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

 

 

Production Co-ordinator

Jean Riley

 

 

Stage Manager

Neil Weatherill

 

 

Costume Design

Wendy Morris

Set Design

Patricia Morton

Lighting Director

Bruce Morton

Sound Design

 

Make Up Design

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

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