The atre members rehearse The-bard work goes on as Whitby Little Theatre members prepare for their "fun" production of "How to Succeed in Business Without Reaily Trying " May 7-9 and May 12-16 at the Centemiial Building in .Whitby. "It's a musical we thought would be différent," says producer Fay Drew. "It's a fun show, with won- derful cboreography. " The play centres a round Finch, as played by Boyd Tattrie in his fir- st major role for the theatre. Georgina Willis as Rosemarie also has a big role in a play that "bas no real fictual leads,,, says Drew. In ail, about 25 members will take to the s tage while another 30 will work beb5nd the scenes. Iiiluded in the cast will be six ne'i members. Directing for- the fir.3t time is Rhonda.Davies,' who w in a THEA award for cioreography in the Little Theatre Ip roduction of "Fiddier on the Roof' j a 1985. Deb Smith-Scbregardus will cboreograpb "How to Succeed ...... produced on Broadway in 1961 (Frank Loesser music and lyrics). Drew describes the production as her first attempt at an aduit musical, and she likes the ex- perience. "We're amateur theatre - we have to enjoy what we do," says WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22,1987, PAGE 3 Board wants fi*rst crack at site in Graywood plan The Durham Boa'd of Education wards, and appro'ved the sub- <'wants first shot at a school site in division s0 that either board has a the Graywood plan of subdivision shot at the northerly area. ~» aproed y cuncl lstdeek The subdivision wil also include The subdivision, to be builtý on a a site for a secondary school, a 166-acre parcel of land between treed park, a neighborhood park SRossland Rd. and Taunton Rd. and and a local commercial block, x~"east of Garden St., includes two six- The subdivision is to be built in acre sites for elementary schools. tbree phases over the next three to The site for the most northerly four years. school will be developed first by The location is just nortb of the Seither the public board or sepalrate area that Graywood bas proposed, scbool board - wbichever. board is to build the new regional headquar- Sfirst to begin construction. ters. And the public board said recen- d nsat ~4 tly it-wants the first option on the Stude t read t Snortherlv scbool. S"I'm absolutely certain this rais e $ 14.,582 school site will be required," said Students in Durham Region Steve Edwards, representing the raised $14,582 in the 1987 read-a- public board at a Town ad- thon for the Multiple Sclerosis minmstrative committee meeting Society. April 6. Almost 800 students from 10 The subdivision, wbicb will ini- elementary schools read 9,937 clude 506 fami1li dwellings. 146i books. Participating students, from ý.single family dwellings and 76 Grades 1 to 8, obtain pledges for the _ street townhouses, will generate number of books they can read. 350 students for the public school, About $1.13 million was raised in Ssaid Edwards. the read-a-thon for all of Ontario. He suggested the soutberly Funds go to research on the disease Sschool site would be a better and personal/family services. ~ ilocation for a separate scbool Multiple sclerosis is a disease of because of busing. He also said the central nervous system, .separate school students who at- causing loss of coordination, tend the scbool will come from tremors, double vision, extreme soutb of Rossland Rd. fatigue or even paralysis in adults The Town did not agree with Ed- between the ages of 15 and 50. Drew. Tickets for the play are available at Middleton's Stationery. As ecia1 performance wil be beld ay -Gor senior citizens. MI-Ilive ae -1