Summer Song is a musical biography of composer Antonín Dvořák, focusing on his time in America and the creation of the “New World Symphony,” blending his personal struggles with his musical legacy.
Creative team
- Pat Donovan Director
- Derek Sheldon Musical Director
- Pat Bennett Choreographer
- Enid Hogden Assistant Producer
- Esme Weight Chorus Mistress
- Peter Day & Terry Walton Stage Director
Principal cast
- George Hicks Abe
- Brenda Wozencroft Milli
- Colin Hogden Blodek
- Beryl Jones Karolka
- Harry Eatwell Uncle Marek
- Vi Field Ma Flanagan
- Tom Johnson Mr Gilmore
- Ray Dance Shaun
- Tony Cuninghame Tomashek
- Denis Reynolds Anton Dvorak
- Keith Tyler Feeny
- Eric H. Walter Joe
- Colin Gingell Jake
- Graham Haines Barstow
- John Purdy Jeff
- Brian Storey Priest
- Alan Hogden 1st reporter
- John Blakesley 2nd reporter
Ensemble
Berry Aylett, Sandra Bruce, Dulcie Dickens, Sheila Dunn, Melanie Dunn, Barbara Doone, Olive Eggleton, Sharon Fleetwood, Jane Griffiths, Joan Hartless, Jean Hills, Susan James, Sara Jefferies, Dorothy Low, Claire Morgan, Joy Neve, Jackie O'Brian, Margaret Price, Carol Rawlins, Valerie Stump, Mary Spencer, Sandra Tapscott, Lynn Vincent, Esme Weight, Margaret Weightman, Christine Walton, Daphne Worster, Debbie Wallker, Ken Head, Graham Smith, Peter Smith, Brian Storey, Brian O'Toole, Ron Williams, Alan Wrixon, Neil Mitchell, Patricia Bennett, Sandra Carter, Beryl Elliott, Pamela Hocking, Evelyn Lichota, Wendy Smith, Sharon Stone, Jane Kingstone, Gillian Thornton, Glynis Wall