WEST SIDE STORY

WEST SIDE STORY takes place on the West Side of New York City during the last days of summer 1957. It tells the story of star-crossed lovers, Tony and Maria, and two rival street gangs: the Jets, made up of native New Yorkers, and the Sharks, a group of young Puerto Ricans. The Jets, led by Riff, and the Sharks, led by Bernardo, both want to control the same neighbourhood. Maria is Bernardo’s sister and has recently arrived from Puerto Rico to marry his friend, Chino.

At a school dance attended by both the Jets and the Sharks, Riff challenges Bernardo to meet after the dance to determine a place and the weapons to use for their "rumble". In the meantime, Tony meets and falls in love with Maria and they pledge their love for each other.

As the rumble is about to begin, Tony rushes in and tries to stop it. Bernardo, enraged that Tony is making advances to his sister, pushes him and switchblades appear. In the struggle, Riff is killed by Bernardo; Tony grabs Riff’s knife and stabs and kills Bernardo.

Chino tells Maria that Tony has killed Bernardo. Meanwhile, Tony seeks refuge in Doc’s drugstore basement as Chino is after him. Anita, Maria’s friend and Bernardo’s girlfriend, agrees to warn Tony that Chino is after him. However, at the drugstore, Anita is taunted by the Jets and, in a rage, she tells them Chino has killed Mario out of revenge.

Tony is devastated and wanders the streets looking for Chino. At midnight, he discovers Maria, but Chino appears from behind a building and fatally shoots Tony.

PRODUCTION TEAM

JUNE EVANS - Executive Producer/Finance
DONNA LOCKE - Producer
PETER EVANS - Artistic Director
BRIAN BOGGS - Musical Director
LESLIE JAEGGIN - Assistant Director/Co-Choreographer
JOAN SCARCELLA - Co-Choreographer
SARAH CONNELL, JAMIE JIMINEZ - Dance Captains
LU-ANNE CONNELL - Costume Designer/Production
STEPHANE BOYER - Technical Director
JOHN SECCOMBE - Scenic Artist/Drop Design
CHRISTY BINDHARDT - Production Co-ordinator/Stage Manager/Designer
STEPHANE BOYER - Designer
MARGRIT CHANG - Designer
TERRY DACEY - Master Carpenter
RUSSELL MASON - Sound Designer
PAT McWEENY - Audio Assistant
DENNIS BOND - Lighting Designer
HEATHER FORSYTH - Props Designer/Procurement
KYLE CAMERON - Assistant Props Designer
KIM WALKER, CLAUDINE PARKER - Assistant Stage Managers
MELANIE BOYD - Rehearsal Accompanist
PETER EVANS, DONNA LOCKE - Publicity/Promotion
CESAR CORREIA - Photographer


COSTUMES/SEWERS

Lu-Anne Connell
Doris Braslins


DRESSERS

Lu-Anne Connell
Sharyl Estabrooks
Fiona Sutherland
Joy Lackey
Anne Morton


DROPS AND SET PAINTING

Deirdre Butters
Jill Hnatia
Dave Oxley
Stephanie Ramphos
Phil Ramphos
Geoff Sangster
Fiona Sutherland


PROPS CONSTRUCTION

Heather Forsyth
Terry Dacey
Christy Bindhardt
Margrit Chang


SET CONSTRUCTION

Terry Dacey
Denis Boyer
Stephane Boyer
Georges Gohier
Robert Hayman
Ernie Ward


RUNNING CREW

Sean Bailetti
Dan Beabe
Craig Deschneider
Jennifer Fisher
Tim Hillock
Kathy Konigsberg
Sarah Lesage
Pat McWeeny
Jason Ricketts
Fraser Thomas
Ernie Ward

THE CAST

BRYAN ESTABROOKS - Tony
MIRIAM KHALIL - Maria
DEREK EYAMIE - Riff
ROB CHAMBERS - Bernardo
STEPHANIE HANNA - Anita


JET GUYS

CHRIS WIENS - Action
CHAD McNAMARA - A-rab
CHAD CONNELL - Baby John
B. GREGORY KUCA - Snowboy
JONATHAN ESTABROOKS - Big Deal
CHRIS JACKSON - Diesel
MICHAEL FLYNN - Gee-Tar/Tony understudy


JET WANNA BE

ROBIN SENZILET - Anybodys


JET GIRLS

JULI MacDONALD - Pauline
STEPHANIE RAMPHOS - Graziella
ASHLEY CALLAGHAN - Velma
KATHERINE PODGORSKI - Minnie
LAURA BRASLINS - Clarice
ERIN CAVANAGH - Marlene


SHARK GUYS

EDGARDO LIBRADA - Chino
DEREK FRIDAY - Luis
GEOFF BECK - Pepe
CHAD LIDSTER - Indio
ARTHUR KYEYUNE - Anxious
PATRICK McCARTHY - Nibbles
MICHAEL FALCUCCI - Juanno


SHARK GIRLS

STACEY INGREY - Rosalia
KATIE LOCKE - Consuelo
STEPHANIE CADMAN - Teresita
ERICKA YANG - Francisca
SHAWNA EISENSTAT - Estella
ELERI EVANS - Margarita
DOINA PAGLIARO - Carmen


THE ADULTS

MOE ROMANOW - Doc
GREG WYSYNSKI - Schrank
BRIAN CANO - Krupke
TIM HILLOCK - Gladhand

THE ORCHESTRA