OPIUM CREDITS:
Choreographed and Performed by David Ferguson, Jung-ah Chung, Dominique Porte
Written by Miles Lowry
Produced by David Ferguson
Directed by Miles Lowry and David Ferguson
Original Music by Eclipse Quartet
Joanna Hood, viola
Sara Parkins, violin
Sarah Thornblade, violin
Maggie Parkins, cello
With music from the original stage production by Michael Simpson and Stephen Sherlock
Produced by Miles Lowry
Cast:
Poet / Sculpture: David Ferguson
Nurse / Shadow / Courtesan: Jung-ah Chung
Nurse / Sphinx: Dominique Porte
Woman in Car: Jennifer Wise
Doctor: Niels Knudsen
Driver: Kristian Josok
Voice of Poet: Yves Vial
Radio voice: Jean-Francois Rebours
Voice of Sphinx: Miles Lowry, Sin Lin Chan
Additional voices: Sheryl Fjellgaard
Translator: Sin Lin Chan
Excerpts from Jean Cocteau's La Machine Infernale and Opium
used by permission - Comité Jean Cocteau
Editor: David Ferguson
Director of Photography Paul Wu
Music Engineer (Los Angeles) Chad Fischer
Design: Miles Lowry
Art direction: Miles Lowry and Deborah Lowry
With special thanks to Niels Knudsen
Costume design: Roberta Doylend
Sphinx created by Maureen Mackintosh
Papers and Letters: Danielle Brochu
Opium Poppies: Val Stubel
Original Poet hair by Karen Murray, Mane Essentials, Victoria
Make up: Calla Syna with Lesley Rosiak
Crew:
Key Grip/Gaffer: Art Messenger
Construction: Peter Pokorny, Sam Estok, Eric Bushel
Electric: Keith Houghton, Cody Stadel
Sparkle Wrangler : Kathy Peddlesden
Web: Darren Giles
Closed captioning:
Special thanks to:
Charlotte Engel, Manager, Documentaries, Independent Production, Chum Television
Jacinthe Brisebois, Head, Acquisitions and Independent Production, ARTV
Elisabeth Paradis, Independent Production Representative, ARTV
Pierre Bergé, Comité Jean Cocteau
Duncan Kemp
Jennifer Wise and Ross Crockford
Syreeta Wootton
Thank you:
David Springbett of Asterisk Productions, Victoria
Cinevic Society of Independent Filmmakers
Ian Rye & the Belfry Theatre
Ian Case & Intrepid Theatre
Jill Allen & The Magnolia Hotel and Spa
Josh Aspin & Paradise Island Foods
The Market on Yates, Victoria
Steve Gibson
Du-Yi Leu
Michael Simpson
Kayde and Aja Sherlock
Doran Chandler
David Hamilton
Inspector Robert Cawsey, Sgt. Greg Nelson, Kristian Josok
and the Saanich Police Department
Bryce Jackson
Exclusive accommodation by The Magnolia Hotel and Spa Victoria, BC
Suddenly Dance Theatre Board of Directors for Opium:
Sarah Medd
Colin Easton
Morgan Lomas
Glen Peers
Todd Davis
Jeanine Nahas
Ruby Woods
Suddenly Dance Theatre presents
A Suddenly Media Production
OPIUM was produced in association with BRAVO! Canada, a division of CHUM Limited; in collaboration with ARTV; with participation from The Canadian Television Fund; The British Columbia Arts Council; The Capital Region District. With exclusive accommodation by The Magnolia Hotel and Spa, Victoria, B.C.
Copyright: Ferguson/ Lowry