Winter & Festival 2008

Our production of Nicolas Billon's 
The Elephant Song garnered eight trophies 
at the 58th Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Drama Festival in Gander in March 2008

Thompson Family Award
best performance under 21
James Macdonald, Beothuck Street Players

Honorary Chairman's Award
best performance by a male
James Macdonald, Beothuck Street Players

Walter C. Chambers Memorial Scholarship
to defray the costs of a one-year university performing arts course
James Macdonald, Beothuck Street Players

D.A. Matthews Memorial Scholarship
to defray the cost of a summer course at a recognized drama school
James Macdonald,, Off-Broadway Players

VOCM Scholarship
to defray the costs of a one-month course in theatre training
Darrel Brenton, Avion Players

Harvey Rose Bowl
best visual presentation
Clar Doyle & Jim Hoskins, Beothuck Street Players

OZ-FM Award
imagination & excellence in sound
George Robertson, Beothuck Street Players

Canadian Play Award
The Elephant Song, Beothuck Street Players

Festival review from The Telegram

Cast
Dr. Greenberg - Bruce Doulton
Nurse Peterson - Bev Doyle
Michael - James Macdonald

Production & Crew
Producer - Ted Quinlan
Director - Darrel Brenton
Technical & Lighting Design - Clar Doyle 
Set Design/Construction - Jim Hoskins
Sound Design/Technician - George Robertson
Technical Assistant - Katherine Elliott
Stage Manager - Bridget Henley
Light Technician - Maggie Doyle
Crew Chief - Pat Doyle
Music - Anthony & the Pachyderms
Costumes - Jill Kennedy
Properties - Bridget Henley & Maggie Doyle
Program - Dawn Mason
Festival Liaison - Donna Hoskins

Synopsis This captivating drama is set in a psychiatric hospital from where a highly respected psychiatrist, Dr. Lawrence, has suddenly vanished. The last person to see him was Michael, a troubled patient who obsesses about all things elephant. Dr. Greenberg, the hospital director, is determined to question Michael, ignoring the repeated warnings of the head nurse, Miss Peterson. It soon becomes clear that it is Michael who holds the cards. Fraught with mind games and verbal tugs-of-war, The Elephant Song is a cat-and-mouse game that will keep you guessing until its haunting conclusion.

"The Elephant Song is a dark, savagely funny three-hander about a mental patient, a psychiatrist and a nurse. Crisply written, it has echoes of Edward Albee's The Zoo Story, or perhaps something by Harold Pinter."

      ~ Michael Posner, The Globe and Mail

This was also the BSP entry in the 58th Provincial Drama Festival held in Gander (March 23rd to 29th).