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Artistic Managing Director, Bill MillerdExecutive Director, Howard R. JangArts Club Theatre Company Board of DirectorsMr. Morris Nord, ChairMr. Bruce Flexman, TreasurerMs. Lisa Seed, SecretaryMs. Roberta BeiserMr. Richard BellDr. Catherine Aczel BoivieDr. Jane E. BrindleyMr. David Chesman, QCHonourable Mary Collins, PCMs. Michele CollinsMr. James (Jamie) CorbettMs. Anna Fung, Q.C.Ms. Carol Anne HumphrysMs. Bonnie MahMr. Bryan MabeeDr. Ross Paul, Cm., PhDMr. Jim StorieMs. Kerry SuffolkCouncil of GovernorsMr. Philip BernardMs. Donna CelleMr. Axel ConradiDr. Stanley HamiltonMs. Catharine Herb-Kelly, Q.C.Mr. Jack MarierMr. Bruce MilleyMrs. Joan PitmanMs. Janet RogersMr. Al C. SchultzMr. John J. SutherlandMr. Ian WaddellArts Club of Vancouver Theatre FoundationMr. Richard Mulcaster, PresidentMr. Bruce Flexman, TreasurerMr. Jim BabcockMr. Christopher GimpelMs. Catharine Herb-Kelly, QCMr. John J. SutherlandArts Club Theatre Company is a not-for-profit registeredcharity committed to staging and developing stimulatingquality theatre for the enrichment of the community.Charitable Registration Number 11921 3551 RR0001STARTS NOVEMBER 28!up next at the granville island stageIT’S SNOWING ONSALTSPRINGSPRINGA HOMEGROWN O CHRISTMAS TALEBy Nicola Cavendish3VENUS IN FUREVERYSHOWFROMARTSCLUB.COM 604.687.1644ContentsBilling 5Artistic Managing Director’s Message 6Artistic Director’s Circle 7Executive Director’s Message 8About The Playwright 9About The Play 10A Note from the Director 11About the Producers 13The Company 1450th Anniversary / Community Events 18Coming Next 19Friends of the Arts Club 20Corporate, Foundation, and GovernmentSupporters 21Arts Club Staff 22Gentle Reminders 22601 - 1281 West Georgia Street, Vancouver604.684.4447 • info@wordsworthmedia.comwww.wordsworthmedia.comPublisherSenior Account ManagersMichael HayesDivya TolathSulafa Hakamis DESIGN & PRODUCTIONsSHENG GAN • 604.669.2383 • ANDREW WUwww.initialprint.com$29!“This energeticromp with itsunderlying messagesis suitably seasonalentertainment”—Review Vancouver

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October 3–November 2, 2013, Arts Club Theatre Company 50 th Season, 541 st productionVENUS IN FURBy David IvesStarring (in alphabetical order)Lindsey AngellVandaVincent GaleThomasDavid MackayDirectorFannina Waubert de PuiseauAssistant Director / DramaturgSeason 50 Partner:John WebberSet and Lighting DesignerProduction Sponsor:Christine ReimerBrian LindsCostume DesignerSound DesignerAngela BeaulieuStage ManagerApril Starr LandAssistant Stage ManagerThere will be no intermission.Taking photographs or making any recording is prohibited in the theatre.Please turn off pagers and cellular phones.Originally produced by Classic Stage Company,(Brian Kulick, Artistic Director; Jessica R. Jenen, Executive Director).Originally produced on Broadway by the Manhattan Theater Club(Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer)by special arrangement with Jon B. Platt, Scott Landis and Classic Stage Company,at the Samuel J. Friedman Theater on October 13, 2011.SEASON SPONSORS5

ARTISTIC MANAGING DIRECTOR’S MESSAGECOUPLESAs we celebrate our 50 th anniversary with the opening of the GranvilleIsland Stage season with Venus in Fur, this two-person play reminds meof the many two-handers we have done at our theatres over the years.Some of the most memorable performances have shone in the focusedattention of a play with only two actors. The first was at our SeymourStreet Arts Club in 1966; The Owl and the Pussycat by Bill Manhoff,directed by Otto Lowy, with John Sparks and Linda Sorensen. Otto, John,and Linda were stalwarts in the early Arts Club days. Otto in particular directed 15productions, starting in the first season and carrying on until 1974, when he directed the10 th anniversary production of Seymour Street’s opening show, Light Up the Sky by MossHart.In 1975 I directed three two-handers: Sleuth by Antony Shafer, with Owen Foran and DavidSchurmann; The Sea Horse by James Irwin, with Bob Haley and Janet Wright; and the musicalI Do! I Do! by Jones and Schmidt, with Ruth Nichol and Dean Regan. These three productionswere re-mounted several times over the years, as well as going out on our local tours. Theactors in those shows were important in the 1970s in helping establish the Arts Club as animportant alternate theatre in the city.The summer of 1978 saw the production of one of the most memorable of two-handers:Same Time, Next Year starring Ruth Nichol and Jackson Davies. Produced at the PlayhouseTheatre as a fundraiser for the new theatre that was to open in 1979 on Granville Island, itproved to be a big hit helping the Granville Island Stage open debt-free. In the 1980s therewere several stunning two-handers including The Gin Game by D.L. Coburn, with ShirleyBroderick and Robert Clothier, directed byNorman Browning (1982), The Mystery ofIrma Vep by Charles Ludlam, with JohnMoffat and Morris Panych, directed by LarryLillo (1987), and Danny and the Deep BlueSea by John Patrick Shanley, with Jay Brazeauand Suzanne Ristic, directed by KathrynShaw (1988). All took place at the SeymourStreet Arts Club.We celebrate these actors and directors aswe are in the presence of Lindsey Angell andVince Gale carrying on the tradition offocusing their talents on a play that onlyneeds two actors. Enjoy their performances.Bill MillerdArtistic Managing Directorartisticdirector@artsclub.comOne appetizer per voucher with purchase of entree.Maximum value $11.00 Expires November 30, 20136

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGEWelcome to the first production on the Granville Island Stage of our 50 thAnniversary Season. As part of our celebrations we have asked leadersfrom the arts and our city to write a little bit about what is on their mindin the context of our milestone season. Here is an excerpt of a piecewritten by Jim Wright, General Director of the Vancouver Opera. The fullpiece is available on our web site (www.artsclub.com) as will many moresubmissions throughout the year.Howard R. JangExecutive Directorhjang@artsclub.comI often wonder if “major” arts organizations such as opera companies,symphony orchestras, and important regional theatres would be possibleto build from scratch today. Since the mid-20 th century, there have beenso many changes in what we believe to be possible and how we live ourlives. I send up praise for the thousands of women who worked tirelesslyto establish companies, guilds, women’s committees, and galas acrossour continent—women who stuffed envelopes and made sandwiches,but also wrote checks, badgered others to write checks, too, and harassedbusinesses into supporting their cause. They all willed these great organizations intoexistence! Would we be able to harness such a priceless volunteer workforce like that today?Another concern expressed by cultural leaders across North America is over the nextgeneration of professional leadership. Who will follow the founders and builders? Willyounger professionals have the patience to stay with companies for the long haul and providesustainable leadership? Will we develop more Bill Millerds in the future?These are real and pressing concerns for not-for-profit arts organizations and theiraudiences. One could wallow in doubt and pessimism; one could rail against the youngergeneration and its lack of patience; one could hold out hope that one’s institution will lastat least long enough for one’s own retirement! But that’s the easy path. Any of us who havewatched theatre companies, symphonies, ballet companies, and opera companies come tolife, grow and thrive; any of us who have witnessed the miracle of artistic creation, the energyof artists, the dedication of unpaid and paid disciples of the arts, cannot help but beoptimistic. Yes, the world has changed since the mid-20th century; yes, our volunteers,audiences, and artists have different wants and needs now; yes, we must find ways to engagefuture volunteer and professional leaders. And we will. Because performing art—thechemistry between creator and recipient—has always been with us and is essential to us ashuman beings. Thanks to the thousands of volunteers and professionals who have made ittheir mission over the decades to provide their communities with strong organizations,Arts Club Theatre Company Websitedesigned and hosted bymore people than ever before can participate inthe arts in theatres large and small, in tents, onthe sidewalks, in the parks, on the beach. Wewill—we must—find ways to continue thisimportant work for another 50 years, and 50more after that....E-Commerce Solutions 604.831.5097www.worldexposure.comJames W. WrightGeneral Director, Vancouver Opera8

ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHTA native of South Chicago, David Ives is best known for hiscomedic writing. His full-length plays include Venus in Fur,which recently enjoyed a vast critical and audience successOff-Broadway; New Jerusalem: The Interrogation of Baruchde Spinoza, which won the prestigious Hull-Warriner Award;Is He Dead? (adapted from Mark Twain); Irving Berlin’sWhite Christmas; Polish Joke; and Ancient History.He has also written two evenings of one-act comedies, Allin the Timing and Time Flies. Time Flies won the OuterCritics Circle Playwriting Award, ran for two years Off-Broadway, and in the 1995-96 season was the mostperformed play in the country after Shakespeareproductions.He has translated Feydeau’s classic farce A Flea in Her Ear as well as Yazmina Reza’s dramaA Spanish Play, and his translation/adaptation of Pierre Corneille’s The Liar premiered in2010 at Washington’s Shakespeare Theatre Company. He is also the author of three youngadultnovels, Monsieur Eek, Scrib, and Voss. A graduate of Yale School of Drama and a formerGuggenheim Fellow in playwriting, he lives in New York City. He has been named one of the“100 smartest people in New York.”LEARN TO DANCE: BEGINNER TO ADVANCED, ADULT TO TEENS. TRY OUR DROP-IN CLASSESES TO GET STARTED TODAY.HARBOUR DANCE CENTREThank you for voting us “Best of Vancouver”Winner for 8 years in a row!!ONGOING DROP-IN CLASSESBallet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Singing, , Tap, Modern,Broadway Jazz & Broadway Cabaret,Street Jazz, Heels, Grooving, Locking, Poppin’,Belly Dance, Bollywood, Barre Basics,Musical Theatre Workshop and lots more...FALL WORKSHOPSIntensive workshops starting now. See websitefor classes, registration details and more...3rd Floor, 927 Granville Vancouver, B.C. Tel: (604) 684-9542*Free Class promotion for new students only. See website for details.TRYCLASSESFOR 3$ 30www.HarbourDance.comin the Granville Island Hotelwww.docksidevancouver.com | t. 604-685-70709

ABOUT THE PLAYVenus in Fur opened Off-Broadway at the Classic Stage Company on January 13, 2010. The playwas originally set to close on February 21, 2010, and was extended to March 7, 2010. The castfeatured Nina Arianda and Wes Bentley with direction by Walter Bobbie. The play opened onBroadway, produced by the Manhattan Theatre Club, at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre onNovember 8, 2011. Nina Arianda reprised her role as Vanda and Hugh Dancy replaced WesBentley, with Walter Bobbie directing. The production moved to the Lyceum Theatre onFebruary 7, 2012, in a limited engagement through June 17, 2012. The Broadway productionreceived two Tony Award nominations, including for Best Play and Best Actress in a Play.Nina Arianda won the Tony, the Clarence Derwent Award, Clive Barnes Award, and theTheatre World Award. She also received nominations for the 2010 Outer Critics Circle Award,Outstanding Actress in a Play, the 2010 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Lead Actress, andthe Drama League Award, Distinguished Performance.Venus in Fur also received nominations for the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Directorand Outstanding Costume Design (Anita Yavich), the Drama League Award for DistinguishedProduction of a Play, and the Tony Award for Best Play.Director Roman Polanski shot a film version of the play, in French, in late 2012. The filmstars Polanski’s wife Emmanuelle Seigner and Mathieu Amalric.10

DIRECTORS’ NOTESA NOTE FROM THE DIRECTOR AND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR“Pleasure alone makes existence worthwhile. A pleasure-seeker has a difficult time partingfrom life.”Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Venus in FursMany of us spend a lot of time thinking about sex. Safe to say, the next 90 minutes is notgoing to detract you from that. And, most likely, it’ll make you laugh as well.However, Venus in Fur might also make you think about gender, power, and desire. The playis based on Leopold von Sacher-Masoch’s 1870s erotica novel Venus in Furs, which was notonly decried as completely scandalous during its time, but also inaugurated the term Sado-Masochism. As such, David Ives’ adaptation, which features a witty play-within-a-playscenario, provides an insightful exploration of, and challenge to, the history of sex, oftraditional power struggles, of the hierarchies at the core of modern theatre, and of taboodesires—asking ultimately how much of our lives may actually be ‘a little S&M’... How muchof our lives is governed by desire?How does our desire for commodities mirror our desire for sex and romance? Can weproperly negotiate power relationships? What are the boundaries between subject andobject? What do we find titillating? And what is perversion?~David Mackay and Fannina Waubert de PuiseauM.J. JEWELLERS LTD.2832 Granville Street, Vancouver604.736.6016 www.mjjewellers.caTourmaline and Diamond PendantHandcrafted in 18k Yellow Gold11

ABOUT THE PRODUCERSThe Broadway producers of Venus in Fur are Jon B. Platt, Scott Landis, MTC Productions Inc.Lynne Meadow, Barry Grove, Jessica R. Jenen, Scott M. Delman, and Classic Stage Company.Lead producer Jon B. Platt’s producing credits include some of the most honoured dramaticwork in Broadway history: Angels in America: Millenium Approaches (Pulitzer Prize winner),Perestroika, The Book of Mormon, Wicked, Copenhagen, God of Carnage, Death of aSalesman, and Clybourne Park (Pulitzer Prize winner). In addition to his seven Tony Awards,Mr. Platt has received 10 New York Drama Desk Awards and five New York Outer CriticsCircle Awards, and the Robert Whitehead Award for Distinguished Producing in theCommercial Theatre in 2012. Tony Award winning producer Scott Landis’ credits include TheChildren’s Hour (West End), La Bete, The Pajama Game, and Nice Work if You Can Get It.Manhattan Theater Club, led by Artistic Director Lynne Meadow and Executive Director BarryGrove, is one of the nation’s leading non-profit theatres producing innovative and diversework by playwrights at all stages of their careers, at its Broadway and Off-Broadway theatres.Plays that debut at MTC are performed across the country and around the world, and six ofthem have won Pulitzer Prizes: Doubt, Proof, Ruined, Rabbit Hole, Crimes of the Heart, and ThePiano Lesson; Jessica R. Jenen produced An Evening with Patti Lupone & Mandy Patinkin, andwhile Executive Director of Classic Stage Company, produced the world premiere of Venus inFur, as well as Three Sisters, Uncle Vanya, The Tempest, among others. Classic Stage Companyis the premiere Off-Broadway theatre dedicated to reimaging the classical repertory for acontemporary American audience. Scott M. Delman is a private equity investor at DGZCapital who has co-produced The Book of Mormon, American Idiot, Mary Stuart, and Ragtime.13

THE COMPANYLindsey Angell ~ VandaThis show was an adventure from Day #1 and Lindsey would like to thankVince, Dave, and Fannina for their fearlessness and humour. Thanks also tothe entire creative team for their artistry and collaboration. Here at the ArtsClub, Lindsey has also performed in It’s a Wonderful Life and Becky’s NewCar. Recent credits include Noises Off (Western Canada Theatre), Jitters (TheBelfry), The Merchant of Venice, and As You Like It (Bard on the Beach).Lindsey is a graduate of Studio 58 and you can catch her next in Touchstone Theatre’s excitingproduction of The Romeo Initiative.Vincent Gale ~ ThomasSelected theatre credits include Dangerous Corner, True West, Vincent inBrixton, The Caretaker, Proof, The Relapse (the Playhouse); Charley’s Aunt,Tons of Money (Theatre Calgary); Stones in His Pockets , The Cryptogram, Godof Carnage (Belfry Theatre); John & Beatrice (Persephone); A Line in the Sand(Tarragon Theatre); Glengarry Glen Ross, Waiting for Godot, Dancing atLughnasa, 7 Stories, Marvin’s Room (Arts Club); and The Real Thing(Manitoba Theatre Centre). Some film and television credits include Bates Motel, Motive,Queer as Folk, Battlestar Galactica, Monk, Supernatural, Fringe,Bruce Sweeney’s Dirty, LastWedding, American Venus, and Excited. Vincent has received four Jessie Awards, a Gemininomination, an AMPIA for Best Actor, and the Genie in 2002 for Last Wedding.Get more with digital access99 ¢*¢*onlyonlyfor theFirst 30 DAYSSubscribe to Digital Access and get unlimited accessto all the news and information at vancouversun.com onyour desktop, laptop, tablet and smartphone, as well asThe Vancouver Sun apps for tablets and smartphones.vancouversun.com/subscribe*14

David Mackay ~ DirectorDavid is thrilled to be back at the Arts Club after directing Boeing Boeing,earlier this year, and The Importance of Being Earnest last year. As an actor,David has performed many times on the Arts Club stages including CyranoDe Bergerac, A Christmas Story, Here on the Flight Path, and The ImaginaryInvalid. Other recent directing credits include The Crucible (Temple Theatre),Race (Mitch and Murray Productions), and The Government Inspector(Studio 58). He is one of the original performers and co-creators of Axis Theatre’s TheNumber 14, and is currently developing a new play with Axis, Floored, based on a short storyby Dino Buzzati. He graduated in 2011 with an MFA in Directing at Temple University inPhiladelphia. Upcoming, David will direct Becky Shaw and Lungs with Mitch and MurrayProductions later this fall.Fannina Waubert de Puiseau ~ Assistant Director / DramaturgFannina has been making and studying theatre in Germany and Canadasince 2004. She is the Literary Assistant at the Arts Club, where favoritedramaturgy credits include The Importance of Being Earnest, Clybourne Park,and Master Class. This summer she was the dramaturg for Bard on theBeach’s production of Elizabeth Rex. As a director, Fannina exploresintersections of classical text, performance art, pop, and literary theory. Assuch, she recently co-directed and dramaturged a new play about medicalized identities atSFU School for the Contemporary Arts, and in October 2012 directed the premiere of heradaptation of Goethe’s novel The Sorrows of Young Werther at Frederic Wood Theatre. She isa member of the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas and a graduate of UBC’sEnglish program.15

Christine Reimer ~ Costume DesignerMost recently for the Arts Club Christine designed the costumes for MyTurquoise Years. Other favourite local designs include The Magic Flute(Vancouver Opera), The Secret Doctrine (SFU Woodward’s Theatre), All theWay Home (Electric Company Theatre), The Fantasticks (VancouverPlayhouse), The Tempest and Titus Andronicus (Bard on the Beach).Upcoming designs include Around the World in 80 Days (Alberta TheatreProjects) and an even more magical remount of The Tempest with Bard on the Beach.Christine is a member of Associated Designers of CanadaJohn Webber ~ Set and Lighting DesignerJohn is honoured to be back again at the Arts Club where he first startedworking as a technician in the early 90’s. Venus in Fur is his ninth design forthe company, where he most recently designed the set and lighting for theJessie-nominated Master Class. John has been designing both sets andlighting since the early 1990s and has had the privilege of working withsome of Western Canada’s most talented and adventurous artists, receivingeight Jessie Awards and one Ovation Award for Outstanding Design along the way.Upcoming: Communion for Ruby Slippers at Pacific Theatre, Except in the Unlikely Event of Warfor Pi Theatre, and Cool Beans for Solo Collective. Web: johnwebber.caBrian Linds ~ Sound DesignerSound designs include: Clybourne Park, August: Osage County, The HistoryBoys (Arts Club), Brighton Beach Memoirs, Arms and the Man, Of Mice andMen (Blue Bridge), No Exit (Electric Company-American ConservatoryTheatre), Broken Sex Doll (Virtual Stage), 1984 (Virtual Stage/Studio 58),The Trespassers, True West (Playhouse), The Turn of the Screw (Belfry Theatre),Demon Voice, Palace of the End (Touchstone Theatre), The Doll’s House, TheMiracle Worker (Chemainus Theatre). His one-man installations, ISO Tank and Lucid Moment,were commissioned by The Belfry Theatre’s 2010 and 2013 Spark Festival. As an actor, Brianwas seen at the Arts Club in August: Osage County, The Patron Saint of Stanley Park, It’s aWonderful Life, and Circle Mirror Transformation. He will be appearing in the upcoming DrivingMiss Daisy.THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATRONAGEAll of us at the Arts Club Theatre Company thank you for attending thisperformance, and we appreciate your patronage. As we are a not-for-profitregistered charity, we depend upon the support of the community to thrive.So please, if you have enjoyed this performance, tell your family, friends,and colleagues. By doing so, you will help us achieve our goal of continuingto present captivating theatre for many more decades!16

THEATRE ARTSLEARNING LABSThe Arts Club is excited to partner with Vancouver Park Board to offer a new series of Season 50 public workshops with some of ourmost celebrated theatre artists. Our Learning Labs are suitable for both beginners and more experienced practitioners. The Arts Club isoffering each individual Learning Lab for $50 to celebrate our 50 years.Learning Labs include:The Drama of Costume Design in three parts with award winning designerSheila WhiteAt the Arts Club production centre and False Creek Community CentreLearning Lab 1: Period Hat Blocking. Saturday, November 30 & Sunday, December 1Learning Lab 2: Costume Design Process. Winter/spring, dates tbc.Learning Lab 3: Design Illustration. Winter/spring, dates tbc.These Learning Labs can be taken individually or enjoyed as a 3-part series.The Arts Club Actor’s Intensive presents Scene MakersAt the Roundhouse Community CentreLearning Lab 1: A weekend intensive for the emerging or re-emerging actor. Winter/spring, dates tbcPuppetry with Avenue Q sensation Jeny CassadyAt Trout Lake Community CentreLearning Lab 1: Puppetry for beginners. Winter/spring exact dates, tbc.Learning Lab 2: Puppetry for parents and grandparents. Winter/spring, dates tbc.Learning Lab 3: Puppetry intensive for adult actors. Winter/spring, dates tbc.To learn more, click the 50th Anniversary tab at artsclub.com or email participate@artsclub.com.ALWAYS THE SMART CHOICETHE OFFICIAL ACCOMMODATION SPONSOROF THE ARTS CLUB THEATRE COMPANYCALL 1 800 SANDMAN (726 3626)TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OURARTS CLUB THEATRE PACKAGES18

COMING NEXTIt’s Snowing on SaltspringBy Nicola CavendishA HOMEGROWN CHRISTMAS TALENovember 28–December 28, 2013TICKETS START FROM $29!IT’S SNOWING ONSALTSPRINGSPRINGIt’s Christmas Eve on Saltspring Island. Thestockings aren’t hung by the chimney with careand disenchanted Bill Bannister hopes that St.Nick won’t be there. Will it take a reindeerguidedtrip to the North Pole for Bill torediscover the spirit of Christmas?A HOMEGROWN O CHRISTMAS TALEWorld FamousFine dining cuisineDine with us beforeor after the showWhere Celebrities and Movie Stars come to dine./DonFrancescos@donfrancescos19

FRIENDS OF THE ARTS CLUB THEATRE COMPANYWe gratefully acknowledge the support of all the Friends of the Arts Club, individual donors whose contributions help to support whatwe do. If you feel you have been omitted in error, have questions or concerns, or wish to join the Friends of the Arts Club, pleasecontact Parmida Zarrinkamar at 604-687-5315 x261 or pzarrinkamar@artsclub.comPatron ($500 -$999)Dr. Starr AllabyMary & Herb AuerbachIn memory of Adele BaeumlShawn & Jessica BouchardM. & F. BylsmaDoug & Lynn CampbellVince ChuraIsobel ColeNeil Duke & Candace YipSandra Epplett*Evolve Nurturing Vitality (Dr.Shamira Rahim)*Charles & Donna Gauthier*Earle & Mabel HalesStephanie & John Halse*Wilhelmina HelpsWalter HerringLois HoranDonald & Patricia Hudson*Kathryn IrvingSharon Jeroski*Dr. Judith Kalla*Stephen & Janet Kemper*Leslie LeeEdward Lyszkiewicz Law Corp.Clint MahlmanMrs. Eileen V. ManningJane MavetyDavid & Joanne McDonaldDr. M. Martin & PatriciaMilewski*Bruce & Lea MilleyJane MortifeeStephen & Pamela Ottridge*Louise C. Peters*Deborah Pound*Revd’s David & AndrewPeter & Elfriede RohloffDeb Rollins*Charles Sale & MargaretCharlton*Brenda & Michael SawyerKathy & Bert SherlockHilda Sibthorpe*Donia Sims*Peter & Daphne SpencerEileen B. Stewart*Dr. Larry Stonesifer & Mr.Ronald AngressLaurie StovelDr. Paul Swartz*Karen & Harald Trepke*Michael & Janet WalkerMichael & Judith Watson*Douglas Welch & ElizabethBallChristina & Bruce WendelEdward L. Wilson*Parmida ZarrinkamarAnonymous (x 4)Anonymous* (x 2)Enthusiasts ($300-$499)Joy AlexanderHelen AlkoRobert & Enneke Allan*Jane K. BakerBill & Gladys Baxter*Debbie Berto & DanSanderson*M. A. BoltezarBroadway Cosmetic SurgeryCentreElizabeth J. Burrell*Joan CampbellRichard Cavell & PeterDickinsonJennifer ClayDavid & Donna Cook*Fred & Diane Dallyn*Judith E. Deavy*D. DeKovenRuth HarrisPaul Hart & Pat Harrold*Jack HolmesMarie-Claire & GeoffreyHowardJ. M. Hurst*Mr. & Mrs. W. J. Kennedy*Audrey & Lorne Lindsay*Ann & Brian LittleLinda LowryM.I.V.*Elizabeth & Jim Mah inmemory of Helen & FrankMillerd*Jeff & Valerie Marus*J.M. McConville*Jack & Sheila McGivern*Robert & Gillian McIntyre*Pat McRae-Allen & VictorAllen*Bruce Milton & BrendaWaechter*C. Rochelle MossEd & Penny Moul*Lisa & Brad NewbyC.J. Newson*Malcolm PageMarion Pearson & Jim OrrAllan & Blaize Reich*In memory of Winston RekertDal & Muriel RichardsWilliam D. Robertson*Lance & Sandra Rossington*Anne Rowles & Afton CayfordGeorge & Shirley RudolphKathie SchwaiaRichard Shapka & DonnaChristie*Dr. Cecil SigalJacqui Tyler*Anne VanommenJane Whiteley*Jane & Maurice WongAnonymous (x 2)Anonymous*Associates ($200-$299)Mr. & Mrs. Miles Adam*Susan AdamsIrene Albinet*Murray J. Armstrong*Dr. Philip & Lori BarerMaureen BaylessScott & Dorothy Bell*Dr. Vicki BernsteinSharon & John BishopPaul Blaney & Al CollinsJohn & Ruth BrodieGordon & Jean CampbellValentina CesarattoLinda ChamutSusan ChantRon Clifford & Leona Fleck*Judith Coffin*Dorothy CoppP. J. Curtis*Chris & Lisa DabrowskiA. DeKovenPattie DonnellyLaurie & Darryl Drummond*Howard & Barbara Eckman*Wayne & Charlotte Edwards*I. Joan ElliottJean ExcellLynn & Rhys EytonPatrica FingarsonDr. Ian M. FlemingEthel & David FrankelIn memory of TomDennis GoodmanJohn & Julia GosdenJill GrantMaetel Grant & Allan BestDr. Evelyn J. Harden inmemory of John WoodS. HardinArthur HarpurMarilyn & Philip Harrison*Stan & Corky Hecker*Jane Heyman*Kathleen JaggerJen & KarlFinn & Judi JensenLinda Johnston*Mavis & Carl Jonsson*Stephen JurasJacqueline Kelly & RowlandMcLeodRoss & Jill KerMarylou KirsteinAnne KoberDeborah LendonErica LevyAnna & Martin LinsleyIn memory of Maria LoganMargaret E. MacDonaldDan MacNeilBrenda & Mike MartelJoAn & Michael MaurerTerry & Sandy McBride*Dr. & Mrs. Tom McCuskerMichael & Maria McDonaldEmmet & Linda McGrathBruce & Janet McManusVerna McNicholDon & Mary MillerdMike MorettoCatherine MorganIan Morris*Ron Ogilvy*Nick & Hazel Parker-Jervis*Margaret & Paul Phang*Ray & Judy Pletcher*Dr. Langston RaymondDave & Elaine RickardsEvelyn RileyHarley Rothstein in memoryof Annette RothsteinMr. & Mrs. Real Rousseau*Brian RowlandSonja Sanguinetti*Peter & Ursula SchmelcherDavid Schreck*Gail Screaton & JohnMaclachlanKathryn Shaw*Dave & Diane SimmsTricia SirrsPeter Steele & Dan WirthAllan & Joan StewartKathleen & Robert StrathPeter & Phyllis Suedfeld*Beverley Tamboline*Mollie Thackeray*Margaret Walwyn*Allan WebberJune L. WittyLinda Yorke & Gordon ForbesAndrea Zwack & MichaelVermetteAnonymous (x 13)Anonymous* (x 4)Thank you to these new Takea Seat donors:Jean & Walter BallMargaret Ball & Peter PruimGordon A. Webber*Represents individuals who havecontributed to the Arts Club forfive or more consecutive years.20

CORPORATE AND GOVERNMENT SUPPORTThe Arts Club Theatre Company wishes to thank all our government and corporate partners for their support of the 2013/14 Season.Season 50 SponsorsSeason SponsorsPresenting SponsorsProduction SponsorsTour Production SponsorCatering SponsorCommunity Outreach SponsorsTechnology SponsorsEvent SponsorsAdditional Partners$10, 000+• Anna’s Cake House• BMO Capital Markets• Business in Vancouver• Cadillac Fairview CorporationLtd.• Dundee Wealth Management• Leith Wheeler InvestmentCounsel• Odlum Brown Limited$5, 000 - $9,999• Dentons LLP• Empire Life• Grosvenor Canada• HSBC Bank Canada• Lawson Lundell LLP• Mark Anthony Group• Mercury Launch & Tug Ltd.• Richards Buell Sutton LLP• Sierra Systems• Secret Garden Tea CompanyGovernment SupportFor more information aboutcorporate sponsorship and donation,please contact Kathy MacKenzie,Associate Director of Development,at 604.687.5315, ext. 252.Up to $4,999• A & B Party Rental• Allstar Holdings/ AllstarWaterproofing & RestorationSystems Ltd.• BMO Nesbitt Burns• Certified General AccountantsAssociation of Canada• Genus Capital Management• Marin Investments Limited• Proscenium Architecture &Interiors Inc.• TR Trades Reproduction Ltd• US Consulate General• Vancouver Courier• The Consulting Edge• Turner Meakin PropertyManagement CompanyFoundations• Audain Foundation• CIBC Children’s Foundation• Christopher Foundation• Face of Today Foundation• Hawthorne CharitableFoundation• Kinder Morgan Foundation• McCarthy Tétrault Foundation• RBC Foundation• Kaatza Foundation• TELUS Vancouver CommunityBoard• The Simons Foundation• The Wolrige Foundation• Vancouver Foundation• Y. P. Heung Foundation21SAME-DAYSTUDENT TICKETSONLINE FORONLY $22!STUDENTRUSH.COM

ARTS CLUB THEATRE COMPANY STAFFFounded in 1964, the Arts Club Theatre Company first held performances at the downtown Seymour Stage. When the re-development ofVancouver’s False Creek area began in the late 1970s, the company was given the opportunity to build a theatre on Granville Island. Bythe time the Arts Club held the gala opening of the Granville Island Stage in October 1979, the Arts Club was a fully professionalcompany presenting its 16th season of plays. The company is now in its 50th season.Artistic Managing Director ~ Bill MillerdExecutive Director ~ Howard R. JangARTISTIC/PRODUCTIONDirector of Production ~ Stephan BaeumlTechnical Director, Granville Island Theatres ~ Craig FulkerTechnical Director, Stanley & Tours ~ Geoff HollingsheadTechnical Director, Shop ~ Ace MartensFacilities Manager ~ Jack HolmesRentals Manager ~ Kate StadelResident Designer ~ Ted RobertsArtist Liaison ~ Stephanie HargreavesLiterary Manager ~ Rachel DitorLiterary Assistant ~ Fannina Waubert de PuiseauLEAP Leader ~ Shawn MacdonaldLEAP Assistant ~ Christine QuintanaProduction Secretary ~ Dawn PadgetProduction Assistant ~ Robert BurnsHead Electrician (Granville Island) ~ Darren HalesHead Electrician (Stanley) ~ Tyler MartinHead Sound Technician ~ Aidan RantoulHead Rentals Technician ~ Florence BarrettRentals Technician ~ Phillip RonayeRevue Stage Technician ~ Garreth LauStanley Stage Carpenter ~ Timothy HastingsAssistant Stage Carpenters ~ John Bessette, Bret Roach,Marcus StusekHead Carpenter ~ Joao Carlos d’AlmeidaLead Carpenters ~ Lorraine West, Chris WhiteHead of Properties ~ Michael GallSecond Properties ~ Robyn VolkHead Scenic Artist ~ Kristine KavalecHead of Costumes ~ Kendra CooperAssistant to the Head of Costumes ~ Kirsten McGhieCutter ~ Sarah MarchantSeamster ~ Jayme ClineGENTLE REMINDERSn It is very important to turn off alarms,phones, andbeepers for the duration of the show. If you areconcerned about missing an emergency call, pleaseleave your name or device and seat location with anusher and we will alert you if a call comes through.n Please wait to discuss the show at intermission orafter the show ends. (Even whispers carry!)n Please refrain from eating or unwrapping candy andgum in the theatre, as it is a distraction for others.n If you have a complaint about another guest, pleasetell Services Manager rather than approaching theperson yourself. We will be happy to address concernson your behalf.n We welcome children old enough to enjoy ourproductions and tickets must be purchased for anychild attending a performance. Children must beseated where they can be supervised. Babes in armsare not permitted in the theatre.n Please be judicious with your use of fragrances, assome patrons have sensitivities.n A blue box is located in the lobby for discardedprogrammes and other recyclables.Please contact the Audience Services Manager at604.687.5315, ext. 403 if you have suggestions for how wecan serve you better. Enjoy the show!Wardrobe Maintenance ~ Megan Kennedy, Connie HosieHead Dresser ~ Patricia KingBuilding Maintenance ~ Kris JankovicStage Managers ~ Angela Beaulieu, Louis-Marie Bournival, Caryn Fehr,Emma Hammond*, Ronaye Haynes, Jan Hodgson, Pamela Jakobs, LucyPratt Johnson, Peter Jotkus, Liz King*, April Starr Land, Diana Magallon*,Allison Spearin, Ann Taylor *Apprentice Stage ManagersADMINISTRATIONDirector of Finance & Systems ~ Valerie ProdanukManager of Administration ~ Teddy ForsythIT Manager ~ Allan KongManager of Databases & Systems ~ Lou Ann MendozaAccountant ~ Igor RozenbergAccounting Assistant ~ Eileen CraigReceptionist ~ Susanna SummersMARKETING & COMMUNICATIONSDirector of Sales & Marketing ~ Peter Cathie WhiteAssociate DIrector ~ Bryan WooPublications & Communications Manager ~ Susan ChoPublicist ~ Nick SeliwoniukGraphic Designer ~ Roger AllenMarketing Communications Associate ~ Beatrice BenavidesGroup Sales Representative ~ Adam CaddellTours & Festivals Coordinator ~ Christina CampbellCommunity Engagement Manager ~ Vanessa RichardsMarketing Associate ~ Jaime FletcherLoyalty Analyst ~ Reena TaankArchival Intern~ Daniel CollinsArchive Coordinator ~ Alba CaludDEVELOPMENTDirector of Fund Development ~ Natasha KleinAssociate Director ~ Kathy MacKenzieManager, Individual Giving ~ Parmida ZarrinkamarManager, Special Events ~ Gigi WongDonations & Database Coordinator ~ Dana DeKovenFund Development Intern ~ Julia MauroGUEST SERVICESGuest Services Manager ~ Peter ChapekFront of House Managers ~ Kate Stadel, Carolyn Stewart, Laura EveleighFront of House ~ Laura Accili, Murray Armstrong, Ella Collier, Bonnie Dane,Max Forsyth, Linda Guthrie, Ronaye Haynes, Marika Kesler, Shirley Lum,Kavin Ni, Kirsten Niedtner, Devon Parkin, Sandy Peters, Mylyn Ramos,Veronica Rozenberg, Rafaela Vidinha, Karen Worrod, Vanessa YeeBOX OFFICEBox Office Manager ~ Cory KabanSales Systems Manager ~ Harpreet KullarTicket Sales Supervisor ~ Megan VerheyTicket Sales Supervisor & Trainer ~ Kathy VitoWriters & Readers Festival Coordinator ~ Dave McLaughlinBox Office ~ Ria Antonopoulos, Sebastien Archibald, Jo Bergstrand, JessicaBrudner, Paulina Bustamante, Angus Cresswell, Kyla Gaudreau,Christopher Gauthier, Brett Harris, Amanda Konkin, Nicholas Lee, TimMahoney, Emma Middleton, Sammi YuTHEATRE LOUNGESDirector of Food & Beverage ~ Steve SheridanBar Managers ~ Blaine Anderson, Kelly Golby, Torrance Jestadt, Colin SpeirBar & Lounge Staff ~ Chari Agellon, Marcus Arelious, Victor Alaya, DwayneBamber, Sacha Beikie-Pednault, Logan Burns, Anthony Catenaccio, SamClark, Paddy Cole, Colin d’Astoli, Lucas Floody, Sunnyann Frazier, MiaIngimundson, Savanna Junjek, Mike Kucheran, Cory Kyes, Julia Litke, RonMill, Emilda Radjah, Dallas Richards, Joey Robertson, Ian Sandilands,Chris Schonfel, Logan Sturrock, Sunil Suvarna, Rex Thomas, StephanieThompson, Gabriel Toscano-Saoui, Jamil Toscano-Saoui, Paul Vigano,GavinWeddell, Jesse Whitehead, Whitney Wright, Katarzyna ZachejaACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & SPECIAL THANKSThe Arts Club thanks its many volunteers for their supportThe Arts Club Theatre Company is a member of the ProfessionalAssociation of Canadian Theatres (PACT), The Greater VancouverProfessional Theatre Alliance, and the Alliance for Arts andCulture, and operates under the jurisdiction of Canadian ActorsEquity Association. Preproduction personnel and stage crew are members ofLocal 118 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees22

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