Fw: TIME FOR REVOLUTION? WILL THE PLAY GO ON?

[dkeith]

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Eden" <david.eden at utoronto.ca>
To: "dkeith" <dkeith at SILK.NET>
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 8:20 AM
Subject: Re: TIME FOR REVOLUTION? WILL THE PLAY GO ON?


> Dear Mr. Keith:
>
> How nice to hear from Kelowna!  I have family in Winfield and was
> touring a show out west just this summer.
>
> I understand your dilemma and I have a possible suggestion for you.  You
> seem to have tackled some strong plays at the school and that is
> wonderful.  I remember when I was in high school and the types of plays
> that were thought appropriate (Neil Simon).  So here is my suggestion:
>
> James Reaney's "The Dismissal".  It calls for a large, ensemble cast and
> concerns a student strike at the University of Toronto back in 1895 over
> the issue of education.  It would be an interesting show for both your
> students and the community.  It tackles all sorts of styles, from
> melodrama to choral speaking etc.  You may know of Reaney's work, his
> famous Donnellys plays and also "Listen to the Wind" which is my
> favourite.
>
> I have just checked the catalogue for the Kelowna Public Library and
> they do not have a copy of the play.  So you may need to get an
> interlibrary loan from UBC or Simon Fraser.  But I think it is worth
> investigating.
>
> Please let me know if you chose to do this play (I am doing my Masters
> right now and am writing about James Reaney).  But I would also like to
> hear what you chose to do in any case.
>
> Yours,
>
> David Eden
> Graduate Centre for Study of Drama
> University of Toronto
>