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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1998. PAGE 23.
E ntertainment
Wingfield' director returns to Grand
Douglas Beattie, well-known to
audiences in London and through-
out the country as director of the
very popular and successful
Wingfield plays, announced Feb. 4
the second year of Stagecraft 98.
This innovative project is a four-
week "workshop" for theatre
professionals, culminating in five
public performances of Henrik
Ibsen's Ghosts at the Grand
Theatre, downstairs in the
McManus Theatre, on Feb. 25-28,
1998.
Beattie said, "For years we've
entertained London area audiences
with delightful, original comedies
like the Wingfield plays and The
Perils of Persephone - and we hope
to bring you more of these in the
future! But now it's time for
something different - plays we
wouldn't otherwise get a chance to
do."
Ghosts is Ibsen's controversial
1881 drama about a woman
haunted by the consequences of
staying within a disastrous
marriage against her better
judgement, and is one of modern
theatre's most influential plays.
Fresh from a triumphant 1997
season at the Stratford Festival in
which she played the nurse in
Romeo and Juliet, Queen Elizabeth
in Richard 111 and Jocasta in
Oedipus Rex, Diane D'Aquila will
play Mrs. Alving.
Former Grand Theatre artistic
director, and a long-time favourite
of Stratford audiences, Bernard
Hopkins will play Engstrand, the
carpenter.
Krista Jackson, who was last
'seen by London audiences flying
Sep. bd. news
Staffing adjustments were
approved at the Jan. 26 meeting of
the Huron-Perth Catholic District
School Board.
Full or partial leaves of absence
without pay were granted to Car-
olyn Wilson, Feb. 3 to June 26;
Nancy Pettigrew, Sept. 1 to Aug.
31, 1999 and Francine Looby, Sept.
1, to Aug. 31, 2000.
Liz Yundt was enrolled in the
deferred salary leave plan and
Agnes Gaffney's resignation was
accepted, effective June 30.
Senior administration was autho-
rized to hire an educational assis-
tant and probationary teacher.
A request will also be sent to the
minister asking that support for
French as a Second Language pro-
grams be maintained at the current
level.
A special education advisory
committee, consisting of Neil Mur-
ray, Janet Culliton, Carolyn Carter
and Cathy Hubbard was appointed.
Bernard Murray, trustee for
Usbome, Perth South, West Perth
and St. Marys, will also serve on
the committee.
The board voiced strong opposi-
tion to a resolution from the Halton
Board of Education, requesting an
education referendum be held dur-
ing the next election. Voters would
be asked their opinion on a dual
education system versus one sys-
tem.
The sale of four acres to the Clin-
ton and District Christian School
was confirmed.
high in the arms of Stephen Russell
as Min in Michael Shamata's
production of Dracula, will be
Regina. Russell, a veteran of 16
Stratford seasons, last seen in
London as the above mentioned
Count and before that as Kinlcley in
the Grand Theatre's The Perils of
Persephone (directed by Douglas
Beattie), will play Pastor Manders.
And former Londoner Eric
Woolfe, who has played many roles
on the Grand's main stage over the
years, notably Eugene in all three
plays of Neil Simon's Bright Beach
Trilogy, is going to be Oswald.
John Thompson, who has
designed more productions for the
McManus Theatre than any other
designer, as well as a number of
productions for the main stage,
including this season's Sleuth,
designs set, costumes and lighting.
Beattie, producer and director of all
four of the widely acclaimed
Wingfield plays, written by Dan
Needles and which star his brother,
Rod Beattie, will direct.
Corrine Richards and Jennifer
O'Connor are stage managers, and
Jennefer Gerber is assistant stage
manager and production assistant.
Stagecraft 98 is the second in a
series of workshops which will take
place once a year for a few weeks,
and the project will have a limited,
roughly four-year lifespan. Its
focus is on the actors' and the
director's work, and is designed to
Garibaldi's Garden at the Bell
Atrium , 100 Dundas Street will be
the lovely setting for a Baroque
Brunch, presented by Orchestra
London, Feb. 15.
The 12:15 p.m. lunch will be fol-
lowed by the concert at 1:15.
Featuring works by Handel Rebel
and Geminiami, guests will taste a
spattering of European culture of
the baroque period.
Popular with the ladies and lords,
consorts and kings of Italy, France
and England in the early 1700s,
patrons can sit back and relax to the
dance music of that era.
Tickets are $19 for adults,
(brunch extra), seniors and stu-
dents, $17, and youth 18 and under
get half off the regular price.
Spencer Phillips and David
Howard join Orchestra London
with their bassoons, at Centennial
Hall, Feb. 18 for Musically Speak-
ing.
The performance will range from
the powerful Don Giovanni by
provide an opportunity for director,
actors, designers and technicians to
work on plays they would
otherwise not get to do, casting
actors experienced in classic theatre
along with actors who otherwise
would not be getting that
experience.
It is also an opportunity for these
theatre professionals to work in a
supportive environment where box
office considerations are not
paramount.
In selecting the play for
Stagecraft 98, Douglas Beattie
reviewed contemporary and older
plays, both comedies and dramas.
He looked for plays that are
skillfully written and stageworthy,
and that have good parts for actors;
plays that tell stories and are full of
actable scenes; plays that have the
capacity to engage, delight, repel,
terrify or amuse an audience.
Some of the plays considered
will undoubtedly be done in other
Stagecrafts in years to come. The
play chosen for Stagecraft 98
admirably suits both the artistic
agenda and the modest budget for
this second event.
The Stagecraft 98 performances
of Ghosts, in the McManus Studio
Theatre, downstairs at the Grand
Theatre, are: Wednesday, Feb. 25,
Preview, 8 p.m.; Thursday, Feb. 26,
8 p.m.; Friday, Feb. 27, 8 p.m.;
Saturday, Feb. 28, 2 p.m.;
Saturday, Feb. 28, 8 p.m.
Mozart to the wistful and charming
Czech Suite of Dvorak.
An added touch to the concert is
the informal and illuminating com-
mentary from the podium about the
composers and their works.
Tickets are $15 to $30.
Concert and ticket information
may be obtained by calling 679-
8778.
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