It’s a Two-fer

An Evening at the Artesian

It was fun! Just a walk down the street to the Artesian, a venue hosting a Globe Theatre Production of Making Spirits Bright. It was so much fun!! Based on the old CBC radio dramas many of us attending listened to, five actors played multiple roles. The stage was set with microphones for each actor, head gear to show a change from a human to an animal, a shiny black crow, disappearing clothes lines and some that I’ve missed! Opening with a First Nations story about a wiley wolf and an inept hunter, we were introduced with laughter to the land we live on. The stories that were presented: Coyote’s New Suit by Thomas King; Frankincents an’ Meer by W.O. Mitchell; The Night before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore; and the Mitten, A Ukrainian Folk Tale, tickled my funny bone and the actors were impressive. They switched from human to animal, adults to children as each story dictated. All accompanied by the appropriate sound effects and props! That’s not all: rather than reading out a boring litany of sponsors, they were honoured with singing accolades! At the end the cast had all of us singing Auld Lang Syne. Did I mention it was so much fun!!

“As a young actor, I would be invited to the CBC Radio 

drama department to do voices for different characters, 

and I found that I could do quite a few of them.”

 ~ Peter Cullen, Canadian Actor

Director:

Jennifer Brewin

Actors:

Skyler Anderson

Kris Alvarez

Sarah Bergbusch

Sierra Haynes

Leon Willey

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Cookies for Breakfast

 “Cookies for breakfast, yay!?” As soon as Rusty opened his eyes he knew what was in store for him. His sister Annabelle had baked cookies the night before and he could still smell them. He didn’t usually leap out of bed, that changed as soon as he could almost taste the sweet, crumble of the sugar cookies. If he was quiet enough, he could get down to the kitchen and help himself before his sister was up. Stuffing his feet into his slippers, he shuffled to his bedroom door and opened it carefully. “Don’t squeak! Don’t squeak!” He let his breath go, he had managed to open the door. He practiced that move all the time. Then his shoulders fell. “Coffee…..Mom and Dad are already up. They’ll be in the kitchen. It’s impossible now!” He backed into his room. “I might as well get dressed and figure something else out.” Screwing up his face in thought he paced. "Aha! Cool. That's what I need and I'll wait til my dumb sister is in the kitchen."

“No cry because cookie is finished. Smile because cookie happened.”

~ Cookie Monster, The Joy of Cookies: Cookie Monster’s Guide to Life