Ottawa City Drama Festival

Season 25

Apr 28 to Apr 30, 1938

The Workshop

Nine groups competed in the 1938 inaugural edition of this local festival adjudicated by Malcolm Morley Esq. London, England:

THURSDAY, APRIL 28: "Kibitzer" (Second Act) by Jo Swerling and Edward G. Robinson, presented by the Jewish Theatre Guild; "Sanctuary", presented by the Anglican Church Festival Committee from All Saints' Church; "Pipistrelle of Aquitaine" (original play) by Munro MacLennan, presented by the Ottawa Drama League Workshop (see April 28 for cast).

FRIDAY, APRIL 29: "The Fixer" (original play) by Jack Little, presented by the Ottawa Drama League Workshop (see April 29 for cast); "Castle of Mr. Simpson" by John Kirkpatrick, presented by the United Church Festival Committee from Parkdale United Church; "Seven Keys to Baldpate" (Act One) by George M. Cohan, presented by the Ottawa University Dramatic Society.

SATURDAY, APRIL 30: "One Mad Night" (Act One), by James Reach, presented by St. Patrick's Drama Society; "Love in a Cupboard" by Dorothy Heyward, presented by the United Church Festival Committee from McKay United Church; "Nellie McNabb" by Lois Reynolds, presented by the Anglican Church Festival Committee from Christ Church Cathedral.

Cast

Production Team