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WArl'ZRtJOU CHRONICUi - Wednesday, December to. 2008 - 25 ‘A Lost and Found Christmas’ 0 O O 0 Annual holiday variety Show getting underway at a Waterloo church this week , BYJENNrFEit ORMSTON Chronicle Stajf ’_ > , / Q7” } ost and Found Theatre is reviving the A ' 7 7 l long~forgotten feeling of srtting around / ~ " l he radio as a family. listening to _,/ “a t. v, l Christmas stories and music while the snow is _.L _ ”7 ' v a gently falls outside the window. ‘ » 7" , , I» w I, , l The group's annual production ofA lost v; Q ' 7 t a“ 3 fi- r 3,- 24} ' --â€", and Found Christmas runs this week in a; ' ., - ‘ g _ _ Q 7 u; fi‘4 7 * Waterloo, offering an evening of “music, ' , x- ~' " a“ g , i A , f , t 5 mayhem and holiday merriment." ' ' , A”, - H ‘ , 4 " " 7 "is; b “We would like people to walk out feeling ’ L7" 4577 5 P7 . y 3"? that they’ve been given a gift and maybe ‘fi: ; ' , .- g’ _ j , even surprised at how engaged they became ' . J 7 If 5? with their imaginations," said Kathleen ~‘ if ’ “7 Sheehy, a Lost and Found ensemble memâ€" . “- . l L w , ‘ f, “This performance really involves the l , A a, 7 «.. audience because it’s primarily reader's the- ’ , ' » I , A‘,j'-â€"-â€" atre â€" it sort of brings back a nostalgia for " ’ g . ’%1 the old radiosshow days." . \ ‘ 7 7 ,_ -, 34) This variety program kicked off in 2005, . X: 7. i . / 71 , " or: A»? featuring short segments of music, dramatic ' _{ ‘ l} A it readings and storytelling. â€" " , j, ' t “The evening is enlightening as well as . , 7? 7 entertaining," said Richard Quesnel, an ‘ - ensemble member with Lost and Found , “it's very funny at times. and sometimes it & just makes you think." ' -’ Some of the stories arc easily recogriiza» bio holiday classics. int'luding Laura lngalls " Wilder‘s tale about Mr ldwards meeting » 7'" ' <~£fl\(6( ltrus ‘ o “i think any lair of that l_llllt' House on ‘ l 0 \ . the Prairie sl‘l’lt‘s Wlll rt‘ttigltt/t‘ that story, it's a lot of fun," \ht‘i'li_\ said (ltlit'i’s sltll'lt‘s (mi originals. lot lllNltllllt', We; l‘ltlt'sllt'l toriipilt'd lt'tti'rs lrotti lirst World War stiltllt‘is to trill the story ot ( lirrstrutis 5L! l\i‘ Ni 1 on the (tt'rllldll ttotit. as ‘ ‘ lllt' ( list tllt‘tllllt'rs don‘t “All! to gov ' town too riitrt h lllltltliltlllllti about the show ’ | . although lllt‘l’l' \\‘|ll ht- plenty of traditional tarols llll’ l\t‘t‘),'rt'('ll lrro Will perform in Waterloo, (is \\t‘ll as other riirisrt‘al guests , \nd. they rouldn‘t rt-sist bringing bar it A“ ‘ .. . t . i t , , . , _ ‘h‘ 7“ n [ ”7“ (N7 7 07 77 m7 (7 77h” _( MN The cast of A Lost and Found Christmas - from left to right, Kathleen Sheehy, Alan K, Sapp, Andrew Lakin, Abigail 5809. Richard Quesnel, tti.rs tortiedrt reading .r trowd favourite, . l - Gary Kidd-ram, Brendan Schaefer and Elise Bauman - Will perform the Show, beginning Dec 11, at Emmanuel United Church. Alter performing it in 30th. they were WWKM repeatedly asked if it would he iii the playhill tilt“ following year show though, a show worth seeing, an; i 1 __'-.,~,»' 1. ‘ “ ' r“; {1 4 ,;; = “People love it," hht't-liy said “it's a this The (Ullt‘t’il‘v't' of practicing theatre pro~ "People love it, it's very traditional," if ivy“? ' of}? 4,73; sit lt-ssronals gent-rally puts on more altemative Quesnel said "It s family oriented 4 it s 4"£7,;$§t “57,2, 77,1 {$7,3th , ., L A lost and lound (thrrstrnas rrins Her stage shows, such as its upcoming 2009 pro something you can bring your children to, 5; », “";~ ' yâ€" ' 735° '. 77553“ it?» ~ s; it. 12 and til at 8 p m in the mortuary of tlllt‘tlt)” oil‘osslhleWorlds Plus, they just might leave feeling as ;' 'w;'>; "fist”; g? 'vi’l’;§:» l.llln]dlltlt'l United (hurt h, at 22 Bridgeport " the (hristmas show tends to he a ltlllt‘ though they‘re on track for the holidays 5; 5 if! , 1.52, if“ I?“ 5&1? Rd W it also will play in ( dil‘lllrldgt‘ at the (loser to mainstream theatre that people "(loo of the most common themes is L1" ,.sfieg, a» «v; W\*u‘; 2g ,, University of Waterloo’s stliool of ilrt'llllt‘t might he set-mg in Drayton or l‘Vl‘n in Strat slow down and don't miss the Christmas gs , ._-;f r.‘ v w, 23” ~;_i,:~z§<. x“ is 1 nm- on Hot 18 and 19 ford," Quesnel said, holidays because in the modern fast-paced } r , yi?é,i j Z; The public is encouraged to bring dona And the group enjoys mixing it up, world it tends to go so fast that Christmas is f; A 7:57 ;"’~’ trons for the lood Bank of Waterloo Region “We really love literature and performing over before you reali7e it." Quesnel said. a. > , â€"; , Jfi'éfiq 3 ' ls't-rvont- who does Wlll he entered into a literature, and it‘s a nice departure for us "lust coming to the show. we're hoping ', , .s-- ut. 3»; vi,- tiffnxj‘; draw for pri7t~s from putting on a regular play," Sheehysaid. we can slow people down and say. look fl??? «grog 7725777 fiaéfir 1 his is not it typo at lost and lound And it seems theatre-goers agree that it's around, really appmciatethese days," 7- r‘ " 7 ' " t ‘ 7" “ 7 “ “77 ' ‘ SAV|NGS EVENT lJHJtll‘n/fw'dlthtl Kr ltt{ttttllil(,ltrll:tl or: '.lll: , BRING IN THIS COUPON AND RECEIVE . ~ - \ waterIOo ,, 7 \7 a t t r S S 7 7 777 7 1 o 7777.7“.‘7. ‘ . YOUR ENTlRE PURCHASE Sleep well...lee well. One coupon a», costume" all,“ tantrum r ma SHOWROOM â€" 283 Northfietd Drive, Waterloo - 519-747-3729 . www.waterloomattrass,ca . l is