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B4 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, November 22, 2000 A R TS & EN TER TA IN M EN T `The Trip to Bountiful' best play to hit Oakville B y C a r o l B a ld w in ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR oyce G rant had audience m em bers laughing, crying, and em pathizing w ith M rs. W atts the character she plays in The Trip to B ountiful - on the opening night o f this w onderful dram a that is currently on stage at the Oakville C entre for the Perform ing Arts. G eraldine Page may have w on an O scar for that sam e part in the 1985 m ovie version o f this play, but G rant would certainly win a Tony if that prestigious aw ard included The O akville P layers' productions. The actor who portrays M rs. Watts in this play definitely controls its suc cess. A nd G rant had audience m em bers praising her perform ance during both interm issions and afterw ards, as well as w hispering support and sym pathy for her character w hile she was on stage. I d o n 't know where local theatre groups have been hiding this gem all these years, but I have never seen such a brilliant perform ance on the O akville stage in all the years I 've been enjoying com m unity theatre in this town. G rant delivers a staggering num ber o f lines w ith such genuine sincerity that it is difficult to see them as part o f a text rather than portraits o f a life - her life. She is absolutely am azing, and I look forw ard to seeing this fine perform er act in m any m ore produc tions in the future. T his seasoned actor, how ever, is not the only shining star in this stellar production that tops all others so far this year, if not all in the past five years. H er co-stars Chris Ragonetti and Susan A pplew haite, who play her son L udie and her daughter-in-law Jessie May, respectively, are also stage talents that seem ed to appear out o f now here for this production. T h e a tre R e vie w T heir flaw less supporting roles only serve to strengthen the story and m ake the life o f M rs. W atts seem even m ore realistic. T he couple sitting next to m e was quite incensed at the daughter-inlaw 's behaviour, w hich attests to the authenticity o f A pplew haite's perfor m ance. In fact, there was not a w eak link in this acting chain. Each charac ter, from the young w om an who befriends M rs. W atts at the bus sta tion to the ticket-takers, blends into the story like a suitcase in a luggage shop. D irector Paul G roulx has m anaged to attract a superb cast o f actors to anim ate this poignant story o f a w om an who, before she dies, d esp er ately w ants to return to her hom e tow n, w here she fell in love, m arried, gave birth, raised her son and buried her parents, her husband and her daughter. D espite the roadblocks she encounters on her pilgrim age, this feisty w om an proves that ingenuity and determ ination are the ingredients for success. G roulx not only selected the tal ented cast that brings this tale to life, © Ontario Request for Public Opinion on the Proposed Nursing Home Annual Licence Renewal of Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital Extendicare Long Term Care Unit, Oakville In accordance with the Nursing Homes Act, public opinion is being requested prior to a final decision being made on the above. If you have comments or opinions and wish to bring them to the attention of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, you may submit them by December 27, 2000 to: Director, Operational Support Branch Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care d o Manager, Monitoring Standards and Evaluation Unit 5700 Yonge Street, Mezzanine Level North York, Ontario M2M 4K5 Phone: (416) 327-7359 Fax: (416) 327-7364 Please indude the name of the nursing home and quote Project #138-01 on all written submissions. The Director will consider all submissions before making a final dedsion. he adeptly fashioned the characters and their parts in this story to unfold at a pace that enhances the lives o f the southern folk w ho call Texas their hom e. A nd he, along w ith the set designer, carpenter and construction team , put these characters on a stage that adds to the authenticity o f their situations. T he final act in B ountiful, in particular, w as played out in the fallow fields o f a deserted farm , co m plete with rundow n h om estead and country swing. D ram as are often m ore difficult than com edies to sell to the tick et buying public, but theatre-lovers will be doing them selves a disservice if they pass th is one up. It is definitely the hit o f the year and a d ram a w ell w orth seeing. The Trip to B ountiful con tin u es at 8 p.m . today (W ednesday), tom orrow , Friday and Saturday. T ickets are $16 and are available through the O akville C entre box office at 130 N avy St., 815-2021, w eekdays from noon to 5 p.m ., S atur days from 2 to 5 p.m . or tw o hours prior to perform ances. Floral, spicy and citrus fragrances (Continued from page B7) "T h is ty p e o f pillow o rig in ated w hen m y grandson w as ill and in the hospital. I m ade one and to o k it to him , hoping he w ould find it co m fo rt ing. Now, I find parents buying them for their grow n children to take aw ay w ith them to college," she says w ith a laugh. A long w ith the floral fragrances, there are invigorating, spicy and citrus ones, found in such item s as p epper m int foot lotion an d tangerine lipgloss. E ach container o f bath salts, m ade fro m a co m b in atio n o f b o tan ical ingredients and herbs, com es w ith its ow n gauze bag to prev en t the herbs from clinging to the skin, a solution deV illiers-C ollins arrived at through personal trials and experim entation. T h e p o t-p o u rri m ix tu re, created from a recipe developed and perfected by d eV illie rs-C o llin s, in v o lv e s an eight-w eek process from tim e o f co m bination to com pletion. "We really believe in our products and w e use them all the tim e," she stresses. F or those unable to attend the O ne o f a K in d C hristm as Show , deV illiersC ollins can be contacted by p hone at 465-0879, by fax at 465-1586, or by em ail at sendem ail@ sprint.ca. O ther locally based vendors at this y e a r's O n e -o f-a -K in d show w ill include M arcia Sm all, show casing her unique hom e decor products and lin gerie; Jo a n n e C u rrah , d isp la y in g m ixed m edia and w atercolours; C hristel W ille, designer o f w oven fashion accesso ries; G reg M cG ib b o n , w ho creates hom e deco r accessories from m etal; and G abriel C ortez w ith his handcrafted stone hom e accessories. 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