Did you know that Cantebury Tales was the first show that Cranbrook Community Theatre produced right here in our very own theatre? Yes, that's right, the Stage Door.
(Prior to this, CCT productions were held at a variety of venues in Cranbrook and out at Fort Steele.

CANTERBURY TALES

Written by Geoffry Chaucer

Play adapted from the book by Martin Starkie and Nevill Coghill

Music written by Richard Hill and John Hawkins

Lyrics written by Nevill Coghill

Directed by David Stock 1976

CAST

* The Pilgrims

Stephen Waterhouse …..... Host Bud Abbott …........... Chaucer/Merchant

Stuart Gordon ….................... Knight Alice DeRoche .....… Prioress

Liela Cooper ........................… Nun Mike DeRoche ....…. Cook

Jerry McNeil …........................ Friar Ruth Lefeux ….......... Wife of Bath

Phil Foster …........................... Miller Jim Cameron .....…... Steward

Rob Edwards ……..............… Clerk of Oxford Rhonda Garside ….. Wench #1

Karen WEstergaard …......... Wench #2

*The Miller’s Tale

Rob Edwards ..................……. Nicholas Karen Westergaard ….. Alison

Jim Cameron …….....................The Carpenter Jerry McNeil ……............... Absalon

Phil Foster ….......................….. Geruase Mike DeRoche …...........… Robin

Leila Cooper …........................ Nun

Ruth LeFeaux and Ronnie Garside …...................................................................... Two Parishoners

* The Steward’s Tale

Phil Foster …........................... Miller Liela Cooper ................… Miller’s Wife

Karen Westergaard …........ Molly Rob Edwards................... Alan

Jerry McNeil ….....................… John Stuart Gordon…..........… Old Man

*The Merchant’s Tale

Jim Cameron …...................... January Stuart Gordon ….......….. Justinus

Stephen Waterhouse …… Placebo Rhonda Garside……....... May

Jerry McNeil .......................... Damian Phil Foster …................... Pluto, King of Hades

Alice DeRoche .................. .. Queen Proserpina Liela Cooper …........……. Duenna

‘Company’ …........................… Guests

* The Wife of Bath’s Tale

Stuart Gordon ...................… King Arthur Alice DeRoche …........... Queen Quenevere

Ruth Lefeaux …..................... Old Hag Mike DeRoche …........... Young Knight

Rhonda Garside …................ Sweetheart

‘Company’…….......................… Courtiers

PRODUCTION CREW

Karen Sawchuk…................... Assistant to Director Phil Foster …............................ Producer

Patty Stock ….......................... Musical Director Alice DeRoche ….................... Singing Director

Karen Sawchuk …................. Choreography Yvonne Hawley …................. Costume Design

Maureen Sims …................... Costume Mistress Miggs Sawchuk …................. Makeup

Elsie Reid & Company …... Assistants John Dutton Photography ….. Photographer

David Stock .................…........ Set Design Jim Ellingson …....................... Stage Manager

Jim Ellingson, David Stock, Phil Foster …............................................................................... Set Builders

Garry Anderson, David Stock, Karl McKusic, Ken Lavalle, Danny Melody …........ Set Painters

Garry Anderson, Rod Punnett, Ken Lavalle …....................................................................... Lighting

Penny Lewis, Ruth Ellingson ….................................................................................................... Properties

Mike Benson, Cliff Owen, Karl McKusic, Danny Melody …............................................ Stage Crew

David Stock, Dorothy Rojek …........................................................................................ Program & Advertising

THE BAND

Patty Stock ….......................... Piano, organ Bev Osachoff …....................... Electric Bass

Glen Eidness.........................… Drums Doris Merz …............................ Percussion

Bob Kary ….......................................................... Trumpet, percussion

Christy Richards ..........................................… Trumpet, Page Turner

Did you know that Cantebury Tales was the first show that Cranbrook Community Theatre produced right here in our very own theatre? Yes, that's right, the Stage Door. (Prior to this, CCT productions were held at a variety of venues in Cranbrook and out at Fort Steele.