ORIGINAL MUSIC for set changes, dance and song: 'Winding road to Wattsburg' and 'Mrs. B's Waltz' by Barry Coulter and Christina Blaskovich
About The Fighting Days
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.
Performers
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
unbeam/Lonely-at-Home/Anonymous
Event 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), & Melodie Hull
Set Design
Sanjay Fisk (lead) & Melodie Hull
Lighting 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
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
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
