1784: (Un)Settling Antigonish by Dorothy Lander
a joint production of
Arts Health Antigonish (AHA!)
www.artshealthantigonish.org
The Heritage Association of Antigonish
www.heritageantigonish.ca/
The Highland Society
www.antigonishhighlandsociety.ca/
A healthy community knows its history
Summer 2015
CREATIVE TEAM
- Ken Kingston, Artistic Director
- Dorothy Lander, Playwright
- John Graham-Pole, Producer
- Thea Huard, Musical Director
- Maria Van Vonderen, Costume Director
- Amberlee Boulton, Stage Manager
- Denise Davies, Video Documentation
- Cathy Lin, Graphic Designer
MUSICIANS
- Thea Huard, Harp
- Kim Ells, Flute
HERITAGE AND SITE CONSULTANTS
- Jocelyn Gillis
- Bart Wainwright
- Phillip Cooper
- Angus MacGillivray
- Alistair Hamilton
- Kerry Delorey
- Paula Paul
- Daniel Paul
- Lorraine Fennell
- Alonzo Reddick
- Agnes Calliste
- Beverly Cox
- Michael Linkletter
- Kevin McLaughlin
- Peter Jowett
- Bruce Partridge
- Matthew Schumacher
CAST of 1784: (Un)Settling Antigonish
- Narrator …… Rosemary Curry
- Colonel Timothy Hierlihy …… Phillip Cooper
- Captain Timothy Hierlihy …… Alistair Hamilton
- Elizabeth Hierlihy …… Ruth Young
- Mi’kmaw Elders …… Mike Taylor and Paula Paul
- Lucy, Consort to Capt. Hierlihy …… Mary Taylor
- Black Loyalist …… Sydney Bower/ Maya St. Clair
- Lord Dalhousie …… Bill Fraser
- Queen Victoria …… Maria Van Vonderen
- Mrs. Ross …… Fran Nunn
- Two-Spirit Loyalist Soldier …… Stacy Doiron
- Lady Dalhousie …… Mary Partridge
- John Woolford …… Marco Wood
- Father Gaulin …… Marco Wood
- Black Refugee …… Darrell Gero
- Nathaniel Symonds …… Liam Oko
- Freemason …… Matthew Schumacher
- Mi’kmaw Readers …… Paula, Ardena and Melissa Paul
- Mi’kmaw Brave …… Ardena Paul
- Irish Descendant …… Laila MacRae
- Black Refugee Descendant …… Jamal Sangster-Jordan
- Acadian Youth …… Morgan Gauthier
- Acadian Elder …… Simon Aucoin
- Celtic Scholar …… Liam Oko / Kevin McLaughlin
- Soldiers …… Stacy Septon, Pat Chisholm
- Thundertales Youth (multiple roles) …… Sydney Bower, Morgan Gauthier, Emily Hanson-Ketchum, Laila MacRae, Madison MacDonald, Jamal Sangster-Jordan, Kianna Sangster-Jordan, Jessica Taylor
SPEAKERS
- Sue Adams
- Thomas Christmas
- Phillip Cooper
- Alice Hoskins
- Ken Kingston
- Dorothy Lander
- John Graham-Pole
- Paula Paul
- Mary Taylor
- Mike Taylor
- Maria Van Vonderen
MUSIC
- Thea Huard
LOCATIONS
- Town Point, Antigonish, NS – Thank you to Three Harbours Anglican Parish and the Antigonish Boat Club
- Claire Marie Auditorium – Thank you to St. Martha’s Regional Hospital
- Thank you to The Wheel for pizzas during rehearsals and performances
- Thank you to Antigonish Community Transit for pilgrimage transportation
FILM PRODUCTION
- Videography Denise Davies, Antoinette Karuna
- Photography Denise Davies
- Editing Denise Davies
- Original Music Thea Huard
- Film Production Eckova Film and Media Production