2022/23 Season Brochure
By DANIELA VLASKALIC Inspired by true events In association with Hit and Myth Productions
Digital Show Program
VALERIA ASCOLESE Lola Montez DANIELLE KLAUDT Mitzi Mengal TEO SAEFKOW Rudi Schneider JAMIE WILLIAMS Dr. Harry Price
Creative Team
JAMES MACDONALD Director HANS SAEFKOW Set Designer BEYATA HACKBORN Costume Designer LOUISE GUINAND Lighting Designer LUKAS VANDERLIP Sound Designer KARYN MOTT Intimacy Director TRACEY POWER Movement Consultant BILLY KIDD Magic Consultant SUSAN D. CURRIE Stage Manager ALANA FREISTADT Assistant Stage Manager ASHLEY HIIBNER Apprentice Stage Manager
TEO SAEFKOW & JAMIE WILLIAMS in Sleight of Mind | Director JAMES MacDONALD | Set Design HANS SAEFKOW | Costume Design BEYATA HACKBORN | Lighting Design LOUISE GUINAND | Photo by BARBARA ZIMONICK
DANIELLE KLAUDT in Sleight of Mind | Director JAMES MacDONALD | Set Design HANS SAEFKOW | Costume Design BEYATA HACKBORN | Lighting Design LOUISE GUINAND | Photo by BARBARA ZIMONICK
JAMIE WILLIAMS in Sleight of Mind | Director JAMES MacDONALD | Set Design HANS SAEFKOW | Costume Design BEYATA HACKBORN | Lighting Design LOUISE GUINAND | Photo by BARBARA ZIMONICK
JAMIE WILLIAMS, TEO SAEFKOW, VALERIA ASCOLESE, DANIELLE KLAUDT in Sleight of Mind | Director JAMES MacDONALD | Set Design HANS SAEFKOW | Costume Design BEYATA HACKBORN | Lighting Design LOUISE GUINAND | Intimacy Director KARYN MOTT (Principal Intimacy Professionals) | Movement Consultant TRACEY POWER | Photo by BARBARA ZIMONICK
TEO SAEFKOW, DANIELLE KLAUDT, JAMIE WILLIAMS in Sleight of Mind | Director JAMES MacDONALD | Set Design HANS SAEFKOW | Costume Design BEYATA HACKBORN | Lighting Design LOUISE GUINAND | Photo by BARBARA ZIMONICK
TEO SAEFKOW & VALERIA ASCOLESE in Sleight of Mind | Director JAMES MacDONALD | Set Design HANS SAEFKOW | Costume Design BEYATA HACKBORN | Lighting Design LOUISE GUINAND | Intimacy Director KARYN MOTT (Principal Intimacy Professionals) | Movement Consultant TRACEY POWER | Photo by BARBARA ZIMONICK
Adapted by JOE LANDRY It's a Wonderful Lifeis based on the story, The Greatest Gift by PHILIP VAN DOREN STERN from the screenplay by FRANCES GOODRICH, ALBERT HACKET, FRANK CAPRA, and JO SWERLING
ALEX FURBER Jake Laurents, playing George Bailey LAINE GILLIES Lana Sherwood, playing Violet Bick and others DOUG HERBERT Freddie Filmore ANNETTE LOISELLE Betty Marie Feldstein, playing Rose Bailey and others TRACEY POWER Sally Applewhite, playing Mary Bailey KIRK SMITH Harry “The Kid” Heywood, playing Clarence the Angel and others LUKAS VANDERLIP “Derwood ‘The Duke’ Barducci” CHRISTOPHER WEDDELL Edwin Rutter, playing Mr. Potter and others
MEER DANEYAAL ABIDI QUINCY GATHERCOLE ANNA HAHN JUNE HERBERT NIXON KENNEDY ANNA MACFARLANE
JOHNNA WRIGHT Director ROSS NICHOL Set Designer BONNIE DEAKIN Costume Designer MATTHEW PITON Lighting Designer LUKAS VANDERLIP Sound Designer, Composer & Foley Artist ALANA FREISTADT Stage Manager JUNE ZINCK Assistant Stage Manager LIZZY KING Youth Supervisor
THE CAST of It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play | Director JOHNNA WRIGHT | Set ROSS NICHOL | Costumes BONNIE DEAKIN | Lighting MATTHEW PITON | Photo by BARBARA ZIMONICK
TRACEY POWER & ALEX FURBER in It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play | Director JOHNNA WRIGHT | Set ROSS NICHOL | Costumes BONNIE DEAKIN | Lighting MATTHEW PITON | Photo by BARBARA ZIMONICK
KIRK SMITH, LAINE GILLIES & ANNETTE LOISELLE in It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play | Director JOHNNA WRIGHT | Set ROSS NICHOL | Costumes BONNIE DEAKIN | Lighting MATTHEW PITON | Photo by BARBARA ZIMONICK
LAINE GILLIES, TRACEY POWER, CHRISTOPHER WEDDELL & LUKAS VANDERLIP in It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play | Director JOHNNA WRIGHT | Set ROSS NICHOL | Costumes BONNIE DEAKIN | Lighting MATTHEW PITON | Photo by BARBARA ZIMONICK
ALEX FURBER & CHRISTOPHER WEDDEL in It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play | Director JOHNNA WRIGHT | Set ROSS NICHOL | Costumes BONNIE DEAKIN | Lighting MATTHEW PITON | Photo by BARBARA ZIMONICK
Written Directed and Performed by RICK MILLER A KIDOONS and WYRD production, in association with Theatre Calgary and The 20K Collective
Produced by Kidoons and WYRD Productions RICK MILLER Writer, Director, Performer & Production Manager* JEFF LORD Executive Producer CRAIG FRANCIS Stage Manager / Dramaturg / Original Illustrations* AIDAN WARE Technical Director NICOLAS DOSTIE Video & Projection Co-Designer IRINA LITVINENKO Video & Projection Co-Designer BRUNO MATTE Lighting Designer VIRGINIE LECLERC Costume & Props Designer RICK MILLER Set & Sound Designer / Composer CREIGHTON DOANE Additional Music Prodution SÉBASTIEN HEINS appears as "Brandon" on video* LOGOGRAPH Graphic Design, Multimedia & Marketing TOURING AGENT Menno Plukker Theatre Agent (with Isaïe Richard and Magdalena Marszalek) MUSIC LICENSING Michael Perlmutter (Instinct) *WYRD Productions engages under the terms of the Independent Theatre Agreement, professional Artists who are members of Canadian Actors' Equity Association
By KRISTEN DA SILVA An Arts Club Theatre Company (Vancouver) Production | Based on Pacific Theatre's 2018 Production
TIMOTHY MOONEY Terry REM MURRAY Johnny YUMI OGAWA Sandy TERRI RUNNALLS Darlene KIRK SMITH Bill
CATRIONA LEGER Director LEON SCHWESINGER Set & Projection Designer SABRINA STACE Costume Designer LIAM BEFURT Lighting Designer LUKAS VANDERLIP Sound Designer KARYN MOTT Intimacy Director ANASTASIA ST. AMAND Intimacy Director MADISON HENRY Stage Manager VICTORIA SNASHALL Assistant Stage Manager
Book, Music, and Lyrics by JIM JACOBS and WARREN CASEY
MEL BAHNIUK Patty / Understudy for Sandy & Jan BILLY BROWN Doody / Understudy for Danny DEVON BUSSWOOD Jan SHELYSE CAMERON Ensemble / Understudy for Rizzo, Marty, Patty SCOTT CARMICHAEL Vince Fontaine FRANKIE COTTRELL Roger DANIEL CURALLI Kenickie SARAH FORMOSA Cha Cha / Understudy for Frenchy STEVEN GREENFIELD Johnny Casino JAKE KOPYTKO Eugene / Understudy for Sonny & Doody CATRIONA LEGER Miss Lynch FALY MEVAMANANA Frenchy STEPHANIE McLEAN Marty / Understudy for Miss Lynch REM MURRAY Sonny / Understudy for Kenickie & Roger SAYER ROBERTS Danny Zuko EVA TAVARES Sandy ALI WATSON Rizzo
SCOTT CARMICHAEL Drums MATT FICHTER Saxophone STEVEN GREENFIELD Piano GEORGIA PAPE Alternate Bass KRIS RUSTON Guitar ALEXANDER WARD Bass
JAMES MacDONALD Director STEVEN GREENFIELD Music Director ALLISON PLAMONDON Choreographer NARDA McCARROLL Set Designer STEPHANIE KONG Costume Designer ROBERT SONDERGAARD Lighting Designer BILL CHABASSOL Sound Engineer SAM JEFFERY Fight Director KARYN MOTT Intimacy Director LIZ KING Stage Manager STACI HANLEY Assistant Stage Manager DAVIS SHEWCHUK Apprentice Stage Manager
Sayer Roberts (Danny) and Eva Tavares (Sandy) share a peek behind the scenes at rehearsals for the rockin' musical event of the season.
Catch a glimpse at the show that's electrifying audiences.
Grease (2023) | Photo by Robert Sondergaard | See above for full creative team & cast
Grease (2023) | Pictured: FRANKIE COTTRELL & DEVON BUSSWOOD | Photo by Barbara Zimonick | See above for full creative team & cast
Grease (2023) | Pictured: EVA TAVARES | Photo by Barbara Zimonick | See above for full creative team & cast
Grease (2023) | Photo by Barbara Zimonick | See above for full creative team & cast
By MATTHEW MacKENZIE and MARIYA KHOMUTOVA A Punctuate! Theatre production, in association with WCT
MARIYA KHOMUTOVA Performer & Writer MATTHEW MacKENZIE Performer & Writer
LIANNA MAKUCH Director DANIELA MASELLIS Set & Lighting Designer AMELIA SCOTT Projection Designer DARABA Composer AARON MACRI Sound Designer KRISTA LIN Choreographer KIIDRA DUHAULT Stage Manager LORE GREEN Tour Stage Manager TRENT CROSBY Production Manager & Technical Director MATT McGEACHY Dramaturg DAWN MARIE MARCHAND Design Consultation & Scenic Artwork MARIA NELSON Beadwork SHEINY SATANOVE Producer ALYSON DICEY Associate Producer DESIRÉE LEVERENZ Associate Producer EMILY RANDALL Head Scenic Painter AMY POWELL Painter ART LAB Fabrication THEATRE GARAGE Drape Stitching
FIRST METIS MAN OF ODESA (2023) featuring MATTHEW MacKENZIE and MARIYA KHOMUTOVA | Directed by LIANNA MAKUCH | Set and Lighting Design by DANIELA MASELLIS | Projection Design by AMELIA SCOTT | Photo by ALEXIS McKEOWN
By Duncan Macmillan With Jonny Donahoe
DAWN PETTEN Performer BRIAN LINDS Sound Designer & Performer ESTELLE SHOOK Director CHRISTINE LEROUX Stage Manager
Photo of DAWN PETTEN & audience in Every Brilliant Thing (2023) | Sound Designer & Performer BRIAN LINDS | Director ESTELLE SHOOK | Stage Manager CHRISTINE LEROUX | Photo by MURRAY MITCHELL
Photo of BRIAN LINDS, Sound Designer & Performer in Every Brilliant Thing (2023) | Director ESTELLE SHOOK | Stage Manager CHRISTINE LEROUX | Photo by MURRAY MITCHELL
2022 saw the return of this favourite family event, brought to you by the WCT Education team.
A week-long festival celebrating International Women's Day, curated by an all-female WCT team. The festival included the following events:
The first public event at the brand-new Kelson Hall welcomed women from all over the city to connect and grow with new experiences and inspiring thoughts. Participants included: Yoga & Meditation with Yoga Now Essential oils & aromatherapy benefits with Saje Natural Wellness Bollywood Dance lesson with Ishita & Apurva Crafting with Lemon Thistle Hair Care & Sparkle with Nurture Hair Salon – learn hair care tips & add a little sparkle to your hair with hair tinsel Indoor Plant Care Tips with Emily Phillips – have a few struggling plants at home? Emily will help you bring them back to life with indoor plant care tips and tricks Henna with Mehak Goyal & Dyotona Bhattacharjee Wine Tasting with Terri Axani (DiVine Tours) Photography & posing tips & tricks with Emily-May Photography And more
MORGAN BENEDICT (Host) TERRI RUNNALLS (Host) KAYLA ALFRED JESSICA BUCHANAN DESERT SOUNDS A CAPPELLA JENNY EDWARDS DARLENE FAIR JANE HARESTAD ABBIE ISRAEL-ARMAND & EMILY VUTEV MACABRE DANCE HARMONY MAHER & GISELLA RAMSAY LAURA PIVA BABCOCK
ALYA VAN LAER AMANDA WANDLER