Cast and Creative
Barbara Barsky as Mary Fanning
Laura Condlln as Bridget Burke
Regan Thiel as Margaret Daley
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Marti Maraden, director
Jane Johanson, choreographer
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INNERchamber Ensemble
Marek Norman, piano and musical director
Andrew Chung, violin
Marie-Eve Lessard, viola
Ben Bolt-Martin, cello
Liesel Deppe, flute
Jim Mason, oboe
Peter Shackleton, clarinet
Graham Hargrove, percussion
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Venue
Avondale United Church
194 Avondale Ave
Stratford, ON
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SATURDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2022
The Southern Ontario community of Ballycroy enjoyed explosive success from 1821 thru ‘75 when a suspicious fire destroyed much of the town, taking the lives of three Irish milliners. Over the years that followed, Ballycroy’s sad fate has been the subject of rumour and speculation. Fact or fable, there is no denying that three women were lost to flames that lit the night sky on April 29, 1875.
Marek Norman, INNERchamber’s former Composer-in-Residence, has created a work that walks the line between myth and reality. His musical play, re-crafted specifically for this one-time-only concert event and directed by the incomparable Marti Maraden, contains Celtic folklore, pioneering courage, faith, destiny ... and ghosts!
Program
Ballycroy, a musical play by Marek Norman
