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2017

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Proof
Hilda's Yard
Jake's Gift
Three Men in a Boat
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Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by Burt Shevelove & Larry Gelbart
Directed by Caroline Smith
Music Direction by Melissa Stephens
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Choreography by Douglas Walker
​The Players

Prologus, Pseudolus  - Paul Constable*
​Proteans - Christopher Chumbley, Alexander Kocot, Angus Sullivan

Erronius - Jack Brezina
Marcus Lycus -Peter Smith
Senex - Tom Regina
Domina - Dianne Winmill
Hero - Dylan Isaiah Worth
Hysterium - Wayne Cooper
Miles Gloriosus - Douglas Walker
Tintinabula - Rebecca Hamilton
Panacea - Sherry Davis
The Geminae - Hannah Klose,  Saskia Tentrees
Vibrata - Amy Leis
Philia - Laurel Denning

Musicians
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Keyboard  - Melissa Stephens
Percussion - Sarah Varty

Production Team

Director - Caroline Smith*
Music Director - Melissa Stephens
Choreographer - Douglas Walker
Stage Manager - Heather Smith
Set Design - Sarah Scroggie
Costumes - Melissa Stephens
Lighting Design - Noah Feaver
Sound and Lights  - Calvin White
Props - Beth Kipping & Melissa Stephens
Wigs, Hair & Makeup - Beth Kipping
Set Dressings - Melissa Stephens & Heather Smith
Assistant Stage Manager -  Jacob Dobson
Crew - Finnegan Tentrees, Meghan Klose

Special Thanks To:  Highlands Little Theatre


*(Courtesy of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association)
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From left: kneeling or seated, Jacob Dobson, Noah Feaver, Finnegan Tentrees, Amy Leis, Meghan Klose, Alexander Kocot, Caroline Smith, Christopher Chumbley, Angus Sullivan; Second row, Melissa Stephens, Rebecca Hamilton, Dianne Winmill, Sherry Davis, Dylan Isaiah Worth, Laurel Denning, Hannah Klose, Saskia Tentrees, Heather Smith, Sarah Varty; Back row, Calvin White, Peter Smith, Jack Brezina, Paul Constable, Wayne Cooper, Tom Regina, Douglas Walker. Photo by Lorne Campbell.

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​ A Pulitzer Prize winning play
Written by David Auburn
Directed by Scot Denton
​​The Players

Robert - Curtis Eastmure
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Catherine-  Heather Brezden
Claire  - Jocelyn Regina
Hal - Corey Agnew
 
Production Team

Director - Scot Denton*
Stage Manager - Betty Paton
Set Design - Jason McQuarrie
Lighting Design - Noah Feaver
Costumes - Melissa Stephens
Lighting & Sound - Calvin White

 (*Courtesy of Canadian Actors’ Equity)
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From left, Curtis Eastmure, Heather Brezden, Jocelyn Regina, Corey Agnew. Photo by Lorne Campbell

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From left, front row, Finnegan Tentrees, Betty Paton, Brittany Rae Robinson, Beth Kipping, Janice Kiteley, Sarah Scroggie; back row, Terry Hawkes, Noah Feaver, Abigail Decaire, Calvin White, Stephen Thayer, Brian Kipping, Lucas Mayhew, Melissa Stephens. Photo by Lorne Campbell


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A comedy
Written by Norm Foster
​Directed by Terri Hawkes

​​​The Players


​Hilda Fluck - Beth Kipping
Sam Fluck - Brian Kipping
Gary Fluck - Stephen Thayer
Janey Fluck - Janice Kiteley
Bobbi Jakes - Brittany Rae Robinson
Beverly Woytowich  - Lucas Mayhew

Creative Team

Director - Terri Hawkes*
Stage Manager - Abigail Decaire
Set Design - Sarah Scroggie
Lighting Design - Noah Feaver
Sound & Lights - Calvin White
Costumes - Melissa Stephens
Props & Wigs - Beth Kipping
Set Dressings - Melissa Stephens & Betty Mills
Crew
Betty Paton
Finnegan Tentrees


 (*Courtesy of Canadian Actors’ Equity)

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Julia Mackey

​Performer/Playwright Julia Mackey
Directed by Dirk Van Stralen
Lighting Designer - Gerald King
Stage Manager - Jennifer Swan
Year Ten for Jake's Gift
Jake’s Gift is a multi-award winning Canadian play about a World War II veteran’s reluctant return to Normandy, France, for the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day landings. While revisiting the shores of Juno Beach, Jake encounters Isabelle, a precocious 10-year-old from the local village. Isabelle’s inquisitive nature and charm challenge the old soldier to confront some long-ignored ghosts – most notably the war-time death of his eldest brother, Chester, a once promising young musician.

Since 2007, Jake’s Gift has gone on to play at festivals and theatres in 225 communities across Canada, as well as international visits to Washington State, the UK and to Normandy, France, for the 70th Anniversary of D-Day in June 2014. The show recently returned to Normandy this June for the 2017 D-Day Festival where the company presented eight performances in French across Normandy.

The 2016/17 season marks the start of the 10th year of touring, and Juno Productions and Jake’s Gift continue to garner awards and rave reviews whether playing in small rural towns or big city centres.
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Jake’s Gift is a surprisingly funny drama that tells the story of a Canadian World War Two veteran. At its heart, Jake’s Gift is about the legacy of remembrance and makes personal the story behind one soldier’s grave. www.jakesgift.com

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Matt Pilipiak, Victor Pokinko & David DiFrancesco

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​Written by Jerome K. Jerome
Directed by Sue Miner
Stage Adaptation by Mark Brownell

Featuring 

Matt Pilipiak
Victor Pokinko  

David DiFrancesco
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Musical Arrangements & Vocal Coaching by Rigzin Tu
Period Costumes by Nina Okens
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