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It was signed by the company’s artistic director Matt Schuurman; its general manager, Karen Brown Fournell; and its board president, Amir Reshef.

Craddock is a leading player in Edmonton’s theatre, TV and film communities.

Photo by Ian Jackson / EPIC Photography

Rapid Fire’s statement came in response to a statement Craddock himself posted on his own Facebook page earlier this week.

Craddock’s post was written as his own reaction to Hollywood’s Harvey Weinstein scandal and the #MeToo social media campaign, which highlighted issues of sexual harassment and abuse.

“I have contributed to rape culture,” Craddock wrote. “I have touched without permission. I have acted like ‘no means no’ is enough, and behaved as though everything before a ‘no’ is OK. I have acted as though women were objects, to be won, to be obtained, to be used.”

In the statement, Craddock attributed much of his behaviour to his alcoholism and cocaine addiction, adding that he has been sober for the last four months.

“(T) he clear lens of sobriety has opened my memory to the realities of my actions, micro-actions and things more overt, and I have so much to make up for.”

Craddock’s Facebook post has since been removed.

An improviser, actor, playwright, director and screenwriter, he has won multiple local, national and international awards for his theatre and film work. Craddock is a member of the cast of the TV show Tiny Plastic Men. He was screenwriter and director for last year’s AMPIA-winning film, It’s Not My Fault and I Don’t Care, starring Alan Thicke. And his hit play, Irma Voth, won four honours at this year’s Sterling Awards, including the prizes for Outstanding Production and Outstanding New Play.