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Final two e • isodes of
soap opera' will be z
Those who thought the first two
segments of "Dinsley, The Soap Not
the Street" were zany had better not
miss • the action -packed conclusion
this Friday and Saturday at Blyth.
Playwright Colleen Curran
promises this Friday's "The
Takeover" and Saturday's "The
Trial" as performed by the Blyth
Young Company, will have plenty of
twists and surprises.
Even those who missed "The
Homecoming" and "The Wedding"
late last month will have no trouble
following the tale of twin sisters, one
evil, one good and the day-to-day
trials of the varied people of the
town of Dinsley.
Ms. Curran says her inspiration
for "Dinsley, The Soap Not the
Street" came from several sources.
She was commissioned by write the
play for the Young Company by
Myth Festival Artistic Director
Katherine Kaszas earlier this year.
The soap opera is the perfect
vehicle, Ms. Curran says. It has
everything — romance, passion,
drama, comedy. Soap operas, even
though they are exaggerated, are
about life.
"Dinsley" also features
something else common to soap
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ARTHRMTHES SOCIETY
GRADUATION IIELD
The graduating exercises at the
Wingham hospital were held in June
of 1919. The graduates that year
were Miss 'Olive Terriff of
Whitechurch and Miss Minerva
Smith of Kinloss. President of the
board, J. A. McLean, acted as
chairman and the diplomas and
medals were presented by Dr.
Kennedy and Dr. Stewart. There
was no hospital of its size in Ontar
where better work was done OI
betterservice given than the
Wingham hospital. A large part of
4his was due to the energy, tact and
ability of the superintendent, Miss L
Matthews.
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operas: the cliffhanger ending.
"People love cliffhangers," says
Ms. Curran, they keep corning back
for more.
The Young Company members
were told to be perfectly honest in
their approach to their roles, she
says and have been urged to add
depth to their characters and find
their own props.
Earlier this summer, Mimi
Meckler, a Toronto acting teacher,
worked with the young people doing
acting exercises and games. From
those exercises she, Ms. Curran and
director Ron Gabriel decided who
would play the different parts in the
play.
For example, who would think
sweet Becky Penn would end up
playing the evil twin Cathy or Ian
Morton, the swaggering dowser,
Jonas Culver.
It's not all fun and games for these
young actors. They aU amseri010
about perfecting their craft and
some have been in the Young
Company for many years.
The Young Company is better than
appearing in, for example, a school
productionsay the young 'actor4,
because everyone is serious about
acting And wants to learn. Several
even say they would like to pursue
acting as their life's work.
They also enjoy working with and
Meeting the actors from the main
stage at Blyth and dream of the day
when they too may be onstage there.
However, no one is talking about
what will happen in episodes three
and four of "Dinsley, The Soap Not
the Street'. It seems Ms. Curran has
them sworn to silence. For the
.conclusion of this exciting soap
opera, be in Blyth this Friday and
Saturday at noon or at 7 p.m. for
performances.
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You are cordialiy invited to attend
WINGHAM
lst ANNIVERSARY
August 9th to 13th
And enjoy the savings!
- Winter coats - 25% off
- Jeans (current fashions)
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- Blouses (sugg. reg. $24.95) - 49.95
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