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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday April 16, 2008 - 37 The Sound of Music Burl-Oak presents the Night of the Iguana Four unforgettable characters struggle with their gods and demons in Tennessee Williams' lively, humorous, and intensely emotional drama The Night of the Iguana opening on Thursday, April 24, presented by the Burl-Oak Theatre Group on the Oakville Centre stage running through until May 3. It's 1940 ­ the Costa Verde on Mexico's isolated west coast. A defrocked, alcoholic priest leading a bus tour of American church women arrives at a run-down, seaside hotel managed by an earthy widow. In this claustrophobic, tropical pressure cooker, we are thrown in with a total of 14characters from a variety of nationalities, ages and social backgrounds. But Tennessee Williams reaches the emotions of the audience through four characters who are, like the iguana in the play, tethered at the "end of their ropes": the defrocked priest, Shannon, on the verge of a nervous breakdown, the recently widowed hotel manager, an other-worldly, spinster painter, and her ailing 97 year-old poet grandfather. Cloistered together in the sweltering heat, this intriguing quartet of characters is soon embroiled in a world of sexual tension, moral quandary, faltering faith and mystical transcendence as Williams explores the possibilities for redemption and healing. The Night of the Iguana, which first opened in 1961, is generally considered Williams' last Broadway success. Burl-Oak's The Night of the Iguana is on stage at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts from Thursday to Saturday, April 24 to 26 and Wednesday to Saturday, April 30 to May 3. Tickets at $25 are available through the Box Office at 905-815-2021 or toll free 1-888-4897784 or online at oakvillecentre.ca. Curtain at 8 pm. Seniors and students are half price at $12.50 on April 30. DEREK WOOLLAM / OAKVILLE BEAVER TIMELESS MUSICAL: Laura Andrew (seated) will play Maria in the White Oaks Secondary School production of The Sound of Music, which will feature five shows this month. Also pictured are (left to right) Sanya Lafleur as Liesl, Adam Demarco as Friedrich, Joel Arfin as Kurt, Kristen Campbell as Louisa, Elizabeth Aumonier as Marta, Laren Martin as Gretl and Kimi de Bruyn as Brigitta. Shows will take place tomorrow (Thursday), Friday, April 24 and April 25 at 7 p.m., with two shows slated for April 26 (2 p.m. and 7 p.m.), at White Oaks. Tickets cost $15 for adults and $12 for students/seniors, and can be purchased at the door. In Downtown old Oakville BEAUTY Advanced Technology for Skin Rejuvenation Sunset A Relaxing Experience & www.sunsetspa.ca Spa EXTENSIONS BEFORE 171 SPEERS RD. #19, OAKVILLE OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 9:30-9:00pm, Wed. 9:30-6:00pm, Sat. 9:00-5:00, Sun. 12:00-5:00pm EYELASH HAIRSTYLIST EXTENTIONS REQUIRED AVAILABLE! www.hairchateau.com (check website for new client discount) To Advertise in this section call 905 338-1237 Leap into Spring and a New Hairstyle with Paula NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS Book your free Consultation Now at Strut Hair Studio Long Full Sexy Hair for Spring & Summer 905-845-3824 Hair Studio & Aesthetics Hosts HAIRCUT-A-THON Sunday April 27th., 2008 11:00 a.m. To 4:00 p.m. All Donations Will be Given To Ian Anderson House COME IN FOR A HAIRCUT!* *minimum of $10 donation Refreshments will be provided 67 Bronte Road, #6 Bronte Tues - 10-6, Wed - Fri 10-8, Saturday 9-6 QEW 905-827-6566 115 Jones St. (One block east of Bronte Rd.) 905.827.1294 Lakeshore 2530 Sixth Line, Oakville, Ontario 905-257-8998 Jones