Talented young Canora actors explore the theme of identity

Teenagers have been known to struggle with their identity, and on June 1, CCS Drama presented a production entitled Identity Play; Or who you are when you think you are.

Written by Jon Jory and Jason Pizzarello, “This

play is meant to be a theatrical exploration about discovering who we are and who we want to be,” state the author notes. “Do our actions define us or do our intentions? What about our words? What about the way we dress, the friends we keep, or how we act online? Is who we think we are different than how other people see us? Growing up in a complex world of instant gratification, where status seems to mean more than anything, and we meet each day with an endless, overwhelming bombardment of choices and expectations, we thought it’d be a good time to pause and reflect. In that spirit, we hope that these scenes provide discussion

On June 1, students from Canora Composite School presented the drama Identity Play; Or who you are when you think you are. Cast members, from left, were: Storey Fehr, Savannah Bryant, Mataya Ball, Klowie Holmgren, Cordae Cree (behind), Maisie Kuzminski, Ferlyn Brass, Zoe Becker and Zoey Brodeur.

Sam (Cordae Cross, left) and his younger brother Chris (Ferlyn Brass) are working on a carpentry project. Their parents expect Sam to go to university, but heʼs pretty sure heʼd rather keep doing what heʼs doing.

In a scene which takes place after the show, from left, Belle (Zoe Brodeur) is approached by a pair of fans (Mataya Ball and Klowie Holmgren) who were obviously amazed by her performance in Beauty and the Beast.

Debbie (Zoe Brodeur), a fairly typical teenager, is having a discussion with her friend Erica (Klowie Holmgren) about how Debbie ʼs going to approach starting in a new school when she moves away, and whether it will involve changing who she is. Of course, they are sad to be saying goodbye.

In the middle of a game of table tennis (ping pong), Pong (Mataya Ball, right) challenges Ping (Maisie Kuzminski), “For five dollars, tell me who you are.”

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The CCS production included a total of 21 speaking parts. But since there were only nine actors, most had two or even three different roles.

The youthful actors seemed to relish the opportunity to explore these questions on-stage. In the opening monologue, The Question, JJ (Savannah Bryant) immediately gave the audience plenty to think about, looking back to a particular item she found on a recent summer job application.

“I turn the page, and Kaboom! ‘Name an experience that changed your life.’ I’m 17 years old, I barely have a life.”

After a bit of soul searching, JJ finally decided on her answer. “Birth. Just that. Because that’s by far the biggest thing that’s happened to me so far. And get this, they didn’t buy it. Frankly, I think too much was

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Junior girls basketball awards went to: Maddy Dutchak (rookie of the expected of me.”

In the next scene we see the bedroom of a typical teenager, Debbie (Zoe Brodeur), having a discussion with her friend Erica (Klowie Holmgren) about how Debbie’s going to approach starting in a new school when she moves away. After discussing whether to go by Deborah or Deb, Erica asks, “Who do you want to be? Do you want to be you?”

That brings on discussion of some very minor flaws like nail biting and even possibly smiling too much. But in the end, Erica spells it out for Debbie in a straightforward answer, “You’re only the best person I know. And that school better not change anything about you and I’m really going to miss you. Especially if you change.”

This leads to a scene examining the significance of appearance, specifically how the friends of Justin (Cordae Cree) were initially a bit freaked year), Merrick Derkatch (spirit) and Falyn Ostafie (MVP). Ostafie also won the junior track-and-field award.

In junior boys basketball, the winners were: Jordan Makowsky (rookie out after he showed up wearing glasses one day, “We’re not going anywhere.”

“What is on your face?”

“I just never saw you as a glasses person.”

His friends bring up the idea that Justin should switch from glasses to contacts, “Because then we wouldn’t know. And we wouldn’t have to explain it to everybody.”

Finally, after getting used to the glasses a bit, Hillary (Klowie Holmgren) admits, “I like them. I like you, as a glasses person.”

A scene with a very competitive game of table tennis turns around completely when the game stops and Pong (Mataya Ball) challenges Ping (Maisie Kuzminski), “For five dollars, tell me who you are.”

Eventually Ping replies, “I am what I do.”

This leads to Ping being accused of cheating on tests and starting fights. Ping states, “That’s not of the year), Wil Krotenko (spirit) and Andrew Owchar (MVP).

Meekah Unick and Josie Mirva won the junior badminton award.

The junior NASP award went to Natalie Kosar, and Joshua Prychak was the winner of the junior curling award.

Falyn Ostafie won the junior female athlete of the year, and Linden Roebuck took the honours as the junior male athlete of the year. Senior extra-curricular

The Black Box Players awards for drama were won by: Maisie Kuzminski, Zoe Becker and Mataya Ball.

Jack Craig won the senior cross-country award.

In senior girls volleyball, the top rookie was Sofia Tratch, the spirit award went to Robin Skurat, and Zoe Thomas won the MVP, in both volleyball and basketball. Tratch was also rookie of the year in basketball. Kailey Sleeva won the spirit award in basketball.

Hunter Lamb was the who I am,” which causes Pong to reply, “I don’t think you have a clue. You don’t get the money.”

In a scene which takes place after the show Beauty and the Beast, Belle (Zoe Brodeur) is approached by fans who were obviously amazed by her performance.

“You were fantastic.”

“More like fantabulous.”

“And you looked sensational, really.”

Later in the scene we meet Cross (Maisie Kuzminski) a runner longdistance who is in line for a major scholarship, but has decided to drop running and focus on theatre instead, even though she “sings like a duck” according to her friend Leah (Zoe Becker).

She was just an extra in Beauty and the Beast, but the way Cross sees it, “When I get on stage, I’m alive. When I’m running I’m a robot. It don’t even recognize that robot.”

Other scenes include discussions of colour, the merits of going to college versus choosing a trade such as carpentry, and getting fed up with how much we all rely on our phones and other technology.

Then, JJ returns to close the evening with The Answer, and is ready to expand on her answer on the summer job application to the question regarding “an experience that changed your life.”

JJ admits to realizing that “I’m just feeling extremely humble to be alive at this moment.

“How does this make me a better job applicant or change who I am? I don’t know. To be honest, I haven’t become who I am yet. I’m still not there. But I’m on my way. I’m becoming me. I’m a project still in development. It could be said, by wiser folks than me that; I’m almost born. So stay tuned!”

Actors involved in the play, ranging from Grade 5 to Grade 9, included:

Storey Fehr, Savannah Bryant, Mataya Ball, Klowie Holmgren, Cordae Cree, Maisie Kuzminski, Ferlyn Brass, Zoe Becker and Zoey Brodeur Fehr, Bryant and Brass also looked after the stage, lights and sound for the production.

Kimberly Merriam and Erin Graas were the directors.

Graas was pleased with how well the show went over, especially considering the young age of the cast and crew.

“The script was specially chosen for actors this age, and was written with young actors in mind,” said Graas. “Our students are at the same points in their lives that many of the characters are. Art imitates life, and vice versa.”

Merriam said these talented young people seem to have really taken to acting.

“It looks like some of these kids have found a home on the stage.” rookie of the year in senior boys volleyball. Logan Lewchuk was the winner of the spirit award and Toby Olynyk won the MVP. Lewchuk was also the MVP in senior boys basketball, where Joey Palagian took the spirit award and

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Matthew Makowsky was named the rookie of the year. Palagian also won the track-and-field award.

Ty Sleeva earned the senior badminton award and Landin Ball was named the winner of the NASP award.

Zoe Thomas won the senior female athlete of the year and Joey Palagian was the male athlete of the year.

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The Grade 10 award winners were: Delilah Wilson (first), Rasampreet Kaur (second), Ty Sleeva (third) and Karbin Rubletz (SCC most improved).

In Grade 11, the award winners were: Michael Owchar (first) Callie Sznerch (second), Nate Wolos (third) and Owen Borson (SCC most improved).

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HANEWICH, LawrenceLawrence Hanewich, beloved husband of the late Nell Hanewich, passed away at Oliver Lodge, Saskatoon, SK on June 1, 2023, at the age of 84 years. Lawrence was born on June 4, 1938, to Nick and Pauline (nee Guspodaric) Hanewich on the family farm northeast of Canora, SK. His education began at Mohyla School and continued at Canora Composite School, where he graduated in 1957. Growing up as the oldest in the family, Lawrence took on many responsibilities on the family farm and in the family’s store, Canora Grocery. After completing grade 12, he attended Teachers College in Moose Jaw, SK, where he received his teaching certificate in 1958. Lawrence later took university classes in Saskatoon and Regina to upgrade his qualifications. He began his teaching career in the Canora School Division, starting at Crooked Hill Creek School (1958-1959) and then moved to East Scalot School (1959-1962). After this, he accepted the position of principal at Mikado Public School, serving for three years. Lawrence was then assigned to teach at the Canora Senior Elementary, a grade 4 to 6 school. Three years later, he was promoted to principal in 1968, and held the position until his retirement in 1990. His career spanned a total of 32 years in the teaching profession. While Lawrence was teaching in 1959, he met the love of his life, Nell Yawney, and they were united in marriage in Canora on August 11, 1962. Lawrence and Nell first lived in the teacherage next to the Mikado School and then built a home in Canora, where they raised four children: Janice, Jodyjane, Janet, and James. After his retirement from the field of education, Lawrence embarked in another career. He successfully completed an independent real estate course in 1993 and started working with Community Insurance as a realtor. Aside from work, family, and community, Lawrence enjoyed many personal hobbies and interests. He enjoyed music and he loved the outdoors and being close to nature, whether it was at the farm on the fields, planting a garden, mowing the lawn, or driving around the countryside with Nell and friends picking mushrooms and berries. He had a deep love of sports and had a long history of involvement in Minor Sports, as a coach, secretary-treasurer, and league commissioner. Once he lost his mobility, he enjoyed watching curling, football, and his favorite Blue Jays on tv, right up until his last days. Lawrence lived a life of service and believed in giving back to his community. His twenty-two years of service involved five terms (16 years) as an Alderman for the Town of Canora and two terms (6 years) as the town’s mayor. At the 1999 Convention of the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association, Lawrence received their Honorary Membership Award. While on council, he represented the town on many committees and organizations. Some of these included: the Chamber of Commerce, Canora Union Hospital Board, Canora Economic Development Commission, Assiniboine Plains Rural Development Corporation, Canora Lions Club, Parkland Regional Winter Games, Canadian Cancer Society, Sunrise Health District, Canora Heritage CN Station, and as a member of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Canora, serving as an elder, board member and caretaker. In 2013, Lawrence and Nell sold the farm and their home in Canora and moved to Yorkton, where they enjoyed their time socializing with condo friends. Everything changed with Nell’s tragic passing on November 10, 2015. Lawrence then moved to the Bentley and spent quiet days continuing to visit with his friends, children and grandchildren and doing jigsaw puzzles, paint by numbers, word searches, watching and listening to tv and radio and adding to his poetry collection. With declining health, Lawrence moved to the Yorkton Crossing and then to Oliver Lodge in Saskatoon, where he continued to reside until his passing. Throughout his life he was always there to lend a hand to any friend, neighbor, or relative and he will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him. Lawrence was predeceased by his beloved wife, Nell; his parents, Nick and Pauline Hanewich, and in-laws, Steve and Ann Yawney. He will be lovingly remembered by his daughters, Janice (Glenn) Key of Saskatoon, SK, Jodyjane (Brent) Hrywkiw of Stony Plain, AB, and Janet (Shawn) Flett of Saskatoon, SK; his son, James of Yorkton, SK; grandchildren: Kyla (Jon), Pharyne, Daneka (Jared), Braeden, Benton and Ellyn; great grandchildren: Jaxon, Tatum, Sutter and Bowen; his sister, Myra Sklaruk; brother, Bob (Alva) Hanewich; sisters-in-law, Rose (Herb) Marchinko and Dianne Potts; and brother-in-law, Walter Yawney; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and special friends. 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