Waiting for the Parade by Jolr11 Murrell

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RoiN,,1 W. Otlll*rM. Jr. 11111:!lhealre Company Dtu, Ohtliklt11 of tht A.TU Waiting for the Parade

by Johll Mu"t/1

nw: Cast

Catherine

Jana

Ew Vu:ginia QI.Ion

As• counesy 1<> dx m i•s and ,o od"*' membcr5 orthe~­ tJICC, l:uecomtn ,..,IJ be seated et 1ft 11ppropn111tt tune. F

I can't ttmnnbd ,,:ben J'vc coio)"cd \l'Orf:mg on a she,,,,.· 1m,emb«cd. Siu many pt'Oplc:. hl:c the ,..,,,men in Our she., ! Air C.Ommun•·c"1.llh 1'nun.ing Prognun,o :a& muc:h :u this ont l\bybc: it\ bc-UuK my pucncs met and ih:ucd 11 cocnmoo puq>Qu: ,o ~I''" d1< "'"t cffon. h ,s du a 1·;S{ft·; Piloc rn 1run.g ccn•<-red ,n AR,cru d1111ng \t'urkl \X'tr II ..-ere mt,ri«I dunng. the 11·.u, when Dad wu a phy,;u:al cduei· dercrmincd focus on bo,pt. d«pttt t\'Cr}°thmg. that pulled 1939 Troop• (rom England. G.nada, Alliu1ba wd f',,,c,.. tic» irutrudOC an boot Cllmp ind Mom ,-.s. :a USO I losrcss rogcthu C(M'l:H'MH'IIOCS.. counmcs a.ud t ''t:I\ tho: ,.,hQlc A.Iii«! s~,trmbt'f' J. O,:many iovade.sPoland: Wmld 'Jt'w u 2.cdaud •~re 11".lll'\Cd in 1h1$ ttg.ion on buc Mayl:,c n\ thc grc:u music! Or m1ybc it\b«ausc cff0<1111 a angub.r purpose ro ddtu rhc Gnmans. l\ umr bncd D)· the endl.'ly. .: B1cn Gun· 10 me and chis pby tTll'IJFRI me ro :a.norhcr amc and pbct nude pmoncn in char own countr)'. ~ · the govcrn!U(ni 1.'MCI A .lOJ.c.ilibc:r, gu opcntcd. 2lt·U(lnd. Belg,um aod tnadilf)C gun coa~ssoons Germ:an and Japanc,I Ul(embotq ,.,,th fncnd, do. llnCdtt}', Bnt,sh f<1rot$ f340.000) eva:uated from. Dunkirk Cll.!g,uy, {)fl< 'il.'itb ~· Ja.ptn, Cicr'lmny llltd l11dy s•p mihtary and • 01} ltl Southern Albc-ra... Cm1cb.. ,outh of Atd«, ,ccounang &n it •·.un't slJ ecooomic pac1 Edmuriwn. Sitt of fflc 1.nnud Calgary Sumpcde, 1 in Vivid dew.I fllC• ..gun and grit". M-it 1..ondon Bt,12 be!,ins (a.ti nigllt bombing raidt) famous ffldc.'(I d:acng from 1912. The OI) ii cbc «:fU« u'lg ltOW)d were ,.'aWldc,d m tht or Canada\ pcttokwn md.u~U)·. 'fhc J9SII \('°1,ucr l..cnckm ll flJ"l war, 'lnd 001 sl.l of 1941 CMympics .,.,~,c hdd thc.te. UI her en wnh diem u dic (10i:'lt, A. Japant!IC bomb Pe:,rt Hattx:Jr the 1ijtl11s out, $mall number o( ma U.S. Md Bl'min dccl~rc war oo Japnn Oltppt· "'-orking on orga.· ,pcnt the v,;,jlof )-elrs i1 U.S doclares WV on Ciemwi)' atld b!l.ly A dt}' in nonhcau Fnncc on the E11ghsh ( hsn.ncl naing commun,, c,scnual SCfVKC. OI I ru::wl}i o( Routn, ft is s pon for d critd Thew:., "'1$ :a ccsc of pcoplt', mettle t.f)(f sfier pro,, April 30- Hilleroommits suii;.ide Tbt S.lly A.it.II· (J.1rly Rcurod uound her b•ck yard dCK~ ehe big bands rhermch-w:, in fflc bhu, bo(h mcri and women, bfc: W'(l\)Jd Ma:y 8· Victory in Europe The S~vtoon Arm} u,d the dance$. h ..,,.s U)1s thst gm me suncd wnh. my nc,-w:1 bt the nme sg:un. l 1's the daughtcn of these wo1.1~ U.S. drops hon:ibs on Hwshana aod Nttgaaki muS1cal mp through fflc V.'U ~-w:an. th:ac cou,td the tt:rm women's libccaO.OO. buc ,, w.u our ".:1 Au,gttst 14- Jap30 ,umtldm:World WM n COO!> TIN T mtnuch• d'S. "'ho v.-ere fi«t em~"e't'ed and chcy ,howtd tas 1hr wt>· A Naval Suuao nar Ca)gtry h tlws)" &ecm, ironlc. to roe lha:t m, ny pcopk tcmemlxt In 2,174 days of war-approximately 46.000,00 Jives tho~ nmu with such a.ffrcOOn. Sud! a tx!Tlc o( (cu and hor· "'od:ing oo WAT11J\1C FOR Tl/£ PA RADE bu be~ were lost. tor, -.ith die kl,$$ snd a.nugc, or 'Corid Wu l 5CJil VTVidly 1. gm.1 rick Thanla fo, C>Omulft a.Jo~ Abolll tbe Cast \'flailing for the Parade Costume Design Sketches DAVID IS8AN -As1itloallf S,.ff Munattr DIAJ'ilf. flSHD..f'OST /6111,rn J. CM,d. a Sophomcm 11t ll ~8. 1, l't'l.1Jonng m Ma..., A junt0r nuJONC • th«lltt. Diane receo'fd kt Rendering• b) Coetun,e Dedgntt AHCC.ate$ or Ar11 Ckptt • May 1997. Owie Im Co~~and fJUNUll'll a~,n Thcaire and iatjana Lon1fer04 l)l)s1ncn. H1' I\JSB rok11 m,;ludie \Jr'itd lubb1t & BO)'• ~ oo the IUSB ••u the V.'om:w ,n MOR£ THA.'f AWORO 11nc.l 111,u tho ck chlqcm;1n few t.1f.R• THE VEI,.\ f'l[.f.J,. RABBIT. Second G,atJ .n TON OF THE ~tOVJES She tm tun Yer')' .e1l\'c "'cro.,c AN'TIGONI... J\lbffl lll ntE LF..ARNED LADIES and~ Two ,n TIIP. LIVISG Olhicr tredtl) ,nc~ BJl'lqllO 1n thellR ....ti.m toht ha., ~rfonntd • A CHRJffMAS CAROL.CM"TICLEOFTHE PI..Al' al\O 't'Oltd ht!l ,,also tbt OlltlCIOrd [)r;im;l M Rive:, V.nty ClluKh a.ppomng ac1or 11nd co-.w ..OTHEU.O

DEBRA A. FRF..EMA.N - S.01~ ~lo110Jl~r Ddn h,t.J pro,-cn her ,aluie IO tht Tbcl.t~ COfflll"')' with hn ('IOIIS11ttnt contn~• 1llft tnllnAtcll'lrftl.. a. Jidd1oon to lier work i.n W~G f:oR Tilfi PARADE sht

0 hlJ aho bttll tac S'tl~ M11n:a,,, for IUS.& :1 prod1Ktions qi TIii! LEAlt.""ED LAOll!S. TWO ROOMS. MERTON OF TIIE MOVll!S. MOit£THAN A WORD. lllil COVN TRY WlFE-.t TKETIME MACttn--'E. Sht abo tervod • Ass1.star1t Sl.lf& MaMfer for SPACE ODYSSEY. JOHN· !lfY APPLf.SbEI) Mid 8£T'RAYAL as wtll a, 1hr I.pl bolfd OflCfltol' for ANTIGONE and a dtt11!oCt fa, UNCLE CONNIE ~tC KESSON - Ca1A,n~, VA.~YA Otbnl ll a semorlllllfO'Vl1 '" lht.llU'C W1th a cc. >,.tni:1"1 her actJn,: ddMII on 1he IUSB tuite-Contt11t ccn.,._. • ~ m.tnastmt91.- * 1, thie Prwdcnt o{tt.c IUS8 Pby,rn Guild Md a K.r,,- K,... Kappa .schol.-.tup 1~1.ed from P1)'JIIOlilUI H11h 5':hool last spwt;g: wbcn: 1k 0'.'ll'E fl..EW OVER fflE rcciJl'C'II', ShE acoed as Pr(ldllClllOft M,up for the 1991 appc.artd ~ C#ld) • Fire fly ttsu,a&. CUCKOO'S NEST and lht 't\1'Cl'l 1.11 fflE WJZAA.0 ()( oz.

CARJUF. t .. IIU'NTER - .14~1 Carnt. a former K,na IC.appl K11,i• Schollnlilp VIRCl"'-1-' OLSON - Ev.r V1rsm..orwatl co us from Mtc:hlpn •hrff she per· N1QfN1tM. '" a lutuor wbo pllN «lft ptnuma • carttt • dM: fo,n~ 1t Lit~lhJh S<; hool ,n vw,,ollScla1ldr-tn's 1hra!T Sliic: Im i!ppcarcd on 1k l\tSB uage as Tip Md:;er a. Y~Girl in nlE VB..VET£Er.' R.ABBIT, ducuons and appclffll • M.anha in ARSEJ1.1C A CM..0 LACE.. A Frcshmlft • 1vc;e. Vl!g,nia made bmcoc 10 A..'"'TIOONP. Annanck • nlE 1..E.ARNEO kt_._, LADIES, the NtnllOf ,,. CHARLOTT£'$ WE8. M~•y• dd!lilc here ''"' fall a. !ht hgc 1n AJ,Ci'IC:',ONF \'asilycvna Vo)~lY" ir1 UNCLE VANYA. Beulah Bax.lcr m ME:RTO.' OFnlE MOVlES, Uf,e fey'" ST'AGE BLOOD. o.sae Hick.man mLYDIE BREEZE. 111d hrclope m SPACE ODYSSEY, Cam~ allo aippeartd u AffllcM 1n AS YOU UKE rT. ...-hlch fcarurt.d btr J.1'11."'C ..o.ce. Music & Artists in Waiting for the Parade f ighti11g the War i11 Ca11ada #llt, f.xcerpts from Su Ytor Jl-0.r 19.19-1945: M"norirs ofCanodianG at !Jome and Abroad xou IJ 11ff. IIOCR ur,c,· 11·1; ,ttl\T f .1\ (,()()/)ll)J:: t,)' B•rry BJOOdfoot Tbt fnl Sn(,D Worm ,nd ,\111.s,c I,,. ;\h~., "-ad!1n. Clrmcnt S«,u uid ,~"./~mil>~},,,"" Oorodn See...... u 1., n-1c:. iLooo · } ,t K'ondttf11/ T..-o ll'rt>b ~pen·ise us. All the v.01ncn wI.J .)· (11 mrTHE 1-10/L IX l{ER They 3Skt'd 30 ofu.s Junior H™es.ses if \tt'd like to go fac1ory. juSI like fateory band$ mlking jam.. Oh. it was ST'Oo:JSfJJ for :a vacaoon co Coal HarboraDd <-ntenain the il.lr rorce guy$ me$Sy btls1ncu, but oh. i1was :i sp)et..:hd undiert11ltm•· Theu JHOO $HOO,l,tltY •/ Ru,., \ !1~111 ,nd tui Ormcmbu. you could ~Uy feel you were d01ng something ror tbt Tlv /u1d,N.~ SH~ T'f"" wt-It..'\' JHE U<,lfl) C.O OX AC4 1.\" .11rJ.01t:R 71/f ltld lhe go,•emment would pu• us up in the olficen' qu:irtcr$ t.iotberland, rtltiiing around iJI all 1ha.1 j'll.itt and pulp :ind AQt JO 1-AQ~lM trorn dt(~ M.i,1'111, II '(),UJ) wd reed us. and woe paid 001 own way. I know lb.al seems whh all 1h34 eq1,11pmenL R,,d,U· f.nll,lwi !.~TIC b)· Tamnw CoMOt t.·ef'lt. The ..-.cs, coast of VaocOU\'tf ls.land. It ~oukl have dw:'.:ed 68 tons. Now !Mt ,~ .;i lc.,I of,am. Mum:~· Nocbtn 5<:hYl!zt IX THI:: c..ARDE.\' (I- ,,11,t<-iit11Aht/ been on the moon. \\Vfd, ~116 Mu,,c b} C i\11.Wn Mdo Onr Hdl ofan Old (',a.I (;{)DJA( t: n-11; KL'\'C Thc,sallt'\ls MUAiWi 11"4 .4CCl::.'\.T'I0-f(;.,.J1J;. 1HI: POJml'E The firs1 night there was• bigcoffee pany and we all got We wct1c oversus in Jul)'. J think. or '42.jus, a buoch of ll,uig c,..,.,.b,y ,11h th11: lu,~ )l)ltn ro mttt c,·«ybody. and ¥i\C were. t1n:d ~ we wr:111 ,o bed in ait fotttguys in a ttooc,:d1ip. Anyway, on ,be dock I.hen!: \'4S c~1.v·o~o,·~ !he otfw:;er~· qu3rters. And all the girls we.re tal:ing showers a few "'omen and they l\ld bask.el$ a.nd I.hey were p.wrng Tbt San,; Spinncn 8EJIAPJ"l' ~-,·;v1:;; Stt f'IUlf Ck1:1n i\l..1Da O,d~(r~ •·tlb ~h.non f-lvu,;m i nd on C\'CI')' brnncl1 of c\'tty lA.>e. you could another out apples. link bags of things like hard rock candy. A()' PJl:.A}'ER man·~ (ace. You lu\ow whai women arc lik.e. they 8':ream blade£. m:iybe an on1nge.. sack$., all the:~ kind o( tbing.1. Thoe lnlt Spi,cs _ _ tnd yell but they low:d it. this auemion. evtn iftbcy v.--cre They were ii™ ladies of !hoe town of Halifx. and sorntbod)' 1spenng around the $llowcr rQOm hke k.tds. taid ,hey ..-.·mn't really supposed ,o be lhett, but nobody /'U, 8ESfi.Cl,\'C )t>U actually ti.imed them &'A'ilY , Th,;y'd $11Y, ~ "-=k.. IW>(.. _)oSu!Cotd AC-CENT-TCHU-ATE THE POSITIVE Then we'd h,1,.,c bre.,kfa~ with 30 of che fellows and die,." ot "Chttrio. airman,"' and ooeold lady said co me. ·ee ,\0'6UOOl' Yuo',·c got to Ae-«ut--tdiu·m The Po6Mk't:, l,inch with another 30 and di.nner "A·ith another 30 Md"° on. sure and wn1e y<>ur mother... I alWlly~ re.mcmben,d tha1 Samm)" YOCi! b>Tommy Rpn kid Che 10 know ll1l awful 101 o( because I wasn't nnach or a, kuer writer. Uo:b on t0 the 1f,&un-1-tivc. kuo-.s. cbey'd slick. down lhe lil.mQC at mght lllld t,,n113 ou1 meru.88 &VEBIWJ Ol 'cK 1'Ht: WHITE WFF!OF Doc'l'~mcu -.;d', M.i11n la.be ni A.XD J>ASJ THE A,\t\lL'1\'mON rnu Wluc tJ.,d r:bcy cM dtcy do says. ··1);6 you wnte )'our moithc.r. $(1n'r lU1d I r.iea.rly Jo. -,• "-)'M'I and hu arthc:$1ts ._uh H..-r. Bthb111 J~t • ·hen o-'·ty--tbing looked JC> clulc? }om /t>r Briu1.{n d~ dead. I ,hinl:. did sbt remember me? No. becwse 111SH ME l.UO:AS )UV Jf;.11 'E ,\1E COODB)C: ''.Mao," the, u.id, ''We bct· Kt One 1hmg we did was Jam roe Britain. l'd ltke co get au I he-ar her say it to a guy a~l cwo \>Kt in line. '({",:,,J& ~ Plul Pui;n Ac.-cc.at-tcht.H.tc11ic Pot.i.U\'e. ~e ""'Omen 10£.Clhe:r who v,vrkcd Qin Jam (c,r \lntain and M,mc ~ · H:.n) Plrt IA,,·,o E-llm- rny,am: the negatl'l'C,, b~a few Wughs And yoo k.oow what, that old biddy mu'1 ha~ bttn uteh oo to the af-fum-•~ £t.U£R'J 1tl!\E dom.s 1ha1job. rain or~int,, tnO!nly rain. l'U bet. passing OU.I ..Do,q) tnel$ wicb Mister ln-bc_..lfll.ltttl." (;t..,\t'l l\l1Uo Ord!um w,.tb Ray l:.bt:dtt aod the ~l~m.urn F.very )'Car '\lo'C'd havean objective and aJI ,be Red Cross Uttlie good.K'S and asking the guys if they would plea.~e write No, Don't mas with Mistttlll-bcnt,'CCo. pters would wort with 1he: \V.l. (Y.'omen·s lns1,1utC$) 1111d lOthen m01.her$. One hell ofan old gal. Yearafteryear after Ot: l't.:EIIRER:S FACE ~·d l:Qllcct all lhe benits and fn.ti1 in the ,•alky lha1 was yea,. Somebody sbould have piMed 11 medal oo thMe old Spo:\o"J<1~s and tu, G~· Sbckcn. j,,,.JI,,, Mobo6 PiaN,.,Hue Come the W11tU (,,v, !,faJ,,,/, Af.m,; •'"'!,fl-"A ... natcd :lnd 11 would C(lme in tn.ack$, m w:cgons, pck$ 1111d 111 1$. Maybe $0mebody d MI. l:tO

01rcc:1or Verginu Smnh THE LEAANED LADIES s«ruc Ociig,xr Totn Mille:, ~· ~to!Krc, Co>iumc Oo1pr T :up.iu Lon~Nt EoW,sb u:1n:s.l.auon by lli,ch:1rd \X'ilbur l..ighong ixNg.l'lo:t C. Kcnoc1b Cok OCTOBER JO, ll. 16. 17. 18. 19 M.Ucup Do1gncr T'1tp-lU Lonvrot Sollnd Oc&•gntr Aa,on Smithen• ~ha1al D1rcc1ur \ ·ugi.ma MorrOY,' Tcchnkal D1c«101 Amy Pomn ANTIGONE Chorwguphcr ~brcu I !c,nubeq:c, byJean Ano1.ulh, Co!tllMC Shop Man,gc, Tatiana Longe-mt Adapted br .Ltwis G:alcnticrc Sugc {l.bna~r Dcb.-1 J;rccmal)• DECE>lllcR 2. ,,"<, S, 6, 7 Props Coofd Rd,«ca Arney

Rt1n.ning Crew THE VELVETEEN RABBIT Aue. SQf;c Manager D11\'.d 11,Mn ir1 K2ppa Chikhcn's Show Li.{tht tk,(,ird JON\ Oacys FE.BRUARY 1998 Sound Soud AJ.mn:,mn~t$ Prop f,,{i$UC$S Ktisut Milk, Cup Jeff ll.dmcr 0 rC$$«S Duin Dlbms, Jm.ii~· Tan AMERICAN BUFFALO by Oav.d ~la.met Producdon C,ew MARCH, 19, 20, 22, 24, 25, 26. 28 Scene: Shop Sia.fr Jctf Palmer Rcbbtc:11 Arney AmyPQuru WAITING FOR THE PARADE Jtff Stymi1'.1C..-$kl brJohn ll.1urrdl H~Zocncr APRIL 17. 18. 23, 24, 25, 26 Aarot.1 S«.utbtr, r>.i.vid lllun Jduc-tion Sta« Costume Shop Su.ff' Or Thom,$ C. Miller A11ukw Dt'llff ef Am Natabi: Bnwm J1.nul'. L Talboom ~~ Q,a,dht4W Nnh f,.hung Chmtdlc C. Sft}'k fn,w,,, Atlgcb H.amo OJ.v1d fl Oavcnpon RniJ,..,S,q ,\!~ Jcnru(c-1 M-iJlcy Ccmruc Mc ~cswn EikoNotl) Those whO wish 10 offtt fiNnc,11 cn«1.,...ment IQ 1he 1hca1rc pn:,gnm Tr:n:st Sm11h 11nd 10 1M iludcnlll for -tiom 1t 1s mkmkd an inv,1cd lO male C'OI\Mbubofts J