RichaRd iii - Stratford Festival

costuMe Designs by Peter hartwell for laDy anne, Queen elizabeth anD
the DuKe of bucKinghaM with bucKinghaM's ghost.
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The Birmingham Conservatory for Classical Theatre
From General Director Antoni Cimolino and Artistic Director Des McAnuff
Thirty-two members of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival’s 2011 company have come out of our
professional training program, now known as the Birmingham Conservatory for Classical Theatre.
Founded in 1998, the Conservatory has helped to launch the careers of some of our leading young
actors, many of whom we have had the great pleasure of directing. Providing opportunities for young
Canadian artists is part of our mission at the Festival, and we hope you will find it as satisfying as we
do to watch their growth as they share the stage with some of the finest actors in the world.
Under the leadership of Martha Henry, the Conservatory is made possible by the support of the Birmingham
family, the Stratford Shakespeare Festival Endowment Foundation and the Department of Canadian Heritage.
We thank them for helping us to nurture and support these talented artists in our 2011 company:
Understudies
oliver becker (Lord Stanley), skye brandon (Sir William Catesby,
Murderer), shane carty (Duke of Buckingham), David collins
(Lord Hastings), laura condlln (Queen Elizabeth), Paul fauteux
(Sir Robert Brakenbury), David ferry (Lord Mayor of London),
bruce godfree (Sir Richard Ratcliffe, Earl of Surrey), carmen
grant (King Richard III), ethan ioannidis (Duke of York), Dion
Johnstone (Sir James Tyrrel), cyrus lane (Lord Grey, Marquess of
Dorset, Lord Rivers), claire lautier (Lady Anne), brendan Murray
(King Edward IV, Duke of Norfolk), irene Poole (Queen Margaret,
Duchess of York), gareth Potter (Duke of Clarence), evan rueb
(Prince Edward), e. b. smith (Earl of Richmond, Cardinal),
Michael spencer-Davis (Archbishop).
Interval
there will be one interval of 20 minutes.
Audience Alert
this production includes haze.
Production Credits
Responsibilities backstage during the performance accomplished by:
Stage Carpenter Paul gorman
Master Electrician timothy hanson
Property Master alan hughes
Head of Sound Jim stewart
Wardrobe Mistress helen basson
Wardrobe Attendants John bynum, inez Khan,
Jane Mallory
Swing bonnie Deakin
Wigs and Makeup Show Head Julie scott
Wigs and Makeup Crew angela Moncur
Children’s Supervisors tracey coleman,
Jane Mallory
Acknowledgements
Special thanks to norman cruz, MD, Stratford;
Jennifer anderson, MD, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto; brian
hands, MD, FRCS (C), medical voice consultant, Vox Cura voice
care specialists, Toronto; simon Mcbride, MCISc, MD, London
Health Sciences Centre Vocal Function Clinic, London; John yoo,
MD, London Health Sciences Centre, London.
Thank you to David Klausner.
Pianos tuned and maintained by Don stephenson.
Front cover image provided by steaMco., creative advertising
agency for the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. Front cover and
page 1 photography by andrew eccles.
Skye Brandon 08/09
Evan Buliung 99
Shane Carty 03
Dan Chameroy 03
Laura Condlln 04
Victor Dolhai 10
Miranda Edwards 10
Josh Epstein 10
Martha Farrell 04
Paul Fauteux 02
Bruce Godfree 09/10
Carmen Grant 10
Ashleigh Hendry 10
Dion Johnstone 03
Chilina Kennedy 09
Sarah Kitz 10
Ian Lake 07/08
Amanda Lisman 09
Keira Loughran 05 (new plays)
Kennedy C. MacKinnon 99 (voice coach)
Brendan Murray 00
Paul Nolan 09
Trent Pardy 07/08
Gareth Potter 03
Christopher Prentice 08/09
Andrea Runge 09
Tyrone Savage 10
E.B. Smith 10
Evan Stillwater 04 (tailor)
Sara Topham 00
Dylan Trowbridge 10
Sophia Walker 05