Welcome to The Ruby Room Revamped, our 2020s take on the 1920s dance hall. The flappers, the music, the freedom of expression. Take a trip through time, where memories of war and pandemics are set aside, and a chorus of fabulous women are finally finding their voice. It’s the Jazz Age, and tonight we conquer age, as our Mature Dance Company reimagine the giddy hedonism of Gatsby, gangsters and glamorous gals. But why just sit and watch? In the Ruby Room everyone’s a sharpshooter (flapper slang for one who spends well and dances much). This is a blow (party) 100 years in the making, so you won’t want to be a cancelled stamp (wallflower). Kick up your heels and join The Ruby Room gals for some classic 20s moves. It’s going to be the duck’s quack, darling.
Program
Project credits
Concept, Director, Choreographer, Production
Jo McDonald
CHOREOGRAPHERS
Millie Garard (Minnie the Moocher, and Let’s Misbehave)
Jennifer Iley (Jazz Baby)
Marg Whelan (Nightmare – Golden winged gals)
CLUB OWNER
Jo McDonald Ruby
Millie Garard George
SUPER SIPS (DANCING GIRLS)
Winnie - Anne-Louise Greenland
Mae Bell - Diana Waters
Betty - Helen Atkinson
Loula – Helen Troisi
Violet – Jan Schultz
Flossie – Lynn Martin
Maisie O’Day – Marg Whelan
Dulcie – Maureen Sherlock
Millie – Rachel Gillespie
Gertie – Rhianna Poole
Dot – Sally Warnes
Kathleen – Sue Gould
Velvet Rose – Tina Cook
IVORY TINKLER EXTRAORDINAIRE (PIANO PLAYER)
Nanette – Robyn Watson
FUNAMBULISTS (WHEEL DANCERS)
Lauren Daly
Jennifer Daly
SCRIPTING
Paul Ransom
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Jo McDonald
VIDEOGRAPHY
John O’Neil
LIGHTING TECH
Tim Gladdis