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Martha - A Light Opera by von Flotow

A CO-PRODUCTION OF SAULT OPERA AND THE HELEN SYJUT DANCERS

Production Dates and Venue

Cast

Chorus

Orchestra

Production Staff

 

Production Dates and Venue:

May 30, 31, and June 1, 1974

Korah Collegiate Auditorium

Cast:

Lady Harriet ("Martha"), Lady-in-waiting to Queen Anne Lidija Fritsch
Nancy ("Julia"), Her Companion Jo-Ann (Morgan) Wilson
Lord Tristam, Lady Harriet's Cousin William Murphy
Plunkett, a young farmer Ted Hallin
Lionel, his foster brother, afterwards Earl of Derby Bob MacDonald
Sheriff of Richmond Stephen A. Budge
UNDERSTUDIES:  
  Lady Harriet Erika Dello
  Nancy Dorothy-Ann Nelson
OTHER VOCAL PARTS:  
  Lord Tristam's Flunkeys A. Ernest Peeling, Jacques Chouinard, Hans Banner, Earl Alkenbrack
  MAIDS FOR HIRE:  
    Molly Pitt Gillian Rivers
    Polly Tritt Rosemary Peeling
    Bitsy Witt Marilyn Austen
    Kitty Bell Erika Dello
    Liddy Well Dorothy-Ann Nelson
    Nelly Cox Mickey Renirie
    Sally Fox Rena Suriano
  A Farmer B. G. Herbert Johnson
  A Farmer's Wife Juanita Jairath
SOLOISTS IN DRINKING SONG  
Act II, 1st Verse Sheriff
Act II, 2nd Verse Roy G. Tonkin
EXTRA PARTS  
Bailiff Toomas H. Rebane
Parson Earl Alkenbrack
His Wife Toni Lelievre
His Son Michael Severin
Guards Tom Rebane, Marty Sepp

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Chorus

Pages, Ladies of the Court, Maids, Servants, Vendors, Farmers and their Wives, Hunters, Huntresses, Guards, People of Richmond, etc.

Soprano I: Marilyn Austen, Erika Dello, Wilma Groen, Toni Lelievre, Ruth Motiejunas, Dorothy-Ann Nelson, Marga Pelka, Mickey Renirie

Soprano II: Gillian Rivers, Inge Ruck, Karen Severin, Rena Suriano, Alison Tomie, Linda Veith

Alto I: Francis Burfoot, Ausma Krumins, Rosemary Peeling

Alto II: Romy Bock, Juanita S. Jairath, Joy Campbell

Tenor I: Earl Alkenbrack, Hans Banner, Michael Severin

Tenor II: Jacques Chouinard, A. Ernest Peeling

Baritone I: B. G. Herbert Johnson, Maris Pone, John S. You

Baritone II: Roy G. Tonkin, Werner Pelka

The Helen Syjut Dancers:

Cathy Ballantine, Wendy Gibson, Vicky Micak, Ruth Motiejunas, Janet Stroyan, Karen Zaffini

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Orchestra

Conductor Alan Campbell
Concertmaster Mary Shrubsole Walton
First Violin Mary Shrubsole Walton
Second Violin Carol O'Neill
Viola Ed Gartshore
Cello Kathryn Gartshore
Bass Viol Hugh Stephens
Flute Mary Norman
Percussion Rod Trainor
Clarinets Michael Kimball, Linda Filipcic
Bassoon Margaret Hooper
Trumpets Andy Kozak, John Campbell
French Horns Pat Misak, Walter Kimball
Piano Ann Cunningham
Organ Barbara Severin, Ted Horsburgh

Yamaha Electric Organ supplied free of charge for this production courtesy of the Soo Piano Company

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Production Staff

Producer Paul D. Freedman
Director Arno Ambel
Music Director Alan Campbell
Choreographer Helen Syjut
Assistant Director and Stage Manager Billie Foley
Assistant Stage Manager Inara Penikis
Rehearsal Pianists Anne Cunningham, Barbara Severin, Larissa Micak, Jane Anstice, Ted Horsburgh
Set Designer Tom Doherty
Assistants to Set Designer Liz Bennett, Evan Ayotte
Set Construction and Painting Joe Huckson
Set Construction Assistants and Stage Crew Alan Hughes, David Feltham, B. G. Herbert Johnson, Mark Johnson, Colette Michel, Toomas Rebane, John Nesbitt, Lisa Murdoch, Bob Hollingshead, Peter Zarins
Lighting Stan Pietkiewicz
Lighting Assistants John Weija, Tim Mousseau
Costume Designer Vilma Ambel
Costume Designer's Assistant Inge Ruck
Costume Attendants Retta Jean Roy, Molly Feltham, Doreen Chartrand
Properties Barbara Baber
Property Assistants Gail Davey, Beverly Gagliardi, Elizabeth Feltham
Make-Up Eileen Morrison
Make-Up Assistants Coleen Wilkinson, Christine Gillespie, Gayle Stone, Orlean Strom, Gunta Healey, Mabel Coulter, Vera Alloi
Hairstyling Marga Pelka
Assisted by Rosemary Gelinas and the staff of Marianne's Beauty Salon
Publicity Paul D. Freedman, Arno Ambel
Box Office Gartshore Music, Helen O'Connor, Irmgard Hibbert, Alison Tomie, Linda Veith, Erika Dello, Jo-Ann Wilson, Dorothy Ann Nelson, Gillian Rivers, Ted Hallin, Yvette Meyndt
House Manager Ken Hibbert
Floor Manager Barbara McGuire
Floor Assistants Teresa Peeling, Grace Wang, Valerie McLeod
Hospitality

Erika Dello, William Murphy, Elli Banner, Alvine Kaldma, Alida Vanderklift, Sylvia Vanderklift, Salme Veedler, Donelda Marchand, Ebba Poldmaa, Dorothy Peeling, Brigitte Woodcock, Esme Johnson, Judy Brescasin, Harriet Fuselli, Pierette Bowser

 

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