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Borelian production opens February 26 direct Director Joh n H. Foote Church ladies have busy week up-coming Prince Albert and Area News by llean Pugh News items are very short this week. I am filling in for Earline for a week or two. Hope your stay in hospital will not be long and that you will soon be able to be out and around. : The weekly euchre on Thurs. evening had a very good turn out with 12 tables. The ladies who were on the winning side are Doris Redman, Helen Pascoe and Kariann Dale. Men- Clarence Butson, Richard Manns, Carl Gimblett. Draw winners- Kariann Dale and Julie Harris. Sunday morning Rev. John Brown had his weekly time with the children. The choir sang the anthem 'Glorious Praise." The sermon on "Grief" gave us all many thoughts to think about. After church the children along Liberals In response to the public's growing confusion over the Free Trade Deal, the Durham East Liberal Association is sponsoring a public forum on the impact of the Deal on Agriculture: The forum will be held on Thursday, Feb. 18, 1988 at 8 p.m. in the Coun- cil Chambers of the Newcastle Community Hall (village of Newcastle). Representatives of government will be participating with local farmers to provide up-to-date in- formation on how this deal affects agriculture in Ontario. Keynote Speaker for the evening is Harry Pelissero, Liberal MPP for Lin- coln and former President of the Federation of Agriculture. He will explain the provincial govern- with some brave parents had a toboganning party. ° The ladies of the church havea busy week starting on Tues. even- ing at 7:30 with Bible Study in the church downtown. Wed. at 8 p.m. in the church basement the mon- thly UCW meeting with guest speaker, Penny Reid who will be telling us more about the Operation Scugog Food Bank Everyone welcome. Then or Thurs., the Mystery Sister supper and fun time. If you are a person who enjoys making different types of small crafts and are looking for a place to sell them, contact Mrs. Barber at the Prince Albert Store. will you please call me at 985-2146 with some news items for ext week. to host ree trade forum ment's concerns with the Deal. Other panelists include Gary Her- rema, Chairman .of Durham Region and a cash crop farmer. He will explain how the Deal in its present form would impact on his type of farming operation. Jim Rickard, Vice-Chairman of Farm Products Marketing Commission will explain how the Deal affects Marketing Boards and Don Welsh a local dairy farmer will be discussing the Free Trade Deal in relation to the dairy industry. This forum is open to the public with no admission charge and the local Liberal Association en: courages the agricultural com- munity to attend and let the pro- vincial government know of your concerns. or takes his craft seriously by Vivian Lee The current Borelians produc- tion, 'Jitters' by David French, is being directed by John H. Foote, who is no stranger to Port Perry or Town Hall 1873. He began his directing career here in 1979 when he was 'just a kid," and wrote and directed "Movie Moments" which was performed at the old Town Hall. This was after getting his first taste of theatre behind the scenes under the tutorage of Diane Lackie, (who was herself an original Borelian) at Port Perry High School, and moving on from there to a very short stint at ac- ting, and then studying at Humber College with Jim Peddie, where Foote was introduced to "Method" acting. I spoke with Foote recently, who explains "The two most well known acting styles are the British and the American. With the British style, I am always aware an actor is ac- ting -- giving a performance -- whereas when you watch so- meone like Brando, he's so into the character you're not aware tor a minute that he's acting. Stated as simply as possible, method acting is searching for the truth of the character -- justify- ing every word you say as the character; as the director, I have to justify for the actors every move I ask them to make. We discuss everything that happens on stage -- nothing happens just because it's in the script." It sounds as though this is a director who works *'with" his ac- tors, a director who would like it if an actor questioned him when he gave a direction. "Yes, I like that -- it's good. If they don't ask me why, there's 'something wrong. When they question me, it means they're thinking, they're working -- they've made an honest effort to analyze their role and to literally become the character; it takes a long time -- some actors can do it faster than others. Steve Foote is very fast, so is Hailie Vogel -- she's fast, she thinks. Younger people adapt, probably better than people who are into a set form -- I learned that in Nobody Loves A Dragon (the Boreliars' recent Christmas show for the kids). Thad a bad at- titude toward children's theatre at the beginning of Dragon, but that experience changed my ind." «With Method Acting, the ac- tor's goal should be to create a believable, realistic character within the boundaries of the text and the director's notes. They must acquire the ability to listen to each other on stage so that they answer each other naturally. That way you get a real character up there rather than amateur acting. After all, the only real difference between amateur and profes- sional is money. I know profes- sional actors, and I've no idea how they got there -- I know amateurs with ten times the talent, ten times the dedication, but they never got the break." Well, I recently heard another definition of Professional, which: is "The only difference between a professional and a non- 'professional is attitude." If ever there was a director in communi- ty theatre with a professional at- titude, it's John Foote. There isn't a movie he hasn't seen -- and studied; he has a collection of over 1,000 hard-covered books on one aspect or another of theatre; he makes it a point to discuss his craft with others in the field in- cluding Christopher Newton.who, of course, is the Artistic Director at the Shaw Festival Theatre in my favourite town, Niagara-on- fheLake he has an opinion about D PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, February 9, 1988 -- 37 / the ability of every actor on the silver screen; and he has ex- tremely high - expectations of those working with him and even higher ones for himself. Some would say Foote carries it too far -- he is hard to work for; he admits he's temperamental and egotistical. He admits too that sometimes his methods scare people -- he's "way too intense" ..."except for actors who get to know me and who really care about what they are doing." Well, if the quotes I got from the actors presently working with Foote on "Jitters" are any indica- tion, hard to work for or not, his Method has won them over. The leading.lady in Jitters is played by Sandra James- Mitchell, who literally glowed as she told me 'John is very positive and encouraging and he makes me feel like he believes in me and I feel like I can do anything." And one of the outstanding stars of Nobody Loves A Dragon who is also performing in Jitters, Hailie Vogel, claims 'John makes you feel special and doesn't make you feel uncomfortable about trying new things in front of others." And newcomer to the Borelians (although not to the stage) Gregory Finnigan appreciates that "we have a lot of freedom to do what we want and I really like that." And then there is the unique feeling George Rissanyi has for John Foote -- and I quote 'John is obsequious, purple, and clairvoyant!!" Well, the theatre business is a crazy one, but an exciting one at the same time. This next produc- tion by the Borelians promises to be a treat for seasoned theatre- goers and for first-timers too, as is indicated by John Foote's remarks about the play -- He says 'for people of this area, I hope it will entertain and educate. People still come up and ask me what a director does -- hopefully this play will answer all those questions. It involves the au- dience completely -- they are literally sitting in a rehearsal. There are going to be arguments in the audience -- scenes where we utilize the whole theatre. It's an environmental type play -- a realistic comedy dealing with everything people deal with -- paranoias, nastiness, -- it all goes on in theatre anyway, and despite it all, the show goes on and peo- ple still put up with each other and manage to work together. Hopefully the audience will leave happy, really entertained, they've had a good time and they've learned a little bit about theatre too, and they'll know putting on a play is a group effort." I'll second that!!! This production opens Friday, February 26, and continues on Saturday, February 27 and the following Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, March 3, 4, and 5. I understand tickets are selling quickly at Barb Goodman's shop located 'Just Around the Corner" (from the Royal Bank that is) at 143 Perry Street -- so stop in soon to get yours if you haven't already. ing her he wanted cash. call us. tario. L1H 7K8. Crime Stoppers and the Durham Regional Police are ask- ing for the Public's help in solving an Attempted Robbery at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce on Brooklin, on January 8 this year. 3 At about 2:20 p.m. a man entered the Bank and for a few minutes read through some information at the back counter. He then went to the withdrawl counter and there spoke to a clerk. He discussed opening an account and then passed her a note tell- He opened his coat and showed her the butt of a gun saying, «This is real." He demanded cash several more times and the clerk hesitated. He then told her to stay where she was and he walked out the door turning west towards the Post Office. He is described as a white male, aged about 30 years, 6', 180 Ibs, medium build, dark brown straight hair just over his ears, thin beard and moustache neatly trimmed, wearing a light blue cloth type jacket, waist length with a zipper front, matching scarf and black cloth pants. He was wearing a white golf cap with "BALLANTINES" on the front in reddish letters or writing. If this description fits someone you know call us. Were you in Brooklin that day? Did you see this person in the village? Did you see him in a car? If you have any idea who this person was, You will never be required to identify yourself or go to Court. The Crime Stoppers office is open 8 a.m. -- 10 p.m., Mon- day to Friday and the phone numbers are: 222-8477 or 1-800-387-8477 Free from all phones including pay phones. Sergeant Sandy Ryrie of the Durham Regional Police Force writes this article to help combat crime. A Citizen Board ad- ministers the Crime Stoppers Programs of which there are now over 700 in North America. The reward money is raised through Tax Deductible donations which may be sent to Toronto and Regional Crime Stoppers (Durham), P.O. Box 54, Oshawa, On- Baldwin Street, LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS? Look here! ... 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