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48 weekender may 16 1987 weekender cononustsun the tribune 2942200 6402100 five companies play during week markham theatre theatre ontario presents its annual festival may 18 to 22 en joy different theatre companies performing nightly produc tions scheduled include the plough and the stars the bear and the proposals the elephant man juno and the paycock and the imaginary in valid tickets are 11 per per formance for further information and tickets about these perform ances or the theatres 198788 reason call the box office at 479- 0201 cjs restaurant enjoy country and western group bandwagon is featured tonight at cjs restaurant lo cated between 16th ave and major mackenzie dr on hwy 48 from 9 pm to 1 am nags head north tonight no surrender takes the stage at nags head north sjocated on woodbine ave sheraton parkway the parkways entertain ment lineup in captain pepper- trees monday through wednes day features pianist catherine wilson from 5 to 8 pm cana dian pianist john arpin takes the stage thursday and friday from 5 pm until 1 am and on saturday from 9 pm until 1 am the sheraton parkway is at hwy 7 and leslie st whats on jvanclj arfoikin 2q42200 fernandos enjoy fernandos musical bright city lights an upbeat tour across america visiting with songs and skits some favo rite cities and streets enjoy your favorite tunes from motown to hollywood fernandos dinner theatre is located on main st markham dinner is from 7 to 9 pm and curtain time is 915 pm the price is 2295 per person for din ner and show for reservations cau 2946523 cullen barns side by side by sondheim a musical review showcasing the work of the great modern amer- ican composer steven son dheim is now playing at cullen country barns dinner theatre on the corner of steeles ave and kennedy rd south mr sondheim is famous for award- winning musicals including west side story the cost for dinner and show is 22 per person with dinner be ginning at 6 pm wanted is being performed at cullen barns matinee theatre with performances tuesday thursday friday and saturday afternoons at 1 or 3 pm this musical comedy is about the life story of canadian detective john wilson murray who lived from 1874 until 1906 for reservations and further information call 4774475 brodies zachary polk will entertain at brodies tonight brodies is lo cated on hwy 7 in unionville old village join the fun tonight when old village spaghetti house hosts an open jam night local musi cians are invited to show their talents beginning at 10 pm herongate barn tonight is your last chance to see out on a limb at the heron- gate barn dinner theatre lo cated on altona rd dinner is served at 645 pm followed by the show at 830 pm tickets are 22 on satur day and 20 on thursday fri day and sunday which includes a five course homecooked din ner theatre and sales tax for tickets and further info call dawn or cheryl at 2940426 dirty berts dirty berts presents a rock- in blues show with drivin side ways tonight on sunday dirty berts located on main st in markham is open to all ages and will present remarque doors open at 7 pm duchess sunday is jam nite at the duchess main st markham featuring david hines all amateurs are welcome lindners enjoy your favorite tunes from the 40s to todays rock nroll with pianistvocalist pat ricia gontier ms gontier will be playing in whistons up stairs lounge markham vil lage lanes from 8pm to lam tuesday through friday deer park inn deer parks theatre in the park on hwy 47 in stouffville presents the neil simon com edy last of the red hot lovers until the end of may performances take place fri day and saturday evenings with dinner served at 630 pm the show begins at 830 pm the cost is 2495 per person enjoy deer parks wednesday matinee with lunch served be fore the show at noon the cost is 1495 for further information and reservations call 6406060 cotton club listen to the sounds of cfny- fm every thursday night at the cotton club there is music ev ery night at this markham nightspot monday through saturday from 9 pm with djs meester and poblette the cot ton club on hwy 48 south of 14th ave is open for lunch and dinner melbas dine to the guitar sounds of paul brooks every thursday through saturday at melbas on washington st markham re servations are recommended patio lantern the patio lantern having re cently opened at 191 wellington st east in markham features the piano and acoustic guitar playing of terry young per forming monday through fri day at 8 pm larry and frankie newly opened this res taurant at hwys 404 and 7 fea tures family meals for break fast lunch and dinner and after 9 pm seven days per week fe atures professional djs and dancing moliere comedy coming moliers the imaginary invalid plays friday may 22 at markham theatre presented by the sault theatre workshop its the final evening in a fiveplay series theatre ontario 87 the first play runs monday may 18 at 8 pm one of the worlds comic masterpieces is the final entry in theatre ontario festival 87 which runs next week from monday to friday at the mar kham theatre sault theatre workshop will stage molieres the imaginary invalid on fri day may 22 written in 1673 this famous comedy is as fresh today its satiric barbs as pointed and re levant as it was when it first delighted audiences over 300 years ago it can be said of its author that moliere was the father of french farce swiping widely and wickedly not only at hypochondriacs but at quack doctors and numb skulls masquerading as wits at golddigging wives and mis- erly husbands his play abounds in all the farcical de vices that make for nonstop laughter mistaken identi ties use of disguise ingenious trickery and comic treachery the talented company from sault stc marie is no stranger to classical comedy repre senting northern ontarios quonta drama region for the second year in a row in the pro vincial finals and for the eighth time in 1 1 years sault theatre workshop walked away with festival 86s best play award in london ontario a year ago in its recent regional festiv- al held in espanola in march the groups stylish realization of the imaginary invalid earned five honors in all as well as best play awards in cluded best visual presenta tion best director for twotime winner naacy winters best supporting actor for paul nykanen for his comic inter pretation of the dimwitted doctor diafoirus and a special adjudicators award for stage manager madge grosjean this sparkling comedy ab out a tightfisted hypochon driac who schemes to marry off his daughter to a simple- minded physician in order to save on his considerable doc tors bills winds up a week of the best of this years commun ity theatre in the province comedy and tragedy classical and contemporary drama make up a impressive playbill for theatre ontario festival 87 the other four of the five awardwinning productions to be presented one each night are sean ocaseys compell ing the plough and the stars on monday may 18 two light- hearted oneact comedies by russias anton checkhov the bear and the proposal on tuesday may 19 bernard pomerances powerful and touching contemporary dra ma the elephant man on wednesday may 20 and another p ocaseys much- lovertorks juno and the pay ock on thursday may 21 lira friedlander will give a j public adjudication following each performance the re spected critic theatre consul tant teacher and adjudicator will announce her choices for bestoffestival awards at a gala at the sheraton parkway hotel on saturday night the awards were designed by bill monahan of markham little theatre who with the association of community theatrescentral ontario are cohosting festival 87 mona- hans handsome acrylic awards are currently on dis play in the window of barth- aus jewellers on main street along with the elsie annual ly awarded to the best produc tion of the festival and named for elsie elizabeth thomson a benefactor of canadian theatre curtain each night is at 8 pm themeoriented green rooms postperformance receptions featuring refresh ments cntcrtainmcnl and a cash bar are included in the ticket price of 11 plus 75 cents box office handling charge for each show tickets are available at the theatre box office 4790201 major credit cards accepted