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DEBORAH HAY AS ÉDITH PIAF. TERRA C. MACLEOD AS MARLENE DIETRICH.
HAIR AND MAKEUP BY JESSICA LABLANCHE. STYLED BY LISA WRIGHT. PHOTO BY MAI TILSON.
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I spent Grade 11 in France, giving me first-hand access to what it feels like to be immersed in a language that is not the language of one’s heart; to be isolated within a culture that feels determined to hold you as “other.” Our story starts in 1948 – I can only imagine how being post-World War II can add to those feelings, particularly for a French woman and a German woman.
And then there is fame.
What I love about this story, told originally through the imaginations of German Daniel Große Boymann and Austrian Thomas Kahry, and adapted for our stage by the endlessly talented Canadian Erin Shields, is that it uses music, conflict, and language to transport us. Prior to reading this play, I had no idea that these two icons even knew one another. They seem so different – Piaf wearing her heart on her sleeve and her pain in public, while Dietrich hid everything behind a mask of glamour. But friendship is funny that way, attraction is funny that way. Often, we are drawn by our admiration of that which we ourselves are not.
It is in this mix that our story emerges. A story of female friendship, of love, of fame, of addiction, of immense talent, of self-doubt, of heartbreak, of perseverance.
I confess that I actually came to the music of Édith Piaf through an album by Canadian-American songstress Martha Wainwright – Sans fusils, ni souliers, à Paris. I would listen to that album on my headphones and sing “L’accordéoniste” full voice while walking across the Burrard Street Bridge in Vancouver, weeping openly – the story a soundtrack to my overly romantic soul. Through that gateway, I discovered the powerhouse that is Édith Piaf.
Marlene Dietrich was more remote to me, more elusive. I knew the iconic images, that voice, the control, the wink in her demeanor. But Piaf/Dietrich is the first time that I cracked behind that perfect image to see what lies beneath. And it is always worth looking beneath.
Many of my favourite plays to read are the ones that leave gaps. In reading this script, there were huge chunks of story and staging that were left blank. What is happening in this moment? How did they get here? Who are they speaking to? As a theatre creator, I find that thrilling – it allows staging to be part of writing the story in each individual production.
So join us on this unique journey into the lives of these two women and how their friendship gave each of them the gift to shine a little brighter.
photo by mai tilson RACHEL PEAKE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, Grand Theatre DIRECTOR, Piaf / Dietrich
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SPRIET Stage, February 17 to March 7, 2026
Opening Night: February 20, 2026
A Legendary Affair
BY DANIEL GROßE BOYMANN AND THOMAS KAHRY
ADAPTED BY ERIN SHIELDS FROM A TRANSLATION BY SAM MADWAR BASED ON A CONCEPT BY DAVID WINTERBERG DIRECTED BY RACHEL PEAKE
This play was originally written in German and titled Spatz and Engel (The Angel and the Sparrow) and had its world premiere in Vienna in 2013, where it played for six seasons. Subsequently it had productions in Germany, Switzerland, and Czechoslovakia.
The English-language production of The Angel and the Sparrow was commissioned by and premiered on April 15, 2018 at the Segal Centre for the Performing Arts (Lisa Rubin, Artistic & Executive Director; Jon Rondeau, General Manager) by special arrangement with Gallissas Theaterverlag und Mediaagentur GmbH www.gallissas-verlag.de Piaf/Dietrich is produced by special arrangement with the Segal Centre for Performing Arts www.segalcentre.org
Piaf/Dietrich runs 2 hours, including one intermission.
Photography and video/audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.
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supporting Male
Édith piaf
Marlene dietrich
KAREN BURTHWRIGHT
ERIC CRAIG
DEBORAH HAY
TERRA C. MACLEOD director
RACHEL PEAKE Music director
choreographer
set designer
costuMe designer
lighting designer
sound designer
assistant director
intiM acy director
dialect coach
stage M anager
assistant stage M anager
apprentice stage M anager
CREATIVE TEAM ORCHESTRA
conductor / keyboard
bass
violin
druMs
MARY ANCHETA
GENNY SERMONIA
LORENZO SAVOINI
MING WONG
MICHELLE RAMSAY
EMILY PORTER
NICOLE WILSON
SIOBHAN RICHARDSON
PHYLLIS COHEN
SUZANNE MCARTHUR
MELISSA CAMERON
GINA WOODWARD
MARY ANCHETA
ERIK LARSON
CÉLINE MURRAY
DAVE ROBILLIARD
The Grand Theatre is an active member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT). The Grand Theatre also acknowledges, with thanks, the co-operation of the Local 105 and 828 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists, and Allied Crafts of the United Stages, its Territories and Canada, and the London Musician’s Association Local 279.
MUSICAL NUMBERS
ACT ONE ACT TWO
La vie en rose (Marlene/Édith)
Boys in the Backroom (Marlene)
Lili Marlene (Marlene)
L’accordéoniste (Édith)
You’re the Cream in my Coffee (singer)
Falling in Love Again (Marlene)
Padam, padam (Édith)
Mon manège à moi (Édith)
Land, Sea, and Air (singer)
Mon Dieu (Édith)
Maybe He Will Come Back (Marlene)
Hymne à l’amour (Édith/Marlene)
Just a Gigolo (Marlene)
I Wish You Love (Marlene)
Milord (Édith)
Don’t Ask Me Why I’m Leaving (Marlene)
Bravo pour le clown (Édith)
La vie en rose (Édith/Marlene)
Where Have All the Flowers Gone (Marlene)
You’re the Cream in my Coffee (Édith/Marlene)
Non, je ne regrette rien (Édith)
La vie en rose (Marlene/Édith)
Full credits for all songs used in Piaf/Dietrich can be found online at: www.grandtheatre.com/piafdietrich-song-credits
A TRANSLATION SUMMARY OF THE SONGS OF EDITH PIAF
La vie en rose
When they take me in their arms, I see life through rose coloured glasses. Their simple words do something to me. It’s them for me, me for them in this life.
L’accordéoniste
The lady of the night works her corner, but slips away to hear her love, the accordionist, play at the club. She only has eyes for him until the war rips him away. Now there is a new accordionist, but her life is ruined.
Padam, padam
There is a song that haunts me—chases me, overtakes me, never lets me rest—padam, padam. The memories of loves past, life past, all in a song that invades my mind and never lets go.
Mon manège à moi
Love is a merry-go-round, spinning, spinning me—I am always at the carnival when I’m in your arms. What a life we have together when we love one another.
mon dieu
My God, give me my love just a bit longer. Six months, two months, one month. Time to begin, or to finish. Time to make new memories. Dear God, just a bit more time.
Hymne à l’amour
Everything can crumble around us—none of it matters if you love me. I would do anything you asked of me. Do you believe we belong together? One day we will be reunited.
Milord
Come in, my lord, and sit at my table. I am just a shadow from the street—put up your feet here in my kingdom. Smile at me, put in a little effort... bravo my lord.
Bravo pour le clown
Your nose lights up and your hair is full of feathers. Your daughter picks your pocket, and you play the idiot. Bravo. I’m the king and I do my act, throwing my wife from the top of the circus tent.
Non, je ne regrette rien
No, I regret nothing. Neither the good nor the bad—it has all been paid for, swept away, forgotten. I regret nothing —I begin again today, with you.
ARTISTS
Supporting Female
Deborah Hay Édith Piaf
for t he grand t heatre: Debut.
t heatre credits (selected): Broadway: Paradise Square, Jesus Christ Superstar. National Tours: Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Dirty Dancing, Hairspray, Mamma Mia!. Regional: Tell Tale Harbour (Mirvish/Charlottetown Festival); The Colour Purple (Neptune, MTC/Citadel); I Love You, You’re Perfect... (George Street Playhouse); Smokey Joe’s Cafe (FST); Sweet Charity (Writer’s); Ragtime, Hot Mikado, Aida (Drury Lane Oakbrook).
fil M & tv credits (selected): Ripple (Hallmark); Doc (FOX); Adults (FX); The Holy Hustle and Son of a Preacher Man (BET+).
other: 2020 Merritt Award Winner, Best Supporting Actor - ‘Shug Avery’ The Colour Purple (Neptune Theatre). @kburth.
Eric Craig
Supporting Male
for t he grand t heatre: Pride and Prejudice, The Hobbit.
t heatre credits (selected): Paradise Square (Original Broadway Cast); Matilda (1st National); Witness for the Prosecution, Evita, White Christmas, Kiss Me Kate (Drayton); Stick Around (Here for Now); Sunday in the Park with George (Eclipse Theatre); Intimate Apparel (WJT); The Secret Garden (Theatre Calgary); Fun Home, Pride and Prejudice (Arts Club); Hamlet (SLSC); The Last Five Years (Angelwalk); Edges (Musical Stage Co.).
fil M & tv credits (selected): The Handmaid's Tale, Workin' Moms, Good Witch, Reign, Murdoch Mysteries.
other: Eric has yet to see Ambrose, the resident ghost. But he would like to.
for t he grand t heatre: Strawberries in January, Kingfisher Days, Mary Poppins, Fall on Your Knees.
t heatre credits (selected): Blithe Spirit, Everybody, Cyrano de Bergerac, Grand Hotel, My Fair Lady, Cabaret, Born Yesterday (Shaw Festival, 10 Seasons); Twelfth Night, London Assurance, Taming of the Shrew, Pericles, Othello, Much Ado About Nothing, Henry V (Stratford Festival, 7 Seasons); Fall on Your Knees (Canadian Tour); A Doll’s House, Part 2 (Mirvish/MTC); Caroline, or Change (Musical Stage); London Road (Canadian Stage); As You Like It, School for Lies (Chicago Shakespeare Theater).
fil M & tv credits (selected): Good Sam (CBS), Five Days at Memorial (Apple), Cardinal (CTV), The Anniversary (feature film).
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Marlene Dietrich
for t he grand t heatre: Debut.
t heatre credits (selected): Chicago: The Musical (Velma Kelly), Broadway, West End, national tour, and the recent 2025 French revival in Quebec. Maggie: The Musical, Cabaret (Goodspeed Opera). Next To Normal (Hippodrome Theatre). Annie, Beauty and the Beast (Tuacahn Theatre, Utah). Addams Family (Moonlight Theatre, San Diego). Spamalot, Blood Brothers, The Producers, West Side Story (Vancouver Arts Club).
fil M & tv credits (selected): Lizzie Maguire Movie (Disney), The Reagans, The Dead Zone, and Jeremiah.
other: Jessie Richardson Award recipient. terracmacleod.biz
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ARTISTS
Daniel Große Boymann
Daniel Große Boymann is a German author/ translator, actor, director, and musician living in Vienna. As an actor, he has appeared on numerous stages throughout the German-speaking world. From 2004 to 2007, he was artistic director of a summer theater in Carinthia, where he began writing and directing plays and musicals, all of which were also produced elsewhere. Together with T. Kahry, he created Spatz und Engel (Piaf/ Dietrich) in 2013, and, for the German Brothers Grimm Festival, the musical Das tapfere Schneiderlein (The Brave Little Tailor) in 2021. He is also the translator of the musicals Spamalot; Cirque Du Soleil’s Paramour ; A Gentleman’s Guide To Love And Murder ; City of Angels et al.
Thomas Kahry
Thomas Kahry is an Austrian playwright and musical theatre writer whose work has been produced internationally. He made his breakthrough in 2013 at the Vienna Burgtheater with Piaf/Dietrich (co-written with Daniel Große Boymann), which enjoyed an extended run and numerous productions across Europe and North America, and received the 2020 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Best Production of the Year in Canada. He wrote the book for the hit musical Maria Theresia for Vereinigte Bühnen Wien (2025), as well as Augustin (co-written with Christoph Weyers, music by Wolfgang Ambros). Additional credits include We are Musical and Hollywood in Vienna featuring Alan Menken. Current projects include the musical adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s Orlando with Frank Wildhorn and Morgan Reilly, and Stefan Zweig’s 24 Hours in the Life of a Woman, co-written with Gordon Greenberg. He also served as Artistic Director of the Vienna theatre Das Vindobona.
Erin Shields
Erin Shields is a Canadian playwright best known for radical adaptations of classical texts which bring neglected female characters centre stage. Her latest play, You, Always, currently on stage at Canadian Stage, is an ode to sisterhood. This past summer, Erin’s retelling of the Trojan War narrative from the perspective of its female players premiered at The Stratford Festival. Upcoming plays include Mary, Mary, Mary, Mary (Crow’s Theatre) and Medusa (Soulpepper Theatre). Erin’s plays are published by Playwrights Canada Press and you can read more about upcoming projects on her website: erinshields.ca.
Sam Madwar
Sam Madwar is an award-winning set designer, director, actor, and writer from Austria. He’s designed 97 major productions in Europe as well as a world tour of , directed plays such as Equus, Sleuth, Fat Pig and Volpne, and written and translated plays like Quiet on Set (The Marx Brothers) and The Sparrow and the Angel. His sets for Ghost, Rock of Ages, Footloose, and Dracula are currently on tour. Notable productions: Guys and Dolls, Hello Dolly!, and Axel at Heaven’s Gate(Volksoper Vienna), Parade (Regensburg), My Fair Lady (Chemnitz). His design for the opera The Shining will premiere in Regensburg in March 25, his design and direction of The Crucible in Vienna from June.
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ARTISTS
Rachel Peake
Director
for t he grand t heatre: Artistic Director.
Director: Disney’s Frozen, Waitress, The Sound of Music.
t heatre credits (selected): Disney’s Frozen, 9 to 5, The Garneau Block (Citadel); Ring of Fire, Sense and Sensibility (Arts Club); The Sound of Music (Citadel/RMTC); Something Rotten (Theatre Under the Stars); The Contest of the Winds (Caravan Farm); A Christmas Carol (Gateway); Trout Stanley (Persephone).
opera credits (selected): Carmen, Marriage of Figaro, La Cenerentola, The Pearl Fishers, La Voix Humaine (Vancouver Opera); Macbeth (Calgary Opera); Phaedra/Serenade (Pacific Opera Victoria).
other: Ovation Award and three-time Jessie Richardson Award-winner. rachelpeake.com
Mary Ancheta
Music Director / Conductor / Keyboard
for t he grand t heatre: Debut.
t heatre credits (selected): Cambodian Rock Band, Million Dollar Quartet, Da Kink In My Hair (Arts Club); Hey Viola! (Charlottetown Festival, Stratford Festival, Thousand Island Playhouse, Gateway Theatre).
fil M & tv credits (selected): Composer: Golden Delicious, Emergence (Knowledge Network); Nosocomephilia (HBO, Showtime, Netflix).
other: Performed in Australia with Mary Ancheta Quartet and invited to represent Canada at the World Expo July 2025 in Osaka, Japan. Bachelor of Music at McMaster University. maryancheta.com
Genny Sermonia Choreographer
for t he grand t heatre: Choreographer: Waitress, Grand Ghosts. Performer: Elf: The Musical. t heatre credits (selected): Choreographer: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Gypsy (Shaw Festival); Into the Woods, Follies (Koerner Hall); Disney’s Frozen (Neptune Theatre); The Last Timbit (Elgin Winter Garden Theatre); Hansel & Gretel, Little Shop of Horrors (Capitol Theatre); Take The Moment (Musical Stage Co.); Mary Poppins (Theatre Sheridan). Performer: Three seasons at Stratford Festival; Three seasons at Shaw Festival; Mary Poppins (Broadway National Tour); Ross Petty Productions; Drayton Entertainment. gennysermonia.com
Lorenzo Savoini
Set Designer
for t he grand t heatre: Set Design: Mary Poppins. Set and Lighting Design: The Sound of Music.
t heatre credits (selected): Set Design: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Stratford Festival); Wait Until Dark (Shaw Festival). Set and Costume Design: Forgiveness (Stratford Festival). Set and Lighting Design: Summer and Smoke (Crow’s Theatre).
other: 5 Dora Awards, MFA from University of British Columbia and member of Associated Designers of Canada. lorenzosavoini.com
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ARTISTS
Ming Wong
Costume Designer
for t he grand t heatre: Controlled Damage.
t heatre credits (selected): A Strange Loop, Kim's Convenience, Three Sisters, De Profundiis, Sizwe Banzi is Dead (Soulpepper); Flex, Wights, Rosmersholm, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, The Master Plan, Uncle Vanya (Crow's); Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (YPT); Salesman in China, Rent (Stratford Festival); Once (TIP); Peter's Final Flight (Ross Petty Productions); The Wizard of Oz, The Inheritance (Canadian Stage); Is God Is (Canadian Stage/Obsidian/Necessary Angel); Wait Until Dark, Candida, Just to get Married, Trouble in Mind (Shaw); The Color Purple (Citadel/RMTC).
other: 2021 Virginia & Myrtle Cooper Award Laureate, 2 time Dora winner.
Michelle Ramsay
Lighting Designer
for t he grand t heatre: Waitress, Million Dollar Quartet, Titanic: The Musical, The Mountaintop, The Ladies Foursome, Mary’s Wedding.
t heatre credits (selected): Copperbelt (National Arts Centre/Soulpepper); A Strange Loop (Soulpepper/Musical Stage/Crow’s Theatre/ TOLive); Waitress (Arts Club Theatre); Trident Moon (Crow’s Theatre/NAC); Women of the Fur Trade (Globe Theatre and Stratford Festival); Snow in Midsummer (Shaw Festival/NAC); Prison Dancer the Musical (Citadel Theatre); The Tempest (Theatre Rusticle)
other: Michelle has received eight Dora Awards, was a finalist for the 2021 Siminovitch Prize, and is the Chair of the Board for Associated Designers of Canada.
Emily
Porter
Sound Designer
for t he grand t heatre: Disney’s Newsies, The Sound of Music, Home for the Holidays, Into the Woods, Prom Queen, Titanic.
t heatre credits (selected): Rez Gas, Waitress, The Full Monty, A Year With Frog & Toad, The Ballad of Stompin’ Tom (The Capitol Theatre); Midsummer Night’s Dream: 1970’s Musical, The Sound of Music (The Citadel); Jersey Boys (Charlottetown Festival); Ms Holmes & Ms Watson Apt 2B, This is Tom Jones! (The Human Race Theatre); Little Women, Monty Python’s Spamalot (Stratford Festival); Beauty & The Beast (The Globe Theatre); Mamma Mia! (Rainbow Stage, Neptune Theatre).
other: Member of ADC659 and teaches Theatrical Sound Design and Technology at the university level.
Nicole Wilson Assistant Director
for t he grand t heatre: Apprentice Artistic Director. Assistant Director: Disney’s Frozen. t heatre credits (selected): Director: Ivona, Princess of Burgundia (George Brown Theatre School); Phaedra’s Love (Stratford Festival); Blue Remembered Hills (Good Old Neon). Asst. Director: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Canadian Stage); London Assurance (Stratford Festival).
Actor: Common Ground (Orillia Opera House); Clue (The Segal Centre); Dead Elephants, One Left Hour; Two Character Play, Potosi (Good Old Neon); The Real Sherlock Holmes (Lighthouse Theatre Festival); The Belt and the Necklace (Odyssey Theatre); Brimstone and Treacle (Precisely Peters Productions); The Seagull (Chekhov Collective).
ARTISTS
Siobhan Richardson
Intimacy Director
for t he grand t heatre: Actor: The Penelopiad; Fight and/or Intimacy Director: Waitress, Heist, Controlled Damage, Room, A Christmas Story, The Hobbit, High School Projects: Les Misérables, Romeo & Juliet.
t heatre credits (selected): A Doll’s House (Canadian Stage); Resident Fight and Intimacy Director (Canadian Opera Company); Sex, Getting Married, The Russian Play (Shaw Festival), The Play That Goes Wrong (WMU), Betrayal (Soulpepper), Trout Stanley (Tarragon Theatre).
o ther: Awards: Chalmers Arts Fellowship (Ontario Arts Council); Best Fights in a Martial Arts Short nomination (Action on Film, LA); Arts Response Initiative (Ontario Arts Council). Instructor (Paddy Crean International Workshop). siobhanrichardson.com.
Instagram: @fighteractress.
Phyllis Cohen
Dialect Coach
for t he grand t heatre: Debut.
t heatre credits (selected): Dead Elephants (Good Old Neon).
fil M & tv credits (selected): Once Upon a Christmas Crown (Nicely Entertainment, Prime Video).
other: Knight-Thomas Speechwork Certified Dialect Coach.
canadianpronunciationcoach.com. Instagram @canadianpronunciationcoach.
GAA Instructor ProActorsLab (Toronto). Individual and group dialect coaching.
Suzanne McArthur
Stage
Manager
for t he grand t heatre: 17th season.
t heatre credits (selected): Seven seasons with the Stratford Festival; six seasons with Drayton Entertainment; six seasons with Port Stanley Festival Theatre. Worked with the National Arts Centre, the Blyth Festival, Mirvish Productions, Studio 180 Theatre, Buddies in Bad Times, and Tarragon Theatre.
other: Suzanne lives in London with her children, Michael and Charlie.
Melissa Cameron
Assistant Stage Manager
for t he grand t heatre: Disney’s Newsies, Waitress, The Sound of Music, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Controlled Damage, Grow, Re:Opening Festival (Seeds of Self & One Year), Chariots of Fire, Once.
t heatre credits (selected): Maggie, Anne of Green Gables (Charlottetown Festival); Waitress, Maggie (Theatre Aquarius); Sweeney Todd, The Gamblers, I Claudia (Talk is Free Theatre); Elf, Hurry Hard, Miracle on 34th Street (Chemainus Theatre Festival); Legally Blonde (Theatre Sheridan); Gin Game, Cottagers & Indians, Crimes of the Heart, Boeing Boeing, Dial M for Murder, Barefoot in the Park (Watermark Theatre).
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ARTISTS
Gina Woodward
Apprentice Stage Manager
for t he grand t heatre: The Play That Goes Wrong.
t heatre credits (selected): Coal Bowl Queen (Ships Co. Theatre, EFT, HEIST); Mamma Mia!, Little Shop Of Horrors, Disney’s Frozen, Rumour Has It: Adele Tribute (Neptune Theatre); Heathers: Teen Version, The Prom (Neptune YPCo.); Still Dancing, Downed Hearts (Ships Co. Theatre).
Erik Larson Bass
for t he grand t heatre: Million Dollar Quartet.
t heatre credits (selected): Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Stratford); The Crooner, A Gentleman’s Guide…, Fiddler on the Loose, Marvelous Wonderettes, Fiddler on the Roof, Good Ol’ Country Gospel, Music Man (Drayton); Frozen (Aquarius); Kelly V Kelly (Musical Stage Co.); Forever Plaid (Starvox); Mary Poppins (YPT); Legally Blonde, Rocky Horror Show, Hair, Heathers, Hedwig…, Into The Woods, Jesus Christ Superstar (Hart House); several productions at the Victoria Playhouse Petrolia.
other: Erik has been fortunate enough to play with some of Canada’s most celebrated musical talents, including Steven Page, Jully Black, The Tenors, and Emilie-Claire Barlow. @ErikSonOfLars
Céline Murray Violin
for t he grand t heatre: Disney’s Newsies, The Sound of Music, The Phantom of the Opera, Into the Woods, Grow, The Addams Family, Legally Blonde, My Fair Lady.
t heatre credits (selected): The Magic Flute (Opera McGill); West Side Story (Beal Musical Theatre); Hairspray (JPII); Seussical The Musical (CCH).
fil M & tv credits (selected): A Celtic Family Christmas - Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy (VisionTV).
other: Honors Bachelor of Music Degree specialized in Violin Performance at McGill University, Canadian Open Old Time Fiddle Champion, Stratford Summer Music Festival, Home County Music & Arts Festival, Ontario Youth Symphony, London Youth Symphony.
Dave Robilliard Drums
for t he grand t heatre: Dreamgirls, Waitress. t heatre credits (selected): Fiddler on the Loose, Finding Neverland, Good Ol’ Country Gospel, Yesterday Once More (Drayton Entertainment); Waitress (Theatre Aquarius); Starbright Christmas, Camelot, Summer of ’69, East Coast Kitchen Party (Victoria Playhouse Petrolia).
orchestral credits: London Symphonia, Windsor Symphony, Hamilton Philharmonic, Jeans ‘n Classics Rock Symphony, KitchenerWaterloo Symphony, Oklahoma City Philharmonic, Duo Percussion.
other: Graduate of both Oklahoma City University and Western University, Education Artist for both Pearl/Adams Drums & Concert Percussion, and Dream Cymbals & Gongs.
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THE ANGEL AND THE SPARROW
Marlene Dietrich was born December 27, 1901 to an upper-middle-class family living in Berlin. She was tutored from a young age, attended private school, and spoke multiple languages as a child. Édith Piaf came into the world on December 19, 1915 and was abandoned at birth by her mother, a Parisian café singer. She was raised at first by her grandmother in a brothel, and then later by her father who was a circus acrobat.
Two women born fifteen years and 1,000 kilometres apart, who found fame – and each other – years later in America.
In her years before Piaf, Dietrich was a leading lady of Hollywood, nominated for an Academy Award, recognized with a star on the Walk of Fame, and one of the highest-paid actresses of her time. She lived a glamourous life of love affairs, fame, and politics. Rivalling Greta Garbo, she worked alongside Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Welles, and John Wayne – and listed Cary Grant, John Kennedy (Jr. and Sr.), Frank Sinatra, and Ernest Hemingway among her companions. She broke onto the American cinema scene in the film “Morocco,” kissing a woman on the lips on-screen for one of the first times in history. During WWII, she refused to work in Germany. Instead, she raised money to aid the escape efforts of Jewish Germans, helped sell American war bonds, and performed for troops across the United States as an honourary Colonel.
Nineteen-year-old Piaf was singing on the streets of Paris to support herself when she caught the attention of Louis Leplée, the French cabaret owner who
gave her the “piaf” (sparrow) moniker and suggested her signature black dress. A year later, she had her first recordings – and he was murdered, still unsolved.
Piaf’s life was marked by heartbreak and loss, which came through in her raw, emotional vocals. Her passionate, powerful ballads of love, life, and longing – including the internationally famous “La vie en rose” and “Non, je ne regrette rien” – swept away audiences and established her as France’s greatest singer and one of the most legendary voices of all time.
The German American femme fatale of the silver screen and the great French chanteuse are thought to have met in New York City during the late 1940s. Their lifelong, tumultuous relationship is the story set to unfold on our stage.
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This listing recognizes the much-appreciated gifts we received within the last twelve months. ($100+ donations from Jan 30, 2025 to Jan 30, 2026.) To inquire about your current giving level, please contact Farrell Tremblay, Individual Giving Coordinator, by phone at 519.672.8800 x246 or at ftremblay@grandtheatre.com
Director’s Circle ($20,000 +)
Lynne Cram
Estate of Lucille (Sam) Grant
Caroline & Rodney Hancock
Nicole Le Riche & John Howard
Ron & Deborah Koudys
Valarie Koziol
Linda & Cecil Rorabeck
Debbie & Bob Schram
Patron’s Circle ($10,000 - $19,999)
Donna & Robert Bourne
Lynn Davis
Noreen De Shane
The Megan Holliday Memorial Fund
Peter Markvoort
Estate of Carson Bruce Mcintosh
Shelly & Bob Siskind
Diane & Michael Smith
Ambassador’s Circle ($5,000 - $9,999)
Alfred Edward Hathaway Petrie Memorial Fund
Susan Allison
Bronnenco Construction
Burnett Okanski Dale Financial Group
Dani & Rick Doerr
Elizabeth & Allan Drewlo
Jill Ellis-Worthington & Ralph Lembcke
Nigel & Rhonda Gilby Foundation
Alison & Michael Hannay
The Jack and Barbara Hay Foundation
Harry Joosten & Kathleen Murphy
Christina Juszczynski & Maurice Bolden
Jacqueline Crosby & George Kerhoulas
Larry Myny
Dr Adam and Mrs. Justine Lucas
Jenny, Matt & Finn Parr
CHAMPION'S CIRCLE ($2,500 - $4,999)
Ahria Consulting Inc.
Chris Alleyne & Chris Costello
Jane & Justin Amann
Jodie & James Campbell
Dr Paul E Cooper & Mr David J Hiebert
Crawford MacLeod Foundation
Jim Cressman
Barbara & John Cronyn Fund
Dianne Cunningham
Susan & Allan Edwards
Ann & Bill Fleming
Lily & Grant Hopcroft
Lynne & Bill Gray
Lyndee Hansen
Lesley MacAskill & Chris Jackman
Kirsten Krose
Lynne & John Leitch
Sandra & Don Letton
Jean Monteith
North Moore Catering Ltd
gold Supporter ($1,000 - $2,499)
Jill & Brian Allen Altair Fund
Emily Assini
Andrew Augustine
The Karen & Eric Auzins Fund
Sukhveer Bains
Lois Leatham & Dr. T.R. Balakrishnan
Sheila & Brent Barr
Joanne Beckett
Patti & Doug Bell
Brenda & Kerry Benson
Nicole Blanchette
David & Terianne Brebner
Ellen Brown
Jack Brown
Sally Bryant
Catherine Butt
Joanne & Thomas Cowan
The Cramp Family
Bruce and Sam Cuttell
David Nelms & Maggie Rebel Family Fund
Don Dempster
Judy & Peter Devlin
Emma Donoghue Ltd
Dorothy Downs
Jennifer Duncan
Dr Robert J & Roberta Sokol
Helen & Andy Spriet
Carol Stephenson
Judith White
Anne Toal & Paul Brisson
Richard & Marianne Zelinka
Bill & Linda Ross
Eleanor Schnall
Susan Smith-Goddard
Susan Carlyle & David Southen
Nicole Spriet & Sandy Mikalachki
Oxford Learning Centres
Bernie z'l & Beverley Zaifman
Anonymous (1)
Rachel Peake & Dan Paterson
Jackie & John Porter
Judith & Wilson Rodger
Alison & Doug Ross
Anita & Amit Shah
Cathy Siskind-Kelly & Rob Kelly
Sportwood Printing
Kim & Paul Spriet
Rick Verrette & George Jolink
Mark Wilton
Phil Dwyer & Christen Shoesmith
Dean Gordon
Charles Graham
Rhonda Hallberg
Jo-Anne & Richard Hammond
Leslie & Randy Harden
Nitzan Holzberg & Ilanit Ben Nachum
Horizon Solutions
Leslie & Peter Johnson
Coralia Tudor & Jeremy Keller
Kirsten Knight & Craig Emptage
The William and Katharine Kostuk
Family Fund
Catherine Littlejohn
Deb Livingstone & Bob Ripley
Jeff & Bernadette Lockhart
London Foods Ltd.
Mary-Jane & Rick Mann
Jennifer Matthews
Jason McIntyre
Teresa & Ron McRae
Vandana Nagpal-Shah & Piyush Shah
Burke Neale
Susie & Larry Patrick
Catherine Patterson & James Ferguson
Kate Milner & Andrew Petrasiunas
Philip Agar Architect Inc
Tyler Reavell
Sean Ryan
Estate of Pamela Samuels
Heather & Peter Scott
Patricia Shoebottom
Elaine & Ian Simpson
Jennifer Slay
Anne Souter & William Dawson
Susan & David Steven
Norma Stokes
silver supporter ($500 - $999)
Zahra & Sumit Agrawal
Henry J. Albers
Cecilia Aragon
Sharon & Harold Arbuckle
William & Joanne Assini
Laura Atkinson
Doreen & Mike Bartlett
Beverly & David Bell
Belle Pointe Dance
Susan Blakney
Brooke Boocock
Joan & Robert Boyce
Mary & Tony Brebner
Susan Traill & Gene Burdenuk
Madeline Campbell
Janet & James Caskey
In Memory of Dr Charles Coates
Partners & Staff of Cohen Highley
Grace Coutinho
Jan & Guy De Rose
Midge & Phil Dean
Jeff & Giselle Demelo
Eileen Dobell
Dunn Family Foundation
Min & Art Fidler
Joan Finegan & Mel Goodale
Cameron Fink
Mina Fiorilli
Paul Flanagan & Teresa Cristiano-Flanagan
Glen & Marg Gagan
Gloria & Joseph Gilbert
Mary Gillett & Thomas Burnett
Wendy Gilmour
Heather Greenfield Charitable Trust
Neil & Suzanne Gysbers
Bea & Gavin Hamilton
Nancy & Barry Holt
Brenda & Morrison Hurley
Mary Jansenberger
Carey & Paul Jennery
Mary Ellen Kirk
Evan R. Klassen
Marty Kolls Schram & Mark Schram
Steve Kopp
Mary Margaret & Gary Koreen
KPMG
Jennie Kraehling
Kapil Lakhotia
Ruta & William Lawrence
Ron Lawton & Steve Chitovas
Karen Lilley
The London Economic Development Corporation
Carl Lukings
Liz & David Macdonald
Murray MacKenzie
David MacNeill
Darlene & Larry Marshall
Nancy & Bill McKeough
Libby McMillan
Beth & Bob Mepham
Brett Morritt
Deborah & Joe Owens
bronze supporter ($100 - $499)
Angela Abdallah
Judy & Jack Abell
Shannon Ablitt
Brian Adkin
Barb & Peter Aharan
Cheryl Anderson
Florence Andrews-Perkes
Marguerite Annen
Yvonne Archibald
Sheila M. Aston
June Ayrhart
Carol & Ted Aziz
Linda Badke
Kim Baigent
Karen Bailey & Lynn Heinitz
Rob Bain
Silvia Orsini & Fraser Ball
Joan & Michael Bancroft
Caroline Barandowski
Nicole Bardikoff
Catherine & Charles Barnum
Anne & Bruce Barran
Cody Barteet
Nino Basacco
Patricia Superville
Brian & Krys Teall
Beverly Thompson
Jurgen Tietz
Dr. Nancy Tuttle
TW Johnstone Company Limited
JoAnn Van Engelen
Kim Shanklin & Kirk Wallis
Peter & Beth Whatmore
William Horne Charitable Account
Anonymous (1)
Andrea Payne
Norma & Jim Poel
Cathy & John Pollock
Janet Pope
Wesley & Wilma Prescod
Deborah & Ronald Purdy
Lili Rechnitzer
Karen & Paul Romanson
Elizabeth & Ralph Rudy
Carolyn & Jack Scott
Elisabeth & Todd Shaddick
Kim & Sinclair Shuit
Sifton Properties Limited
Celia & Rod Silverson
Joanne & Jack Smit
Helena Steinmetz & Bruce Hewitt
Janet Stewart
Diana Tamblyn & David Pasquino
Robert & Ann Thomas
Maureen & Mike Tilson
Pauline & Marc Trudell
Lisa Uptigrove
Alexis van Logtenstein
Jackie & Peter Vettor
Carol & Bill Vezina
Diane Visser
Dennis & Joan Vollmershausen
Western University Housing
Dr. Malcom & Mrs. Monique Wood
Doug & Terry Zavitz
Anonymous (3)
Ethne Beeckmans
Janis & Henry Bens
Ingrid & Monica Betz
Marjorie & Daniel Braatz
Carol Breen
Dawn Brennan
Suzanne Brett Welsh
Veronica Brett
Donald Bryant
Jennifer Buchanan
Shelley & Al Bulckaert
Bill Burdick
Anonymous Canada Helps Donations
Kim Carlton
Michael Carnegie
Dawn Munday & Paul Carson
Paul Cavanagh & Amy Lee
Ashley Charlebois
Benjamin Charlebois
Norma Coates
Paul Cocker & Trish Fulton
Kayla Coddington
Karen Connor
Judith Cooper
Mary Lois Cooper
CORE Tutoring
C J Cornhill
Larry Cornies
Kenneth Cossoy
Richard Cote
Mike Cotton
Joan & Mike Cresswell
Lora Cummings
Jennifer Curry
Paul David
Chantelle Davidson
Cecilia & William Davies
Sylvia Davis & Bill Stewart
Don & Suzanne De Jong
Majda Delic
Brenda Dewaele
Adam Deweyert
Joanne Dow
Mary Dryden
Alanna & Adam D'Silva
Susan & Robin Easterbrook
Jeanette & Stuart Eberhard
Doris England
Muriel & Bob Estey
Liz Etherington
Wally Ewaskiw
Kim Eyre
Laura & Doug Fairbairn
Lorne Falkenstein
Mary-Lou Falla
Laurie Farquharson
Mary Margaret Farrow
Jean Faulds & Doug Smith
Barb & Bruce Fearnall
June Ferguson
Linda & Louis Ferraro
Mary Field Keenan
Jan Filman
Sabina & Irwin Finestone
Linda Fischer
Yvette & Chris Fliesser
D.M. Foreman
Joyce Lynne Fortey
Lorie Forwell & William Clark
Lori Fraser
Jim Frederick
Rhonda & David Freeman
Deanna Friesen
Anita Gaffney Misener & Kevin Misener
Gallagher Insurance
Jeffrey Gandz & Elizabeth Spracklin
Haley & Ryan Gauss
David & Beth Girvan
Rigmor & Gary Glen
Alex Goertzen
Margaret & George Goodlet
The Gord & Victoria Drimmie Family
Fund
Michael & Linda Grace
Scott Grant
Christine Gribowski
Susan & Tom Grieve
Laura Gurr
Julie Gustin
Kelly Haagsma
Karen Hamilton-MacDonald & Jim
MacDonald
Helen Harper
Deborah & Jim Hartley
Najet & Hanny Hassan
Alyson Hawken
Michael Hayman
Stephanie Hayne Beatty
Lois & Glenn Hayter
Glenna Hemphill
Judith Higgs
Nancy & Martin Holmes
Linda Hoover
Louisa Howerow
Rebecca Howse
Christine & Mark Hulan
Murray Hunter
Heather & Paul Huston
Jenna Hutchison
Patricia & Richard Hutchison
Rosalie & Levi Irvine
Susan Isaacs
Erik Jacobsen
Wayne Jamieson
Christopher Jefferies
Peter Jensen
Allan Johnson
Elana Johnson & Christopher Collins
Ann Judson
Heather Kane & Glenn Whitehead
Allan Kaufman
Natalie E Kearns
Heather & David Keast
Maurice Keidan & Rosalind Callard
Rhonda & Gene Kelly
Michael Keys
Michael Kim
Sheila & Stan Kogon
Susan & John Koval
Mark Kraatz
Lesley Kribs & Stewart Kribs
Susanna & Herald Krimmer
Margaret E Laird
Tori Laird
Nadine Lalonde
Robert Landry
Suzanne Lanthier
Ingrid Larking
Jacqueline Lawrence
Jennifer & Wayne Lawrence
William & Shirley Lawrence
Simon Leibovitz
Gail McHardy-Leitch & Donald Leitch
Clark Leith
Allison & Walter Lenny
Lee & Steve Leonard
John & Jane Lesaux
Cheryl Letheren
Marie Liddell
Rebecca Liddiard
Mary Catherine & Joe Liebregts
Mary & Roger Lillyman
Frank & Bonnie Littell
Geoffrey Little
Isobel Lonsdale
Ken Lund
Linda MacIntosh
Carol & Michael MacKenzie
Dayna & David MacNeill
Patricia MacPherson
Jen MacRae
Suzanne Majhanovich
Melissa Maloney
Wendy Mansbridge
Sharon Marks
Lynn Marshall
Jennifer Martino
Laura L. Masschelein
Judith Mathany
Cathy Maxwell
Janet & Heinz Mayr
Cheryl & Jamie McCallum
Elizabeth & William McConnell
Mary McDonagh
Karen McDonald
Nancy & Ian McDowell
Ann McEwan-Castellan
Lynne McGregor
Ken McGuffin
Daniel McHardy
Sheilanne Lindsay & Ian McIlraith
Dianne & Ian McIntosh
Luella & Paul McKnight
Debora McLachlin
Peter and Lori McLaren
Heather McLean
Nancy C. McNee
Gail McNeil
Marilynne McNeil
Sean Noguera & Michelle McNeill
Allan McPhee
Jana McQuarrie
Katherine & William Meath
Louise Milligan
Beverley & Paul Mills
Beth Ann & Jim Mitchell
Debra Jared & John Mitchell
Marisa Modeski
Shelly Moffat
Margaret Moore
Mary Anne Morrison & Terry Rushton
Sarah Morton
Wendy Mukerji
Eva Munoz
Anne Murphy
Michelle Mylemans
Liezel Naidas
Arthur Naregatsian
Catherine Nichols
Celia Nichols & Cam Johnston
Joanne & Volker Nolte
Mariko Obokata
Colleen O'Brien
Maureen O'Dea
Andrea Ostler
Ina Pakkert Migneron
Mary Parks
Neil & Kristen Parry
Jeanette Pastorius
Nancy Paterson
Ileana Paul
Doreen & Ron Paulger
Ingrid Pawley & John Schucht
Sandra & Robert Pearson
Sebastian Pedreros-Roussy
John Peebles
Lea Pender
Nancy Pettigrew
Pat & Dale Pettit
Ann Pinchin
Elizabeth Place & Peter Calvert
Michael & Patricia Plastino
Norman and Jewel Poole
Jerry & Mary Pribil
Allison Price
Diane & Gary Alan Price
Inge & Rick Pudelek
Nancy Quinn & Jeff DeLuzio
Gail & Gary Rains
Dawn Ralph
Anne Ramdhan
David Rayfield
Mark Rayner
Kate Reeves
Bonnie & Peter Regier
Kathryn Reid
Phyllis Retty
in memoriam
Anne Reuber
Kathleen & Douglas Richards
Pat Rioux
Doris Robak
David Roberts
Judy Roberts
Stacey Robertson
Barbara & William Robins
Nancy Rogers
Nancy & Jonathan Romsa
Joanne Ross
Dianne & Rick Rumney
Lynda & Howard Rundle
Louise Sabourin
Julia Salton
Pat Savage
Julia Schmalz
Patricia & David Schned
Hans Schreff
Margaret & Barry Scott
Mary Margaret Scott
Catherine & Gordon Sellery
Linda Shapiro
Valerie & John Sharpe
Alon & Sari Shatil
Cheryl Shavalier
Pirkko & Douglas Sheldrick
Kathryn Sherwin
Jennifer Shields
Brenda & Derek Shipley
Margaret & Robert Shirley
Joe Silva
Anne M. Smith
Carol & David Smith
Victoria Smith
Sandy Snider
Judith & Robert Southcott
Mariann & Randy Southen
Sarah Stewart
James & Julie Stockford
Joan & Robert Stuart
Nancy Suchard
Joan & Ken Sumnall
Kevin & Brenda Switzer
Elenor & Donald Taves
Janice Thielenhaus
Denise Thompson & Ron Kilgour
Diane & Steve Thompson
Alan & Jeannette Thomson
David Thomson
Ian Thomson
Cynthia Tielemans
Joanne & Brian Timney
Lindsay Tohn
Keith Tomasek
Joan & Ross Totten
Diane & Jonathan Townsend
David & Michelle Traher
Heather Trevithick
Cathie Turner
Scott & Dawn Turner
Rochelle & Ian Underhill
Tammy Vacante
Elizabeth Van Dongen
Christine & Jake Van Dyk
Mike Varanelli
Kathryn Varey
Cecilia Preyra & Aniko Varpalotai
Catherine Vermue
Mario Vertulb
Linda Vurma
Gayle Waite
Judith Walker
Janis Wallace
Beth-Anne & Alex Wasko
Dorothy Weatherstone
Lynne Weaver
Marlaine Weber
Kelly & Paul Weber
Donna Webster
Viola & John Weil
John Whittal
Katie Wilhelm
Laura & Jeffrey Williams
Lynn Williams
Lynne & Paul Williams
Robert Williams
Faye & Rod Willis
Cheryl & Mark Willison
JoAnne Wilson
Ian & Mary Wilton
Bernie Wong
Cathrine Woods
Andrew Wright
Pat & Glen Wright
Sharon Wright-Evans
EJ Lamb & Richard Yake
Krista Young-Wells
Tova Zarnowiecki
Anonymous (11)
THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO GAVE IN MEMORY OF CHERISHED FRIENDS OF THE GRAND; THEY ARE DEARLY MISSED.
Peter Brennan
Shirley Brown
Bill Burns
Dr. Charles Coates
June Cole
Noreen Davis
Vivian Deleary
Noreen DeShane
Lucille (Sam) Grant
Mary Loncke
Eleanore Reynolds
James A. Ross
Elizabeth Ruby
Pamela & Joseph Samuels
Beckett Smith
John E. Turner
Ian Underhill
Robert Swartman & Lister Waugh
Kahani Wali Collective
Bhooma Bhayana
Zahra Kassam
Roxanne Persaud
Irene Pinto
Fazeila Prabhakaran
Chitra Prasad
WOMXN 4 WOMXN
SUPPORTING
Maia Bent
Lynn Davis
Sonia-Michelle De Souza
Housing Partners
Leemala Ragubance
Sulo Samuel
Madhu Sanwal
Anita Shah
In Memory of Jyoti Shah
Ritu Shah
Dorothy Downs
Kirsten Krose
Jenn Matthews
Anita Sharma
Minni Singh
Jatinder Takhar
Bogeswari Venkatesan
Corrine Rahman
Susan Nickle
Patricia Superville
Thank you to the following members of our community who welcomed visiting artists into their homes:
Barb MacDougall • Jill Ellis-Worthington • Bob Ward & Susan Yerema • Aaron & Josh Swan • Leon Melville • Cam Quinn • Brian Baillargeon • Neila Lawson • Delilah Cummings • Janet McAllister • Julie Ryan • Francine Rheault • Sergey Bornow • Ingrid Johnsrude • Songbird & Leaf • Cathy Page • Candace Banack • Bill & Maryanne McGrath • Bob Mitchell • Bonnie Delanghe • Jan & Peter Vogel • Heather Heathcote • Lia Karidas & George Skagos • Nevzeta Velagic • Cindy Woods • Genevieve Metson • Julianna & Alex Goertzen • Maria Calleja • Diana Coates • Brigette MacMillan • Jesse Root & Efra Barcenas • Kristen Mould • Maria Marques
Proscenium Society (Planned Giving)
We are deeply grateful to the compassionate individuals who have made the important and thoughtful decision to make a planned gift to the Grand Theatre. We honour them through their membership in the Proscenium Society. Their legacy will help ensure that the Grand continues to flourish:
Barbara Belbeck
Hazel E. Bell
Marista Ateena Brooks (Mikolaski)
Carson Bruce McIntosh
Robert Crawford
Buck A. M. Cuddy
Theresa Cutler
Lynn Davis
Helen Ann Day
Joyce Lorraine De Vecchi
Walter R. (Wally) Duffield
Cathy & James Dunlop
Lucille (Sam) Grant
Innis Hammond
Barbara Horne
Dr. Nicole le Riche & Dr. John
Howard
Beryl Ivey
Elizabeth Ann Jones
Karen Killeen
E.J. Lamb
Mary & Roger Lilliman
Myrtle McCallum
Carson Bruce Mcintosh
Douglas McCullough
Mary Eleanor Miller
Susan Nickle
Diane & Gary Alan Price
Glenda Robinson
Maureen Elizabeth Ryan
Joseph Samuels
Pam Samuels
Donald Smith
Doris Spence
Robert & Roberta Sokol
Helen & Andy Spriet
Elizabeth Stratton
Judy White
Michael Wojtak
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FOR THE GRAND THEATRE
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Rachel Peake
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Lyndee Hansen
ARTISTIC ADMINISTRATION
PRODUCER
Christine Gruenbauer
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER & COMPANY MANAGER
Vanessa Spence
APPRENTICE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Nicole Wilson *
EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
DIRECTOR
Breanne Ritchie
ADMINISTRATION
IT DIRECTOR
Barb Whang
TESSITURA ADMIN
Britt Duncan
EXECUTIVE & ADMIN ASSISTANT
Ben Leibovitz
OPERATIONS
BUILDING MANAGER
Mike MacDonald
ASST. BUILDING MANAGER
Aaron Simmons
HOUSEKEEPING
Patricia Sexsmith
Ben Storie
SECURITY
Ankit
Shannon Goneau
Marty Peterson
Luke Morrison
John Whitty
FINANCE
SENIOR MANAGER
Alison von Krause
FINANCE ASSISTANT
Pauline Hare
FINANCE ASSOCIATE
Charmain Callender
MARKETING & DIGITAL STRATEGY
DIRECTOR
Lia Karidas
DIGITAL MARKETING SPECIALIST
Gwen Blackwell
MARKETING PROJECT MANAGER
Kyle Greenwood
COMMS & P.R. MANAGER
Melissa Mae Shipley
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Meghan Falco
Kira McCallum
MARKETING INTERN
Evan Rogers
DEVELOPMENT
DIRECTOR
Heather Siskind-Levite
DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Monica Coddington
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & RENTALS COORDINATOR
Jacob Wiley
INDIVIDUAL GIVING COORDINATOR
Farrell Tremblay
PATRON SERVICES
FRONT OF HOUSE
MANAGER
Ali Samuel
LEAD BARTENDER
Mackenzie Bishop
BAR & BEVERAGE
Mackenzie Bishop
Ahri Diaz
Michaelanne Hathaway
Haleigh Paschink
Peter Trigg
Hannah van-Alphen Fyfe
Emma Vanderkuyl
Emma Wilson
Lisa Wright
Helen Zhang
BOX OFFICE
SUPERVISOR
Denise Hay
REPRESENTATIVES
Brittney-Lee Lowey
Karen McDonald
Cheryl Willison
PRODUCTION
DIRECTOR
Paul Fujimoto-Pihl
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR - SCENIC
Julia Callon
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR - STAGE
Sonja Niedermaier
PRODUCTION DRIVER
Jim Doucette
APPRENTICE PRODUCTION
MANAGER
Jenylle Rufin †
PROPERTIES
HEAD OF PROPS
Natalie Kearns
PROPS BUILDER/BUYER
Natalie Tsang
WARDROBE
HEAD OF WARDROBE
Lisa Wright
CUTTER
Elisabeth Mastrandrea
ASST. TO THE HEAD OF WARDROBE
Meghan Choma
SEWER
Lacie George
Julia Nelham
APPRENTICE
Rae Hutchinson *
SCENIC CARPENTRY
HEAD SCENIC CARPENTER
John-Michael Plester
INTERIM HEAD SCENIC
CARPENTER
Zac Barker
2ND SCENIC CARPENTER
Jonathan Tschirhart
SCENIC CARPENTER
Josh Mindorff
SCENIC ART
HEAD SCENIC ARTIST
Richard Lawler
SENIOR SCENIC ARTIST
Craig Guthrie
APPRENTICE
Emma Gray *
SPRIET STAGE
HEAD STAGE CARPENTER
Rory Leydier
HEAD OF AUDIO
Aaron Ouellette
HEAD OF FLYS
Jared Whitty
HEAD OF LIGHTING
Liam Arbogast
HEAD STAGE WARDROBE
Sarah Tracy
STAGEHAND
Ken Scott
DRESSER
Sherry Williams
WARDROBE MAINTENANCE
Tasse Koumoutsidis
WIG MAINTENANCE
Lexi Singleton
AUBURN STAGE
HEAD TECHNICIAN
Steve Allen
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CHAIR
Matt Parr
VICE-CHAIR
Nicole Blanchette
PAST CHAIR
George Kerhoulas
TREASURER
Jamie Campbell
SECRETARY
Anne Toal
DIRECTORS
Christopher Alleyne
Sukhveer Bains
Robert Bierbaum
Carl Cadogan
Blair Fantillo
Ron Koudys
Jennie Kraehling
Beck Lloyd
Jen Matthews
Tyler Reavell
Jane Scholes
Dr. Robert Sokol
Katie Wilhelm
FOUNDATION BOARD
CHAIR
Ron Koudys
VICE-CHAIR
Jamie Crich
SECRETARY/TREASURER
Bill Assini
DIRECTORS
Tom Burnett
Dianne Cunningham
Elizabeth Drewlo
Chris Jackman
George Kerhoulas
Peter Markvoort
Matt Parr
Bob Schram
Anita Shah
Supporting equitable access and inspiring meaningful change
Proud to support the Canada Life Pay What You Can program at the Grand Theatre.
