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i M.P.P. Addresses Rotary Club Members by Lorraine Manfredo The featured guest at the February 18th meeting of the Bowmanvillc Rotary Rotary Club was Durham East MPP Gord Mills. Mr. Mills was elected to the provincial provincial legislature in 1990 as the New Democratic Party candidate, He began his comments to Rotari- ans by expressing optimism that the economy is showing signs of improving. improving. "We arc now beginning to emerge from the worst economic recession since the 1930's," he said. ; The current recession has lasted longer than anyone expected, he added. added. And he noted that recovery-happened recovery-happened faster in previous recessions. "It's unlikely that the same pattern will be repeated this time," he said. Ontario has been hit hard, he admitted, admitted, primarily due to factors beyond beyond the control of the provincial government, government, At the recession's deepest point, '320,000 people in the province had lost jobs. Almost two-thirds of those were in the manufacturing sector. Mr. Mills assured his audience that the provincial government is actively addressing the problem of how to help put the unemployed back to work and how to help companies back on their. feet again. He explained briefly the government's government's plans to develop policies to rebuild rebuild the economy. One important step toward the goal The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, Wednesday, February 24,1993 15 Challenging Play for Members of Bowmanville Drama Workshop of maintaining a strong industrial base is to begin laying the groundwork for increased productivity, A number of initiatives toward that goal have been launched by the province. province. Mr. Mills cited the success of the jobsOntario project which he credits for the creation of well over 9,000 jobs. He explained how a new manufacturing manufacturing recovery program has been instrumental instrumental in preserving thousands of highly-skilled jobs. The government is encouraging better collaboration between labor and management as well as forging new links, between governments and business, business, he said. " "The time has come to acknowledge acknowledge that some functions of government government need to be run in a much more businesslike manner," he said. "We are changing the way we do business." business." Three key aims of the government currently are: 1. to develop a highly qualified, trained work-force 2. to promote industrial development development in Ontario through innovations and investments in new technology. ; 3. investment in infrastructure, such as Ontario highways During a question-and-answer period, period, the issue of casinos in Ontario was raised. Rotarian Joe Sweet suggested that casinos would harm the harness and horse racing industry in Ontario. Mr. Mills defended the' government's government's decision to establish a pilot casino casino project in Windsor to compete with an American casino being built just across the border in Detroit. "If that was built without a fight back, you might as well board everything everything up in Windsor," said Mills. The pilot project is heartily endorsed by council there, he said, and there are currently no plans to extend it. Mr. Mills was thanked by Rotary Club president Dr. Joe Pinto and offered'â offered' â small gift of appreciation for his comments. The director, cast and set construction crew from the upcoming Bowmanville Drama Workshop production production of "Noises Off' are pictured above. The Bowmanville Drama Workshop will perform this entertaining entertaining comedy on March 4, 5 and 6 at the Bowmanville High School Auditorium. Curtain time is eight p.m. • Rotary Club president Dr. Joe Pinto (at right), is seen here thanking thanking Thursday's featured guest speaker, Gord Mills, the MPP for Durham Durham East. Mr. Mills described several provincial programs set up to help put recession-weary Ontarians back on the job. Georgie "Porgie" Mercer "65" March 1,1993 Loue the Family Need To KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR NEW , ' ■ COMMUNITY? , Call m B Sandra Yates 623-5873 Our hostess will bring gifts and greetings, along with helpful community information. "Noises Off' is the latest production production by the Bowmanville Drama Workshop. Workshop. The play is both complicated and challenging to stage because of the play within a play plot. The action revolves. revolves. around a troupe of actors attempting attempting to put. on a play while their private lives create chaos on and offstage. offstage. Each Workshop actor plays an actor playing another character. As with any comedy, the humour lies in the intricate timing of words and actions. As an audience it can easily be taken for granted, but for the actors and director it involves repeated rehearsals rehearsals and a painstaking attention to detail. With four plates of sardines coming on in the first act alone, it is easy to see how, when the total confusion begins in Act 2, things really get muddled. Orchestrating Orchestrating the controlled chaos that is "Noises Off' is director Pat Marjerri- son. Pat is definitely no novice to the theatre and nowhere docs it show more than during a rehearsal. While enjoying enjoying the humour of misspoke lines and out of synch action, she keeps everyone everyone focused on the play. With her background in all aspects of the stage, Pat oversees everything. From climbing climbing the catwalks to help set the lights to consulting with the costumers, her focus is on "Noises Off'. According to Pat it's the backstage crew that arc the unsung héros of the theatre, particularly the set construction construction crew. Designing and building the innovative set is the job of John Maloney, Maloney, Nick Van Seggelen and Norm James. The men seem to enjoy constructing constructing the set, despite all the hard work. Hard work isn't just restricted to the set construction crew. Making acting look easy is the cast of Noises Off. Vic Goad plays the part of Selsdon, an experienced experienced actor who is "hard of hearing hearing and sleeps a lot." Vic has been with the BDW since 1975. He has directed directed two children's productions as well as having acted in past productions. productions. Vic enjoys the slapstick aspect of Noises Off. "It's my kind of comedy" comedy" laughs Vic, "I like playing off-beat characters." Another interesting character is the stereotypical "ditsy blonde" Brooke played by Debbie Anderson. Brooke is in her own world, completely unaware of any chaos around her. Debbie is enjoying enjoying her first BDW production. "Being "Being on stage doesn't bother me, I just want to do a good job." She is pleased to be working with a great cast who have been very helpful. Playing the overworked stage manager manager Tim is John Robichaud. Noises Off is John's first play with BDW. Referring Referring to himself as "the stage manager manager from hell," John's previous work was with high school productions. A big Monty Python fan, he calls the play "hilarious" and a "prime example of true comedy." A third novice' to the BDW stage is Laura Ross who plays Tim's assistant Poppy. Laura has "always been interested interested in the theatre but until now, never never did anything about it." She is confident confident that the audience will really enjoy Noises Off, and is pleased to be performing performing it. While a recent movie was made of Noises Off, this "sardines and doors" comedy is best left to the stage where the audience can better appreciate and experience the full atmosphere of the theatre. Noises Off can be enjoyed March 4, 5 and 6 at 8 p.m. at Bowmanvillc High School theatre. Tickets arc $7 for Adults and $4 for Seniors and Students. Students. With the purchase of a ticket receive receive a coupon for a free pound of chicken wings with the purchase of a pound from the King Street Bar & Grill. For tickets call 623-4224 or 623- 7596. Friends of Music presents National Arts Centre ORCHESTRA Friends of SSH»S»i Port Hope United Church Friday, March 5,1993 at 8:00 p.m. Adults $20.00 Students $5.00 Tickets from Port Hope Chamber of Commerce (416-885-5519), Clarke Music Centre, Cobourg (416-373-0555) or call 416-885-5350 to reserve Environmentalists Start Here Be a part of Canada's original green movement - with kids. 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