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It‘s brought up things for some of them that they haven‘t had to think about in vears. Karis Burkowski and Sheku are two of the local Rasp productions of The Vagina Monologues in Waterioo S o es and Sheku are two of the local Raspberry Tarts who will appear he Vagine Monolnacnme in Wiis. 122 ARTS FOCUS Burkowski felt some of that emotion herself with But you can‘t do this play without thinking about perâ€" sonal things." K LEVOLOR 4 _LEVOLOR es She! f;”%;: hautx: | m *:f:“ 2P M 7 #i;)q :us“.;»gg*. c *# \ Z_M mm ..... _ Nee NE _ against women her two monologues. with une being called "My angry vagina". Continued on page 9 AMDAEA BaEy moto in this week‘s | ‘The Mikado‘ opens |_ tonight at new playhouse "We are absolutely thrilled to have assembled such a stellar cast!" said. Parks. "( Jn top of that. they are being directed and choreographed by the dazâ€" zling husband and wife duo of Alex and Jackie Musâ€" takas. To add to the artistic excellence is the availabilâ€" ity of an orchestra pit at the new playhouse. Our music director, John Karr has assembled an excellent orchestra that will bring this glorious music to life." Tickets are now on sale at all Drayton Entertainâ€" ment box offices or by phone at 747â€"7788. Tickets are $30 with discounts available for youth and groups of 15 or more. Rounding out the lead McCutcheon, Rebecca Pol Meilleur and Sheila 1 Jetrich Joining Savage in The Mikado are fellow Beauty alumni, Patrick Brown, Cara Leslie and Reid Spencer Rounding out the lead c haracters are Peter McCutcheon, Rebecea Poff, June Crowley, Robert M ail esns mccopnl ol es onl Savage recent playved in Disney‘s Beauty and the Beast and last summer‘s 1960s sensation, Twist & Shout: The British Invasion. Keith Savage, a local audience favourite added his brilliant comedic skills to many a production, returns to the Society as Koâ€"Ko, High Executioner. As Koâ€"Ko has recently b tenced to death. his first official duty will be own head offâ€"not an easy feat. "After a few years searching for a new home, Dr. ton Entertainment has come through in spades w the construction of this stateâ€"ofâ€"theâ€"art facility," s; Frank Parks, executive producer for the Society. "I felt so strongly about this new venue, that we don. ed $10,000 to the campaign to aid in its constry yi2L.0m tion takas, this h a twoâ€"week Playhouse. The Gilbert & Sullivan Society is presents its 30th anniversary Mikado. 1 q u0 C ue d d nBR CcR EstCr ReCHdi Hall, are the highlight of the festival. A wide range of talent will be showcased this year, trom a piece of performance art meant to challenge perceptions of ethnicity to a lighter play that answers the oftâ€"wondered question: What if Jeff Goldblum was a young boy‘s guardian angel? _ The festival will run at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friâ€" day, and at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $6 in advance, or $8 at the door. The Wilfrid Laurier Fringe Fes 10 locally written plays, several poetry and music coffee house. This vear‘s festival has been . September. when the process of se The stage performances, set through Saturday at the Manree Directed by Drayton Entertainment‘s as, this hilarious musical is set to open WLU‘s annual Fringe Festival this week engagement at Koâ€"Ko has recently been sen l has been in the works since process of selecting acts began nances, set for this Lhursday ertainment‘s Alex Musâ€" s set to open tonight for the St. Jacobs Country M 6 69 COE, LUTAyâ€" through in spades with ofâ€"theâ€"art facility," says cer for the Society. "We venue, that we donatâ€" to aid in its construcâ€" of Waterloo Region production, The stival will showease I short films. and a will be to cut his vourite who has many a Drayton Koâ€"Ko. the Lord ‘r Recital