United Players Of Vancouver

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United Players of Vancouver

Jericho Arts Centre
1675 Discovery Street
Vancouver BC V6R 4K5
Tel: 604.224.8007

Email: info@unitedplayers.com
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Artistic Director Sarah Rodgers

SARAH RODGERS - ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Sarah Rodgers is a well-known theatre director and theatre/film/television actor. She received her BFA (Acting) and MFA (Directing) from The University of British Columbia.
Sarah has worked for many theatre companies in Vancouver and across Canada including The Arts Club, Pacific Theatre, Solo Collective, Studio 58, Ruby Slippers, The Gateway Theatre and Theatre Under the Stars. She has been a returning favourite to United Players over the years. Sarah performed in the hit Axis Theatre show The Number 14 across Canada and toured extensively throughout the United States and Japan.
Sarah also works for Opera House Theatre Company in Wilmington, NC where she directed the premiere production of The Thursday Night Bridge Circle by Ray Kennedy. She will be directing The Little Mermaid for their 2023 Season.
Sarah has been nominated many times and has had the pleasure of receiving (as an actor and director) The Jessie Richardson Professional Theatre Awards and Musical Theatre Ovation awards.

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ANDRÉE KARAS - ARTISTIC DIRECTOR EMERITA

Andrée Karas has been a part of live theatre in the Lower Mainland as producer, director and actress for over 30 years. In her years as Artistic Director of United Players, she became known for her artistic abilities, her courage, tenacity and integrity. She is highly respected in the arts community and has given United Players the reputation of a unique community theatre company offering high-standard live theatre of critically acclaimed playwrights. Her philosophy of inclusion and encouragement has proved invaluable to the careers of many aspiring artists. Andrée received the Mary Phillips Award for Behind the Scenes Achievement at the 2012 Jessie Awards, and the federal government’s Hidden Hero Award in 2020.

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JOAN BRYANS - PRESIDENT & PUBLICIST

Joan Bryans has been involved in live theatre as actress, producer, and director for a number of years both in B.C. and in England. She brings over 30 years of experience to the role of publicist. With initial training at Crawford’s, a leading advertising agency in swinging London in the 1960s, she has succeeded in raising the standard of all aspects of United Players’ promotional material. Her talent in searching out graphic artists and guiding them has resulted in some of our award-winning designs. Her work has resulted in increased media attention, and a heightened public awareness of United Players as a company which produces high-quality entertainment in Vancouver.

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NANCY CALDWELL - TREASURER & RESERVATIONS MANAGER

Nancy Caldwell has been involved with United Players of Vancouver for more than ten years, taking care of reservations and box office and donor care for much of that time. More recently she rejoined the Board of Directors and in November 2020 was elected Treasurer, replacing long-time Treasurer John Harris. Nancy has stage managed six United Players shows, but her passion remains photographing dress rehearsals. She is pleased to note that most of the photos on this website are hers.

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CATHERINE E. CARR - HEAD OF COSTUME

Catherine E. Carr joined United Players in 1997, after completing a BA in Italian and English at the University of British Columbia and the Fashion Arts Certificate Program at Vancouver Community College. Catherine brought some experience as an actor (including a play in Italian!), many years of sewing, and a background in fashion design to her work with United Players. Collaborating with United Players’ talented crew, actors, and professional directors, she gained valuable experience in costuming and production of plays in different genres and periods. Over the years, Catherine has been recognized in many reviews for the costumes she has designed and made for numerous productions by United Players and other local theatre companies, and she received a 2019 CTC Award for Best Costume Design (Persuasion, Metro Theatre).