Our Country's Good

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Event Our Country's Good
Venue Briggs Opera House, White River Junction, Hartford, Vermont, United States of America
First Date 11 August 1993
Opening Date 11 August 1993
Last Date 28 August 1993
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Based on the novel The Playmaker by Thomas Keneally, and written by Timberlake Wertenbaker. The story is of Australia's first dramatic performance, by convicts, of George Farquhar's The Recruiting Officer on 4th June 1788.
Description Source Personal Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Historical
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Karla Hendrick Actor
John Jensen Actor
Jamie LaVerdiere Actor
Mary McLain Actor
Allison Metcalf Actor
Thomas Corey Robinson Actor
Gretchen Rumbaugh Actor
Thomas Jay Ryan Actor
Gary Tucker Actor
Paul Wagner Actor
Marcus Weiss Actor
Sarah Lederberg Stone Costume Designer
Michael Friedman Director
Timberlake Wertenbaker Playwright
Robert M Raiselis Set Designer
Thomas Keneally Writer
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality United States of America
Further Information American Production. National Library also holds photos of this production. Article not indexed.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Poster PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Brochure PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Event Identifier 20185
Dataset AusStage