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1979-1982 (Creation)
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- Arbor Theatre
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1.8 m of textual records
ca. 50 prints : posters
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Arbor Theatre began in Peterborough in 1976 when John Plank arrived to direct "The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds" for the Peterborough Theatre Guild. The following year, local support led to the creation of Arbor Productions and John Plank directed "Private Lives" followed by "Belle of Amherst" and "Lady Audley's Secret" in 1978. In 1979 the group was reorganized as a professional theatre company performing during the summer season at Trent University's Wenjack Theatre.
Arbor Theatre Schedule of Plays, 1977-1990
1977:
"Private Lives" by Noel Coward, Aug.11-21; directed by John Plank; set by Richard Hayman; costumes Janice Lindsay; starring Cynthia Long, Ron Young, Bill Jordan, Margot Hull, Jan Stirling
1978:
"The Belle of Amherst" by William Luce, Jan.26-29; directed by John Plank; design Janice Lindsay; starring Margot Hull
1978:
"Lady Audley's Secret" Aug. 1-13; directed by John Plank; design Janice Lindsay; starring Graham Hart, William Crane, Bill Jordan, Rosemary Sidorko, Margot Hull, Kate Cairns, Paul Morgan
1979:
"Same Time Next Year" by Bernard Slade, Jul. 10-22; directed by John Plank; design Janice Lindsay; starring Ken James and Sheila Junor-Moore
"Sleuth" by Anthony Shaffer, Jul. 24-Aug. 5; directed by John Plank; design Janice Lindsay; starring Neil Vipond, Art Burns, Philip Farrell, Ivan Newman, Roger Prunell
"A Life in the Theatre" by David Mamet, Aug. 7-19; directed by John Plank; set Roy Robitschek; costumes Janice Lindsay; starring Larry Lewis, Neil Vipond, Rob McRae
"Billy Bishop Goes To War" by John Gray, Aug. 21-Sept. 2; directed by John Gray; design Paul Williams; starring Eric Peterson; piano John Gray
1980:
"The Star Spangled Girl" by Neil Simon, July 8-19; directed by John Plank; design Roy Robitschek; starring Peter Dvorsky, Robert Searle, Rosemary Dunsmore
"Waiting For the Parade" by John Murrell, July 22-Aug.2; directed by Christopher Covert; design Roy Robitschek; starring Mary-Ann Coles, Rosemary Dunsmore, Margot Finley, Jacquie Presly, Ruth White
"A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams, Aug.5-16; directed by John Plank; design Barbara Matis; starring Nancy Beatty, Marcus Bruce, Mary-Ann Coles, Rosemary Dunsmore, Paul-Emile Frappier, Fred Lynch, Tim Saukiavicus, Robert Searle, Ann Stirling, John Wiseman
"The Drunkard" by W.H. Smith, Aug.19-31; directed by John Plank; design Barbara Matis; starring Nancy Beatty, Paul-Emile Frappier, Lynda Langford, Libbi McTavish, Paul Mason, Tim Saukiavicus, Robert Searle
1981:
"The Last of the Red Hot Lovers" by Neil Simon, June 23-Jul.11; directed by John Plank; set art Penson; costumes Janice Lindsay; starring Paul-Emile Frappier, Heather Ritchie, Paula Barrett, Helen Hughes
"Night Must Fall" by Emlyn Williams, Jul.14-25; directed by William Lane; set Art Penson; costumes Janice Lindsay; starring Helen Hughes, Nancy Beatty, Paul-Emile Frappier, Ruth White, Shirley Josephs, Paula Barrett, Anthony Parr, Robert Searle
"Equus" by Peter Shaffer, Jul.28-Aug.15; directed by John Plank; design Art Penson; starring John Gilbert, Nicholas Bowrin, Ellen McDermid, Heather Ritchie, Anthony Parr, Shirley Josephs, Robert Searle, Bill Jordan, Gaye Burgess, Paul Dagg, Gregory Ellwand, Christopher Greaves, Paul Ibey, Daniel Woods
"Dames At Sea" book and lyrics by George Haimsohn and Robin Miller, music by Jim Wise, Aug. 18-29; directed by John Plank; design Art Penson; starring Mary Trainer, Patti James, Ralph Small, Gaye Burgess, Blaine Parker, David McCann
1982:
"Two for the Seesaw" by William Gibson, June 17-Jul.3; directed by John Plank; design Janice Lindsay; starring Richard Blackburn, Sheila McCarthy
"I'll Be Back Before Midnight" by Peter Colley, July 8-24; directed by Simon Johnston; design Janice Lindsay; starring Ron White, Gaye Burgess, Patrick McFadden, Deborah Grover
"Blithe Spirit" by Noel Coward, July 29-Aug.14; directed by John Plank; design Janice Lindsay; starring Deborah Grover, Marion Gilsenan, John Cutts, Patrick McFadden, Gillian Wilson, Gwen Brown, Sheila McCarty
"Talley's Folly" by Lanford Wilson, Aug. 19-Sept. 4; directed by Edward Gilbert; design Janice Lindsay; starring Lubomir Mykytiuk, Deborah Kipp
1983:
"How the Other Half Loves" by Alan Ayckbourn, June 10-25; directed by Raymond Clarke; design Janice Lindsay; starring John J. Dee, Jack Mather, Elva Mai Hoover, Grant Roll, Susannah Hoffman, Charles Jolliffe, Eric Schneider
"Artichoke" by Joanna M. Glass, June 30-July 16; directed by James Roy; design Janice Lindsay; starring John J. Dee, Jack Mather, Elva Maid Hoover, Grant Roll, Susannah Hoffman, Charles Jolliffe, Eric Schneider
"Twelfth Night" by William Shakespeare, July 21-Aug.6; directed by John Plank; design Janice Lindsay; starring Geoffrey Creane, Warren Hubbard; Gregory Ellwand, Tim Gallop, Wenna Shaw, Jerry Allen, George Merner, Mary Trainor, Mark Christmann, Bob Dermer, Dorothy-Ann Haug, Michael Fawkes, Valerie Mutton, Grant Roll, David Hubank, Paul-Emile Frappier, Robin Mason, Jerry Allen
"The Caretaker" by Harold Pinter, Aug. 11-27; directed by John Plank and Michael Fawkes; design Janice Lindsay; starring John Plank, Michael Fawkes, Bernard Hopkins
"Mass Appeal" by Bill C. Davis, Sept. 1-17; directed by Neil Munro; set Roderik Mayne; costumes Janice Lindsay; starring Ron Hastings and Ron White
"Brew" by Claude Meunier, Jean-Pierre Plants, Francine Ruel, Louis Saia, Michel Cote, Marcel Gauthier, Mark Messier, Sept. 19-24; directed by and starring Marc Messier, Michel Cote, Marcel Gauthier
1984:
"Relatively Speaking" by Alan Ayckbourn, June 20-July 7; directed by John Plank; design Janice Lindsay; starring Richard Binsley, Alison MacLeod, Barrie Baldaro, Carolyn Hetherington
"We Can't Pay! We Won't Pay!" by Dario Fo, July 11-28; directed by Don Shipley; design Janice Lindsay; starring Victoria Snow, Alison MacLeod, Paul-Emile Frappier, Bernard Hopkins, Michael Caruana
"The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde, Aug. 1-18; directed by John Plank; design Janice Lindsay; starring Lorne Kennedy, Howard Eaton, Kimble Hall, Bernard Hopkins, Wenna Shaw, Gwen Brown, Alison MacLeod, Barrie Baldaro
"Last Call" by Morris Panych; music by Ken MacDonald, Aug. 22-Sept. 8; directed by Don Shipley; design Francine Tanguay; starring Peter Donaldson, David Sereda (pianist also)
1985:
"Private Lives" by Noel Coward; directed by J. Plank; design Janice Lindsay; starring Lorne Kennedy, Jill Frappier, Caroline Yeager, Damon Redfern, Catherine Disher
"Sea Marks" by Gardner McKay; directed by William Scouler; design Reginald Bronskill; starring Elizabeth Shepherd, Maurice Good
"Nurse Jane Goes to Hawaii" by Allan Stratton; directed by Gregory Peterson; design Margaret Coderre-Williams; starring Sharon Dyer, Virginia Roncetti, Paul-Emile Frappier, Keith Knight, Christina James, William Beddoe, Paul Wing
"Dracula" by Hamilton Dean/John L. Balderston; directed by Richard Ousounian; design Janice Lindsay; starring Kimble Hall, Anthony Bekenen, Lorne Kennedy, Nicholas Rice, Ian White, Caroline Yeager, Catherine Disher, James Battersby
1986:
"Deathtrap" by Ira Lavine; directed by David Hamblin; design Janice Lindsay; starring Brian Tree, Robert Seale, Tod Postlethwaite, Beth Robinson, Diana LeBlank
"Sister Jude" by Dave Carley; directed by Bob White; design Reginald Bronskill; starring Stephen Ouimette, Deborah Kimmett, Jacqueline Blais, Jennifer Dean, Stewart Clow
"The Mystery of Irma Vep" by Charles Ludlam; directed by J. Plank; design Julia Tribe; starring Richard Partington, Robert Seale, Dorothy Evans, Jeremy Carruthers, George Winterbotham, Agnes McCracken, Sandy Sharrif Ghandi
"Children of a Lesser God" by Mark Medoff; directed by Tod Postlethwaite; design Janice Lindsay; starring Brian Torpe, Karen Braun, Stewart Clow, Jacqueline Blais, Jennifer Dean, Syd Waldron, Darlene Laferriere
1987:
"Charley's Aunt" by Brandon Thomas; directed by J. Plank; design Terry Gunvordahl; starring Michael Lamport, Hugo Dann, Catherine Barroll, Paul Craig, Carolyn Hetherington, Janet Land, Ross Manson, Cara McDowell, Syd Waldron, Kenneth Wickes
"Salt Water Moon" by David French; directed by Linda Moore; design Terry Gunvordahl; starring Robert Wisden, Kelly Denomme
"Wait Until Dark" by Frederick Knott; directed by J. Plank; design Terry Gunvordahl; starring Frank Moore, Victor Redick, David Conne, Gabrielle Rose, James Haworth, Katie Leahy, Leslie Wood
"Letter From Wingfield Farm" by Dan Neeles; directed by Douglas Beattie; starring Rod Beattie
1988:
"Billy Bishop Goes to War" by John Gray/Eric Peterson; directed by Brian Richmond; starring David Ferry, Susan Fox
"Corpse" by Gerald Moon; directed by J. Plank; starring Michael Lamport, David Hughes, Judith McGilligan, Syd Waldron
"Midnight Madness" by Dave Carley; directed by Bill Glassco; starring John Dolan, Michelle Fisk, Graham Greene
"Wingfield's Progress" by Dan Neeles; directed by Douglas Beattie; starring Rod Beattie
1989:
"Educating Rita" by Willy Russel; directed by Charles McFarland; design Stephen Degenstein; starring Bridget O'Sullivan, John Cutts
"Gaslight" by Patrick Hamilton; directed by Charles McFarland; design Stephen Degenstein; starring Peg Christopherson, Gwen Brown, Jack Burke, Stewart Clow, Lisa Robertson, Harvey Sokoloff, Syd Waldron
"My Darling Judith" by Norm Foster; directed by Charles McFarland; design Stephen Degenstein; starring John Bayliss, Alison MacLeod, Bruce Clayton, Jill Frappier
"Mrs. Warren's Profession" by George Bernard Shaw; directed by Charles McFarland; starring Hazel Desbarats, Janet MacDonald, Hume Baugh, Richard Partington, Patricia Collins, Paul Mason
1990:
"The Sneeze" by Anton Chekhov; Adpt. Michael Frayn; directed by Charles McFarland; design Stephen Degenstein; starring Karen Agnew, Paul Bettis, Christina Collins, Ralph Small, Robert Widdowson, Peter Williams
"The Woman in Black" by Susan Hill; Adpt. Stephen Mallatratt; directed by Charles McFarland; starring Matthew Gibson, Richard Partington
"Top Girls" by Caryl Churchill; directed by Charles McFarland; design Stephen Degenstein; starring Peg Christopherson, Alison MacLeod, Louisa Martin, Maggie Nagle, Diana Reis, Lisa Robertson, Wenna Shaw
"Colours in the Storm" by Jim Betts; directed by Michael Ayoub; music director Stephen Woodjets; orchestra Ed Henderson; design Roderick Hillier; starring Ralph Small, Suzanne Bennett, Shane McPherson, Elise Dewsberry, Shelley Hanson, Michael Allen, Shelley Coopersmith
Custodial history
This fonds was created by and in the custody of Arbor Theatre before it was donated to the Trent University Archives.
Scope and content
This addition to the fonds consists of publicity materials, correspondence, advertising materials, financial materials, press and newspaper clippings, volunteer lists, reports, programmes, mailing lists, rehearsal schedules and posters of Arbor Theatre.
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This fonds was donated by Arbor Theatre via Elaine Goselin.
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None.
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Associated materials
For related records see: 90-009 and 95-022.
Accruals
This fonds along with 86-025, 87-008, 87-012, 87-013, 90-004 and 93-019 are additions to 85-007.
General note
1979
Box 1
Folder:
1: Actors
2: Accommodation
3: Advertising: location and rates
4: Advertising: programs
5: Applications: administration
6: Applications: designers
7: Applications: N&S (non-technical staff)
8: Applications: stage managers
9: Applications: technicians
10: Arbor Theatre: original press clippings
11: Arbor Theatre: information and background
12: Assorted media lists
13: Auditions
14: "Billy Bishop"
15: Art Burns
16: Canadian actors equity
17: Community organizations
18: Conference: local
19: Correspondence
20: Design
21: Designers
22: Displays
23: "Experience '79"
24: Flyers
25: Front of house
26: Fund raising
27: Gala opening
28: Garden party
29: Group bookings
30: Industrial training program
31: Ken James
32: "Lady Audley": accounts paid
33: Letters of reference
34: Larry Lewis
35: "A Life in the Theatre"
36: Miscellaneous information
37: Miscellaneous suppliers
38: Sheila Junior-Moore
39: New York Times Clippings
1979 (cont'd)
Box 2
Folder:
1: Paste-ups
2: Peterborough/Lindsay/Kawartha region clippings (not Arbor)
3: Eric Peterson
4: Photographer
5: John S. Slark
6: John Slark: memos
7: Post office and mailing information
8: Press
9: Press clippings
10: Press and news releases
11: Press releases: other peoples'
12: Press releases, 1977-78
13: Prices
14: Printers
15: Program advertisers
16: Publicity distribution
17: Purchase orders: cost/estimates
18: Rehearsal schedules: "Same Time Next Year", "Sleuth", "A Life in the Theatre"
19: Reviews and clippings (not Peterborough region)
20: Reviews: non-Arbor productions, but plays previously produced by Arbor
21: "Same Time Next Year"
22: "Same Time Next Year": programs
23: Season advertising
24: Season brochure
25: "Sleuth"
26: "Sleuth": program
27: Staff
28: Subscription campaign: brochure
29: Subscription campaign: advertising
30: Subscription information
31: Suppliers
32: Thank-you's
33: Theatre cruise
34: Theatre Guild list: subscription telephone campaign
35: Ticket orders
36: To do: Jane
37: Tourism: publications
38: Neil Vipond
39: Volunteers
40: Weekly reports
1980
Box 3
Folder:
1: Ad examples
2: Advertising paste-ups (program)
3: Banner information
4: Bio file
5: Board of directors
6: Brochure requests
7: Canada Council - budget categories
8: Cast lists
9: Community bus route
10: Correspondence
11: Cottage associations
12: Daily tally: subscription orders
13: Design
14: Display and signs information
15: Examiner supplement material
16: Finished art examples
17: Founding members list
18: Gala invitations
19: Gala material and information
20: Group sales
21: Ideas: publicity
22: Maps
23: Master mailing
24: Master Toronto media list
25: Media mailing list - Peterborough
26: Memos
27: New York reviews
28: Operating budgets
29: Original artwork and letters
30: Original press clippings
31: Other company press releases
1980 (cont'd)
Box 4
Folder:
1: Periodical advertising
2: Phone surveys: results, summary
3: Postal walks information and rates
4: P.R. budgets
5: P.R. contracts
6: Press kits
7: Press releases
8: Press seats - openings
9: Program information
10: Promotion report
11: Public relations: corporations and press
12: Public service announcements
13: Radio and TV ad: copy
14: Rates and prices: advertising and printing
15: Reviews and clippings (not Peterborough area)
16: Seating plan: Wenjack Theatre
17: Shipment slips
18: Staff: administration
19: Subscribers
20: Subscription brochures
21: Summary of week's activities
22: Things to do: dead file
23: Ticket give-aways: promotion
24: Volunteers
1981
Box 5
Folder:
1: Advertising
2: Banners and signs
3: Bio file
4: Board of directors/advisors
5: Box office (block bookings)
6: Budget - publicity department
7: Canada Post - ad mail
8: Correspondence
9: Cover receipts
10: Distribution
11: Displays
12: Examiner supplement
13: Fact sheet (gala opening)
14: General information
15: Graphics, photos, printing information
16: Ideas: publicity
17: "I think I love you"
18: Market research survey
19: Media information
20: Memos
21: Original artwork and letters
22: Posters
23: Outside press releases
24: Peterborough Theatre Guild
25: Press clippings
26: Press release over-run
27: Press seats/comps
28: Production notes
29: Programme
30: Public service announcements
31: Record of mailings
32: Speaking engagements/interviews
33: Special projects
34: Staff information kit
35: Subscription brochure
36: Subscription campaign
37: Supplement advertising
38: Telephone campaign
39: Ticket giveaways
40: Things to do
41: Volunteer information
42: Wenjack seating plan
43: Gala opening
44: Block bookings
1982
Box 6
Folder:
1: Administration files, lists
2: Advertisers: programme and supplement
3: Advertising costs
4: Banners and signs
5: Bios
6: Box office
7: Brochure mock-up
8: Budget
9: Comp. tickets
10: Correspondence
11: Disc jockeys
12: Displays
13: Distribution
14: Examiner supplement information
15: Flyers
16: Fund raising
17: Gala opening and other receptions
18: Group sales
19: Interviews
20: Memos
21: Miscellaneous
22: Miscellaneous ideas
23: Operations
24: Other people releases
25: Other play reviews
26: Peterborough cable TV
27: Peterborough Theatre Guild
28: Pos. supplement advertisers
29: Posters
30: Press clippings, mentions (free-bees)
31: Press clippings, paid ads
32: Press releases
33: Price lists
34: Programme information
35: PUB assistant resumes
36: Quotes from 1981 audience poll
37: Radio ads
38: Senior citizens homes
39: Souvenir booklet
40: Subscription order forms
41: Survey results from 1980 and 1981
42: Telephone campaign
43: Things to do
44: Ticket giveaways
45: Volunteers
46: Weekly objectives
47: Welcome wagon