The Shop Around the Corner
November 16, 17 (evenings), 18 (matinee and evening), 2017
The Guild, Charlottetown
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Written by: The Shop Around the Corner was transcribed/written and adapted by Mariève MacGregor from the original 1940 movie written by Samson Raphaelson and Miklós László (directed by Ernst Lubitsch).
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Director: Marieve MacGregor
Producer: Grace Kimpinski
Stage Manager: Gillian Gallivan
Assistant Stage Manager: Afton Mondoux
Costumes: Pam Jewell
Set Design: Cyril Armstrong
Readers/Production Assistants:
Adam Gallant, Melissa Piccioni, Dave Neatby, Les Anderegg
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Cast
Klara Novak: Teresa Wright
Alfred Kralik: Adam Gauthier
Flora Novoti: Marti Hopson
Mr Matuschek: Gordon Cobb
Pirovitch: Richard Haines
Vadas: Mike Mallaley
Pepi: Jim McClean
Detective: Veronika Jendrick
Waiter: Jen Carson
Doctor: Cyril Armstrong
Aunt Anna: Tracy Duguay
Rudy: William Wright
Shopper 1: Kelly Lewis
Shopper 2: Natalia Goodwin
Shopper 3: Ashley McCormack
Shopper 4: Robert Molyneaux
Shopper 5: Erin Mazor
Shopper 6: Gillian Oakley
Shopper 7 / Officer: Tony Welsh
Shopper 8: Megan Boome
Shopper 10: Donna Costain
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Despite taking place during the Depression and touching on the heavy subjects of suicide, adultery, and poverty The Shop Around the Corner is a beautiful story where the human spirit raises above all of those horrible things. The humour and witty dialogue, along with the set and costumes, takes the audience to another place and time. People of all ages enjoy this show because it is a fun, feel-good play, which is exactly what people need to lift their spirits in gloomy November and as they head into the Christmas rush.