UNCC Theatre Ensemble To Enrich The HoF~1ay Season
I?nri/>Kitin (ha basbam TT*l«— ” « v _ .
this year is the University of North
Carlotina at Charlotte Theatre.
Ensembele's production of
-Keffiwth Graham's Tiassic-cnrnr
ren's tale, "The Wind in the Wil
lows." The staging is quite simple
and delightfully different.
Director Constance Welsh is
_using both the book by Grahame..
and the play by Grahame and the
play by Joseph Baldwin as script
sources. In fact, what first at
tracted her to the play was its
..' literary value. :
Another quality of the play that
sparked her interest was the three
dimensionality of the characters;
this is a^ rarity among children's
plays, especially when all the
characters are animals. Thus, this
production is quite special indeed,
— with multiple staging- of “action
dominating me uu um ui uu —
pretation. If there is any message
to be conveyed from this world
renowned tale of Mr. Toad of Toad
Hall, it is simply that, in Ms.
Welsh's words.. ‘animals and
humans are very similar: living as
the ones we encounter in our
own."
UNCC Students Dale Nallv
sel (costume designer) have col
(costume uesigner) have col
laborated with Ms. Weis’s vision to
create a simplistic yet highly
convincving atmosphere.
The audience is transported into
these animal’s world with full
animal costumes for the actors and
a simple yet thoroughly believable
set representing the Wild Wood
and Toad Hall. At the same time,
the designers are capturing the
flavor of the Edwardian period in
which the story is set.
Santa‘s Bag
The annual “Santa's Bag" gift
shop sponsored by Act I, the fund
raising auxiliary of the Charlotte
Children's Theatre,'will be held
this year on December 3-5 from
9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on De
cember 6 from 1-6 p.m. The mini
shopping center for children under
12 will be located at the Children’s
Theatre, 1017 East Morehead St.
“Santa's Bag" is held to raise
funds for the operation of the
Children's Theatre and offers
children the opportunity to pur
chase inexpensive gifts handmade
by members of Act I. The prices of
the gifts range from 25 cents to $3
and they come wrapped and ready
for the Christmas tree.
Parents may shop a "Mother’s
Boutique" while Act I members
dressed as elves to help the child
ren in choosing their gifts.
Groups will be allowed special
consideration on Thursdays and
Friday mornings. At all other
times, individuals will be taken on
a first-come, first-serve* basis.
There is no admission charge for
“Santa’s Bag." For more inform
ation, contact Phyllis Herring at
333-7414.
Bake Sale
The Afro-American Cultural
Center will be sponsoring a bake
sale on Saturday, November 21,
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Try on
„ - Mall on North Tryon Street.
All proceeds will be contributed
to the Children’s Art Program.
For more information, call
374-ISM. .
•,,vj cuunim^ on me
audience's “leap of imagination”
to accept and believe the fantas
tica! world of “The Wind in the
Willows."
Student Botr'Tlofmann of Win
ston-Salem portrays the famous
English country gentleman Mr.
way mrougn a variety ot comic -
adventures. Reporting the assort
ed mishaps to the audience is the
shy, and gentle Mole PLAYED-BY
Denise Uaslins of Shelby. The
beloved Ratty is portrayed by
Amelia Jester.
The actors admit that playing
animals “isn't all that easy, ‘‘but
they keep in mind the similarities
between men and beasts.
“The Wind in the Willows" will
cerlaihly add a touch of holiday
class to this-theatrical season. It is ~
a show for children of all ages and
a fantasy for all times.
Performance dates are Novem
ber 20-21, December 4-5 and 11-12
ai o p.m. ana iNovemoer zz,
December 6 and 13 at 3 p.m. at the
Rowe Studio Theatre at UNCC.
Tickets are $3.50 for general
admission and $1.50 for students.
For reservations call 597-2478
from 1 to 6:30 p.m. weekdays.
Seating is limited to 80 per per
formance■
T '
CANADIAN
MIST
- - yr-AIM/.n Tf
l / *. > ~~
\ n%<)
CANADIAN
MET
1
ULKtlS «V'>
■%“«srsxs,.»
"#• or rm r nnnpy~
Misting is going in style. It's the mellow lightness of
Canadian Mist. An Imported Canadian Whisky.
IMPORTED BY frf SPIRITS LTD. N Y CANADIAN WHISKY A BLEND 80 PROOF ©1981