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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

The Music Man
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