SUMMER IN THE BIGHT THEATRE FESTIVAL 1998

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1 RISING TIDE THEATRE presents SUMMER IN THE BIGHT THEATRE FESTIVAL 1998 Donna Butt Artistic, Executive Director CORPORATE SPONSORS du Maurier Arts NewTel Communications Fishery Products International Limited Newfoundland Power I A F_ortis Company V OCM and Magic 97 I Best of Both Worlds FUNDING AGENCIES The Canada Council for the Arts Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council Canada/Newfoundland Agreement on Economic Renewal Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation Canadian Heritage, Parks Canada Human Resources Development Canada, Clarenville Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Program Info fJ8-12:1 1 l'm-2

2 Play Somethin' We All Knows WRITTEN BY DES WALSH DIRECTOR... Lois Brown MUSICAL DlREcrOR..'... Des Walsh VOCAL COACH... Zipporah Peddle COSTUMEDESIGN... DonnaVey SET DESIGN... Frank Lapointe & Kalem Mllhoney LIGHTING DEStGN 7 TECHNICIAN... Neil Robbins STAGEMANAGER... LisaBailey ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS... Amelia Manuel, Barry Nichols FRONT OF HOUSE.... Elaine Vokey, Sharon Vokey SOUND TECHNI ClAN... Doug Ballett PRODUCTION CREW HEAD....Jim Pippy PRODUCTION CREW... Dave Cole, Corey Jones, Dave Marsh, Andy Hodder WARDROBE DRESSER....ponna Vey, Eileen Miller. CAST CHRIS... Peter Ron1pkey RAYMOND... Melvin Barnes MR. HISCOCK John Ryan BILLY... Daniel Payne ~RIDGET... Michelle Rex RHONDA... Ruth Lawrence EDNA... Deanna Hart Piercey THOMAS...,... Rod Miller LUBA... Susan Kent MOTONDI... Dave Sullivan HECKLERS IN CROWD... Lisa Bailey, Doug Ballett There is a 15-minute intennission about half-way through the show. Please be advised that a FLASH canzera is used during the show! Program ll!fo /98-4:41 PM-1 1

3 Author's Notes 'Play Somethin' We All Knows' is not based on any true experiences or any real people. The names used are indeed family names from the area but only used to heighten the play's local authenticity. The play is made up of original and traditional music. I wrote the songs Sweet Bonaventure, Rider Hill, and 1/11 's The Sunshine while my brother Don Walsh and I cowrote Sunny Afternoons. I first heard As Soon As The War Is 0 'er from the singing of Harry Hibbs, the less than credited Newfoundland accordion player and singer; l first heard Sweet Forget Me Not sung by the wonderful singer Gerald Campbell of Branch, St. Mary's Bay, and it was this version that Eddie Coffey heard and subsequently recorded; The Banks ofnewfoundland was first brought to my attention while listening to a rough mix of the terrific new Tickle Harbour album 'Battery Included' and it is to that same group I thank for the version heard here; the instrumental pieces are Newfoundland dance tunes from the playing of the brilliant Newfoundland accordionists Baxter Wareham of Harbour Buffet, Placentia Bay and Frank M!lher of St. John's. The preshow/intermission music is from the playing of the groups Arcady, Snotty Var, Seamus Begley and Stephen Cooney, and Matt Cranitch. I'd like to thank Don Walsh for ing me the chords and lyrics for The Banks of Newfoundland; Eleanor Dawson for ing me the lyrics for Sweet Forget Me Not; Rocky and Dora Johnson for their bar and Frieda Coleman and Betty Johnson for letting us in early; Kevin Toope for various props from his fishing stage; Rising Tide box-office staff; Donna Butt for going along with the idea in the first place; Lois Brown for jumping on board; Zipporah Peddle for the harmonies; and as always the Rising Tide cast and technical crew for their sense of place and purpose, their never-ending dedication and lastly, their warmth and friendship, making any unnerving task that much easier. Des Walsh Hog's Nose, Trinity. ;

4 ROCKING THE CRADLE by DES WALSH at the RE ID THEATRE ( MUN CAMPUS ) $ $1 s/ c HST = $26 Holy Heart Theat re 55 Bo naventure Aven ue, St. John ' s

5 No exchanges or refunds on tickets. In the event of a cancellation, a refund may be issued according to the policies of the promoter and ticket vendor. Flash photography is not permitted without the express permission of Holy Heart staff. No food or drink permitted in the Theatre with the exception of bottled water.