Half Life - Feb 25, 2008 | Macbeth - Feb 6, 2008 | Beauty and the Beast - Jan 15, 2008 | VIMY - Oct 16, 2007
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Maclab Enterprises Students Club News
January 15, 2008
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
Music by ALAN MENKEN
Lyrics by HOWARD ASHMAN and TIM RICE
Book by LINDA WOOLVERTON
Directed by BOB BAKER
Featuring REJEAN COURNOYER as The Beast
and
JOHN ULLYATT as Lumière
Hello Students Club Members,
I hope you all had a happy holiday season, and that your new year is shaping up to be one of the best ever.
The last show we saw was Vimy. Compelling and complex, Vimy prompted some of the most interesting questions I’ve ever heard from Students at talkbacks. This was tremendously reassuring, as I had initially worried that the show might be too mature, or set too far in the past to really resonate with young persons like yourselves. But you had questions on everything from the themes and politics of the play to the set design and the practical difficulties of acting in dirt.
Next on the playbill is Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. This story has been around for centuries, and when Disney made it into a movie over a decade ago it was forever immortalized as one of the Western World’s classic fairy tales.
Following is the Students Club agenda for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL TIMES HAVE BEEN PUSHED BACK HALF AN HOUR
6 PM — Food
For the production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast we will be meeting:
- In the Maclab Theatre Lobby on January 22, 23, 29 and 30, 2008
- In the Zeidler Lobby on February 5 and 6, 2008
Food is included in your package. Pop and water will be available for $1.
Remember to bring loonies as we do not keep a lot of change on hand.
6:30 PM — Pre-show Presentation
Lighting
Joining us as our special guest is head lighting technician Sheila Cleasby. Sheila will reveal a few more of the theatre’s secrets, this time illuminating how mood and tone can be set with just a bit of . . . illumination.
See the Disney’s Beauty and the Beast show page for more information.
7:30 PM — The Performance
Up to the Shoctor Theatre to see the show. Run time is approximately two and a half hours.
After the Performance — TALK BACK
topThe Production Team |
Cast |
|
| Kharytia Bilash | Belle |
| Sean Hauk | Gaston |
| Larry Yachimec | Maurice |
| Elizabeth Stepkowski-Tarhan | Mrs Potts |
| Colin Heath | LeFou |
| John Ullyatt | Lumière |
| Rejean Cournoyer | The Beast |
| Shane Carty | Cogsworth/Ensemble |
| Tory Doctor | D’Arque/Ensemble |
| Sara-Jeanne Hosie | Babette/Ensemble |
| Mary Ellen Mahoney | Wardrobe/Ensemble |
| Ashley Bjorndal | Silly girl/Ensemble |
| Sarah Slywchuk | Silly girl/Ensemble |
| Carly Fielding | Silly Girl/Ensemble |
| Roland Meseck | Chip |
| Andrew Gummer | Ensemble |
| Sean C. Robertson | Ensemble |
| Erin Nicholson | Ensemble |
| Kalie Hunter | Ensemble |
| Joseph Sevillo | Ensemble |
| Jonathan Purvis | Ensemble |
| Jason Westlake | Ensemble and Dance Captain |
| Kyle Young | Ensemble Male |
| Lindsay Kramer | Ensemble |
Crew |
|
| Bob Baker | Director |
| Leslie Frankish | Set and Costume Design |
| Marissa Kochanski | Assistant Set and Costume Designer |
| Christopher Dennis | Lighting Designer |
| Peter McBoyle | Sound Designer |
| Don Horsburgh | Music Director |
| Phillip Nero | Choreographer Fight Director |
| Cheryl Hoover | Stage Manager |
| Michelle Chan | Assistant SM |
| Ailsa Birnie | Assistant SM |
| Kerry Johnson | Apprentice SM and Child supervisor |
BEHIND THE SCENES
The costumes for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast are some of the most complex we’ve ever taken on at the Citadel. They are such a large undertaking that they have actually taken over two of our multi-purpose rooms on the third floor, and necessitating the hiring of no less than 20 costume builders, seamstresses, and wig-makers. top
HOW TO FIND THE PLAYS
NOISES OFF — This play was made into a movie, which can be rented from most video outlets. Scripts are available through Samuel French (Canada) Ltd. in Toronto; phone 416.363.3536.
VIMY — This is an unpublished play and not available for circulation. The best introduction to the show would be to read historical accounts of World War I, specifically the Battle of Vimy Ridge.
DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST — You can rent the film pretty much wherever films are rented.
MACBETH — If you can’t find it in the library, you can contact Samuel French (Canada) Ltd. in Toronto; phone 416.363.3536.
HALF LIFE — If you can't find it in the library, you can contact Playwrights Canada Press in Toronto; phone 416.703.0013.
FIRE — This play is available through Playwrights Guild of Canada in Toronto; phone 416.703.0201.
Greenwoods’ Bookshoppe and Audrey’s Books are very helpful with special orders. Theatrebooks (in Toronto) is also very knowledgeable. They have a toll-free number: 1.800.361.3414.
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