1989 - 1990
Naughty Marietta
Countess Marietta, the young daughter of a noble Italian family residing in France, being unhappy at home, runs away and disguises herself as one of a number of marriageable 'casquette' girls sent by the King of France to the French settlement of New Orleans.
Upon her arrival, Marietta is befriended by an American frontiersman, Captain Richard Warrington, and falls in love with him. She also arouses the affection of the Acting Governor's son, Etienne Grandet, a polished young villain also known as 'Bras Piqué', the leader of a movement to establish Louisiana as an autonomous territory, separate from both France and the burgeoning United States of America. He has recognized Marietta as the missing Countess and is anxious to win her hand, but he has troubles of his own in getting rid of a former attachment, the quadroon Adah.
Marietta, in order to escape detection, with the connivance of Captain Warrington, disguises herself as the daughter of Rudolpho, keeper of a theatre. Here Etienne visits her and she is persuaded by him to attend a masked ball, where she is on the point of accepting his hand in marriage when Captain Warrington arrives on the scene with his men, reveals Etienne as the notorious 'Bras Piqué', and discovers that Marietta returns his love. All ends happily.
Artistic Director: Richard Elichuk
Musical Director: Drummond Hudson
Choreographer: Carole Billingham
Cast
Al Baldwin
Thomas Bailey
Diane Coulterman
Marietta
Frank Duern
Silas Slick
Jeff Cuffe
Commander Paul Adams
Jim Robertson
Giovanni
Ken Farrell
Pierre LaFarge
Marc Carpentier
Etienne Grandet
Marylen Milenkovic
Adah
Michael Gareau
Captain Richard Warrington
Moe Romanow
Acting Governor Grandet
Nick Michelis
Rudolpho
Sam Smith
Harry Blake
Sheila Shields
Sister Dominique
Wayne Nolan
Florenze
Aileen Szkwarek
Chorus
Alan Mainguy
Chorus
Bob Knapp
Chorus
Brian Schecter
Chorus
Carl Mitchell
Chorus
Christina Froome
Chorus
Christine Drew
Chorus
David Hayes
Chorus
David Wilkinson
Chorus
Debbie Guilbeault
Chorus
Derek Strokon
Chorus
Eugene Oscapella
Chorus
Gary King
Chorus
Gilles Roger
Chorus
Glenn Gilmour
Chorus
Glenn Pettinger
Chorus
Heather Monkman
Chorus
Helen Farrell
Chorus
Jack Wallace
Chorus
Janet Fraser
Chorus
Jean Lalonde
Chorus
Jim Morrison
Chorus
John Murray
Chorus
Joyce Landry
Chorus
Jutta Teigeler
Chorus
Karen Murphy
Chorus
Laurie Nicoll
Chorus
Lawrence Evenchick
Chorus
Les Bonhower
Chorus
Lorne Landreville
Chorus
Lorraine Lechasseur
Chorus
Lynn Baltzer
Chorus
Martha Milne
Chorus
Melanie Hudson
Chorus
Nadia Bobak
Chorus
Nancy Kerr-Wilson
Chorus
Pamela Reynolds
Chorus
Patricia Easter
Chorus
Peter Messier
Chorus
Roberta Chouchani
Chorus
Robin Monaghan
Chorus
Ruth Knapp
Chorus
Sally Morrow
Chorus
Shannon Mercer
Chorus
Soline Pearson
Chorus
Sylvia Butt
Chorus
Sylvie Desjardins
Chorus
Will Bruce
Chorus
Production
Andrew Hill
Master Carpenter
Anne McGuire
Properties Mistress
Art Whitehead
House Manager (Orpheus)
Barbara Seeton
Make-up Designer
Bev Whitehead
Wardrobe Mistress
Bill Butterworth
Sound
Casey Krzyzanowski
Stage Manager
Cindy Harrison
Dance Captain
Debbie Miller-Smith
Assistant Director
Don Lambton
House Manager (Commerce)
Frank Burke
Sound
Ginny Day
Assistant Stage Manager
Jill Thompson
Assistant Wardrobe Mistress
John Solman
Special Effects
Judith Froome
Costume Designer
Leslie Hutchins
Set Designer/Scenic Artist
Lorna Rice
Accompanist
Marc Lefebvre
Hair Stylist
Marlene Field
Assistant Musical Director
Marylin Day
Production Coordinator
Melva Scott
Make-up Designer
Production Photographer
Sharron McGuirl
Tom Shields
Workshop Chairman
Walter Young
Hair Stylist
