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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2001-01-17, Page 19. -A NEW CHRISTMAS CLASSIC IS BORN! •.*: THE FAMILY MAN FRI. & SAT. 9:15 PM ONLY FRI.-THURS. JANUARY 19 - 25 UNPOLISHED. UNKEMPT. SUN. - THURS. um.lismED. 8 PM UNDERCOVER. <ji 0,3 CONGENURITY SANDRA_ FRI. & SAT. BULLOCK 6:45 & 9:15 PM "ONE OF THE FUNNIEST FILMS OF THE YEAR!" THE EMPEROR'S FRI. & SAT. 6:45 PM SUN. - THURS. 8 PM SAT. & SUN. MAT. 2 PM SAT. & SUN. MAT. 2 PM ALL MAT. SEATS *4.25 LONG DISTANCE? CALL 1-11I9-265-3431 FOR TOLL FREE MOVIE INFO rtflyg14P 11111111)111611 ll ItIshikl %31 IIIL PIANO 1,415 SI Winter reading DOWNRIGHT UPRIGHT Wayne Kelly tells the story of Canada's piano industry including the Doherty piano of Clinton, Morris Piano of Listowel. Learn how to tell how old your piano is. $19.95 MIGRANTS!, GUIDE THE EMIGRANT'S GUIDE TO NORTH AMERICA See what Scots settlers faced when they came to western Ontario in the mid- 1800s. $18.95 Available at The Citizen Blyth and Brussels 523-4792 or 887-9114 THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2001. PAGE 19. Entertainment Leisure Stratford Festival announces 2001 season The Stratford Festival of Canada announced Nov. 23 principal casting and creative teams for its 2001 season. The season Will play in repertory in the Festival's three theatre's from April 25 to Nov. 4. William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice will be directed by Richard Monette, with design by Ann Curtis and original music by internationally-known Stratford- based recording artist Loreena McKennitt. Timothy Askew will return to Stratford for his third season to play Solanio. Donald Carrier, who last year played Orlando in As you Like It and John Worthing in The Importance of Being Earnest, will play Bassanio. Sarah Dodd returns to the Festival after a one-year absence to play Nerissa, and Paul Dunn returns for his third season to play Launcelot Gobbo. Peter Hutt, who portrayed William Shakespeare last year in Elizabeth Rex, plays Antonio, while Tim MacDonald returns for his 11th season to play the Prince of Arragon. The role of Portia will be played by Lucy Peacock, who is returning Alo the Festival for her 14th season. A Waxman, who directed The Diary of Anne Frank last year and played Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman in 1997, will play Shylock. Twelfth Night, the second Shakespearean production at the Festival Theatre, will be directed by Stratford Festival General Manager Antoni Cimolino, with design by Peter Hartwell, costume design by Francesca Callow and music by Berthold Carrierre. Festival favourite James Blendick returns for his lgth season to play Sir Toby Belch. Domini Blythe, who last year portrayed Gertrude in Saturday, Feb. 3 at 8 p.m. The Centre In The Square will present. the highly acclaimed dance-theatre work, Victoria. The 90-year-old heroine has lost her memory, she's lost her cat, she's lost her independence. Victoria has lost almost everything ... except the one thing that aging, even dementia, can't take away: those moments of communion we have known with creatures, gardens and gods, otherwise known as love: With her orderly nearby, Victoria is a hospital Tickets for the Stratford Festival of Canada went on sale to the general public last weekend, with phone lines opening Saturday, Jan. 13 and a new; secure on-line ordering service being introduced Monday, Jan. 15. While an on-line order form for Festival tickets has been available since 1998, each submitted form then had to be confirmed by return telephone call from box-office staff, explains Executive Director Antoni Cimolino. Even with that delay, nearly seven per cent of last year's ticket sales, worth $2 million, were placed through on-line forms. The Festival's tiew secure on-line real-time ordering system will give customers instant access to seat choice and confirmation of their orders 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Stratford Festival call Centre can be reached at 1-800-567-1600 and is open Monday to Saturday, 9 Hamlet, is featured as Maria. Peter Donaldson returns for his 17th season to play Malvolio. Fabian is played by Paul Dunn and Michelle Giroux returns for her fourth season to play Olivia. The role of Feste is portrayed by William Hutt, who returns to the Festival Theatre stage for his 37th season. Tara Rosling, a member of the 2001 Stratford Festival Conservatory for Classical Training, makes her Stratford debut as Viola. Michael Therriault, who last appeared as Silvius in As You Like It, Motel in Fiddler on the Roof and Lord Alfred Douglas in Oscar Remembered, plays Sir Andrew Aguecheek. With music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, The Sound of Music will be directed by Kelly Robinson, who directed West Side Story in 1999. Music direction is by Berthold Carriere, with design by Ruari Murchison. Cynthia Dale, known for her leading roles in Festival musical Camelot in 1997 and Man of La Mancha in 1998, returns for her third season to play Maria. C. David Johnson, who last appeared at the Feistival in 1984, returns for his second season to play Captain Von Trapp. Inherit the Wind, the courtroom drama by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, will be directed by Richard Monette with design by Peter Hartwell and music by Laura Burton. James Blendick and Domini Blythe play Matthew and Sarah Brady. Peter Hutt plays E. K. Hornbeck and William Hutt portrays Henry Drummond. Tim MacDonald is featured as Bertram Cates. patient confined to a wheelchair, but on her own, Victoria is a star, and we, her adoring audience. Victoria, starring Dulcinea Langfelder and Eric Gingras, is based on an original idea and text by Charles Fariala. Victoria will be seen in six venues in Ontario prior to heading to British Columbia and the Yukon. A major European tour is scheduled for this fall after an overwhelming welcome by international producers at CINARS, the worldwide marketplace for stage a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., until April 21. From April 22 to Nov. 4, the Call Centre is open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday to Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday. In-person sales also begin on Saturday, Jan. 13 at the main ticket office, located at 55 Queen Street, during Call Centre hours. CP‘P/ TOt KEB TWIN CINEMA SURROUND SOUND STEREO LISTOWEI, 291-3070 STARTS FRIDAY CINEMA 1 7 & 9:15 P.M. PG WHAT WOMEN WANT MEL GIBSON, HELEN HUNT CINEMA 2 7 & 9:15 P.M. PG THE FAMILY MAN NICOLAS CAGE Noel Coward's Private Lives will be directed by Brian Bedford, who will also play Elyot Chase. Set design is by John Lee Beatty, and costume design is by Jane Greenwood. Wayne Best, who last appeared at the Festival in 1998, returns for his eighth season to play Victor Prynne. Sarah Dodd plays Sibyl Chase. Seana McKenna, who played the title role in Medea and Dorine in Tartuffe last year, returns to the Festival for her 10th season to.play Amanda Prynne. Edward Albee's American classic, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? will be directed by William Carden, who last season directed Collected Stories at the Tom Patterson Theatre. Set design is by Ray Recht. Peter Donaldson plays George, and award- winning actor and director Martha Henry returns for her 27th season to play Martha. Claire Jullien, who appeared as Cecily Cardew in The Importance of Being Earnest, Constance in The Three Musketeers and Mariane in Tartuffe last season, returns for her sixth season to play Honey. William Shakespeare's Henry V will be directed by Jeannette Lambermont, with design by Dany Lyne. King Henry will be played by Graham Abbey, who is returning to the Festival for his sixth season. Wayne Best will play Fluellen and Domini Blythe will play Alice. Diane D'Aquila, who last season appeared as Edith Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank, Queen Elizabeth in Elizabeth Rex and Tamora in Titus Andronicus, will play Mistress Quickly. Barry MacGregor returns to his 18th season after a five-year absence to productions held in Montreal recently. Victoria is a play combining dance, music, song and humour in a transparent, sensitive and respectful manner. January is 'Alzheimer's Awareness Month' and The Centre play Bardolph. Seana McKenna will play Chorus. Anton Chekhov's The Seagull, translated by Tom Stoppard, will be directed by Diana Leblanc, who directed Macbeth in 1999 and Death of a Salesman in 1997. Design is by Astrid Jansen with music by Stephen Woodjetts. Rod Beattie returns for his 13th season to play Dorn. Brian Bedford will play Peter Sorin and Lally Cadeau returns for her fifth season to play Polina. Peter Donaldson will play Trigorin. Michelle Giroux appears as Nina and Martha Henry will play Irina Arkadina. The fifth in the popular Wingfield series by Dan Needles, Wingfield on Ic'e will be directed by Douglas Beattie. Rod Beattie returns as Walt Wingfield in this one-man comedy. The first in the "Making of a King" series, William Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part I will be directed by Scott Wentworth, who returns for his 10th season. Design is by Patrick Clark. Graham Abbey plays Prince Hal. Benedict Campbell returns for his 10th season to play King Henry, while his father Douglas Campbell marks his 25th season by portraying Falstaff. Diane D'Aquila will play Mistress Quickly. Falstaff (Henry IV, Part 2) will also be directed by Scott Wentworth and designed by Patrick Clark. All cast members listed above will reprise their roles. Lewis Gordon returns to the Festival for his 33rd season to play Justice Shallow. Richard Rose directs his new stage adaptation of Robertson Davies's first novel. Tempest-Tost. Set design is by Graeme S. Thomson, costume design by Charlotte Dean and music In The Square is privileged and proud to bring this important v, ork to the Waterloo community. Tickets are $29 each with a discount for groups of $2. Call the Box Office to order (519) 578-1570 or toll-free 1-800-265-8977. by Don Horsburgh. Benedict Campbell plays Humphrey Cobbler. Michelle Giroux appears as Griselda Webster and Lucy Peacock as Valentine Rich. Brian Tree returns for his 12th season to play Professor Vambrance. Kate Trotter, who last season appeared as Milady de Winter in The Three Musketeers and as the Second Chorus in Medea, will play Nellie Forrester. The Trials of Ezra Pound is a fascinating courtroom drama written by Timothy Findley, the Governor- General's Award-winning author of Elizabeth Rex. This play, presented for the first time on stage, will be directed by Dennis Garnhum. David Fox, known for his work in Canadian film and television, returns to the Festival after a 10-year absence to play Ezra Pound. Good Mother is the world premiere of a powerful new drama by 23-year-old playwright and company member Damien Atkins. Directed by Miles Potter, this play stars Wayne Best as Ben Driver and Seana McKenna as Anne Driver. Jane Spidell returns to the Festival after a five-year absence to. play Louise. For information on this series and all 2001 productions, visit the website: www.stratfordfestival.ca Stratford tickets sell on-line Victoria brings dance-theatre to K-W