Season
1985-86
Play
The Bard of Prescott Street (1986)
Run Dates
April 1, 1985–April 6, 1986
April 8, 1985–April 13, 1986
Header image features: Janet Michael (clockwise from top left), Jim Payne, Paul Steffler, Mary Walsh, Elizabeth Pickard. Photo courtesy of Archives & Special Collections at Memorial University Libraries.
Poster by Cam Mustard courtesy of Archives & Special Collections at Memorial University Libraries.
Playwright
Director
Cast
- Jim Payne Johnny Burke
- Mary Walsh Performer
- Greg Thomey Performer
- Paul Steffler Performer
- Janet Michael Performer
- Elizabeth Pickard Performer
- Bryan Hennessey Performer
Crew
- Michael Kearney Set Designer
- Paul Mercer Research Advisor
- Boo Noseworthy Lighting Technician
Description
The story of Johnny Burke, a musician who lived on Prescott Street and sold his ballads on street corners to make his income. Very little of his work has survived, but his song, The Kelligrews Soiree, is still widely known. The play also features a scene taken from Burke’s staging of The Geisha, where the chorus is instead dressed as Topsail fishermen and are fanning themselves with salt cod.
Production type
- RCA Production
