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Julien Arnold—a Canadian histrion who founded the Edmonton theatre institution Free Will Players—died aft having a aesculapian exigency during his Nov. 24 show successful A Christmas Carol astatine Citadel Theatre.
By Leah Degrazia Nov 28, 2024 2:23 AMTags
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The theatre assemblage is mourning a tragic loss.
Julien Arnold—a Canadian signifier histrion who founded the Shakespeare theatre institution Free Will Players—died connected Nov. 24 aft having a aesculapian exigency during a show of A Christmas Carol astatine Edmonton's Citadel Theatre. He was 60.
While the specifics of his aesculapian contented person not been disclosed, paramedics arrived astatine the theatre astir 8:28 p.m. and performed aggregate resuscitation attempts connected Arnold—who was playing the roles of Marley, Mr. Fezziwig, Banjo and a portion of the ensemble successful the production—before helium was pronounced dormant astatine the location, Alberta Health Services spokesperson Kerry Williamson told CBC News Nov. 26.
In airy of his passing, the theatre announced that it would beryllium modifying the remaining dates of its A Christmas Carol play, which is scheduled to tally until Dec. 24, to let the formed and unit clip to grieve Arnold's death.
Arnold—who grew up successful Edmonton and studied astatine University of Alberta—had a decades-long vocation successful theater, performing successful plays specified arsenic The Taming of the Shrew, The Wizard of Oz, Twelfth Night and Sense and Sensibility. In summation to taking the signifier for companies including Citadel Theatre, Northern Light Theatre and Workshop West Theatre, helium was a founding subordinate of the theatre institution Free Will Players, which produced Edmonton's yearly Freewill Shakespeare Festival.
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Following his passing, Citadel Theatre's enforcement manager Jessie van Rijn and creator manager Daryl Cloran shared a heartwarming connection astir Arnold's interaction connected the acting community.
"His beingness brought joy, bosom and extent to each role," they said successful a connection to CBC News Nov. 26, "and his creator contributions—and large hugs—will beryllium profoundly missed."
Rijn and Cloran continued, "We are asking for immoderate privateness and patience arsenic we crook our attraction to supporting household members, the Christmas Carol company, unit and patrons astatine this time."
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