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At Centennial Hall in beautiful Armstrong, British Columbia
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2008 O-Zone Drama Festival Production "Sisters" by Wendy Lill "Just as revelations of massive abuse at residential schools began to become public in the late 1980s, two major plays appeared on Canadian stages chronicling the damages done to First Nations by the Catholic Church. Tomson Highway's Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing and Wendy Lill's Sisters were the first plays to address the residential school legacy. Dry Lips dramatizes the impact of missionary Catholicism on one reserve but makes no overt reference to the residential school experience. Sisters looks at a Catholic residential school but focusses on the white nuns rather than the Native children. In the context of residential school histories and literature, this essay examines the plays' theatrical forms and silences with specific reference to trauma theory and a series of debates in 1988-1989 around the issues of Native peoples going public about their experiences of the schools and non-Native writers appropriating Native stories."
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Winter production - Rumplestiltskin auditions and information v
I.P.E.
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Annual
General Meeting - September 11 Our
winter production was a pantomime: - ‘
Rumplestiltskin
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A
reading was held on Sept.6, at 7 pm (open to everyone, no obligation to audition),
followed by auditions on Sept.9, 1 pm. Both took place at
Centennial Theatre. The following
parts were cast: The
Widow Hankie (male) Eleanor
Hankie (daughter) King
Borassic Prince
Desmond (King’s son) The
Dowager Princess Neuralgia (sister to the King) Sir
Horace Fop (courtier ) Sir
Maurice Slop (courtier) The
Dwarf King I.P.E. Parade We are entering
a float again this year (remember we WON last year!) We are in the process
of building a Trojan horse, to be mounted on Alf Bennett’s
trailer and
towed by Alf’s truck (as opposed to Greek slaves). Members are
encouraged to dress as Trojan/Greek commoners and warriors, gods and goddesses,
and join us for the parade. The more the merrier! We will also be
handing out small flyers to parade-watchers, advertising our upcoming season.
Many hands make light work!
The Annual
General Meeting will be held Sept.11, 7pm, in the upstairs lounge at
the Armstrong Hotel (main door, turn left). On the agenda
will be: · Reports from Committees · Plans for renovations/addition to the theatre – we hope to have a
conceptual drawing ready at this time. · Elections: President, Secretary, Treasurer, 3 Directors. If you wish to
run for any of these positions, please call Dai at 546-2421. There will also
be an opportunity for nominations from the floor. Following the
meeting will be munchies and a no-host bar. Please come early to renew your memberships prior to the meeting
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Theatre recognized with awardby Tyler Olsen, Morning Star Staff, Dec 15 2006 Two dozen people crowded into Armstrong council chambers Monday, but they weren't there to lynch the mayor or protest a bylaw. Instead, the public gallery, typically barren, was packed for the announcement that the city had bestowed the City of Armstrong Recognition of Excellence Award on the Asparagus Community Theatre. "This award is our public way and tangible way of expressing your community's gratitude," said a jovial Mayor Jerry Oglow. He also singled out the theatre's impact on youth in the community. "The Asparagus Community Theatre has built a well-known reputation for engaging the youth in theatre, for showcasing local and often hidden talent and for building an asset base of technical expertise." "The deciding factor was that you have been encouraging the City of Armstrong to have a purposeful look at art and culture in the vibrant community that we are." Oglow then presented theatre president Dai Scott with a large plaque and individual members with custom pins made specially for recognition award winners. Scott said the volunteers were delighted to receive the unexpected award. "It came out of the blue...They were excited. They thought it was really, really great." "This is something the whole club can feel proud about," said Scott, adding the award is unique because it pays tribute to every single volunteer at the theatre.
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