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> The Canadian Statesman, Bovvmanville, Wednesday, November 27, 1996 7 Haunted House Comedy Scares Up Fun for All J The entire cast and crew from the Bowmanville Drama Workshop deserve a big hand for last week's comic production of All Because of Agatha. The play, about a witch and her house-haunting habits was a hit with audiences. Pictured with director Anna Blake (far left) are in back, Doreen Cripps, Tom Varley, Lana Rickard, Dave Albright, Gladys Cockerham, Anne Hebert, and Anne Bennett. In front are Jason Wraight, Marilyn Remani, Ken Brignall, and Marg Kropf. Police Launching Campaign for Food And Toy Donations The Durham Regional Police Police 8th Annual Food and Toy Drive will officially kick off next week on Monday, December 2. Chief Trevor McCagherty will have the honor of launching this year's.drive at the McLaughlin -Armouries on^imcoe-'Street'T'N., in " Oshawa. Santa Claus will be on hand to meet with young and old. Everyone is welcome to bring an unwrapped gift or non-perishable food item to the opening. Food and toy donations can be dropped off at any police police station or fireball in Durham. Durham. Cash donations may be made at any police station. Members of the Durham Regional Police will pick up you donations and deliver them to agencies for distribution distribution to the community. by Lorraine Manfredo Audiences were bewitched last week by the Bowmanville Bowmanville Drama Workshop's hilarious hilarious production of "All Because of Agatha." The comedy, by Jonathan Troy, ran November 20 to 23 at the Bowmanville High School auditorium. You could say, it was the tale of an itchy witch and her sure-fire way of cleaning house. Agatha (given a commanding commanding portrayal by Lana Rickard) originally went up in flames 200 years ago, tied to a stake in Salem. But these days she's suffering another kind of professional burnout, bored to tears with her one annual house-chore - returning returning to her earthly home every November 22, (bridge game not withstanding) to frighten off whatever young couple were fool enough to jump at a big discount on a haunted house. This year her job is made even harder as her old house is now occupied by an un- scareable sceptic (Dave Albright Albright as cartoonist Duff O'Hara) and his horoscopereading horoscopereading wife, Joannie. Albright Albright brings perfect comic timing to his role as Duff and Joannie is well played by the delightful Gladys Cockerham opening night and Friday; and by mom-to-be Anne He bert on Thursday & Saturday. Joannie is absolutely gang-busters to experience supernatural phenomenon first-hand and actually goes so far as to host a party to mark the annual appearance of Agatha. On the guest list are neighbor Dr. Randolph (Ken Brignall plays both "introverted" "introverted" and "extroverted" perfecdy) Aunt Thelma Breckenridge (a lively performance performance by Marg Kropf) and a reporter (Jason Wraight, a sheer delight with his cynic drawl). At the stroke of 10, Agatha Agatha rides in on a puff of smoke and launches into her usual witchy tactics to clear the room. The only trouble is, nobody's running. Her booming booming voice, threats of destruction destruction and witchy looks have little effect, except on the excitable excitable maid Ethel (Marilyn Remani does a bang-up job in this role.) In fact, the jaded reporter has the nerve to lean back in his wingback chair taking notes and then has the audacity audacity to request a photo. It's enough to make a witch burning mad! But, Agatha isn't giving up; she has a few tricks up her sleeve yet. If she can't scare the mortals mortals away, she figures she'll wreak her vengeance by creating romantic chaos. But first, she must deal with the eccentric Madame La Solda. Doreen Cripps gives a fabulous performance as the self-proclaimed medium medium who works her charms to relieve Agatha's unhappy situation. situation. But La Solda's chicken chicken feathers and garlic cloves are to no avail, and her Latin incantations just make the poor witch ... itch. It's all too much for Aga- •tha who realizes she isn't making any ground as a sorceress sorceress in sooty black rags. So she trades them in for red sequins, sequins, cleans up her act, and really starts stirring things up. Spells are cast to bring about a series of unlikely love matches. It's all very hilarious hilarious and, of course, it's all because of Agatha. Everyone in the cast and crew deserves a lot of credit for putting on a fine production. production. In addition to the above mentioned actors there was Irene Bennett as Mrs. Boggs of the not-so-Psychic Society and Tom Varley who was charming as the slick but honest real estate man. The production was directed directed by Anna Blake who has taken charge of a number of other plays with the BDW, including the recent Appointment Appointment with Death. The Bowmanville Drama workshop members are grateful grateful for the support of Landmark Landmark Furniture, Cockerham's Florist, Sugar's Bakery, Mother McGregor's Café, the support staff at BHS, and Goodyear. Watch this paper for news of the next upcoming performance. performance. Victorian TK New Year's Eve '96 at'the Bowmanville Lions Centre Cocktails 6:30 p.m. Dinner 7:30 p.m. Featuring: "The Lonestars" Rock and Roll Extravaganza $130.00 per couple Formal Dinner and Dance • Semi Formal Attire For further information and to reserve tickets contact Lions Centre Manager 697-2856 9Jp ^ Bowmanville Songwriter On Brian Hawthorn CD --NEEB to mow « SOMETHING ABOUT TOUR NEW COMMUNITY? Call Welcomb$|£ 2LCOME 4 Tagon ' StNen 1930 TT/elc W A 7 V Sib Sandra Yates Maria Boone 623-5873 987-5030 | Bowmanville Area Newcastle - Orono Area Our hostess will bring gifts and greetings, along with helpful community information. A recently released debut CD by an up-and-coming Oshawa singer is. now being released to radio stations across southern Ontario. The CD is by 'new country' country' artist Brian Hawthorn and it features a collection of original songs by various writers, including Bowman- ville's own Barry Overend. Barry Overend has been playing music and writing songs since the 70's. His contribution to the Hawthorn CD is a heartfelt piece entitled 'Tell me Why (Standing on the Shore), A Family Christmas Tradition 1 SWÿht Canada Croat va Mow Christ mas Tradition with Cullen Gardens & (J 107"s ' Twelve Days of Wishes ' ' # Saturday, November 30th • 4pm to 9pm 7pm Troo Lighting ooromoiiv Lighting of the 35' "Starlight Tree" in support of the Starlight Foundation's granting of wishes for seriously ill children. Throughout the ewnin», \ou will he entertained h\ Q 107 live. Meet Polkaroo from the "Polka Dot Door" from 5pm to 7pm. Mike Levine from "Triumph", clowns and of course Santa himself. T'.njm ii stroll llimii^li tlic • • musical * 26 acre gardens lit with over 100,000 ■ • twinkling lights . X MV dll' Miniature Christmas \ illage * with its own Santa ( laus parade. I Cullen Gardens ^vBtby w ' | & Miniature Village 668-6606 song he originally penned back in 1974. The chords are a combination combination of ones inspired by the 60's rock'n'roll hit 'Runaway' 'Runaway' and some original arrangements. arrangements. "Brian was my first choice for the song," says Overend. "He does a great job. It's his style of music." That is to say, it's country music with a bluesy, rock beat. "Rhythm-and-Blues and old rock and roll beats have found their way into a lot of the new country songs," Overendnotes. Each of die ten songs Hawthorn's self-titled give the singer an opportunity to exercise his extensive vocal vocal range - from falsetto down to the lower registers of his baritone voice. Hawthorn also plays guitar on all the songs. He is known locally for the three years he spent singing,, singing,, the. national anthem at,. Oshawa Generals Games and his nightclub act at El Stav- ros. Brian Hawthorn also wrote the music for the award winning film "C'mon Geese," the story of Bill Lishman training Canada geese to fly with his ultralight aircraft. 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