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stouffville suntribune thursday feb 10 2005 21 jack and the beanstalk this years pantomime by hannelore volpe staff writer the fastestgrowing beanstalk this month wont be in some farmers field in whitchurch- stouffville it will be at latcham hall the magicallygrowing vine is part of the tomfoolery in this years english pantomime pro duction of jack and the beanstalk suitably subtitled see what happens when you genetically modify foods the production features more than 20 members of the christ church youth group and one lone adult wayne feasby who plays the essential role of the dame he reassures residents the vine will grow before our eyes mr feasby plays jacks mother mrs durden complete with a black dress design he predicts wont be seen on the red carpet at the oscars anytime soon he describes working with the young people in the pantomime as a riot you see their imagina tions come out jack and the beanstalk is the 12th traditional english pan tomime written by longtime stouffville resident charlie parker who portrayed the dame for 10 years before passing on the role he brings a good dose of satire to the script prompted by the more ridiculous goingson of per sonalities and events on a local national and international scale thats added to the traditional comedy singing and dancing of the pantomime the young people in the cast are from age six to about 14 the lead role of jack is played by 14- yearold amber daniels who is in grade 9 at markham district high school this is her third year with the pantomime i like to go on stage and per form in front of people she said rebecca parry portrays the princess while ben reilly 14 stalks the stage in the guise of the giant the squire the much- booed villain who is trying to foreclose on mrs durdens mort gage is played by ryan sweeney s the action will be regularly interrupted by a couple of tum blers rock played by christopher daniels and shane greenwood and roll portrayed by alex gillespie and christopher ormrod in shared roles and you never can tell what the stagehands will do mr feasby said theyll often burst into the action to sing or dance until they have to be forcibly removed from the stage audience participation is the key to an english pantomime as people cheer on the hero loudly boo the villain and sing along to this years musical offering by vince parry mr parry is sharing the director role with denise staff photobill roberts alex gillespie 13 centre front as roll rebecca parry 14 left as princess brian hadaway 14 rear as simon and amber daniels 14 right as jack are part of the cast of jack and the beanstalk being per formed by the youth group of christ church in stouffville the event is part of churchs 12th annual traditional english pantomime production at latcham hall feb 25 and 26 pettit and charlie parker light and sound are being handled by al strawbridge of shooting stars productions while longtime stage manager joe sweeney brings special effects and myste rious gadgets to life jack and the beanstalk is at latcham hall 8 park dr s in stouffville on feb 25 at 730 pm and feb 26 at 2 and 730 pm a performance for seniors is at parkview village march 4 at 7 pm for tickets and information call the christ church office at 9056401461 tickets are also available from stouffville florist on main street rmmmm v youd give up your life for them is that why youre still smoking eveiy year thousands of ontarians stop smoking for themselves for their families for life you can too so set your quit date and for help call smokers helpline 18775135333 smoke free ontario ontario