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Directed by: Diana Leblanc
Synopsis
Two people (married — but not to each other) meet for one weekend year after year in a nice little country inn. Only one weekend — after that they go back to their lives, their kids and their spouses. Over the course of 24 years, they develop an emotional intimacy deeper than what one would expect. The play conveys a rainbow of emotions over a quarter-century, as life gives and takes away, and the world continues to change. A smart and touching comedy! -
DIRECTOR
DIANA LEBLANC
For the Segal Centre for the Performing Arts, Rose (with Martha Henry), Fallen Angels, The Odd Couple, Tryst (with Michelle Giroux), Harvey (with R.H. Thomson), and A View from the Bridge. For Soulpepper Theatre (of which she is a founding member): The Maids, Zoo Story, The Real Thing, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, The Price, and A Long Day’s Journey into Night. Diana has also directed works at Stratford Festival, Neptune, Citadel Theatre, Manitoba Theatre Centre, Tarragon, Centaur Theatre, the National Arts Centre, Theatre Calgary, Mirvish Productions, and Canadian Opera Company. Her upcoming productions include, Guys and Dolls for the Segal Centre and Spring Awakening for George Brown Theatre School.STARRING
MICHELLE GIROUX, Doris
Michelle spent nine seasons as an actor at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. Roles at Stratford include Rosaline in Love’s Labours Lost, Queen Isabella in Edward II, Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Lydia in Pride and Prejudice, Gwendolen in The Importance of Being Earnest, Nina in The Seagull, Joan of Arc in Henry VI, Emilia in Two Noble Kinsmen, Olivia in Twelfth Night, Phoebe in As You Like It, Mary Robinson in The Swanne III, Katerina in The Brothers Karamazov and Jean-Louise in To Kill A Mockingbird. She has also appeared on Broadway as Elise in The Miser and at The Chicago Shakespeare Theatre as Lady Teazle in The School for Scandal. Michelle has also performed at The Factory Theatre, The Tarragon Theatre, The Great Canadian Theatre Company, Theatre Aquarius and The Segal Centre. Her television credits include Flashpoint, King, Murdoch Mysteries, Highland Gardens and the mini-series, John A: The Rivals. Her first feature film, Blood Pressure is due to be released this fall. Michelle is a graduate of The National Theatre School, The Birmingham Conservatory and The Actors’ Conservatory at The Canadian Film Centre.
RH THOMSON, George
R H Thomson has worked in theatre, film and television for 30 years. Most recently, he has appeared as Atticus Finch in 'To Kill A Mockingbird' at Theatre Calgary, in Wajdi Mouawad's 'Forests'" at the Tarragon Theatre and in the film ‘Chloe’ directed by Atom Egoyan. He has earned Gemini, Genie, Dora and Merritt awards for his work as well as the Gascon-Thomas Award and the Barbara Hamilton award for activism in the arts. He wrote and performed a solo theatre piece ‘The Lost Boys’ based on the 700 letters from his five great uncles who served in WWI. Mr. Thomson has worked on many arts/history/education projects. For the centennial of WWI, he is creating the multilingual international project, The World Remembers-Le Monde Se Souvient.
DESIGN & PRODUCTION
PHILLIP SILVER, Set and Lighting Design
Three-time Dora Award-winner Philip Silver currently serves as national president of the Associated Designers of Canada. His scenery, lighting and costume designs have been seen in close to 300 productions at major Canadian theatres, including Stratford Festival, Shaw Festival, National Arts Centre, Soulpepper Theatre (Toronto), Harold Green Jewish Theatre (Toronto), Grand Theatre (London), Canadian Stage Company, Tarragon Theatre, Manitoba Theatre Centre and Canadian Opera Company. He was the Resident Designer for Edmonton’s Citadel Theatre from 1967 to 1978. He has consulted on several theatre building and renovation projects, including McGill’s Moyse Hall. His work was included in the Canadian exhibit at the international Prague Quadrennial of Scenography in both 1999 and 2003. For ten years Phil was dean of Fine Arts at York University. In 2008, he was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.
EO SHARP, Costume Designer
Eo Sharp is a Montreal-based designer who has designed sets and costumes for theatres across the country. Designs at the Segal include sets and costumes for Buried Child (2009) and A Doll’s House (2006). Recent productions in Montreal include Champs de Mars (Imago Theatre) and A Comedy of Errors (Centaur Theatre/NAC). This past year EO was awarded the Capital Critics award for the design of Saint Carmen of the Main, a co-production between The National Arts Centre and Canadian Stage.
KEITH THOMAS, Sound design
As well as writing music for TV and film, Keith has composed for 22 seasons at The Stratford Shakespeare Festival, and for over a dozen productions at The Guthrie in Minneapolis. Previously at the Segal, he has had the pleasure of collaborating with Diana Leblanc on Tryst, Rose and Harvey. Locally, Keith has composed and performed the music for Joe Louis: An American Romance and Father Land (Infinitheatre), as well as Anna in the Tropics and Tiger’s Heart (Centaur Theatre). Keith is delighted to be back at the Segal Centre and to be reunited once again with such a talented team.
MELANIE ST-JACQUES, Stage Manager
Melanie has been working as a Stage Manager for 12 years. Segal credits include: Houdini, Fallen Angels, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (MTC/Segal co-pro), Man of LaMancha. Other selected credits: Beethoven Lives Upstairs, Andersen’s Inkwell, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, The Jungle Book, The Little Prince and Alice Through the Looking Glass (Geordie Productions); In Absentia, Schwartz’s The Musical, Don Quixote, Michel and Ti Jean, Doubt, The Carpenter, The Caretaker, Condoville, Long Days Journey Into Night, Proof, Copenhagen, Art, Dinner With friends (Centaur Theatre), and A Few Good Men (Neptune Theatre). Melanie is one of the co-founding members of Segal Studio Resident Company Scapegoat Carnivale Theatre, who will be presenting The Heretics of Bohemia in the Segal Studio opening in May. Melanie is a graduate of the Dawson Theatre Program in Montreal and currently teaches Stage Management at the National Theatre School of Canada.
DANIELLE SKENE, Apprentice Stage Manager
Danielle has been working in professional theatre for over fourteen years as an actor, teacher, administrator, playwright and stage manager. Same Time, Next Year marks Danielle’s first production with the Segal Centre. Her most recent credits include Ars Poetica (Infinithéâtre) , The Little Prince (Geordie Productions) and Gemini (Dawson College Theatre Program).
GEORGE ALLISTER, Video Composition
Same Time, Next Year marks George's seventh projection design for the Segal Centre stage. This season, in collaboration with Patrick Boivin, George designed the video for Equus and Scientific Americans. Past Segal Centre credits include Lies My Father Told Me (2011), A View From the Bridge (2010), Tryst (2009) and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (2008). Outside the Segal Centre, George was also responsible for the video in Geordie Productions' For Arts Sake (2010) at the Centaur Theatre and InfinitTheatre's production of Leisure Society (2012). A Montreal native and graduate from Ryerson University (Toronto), George currently works full time as the Segal Centre's Multimedia Producer.
PATRICK BOIVIN, Video Composition
Patrick is a video designer, electronic musician and artist based in Montreal. Past credits include: co-creator and video specialist in a creation workshop for The Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst (Calgary’s Ghost River Productions & Vancouver’s Rumble Productions, 2011), co-designing the video projections for Equus (2011) and Scientific Americans (2012) at the Segal Theatre, and the Leisure Society (2012) for Infinitheatre, with regular collaborator George Allister. Most recently, he co-created a series of videos for the Segal musical community Fundraiser, Curtains Up, Hit the Lights! At the end of May, he will be presenting a video piece during the Chromatic MASSIVart event, held at the SAT. Patrick is a Montreal native and graduated from Concordia in Communication Studies. Other work includes video editing for visual artists Sylvia Safdie and Geneviève Cadieux.
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