Our Country's Good

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Event Our Country's Good
Venue Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Berkley, California, United States of America
First Date 25 April 1991
Opening Date 25 April 1991
Last Date 13 June 1991
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.
Description Source Personal Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Historical
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
James Carpenter Actor
Charles Dean Actor
Cathleen Edwards Actor
Julia Fletcher Actor
B W Gonzalez Actor
Lorri Holt Actor
Domenique Lozano Actor
Jarion Monroe Actor
Peter Silbert Actor
Howard Swain Actor
Dexter Zollicoffer Actor
Gina Leishman Composer
Anthony Taccone Director
Timberlake Wertenbaker Playwright
John Bonard Wilson Set Designer
Thomas Keneally Writer
Works
Further Information American production. The National Library holds at least 25 newspaper articles and ephemera related to this production. No articles have been indexed. One article indicates that this production may have gone to Broadway at the close of the season.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Press Release PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Newspaper PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 20179