1966 - 1967
West Side Story
This brilliant musical combines a modern interpretation of Romeo and Juliet with a story of vivid sociological comment.
Tony, a member of a street gang called the Jets, falls in love with Maria, sister of the leader of the rival gang, the Sharks. He is caught between the new emotions he feels and his old gang loyalties when the Jets determine to drive the Sharks from the streets. The young lovers are tortured by insurmountable barriers of hate and fear, but manage to find a few tender moments together, until the gangs meet for a "rumble" in which Tony kills Maria's brother. Despite this, Maria tries to protect Tony from the vengeance of the Sharks. The two are reunited for a fleeting moment, but are discovered by the Sharks, and Tony is killed. Stunned by the fruits of their violence and Maria's grief, the two gangs are awakened to the bitter realities of prejudice, and trudge silently away with Tony's lifeless body.
Dramatic Director: Joseph L. Shaver
Musical Director: Berthold Carriere
Choreographer: Richard Jones
Cast
Anne Thompson
Velma
Arlene Harrison
Rosalia
Barbara Coward
Graziella
Bob Brown
Indio
Brian Gordon
Baby John
Dorothy Gough
Ballet Sequence Ensemble
George Anderson
Big Deal
Gerry Desbiens
Juano
Glen Kealey
Glad Hand
Gloria Irvine
Teresita
Jack Wallace
Chino
Jean Halley
Ballet Sequence Ensemble
Jean Wheeler
Ballet Sequence Ensemble
Jenny Crawley
Anybodys
Jim Kerr
Diesel
Jim Perkins
Riff
Jocelyne Crain
Maria
John McGovern
Snowboy
John Pulkkinen
Luis
Larry Barrett
Action
Liz Dickson
Consuela
Louise Mortimer
Margarita
Marcel Carrière
Pepe
Marylin Day
Clarice
Nat Clavier
Doc
Paul Gaffney
A-Rab
Paulette Roberts
Anita
Pierre Landry
Schrank
Richard Jones
Bernardo
Sandi Cameron
Minnie
Susan Taylor
Pauline
Sylvia Carter
Ballet Sequence Voice
Terry McGovern
Toro
Wally Burgess
Tony
Wally Chopowick
Krupke
Production
"Bud" May
Stage Manager
Ann Goetz
Set Designer
Arlene Morrison
Assistant to the Producer
Clayton Vaillancourt
Workshop Supervisor
Dorothy Gough
Assistant to the Director
Eileen Lemmon
Costumes Designer
Faye Lavell
Ticket Manager
Florence Grundy
Catering
Jean Pascal
Make-Up Chairman
John N. McGuire
Technical School House Manager
Kenneth L. Meyer
Programme Chairman
Lorna Rice
Accompanist
Marylin Day
Script Assistant
Mildred Mallon
Properties Chairman
Murray Smith
Audio, Photography
Nancy Turner
Lighting Designer
Peter A. Carter
Production Co-ordinator
Pierre Landry
Orpheus House Chairman
Sylvia Carter
Social Chairman
Terry Moran
Workshop Chairman
Winifred Canty
Accompanist
