www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Friday December 29, 2006 - 37 Burl-Oak probes The Dark at the Top of the Stairs The Burl-Oak Theatre Group launches 2007 at the Oakville Centre on Jan. 11 with a classic drama that explores the perils, sacrifices and insecurities of being married with children. The Dark at the Top of the Stairs won playwright William Inge a 1929 Pulitzer prize for his touching and autobiographical portrait of a family whose secret hopes and fears are bubbling just below the surface. Inge's play takes the audience back to the early 1920s and into the home of Rubin Flood and his family living in a small Oklahoma town. Unemployment and fracturing intimacy threaten Rubin's relationship with his wife Cora. Sonny, their young son, is harassed by bullies while their shy, teenaged daughter, Reenie, faces the turmoil of her first dance. The 10-year-old Sonny's fear of the "dark at the top of the stairs" echoes the inner demons of all the other characters on stage. Inge's powerful story tenderly implies that there is dark at the top of everyone's stairs, but that it can be dissipated by tolerance and compassion and by a companionship that demands not conformity, but love. The Dark at the Top of the Stairs is on stage at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, as part of the Oakville Drama Series, from Thursday to Saturday, Jan. 11-13 and Wednesday to Saturday, Jan. 17-20. Tickets cost $22 and are available through the Box Office at 905-815-2021, toll free at 1-888-489-7784 or online at www.oakvillecentre.ca. Curtain at 8 pm. Seniors and student admission is half price, at $11, on Wednesday, Jan. 17. Restaurant & Pub NEW YEAR'S EVE GALA/DINNER Dinner to be served at your leisure between 7:30pm ~9:30pm Your Gala Dinner Includes: Plump Tiger Shrimp with seafood sauce. Mixed Green Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette. Dessert (Choice of One) Tartufo or New York Style Cheesecake and Coffee & Tea Professional D.J. to provide music all night! Party Favours! For Reservations Call: 905-847-1566 Boxing Day Flooring BLOWOUT! Hurry in for wall to wall savings DOOR CRASHER SPECIAL Engineered Hardwood ONLY · 6 beautiful stains · glueless - no nails! · great for your house, condo, basement or office! Main Entree (Choice of One) Roast Prime Rib of Beef au jus or Stuffed Grilled Supreme Breast of Chicken with wild mushroom cream sauce. *All entrees include assorted rolls and butter, seasonal vegetables and potatoes. $ 29 WHILE QUANTITIES LAST! 2 130 per couple $ Taxes & Gratuity included SQ.FT. * Located in the Quality Inn Hotel & Suites 754 Bronte Road, Oakville up to ingeborg's Don't Miss Out! W Winter SALE Entire Stock Reduced up to on carpet, area rugs, hardwood, laminate, vinyl, ceramic & more! Thousands of styles to choose from! 50% OFF No Payments, No Interest 'til 2008 * Boot Sale! Over 50 styles! Visit us at www.GiantCarpet.com Toronto Eglinton & Laird (southeast corner) Markham Hwy. #7 & McCowan Rd. (behind McDonald's) Mississauga / Oakville Dundas & Hwy. #403 (west of Winston Churchill) Burlington QEW & Guelph Line (behind Home Depot) Barrie London 42 Caplan Ave. 4380 Wellington Rd. South (Hwy. 400 & Mapleview Dr.) (Closed Sunday) Toronto Whitby / Oshawa Mississauga / Brampton Heartland Town Centre (Mavis & Britannia) Hamilton 1441 Upper James (next to The Brick) Newmarket Ottawa * selected Mephisto styles excluded 23 Kodiak Crescent Thickson Road Power Ctr. (Sheppard & Allen Road) (401 & Thickson Road) 17940 Yonge St. 350 West Hunt Club Rd. (north of Upper Canada Mall) (near Merivale Rd.) STORE HOURS: Mon.-Fri. 9-9; Sat. 9-6; Sun. 11-5 Call 1-800-268-5132 for FREE in-home service *Photos may not depict exact style or colour of product. 2008 financing promotion on selected installed goods only. Prior orders exempt. Offers cannot be combined. Installed prices refer to basic installation on flat surfaces; minimums and additional costs may apply. Financing O.A.C., minimum purchase $899. Same as cash financed amount due January 1, 2008, however interest accrues from date of purchase and will be waived if purchase amount is paid in full by the plan expiration date. If not, interest will be charged at a rate of 28.9% per annum as per agreement. $55 processing fee due at time of purchase. Limited time offer. See store for details. INGEBORG'S WAREHOUSE 1681 FINFAR COURT, MISSISSAUGA Hours: Mon.-Sat. 9 to 5 Sun. 11 to 4 905-823-7415