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OVERVIEW
| Role | Voice Type | Range ? | Character Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Graham Bell | middle-low | Inventor of the telephone | |
| Mabel Hubbard Bell | high | Alexander Graham Bell's wife | |
| Charles Thompson | middle | Butler, valet, and confidante of the Bells | |
| Mary Thompson | high | Charles Thompson's wife | |
| Catherine MacKenzie / Gertrude Hubbard / Elsie Bell Grosvenor | high | Secretary to Alexander Graham Bell / Mabel's mother / The Bells' daughter | |
| Casey Baldwin / Melville Bell Grosvenor | middle | A pilot and engineer of the AEA / The Bells' grandson | |
| Jean MacDonald / Daisy Bell Fairchild | high | Jean MacDonald / The Bells' daughter | |
| Melville Bell / Arthur McCurdy | middle | Alexander Graham Bell's father / Editor of Cape Breton Island Reporter | |
| Gardiner Hubbard / JAD McCurdy / David Fairchild | middle-low | Boston lawyer and financier / Pilot of the Aerial Experimental Association / Daisy's husband | |
| Miss Stone / Mabel Grosvenor | high | Student / The Bells' grandchild | |
| Mr. Jones / Melville Bell Grosvenor / AGB Sandy Fairchild | middle | Student / The Bells' grandchild / The Bells' grandchild | |
| Elsie Bell / Young Gertrude Grosvenor / Carol Grosvenor | high | The Bells' daughter / The Bells' grandchild / The Bells' grandchild | |
| Daisy Bell / Nancy Bell Fairchild | high | The Bells' daughter / The Bells' grandchild | |
| Glenn Curtiss / Gilbert “Bert” Grosvenor | middle-low | A pilot of the Aerial Experimental Association / Elsie's husband | |
| Lieut. Thomas Selfridge | middle | AEA pilot |
SYNOPSIS
The Bells of Baddeck follows the great inventor Alexander Graham Bell from his fledging start, through his inspiring teaching, his experiments, and his love for his wife Mabel, to their settling in Baddeck, Nova Scotia. They meet the Scots of Cape Breton Island and fall in love with their music and Gaelic charm!
But the inventions and experiments don’t stop at the telephone. Baddeck was the perfect place for both Alex and Mabel to experiment, raise their family and dream! This included the development of the Aerial Experiment Association, the flight of the Silver Dart the first controlled powered flight in Canada, across the Baddeck Bay.
The matriarch of the family, Mabel Bell, was deaf from childhood, never hearing the ring of the telephone nor the roar of the Silver Dart. She became one of the century’s most influential advocates for women, children, the arts, and science. Together, the Bells changed communication for both the hearing and the deaf.
- from BellsofBaddeck.com
PREMIERE PRODUCTION INFORMATION
CREATION
DEVELOPMENT
It always amazes me to look at the development of a project from inspiration to the stage, and if there is one word that is intimately linked with the name Alexander Graham Bell it is inspiration. It certainly was the inspiration of Lorna MacDonald, which lifted The Bells of Baddeck off the ground, but it was my own first visit to Baddeck and the Bell Museum, which provided all the inspiration that I needed to create the “sound” of the show. As a Newfoundlander, this part of the world holds a very special place in my heart, but to see the way that Alec and Mabel connected this small maritime town to the greater international community was nothing short of miraculous. Musically, the place, this history and Alec’s own love of the piano all play into the score of The Bells of Baddeck, offering a wonderful opportunity to incorporate the language of Scottish fiddling, barbershop, Victorian parlour music, operetta, Music Hall and ragtime. Finally, the naturally beauty of Baddeck: the lake, the hills, the fields and the forests are reflected in the music and are as potent a draw as they were for Alec and Mabel so many years ago. 1886 or 2015, the timelessness of this place was as much an inspiration for this composer as it was for the Bells.
- Dean Burry, from DeanBurry.com
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