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NOVEMBER 13 – DECEMBER 16, 2012
A CHRISTMAS
CAROL
by CHARLES DICKENS, adapted by MICHAEL SHAMATA
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Welcome to the Belfry
The human heart has an incredible capacity for empathy,
generosity and love. So believed Charles Dickens. He also
believed that these qualities were essential if the social ills
of industrialized London were ever to be remedied.
With the Ghost of Christmas Past, Ebenezer Scrooge
revisits the moments in his life that led him to harden his heart.
The Ghost of Christmas Present makes him see the reality of the
world around him, and the Ghost of Christmas Yet-to-Come
leads him to the realization that it is possible to change the
course of one’s life.
This story – so full of faith in the inherent goodness of humanity
– never fails to profoundly affect me. And, of course, we cannot
fail to be aware of the similarities between the world we live in
and Dickens' London.
Michael Shamata
Artistic Director
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Here’s a great Christmas story.
Congratulations to the cast, crew and team on a wonderful production of
A Christmas Carol.
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A Christmas Carol
England, 1843
Ebenezer Scrooge
Jacob Marley
Spirit
Spirit
Bob Cratchit
Mr. Fred
A Charitable Gentleman
Mrs. Dilber
Tom McBeath
Gerry Mackay
Daniel Fong
Jessica Hickman
Adam Lolacher
Kevin Kruchkywich
Brian Linds
Jan Wood
Ghost of Christmas Past
Ebenezer as a Boy
Fan
Mrs. Bingley
Miss Hurst
Ali Baba
Ebenezer as a Young Man
Dick Wilkins
Mr. Fezziwig
Mrs. Fezziwig
Flora
Belle
Gerry Mackay
Simeon Sanford Blades
Lily Cave
Jan Wood
Celine Stubel
Daniel Fong
Kevin Kruchkywich
Adam Lolacher
Brian Linds
Jan Wood
Celine Stubel
Amanda Lisman
Ghost of Christmas Present
Mrs. Cratchit
Belinda
Peter
Martha
Tiny Tim
Mr. Fred's Wife
Mr. Clenham
Miss Jane
Topper
Agnes
Belle's Husband
Gerry Mackay
Celine Stubel
Lily Cave
Ajay Parikh-Friese
Amisha Parikh-Friese
Simeon Sanford Blades
Celine Stubel
Adam Lolacher
Jan Wood
Brian Linds
Amanda Lisman
Kevin Kruchkywich
Ghost of Christmas Yet-to-Come
Businessman
Businessman
Joe
Debtor
Debtor's Wife
Boy
Brigit
Gerry Mackay
Kevin Kruchkywich
Adam Lolacher
Brian Linds
Kevin Kruchkywich
Amanda Lisman
Ajay Parikh-Friese
Jan Wood
A Belfry Theatre Production
A Christmas Carol
By Charles Dickens
Adapted by Michael Shamata
Starring
Tom McBeath as Ebenezer Scrooge
with
Lily Cave
Daniel Fong
Jessica Hickman
Kevin Kruchkywich
Brian Linds
Amanda Lisman
Adam Lolacher
Gerry Mackay
Amisha Parikh-Friese
Ajay Parikh-Friese
Simeon Sanford Blades
Celine Stubel
Jan Wood
Director
Costume Design
Set Design
Lighting Design
Composer
Choreographer
Assistant Director
Dialect Coach
Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager
Michael Shamata
Nancy Bryant
John Ferguson
Alan Brodie
Geordie Haley
Jessica Hickman
Kim Harvey
Adrienne Smook
Kim Charleen Smith
Ben Cheung
A Christmas Carol is approximately two hours with one 15-minute interval.
A Christmas Carol was originally produced at Theatre New Brunswick in 1990, starring Douglas Campbell.
The use of video or audio recording devices is strictly prohibited at all times.
A Christmas Carol is generously sponsored by
The Belfry Theatre is a non-profit registered Canadian charity.
The Belfry Theatre is a member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres and engages under the terms of
the Canadian Theatre Agreement professional artists who are members of the Canadian Actors’ Equity Association.
Please enjoy the performance.
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Amaya Tarasoff
Caroline Hearn-Kehoe
Cristina Woods
Carly MacKay
Brian Culp
Jessica Mcleod
Sadie Evans
Jane Broomfield
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Tiana Boutilier
Simon Farrow
Brent Forsstrom-Jones
Frank Morin
Patricia Reilly
Holly Vivian
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Directors
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Sherri Bird
Bill Murphy-Dyson
Robert Thomson, CA
Barbara Greeniaus
Dr. Monty Bryant
Georgia Gibbs
Helen Lansdowne
Ronald Parish
Andy Stephenson
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Directors
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Robert Johnston Q.C.
Joan Snowden
Dr. Brian Winsby
Michael Ziegler
Special Thanks
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Dave Obee
Ian Arnold and Catalyst TCM
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moments in the show when the seating of
latecomers will cause the least amount of
distraction for actors and audience members.
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Manager will not be able to reseat you until
one of these breaks.
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Some of our patrons are highly allergic
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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Adapted by Michael Shamata
Charles Dickens’s holiday masterpiece “A Christmas Carol” is adapted for stage in this lively
play at the Belfry Theatre. The play begins in the present time, with an introduction from
the actor playing Jacob Marley. Then, the audience is transported to Victorian England in
1843, where we meet the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge and his hard-done-by employee Bob
Cratchit.
Scrooge quickly establishes himself as an altogether unpleasant and unlikeable businessman.
He pronounces that the poor should be in workhouses and prisons or should die to “decrease
the surplus population”. He rebuffs his nephew’s invitation to Christmas dinner and declares
Christmas itself a “humbug”.
That night, an incredulous Scrooge is haunted by the Spirit of his deceased business partner,
Jacob Marley. Scrooge is warned that he will be visited by a series of three ghosts. In turn,
the Spirits of Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Yet to Come arrive and take
Scrooge on a journey through time. Scrooge revisits his childhood self and the loss of his first
and only love. He learns of Bob Cratchit’s poverty and the poor health of his son, Tiny Tim.
Finally, he perceives his own future demise: dying alone, unloved and without any positive
legacy. More wealth than he could ever spend; never spent on anything worthwhile.
In the final scenes, Scrooge’s epiphany unleashes his generosity and a new gratitude for life’s
blessings. He gives to the poor, he reconciles with his nephew, and he transforms the life of
Bob Cratchit and his family.
Audience Synopsis by Nicole and Sean
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Lily Cave
Fan, Belinda
Lily lives to perform. She has been singing, dancing and acting on stage
since age four, appearing in several Four Seasons Musical Theatre productions, most recently playing the lead role of Lucy in Narnia. Over the
summer Lily has been sharing her passion for singing and acting by busking on the downtown streets of Victoria. She raised $1,000 for the David
Foster Foundation and sang "The Power of the Dream" for David Foster
in person on CFAX 1070. For Lily, happiness is making other people
happy through her passion for performance.
Daniel Fong
Spirit
Daniel Fong is an emerging artist from the Grant MacEwan Theatre Arts
program in Edmonton, and is thrilled to be making his west coast debut
with the Belfry. Daniel is fresh off a summer of Shakespeare in the Park,
performng in A Midsummer Night's Dream (Puck) in Calgary, and a university season that included such shows as Thebans, Merrily We Roll Along,
Vernon God Little (Jesus), Once on This Island (Agwe), and XANADU.
Working on A Christmas Carol has been a magical experience. His thanks
go out to Michael, the Belfry, his loving parents, and God Bless us,
Everyone!
Jessica Hickman
Spirit
Jessica Hickman works in a variety of artistic mediums. She is a Dancer,
Choreographer, Actress, Director, Teacher, and Producer. She currently
lives in Victoria, BC but she often travels to the Yukon to continue her
work as the Co-Artistic Producer of Open Pit, a non-profit devised theatre
company. Currently, Jessica teaches dance at the Canadian College of
Performing Arts and has been devoting most of her time to the development of a new full-length devised physical theatre production called
Nowhere Near. Favourite credits include: Speed the Plow (Vancouver),
White Christmas (Victoria), Broken (Whitehorse), EXCHANGE: Memories
of Movement (Sweden), Countryside Christmas (Chemainus), and It is
Written (Calgary). www.jessicahickman.ca
Kevin Kruchkywich
Mr. Fred, Young Ebenezer
Kevin is thrilled to be back at the Belfry after performing in The Drawer
Boy and Picasso at the Lapin Agile. Selected credits: Death of a Salesman,
The Wars (Vancouver Playhouse); The Taming of the Shrew, Macbeth, Henry
V and Falstaff (Bard On The Beach); Boeing Boeing (Mayfield Theatre);
Demon Voice (Touchstone Theatre); The Woman In Black (Chemainus
Theatre); Guys and Dolls (Gateway Theatre); A Closer Walk With Patsy
Cline, Mesa and The School For Scandal (Arts Club); Romeo & Juliet,
The Glass Menagerie (Theatre Calgary); Wit, that elusive spark (ATP);
The Philadelphia Story (MTC); Macbeth (nomad theatre, England/South
Africa tour); Good Night Desdemona, Good Morning Juliet (BeMe TheatreMunich, Germany). Merry Christmas to my lovely wife, and her generous
family, the Hosies.
Rehearsal photography by Peter Pokorny
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sincere best wishes for a
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Brian Linds
Charitable Gentleman, Mr. Fezziwig
Brian has been seen at the Belfry in The 25th Annual Putnam County
Spelling Bee, Urinetown, Art, Patience, Picasso at the Lapine Agile, Corker,
Crackpot, Garage Sale, Knock, Knock, The Cripple of Inishmaan, The
Hostage and Moo. Other Victoria performances include Of Mice and
Men, Arms and the Man, Fire, Blithe Spirit, Death of a Salesman and As
You Like It (Blue Bridge Theatre), Hockey Mom, Hockey Dad (The Other
Guys) and The Josephine Knot (Bombus Theatre). Recently he was seen
in Harvest (Chemainus Theatre) and August: Osage County, Circle Mirror
Transformation, The Patron Saint of Stanley Park and It's A Wonderful Life
(Arts Club Theatre). He has also designed sound for many Belfry productions including God of Carnage, The Turn of the Screw, Girl In The Goldfish
Bowl, and Bordertown Cafe.
Amanda Lisman
Belle
Amanda is delighted to be making her Belfry debut. Her credits include
Lavinia in Titus Andronicus, Iris in The Tempest, Julia in Zastrozzi, Roxanne
in Cyrano de Bergerac (Stratford Shakespeare Festival); Elizabeth in Pride
and Prejudice (Citadel Theatre); Raina in Arms and the Man (Blue Bridge
Repertory), and performances with Theatre SKAM, Giggling Iguana,
Pacific Opera Victoria, Kaleidoscope Theatre, William Head Onstage,
and Atomic Vaudeville. Her screen appearances include The L.A. Complex
(Much Music), Copper (BBC/Cineflix), Psych (USA Network), the
upcoming film Only I..., and the television series 24 Hour Rental (Super
Channel). Amanda has a BA in Anthropology from the University of
Victoria and a BFA in Acting from the University of Alberta.
Adam Lolacher
Bob Cratchit, Dick Wilkins
A graduate from the University of Ottawa's Theatre program, Adam
has been working steadily in the theatre, film and TV world for several
years. Studying with the likes of Ben Ratner and Warren Robertson,
Adam continuously looks to challenge and improve himself on and off
stage. Selected Theatre: Birdbath (Dime Down), In The Boom Boom Room
(Paige 18), Beirut (Pikefly Theatre), Wreckage (Tightrope), Werewolves
(Pi Theatre), Rope (Genesian Theatre, Sydney, Australia), Less Ado About
Nothing (Pacific Theatre). Selected TV/Film: The Killing, Fringe, Murdoch
Mysteries, Being Erica, Stargate Atlantis, Plating. Come February 2013,
Adam will be starring in the Toronto premiere of The Glory Of Living with
Sterling Studio Theatre. Thanks to family, friends, cast and crew. Adam is
represented by Nigel Mikoski at Integral Artists
Gerry Mackay
Jacob Marley, the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet-to-Come
Gerry is pleased to be back at the Belfry. Select credits include: Nick in
Jitters (Belfry), Jim in All Shook Up (Chemainus Theatre), Sherriff Gilbeau
in August Osage County (Arts Club), Jack in Brighton Beach Memoirs
(Gateway Theatre), and Henry Lane in Sexy Laundry (Western Canada
Theatre). Other theatres include: 11 seasons with Bard on the Beach, three
seasons with the Stratford Festival, the Citadel theatre, Canadian Stage,
and the Globe theatre. Gerry has a BFA in performance from UVIC and
an MFA in Directing from UBC.
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Tom McBeath
Ebenezer Scrooge
Tom last appeared at the Belfry Theatre in Kevin Loring's 2009 Governor
General’s Award winning play Where the Blood Mixes. Previous to that he
played Bud in Mesa in 2007. He has just returned from the Bluma Appel
Theatre in Toronto, appearing in Electric Company Theatre’s production
of Tear the Curtain. Earlier this year he appeared in Scar Tissue, Dennis
Foon's adaptation of Michael Ignatief's novel of the same name, for the
Arts Club, and Tad Mosel's All the Way Home, an adaptation of James
Agee's novel, A Death In the Family, for the Electric Company Theatre.
Tom is celebrating his 40th year in Canadian Theatre. Still here, still
working, and still loving it!
Amisha Parikh-Friese
Martha
Amisha is thankful for the opportunity to perform with such a talented
cast and crew in her first Belfry production. She has appeared on stage
with Kaleidoscope Theatre (The Hobbit, Hana's Suitcase, Midsummer
Night’s Dream, Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Aladdin Jr., Charlotte’s Web),
as well as with Puente Theatre (The Pilgrimage of the Nuns of Conceptión).
Amisha is in Grade 12 at Esquimalt High and in her spare time dances
and plays soccer. She’s happy to play the oldest sister in A Christmas
Carol…quite a switch from her theatrical debut 13 years ago in the
Broadway tour of Miss Saigon – as a boy!
Ajay Parikh-Friese
Peter, Boy
Ajay is delighted to be in his first production with the Belfry. He’s been
busy recently with Pacific Opera’s production of Macbeth and his first
year at Reynolds High School. Earlier this year he appeared as a guest star
on his first TV show, Mr. Young (YTV/DisneyXD). He has also enjoyed
performing with Kaleidoscope Theatre (The Hobbit, Hana's Suitcase,
Midsummer Night’s Dream, Best Christmas Pageant Ever), as Flavio in
Rodelinda (Pacific Opera Victoria) and as the lead in Oliver! (St. Michael’s
University School). In his spare time he enjoys skimboarding, snowboarding, singing, and playing with fire.
Simeon Sanford Blades
Poor Boy, Ebenezer as a Boy, Tiny Tim
Simeon has had a flair for the dramatic all his life, but has only recently
begun to channel it onto the stage. He discovered a love and talent for
acting last year in the role of Humpty Dumpty in Sundance Elementary’s
production of Holka Polka (where, incidentally, he delivered the play’s final
lines). The middle child in a family of three boys, Simeon has a big heart,
an even bigger imagination, and an infectious spirit. Once this production is over, Simeon plans to buy a model of the Titanic, and become an
inventor.
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Celine Stubel
Mrs. Cratchit, Mr. Fred’s Wife
For the Belfry: God of Carnage, And Slowly Beauty…, (co-pro with the
NAC), Unless, Garage Sale, and My Chernobyl (Jessie Richardson Award).
Elsewhere: Oliver (NAC); Fire, Whose Afraid of Virginia Woolf, A Streetcar
Named Desire (Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre); The Graduate, The Constant
Wife (Arts Club Theatre); Electric Company's Studies in Motion (Citadel
and Canadian Stage); Tyland (ATP); Ride The Cyclone, Legoland, The
Qualities of Zero, Circus Fire (Atomic Vaudeville); Richard II and All's Well
That Ends Well (Bard on the Beach); Unity (1918), Lieutenant Nun, My
Three Sisters (Theatre SKAM). This Christmas Celine is thankful to be
home, here at the beautiful Belfry.
Jan Wood
Mrs. Dilber, Mrs. Fezziwig
Jan Wood most recently appeared on the Belfry stage in the featured role
of the Mother in The Life Inside and in various roles in Half Life. She
has acted in Vancouver at Bard on the Beach (All's Well That Ends Well,
Richard II, Pericles, As You Like It and Richard III). She has also worked
in Edmonton (Citadel Theatre, Theatre Network and Northern Light
Theatre) and Calgary (Theatre Calgary, Alberta Theatre Projects and
Lunchbox Theatre). Most recently she has completed a solo script of a
contemporary retelling of the myth of Medea to be produced in the spring
of 2013. Since 1996 she has been a full-time acting teacher with the
Department of Theatre at the University of Victoria. She is the mother of
two wonderful teenage girls, Shayna and Anielle, and wife to the delightful
Mr. Fezziwig. The four of them have been known to make merry throughout the year.
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Written by Alan Janes
Feb 22 – Apr 7
DELICIOUS LIES
Adapted from Molière’s Scapin
Apr 26 – May 18
GOOD TIMBER*
By the Other Guys Theatre Company
May 22 – Jun 1
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
Screenplay by Betty Comden & Adolph Green
Songs by Nacio Herb Brown & Arthur Freed
Jun 14 – Aug 25
A PRETTY GIRL
A SHAYNA MAIDEL
By Barbara Lebow
Sep 13 – Sep 28
DRACULA
From the play by Hamilton Deane &
John L. Balderston
Oct 11 – Nov 9
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE
A Musical based on the Frank Capra Film
and the Original Strory by Phillip Van Doren Stern
Book, Music & Lyrics by Thomas M. Sharkey
Nov 22 – Dec 23
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Creative Team
Michael Shamata
Adaptor / Director
Michael is Artistic Director of the Belfry Theatre, where he has directed
Red by John Logan (a co-production with the Royal Manitoba Theatre
Centre), the English language premiere of And Slowly Beauty…(co-production with the National Arts Centre), The 25th Annual Putnam County
Spelling Bee (co-production with the Arts Club Theatre/Jessie Award for
Outstanding Direction), the Canadian premiere of The Year of Magical
Thinking (which subsequently toured to the Tarragon Theatre in Toronto
and the National Arts Centre), Tom Stoppard’s The Real Thing and AnnMarie MacDonald’s musical Anything That Moves. His west coast directing
credits also include Glengarry Glen Ross starring Eric McCormack (Arts
Club), I Am My Own Wife and The Music Man (Vancouver Playhouse),
and Much Ado About Nothing and The Winter’s Tale (Bard on the Beach).
He has directed at most of the major theatres across the country, including the Stratford Festival and Canadian Stage, and his work has been
seen in every province in Canada. His productions have won awards for
Outstanding Production in Toronto (A Little Night Music), Vancouver
(Fiddler on the Roof and Spelling Bee) and Ottawa (Kilt). Michael is the
former Artistic Director of both Theatre New Brunswick and the Grand
Theatre in London, Ontario.
Nancy Bryant
Costume Design
Nancy is pleased to be back working at the Belfry with a wonderful costume team and has enjoyed taking over Studio B to expand the costume
shop for this production. Last season Nancy designed the costumes for
Jitters. She has designed costumes for Pacific Opera Victoria's The Flying
Dutchman, Rodelinda (set as well) and The Rake's Progress and for theatres
across Canada for the past 25 years. Selected theatre credits include: The
Overcoat, Oliver and numerous others for the Vancouver Playhouse (sadly
no longer); annual productions with the Arts Club Theatre including The
Constant Wife, Sweeney Todd and She Loves Me; productions for the Shaw
Festival and most recently Tear the Curtain (Electric Company/Arts Club
Theatre) for Canstage in Toronto. Costume design for Dance includes
work with Kidd Pivot, The Netherlands Dance Theatre, Les Ballets de
Monte Carlo, Stuttgart Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem and Ballet BC.
She also designs costumes for film and Television in Vancouver where she
lives and is the recipient of twelve Jessie Awards and a Leo Award.
John Ferguson
Set Design
John most recently designed both set and costumes for the Belfry productions of God of Carnage and And Slowly Beauty… and has been resident
designer for Theatre Calgary, Neptune Theatre, the National Arts Centre,
and the Canadian Stage Company. He has designed for all the major
regional theatres from coast to coast as well as Mirvish Productions, the
Canadian Opera Company, Pacific Opera Victoria, the Shaw Festival
and the Stratford Festival, where he has designed twenty productions. He
is the recipient of two Dora Mavor Moore Awards, Montreal’s la Soirée
des Masques Award, Vancouver’s Jessie Richardson Award and a Tyrone
Guthrie Award. Previous Belfry designs include The Year of Magical
Thinking, The Real Thing and Anything That Moves.
Rehearsal photography by Peter Pokorny
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Save the date! CFA Society Victoria
will host its 5th Annual Forecast Dinner
on January 30, 2013 at the Fairmont
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CLASSICAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Monday, December 3 at 7pm
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Creative Team
Alan Brodie
Lighting Design
After a long absence, Alan is thrilled to be back at the Belfry, where he has
created the lighting for productions that include Stones in His Pockets, The
Syringa Tree, Mary’s Wedding, When We Were Singing, The Drawer Boy, Two,
Skylight, Come Rain or Come Shine, Anatol and The Collected Works of Billy
the Kid. Alan has collaborated many times with Michael Shamata, including the Soulpepper production of A Christmas Carol and the Pacific Opera
Victoria productions of Mary’s Wedding and La Bohème. A member of the
Associated Designers of Canada, Alan lives in Vancouver with his wife
Michele and their boxer “Ellie”. Visit www.alanbrodie.ca
Kim Harvey
Assistant Director
Kim Harvey is Chilcotin, Okanagan, Kootenay and Carrier. She completed the UBC BFA Acting program in 2008. Past theatre highlights include:
Rez Sisters, Ernestine Shuswap Gets Her Trout, The Laurier Memorial,
Salmon Row, the Governor General's Award winning play and National
Tour of Where the Blood Mixes, and most recently, Gordon Tootoosis final
show, Gordon Winter. Kim was also a co-host on the Aboriginal People’s
Television Networks show, First Talk where she represented the Seventh
Generation on topics within the Canadian Aboriginal social context. Kim
feels extremely honored to follow the long lineage of storytellers that came
before her, and privileged to continue that long practice at the Belfry
Theatre in Victoria. Kim thanks the Belfry team for all their hard work,
and Michael Shamata for believing in her.
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Geordie Haley
Composer
Geordie Haley is a composer, improviser, educator
and guitarist. Contributing to the creative music
scenes of Fredericton, Toronto, and now Halifax,
Geordie has been presenting songs, rhythm based
compositions and improvised music for over 25
years. Since returning to the Maritimes Geordie
has been a featured artist in concert and festival
programs by creative music presenters Upstream
Music, Suddenly Listen, Canadian Music Center,
The Motion Ensemble, Jazz East, and the Harvest
Jazz Festival. As an educator Geordie continues his
practice at the Nova Scotia Community College
Music Arts Department, teaching private lessons
and instructing ensembles. Geordie’s music can be
heard at www.myspace.com/geordiehaley and on
CBC Radio 3.
Rehearsal photography by Peter Pokorny
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Creative Team
Kim Charleen Smith
Stage Manager
Kim has been stage-managing for over 20 years and continues to be
grateful for the opportunities her work brings to her life. This includes
returning to the Belfry for her fifth season and a recent tour in Japan with
the Canadian play 2 Pianos, 4 Hands. She is a graduate of the Technical
Theatre and Design programs at both Vancouver Island University and
the National Theatre School of Canada. Her professional career began
at the Canadian Stage Company in Toronto with The Dream in High
Park, followed immediately by the Canadian premiere production of The
Phantom of the Opera for Livent Productions, also in Toronto. Kim worked
at Livent on several musicals in Toronto and tours of both Canada and the
US. She has stage managed at the Vancouver Playhouse, Theatre Calgary,
Opera Hamilton, Pacific Opera Victoria, on motor vessel "Monarch of
the Seas" and was the Resident at Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet. Kim
has also taken her theatre training to the world of sport, working on the
Pan Am Games in Winnipeg, for the World Weightlifting Competition
in Vancouver, and the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. She is thrilled with the
lineup Mr. Shamata has assembled for this action packed season and looks
forward to sharing these productions with patrons and colleagues.
Ben Cheung
Assistant Stage Manager
Ben is a graduate of UBC’s BFA Theatre Design and Production program.
He is overjoyed and thankful that the Belfry family is willing to put up
with his mischievous shenanigans once again! His stage-management
highlights include Love in Public (SFU), Fresco (BellaLuna), Aesop’s Fables
(Carousel), The Wizard of Oz (Carousel), Munscha Mia (Carousel), Best
Before (PuSh Festival), Billy Bishop Goes To War (UBC, Persephone, Belfry,
Arts Club), High School Musical (Viva Musica), and Always… Patsy Cline
(Viva Musica). Other theatre credits include Blackbird (Rumble), Seussical:
The Musical (Carousel), Love You Forever and More Munsch (Carousel), and
The Hobbit (Carousel). He’s continually grateful to every brave soul who
ventures to join him on his theatrical journey. Enjoy the show!
Rehearsal photography by Peter Pokorny
Create a Christmas Memory
Come and cut your special tree
with family and friends at
Highlands
Home Farm
4240 Munn Rd
Sat & Sun throughout December
10am - 3pm
Trees from $25,
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Saws provided • Bonfires • Hot Chocolate • Wear Boots
This winter at the Belfry
Catch one or all of these great events in the coming weeks.
Afterplay
November 20-24
During this week of performances of A Christmas Carol, we want to hear what you have to say. After each
performance, stick around for a short discussion facilitated by one of our staff.
Talkback Thursday
Thursday, November 22
Following the 8pm performance of A Christmas Carol, join the actors from the show and your fellow
audience members for a Q&A session. Ever wondered how they do it? This is your chance to ask!
Booksmack!
Monday, November 26 - Free
After our standing room only event in October, five fast, furious and fun GVPL librarians return. They’ll
let their hair down, take off their glasses and speed review books and DVDs for giving – just in time for
the holidays.
Children's Health Foundation / Actors’ Fund Benefit Performance
Sunday, December 16 at 7 pm
All proceeds from this performance will be split evenly between the Children's Health Foundation of
Vancouver Island (formerly the Queen Alexandra Foundation for Children) and The Actors’ Fund of
Canada.
Speaking in Tongues
January 22 - February 24, 2013
Nine parallel lives – interlocked by four infidelities, one missing person and a mysterious stiletto – are
woven through a series of fragmented confessionals where the lines between right and wrong become dangerously blurred. The multi-award winning Company Theatre will revive this extraordinary production for
us. Tickets on sale now.
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and when you want to see it. You’ll get the best seats we have
available, plus advance booking privileges, easy ticket exchanges
and email reminders.
With this four voucher pass one can see four shows, two can see two,
or bring three friends with you to the performance of your choice.
You can add extra vouchers (in pairs) and save even more.
Please visit our Box Office or call 250-385-6815
for full details or to book your FLEX PASS today.
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At this special time of the year,
please consider a gift to the
Belfry Theatre.
Thank you!
To make a donation online or by phone:
belfry.bc.ca /donate 250-385-6815
By mail or in person: Donation card + return envelope
are included in this program.
Bravo!
2012-2013 Fundraising Campaign
The following individuals have
invested generously to raise funds
in support of ongoing Belfry
Theatre operations.
Godsend ($10,000 +)
The Estate of Shirley Dawson
Karen Richardson
Patrick Stewart
Anonymous (1)
Sustainer ($1,000 - $4,999)
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Our thanks to the 182 Believers
($50 - $149)
and 66 Friends (Up to $49)
As of October 30, 2012
** New Donor
* Donor moved up a category
Bravo!
The Belfry Theatre gratefully acknowledges the
financial support of The Canada Council for
the Arts, the Department of Canadian Heritage,
the Province of British Columbia through the
British Columbia Arts Council and the Gaming
Policy and Enforcement Branch, and the Capital
Regional District Arts Development Office.
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Foundations
Ian & Gloria Back Fund
through the Victoria Foundation
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through the Victoria Foundation
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through the Victoria Foundation
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through the Victoria Foundation
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through the Victoria Foundation
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through the Victoria Foundation
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through the Vancouver Foundation
Victoria Foundation
TD is pleased and proud to support the
Belfry’s production of Charles Dickens
“A Christmas Carol”
We’re working together with the Belfry Theatre
to make a difference in our community.