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THE COMEDY THAT WILL LEAVE YOU TEARY-EYED WITH LAUGHTER! It’s 1934 – opening night at the Cleveland Grand Opera Company. The tickets are sold,

the stage is set, and the orchestra is ready. But it’s about to become un disastro gigantesco, because it’s three minutes to curtain and the leading man is missing.

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KEYANO THEATRE COMPANYDIRECTED BY:

DAROLD ROLES

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THE DIRECTORWelcome to the wacky world of the Cleveland Opera and our production of Lend Me a Tenor. I first had the pleasure of directing this show about 25 years ago right here at Keyano Theatre. Although I had been a guest director for Keyano Theatre Company several times before, it marked my first official show that I worked on in my new role as the Artistic Director here. At that time I had a dream cast which featured the talents of many Keyano Theatre Company veterans including Yvonne Balletto, Mike Singleton, Chris Bullough and Kathy Parris Landry (to name just a few). They were all so hilarious that they brought the house down. Fast forward to today and lucky me -I have another dream cast whom I know will bring the house down again. I believe this is one of the most well-written, crafted farces in contemporary theatre and it has been a pure delight to breathe fresh air into this beauty with such an amazing cast and creative team. Much thanks to them all. So sit back, relax and get ready for a whole lot of fun. And …”Hey, it’s-a nice to be back!”

Darold Roles

KEYANO THEATRE' COMPANY AND SUNCOR PRESENTS

LEND ME A

TEN R

Ken Ludwig’s

Ken Ludwig’s Lend Me a Tenor: Originally Produced by the American Stage Festival.

“Ken Ludwig’s Lend Me a Tenor” is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc., a Concord Theatricals Company.

Director: Darold Roles

The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited. Please turn off all pagers prior to the beginning of the performance.

This play takes place in 1934 in a hotel suite in Cleveland, Ohio.

There will be one 20-minute intermission.

ARTISTIC TEAM BIOS

KEN LUDWIG PLAYWRIGHT

Ken Ludwig is a two-time Olivier Award-winning playwright who has written over 26 plays and musicals,

including 6 shows on Broadway and 7 in London’s West End. His first Broadway play, Lend Me A Tenor, won two Tony Awards and was called “one of the classic comedies of the 20th century” by The Washington Post. His other awards include the Helen Hayes Award, the 2017 Samuel French Award for Sustained Excellence in the American Theatre, the Edgar Award for Best Mystery of the Year, and the Edwin Forrest Award for Contributions to the American Theater. His book How To Teach Your Children Shakespeare, published by Penguin/Random House, won the Falstaff Award for Best Shakespeare Book of the Year, and his essays are published by the Yale Review. Ken’s best known works include Crazy For You (5 years on Broadway, Tony and Olivier Awards for Best Musical), Lend Me A Tenor, Moon Over Buffalo, The Game’s Afoot, Baskerville, Sherwood, A Fox on the Fairway, and a stage version of Murder on the Orient Express, written expressly at the request of the Agatha Christie Estate. His newest play, The Gods of Comedy, premieres in 2019 at The McCarter Theater in Princeton and The Old Globe Theatre in San Diego. On Broadway and the West End, his plays have starred Alec Baldwin, Carol Burnett, Tony Shalhoub, Lynn Redgrave and Joan Collins. He holds degrees from Harvard, where he studied music with Leonard Bernstein, Haverford College and Cambridge University. His work has been performed in over 30 countries in more than 20 languages, and is produced somewhere in the United States and abroad every night of the year. www.kenludwig.com

ARTISTIC TEAM BIOS

DAROLD ROLES

DIRECTOR

Darold Roles is thrilled to be back at Keyano Theatre after recently directing their productions of The Drowsy

Chaperone and Mamma Mia!

His successes in the professional theatre and post-secondary education field include work as a director, choreographer, performer, producer, writer, teacher and respected administrative leader. He has also served as Dean of Arts and as Chair of the Performing Arts at Red Deer College. While in the Red Deer community, he was awarded a Mayor’s Award in the Performing Arts and an Exemplary Leadership Award from the International Chair Academy. He has fond memories of his time as Artistic Director at Keyano, and creating hit productions such as; Joseph..., The Wizard of Oz and Evita.

He was a co-founder and co-Artistic Director of KOMPANY!, a professional song and dance company that toured across Canada and internationally for 28 years. His work with KOMPANY! and as a freelance artist in Edmonton earned him numerous Sterling Award nominations.

DANIELLA MASELLIS

SET& LIGHTING DESIGNER

Daniela Masellis is an accomplished theatre designer and artist born and raised on Treaty Six Territory in

amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton, Alberta). Daniela’s training includes a B.F.A. of Theatre Design from the University of Alberta, a Grant MacEwan Diploma of Fine Arts, and a design apprenticeship in Italy at ‘Teatro alla Scala Milano’. Daniela has designed across Canada collaborating on over 65 productions with companies such as The Citadel Theatre, the Arts Club, The Stratford Festival, Akpik Theatre, Alberta Theatre Projects, and many others. This is her first time designing for Keyano Theatre and is happy to join the team on this hilarious and entertaining show.

NICOLE LOGAN

COSTUME DESIGNER

Nicole Logan is a recent graduate of the Calgary’s School of Creative and Performing Arts where she focused in design, stage management, and technical theatre. She spent her summer of 2019 at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity as a props building practicum before coming on-board to design Lend Me A Tenor. Nicole’s select credits in costume design include antigone lives* (directed by Christine Brubaker), Direct Sunlight Only (choreographed by Megan Koch) and The Stand Up (directed by Danelle White). She would like to thank Trevor—for putting her in touch with Keyano where she has had the opportunity to work with some incredible artists, and many thanks to Lyndsay—without whom none of this would have been easy, in fact it would have been very very difficult.

ZACHARY BARRETT

STAGE MANAGER

Zach is excited to be going into his third season as Stage Manager for Keyano Theatre Company. He graduated from Red Deer College’s Film program with a Degree in Filmmaking and is currently one of the founders of Twisted Gears Studios, an independent A/V and content creation company in town. As Stage Manager, he has been with Keyano going on 3 years, not including the 2 years he spent Stage Managing during the Visual Performing Arts Program in Keyano. He has worked with Darold Roles on previous shows such as Mamma Mia! And The Drowsy Chaperone. Enjoy this year’s Darold show Lend Me A Tenor!

KATHRYN BARRETT

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER

Kathryn is thrilled to be a part of the Lend Me A Tenor production team. Her previous credits as ASM include Sexy Laundry and A Christmas Story. Kathryn has had so much fun watching these super talented performers tell such a crazy hilarious story, it’s like magic seeing it all come together. She hopes that everyone enjoys the show as much as she has enjoyed working on it.

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CAST BIOS

HANNA FRIDHED

MAGGIE

Hanna is thrilled to play with this talented cast and crew! Some of her previous Keyano Theatre Company

shows include Run For Your Wife (2016), A Christmas Carol (2014 and 2017), The Drowsy Chaperone (2018), and Nurse Jane Goes to Hawaii (2018). She has also performed in dinner theatres with Theatre; Just Because. Hanna has directed for the One-Act Theatre Festival, receiving Outstanding Director (2017, 2018 & 2019) and Production (2017). Keep an eye on her next directorial project: Evil Dead The Musical! She is the Communications and Resource Manager with Theatre; Just Because, ADFA North representative, and sits on the Theatre Alberta Board of Directors. Thank you to all who make the arts possible!

DAVE BOUTILIER

SAUNDERS

A Transplanted Nova Scotian, Dave has made Wood Buffalo his home since 2007, and while his roots lie in Sydney’s

Boardmore Theatre, where he wrote, directed, and acted for many years, he considers Fort McMurray home. Dave has been seen in Keyano Theatre Company productions of A Christmas Carol, Run for your Wife, A Few Good Men, Cabaret, The Odd Couple, as well as numerous other productions under other film and theatrical banners here in Alberta, and in Nova Scotia. He would like to thank his Wife Orla for allowing him to run around the living room in saying “It’s part of the show, I have to!”. Thank you, and Enjoy the show.

JASON BECK

BELLHOP

Jason works for Waypoints as Manager of Community and Corporate Relations but is also a regular performer with the Keyano Theatre Company. He is very excited to be playing the Bellhop in this hilarious production. Some of his previous performance credits include The Baker in Into The Woods, Alex/Baubles in the Christmas production Other Side of the Pole, Rev Shaw Moore in Footloose, The Musical, and most recently Mr. Fezziwig/Business Man in A Christmas Carol and most recently his favourite role as the Man In Chair in The Drowsy Chaperone.

DIANNE PERRY

MARIA MERELLI

Dianne could not be more pleased to be a part of this talented cast in Lend me a Tenor. She would like to say thank you to the Artistic Team, Director Darold Roles, and the Keyano Theatre staff for making her experience one-of-a-kind in this hilarious musical farce. She hopes you enjoy the show. Ciao!

HELEN KILLORN

DIANA

Helen is delighted to be returning to the Keyano stage as KTC kicks off their 40th season! Fort McMurray is now called home, however Helen grew up in PEI where she first developed her passion for theatre and the arts. She graduated with a diploma in Music Theatre Performance from St Lawrence College, and since then has continued to perform professionally. Audiences may remember her from previous productions (Sophie in Mamma Mia!; Janet in The Drowsy Chaperone) or from the independently produced Salt-Water Moon at the Heritage Shipyard. When not on stage, you can find Helen guiding multiple classes at Oranj Fitness and YMM Dance Company. All my love to Cass & Aislyn for their love, patience & support. “Tu sei il sole del mio giorno.”

CAST BIOS

ZENON CAMPBELL

TITO MERELLI

Always excited to be on stage, Zenon is doubly excited to be part of such a well written and well-cast farce! The

Zeenominal one has last been seen on Keyano mainstage in The Drowsy Chaperone, but has also been seen in Boeing Boeing, Run For Your Wife, Cabaret and Calendar Girls. He has also shown up in several dinner theatres, second stage and one act shows. Basically, if there is an audience to be had, Zenon will show up! Zee-Diddy and the whole cast hope you get as much fun out of the show as we did bringing it to you.

JUDY LAVIGNE

JULIA

Judy is thrilled to be in her second Keyano Theatre production. Last winter, she played the role of Rosie in Mama

Mia!. Judy teaches music at YMM Dance studio as well as at Greely Road Elementary School. She is also the fiddle instructor at Elsie Yannick Elementary School. Judy also offers private music and art lessons and directs FAIDED JAID, which is a youth performance ensemble. Moving to Fort McMurray from New Brunswick she continued her love of Celtic Music by creating Phoenix Rising. She would like to thank her partner Mackey and their Chihuahuas for their patience as she practiced her Fran Dresner voice.

BRODIE DRANSUTAVICIUS

MAX

Brodie Dransutavicius is extremely grateful to be a part of another amazing Keyano production, you might have

seen him in previous works from the main stage such as Boeing Boeing, 39 Steps and Nurse Jane Goes to Hawaii. He hopes you enjoy the manic energy and fast pace of the show so sit back relax and get ready to laugh with this incredible farce.

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