Mary Stuart
By Friedrich von Schiller, Joseph Mellison and Eric Bentley
Directed by Paddy English
April 1977
Freely translated and adapted by Stephen Spender.
Produced by special arrangement with Margaret Ramsay, Ltd.
Cast
| Mary Stuart | Jo Jones |
| Hannah Kennedy (Mary’s Nurse) | Jill Nielson |
| Sir Amias Paulet (Governor of Fotheringay) | Jim Brown |
| Sir Edward Mortimer (Paulet’s Nephew) | David Wendel |
| Lord Burleigh (Lord High Treasurer) | Dennis Learey |
| Queen Elizabeth | Mary Huggins |
| Count Aubespine (Ambassador from France) | James Bowlby |
| Bellievre (Emissary from Duke of Anjou) | Oscar Reeve |
| Talbot (Earl of Shrewsbury, Lord Privy Seal) | Bill Nichols |
| Earl of Kent (Earl Marshal) | Harry Jordan |
| Robert Dudley (Earl Leicester) | Dave Abbott |
| O’Kelly (Companion to Mortimer) | Brian Casement |
| Sir William Davison (Queen’s Secretary) | Doug Huggins |
| Sir Andrew Melvil (Friend of Mary) | Dave Robertson |
| Serving Maid | Sue Abbott |
| Page | Cori Greenberg |
| Captain of the Guard | George Remmington |
| Guards | Chris Bayne, Steve Stoecker, Pat De Shane, Barry Abraham |
| Drummer | Mark Bain |
| Musicians | Rena Stewart, Doug McClean, Dugald Perry |
| Musicians Directed by | Pamela Roberts |
Crew
| 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 |
Awards
Powerhouse hosted the 1977 Okanagan Zone Drama Festival. MARY STUART was entered in the Okanagan Zone Festival and the BCDA (TheatreBC) provincial finals festival.
