1982 - 1983
The Music Man
River City, Iowa 1912
The Music Man is the story of Professor Harold Hill and his impact on the sleepy town of River City, Iowa. Hill arrives in that small community on July 4, 1912, with every intention of fleecing the town's citizens. But even with nothing but the lowest intentions, he inadvertently brings joy into their lives and into his own life, as well. His "con" is simple but effective: he convinces the town's residents he can teach their children to play in a marching band if they buy the instruments and uniforms he has for sale. Then he simply collects the money and escapes without fulfilling his promises. His best laid plans, however, go wonderfully awry when he falls in love with the town librarian, Marian Paroo, who makes an honest man of the perennial huckster. Trapped by his own love for Marian, Hill is literally forced to face the music when he is made to "conduct" his rag-tag orchestra.
Director: Nancy Turner
Musical Director: Jeffry Morgan
Choreographer: Bob Riddell
Cast
Andre McArdle
Oliver Hix
Andrew Laubstein
Winthrop Paroo
Ariana Bradford
Maude Britt
Barry Bielby
Charlie Cowell
Barry Caiger
Marcellus Washburn
Bill Luxton
Mayon Shinn
Bob Riddell
Newspaper Reader
Brian Smyth
Salesman
Brooks Basinger
Gracie Shinn
Chris Amott
Tommy Djilas
Elsa Pickthorne
Mrs. Paroo
George Wilson
Harold Hill
Jack Wallace
Newspaper Reader
Jacki Campeau
Zaneeta Shinn
Janet Tomlinson
Margaret Forbes
Jean Hudson
Alma Dunlop
John Latremouille
Jacey Squires
Joyce Landry
Ethel Toffelmeir
Libby Livingston
Amarylis
Lowell Green
Salesman
Meredith Lee Pudney
Marian Paroo
Michael Gareau
Ewart Dunlop
Pam Reynolds
Anna Hix
Paul Gaffney
Salesman
Raymond Whitney
Conductor, ensemble
Sheils Shields
Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn
Ted Walker
Olin Britt
Vern Fraser
Salesman, Constable Locke
Adrianne Gaffney
ensemble
Amy Pressman
ensemble
Ben Wilson
ensemble
Bev Whitehead
ensemble
Cher Daley
ensemble
Chris Gower
ensemble
Chris O'Toole
ensemble
Christine Snow
ensemble
Corey Fraser
ensemble
Deanna Livingston
ensemble
Debbie Miller
ensemble
Dominic Bradford
ensemble
Eoin McManus
ensemble
Eugene Oscapella
ensemble
Gerry Reynolds
ensemble
Gilles Côté
ensemble
Gwen Luther-Lashley
ensemble
Heather Rodgers
ensemble
Heather Tod
ensemble
J. Barry Ryan
ensemble
Jane Cocks
ensemble
Jennifer Gould
ensemble
Joan Foster
ensemble
John Murray
ensemble
John Powell
ensemble
Karen Riopelle
ensemble
Karen Smale
ensemble
Katie Carpenter
ensemble
Lynn Baltzer
ensemble
Lyra Mcloughlin
ensemble
Marilyn Krauskopf
ensemble
Micheline McArdle
ensemble
Penny Coates
ensemble
Rob Schock
ensemble
Robert Gould
ensemble
Sarah Marquardt
ensemble
Siri Brown
ensemble
Stuart Gray
ensemble
Susie Luce
ensemble
Tina Robinson
ensemble
Virginia Gaffney
ensemble
Vivian LoMonaco
ensemble
Adrienne Roster
River City Band
Alison Knox
River City Band
Angus Loten
River City Band
Ariella Pahike
River City Band
Colin Gray
River City Band
Deborah Drache
River City Band
Elaine Lo
River City Band
Frances Savignac
River City Band
Jeannie Marriner
River City Band
Jeremy Ward
River City Band
Joanna Patrick
River City Band
Kippy Plant
River City Band
Lisa Chisholm
River City Band
Lisanne Hendelman
River City Band
Lynn Leonard
River City Band
Lynne Blackburn
River City Band
Margo Bellinger
River City Band
Oliver Loten
River City Band
Richard Seabright
River City Band
Ruth MacKenzie
River City Band
Sandy Dale
River City Band
Shirley Furesz
River City Band
Sue Hamilton
River City Band
Susie Johnston
River City Band
Tony Henricevez
River City Band
Production
Alf Davies
Workshop Chairman
Ann Marie Snell
Assistant to Set Designer
Art Whitehead
House Manager (Orpheus), Social Director
Barry Bielby
Production Coordinator
Bev Whitehead
Costume Mistress
Bill Butterworth
Sound
Billie Langtry
Make-Up Artist
Carol Chamberlain
Properties
Chris Terry
Photographer
Don Lambton
House Manager (Commerce)
Eoin McManus
Programme Director
Gerry Reynolds
Assistant Stage Manager
J. A. Wallace
Director's Assistant
J. Barry Ryan
Assistant to Set Designer
Leslie Hutchins
Set Designer
Lorna Rice
Accompanist
Marty Lemieux
Hair Stylist
Michael Jotoff
Lighting Designer
Norma Coll
Costume Designer
Richard Elichuk
Publicity Director
Sheila Shields
Ticket Manager
Terry Moran
Stage Manager
Tommy Shields
Master Carpenter