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Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, September 2, 1987—Page 11
`Another Season' back for another season
BY YVETTE ZANDBERGEN
"Another Season's Promise," is a
dramatic and realistic play that will touch
the heart of many as it accurately portrays
a farmer and his family facing a crisis.
"Another Season's Promise," written by
Anne Chislett and Keith Roulston, had its
opening night Tuesday at Blyth Festival
and is the last play of the season. it began
its' Canadian tour on September 12th and
will end at Citadel Theatre in Edmonton.
Centering on a Huron County farm fami-
ly, the play centres around the family's
financial difficulties, and tradition and
family history are at risk. Pressure comes
from many sources but mainly the banks,
who control a number of farms.
The main character of the play, Ken
Purves, played by Lee J. Campbell, is a
proud farmer whose main concern is to
keep farming. Throughout the play, he
paints the picture of a farmer whoo
perseveres in a no-win situation. Carrip-
bell's performance is exceptionally well
done.
His wife Helen, played by Nicola Lip-
man, is the suffering wife who is constant-
ly worried about their financial state and
is the character that keeps the family
together with her logic. Lipman gives a
realistic performance and her character is
the binding element in the play.
Florence Paterson's portrayal of Gran-
ny Purves seemed to be the most ap-
preciated performance on opening night.
She turns a memorable performance at
the end of Act 1, which remains with the
audience for the remainder of the play. It
is easy to become engrossed in Paterson's
performance because of her graphic rendi-
tion of a tough, but soft-hearted old
woman.
In the first act, Ken and Helen Purves
receive a visit from their son, Robert
(John O'Krancy) and grandson, Sandy,
(Jerrod Button). O'Krancy gives an ac-
curate performance of a farmer's son
turned city boy who stays for a 10 minute
visit after not seeing his parents for two
years. The character of Robert, although
weak m Part I, picks up steam in part two
as his marriage falls apart and his
priorities change. Button performed as
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Button fumbled in the first act but Lip-
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also caught in the farming crisis. Both of
their performances colour the play with
necessary details.
Although the end came abruptly, and left
the audience wondering what will happen
to the Purves family, "Another Season's
Promise," was well done. The set, a far-
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