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A Message From Carole

MISSION STATEMENT Carousel Theatre for Young People (CTYP) empowers young people and families through playful,

imaginative and accessible theatre experiences that develop emotional literacy.

CORE VALUES

PLAYFULNESS · ACCESSIBILITY · ARTISTIC INTEGRITY · EMPATHY · MENTORSHIP · COMMUNITY

OUR STORYCTYP has been creating theatre for young audiences (TYA) since 1976. Located on Granville Island,

we are a gathering place for artists and young people where boundless imagination, a dash of

magic and an abundance of play create the recipe for theatrical adventure with lasting impact.

Our commitment to artistic excellence has resulted in a strong reputation as Vancouver’s

professional mainstage TYA company, a growing, loyal audience base, and numerous Jessie

Richardson Theatre Awards and nominations.

Young People are not simply audience members at CTYP; they are active participants, at the very

center of all that we do.

We stage vibrant stories that engage young people from the beginning of their development and

which challenge them through their formative years, empowering them to become agents of

positive change.

Stages of Play; the vision of Artistic Director Carole Higgins, embraces every area of play – on

stage, in the classroom, in rehearsal, in the audience - and emphasizes the importance of making

creativity an integral part of everyday life. Stages of Play encompasses a full season of professional

programming that celebrates stories that explore rites of passage through our Family Stage at the

Waterfront Theatre, explores Shakespeare’s canon through a contemporary lens every summer

with our Teen Shakespeare Stage and explores original Canadian creations for our BEE Stage.

We see the act of attending a play as a holistic experience that begins long before a young

person walks through our doors, and continues long after they leave the theatre.

Each year 35 000+ young people, educators and families experience our effervescent theatrical

experiences.

Our playful approach to creation and collaboration, unwavering commitment to outstanding

production values and exuberant attentiveness to mentoring emerging theatre artists are key

principals of our artistic practice.

We believe that theatre plays a key role in a young person’s development. Young people can

change the world, and theatre empowers them to do so.

Carousel Theatre for Young People creates and performs on the beautiful, traditional, ancestral

and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy ̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) & sel̓íl̓witulh

(Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

Welcome to our version of The Neverland.I hope you have the most

wonderful adventure. You CAN fly.

Carole Higgins,

ARTISTIC & MANAGING DIRECTOR

Carousel Theatre for Young People

[email protected]

T he creation of Peter Pan dates back to 2015 when the show’s composer, Landon Doak, hosted

a collective of young artist at his family home in Port Perry, Ontario. The Doak Family are the

owners of The Old Flame Brewery and there, under some twinkle lights, next to barrels of hops,

Peter Pan was first performed. The following year Bad Hats Theatre took the piece under its wing in our

inaugural Brewery Tour which saw the show touring to five local breweries across Toronto. Next, we

flew to Soulpepper Theatre in Toronto’s Distillery District where the show has found a home for several

years now. Peter Pan has also been seen across the Niagara Region on tour with Carousel Players, and

in Winnipeg at Manitoba Theatre For Young People.

It’s been an exceptional experience to grow alongside a production for this long, and to be able to

continually search for ways to improve and renew it. This adaptation, through and through, has been

created collectively by the artists both within the casts and on the creative teams from production to

production. Every artist we’ve collaborated with has their fingerprints on this show and we’re very proud

of making work that lends itself to this brand of rich collaboration. It’s utterly special to work on a piece

when the development history tells the same story as the play itself: the joy of inventing together.

Our adaptation is meant to be highly influenced by the company of artists working on it at any given

time, and no iteration has been exactly like the previous. We are thrilled that this tradition will continue at

Carousel Theatre For Young People this season. We know that this production of Peter Pan, the very first

to exist out of our hands at Bad Hats, will be deeply informed by the vibrant artists here, and we can’t

wait to see what new shape it will take in their very capable hands. We are honoured to be licensing this

project for the very first time. We hope and trust everyone will feel welcomed, surprised, and ignited by

Neverland as much as we have over the years.

A Message from Bad Hats Theatre

Fiona Sauder, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Bad Hats Theatre

ARTISTIC & MANAGING DIRECTOR

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Director’s Notes from Deb Williams

BAD HATS THEATRE’S PETER PANAdapted from J. M. Barrie’s Novel by Fiona Sauder and Reanne Spitzer

Music by Landon DoakArrangements by Nathan Carroll and Company

CREATIVE TEAM DIRECTOR Deb Williams

CHOREOGRAPHERS Wendy Gorling & Amanda Testini

MUSIC DIRECTOR Steve Charles

SET DESIGNER Shizuka Kai

COSTUME DESIGNER Kiara Lawson

LIGHTING DESIGNER Sophie Tang

SOUND CONSULTANT Andy Horka

PROPERTIES Monica Emme

HEAD OF WARDROBE Stephanie Kong

LEAD TECHNICIAN Holly Karpuik

ASSOCIATE TECHNICIANS Jody Burkholder, Al Frisk

STAGE MANAGER & DANCE CAPTAIN Tanya Schwaerzle

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER Jenny Kim

CAST (In Alphabetical Order) WENDY Michelle Bardach

CURLY, BILL JUKES Steve Charles

SLIGHTLY, BARBECUE Victor Dolhai

MICHAEL Paige Fraser

MRS. DARLING, TINKERBELL, STARKEY Marlene Ginader

TOOTLES, NOODLER Alison Jenkins

MR. DARLING, CAPTAIN HOOK Josue Laboucane

MR. SMEE, SMEE Kelli Ogmundson

NIBS, CHERRY Evan Rein

JOHN Tessa Trach

PETER PAN Kaitlyn Yott

Running time: 80 minutes (plus an intermission for public performances only)FOR THE SAFETY OF THE ACTORS AND FOR COPYRIGHT REASONS

PHOTOGRAPHY AND RECORDINGS ARE NOT PERMITTED DURING THE PERFORMANCE.

Please take a moment and turn off your cell phones, they interfere with the magic of Neverland.

Carousel Theatre for Young People is a member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres

and employs professional actors, directors and stage managers who are members of

Canadian Actor’s Equity Association under the terms of the Canadian Theatre Agreement.

Bad Hats Theatre’s PETER PAN premiered in Toronto in 2016 touring to local craft breweries

throughout the city. It received three Dora Mavor Moore Awards (Outstanding Production, Direction

and Ensemble). It has since been performed two years in a row as the headliner of Soulpepper

Theatre’s Family Festival and on a theatrical tour across Ontario with Carousel Players.

Thank you to the Arts Club Theatre, Michael Gall, Bruce Kennedy,

Studio 58 First and Second Term Students, and Scene Ideas.

W elcome to Neverland. When I initially read The Bad Hat’s Peter Pan I exploded with

excitement about this wonderful new adaptation that reimagines the original source

material, propelling this well-known 1904 tale into our century. The talented creators

have birthed a beautiful script with new music that makes the journey to Neverland fresh, inviting

everyone, from the wee to the ancient, to fly.

Peter Pan: a classic story that’s enchanted young people and their families for generations in every art

form available! Live action and stop action film, opera and Etsy craft sites! Literally hundreds of versions

of this story.

Maybe because it’s a warm and familiar tale anchored in the vast and changeable world every child

knows best; their own imagination. Can’t get more timeless than that. At the heart of this story are

children who yearn for friendship, adventure and for the answers to big questions; what am I willing

to give or give up, to keep family, friendship, and love?

Questing through their fears and the patriarchy like us, Peter, Tinkerbell, the Darling children and

the lost boys seriously play out the enormous challenges of adult life. Changing and growing through

struggle and failure.

I hope you appreciate the creative spirit with which this play has been assembled; we’ve used

imagination and authenticity as our driving forces. We’ve reminded ourselves that in this day of shiny-

electrically-propelled-digitized toys, we have to take time to be real, with face to face relationships.

We also dared to put down the screens to play in the park with balls, ladders, boxes, fabric, ukuleles and

drums. We offer some simple magic with a loving invitation to you to come with us and fly to Neverland.

Deb Williams

DIRECTOR

Song List

The Lullaby · You Can Fly · Search · Hook’s Lament

Wendy Bird · Little House · Tinkerbell’s Lament

Wendy’s Story · Pirate Surprise · Do You Believe In Fairies

Pirate Surprise · Flying Home · More Than Ever


Victor Dolhai, SLIGHTLY/BARBECUE

Victor’s first production with Carousel Theatre for Young People! Elsewhere:

productions with Pi Theatre, Bard on the Beach, Citadel Theatre, The Banff Centre,

Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre, Chemainus Theatre Festival, Theatre NorthWest,

Shakespeare in the Ruff, The Belfry, Electric Company Theatre, Persephone Theatre,

Patrick Street Productions, ITSAZOO Productions, Kaleidoscope Theatre, Kokoro

Dance, and SNAFU Dance Theatre. Victor has appeared in 21 cabarets with Atomic Vaudeville, and in

three seasons at the Stratford Festival. Film/TV credits include: Supernatural, Siren, Reboot: The Guardian

Code, Raf (TIFF 2019 World Premiere), and 2 seasons of Android Employed.

Monica Emme, PROPSMonica Emme is a fabricator, designer, and stage manager currently based in the

lower mainland. Monica is a graduate of Douglas College’s Stagecraft program

and holds a BFA in photography from Ryerson University. She is proud to be an

Artistic Associate with Awkward Stage Productions. Select recent credits include:

production design for Jasper in Deadland (Awkward); props for China Doll

(Gateway), Iron Peggy (Boca del Lupo), The Mother of the Maid (Pacific Theatre), Elephant & Piggie

“We Are In A Play”, A Charlie Brown Holiday Double Bill, The Velveteen Rabbit, and The Lion, The Witch,

and The Wardrobe (Carousel Theatre for Young People. www.monicaemme.com

Paige Fraser, MICHAELPaige is so excited to be taking flight with her first Carousel Theatre for Young

People production this holiday season, especially since she used to sleep with

the Peter Pan VHS under her pillow! Past credits include: Coriolanus (Bard on the

Beach), Cabaret, Mortified (Studio 58), 42nd Street (Theatre Under The Stars), Rock

of Ages (The Arts Club). Up next, she will be performing/touring with Green Thumb

Theatre’s production of What If. She is a graduate of Studio 58 and Capilano University. Big thanks to

Mark for his instrumental help, to the wonderful team for this adventure, and her best friend, Peter Pan.

Marlene Ginader, MRS. DARLING/TINKERBELL/STARKEYMarlene is happy to be returning to Carousel Theatre for Young People for the first

time since Pharaoh Serket and the Lost Stone of Fire. Like most actors, Marlene hails

from Brandon, Manitoba: Canada’s Wheat City. Here is some stuff she has done on

stage: The new musical Beau (Adirondack Theatre Festival), The Red Letter Plays

(Signature Theatre), Once (US National Tour and Arts Club Theatre Production),

Chelsea Hotel: The Songs of Leonard Cohen (Firehall Arts Centre). She is a graduate of Studio 58 and

lives in Brooklyn with Sunflower the Cat. www.marleneginader.com

Wendy Gorling, CHOREOGRAPHER Wendy is an actor, choreographer and teacher, garnering six Vancouver Jessie

Awards. She co-created, with Morris Panych, The Overcoat, which toured

internationally. She has choreographed the movement for Moby Dick, Trojan

Women (Stratford Festival), Verdi’s Macbeth (Pacific Opera and Opera Quebec),

Suzanna, and Sweeney Todd, The Overcoat – A musical Tailoring (Vancouver Opera),

Pericles and The Winter’s Tale (Bard on the Beach), and The Waiting Room (Art’s Club). Upcoming, she

will be the movement choreographer for Stratford Festival’s Frankenstein. A graduate of Ecole LeCoq,

she is an inductee into the British Columbia’s Entertainment Hall of Fame. Having taught at Studio 58 for

40 years, Wendy is passionate about guiding young Canadian theatre artists.

Michelle Bardach, WENDYMichelle is an indigenous Coast Salish actor and singer from the Squamish Nation

and the We Wai Kai Nation. She graduated from the musical theatre program at

Capilano University. Some of her favourite credits include Belle in Beauty and the

Beast and Sophie in Mamma Mia (Arts Club), Eponine in Les Miserables (Chemainus),

and Hope Cladwell in Urinetown (Firehall). She is the recipient of an Ovation Award

for Outstanding Supporting Actress and the Aida Broadbent Award. This is her first time working at

Carousel Theatre for Young People and she is very grateful and excited to be a part of this magical

project. For more information, check out MichelleBardach.com or visit her Instagram: michyb123

Jody Burkholder, ASSOCIATE TECHNICIANJody grew up in Yellowknife, NWT and recently moved to Vancouver, BC from

Montreal, QC, trading poutine for sashimi and winter for rain. He is excited to be

a part of Carousel Theatre for Young People’s Family this season and hopes you

enjoy the show today. He is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada

(Technical Production 1999) and an award winning Lighting Designer and Technical

Director. He likes to mix sound for bands in his spare time and loves archeology, astronomy, playing

guitar and eating spicy ramen with his kid.

Nathan Carroll, MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTSNathan has performed on stages across Canada, from Vancouver to Charlottetown.

As an actor, his credits include: Next to Normal (Musical Stage Co./Mirvish), Vimy

(Western Canada Theatre), Hook Up (Tapestry/Theatre Passe Muraille) Buddy in The

Buddy Holly Story, Ring of Fire (1000 Islands Playhouse/WCT), Terry Fox in Marathon

of Hope, Honk! (Drayton), The Drawer Boy (Port Stanley), Once (Mirvish), Two

Gentlemen of Verona/The Tempest (St. Lawrence Shakespeare), Floyd Collins (TiFT/Patrick St.), and The

Book of Esther/Bordertown Café (Blyth). As director: In On It (EmerGENce), Little One (Common Roof).

He has been a member of 3 Dora award winning ensembles (Once, Chasse Galerie, The Wizard of Oz)

and is a graduate of George Brown Theatre School. He lives in Toronto with his dog Henry.

Steve Charles, MUSIC DIRECTOR/CURLY/BILL JUKESSteve Charles is a composer and performer from Vancouver. Highlights include:

4000 miles (Belfry), Once (Arts Club), Empire of the Son (VACT), Othello (Bard on the

Beach), Love Bomb (Shameless Hussies), Urinetown (Firehall Theatre), Brief Encounter

(Playhouse/MTC), Dance Marathon (Bluemouth Inc.), The French-Canadian talent

show Galala on TV Unis and Pacifique en Chanson. He is a member of the Escape

Artists who created Glory with WCT/ATP 2018 and produced Miss Shakespeare and J.Caesar in 2015 and

he continues to perform in their show Chelsea Hotel in theatres across Canada. He tours internationally

with bands Viper Central, and The Fugitives as a multi-instrumentalist and is very active in Vancouver’s

diverse music scene. He is stoked to be spending time with these ragamuffins in Neverland this Winter!

Landon Doak, COMPOSER

Landon is a Toronto based actor and singer-songwriter, and an Associate Artist

of Bad Hats Theatre. Selected writing credits include Alice in Wonderland, Peter

Pan (Bad Hats Theatre), The Welland Canal Play (Essential Collective Theatre),

Pippi! (Fourth Gorgon Theatre), and Life in a Box (Toronto Fringe). Selected Acting

Credits include Shazam! (New Line Cinema/DC Films), Peter Pan (Bad Hats Theatre/

Soulpepper), A Woman of No Importance, Dance of Death (Shaw Festival), The Drawer Boy (Essential

Collective Theatre), Salt-Water Moon (Old Flame Brewing Company), Life in a Box (Toronto Fringe).

Cast & Creative Team


Alison Jenkins, TOOTLES/NOODLER

Alison is a musician, actor, composer, and music director. She is delighted to be

part of Peter Pan! Alison has worked with many professional theatre companies in

Saskatchewan and Vancouver. Selected theatre credits include: Once (Arts Club

Theatre), Fiddler On The Roof (Persephone Theatre), Blow Wind (Station Arts), and

The Out Vigil (Firepot Performance). She also plays and sings with several Vancouver

bands, including Zeellia, Something About Reptiles, and the Rogue Crows. When she’s not doing theatre,

Alison teaches music to kids of all ages at Arts Umbrella and the Sarah McLachlan School of Music.

Shizuka Kai, SET DESIGNER Shizuka is a professional set designer and puppet artist. She is also a painter,

illustrator, costume designer, mask & props maker, director, and actor. She is a

three-time Jessie Richardson Award winner with several nominations, recipient

of the Earl Klein Memorial Scholarship, Bill Millerd Artist Fund, and a graduate

of Studio 58. Shiz has worked with many established theatre companies across

Canada. Select Design credits: Elephant and Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”, The Lion, The Witch, and

The Wardrobe, On My Walk, and Go, Dog. Go! (CTYP), Sweat and Topdog Underdog (Arts Club), King

Arthur’s Night (Neworld), Jabber (Green Thumb/Neworld), Flee (Electric Company/Studio 58), Hamelin:

A New Fable and Somebody Loves You Mr. Hatch (Axis). Select Puppetry credits: Slime (The Only

Animal), Crème-Glacée (Théâtre la Seizième), Sleeping Beauty Dreams (Marionetas de la Esquina/

Presentation House), and The Japanese Problem (Universal Limited). www.shizuka.ca

Holly Karpuik, LEAD TECHNICIAN Holly is a graduate of Vancouver Island University, and has been working in

Vancouver since 2016. This is her second season with CTYP and she is thrilled to be

back! Holly grew up on Vancouver Island, and has been participating onstage and

backstage in community theatre productions from a very young age alongside her

family. Her first show was Fiddler on the Roof. Currently Holly works as the Lead

Technician at the Waterfront Theatre where, in addition to putting on shows with CTYP, she gets to help

both beginners and pros make their dreams come to life on stage.

Jenny Kim, ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER Thanks to Carole and Tanya for giving her an opportunity to join the journey of

Peter Pan. This is her debut working on TYA production and with the Company. It is

an honour and pleasure to be able to work with CTYP and the talented individuals

on this production. ASM credit includes; China Doll (Gateway Theatre), Coriolanus

(Rehearsal ASM - Bard on the Beach), Act of Faith (RealWheels Productions), tour

of Circle Game: Reimagining the music of Joni Mitchell (Firehall Arts Centre/Arts Club) and SWEAT (Arts

Club - debut). Last but not the least, thanks to her family and friends for their love and support. Jenny is

a graduate of the BFA Theatre Production & Design program at UBC.

Stephanie Kong, HEAD OF WARDROBE Stephanie is a Vancouver based artist with a BFA in Theatre Production from

UBC. Costume Design: The Great Leap and Misery (Arts Club Theatre), Jack and

the Bean (Presentation House, Jessie Award; Design Ensemble), Go Dog, Go!

(Carousel Theatre for Young People, Ovation Nomination, Best Costume Design),

City of Angels (PIT Collective, Jessie Nomination, Costume Design Small Theatre).

Costuming: The Magicians (Seasons 2-5 Cutter/Seamstress), Ballet BC (Seamstress), CTYP (Head of

Wardrobe). Upcoming Costume Design: Cipher (Arts Club Theatre).

Josue Laboucane, MR. DARLING/CAPTAIN HOOK Josue has spent the last 7 seasons acting and training at the Stratford Festival of

Canada. He is overjoyed to be returning to Carousel Theatre for Young People

for Peter Pan! For CTYP, he has played a bat, an elephant, a toad, a sheriff, and a

cowardly lion, among other creatures in Silverwing, Seussical, Year with Frog & Toad,

Robin Hood, and The Wizard of Oz, and he is very proud to have worked with such

Vancouver companies as Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival, Felix Culpa, Axis Theatre and Theatre

Replacement. He loves acting, teaching, directing and mask making. He trained at the National Voice

Intensive, VFS, the Birmingham Conservatory at the Stratford Festival, and Josue is a graduate

of Studio 58.

Kiara Lawson, COSTUME DESIGNER Kiara is thrilled to have collaborated with so many amazing artists in the re-

imagining of this classic. Previous designs for the CTYP mainstage include Elephant

and Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”, The Velveteen Rabbit, and The Lion, the Witch, and

the Wardrobe. Kiara is an alumna of UBC’s Theatre Production and Design program.

She would like to dedicate this design to her father, for staying strong and not giving

up. Hope you enjoy the show, Dad. Desktop Website: www.kiaralawson.com

Kelli Ogmundson, MR. SMEE/SMEE Kelli is an actor, singer, and comedian from Vancouver and is so excited to be back

at CYTP in Peter Pan as she just appeared as Piggie in CTYP’s Jessie Award winning

production of Elephant and Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!” She recently appeared in

Arts Club Theatre Company’s production of Fun Home where she earned a Jessie

Richardson Award Nomination and an Ovation Award win for Best Supporting

Actress. This past year she starred as Bryn on the CBC Original Comedy Cavendish and has been

featured on Netflix’s Haters Back Off, CW’s Supernatural and has voiced multiple ponies on My Little

Pony. Kelli is a graduate of Capilano University’s Musical Theatre Program and performs weekly with her

comedy group Little Mountain Improv. Upcoming: Kinky Boots with The Arts Club Theatre Company.

Evan Rein, NIBS/CHERRY

Evan is tickled to be playing Nibs and Cherry in Peter Pan! Evan is an actor, sound

designer and the artistic director of Starlight Youth Theatre, an after-school theatre

arts education program. Theatre credits include The Hobbit (Globe Theatre), East

Van Panto: Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (Theatre Replacement), Chimera,

Freedom ’56, The Skin of Our Teeth, As You Like It, 42nd Street, Zoetrope (Studio 58).

Film/TV: Upload (Amazon), Valley of the Boom (National Geographic), Heartland (CBC), Sacred

Lies (Facebook) and Blue Hour, an exciting new feature! Evan would like to thank the whole

swashbuckling creative team, and a special thanks to Angela Chu and Marguerite Hanna! Evan is

a graduate of Studio 58.

Pesto Sartore-Kong, SHOP DOGPesto is a Vancouver based goldendoodle and is the newest addition to the

Carousel team. He is so excited to be taking on the role of Costume Shop Dog.

In addition to his shop dog role Pesto also enjoys cuddles in the rehearsal hall and

long walks around Granville Island. Past credits include: The Magicians ( NBC/SYFY,

Seasons 4 & 5), The Great Leap (Arts Club Theatre), SPCA Paws for a Cause Walk

2019 (Blue Ribbon, Temptation Alley). You can keep up with Pesto on instagram @pestodoodle!


Fiona Sauder, PLAYWRIGHT

Fiona is an Ottawa born actor, director, writer, and educator who has worked

throughout Ontario and internationally. She has had the pleasure of collaborating

with such companies as Canadian Stage, The Blyth Festival, Nightwood Theatre,

Driftwood Theatre, Young People’s Theatre, YES Theatre and Theatre Gargantua.

Fiona is a Dora Award winning performer and creator, and recipient of the Timshell

Challenge Award for Excellence and the Jon Bannerman Scholarship for Theatre. She is a graduate of

George Brown Theatre School and the proud Artistic Director of Bad Hats Theatre.

Tanya Schwaerzle, STAGE MANAGER

This will be Tanya’s third Christmas with CTYP! SM/ASM credits include; The Birds

and the Bees, Mom’s The Word: Nest 1/2 Empty (Arts Club Theatre), Silence! The

Musical (DSR Productions), The 39 Steps (Circle Bright), Chelsea Hotel, Circle

Game (Firehall), Charlie Brown (CTYP), and Bombay Black (Diwali Festival). Selected

apprentice Stage Management credits include; The Winter’s Tale and Much

Ado About Nothing (Bard on the Beach), Mamma Mia!, TopDog/UnderDog, Bittergirl, A Christmas

Story, Bullet Catch, Blue Box (Arts Club Theatre), Miss Shakespeare, J.Caesar (Escape Artists,

Firehall), How to Survive An Apocalypse (Touchstone Theatre). Tanya has her BFA, from the University

of Alberta. Love and thanks to Brian, her family and friends for their everlasting support, Captain and

Gordie. Adam, “I miss you”.

Reanne Spitzer, PLAYWRIGHT Born and raised in Ottawa, Reanne is an actor and theatre artist of many capacities

based in Toronto. She is Co-Artistic Director of Fourth Gorgon Theatre alongside

Jocelyn Adema. She is also a hip-hop dancer and comedian and is always eager to

explore how those art forms influence the kind of work she creates. Select theatre

credits: The Fighting Days, The Welland Canal Play (Essential Collective Theatre),

Peter Pan (Bad Hats/Soulpepper Theatre/Carousel Players), Molly Bloom, You Know I Know (Fourth

Gorgon Theatre), mamaDADA-workshop (Pea Green Theatre), Romeo & Juliet, Salt Water Moon (Old

Flame Brewing Co). Upcoming: The Velveteen Rabbit (Fourth Gorgon Theatre & Carousel Players).

Training: George Brown Theatre School.

Sophie Tang, LIGHTING DESIGNER

Sophie is a Jessie Award Winner and Nominee, she holds a MFA theatre design

degree from UBC and a BFA theatre production and design degree from SFU.

Recent credits: Herringbone -Lighting and Set Design- (Patrick Street Productions),

The Orchard -Lighting Design - (Arts Club Theatre), Chicken Girl - Lighting Design

- (Rice and Beans Theatre), Old Man and the Sea -Lighting Design - (Turning Point

Ensemble), Elephant and Piggie’s “We are in a Play” - Lighting Design - (Carousel Theatre for Young

People), Yoga Play - Set Design- (Gateway Theatre), Titus Buffonious - Lighting Design - (Rumble

Theatre), Last Train In - Set Design - (Rice and Beans Theatre,) Urinetown - Set Design - (Arts Umbrella).

www.sophieyufeitang.com

Amanda Testini, CHOREOGRAPHER

Amanda is a theatre practitioner based on the unceded territories of the Musqueam,

Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. Some of her recent credits include Love

Bomb (‘Justine’/shameless hussy productions), La Cenerentola (assistant director/

Vancouver Opera), Pull 8 (director/SpeakEasy Theatre), East Van Panto: Wizard

of Oz (choreographer/Theatre Replacement), A Charlie Brown Holiday Double

Bill (choreographer/CTYP), Three Winters (assistant director/the Cultch), Carmen (choreographer

and assistant director/Opera Kelowna), Timon of Athens (choreographer/Bard on the Beach) and The

Velveteen Rabbit (Boy’ and choreographer/CTYP). She is a Jessie award nominee and a graduate of

Studio 58. Big thank you’s to Carole, Deb and the rest of this amazing team. Enjoy Neverland!

Tessa Trach, JOHN This is Tessa’s CTYP debut and she is so thankful to Deb and Carole for this

opportunity. She loves Peter Pan and if she could have any superpower it would be

to fly. Recent credits: Amelie (West Moon Theatre); Kathy in Singin’ in the Rain (Royal

City Musical Theatre); Rock of Ages (Renegade Arts Company); A Christmas Carol

(Carter-Ryan Productions); Grease, All Shook Up (Chemainus Theatre Festival) and

From Broadway with Love (Circle Bright). Tessa is a graduate of Studio 58. Thanks to her mom and

dad for financially investing in her career from the very start and to Marcus for being by her side.

Deb Williams, DIRECTOR Deb is an award winning actress, playwright, producer, director, comedian,

storyteller and educator for over 3 decades. She is one of the creators and stars

of the Mom’s the Word trilogy, seen in 19 countries,14 languages over the past

25 years. She is co-creator and producer of Vancouver’s Flame, celebrating its

11th season. She recently directed The Velveteen Rabbit for Carousel Theatre for

Young People, One of a Kind for Vancouver International Children’s Festival and Crow Hill for 4thLine

Theatre in Ontario. In the coming theatre season she is especially looking forward to directing at the

Children’s Festival and at 4thline Theatre again. Deb is delighted to be back at CTYP creating magic with

this wonderful team. Deb is a graduate of Studio 58, community builder, gardener, textiles artist and

mother of a couple of wonderful adults.

Kaitlyn Yott, PETER PANKaitlyn is a proud queer/2S Coast Tsimshian and Japanese artist. Her passion lies

in dedicating her artistic practice to the reclamation of voices of those who have

been systemically oppressed and silenced throughout history, and has participated

actively in the revitalization of Indigenous storytelling within the scope of Canadian

theatre. She is honoured to be back at her third season with CTYP, reclaiming the

narrative of Peter Pan. She is grateful to Deb and Carole for this opportunity. Select credits include:

Kamloopa (WCT/The Cultch/Persephone), The Coyotes (Caravan Farm Theatre), Les Filles Du Roi

(Urban Ink/Fugue), Children of God (Urban Ink/2017-2019 tours). Up next, she will be touring Treaty

6 in Reneltta Arluk’s Pawakan Macbeth, and she will be a part of Bard on the Beach’s 2020 season in

Paradise Lost and Love’s Labour’s Lost. T’ooyaḵsiy̓ n̓iin to everyone involved and much love to her family,

mentors, friends and best friend Michael (Paige).

Michelle Bardach, Paige Fraser, Kelli Ogmundson, Tessa Trach and Kaitlyn Yott’s performances are

generously supported by the RBC Foundation’s Emerging Artists Program.


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Sponsors & Supporters

A Heartfelt Thank You to All of the Foundations, Corporations, Families and Individuals Who Donate to Make CTYP’s Programming Possible

For more info on how you can support CTYP please call Carole Higgins, Artistic Director at 604. 669.3410 ext 901 or email [email protected]

SEASON SUPPORTERS

PETER PAN SUPPORTERS FAMILY FRIDAYS SUPPORTERS

RELAXED PERFORMANCE SUPPORTERS TEEN SHAKESPEARE SUPPORTER

MEDIA SPONSORS

And everyone who buys shoes at StepUp

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ARTISTIC ARTISTIC & MANAGING DIRECTOR Carole Higgins

19/20 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE Randi Edmundson

OPERATIONS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Tanja Dixon-Warren

CREATIVE SPACES MANAGER Carey Erickson

COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER (AS OF JANUARY) Danielle Florence

AUDIENCE SERVICES & OPERATIONS MANAGER Mikaela Sanders

AUDIENCE SERVICES & OPERATIONS ASSOCIATE Natalie Lichtenwald

AUDIENCE SERVICES Kimi Clark, Laura Jaszcz, Sarah Rotenberg,

Natalia Sarmiento, Krista Skwarok,

Amanda Testini, Victor Ustare

BOOK-KEEPERS Ewa & Joanna Borkowska

PUBLICIST Jodi Smith @ JLS Entertainment

PHOTOGRAPHER Tim Matheson

VIDEOGRAPHER Ryan MacDonald

GRAPHIC DESIGNER Valerie Thai

SEASON ILLUSTRATOR Kari Rust

EDUCATION EDUCATION MANAGER Jenny Rush-Cooper

TEEN SHAKESPEARE LEAD INSTRUCTOR Mike Stack

DRAMA SCHOOL FACULTY MEMBERS Eileen Barrett, Georgia Beatty,

Santana Berryman, Ian Butcher,

Frances Dowlatabadi, Kayla Dunbar,

Laura Jaszcz, Victor Mariano, CJ McGillivray,

Shea O’Connor, Emily Schoen,

Todd Thompson, Jonathan Winsby

CTYP’s drama school faculty members are professional actors and arts educators

PRODUCTION 19/20 SEASON STAGE MANAGERS Giselle Clarke-Trenaman, Pamela Jakobs,

Jenny Kim, Tanya Schwaerzle

LEAD TECHNICIAN Holly Karpuik

HEAD OF WARDROBE Stephanie Kong

CUTTER Jen Reid

STITCHERS Sarah Sewsic, Christy Zaporozan

ASSOCIATE TECHNICIANS Jody Burkholder, Al Frisk,

TEEN SHAKESPEARE PROGRAM MANAGER Giselle Clarke-Trenaman

PETER PAN TECHNICAL CREW Jody Burkholder, Al Frisk, Michael Gunion,

Bruce Kennedy, Jethro Allen-Martin,

Heidi Quicke, Glenys Thorp, Brad Trenaman

BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT Stephen Robertson

Treasurer Kathie Schwaia

Members at Large Sarah Hudson, Susan Shank,

Fila Testini, Roger Watts

Our Team

Donate online at www.carouseltheatre.ca, give us a call at 604.669.3410 or chat with our staff in the theatre lobby

$25provides a

student and their aide with tickets

to a school matinee

Give The Gift of Theatrethis Holiday Season!Please support CTYP’s Annual Giving Campaign

with a donation that fits your budget

$75supports a family

of 4 to enjoy a special night at

the theatre

$100purchases a booster seat for a very young

audience member

$150enables us to

accommodate a family of 4 in a

Relaxed Performance

$250supports the

creation of 1 page of a new script

$350gives an entire class the opportunity to

attend a live theatre performance

$500supports a ½ day

workshop of a new Canadian play. Help us create memories that last a lifetime! $1,000

buys a new lav microphone for our

musicals. Help us burst into song!

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BEST FOR AGES 6 YEARS OLD AND UNDER

BACKYARD FAIRIESPhoebe WahlA young girl searches the woods behind her

Pacific Northwest home for signs of forest

creatures. Can you find fairies – on these pages

or in your own magical space?

THIS IS SADIESara O’Learypictures by Julie MorstadFor Sadie, a box can be a boat or cushions a

castle. She can be a girl under the sea, or a

boy raised by wolves. There is no limit to the

adventures you can have with a big imagination

and a few good stories.

WALLPAPERThao LamIn this wordless story, a girl’s imaginary adventures

give her the courage to reach out for friendship

and the ability to recognise it in unexpected forms.

THE PEOPLE OF THE SEADonald Uluadluakpictures by Mike Motz“What I am about to share is a true story. It

happened to me when I was a child.” Friends

playing on the beach encounter an arnajuinnaq,

one of the people of the sea from Inuit myths.

DORY FANTASMAGORYAbby HanlonSix-year-old Dory relies on her wild imagination

to keep herself busy since her older siblings

refuse to play with her. The lines between fantasy

and real-life are often blurred in this laugh-

out-loud chapter book with equally hilarious

illustrations.

BEST FOR AGES 7 YEARS OLD AND UP

FAIRY SPELL: HOW TWO GIRLS CONVINCED THE WORLD THAT FAIRIES ARE REALMarc Tyler NoblemanIn 1917, two young cousins took photographs of

fairies – and cast a magic spell across the world.

Examine the evidence, and decide whether or

not you believe in fairies.

DRAGONS IN A BAGZetta Elliottillustrations by Geneva B Dragons aren’t supposed to live in Brooklyn!

Nine-year-old Jax is looking after baby dragons

until they can be safely delivered to a more

magical world – until he lets the dragons out of

the bag.

SWEEP: THE STORY OF A GIRL AND HER MONSTERJonathan AuxierEleven-year-old Nan is a chimney sweep in a

London where magic abounds. Her life changes

when she finds herself under the protection of

her very own Golem made of char.

THE JUMBIESTracey BaptisteWhat if the stories about magic folk in the

mahogany forest are actually true? Eleven-year-

old Corinne must call on her courage and an

ancient magic to stop an evil spirit and save her

island home.

ARU SHAH AND THE END OF TIMERoshani ChokshiWhen her classmates try to catch her in an

imaginative lie, twelve-year-old Aru accidentally

wakes a demon and only the legendary Pandava

brothers from the epic Hindu poem can help her

stop the destruction of the world.

Reading List

Did you love the promise of make-believe, stories, and magical worlds in Peter Pan? This list offers some books that explore the power of imagination and hints of fairy magic.

Teen Shakespeare is a six-week full time intensive performance class led by Drama Educator Mike Stack. The program runs from June 29-August 8, 2020. This year we explore Richard III. To book an audition call 604.669.3410 or email [email protected]

Teen Actors!Auditions for CTYP’s Teen Shakespeare Program

Saturday, January 11Sunday, January 26

CTYP happily makes The Waterfront Theatre and our three rehearsal halls available for community rentals.

LOOKING FOR A PLACE FOR PERFORMANCES, REHEARSALS AND/OR MEETINGS?

For more information email [email protected] or visit www.carouseltheatre.ca/rentals

READING LIST CREATED BY VPL


DRAMA CAMPS ANDCLASSES FOR AGES 3-17

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A Windmill Theatre (Australia) ProductionFebruary 11 - 23, 2020

Volunteers

The House at Pooh Corner

A CTYP Production in Association with Presentation House TheatreFeb 28 - Mar 29, 2020

FOR AGES 3-8

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FOR AGES 2-7

CTYP thanks all of the wonderful, amazing people who have volunteered their time ushering with CTYP this year:

Maria AlvesTanya CampbellJanice DenovanNancy FlexmanMark FreemanDarren GayPeter GolinskySam HaffeyErin HanrattyKarin HartnerKathryn IsemingerHelen LamEva LavillaJoanne LeeJudy LernerElke LitkeSteve LitkeJohn McCormick

Joan OuelletteFranco PanteVincent PierceAlejandro PinochetSarah RocchiMarlene RodgersTami SetalaSusan & Sophia ShankPatrick ToKrista TrounceClaire WestlakeSharron WilsonAudrey Zaharichuk If you would like to learn more about volunteering with CTYP please contact Mikaela Sanders, Audience Services and Operations Manager: [email protected]

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