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ECHO Players One Act Play Festival Nov 6,7 & 8, "Parlour Games" script by Brian March

The Wilton-Broad Players entry "Parlour Games", script by Brian March, entered the One Act Festival in Qualicum and along with the fun hours of rehearsals and laughs, received The Best Director Award - Meldy Wilton; Best Actress Award, Evelyn Applin & Best Over all Play Award. The Adjudicator Eliza Gardiner mentioned how difficult it was to choose best actors, specially when our group had an equally talented cast with well rounded actors. Many Thanks to Karrie Ennis as Dana, Richard Broad as… Continue

Added by Meldy Wilton on November 8, 2009 at 9:02pm — No Comments

Viewpoint by Meldy Wilton - review Doubt by John Patrick Shanley

Doubt by John Patrick Shanley Directed by Sheila Bowman By permission of Dramatists Play Service "What do you do when you're not sure?" The principal of a convent school experiences dire conflict when situations arise with a young priest. More than what may be his progressive ideas weigh on sister Aloysius's mind as she waives protocol and locks horns with Father Flynn. Sheila Bowman, as director, could not have cast the play more accurately as Eric Holmgren’s brilliantly… Continue

Added by Meldy Wilton on October 16, 2009 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Viewpoint by Meldy Wilton - Review The Cemetery Club

The Cemetery Club By Ivan Menchell *Directed by Mort Paul and produced by Ladysmith’s Little Theatre “A joyful rendition that will make you laugh a little, smile a little, even sigh a little as three widowed friends explore until death do us part.” The Cemetery Club directed by Mort Paul for Ladysmith’s Little Theatre on Vancouver Island invites the audience to be a part of the laughs, sorrows and confusion that three widowed friends experience with life when the marriage hasn’t really ended.… Continue

Added by Meldy Wilton on July 1, 2009 at 3:50pm — No Comments

Viewpoint by Meldy Wilton - Agnes of God

Agnes of God by John Pielmeier *Directed by Dean Chadwick and performed as a fundraiser for Theatre BC “She is an innocent. She is a slate that has not been touched, except by God.” I had the opportunity to see Agnes of God, written by John Pielmeier, and as has been said before, a moving psychological thriller, definitely was delivered in tight and believable performances by Lorna McLellan (as Mother Superior); Wendy Wearne (as Dr Livingstone) and Whitney Benson ( as Agnes). Having said tha… Continue

Added by Meldy Wilton on June 27, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

Viewpoint by Meldy Wilton

So what do you get when you take a new script; community actors; professional actors; professional lighting and set design; a film school graduate doing sound and a stage manager that has arts, theatre and business background (that's me)? Well...throw in a die hard dedicated person wanting to bring fresh experiences to local audiences-Frank Moher; plus a pain-in-the-butt, picky director-Brian March, and you get new script writers creation "The Engineers", by Brad Poulsen, brought to life in a d… Continue

Added by Meldy Wilton on March 31, 2009 at 2:15pm — No Comments