TTi Home Newspaper of Hills HERMI The Way We Were part 6 Till SECOND SECTION A Halton Hills Arts Council feature Backstage with the British Connection lt Ml Mil I GrllltGI TOWN 1 J 1 1 E- is r who not ill Malcolm am lo dire Ihe first performing Georgetown little is erne arc I left to I Hell Windsor as Mr at ljid ilheson has iiiht J ihe Itself Is arc hard at work learning Hi fir cut out Sot them us I first dress rein mid Gerrys cues set stage for familys scenes By FROST stair writer Per hups more so than in any other Little presentation the singe set will play a key role in the tort tic production of Separate Tables fact of utmost important to Gem one time llnlish Army entertainer who is us stage mnmger for play which debuts ruary Separate Tables will be the entry to Ik rated In the annual Drama Association Festival Burton Lancaster professional ictor and director will be the judges Mr received his initial theatrical training in Redding England where He was born This coupled his stint in Britain Service has made him a very popular mm with theatre groups in Georgetown and lira m pi on When Mr moved to Georgetown years ago he ind his wife involved with the Brampton Musical Mrs is i past president tit the served as sin in tin IMS production of Hello and remains busy with the society this Ing its upcoming musical Guys and Dolls the s Nicola ha been known lend a hand painting Gl Tsels is she did for the play Rape of the Belt SIX Mr and Mrs involved with the she in noting and he generally in the construe Hon of sets then he has been stage manager for two other phys and Inst year his hand producing when presented Veronica Boom Mr has also in the Cinderella as one of the ugly sisters lis behind the scenes how ever where is must com for table pin brings its own set of challenges Separate Tibles is not a difficult insofar as the set hive to be changed it Ihe end of each act However because the spend a it ileal of time at various tables extension to the si ige had be built measuring 16 fid is somewhat lower in the mum stage so that line sight is not impeded in the front rows and extends from The rtnnlning spice will be par filled with chairs Mr lggleton says spectators silt ing may feel as though ire sitting in the plays living room More tables will be placed on a raised portion of the stage which is In be raised eight inches at the rear of stage lefl One of Mr lems is the hall Is needed for church activities during the day and all the floor space required Bee the GIT practises every night he and his crew have design and the stage so can be token down every night after praclise ind rebuilt next evening Seedless it s i job Gerry Ins pui a great of thought into Mr concerns don I slop it si ige Inn finished sets those are his duties as i miniver Once re completed the part be gins IGII1ING TOO Ik is ilso responsible or lighting ind sound liking of things during single technical walkthrough of the pi Ibis rehcarsil lighting and sound cues ire decided upon from then on Mr is responsible for their vn the lighting ind sound men in the presentation During ihe list week of rcheirsjls he must be present all the lime since it is he and the il i f live but hi likes to keep it loa minimum wherein One of s 1 jobs is 10 see it m ike up is finished ind done proper there ire ni under sludits Ins be there when the up from ni ike up ind lighting people to actors iclrcsscs Once Mr I- iikes rchte h in a prist nliliun when in iclorwislile Ihe w is fi r si in to do the pari Willi seripl in hind until tin I ill actor ippe iretl Mr I Ihe ludm epiiv the a esse for their To do this he has to follow the ript line by line at ind then aciu production itself Jusl before the pi iv opens mother of Mr functions is all props ire in place on stage II can be most awkward when an is required to say my isn lhat a lovely urn and there Isn I an urn in sight Ad lib In claims he om of w is explained he rec ills in i GIT list the anthem wis pi one minute cur limnll shedecidtda visit to ficiktiis of slurs il his witch ind muttering under his hum re us side TV tar righli GIT errw or the production of Separate Tablet which open from left are and Jack Frrguion Herald photo I Halton Cable TV goes multi lingual Instill 171 lo its miming Nun Toronto si al ions were ordered tin to add tie stition se stitions if Toronto where thin id per mil of eilinns spe or wen illowed to add iujmenled or of in she lb mini fervor in id or should bt help icksligc in understand m or she look riles for Irs lk Hi ml to is I requires il ill i til whirr borrow Job of i lldtdie rift man Brows fulur Ik r trill sht is much in lire pinups both is i aktr for Iik d sien Shi in for Im ind iddin dm mils for disluulivt icteric costume designer his lo hive keen mi iuntiiii for line id color she I lo Hit is In mi by Mud to become desiKiier I hi iv School the latter i il i workshop In rejird Hit for i new in Hits inn Mrs tin piung public i comfort i il tulturt in Separate Tables Feb 23 29 March 1 Hall f i in in tin 111 ids hi i lift inithcr In tin i jfl 1 1 fori llitirih II il nil Id of iris lnl this lung pi i ho m illv ihe flu ipiut il llu Mrs wink il il later took us from Good ill Br drim Hist m iie Jovci ei a fun ill ills fifth din Hi if lints i mm mi Hi m in for ving Bum in Whin in Ins 1 his i piops for did join i fadin It 1 1 t III nil to mid Mrs Modi in Ins belli working with GIT HUM lnsi Mrs I is pi ind perform mill il I hi Dust i in simttunts i li in for I IilJiI up ie work who oil commit ii ml and i lilt m Mrs StiKlihrt said often lit ij itqinml with a tin roup is backstige on i priKluetion where for entertainment The Marie Edna and Joyce Holland request the pleasure of your company at Separate Tables opening a week Saturday