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Entertainment & Leisure
for kids
Fun at Doon
Theatre review
Drama Guild does it all well in Tame’
The fifth annual Waterloo
Wellington Children’s Ground
water Festival to be held at Doon
Heritage Crossroads, Monday, May
29 through Friday, June 2 is a fun
and educational event that teaches
children about the role of water in
society. Children in Grades 3
through 6 have the opportunity of
experiencing first-hand the manage
ment of local resources. There are
40 activity centres that teach chil
dren about conserving water, pro
tecting our water resources, under
standing the water cycle, and foster
ing respect toward water and the
environment.
On stage
Melina Hussey played Carmen Diaz in the F.E. Madill
Drama Guild’s production of Fame, the Musical, last week.
Several area students were involved in the production
which played to a sold-out house three nights out of four.
Teenage angst
While Justin Ruttan as Joe expounds on the beauty of
Carmen, the mor% restrained Nick played by Jay Sanders
looks on.
Bv Sarah Mann
Special to The Citizen
As the high energy, opening num
ber of Fame explains: “ACTING, is
the hardest profession in the world,
the hardest profession is - DANC
ING, is the hardest profession in the
world, the hardest profession is -
MUSIC, is the hardest profession in
the world...”
Acting, dancing and music are all
tough professions and the F.E. Madill
Drama Guild proved once again they
can do all three very well.
Fame - The Musical, was present
ed in the small gym this year due to
problems in the large gym. Despite
seating and stage restrictions the
show was amazing. Fame follows
the last class to graduate from the
“old” High School of Performing
Arts on 46th Street from first audi
tion to graduation.
The cast is split into four groups
playing actors, dancers, musicians
and teachers. The actors, Serena
Katz, Nick Piazzra and Joe (Jose)
Vegas were played by Angela
Chippa, Jay Sanders and Justin
Ruttan.
The dancers, Carmen Diaz, Tyrone
Jackson, Iris Kelly and Mabel
Washington were portrayed by
Melina Hussey, Arras Hopkins,
Heather Sande, and Ashley Gropp.
The musicians, - Schlomo
Metzenbaum, Grace Lamb (Lamb
Chops) and Goodman King were
played by Gelan Hopkins, Mandy
Sellers and Joshua Gropp, who was
also the pit band conductor.
The teachers, Miss Sherman
(English), Miss Bell (Dance), Mr.
Sheinkopf (music), and Mr. Myers
(Drama) were performed by Jackie
Falconer, Heather Lane, Tyson de
Boer and John Flemming, respec
tively.
Fame shows the ups and downs of
being a teenager in the 1980s while
going to PA, but the issues and prob
lems they encounter still ring true
today. Carmen had a drug addiction
and ends up killing herself, Serena
was convinced that Nick was gay,
Mabel, thought she was the “world’s
fattest dancer” and Tyrone couldn’t
read. The realistic four years were
presented by Madill’s talented actors
and their powerful voices.
The set was not elaborate yet it
was effective and the costumes gave
the audience a frightening trip back
to the big hair and bright clothes of
the 1980s.
The production of Fame, directed
by Ms Alexander, was the perfect
showcase of the talent at Madill. It
was very evident that there was
much preparation and hard work put
into the musical.
Despite electrical problems due to
the thunderstorm at Friday night’s
performance, the cast and crew knew
that “the show must go on” and the
result was a well-deserved standing
ovation from the audience.
Congratulations*to the F. E. Madill
Drama Guild for once again treating
the audience to a wonderful produc
tion.
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