Peter Warne

Character: Clayton Moore

Peter became involved with community theatre some decades ago in the UK, both in acting and backstage roles.  Since his retirement, he has taken part in a number of productions including “Emma”, ‘Witness for the Prosecution,’ ‘Shackleton,’ ‘A Christmas Carol’ and a couple of evenings at ‘Fawlty Towers,’ Most recently he has had the pleasure of appearing the Morpheus Theatre production initialized as ‘NSPWB.’

Trish Clark

Character: Ruth Tisdale

After spending decades in the real world of Palliative Nursing in Calgary, Trish is delighted to play a different role as part of the cast of ‘Opening Night’.  In the past she has performed on stage with several community theater groups. Currently she has been performing onstage and online with the FLC acting club, Cool Choir and as part of the Calgary Raging Grannies, as a social ACTivist.  She is thrilled to have the opportunity to work with such a welcoming, talented cast, director and crew. It has been so much fun to play Ruth as she asks herself , " Oh, Good heavens, what  am I going to do with the rest of my life?

Lisette Allan

Character: Cilla Fraser

Lisette was last seen in Confederation Theatre's production of "The Good Game". Pre-Covid credits include [acting] "Miracle on 34th Street" (Morpheus), "The French Kiss Off" (Confederation Theatre), "Happy Death Day" (Workshop Theatre), “HMS Pinafore” (Morpheus), “Our Town” & “Brush Up on Your Broadway” (Simply Theatre), “Room Eight Zero Seven” (AWA Productions); [producing] “Skin Flick” & “One Bad Apple” (Morpheus).

Calgary Acts Awards

If you enjoyed the show, we would appreciate being nominated for CAT Awards.  Thank you for showing your support by clicking on the nomination form link below and entering the following:

Production Title: Opening Night

By Theatre Company: Confederation Theatre Society of Calgary

Amanda Rae Cross

Character: Libby Husniak

Amanda-Rae hails from Ottawa and has been performing as a vocalist since she was 10 and in Musical Theatre since she was 14. Amanda-Rae has performed in various live venues across the USA, Canada and Mexico. A highlight for Amanda-Rae was singing at Carnegie Hall as part of Revv 52. Amanda-Rae's select Calgary theatre credits include productions with FRC, Bonivista Payers, StoryBook Theatre ,and in 2019 she was nominated for a lead actress CAT award for her role as NINA in Confederation Theatre's production of Norm Foster's rom-com "Looking". Most recently she had the grooviest honour of playing JEANIE in BrownCow Collective's HAIR the musical and during this past year as MISS HANNIGAN in StoryBook Theatre's special-filmed pandemic production of Annie the musical. Amanda-Rae lives to inspire others to be there best self and loves to encourage others in the arts especially her own creative daughter Ella who helped work on costumes and sets for Hair. Amanda-Rae is thrilled that we are all back in the theatre and welcomes you with open arms to sit back and have a great time!

Dr. Alan LeBoeuf

Producer

What an apt title for our first production of the season.  It is an opening night in more ways than one. It means that we’re open for business again after eighteen months of hope and a few false starts. This play by Norm Foster epitomizes the trials and tribulations of Community Theatre and is a great way to get things rolling again. Of course, the disasters that befall the troupe in this play never happen to us.  

…………  OK possibly the other guys.  

“Laugh and the world laughs with you.” And you will laugh at this play. The final line of this poem says “Weep, and you weep alone.” The only tears you’ll see will be tears of laughter though.  Thanks to all the backstage folks who help in putting on the plays and special thanks to my Padawan, Shamir Ladhani, who is taking his first shot at producing. The cast and direction are excellent and we haven’t even paid them yet. Remember that getting Community Theatre back on the road is a joint effort. Now, can someone please tell me what the hell a Padawan is?

Karen Hanna

Stage Manager

Karen is a former teacher who has taught drama to elementary aged students, worked as story editor and background performer for several movies, been a judge for the Worldfest Houston Film Festival, and worked backstage in a variety of capacities for many dance productions. She is excited to accept the challenge of stage managing for Opening Night.

Elayne Fischer

Assistant Stage Manager

Elayne has been involved in community theatre for over 10 years.  Countless productions have utilized her sewing skills over the years.  With this production of “Opening Night” along with Ungentlemanly Warfare, And Then the Lights Went Out, Evita, and Crimes of the Heart Elayne has pushed her limits and stepped out from behind the sewing machine and is adding a new set of skills at her disposal.  As a dedicated Assistant Stage Manager, she has had the opportunity to engage with the production process in a whole new way.  She has enjoyed and loved the experience of working on “Opening Night” with such an incredible cast and crew.  Elayne hopes you all enjoy the show as much as she has enjoyed being a part of it.

Trevor Somers

Lighting & Sound

Trevor is well known in Calgary’s Community Theatre community.  His technical mastery of the Pumphouse’s sophisticated lighting system results in his constant demand to work in the booth with the Stage Manager and Sound Operator. In addition to his prowess with the lighting system, he also works wonders programming complicated sets of musical cues and sound effects into the QLAB theatre management system. Trevor has won awards at the Calgary ACTS Awards for his volunteer spirit and technical expertise. Trevor has worked on all of Confederation’s productions over the years.

In addition to work in the theatre, Trevor enjoys going to Boston Pizza up the hill with Alan and John.

Terry Ager

Confederation Theatre Society Board Member

After retiring many years ago I decided to return to a life long passion for theatre. Of course I wondered if age would present a barrier to being involved. I did not need to be worried. Fortunately I gathered up  my courage and auditioned for Confederation's first play and got a part. What a joy! Since then I have acted steadily with "acting Our Age", a special part of Confederation that entertains at senior groups and Retirement Residences in the city and surrounding areas. I am enjoying my life so much and encourage anyone of any age to join our fabulous group for a fun experience.. I have such a great new group of friends because of my involvement with this group. In the past I have acted, directed, produced (badly), painted sets, and done costume design so you can see there are many areas you could be involved with and many more behind the scenes projects where your skillset would be welcomed.