January
      10,
      2006
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      ARTS
      &
      ENTERTAINMENT
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Improv
      Group
      Serves
      Up
      Laughs,
      Generosity
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Kimberley
      Johnston
     
     
      A@E
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It’s
     
     
      see
      performers
     
     
      being
      themselves.
     
    

    
     
      Deb
      ans
     
     
      different
      to
      see
     
     
      people
      who
      have
     
     
      to
      perform
      so
     
    
   
   
    
     
      good
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      many
      different
     
     
      characters
      letting
     
     
      their
      own
     
     
      personalities
      be
      visible
      to
      the
     
     
      audience.
      The
      members
      of
      4
      Skit’s
     
     
      Sake
      are
      by
      no
      means
      carbon
      copies
     
     
      of
      each
      other
      -
      nor
      are
      they
      polar
     
     
      opposites.
      They’re
      complete
     
     
      individuals
      who
      let
      their
      dymanic
     
     
      personalities
      shine
      through,
      both
      while
     
     
      sitting
      and
      chatting
      and
      during
      their
     
     
      Improv
      games
      on
      stage.
      While
      their
     
     
      interests
      vary,
      the
      group
      all
      agreed
      they
     
     
      should
      help
      out
      families
      who
      were
     
     
      having
      hard
      times
      through
      the
     
     
      holidays.
     
    

    
     
      The
      award-winning
      comedy
     
     
      troupe
      offered
      $1
      off
      the
      price
      of
     
     
      admission
      to
      their
      December
     
     
      29"
      show
      at
      the
      Arts
      Guild
      to
      people
     
     
      who
      brought
      in
      a
      non-perishable
      food
     
     
      item
      for
      the
      food
      bank.
      UPEI
      graduate
     
     
      Adam
      Gauthier
      said
      Islanders
      have
     
     
      done
      so
      much
      for
      the
      group,
      they
     
     
      would
      just
      like
      to
      give
      back
      to
      those
     
     
      who
      have
      given
      so
      much,
      and
      more
     
     
      importantly,
      to
      those
      who
      do
      not
      have
     
     
      a
      lot
      to
      give.
     
    

    
     
      “T
      think
      we
      just
      like
      to
      give
     
     
      back
      to
      the
      community.
      We
      don’t
      have
     
     
      enough
      money
      to
      form
      a
      (not-for-
     
     
      profit)
      organization
      so
      we
      thought
      we
     
     
      would
      encourage
      people
      to
      donate
      to
     
     
      the
      food
      bank.
      People
      who
      have
      food
     
     
      take
      it
      for
      granted.
      There
      are
      so
      many
     
     
      people
      out
      there
      in
      dire
      need
      of
      it.
      A
     
     
      little
      gesture
      can
      go
      a
      long
      way
      to
      make
     
     
      a
      huge
      difference
      for
      someone.”
     
    

    
     
      Not
      only
      were
      audiences
     
     
      served
      with
      a
      heaping
      helping
      of
     
     
      generosity
      on
      behalf
      of
      the
      troupe,
      but
     
     
      they
      were
      also
      exposed
      to
      an
      evening
     
     
      of
      laughter
      as
      well-
      which
      they
      were
     
     
      able
      to
      control
      by
      throwing
      in
     
     
      imaginative
      suggestions
      the
      improv
     
     
      artists
      had
      to
      work
      around
      .
     
    

    
     
      A
      varied
      audiience
      is
      as
     
     
      important
      to
      the
      show
      as
      the
      different
     
     
      backgrounds
      of
      the
      actual
      performers,
     
     
      explained
      Fraser
      McCallum.
      The
     
     
      Concordia
      communications
      student
      says
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      one
      of
      the
      things
      that
      makes
      the
     
     
      troupe’s
      show
      stand
      out
      is
      its
      audience
     
     
      accessibility.
     
    

    
     
      “What’s
      different
      about
      this
     
    
   
   
    
     
      show
      is
      that
      every
      one
      can
      come
      to
      it.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      We
      get
      audience
      members
      from
      all
     
     
      walks
      of
      life
      -
      from
     
     
      actors
      to
      pig
     
     
      farmers.
      We
      get
     
     
      five-year-olds
      to
     
     
      85-year-olds.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      We’ve
      got
     
     
      something
      for
     
     
      everyone.”
     
    

    
     
      As
      for
     
     
      their
      award-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      winning
      improv
      technique....Derek
     
     
      Bondt
      says
      he’s
      got
      a
      strategy.
     
    

    
     
      “T’ve
      always
      said
      less
      is
      more”,
     
     
      said
      the
      third
      year
      biology
      student
     
     
      “The
      more
      we
      space
      it,
      the
      better
      the
     
     
      build-up.”
      Bondt
      later
      put
      his
      comedic
     
     
      philosophy
      to
      work
      -
      doing
      a
      perfect
     
     
      FEZ
      (from
      that
      70s
      _
      show)
     
     
      impersonation
      during
      a
      Dating
      Game
     
     
      improv
      skit.
     
    

    
     
      The
      guys
      said
      they
      have
      learned
     
     
      a
      number
      of
      different
      skills
      since
     
     
      starting
      the
      troupe.
      They
      have
      to
      do
     
     
      much
      of
      the
      work
      (such
      as
      marketing,
     
     
      printing,
      and
      technical
      aspects)
      by
     
     
      themselves
      -
      and
      they
      enjoy
      the
     
     
      challenge.
     
    

    
     
      “We're
      having
      fun
      and
      we’re
     
     
      learning
      at
      the
      same
      time,”
      said
     
     
      McCallum.
     
    

    
     
      “All
      except
      for
      web
      design.
      The
     
     
      communications
      student
      is
      not
      into
     
     
      HTML
      programming
     
    

    
     
      “I
      don’t
      do
      web
      design,”
      he
     
     
      stated.
     
    

    
     
      The
      guys
      are
      currently
      looking
     
     
      for
      someone
      who
      will
      do
      a
      webpage
     
     
      for
      them
      and
      be
      paid
      with
      show
      tickets.
     
     
      The
      guys
      are
      hoping
      a
      webpage
      will
     
     
      generate
      more
      interest
      in
      the
      show
      so
     
     
      more
      people
      will
      come
      and
      see
      it.
     
    

    
     
      “It’s
      definitely
      worth
     
     
      catching,”
      said
      Colin
      MacDonald,
     
     
      whose
      dry
      wit
      complements
      the
      other
     
     
      styles
      nicely.
      If
      you
      haven’t
      seen
      a
     
     
      show
      yet,
      you
      haven’t
      missed
      your
     
     
      chance-
      the
      boys
      will
      be
      back
      in
      town
     
     
      this
      summer
      —
      and
      they
      have
      high
     
     
      expectations
      of
      themselves,
      said
     
     
      McCallum.
      ,
     
    

    
     
      “Our
      goal
      is
      to
      make
      the
      show
     
     
      as
      good
      as
      possible.
      Watch
      for
      our
     
     
      show
      next
      summer
      because
      this
      will
     
     
      be
      our
      best
      summer
      yet,”
      he
      said.
     
    

    
     
      For
      more
      information
      about
     
     
      the
      web
      programming
      job,
      contact
     
     
      Colin
      at
      368-3642.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Betrayed:
      Lengthy,
      But
      Worth
      the
      Read.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Betrayed:
      The
      Assassination
      of
      Digna
     
     
      Ochoa
      by
      Linda
      Diebe
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Stacey
      Murray
     
     
      Reporter
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Betrayed:
      The
      Assassination
      of
      Digna
     
     
      Ochoa
      is
      a
      riveting
      true
      story
      about
      the
     
     
      life
      and
      death
      of
      a
      prominent
      Mexican
     
     
      human
      rights
      lawyer.
      It
      gives
      a
      detailed
     
     
      account
      of
      injustices
      she
      fought
      for,
     
     
      but
      also
      the
      hardships
      she
      herself
     
    
   
   
    
     
      rights
      surface
      in
      the
      novel
      and
      bring
     
     
      to
      light
      the
      hidden
      side
      of
      Mexico.
      The
     
     
      novel
      was
      intriguing,
      but
      an
      extremely
     
     
      dense
      read.
      It
      appears
      that
      the
      author,
     
     
      Linda
      Diebel,
      is
      passionate
      about
     
     
      uncovering
      the
      truth,
      but
      she
      uses
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      faced
      until
      her
      death
      in
      2001.
      While
     
     
      her
      death
      was
      termed
      a
     
     
      suicide
      at
      the
      close
      of
      the
     
     
      case,
      the
      novel
      reveals
     
     
      evidence
      that
      implicates
     
     
      members
      from
      many
      levels
     
     
      of
      Mexican
      government
     
     
      who
      could
      be
      responsible
      for
     
     
      Digna’s
      death.
     
    

    
     
      The
      also
     
     
      serves
      as
      a
      useful
      text
      on
      the
     
     
      history
      of
      Mexican
      human
     
     
      rights
      during
      the
      past
      25
      years.
      It
     
     
      discusses
      the
      NAFTA
      agreement,
      and
     
     
      its
      effects
      on
      poverty
      in
      Mexico.
      The
     
     
      novel
      goes
      into
      great
      length
      about
      the
     
     
      despairing
      situation
      that
      plagues
      the
     
     
      lives
      of
      many
      Mexicans.
      Accounts
      of
     
     
      torture,
      forced
      confessions,
      death
     
     
      squads
      and
      a
      complete
      lack
      of
      human
     
    
   
   
    
     
      New
      Online
      Database
      of
      Island
      Artists
      Formed
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      PEI
      Artists
      Directory
      is
      a
      free
      online
      directory
      to
      Island
      Artists.
      A
      project
     
     
      of
      the
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
      Council
      of
      the
      Arts,
      the
      directory
      is
      open
      to
      all
     
     
      Island
      Artists
      and
      listings
      are
      free.
     
    

    
     
      The
      value
      of
      the
      directory
      will
      be
      a
      result
      of
      participation
      from
      the
     
     
      Arts
      community.
      At
      the
      Council,
      we
      are
      often
      contact
      and
      asked
      for
      information,
     
     
      particularly
      contact
      information
      that
      we
      are
      unable
      to
      release
      for
      reasons
      of
     
     
      privacy
      and
      confidentiality.
      Now,
      with
      the
      directory,
      you
      can
      provide
      all
      the
     
     
      information
      that
      collectors
      and
      consumers
      need
      to
      find
      you
      and
      your
      studio.
      .
     
     
      You
      can
      even
      select
      which
      information
      to
      release
      and
      which
      to
      hide
      from
     
     
      public
      view.
      You
      can
      upload
      images
      to
      your
      online
      portfolio
      and,
      in
      the
      near
     
     
      future,
      artists
      will
      be
      able
      to
      upload
      film
      clips,
      sound
      files,
      and
      text
      excerpts.
     
    

    
     
      Registration
      is
      free,
      and
      can
      be
      completed
      online
      be
      going
      to
      http://
     
    
   
   
    
     
      www.peiartists.ca/en/register.asp.
      :
     
     
      A
      Mixer,
      A
      Mixer,
      A
      Theatre
      Mixer
     
    
   
   
    
     
      On
      January
      19-21,
      EDGE
      Players
      will
      be
      hosting
      a
      Theatre-Community
      Mixer
     
     
      at
      the
      Guild
      from
      6:30PM
      to
      7:45PM.
      Members
      of
      the
      theatre
      community
      are
     
     
      invited
      to
      attend
      the
      show
      and
      promote
      their
      upcoming
      workshops,
      productions,
     
     
      and
      event.
      It
      will
      be
      a
      great
      opportunity
      to
      network
      with
      your
      peers
      and
      connect
     
     
      with
      a
      captive
      theatre-going
      audience
      at
      little
      or
      no
      cost.
      The
      theatre-mixer
     
     
      will
      precede
      the
      EDGE
      Players
      production,
      Roger
      Rueff’s
      The
      Big
      Kahuna.
      The
     
     
      Big
      Kahuna
      won
      the
      2005
      PEI
      Theatre
      Festival
      Awards
      for
      Best
      Actor
      and
      Best
     
     
      Production.
      This
      show,
      the
      complete
      full-length
      production
      as
      playwright
      Roger
     
     
      Rueff
      wrote
      it,
      will
      take
      place
      January
      19-21
      at
      the
      Guild
      at
      8:00PM.
      The
      Bz
     
     
      Kahuna
      is
      a
      contemporary
      production
      about
      three
      salesmen
      trying
      desperately
     
     
      to
      survive
      in
      the
      world
      of
      cutthroat
      business.
      Audience
      members
      are
      welcome
     
     
      to
      attend
      the
      Theatre-Community
      Mixer
      prior
      to
      the
      show.
      Tickets
      are
      $15
      for
     
     
      regular
      admission
      and
      $12
      for
      students.
      Mature
      Content.
      For
      more
      information
     
     
      about
      the
      show
      and
      the
      EDGE
      Players,
      check
      out
      their
      web-site
     
    
   
   
    
     
      (www.edgeplayers.com).
     
    
   
   
    
     
      endless
      detail
      that
      makes
      the
     
     
      :
      important
      information
      of
     
     
      Digna’s
      story
      pale
      in
     
     
      comparison
      to
      the
      injustice
     
     
      faced
      by
      other
      Mexicans.
     
     
      On
      the
      other
      hand,
     
     
      it’s
      an
      excellent
      read
      if
      you
     
     
      want
      to
      see
      a
      side
      of
      Mexico
     
     
      that
      tourism
      brochures
     
     
      attempt
      to
      hide.
      It
      clearly
     
     
      shows
      that
      all
      is
      not
      well
      in
     
     
      Mexico,
      and
      that
      it
      won’t
      be
     
     
      until
      the
      abuses
      against
      average
     
     
      Mexican
      citizens
      are
      halted.
      Overall,
     
     
      I
      would
      recommend
      this
      novel
      to
     
     
      those
      who
      enjoy
      paying
      great
      attention
     
     
      to
      detail,
      and
      have
      an
      interest
      in
     
     
      foreign
      policy,
      as
      well
      as
      anyone
     
     
      interested
      in
      human
      rights.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      novel