‘24 — North Shore News — Friday, November 24, 2000

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Martin Millerchip

Arts Editor
mmillerchip@nsnews.com

-. THE idea for W. Ruth
~ Kozak’s play. THE
' STREET: A Modern
Tragedy, was conceived
in. 1953 when she was
‘eighteen.
Says Kozak: “The play w: was
intended as a cautionary tale
:: for my peers, warning them
‘ about heroin, a drug which
© few of us knew about. That
: year, 1953, recently graduat-
-- ed from Britsania high
school, I had watched, horri-
fied, when my boyfriend and

his wo buddies were seduced |
into trying heroin by a push-:

ery and became quickly.
addicted. -:
The .?50s were. a conserv-
time of social, '-
sexual and political'repres- :

ich as marijuana, on the

street, and no drug education’

in school: ‘We were all -
teenagers, enjoying the sum-
mer holidays, and looking”.
forward to our future.
Heroin wrecked my friend’s
life'and ‘the events that hap--

pened were to change my life.

Women’s Prison four years
I heroin addict.”

old. Now she is a published
writer of travel articles and
fiction, teaching travel writ-
ing and novel writing for the
Vancouver School Board. She
works part-time as a daycare
supervisor and writes histori-

: cal novels in her “spare”

time.

A couple of years ago, she
showed Jay Hamburger, artis-
tic director of Theatre in the
Raw, hez old play script. He
encouraged her to rewrite it .
and submit it for production.

She took a playwrights
course at Langara College
with Vancouver playwright
John Lazarus, and a new ver-

. sion of her script was born.

Kozak says the script is
similar to the original, but

. includes many issues she was’.

unable to discuss or present.‘

__ back in the.’50s. Today,’
-almost fifty years efter the

original version of THE

ion: There were no gS, . ; ” STREET was written, the

message remains the same.
Ironically, Theatre in the
Raw’s production of her play

- Opens the week after ‘Drug |
‘Awareness Weck.

‘The Street details a young
man’s recent release. from : .

|. prison following a conviction ”

for heroin possession. He re-

* enters society with good
intentions, but loses the bat-
: He a against drugs as he suc- *:

s to pressure from

: neigh bourhaod friends.:
ic

company, include
three North Vancouver

actors: Todd McGillivray,

Poppi Reiner and Lori jovick
Performances run to Dec.
10'and take place at the Web
Cafe: (Vancouver Film: .
School), 390 West Hastings.
For tickets and information -

ED Osel-Appiah (from left), Srent Clark, John Paterson and North Vencouver actor Tedd McGilliv:

yin a scene.

- from THE TREET which opens tonigit at The Web Cate, 390 West Hastings. information: 708-

call 708- 5448.

There will be an open
* forum with an accredited
professional to discuss sub-’
stance abuse following each
performance.

e Music and muffins

‘Another concert in the
_ West Vancouver Arts |
- Council’s popular Music &
Muffins series takes place
Thursday Nov..30 at Pr: 30
a.m. at the Silk Purse, 1570
’ Argyle Ave.

Two members of the

_- Vancouver Piano Ensemble,

_. Winifted Rompf and Dorothy
*. Uytengsu, will perform works -
~ from Mozart, Schubert,

-Brahms and Mendelssohn.

~ Olivia Creighton :
There is just over a week’
left to catch the art of Olivia.

"Creighton on display at The

Federation of Canadian ©
Artists Gallery on Granville
Island. . :

The North Vancouver
artist is part of an exhibit by
four women artists entitled ..
Expressions in Painting and --
Sculpture.» ”

The other featured artists"
are Zinnie Eberhardt, Ghica

: Khadroui and Mila Kostic.

The gallery is open
Tuesday to Sunday, 10 am.
to4p.m, ~

George Bates

: Here and. There is the title | .
: of the George Bates exhibit at-
1471
_ Marine Dr., West. Vancouver
‘that runs. to Dec. 2: .
lyrical landscapes ;

Harrison _Gallezies,

Bates”

include new. works. from

British Columbia, Europe and

. the Mediterraneaa::

“December. wi

° Capilano College
' Arts Theatre, 2055 Pur

Choral fantasia

the combined
chain? of Capilano College -.
under Lars Kazrio and start

_ the season off with a song.

Next weekend, Friday,

_ Dec. 1 at 8 p.m: and Sunday,

Dec. 3 at 3 p.m., the choirs
will perform a concert cele-
brating the beginning of.

a variety “of”
interesting music appropriate
for the season, including

. some of your favourite carols
- ina sing-along.: "=

: The Mass in G minor for.
double choir by.Ralph::.."":

: hishight Williams will be'a
hi

eel Fe Fantasia ‘will be a
Performing

Way, North Vancouver. |
Tickets are. $12general;-$8 :
students/seniors/children.

Box office 990- 7810-:

"Workshop mance

> Come see what the stu
dents have been working on:
for the past ten. weeks, at the
__ workshop performance’ of the
- Peter Zavadil’s Schoo! o

; ag Play performed by the
~ senior student

who formed

- Studio Charisma’ Enterprises;
@ new. theatre group ‘con:

ing of the graduatin

: dents: f the ‘schoo!

This is the’ first public per
ice of the school an

take place on! Sunday, Nov.
"26 at 4 p.msat

House Theatre, 333%
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