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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 16 Nov 2005, p. 42

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UW drama club presents liveâ€"energy show that will makes audiences ‘laugh until they cry‘ ave you exet Hanswercd a personal ad? How can it be possible to decide whether or not you like a person based on four lines of "WM, 30â€"35, 6°2" seeks WF for romantic encounters"? What if they lied? What if you make a dinner date, and get to the restaurant only to find out that the 6@2" white male is in fact 5°8" and has a male lover? That is just the situation that Prudence finds herself in during the opening scene of the University of Waterloo Engineeting Society‘s proâ€" duction of Beyond Therapy. a play by Christopher Durang. Prudence is a remarkably normal woman in her early thirres whose only problem is her inability to say "no." \ Tickets: Regular $20, Children (under 12) $15 e Nateracher is coming Conflict scares her, and she will avoid it even if it means putting herself in incredibly awkward situaâ€" tions â€" such as her blind date with Bruce. By the end of the date, she simply has not managed to convince Bruce that she does not. in fact, want to bear his children. Thankfully, both Bruce and Prudence are in therapy. Unfortunately, their theraâ€" pists make the two patients look calm, stable, and downâ€" right sane. Dr. Stuart Framingham. who Prudence visits once a week, has serious anger management issues and a whoale host of his awn inse curitres. It‘s difficult to tell exactly why Bruce‘s therapist, Dr. Charlotte Wallace, is one _ Wednesday, December 7 at 7:00 pm Humanities Theatre, University of Waterloo ONnTARIO BALLET THEATRE‘s giant bag of crazy. _ To pick only one eccenâ€" tricity is like focusing on one grain of sand on the beach. . Rather than helping their patients control their emoâ€" tions and their lives, the psyâ€" chiatrists drive both young people to the brink of insanâ€" ity. Beyond Therapy is a farce that explores society‘s obsesâ€" sion with therapy as a sureâ€" fire, quickâ€"fix solution to all of our quirks and baggage. It‘s a highâ€"energy show guaranteed to make audiâ€" ences laugh until they cry, and cry until they have to laugh again. Performances are at 8 p.m. tonight, 7 pm. on En day, and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m on Saturday. Tickets are $6, available at the Student Life Centre. The University of Waterloo Engineering Society presents Beyond Therapy for four shows start ing tonight. Box Office: (519) 888â€"4908 (€}

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