’ McGuigan, Norman Spencer; front row: . McQuarrie. By NOEL WRIGHT Two new plays by a Vancouver playwright in the tradition of the theatre of the absurd are. featured in West. Vancouver Little Theatre’s © first production of the 1977- 78 season, which starts this week. ‘*Revolutions’’ and : Wil: lie and the Watchers’’ are one-acters by Cherie .Thies- | sen, three of: whose other. works - have been performed previously . by. the Wesi Van theatre group - - “One. ‘Spring - ‘Morning’ (1973), ‘ ‘Extroverted. Suicide”’ (1974)... and - _ “Elevator” = (1975). ‘joyous, ~ stories ‘Desctibed. as” extroverted, loving 8” authors, -featured in both its previous about individuals. and man- kind, each of the two latest . plays has its. own different and distinctive style. “During recent. years the West Van group: has become » .a front runner in presenting original works by B.C. which were also _ productions. + “The task is not easy,” says Chris Charles, spokes-. man. for the Littie Theatre, ‘‘and the production of new -plays can be difficult. But it is exciting and challenging ”’ . for.companies to work with. ~mew. material. "Original lays are the- . For those willing to. pay the ‘price (upward. of $17 per disc), two new production: ‘techniques have brought previously unheard-of fidel-_ ity to the record world, reports Andrew Marshall in The Financial Post Maga- zine. The _ direct-to- disc -tech- nique does away with the conventional multi-track rec- ording process altogether. Instead, the performance is fed directly from the studio console into the master disc cutter, reproducing what is’ essentially a mance. And live perfor- since only Hollow Core Doors (masonite taced-for interior use only 2°6'' x 6'B''x1%"' thick 148) Barrow St., North Vancouver 4'x8'x'4"" service grade THE PLYWOOD PEOPLE 10,000-30,000 copies may be pressed from a single master. disc, these records | are : limited editions... The . second pulse-code-modulation , (PCM), was developed in Japan. A master tape rec- | order is coupled to a computer which transforms the music into digital pulses. at a sampling rate of 500, 000 bits per second. They - are recorded ‘onto tape in this pulse-modulated form (rather than the .con- ventional continuous elec-. trical signal) which reduces: tape noise and effectively . INDSOR - MORE THAN JUST PLYWOOD! weathered brick panelling thick each $598 Fibreglass Insulation 2¥2''~ 100 ft. roll. prices 985-5652 Fulton,,. technique, effective until Sat. Feb. 12 CAST AND CREW of West Van Little Theaire’s one-act play “Revolutions,” being staged at West Van Rec Centre February 18, 19, 25 and 26. Left to right, back row: Mary Caple, Bruce Susan. Charalambous, Shari Graydon, Fiana lifeblood of the theatre, and it remains a healthy and vital organism only as long as new ‘material is available.”’ _ **Revolutions’’.. and ‘‘Willie and the Watchers’’ open this Friday, February 18, at the West Van Recreation Centre, 22nd and “West Vancouver, with - repeat performances Saturday, February 19, Feb- rnary . 25 and. Saturday, 7 February 26. Curtain time is 8 P- m. Tickets -- $2.50 (students ‘ and/or seniors $1.50) -- are. available in advance by calling 922-0704 or 926-1519, - and are also on sale at” U- Frame- It, 13th. and. Mar- ine, West Van. Or at the door: ~on the performance evening. eliminates wow and flutter. Whereas studios. are equipped fer - * direct-to-disc. ‘recording © as ~yet (one. of them, Nimbus 9 | Productions, is in Toronto), the equipment for the PCM technique ‘is portable and computerized ~ tapes . have - already been made in Europe. as well as in Japan. Coupled with the sophis-' , ticated turntables and phono cartridges available today, says FP Magazine, these. new recordings offer super- “lative fidelity and repro- duction. : ' _.“My husband’s so proud of me! And with good reason | might add. You see, ! 1100 Lonsdale Avenue, 987-8155 only a few od got us saving-for our future home with a North Shore Credit Union Registered Home Ownership Savings Plan. “An RHOSP at the North Shore Credit Union makes a lot of sense. We don’ t pay start-up, administration, trustee or withdrawai fees. We receive a nice, big | fat, current interest rate of 94% per annum. And just think of all the tax savings! “Our money is completely protected by the Provincial Credit Union Share and Deposit Guarantee Fund, and it stays right in the community working for us. “And the best part - it was all so easy. Start up or transfer simply by going to. any branch of the North Shore Credit Union before March Istl”’ Three locations it in North Vancouver: 1246 Lynn Valley Road, -980- 6556 1080 Marine Drive, 986-1116 **for the best values in town’’: DIRECTFROM ENGLAND Factory Clearance of Quality Ladies Shoes leather uppers/molded soles black/ brown EXTRA SPECIAL! MEN’S LEATHER SHOES leather lined/leather soles slip ons- D widths / laced - D & EEE widths sizes 62 - 12 black / brown 1444 Lonsdale North Vancouver a 988-3820