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Our Country's Good
Timberlake Wertenbaker (based on The Playmaker by Thomas Keneally)
Opening Date:
April 23, 1993
Closing Date:
May 15, 1993
In an Australian penal colony in 1789, a marine lieutenant organizes a play with convicts, discovering how theatre can restore dignity amid brutality and deprivation.
Cast & Crew
CAST: Captain Arthur Phillip — Norman Fogel; Captain David Collins — Ken Morris; Major Robbie Ross — Richard A. Buswell; Captain Watkin Tench — Mike McNulty; Captain Jemmy Campbell — Ron Allie; Lt. Will Dawes — Randy Bumgarner; 2nd Lt. Ralph Clark — David Pasto; Harry Brewer — Allen Brawner; Reverend Johnston — Clarence Cullimore III; Caesar — Raymond Parker; John Wisehammer — Fred Kirkland; John Arscott — Patrick Isaac; Ketch Freeman — James Tyra; Robert Sideway — Ronald T. Roberts; Dabby Bryant — Jody McCoy; Duckling Smith — Kathleen Hope; Meg Long — Doobie Potter; Liz Morden — Mary Freeh; Mary Brenham — Rhonda Clark; Peg Henson — Pamela Fields; Sally Simms — Debbie Segroves.
CREW: Director — Lyn Adams; stage manager — Rosalind Reeder; assistant stage manager — Debbie Segroves; original music — Steve McLinn, OJAS Music; set design — Phil Reid, Lyn Adams; construction — Phil Reid, Muzzi Harlen, Billy Adams Reid, Lyn Adams; lighting design — Terri Tomola; costumes — Robert Pittenridge, Mary Freeh, Rhonda Clark, Lyn Adams, Sondra McMillon, Ron Roberts, the cast, Stone Soup Theatre; properties — cast and crew, Muzzi Harlen; publicity photographs — Terry Zinn; sound operator — Marilyn Ragan; light operator — Debbie Segroves.
Production Notes
Original CST archive confirms Norman Fogel as Captain Arthur Phillip (not David Swanner). Director’s surname spelled “Lyn Addams” in one construction credit; normalized to Lyn Adams. Rhonda Clark returned to acting after directing three consecutive CST season openers. Special thanks include Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-op (Geelong, Australia), Stone Soup Theatre (Norman), and other contributors. Supplemental research identifies Rick Rogers April 28, 1993 review “Ensemble Overcomes Historical Drama Flaws,” full text not checked. Original CST listing does not establish double casting. Produced by special arrangement with Dramatic Publishing Company.
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