< LLI X Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night w i t h t h e Eldercollege Theatre Company Jennifer Nesselroad T h e E l d e r c o l l e g e T h e a t r e C o m p a n y presents S i d n e y M i c h a e l s ' Dylan, the h e r o i c , t r a g i c a n d tender tale o f the life o f D y l a n T h o m a s , the p r e - e m i n e n t l y r i c p o e t o f the twentieth century. Directed b y R i c h a r d C . M e l l s a n d starring a w a r d - w i n n i n g actor D a m o n C a l d e r w o o d as D y l a n T h o m a s , the p l a y begins w i t h his f a r e w e l l t o w i f e a n d W a l e s t o e m b a r k u p o n a f a t e f u l j o u r n e y t o the U S . T h e s t o r y f o l l o w s h i m t o c o l l e g es, bars a n d b e d r o o m s a n d f i n a l l y t o the s h i p that b o r e h i s b o d y h o m e , d e a d at 3 9 . T h e p l a y ' s o r i g i n s t e m s f r o m a w h i r l w i n d r e a d i n g t o u r t h a t the r o m a n t i c W e l s h poet made d u r i n g the 1950s. W h i l e t o u r i n g in A m e r i c a , T h o m a s cut a w i d e , r o u g h s w a t h t h r o u g h its l i t e r a r y l a n d s c a p e , l e a v i n g a n y n u m b e r o f a s t o n i s h e d academicians, lovers o f poetry, " g r o u p i e s " a n d n e w l y recruited d r i n k i n g buddies in h i s p a t h . U n f o r t u n a t e l y , t h e p o e t d i d n o t c o m e o u t o f the t r i p a l i v e . W h a t survives are the m e m o r i e s o f his m a g n i f i c e n t , f u l l - o u t , c o m m i t t e d readings a n d the n e w s c r i p t o f h i s l o v e l y verse p l a y , Under and Milk Wood. M i c h a e l s ' s play takes those memories and intertwines them with actual accounts written by T h o m a s ' wife his closest a s s o c i a t e , t o tell t h e s t o r y o f D y l a n T h o m a s ' s last w i l d , t u m u l t u o u s year in a n honest, unvarnished a n d oftentimes-funny manner. F i r s t p r e s e n t e d o n B r o a d w a y i n 1 9 6 4 , Dylan w a s n o m i n a t e d f o r Best P l a y a t t h e T o n y A w a r d s a n d g a r n e r e d Best A c t i n g A w a r d s f o r b o t h S i r A l e c G u i n n e s s as D y l a n T h o m a s a n d C a n a d i a n A c t r e s s K a t e R e i d as h i s w i f e , C a i t l i n T h o m a s . E l d e r c o l l e g e , p a r t o f the C a p i l a n o C o l l e g e C o n t i n u i n g E d u c a t i o n D i v i s i o n , p r o v i d e s o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r o l d e r a d u l t s s t r i v i n g t o e n r i c h their lives t h r o u g h self-directed e d u c a t i o n a n d t o c o n t r i b u t e t o the s o c i a l a n d c u l t u r a l d e v e l o p m e n t i n the c o m m u n i t y . L e d by seniors, the E l d e r c o l l e g e T h e a t r e C o m p a n y w a s f o r m e d i n 1999 t o create a theatre Damon Calderwood as Dylan Thomas in Dylan p r o d u c t i o n t e a m w h e r e retired theatre a n d arts a n d e n t e r t a i n m e n t p r o f e s s i o n a l s b r i n g their k n o w l e d g e a n d c r e a t i v i t y together. W i t h a cast that ranges f r o m age 2 4 - 7 8 a n d v o l u n t e e r s a n d c r e w i n b e t w e e n , Dylan is t r u l y a n i n t e r g e n e r a t i o n a l c o l l a b o r a t i o n . WHAT: Sidney Michaels' Dylan WHERE: Presentation House Theatre Broken Values CityScape Community Art Space M a r c h 23 to April 15 MARCH - APRIL 2006 EVENTS WHEN: April 18 - 291® 8pm TICKETS: S16 adults $14 students and seniors. Presentation House Theatre box office at 604.990.3474 O p e n i n g R e c e p t i o n : M a r c h 2 2 , 7-9pm This mixed m e d i a exhibition c o m m e n t s on the political, spiritual and social climate in the world today. INFO: www.capcollege.bc.ca/continuinged Changes CityScape Community Art Space April 21 to M a y 2 7 O p e n i n g R e c e p t i o n : April 20, 7-9pm T h r e e w o m e n artists u s e a variety of fibre art t e c h n i q u e s to explore their environment. W o r k s are inspired by the organic and geometric s h a p e s found in nature. Art in Public Places District Hall of North Vancouver, 3 5 5 W e s t Q u e e n s R o a d M a r c h 9 to April 6 - Isabel M u n o z & Valerie A r n t z e n April 6 to M a y 4 - Vern M o n t g o m a r y & B a r b S c h u l t z North Shore International Film Series M a r c h 29 - Paper Clips Countess April 12 - The White April 2 6 - Neil Young - Heart of Gold P u r c h a s e tickets for all 3 films for $ 2 5 . Individual tickets are $ 9 . C a l l the N V C A C for more information. North Vancouver Community Arts Council & CityScape Community Art Space 335 L o n s d a l e A v e n u e North Vancouver, B C V 7 M 2 G 3 T: 6 0 4 . 9 8 8 . 6 8 4 4 F: 6 0 4 . 9 8 8 . 2 7 8 7 E m a i l : nvartscouncil@telus.net March | April 9