| Adaptor 1 |
Murrell, John
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| Date of First
Production |
2000, October 21 |
| Title |
The Faerie Queen |
| Director |
John Alleyne |
| Place of First
Production |
Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta |
| Production
Company |
Ballet British Columbia Co-produced with Banff Centre and National Arts Centre of Canada |
| Technical
Design/Direction |
Choreographer: John Alleyne
Librettist: John Murrell
Set Design: Darren Waterston
Costume Design: Kim Nielsen
Lighting: Jean Philippe Trépanier
Composers: Michael Bushnell and Owen Underhill
Conductor: Derrick Inouye
Music: Henry Purcell, Owen Underhill and Michael Bushnell; adapted from Purcell by Michael Bushnell for 14-piece orchestra
Musicians:
1st Violin: Victor Costanzi
2nd Violin: Calvin Dyck
Viola: Henry Lee
Cello: Sue Round
Flute: Lorna McGhee
Oboe: Marea Chernoff
Bassoon: Ingrid Chiang
Trumpet: Henry Christian
Keyboards: Bruce Johnson
Percussion: Nicholas Coulter |
| Cast/Performers |
Dancers: 14 company members of Ballet British Columbia and 8 children
Puck: Emily Molnar
Theseus: Edmond Kilpatrick
Hipollyta: Gail Skrela
Egeus: John Ottmann
Hermia: Acacia Schachte
Lysander: Jones Henry
Demetrius: Todd Woffinden
Helena: Isabelle Ottmann
Peaseblossom: Andrea Hodge
Cobweb: Kerry Lynn Turner
Moth: Simone Orlando
Mustard Seed: Sylvain Senez
Thistledown: Terry Gardiner
Will-o-the-Wisp: James Toth
Oberon: Edmond Kilpatrick
Titania: Gail Skrela
Oberon's Retinue: Hannah Rosenberg, Katrina de Visser, Anastasia Fucchin, Alexa Zimmerman, Agnetha de Sa, Rebecca Margolick
Understudies: Maria Sommer, Caroline K. Kirkpatrick, Elyse Henderson
Two Changelings: Acasia Abraham, Paxton Ricketts |
| Performance
History |
2001, February 6
National Arts Centre, Ottawa
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2001, February 8
Denton Hall, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
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2001, February 10
The Playhouse, Brock University, St. Catherine's, Ontario
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2001, February 12
Denton Hall, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
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2001, February 25
Capitol Theatre, Moncton, New Brunswick
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2001, October 18
Hummingbird Centre, Toronto |
| Publishing
and Multimedia |
*The Faerie Queen directed by John Alleyne. Poster (large). Ballet British Columbia, 2000.
*The Faerie Queen directed by John Alleyne. Poster (small). Ballet British Columbia, 2000.
*Robertson, Cathryn, dir. "The Faerie Queen: Inside Ballet British Columbia." CBC Documentary Film. Aired 27 May 2002. |
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*The Faerie Queen directed by John Alleyne. Poster (large). Ballet British Columbia, 2000.
*The Faerie Queen directed by John Alleyne. Poster (small). Ballet British Columbia, 2000.
*Robertson, Cathryn, dir. "The Faerie Queen: Inside Ballet British Columbia." CBC Documentary Film. Aired 27 May 2002.
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| Secondary
Materials |
*Alleyne, John. "The Faerie Queen." Ballet British Columbia. 15 June 2002.
[Link1].
*Anderson, Jack. "Of Infidelity and the Original Sin." New York Times n.d.
*Ashton, Cynthia. "The Faerie Queen Rules Theatre." Now 10 Nov. 2000: n.pag.
*Bond, Cathleen. "The Critical Debate." Canadian Arts & Culture Forum 6 Feb. 2002. 25 June 2002.
[Link2].
*"The Faerie Queen: Inside Ballet British Columbia." See BC on CBC. 15 Dec. 2003.
[Link3].
*Henry, Jeff. "Ballet British Columbia's The Faerie Queen Debuts at The Banff Centre." The Banff Centre. Media Release. 4 Oct. 2000. 25 June 2002.
[Link4].
*Johnson, Gail. "Forsythe Puzzles but Partnering Pleases." The Georgia Straight 11-18 Nov. 1999: n.pag.
*Johnson, Robert. "Canada Offers Inspired Footwork." The Star-Ledger 28 Jan. 1999: n.pag.
*Littler, William. "Brand-new Tristan & Isolde: National Ballet Unveils 2002-03 Season Line-up." Toronto Star 5 Feb. 2002: D6.
*Phillips, Louise. "Spellbinding Performances, Novel Take on Shakespeare Tale Showcase Company's Strengths: Ballet BC's Alleyne Bewitches with Faerie Queen." Vancouver Courier 4 Nov. 2000: 27.
*Scott, Michael. "Ballet BC Shines as it Honours History." Vancouver Sun May 2000: E21.
*Scott, Michael. "Dancers Forge a Masterpiece." Vancouver Sun 7 Nov. 1998: D4.
*Scott, Michael. "Spritely Succes Faerie Magic: Ballet BC's Standout Production of the Midsummer Night's Dream Story Casts a Spell Over Dance Lovers." Vancouver Sun 4 Nov. 2000: H16.
*"Faerie Queen on Stage: Ballet Tells the Story of Shakespeare's Titania from Midsummer Night's Dream." Moncton Times and Transcript 20 Feb. 2001: D4.
*"National Ballet's New Season Begins with Tristan and Isolde." Moncton Times and Transcript 6 Feb. 2002: B6.
*"On the Stage." The Hamilton-Spectator 6 Sept. 2000: H04. |
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| Adaptor 1
Biography |
"Alberta -based playwright/translator born in Texas in 1945.
"He came to Canada in 1968 and graduated from the University of Calgary. He began writing plays for his students when he was a teacher in public schools in Alberta.
"His first play, Haydn's Head, won a provincial prize but it was with Power in the Blood, the 1975 Clifford E. Lee Award winner, that he began to write full time.
"He became playwright in residence for Alberta Theatre Projects (1975-75) and while there wrote Waiting For The Parade (Alberta Theatre Projects, 1977, directed by Douglas Riske ), perhaps his most popular play.
"His play, Memoir (National Arts Centre 1978), was directed by Pam Brighton and John Wood, starring Edward Atienza as Pitou, and Denise Fergusson as Sarah. Other works, New World (National Arts Centre, 1984, Robin Phillips), Farther West (Theatre Calgary, 1982, Robin Phillips) and The Faraway Nearby (Tarragon Theatre, 1995, Joanna McIntyre) have received productions across the nation. Waiting for the Parade, Farther West and The Faraway Nearby all won him the Chalmers Award . He was an associate director of the Stratford Festival (1977-78) and in 1988 was appointed head of the Canada Council 's theatre section to 1992.
"In 1985 he became head of the playwright's colony at the Banff Centre for The Arts (to 1989); since 1999 he has been serving as Centre's Artistic Director/Executive Producer of theatre.
"His plays have been translated into 15 languages and have been performed in over 30 countries. He lives in Calgary" (15 June 2002. qtd. from http://www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=John%20Murrell). |
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| Adaptor 1
Bibliography |
*Brennan, Brian. "The Banff Playwrights Colony: Finishing School." Canadian Theatre Review 49 (Winter 1986): 30-35.
*Doolittle, Joyce. "Releasing the Woman From the Tower: The Plays of John Murrell." NeWest Review 12.2 (Oct. 1996): 8,13.
*Hall, Lynda. "Remembrance of things past and present (Interview with John Murrell)." Canadian Theatre Review (Summer 1994): 120-123.
*Knowles, Richard P. "Letters in Canada 1993: Drama." University of Toronto Quarterly 66.1 (Winter 1996): 269-291.
*Morrow, Martin. "Calgary Playwright Rediscovers Love of Writing." Calgary Herald 24 June 1989: G2.
*Morrow, Martin. "Conversation is a Dying Art Form: Except in the Work of Calgary Playwright John Murrell." Calgary Herald 16 Nov. 1991: C10-C11.
*Murrell, John. "The 1994 Spry Lecture: John Murrell." CBC Radio Transcripts. Ideas 8 Dec. 1994.
*"John Murrell." Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia. 15 June 2002.
http://www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=John%20Murrell.
*"Murrell Appointed to Canada Council." Globe and Mail 26 Sept. 1988: C11.
*"Murrell Believes New Play His Best: And Just Recently He Almost Gave up on Plays." Calgary Herald 28 Feb. 1991: E1.
*"Authors Association Honors Purdy, Murrell, and Foster." Globe and Mail 14 May 1987: C3.
*"Banff Centre for the Arts Announces New Theatre Arts Artistic Director." The Banff Centre 16 Nov. 1999. Media Release. 25 June 2002.
http://www.banffcentre.ca.
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*"The Theatre World According to John Murrell." Calgary Herald 18 Jan. 1986: C1.
*"To Find Grandeur in the Human Spirit." Globe and Mail 11 Feb. 1992: D1-D2. |
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| Keywords |
Ballet
Musical
Professional |
| Adaptation
of |
A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| Entry Last Updated |
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