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22 - WAT LRUX) cumulus - Wednesday. September 25. 2015 Local actress featured in Myra’s Story at Impact 1 3 festival BvT‘monrvGqu . , ,. or Island. water to the Chronicle Impact 13, presented by MT I Space theatre, is part of We Are Cul- mpact 13 organizers hadn't g ‘ ture. an eight-week presentation of seen the new play Myra's Story 4 , culturally diverse arts program- when they booked it for this . ‘ ming in Waterloo Region. with year‘s theatre festival. Nobody ,, weekly theatre and music perform- had. " . ances through the fall. We Are Cul- At that time, the play was still a 3;}:- ture culminates in the inaugural work in progress for Kitchener Kultriin indigenous and world actor Jennifer Cornish. Since its music festival Nov. 14-17, present- debut at the London Fringe Festival ed by Neruda Arts. in June it has won tears. laughter Kultn’in features Montreal hipâ€" and standing ovations. hop legends Nomadic Massive. Myra's Story plays Sept. 25 to MT Space and Neruda are also Sept. 29 in the old Waterloo County launching their first Indiegogo Gaol courtyard as part of Impact fundraising campaign designed to 13. Waterloo Region's biennial con- put more culturally diverse arts on temporary theatre festival. the stage. Impact artistic director Majdi ‘ . "Indigenous and immigrant sto- Bou-Matar hadn’t seen the play but Jennifer Cornish stars in Myra's Story. The play in. be perforated first. 25-29 in the courtyard of the old Water ries are very under-represented in he did know one thing: Jennifer loo County Gaol in downtown Kitchener as part ofthe Impact 13 theatre festival. mo more the landscape of our industry, and Cornish is passionate. serious and we want to change that.” Bou- local.At Impact. local matters answer is yes. and how can we and spent the last two years work- Spring. Matar said. “We are trying to raise “This is a national and intema- help?” ing to bring the hilarious and Along with those local works, $16,000 but the Indiegogo cam- tional theatre festival but it is very Myra's Story comes to Ontario heartbreaking play to the Canadian Impact 13 will include productions paign is not only about the fund important that we showcase our through Cornish, a theatre artist stage. as diverse as The City of Others by ing. local identity," said Bou-Matar, "We who grew up in Kitchener and still Other local productions at Sankofa DanIafro from Colombia. “It's about bringing together the pick and choose the international calls it home. The play was written IMPACT 13 include. Kâ€"W's intema- DRIFT or drive by Kit! Johnson X- community together to support a and national theatre we bring to by Irish playwright Brian Foster. tionally unique Asphalt Jungle Act from Denmark. The Gaza belief that we need to see more K-W. but when it comes to local and tells the story of Myra Hen- Shorts X, Balancing on Moon- Monologues by Ashtar Theatre diverse artists on the Canadian content we progam without judg- nessey. a down and out “wine conâ€" beams by Shadow Puppet Theatre, from Palestine. and The Global stage. It won't happen overnight, ing. Local theatre artists who are noisseur~ on the grubby streets of works by local youth. a UW drama Savages by the Debaiehmujig Sto. butWeAre Culture is a beginning.” serious and passionate. if they ask Dublin. production and MT Space's own rytellers of the Wiltwemikong First For Impact 13 festival ticket [0 be part of Impact our only (bmish discovered ithychance. workshop presentation of Occupy Nation reserve on Manitoulin information.visitwww.mtspace.ca. no you III! in I.“ III to Ill YEARS YOUNG“? FMGHIKVMIMSOMMMWZSWQIM1-830-461-3938 Skin Vitality is the top provider of In“ (new. Meier-o & Son URN treatments in the country I We perform more of these treatments than 100% of any other doctors or nurses, consistentty achieving natural beautiful results. ' ‘ ‘ l ’ I - > I ' ‘ ,, t 4 LIFE 1. I“ f .. .. ..... ' " i i * "WIN I" I r , . , . _ ‘ Hit} 5 r» l : f . . in : . 1 am OM ”<- [ “' qmfiVhPfi-mh - ‘ ' "? .""‘ Q- ~â€"- ‘1 WWW-It‘- wuk‘Arrurtr-h... mam'reuwen-muhn WWW-“war..."- tmnaW-mawmun»w "W‘LIHHHHWW “ ”Wmmmummmmrmtlu