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Page 12, Whltby Freo Press, Wodnesclay, March 29. 1995 More about the Mer cers. in drama. byShoestrîners. By Gavi Crisý'p A 'idtchen sink' drama will be presented by, the Durham Shoe- string Performers starting tomorrow (Thursday) nightati the Arts Resource*Contre in Osh- awa. Written b 'rputable Canadian PlanwrigtDavid French, '0f the Fiels, Latly'.continues narrat- ing the adventures of the Mer- cor, a Newfoundland famiilY that tok up residence in Toronto in the ,a y1960si. «Frelnch moved te Toronto in 194 at the age of five,» says Ed Daigle, the play's .dnecteir, . and thatpaals the young man (Bon) h the play and think that's an interesting. point becauso you can speuatehow autobiogéaphical the<ýlay is.» Atteptig toleathefaznily tbrough the turbulent times is Plenty of Yuk Yuk's Saturday.* A Comedy Night and Dance will b. ho dl at Heydenshore Pavilion inWitby -on Saturday .nhtApril 1. Yuk's sé tandup comics will eThe event is being held by the. Kinsmen Club of Wbitby. Tickets, for $20 are aailable by callin4g 430-1376. a Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Jacob Mercer, played by' Whitby's Dan Wyse. .Ben,- bis son, and with whom Jacob PIS rlutat to got along, is *played by Adam Hackey, a young actor who sorné may recogmizo fromhis role in 'Louis and Dave,' ono of tho 10 short plays that: made up a Shoestring presen- tation at the startof the 1994-95.' Along with the hopeful mend- ing of tho gonoration gap, the, family is confronted with yet another- hardship when they learn that Ben's aunt has recently diod. Th1e chaos continues when Abel Zwart's character and nowly-ap ointed widower, Wiff is brougtinto- the scene ani adds o efa smongene of problems3. 'Basically, it's. a power strug- glo between th ahor -and tho son,» says Zwart, a Whitby rosi- don "t,-in a draina that will' appeal to both aduits and teen- agerecauseits a father/son "I think, tho audience will really enj-oy seeing this ono bocause itrs a very moving and toci~play.» The play also has going for it a sens. of rolativity between itself and. tho audience due to its omphasis on family lifo and the poýrformoers renditions of the rot thoa ?kithen sink' draina,» sýays Daigle. "It is a realistic theatre that examines family life and there's a great deal of humour in this, too. «I think wo, have excellent actors in the four peolple and they're doing a good job mn deve- lop ing their cbaracters...I don't thik vo over worked with a group where there is such a ctrong cbemistry among them. They get along oxtremoly well.» Tickets are available at Wal- te-es Music Centre, $49 King.St. W and Information Oshawa, liawa Centre, for sh ows on March 31, April 69,7, and 8. 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