History

Dewdney Players first came into existence in September 1982, although it didn't register itself under the Societies Act until 1987.

Since 1982, the group has gone from strength to strength, providing theatrical entertainment to the community in many forms.

This history is very much a work in progress, so if you're a Dewdney Alumnus with a story to tell, please contact us.

1982

November – A.A. Milne's "The ugly duckling"

• Dewdney Players being formed. Initial meeting at the station August 26
• Dewdney Players met at home of Barbara Eisenberg.
• First play is Carl Mazzuca is in the lead role.

1983

March – Warren Graves' "The hand that cradles the rock" – Directed by Louise Pepper

• Carl Mazzuca is first president. Lynne de Patie is secretary and Barbara Eisenberg is Treasurer

1984

May – Frank Moher's emotionally charged stage story "The Broken Globe"

November – Winnie the Pooh" staged as a "Readers' Theatre" concept.

• 2 one act plays
• Competing against windmill in hr with their one act plays.
• Dewdney now planning to take their plays to a provincial festival in McMurray.
• "Starving Artists Bawl" at Masonic Hall to raise money to send Dewdney to Ft. McMurray
• (Cancelled due to poor response)
• Dewdney entered a contestant in "Mr. Okotoks" competition – Bob Wilson.
• Didn't win at Ft. McMurrray.
• Names mentioned in Western Wheel in 1984:
• 12 year old James Western. John Benarik, Sandy Singer, Joanne Mercier, and Earl Singer

1985 etc

1994

Spring - "Annie"

Book by Thomas Meehan
Music by Charlie Strouse
Lyrics by Martin Charnin

Fall – "Cinderella"

• Cinderella (TaraLee Zimmerman) ad-libs a line with a toy bird – "Fly away birdie" – tosses it into the air expecting it to go over the scenery and land behind. Didn't happen. The bird hit a flat about 7 feet up and lands on the floor. Laughter!!!!
• Cast of Cinderella appear on Breakfast TV for publicity.

1996

(Incomplete?)

"Fractured Fairy Tales for the 90s"

Inspired and adapted from "Politically Correct Bedtime Stories by James Finn Garner.
Short plays written by Dewdney Players members and friends.

• "Three Little Pigs" - adapted by Shyra Giroux
• "Chicken Little" - adapted by Arden Gillis, Tina Shier & Cam Pacek
• "Co-dependent Goat Family" adapted by Debbie Sands &: Maureen Pacek
• "Grandfather's Legacy" by Gordon Dawson
• "Snow White" by Gordon Dawson

1997-1999

(Incomplete?)

2000

Spring - "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" by Jessie Braham White

Fall - "Squabbles" by Marshall Kemp

2001

Spring - "Oliver!" by Lionel Bart

Fall - "They Don't Grow on Trees" by Ronald Millar

2002

Spring "Quartet" - An evening of One Act Plays"

• "Here We Are" by Dorothy Parker
• "Parent's Day" by St Luke's Players
• "There's Always Spring" by Arthur Lovegrove
• "Box & Cox" by John M. Morton

Fall - "Aladdin" by John Morley

2003

(Incomplete?)

Spring - "When We Are Married" by J.B. Priestley

Fall - "Nurse Jane Goes to Hawaii" by Allan Stratton

2004

(Incomplete?)

Spring - "Rockin' Oliver" by James Alcock

• A home-grown and successful-for-Dewdney musical
• Written by Debbie Sands' brother, James Alcock

Fall - Two One Act Plays

• "Come Into the Garden, Maud" by Noel Coward
• "Medusa's Tale" by Carol Lashof

2005

(Incomplete?)

Spring - "Sleeping Beauty"

Fall - "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde

2006

March – One Act Plays

• "The Deserter" by Norman Beim
• "A Sense of the Ridiculous" by Rae Terence
• "Box and Cox" by John M. Morton

Spring - ?

Fall - "Arms & the Man" by George Bernad Shaw

2007

March – One Act Plays

• "Heroes" by Ken Mitchell
• "Here to Stay" by Tom Topor
• "A smell of Burnt Feathers" by Paul Gisby

Spring - "A Midsummer Night's Dream Celtic"

Fall - The Werewolf's Curse" by Billy St. John

2008

March - One Act Plays

• "After the Matinee" by Damian Trasler
• "Who's Hamlet" by George Freek
• "Heart in the Ground" by Douglas Hill
• "Ruby of Elsinore" by Bruce Kane

Spring - "The Mousetrap" by Agatha Christie

Fall - "Steel Magnolias" by Robert Harling

2009

March - One Act Plays

• "The Ladykiller" by John S. Wells
• "Free Range Chickens" by Ann Wuehler
• "Hour Glass" by Douglas-Matthew Barnes

Spring "Lafferty's Wake" by Susan Turlish

2010

March - One Act Plays

• "Wanda's Visit" by Christopher Durang
• "The Real Problem" by Bruce Kane
  Michele Noordhof appears as a head only!
• "Overtones" by Alice Gerstenberg
• "The Wedding Story" by Julianne Homokay

Summer - "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare

A joint production with Foothills Theatre Company.

Fall - "Sorry! Wrong Chimney!" by Jack Sharkey & Leo W. Sears

2011

March - One Act Plays

• "Dinner for One" by Lauri Wylie
• "Unplugged" by G.L. Horton
• "Auto-da-Fé" by Tennessee Williams
• "Dead" by David Abolafia
• "Cards, Cups & Crystal Ball" By David Campton

Spring - "Barefoot in the Park" by Neil Simon

Summer - "Treaure Island"

A joint production with Foothills Theatre Company.

Fall - "Rumors" by Neil Simon

2012

March - One Act Plays

• "Sanctuary" by Emil Sher
• "I've Hit an Iceberg" by Danna Call
• "The Wooden Pear" by Gilliam Plowman
  Regionals Results
  • Outstanding Actor - Steve Buoninsegni
  • Outstanding Actress - Florence Maione
  • Outstanding Play - "The Wooden Pear"
  
  Provincials Results
  • Outstanding Production
  • Outstanding Director (Florence and Steve)

Spring - "Rodeo & Julie-Ed" by Peter Skagan

Fall - "I'll Be Back Before Midnight" by Peter Colley

2013

March - One Act Plays

• "Breakfast With Willy" by Karen Schiff
• "Traces of Memory" by Ann Wuehler
• "Julia" by Kelvin D. Hatch

Spring - "Present Laughter" by Noel Coward

Fall - "The Wild Guys" by Andrew Wreggitt & Rebecca Shaw