Bus Stop
by William Inge
directed by Penny Nash
Thurs.-Sat., Oct. 8-24, 8:00 p.m.
The Davies Foundation Auditorium
52 Church St., Kingston, ON
A group of bus passengers, stranded at a roadside diner during a snowstorm in Kansas, are forced to spend the night together, leading to a series of personal confrontations, and unexpected connections, primarily focusing on a nightclub singer named Cherie who claims to be kidnapped by a young cowboy, Bo, as he tries to take her to Montana to be his wife; the play explores their volatile relationship while also highlighting the lives of other passengers caught in the same predicament.
Bus Stop premiered on Broadway in March 1955 and ran for 478 performances. It had revivals in New York in 1996 and in London in 2010-2011. The 1956 film of the same name, starring Marilyn Monroe, is loosely based on this play and another by Inge called People of the Wind. There was also a television series based on the play in 1961-62.
Cast
Grace - Yvonne Neatby
Grace (alternate) - Lorna Jodoin
Elma - Madelin Dawson
Will - Robert McMahon
Professor - Robert Bruce
Cherie - Jennifer Verardi
Carl - Richard Palimaka
Bo - Ben Hudson
Virgil - Andy Palmer
Production Crew
Producers - William Morrow, Jay Steglich
Director - Penny Nash
Director’s Assistant - Lisa Flannagan
Stage Manager - Cori Schroder
Asst. Stage Manager - Angie Roberts
Set Design/Chief Carpenter - Grant Buckler
Lighting Design - David L Smith
Sound Design - James Gow
Costume Design - Penny Nash, Claudia Wade
Set Dressing/Properties - Diane Clarke, Elaine Otter
Lighting/Sound Operator - Jack Ferlong
Backstage Hand - Sarah O’Hearon
Set Construction - Bob Brooks, John Corrigan, Michael Gourgon, James Gow, Rick Jodoin, Doug McNichol
Set Painting - Grant Buckler, John Corrigan, James Gow, Lorna Jodoin, Doug McNichol, Penny Nash, Angie Roberts, Bern Steglich, Jay Steglich
Lobby Photography - Claudia Wade
Archival Photography - Grant Buckler
Lobby Art Curator - Karen Peperkorn
Front of House Coordinator - Steve Powell