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AUGUST 14, 2019
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Troy Ruptash’s Acting Workshop in Action Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent
The best way to be gifted is to share one’s talent with others. Actor/Writer/ Director/Filmmaker Troy Ruptash offered a free acting workshop to people of all ages and acting ability on August 10 at Vegreville Elks Hall. The workshop was divided into two sessions; one hour was devoted to
children and teens and the next twohour session was for adults. The youth workshop started with breathing exercises because if a person is relaxed, they are in a better place to be effective as an actor. Ruptash taught the children how to do imagination exercises as well as exercises to establish a sense of place.
Ruptash went on to say people needed to learn to be private in public when they are acting. They have to be in the moment and forget there is an audience watching them. Ruptash worked with some of the kids on a scene directly from his upcoming movie filming in Vegreville, directing them in the moment to give
them the experience of working on set with a director. The adults were given material to work on and learned more advanced techniques while they went through their scripts and monologues. Ruptash said that he found some kids and adults that he will definitely be bringing in for an official audition.
Troy Ruptash with the inspiring actors and actresses. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)
Bench Show Beauty at Exhibit Hall
FRIDAY @ 5PM. DEADLINE FOR ALL ADS Quilts was one of the most popular entries. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)
Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent
The Bench Show in The Exhibit Hall on August 8, 9, and 10 at Vegreville Country Fair presented a theme of Friends Around the World this year. This feature embraced different cultures and our Canadian heritage with their ingenuity through photography, gardening, arts and crafts, woodwork, baking, preserves, LEGO structures, unique displays from items from different countries, flowers and plants, wine displays, wheat displays, quilts, and sewing products, structures, paintings, and
more. Each of these entries was hand-crafted and people of all ages were happy to explore and browse at the displays. The most popular entries were the quilts and LEGO exhibits. Organizers said entries for the bench show were down. People who organized other bench shows at other fairs said the entries at their show were lower this year also. To increase participation for next year’s fair, the solution for this they feel is to get the word out to more people, advertise more, and get more people involved.
