Fall 2012 – The Morgue the Merrier & Grave Matters


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Grave Matters

by Peter Stallard
Directed by Martin Weeden

Tom Murphy makes a living in a graveyard, keeping things neat and tidy, tending to each site, each headstone, the flowers and all adornments. On this particular day, he learns of a mystery that began with one fateful event when he was much younger. To resolve that mystery, several strange characters are brought together – from both the past and the present – for an experience that changes their ‘lives’.

The Morgue the Merrier

by Pat Cook
Directed by Ron Gardner

You may have seen the inside of a morgue during part of your favourite police drama. Typically: lab-coated staff occupied with bodies, each draped with white sheets and laid out on stainless steel tables or trolleys. It all seems very clinical and inhospitable – hardly the place to have a good laugh! Well, get ready to enjoy a lighter side to life-in-the-morgue as Jane, your hostess, points to a draped corpse and asks: “You ever wonder what their stories are?”

Pre-show announcement

Grave Matters

Tom Murphy Paul LeDuc A reformed delinquent
Rose Parry Helen Weeden Local clairvoyant
Sergeant Roberts Bob Dupuis Police Sergeant
Mrs. Roberts Judy Puritt Sergeant’s wife
Leonard Fotheringale Ian Glen Magistrate
Grave Warden Amanda Sauvé Officious and clerical

 

The Morgue the Merrier

Jane Heather Maranta Forensic technician
Ida Nicole d’Entremont Chester’s wife
Chester Ivo Mokros 45 year old man trying to be young again
Hal Ric O’Dell Chester’s handyman brother
Frank Lee Powell Waiter
Marvin Jim Clarke Man on “Death row”
Guard Tara Smith Prison guard
Lydia Sasha Pellerin Aunt Polly’s niece
Aunt Polly Jenn McMillan Hypochondriac aunt
Intern #1 Lisa Maranta Morgue attendant
Intern #2 Tara Smith Intern #1’s superior
Position Lead Alternate/Assistant
Director – Morgue Ron Gardner Carolyn Walsh
Director – Grave Martin Weeden
Producer Matt Dufresne Susan Henderson
Stage Manager Carolyn Walsh Wendy Sauve & Ruth Knapp
Costumes Carol Mair Carol Bode, Lois Thompson,
Charlene Gardner, Pat Weir
Properties Laura Davidson Marlayne Glen
Lighting Ernst den Broeder Roy Ballantine
Sound Design Ivo Mokros Martin Weeden
Continuity/Prompting Our ASMs
Front -of-House Manager Pat Weir Susan Henderson
Set Design Andrea Ingham
Set Construction Edan Puritt
Set Painting Andrea Ingham
Set Furnishing Various
Green Room supplies Brian & Carole Ingham
Make-up Pauline Weir Bethany Weir, Sarah Roemmele,
Jenn Boucher, Kaytlin Barr
Publicity Helen Weeden Jenn McMillan
Poster & Program Design Jenn McMillan
Cast Headshots David Johnson
Marquee Gaby Jensen
Box Office Charlene Gardner

Grave Matters

The Morgue the Merrier