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Piaf – A Life In Song, November 19 – 29, 2003, Theatre Sheridan

Theatre Sheridan Productions

Born in Paris in 1913 - legend has it she came into the world on top of a gendarme's cape under a gas street-lamp - Edith Piaf at the peak of her career was France's own superstar. Her tragic life, a life full of death, abandonment, destructive relationships, and substance abuse has been the subject of books, documentary films, dramatic films, and made for television biographies. She herself wrote her own biography, arguably a work of fiction. Despite the wealth of material chronicling her journey on this earth, it is through her music that the true spirit of the "Little …

Man Of La Mancha, November 12 – 29, 2003, Theatre Sheridan

Theatre Sheridan Productions

Man of La Mancha, is based on episodes from Miguel de Cervante's original 1615 novel Don Quixote, and written by three relatively novice writers - Mitch Leigh, a Madison Avenue commercial jingle-composer, Joe Darion, a journalism graduate, and Dale Wasserman, a television script writer.

The Time: Spain at the end of the 16th century during the inquisition.

The Place: The common room of a prison vault in the city of Seville and various other places in the imagination of Miquel de Cervantes.

Music by Mitch Leigh, lyrics by Joe Darion, book by Dale Wasserman

Director: Greg Peterson

Choreographer: Gillian …

Bold Strokes: Cry For Rain, Scooby-Doo And The Sequined Sceptre, Flamingo At The 24-Hour Bingo, Blue Hour, April 23 – 26, 2003, Theatre Sheridan

Theatre Sheridan Productions

BOLD STROKES productions are Sheridan’s Independent Student Productions.

Cry For Rain

A new one-act musical, book and lyrics by 2nd Year student Dan Falk and music by 1st Year student John Connolly, directed by Tom Delbello and musically directed by Andrea Dlouhy, both 2nd Year students. (Approximately 40 minutes).

Director: Tom Delbello

Musical Director: Andrea Dlouhy

Flamingo at the Twenty-Four Hour Bingo

A powerful new one-act play written and directed by 2nd Year student Matthew Boden with choreography by Tatiana Ostapowych, another 2nd Year student. (Approximately 35 minutes).

Book Tetiana Ostapowych, book and lyrics by Daniel Falk, music by John …

Bold Strokes: The Vagina Monologues (Excerpts), Writer's Block, The Great Gatsby: The Musical, April 16 – 19, 2003, Theatre Sheridan

Theatre Sheridan Productions

BOLD STROKES productions are Sheridan’s Independent Student Productions.

The Vagina Monologues

The Vagina Monologues-selections from Eve Ensler's powerful feminist piece compiled and directed by graduating student Virginia Cowan, assisted by Phedra L' Abbe, another graduating student. (Approximately 35 minutes)

Director: Virginia Cowan

Writer’s Block

A one-act sketch-comedy written and directed by graduating student Brock Burford. (Approximately 40 minutes)

Director: Brock Burford

The Great Gatsby

A reading of the First Act of The Great Gatsby -a new musical version of the F. Scott Fitzgerald classic, book and lyrics by Heidi Ford and music by graduating student Jean-François Poulin, directed by the …

Crazy For You, April 9 – 26, 2003, Theatre Sheridan

Theatre Sheridan Productions

A musical of glitter and glamour, of style and show tunes and incessant laughter.

Music and lyrics by George & Ira Gershwin. Book by Ken Ludwig, co-conception by Ken Ludwig & Mike Ockrent, inspired by material by Guy Bolton & John McGowan.

Director: David Connolly

Choreographer: Jim White

Musical Director: Michael Mulrooney

The Heiress, February 12 – 22, 2003, Theatre Sheridan

Theatre Sheridan Productions

The Heiress is an adaptation of the 1881 novel Washington Square by Henry James. James crafted a minutely detailed portrait of life among the New York aristocracy with his characteristic attention to historical accuracy. (James drew on his personal knowledge of Washington Square society for the novel. His grandmother had lived at No. 18 Washington Square North and he grew up around the corner on Washington Place.)

Ruth and Augustus Goetz have fashioned from the novel a thrilling and intense script.

Director: Scot Denton

Catch A Rising Star, February 5 – 22, 2003, Theatre Sheridan

Theatre Sheridan Productions

Catch a Rising Star showcased the 3rd year Performance Critiques and the 2nd year Dance Critiques, as a true collaboration of creativity. As part of their curriculum, each student was assigned the task of creating a showcase for their singing and dancing talents. For Catch a Rising Star, the Directors have taken the best of the best and created this extraordinary unique show, full of diverse musical styles and dances.

Director: Rod Maxwell

Choreographer: Stephen Greig

Musical Director: Steve Thomas