The Countess

Kanata Theatre: the 40^th season (2008-2009)
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The Countess

by Gregory Murphy

Performed November 2008
(November 11- 22, 2008)
at the Ron Maslin Playhouse
(10 performances: part of the regular season)

Directed by Gwen Knight

CAST

EFFIE	Venetia Lawless
RUSKIN	Geoff Gruson
MILLAIS	Tim Mabey
MRS. RUSKIN	Dorothy Beak
MR. RUSKIN	Brooke Keneford
LADY EASTLAKE	Bev Brooks
CRAWLEY	Branden Lalonde

PRODUCTION STAFF

Assistant to the Director	Sheryne Lalonde Lisa Murray
Production Manager	Anne Marie(Davies) Smith
Stage Manager	Gwendy Tolley
Assistant Stage Manager	Sheryne Lalonde Lisa Murray
Stage Crew	Bruce Knowles Alex Truelove
Set Design	Peter Jefferson
Set Construction	Tony Francis Peter Jefferson Bruce Knowles Steven Truelove Bill Williams
Set Painter	Tony Francis Peter Jefferson Bruce Knowles Susan V. Phillips Gerry Thompson Alex Truelove Bill Williams
Set Decor	Susan V. Phillips
Lighting Design	Steven Truelove
Lighting Assistant	Jonny Geisler Alex Truelove
Sound Design	Robert Fairbairn
Continuity	Barry Caiger Jenefer Haynes Rosemary Keneford
Properties	Anne Marie(Davies) Smith Lisa Murray Shanna Rico
Furnishings	Anne Marie(Davies) Smith Peter Jefferson Venetia Lawless Susan V. Phillips
Costumes	Jackie Frigon Marilyn Valiquette
Seamstress	Maxime Ball Kathryn Clarke Colette Fournier Anne-Marie Frigon Sam Halliday Natalie Perrault Heidi Roberts Kayla VanderMolen
Dresser	Birgit Geisler Ursula Geisler Sam Halliday Marilyn Valiquette Christine Walton Ann Williams
Costume Consultant	Eufron Williams
Make-up	Kelly Fuoco
Make-Up Assistant	Gill Levy Fiona Rothwell Heather Sperry
Hair Styling	Carol Walkey
Green Room Manager	Valerie Brennan Nancy (Warner) Cormier
House Manager	Nedra Nash

Director's note: In 1848, in Victorian England,three young artists, John Everett Millais, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and William Holman Hunt, challenged the guidelines or "code" that all artists had to follow if they wished their work to be shown at the Royal Academy. This group, known as the Pre-Raphealite Brotherhood, was championed by John Ruskin, the foremost art critic of the time. In 1853, to show his support of the group, he commissioned Millais to paint his portrait. Together with Ruskin's wife, Effie, they tracelled to Scotland where they shared a cottage in the highlands. The events of that summer led to an aftermath that shocked Victorian society and caused a scandal that was not resolved for more than 40 years. The Countess tells that story.

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Kanata Theatre: the 40th season (2008-2009)

The Countess

Kanata Theatre: the 40^th season (2008-2009)