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Vagabond Theatre: Choosing a Play
By Laurie Manzer
hoosing a play is an interesting
Cprocess: a 4–5-person committee
is formed from our membership,
usually involving a director, a
producer, an actor, a technical person, suggested, reading scripts are builders who will fit the set into our
MURPHY’S SPORTS LAW
MURPHY’S SPORTS LA
By David Murphy
his edition of Murphy’s Law
Tpresents the good, the bad,
and the ugly.
The good: Canada finished
the 2022 Winter Olympics with
an impressive 26 medals, four
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and a set builder. ordered. When the scripts arrive, performance venue? Can we find the
either in hard copy or electronically, number of props required? Are the
Any member may suggest a script
that they have seen and enjoyed. we circulate them to the committee costumes manageable?
Sometimes there are previously members until everyone has read all The committee will reconvene for
approved plays that a potential the scripts. While reading the scripts, a lively discussion of the plays based
the committee must keep various
director can choose from. Vagabond on the above criteria. Eventually, the
Theatre tries to produce Canadian points in mind. How large is the scripts are categorized as “Excellent
acting cast and how many men and
plays whenever possible; sites that play. Let’s do it”, “Some challenges
women? Are accents or specific ages
publish Canadian scripts are good required? What kind of set, lighting, but a possibility”, or “No thank you.
sources of plays. Not for us”.
and sound elements are required?
Once 5 or 6 plays have been How big is the set? Do we have set Next is the hunt for a director to
bring the chosen play to life.
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more than the so-called experts I don’t have sympathy for either sporting events. What I don’t
predicted. We collected four side. We won’t have to hold special agree with is sanctioning Russian
Gold, eight Silver, and 14 Bronze. fundraising events if the players athletes that are playing in North
It could’ve even been higher - don’t get paid for half a season. We American sports, particularly the
Canada had eight fourth place won’t have to worry about where National Hockey League. While
finishes. Considering Canada the next meals are going to come not nearly as egregious, it’s along
was one of the most locked-down from for any of the team owners. the same lines as creating Japanese
countries during the pandemic, They have to get their act together internment camps in World War
we should all be impressed with and play nice in the sandbox or else II. Russian athletes plying their
how our athletes competed, with people are going to lose interest in trade in North America should
dignity and pride. We should be Major League Baseball, just like not be held accountable for their
very proud of our athletes from the they did in 1994. countries’ aggression. Coming out
2022 Olympics. of a pandemic, we all thought life
The ugly: The conflict in
The bad: Major League Baseball the Ukraine has far-reaching would return to normal. It only
takes one dumbass of a world
has already cancelled the first implications beyond the sports
leader to put the kibosh on that.
couple of series of the season as world but this is a sports column.
they are locked in a labour dispute I understand and agree with My thoughts and prayers go out
between the owners and the sanctions against Russia when to the people of Ukraine as we
players. Coming out of a pandemic it comes to cancelling sporting hope for a quick resolution to these
is not a good time for millionaires events that were planned to be held current events.
vs. billionaires to argue over more in Russia and excluding Russian That’s Murphy’s Law.
money than any of us can imagine. athletes from participating in other