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PAGE 12p WEITY FREZ PREn WDNESDAY, MARCH 14, I9GQ Mary's Heart A look, attiIfe after death By Trudie Zavadovios The Durham Shoestringr Per- formera' firet theatre worlcshop titled 'Mýa7%ry'eart? was a hume succesa mn every sense of the word. The arts resource centre was packed to se.-the free, one-time pefrance te 45-minute PI by Oshawa writer Pearl ¶Mary's Heart? is about how friends and relatives react te the death of Mar, a woman in her sixties who died suddenly of a heart attack. The play begin*s on the evening of Mars death and ends juafter her funera. Ial takes place in Mary'. kitchen. Joan, played by Ester Davy, is May.dughter, her only chi1d. Mary gave -birth i her mid te late forties after or during her change of fif. 5h.'. strong, hiî- dependent .and almoat sure her mother didn't care for her. Rita, pIlayed by Carol Ashton, i. M% fiend; she'. also Joan'. friend. Joan helped her through a divorce. Now Rita'. the shoul- der te, cry on. and sometimes the BUSINESS LUNCHIEON Served from 11:3Oam to 2:3Opm Tuesday to Friday Experience our delectable drier mon u selections servedin our 'Bistro"'fatmosphere from 5PM tii] closing In addition to our regular "Fare" we feature 6 Early Bird Specials from 5pm to 6:3Opm For Only $9099 a... 0 0. 0 . 0.e 0 whippigpost. Emily.payd by Delores Holli- day, is Mary'. neîghbor. Sh. i. most visibly distraught by Maryea death. She's jealous of Rita sposition with Joan and uite sure where she fit. in now t Mazs gone. As they ait down te tea Emily "rçes over the cup Rita i. usmg. "Dont use that it was hers, I bought it for her.;' Instead of tea,, they decide on scotch so no one uses the cup; it remains on the table. After lengthy discussion aboutMaryand a-but hf. Emily gets Up te leave. She knocLs over the cup. The cup breaks and so does Emily. 'lt's broke! 1 broke it! She's gone. What arn I going to do? I feel so Ionely.» Marilyn, played by Sharon Walmsley, i. Mars neice and Joan'. cousin. She's flamboyant and a woman of the world, with a telI-it-like-it-is type persona- lity.,Mary's been there for her in her times of need and she's always envied Joan. Beth, played by Brenda Fitch, is M a' sister. Everybody has an Aunt Beth. Shecornes «igt in and takes over - knows what needs te be done and gets right te it. Mary's Heart is a crystal-clear look at hife after sommoe els death, what pope say, what peor le think, the judgments, the gurthe anger, the vying for position the irreverence and the huxnor. Intertwined throughout this collage ofemotions and reac- tions - se subtle, so teuchin-i the. love that each had for Through those emotions, eah perseni some way has insight mnto Mary, how she touched their lives, how she loved them. The cliches and humor, abun- dant throughout the play, are priceleas. They make i t easy to Iaugh and add real warmth. SER PAGE 14 Classes and workshops at Station Gallery The Station Gailery holda classes throughout the wek in chidren's art, basic watercolor painting, hand-painted photo- graph, awng and pitn fom thke mode and ninsrcted Witer; sessions began in Janu- ary and February and wiil con- tinue until April or May. Sprhig sessions begin iApril ichildren's art, youth art, acry- clc and oul painting, basic draw- ing nd painting and etching tenques. Workshops for 'Chldren's Art: March BrAak' are being heid this week. The. workshop for 'Basic Watercolor Painting- Landscapes' begins April 1; portrait painting begwns April 29; advanced water- coor 1pamting, floral and land- sybeis May 27; print- maag, lithography begins May 26. Registration i. urged as soon as, possible.. For. more -infqp.&ar tion,, cail 668-4185. tion student. art exhibition that' began last week at the Robert Mcauli*n Gallery in Oshawa.' 'EMPTY THOUGHTS for Crowded Minda' is a work b~y Central CI grade 13 student Mark Natereno that is part of the Durham Board of Educa- library ' Telling Tales,' storytime for specia needs children, wiil be heid at the Whitby Public Library, beginning in April. Telling Tales is designed for any 3- te 5-year-old who ha. a physical and/or mental impairment. The children will stay on their own for, this 45-minute program. Stories, songe, rnodified flngerplays and big muscle activities are based on a theme each week. Th. objecta of this program are te provide a learning experience, te develop more self-confidence aanxg participants, and te have fun. Obldren in tuis age category who are able te sty on their own may register. Those who need one-on-one attention may sigu a waiting list and if there i. enough demand, then another program may b. set up sometime in the future. Registration i. on Wednesday, March 28, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium at the Whitby Public Iàbrary. There i. no fee for this six-week program and the sessions are to be held on Mondays from 1:15 te 2 p.m. i the auditorium, starting on Monday, April 2. For more information, contact Janet Terry at the adult fiction and children's desk at the library at 668-6531. Art w'ith a feminist perspective' An exhibition of works bj women artits whoee ar encompasse a feminis perpeciveopens at the Rtober McLaWUghln Gahlery, March Z and continues until April 22. Feminism Revisited celebrate the 2Oth anniversay of thd onthe S Wonus f 'Ã"W y' While Canadian women artists t; cannot be seenaadistinct group t; in artistic termis, they can be t; thought of as a distinct &roup in 2 terma, of background and environment. 9 Themes dealt with in this e exhi*bition razige from itchen t , bon.dae (Mm" Ondaatje, Mary Ê"'lÏk) te the interprétàtion of women by past artiste (Joanne Tod), and repression of identity (Dorothy Cameron). Works with a feminist note- by Iua, Ketela, Joyce Wieland and local artist Jane Eccles are alse included. The exhibited works are from the gallery's permanent collection. IAN BROWN, Whitby trustee who ie cha]4 ~of the Durham Board of Education, and Oshawa, truste. AuâIrey Macean look over an exhibit- in' the board's student art display at the Robert McL..aughlitl Gallery during the opening March 7.