Whitby Free Press, 25 Sep 1991, p. 10

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PAX . Io BY EI 'Guysand Dils'to, begin Coulrth uesao Whitby ourthosEç -Theatre (WCT) opetne ,its .191/92 seasný with te clessic ýBroadwvay musical 'Guys and DoUe9,',muaic endl lyrie by Frank Loeeser, book by'Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows- S -The play is being directed, by Michael Roantrieansd .choreo- graphed by' Nili Allard, with musical direction from Tom -Millar. i The>,play j- e poduced by Lande Rosen. who won, beet co-producer by. Theatre Ontario for WCTe 'NoisesOff.' .The play je based'on the story .and characters of Demon ]Runyou, aud jei set in a highly-sVUlzed and colourful worldcf professional, gamblere. Howard McGaàey plays Nathan Detroit, the orginzer of ,the "oldeet etIshe pemaent, fioating craj gainein NewYori." Nathan-s, fiancé, of, ilyears,> Miss ,Adelaide, ije played by Lauric Spencer. The play begins- with'Nathan desperately try->ing to, find a location. for- the, crap. game. Sky Masterson, played by K.evn Dashney, is.a cràp Play er who earned the 'naine Sky' because of the way he bete. Sky makes, a bet that he cen date the moat unfikely, Of .do, ,1Sister, Sarah Brown,, plaýyed' by Lynu 'YTheý music of ' Guys and DoUe' includes such- favouriteês as 'Luck by Ldy, ait Down Youre Rocin the Boat,' and 'Take- 'Back Your Mink.' .The cast of 31, many of whom bave appeared on stage at ,either WCTOsbawa Little Theatre (oLT) or Oshawa Choral Society., mnclude Brian ,Stevenison, Dâfid Rabjo .BnWidig, Marion Jobstn, auelWhalenGrant Coward,'Steven Martin <and&yn Taylor. B>,IW1arera Hu'ber".and Saiidra Hawkshaw are responsible for over 100 costumes. 'Guys sud Dolls? was firet seen on Broadwaýy in1950,>estab- musical-;coenedy mae"rpiece. The movie, verson was released* in 1955 with Frank Sinatra playing Nathan Detroit and Bran~do as Sky Masterson. Rtoantrea e isno trar Durhamn theatre-goers. - peet, he bas directed the succeseful musical ' Ai GoEe' at the Oehawa- Theatre and 'Kismet? Whitby Courthouse.Theati Marlon 1Oct. 31 tbrouglx Saturday,, Nov. , ,igerd, I ov 1 trog Saura, Nv lur te 16.14tô"h'Saudy o, I -hev Tikes réavilbl a ,Little at the re., Millar, the co-founder cfo Millar Lighte. Theatre ý Co.ý in Port Perry, adds"his expertise: as musical director.. He bhas directed musicale 'frthe Oshawa Littie. Theatre Scugog Choral Society and Miller Lights, -and he- perforis, with the Performanc es are Thursday, Lafontaine Trding Posti located at 122, Brock St. IN., on2 block north of DuÏndas>St. in, Whitby, telephone 430-3774. Lafontaine Nedneday, .10- >a.m. to 8p.m. Thursdays aud 10 a. M. ta 9 P. M. Fridays, as weil as 10 a.to-5:36 p.m. Saturdays. For, more information about tickets'o 4subscriptis, oce 428U795. Tlle 'new album by, Wbitby sinùger bby Watt will be the feaur c te firet concert night of, the Vital Spark Folk Cbs- 1991-92 season. . Homeland' wiil be,'performed by Watt on Saturdaty mght,sept. 28, at the club location, Masonic Ha.ll, 91 Centre St. S., Oshawa. Watt's official record. launch was ta take p1ac on Thursday, Sept. 26 at the Trauea. Club in Toronto. The album entered the Van- couver folk radio station chert at number 8. And Vancouver's RouFolk magazine said Watt had«: taked a dlaim as one of the country's finest singers" after hie performance at the Mission Polk Festival in B .C.'e Frazer Valley in Jul. Watt je a native of Scotleud wvho came ta Canada ini 1975 ta pursue hie trade as a stonema- son. But he instead turned a hobby cf underwater dIiving into BOBBY WAT îrnew career with the Metropoli- tan Toronto Police. After a few years, he begen bis own etonemasonry Company, a chnethat allowed bim more time ta devote té music. 1'Homelend,' produed by Garnet Rogers sud released tbrough Valerie Enterprisesj a collec- tion of songe aud stories concer- ned with home sud anew life in a new world -- an immigraute reflections and reminiscences. Wbile the album'e accent je Scottieh and, tbe songe are rooted iu Celtic traditions, the etories are univereal. Other performers scheduled for the new Vital Spark season mnclude the Cajun Ramblere <Oct.' 12), Boumne & MacLeod (Nov. 9), Doug MeArthur (Nov. 30), Terry Tufts (Feb. 29) and Valdy (March 28), with msuy others yet ta be confirmed. 1Concerts are held every second Saturday at the Masonic Hall in' Osbawa. There will be a epecial concert on Friday Nov. 22 wben the Barra MacNeiîs will perform. First curator/critic chosen- Joan Murray tô give Morton lecture Joan- Murray of Whitby, director of the Robert McLaughlin Oallery, Oshawa, wiil deliver the 1991 Morton Lecture on Oct. 10'at 8 p.m. at Trent University, Peterborough. The Oshawa At Association will hold its tenth Camp Samnac Art Festival -atý Camp Samac (Conin-Rd. entranoe), with 76 artiste participating, on Friday, Sept. 27., Saturday, Sept. 28, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m (both days) and Sunday, Sept. 29, 9 am. to 6 p.m. Four original paintinge will be rafled, with proceeds to benefit the Alzheimer's Society. ,Homnemade refreshmnents will b Her subjeet will be 'The World of Tomi Thonmson!' The Morton Lecture ie offered annually at Trent as a memorial to former colleague, W.L Morton, eminent historian. Pievious lecturers include, Eric KCierans, Allan Blakeney and Ramsay Cookc. Murray wiil be the firet curator/critic, to deliver the lecture. Murray's lecture bas been timed care-fly, to lead- into a two-week . célebration' of the opening of Trent'. new environinental sciences building. In addition to, contributing to the Morton Liecture, Murray ie curating an exhibition -of con- temp orarjr works, ' Echoes of Tom Thomson,' which, as part of the celebration, will bang in the foyer of the new building from. Oct. 10 to 27. An illustrated, catalogue containing the text cf the lecture In the lecture, Murray 'will expsud on an environinental approach ta o Thomeon'e art. 'Thomson was an environ- mentalist who neyer knew that word," says Murray. AGGIE ROSEp ortrayed by Sherry Lion, loues ber temper with. Sprug (Matt Champion) iW a* sene from the Durham Shoestring, Performers' ,produc.tionm. of 'Boiler RoomSuite,' the opening play of the seagon te. be presenated Nov. 1,2,7,8 and 9., Ihd - - -phot Shoestringers' 'Boiter.Room Suite' Y Casting completed for 'pla Durhamn Shoestring Performers 18th season, 'On a Tilting Horizon,' wii open with Rex ,Deverel'e'Boiler Boom Suite , winuer cf the 1978 Canadien' Authore'Association Awerd. The play wlll, be presented Nov. 1, 2, 7, 8 sud 9 at the Arts RSurce Centre, Oshawa City Directed by TonyReines,4 the the lives of, thèse two 'charactèe cast cf >the Durhamg Shoes*"tring sund the effect they have ou Pete, Peerformers' production includes the janitï'(playedby-Ken ^Bond) Sherry, Lion- as Agge Rose, the who discovers theirbhiding-place.i' wouldf-be actress who now ,residesé Tickèesfor!BoilëerBoom Suite in su nold. boiler roMom fa large ae $5;sud-*wýIllbeý'availableini hotel, sud Matt Chamnpion, asber early October atMerle Norman companion Sprugg, a fadied pot. - 'Cosmnetice, shwaCentre arid InfrmaionOshawa, CityUýlli Tbrogugh a fascinatn lnd Fori -further information, of fantasy ad 'ietyý, thé- contcthe compenY prôducr yainc ilonat725-925. i ba gfBI~aL12L rooead 1 e 1

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