12 - North Shore News - Friday. January 14, 2000

=== BRIGHT LIGHTS

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NEWS ptotos Catheine Barr

Drummer David Lewis got a kiss for goed tuck from cast members Jessie MacLean

(left) and Laura Burrows.

Dance the night away with
these bobby-soxers.
Clockwise from back left:
Katherine Somocy,
Nilou Shahvarani, Elodie
Gillett, Olivia Maher and
Christine Kennecy.

Vanessa’ Maion (front),
Lucy Farkas (middie) and
Michelle Arduini (back)
worked hard to learn their
parts and more as they,
and other members of the
chorus, held spots as
understudies.

Dawn in the orchestra pit was the boys in the band,
namely (from feft 1a right) Oliver Nickels, Alex Crabtree
and Nathan Frost.

Calling the shots from their seats in the audience, was
(rom left to right) stage manager Lara Freimond, tech-
nica! director Kelli Turner, lighting designer Ryan Cross
and spotlight operator Andrei Marko.

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Heather Olson (right) looked fab in their poodis skirts
and pony tails.

Alison Benjamin (left), Jordan Maxey (centre) and .

The very suave and
debonair Vince Fontaine
was the perfect role for
character actor Scott
Barnes.

You always tind the nerds
hanging out with the
teacher. But Niis
Hognestad (who plays
Eugene), Erica McLean
(who plays Patty) and Lee
Barnes (who plays the
teacher} had a lot of fun
with their parts.

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Long days and nights have
meant \ ory little sleep iate-
ly for director Stacy
Vaughan (left) and pro-
ducer Caroline tiay. But
hey, it was worth it all in
the end.

‘go together hke ramima-hamiia lama... TH these ives
beck good memories oF the (60s tor vou. then vew bh want
to crue down to North Van's Centennial Theatre conight and
tomerraw and hang out at the malt shop with all the cool kids
that form the cast of Grease. Uhis impressive, all-teen ensemble
is full of energy and loaded with talent. Even the stage statt,
chreetors and designers are in their teens and wow, watch out
workd. Tic are $16 and S13. Showtime pom, tonight
and Saturday, with a matinee tomorrow at 2 pan. Cail the the-
atre bos office at 9S4-4484 for tic 4 more information.

Pretty in pink was Rizzo and her Pink Ladies, namely
(clockwise frorn back left) Alexis Tardiff, Rachael
Prendergast, Miya Cancar and, with her lipstick in
hand, Lisa von Sturmer.

Their tcugh and they're the T-Birds. Frorn left to right:
check out gung members (back row) Dyian Maher,
Conor Roche and (front row) Jonathan McRae, Don
Wilson and Adam Francis.

Andy Somody (who plays Danny) and Sarbara
Kottmeier (who plays Sandy) were the perfect on-stage
couple. Look for these future stars to crop up again.

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