‘Trials ON FRIDAY, March 13, my friend and I made our way to the Vancouver East Cultural Centre to watch two plays by Vancouver Youth Theatre. There are many other things one can do on a Friday night, but this was by far the most entertain- ing one I’ve had in a long time. The first play, called Are You Listening?, was performed by 13 teenagers. It was written by members of the cast and entailed the trials and tribulations of “*teenagedom.”” The teens talked about the Strictness of parents, the unmen- By Alyssa Alderman ZAP! REVIEW tionable topics of abortion and homosexuality, sexual education classes, teen idols and many other things that plague today’s teenagers. Are You Listening? was well choreographed and the cast was easily heard. There were two cast members who really stood out — Jamie Ashby and Wesley Morris. Ashby sang a song called the ‘‘Adolescent Blues,’"” which he also wrote, and it was a very fun- ny song. Morris is a really cute kid, and he does an excellent impression of Arsenio Hall. Both boys have in- credible stage charisma. The second play, Will the Real Canadian...?, waS a very enter- taining musical. Apparently, this show was created six years ago and has travelled to Australia. In this play, four groups of students from Vancouver set about finding a “‘real’’ Canadian. Exceptional performances stood out “I RECENTLY had the pleasure of going to two Van- couver Youth Theatre (VYT) plays. As skeptical as I . was, | managed to have a very good time with both ‘of them. - “The first. play, called Are You Listening?, covered topics such as sexual education, abor- _/ tion, religion and. prejudice ‘against race and sexual prefer- ence, among others.- : though : the: VYT believes ; there should be no stars -within ‘production, I have: to point ‘few’ exceptional perfor. the ‘audience .on the floor with faughter, was’ very. realistic. He had : the : movements, . the ticsand the attitude that Arsenio portrays on the air. Jamie Ashby,.a 13-year-old Grade '8 - -student, took the ‘ got By Brad Jackson ZAP! REVIEW by Patti Allan, was the seg- ment on sexuai education. All of the 13 cast members asked questions about sex that are usually asked, and joked about, in a sex class. The second play, Will the Real Canadian..?, directed by . Carole Tarlington, was also impressive, with a cast of 18. This production was a story ‘of various _youth-interest ~ groups ina race to -find the ; true Canadian. They went ‘across Canada and found many different candidates, and had a contest at the end to find the top Peter Stebbings, who has . been with VYT since 1983 (when they first opened), made “an excellent premier of B.C., ‘Are’ You“ Listening?, directed. and an even better “‘all- _ American ian.’ NORTH SHORE GIRLS SOCCER CLUB INVITES APPLICATIONS FROM COACHES AND MANAGERS FOR THE FOLLOWING METRO teams: U-19 Div. 1 U-17 Div. 2 U-16 Div. 3 U-15 Div. 4 “Minimum: requirement for coaches is Level Il (Technical). Persons interested in these positions please write to: NsGsc c/o. 2177 Floralynn Cres. N.V. V7d 2W3 © : by April 15, 1992 someone ((/@ thanks you. The Canadian Red Cross Society - There was one thing in this play which made it very unique. The cast used their. bodies to form machines and objects. These included a chairlift,- a computer (which involved the entire cast) a juke box and a copy machine. Anybody could do these im- ‘itations, but with a straight face? Could they do it as well as the cast of Will the. Real Canadian...72 I think not. Funny moments in this play came as often as a mosquito to _ blood. The Banff skier, the rancher, the American Cana- dian and the model were some of the most entertaining and enlightening parts of the play. Multicultural involvement impressed me as the most in- - telligent. thing to have been implemented in the whole play. To involve the ethnic cultures as real Canadians enlightened people to the: fact’ that’. Cana- dians aren’t only white, but many other races as well. -Brad Jackson is a Grade 12 student ‘at Argyle Secondary School in North Vancouver. Friday, March 26, "4992 = North’ Shore News = 27 They travel to different places, meeting a rancher in the Prairies, a skier in Banff, an ethnic model, a French woman, an all Ameri- can-Canadian husband and wife in White Rock and many others. The uniqueness of this play was the choreography. There were six delightful songs the teens danced and sang to. The cast also served as the various props in areas of Canada, becoming horses, rocky moun- tains, flowers, chairlifts, zerox machines and water fountains. and tribulations of ‘teenagedony ’. The play ended with an audition and the realization that each one of us, black, white, big, small, skier or sailor, is Canadian. The cast received a standing ovation, which they rightly deserved. After seeing these two wonder- | ful productions I will travel again to the Vancouver East Cultural Centre to see what else this group ~ creates. -Alyssa Alderman is a Grade 12 student at Argyle Secondary . School in North Vancouver. School essay contest deadline approaching - LAST CALL for entering the Greater Vancouver Regional District’s annual secondary schools essay contest. The deadline is Friday, March:27. - The contest is open to Grade ° 8-12 students in the Vancouver area, with prizes ranging from ~ $500 to $150. 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