1997 - 1998
My Fair Lady
Professor Henry Higgins, a brilliant, irascible bachelor and England's leading phoneticist, first encounters Eliza Doolittle outside the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden late one evening. She is a Cockney flower girl and Higgins, together with Colonel Hugh Pickering, a noted linguist, chooses her as his next project. She moves into his London flat, together with Pickering, to be transformed into a "lady"; Higgins thus responding to Pickering's challenge.
After weeks and weeks of drilling, Eliza finally improves and Higgins introduces her to his mother and her snobbish friends at the Ascot races. The son of one of these friends, Freddy Eynsford-Hill, falls hopelessly in love with Eliza, despite her unladylike cheering at the races.
Higgins' final test of his experiment comes at the Embassy Ball where Karpathy, a Hungarian phonetics expert comments on the pureness of her English. After Higgins and Pickering engage in a rollicking celebration over "their" success, Eliza storms out, meets Freddy and rages at him and spends the rest of the night wandering aimlessly around London. She encounters her father, Alfred P. Doolittle who is about to marry Eliza's stepmother and is celebrating that occasion with his friends.
Higgins discovers that he is hurt by Eliza's sudden departure and goes to his mother's flat for comfort. Eliza is there, getting advice. They argue, and she storms out. Higgins finally admits to himself that he will have difficulty getting on without her and, back at his flat, sinks, dejectedly, into the sofa. Eliza emerges from the shadows and Higgins, sighing contentedly, gently asks her for his slippers.
Director: Richard Elichuk
Musical Director: Rod Holmes
Choreographer: Lisa Chisholm
Cast
Carolyn Henderson
Mrs. Pearce
Christopher O'Toole
Alfred P. Doolittle
appearing by permission of Canadian Actor's Equity Association
Cliff Taylor
Sir Reginald Tarrington, ensemble
Dan Baran
Henry Higgins
Dean McNeill
Freddy Eynsford-Hill
Heather Monkman
Madame Stephanos, ensemble
Hugh Eisenhauer
Colonel Pickering
Jason Nesrallah
Jamie, ensemble
Jefferson Guzman
Prof. Zoltan Karpathy, ensemble
Jennifer Wilson
Mrs.Higgins
Jim Robertson
Dr. Themistocles Stephanos, ensemble
Joyce Landry
Eliza Doolittle
Judy Follett
Mrs. Eynsford-Hill, ensemble
Laura Charles
Mrs. Hopkins, ensemble
Lorna Middleton
Queen of Transylvania, ensemble
Malcolm Wall
Harry, ensemble
Pat MacDonald
Lady Tarrington, ensemble
Vivian Asfar
Lady Boxington, ensemble
Walt Conrad
Lord Boxington, ensemble
Andrew Clegg
ensemble
Angela Laturnus
ensemble
Bob Legare
ensemble
Cara Pantalone
ensemble
Christine Drew
ensemble
Cindy Beaton
ensemble
Corinne McDonald
ensemble
Dana Pément
ensemble
Ellen Asherman
ensemble
Jamie Ilagan
ensemble
Jim Morrison
ensemble
Kraig Paul Proulx
ensemble
Lawrence Evenchick
ensemble
Mike Goral
ensemble
Monica Poirier
ensemble
Rachèle Proudfoot
ensemble
Robin Guy
ensemble
Sam Smith
ensemble
Sandy Dale
ensemble
Sasja Nieukerk
ensemble
Tanya Chang
ensemble
Production
Elaine McCausland
Apprentice/Assistant Stage Manager
Joanne Zarco
Hair Designer
John Solman
Executive Producer, Lighting Designer
Judith Froome
Costume Designer
Lena Harrington Triebe
Stage Manager
Lynn Howes
Accompanist
Melva Scott
Make-up Designer
Millie Mallon
Wardrobe Mistress
Nancy Solman
Set Designer, Scenic Artist
Penny Koch
Properties Mistress
Peter Tomashewski
Assistant Director, Production Assistant
Robert Hayman
Technical Director
Susan Dacey
Assistant Director, Production Assistant
Terry Duncan
Assistant Musical Director
Tim Welch
Assistant Master Carpenter
Tom Mordasewicz
Master Carpenter
Wayne Chomik
Sound Designer
