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WELCOmEDear Friend,

Welcome to the Buddies 2013/14 Annual Report. In the following pages, you will get an overview of the activities for the year and meet some of the people behind the company. And what a year it was!

Our primary artistic objective for the 2013/14 Season was to further our reputation as Toronto’s leading destination for cutting-edge theatre. We presented the world premiere of Tim Luscombe’s PIG — a play so controversial that Tim could not get it produced in his native England. It was a risk that paid off: audiences flocked to the show and the production went on to be nominated for 5 Dora Awards, including Outstanding Production. We invited one of the world’s most cherished experimental theatre makers, Marie Brassard, to perform her haunting piece Me Talking to Myself in the Future. We also premiered The Gay Heritage Project to great acclaim.

Developed as part of our Artist Residency Program, this production was a spectacular example of how we are a world leader in the creation of new queer work.

A second objective for the year was to strengthen our Artist Residency Program. We allocated more company resources to support the creation of new work and we began to restructure The Rhubarb Festival to better serve our resident artists.

A third objective for the season was to ensure that our programming reflects the plurality of cultural, gender, and sexual perspectives within our community. To this end, we prioritized the development of new queer work by women and under-represented communities in our residency program. We invited two important community leaders, Gein Wong and Kim Katrin Milan, to curate Strange Sisters with

WELCOmEa special focus on artists of colour. We presented the work of Los Angeles-based trans artist Heather Cassils. We staged a reading of Just You. Me and the Silence, a Ugandan play addressing the country’s harsh anti-homosexuality bill, and were thrilled to welcome playwright ADONG Lucy Judith and internationally-celebrated queer author Binyavanga Wainaina to participate in this event. We hosted an evening of political performance entitled For Russia With (Gay) Love that shed light on the realities of LGBT people living in Russia. We welcomed American writer/activist Sarah Schulman for a presentation of her play The Lady Hamlet.

I thank the Buddies board, management, staff, volunteers, artists, and production personnel for their commitment to making excellent queer theatre. I thank our season pass holders and ticket

buyers who are so devoted to the work that we present. And, finally, I thank our generous donors, corporate sponsors and partners, charitable foundations, all three levels of government, and everyone who participated in the Buddies350 campaign for their support and belief in us. We can all share in the success of this company. Together, we achieved yet another stellar season at Buddies!

With gratitude,

Brendan Healy, Artistic Director

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OUR ARTISTIC MISSIONBuddies in Bad Times Theatre creates vital Canadian theatre by developing and presenting voices that question sexual and cultural norms. Built on the political and social principles of queer liberation, Buddies supports artists and works that reflect and advance these values. As the world’s longest-running and largest queer theatre, Buddies is uniquely positioned to develop, promote, and preserve stories and perspectives that are challenging and alternative. Buddies achieves artistic excellence through its mainstage season programming, artist-residency program, and youth-based initiatives. Buddies serves a broad segment of the population who share a passion for theatre that celebrates difference.

OUR VALUESBuddies in Bad Times Theatre has identified three core values that serve as guiding pillars for all our activities and operations.

DIFFERENCE With our art, we simultaneously celebrate difference and question the mechanisms through which differences are constructed and maintained. With our space, we create an accessible, non-judgmental, and inclusive environment for everyone regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, economic position, race, creed, age, national origin, physical ability, or mental ability. With our daily interactions, we foster respect and dignity among all people.

EXCELLENCE We provide our audiences with unforgettable theatre experiences, and we give our artists and staff the resources they need to achieve the highest standards of excellence.

COMMUNITY We believe that the theatre plays a vital role in the educational, social, and economic health of a community. We strive to be a positive force by encouraging collaboration and constructive dialogue among the various groups and individuals who make up our community.

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2013/14 in NUmBERs

49,703 people came through

our doors

434 people made a

donation to Buddies — an increase

of 150%

35 new theatre works were

performed on our stage

784 young people accessed our Queer Youth Arts Program

254 nights of theatre

happened on our stages

34 community groups accessed our space for performances,

meetings, and fundraisers

603 artists, designers, and technicians were employed

at Buddies

162 volunteers helped make our 2013/14 Season possible

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Award nominations for shows in our 2013/14

Season, including 2 wins

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Paul Dunn, Andrew Kushnir & Damien Atkins

Blair Williams, Bruce Dow & Paul Dunn

★★★ 1/2 (out of 4) “Celebratory, upbeat,

and deeply moving”— Toronto Star

★★★ 1/2 (out of 4) “funny, imaginative,

thought-provoking… a wide-ranging and wildly entertaining

inquiry into what it means to be gay.”

— Globe & Mail

★★★★ (out of 5) ”under Ashlie Corcoran’s direction, these talented

actor/singers inspire, amuse and amaze with the

connections they make and make us want to hear

more of their tales.”— Now Magazine

PIG

THE GAY HERITAGE PROJECT

iN ThE PREss

Marie Brassard

India Davis

Ryan G Hinds & Alistair Newton

“A Toronto institution”— Xtra

★★★ (out of 4) ”Hypnotic… a potent audio-visual cocktail”— Globe & Mail

“Marie Brassard’s trippy new play at Buddies is out of this world”— Xtra

“An innovative masterpiece”— The Theatre Reader

“(Brassard) pulls us into her beguiling narrative by some mysterious mixture of quiet revelation and raw expo-sure, and holds us there with her expressive hands and honest delivery.”— Mooney on Theatre

★ ★ ★ ★ (out of 5) “Under Healy’s firm direction, the various levels of fiction and reality create lots of tension… and Healy gets strong, brave performances from his actors”— Now Magazine

“hard hitting, grotesque and breathtakingly poetic and elegant all at the same time”— CIUT

“a highly literary piece, sumptuously written, dealing with subject matter that could be considered shocking, but is really just ahead of its time”— My Gay Toronto

“this is an important ground-breaking work, a milestone in queer theatre, that provokes and challenges like good theatre should provoke”— Positive Lite

STRANGE SISTERS

THE RHUBARB FESTIVAL

“Toronto’s go-to event for thought-provoking, political, adventurous entertainment”

— Toronto Life

iN ThE PREss “ UNQUESTIONABLY ONE OF THE MOST ARTISTICALLY EXCITING THEATRES IN TOWN” — Globe & MailME

TALKING TO MYSELF

IN THE FUTURE

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35 YEARs

35 YEARs

ANd COUNTiNG

The 2013/14 season marked Buddies’ 35th anniversary. Throughout the year, we honored this impressive milestone by exploring our past, celebrating how far we have come, and imagining possibilities for our future.

In February, our annual Rhubarb Festival (also in its 35th year) recognized this milestone with a series of performances that looked back at the last 35 years of the festival. We also created the Rhubarb Archives, which included an installation in our building during the festival, the publishing of a series of magazines, and an online document of the over 600 new works presented at the festival.

In June, as part of our World Pride celebrations, we hosted 35 Years and Counting — a massive celebration of Buddies history and contributions to the community. The event also served as the launch for a special commemorative booklet, which was distributed in partnership with Xtra.

Our 35th anniversary also served as the launching pad for the Buddies350 fundraising campaign, which saw over 350 people making a donation towards a bright future at Buddies. For more on Buddies350, see page 17.

2014 also marked the 15th anniversary of our Queer Youth Arts Program. This program has been a vital part of Buddies since its inception — connecting over 7,000 young people to Buddies — and we decided to mark this anniversary by offering some new and expanded initiatives for LGBT youth.

• We instituted a new Youth Seat position on our Board of Directors to provide experience and mentorship to aspiring LGBT leaders.

• We established the Buddies Queer Emerging Artist Award — an annual award and cash prize that recognizes the accomplishments of young, queer artists working in Canada. This year’s award went to theatre artist Jordan Tannahill.

• Our popular QueerCab open mic series was expanded to run all year-round.

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Now in its fifth year, our Artist Residency Program is the most important source for new work at Buddies. Our 2013/14 Season saw a lot of growth as we welcomed five new projects into the program — including our first ever Cabaret Artist in Residence: Sharron Matthews. We also premiered The Gay Heritage Project, which became the third Mainstage Production to grow out of our Residency Program.

Our Artist Residency Program is unlike anything else being offered in Canada. Not only is it dedicated to developing queer stories and perspectives, but it is also one of the few new work programs

able to support a wide variety of creative processes and methods. The range of artists who are currently in residence is staggering. The adaptability of this program ensures that a rich diversity of voices make it to our stage.

In the following pages, you’ll meet three artists who are creating new work through this program. Their unique creative journeys are a testament to the incredible things that can happen in the Artist Residency Program.

For more info on the program, visit buddiesinbadtimes.com/artist-residency

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THE GAY HERITAGE PROJECT COLLECTIVEPaul Dunn, Andrew Kushnir, Damien Atkins

to dedicate the time needed to fully explore their vast subject matter.

After presenting a 20-minute version of the show at the 2012 Rhubarb Festival, the team knew they had something special on their hands and began working towards a full production.

“Working at Buddies as artists in residence makes us feel valued and respected. We were given an opportunity not only tell our own stories, but to tell them how we wanted to tell them. We were given the room to take risks, and learn from them.”

After years of work, The Gay Heritage Project opened in November 2013 to rave reviews and sold-out shows. And this was just the beginning! There are plans to bring the show back to our stage and travel it across the country in the years ahead.

“The Gay Heritage Project could only have happened at Buddies. We are beyond grateful.”

“Being artists in residence at Buddies meant that we always knew we had a home. We knew our work would get seen. Over the years that it took to develop The Gay Heritage Project, this was a tremendously vital source of inspiration and reassurance.”

Damien Atkins, Paul Dunn, and Andrew Kushnir knew that they had found a home for The Gay Heritage Project when Buddies approached them to join the Artist Residency Program. Their unique creative process combined extensive academic research with a performance method called Vocal Masque. This approach required many hours of work in the studio exploring the subject matter and building a script through improvisation. The Artist Residency Program provided them with an opportunity to work closely with scholars and other theatre artists and

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“ If I ever imagined this show anywhere, it was on a Buddies stage… I am hugely grateful and will be forever that it is a Buddies show.”

When Lois Fine came to us with her play Freda and Jem’s Best of the Week, we knew that this was a story that had to be told. In some ways, it’s a very traditional story about the break-up of a family. But it tells this story from a perspective unique to queer women. Fine’s script delves into butch culture and its changing role in queer life. It examines not only the effect of divorce on children, but also the lived experiences of children with queer parents. It is a decidedly queer take on a story that is universal.

Over the course of Fine’s two-year residency, the script underwent rewrites, dramaturgical consultations, and multiple workshops. With acclaimed Canadian musician Lorraine Segato performing music for the production, and a creative team that included director Judith Thompson and Buddies mainstays Diane Flacks and Kathryn Haggis, the show began to take shape.

“ We were so fortunate to be supported by Buddies in doing a number of workshops over the two-year process. These workshops were incredible for me as a writer - to be able to hear the words I had written transformed by talented actors.”

Freda and Jem’s Best of the Week opened our 2014/15 season — a dream come true for Fine and a testament to the Artist Residency Program’s ability to foster the development of new scripts and playwrights.

“ The fact that I could share my work with the actors, with Judith, and with Brendan, meant that I was inspired by these outside ears and eyes to step up and write as well and as hard and as deep as I could. This experience brought me closer to understanding my own creative process which is so valuable and will continue to serve my writing as far as I can see into the future.”

LOIS FINEFreda and Jem’s Best of the Week

“ Being the first Cabaret Artist in Residence in Canada, I felt this sudden weight to make it clear, to myself and others, what I was trying to do... how this would continue my quest to legitimize cabaret in the eyes of arts funding bodies...how to make my work important...”

A veteran of the cabaret stage, Sharron Matthews joined Buddies as the very first Cabaret Artist in Residence during our 2013/14 Season. This was brand new territory for both Buddies and Matthews and the first few months were spent establishing a framework for the residency. What has emerged from this process is a lot of firsts for Sharron: her first time working with a director, her first time in a new play development program, and her first time with a full band.

Sharron will continue to work on her show Full Dark over the coming year. Watch for Sharron, and many of our Residency Program artists, this upcoming February at The 36th Rhubarb Festival.

“ I realized that this residency was not a destination to be raced towards but an exploration, to be experienced at my own pace... After 10 years of touring, pushing, promoting, and putting all that I do out into the world to raise money and recognition THAT was a magical revelation.”

SHARRON MATTHEWSCabaret Artist in Residence

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“ When I was a young, queer, very-queer, artistic kid, I had no idea that a place like Buddies was even possible. Buddies means more to my heart and soul, artist and being, than I can begin to describe.”

Bruce Dow is a veteran of Broadway, Stratford, and stages across the US and Canada. He is most well known for his work as a performer (notably as King Herod in the Broadway production of Jesus Christ Superstar), but is also an accomplished director and composer. Bruce is among the most successful theatre artists working in Canada today.

Although many know him for his work on our stage, Bruce first experienced Buddies the same way most people do — as an audience member. He recalls first coming to Buddies over 10 years ago for a production of Damien Atkins’ Real Live Girl.

“ What truly moved me about the experience was the simple existence of a space where work like that could be explored and appreciated. When I was growing up and coming out, the world was a very different place — I had never experienced a place so accepting, let alone one so interested in a fair representation of our stories.”

Bruce first appeared on our stage many years later as the narrator of a short, experimental musical at The Rhubarb Festival in 2011. This show (Of a Monstrous Child: a gaga musical) went on to be part of our 2012/13 Mainstage Season. It also earned Bruce the first of two Outstanding Performance Dora Awards he would win with our company — the other being for his performance in PIG the following year. It also marked the beginning of a very special journey. The freedom, experimentation, and queerness of Buddies turned out to be an unexpected source of creative renewal for Bruce.

“ The journey from Of A Monstrous Child through PIG helped me to take myself more seriously as an artist, and as a queer artist — what it showed me most strongly, is that my queerness is integral to my being. Buddies made that possible, and continues to do so.”

Bruce joined our Buddies350 campaign this year — supporting us not only with his talent on our stage, but also with his generosity and enthusiastic endorsement. And we couldn’t be happier that he counts himself as a member of our community as an artist, an audience member, and a supporter.

“ Yes. Buddies does some of the finest theatre in our city. Yes. Buddies does more than anyone in the development of new works. Yes. Buddies has amazing youth programs. Yes. Buddies is a great place to hang out with friends. Yes. Buddies is a great place for art and queerness. But supporting Buddies is like protecting the air I breathe. I love it — and I need it.”

BRUCE DOWsUPPORTER PROFiLE

Our 2013/14 Season was another financially stable year. Thanks to a record-breaking year for our signature fundraising event ARTATTACK!, the success of our Buddies350 campaign, and higher-than-expected box office revenues, we ended the year with a significant surplus. This will allow us to invest in much needed capital improvements throughout our building, ensuring the best experience and support for our artists and audiences.

FiNANCiALs

GOVERNMENT GRANTS 27%

TICKET SALES / VENUE RENTAL 27%

BAR SALES 26%

DONATIONS / SPONSORSHIP / EVENTS 20%

REVENUES $1,697,375

EXPENSES $1,623,368

ARTISTIC FEES / SALARIES 38%

THEATRE PRODUCTION COSTS 23%

BAR EXPENSES 13%

MARKETING / COMMUNICATIONS 13%

ADMINISTRATION / MAINTENANCE 10%

DEVELOPMENT 3%

GOVERNMENT GRANTS 27%

TICKET SALES / VENUE RENTAL 27%

BAR SALES 26%

DONATIONS / SPONSORSHIP / EVENTS 20%

REVENUES $1,697,375

EXPENSES $1,623,368

ARTISTIC FEES / SALARIES 38%

THEATRE PRODUCTION COSTS 23%

BAR EXPENSES 13%

MARKETING / COMMUNICATIONS 13%

ADMINISTRATION / MAINTENANCE 10%

DEVELOPMENT 3%

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Mark Aikman

Rik Aikman

Emilia Alvarez

Cole Alvis in honour of René Highway

Cynthia Amerongen

Lisa Amerongen

Robert Amerongen

Vikki Anderson

Judy Androsoff

Anonymous

Eleanor Antoncic

Salvatore Antonio

Peter Archer

Andrew Arnold

Gideon Arthurs

Gerry Asselstine

The Awaken Studio — Philip Coupal & Anthony Dunn

John Austin & Chris Lorway

Noah Aychental

Joseph Babcock

Katherine Barnes

Maev Beaty

Shannon Bell

Justen Bennett

Guglielmo Bernardi

Samantha Bernstein

Richard Berthelsen

Francois Bessay

Sarah Bezanson

Nicolas Billon

Derek Billsman

Richard Bingham

Kymberley Bird

Erin Birkenbergs

Daphne Bonar

Susan Bond

Majdi Bou-Matar

Leah-Simone Bowen

Steffany Bowen

Paul Bowser

Ailish Bracken

Pat Bradley & Lascelle Wingate

Jennifer A. Brewin in memory of Maurice Blais

Mark Brodsky

Diana Brugos

Nathaniel Bryan

Hamish Buchanan

Mary Bunch

Paul Butler

Ed Cabell & Roy Forrester

Maria Cal

Lawrence Campbell

Naomi Campbell

Sheila Cavanagh

Robert Chafe

Carly Chamberlain

Kenny Chan

Denis Charette

Anna Chatterton

Andrew Cheng

Mary Jane Chevalier

Sheila Chevalier

Vincent Chevalier

Derrick Chua

Heather Clark

James Clark

Robert Coates

Ashlie Corcoran

Roxane Corriveau

Aram Coulter

Deborah Cowen

Benjamin Crotty

Gerald Crowell

Scott Dagostino

Donna Daichtman

Shawn Daudlin

Maria de Carlos Vazquez

David Demchuk

Joseph Di Fonzo

Jess Dobkin

Bruce Dow

John Dow

Stephanie Draker

Derek Duke

Audrey Dwyer

Mark Ellis

Steven Endicott

Marian Enriquez

Mike Epps

Monica Esteves

Naomi Estridge

Margaret Evans

Barney F. Griggs IV

Jane Farrow

Charles Fawcett

Dennis Findlay

Lois Fine

Gordon Floyd

Kirk Fox

Jennifer Fraser

Sean Frey

Karen Fuhrmann in honour of Kyung Hee Furhmann

Rachel Ganz

Sarah Garton Stanley

Mark German

Bruce Gibbons Fell

Mallory Gilbert

Cathy Gordon

Carmen Grant

George Grant

Sean Guist

David Grenier

Paula Grgurich in memory of

Angelica Ruby Milo

Mel Hague

John Hague in honour of Melanie Hague

Elana Haier

Justin Haley

David Hallman

Gerald Hannon

Craig Hanson

Gillian Hards

Beverley Harris

Jenna Harris

Catherine Hayhoe

Mary Catherine Headley

Brendan Healy

Raymond Helkio

Kathryn Heller-McRoberts

Elley Ray Hennessy

Jonathan Heppner

Marc Hill

Shana Hillman

William Hodge & Robert Wylie

Sophie Holdstock

Keith Holland

Claire Hopkinson

Andrew Horberry

Christine Horne

Christopher House

Jean-Frédèric Hübsch

Brian Hui

Scott Hurst

Caro Ibrahim

Chris Ironside

Tammi Jaminson

Tim Jones & Taylor Raths

John Jordan

Martin Julien in memory of Leo Julien

A GROWING COMMUNITY OF DONORS 

For our 35th anniversary year, we wanted to find a way to honour our history while rallying our supporters around our future. This led us to a fundraising campaign we called Buddies350.

We decided the focus of this campaign wouldn’t be dollars raised — but people. With 12 weeks to go until the end of our season, we set out to get 350 people to make a donation — of any size — to support the future of Buddies. Every donation, from $5 to $5,000, would be put together and invested in new work creation through our Artist Residency Program and Queer Youth Arts Program.

Bill Kaiser

Benjamin Kasa

Margot Keith

Greg Kelner

Noah Kenneally

Erin Kern

Doug Kerr

Lee Kim

Daniel Kinrys

Adam Kirkham

Gary & William Klein

Kim Koyama

Guntar Kravis

Adam Kuhn

Peter Kuling

Victoria Kuper

Andrew Kushnir

Andrew Lamb

Harold Lane

Randy Langlois

Douglas Lash

Kay Lavery

Jim Lawrence

Daniel Leblanc

Randy Lee

Denis Lefebvre

Geneviève Lemieux

Paul Leonard

Mike LeSage

Ross Leslie

Deborah Li in honour of Tyson James

Luke Linseman

Brian Lloyd

Michael Lorsch

Ben Louie

Don Love

Jess Lyons

Francois Macdonald

Jamie MacDonald

Virginia Macdonald

Humboldt Magnussen

Gilles Marchildon

Stefan Maroni

Russell Mathew & Scott Ferguson

Sharron Matthews & George Masswohl

Jennifer Maurice

Franny McCabe-Bennett

Michele McCarthy & Paul Rumbolt

Mary McCleese

Patricia McDermott

Trevor McLain

Richard McLellan

Bekah McNeil

Mandy McNeil

Dr. Stephen McQuade & Antonio Gambini

Bruce McTaggart

Roberto Mendoza

Marc Michell

Michelle Michiels

Sebou Mirzayan

John Molestress

Brandon Moore

Lawrence Moore

George Morin

Aidan Morishita-Miki

Doug Morum

Daniel Moses

Grey Muldoon

Pearse Murray

Natasha Mytnowych

Blake Neill

Shannon Nesbitt

Megan Nesseth

Alistair Newton

Christopher Newton

Gloria Nickerson

Mathew Noel Brooks Howard

Yvette Nolan

Nina Okens

Chris Oldfield

Jason Oord

Adam Paolozza

Charles Pavia

Wes Pearce

Jocelyn Piercy

Diane Pitblado

Brian Quirt

John R. Farrell & Trevor Scanlan

Alex Rafuse

David Ramsden

Rafael Renderos

Chris Reynolds

Norman Reynolds

Siobhán Rich

Jim Roberston & Jim Scott

Sofree Roots

Casey Roswell

Judith Rudakoff

Pamela Russell

John Salib

Alejandro Santiago

Jayne Schneider

Mendl & Pauline Schwartz at Incredible Printing

Adam Seelig

Jonathan Seinen

Meg Shannon

Patti Shedden

Pierre Simpson

Jamie Slater

Lynn Slotkin

Katherine Sly

Elliot Smith & Jonathan Steels

Chy Spain

David Steinberg

Darcy Stoop

Richard Sutton

Louis-Michel Taillefer

Michelle Talbert

Sheree Tams

Jordan Tannahill

Gord Tanner

Peter Taylor

Jim Tennyson

Mumbi Tindyebwa

Robert Todd

Stephanie Tran

Michael Trent

Ayse Turak

Norbert van De Wiel

Jonathan Van Etten

Gail Vanstone

Richard Vaughan

Reginald Vermue

Gaetane Verna

Christiane Vie

Joshua Wales

Lucinda Wallace

Robert Wallace in memory of Michael Lynch

Andy Wang

Bob White

Joanne Williams

Scott Windsor

Cathrin Winkelmann

Ted Witzel

Jamie Woo

Robin Woodward & Ange Beever

Jacob Zimmer

Suzy Zucker

The response was overwhelming. We exceeded our goal and welcomed into our community of donors people from all walks of life and from across the country. This was the largest increase in donors we have ever seen, and it allowed us to make significant investments in the artists we work with.

So, to our new Buddies350 supporters:  welcome! And to all of our donors, stakeholders, and supporters: our community is now stronger than ever. We have never been in better hands.

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DONORSLEGACY CiRCLE

The Estate of John Alan Lee

Ed Cabell & Roy Forrester

Jim Robertson & Jim Scott

Russell Matthew & Scott Ferguson

VisiONARiEs

Paul Hains

Jim Lawrence & David Salak

Russell Mathew & Scott Ferguson

BENEFATORs

A.J. Goulding & Jason Huang

Ayse Turak

Brendan Healy

Derek Billsman

Ed Cabell & Roy Forrester

Gerald Lunz & Rick Mercer

James Tennyson

Jason Churchill

Jim Robertson & Jim Scott

Joe Siegfried & Brad Dougherty

Karim Karsan & John Rider

Ken Moffatt

Lawrence Bennett

Mark German

Mark Peacock

Michael Boyuk

NigE Gough Foundation at the Toronto Community Foundation

Paul Butler & Chris Black

Richard Isaac

Sarah Hunter

Scott Windsor

Stephen McGregor & Tony De Franco

The Awaken Studio: Phillip Coupal & Anthony Dunn

William Hoge & Robert Wylie

ChAmPiONs

Anonymous

Brenda Gatto

Brian Terry

Charlie & Lulu Franklin Foundation at The Calgary Foundation

Darren Gobert

Dean Odorico

Elliot Smith & Jonathan Steels

Jack Wilkie & Rick Kong

John Austin & Chris Lorway

Ken Aucoin & Gerald Crowell

Martha McCain

Michael Golych

Steven Clegg

FRiENds & PARTNERs

Abraham Rotstein

AIDS Committee of Toronto

Alnoor Karmali & Doug Arcand

Ann Connors

Anonymous

Betty Carlyle

Beverley Harris

Blair Caines

Brandon & Nicole Moore

Brian McBurney

Brian Sambourne

Bruce MacTaggart

Caroline Azar-Benyes

Catherine Hayhoe

Cathrin Winkelmann

Charles Pavia

Chelsea Manders

Cliff Dempster

Cole Alvis — In Honour of René Highway

Daniel David Moses

Diana Khong

Don Clarke

Eve Goldberg

Gary Klein

George Grant

Gordon Floyd

Harriet & Andrew Lyons

ThANK YOU

Harry Wiebe

Henry & Marcia Blumberg

Ian Provis

Irene Howlett

Jamie MacDonald

Jane Wright

Janette Hitchins

Jerry Doiron

John Jordan

Jon Kaplan

Jonathan Heppner

Joseph Flessa

Joseph Mulder

Judith Rudakoff & Myles Warren

Julia Harrison

Kate Bishop & Doug Gerhart

Kelly Clipperton

Ken Popert

Kim Koyama

Kish Iqbal

Lawrence Moore

Lucinda Wallace

Margrit Rahilly

Mark Aikman

Mary Batoff & Vanessa Payne

Mary Breen

Michel Beauvais

Mitsuko Sada

Pauline Pelletier

Patty Fleming

Paul Halferty

Paul Hartwick

Paul Klein

Paul Leonard

Paula Grgurich — In Memory of Angelica Ruby Milo

Pauline Pelletier

Pearse Murray

Peter Archer

Peter Taylor

Richard McLellan

Robert Michael Todd

Robert Wallace

Rui Pires

Sarah Garton Stanley

Sondra Petit

Steven Lico

Susan Zucker

Tom Keogh & Paul McClure

Troy Hourie

Warren Sorensen

Wes Pearce

mONThLY dONORs

Ann Connors

Ayse Turak

Cathrin Winkelmann

Charles Pavia

Cole Alvis — In Honour of René Highway

Derek Billsman

Ed Cabell & Roy Forrester

Elliot Smith & Jonathan Steels

Gordon Floyd

Ian Provis

Jamie MacDonald

Jim Robertson & Jim Scott

John Austin & Chris Lorway

Karim Karsan & John Rider

Ken Aucoin & Gerald Crowell

Kim Koyama

Lawrence A. Moore

Mary Breen

Michel Beauvais

Mitsuko Sada

Paul Halferty

Paul Klein

Paul Leonard

Paula Grgurich — In Memory of Angelica Ruby Milo

Peter Taylor

Richard McLellan

Rui Pires

The Awaken Studio: Phillip Coupal & Anthony Dunn

Tom Keogh & Paul McClure

Wes Pearce

William Hodge & Robert Wylie

ThANK YOU

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ThANK YOU

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Buddies 2014 Young Creators Unit: Rory Jade Grey, Ramon Vitung & Jackie Rowland

OUR STAFFArtistic Director Brendan Healy

General Manager Shawn Daudlin

Head of Production Charissa Wilcox

Director of Development & Communications Mark Aikman

Rhubarb Festival Director Mel Hague

Young Creators Unit Director Evalyn Parry

Youth Program Coordinator Chy Ryan Spain

Insatiable Sisters Curators Kim Katrin Milan & Gein Wong

Technical Director Adrien Whan

Manager of Fundraising Mandy McNeil

Public Relations Coordinator Lisa Amerongen

Asst. Rhubarb Festival Director Cole Alvis

Box Office/FOH Manager Barry Higgins

Asst. Box Office/FOH Manager Lindsay Naft

Chamber Technician Suzie Balogh

Cabaret Technician Jazz Kamal

Finance Manager Cynthia Murdy

Bar Manager Patricia Wilson

Asst. Bar Manager Glenn Dwyer

Box Office Personnel Thom Bryce-McQuinn, Gabriella Cook, Angie Lopez, Franny McCabe-Bennett, Jeremy Robillard, John Salib, Darcy Stoop, Curtis te Brink, Joanne Tsung

Bar Personnel Charlie Bouys, Michael Mackid, Shane MacKinnon

ThE COmPANY

BUDDIES IN BAD TIMES THEATREBOARd OF diRECTORs

Derek Billsman (chair)

Russell Mathew (treasurer)

Mary Breen (secretary)

Ayse Turak, Cathrin Winkelmann, Ellen Ray Hennessy, Elliot Smith, Gordon Floyd, Karim Karsan, Michael Bodsworth

THE ALEXANDER STREET THEATRE PROJECTBOARd OF diRECTORs

Cathy Gordon (chair)

Russell Mathew (treasurer)

Mary Breen (secretary)

Kristyn Wong-Tam

ACKNOWLEdGmENTs

Contributors Mark Aikman, Damien Atkins, Shawn Daudlin, Bruce Dow, Paul Dunn, Lois Fine, Brendan Healy, Andrew Kushnir, Sharron Matthews, Mandy McNeil

Photography Kyle Burton, Guntar Kravis, n. maxwell lander, Jeremy Mimnagh, Alejandro Santiago, Tanja-Tiziana, Nurith Wanger-Strauss, Kai Wa Yapp

Design Derek Aubichon

ThE COmPANY

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Gein Wong & Kim Katrin Milan,

Strange Sisters co-curators

EsTABLishEd 1979