Dick Ensslen(1926-2004)

Canterbury Tales (1969). Musical. Book by Martin Starkie and Neville Coghill. Based on "The Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer. Music by Richard Hill and John Hawkins. Lyrics by Nevill Coghill. Musical Director: Oscar Kosarin. Dance arrangements by Oscar Kosarin. Vocal arrangements by Oscar Kosarin. Music orchestrated by Richard Hill and John Hawkins. Scenic Design by Derek Cousins. Costume Design by Loudon Sainthill. Choreographed by Sammy Bayes. Assistant Choreographer: Bert Michaels. Directed by Martin Starkie. Eugene O'Neill Theatre: 3 Feb 1969- 18 May 1969 (121 performances + 5 previews). Cast: Hermione Baddeley (as "Wife of Bath/Old Woman"), Mary Jo Catlett (as "Housewife/Village Girl/Parishioner"), Roy Cooper (as "Miller/Pluto/Gervase"), Betsy Dickerson (as "Village Girl"), Sandy Duncan (as "The Sweetheart/Alison/Molly/May"), Terry Eno (as "Robin/Attendant/Courtier/Workman"), Dick Ensslen (as "Friar"), Ed Evanko (as "Squire/Nicholas/Damian/Alan"), Jack Fletcher (as "Attendant/Workman"), Roger Franklin (as "Executioner"), Ann Gardner (as "Prioress/Queen/Proserpina"), Martyn Green (as "Chaucer/Justinus"), Bruce Hyde (as "Clerk of Oxford/Young Knight/Absalon/John"), Karen Kristin (as "Court Lady/Village Girl/Bridesmaid"), Joyce Maret (as "Bridesmaid/Village Girl/Court Lady"), Bert Michaels (as "Summoner"), Patricia Michaels (as "Court Lady/Bridesmaid/Village Girl"), Tod Miller (as "Page/Attendant/Courtier/Workman"), Gene Myers (as "Attendant/Courtier/Workman"), Evelyn Page (as "Nun/Duenna/Miller's Wife"), George Rose (as "Steward/The Carpenter/January"), Ron Schwinn (as "Attendant/Courtier/Workman"), Marianne Selbert (as "Bridesmaid/Court Lady/Village Girl"), Leon Shaw (as "Merchant"), Reid Shelton (as "Knight/King"), Suzan Sidney (as "Parishioner/Village Girl"), Garnett Smith (as "Priest/Placebo/Pardoner"), Edwin Steffe (as "Host"), David Thomas (as "Cook/Workman"). Understudies: Mary Jo Catlett (as "Duenna, Miller's Wife/Nun"), Terry Eno (as "Absalon/Clerk of Oxford/John, Young Knight"), Dick Ensslen (as "Gervase/Miller/Pluto"), Jack Fletcher (as "Alan/Damian/Nicholas, Squire"), Roger Franklin (as "Host"), Karen Kristin (as "Alison/May/Molly/The Sweetheart"), Patricia Michaels (as "Prioress/Proserpina/Queen"), Tod Miller (as "Robin"), Gene Myers (as "Summoner"), Evelyn Page (as "Old Woman, Wife of Bath"), Ron Schwinn (as "Friar/Pardoner/Priest"), Reid Shelton (as "Merchant"), Garnett Smith (as "January/Steward"), David Thomas (as "Chaucer/Justinus"). Replacement actors during productions run: Eleanor Bergquist (as "Parishioner/Village Girl"), Mary Jo Catlett (as "Duenna/Miller's Wife/Nun"). Understudies: Eleanor Bergquist (as "Duenna/Miller's Wife/Nun), Mary Jo Catlett (as "Wife of Bath"), Leon Shaw (as "Knight"). Produced by Management Three Productions Ltd. and Frank Productions Inc. Produced by arrangement with Classic Presentations Limited. Note: Eugene O'Neill Theatre was at the time owned by Neil Simon (as Nancy Enterprises Inc.), who had no artistic involvement in this production.