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From the creator of
BOEING-BOEING
GOOD PEOPLE
By David
March 24 – April 24, 2016
Lindsay-Abaire
Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage
Arts Club Theatre Company
52nd season, 579th production
STARRING
CREATIVE TEAM
Colleen Wheeler Margaret
Patti Allan Dottie
Scott Bellis Mike
Ben Elliott Stevie
Jenn Griffin Jeanne
Sereana Malani Kate
Rachel Ditor Director
Lauchlin Johnston Set Designer
Carmen Alatorre Costume Designer
Adrian Muir Lighting Designer
Murray Price Sound Designer
Peter Jotkus Stage Manager
Rebecca Mulvihill Assistant Stage
Manager
There will be one intermission.
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WELCOME
FROM BILL:
We produced David Lindsay-Abaire’s
Rabbit Hole in 2008, so we were
interested in his latest play, Good People.
On one of my trips to London, I saw a
production in the West End and felt it was
a play that would be good at the Stanley
Industrial Alliance Stage. When director
Rachel Ditor chose actress Colleen
Wheeler to play the role of Margie,
we were off to a good start. Putting
together the creative team of designers
is one of the first things our Director of
Production, Stephan Baeuml, attends
to after I select the plays for the season
(he is now working on season 16/17). In
consultation with Rachel, an outstanding
team was assembled: Lauchlin Johnston
(set), Carmen Alatorre (costumes),
Adrian Muir (lighting), and Murray Price
(sound). At the same time, Stephanie
Hargreaves, our Artist Liaison, worked
with Rachel in casting the rest of the
roles. The set and props build started
in late January at our Granville Island
Production Centre. Towards the end
of February our wardrobe department
starting working on the show at the new
shop at the BMO Theatre Centre, where
the cast rehearsed in the larger of our two
rehearsal halls (the new musical Onegin
was rehearsing in an adjoining rehearsal
hall before moving onto the Goldcorp
Stage, where it is playing until April 10).
Now the production is on stage, and you
can see the results of everyone’s labours.
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FROM PETER:
Good People is a tough and tender work
that deals with themes of insurmountable
class divides and the dilemma of
whether success in life depends on a
few lucky breaks or on the strength of
our individual character—themes that
I think we can all find relevance in the
city we live in. And one in which we at
the Arts Club also find relevance, as notfor-profit theatre companies like us also
deal with class divides in access to our
art. At the Arts Club, we believe in the
value that art can play in the lives and
development of our youth. But, given
that theatre is a very expensive art form
to produce, we also know that some
youth can’t access it without help. So
we’ve developed our donor-funded Open
Theatre initiative, which offers tickets
to Arts Club performances at no cost
to youth who otherwise would have no
access to it. We’ve also started an exciting
expansion to the program with on-site
workshops, coupled with backstage tours,
to deepen the engagement of youth who
attend our productions. The program
is fully subsidized by donations and we
distribute over 1200 tickets a season
through it. But we’d love to grow it. If
you’d like to help us in that endeavour,
please consider donating to the Arts
Club by calling our development staff at
604.687.5315 ext.847, or visiting artsclub.
com/support. Your tax-deductible
donation goes directly to programs like
this, making the art we produce on stage
better, and opening up a new world of
theatrical arts to youth who may not have
any other way to experience it. I’m so very
grateful I had a childhood filled with art.
And it’s why I donate to the Arts Club. I
was lucky. Some of us aren’t so lucky. So
let’s do something about it.
Bill Millerd & Peter Cathie White
Artistic Managing Director &
Executive Director
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The Arts Club Theatre Company relies on your philanthropic support to ensure the strength and vitality of the company. As a non-profit
arts organization, the Arts Club could not exist without the generosity of our individual donors. Ticket sales cover only a portion of our
production costs, so we rely on community gifts to close the gap. Please consider joining us by becoming a member of the Artistic
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ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT
David Lindsay-Abaire is an American playwright, lyricist, librettist,
and screenwriter. He was recently nominated for a Grammy Award
with composer Jeanine Tesori (Best Musical Show Album) and two
Tony Awards (Best Book of a Musical and Best Score) for their work
on Shrek the Musical. Prior to that David was awarded the 2008 Ed
Kleban Award as America’s most promising musical theatre lyricist.
Prior to that, he received the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his
play Rabbit Hole, which premiered on Broadway at MTC’s Biltmore Theatre and
was presented by the Arts Club in 2008. Rabbit Hole also received five Tony Award
nominations, including Best Play, and the Spirit of America Award. Good People
officially opened on Broadway on March 3, 2011, with Frances McDormand and Tate
Donovan in the lead roles. The play was nominated for the 2011 Tony Award for
Best Play, and won the 2011 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for McDormand.
Lindsday-Abaire’s other plays include Fuddy Meers, Kimberly Akimbo, Wonder of the
World, High Fidelity and A Devil Inside, among others. In addition to his work in
theatre, his screen credits include the film adaptation of Rabbit Hole (20th Century
Fox) starring Nicole Kidman, as well as the Guardians of Childhood (DreamWorks),
and Oz: The Great and Powerful (Disney, directed by Sam Raimi). David is a
graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and the Juilliard School, as well as a member of
the WGA and the Dramatists Guild Council.
CALIFORNIA WINE FAIR
Monday, April 25, 2016
Vancouver Convention Centre East
7–9:30 PM
The Arts Club is pleased to partner with the
Wine Institute of California to host our 36th
annual California Wine Fair on Monday, April
25. As the largest tour of California wines in
Canada, this tasting event features 350 premium wines from 100 of California’s
top producers.
Both novice wine tasters and experienced connoisseurs can sip and savour
vintages of classic labels while finding new favourites from an abundance of
award-winning vintners! With all the proceeds going toward developing new
plays and staging world-class theatre, this popular fundraiser is a unique
opportunity to enjoy exclusive California wines while supporting the theatre you
love at the same time.
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disappointment!
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A NOTE FROM THE DIRECTOR
David Lindsay-Abaire is one of my favourite contemporary
writers. His writing is deceptively simple, seamless, and
natural. And nothing, not a word, is extraneous. The subtext is
rich: what the characters are deliberately saying is as important
as what they are deliberately not saying. Themes and ideas are
woven into the fabric of the play appearing and reappearing like a dream.
The play is set in the poor neighbourhood of South Boston, but the gap
between the have and have-nots in our own city is growing. Our belief in being
good Canadian people is being challenged by that. How, precisely do we,
personally, manifest our belief in being compassionate human beings?
As well as tackling the Southie accent with our dialect coach Tony Alcantar,
preparation for this play included some non-fiction articles that provided
valuable insight into the specifics of the American working poor (versus our
own conditions, though the similarities abound…) Worth tracking down are:
Nickel and Dimed: On (not) getting by in America by Barbara Ehrenreich; “Why I
make bad decisions” by Linda Tirado; and, recently in The New Yorker magazine
Matthew Desmond’s article, “Forced Out”, about the culture of eviction in
America.
With characters as complex and flawed as ourselves, Good People cracks open
the codes we live by and tests their value and limitations. I hope you enjoy
David Lindsay-Abaire’s lively story—and the conversations and reflection that
follow on the ride home, and the days to come.
— Rachel Ditor
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THE COMPANY
COLLEEN WHEELER
Margaret
For the Arts Club: Peter
and the Starcatcher,
Boeing-Boeing, The Penelopiad.
Other Theatre: The Valley, Proof,
My Chernobyl (Belfry), King Lear
(Theatre Calgary), Elizabeth Rex,
The Taming of the Shrew, Hamlet,
The Comedy of Errors, The Tempest,
Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing,
The Merry Wives of Windsor, Henry V
(Bard on the Beach), Since You Left
Us (Presentation House), A Beautiful
View (Centaur), Trout Stanley, The
Leisure Society, Lifesavers (Ruby
Slippers), Influence (Touchstone),
Toronto Mississippi (Vancouver
Playhouse), Metamorphoses
(Citadel), You are Here, 4:48 Psychosis
(Horseshoes and Handgrenades).
Film/Television/Voice: Motive, Fringe,
Once Upon a Time, Bridal Wave, The
Tall Man. Voiceover: The Statement
(Crystal Pite, NDT), X-Men Evolution,
Deathnote, Master Keaton, various
commercials/industrials.
Other: Six-time Jessie Award winner.
Graduate of The University of Alberta
BFA Acting Program.
PATTI ALLAN Dottie
For the Arts Club: Dead
Serious (debut, 1989),
The Necessary Steps, The
Ends of the Earth, Marvin’s Room,
The Imaginary Invalid, Hamlet, It’s
Snowing on Saltspring, Funny Girl,
Arsenic and Old Lace, Cyrano de
Bergerac.
Other Theatre : Recent select
credits: A Very Narrow Bridge (Elbow
Theatre), You Will Remember Me,
(Ruby Slippers), James and the Giant
Peach (Carousel Theatre), Best Laid
Plans (Patrick Street Productions),
Hilda’s Yard (Drayton Festival), The
Mousetrap, Waiting for the Parade
(Chemainus), The Orpheus Project
(Music on Main), The Merry Wives of
Windsor (Bard on the Beach), Crime
and Punishment, The Idiot (Neworld).
Film & Television: The Road Forward,
Rufus, The Dorm, Bates Motel, Mimi
and Me, Once Upon a Time, The
Haunting Hour, Supernatural, The
Killing.
Other: Graduate of SFU School for
the Contemporary and Performing
Arts, where she now teaches; fourtime Jessie Award recipient; recipient
Brian Linehan Award for Mimi and
Me. Special thanks to EGB & Co., and
to Bill, Rachel, Stephanie, and this
wonderful company of Good People.
SCOTT BELLIS Mike
For the Arts Club: The
Woman in Black (debut,
1992), Enchanted April,
School for Scandal, The Optimists,
Poster Boys, Cyrano, It’s a Wonderful
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COMING NEXT AT THE ARTS CLUB
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BILLY ELLIOT
May 12 – July 10
Book and lyrics by Lee Hall
Music by Elton John
Based on the acclaimed film, Billy
Elliot is an inspiring tale of courage,
ambition, and overcoming adversity.
Follow 11-year-old Billy as he
stumbles out of the boxing ring and
into ballet class, where he discovers
a passion for dance. The astounding
winner of 10 Tony Awards, this global
musical phenomenon is a theatre
experience that will stay with you
forever.
STANLEY INDUSTRIAL ALLIANCE STAGE
ROCK OF AGES
June 16 – July 30
Book by Chris D’Arienzo
Arrangements and orchestrations by Ethan Popp
Fans of ’80s music will dig this selfreferential and occasionally metatheatrical jukebox musical filled with
classic rock and glam metal hits
from bands such as Poison, Journey,
Twisted Sister, and Bon Jovi. Find
all your favourite songs here in this
tale of love and stardom that will
keep you holding on. Just don’t stop
believing!
GRANVILLE ISLAND STAGE
Life, Tear the Curtain! (Electric
Company co-production), The
Philanderer, Saint Joan, Pride and
Prejudice.
Other Theatre: The Rivals (Blackbird),
Apres Moi, Hotel Bethlehem, The
Leisure Society (Ruby Slippers), James
and the Giant Peach (Carousel), God
of Carnage, Equivocation (Persephone,
Saskatoon), Educating Rita (WCT,
Kamloops), King Lear (Theatre
Calgary). Twenty-one seasons at
Bard on the Beach, including lead
roles in Hamlet, Henry V, King John,
and many more. Upcoming: Romeo
and Juliet and The Merry Wives of
Windsor. Directing: Comedy of Errors,
Antony and Cleopatra (Bard), The
Black Bonspiel of Wullie MacCrimmon
(Persephone), Julius Caesar, Richard
III, A Midsummer Night’s Dream
(Studio 58).
Other: Eighteen Jessie Richardson
nominations, four Awards (including
Avenue Q for the Arts Club).
Graduate of Studio 58. Scott also
serves as Secretary/Treasurer for
Canadian Actors’ Equity Association.
BEN ELLIOTT Stevie
For the Arts Club: Other
Desert Cities(debut, 2014).
Other Theatre: The
Comedy Of Errors, Love’s Labour’s
Lost, Cymbeline, Measure for Measure,
Elizabeth Rex, The Merry Wives of
Windsor, Richard III (Bard on the
Beach), Chelsea Hotel (Firehall Arts
Centre), Are We Cool Now? (Western
Canada Theatre Company), Broken
Sex Doll (Virtual Stage).
Other: Six-time Jessie Award nominee
and single Award winner. Recipient
of the Sydney J. Risk Foundation
Acting Prize. Graduate of Bishop’s
University and Studio 58.
JENN GRIFFIN Jeanne
For the Arts Club: The
Unplugging (2012).
Other Theatre: Made of
Stone, The Sweetest Swing in Baseball,
The Dissociates, Love You to Death.
Co-creator with Marilyn Norry of My
Mother’s Story North Vancouver.
Film & Television: Most recent
credits include: Faint of Heart,
Appetite for Love, Midnight Sun, and
Kindergarten Cop 2. Past highlights
include: Sheltered Life, The L Word,
Davinci’s Inquest Freeway 2.
Other: Three-time Jessie nominee
and single Award winner. Recipient
of The Sydney Risk Award for Best
Emerging Playwright. Special thanks
to Joyce Myers, Harvey Meller, Lisa
King, and Nathalie Therriault. And
big thanks Bill, Rachel, and Stephanie
for giving me the opportunity to
bring Jeannie to life in the great cast
and company of Good People.
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SEREANA MALANI Kate
Arts Club debut
Other Theatre: The
Comedy of Errors, A
Midsummer Night’s Dream, The
Tempest, Measure for Measure,
Elizabeth Rex (Bard on the Beach),
You Will Remember Me (Ruby
Slippers), Go Dog Go (Carousel),
Valley Song (Gateway), Clybourne
Park (Citadel), Ride (Northern Light),
whisper (Catalyst), Hamlet (Quiet
Things Creative), The Ghost Sonata,
Cymbeline, Yellow Moon (Studio
Theatre).
Other: Born in Fiji, Sereana is a
Vancouver-based actress. She is a
graduate of the BFA Acting program
at the University of Alberta and the
Stage & Screen program at Capilano
University.
RACHEL DITOR Director
For the Arts Club: The
Matka King, Enchanted
April, Here on the Flight
Path, The Diary of Anne Frank, The
Optimists, Rabbit Hole, Doubt,
Becky’s New Car, The Philanderer,
Calendar Girls, How Has My Love
Affected You?, My Turquoise Years,
Other Desert Cities, and Vanya and
Sonia and Masha and Spike. As
Literary Manager, Rachel runs the
Silver Commissions and ReACT
public readings programs, and
frequently acts as dramaturg for new
productions.
Other Theatre: Selected directing
credits: Elizabeth Rex, All’s Well That
Ends Well and The Merchant of Venice
(Bard on the Beach); The Tiger of
Malaya, The Fly Fisher’s Companion,
Shirley Valentine (Gateway); and
Hippies and Bolsheviks (Alberta
Theatre Projects).
Other: Rachel is also an Adjunct
Professor at UBC; member of
Literary Managers and Dramaturgs
of the Americas; author of several
articles on theatre for publications
including Canadian Theatre Review,
and Theatre Topics (John Hopkins
University Press); editor of The Arts
Club Anthology: 50 years of Canadian
Theatre in Vancouver (Playwrights
Canada Press). Rachel has worked
in new play development with
companies across the country
since 1992, including two seasons
as faculty dramaturg at The Banff
Centre.
LAUCHLIN JOHNSTON
Set Designer
For the Arts Club: The
Foreigner, Peter and the
Starcatcher.
Other Theatre: The Motherf*cker
with the Hat (Firehall), Are We Cool
Now? (Western Canada Theatre),
The Stanley Park Ghost Train (Mortal
Coil), Stationary (Delinquent
Theatre), The Wizard of Oz, The
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Grandkid, Sylvia (Gateway), Titanic,
The Music Man (Theatre Under the
Stars), The Whipping Man, Leave of
Absence (Pacific Theatre), Chickens
(Chemainus), The Lion, the Witch,
and the Wardrobe (Rosebud Theatre,
Alberta).
Other: Eleven-time Jessie Award
nominee, one-time Award recipient.
One Ovation Award. Member of the
Associated Designers of Canada.
CARMEN ALATORRE
Costume Designer
For the Arts Club: The
Patron Saint of Stanley
Park (debut, 2010), Armstrong’s War,
Driving Miss Daisy, In the Heights,
Peter and the Starcatcher.
Other Theatre: The Competition
is Fierce (ITSAZOO), Stickboy
(Vancouver Opera), Crazy for You,
The King and I, Fiddler on the Roof,
The Wizard of Oz (Gateway Theatre),
The Tragical Comedy of Punch and
Judy (Caravan Farm Theatre).
Other: Member, Associated
Designers of Canada. Originally
from Mexico City, Carmen earned
her MFA degree in Theatre Design
and has worked as a theatre
designer in Vancouver since 2006.
www.carmenalatorre.com
ADRIAN MUIR
Lighting Designer
For the Arts Club: Vanya
and Sonia and Masha
18 Good People
and Spike, Other Desert Cities, My
Turquoise Years, Calendar Girls—all
directed by Rachel Ditor.
Other Theatre: Recently: Late
Company, The Concessions, The
Romeo Project (Touchstone Theatre),
East Van Pantos Hansel & Gretel and
Cinderella (Theatre Replacement/
The Cultch), Whose Life Is It Anyway
(Realwheels), The Orpheus Project
(Music on Main), Conversations with
My Mother and The King & I (Gateway
Theatre), Love’s Labours Lost and
Shakespeare’s Rebel (Bard On The
Beach). Upcoming: How To Survive
an Apocalypse (Touchstone Theatre).
Other: Instructor at Langara College’s
Studio 58. Recipient of five Jessie
Richardson Awards. Member of the
Associated Designers of Canada.
MURRAY PRICE
Sound Designer
For the Arts Club: The 39
Steps, School for Scandal,
Odd Couple, One Man Two Guvnors,
Vanya Sonya Masha Spike, Importance
of Being Ernest, Boeing-Boeing, Peter
and the Starcatcher.
Other Theatre: Shakespeare’s Rebel,
King John, MacBeth, As You Like It,
Much Ado, Comedy of Errors, Twelfth
Night (Bard on the Beach) Habit
of Art, Democracy, American Pilot
(Jericho Arts).
Film & Television: Nico Can Dance
(BBC Kids Knowledge Network),
numerous Radio TV productions.
Other: Awards IBA, Clio, Jessie,
Composition & Sound Design, KOKO
Productions / Little Mountain Sound.
PETER JOTKUS
Stage Manager
For the Arts Club: Vanya
and Sonya and Masha
and Spike; One Man, Two Guvnors;
Santaland Diaries; Next to Normal;
Other Desert Cities; Jacques Brel;
Dinner with Friends (debut, 2002).
Other Theatre: The Belfry, Pacific
Opera, Vancouver Playhouse, Theatre
Calgary, The Citadel, Banff Centre,
MTC, Canadian Stage, The National
Arts Centre, Stratford Festival, Shaw
Festival, Livent, Opera Atelier,
Centaur, Charlottetown Mack.
Touring: Helen Lawrence—De Singel,
Antwerp; BAM, New York; Edinburgh
International Festival; Kammerspiel,
Munich; The Overcoat—American
Conservatory Theater, San Francisco;
Bushnell Center for the Arts,
Hartford, Connecticut; Bergen
Festival, Norway; Wellington Festival;
Adelaide Festival; Barbican Theatre,
London; World Stage Festival,
Toronto; Canadian National Tour.
Other: Graduate of the National
Theatre School of Canada. Jessie
nominee: Significant Artistic
Achievement, Outstanding Stage
Management. Jean A. Chalmers
Award.
REBECCA MULVIHILL
Assistant Stage Manager
For the Arts Club: Do You
Want What I Have Got?
A Craigslist Cantata (debut, 2012),
Educating Rita.
Other Theatre: Little One, Kayak
(Alley Theatre), James and the Giant
Peach, Seussical, Arthur: Boy King
(Carousel), Deux ans de votre vie,
Selfie (Théâtre La Seizième), The
Concessions, Mimi (Touchstone)
...Bastard Daughter, Ghosts in
Baghdad (Working Spark), The
Rap Guide to Evolution (Dovetail
Productions/The Cultch), Fall Away
Home (Boca Del Lupo), Richard III,
Henry VI, King John, The Merry Wives
of Windsor (Bard on the Beach).
Other: Artist Logistics Assistant for
the TD Vancouver International Jazz
Festival. Graduate of the University of
Victoria.
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CORPORATE & GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
The Arts Club Theatre Company thanks its government and corporate partners for their support of the 2015/16 season.
Season Sponsors
Presenting Sponsors
Production Sponsors
Community Outreach Sponsors
Tour Production Sponsor
Event Sponsors
Technology Sponsors
Government Support
Additional Partners
$10,000+
• Anna’s Cake House
• BMO Capital Markets
• Business in Vancouver
• HollisWealth
• Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel
• Open Road Auto Group
• TELUS Vancouver Community Board
$5,000 – $9,999
• CIBC World Markets
• Empire Life
• Grosvenor Canada
• HSBC Bank Canada
• Investors Group
• KPMG
• Mercury Launch & Tug Ltd.
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
MNP LLP
Richards Buell Sutton LLP
Michele Collins—Royal LePage Sussex
Secret Garden Tea Company
Sierra Systems
Vancouver Trolley Company
Wesgroup Properties
Up to $4,999
• Cool Air Rentals
• Empire Life
• Konet Systems
• Marin Investments Limited
• New Look Business Centre
• Proscenium Architecture & Interiors
• Tap and Barrel Restaurant
• Travel TST
• TR Trades Reproduction
• US Consulate General
• Vancouver Courier
Foundations
• Christopher Foundation
• CIBC Children’s Foundation
• Diamond Foundation
• Hamber Foundation
• Kaatza Foundation
• Kinder Morgan Foundation
• McCarthy Tétrault Foundation
• RBC Foundation
• River Foundation
• The Simons Foundation
• The Somerset Foundation
• Vancouver Foundation
For more information about corporate sponsorship and donations, please contact Stephanie Cardwell, Manager of Corporate
Sponsorships and Foundations, at 604.687.5315, ext. 267.
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FRIENDS OF THE ARTS CLUB
We gratefully acknowledge the support of all the Friends of the Arts Club, individual donors whose contributions help to support what
we do. We have recently updated our membership levels and we have endeavoured to include all patrons who wish to be listed. If
you feel you have been omitted in error, have questions or concerns, or wish to join the Friends of the Arts Club, please contact Jen
Challinor at 604.687.5315, ext. 279, or [email protected].
Patrons ($500 – $999)
David & Heather Ashley
In memory of Adele Baeuml*
J. Terry Barkley*
Dr. Vicki Bernstein
Deborah Brown &
Arthur Harpur
H. Campbell & K. Zaine
Vince Chura
Chris & Lisa Dabrowski
Neil Duke & Candace Yip
Sandra Epplett*
Evolve Nurturing Vitality
(Dr. Shamira Rahim)*
Susan & Barry Flynn
David Frankel
Charles & Donna Gauthier*
Clarissa P. Green
Sandy Gunderson
Earle & Mabel Hales*
Stephanie & John Halse*
Ruth & David Harris
Joan & Trevor Heaver
Wilhelmina Helps*
Walter Herring
Jack Holmes
Ann Howe
Brenda Hudson
Donald & Patricia Hudson*
Sharon Jeroski*
Mr. & Mrs. W. J. Kennedy*
Marylou Kirstein
Anne Kober
Dr. & Mrs. Ernie Ledgerwood
Jane & Ian Mavety*
Martin & Mrs. Patricia
Milewski*
Bruce & Lea Milley
Mike Moretto*
Barbara Morris
Don Morrison
Jane Mortifee
G. Murphy*
Terry & Barbara Myers
Jennie & Ann Neumann - in
memory of Amy Wallis
Lisa & Brad Newby*
In memory of Paul
Louise C. Peters*
Tina Powell
Mrs. Wendy Robinson &
Mr. Jeff Robinson*
Elfriede & Peter Rohloff*
Deborah Rollins*
Gary Rombough
John & Bonnie Schmelke
Kathie Schwaia*
Donia Sims*
Dorothy Stauffer
Eileen B. Stewart*
Dr. Larry Stonesifer &
Mr. Ronald Angress*
Laurie Stovel
Mollie Thackeray*
In Memory of Joyce Thompson*
Trekkie Monster
Michael & Judith Watson*
Christina & Bruce Wendel
Jane & Maurice Wong
Daniel Worsley*
Anonymous x4
Anonymous*
Enthusiasts ($300 – $499)
Chris & Susan Adams
Robert & Enneke Allan*
Jane K. Baker
Debbie Berto &
Dan Sanderson*
Sharon & John Bishop*
Brendan & Karly Black
M. A. Boltezar*
Kenneth Broadway
Lawrence & Maggie Burr
Elizabeth J. Burrell*
Michael and Rosemary Carter
Dr. Heather F. Clarke
P. J. Curtis*
Fred & Diane Dallyn*
Jane Durant*
Wilson Durward
Pat & Lorne Fingarson
In memory of Tom Fraser*
Robert Gauf
Carol Gibson
David Gowe*
Dr. Evelyn J. Harden in
memory of John Wood*
Gerald & Patricia Haslam
Margaret Hobson &
Sheila Tynan
Bill & Barb Humen
G. Jang
Mavis & Carl Jonsson*
Lynn Kelly & Brian Kett
Lorna Klohn*
Jim & Lynette Lattimer, in
memory of Amy Wallis
Erica Levy & Alan Kingstone*
Linda Lowry
M.I.V.*
Elizabeth & Jim Mah in
memory of Helen & Frank
Millerd*
JoAn Maurer
Robert & Gillian McIntyre*
Ken & Irene Merrells*
Bruce & Brenda Milton
Catherine Morgan &
Michael Jonker
C. Rochelle Moss*
C.J. Newson*
Ron Ogilvy*
Nick & Hazel Parker-Jervis*
Marion Pearson & Jim Orr
Gordon Pirie
Courtney Pratt
Allan & Blaize Reich*
Peter & Ursula Schmelcher
David Schreck*
Bob Shorthouse
Peter Suedfeld &
Phyllis Johnson*
TaLedi Distribution
Helen & Barry Thorson
Jacqui Tyler*
In memory of Amy Wallis
from the Little Ladies
Allan Webber*
Edward Wilson*
June L. Witty
Anonymous x5
Anonymous* x3
Associate ($200 – $299)
Thomas & Catherine Adair
Miles Adam*
Karen Adlington & Alan Turner
Dr. Philip & Lori Barer*
Patricia Barkley
Bill & Heather Beamish
Susan Bennett
Carolyn Bird
Neil D. Boucher
Julie Bournival & Rhys Clarke
Barbara Bowes
Chuck & Diane Campbell
Joan Campbell
Susan Chant*
E.A. Clutchey
June Coe*
Howard & Beth Coulter
David & Janet Courage*
Barbara Cox & Dan Aspinall
A. DeKoven*
Deb and Lionel Durocher
In memory of Howard Eckman*
L. Eldridge
Anne Elliott
I. Joan Elliott
Beverly Epp
Catherine Evans
Jean Excell*
Sandra Fergusson
Mary & Ronald Fines
Lori Fretwell
Deirdre Gernsbeck*
Marianne & Verne Glover
Dennis Goodman*
John & Julia Gosden*
Daryl Gouthro
Irene Griffiths
Paul Gustafson
Dianne Haag/
Accommodations by
Pillow Suites
Ingrid Hagerlund
S. Hardin
Marilyn Harrison*
James & Elspeth Helmcken*
Linda Ann Herman &
Patricia Horstead
Jane Heyman*
Teri Hodgins, Barbara Birt &
Anne Thompson
Aileen Hollifield*
Sam & Christine Hooge
Joan & Robert Hornal
B & I Housego
Teresa & Lewis James*
Linda Johnston*
Lesley Joy & Steve Sipos*
Betty Jung & David Chan
Stephen & Mary Ann Juras*
Signe Jurcic
Mrs. Skylar Kamlade
Peter Kappel
Sherry & Stuart Katz
Jacqueline Kelly &
Rowland McLeod
Kate Ker
Ross & Jill Ker
Kathy Kinloch
Tony & Margie Knox
Russell Kozub
Doug & Laurie Lakusta
Florence Laniuk*
Deborah Lendon*
Lorne & Audrey Lindsay*
Mary MacDonald
Maureen L. MacDonald
Marian E. MacFarlane
Jeff & Valerie Marus*
Sarah McAlpine
Terry & Sandy McBride*
Linda McDonald &
Victor Holysh
Emmet & Linda McGrath
Christine McLean
Mrs. Verna McNichol
Don & Mary Millerd
Ms. Linda A Mogensen
Brenda Morrison
Thom Noakes
Noel Booth Elementary
William Nordmark
June Ogden
Stephen & Pamela Ottridge*
Rose Parker & Usher Hammer
Allan & Sheila Parr
For Patricia from George*
Ray & Judy Pletcher*
Kathy Poon
Dave & Elaine Rickards
Evelyn M. Riley
Harley Rothstein &
Eleanor Boyle*
Mr. & Mrs. Real Rousseau*
Marie Rozitis
W. Ruus*
Michael Ryan
P.D. Ryan
Erika & Andrew Scott
Gillian Seager
Aubrey Searle
James Shepherd
Shuley Family
Tricia Sirrs
Eleanor Sleath
Robert & Patricia Smith
Janis Souter
Peter & Daphne Spencer*
Kristin Stockley
Mary Stott
Darcey Sudeyko
Paula Swart Till
Erica Tang
Peter Thaler*
Silvia Thorne
Art Toft
Maureen Topley
Caroline Underhill
Mary H. Vickers
J. Walsh
Jennifer Yeung
Anonymous x18
Anonymous* x3
* indicates those who have
supported the Arts Club for 5
or more consecutive years.
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BOARD & STAFF
Bill Millerd, artistic managing director
Peter Cathie White, executive director
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chair Mr. Bruce Flexman, FCA
Past Chair Dr. Ross Paul, CM,Phd
Treasurer Ms. Kerry Suffolk
Secretary Mr. Richard Bell
Mr. Aleem Bandali, Mr. Mike Black, Dr. Catherine Aczel
Boivie, Ms. Michele Collins, Mr. John Dawson, FCPA,
FCA, Ms. Teo Dechev, Ms. Anna Fung QC, Ms. Carol Anne
Humphrys, Mr. James Kitamura, Mr. Eugen Klein,
Mrs. Joanne Klein, Mr. Bryan Mabee, Ms. Bonnie Mah,
Mr. Dave Morton, Ms. Erika Tse
COUNCIL OF GOVERNORS
Ms.Roberta Beiser, Mr. Philip Bernard, Ms. Donna Celle,
Mr. Axel Conradi, Mr. Jamie Corbett, Mr. Christopher Gimpel,
Dr. Stanley Hamilton, Ms. Catharine Herb-Kelly QC,
Mr. Bruce Milley FCA, Mr. Morris Nord, Mrs. Joan Pitman,
Ms. Janet Rogers, Mr. Al C. Schultz, Ms. Lisa Seed, Mr. Jim
Storie, Mr. John J. Sutherland, Mr. Ian Waddell QC
ARTS CLUB OF VANCOUVER THEATRE FOUNDATION
President Mr. Christopher Gimpel
Treasurer Mr. Bruce Flexman, FCA
Secretary Ms. Catharine Herb-Kelly QC
Mr. Jamie Corbett, Mr. Eugen Klein, Ms. Bonnie Mah,
Mr. Morris Nord, Mr. John J. Sutherland, Mr. Art Vertlieb QC
ARTISTIC
Resident Designer Ted Roberts
Artist Liaison Stephanie Hargreaves
Literary Manager Rachel Ditor
ReAct Assistant Veronique West
LEAP Leader Shawn Macdonald
LEAP Assistant Christine Quintana
Music Theatre Intensive Director Peter Jorgensen
Actor’s Intensive Program Director Dean Paul Gibson
Actor’s Intensive Head Instructor Scott Bellis
PRODUCTION
Director of Production Stephan Baeuml
Technical Director, Stanley & Tours Eugenio Saenz Flores
Technical Director, Granville Island & Goldcorp Craig Fulker
Technical Director, Shop Ace Martens
Facilities Manager Jack Holmes
Rentals Manager Catherine Wilson
Production Secretary Dawn Padget
Production Assistant Robert Burns
Head Electrician (Stanley) Shawn Watson
Head Electrician (Granville Island) Darren Hales
Goldcorp Stage Technician Garreth Lau
Head Sound Technician Philip Ronayne
Assistant Sound Technician Kate De Lorme
Head Stage Carpenter (Stanley) Marcus Stusek
Stage Carpenter (Granville Island) Bret Roach
Assistant Stage Carpenter Alex Pauls
Assistant Fit Up Carpenter Lucas Hall
Head Dresser Oriana Camporese
Tour Technician Alberto White
Rentals Technicians Liz Kraft, Darren John
Head Carpenter Joao Carlos d’Almeida
Lead Carpenters Lorraine West, Chris White
Head of Properties Michael Gall
Second Properties Robyn Volk
Head Scenic Artist Kristine Kavalec
Scenic Artist Maria Tratt
Head of Costumes Kirsten McGhie
Assistant to the Head of Costumes Tiffany Bishop
Cutter Sarah Marchant
Seamster Kate Rittenhouse
Wardrobe Maintenance Mary Jane Cox, Sean Malmas
Stage Managers Angela Beaulieu, Rachel Bland, Sandra
Drag, Caryn Fehr, Claire Friderich*, Tessa Gunn*, Michelle
Harrison*, Ronaye Haynes, Jan Hodgson, Pamela Jakobs,
Peter Jotkus, Jenny Kim*, April Starr Land, Rebecca Mulvihill,
Ashley Noyes*, Rick Rinder, Tanya Schwaerzle*, Allison
Spearin, Anne Taylor, Yvonne Yip
*Apprentice Stage Managers
Building Maintenance Kris Jankovic
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ADMINISTRATION
Director of Finance & Systems Valerie Prodanuk
Director of Education Natasha Klein (on leave)
Manager of Administration Teddy Forsyth
IT Manager Allan Kong
Manager of Databases & Systems Lou Ann Mendoza
Education Coordinator Kevan Ellis
Accountant Igor Rozenberg
Accounting Assistant Eileen Craig
Receptionist Susanna Summers
Volunteer Coordinator Elizabeth Pope-Moore
MARKETING
Director of Sales & Marketing Bryan Woo
Publications & Communications Manager Susan Cho
Marketing Manager Jaime Fletcher
Publicist Amy Lynn Strilchuk
Writer & Editor Angela Caravan
Graphic Designer Roger Allen
Marketing Coordinator, Digital April Green
Marketing Coordinator, Loyalty Alva Tang
Group Concierge Jonathan Greenway
Tour Coordinator Christina Campbell
Digital Storyteller Mark Halliday
Tour Intern Hillary Edison
DEVELOPMENT
Director of Development Kathy MacKenzie
Manager, Individual Giving Parmida Zarrinkamar
Manager, Corporate Sponsorship & Foundations
Stephanie Cardwell
Manager, Special Events Stephanie Roberts
Cultivation & Stewardship Coordinator Jen Challinor
Development Coordinator Hoori Barkh
Development Associate Carlyn Bishop
Graphic Designer Peng Wei
GUEST SERVICES
Guest Services Manager Peter Chapek
Front of House Managers Laura Eveleigh, Max Forsyth
Front of House Kaila Butler, Brendan Blanchard, Bonnie Dane,
Ronaye Haynes, Linda Guthrie, Alexis Jones, Michelle Kaesar,
Shirley Lum, Kavin Ni, Kirsten Niedtner, Devon Parkin, Sandy
Peters, Mylyn Ramos, Veronica Rozenberg, Nathan Smith,
Samein Shamsher, Karen Worrod, Vanessa Yee
BOX OFFICE
Ticket Sales Manager Megan Verhey
Sales Systems Manager Harpreet Kullar
Ticket Sales Supervisors Eric Biskupski, Madeline Doig
Box Office Ria Antonopoulos, Jo B, Jean Choi, Elizabeth Emery,
Holly Emmett, Brett Harris, Marianne Hoffard, Jacinta Jones,
Gwenda Lorenzetti, Jennifer Magnus, Tim Mahoney, Danny
Mak, Emma Middleton, Kirk Olson, Erin Schneider
THEATRE LOUNGES
Director of Food & Beverage Steve Sheridan
Bar Managers Torrance Jestadt, Kelly Golby, Blaine Anderson,
Colin Speir, Chris Schonfeldt
Bar & Lounge Staff Edwards Adams, Chari Agellon, Eric
Angerman, Keturah Bellamy-Webb, Michael Bothner, Paddy
Cole, Colin D’Astoli, Anica Deichmann, Lucas Floody, Rafal
Frej, Mike Frydenlund, Jamie Gourley, Rachel Hugheson, Mia
Ingimundson, Savanna Junjek, Mike Kucheran, Ron Mill,
Emilda Radjah, Anna Rasmussen, Dallas Richards, Dillan
Simard, Jason Simmer, Stephanie Thompson, Paul Vigano,
Gavin Weddell, Linsay Willier, Katherine Wortley, Kasha
Zacheja
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & SPECIAL THANKS
The Arts Club thanks its many volunteers for their support
The Arts Club Theatre Company is a member of the
Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT),
The Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance,
and the Alliance for Arts and Culture, and operates under
the jurisdiction of Canadian Actors Equity Association
Preproduction personnel and stage crew are members of Local
118 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
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