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      I,
      2005
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      Peachy
      Last
      Year
      for
      Vagina
      Monologues:
     
     
      Women’s
      Centre
      Raises
      $4,000
      for
      Rape
      Crisi
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
       
          
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Kimberley
      Johnston
     
     
      Reporter
     
    

    
     
      The
      Women’s
      Centre
      seemed
     
     
      to
      have
      saved
      the
      best
      for
      last
      in
      its
      final
     
     
      romp
      producing
      the
      Vagina
     
     
      Monologues
      here
      at
      UPEI.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ruth
      Freeman,
      the
      Women’s
     
     
      Centre
      coordinator,
      said
      2005
      was
      a
     
     
      banner
      year
      for
      the
      production,
      boasting
     
     
      three
      sold-out
      performances,
      the
      largest
     
     
      cast
      ever,
      and
      the
      most
      money
      ever
     
     
      raised.
     
    

    
     
      Perhaps
      most
      importantly
     
     
      though,
      everyone
      had
      fun.
     
    

    
     
      “We
      had
      a
      great
      time,”
      said
     
     
      Freeman,
      who
      also
      produced
      the
      show.
     
     
      “From
      the
      auditions
      through
      to
      the
      final
     
     
      performance,
      we
      had
      a
      blast.
      The
      cast
     
     
      was
      incredibly
      talented,
      Trish
      Daley’s
     
     
      direction
      was
      brilliant,
      and
      the
      audiences
     
     
      were
      so
      receptive.
      It
      was
      the
      perfect
     
     
      note
      to
      end
      on.”
     
    

    
     
      The
      sold-out
      performances
     
     
      raised
      $4,000
      for
      the
      PEI
      Rape
      and
     
     
      Sexual
      Assault
      Crisis
      Centre
      and
      a
      joint
     
     
      cast/Crisis
      Centre
      bake
      sale
      held
      during
     
     
      intermission
      helped
      raise
      an
      additional
     
     
      $540.
      Janet
      Marshall,
      organizational
     
     
      coordinator
      of
      the
      Crisis
      Centre,
      said
     
     
      the
      money
      could
      not
      have
      come
      at
      a
     
     
      better
      time.
     
    

    
     
      “Due
      to
      circumstances
      beyond
     
     
      our
      control,
      this
      year
      we
      are
      unable
      to
     
     
      holdan
      annual
      fund-raising
      event
      which
     
     
      usually
      takes
      place
      during
      International
     
     
      Women’s
      Week
      and
      brings
      in
      much
     
     
      needed
      dollars.
      The
      monies
      raised
     
     
      [through
      the
      Monologues]
      will
      help
      us
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Centre
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      continue
      to
      deliver
      our
      programs
      and
     
     
      services,
      and
      in
      particular
      will
      be
     
     
      designated
      to
      maintaining
      the
      crisis
      line
     
     
      and
      our
      training
      program
      for
      volunteers
     
     
      staffing
      the
      line,”
      she
      explained.
     
    

    
     
      But
      Freeman
      did
      not
      just
     
     
      receive
      thanks;
      she
      was
      eager
      to
      give
      it
     
     
      as
      well.
     
    

    
     
      “I
      would
      like
      to
      thank
      everyone
     
     
      who
      has
      made
      the
      Monologues
      happen
     
     
      over
      the
      past
      five
      years,”
      she
      said.
      “It
     
     
      has
      been
      a
      great
      community
      effort,
      and
     
     
      UPEI
      has
      been
      a
      huge
      part
      of
      that
     
     
      community,
      providing
      not
      only
      cast
      and
     
     
      crew
      members,
      but
      a
      lot
      of
      behind-the-
     
     
      scenes
      work
      and
      support.
      Some
      of
      the
     
     
      people
      who
      don’t
      get
      the
      applause,
      but
     
     
      certainly
      deserve
      it,
      are
      those
      in
      the
     
     
      Maintenance
      Department,
      Central
     
     
      Printing,
      Audio
      Visual,
      Security
     
     
      Services,
      the
      Cadre,
      and
      the
      Student
     
     
      Union.
      We
      couldn’t
      have
      done
      it
      without
     
     
      them.
     
    

    
     
      She
      added
      the
      open-
     
     
      mindedness
      of
      UPEI
      students
      and
     
     
      faculty
      played
      a
      huge
      role
      in
      the
      success
     
     
      of
      the
      Monologues
      year
      after
      year.
     
    

    
     
      “T
      would
      also
      like
      to
      say
      that
     
     
      we
      are
      one
      of
      the
      few
      smaller
      campuses
     
    
   
   
    
     
      in
      North
      America
      that
      did
      not
      meet
      with
     
    
   
   
    
     
      resistance
      and
      protest
      regarding
      the
     
     
      production
      of
      the
      Monologues.
      I
      think
     
     
      that
      says
      something
      extremely
      positive
     
     
      about
      who
      we
      are
      and
      what
      we
      believe
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Did
      Someone
      Say
      “Outrageous”?
      “Naughty
      “?
     
     
      ACT
      Presents
      “Lend
      Me
      A
      Tenor”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Rob
      Thomson
     
     
      Contributor
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ya,
      you
      heard
      it
      right.
      A
      bit
     
     
      naughty
      ...
      and
      outrageous
      for
      sure.
      It’s
     
     
      ACT’s
      staging
      of
      Ken
      Ludwig’s
     
     
      “LEND
      ME
      A
      TENOR”
      and
      it’s
     
     
      playing
      the
      first
      week
      of
      March
      at
      the
     
     
      Carrefour
      Theatre
      in
      Charlottetown.
     
     
      So
      if
      winter’s
      getting
      you
      down,
      shake
     
     
      off
      those
      study-till-you-drop
      blues
      and
     
     
      joina
      bunch
      of
      your
      pals
      for
      an
      evening
     
     
      of
      bedroom
      farce
      with
      “LEND
      ME
      A
     
     
      TENOR”!
     
    

    
     
      Picture
      it:
      the
      Bytown
      Opera,
     
     
      opening
      night
      of
      the
      1934
      season.
      Tito
     
     
      Merelli,
      ‘Il
      Stupendo’,
      the
      world’s
     
     
      sexiest
      tenor
      has
      been
      brought
      in
      to
     
     
      launch
      the
      season.
      But
      hold
      it
      —
      there’s
     
     
      not
      one
      but
      two
      of
      him
      running
      around!
     
     
      The
      jealous
      wife
      is
      storming
      out
      ...
      two
     
     
      young
      beauties
      —
      one
      star-struck,
      the
     
     
      other
      love-struck
      —
      are
      sneaking
      in...
     
     
      the
      manager
      and
      his
      assistant
      are
     
     
      concocting
      a
      con
      to
      save
      the
      night
      ...
     
     
      the
      dowager
      of
      the
      Opera
      Guild
      is
     
     
      pushing
      in
      on
      the
      action
      ...
      and
      don’t
     
     
      forget
      the
      hopping
      bellhop
      and
      his
      side-
     
     
      kick!
      With
      two
      rooms,
      six
      doors
      and
      a
     
     
      flurry
      of
      comings-and-goings,
      it’s
      a
     
     
      recipe
      for
      fast-paced
      confusion
      and
      a
     
     
      bellyful
      of
      laughter.
     
    

    
     
      -
      Both
      audiences
      and
      critics
      love
     
     
      this
      play:
      “Non-stop
      laughter”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      (Variety),
      “Uproarious!
      Hysterical!”
     
     
      (USA
      Today).
      “LEND
      ME
      A
      TENOR”
     
     
      ran
      for
      more
      than
      a
      year
      in
      London’s
     
     
      West
      End
      (produced
      by
      Andrew
      Lloyd
     
     
      Webber)
      and
      on
      Broadway
      (a
      Tony
     
     
      award-winner);
      it
      has
      been
      produced
     
     
      in
      16
      languages
      in
      30
      countries.
      And
     
     
      here
      it
      is
      on
      PEI,
      thanks
      to
      ACT
      -
      a
     
     
      community
      theatre,
      the
      folks
      who
      for
      ten
     
     
      years
      now
      have
      been
      giving
      us
      top-
     
     
      quality
      comedies,
      dramas
      and
      musicals
     
     
      —
      including
      last
      November’s
      “Jesus
     
     
      Chris
      Superstar”.
     
    

    
     
      Beyond
      the
      zany
      fun
      of
      the
      plot,
     
     
      there’s
      the
      astonishing
      art
      deco
      (and
     
     
      doors!)
      of
      a
      fantastic
      set
      and
      the
      flashy
     
     
      thirties
      costumes
      —
      right
      down
      to
      the
     
     
      mint-green
      knickers!
     
    

    
     
      “LEND
      ME
      A
      TENOR”
      plays
     
     
      at
      the
      Carrefour
      Theatre
      (the
      French
     
     
      school,
      off
      the
      bypass
      near
      the
     
     
      QEHospital)
      on
      Thursday,
      Friday
      and
     
     
      Saturday,
      March
      3",
      4"
      and
      5"
      at
      8:00
     
     
      pm.
      Tickets
      are
      just
      $14
      for
      students
      —
     
     
      available
      from
      the
      Confederation
      Centre
     
     
      Box
      Office
      (1-800-565-0278)
      and
      at
     
     
      the
      door.
     
    

    
     
      Further
      info:
      Rob
      Thomson
      -
     
     
      892-328
      or
     
    
   
   
    
     
      robthomson@pei.sympatico.ca
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      presents
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      KEN
      LUDWIG
     
     
      March
      3,
      4,
      5,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Carrefour
      Theatre
      8
      p.m.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      a
      somewhat
     
     
      naughty
      farce...
     
    
   
   
    
     
      LEND
      ME
      A
      TENOR
     
    
   
   
    
     
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