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The Spirit of Kitchissippi
March 6, 2014
Champlain Park resident Dennis Van Staalduinen will be playing four characters in the Orpheus production of SPAMALOT.
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Two Kitchissippi residents to play a role in Monty Python classic Story and photo by Ted Simpson
King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table will do battle with killer rabbits, taunting Frenchmen and Knights who say Ni in the Orpheus Musical Theatre Society’s latest project, SPAMALOT. SPAMALOT is a musical adaptation of the classic film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The
Tony Award winning musical was co-created by former Python Eric Idle and made its Broadway debut in 2005. Hintonburg’s own theatre company, Orpheus, have spun together their own rendition with a cast of colourful characters and set designs. In rehearsal since December, the group are gearing up to bring their production to Centrepointe Theatre
starting March 7. The crew for this production features two Kitchissippi locals and Orpheus veterans, John Solman heading the production and behind-the-scenes work, while Dennis Van Staalduinen takes on four classic Python characters. Van Staalduinen’s list of roles range from the brave knight Sir Lancelot to the mystic pyromaniac Continued on page 13
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