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Cheltenham Light Opera Company presents
Song of Norway
An operetta based on the lIfe and music of EDVARD GRIEG Book by MILTON LAZARUS from a play by HOMER CURRAN Orchestral and Choral Arrangements by ARTHUR KAY September 22 - 30, 1972
Alexander Theatre Monash University Clayton By arrangement with CHAPPELL & CO LTD |
DIRECTOR : Ron White
MUSICAL DIRECTOR : Ernest Shade
CHOREOGRAPHER : Strelsa Heckelman
STAGE MANAGER : Grant Alley
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER : Audrey Speedy
CHORUS MASTER : Rod McKenzie
REHEARSAL PIANISTS : Judith Semmens, Phyl Curtis
PROMPT : Kathie Wilson
SET PAINTING : Patti Cowden, Dorothy Etty, Greg Moloney, Jeanette Proposch, Heather Proposch, Barry Reaper, Peg Shaw
DÉCOR: Jeanette Proposch
WARDROBE MISTRESSES : Dora Berrett, Beryl Hibbs
COSTUMES : Dora Berrett, Beryl Hibbs, Verity Cormack, Jeanette Proposch
MAKE-UP : Beryl Hibbs
LIGHTING DESIGN : Alex Young
LIGHTING OPERATOR : Geoff Simmonds
LIGHTING : Alexander Theatre
STAGE CARPENTER : Vic Proposch
PROPERTIES : Maureen Allen, Jenny Allen
HOUSE MANAGER : Bryan Loose
TICKET SECRETARY : Russell Etty
PUBLICITY : Russell Etty
PRINTING : Ernest Shade
POSTER DESIGN : Joan Pooley
PROGRAM COVER DESIGN : Patti Cowden
FRONT OF HOUSE : Stan Jones, Phyl Nicholson, Tom Pink, Heather Proposch, Susan Proposch, Heather Ryan, Cliff Simmons
CLOC COMMITTEE :
President : Barry Reaper
Vice-President : Rod McKenzie
Secretary : Russ Etty
Treasurer : Alex Eagleson
Committee : Grant Alley, John Hales, Warren Harding, Judith Haskins, Jeanette Proposch, Vic Proposch
MUSICAL DIRECTOR : Ernest Shade
CHOREOGRAPHER : Strelsa Heckelman
STAGE MANAGER : Grant Alley
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER : Audrey Speedy
CHORUS MASTER : Rod McKenzie
REHEARSAL PIANISTS : Judith Semmens, Phyl Curtis
PROMPT : Kathie Wilson
SET PAINTING : Patti Cowden, Dorothy Etty, Greg Moloney, Jeanette Proposch, Heather Proposch, Barry Reaper, Peg Shaw
DÉCOR: Jeanette Proposch
WARDROBE MISTRESSES : Dora Berrett, Beryl Hibbs
COSTUMES : Dora Berrett, Beryl Hibbs, Verity Cormack, Jeanette Proposch
MAKE-UP : Beryl Hibbs
LIGHTING DESIGN : Alex Young
LIGHTING OPERATOR : Geoff Simmonds
LIGHTING : Alexander Theatre
STAGE CARPENTER : Vic Proposch
PROPERTIES : Maureen Allen, Jenny Allen
HOUSE MANAGER : Bryan Loose
TICKET SECRETARY : Russell Etty
PUBLICITY : Russell Etty
PRINTING : Ernest Shade
POSTER DESIGN : Joan Pooley
PROGRAM COVER DESIGN : Patti Cowden
FRONT OF HOUSE : Stan Jones, Phyl Nicholson, Tom Pink, Heather Proposch, Susan Proposch, Heather Ryan, Cliff Simmons
CLOC COMMITTEE :
President : Barry Reaper
Vice-President : Rod McKenzie
Secretary : Russ Etty
Treasurer : Alex Eagleson
Committee : Grant Alley, John Hales, Warren Harding, Judith Haskins, Jeanette Proposch, Vic Proposch
CAST
PRINCIPALS :
Jim Oats………………………………………..…....Rikard Nordraak
Jan Monish…………………………….……….....Sigrid
John Murphy……………………………………..Einar
Verity Cormack…………………………………Nina Hagerup
Michael Steinl…………………………….………Edvard Grieg
Peter Guymer…………………………..….…….Father Nordraak
Rob Johnson…………………….…….…………Father Grieg
Dorothy Etty…………………….…….………….Mother Grieg
Ian Nicholson……………………….……….......Freddy
Warren Harding………………….………………Inn Keeper
Barry Reaper………………….…………………..Count Peppi Le Loup
Lola Gibney…………………….…………………..Louisa Giovanni
John Hales……………………….………………….Professor Helma
Lyn Foley……………………………..……………….Frau Professor norden
Ian Cross…………………………….………………..Professor Borkman
Rhian Reade……………………….………………..Elvera
Sylvia Ainley……………………….………………..Margharetta
Pam Stoneman……………….…………………Hedwig
Wilma Delaney……………………………………Greta
Judith Haskins………………….………………..Miss Anders
David Pickup………………………………………..Hendrik Ibsen
John McCormack………………………………Tito
Kaye Anderson, Karyn Hibbs………..Waitresses
Norm Smart…………………………………………Maestro Pisoni
Jennifer Watson………………………………….Adelina
Patricia O’Carroll…………………………………Spirit of Norway
John Berrett………………………………………….Spirit of Nordraak
CHORUS :
Sylvia Ainley, Wilma Delaney, Doreen Evans, Lyn Foley, Judith Haskins, Anne Jackson, June Jones, Claire Laurent, Margaret Mackay, Carolyn Mitchell, Jan Monish, Maria Natoli, Betty Pink, Kathleen Preston, Elspeth Proposch, Rhian Reade, Barbara Salter, Elizabeth Skidmore, Pam Stoneman, Beryl White, Meryl Withers, Margaret Wright
Don Butterworth, Dennis Cowden, Ian Cross, Ken Evans, Grahame Glanville, John Hales, Warren Harding, John Hughes, Rod McKenzie, John Murphy, Dominic Natoli, Ian Nicholson, Vic Proposch, Neville Shade, Ross Vernon
CHILDREN:
CAST A : CAST B :
Megan Moloney Susan Cowden Grima
Anthony Speedy Stephen Cowden Gunnar
Michael Berrett William Banbery Frederik
Raymond Muschialli John Etty Eric
Karen Guymer Gwenneth Lavin Helga
Kerryn McIvor Jenine Etty Kristin
Ann Berrett Kaye Emmett Anna
DANCERS :
Kaye Anderson, Patsi Boddison, Susan Everett, Karyn Hibbs, Kathy Howat, Robin Murie, Sharna Neave, Patricia O’Carroll, Glenys Virgona, Jennifer Watson, John McCormack, Dominic Natoli, Ian Nicholson, Ross Vernon
ORCHESTRA :
Conductor Ernest Shade
Strings Mercia Southward (Ldr), Barbara Argall, Judith Bridley, Arthur Feiner, Beryl Knoblock, Tui McKenzie,
Erwin Matzner, Beatrice Shade, Ronald Shade, Ted Holmes, Keay Watson
Woodwind Judith Semmens, Robert Kranz, R. Thompson, Anne Graham, Luigi Rossini, Judy Canty, Gary Bradley
Horns Don Webster, Gay Webster, Anthony Potts
Brass Arthur Withers, Alan Ball, Jeff Haylock, Lew Coleman
Drums David Pearson
Piano Phyl Curtis
PRINCIPALS :
Jim Oats………………………………………..…....Rikard Nordraak
Jan Monish…………………………….……….....Sigrid
John Murphy……………………………………..Einar
Verity Cormack…………………………………Nina Hagerup
Michael Steinl…………………………….………Edvard Grieg
Peter Guymer…………………………..….…….Father Nordraak
Rob Johnson…………………….…….…………Father Grieg
Dorothy Etty…………………….…….………….Mother Grieg
Ian Nicholson……………………….……….......Freddy
Warren Harding………………….………………Inn Keeper
Barry Reaper………………….…………………..Count Peppi Le Loup
Lola Gibney…………………….…………………..Louisa Giovanni
John Hales……………………….………………….Professor Helma
Lyn Foley……………………………..……………….Frau Professor norden
Ian Cross…………………………….………………..Professor Borkman
Rhian Reade……………………….………………..Elvera
Sylvia Ainley……………………….………………..Margharetta
Pam Stoneman……………….…………………Hedwig
Wilma Delaney……………………………………Greta
Judith Haskins………………….………………..Miss Anders
David Pickup………………………………………..Hendrik Ibsen
John McCormack………………………………Tito
Kaye Anderson, Karyn Hibbs………..Waitresses
Norm Smart…………………………………………Maestro Pisoni
Jennifer Watson………………………………….Adelina
Patricia O’Carroll…………………………………Spirit of Norway
John Berrett………………………………………….Spirit of Nordraak
CHORUS :
Sylvia Ainley, Wilma Delaney, Doreen Evans, Lyn Foley, Judith Haskins, Anne Jackson, June Jones, Claire Laurent, Margaret Mackay, Carolyn Mitchell, Jan Monish, Maria Natoli, Betty Pink, Kathleen Preston, Elspeth Proposch, Rhian Reade, Barbara Salter, Elizabeth Skidmore, Pam Stoneman, Beryl White, Meryl Withers, Margaret Wright
Don Butterworth, Dennis Cowden, Ian Cross, Ken Evans, Grahame Glanville, John Hales, Warren Harding, John Hughes, Rod McKenzie, John Murphy, Dominic Natoli, Ian Nicholson, Vic Proposch, Neville Shade, Ross Vernon
CHILDREN:
CAST A : CAST B :
Megan Moloney Susan Cowden Grima
Anthony Speedy Stephen Cowden Gunnar
Michael Berrett William Banbery Frederik
Raymond Muschialli John Etty Eric
Karen Guymer Gwenneth Lavin Helga
Kerryn McIvor Jenine Etty Kristin
Ann Berrett Kaye Emmett Anna
DANCERS :
Kaye Anderson, Patsi Boddison, Susan Everett, Karyn Hibbs, Kathy Howat, Robin Murie, Sharna Neave, Patricia O’Carroll, Glenys Virgona, Jennifer Watson, John McCormack, Dominic Natoli, Ian Nicholson, Ross Vernon
ORCHESTRA :
Conductor Ernest Shade
Strings Mercia Southward (Ldr), Barbara Argall, Judith Bridley, Arthur Feiner, Beryl Knoblock, Tui McKenzie,
Erwin Matzner, Beatrice Shade, Ronald Shade, Ted Holmes, Keay Watson
Woodwind Judith Semmens, Robert Kranz, R. Thompson, Anne Graham, Luigi Rossini, Judy Canty, Gary Bradley
Horns Don Webster, Gay Webster, Anthony Potts
Brass Arthur Withers, Alan Ball, Jeff Haylock, Lew Coleman
Drums David Pearson
Piano Phyl Curtis
