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by Bertolt Brecht
English Version by Eric and Maja Bentley
Music by Mark Bucci
Directed by James R. Carlson

CAST
Part 1-THE NOBLE CHILD
A Story Teller- Donald Wolfarth
The Chorus- Beryl Bennett
Beggars and Petitioners- Dean Lund, Dale Dickerson, Clemmet Peterson, Virginia Pierce, Arlene Baker, Donna Lee, Robert Manners, Viki Kruse
Ironshirts- Thomas Purcell, Ray Johnson, John Flittie
Georgi Abashwili, a Grusinian Governor- Roy Cook
Natella Abashwili, his wife- Gwen Johnson
Shalva, an Adjutant- Garth Hinderman
Two Doctors- Kenneth Schlieman, Tom Grimshaw
Servants to the Governor- Carolyn Lange, Violet Wnzel, Evelyn Anderson, Beryl Bennett, Clemmet Peterson, Philip Kellogg
Arsen Kazbeki, a Fat Prince- Richard Anderson
The Rider- David Langworthy
Grusha Vashnadze, a Kitchen Maid- Mary Nee
Simon Shashava, a Soldier of the Palace Guard- Kenneth Darg
Three Architects- Dale Dickerson, Vern Cooney, Edwin Welch

THE FLIGHT INTO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS
An Old Peasant- Clemmet Peterson
The Corporal- Thomas Purcell
The Private- Charles McDonald
A Peasant Woman- Lue Watkins
Her Husband- Dean Lund
Three Merchants- Vern Cooney, Beryl Bennett, Dale Dickerson

IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS
Lavrenti, Grusha's Brother- Philip Kellogg
Aniko, his Wife- Arlene Baker
The Mother-in-law- Virginia Pierce
Jussup, the "dying" Peasant- Ernest Kutzik
Wedding and Funeral Guests- Viki Kruse, Beryl Bennett, Donna Lee, Carolyn Lange, Robert Manners, LaVerne Neudahl, Violet Wenzel, Doris Fehr
A Monk- Roy Cook
Three Musicians- Edwin Welch, David Langworthy, Dean Lund
Michael- Jill Flittie

PART II
THE STORY OF THE JUDGE
Azdak, a Village Recorder- Jack Alwin
An Old Beggar (The Grande Duke)- Albert Szabo
Shauwa, the Village Policeman- Robert Manners
Bizergan Kazbeki, the Prince's Nephew- David Langworthy
A Doctor on Trial- Roy Cook
An Invalid- Lue Watkins
A Limping Man- Dean Lund
A Blackmailer on Trial- Ernest Kutzik
An Innkeeper- Donald Wolfarth
Ludovica, his Daughter-in-Law- Mavis Earles
A Stableman- Edward McCann
Three Farmers- Dale Dickerson, Vern Cooney, Clemmet Peterson
An Old Woman on Trial- Beryl Bennett
Irakli, the Bandit

PRODUCTION STAFF
Assistant Director- Lue Watkins
Stage Manager- Dean Lund
Lighting- Edward McCann, chairman; Vern Cooney, Henry Beechert; Leo Hanke
Properties- Virginia Pierce, chairman; Orlando Haugland, Mary Nee
Scenery- Dean Lund, chairman; Orlando Haugland, Morris Grover, Lloyd Carlson, Polly Hendrick, Helen Leffler, Bailey Soukup
Costumes- Anne Simley, Belle Cooper, Alice Carlson, Helen Minehart
Makeup- Edwina Smith