Barbara Kobolak

Directing Credits

2002: December 27, 28, 29	Rumplestiltskin – A Rockin’ Musical
2014: September 16 – 20 & 23 – 27,	The Dining Room

Acting Credits

1989: October 1989	Crimes of the Heart
1991: February 1991	A Doll’s House
1994: March 2-5	Blood Relations
1994: October 1994	Lost in Yonkers
1997: October 1997	Conjugal Rites
2000: January 19-22 & 25-29	The Curious Savage
2003: May 28-31 & June 2-7	The Snow Ball
2005: February 1-5 and 8-12	Dancing at Lughnasa
2006: Sept 19-23 & 26-30	Here on the Flight Path
2011: March 22 – April 2, 2011	Cash On Delivery
2012: February 7-11&14-18,2011	Pack of Lies

Production Credits

Assistant Director	The Madwoman of Chaillot
Assistant Stage Manager	The Real Thing
Set Design	Rumplestiltskin – A Rockin’ Musical
Set Construction	Seussical
Construction Assistant	A Midsummer Night’s Dream John Buchan’s The 39 Steps
Scenic Painter	Cat’s Cradle
Set Painter	You Can’t Take it With You -II The Uninvited Blithe Spirit The Gallant Tailor or 7 at One Blow Having Hope at Home Maggie’s Getting Married Pack of Lies Friends, With Benefits Private Lives Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka Harvey Yo, Vikings!  Fairy Tale Ending, the Big Bad Family Musical
Set Painting Assistant	Murder in Noirville The Odd Couple
Continuity	Shadow Box The Heidi Chronicles Rock and Roll The Beauty Queen of Leenane Blithe Spirit Friends, With Benefits
Continuity Assistant	Murder by Misadventure
Set Painter	A Flea in Her Ear Perfect Wedding
Set Painting Assistant	Rabbit Hole
Properties	On Golden Pond
Dresser	Friends, With Benefits
Refreshments	John Buchan’s The 39 Steps Agnes of God Perfect Wedding Inherit the Wind Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde The Black Bonspiel of Wullie MacCrimmon 4000 Miles Radium Girls Cat’s Cradle The Odd Couple Calendar Girls The Last Romance Equivocation
Refreshments & Servery	Night Sky The Lion in Winter

From the program for The Dining Room:

BARBARA KOBOLAK (Director) has been a member of Kanata Theatre since 1989—this is her second KT directing effort. Audiences may also remember her from such roles as Barbara (Pack of Lies), Gwen (Here on the Flight Path), Maggie (Dancing at Lughnasa), and Bella (Lost in Yonkers); last spring she was Edith Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank (Phoenix Players). She has previously directed for Phoenix and for the one-act play readings at Ottawa Little Theatre. Barbara currently sits on the Kanata Theatre board as vice-president, and is also on the board of the Eastern Ontario Drama League. Thanks to everyone for serving up such a delightful production!

From the program for Here on the Flight Path:

BARBARA KOBOLAK (Gwen) was last seen on stage as the jokester sister Maggie in Dancing at Lughnasa. She has acted, worked off stage, and directed at Kanata Theatre since 1989. Other KT roles have included Bella in Lost in Yonkers, Lenny in Crimes of the Heart, Barbara in The Snow Ball, and Lily Belle in The Curious Savage. Her previous Foster experience was as Ruth in Phoenix Players’ Opening Night in 2004. Barbara has also performed at Ottawa Little Theatre, Tara Players and Lakeside Players.

From the program for Cash on Delivery:

BARBARA KOBOLAK (Sally Chessington) first appeared on Kanata Theatre’s stage as Lenny in Crimes of the Heart. She has since appeared in eight other Kanata Theatre productions including Dancing at Lughnasa, Lost in Yonkers, and most recently as Gwen in Here on the Flight Path. Barbara has also acted with Ottawa Little Theatre, Tara Players, and Phoenix Players. She has directed for Phoenix Players and, in 2002 directed Rumplestiltskin – A Rockin’ Musical for Kanata Theatre. Barbara is on the executive of the Eastern Ontario Drama League.

From the program for Pack of Lies:

BARBARA KOBOLAK (Barbara Jackson) has acted in over 35 community theatre productions in the Ottawa region; other contributions have been in directing, and stage management or crew. Selected Kanata Theatre credits include: Sally (Cash on Delivery), Maggie (Dancing at Lughnasa), Bella (Lost in Yonkers), and Gwen (Here on the Flight Path). Barbara is also on the executive of the Eastern Ontario Drama League, and provides support to her husband, Tom, for Romeo and Juliet to be presented in May.