13 - Friday, December i8, 1987 > ‘North Shore News Happy holly days PAGE 19 ESE TE BP IVES Ee ENTERTAINER EXPLORES NEW ROLE OF MIXING MOTHERHOOD AND CAREER ortifee opens ne' IN THE theatre world, every door is a magic door. Behind that door can lie all manner of things — a Jand of fantasy, a NEWS photo Cindy Bellamy Putting a fresh face on Reflections POPULAR ENTERTAINER Ann Mortifee prepares to go on stage for her highly ac- claimed fantasy play Reflections on Crooked Waiking playing at the Arts Club Granville Island. The North Shore native has been busy playing dual roles of mother and actress. A Magical New Year’s Eve with An unbelievable 7 course gourmet experience Limited seating with 2 view for 120 happy quests \ Spectacular wi ‘Jincludes fine m 1 Get yonr A huge dancefloor aterfront, crulseship surroundings s 7 5 00 oer person fdnight champagne and much more reservation and tickets Now! Avalon Hotel new son or a successful career. Such is the door West Van- couver’s Ann Mortifee has travel- led through with the remount of her successful Reflections on Crooked Walking, now showing at the Arts Club for the third time since it made its premiere in December of 1982. A Singer, songwriter and actress, Mortifee is at 40 one of the city’s most popular and vibrant enter- tainers, gracing the stage in shows ‘rom the revival of Jacques Brel to The Arabian Night opera and the children’s Rose is a Rose. “The thing that’s so wonderful for me is that the play has been able to grow (during each of its earlier runs), says Mortifee, noting some big changes. Starting as a dream she had at 18, Reflections is put together in the best traditions of Walt Disney. Influenced by Winnie the Pooh creator A.A, Milne with Indian legends ‘‘sort of there in the background,” Reflections was born. At first appearances a children’s play, Reflections has played to 10 times as many adults as children — the reason for its success, as Mor- tifee puts it, is that its magical, musical enchantment appeals to the kid inside all of us. Writing, starring in and creating the fairy tale fantasy Reflections, Mortifee now has a young son — Devon Mortifee-Burton, one — to go along with the play. “K’’s been really difficult, but it’s been good,’’ she says of the new family member. ‘‘It’s hard By STEPHEN BARRINGTON News Reporter work juggling everything so that no area goes wanting.” The mother side of her life understandably means some changes i her outlook on the future, forcing her to ‘‘become ex- tremely clear about what | want.”” “I've started becoming a much more disciplined person — | think I’m going to be more prolific (but) I don’t know what the next period of my life will be.’’ Until the end of the fatest Reflections run mid-January, however, Mortifee has been reunited with the original cast, in- cluding sometime Presentation House Film and Theatre School director Simon Webb, who plays the mysterious doorman. North Vancouver choreographer Judith Marcuse is the woman behind Reflections’ dance numbers, rounding out the local contingent in the award-winning play. The recent foss of Mortifee’s waliet spelled for her ‘‘a great symbol that something is shifting drastically,’’ but did not tell her where life was heading. “T have a feeling in the future I'll be able to concentrate on albums and books for kids. 1 want to do an album of lullabies and one with just vocals.” For Mortifee, the future — no matter what it holds — is to be met head-on. EVERY WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY 1025 Marine Dr. 985-4181