Arts
      &
      Entertainment
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Theatre
      Society
     
     
      by
      Michelle
      Luckie
      -
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      UPEI
      Theatre
      Society
      Presents
      Love
      _
      is
     
     
      Strange...
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Love
      is
      Strange,
      by
      Paul
      LeDoux
      and
      David
      Young,
     
     
      and
      directed
      by
      Derek
      Martin,
      is
      a
      musical
      drama
     
     
      inspired
      by
      the
      case
      of
      a
      Saskatchewan
      farmer
      who
     
     
      was
      obsessed
      with
      Anne
      Murray.
      Love
      is
      Strange
     
     
      was
      originally
      titled
      "I
      Love
      You
      Anne
      Murray,"
     
     
      but
      to
      avoid
      legal
      suit
      the
      title,
      characters,
      and
     
     
      location
      were
      changed.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Love
      is
      Strange
      is
      about
      the
      nature
      of
      love,
      romantic
     
     
      obsession,
      the
      way
      our
      justice
      system
      deals
      with
      the
     
     
      mentally
      ill,
      the
      cult
      of
      celebrity,
      and
      the
      concept
      of
     
     
      freedom
      in
      imagination.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      large
      cast
      and
      production
      crew
      of
      UPEI
      students,
     
     
      along
      with
      a
      quintet
      of
      UPEI
      musicians,
      promise
      to
     
     
      make
      the
      production
      of
      this
      contemporary
      Canadian
     
     
      play
      a
      lively
      evening’s
      entertainment.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Love
      is
      Strange
      will
      be
      presented
      at
      the
      Mackenzie
     
     
      Theatre,
      November
      15,
      16,
      17,
      at
      8:00p.m.
      Tickets
     
     
      are
      $7.00
      for
      adults,
      general
      admission,
      $5.00
      for
     
    
   
   
    
     
      students,
      seniors,
      and
      the
      unwaged.
      Tickets
      can
      be
     
    
   
   
    
     
      purchased
      at
      the
      Confederation
      Centre
      Ticketworks
     
     
      566-1267
      or
      at
      the
      door.
      '
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Love
      is
      Strange
      has
      an
      exciting
      cast,
      including
      fifteen
     
     
      UPEI
      students:
      Miriam
      Naylor,
      Ted
      Baker,
      Tory
     
     
      Thorkelson,
      Shelley
      Carroll,
      Laurie
      Murphy,
      Tracey
     
     
      Landry,
      M.J.Dalton,
      Craig
      Cormier,
      David
      Griffin,
     
     
      Robin
      Hemenway,
      Angela
      Matheson,
      Bobbi
      Jo
     
     
      Doyle,
      Margaret
      McGeoghegan,
      Kendra
      Coady,
      and
     
     
      Danny
      Woods.
      Eugene
      Sauve,
      a
      popular
      Island
     
     
      actor,
      joins
      the
      cast,
      along
      with
      Doug
      Huskilson
     
     
      and
      Prof.
      Douglas
      Malcolm
      in
      cameo
      roles.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      band
      for
      Love
      is
      Strange
      includes
      UPEI
     
     
      students
      Jim
      O’Leary
      -
      percussion,
      Craig
      Cormier
      -
     
    
   
   
    
     
      guitar,
      Elizabeth
      Meenink
       -
      keyboards,
      Rich
     
     
      Tersteeg
      -
      cello,
      and
      Margo
      Connors
      -
      violin.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      actors
      and
      musicians
      are
      obviously
      important
      to
     
     
      the
      play,
      but
      the
      production
      crew
      also
      plays
      a
      major
     
     
      role.
      Members
      of
      the
      production
      crew
      are:
      Roddy
     
     
      Weatherbie,
      Stage
      Manager;
      Valerie
      Bellamy
      and
     
     
      Stephen
      Young,
      Assistant
      Stage
      Managers;
      Julianne
     
     
      MacLean,
      Costumes;
      Christeena
      Murphy,
     
     
      Properities;
      Margaret
      McGeoghegan,
      Michelle
     
     
      Luckie,
      Public
      Relations.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      UPEI
      Theatre
      Society
      would
      like
      to
      thank:
     
     
      The
      Confederation
      Centre
      of
      the
      Arts,
      the
      Dean
      of
     
     
      Arts,
      UPEI,
      and
      all
      the
      volunteer
      work
      done
      by
     
     
      UPEI
      students.
      We
      would
      also
      like
      to
      extend
      our
     
     
      gratitude
      to
      faculty
      advisors
      Richard
      Lemm,
      Terry
     
     
      Pratt,
      Ron
      Irving,
      Carl
      Mathis,
      and
      Dave
      Shephard,
     
     
      director
      Derek
      Martin,
      and
      stage
      manager,
      Roddy
     
     
      Weatherbie.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Mo
      Better
      Blues
     
     
      Directed
      by
      Spike
      Lee
     
     
      By
      Jane
      Smith
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Mo
      Better
      Blues
      played
      this
      past
      Sunday
     
     
      afternoon
      at
      the
      Prince
      Edward
      Cinemas
      on
     
     
      Grafton
      St.
      to
      a
      3\4
      full
      house.
      I’m
      sure
      no
     
     
      left
      disappointed
      .
      Great
      scenery
      coupled
     
     
      with
      unique
      camera
      angles
      gave
      an
     
     
      interesting
      atmosphere
      to
      the
      screen.
      Mo
     
     
      Better
      Blues
      is
      a
      drama,
      comedy,
      and
     
     
      action
      all
      rolled
      into
      one,
      something
      to
     
     
      please
      everyone.
      The
      acting
      was
      excellent,
     
     
      I
      especially
      enjoyed
      the
      actor
      who
      played
     
     
      the
      role
      of
      Giant,
      the
      manager.
      Although
     
     
      it
      may
      be
      a
      little
      long
      for
      your
      average
     
     
      viewer
      (over
      2
      hours)
      there
      was
      never
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      UPEI
      X-Press
     
    
   
   
    
     
      November
      8,
      1990
     
    
   
   
    
     
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