Playing July 12 – 22, 2023
Austentatious
Written by Joe Slabe, Matt Board, Kate Galvin, Jane Caplow, Luisa Hinchliff
Directed by Barbara Mah
Music Director Ruth Wong-Miller
Stage Managed by Phil Kreisel
Onstage: July 12 – 22nd, 2023
This backstage musical follows the birth of the play Austentatious, as rehearsed and performed by the Central Rivercity Amateur Players (C.R.A.P), a colourful community theatre ensemble. Jane Austen goes comically wrong in this adaptation by Emily, a dancer/playwright/power hungry schemer, and Dominic, a pretentious, wannabe director who has little knowledge of the theatre and even less of Pride and Prejudice.
Audience Advisory: Strong language, strobe lights, gunshots, stage violence, and marijuana use.
Recommended Age: +13
| Role | Cast |
|---|---|
| Samantha | Joyanne Rudiak |
| Dominic | Brian Ault |
| Emily | Leslie Caffaro |
| Jessica | Nicole English |
| Lauren | Erin Harvey |
| Blake | Connor Foy |
| David | Aaron Schaan |
| Role | Musicians |
|---|---|
| Percussion | Joseph Caruk |
| Bass | Doug Hafso |
| Piano | Ivy Poon |
| Role | Production Team |
|---|---|
| Director/Choreographer | Barbara Mah |
| Musical Director | Ruth Wong-Miller |
| Assistant Musical Director | Ivy Poon |
| Rehearsal Pianist | Aidan Heaman |
| Costume Designer | Karin Lauderdale |
| Lighting Designer | Brad Melrose |
| Set Designer | Leland Stelck |
| Sound Designer | Phil Kreisel |
| Production Manager | Mary Jane Kreisel |
| Stage Manager | Phil Kreisel |
| Master Builder | Richard Hatfield |
| Master Painter | Brooke Emberly |
| Properties Master | Danielle Szeponski |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Cameron Sheehan |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Katrina Morel |
| Lighting Operator | Laura Eschak |
| Live Sound Operator | Kari McQueen |
| Assistant Properties Master | Debbie Tyson |
| Intimacy Advisor | Janine Waddell |
| Sound Operator | Matthew Baker |
Walterdale Theatre acknowledges that our theatre is located on Treaty 6, a traditional territory of the Cree and has been an important trading place of the Saulteaux, Blackfoot, Nakota Sioux, Dene, Saulteau, and Métis peoples of western Canada for many thousands of years. We also recognize and honour that we are Treaty people and therefore seek to uphold the spirit and intent of this Treaty of Peace and Friendship.