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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 11 Jul 2001, p. 14

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is temporarily relocating his office to 115 Westmount Road North, suite 102, (at Erb) Waterloo as of July 23, 2001. Dr. Fichter will be permanently relocating his office to 5 Father David Bauer Drive, Unit 113, (Seagram lofts Condominium building #2) Waterloo, later in August, 2001! Dr. Fichter can be contacted at his current and future phone number: ANNOUNCEMENT DR. GREGORY FICHTER 884â€"0887 the modern men‘s moveâ€" ment. Andy, an executive involved in the men‘s moveâ€" ment and Robin a crystalâ€"gazâ€" ing New Ager, coax Stewart, an unsuspecting grocer and The Wild Guys, written by Rebecca Shaw and Andrew Wreggitt, is a funny take on r |11eal.re on the Grand continues its 2001 sumâ€" mer season with The Wild Guys. This hilarious winâ€" ner of the 1992 Best Play Award in the National Playwriting Competition runs to July 21 and promises to be another ‘mustâ€"see‘ comedy hit in Fergus. Theatre on the Grand continues with awardâ€"winning comedy The Wild Guys stars an accomplished cast of guys including David Blacker as Randall a skeptical city lawyer, into participating in a guysâ€" only getaway. The four friends retreat into the woods for a weekend of selfâ€"discovery, where everything that can go wrong does. The men learn a great deal about the wild... and themselves. The usual activitiesâ€" beer drinking and fishing â€" are replaced with other pursuits as the heroes struggleâ€"emoâ€" tionally and physically â€" to find their way out of the wildemess. Waterloo native shares his love of Chinese music He has performed in numerous major theatres across the continent includâ€" ing Theatre on the Grand, where he was seen in his own popular oneâ€"man show Come By The Hills. Deslippe is makâ€" ing his Theatre on the Grand debut after recently appearâ€" ing _ as â€" Demetrius/Peter Quince in the critically acclaimed Shakespeare in Action production of A Midsummer Night‘s Dream at Buddies In Bad Times Theatre in Toronto. Stewart, Matt Deslippe as Robin, Giuseppe Gallaccio as Randall and Brian McKay as Andy. McKay has appeared in, written, or directed, nearly 200 Equity productions in Canada and the U.S. "From what I underâ€" stand, it‘s going to be an evening with a lot of variâ€" ety," he said. "There‘ll be Taiwanese, Cantonese and Chinese National Music in different ensembles. There‘ll be other representations of Chinese performing arts, including traditional dance, drumming, and Kung Fu presentations, a whole mix of things. So It‘s really a good time for anyone to learn about the various aspects of the Chinese culture." As well as A Taste Of China, the musician will also be performing at the Mill Race Festival of Traditional Folk Music in Cambridge Aug. 4, and he is keen to proâ€" mote the different acts and recitals. "I write original Chinese music for the Erhu, with a mix of different instruments from different instruments from different cultures, including Indian Tabla and gongs as well as guitar and conventional drums," he said. "But at the minute, if I perform as myself, on my own, I still perform mostly a mix of Cantonese and Taiwanese music." In 1997, while in Canada, Moyer recorded A Discovery of Chinese Folk Tunes, a CD which featured the coconut shell fiddle. He plans anothâ€" er release within the next year. recitals are usually appreciaâ€" tive of his efforts in respectâ€" ing their customs. "When I perform with George to a Chinese â€"crowd, â€" they‘re always very excited to hear two people from very differâ€" ent traditions who sing and harmonise in Chinese, playâ€" ing their national instruâ€" ments," he said. "I speak Mandarin. It wasn‘t that difâ€" ficult to learn really, espeâ€" cially when i was living in Taiwan I had to use it every day. I guess it took me about two or three years to get a good hold of it, but now I‘d say I‘m pretty comfortable with it." The Wild Guys continues through July 21 at Theatre on the Grand in Fergus. For ticket information, call the box office at (519) 787â€"1981. Christopher _ McHarge, artistic and executive director of Theatre on the Grand, directs this production. The set is designed by Elora resiâ€" dent Tim Murton, whose work was last seen on this stage in DooWop to Motown. Lighting design is by Renée Brode. Barbara McLean Wright is stage managing the production _ and â€" Patricia Northey is the apprentice stage manager. absence. Some of his major credits include Reg in Alan Ayckbourn‘s The Norman Conquests, Parker in Rock and Roll, The Taming of the Shrew, A Comedy of Errors and a season at the Shaw

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