Man of La Mancha

Minack Theatre

May 2007

Director – Wesley Henderson Roe
Choreographer – Melanie Edwards
MD – Shaun Critten
Production Manager – Claire Williams, Eric Williams

Man of La Mancha is a musical with a book by Dale Wasserman, lyrics by Joe Darion and music by Mitch Leigh. It is adapted from Wasserman’s non-musical 1959 teleplay I, Don Quixote, which was in turn inspired by Miguel de Cervantes’s seventeenth century masterpiece Don Quixote. It tells the story of the “mad” knight, Don Quixote, as a play within a play, performed by Cervantes and his fellow prisoners as he awaits a hearing with the Spanish Inquisition.

The original 1965 Broadway production ran for 2,328 performances and won five Tony Awards, and the musical has been revived numerous times, becoming one of the most enduring works of musical theatre. The song, “The Impossible Dream”, became a standard, and the musical is a popular choice for community theatre companies.

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CAST

Don Quixote – Bryan Cardus
Sancho Panza – Andy Clarke
Aldonza / Dulcinea – Sue Chaperlin
Govenor – Charles Halford
Padre – Carl Smith
Doctor – Edz Barrett
Antonia – Claire Smith
Housekeeper – Susan M Sworn
Innkeeper – Chris Morris
Maria – Janet Simpson
Pedro – Loz Keal
Barber – Jonathan Warriss-Simmons
Captain of the Guard – Tony Makepeace
Gaoler – Ian Nethersell
Muleteers / ensemble – Ian Bennett, Guy Chaperlin, Veronica Maidment, Paul Murphy, Alan O’Shea, Tim Parish, Dieter Thomas
Dancers / ensemble – Sylvie Barlow, Veronica Maidment, Cathy Makepeace, Juliet Manners, Helen Shore, Gita Singham, Karen Swift
Actor / singer ensemble – Bridgette Conway, Katie Gagen, Cherry Gulati-Straesser, Caroline Hayes, Fiona Hedger-Gourlay, Kerry Sampson, Lynne Shirley, Lottie Walker, Sian Walters
Inquisition Guards – Drew Barnes, Jonathan Blane, Will Brooks, Tim Hedger, Jonathan Warriss-Simmons

CREW

Assistant Director – Tony Makepeace, Lizzy Ross
Designer – Wesley Henderson Roe
Stage Manager – Jane Bean
Stage Crew – Drew Barnes, Ian Nethersell
Props – Veronica Martin, Helen Smith
Costume Co‐ordinator – Wendy Godwin
Costume Assistant – Zoe Harvey‐lee
Lighting Design – Rob Arundel
Follow Spot Operators – Melanie Edwards
Follow Spot Operators (Land’s End) – David Maidment
Follow Spot Operators (Suicide Rock) – Tony Pike
Follow Spot Operators – Eric Williams
Sound Design & Operation – David Gates, Ross Gates
Wigs & Make‐up – Louise Turnbull, Dieter Thomas
Dance Captain – Edz Barrett
Front of House Manager – Clare Henderson Roe
Fit‐up Tech Crew – Mike Bradbury, Jonathan Blane, Sam Crook, Simon X
Van Driver – Drew Barnes
Programme Design – Ian Furguson, Wesley Henderson Roe
Programme Realisation – Pro‐creations.co.uk
Costumes – Costume Workshop, Isle of Wight
Props – Trading Post

BAND

Conductor & Keyboard – Shaun Critten
Trumpet – Kirsten Hagen, Ian Williams
Flute – Liz Vosper
Oboe – Malcom Andrews
Trombone – Kevin Dower, David Nicholas
Percussion – Robbie Brockenshire, Ben Brooker
Clarinet – Sarah Ableman
Bassoon – Lynne Ayton
Horn – Ian Vosper, Jenny Vosper
Bass – Sian Kelly
Guitar – Peter Bone