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FRIDAY, December 4, 2015
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New theatre company hits stage in January DALE BASS
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The inspiration for David Gow’s play Cherry Docs goes
back to the 1990s, when a friend came to class with bruises
on his face. The injuries came when he was assault-
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ed as he sat on the steps of a gay bar in Montreal. From that incident, and several others at the same time involving white neo-Nazi groups beating up others, came the twoperson play about a skinhead charged with murder who is assigned a Jewish legalaid lawyer. Glen Cairns plans to bring the two-actor play to Kamloops early next year, calling it “the kind of play that needs to be done . . . an unblinking examination of hatred, the explosive effect it has on our society and the hurdles that confront us as we set about eradicating it.” It will be the first production from the new theatre troupe Cairns is creating, one he calls simply The Other Theatre Company. Cairns, a Kamloops native, returned to the city earlier this year after spending more than four decades touring the world as a professional actor, director, playwright and artistic director. “I’m too young to retire and too old to stay out on the road,” he said. “And I’ve reached an age where, for many reasons, it makes sense
The Other Theatre “Company will
augment and enhance the type of theatre experiences already available to local artists and audiences . . .” — GLEN CAIRNS, THE OTHER THEATRE COMPANY
to come home and settle down. Kamloops has always been an interesting small city and I have roots here.” Cairns has cast Nigel Beardwood and Tod Sullivan in the play, which he will direct. It opens on Jan. 7 at the Pavilion Theatre and continues to Jan. 24. Cairns said one of the challenges he faced involved finding a place to stage the play. “This is the hardest town to fine a venue,” Cairns said. Western Canada Theatre made adjustments to its schedule to free up the Lorne Street theatre for the run to land in between its productions. He doesn’t see his project as competition with WCT, but as “engaging with local artists and audiences in ways and with projects which Western Canada Theatre either
With Special Guests:
Norris Berg: Music Director
Serious Options Choir
GOLDEN BOOT: Tier 1 – Alana Bekkering, DW Builders Tier 2 – Katie Friesen, BMO Hammershows Rec – Katie Dyck, Con Hawks Carrie Holland Spirit Award: Reanne Radmacher Debbie Miller Memorial Award: Gale Forbes Dawn Daykin Memorial Award: Carol Stevens & Annette Hanna
wouldn’t program or, given the finite nature of resources, couldn’t afford to program. “The Other Theatre Company will augment and enhance the type of theatre experiences already available to local artists and audiences, and will bridge the gap between aspiring professional artists and established professional artists through mentorship and through the cooperative production of professional standard, alternative theatre.” Showtimes are 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, with 2 p.m. matinees on Sundays. Ticket prices are $20 and $15 for seniors and students. The matinees are pay-what-you-can. Tickets are available at Kamloops Live box office, 1025 Lorne St., 250-374-5483, kamloopslive.ca
Noralee Quast Choir Director
A Christmas Tapestry
KWSL Annual Bursary Recipient: Alexis Tuyttens
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