Past Productions - 2008
Perils at Petrolia
Or
Dastardly Doings at the Derrick
Or
Foiled by Oil
A melodrama by Rita Baker
Remount of a play first produced by Petrolia Players (a precursor to Petrolia
Community Theatre) in March 1976
Join us for a happily-ever-after, old-fashioned melodrama.
Based around an oil well, this story of heroines and villains, takes you for a fun-filled evening of poor plotting by our nearly broke villain, Syndey Slick, who is told by a gypsy that Henry Fairburn's oil well is about to 'come in' and make the owner very rich.
Sydney, hoping to get rich quick with very little effort, tries to buy the
well, but Henry won't sell. Syndey is not one to let a little word like "no"
stand in between him and wealth. He
starts plotting and won't let a little thing like murder stand in his way. But
will he
succeed?
Several love interests are threaded through the story. Emmeline falls in love
with
Charles, but her mother Florence, thinks she can do better. Maud hopes for the
affections of Eureka, but he hasn't grasped the concept of courting, let alone,
marriage!
Music, mayhem and a heroine tied to the tracks... no wait, this is Petrolia
and she is
tied to an oil well. Who will save her? Come out and see!
Characters
| Henry Fairburn | George Stephen |
| Florence Fairburn | Dina McPhee |
| Emmeline | Danielle Aarssen |
| Eureka Smith | Lorne Liddiard |
| Maud Tank | Kristina Campbell |
| Charles Angelhart | Nash Liddiard |
| Oriole | Katie McPhee |
| Gypsy | Evelyn Ward de Roo |
| Sir Sidney Slick ( akias Igor OOzlofski: the villain; a “remittance” man) | Frank Trainor |
| Voice of Sir Sidney Slick's alter ego | Steve Carapiet |
Crew
| Director | Patsi Stephen |
| Assistant Director | Sylvia Fairbank |
| Music Director and Piano Man | Steve Carapiet |
| Producer | Gwen Trone |
| Stage Manager | Charlene Mumberson |
| Wardrobe | Helen Ollerenshaw |
| Set | Tony Martin, Jane Austin |
| Props | Jennifer Weed |
| Special Effects | Bert de Roo |
