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OCT 7 - NOV 52016

Mark DuMezArtistic Director

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Martin KaspersPhotographyOct 7 - Nov 5

Plus a great selection of local pottery, glass,textiles, giftware, jewellery and more.

Visit The Gallery Gift Shop during Intermission.


Mark DuMezIvan BrozicSarah Plater-FindlayLyle FranklinDavid BaughanKoh McRadu

Brad AustinKaren Johnson-DiamondBrian LindsGiovanni MocibobElla SimonEmma Slipp

The Fluck residence, 1956

There will be one 20-minute intermission

DirectorSet Designer

Costume DesignerLighting Designer

Stage ManagerApprentice Stage Manager

CASTBeverly Woytowich

Hilda FluckSam FluckGary Fluck

Janey FluckBobbi Jakes

SETTING

INTERMISSION

Presented with the generous assistance of

By Norm Foster

The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

The Chemainus Theatre Festival engages, under the terms of the Independent Theatre Agreement, professional Artists who are members of the Canadian Actors’ Equity Association. The Chemainus Theatre Festival acknowledges the support of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association and its members.

HILDA’S YARD premiered atTheatre New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick in February, 2012.

HILDA’S YARD is staged by arrangement with Pam Winter, Gary Goddard Agency, www.garygoddardagency.com.

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DISCOVERTHEATRE

WORKSHOPS

To book your free Island Savings Discover Theatre workshop, please contact:Andrea CrossEducation [email protected] x728

Complimentary Theatre workshops are offered to schools on Vancouver Island courtesy of

Island Savings’ Growing Island Families Together (GIFT) Program. These workshops

focus on improvisational play and thecollaborative creative process while stressing the importance of encouraging interaction,

building confidence through creativerisk-taking and stretching the imagination.

The workshops are led by Education Coordinator for The Chemainus Theatre Festival and

professional actor, Andrea Cross.

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MESSAGE FROM THE MANAGING DIRECTORRANDAL HUBER

Welcome Friends!

Our 25th anniversary season is right around the corner and we can’t wait to share our exciting plans with you in November!

Reaching 25 years has only been possible through the incrediblesupport of you – the audience. Thank you. Extra heartfelt thanks are due to the generous businesses and individuals who charitably support our work. Donations and sponsorship provide a crucial base of funding that allows us to plan ahead with confidence; secure show rights and talent – and continue to bring you top notch productions.

I invite you to throw your support behind our 25th season of live theatre by making a charitable donation. There are many exclusive benefits of becoming a donor, all designed to deepen your theatre experience. Please see the enclosed rack card for more information.

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An Experienceto RememberEnjoy an enticing and

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DIRECTOR’S NOTESMARK DUMEZ

Hilda’s Yard has been a treat to produce. While working on this play, we have laughed and laughed in rehearsal, feeding offpositive and comedic energy. Norm Foster’s writing is brisk, playful, nostalgic and deft. He allows the foibles and flaws of this fine family to come out, one by one, until there is nothingleft to hold onto but one another. He sets the piece in 1956 and teases out the humour and heart of things that change but always stay the same – providing for kids as the price of bread rises, getting along in the backyard and sticking together through thick and thin. He also challenges us to examine if things have changed since the 50’s, especially when it comes to harder issues of hearth and home. I’ve learned a lot workingon this piece and consider myself, in Hilda’s words, to be “so blessed” to bring it to life with such generous and colourfulartists for a vibrant audience such as you!

MARK DUMEZ Director

Mark is Artistic Director at CTF, where favourite roles include Murder on the Nile, Enchanted April, A Streetcar NamedDesire, Mass Appeal, Animal Tales and the role of PrinceEdward in Queen Milli of Galt. He had performed at Pacific Theatre, Kentucky Shakespeare Festival, Theatre X andFirststage. He also works as a theatre director and is very pleased to be working with such a fine company of artists.

“Foster’swritingis brisk, playful,nostalgic and deft.”


BRAD AUSTIN Beverly Woytowich

Brad is happy to be making his debut on the Chemainus stage, and visiting the west coast for the first time in twenty years. Brad lives in Ontario with his wife Stacey, and faithful beast Finn. Theatre credits include: The Melville Boys, Bedtime Stories (Drayton Entertainment), The Foursome and Grounded (Lighthouse Festival Theatre), TV/FILM credits; Rookie Blue,12 Monkeys, Copper, Shoot the Messenger (CBC), An Officer and a Murderer.

DAVID BAUGHAN Stage Manager Born in England, David is a theatre stage manager, lightingdesigner, author and photographer. Stage management credits in BC include numerous productions for TheatreOne (Nanaimo),Graffiti Theatre (Salt Spring Island) and Chemainus Theatre. David is pleased to return to Chemainus where he has already stage managed over 40 productions. Many of David’s photographsare held in the Musée National d’Art Moderne collectionin Paris.

IVAN BROZIC Set Designer Ivan is thrilled to have been a part of this wonderful production. Hilda’s Yard is one of those little gems of the theatre that is so fulfilling to be a part of. Ivan works extensively as a set and costume designer for theatre, concerts and events acrossthe country. As always, a special thank you to the wizards backstage who make it all come to life.

LYLE FRANKLIN Lighting Designer

Lyle is pleased to be doing his debut Lighting Design for Chemainus. Previous credits include A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline, The Love List, Perfect Wedding, Twelve Angry Men, Separate Beds (Drayton Entertainment), Walking on Water (Fanshawe College), The Anger of Ernest and Ernestine (Lost & Found Theatre), A Funny Thing Happened (Ryerson University). Lyle is a Technical Director for Drayton Entertainment and a graduate of Ryerson University.


KAREN JOHNSON-DIAMOND Hilda Fluck

Most recently Karen was seen this summer in Falling: A Wake. Other credits: Calamity Town (Vertigo) and The Crucible (Theatre Calgary). Karen’s mom doesn’t like biographies that read like ‘lists’, so she pauses to say that her amazing mom has seen425+ plays since becoming a widow 4 years ago. Karen is Administrative Director of ARTSTREK, a summer drama camp for teens. Karen likes donuts, scrabble and Neil Diamond, but LOVES Kevin and Griffin.

BRIAN LINDS Sam Fluck

For Chemainus Theatre Festival: Jeeves Intervenes, Delicious Lies, Harvest, Arsenic and Old Lace, Barefoot In the Park.Others: Waiting for Godot, Brighton Beach Memoir, Of Mice and Men (Blue Bridge), A Christmas Carol ,The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Belfry), August: Osage County, The Patron Saint Of Stanley Park, It’s A Wonderful Life (Arts Club). His original sound-performance Reverberations, will be presented at the 2017 SPARK Festival (Belfry).

KOH MCRADU Apprentice Stage Manager

While Koh’s love for the arts started onstage, she can now be found in a variety of roles behind the scenes. She is thrilled to be back at CTF, having just finished up the summer run ofFootloose: The Musical! Other recent credits: Pride & Prejudice (Arts Club), The Wizard of Oz (Gateway), Hairspray, Oliver! (TUTS), Les Misérables (VOS). Upcoming: The Music Man (Gateway), Hand to God (Arts Club). Enjoy the show!kohmcradu.com

GIOVANNI MOCIBOB Gary Fluck

Giovanni is thrilled to be back on the Chemainus stage! Based out of Vancouver, he works in Film, TV, and Theatre. Playing the lead in The Whipping Man, Doubt, My Name Is Asher Lev (Pacific), Mary’s Wedding (Gateway), and Over the River and Through the Woods, Confessions of a Paperboy, Chickens (Chemainus). Last year he spent the fall in Thailand shooting the feature film She Has A Name and is looking forward to its release later this year.


SARAH PLATER-FINDLAY Costume Designer

Following her studies at the University of Windsor, Sarah’s career has led her to many wardrobe roles including Milliner’s Assistant for the Stratford Festival, Head of Wardrobe/Costume Designer for Stage West, and freelance Costume Coordinator and Designer for many theatre companies throughout Ontario. Thank you to my wonderful and supportive family. Past credits: Brighton Beach Memoirs (Drayton Entertainment), Cabaret (StageWest), Threepenny Opera (StratfordFestival), Blessings in Disguise (TouchmarkTheatre).

ELLA SIMON Janey Fluck

Ella is honoured to be back in Chemainus again (her home away from home) and excited to bring this fantastic play tolife with this great team. Select theatre credits: Harvey, Jeeves in Bloom, Delicious Lies, Animal Tales (CTF), 4000 Miles, The Importance of Being Earnest (Arts Club), It Could Be Any One Of Us (Vertigo Theatre), The Lieutenant of Inishmore (Ground Zero Theatre). She enjoys surfing, hiking, and playing ukulele.More at: www.ellasimon.ca

EMMA SLIPP Bobbi Jakes

Emma was last seen in Chemainus as the squeaky Lina in Singin’ in the Rain. She has worked across Canada for such companies as The Arts Club, Touchstone, Green Thumb,Mermaid theatre of Nova Scotia, The Globe, Vertigo, Drayton, The Belfry, Two Planks and a Passion and Solo Collective. Coming up next she will be in ZeeZee Theatre’s production of Elbow Room Café - The Musical presented by the Cultch. She is a graduate of Studio 58.

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By Norm Foster

It’s a guaranteed good time at a NormFoster performance. Canada’s most produced playwright tells stories that are meant to make people feel a little better about the world. And in his latest play, Fostergives us even more entertainment than usual as we peer over the fence into Hilda’s Yard. Foster’s plays are known for theirover-the-top characters, litany of jokes, and vibrant settings that tell stories about ordinary people getting by in life. In our current production, his gifted style isenriched with thought-provoking plot points that touch on relationships, work ethic, domestic violence, post-traumatic stress, and mental illness – all addressed with love and laughter. Set in a place and time of simplicity and wholesomeness, Foster’s day-in-the-life story of the Fluck household serves as a reminder that complex family dynamics are relevant in any decade. Although a loaf of bread no longer costs 18 cents,

and the saddle shoe is a passé fashion, the show is not dependent on nostalgia for its entertainment value. In typical Foster style, these familiar experiences could happen to any one, at any time. We’re sure you’ll be hooked to see how everything will end for those who arrive in Hilda’s Yard. Thank you for joining us for this noteworthy Canadian performance and enjoy the show!

“peer over the fence into Hilda’s Yard.”

“his gifted style isenriched withthought-provoking plot points”

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Nick Barrett*Valerie Butler*Victoria Caldwell*Diana CarterAndrea CrossEric DouglasMary Downes*Mark DuMez*Leah FlaggCrystal Hanson*Jennifer HedgeStephen Hewson*Randal Huber*Marlie KelseyDamion Knight*Nicole Lamb*Johnny Lee*Amanda Lutner*Anita McCallum*James O’Leary*Karen Sharanowski*Don Smyth*Andrea Starr*Cindy Thomson*Nicholas Timmenga*Michelle Vogelgesang*Bibi WallaceTerry Williams*

Playbill Staff: Paul Bernard, Barry Bissonnette,Judith Buckley, Bruce Budd, Ashton Butler, Janie Dyson, Eli Eckert-Johnson, Shanise Gelaude, Kenneth George, Tristan Griffiths, Madeline Hayton, Heather Irwin, Jaydan Lafointaine, Jordan Marchtaler, PatMcDonald, Clayton McKelvie, Kelly McPherson, Cassandra Scott*, KailieShelton, Jake Slee, Mitchell Stevens-Brochert, Brittany Stubbington, Richard Webb, Kim Williams

Playbill Pianists: Bernadette Brown,Dwight Siemens

Volunteer Seamstresses: Louise Adamson, Susan Cole, Norma Dirom

Carpenters: Joanna Legwand, Colin Mann, Rachel Peppler, Natasha Salway, Mya Wilson

Lighting Crew: Jethro Allen-Martin, Hailey McConnell, Carolyn Moon, Bibi Wallace

VOLUNTEER BOARDOF DIRECTORSCHEMAINUS THEATREFESTIVAL SOCIETYChair Pat Moore - Ladysmith, BCVice Chair Tim Erickson - Honeymoon Bay, BCTreasurer Maria Ridewood - Duncan, BC

CHEMAINUS THEATRE FOUNDATIONChair David Pink - Duncan, BCVice Chair Mike Skene - Cobble Hill, BCTreasurer Maria Ridewood - Duncan, BC

DIRECTORSIrma Anderson - Duncan, BCKerry McIntyre - Ladysmith, BCLarry Myhre - Cobble Hill, BC

FOUNDERSLaVerne Erickson - Rosebud, ABKen Smith - Vancouver, BC

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Front of House Coordinators: Claire Friedrich,Rachel Peppler, Mya Wilson

Maintenance: JoHannah Knight, Pat McDonald,Mikaella Payne

Ticket Agents: Alison Bendall, Sandra Dawson,Sarah Finch, Carla Harman, Christine Lautsch,Dale Lehmann

Gallery Assistants: Amy Ankersmit, Gloria Bernard, Carra Christy, Susan Lumholst-Smith, Louise Squires,Colleen Wike

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HOLIDAY CLASSICNOV 18 - DEC 31 2 0 1 6 S E A S O N

Josh W. David Cooper Photography James A Glen Design

By Philip GrecianWe all know the feeling – an all-consuming wish for one special holiday gift. For 9-year-old Ralphie, that coveted present is an official Red Rydercarbine-action BB gun, and he is in dogged pursuit to acquire the desired toy as he pleads to his mother, his teacher, and Santa Claus himself – tothe constant refrain of “You’ll shoot your eye out!”. But for Ralphie, nothing else under the tree will satisfy. See the bespectacled tyke’s quest unfold amidst a series of decoder pins, an exploding furnace, leg lamps, and more yuletide adventures. Share this charming, wistful remembrance of simpler times with loved-ones! Based on the popular holiday film. Book tickets now for this “emotionally touching and fun to watch” holiday show.On stage at The Chemainus Theatre from Nov 18 to Dec 31, 2016. 1.800.565.7738 or chemainustheatre.ca.

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