About the Play
Widows is about the men who ‘disappear’ under totalitarian regimes, and about the women who wait.. “an attempt to dramatize in a semi-mythical way the consequences of appalling abuses of human rights”.
Producers: Val Heuman
2002 Okanagan Zone Drama Festival
Best Production Runner Up (Workshop Play): “Widows”, Vernon Powerhouse
Best Supporting Actor: Russell Cunliffe, “Widows”, Vernon Powerhouse
Best Set Design: “Widows”, Vernon Powerhouse
Best Lighting: “Widows”, Vernon Powerhouse
Production Photos
| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Mary Huggins | Sofia Fuentes |
| Dianne Couves | Alexandra |
| Dahlia Senft | Yanina |
| Emily MacArthur | Fidelia |
| Richard Smale | Alexis |
| Andrew Taylor | Alonso |
| Jo Jones | Teresa Salas |
| Janet Lindsay | Katherina |
| Agnes Orsi | Rosa |
| Sheelagh Jones | Mariluz |
| Alisha Edgelow | Amanda |
| Bernadette Senft | Lucia |
| Jean Given | Romona |
| Bethany Armstrong | Cecilia Sanjines, girlfriend of Emmanuel |
| Clive Goodrich | Philip Kastoria |
| Mary Gale/Jean Given | Beatrice Kastoria, his wife |
| Andrew Taylor | Kastoria’s brother |
| Clive Goodrich | Father Gabriel, the parish priest |
| Russell Cunliffe | The Captain |
| Richard Jameson | The Lieutenant |
| Leon Van Heerden | Emmanuel |
| Ken Cain/Andrew Taylor | The Doctor/Hooded Man |
| Norman Belanger, Doug Huggins, Lesley Kalmakoff, Mike Ruscheinsky | Soldiers |
| Peter Lomas | Raul |
| Kyle Jones | Miguel |
| Peter Lomas | Roberto |
| Set Design | Doug Huggins |
| Stage Manager | Marisa Vest |
| ASM | Lesley Kalmakoff |
| Set Construction | John Ravensbergen, Chris Bayne, Norm Belanger, Ron Heuman, Norm Jaques, Bob Spearman,Alan Charter-Smith, Mark Usselman, Willem Roell |
| Set Décor Head | Sarah McLean |
| Set Décor Crew | Tracy Thomas, Charlie Collins, Deanna Bussey, Penny Bayne, Marisa Vest, Mary Gale |
| Lighting Design | Kyle Matheson |
| Lighting Operator | Vanessa Lomas |
| Lighting Crew | Ginny Ewert, Natalia Usselman, Bob Spearman, Miles Bukowsky |
| Sound Design | Bob Oldfield |
| Sound Operator | Dave McBride |
| Projections | Bob Oldfield |
| Special Effects | John Shanks |
| Properties | Charlie Collins |
| Backstage Crew | Brandy Thiessen, Tracy Thomas, Deanna Bussey |
| Costume Design | Jane Barclay |
| Costume Assistants | Elizabeth Ripley, Bonnie Anderson, Gennie Vest, Mary Gale, Jan Lindsay |
| Makeup | Brandy Thiessen |
| Hair | Brandy Thiessen |
| Publicity | Val Heuman |
| Program | Wendy Stevens |
| Poster | Doug Huggins, Val Heuman |
| Foyer Design | Sue Johnson |
| Photographer | Dave Wallden |
| Assistant Photographer | Diane Coutts |
| Front of House | Peny Thorburn |
| Preview | Kathie Devries |
| First Night | Sue Johnson |
| Final Night | Julie Armitage |