I, Claudia

by kristen thomson

community partner

I, Claudiaby kristen thomson

starring lili beaudoin

Running time: approx. 1 H 30 MIN (no intermission)

creative team marie farsi directorheipo c.h. leung set designerbarbara clayden costume designerjonathan kim lighting designer ben elliott original music & sound designer melody anderson mask designer jane li assistant set designer angela beaulieu stage managerkoh lauren quan assistant stage manager

July 22–August 15, 2021 Newmont Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre

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production sponsorcommunity partner

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Through various sponsorships and community involvement we at BMO are committed to helping our local arts communities.

BMO is proud to support the Arts Club Theatre Company.

Great performances deserveapplause.

Welcome back to the Arts Club Theatre Company. On behalf of all of us here, we can honestly say we’ve missed you immensely. Thank you for sharing part of your summer with us.

And there will be more to come this fall! As we write this, we’re finalizing a 5-show series at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage to start in mid-November that will blow your socks off. Here’s a sneak peek: our first show back at the Stanley is Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol!

Set during the 1930s, in East Tennessee, this heartwarming musical imagines Ebenezer Scrooge as the greedy owner of a mining company town whose past literally comes back to haunt him. Charles Dickens’s classic characters and Dolly Parton’s one-of-a-kind songwriting talents come together for a holiday event made for sharing with loved ones. Season tickets to this new holiday musical tradition plus four more productions will go on sale in early August. Look out for our announcement and get ready for a season of entertainment at our flagship venue.

We are also delighted to announce that Ashlie is going to become a mom at the end of July! While she’s on parental leave, Rachel Peake has joined our team as our new Associate Artistic Director, Programming. Rachel will execute Ashlie’s artistic vision of our 2021–2022 season.

Originally hailing from Saskatchewan, Rachel is a freelance director and dramaturg of theatre and opera. Most recently, she was the Associate Artistic Director of the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton, where she led their New Play Development initiatives.

We are excited to welcome both Baby Corcoran and Rachel to our theatre family! And we are also happy to open our Granville Island Stage on August 5 with Beneath Springhill: The Maurice Ruddick Story, an inspiring Canadian story told through song. We hope to see you there!

Thanks for joining us, thanks for your support, and welcome back—healthy, happy, and ready for theatre to sweep its magic over you again. Ashlie and Peter ashlie corcoran artistic directorpeter cathie white executive director

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Welcome

The Arts Club Theatre Company would like to acknowledge that this production takes place on the ancestral, traditional, and unceded territories of the Coast Salish Peoples, in particular the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlil̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations. We are honoured to live, work, and play on this land together.

Land Acknowledgement

The Playwright

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kristen thomson is an award-winning actor and writer for theatre, film, and television, and the recipient of four Dora awards, two ACTRA awards, two Canadian Comedy awards, a Genie, a Gemini, and a Leo. For Canadian Stage: Someone Else (also playwright/Crow’s Theatre co-production), Peggy Pickett Sees the Face of God (Volcano Theatre co-production), Hysteria, Oleanna, Every Brilliant Thing. The Wedding Party, for which she was both a performer and the playwright, enjoyed two successful runs at Crow’s Theatre and a remount at the National Arts Centre in 2019. Elsewhere: I, Claudia

(performer and playwright), first produced at Tarragon, later Crow’s Theatre/Soulpepper, toured internationally and was adapted for television. Other acting credits include The Chairs, The Bald Soprano, The Lesson, School for Wives, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Guardsman, Mirandolina, Uncle Vanya (Soulpepper); The Memory of Water (Tarragon Theatre); Problem Child (Factory). Film and television credits include Cardinal (CTV), Away From Her, I Shout Love, Flower and Garnet, and The Republic of Love.

angela beaulieu stage manager For the Arts Club Hand to God, One Man, Two Guvnors, Venus in Fur, The 39 Steps, It’s a Wonderful Life, Blood Brothers. I, Claudia marks Angela’s 30th production with the Arts Club! Other Theatre Hey Viola!, Miss Shakespeare, and J. Caesar (Musical TheatreWorks); One Man, Two Guvnors (Theatre Calgary); The Pavilion (Osimous Theatre); Urinetown, The Musical, The Shooting Stage (Firehall Arts Centre); Kill Me Now, Sex in Heaven, Lion in the Streets (Touchstone Theatre); Crazy for You, Shirley Valentine (Gateway Theatre); The Shape of a Girl, Rage, Problem Child (Green Thumb Theatre)In June 2008, Angela received the Mary Phillips Prize for her work behind the scenes. All my love to SJT, forever in my heart.

melody anderson mask designer For the Arts Club The Number 14, Don Quixote, Arsenic and Old Lace, Flying Blind, The Visit, Hamlet, Alice, Blowin’ on Bowen, and, most recently, masks for her play Me and YouSince making her first mask at the Caravan Farm Theatre in 1979, Melody has created more than three thousand masks for over fifty productions and has received six Jessie awards for both design and collective creation. She’s delighted to be working with this wonderful team of artists on I, Claudia.

lili beaudoin performer For the Arts Club Sister Judy (debut, 2015), Blind Date Other Theatre The Nutcracker (Caravan Farm Theatre); Blind Date (Spontaneous Theatre/Arts Club); The Humans (Theatre Calgary); Gracie (ATP & Belfry); Sister Judy (Arts Club); The Tempest, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Comedy of Errors (Bard on the Beach) Other Elsewhere Lili’s voice can be heard in several animated TV shows such as Beat Bugs, Littlest Pet Shop, Rainbow Ruby, Max Steel, and My Little Pony. Lili is a two-time Leo nominee for her work in voiceover, as well as the recipient of a Betty Mitchell award for Actress in a Leading Role in Drama for Joan MacLeod’s one woman show Gracie. Lili is a Vancouver-born performer, but has lived and worked in cities all over Canada. When she is not working, Lili spends her days rock climbing, improvising, and walking her two scruffy little dogs.

The Company

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ben elliott original music & sound designer For the Arts Club Other Desert Cities (debut, 2013), Good People, King Charles III, Matilda Other Theatre A Christmas Carol (Pacific Theatre), Red Birds (Solo Collective/Western Gold), As You Like It (Bard On The Beach), Chelsea Hotel: The Songs of Leonard Cohen (Firehall), The East Van Panto (Theatre Replacement), Broken Sex Doll (Virtual Stage) Film & TV Humantown Other 10-time Jessie award nominee and one-time winner; recipient of the Sydney J. Risk Foundation Acting Prize; graduate of Bishop’s University and Studio 58. Up next: Ben heads to the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre and the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre as musical supervisor for two productions of a Beatles version of As You Like It. Ben also joins the Theatre Replacement team as musical director and band member for this season’s East Van Panto. Ben writes and sings his own songs, animates his own music videos, and is the proud husband of Kori. www.benelliott.ca

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barbara clayden costume designer For the Arts Club The Matka King (debut, 2003); recent favourites: The Valley, Million Dollar Quartet, Me and You, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, The Orchard (after Chekhov) Other Theatre Coriolanus, Lysistrata (Bard on the Beach); Wizard of Oz, Pinocchio (East Van Panto/Theatre Replacement) Other 19-time Jessie award nominee and six-time winner

marie farsi director For the Arts Club DebutOther Theatre Marie works between Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal. She has directed for and collaborated with companies from across the country such as Crow’s Theatre, Axis Theatre, Théâtre La Seizième, Neworld Theatre, Necessary Angel, Bard on the Beach, Rumble Theatre and Porte-Parole. Other Co-Artistic Director of Babelle Theatre (Vancouver), which is the company-in-residence at the Arts Club for the 2020–21 season; 2020 Dora Award for Outstanding Direction in the Musical Theatre division and Toronto Theatre Critics’ Award for Best Director of a Musical for Ghost Quartet; 2019 Ray Michal Award for Outstanding Body of Work by an Emerging Director; Patron’s Pick and Best of Fringe Awards at the 2019 Toronto Fringe for The Huns; Artistic Risk Award at the Vancouver Fringe 2018 for Surveil. mariefarsi.com

jonathan kim lighting designer For the Arts Club Kim’s Convenience (debut, 2020) Jonathan, better known as Jono, is a Jessie-nominated lighting designer based in Vancouver. Jonathan is a member of the Associated Designers of Canada and holds a BFA from SFU’s Production and Design program. He is also a member of Chimerik 似不像, an interdisciplinary collective.

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koh lauren quan assistant stage manager For the Arts Club Pride and Prejudice (debut, 2016), Hand to God, Fun Home, Me and You, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, BuffoonOther Theatre GLORY (National Tour/WCT); The Marvelous Wonderettes, Grease, Cornwalls’ Christmas, Hilda’s Yard, Footloose (Chemainus); Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Yoga Play, The Music Man, The Wizard of Oz (Gateway); Kill Me Now (Touchstone)Other Koh (she/her) is a life-long artist + storyteller. Prior to theatre, she spent more than a decade in the dance industry working as a performer, educator, and choreographer. She is also an illustrator and birth doula. @kohlaurenquan

heipo c.h. leung set designer For the Arts Club The Great Leap (debut, 2019)Other Theatre China Doll (Gateway Theatre), ‘da Kink in My Hair (Pacific Theatre), Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play (Little Mountain Lion Productions), The Girl in the Goldfish Bowl (Arts Umbrella), NeOn (rEvolver Festival/ODE. Movements)Heipo grew up in Hong Kong. She is a UBC graduate from the MFA Theatre Design program. She has a background in Interior Design and holds a B.A. in Sociology from UCLA. Besides theatre, she also works in film and TV. She wants to thank the passionate and supportive cast/crew who made this show come alive!

jane li assistant set designer For the Arts Club I, Claudia (debut) Other Theatre The Red Priest (United Players of Vancouver), Problem Child (Theatre at UBC), and Nokokono (Film at UBC) Born in Vancouver and raised in Japan and China, Jane is passionate about working mostly as a production designer for both the stage and screen. She enjoys creating the magic of art with like-minded people who enjoy the art of storytelling as much as she does. Jane is very happy to get a chance to work with the Arts Club for the first time. www.jane-li.com

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Corporate & Government Support

season sponsors

presenting sponsors

production sponsors

$5,000–$9,999

Capital Concepts GroupDCM Wealth ManagementEmpire LifeGenus Capital Management Ltd.HollisWealthMercury Launch & Tug Ltd.Odlum Brown Limited

up to $4,999

BMO Nesbitt BurnsGhostly Vancouver ToursLegacy Liquor StoreMarin Investments LimitedRichards Buell SuttonTR Trades Reproduction

foundations

Beech FoundationThe Morris & Helen Belkin Foundation Charles & Eve Chang FoundationChristopher FoundationConnor, Clark & Lunn FoundationDiamond FoundationG&F Financial Group FoundationHeathcliff FoundationKaatza FoundationEdith Lando Charitable FoundationLohn FoundationMcCarthy Tétrault Foundation The McLean FoundationAlan and Gwendoline Pyatt FoundationThe River FoundationThe Rix Family FoundationThe Simons FoundationSomerset Foundation

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community outreach supporters

Canada LifeY.P. Heung FoundationTDKasianTasekoBanff CentreRBCCadillac FairviewVancouver Foundation

technology sponsors

Cyclone SystemsWorld Exposure

event sponsors

A&B Party RentalsThe Lazy GourmetAvalon WaterwaysGranville Gardens

government support

CanadaCanadian HeritageCanada Council for the ArtsBritish ColumbiaBritish Columbia Arts CouncilMetro VancouverCity of Vancouver BC Gaming Corporation

$10,000+

Anna’s Cake HouseBusiness in Vancouver Media GroupKPMGNational Bank FinancialTELUS Vancouver Community Board

Donors

legacy gifts Estate of Byron AcemanEstate of Doris Chillcott and Bruce Granville PeymanEstate of Muriel Kathleen Don         Estate of Timmie MarrEstate of Mary Sharon MacLean       Estate of Robert Osokin Estate of Myfanwy Lyn RoddisEstate of Louise Chen Utengsu        Estate of Elizabeth Blyth WalkerEstate of Ian G. WaddellEstate of Barrie WhartonEstate of Arlene Vivian legacy circleRobert & Enneke AllanCorinne AssayagRichard Bell Philip & Donna BernardSusan M. Boyce Jack & Lyrica BradshawBoivie Family FundGrant BurnyeatJudith CoffinSheila CoxVicki CuthbertJudi L. CurtissDr. Kathleen DahlstromSam & Elizabeth DunbarWilson DurwardBill & Sandra EpplettBruce & Dale FlexmanTwyla Graeme Lee GrillsStephanie HargreavesJack HolmesBrenda HudsonJ.M. HurstDr. Ronald JobeLinda M. JohnstonBruce KellettMarvin & Irma LamoureuxBonnie MahBryan Mabee & TerriLynn RayBetty McGowanBill Millerd & Marsha SibthorpeSusan MuellerGaylene NewmanTodd & Valerie Prodanuk

Joanne PughDerek and Johanna RundellAlfred Schultz & Leona KollaRobert SharmanJo-Ann TernierD. Marion ThomasAnthony & Noreen WillingdonTerry WhiteheadAnonymous x18 visionaries ($10,000+)

Richard Bell*Roberta Lando Beiser*Julia Blockberger Ltd.*Lyrica Bradshaw*Val & Dick Bradshaw*Grant D. Burnyeat*Geoff Clydesdale*Jamie & Margaret Corbett*Wanda Costuros & Doug WhiteheadIn Honour of Wanda Costuros and Doug WhiteheadFrances Dowdeswell*Neil Duke & Candace Yip*Christopher & Anya Gimpel*Elaine Hunter & Bruce Watt*Irma & Marvin Lamoureux*Logan & Park Family Fund, held at Nicola Wealth Private Giving FoundationLonghedge*Bonnie Mah*Bill Millerd & Marsha Sibthorpe*In Memory of Hanna NielsenAlfred C. Schultz & Leona Kolla*Robert Sharman*Art Vertlieb & Bev Briscoe*The Windsor Family Fund, held at United Way of the Lower Mainland*Charles & Dale Young*Anonymous

transformational ($6,000–$9,999)

George & Donna Battye Fund, held at the Vancouver Foundation*Dr. Kate Dahlstrom*Stan & Kathy Hamilton*J. M. Hurst*Karen NordlingerJohn & Judy Taylor*Dr Tim & Hilary Temple*

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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 organization, the Arts Club would not exist without the generosity of our individual donors—thank you for your support! We endeavor to include all patrons at the Thespian level or higher who wish to be listed. If you feel you have been omitted in error, have questions or concerns, or wish to make a donation, please contact our Development team at 604.687.5315, ext. 847. *indicates 5+ years of giving

Terry Whitehead*Anonymous

innovation ($3,000–$5,999)

Brian Angus & Dorothy Stauffer*Bob & Elizabeth-Anne ArmstrongCorinne Assayag, WorldExposure.com*D. Bell & M. Sim*Robert Bennett, in memory of Miriam*Philip & Donna Bernard*The Boivie Family Fund*Ruth Brodie*Fred & Dawn Cadham*David & Edith Camm*Axel & Millie Conradi*John & Carol Dawson*Dale & Bruce Flexman*Patricia Mae Fulton*Lee Grills*Nordica Hansen-NettletonDavid & Fay Harris*June Harrison & Luc Bergeron*Catharine G. Herb-Kelly*Lois HoranRonald Jobe*Bryan Mabee & TerriLynn Ray*Marilyn & Murray MacKenzie*G. Murphy*Kirsten & Ali PejmanGlenn Powers & Melanie Wong Foundation Fund*Janet Rogers*John & Bonnie Schmelke*Lisa Seed*Curt Smecher*Ken Spencer & Judy Gale*Andrea Stolte*Mr. Shawn Williamson*Paddy Young*Howard Young*In Memory of Rita Cockle who danced in the aisles at Million $ QuartetAnonymous

community impact ($1,500–$2,999)

Kurt AydinScott & Dorothy Bell*Steve & Katherine Bellringer Gordon & Cheri Bird*Mike and Maureen Black*Marc & Kelly Bourne*C. J. Brooks*Jamie & Cindy BruceM. & F. Bylsma*Graham & Darlene Cameron FoundationJoan Campbell Marnie Carter*Elaine & Ken Carty*Douglas Seifert & Peter Cathie White*Ron CheungDrs. Doug & Kerstin Conn*Sherry Copeland*Ashlie CorcoranBrenda CrabtreeWayman & Penny CrosbyKara DaviesWilson Durward*

Sandra & Bill Epplett*Miss Heather Farrar*Sarah Tutton Frost*Anna K. Fung*Judy Garner*Bonnie & Terence Gordon*Victoria I. Graham*Jason HackettNelli Hanbury*Jack Holmes, in memory of Sibel Thrasher*Norm Hotson & Barbara Lindsay*B & I Housego*The Howard Foundation Carol Anne Humphrys & Nick SmithSuzanne JamesWayne KeiserRudy & Elizabeth Kerklaan*Eugen Klein*Lorna Jean Klohn*Aaron KuengLeslie Lee & John MurphyD. Wendy Lee*Bill & Risa LevineFrank and Joan Lew Charitable TrustSandra MacKayMarlene MacKenzieMair Foundation, held at Vancouver FoundationTroy and Rosalyn Manthorpe*Ben MatthewsPam & Jim McAdie*Janet & Scott McCloyHeather McKay*Kathy & John MacKenzie*Rob & Sarah McLeod*Catherine Morgan & Michael Jonker*David Morton*Ian & Louise Mummery*Lisa & Brad Newby*Donna & Chris Nicolls*Morris Nord & Fiona Macdonald*Wendy & Chris Orvig*Lynne & Erik OstensoeRoss Paul & Jane Brindley*Todd & Valerie Prodanuk*Joanne Pugh*John Reid and Maureen Howe Andre & Brock Rowland*Gerald ScottShane Simpson Peter & Karen Stephen*Kerry & Scott Suffolk*Vincent & Marie Zelie TanArt Toft*Ellis Ripley Trafford & Michael Walker*Tom Wallis*Adam Whitcombe & Susan Forbes*Mrs. Terry Wilkinson*Edward L. Wilson*Eric Wilson*Terry Wolfe & Marlene Dixon*Jane & Maurice Wong*Deb & Jim YeatesAnonymous*

benefactor ($1,000–$1,499)

Garth AbramsRon & Sherri Adams*

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Graham AngusBrendan & Karly Black*Marilyn Books & Terry Prendergast*Eric & Bertha Brisco*H. Campbell & K. Zaine*Milton & Valerie CarrascoDonna CelleConnie Dolphin*In Memory of Marguerite FrostWilliam Galloway & Susan Freedman*Nicholas GlassSharon GloverJim & Jane Gray*Helen HansenThe Harrison FamilyJohn & Jo Lynne Hoegg*Veronica and Bill JacksonRaymond & Donna Jang Foundation, held at Vancouver FoundationSharon Jeroski*Marylou & Tom Kirstein*Jim McLean & Ken LeeLindsay Family Fund, held at Vancouver FoundationDon LindsayJane McLennanChristine MoffatJane Mortifee*Elizabeth & Paul Moxham*Susan Mueller*Omari NewtonMichael NicklinLouise C. Peters*Margaret & Paul Phang*Dietmar Raudzus, in memory of Brigitte Raudzus*Laura SilvesterDonia Sims*Dr. Larry Stonesifer & Mr. Ronald Angress*John & Mary Street*Maryann Sully-Daniels, In Memory of Edward SullyD. Marion Thomas*Garth & Lynette ThurberAndy TothDominick TousignantErika Tse*Mario VasquezCindy & Bruce Verchere*Andrew Walker, in memory of Ian DowdeswellDaniel Worsley*Anonymous*

producer ($500–$999)

Thomas & Catherine Adair*Chris & Susan Adams*Maureen Adams*Dr. Joy E. Alexander*D. Allen & B. Judge*Janet Allwork*Christina AnthonyMark Antunes & David Gabel*David & Heather Ashley*Cam & Cindy AveryIn memory of Adele Baeuml*Elizabeth Ball & Douglas Welch*Dr. Philip & Lori Barer*Bartholomew & Thorstenson*Mary BasasPaul & Elizabeth Beckmann*

Clifford Bell & Paul KjekstadRichard Benmore*Barb BilslandCarolyn Bird*Dr. Heinz Bohnet*Sheila Brew*Kenneth Broadway*Deborah Brown & Arthur Harpur*Elizabeth J. Burrell*Chuck & Diane Campbell*Ellen & Paul Challinor*Alison ChiltonElsie ChinSusan ChristieVince Chura*Eleanor and Fred ClarkDorothy M. Copp*Arbutus Furniture & ClosetsP. J. Curtis*Chris & Lisa Dabrowski*Valerie Dahl & Tony Traboulsee*Thomas & Lynne Day-Madunicky*Greg Deans & Jim Beaudreau*Patricia DowadJennifer Dowdeswell, In Memory of Ian DowdeswellIn memory of Howard Eckman*Earl Ellett*Christine ElliottMarlene Ennsevolve Nurturing Vitality (Dr. Shamira Rahim)*The Fetigan FamilyBarbara & Charles FilewychKathy FindlaySusan & Barry Flynn*Karen Gilmore & Rob Van Nus*Marianne & Verne Glover*Dennis Goodman*Sheila GossenColin & Ingrid Gour*Marilyn Harris*Ruth & David Harris*Gerald & Patricia Haslam*Doug & Margaret Hatlelid*Brenda Heartwell*Joan & Trevor Heaver*Margaret Heldman & Richard Lockhart*Billie Helps*A.H.Henry Law Corp.Don & Lynn Hitchen Fund, held at Nicola Wealth Private Giving FoundatiBrenda & Phil Hooper*Marie-Claire & Geoffrey HowardAnn Howe and Family*Donald & Patricia Hudson*Bill & Barb Humen*Elaine HuvaJohn IllesPatricia JanzenMavis & Carl Jonsson*Stephen & Mary Ann Juras*KD Engineering Co.John Kearns & Daphne HampsonIn memory of Mélanie Clare*Jacqueline Kelly & Rowland McLeod*Dr. Christine N. KimGordon KleinBrian KrauthMurray Leith*Erica Levy & Alan Kingstone*

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Margaret LiAnna & Martin Linsley*Maureen L. MacDonald*Kenneth MacLeod & Elizabeth Black*Jane MaxwellMarie MertlerMartin & Mrs. Patricia Milewski*John & Dee Miller*Mary Millerd*Mike & Leanne Moretto*Barbara & Terry Myers*Donna Ornstein*Jean Orr*Ian & Carolyn Petrie*J & G Pitman*Russel & Barb Quinn, in memory of Ivan and Jane Quinn*Debra RaseraMs. Wendy RattrayF. Regan-Pollock*Allan & Blaize Reich*Marjorie ReitmayerGloria ReubenJohn Richardson*Linda RobbinsWilliam D. Robertson*Elfriede Rohloff*Deborah Rollins*Lynne & Don RoseHarley Rothstein & Eleanor Boyle*Derek & Johanna Rundell Fund, held at the Vancouver Foundation*P.D. Ryan*Eleanor Ryrie

Peter & Ravi SaulnierPatrice SavoieKathie Schwaia*Erika & Andrew Scott*Lois SengaraLaura Alexis ShandBob Shorthouse*Pentony-Woolwich & Siemens Family Fund, held at Nicola Wealth PGFDr. Cecil Sigal*Clay SteiroEileen B. Stewart*Laurie Stovel*Dr. Ian & Jane Strang*Susan SummersBeverley Tamboline*In honour of Kaja Ryzner*Helen & Barry Thorson*Chris & Pat TippleJohn & Linda TruemanTino Varelas*Dr. Debra von MandlCarol Waldmann*Carsta WongGigi WongJennifer YeungJanet York*Anonymous* thespian ($300–$499)

Carole & Jim AlbertsonRobert & Enneke Allan*Amadeu & Deborah Amaral

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Jake Anthony, in memory of Susan AnthonyRobert & Cora AshburnerWendy BakerSarah BallJim and MonitaGillian Beattie*Heather BennaAllan Benson*Dr. Vicki Bernstein*Sharon & John Bishop*M. A. Boltezar*Lindsay & Phyllis BottomerMr. William D. L. Bowen*Jim & Nancy Boyle*Janice Brown*Wayne L BrownTerence & Susan BudgellValentina Cesaratto*Lorna and Cliff Chan-Yan*Patricia ChanDon & Brenda Chapman*Chin’s #boysclubyvr*Clement Chung*Jennifer Cloutier, in memory of Kenneth E. Mathews*Erin & Giorgio D’Este*Michael DejakRoss DemelloLaurie & Darryl Drummond*Liz & Sam DunbarIrma Epp*Shirin EscarchaEleonora FalzoneMr. Tim FortBeverly ForzleyAllan & Sharon Gjernes*David Gowe*Janine GuentherLinda & Lawrence Haley*Megan Halprin*Stephanie & John Halse*Kara & Scott HammondStephanie HanVincent Hanemayer & Margaret Shaw*Heather Hansson, In Memory of Olive Lane*Dr. Evelyn J. Harden in memory of John Wood*Joyce HarpellAndrea HébertEdith Hewitt*Peter & Iris Hill*Brenda Hudson*Susan and Robert IngrahamRita Irwin*Alex & Leah JacksonElaine JamesSandra JamesBrian JobMarni Johnson*Linda Johnston*Sharon KahnAmeen & Bev Kanji*Peter Kappel*Kristina KingShirley KlassenMichael Kobor & Janina Kon*Suzan & Cordell Couillard*Emilie LahaieLahiffe Family Fund, held at Vancouver Foundation

DJ LamFlorence Laniuk*Ryan LeeLorne & Audrey Lindsay*Linda Lowry*Heather MacDonaldNancy Macdonald*Marian & John MacFarlane*Lucile & Peter MacKay*Jeff & Valerie Marus*Anne Mathisen*JoAn & Michel Maurer*Jane & Ian Mavety*Burrard PhysiotherapyTerry & Sandy McBride*Dianne McDuffieMary & Robert McIlwaineSandi McIntosh-Kocaba*Tricia McLean*Mrs. Verna McNichol*Deborah & Stephen Meehan*Ken & Irene Merrells*Bill MeyerhoffRose MitsushioKatja & Anders MjosRowena Moffett*Francesca Julia MooreRobert More*Patricia MuldowneyE & R MurrellC.J. Newson*Christine NguyenBarbara Norman*In Memory of Ian DowdeswellJim & Sheryl O’GradyValerie O’Shea*Ron Ogilvy*Kathleen OliverStephen & Pamela Ottridge*Elizabeth Owens SkidmoreJeff ParkSharon ParkerNick & Hazel Parker-Jervis*In memory of PaulJonathan & Jacqueline Peacock*Marion Pearson and Jim Orr Fund, held at Vancouver Foundation*David Penner*Art & Myrna Poisson*Jane E & Russ ReidKeith & Maureen Reid*Marian ReidGillian & David RobertsSarah RodgersSandra Rossington*Hilary Rousseau*Gail RuginisSonja Sanguinetti*Wayne SavignyBeverley Scott*Gail Screaton & John Maclachlan*Rosamund SimpsonKarin SipkoJanis Souter*Linda StevensAlison P Stockbrocks*Ann & Andrew StorrsSandi Strate*Kathleen & Robert Strath*

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Susan Stromberg*Kumi Sutcliffe*Wendy Sutton*Mary Tait & Bill SirettS. Temple & P. JohnstonPeter & Carol-Lyn Thaler*Ian ThomasNicholas & Vaughan ThorntonDeborah ThorvaldsonJacqui Tyler*Shelagh Van Kempen*Mary VecchioRosemary & Robert WakefieldD.I. Walker*J. Walsh*Michael & Judith Watson*Ellen Wattam*Allan Webber - In memory of father Gordon*Lyn Webster*Ralph & Valerie WettsteinDr. Jamison & Ms. Ellen WilcoxMargaret Worthy*James ZachariasMike ZajmalowskiAnonymous* gifts in memory of ian dowdeswell Roberta Beiser and Family Judith Bickart Frances Dowdeswell Jennifer Dowdeswell Stephanie Hume Sharon McHale Rudolph & Patricia North Laurie & Nic Roggeman Andrew Walker

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Board & Staff

Artistic Director Ashlie CorcoranExecutive Director Peter Cathie White board of directors Chair Bryan MabeeVice Chair Art Vertlieb Treasurer John Dawson, FCPA, FCA Secretary Suzanne James, CPA, CABrenda Crabtree, Wanda Costuros, CPA (CMA), MBA, Eugen Klein, Sandra MacKay, Heather McKay, Shane Simpson, Shawn Williamson council of governors

Roberta Beiser, Philip Bernard, Donna Celle, Axel Conradi, Jamie Corbett, Bruce Flexman, Christopher Gimpel, Dr. Stanley Hamilton, Catharine Herb-Kelly, QC, Bruce Milley, FCA, Morris Nord, Ross Paul, C.M., PhD, Joan Pitman,Janet Rogers, Al C. Schultz, Lisa Seed, Jim Storie,John J. Sutherland. artistic director emeritus

Bill Millerd arts club of vancouver theatre foundation President Lisa SeedTreasurer Jamie BruceSecretary Carol HumphrysJamie Corbett, Suzanne James, Eugen Klein, Bonnie Mah, Glenn Powers artistic

Resident Designer Ted RobertsAssociate Artistic Director, New Play Development Stephen DroverAssociate Artistic Director, Programming Rachel Peake Company Manager and Assistant to the Artistic Director Bronwyn CarradineEducation & Community Outreach Specialist, Cultural Community Liaison Omari NewtonLEAP Leader Shawn MacdonaldLEAP Assistant Veronique WestMusical Theatre Intensive Peter JorgensenActor’s Intensive Program Director Dean Paul Gibson Actor’s Intensive Head Instructor Scott BellisCreative Teens Program Leader Nitasha Rajoo production Director of Production Stephan BaeumlPre-Production Manager Ace Martens (on leave)Interim Pre-Production Manager Michael Gall Technical Director Dan PatersonProduction Administrator Dawn PadgetProduction Assistants Josh Tompke, Daniel GuzmanStanley Head Electrician TBAGranville Island Head Electrician Darren HalesNewmont Stage Technician Darren PaineTour Technician Alberto White2nd Electrician TBAStanley Head Stage Carpenter Lucas HallGranville Island Head Stage Carpenter Jeff Leard

2nd Stage Carpenter Jeremy VreekenHead Sound Technician Sebastian Finch2nd Sound Technician Kevin GaultHead Dresser Oriana Camporese2nd Dresser Donnie TejaniDresser Sarah McCreadyStagehands Jillian Papp, Keegan Plant Head Scenic Carpenter Joao Carlos d’Almeida2nd Scenic Carpenters Lorraine West, Chris WhiteHead Scenic Artist Kristine KavalecHead Properties Michael Gall2nd Properties Robyn VolkHead Wardrobe Kirsten McGhie2nd Wardrobe Tiffany BishopCutter Sarah MarchantStitcher Victoria KlippensteinWardrobe Maintenance Mary Jane Cox, Sean MalmasStage Managers Duston Baranow-Watts*, Heather Barr*, Angela Beaulieu, Jessica Bournival*, Caryn Fehr, Ronaye Haynes, Pamela Jakobs, Jenny Kim, Taylor MacKinnon*, Koh Lauren Quan, Jasmin Sandhu*, Victoria Snashall**Apprentice Stage Managers facilities

Facilities Manager Jack HolmesBuilding Maintenance Kris Jankovic

finance & administration

Director of Finance & Systems Sylvia Lanz Executive Business Manager Teddy Forsyth Director of Education Kevan EllisEducation & Outreach Manager Hila Graf Database Manager Lou Ann Mendoza Accountant Karin CapitanioAccounting Assistant Karis SengaraPayroll & Benefits Coordinator Deborah JessimanFinancial Analyst Marc ForsterAccessibility Coordinator Amy AmanteaEducation & Outreach Interns Sydney Marino & Mikenzie Page

development

Director of Development Kathy MacKenzie Manager of Corporate Sponsorship & Foundations Amanda MillarManager of Individual Giving Catherine GautreauEvents Associate Alena Villeneuve (on leave)Development Coordinator Alicia Szczygielski Fund Development Intern Claire Bent Digital Project Intern Jason Sakaki sales & marketing

Director of Sales & Marketing Bryan Woo Communications Manager Susan Cho Graphic Designer Sean GordonMarketing Coordinator April GreenAnalytics and CRM Associate Eray Sertkaya Digital Storyteller Mark Halliday

box office

Ticket Sales Manager Natalie PawsonTicket Sales Supervisor Shari MountainTicket Sales Agents Ria Antonopoulos, Jo B., Celeste Cadieux-Rey, Brett Harris, Aaron Lee, Gwenda Lorenzetti, Jennifer Lynch, Tim Mahoney, Kirk Olson

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front of house

Guest Services Manager Peter ChapekFront of House Managers Noa Heyl, Teddy NgkaionFront of House Attendants Lince Amora, Brendan Blanchard, Celeste Cadieux-Rey, Susan Chalmers, Pamela Choi, Saskia Cseh, Linda Guthrie, Meredith Hambrock, Vanessa Ho, Michelle Kaesar, Boris Kocmaruk, Shirley Lum, Kirsten Niedtner, Roberta Sciarretta, Nathan Smith, Karen Worrod, Natalie Zhou

bar & lounge

Bar and Lounge Staff Chari Agellon, Shane Booth, Mike Frydenlund, Henry Gillespie-Graham, Jamie Gourley, Daniel Henderson, Savanna Junjek, Ashleigh Kearns, George Koumbounis, Ron Mill, Camila Mochado, Treyzia Noviani, Tracey Obertos, Shayla Oulette, Emma Pedersen, Emilda Radjah, Dallas Richards, Maria Villamar

The Arts Club Theatre Company is a member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT), The Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance, and the BC Alliance for Arts and Culture, and operates under the jurisdiction of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association.

Pre-Production personnel and stage crew are members of Local 118 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, and guest services staff are members of Unifor 3000.

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The Arts Club Theatre Company, one of the largest not-for-profit theatre companies in the country, is the principal gathering place for the theatrical arts in British Columbia. The organization is dedicated to the advancement of local artists telling stories from around the globe and, in particular, those of our region. From this, we believe that culture expands, an understanding of differences is nurtured, and art bursts forth. The Arts Club was founded in 1964 and is currently led by Artistic Director Ashlie Corcoran and Executive Director Peter Cathie White.

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