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United Church play has crowd laughing for hours
Justine Alkema
Clinton News Record
This fall, three local united
churches decided to try some-
thing new - put on a play. The
event sold out both nights on
October 28 and 29.
Brucefield, Brussels and
Parkview (Stratford) United
churches did the play to raise
money for the Canadian
Foodgrains Bank, a ministry
that provides food for hungry
people in developing coun-
tries. They have done events
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each year in the past to raise
funds for the Foodgrains
bank, but this is their first year
doing a play.
The play had a very profes-
sional feel to it, which makes
sense since they hired a pro-
fessional director to put on the
production. Director Garnet
Colborne has been involved
in theatre nearly all his life. He
has directed a number of
plays for high schools and lit-
tle theatre companies and
written a book on teaching
drama.
All but one actor/actress
was from Brucefield United,
where the play was put on.
The cast was extremely tal-
ented, and the play featured
elaborate backdrops and
costumes.
The synopsis on the bulletin
read "City meets country.
When the Northcutts move to
the country, can life ever be
the same for the housewives
(and their husbands) of
Cricket County? Take one
quilting party; add some well -
aged muscadine juice and the
stage is set for one rousing
evening of no -holds -barred
truth -telling':
The audience loved the
outrageous characters and
hilarious storyline.
As for doing a play in the
future, Brucefield's Pastor
Randy Banks, who spear-
headed the project, said, "I'd
like to [do another play]. I
think it's a fun way to raise
money."
He mentioned there are
around 15 more plays writ-
ten by the author of the
play, Eddie McPherson, on
Cricket County. So maybe
in the future, after seeing
how well this play was
received, they'll put on
another production with
the same characters and
their crazy antics.
Photos by Justine Alkema Clinton News Record
One scene from the play "The Real Housewives of Cricket County"
which played at Brucefield United Church on October 28 and 29.
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