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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I look forward to seeing Zadie's Shoes. But I should mention that although Jordan Pettle is in the cast, the play was written by his brother Adam Pettle.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: Canadian Theatre Research [<A HREF="mailto:CANDRAMA@unb.ca">mailto:CANDRAMA@unb.ca</A>]On Behalf Of</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Alan Scheer</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 9:59 AM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: CANDRAMA@LISTSERV.UNB.CA</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: Zaide's Shoes-new play produced in Toronto</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>As a relatively new member of this list (about four months)I am</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>surprised that</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>there is a lack of discussion of new productions of Canadian works that</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>are</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>being produced around the country. The membership of this listserv is</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>very large, and</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>I am sure everyone is busy with their individual areas of study, but I</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>think it would</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>be really helpful to periodically receive information on new Canadian</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>works (or</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>revivals of older Canadian works) that are being produced in cities</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>across the country.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>It is difficult to know what is going on in Halifax right now, or</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Calgary, etc and</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>I think this could be a great source of sharing this information.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>So to start things off, I would like to mention the new Canadian work</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>currently</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>playing at the Factory Theatre Lab in Toronto-Zaidie's Shoes. This is</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>the first</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>full-length work by Jordan Pettle, a recent graduate of the National</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Theatre school.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>The play is extremely well written for a first attempt, the dialogue is</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>assured and</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>the dramaturgy is confident and exciting to watch. The production is</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>directed by</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Jackie Maxwell, former Artistic Director of the Factory Theatre.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Factory has always been dedicated to the production of new Canadian work</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>and</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>unquestionably Mr. Pettle is a new voice in Canadian Drama who we must</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>recognize</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>and celebrate. The play isn't perfect, the second act tend to fall apart</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>towards the end,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>but with future productions and perhaps workshopping it can be</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>strengthened. There</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>are similarities to George F. Walker in the work (without what I always</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>consider</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>to be the shrill hysterics of Walker's work)and a lot of the dialogue is</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>definitly in</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>the David Mamet school of writing.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>I encourge all students of Canadian Drama to take in this show as it</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>officially opens</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>this week and runs until the beginning of February.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Alan Scheer</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>alan.scheer@utoronto.ca</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>p.s: On another note, tonight is the first preview of the much</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>anticipated new muscial</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>by Richard Ouzounian and Marek Norman, produced by the Canadian Stage</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Company in conjunction with the NAC and the Manitoba Theatre Centre.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>This new work, Larry's Pary, based of course on the novel of the same</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>name by</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Carol Shields, is a very exciting venture in the possibilities of what</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>contemporary</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Canadian theatre can do. Whether or not the play is a success, I think</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>we have</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>to follow and encourage the work, and congratulate the creators on</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>producing</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>a major new work based entirely on a major Canadian literary source.</FONT>
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