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,i lI-WATEllunm-Meaday. February I. 20l2 I w The Ne verending Story 0 I 0 EA. 8.8. theatre company celebrates 50th anniversary with shows stamng Feb. 2 873me of past productions in a show Chmnl’cleStafl‘ called (-15.5. â€"â€" The Net/trending Story. That means delivering one- [ t's a theatre company almost as liners and skits in the classic style ‘ Iold as the University of Water- of those past productions littered l loo and during the school's with references about life at UW. ‘ _ . ‘ storied history it gave faculty. and ultimately touching on mod- ‘1 " a ti; . alumni. staff and students a cre- em life itself. ' . g _ ‘ s . ”>5: ative outlet in addition to a place Peter Carette. director of the- a. . " .5‘ '3‘ :- ' “ f}, to hangout. atre operations at the UW Theatre \' j 1'" ". I; 1 , ‘ ‘ ‘ i Called F.A.S.S.. to reflect the Centre that hosts the production. ‘ «,4 . ., - -. four components that make up has been part of the scene since , . '73" ‘ ‘ “A :7 the amateur theatre company. it l975 and even has a couple of ‘ 5: ‘ ‘f y ‘ . . . has become an extended family of lines in this year‘s show. He was .. ‘ ' r “ ‘ I 4 "3 -. sorts for the people involved and the giant caterpillar in an Alice in w ' ‘ fl ‘ 4. f -" often served as an unofficial MmderiarId-themed production it '3 " *‘ matchmaker. The social compo- back then smoking a giant 5; " 5 ' nent is never very far from the hookah. The memories are appro- _ , S 4 stagecraft as the company’s annu- printely hazy. ‘ ‘ t,- . alproduction reflected the times But he was the typical cast “ . This year's 50th anniversary member back then. studying engi- . . fl ' shows. starting Feb. 2 at UW's neering and finding a way to both I , Humanities Theatre. celebrate socialize and create something .3 ; ‘ that history in an irreverent difierent thrbudl BASS. " . _ retelling of the theatre company's It put him on his current career .; . . story by capturing the true spirit path and he's been involved in A" .1 -, ,t theatre production and theatre ,; % ~~ ' managernentsincethen.andhe's ’ i 1 looking forward to reconnecting w' I, with some of the older members ofthetroupewhoarecomingin mausspuramammmmwnmmeutmmmdmmw forthereunlon. mmpresarvadfi'ornltsSO-yaarhistary. mm. 50 what does EA.S.S. owe its longevity too? Carette said it’s a the beat times they had in univer- Hoey. who has since directed years and the ups and downs of ‘ pretty simple formula. shy," said Calcite. _ with K-W Little Theatre. said the future of FASS.’ 'it's fun.” hesald. ‘lt started out it's also served as a basis of a FAS.S. has always done a great Hoey said the history of the ‘ ’ as a social organization in i962. number of lifelong relationships job of bringing together like theatre company is dear to a lot of “fit ’ ”Hie campuswasreally small includingiorCarette,thornethia mlndedpeoplewhoenjoythaatre its members, withafew coming a. and it was an attempt to get the wife W FASS. and wanted to enhance their uni- from some distance to celebrate . " ' diii'erent church colleges and dif- ”that matchmaking continues veraityexperienca. its anniversary thisweek. . ferent faculties that where here to this day with loch Hoey. the it's also a homegrown eaperi- “We're only five years younger - ' together to do something. director of the 50th anniversary ence with all the material written than the university itself and we 'They started out as a variety show. meeting his own wife. Nadia by they-nous players which helps outdate most of the societies on showand grew from there" Ursaki. during the annual produc- to reinforce those bonds. said campus.” said Hoey. “We're not r The shows morphed into tion. they always official but we‘ve always if themed performances as the am She will serve as the stage man- ‘Thla year’s theme is about ~been there. pus grew and everybody started to tiger for this year's production PASS. itselfwhich was hat done ‘ 'i’m still proudly a member of bring their skits and music-based bringing the EA.S.S. experience on ottr 25th anniversary.” he said. that 'A’ in faculty abstain. stall and around that theme. The group's full circle. 'We wanted to do a few callbacks undama' evolution continued towards ‘We consider ourselves a towhatourhistorywu. while the Show tithes are 7 pin. nightly scripted comedy and variety per. F.A.S.S. couple and there are a narrative takes place at what we Feb. 2 and Feb. 4. with two shows formance by the mid-Isms when great deal of FAS.S. couples in the imagine will be RA.S.S.' 100th Feb. 3 at 8:30 pm. and 10:30 pm. Carette got involved and the company,‘ said Hoey. who pro- anrrivenarylookingback. Tickets can'be purchased bycail- t scripted show has become the sta- posed after the tech weekend in “Iris a little bit of a play within ing “9488-0908. visiting ; Peter (matte playing the taterpil- pleeversince. 2006 after putting everything playandreilectathe never-ending www. uwfaaa . ca I 5 0th - \ lav in a 1970; production. 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