Our Country's Good

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Event Our Country's Good
Venue Bailiwick Repertory Theatre, Chicago, United States of America
First Date 21 April 1990
Opening Date 21 April 1990
Last Date 17 June 1990
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.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Historical
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Gerry Becker Actor
Lucy Childs Actor
Leelai Demoz Actor
Holly Fulger Actor
Kevin Hurley Actor
Paul Jones Actor
David Alan Novak Actor
Si Osborne Actor
Patrice Pitman Actor
Natalie West Actor
Thomas Keneally Author
Laura Cunningham Costume Designer
Amy Morton Director
Rita Pietraszek Lighting Designer
Timberlake Wertenbaker Playwright
Jeff Bauer Set Designer
Christian Petersen Sound Designer
Mary McAuliffe Stage Manager
Works
Further Information American production.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 19635