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17 | Friday A ugust 4 , 2 0 1 7 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | w w w .insidehalton.com Oakville entertainer appears at SummerWorks festival Theatre School of Canada in Montreal. A turning point in his career came when he was 12 and met his mentor Scott Hammell -- a Toronto magician, motivational speaker and a four-time Guin ness World Record holder. Correia opened for Ham mell and was inspired by his work to perform stunts. Correia, who now calls Toronto home, received in ternational attention for his fundraising stunt Escap ing Parkinson' s -- which earned him the world record for Longest Amount of Time Wearing a Straitjacket. For two weeks he lived inside a straitjacket without breaks. On the 14th day he escaped on live television. Correia' s production company (Noodle Boys) filmed the stunt, which is being produced as the doc umentary Two Weeks Strait, in addition to a book by the same name. As for the future, Correia plans to move to the Unit ed States, has an audition coming up with HBO and will pitch Perfection in Manitoba. Just back from Broadway He frequently comes home to visit his mom in Fie has performed for 16 years in North America and Oakville. overseas. He recently returned from Broadway, where For Perfection tickets, email boxoffice@summerhe performed in the legendary New York comedy club works.ca or call 416-628-8216. Caroline' s. As a child, Correia knew he wanted to be a magician after seeing one perform when he was just three. Grow ing up, Correia admitted he was the class clown. His Offering CANADA dad would buy him a magic trick if he didn't disrupt the CUT & STYLE FROM $50 class that week. COLOUR He attended Sunningdale Public School, where he FROM $65 5 18 Postridge Drive Perfection is 30 minutes in length, during which time Mark Correia - a magician and actor - took French immersion, and then went on to study at TREATMENTS 905-257-7427 KERATIN $300l+ colouraddiction .com devotes himself to doing two tricks absolutely perfectly. the Etobicoke School of the Arts, where he specialized today! | photo submitted in comedy and drama. He then studied at the National Book your appointment J * Oakville native Mark Correia is appearing in a new oneman show called Petfection at Toronto' s SummerWorks Performance Festival. Petfection opened Aug. 3 and continues until Aug. 13 at the Pia Bouman, Scotiabank Theatre in Toronto. The SummerWorks Performance Festival is a com bination of theatre, dance, music, live art and interdis ciplinary forms. The 11-day event features 52 unique projects, a series of artist workshops, and a collection of new performance experiments in the SummerWorks Tab as well as nightly parties. P ajcction is 30 minutes in length, during which time Correia -- a magician and actor -- devotes himself to doing two tricks absolutely perfectly. Correia, 21, called Petfection the most physically de manding show he has ever done. Fie does one show a night and appears as a double bill with The Chemical Valley Project. FEED YOUR A D D IC T IO N CABINETS LOOKiNG OLD? NEED MORE STORAGE? W e can help you update yo u r lo ok w ith affordable, q u ality cabinets! LO CALLY p r o d u c e d | F A s T T u R N A R o u N D BRIDAL SHCW T h e M o s t I n c l u s i v e a n d I n s p i r i n g W e d d in g E x p e r i e n c e ! S e p t e m b e r 15-17, 2 0 1 7 International Centre, Mississauga PERFECT FOR: · Kitchens · Basem ents · Closets Laundry Rooms Garages R 0 0 1 4 2 6 1 9 9 5 C A D M E N dollhouse w p j ^ GAY WEDDINGS