musicians. My work and theirs is generously supported by our Board of Governors, our
Endowment Foundation in Canada and our American Foundation in Buffalo, the Shaw Guild
and several Committees. We all work as volunteers, contributing thousands of hours, invaluable
professional expertise and significant financial gifts to ensure that this splendid theatre company
continues to be one of the finest repertory theatre companies in the English-speaking world.
Thank you for your interest and generous support. Be sure to join us in 2015!
andrew m. pringle
“Moya O’Connell is batting home
runs out of the park with every line,
every sigh, every gesture...an absolute blazing star.” toronto star
THE PHILADELPHIA STORY
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
by Philip Barry, directed by Dennis
Garnhum, designed by William Schmuck,
lighting designed by Kevin Lamotte, original
music and sound design by Jeremy Spencer.
Audit Committee • KENNETH P. FRIEDMAN, Secretary, Chair of Governance Committee,
Moya O’Connell as Tracy Lord.
Co-Chair of Lee Committee • GARY M. COMERFORD, Past Chair • SHAUNEEN E. BRUDER,
ANDREW M. PRINGLE, Chair • KRISTIAN O. KNIBUTAT, Treasurer, Chair of Finance and
Vice Chair, Chair of Strategic Planning Committee • PETER E.S. JEWETT, Vice Chair, Chair
of Anchorage Development Committee, Chair of Artistic Director Search Committee
CHARLES E. BALBACH
•
GREG BERTI, Chair of Marketing Advisory Committee •
MARTHA BURNS • ALBERTA G. CEFIS • MICHELE S. DARLING, Chair of Anchorage
Campaign Committee, Chair of Human Resources Committee, Chair of Executive Director
Search Committee • SA NDY DEL A MER E • V I V IEN DZ AU • DAV E EK E, Lord Mayor,
Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake • A NDR EW FLEMING • PETER GILL, President of Shaw
Guild • MARTHA M. HYDE • LAWRENCE A. (LARRY) LEVITE • RONALD H. LUCZAK,
Co-Chair of Lee Committee • PETER E. NESBITT, Chair of Property Advisory Committee
and Board Representative, Endowment Foundation • M A RY LEE O’NEILL • CA LV IN
G. R A ND, Founding Chair • ROBIN RIDESIC • MARC ST-ONGE • JUDY GOETZ SANGER •
NANCY SMITH • JOHN WARWICK • GREGG D. WATKINS
SENIOR MANAGEMENT
JACKIE MAXWELL, Artistic Director • ELAINE CALDER, Executive Director • EDA HOLMES,
Associate Director • JEFF CUMMINGS, Planning Director • PAUL SPORTELLI, Music Director
• JOANNA FALCK, Literary Manager • DON FINLAYSON, Production Director • WILLIAM
SCHMUCK, Design Director • K EV IN L A MOT TE, Lighting Design Director • A LISON
PEDDIE, Production Stage Manager • JIM MEZON, Academy Co-Director, Acting
NORMAN BR ADSHAW, Director, Audience and Community Engagement • JANE DAGG,
Director of Donor Relations • SAR AH FABIANI, Information Services Director • DIANNE
GIBBS, Director of Human Resources • CINDY MEWHINNEY, Associate Director of Corporate Partnerships • GARY NADALIN, Director of Development • ROY REEVES, Director
of Finance and Administration • VALERIE TAYLOR, Director of Marketing, Communications and Sales • ODETTE YAZBECK, Director of Public Relations
In Memoriam: JERRY DOIRON, Planning Director, May 1996 to June 2013
“Mary Haney is superb...a performance to cherish...Jackie Maxwell’s
sensitively directed production
morphed nicely from a rambunctious first act to depths of sorrow
in the play’s moody final scenes.”
hamilton spectator
JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S REPORT
by Sean O’Casey, directed by Jackie Maxwell,
designed by Peter Hartwell, lighting designed by
Bonnie Beecher, original music by Paul Sportelli.
Mary Haney as Juno Boyle.
The diversity of programming in 2014 embraced classics from the past and the present, all linked
by a sophistication of directorial approach and stunning performances from our ensemble.
Audiences were re-introduced to the musical Cabaret in Peter Hinton’s dazzling and disturbing
production with a brilliant cast led by Deborah Hay, Juan Chioran and Gray Powell. Lisa Peterson
made a glorious debut with a vibrant, sexy “rethink” of Shaw’s original version of The Philanderer
with Gord Rand in the title role. Eda Holmes and her design team created a world of poetic
beauty for Edward Bond’s complex dystopia The Sea, and again the ensemble shone led by Fiona
Reid and Patrick Galligan. Morris Panych and Ken MacDonald gave us a hilarious Arms and
The Man set in a cuckoo clock, while Joe Ziegler polished J. B. Priestley’s When We Are Married,
with an unmatchable ensemble cast, to burnished perfection. Christopher Newton brought his
singular understanding of St John Hankin to The Charity that Began at Home, while Dennis
Garnhum led a spirited cast headed by a delicious Moya O’Connell through The Philadelphia Story. I benefitted from the dream acting trifecta of Mary Haney, Jim Mezon and
Benedict Campbell in Juno and the Paycock; while Kevin Hanchard and Alana Hibbert caused
real sparks to fly in Philip Akin’s production of The Mountaintop. Blair Williams allowed both
comedy and drama room to shine in Tennessee Williams’ A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur. All
of these productions kept alive the elements of surprise and rediscovery, so vital in the theatre.
Things were also busy behind the scenes. We continued preparations for two new works which
we are producing in 2015 – Michel Marc Bouchard’s The Divine, a beautiful exploration of the
power of theatre, written especially for The Shaw; and Erin Shields’ refreshing new version of
Ibsen’s The Lady from the Sea. Also in development are three significant pieces which are slated
for future seasons: Peter Hinton’s adaptation of Alice in Wonderland – already a wonder indeed;
Lisa Codrington’s spirited new version of Shaw’s The Black Girl in Search of God; and Hanna
Moscovitch’s ambitious adaptation of Ann-Marie MacDonald’s Fall on Your Knees.
And there was more! It has been a real desire of mine to get the extraordinary work of this Festival
out to other cities. This year Toronto saw the remounting of our glorious 2013 production of Arcadia
at the Royal Alexandra Theatre as part of the Mirvish’s subscription season. The piece transferred
beautifully into its new home and our actors were on fire causing huzzas from audiences and critics alike. Meanwhile, our production of The Mountaintop, a collaboration with Obsidian Theatre,
opened at the Daniel Spectrum Theatre just a few weeks before. By the time you read this, we
will have opened our production of The Philadelphia Story at Theatre Calgary, director Dennis
Garnhum’s home base, to what already promises to be a very warm welcome.
It is hard to believe all of the above has happened in one year and, of course, it simply would not
have happened without the ongoing energy, vision, talent and belief of our brilliant artists, our creative technicians, our incredibly hardworking staff and our supportive and hardworking Board.
I thank you all.
jackie ma xwell
ENSEMBLE
David Ball • Michael Ball • Guy Bannerman • Neil Barclay • Donna Belleville • Tess
Benger • Kate Besworth • Kenton Blythe • Wade Bogert-O’Brien • Norman Browning
• Andrew Bunker • Fiona Byrne • Benedict Campbell • Jeremy Carver-James •
Juan Chioran • Julia Course • Jennifer Dzialoszynski • Sharry Flett • Kristi Frank •
Charlie Gallant • Patrick Galligan • Darcy Gerhart • Kyle Golemba • Kevin Hanchard
• Mary Haney • Martin Happer • Kaylee Harwood • Aaron Hastelow • Deborah Hay •
Kate Hennig • Alana Hibbert • Jeff Irving • Stephen Jackman-Torkoff • Patty Jamieson
• Claire Jullien • Lorne Kennedy • Corrine Koslo • Peter Krantz • Billy Lake • Thom
Marriott • Catherine McGregor • Marla McLean • Patrick McManus • Jeff Meadows
• Jim Mezon • Peter Millard • Julain Molnar • Moya O’Connell • Laurie Paton •
Jennifer Phipps • Gray Powell • Gord Rand • Fiona Reid • Ric Reid • Ben Sanders •
Harveen Sandhu • Kiera Sangster • Travis Seetoo • Graeme Somerville • Edmund
Stapleton • Jonathan Tan • Jacqueline Thair • Jay Turvey • Kelly Wong • Jenny L.
Wright DIRECTORS Philip Akin • Denise Clarke, Choreographer • Dennis Garnhum
• Peter Hinton • Eda Holmes • Jackie Maxwell • Christopher Newton • Morris
Panych • Lisa Peterson • Paul Sportelli, Music Director • Blair Williams • Joseph
Ziegler DESIGNERS William Schmuck • Judith Bowden • Charlotte Dean • Michael
Gianfrancesco • Peter Hartwell • Camellia Koo • Sue LePage • Ken MacDonald •
Cameron Porteous LIGHTING DESIGNERS Kevin Lamotte • Bonnie Beecher • Jason
Hand • Louise Guinand COMPOSERS/SOUND DESIGNERS Mark Bennett • Ryan
deSouza • John Gzowski • John Lott • Marek Norman • Jeremy Spencer • Paul
Sportelli PROJECTION DESIGNER Andrew Smith STAGE MANAGERS Alison Peddie,
Production Stage Manager • Alice Barnett • Beatrice Campbell • Amy Jewell • Diane
Konkin • Susanne Lankin • Meredith Macdonald • Leigh McClymont • Annie
McWhinnie • Brett Mikulik • Ivory Neal • Allan Teichman • Dora Tomassi ARTISTIC
DIRECTOR EMERITUS Christopher Newton
“A deliciously winning piece
of work...superb acting,
direction and design...
A once in a lifetime
occasion. Don’t miss it.”
toronto star
THE CHARITY THAT BEGAN AT HOME
by St John Hankin, directed by Christopher Newton, designed
by William Schmuck, lighting designed by Louise Guinand.
Fiona Reid as Lady Denison.
“Philip Akin’s production
sets up both characters so
well that we quickly feel
we’ve known them for
years. There’s an intimacy
and chemistry between
the actors...that pulls us
emotionally into a tale
that’s never just a history
lesson.” now magazine
THE MOUNTAINTOP
by Katori Hall, directed by
Philip Akin, designed by Judith
Bowden, lighting designed by
Kevin Lamotte, projections
designed by Andrew Smith.
Kevin Hanchard as Dr
Martin Luther King and
Alana Hibbert as Camae.
PROFESSIONAL AND AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT:
THE SLAIGHT FAMILY ACADEMY
Many programs are offered through The Slaight Family Academy, all designed to inform, enrich
and deepen The Shaw experience.
Professionally, we provide in-season training for members of the company as well as apprenticeships for young actors, designers, directors, technicians and stage managers. Before the season
begins we program a three-week Mandate Intensive led by senior company members and visiting
experts, which is designed to give young actors an immersion into the manners, customs, and
political, social and cultural history of our namesake’s era.
In late September comes the annual Neil Munro Intern Directors Project, named for our late
Associate Director and designed to showcase the work of our two intern directors. They each select
a one-act play that is then designed, rehearsed and presented for audiences of company members,
specially invited artistic directors and other theatre professionals and members of the Governors
Council. Dozens of young directors from across the country apply each year to apprentice with
us, and many of our graduates are now enjoying successful careers as freelance directors and
artistic directors. This showcase has been produced for many years with the assistance of Sun Life
Financial and Theatre Ontario, and is unique in Canada. Although their support ended with the
2014 Project, the program will continue with a generous gift from an anonymous donor.
For our audiences we offer a range of programs. Throughout the performance season these fall
under the program banner “Beyond the Stage” and include the Shaw seminars, teachers’ days,
speakers’ series, backstage tours, workshops, lectures, public readings and pre- and post-show
discussions with members of the acting ensemble. In 2014 a special weekend focused on the First
World War with a lecture by historian Margaret MacMillan, an interview with film-maker Paul
Gross, and a reading of Peter Whelan’s The Accrington Pals.
For visiting school, university and special interest groups we supplement the performances they
attend with tours, workshops and discussions, and we offer a three-month drama school for 8- to
18-year-olds every fall.
This activity is made possible by the generous support of The Slaight Family Foundation. The
Slaight family has had a profound impact on The Shaw for decades, through their individual and
collective generosity and leadership, and in 2009 the Academy was renamed in their honour. Their
support is two-fold: as well as its generous annual grant for operations the Foundation is building
a large endowment as a legacy gift. The endowment is growing rapidly thanks in part to matching
funding from the Canadian government – ensuring the future sustainability of the Academy and
its many programs.
In addition to the Slaight Family gifts, The Shaw enjoys significant support for this important
aspect of our work from the George Cedric Metcalf Charitable Foundation, the RBC Foundation,
Sun Life Financial, OLG, Guarantee Gold and Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life.
NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT
For theatre to grow, diversify and stay relevant, fresh new perspectives and voices are needed.
Since the introduction of playwrights into the Shaw company and new work into the programming, our audiences have shown their enthusiasm for a wide range of plays, translations and
adaptations. Past successes include Belle Moral: A Natural History by Ann-Marie MacDonald,
which premiered in 2005 and was revived in 2008, and which Toronto critic Paula Citron described
as “a play chocked full of provocative ideas and scintillating language”; Morwyn Brebner’s hugely
popular adaptation of Ferencz Molnar’s The President, starring Lorne Kennedy in both the 2008
and 2011 seasons; and the passionate musical Maria Severa by Jay Turvey and Paul Sportelli, which
premiered in the 2011 season.
Our 2015 season will feature three new works:
The Divine, written by celebrated Quebec playwright, Michel Marc Bouchard, based on Sarah
Bernhardt’s visit to Quebec City in the early 1900s and her subsequent, inevitable clashes with
the Catholic Church.
Ibsen’s Lady from the Sea in a new version by Erin Shields, who won the 2011 Governor
General’s Literary Award for English Language Drama.
The Next Whisky Bar: A Kurt Weill Cabaret, created by Paul Sportelli and Jay Turvey.
In 2013 we started a rich new cycle of development with several brand new, very different projects:
There is already great excitement around the adaptation of Alice in Wonderland we have commissioned writer and director Peter Hinton to write for our company – a fantastical, ambitious version currently scheduled to play in our Festival Theatre in 2016.
Another project that is causing great ripples of interest is an adaptation of Ann-Marie
MacDonald’s best-selling novel, Fall on Your Knees. Playwright Hannah Moscovitch and director Alisa Palmer are working together on what is currently planned as a theatrical trilogy!
A theatrical reworking of Shaw’s The Black Girl in Search of God by actress and writer Lisa
Codrington, nominee for the Governor General’s Award in 2006.
To bring these new works to the stage involves a process of readings, workshops and design discussions, sometimes over several seasons. Both the Shaw Festival and our writers are eligible for
funding from the Canada Council and the Ontario Arts Council in the form of special grants, and
the generous annual support we receive from both these agencies reflects in part our commitment
to advancing the Canadian theatrical canon.
We are also grateful for special funding received from individual donors who want to support
this important work, and who are delighted to be a part of our new play development process.
Ultimately all these pieces will take their place in our programming, sitting proudly alongside
works by Shaw, Coward, Sowerby, Williams and on!
“A midnight-black comedy that whipsaws the viewer between uproarious
small-town satire and a stoicism so
bleak and astringent that it makes
your skin tingle. Eda Holmes’s staging is nothing short of remarkable.”
the wall street journal
THE SEA
by Edward Bond, directed by
Eda Holmes, set designed by Camellia Koo,
costumes designed by Michael Gianfrancesco,
lighting designed by Kevin Lamotte, original
music and sound design by John Gzowski.
Patrick Galligan as Hatch.
THE SHAW “ABROAD”
The Shaw Festival has a long history of taking its productions to other venues,
starting as early as 1967 – Canada’s centennial year – when at the end of the sixth
season Major Barbara travelled to Montreal and Winnipeg. As well as transfers
to cities like Ottawa, Calgary, Vancouver, Philadelphia and Washington, DC, The
Shaw established the Toronto Project in the 1980s – co-productions during the
winter months with some of the city’s smaller theatres like Toronto Free, Factory
and Passe Muraille. These were usually contemporary plays, and even an opera:
R. Murray Schafer’s Patria I – The Characteristics Man, co-produced with the
Canadian Opera Company and featuring members of the Shaw acting ensemble. The series ended in 1988 with the hugely successful Fire by Paul Ledoux and
David Young.
Under Jackie Maxwell’s leadership, taking the Shaw Festival “abroad” to other cities has been an important objective, but one which has frequently had to defer to
more pressing priorities. Even so, at the end of her second season in 2004 Jackie’s
production of Rutherford and Son by Githa Sowerby transferred to the National
Arts Centre in Ottawa for 19 performances, and early in 2008 her production of
Shaw’s Saint Joan was presented by Chicago Shakespeare Theatre to great critical acclaim from the Chicago critics. Belle Moral, by Canadian playwright and
novelist Ann-Marie MacDonald, played here first in 2005 and was remounted in
2008 for a second season and a subsequent transfer to the National Arts Centre in
Ottawa. Transfers have been rare since then until this year, with only the Studio
production of Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks moving to director Philip
Akins’ Obsidian Theatre in Toronto in the fall of 2011.
ARCADIA
IN TORONTO
“A tour de force, theatre of a calibre you are unlikely to brush
up against for many a long year... It will long be remembered
as one of the jewels in the crown of artistic director Jackie
Maxwell’s reign at The Shaw.” TORONTO STA R
“This is the sweet zone for a company of actors trained in the
works of Bernard Shaw – and the excellent performances in
this ensemble include Powell’s understated Septimus, Nicole
Underhay’s sizzling Lady Croom and Donnelly’s restrained
Hannah...a scintillating production of a play many consider
to be Stoppard’s best.” GLOBE A ND M A IL
Gray Powell as Septimus, Nicole Underhay as Lady Croom, Sanjay Talwar as
Captain Brice and Andrew Bunker as Ezra Chater.
This season, however, saw two Shaw productions playing in Toronto: our Studio
production of Katori Hall’s The Mountaintop, again directed by Philip Akin, transferred to Obsidian Theatre at the end of its successful run here, and our 2013 soldout Studio production of Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia was remounted for a six-week
run at the Royal Alexandra Theatre, opening on November 9th. We were invited
to do this by Mirvish Productions, who own and operate the theatre and who presented Arcadia as part of its 2014-15 subscription season. Director Eda Holmes rerehearsed the original cast in Niagara during the last three weeks of our season,
and the production once again garnered critical accolades from the Toronto media.
In fact we have a long history of performances at the Royal Alex dating back to
1975, when The Devil’s Disciple, starring then-artistic director Paxton Whitehead,
played there for a week. 1985 saw Cyrano de Bergerac, which had sold out its 65performance run at the Festival Theatre the year before, and in 1996 we remounted One for the Pot, a hit from a decade earlier, specifically for a 51-performance
run at the Royal Alex prior to the start of our regular season in Niagara.
Jackie dreams of taking a Shaw Festival production to the Abbey Theatre in
Ireland. She has an excellent relationship with artistic director Fiach Mac
Conghail – but since both Jackie and Fiach will be stepping down from their positions in the next couple of years they’d better act fast if this is to become something we can all travel to Dublin to experience!
SELECTED 2014 STATISTICS
VENUE
CABARET
NUMBER OF PERFORMANCES
ATTENDANCE
%
Festival Theatre
254
145,251
67
Court House Theatre
211
39,422
57
Royal George Theatre
235
59,786
81
Studio Theatre
31
4,590
73
Total Season
731
249,049
68
2014
%
2013
%
$ 19,262
66
$19,274
67
SOURCES OF REVENUE
(in thousands)
Earned Revenues
Fundraising
6,238 21
5,86720
Government grants
1,931
7
2,413
8
Other revenues and grants
1,722
6
1,428
5
$ 29,153
100
$28,982
100
2014
2013
$ 3,058
$2,858
Total Revenue PRIVATE SECTOR FUNDRAISING REVENUE
(in thousands)
Donations and Sponsorships
Memberships
1,073
Special events & in-kind donations
1,172
1,178
935
830
$ 6,238
$5,867
$ 71
$95
US Foundation grants
Total Private Sector Fundraising Revenue
Capital Donations
999
book by Joe Masteroff,
based on the play by John Van Druten
and stories by Christopher Isherwood,
music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred
Ebb, originally co-directed and choreographed by Rob Marshall, originally
directed by Sam Mendes, directed by
Peter Hinton, musical direction by Paul
Sportelli, choreography by Denise Clarke,
set designed by Michael Gianfrancesco,
costumes designed by Judith Bowden,
lighting designed by Bonnie Beecher,
sound designed by John Lott.
Deborah Hay as Sally Bowles.
“Hinton and his creative team have
made an old chestnut feel as fresh as
it must have seemed the day it opened
on Broadway in 1966 – and much more
dangerous...spellbinding.” the buffalo news
CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION As at November 30 (in thousands)
2014
2013
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Year ended November 30 (in thousands)
earned revenue
aſſetſ
2014
2013
$19,262$19,274
$1,037
$691
contributed revenue
387
286
Fundraising
6,2385,867
Other assets
1,140
1,162
Grants
2,625
3,071
Capital assets (net)
17,721
18,175
453
770
$20,285
$20,315
Cash and cash equivalents
Accounts receivable
Amortization of deferred capital contributions
Unusual gain
liabilities and net assets
Bank loan
550
—
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
1,000
1,906
Deferred revenue
1,702
1,835
Deferred contributions
2,346
2,319
Deferred capital contributions
13,030
13,413
Total liabilities
18,62819,474
net assets
Accumulated surplus/(deficit) from operations
657
(159)
Subject to Board restrictions
1,000
1,000
Total net assets
1,657841
$20,285
total revenue
9,316
575
9,709
–
29,15328,982
expenses
Production and other
22,371
21,423
Administration
3,2153,268
Fundraising
1,8191,803
Amortization of capital assets
920
1,027
Operating loan interest
12
25
Other interest expense
–
225
total expenses
excess of revenue over expenses
28,33727,772
$ 815
$1,210
$20,315
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying condensed financial statements represent an extract from the annual financial statements of
the Shaw Festival Theatre, Canada, for the year ended November 30, 2014. A complete set of financial statements,
together with the report of our auditors, Ernst & Young llp, is available on request from the Director of Finance and
Administration, Shaw Festival Theatre, Canada, Box 774, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario l0ſ 1j0.
2013 results have been restated to conform with the 2014 presentation.
SHAW FESTIVAL THEATRE ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION
The Endowment Foundation was formed in 2003 under the chairmanship of Anthony R. Graham,
a Past Chair of the Shaw Festival Theatre, Canada. It is the fiduciary trust of the Shaw Festival
Theatre, Canada.
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
As at November 30 (in thousands)
The Foundation’s funds are held in perpetuity for the long-term support of the Shaw Festival.
They are invested by a portfolio manager, Letko Brosseau and Associates Inc., whose performance is monitored by the Investment Committee of the Foundation’s Board. A portion of the
income earned each year provides The Shaw with a steady source of revenue for operations, and
fosters innovative initiatives such as new play development and education programs. As the
endowment grows, it is becoming a significant source of income through both wise investment
and additional contributions from donors who appreciate that a healthy endowment is a sign of
fiscal responsibility.
assets
Thanks to the generosity of many Shaw supporters, as well as federal and provincial endowment
incentive programs, the Shaw Festival Endowment Fund includes the general endowment fund,
two general restricted funds, twenty-six restricted named funds and two Board restricted funds.
Gifts to the endowment may be made in both Canada and the United States.
In September 2014 the Endowment Foundation Board approved a one-time contribution of
$4 million and a loan of $800,000 to assist the Shaw Festival Theatre in the acquisition of land
in Niagara-on-the-Lake, in anticipation of a future building project. The $4.8 million was net
income available for this purpose and was in excess of total endowed capital. As of November
30th the real estate transaction is not complete and neither the gift nor the loan has been disbursed to the Theatre.
Amounts receivable
2014
2013
(unaudited)
$175
$117
Other assets
792
694
967812
Investments at fair value
25,398
23,709
$26,365
$ 24,521
$28
$15
liabilities and net assets
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
net assets
2815
26,33724,506
$ 26,365$ 24,521
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Year ended November 30 (in thousands)
SHAW FESTIVAL THEATRE ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION
2014
2013
ANTHONY R. GRAHAM, Chair • LORNE R. BARCLAY, Vice Chair • WILLIAM J. SAUNDERSON,
revenue
fca, Chair, Investment Committee • ELAINE CALDER, Secretary (ex officio) • ROY REEVES,
Grants and donations
$ 880
$ 884
Investment income
1,864
4,104
2,7444,988
Treasurer (ex officio) • JOHN H. CLAPPISON • RICHARD D. FALCONER • THOMAS R. HYDE
• PETER E. NESBITT
There is a separate Foundation in Buffalo, New York which oversees the collection and disbursement of American contributions to both the Endowment and the annual operating fund:
expenses
SHAW FESTIVAL FOUNDATION (USA)
Excess of revenue over expenses before grants
Administration
(unaudited)
219187
2,525
4,800
694
658
$1,831
$4,142
JAMES M. WADSWORTH, President • VICTOR A. RICE, Vice President • GEORGE F. PHILLIPS,
JR., Vice President • THOMAS R. HYDE, Secretary & Treasurer • CALVIN G. RAND, to May 2014
gr ants
• RONALD LUCZAK, from May 2014
Shaw Festival Theatre Foundation, Canada
Excess of revenue over expenses for the year
“A genuinely thrilling production...
modern, fast-moving and not at all
what we’re accustomed to with ’ol
Bernard. It’s the biggest surprise of
the season.” niagar a falls review
THE PHILANDERER
2014 DONORS
by Bernard Shaw, directed by Lisa Peterson,
designed by Sue LePage, lighting designed
by Kevin Lamotte, original music and sound
design by Mark Bennett.
Marla McLean as Grace Tranfield and Gord
Rand as Leonard Charteris.
We maintain our stature as a great theatre company with the support of thousands of generous
donors. The Shaw Festival receives grants and gifts from foundations, corporations, businesses, individuals and all three levels of government. Contributions come from both Canada and the United
States, in the form of cash, securities, in-kind donations, special event purchases and estate gifts.
Most of the approximately $9 million we received in 2014 came to support the work in our four theatres, but significant gifts were also made to the Endowment Foundation where they will be eligible
for a matching grant from the Canadian Heritage Endowment Incentives program.
We are grateful to all our donors, and welcome gifts of any size. While we cannot list everyone who
contributed to the 2014 season, we acknowledge these largest contributions:
$250,000+ Canada Council for the Arts • Ontario Arts Council • The Slaight Family Foundation
$50,000+ BMO Financial Group • James F. Brown • CIBC • Michael Eagan & Michele Darling • Great-West
Life, London Life and Canada Life • James & Diane King • Gabriel Pascal Memorial Fund • Tim & Frances
Price • RBC Foundation • Scotiabank • Sun Life Financial • TD Bank Group • Estate of Gerald B. Yanke
$25,000+ The 1916 Foundation • David & Carol Appel • Eric Baker Family Foundation • Deloitte • Art &
Val Fleming • Shirley Greenberg • Guarantee Gold • Nona Heaslip • Martha & Tom Hyde • Dr & Mrs Chris
Jennings • KPMG • Mona & Harvey Levenstein • The Catherine & Maxwell Meighen Foundation • George
Cedric Metcalf Charitable Foundation • Niagara Falls Bridge Commission • Ontario Ministry of Culture,
Tourism & Recreation • Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corporation • Barbara Palk & John Warwick
• Paradigm Capital Inc • PricewaterhouseCoopers llp • Andrew & Valerie Pringle • Cathleen McFarlane
Ross Foundation and Helen & Walter Ross • William & Meredith Saunderson • Shaw Festival Guild •
Vintage Hotels • Walker Industries Holdings Ltd
$15,000+ John & Patricia Dimitrieff • Donner Canadian Foundation • Cineplex Media • Mike Grey • Mary
E. Hill • Kristian & Anita Knibutat • Nancy & John McFadyen • Outlet Collection At Niagara • Peller Estate
Winery • Philip & Berthe Morton Foundation • Marylee O’Neill • Peter M. Partridge • RP Investment Advisors
• Esther & Sam Sarick • Trius Winery • Jim & Michal Wadsworth
$10,000+ Gail & Mark Appel • Scott & Ruth Aspinall • Charles Balbach • Blake, Cassels & Graydon llp
• Elaine Calder & William J. Bennett • Robin Campbell & Peter Jewett • Canaccord Genuity Group Inc •
William Chapman • Clairvest Group Inc • Hazel Claxton & Jude Robinson • Delcan Corporation • DeRoy
Testamentary Foundation • Vivien Dzau • Dundee Kilmer Developments lp • Element Financial Corporation
• Enbridge Gas Distribution • Richard & Darleen Falconer • Estate of Frederick Charles Farr • Fidelity
Investments Canada • Andrew Fleming & Roger Keglevich • Freedom International Brokerage Company •
Marlene & Darryl Fry • The Garda Security Group Inc • Judy Goetz Sanger • Gowling Lafleur Henderson llp
• John & Judith Grant • Halo Foundation • Corinne Hansen • Felda & Dena Hardymon • The Joan & Clifford
Hatch Foundation • Nathan & Marilyn Hayward • Instar Infrastructure • Investors Group • The Lawrason
Foundation • Susan Lee • Letko Brosseau & Associates • Cynthia & Malcolm Macdonald • Richard Mackler
• McCarthy Tetrault llp • The McLean Foundation • Valentina McLeod • Jim Meekison & Carolyn Keystone •
Niagara Airbus • Norton Rose Fulbright Canada llp • OLG • David & Daphne Pfaff • Sandra & Jim Pitblado •
Power Corporation of Canada • Margaret A. Riggin • Dr Frederick Ross & Mrs Nancy Gosewich Ross • Nancy
Smith • Marc St-Onge & Kellie Saunders • Teranet Inc • The Woodbridge Company Limited • Torys llp •
John & Carol Walker • Wildeboer Dellelce llp • 1 anonymous gift
$5,000+ Keith Ambachtsheer & Virginia Atkin • Mr & Mrs Gregory Aziz • Marilyn & Charles Baillie •
Laurie Barrett • Evelyn Bateman • Lee & Barbara Bentley • Greg & Karen Berti • Shauneen & Michael
Bruder • Martha Burns & Paul Gross • Alberta G. Cefis • The Max Clarkson Family Foundation • Jane
Dagg & Peter Hartwell • Dr Jeanne Deinum • Serge & Giulia Delannoy • Equinox • Mario Ferrara &
“Wonderful: The Shaw’s best
lunch time show since The
President. It has the same
director, Blair Williams,
who again mines every
moment for its full potential, while never slackening
pace or losing balance.”
national post
A LOVELY SUNDAY FOR CREVE COEUR
by Tennessee Williams, directed by Blair Williams, designed
by Cameron Porteous, lighting designed by Louise Guinand.
Kate Hennig as Bodey and Deborah Hay as Dorothea.
Annabel Kennedy • Fleming Foundation • David Gooding & William Martin Jean • Estate of Peter
Haeberle • Dan Hagler & Family • Jack & Sally Harmer • The Hive Strategic Marketing Inc • Estate of
Egon Homburger • Rainer Hummel • Rennie & Bill Humphries • Mr & Mrs C.L. Hunt • Intersect
International • Richard M. Ivey • Oliver Kent & Martine Jaworski • Omar & Leslie Khan • The Henry White
Kinnear Foundation • Esther Lee • Larry Lubin • Joann R. MacLachlan • James & Virginia Mainprize
• Grace & Norman McCombs • Richard & Mai-Liis McCoy • Noel D. Mowat • Mary Murty • Navigator •
Petrina & Peter Nesbitt • Pannell Family Foundation • The Pottruff Family Foundation • Pratt & Whitney
Canada Inc • Dr Gholam R. Rastegar & Mrs Sheryl Armstrong Rastegar • J & L Rogers Charitable Foundation
• Barrie D. Rose & Family • Frank & Susan Saraka • Henderson Scott & Cairine Caldwell • Wayne Shaw &
Marilyn Pilkington • Ivor & Renee Simmons • Maureen & Wayne Squibb • Dorothy Strelsin Foundation
• Andrew Taylor & Stephen Dembroski • Dr David Taylor • Liz Tory • Jay & Kelly Tunney • Gregg &
Joan Watkins • Jeanne & William Watson • Dr Richard & Mrs Marion Wilkinson • Stefa & Les Williams •
G. Wilson • Terry & Brenda Yates • 3 anonymous gifts
$2,500+ David G. P. Allan & Cynthia A. Young • Mr & Mrs Richard Alonzo • Peter & Joan Andrews • Lynne
& Tony Ashworth • Peter & Marilyn Balan • Lorne & Rosemary Barclay • Patricia & Barrie Barootes • Bob &
Marilyn Beach • Elizabeth Bedford-Jones • Dr Thomas H. Beechy • Dr David H. Bergen & Deborah Kehler •
Jim Bertram & Bonnie Foster • Nani & Austin Beutel • Christopher & Colleen Blake • John & Nancy Bligh •
Walter M. & Lisa Balfour Bowen • Helen & Bob Bradfield • Doug & Valerie Brenneman • Bill & Anne Brock •
Rita & Charles Bronfman • Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc • Thomas Burrows • Robert & Susan Busby
• Edward & Caryn Chatten • Jeffrey Chessum • Ernest & Joan Chilcott • John & Pattie Cleghorn • Dennis &
Helen Coles • Earlaine Collins • Marnie Collins & Bob Dingman • Cathy & Gary Comerford • Drs Charlie
& Diana Cook • Murray & Katherine Corlett • Catherine Cornell & Declan Lane • Donald Cross • Margaret
Davidson • Sandy & D’Arcy Delamere • Lise Desmarais • Dr Claire Carver-Dias & Doug Dias • Marilyn
Dickinson • Sydney Duder • Mr James Duhaime & Dr Heather Hannah • Peter & Suzanne Durant • George
A. Fierheller • Mr & Mrs Thomas R. Flickinger • Ron Folkes • Kenneth & Amy Friedman • Marian Galligan
• Nancy & Graham Garton • John Geller • Dianne Gibbs • Robert H. Gibson & F.H. Gibson • Judy & Peter
Gill • Robert & Ann Gillespie • Wendy & Bruce Gitelman • Dr Alexander Gluskin & Ms Shauna Sexsmith •
Fred & Charleen Gorbet • The Gordon Foundation, Inc • Mr & Mrs Anthony R. Graham • Al & Malka Green
• Roe Green • The Late Charles J. Hahn • Lyle Hall & Brian Morrison • Scott & Ellen Hand • Robert Hanna
• Laurie & Douglas Harley • Donald Harrington • Doris Hausser • Sandra McKee Hind-Smith • April &
Norbert Hoeller • Mary E. Hofstetter & R. David Riggs • Richard & Susan Horner • Sheila Hosking & Carol
Mae Maidens • Douglas & Colleen Hunter • Oliver Jakob & Bettina Buss • Dr David & Glenda Jones •
Douglas Kahn • Ellen & Nick Kammer • Joel Keenleyside & Paula Donahue • Ursula Keller • David Ker &
Vivienne Salamon • Ed & Ann King • Dr Gordon Kirke • Michael & Sonja Koerner • Edward Koryl • Mira &
Saul Koschitzky • Joanne Lang • Naomi & Dave Lee • Laurence A. Levite • Janet & Sidney Lindsay • Richard
& Dianne Lococo • Ronald Luczak • Dr Robert & Mariette MacKenzie • Robert & Margaret MacLellan • Dr
& Mrs Mario Malizia • Dr Aaron Malkin • Jefferson & Sally Mappin • Frank & Ruth-Anne McAuley • Sandra
& Dennis McCarthy • Dr & Mrs James W. McClellan • Janet & Bruce McKelvey • Dr Donna McRitchie & Dr
Shaf Keshavjee • Derek & Cindy Mewhinney • Frank & Nancy Moore • Claudia & Gerry Morelli • Paul &
Karen Munninghoff • Blake Murray & Nancy Riley • Sue & Wayne Murray • Gary & Sarah Nadalin • Kevan
O’Connor & Lynn Masaro • E. Oliana & A. Iu • Mr & Mrs George F. Phillips, Jr • Joyce & Roy Reeves • Carol
Reid • RGA Life Reinsurance Company of Canada • Robin Ridesic • Drs Jolie Ringash & Glen Bandiera •
Joy Rogers • Professor Alan Miles Ruben & Judge Betty Willis Ruben • Donna Scott, O.C. & Hugh Farrell •
John & Michelle Scott • Rick & Jari Searns • Stuart & Wendy Smith • Martha Spears • Estate of Helen Allen
Stacey • Diane P. Stampfler • Dr Jean Stevenson • Ken Stowe & Nita Farmer • Gerald & Margaret Sutton •
Philip Terranova • Ian Waldron & Tim Redmann • Paul Warun • Mark & Marilyn Wheaton • Bruce & Susan
Winter • Joseph L. Wooden & Linda Girard • Ron & Kay Woodfine • Elizabeth B. & Walter P. Work • Odette
Yazbeck • Jean A. (McManus) Zsolt • 5 anonymous gifts
$1,500+ Hy & Phyllis Ackerman • Judith M. Adam & Marc Zwelling • Robert C. Anderson • Richard & Diane
Armstrong • Ed & Connie Babcock • Heather Bacon • Aubrey & Marsha Baillie • Dr & Mrs Thomas Baitz •
Janet & Roy Baldwin • Mona Bandeen • Bradford H. Banks • Katie & Doug Bannerman • Michael Barnstijn
& Louise MacCallum • Paul & Sue Baston • Roland H. & Mary Bauer • Michel & Doreen Bell • David &
Faith Bell • Peggy & Ken Bell • Robert Berckmans & Joanne Heritz • Elisabetta Bigsby • Stacey Lynn Bilotta
• Colin & Sandy Black • David & Marion Bogert • The Rev Dr Catherine G. Borchert • Joan & Larry Bourk •
Peter Bracken & Margaret Mitchell • Norman Bradshaw & Dana Weston • Glenn & Nancy Brazeau • Mary &
Tony Brebner • Mr & Mrs Bruce R. Brown • Nancy Jane Bullis • Hendrik & Helen Burgers • Dr & Mrs Margot
Burnell • Bob & Lynn Burt • Paul Butler & Chris Black • Dr & Mrs John L. Butsch • Ellen & Brian Carr •
Simona & Jerome A. Chazen • Jean & Joe Chorostecki • David & Valerie Christie • John & Lynn Clappison •
Kathie & Bill Clark • William & Elisabeth Clarkson • Betty E. Cooey • Arlene Copland • Dr Lesley S. Corrin
• John & Ruth Crow • Al Cummings • Elizabeth T. Daly • B. H. Davidson, md • David & Linda Dayler •
Michael & Honor de Pencier • Patricia G. Debrusk • George & Kathy Dembroski • David Howes & Susanne
Di Lalla • Mr & Mrs W. M. Dobell • Ken & Ginny Douglas • Vicky Downes • Rachel & James Edney •
Steven Endicott • Donald G. Evans • Graham Farquharson • Michael & Judy Firestone • Donald & Cathy
Fogel • Drew & Elisabeth Foley • Carol & Burke Fossee • Wayne & Isabel Fox • Jim & Mary Lou Fullerton
• Richard Furnstahl & Teresa Stankiewicz • Angeline Galotta • Dr Pavi S. Gill & Mrs Amy Gill • Penny Gill
& Christopher Pibus • Susan Glass & Arni Thorsteinson • Suzanne Gouvernet • Art Grierson • Annette
Hamm & Daniel Smith • John & Elizabeth Heersink • Pamela & Robert Heilman • Hon Paul & Mrs Sandra
Hellyer • Dr Dianne Heritz • Margot Hickson & Ian Reece • Lauri & Jean Hiivala • Anne T. & Thomas C.
Hilbert • Marion F. Hill • Christopher Hoile & Howard Clarke • Susan A. Howard • K.M. Hunter Charitable
Foundation • Dr Eileen & Mr John Hutton • Jackman Foundation • Hon Henry N.R. Jackman • Roberta
Jacobs-Meadway & Jay Meadway • Susan Janke & Jeff Ford • Elspeth Johnson • Colleen Johnston • David
& Joanne Jones • Lorraine Kaake • Mary Clare Keenan • Prof Joseph Kelly, Esq • H. Rachel King • Kelly
& Bryce Kraeker • Janet Kramer • Barry Kropf • Diane & Earl Lande • George W. Lange • Barbara L.
Laughlin • Victor C. Laughlin, MD Memorial Foundation Trust • Kay & Sheldon Lenahan • Victor Leung
& Shawn Rayson • Marian Lips & Dr Kevin Smith • Rita & Richard Lipsitz • Edward & Dorene MacDonald
• John & Susan MacDonald • Mr & Mrs Hartland M. MacDougall • R. Susan MacIntyre • Terry & Terry
Mactaggart • Rita & Charles Maimbourg • Susan R. & P. Todd Makler • Dr Elizabeth Oliver-Malone •
Felicitas Mandeville • M. & M. Marques • Jane Marrone • Dennis & Bernadette Martin • Ms Eileen Martin &
Dr Hugh Gayler • Gail Martin & John Kaloyanides • Jackie Maxwell • Elaine Mayo • Hon Margaret
McCain • I. McDorman • Sheila & Richard McElwain • The John McKellar Charitable Foundation • Ian &
Carol McLeod • Diane Melillo • Michael & Katie Militello • Alan & Patricia Mills • Peter Milne • Valerie
& Jim Milostan • Gerry & Bonnie Miovski • Gerda Molson • Roger D. Moore • Alfred & Nancy Mouget •
Andrea Mozarowski & Peter Palijenko • J. Thomas & Carol Mullen • The Kitchener & Waterloo Community
Foundation-Ken Murray Fund • Sue & Wayne Murray • M. Joy Nelles • Peter & Laurie Nixon • Robert &
Susan Noseworthy • Dr & Mrs B.P. O’Malley • Jonathan F. Orser • Mr & Mrs Ernest T. Oskin • David Pakrul
& Sandra Onufryk • Anne & Don Palmer • Leon J. Palvetzian • Andrew & Claire Papierz • James J. Patterson
& Zachary K. Patterson • Lynne Patterson • Mr & Mrs William Pigott • Polk Family Charitable Trust • John &
Norine Prim • Procor Limited • Mr & Mrs William J. Regan, Jr • Rick & Pegi Reininger • Anita & Joe Robertson
• Michael C. Rockwell & David A. Wright • Laura Dinner & Richard Rooney • Harry & Anne Rusling • Lori
Russell • Charlie Ryall & Pam Walker • Larry J. Santon • Phil Savage • Robert & Marlene Savlov • Terry
Schoenick & Debra Reger • John & Barbara Schubert • Joan D. Shaw • Leigh Ann Sheather • Lee & Rosemary
Shelton • Fred Sherratt • Judith Teller Foundation • Elizabeth L. Simmons • Britton Smith Foundation •
Wendy & Wayne Smith • William & Linda Smith • Dr & Mrs Robert J. Sokol • Manny and Helena Sousa •
Susan & Ron Starkman • Mr & Mrs Andrew Stephens • Lawrence & Pamela Stevenson • John Stockwell &
Robert Hosking • Jackie & Geoff Styles • Doug & Lynda Swackhamer • Douglas Tallon • Dr & Mrs Maurice
Tatelman • Valerie Taylor • Elizabeth Terry • Tim R. Thornton • Dr Lynne Thurling & Dr John Treilhard •
Gail & Doug Todgham • Brenda & Fritz Trauttmansdorff • Donald & Elaine Triggs • Turnberry Fund of the
Elgin-St. Thomas Community Foundation • Dr John & Mrs Linda Wadsworth • Catherine Waugh • Harriet
‘Sis’ Bunting Weld • Garry & Shirley West • Dr & Mrs James J. White, Jr • Robert & Marina Whitman • Donald
E. Will • Walter & Marie Zelasko • 4 anonymous gifts
$1,000+ George & Jean Alpervitz • Jerome Andersen & June Hajjar • Dr Charles & Mrs Susanne Armitage •
Gail Asper & Michael Paterson • John Bailey • Robert & Loretta Barone • Dr Brenda Birkin • Peter & Suzanne
Bland • Darlene & Peter Blenich • Ruth Bolt • Barbara Bolton • Nancy & Ian Bongard • Bernard & Annette
Braude • Brian Bucknall & Mary Jane Mossman • Donna & Bill Cansfield • Miriam Carr • Roger & Susan
Christensen • B. Coleman • Harry & Jane Core • Dr George Corella & James Frackenpohl • Dr Lawrence
& Mrs Teresa Costello & Dr Edith Costello • Cathy & Paul Cotton • In Memory of John K. Couillard •
Catherine Courson • Marion Cross • William & Anna Jean Cushwa • Sandra Dadd • John & Judy Davies •
Dr James F. Dixon • Andrew Dorn • Eleanor L. Ellins • Mr & Mrs Sheldon Fainer • Russell C. & Carol N.
Finch • Mr & Mrs Ian Fraser • Jean Findlater Gagnon • Dr & Mrs Charles J. Gibson • Howard & Joann Girsh
“Staged with exhilaratingly exact
comic timing by Joseph Ziegler and
performed by the strongest ensemble cast I’ve seen so far this year.”
the wall street journal
WHEN WE ARE MARRIED
by J.B. Priestley, directed by Joseph Ziegler,
set designed by Ken MacDonald, costumes
designed by Sue LePage, lighting designed
by Louise Guinand, original music and
sound design by Marek Norman.
Patrick Galligan, Kate Hennig, Thom Marriott,
Claire Jullien, Patrick McManus and Catherine
McGregor as the happy couples.
• John & Susan Goddard • Ruth Ann Gover, Jacques Thibault & Ruth M. Gover • Allister & Bernice
Graham • Michael Hall • Carol Hansell • Mike & Cindy Hansen • Chris Hatch • In Memory of
Pauline Hinch • Frederic & Marie Houston • Richard Howard • John J. & Maureen O. Hurley • Jim
& Nancy Hutchinson • The Jaquith Family Foundation • George & Zoya Jenks • Richard & Pamela Joho
• Gail Julie • Dr John Keller • Johanna Killam • David & Sarena Koschitzky • Jane E. Laird • Jean Lam & Paul
Ostrander • Rai Lauge • Harlan Lewis & Doris Wittenburg • Richard & Lynne Liptrap • Helen & Ken Lister
• Daniel Lowenstein • Lloyd Martin • Clark & Margaret Maser • Arnold Massey • Jim McDonald & Michelle
Arsenault • Mary I. McLeod Foundation • Florence Minz • Sally Mitchell & Julian Trachsell • Gordon
Mollenhauer Family Foundation at Toronto Community Foundation • Frederick W. & Linda K. Moncrief •
M.L. Myers & W.P. Hayman • LMC International Inc • Niagara-on-the-Lake Realty • George Oleske & Carol
Duncan • Peter Overing • Clare & Mary Pace • J.C. Pappas • Jasmine & Kevin Patterson • Wally Pieczonka •
John & Shirley Rednall • Gordon & Jean Riedlinger • Dr Lyn Robinson • Nancy & Abby Robson • Thomas R.
Roese • Alvin & Carolyn Ross • Tuula Ross • Rubens Family Foundation • Paul Gerard Schreiber • Doug &
Cheryl Seaver • Peggy Service • Mindel & Milton Shore • In Memory of Beverley Southam • Elizabeth Taylor
• Jan & Ken Thompson • Phillip & Maureen Tingley • Mark Tullis • The Weathertop Foundation • Donald
E. Will • Bret Williams • Wiley & Karen Wilson • Mark Wilton • Lorayne Winn • David & Carol Wishart •
Brenda Wivell • Beverley Wood • Carole & Dr Bernard Zucker • 9 anonymous gifts
ENDOWMENT GIFTS
$100,000+ Department of Canadian Heritage • The Slaight Family Foundation
$50,000+ Shauneen & Michael Bruder
$25,000+ Shaw Festival Guild
$10,000+ Vivien Dzau • Cynthia & Malcolm Macdonald • Petrina & Peter Nesbitt • Barbara Palk & John Warwick
$5,000+ Martha Burns & Paul Gross • Marc St-Onge & Kellie Saunders
$2,000+ Greg & Karen Berti • Hazel Claxton & Jude Robinson • Kenneth & Amy Friedman • Ronald Luczak
• Gregg & Joan Watkins
MEDIA AND PRODUCT SPONSORS Inniskillin Wines • Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate Winery • Konzelmann
Estate Winery • MAC Cosmetics • Niagara Regional Broadband Network Ltd • Peller Estates Winery • Private Air
Inc • The New am740 • The New Classical 96.3 fm • Toronto Star • Trius Winery • WNED | WBFO Buffalo-Toronto
• Yamaha Canada Music Ltd
VOLUNTEERS
With approximately 400 members, the Shaw Guild volunteers are involved in many aspects of our operations,
tearing tickets, leading backstage tours, working in the Festival Theatre gardens and running their own very
successful fund-raising events. They are represented on the Board of Governors by their President.
For many years our Library has been professionally maintained and managed on a volunteer basis by
Nancy Butler.
Other individuals volunteer their talents as well, working on special fundraising events in Niagara-on-theLake and Toronto. We estimate that in total our volunteers donate more than 10,000 hours each year, and we
are immensely grateful for their time, talents and commitment.
VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE CHAIRS
ROBERT OLSEN, Shaw Boxing Evening • KIM ELLTOFT, Shaw Shivaree • STEPHEN LEVY & CAROL
WALKER, Festival Film Series • ANDREW M. & VALERIE PRINGLE, ShawFest!
Clockwise from top left: Wade Bogert-O’Brien as Willy Carson in The Sea; Ric Reid as Colonel Craven
in The Philanderer; Gray Powell as Cliff Bradshaw in Cabaret; Sharry Flett as Margaret Lord in The
Philadelphia Story; Jeff Meadows as Dr Paramore and Michael Ball as Cuthbertson in The Philanderer;
Julia Course as Margery in The Charity that Began at Home; Peter Krantz as Nicola in Arms and The
Man; Corrine Koslo as Fräulein Schneider in Cabaret; Graeme Somerville as Captain Bluntschli in
Arms and The Man.
Festival Theatre: Cabaret • The Philadelphia Story •
The Philanderer Court House Theatre: The Charity
that Began at Home • The Sea • A Lovely Sunday for
Creve Coeur Royal George Theatre: Arms and The
Man • When We Are Married • Juno and the Paycock
Studio Theatre: The Mountaintop
Design by Scott McKowen
Photography by David Cooper
Members of the ensemble in The Sea.

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