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Mock-ups/
Imaginings
mock-ups of characters
How Rough Notes might look on stage:
characters and scenes:
Gookum Perley Bear
Please note: Pereira and Jessie-May are now longer characters in Rough Notes, and 'Margaret' is Tilly Winslow's daughter's real name, not 'Mary', as below...
Leads and Secondaries
Chorus/Dual Roles
for a closer look at the above character mock-ups, please scroll to bottom of page
In approximate order of how scenes occur in musical. First 3 scenes are in Perth Junction, New Brunswick, July 1939, awaiting the 'Royal Train' and books!
mock-ups of scenes
Getting ready to "Greet the Great" !(above)
above, the Mounties and Mrs. Sadler, Perth-Junction
Next, we move to Rideau Hall, Ottawa to meet the Governor General's staff and their families, as well as Genevieve Lipsett (undercover as a man) and the other journalists, including the antagonist/'spy', Bernie Dupuis.
Click on any photo to enlarge.
gen, disguise
in front of hall
in front of hall2
perira, jess, cptn
sec-song
bernie's call
When War Is Declared...
(above) Ruth and Redfern lament after hearing the declaration of WWII
Meanwhile, back in Perth Junction, N.B....
Pete asks Beth to marry him, but not without a lot of interference from her abusive and drunken Papa.
And at Rideau Hall, Ottawa, some domestic issues are also being resolved
Donnie helps Cook in the Rideau Hall kitchens during the holidays
And, in the final scenes, the Canadians of both towns prepare for a Christmas and
Hogmanay/
New Years
that they know will be the last one with many of their loved ones.
for a study of each of the characters, use the following slideshows. Many ages can be adjusted (ie: J.B., mid 50s - mid 60s)
Unveiling the Characters from Perth-Junction, N.B.: (click on arrows at sides)
and those from Rideau Hall, Ottawa, ON:
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