HEART OF STEEL

BOOK , LYRICS AND MUSIC BY WESLEY J. COLFORD

SUMMARY

For 50 years, the Sydney Steel Plant produced the finest steel in the world. But when War breaks out and the men are gone overseas, what will happen when women take change of the workplace for the first time?

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highland arts theatre presents:

  HEART OF STEEL  
   BOOK, MUSIC, & LYRICS BY  Wesley J. Colford
   DIRECTED BY Wesley J. Colford   

    MUSIC DIRECTED BYBarb Stetter         
   AMELIA Margaret MacPherson                      

   JENNY Lesley McLean   

  MAUREEN Lisa Penny   

   EDIE Diana Furlong-MacKinnon   

  CHARLOTTE Zoe MacNeil  

  AMBERAnika MacKenzie   

  MOLLY Lily MacKenzie   

  JINKS O’TOOLE Sam White   

  MINISTER Matt Campbell   

  GEORGIE Maureen MacAdam   

  DOTTIE Hilary Scott   

  KAY Kristen Woodford   

   ETHEL Jennifer MacNeil  

   WALT Kevin Munroe  

   MACKIE Carl Stapleton

   OLIVIER Ron Newcombe

   LeMOINE Ross Hunter  

  TROY Paul Turner   

  COREY Cameron MacDonald   

  JAKE Eric Letcher   

   TALENT MC George MacKenzie

ARRANGEMENTS BY                        Barb Stetter
CHOREOGRAPHY BY                      Cynthia Vokey  

                                                                Jennifer McNeil

ASSISTANT CHOREOGRAPHY       Andrea Vokey
STAGE MANAGEMENT                    Mary-Jean Doyle

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER         Jill Taylor
LIGHTING DESIGN                             Joe Pagnan

HEAD OF ELECTRICS Ken Heaton
SOUND TECHNICIAN Steven Wilton
HEAD OF WARDROBE Diana Furlong-MacKinnon

WARDROBE ASSISTANT Hilary Scott
DRAMATURGE Scott Sharplin
PROMOTION DESIGN   Hilary Scott

PROMO PHOTOGRAPHY Chris Walzak
FRONT OF HOUSE Rachel Colford  
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER    Kevin Colford  

STEEL WORKERS CHORUS Ross HunterBob InglisEric LetcherCameron MacDonaldGeorge MacKenzieDaniel MacKinnonChris MkandawireRon NewcombeCarl StapletonPaul TurnerCraig Varnes
DANCE ENSEMBLE Brandee CollinsSierra DicksonElizabeth DieltgensJacqueline EvelyBrittany EykingAlexis SmithAndrea VokeyCynthia Vokey
FEMALE ENSEMBLE Melanie LyleChrystal MacLeanJill Taylor
SYDNEY STEEL ORCHESTRA: 
Clayton D’Orsay Mandolin Matt Earhart Fiddle Jim Guy Accordion Doug Johnson Guitar/Banjo Eric Letcher Recorder George MacKenzie Harmonica Alicia Penney Bass Pat Poirier Drums Barb Stetter Piano
SPECIAL THANKS
Suzanne Doane; Todd Hiscock & the Boardmore Playhouse;  Chris Thomson & the McConnell Library; Kim Roper; CJBC; The Cape Breton Fudge Company; Governors Pub & Eatery; Wendy Bergfelt; Taylor Penny; Paul MacDougall; James FW; The families and loved ones of our amazing cast and crew! 
The playwright wishes to acknowledge the support of Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre (PARC) in the development of this script.