About the Play
Freely translated and adapted by Stephen Spender.
Produced by special arrangement with Margaret Ramsay, Ltd.
Producer: Lorraine Galloway
Powerhouse hosted the 1977 Okanagan Zone Drama Festival. MARY STUART was entered in the Okanagan Zone Festival and the BCDA (TheatreBC) provincial finals festival.
| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Jo Jones | Mary Stuart |
| Jill Nielson | Hannah Kennedy (Mary’s Nurse) |
| Jim Brown | Sir Amias Paulet (Governor of Fotheringay) |
| David Wendel | Sir Edward Mortimer (Paulet’s Nephew) |
| Dennis Learey | Lord Burleigh (Lord High Treasurer) |
| Mary Huggins | Queen Elizabeth |
| James Bowlby | Count Aubespine (Ambassador from France) |
| Oscar Reeve | Bellievre (Emissary from Duke of Anjou) |
| Bill Nichols | Talbot (Earl of Shrewsbury, Lord Privy Seal) |
| Harry Jordan | Earl of Kent (Earl Marshal) |
| Dave Abbott | Robert Dudley (Earl Leicester) |
| Brian Casement | O’Kelly (Companion to Mortimer) |
| Doug Huggins | Sir William Davison (Queen’s Secretary) |
| Dave Robertson | Sir Andrew Melvil (Friend of Mary) |
| Sue Abbott | Serving Maid |
| Cori Greenberg | Page |
| George Remmington | Captain of the Guard |
| Chris Bayne, Steve Stoecker, Pat De Shane, Barry Abraham | Guards |
| Mark Bain | Drummer |
| Rena Stewart, Doug McClean, Dugald Perry | Musicians |
| Pamela Roberts | Musicians Directed by |
| Set Design | Doug Huggins |
| Stage Manager | Brian Casement |
| ASM | Patrick Hickenbottom |
| Set Construction | George Siver, Bob Walker, Doug Huggins Wendy Stevens, Chris Bayne, Steve Stoecker, George Remmington, Lloyd English, Brian Casement |
| Costume Design | Heather Scott |
| Costume Construction | Heather Scott, Tami Burgess, Sandra Haslam, Mary Bowen, Sharon Wickstrom, Gabby Casement, Brenda Jemmeson, Sandy Fisher, Scotty Perry, Shirley Remmington, Sue Abbott, Ann Lemon, Ann Nevill, Penny Thorborn, Ailsa Edge |
| Lighting Design | Mike Huggins |
| Lighting | Peter Huggins, Kathy Kitcher |
| Properties | Wendy Stevens |
| Properties Construction | Lloyd English, Michael Grindler, Chris Cooper, Sound Bob Walker, Chris Bahrey |
| Make Up | Pam Roberts, Sandy Fisher |
| Hair | Sandy Pattullo |
| Box Office | Shirley Brown |
| House | Gabby Casement |
| Program | Tami Burgess |
| Publicity | Dorothy Walker |
| First Night | Shirley Remmington |
| Foyer Display | Scotty Perry |
| Refreshments | Malcolm Roberts |
| Final Night | Pat Berube, Sandy Fisher |