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Northern Light Theatre is a member of the Professional Association of Canadian
Theatres and engages under the terms of the Canadian Theatre Agreement,
professional artists who are members of Canadian Actor’s Equity Association.
OUR SEASON SPONSORS: 2014/2015
SEASON ROUND UP
We are so looking forward to our 39th season of bringing dark and cutting-edge
theatre to Edmonton- and beyond- audiences!
But before we move forward, we’d love to take a proud look back at the four
plays that made up our last season...
We opened with Bitches & Money 1878 by Brit playwright Martin Henshell.
This riotous shoot-em-up, lush Victorian time travel caper of a gang gone
wrong saw the debuts of three talented young local performers (Laura Gillespie,
Ben Gorodetsky, and Andréa Jorawsky) and kept the audience guessing with
its backstabbing and double crosses.
In an important collaboration with Edmonton’s French language theatre,
L’UniTheatre, we were thrilled to present another Canadian premiere- Jeffrey
Hatcher’s Mercy of a Storm or de Plein Fouet Dans la Tempete (in a translation
by Gisele Villeneuve). This cool noir romantic thriller unfolded in an elegant
poolhouse as a femme fatale and an insurance saleman (are there any other
pairings in film noir?) tangled through their romantic history in search of
redemption and reconciliation. And it was performed on alternate nights in
both official languages! Brian Dooley starred opposite Gianna Vacirca- who
was nominated for a Sterling award for her leading lady turn. The show was
also nominated for set design by Trevor Schmidt, and multi-media design by
Matt Shuurman and Adam Tsuyoshi Turnbull.
2013/2014: SEASON REVIEW
Our season ended with the menacing Contractions by Mike Bartlett, starring
an NLT favorite, Linda Grass and newcomer Nimet Kanji. This tense and blackly
comic board room battle between two women turns sour quickly and escalates
(devolves?) into something so outrageous it is almost true-to-life. The striking
simplicity of the high-gloss world of the play was shown off to great effect in
Adam Tsuyoshi Turnbull’s Sterling nominated lighting design.
One of our 2012/2013 hits was the wildly popular 6.0: How Heap and Pebble Took
on the World and Won. It was a multiple Sterling nominee, and the irreplaceable
original cast (Amber Borotsik and Jesse Gervais) were invited to be a part of the
season at Lunchbox Theatre in Calgary, as well as being presented as part of One
Yellow Rabbit’s highly lauded High Performance Rodeo. And it won a Betty Award
for Choreography! We were thrilled to travel to another theatre town and share
NLT's work with the welcoming community there!
There’s more in store! Turn the page to begin the new journey that we have
planned for you.... we look forward to seeing you at the shows this year- and
we have plenty of new and exciting opportunities to talk about what you see,
and feel, and think....
TREVOR SCHMIDT
Artistic Director
2013/2014: SEASON REVIEW
NEW EVENTS
RUTH DYCK FEHDERAU (BA, MA, PhD) is an Edmonton
writer who spends several months of the year teaching
English Literature and Creative Writing at the University
of Alberta where her specialties include Canadian
Literature, Sex and Gender Studies, Children’s Literature,
and Creative Writing. She spends the rest of the time
travelling and writing fiction and literary non-fiction
(and sometimes, short plays.) She has published in literary
journals, magazines, and anthologies, has finished her first
novel, given public lectures and conference keynotes in
Canada and abroad. Ruth has received multiple awards
for her writing, for her teaching, and for her activism.
NORTHERN LIGHT THEATRE IS
DELIGHTED TO UNVEIL OUR NEW
SALON-STYLE EVENTS WHICH
PROVOKE FURTHER DIALOGUE
AND DISCUSSION.
DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE SATURDAY
Join Artistic Director Trevor Schmidt
as he takes you through the ins and outs
of the play. Where did he find the script?
Why did he choose the play? How does
it fit into the season? (Preshow First
Saturday evening of the run)
TWO-FOR- ONE TUESDAY
See the show with a friend for
the price of a single ticket.
WEDNESDAY SALON
Special guest speakers join us pre or
post show for tasty treats and chat
about issues surrounding the play.
TALK BACK THURSDAY
Actors and designers working on
the project will join the audience after
the performance to take questions
and discuss the play. (Second Thursday
evening of the run)
ARTISTIC DIRECTORS NOTES: 2014/2015
RUTH DYCK FEHDERAU
(BA, MA, PHD)
BOOTY CALL FRIDAY NIGHT
Join us late night for a performance
and pre-show cocktails. (Second Friday
of the run, 11:30 pm performance)
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SPACE
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SPACE
BY JASON CRAIG
STARRING NADIEN CHU
& TREVOR DUPLESSIS
DIRECTED BY TREVOR SCHMIDT
STAGE MANAGED BY ANNA DAVIDSON
LIGHTING DESIGN BY ADAM TSUYOSHI TURNBULL
COSTUME DESIGN BY TREVOR SCHMIDT
SET DESIGN BY TREVOR SCHMIDT
& ADAM TSUYOSHI TURNBULL
SOUND DESIGN BY DAVE CLARKE
“I WAS YOUR BROTHER. BUT NOW I’M CLEARLY
A GIRL. SO MY QUESTION IS…. DO YOU KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT… THAT…?” -PENRYN
“I WOKE UP IN SPACE AND NOW I’M A GIRL.” -PENRYN
“I WAKE UP AS A GIRL. WITH GIRL BITS AND PIECES.
AND YOU TELL ME TO JUST IGNORE IT? I USED
TO BE YOUR BROTHER. AND NOW I’M YOUR
SISTER-BROTHER.” -PENRYN
PREVIEW: PREVIEW NOVEMBER 20, 2014
OPENING: NOVEMBER 21 CLOSES: NOVEMBER 29
LOCATION: PCL STUDIO, ATB FINANCIAL ARTS BARNS, 10330-84 AVENUE
NADIEN CHU
AS PENRYN
DAVE CLARKE
SOUND DESIGN
TREVOR DUPLESSIS
AS LUMOS
ANNA DAVIDSON
STAGE MANAGER
PLAYWRIGHT
JASON CRAIG
JASON CRAIG
Jason Craig is Co-Founder/Co-Artistic Director of Banana Bag & Bodice for which he is a
writer, performer and set designer. His work with BB&B has won him awards nationally
and internationally and has kept him busy for the last 12 years. Commissions outside of
BB&B include: Beardo, Shotgun Players, Berkeley, CA, 2011; Oh What War, Mallory Catlett
of Juggernaut Theatre (NY), which was presented at Here Arts Space (NY), September
2009; Gogol: A Clown Opera, for the inauguration of The Exit on Taylor, Exit Theatre
(San Francisco). His adaptation of Beowulf entitled Beowulf - A Thousand Years of Baggage
was a commissioned by, and received its world premiere with Shotgun Players in Berkeley
CA and played at The Ashby Stages and Berkeley Rep, and then made its New York premiere
at Abrons Arts Center in 2009. Beowulf received the Will Glickman Award for Best New
play in the Bay Area. Other awards include Best New Production 2006 at The Dublin Fringe
for The Sewers. He has been a featured artist in Theatre Forum, Theatre Bay Area, Time
Out New York, The New York Times and American Theater Magazine. As a performer, he
has worked with such companies as gALE gATES et al, foolsFURY, Misery/Loves Company,
Inverse, Radiohole, The Exit Theatre and Shotgun Players. For Space//Space he received
a NYSCA Individual Artist Commission. He received a BA (hons) in Architecture from Hull
University, England. He now lives in Beacon NY with his wife and kid.
SPACE//SPACE
BANANA BAG & BODICE
BANANA BAG & BODICE is a
Brooklyn-based collaborative
of artists/technicians who make
live-event-theater-play-show-things.
“The original design for the pod looked like
that trailer. So yes, there’s a lot of overlap.
It all starts subliminally, and then your real
life always comes up and comes out.”
Banana Bag & Bodice mashes together
original writing, music composition and
collective design in order to expose and
celebrate the inspiring awkwardness of
being a human. The design is inspired
by the objects and material thrown in
to the theatrical dumpsters of midtown
Manhattan. Banana Bag & Bodice’s elastic
approach to creating live theatre has one
common goal- to entertain and confound
through thoughtful provocation.
“The show actually came out of not
being pregnant, and avoiding it and not
talking about having a kid,” adds Jelliffe.
“We finished doing Beowulf and I wanted
it to just be the two of us, so I asked him
to write it for just two.” She turns to Craig,
accusingly. “Then it went weird and dark,
and you’re dead and I’m pregnant!”
The author shrugs furry shoulders.
“Happy anniversary?”
SCIENCE FICTION DOUBLE FEATURE:
BANANA BAG & BODICE CRAMS ITSELF
INTO SPACE//SPACE - BY HELEN SHAW
But while Space//Space orbits further
out into the absurdist reaches, the text
actually spirals, simultaneously, in toward
autobiography. Jelliffe’s pregnancyis just one
case of life imitating art. Claustrophobia has
been a hallmark of the pair’s relationship.
Jelliffe and Craig got together while on a
three-and-a-half-month children’s-theater
tour. “We did the whole East Coast, just the
two of us in a van,” recalls Craig.
Now the couple is moving into yet another
tiny space, Williamsburg’s Collapsable Hole.
“It’s our home,” avers Craig simply. Banana
Bag’s first New York hit, Panel.Animal,
happened there, and Jelliffe has been happy
to note that the pod fits snugly into its
confines. “People are amazing,” she says.
“They have imaginations…they fill in the
space for us.” There is, of course, another
concern. As the two of them swelter and
get back to work, they both ponder the
air-conditioning at the Hole. “What
should you tell people?” asks Craig,
before answering himself. “Tell them:
Space is cold.”
SPACE//SPACE
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STARRING LOUISE LAMBERT
DIRECTED BY TREVOR SCHMIDT
STAGE MANAGED BY JENN BEST
LIGHTING DESIGN BY ADAM TSUYOSHI TURNBULL
SET & COSTUME DESIGN BY TREVOR SCHMIDT
"HOW ON GOD’S GREEN EARTH CAN YOU
BE BOTH A BOY AND A GIRL?” -TRISHA
“AND SHE’S THE ONLY CHILD I EVER HAD.
AND I THOUGHT I KNEW HER. YOU KNOW
SOMEONE THEIR WHOLE LIFE YOU THINK YOU
KNOW WHAT GENDER THEY ARE AT LEAST,
FOR HEAVENS SAKE.” -TRISHA
“NOTHING IN MY LIFE HAD PREPARED
ME FOR GENDER QUEER." –TRISHA
PREVIEW: FEBRUARY 19, 2015
OPENING: FEBRUARY 20 CLOSES: FEBRUARY 28
LOCATION: PCL STUDIO, ATB FINANCIAL ARTS BARNS, 10330-84 AVENUE
NOVELS BY ELISE FORIER EDIE
PLAYWRIGHT
ELISE FORIER EDIE
LOUISE LAMBERT
AS TRISHA
JENN BEST
STAGE MANAGER
ELISE FORIER EDIE
Elise Forier Edie is an author of paranormal
romance and YA novels, as well as several
stories and popular plays with magical
and speculative elements. Her paranormal
romance "The Devil in Midwinter" was
released this April by World Weaver Press. Elise is a member of the Horror Writers
of America, Los Angeles (HWA), the
Romance Writers of America, Los Angeles
(RWA) and the Authors Guild. She has
taught writing and arts classes at Central
THE PINK UNICORN
Washington University, Northland Pioneer
College, Fountain Valley School and the
Arizona Commission on the Arts. "The Pink
Unicorn," has been invited to perform twice
in New York City, on Theatre Row as part of
the United Solo Theatre Festival, where it
won a "Best Storytelling" award, and then
again at the Left Out Festival at Stage Left
Studio. The script was published by Indie
Theater Now early this year.
ELISE FORIER EDIE, PERFORMING THE PINK UNICORN AT CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN 2013
FROM ELISE FORIER EDIE
"The Pink Unicorn was inspired by
actual events that took place in 2011.
At that time, I was living in a small,
conservative town, Ellensburg, WA.
The local Presbyterian minister delivered
a sermon (which is recreated in the play,
tortured logic and all), wherein he likened
supporting the gay community to "being
a Nazi." He exhorted his congregation
to reject the USA Presbyterian Church's
decision to allow openly gay ministers
to be ordained, and shortly afterwards
they did just that, splitting with national
leadership, and forbidding openly gay
people from joining the church. This
same discussion happened in multiple
Presbyterian Churches throughout the
country, with the same result.
At the same time, a nearby high school
principal rejected an application for the
Gay and Straight Alliance (GSA) to be
included as a school club. When students
protested, he suspended all school clubs
and activities. Similar tactics to block
the GSA were used by other school
districts, throughout the country,
around the same time.
I started asking myself, "How do people
get to thinking like this? How can I talk
to them? What are they afraid of?"
So I wrote a play about the treatment
of young LGBTQ citizens in small American
towns, from the point of view of a
conservative Christian parent. The play
is meant to entertain audiences, and to
stimulate discussion about gender identity,
civil rights, and youth. It attempts to
create common ground for conservative
and liberal audiences, for parents and
youth, to come together and talk about
gender identity, homosexuality, equality
and social justice.
As to the intermission--yes! Of course!
Smush both acts into one. As a performer,
I wanted the option to pee and drink some
water before I tackled the emotional
minefield that is Mama, Junior and Earl's
death. Plus, American audiences have
horrifically short attention spans. But if
your actress and your audiences are up for
the whole haul, it certainly works as a long
one act." - ELISE FORIER EDIE
THE PINK UNICORN
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BATTLE FOR THE LIMELIGHT
The first ever Battle for the Limelight fundraiser was held on Saturday, September
6, 2014 as an “Amazing Race” style scavenger hunt. Northern Light Theatre was
delighted to host thirteen teams of theatre artists with representation from Concrete
Theatre, FAVA (Film & Video Arts Society of Alberta), Free Will Players, Grindstone
Theatre, Nextfest, Promise Productions, Rapid Fire Theatre, Teatro La Quindicina,
Theatre Alberta, Theatre Network, Workshop West theatre as well as our own three
teams- Team Arrgghh (Trevor’s NLT staff team), The Limelighters (Lori’s NLT board
team) and Doodle and the Noodles (the NLT patron/ audience team).
The Battle for the Limelight was organized to not only raise funds for Northern Light
Theatre’s 2014-2015 season but also as a fundraiser for the participating theatre
companies who were encouraged to gather their own donations. We are thrilled
to announce that in addition to NLT’s funds, the thirteen other Edmonton theatre
companies involved raised over $20,000.00 in combined pledges for their own
benefit. Way to the go, Edmonton theatre community!
The race day served up nothing but clear skies and bright sunshine as the teams raced
all over Old Strathcona deciphering clues, solving riddles, and competing in challenges
such as icing and selling cupcakes, racing through the Farmer’s Market, busking with
Taiko drums, copying a Jason Blower painting and even eating a 1000 year old egg (!)
The race concluded in a barbeque and party for the whole community as the winners
were announced.
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Loveplay by Moira Buffini
A Dream Play by August Strindberg
University of Alberta drama faculty
Director: David Kennedy
Director: Jan Selman
“A satirical romp that covers two millennia in 90 minutes...”
The Guardian
Oct 30 - Nov 8 at 7:30 p.m.
Blavatsky’s Tower
by Moira Buffini
adaptation by Caryl Churchill
University of Alberta drama faculty
A blend of memories, experiences, absurdities and pure
inventions of the imagination. Agnes, daughter of the Vedic
god Indra, descends to Earth to bear witness to the human
experience.
March 26 - Apr 4 at 7:30 p.m.
University of Alberta drama faculty
Tribes by Nina Raine
A blind visionary and his family, secluded in a
decaying tower, face mortality. A tragi-comedie.
MFA directing thesis project
Director: Sandra M. Nicholls
Nov 27 - Dec 6 at 7:30 p.m.
The Threepenny Opera
Director: Amanda Bergen
Billy was raised to read lips rather than sign. He falls for
Sylvia, a young woman who is becoming deaf herself.
May 14 - 23 at 7:30 p.m.
by Bertolt Brecht
music by Kurt Weill translation by Marc Blitzstein
(Mary Mooney Distinguished Visiting Artist)
All U of A Studio Theatre performances take place at the
Timms Centre for the Arts (112 Street & 87 Avenue) in
Edmonton.
To showcase a musically talented 2015 BFA acting class.
This will be the third Studio Theatre production of the great
Brechtian classic in its 65 year history.
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Director: Brian Deedrick
Feb 5 - 14 at 7:30 p.m.
SUMMER PERFORMANCE CAMP
For the past nine years, Northern Light Theatre has been dedicated to providing
young theatre artists aged 4-17 a glimpse into the professional theatre world
with our Performance Camps for Young People. This past August, Northern Light
Theatre was delighted to present “The Piper.”
Led by accomplished Theatre Artist and arts educator, Maralyn Ryan, our troupe
of young aspiring performers were given the opportunity to explore singing, acting
and movement as they rehearse an original play adapted from a significant time
in local history. Other classes included improvisation, theatre games and acting
techniques which stoke the imagination and enhance ensemble work.
Past summers ptoductions have included “The Prince & The Pauper,”
“The Hobbit,” “Alice in Wonderland,” “Peter Pan,” “Robin Hood,” “Beauty and Beast,”
“Sherlock Holmes and the Emerald of Alcazar,” “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” and
“The Emperor’s New Clothes.”
For more information on the Performance Camps for Young People please call
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STARRING: KRISTI HANSEN
& TREVOR SCHMIDT
WITH ADDITIONAL CONTENT BY KRISTI HANSEN,
DARRIN HAGEN & TREVOR SCHMIDT
SET & LIGHTING DESIGN BY ADAM TSUYOSHI TURNBULL
SOUND DESIGN AND COMPOSITION BY DARRIN HAGEN
STAGE MANAGED BY KERRY JOHNSON
COSTUME DESIGN BY TREVOR SCHMIDT
WIG DESIGN BY JUDY MORLEY
PREVIEW: APRIL 30, 2015
OPENING: MAY 1 CLOSES: MAY 10
LOCATION: WESTBURY THEATRE IN THE ATB FINANCIAL ARTS BARNS 10330-84 AVENUE
“WELL, JUST BECAUSE WE BOTH KNOW THAT
I WANT TO BE A MAN AND YOU WANT TO BE A
WOMAN DOESN’T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT I
WANT TO PLAY HEAD GAMES.” –CHRISTINA
“I HAVE A WOMAN’S SOUL AND A MAN’S BODY
AND FOR YOU IT’S VICE VERSA.” - PHILIPPE
“IMPROVEMENT’ IS THE WRONG WORD.
A MISLEADING WORD. IT MAKES ME SOUND
AS IF I MIGHT SLIGHTLY HAVE A PROBLEM
WITH WHO I AM. I DON’T.” – CHRISTINA
PRESENTED AS PART OF THE FRINGE THEATRE ADVENTURES' ARTS AT THE BARNS SERIES
DARRIN HAGEN SOUND
DESIGN & COMPOSITION
GRETA GARBO IN THE
FILM QUEEN CHRISTINA
PLAYWRIGHT
PER K. BRASK
KERRY JOHNSON
STAGE MANAGER
PER K. BRASK
PER K. BRASK has taught in the Department of Theatre and Film at the University of
Winnipeg since 1982. His creative writing, essays and translations have appeared in
Anthropologica, Border Crossings, Canadian Folklore, Canadian Theatre Review, C.G. Jung
Page, Contemporary Verse 2, Consciousness, Literature and the Arts (where he also serves
on the editorial board), Danish Literary Magazine, Descant, Ecotone, Event, Grain, Journal
of Dramatic Theory and Criticism, The Literary Review, Malahat Review, Modern
International Drama, NeWest Review, Nexus, Performing Arts Journal, Poetica, Poetry
Canada Review, Poet Magazine, Poetry Kanto, Poetry Wales, Prairie Fire, The Philosophers'
Magazine, Quarterly Review, Rhubarb Magazine and Zygote. His activities, apart from
teaching, focus on Creative Writing, Translation and Dramaturgy. Together with Patrick
Friesen he is currently working on translating a new collection of poems by Ulrikka S. Gernes
scheduled for publication with Brick Books in the fall of 2015.
CHRISTINA / PHILIPPE
KRISTI HANSEN AS CHRISTINA
TREVOR SCHMIDT AS PHILIPPE
CHRISTINA / PHILIPPE
CHRISTINA, QUEEN OF SWEDEN
18 December, 1626 – 19 April, 1689
Queen regnant of Sweden from 1633
to 1654, using the titles of Queen of
Swedes, Goths, and Vandals, Grand
Princess of Finland, and Duchess of
Ingria, Estonia, Livonia and Karelia.
As the heiress presumptive, at the
age of six she succeeded her father
on the throne of Sweden.
"she walked like a man, sat and rode like
a man, and could eat and swear like the
roughest soldiers". "she wears men's shoes and her voice
and nearly all her actions are masculine". "was sunburnt, and she looked like a
sort of Egyptian..., very strange, and
more alarming than attractive".
"completely hairy and had a coarse
and strong voice". "neither Male nor Hermaphrodite, as some
People in the World have pass'd me for".
"...painted a lesbian, a prostitute, a
hermaphrodite, and an atheist" by
her contemporaries, though "in that
tumultuous age, it is hard to determine
which was the most damning label."
PHILIPPE I, DUKE OF ORLÉANS
21 September, 1640 – 9 June, 1701
The youngest son of Louis XIII of France
and his wife, Anne of Austria. His older
brother was Louis XIV, le roi soleil.
"prettiest child in the world".
“he displayed a 'lively intelligence'
early on...”
“Queen Anne was observed to address
Philippe by such nicknames as 'my little girl'
and encouraged him to dress in feminine
clothing even as a young man – a habit he
would retain all his life”.
Called “The silliest woman who ever lived",
a reference to his effeminacy...
“As a young man, Philippe would
dress up and attend balls and parties
in female attire, for example, dressed
as a shepherdess”.
“Unabashedly effeminate and preferentially
homosexual, he nonetheless fulfilled
his dynastic duty by marrying twice and
begetting several children. Through the
children of his two marriages, Philippe
became an ancestor of most modern-day
Roman Catholic royalty, giving him the
nickname of 'the grandfather of Europe'...”
CHRISTINA / PHILIPPE
VOLUNTEERS
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OUR DEDICATED AND SUPPORTIVE VOLUNTEERS WHO
HAVE, AND CONTINUE TO, SUPPORT NORTHERN LIGHT THEATRE. A BIG THANK YOU TO
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING (IF WE MISSED YOUR NAME, WE APOLOGIZE):
Liz Allison-Jorde
Soderstrom
John Quinn
Maggie Baird
Shari Haas
Sue Quon
Delia Barnett
Christina Harbak
Tatyana Rac
Katrina Beatty
Jason Hardwick
Dana Rayment
Barb Beck
Ainsley Hillyard
Andrew Ritchie
Jim Beck
Janna Hove
Marilyn Ryan
Nathania Bernabe
Lana Michelle Hughes
Sheiny Satanove
Rebecca Bissonette
Mary Hulbert
Laurel Sproule
Matt Bittoff
Ian Jackson
Fred Sproule
John Bozocea
David Johnston
Holly Turner
Karen Bozocea
April Killins
Luc Tellier
Ross Bradley
Steve MacDougall
Erin Valentine
Valerie Braiden
Louise C. Mallory
Sarah Van Tassel
John Brisson
Lianna Makuch
Erin Volklander
Eva Cairns
TJ Mair
Lindsay Walker
Anne Carr-Wiggin
Marina Mair
Cat Walsh
Mari Chartier
Lori Meinhart
Tasha Weenk
Alyson Connelly
Rebecca Merkley
Doran Werner
Trent Crosby
Charlette Nodrick
Stephanie Wigston
Christine DeWitt
Alice Oscar
Randy Williams
Sean DeWitt
Cara Paul
Emma Wilmott
Julie Ferguson
Ashlee Pearce
Theresa Wynn
Rhonda Giroux
Jen Peebles
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Back row, left to right: Sean DeWitt, Ashlee Pearce, Steve McDougall, John Quinn
Second row: John Bozocea (Treasurer), Katrina Beatty (Vice President), Christine DeWitt, Karen Bozocea (Secretary)
Front row: Lori Mienhart (President), Maralyn Ryan
MEET OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The NLT Board meets once a month to receive financial and artistic updates from the
staff and provides the company with support and fundraising – but above all, the Board
is supportive of our vision for the future. They are proud of the distinctive nature of the
company. They are brave individuals that believe in our philosophy of artistic risk. They
trust our vision as we trust their input, advice and guidance.
To find out how you can join this outstanding team please give us a call at (780) 471-1586
or email us at [email protected].
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
TREVOR SCHMIDT
GENERAL MANAGER
GINA MOE
ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE
ELLEN CHORLEY
PRODUCTION MANAGER
ADAM TSUYOSHI TURNBULL
Under the creative artistic vision of Trevor Schmidt, with full support of the administrative team
and the board, Northern Light Theatre is dedicated to producing intimate and affecting work that
speaks to the modern audience of the urban human condition, the failure to find security and the
loss of the dreams held by all for love and happiness.
NLT values its position on the far end of the spectrum within our local theatre community, and
feels it has a unique role to play as an outspoken and purposefully controversial not-for-profit
theatre. We hope to make contact and develop ongoing relationships and partnerships with
similar-minded companies within our province and country in the years to come.
WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE
LIKE NORTHERN LIGHT THEATRE? WANT TO HELP US CONTINUE TO DO WHAT WE DO?
THERE ARE LOTS OF WAYS YOU CAN HELP!
DID YOU KNOW That Northern Light Theatre is a not for profit and charitable organization?
One of the main ways you can help us continue to bring you quality live theatre is to donate.
Every little bit helps! Please visit our website at www.northernlighttheatre.com where you
will see a link to our Canada Helps page. You can donate easily and securely from wherever
you are and receive a tax receipt in the process!
BUY A SUBSCRIPTION The best way to support NLT is by subscribing to our season.
Not only does that help us, you get a guaranteed ticket to every production, at a
discounted price, AND we’ll even reserve a seat for you! To subscribe please give
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You can become a subscriber at any time.
BECOME A VOLUNTEER We rely on bingo and casino revenue to be able to do what we do,
and we need volunteers to help us out. Volunteering for a bingo or casino is a great way to
get a free ticket to a show and to meet NLT fans and staff!
BECOME A BOARD MEMBER We are looking for passionate people from all walks of life to
volunteer for our board of directors. Allow our creativity to flourish by helping to facilitate an
environment that ensures management strength and financial stability. Call us at 780-471-1586
or email [email protected] if you are interested in joining our team.
WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE
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