1969 – 1970 Season
About The Play
| Dates | April 1970 |
| Director | Paddy Malcolm English |
Producer
Lorraine Galloway
Cast
| The Duke of Venice | Peter Bulman |
| Prince of Morocco – Suitor to Portia | Jack Minard |
| Antonio – A Merchant of Venice | Bill Allum |
| Bassanio – His Friend, Suitor of Portia | Gary Rupert |
| Friends to Antonio and Bassanio | |
| Gratiano | Rod Christensen |
| Salerio | Peter Ritchie |
| Solanio | Mike Huggins |
| Lorenzo, In Love with Jessica | Don Jones |
| Shylock – A Jew | Dennis Learey |
| Tubal – A Jew, His Friend | Doug Huggins |
| Portia – An Heiress | Mary Huggins |
| Nerissa – Her Waiting Gentlewoman | Rita Coe |
| Jessica – Daughter to Shylock | July Stanford |
| Serving Women | Carol Boer, Belva Neilson |
| Gondoliers | Don Meyer, John Cole |
| Attendants | Margot Jones, Roger Michel, Brian Dunn |
Crew
| Designer | Doug Huggins |
| Stage Manager | Doug Huggins |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Jeff Watton |
| Properties | Ivy Carmichael, Dorothy Pillar |
| Costumes: Designed by | Marie Nielson |
| Wardrobe Mistress | Pat Minard |
| Assisted by | Val Kelman, Margaret Wood |
| Lighting | Edgar Dobie, Dale Siver, George Bamford |
| Sound | Rick Gilchrist |
| Makeup | Rosalie Gower |
| Hair | Scotti Perry |
| Tickets | Margaret Rose |
| Publicity | Tom Barton, Lorraine Allum |
| House | Nancy Siver |
Awards
The Merchant of Venice was entered in the Okanagan zone drama festival and the BCDA (Theatre BC) Finals Festival.
Powerhouse hosted the 1970 BCDA (Theatre BC) Provincial Finals Festival in Vernon, and Doug Huggins won the coveted Hamber Award for Major Contribution to Community Theatre in the Province.
