By Norm Foster
Director
Set Designer
Costume Designer
Lighting Designer
Stage Manager
The Cast (in alphabetical order)
Apprentice
Stage Manager
DORIS AND IVY IN THE HOME is staged by arrangement with Pam Winter, GGA, www.ggagency.ca
DORIS AND IVY IN THE HOME was first produced by Upper Canada Playhouse in Morrisburg, ON in June, 2022
The video or audio recording of this performance by any means is strictly prohibited.
Beckie Morris
Joanna Lee
Jeff JohnstonCollins
David Nairn
Paula Stewart
Arlen Otten
Valerie Boyle
Elva Mai Hoover
Rob McClure
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the cast (in
alphabetical order)
Valerie Boyle (Doris Mooney)
Drayton Entertainment: Mrs. Potts in Beauty and the Beast. Other Theatre (selected): Mrs. Brill in Mary Poppins (New York, L.A and Toronto); Mrs. Potts in Beauty and the Beast (Theatre Aquarius); Shirley in Shirley Valentine (Canadian Tour: Kawartha, Theatre Aquarius, Stage West); Mother Superior in Nunsense (Canadian premiere at Kawartha Theatre, Theatre Aquarius, Stage West); Sophie Tucker in Last of the Red Hot Mamas! (Playwright/performer, Canadian tour). Film/TV: Novel Christmas, Swing Into Romance, Picture Perfect Romance, From Friend to Fiancé (Hallmark); Murdoch Mysteries, Ruby and the Well, recurring roles in The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh and Titans, series lead in Strange Days. Animation: Mrs. Bear/Mrs Pig/Elf in Rupert the Bear; Mrs. Turtle in Franklin; Mrs. Halftrack in Monster Truck. Audio Books: Janice in Wynonna Earp.
Elva Mai Hoover (Ivy Hoffbauer)
Drayton Entertainment: Debut. Other Theatre (selected): Doubt, Harvest, Rabbit Hole, Romeo and Juliet, For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again; Elva Mai’s A Conversation (Act 3 Theatre). Film/TV (selected): Elvira Lawson on Road to Avonlea, Christmas Chalet, The Handmaid’s Tale, The Expanse, Mama, Murdoch Mysteries. With more than fifty years of experience, as well as five separate Gemini and Genie nominations, Elva Mai is the very definition of a working actor. A graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada, she has appeared at the Stratford Festival, and played leading roles in regional theatres all across Canada.
Rob McClure (Arthur Beech)
Drayton Entertainment: It Runs In The Family, The Miracle Worker, Harvest, The Odd Couple, Looking, Deathtrap, How the Other Half Loves, The Drawer Boy, Caught in the Net. Rob has performed in theatres from Vancouver to Halifax, including The Second City and four seasons at the Stratford Festival. He is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada.
the creative team
David Nairn (Director)
Drayton Entertainment: Director: Debut. Actor: Jonas & Barry In The Home. David is currently enjoying his 26th season as Artistic Director of Theatre Orangeville, where he has directed over 90 plays and musicals, many of which were world premieres. He is also a co-producer for many Way To Go Productions including Wichita Lineman, Rhinestone Cowgirl, Opry Gold, Early Morning Rain. David has shared many a stage as a fellow actor with our playwright, Norm Foster, the two having appeared together in countless productions of The Love List, The Long Weekend, Skin Flick, Outlaw and most recently, in over 200 performances of Jonas and Barry In The Home. David is the proud recipient of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Award.
Beckie Morris (Set Designer)*
Drayton Entertainment: Naked Radio, The New Canadian Curling Club, Jonas & Barry in the Home. Other Theatre: Appropriate (co-design The Coal Mine), Sweet Delilah Swim Club, Halfway There, Where You Are, On the Air, Prairie Nurse, I’ll be Back Before Midnight (Lighthouse Festival); Cinderella…if the Shoe Fits, Beneath Springhill, Lunenburg, The Gentleman Clothier, Little Women, They’re Found in Trees, Sugar Road, Miracle on 34th St, Stag & Doe, Queen Milli of Galt (Theatre Orangeville). Thank you as always to my beautiful and always supportive family! www.beckiemorrisdesigns.ca.
Joanna Lee (Costume Designer)
Drayton Entertainment: Mary’s Wedding; Apprentice Stage Manager for A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline. Other Theatre: Stitcher for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Mirvish Productions). Joanna is the First Hand in the Wardrobe Department. She is a graduate of Fanshawe College with an Advanced Diploma in Fashion Design and a Graduate Certificate in Technical Costume Studies. Joanna is also a graduate of Kwantlen Polytechnic University with a Bachelor of Design in Fashion and Technology. Much love to family and friends for all their support!
*Indicated designers on this production are represented by the Associated Designers of Canada, IATSE Local ADC659.
Jeff JohnstonCollins (Lighting Designer)
Drayton Entertainment (selected): Lights: Show Stoppers! (1998), Me & My Girl (1999), Dads: The Musical (2001), Twist & Shout (2005), Legends of Rock ‘n’ Roll (2007), Miss Saigon (2007), Dance Legends (2010), Spamalot (2013), Canadian Legends (2015), Rock of Ages (2017), Million Dollar Quartet (2017), Mamma Mia! (2022). Technical Director/ Lights: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Camelot (North American Tours). For over 30 years, I have created set and lighting designs for theatres across Canada, toured numerous productions, and operated a scene shop in my hometown of Hamilton. I have been a full time member of the Drayton Entertainment production team since 2006. Love and thanks to the light of my life, my wife Susan for her constant support and encouragement. Enjoy!
Paula Stewart (Stage Manager)
Drayton Entertainment: Stage Manager for Perfect Wedding, Shear Madness, Jonas and Barry in the Home, Assistant Stage Manager for Evita, One for the Pot, Anything Goes, The Sound of Music, Bedtime Stories. Other Theatre: Stage Manager for The Darktown Strutters Ball, Cinderella… if the Show Fits, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Boys Girls and Other Mythological Creatures (Theatre Orangeville). Paula is a graduate of the Ryerson University theatre program. M’eudail, tapadh leat. Enjoy the show!
Arlen Otten (Assistant Stage Manager)
Drayton Entertainment: Fiddler on the Loose. Over the past couple of years, Arlen has worked on crew at several theatres. Last year he started his journey in stage management with Drayton Entertainment’s production of Fiddler on the Loose. Thank you to my family and friends for their love and support!
the author
Norm Foster (Playwright)
Norm Foster has been called Canada’s preeminent comic playwright, and he is also one of the most prolific and most produced of all Canadian playwrights. Halifax Chronicle-Herald columnist Ron Foley writes, “Foster’s stage writing remains one of Canada’s greatest theatrical treasures”, and The Calgary Herald describes him as “one of the funniest writers of intelligent comedy in Canadian theatre today”. Mr. Foster has close to forty plays to his credit including Ethan Claymore, The Foursome, The Melville Boys, The Affections of May, Wrong For Each Other, Jasper Station (with Steve Thomas), The Last Resort (with Leslie Arden), The Love List, Outlaw, Jenny’s House of Joy, and Mending Fences. He is the recipient of the Los Angeles Drama-Logue Award for his play, The Melville Boys, and he was recently honoured with an award from Theatre Ontario for his “distinguished service to Ontario’s theatre community.”
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