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'Seniors an - M ,_ ‘ 3‘ Martsell. who taught drama at haveso much more life experience. Peter Manse". writer and director ofWaitingforFatherAnthony, makes changestothemmicaiplayhework- HIuevaIe (killegiate Institute before so what you have to do is tap into shopped with K-W Silver Stars. The production makes its debut on. 25 at the Woolwich Community Centre. retiring irt 200i. Ile ran the coop what they've already learned about drama program and was recog- life, and bring that out rather than groups back then. and the vestiges that. but what they’re really doing The story arch shows her high hired as an arts innovator. and felt pour in what you want.” can still be seen in the blue-haired is arguing over everything else school relationship with thehot-to- there was no reason to stop that Waiting for Father Anthony ladiwwho run thesocial programs going on in their lives.” said trot Tony. whois not sohot nowas work in the second act of his life. reflects some of Mansell‘s own of various congregations today out Manse". “And they reveal every~ the couple ha separated. “I think It's the third musical production memories of growing up in the east uflocal church basements body's dirty little secrets back and the audience will pick up on the that Mansell has written for the end of Kitchener in the early I960s. Mansell thought it would be forth." nuances between us.” said Bohn- (‘Ultlpuny of local actors featuring and the dominant role the church interesting to take those characters In addition to the inherent en. members 50 years and older. Ile played in those days back to the l960s. when they were humour found in those situations. loyce Pedder plays Anne. who prefers to highlight the Silver Stars A lot of social and recreation coming of age, and dramatize there's the music that serves as the starts out the play wanting to be a name instead of simply dwelling programs were run by church those dynamics before moving soundtrackoftheirlives nun and ends up the mother of them 50 years into the future and “The songs they discuss are eight. ller girlfriends never let her seeing how those relationship actually performed as show num- forget her road from piety to par- ‘ played out. hers. and the lighting changes and enthood. ‘ “There are these women's we actually show that.” said “I'm a bit ofa tough guy now." groups that meet together and dis Mansell. 'It's cool to see these said Pedder. who first performed in cuss things.‘ said Mansell. “You actors playing teenagers having one of Mansell's productions called _ .. watch them long enough and you these arguments. especially when Waiting for Heaven back in 2003. “I M”. ~ 9,", . ' - see there is this thin layer of polite- you know what happened to some file my nails to make them ready ‘32! ‘1‘! R rims on the surface. of them later in life from earlier fora good fight.” ‘ 5? {if ' *' x ‘ ”When you peel that of? there is scenes" Pedder said she still finds inspi- . g ' ' ,, _, "W‘tij‘i; , a sub textual dialogue going on Donna Bohnert plays Bridget. ration in acting. "I was a late 3' there. ‘I like you hair.’ stripped of one of coffee klatch members that bloomer because I never had the ~' ' 3 ‘1 it it's politeness is. ‘l'm jealous of your the audience gets introduced to opportunity. but I came to a read ‘ a? hair." early in the production. 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