Hogtown takes over the East Coast!
Welcome to Alexander Keith’s Nova Scotia Brewery, 1925.
It's the night before a critical mayoral election that will determine the future of the city. Although prohibition is still in full effect that's not stopping tonight's host, union boss Bob Delacourt, from opening the doors to the hottest beer and gin joint in the city, featuring the White Hot Jazz Band (hint:
it's in the basement). Not exactly the place you'd expect to find the two front runners but tonight both incumbent John Murphy and his chief rival Councilman Sam McBride will make an appearance.
“Honest John” is planning to broker a secret deal with Delacourt, since the union boss is the one with real power in this town. Problem is, Delacourt and his membership are currently backing McBride in the race. So tonight? It's time to play let's make a deal to become the next mayor of Halifax . Speaking of
deals: rumour has it that kingpin Chicago rum-runner Franco Vitale is headed to Great Harbour this very night to secure a bootlegging foothold on the port city. But that’s just the beginning...
Young flappers Toni and Lulu are crashing the party with dreams of becoming showgirls. Moonshiners Tanner and Jackson Busch are peddling their home-grown whiskey, thirsty for a sale. They’re going to have to get past the Temperance Ladies, staging a desperate protest in the dying days of Prohibition,
and they’re not going down without a fight. Finally, Mayor Murphy’s daughter Maddy dances in the White Hot Jazz Band but tonight she's got a secret that requires the assistance of Canada's first female doctor, Libby Prowse.
Add to the mix a house filled with power brokers , showgirls and gun molls, speakeasies and gambling dens and you have the world of our play. You choose the characters and storylines you wish to follow and no two performances are ever alike! Everyone’s got something at stake, a heart to break, or a deal to make.
Let the party begin!
It's the night before a critical mayoral election that will determine the future of the city. Although prohibition is still in full effect that's not stopping tonight's host, union boss Bob Delacourt, from opening the doors to the hottest beer and gin joint in the city, featuring the White Hot Jazz Band (hint:
it's in the basement). Not exactly the place you'd expect to find the two front runners but tonight both incumbent John Murphy and his chief rival Councilman Sam McBride will make an appearance.
“Honest John” is planning to broker a secret deal with Delacourt, since the union boss is the one with real power in this town. Problem is, Delacourt and his membership are currently backing McBride in the race. So tonight? It's time to play let's make a deal to become the next mayor of Halifax . Speaking of
deals: rumour has it that kingpin Chicago rum-runner Franco Vitale is headed to Great Harbour this very night to secure a bootlegging foothold on the port city. But that’s just the beginning...
Young flappers Toni and Lulu are crashing the party with dreams of becoming showgirls. Moonshiners Tanner and Jackson Busch are peddling their home-grown whiskey, thirsty for a sale. They’re going to have to get past the Temperance Ladies, staging a desperate protest in the dying days of Prohibition,
and they’re not going down without a fight. Finally, Mayor Murphy’s daughter Maddy dances in the White Hot Jazz Band but tonight she's got a secret that requires the assistance of Canada's first female doctor, Libby Prowse.
Add to the mix a house filled with power brokers , showgirls and gun molls, speakeasies and gambling dens and you have the world of our play. You choose the characters and storylines you wish to follow and no two performances are ever alike! Everyone’s got something at stake, a heart to break, or a deal to make.
Let the party begin!
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Cast:Deb Allen
Steve Baker Kelin Boyd Jamie Bradley Lee J. Campbell Anne Carlos Ben Clost Fran Deschepper Kyle Gillis Ian Gilmore Kayla Gunn Chuck Homewood |
Rachel Lloyd Ron Newcombe Taylor Olson Michelle Piller Sophie Schade Jeff Schwager Anna Shepard Lesley Smith Erin Tancock Gina Thornhill Sam Vigneault |
Crew:Sam Rosenthal - Director/Writer
Drew Carnwath - Writer Chuck Homewood - Musical Director Veronique MacKenzie - Choreographer Karen Bassett - Fight Director Sean Burke - Set and Lighting Director Mark Bachynski - Technical Director Helena Marriott - Costume Designer Jan Venus - Original Costume Designer Emma Roode - Stage Manager Virg Iredale - Assistant Stage Manager Crystal Parsons - Assistant Stage Manager Elsa Pihl - Administrative Assistant |