42-WNorth Shore News - Friday, May 12, 2000 ——= BRIGHT LIGHTS=—"— Theatre buffs enjoy week- long festival of plays NEWS photos Catherine Barr Mary Blondéat is playing the female lead in Da while West Vancouver's Barry Duffus directs. Barry also acted in The Dock Brief. Theatre West Van president Bill Elliott (left) and vice-president David Barker had their turn on Wednesday with Snow Angel and The Dock Brief. Watch your step around Dean Paul Gibson. He's the festival adjudicator and an accomplished actor who just retumed from a national tour of The Overcoat with Vancouver Playhouse. Stage manager Jacqui Haines (left) joined actors Rohson Baker (centre) and Stephen Clarke for some conversation after the performance. Celebrating the Festival of Plays 2000 was hospitality volunteer Marie Morris. Ryan Barker came by to give his support with friend Vanessa Mills wno is also a theatre makeup profes- sional. Terrence Loychuck (left) and Barbara Eden played Harry Haggerty and Claudia Faith Draper, respectively, in Tuesday night's performance of Nuts. She's the talented festi- val’s publicist and an all- round great gal. Anne Marsh is also a two-time Don Marsh Award winner. They came all the way from Squamish. Dianne Faux, producer of A Delicate Balance, and director Gordon Mcinnis make a great team. r ION House Arts Centre in North Vancouver is Lieatre BCOs North Shore Zone holds its annual Festival of Plays. The festisnalis one of LE zone festivals leading up to Theatre B.C. Mainstage Festival. Yhere’s something for evervone this week including Friday night's A Delicate Balance and Saturday's double-bill of A Baba’s Funeral and Eulogy. “The whole event wraps up on Saturday with a big awards ceremony that includes awards voted on by the week's audience. Tuesday night was the per- formance of Nags, and it was a great chance to stop in to see what was happening. (See alsa rhe story on pane 23.) the venue all uhis week a Please direct requests for event coverage to Bright Lights c/a North Shore News. Fax: 985-2104 or e-matl . Festival chairman Christine Gardner chatted to prospective North Van Plavers member Kiko Fillion in the lobby after the show. Margot Finlay (left) and Chris Haines are members of the North Vancouver Community Players. er played husband and wife Rose and Arthur Kirk in the play Nuts. Helena Davidson (eft directed the ‘play Nuts which fea- tured Damon Calderwood (centre) as the psychiatrist and was produced by Chris Asiill. Buy ¢ Sell « Trade ° Consign All Sports 229 Lower Mountain Hwy North Vancouver. 983-227.