KAMLOOPS WAS AWESOME!
Although 'The Long and The Short and The Tall' didn't win best production, we nevertheless gave them an excellent show and Randy Poulis did win 'Best Lighting' for us, way to go Randy!. We were also nominated for 'best soundscape,' two 'best supporting actors,' Jonee Jonalino and Luke Morton, 'best set,' and 'best costumes.' Not bad for 'The Little Theatre with BIG ideas' eh? Well done to you all!
ACT ONE SCENE ONE
'A Hut In The Malayan Jungle'
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The audience starts to arrive
The lights go up!
Cpl Johnston gives the 'All clear!'
Cpl Johnston & Sgt Mitchem sussing the hut out
Settling in!
Mitchem & Johnston check the trail,
L/C MacLeish is in charge
Pt Bamforth in trouble!
Cpl. Johnston has it in for Pt. Bamforth
Sgt. Mitchem tells Bamforth to watch his step
Trying to reach 'red leader' on the radio
Bamforth 'ribbing' Pt. 'Taffy' Evans
"They've got it in for you boyo"
Pt 'Smudger' Smith joins in the banter
Taffy & Smudger
When the banter starts again, MacLeish takes offence
"What's it to you Smudger?"
Face off!
Bamforth takes the watch for Smudger
Roll on the duration eh?
Pt Whitaker is told to keep trying to reach base
Thoughts of home!
Fooling around again!
"Quiet! I heard something!"
"D'you think it was base Sammy?"
Smudger intervenes
"What the hell's this about?!"
Johnston takes in the scene. Trouble!
"Shower! Useless bloody shower the lot of you!"
"What d'you think you heard Sammy?"
It's a Jap Serg! He's coming this way!"
"Don't move!"
A prisoner of war!
"Find out what he knows"
"He looks harmless."
The decision is made to send Smudger & MacLiesh out into the jungle
Bamforth befriends the prisoner
As nightfall approaches Smudger & MacLiesh return. Scared and out of breath the lads are told they are surrounded by the Japanese. The radio crackles with static, a Japanese voice is clearly heard.
"Johnny! British Johnny! We come to get you! We you come to get!"
END OF ACT ONE
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CAST
Cpl. Johnston, E. (Johno) .. .. .. Paul Mosiuk
Sgt. Mitchem, R. .. .. .. Jeremy Roszmann
L./Cpl. MacLeish, A.J.(Jock) .. .. .. James Smart
Pte. Whitaker, S. (Sammy) .. .. .. Richard Manning
Pte. Evans, T.E. (Taffy) .. .. .. Nick Murphy
Pte. Bamforth, C. (Bamo) .. .. .. Jesse Olson
Pte. Smith, P. (Smudger) .. .. .. Luke Morton
Japanese Soldier. (Tojo) .. .. .. Jonee Janolino
PRODUCTION TEAM
Director/Producer .. .. Terry Whittaker
Stage Manager .. .. John Fox .. .. ASM Wendy Wearne
Set Design .. .. Terry Whittaker
Lighting Design & Lighting Technician .. .. Randy Poulis
Sound Design .. .. Judi Whittaker .. .. Sound Technician .. .. Joan Roszmann
Properties .. .. Greg Breen .. .. Props Mistress/Back Stage .. .. Megan Wearne
Japanese Voices .. .. Martin Tang
Posters .. Tricia Pinkerton .. .. Programs .. .. Judi Whittaker
Uniforms .. .. Vancouver Island Military Museum, Nanaimo
Additional Webbing .. .. Alf Bergkvist 'A' Military Surplus, Coombs
A special thanks to Tom Kirschner for providing all the great pictures.
