Susan Coodin as Sarah and Glen Pinchin as Grampa
SPINNING YOU HOME
by Sally Stubbs
March 22nd-March 31st, 2012 at the Havana Theatre
DIRECTOR Sally Stubbs
COSTUME & PROPS DESIGNER Christopher David Gauthier
SET & LIGHTING DESIGNER Sean Malmas
SOUND DESIGNERS Jeff McMahan & Liz Wilton
STAGE MANAGERS Josina de Bree, Angel Chung & Frances Herzer
Cast:
SARAH Susan Coodin
GRAMPA Glen Pinchin
In Sally Stubbs' SPINNING YOU HOME memory and history collide. Sarah, a child of the 1950s summons her Grampa "to life" and he tells her a fantastic, unbelievable yet true story set during the Canadian Gold Rush. It's make believe, yes, but it's also a warm tale of family. We wanted to hint at the gold rush past while anchoring the characters in the 50s. And the story needed to flow quickly and easily with no stops to change clothes. Towels and cushions could become babies, and a metal plate both a "gold pan" and a hat for a dance number. Susan Coodin's Sarah could be herself dressed in an old nightshirt and yet became Sophia - a dead bride, and Glen Pinchins Grampa was grampa, but also dog team, prospector, and (hilariously) a bar maid with the addition of a hat, coat or apron, all without skipping a beat.
Photography by Sally Stubbs
by Sally Stubbs
March 22nd-March 31st, 2012 at the Havana Theatre
DIRECTOR Sally Stubbs
COSTUME & PROPS DESIGNER Christopher David Gauthier
SET & LIGHTING DESIGNER Sean Malmas
SOUND DESIGNERS Jeff McMahan & Liz Wilton
STAGE MANAGERS Josina de Bree, Angel Chung & Frances Herzer
Cast:
SARAH Susan Coodin
GRAMPA Glen Pinchin
In Sally Stubbs' SPINNING YOU HOME memory and history collide. Sarah, a child of the 1950s summons her Grampa "to life" and he tells her a fantastic, unbelievable yet true story set during the Canadian Gold Rush. It's make believe, yes, but it's also a warm tale of family. We wanted to hint at the gold rush past while anchoring the characters in the 50s. And the story needed to flow quickly and easily with no stops to change clothes. Towels and cushions could become babies, and a metal plate both a "gold pan" and a hat for a dance number. Susan Coodin's Sarah could be herself dressed in an old nightshirt and yet became Sophia - a dead bride, and Glen Pinchins Grampa was grampa, but also dog team, prospector, and (hilariously) a bar maid with the addition of a hat, coat or apron, all without skipping a beat.
Photography by Sally Stubbs
