Homeless
      UPEI
      Theatre
     
     
      Society
      to
      be
      Given
     
     
      Shelter...
      Finally
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Brodie
      MacRAE
     
    
   
   
    
     
      .
      The
      UPEI
      Theatre
      Society
      has
     
     
      been
      rewarded
      for
      its
      years
      of
      patience
     
     
      while
      wandering
      aimlessly
      from
      place
     
     
      to
      place
      around
      the
      campus.
      Once
      ren-
     
     
      ovations
      are
      complete,
      the
      former
     
     
      yearbook
      office
      in
      the
      basement
      of
     
     
      Main
      will
      house
      the
      Thespian
      society
     
     
      of
      UPEI.
      This
      is
      an
      important
      event
      for
     
     
      UPEITS,
      explains
      last
      year's
      chair
     
     
      Andrew
      MacPhee.
      "It
      will
      give
      us
      a
     
     
      greater
      sense
      of
      continuity,
      allowing
      us
     
     
      to
      strive
      for
      longer
      term
      goals,
      whereas
     
     
      in
      previous
      years,
      we
      began
      anew
      each
     
     
      September.
      We
      can
      also
      store
      scripts
     
     
      and
      other
      such
      theatrical
      related
      items
     
     
      and
      it
      will
      be
      a
      cool
      place
      to
      meet
      and
     
     
      relax."
      It
      is
      also
      hoped
      that
      a
      perma-
     
     
      nent
      home
      for
      UPEITS
      will
      bring
      a
     
     
      greater
      awareness
      of
      itself
      and
      of
      the-
     
     
      atre
      to
      the
      University
      community.
      ©
     
     
      Many
      students
      are
      unaware
      of
      the
     
     
      Theatre
      Society's
      existence
      and
      activi-
     
     
      ties.
      As
      Scott
      Robinson
      notes,
      "Even
      I
     
     
      was
      unaware
      of
      the
      Theatre
      Society's
     
     
      existence
      and
      activities."
     
    

    
     
      While
      the
      first
      Theatre
      Society
     
     
      meeting
      will
      have
      passed
      by
      the
      time
     
     
      this
      reaches
      publication,
      you
      shouldn't
     
     
      be
      concerned
      about
      having
      missed
      the
     
    

    
     
      *
      boat.
      "It
      is
      at
      the
      second
      meeting
      that
      I
     
    

    
     
      “
      we
      '4d
      like
      to
      see
      a
      large
      attendance,
      as
     
    

    
     
      '
      thi:
      .s
      the
      meeting
      where
      important
     
    

    
     
      da.es
      are
      decided
      upon
      and
      potential
     
    

    
     
      ple
      for
      this
      term
      are
      discussed",
      says
     
    

    
     
      MacPhee.
      When
      asked
      about
      potential
     
    

    
     
      plays
      for
      this
      year,
      MacPhee
      replied,
     
    

    
     
      "At
      this
      point,
      it
      is
      looking
      like
      a
      night
     
    

    
     
      of
      student
      directed
      light
      one-acts
      for
     
    

    
     
      the
      first
      semester
      and
      a
      Shakespeare,
     
     
      possibly
      "As
      You
      Like
      It"
      for
      the
      sec-
     
     
      ond.
      However,
      if
      a
      student
      wants
      to
     
    

    
     
      -
      produce
      or
      direct
      another
      play
      in
      addi-
     
    

    
     
      tion
      to
      these,
      we
      will
      certainly
      encour-
     
    

    
     
      age
      the
      endeavour."
      In
      order
      to
      get
     
     
      involved
      in
      any
      capacity,
      a
      student
      has
     
     
      to
      only
      email
      theatre@upei.ca
      to
      be
     
     
      led
      along
      the
      right
      path.
      "Anyone
      can
     
     
      be
      involved,"
      adds
      MacPhee.
     
    

    
     
      Likely
      venues
      for
      these
      plays
     
     
      include
      the
      Duffy
      Amphitheatre
      and
     
     
      the
      Carrefour.
      "The
      Student
      Centre
      is
     
     
      (Aa)
      i
     
    
   
   
    
     
      4idird
      aia
     
    
   
   
    
     
      also
      a
      possibility,
      as
      it
      has
      a
      large
      stage
     
     
      and
      room
      for
      a
      large
      audience.
     
     
      Unfortunately,
      we
      would
      have
      to
      set
     
     
      up
      wings
      for
      a
      backstage,
      and
      the
      fact
     
     
      that
      the
      bar
      isn't
      soundproof
      from
      the
     
     
      stage
      makes
      it
      very
      difficult
      to
      work
     
     
      with.
      It
      isn't
      as
      conducive
      to
      theatre
      as
     
     
      it
      could
      have
      been,"
      adds
      MacPhee.
     
     
      When
      asked
      about
      whether
      or
     
     
      not
      a
      proper
      theatre
      on
      the
      University
     
     
      campus
      would
      be
      a
      worthwhile
      ven-
     
     
      ture,
      MacPhee
      replied,
      "Of
      course
      we
     
     
      could
      use
      a
      theatre,
      it
      could
      even
      be
     
     
      profitable
      for
      the
      University.
      We
      could
     
     
      build
      a
      black
      box
      theatre
      which
      seats
     
     
      about
      120
      people
      and
      make
      it
      a
      versa-
     
     
      tile
      space
      so
      that
      many
      different
      types
     
     
      of
      theatre
      would
      be
      comfortable
      in
      it.
     
     
      Different
      theatre
      groups,
      especially
     
     
      student
      run
      groups
      who
      can't
      afford
     
     
      Charlottetown
      theatre
      (such
      as
      The
     
     
      Arts
      Guild,
      The
      MacKenzie
      Theatre
     
     
      and
      the
      Carrefour)
      would
      want
      to
      use
     
     
      it.
      We
      could
      even
      feature
      groups
      from
     
     
      other
      universities.
      Having
      a
      black
      box
     
     
      theatre
      on
      campus
      would
      encourage
     
     
      riskier,
      more
      groundbreaking
      plays
     
     
      from
      student
      playwrights
      like
      Mickey
     
     
      Acorn
      or
      Matt
      Stewart."
      It
      should
      be
     
     
      noted
      here
      that
      UPEI
      is
      one
      of
      only
     
     
      four
      undergraduate
      universities
      of
      out
     
     
      of
      all
      the
      undergrad
      schools
      in
      Canada
     
     
      (as
      listed
      by
      MacLeans
      Magazine)
     
     
      without
      a
      space
      devoted
      specifically
     
     
      for
      theatrical
      presentations.
      "The
     
     
      University
      has
      a
      duty
      to
      act
      as
      the
      cul-
     
     
      tural
      centre
      of
      Charlottetown
      and
      I
     
     
      don't
      think
      we
      are
      living
      up
      to
      our
     
     
      potential.
      The
      University
      should
      be
      a
     
     
      seedbed
      for
      new
      ideas,
      techniques,
      and
     
     
      creations
      which
      should
      leave
      UPEI
     
     
      and
      enrich
      the
      community
      and
      beyond,
     
     
      helping
      to
      form
      the
      core
      of
      Canadian
     
     
      culture.
      After
      all,
      it
      has
      often
      been
     
     
      from
      universities
      that
      revolutionary
     
     
      ideas
      have
      sprung
      forth.
      The
      plays
      of
     
     
      Ibsen
      are
      an
      example.
      More
      than
      any-
     
     
      one,
      we
      have
      a
      responsibility
      to
      act
      as
     
     
      a
      catalyst
      to
      culture,
      and
      a
      theatre
      on
     
     
      the
      campus
      is
      a
      step
      in
      that
      direction."
     
     
      So
      there.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      How
      do
      |
      enrol?
     
    

    
     
      All
      full-time
      students
      at
      UPEI
      are
      automatically
      enrolled
     
     
      in
      this
      health
      insurance
      plan
      when
      they
      register
      for
     
     
      classes.
      The
      fee
      for
      the
      health
      plan
      is
      included
      in
      your
     
     
      registration
      fees.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      What
      if
      |
      am
      already
      covered?
     
    

    
     
      If
      you
      are
      already
      covered
      under
      an
      extended
      health
      plan
     
     
      you
      may
      choose
      to
      opt
      out
      of
      this
      plan
      and
      receive
      a
     
     
      refund
      of
      the
      health
      plan
      fees
      you
      have
      paid.
     
    

    
     
      You
      must
      provide
      proof
      of
      your
      other
      health
      insurance
      _
     
     
      company
      and
      policy
      number
      to
      the
      Student
      Union
      Office.
      —
     
    
   
   
    
     
      How
      to
      opt-out?
     
    

    
     
      You
      must
      provide
      proof
      of
      your
      other
      health
      insurance
     
     
      plan
      to
      the
      Student
      Union
      Office
      in
      the
      form
      of
      the
     
     
      following:
      :
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘8
      A
      copy
      of
      your
      current
      insurance
      plan
      card,
      or
     
     
      a
      letter
      from
      your
      insurance
      company
      clearly
     
     
      indicating
      the
      insurance
      company
      and
      policy
     
    

    
     
      -
      fhumber
     
     
      (Note:
      Handwritten
      information
      is
      not
      valid)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      AND
      ‘
     
     
      *
      Proof
      of
      full
      time
      student
      status
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      Deadline
      to
      opt-out?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Opt
      outs
      are
      processed
      on
      Wednesdays,
      Thursdays
      and
     
    

    
     
      Fridays
      ~
      ONLY.
      The
      deadline
      to
      present
      proof
      of
      your
     
    

    
     
      other
      insurance
      plan
      to
      the
      Student
      Union
      Office
      is
     
     
      FRIDAY,
      OCTOBER
      4",
      2002
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -NO
      EXCEPTIONS-