Love Rides the Rails
Written by Morland Cary
Co-directed by Kathy Campbell and Shelagh Templer 1977
The Cast
Nola Lewis …............ Mrs. Hopewell
Donna Ford …........... Prudence Hopewell
Linda Constantinea .… Carlotta Cortez
Debbie Reed .…........ Beulah Belle
Maggie Foster …...... Fifi
Ken Wood …............... Fred Wheelwright
Stuart Gordon .......… Simon Darkway
Jim McGee .….............. Officer
Murray Knipfel …...... Harold Stanfast
Karl McKusick …......... Dirk Sneath
Kelly DeRoche …........ Truman Pendennis
Marg Bostock & Kevin Amos ……. Extras
The Crew
Shelagh Templer & Kathy Campbell …. Co-Producers
Marg Bostock …............ Stage Manager
Kevin Amos …................. Stage Crew
Doreen Brown …........... Pianist
David Stock & Linda Pelttari .... Set Design
Bud Abbott, Greg Berkheim, Linda Pelttari,
David Stock & Kevin Amos ..... Set Construction
Carol Berkheim …........... Properties
Steve Williams …............ Sound
Linda Pelttari …............ Lights
Margaret Stacey, Maureen Quinn &
Jeanette Cameron …...... Costumes
Lisa Chu …........................... Make-up
Miggs Sawchuk …........... Make-up Consultant
Al Yeager …........................ Photographs
Alice DeRoche & Gracy McNeal … Music
Jim Cameron ........…........ Poster Design
Shelagh Templar …........ Programs
Ruth Rutledge ….............. Front of House
About
The villianous Simon Darkway seeks to control the Walker Valley, Pine Bush & Pacific R.R. for his own vile purposes. Assisting him are Dirk Sneath, a viper of a man, and Carlotta Cortez, the sultry siren with a heart of gold. Fortunately, the gallant Truman Pendennis, the beauteous Prudence Hopewell, the Widow Hopewell, and staunch Harold Standfast oppose the sinister schemes of this wicked trio. Swiftly and hilariously, the classic melodramatic plot unfolds, leading to a tremendous climax when the hero is inescapably bound by the villains tmorlo the tracks of an onrushing train. Thankfully, it is our heroine who arrives just in the nick of time to stop the train and save the day. And now, with virtue at last triumphant, the evildoers get their just deserts.
