INSIDE DOUGLAS COLLEGE / October 29, 1991

 

 

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NDP candidate John Cashore
from Maillardville-Coquitlam
addressed post-secondary
Issues at the October 10 forum.

A total of 29 candidates and more
than 300 voters attended three all-can-
didates forums on post-secondary
education sponsored by the Douglas
College Board and Student Society.
Each candidate running in every
riding in the Douglas College region

was invited, and the forums attracted
candidates of every political stripe:
Social Credit, Liberal, NDP, Green,
Libertarian and independents. The
opening session was held October 3 in
Maple Ridge, with two more meetings
held October 8 and October 10 at the
New Westminster campus. Public
Information Office spokesman Brad
Barber said he was pleased with the
level of interest.

"When you look at the response,
from both the candidates and the
public, these sessions were very suc-
cessful," said Barber. "When Douglas
College decided to sponsor the
forums, the goals were to raise aware-
ness of issues in post-secondary
education and to make the public and
politicians more familiar with our
College. Judging from the level of tur-
nout and discussion at these meetings,
and from attention they received in the
local media, I believe these two impor-
tant goals were met.”

Board members who welcomed
people to the forums agreed that the
events also provided a good opor-
tunity for the College Board and the
Student Society to work together in a
joint venture. &

 

 

 

 

 

 

College issues.

 

Burnaby-Kingsway MP Svend Robinson (centre) visited
Douglas College two weeks ago. He met with Board Chairman
Myrna Popove and Acting President Al Atkinson to discuss

 

 

 

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one critic. "It’s a celebration of the
sensual pleasures of staying alive and
trying to hang on to a bit of ceremony,
too."

The depth of Tevye and other char-
acters has drawn a strong response
from Jones’ actors. "I noticed some-
thing totally different in the students’
attitude towards the casting process in
Fiddler, as compared to other plays,"
she says. "They really wanted certain
parts. I had students come up to me
and say, ’I really see myself as this
character.’"

Scott MacDonald, who plays
Tevye, says that playing a man who
has duelled life for many years is a
challenge. He reaches back to his own
experiences, and stresses Tevye’s com-
passion, to form Tevye’s inner "soul".
To prepare for Tevye’s outer bearing,
he reaches to the streets.

"T’ve been studying different
people -- I go to the Jewish com-
munity centre or watch people on the
Street to see how they walk and talk,"
he says. "Finding a walk is very impor-
tant. When you can find a walk and
combine it with a voice you have
selected for a character, everything
clicks into place."

Besides its memorable characters,
Fiddler also boasts a marvellous score
by Jerry Bock (music) and Sheldon
Harnick (lyrics). Things get off to a
rousing start with "Tradition", dubbed
“one of the most successful of all open-

- ing numbers,” by songsmith Stephen

Sondheim. Other songs include "Sun-
rise, Sunset", "L’Chaim, To Life",
"Matchmaker" and of course, "If I
Were a Rich Man." Each song touches
on different phases of life, from early
dreams to maturity’s grizzled wisdom.
The common thread, says Jones, is the
drive to live passionately no matter
what.

Working with Jones on the show
are choreographer Mary-Lou Brien
and Musical Director Henry Waack.
Set design is by Kairin Bright.

Fiddler On the Roof runs Novem-
ber 8-9 and 12-16 at 8pm, with 2pm
matinees on November 10 and 17 in
the Performing Arts Theatre (4th Floor
North). Tickets are $10, or $7 for
students and seniors. For reservations,
call 527-5488. @