theatre by Val Mason Catch a Rising Star! I he N o r t h S h o r e Z o n e of T h e a t r e B C is holding its 25th-annual Festival of Plays at the Shaw T h e a t r e in t h e Deep C o v e Cultural Centre from May 2 t o 8. A t press t i m e , f o u r p r o d u c t i o n s have been c o n f i r m e d t o c o m p e t e in the festival. M o s t of the a c t o r s have been s e l e c t e d , and s o m e of t h e finest acting talent a r o u n d will be displaying t h e i r talents " o n t h e boards." N o r t h Vancouver Community Players will stage Salt-Water Moon by playwright D a v i d F r e n c h , a tale of laughter and p a t h o s set in N e w f o u n d l a n d , and d i r e c t e d by G e o f f A d a m s . D e e p C o v e Stage is e n t e r i n g t w o p r o d u c t i o n s . Not About Heroes, by Stephen M a c D o n a l d , is a p o e t i c d i s c o v e r y of t h e relationship b e t w e e n t w o W o r l d W a r I soldiers from differVince Callaghan, Mark Gash & Dave Mcintosh in NVCP's award winning production of Someone Who'll Watch Over Me ent class b a c k g r o u n d s , and is d i r e c t e d by Elizabeth L a m b e r t . L e e Blessing's Independence, d i r e c t e d by Judi P r i c e , centres around a mother, three daughters, and the madness and r e a l ity that s u r r o u n d s t h e i r m i d - w e s t family. P r e s e n t a t i o n H o u s e P r o d u c t i o n s will p r e s e n t t h e fanciful, c o l o u r f u l , and w i t t y r e s t o r a t i o n c o m edy The School for Scandal by P..J. S h e r i d a n , d i r e c t e d by B a r r y Duffus. T h i s is t r u l y an o p p o r t u n i t y to T h e a t r e B C is t h e a s s o c i a t i o n for c o m m u n i t y theatres in B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a and has b e e n in e x i s t e n c e since 1932. Its p r i m a r y f u n c t i o n each year is t o h o l d a s e r i e s o f festivals in various z o n e s a r o u n d t h e p r o v i n c e . A Best P r o d u c t i o n is s e l e c t e d f r o m each z o n e t o attend t h e Provincial final called Mainstoge, w h i c h is held in a dif- M o r r i s ; Lighting O p e r a t i o n - V a l Johnson; Sound O p e r a t i o n - A n n e M a r s h ; and P r o p e r t i e s - B a r b a r a Duffus. In his r e m a r k s a b o u t the s h o w , professional a d j u d i c a t o r K e n G a s s called it " a n e x t r a o r d i n a r y experience." Y o u w o n ' t w a n t t o miss o u t o n this year's e x c i t i n g festival. see s o m e of the best t h e a t r e t h e N o r t h S h o r e will have t o offer this year. A u d i e n c e m e m b e r s can p u r chase a w e e k l y pass t o see all t h e productions o r attend selected ones. A t t h e e n d of t h e s h o w each evening, stay t o hear insightful c o m m e n t s f r o m t h e professional adjudicator. O n the final evening, a s h o r t scene f r o m each p r o d u c t i o n will be r e e n a c t e d b e f o r e t h e awards are p r e s e n t e d . A n y o n e w h o p u r chases a w e e k l y pass may v o t e o n the P e o p l e s C h o i c e A w a r d s , t h e w i n ners of w h i c h are a n n o u n c e d at the c l o s i n g night party. In c e l e b r a t i o n o f t h e festival's 2 5 t h anniversary, t h e r e will be an h i s t o r i c a l display f r o m f o r m e r festivals in the lobby t h e w e e k of the festival. throughout ferent c o m m u n i t y each year. T h e 1999 Mainstoge Festival w i l l be held in t h e w o n d e r f u l n e w P o r t T h e a t r e in N a n a i m o f r o m July 3 t o 10. N o r t h S h o r e t h e a t r e is b r i m m i n g w i t h talent and has a high standard of e x c e l l e n c e t o live up t o . T h e w i n n e r of last year's N o r t h Shore Z o n e Festival w e n t o n t o w i n Mainstoge '98 in Abbotsford. N o r t h Vancouver C o m m u n i t y Players ( N V C P ' s ) p r o d u c t i o n of Someone Who'll Watch Over Me, Vol Mason is managing Presentation House director, Festival of Plays runs from May 2 to May 8 at the Shaw Theatre, Deep Cove Cultural Centre. Call 990-34 73 for 0 more information. Theatre. by Frank M c G u i n n e s s , a l m o s t s w e p t up all the awards. A s w e l l as Best P r o d u c t i o n , it also r e c e i v e d the f o l l o w ing a w a r d s : B e s t D i r e c t o r - F r a n c e s c a Vivanti; Best A c t o r - M a r k G a s h ; Best S u p p o r t i n g A c t o r - D a v e M c i n t o s h ; Best Set D e s i g n - A l u n M a c a n u l t y ; B e s t Technical/Technical D i r e c t o r - P e t e r