| Pinocchio |
|---|
| by |
| Brian Way |
| Warren Jenkins |
| Season 38 |
| Jan 27 to Mar 10, 1951 |
Junior Theatre; EODL 1951 Regional Festival (full-length) and Dominion Drama Festival entry
This production of "Pinocchio" was adapted by Marian Taylor and performed over seven Saturdays at schools in the region.
It was performed again on March 21, 1951 as one of the ODL's entries into the Eastern Ontario Regional Drama Festival hosted in Kingston (Mar 19-21) at Convocation Hall, Queen's University, and adjudicated by Robert G. Newton.
There it was awarded the Davies Cup for Best Presentation of a Full-length Play, and the Best Actor Award (Bruce Swerdfager for his portrayal of Gepetto).
"Pinocchio" was subsequently selected from among the other regional Best Production winners to represent Eastern Ontario at the Dominion Drama Festival in London, Ontario, May 14-19. Stage Manager Bill Adkins helped build new sets to replace those battered by weeks of school tours, and it was performed one more time in Ottawa at Glebe Collegiate on May 12 before travelling to London for its DDF performance on May 16. Seventeen-year-old Richard Lamb won special plaudits for his performance as Pinocchio.
| Cast | ||
|---|---|---|
| Richard (Dick) Lamb | Pinocchio | |
| Bruce Swerdfager | Gepetto / English Doctor | |
| Dawn O'Keefe | Blue Fairy | |
| William (Billy, Bill) Glenn | Fire Eater / Medoro, the poodle | |
| Paul Lapointe | Carabineer / French Doctor | |
| Andrée Cunningham | Jiminy Cricket / Doctor | |
| Judith Betts | Colombine | (played Harlequin for EODL) |
| Alan Gibson | Harlequin | |
| Ruth Addleman | Tuna Fish | (played Columbine for EODL) |
| Julia Murphy (MacBrien, Mrs. G. Arnold Murphy) | Punchinello | |
| Werdon Anglin | Candlewick | |
| Joan Westlake | Fox | |
| Kathryn (Kay) Cranston | Cat | |
| Peter Hargreaves | Boy of Booby Land | |
| John Mahoney | Boy of Booby Land | |
| Jim Daglish | Boy of Booby Land |