Synopsis: Set in Winnipeg during 1910-1917. The play focuses on the life and work of Francis Marion Beynon, a Manitoba journalist and political activist. This story is about the polarities of public and private lives, and about issues of racism and pacifism within the women's movement, The Fighting Days deals with timeless moral concerns. Francis Beynon, says the playwright, "gave up everything for her beliefs and one can only hope the world's a better place for it.
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THE FIGHTING DAYS
Written by Wendy Lill
Directed by Melodie Hull 2020
CAST
Jelena Jensen ........... Francis Marion Beynon Alison Platt .............. Lilly Beynon
Nathaniel Leigh ...... George McNair Anita Wishart ...........Wolfwillow
Candice Fisk ............ Nellie McClung Kathleen Simon ...... Western Sister
Sandy Ashby ........... Sunflower/Anonymous Amanda Casey ....... Chucklehead/Anonymous
Candace Wilson ..... Prairie Woman/Anonymous
Rhonda Sheridan ... Sunbeam/Lonely-at-Home/Anonymous
PRODUCTION CREW
Gordon Sheridan ....... Producer Margaret Gilmour ............... Prompter
Lorraine Harvey ......... Stage Manager Barry Coulter ....................... Photography
Kirsten Taylor ............. Poster Design Jean-Ann Debrecini ............. Costumes
Kirsten Taylor (lead), Sanjay Fisk (lead), Melodie Hull .........Lighting Design
Melodie Hull .......... Set Design Nathan Taron (lead), Melodie Hull .... Sound Design
Jean-Ann Debrecini, Sheila Schell (leads), Lorraine Harvey,
Ellen Johnson , Dawn Storgaard ............................... Costume Team
Lorraine Harvey (lead), Sandy Ashby, Heather Begin,
Beth Crawley, Greg Ross, Rhonda Sheridan ............ Stage Crew
Rhonda Sheridan (lead), Jean-Ann Debrecini,
Lorraine Harvey, Melodie Hull, Kathleen Simon ...... Properties
Melodie Hull (lead)........... Collage Historical Research
Melodie Hull (lead), Nathaniel Leigh, Allison Platt, Parker Sheridan,
Rhonda Sheridan, Kathleen Simon ........Collage Submissions
Melodie Hull (lead), Sandy Ashby, Arisa Matsui, Kirsten Taylor,
Nathaniel Leigh, Anita Wishart ............. Collage Preparation
Peter Schalk (lead), Dave Hall, Thom McCaughey,
Kelly Reekie, Barry Wood ...................... Set Construction
Jason Zimmer .................................................. Finishing Carpenter
Melodie Hull (lead), Sandy Ashby, Heather Begin, Beth Crawley, Alexander Gilmour, Allison Platt,
Anita Wishart, Kirsten Taylor ................. Set Painters
Margaret Gilmour (lead), Bev Raymond, Krystal Wills ............. Concession
Harriet Pollock (lead), Marge Kemp, Jim Cameron .................... Front of House
ORIGINAL MUSIC for set changes, dance and song: 'Winding road to Wattsburg' and 'Mrs. B's Waltz' by Barry Coulter and Christina Blaskovich
