Billy Bishop Goes To War | Jacob James, Max Reimer, and Jim Hodgkinson | Drayton Entertainment 2022
AUDIO	VIDEO	
JACOB JAMES: Billy Bishop Goes to War is, of course the story of, uh, World War One’s leading flying ace, Billy Bishop--  	Jacob James, who plays Billy Bishop, sits and speaks to the camera. 

TEXT ON SCREEN: Jacob James, Billy Bishop.

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JACOB JAMES: --who happened to be kind of a ne’er-do-well, cheating-on-his-exams kid.	Video transitions to show footage of World War One soldiers standing in a group, then back to Jacob James being interviewed.	
MAX REIMER: But the reason this has been performed all over—including on Broadway—is because it’s, it really has humour. 	Jacob James walks across the stage, rehearsing as Billy Bishop. The video then transitions to Max Reimer, the director, being interviewed. 

TEXT ON SCREEN: Max Reimer, Director. 	
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MAX REIMER: It has character, it has music, it has story. It is really a perfect little Canadian construction and I think that’s why people like to come and see it.	Max Reimer sits at a table with the creative team and discusses the production. 	
JIM HODGKINSON: There’s a lot of contrasts, all types of things happen to Billy throughout the course of it and I get to be the sort of chorus on stage that supplies an extra commentary musically. And then I also support Billy in the songs.	Jim Hodgkinson sits at a piano and rehearses with Jacob James. Video transitions to him being interviewed. 

TEXT ON SCREEN: Jim Hodgkinson, Music Director/The Piano Player	
JACOB JAMES: I think Billy Bishop is about watching how a young innocent gets into the war and we kind of watch that honeymoon stage go away. 	Jacob James speaks to the camera. Transitions to video of him rehearsing on stage and then back to the interview. 	
JIM HODGKINSON: What this play does is it gets us to come together as Canadians, reminds us of who we are and what we stand for. People are going to love this. It’s worth seeing, it’s a Canadian classic.	Jim Hodgkinson speaks to the camera. 	
MAX REIMER: Can’t wait for you to come and see it at the St Jacobs Schoolhouse Theatre. 	A graphic for the production appears, with a photo of Billy Bishop surrounded by planes. 

TEXT ON SCREEN: Billy Bishop Goes to War, May 25 – June 12, St. Jacobs Schoolhouse Theatre	
	Credits roll across screen. 

TEXT ON SCREEN: Billy Bishop Goes To War

Creative Team
Max Reimer, Director
Jim Hodgkinson, Music Director
Brian Dudkiewicz, Set Designer
Nicole Del Cul, Costume Co-ordinator
Lyle Franklin, Lighting Designer

Stage Management
Nadene Riehl, Stage Manager
Kayla Ado, Apprentice Stage Manager

Cast
Jacob James, Billy Bishop

Musician
Jim Hodgkinson, The Piano Player

Drayton Entertainment