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Meet the Cast of ALL MY SONS – Lee Conrad is Dr. Jim Bayliss

What is your role in this production? I play the role of Dr. Jim Bayliss. He’s the neighborhood doctor and friend to The Keller family. He’s a practical man who longs to be a little more than he is, but he’s nagged on by his wife to make money which makes him

What would you say would be a highlight of working on All My Sons so far? The collaboration process has been good thus far. Ideas are easily shared amongst the cast and the director doesn’t mind trying different things to get to the heart of a scene.

Many of the characters in All My Sons have secrets that they keep from each other, or things in their past that people would not expect. What is something people wouldn’t guess about you? I once came very close to changing my religion for a girl I was very much in love with.

Why should audiences come to see All My Sons? Audiences should come to see this play as it tackles topics of family trauma, truths, societal perceptions and acceptance. It’s a story about trying to move on from uncomfortable truths and looking for some semblance of redemption once a secret is out.

Tell us your thoughts about horoscopes: Horoscopes can be fun in the moment but I never take them seriously.

You can catch Lee Conrad as Dr. Jim Bayliss in All My Sons by Arthur Miller, running at Walterdale Theatre from October 11-21, 2023.

Meet the Cast of 1984 – Madeline Setzer is the Loudspeaker!

  1. Who are you and what is your role in the production? I’m Madeline Setzer and I play the role of the Loudspeaker. The Loudspeaker is the face of Big Brother propaganda – any message or news to be shared to the masses is done by the Loudspeaker, and in a way that makes the collective emotionally charged in one direction or the other. There is no ambiguity on the bias.
  2. What is your background in theatre? At Walterdale? This is my first Walterdale production. I have spent most of my life doing theatre in one capacity or another, with many chances to explore a variety of works and spaces. I absolutely love it.Why did you come out for the show? Why did you want to do it? Walterdale has been a staple in the Edmonton theatre scene for many years. I had read the novel 1984 a couple of years ago, and was both in love with and shocked at the dystopia of it. I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to experience the Walterdale theatre scene.
  3. Why do you think audiences should come see the show? If anything, 1984 has grown in relevance. It’s hard to learn from our mistakes unless we see them repeated back to us in a way that shakes up our mindset. That is what this show can do. The calibre of artistic direction and performance will only lend itself to a new heighten this depiction of 1984. It’s not something to be forgotten, but instead we need honest reminders of the state we must avoid as a world.
  4. 1984 (the play) is based on the novel of the same name that predicts a dystopian future (many of us read it in high school)… what’s your favourite dystopian novel/movie and why? My favourite dystopian novel is The Hunger Games. There continues to be something so profound about using youth to present the worst potential parts of society – because they also have the ability to change it. The many worlds of separation, and especially of class systems, always intrigues me. I hope that we can learn from these fictional stories and prevent them from one day becoming our reality.