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Festival TheatreMAY 22 TO OCTOBER 31OPENS JUNE 1Support for the 2009 seasonof the Festival Theatre isgenerously provided byLaura Dinner andRichard RooneyMacbethby William ShakespeareProduction SponsorProduction supportgenerously provided byMrs. Jarka HradeckyAdditional funding generously provided byMembers of the Stratford Shakespeare FestivalMembers of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival of America

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A Cosmos of CreativityShakespeare lies at the centre of our dramaticuniverse. Here at Stratford, we celebrate him inour theatres by honouring his text and by placingit in the context of the work of his predecessors,contemporaries and successors, so we can betterunderstand his breathtaking achievement. In doingso, we range freely through the best and mostenduring works of the dramatic canon.This season, you can explore the diversity ofShakespeare’s genius in three such very differentplays as Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream andJulius Caesar. You also have a rare opportunityto compare his work to that of his friend andrival Ben Jonson, whose Bartholomew Fair is abrilliant satire of life in London, Shakespeare’sadopted city, or with that of Jean Racine,whose Phèdre is searing drama from a differentdramatic tradition. Both these plays aremasterpieces in their own right – and to seethem performed is to discover how radicalare the differences between the world’sgreatest playwright and his nearest peers.Shakespeare’s unprecedentedexploration of the human comedy pavedthe way for such subsequent dramatistsas Anton Chekhov, Edmond Rostand andOscar Wilde, whose work also features on ourstages this season. His influence reveals itselfeven in our two musicals, one of which sharesits ancestry with The Comedy of Errors while theother draws directly on Romeo and Juliet.Our own writers here in Canada owe no less toShakespeare and the extraordinary creative fermentof his age. George F. Walker’s Canadian classicZastrozzi uses the Jacobean revenge tragedy as itspoint of departure, while Sunil Kuruvilla’s Rice Boy,newly revised for our production, is rooted, likesome of Shakespeare’s greatest plays, in the tensionsbetween parents and children. So too is MorrisPanych’s The Trespassers, a brand-new play thatreceives its world première here this season.We are delighted to welcome you to this, our57th season. We hope you will enjoy exploring withus the astonishingly varied dramatic universe thatShakespeare helped to create and that will alwayshonour him as its centre.antoni CimolinoGeneral DirectorDe s m c a n u ffArtistic DirectorWe dedicate our 2009 seasonto the memory ofrichard monetteArtistic Director of this Festivalfrom 1994 to 2007.1

Crime and Punishmentby Robert BlackerBelow | Colm Feore (maCbeth) in rehearsalFacing page, From top | Colm Feore (leFt) with Des mcanuFF (DireCtor);Yanna mcintosh (laDY maCbeth); Yanna mcintosh anD Colm FeoreFollowing page | Colm FeorePhotograPhY bY sCott wishart/beaCon heralDThat seemingly most gentle of playwrights, ThorntonWilder, wrote that we are meant to see ourselvesin the terrifying Macbeths. Being able to recognizeourselves in the characters on stage was for Wilderfundamental to the power of theatre: “We haveall murdered in thought and been murdered. Wehave all seen the ridiculous in estimable personsand in ourselves. We have all known terror aswell as enchantment. Imaginative literature hasnothing to say to those who do not recognize –who cannot be reminded of – such conditions.”In Macbeth, Shakespeare takes us on oneof the darkest rides in theatre, and part of theterror he creates is by forcing us to experiencethe play through his two leads. He does this in anumber of ways. Even before he enters, Macbeth2

is presented as a war hero who saves his countryfrom domestic rebellion and foreign invasion. Thisand his early struggles with his “black and deepdesires” allow us to enter his journey with himrather than against him. Thereafter, Shakespeareputs us inside the heads of the Macbeths andtheir point of view in their many soliloquiesand asides for nearly a tenth of the play.We do not see that struggle in his wife. Shesees “the future in the instant” and moves withdetermination to create it, calling on spirits to fillher “from crown to toe top-full of direst cruelty.” Thisinvocation comes so quickly after her first entrancethat she is often presented as cruel, but does itnot actually imply that Lady Macbeth must fortifyherself in order to commit the terrible act of murder?Later we will see the cracks in the armour that shedons here and get a glimpse of what is inside.We get one glimpse while her husband iskilling Duncan offstage. She is drunk and revealstoo much: “Had he not resembled my father ashe slept, I had done’t” seems a lame excuse forsomeone of her supposed ferocity. Sounds startleher as she nervously awaits and then welcomesher husband. In fact, we experience this entirescene through the overwrought emotions of thetwo murderers. Alfred Hitchcock often forces hisaudiences to identify with questionable characters,even murderers, by making us audit his filmsthrough their eyes and ears. He does this for thesame reason that Shakespeare does here: to suggestthat we all harbour black and deep desires.The Porter suggests this in the scene thatfollows. He steps out of the play to remind usthat we too are sinners. He fashions himself asthe Porter of Hell Gate, a comic character fromplays Shakespeare would have seen as a child,and welcomes three professions notorious toShakespeare’s audiences who overreached, lied andcheated on their “primrose way to th’everlastingbonfire.” And then he asks us, “What are you?” Forthis production, we have modernized the sinners,as Shakespeare did – they were contemporaryto Shakespeare’s time, not to Macbeth’s – so wecan see clearly what Shakespeare is up to.As Macbeth’s crimes multiply and becomeeven more heinous in the second half of the3

4play, Shakespeare will gradually detach us fromthe Macbeths, but one vestige of their humanitycontinues to move us: they truly seem to loveeach other. At the heart of this dark ride is a lovestory. In Will in the World, Stephen Greenblatt writesabout this: “There are two significant exceptions toShakespeare’s unwillingness or inability to imaginea married couple in a relationship of sustainedintimacy, but they are unnervingly strange: Gertrudeand Claudius in Hamlet and the Macbeths.”The Macbeths know each other so well that theyseem to inhabit each other’s minds. Lady Macbethunsexes herself to help her husband attain whatshe knows he wants but will not speak. In a playfull of fathers and sons, they are a childless couplewho put their energies into his career. Macbethin turn protects her from participation in the latermurders after he observes her faint when thecourt gathers after Duncan’s murder. Macbeth andLady Macbeth need each other to commit thefirst murders, which could not be done withoutboth of them, but soon begin to retreat into theirprivate hells. They never speak to each other afterthe banquet scene, even though a third of the playremains. This isolation from each other is the pricethey pay for their crimes, and Shakespeare makesus feel this through her absence from the stage.It is in this section of the play that Shakespeareturns more to the public story. During thefirst half of his writing career, Shakespeareexamined the nature of political leadership inhis history plays. He continued this examinationin the great tragedies that followed, andMacbeth is in part a study of three kings.Whatever Duncan represents as a person, he isnever seen on the battlefield or even commandinghis armies from afar. His kingdom, in chaos fromrebellion at home and invasion from abroad, is savedonly by Macbeth and Banquo. In Shakespeare’ssource for the play, Holinshed’s Chronicles of Scotland,Macbeth feels he deserves to be the next king. Themonarchy in Scotland at that time was not alwayshereditary. The king was usually chosen by electionby thanes from among a group of blood relatives,and the crown often went to the warrior-in-chief.Shakespeare is not explicit about this, but thereare traces of it in his play. When Ross first informs

Macbeth that the king has named him Thane ofCawdor, Ross tells him what both seem to believe:that this is a pledge of a greater honour to come.Macbeth, by contrast, is a warrior king, capableof leading troops on the battlefield and evendefeating the enemy in hand-to-hand combat. But“blood will have blood,” as he tells his wife, and onemurder leads to another. When his thanes finallyrevolt, their charge against him is not regicide buttyranny. The word tyrant is first heard at the end ofAct III and rings out through the rest of the play.All compromise themselves under his corruptregime. Ross refuses to acknowledge Macduff’ssuspicions. Banquo decides not to tell othersabout the Sisters’ prophecy, and Macduff placeshis family in peril to go seek Malcolm in England.We see what kind of king Malcolm will be in hisscene with Macduff. That it is the longest in theplay should tell us something about its importanceto Shakespeare. Malcolm lies so convincinglythat when he reveals the truth – that he wastesting his interlocutor – Macduff does not knowwhether to believe him or not. Malcolm is one ofShakespeare’s effective leaders, smart enough tobe crafty and manipulative when needed, and onewho understands that a modern leader organizesand leaves others to fight in the field. At the endof this scene he creates the perfect avenger ashe takes Macduff through grief to revenge.Greenblatt summarizes the complex terrors thatthis great, dark play evokes: “If you are worriedabout losing your manhood . . . look to your wife.If you are worried about temptation, fear yourown dreams. If you are anxious about your ownfuture, scrutinize your best friends. And if you feelspiritual desolation, turn your eyes on the contentsnot of the hideous cauldron, but of your skull.”Robert Blacker is dramaturge for the StratfordShakespeare Festival and for this production ofMacbeth.William Shakespeare – playwrightBorn in Stratford-upon-Avonin 1564, William Shakespearewas the eldest son of JohnShakespeare, a glover andtanner who rose to becomean alderman and bailiff of thetown, and Mary Arden, thedaughter of a wealthy farmer.The exact date of his birthis unknown, but there is a record of his baptismon April 26. Since an interval of two or three daysbetween birth and baptism would have been quitecommon, tradition has it that he was born on April23 – the same date as his death 52 years later.The young Shakespeare is assumed to haveattended what is now the Edward VI GrammarSchool in Stratford, where he would have studiedancient Roman literature in its original Latin. In1582, when he was 18, he married Anne Hathaway,a farmer’s daughter who was eight years his senior.Anne was pregnant at the time, and the couple’sfirst daughter, Susanna, was born a few monthsafterwards in 1583. Twins followed two years later: ason, Hamnet, who died at the age of 11, and a seconddaughter, Judith.Nothing further is known of Shakespeare’s life until1592, by which time he was sufficiently establishedas an actor and writer in London to be the target of aliterary attack by a jealous fellow playwright, RobertGreene. Soon afterwards, an outbreak of plagueforced the temporary closure of the theatres, andShakespeare turned his attention instead to his longnarrative poems Venus and Adonis and The Rape ofLucrece. He also began writing the Sonnets, a seriesof 154 love poems that many believe to be at leastpartly autobiographical.By 1594, Shakespeare was back in the theatre,writing and acting for the Lord Chamberlain’sMen. His income as one of the country’s mostsuccessful dramatists enabled him, in 1597, to buy amansion back in Stratford, and in 1599 he became ashareholder in London’s newly built Globe Theatre.In 1603, Shakespeare’s company was awarded aroyal patent, becoming known as the King’s Men.Possibly as early as 1610, the playwright retired tohis home in Stratford-upon-Avon, living there untilhis death on April 23, 1616. He is buried in the town’sHoly Trinity Church.5

Ideas and InsightsArcelorMittal applauds the artists, artisans and staff behind everyoutstanding experience at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival.Costume sketCh bY Paul tazewellThe Bloody PendulumMacbeth begins and ends in war. Duncan’s regime isattacked by rebels from within and by invaders fromabroad. Civil war and foreign invasion threaten theexistence of his country. The fighting is fierce andbrutal and described by Shakespeare in the mostgraphic terms: “Till [Macbeth] unseamed him fromthe nave to th’ chops.” It is important to rememberthat Macbeth is introduced, not as a villain, but asa war hero who saves a country under the rule of aweak king.This is one reason why I have set this productionin mythic mid-20th-century Africa. The extremeviolence we have witnessed in some Africancountries in the last 50 years is intended to conjureup the blood-drenched world of Shakespeare’s play,where “blood will have blood.”I hope that Africa will also provide a usefulcontext in which to place the three womenwho open the play. They refer to themselves notas witches, but as the Weird Sisters, and that iswhat Macbeth and Banquo call them as well.Today, they may seem more like practitionersof a pre-Christian religion than Elizabethanfantasies of witches. Most importantly, thesecharacters deserve to be treated with dignityas people, not as abstractions or fantasies.The English thought the Scots were barbarians,and that word is used against Africans today bypeople who do not understand that what we arewitnessing on that continent is the bloody birthof nations freeing themselves from their colonialpasts and forging their modern identities. Wesee that dynamic in the 11th-century Scotland ofShakespeare’s play.With the help of English troops, the historicalMalcolm moved Scotland away from its bloodypast towards a more stable and modern form ofgovernment modelled after England, with directlineal descent and stronger feudal allegiance to theking. That is why Malcolm names his thanes “earls” –6

an English title – at the end of the play. Like PrinceHal, he is one of Shakespeare’s modern Machiavellianleaders, and like Hal he is capable of manipulatingothers when necessary. During his reign, Malcolmturned his country more toward England, only tobe forced to submit to William the Conqueror asoverlord, when the latter invaded Britain in 1066.Of course, power is always cyclical in Shakespeare’splays: he was an astute observer of history. Weakkings are followed by strong kings as the pendulumof history swings from victory to defeat, from orderto anarchy. A thousand years after Macbeth andMalcolm, Scottish nationalists are still uncomfortablewith British rule and steadfastly strive for politicalindependence.Macbeth resonates today for those of us whohave witnessed, within the last half century, theassassination of a U.S. president, whereupon theassassin himself was killed. A sprawling series ofdeaths followed in what seemed like a neverendingshock wave of sometimes unsolved politicalmurders. It was, as in Shakespeare’s play, the woundon a nation that refused to heal, and insteadmultiplied – “Double, double, toil and trouble.”On a domestic level, the Macbeths are familiar asa contemporary childless couple who replace babywith career and fiercely pour all of the love andhope normally associated with an infant into theirsingle-minded partnership. Macbeth is an especiallyintimate (though grotesquely twisted) love storysandwiched between epic historical events.The African setting is not intended to be an exactmirror image of Shakespeare’s times any more thanShakespeare’s play is an exact copy of 11th-centuryScotland. It is a refracted and composite reflection –history through a crystal or prism – and it is intendedto extract the essence of the truths in the play thatsadly proves itself universal, more apt today thanwhen Shakespeare invented it.For it is not only the themes of the play butits very subjects that are startlingly familiar:unsolved assassination leading to civil war, militaryinvasion, regime change, moral cowardice, inbredcorruption, unchecked dictatorial powers and thediseased politics of terror. Shakespeare’s Macbethis contemporary indeed, proof of the adage that“things don’t change, they just get more so.”Des mcanuffDirectorThe CastThe Weird SistersDuncanMalcolm} his sonsDonalbainBleeding SergeantLennoxRossAngusMacbethLady MacbethTheir PorterWaiting GentlewomanDoctorSeytonBanquoFleance, his sonMacduffLady MacduffTheir SonOld ManBanquo’s MurderersMenteithCaithnessSeyward,Earl of NorthumberlandYoung Seyward, his sonDuncan’s ChamberlainsNursekaren glaveamanda lismanCara rickettsgeraint wyn Daviesgareth Potterandrew shaverandré sillssanjay talwarJohn Vickerykevin hanchardColm FeoreYanna mcintoshtom rooneyirene PooleJames blendickDavid Collinstimothy D. stickneyaraya mengeshaDion Johnstonesophia walkerkolton stewartroy lewissean arbucklePeter huttbruce godfreeoliver beckerJonathan Purdonwayne bestgordon s. millerDouglas e. hughesJohn innesasha VijayasinghamSoldiers, Messengers and Servants played bymembers of the companyUnderstudiessean arbuckle (Menteith, Caithness), wayne best (Duncan,Seyton), karen glave (Lady Macduff ), bruce godfree(Donalbain, Young Seyward), kevin hanchard (Macduff ),Douglas e. hughes (Porter, Second Murderer, Seyward),John innes (Doctor, Old Man), roy lewis (BleedingSergeant), Jake mcCarroll (Macduff’s Son), araya mengesha(Angus), gordon s. miller (Ross), irene Poole (First Sister,Third Sister), gareth Potter (Macbeth), Jonathan Purdon(Lennox, First Murderer, Third Murderer), Cara ricketts (LadyMacbeth), andrew shaver (Malcolm), andré sills (Banquo),asha Vijayasingham (Second Sister, Waiting Gentlewoman,Fleance)There will be one interval of 15 minutes.7

Artistic CreditsDirectorSet DesignerCostume DesignerLighting DesignerComposerSound DesignerMedia DesignerDramaturgeFight DirectorMovementStunt CoordinatorAssociate Fight DirectorAssistant DirectorAssistant DesignerAssistant Lighting DesignerAssistant Fight DirectorsFight CaptainStage ManagerAssistant Stage ManagersApprentice Stage ManagerProduction AssistantProduction Stage ManagerDes mcanuffrobert brillPaul tazewellmichael waltonmichael rothtodd CharltonDustin o’neillrobert blackersteve rankinlisa shriversimon FonDaniel levinsonDean gabourietamara marie kucherangareth Crewmichael Dufays,Casey hudeckiwayne bestbrian scotta. naomi Duncan,marie Fewerkristopher webersuzanne leandromargaret PalmerProduction CreditsResponsibilities backstage during the performance accomplished by:Stage CarpenterAlternateMaster ElectricianAlternateProperty MasterAlternateHead of SoundAlternateCrewWardrobe Masterart Fortinadam Qualteralec Coopermick mcDonaldJeffrey hughested Derrymichael walshscott matthewstim hartman, karl wyliewilliam C. kraftWardrobe AttendantsWigs and Makeup Show HeadWigs and Makeup CrewChildren’s SupervisorAcknowledgementsmargie bell bruer,heather Diamond,tracy houston-mcintyre,annette lenze,sherri neebDave kerrstanley wickensDeborah howesSpecial effects by mark Fine, airmagic special effects.Special thanks to norman Cruz, MD, Stratford;Jennifer anderson, MD, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto;brian hands, MD, FRCS (C), medical voice consultant; VoxCura voice care specialists, Toronto; simon mcbride, MClSc,MD, London Health Sciences Centre – Vocal Function Clinic,London, Ont.; John Yoo, MD, London Sciences Centre,London, Ont. Pianos tuned and maintained byDon stephenson.Music CreditsOrchestramichael roth, Conductor/Piano/Keyboards;michele Fox, Violin/Viola; ben bolt-martin, Cello;tony nickels, Oboe/English Horn/Clarinet/Bass Clarinet;merlin williams, Flute/Clarinet/Bass Flute/Bassoon;holly shephard,Trumpet /Piccolo Trumpet; Derek Conrod,Horn; rob stone, Trombone/Bass Trombone;David Campion, PercussionMusic PreparationFanfare MusiciansJohn montgomeryDavid Campion,Derek Conrod,mary Jay,holly shephard(Fanfare Leader),rob stoneThe Birmingham Conservatory for Classical TheatreFrom Artistic Director Des McAnuff and General Director Antoni CimolinoTwenty-seven members of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival’s 2009 company have come out of ourprofessional training program, now known as the Birmingham Conservatory for Classical Theatre.Founded in 1998, the Conservatory has helped to launch the careers of some of our leading youngactors, many of whom we have had the great pleasure of directing. Providing opportunities for youngCanadian artists is part of our mission at the Festival, and we hope you will find it as satisfying aswe do to watch their growth as they share the stage with some of the finest actors in the world.Now under the leadership of Martha Henry, the Conservatory is made possible by the support of theBirmingham family, the Stratford Shakespeare Festival Endowment Foundation and the Departmentof Canadian Heritage. We thank them for helping us to nurture and support these talented artists inour 2009 company:Quincy armorer 08timothy askew 99Dalal badr 07/08sean baek 05skye brandon 08Dan Chameroy 03laura Condlln 04Jon de leon 07/08Jesse aaron Dwyre 07/08martha Farrell 04stephen gartner 01Jonathan goad 99alana hawley 07/08Dion Johnstone 03ian lake 07/08keira loughran 05gordon s. miller 02trent Pardy 07/08Jennifer Paterson 08gareth Potter 03Christopher Prentice 08suzanne roberts smith 08andré sills 05stacie steadman 07matt steinberg 08sara topham 00sophia walker 058

ProductionDirector of ProductionProduction AdministratorTechnical DirectorTechnical Director – Scenic ConstructionAssistant Technical DirectorTechnical Management AssistantAdministrative AssistantResident Sound DesignerSet Design CoordinatorCostume Design CoordinatorDirector of MusicMusic AdministratorElectronics TechnologistTransportationPropertiesHead of PropertiesFestival Properties SupervisorAssisted byProperties ApprenticeScenic ArtHead Scenic ArtistAssistant Head Scenic ArtistAssisted byScenic CarpentryHead CarpenterLead HandsAssisted byDouglas lemckeCheryl bendersimon marsdenandrew mesternDavid Campbellmichael besworthCindy JordanPeter mcboyleDouglas Paraschukalix Dolgoyrick Foxmarilyn DallmanChris wheelertony Flevill, ian a. Fraser,michael taylor, James thistleDona hrablukJennifer macdonaldbeverly may adam,eric ball, angela bester,lucas Commerford,ken Dubblestyne, tracy Fulton,Carolyn horley,michelle Jamieson, shirley lee,brian mcleod, Dylan mundy,stewart robertson,heather ruthig,lorraine senécalmichael shearsChristopher kleinDaniel mcmanussylvie boulanger,kevin kemp, John leberg,amparo Patterson,lisa summers, laurie tomé,blair Yeomansneil r. Cheneymark Card, ryan Flanagan,Cliff tippingsimon aldridge,mongo andrews, Jeff baici,John Currie, Paul gorman,Jeffrey hughes, Jay klassen,william malmo,stephen morgan,John muxlow, John roth,Joseph tracey, byron williamsWardrobeWardrobe ManagerAssistant Wardrobe ManagersWardrobe BuyerAssistant Wardrobe BuyerCuttersJunior CuttersSewersBijoux/DecorationBoots and ShoesCostume PaintingDyeingAssisted byMillineryAssisted byWardrobe ApprenticeWarehouse SupervisorWarehouse AssistantAdditional costumes byWigs and MakeupWigs and Makeup ManagerHead of Wigs and MakeupConstruction CrewWigs and Makeup Apprenticeanne mooreelizabeth Copeman,bradley Dalcourtmichelle ashbourneCourtney DunnJohanna billings, terri Dans,evan stillwateranna baines, Jennie wonnacottsusy arnold, Denise bott,Caroline broadley,Cindy brown, sara brzozowski,meghan Chapman, Jeff Chief,sam Crossley,Joanne Davies, lisa Di Quinzio,ilana harendorf,monique hodder,shona humphrey,anna lach, Paulette laporte,mary-lou mason, amy mciver,karen merriam, laura mills,kathryn a. sherwin,Victoria shillington,Patricia taylor,allison underwood,Catherine weber,hazel whitehead,silvia widmer, lindsey winter,lisa wright, lois zurellkathi Posliffsarah Cook, mark Fetterlisa hughessylvia minarcinlinda Pinhayhelen Flowerisabel bloorFrieda wattmadonna DeckerValerie larivierehampton ProductionsClayton shieldsgerald altenburgteddi barrett, erica Croft-Fraser,lena Festoso-richard,lorna henderson, Dave kerr,linda langenegger,barb newbery, nancy warrentracy FrayneFunding for artisan apprenticeships is provided by the William H. Somerville Theatre Artisan Apprenticeship Fund, funded by the J.P. Bickell Foundation, and Robert and Jacqueline Sperandio.A member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres, the Stratford Shakespeare Festival engages, under the terms of the Canadian Theatre Agreement, professional artists whoare members of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association. Stage crew, scenic carpenters, drivers, wigs and makeup attendants and facilities staff are members of Local 357 of the InternationalAlliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE). Wardrobe attendants are members of IATSE Local 924. Scenic artists are members of IATSE Local 828. The Festival acknowledges with thanksthe co-operation of the Stratford Musicians’ Association, Local 418 of the American Federation of Musicians.9

The Companysean arbuckle – actorEighth season: First Murderer in Macbeth, Baron Tuzenbach inThree Sisters and Théramène in Phèdre. Previous Stratford creditsinclude Cabaret, The Trojan Women, The Merchant of Venice, LondonAssurance, Twelfth Night, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Swanne(part 2), The Tempest, Timon of Athens, Henry IV Part 1, Agamemnon,As You Like It and Electra. Most recently, Sean appeared in Richard III with theDenver Center Theatre Company. Other favourite credits include Copenhagen(U.S. national tour), Turn of the Screw (Grand Theatre), Picasso at the Lapin Agileand Humble Boy (Pioneer Theatre Company), King John (Shakespeare TheatreCompany), The Magnificent Ambersons (Indiana Repertory), Present Laughter(Olney Theatre), Woman in Mind (Berkshire Theatre Festival), Triumph of Love(Walnut Street Theatre), The Spitfire Grill (George Street Playhouse) and I Love You,You’re Perfect, Now Change (off-Broadway). TV: Law & Order, Hope & Faith and Sexand the City. Sean is a graduate of Duke and Juilliard.James blendick – actor26th season: Doctor in Macbeth and Doctor Chebutykin in ThreeSisters. Stratford roles include Sir John Falstaff in Henry IV, Part1. He appeared at New York’s Lincoln Center as Gloucester inChristopher Plummer’s King Lear. Past seasons: Big Daddy (Cat ona Hot Tin Roof), Honoré (Gigi), Boyet (Love’s Labour’s Lost), Doolittle(My Fair Lady), Claudius (Hamlet), Sir Toby Belch (Twelfth Night), Matthew Brady(Inherit the Wind), Titus (Titus Andronicus), Orgon (Tartuffe), Epicure Mammon(The Alchemist), Sir Oliver Surface (The School for Scandal), Lopachin (The CherryOrchard), Pozzo (Waiting for Godot), “Captain” Jack Boyle (Juno and the Paycock),Menenius (Coriolanus), Buckingham (Richard III), Harry (Home), Bottom (AMidsummer Night’s Dream), Henry (The Lion in Winter, Citadel Theatre), Cyrano(Cyrano de Bergerac), John Proctor (The Crucible, Guthrie Theater), Le Bret (Cyrano,Broadway musical) and Falstaff (The Merry Wives of Windsor, San Diego’s OldGlobe). Mr. Blendick has film and television credits in Canada and the U.S.oliver becker – actorStratford debut: Menteith in Macbeth, Citizen in Cyrano de Bergeracand Bernardo in Zastrozzi. Oliver Becker most recently appearedin Theatre Aquarius’ Woman in White. Other recent credits includeGeorge F. Walker’s Beyond Mozambique (Factory Theatre), WildMouth (Tarragon) and The Pillowman (Birdland Theatre). Oliverstarred in Frozen (Citadel Theatre), Better Living and Escape From Happiness(Factory Theatre) and A Whistle In The Dark (Company Theatre, Toronto). He hasappeared in Hamlet, The Bear and La Ronde (Soulpepper); Sideman and Soldier’sHeart (Tarragon); Cherry Docs and Macbeth (Grand Theatre); The Diary of AnneFrank (MTC); The Cripple Of Inishmaan (Centaur Theatre); The Weir and The BeautyQueen of Leenane (CanStage); The Glace Bay Miners’ Museum (Factory Theatre); andPlayboy of the Western World (Shaw Festival). Oliver is a series regular in The Line(TMN) and recently wrapped his third season of Rent a Goalie (Showcase). OtherTV: Angela’s Eyes (Lifetime), Queer as Folk, Street Time, Odyssey 5 (Showtime), SalemWitch Trials (CBS) and Chasing Cain (CBC).wayne best – actor14th season: Seyward in Macbeth and Le Bret in Cyrano deBergerac. Previously at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival: theDuke of Cornwall (King Lear), Bob Ewell (To Kill a Mockingbird),Don John (Much Ado About Nothing), Horatio (Hamlet),Caliban (The Tempest), Astrov (Uncle Vanya), Maurice (In theRing), Macduff (Macbeth), Gratiano (The Merchant of Venice), Leontes (TheWinter’s Tale), Teddy Lloyd (The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie), Ben (Good Mother),Fluellen (Henry V), Victor (Private Lives), Mercutio (Romeo and Juliet), Grumio(The Taming of the Shrew), Enobarbus (Antony and Cleopatra) and Escalus(Romeo and Juliet). Other credits include Captain Keller in The Miracle Workerand Jacob in Of the Fields, Lately (Theatre Calgary), Carl in Heaven (CanStage),Abbott in Inexpressible Island (Necessary Angel), Quinn in The Affections ofMay (TNB), Johnny Regan in Balconville and Phil in The Motor Trade (TheatreAquarius), Brutus in Julius Caesar and Antonio in The Tempest (NAC) andBilly in The Collected Works of Billy The Kid (Saidye Bronfman Centre).robert blacker – dramaturgeSecond season: Dramaturge for the Stratford ShakespeareFestival. Dramaturge for Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dreamand Rice Boy. Over 50 projects from Robert’s eight years as artisticdirector of the Sundance Theatre Labs went on to production,including I Am My Own Wife (Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize),The Laramie Project and the Tony Award-winning musicals The Light in thePiazza and Spring Awakening. He was interim chair of playwriting at Yale Schoolof Drama in 2004-5 and has taught playwriting and Shakespeare studies inthe graduate programs at Columbia, Iowa and Yale. He has dramaturged 12productions of Shakespeare for Des McAnuff and others. At Stratford he wasdramaturge on Macbeth (1983) and last season’s Romeo and Juliet and Caesarand Cleopatra. Blacker was McAnuff’s associate artistic director at La JollaPlayhouse, where he worked on The Who’s Tommy and Steppenwolf’s The Grapesof Wrath, and participated in season planning. He was the first dramaturgeat Joseph Papp’s Public Theater (New York) and is a graduate of Cornell.robert brill – set designerSecond season: Set designer for Macbeth. Stratford: Caesar andCleopatra. Broadway: Guys and Dolls, The Story of My Life, Assassins(Tony nomination), Cabaret, A Streetcar Named Desire, The GoodBody, Laugh Whore, Anna in the Tropics, Design for Living, OneFlew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Buried Child and The Rehearsal. Hiscollaborations with Des McAnuff include Wozzeck (San Diego Opera), Sinatra(Radio City Music Hall) and The Wiz (La Jolla Playhouse). Other credits include Onthe Record (Disney Theatrical), An American in Paris (Boston Ballet), L’Incoronazionedi Poppea (Chicago Opera Theatre), La Bohème (Minnesota Opera), A ClockworkOrange (Steppenwolf Theatre), The Laramie Project (New York, Denver, Berkeley, LaJolla), The House of Martin Guerre (Goodman Theatre and CanStage) and designsfor Lincoln Center Theater, The Guthrie, Mark Taper Forum, Old Globe, OregonShakespeare Festival and American Conservatory Theater. He is a foundingmember of Sledgehammer Theatre and in 2004 received the Merritt Award forexcellence in design and collaboration.todd Charlton – sound designer12th season: Sound designer of Macbeth, Three Sisters, Cyrano deBergerac and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Mr. Charlton has beendesigning sound for over 20 years. He counts himself lucky to haveworked with so many talented, generous and inspiring people.Last year you may have heard his work on Romeo and Juliet, PalmerPark, Hamlet and The Taming of the Shrew. Stratford highlights include Of Mice andMen, Ghosts, The Swanne (all three parts) and Elizabeth Rex. Recent work includesScorched (Tarragon), Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me (Adeona Productions) andIntimate Apparel (Obsidian). He is the resident sound designer at the Blyth Festival,Eric Coates’s success story just down the road. Todd also teaches at and designsfor Sheridan College, where he has done West Side Story, Gypsy, Company andseveral other Broadway hits. He has been nominated for four Dora Mavor MooreAwards, is a member of the Associated Designers of Canada and lives happily inStratford with his wife, Melissa, and his three boys, Harper, Jack and Devlin.David Collins – actorSecond season: Seyton in Macbeth, Publius in Julius Caesar andPhilostrate in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Recent: Apothecary inRomeo and Juliet, Constable Dull in Love’s Labour’s Lost, Theodotusin Caesar and Cleopatra (Stratford) and Shakuntala (Premiere DanceTheatre). David has performed on stage, film, TV and radio throughoutCanada and the U.S. He received a Dora nomination for Twilight Café. Torontoaudiences will remember him in The Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God (Mirvish),The Comedy of Errors (CanStage), Pusha Man (Theatre Passe Muraille), Bunnicula (LKTYP),The Taming of the Shrew (ShakespeareWorks), Twelfth Night (CanStage), Top Gun theMusical (Factory Theatre/NYC), El Paso (Factory Theatre), Romeo and Juliet (Shakespearein Action), The Ladysmith, 1837: The Farmers’ Revolt, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (TheatrePasse Muraille) and The America Play (Dora Nomination, best actor). Film/TV: TrojanHorse, 11Cameras, Mr. Magorium’s Magic Emporium, ReGenesis, Owning Mahowny,Shoot ‘Em Up, The Incredible Hulk, MVP, Nurse Fighter Boy. David, a founding member ofObsidian Theatre Company, holds an MFA from York University.10

gareth Crew – assistant lighting designerFifth season: Assistant lighting designer of Macbeth, West SideStory, Cyrano de Bergerac and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. 2009marks Gareth’s fifth season at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival,and his first at the Festival Theatre. He previously worked at theAvon Theatre, assisting designers Kevin Fraser, Michael J. Whitfieldand Robert Thomson. Gareth has also designed lighting for shows across Ontario;his favourite design credits include original lighting designer for Evil Dead: TheMusical (Beyond Chutleigh/Duelling Egoes), Jonathan Munro’s Variations on aNervous Breakdown (Talk is Free Theatre), Desdemona: A Play About a Handkerchief(Portrait Productions) and the Canadian première of Jerry Springer: The Opera (HartHouse Theatre), which will be remounted this fall. Gareth is a graduate of RyersonTheatre School.a. naomi Duncan – assistant stage manager10th season: Assistant stage manager of Macbeth and WestSide Story. Stratford credits include The Music Man, Moby Dick,Oklahoma!, Oliver!, Hello, Dolly!, Guys and Dolls, The King and I, MyFair Lady, The Sound of Music, The Tempest, Love’s Labour’s Lost, TheMerchant of Venice, The Winter’s Tale and The Cherry Orchard. Bornand raised in Winnipeg, Naomi has worked on many productions at ManitobaTheatre Centre, Manitoba Opera and Rainbow Stage, including Hamlet, KingLear, The Crucible, Hansel and Gretel, Brigadoon and Oklahoma! Naomi has alsoenjoyed working in many different cities in Canada, at the Vancouver Playhouse,The Citadel, Theatre Calgary, CanStage, The Grand and the National Arts Centre,as well as in the U.S. at Arena Stage. Productions include The Blonde, the Brunetteand the Vengeful Redhead, The Taming of the Shrew, Arcadia, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,Ethan Claymore, Patience and For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again. Naomi enjoysliving in Stratford with her wonderful husband, Michael.simon Fon – fight director, stunt coordinatorStratford debut: Fight director of West Side Story and stuntcoordinator of Macbeth, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way tothe Forum and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Simon is an awardwinningstunt coordinator, executive producer (AOF FestivalCalifornia – Best Martial Arts Sequence) and a member of FightDirectors Canada as a fight master, teaching thousands of people in stagecombat over the past 18 years. Recently, stunt coordinator on Cooper’s Camerawith Dave Foley, Disney’s Power Rangers In Training and Marvel’s Spiderman (theDVD training spot). Stunt performing credits include series stunt double (seasonIII) for the character of Jesse on the TV series Mutant X, Hemingway vs. Callaghanfor CBC, Earth: Final Conflict, Prince Charming (HBO) and Tracker for TV/Film. Simonalso worked on the Genie Award-winning short Hangman’s Bride (fight directorand actor). In theatre Simon has worked at CanStage, Soulpepper, FactoryTheatre, Tarragon Theatre, Theatre Passe Muraille, YPT/Lorraine Kimsa, GrandTheatre (London) and Theatre by the Bay (Barrie).Dean gabourie – assistant directorSixth season: Assistant artistic director of the StratfordShakespeare Festival. Assistant director of Macbeth. Dean has beencreating challenging Canadian theatre for the past two decades,as a director, actor and founding artistic director of the DoraAward-winning ACME Theatre Co. Dean has earned acclaim forhis direction of productions for such diverse companies as ACME, The Co., EquityShowcase, Hilberry Rep., Neptune Theatre, Queen Mab Productions, Shakespearein the Rough, True Edge Productions and the Stratford Shakespeare Festival.While working at Stratford Dean received the Jean Gascon Award at the annualTyrone Guthrie Awards. In 2008, Mr. Gabourie was appointed the assistant artisticdirector of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival by artistic director Des McAnuff.Dean is a graduate of Ryerson Theatre School (Chairman’s Award, 1989), and livesin Toronto with his fiancée, photo illustrator Marcelle Faucher.Colm Feore – actor16th season: Macbeth in Macbeth and Cyrano de Bergerac inCyrano de Bergerac. Colm Feore’s previous Stratford credits includeCoriolanus, Fagin, Hamlet, Romeo, Richard III, Iago, Petruchio andHenry Higgins (My Fair Lady). In 2005 he played Cassius oppositeDenzel Washington in Julius Caesar on Broadway, and receivedthe St. Clair Bayfield Award. Film credits include Clint Eastwood’s Changeling, BonCop, Bad Cop (Genie nomination), The Perfect Son (Genie nomination), Chicago,The Chronicles of Riddick, The Red Violin (Jutra Award), The Exorcism of Emily Rose,Paycheck, The Sum of All Fears, Thirty-Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (Genienomination), The Caveman’s Valentine, City of Angels and Face/Off and theupcoming The Trotsky. For television, Colm can currently be seen as Henry Tayloron 24 and the upcoming The Listener. Other credits include Trudeau (Gemini andMonte Carlo Television Festival awards), The West Wing, Boston Public, Nuremburg,The Day Reagan was Shot, Benjamin Franklin, Napoleon, And Starring Pancho Villa asHimself, Slings and Arrows and Julius Caesar in ABC’s mini-series Empire.marie Fewer – assistant stage managerFifth season: Assistant stage manager of Macbeth and Rice Boy.Previous credits at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival includeRomeo and Juliet, Caesar and Cleopatra, My One and Only, ToKill a Mockingbird, The Duchess of Malfi, The Blonde, the Brunetteand the Vengeful Redhead and Noises Off. Other theatre creditsinclude That Summer (Theatre Erindale, University of Toronto at Mississauga);Léo, Alice’s Affair, Bea’s Niece and Private Jokes Public Places (Tarragon Theatre); TheBabysitter (Theatre Direct Canada/Eldritch Theatre); Better Parts, Fish Eyes, JamaicaMan and blood.claat (Stage3: word.sound.power, produced by Theatre PasseMuraille/Obsidian Theatre Company); Wrong For Each Other (Bluewater SummerPlayhouse); and Fire (Charlottetown Festival). Marie is a graduate of the theatrearts – technical production program at the Sheridan Institute of Technology andAdvanced Learning. “Immense gratitude goes to my parents and Michael for theircontinued love and support.”karen glave – actorStratford debut: First Sister in Macbeth and Duenna/MotherMarguerite in Cyrano de Bergerac. Karen is pleased to be a part ofthe Festival this season. As a proud graduate of George BrownTheatre School, her first professional job was Twelfth Night(CanStage, Dream in High Park). Other theatre credits includeThe Lady Smith (Theatre Passe Muraille), New World (Tarragon), The Winter’s Tale(Shakespeare in the Rough) and Steel Magnolias (Theatre Aquarius). Karen alsohas enjoyed numerous TV and film experiences including The Day After Tomorrow,Don McKellar’s Last Night, Da Kink in My Hair, The Hades Factor, Soul Food and Guiltby Association. Karen was also a member of the President’s Class at the BritishAmerican Drama Academy in Oxford, England, 2001, studying with John Barton,Fiona Shaw and David Leveaux. Karen is extremely grateful for the love andsupport of her family.bruce godfree – actorSecond season: Third Murderer in Macbeth, Titinius in JuliusCaesar and Flute in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Bruce’s theatrecredits include: Laertes in Hamlet, Nathaniel in The Tamingof the Shrew, All’s Well That Ends Well (Stratford); Romeoin Romeo and Juliet (The Lord Chamberlain’s Men); Phoebusin The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Avery in Charlotte’s Web, Tom in TheAdventures of Tom Sawyer (Dukes Theatre, Lancaster); Edgar in King Lear (RoyalShakespeare Company); Luka in Sitting Pretty (Watford Palace Theatre); Kipin the U.K. première of Tennessee Williams’ Something Cloudy, SomethingClear (Finborough Theatre); Matt in The Fantasticks (Chester Playhouse); Dickonin The Secret Garden (Neptune Theatre); and Hank in Marvin’s Room (FestivalAntigonish). Other credits include The Magic of Marciano and ParsleyDays (film) and Norman in Peyton Place (BBC Radio 4). He is originally fromNova Scotia and is a graduate of the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.11

kevin hanchard – actorSecond season: Angus in Macbeth, Messala in Julius Caesar andStarveling in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Kevin studied theatre atthe University of Windsor and is glad to be back after a busy offseasonthat included Coma Unplugged (Great Canadian TheatreCo.), Miss Julie: Freedom Summer (CanStage/Vancouver Playhouse)and NBC/CTV’s The Listener. Stratford credits include Cimbranos in Fuente Ovejunaand Ron Marshall/Alvin Wilkinson in Palmer Park. Other theatre: Intimate Appareland Consecrated Ground (Obsidian Theatre Co.); The Real McCoy and Apple(Factory Theatre); A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Comedy of Errors, Blue/Orangeand Angels in America, Parts I and II (CanStage); Twelfth Night (Magnus Theatre);Riot, The Member of the Wedding and The Gospel at Colonnus (Neptune Theatre);and What Fresh Mel Is This? (Second City Mainstage). Upcoming: a reprisal of thecritically acclaimed Intimate Apparel (Obsidian Theatre/CanStage). Kevin wouldlike to dedicate his work in this season to his wife, Christine, and their threebeautiful children. “Thank you for your love, support and hugs.”Douglas e. hughes – actorSecond season: Lignière in Cyrano de Bergerac and appears inMacbeth. Doug is pleased to be returning to Stratford after 21years. He was last here in 1988, when he appeared in King Lear,Twelfth Night, Oedipus and The Critic. He has worked in theatresacross the country, including 13 seasons as a member of theacting ensemble at the Shaw Festival, where he played such roles as La Hire inSaint Joan, Carmichael in Floyd Collins and Kulygin in Three Sisters. He was seenmost recently in CanStage’s production of It’s a Wonderful Life. Last summer heplayed Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady at Huron Country Playhouse, and last springhe received a Dora award nomination for his work as Alfie Byrne in Acting UpStage’s production of A Man of No Importance. Doug is also an accomplishedplaywright, having penned three plays with his writing partner, Marcia Kash:Who’s Under Where?, A Party to Murder and Too Many Cooks.Peter hutt – actor10th season: Second Murderer in Macbeth and Kulygin in ThreeSisters. Mr. Hutt is celebrating his 30th year in repertory, havingaccomplished 20 seasons with the Shaw Festival and now 10 withthe Stratford Shakespeare Festival. Stratford credits include RichardIII (Buckingham), The Scarlet Pimpernel (Chauvelin), The Merchant ofVenice, Titus Andronicus, Elizabeth Rex (portraying William Shakespeare), Macbethand The Tempest. Selected Shaw credits: An Inspector Calls, Belle Moral: A NaturalHistory, The Philanderer, Summer and Smoke, Arms and the Man and War and Peace.Mr. Hutt’s extensive career has taken him across Canada. He has acted on stagesat Tarragon Theatre, Manitoba Theatre Centre, Citadel Theatre, Neptune Theatre,The Grand Theatre, National Arts Centre and Toronto’s Royal Alexandra. He earneda Dora nomination for Patience (Tarragon Theatre). Film/TV credits include TheAge of Dorian, Forever Knight, The Taming of the Shrew (CBC), Breaking All the Rules,Echoes in the Darkness and the much-acclaimed CBC television production ofElizabeth Rex.John innes – actor11th season: Cicero in Julius Caesar, Egeus in A Midsummer Night’sDream and appears in Macbeth. John, a National Theatre Schoolgraduate, is pleased to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his firstprofessional contract with Stratford in 1969. Last year he playedRynaldo in All’s Well That Ends Well and the priest in Hamlet.John has performed in every major regional theatre in Canada and many in theUnited States, playing such diverse roles as Horst in the Canadian première ofBent, Norman in The Dresser (with Douglas Campbell), Oedipus in Oedipus, JohnWorthing in The Importance of Being Earnest and Rev. Abernathy in Guys and Dolls.Shakespeare roles include Jaques, Benedick, Macbeth, Prospero, Henry IV, Angeloand almost every priest in the canon. Twice recipient of the Tyrone GuthrieAward, he feels privileged to have worked with every Festival artistic director afterGuthrie. He has also appeared regularly on TV and film. “Thanks to Eleanor Stuart,Pierre leFevre, Robin Phillips and many others for their friendship, support andformative mentoring.”Dion Johnstone – actorFifth season: Macduff in Macbeth, Octavius Caesar in JuliusCaesar and Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. After a year inVancouver focused on film and TV, Dion is thrilled to be back atthe Festival among some truly extraordinary artists. In previousseasons, audiences have seen Dion as Tom Robinson (To Kill aMockingbird), Edmund (King Lear), Orlando (As You Like It), Iachimo (Cymbeline)and the Dauphin (King John). Other credits include Timon of Athens, The Tempest,Agamemnon, Electra, The Flies and The Swanne, part two. Dion originated therole of Boromir in the musical première of The Lord of the Rings and was in theCanadian première of Take Me Out for CanStage. When not treading the boards,Dion has furthered his work in film and TV, playing recent roles in the mini-seriesThe Sea Wolf, The Guard (Global TV), Ice Twisters and The X Files. Once an aspiringcomic-book artist, Dion has rekindled that passion and enjoys drawing as ameans of quieting his mind.tamara marie kucheran – assistant designerFifth season: Assistant designer of Macbeth. Tamara is pleased toreturn for her fifth season. As an assistant designer at the Festival,Tamara has had the honour of working with some of the world’stop designers, including Ann Curtis and Desmond Heeley. Tamarahas designed sets and costumes for theatre companies acrossCanada, including How It Works (Prairie Theatre Exchange); Late, Black Medea andIntimate Apparel (Obsidian Theatre Company); The Drawer Boy (Theatre PasseMuraille); Peter Hinton’s Fanny Kemble (Stratford Festival); Amadeus (set) and TheMystery of Irma Vep (costume) (Theatre Aquarius); Metamorphosis (costume) andThat Elusive Spark (costume) (Phoenix Theatres) (Victoria); and Unity, 1918 (GreatCanadian Theatre Company). Last summer Tamara won a Dora Mavor MooreAward for Outstanding Costume Design for Intimate Apparel. Tamara previouslyreceived a Dora Mavor Moore nomination for Outstanding Set Design for TheTeenage Girl Diaries. Tamara is a graduate of the University of Victoria and theNational Theatre School of Canada.roy lewis – actorEighth season: Old Man in Macbeth and Bellerose in Cyranode Bergerac. Stratford credits include Montague in Romeo andJuliet, Achillas in Caesar and Cleopatra, Reverend Sykes in To Killa Mockingbird and Cyclops in The Odyssey. He was recently seenas Baron Van Swieten in Amadeus. He continues to work acrossthe country as an actor and is pleased to be working at the Festival again. Hehas worked at the Shaw Festival and the National Arts Centre. He is a foundingmember of the Obsidian Theatre Company and Shakespeare in the Rough. Actingroles of note include the Stage Manager in Our Town, Prospero in The Tempest,Posthumus in Cymbeline, Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Lightbourne inEdward II, Norfolk in A Man for All Seasons and Mr. Visconti in Travels with My Aunt.Directing credits include Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, The Tempest, Cymbeline andWaiting for Godot.amanda lisman – actorStratford debut: Second Sister in Macbeth, Roxane in Cyranode Bergerac and Julia in Zastrozzi. Amanda was born and raisedin Victoria, B.C., where she received her BA in anthropology atthe University of Victoria. She obtained her BFA in acting at theUniversity of Alberta in 2007. Amanda was a participant in theinaugural Banff/Citadel Professional Theatre Program. Selected credits: ElizabethBennet in Pride and Prejudice (Citadel Theatre); The Cherry Orchard, Crimes ofthe Heart, King Lear (Studio Theatre); Unity 1918, [sic], Lieutenant Nun (TheatreSKAM); Dancing at Lughnasa, Steel Magnolias, Rebecca (Victoria Theatre Guild);Silverwing (Kaleidoscope Theatre); and sketch comedy performances with AtomicVaudeville. Amanda thanks Janet, Alex and Jack for their love and support.12

Des mcanuff – directorThird season: Second season as artistic director. Director ofMacbeth and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.Two-time Tony and Olivier award-winning director Des McAnuffattended Ryerson University and was part of Toronto’s burgeoningtheatre scene in the 1970s. He was artistic director of La JollaPlayhouse, where he directed over 30 productions of Shakespeare and otherclassics, new plays and musicals. Stratford: Macbeth (1983) with Nicholas Pennelland Roberta Maxwell. New York: Crazy Locomotive, Mary Stuart, his play Leave Itto Beaver is Dead. Broadway: Guys & Dolls (2009), Aaron Sorkin’s The FarnsworthInvention (2007), Jersey Boys (2006, Tony and Olivier awards: best musical), BillyCrystal’s 700 Sundays (2004, Tony Award), How to Succeed… (1995), The Who’sTommy (1993, director/co-author with Pete Townshend, Tony and Olivier awards:best director; Olivier: best musical), A Walk in the Woods (1988), Big River (1985, Tonyawards: best director and musical). Film: Cousin Bette and The Adventures of Rockyand Bullwinkle (director), Iron Giant (producer) and Quills (executive producer).Jake mcCarroll – actorStratford debut: Understudy in West Side Story and Macbeth.Jake lives in Stratford and is grateful for this opportunity.He will be 11 years old this summer and is a student at St.Aloysius School. Jake is a Kindermusik graduate (2000-2005);he was a member of the Perth County Children’s Choir(2005-2006) and the Stratford Children’s Choir (2006-2007). Also, Jake hasbeen studying piano for four years. In his spare time, Jake enjoys hockey,golf, chess, camping and swimming. He receives love and encouragementfrom proud parents Pat and Rona and younger brother Luke. Jake sendshis love to Lolo and Lola, his most favourite people in the world.gordon s. miller – actorSeventh season: Young Seyward in Macbeth, Andrei in ThreeSisters and understudy in Phèdre. A native of Lower Truro, NovaScotia, Gordon trained at the National Theatre School of Canada,graduating in 2002. Since then he has performed for six seasonsat the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in roles including Roderigo(Othello), Hryhory (Pentecost), Arviragus (Cymbeline), Flaminius (Timon of Athens),and most recently Benvolio (Romeo and Juliet) and Apollodorus (Caesar andCleopatra). He has also worked with the National Arts Centre, Festival of Classics,VideoCabaret and Theatre Malheur at the Edmonton International Fringe TheatreFestival and is a recipient of the John Hirsch award. He now makes his home herein Stratford with his beautiful wife, Martha.Dustin o’neill – media designerStratford debut: Media designer for Macbeth. Broadway: Guys andDolls (director Des McAnuff ), The Story of My Life (director RichardMaltby). N.Y./regional: Wozzeck (San Diego Opera), Parlour Song(Atlantic Theater Co.), What’s That Smell? (Atlantic Theater Co.), Oh,the Humanity (Flea Theater), TakeOver BAM (BAM), 365 Days/365Plays (Bowdoin College), tick, tick, Boom! (ATF), Area of Rescue, Linus and Alora (AndHow! Theater Co.), The Director (Flea Theater). Set and video design: I See London,I See France (NYMF), Jekyll and Hyde: The Concert (national tour), Kimberly Akimbo(Hudson Stage), Donna Morelli (NYS&F). Regional work at ACT (San Francisco), LaJolla Playhouse, The Old Globe Theatre, Denver Center Theatre Co. and the SantaFe Opera. Other: NBC – The Today Show (assistant art director); art direction forPrada, GAP, Dolce and Gabbana and others; art direction for the Rock and Roll Hallof Fame induction ceremony, 2009.Yanna mcintosh – actorFifth season: Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, Calphurnia in JuliusCaesar and Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Other Stratfordproductions with too-wordy titles: Google ‘em if you wanna.Selected stage: Condoleezza Rice in David Hare’s Stuff Happens(Studio 180); Mary in Mary Stuart, Phèdre (Soulpepper); MichaelHealey’s Generous (Tarragon); Colleen Wagner’s The Monument (Obsidian); titleroles in Hedda Gabler (Volcano) and Florence Gibson’s Belle (Factory/NAC); TheSyringa Tree, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew(CanStage); the Toronto première of Hare’s Skylight (Tarragon – Dora Award);Valley Song (New Globe Theatre – Dora Award); Love’s Labour’s Lost, The Bear (NAC);Andre Alexis’s Lambton Kent (Volcano/Edinburgh Festival); and Trace (co-writer/performer). Yanna has taught and directed at the National Theatre School andHumber College. Screen credits: This is Wonderland, Doomstown (Gemini Award),The Sentinel, Riverdale, John Q, Finn’s Girl, A Raisin in the Sun, A Very Lucky Girl and theGeorge Walker/Dani Romain series The Line (TMN). Upcoming: Cloud Nine (Mirvish).araya mengesha – actorStratford debut: Fleance in Macbeth, Tommy in Rice Boy andappears in Julius Caesar. Araya Mengesha is a 2009 graduateof the Ryerson Theatre School program and has been actingprofessionally for more than 10 years. This will be his firstappearance on the Stratford Shakespeare Festival stages. Pastcredits include hosting the Gemini-nominated Mystery Hunters, seasons onethrough four (TV), Official Toronto International Film Festival selection Nurse.Fighter.Boy (film) and the Canadian première of Disney’s The Lion King (stage) aswell as numerous TV series and commercial roles. Araya would like to give aspecial thanks to his mother, Selamawit, for her endless love and support.margaret Palmer – production stage manager(Festival Theatre)26th season: Production stage manager of the Festival Theatre.An apprentice at Neptune Theatre (1966/67) and graduate ofthe National Theatre School (1971), Maggie returns as productionstage manager, a post she has held at both the Avon and Festivaltheatres for 17 seasons. Stratford credits include Will Power: A Conversation, HenryIV (parts 1 and 2), Iolanthe, The Imaginary Invalid, My Fair Lady (1988), A Man forAll Seasons (1986), Kiss Me, Kate, Guys and Dolls (1990), The Government Inspector,Coriolanus (1981), The Mikado (toured Canada and played at London’s Old Vic) andTwelfth Night (toured with King Lear across the U.S.). She spent several seasons atthe St. Lawrence Centre (Toronto Arts Productions), MTC and the Grand Theatre.Maggie stage-managed Eugene Onegin for Manitoba Opera, the first Dream inHigh Park and the first Dora Awards. She was publicity director for the NDWTCompany, worked for Fountainhead Theatre in London and toured Canada withthe Charlottetown Festival.irene Poole – actorSecond season: Waiting Gentlewoman in Macbeth, Olga inThree Sisters and Panope in Phèdre. Last season: Katherina in TheTaming of the Shrew and Montague’s Wife in Romeo and Juliet.Credits include Escape from Happiness and Better Living (FactoryTheatre), The Age of Arousal (Alberta Theatre Projects), a workshopproduction of Possible Worlds directed by Yoshi Oida (Canadian Rep), The LastDays of Judas Iscariot (Birdland Theatre, Dora Award), The Leisure Society (FactoryTheatre, Dora Award), The Gambler (Artword Theatre), Hockey Mom, HockeyDad (Prairie Theatre Exchange), The Game of Love and Chance (Sudbury TheatreCentre), Fighting Words and The Glace Bay Miners’ Museum (Factory Theatre);Wuthering Heights (Theatre Aquarius), Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo and Juliet,A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Talley’s Folly, Salt-Water Moon (Resurgence Theatre).Directing credits include the Canadian première of David Mamet’s Romance (ThePilot Group, Berkeley Street Theatre). Love and thanks to husband Tim Campbelland son Silas.13

gareth Potter – actorSixth season: Malcolm in Macbeth, Decius Brutus/Claudius inJulius Caesar and Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Garethis very happy to be back at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival.This past winter he was in Edmonton playing Simon/Wahabin the Tarragon’s production of Scorched. Favourite roles atStratford: Romeo (Romeo and Juliet), Nathaniel (Love’s Labour’s Lost), Edgar (KingLear), Gratiano (The Merchant of Venice), Pierrot (Don Juan), Adrian (The Tempest),Malcolm (Macbeth) and Cromwell (King Henry VIII). Other Shakespearean rolesinclude Orlando and Edmund (BCC), Ferdinand (Saidye Bronfman), Henry V(Gravy Bath), Mercutio (Elysian River), Macbeth and Suffolk (NTS), and a one-manshow based on Shakespeare’s poem The Rape of Lucrece (Theatre Ste. Catherine/Centaur). He is the recipient of the Michael Mawson Award and a graduate of theNational Theatre School of Canada. “Thank you, Richard!!! Much love to my familyand friends. Enjoy the show!”tom rooney – actorSecond season: Porter in Macbeth, Cassius in Julius Caesar andPuck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Last season at Stratford:Horatio in Hamlet and Lavache in All’s Well That Ends Well. Recenttheatre: My Mother’s Feet (Munich, Germany); Hairspray (Broadwaycast); Benevolence, The Oxford Roof Climber’s Rebellion (Tarragon);Whistle Me Home (prevatican toot); I Am My Own Wife (Vancouver Playhouse);Homechild, Rice Boy (CanStage); Hairspray (Mirvish); title role in Hamlet, The Winter’sTale (NAC); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Citadel Theatre); The Tempest (GlobeTheatre); Othello (Persephone Theatre); Romeo et Juliette, Richard III, Twelfth Night,Macbeth (Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan); Angels in America (ATP); The GlassMenagerie (Theatre Calgary). TV/film: three seasons as Crown Attorney David Kayeon CBC’s This Is Wonderland (two Gemini nominations), The Gilda Radner Story, TheDay After Tomorrow, Everest ’82, CBC miniseries and Flash of Genius.Jonathan Purdon – actorStratford debut: Caithness in Macbeth, Flavius/Volumnius in JuliusCaesar and Mr. Harris in Rice Boy. Jonathan is thrilled to be makinghis Stratford Shakespeare Festival debut. He has appeared intheatres across the country. Favourites include Cliff in Cabaret atthe Sudbury Theatre Centre, Nick in Over the River and Throughthe Woods for Neptune Theatre, the Beast in Beauty and the Beast for Theatre NewBrunswick, Soapy Smith in The Lion of the Yukon for Playbill Theatre and Greg inCorker for Theatre North West in British Columbia. Jonathan has also appearedin a variety of television shows and films and was most recently seen in the newhit television series Flashpoint. He is a graduate of the University of Alberta’sBFA acting program and was awarded the Dame Peggy Ashcroft scholarship toattend the British American Drama Academy in Oxford, England.brian scott – stage manager16th season: Stage manager of Macbeth and Rice Boy. For theStratford Shakespeare Festival, Brian has stage managed KingLear, Julius Caesar, The Taming of the Shrew, Twelfth Night, TheCountry Wife, Cyrano de Bergerac, Oedipus Rex, Medea, Waitingfor Godot, The Odyssey, To Kill a Mockingbird, A Fitting Confusion,London Assurance, Noises Off, Private Lives, Present Laughter, Into the Woods and lastseason’s Romeo and Juliet. Stage management credits elsewhere include King Lear(Lincoln Center), Don Carlos, The Duchess of Malfi and Coriolanus (ShakespeareTheatre). Brian lives in Stratford with his partner, Francesca Callow, and theiryoung son, Orlando.steve rankin – fight directorSecond season: Fight director for Macbeth. Last year for theFestival Mr. Rankin staged Romeo and Juliet as well as Caesar andCleopatra. On Broadway he served as an actor and fight directorfor the highly acclaimed Henry IV, parts 1 and 2, at Lincoln Center.Other Broadway credits include Guys and Dolls, Jersey Boys,Dracula, The Who’s Tommy, Two Shakespearean Actors, Twelfth Night, The RealInspector Hound, Anna Christie , and the upcoming new musical Memphis. Off-Broadway: The Third Story, Pig Farm, The Night Hank Williams Died and Below theBelt. Other theatres: The Alley, the Ahmanson, Mark Taper Forum, the Old Globe,La Jolla Playhouse, Actors Theatre of Louisville, The Asolo, Metropolitan Opera,Seattle Opera and San Diego Opera. Films include Renaissance Man, Tumbleweedsand Human Error. As a mandolinist/guitarist, Mr. Rankin records and performswith the Appalachian/bluegrass artist Susie Glaze and the HiLonesome Band.andrew shaver – actorStratford debut: Donalbain in Macbeth, First Marquis in Cyrano deBergerac and Verezzi in Zastrozzi. Andrew has been a performerwith, and Canadian Artistic Director of, the Brooklyn/Montrealbasedcreation ensemble SaBooge Theatre since 2000. He is alsothe Artistic Director of SideMart Theatrical Grocery, the residentcompany of the Studio at the Segal Centre for Performing Arts in Montreal.SideMart is currently developing a musical adaptation of Derek McCormack’sThe Haunted Hillbilly with Juno-nominated songwriter Matthew Barber. Actinghighlights include Darren O’Donnell’s [boxhead] (director Chris Abraham), MarkDoherty’s Trad (director Bryan Quinn), Greg Kramer’s Isadora (director SarahStanley), Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus (director Alexandre Marine) and Ted Hughes’sadaptation of The Oresteia Trilogy (director Craig Walker). Film credits include I’mNot There, Zackary Samuel: Illusionist, Les Pieds dans le vide, Cruising Bar 2, The LastKiss and 300. He is a graduate of Queen’s University and École Jacques Lecoq.Cara ricketts – actorStratford debut: Third Sister in Macbeth, Portia in Julius Caesarand Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. A Humber Collegegrad, Cara has performed all over Ontario and in the U.S. Selectedcredits: Queen of Sheba in Wise Woman of Abyssinia for b currentTheatre Company; Beneatha in A Raisin in the Sun for Soulpepperand Theatre Calgary; Titania/ Hippolyta in CanStage’s A Midsummer Night’sDream; Saint Monica in the Canadian première of Steven Adly Guirgis’ The LastDays of Judas Iscariot for Birdland Theatre (the production won five Dora Awards,including outstanding production); Antigone in Antigone: Insurgency for OneLittle Goat Theatre Company; a one-woman show called Domestic by d’bi youngfor Volcano Theatre’s Wrecking Ball; and Peggy Sue in Joseph Pierre’s Born Readyfor Obsidian Theatre Company. Film/ TV credits include Bonnie in The Gathering(Lifetime Network) and most recently a pilot for CBS with Davis Guggenheimcalled The Tower.lisa shriver – movementSecond season: Movement for Macbeth and Julius Caesar.Broadway: The Farnsworth Invention, Ring of Fire, The Story ofMy Life. Others: Caesar and Cleopatra (Stratford ShakespeareFestival), Yellow Face (The Public Theatre), After the Ball (Irish Rep),Where’s Charley? (Goodspeed Opera House), The FarnsworthInvention (La Jolla Playhouse), Hot ’n’ Cole (Westport Country Playhouse), TheOldest Profession (Signature Theatre) and Stephen Sondheim’s 75th birthdaycelebration. She directed and choreographed An Evening of Guys and Dolls Musicwith Tony Bennett, Marisa Tomei and Vanessa Williams. Her film credits includeA Beautiful Mind, Hysterical Blindness, Tony ’n’ Tina’s Wedding and House of D. Shealso choreographed the motion-capture version of A Christmas Carol, starring JimCarrey and directed by Robert Zemeckis, which will be released this fall. “Manythanks to Des McAnuff and to Pamela Cooper at The Cooper Company for theirsupport. Love to Brian.”14

andré sills – actorFourth season: Bleeding Sergeant in Macbeth, Murellus in JuliusCaesar and Snug in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. André is pleasedto be returning for his fourth season. Festival credits includeRomeo and Juliet, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Caesar and Cleopatra, HenryIV, Part 1, The Duchess of Malfi and Pentecost. He made his Americandebut last January in the title role in Othello and Radio Golf (St. Louis BlackRep). Other theatre credits include Much Ado About Nothing (CanStage), Macbeth(CTP), Othello (Hart House Theatre), As You Like It, A Midsummer Night’s Dream(Theatre by the Bay) and Titus Andronicus (Canopy Theatre). André is a graduate ofthe George Brown Theatre School and the 05/06 Birmingham Conservatory. Hewould like to send out a thank-you to his friends and family and his fiancée,Amanda – “love you.” He bids farewell to his friend JDW.Paul tazewell – costume designerSecond season: Costume designer for Macbeth. Broadway:Guys and Dolls; In the Heights; The Color Purple (Tonynomination); Caroline, or Change; A Raisin in the Sun;Drowning Crow; Bring in ’da Noise… (Tony nomination); ElaineStritch: At Liberty; On the Town; Fascinating Rhythm; DefPoetry Jam. Off-Broadway: Ruined, McReele, Flesh and Blood, Fame, BostonMarriage, Harlem Song. Regional theatre: The Guthrie, New York ShakespeareFestival, La Jolla Playhouse, Old Globe, Arena Stage, The ShakespeareTheater, Oregon Shakespeare, The Alliance and Pasadena Playhouse.Opera: Porgy and Bess (Chicago Lyric, San Francisco Opera, L.A. Opera,Washington Opera), Little Women (New York City Opera, GlimmerglassOpera), Treemonisha (St. Louis Opera). Awards: three Helen Hayes Awardsplus Lucille Lortel, Jefferson, Princess Grace and Irene Sharaff awards.kolton stewart – actorSecond season: Macduff’s Son in Macbeth and appears in WestSide Story. Kolton is honoured to be returning to the Stratfordstage, where he performed last year in The Music Man as a castmember and understudy (Winthrop). Kolton has won severalawards for drumming including the Star Search Talent Contest(2005), first place awards at the Norfolk Music Festival for percussion and vocalsand the Larrie Londin Scholarship Award (2008), which is an internationaldrumming award through the Percussive Arts Society. He has played incompetitive pipe bands and the Port Dover High School Community Band. Heis currently recording with Dan Walsh, a Canadian multi-instrumentalist who iscompleting his instrumental CD VirtuSoSo, which features Kolton on percussion.Kolton thanks Stratford’s finest who have inspired his passion for the arts.timothy D. stickney – actorSecond season: Banquo in Macbeth, Cinna in Julius Caesar andTheseus in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. In 2008 Timothy wasPothinus in Caesar and Cleopatra with Christopher Plummer and,years after debuting with the National Shakespeare Company,reprised Tybalt in Stratford. Earlier he was Macbeth (New YorkState Theatre Institute). In 2007: Hamlet (AUDELCO-nominated, Take Wing andSoar), Oswald (Public Theater’s King Lear with Kevin Kline) and Escalus (Romeo andJuliet, the Delacorte in Central Park). Timothy’s led award-nominated productionsof Othello (Africa Arts); Richard III for TWAS. Previous: Henry IV Parts 1 and 2 and TheTaming of the Shrew (Public Theater); Achilles, Troilus and Cressida (ShakespeareTheater); Orsino, Twelfth Night (Seattle Rep.); Lorenzo, The Merchant of Venice(Hartford Stage). Graduate: American Academy of Dramatic Arts/Company. In2009 Stickney directed King Lear with Trezana Beverly for TWAS (Associate ArtisticDirector.) Timothy is best known as One Life to Live’s R.J. Gannon.John Vickery – actorSecond season: Ross in Macbeth, Comte de Guiche in Cyrano deBergerac and Victor in Zastrozzi. In 2008: Capulet (Romeo and Juliet),Holofernes (Love’s Labour’s Lost) and Lucius Septimius (Caesar andCleopatra). John originated the part of Scar in Broadway’s The LionKing and reprised the role for the L.A. run. Other Broadway: TheReal Thing, The Sisters Rosensweig, Macbeth, Eminent Domain and Ned and Jack. Herecently worked with Robert Wilson on The Black Rider and David Hare on StuffHappens. Roles across the U.S. include Laertes, Hamlet, Benedict, Dr. Caius, Gower,Pericles, Richard II, Bolingbroke, Richard III, Cassius, Brutus, Autolycus, Edgar,Edmund, Malcolm, Macbeth, Don Juan, Tartuffe, Alceste, Trofimov, Lopahin andDelio and Bosola (twice) in The Duchess of Malfi. Under Mr. McAnuff’s directionMr. Vickery has played Prince Hal, Romeo, Macbeth and Trigorin. Film: Murder byNumbers, Big Business, Dr. Giggles, Patriot Games, Shooting L.A., Rapid Fire and Outof Bounds. Recent TV: Without a Trace, NCIS, Frasier, NYPD Blue and all of Star Trek(except Voyager).asha Vijayasingham – actorStratford debut: Servant Girl in Rice Boy and appears in Macbethand Julius Caesar. Asha is thrilled to be a part of this season’scompany at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. Selected theatrecredits: Funny Boy (CBC, directed by Deepa Mehta), La Ronde(Theatre Onslaught, directed by Lewis Baumander), Petra (TheatreDirect), Wedding Belles (Two Girls and a Sledgehammer). Selected film and TVcredits: Flashpoint, The Dating Guy, Dawgs Playing Poker, Max Neo and Exhibit A.Asha would like to thank her family and friends, especially her parents, for theirunconditional love and support.sanjay talwar – actorSecond season: Lennox in Macbeth, Trebonius/Lucilius in JuliusCaesar and Uncle in Rice Boy. Stratford credits: Orsino (TwelfthNight), Seacoal (Much Ado About Nothing), Volscian Lieutenant(Coriolanus). Other credits: Dushyanta in Shakuntala (Pleiades/World Stage); Bird Brain in Bird Brain (LKTYP) in English and ASL;Kamal in Bombay Black (Cahoots/Arts Club); El-Fayoumy in The Last Days of JudasIscariot (Birdland); Valentine in The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Claudio/Pompeyin Measure for Measure, Marcus Andronicus in Titus Andronicus, director of TheMerchant of Venice and Artistic Director for five seasons (Shakespeare in theRough); Escalus in Romeo and Juliet, Theseus in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, SirAndrew Aguecheek in Twelfth Night (Dream in High Park); and Nabil in Helen’sNecklace (Tarragon/Pi Theatre; Jessie for Best Supporting Actor). Film and TVcredits include Puck Hogs, The Border, Flashpoint, Guns, Supernatural and MurderUnveiled/A Love Story. Sanjay is originally from Halifax, and is a graduate ofDalhousie University’s theatre program.sophia walker – actorFourth season: Lady Macduff in Macbeth, Varro in Julius Caesarand Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Sophia is ecstaticto return for another thrilling season. Stratford credits includeRomeo and Juliet (Lady Capulet), Caesar and Cleopatra (Charmian),Love’s Labour’s Lost, The Comedy of Errors (Luciana), The Odyssey(Nausicaa), To Kill a Mockingbird (Helen Robinson), Harlem Duet (Amah) andThe Duchess of Malfi. Sophia Walker is a graduate of the 2005 BirminghamConservatory for Classical Theatre. Other theatre: Pope Clement VI in Red Noses,Mrs. Mi Tzu in The Good Woman of Setzuan and Mary Donovan in St. NicholasHotel (Ryerson Theatre). Other credits include Much Ado About Nothing (Ursula)for CanStage’s Dream in High Park and touring the musical Orchids (MarquisEntertainment), as well as projects for the 2003 Groundswell Festival (NightwoodTheatre). Sophia is a recipient of the Mary Savidge and the Michael Mawsonawards. She is a graduate of Ryerson University. She would like to thank her familyfor their love and constant encouragement.15

michael walton – lighting designerFifth season: Lighting designer of Macbeth and A MidsummerNight’s Dream. For the Stratford Shakespeare Festival Mr. Waltonwas the lighting designer of Hamlet in 2008 and has assistedon nine productions including Coriolanus, Measure for Measure,Orpheus Descending, King John and Timon of Athens. Recentdesigns include East of Berlin and Generous (Tarragon); ’Night Mother (Soulpepper);Oliver! and Blood Brothers (Theatre Aquarius); A New Brain (Acting Up Stage);Offensive Shadows (Studio 180); Norway. Today and Tiny Dynamite (TheatreSmash); The Drawer Boy, Sexy Laundry, Moonlight and Magnolias and Over the Riverand Through the Woods (Grand); Oliver! and This Is How It Goes (Neptune); The Goat,or Who is Sylvia? and The Last Five Years (MTC); The Vertical Hour (PTE); and Hay Fever(Theatre Calgary). He was also the associate special effects designer on The Lord ofthe Rings in London and Toronto. Mr. Walton is originally from Winnipeg and nowlives in Toronto.kristopher weber – apprentice stage managerThird season: Apprentice stage manager of Macbeth and Cyranode Bergerac. Recent credits: apprentice stage manager of JerseyBoys (Dancap Productions); production assistant for Oklahoma!,King Lear, The Merchant of Venice, An Ideal Husband, The Tamingof the Shrew, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, All’s Well That Ends Well,Caesar and Cleopatra and Shakespeare’s Universe (Stratford). Kristopher’s creditsalso include apprentice stage manager of ’Twas and Could You Wait? (TheatreOrangeville), apprentice stage manager of Test Drive (Victoria Playhouse Petrolia),stage manager of Cabaret (New Yorker Theatre), stage manager of The Mercy Seat(Outside Edge/Alchemy Theatre), stage manager of Twelfth Night (Rogue andPeasant Theatre Company), stage manager of Legendales (Runway Bay, Jamaica)and stage manager of Unchained Melody – A Breast Cancer Fundraiser (Rosetown,Saskatchewan). Kristopher was the 2007 Guthrie Award winner for outstandingcontribution to the Festival by a young artist.The place for books, clothing,scripts, music and dramaticallydifferent stuff!TWO LOCATIONSVisit our location at the Discovery Centre,across from the Festival Theatre.Also downtown in the Avon Theatre lobby.geraint wyn Davies – actorSixth season: Duncan in Macbeth, Julius Caesar in Julius Caesar andBottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Stratford credits includePolonius (Hamlet), King Ferdinand of Aragon (Fuente Ovejuna),Henry Higgins (My Fair Lady), Henry V (Henry V), Bassanio (TheMerchant of Venice), Young Fashion (The Relapse), D’Artagnan (ThreeMusketeers), Hortensio (The Taming of the Shrew), Antipholus S (The Boys FromSyracuse) and Pericles (Pericles). Other: CanStage’s The Elephant Man; five seasonsat the Shaw Festival. International: King Lear (Lincoln Center Theater); WomenBeware Women (Redbull Theatre); Do Not Go Gentle (ArcLight, NYC); ShakespeareTheatre Company’s Richard III and Cyrano (Washington DC); Love’s Labour’sLost (RSC); Hamlet and Henry VIII (Chichester Festival); Enemy of the People (LyricHammersmith, London); and two seasons as Theatr Clwyd’s artistic associate (TheWelsh National Performing Arts Company). TV/film includes ReGenesis, MurdochMysteries, 24, Slings and Arrows, Black Harbour, Tracker, Airwolf, Forever Knight,American Psycho II, Ghost Mom, Post Mortem, Nancy Drew and Hypercube.All purchases support the activities of theStratford Shakespeare Festival.16

A Salute to Our DonorsWe extend heartfelt thanks to the individuals, corporations and foundations listed on the following pages.As you sit in the theatre, we hope you take great pride and satisfaction in knowing your generosity has playeda significant role in creating what you will experience on the stage today. Thank you.Tribute GiftsGifts were made between March 1, 2008, andJanuary 31, 2009.In Honour of Bruce DowIn Honour of Ron FineIn Honour of Elizabeth GaffneyIn Honour of Judy & Ernie GinslerIn Honour of Joanna GlassIn Honour of Rev. & Mrs. Robert LelandIn Honour of Arlene LewisIn Honour of Peter & Noreen LittleIn Honour of Mary Lee MyersIn Honour of Mr. & Mrs. Victor F. PtasznikIn Honour of Valerie PinderIn Honour of Richard PolkIn Honour of Sam PolkIn Honour of Janice Price & Ian FindlayIn Honour of Richard RooneyIn Honour of Carolyn SchiffIn Honour of Carolyn Schiff & Noah MillmanIn Honour of Barbara SchubertIn Honour of Diane WalkerIn Honour of Margaret Wilson & Allen SillIn Memory of Madelyn DeaneIn Memory of Joseph DecharioIn Memory of Thomas K. DoolittleIn Memory of William EvansIn Memory of June Travis FriedlobIn Memory of Sara GardinerIn Memory of Nuala GoldbergIn Memory of Karen P. HayIn Memory of Nadine HerzIn Memory of Alix HessIn Memory of Frank Joseph Jr.In Memory of Betty KumchyIn Memory of Naomi E. LohrIn Memory of William J. McCordicIn Memory of Richard MonetteIn Memory of Pearle Grace MooreIn Memory of Jennifer NaibergIn Memory of Shellie NixonIn Memory of Helen McMaster PaulinIn Memory of Robert J. PottersIn Memory of Thomas A. RoweIn Memory of Beverlie Conant SloaneIn Memory of Evan SorberIn Memory of Jim StoneIn Memory of Judith TellerIn Memory of James Douglas WoodBequests andEstate GiftsNovember 2007 to January 31, 2009We are grateful to the following individualswho thoughtfully made provision for theFestival in their wills and estate plans.The Estate of Frances AgnewThe Estate of Dr. Thomas A. BrownThe Estate of Fergus BrownThe Estate of Mona Louise CampbellThe Estate of Norman J. CornackThe Estate of Mary-Jane D. GivensThe Estate of Alix Martha HessThe Estate of Ada Elizabeth HillThe Estate of Thomas Arthur JonesThe Estate of Page J. KarlingThe Estate of Richard LoweThe Estate of Dr. George W. SgalitzerThe Estate of Mrs. Helen E. SinclairThe Estate of Eva Margaret SittonThe Estate of Helen StaceyThe Estate of Nancy G. SteenThe Estate of Susan Gail SybersmaThe Estate of Jean Elizabeth Wilson2009Performance HostsDouble Performance HostAylmer ExpressComtran Inc.Equitable Life of CanadaFranklin Templeton InstitutionalGeorge Weston Ltd.Performance HostFamme & Co. LLP Chartered AccountantsThe FSA GroupPower Corporation of CanadaPratt & Whitney Canada Inc.PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPProcorSteed Standard Transport LimitedThe Woodbridge Company LimitedFor All TimeEndowmentCommitments were made to the StratfordShakespearean Festival EndowmentFoundation between November 1, 2007, andJanuary 31, 2009.$250,000 or moreRobert & Jacqueline Sperandio$100,000 – $249,999Karon C. Bales & Charles E. Beall Family FundAndy & Helen SprietThe Summertime Fund$50,000 – $99,999The Loris & Theodore Birnkrant FundWilfrid P. GregoryDr. Diane M. Soubly & Courtney Massie$25,000 – $49,999John & Arlene LewisRiki Turofsky & Charles Petersen$10,000 – $24,999Birnkrant Great Grandchildren’s FundJulia & Robert FosterMurray Frum & Nancy LockhartMargaret D. KingMarg MisenerThe Philip & Berthe Morton Foundation$1,000 – $9,999Richard & Mona AlonzoCanada Council for the Arts - Vida Peene FundBarbara GarlandHarvey Firestone Jr. FoundationTim & Alexandra MacDonaldDoris McCarthyKayla & Richard PechterPhillips, Hager & North InvestmentManagement Ltd.Douglas D. RochePeter & Carol WaltersAnn K. WarrenAnonymous (1)17

Annual SupportReflects gifts made beforeJanuary 31, 2009$250,000 or moreThe Birmingham FamilyRichard Rooney & Laura Dinner$100,000 – $249,999Caitlin Adamson& Richard Costley-WhiteBluma Appel Community TrustMark Appel,in memory of Bram & Bluma AppelDes McAnuffKelly Meighen$50,000 – $99,999Jarka HradeckyBarbara & John SchubertJohn H. Whiteside$25,000 – $49,999Karon C. Bales & Charles E. BeallHans & Susan BrenninkmeyerSylvia D. ChrominskaMargaret & Jim FleckDr. Dennis & Mrs. Dorothea HackerBeth L. Kronfeld & Matthew D. MeansThe Brian Linehan CharitableFoundationDrs. M. L. Myers & W. P. HaymanRobert Summers-GillAlice & Tim ThorntonOphelia Tong & Mike LazaridisThe Prospero SocietyMany generous supporters of the Stratford Shakespeare Festivalhave provided a future bequest or gift through a will, lifeinsurance policy, trust arrangement, charitable gift annuity orthe beneficiary designation on an RRSP/RRIF or IRA/401 (K). Wegratefully acknowledge these individuals as members of TheProspero Society for planned giving donors and thank them fortheir vision in making a lifelong commitment to the Festival’scontinuing success.If you have remembered the Stratford Shakespeare Festival inyour will or your estate plans, or you would like informationon how to do so, please contact the planned giving managerat 1.800.561.1233 ext. 5640, or e-mail plannedgiving@stratfordshakespearefestival.com.Make a difference with your planned gift today!Eleanor AbraWilliam W. AitchisonMeredith AlstonCarla AndersonEdward & JaneAndersonCallie ArcherEllen E. AtkinsonRenee BadertscherDrs. Andrew & CorneliaBainesLaurence R. & BarbaraK. BakerDon & Lillian BauderDiana M. BeachamLarry T. BeareMargret A. BeekelJoanne BerriganHelen L. BeukerElizabeth C. BognerBob BoltzJerry & Carol BrownK. Joanne BrownMr. & The Late Mrs.Philip BrownStephen BrownMichael & Lynn BurshtinRita & Ted ButtonDr. Daniel & MarshelleCaccamiseChristine R. CampitelleThomas A. CasterBetty & FrancoCatanzaritiGuy & Alison ChadseyMolly Copus ChristieMary F. ChristnerLacey & Bill CollinsLinda Anne & AllanCosmanAnn & David CramMary C. CrichtonDennis CusackMargaret J. DavisDrs. Helen R. & PatrickH. DeeseMary Ann DeMattia& Robert H. GorlinDiana B. DorkenPatti DoyleDr. James H. DunnAudrey & Don DurstMarshall & Judi EgelnickThe late Dr. John C. &Mary F. ElderJ. David EllisLa & Philip EngelMichael Esztelecky &Cynthia RowdenBarbara EvansDaniel Evans & RosaMunozLois FarberRobert FeeneyJames L. FiegehenSherri FillinghamDouglas L. FlandersGail Fricker & BlairYeomansTed & Sheila GaleJames & Jayne GallBarbara GarlandDr. & Mrs. Walter C.Gates Jr.Heather V. GibsonAlexander Gluskin &Shauna SexsmithHerbert & DorothyGraebnerBarbara & CharlesGrahamM. L. Sam GrantRonald GustafsonDr. Don & Mary JaneGutoskiDr. Dennis E. & DorotheaHackerPhyllis M. HaleCarol & Roger HaverfieldEllen L. HawmanDr. Robert & Mrs. DianaHeardBarbara HeggieGrace HeggieSandra J. HeggieDr. & Mrs. J. DanielHeilmanJay Helms & TerryO`LoughlinMiss Rosanne HeroldAndrea & Dr. EdwardHerzigRobert A. HetheringtonLauri & Jean HiivalaMartha J. HinesJoan & Ron HolmesLori Ann HorleyDr. Sharon HorlickDavid & Marci HorowitzArchie & Jean HunterAnne M. HurleyWayne & Leslie IngramMarion IsherwoodGlenn & Joan JohnsonKerry & HeatherJohnsonDouglas & Mary KahnEleanor KaneMartin KatzKimberly KelleyKip Kelley & FamilyT. M. KellyMax KenneyMarjory & James W.KilgourMerl & John KoeglerJane Fryman LairdMarilyn R. LaughlinJohn & Ruth LawsonDr. Richard W. LeeRev. Robert K. & Mrs.Emily LelandJanet & Ellsworth LevineLinda M. LevineMaury & LeslieLiebermanJanet & Richard LintAnn & David LoveJohn T. LucasEarl K. & Theresa A.LundyHartland & EveMacDougallPolly K. A. MacFarlaneMichele A. Machowicz &Thomas J. BecvarPeter D. MackeyThomas A. MacWilliamCheryl Elisabeth MannyMel Marsh & Rick RutanMr. & Mrs. W. RonaldMcCallumDr. Ross & Fran McElroyDr. Murlene E. McKinnonSylvia M. McPheeWilliam A. MeiersHon. Michael A.Meighen &Kelly MeighenBob MeinschenkKevin & Tania MeldrumPennie A. MeyersAlan C. MiddletonEleanor MillerKathleen MinorMarg MisenerJoan MoellerMark Monette &Judy F. LaneMr. & Mrs. Franklin H.Moore, Jr.F. Daniel MoreauCatherine & Paul MotzRichard C. MulockMrs. Marion I. MurrayGeoff & Marion NeighJeffrey & Peggy NortonCarole Ann O’Connell &Mark BoyleTom & Susan O’NeillPatricia OsbornHarold PankracElizabeth PappsCurtis L. & Jody A.PassafumeBetty & Don PaxsonRichard & Sandra PearseDoug & Marilyn PeltierTodd R. PepperCatherine PerkinSandra & Jim PitbladoRobin B. PitcherLaura PogsonCheryl & William PovallaWallace & Diane PretzerHeather & John T. A.ProctorRaymond P. QuinlanWilliam & IsabelleRadockMira RatkajDouglas S. & Marcia J.RectorAnn K. ReynoldsWayne & Wendy RiderMargaret A. RigginLes RingerDr. Forrest & PatriciaRiordan IIIRandall B. Ripley & GraceA. FranklinPeter S. RobertsLisa & Paul RohrbaughRichard Rooney & LauraDinnerLillian RothLarry J. SantonDr. & Mrs. Peter W.SchilkeW. SchramElizabeth Ann ScottMr. Dale W. SmithDoug & Maggie SmithTerrence L. SmithRachel Smith-SpencerMs Teddi SmoklerSperandio FamilyFoundationBarry & Sharlyn StareDennis & Rhea StefflerJayne StewartWilliam R. StewartGlen & SandraStrawsburgKerry StuckeyRobert Summers-GillDanielle & David SusserRandal & Nancy SuttonMerilyn & Jim ThompsonDolly TigerBill & Mary TodtMarie & Peter Van DerGulikJane & Robert Van derKraanNancy Johnson VazzanoDr. Nancy J. VivianRenata WalkerSusan H. WarrenDeana & Lyman WelchDr. Clarke Dewey Wells *Andy Werner & BarbHoyle-WernerLeslie Clare WhitfieldViolet L. WilsonJohn Wirtz IVMary & Max WisgerhofDuncan & Claudia WoodDonald & Jan WoodleyDeirdre WrightBernice & Peter ZieglerRoger & Carol ZinneckerAnonymous (37)*deceased(as of April 2009)18

Annual Donors (Reflects gifts made before January 31, 2009)Annual donations of$20,000 to $24,999Ethel HarrisJ. Hans KlugeM. E. H. FoundationAnonymousArtistic Director’s CircleMembersClaire & Daniel BernsteinBruce BirminghamMary Ann DeMattia &Robert H. GorlinMiles Gilburne & Nina ZoltParnassus Foundation,courtesy of Jane &Raphael BernsteinSandra & Jim PitbladoRaymond P. QuinlanRichard Rooney & LauraDinnerS. Schulich FoundationRobert & JacquelineSperandioAnnual donations of$12,500 to $19,999Margaret E. CockshuttJoan & Clifford HatchFoundationAndy & Helen SprietPlaywright’s CircleEmerald StageMembersAntoni Cimolino & BrigitWilsonThe Thor E. & Nicole EatonCharitable FoundationAveril Farlow & BlainCaverlyJim HarkinsJohanna Metcalf & RobertReidCathy & John PhillipsAnonymousAnnual donations of$5,500 to $12,499Jennifer BirminghamJim DoakDr. Emma PlattorPlaywright’s CircleDiamond StageMembersPeter & Jocelyn AllenRichard & Mona AlonzoFamily FundJill ArmstrongMichael Barnstijn &Louise MacCallumNani & Austin BeutelLoris G. BirnkrantLeland & LaRita BorenM. Joan Chalmers, C.C.,O. Ont.Patricia ConnellMrs. Eve CorkDrs. Carl Cucco & MarilynCuccoDr. Jeanne DeinumThe Fraser ElliottFoundationJames & Pati EricsonGeorge FierhellerMr. & Mrs. William ClayFordMr. & Mrs. James R. FugitteJohn & Judith GrantThomas P. & Christine M.GriesaMrs. Albert HannaDr. Jules & Josephine HarrisNona Macdonald HeaslipPatricia A. HeftlerRichard M. IveyDr. Frederic L. R. JackmanMargaret D. KingHartman & Brenda KrugJames Leech & DeborahBarrettHarlan L. Lewis & Doris F.WittenburgJohn LindTom & Rosemary LoganLawrence & MargaretMarslandMr. & Mrs. E. J. McCarthyDon & Marion McDougallKelly & Michael MeighenDelia M. MoogFrank & Nancy MooreMs Louise Morwick &Mr. Lynn MillerThe Mosaic Foundation(of Rita & Peter Heydon)Noel MowatDorothy F. Novotny-BrandenburgJonathan F. OrserNancy K. OwensCecil & Linda RorabeckRose Family Fund at theToronto CommunityFoundationEsther & Sam SarickMarilyn & Wes ScottMichael, Jennifer, Kira &Juliet SteinNargis & ShaukatTarmohamedChip & Barbara VallisDiane Walker & Rob BellThe Westaway CharitableFoundationCatherine & David WilkesJoan & Jack WingMary Winton GreenJulian Wise & NanditaJunnarkarMax & Mary WisgerhofWarner & Maggie WoodleyGeorge M. Zeltzer FamilyAnonymous (2)Annual donations of$2,750 to $5,499Arlene & John LewisJohn MoganCatherine & Paul MotzMartie & Bob SachsShakespeare SchoolBursary, in honour ofDavid James ElliottPlaywright’s CircleGold Stage MembersG. John AdamsonMr. & Mrs. William F. AiglerLaurence & Susan AllenHolly & Bert AlthaverJoan & Peter AndrewsFamily FoundationBob & Judy AstleyJames M. & Jean T.BabcockMarjorie BaillieRobert & Mona BandeenColin Baxter & Ruth HarrisDiana M. BeachamM. Ross BearElin & Barry BeckerCarole BelcherMrs. Lynn BeyakElaine BillingsThe Birks FamilyFoundationAnnette & RickBirminghamStephanie & Fred BishopAnn & Neal BlackmarrBob BoltzWalter M. & Lisa BalfourBowenTerry Boyle & Jim LawlorEdward W. Brice Jr.Elaine L. BrickmanMr. & Mrs. James R.Bridgeland, Jr.Brown’s ShoesDr. Craig & Mrs. ElizabethCampbellEllen & Brian CarrDan & Penny CarruthersWalter Carsen, O.C.Alison & Guy ChadseyDr. C. C. ChanceyEarl & Claude CherniakDr. John & Mrs. YvonneChiuDavid Chivas & Ron RiceJoe & Jean ChorosteckiChris & Pam ClarkGeorge & Edna ClemansMarcia Mary CookDr. Frederick CoopMurray & Katherine CorlettCathy & Paul CottonBarbara Crook & DanGreenbergMr. & Mrs. Robert J.DanielsMr. & Mrs. L. F. DargaH. John Davidson &Cathay WestonGlenn & Joan DavisChrysanne Di MarcoMarilynn Scott DoscherDouglas & Mary DymentNancy & William EdmundsDr. Dan Eickmeier &Ms Laura Inglis-EickmeierChristine A. EiermanLa & Phil EngelElsie & Eric EtchenElizabeth A. EvansRon Farmer & KathrynStanleyArthur & ShirleyFergensonFestival City Dairy Inc.Elaine Fieldman & MarkSimsHarvey S. Firestone Jr.FoundationVirginia FitzgeraldRobert W. FoxGina Fredette & AllanMurrayMurray Frum & NancyLockhartAlda & John FutheyJohn & Therese GardnerHeather V. GibsonDr. Alexander Gluskin &Ms Shauna SexsmithMr. & Mrs. WilliamGoldsteinDr. Thomas Gray & LindaMacDonaldStanley I. GriffinRon GustafsonDr. & Mrs. Ted HaganDan Hagler FamilyPhyllis M. HaleSheila Hannon & GarryRuttanDr. Beverley HarrisRichard HarschDr. Doris HausserCharlotte & Ian HectorMr. & Mrs. Gunter F.HermanRobert D. Hicks & SuzanneL. BurkeRonald Hikel & TriciaO’MalleyMary E. Hofstetter &R. David RiggsBernard H. HolickyMichael Homer & AnnHébertDr. Ronald & CarolHorowitzThe K. M. HunterCharitable FoundationDick & Lou HurckesPatricia L. & Thomas H.Jeffs II FundNorman JewisonDr. Donald & ChristinaJollyDouglas & Mary KahnMartin KatzPatrick & Barbara KeenanKip KelleyThe Kendis Family Trust -Hilary & Robert KendisAnn & Ross KennedyKeystone Alley Café - Patty& Sheldon RussellRita & Rudy KoehlerAnthony La Marca &Thomas DolanJane Fryman LairdPaul & Anne LakeAllen & Marion LambertFundSally E. LaneGeorge W. LangeThe Lawrason FoundationDesta F. LeavineDr. Renee S. LercheGary Levene & DeborahEisenbergJanet & Ellsworth LevineArlene & John LewisThe Linden-Fraser FamilyMr. & Mrs. James LorimerSue & Larry LuckEve & HartlandMacDougallJames & ConnieMacDougallWayne & Jo MageeDr. Mario & Mrs. BarbMaliziaDr. Aaron MalkinElaine & Mervyn ManningDr. Marilyn MarshallMarcia Matsui & RogerCottonNancy & John McFadyenGloria & James McSherryDr. Wayne MelchiorA. James Memmott &Cynthia SchmittKathleen MinorJoan E. MoellerGeorge & Melanie MosesEd & Judie NarensM. D. NaylorJohn & Amy O’HaraToni, Cecelia & ElenaOliveriTom & Susan O’NeillTom & Connie OrrOuellette FamilyFoundationSunny & Nini PalMichael Parkin & RobinBadeDr. David Parratt & Dr.Janis MacNaughtonDr. & Mrs. Francis C. PasleyGordon & RobertaPassmoreJean Scales PatakyBetty & Don PaxsonDr. & Mrs. William B.PearsonErica Peresman & DavidJaffeGuenter PetricekPolk Family CharitableFundJohn & Jackie PorterPeggy & Vic PtasznikSteve & Carolyn RaeM. Rosie Rees & GeneServilloElizabeth RenfrewJamie & Kate RichardsonGordon & Jean RiedlingerMargaret A. RigginRandall B. Ripley & GraceA. FranklinDouglas D. RocheMartie & Bob SachsDr. Hershel & DorothySandbergLarry J. SantonMargaret Sarkela & JohnCurtisMarion & VictoriaSaundersonCarolyn Schiff & NoahMillmanTony & the late Celia Scott-FisherWinifred ShantzKenneth G. ShelleySandor & Mary ShoichetGloria & Steve SmithRachel Smith-SpencerSteve & Jane SnyderDr. Robert & Roberta SokolMr. & Mrs. FrederickSpauldingAndy & Helen SprietSharon & Joel SteinJeff StollerRoger & Molly StottsMr. & Mrs. August SunnenDrs. David & SusanTamblynArthur Paul TarasukNancy & George TaylorJean & Bill Teron, O.C.Philip TerranovaJerome & DianeTrojanowskiThe George & MaryTurnbull Foundation atthe Toronto CommunityFdnThe William & NancyTurner FoundationJane & Robert Van derKraanJames van Raalte &Natasha PatemanDr. John & Dr. Marika vanSchalkwykAnn Kirk WarrenSusan A. WeberPeter & Kathleen WegeMary L. WermuthJames & Margaret WhitbyJames D. WitmerDrs. Krystyna Wojakowski& Bruce MurrayJan & Don WoodleyDavid Wright & MichaelRockwellC. Jen, W. J. WyattMr. & Mrs. William H.YoungDavid Zussman &Sheridan ScottAnonymous (9)Annual donations of$1,250 to $2,749Shakespeare SchoolBursary, in honour ofWilliam HuttPlaywright’s CircleSilver Stage MembersThe Aaron FamilyEleanor M. AbraNicola Adair & DavidHowardFrances AdamMrs. Mary Lou AdgateClive & Barbara AllenDon & Nancy AllenGeorge & Jean AlpervitzCharles & Mary AndersonDavid D. AndersonSusan Ansara & MarcMageauDeborah L. Anthony, Ph D.Dalia & Jurgis AnysasCaroline ArcherMarc Armstrong & LynnLogieRobin & Karen ArmstrongSherry ArnoldC. Atkin-PhillipsDona & Cass AtkinsonMargaret AtwoodMargaret E. AuerCharles L. Babcock &Nancy HamiltonDavid Bach & Jill LattaRobert Badun & EileenGilleseJohn & Claudine BaileyJames C. BaillieDr. James & Dr. Halina BainAndrew & Cornelia BainesRichard & Victoria BaksDr. Hal & Mrs. DonnaBaldwinRichard J. BalfourBallantyne on thePark B&BFrank & Grace BalnarHeidi & Jim BalsillieSarah & Jason BandeyKim BardwellDavid & Helga BarenbergNoreen BarrettLee & Floy BarthelJohn Bates & Emily BatesLillian & Don BauderAnne Baumann & LeorMarguliesPam M. Baxter &Gordon T. Law19

Annual DonorsBishop John & Mrs. JoanBaycroftLarry BeareDiane & John BeattieClaire & MichaelBeckermannDr. Thomas H. BeechyMr. & Mrs. Douglas BellMr. & Mrs. Avie BennettJohn & Heather BennettBreen BentleyMichael & Sherle BergerMichael Bernstein &Nandini DasguptaRahul & Ritu BhardwajJennifer BirminghamJeffrey R. BlackDrs. Sean & Kirsten BlaineJim & Lorna BlairMarilyn BlatnikoffLee & Paul BlizmanDr. Christine BlochRobert & Judith BlowesRuth BoltRuth-Ann BoosMarshall Borden &Lee Meriwether BordenDan Borengasser & SallyMcCluskeyDr. George & SandraBoucherGeorge & ChristineBoyntonSergio BozikovicBetty BradshawBradshaws - Jeremy &Carrie WrefordWilliam R. BrashearDr. Deborah Bray Preston& Dr. Daryl K. HeasleyMr. & Mrs. Peter BrazolotBrimstone HoldingsDr. Donald & JudithBrisbinThe late Dr. Daniel V.BrislaneBill & Anne BrockDoug & Mary Lou BrockElizabeth & ReubenBromsteinBarry & Alison BrownBeverly A. BrownJim & Vija BrownMargaret & Derek BrownMr. & the late Mrs. PhilipC. BrownDale & Cheryl Brubacher-CressmanJosh & Beth BrunerDr. Astrid Brunner & thelate Mr. Aschi HabluetzelJames Robert BrunoBrian BucknallSue BucknerBill & Marjorie BuhlmanCorrine Burley & GeorgeR. DonaldPaul Butler & ChristopherBlackPeter & Mary CalamaiMiss Beatrice L. CalendinoRobert & Claire CameronKathy & Bernie CampbellByron & Maxine CanvasserJohn CarrickHarriet & Jeff CarterM. J. CastleVernon CaswellDr. Susan ChalomMargaret ChambersWilliam ChapmanPaul ChappellLouis Charpentier &Robert WakefieldKaren Lynn CheahEdna & Bernard ChestneyErnie & Joan ChilcottOlia & BohdunChodoriwskyStan & Elin ChristiansonMolly C. ChristieDoug & Terry ClarkMargaret E. CockshuttDr. & Mrs. RobertColcleughVivienne & CharlesCollinsonDr. Lee Combrinck-GrahamMrs. Judith ConnerDrs. Diana & Charlie CookSue Cooper-TwissMurray & Katherine CorlettDr. Lesley S. CorrinGene CortwrightLinda Anne & AllanCosmanTyson & Amanda CoughlinDorothy CourtnageDr. Lynn CoveneyRuth & Stewart CoxfordHarold CrawfordFran & Keith CullitonJohn & Laurie CurrieCarole CurtisMary Dagenais & TomElsdonLindsay Dale-HarrisCarl M. DareAl & Sue DavidsonB. H. Davidson, M.D.Elizabeth & Ted DavidsonThe Davies CharitableFoundationJean & Stan DaviesMichael & Honor dePencierDr. Donald De SulisBarry Deathe & SusanBrownDrs. Raisa & Charles DeberSandra Ragland DemsonGene & Charlene DenzelDennis DesRosiersMrs. A. E. DiamondJohn & Shirley DicksonJohn DiebelChuck & MargaretDingmanMrs. Elisabeth DingmanPatricia Dinsdale TurnerGail Dobbs & BarrySilvermanMike & Jean DomicoDiana B. DorkenBradley DouglasBryce & Nicki DouglasTerry & Becky DouglasDiana R. DrouillardMichael J. DrouillardSydney DuderCarol Duncan & GeorgeOleskeBarbara & GrahamDunsmoreJohn & Patricia DybleMike & Leslie DyonJanet Ecker & DerekNelsonJune H. EdwardsDr. Janice ElderIlse G. ElliottGayle Elstone, inmemory of June &Bernie RobinsonJoyce & Philip EpsteinMeredith & Albert ErnstBarbara EvansMrs. Iben EvansJohn & Gay EvansShirley Mae EvansHoward & Donna FammeDavid & Susan FayLou & Merle FazziniMurray & Barbara FeldmanGeorge & Roberta FerkinsKarl & Sara FiegenschuhGeoffrey & Kathleen FiegerElizabeth FinlayJohn B. Finlay & MaryAnne SilverthornMichael & Judith FirestoneDolores FlanaganDonald & Cathy FogelPatricia ForbesDr. & Mrs. Robert C. ForneyCraig FosterJulia & Robert FosterBob FoulkesJudith & Christopher FoxPhilip Fox IIDon & Ruth FranksMr. & Mrs. Cameron FraserAnna Marie FredianiThe Reverend Dr. Brian D.FreelandPatricia J. & MartinFreemanNuala Freund & BobVerdunGloria FriedmanKenneth & Judith FullerR. Donald FullertonJames C. FunkRichard Furnstahl & TeresaStankiewiczMiss Dianne FurrySusan & Henry GabrielsAnita Gaffney & KevinMisenerMrs. Oliver GaffneyJoan & Les GarvieRev. Edward P. GatfieldAnne L. GautreauMark & Belinda GeigerGreg George & JohnMountainJames & Florence GibsonMr. Robert Gibson &Mr. Hope GibsonChristine L. GillDr. Michael & Mrs.Charlotte GillettLucie GingrasMin GivensM. A. GloverJoseph & KathleenGodwinDr. David Goldbloom &Dr. Nancy EpsteinJames & Eva GoodNathaniel Good & JamesHammontreeClara & Harvey GordonDr. Peter B. GormanSarah & John GoslingDr. David H. GouldLynn & Robert GouldPeter Gould & RobinPotterEleanor GowBarbara & Charles GrahamBirgitte & RonaldGranofskyBarbara & Millard GrauerSherrill L. GrayDavid & Diane GreerMichael G. GreyRudyard GriffithsJames & Brenda GruseckiMilo R. GuistiJames GutmannDr. Don & Mary JaneGutoskiDr. Joan HackettSybil HagermanRoland Haines & JoanSmartCliff & Carolyn HaleyDavid C. HallJack & Nancy HallamDr. Patricia J. HamesCraig & Nelson HammondE. David HankJohn HanlyKaren N. HansonMary Jane HardingGeorge & Erika HardyRev. Nancy E. HardyDena & Felda HardymonBob HarrisDr. William E. Harris &Dr. Gretchen L. H. HarrisRonald Hart & FranziskaHartDr. Charles F. HartleyStanley & Beverly HarttJohn & Amanda HattonCarol & Roger HaverfieldDr. & Mrs. Gordon H.HawksPatricia Hays ForsytheSally HeadleyMrs. Mildred HedrickDr. & Mrs. J. DanielHeilmanThe Hon. & Mrs. Paul T.HellyerOrzie HendersonTheodore & Judy HendryFrederick & Vallie HenryGlynis A. HenryGregory & Margene HenryGloria HeppnerMichael HermistonRosanne HeroldAnn & Glen HerringSonny & Marlene HershPaul HessRob & Janet HiemstraMary & DavidHigginbothamRev. James M. HigginsBarbarie HillMr. & Mrs. E. Cayley HillJim & Tracey HillDonald & Jean HillisMarti Hines & Cindy MartzNorma & Jim HiscockMary & Don HislopPatti & Peter HnatiwAmy Hoffman HaimannJean M. HollandGordon L. HollanderJoan & Ron HolmesMrs. Barbara ElaineHomiczPenelope Hommel &James BergmanJudith Horner &Hammond BentallRichard & Susan HornerAllan & Carolyn HorwichChris & Jean HoustonSusan A. HowardJohn & Karen HuestonJudith HullJill HumphriesMr. & Mrs. W. B. G.HumphriesEarl L. HunsakerBarry & Janess HuntArchie & Jean HunterPatricia G. HurdMartha & Tom HydeWilma HysenJohn InciuraJoan F. IvoryAlex, Shirley & JulieJacksonBrenda JacksonBonnie & Tom JacksonJoe & Cindy JacobsMax JacobsThe Jaquith FamilyFoundationNora (Nonie) JefferyShirley & Ted JeffreyJan & Bill JentesDavid & Kathleen JeromeLen & Brenda JewittDonald K. JohnsonColleen JohnstonExceptional People, Exceptional Care!We have an immediate need for...RNs & PharmacistsPlease apply to:Human Resources, Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance 46 General Hospital Drive, Stratford, ON N5A 2Y6e-mail: humanresources@hpha.ca tel: (519) 272-8210 ext. 2733 fax: (519) 271-1177For more career opportunities within the Alliance, please visit: www.hpha.ca20

Annual DonorsDr. & Mrs. Greg JohnstonElizabeth A. JonesDr. George H. JonesMarsha & Harvey JosephGrace & Jacob JutziLorraine KaakeJonny KalischMark Kamstra & LisaKramerRobert & Linda KatzGershen Kaufman & LevRaphaelMarla R. KayeJoel Keenleyside & PaulaDonahueBeverly Rose KeidanJulia & Donald KeimKimberly KelleyBarry & Gillian KennedyRuth KerbelMiriam KerndtMarjory & Jim KilgourThe late Mr. & Mrs. JohnV. KillerDonald W. KilpatrickJim & Diane KingJohn & Marge KnebelLois Knepflar & DavidCramtonMerl & John KoeglerDr. Haruo Konishi &Janet PhillippsGary & Mary MargaretKoreenLinda KurdydykAlexandra LaCombeRichard M. LaGrandeur &Brett T. SomersAngelo & RosalindaLambertyStephen LandersLee & Susan LaneJoanne LangMrs. Lorna R. LanyonFrancesca LaPlante-SosnowskyBetty LarkworthyLarLyn Fund, CommunityFdn. of the LowcountryDolores & Paul LavinsBonnie L. LawrenceRuth & John LawsonRichard LaydenLynda E. LeafDonald LeeReverend & Mrs. R. K.LelandDr. Barbara LentJoyce & Frank LesterDr. & Mrs. David LewisGeorge & Leanne LewisWilfred & Anne LewittStan & Helen LiberaRob LightfootDavid & CharmaineLindsaySandy Linver & BuddyKornmanMichael Charles LittAnthony & Betsy LittleRob & Asti LivingstonDr. Robert & Mrs. ShariLockhartDr. & Mrs. Konstantin R.LoewigDr. Jeffrey Loo &Diane KautzJohn & Marion LottDean & Gwen LouisAlan & Barbara LowJohn T. LucasPatricia LumsdenDr. Robert G. LutonJane M. LynchSandra & Jack LynchJames MacCallum &Carole LindsayAbby & MalcolmMacdonaldJ. Joseph MacDonaldTim & AlexandraMacDonaldVicki MacDonaldMr. & Mrs. WilliamMacDonaldMichele A. Machowicz &Thomas J. BecvarDr. Angus & JaniceMaciverBill MacKenzie & AlanWestbrookMacLeods Scottish ShopJanice & SwaminathanMadhuDrs. Harris & PhoebeMainsterTed & Nancy MaitlandSharon & Ken MalvernMelissa Manly & BarryAvrichPeter & Beverley MarangerJoanne MarchisTerry & Marilyn MarklevitzGary & Sandra MartinLloyd & Delphine MartinNeil & Judy MathesonJaneen & Ernie McAdamHelen McArthurMcCann Construction IncW. Kenneth McCarterJames & Mary McCartneyDr. Frances McCordicJane McCrudenBruce M. McDonaldNancy & Doug McDonaldStephen McDonald &Tracey BaileyVern & Nora McDonaldF. G. Ted & Elda McDowellDr. Ross & Mrs. FranMcElroyDr. Joan C. McEwanGeorge & Anne McFadyenJoan & Don McGeachyAnne McGuireGraeme & CharlotteMcIntoshJackie & Keith McKayMichael & ErnestineMcKennaJean & the late AngusMcKenzie Family Fund,a fund within LondonCommunity FndJoyce & Darcy McKeoughKathryn McKieDr. Murlene E. McKinnonDr. Martin & DeborahMcKneallyFred & Kate McLeanHoward & Janet McLeanJean Anne McLeod &David StonesJohn D. & Esther McNeilLeanne McPhie & StephenTatrallyayJulie & the lateTed MedlandMary M. MedykDr. Don Melady & RowleyMossopDr. Tina MeleThe Mersol FamilyMr. & Mrs. Eugene MillerValerie & Jim MilostanMark Minden & MaryElliottFlorence Minz & GordonKirkeDiane & Chester MisenerJohn MoganPatricia Monger & RalphPudritzDr. & Mrs. William S. MonkDeirdre & Dennis MooreDorothy MooreRichard & Jami MooreRoger D. MooreThomas MooreKen & Evelyn MooreheadWillie & Cheryl MosesMr. & Mrs. I. MotherwellMargaret MotzPaul & Catherine MotzDavid & Lenora MountainMrs. R. E. MountainMichael & MargaretMuellerBruce & Corinne MurrayKenneth G. & MarilynMurrayPeter & Karin MussenDr. Roger & Dr. Chris NashDeborah A. NathanWayne & Dot NellesJohn Nelson & CarolOldenburgWilliam NesbittRichard & BarbaraNicholsonMr. & Mrs. John NighMargaret NishIan V. B. NordheimerRonald NorthrupApril Oakes & Kevin TurnerJames F. Oates & AdamGrymkowskiChristine & MichaelO’BeirnRichard O’Brien & SusanKrauss WhitbourneThomas & Ellen O’FlahertyToshi OikawaThe Old PruneA. lu & E. OlianaJ. & S. OndercinCorinne OpiteckMrs. Mary Elizabeth & Mr.Gary Alan OppenhuisDaniel R. OrtizPatricia OsbornOxford Sand & GravelLimitedClare & Mary PaceThomas W. & Susan F.PalmerDr. Carmine & Mary AnnPalmieriDavid & Karen PacostElizabeth PappsMatt & Jenny ParrGraham & Janette ParsonsJanice & Wayne ParsonsRon & Nancy PatrickThe Pauls FoundationHilary PearsonRichard & Kayla PechterChristie Peck & Buck BakerDr. Ermelinda PelausaJoshua PenderBruni PenzhornMary Ann PeppardLillian & Rae PerigoeCatherine A. PerkinArlene Perly RaeCharles PetersM. J. Petersen BurfieldAnna & Wayne PinneyRobin B. PitcherRamond H. PladsenDiane PlotekDr. & Mrs. Peter J. PolidoriRon & Elaine PondMaria Angelique PoulosCheryl & William PovallaDavid Prosser & BarbaraDunn-ProsserPSC Public SectorCorporationMac QuantzMelanie QuantzGary & Merle QuartDonna QuerengesserQuintilian FamilyCecil & Robert RabinovitchDavid & Kathryn RaeCarol & Morton RappSally & Larry RaynerDoug & the late BonnieRebergDonald H. Regan &Elizabeth R. AxelsonRobert & Jean ReidArline & Allan ReinDr. & Mrs. S. ReinhartPeter & Susan RestlerGrant L. ReuberAnn K. ReynoldsRhéo Thompson CandiesLtd.DONOTGOPaul Rice & Karin DahlLynn K. Richardson & JayE. BrantTom & Susan RicheyMrs. Sheelagh RigginJ. Timothy RitchiePeter RobertsDale Robinette & WilliamNeishDon & Joan RobinsonJohn M. RobinsonMichael RobinsonP. Joanna RoblinJudith & David RoseM. Jean RosePatricia RoseLisa Rosenkrantz &Michael WalshDr. Bill & Dr. RuthRosenthalKenneth RotenbergSandra & Joseph RotmanDoris E. RowanAlan Rowe & BryanBlenkinChristopher & Kate RowleyProf. Alan Miles Ruben &Judge Betty Willis RubenDr. & Mrs. Allan RubinJerry & Iris RudniskyBrad S. Rutledge & CaryEinbergerDr. Victoria & Paul RybickiLorraine & Richard RzepkaEllen & William SachsDavid & Pauline SackinDr. Philip & Mrs. ElizabethB. SamuelsWilliam & MeredithSaundersonJerome Sawchyn &Marianna SchroederFrank J. SchauerteWalter & Nancy SchieferCarol & Lionel SchipperDr. Anne SchneiderDrs. Brynah & CliveSchneider-FriedmanMonica ScholzPaul G. SchreiberThe Schrueder FamilyDavid & Martha SchubertShirley & HazenSchumacherDenis Schuthe & LynneDubeauBrian & Brenda ScottCairine & Glenn ScottHelen & John ScottThomas & Maryellen ScottChristine, Richard,Elizabeth & Victoria SeipEdger C. Seitz lllJustin ShaltzMrs. Joan D. ShawJennifer & Phil ShilsonDr. Cathy J. SiebertMr. & Mrs. Bruce K.SiewerthElizabeth V. SiftonDr. Elizabeth L. SimmonsFather Earl F. SimoneDavid & Diana SimpsonDr. Linda Sinnaeve &Andrew WillburgerRobert & Bunny SkellyLIMITED NEW YORK ENGAGEMENTNOVEMBER 19 - JANUARY 10Geraint Wyn DaviesGENTLEBy Leon PownallTHE CLURMAN THEATER • 412 WEST 42ND STREET, NYCwww.ticketcentral.com or call 212-279-4200Photo: John Quilty Creative: STEAM21

Annual DonorsJohn & Jill SkinnerGrant G. Skomski & MaryJane FlanaganPatrick & Jennifer SmaleJohn & Gayle SmallbridgeBob & Nancy SmithCarol SmithCharlie & Jane SmithMr. & Mrs. David R. SmithDoug & Cathy SmithDoug & Maggie SmithMontagu J. SmithNancy & Leonard SmithRobin A. Smith & WilliamF. BallamStephen & Jane SmithValerie M. SmithMr. & Mrs. DavidSnidermanStanley D. SolvickRenate & Richard SoulenCatherine & John SpencerPhilip SpencerChristine & Jim St.LawrenceSandy Stark & MichaelRowlandsGordon & Elaine SteedJames SteedJohn & Cindy SteepJudith StephansonCarol StephensonDr. Florence StevensRobert & DeirdreStevensonK. Elizabeth StewartJanet StewartJayne StewartThomas & Jeanne StockDoug & Joan StorreyMary StowellKerry StuckeyBarry Sullivan &Karen SprogisJeanne M. SullivanBruce & Isabel SullyMrs. Jennifer SurridgeDanielle & David SusserColin & Jane SutherlandDr. Fred M. SwaineSwan Motel - Colleen &Peter PolaDr. & Mrs. Lawrence SweetDenis & Kathleen SykoraMelinda Szilva & JeffreyFilaDuane & Sheila TarnackiChuck & Lynn TaylorKaren Aline SkidmoreTaylor & Philip H. DrainieTaylorMary Taylor & KevinJohnstonSam & Ellie TelzerJanet & Don TempletonBrent Thomas &Bernadette MorinLaurie & Herm ThomasAna & John ThompsonBertha & John ThompsonDave & Kim ThompsonMary-Anne & GordonThompsonSharon & Jim ThomsTerry ThomsGeorge Thomson & JudithBeamanCarl & Rosella ThorneDr. M. Lynne Thurling &Dr. John TreilhardThe Edith M. TimkenFamily FoundationBill & Mary TodtGail Tolley & MarkYakabuskiTorcor ManagementJames ToyDiana TremainMarjorie E. TriggVernon & Beryl TurnerRiki Turofsky & CharlesPetersenAndrew TurrisiBrady TwiggsLori L. & John R. TwomblyEsther Ullman & MorleyWitusDouglas & BeverlyValentineAllan Valgemae, M. D. &Robert HardingDr. & Mrs. John VallelyReverend Martin A. VallelyGary & MarieVanGraafeilandMary & Ron Van HorneJan Van StralenMr. & Mrs. John T.VanBrandeghenDr. & Mrs. A. A.vanWalravenIn Memory of Anne MarieVaritekRichard & Yvette VoegelinSylvia VogelAlan & Phyllis VogtHenry & Mary FrancesWagnerEleanor Waldie &M. Elizabeth ProwerDr. & Mrs. J. R. WalkerRick & Virginia WalkerRuth WallaceWilliam & Joyce WallaceAnne T. WalshLeo J. WalshMr. & Mrs. Jonathan T.WaltonJudy & Kevin WardJoan & Jean WarichaDoug WattersDouglas O. WaylandJohn WeatherallSuzan & Curry WeathersPeter Webb & Joan YorkThe late William & PatriciaWebbPat & Norman WebsterMrs. Mary WeingardenSuzanne & Bob WeissLyman & Deana WelchBarbara Welsh BerginWayne & Jeannine WestMrs. Margaret WestlakeKatie & Doug WheelerMr. & Mrs. R. J. WhiteMelanie WhiteheadMerschLeslie Clare WhitfieldDr. & Mrs. Mark WilkinsonBrian D. WilliamsJohn Williams & MaureenAtkinsonLarry & Maggie WilliamsonMarilyn L. WilliamsonSusan E. WillmotDr. J. Stuart Wilson & Mrs.Shirley J. Dickens-WilsonMalcolm & Eirwen WilsonFlorence, Judy & MiltonWinberg & Andy PollackJohn & Helga WiseRay Wise & Ted RobinsonLarry WismerDr. Bertha WolfLucille & Norton WolfFritz, Durhane, Hilary &Gabriel Wong-RiegerMr. & Mrs. Neil E. WoodJoseph Wooden & LindaGirardMary WoodsSeumas Woods &Kimberley McClureElizabeth B. & Walter P.Work Jr.Leslie & John D. WrightPaul C. Wright & Ute vonder HeydenDr. & Mrs. Clyde WuDr. & Mrs. Walter YaworskyWenda Yenson & KenHurdleCathy Yoshy & David LeasaCynthia Young & ChristianSarrazinPeter & Esther ZadeikRuth Zales & KennethGreenfieldEdwin ZavitzGeoff & Ellen ZeissWalter & Marie ZelaskoMrs. Isabelle ZiegelmanMr. & Mrs. George ZinnAnonymous (28)Annual donations of$900 to $1,249Sustainer MembersMr. & Mrs. Doug AckhurstMr. & Mrs. Stephen AdamsRobert & Susan AllairPeter & Doreen AndersonRobert C. AndersonLorna & William AndersonBrian Austin Jr. & MartinaCabajskyDr. David Bach & JudyHoenichDr. Ian & Mrs. Janet BaggsJohn BaileyStewart & Beth BaileyPeter Barbeito & BeverleyShugg BarbeitoJohn BarkerMary Anne Beamish &Philip TunleyKaren BeazleyMargret A. BeekelCharles BeerHarriet Berlin & JudithMillerWilliam & Ilene BirgeJoyce M. BlakeJoan M. BoltBarbara BoltonMonique BoulangerDonald & Mary BoydAndy & Leslie BrockwayDr. James Brown &Susan AnthonyEllen A. BrubakerJoyce & Larry BuschGeorge & MarthaButterfieldDr. John & DeborahButtonMichel A. CameronDr. & Mrs. CarrRenee CastagnolaJoanna ChestermanAustin & Gillian ChinnDavid & Valerie ChristieLynda L. CiaschiniJoan D. ClaytonRod & Mary CoatesHoward CohenBarbara & John ColemanRobert & Maureen CookPriscilla CostelloElizabeth CrawfordRobert P. Creed &Catherine HiltonMr. & Mrs. Bill CrothersJohn & Ruth CrowRonald & Heather DaviesFran DavisPatricia De HaanMichael & Christine DeSantisMargaret G. DeanRichard DeanLarry DemchukWilliam Dillane & RenaBedardH. W. Osmond & Dr. SheilaDoyleElizabeth DrakeGerald DunnDon & Audrey DurstEleanor EllinsRichard & Freda EnsignAnne Tobe Epstein & JoelI. BaradBarbara M. & Fred A. ErbJohn & Debbie ErbSteve & Jeannie EwingCapt. J. R. Farrell USN (Ret)& Mrs. G. FarrellIrene FastReginald & Mary JaneFaustJ.E. & Michele FordyceEdward & Lynne FrancisGeri & Tom FrederickBrenda Van Den Horn &David FrechetteJoanne & Bob FullerWilliam & Ruth GilkeyDora GilmourDr. & Mrs. David GlewDr. & Mrs. Ken GlickJ. D. & Susan GrahamRobert & Denise GrahamArt GriersonMini Grossman IanniJane HairLinda HaistMelinda HarmonRobert & Pam HartClifford HatchEllen L. HawmanLawrence & BeatriceHermanJane G. HillPerry & Mary HillCharles & Nadean HillaryGerry & Greta HofstraKenneth & Janet HookRaymond & LeonoraHopkinsSally & John HoylesDrs. John & JeanneJacobsonJohn Jacobson & CarolHargreavesGlenn & Joan JohnsonBrian & Katherine JonesMonique & Bernard KaneEugene KapaloskiT. M. KellyNancy Keppelman &Michael SmerzaIreyna & MichaelKimberleyDr. Harry J. KleimanDr. & Mrs. JochenKnackstedtLarry KoernerMr. & Mrs. Daniel KolbThomas & ChristineKujawaAnna LammerdingStephen Peter LeeCharlene Leonhardt &Robert MathiesonKen Lewis & Dr. JudyAxelrodMargerite LinklaterRichard & Lynne LiptrapCarmela & Gideon LoranSandra LoyerMr. & Mrs. AngusMacDermidRichard MacklerAnn MacLeishKay MacLeodDonald & CatherineMacOdrumMarti MaradenKen & Diane MarleyDavid & Susan MatterJoanne MazzoleniRichard & FlorenceMcBrienLorraine McClelandCarol Anne Muncaster &Brian McCurdyBasil McDonaldJean & Paul McGrathDonald McIntoshMrs. C. Anne McKenzieD. & G. McKillicanJean Anne McLeod &David StonesGiles Meikle & LaurieBarrettEleanor MillerBrian Miron & MonicaVegeljRuth MolzanEdmund & Mary MurphyNA Engineering AssociatesInc.Brenda O’ConnorJoe & Maria OdumoduRobert & Elizabeth OrrTerry OsterRuth OstrowerMrs. Ina Pakkert MigneronNeil & Sharon ParkinsonRenee & David PerlmutterB. A. PetepieceMichael PharoahJeanette B. PiesciukPaul Rainsberry &Margaret McCafferJoanne RaymondAnthony L. ReffellsRobert & Janice ReinhartBonnie & Kenny ResinskiMarc D. RigbyLloyd & Nancy RobertsonThe Honourable SydneyRobins & Gloria RobinsMurray & Sue RobinsonPhyllis Robinson & MorelyBrownDr. Doug RossRainer & Sharyn RothfussMr. & Mrs. D’Alton RuddPaul & Jan SabourinBarbara SackettFred & Dorothy SahlmannPhilippa SamworthAndy & Patti SantoloceDonald Savage & AnnKerbyMrs. Sheila J. A. SavageStephen & Kelly SavageThe Schaljo FamilyBonnie SchepersDr. N.W. ScratchAnnabel & William SellsGregory S. Sendi & KristinaM. HiattRichard & Janet ShantzWayne E. Shaw & MarilynL. PilkingtonDrs. Robert & CarolinShepherdJennifer & Phil ShilsonDr. & Mrs. Norman M.SimonTom & Jane SimpsonStanley SinclairDr. Kerry SinkowskiDoreen M.E. SmithVirginia Sory BrownJohn SouchereauCarolyn R. SpencerDr. & Mrs. Louis CharlesStaggMary Eleanor StartAndrew & MargaretStephensDouglas Stinson & JanetFellerWilliam & Janice StoverDr. & Mrs. John M.SturgessMr. & Mrs. Richard SutinGerald D. SuttonDr. David TaylorReid S. ThebaultBrent & Sherry ThompsonGary & Judy ThompsonMary & Kirk ThorntonRalph B. ToombsBettie & Mark TullisGregory UssCarol A. ValeValerie Van ReenenWilliam & Sarah VasseDrs. George & VeronicaVaughanShannon VenanceJim & Lorraine WalzJack H. WardSandra & Paul WarunJim & Trudy WatsonDr. Paul & Mrs. MarthaWeirRoger & Sharon WheelerHugh & Marilyn WhiteleyLois & Terry WichmanDr. Blossom Wigdor CMRon WilliamsLarry WillisMorris WilsonAnn WishartStan & Ros WitkinJoan & Ted WoodsGloria YffTerri & David ZanderMartha A. ZaritskyCarole Ann Bernie ZuckerAnonymous (7)22

RECOGNIZES THE OUTSTANDING ARTISTIC QUALITYOF THE STRATFORD SHAKESPEARE FESTIVALAND SALUTES NTS ALUMNI PARTICIPATING IN 2009.DALAL BADRRAOUL BHANEJAJAMES BLENDICKJESSE AARON DWYRECOLM FEORESTEPHEN GARTNERLOUISE GUINANDMARTHA HENRYJOHN INNESTAMARA MARIE KUCHERANIAN LAKEKATHERINE LUBIENSKIANITA MAJUMDARSEANA McKENNAGORDON S. MILLERTRENT PARDYLUCY PEACOCKCHRISTINA PODDUBIUKJESSICA POIRIER-CHANGGARETH POTTERNOAH REIDSUZANNE ROBERTS SMITHRICK ROBERTSCAROLYN M. SMITHEVAN STILLWATERLISA SUMMERSDAVIDA TKACHJOSEPH ZIEGLER23

Festival StaffGeneral DirectorAntoni CimolinoArtistic DirectorDes McAnuffCOACHESDirector of TheatreTrainingDavid LathamHead of Voice &CoachingJanine PearsonThe Head of Voice & Coaching positionat the Stratford Shakespeare Festival isgenerously endowed by David Greenand Mary Winton GreenHead of Voice EmeritaAnn SkinnerVoice, Text & DialectCoachesNancy BenjaminJane GooderhamSpeech-LanguagePathologist and VoiceCoachLori HolmesVoice & Text CoachNatsuko OhamaMovement CoachLeslie FrenchAlexander Technique& Movement CoachKelly McEvenueProfessionalDevelopmentProgram CoachPaul deJong24Guest CoachesFrank BachMonica GrayApprentice inPeriod DanceLawrence HaegertDIRECTORS’ OFFICEAssistant Artistic ADVANCEMENTDirectorDirector ofDean GabourieAdvancementDramaturgeRachel Smith-SpencerRobert BlackerAssociate Director ofDirector of theAdvancementBirminghamKim BardwellConservatory forMajor Gifts ManagerClassical TheatreCynthia YoungMartha HenryPlanned GivingSenior ArtisticManagerAssociateElizabeth BradleyKathryn McKieProducerPlaywright’s Circle &Jason MillerEvents ManagerChristine SeipConsulting ExecutiveProducerResearch ManagerJudith RichardsonShannon MacDonaldCasting DirectorSpecial EventsBeth RussellManagerMary-Ann ReidAssociate Director,Dramaturgy &CorporateNew PlaysSponsorshipKeira Loughran ManagersMartha BuchananAssistant Producer Kathy MileBonnie GreenCorporateCompany Manager SponsorshipRon NicholCoordinatorCorporate SecretarySusan Baker BidgoodJoy WishartProgramExecutive Assistant toAdministratorthe Artistic DirectorCathy KempElke BidnerADMINISTRATIONAssistant to theProducerAdministrativeSusan Lemenchick DirectorAnita GaffneyDirectors’ OfficeAssistantMediaMarion BurrMedia RelationsManagerAnn SwerdfagerFront LinesHouse Manager-Festival TheatreStephen BarberHouse Manager-Avon TheatreEldon GammonHouse Manager-TomPatterson TheatreKris BernardHouse Manager-Studio TheatreTBAMARKETING& AUDIENCEDEVELOPMENTDirector of Marketing& AudienceDevelopmentLisa MiddletonAssociate Directorof AudienceDevelopmentTrudy WatsonAdvertising &Promotions ManagerCarly DouglasBox Office ManagerJo-Anne HoodTidmanSchools SalesManager &Advertising ManagerHeather BurnsMembership ManagerCeairy FreeOutbound ManagerPaula MuncasterWalkerMembershipCoordinatorKelly SchultzAccommodationCoordinatorMaureenVankesterenSpecial OrdersCoordinatorColleen WhiteGroups & SchoolsAdministratorJane BexAudienceDevelopmentCore TeamDarlene HarrisonSarah NewtonKrystal ParkinsDebbie SteinackerChristine TeepleMembershipAdministratorDonna HydeAudienceDevelopmentRepresentativesKelly AitchesonGay AllisonSarah ArbogastMyrtle BakerAnna BurtonCindy BissellJason ColliverElysia CuckseyTracy CulpSusan DavisGeena DeWeerdCarolyn DingmanPaul DuncanMartin FieldingJane GaleAriana HibbertLori HicksYvonne HordChristine HughesJanice KastnerRon KempAaron KropfVictoria LewisKrista LotzAislinn McCauleyMeredith McCauleyMelinda MercerRuth Ann MillerGeri MorleyGraham MorleyCheryl MosesKathy PartridgeBarbara ReddenSusan ReidEliesha RichardsonSharron RudyRod RychliskiApril Dawn SararusBrenda StewartMelissa StrangwayJennifer SweedlerJen TempleHooi Ying TeohTamara WhittemoreCarolee WittmanAnne WilsonApplicationDevelopmentManagerJames WalkerBusiness SystemsAnalystSharon YatesSoftware DevelopersRick CrawfordYizhou JiangeBusiness SolutionsDevelopersSarah Luk HillPeter MoriartyReportingCoordinatorLeanne WhittakerReportingAdministratorMichele KeutschJunior ProgrammerBryan RichardsonMailing DistributionCoordinatorCorinne ThornhillDistribution CentreAssistantCandy NeumeisterTicket ProcessingAssistantChristine OlliffeReceptionistsCarol BrownJanet WilsonTheatre StoreRetail ManagerJennifer BakerInventory ControlCoordinatorCheryl GregorashukInventory ControlAssistantBrian DillCOMMUNICATIONSDirector of LiteraryServicesDavid ProsserCommunicationCoordinatorJoanne WallaceCustomer ServiceCoordinatorBev BaumanGraphicsGraphic Design &Print ProductionManagerAndy FosterSenior GraphicDesignerTed GlaszewskiGraphic DesignersKrista DodsonLindsay MolenhuisEDUCATION &ARCHIVESDirector of Education& ArchivesPat QuigleyArchivesArchives CoordinatorsEllen CharendoffChristine SchindlerEducationEducation CoordinatorsAndrea JacksonKatherine LaingEducation & EditorialCoordinatorShira GinslerTeaching ArtistEdward DaranyiFINANCE, FACILITIES,INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY &FOOD & BEVERAGEDirector of Finance,Facilities, InformationTechnology & Foodand BeverageDarryl HurasFinanceComptrollerCarla FowlerSenior AccountantDianne MattFinancial AnalystLeanne FlemmingAccountingAdministratorsJo-Anne JordanJoanne WrefordInformationTechnologyManager ofInformationTechnologyPaul MuncasterTelecom ManagerDerek AtkinsTechnical SupportAnalystMike WiraHelp Desk AssistantJessica KlumperFood & BeverageFood and BeverageManagerToni McLeanEvents CoordinatorAlly ParentChefHeather CollisLead Hand/Pastry ChefMichele VandervlietLine CookChoui EnglishCarol GrosbyCustomer ServiceRepresentatives-GreenroomLuke GreenStephanie MarriottVictoria NobleFacilitiesFacilities ManagerJeff HeggieAssistant FacilitiesManagerVal BieleckiHead of MaintenanceRon BrownCarpentersGary BradyRichard GraulChief EngineerJohn LuesinkShift EngineersRichard ArnoldAlan SpeedAl TurfordElectricianTony IacobellisSeasonal HeadGardenerAnita JacobsenMaintenance StaffRoy BrownDar Del ChiaroBlair HoldenThomas LemenchickMyrna LewisLarry ShurrieMike ThomasGord WilsonSeasonalMaintenanceRyan ClevelandHousekeepersRobert LeeMandy LundriganMarjorie LundriganCatherine DishmanStage Door GuardsJim MitchellJanice SchaeferFred SinkoPeter WhelanCasual Stage DoorGuardGary BidgoodHUMANRESOURCESDirector of HumanResourcesShelley StevensonHuman Resource &Volunteers ManagerNancy AltenburgCompanyAccommodationsAssistantShelley AssayagHealth & SafetyCoordinatorRobbin CheesmanPayroll ManagerHeather MarriottPayroll/AdministrativeAssistantSusan MavityPayroll CoordinatorKathy McKellarCompanyAccommodationsSupervisorRuth StevensMUSICDEPARTMENTDirector of MusicRick FoxMusic AdministratorMarilyn DallmanAdministrativeAssistantDon Sweete2009 Stratford ShakespeareFestival Board of GovernorsFOUNDER: Tom PattersonOFFICERSChair: Richard Rooney, TorontoVice Chair: M. Lee Myers, LondonTreasurer: Rick Birmingham, ChathamSecretary: Joy Wishart, StratfordGOVERNORSBarry Avrich, TorontoDaniel S. Bernstein, Westport, CTElaine Nani Beutel, TorontoRahul Bhardwaj, TorontoJennifer Birmingham, StratfordSylvia Chrominska, TorontoRichard Costley-White, TorontoJanet Ecker, AjaxJane Freeman, TorontoJames R. Fugitte, Elizabethtown, KYDavid Goldbloom, TorontoJonathan Goldbloom, MontrealRudyard Griffiths, TorontoJules Harris, Stratford and Tucson, AZMichael Homer, TorontoBeth Kronfeld, Chicago, ILGary Levene, KitchenerArlene Lewis, Grosse Pointe Farms, MITimothy E. MacDonald, StratfordMarcia Matsui, StratfordGraham T. Parsons, WaterlooHilary Pearson, MontrealArlene Perly Rae, TorontoSteve Rae, StratfordAndrew Spriet, LondonOphelia Tong, WaterlooChip Vallis, Toronto and StratfordDiane Walker, TorontoEx OFFICIOGeneral Director: Antoni CimolinoArtistic Director: Des McAnuffMayor of Stratford:His Worship Dan MathiesonPresident, Stratford Festivalof America:Barbara Schubert, Cleveland Heights, OHPast Chair: Kelly MeighenAddress: c/o Corporate Secretary,Stratford Shakespeare FestivalP.O. Box 520, Stratford, ON N5A 6V2Guest ServicesFor assistanceSee the house manager or any theatrestaff. We’re here to help.In case of emergencyTheatres and exits are equipped withemergency lighting. Our staff are trainedin evacuation procedures. You arerequested to follow their instructionsand remain calm. You will be directedto a meeting area, where you are toremain unless otherwise advised by staffor emergency personnel. If you discovera fire, you should activate the nearestfire alarm and, immediately followingevacuation, identify yourself to a staffmember and provide details.Cameras, cell phones and snacksPlease enjoy your snacks outside theauditorium and bring only bottled waterinside. Cameras are not permitted. Pleasedouble-check that your cell phone isturned off.First aidSee an usher or house manager.Automated external defibrillators (AED)are located in the lobbies and balconiesof the Festival, Avon, Tom Patterson andStudio theatres.In the interest of safetyPlease do not walk on the stage.For our patron and donor privacyprotection seewww.stratfordshakespearefestival.com

09SeasonWe are honoured to acknowledge the following corporations and individualswho have made sponsorship commitments in the 2009 season:2009 Season PartnersSupport for the 2009 season of the Festival Theatre isgenerously provided byLaura Dinner andRichard RooneySupport for the 2009 season of the Avon Theatre isgenerously provided byThe Birmingham FamilyFestival TheatreMacbethWest Side StoryCyrano de BergeracA Midsummer Night’s DreamAvon TheatreThe Importanceof Being EarnestMajor Sponsor LevelJulius CaesarA Funny Thing Happenedon the Way to the ForumTom Patterson TheatreThree SistersSylvanacre Properties Ltd.Group of HotelsFestival InnThe Arden Park HotelThe River Garden InnBartholomew FairEver Yours, OscarPhèdreSponsor LevelStudio TheatreThe TrespassersRice BoyZastrozziIn-Kind SponsorsThe Stratford Shakespeare Festival gratefully acknowledgesthe generous support of these contributors to our success: