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weekender february 28 1987 p21 comedy arriving uxbridge will receive a re turn visit from the highly- acclaimed second city tour- ng company on saturday march 7 the improvisational comedy troupe is scheduled for an 8 pm performance at uxbridge music hall located on main st just south of brock st tickets costing 10 per per son are available at the follow- ing locations uxbridge pharmacy tiers drug store uxbridge electronics and the sound shop an incorrect show date was mistakenly published in the feb 21 weekender mlt ends 8687 season come back to the five and dime jimmy dean jimmy dean brings markham little theatres 198687 season to a close in early april rehearsals for this frank and funny comedydrama by ed graczyk have been in full swing for over a month under the pro fessional direction of sears and switzer set in a rundown fiveanddime in a dusty little town in texas the play centres around the members of a james dean fan club who gather to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the charismatic young actors untimely death as they relive the traumatic events that rocked their last meeting the action moves effor tlessly back and forth between 1975 and 1955 graczyks novel device of using two actresses to portray each of the two chief characters make the time switches easy to follow and underlines the differences and similarities between their present and younger selves michele browne has been cast as the wellendowed sissy of the 70s last seen as the bewitching elvira in blithe spirit mrs brownes many roles include catherine in waiting for the para de chelsea in on golden pond and peggy in the women a sales representative for a giftware distributor she is an avid tennis player and skier her younger counterpart sissy then is played by joanna ellis thomas in her debut perform ance the daughter of play pro ducer gloria thomas joanna is a grade 11 arts student at unionvil- le high school the role of daydreamer mona who claims to be the mother of james deans son is shared by lvnn kongkham and dana clar- field mrs kongkham has played a variety of roles with newmarket theatre centre and the queens- watch this space for an event so incredible you wont believe your eyes qoteiw qjouksi it u f f finch mccowan ville players made several com mercials and was a regular on the cbc series flappers as mona then mrs clarfield appears with mlt for the second time after making her debut last fall as the inept maid in blithe spirit a former teacher she has taught drama in elementary schools and at summer camps bunty webb plays the bible- thumping juanita owner of the fiveanddime a favorite with markham audiences for many years she appeared earlier this season as the irrepressible madame arcati in blithe spirit and the mother in rashomon hers is a familiar face on televi sion in both commercials and series like strange but true and the littlest hobo another newcomer to mlt is colleen embree from work on film stage and television she brings a wealth of acting experi ence to the role of the mysterious joanne she and her husband raise horses on their farm near ux bridge karen kruper who is remem bered for her sensitive perform ance as marta in waiting for the parade returns to mlt after two years in boston to play the raucous stella may her meek and mousy sidekick edna louise is played by the ver satile kerry harman her many credits include the award- winning performance as eve in waiting for the parade crystal in the women and a variety of roles in the dining room martin p smith who worked backstage on lighting sound and stage managing until rashomon makes his second onstage appear ance as young monas boyfriend come back to the five and dime jimmy dean jimmy dean runs from april 1 to 4 at the mar kham theatre tickets are 10 and can be obtained at the theatre box office or by calling 4790201 curtain time is at 8 pm a re ception will follow the opening night performance w m cuisine franchise any day can be a special occasion when you enter a mbiance youll 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