SUSSEX MUSICAL PRODUCTIONS - Production Details

:: Sussex Musical Productions - Calamity Jane

November 1998

:: The Story

Calamity Jane is a musical based on the life of Marthy Jane Canary. Born in 1852 little is known of her early life and indeed her later life is less than clear, muddied as it is with her own outlandish and unsubstantiated tales of daring do.

The musical is set around her alleged relationship with Wild Bill Hickock, gunman, gambler and part time lawman based in Deadwood, South Dakota.

Initally written as a vehicle for new star Doris Day, and a rival to Irving Berlin's Annie Get Your Gun, Calamity has stayed the test of time with some wonderful numbers and easy jokes and routines.

Director	Carol Chandler
Musical Director	Pam Hoskison
Choreographer	Carolyn Bennett
:: Cast
Calamity Jane	Judy Sawyer
Wild Bill Hickock	Mark Barnes
Katie Brown	Samantha Sawyer
Lt Danny Gilmartin	Steve Thorpe
Francis Fryer	Mike Elborough
Henry Miller	Vic Moss
Adelaide Adams	Julie Waite
Susan Miller	Ruth Roberts
Doc Pierce	Eric Fowler
Rattlesnake	Derek Carberry
Joe	Jim Chandler
Hank	Mark Roberts
Pete	John Spicer
Colonel Stark	Peter Hastings
Ensemble	Margaret Brown Tracy Clarke Jacqui Constantinopoulos Mary Goodwin Simon Gusterson Barbara Howland Soraya Lintott Caroline Moss Heather Napper Sarah Napper Phil Oakes Kate Sissons Lynne Smith Victoria Sweet Michele Tricker Lesley Tomlinson Jenna Weston Anna Twine Stuart Harrison


:: Musicians
Piano	Pam Hoskison (MD)
Flute	Debbie Burchfield
Clarinet	Howard Burchfield
Trumpet	Fraser Tannock
Bass	Trevor Britton
Percusssion	Roger Cook


:: Backstage
Stage Manager	Stuart Upperton
Deputy Stage Manager	Allyson Disney
Properties	Stuart Harrison
Prompt	Pa Coterill
Front of House Manager	Pat Drury
Costumes	Carolyn Bennett Julie Waite
Make-up	Caroline Taylor
Sound	Steve Oldfield
Photographer	Andrew Farquharson
Backstage Crew	Alan Goldsmith Adam Langelaan Anna Law Mark Scott

	Calamity (Judy Sawyer) makes a subtle point to Rattlesnake (Derek Carberry).
	Bill Hickock (Mark Barnes) and Lt Gilmartin (Steve Thorpe) contemplate who will get to ask Katie to the dance and who will be lumbered with Calamity.
	Katie Brown (Samantha Sawyer) struts her stuff.
	Calamity and Katie do a little housework in "A woman's touch).
	Another wedding as Susan (Ruth Roberts) marries song and dance man Francis Fryer (Mike Elborough).
	The happy couple - Bill (Mark Barnes) and Calamity (Judy Sawyer).