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      Arts
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      Entertainment
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Cadre
      +
      27
      October
      1998
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Four-Cornered
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      BRIAN
      HERRELL
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      weekendb
      ACT
      (A
     
     
      Community
      Theatre)
      pre-
     
     
      miered
      their
      latest
      production
     
     
      at
      the
      Carrefour
      theatre.
      The
     
     
      Four
      Cornered
      Couch,
      written
     
     
      by
      Henry
      Slesar
      and
      directed
     
     
      by
      Ed
      Rashed.
     
    

    
     
      The
      play
      starred
      Kirk
     
     
      MacKinnon
      and
      Shelley
     
     
      Murphy
      as
      Grover
      and
      Shirley
     
     
      Allenby,
      acouple
      seeking
      hap-
     
     
      piness
      in
      a
      strained
      marriage.
     
     
      Lindsay
      Kyte
      played
      Darleen
     
     
      Nightingale,
      Grover’s
      some-
     
     
      times-mistress
      and
      attempted
     
     
      psychoanalyst.
      In
      the
      play,
     
     
      Grover
      takes
      Darleen
      as
      his
     
     
      mistress
      after
      a
      friend
      of
      his
     
     
      takes
      her
      to
      Grover’s
      party
     
     
      and
      she
      forgets
      her
      purse.
      To
     
     
      continue
      seeing,
      her
      hetells
      his
     
     
      wife
      that
      he
      is
      seeing
      an
      ana-
     
     
      lyst.
      After
      seeing
      how
      happy
     
     
      her
      husband
      is,
      Shirley
      decides
     
     
      that
      it
      would
      be
      best
      if
      she
      saw
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Couch
     
    
   
   
    
     
      an
      analyst
      as
      well,
      and
      ap-
     
     
      proaches
      Darleen.
     
    

    
     
      This
      causes
      Darleen
      to
     
     
      start
      taking
      her
      supposed
      role
     
     
      as
      a
      psychoanalyst
      seriously,
     
     
      much
      toGrover’schagrin.
      This
     
     
      play
      is
      full
      of
      conversations
     
     
      about
      love,
      fidelity,
      and
      confu-
     
     
      sion
      that
      keep
      the
      audience
     
     
      interested.
     
    

    
     
      MacKinnon
      played
      the
     
     
      role
      of
      Grover
      well.
      He
      mas-
     
     
      tered
      the
      child-like
      qualities
      of
     
     
      Grover
      and
      made
      the
      role
      his
     
     
      own.
      With
      MacKinnon’s
      per-
     
     
      formance,
      the
      audience
      had
     
     
      no
      trouble
      believing
      that
      his
     
     
      character
      throws
      tantrums
      and
     
     
      has
      an
      Oedipus
      complex.
     
    

    
     
      Kyte’s
      portrayal
      of
      what
     
     
      is,
      in
      her
      words,
      .“
      the
      dumb
     
     
      mistress,”
      was
      impeccable.
     
     
      She
      smoothly
      changed
      from
     
     
      theconfused
      blonde
      bimbo
      that
     
     
      we
      saw
      at
      the
      beginning
      of
      the
     
     
      play,
      to
      the
      role
      of
      the
      con-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      cerned
      analyst
      by
      the
      end
      of
     
     
      the
      performance.
     
    

    
     
      Comicrelief
      was
      high
      in
     
     
      this
      play,
      due
      inno
      small
      part
      to
     
     
      a
      great
      supporting
      cast
      of
      char-
     
     
      acters,
      including
      ahomosexual
     
     
      bellhop,
      a
      sleazy
      desk
      clerk
      at
     
     
      a
      hotel,
      and
      a
      snobby
      waiter,
     
     
      played
      by
      Jonathan
      C.
      Stewart,
     
     
      Gregory
      Stapleton,
      and
      Ben
     
     
      Kindler,
      respectively.
     
    

    
     
      Kudos
      must
      be
      give
      to
     
     
      Rashed
      who
      was
      able
      to
     
     
      stretch
      one
      set
      to
      portray
      sev-
     
     
      eral
      different
      locations.
      De-
     
     
      spite
      the
      single
      set,
      there
      were
     
     
      scene
      changes
      every
      ten
      min-
     
     
      utes,
      giving
      the
      play
      a
      choppy
     
     
      feel
      that
      one
      struggled
      to
      come
     
     
      to
      terms
      with.
     
    

    
     
      Overall,
      I
      would
      say
      that
     
     
      the
      play
      was
      a
      great
      success,
     
     
      and
      a
      good
      addition
      to
      ACT’s
     
     
      resume.
      I’m
      not
      sure
      about
      the
     
     
      $10
      price
      tag,
      but
      I
      enjoyed
      the
     
     
      show.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Strawberry’s
      new
      record
      Brokeheart
      Audio
      is
      available
      now
      from
      the
      kind
      folks
      at
     
    
   
   
    
     
      No
      Records.
      E-mail
      <melissa@norecords.ca>
      for
      more
      info.
      -
      Photo
      Richard
      Haines
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Strawberry
     
     
      return
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      KAREN
      RAWLINES
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It’s
      been
      a
      while
      since
      Charlottetown
      was
      last
      delivered
     
     
      Strawberry’s
      melodic
      brand
      of
      infrapop.
      Still,
      those
      who
      made
     
     
      the
      stop
      at
      the
      Barn
      on
      Saturday,
      October
      24
      were
      not
     
     
      disappointed
      by
      their
      homecoming,
      which
      came
      one
      night
      after
     
     
      astop
      in
      Halifax
      to
      launch
      their
      beautiful
      new
      album,
      Brokeheart
     
     
      Audio.
     
    

    
     
      The
      show
      was
      a
      late
      bloomer:
      arrangements
      were
      made
     
     
      hastily,
      and
      that
      didn’t
      leave
      much
      time
      to
      the
      few
     
     
      Charlottetonians
      are
      still
      aware
      of
      its
      music.
      It
      seems
      that
     
     
      pubcrawling
      and
      tv
      watching
      in
      the
      lounge
      are
      still
      the
      reigning
     
     
      activities
      for
      weekend
      indulgences.
      The
      event
      seemed
      to
      ache
     
     
      with
      the
      results
      of
      the
      old
      rule
      of
      17+ers
      only.
     
    

    
     
      Horton’s
      Choice
      began
      the
      festivities
      with
      their
      usual
     
     
      fluent
      charm.
      The
      three
      piece
      offered
      a
      tasty
      stirfry
      of
      originals
     
     
      and
      covers
      of
      their
      favourite
      songs
      with
      a
      purity
      not
      unlike
      The
     
     
      Sound
      of
      Music.
      They
      began
      with
      their
      new
      single,
      which
     
     
      begat
      applause.
      Dan,
      Steven
      and
      Julie
      proved
      that
      there
      is
     
     
      music
      beyond
      the
      Metamedia
      beyond
      the
      posters,
      and
      that
      we
     
     
      should
      like
      to
      hear
      it.
     
    

    
     
      Next,
      our
      listening
      pleasure
      melded
      with
      the
      Dynomites
     
     
      subtle
      rock-posturing.
      An
      impressive
      presense,
      they
      infected
     
     
      the
      minions
      with
      dance,
      and
      nailed
      between
      song
      stage
      banter
     
     
      down
      with
      a
      wooden
      stake.
      A
      special
      dedication
      to
      “every-
     
     
      body”
      was
      especially
      appreciated.
      Their
      set-was:
      tight,
      with
     
     
      Jason’s
      restlessly
      delivered
      vocals
      smoothing
      well
      with
      bassist
     
     
      Kelly’s
      harmony
      and
      rock-kicks
      and
      drummist
      Mike’s
      creative
     
     
      rimshots.
     
    

    
     
      And
      then
      there
      was
      Strawberry.
     
    

    
     
      A
      fifth
      element
      (Anthony’s
      guitar)
      was
      introduced
      to
     
     
      their
      already
      lush
      symphysis,
      which
      appears
      to
      be
      nothing
      the
     
     
      better
      for
      it.
      Each
      member
      ofthe
      union
      contributed
      to
      their
      own
     
     
      private
      gallery:
      Scott’s
      arsenal
      of
      pedals
      made
      his
      guitar
      sing
      to
     
     
      the
      strong
      bass
      thread
      added
      by
      Brian;
      Jon
      (drums)
      played
      the
     
     
      solid
      timekeep,
      and
      Deidre’s
      voice
      of
      air
      and
      seraphim
      breathes
     
     
      with
      more
      presence
      than
      ever.
      The
      set
      consisted
      of
      their
     
     
      album’s
      new,
      beautiful
      material,
      which
      has
      put
      more
      voice
     
     
      duties
      on
      Scott’s
      capable
      vocal
      cords.
      Their
      army
      of
      two
      guitars
     
     
      has
      an
      incredibly
      hypnotic
      power,
      and
      is
      backed
      by
      a
      low
      end
     
     
      that
      can
      only
      heighten
      the
      fever.
      It
      appears
      that
      they
      have
      also
     
     
      learned
      to
      move
      on
      stage,
      stirring
      a
      restrained
      commotion.
     
    

    
     
      The
      show
      wasa
      sparsely
      attended,
      but
      seemingly
      impor-
     
     
      tant
      event.
      We
      forget
      what
      commodities
      come
      from
      our
      own
     
    
   
   
    
     
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