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ANNUALREPORT 2013-14BUd
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WELCOmEDear Friend,
Welcome to the Buddies 2013/14 Annual Report. In the following pages, you will get an overview of the activities for the year and meet some of the people behind the company. And what a year it was!
Our primary artistic objective for the 2013/14 Season was to further our reputation as Toronto’s leading destination for cutting-edge theatre. We presented the world premiere of Tim Luscombe’s PIG — a play so controversial that Tim could not get it produced in his native England. It was a risk that paid off: audiences flocked to the show and the production went on to be nominated for 5 Dora Awards, including Outstanding Production. We invited one of the world’s most cherished experimental theatre makers, Marie Brassard, to perform her haunting piece Me Talking to Myself in the Future. We also premiered The Gay Heritage Project to great acclaim.
Developed as part of our Artist Residency Program, this production was a spectacular example of how we are a world leader in the creation of new queer work.
A second objective for the year was to strengthen our Artist Residency Program. We allocated more company resources to support the creation of new work and we began to restructure The Rhubarb Festival to better serve our resident artists.
A third objective for the season was to ensure that our programming reflects the plurality of cultural, gender, and sexual perspectives within our community. To this end, we prioritized the development of new queer work by women and under-represented communities in our residency program. We invited two important community leaders, Gein Wong and Kim Katrin Milan, to curate Strange Sisters with
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WELCOmEa special focus on artists of colour. We presented the work of Los Angeles-based trans artist Heather Cassils. We staged a reading of Just You. Me and the Silence, a Ugandan play addressing the country’s harsh anti-homosexuality bill, and were thrilled to welcome playwright ADONG Lucy Judith and internationally-celebrated queer author Binyavanga Wainaina to participate in this event. We hosted an evening of political performance entitled For Russia With (Gay) Love that shed light on the realities of LGBT people living in Russia. We welcomed American writer/activist Sarah Schulman for a presentation of her play The Lady Hamlet.
I thank the Buddies board, management, staff, volunteers, artists, and production personnel for their commitment to making excellent queer theatre. I thank our season pass holders and ticket
buyers who are so devoted to the work that we present. And, finally, I thank our generous donors, corporate sponsors and partners, charitable foundations, all three levels of government, and everyone who participated in the Buddies350 campaign for their support and belief in us. We can all share in the success of this company. Together, we achieved yet another stellar season at Buddies!
With gratitude,
Brendan Healy, Artistic Director
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OUR ARTISTIC MISSIONBuddies in Bad Times Theatre creates vital Canadian theatre by developing and presenting voices that question sexual and cultural norms. Built on the political and social principles of queer liberation, Buddies supports artists and works that reflect and advance these values. As the world’s longest-running and largest queer theatre, Buddies is uniquely positioned to develop, promote, and preserve stories and perspectives that are challenging and alternative. Buddies achieves artistic excellence through its mainstage season programming, artist-residency program, and youth-based initiatives. Buddies serves a broad segment of the population who share a passion for theatre that celebrates difference.
OUR VALUESBuddies in Bad Times Theatre has identified three core values that serve as guiding pillars for all our activities and operations.
DIFFERENCE With our art, we simultaneously celebrate difference and question the mechanisms through which differences are constructed and maintained. With our space, we create an accessible, non-judgmental, and inclusive environment for everyone regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, economic position, race, creed, age, national origin, physical ability, or mental ability. With our daily interactions, we foster respect and dignity among all people.
EXCELLENCE We provide our audiences with unforgettable theatre experiences, and we give our artists and staff the resources they need to achieve the highest standards of excellence.
COMMUNITY We believe that the theatre plays a vital role in the educational, social, and economic health of a community. We strive to be a positive force by encouraging collaboration and constructive dialogue among the various groups and individuals who make up our community.
missiON
& VALUEs
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2013/14 in NUmBERs
49,703 people came through
our doors
434 people made a
donation to Buddies — an increase
of 150%
35 new theatre works were
performed on our stage
784 young people accessed our Queer Youth Arts Program
254 nights of theatre
happened on our stages
34 community groups accessed our space for performances,
meetings, and fundraisers
603 artists, designers, and technicians were employed
at Buddies
162 volunteers helped make our 2013/14 Season possible
14 Dora Mavor Moore
Award nominations for shows in our 2013/14
Season, including 2 wins
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Paul Dunn, Andrew Kushnir & Damien Atkins
Blair Williams, Bruce Dow & Paul Dunn
★★★ 1/2 (out of 4) “Celebratory, upbeat,
and deeply moving”— Toronto Star
★★★ 1/2 (out of 4) “funny, imaginative,
thought-provoking… a wide-ranging and wildly entertaining
inquiry into what it means to be gay.”
— Globe & Mail
★★★★ (out of 5) ”under Ashlie Corcoran’s direction, these talented
actor/singers inspire, amuse and amaze with the
connections they make and make us want to hear
more of their tales.”— Now Magazine
PIG
THE GAY HERITAGE PROJECT
iN ThE PREss
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Marie Brassard
India Davis
Ryan G Hinds & Alistair Newton
“A Toronto institution”— Xtra
★★★ (out of 4) ”Hypnotic… a potent audio-visual cocktail”— Globe & Mail
“Marie Brassard’s trippy new play at Buddies is out of this world”— Xtra
“An innovative masterpiece”— The Theatre Reader
“(Brassard) pulls us into her beguiling narrative by some mysterious mixture of quiet revelation and raw expo-sure, and holds us there with her expressive hands and honest delivery.”— Mooney on Theatre
★ ★ ★ ★ (out of 5) “Under Healy’s firm direction, the various levels of fiction and reality create lots of tension… and Healy gets strong, brave performances from his actors”— Now Magazine
“hard hitting, grotesque and breathtakingly poetic and elegant all at the same time”— CIUT
“a highly literary piece, sumptuously written, dealing with subject matter that could be considered shocking, but is really just ahead of its time”— My Gay Toronto
“this is an important ground-breaking work, a milestone in queer theatre, that provokes and challenges like good theatre should provoke”— Positive Lite
STRANGE SISTERS
THE RHUBARB FESTIVAL
“Toronto’s go-to event for thought-provoking, political, adventurous entertainment”
— Toronto Life
iN ThE PREss “ UNQUESTIONABLY ONE OF THE MOST ARTISTICALLY EXCITING THEATRES IN TOWN” — Globe & MailME
TALKING TO MYSELF
IN THE FUTURE
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35 YEARs
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35 YEARs
ANd COUNTiNG
The 2013/14 season marked Buddies’ 35th anniversary. Throughout the year, we honored this impressive milestone by exploring our past, celebrating how far we have come, and imagining possibilities for our future.
In February, our annual Rhubarb Festival (also in its 35th year) recognized this milestone with a series of performances that looked back at the last 35 years of the festival. We also created the Rhubarb Archives, which included an installation in our building during the festival, the publishing of a series of magazines, and an online document of the over 600 new works presented at the festival.
In June, as part of our World Pride celebrations, we hosted 35 Years and Counting — a massive celebration of Buddies history and contributions to the community. The event also served as the launch for a special commemorative booklet, which was distributed in partnership with Xtra.
Our 35th anniversary also served as the launching pad for the Buddies350 fundraising campaign, which saw over 350 people making a donation towards a bright future at Buddies. For more on Buddies350, see page 17.
2014 also marked the 15th anniversary of our Queer Youth Arts Program. This program has been a vital part of Buddies since its inception — connecting over 7,000 young people to Buddies — and we decided to mark this anniversary by offering some new and expanded initiatives for LGBT youth.
• We instituted a new Youth Seat position on our Board of Directors to provide experience and mentorship to aspiring LGBT leaders.
• We established the Buddies Queer Emerging Artist Award — an annual award and cash prize that recognizes the accomplishments of young, queer artists working in Canada. This year’s award went to theatre artist Jordan Tannahill.
• Our popular QueerCab open mic series was expanded to run all year-round.
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Now in its fifth year, our Artist Residency Program is the most important source for new work at Buddies. Our 2013/14 Season saw a lot of growth as we welcomed five new projects into the program — including our first ever Cabaret Artist in Residence: Sharron Matthews. We also premiered The Gay Heritage Project, which became the third Mainstage Production to grow out of our Residency Program.
Our Artist Residency Program is unlike anything else being offered in Canada. Not only is it dedicated to developing queer stories and perspectives, but it is also one of the few new work programs
able to support a wide variety of creative processes and methods. The range of artists who are currently in residence is staggering. The adaptability of this program ensures that a rich diversity of voices make it to our stage.
In the following pages, you’ll meet three artists who are creating new work through this program. Their unique creative journeys are a testament to the incredible things that can happen in the Artist Residency Program.
For more info on the program, visit buddiesinbadtimes.com/artist-residency
RESIDENCY PROGRAM SPONSOR
ARTisT
REsidENCY
PROGRAm
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ARTisT
REsidENCY
PROGRAm
THE GAY HERITAGE PROJECT COLLECTIVEPaul Dunn, Andrew Kushnir, Damien Atkins
to dedicate the time needed to fully explore their vast subject matter.
After presenting a 20-minute version of the show at the 2012 Rhubarb Festival, the team knew they had something special on their hands and began working towards a full production.
“Working at Buddies as artists in residence makes us feel valued and respected. We were given an opportunity not only tell our own stories, but to tell them how we wanted to tell them. We were given the room to take risks, and learn from them.”
After years of work, The Gay Heritage Project opened in November 2013 to rave reviews and sold-out shows. And this was just the beginning! There are plans to bring the show back to our stage and travel it across the country in the years ahead.
“The Gay Heritage Project could only have happened at Buddies. We are beyond grateful.”
“Being artists in residence at Buddies meant that we always knew we had a home. We knew our work would get seen. Over the years that it took to develop The Gay Heritage Project, this was a tremendously vital source of inspiration and reassurance.”
Damien Atkins, Paul Dunn, and Andrew Kushnir knew that they had found a home for The Gay Heritage Project when Buddies approached them to join the Artist Residency Program. Their unique creative process combined extensive academic research with a performance method called Vocal Masque. This approach required many hours of work in the studio exploring the subject matter and building a script through improvisation. The Artist Residency Program provided them with an opportunity to work closely with scholars and other theatre artists and
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“ If I ever imagined this show anywhere, it was on a Buddies stage… I am hugely grateful and will be forever that it is a Buddies show.”
When Lois Fine came to us with her play Freda and Jem’s Best of the Week, we knew that this was a story that had to be told. In some ways, it’s a very traditional story about the break-up of a family. But it tells this story from a perspective unique to queer women. Fine’s script delves into butch culture and its changing role in queer life. It examines not only the effect of divorce on children, but also the lived experiences of children with queer parents. It is a decidedly queer take on a story that is universal.
Over the course of Fine’s two-year residency, the script underwent rewrites, dramaturgical consultations, and multiple workshops. With acclaimed Canadian musician Lorraine Segato performing music for the production, and a creative team that included director Judith Thompson and Buddies mainstays Diane Flacks and Kathryn Haggis, the show began to take shape.
“ We were so fortunate to be supported by Buddies in doing a number of workshops over the two-year process. These workshops were incredible for me as a writer - to be able to hear the words I had written transformed by talented actors.”
Freda and Jem’s Best of the Week opened our 2014/15 season — a dream come true for Fine and a testament to the Artist Residency Program’s ability to foster the development of new scripts and playwrights.
“ The fact that I could share my work with the actors, with Judith, and with Brendan, meant that I was inspired by these outside ears and eyes to step up and write as well and as hard and as deep as I could. This experience brought me closer to understanding my own creative process which is so valuable and will continue to serve my writing as far as I can see into the future.”
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“ Being the first Cabaret Artist in Residence in Canada, I felt this sudden weight to make it clear, to myself and others, what I was trying to do... how this would continue my quest to legitimize cabaret in the eyes of arts funding bodies...how to make my work important...”
A veteran of the cabaret stage, Sharron Matthews joined Buddies as the very first Cabaret Artist in Residence during our 2013/14 Season. This was brand new territory for both Buddies and Matthews and the first few months were spent establishing a framework for the residency. What has emerged from this process is a lot of firsts for Sharron: her first time working with a director, her first time in a new play development program, and her first time with a full band.
Sharron will continue to work on her show Full Dark over the coming year. Watch for Sharron, and many of our Residency Program artists, this upcoming February at The 36th Rhubarb Festival.
“ I realized that this residency was not a destination to be raced towards but an exploration, to be experienced at my own pace... After 10 years of touring, pushing, promoting, and putting all that I do out into the world to raise money and recognition THAT was a magical revelation.”
SHARRON MATTHEWSCabaret Artist in Residence
ARTisT REsidENCY PROGRAm
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“ When I was a young, queer, very-queer, artistic kid, I had no idea that a place like Buddies was even possible. Buddies means more to my heart and soul, artist and being, than I can begin to describe.”
Bruce Dow is a veteran of Broadway, Stratford, and stages across the US and Canada. He is most well known for his work as a performer (notably as King Herod in the Broadway production of Jesus Christ Superstar), but is also an accomplished director and composer. Bruce is among the most successful theatre artists working in Canada today.
Although many know him for his work on our stage, Bruce first experienced Buddies the same way most people do — as an audience member. He recalls first coming to Buddies over 10 years ago for a production of Damien Atkins’ Real Live Girl.
“ What truly moved me about the experience was the simple existence of a space where work like that could be explored and appreciated. When I was growing up and coming out, the world was a very different place — I had never experienced a place so accepting, let alone one so interested in a fair representation of our stories.”
Bruce first appeared on our stage many years later as the narrator of a short, experimental musical at The Rhubarb Festival in 2011. This show (Of a Monstrous Child: a gaga musical) went on to be part of our 2012/13 Mainstage Season. It also earned Bruce the first of two Outstanding Performance Dora Awards he would win with our company — the other being for his performance in PIG the following year. It also marked the beginning of a very special journey. The freedom, experimentation, and queerness of Buddies turned out to be an unexpected source of creative renewal for Bruce.
“ The journey from Of A Monstrous Child through PIG helped me to take myself more seriously as an artist, and as a queer artist — what it showed me most strongly, is that my queerness is integral to my being. Buddies made that possible, and continues to do so.”
Bruce joined our Buddies350 campaign this year — supporting us not only with his talent on our stage, but also with his generosity and enthusiastic endorsement. And we couldn’t be happier that he counts himself as a member of our community as an artist, an audience member, and a supporter.
“ Yes. Buddies does some of the finest theatre in our city. Yes. Buddies does more than anyone in the development of new works. Yes. Buddies has amazing youth programs. Yes. Buddies is a great place to hang out with friends. Yes. Buddies is a great place for art and queerness. But supporting Buddies is like protecting the air I breathe. I love it — and I need it.”
BRUCE DOWsUPPORTER PROFiLE
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Our 2013/14 Season was another financially stable year. Thanks to a record-breaking year for our signature fundraising event ARTATTACK!, the success of our Buddies350 campaign, and higher-than-expected box office revenues, we ended the year with a significant surplus. This will allow us to invest in much needed capital improvements throughout our building, ensuring the best experience and support for our artists and audiences.
FiNANCiALs
GOVERNMENT GRANTS 27%
TICKET SALES / VENUE RENTAL 27%
BAR SALES 26%
DONATIONS / SPONSORSHIP / EVENTS 20%
REVENUES $1,697,375
EXPENSES $1,623,368
ARTISTIC FEES / SALARIES 38%
THEATRE PRODUCTION COSTS 23%
BAR EXPENSES 13%
MARKETING / COMMUNICATIONS 13%
ADMINISTRATION / MAINTENANCE 10%
DEVELOPMENT 3%
GOVERNMENT GRANTS 27%
TICKET SALES / VENUE RENTAL 27%
BAR SALES 26%
DONATIONS / SPONSORSHIP / EVENTS 20%
REVENUES $1,697,375
EXPENSES $1,623,368
ARTISTIC FEES / SALARIES 38%
THEATRE PRODUCTION COSTS 23%
BAR EXPENSES 13%
MARKETING / COMMUNICATIONS 13%
ADMINISTRATION / MAINTENANCE 10%
DEVELOPMENT 3%
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Mark Aikman
Rik Aikman
Emilia Alvarez
Cole Alvis in honour of René Highway
Cynthia Amerongen
Lisa Amerongen
Robert Amerongen
Vikki Anderson
Judy Androsoff
Anonymous
Eleanor Antoncic
Salvatore Antonio
Peter Archer
Andrew Arnold
Gideon Arthurs
Gerry Asselstine
The Awaken Studio — Philip Coupal & Anthony Dunn
John Austin & Chris Lorway
Noah Aychental
Joseph Babcock
Katherine Barnes
Maev Beaty
Shannon Bell
Justen Bennett
Guglielmo Bernardi
Samantha Bernstein
Richard Berthelsen
Francois Bessay
Sarah Bezanson
Nicolas Billon
Derek Billsman
Richard Bingham
Kymberley Bird
Erin Birkenbergs
Daphne Bonar
Susan Bond
Majdi Bou-Matar
Leah-Simone Bowen
Steffany Bowen
Paul Bowser
Ailish Bracken
Pat Bradley & Lascelle Wingate
Jennifer A. Brewin in memory of Maurice Blais
Mark Brodsky
Diana Brugos
Nathaniel Bryan
Hamish Buchanan
Mary Bunch
Paul Butler
Ed Cabell & Roy Forrester
Maria Cal
Lawrence Campbell
Naomi Campbell
Sheila Cavanagh
Robert Chafe
Carly Chamberlain
Kenny Chan
Denis Charette
Anna Chatterton
Andrew Cheng
Mary Jane Chevalier
Sheila Chevalier
Vincent Chevalier
Derrick Chua
Heather Clark
James Clark
Robert Coates
Ashlie Corcoran
Roxane Corriveau
Aram Coulter
Deborah Cowen
Benjamin Crotty
Gerald Crowell
Scott Dagostino
Donna Daichtman
Shawn Daudlin
Maria de Carlos Vazquez
David Demchuk
Joseph Di Fonzo
Jess Dobkin
Bruce Dow
John Dow
Stephanie Draker
Derek Duke
Audrey Dwyer
Mark Ellis
Steven Endicott
Marian Enriquez
Mike Epps
Monica Esteves
Naomi Estridge
Margaret Evans
Barney F. Griggs IV
Jane Farrow
Charles Fawcett
Dennis Findlay
Lois Fine
Gordon Floyd
Kirk Fox
Jennifer Fraser
Sean Frey
Karen Fuhrmann in honour of Kyung Hee Furhmann
Rachel Ganz
Sarah Garton Stanley
Mark German
Bruce Gibbons Fell
Mallory Gilbert
Cathy Gordon
Carmen Grant
George Grant
Sean Guist
David Grenier
Paula Grgurich in memory of
Angelica Ruby Milo
Mel Hague
John Hague in honour of Melanie Hague
Elana Haier
Justin Haley
David Hallman
Gerald Hannon
Craig Hanson
Gillian Hards
Beverley Harris
Jenna Harris
Catherine Hayhoe
Mary Catherine Headley
Brendan Healy
Raymond Helkio
Kathryn Heller-McRoberts
Elley Ray Hennessy
Jonathan Heppner
Marc Hill
Shana Hillman
William Hodge & Robert Wylie
Sophie Holdstock
Keith Holland
Claire Hopkinson
Andrew Horberry
Christine Horne
Christopher House
Jean-Frédèric Hübsch
Brian Hui
Scott Hurst
Caro Ibrahim
Chris Ironside
Tammi Jaminson
Tim Jones & Taylor Raths
John Jordan
Martin Julien in memory of Leo Julien
A GROWING COMMUNITY OF DONORS
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For our 35th anniversary year, we wanted to find a way to honour our history while rallying our supporters around our future. This led us to a fundraising campaign we called Buddies350.
We decided the focus of this campaign wouldn’t be dollars raised — but people. With 12 weeks to go until the end of our season, we set out to get 350 people to make a donation — of any size — to support the future of Buddies. Every donation, from $5 to $5,000, would be put together and invested in new work creation through our Artist Residency Program and Queer Youth Arts Program.
Bill Kaiser
Benjamin Kasa
Margot Keith
Greg Kelner
Noah Kenneally
Erin Kern
Doug Kerr
Lee Kim
Daniel Kinrys
Adam Kirkham
Gary & William Klein
Kim Koyama
Guntar Kravis
Adam Kuhn
Peter Kuling
Victoria Kuper
Andrew Kushnir
Andrew Lamb
Harold Lane
Randy Langlois
Douglas Lash
Kay Lavery
Jim Lawrence
Daniel Leblanc
Randy Lee
Denis Lefebvre
Geneviève Lemieux
Paul Leonard
Mike LeSage
Ross Leslie
Deborah Li in honour of Tyson James
Luke Linseman
Brian Lloyd
Michael Lorsch
Ben Louie
Don Love
Jess Lyons
Francois Macdonald
Jamie MacDonald
Virginia Macdonald
Humboldt Magnussen
Gilles Marchildon
Stefan Maroni
Russell Mathew & Scott Ferguson
Sharron Matthews & George Masswohl
Jennifer Maurice
Franny McCabe-Bennett
Michele McCarthy & Paul Rumbolt
Mary McCleese
Patricia McDermott
Trevor McLain
Richard McLellan
Bekah McNeil
Mandy McNeil
Dr. Stephen McQuade & Antonio Gambini
Bruce McTaggart
Roberto Mendoza
Marc Michell
Michelle Michiels
Sebou Mirzayan
John Molestress
Brandon Moore
Lawrence Moore
George Morin
Aidan Morishita-Miki
Doug Morum
Daniel Moses
Grey Muldoon
Pearse Murray
Natasha Mytnowych
Blake Neill
Shannon Nesbitt
Megan Nesseth
Alistair Newton
Christopher Newton
Gloria Nickerson
Mathew Noel Brooks Howard
Yvette Nolan
Nina Okens
Chris Oldfield
Jason Oord
Adam Paolozza
Charles Pavia
Wes Pearce
Jocelyn Piercy
Diane Pitblado
Brian Quirt
John R. Farrell & Trevor Scanlan
Alex Rafuse
David Ramsden
Rafael Renderos
Chris Reynolds
Norman Reynolds
Siobhán Rich
Jim Roberston & Jim Scott
Sofree Roots
Casey Roswell
Judith Rudakoff
Pamela Russell
John Salib
Alejandro Santiago
Jayne Schneider
Mendl & Pauline Schwartz at Incredible Printing
Adam Seelig
Jonathan Seinen
Meg Shannon
Patti Shedden
Pierre Simpson
Jamie Slater
Lynn Slotkin
Katherine Sly
Elliot Smith & Jonathan Steels
Chy Spain
David Steinberg
Darcy Stoop
Richard Sutton
Louis-Michel Taillefer
Michelle Talbert
Sheree Tams
Jordan Tannahill
Gord Tanner
Peter Taylor
Jim Tennyson
Mumbi Tindyebwa
Robert Todd
Stephanie Tran
Michael Trent
Ayse Turak
Norbert van De Wiel
Jonathan Van Etten
Gail Vanstone
Richard Vaughan
Reginald Vermue
Gaetane Verna
Christiane Vie
Joshua Wales
Lucinda Wallace
Robert Wallace in memory of Michael Lynch
Andy Wang
Bob White
Joanne Williams
Scott Windsor
Cathrin Winkelmann
Ted Witzel
Jamie Woo
Robin Woodward & Ange Beever
Jacob Zimmer
Suzy Zucker
The response was overwhelming. We exceeded our goal and welcomed into our community of donors people from all walks of life and from across the country. This was the largest increase in donors we have ever seen, and it allowed us to make significant investments in the artists we work with.
So, to our new Buddies350 supporters: welcome! And to all of our donors, stakeholders, and supporters: our community is now stronger than ever. We have never been in better hands.
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DONORSLEGACY CiRCLE
The Estate of John Alan Lee
Ed Cabell & Roy Forrester
Jim Robertson & Jim Scott
Russell Matthew & Scott Ferguson
VisiONARiEs
Paul Hains
Jim Lawrence & David Salak
Russell Mathew & Scott Ferguson
BENEFATORs
A.J. Goulding & Jason Huang
Ayse Turak
Brendan Healy
Derek Billsman
Ed Cabell & Roy Forrester
Gerald Lunz & Rick Mercer
James Tennyson
Jason Churchill
Jim Robertson & Jim Scott
Joe Siegfried & Brad Dougherty
Karim Karsan & John Rider
Ken Moffatt
Lawrence Bennett
Mark German
Mark Peacock
Michael Boyuk
NigE Gough Foundation at the Toronto Community Foundation
Paul Butler & Chris Black
Richard Isaac
Sarah Hunter
Scott Windsor
Stephen McGregor & Tony De Franco
The Awaken Studio: Phillip Coupal & Anthony Dunn
William Hoge & Robert Wylie
ChAmPiONs
Anonymous
Brenda Gatto
Brian Terry
Charlie & Lulu Franklin Foundation at The Calgary Foundation
Darren Gobert
Dean Odorico
Elliot Smith & Jonathan Steels
Jack Wilkie & Rick Kong
John Austin & Chris Lorway
Ken Aucoin & Gerald Crowell
Martha McCain
Michael Golych
Steven Clegg
FRiENds & PARTNERs
Abraham Rotstein
AIDS Committee of Toronto
Alnoor Karmali & Doug Arcand
Ann Connors
Anonymous
Betty Carlyle
Beverley Harris
Blair Caines
Brandon & Nicole Moore
Brian McBurney
Brian Sambourne
Bruce MacTaggart
Caroline Azar-Benyes
Catherine Hayhoe
Cathrin Winkelmann
Charles Pavia
Chelsea Manders
Cliff Dempster
Cole Alvis — In Honour of René Highway
Daniel David Moses
Diana Khong
Don Clarke
Eve Goldberg
Gary Klein
George Grant
Gordon Floyd
Harriet & Andrew Lyons
ThANK YOU
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Harry Wiebe
Henry & Marcia Blumberg
Ian Provis
Irene Howlett
Jamie MacDonald
Jane Wright
Janette Hitchins
Jerry Doiron
John Jordan
Jon Kaplan
Jonathan Heppner
Joseph Flessa
Joseph Mulder
Judith Rudakoff & Myles Warren
Julia Harrison
Kate Bishop & Doug Gerhart
Kelly Clipperton
Ken Popert
Kim Koyama
Kish Iqbal
Lawrence Moore
Lucinda Wallace
Margrit Rahilly
Mark Aikman
Mary Batoff & Vanessa Payne
Mary Breen
Michel Beauvais
Mitsuko Sada
Pauline Pelletier
Patty Fleming
Paul Halferty
Paul Hartwick
Paul Klein
Paul Leonard
Paula Grgurich — In Memory of Angelica Ruby Milo
Pauline Pelletier
Pearse Murray
Peter Archer
Peter Taylor
Richard McLellan
Robert Michael Todd
Robert Wallace
Rui Pires
Sarah Garton Stanley
Sondra Petit
Steven Lico
Susan Zucker
Tom Keogh & Paul McClure
Troy Hourie
Warren Sorensen
Wes Pearce
mONThLY dONORs
Ann Connors
Ayse Turak
Cathrin Winkelmann
Charles Pavia
Cole Alvis — In Honour of René Highway
Derek Billsman
Ed Cabell & Roy Forrester
Elliot Smith & Jonathan Steels
Gordon Floyd
Ian Provis
Jamie MacDonald
Jim Robertson & Jim Scott
John Austin & Chris Lorway
Karim Karsan & John Rider
Ken Aucoin & Gerald Crowell
Kim Koyama
Lawrence A. Moore
Mary Breen
Michel Beauvais
Mitsuko Sada
Paul Halferty
Paul Klein
Paul Leonard
Paula Grgurich — In Memory of Angelica Ruby Milo
Peter Taylor
Richard McLellan
Rui Pires
The Awaken Studio: Phillip Coupal & Anthony Dunn
Tom Keogh & Paul McClure
Wes Pearce
William Hodge & Robert Wylie
ThANK YOU
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CORPORATE SPONSORS
LEAD CORPORATE SPONSOR
FESTIVAL SPONSOR QUEER MEDIA PARTNER
MAINSTAGE MEDIA SPONSOR
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PUBLIC AGENCIES
FOUNDATIONS
ThANK YOU
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Buddies 2014 Young Creators Unit: Rory Jade Grey, Ramon Vitung & Jackie Rowland
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OUR STAFFArtistic Director Brendan Healy
General Manager Shawn Daudlin
Head of Production Charissa Wilcox
Director of Development & Communications Mark Aikman
Rhubarb Festival Director Mel Hague
Young Creators Unit Director Evalyn Parry
Youth Program Coordinator Chy Ryan Spain
Insatiable Sisters Curators Kim Katrin Milan & Gein Wong
Technical Director Adrien Whan
Manager of Fundraising Mandy McNeil
Public Relations Coordinator Lisa Amerongen
Asst. Rhubarb Festival Director Cole Alvis
Box Office/FOH Manager Barry Higgins
Asst. Box Office/FOH Manager Lindsay Naft
Chamber Technician Suzie Balogh
Cabaret Technician Jazz Kamal
Finance Manager Cynthia Murdy
Bar Manager Patricia Wilson
Asst. Bar Manager Glenn Dwyer
Box Office Personnel Thom Bryce-McQuinn, Gabriella Cook, Angie Lopez, Franny McCabe-Bennett, Jeremy Robillard, John Salib, Darcy Stoop, Curtis te Brink, Joanne Tsung
Bar Personnel Charlie Bouys, Michael Mackid, Shane MacKinnon
ThE COmPANY
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BUDDIES IN BAD TIMES THEATREBOARd OF diRECTORs
Derek Billsman (chair)
Russell Mathew (treasurer)
Mary Breen (secretary)
Ayse Turak, Cathrin Winkelmann, Ellen Ray Hennessy, Elliot Smith, Gordon Floyd, Karim Karsan, Michael Bodsworth
THE ALEXANDER STREET THEATRE PROJECTBOARd OF diRECTORs
Cathy Gordon (chair)
Russell Mathew (treasurer)
Mary Breen (secretary)
Kristyn Wong-Tam
ACKNOWLEdGmENTs
Contributors Mark Aikman, Damien Atkins, Shawn Daudlin, Bruce Dow, Paul Dunn, Lois Fine, Brendan Healy, Andrew Kushnir, Sharron Matthews, Mandy McNeil
Photography Kyle Burton, Guntar Kravis, n. maxwell lander, Jeremy Mimnagh, Alejandro Santiago, Tanja-Tiziana, Nurith Wanger-Strauss, Kai Wa Yapp
Design Derek Aubichon
ThE COmPANY
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Gein Wong & Kim Katrin Milan,
Strange Sisters co-curators
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EsTABLishEd 1979