Production History 1974-2020

RODERICK GLANVILLE, Artistic Director (2011-2020)

2019-2020 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 46TH SEASON

THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER Roderick Glanville Roderick Glanville Based on the Stories by A.A. Milne

CHARLOTTE’S WEB Joseph Robinette Roderick Glanville Based on the Novel by EB White

VIVALDI’S RING OF MYSTERY Roderick Glanville Roderick Glanville Based on the Audio Story by Classical Kids

PERFORMING ARTS STUDIO

THE ADDAMS FAMILY Marshall Brickman Pat Rundell YOUNG@PART & Rick Elice

2018-2019 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 45TH SEASON

THE GIVER Eric Coble Roderick Glanville Based on the Novel by Lois Lowry

PIPPI LONGSTOCKING Staffan Goetestam Roderick Glanville & Sebastian Based on the stories by Astrid Lindgren

THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY Dwayne Hartford Roderick Glanville OF EDWARD TULANE Based on the Novel by Kate DiCamillo

FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL

SQUIRREL STOLE Bonnie Duncan Dan Milstein MY UNDERPANTS The Gottabees, Boston, USA

FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL

WHEN THE SUN Roderick Glanville Roderick Glanville CROSSES THE LINE

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FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL

OFF THE SHELF David MacPherson David MacPherson Story Theatre Company, Victoria, BC

FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL

RACOONAISSANCE Mika Laulainen Mika Laulainen starstar theatre, Vancouver, BC

PERFORMING ARTS STUDIO

MARRY POPPINS JR. Richard M. Sherman Pat Rundell & Robert B. Sherman Book by Julian Fellowes

Based on the stories by P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney Film

2017-2018 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 44th SEASON

PINOCCHIO Roderick Glanville Roderick Glanville Based on the story by Carlo Collodi

PETER PAN Stephen Andrew Stephen Andrew THE PANTO Adapted from the play by J.M. Barrie

THE SECRET GARDEN Roderick Glanville Roderick Glanville Adapted from the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett

FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL

RHYMES, REASON, & RASCALS David MacPherson David MacPherson Story Theatre Company, Victoria, BC

FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL

MAGIC AND MAYHEM Dustin Anderson Dustin Anderson The Purple Pirate, Nanaimo, BC

2016-2017 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 43rd SEASON

THE LITTLE PRINCE Roderick Glanville Roderick Glanville Adapted from the story by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

SNOW WHITE Stephen Andrew Stephen Andrew THE PANTO Based on the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tale

JAMES AND THE David Wood Roderick Glanville GIANT PEACH Adapted from the story by Roald Dahl

FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL

GRUFF Mercedes Bátiz-Benét Mercedes Bátiz-Benét Puente Theatre, Victoria, BC Judd Palmer, Brooke Maxwell

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FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL

Winnie The Pooh David Elendune Ian Case Outpost31, Victoria, BC

FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL

MAGIC AND MAYHEM Dustin Anderson Dustin Anderson The Purple Pirate, Nanaimo, BC

FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL

The Little Prince Roderick Glanville Roderick Glanville Adapted from the story by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

2015-2016 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 42nd SEASON

ROBINSON & CRUSOE Nino D’Intona Roderick Glanville & Giacomo Ravicchio

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Howard Ashman Roderick Glanville & Alen Menkin

MUNSCH-ERCISE Mark DuMez Roderick Glanville Adapted from the stories of Robert Munsch

2014-2015 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 41st SEASON

THE ADDAMS FAMILY Marshall Brickman Pat Rundell & Rick Elice

THE SECRET GARDEN Roderick Glanville Roderick Glanville Adapted from the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL

PINKALICIOUS Victoria Kann, Pat Rundell Performing Arts Studio Elizabeth Kann, John Gregor

FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL

I HAVE SEEN BEAUTIFUL JIM KEY Janet Munsil Janet Munsil The Purple Pirate, Nanaimo, BC

FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL

RUNAWAY Mika Laulainen Matthew Payne Theatre SKAM, Victoria, BC

FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL

THE UMBRELLA Judd Palmer Puente Theatre, Victoria, BC & Mercedes Bátiz-Benét with music by Bučan Bučan

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2013-2014 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 40th SEASON

THE NEVERENDING STORY David S. Craig Roderick Glanville Based on the story by Michael Ende

Benefit Production

THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Richard O’Brien Roderick Glanville FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL

SNOW WHITE Pat Rundell Pat Rundell Performing Arts Studio Based on the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tale

FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL

RUNAWAY Mika Laulainen Matthew Payne Theatre SKAM, Victoria, BC

FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL

SOMETHINGVILLE Ingrid Hansen, Kathleen Greenfield SNAFU Dance Theatre, Victoria, BC Sarah Jane Pelzer Rod Peter Jr. Kathleen Greenfield

FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL

ROBINSON & CRUSOE Nino D’Intona Roderick Glanville Urban Arts, Victoria, BC & Giacomo Ravicchio

2012-2013 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 39th SEASON

WAR OF THE EAGLES Roderick Glanville Roderick Glanville Based on the novel by Eric Walters

PAN Roderick Glanville Roderick Glanville Based on the play by JM Barrie

Benefit Production

SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN Betty Comden Pat Rundell Adolph Green Based on the MGM Film

FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL

GRUFF Mercedes Bátiz-Benét Mercedes Bátiz-Benét Puente Theatre, Victoria, BC Judd Palmer, Brooke Maxwell

FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL

WILDE Alyshia Grace Hobday Pat Rundell Urban Arts, Victoria, BC & Pat Rundell

FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL

KIKI David Ferguson David Ferguson Suddenly Dance Theatre, Victoria, BC

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FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL

THE DRAGON’S HANDBOOK Roderick Glanville Roderick Glanville Based on the story by Barbara Rinkoff

2011-2012 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 38th SEASON

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Roderick Glanville Roderick Glanville Based on the play by William Shakespeare

Benefit Production

AMADEUS Peter Schaffer Stephen Andrew Thrifty Foods Family Theatre Series

LESLIE D. BLAND, Artistic Director (2002-2010)

2010-2011 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 37th SEASON

HANNA’S SUITCASE Roderick Glanville Roderick Glanville Based on the play by William Shakespeare

THE HOBBIT Kim Selody Leslie D. Bland Based on the novel by JRR Tolkien

Lawyers On Stage Benefit Production

HAIR Gerome Ragni Roderick Glanville James Rado Galt MacDermot

Thrifty Foods Family Theatre Series

2009-2010 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 36th SEASON

BILLY BISHOP GOES TO WAR Roderick Glanville Roderick Glanville Based on the play by William Shakespeare

THE BEST CHRISTMAS Joseph Robinette Leslie D. Bland PAGEANT EVER Based on the story by Barbara Robinson

Lawyers On Stage Benefit Production

THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Richard O’Brien Leslie D. Bland

Touring Production

THE BOY WHO LEARNED TO FLY Barbara Poggemiller Roderick Glanville

Thrifty Foods Family Theatre Series

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2008-2009 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 35th SEASON

MACBETH Leslie D. Bland Leslie D. Bland Based on the play by William Shakespeare

SILVERWING Kim Selody Leslie D. Bland Based on the novel by Kenneth Opel

Lawyers On Stage Benefit Production

AS YOU LIKE IT William Shakespeare Roderick Glanville

Touring Production

THE BOY WHO LEARNED TO FLY Barbara Poggemiller Roderick Glanville

Thrifty Foods Family Theatre Series

2007-2008 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 34th SEASON

ANIMAL FARM Ian Ferguson Ian Ferguson Based on the book by George Orwell

DISNEY’S ALADDIN JR. Chad Beguelin Leslie D. Bland Alan Menken Based on the Disney Animated Movie

Lawyers On Stage Benefit Production

I Love You, You’re Perfect, Joe DiPietro Leslie D. Bland Now Change

Thrifty Foods Family Concert Series

2006-2007 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 33rd SEASON

CHARLOTTE’S WEB Joseph Robinette Leslie D. Bland Based on the book by EB White

THE BOY WHO LEARNED TO FLY Barbara Poggemiller Leslie D. Bland

Lawyers On Stage Benefit Production

Working Nina Faso Leslie D. Bland Stephen Schwartz

Thrifty Foods Family Concert Series

2005-2006 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 32nd SEASON

LITTLE WOMEN Barbara Poggemiller Ian Ferguson Based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott

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ANNE OF GREEN GABLES Don Harron Leslie D. Bland Norman Campell Mavor Moore Based on the novel by LM Montgomery

Lawyers On Stage Benefit Production

Lawyers on Broadway Leslie D. Bland Leslie D. Bland Musical Revue

Thrifty Foods Family Concert Series

2004-2005 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 31st SEASON

ADVENTURES IN THE Robert Clinton Leslie D. Bland ROUGE TRADE

PETER PAN Leslie D. Bland Leslie D. Bland Based on the play by JM Barrie

Lawyers On Stage Benefit Production

All I Need to Know Robert Fulghum Leslie D. Bland I Learned in Kindergarten

Touring Production

THE SELFISH GIANT LESLIE D. BLAND LESLIE D. BLAND Based on the story by Oscar Wilde

Thrifty Foods Family Concert Series

2003-2004 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 30th SEASON

TWELFTH NIGHT Leslie D. Bland Leslie D. Bland Based on the play by William Shakespeare

THE LION, THE WITCH Thomas Tierney Leslie D. Bland & THE WARDROBE Ted Dreachman Jules Tasca Based on the novel by CS Lewis Touring Production

THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER Elizabeth Gorrie Roderick Glanville Lawyers On Stage Benefit Production

THE MAN WHO George S. Kauffman Leslie D. Bland CAME TO DINNER Moss Hart

Thrifty Foods Family Concert Series

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2002-2003 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 29th SEASON

GOLD MOUNTAIN GUEST Diana Tso Leslie D. Bland

THE HOBBIT Kim Selody Leslie D. Bland

Touring Production

THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER Elizabeth Gorrie Roderick Glanville

Touring Production

THE BREMENTOWN MUSICIANS Leslie D. Bland Leslie D. Bland Lawyers On Stage Benefit Production

MURDER ON THE NILE Agatha Christie Leslie D. Bland

Thrifty Foods Family Concert Series

2001-2002 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 28th SEASON

ALL THE WORLD Robert Clinton Leslie D. Bland

THE BEST CHRISTMAS Joseph Robinette Leslie D. Bland PAGEANT EVER Based on the story by Barbara Robinson

Lawyers On Stage Benefit Production

LOST in the 70’s Roderick Glanville Roderick Glanville A MURDER MYSTERY MUSICAL

Touring Production

THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER Elizabeth Gorrie Roderick Glanville

Thrifty Foods Family Concert Series

2000-2001 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 27th SEASON

Touring Production

THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER Elizabeth Gorrie Roderick Glanville

Thrifty Foods Family Concert Series

1999-2000 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 26th SEASON

THE NUMBER 14 Roy Surrette Axis Theatre, Vancouver, BC

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Lawyers On Stage Benefit Production

ROMULUS Friedrich Dürrenmatt Leslie D. Bland Touring Production

JUST SO STORIES Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie Adapted from the Stories by Rudyard Kipling

Thrifty Foods Family Concert Series

ELIZABETH GORRIE, Artistic Director (1974-1999) From 1974-1999, many Kaleidoscope productions were created collaboratively, and individual playwrights are unknown. Due to a server crash in 2016, many of Kaleidoscope’s digital archives, including a list with full production history, were lost or damaged. This list of productions from 1974-1999 is only partial

and has been re-created through interviews with past company members and historical documents from the company’s archives.

1998-1999 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 25th SEASON

THE ALLIHIPPORHINOCROCODILLIGATOR Elizabeth Gorrie Barbara Poggemiller Ralph Cole Paul Littich Dan Costain

Lawyers On Stage Benefit Production

TOM JONES Mark Brown Unknown Adapted from from The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding.

Thrifty Foods Family Concert Series

1997-1998 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 24th SEASON

JUST SO STORIES Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie Adapted from the Stories by Rudyard Kipling

LOVE LETTERS A.R Gurney Unknown

DINER AT THE Ian McKennan Unknown END OF THE GALAXY

Lawyers On Stage Benefit Production

BREAKER MORANT Kenneth G. Ross Unknown

Touring Production

GULLIVER’S TRAVELS Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie Adapted from the Story by Jonathan Swift

Thrifty Foods Family Concert Series

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1996-1997 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 23rd SEASON

TEMPLE OF THE STARS Unknown Elizabeth Gorrie

GULLIVER’S TRAVELS Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie Adapted from the Story by Jonathan Swift

WHITE JADE TIGER Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie Adapted from the book by Lois Dawson

Touring Production

A PROMISE IS A PROMISE Barbara Poggemiller Elizabeth Gorrie Adapted from the Story by Robert Munsch

Thrifty Foods Family Concert Series

1995-1996 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 22nd SEASON

STILETTO Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie

ROMEO & JULIET Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie Based on the play by William Shakespeare Touring Production

A PROMISE IS A PROMISE Barbara Poggemiller Elizabeth Gorrie Adapted from the Story by Robert Munsch

ALKOREMMI Ensemble Richard Fowler Primus Theatre, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Thrifty Foods Family Concert Series

1994-1995 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 21st SEASON

TEHANU Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie

LET”S MUNSCH AGAIN Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie Adapted from the Story by Robert Munsch

Touring Production

PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie

Thrifty Foods Family Concert Series

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1993-1994 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 20th SEASON

PERICLES Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie Based on the play by William Shakespeare

LET’S DO MUNSCH Barbara Poggemiller Elizabeth Gorrie Adapted from the Story by Robert Munsch

WIZARD OF EARTHSEA Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie Based on the novel by Ursula K. Le Guin Touring Production

RAPUNZEL & HER SISTERS Jim Leard Jim Leard

Touring Production

Macbeth Jim Leard Jim Leard

1992-1993 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 19th SEASON

ALICE Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie Based on the novel by Lewis Carroll

THE BRONTES Rodger Maybank Elizabeth Gorrie

Touring Production

ARABIAN NIGHTS Unknown Unknown

Touring Production

FURTHER FOOLISHNESS Unknown Unknown

1991-1992 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 18th SEASON

Lawyers On Stage Benefit Production

12 ANGURY JURRORS Reginald Rose Colin Gorrie

TOO DARN HOT Cole Porter Unknown

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie Based on the play by William Shakespeare

VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS Unknown Unknown

Touring Production

STONE SOUP Unknown Unknown

Touring Production

LEACOCK, THUBER, & ME Unknown Unknown

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1990-1991 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 17th SEASON

HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON Unknown Unknown STORIES

BEACON HILL/ Unknown Unknown CZECHOSLOVAKIA

Touring Production

FISHERMAN AND HIS WIDE Unknown Unknown

Touring Production

UNDER PRESSURE Unknown Unknown

1989-1990 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 16th SEASON

CALLANISH Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie Based on the novel by William Horwood

ROMEO & JULIET Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie Based on the play by William Shakespeare

THIS HOUR HAS Unknown Unknown 30 MINUTES

Touring Production

FABLES, FOOLS, & FANTASY Unknown Unknown

Touring Production

OBSESSION, THE PRIMAL Unknown Unknown FRONTIER

1988-1989 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 15th SEASON

KAL-EIDO-PHONICS VIII Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie

Touring Production

THE TIGER, THE BRAHMIN, Unknown Unknown & THE JACKYL

1987-1988 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 14th SEASON

THE THREE MUSKETEERS Unknown Unknown

THE DEXTERS MOVE Unknown Unknown TO BEACON HILL

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KAL-EIDO-PHONICS VII Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie

Touring Production

THE BOY WHO WANTED Unknown Unknown TO SHUDDER

Touring Production

FUTURE CHOICE Unknown Unknown

1986-1987 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 13th SEASON

HAJIMARI-NO-HAJIMARI Unknown Elizabeth Gorrie (IN THE BEGINNING)

KAL-EIDO-PHONICS VI Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie

Touring Production

AESOP, ANYONE? Unknown Unknown

Touring Production

POE TALES Unknown Unknown

1985-1986 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 12th SEASON

STEPPING OUT Unknown Unknown

GAMES OF THE WORLD Playwright Unknown

Touring Production

THE THREE WISHES Unknown Unknown

Touring Production

LAND OF LEGENDS Unknown Unknown

1984-1985 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 11th SEASON

THE TEMPEST Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie Based on the play by William Shakespeare

ALICE Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie

Touring Production

THE FROG PRINCE I Unknown Unknown

Touring Production

THE FROG PRINCE II Unknown Unknown

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1983-1984 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 10th SEASON

ALICE Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie

NOEL Unknown Unknown

Touring Production

RUMPELSTILTSKIN Unknown Unknown

Touring Production

SUSPENSE TALES Unknown Unknown

1982-1983 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 9th SEASON

WHERE UMBRELLAS BLOOM Unknown Unknown

KAL-EIDO-PHONICS V Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie

Touring Production

THE GREAT ONE AND ONLY Unknown Unknown

Touring Production

GO WITH IT Unknown Unknown

1981-1982 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 8th SEASON

UNICORNS Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie

WHO WAS THE MASKED MAN Unknown Unknown

KAL-EIDO-PHONICS IV Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie

Touring Production

THE WANDERING MINSTREL Unknown Unknown

1980-1981 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 7th SEASON

CLOWNS Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie

ABOUT FREELANDS Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie

THE LIBRARY SHOW Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie

1979-1980 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 6th SEASON

ABOUT FREELANDS Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie

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DREAMS Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie MERLIN Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie

KAL-EIDO-PHONICS III Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie

1978-1979 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 5th SEASON

SUMIGADAWA Unknown Unknown

DIGS Unknown Unknown

JEREMIAH’S PLACE Unknown Unknown

KAL-EIDO-PHONICS II Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie

SONGS OF THE CABARET Unknown Unknown

DOCTOR DUCK’S Unknown Unknown MUSICAL JAMBOREE

1977-1978 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 4th SEASON

PEER GYNT Unknown Unknown

SALT THE SEAS AND Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorie PEPPER THE MINTS

VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS Unknown Unknown

MON PAYS, MY COUNTRY Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie

STEAM Colin Gorrie Unknown

1976-1977 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 3rd SEASON

SELCHIE SONG Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie

RUTABAGA COUNTRY Unknown Elizabeth Gorrie

THE GARDEN SHOW Unknown Elizabeth Gorrie

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THE WAY WE WERE Unknown Elizabeth Gorrie

KAL-EIDO-PHONICS I Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie

1975-1976 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 2nd SEASON

THE SNOW GOOSE Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie Adapted from the story by Paul Gallico

THE ALLIHIPPORHINOCROCODILLIGATOR Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie Ralph Cole Paul Liittich Dan Costain

THE LEGEND OF Unknown Elizabeth Gorrie THE MINOTAUR

THE MEDICINE SHOW Unknown Elizabeth Gorrie

THE BOOK SHOW Unknown Elizabeth Gorrie

1974-1975 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 1st SEASON

THE PIRATE SHOW Unknown Elizabeth Gorrie

MAGIC STONE Unknown Elizabeth Gorrie

THE MUSICIANS OF BREMEN Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie

From 1974-1999, many Kaleidoscope productions were created collaboratively, and individual playwrights are unknown. Due to a server crash in 2016, many of Kaleidoscope’s digital archives, including a list with full production history, were lost or damaged. This list of productions from 1974-1999 is only partial and has been re-created through interviews with past company members and historical documents from the company’s archives.

If you see an error in a production credit, or have information about missing productions, please reach out.

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