Here on the Flight Path
written by Norm Foster
directed by Peter Schalk 2024
The Cast
Peter Schalk .................................. John Cummings
Elena Hark ...................................... Faye, Angel & Gwen
The Crew
Peter Schalk ................................... Director / Producer
Sandy Ashby .................................. Stage Manager
Lorraine Harvey, Heather Begin, Janice Marschner,
& Gillian Spring ............................ Stage Crew
Jean-Ann Debreceni .................. Costumes
Sandy Kay ........................................ Wigs
Mark Peron & David Stock ..... Set Design
Kelly Reekie & Peter Schalk ... Set Construction
Melodie Hull, David Stock, Trudy Schalk,
Peter Schalk & Kirsten Taylor ... Set Painting
Heather Begin .................................. Properties
Melodie Hull ...................................... Prompter
Stephanie Best ................................ Lighting Design
William Nicholson .......................... Sound & Lights Operator
Brian Clarkson ................................... Photography
Paul Heywood ................................... Poster Design
Maureen Frank ................................. Front of House
Ian Melligan ....................................... Concessions
Melodie Hull &
Janice Marschner ................ Opening/Closing Night Galas
About
Newspaper columnist John Cummings — in his late 40s, divorced and, apparently, estranged from his wife and children — spends a lot of time on his balcony, looking at the street, the world, and Life below. Carefree he may claim to be, with that novel he’s planning already written in his head — pretty much.
The apartment where John has landed is in an industrial section of Toronto, near the airport. Aircraft roar overhead, representing the movement of the world. John himself is motionless.
But the world can still come to John. Over the course of the three acts in “Here on the Flight Path,” the latest play by Cranbrook Community Theatre at the Studio Stage Door, John finds himself with three different neighbours, each women in different stages of life’s journey.
Barry Coulter, Cranbrook Townsman
