St Johns Ravenscourt School - Eagle Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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THE CAST KING RICHARD: Sandy Shandro NORTHUMBERLAND: Helmut Verges JOHN OF GAUNT: Stewart Searle SERVANT: David Searle BOLINGBROKE: Mark Dallas HENRY PERCY: Michael Gardner MOWBRAY: Charles Andison SURREY: John Hutchings DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER: Hugh Thomas BERKELEY: John Anderson LORD MARSHALL: Greg Hill SALISBURY: David Allison AUMERLE: Ron Little A WELSH CAPTAIN: Nathan Kobrinsky BUSHY: John Macbeth BISHOP OF CARLISLE: Edward Orton BAGOT: Andy Wiswell SCROOP: Gerald Schwartz GREEN: Bob Dunstan LADY: Eric Young HERALDS: Richard Hutchings GARDENER: Kit Rowley Brian Spooner SERVANT: Ivan McMorris DUKE OF YORK: Jim Lawson FITZWATER: Kit Rowley QUEEN: Stephan Kreuger ABBOT OF WESTMINSTER: Ed Myers ROSS: John Macdonald ANOTHER LORD: Laurence Thompson WILLOUGHBY: John Kilgour EXTON: John Macbeth ATTENDANTS: Richard Hutchings SERVANTS: Bob Dunstan Brian Spooner Brian Spooner John McNichol GROOM: Fred Lewis Lauren Jacklin KEEPER: Charles Andison 2 '

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Because the production date of Richard II was after the last deadline for The Eagle ’68, the final production was not written up in that yearbook. However, because of the degree of success and amount of laud that the play incurred, justice will be done to it in this year’s edition of The Eagle. Some of the major roles were cast before the Christmas holidays, but the final casting was completed by the middle of January. Rehearsals began immediately, and continued throughout the second term. Towards the end of March, bits and pieces of the sets began to appear. When the school recommenced after the Easter holidays, there were ten days until the performance. This period was filled with rehearsals, while the sets and costumes took on their final shape. The nights of April 25 and 26, marked the climax to three and a half months of rehearsal and endless hours of work on the costumes and sets. The Playhouse was almost filled for both nights, and the two performances went very smoothly. When it was all over, many comments of praise were received. Here is one of the letters received: I wish to thank you for the tickets which we received for your performance of Richard II and after having seen it, to congratulate you on a resounding success. Your sets were ingenious, your make-up and costumes excellent, and to top off a magnificent performance you had a cast, not of actors, but of real Shakespearean characters.” 23

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wk mm !|J- ’(1 ill ifsil BEHIND THE SCENES SETS: Desmond Bevis Assisted by: Richard Hutchings, Brian Spooner, Lauran Jacklin, John McNichol COSTUMES Designed and Executed by: Judy Stewart Assistants: Mrs. Bessie Jackson Mrs. Jean Kiddell LIGHTING: Bernie Beare SOUND EFFECTS: Harry Shepherd Assisted by: Tom Barroll PROPERTIES: David Penaluna HOUSE MANAGER: Martin Ainley Ticket Sales: Gerald Schwartz Michael Bookbinder CARPENTER; Chris Boggs PROMPTER: John Anderson MAKE-UP: Sheila Maurer Peggy Glegg Allan Hammond Ann Brough Joanne Bevis Molly Penaluna Valerie Cowie Beth Beare Harry Shepherd Gita Thorsen DIRECTOR: Gordon D. McLeod ASSISTING: R.L. Gordon 25