Coroner
Miner
Owner of John Brown’s Brothel
Constable
Proprietor, Bucket of Blood Saloon
Manager, CMSC
Miner
Bartender, Bucket of Blood Saloon
Conscription Officer
Conscription Officer
Miner
Gentleman on the Boardwalk
Bucket of Blood Saloon
Special Constable
Mine Boss
Miner
General Manager, Canadian Collieries
President, Canadian Collieries
Cumberland’s sweetheart
Mayor of Cumberland
War hero, Provincial Police Constable
President, CMSC
Prime Minister
War hero
From Opera House Dance Hall
Friend of Ginger Goodwin
friend of Ginger Goodwin
Special Constable
Cumberland Undertaker
Cumberland Doctor
Dancing in the Coal Dust celebrates the life of Ginger Goodwin, a coal miner, labour activist and bon vivant whose mysterious death on Vancouver Island in 1918 has never been explained.
Dancing in the Coal Dust celebrates the life of Ginger Goodwin, a coal miner, labour activist and bon vivant whose mysterious death at the hands of government agents on Vancouver Island in 1918 has never been fully explained. A hero to the common man, his name and reputation continue to resonate 90 years after his death. The show was commissioned by Showcase Theatre on Vancouver Island (Artistic Director Jeff Hyslop) but awaits its world premiere. Lyric Canada 2010 has presented a showcase performance of a remarkable moment in Canadian lyric theatre by Canada’s most prolific lyric theatre artist. With Corey O'Brien, Allie Hughes, Barry Wood, Kelly Holiff, Greg Finney, Daniel Lucifora, Patrick Whalen, Robin Stalder, Jonathon Dick, Ryan Whittal, Lona Davis, Leslie Barcza, Eden Richmond, and Kevin Clarke.
