One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
based on the novel
by Ken Kesey
directed by Dan Niznik
Thurs.-Sat., April 26-May 12, 7:30 p.m.
The Davies Foundation Auditorium
52 Church St., Kingston, ON
 Front left to right: Scott Neville, Jarret Hains, Max Davidson, Andy Pesz, Tony Sturman, Christian Milanovic. Rear, Randy Johnston. |
Randle P. McMurphy is a troublemaker. He followed up his Distinguished Service Cross for leading an escape from a prison camp with a dishonourable discharge, followed by a history of drunkenness, assault and battery, disturbing the peace...
After his latest brush with the law, McMurphy is keen to avoid another stint hoeing peas for the state. So when the court decides he's a psychopath, he's happy to spend some time in the psychiatric hospital instead.
 Left to right: Melissa Radford, Andy Pesz (kneeling), Susan Amos, Chris Barry, Darren Johnston, Jane Saunders. |
There he finds a sorry lot of men, beaten down and defeated. One of the reasons for their defeat is Nurse Ratched, the head nurse, who despite her veneer of calm reasonableness runs the ward with an iron fist.
McMurphy quickly sizes up the situation and bets the other patients he can make Ratched lose her cool. He leads a revolt so they can watch the World Series on television, fleeces his ward-mates in card games, and smuggles in liquor and a couple of good-time girls for a midnight party.
In the process,McMurphy befriends Chief Bromden, a Native man who has not spoken for years, and does what the professionals have failed to do. But he pays a heavy price.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest opened at the Cort Theatre in New York in November 1963. Based on the novel by Ken Kesey, it later became a movie, starring Jack Nicholson as McMurphy.
Cast |
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| The Patients | |
| Chief Bromden | Darren Johnston |
| Dale Harding | Christian Milanovic |
| Billy Bibbit | Max Davidson |
| Scanlon | Scott Neville |
| Cheswick | Jarret Hains |
| Martini | Tony Sturman |
| Ruckley | Randy Johnston |
| Randle P. McMurphy | Andy Pesz |
| The Staff | |
| Aide Warren | Chris Barry |
| Aide Williams | Susan Amos |
| Dr. Spivey | Ben Hudson |
| Nurse Ratched | Jane Saunders |
| Nurse Flinn | Melissa Radford |
| Aide Turkle | John Betts |
| Technician | Gene Lee |
| The Outsiders | |
| Candy Starr | Sadie Santiago |
| Sandra | Bobby Henry |
Production Crew |
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| Producers | Cori Schroder Patrick Oosthuizen Frances Berry† |
| Director | Dan Niznik |
| Stage Manager | Sabrina DeSousa |
| Asst. Stage Manager & Marketing Co-ordinator | Adam Wemp |
| Set Design | Tyler Mathews |
| Lighting & Sound Design | Will Van Rhyn |
| Chief Costumer | Katrina Marie Clissold |
| Costumes/Wardrobe | Eartha |
| Tech Director | Will van Rhyn |
| Action Choreographer | Derek Liston |
| Lighting Operator | Katie Flower-Smith |
| Sound Operator | James Leslie |
| Props | Katrina Marie Clissold Sabrina DeSousa Cori Schroder |
| Chief Carpenter | Dave Oliver |
| Set Construction | Bob Brooks Grant Buckler Kim Dressel J.P. Gow Lorna Jodoin Rick Jodoin |
| Lobby Photography | Ian Malcolm |
| Archival Photography | Grant Buckler |
| Poster Design | Katie Flower-Smith |
| Lobby Art Curator | Karen Peperkorn |
| Front of House Co-ordinator | Steve Powell |
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† We are saddened by the death of Frances Berry early this year. Frances had been involved with Domino Theatre for many, many years. She was a wonderful actress, an award winning director at Theatre Ontario for Doubt in 2010, and a current Domino board member. Frances also ran our costume room with finesse and care for many years. She made a welcome donation to help build the new Domino and our costume room will forever be known as "The Berry Boutique." |
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