Taking Sides (2013)
Produced by
Chicken Coop Theatre and Stage Centre Productions
Playwright: Ronald Harwood
Director: Michael James Burgess
Venue
The Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre – The Al Green Theatre
Run
November 6th, 2013 – November 9th, 2013
Synopsis
The action takes place in the American Zone of occupied Berlin, in 1946… where the De-Nazification Tribunal has convened to take over the questioning of Wilhelm Furtwängler, one of the outstanding conductors of his time. Furtwängler was at the height of his career in 1933, just as Hitler became Chancellor of Germany. As the terrors of Nazism spread, many of Furtwängler’s colleagues fled the country but Furtwängler chose to stay. Did he stay to do as much good as possible in the face of evil, or did he stay to serve Hitler? The Tribunal’s evidence has been prepared firstly by the British, and then taken over by two groups of Americans: one in Wiesbaden which assisted in Furtwängler’s defence, the other in Berlin which helped build the case against him. (stagecentreproductions.com)
Cast
| Tony Rein | Major Steve Arnold |
| Hanna Peltoniemi-Fam | Emmi Straube |
| Holm Bradwell | Lieutenant David Willis |
| Robert Glen | Helmuth Rode |
| Isabel Hornstein | Tamara Sachs |
| Alan Washbrook | Wilhelm Furtwängler |
Creative Team
| Ronald Harwood | Playwright |
| Michael James Burgess | Director |
| Karen Edgley | Set Designer |
| Cynthia Pereira | Lighting Designer |
Production
| Frank Keenan | Producer |
| Karen Edgley | Producer |
| James Marshall | Producer |
| Pearce McMahon | Stage Manager |
| Mona Poon | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Scott Griffin | Props |
| Molly Lubell | Wardrobe Coordinator |
| Beryl Anderson | Wardrobe |
| Margaret Hughes | Wardrobe |
| Jane Russell | Wardrobe |
| Robert Martyn | Footwear |
| Holm Bradwell | Set Construction |
| Holm Bradwell | Painter |
| Todd Davies | Set Construction |
| Karen Edgley | Set Construction |
| David Galvin Heppenstall | Set Construction |
| Judy Gans | Set Construction |
| Frank Keenan | Set Construction |
| James Marshall | Set Construction |
| Cynthia Pereira | Set Construction |
| Pierre Rivard | Set Construction |
| Dave Widenmaier | Set Construction |
| Todd Davies | Painter |
| Karen Edgley | Painter |
| David Galvin Heppenstall | Painter |
| Judy Gans | Painter |
| Frank Keenan | Painter |
| James Marshall | Painter |
| Cynthia Pereira | Painter |
| Pierre Rivard | Painter |
| Dave Widenmaier | Painter |
| Dave Widenmaier | Set Furnishings / Decor |
| Cynthia Pereira | Lighting Hang |
| Michael Walsh | Lighting Hang |
| Cynthia Pereira | Lighting Operator |
| Fabio Saposnik | Photographer |
| Holm Bradwell | Truck Driver |
| Donna Keenan | Box Office |
| Kathy Campitelli | Business Administrator |
| Pierre Rivard | Graphic Designer |
| Paige Smedegaard | House Manager |
| Diane E. Sankey | Publicity |
| Kathy Campitelli | Subscriptions & Reservations |
| David Galvin Heppenstall | Webmaster |
