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theatre by Julie McCracken Presentation House: Powered by Passion A l l p r o d u c t i o n s offer p r i m e o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r p e o p l e of all ages and levels of e x p e r i e n c e t o get involved in c o m m u n i t y t h e a t r e . T h e p e r s o n a l rewards, the friendships made, and the satisfactions gained f r o m being part of s o m e t h i n g creative are endless. T h e saying " Y o u get o u t of it w h a t y o u p u t into it," c o u l d n o t be t r u e r than in c o m m u n i t y theatre. C y n d i Janzen, d i r e c t o r f o r Moo, gives even m o r e reasons t o b e e x c i t e d a b o u t getting involved. She sees c o m m u n i t y t h e a t r e as an i m p o r tant place t o m a k e c o n n e c t i o n s w i t h p e o p l e in the p r o f e s s i o n a l t h e a t r e w o r l d : "It really p r o v i d e s a s u p p o r t i v e e n v i r o n m e n t and offers a s t a r t i n g g r o u n d w i t h o p p o r t u n i t i e s and p r a c tical e x p e r i e n c e w e w o u l d n ' t o t h e r w i s e have. F o r e x a m p l e , v e r y rarely d o w e get t o w o r k o n C a n a d i a n m a t e r i a l , let a l o n e the w o r k of a female C a n a d i a n playwright." RitaWeakes, a N o r t h Shore theatre v e t e r a n , c o n t i n u e s h e r i n v o l v e m e n t w i t h live t h e a t r e simply because it makes h e r feel g o o d . She describes her relationship w i t h P r e s e n t a t i o n H o u s e as " a love affair" that began years ago w h e n she sat in o n c o m m i t t e e meetings w i t h the a r c h i t e c t w h o designed the t h e a t r e space."If only all t h e walls c o u l d talk f r o m the thousands of people w h o have inhabited this building - w e w o u l d have a d o z e n " B e s t Plays" of the m i l l e n n i u m , " states W e a k e s . She is r e t u r n i n g t o w h a t she c o n s i d e r s h e r s e c o n d h o m e t o d i r e c t The Dock f o r T h e a t r e W e s t Van. In the e x c i t i n g w o r l d of t h e a t r e , t h e r e is n e v e r a dull m o m e n t Brief S o m e t h i n g special is always happening at P r e s e n t a t i o n H o u s e , and to 26 2000 y o u can be sure that w h e t h e r it's a c o m e d y , a tragedy, o r a night o f music, the p r o d u c t i o n is f u e l l e d by passion. A large c o m p o n e n t of t h e p r o g r a m m i n g at P r e s e n t a t i o n H o u s e is m a d e possible by the d e d i c a t i o n and c o m m i t m e n t of people f r o m the N o r t h S h o r e c o m m u n i t y . T h e success o f many s h o w s is a c h i e v e d t h r o u g h t h e t i m e and e n e r g y v o l u n t e e r s have d o n a t e d , f r o m o u r ushers, t o t h e designers and d i r e c t o r s b e h i n d t h e scenes, t o t h e a c t o r s sweating o n t h e boards. A t P r e s e n t a t i o n H o u s e . i t is t h e passion f o r live t h e a t r e t h a t unites e v e r y o n e involved - including the audience. A great e x a m p l e of p r o g r a m m i n g m a d e possible solely because of v o l u n t e e r thespians and c r e w are t w o u p c o m i n g p r o d u c t i o n s at P r e s e n t a t i o n H o u s e . M o o , by Sally C l a r k , is Presentation House Production's seco n d play of an a l l - C a n a d i a n season. This unconventional comedy follows t h e life of the feisty and r e b e l l i o u s M o r a g h ( M o o ) and will run F e b r u a r y 11 t o 2 6 . T h e n , f r o m M a r c h 3 t o II, oq 1 B y Sally C l a r k I M o o is part of an all-Canadian Season s o m e t i m e s t h e r e can b e as m u c h d r a m a behind t h e scenes as t h e r e is o n stage, making the w h o l e e x p e r i e n c e u n f o r g e t t a b l e ! I am always a m a z e d by the p o w e r of live t h e a t r e , b o t h as an o b s e r v e r and as a p a r t i c i pant. I a m a s t o n i s h e d by the h u n d r e d s of h o u r s that c r e a t i v e and t a l e n t e d p e o p l e invest in each p r o ject. I can easily imagine t h e painstaking d e c i s i o n s m a d e t o c r e a t e each m o m e n t of a scene and t h e backstage w o r k that goes i n t o putting o n the smallest p r o d u c t i o n B u t I k n o w w h y d o w e d o this: Because w e have an undying love of live t h e a t r e . Because w e k n o w t h e r e is n o t h i n g like the s o u n d o f an a u d i e n c e listening. Because w e believe that it is a privilege t o be p a r t of a p r o d u c t i o n . A n d yes. w e are p o w e r e d by passion. are T h e a t r e W e s t Van's p r o d u c t i o n s of The Dock Brief and Lunch Hour, t w o o n e - a c t plays by John M o r t i m e r , a u t h o r of Rumple of the Bailey. M o o runs February 11 to 26. Theatre Dock West Van's productions o f T h e B r i e f ond L u n c h H o u r ore on stage March 3 to 11. For more information at on Set for Presentation House Designed House. Adams, 1998 Production's by Geoff October S i l v e r Dagger. Julie McCracken Administrator is the Theatre at Presentation volunteer opportunities House,call 990-3474. Presentation