Playwright

• Collective Creation
• Alan Filewood Dramaturge

Director

• Chris Brookes

Cast

• Rhonda Payne Performer
• Ron Hynes Performer/Musician
• Rick Boland Performer
• Steven Bush Performer
• Jane Foster Performer
• Wayne McNiven Performer
• Alan Filewood Performer
• Madeline Williams Performer

Description

RCA Theatre discovered its permanent home, the LSPU Hall, as a result of East End Story. When the Mummers Troupe was commissioned to create a show about the east end of downtown St. John’s, co-founder Chris Brookes went looking for a place in the community to rehearse. Brookes discovered the Longshoremen’s Protective Union Hall, a heritage building constructed after the previous structure had burnt down in 1922. The union agreed to rent Brookes the space for rehearsal and performance, leading to the first use of the LSPU Hall as a theatre.

The program for the 1975 show provided this description of the work: “The Mummer’s Troupe presents a play about the people and places of downtown St. John’s. The company spent five weeks exploring the East End listening to the stories of residents and working people. As with previous shows such as Company Town and Gros Mourn, the Troupe had created the play out of their first-hand experience with the community.” 

Production type

• Mummers Troupe Production