The Canvas Barricade

Summary

The Canvas Barricade is a two-act play by Donald Jack. It won a Canadian play-writing competition held jointly by The Globe and Mail and the Stratford Festival, and had a six-performance run at the Stratford Festival in 1961.[1][2] It was the first original Canadian play produced at Stratford. The cast for the Stratford production included Peter Donat (in the lead role of Misty Woodenbridge), Kate Reid, Zoe Caldwell, Eric Christmas and Bruno Gerussi.

The play was directed by George McCowan, with costumes by Mark Negin, choreography by Alan and Blanche Lund, and a score by Harry Freedman.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Globe and Mail $4,250 Contest: Stratford Will Stage Top National Play". The Globe and Mail. 14 November 1959. p. 1. ProQuest 1288522397.
  2. ^ "Globe and Mail-Stratford Playwriting Competition: Prize-Winning Entry Galled Authentically Original". The Globe and Mail. 14 November 1959. p. 13. ProQuest 1288523054.
  3. ^ McCowan, George (5 August 1961). "Stratford's Canadian Play Was Work But Fun: Director". The Globe and Mail. p. 13. ProQuest 1284988106.

External links edit

  • Published edition of the play