By Lucie Rochette Durham Shoestring Perfor- mers' current production, <Da- mond Vision,' written by lewel- lyn Jones, is an action-packed play about family and frends trying to, sort out their complica- ted lives. .Ail of thé characters partie!- pat in a slo-pitch basebal lege, and Most of their sorting eut is done on the basebaîl dia- mond. Most of the cast is believable, and the tension hotween certain key characters is easiiy feit. in Most cases, the story is easy te foiiow, and is very enýjoyable. The dialogue is very funny, and it is very relaxed and informnai. The cheracters talk like normal people in criais. During the- basebali game scenes, varieus runny oments are shouted frdrn the opposing team, making th e maie iead, Joe, piayed by StevE Foote, increas- ingly nervous aýout his decisions with each passýng second. The opoing teami taunts him con- stantiyfrustratinghimn Joe s wife Mary 1iaed by Susan Lowery, anà their chu-. dren, Paul and Betty .must face difficuit decisions. 'he entire famiiy' do a great job of protray- ing afamily introuble. Betty, played by Lara Bather- son, must decide, at age 18, what te do with lier unborn child. She faces pressure from her parents, and her hoyfriend, Zack, piayed by Adam Hachey. Mike McGuigan, who piays Paul, gives it his al,: bringing out the rebeliion and attitude inside ail of us, and adding it te, his cheracter. The fact that hoe aiways seems te have a beer in his hand helps convince the audience of hie drinking pro- biem. The basebali scenes are funny and they keep the audience guossing what wiil happen next. With the lighting and the sound effects, it reaily does seem like the audience is watching a basebali game. The action runs smoothly tewarde an interesting finale. However, one charaster didn't seem te fit the story ail that weIl. The marriage counseilor, Holly, pyed by Wendy Colline, 'tried' treconcile the marriages of the two main couples, ail wh~ie inak- ing a play for the men. But, by her actions, it was suggosted that she suffered from multiple personnalities, which really had nothing to do with the plot, and it could bo confusing. Also, the play contains very song language, 50 it mad fot ho suit2le for a younger au îenco. In general, 'Diamond Vision' is a very funny layfo a mature audience, and it helps us to forget our everyay problems... for a few hours at least. There will be two more perfor- mances, on May 14 and 15 at the Arts Resource Centre in âsh- awe. Curtain tinie is 8 p.m. WeTql L#s ter n Week at mai 'Western Week' wil ho held at the Whitby Mail May 17 te 22. Country and western enter- tainment will ho held throughout the week in the fundraising effort for the Sick Children lios- pita1 Foundation in Toronto. Country and western bands as well as fiddlers, line dancers cloggers and square dancers wili perform during the week. The highilight of the week will ho on Sa urday, May 22 when there wilh marionette shows at 11:30 a.m. and 1 pm Stetson Band and Guests (local singors, fiddle piayor, cloggors and lino dancers) from 2 te 5 p.m., and the Ventura II Band from 6 te 8:30 p.m. Throughout Saturday aftor- noon, Miracle Foodmart will .)versee a barhocue fundraiser on the Whitby Mail parking lot. There will ho no admission charge for an y of the perfor- mances, but donat ions will ho accepted. Whitby Free Press, Wednesday. May 12, 1993, Page il Festival sin.gers m concert 'Diamond Vision' enjoyable the Ontario Vocal Festival and the Kiwanis Music Festival. The spring concert wiii start at 7 p.m. at the church, corner of Bruce and Simcoe streets in downtown Oshawa. Tickets are The Oshawa Festival Singers, which includes Whitby menibers, prosent their annuel spring concert on Sunday, Ma 16, at St. Andrews. United Ch=h The Festival Singers, in their 2lst year of prforming choral music in Durham Region, will perform as a junior, senior and combined choir in a mixed programi featuring classical, traditional and modern music. The choir is composed of 50 girls, aged 9 to 18, from the Oshawa-Whiùtby area. Over the years, the group has won- numorous provincial and national honours 'for their singing, and have toured Canada and Europe. Most recently, they were asked to performn as a featured group et the concluding concerts for hoth $5 for adults; children aged 8 and under are free. For more information on the concert, or to, order advance tickets, phono 728-8906 or 571-0845. ickets are $8 for adulte, $5 for seniors,, and'are avilabie nt Lafontaine 'Trading Post, 106 Dundas St. W., Whitbyh and Northern Traditions, msaa Shopping Centre. ~or more information on the show, cail 668-5469., ANIM LS AERIALISTS ACRO TS CLOWNS m -, Ddà , The County Town Singera wil present ' Rhythm and Romance,'& spring show -under the musical direction of Barbera Queilette. The-show will take place on Friday, May 28 and Saturday, May 29 et 8 p.m. et Henry Street igh School, Whitby. ýRhythm and Romance9 at Hen'ry,