Page 14, Whitby Fee Press, Wednesday, Apnil 14, 1993 CATCI-1 ME IF YOU CAN ---------- - - - ---------- Courthouse stages m ste y ry ...,,,: Cheryl-Ann Macean Mystery and intrigue set the soone for the Whitby Courtbouse Theatre's upcoming production of tbe French play 'Catch Me If You Can.' The play, written b y Robert Thomas, is about Daniel Corban, a newlywed wbo bas a problem. Corban, an advertisinq man boneymooning at bis boss moun- tain lodg e, finds biniself quarrel- ing witghbis new bride,- Eliza- beth. She stornis out and before long Corban must caîl in the local police te investigate tbe dis- appearance of bis wife. Inspector Levine isp ut in charge but after tbree fays of investigation, Corban's wife mys- teriously reappears and there is sudden chaos. The young girl claiming te be HISTORICAL FEATURE in the Whitby Free Press 1 .What twe dewntewn buildings were used as pest offices for the Town of Whitby prier te 1910? 2.What Brooklin building was built in 1855 as a Wesleyan Methedist church and later meved te Baldwin Street? 3.Whe off icially epened the Whitby General Hespital on May 14, 1970? 4.Where did the first Whitby tewn ceuncil meet frem 1855 until a tewn hall was built? Answers on Page PO This teature provided by Friday, April i 6th SHADOW Saturday, April i 7th SEAN ROBERTS BAND Saturday, April 24th PRIOR CONVICTIONS Fnday, April 3Oth TROUBLE WITH JAN Saturday, May lst THEMISO the inissingz bride has the local priest, Fathier Kelleher, to back up ber stery. But tbey haven't fooled Corban. A "funny man" who owns a nearby deicatessen enters the soene and before long there are two murders at the isolated lodge. It becomnes a fight for life and big bucks -- and botb sides are pIaying for keeps. Marxo D'Alimonte plays the lead role of Daniel Corban Rick Kerr is Inspector Levine, kevin White is Father Kelleher, Joanne Stienstra is Elizabeth Corban, Pbilip Pizak is Sidney, Julie M. NevilI is Mrs. Parker,' and Jim Ferr is Everett Parker. "We've got a terrifie cast and crew and everyone's putting on a terrifie s how. It will definitely be an audience _pleaser," says pro- ducer Lamie Rosen. Preparation for the play began about a year ago when Heather Sessions was selected as directer. Five weeks of rebearsals have been beld. We have talented and sea- soned actors. They are an excel- lent group of people on and off stag," says Sessions. Teplay, which bas been pre- sented on Broadway, bas also been produced in a movie ver- sion. Jack Weinstock and WilIie Gil- bert translated the French play into English. "It's really a good mystery," says Sessions. 'Catch Me If You Can' will be presented April 22,' 23, 24> 29, 30 and May 1, 6, 7 and 8, at the Courtbouse Theatre in the Cen- tennial Building on Centre Street South in Whitby. Curtain time is 8 p.m. Tickets are $8 and are avail- able at Lafontaine Trading Post on Dundas Street West in down- town Whitby. Comedy duo at folk club Musical comedy do Maxie and Mitcb will perform* at the Vital Spark Folk Club on Saturday, April 17. Their brand of humour is in the style of the Big Clown and the Little Guy Makes Good. They send up musical classics, from Lennon and McCartney, to Gil- bert and Sillivan, to Buddy Holly. The club's 'ComneidyNight,' at the Masoic eHall, 9 entreS. S Oshawa, starts at 8 'p.m. Aâmission is $10. WE. W.G IG *2nd Floor Dinings o o THIS BEAUTI FUL hand-crafted blanket box, with a black cherry exterior and cedar interior, can be yours -- with a littie Iuck. It wiIl be raffled off at an Oshawa Symphony Orchestra concert M/ay 9. Demonstrating the roominess are George Hiemstra, who 'Evita,' the popular musical based on the life of Eva Peron of Argentina, wil.i be presented by the Oshawa Little Theatre, start- "iteEva> a woman driven, a womnan wbose name bas become legend; synenymnous with power, evil, fear an conversely, sain- thood," sayi Nina Foxaîl, directer of the Oshawa Little Theatre production. «Andrew Lloyd Webber (who wrote the music) bated ber, Tim Rice (wrote the lyrics) becamne fascinated witb ber, eventually te say she epitomized everythine be tbougbt a woman sbould be, says Foxaîl. made the chest and dcMiated his time and skills -- the wood was dônated by Peacock Lumber -- and draw organizer Jennifer Wilson. Tickets are available at Grey House (26 Ritson Rd. N.) or by calling 579-711.Photo by Mark Reesor, Whitby Free Press ":They hardly agreed on any- thing except that Eva's stery begged te, be dramatized and deserved the best they could give." Claudette Van Sickle will mnake ber acting debut in the role of Eva, a challenge, she says, "that botb excites me and scares me te deatb.» Steve Longauer, an avid singer and dancer since 1983, portrays Che wbile Garvin Farr, wbo bas rrocuced, acted and directed ocxally, is Peron. Mykel Gardner, wbo bas appeared in recent local produc- tions, prtrays Magaldi. Produ)cIer is Diane Stanisb and musical directer is Tim South- well. Foxaîl says Lloyd Webber and Rice "lionized» Eva witb "suc- cinct, intelligent lyrics and descriptively powerful music... "Prom obscure beginnings te, the most powerful woman in South Amnerica, in the blink of a decade, in a country that did not even allow women te vote, she ensured ber own immortality.» Foxail teaches drama and is producer for the Studio of Dance and Performing Arts in Wbitby. She bas been actively involved with theatre since 1975. 'Evita' will be presented April 22 te, 25, April 29 and 30, May 1 and 2, May 6 to 9 and May 13 te 15. Curtain time is 8 p.m. at the theatre, 62 Russett Ave. Tickets are $14 for aduits, $12 for students, and are available at Saywells Book Store, 14 Simcoe St. S., Oshawa, and at the box office on the night of perfor- mance. The 'Drawing for Art,' a fun- draiser held by The Station Gal- 2ler and RotayCu of Whitby, wi1 be held on rýApriu 28 Pre-sold tickets each cost $150. Ticket holders are assured of winning an original work of art that retails from $150 te $ 1,000. Art works are donated by regionally and nationally recog- nized Canadian artists. At the draw, te be held at the gallerY atarting at 7:30 p.m. (pre- vew from 6 to 7:30 p.m.), tickets will be drawn in randomn order. Each ticket-holder will then have two minutes to choose an art work. For more information, caîl the gallery. v *ta' Oshawa