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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 1998-04-15, Page 19Doing the tango Floyd Herman as Bill Stormington and Anne Elliott as Mary Maples do the tango while they are Waiting for G. Doe, a Blyth Festival Theatre fundraiser which runs May 1 and 2. Cast of 'G. Doe' ready and waiting to party Buck & Doe for MIKE CLARK & SHANNON DUIZER FRIDAY, APRIL 24", 1998 Blyth Community Centre 9:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m. Age of Majority Required Bus Leaving Fish & Game at 9:30 p.m. For more info. call 482-7411 or 523-9692 Just Back from Another Honeymoon! Happy 25th Anniversary April 7, 1998 Les & Cathy Glanville Love Doris & Lyle, Veronica & Steve, Will & Wyatt Friday Back By Popular Demand SAILESH for One Nite Only! "Extreme Hypnotic Perceptions" CANADA'S #1 HYPNOTIST SHOWTIME 10 PM $5.00 At The Door Hwy 8 Clint 482-1234 (pp csararozoorardranciwg, 'a Buck & Doe ,or STEVE STRATTON JULIE CAMPBELL SAT., APRIL 18, 1998 Brussels- 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Music by D.J. - Lunch Age of majority only For more info call 523-9598 - 887-9051 OPcnc Cs dElP_Pc_OPLP ccncnrlcncPcPcncPcncncncrr9PncPU@PJ O p (Stag 6. Doc for DON ARMSTRONG & LYNNE BRIDGE April 18 9:00 to 1:00 Belmore Community Centre Age of majority required For bus info call 357-1089 CNN TOt U:11 TWIN CINEMA SURROUND SOUND STEREO • EXPERIENCE THE MOST HUMAN ADVENTURE OF ALL! LONG DISTANCE? CALL 1-800-255-3438 FOR TOLL FREE MOVIE INFO THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1998. PAGE 19. Following months of rehearsal and plenty of practice blowing up balloons, the cast of Waiting for G. Doe is ready to party. The surprise party for the mysterious G. Doe is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, May 1 and 2 at Blyth Memorial Hall and everyone is invited to join the wait. Staged as a fundraiser for the Blyth Festival, Waiting for G. Doe is a dinner/theatre event which spotlights the talents of local actors. Stepping into that spotlight to wait for G. Doe will be Anne Elliott as Mary Marples, the evening's socialization specialist; Floyd Herman as the irascible Bill Stormington; Blanche Savage as Bill's soon-to-be ex-wife Bev; Gary Haist as Danny 'I'd Rather Be Fishing' Pigeon and Kathleen Babcock as his social climbing wife, Denise. Actor-writer George Seremba's opposition to two bloody regimes in his homeland of Uganda led to a firing-squad execution — which he survived. Now, having escaped and immigrated to Canada, this talented performer is telling his amazing story of courage and hope through a one-man show entitled Come Good Rain. Seremba's performance in Come Good Rain has been internationally heralded as "compelling", "astonishing" and "something truly magical". The Los Angeles Entertainer calls the show ''an infectious, remarkable, hopeful Rounding out the cast for this very special evening of entertainment will be Kathleen Scott, Kevin Falconer, Duncan McGregor and Rob Bundy. And since no party is complete without tunes, music will be provided by the Sparkletones under the direction of Arlene Dambrough. Tickets for Waiting for G. Doe are priced at $25, which includes dinner, or $15 for show only. Reserve a place at the surprise party of the year by calling the Blyth Festival Box Office at 523- 9300. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m with the show to follow at 8 p.m. Waiting for G. Doe was written by Rob Bundy and is being directed for the Blyth Festival by Duncan McGregor. Mr. Doe himself is expected to be fashionably late. story", while The Ottawa Citizen says "Seremba shows how a commanding actor can stand on an almost bare stage and keep you in his grip for two hours." Joining Seremba on stage for this epic piece of storytelling is musician Emman Mutema. The haunting sound of Mutema's African drumming serves to punctuate the action of Seremba as well as to underscore the actor's inspirational tale of survival. Seremba will present Come Good Rain at the Blyth Festival Tuesday, May 19 beginning at 8 p.m. Tickets for the performance are priced at Get set for a magical rainbow ride on the wings of Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat when it flies into Kitchener's The Centre In The Square for eight performances, June 3 - 7. Headlining this incredible new national tour are David Osmond in the title role, along with the Osmonds 2nd Generation (including six of David's seven brothers, all sons of Osmond brother Alan, and nephews of Donny). Veteran stage actress/singer Jodi Benson, who audiences will remember from her role as Ariel in Disney's The Little Mermaid, takes Spirit Of the Dance, a breathtaking production that combines show-stopping Irish dance with a passionate story line and hauntingly beautiful love songs, is coming to Kitchener's The Centre In The Square on Sunday, May 24 at 2 and 8 p.m. The 8 p.m. performance is sold out. It all started just a couple of years ago when the producers of Eurovision Song Contest needed a 'fill-in' while the judges were making their final decisions. The show was from Dublin, and to keep an Irish flavour to the presentation, a local producer came up with a dramatic Irish dance routine. It lasted for exactly seven minutes and its name was Riverdance. No one knew the impact Riverdance was going to have on over a hundred million viewers worldwide. But history was made and one of the most successful $20 and can be reserved by calling the Blyth Festival Box Office at 519-523-9300. In addition to the evening performance, Seremba has agreed to a special student matinee at 1 p.m. the same day. Area schools have been invited to bring their students to Blyth to see and hear this extraordinary storyteller weave his magic. ot.'0 111!1, on the role of the narrator. Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat tells the story of favourite son Joseph, who is sold into slavery by his 11 jealous brothers when their father Jacob gives him a fabulous coat of many colours. He is resold to the wealthy Potiphar, whose wife fails to seduce Joseph and has him thrown in jail. Because of his power to interpret dreams and to predict Egypt's seven fat years and seven lean years, he becomes the Pharaoh's right-hand man. At the conclusion of this kaleidoscope of song and dance, Joseph reunites with his family and forgives his brothers. Written by the phenomenally dance shows ever was created. And now, Spirit Of The Dance continues the tradition. Conceived and produced by Dublin Worldwide Dance productions, Spirit Of The Dance presents spectacular Irish routines set to both the traditional lilting airs and reels of the Emerald Isles, contrasted with the latest jazz funk songs of the 90s. The Russian Cossacks will leave you spellbound with their amazing talent and exciting displays. For sheer skill and passion, be transfixed with the Flamenco Fiesta, and for fun, watch one of the fastest tap dances ever seen on a British stage. Tickets for Spirit Of The Dance are $30 to $55, with a $5 discount for Subscriber's Choice members. L1STOWE1. 291-3070 STARTS FRIDAY CINEMA 1 7:00 & 9:30 LOST IN SPACE vt, CINEMA 2 7:00 & 9:00 THE ODD COUPLE II JACK LEMON, WALTER mAT1 ifAU successful team Andrew Lloyd Webber (composer) and Tim Rice (lyricist), Joseph was their first musical to be produced. They went on to create Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita. Show schedule is Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, June 3, 4, 5, 7:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, June 6 and 7, 2 p.m. and.7:30 p.m. Prices are $60, $50 and $45, less $5 for Subscriber's Choice members. The box office numbers are 519- 578-1570 or toll free 1-800-265- 8977. E ntertainment `Joseph' appears at Centre Story of survival makes stop in Blyth `Spirit of the Dance' coming to K-W 1= 7 1 = 1 T