WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12,1988, PAGE 17 1-5th season begins Shoestringers put on 7 plays WHITBY ACTOR Ken Bond, as the Cowboy, is given a garter by naughty bad girl Nina Herman in the play "Out West." The play is part of a trilogy on love which will be presented along with three other plays by the Durham Shoestring Players this month. Free Press photo Durham Shoestring Performers will perform seven short plays to open their 15th season, at 8 p.m. Oct. 21, 22, 28 and 29 at the Arts Resource Centre, Oshawa City Hall Complex. The first three plays, written by John Patrick Shanley, are directed by David Millar of Whitby. "A Lonely Impulse of Delight" concerns a young man (Ken Bond of Whitby) who has fallen in love with a mermaid and decides to introduce her to his best friend (Tony Reines) with delightfully humourous results. "Down and Out" features a Poet (Craig Wildman) and his Love (Susan Lowery) who live in abject poverty hounded by Spectre (Peter Derry) who takes away the Poet's library card and then returns for his soul, but Love protects him. "Out West" is the story of the cowboy (Ken Bond), who arrives in a small western town saloon. There's a bartender (Rick Thomas), the good girl (Linda Boulton), the bad girl Betsy (Nina Herman), a victim's brother (Peter Derry) and the compulsory Whitby director has much experience By Debbie Luchuk A trilogy of short plays on love to be performed by the Durham Shoestring Performners Oct. 21-29 will be directed by David Millar of Whitby. Mfillar, a longtime resident of Whitby, says the plays are "about love, three different types of love, and they all tie together." The plays are written by the sà me splaywright who créated "Moonstruck," and Millar says the trilogy is along the same lines. "They're comedies with a sgrious side. There are parts that could touch you, but they're basically comedies." He was approached to direct the plays for the 15th anniversary of the Shoestringers as he has directed for the group several times since the group's inception. Millar got his start in theatre in university "when a professor gave us a choice in second term of being in a play or writing an essay." Needless to say, he chose acting. He continued his theatre career from behind the curtain, as •director in community theatre in Uxbridge and Port Perry; in the high schools where he was a teacher; and for the Shoe- stringers, Oshawa Little Theatre and Whitby Courthouse Theatre. Although busy with his position at the Durham Board of October displays at public library Displays at the Whitby Public Library for October include "Wildlife 88," by Canadian wildlife photographer W.H. Bruckmann and wildlife artist P. Hebner, in the auditorium. In the lobby there is a display of handmade glass articles to be on sale at St. Mark's UCW bazaar on Oct 21. Education as a resource teacher for the gifted student program, Millar continues to make theatre a large part of his life. "The quality of theatre has improved," he says. "A lot of people in these groups (in Durham) have had courses at Theatre , Ontario to upgrade different skills." Millar says that theatre groups have enhanced the quality of several performances by hiring professional directors from Theatre Ontario. He was hired for "Amadeus" when it was performed by the Whitby Courthouse Theatre group. . Millar, however, prefers the so-called amateur productions to professional theatre. "They're (amateur actors) a very dedicated bunch. Often you find amateur productions are much more interesting than professional (productions), which are often quite flat and lacking energy." For those interested in becoming involved with a theatre group, Millar says, "There are always places for people to work Authors will be at bookstore Promenade Books, one of the Pearson Lane boutiques on Mary St. W., Whitby, will host several authors through November. C.B. Gilman will be at the store Nov. 5; Tom Harpur, Toronto Star religion columnist and author, will launch his book "The Mouse That Couldn't Squeak," on Nov. 12; John Greene, author of 'There's a Dragon in My Closet" will be visiting on Nov. 17 as part of Children's Week; and David Blackwood, the artist who illustrates Farley Mowat's books, will launch an art book on Nov. 26. in. It is a good idea to work backstage to see what is involved, like the number of people behind the scenes, the hours spent. Then one might see something that you might like to try next time." As for the future, Millar plans to continue directing, and is working to complete a master of arts in drama part-time while working for the school board. One project he is excited about is directing a play written by a student. HERON POOLS RETRACTION.... Cabot freestanding woodstove model #S170 should have read $539. and up..... Mini freestanding woodstove model #S110 should have read $339. and up..... Under heading Saunas..... Should have read • Replacement heaters HERON POOLS 434-3766 -lu showdown gunfight. A new Canadian play, "Introspections," by local writer Eileen Corbett, will be directed by Carolyn Wilson. It features a young man (Jeff Kellar) alone on a Saturday night, ironing his shirts, analyzing his life and contemplating the merits of permanent press fabrics. Jeannine H. Butler will direct two short plays dealing with the. problem of "the other woman." In "The Stronger" by August Strindberg, written and set in 1888, a married woman (Chris Rollo) unravels a puzzle when sh confronts her silent but far from passive rival (Sharon Walmsley) and puts the pieces together. The companion piece is "Survival Techniques" by Joyce Johnson of North Bay. Set in 1988, Jenny Wright (Anne Walker) is con- fronted by Mona Meadows (Dorothy Little) with the indiscreet letters Jenny has sent to Mona's husband. The seventh play of the evening will be directed by Lucy Ireland. Written by Frank Moher of Edmonton and entitled "Pause," this light and snappy absurdist farce begins when Kurdell (Peter Derry) and Crootoo (Craig Wildman) deliver "a red carpet" to a mountain top. They are visited there by the 'Great Whore of Babylon (Roz Michaels of Whitby) and Buck (David Pallister). Their red carpet customer, apparently, is the Almighty and the end of the world is at hand. Tickets will be available in October from Information Oshawa, City Hall Complex and Key Man, Oshawa Centre. Advance tickets are $4. Those purchased on performance dates are $5, if available. { Paper Products, including i newspaper, comprise 36 per» cent of the garbage placed at curbside for pickup each week. AIIof it is recyclable. S, . '..... CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF WHITBY PLANNING DEPARTMENT NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Monday, October 17, 1988, 8:00 p.m. Meeting Hall, Whitby Municipal Building Whitby, Ontario A Public Meeting will be held by the Administrative Committee of the Corporation of the Town of Whitby to consider applications to amend the Whitby Official Plan and Zoning By-law 1784, as submitted by Jarigay Investments Limited. The subject property is located at 127 Garrard Road, as identified on the map below. The purpose of the Official Plan ammendment application is to designate the subject property as Local Commercial. The purpose of the rezoning application is to rezone the subject site from 'R3' Residential to ' Cl' Local Commercial to permit a 6,486 square foot retail plaza. The purpose of this meeting is to provide adequate information to the public and to permit interested persons the opportunity to make representation in respect of the rezoning/Official Plan amendment applications. If you are unable to attend the meeting, your representation can- be filed in writing by mail or personal delivery to reach the Planning Department not later than regular working hours on October 24, 1988. Interested persons may inspect additional information relating to the above application in the Planning Department, Level 7, 575 Rossland Road East during regular working hours, Monday to Friday or may contact the Planning Department by telephoning (416) 668-5803. ROBERT B. SHORT Director of Planning Corporation of the Town of Whitby 77