2023 - 2024 Season
About The Play
Or in this case, saleswoman. Helen Darimont is a chirpy, charming, be-gloved lady in 1962, interrupting pleasant bachelor Zachary Teale late in the afternoon as he sips lemonade in his backyard, to politely ask him for an hour of his time.
Over that hour, shy Zack is pulled out of his shell by Helen as they act out scenarios from one encyclopedia volume, and he becomes the open book she reads. They charm and connect—with each other and with the audience—before the play ends, exquisitely, 60 minutes from when it began.
| Dates | May 1 - May 11, 2024 |
| Director | Tanya Laing Gahr |
Producer
Sarah McLean
Production Manager
Sherry Moir
Stage Manager
Laura Wright
CAST
PAUL PHILPS as Zachary
KRISTINE LARSEN as Helen
TECHNICAL TEAM
Assistant Stage Manager – Sharilyn Poole
Set Construction – Chris Bayne (Head)
Dave Brotsky, Lorne Tregaskis, Bob Rinaldi
Set Décor – Sheryl Bossons (Head) Dave Brotsky, Ruth Astin
Props – Laura Wright
Q Lab Operator – Trish Bennett
Hair – Suzanne Robert
ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM
Publicity and Marketing – Jeff Kirkham
Front of House Manager – Cathie Stewart
Foyer Display – Carol Jenkins, Wendy Stevens
Photographer – Amy Bell
Program – Sarah McLean
Bar Managers – Mo and Mike Ruscheinsky
Poster – Wayside
Preview/Raffle – Val Heuman
At the TBC Okanagan Zone Festival, in Vernon, the play was presented with the following rewards
Best Production (Allum Cup) Sponsored by TBC Okanagan Zone ’The Exquisite Hour’
Best Director, Sponsored by Debby Helf, Tanya Laing Gahr for ‘The Exquisite Hour’
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Male role,
Sponsored by Shuswap Theatre Society
2 Awards were given – Oliver Becker in ‘Outside Mullingar’ and Paul Philps in ‘The Exquisite Hour’
Best Set Design, Sponsored by Zara Olivia Chris Bayne ‘The Exquisite Hour’
Best Lighting Design, Sponsored by George Young Jessika Laframboise ‘The Exquisite Hour’
Best Sound Design, Sponsored by Barb Keith
Bob Oldfield ‘The Exquisite Hour’
At the TBC Mainstage Festival in Chillieack the play was presented with the following Awards
A combined award for Set Design and Set Decor was preseted to Chris Bayne and Sheryl Bossons
Sarah McLean and Wayside were presented with an Award for a promotional calander.
