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Cavorting canine entices Sheridan audiences BY JOHN KERNAGHAN As depicted in Charles comic strip Charlie Brown Is always a loser a pintsized bungler of monumental proportions And as depicted In Sheridan Colleges cabaret- style production of the musical comedy adaptation Youre a Good Man Charlie Brown the poultice of the playground loses once again Charlie Dan was upstaged by his dog Snoopy Gary Pawlick a retail fashion student who was standing in for David Stoddard la bed with pneumonia handled the lead well considering his last minute notice But McLeod a Media Arts student simply had the choicest lines and numbers He enticed three full houses In as the alternately preening and brooding pup John Keroaghan Is staff writer at the Times McLeods features exploited every mood from coyness to bawdiness as he gamboled through a series of skits Best of the numbers was a vaudeville turn replete with top hat and cane that regaled the Joys of supper It reminded one of a campy Fred extolling the virtues of as Charlie was believable as the wide- eyed innocent blustered by Lucy Mary Tralnor Ms Christmas concert first of special events Music aficionados can now look forward to special Sheridan student play productions concerts solos and other musical events on campus next year beginning with a gala Christmas concert Rod Maxwell the same person who directed the popular Charlie Brown musical production this year will be music director and coordlnator for the new twoyear Media Arts elective in Music Theatre Maxwell who is highlyexperienced In all facets of stage drama and music will get the elective underway this September He says students will receive extensive training In the art and craft of contemporary music theatre with emphasis on individual vocal training Successful students may continue post graduate musical studies in one of several music or opera schools or they may enter the field directly Admission standards are the same as for other Sheridan programs However during a personal interview students wis be asked to present a vocal and readug audition sad take a written music test Auditions are scheduled for May and June who was up like a reincarnated Shirley Temple provided fine contrast She could be so sweet as to be sickly and as sharp as the strike of on asp Linus Kevin Kingston was consistent and trouped out one masterful number as he bumped and ground his way through a burlesque routine My Blanket and Me with his famous comforter Schroder Gary and Patty Mary were also both effective Mam thrust of the allcollege produced and directed performance once the laughter had died away was typical of penchant for exposing adult faux pas through the medium of the playground The sandbox becomes an extended metaphor for adult play fields In business love sports etc The addition of the cabaret style with wine and cheese makes it all that more enjoyable Performances also drew capacity crowds at Sheridans Brampton campus School of Design and the Credit Valley School of Nursing In Misslssauga Lighting for the Charlie Brown play production was the result of technological ingenuity and design at Sheridan Roy Adams technology instructor at the Brampton campus along with students Reaburn Ray and Dave Holden created and worked on the unique lighting structure a device so unusual Sheridan is thinking of patenting it The common way of controlling lighting is to use motors wheels mechanical switches and cams all things that whin- around But what they used was solid state electronic circuitry composed of transistors resistors and capacitors with no moving parts This device was incorporated in the marquee of flashing lights an arching structure feet wide by feet high Snoopy s bowl for instance had all the magic of electronics so that when it was picked up the bowl Dashed brilliantly A tree made from tinker toys became illuminated at a dramatic juncture In the play Just as Charlie Brown looked at it and mused that nothing was more permanent or solid than a tree a concealed push button activated a current and one of the large toy spools on the tree fell off Roy Adams terms the device an interesting breakthrough The only thing now Is to determine If it really is a new and unique method before application is made for a patent Exit The King What the students learned In the Theatre Production class was implemented on stage to produce Exit The King the third major student production this year at Sheridan Eugene Ionescos oneact dealing with the acceptance of death was performed for the public over a twoweek period eight evening performances and two matinees Not only were students responsible tor acting but organized and set up lighting set makeup props and stage directing