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Anyone can relate to this Italian family Continued from page 24 passed on a couple of years ago ­ and my mom to help me understand and deliver her. She is the matriarch of the family. She's the one who shows her love through food and loves to have her family around. That's who my grandmother was," she said. "I know how it felt to be loved and nurtured by my grandmother in that way and how she conducted herself. She was a very energetic lady and lively with quite the personality." Though the family in the play is Italian, Dametto said regardless of a person's culture, everyone will be able to identify with characters in this show. "Everyone will enjoy and relive memories or moments they have had, either recently or in the past, with family members. The play will was a flashback, to help people treathe scene I'm sure those "Everyone will enjoy and doing in the play . moments as they relive memories or moments . . It was similar. It move forward," they have had, either recentwas uncanny how she said. ly or in the past, with family similar it was," he Though the members. The play will help said. show may have a Having a solid dramatic mes- people treasure those cast has helped sage, it is a com- moments as they move forMcKim create that edy. It features ward." family closeness funny characters on stage. This, he who are opinion- Dina Dametto, actor ated, exasperat- Burl-Oak Theatre Group said, was created ing, loving and before the rehearsmost of all realisal process. It was tic. done during the audition process. McKim, whose wife is Italian, was "If you cast good players, the rest taken aback recently by the similari- of the job is easy," McKim said. ties of her family to the characters in "You have to try to find the right the play. family. If you find the right family "At Christmas time, sitting down through the audition process and to dinner, it was the same thing, it casting, then as the director, my job is already done. Then it's just guidance after that." After that, he said he just had to help the actors work out the kinks in the delivery of the jokes that lighten the mood. Dametto added that the cast has grown into a family of its own during the rehearsal process. The play runs from Jan. 5-7 and Jan. 11-14 with shows at 8 p.m. There is a 2 p.m. matinee showing on Jan. 8 as well. The Centre is located at 130 Navy St. Regular tickets cost $27 or $22 for the matinee showings. There are various discounts available as well. For tickets, visit www.oakvillecentre.ca. Dominik Kurek can be reached at dkurek@oakvillebeaver.com or follow him on twitter at @ DominikKurek. How to be more conscious Long-time Oakville resident Buffy Knowlton has just released a self-published book titled Life Design Portefolio. 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