Annie TYA - Young People's · PDF fileAnnie (TYA) is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI)

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Jenny Weisz (with Monty); Photo by Cylla von Tiedemann.

Book by Thomas Meehan, Music by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Martin Charnin, Presented on Broadway by Mike Nichols, Originally Produced by Irwin Meyer, Stephen R. Friedman, Lewis Allen, Alvin Nederlander Associates, Inc., The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Icarus Productions, Based on “Little Orphan Annie”® by Permission of The Tribune Media Services, Inc.

Annie (TYA) is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 Phone: (212) 541-4684 Fax: (212) 397-4684 www.MTIShows.com

MAINSTAGE | NOV. 11–DEC. 29, 2013

Annie TYA

Allen MacInnisArtistic Director

Nancy J. WebsterExecutive Director

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Message from the Artistic Director of YPTWhy are children drawn to stories of orphans? Certainly, orphans have figured in children’s literature for many years – Oliver Twist, Anne Shirley, Huck Finn, Dorothy Gale, Mowgli, Pip, Heidi, and Harry Potter to name but a few. But what is the fascination?

I think children are intrigued by a situation where they might have to survive on their own without protection or help from adults. In an orphan’s story, children can explore a risky sort of independence. And surviving – even thriving – is a huge accomplishment. Little Orphan Annie’s story is a bit like that, but there is something else too. The musical Annie tells the story of a spunky girl whose sunny optimism rarely fails to affect adults, literally turning them into better people. Only the truly bad adults in her world – including the orphanage director, Miss Hannigan – are unimpressed by Annie’s positive nature. But Annie isn’t a girl set on cheering up the world. She is on a quest to find her parents, whom she firmly believes are somewhere out there — just temporarily separated from her. As a result, she is vulnerable to the greediness of others who would pretend to be her parents – if there’s money in it. Even ingenious, plucky Annie needs protection from those who would exploit her. Many children today do not live with their birth families. But I hope all of them live with adults who unconditionally care for their every need. Mr. Warbucks in Annie becomes one such person. He finds in himself the capacity to sacrifice his wants in favour of the needs of a child in his care. To me, Annie is a story that affirms every child deserves to feel cherished for their unique worth. I believe feeling loved is how every child learns that. Bet your bottom dollar.

Allen MacInnis

YOUNG PEOPLE’S THEATRE (YPT) is the oldest continuously operating theatre company in Toronto and is a national producer and presenter of theatre for young audiences. Over the past 48 years many of the important pieces that form the canon of plays for young audiences in Canada have appeared on our stages. We continue to develop new work and create partnerships with theatre companies across the country and around the world. Learning is at the centre of everything we do. When young people come to our theatre, we hope that they will be entertained – but not just by a pleasant, fleeting distraction. We want them to be imprinted with so powerful an experience that it expands their capacity to learn. When young people are immersed in the imaginary world of a play, the experience isn’t less important to them because it isn’t real. Children make imagined experience real experience. Through the professional theatrical work produced on our stages, and through the enriched learning experiences we offer with our Education & Participation programs, YPT provides young people with ways to develop their whole being. This is central to YPT’s artistic policy. We want to have a positive and lasting impact on the emotional, social, and intellectual development of young people – in order for them to grow into the unique and wonderful people they were born to be.

About Young People’s Theatre

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YOUNG PEOPLE’S THEATRE

presents

The performance will run approximately 80 minutes with no intermission.

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

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Musical Director, Score Adaptation & Vocal Arrangements

ChoreographerSet and Properties Designer

Costume DesignerLighting Designer

Sound DesignerAssistant Director

MusicianStage Manager

Assistant Stage Manager

Allen MacInnis

Diane LeahNicola PantinTeresa PryzbylskiMelanie McNeillMichael WaltonMichael LairdAmy LeeColleen AllenKristin McCollumKate Sandeson

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July, Star-To-BeKate

RooseveltTessieDuffy

PepperOliver Warbucks

RoosterDrakeMolly

LilyMiss Hannigan

GraceAnnie Sandy

Jess AbramovitchMary AntoniniRichard BinsleyJessie CoxRamona Gilmour-DarlingNatalia GraciousSterling JarvisW. Joseph MathesonDale R. MillerNicole Norsworthy Natasha O’BrienLouise PitreShawna Van OmmeJenny Weisz Casper

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Maybe............................................................................................................................... Annie

Hard-Knock Life ............................................................................................Annie, Orphans

Hard-Knock Life (Reprise) ......................................................................................Orphans

Tomorrow .............................................................................................................................Annie

Little girls...........................................................................................................Miss Hannigan

Little girls (Reprise) ......................................................................................Miss Hannigan

I Think I’m gonna Like It Here ..................................................Annie, Grace, Servants

NYC ..........................................................................................Mr. Warbucks and Company

easy Street ............................................................................Rooster, Miss Hannigan, Lily

You Won’t Be an Orphan For Long/Maybe (Reprise) ..................................................................................Mr. Warbucks, Grace, Annie

Fully Dressed .........................................Bert Healy and the Boylan Family; Orphans

Cabinet Tomorrow ........................Annie, Mr. Warbucks, Roosevelt & the Cabinet

Cabinet end...................................................................................Roosevelt & the Cabinet

Something Was Missing ................................................................................ Mr. Warbucks

I Don’t Need anything But You ......................Mr. Warbucks, Annie, Grace, Drake

Maybe Reprise ...................................................................................................................Annie

Tomorrow Reprise ........................................................................................... Full Company

Musical numbers

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rIcHArD BInsLeY roosevelt

Richard’s YPT credits include Jacob Two-Two and the Hooded Fang, Jacob Two-Two and the Dinosaur, Twelfth Night, Little Victories/

Petits Pouvoirs, Bunnicula, The Man Whose Mother Was a Pirate and Hana’s Suitcase. Other selected credits include Passion Play (Convergence Theatre/Outside the March/Sheep No Wool), Henry V and Much ado about Nothing (Stratford Festival), eight seasons at the Shaw Festival, four with Theatre Plus Toronto, as well as Mamma Mia! (Royal Alexandra Theatre and Broadway). His voices are heard on many cartoons.

JessIe cOX tessie

RBC Emerging Artist

Jessie is thrilled to be making her professional debut with YPT! Her recent

credits include HeRe (Toronto/Hamilton Fringe), Chicago, Spring awakening (Theatre Sheridan), Opening Doors Cabaret, Raindogs, Bloodless workshop (Canadian Music Theatre Project/Theatre 20) and Robin Hood (GADZ Productions/Theatre Aquarius). Jessie is a recent graduate of Sheridan College’s Music Theatre – Performance Program.

rAMOnA GILMOUr-DArLInGduffy

Ramona’s acting credits for YPT include The Secret garden and Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang. She has spent ten

seasons at Thousand Islands Playhouse (favorites include Drowsy Chaperone, Les Miserables, anne of green gables and Perfect Pie) and Having Hope at Home (Persephone Theatre). Ramona’s director credits include Nobody’s Idol (Toronto

Jess ABrAMOvItcH july, star-to-be

Jess is truly grateful to be making her YPT debut! Most recently, Jess originated lead roles in the world premieres

of two new Canadian productions at The Blyth Festival: Jules in Yorkville – The Musical, and Patsy in Prairie Nurse. Other selected theatre credits include: Hair (The Grand Theatre), The Rocky Horror Show (OCE), act Now! (Toronto Fringe, Best of Fringe), Beauty and the Beast (Silvermist), Urinetown (RAPA), Kid Cosmic (Cheshire Unicorn), grease (Escape Productions), and The attic, The Pearls & Three Fine girls (Toronto Fringe). Selected film/TV credits include: She’s The Mayor (Vision TV), The Jon Dore Show (The Comedy Network), Dragon’s Den (CBC), The Net (Lifelong Prod.) Love and thanks to the creative team, family, friends, Craig and Beck. Always, for Danielle.

MArY AntOnInI kate

Mary is thrilled to be making her YPT debut in Annie. Favourite credits include Rain: Life in Full Bloom (Helix Dance Project), West Side Story,

Midsummer Night’s Dream, Peter Pan, King of Thieves, Camelot (Stratford Festival), Jesus Christ Superstar (Stratford Festival/La Jolla Playhouse/Broadway), Legally Blonde (Neptune Theatre). Mary was also part of the world premiere of The Flaming Lips musical: Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (La Jolla Playhouse). Thanks to Stephen and Peter, Mum and Christine, and love to the Ladle.

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commercials for television and radio as well as singing the themes for the popular kids’ shows Zaboomafoo, Donkey Kong Country and Wild Kratts. Sterling would like to thank his family and friends for all of their love and support.

W. JOsepH MAtHesOnrooster

This is Joseph’s YPT debut. Selected theatre credits include The Flood Thereafter (Canadian Stage), Sketching Sunshine:

Stephen Leacock, Could You Wait...?, For the Pleasure of Seeing Her again (TOV), Legally Blonde, grease (Neptune), assassins (MTC), Sound of Music (Persephone), Could You Wait...?, For the Pleasure..., Spitfire grill (Grand Theatre), Italian Funerals, The Foursome (Drayton), Counsellor at Law, On the Town (Shaw Festival), Moby Dick, Music Man (Stratford), The good Faith (LaMama, NY), Pippin (Emelin, NY), My Fair Lady (Northern Stage, VT), TOMMY, Miss Saigon (Mirvish Productions); Jersey Boys (Dancap) and Ragtime (LiveEnt). Writing credits include co-lyricist for Louise Pitre On the Rocks (Theatre Passe Muraille), Sketching Sunshine, Could You Wait...?, Hank Williams LIVe – 1952 and four seasons of Laughing Matters, Florida Studio Theatre.

DALe r. MILLerdrake

Selected theatre credits for Dale include Seussical (YPT and Citadel Theatre), anne of green gables (Theatre Calgary), Living With Henry

(NYMF/ Off-Broadway), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Mayfield Dinner Theatre), Knickerbocker Holiday (TOT), Les Miserables (1000 Islands Playhouse), The giant’s garden (Toronto Fringe 2011), Side By Side By Sondheim (Theatre Collingwood), Victor/Victoria, Forever Plaid (Stage West Calgary), The Handmaid’s Tale (COC), Plaid Tidings (Centre in Vancouver), evita (MTC/Theatre Calgary), Cats, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change!, Jesus Christ Superstar, Cabaret (Neptune Theatre) and War Brides

Fringe), Weightless (Alumnae Theatre), Forever Plaid (T.I.P., and Victoria Playhouse Petrolia), assistant director for Freedom 85 (Theatre Orangeville), Blood Brothers (T.I.P.), The Sisters Rosensweig (Harold Green Jewish Theatre). Her choreographer credits include Suds!, Little Shop of Horrors, Blood Brothers (T.I.P.). Television credits include Ramona playing Loonette the Clown on Treehouse TV’s The Big Comfy Couch (Radical Sheep), Covert affairs (U.C.P.) and System Crash (YTV).

nAtALIA GrAcIOUspepper

RBC Emerging Artist

A recent graduate of Sheridan College’s Music

Theatre–Performance program, Natalia is very excited to be making her YPT debut this holiday season. Past credits include two years in Nunsense (Harbourfront Theatre), Far from the Heart (Sheatre), Once Upon a Mattress and Pippin (Theatre Sheridan). Natalia would like to wish Brooke a very happy 4th birthday and many happy “tomorrows”!

sterLInG JArvIsoliver warbucks

Sterling is an accomplished actor and singer who is thrilled to make his debut with YPT. Selected theatre credits include The Lion King, Crowns,

Of Mice and Men, We Will Rock You, The Overwhelming, Ruined (2011 Dora Award nomination), Caroline, or Change (2012 Dora Award for Best Actor in a Principal Role), Clybourne Park and The Whipping Man (2013 Dora Award Nomination). Some of his television and film appearances include Perfect Strangers, The eleventh Hour, The West Wing, Felicity, The Sentinel, ‘Til Death Do Us Part, The Bridge, The Border, Covert affairs, Life with Boys, Lost girls, Nikita, and most recently Rookie Blue. Sterling is a two-time Juno Award-nominee who has sung anthems for the Blue Jays, the Raptors and the Toronto Maple Leafs. His voice can also be heard on many

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Opera House), Mamma Mia! (Toronto, US tour, Broadway) and Toxic avenger (Dancap). Selected television credits include Star Portraits (Bravo!). Louise will play Mama Rose in gypsy at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre this coming Feb/March 2014. She is a founding artist with Theatre20. Winner of four Dora Awards; three honourary degrees and a Tony nomination for her portrayal of Donna Sheridan in Mamma Mia! She has five recordings: www.louisepitre.com.

sHAWnA vAn OMMegrace

Shawna is so excited to be playing the role of Grace and working at YPT for the first time. Select credits include Buddy: The

Buddy Holly Story (Magnus Theatre), Not in my Backyard (PSFT), Two Hit Wonders (Stage West Calgary), Billy elliot (Mirvish) and eleven seasons at the Charlottetown Festival. shawnavanomme.com

JennY WeIsZannie

RBC Emerging Artist

Jenny is honoured to be a part of Annie at YPT. She grew up in the YPT

audience and is grateful to Allen for this opportunity. She graduated from Sheridan College’s Music Theatre Performance Program and would not be here without teachers like June, Marie and Greg. Recent theatre credits include The Theory of Relativity, Come From away, Colours in the Storm (Theatre Sheridan). Thank you to my family for your support, and to Tamara for being the best mentor and sister I could ask for. Thank you to Ronda for believing in me, and to the amazing cast, crew, and team.

(Masquers). Dale recently sang backup for Josh Groban at the Air Canada Centre and regularly performs his cabaret Dudettes around Toronto. For my Mom.

nIcOLe nOrsWOrtHYmolly

RBC Emerging Artist

Nicole is thrilled to be performing with YPT as Molly

in Annie. She recently appeared in The 25th annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (1000 Islands Playhouse) and Fiddler on the Roof (Stage West Mississauga). Some of her favourite credits include unearth (Helix Dance Project) Bomb girls (Global TV) and Frenemies (Disney Channel). Nicole is a graduate of The Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts and recipient of their Triple Threat award. Outside of performing Nicole is an active dance teacher and educator.

nAtAsHA O’BrIenlily

Natasha is delighted to be back home in Toronto and here at YPT for this beautiful production of Annie. She was last at YPT for Seussical (2006

& 2011). Selected theatre credits include Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (Rainbow Stage), Robin Hood (Geordie Productions/Centaur Theatre), a Closer Walk with Patsy Cline (Magnus), Heatwave (Petrolia), groovin’ thru the ‘60’s (Port Hope), The Buddy Holly Story (Aquarius) and HONK! (Globe Theatre). Natasha is a graduate of The Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts. Love and thanks to Sandie, parents and JF for making her smile.

LOUIse pItremiss hannigan

Louise was last at YPT in a Year With Frog and Toad. Theatre credits include On The Rocks (Theatre Passe Muraille), Mame (Goodspeed

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musical in Broadway history) celebrated its twentieth anniversary in 1997 with a return to Broadway, and its national company spent three years touring the United States. Mr. Charnin has been the director, lyricist, composer, librettist, producer or combination of the aforementioned for over 75 theatrical productions including Annie, annie Warbucks, the rock opera version of Joan of arc, Mata Hari, Loose Lips, Star-crossed, Sid Ceasar & Company, Carnal Knowledge, In Persons with eli Wallach and anne Jackson, The Flowering Peach and the Goodspeed production of Cole Porter’s Can Can (for which he wrote the book). Charnin has received four Tony® nominations, two Tony® awards, six Grammy® Awards, three Emmy® Awards, three Gold Records, two Platinum Records, six Drama Desk Awards and a Peabody Award for Broadcasting.

tHOMAs MeeHAn book

Thomas Meehan received the Tony Award for co-writing the book for The Producers in 2001 and in 2003 for co-writing the book for Hairspray. He received his first Tony Award in 1977 for writing the book of Annie, which was his first Broadway show, and has since written the books for the musicals I Remember Mama, ain’t Broadway grand and annie Warbucks. In addition, he is a long-time contributor of humor to The New Yorker magazine, an Emmy-Award winning writer of television comedy, and a collaborator on a number of screenplays, including Mel Brooks’ Spaceballs and To Be or not To Be. He and his wife, Carolyn, divide their time between a home in Nantucket and an apartment in Greenwich Village where she owns and presides over the long-running and near-legendary children’s store Peanut Butter & Jane. Mr. Meehan is a member of the Council of the Dramatists Guild.

ALLen MAcInnIs director

Allen has been directing for over 30 years at theatres from coast to coast across Canada, including Belfry Theatre, Victoria; Globe Theatre,

Regina; Alberta Theatre Projects, Calgary; Shaw Festival, Ontario; Centaur Theatre, Montreal; and Neptune Theatre, Halifax.

creative teamcHArLes strOUseoriginal music

A long-standing member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and in January 2002, an inductee into The Theater Hall of Fame, Charles Strouse’s first Broadway musical, Bye Bye Birdie (1960), won him a Tony® Award and the London Critics Best Foreign Musical Award. He wrote both the music and lyrics for off-Broadway’s MAYOR, and then teamed again with Martin Charnin to create annie Warbucks, the sequel to Annie. Strouse’s far-ranging talents include chamber and orchestral works, a piano concerto, a two-piano sonata, and operas. His latest choral work, “The Child In Us All”, premiered in Spring, 2000. Nightengale, an opera based on the Hans Christian Andersen story for which he wrote music, book and lyrics, was recorded by Sarah Brightman. The work premiered in June 2002 with the Boston Pops at Symphony Hall. Charles Strouse created the ASCAP Musical Theatre Workshop in New York, where he encouraged the talents of countless young composers, writers and performers. In 1999, Strouse received the ASCAP Foundation Richard Rodgers Award for Career Lifetime Achievement in Musical Theatre.

MArtIn cHArnIn original lyrics

Martin Charnin originated the role of “Big Deal” in the Broadway production of West Side Story in 1957 -- it was the only acting job he ever had. He began writing during West Side Story and his first collaborator was Mary Rodgers. His Tony® award-winning Broadway production of Annie (the eleventh longest-running American

cAspersandy

Casper is thrilled to be making his YPT debut! Recent credits include numerous appearances in home videos. Special talents

include fetch, roll-over and stay. Casper would like to thank his Dad, Sterling Jarvis, for this opportunity.

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nIcOLA pAntIn choreographer

Annie marks Nicola’s return to YPT. Previous work with YPT includes choreography for Seussical (2006, 2011) You’re a good Man, Charlie

Brown, The Wizard of Oz, and Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang. Selected theatre credits include Henry V, Twelfth Night, The Tempest, as You Like It, Fuente Ovejuna, Measure for Measure, The Liar, The Donnellys, The Count of Monte Cristo and Timon of athens (Stratford Festival). Nicola has also choreographed for Theatre New Brunswick, Shakespeare in the Rough, Humber River Shakespeare, The Red Barn Theatre, Theaturtle and Expect Theatre, and was associate choreographer on Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (La Jolla Playhouse). Film and television credits include choreography for Mise en Scene, Bare Knuckle Duet, The Table Dance and various music videos. Nicola has received two Dora Mavor Moore Awards for Outstanding Choreography for Romeo/Juliet Remixed and Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang. She is co-artistic director of her company 3degrees alongside husband Adam Nashman.

teresA prZYBYLsKIset designer

Teresa is an architect and a theatre designer. She is known for her designs in theatre, opera, dance and film. Teresa

has designed seventeen productions for Young People’s Theatre including Hana’s Suitcase and Touch the Sky. Her other credits include designs for National Arts Centre, Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Shaw Festival, Canadian Opera Company, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Pacific Opera, Pleiades Theatre, Tarragon Theatre, Factory Theatre, Nightwood Theatre, Canadian Stage, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Blyth Festival, Theatre Smith-Gilmour, Theatre Columbus and others. Her work in theatre has been recognized with five Dora Mavor Moore Awards and several nominations. She is also a recipient of two Gemini Awards

Recent productions include Blue Planet, Cinderella – a RaTical retelling (2013 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Direction), a Year With Frog and Toad, Touch the Sky, The Wizard of Oz, Seussical – a Musical (2007 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Direction), Bunnicula, Hana’s Suitcase, You’re a good Man, Charlie Brown and The Princess & the Handmaiden, all for YPT. Other favourite productions include In good King Charles’s golden Days (Shaw Festival), The Stone angel (Centaur Theatre, Montreal), a Doll’s House, Walking on Water, fareWel, Crackpot and Joni Mitchell: River (Prairie Theatre Exchange). Allen spent eight years as Artistic Director of Winnipeg’s Prairie Theatre Exchange before becoming Artistic Director of Young People’s Theatre in 2002.

DIAne LeAH musical director, score adaptation & vocal arrangements

Diane’s music theatre credits for YPT include Seussical, a Year With Frog and Toad and The

Princess and the Handmaiden. Other recent credits include On The Rocks (Theatre Passe Muraille/Louise Pitre) and We Will Rock You (Mirvish Productions). Diane acts as accompanist for many singers including Louise Pitre, Thom Allison, Jackie Richardson, Alana Bridgewater and Mark Cassius. This past year she has been performing with Heather Bambrick and Julie Michels in Broadsway…from gershwin to gaga. Their summer-released CD, Old Friends, is enjoying great reviews and airplay. Diane is Director of Music at Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto and has released three CDs with the MCC Toronto Choir: House of Love, The Choir: Connected, and their latest, released in the fall of 2012, These Old Walls, which is currently available on iTunes. Diane was honoured to act as Musical Director, performing with the choir and several other guests at the Celebration of Life for Jack Layton, former leader of the NDP Party of Canada. In January of 2013, Diane was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for public service.

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MIcHAeL LAIrD sound designer

Selected sound design credits for Michael include Cinderella, a Year with Frog and Toad, The Princess and the Handmaiden, You’re a good Man,

Charlie Brown, The Wizard of Oz (YPT); Seussical (YPT/Citadel Theatre), Spamalot!, Sound of Music, Little Women (Citadel Theatre), great expectations, Barber of Seville (Soulpepper), Legally Blonde (Neptune Theatre), Clybourne Park, Stuff Happens (Studio 180/Mirvish Productions), a Midsummer Night’s Dream (Canadian Stage), 25th annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Thousand Islands Playhouse), Our Class, The Overwhelming, Blackbird (Studio 180), Speaking in Tongues, Through the Leaves, Festen, Marion Bridge (Company Theatre), evil Dead: The Musical (Off Broadway) and a Beautiful View (da da kamera).

AMY Lee assistant director

Amy is a Resident Artist Educator at YPT and has had the pleasure of performing here in Cinderella: a RaTical Retelling (Dora Award), Here

to Hear (Carousel Players), The Invisible girl and Hana’s Suitcase. Amy plays Jasp in the Dora Award-winning and Canadian Comedy Award-nominated clown duo, Morro and Jasp, with whom she has co-created and performed in many shows over the past nine years. Amy is a writer-in-residence at Factory Theatre this season. Next up, she will be performing in Weather the Weather with Theatre Columbus at the Evergreen Brick Works. You can find her new cookbook, eat Your Heart Out with Morro and Jasp, at a bookstore near you or at www.morroandjasp.com.

for Production Design. Teresa is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts and Associated Designers of Canada. She teaches Theatre Design at York University.

MeLAnIe McneILL costume designer

Melanie is a Toronto-based set and costume designer. Select designs credits include The Odyssey (costume, Driftwood Theatre), Shakespeare’s

Nigga (costume, Obsidian Theatre), Le Fa le Do, Les Zinspires 2.0, Les Fourberies de Scapin (Théâtre français de Toronto), Bloodless (costume, Theatre 20,), expire (set & costume, ProArte Danza), Spelling 255 (set & costume, Carousel Players), Doc Wuthergloom’s Haunted Medicine Show, Madhouse Variations (set & costume, Eldritch Theatre), andromache, Hamlet (assistant costume, Necessary Angel) and eight seasons with Videocabaret. Film/TV credits include Todd & The Book of Pure evil, season 2 (Assistant Costume Designer, SPACE). Melanie has received a Dora Award for Madhouse Variations and she was nominated for the 2013 Virginia & Myrtle Cooper Award in Costume Design.

MIcHAeL WALtOn lighting designer

Theatre credits for Michael include The Monster Under the Bed (YPT), Fiddler on the Roof, Othello, The Three Musketeers, Henry V, The

Matchmaker, a Word or Two, Twelfth Night, The Misanthrope, The Tempest, as You Like It, King of Thieves, Macbeth, a Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet (Stratford Festival), Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Sideways (La Jolla Playhouse, California), Venus in Fur, Cruel and Tender (Canadian Stage), albert Herring, Maria Stuarda (Pacific Opera), Next to Normal (TC/Citadel), The Rocky Horror Show, The Three Musketeers, Little Women (Citadel Theatre), and Slowly Beauty (Belfry/NAC/Tarragon), The Year of Magical Thinking (Belfry/NAC/Tarragon), The 39 Steps, a Christmas Carol, Oliver!, Blood Brothers (Theatre Aquarius) and east of Berlin, Mimi, generous (Tarragon Theatre).

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KrIstIn MccOLLUMstage manager

Kristin is thrilled to return to YPT where previously she was Stage Manager for Cinderella, Seussical and a Year With Frog & Toad and

Assistant Stage Manager on The Princess & the Handmaiden. Stage Management credits include Ben Heppner in Recital, The Brothers grimm and Hansel and gretel (COC), Binti’s Journey (Theatre Direct Canada), Danny, King of the Basement and Head à Tête (Roseneath Theatre). Assistant Stage Manager credits include Tout Comme elle (Necessary Angel/Luminato), Miss Saigon (PCLO/Dancap), ten seasons with the COC including Peter grimes, Il Trovatore, Iphigenia in Tauris, ariadne auf Naxos, The Nightingale and Other Short Fables, War & Peace, and Die Walküre as part of Wagner’s Ring Cycle. Kristin is inspired daily by her daughter, Ella.

KAte sAnDesOn assistant stage manager

Selected theatre credits for Kate include Yorkville, the Musical; Prairie Nurse (Blyth Festival), Dollar Woman (Theatre

New Brunswick), …and Stockings for the Ladies (Rustwerk Refinery/HGJTC), Stop Heart (Factory Theatre), The Whipping Man (Obsidian Theatre/HGJTC) R-e-B-e-C-C-a (BlueBalloon Prod.), Wrecked (Roseneath Theatre) and gruesome Playground Injuries (Birdland Theatre). Kate apprenticed with the Shaw Festival, Tarragon Theatre, the Charlottetown Festival and 2 Pianos 4 Hands (Talking Fingers/Marquis Ent./Mirvish Productions). She is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada’s Production Program.

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YPT StaffAllen MacInnis Artistic Director

nancy J. Webster Executive Director

craig MorashDirector of Administration

ADMInIstrAtIOn & ArtIstIcstephen colellaassociate artistic director & dramaturg

Megan cassidyacting administrative coordinator

Megan Brady(on leave)administrative coordinator

Odelia Leeaccounting assistant

BUILDInG OperAtIOnsrachel pennyfront of house manager

nora Hassaanassistant front of house manager

Mike petersenassistant front of house manager

Maria Mendozacustodian

ushers:nathaniel Abram

Annie Altshuler Gillian Arnold Daniel Bell Ivy chang Angela Gavin Matthew Fields Jeff Gilburd tarah Hamilton Goodie Hodnett Mika Howard Ida Komariah Kyle Lima

Isabel Mazzotta robin Munro Mike rego Karen rivera Julie thompson emil vialva camille Wilson Kathryn Worzel

Maria Ayalapart-time custodian

FUnDrAIsInG & DeveLOpMentrichard Lefebvredirector of development

Ashley Boucherdevelopment associate, corporate & foundation giving

Angie Dockingdevelopment coordinator, individual giving

eDUcAtIOn & pArtIcIpAtIOnJill Ward manager of education & participation

Amber ebert interim educational services director

Lois Adamson educational services coordinator

Karen Gilodo (on leave) associate artistic director, education

Liz pounsett drama school director

resident artist educators:saniya Ansari Marjie chud thomas Morgan Jones

Amy Lee Lee pham Jennifer villaverde

Bhavika solanki education & participation assistant

co-op students:Quinton samuel Jahvane stewart

MArKetInG & sALesMarilyn Hamiltondirector of marketing

shawn Mccarthysales manager

nick MacInnesaudience services & ticketing administrator

Jan Borkowskigraphic designer/ webmaster

Jenny Kerrsales coordinator/ associate

sales associates:Dave Barclay

Lucie ryan Donnelly Heather caswell tamara Liendo sarah thorpe

Josée Duranleau, Duranleau communicationsmedia relations

Young People’s Theatre is a member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT) and engages, under the terms of the Canadian Theatre Agreement,

professional Artists who are members of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association.

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Production StaffDavid ship director of production

Alexis Buset technical director

ryan Wilson head scenic carpenter

scenic carpenters:Harrison Bye phillip Dodham cormier Matt Jordan nick rose

Mattea Kennedy head scenic artist

scenic artists:ellie Arscott christine Miller

Lokki Ma head of props

props builders:Josh Hoodless eva Kuo

Barb Martin head of wardrobe

elaine May assistant to the head of wardrobe, milliner & wardrobe mistress

Alice norton wigs & hair

Laura coats cutter

wardrobe construction:Johanna edwards Karen Hancock Barb nowakowski veronica Watkins

Mark Haasnoot wardrobe intern

scott Kitcher stage carpenter & operations assistant

Josh McGill head electrician

Aiden nagle head of audio

Becky Goldassistant audio

Kristen Kitcherrunning crew

Matt Jordan studio technician

peter tresnak production co-op student

crew:Matt Armour Ian Bailie Harrison Bye phillip Dodham cormier David DeGrow Dan Fletcher Becky Gold shawn Henry Josh Hoodless Matt Jordan Kristen Kitcher Jacquie Lazar Kai Masaoka shanna Miller parker nowlan nick rose

sheila Brown, chair susan Witteveen, vice.chair

Board of Directors

Special ThanksRyerson Theatre SchoolCanadian StageThe Grand TheatreLisa WrightTarragon TheatreCare RobertsonDavid HoekstraJacquie LazarJeannie WyseTheatre Français de TorontoSoulpepper

Shaw FestivalYork UniversityJessie CoxMary Jo Carter-DoddsSusan Dicks & Co.Alec CooperStratford FestivalJohn Lott and Sound AssociatesJahvane StewartQuinton SamuelTapestry Opera

David Dal Bello, fundraising.co-chair

rod DaviesBarbara Dick, governance.chair

Jane Francisco David FuttererKate HandMathew Harrisonvalerie Helbronnerstacey Helpertchristopher Jones, past.chair.&.secretary

shannan Leverecouncillor pam Mcconnellcouncillor Mary-Margaret McMahon Aine O’FlynnDiane O’reggio chris pitts, treasurer

rob sainsburyDavid scandiffio, fundraising.co-chair

Julie solowayJan sorhaug

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For Discussion After the Play• What does it mean to be optimistic? How does optimism affect the

way we interact with people around us?

• What is a family? What are the different types of families that exist?

• Who are the people in your life that help to make you feel like you belong?

• What does it mean to value someone?

• Who are the people that you value in your life?

• Why is Annie’s necklace so important to her?

• Who is an important person in your life that you really appreciate? Why?

• What does it mean to support someone? In what ways do the characters support each other in the play?

Let’s return the support. Shop locally at your City Market — a Toronto tradition that continues through the generations!

Celebrating 206 years | stlawrencemarket.com

Scheffler’s Deli and Cheese

YPT would like to thank our friends

at the St. Lawrence Market for their generous support:

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Our Generous Supportersthe Director’s circle: $10,000+

Benefactors: $5,000 - $9,999

executive producers: $1,500 - $4,999

producers: $1,000 - $1,499

Associate producer: $500 - $999

Anonymous (2) BMO Financial GroupSheila Brown* & Doug Guzman,

Davis & JuliaThe Catherine & Maxwell Meighen

FoundationCIBC Children’s FoundationGreat-West Life, London Life and

Canada Life

IKEAIndustrial Alliance &

IA Clarington Investments Inc.Metcalf FoundationRBC FoundationThe Slaight FamilySun Life FinancialTD Bank Group

David Dal Bello* & FamilyBlake, Cassels & Graydon LLPThe Mary-Margaret Webb Foundation

Doug McGregorSusan & Samantha PaynePricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

AnonymousJohn & Elizabeth BrooksCanadian Union of Public EmployeesCAW Social Justice FundThe Begg Cheng Wealth

Management GroupCIBC Corporate Credit ProductsEric Clarke & FamilyCreative TrustBarbara Dick*, Malcolm Burrows & FamilyBrian FaceyING DIRECTThe Norman & Margaret Jewison

Charitable FoundationJoan & Clifford Hatch FoundationLeslie Johnson & Will FungChristopher Jones* & Christine WilliamsKey Gordon Communications

Allen MacInnis** & Arin MurrayPeter Mann & Sarah ShawThe McClure Family*Craig Morash**The Norman & Margaret Jewison

Charitable FoundationAine O’Flynn* & Steve BraunDiane Osak & Steven HurowitzPayworksChris Pitts* & Patricia TavaresDavid Scandiffio* & FamilyScotiabank Waterfront Marathon

SupportersShum Vourkoutiotis Fund at the Toronto

Community FoundationScotiabankJulie Soloway* & FamilyNancy Webster** & Brian Quirt

Peter & Christine CorolisKirby GavelinIra Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin

Charitable FoundationThe Hand*-Lennon FamilyMathew* & Sarah HarrisonStacey Helpert* & FamilyTeresa Lee

The Muttart FoundationDiane O’Reggio* & Partick TurgeonPeter Nosalik & Richard ArmstrongThe Sorhaug Family*Bill and Wendy VolkIn Memory of Zahra HajeeZukerman Family Foundation

Anonymous (4)Don & Sue ComishGayle AbramsMarie DunseithJeff & Nadine GilchristMarilyn Hamilton**Kathryn Heller-McRobertsJ. Hans KlugeRichard Lefebvre** & Steve MurrayAdrien Mak

Sam MarinucciPamela MordecaiDaniel, Hugh & Roz NeilsonMary QuirtChanrouti RamnarineKaren Smiley & FamilyThomas SpencerYork Catholic Teachers, OECTAJessica Zackheim

YPT would like to thank our friends

at the St. Lawrence Market for their generous support:

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Friends: $20 - $99

patrons: $100 - $499

Anonymous (12)Tara & David Abrams &

FamilyLois Adamson**AFP TorontoLori AlbertAmeis FamilyThe Barbalias FamilyIn Honour of Curtis BarberDevon & Selah &

Livany TateShira BernholtzM. Jane BishopJeanette BrowneThe Burton Charitable

FoundationElsie Carr-LockeNan CarsonMegan Cassidy**

The Cattana FamilySimona Chiose & FamilyIn Honour & Memory of

Laurie BurrowsSuzanna CohenStephen Colella**Janice CorreaThe Cox FamilyJoan CummingsCaleb & Connor

CunninghamRoz DavidsonFrank & June DevineAngie Docking** &

Ben IrvineCharles & Carissa DoranLorraine DuffJenny Flengeris-RichardsAvrum Flomen

Sheila FloodScott FlorenceJoan FulfordEmma GardinerLeah GardinerStephen Gartner & Dana

OsborneS. GrahamEllen GuttermanGreg HalseyAnne HandelmanLyn HarrisonDeb HarveyMatt Jordan**Kyla, Alana &

Teygan JoynerBarbara JurgensAudrey J. King in Honour

of Bill & Yolanda Scott

Anonymous (14)Adam Adler & FamilyNicholas AdamsonAmalgamated Transit Union Local 113In Honour of Tamara BahryThe Barbalias FamilyGregory & Cathy BatemanMikhael BornsteinAshley Boucher**Roberto & Susan BowrahDavid BradyGeorge BradyIn Honour of Sheila BrownSandra BruceAlexis Buset**John CarsonPam & Chris ClarkLisa ClarkGwynn & Paul CochraneStephanie CoxJeff CummingsThe Davies Charitable FoundationTessa EdwardElizabeth EllisEmmanuel EvdemonKathleen FlynnSharon & Ted GardinerRoger & Ida GilodoJanine GlienerMaxine & George GoldbergAllan GoldmanSteven & Greta GolickBrenda GrahamPhyllis Angel & Joel GreenbergRuth Ellen & Sheldon GreenwoodHelen HarperEvelyn M. Harrison

Shelagh Hewitt-KaredaElizabeth HowsonLiz JanzenMatthew JocelynJSO ConsultingThe Kolber FamilySandra & Dennis LaneAmy Lee & Matt BurtRick Lee & Laurie ShapiroHarriet LewisBiljana & Tony LourakisRobert Martin MazinGeorge McDonaldBeverley McLeanBeverley & Wayne McLeodMalcolm & Myrna MorashHeather MurrayOslerBrook Golf & Country ClubJeffrie OwenRobert PotwinPrologue for the Performing ArtsTerence ReidMr. Jack & Mrs. Kerttu RobbinsServocraft LimitedDavid ShantaIn Memory of Judy SilverIvor & Renee SimmonsDr David & Marlene SmithKathy SodenLarry SwartzPhillip Swartz & FamilyPeter TayTD Bank Area WideToronto Secondary Unit, OECTAMichael Urlocker & Frances MisutkaDavid Williams

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The above donations were made from April 1st, 2012 to November 11th, 2013. If we have incorrectly recognized you, please contact Angie Docking, Development Coordinator at 416.363.5131 x258.

*Board Member **Staff Member

YPT is a Registered Charitable Organization #11930 7254 RR0001

Scott Kitcher**Judith KomlosDavid & Susan KrigerAva KuruxillaJim Yau & Odelia Lee**Nick MacInnes**Peter MahonPercy & Myrna MarcusHarold MarglesErin MartinVanessa Kate MaynardRobert MazinCatherine McNallyMerle L. Levine AcademyElizabeth MorrisVerona L. Morse

The Naworynski KidsNoah, Max, Liam & Layla

NobleBenjamin O’ConnorPenny & Marty OffmanRosemarie OlverDana Osborne & Stephen

GartnerRachel Penny**Olive PesterNitsa & Konstantin

PierrakosLiz Pounsett**Lisa RichardsonJill RileyEllen Rosen Lazanik

Julie RosenthalKate RossiIn Memory of Susan RubesGuyre & Tien CoyleAlexandra SemeniukA.M SeymourRupal ShahMarla SpiegelLiam TenkortenaarHelga TrudeauLois WilsonMark WilsonTerrell Wong & FamilyIng Wong-WardOksana ZakydalskyAnthony Zhang

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YPT is grateful for the outstanding and generous support provided by our government partners who collectively contribute over $1.1 million annually, representing 34% of YPT’s annual revenues

Thank you!

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Drama School Throughout the Year

Fall/Winter/Spring SessionssepteMBer – JUne | GrADes JK – 12confidence, communication, creativityExplore and experiment with essential drama skills in the Fall and Winter sessions. The Spring session culminates in a final presentation on the Mainstage.

Summer CampsJULY – AUGUst | AGes 6 – 18Two-week sessions of excitement, creativity and non-stop fun. Have a blast, make great friends and create a play. Registration opens in January.

March Break CampsMArcH 10 – 14, 2014 | GrADes JK – 6Make this a Spring Break to beat any trip south! Just like our Summer Session, and just as much fun!

The Ensemble ProgramsJAnUArY – JUne | GrADes 9 – 12 & 7 – 8Write, act, create! An exciting collective piece for committed students who want to take their skills a level further.

Audition CoachingJULY – JUne | GrADes 7 – 12Personal coaching sessions are available, providing invaluable preparation for that big audition for an arts school or new play. YPT will put you in contact with selected members of our talented faculty to address the particular needs of the student.

416.862.2222 | YOuNGPEOPLESThEATRE.CACALL OR CLICK TODAY!

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416.862.2222 | YOuNGPEOPLESThEATRE.CACALL OR CLICK TODAY!

By Christopher DuthieproDuCeD By Vertigo theatre

DireCteD By NathaN proNyshyN

A boy and his parents face off about his online gaming.

“noob”: an inexperienced and/or unskilled player of video games.

ON ThE MAINSTAGE | FEB. 11-20, 2014RECOMMENDED FOR AGES 9 & uP

christopher Duthie; photo by cylla von tiedemann.