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Martha
A LIGHT OPERA BY VON FLOTOW
A CO-PRODUCTION OF SAULT OPERA AND THE HELEN SYJUT DANCERS
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 |
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
| 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
| 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 |