{"id":1061,"date":"2017-01-03T14:40:04","date_gmt":"2017-01-03T14:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bedfordplayers.ca\/?p=1061"},"modified":"2017-03-30T20:23:11","modified_gmt":"2017-03-30T20:23:11","slug":"the-girl-with-the-golden-ear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bedfordplayers.ca\/?p=1061","title":{"rendered":"The Girl With the Golden Ear"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"GirlWithTheGoldenEar\"<\/td>\n\n

\u00a0Bedford Players\u00a0would like to thank everyone who attended<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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The Girl With the Golden Ear<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

without our amazing audie<\/span><\/strong>nce <\/strong>members<\/strong><\/span>, none of this would be possible!<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n

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Written by\u00a0Ryan Van Horne<\/span><\/p>\n

Directed by\u00a0Kim Bartlett<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

March 9 – 12, 16 – 18, 23 – 26th, 2017<\/span><\/p>\n

Thu, Fri, Sat – 8pm\u00a0\u00b7 Sun – 2pm<\/span><\/p>\n

Marjorie is a single mother working in the male-dominated radio industry of the 1960s and 70s. She has innate musical talent and uses that to rise from receptionist to music director at CKRT. In doing so, she becomes a pioneer in commercial radio and has a profound influence on the North American music scene.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Girl With the Golden Ear has a knack for picking hits \u2013 even from obscure artists \u2013 and people clamour to get their songs played on her station. Other radio stations copy her playlists which are full of cross-over hits \u2013 songs that defy stereotypes and act as ambassadors between classes, cultures, and races. For her, music is a salve for the soul and she uses it to help ease tensions during a race riot in her city. As her successes pile up over the years, she develops a reputation as a trendsetter who bucks conventional wisdom, often proving just how unwise conventional wisdom can be. Things aren\u2019t always smooth, though, as she is forced to deal with sexism, a changing industry, and government bureaucracy.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Girl With the Golden Ear<\/span><\/i> is inspired by a real person who has a\u00a0remarkable talent and accomplished\u00a0remarkable things,\u00a0yet in retirement values\u00a0her privacy and prefers not to be identified.\u00a0In a blend of fact and fiction, <\/span>The Girl With the Golden Ear<\/span><\/i> offers a glimpse into a little-known but fascinating part of Canada\u2019s history.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Girl With the Golden Ear<\/span><\/i> went through a reading at the DaPoPo Live-In Festival in October 2013. The play has been revised after a Home Delivery dramaturgy by the Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre (PARC). The Bedford Players production is the premiere.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tickets will go on sale at Ticketpro<\/a> on February 6, 2017.<\/p>\n

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Cast<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
\"Kim<\/td>\"Gurrattan<\/td>\"Mike<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Director
Kim Bartlett<\/td>		Stage Manager
Gurrattan Kaur<\/td>		Assistant Stage Manager
Mike Primeau<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Tanner<\/td>\"Jim<\/td>\"Maria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tanner Rodgers
appearing as
Young Marjorie & Laurie Thompson<\/td>		Jim Petrie
appearing as
Lyle Ott<\/td>		Maria Fournier
appearing as
Marjorie Thompson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Debbie<\/td>\"Joey<\/td>\"Jon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Debbie Williams
appearing as
Rosie Day<\/td>		Joey Yazer
appearing as
Jack Fowler<\/td>		Jon Peirce
appearing as
Pat Kennedy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Erin<\/td>\"Bryn<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Erin Cameron
appearing as
Bev Merrill<\/td>		Bryn Rowlands
appearing as
Record Store Clerk & Sam<\/td>		Craig Madden*
appearing as
Bill<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Allan<\/td>\"Ryan<\/td>\"Mike<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Allan Tidgwell
appearing as
Cyrus Jones & Nigel<\/td>		Ryan Van Horne
appearing as
Burton Cummings & Elton John<\/td>		Mike Primeau
appearing as
Tony Orlando<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Photos (except *) by Krista Lee Photography (Krista Roper)<\/a><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Charity of Choice<\/h3>\n

\"pyp\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Bedford Players\u00a0would like to thank everyone who attended<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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The Girl With the Golden Ear<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

without our amazing audie<\/span><\/strong>nce <\/strong>members<\/strong><\/span>, none of this would be possible!<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n

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Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n

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