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Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse
Suggested by “The Trapp Family Singers”
by Maria Augusta Trapp
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Contents
Billing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Song List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Welcome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Artistic Director’s Circle. . . . . . . . . . . 9
The Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Authentic Greek Food
Extensive Wine & Bar List
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We wish to acknowledge that this production . CELEBRATING 250 YEARS OF BEETHOVEN
takes place on the ancestral, traditional, and May 26 - June 9, 2020
unceded territories of the Coast Salish Peoples, in Salzburg - Bad Ischl - Hallstatt - Artstetten - Vienna
particular the Musqueam, the Squamish, and the Experience the best of classical music with
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The Sound of Music 3
The Sound of Music
Music by RICHARD RODGERS
Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
Book by HOWARD LINDSAY and RUSSEL CROUSE
Suggested by “The Trapp Family Singers” .
by Maria Augusta Trapp
Nov 7, 2019 – Jan 5, 2020 Arts Club Theatre Company
56th Season, 630th production
Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage
Starring Xandrie Umandal as Kurt von Trapp
Georgia Acken as Brigitta von Trapp Jonathan Winsby as Captain Georg von
Jolene Bernardino as Liesl von Trapp Trapp
Damon Calderwood as Franz Synthia Yusuf as Maria Rainer
Andrew Cownden as Max Detweiler Orchestra
Cecilly Day as Sister Margaretta and Ken Cormier Keyboard
Baroness Elberfeld Sasha Niechoda Keyboard
Ghislaine Doté as a New Postulant and Angus Kellett Keyboard
Ensemble Henry Christian Trumpet
Craig Erickson as Admiral von Martin Fisk Percussion
Schreiber and Ensemble Cameron Wilson Violin/Mandolin
Meghan Gardiner as Elsa Schraeder
and Sister Sophia CREATIVE TEAM
Tim Howe as Baron Elberfeld and Ashlie Corcoran Director
Ensemble Ken Cormier Musical Director
Quinlin Koebel-Pearce as Friedrich von Shelley Stewart Hunt Choreographer
Trapp Drew Facey Set & Costume Designer
Jaime MacLean as Louisa von Trapp Itai Erdal Lighting Designer
Fontaine Molyneaux-Behgooy as Marta Chris Daniels Sound Designer
von Trapp Janya Cambronero Severin Assistant
Barbara Pollard as Sister Berthe and Director
Frau Schmidt Robbie Hébert Assistant
Annie Ramos as The Mother Abbess Choreographer
Jason Sakaki as Rolf Gruber Allison Spearin Stage Manager
Sean Patrick Sonier as Herr Zeller and Ashley Noyes Assistant Stage Manager
Ensemble Zoe Bellis Apprentice Stage Manager
Naomi Tan as Gretl von Trapp Matt Grinke Keyboard Programmer
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Music and Lyrics for “Something Good” by Richard Rodgers
The Sound of Music is presented through special arrangement with R & H Theatricals: www.rnh.com.
There will be one intermission.
Video or audio recording of this production is prohibited; however, audience members .
are welcome to take still photographs before and after the performance, and also during
intermission. Please credit the work of our set designer and lighting designer by name .
in your social media posts and share away!
Season Sponsors
Song List
ACT I ACT II
“Preludium” “The Sound of Music” (reprise 2)
“The Sound of Music” “My Favorite Things” (reprise 2)
“Maria” “No Way to Stop It”
“My Favorite Things” “Something Good”
“My Favorite Things” (reprise 1) “Gaudeamus Domino”
“Do-Re-Mi” “Maria”
“Sixteen Going on Seventeen” “Confitemini Domino”
“The Lonely Goatherd” “Sixteen Going on Seventeen” (reprise)
“The Lonely Goatherd” (reprise) “Do-Re-Mi” (reprise)
“How Can Love Survive” “Edelweiss”
“The Sound of Music” (reprise) “So Long, Farewell” (reprise)
“Ländler” (instrumental) “Finale Ultimo” (reprise of “Climb .
“So Long, Farewell” Ev’ry Mountain”)
“Morning Hymn”
“Climb Ev’ry Mountain”
The Musicians engaged in this production are members of the Vancouver Musicians’ As-
sociation (VMA), Local 145 of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States
and Canada.
Cover: Synthia Yusuf | Photo: David Cooper
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WELCOME
We also encourage you to see more
of what this city’s arts companies
have on offer, including our own Miss
Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, back
again at the Granville Island Stage,
and our Silver Commission of Marcus
Youssef’s It’s a Wonderful Christmas-ish
Holiday Miracle at the Goldcorp Stage
at the BMO Theatre Centre.
Welcome to the Arts Club’s production As for the show you’re about to see?
of The Sound of Music. We are thrilled We believe this musical is about love.
you could join us and make the Arts There is a scene in the show (which
Club part of your yuletide tradition. may be familiar to some of you) where
We love that theatre provides the Maria is told by the Mother Abbess
perfect occasion for gathering family to embrace her great capacity to love
and friends to socialize together, and to choose to give that love to
to share with our actors, crew, and others. We can define our lives by
creative team that intangible joy of choosing where we place that love.
a live audience connecting with a Like Maria, we, as humans, have that
live performance. In fact, when we capacity—to climb every mountain,
surveyed our patrons, this is the top ford every stream in pursuit of it. It’s a
reason given for attending an Arts beautiful sentiment and one we hope
Club performance. you carry with you as you leave this
There is something about this time performance—to follow every rainbow
of year and an audience coming till you find your dream.
together as one—to breathe together, All the joy of the season from all of us
laugh together, and feel together— here at the Arts Club!
that could melt even the coldest of
Peter and Ashlie
Scrooge hearts. It’s why we hold our
holiday fundraising campaign now Ashlie Corcoran, Artistic Director.
too—because we hope our shows Peter Cathie White, Executive Director
strike a chord with you and encourage
you to support our theatre as a space
for everyone. Thank you for your
consideration.
The Arts Club gratefully acknowledges Play Patrons Kirsten & Ali Pejman, Margaret Kendrick & .
Bill Koch, Neil Duke & Candace Yip, and Brian Angus & Dorothy Stauffer.
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Brigitta von Trapp Newcomer. “Thank you to Ashlie &
For the Arts Club Matilda the creative team for taking a chance
the Musical (debut, 2019) on me. Love to my Mom, Paige &
Other theatre Amelie Ivania!” @jolenebernardino
(West Moon Theatre Co.) Damon Calderwood
Other Georgia is thrilled to be playing Franz
Brigitta in one of her favourite musicals Arts Club debut
ever—much gratitude to the Arts Other theatre Sweeney
Club family for the opportunity. Follow Todd (Snapshots
Georgia’s musical and theatrical journey Collective); Cabaret (Royal City Musical
at instagram.com @GeorgiaAcken. Theatre); Ruined (Dark Glass Theatre);
Zoe Bellis Twelfth Night, Henry V (Bard on the
Apprentice Stage Beach); Oliver! (Theatre Under The
Manager Stars); Freud’s Last Session (City Stage
Arts Club debut NW); A Funny Thing Happened on the
Other theatre Coriolanus, Way to the Forum (Blue Bridge); Billy
All’s Well That Ends Well, Timon Bishop Goes to War (Ace Productions);
of Athens, Lysistrata (Bard on the The Elephant Man (Pacific)
Beach); The 39 Steps (Circle Bright Film & TV Reefer Madness
Productions); East Van Pantos: Snow Other Five-time Ovation! award
White, The Wizard of Oz (Theatre nominee; eight-time Theatre BC award
Replacement); Outside Mullingar nominee and six-time winner; graduate
(Chemainus Theatre Festival); The of UBC (B.Sc. in Zoology; Theatre
Fabulous Lipitones (Miracle Theatre, minor; B.Ed. in Science and Theatre);
Prince George) co-founder of Ace Productions; author
Other Graduate of Studio 58. of three books on bird photography
Jolene Bernardino (Flights of Fantasy, Baby Birds in the
Liesl von Trapp Wild, and More Baby Birds in the Wild);
Arts Club debut proud father of two sons: Riley (6) and
Other theatre I and You Corey (2).
(Chemainus Theatre Janya Cambronero Severin
Festival); 9 to 5 (CapU Theatre); 42nd Assistant Director
Street (Theatre Under The Stars); Little Arts Club debut
Miss Glitz remount (Too Fly); It’s A Other theatre Hedda
Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, Grand Gabler (True Pulse
Hotel (Arbutus Studio) Productions); The Silence of Our Friends,
Other Graduate of Capilano Mother & Child, The Dark Years (Teater
University’s Musical Theatre program; Aros); Hamlet (Snerikes Nation); King
E.V. Young Award for Outstanding David, Martyrion, Irena Sendler, Perpetua
Performance, Theatre Under The and Felicity (Word of Life); Savage in
Stars; 2017 Cheryl Hutcherson Limbo (CSU); Breather (Brave New Play
Memorial Award; 2016 Ovation! Rites)
The Sound of Music 11Film & TV Airs and Graces, Superkär Ashlie Corcoran
Other Artistic Director of Teater Aros. Director
Henry Christian For the Arts Club Ashlie
Trumpet became the Artistic
For the Arts Club: Cabaret Director of the Arts Club
(debut, 1983); Guys and Theatre Company on February 26, 2018.
Dolls, Barnum, Swing, Last season, she directed The Curious
Gypsy, The Producers, White Christmas, Incident of the Dog in the Night -Time,
Les Misérables, Buddy: The Buddy Holly The Matchmaker, and Bed & Breakfast.
Story, Dreamgirls, Disney’s Beauty and Earlier this season, she directed Cost of
the Beast, Spamalot, In the Heights, Living.
Mary Poppins, A Christmas Story, Billy Other theatre Me and My Girl (Shaw
Elliot, Matilda the Musical Festival); Mamma Mia! (Citadel
Other theatre The Music Man, Fiddler Theatre); Das Ding (The Thing)
on the Roof (Vancouver Playhouse); Les (Theatre Smash/Canadian Stage/
Misérables (Mirvish); The Phantom of TIP); Kiss (Theatre Smash/Canadian
the Opera, Showboat (Livent); West Side Stage/ARC); The Ugly One, Durango,
Story (Vancouver Opera) The Boy Called Newfoundland, Tijuana
Film & TV McGyver, The Paul Anka Show Cure (Theatre Smash); The Gay
Other Bachelor of Music from Western Heritage Project (Buddies in Bad
Washington University. Times Theatre/National Tour); Bed
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12 The Sound of Music& Breakfast (Centaur Theatre/Belfry Smash in Toronto, a British Foreign
Theatre); The Ugly One, Mustard and Commonwealth Office Chevening
(Tarragon Theatre); The 25th Annual Scholar, and a member of the Lincoln
Putnam County Spelling Bee, Waiting Centre Directors’ Lab.
for the Parade, Driving Miss Daisy, Ken Cormier
Blithe Spirit, Don’t Dress for Dinner, Musical Director/
The Birds & the Bees (Western Canada Keyboard
Theatre); and 10 projects at the For the Arts Club She
Canadian Opera Company, most Loves Me (keyboard
recently The Magic Flute and The debut, 2000); The Producers (musical
Magic Victrola; upcoming: The Barber director debut, 2008); recent favourites:
of Seville (Vancouver Opera) Matilda the Musical, Disney’s Beauty and
Other Originally from White Rock, BC, the Beast, Mamma Mia!, Billy Elliot, Les
Ashlie Corcoran directs both theatre Misérables, In the Heights, Spamalot,
and opera, working across Canada and Dreamgirls
internationally. Ashlie was the Artistic Other theatre Showboat, Sunset
Director of the Thousand Islands Boulevard, The Phantom of the Opera
Playhouse in Gananoque, Ontario (Livent)
from 2012–2017, where she directed Other Jessie award nominee (Next to
15 productions. She is the co-founder Normal); three seasons as repetiteur
and Artistic Producer for Theatre
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21 septeMber 2019 — 19 January 2020with Vancouver Opera; accompanist Chris Daniels
(since 1998) with Vancouver’s beloved Sound Designer
and internationally acclaimed men’s For the Arts Club Swing
choir, Chor Leoni. (debut, 1998); favourites:
Andrew Cownden Disney’s Beauty and the
Max Detweiler Beast, Mary Poppins, Billy Elliot, Les
For the Arts Club She Misérables, Miss Saigon, My Fair Lady,
Stoops to Conquer (debut, West Side Story, Cabaret, Buddy: The
2012); Spamalot, One Buddy Holly Story, Singin’ in the Rain,
Man, Two Guvnors, The Curious Incident The Producers, Gypsy, Rocky Horror Show
of the Dog in the Night-Time, The Other theatre Anne and Gilbert
Orchard (After Chekhov) (Summerside PEI); Dirty Rotten
Other theatre 42nd Street (Theatre Scoundrels (Theatre Calgary)
Under The Stars); Cabaret, Anything Cecilly Day
Goes (Royal City Musical Theatre); Sister Margaretta and
A Charlie Brown Christmas (Carousel Baroness Elberfeld
Theatre for Young People); Arts Club debut
Shakespeare in Love (Bard on the Other theatre The Cake
Beach) (Pacific); A Charlie Brown Holiday
Other Graduate of the Canadian College Double Bill (Carousel Theatre for Young
of Performing Arts. @AndrewCownden People); Titillations (SHIFT Theatre);
14 The Sound of MusicLes Filles du Roi (Fugue Theatre); Dead (Boca Del Lupo); Slumber Here
Man Walking (Vancouver Opera); (Fringe); Richard and His Women (Seven
Hairspray (Theatre Under The Stars) Tyrants Theatre)
Other 2015 Aida Broadbent award Other dance credits: Cirque du Soleil,
recipient; 2015 Outstanding Newcomer So You Think You Can Dance Canada
Ovation! award. “Special thanks to (finalist); companies: Van Grimde,
my mother, who will be singing along Flak, Sinha Danse; choreographic
regardless of the designated nights credits: Godspell, Next to Normal
(sorry about her), and to my fab team (Centaur); Angelique (Segal/National
of ladies at da Costa Talent, Melissa, Arts Centre/Factory Theatre); Virtu’O
Shannon, and Rachel, for their constant Danse (Tangente/Agora/Harbourfront).
support.” Advanced Musical Theatre course,
Ghislaine Doté London (UK); Classical Voice, VSO
New Postulant and School of Music.
Ensemble (Dance Captain) Itai Erdal
Arts Club debut Lighting Designer
Other theatre Starmania For the Arts Club Billy
(Grand Théâtre de Québec, Salle Bishop Goes to War
Wilfrid-Pelletier); The Virgin Courtesan (debut, 2010); The Curious
(DB Clarke Theatre); A Chorus Line Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,
(Centaur); Fame (Firehall); Prometheus Topdog/Underdog, The Valley, The Day
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Breathing Hole, The Komagata Maru The Curious Incident of the
Incident, The Best Brothers, Hirsch, The Dog in the Night-Time, The Humans,
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Festival); Vincent in Brixton, Where Other Desert Cities, The Unplugging,
the Blood Mixes, A Christmas Carol Calendar Girls
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Requiem for a Lost Girl (Vancouver Arrow (Citadel); Me and My Girl (Shaw
Opera) Festival); The Marriage of Figaro,
Other Five Jessie awards, Dora award; Stickboy, Sweeney Todd (Vancouver
Dublin Fringe Design award, Critics’ Opera); Timon of Athens, Lysistrata,
Choice Spotlight award, ADC’s Jack The Merchant of Venice, The Merry
King award, Guthrie award. Itai’s one- Wives of Windsor, Elizabeth Rex (Bard
man show How to Disappear Completely on the Beach); Das Ding (The Thing)
(The Chop) has toured to 24 cities and (Theatre Smash/Canadian Stage);
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Craig Erickson of Penzance (Thousand Islands
Admiral von Schreiber Playhouse); À toi, pour toujours, ta
and Ensemble Marie-Lou (Théâtre la Seizième);
For the Arts Club Jill Titus Bouffonius, Indian Arm, Penelope
Daum’s Forget About (Rumble Theatre)
Tomorrow, Angels in America, Parts Other Drew is a graduate of Studio 58.
One and Two, Scar Tissue, Who’s Afraid Martin Fisk
of Virginia Woolf ? (with Blackbird Percussion
Theatre), Tear the Curtain (with Electric For the Arts Club Disney’s
Company), Cyrano, The Glass Menagerie Beauty and the Beast
Other theatre Twelve seasons at (2017, 2018), Mamma
Canada’s premiere classical theatres: Mia! (2018), Matilda the Musical
Bard on the Beach, Stratford, Shaw. Other Martin performs in a wide variety
East Van Panto: The Wizard of Oz of musical styles including Orchestral,
(Theatre Replacement); The Invisible Jazz, Chamber, and Theatre. Martin
Hand (Pi); You Will Remember Me is a founding member of Driftwood
(Ruby Slippers); Speed-the-Plow (Mitch Percussion, and has performed
and Murray); The Great Gatsby (Theatre countless concerts with the Vancouver
Calgary); Grace (Pacific); The Idiot Symphony Orchestra, Turning Point
(Neworld); Vinci (National Arts Centre/ Ensemble, Chor Leoni, Livent Inc., Red
RMTC); Of Mice and Men (Citadel/ Shift Music Society, and the Vancouver
RMTC) Opera. Performances include Frank
Other Upcoming for the Arts Club: David Sinatra Jr., Petula Clarke, City Opera,
Yee’s carried away on the crest of a wave. Con Brio Music Festivals, Chor Leoni,
Weird Al Yankovic, and The Who.
The Sound of Music 17Meghan Gardiner three Jessie awards, three Leo awards,
Elsa Schraeder and and the YWCA Women of Distinction
Sister Sophia Award. She is a graduate of UBC, and
For the Arts Club Evita is also a produced playwright. “Love to
(debut, 2004); recent T&F.”
favourites: Disney’s Beauty and the Robbie Hébert
Beast, A Christmas Story: The Musical, Assistant Choreographer
Blood Brothers, Paradise Garden Arts Club debut
Other theatre Office Hours (Drayton); Other theatre
I Lost My Husband, The Music Man choreography credits:
(Gateway); Urinetown, Dead Metaphor Danny and the Deep Blue Sea (Athletes
(Firehall); Gunmetal Blues (Vancouver of Soul); TrudeauMania (Vancouver
Playhouse/PTE); Becky Shaw (Mitch Fringe); selected acting credits: bare
and Murray); My Fair Lady (Chemainus (Eternal Theatre); Singin’ in the Rain
Theatre Festival); The Last Five Years, (Royal City Musical Theatre); Whodunnit
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling (The 13th Story); Cinderella, The Drowsy
Bee (WCT) Chaperone (Theatre Under The Stars)
Film & TV Motherland, Supergirl, The Other Robbie is a graduate of Capilano
Good Doctor, Beyond, Package Deal, University’s Musical Theatre program.
Backstrom, Smallville, The L Word Before university, Robbie studied Latin
Other Meghan has been nominated for dance and ballroom in Calgary. Since
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18 The Sound of Musicmoving to Vancouver, he has worked Other Graduate from University of the
as a choreographer, as well as an Fraser Valley theatre department.
actor. Most recently, he has trained Shelley Stewart Hunt
in aerial silks and other circus skills. Choreographer
He would like to thank Shelley for her For the Arts Club as
encouragement and mentorship, and Choreographer: The
his family and friends for their kindness Matchmaker; as a
and support. performer: Evita, My Fair Lady
Tim Howe Other theatre selected credits as
Baron Elberfeld and Choreographer: Into the Woods, Pirates
Ensemble of Penzance, She Loves Me (Thousand
Arts Club debut Islands Playhouse); The Duchess (Ruby
Other theatre The Great Slippers); The 25th Annual Putnam
Canadian Porno: The Musical (Cranial County Spelling Bee (WCT); Waiting for
Millennials); Cabaret (Royal City the Parade (WCT/TIP); Rent (URP);
Musical Theatre); The Aliens (Sticks and Mamma Mia!, 42nd Street, The Drowsy
Stones); Posh, American Idiot (Fighting Chaperone, Beauty and the Beast
Chance); The Last Five Years (Secondary (Theatre Under The Stars); Guys &
Characters) Dolls (Gateway); selected performance
Film & TV Limetown, Alien: Ore, credits: The Full Monty (Patrick Street
iZombie, Arrow Productions); CATS (National Tour)
The Sound of Music 19Film & TV motion capture (Broadway Across Canada); La traviata,
choreography for Barbie: The Princess The Merry Widow, Turandot, Hansel and
& The Pauper (Mattel); as a performer: Gretel, West Side Story, Nixon in China
Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games (Vancouver Opera); La bohème, Carmen,
Opening Ceremonies: “Hero Tapper”; Il barbiere di Siviglia, L’elisir d’amore
Alice in Bye Bye Birdie (ABC-TV) (Burnaby Lyric Opera); Annie, The Sound
Other Instructor/choreographer at of Music, Fiddler on the Roof, The Wizard
Capilano University Musical Theatre of Oz (Gateway); It’s a Wonderful Life
program; Studio 58 at Langara College; (Gateway/Patrick Street Productions);
Arts Club Musical Theatre Intensive. City of Angels (Putting It Together
Upcoming: Elf: The Musical for Collective); Songs for a New World
Persephone Theatre. (Fabulist); Elektra (Heroic Opera)
Angus Kellett Quinlin Koebel-Pearce
Keyboard Friedrich von Trapp
For the Arts Club Master Arts Club debut
Class (debut, 2012); Mary Other theatre Singin’in the
Poppins, Les Misérables, Rain (Royal City Musical
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Mamma Theatre); A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Mia!, Matilda the Musical (UBC Opera); Hansel and Gretel, A
Other theatre Music of the Night (Sound Midsummer Night’s Dream (Coastal City
the Alarm); Wicked, The Book of Mormon Ballet)
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20 The Sound of MusicOther Quinlin is a Grade 7 French program at her school. The Sound of
Immersion student from Burnaby. He Music is her first professional theatre
is excited to be a part of The Sound of production, and she is über excited. In
Music with the Arts Club, and would her spare time, Fontaine loves to read
like to thank his teachers and mentors and write graphic novels and ride her
at Vancouver Tap Dance Society and bike around the seawall. She lives with
Pacific Dance Arts/Coastal City Ballet, her family in the West End and attends
who have inspired and encouraged Lord Roberts Annex Elementary School,
him to shoot for the stars and have where she is in Grade 2.
supported him on his path as a Sasha Niechoda
performer. He also sends thanks to Keyboard
his family for being supportive and For the Arts Club Little
helping to make his dreams come Shop of Horrors (debut,
true. 2003); Evita, Jacques Brel
Jaime MacLean Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, Miss
Louisa von Trapp Saigon, Company, Suds, Disney’s Beauty
For the Arts Club Les and the Beast, Les Misérables, Hairspray,
Misérables (debut, 2015); The Producers, Dreamgirls, Spamalot,
Fun Home In the Heights, Billy Elliot, Mamma
Other theatre Matilda the Musical Mia!, Matilda the Musical; as Musical
(as Matilda, Broadway National Tour, Director: Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story,
Mirvish/Dodgers); Annie (Mirvish/ Altar Boyz, Blood Brothers
London West End Tour); The Hockey Other theatre Toronto credits
Sweater (National Arts Centre); Chitty include productions for Livent Inc.,
Chitty Bang Bang (Align Entertainment); Mirvish Productions, and the Shaw
Annie (Royal City Musical Theatre) Festival, including The Phantom of
Film & TV Some Assembly Required, the Opera, Ragtime, Sunset Boulevard,
When Calls the Heart, The Healing Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour
Powers of Dude Dreamcoat, Mamma Mia!, and many
Other Winner of Youth Talent Search others. Vancouver credits include
BC All-Stars; Ovation! award nominee, Mamma Mia!, A Chorus Line, Beautiful
2016. Follow her theatric adventures on (Broadway Across Canada); The Sound
Instagram: @jaimemacleanofficial. of Music, The King and I, The Secret
Fontaine Molyneaux- Garden (Gateway); Mamma Mia!
Behgooy (Mirvish)
Marta von Trapp Ashley Noyes
Fontaine has been singing Assistant Stage Manager
and dancing since she For the Arts Club A Twisted
was three years old. She is a graduate Christmas Carol (debut,
of the Lights Up Musical Theatre 2014); The (Post) Mistress
School, and spent three years studying Other theatre Les Filles du Roi (Urban
there. She was a soloist in Lights Up’s Ink/Fugue Theatre); A Charlie Brown
production of Matilda. Fontaine has Holiday Double Bill, The Velveteen
also been very active in the theatre Rabbit, The Lion, the Witch, and the
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stage centreWardrobe (Carousel Theatre for Young House); Sanctuary Song (National
People); Unite Modele (Théâtre la Arts Centre); The Marriage of Figaro,
Seizième) The Magic Flute (Banff Centre); Don
Barbara Pollard Pasquale (Opera York); La bohème
Sister Berthe and (Kitchener Lyric Opera); Songbook Series
Frau Schmidt (Tapestry Opera)
For the Arts Club It’s Other “I’d like to dedicate this
Snowing on Saltspring, performance to the memory of my
Mom’s the Word, Mom’s the Word 2: parents, Alfie and Rita. I love you, Mom
Unhinged, Mom’s the Word: Remixed, and Dad.”
Mom’s the Word: Nest 1/2 Empty, Billy Jason Sakaki
Elliott Rolf Gruber
Other theatre selected credits: Mom’s For the Arts Club The
the Word: International Productions in Matchmaker (debut,
UK, Aus., etc.; Much Ado About Nothing 2019)
(Classic Chic); Hamlet, Twelfth Night Other theatre Shakespeare in Love,
(Bard on the Beach); It’s a Wonderful The Taming of the Shrew (Bard on
Life (Chemainus Theatre Festival); the Beach); Bah Humbug! (SFUW/
Fiddler on the Roof (Gateway); The Vancouver Moving Theatre 2017/2018
Music Man (Theatre Under The Stars); remount); 13! The Musical (Bring
True West, Lie of the Mind (Main St. on Tomorrow Co.); The King and I
Theatre); Spitfire Grill (Pacific); As (Gateway)
You Like It, Waiting for the Parade Film & TV Mech X-4, iZombie,
(Vancouver Playhouse); Contagious, Spontaneous
The Real Talking People Show, The Trial Other “Thanks for supporting live
(Tamahnous) theatre! Big thanks to Ashlie, Stephanie,
Film & TV iZombie, The Killing, the Arts Club staff, our fantastic
Hallmark: All of My Heart 1, 2, & 3, creative team, and my lovely parents for
Harvest Moon, Mom & Me (web series, all their support. Follow my adventures
directed by Emma Pollard, with 5.5+ on Instagram @jasonsakaki.”
million views) Sean Patrick Sonier
Other Three Jessie awards. Proud mom Herr Zeller and Ensemble
of Emma & Desmond. “Special thanks Arts Club debut
to Ashlie & the production team for this Other theatre Robinson
incredible gift and all the friends and Crusoe + Friday (Axis
family who cheer me on.” Theatre); The Music Man (Gateway);
Annie Ramos BedsteFader (Caravan Farm Theatre);
The Mother Abbess upcoming: Love/Sick (Pacific)
Arts Club debut Film & TV voice-over: Raid, FIFA 18,
Other theatre The King Mercedes Benz, Lunch ON!
and I, Pericles (Stratford Other Graduate of Studio 58.
Festival of Canada); Carousel (Mayfield);
Les Misérables (Thousand Islands
Playhouse); West Side Story (Hart
The Sound of Music 23Allison Spearin unwavering support of her passion for
Stage Manager art. “Enjoy the show.”
For the Arts Club Same Xandrie Umandal
Time Next Year (debut, Kurt von Trapp
2004); recently: Matilda For the Arts Club Matilda
the Musical, Onegin, Red Rock Diner, the Musical (debut, 2019)
Saint Joan, Vanya and Sonia and Masha Other theatre Dear
and Spike, Do You Want What I Have Edwina, The Greatest Showman, James
Got? A Craigslist Cantata, Armstrong’s and the Giant Peach (Vancouver
War, The Importance of Being Earnest, Performing Stars)
Mom’s the Word, The Seahorse, Salt- Other Xandrie is a Grade 8 student
Water Moon, His Greatness attending John Oliver Secondary
Other theatre Matilda the Musical School. He would like to thank and
(RMTC/Citadel); Three Winters (The acknowledge his parents for all their
Cultch); Since You Left Us (Presentation support, encouragement, and love for
House); Proud (Firehall); Hotel making his dream come true. Huge
Bethlehem (Ruby Slippers); In a Blue gratitude and recognition to his music
Moon (WCT); The Swanne: Queen teacher Ms. Brown, his VPS family, Ms.
Victoria (The Seduction of Nemesis), Katy, Ms. Chersea, Ms. Rebecca, and
Troilus and Cressida, Antony and VPS friends that helped him to further
Cleopatra (Stratford Festival); The develop his love of music, acting, and
Very Hungry Caterpillar Japan Tour dancing. Xandrie would like to thank
(Mermaid); Sylvia, Kilt, Jesus Christ the Arts Club for another opportunity to
Superstar (Neptune) work for them.
Other Atlantic Canada House (2010
Olympics). Stage Management Cameron Wilson
instructor, Douglas College. Violin/Mandolin
Violinist Cameron Wilson
Naomi Tan has been a fixture on
Gretl von Trapp the Vancouver music
Arts Club debut scene for the past three decades.
Other theatre Molly, He is recognized as one of the most
Annie: The Musical (Align versatile violinists, able to play a wide
Entertainment) variety of different musical genres.
Film & TV Siren, The Baby-Sitters Club, He was a long-standing member of
The Healing Powers of Dude, Scout & the the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra,
Gumboot Kids and currently performs with classical
Other Naomi has been in the TV/film crossover piano trio Joe Trio, as well as
industry since she was 3 years old, and the gypsy jazz quartet Van Django, Hard
has done a handful of TV commercials. Rubber Orchestra, Mariachi del Sol,
Joey award winner for Best Actress in a and the Mark Atkinson Quartet. He is
TV Commercial (5–7 years old) in 2018; also a composer/arranger whose works
four-time Joey nominee in 2019. Naomi have been performed by a number of
thanks the Arts Club for this amazing symphony orchestras and chamber
opportunity and her family for their ensembles across Canada and the US.
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Fair Lady (debut, 2001);
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Beast, Les Misérables, Onegin (tour),
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Other theatre selected credits: Jesus
Christ Superstar (Broadway); Carousel,
Camelot, Jesus Christ Superstar, Pericles,
South Pacific (Stratford Festival); Les
Misérables (Mirvish/Mackintosh);
Sousatzka (world premiere, Teatro
Proscenium); Neptune Theatre
(Halifax); Chemainus Theatre Festival
Other Five-time Jessie award nominee;
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Nov 21– Featuring music from Songs for Christmas
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For the Arts Club Disney’s
Beauty and the Beast
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Other theatre Rock of Ages (Renegade thank you for
Theatre); Elephant and Piggie’s “We’re your patronage
in a Play!” (Carousel Theatre for Young
People); Les Filles du Roi (Urban Ink/ All of us at the Arts Club thank you .
Fugue); Mamma Mia! (Citadel); Jesus for attending The Sound of Music;
Christ Superstar, RENT (URP); Cry Baby: we appreciate your patronage. As a .
The Musical (Awkward Stage); The not-for-profit theatre company, we .
Elbow Room Cafe (Zee Zee Theatre); rely on your word-of-mouth to.
Bye, Bye Birdie!, Titanic, Legally Blonde fill our theatres.
(Theatre Under The Stars) If you have enjoyed this performance,
Other Synthia is a proud graduate of please tell your family, friends, and
the Capilano University Musical Theatre colleagues—everyone you know!
Program. “Thank you to Ashlie, Shelley,
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Production Administrator Dawn Padget Ticket Sales Agents Ria Antonopoulos, Daniela Atiencia, Jo B.,
Production Assistants Josh Tompke, Daniel Guzman Brett Harris, Gwenda Lorenzetti, Jennifer Lynch, Tim Mahoney,
Granville Island Head Electrician Darren Hales Parmida Maleki, Emma Middleton, Colin Milne, Kirk Olson,
Stanley Head Electrician Shireen Norouzi Erin Schneider, Rebecca Waitt, Julianne Wilson
Goldcorp Stage Technician Darren John Front of House
Tour Technician Alberto White Guest Services Manager Peter Chapek
2nd Electrician TBA Front of House Managers Aidan De Lacy, Noa Heyl
Stanley Head Stage Carpenter Lucas Hall Front of House Attendants Brendan Blanchard, Celeste
Granville Island Stage Carpenter Jeff Leard Cadieux-Rey, Susan Chalmers, Saskia Cseh, Linda Guthrie,
2nd Stage Carpenters Jeremy Vreeken, Sebastian Obel Meredith Hambrock, Vanessa Ho, Michelle Kaesar, Aaron Lee, .
Head Sound Technician Sebastian Finch Shirley Lum, Atsumi Mizuuchi, Kirsten Niedtner, Mylyn Ramos,
Head Sound Technician, Sound of Music Kevin Gault Ashton Ramsay, Roberta Sciarretta, Nathan Smith, Karen
Head Dresser Oriana Camporese Worrod
Head Dresser, Sound of Music Donnie Tejani Bar & lounge
Stagehand Keegan Plant Director of Food & Beverage Torrance Jestadt
Dresser Sarah McCready Bar Managers Chris Schonfeldt, Lucas Floody
Deck Crew / Dresser Julianna Franchini Bar and Lounge Staff Chari Agellon, Camila Barbosa, Shane
Deck Crew Patrick O’Doherty Booth, Machado Cook, Mike Frydenlund, Henry Gillespie-
Fly person Dustin Burns Graham, Jamie Gourley, Stewart Hawthorne, Daniel
Follow-spot / Fly person Jeff Hardy Henderson, Gizele Hourvash, Rachel Irving, Jacob John,
Follow-spot James Pateman Savanna Junjek, Ashleigh Kearns, Darragh Kieran, Kalina
Head Scenic Carpenter Joao Carlos d’Almeida Kojwang, George Koumbounis, Alanna Meehan, Harrison
2nd Scenic Carpenters Lorraine West, Chris White, . MacDonald, Ron Mill, Tracey Obertos, Shayla Oulette,
Jeremy Vreeken Emilda Radjah, Claire Rasmussen, Caroline Rehbein, Dallas
Head Scenic Artist Kristine Kavalec Richards, Jason Simmer, Maria Villamar Trejos
Scenic Artists Tegan Klancnik, Corinne Palmer, Lorraine West
Head Properties Michael Gall
2nd Properties Robyn Volk ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & SPECIAL THANKS
Properties Builder Carol Macdonald Wigs by Hackmans Head Office
Head Wardrobe Kirsten McGhie Props Intern, Myles Harbick
2nd Wardrobe Tiffany Bishop Thank you to our The Sound of Music child supervisors: .
Cutters Sarah Marchant, Victoria Klippenstein Nancy Meyer, Lillian Tom, Anne Tickle, Sharon Wu
Junior Cutters Jennifer Reid, Megan Veaudry The Arts Club thanks its many volunteers for their support
Wardrobe Shop Assistant Alaia Hamer
Stitchers Victoria Klippenstein, Anna Potter, Jennifer Reid, Kim The Arts Club Theatre Company is a member of the
Tymkow, Megan Veaudry, Sean Malmas, Sarah McCready, Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT), The
Sarah Sosick, Jess Vaira, Jayme Cline Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance, and the
Wardrobe Maintenance Mary Jane Cox, Sean Malmas BC Alliance for Arts and Culture, and operates under the
Stage Managers Angela Beaulieu, Zoe Bellis*, Caryn Fehr, jurisdiction of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association. Pre-
Ronaye Haynes, Jan Hodgson, Pamela Jakobs, Geoff Jones, . production personnel and stage crew are members of Local118
Peter Jotkus, Jenny Kim, Alannah Korf*, April Starr Land, of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, and
Rebecca Mulvihill, Ashley Noyes, Rick Rinder, . guest services staff are members of Unifor 3000.
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