By Ariel Dorfman
Directed by John Lomas
May 7, 2002 - May 18, 2002
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”.
With permission of Ariel Dorfman and The Gersh Agency
| Sofia Fuentes | Mary Huggins |
| Alexandra | Dianne Couves |
| Yanina | Dahlia Senft |
| Fidelia | Emily MacArthur |
| Alexis | Richard Smale |
| Alonso | Andrew Taylor |
| Teresa Salas | Jo Jones |
| Katherina | Janet Lindsay |
| Rosa | Agnes Orsi |
| Mariluz | Sheelagh Jones |
| Amanda | Alisha Edgelow |
| Lucia | Bernadette Senft |
| Romona | Jean Given |
| Cecilia Sanjines, girlfriend of Emmanuel | Bethany Armstrong |
| Philip Kastoria | Clive Goodrich |
| Beatrice Kastoria, his wife | Mary Gale/Jean Given |
| Kastoria’s brother | Andrew Taylor |
| Father Gabriel, the parish priest | Clive Goodrich |
| The Captain | Russell Cunliffe |
| The Lieutenant | Richard Jameson |
| Emmanuel | Leon Van Heerden |
| The Doctor/Hooded Man | Ken Cain/Andrew Taylor |
| Soldiers | Norman Belanger, Doug Huggins, Lesley Kalmakoff, Mike Ruscheinsky |
| Raul | Peter Lomas |
| Miguel | Kyle Jones |
| Roberto | Peter Lomas |
| 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 |
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

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