The New Moon
Karingal High School
October 1975
Robert is a young French aristocrat whose revolutionary inclinations force him to flee his country. He sells himself as a bond-servant to planter and ship owner Monsieur Beaunoir and his family in New Orleans. As the police of Paris are looking everywhere for him, Robert cannot tell Beaunoir or his beautiful daughter Marianne whom he has fallen in love with, that he is of noble blood. Eventually he is tracked down by Vicomte Ribaud, the detective villain, and put aboard The New Moon so that he can be deported back to France. Robert thinks he has been betrayed by Marianne, who has gained her father’s consent to travel on the same ship, pretending she is in love with Captain Duval. There is a mutiny but Robert takes charge and the bond-servants come into power. Everyone goes ashore on the Isle of Pines and a new republic is founded which flourishes under Robert’s guidance. But Marianne, her pride hurt, at first refuses to marry Robert. Then Vicomte Ribaud makes a final attempt to conquer the island for the King of France. He is surprised to hear from the French Commander that there has been a revolution in France, and that all aristocrats like himself must die unless they renounce their titles. While he, ever the Royalist, goes to his inevitable doom, there follows a happy reunion for Citizen Robert and Citizeness Marianne.
PRODUCTION TEAM
Director | Ray Burgess |
Musical Director | Basil Gleeson |
Choreographer | Coralie Carson |
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Production Co-ordinator | Jean Riley |
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Stage Manager | Neil Weatherill |
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Costume Design | Wendy Morris |
Set Design | Patricia Morton |
Lighting Director | Bruce Morton |
Sound Design |
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Audio and Special Effects | Owen Marsh |
Properties | Celia Riley |
Orchestra Convenor | Heather Birrell |
Rehearsal Pianist | Arch Dyer |
| Marj Butler |
| Celia Riley |
Prompt | Joan Keeley |
Publicity and Promotions | Peter Hart |
Program Design | Peter Hart |
| Veronica Ferguson |
Ticket Secretary | Isabel Myring |
Front of House Manger | John Horwood |
| Norma Macer |
Photographs | Grant Kennedy |
Scenery Construction | Stan Riley |
| Clem Macer |
| Ron Elliott |
Costumes | Terri Ovendon |
| Elizabeth Palmer |
| Alice Jones |
Lighting | Ron Elliott |
| Rick Merrin |
| Ken Pullen |
Scenery Painting | Ron Elliott |
| Margaret Nettleship |
| Julie Wiltshire |
Backstage | Audrey Curruthers |
| Doug Ferguson |
| John McCormack |
| Tom Hooke |
| Denis Wiltshire |
| Ian Robertson |
| Michael Brookes |
| Tom Hand |
| Ron Turner |
| Ken Pullen |
| Peter Brown |
| Chris Weddall |
| Bill Ramsay |
Properties | Melinda Peebles |
| Margaret Kerr |
Publicity and Promotions | Barry Woodford |
| Joan Pearson |
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Violin | Joy Boldiston |
| John Conyers |
| Irene Bulloch |
| Doris Boyce |
| Nellie Byant |
Viola | Heather Birrell |
| Helen Varney |
Cello | Megan Garner |
(Double) Bass | Earle Hunter |
Flute | Roger Bruce |
Piccolo | Roger Bruce |
Clarinet | Ian Clapperton |
| Allan Tacon |
Horn | Greg Keogh |
Trombone | Don Hale |
| Lorraine Shepherd |
Trumpet | Betty Shepherd |
| Henry Bryant |
| Jeanette Shepherd |
Percussion | Ray Dorrington |
Pianist | Arch Dyer |
CAST
Julie | Rhonda Horwood |
Beaunor | Eddie Jones |
Captain Duval | Gordon Lindsay |
Ribaud | Don Jones |
Foucet | Jim Veitch |
Robert | Stephen Bird |
Alexander | Bob Hursley |
Besac | John Ashton |
Jacques | Tony Evans |
Mariane | Helen Sinden |
Philippe | Bob Barr |
Doorkeeper | Martyn Keeley |
Proprieter | Arthur Smart |
Clotilde | Margaret Grevsmnihi |
Admiral DeJean | Martyn Keeley |
Ladies of the Chorus | Elva barker |
| Sally Blane |
| Judith Breese |
| Lois Brockley |
| Ian Campbell |
| Thelma Church |
| Lynne Cornish |
| Lorna Coulson |
| Anne Dare |
| Jocelyn Davidson |
| Margaret Duff |
| Maurine Hayward |
| Linda Hewison |
| Gail Hoggins |
| Noel Jones |
| Mary Lindsay |
| Trudi Mackenzie |
| Helen Mills |
| Rosemary Munro |
| Hilary Moon |
| Janet Newman |
| Bettie Packham |
| Aileen Peacock |
| Joan Pearson |
| Jean Riley |
| Lesley Scott-Smith |
| Daniella Selir |
| Wendy Shakeshaft |
Gentlemen of the Chorus | Neil Barter |
| Alan Coulson |
| John Langman |
| John McGrath |
| ClemMacer |
| Wayne Mitchell |
| Peter Moon |
| Keith Moran |
| Nigel Nettleship |
| Martin Platt |
| Stan Riley |
| Garry Sanders |
| Mark Sims |
| Rod Thornell |
| Harry Willoughby |
| Alex Young |
Ballet | Cheryl Smart |
| Christine Hoffman |
| Terri Ovendon |
| Sue Hooke |
| Joanne Long |
| Lynda Johnston |
| Linda Pearson |
