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Past Performances: The Shipbuilder

 

Show dates
October 12-15, 2005

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Cast & Production Team
About the Play
Production photos

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Cast & Production Team

Cast			Production Team
Actor	Role		Team Member	Role
Scott McGillivray	Jaanus		Nora Berg	Director
Tony Cuylle	Jukka		Scott Burlock	Stage Manager
Dan Carr	Bender		Wendy Schoenroth, Krista Trettwer	Assistant Stage Managers
Ken Spencer	Sholer		Murray Cook	Properties
Warren James	Cannon		Bern Tice, Scott Burlock	Lighting Design
Fred Casswell	Judge		Kim Yaskowich , Donna Rumpel, Annetta Kuntz	Costumes
Jolaine Huber	Anna-Marie		Pat Wilson	Set Design
Lili Bell	Betsy		Bob Nicholls	Sound Design
Shawna Goldsney	Chorus		Lillian Groff	Dialect Coach
Sabrina Cataldo	Chorus		Megan Alfano	Movement/Choreography
Sharon Nowlan	Chorus		Pat Wilson, Michelle Yaskowich, Christina Berg, Fred Gallagher, Barry Uncles, Rod McLeod, Harold Woodward	Set Construction
Warren Haider	Percussionist		Riley Richter	Lightin Operator/ Technician
			Bob Nicholls	Sound Design/ Operation; Percussion consultant
			Kathy Neil, Darcie Wilson	Makeup
			Tyler Maurice	Hair Design

About the play
A story of determination and ingenuity during the Depression in Saskatchewan

Written by Saskatchewan playwright Ken Mitchell, the play is based on the life of Tomi Jannus Alankola (known as Tom Sukanen), a homesteader near Birsay , SK.

The play takes place in the 1930s on the dusty prairies. Jaanus (Sukanen) has walked over 600 miles from Minnesota to set up a homestead near his brother, Jukka. No longer in contact with his wife and children, Jaanus becomes obsessed with building a ship that will take him to Finland , his homeland. This obsession leads to discord and conflict with the nearby townspeople, who eventually ostracize Jaanus.

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Production photos

Sabrina Cataldo, Dan Carr, Lily Bell, Tony Cuylle, Shawna Goldsney and Warren James.

Dan Carr and Scott McGillivray.

Sabrina Cataldo, Sharon Nowlan and Shawna Goldsney.

Scott McGillivray (Background: Warren James, Sabrina Cataldo, Dan Carr, Lily Bell, Tony Cuylle.

Clockwise from top: Jolaine Huber, Sharon Nowlan, Shawna Goldsney and Sabrina Cataldo.

Dan Carr, Ken Spencer and Scott McGillivray.

 

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