Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 28, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Saturday free june May the Best fringe win continued from b1 even the Small pastoral Village of 25 minutes South of boasts a seven Earold fringe Festi Ottawa needs to loosen up a lot because we As a people Are very conservative says Ottawa fringe performer Bruce we Are not used to things this that does not Bode Well for the grassroots actors and directors who cant find work at the local regional the immodesty named great Canadian theatre there Are not Many acting gigs you can get around Here unless you want to run for Public cracks whose show return of the Homer is reminiscent of last years Winnipeg fringe hit the Lack of theatre Espe Ottawa fringe festival facts year one groups 36 venues 5 budget attendance goal daily in the is what spurred Kish Iqbal and William Beddoe to add Ottawa to the flourishing fringe festival we decided to do something that will promote the theatre commune says we knew there were people out there looking for an out let for their the Lack of government funding has squeezed Many Small theatre troupes into virtual Alexander says Independent the a remaking is Only available to those who have a chunk of change in the and there Are few of those people around Iqbal is hoping that the june fringes in Manotick 715 and Ottawa 2129 can Combine to offer the stage starved Region a solid month of intense All the talk about the birth of a new fringe festival is invariably accompanied by predictions about the death of an old fringe Manotick producer Trevor John says there is no connection Between his festivals ill timed 25 per cent drop to in paid attendance on the eve of the first Ottawa he blamed the absence of such Atten Tio grabbing acts As the arrogant Worms and sensible footwear for the downturn at the Box Johns gut reaction to the news of the Ottawa fringe was trepidation for the viability of both in not 100 per cent sure the City can support another says the 34yearold Ottawa Ottawa fringe organizers Are confident the festivals can coexist and share mailings and publicity Ottawa citizen theatre critic Jan ice Kennedy is doubtful the area can maintain two festivals which Are the closest in dates and geography on the one is going to emerge stronger and the other is going to predicts id suspect Man stick is going to bite the Ottawa deserves to have a Down town fest and not one out in the you we our Winters Are Long but when summer arrives things really heat you can keep your cd around the House with a Little Power smart know chilling out and saving on your Hydro Bill begins with a few hard air Central or window that Are too big for the Job wont de humidify the air bigger int always set your room air conditioner fan and Cooling control at when the air conditioner runs youll be More comfortable during humid the most out of your air conditioner by cleaning and debris away from the outdoor condenser keep your windows closed and drapes particularly on the sunny Side of the chill out this summer with a Little Power smart know for More hot tips on keeping Call Manitoba Power smart Monitoba Hildro Lemmon a funny team continued from b1 when youve got great you let them do their if youre so insecure that you feel like you have to impose yourself every youre making a big Coolidge with the idea that its the differences Between the two men that make them so funny As a they really think which Means you always get two Points of but they amuse each she they keep getting a fresh perspective from each what makes them Good together is that they Arent the same they dont think the same their comedy sense is so its always Matthaus perspective is slightly More succinct in sort of and Jack is like a Fox who tried unsuccessfully to duplicate the comedy team magic last year with James Garner in my Fel Low says part of his Suc Cess with Matthau comes from the Way they keep each other on their if Walter gets an or if i that different from the Way weve been doing a scene in we wont say what it he Well wait and just do and let the other Guy pick up on it and go with its a very Good Way to work if you know the other actor Well and cant remember a time when that happened and the other one of us go on with the it with this latest Effort barely out of the its already assured that out to sea wont be their last Matthau and Lemmon have begun production on the Odd couple reprising the characters of slovenly sports writer Oscar Madison and neurotic beatnik Felix this the Odds take their Squab bling on the travelling from Florida to California to attend their kids Matthau pulls no punches when Hes asked what possible motivation there could be to attempt a sequel to what was such a Good so Long the motivation he it was interesting and very so i was Well motivate Lemmon adds that gladly keep working together As Long As the Public wants to see them paired but its he a matter of Sim ply milking the comedic cow the material has to be Good and the Basic relationship premise has to satisfy both of which is not he we reject a lot of youd be surprised at the sort of stuff we lets say out to sea is a huge within two somebody some where is going to unearth about 15 scripts about two Guys on a boat and Send them to i dont know where they get them or How fast they can write but there All just pieces of new writers festival planned Winnipeg literary Community is planning a new writers festival to take place 14 to the Winnipeg writers festival which will focus on but will also include school Book workshops and a poetry slam will incorporate the annual words on stage says Coorg Nizer Mark Al Paul Jane Winnipeg native Susie Dany Linda Nino Ricci and Anne Szumigal ski Are among the writers expected to Winnipeg Carol Shields would like to says but is unable to As the event coincides with the launch of her new larrys party and its subsequent Book attention Check to see if your company qualifies for a special 2o Call us today mobility mobility Centre Mon Sai St Jam fcb aay 2995 uhan1 pahk 989 2977 Cahman my 204 745 3001 ;