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p10 weekender august 10 1985 t victor young left judy marshak and richard binsley star in barn raisers 85 a satire on todays society at the red barn theatre in jacksons point play runs through until aug 17 the barn kaisers 85 a satire of today by donna cox staff reporter barn raisers 85 a hilarious musical sa tire of society today has been custom writ ten by canadian playwrightlyricist jim betts for the southern ontario audience mr betts has either written or contri buted to such plays as the shooting of dan mcgrew jacob twotwo meets the hooded fang and the cbc broadcast ol thin ice he wrote barn raisers specifical ly for the red barn theatre the musical director bob ashley has many credits in toronto and other major theatres across canada for such produc tions as snoopy jacob twotwo and pre sently the little shop of horrors the cast consists of three people richard binsley judy marshak and vic tor young- three well known toronto area actors mr binsley and mr young have per formed in plays across canada and the stratford theatre ms marshak a two- time actra nominee has appeared on canadian stage television and is currently recording an album with her musical trio the airwaves this play consists of approximately 20 short musical skits the lyrics which are easily understood by people of any age group are witty and the message subtle skits include suggestions to finance minister wilson about what to do with the unemployed a dramatic song about winter in july a critique on the possibility of a nuclear winter sex in such literature as margaret lawrence and brian mulroney singing im holier than thou the events probed into are very current for example a comparison is drawn be tween the baseball heros of long ago and the money hungry executivetype players of today and the baseball strike mr betts has the fantastic ability to cre ate funny tunes out of subjects such as the metro zoo pandas mating and the yuppie and the yahoo falling in love he is clever while drawing similarities between the actor president reagan and his star wars program and luke sky walker in the movie star wars barn raisers is playing from august 6 through to the 17th shows from tuesday to friday start at 830 pm saturday show- times are 6 pm and 9 pm tickets are 10 per person and with students and seniors admitted for 8 tickets are available by calling the red barn at 7223249 or the toronto line at 6753111 the red barn theatre is located in jack sons point a half an hour north of stouff- ville off highway 48 wlbmflsilftmfisa final 4070 off all spring summer stock at both of our locations union mills casuals 190 main st unionville ont 4774961 union mills country casuals cullen country barns 4190 steeles ave milliken ont 4773066 mlt looks for members as theatre opening nears editors note this is the first of a fourpart series on markham little theatre now launching a membership drive prior to the opening of the new mar kham theatre for performing arts by liz wyatt anyone who joins a theatre group is dying to act right wrong of the 50 or so members of markham little theatre at least a dozen couldnt be dragged on stage by wild horses and a further dozen only in circumstances of dire emergency then why do they belong because theatre contrary to a popular misconcep- tionis far more than just acting almost any talent or skill can be applied to it almost anyone whether professional or hobbyist can plan a part in it back stage as well as onstage artists can paint backdrop scenery or design sets costumes or posters writers can work on publicity or write skits for re vues musicians and composers can pro vide incidental music for plays and songs for revues carpenters build sets dressmakers de sign and sew costumes hairdressers and beauticians style hair or makeup the cast electrical experts and stereo buffs are needed to design and operate the lighting and sound systems theres even a place for such no- nonsense types as businessmen- adminis trators or organizational wizards in ticket sales finances producing or stage- managing mlts president gail weir thinks that this wide diversity in the interests and occupations of its members is what makes belonging to mlt so rewarding sharing our talents in a creative way is both challenging and fun she says and of course its a great outlet for self- expression now deep in preparation for the october opening of the new markham theatre for performing arts the towns award- winning group is launching a campaign to enlarge its membership with access to a firstclass theatre mlt is expanding its season to four plays this year instead of the usual two with the new theatres latest uptotheminute technic al facilities the group hopes to bring an even higher standard of professionalism to their productions than ever before awards have been numerous in the 10 years that mlt has been entering a play in the annual drama festivals of the associa tion of community theatres central ontario and its predecessor some 15 indi vidual awards in acting directing pro ducing and costume design have been won along with innumerable nominations garnered over the years the group picked up four collective awards best play and best visual presentation for 1979s there goes the bride best canadian play for last years waiting for the parade and in 1977 a special adjudicators award for pre senting a play under difficult conditions this last award explains the groups ex citement about performing in the new theatre we can hardly wait says mrs weir weve struggled so hard for so long to do good work in a high school gym the new theatre will be a proving ground for us but it will be wonderful to see our longsuffering audience seated in com fort no more craning their necks to see or straining their ears to hear with this acid test ahead of them mlt needs more members to help cope with the demands of spaceage technical equip ment and an expanded season the group extends an open invitation to all those interested in joining markham little theatre to attend their next general meeting on monday august 12 at 8 pm at cedar grove community centre on 14th avenue just east of the 10th line for further information call bunty webb at 2942535 or gail weir at 2942766 note liz wyatt is an immediate past president of markham little theatre and a threetime director buy from the mill quality pet foods dog pellets 22 protein dog bits 22 protein banner cat food wad bird seed peanuts niger seed rabbit pellets 119025 kg 163520 kg 7498 kg 130825 kg 5505 kg 225 lb 72525 kg water softener salt select 750 40 kg crystal 960 40 kg mill store hours mon fri 800 515 sat 800 1200 taxes extra where applicable enter from beech si beech si marmill reesors marmill 14 station st markham 2942323