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Continued from page 19 Designated Mourner challenging role for veteran actor Ted Phythian Miller â€"I think Miller is a great playwright. Wallace Shawn is extremely poetic, and that might be a funny thing to say, because he seems to be scomâ€" ing poetry all the time. But his lines to me are very poetic. It‘s almost absurd. "But you have to realize that I am not directing this one, I‘m the actor. So I‘ll intelâ€" lectualize on this particular show after the show is over. Right now, I‘m Jack and Jack has one way of feeling about things. He has one way of feelâ€" ing about Howard that the audience may not be required to feel. He feels something about Judy that maybe the audience is not required to feel. I don‘t care. I‘m Jack. I‘ll tell you more things about The Designated Mournerlater. 1 am not watching the Mike Nicols film until after the run." The Isinglass vision is comâ€" pletely different from Mike Nicols‘ Designated Mourner movie, or the Tarragon‘s proâ€" duction. Lighting has such a crucial role â€" it can be considered a silent character in the show. Jack, Judy (Katharine Mills) and Howard ({Scott Crockard) all have their separate areas on stage, yet they seldom interact. Despite a passionate bond with her father Howard, the cultural ‘highbrow‘ Judy is drawn into Jack‘s often quesâ€" tionable ‘lowbrow‘ cultural _ Does The Designated Phythian have a favourite part of the show? "I don‘t think so. There are little phrases that are very funny, or they are relating to something that Jack said earliâ€" er, and he is contradicting himself. It would be difficult to pinpoint all this stuff, and say, ‘I like this, this and this.‘ I like the whole play. I am constantly learning about Jack contradictâ€" ing himself. I like Jack becâ€" ause he has a lot of attitudes that I can certainly relate to. 1 mean, I‘m an f actor, I‘m not Jack. But when I read the characâ€" _ (WRe® ~Pee ter, 1 thought, 7 j yes, I can relate to what he is saying and what he thinks is hapâ€" pening to him. The way it is _ Ted Phythi written, it is very _ Mourner t difficult to learn _ in St. Jaco the line someâ€" times because of the way Shawn changes verb tense, and the alliteration which is certainly intentional. I enjoyed both the character and the way Shawn has written these monologues." What better place to delivâ€" er these monologues than newly renovated Church Theâ€" atre in St Jacobs. This intimate stage was made for The Desigâ€" nated Mourner, not only for the content which will have great irony at times, but also for the exclusive look of the "This venue is very impresâ€" sive," said Phythian. "Someâ€" one looked at that church and said, "I know what we‘ll do with this place â€" we‘ll tumn it into a theatre. Then they obviâ€" ously did a little bit of homeâ€" work because they did a great job. They cabled the place for lighting, they‘ve installed a Ted Phythian performs in The Designated Mourner this week at the Church Theatre in St. Jacobs. 10w auysse moto "Lamited time only. Participating GM Dealerships may set individual prices. LDF includes up to 5L of GM premium mator ail Offer valid on most GM veicies Ofer available to retail customers only Sae Service Advisor for offer conditions and more details or call 1â€"800â€"GMâ€"ORIVE _ "An official mark of the Province of Ontario used with pernussion FOCHS dedicated panel for lighting, they painted the entire stage area black with a nice dark wood stage floor. Someone put thought and care into turning that church into a theâ€" atre, and I admire them for it. It‘s the nicest theatre I‘ve been able to work in in quite a The first stage of The Desigâ€" nated Mourner is over, and Ted Phythian is about to play one of the most demanding roles of his career. The past five months have been line after line, day after day, week after week, month after month. The work has been hard, the process exhilaâ€" rating, but the end result will be worth it. Ted Phythian‘s favourite American playwright is now, understandably, Wallace Shawn. The Designated Mourner opens May 2 and runs to May For more information on 11 at The Church Theatre in St _ the show, or to reserve tickets, lacobs_ call 579â€"0943. With Kevin Mallon. Guest Conductor Allen Whear celta Shiing Brocze Saturday, May 4, 2002, 7:30 m the cedars Worship & Community centre 543 Beechwood Drive, Watertoo, Ontario wigee Tickets: > 19) 885. 5697. informatron: wep drogers.com