Rock ‘N’ Roll (2009)
Produced by
Canadian Stage and Citadel Theatre
Playwright: Tom Stoppard
Director: Donna Feore
Venue
Run
September 28th, 2009 – October 24th, 2009
Synopsis
Tom Stoppard, world-renowned for plays such as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead and his Oscar-winning screenplay Shakespeare in Love, has created a feast of ideas that explores the culture of revolution and the people who fuel it with rare wit, empathy and electricity. The music of Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, The Stones and U2 signal the dawn of a new era in Czechoslovakia in 1968 when restrictions on free speech and travel are lifted, but when the USSR invades, the struggle for freedom is ignited once again… (canstage.com)
Cast
| Kenneth Welsh | Max |
| Fiona Reid | Eleanor / Esme (older) |
| Shaun Smyth | Jan |
| Donald Carrier | Interrogator / Nigel |
| Sascha Cole | Gillian / Deirdre / Magda |
| Belinda Cornish | Lenka |
| Jacklyn Francis | Candida |
| John Kirkpatrick | Milan / Policeman / Jaroslav |
| Patrick Kwok-Choon | Piper / Policeman / Stephen |
| Cyrus Lane | Ferdinand |
| Alex Paxton-Beesley | Esme (Younger) / Alice |
Creative Team
| Tom Stoppard | Playwright |
| Donna Feore | Director |
| Michael Gianfrancesco | Set Designer |
| Michael Gianfrancesco | Costume Designer |
| Kimberly Purtell | Lighting Designer |
| Todd Charlton | Sound Designer |
| Cameron Davis | Projection Designer |
| Suzanne Turnbull | Dramaturge |
| Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu | Assistant Director |
Production
| Michael Sinclair | Stage Manager |
| Nancy Yuen | Assistant Stage Manager |
Staff
| Alistair Hepburn | Director of Production |
| Chris Carlton | Technical Director |
| Mary Spyrakis | Head of Properties |
| William Sovie | Senior Props Builder |
| Shelley McCafferty | Props Builder |
| Katie Horrill | Props Assistant |
| Melissa Joakim | Props Intern |
| Brenda Clark | Wardrobe Coordinator |
| Susan Rome | Wardrobe Buyer |
| Phil Atfield | Cutter / Stitcher |
| Krista Nauman | Cutter / Stitcher |
| Chris Root | Head Electrician |
| Reg Taylor | Head Carpenter |
| Douglas Parker | Property Master |
| Keijo Makela | Sound Operator |
| Tim Flawn | Assistant Electrician |
| Frank Erhardt | Assistant Carpenter |
