| The Grass Harp |
|---|
| by |
| Truman Capote |
| Season 45 |
| Nov 18 to Nov 23, 1957 |
EODL 1958 Regional Festival entry (full-length)
This play was performed again on Feb. 12, 1958, as the OLT full-length entry into the Eastern Ontario Regional Drama Festival held at Fisher Park High School, Ottawa, Feb 11-15, 1958. On this occasion, it was directed by Julia Murphy, and there were some cast changes, including Elizabeth Hicks replacing Dorothy Burnett in the role of Dolly, and Rich Little replacing Bill Armstrong as The Sheriff.
Elizabeth Hicks won the Best Actress Award (for this, and the OLT one-act entry "All Those Who Grieve" in which she also starred), and Andrée Cunningham won Best Supporting Actress. It was the runner-up for the Calvert Award for Best Play.
| Cast | ||
|---|---|---|
| Violet Reid | Catherine Creek | |
| George Bloom | Collin Talbo | |
| Dorothy (Dodi) Burnett | Dolly Talbo | |
| Andrée Cunningham | Verena Talbo | |
| Kevin Conlon | Dr. Morris Ritz / Sam | |
| Violet (Vi) Burgess | The Reverend's Wife | |
| Michael Shenstone | The Reverend | |
| Charles Nicholson | The Barber | |
| Ellen Fish | The Baker's Wife | |
| Jim McCord | The Postmaster | |
| William (Bill) Armstrong | The Sheriff | |
| Michael (Mike) Cremin | Judge Charlie Cool | |
| Elizabeth Hicks | The Choir Mistress | |
| Peter Nicholls | Big Eddie Stover | |
| John Kobal | Brophy | |
| Sheila Simpson | Maude Riordan | |
| Sonya Donaldson | Miss Baby Love Dallas |