B7 - Wednesday, December 3, 1980 - North Shore News

And more than just puppeteers

Famous People Players,
Canada’s incredible in-
ternationally-acclaimed pu-

eers, bring their old
black Light magic on their
first west coast tour.

They played McPherson
Playhouse in Victoria a year
ago and those who saw them

Disney’s The

Apprentice to near-life on .
stage haven't forgotten the ~

mesmerizing performances.

Now famous
Players, still under the
supervision and direction of
dynamic Diane Dupuy,
return to McPherson
Playhouse December 12 and

13. But they start their tour -

in North Vancouver’s

Centennial Theatre Monday .

and Tuesday, December 8
and 9; will be in Duncan at
the Cowichan Theatre on
December. 10

Alberni on December 11.
Tickets are available at all
VTC outlets.

Under ordinary cir-
cumstances this would be a
challenging schedule for 13
youthful puppetcers but it’s
nothing short of a miracle
for Famous People Players
because Diane Dupuy has
recruited most of her per-
formers from among any
number of talented mentally
handicapped youngsters.
Even when it took hours,
days, months, to teach them
the art of black light pup-
petecring, Diane Dupuy
never gave up.

Today the troupe is as
disciplined aod as
professional as any theatre
company on the continent
and it is with justifiable pride
in their skill and craft that
these young people receive
their standing ovations aftcr
each performance.

The current tour that will
open the cyes and hearts of
B.C. audiences includes The

Barbra

People -

and at the
ADSS Auditorium in Port .

Diane Dupuy’s young adults
behind their black curtain.
This makes them invisible.
Clad in black too, from
hoods to gloves, these
puppeteers work their dolls
and props. Under the ultra-

violet illumination of black

-

c-]

light, the puppets spring to
life on stage.

Famous People Players
were formed in 1974 and
simce then have enthgalled
audiences across North

CONTINUED ON PAGE B8

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