JANUARY 31, 2007
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The Drama Society presents one-act plays
Martha MacIntyre Reporter
The Drama Society has done it again.
- Adult Entertainment, The Girl in the Mirror and Unidentified Human Re- mains and the True Nature of Love will be presented from Jan. 31 until Feb. 3 at the Duffy ampitheatre.
Diana Love, one of the three direc- tors, said A Night Of One Acts was just meant to be.
“Colin MacDonald and I were at a bar this summer, and we both had men- tioned that we wete interested in direct- ing one act shows in the near future” said Love. “So we decided to bring the idea up with the Theatre Society, that is when we discovered that Jon Deagle was interested in directing a one act show also.”
“Tt was a very natural process” pro- claimed Love. The rest is now history!
Colin MacDonald directs Adult Enter- tainment, written by Canadian playwright George F. Walker. Whitney Rose, Jeremy Hogan, Kelsey Moore, and Ian MacDon- ald star in this production.
This play shows how some people will go through anything if it means that justice will be served, even if it makes breaking a law or two. It also shows the relationship between the justice system and the main enforcers of the justice system (the cops). Adult Entertainment will be presented between Jan. 31, Feb. 1 and 3.
Diana Love directs selected scenes from Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love, a play that was listed as one of the top ten plays of the year by Time Magazine when it was released in 1989. This play was written by Canadian playwright Brad Fraser.
Taking place in Edmonton, Unidenti- fied Human Remains and the True Na- ture of Love follows the lives of sexually frustrated “thirty-somethings” who try to learn the true meaning of love when most of the residents of Edmonton are living in fear of a serial killer.
Ben Rayner plays the role of David who had just returned to Edmonton after his acting career in Toronto had failed. Chris Doiron plays Bernie, Da- vid’s best friend, who has been cheating on his wife with Candy who is David’s roommate and other best friend. Candy is played by Love herself. While this is all happening, Benita, a psychic played by Andie Bulman, overlooks the whole show.
Andrea Avery is the stage manager.
Love said she is a great person to have on board.
“An absolute dream, she is so orga- nized and helpful in basically everyway.” Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love will be presented
Jan. 31, Feb. 2 and 3.
Jon Deagle directs Girl in the Mirror, a story of 17-year-old Susan who at- tempts to commit suicide by overdosing
on sleeping pills. Susan, instead of dying, ©
is put into a coma. While in the coma, Susan is visited by a man known only as “the speaker” who shows her many aspects of her past so she can make the final decision of whether or not she wants to live or die.
Girl in the Mirror stars Brian Ansems, Jennifer Carson, Greg Chandler, Jacque- line Deagle, Kim Johnston, Kate Hus- ton, Sarah Maclure, Nancy Manderson, Angela MacGee, and Rob Reddin. This play will be presented Feb. 1-3.
“T believe that as a collection, the plays show a pretty good cross-section of reality. Their world visions differ, but I think this contrast is what makes these plays work so well together.” He says that each director has worked very hard in constructing “visions of plays that we felt very passionate about.” Deagle said.
Tickets for all three plays are $5 for students and seniors and $8 for adults. Admission allows any audience member to enjoy a second night of theatre to see the play that was not playing the previ- ous night they attended.
Those interested in viewing the one act plays should know that all three plays deal with mature subject matters and lewd content.
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Whitney Rose Reporter
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An Australia native, Fiona pursued her entire education in Sydney- obtaining her undergraduate degree at the University of Sydney and her PhD at Macquarie University.
Papps was recently awarded the Hes- sian Award for Excellence in Teaching, but perhaps what is more empirical proof of her teaching excellence is the
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ously, she adds: “I try to offer an alterna- tive perspective on issues in psychology that are often taken for granted. It’s important to challenge what we take for granted.”
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