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 Terra
Nova
by Ted Tally
Jan. 11-26, 1991
Directed by Linda McDonald
In the winter of 1911-12,
five Englishmen and five Norwegians raced each other to the bottom of the earth.
Only the five Norwegians returned. This is the story of the Englishmen.
Drawn from the journals and letters found on the frozen body of Captain Scott, the action of the play blends scenes of the explorer and his men at various stages of their ordeal, with flashbacks of Scott and his young wife and with fateful glimpses of his Norwegian rival, Roald
Amundsen, whose party beat him to the South Pole.
 Refusing the use of sled dogs as unsporting,
Scott and his team struggle to drag their heavy gear
across a frozen wasteland, only to find that Amundsen has preceded them to their goal. The play is also a study of British pride and upper-class resolve--Scott’s aristocratic sense of destiny and command and his young bride’s ability to understand her husband’s compulsive drive while failing to accept his motivations. But it is in the tragic trip back, as the members of the expedition die one by one, that the play reaches its dramatic apogee, capturing with chilling intensity the awesome bravery of men who must accept the bitter knowledge that suffering and death will be the only reward for their heroism.
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DIRECTOR'S
COMMENTS
Today
a jukebox wails at the bottom of the world. Snug under a silvery metal
geodesic dome, men live with all the comforts of home. Airplanes fly in
fresh supplies and relief teams. Radios not only carry messages through
the fierce Antarctic storms, but also pulse though the ice itself,
probing for hidden bedrock.
But the
land itself still holds unchallenged dominion, moving in its own
mysterious patterns. In this frozen earth, where sky and snow meet in a
rigid line, nothing hints that the ice is restless. The view is simple,
abstract, pure. White snow, blue sky . . . and a wooden stake to mark
the bottom of the world.
Here
lies the South Geographical Pole. Here for a moment only. Tomorrow the
ice will have crept centimeters. In a year, its moving surface will
carry the stake dozens of meters away. Without a rock to tether this
monument, the South Pole must always be discovered anew. One place, one
turning. And perhaps a glimpse of man's patterns revealed.
- Linda
McDonald
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Cpt.
Robert Scott |
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Rob
Zienta |
| Roald
Amundsen |
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Jef
Fontana |
| Kathleen
Scott |
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Leslie
Harrell |
| Lt.
"Birdie" Bowers |
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Michael
Waugh |
| "Doc"
Bill Wilson |
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David
Dobson |
| Cpt.
Titus Oates |
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Randy
Bumgarner |
| Lt.
"Taffy" Evans |
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Jim
Evans |
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THE
CREW |
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| Director |
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Linda
McDonald |
| Asst.
Director & Stage Manager |
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Vivian
Moon |
| Set
& Light Design |
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Ken
Roth |
| Set
Production |
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Les
Thomas |
| Costumes |
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Jef
Fontana
Linda McDonald |
| Props
& Dialect Coach |
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Clarence
Cullimore III |
| Sound
Recording |
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Richard
Corner |
| Light
Crew |
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Steve
P. Jones |
| Sound
Crew |
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Jason
Elliot |
| Running
Crew |
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Paul
Spacek |
| Sound
Setup |
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Skip
Bachman |
| Make-Up
Effects |
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Kevin
Clark |
| Logo
Design |
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Jef
Fontana |
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SPECIAL
THANKS TO |
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Seabrook's
Formal Wear - David Shuler - Thomas N. Haidek, Sr. - Christina Rich -
Gene Robbins - BMI Systems Corp - Ares Surplus - Kenn & Judy,
Anchorage, Alaska - Ray Paolino
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Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
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