YouB次元官网网址檒l love Lucy and all the other performers in this wild fast-paced, door-slamming romantic comedy and hilarious farce.
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Written by Canadian playwright Holly Lewis, the story centres on Lucy, who canB次元官网网址檛 bear the thought of soldiers being sent to war without the hope of having someone to come home to and her inability to say B次元官网网址榥oB次元官网网址� puts her in a serious predicament when they all return on the same day, ready for nuptial bliss. The hilarity ensues when Lucy tries to set things straight.
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Lucy is also aptly-named since some of the screwball comedy scenes are reminiscent of a famous namesake, Lucille Ball.
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Schacht, 34, whose family is from Ampersand Distilling Co. fame, started an apprenticeship at the Chemainus Theatre in 2011 thatB次元官网网址檚 led to many opportunities in various aspects of theatre and this will be her directorial debut.
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SchachtB次元官网网址檚 credits include various productions backstage or as assistant director plus working on the Seasiders series in Chemainus and assisting with the adaptation of A Christmas Carol.
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Scacht pointed out this will be only the third production of The Fiancee in Canada so far.
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The cast camaraderie has developed nicely during rehearsals.
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The challenge has been getting the timing right, but the performers are pulling it off beautifully.
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Case, 25, who plays the aforementioned Lucy, was born in Toronto and hails from nearby Markham, Ont.
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Case spent four years at Brock University and three years at the National Theatre School of Canada in Montreal, graduating in May. B次元官网网址淚 just couldnB次元官网网址檛 stop,B次元官网网址� she said of her long educational journey lasting seven years.
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Experiencing her first big opportunity in theatre has Case obviously excited.
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Case will be looking forward to her mom visiting for a week to view her performance.
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Trying to keep her sister Lucy real is sister Rose, played by Rebbekah Ogden, 28.
Born in Lethbridge, Alta., sheB次元官网网址檚 currently based in Calgary but her familyB次元官网网址檚 from Saskatchewan.
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She was actually interested in the visual arts initially but then attended the Rosebud School of the Arts in Alberta and everything changed. But it was a gradual process after graduating in 2020 B次元官网网址渞ight into a pandemic.B次元官网网址�
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Previous roles included Beth in Little Women at Theatre Calgary and Thelma in the Rosebud show The Trip To Bountiful.
OgdenB次元官网网址檚 characters to this point have tended to be younger. B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 cool to play someone who is more my age,B次元官网网址� she conceded.
Portraying Rose in this performance has already been tons of fun for Ogden with a reflection of her own personality.
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The men in LucyB次元官网网址檚 life are: Manny (Frankie Cottrell); Dick (Jamar Adams-Thompson) and Chester/Clark (Tyler Lionel Parr). The cast also includes: Ms. Crotch (Tamara McCarthy). Ghislaine Dote is the understudy for the roles of Lucy, Rose and Ms. Crotch.
The entire cast is looking forward to the start of performances. B次元官网网址淚 canB次元官网网址檛 wait to interact with the audience and have people in the audience to react to things,B次元官网网址� said Case.
Go to https://chemainustheatrefestival.ca/ for ticket information.
