1986 - 1987
Man of La Mancha
At the end of the 16th century, in a bleak dungeon, the imprisoned playwright Miguel de Cervantes is awaiting trial by the dreaded Spanish Inquisition. First he must face a court of fellow prisoners anxious to relieve him of his few possessions – including a precious unfinished manuscript. In order to save himself, Cervantes proposes a trial in which he will prove the merit of the manuscript through a re-enactment, enlisting his fellow prisoners as characters in his play. Together they tell the story of the aged Alonso Quijano, who believes himself to be a knight errant named Don Quixote on a quest to attain an impossible dream. Against all odds, Quixote and his trusty squire Sancho Panza embark on a chivalrous journey to seek out the good and innocent in a world filled with darkness. Through the story all the prisoners– at least for a moment – are transformed. The mad Don Quixote may think a windmill to be a giant and a tavern to be a castle, but along the way he also transforms a wretched woman into a beautiful lady – and proves that an old man’s belief can truly make him a hero.
Dramatic Director: Barry Bielby
Musical Director: Drummond Hudson
Choreographer: Roberta Sametz
Cast
Al Baldwin
Don Quixote (Cervantes)
Art King
Guard of the Inquisition
Barry Caiger
The Barber
Brad Smith
Muleteer
Brian Slack
Muleteer
Chris Amott
Muleteer/Knight of the Mirror
David Phillips
Guard of the Inquisition
David Robertson
Captain of the Inquisition
Jack Wallace
Muleteer/Knight of the Mirror
Joyce Landry
Antonia/Horse
Judy Vachon
Marie, the Innkeepers Wife
Lawrence Evenchick
Muleteer/Knight of the Mirror
Marylen Milenkovic
Aldonza
Michael Gareau
Sancho (The Manservant)
Michelle Tardif
Prisoner/Moorish Dancer
Nancy Egan
Prisoner/Horse/Moorish Dancer
Sharron McGuirl
The Housekeeper
Steven Arscott
Muleteer
Tony Bove
Muleteer/Knight of the Mirror
Trevor John
Dr. Sanson Carrasco (The Duke)/Knight of the Mirror
Vern Fraser
The Innkeeper (The Governor)
Vivian Joynt
Prisoner