WhItby Free Pros, WeÃ"tsdy, January 24, 190 Pg 1 Courthouse group to present 'end MeA Tenor' Whitby Courthouse Theatre members are busy preparing for $ Lend Me a Tenor, the Tony Award-winning farce, is set in the world of opera in the 1930s. The show is directed by Diane Wilkinson,, who directed last season's production of Dames At Sea. The play begins as' world- renowned Italian tenor Tito Merelli (also known as Mi Stupendo") arrives in Cleveland to perform Othello for local opera- goos but is too indisposed to go on. A replacement 'must be found, without the. audience knowing; the shrimp mayonnaise for the gala is going off rapidlly; the scores have beln lost; the ladies are heating up by the minute. One neyer knows who or what will emerge fromn behind any one of the six closed doors. Production dates are Feb. 8-10, 15-17 and 22-24, and tickets are at Lafontaine Trading Post (430- 3774). For further information, contact Wilkinson at 430-9714, or for a recorded announcement about the show, caîl 668-1171. TM CA"T The cast includes Leonard Hendersn Donna Graham, ]Rev. Chrisopherbite, Tony Castaldo, Cheryl Marek, Paul Love, Laurel Campbell, and Wendy Hedderick- White. - i Henderson made his debut at Whitby Courthouse Theatre last season as The Inquisitor in The Lark. Hie is back this season, clean-shaven and a lot 'lema agreieas the compliant gopher and "yes man." Graham is making hem Whitby Couthouse Theatre debut, and will share the stage with lier brother Paul Love for the flrst time. 8h. most ecently appeamed as Elaine in Theatre Durham's Arsenic and Old Lace. White is making bis flrst appeamance at Whitby Courthouse Theatre and first time on stage, since ýdoing Gilbert & Sullivan's Thie Gondoliers in 1973 ini higli school. The Westminster United Churcli minister is an author and columnist best known for Mse contributions to CBC's Morningsi de. Castaldo has been involved with the Oshawa Little Theatre since 1967, mostly stage managing and pmoducing. He was president of OLT for three terms and chair of the building clommittee which esulted ini the construction of the theatre on Russett Avenueé. HMa last stage appeamance was as ZoltanKarpathy in OLT's My Fair Lady. Marek was Cinderefla in the musical Into Thze Woods and as Agnes in The Lark. She is an accomplished soprano soloist and has pemfommed, with several vocal groups including the award- LI~Ii ~3 - lU - 0g4ç4br4 M A- -, - >"~"" dl- ~: 4 she doesn't sing in this production, she does portray a soprano.* She has been in various WCT productions, moat recently as Joan in, Dames At Sea. Hedderick-White's last appearance was as Cinderella's wicked stepmother in mInto Th Woodse. She has performed in many musicals, operas and oratories from Toronto to Calgary. 8h. has a piano studio ini Whitby and is c=rently director of the Durham College Community Choir. Wilkinson's work as director covers the spectrum from Shakespeare. through modern American musicals and contemporary Canadian plays. No single production can be called lier favourite, but she admits to a strong attacbment to Michel Tremblay's Hosanna for its IIEALTIi & NUTRITION CENTRE INC. 121 Brock Street North (just N. of the four corners)' OPEN MONDAY TO SUNDAY emotional inuights and impact; Gilbert & Sullivan's Pirates of Penzanoe for its witty womds and glorious music; Liemner & Lowe's Camelot for its magic andý pageantmy; Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoires for its bittem-sweet exploration offamily; and now Ken Ludwig's Lend Me A Tenr for making lier laugli outloud at first reading. She is a Whitby resident again after a 27-year hiatus. Producer and stage manager is Claude Lavoie, who lias been involved witli WCT for some time, serving as treasurer and most often stage manager. 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