Decrepitude Blues

by Douglas Bowie
directed by Liz Schell
Dates: June 5 to June 21, 2025

Tomorrow is Warren Winter's 70th birthday. But he's not happy about it. He's not happy about much of anything. When he left his marriage, his wife told him he'd end up old, bitter, and alone. "Old? Check! Bitter? Check! Alone? You betcha!" He contacts his ex-wife, with the faint hope of getting back together, only to learn that she has taken up with his best friend. He announces a birthday party for himself—and no one shows up. Indeed, the only thing he hasn't lost is his dark sense of humour, as he wryly confronts one indignity after another, as they befall him in waves.

Warren - Phil Perrin

Kate - Lisa Arbo

Doctor/Waitress - Naomi Priddle Hunter

Brianna - Lisa Murphy

Sally - Lynn Kerr

Jehovah's Witness - Valerie Winslow

Pictured: The Cast and Crew of Decrepitude Blues

Producers - Doug McNichol, Jen Buder

Director - Liz Schell

Stage Manager - Doug McNichol

Assistant Stage Managers - Hayley Scanlan, Linda Hamstra

Movement Choreography - Naomi Priddle Hunter

Set Design - Bob Brooks

Chief Carpenter - Bob Brooks

Set Construction - Bob Brooks, Grant Buckler, James Gow, Lorna Jodoin, Dave Oliver, John Woollett

Painters - Bob Brooks, Peggy Hallett, Liz Schell, John Woollett, Naomi Priddle Hunter

Lighting Design - Bob Brooks, Adair Redish

Sound Design - Adair Redish

Costume Design - Jen Buder

Set Dressing - Liz Schell

Props - Michelle Freedman

Lobby and Archival Photographer - Tim Fort

Front of House Coordinator - Cindy Chappell

Poster Design - Katie Flower-Smith

Lobby Art Curator - Kingston School of Art