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INTERNATIONALFESTIVAL OFPERFORMANCE AND IDEAS

JAN 30 – FEB 15, 2020 PROGRESSFESTIVAL.ORG

Comedy as a Second LanguageCANADAcurated and presented by

The Theatre Centre

FEB 12

PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP BY SUMMERWORKS AND THE THEATRE CENTRE

ABOUT

SummerWorks Performance FestivalSummerWorks expands the possibilities of performance. We are a leader, collaborator, and community builder at the forefront of contemporary performance. We ask crucial questions, nurture artistic innovation, and present new works that reflect the complexity and diversity of our society. Now in our 30th year, SummerWorks curates, produces and presents artistic activities year-round.

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Laura NanniArtistic & Managing Director

Sue BalintFestival Producer

Sehar BhojaniAssociate Progress Producer

Katrina Darychuk SummerWorks Festival Associate

Tamara JonesMarketing Coordinator

Rosanna LowtonManaging Producer

Eryn MaloneyProgress Technical Director

Madeline McKinnellProgress Production Manager

Cynthia MurdyBookkeeper

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the theatre centre staff

Aislinn Rose General & Artistic Director

Navid Amini House Technician

Vanessa BosomworthAssistant Café/Bar Manager

Alexis EastmanProducer

Natalie GiseleDirector of Facilities & Production

Andrea HealyBox Office & Front of House Manager

Tamara JonesMarketing Coordinator

Audrey KwanBusiness & Development Coordinator

Tim LindsayTechnical Director

Mimi MokBusiness & Development Director

Liza PaulCafé/Bar Curator & Manager

Kyle PurcellMarketing & Communication Manager

Catherine RainvilleAssistant Box Office & Front of House Manager

festival curators festival supporters

Lindy Green Family

Charitable Foundation

About Comedy as a Second Language

Comedy as a Second Language (CSL) began as a series of live shows that have played successfully in different cities across North America.In an era of increasing xenophobia, where politicians stoke fears of “the other”, CSL seeks to humanize immigrants and remind us all of our similarities by poking fun at our differences. Immigrants are just regular people with regular struggles, wants, and problems. By learning about immigrant cultures through hilarious stories, CSL unites people with the power of laughter, and alleviate conflicts through understanding. Sure, maybe the idea of chicken hearts and fried guts isn’t that appetizing to the non-Brazilians among us, but at least you know what you’re getting. Try explaining sweetbreads to a new Canadian. (Hint: they are neither sweet nor bread.) CSL offers a platform for voices that aren’t normally heard and a space for comedians to talk about experiences that might not otherwise be shared. The simple hope is that by exposing audiences to these stories and getting them to laugh along, humour will inoculate against bigotry. Humour can break down walls! And maybe, just maybe, keep them from going up in the first place. And you know, even if they do – there are ladders for that.

Comedy as a Second LanguageCo-Produced by Carol Zoccoli and Leonard ChanHosted by Carol ZoccoliCurated and Presented byThe Theatre CentreA curatorial project ofLiza PaulSchedule Wed / Feb. 12 / 8:30pmDuration: 90 minutes

Cover photo: Nicolas Melo

Carol Zoccoli

Carol Zoccoli is a comedian and writer from Brazil who made her name in the Brazilian comedy scene and is now living and working between Toronto and New York City.Performing in both Portuguese and English, Carol recently released a Portuguese-language Netflix special and stars in Comedy Central Brazil’s panel show, “A Culpa é da Carlota”, to be aired in 2020. She has taped televised sets in English at the Halifax Comedy Festival and the Winnipeg Comedy Festival and has performed at JFL42 in Toronto and the Laughing Skull Comedy Festival in Atlanta. She has also been featured on CBC’s The Debaters and NBC’s Breakout Festival in Chicago.Carol has written for a number of TV shows in Brazil, including Saturday Night Live Brazil, where she was also a cast member and the host of Weekend Update. Carol has also been a contributing writer for CBC Comedy.She also once held a man at gunpoint. Because Brazil

Leonard Chan

Born and raised in Toronto, Leonard performs stand-up all across Canada. He has been heard on CBC’s The Debaters, Laugh Out Loud, and Sirius/XM radio, published on CBC Comedy and the Beaverton, and seen on stage at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, the Halifax Comedy Festival, JFL42, opened for Ronny Chieng and Joel Kim Booster, and was one of the 2019 New Faces at Just For Laughs in Montreal.He won the 2016 Absolute Comedy Prove You’re a Comic competition and the 2018 Comedy Brawl, besting 400 other comedians for thetitle. He was mentioned by CBC as one of the fifteen Canadian comedians to watch in 2019. His pilot, Forever Home, was one of five finalists selected for the CBC Originals Stand Up and Pitch contest at the Just For Laughs festival in 2018, he wrote You Want It What Way: A Boy Band Tale which was recognized as one of the top shows at the 2019 Hamilton Fringe, and he’s spent some time in the writer’s room for the international TV hit Kim’s Convenience.He also has two degrees in chemical engineering which he now uses only as punchlines.

OPERATING CAMPAIGN SUPPORTERS$100,000+Canada Council for

the ArtsToronto Arts Council

$50,000-$99,999BMO Financial Group†Ontario Arts CouncilAnonymous (1)

$25,000-$49,999Department of

Canadian Heritage

$10,000-$24,999Aviva Community

FundGeorge Cedric

Metcalf Charitable Foundation†

Robert Sirman*†Anonymous (1)

$5,000-$9,999Lindy Cowan* & Chris

Hatley †The Drake HotelJenny Ginder* & John

Todd †Rick Matthews* & Ann

Marie Stasiuk †Richard Mortimer*†Sandra & Jim PitbladoAnonymous (1)

$2,500-$4.999Ontario Arts

Foundation

$1,000-$2,499Beverly BidermanJohn Donald & Linda

ChuNeeraj & Jyoti Jain*Garth Jopling &

Elizabeth WolfeDavid & Charmaine

LindsayEleanor McCainTenny Nigoghossian*Christopher

Scammell*†Shemeena Shraya*Maxine Thomas*Domenic E. ValelaAnonymous(1)

$500-$999Joan Bosworth &

Frederick Irwin Sandford

Emily DerrCathryn Gregor

Michael Hollingsworth & Deanne Taylor

Astrid JansonGregory KalilLarry LubinSallie LyonsRobert Mansell &

Elizabeth MitchellJanice Kathleen

MartinHon. Margaret N.

McCainJean Anne McLeod &

David StonesJeff McRaeJim Patterson &

Alanna Mitchell ‡Janice Oliver †Ontario Medical

AssociationTelus Communications

Inc.Michael TrentGreg WilkieDiane & Graeme

YoungAnonymous (1)

$250-$499Martin AbelSherri AppellLiza Balkan † ‡Ian & Libby BandeenJoan E. BellPierre BergevinPaul BernardsAndrew BurashkoPeter Caldwell &

Stephen MaderGraeme ClarkRita DaviesMichael ElliottAlex FallisFront Row Insurance

Brokers IncJudith GelberJim & Diane Graham †Margaret

GrottenthalerRon HaberLynda HamiltonKeith Darryl Harris-

LoweKevin Helfand† &

Carrie VanasseBrian HemmingNigel A. HowardValerie HusseyGail & Julian JacobsRob JordanAndre KuzmickiRobert LambDenis LefebvreDavid James LesterLyn MadauleJane MatthewsWendy & Chris

McDowall

Annamarie Doris Murray

In Memory of Naomi Levin

David PeltzElaine PenalaganGeorgia Karen

QuartaroSheilah ReidKen RosenbergSonja SeilerRichard Thomas

ShaperoKathleen SharpeJoanne ShenfeldMartha SpearsSarah G. StanleyNalini StewartJini Stolk†University of Guelph Robin VaileRebecca VandeveldeScott & Brenda WhiteAnonymous (2)

$100-$249David Abel †Miriam Elaine AdamsPhilip AdamsKaryn Allen Sohrab and Jannette

AminiAida AydinyanLinda BarnettLynn BevanNova Bhattacharya &

Mark Hammond †Kate Bishop & Doug

GerhartDavid F. BlandfordKathryn BlandfordSheila BlockJoe BorowiecPaul BraunDiane J. BriseboisDavid BrockPeter CaldwellSheona CampbellJohn Carter &

Antoinette TummilloDebra ChandlerJamie Coatsworth &

Christine GillespiecKim CollierPeter D. CookEuan DarlingChris DavisVaune DavisJanu DebColin Doyle †‡Rosemary DunsmoreD.W. CommunicationsTony EastyJason and Janis

FidaniBarbara FingeroteSandra FleischerKaren Fleming

Joseph FlessaGordon FloydAlan ForsythVera FrenkelAllegra FultonMargaret GenoveseConnie GorslineJames GrahamLesley GrantJonathan HeppnerHogg, Shain &

Scheck Professional Corporation

Klaus JackleinJacobsAvrum Jacobson &

Christel KleitschMatthew JocelynAli KashaniDahlia KlingerMelanie LaflammeMary Susanne

Susanne LamontDebra Sue LaryJani Lauzon † Tanya MarsCatherine MayMicheline McKayM McLean and K

MooreBarb and AlanYvette NolanDale & Bill NorthcoteCaroline O’BrienJames O’ConnorChristopher OldfieldFrances O’MalleyGraeme PageEvalyn ParryKenny PearlDebi PernaKelly ReadClaudia RiaRochelle and Calvin

Sager FoundationAlex & Mary RoseRobert RotenbergMarie RoundingJohn RyersonFlora Seul-JackleinPaul SmithRosa SpricerBrian Stein & Ruth

SteinAlida StevensonElizabeth SulmanEli TaylorPaul TonerE Barbara VallisMonica Voss Robert WallaceDonna WalshBob WhiteElizabeth WongJulie WoodFarida ZamanJoyce & Fred ZemansJames A. ZiegelAnonymous (5)

THE THEATRE CENTRE SUPPORTERS

FRANCOBONI LEGACY CAMPAIGN SUPPORTERS Major Donors

($5000 or more)Hon. Margaret N.

McCainBank of Montreal

Lead Donors ($1,000-$4,999)

Lindy Cowan & Chris Hatley

Susan CoyneRose Demasi-Mantella

& Daniel MantellaThe Drake HotelAtom Egoyan &

Arsinée KhanjianJenny Ginder & John

ToddVanessa GrantKevin HelfandSandy HoustonRavi Jain & Sarena

ParmarRick Matthews & Ann

Marie StasiukJanice OliverChristopher ScammellRobert SirmanRobert WallaceAnonymous (1)

Supporters (up to $999)

Peggy BakerLiza BalkanJanis BarlowMaev Beaty & Alan

DilworthNova Bhattacharya &

Mark HammondNicolas BillonErin BrandenburgMorwyn Brebner &

Michael HealeyAlex BulmerPeter CaldwellNaomi CampbellDebra Chandler

Leah CherniakDerrick ChuaRobert CrewJess DobkinAndrea DonaldsonColin DoyleMenon DwarkaDani FeckoDenise FujiwaraJenn GoodwinJim & Diane GrahamDina GraserSally HanJudy HarquailAme HendersonClaire HopkinsonCamilla HollandTanja JacobsAllen & Karen KaejaAnn-Marie KerrShawn KerwinDeborah LambieJani LauzonAdam LazarusRichard LeeStewart LegereCathy LevyOwais LightwalaPhilip McKeeDon McKellarCatherine McNallySarah MillerJeremy MimnaghAlanna Mitchell & Jim

PattersonRichard MortimerOlivia MuzzoYvette NolanYvonne NgSamara NicholdsTenny NigoghossianYvette NolanGail PackwoodLata PadaEvalyn ParrySoheil ParsaMeredith PotterBrian QuirtKelly ReadJosephine RidgeAislinn RoseRichard RoseLucy Rupert Dominique RussellJohn Ryerson Anthony SargentKathleen SharpePhilip ShepherdPierre SimpsonShemeena ShrayaSarah StanleyJini StolkHeidi StraussMaxine ThomasMichael TrentDomenic Valela Hersh Zeifman

$1-$99Johanne ArchambaultStewart ArnottThe Babic FamilyEva BarrieSteven BushRichard & Jeanne

ByrneMiranda CalderonMark CassiusLeah Cherniak‡Deanna ChoiCarolyn ColbourneEve EgoyanJodi EsseryMiriam FernandesDavid FordMichael Freitas Nina GilmourCathy Gordon &

Bobby TheodoreFreda Gottesman-

BrenderJim GrahamPaula Grgurich

ShewchukDoreen GryfeJack HauenSandra HendersonClaire HopkinsonNeta J. RoseAllen & Karen KaejaStephen KnightBradley KulayAmy LeeOwais LightwalaShannon LitzenbergerKate LynchLucy McPheeSeanna Jennifer MillarPenelope MiltonBrandon & Nicole

MooreLaura NanniAdam Paolozza †Paula Grgurich in

memory of Angelica Milo

Lynda Jean PenrosePlaywrights’

Workshop MontrealSonya PopovichAnthony SargentPaul F. SmithKaren SparksUdai SrinivasanMirabella Sundar

SinghMarina TidburyRudi VezerMartin Wade and

Daniel LarocqueMartin WassermanMary Ann WestHoward WisemanJudy WolfeDavid R. Wood

THE THEATRE CENTRE SUPPORTERS CONTINUED

Anne ZozoAnonymous (9)

* Board Members† Capital Campaign

Donors‡ Residency Artists,

Past and Present

Hon. Margaret N. McCain

Jenny Ginder & John ToddRick Matthews & Anne Marie Stasiuk

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORTERS

$1,000,000 +

$350,000–$999,999

$100,000–$349,999

Lindy Cowan & Chris HatleyThe Delaney Family FoundationRose DeMasi Mantella & Daniel MantellaIn Memory of Harry HelfandInterior Systems Contractors AssociationDenis LefebvrePemberton Group & Marel ContractorsFrances & Timothy PriceIn Memory of Tracy Wright

$25,000–$99,999

$10,000–$24,999

In Honour of Pierre Billon & Johanne ArchambaultCreative Planning Financial GroupDavid Duclos & Dali MannIn Memory of Jean & Bill DugaleJim & Diane GrahamHorner Developments Ltd.Monnet DesignRichard MortimerGail Packwood

CGC Inc.cultureONE Inc.Eastern Construction Ltd.David & Audrey MirvishOZZ Electric Inc.In Honour of Gail PackwoodSafeline Management Systems Inc.

$5,000–$9,999

PMX Inc.Primacare Living SolutionsState WindowUpper CrustWatson Building SuppliesIn memory of Harold Weinrib, whose long-time local library this building once wasMargie Zeidler

MAJOR PROGRAMMING SUPPORTERS

Use your ticket on the same night as the performance to get a 15% discount on food at The Drake.

Jenny Ginder & John ToddRick Matthews & Ann Marie StasiukThe Wesley and Mary Nicol Charitable Foundation

Robert SirmanAnonymous (2)

I WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT THE THEATRE CENTRE

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If paying by cheque, please make it payable to The Theatre Centre.Please return this slip to: The Theatre Centre, P.O. Box 232, Stn C, Toronto ON, M6J 3P4Or donate online at theatrecentre.org

CUT HERE

The Theatre Centre is grateful for all the support from individual donors and partner organizations. This listing is accurate as of January 22, 2019. Should there be any error or omission in the listing, please contact us at [email protected] or 416-534-9261.

THANK YOU

ANCILLARY PROGRAMMING

Programming is curated and presented by Coach House Books, FADO Performance Art Centre, RT Collective, SummerWorks, The Theatre Centre, and Why Not Theatre.

Opening Reception

Thurs Jan 30, 10:30 pm

Café

Post-show talk: The Marble in the Basement

Feb 1, following 4:00 pm performanceBMO Incubator for Live Arts

Post-show talk: Café Sarajevo

Feb 2, following 2:00 pm performanceFranco Boni Theatre

Post-show talk: Screen:Moves

Feb 3, following 7:00 pm screeningFranco Boni Theatre

Community Meal Hosted by SummerWorks

Feb 5, 1:00 pm Café

Book Launch for Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space by Amanda Leduc

Feb 5, 6:00 pm Gallery

Community Meal Hosted by The Theatre Centre


Post-show talk: Certified (audio description provided)


Progress Closing Party Guest curated by Hey Girl Hey

Feb 15, 10:00 pm

Venue-wide

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