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2013 Company

Artistic Director Ray Hogg is pleased to announce key casting for Rainbow Stage's 2013 season.
After an extensive search for the best professional performing artists in the country, we are beyond excited with the stellar casts we have assembled for both Mary Poppins and Buddy–The Buddy Holly Story.
Our audition process was a grueling gauntlet this year; the demands of our season are extraordinary!
We required a cast that is as comfortable singing an operatic high "C" as they are executing a triple pirouette, as they are performing a scene by Chekov, as they are improvising a solo on the electric guitar.
The end result is a cast of incredibly rare triple threats–artists equally strong as actors, singers and dancers.

For Rainbow Stage's production of Disney and Cameron Macintosh's - Mary Poppins we welcome our principal players Paula Potosky as Mary Poppins, Stephen Roberts as Bert, Carson Nattrass as Mr. George Banks, Laura Olafson as Mrs. Winifred Banks, Jenesa Lee as Jane Banks and Noah Luis as Michael Banks to the Rainbow Stage family.
They are joined by Melanie Whyte as Mrs. Brill, Aaron Hutton as Robertson Ay, Brenda Gorlick as Miss Andrew, Donna Fletcher as the Bird Woman, Lisa Bell as Mrs. Corry, Kimberley Rampersad as Miss. Lark and Reid McTavish as Neleus.
Also appearing this season in Mary Poppins is: Colleen Furlan, Christine Moore, Jade Repeta, Cassandra Consiglio, Michele Shuster, Cory Wojcik, Jeffrey Kohut, Robert Boge, Tyrell Witherspoon, Brett Taylor, Shaun Castor and Trevor Patt.

Mary Poppins
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For Buddy–The Buddy Holly Story we welcome our principal players, Jeff Giles as Buddy Holly, Ryan Voth as drummer Jerry Allison, and Michael Cox as bassist Joe B. Mauldin.
They are joined by Carson Nattrass as Hipockets Duncan, Kimberley Rampersad as Maria Elena, Gene Pyrz as Norman Petty, Donna Fletcher as Vi Petty, Gerrit Theule as Big Bopper and Curtis Brown as Ritchie Valens.
Also appearing this season in Buddy–The Buddy Holly Story are: Michael Clarke, Alex Fiddes, Kris Ulrich, Lisa Bell, Erin McGrath and Natasha O'Brien.

Buddy, The Buddy Holly Story
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Tickets for both productions can be found on our website or by calling 204-989-0888

Annual General Meeting

Rainbow Stage (1993) Inc. AGM was held on January 24, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. in the Pantages Boardroom, 200-180 Market Avenue.

Annual Report Download: Annual Report 2011-2012

Student Scholarships

Rainbow Stage offers annual monetary awards in the form of Individual Scholarships to students who are graduating high school and pursuing further education in the field of the performing arts. The scholarship is designed for students who are highly recommended by the teaching staff of their school’s theatre and/or music program. The successful applicant has demonstrated a high level of skill and commitment as well as a great appreciation for the field of the performing arts. Three categories will be considered and individuals are evaluated as follows:

Performance:

Singers, Dancers, Actors

Technical/Production

Set Designers (properties, carpentry and paint), Lighting and Sound Design, Stage Management/Production and Wig, Hair and Makeup Design.

Musicians:

Instrumentalists, Composers and Lyricists.

Applicants must be prepared to appear before the committee for a brief interview and/or performance.

Application Deadline for the 2012/2013 school year is Friday, April 26, 2013.

High School Awards

Rainbow Stage will annually present up to three high school performance awards up to a maximum of $1000 in the greater Winnipeg and surrounding areas. The production must be a "book show" i.e established or newly written musical. Musical Revues, Variety shows or Theatrical Reviews format will not be considered for the Rainbow Stage School Performance Award. This year we are adding an ‘original works’ category. This original work must still be in the form of a musical.

• Application for consideration must be made at least one month prior to the staging of the production.

• Applicant schools are to provide complimentary tickets to the production to the Rainbow Stage adjudicators.

• The panel's choice of award winners is final.

• Will be critiqued on performance, sets and costumes, music and choir direction and overall direction.

For more information please contact Lindsay at: lhornstein@rainbowstage.ca

Middle School Awards

Rainbow Stage will annually present up to two school performance awards in Musical Theatre, to a maximum of $750 each to middle schools in Manitoba. These are examples of the types of musicals we will be accepting for the middle schools:

• Can be a "book show".

• Musical Revue with a storyline.

• Original work.

For more information please contact Lindsay at: lhornstein@rainbowstage.ca