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The Three Musketeers
May 1-3, 2014, Childs Auditorium
Written by Ken Ludwig (from novel by Alexandre Dumas)
Directed by Karen Shewchuk
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directed by Karen Shewchuk |
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produced by Sandra Celovsky and Heather Martin
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Poster and flyer available for download (right-click and choose "Save Target As"):
8.5"x11" poster (3.8 MB PDF file)
8.5"x5.5" flyer (4.1 MB PDF file)
Review in North Renfrew Times - May 7, 2014
Cast and Crew (from show program)
Photos from early rehearsals
(alphabetic order)
| Servant | | Maddie Bessey |
| Cardinal Richelieu | | Gordon Burton |
| Rochefort | | Ike Dimayuga |
| Constance Bonacieux | | Autumn Essington |
| Milady | | Kristen Glowa |
| Athos | | Ian Graham |
| d'Artagnan | | Douglas Hamilton |
| Mother Superior / Wench / Old Woman | | Pat Hoelke |
| Treville / DeBris | | Mac Jones |
| Sabine | | Nicole Lebel |
| Basille / Stanley / Ravanche | | Luc Levesque |
| Sister at School / Young Woman | | Jackie McCarthy |
| d'Artagnan's Mother / Abbess / Elise | | Alison McIvor |
| Queen Anne | | Toria Minigan |
| Duke of Buckingham / Fache | | Ben Mungham |
| Guard | | Orijit Pandit |
| Adele | | Makayla Wang |
| King Louis XIII / d'Artagnan's Father / Innkeeper | | Jeremy Whitlock |
| Aramis | | Kyle Wilkes |
| Porthos | | Troy Wilson |
This adaptation, which was commissioned by the Bristol Old Vic in England, is based on the timeless swashbuckler by Alexandre Dumas, a tale of heroism, treachery, close escapes and above all, honor.
The story, set in 1625, begins with d'Artagnan, a young Frenchman from Gascony, who sets off for Paris in search of adventure. Along with d'Artagnan goes Sabine, his sister, the quintessential tomboy. Sent with d'Artagnan to attend a convent school in Paris, she poses as a young man – d'Artagnan’s servant – and quickly becomes entangled in her brother’s adventures.
Soon after reaching Paris, d'Artagnan encounters the greatest heroes of the day, Athos, Porthos and Aramis, the famous musketeers. After blundering into each of them in turn, and challenging them to duels on the same night, d'Artagnan joins forces with his heroes to defend the honor of the Queen of France. In so doing, he finds himself in opposition to the most dangerous man in Europe, Cardinal Richelieu, as well as his henchman, Rochefort, Captain of the Cardinal’s Guard. Even more deadly is the infamous Countess de Winter, known as Milady, who will stop at nothing to revenge herself on d'Artagnan – and Sabine – for their meddlesome behavior. Little does Milady know that the young girl she scorns, Sabine, will ultimately save the day.
The play had its world premiere on December 6, 2006 at the world famous Bristol Old Vic and received ecstatic reviews.
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