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: WATEtiuXiamum-Mieadny. November 12, 20i4- n i 1 Putting bUItS in the seats I O ‘ . Refitrblshed Theatre of theArts at UW opens uath The Importance of Being Earnest 8730st delve into the verbal gymnastics ChmnicleSlafl that a lot of modern minimal works have shied away from. He Waterloo Drama [5 pulling acknowledges that's a challenge in I I back the curtains on a theMtterageofHOcharacters. newly revamped theatre “When they get it right it’s won- space and invites the public to derful and they‘re getting more take in the changes With its fall and more of it as we approach production of Oscar Wilde's Fhe opening night.” said Arnott. “It's lmportance of Being Earnest. sort oflike light bulbs going off and the University of Waterloo has they say this really does make spent almost 3500.000 on renova- ‘ I. fly. so sense.” (ions of the 'lheatre of the Arts in i,- Wilde was subversive for his its Modern languages Building at A, ‘ day, and his well-publicized outing 200 University Ave. W, with an eye ' _ - as well as the court pmceedinfi he to improving the theatreâ€"going ‘1‘ 7 found himself engaged in at that experience for the audience. J." A‘ " time made him a social pariah But Changes include upgrading the \ .. . the work has stood the test of time old squeaky seats that drove the- ’ , and its relevance isn‘t lost on mod» atre patrons to distraction, espe~ ‘ ‘ emactors oraudiences. cially during a performance. Less . - if” 'lt's a critique of high society unobtrusive light and sound . " even though he was very much a booths and a new catwalk also .g . part offi.‘ saidAmott. 'He had this help maintain the illusion of the .. , ‘ , love/hate relationship with the theatre. They‘ve also changed the . ’ f 5’ class system in England and the ‘ carpet to give the classic theatre ' 1. 77" _; privilegethatcame with it. space a refresh for those attending it ' t “He loved the perks but he also productions by the University of " i9 _ recognized how facile and how , Waterloo Department of Drama 7: “I i a . surface oriented a certain pan of ‘ ”It's a refurbished theatre with _ ‘ - if society was at that time. They were ‘ beautiful new seats and state ofthe ‘ t, , attracted to the surface and that‘s ‘ art booth that wasn't there before.’ 7“. why you get the idea of one of the saidguwdirectorStewartAmott. wmmuWEmWnsCzdy,KdWHunmaW.mdeWu womenintheplayhavingtofallin Who helms the production. 'lt pm‘ lack. star in Windows prediction of 0st)! Wflde‘s The Importance of Being Earnest Nov. l3»15 and the newty love with a man named Famest. vides much more comfort for [he refurbished Theatre of the MS I! the M of Waterloo. numeric-mam I‘M think that's they only way audience and way more access they’ll beableto fall in love. and it’s and flexibility for the technical side includes recent productions ofThe saying while it was funny it didn't it's actually quite singular.” said wonderful how Wilde turns that on of the production.” Sweating lax. Tuesday with Morrie have the same heart as his other Amati. “There are other plays that its head. It's all about surfaces and To encourage a strong turnout and the world premier of Pobby works come close to it. but Shaw never how people look, what they say and properly break-in the space. and Dingan by Paula Wing at the But the language and the repar- wrote anything as brilliant as this and how theydress' UWaterloo Drama has scheduled Young People's'l‘hatre in Toronto tee of the diameters still has a way in terms of comedy. Some things haven't changed as the popular comedy of Edwardian Arnott said theshowhasa short of almost being musical. Writer ”One of the challenges of these fads, fashions and living up to the manners and false pretensionsThe run so they really wanted to do WH. Auden once said Mlde’s way really hard working and eager stur ideals of beauty are still a part of Importance of Being Earnest that something that appealed to a with words made it a “pure verbal dent actors is getting their minds modem society. said Arnott hasbeoomeW'ilde'spinnadework Mderaudienceandtherehasbeen opera' and mouths around long sen The Importance of Being It still plays well to modern a resurgence of interest in all of Anion said the comedy of man tences and long ideas W beautiful Earnest opens to the public lhurs audiences and has something to Wilde's works, especially The nus still plays well today as social ideas strung out over a couple of day night. 7:30 p m , at the Theatre teach modern drama students. so importance ofBeingFAmest. commentary for the Edwardian sentences and a paragraph W and of the Arts and plays until Nov IS it's the perfect show for the new This work was different from period before the First World War that's what's so beautiful about the lickets are $17. $13 for students space said Amati. whose 35 year the rest ofWilde's canon. with fel- as well as shining a light on our play" and seniors. 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