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Characters: Edward Fairfax Vere, Captain, Royal Navy, Frank Mc- Dermott; Billy Budd, Foretopman, im- pressed seaman, Jim Treadwell; John Claggart, Master-At-Arms, Pat Kon- rad.
Officers: Lieutenant Philip Sey-
Music: It was of interest to the audience to know that this was the first production of "Billy Budd" any- where in which Melville's poignant ballad "Billy in the Darbies" was used as an integral part of the drama.
Special music for the ballad was composed by Mr. Gunn, Music Di- rector of V.E.S., with Mr. Hudnall, Bill Smyth, Bill Foster, Mike Sheble, and Mr. Gunn himself as balladeers, and Dick Cowper as guitarist.
Other incidental music for the production was taken from Benjamin Britten's sea operas "Peter Grimes,'' "Billy Budd, " and several Spanish sea ballads for guitar.
Production Staff: Stage manager, Robert Barco; Assistants: Edgerton, Jenkins, Mansfield, Pearson, Sheridan, Stone; Properties, Courtesy of Allen, Fountain, Hood Mansfield, and num- berless others whose generosity has helped us immeasurably; Programs, Miss Henderson; H e a d Usher, George Teague; Production advisor, Mr. Harper; Lighting, Fred Walsh.
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Lieutenant
Chandler;
Wyatt, Sailing Master,' Robert Eadie; Ensign G a r d n e r , a m i d s h i p m a n , Ed- mund Robinson; Ensign Rea, a mid- shipman, Mike Agelasto; Hallam, a Marine sentry, John Council; Surgeon, Henry Bowen.
Crew:. Jenkins, Kirk Manning; Dan- sker, Jack Taylor; Kincaid, Luns Long; 0 Daniel, G en e Elliott; Butler, George Snider; Squeak, Raye Wood- in; Payne, Gordon Branch; Talbot, Hugh Morrison; Jackson, H a I I Webb; Stoll, Mike Ragsdale: Duncan, Clarke Fountain; Byren, Mike Rags- dale.
Mes5boy, John Council.
O f f i c e r , R o g e r s T o m s ; John Ratcliffe, Wi lliam Lieutenant Bo r d m a n
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