The Sault Opera Legacy
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Music by: Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by: Oscar Hammerstein II
Book by: Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse suggested by "The Trapp Family Singers" by Maria August Trapp
"The Sound of Music" is presented through special arrangement with the Rodgers and Hammerstein Library, 598 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022, USA
Production Dates and Venue
Cast
Chorus
Orchestra
Production Staff
Production Dates and Venue:
First Production: January 24, 25, and 26, 1974 at Korah Collegiate Auditorium
Second Production: April 29, 30, May 1, and 2, 1987 at White Pines Collegiate Auditorium
Cast:
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1974 Production
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1987 Production
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| A Postulant | Sarah Gartshore | |
| Maria Rainer, a postulant at Nonnberg Abbey | Dorice Stephen | Wendy Guzzo-Aube |
| Sister Berthe, mistress of the novices | Kerry McConnell | Luise Morano |
| Sister Margaretta, mistress of the postulants | Erika Dello | Shelley Gold |
| The Mother Abbess | Vilma Ambel | Jill McPhee |
| Sister Sophia | Dorothy-Ann Nelson | Karen Willert |
| Captain Georg von Trapp | Ernie Peeling | Jo Ramakers |
| Franz, the butler | B. G. Herbert Johnson | Ron Bird |
| Frau Schmidt, the housekeeper | Elli Banner | Lynne Nelson |
| CHILDREN OF CAPTAIN VON TRAPP: | ||
| Liesl | Teresa Peeling | Francine St. Jules |
| Friedrich | Mark Bazely | Paul Morris |
| Louisa | Sharon Arnill | Gratia Giovanatti |
| Kurt | Bruce Woodcock | Dennis Posno |
| Brigitta | Rosemary Peeling | Kathy McNally |
| Marta | Ellen Pook | Anna Lee Oja |
| Gretl | Carol LeBlanc | Pam Donnelly |
| Rolf Gruber | Robert E. Bouchard | Paul Gribbon |
| Elsa Schraeder | Barbara McGuire | Theresa Laurenti |
| Ursula | Rena Suriano | Melanie Conly |
| Max Detweiler | Ted Hallin | Dario Laurenti |
| Herr Zeller | Bill Murphy | Rick Houle |
| Baron Elberfeld | David Feltham | Robert Fisher |
| Baroness Elberfeld | Marga Pelka | Maria Burgess |
| A Postulant | Kelley Dickson | |
| Admiral von Schreiber | Steven Budge | Miguël Cormier |
| Fraulein Schweiger, a contestant in the Festival Concert | Freida Daniels | Leslie Borland |
| Man with Guitar | Steve Burgess |
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Chorus
1974 Production:
Male Extras: Hans Banner, Maris Pone, George Spelvin IV, Werner Pelka, Jacques Chouinard, Louis Coccimiglio, Fred Webster
Chorus: Barbara Arnill, Mickey Renirie, Jo-Ann Morgan Wilson, Erika Dello, Dorothy-Ann Nelson, Wilma Groen, Valerie Ball, Adele Perugini, Donelda Marchand, Laura Tyynela, Kerry McConnell, Martha Patterson, Rena Suriano, Inge Ruck, Marga Pelka, Linda Veith, Romy Bock, Ebba Poldmaa, Juanita Jairath, Kathy Crawford, Sandra Arnill, Vilma Ambel
Acolytes: Laura Tyynela, Cathy Crawford
Postulants (Act II): Laura Tyynela, Cathy Crawford, Valerie Bell, Sandra Arnill
Nuns (Act II): Martha Patterson, Juanita Jairath, Adele Perugini, Linda Veith
1987 Production:
Neighbours of Captain von Trapp, Nuns, Novices, Postulants, Contestants in the Festival Concert, Storm Troopers:
Bea Armstrong, Vanessa Bazely, Maria Burgess, Leslie Borland, Kimberly Campbell, Melanie Conly, Kelley Dickson, Penny Evans, Sarah Gartshore, David Kettles, Donna Kettles, Tim Lawrence, Micheline Naccarato, Steve Scott, Jim Vair
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Orchestra
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1974 Production
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1987 Production
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| Conductor | Arno Ambel | Frank Elliott |
| Concertmaster | Mary Shrubsole Walton | |
| Violins | Mary Shrubsole Walton, Carol O'Neill | Gizella Keppel-Jones, Carmen Eisenbichler, Rita Fink, Katherine Keppel-Jones |
| Viola | Ed Gartshore | Lisa Gardi, Stephen Keppel-Jones |
| Cello | Katherine Gartshore, Pamela Haig | Dr. Michael Keppel-Jones, Gary Rocha |
| Double Bass | Hugh Stephens | Leon Bennett |
| Flute | Mary Norman | Sharon Bick |
| Flute/Oboe | Carole Sims | |
| Clarinets | Michael Kimball, Linda Filipcic | Dr. John Wilkinson, Gertrude Wilkinson |
| Trumpet | Steve Ryan, Alan Campbell | George Townsend, Larry Farnquist |
| Guitar | Roy Holmes | |
| Percussion | John Katerenchuk | Mark Gough |
| Piano | Jane Anstice | Marti Hopson |
| Organ | Barbara Severin |
Production Staff
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1974 Production
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1987 Production
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| Producer(s) | Arno Ambel | The Executive of Sault Opera |
| Director and Designer | Arno Ambel | Wilf Beauchamp |
| Assistant Director(s) | Robert D'Amato, Colin Hayward | Terry McPhee |
| Music Director | Arno Ambel | Frank Elliott |
| Stage Manager | Billie Foley | Michaela Dacey |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Dawn Brown | |
| Choreographer | Helen Syjut, Vicky Micak | Kim Greco |
| Rehearsal Pianists | Jane Anstice, Barbara Severin, Larissa Micak, Rosemary Peeling | Andrea Sloan, Marti Hopson |
| Voice Coach (children) | Dorice Stephen | |
| Director of Stage Choruses | Barbara McGuire | |
| Lighting | Robert Stern (Ph.D. Theatre) | Nina Karhu |
| Lighting and Sound Technician | Tolbert Stinson | |
| Prompter | Evelyn Thompson | |
| House Manager | Ken Hibbert | Erika Dello, Ian Gold |
| Front of House | Wally Dello, Michael Ramakers, Ronald Ramakers, Susan Ramakers | |
| Floor Manager | Walter Micak | |
| Floor Assistants | Valerie McLeod, Ruth Moitejunas, Janet Stroyan, Lexi Yanchuk, Doris Egglesfield | |
| Properties | Elizabeth Feltham, Beverly Feltham, Gail Davey | Annette Lee, Chris Bauer |
| Costume Design/Coordinators | Vilma Ambel | Warna Timlock (Sudbury Theatre Centre), Luise Morano, Norma Dalrymple |
| Costume Assistants | Inge Ruck, Ebba Poldmaa, Frieda Daniels | Wendy Cameron, Christy Loftstrom, Marijke Ramakers, Tomira Sierzputowski, Nancy Johnson, Janet Joy |
| Hairstyling | Marga Pelka | Carol Malboeuf, Liv McLea |
| Set Design | Onra Lebma | Wilf Beauchamp |
| Set Construction | McAllister Horne, David Feltham, Gus Treialt, Harry Pook, Colin Nelson, Billie Foley, Sandra Arnill, Betty Hodgkinson, Ted Hallin, Peter Zarins | Winston Beauchamp, John Kendrick, Jackie Siddell, Keith Waldie |
| Stage Crew | Gordon Nichols, John Nesbitt, David Feltham, Barry Vincent, Gary Vincent | Dara Brown, David Kettles, Tim Lawrence, Steve Scott, Jim Vair, Keith Waldie |
| Make-Up | Eileen Morrison | Rutger Becker, Stephanie Maidens |
| Make-Up Assistants | Christine Gillespie, Gayle Stone, Coleen Wilkinson, Orlean Strom, Gunta Healey, Anne Robertson, Vera Alloi | |
| Box Office | Paul D. Freedman, Donelda Marchand, Ted Hallin, Frieda Daniels, Arlene Bovingdon, Vilma Ambel, Ed Gartshore, Helen O'Connor, B. G. Herbert Johnson, Werner Pelka, Roy Sutton | Noreen Myers, Cathy Bedell, June Bonin, Elaine Brown, Norma Dalrymple, Erika Dello, Miriam Gravelle, Betty Laukkanen, Christy Loftstrom, Debbie Myers, Winnie Myers, Gayle Patreau, Pauline Spooner, Diane Taylor, Rita Zika |
| Hospitality Co-Chairmen | Erika Dello, Bill Murphy | |
| Assistants | Mabel Coulter, Karin von Althen, Alide Rauk, Salme Veedler, Brigitte Woodcock, Wilma Bos, Judy Brescasin, Esme Johnson, Alvina Kaldma, Harriet Fuselli | |
| Publicity | Terry McPhee, Arno Ambel, Laddie Zika, Rita Zika, Iola C. Merrifield | |
| Programme | Arno Ambel | |
| Programme Advertising | Arno Ambel, Bea Armstrong, Leslie Borland, Maria Burgess, Penny Evans, Shelley Gold, Donna Kettles, Jill and Terry McPhee, Luise Morano, Noreen Myers, Micheline Naccarato, Andrea Sloan, Karen Willert |
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