After Magritte & The Real Inspector Hound (2011)
Produced by
Playwright: Tom Stoppard
Directors: Ellen Green and Barbara Larose
Venue
Run
January 21st, 2011 – February 5th, 2011
Synopsis
Two delightful Stoppard comedies, performed together for an evening of entertainment.
The Real Inspector Hound follows two theatre critics named Moon and Birdboot who are watching a ludicrous setup of a country house murder mystery, in the style of a whodunit. By chance, they become involved in the action causing a series of events that parallel the play they are watching.
After Magritte is a hilarious farce in which different versions of the same, extremely simple story are superimposed one upon the other creating a dizzying confusion surrounding a supposed crime that the enterprising Inspector Foot of the Yard and the plodding Constable Holmes simply cannot unravel. The end of the play is a totally surreal and totally logical tableau, entirely worthy of the painter who inspired it all.
This pairing of Stoppard one-acts is the 2010-11 season’s “Countdown to 100″ play; they were previously produced at Alumnae during the 1976-77 season.(alumnaetheatre.wordpress.com)
Cast
| Andrea Irwin | Thelma Harris (After Magritte) |
| Patrick Brown | Reginald Harris (After Magritte) |
| Rob Candy | Inspector Foot (After Magritte) / Major Magnus Muldoon (The Real Inspector Hound) |
| Andy Fraser | Lady Cynthia Muldoon (The Real Inspector Hound) |
| Rick Jones | Birdboot (The Real Inspector Hound) |
| Leeman Kessler | Simon Gascoyne (The Real Inspector Hound) |
| Scott Moore | Moon (The Real Inspector Hound) |
| Derek Perks | Inspector Hound (The Real Inspector Hound) |
| Brenda Somers | Mrs. Drudge (The Real Inspector Hound) |
| Laura Vincent | Felicity Cunningham (The Real Inspector Hound) |
| Susan Q Wilson | Mother (After Magritte) |
| Adrian Yearwood | PC Holmes (After Magritte) |
Creative Team
| Tom Stoppard | Playwright |
| Ellen Green | Director |
| Barbara Larose | Director |
| Rick Jones | Movement Coach |
| Marysia Bucholc | Set Designer |
| Paul Hardy | Lighting Designer |
| Angus Barlow | Sound Designer |
| Charmaine Huculak | Costume Designer |
| John Fleming | Dialect Coach |
Production
| Margot Devlin | Stage Manager |
| Dorothy Wilson | Prop Designer |
| Margot Devlin | Lighting Board Operator |
| Haliya Persaud | Sound Operator |
| Valerie Lemieux | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Cathy McKim | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Jayne Patterson | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Dave Casey | Master Carpenter |
| Marysia Bucholc | Set Construction |
| David Huculak | Set Construction |
| Phil Lang | Set Construction |
| Bill Scott | Special Effects Builder |
| Jim Whalley | Special Effects Builder |
| Marysia Bucholc | Scenic Painter |
| Ellen Green | Scenic Painter |
| Lies Lambermont | Scenic Painter |
| Renée Lemessurier | Scenic Painter |
| Cathy McKim | Scenic Painter |
| Lynne Patterson | Scenic Painter |
| Sandra Schneider | Scenic Painter |
| Jane Teare | Scenic Painter |
| Razie Brownstone | Upholsterer |
| Angus Barlow | Lighting Hang Crew |
| Bill Scott | Lighting Hang Crew |
| Tina McCulloch | Marketing & Publicity |
| Cathy McKim | Bloggergal (alumnaetheatre.wordpress.com) |
| Sandra Schneider | Opening Night Reception |
| Nonnie Griffin | Opening Night Reception |
| Suzanne Courtney | Web Goddess (alumnaetheatre.com) |
| Suzanne Courtney | Graphic Designer |
| Valerie Lemieux | Graphic Designer |
| Joshua Meles | Production Photography |
Staff
| Jo-Anne Wurster | Front of House Manager |
| Tina McCulloch | Reservations Manager |
| Lynne Patterson | Reservations Manager |
