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Port Perry Star, 31 Jul 1990, p. 18

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WEST, WHITBY - 668-6606 Open 7 days a week, 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Reduced admission after 7.00 p.m. for Entertainment and Garden Light Display Come and be pampered by our many services. 'Cast members from Cullen Garden's theatre production of Romeus and Guillietta ham it up for the camera. Pictured (from left) are Kristi Breen, Matthew Saliba, Donna Greenidge- Ross, Martin Knauer, Lou Burgess and Barry Higgins. Absent from photo are Sherry Lee Chandler, Blair Young, director Rob Corbett and effects man Andy Allen. Musical theatre at Cullen Gardens Shakespeare with a twist. That may be a way to de- scribe one of the theatrical pro- ductions being performed at Cullen Gardens and Miniature Village this summer. "Romeus and Guillietta" is a hilarious take-off on Shake- speare's love tragedy Romeo and Juliet. The 30-minute spoof is non- stop action. The six-member cast sings, dances, and de- mands audience participation. The play, which is performed in the Valley Theatre at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. daily, is just one of several theatrical productions at Cullen Gardens this sum- mer. The Gardens' theatre troupe also performs a 20-minute pup- pet show daily at 3 p.m. for "kids of all ages." Again, audience participa- tion is a key factor for the pro- duction and kids that are really kids are invited to sit up close and sing along during the musi- cal productions. ach day the live entertain- ment at Cullen Gardens wraps up with a one-hour evening re- vue called That's Entertain- ment. Curtain time is 8:30 p.m. The revue is filled with songs and dance from Disney to Broadway, and according to the gardens' publicity director Car- ol Pudlis, That's Entertain- ment is "like nothing you've ever seen before. "It's just fabulous," she said. Much of the credit goes to the Valley Theatre artistic director Rob Corbett and the Cullen Gardens and Miniature Village Performers. Mr. Corbett, who originally hails from neighboring Ux- bridge Township, has a long list of credits to his name, including four seasons with the Cullen Gardens Theatre. His professional credits also include performing at Canada's AN INVITATION for a MORE BEAUTIFUL and HANDSOME YOU! Classic Neubod 40 WATER STREET 985-4104 * MANICURE, PEDICURE, FACIALS, BODY & FACIAL WAXING * BODY THERAPY, CELLULITE TREATMENT (Body Wraps) GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE HOURS -- Monday to Friday 9 AM to 9 PM; Sunday WEIGHT ROOM -- NOW OPEN TONE & FIRM YOUR WHOLE BODY Wonderland, the Canadian Na- tional Exhibition and Ontario Place. Mr. Corbett is a graduate of the music theatre performance studies program at Sheridan College and now serves on Dur- ham College's new arts admin- istration program advisory board. 2 He is a member of the Com- posers, Authors and Publishers Association of Canada, and the Canadian Guild of Music Thea- tre Writers. Eight professional graduate performers bring Mr. Corbett's work to life on the stage at the Valley Theatre. A York University and Sheri- dan College graduate, Matthew Saliba, has come a long way since his first stage role as Snoopy in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Mr. Saliba, who studied dra- ma and music theatre, has per- formed in Wonderful Town, The Rover, Woman of the Year, and Half a Sixpence. This is his first and "hopeful- ly not last" season with the Cul- len Gardens' theatre. Torontonian Blair Young studied drama at Queen's Uni- verisity in Kingston. His credits include A Chorus Line, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well, and Man of La Mancha with the Kingston Community Theatre. Mr. Young also has extensive vocal experience, including singing with the Ontario Youth Choir and the Toronto Men- delssohn Choir. Life-lo Niagara-on-the- Lake resident Martin Knauer is a recent graduate of the mu- sic theatre program at Sheri- dan College. A winner of the Jo Havilland award for outstanding achieve- ment in drama, Mr. Knauer's credits include The Servant of Two Masters, Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, and Half a Six- pence. : Toronto resident Barry Hig gins is another recent graduate of the music theatre program at Sheridan Gdllege. As well as roles in Brigadoon and Woman of the Year, Mr. Higgins spent two summers touring the Muskokas with a Las Vegas revue where he was the featured male singer. He has just returned from the United States after a year - long tour with dance band KICK. Lou Burgess of London also graduated from the music thea- tre program at Sheridan Col- lege and is an accomplished singer. Among her credits are Briga- 'doon, 42nd Street, A Midsum- mer's Night Dream, Perfectly Frank and Nice. Ms. Burgess designed and sewed the costumes for the Val- ley Theatre Company. Besides studying music thea- tre, Kristi Breen is an accom- plished dancer. Ms. Breen, a Brampton na- tive and graduate of Sheridan College, has performed and competed in dance competi- tions across Canada and the United States. Her credits include lead dancer in the gala opening of the Heritage Theatre with Alan Thicke, Singing in the Rain, 42nd Street, Brigadoon, Half a Sixpence, Babes in Arms, and Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean. Donna Greenidge-Ross has a five year plan set out for herself and the grand finale includes her accepting an Academy Award for "amazing Canadian comedy" featuring her in the first Mel Gibson love scene with a chubby femme fatale. "It could happen," Ms. Gree- nidge-Ross said. Her credits include Nine, Brigadoon, and The Cantata, and television roles in Degrassi High and Dateline. Starting in September, Ms. Greenidge-Ross, an aspiring co- medienne, will perform on Mondays and Tuesdays at Yuk Yuksin Toronto. Sherry Lee Chandler began her professional career several years ago as a member of the Lighthouse Festival Theatre Young Company. Ms. Chandler is a graduate of the Niagara College Theatre Centre Department and was "the 1989 recipient of the triple threat award. Her credits include You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown,' Crimes of the Heart, the Cair- casion Chalk Circle and 42nd Street. Behind the scenes doing found and lighting is Andy Al- en. Mr. Allen has completed his first year in technical theatre roduction at Sheridan Col- ege. : His credits include stage manager for the Theatre Sheri- dan Christmas program, assist- ant stage manager for Babes in Arms, audio assistant for Cole Porter, and assistant stage manager for The Learned La- es. Before studying techincal production, Mr. Allen worked Tum to Page 22 er Th

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