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Augustus Does His Bit
Merlyn Productions opens its 2012 Season with the uproariously funny one-act comedy that George Bernard Shaw called his "true-to-life" wartime farce!
Meet Lord Augustus Highcastle: brilliant, handsome and capable (not to mention modest and self-sacrificing), as he would happily remind you from the daring command of his writing desk. Who better to trust with the super-secret list of Allied gun emplacements?
An obstinate, over-age clerk who would rather be on the front lines and a beautiful woman with a hidden agenda complete the recipe for comic disaster. With allies like these, who needs enemies? We hope it all turns out well in the end – for our country's sake!
Part of the ShawFest 2012 Master Playwright Festival.
"It would be strange indeed if I had not mastered the art of public expression. Even the Radical papers have paid me the high compliment of declaring that I am never more impressive than when I have nothing to say."
— Lord Augustus Highcastle
PRODUCTION CAST
Augustus Does His Bit, by George Bernard Shaw
| LORD AUGUSTUS HIGHCASTLE | – Mitch Krohn |
|---|---|
| THE CLERK | – Tim Beaudry |
| THE LADY | – Elizabeth Whitbread |
STAFF AND CREW
Company Staff
| ARTISTIC DIRECTOR | – John Chase |
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| TECHNICAL DIRECTOR | – Kevin Hamill |
| WARDROBE MISTRESS | – Jenn Harder |
Production Staff
| DIRECTOR | – John Chase |
|---|---|
| PRODUCTION STAGE MGR | – Anna Woodward |
| REHEARSAL STAGE MGR | – Brian Dougherty |
| SCENIC DESIGNER | – Kevin Hamill |
| COSTUME DESIGNER | – Jenn Harder |
Production Crew
| SOUND OPERATOR | – Anna Woodward |
|---|---|
| SCENIC CARPENTER | – Brian Dougherty |
| COSTUME CREW | – Mitch Krohn |
| BOX OFFICE MANAGER | – Carolyn Lutes |
| USHERS | – Friends of Merlyn Productions |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Ellice Café & Theatre, Chuck McEwen / Master Playwright Festival, Fantasy Theatre for Children, Derek Loewen / The Uniter, Justin Olynyk / UMFM 101.5, CKUW 95.9 FM, CJNU 107.9 FM, Cendrine Marrouat / Winnipeg Art Examiner, West End BIZ, Tourism Winnipeg, Uptown Magazine, Winnipeg Free Press, Winnipeg Sun, Tim Spring, Tim Thiessen, Ken Perchuk, Wayne & Nancy Curnew, Leila Marston
See Also: Cast Bios & Headshots