Orpheus in the Underworld |
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Karingal High School :May 1968 |
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Breif Synopsis |
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Orpheus and his wife Eurydice row over her lover, the shepherd, Aristeus. Eurydice warns Aristeus about a trap Orpheus has set for him. Aristeus is in reality Pluto, God of the Underworld, and he lures Eurydice into the trap instead. She is bitten by a snake and dies, whereupon Pluto carries her off to Hades. Orpheus’s delight at his wife’s departure is cut short by Public Opinion, a formidable Mrs. Grundy-like figure, who insists he goes to Olympus to demand the return of his wife. On Olympus the gods are rebelling against Jupiter’s tyrannical rule, but they are interrupted by the arrival of Orpheus with Public Opinion. In a fit of righteous indignation Jupiter grants the return of Eurydice, and when he announces that he will go to the Underworld himself to ensure justice is done, the gods all beg to go too. Jupiter agrees, and the entire company look forward to a holiday in Hades. Meanwhile in the Underworld Eurydice is bored with being left alone, so when a diversion arrives, in the shape of Jupiter disguised as a fly, she is at first eager to run away with him. They plan to escape at a party being held by Pluto in honour of the visiting gods from Olympus. Eurydice comes disguised as a bacchante, which brings her to the attention of Bacchus. The arrival of Orpheus looks like upsetting everyone’s plans, but Jupiter manages to trick him out of Eurydice for good. But who is to have her instead, Pluto or Jupiter? Eurydice settles it by choosing Bacchus, and everyone rejoices in a final dance and chorus. |
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Production Team |
Cast |
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Director |
Ray Burgess |
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Calliope |
Coral Rekers |
Musical Director |
Ernest Shade |
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Eurydice |
Rosemary Gunn |
Choreographer |
Avis Skinner |
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Orpheus |
Robert McGregor |
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Pluto |
Keith Thompson |
Stage Director |
Neil Weatherill |
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Jupiter |
Rod Birch |
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Juno |
Wendy Allinson |
Scenery Design |
Colin Silvester |
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Venus |
Noelyne Godson |
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Jeanette House |
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Cupid |
Pamela McNeilly |
Lighting Design |
Peter Hart |
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Mars |
Cliff Hallett |
Make Up Design |
Dawn Fletcher |
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Diana |
Lorraine Hart |
Chorus Master |
Paul Cauchty |
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Vulcan |
Bern Conlan |
Assistant Stage Manager |
John Rekers |
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Mercury |
Roger barson |
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Jack Allen |
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Icarus |
John Ashton |
Stage Crew |
Trevor Barson |
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Thor |
Keith hall |
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George Petty |
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Apollo |
Frank Wykman |
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Kerry Kildea |
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Neptune |
Norm Smart |
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Tony Clark |
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Minerva |
Jean Riley |
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Peter Dawson |
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Ceres |
Barbara Rothwell |
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Peter Stennett |
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Hebe |
Marjorie Butler |
Lighting Assistants |
Carl Weaver |
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Flora |
Jean Hall |
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Michael Lawrence |
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Fauna |
Dirk Van Barneveld |
Wardrobe |
Ellen Losa |
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Styx |
Bill McNelly |
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Judy Aisbett |
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Bacchus |
John Reynolds |
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Anne Bartholomeusz |
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Nymhs |
Karen Brent |
Make Up Crew |
Bareta McKill |
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Joyce Brown |
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Phyllis Williams |
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Marjorie Butler |
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J. Acqueline |
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Roslyn Da Costa |
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Mr Schutter |
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Joan Dowling |
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Mrs Schutter |
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Vonda Elkin |
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Linda Johnston |
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Marianne Elliott |
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Diane Johnston |
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Jean Hall |
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Francine McDonlad |
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Dianne Lane |
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Michele Cruise |
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Julia Power |
Prompt |
Judy Hyde |
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Jean Riley |
Scenery Construction |
Bill McNeilly |
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Barbara Rothwell |
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Dirk Van Barneveld |
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Dorothy Tongue |
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Jack Allen |
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Dorethy Etty |
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Richard Froude |
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Jayne Copeland |
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John Ashton |
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Kaye Bailey |
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Trevor Barson |
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Rhonda Shapcot |
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John Peel |
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Sandy Hoffman |
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Roger Barson |
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Pamela McNeilly |
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Eddie Jones |
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Lorraine Hart |
Properties |
Elaine Oldham |
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Wendy Allinson |
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Dirk Van Barneveld |
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Noelyne Godson |
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Tony Evans |
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Shepherds |
Reg Darts |
Promotions |
Veronica Ferguson |
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Keith Hall |
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Peter hart |
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Eddie Jones |
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Norma Allen |
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Greg matthews |
Rehearsal Pianist |
Louis lambert |
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Stan Riley |
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Joanne Jones |
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Norm Smart |
Front of House |
Norma Allen |
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Dirk Van Barneveld |
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Rod Carruthers |
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Ken White |
Ticket Secretaries |
Nylma Spark |
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Bill Bate |
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Noel Archibald |
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Fran Wykan |
Production Liaison |
Veronica Ferguson |
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Peter McKill |
Program Design |
Cliff Hallett |
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Cliff Hallett |
Poster and Program Cover |
Colin Sylvester |
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Roger Barson |
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Photographs |
Ron Daly |
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John Reynolds |
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Bernie Conlan |
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Violins |
S. Pratt |
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Bill McNeilly |
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B. Shade |
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Jhn Ashton |
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M. Bishop |
Ballet |
Elizabeth Fleming |
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L. Whellan |
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Sheila Kitchen |
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H. Allfry |
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Joan Hooke |
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R. Ramsay |
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Pam Loff |
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Violas |
H. Birrell |
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Marie Couper |
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Mr Reynolds |
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Joan Keeley |
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Cello |
R. Shade |
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R. Ramsay |
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Bass |
K. Watson |
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Woodwind |
M. Webster |
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R. Kranz |
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A. Graham |
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J. Thompson |
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A. Care |
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Horns |
D. Webster |
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J. Atkinson |
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Brass |
B. Shepherd |
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J. Shepherd |
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L. Coleman |
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F. Charles |
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Tympani |
J. Shepherd |
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