Name the Newsletter
APRIL, 2016
Volume 1, Issue 1
2016 Season Announced
nounced in the next newslet-
ter which will also feature the
new name on the masthead.
This is the first issue of the
new Bard to Broadway News-
letter hopefully to be pub-
lished quarterly. The follow-
ing are names that we have
been tossing around: STAGE
WRITE, IN THE WINGS, SPOT-
LIGHT and BACKSTAGE.
We would like to invite you to
become involved and win
fame and fortune...well, possi-
bly a coffee card from your
choice of Serious Coffee, Star-
bucks or Tim Horton’s should
you submit an original name.
Please email Kathy Harper
with your submission to
([email protected]) no later
than Sunday, May 1. Please
put Name the Newsletter in
the Subject Line. The submis-
sions will be narrowed down
to the top three which will be
presented to the Bard to
Broadway board for a deci-
sion. The winner will be an-
Inside this issue:
Double Feature -
Mike Moroz
2
Double Feature -
Lorna McLellan
3
Board of Directors
AGM info
4
Who Knew? 5
Spring Break-A-Leg
6
Crescendo 6
Humor
Contact Info
7
Volume I, Issue I
Best Play 2013 Tony Award
Farce
The bucolic bliss of siblings
Vanya and Sonia is thrown into
disarray when sister-turned-
movie-actress Masha returns
home with her new, rather
dimwitted lover Spike in tow,
sparking an unfor-gettable
weekend of rivalry and racket,
lust and opportunity.
Gary Brown Nicholas Atkinson
Lorna McLellan Susan Bradshaw
Susan Warner Sarah Mc Kelvey
Mike Moroz—Director
Fabulously Funny Fast Paced
Farce
One day the good Doctor
tells “one, teeny-tiny, hardly
noticeable little lie” and sets
off an escalation of mishaps,
misunderstandings, and mis-
taken identities amongst his
lovely younger wife, her
mother, his best friend, his
amorous patient and her
jealous husband, the butler
and the maid.
Rob Atkinson Cory Spence
Sheriden Collyer-Valens
Judy Hipkin Brian Lecky
Kate Krynowsky Paul Churchill
Heather Harris
Kelly Barnum—Director
Classic Beloved Broadway
Musical
Made up of all the memorable
moments from the "Peanuts"
comic strip, from Valentine's
Day to the baseball season,
lovingly chosen from the lives
of Charlie Brown and his
friends (both human and non-
human) from bright uncertain
morning to hopeful starlit
evening.
Joshua Holloway Chelsea Keene Nicholas Atkinson
Ben Loyst Jocelyn Dickson Belle Warner
Kathy Harper-Director Don Harper-Associate Director Hilary Whelton-Vocal Director
Donna Falconer-Musical Director Miranda Atkinson-Choreographer
Double Feature
Each issue of our newsletter we plan to feature two members of our 2016 Bard to Broadway family: one ”newcomer” and
one “old-timer” and we use the term old-timer in the best sense of the word - someone who has been a member of a
company or organization for a long time.). The newcomer may have lots of experience as well, but is new to B2B. We also
plan to ask each interviewee to complete the Bernard Pivot Questionnaire made famous by James Lipton on “The Actor’s Studio”.
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MIKE MOROZ Mike is Guest Director for B2B’s 2016 show “Vanya
and Sonia and Masha and Spike”. I e-mailed Mike a
flurry of questions: What theatre did you do or see in
high school? Why did you do theatre at Grande
Prairie Regional College? Where did you do your
undergraduate degree? First teaching job? How do
you relax? Hobbies?” Here is his captivating re-
sponse.
Born in Spirit River, Alberta. I first became
involved in theatre in Junior High when a teach-
er came to teach for one year at the small coun-
try school I attended. When he left the follow-
ing year so did the program, but by then I was
hooked. I attended Grande Prairie Regional
College to take theatre classes and, as it turned
out, to play on the college basketball team -Go
Wolves”—before moving to Edmonton in
search of work as an actor.
Unable to make enough money as an actor -
Edmonton in the early 80’s was not really
The James Lipton Questionnaire
1. What is your favorite word? Prestidigitation
2. What is your least favorite word? No
3. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally? Honest human emotions - ideas/words
4. What turns you off? Entitlement
5. What is your favorite curse word? F**k, if I can use it......Fiddildy –poop if I can’t.
6. What sound or noise do you love? My children laughing.
7. What sound or noise do you hate? Whining
8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? Diplomat
9. What profession would you not like to do? Proctologist
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? “You’re early.”.......but Martin Short’s is still my favorite, ‘do you have a ballad?’
where one went to get rich as an actor—I took a
job as a political organizer. ‘The politics of art is
not very far removed from the art of politics’ and it
allowed me the opportunity to also return occasion-
ally to university to complete a B.ED. with a Major
in History, Minor in Theatre.
I began teaching fulltime at Cowichan Secondary in
1994, where I revived the theatre program which
had not produced a play in over a decade. The
program is now the largest on the mid-island, and
is expanding next to include an advanced Perform-
ing Arts model that integrates acting, voice and
dance with Social Studies and English. In 1997 I co-
founded the Mercury Players, a community based
theatre company. In 2009 I returned to Central
Washington University to complete my Masters
Degree in Theatre. In 2010 Cowichan Secondary
became the first BC high school to be invited to
perform at the prestigious Edinburgh Fringe Festi-
val.
My brush with greatness came in 2001 when I was
cast in ‘Insomnia’ with Al Pacino and Robin Wil-
liams - It was being filmed on Vancouver Island,
but the start of shooting was delayed several times.
When the hard dates were set, they overlapped
with the due date of my youngest daughter and I
withdrew from the film. My daughter loves that
story.
His resume lists some 36 productions he has di-
rected between 1996 and the present. As well,
Mike has accumulated some noteworthy awards and
the City of Duncan awarded him the Perpetual
Arts Award for contributions for the Arts in the
Valley. He was the winner of the 2010 North-
west Playwrights Alliance Screenwriting Com-
petition for “Fathers and Sons” which was pre-
sented as a public reading in Seattle that year.
Mike concluded “If I’m asked to describe the
creative side of myself I say I’m an actor, writer,
director—and I suppose I list them in the order
in which they feed my soul. More than anything
else, I love to act and I feel most alive and ener-
gized during a production. So much so that,
truthfully, I like rehearsal better than a perfor-
mance because during rehearsal there are no
limits to what is possible, and by the time we’ve
reached the run of the show, everything has
been decided.”
Co-editors Note: I met Mike in 1981 in Grande
Prairie—he was an annoyingly bright theatre student
who knew everyone’s lines. Little did I know that he
would take up theatre and teaching in such a big way
or that our paths would cross several times over the
next 35 years. He is the real deal—a creative force
but a normal human being too—he still curls, for
God’s sake! We are so fortunate to have him join the
B2B family for this our 17th summer season.
LORNA MCLELLAN
The first thing you notice about Lorna’s bios in Bard
to Broadway’s programs is how incredibly good she
must be at time management. On top of working
fulltime, regularly designing costumes for Nanaimo
Theatre Group, Schmooze Productions and Bard to
Broadway, she has also been associated with U-
Betcha, Bryher, Yellow Point and Ladysmith Little
Theatre drama groups AND she is also an actor!
Some of her stage credits include Agnes of
God, Blood Brothers, The King and I, and
Urinetown in addition to leading, supporting
and backstage roles in twenty or so other plays
for NTG, Western Edge Theatre, Schmooze
Productions to name but a few. This year,
B2B audiences will enjoy her presence onstage
in “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike”.
Her ten year relationship with Bard to Broad-
way began in 2006 when she joined the B2B
costume team for “Greater Tuna. In follow-
ing years she occasionally wore two hats
working on a production as well as appearing
in it. Oceanside audiences will remember
her creations for The Sound of Music, Leading
Ladies, Oliver!, Gypsy, Little Women. Always a
Bridesmaid and The Owl and The Pussycat.
Her costume designs have also been honored
with Outstanding Achievement Awards as
part of the North Island Zone Festivals, in
2006 and 2015 for Fortinbras and Bus Stop,
respectively. She is quick to acknowledge the
dynamic team of costumers for Bard to
Broadway over the years which has included
Caron Byrne, Ashlee Sales and most recently
Enid Jaques.
The James Lipton Questionnaire
1. What is your favorite word? Today, my favorite word is gobsmacked. I love onomatopoetic words.
2. What is your least favorite word? Just one? Invented business-speak words, like “actioning”.
3. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally? Creative, at least in costuming, I think the challenge of making something from almost nothing, or deconstructing something to make something new. I like the “bones” of old pieces.
4. What turns you off? Creatively micromanagement. I do a lot of work in my brain before I do anything visible, and that’s hard to quantify to someone else.
5. What is your favorite curse word? Is “bollocks” a curse word?
6. What sound or noise do you love? I love the sound of rain in puddles, on the roof, in the trees. And the sound of pebbles rolling as waves recede on a beach.
7. What sound or noise do you hate? I might say my alarm clock, though I think I dislike the sound of arguing more.
8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? I’ve always thought that being a travel write would be pretty cool – combining history, current events, social anthropology, languages, and of course, travel. (Airports are exciting places.)
9. What profession would you not like to do? Oh: I’m terrible with numbers, so anything bank-ish or financial wouldn’t be a good fit for me.
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when arrive at the Pearly Gates? “There you are. We’ve been waiting for you.”
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I asked Lorna where she was born
and where she attended high
school. “A Vancouver Girl, I went to
Point Grey Secondary. I had a wonderful
drama teacher, Mike Denos. I’d love to
see him again. While the rival school did
big popular musicals, we did Pinter scenes
for lunchtime entertainment, Chekhov for
after school fun, and classic comedies and
modern plays for public performances.
Why costumes? “I fell in love with
costumes as a child. My mother was in
the Vancouver Opera as a chorus soprano
for many years, and sometimes was un-
derstudy to some great stars. I would go
along with her to fittings when the cos-
tumes arrived in huge crates from Malabar
–huge ball gowns, exotic fabrics, incredi-
ble details. I’d go home and play among
mum’s crinolines, just imagining.
Did you always sew? Learned as a kid.
Do you sew your own costumes?
Yup. It’s hard to describe what’s in my
head to another person.
Board of Directors
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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
SUNDAY, APRIL 24, 2016
3:30 p.m.
SHELLY ROAD CENTRE
PARKSVILLE, B.C.
CURRENT BARD TO BROADWAY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Laurel Johannson President
Gary Brown Vice President
Eileen Butts Secretary
Jay Norton Treasurer
Vacancy Past President
Joanne Bush Director-at-Large
Kathy Harper Director-at-Large
Diane LeBlanc Director-at-Large
Brian Lecky Director-at-Large
Sarah McKelvey Director-at-Large
Belle Warner Director-at-Large
This is your opportunity to get involved. A new board will be elected at the AGM.
Come and see what drives B2B and find out how you can contribute to the contin-
ued success of this exciting organization. For more information, contact Gary
Brown at [email protected].
Who Knew?
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The co-editor Joanne Bush has been involved with local theatre
groups for about four years. Like many people in community thea-
tre, she wears many hats. In 2012, she was in the cast of “Hello
Dolly”. The following year she took on set dressing for B2B’s pro-
duction of “Sexy Laundry:, co-produced, crewed, sewed, and set-
dressed for ECHO Player’s “Be My Baby” directed by Eileen Butts.
Next came onstage roles in ECHO’s HMS Pinafore and “Nana’s
Naughty Knickers”. In 2014 she agreed to let her name stand for a
two year term on the B2B board and that year she also was a villager
in the zany production of “The Young Frankenstein”. Last fall
Joanne ventured into the world of stage managing as ASM for
“Calendar Girls”. But would it surprise you to learn that she is also
a world class athlete? She left on March 21 for Adelaide, Australia
to participate in the World Club Crew Championships. So how
does a self-described non-athletic music nerd become a world class
athlete?
“Out of adversity comes opportunity” said Ben Franklin. In 2002
Joanne was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent treatment
for a year. It was during this time that a customer of Joanne’s in
Ontario brought her a book “How to Ride a Dragon: Women with
Breast Cancer Tell Their Stories.” The first dragon boating team in
Toronto had been started for survivors of breast cancer and Joanne
soon made contacts in Hamilton - one, a chemo nurse was actually
on a local team. By January 2003, Joanne was attending pool prac-
tice and started paddling consistently as a form of physical therapy.*
Relocating to Nanaimo in 2007, she connected with another dragon
boat breast cancer team “Angels Abreast” out of Nanoose Bay and
was with them from 2007—2013. She then took on another chal-
lenge - weight and fitness - and after being tremendously successful
at this venture, started to look for more of a paddling challenge.
She transitioned to a regular women’s team (unaffiliated with
breast cancer survivors) called Nusa’Lon Dragon…..”to tell the
story of the dragon.”
In February last year, she tried out for a high performance com-
petitive team “The Gorging Dragons” based in Victoria. Yes,
Virginia, she made the team!!!! At the Canadian Club Crew
Dragon Boat Championships in Welland, Ontario in June 2015,
this team, competing with teams from across Canada qualified
for the World Cup Crew Championships in Adelaide in April
2016. And now you know the rest of the story.
These teams receive no funding provincially or federally. To
make the long trip to Australia, the team members raised all the
required funds through personal donations plus fundraising
events. Following her races April 1-3, she has a month to travel
around beautiful Australia. We will welcome Joanne home
around May 9 with no doubt many more stories to tell, and
more challenges on the horizons. Well done, Joanne.
* Dr. Don McKenzie from UBC had launched the first dragon
boat team in 1996 as a means of studying repetitive upper body
exercise or paddling and the development of lymphedema—a
painful swelling of the arm that can be experienced by breast
cancer patients and survivors.
SPRING BREAK-A-LEG—Pepys’ Show
CRESCENDO March 20, 2016
Once January 1st rolls around
each year, Bard to Broadway
swings into action. Plays are
chosen, auditions are followed
by call-backs in February and in
March, we hold CRESCENDO.
It’s our boot camp where we
gather together the actors, direc-
tors, costumes, stage managers,
musicians-generally anyone in-
volved in our three productions.
Introductions are made, con-
tracts are signed, headshots are
taken for the program, and
publicity shots of each play are
created. Our costume team
measures everyone, and pulls
together temporary costume
pieces appropriate for each
play. Don Emerson, our pa-
tient and talented photogra-
pher, captures it all on film. It’s
like the first day of school
where excitement is high and
we can’t wait to start. It con-
tinues to build until we open
early in July.
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Twenty-six children ages 6 to 13
turned our Shelly Rd facility into
17th century London during Spring
Break, March 14th –18th. “Pepys’
Show takes us back in history and
recalls with humour the hardships
experienced during the Restoration
of Charles II, the Bubonic Plague
and the Great Fire of London”. The
children learned about history as well as
language, literature, music , dance and dra-
ma. We had urchins, lords and ladies, rats,
Puritans, fleas and flames and a Town Crier
who kept the bursting-at-the-seams audi-
ence focussed on the action. Hilary
Whelton and her staff of Miranda Atkin-
son, Allison Shaw and Gabrielle Wratislav
are to be congratulated on the miracle
they seem to pull off every year. They
hatch a 45-60 minute costumed musi-
cal production in just five short days.
WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG???
Newsletter (as yet un-named!)
Kathy Harper, co-editor
(250) 752-3502
CONTACT INFORMATION
Welles picked up the phone, said
hello and pretended to listen for
a second. Then he turned to the
actress next to him, held out the
receiver and said, “It’s for you.”
Because he needed the money,
Orson Welles signed to appear
in a play where the rest of the
cast was, to put it politely, inex-
perienced. He was the only real
pro involved so on the first day
of rehearsal, he made a little
speech to the other players……
He said, “We’re going to be
doing this play for several weeks
and the law of averages dictates
that at some point, some egre-
gious mistake will be made.
Someone will miss a cue, some-
one will forget a line, something
will happen. Do not panic. I am
onstage for almost the entire
play and I have decades of acting
experience. So when something
goes wrong,” he continued, “do
not attempt to ad-lib Just leave
it to me.” Things went well until
opening night. In the middle of
Act Two, the prop man acci-
dentally rang a telephone in the
wrong scene. All the actors on
stage froze, wondering what to
do. Fortunately, Mr. Welles
announced, “I’ll get it,” and they
all relaxed, confident Orson
would handle it. They knew he
would ad-lib some sort of con-
versation and then work his way
back to the text of the play.
Bard to Broadway Theatre Society
P.O. Box 427
Qualicum Beach, B.C. V9K 1S9
Telephone: (250) 752-4470
Email: [email protected]
Website: b2btheatre.com
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“Mr. Clarke played the King all evening as though under
constant fear that someone else was about to play the
Ace.”
A review of ‘King Lear’ by Eugene Field of the Denver Post.
Volume , Issue
The Community
Theatre Dictionary
Quality Theatre - any
show with which you were
directly involved.
Turkey - every show with
which you were not directly
involved.
Prop - a hand-carried ob-
ject small enough to be lost
by an actor 30 seconds be-
fore it is needed on-stage.
Monologue - that shining
moment when all eyes are
focussed on a single actor
who is desperately aware
that if he forgets a line, no
one can save him.
Joanne A. Bush, co-editor
Unavailable—rowing in Australia until early May!
COMMENTS? STORY IDEAS?
SUBMISSIONS? Please e-mail Kathy Harper at
Julie Christie (in a Birmingham Rep. Revue)
had to sing a blues song alone on stage. The
local daily paper said the next day: “Julie
Christie should never, ever be allowed to sing
unaccompanied on stage again!”
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