The Sault Opera Legacy

Production Dates and Venue

March 8, 9, 10, and 11, 1979

Korah Collegiate Theatre

Cast

Primary Leads

Gigi, a girl celebrating her 16th birthday	Jo-Ann Morgan
Honore Lachailles, an elderly rich bachelor	Larry Whalen
Gaston Lachailles, Honore's nephew	Phil Thibert
Liane D'Exeimans, Gaston's current girlfriend	Cheryl Heslop
"Mamita" Inez Alvarez, Gigi's immigrant grandmother	Vilma Ambel
Alicia, Gigi's "Demi-Mondaine" rich aunt	Barbara Johnston

Understudies

Gigi	Sharon Piper
Gaston	Michael Kimball
Mamita	Karen Pomber

Other Characters

Two girls with Gigi	Kaarena Campbell and Carol Trainor
Headwaiter	Ted Hallin
Married Ladies	Debbie Lukenda and Karen Pomber
Their husbands	Richard Jenkins and Herbert Johnson
Cocottes	Mara DiPasquale and Paula Shewchuk
Soldier	Stephen Rutti
Waiters	Tim Murphy and Roy Schuurhuis
Charles, Alicia's butler	Herbert Johnson
Jaqueline de Beautemps	Claudia Teller
Manuel, Honore's valet	Richard Jenkins
Gigi's dance teacher	Stephen Rutti
Receptionist at the Grand Hotel Trouville	Rudy Becker
Madame Dumard	Joy Campbell
Madame LaVerne and Husband	Karen Pomber and Algis Motiejunas
Telephone installer	Rudy Becker
Leon Dufresne, Gaston's lawyer	Michael Kimball
Jacques Duclos, Alicia's lawyer	Jacques Chouinard
Law clerks	Hans Geenan and Ted Hallin
Juliette LeSage	Sharon Piper

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Chorus

Dancers in "Paris is Paris Again"

Mara DiPasquale, Jo-Ann Nogalo, Sharon Piper, Paula Shewchuk, Rudy Becker, Jacques Chouinard, Stephen Rutti, Bruce Woodcock

Other Guests at Eiffel Tower Restaurant

Joy Campbell, Doris Chaumont, Michael Kimball, Algis Motiejunas, married ladies with husbands

Liane's Dance Partners in "She's Not Thinking Of Me"

The Painter	Hans Geenan
The Count	Bruce Woodcock
Sandomir the Skater	Stephen Rutti

Dancers on the Beach

Bruce Woodcock (with Gigi), Mara DiPasquale, Sharon Piper, Claudia Teller, Paula Shewchuk, Rudy Becker, Jacques Chouinard, Michael Kimball, Stephen Rutti

Can-Can Dancers at Maxim's (From Trixie Hardy's Dance Studio)

Barbara Cifferi, Christine LaVallee, Jo-Ann Nogalo, Karen Shepard, Jennifer Song, Shelley Woodcock

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Orchestra

Conductor	Arno Ambel
Concertmaster	Mary Shrubsole Walton
Manager	Walter Kimball
Violin I	Mary Shrubsole Walton, Carol O'Neill
Violin II	Elizabeth Bain, Marnie Kent
Cello	Thomas Fetter
Bass Viol	Hugh Stephen
Flute	Mary MacDonald
Oboe	Stephen Fetter
Clarinet	Cathy Bouchard
Trumpet I	Matthew Lintula
Trumpet II	Jim Gardiner
French Horn I	Walter Kimball
French Horn II	Suzan Breton
Trombone	Alan Campbell
Piano	Jane Anstice
Percussion	Stephen Crawford
Rehearsal Pianists	Jane Anstice, Ruth Chant, Barbara Severin

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Production Staff

Producer	Herbert Johnson
Directed and Designed by	Arno Ambel
Assisted by	Hans Geenan
Choreographer	Trixie Hardy
Costume Designer	Vilma Ambel
Miss Morgan's costumes designed and created by	Sandy Franklin
Stage Manager	Susan Kovacs
Lighting Designer	Rutger Becker
Lighting Booth	Geoff Clement, Andy Discher
Set Dressing and Properties	Maura Dearing
Make-Up	LeeAnn Trbovich
House Manager	Penny Hanson
Set Construction	Herbert Johnson
Box Office	Noreen Myers
Hairstyling	Marga Pelka and Lorraine Dennis
Media Advertising	Arno Ambel, Hans Geenan, Terry McPhee
Hospitality	Erika Dello

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Production Assistants

Set Movement	Philip Burfoot, Michael Dacy, Sandro Nevicato, David Roberts
Properties and Set Dressing	Judy Falkins, Mary Roberts, Jane Wiskin
Make-Up	Heather Stadnisky, Diane Taylor, Sharon Wreggitt
Wardrobe	Frieda Daniels, Sandy Franklin, Barbara Johnson, Nancy Kimball, Christel Kretschmer, Ebba Poldmaa
Front of House	Barbara Arnill, Grace DeAmorim, Letizia DiPasquale, Penelope Johnson, Joanne Marconi, Hilda Richardson, Ann Roberts
House Box Office	Noreen and Cynthia Myers
Set Construction	Philip Burfoot, Doris Chaumont, Michael Dacey, Richard Jenkins, Dennis Johns, Jim Johnston, Christel Kretschmer, Sandro Nevicato, David Roberts, Chris Shannon, Paula Shewchuk, Allen Campbell, Kaarina Campbell
Set Dressing and Construction	Judy Falkins, David Feltham, Herbert Johnson
Box Office Material prepared by	Fred Ambel, Rudy Becker, Barbara Johnston, Debbie Lukenda, Cynthia Myers, Noreen Myers, Paula Shewchuk
Advance Box Office	Sharon Baron, Rudy Becker, Romy Bock, doris Chaumont, Jacques Chouinard, Maura Dearing, Erika Dello, Michael Kimball, Irene McGillivray, Hilda Richardson, Roy Schuurhuis, Paula Shewchuk, Phil Thibert, Linda Veith, Laura Walsh, Jane Wiskin
Hospitality	Esme Johnson, Olive Kimball, Linda Veith
Programme Advertising	Christel Kretschmer, Noreen Myers, and other members of the cast
Poster Displays and Other Publicity	Joy Campbell, Doris Chaumont, Maura Dearing, Mara DiPasquale, Michael Kimball, Karen Pomber, Paula Shewchuk, Phil Thibert, and others