BELLES
comedy/drama by Mark Dunn
director Dale Kelly
April 1st
-25th
Thurs-Sat @ 8:00 pm,
plus 2:00 pm Sunday matinees April 4th, 11 & 18th
The six Walker sisters hail from Memphis, but now they are scattered all over the country. Only Peggy still lives in Memphis, where she cares for Mama. When the play begins, Peggy is phoning her sisters to tell them that Mama is in the hospital. Nothing serious she just ate some bad tuna. An intriguing story of vivid characters and involving conflicts emerges in the ensuing phone calls among the sisters. Your audiences will love this endearing play with strong roles for actresses.
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Cathe Busswood as Peggy Reese Cathe has been waiting along time to be on the stage at Vagabonds. Cathe started in community theatre in Abbotsford, then Langley Players and is currently on the board at White Rock Players an the Vice Chair of Theatre BC Greater Vancouver Zone . Once in awhile a part will catch her eye and if the stars align, she gets cast. Cathe would like to thank Colleen for thinking of her and Dale for casting her. It has been a great pleasure to work with this club.
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Launi Bowie as Aneece Walker Belles is Launi's second Dale Kelly production, she previously appeared as "Nadine" in his production of Dearly Departed with the White Rock Players. Launi is a Douglas College Theatre grad from long, long ago and only recently returned to the stage after a 15 year hiatus. Currently she is "employed" as mom to two young boys and two dogs and married to a very patient husband...
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Alison Main-Tourneur as Roseanne Johnson Alison is very happy to be back on the Vagabonds stage after a twelve-year hiatus. She has been spending her time backstage doing Stage Managing, Props and Set Decoration. She is currently the Head of the Costume Dept. She was last seen on stage in Metro Theatre's production of Agatha Christie's Cards on the Table. Alison would like to thank Dale Kelly for casting her and her husband John for being so understanding.
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Michelle Berg as Audrey Hart Michelle most recently appeared on the Vagabond stage as Agnes, in last season’s production of Marion Bridge. Previous favourite Vagabond roles include, “Mina” in The Transylvanian Clockworks, “Jeannette” in The Lady is Not for Burning and “Peg” in Bathroom Humour. Michelle would like to give a special thanks to Kellie Haines for helping her to give a voice to a new character at: www.kelliehaines.com
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Colleen Bignell as Sherry "Dust" Walker A triple threat, Colleen enjoys singing and dancing as well as acting. She has performed in numerous musicals, comedies and dramas. In 1993, she played the title role in Agnes of God, for which she won Best Actress awards from Community Theatre Coalition and Theatre BC for both the Greater Vancouver Zone and the province. When not active in theatre she can be found spinning the world in the Star Theatre at the HR Macmillan Space Centre.
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Jenn Haffner as Paige Walker Jenn was born and bred in gorgeous Vancouver. Began acting in Vancouver then on to New York and back again. Eternally grateful for the amazingly wise teachers she has had the honour of learning from. Enjoyed working with her sisters of the South...your laughter and playfulness has been a pleasure. 'Love as much as you can from wherever you are' -Thaddeus Golas
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Dale Kelly - Director Active in local theatre for over thirty years, Belles marks Dale's 71st show in the director’s chair. His projects for Vagabond Players have included such plays a Transylvanian Clockworks, The Lady's Not for Burning, The Road to Mecca and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. With a darker sense of humour and a macabre point of view, Dale enjoys exploring the twists and turns that every new script provides. "To push the envelope, to experience and exchange ideas in a creative environment, that is the magic of theatre".
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Acknowledgements
Rob Larsen, Ann
Webster, Suzanne Biehl,
Alex Muir and
Michael Adams |
