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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 19 Sep 2001, p. 23

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Gilmour rediscovers Evita at Drayton Festival fSusan Gilmour's memo- table performance In the title role of Eula seems inspired, you can credit the An accomplished stage actress, Gilmour is making her Drayton Entertainment debut as Eva Peron, the First lady of Argentina, in Andrew ond Webber's rol- licking musical masterpiece. The production enjoys a four-week run at the Drayton Festival Theatre until Sept. 29. Artists open their doors during studio tour Although she is not a stranger to this challenging and demanding role, having played Evita in a Theatre in Calgary production eight years ago, Gilmour nonethe- less opted to start with a clean slate and offer a new interpretation of the spiritu- Continued from page 22 joining the tour's popular painters. Potters, Mre artists and bonsai creator are five new artists. Visit a classical guitarist, photographer, pri- ntmaker, and two new fibre artists. 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All locations have additional brochures and maps avail- able. The following studios are open for touring on Saturday, Sept. 29 from 10 aan. to 5 pm. and again on Sunday, Sept, 30 from noon to 5 pm; . 50 Allen Street; Celeste Scheifley. 184' Herbert Street; 9'1ch In." Ptmthsm"4Ptocossor, " Ghz mmxmmaoomm PSU 12.8 MB RAM 40 GB 3.5' 5400mm UDMA-100 Hard Drive ti2XCD-ROM Drive nVIdia IMFettqxtltMXtt0032 Mb AGP TTX 177417” Monitor Onboard 1oI100olhemetLAN JazzCamtrad-1t04 Salaam 1040;!de Kayboard Lngitoeh Scroll Mane 1Mmtt-MSEorWtrtdtmm ME ‘31384 with PC-133 SDRAM out wig Eva also became the tar- get of hatred from the mili- tary and middle class who saw her as a manipulator, dictator and opportunist. However, her early death elevated her to saimhood in the eyes of the lower class. Evita's life story is filled with conflict and contradiction, and Gilmour feels the main challenge in her perfor- mance is telling the story as honestly as possible. "Anne Allan, the director of the show, is not afraid to approach things different- ly,"she says. "l hope people experience this perfor- mance in a fresh light and with an open mind, and they will be rewarded with a won- derful evening of theatre." Gilmour is'also thrilled to present the life story of a Eldon Leis. . 55 George Street; Stephen Zurakowsky. Jacquelyn Lumsden. - 124 Allen Street; Lisa Marcus, Sally Gray. . Waterloo Community Arts Centre; Victoria Shannon, 25 Regina St. s. . 25 Mondale Ave; s, Sheila Karrow. . 21 Menno Street; Sharon Whittle, Pat McFarland, Miriam Heynen. . 10 Dietz Ave, S.; Bert Coates, Elaine Auerbach, great §¥S19m political leader who played a pivotal role in the develop- ment of an entire nation. In order to make her portrayal as realistic as possible. Gilmour has spent many hours researching and read- ing books and magazine articles about this turbulent time in Argentina's history. 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