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7 $ nI > 3 a > I Z & > T\ 7 been 2 embr r I»th 2005 season at the Drayton Festival Theâ€" atre in Drayton has been enthusiastically embraced by critics and audiences alike, and the momentum shows no sign of slowing down with the final production of the seaâ€" son. Music, murder, mystery and mirth abound in The Last Resort, the hilarious comedy from Norm Foster, Canada‘s most produced playwright, with music and lyrics by leading composer Leslic Arden. "These two talented individuals have used their strengths to create a warm, witty musical farce that is guaranteed to leave theatreâ€" goers in hysterics," said Alex Mustakas, artistic director of Drayton Entertainment. "With its winning cast of outrageous characters, outâ€" rageous storyline, and infectious music, you immediately get caught up in the fun!i Set in a remote lodge in rural Saskatchewan, this offâ€"theâ€"wall spoof follows the trail of Nick Galeazzo, a New York restaurateur on the run from the mob. Paranoid and suspicious of everyone he meets, Nick is always on the lookout for the elusive hit man out to get him. Drayton wraps up season with hilarious musical The Last Resort Indeed, The Last Resort is where you want to be, especially if you have a secret. And everyone has someâ€" thing to hide in this madcap mystery â€" including a carâ€" pet salesman who is killing more than just time, a poet seeking amorous inspiraâ€" tion (and a shallow affair}. and twins battling over daddy‘s will. The oneâ€"liners are fast and furious. and the wit is melodious as the characters TIME "BOAT PRO" (2 nights only) basic course to obtain your ~Pleasure Craft Operator‘s Card*" Registration 7 00 pm to 8 30 p m Thursday Sept 8 2005 and Thursday Sept 15 2005 * YE The Kâ€"W Power & Sail Squadron z.. FALL REGISTRATION! 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Richard expertly comâ€" bines elements of music, drama and comedy to creâ€" ate an appealing producâ€" tion that has theatregoers audiences killing themâ€" Drayton Entertainment‘s final production of the year, Norm Foster‘s The Last Resort, runs through Oct. 1 at the Drayton Festival Theatre. LQCATION: RESURRECTION HIGH SCHOOL 455 University Ave W Kitchener ARTS FOCUS Featuring a cast of nine bizarre characters, this sidesplitting production allows the entire cast to shine, demonstrating once again the depth of talent on stage at the Drayton Festival Theatre. Brett McCaig, who charmed audiences as the pharaoh in Joseph and the Amazing _ Technicolor Dreamcoat, anchors the production as the proud Italian restaurant owner Nick Galeazzo. selves with laughter. He quickly wins the audience over as his initial fears and suspicions quickly build to a fever pitch of anxâ€" iety and doubt, despite the best intentions of his perâ€" sonal bodyguard Angela Miller, a toughâ€"asâ€"nails FBI a«â€" agent played confidently by Shelley Simester. _ Donning the aliases of Ed and Wendy Willoughby, the dynamic duo try to remain â€" inconspicuous throughout the weekend â€" a challenge that should be easy considering the assortâ€" ment of bizarre characters frequenting The Last Resort. For starters, there‘s carâ€" pet salesman Sid Barzini and his loudmouth wife, Liz, a bickering pair of loveâ€" birds trying to put the spark back in a marriage that flickered out long ago. Sheldon Davis and Susan Johnston Collins show great chemistry and comedic timing as the squabbling couple. 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Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo will join with antiâ€"war and theatre groups all over North America next Monday in staging readings of Irwin Shaw‘s play Bury the Dead as a collaborative protest against the occupaâ€" tion in Iraq. _For more information on the international events, check out the Bury the Dead Project web site at www.burythedead.ca. â€" â€" Bury the Dead is a play about the brutality of war and six dead soldiers‘ refusal to be buried so that the truth about horrors of war will not be buried with them. The readings are being coâ€"ordinated internationâ€" ally by Artists Against War in Toronto, Canada. With the death toll in Iraq rising every day, the play‘s subject is still relevant today. o The model for this event was inspired by the incredible success of the Lysistrata Project (www.lysistrataproject.com) in March 2003, which mobilized nearly 1,100 simultaneous readings of the ancient Greek antiâ€"war play in the lead up to the invasion of Iraq. Bury The Dead Kâ€"W will raise awareness and funds for the War Resisters Support Campaign (www.resisters.ca). The WRSC supports American soldiers who refuse to fight, have made their way to Canada and are seeking asylum through refugee status. Eric Goudie of Grinder Productions will direct the staged reading. For upâ€"toâ€"date details about Bury the Dead Kâ€"W, Bury the Dead antiâ€"war reading set for this Monday Church kicks off fall concert series with Gospel Elvis