Artword Theatre’s musical “You Are What You Do”
Artword Theatre’s first production in its new home, Artword @ The Pearl, runs October 16 to 26, 2008, Thursday to Saturday at 7:30 pm, Sunday at 2 pm.
You Are What You Do an original musical play celebrating the lives of working people, written and directed by Ronald Weihs. A theatrical collage of stories gathered from men and women about how work has shaped their lives. The result is a high-spirited ensemble production, with a cast of six, that uses songs, mime and inventive staging to celebrate the energy and imagination of real people. Performed by Paula Grove, Valeri Kay, Allan Merovitz, Tanis Macarthur, Gordon Odegaard, and Nea Reid, with Jennifer Lockman on piano.
16 Steven Street, Hamilton. To reserve, call 905-524-0606. Tickets $15, seniors and students $10, Thursdays are pay-what-you-can, Sunday matinees all tickets are $10.
Artword’s co-founders, Ronald Weihs and Judith Sandiford, chose You Are What You Do as a fitting way to inaugurate their new home in Hamilton.
“This is the kind of theatre we like to do. We use an ensemble approach in which the actors and musicians together interpret the life of the people around them. We believe in a theatre that is full of fun and theatricality, while it deals with things that matter.” says director Ronald Weihs.
