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Page 10, News, Tuesday, December 3 1991 Ambitious and unconventional theatre at LSHS Students perform three one act plays last week-end--The Peo- ple Versus Christ, Do, and An Overpraised Season. It was Schreiber's first ever theatre in the round performance IRONOITO MENT CaRKONO® 1o) ank You 1 q Thank you to Terrace Bay @) Mixed Slowpitch league for your a, generous donation : ZA from the Girl Guides, Brownies and & 9 : Sparks of Terrace Bay. :0; ar @, Stn \wr N WD OT or top for ros SE dor cok fey) THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF TERRACE BAY TERRACE BAY PUBLIC LIBRARY The municipality invites applications for the position of library trustee on the board of the Terrace Bay Public Library. This is an opportunity to contribute to a vital community service. Candidates must be at least 18 years old, Canadian citizens and residents of Terrace Bay. Please submit applications by December 13, 1991 to: David C. Fulton Clerk-Treasurer Administrator Township of Terrace Bay P.0. Box 40 Terrace Bay, Ontario POT 2W0 by Darren MacDonald The News The lighting is standard gymnasium fluorescent, and the sets include nothing more elab- orate than a rocking chair. But what "Theatre in the Round" lacks in production values, it makes up in the variety of ideas it conveys. The audience who attended last week-end's performances at the Schreiber Campus of Lake Superior High School saw three plays that dealt with sub- jects ranging from humanity's guilt in the crucifiction of Christ, to the ways parents try to shape their children. The theatre program asks the audience to "consider the pro- duction as a workshop--that is, presented for your interest, and discussion, but not in a pol- Eee <seege See eee = eee Subscription Order Form PLEASE SEND ME A COPY OF THE PAPER EACH WEEK Enclosed is my cheque Bill me later Within 40 miles...$18 Outside 40 miles...$29 USA...$38 Seniors...$12 Inside 40 mile radius only Please add 7%G.S.T. - NAME........ esac teenies ipetelleiisaetebensanegeinseenserennre Pea sana cate hh sion jadechcteecnsidd Nuss tacetandt essa | Sige ot i eee I I I I I I I I I I I i I I I I I I I i I 5 I i : | NEWS Box 579, Terrace Bay, Ontario POT 2W0 I I GAZETTE Box 1057, Nipigon, Ontario POT 2JU0 l I I I I I I I i I I I j A I I I I I I I I I I i I i I I 1 ished form." The actors are literally sur- rounded by the audience, and they play multiple roles. The first play, The People Versus Christ, by Albert John- son, involves a trial scene, in which the Virgin Mary, played by Charis Stewart, testifies in the defense of Christ, prosecut- ed by a lawyer, played by Sal Figliomeni. The scene shifts to the nativ- ity story, and Figliomeni is now Joseph. In another scene he is a racist. The character shifts of Figliomeni are crucial to under- standing the play's message: that it was intolerance and ignorance that killed Christ, not the Romans or the Jews. And this intolerance still exists today. The play ends with a con- demnation of modem society in which "no man is king, but every man wants to be." The next production was Do, a comedy by Gary Apple. It was a welcome change of pace after the intensity of the first play. Starring Giselle Tremblay and Keli Turpin, the play drew on word play for much of its humour, but the pies-in-the face ending worked so well partly because it was so unexpected, considering the sophisticated dialogue. After the whipped cream was cleaned off the floor, the actors presented the final play, An Overpraised Season, by Richard S. Dunlop. Director Sandra Costa opened the play, and reap- peared between scenes to expand on the themes con- tained in the scenes. The play dealt with the gap between what the teenagers felt, and what their parents thought they should feel. Betty (Charis Stewart) sim- ply has no mind of her own. If she has a problem, her parents will tell her what to do. In contrast Bob, played by Derek Sitko, can't communi- cate with his father (Sal Figliomeni), who preaches incessantly to his son such gems as "do it to others before they do it to you." Bob eventually stops trying to communicate with his father. But Larry (Anthony Friedrich) goes as far as to tell his fundamentally Christian mother (Sian MacKay) just how wide the gap is between them: he rejects her attempts to pass her puritan convictions to him, and breaks with her. The play, and the evening, ended with Costa asking par- ents to give their children room, and to "trust" them to make the right choices.