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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 8 Jul 2009, p. 18

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u-wnmwoo calcium-W; July a. zoos The ShOW Will go on f O O O C K- Wthtle Theatre returns to rebuilt home to stage Les Llalsons Dangereuses macaw-mac '. -.: 3: 33$: “7 ~- 9,19»; :1 Parisoftheearly 192mmepritthe notori- Olmkbw ‘7', m i '3. {43% '5 § " trusty loose morals of that era. ”"5 .1 with?» ' "We wanted an early 20th may setting osttl'tatreampanieswt‘dthem ‘ thatwouldstillbeacoeadbleandstillfltthe Mbefotetheirlbstperfomnneeputtlng ntomlityofdteduacgrg'saiicrierson'l thefll'l‘nhingtmdiesonthepmduc- ; *‘.- a thinkeverybodyiswellawaleonhemputa- don, ' ‘1, V t; “W tionofthe'langeLsotherebalreadyaoer- Therearelinestorememberandsetsto 7 . 7 " taindegreeoflicentiou-teaafllatcomeeofi buildandpaint. \ we». - themoteoonstrictingeras.’ ' 'l‘hemembetsofKitchenerWaterloo Lit- ‘ WhflemelauAgeaemdnmit’sthe tle Theatre spent last week before opening i _ ‘ “if”: characters interactions with each other that - their production of Liaisons Dangereuses t»? a, ' , ‘ set the tone, especially the diameters ofVal- making sure their rebuilt home was up to _ . ‘- _ mont. played by Will Russell, and Merteuil, oodesotheyoouldgetanoccupancypermit at} ‘ playedbthhnnonMcKechnie intime forthclulySopening {A - Q.. ‘ ' :71. “It's all about interpersonal power poli- They even held some oftheir rehearsals » if; ’ ;. ’ , ties.‘ said Grierson. “The characters are try- outxide aswot‘k continued in thebuiiding, V \ ’ ‘ y 1" ing to one up each other and are trying to An electrical fire destroyed K-W Little 1 .., 7/ controleadt other. Time's former home at 9 Princas St. E. in *5 '3; «'1 "It's nothing a relationship therapist uptown Waterloo on July 19, 2002. and the ,,-““' -‘ V v ' wouldn’t see in normal marital sadism. troupe. made up completely of volunteers, -» ‘33.: 7 _ /‘ except that the two principle characters spentthelastsevenyearsraisingfundatry- “ 35‘”: , - , aren’tmarriedtoeachodier.Buttheyarestill ingtorebuildtheirtheatrespaee. at! . ‘ ‘s verymuchemotionalfueed' DuringthattimeJoshHoey,pastpreai~ j r J -' lt'saproductionparedtowardsamature dent of the group, said company members . . as" audience with adult themes. And although decidedtoheeptheir'IS-yearuaditionalive , Wghr‘“ it’sooveredintheveneerofaristocrats and by mounting productions at other theatre i V V xv”; royal court intrigue. it offers an unyielding spammWaterlooand Stlaooba ~ ~" window to the truth behind some relation- "We’re a volunteer organization,” said . j _ _ 4 ships Hoey. “Noonelspttingpaidto'dothis-wg R , "Ihetnnsgesno, ’ mofonebringout the do this because we love it. What held us i 7:? ' worst in the other," said Grierson. about the togetheriseachother.” f“ at , characters in the play. 'lt escalates from Karen Gnenon. director of the group's ‘ there." latest production, said the company has «“3 a Being back on their own stage allowed K- ‘ always beenreailient. My; 7 [a W Little Theatre the flexibility it needed to “This is a bunch of people who drum say 3?: ' jg" ... . :3" a stage its own production. - 'no’ when their theatre burned down,” she 3o;,r‘:;"41‘~5 anti; ‘ if? is? ' 7‘; w They could make decisions on staging said. “Their motto has been "nu show will $3;ng ‘ it a “ 33%;, that could not have been made in some or goon.’ i9? ’1, . . L V 3-“ ‘2“ 3:5“??? , the other borrowed performance spaces 'And pan of the reason it's taken seven ”‘2‘” ‘ "Mr ' ‘3 '4 ”I they’ve played in. years to do the rebuild is because that they Valmont. played byWill Russell, tries to dispatch his rival. Danceny, played by Isaac Mule. For more information on Les liaisons wanted to do it themselves." A” “mm Dangeteuses visit www.kwitorg For tickets So far they‘ve raised more than $270,000 The current season has included produc- But. he said, it’s still nice to finally be call 519-886-0560 or 519-578-1570. Tickets for the rebuild and. in the last 18 months. [ions of 12 Angry Men, Captain Hook’s home and get back to theirusual three-week are $15. and are Ibo available It the door. secured a line of credit so they could finish Revenge, HenryV and their well-know one- performance schedule. They had to adjust the project act play weekends that schedule while perfonning in borrowed “The whole time they‘ve been maintaln’ ' But. after seven years without a home of space. but Les liaisons runs luly 9 to My 25 Les Liaisons ing show schedules.‘ said Grierson. “And their own. the long-time community players with three performances aweek. ' ~ ’ that took some time and effort may from wll finally be returning to their old stage to Grierson thinks all of the company's mm the rebuild. mount the group‘s final production of the backstage theatrics will make a good play “But they didn’t want lose the momen- season, has liaisons Wm someday But. until they can find a writer. WW Uttie'l'heatre tum of a company present and performing Hoey said the group is planning a grand they're thrilled to give Chritopher Hamp- 9 Princant. E..Wlterloo in the Waterloo region. Their unspoken gunfight the theatre in the fall. so this is a ton's Oscar-winning tale of seduction and as to “725- 8 pm. motto has been 'never say at! Ill there hm ~ 9! a soft opening for the performance intrigue at the French court an up-to.date 5155315770 P" “Si-W been a consistency and continuity there g still on Princes. Street in the uptown. retelling, MWOIB - becauseofit.” iamlythetatrunfhesaid. Griersonsaidtheychoaetosettheplayin Amazing Summer BBQ M ~ Kabobs 3 for $9.97 ‘ 3* . 71 7 // ' , Pork Mderlorn $3.99!“). ($83“ng ‘ f /. 2 f / / r / Milk Fed Frenched Veal Rack Chop 39.971». (321.983,) (16'! and café 1‘ K

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