The Gladstone Variations (2007)
Produced by
Presented by
Playwright: Rick Roberts and Mike McPhaden and Brendan Gall and Julie Tepperman
Directors: Alan Dilworth and Ruth Madoc-Jones and Aaron Willis and Rebecca Benson
Venue
Run
July 4th, 2007 – July 15th, 2007
Synopsis
Variation 1: “The Tearful Bride” & “Requiem for A Hotel”
A bride laments a stained wedding dress, and a penniless Karaoke Queen becomes a diversion for a pair of partying scenesters.
Variation 2: “The Card Trick” & “I Grow Old”
A down-and-out stranger searches for a missing girl, while an old man returns to rent his old room and refuses to leave.
(2007 Toronto Fringe Festival Program)
Cast
| Richard Greenblatt | Concierge |
| Lori Nancy Kalamanski | The Bride |
| Marc Bendavid | Bellhop |
| Janet Amos | Rhonda |
| Aviva Armour-Ostroff | Jenny |
| Brett Christopher | Jayson |
| David Yee | Kelly |
| Stewart Arnott | Man |
| Dov Mickelson | Bellhop |
| Athena Lamarre | Sky |
| James Cade | Trent |
| Christopher Stanton | Stranger / Squirrelly |
| Sanjay Talwar | Concierge |
| Marcia Johnson | Ms. Greer |
| Bob Nasmith | Harry Kraft |
Creative Team
| Rick Roberts | Playwright ("The Tearful Bride" |
| Mike McPhaden | Playwright ("Requiem for a Hotel") |
| Brendan Gall | Playwright ("The Card Trick") |
| Julie Tepperman | Playwright ("I Grow Old") |
| Alan Dilworth | Director ("The Card Trick") |
| Ruth Madoc-Jones | Director ("Ruth Madoc-Jones") |
| Aaron Willis | Director ("The Tearful Bride") |
| Rebecca Benson | Director ("I Grow Old") |
| Allison Cummings | Movement Consultant ("The Card Trick" & "The Tearful Bride") |
| Todd Campbell | Fight Consultant ("The Card Trick") |
| Laird Macdonald | Lighting Consultant ("The Tearful Bride") |
| Rick Sacks | Sound Consultant ("The Tearful Bride" & "I Grow Old") |
| Caitlin Luxford | Costume Consultant ("The Tearful Bride") |
| Nina Okens | Costume Consultant ("The Tearful Bride") |
| Adrien Muir | Make-up Consultant ("The Card Trick") |
Production
| James Cade | Drawings in The Card Trick |
| Amy Tepperman | Poster & Flyer Design |
| Liz Air | Audience Wrangler ("The Tearful Bride") |
| Lindsay Naft | Audience Wrangler ("Requiem for a Hotel") |
| Tom Rylett | Audience Wrangler ("Requiem for a Hotel") |
| Vanessa Broze | Audience Wrangler ("I Grow Old") |
