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Show: #69
Performed: 25 March - 8 April, 2023 Music, Book & Story by Steve Martin Music, Lyrics & Story by Edie Brickell |
Synopsis:
Bright Star tells a sweeping tale of love and redemption set against the rich backdrop of the American south in the 1920’s and 1940’s.
In 1946, Alice Murphy, a literary editor, meets Billy Cane, a young soldier just returned from World War II. Their connection awakens Alice’s longing for a child she once lost and she sets out on a journey to understand her past. What she finds has the power to transform both of their lives.
Bright Star tells a sweeping tale of love and redemption set against the rich backdrop of the American south in the 1920’s and 1940’s.
In 1946, Alice Murphy, a literary editor, meets Billy Cane, a young soldier just returned from World War II. Their connection awakens Alice’s longing for a child she once lost and she sets out on a journey to understand her past. What she finds has the power to transform both of their lives.
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Production Team
- Director – Sarah Tierney (she/her)
- Assistant Director / Choreographer – Aimee John (she/her)
- Musical Director / Co-Production Manager – Sally McKenzie (she/her)
- Co-Production Manager – Alannah Woods (she/her)
CAST
- Alice Murphy – Jaclyn DeVincentis (she/her)
- Billy Cane – John Ninis
- Jimmy Ray Dobbs – Tyson Legg (he/him)
- Mayor Dobbs – Julian Campobasso
- Margo Crawford – Hannah Walne (she/her)
- Lucy Grant – Chelsea Hyde (she/her)
- Daryl Ames – Sean McBride (he/him)
- Daddy Cane – Brett O’Meara (he/him)
- Mama Murphy – Kirsty Nisbet (she/her)
- Daddy Murphy – Adam Lofthouse (he/him)
- Stanford/Ensemble – Nick Armstrong (he/him)
- Edna/Ensemble – Gabi Bergman (she/her)
- Dr. Norquist/Ensemble – Matt Davies (he/him)
- Max/Ensemble – Ben Noble-Saroto (he/him)
- Florence/Ensemble – Imogen Whittaker (she/her)
- Ensemble – Madison Dennis (she/her)
- Ensemble – Kim Taylor (she/her)
- Ensemble – Meg Wagner (she/her)
CREW
- Stage Management - Lindsay Owen
- Rehearsal Pianist - Lester Cheung
- Sound Design - Peter Philp
- Sound Operation - David Drew
- Lighting Design and Operation - Yaz Sesta
- Set Design - Sarah Tierney
- Scenic Painting - Kat Leddin
- Poster Design - Magenta Townsend
- Program Design - Hayley Todd
- Photography - Craig Wetjen
- Prop Co-ordination - Micaela Briscoe
- Costume Co-ordination - Colin Morley
- Costume Design and Creation - Kate Williams and Lyn Strickland
- Set Construction - Steven McKenzie and Graham Andrew
- Backstage Crew - Lindsay Owen, Micaela Briscoe, Eliza Wetjen and Steven McKenzie
BAND
- CONDUCTOR - Sally McKenzie
- KEYS 1 - Lester Cheung
- BASS - Tom Young
- DRUMS - Ryan Evans, Paul Coles
- GUITAR/BANJO/MANDOLIN - Darryl Barron
- CELLO - Claire Abougelis
- VIOLIN - Charlotte Black
