34 — Wednesday, June 17, 1992 — North Shore News

Players celebrating 40th

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best play in the North Shore zone
and just snagged best play and
best supporting actress at the pro-
vincial finals.

Elizabeth McNeight, a longtime
NVCP member, is active in the
group doing music and
choreography.

She describes the club as ‘‘a
training ground where people can
wet their feet’’ and go on to larger
pursuits or simply keep pouring
their energy into focal produc-
tions, by acting, directing, design-
ing or working backstage.

Says McNeight: ‘The thing is,
in amateur theatre it’s for the love
of theatre. People who do it for
the love of it are willing to put in

more hours.”’

The love of theatre is bringing
some former members from as far
away as England and Hawaii to at-
tend the anniversary events.

jean Chard (nee Mitchell), trav-
elled from Cornwall, England, to
attend the celebration on June 19
and 20. She was a member of the
club for — her face registers shock
— 31 years, starting in 1961.

Fellow member Ann Wedding
hastens to add: “‘Jean’s been in-
volved from generation to genera-
tion!’’ referring to her two daugh-
ters who are now involved in the
group.

And why is it that so many
NVCP members have British ac-
cents?

Take a theatrical stroll

THE PUBLIC is invited to help
the North Vancouver Communi-
ty Players (NVCP) celebrate their
40th anniversary at a Theatrical
Garden Party.

The event takes place on
Saturday, June 20, at 1:30 p.m.
Members of the Players will be
strolling around in costume, and.
with royalty in the headlines, this
may be a good time to bend the
ear of Queen Elizabeth or Vic-
~toria, both of whom will grace
the garden party with their royal
"presence (well, living replicas of
them).

Past members are invited to
_come in the costume of their
‘most memorable role, which,
given the scope of productions,
coutd prove visually interesting.

. Ladies are encouraged to don

outrageously elegant hats.

2, Former NVCP member Joy

Metcalfe will be one of the VIP

~ guests, along with North Van-
- couver District Mayor Murray
° Dykeman and North Van-

: _couver-Lonsdale MLA David
“Schreck. .

The afternoon will feature A
Showcase of Talent, a one-hour
presentation of skits made up of
scenes from past productions,
including Home and Amadeus.

Member Elizabeth McNeight
says the showcase will have
“musical comedy, a bit of Noel
Coward, also some tried and true
sketches from our successful
cabaret.”

There will also be vocal
numbers from Barb Brolly,

_ Charles McNeight, Janice

McLean and Leigh Richards.
Showtimes are 2 and 4 p.m. and
possibly 6 p.m. Tickets are $5
(that’s a 1952 price) and can be
reserved by calling 261-1442.

Present members and ex-
members will Ge attending a.
sold-out evening of Cabaret
Classics on Friday, june 19, but
the public is invited to come
after 10 p.m. to socialize. And on

- Saturday, starting at 7:30 p.m. all

members and ex-members are
invited te an open evening of fun
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“English people always have
an interest in live theatre; when
you grow up live theatre is 2 part
of your life,” says Chard.

Wedding says that community
theatre is a good place to start
when you move into a new com-
munity.

“It got me through the Regina
winters. x Opens a new spectrum
of friends,’ she says. Incidently,
that’s how she met her husband.

Wedding wrote te John Clerse
for permission to perform scenes
from Fawlty Towers, one of the
club’s hits.

‘He wrote back in a week and
said it was fine.... He sent us

-telegrams for each performance.”

Wedding also recalls a particular
shi-zu dog in the production who
brought the house down every
time when he bit Manuel — on
cue.

Talking to its members, it’s ob-
vious that the theatre club enjoys a
great camaraderie.

There's something more than
the theatre that keeps the group
thriving.

“We're not only strong ar-
tistically but emotionally,”’
McNeight says. “There's been a
lot of caring over the years for
people. It’s more than a theatrical
adventure.”’

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