Spirit of the Bayonet
Written by Gustav Hasford
Directed by Howard Beye 2001
The Cast
Ferdy Belland .....….. Joker
Barry Coulter …......... Gerheim
Shaun Askew …........ Perkin
Sean Cloarec ….......... Hamer
Chris Woods …........... Cowboy
Jeff Harrington …..... Leonard
Stuart Driedger …..... Philips
Graham Gaudreau ... Bernard
The Crew
Tanya Laing-Moore …. Producer & Co-director
Ferdy Belland ….............. Concept & Adaptation
Lorraine Harvey …......... Stage Manager
Raewyn Sinhuber & Chris Woods ….... Properties
Rick Belland …................... Guns
Raewyn Sinhuber …........ Costumes
Tanya Laing-Moore ....… Make-up
Gwen Stewart …................ Hair
Howard Beye ….................. Set Design
Ed Douglas & Howard Beye … Set Construction
Howard Beye, Ferdy Belland &
Bob Kary ….......................... Light & Sound Design
Vine Madder ….................. Lighting Operator
Graham Gaudreault ...... Sound Operator
Chris Eimer ....................…. Poster Design
Craig Farish …..................... Photography
Harriet Pollock …............... Front of House
Tanya Laing-Moore ........ Program
About
Drama:
This play is adapted from the novel, Short Timers, a 1979 semi-autobiographical novel about the author’s experience in the Vietnam War. Hasford served as a combat correspondent with the 1st Marine Division. Spirit of the Bayonet reveals the harsh realities of recruitment and boot camp. Gus Hasford is portrayed in the character 'Joker'.
In collaboration with Michael Herr and Stanley Kubrick, The full novel, Short Timers, was later adapted by Hasford and became the Hollywood blockbuster film, Full Metal Jacket.
