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Entertaining Shorts featuring local talent takes stage Friday Tickets cost $15 for Burl-Oak Theatre Group production Local playwrights and actors will be staging their creativity at Burl-Oak Theatre Group's Entertaining Shorts 2014. The collection of plays will be presented at the Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre (QEPCCC) Friday, May 23 and Saturday, May 24 at 8 p.m. and Sunday May 25 at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $15 and can be purchased online at botg.ca or at the door (cash or cheque only). "Entertaining Shorts 2014 provides an opportunity for local playwrights and actors to showcase their creative work to patrons in the intimacy of the new contemporary Black Box Theatre at QEPCCC," said Micki Clemens, Burl-Oak Theatre Group president. "I am thrilled to say that this year Entertaining Shorts will feature four short plays written, directed and acted by local residents. One of the plays, The Weekend Project, is both student-written and directed. This event celebrating local writing and acting talent is a not-to-be-missed event." torical play that uncovers the personal story of Sir John Franklin, a famed Arctic explorer, who embarked from England to search for the Northwest Passage. The play looks at the unique and affectionate relationship between Sir John, dubbed The Erebus, and his dynamic wife, Lady Jane Franklin, nicknamed The Terror. Its cast includes Mississauga resident Jim A Prescription for Tenderness, written by Burlington resident Linda McCready, features clowns (from left) Philip Zabel as Louis, Rod McTaggart as Graham and Wendy Oughtred as Emma.| photo by Chris Laszcz Curley as Sir John Franklin and Oakville residents Cynthia Dempster as Lady Jane Franklin, Jane Pokou as Eleanor Franklin and Peter Coffey as Captain Francis Crozier. A Prescription for Tenderness is a 20-minute play that centres around Emma and her colleague Graham, who need to be energetic and joyful to perform their jobs working with children. Sometimes, however, as Emma discovers, one's own child needs counseling and understanding. The cast includes Burlington resident Wendy Oughtred as Emma, Ancaster resident Philip Zabel as Louis and Mississauga resident Rod McTaggart as Graham. The Weekend Project is 20 minutes and tells the story of four teenagers getting together to work on a school project. The task seems simple -- prepare a five-minute presentation on a Shakespearean play. But it's not so simple as RaOakville Galleries Centennial Square 120 Navy Street chael and Danny, who used to be best friends, won't talk to each other. Alfred is a completely reluctant participant. In order to get the projMay 24th Doors open 7:00 pm ect done, Kim has to fix the problems between them all, which is not as easy as it sounds. The Auction begins 8:00 pm Weekend Project features Oakville residents Sherman Gill as Danny, Samantha Rideout as Rachael and Shaumar Turner as Alfred. BurlAdmission $15.00 ington resident Mimi Han plays Kim. Auction ticket includes entry to the live and Gallows End, a 20-minute play, is a dark sasilent auction, wine, hors d'oeuvres, music tirical comedy with a surprise ending. It tells the story of an ambitious man who travels from Boston to the backwoods of Georgia to find a Public Preview celebrated witch to grant him what he most May 17th to May 24th desires. The play features Oakville residents Ron Gauthier as Guide and Robert Laszcz as Visitor. Mississauga residents Madeline Leon plays Annabelle Lee and Rod McTaggart plays Demon. QEPCCC is located at 2302 Bridge Rd. 17 | Wednesday, May 21, 2014 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Art AUCTION Entertaining Shorts 2014 provides an opportunity for local playwrights and actors to showcase their creative work to patrons in the intimacy of the new contemporary Black Box Theatre at QEPCCC. Micki Clemens Burl-Oak Theatre Group president The four short plays are The Erebus and the Terror, written and directed by Michael Brown, A Prescription for Tenderness written by Linda McCready and directed by Angie Fyke, The Weekend Project written and directed by Eddie Mines of Oakville Trafalgar High School and Streetwise Theatre Group and Gallows End written and directed by George Marciniak. The Erebus and the Terror is a 30-minute his- AND SAVE! Browse flyers from your favourite national and local retailers Visit flyers. coupons. deals. savings tips.