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By Beth Graham HONDA CRV MOTOR TREND’S SPORT/UTILITY OF THE YEAR Best-in-class fuel economy | Advanced safety systems HONDA FIT Featuring: Jason Chinn, Clarice Eckford, Patricia Zentilli with Susan Gilmour Head Carpenter: Directed by Bradley Moss Andre-Michel Lavoie Carpenter: Tyler Herman Set & Costume Design: Cory Sincennes LX Crew: Tyler Herman, Tyler Ferguson Lighting Design: Scott Peters IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK RATING Audio Head: Tyler Herman Composer/Sound Design: Class-leading cargo volume | Luxury interior Lighting Head: Scott Peters Darrin Hagen Backstage Crew: Tyler Ferguson Stage Manager: Tracey Byrne VISIT US St CALL US ... GoHonda.ca LIVE AT THE ROXY • 3 BMW xDrive All-Wheel Drive bmw-yeg.ca Weekdays at 5:30am cbc.ca/edmontonam CONQUER ALL FOUR SEASONS. Sure, the BMW xDrive All-Wheel Drive system gives you pulse-racing performance on Local News every road, in every condition. But most importantly, it gives you peace of mind when driving on slick or uneven roads without sacrificing performance. And now that xDrive 7 days a week. is available on more models than ever before, it’s the perfect time to experience it for yourself. We only make one thing. The Ultimate Driving Experience.® BMW xDRIVE ALL-WHEEL DRIVE TECHNOLOGY. 2014 BMW X4 35d shown. Weeknights at 5, 5:30 & 6 Late Night 7 nights a week 2014 BMW 428i Cabriolet shown. 2014 BMW X1 28i shown. 2014 BMW 328i shown. cbc.ca/edmonton @cbcedmonton European model shown. ©2014 BMW Canada Inc. “BMW”, the BMW logo, BMW model designations and all other BMW related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties and/or trademarks of BMW AG, used under licence. 4 • THE GRAVITATIONAL PULL OF BERNICE TRIMBLE BMW xDrive All-Wheel Drive bmw-yeg.ca CONQUER ALL FOUR SEASONS. Sure, the BMW xDrive All-Wheel Drive system gives you pulse-racing performance on every road, in every condition. But most importantly, it gives you peace of mind when driving on slick or uneven roads without sacrificing performance. And now that xDrive is available on more models than ever before, it’s the perfect time to experience it for yourself. We only make one thing. The Ultimate Driving Experience.® BMW xDRIVE ALL-WHEEL DRIVE TECHNOLOGY. 2014 BMW X4 35d shown. 2014 BMW 428i Cabriolet shown. 2014 BMW X1 28i shown. 2014 BMW 328i shown. European model shown. ©2014 BMW Canada Inc. “BMW”, the BMW logo, BMW model designations and all other BMW related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties and/or trademarks of BMW AG, used under licence. THREE LITTLE PIGS PUBLISHING LTD would like to acknowledge 27th Anniversary Live at the Roxy programme is published by Three Little Pigs Publishing Ltd. for their assistance The Publisher Doug Miron with the production Assistant to the Publisher of this program. Maggie Miron Program Coordinator Carol Houghton Three Little Pigs Publishing Ltd. 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She was a quiet or shy type but she sure liked to giggle and she had a wonderful sereneness about her. When she was in her mid eighties she had Alzheimer’s and was in a home. One evening after dinner, when she was visiting my Dad’s house, we were playing dominos and Daisy kept asking who had played–as her short-term memory was now a real struggle. Then in the middle of the game she started to tell a story about when she was 21 and in a stage show in 1942. She was able to describe the show and so many details around it; how she got time off work to perform, how her part was small, how she remembered standing backstage for many hours, how it had helped her with her shyness, and how it led to meeting my grandfather. When she told us this story I knew in my heart it was her DNA that had been passed on to me and had helped me towards leading a life in the theatre. Everything shifted in our family even before Daisy passed away because we lost her as the hub of our family, and now my Dad’s two brothers and two sisters are still trying to figure out how to gather and where to gather with eight grand kids and 12 great grand kids. When the hub of a family is lost it is like everyone is flung into outer space. It is the hub that keeps everyone attached, grounded and connected, or as Beth Graham describes Bernice Trimble in her play, these special folks have a gravitational pull to them. They seem to easily attract family around them, but it is because they call and write and reach out with news of family members and they help keep us all revolving around each other. Thank you Daisy. LIVE AT THE ROXY • 7 HAVE YOU HEARD? A large thriving herd of wood bison lives and grazes on our reclaimed land. Returning the land disturbed by our operations is not a responsibility we take lightly. 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LIVE AT THE ROXY • 9 Syncurde-HaveYouHeard-Bison-PlaybillAd.indd 1 9/11/14 1:56 PM 10 • THE GRAVITATIONAL PULL OF BERNICE TRIMBLE Do A FrOm E BaCk DeCk! Chillin’ out with friends and family on Shuswap Lake aboard a luxury Twin Anchors houseboat. Float, cruise, paddle, slide, ski, or soak up the rays. There’s no better place than Shuswap Lake! Get your crew together and start planning your next legendary adventure! î y o! TWINANCHORS.COM 1.800.663.4026 LIVE AT THE ROXY • 11 BETH GRAHAM Q&A with the Playwright How did you get into play writing? I’ve always liked to write. I did the whole ‘dark poetry’ thing, as a teenager. Then, I wrote a few short stories. I studied acting in University and that is how I, eventually, found my way into playwriting. What was the first play you wrote? Why did you write it? I began writing collaboratively with Daniela Vlaskalic and Charlie Tomlinson. We wrote a play for the Edmonton Fringe in 1999 called ‘The Drowning Girls’. Daniela, Charlie and I all met at the University of Alberta. Daniela and I were in the same acting class. After graduating, we wanted to continue working together. We were reading plays and looking for one to do. For whatever reason, we couldn’t find a play that we all agreed on.