

The Ballad of Maria Marten |
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Beth Flintoff |
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The Maclab Centre for the Performing Arts 4308 50 St, Leduc, AB T9E 6K8 |
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Sarah Gibson Karen Huntley |
Ryan Mattila Anglia Redding |
Lee-Anna Semenyna |
Director: Shawn Marshall Assistant Director: Jenn Marshall Stage Manager: Afrah Collier-Potts Intimacy Coordinator: Sarah Spicer Music Arranged by Bethany Doerksen |
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A note from our director:
The first time I read this script, I sat in awe after I was done. I immediately read it again. Then again. Then I googled “The Red Barn Door Murder” and read all about William Corder, the type of person he was and how he came to be notorious in Polstead. I read, and read, and read, all about William, and very little about Maria. The theme of the play became crystal clear to me after this moment: the victims of violent crime are not focused on enough. We know very little, and we mainly focus on the perpetrator. This is the leitmotif for all true crime, and it needs to stop. The innocent victims of these crimes were people with hopes and dreams, and through circumstances that could happen to anyone, they ended up the victims and were largely forgotten. Beth Flintoff made it possible for Maria to live on, and for storytellers to tell her story. We are those storytellers, you are the audience to continue her story. Listen. Please listen to people who have the courage to speak up, and look for signs of abuse for those who can’t speak up.
This cast is so special, so talented. To watch them, rehearsal after rehearsal, bring this script to life, in such a raw, honest, and important way, was awe-inspiring. This crew was on board with the vision for the show at the first read-through and brought it to life, and went beyond my expectations! Heap all your praise onto this cast and crew, and I hope you are in awe of them as much as I got to be every single rehearsal. Please enjoy the show!
Shawn Marshall
Cast
Creative Team
Afrah Collier-Potts
Shawn Marshall
Jennifer Marshall
Kendra Nordstrom
Fiona Rutledge
Trina Samotej
Sarah Spicer
Owen Bishop
Bethany Doerksen
Len Marshall
Cyndi Wagner
Meet the Company
Bethany Doerksen

Sarah Gibson

Karen Huntley

Michael Leoppky

Cooper Marshall

Willow Marshall

Ryan Mattila

Anglia Redding

Emily Rutledge

Marisa Scarbeau

Lee-Anna Semenyna

Afrah Collier-Potts

Shawn Marshall

Jennifer Marshall

Kendra Nordstrom

Fiona Rutledge

Trina Samotej

Sarah Spicer

Owen Bishop
Bethany Doerksen
Len Marshall
Cyndi Wagner
Multimedia
Community theatre is just that - a community, and the community around this show has been massive. It was all hands on deck to bring this absolutely stunning, haunting and groundbreaking show to life. Along with all the cast and crew, and please peruse those lists closely, there are a handful of people that really stepped up in so many ways.
Special thanks to Cyndi Wagner and Val Teskey for the beautiful costume pieces you made.
Len Marshall for the hard work and incredible design of our barn.
Bryan and Janet Nordstrom for generously allowing us to borrow their personal property as set pieces.
James Seabrook of Two Bodies of Water Productions (esquire) for help with our sound effects.
Keith Wagner for looping our music and making it so we had enough to last through the scenes.
Lee-Anna Semenyna for the incredible marketing plan!
Stephanie Swensrude for hooking us up with our Global visit.
Laura Eschak for help with all the costume pieces.
Megan Wagner for executing the marketing.
Riseup Society of Leduc and Shelter Movers, thank you for helping us in the lobby and sharing your very important mission with our audience.
Debbie Tyson, the props master, for helping us procure so many props and set pieces for our show.
Walterdale Theatre Associates for facilitating their department heads to help us with costumes, props and set pieces.
And you, our friends and family, without you, we are purely dramatic humans performing to hear the sound of our own voices.
You make it real.
You make us better.
Enjoy the show.