Festival Staff
Artistic Director
Antoni Cimolino
Executive Director
Anita Gaffney
DIRECTORS’ OFFICE
Director of the Birmingham Conservatory for Classical Theatre
Martha Henry
Producer
David Auster
Creative Planning Director
Jason Miller
Casting Director
Beth Russell
Director of New Plays
Bob White
Creative Associate for Special Projects
Keira Loughran
Associate Producer
Bonnie Green
Company Manager
Rosie Driscoll
Head of Stage Combat
John Stead
Corporate Secretary & Executive Assistant to the Artistic Director
Joy Wishart
Executive Assistant to the Executive Director
Marion Burr
Assistant to the Producer
Susan Lemenchick
Casting Assistant
Jennifer Emery
New Play Department and Directors’ Office Administrative Assistant
Elizabeth Sheffield
COACHES
Head of Voice & Coaching
Janine Pearson
The Head of Voice & Coaching position at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival is generously endowed by David Green & Mary Winton Green
Head of Voice Emerita
Ann Skinner
(on sabbatical)
Voice, Text & Dialect Coaches
Nancy Benjamin
Jane Gooderham
Kennedy C. MacKinnon
Speech-Language Pathologist & Voice Coach
Lori Holmes
Alexander Technique & Movement Coach
Kelly McEvenue
Movement Coaches
Leslie French
Shona Morris
Professional Development Program Coach
Heather Hill
Guest Coaches
Annette av Paul
Frank Bach
Patsy Rodenburg
Ian Watson
Theatre Training Consultant
David Latham
ADVANCEMENT
Director of Advancement
Rachel Smith-Spencer
Events Coordinator
Stephanie Aniol
Major Gifts Manager
Cynthia Benoit-Sarrazin
Membership Manager
Ceairy Free
Research Manager
Shannon MacDonald
Planned Giving Manager
Kathryn McKie
Major Gifts Manager
Christine Seip
Playwright’s Circle & Events Manager
Sharon Butler
Corporate Sponsorship Coordinator
Susan Baker Bidgood
Membership Administrator
Donna Hyde
Program Administrator
Cathy Kemp
Corporate Sponsorship Coordinator
Susan Baker Bidgood
Membership Administrator
Donna Hyde
Membership Coordinator
Kelly Schultz
ADMINISTRATION
MARKETING & AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT
Director of Marketing & Audience Development
Lisa Middleton
Associate Director of Audience Development
Trudy Watson
Advertising & Promotions Manager
Carly Douglas
Social Marketing Coordinator
Christi Rutledge
Box Office Manager
Jo-Anne Hood-Tidman
Direct Marketing Manager
Paula Muncaster Walker
Groups & Schools Sales Manager
Maria Simonelli
Groups Sales Manager
Heather Martin
Telesales Revenue Manager
Krista Swetman
Interim Groups & Schools Officer
Melinda Mercer
Accommodation Coordinator
Maureen Vankesteren
Groups & Schools Administrator
Jane Bex
Reporting Coordinator
Leanne Herbert Malvern
Special Orders Coordinator
Colleen White
Audience Development Core Team
Darlene Harrison
Sarah Newton
Krystal Parkins
Debbie Steinacker
Christine Teeple
Audience Development Representatives
Gay Allison
Myrtle Baker
Cindy Bissell
Anna Burton
Lally Cadeau
Kimberly Catton
Jason Colliver
Elysia Cucksey
Tracy Culp
Michelle Cutts
Susan Davis
Geena DeWeerd
Carolyn Dingman
Paul Duncan
Shonna Eden
Martin Fielding
Nicole Ford
Lori Hicks
Marianne Hord
Yvonne Hord
Samareh Jones
Janice Kastner
Chelsey Klasen
Anna Kowalchuk
Donna Lawley
Maria Loghrin
Jane Mallory
Aislinn McCauley
Meredith McCauley
Savannah McIntyre
Ruth Ann Miller
Janice Mitchell
Geri Morley
Graham Morley
Cheryl Moses
Lenore Neeb
Tara Nimmo
Kathy Partridge
Ariana Poch
Barbara Redden
Susan Reid
Eliesha Richardson
Liz Ross
Sharron Rudy
Rod Rychliski
April Dawn Sararus
Jennifer Sweedler
Jen Temple
Jane Wilkinson
Anne Wilson
Jennifer Zylstra
Applications and Analytics Project Manager
Cathy Lindsey-King
Senior Developer, Team Lead
Rick Crawford
Programmers
Michael Cowen
Bryan Richardson
Steve Wilhelm
Web & Social Media Content Specialists
Jason Clarke
Marc Raffa
Tessitura Administrator
Michele Keutsch
Mailing Distribution Coordinator
Corinne Thornhill
Distribution Centre Assistant
Candy Neumeister
Receptionists
Carol Brown
Janet Wilson
Retail Manager
Jennifer Baker
Inventory Control Coordinator
Cheryl Gregorashuk
Theatre Store Supervisors
Nicole Vokey
Chaslyn Stevenson-Hasting
Theatre Store Sales Representatives
Bruce Barber
Gisella Bennett
Michelle Broughton
Allison Erb
Holly Johnson
Karen Johnson
Camella Ohler
Sherry Lesouder
Cindy Ramier
Cassandra Sargent
Shireen Sasani
Samantha Sist
Nadine Skinner
Sarah Walkom
COMMUNICATIONS
Director of Communications
David Prosser
Communications Coordinator
Claire Haist
Customer Service Coordinator
Bev Nicholson
Graphics
Graphic Design & Print Production Manager
Andy Foster
Graphic Designers
Krista Dodson
Lindsay Molenhuis
Jr. Graphic Designer
Jessica Hehn
PUBLICITY
Publicity Director
Ann Swerdfager
FRONT LINES
Festival Theatre House Manager
Stephen Barber
Avon Theatre House Manager
Eldon Gammon
Tom Patterson House Manager
Kelly McIntosh
Studio Theatre House Manager
Benjamin Brant
Swing House Managers
Samantha Skowby
Maxine Smith
Ushers
David Ayton
Gloria Bates
Barry Becker
Elin Becker
Margaret Blowes
Gregory Borotsik
Scott Boyce
Ian Brown
Karen Brooks
Michele Buchanan
Kim Burnett
Brad Carew
Joyce Chappel
Harper Charlton
Dianne Chisholm
Jennifer Cooper
Brian Counihan
Jen Culligan
Charmaine Cummings
Elsie Dahm
Jessica Darling
Lauren Datema
Mardi Dawson
Jacob Dingman
Sandy Dunn
Lisa Eusebi
Barb Feeney
Thomas Feore
Jeanne Ford
Chris Fulton
Barry Gammon
Maureen Gratton
Mary Grobbecker
Elaine Gross
John Hawtin
Bernice Hishon
Ann Hopps
Deborah Howes
Gail Hyde
Kathy Jeffery
Lynn Knight
Joyce Lange
Leslie Lee
Mary MacPherson
Miguel Manzo
Julio Martinez
Diana Mattheson
Jill Merner
Sam Mestern
Karen Mills
Laurie Moodie
Kathy Mowbray
Josie Muncaster
Susan Murray
Susan Nicholas
Glen Oliver
Ushers Cont'd
Nancy Patterson
Eleri Pinder
Lois Pogson
Pat Ranney
Pat Reavy
Trish Richards
Dolores Riehl
Judy Robinson
Adam Savage
Carol Schlemmer
Ingrid Schmekies
Barb Scholz
Judy Smith
Maxine Smith
Thelma Smith
Gail Sorensen
Olivia Steven
Sandra Swartzentruber
Ben Thomas
Larke Turnbull
Sharon Twamley
Rosemary Unruh
Marilyn Wells
Elizabeth West
Breen Wilkinson
Caroline Yates
Sean Yates
Elfrieda Zimmerman
Lois Zurell
Parking Attendants
Bill Begg
Ted Lawson
Jim MacKinnon
Bob Mavity
Ardeshir Sasani
EDUCATION
Director of Education
Andrea Jackson
Education Coordinators
Luisa Appolloni
Katherine Laing
Education & Editorial Coordinator
Shira Ginsler
Resident Teaching Artist
Edward Daranyi
Education Consultant
Pat Quigley
ARCHIVES
Director of Archives
Dr. Francesca Marini
Archives Coordinator
Christine Schindler
Archives Assistant
Nora Polley
Contract Archivist
Lois Quail
Festival Exhibition Staff
Laura Darby
Vanessa Edmonds
Traci Elliot
Kristen Nuhn
Marlene Macke
FINANCE, FACILITIES, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & FOOD AND BEVERAGE
Director of Finance, Facilities, Information Technology, Food & Beverage
Darryl Huras
Finance Comptroller
Carla Fowler
Senior Accountant
Dianne Matt
Financial Analyst
Leanne Atkinson
Junior Accountant
Todd Bridges
Accounting Administrators
Jo-Anne Jordan
Joanne Wreford
Finance Assistant/Company Accommodations
Shelley Assayag
Information Technology
Manager of Information Technology
Paul Muncaster
Systems Administrator
Derek Atkins
Andrei Martchenko
Help Desk Technician
Len Biedron
Facilities
Facilities Manager
Jeff Heggie
Assistant Facilities Manager
Val Bielecki
Project Administrator
Sandra Darby
Carpenters
Gary Brady
Richard Graul
Chief Engineer
John Luesink
Shift Engineers
Richard Arnold
Alan Speed
Al Tufford
Electrician
Tony Iacobellis
Seasonal Head Gardener
Anita Jacobsen
Seasonal Gardeners
David Kittmer
Shelly Paulocik
Student Gardeners
Michael Ingoldsby
Storee Scott
Sarah Wilson
Cael Wishart
Head of Maintenance
Ron Brown
Maintenance Staff
Roy Brown
Ryan Cleveland
Dar Del Chiaro
Blair Holden
Thomas Lemenchick
Myrna Lewis
Larry Shurrie
Art Tucker
Gord Wilson
Housekeepers
Trevor Bannon
Catherine Dishman
Debbie Galbraith
Patti Hinz
Mandy Ilman
Sandra Huiser
Robert Lee
Marjorie Lundrigan
Racheal Markle
Bruce McCann
Janet McFarlane
Larisa Orlova
Darlene Payne
Sherry Priestap
Dean Scott
Kevin Schaeffer
Darlene Stewart
Glen Sutherland
Sandy Thistle
David Wick
Stage Door Guards
Bob Jennings
Janice Schaefer
Fred Sinko
Peter Whelan
Casual Stage Door Guard
Leighton McLeod
Jim Mitchell
Food & Beverage Manager
Toni McLean
Food & Beverage Service Coordinator
Cate Blowes
Line Cook
Carol Grasby
Nick Lobodycz
Customer Service- Greenroom
Alicia Kuntze
Colin McArthur
Michelle Smith
Bartenders / Servers
Christine Aitcheson
Krista Boersen
Ian Brown
Sara Brown
Gabriele Cimolino
Lynne De Wys
Tess Dingman
Sydney Fuhrman
Nicole Grobbecker
Hilary Kroes
Mitchell Lauson
Kurtis Mercer
Chloe Merkel
Cathy Michiels
Stephanie Moore
Jazmine Mossey
Rosemary Nicholson
Sharla Paino
Ginnie Perry
Stephen Read
Megan Schaff
Samantha Skowby
Michelle Smith
Christine Snow
Darla Wicke
David Woolley
Kerry Wright
HUMAN RESOURCES
Director of Human Resources
Shelley Stevenson
Human Resources & Volunteers Manager
Nancy Altenburg
Health & Safety Coordinator
Robbin Cheesman
Interim Health & Safety Administrator
Krystal Parkins
Payroll Manager
Heather Marriott
Payroll Coordinator
Kathy McKellar
Payroll / HR Administrative Assistant
Susan Mavity
Company Accommodations Supervisor
Andy Mark
Casual Company Accommodations Assistants
Dianne Doone
Meredith McCauley
MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Director of Music
Rick Fox
(on sabbatical)
Director of Music
Franklin Brasz
Music Administrator
Marilyn Dallman
Administrative Assistant
Don Sweete
PRODUCTION
Director of Production
John Tiggeloven
Technical Director - Festival Theatre
Jeff Scollon
Technical Director - Avon Theatre
Elissa Horscroft
Technical Director –Tom Patterson Theatre
Sean Hirtle
Technical Director - Studio Theatre
Robbin Cheesman
Technical Director - Scenic Construction
Andrew Mestern
Wardrobe Manager
Anne Moore
Production Administrator
Cheryl Bender
Assistant Technical Director
David Campbell
Electronics Technologist
Christopher Wheeler
Administrative Assistant
Cindy Jordan
Technical Management Assistant
Michael Besworth
Transportation
Charlie Fox
Ian A. Fraser
Michael “Earnie” Taylor
James Thistle
Children’s Supervisors
Sandy Davis
Deborah Howes
DESIGN
Design Coordinator
Alix Dolgoy
Resident Sound Designer
Peter McBoyle
Assistant Designers
C. J. Astronomo
Devon Bhim
Sara Brzozowski
Kimberly Catton
Laura Gardner
Verne Good
Jennifer Goodman
Brandon Kleiman
Kaileigh Krysztofiak
Jennifer Lennon
Jareth Li
Paphavee (Poe) Limkul
Sarah Mansikka
Jenna McCutchen
Sean Poole
Tristan Tidswell
Joanna Yu
PROPERTIES
Head of Properties
Dona Hrabluk
Properties Buyer
Tracy Fulton
Assistant Properties Buyer
Penelope Schledewitz
Assisted by
Eric Ball
Lucas Commerford
Ken Dubblestyne
Carolyn Horley
Michelle Jamieson
Kathryn Kerr
Shirley Lee
Jennifer Macdonald
Brian McLeod
Dylan Mundy
Heather Ruthig
Katherine Theriault
SCENIC ART
Head Scenic Artist
Christopher Klein
Assistant Head Scenic Artist
Daniel McManus
Assisted by
Kevin Kemp
Lisa Summers
Jo-Anne Vezina
Amparo Villalobos
Michael Wharran
Blair Yeomans
SCENIC CARPENTRY
Head Carpenter
Neil R. Cheney
Head of Automation
Ian Phillips
Assisted by:
Simon Aldridge
David Bedford
Mark Card
John Currie
Ryan Flanagan
Craig Geiger
Gary Geiger
William Malmo
Stephen Morgan
Wayne Nero
John Roth
Mark Smith
Geoff Taylor
Cliff Tipping
Joe Tracey
STAGE CREW
Festival Theatre Stage Carpenter
David McDonald
Master Electrician
Alec Cooper
Property Master
Ted Derry
Head of Sound
Scott Matthews
Crew
Michael Duncan
Rory Feore
Art Fortin
Craig Geiger
Anthony Gentile
William Gosling
Steve Gregg
Tim Hartman
Jeffrey Hughes
Les MacLean
Nancy McCune
John Muxlow
David Schilz
Walter Sugden
James Turner
Michael Walsh
Karl Wylie
Avon Theatre Stage Carpenter
Paul Hughes
Master Electrician
Greg Bride
Property Master
Mark Fisher
Head of Sound
Lance Hinds
Crew
Andy Allen
Gord Balmain
Dave Berwick
Bo Ellsworth
Bruno Hacquebard
Keith Handegord
Dan Hoodless
Michael Izma
Chris Knarr
Jay Klassen
John Lowe
Martin Penner
Gerald Van Sickle
Tom Patterson Theatre Stage Carpenter
Paul Gorman
Master Electrician
Timothy Hanson
Property Master
Alan Hughes
Head of Sound
Jim Stewart
Crew
Dan Bingeman
Andrew Mawdsley
Studio Theatre Stage Carpenter
Peter Holland
Master Electrician
Michael (Mick) McDonald
Property Master
Gino Di Filippo
Head of Sound
Melissa Renaud
Crew
Greg Morris
Bradley Stephenson
Tyson Wentworth
WARDROBE Head of Wardrobe
Bradley Dalcourt
Assistant Head Wardrobe
Elizabeth Copeman
Seasonal Wardrobe Supervisor
Linda Sparks
Cutters
Johanna Billings
Kim Crossley
Terri Dans
Melanie Farrar-Jackson
Margaret Lamb
Carol A. Miller
Luci Pottle
Lela Stairs Murphy
Evan Stillwater
Jennie Wonnacott
First Hands
Wendy Bendle
Joanne Davies
Laurie Krempien-Hall
Mary-Lou Mason
Patricia Taylor
Sewers
Susy Arnold
Monica Berg
Denise Bott
Caroline Broadley
Dolores Brodhagen
Cindy Brown
Diana Brown
Natalie Crittenden
Susan E. Dick
Allison Erb
Sharon Gashgarian
Jennifer Gilbert
June Gunn
Patricia Hawkins-Russell
Monique Hodder
Marian Hughes
Shona Humphrey
Alanna Kitson
Olga M. Kouzmina
Debbie Kschesinski
Anna Lach
Norma Lachance
Paulette Laporte
Danna Link
Lori McMahon
Karen Merriam
Krista Nauman
Emma Pawluk
Magdalene Raycraft
Cynthia E. Rusak
Joan Scheerer
Gina Schellenberg
Georgina Schinkel
Rachel Seburn
Victoria Shillington
Catherine Weber
Silvia Widmer
Lindsey Winter
Christine Yundt
Joanne Zegers
Bijou/Decoration
Susan Allerston-Richards
Rebecca Dillow
Liane Guttadauria
Kathi Posliff
Boots and Shoes
Karen Beames
Sarah Cook
Mark Fetter
Michael Karn
Christopher Moloughney
Connie Puetz
Millinery
Thea C. Crawford
Helen Flower
Kaz Maxine
Dyeing
Sylvia Minarcin
Linda Pinhay
Costume Painting
Lisa Hughes
Wardrobe Buyer
Michelle Ashbourne
Assistant Buyer
Caitlin Luxford
Wardrobe Apprentice
Chevy Barlow
Additional Costumes By
Anna Baines
Industry Costumes
Monica Viana
WARDROBE MAINTENANCE Wardrobe Mistress
-Festival Theatre
Gail Homersham-Robertson
Wardrobe Mistress
-Avon Theatre
Sharon Parker
Wardrobe Mistress
-Tom Patterson Theatre
Helen Basson
Wardrobe Mistress
-Studio Theatre
Lela Stairs Murphy
Wardrobe Attendants
Caroline Broadley
Melba Bingeman
Ina Brogan
Margie Bell Bruer
John Bynum
Bonnie Deakin
Heather Diamond
Cvetka Fujs
Tracy Houston-McIntyre
Kim Jeffries
Michael Karn
Inez Khan
William C. Kraft
Laurie Krempien-Hall
Annette Lenze
Jane Mallory
Mary-Lou Mason
Sherri Neeb
Emma Pawluk
Luci Pottle
Georgina Schinkel
Christine Smith
Maxine Tubbe
Debra Yundt
WIGS & MAKEUP Head of Wigs & Makeup
Gerald Altenburg
Department Head –
Avon Theatre
Teddi Barrett
Department Head –
Tom Patterson Theatre
Julie Scott
Department Head –
Studio Theatre
Jessica Elsbrie
Technical Advisor
Dave Kerr
Assisted by
Erica Croft-Fraser
Lena G. Festoso
Tracy Frayne
Lorna Henderson
Linda Langenegger
Angela Moncur
Barb Newbery
Alana Scheel
Stanley Wickens
Head of Wigs and Makeup
Gerald Altenburg
Department Head
- Festival Theatre
Lorna Henderson
Department Head
- Avon Theatre
Teddi Barrett
Department Head
- Tom Patterson Theatre
Julie Scott
Department Head
- Studio Theatre
Alana Scheel
Technical Advisor
Dave Kerr
Assisted by:
Erica Croft-Fraser
Lena G. Festoso
Tracy Frayne
Angela Moncur
Barb Newbery
Stanley Wickens
Additional Wigs by
Christine Vaughan