Rough Notes workshopped at Second Wind Music Centre, Bristol, NB, Oct 28-29th, 2022
What a stellar October! With over 120 people who have contributed and/or worked on this project since its inception exactly 4 years ago (begun in October 2018), we have helped develop this historical and wholly Canadian musical to a most amazing, professionally workshopped stage! With invited guests asked to watch and participate (with their comments and suggestions ) from as far as California and Colorado, to several VIPs in the entertainment, anti-racist activist and political worlds - including the Premier of New Brunswick - we were blessed with talent and kindness full to brim !
to read the rest of the (left) Corinne Fitzherbert
article on the workshop, AND some recorded comments after the workshop, see the "In The Media & Reviews"
page of this site, at the top of this web-page
OFFICIAL TRAILERS (ONLY PUBLIC UNTIL OCT. 2023) MAY BE VIEWED HERE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSyh-dS7XQI0wSHD2E3p2HA
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HEAR many audio excerpts of most of the numbers in Rough Notes - on Soundcloud here ( both from this professional workshop, or from other demos. made by arranger Cameron Slipp,
Sheridan College Musical Theatre students,
or by members of McKencroft Productions) :
Click on the logo photo, below, then click on arrows to see choice photographs from the rehearsals and workshop, or go to this link for a short video of more photos with details and names in captions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhzUOgmQORI
Photos by Emily S. Lang (Emmybox Photography), actor Jeff Dingle
and McKencroft volunteer John Thompson, with thanks
Thanks to this professionally-cast workshop, Rough Notes is now listed nationally through the Playwrights Guild of Canada's PLEDGE project (Production Listing to Enhance Diversity and Gender Equity) which offers post-secondary institutions
large cast plays by Canadian women.
https://www.pledgeproject.ca/plays/rough-notes-a-traditional-historical-all-canadian-musical/
( Rough Notes and Johnson's bio. have also been listed on the Canadian Musical Theatre Database online since 2021. )
Thanks to grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Carleton North Community Fund
and New Brunswick's Tourism, Heritage and Culture Dept.
to read this excellent pre-workshop article by Corinne Fitzherbert of the Telegraph-Journal, click this button:
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Wix sites are best viewed
at 100 percent enlargement
(below, in circle/slide gallery, press arrows)
Our McKencroft Productions/Rough Notes booth
at June 2022 Gathering of the Scots
in Perth-Andover, New Brunswick, Canada
- for recruiting volunteers, putting out info. ,
and making the official Cast Announcement !
Cast & Creative Team
Cast listed in alphabetical order,
click arrows to view each or click on a photo to see all text details
Click the Canadian actress button, left, for a fun video about the cast. Click the Canadian director button, right, for a fun video about the creative/production team. Enjoy!
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