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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1993-08-18, Page 23Graduation Elizabeth Van Den Assem, nee Boven, graduated from Redeemer College In May 1993 with a Bachelor of Christian Studies In English and a Bachelor of Christian Education. She has accepted a teaching position at Heritage Christian School in Beamsvllle. 50th Anniversary The family of Stan and Leona Black invites you to come and celebrate with them their 50th Wedding Anniversary on Saturday, August 21, 1993 at 8:30 at Beigrave Arena Community Centre. Music by Terry Hoy. No gifts, your attendance will be your gift. LONG DISTANCE? CALL 1-800-265-3438 FOR TOLL FREE MOVIE INFO THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1993. PAGE 23. E ntertainment Open House The family of PETER AND DOROTHY de GRAF Invites family, friends and relatives to an open house on AUGUST 21, 1993 from 2 - 4 at Trinity Christian Reformed Church, 321 Suncoast Dr. E. Goderich. Best Wishes only please Stag e Doe for Maria Verburg (rim Walden at Blyth Arena Friday, Aug. 27/93 Age of Majority required Time out Peter Smith, left and Greg Spottiswood keep the mood light during a run through for the play Web in which they both star. Spottiswood plays a young journalist who encounters the Smith character while on the trail of intrigue and espionage in this taut drama written by Rosalind Goldsmith. The play is being presented at The Garage. Actors spin 'Web' of intrigue By Bonnie Gropp Web, a tale of intrigue by Ros- alind Goldsmith which opened Tuesday, Aug. 17 in Blyth is according to its actors, a story of the hunted and the hunter. The audience, they say, will have the interesting task of deciding which character is which. The story involves a journalist (Greg Spottiswood) who is putting together the final piece of a detailed story about covert government operations. His investigation has led him to a deserted house where he finds the character played by Peter Smith, who is somehow involved. "All paths have led to me. Now he has to put it all togeth- er," says Mr. Smith. Mr. Spottiswood says the inter- esting aspect of the play, however Fiddler On The Roof has played New York, London, Toronto, Berlin, Tel Aviv, Amsterdam, Tokyo, Melbourne and all points in between. Now, this acclaimed musical is coming to Huron Country Playhouse from Aug. 17 to Sept. 4, (Tuesday to Saturday at 8:30 p.m.; Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 2:00 p.m.). Based on Sholom Aleichem stories, (by special permission of Arnold Perl), Joseph Stein wrote the book, Jerry Bock wrote the music and Sheldon Harnick wrote the lyrics. Premiering on Sept. 22, 1964, it received just about all the prizes and awards it could by the end of its first New York season. Fiddler On The Roof is set in Anatevka, a small peasant town in Czarist Russia. Its central character Tevye, his wife Golde and their five daughters are one of the hard- working families of the Jewish community, living as their forefathers did, following the dictates of the good book and "tradition". George Merner, making his Huron Country Playhouse debut, will play Tevye. Making her HCP debut also is Ellen Horst who will play Tevye's acid-tongued, but is that as the two play a verbal game of cat and mouse it is not always clear who has the upper hand. Audiences they say should relax into the story and let the actors worry about who's who. "The interesting thing for the audi- ence to realize is the struggle between the two men." One of the difficulties of doing this two-person play is its intensity. So into the characters are the two that the crossfire repartee seems to linger after rehearsal during the interview. "Working over a five hour period as we are doing can really tax you; trying to catch all the subtleties..." says Mr. Smith. "There are many lines repeated. If someone says the wrong line it's a sling shot effect with the other person going into another part of the story," says Mr. Spottiswood. loving wife, Golde. Their three eldest daughters will be played by Karlisa Lindbjerg (Tzeitel), Sandra Margolese (Hodel) and Kiri-Lyn Muir (Chava). Diane Fabian will play Yente, the village matchrnatcher and busybody, who fails to make suitable matches for the girls. Jack Northmore (Lazar Wolf), Daniel MacDonell (Motel), Tim Magwood (Perchik) and Jeremy Kushnier (Fyedka) will play the daughters' suitors - four men, of whom only three are successful. Paul Aikins, Mark Candler, Edward S. Daranyi (Assistant to the Choreographer), Martin (Dance Captain) Debora Joy and Jeremy Kushnier will re-create the stirring dances. John McHenry, HCP's Public Relations Director, will take to the stage in the title role, although not the leading role, of The Fiddler. This production of Fiddler On The Roof will be directed and choreographed by HCP Artistic Director, Max Reimer. John M. Karr returns as music director while Gloria Day is production stage manager. Order tickets by calling 238- 6000. "Also, the world of the play is morally dubious," says Mr. Smith. "The vibe in the room is peculiar by the end of the day." He explains, "I live in this partic- ular world, a home in a small town with my wife and kids. Rosalind has done a lot of research before this play and knows that these worlds exist. To think that it's actu- ally fairly common when you live in an insular environment is what's fascinating." Though the play was inspired by the Iran-Contra affair, both men say it is not a political play but rather a play about the characters' roles in the event. "It's about truth and how often it can be difficult to grasp it," says Mr. Smith. "Then when you do you begin to wonder if you really want- ea to Know.. "It's a story about learning too much," says Mr. Spottiswood. Set in the round at the Festival's alternate venue The Garage Theatre Web's visual attraction lies mainly in the nuances of the actors. While the play's text was originally devel- oped for radio, Mr. Spottiswood says it is not a radio play any longer. "I would like to think that you can't turn the lights down and get the same feeling. You get something out of watching the actors." Watching the actors should be easy too, due to their proximity to the audience. "It's not that this play couldn't have been done on the main stage," says Mr. Spottiswood. "It's just an opportunity to do dif- ferent styles. The audience can experience it best in this space. They could reach out and touch us. It is much more intimate." BUCK & DOE Paul Coultes & Kim Carey Saturday, August 28th at Beigrave Arena Call: 357-2085 or 528-2499 for tickets Love Brenda, Mom & Dad, Melinda, Eileen, Nancy & Henry, Koos & Rita `Fiddler' plays at Playhouse