A Bench in the Sun

by Ron Clark
directed by Sara Beck
Sept. 7,8,9,14,15,16,21,22, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 23, 2:00 p.m.
The Davies Foundation Auditorium
52 Church St., Kingston, ON

Harold and Burt live in a retirement home. They're long-time friends, but not much alike. Burt is a curmudgeon who spends most of his time in pajamas and bathrobe, while Harold is a snappy dresser and more of an optimist. They spend their days on a bench in the garden bickering. And there's something in their past...

Left to right, Phil Perrin, Judy Tetlow and Harold Potter.

Then Adrienne, a once-famous actress, moves into the home. Harold and Burt both take an interest in her, and perhaps surprisingly she takes an interest in them—giving them something new to argue over.

But then they learn that the home where they live is about to sold to a developer and they will have to move. The three join forces to prevent this unwanted development.

A Bench in the Sun premiered at the Westport Country Playhouse in Connecticut in 1999.

Cast
Adrienne	Judy Tetlow
Burt	Phil Perrin
Harold	Harold Potter
Announcer	Mary Ethel Phelan
Production Crew
Producers	Cindy Chappell John Corrigan
Director	Sara Beck
Stage Manager	Marion Savage
Asst. Stage Managers	Carolyn Burley Sue Owen
Set Design	Chris McKinnon
Lighting Design	David L. Smith
Sound Design	Lorna Jodoin
Costume Design	Ruth Moore
Set Dressing & Props	Anna Lindgren-Tanga
Sound Operator	Lloyd Balme
Lighting Operator	James Leslie
Chief Carpenter	Grant Buckler
Set Construction	Bob Brooks John Corrigan James Gow Lorna Jodoin Douglas McNichol Wayne Orr John Woollett
Set Painting	Bob Brooks Grant Buckler James Gow Lorna Jodoin Wayne Orr Liz Schell John Woollett
Scenic Painting	Chris McKinnon Anna Lindgren-Tanga
Lobby/Digital Program Photography	David Slack
Archival/Promotional Photography	Grant Buckler
Poster Design	Katie Flower-Smith
Lobby Art Curator	Kingston School of Art
Featured Artist	Meenakashi Ghadial
Front of House Co-ordinator	Cindy Chappell
Enhanced Digital Program Design	Douglas Connors