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      own
      knowledge,
      and
      as
      he
     
     
      gets
      more
      and
      more
      into
      his
     
     
      lesson,
      he
      becomes
      more
      and
     
     
      more
      sort
      of
      obsessed
      with
     
     
      himself.
      The
      lesson
      starts
     
     
      getting
      more
      intense
      and
     
     
      there’s
      this
      build
      and
      build
     
     
      of
      tension.
     
    

    
     
      Would
      you
      say
      the
      maid
     
     
      and
      the
      student
      are
      stock
     
     
      characters?
      Or
      do
      _
      they
     
     
      have
      characters
      of
      their
     
     
      own
      that
      can
      _
      interplay
     
     
      with
      yours?
     
    

    
     
      The
      pupil’s
      character...we
     
    
   
   
    
     
      slowly
      shift
      roles
      almost,
     
     
      and
      my
      character
      slowly
     
     
      deteriorates.
     
    

    
     
      [At
      this
      point
      Fraser
     
     
      MacCallum,
      one
      of
      the
     
     
      producers,
      joins
      us.]
     
    

    
     
      What
      makes
      you
      excited
     
     
      about
      doing
      The
      Lesson?
     
     
      FP:
      1.
      vreally
      “like
      :.
      the
     
     
      collaborative
      nature
      of
      the
     
     
      team,
      like
      everyone’s
      around
     
     
      the
      same
      level
      of
      experience.
     
     
      Everyone
      has
      a
      lot
      of
      ideas,
     
     
      creatively,
      productively,
      a
      lot
     
     
      of
      sharing
      of
      roles.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      C:
      A
      lot
      of
      crossover,
      a
      lot
      of
     
     
      overlap.
     
    

    
     
      F:
      Yeah,
      brainstorming.
      And
     
     
      horizontal
      backscratching.
     
     
      C:
      It’s
      nice
      because
      we’re
     
     
      peers,
      and
      we
      do
      have
      a
      lot
     
    
   
   
    
     
      of
      similar
      experience,
      so
      no-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      one
      really
      has
      any
      inhibitions
     
     
      in
      terms
      of
      like,
      you
      know,
     
     
      if
      you
      have
      a
      direction
      idea,
     
     
      nobody’s
      scared
      to
      share
      it.
     
     
      It’s
      very
      collaborative.
     
    

    
     
      F:
      Also
      looking
      forward
     
     
      to
      giving
      things
      a
      bit
      of
     
     
      comedic
      twist.
      A
      lot
      of
      our
     
     
      past
      comedies
      are
      a
      bit
     
     
      darker,
      and
      this
      one..it’s
      just
     
     
      absolutely
      absurd.[laughter]
     
    
   
   
    
     
      View
      from
      the
      Runway
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Adelee
      MacNevin
     
     
      Post
      Contributor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      was
      afraid
      there’d
      only
      be
     
     
      bitches
      in
      heels
      at
      my
      first
     
     
      Fashion
      Week
      in
      Toronto,
     
     
      but
      my
      trip
      was
      actually
      a
     
     
      fantastic,
      adrenaline-filled
     
     
      week.
     
    

    
     
      When
      I
      first
      arrive
      at
      Nathan
     
     
      Phillips
      Square,
      it
      was
      obvi-
     
     
      ous
      where
      I
      needed
      to
      go.
     
     
      There
      were
      three
      huge
      white
     
     
      tents
      filling
      one
      end
      of
      the
     
     
      square,
      and
      already
      a
      mass
     
     
      of
      people
      waiting
      to
      enter.
     
     
      After
      asking
      a
      volunteer,
      I
     
     
      found
      out
      I
      can
      enter
      through
     
     
      the
      line-free
      media
      entrance.
     
     
      I
      wa
      giddy
      already—I
      hate
     
     
      waiting
      in
      line-ups,
      but
      who
     
     
      doesn’t?
     
    

    
     
      I
      entered
      into
      a
      huge
      room
     
     
      with
      a
      bar
      in
      the
      centre,
      and
     
     
      every
      corner
      was
      filled
      with
     
     
      sponsor
      displays
      including
     
     
      companies
      like
      LG,
      L’Oreal,
     
     
      and
      DHL.
      A
      closer
      look
      at
     
     
      the
      bar
      revealed
      the
      avail-
     
     
      able
      food:
      model-sized
      sand-
     
     
      wiches
      for
      six
      bucks.
     
    

    
     
      That'd
      keep
      me
      full
      for,
      oh,
     
     
      about
      half
      an
      hour.
      I
      reach
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      far
      end,
      and
      after
      flash-
     
     
      ing
      my
      media
      pass,
      I
      was
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ushered
      right
      into
      the
      run-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      way
      room.
      My
      media
      pass
     
     
      is
      a
      VIP
      pass
      around
      here!
      I
     
     
      make
      a
      mental
      note
      to
      watch
     
     
      over
      this
      golden
      ticket
      with
     
     
      my
      life.
     
    

    
     
      In
      the
      runway
      room,
      the
     
     
      glossy
      white
      runway
      is
      trod-
     
     
      den
      by
      people
      who
      are
      set-
     
     
      ting
      up,
      and
      the
      beat
      of
      the
     
     
      music
      is
      so
      loud,
      you
      can
     
     
      feel
      your
      heart
      and
      lungs
     
     
      compress
      a
      little
      with
      each
     
     
      thump.
      The
      room
      _
      isn’t
     
     
      packed,
      as
      the
      designer
      isn’t
     
     
      super
      popular
      yet,
      and
      I
      like
     
     
      that
      for
      my
      first
      show:
      less
     
     
      pressure,
      heat,
      and
      BO,
      and
     
     
      I
      get
      a
      seat.
      The
      lights
      dim,
     
     
      and
      the
      show
      begins.
     
    

    
     
      My
      worries
      vanish
      and
      I
     
     
      feel
      a
      gush
      of
      excitement.
      I
     
     
      sit
      back
      and
      enjoy
      the
      show,
     
     
      as
      the
      models
      strut
      down
      the
     
     
      runway,
      revealing
      what’s
      to
     
     
      come
      for
      Fall/Winter
      ‘09
     
     
      style,
      elbowing
      my
      photog-
     
     
      rapher
      to
      make
      sure
      she
      gets
     
     
      a
      picture
      when
      I
      spot
      an
      out-
     
     
      fit
      I
      like.
     
    

    
     
      While
      Fashion
      Week
      holds
     
     
      a
      lot
      of
      hype,
      it’s
      really
      an
     
    
   
   
    
     
      industry
      trade
      show,
      so
      it’s
     
     
      a
      week
      full
      of
      business
      deal-
     
     
      ings
      like
      networking,
      .
      and
     
     
      plans
      to
      sell
      and
      buy.
      The
     
     
      fashions
      displayed
      during
     
    
   
   
    
     
      this
      March
      show
      are
      Fall/.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Winter
      ‘09
      collections,
      and
     
     
      it
      may
      seem
      odd
      to
      consum-
     
     
      ers
      that
      just
      as
      they’re
      antici-
     
     
      pating
      the
      end
      of
      winter,
      the
     
     
      fashion
      industry
      is
      planning
     
     
      for
      the
      next
      winter.
      How-
     
     
      ever,
      the
      industry
      needs
      time
     
     
      for
      logistics,
      as
      early
      fall
     
     
      collections
      will
      be
      in
      stores
     
     
      by
      August.
     
    

    
     
      Not
      all
      business,
      though,
     
     
      fashion
      week
      included
      some
     
     
      time
      for
      charity,
      as
      the
      Heart
     
     
      Truth
      Fashion
      show
      demon-
     
     
      strated.
      Celebrities
      modeled
     
     
      dresses,
      each
      by
      different
      de-
     
     
      signers,
      in
      a
      show
      aimed
      to
     
     
      raise
      awareness
      of
      heart
      dis-
     
     
      ease
      in
      women.
      Even
      more
     
     
      inspiring
      was
      Psalms
      91:1,
      a
     
     
      company
      run
      by
      24-year-old
     
     
      jewelry
      designer
      Sally
      Han
     
     
      who
      gives
      back
      by
      helping
     
     
      diverse
      groups
      such
      as
      Na-
     
     
      tive
      Americans
      and
      women
     
     
      in
      Africa
      by
      teaching
      jew-
     
     
      elry
      making
      and
      by
      selling
     
     
      their
      resulting
      wares.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      C:
      It’s
      fresh
      too.
      We
      keep
      it
     
     
      fresh.
     
    

    
     
      F:Aguy
      who’sjustcommitted
     
     
      to
      help
      us
      with
      this
      project
      is
     
     
      Jeremy
      Larter,
      who
      is
      one
      of
     
     
      the
      best
      filmmakers
      round
     
     
      the
      Island
      right
      now.
      He’s
     
     
      done
      ProfilePEI,
      and
      Jiggers,
     
     
      and
      he’s
      up
      for
      doing
      it.
     
    

    
     
      So
      the
      play
      isn’t
      entirely
     
     
      developed
      when
      you
      take
     
     
      it
      on,
      or
      is
      there
      room
      to
     
     
      elaborate
      on
      the
      characters
     
     
      yourself?
     
    

    
     
      F:
      Well,
      I
      think
      we
      have
      an
     
     
      understanding
      that
      when
      we
     
     
      take
      it
      on..for
      the
      last
      two
     
     
      plays
      there
      has
      been
      room
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Tara
      Spencer-Nairn,
      from
      CTV’s
      Corner
      Gas,
      in
      a
      dress
     
    
   
   
    
     
      improve.
     
    

    
     
      C:
      And
      not
      worry
      about
      what
     
     
      —I
      don’t
      want
      to
      drop
      names,
     
     
      but
      —
      not
      worry
      about
      what
     
     
      ‘dude’
      is
      gonna
      think
      about
      it,
     
     
      or
      what
      academics
      will
      think
     
     
      about
      it,
      it
      doesn’t
      matter.
     
     
      We
      just
      wanna
      entertain!
      We
     
     
      just
      wanna
      entertain.
     
    

    
     
      F:
      Are
      you
      not
      entertained?
     
     
      Stagings
      will
      take
      place
      April
     
     
      2-4
      at
      the
      Guild,
      curtain
      up
     
     
      at
      8
      pm.
      General
      admission
     
     
      is
      $12,
      buy
      your
      tickets
      in
     
     
      advance
      at
      the
      The
      Guild’s
     
     
      box
      office.
      This
      Lesson
      is
     
     
      for
      entertainment
      purposes
     
     
      only.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      from
      The
      Heart
      Truth
      fashion
      show.
      MacNever
      Photo
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sally
      Han’s
      designs
      are
     
     
      gaining
      in
      popularity
      and
     
     
      have
      been
      worn
      by
      celebri-
     
     
      ties
      such
      as
      Hayden
      Panet-
     
     
      tiere,
      Stacey
      McKenzie,
      and
     
     
      Deborah
      Cox.
     
    

    
     
      By
      the
      end
      of
      the
      week,
      I
     
     
      have
      experienced
      a
      total
      of
     
     
      nine
      fashion
      shows,
      and
      I
     
    
   
   
    
     
      feel
      unofficially
      inaugurated
     
     
      into
      professional
      status
      at
     
     
      fashion
      week—my
      feet
      are
     
     
      killing
      me!
     
    

    
     
      I
      say
      goodbye
      for
      now,
      but
     
     
      I
      will
      return
      to
      this
      high-en-
     
     
      ergy
      environment
      in
      Octo-
     
     
      ber
      for
      the
      next
      onslaught
      of
     
     
      fashion.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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