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GREAT CANADIAN THEATRE COMPANY #gctcDAISY MAR 10 — 29 SOCIAL ONLINE @GCTCLIVE WWW.GCTC.CA
SUMMER THEATRE SMITHS FALLS PRESENTS
THE X MARKS THE SPOT PROJECT
SUMMER 2020
7 WORLD
WITHOUT SWAN THE
ELEPHANT
STORIES SHADOWS RIVER GIRLS
www.summertheatresmithsfalls.ca
A CONVERSATION WITH THE PLAYWRIGHT SEAN DEVINE & ERIC COATES
Playwright, Daisy Director, Daisy
Eric Coates: You’re too young to remember the events of
1964. When did this episode of history grab your attention?
Sean Devine: Soon after 9/11, I started researching the role of
political consultants and advisers. I guess I’m less curious
about the Leader than I am about who’s whispering into the
ear of the Leader. From there I learned about famed 1960s
communications consultant Tony Schwartz, one of the
characters of this play, and his role in the infamous
“Daisy Girl” ad. I was quickly hooked.
But I didn’t write Daisy as history. My concerns are absolutely current, i.e. “those
who ignore history are doomed to repeat it.” There are parallels between the
mid-to-late 1960s and our current times. The rise of militarism and political
extremism, the counter-culture revolution against it, the heavy-fisted state
response to the counter-culture. Sound familiar?
Lyndon B. Johnson’s legacy is rife with contradictions. He championed civil rights,
but pushed a foreign policy that is a preview of Donald Trump in terms of protec-
tionism and outright thuggery. How do your views of his presidency influence this
script?
There are certain themes that repeatedly find their way into my narratives. Betrayal,
in its various forms, is one of them. How our institutions betray our trust, and how our
own ideals are betrayed by our ambition, ego, greed, etc. Lyndon Johnson was sadly
guilty of both of those charges. In Daisy, we see a nation betrayed by a president who
sold himself as a peacemaker. And we see an idealist betrayed by personal ambition.
For me, the play becomes a tragedy, and speaks to my concern that many of our ideals
– social, political, personal – are seeing their currency devalued to a dangerous extent.
Tell me about your research process. How successful were you in
tracking down people who were directly or indirectly involved in this story?
Did their input trigger any notable shifts in your approach or in the content of
the play?
I love research. I spend way too much time on it, that’s for sure. For Daisy, I met the
real-life Tony Schwartz just before he died, and still correspond with members of his
family. I met the real-life Sid Myers, another character in the play. I sat in the office of
advertising legend Bill Bernbach, another character. I have stuff in my basement that
should be in a museum, including an audio tape of the “Daisy Girl” ad. But only a fraction
of what I learn ends up in the play. Most of it helps me build closer relationships to the
characters, and the story, and the truth behind the story.
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One trap that comes from doing research via the real people being dramatized is that I soon discover their own biases. They have blind spots, which is perfectly understandable. They want their life story told in a certain way, because that’s how they see it, even when objectivity proves otherwise. So, I’ve had occasions when I’ve presented information to these real people that changes their view of how they’ve understood key parts of their lives. GCTC’s mandate asks us to “...provoke examination of Canadian life and our place in the world.” Were you surprised that I included a play about American politics, set in 1964, in our season? No, because I think Daisy has a very strong resonance here in Canada, and right now. And I’ve been grateful that GCTC sees this. Yes, the play is set in a previous generation, but the questions it asks about the erosion of political discourse and the impact that media has on our elections is just as relevant today. And as for the Canada / U.S. comparison, over the past few years most Canadians have seen that we are not far off from our American neighbours when it comes to exploring the depths of political ugliness. What’s your favorite ad or ad campaign of all time? Why? Well, of course I love the “Daisy Girl” ad. But there’s one ad from the same LBJ 1964 campaign, that was made by the same people who made “Daisy”, that I’m quite particular to. It’s called “Confessions of a Republican”. It’s an amazing piece of stream-of-consciousness writing, and a remarkable performance. I’m also a fan of the ad because I managed to track down the actor who did it and have lunch with him in NYC. Google the ad and watch it! You’ll be amazed by how closely a 1964 Republican voter’s concerns about Republican candidate Barry Goldwater feels eerily similar to how contemporary Republican voters might feel about Trump. 2 GCTC 2019–20 SEASON | DAISY
DAISY BY SEAN DEVINE
CAST APPEARS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
CAST Lighting Designer | Peter Spike Lyne
Stage Manager | Laurie Champagne
Marion Day | Louise Brown
Assistant Stage Manager |
Brad Long | Sid Myers
Loreen Gibson
Michael Mancini | Tony Schwartz
Geoff McBride | Aaron Ehrlich
PRODUCTION CREW
Andrew Moodie | Clifford Lewis
Paul Rainville | Bill Bernbach Technical Director | Kyle Ahluwalia
Head of Props and Head Scenic Painter |
CREATIVE TEAM Stephanie Dahmer Brett
Director | Eric Coates Head of Wardrobe | Vanessa Imeson
Set & Props Designer | Roger Schultz Assistant Technical Director |
Costume Designer | Vanessa Imeson Jonah Lerner
Video Designer | Frank Donato Assistant Technical Director | Valerie Trudel
Sound Designer | Venessa Lachance
PLEASE NOTE The Great Canadian Theatre Company is proud to co-produce Daisy in
partnership with Horseshoes & Hand Grenades Theatre, Co-Artistic
• Daisy runs approximately 120 Directors Mary Ellis and Brad Long. Horseshoes & Hand Grenades
minutes including a 15-minute gratefully acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the
Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, and the City of Ottawa.
intermission
• The use of cameras or Daisy had its world premiere in 2016 at ACT – A Contemporary Theatre,
Seattle, Washington, John Langs, Artistic Director, in association with
recording devices is strictly
Horseshoes & Hand Grenades.
prohibited.
Daisy was developed in part at the Icicle Creek New Play Festival,
• All cell phones and electronic Allen Fitzpatrick, Artistic Director.
devices must be turned off.
Originally commissioned by The Ensemble Studio Theatre/ Alfred P.
• Please do not walk in the Sloan Foundation Science and Technology Project.
performance area of the stage.
The Great Canadian Theatre Company engages members of the Local
471 of the International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees.
ENJOY THE SHOW! GCTC acknowledges the support of the Ontario Arts Council (OAC),
an agency of the Government of Ontario, which last year funded 1, 737
individual artists and 1,095 organizations in 223 communities across
Ontario for a total of $52.1 million.
GCTC acknowledges the support of Canadian Heritage for bringing this
show to our stage.
GCTC engages, under the terms of Canadian Theatre Agreement,
professional artists who are members of the Canadian Actors’ Equity
Association.
GCTC invites you to visit the
LORRAINE ‘FRITZI’ YALE GALLERY
in the Upper Lobby of the Irving Greenberg Theatre Centre to view the
artwork of Hannah Sekerka, on exhibit between March 10 – April 19, 2020.
The exhibition is curated by the Ottawa School of Art.
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STAGES & PAGES
NON-FICTION
100 IDEAS THAT THIS I KNOW: MARKETING
CHANGED ADVERTISING LESSONS FROM UNDER
By: Simon Veksner, 2015. 216pp.
THE INFLUENCE
by Terry O’Reilly, 2017. 283pp.
Author Simon Veksner guides us
through the key ideas behind these Following his bestselling Age of
changes, from the development of the Persuasion, O’Reilly collects a
first advertising formats and the history lifetime of marketing wisdom into an
of branding, to the creative revolutions of indispensable guide to competing for
the 1960s and the digital age. your customers’ attention.
THE AGE OF PERSUASION SHOPPING FOR VOTES:
- HOW MARKETING ATE HOW POLITICIANS CHOOSE
OUR CULTURE US AND WE CHOOSE THEM
by Terry O’Reilly, 2009. 324pp. by Susan Delacourt, 2016. 362pp.
Using their popular CBC Radio series Susan Delacourt takes readers into the
of the same name as a starting point, world of Canada’s top political marketers,
Terry O’Reilly and Mike Tennant tell from the 1950s to the present, explaining
the fascinating story of how modern how political parties slice and dice their
marketing came of age -- from the early platforms for different audiences and
players to the Mad Men of the 1960s how they manage the media.
and beyond.
THE REAL MAD MEN:
THE COLD WAR: THE RENEGADES OF MADISON
A WORLD HISTORY AVENUE AND THE GOLDEN
by Odd Arne Westad, 2017. 710pp.
AGE OF ADVERTISING
by Andrew Cracknell, 2011. 224pp.
Author Westad offers a new perspective
on a century when great power rivalry Written by a former copywriter
and ideological battle transformed every working during the Creative Revolution
corner of our globe. Young men and of the 1960s, Cracknell’s account of the
women felt they were fighting for the heyday of advertising--explored on
future of the world. AMC’s hit show Mad Men--is a terrific
supplement to the show, as well as a
primer on the evolution of the industry.
4 GCTC 2019–20 SEASON | DAISYSTAGES & PAGES
NON-FICTION GRAPHIC NOVELS
MAD MEN CAROUSEL: MARCH: BOOK ONE
THE COMPLETE
by John Lewis, 2013. 121pp.
CRITICAL COMPANION
Senator John Lewis is an icon of the
by Matt Zoller Seitz, 2015. 463 pp.
civil rights movement in the U.S.,
Read this for a deep dive into the culture and this award-winning graphic novel is
of advertising by way of the iconic TV the first volume in a series that illustrates
show “Mad Men”. This examines many the struggles of trying to change the
of the historical events and social ingrained attitudes about race and
changes that happened during the society that were prevalent in the 1960s.
1950s and 1960s.
TRINITY: A GRAPHIC HISTORY
OF THE FIRST ATOMIC BOMB
by Jonathan Fetter-Vorm, 2012. 154pp.
A graphic novel examining the journey
to the first atomic bomb and the
ramifications of that invention that
are still felt today.
GCTC 2019–20 SEASON | DAISY 5THE COMPANY
ERIC COATES – DIRECTOR
Eric Coates is the Artistic Director of Great Canadian Theatre
Company. For GCTC he most recently appeared in Bang Bang
and directed Lo (or Dear Mr. Wells). Also for GCTC he directed 1979,
in co-production with the Shaw Festival, Gracie, Ordinary Days,
Butcher, Generous, Best Brothers, This is War, and The Boy in the
Moon. He was the Artistic Director of the Blyth Festival for ten
seasons, from 2003 through 2012. Directing credits include
numerous productions with the Blyth Festival and projects with
Theatre Calgary, Drayton Entertainment, Thousand Islands
Playhouse, Lighthouse Festival and CBC Radio. As an actor he has
worked in theatre, television and film since 1986, including four
seasons with the Stratford Festival and productions in regional
theatres in Ontario, Atlantic Canada and New York. Eric served
as the President of the Professional Association of Canadian
Theatres (PACT) for six years. He is a proud member of the Samish
Indian Nation.
SEAN DEVINE – PLAYWRIGHT
Sean Devine’s day-to-day experience spans the performing arts,
public sector arts funding, politics, community leadership, and a
huge family. A native of Montreal, Sean moved to Ottawa in
2014 after spending a decade in Vancouver. While in BC, Sean
co-founded Horseshoes & Hand Grenades Theatre before bringing
the company to Ottawa and stepping down in 2018. As an actor,
one of his favorite theatre roles was in GCTC’s recent production
of Butcher. Daisy premiered in Seattle in 2015, has since played in
Houston and New York City, and will play in Los Angeles this May.
His more recent play When There’s Nothing Left to Burn won
the University of Lethbridge’s national playwriting competition,
and premiered at the university in 2018. Sean is the president of
the Trend Arlington Community Association, which has kept him
extremely busy, especially after his community got struck by a
tornado in 2018. Sean ran for political office in the 2015 federal
election as the NDP candidate for Nepean, where he lives with his
amazing wife Alexa and their four kids. Sean wants to send a huge
thank you to Eric Coates for his friendship and support on this play.
6 GCTC 2019–20 SEASON | DAISYLAURIE CHAMPAGNE – STAGE MANAGER
Laurie is delighted to be working again with the GCTC team.
Previous credits with GCTC include Lo (Or Dear Mr Wells); The Virgin
Trial; Ordinary Days; The Gravitational Pull of Bernice Trimble; Janet
Wilson Meets the Queen; Generous; The Public Servant; Circle,
Mirror, Transformation; Carmen Aguirre’s Blue Box; Strawberries
in January; The Shadow Cutter; Heroes; and Helen’s Necklace.
She stage manages for The National Arts Centre English Theatre
and the National Arts Centre Orchestra as well as for theatres
across the country. Laurie was Production Stage Manager for
the Shaw Festival and Theatre Calgary.
MARION DAY – LOUISE BROWN
Deep thanks to Sean Devine for creating this play. Marion Day
returns for her fourth season at GCTC, previously appearing in Janet
Wilson Meets the Queen and three shows directed by Eric Coates:
The Boy in the Moon, Generous and 1979 (GCTC/Shaw Festival).
Seven seasons of new work at Blyth Festival include Beverley
Cooper’s Innocence Lost: A Play About Steven Truscott; Beyond
The Farm Show; Hometown; The Book of Esther; Harvest; Kitchen
Radio; Judith. Devised at Blyth with Severn Thompson: Beyond the
Farm Show and Wing Night at the Boot. Selected work at Stratford:
Juliet in Romeo and Juliet; Jessica in The Merchant of Venice,
Cecily Cardew in The Importance of Being Earnest; Ophelia in
Hamlet; Lavinia in Titus Andronicus; Moth in Love’s Labour’s Lost;
and the title role in The Country Wife. Ben, if you’re reading this,
welcome to Ottawa. Ne stlí tse nekwe, ne stóles.
FRANK DONATO – VIDEO DESIGNER
Frank Donato is a Lighting and Video Designer born and raised
in Ottawa, ON. Past design credits include: Notes of Hope (ICOT,
Toronto), Bent (Tototoo Theatre, Ottawa), The Revolutions
(SpiderWebShow, Kingston), Plucked (Summerworks, Toronto).
Past assisting or associate credits include: No Change in the
Weather Tour (Terra Bruce), The Barber of Seville, Hansel Und Gretel
(Canadian Opera Company), Lil Red Robin Hood Panto (Ross Petty
Productions), Little Shop of Horrors, The Neverending Story,
The Crucible, Comedy of Errors, Brontë: The World Without,
Paradise Lost (Stratford Festival), Out The Window (The Theatre
Centre, Luminato). Frank is a proud graduate of the Production
program at the National Theatre School of Canada and Glebe
Collegiate Institute. Coming up next, Frank will be returning to the
Stratford Festival as an Assistant Lighting Designer in the brand
new Tom Patterson Theatre.
GCTC 2019–20 SEASON | DAISY 7LOREEN GIBSON – ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER
Previous GCTC credits include: The Drowning Girls, Gracie,
and Circle, Mirror, Transformation. Other theatre credits include:
Stage Manager for the Siminovitch Prize ceremonies (2016-2019)
and Moonlodge; Assistant Stage Manager for The Neverending
Story (in association with the Stratford Festival), carried away on the
crest of a wave, A Christmas Carol (2016 & 2017), Anne & Gilbert:
The Musical, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Sound of Music,
The Glace Bay Miners’ Museum (co-production with Neptune
Theatre) (National Arts Centre); Countess Maritza (Pacific Opera
Victoria), The Penelopiad (Grand Theatre), The Virgin Trial,
The Madwoman of Chaillot, Possible Worlds, The Merry Wives of
Windsor (Stratford Festival); The Marriage of Figaro, Tosca,
Carmen (Opera Lyra Ottawa); The Ladies Foursome, Man of La
Mancha (Globe Theatre); Metamorphosis (Mirvish Productions);
Civil Elegies (Soulpepper); Dog Sees God (M. Rubinoff Productions)
and The December Man (L’homme de décembre) (Canadian Stage).
Upcoming: Stage Manager for Paradise Lost (NAC). Loreen has a
BFA Honours in Theatre Production and Design from York University
and wishes to thank her family and friends for their love, support
and encouragement.
VANESSA IMESON – COSTUME DESIGNER
Vanessa Imeson is an award winning Theatre Artist holding a
combined BA Honours degree in Dramatic Art and English from
the University of Windsor, MFA in Theatre Design from the
University of British Columbia and diploma for Makeup Design
for Film and Television from Vancouver Film School. She designs
costumes, make-up, wigs and puppets for a variety of collegiate
programs and professional theatre companies across Canada
while simultaneously acting as Head of Wardrobe for the GCTC.
Vanessa is also a Core Artist and resident Designer with Ottawa’s
original Shakespeare in the park troupe a Company of Fools.
VENESSA LACHANCE – SOUND DESIGNER
Venessa Lachance hails from a small French community in Northern
Ontario and launched her musical career in Ottawa. Since her arrival
in the capital, the young composer worked as the Music Director for
several theatre productions. Among these are Lo (Or Dear Mr Wells)
(GCTC, 2019), Turcaret, or The Financier (Odyssey Theatre, 2014),
Prosodie in Le promenoir (NAC’s Théâtre français, 2014), La fille
d’argile and Le long de la principale (Théâtre la Catapulte, 2014 &
2016), and On verra (Théâtre du Trillium, 2016). Venessa composed
for Théâtre Tremplin for 6 years. She was nominated for a Rideau
8 GCTC 2019–20 SEASON | DAISYAward in 2015 in the Emerging Artist of the Year category. In 2014,
she released her first album consisting of solo piano compositions.
Venessa’s classical background and her interest in using music
as a story-telling device can be heard throughout the narrative-like
short pieces on the album. It’s to this recording that Venessa
owes her Trille Or Award nomination in the Discovery of the Year
category (2015).
BRAD LONG – SID MYERS
Brad Long is an Ottawa based theatre artist. Recent credits
include Coach of the Year, Building the Wall, BURNT (undercurrents,
2017) The December Man (NAC, Assistant Director) Re:Union at the
Magnetic North Theatre Festival, The End of Civilization (Gladstone
Theatre), This is War (GCTC), WE GLOW (Prix Rideau Award for
Outstanding Male Performance, Outstanding New Creation, 2013),
Mark Antony in Ottawa Shakespeare Co.’s Julius Caesar, MSND and
Othello at the St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival, Dreams of Whales
with New Theatre of Ottawa, and The Fan with Odyssey Theatre.
He is the Co-Artistic Director of Horseshoes and Hand Grenades
Theatre and Artistic Associate at Theatre 4.669.
PETER SPIKE LYNE – LIGHTING DESIGNER
Spike is a Metis Lighting Designer originally from Montreal
and is Technical Director for the newly launched Indigenous Theatre
Department at the National Arts Centre here in Ottawa. Previous
selected credits in Montreal include Triplex Nervosa, Motherhouse,
God of Carnage and With Bated Breath for Centaur Theatre,
and Secret Annex, Forever Plaid, Educating Rita and My Old Lady
for Segal Centre Theatre. He was also Production Manager for
Comedian Russell Peters. He was lighting designer for last year’s
production of Behaviour here at GCTC.
MICHAEL MANCINI – TONY SCHWARTZ
Michael is atingle to be back at GCTC in this wonderful play.
For GCTC, Michael was last seen playing George in The Secret Mask.
Also for the GCTC: The Optimists, The Last Liberal, Mambo Italiano,
and Wit. For the Ottawa Shakespeare Company, he played Hamlet in
Hamlet, and Cassius in Julius Caesar. For Third Wall
Theatre Company: Touchstone in As You Like It, the title role in
Henry V, and Mephistopheles in Christopher Marlowe’s Dr. Faustus.
For the National Arts Centre, Twelfth Night. Film and television
credits include: Bobby in the upcoming Canadian feature film
The Office Games, and Chad Horford in two episodes on the
hit TV series The Bold Type. Other film and TV credits include:
Separated At Birth, St-Nickel, Eyewitness, Tell the World, After the
GCTC 2019–20 SEASON | DAISY 9Ball, Definition of Fear, The Best Laid Plans, Michael: Every Day,
The Husband She Met Online, Christmas Jars, Christmas Around
the Corner, Embargo, A Perfect Marriage, Taste of Jupiter,
and the animated television series For Better Or For Worse.
GEOFF MCBRIDE – AARON EHRLICH
Geoff is an Ottawa based performer who previously appeared
at GCTC last season in Lo (or Dear Mr. Wells) and prior to that
Goodnight Desdemona, (Good Morning Juliet) in 2013. He is thrilled
to finally be appearing in a GCTC play without brackets in the title.
He has played in the parks for nine seasons with a Company of
Fools, including last year’s Romeo + Juliet. He occasionally works
with his friend Karen Balcome at THUNK!theatre. They have
produced several interactive shows, most recently: The Game of a
Life at subDevision. Currently he and Margo MacDonald are creating
The Persistent Stain, a play that is allowing them to live their punk
rock dreams.
ANDREW MOODIE – CLIFFORD LEWIS
Multiple award winning actor/playwright/director Andrew Moodie
has performed in countless productions all across the country.
Some selected credits include: Better Living, Second Sheppard’s
Play, Our Country’s Good (Great Canadian Theatre Company),
Macbeth (Stratford), Satchmo Suite (Eastern Front), Hamlet
(Soulpepper), Othello (Shakespeare in the Rough), The Importance
of Being Earnest, Alice Through the Looking Glass, Stuff Happens,
Thirsty (National Arts Centre), Romeo and Juliet (Globe Theatre),
Playwrighting credits include: The Real McCoy, (Factory Theatre,
GCTC 2007, 2008). Toronto the Good, (Factory Theatre 2009,Dora
Award nomination). Winner of the WGC award for writing for
Afghanada. His other screenwriting credits include Drop tha
Beat (CBC) and A Winter’s Tale (Caribbean Tales) For many years
he was the host of TV Ontario’s Big Ideas, and he has appeared
in many film and television productions, including: How to Lose a
Guy in Ten Days, Away From Her and Total Recall.
PAUL RAINVILLE – BILL BERNBACH
“It’s just great to be back on the GCTC stage.” Longtime subscribers
will remember Paul from his work here over four decades.
Paul played: Angus in The Drawer Boy and Dr. Janusz Korczak in
Hannah Moscovitch’s acclaimed play The Child Republic. He was
the wacky psychiatrist Stan in The Burden of Self Awareness,
and Ernie, the dad suffering from aphasia in The Secret Mask.
These are just a few of the many productions Paul got to take part
10 GCTC 2019–20 SEASON | DAISYin over the years at GCTC. He has also worked in theatres across
the country and across town at the National Arts Centre, La Vieille
17, and The Gladstone. In May 2019 Paul launched a CD of original
tunes produced by the remarkable Ian Tamblyn and featuring
acclaimed local musicians: Rebecca Campbell, Petr Cancura,
James Stephens, Ken Kanwisher and Olivier Fairfield. The music
is available on CD and online through streaming platforms.
ROGER SCHULTZ – SET & PROPS DESIGNER
Roger is very grateful to return to GCTC having previously designed
their productions of Gracie, How Black Mothers Say I Love You,
Janet Wilson Meets the Queen, Butcher, and The Best Brothers.
As a designer and educator, Roger has worked extensively
throughout Canada for many companies including: The National
Arts Centre - English Theatre, Alberta Theatre Projects, Curtain
Razors, The Globe Theatre, Theatre Network, Mayfield Dinner
Theatre, Keyano Theatre and Prairie Theatre Exchange. Roger has
been blessed with a couple Prix Rideau Award nominations and a
win (Butcher), some Capital Critics Circle Award nominations,
a couple Betty Mitchell Award nominations, multiple Sterling Award
nominations and wins, and a Dora Mavor Moore Award nomination
from a very, very, very long time ago. He also once taught theatre
design at the University of Lethbridge, Alberta.
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GCTC 2019–20 SEASON | DAISY 13GREAT CANADIAN THEATRE COMPANY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Norine AwadAllah John Kirkwood
Michael Aylward Andrew Lonie
Chair | Sharon Peake
Karen Bailey Margaret Pearcy
Vice Chair | Natasha Chettiar
Wendy Berkelaar Alison Spiers
Secretary | Carmelle Cachero
Wendy Doyle Jacqui Du Toit
Treasurer | Elizabeth Ren
Past-Chair | Jeanne Inch
STAFF
Technical Director | Kyle Ahluwalia Assistant Technical Director | Valerie
Manager of Development and Trudel
Membership | Luke Brown Box Office Assistant | Drea Flyne
Box Office Assistant | Emily Carrigan Finance and Office Manager |
Artistic Director | Eric Coates Angela Holmes
Head of Props and Head Scenic Head of Wardrobe | Vanessa Imeson
Painter | Stephanie Dahmer Brett Front of House and Outreach Manager |
Marketing and Communications Jillian Kennedy
Manager | Jared Davidson Assistant Technical Director |
Box Office Assistant | Jonah Lerner
Michelle Gendron Box Office Assistant | Geoff McBride
Production Manager | Seth Gerry Managing Director | Hugh Neilson
Front of House and Bar Supervisor | Box Office Assistant | Ludmylla Reis
Allison Harris
Patron Services Manager |
Celina Hawkins
HORSESHOES AND HAND GRENADES THEATRE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS STAFF
Chair | Janne Cleveland Co-Artistic Director | Mary Ellis
Megan Piercey Monafu Co-Artistic Director | Brad Long
Kristina Watt
Kevin Waghorn
Horseshoes & Hand Grenades Theatre creates and produces original works ranging
from new Canadian works to pieces from the international repertoire. They foster the
development of their artists through collaborative processes exploring new forms of
theatre practice. They educate and engage audiences through their artistic works as
well as community outreach programs.
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Catherine Lonie ** Jeanne Inch Jane Morris
Barbara and Kim Barnhardt and ** Sharon Peake
Glenn McInnes Kumanan Wilson Stephen Bird
Bernice Marien Lewis Auerbach and Steven and
Chris and Barbara Legowski Deborah Moore
Mary Ann Turnbull Linda McLaren Stuart and Tineke Brown
Cindy Scott Lorna Tener and Sylvia Shortliffe
David MacLaren Brian Toller The Wesley and
David Van Dine Margaret and Mary Nicol
Diana Kirkwood J. Kenneth Torrance Charitable Foundation
Diane Laundy ** Margaret Pearcy ** Wendy Doyle and
Dino Testa Mitchell Charness and George Chamberlain
Douglas Campbell Janice Palmer
Elizabeth Kaulback and ** Natasha Chettiar
David Caulfield Neil Walsh
* Eric Coates Owen Adams and
Geoffrey Hole Deborah Jordan
* Hugh Neilson Paul and Gail Gaffney
Ian Engelberg and Pauline Heinonen
Joseph Cull Peggy Lister
James Wightman Raymonde Lea and
Janet Campbell Stephen Hanson
Janet Yale and Richard and
Dan Logue Jean Van Loon
* GCTC Staff, ** GCTC Board Members
GCTC 2019–20 SEASON | DAISY 15OUR DONORS AS OF FEBRUARY 2020
Thank you to all of the individual donors that continue to help us bring great Canadian
theatre to our stage. Our donors are the cornerstone of our organization. Donor bene-
fits include: a tax receipt, good karma, and the knowledge that you directly contributed
to ensuring the arts can continue to make a positive difference in your community.
For the complete list of donors, please visit www.gctc.ca. If you are considering making
a donation, please go to www.gctc.ca/donate or speak with a Box Office staff member.
INDIVIDUAL DONORS $250–$999
Amelie Crosson Dale and Donald Patten Kathryn Elliott Roger Dowdall
Andy Lunney David and Martha Parkes Keely Davison Ron Stewart
* Angela Holmes Don and Marlene Milne Ken Herperger Ronald Melchers
Ann Thompson Doug and Flora Hill Margaret and Ross and
Barry Davidson Elizabeth Margeson Catherine Bloodworth Maribeth MacLeod
Bishop John and Ferdinand Roelofs Melinda Newman S. Elizabeth Reicker
Mrs. Joan Baycroft Gary Greenman Peter Ballachey Vernon G. Turner
Bob and Lyn McCaw Jo and Jay Weston Peter Bowie Wendy Watkins
Bryan Allen Joanne and Peter Clennett William Van Iterson
Carol Macleod Philip Stevens Ralph Wiesbrock and
Catherine Beatty Judith Dowler Lynda Hansen
Christopher Tanner ** Karen Bailey Richard A.C. Ellis
Cynthia Baxter Kate and James Wright Rick Jones
INDIVIDUAL DONORS $100–$249
Anonymous (17) Denise Chong Mardi Weltman Richard Ellis
Alan and Terri Bolster Donald Johns Margaret and Dale Robert Beaudoin
Alexander Gazale Elizabeth Dickson Falkenhagen Robert Hendry
Alexsandra Stanko ** Elizabeth Ren Margaret and Robert Irvine and
Allison and James Dingle Greg and Robert Armstrong Karen Smith
Andrew Alexander Barbara Reynolds Margaret Laing Robert Pierce
Anne Burnett Heather Stevens Marian Power Robyn Osgood
Annie Woo Hugh Benevides Marilyn Hahn Ronald Davies
April Nakatsu and Janet Fuhrer Marilyn Prevost Sally Scott
Roderick Story Janice Gray Mary Stuart Samphe Lhalungpa
Avis Miller Jean-Paul Gagnon Mary Wilson Sandra Zagon
Avril Price Jocelyn Mallett Max Binnie Simon Morris
Barb and Neil Collishaw John Goldsmith Merilyn Neilson Stephen Magneron
Barbara Orser John Johnson Michael Hicks Susan and Walter Conrad
Bevin Worton Judy Patterson Nancy Coates Susan Prosser
Brian Evenchick Katharine Gourlie Nancy Oakley Sydney Millar
Bronwyn Steinberg Kathy Anderson Pamela Sweet Sylvia Bogusis
Cameron Laing Ken Duff Pat and Stan Nicholson Sylvie Doucet
Caroline Fitzpatrick Ken Huffman Paul Robichaud Tom Morison
Catherine Dickson Kenneth Lund Paula and Manny Agulnik Udo and Pauline Graefe
Christina Cameron Larry and Lori Swain Peter Gahlinger and Valerie Knowles
David and Kate Preston Laura Johnson Judith Holman Vivian Lee
David and Toby Brooks Leonard Belsher Peter Payan William and
David Black Lesley Inglis Peter Ward Linda Johnston
David Culver Louise Schwartz Rebecca and Gerry Grace William Beaudoin
Debbie Miller Malcolm Collins Richard and
Kathy Mahoney
* GCTC Staff, ** GCTC Board Members
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