A University of Windsor alumnus won Monday’s DailyNews trivia contest and free tickets to the University Players in the social satire Welfarewell.
Malcolm Campbell had his entry drawn from all respondents who correctly identified Hansel and Gretel as the tale of a cannibalistic witch, The Over-the-Hill Gang as the tale of elderly electoral malcontents and Ma Barker as a criminal matriarch.
University Players is offering DailyNews readers a chance to win two tickets to see the comedy Welfarewell. The play’s run continues through Sunday at Essex Hall Theatre. Wednesday through Saturday performances are at 8 p.m.; Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m. For more information or tickets, call 519-253-3000, ext. 2808, or visit www.universityplayers.com.
University of Windsor graduate Talish Zafar (BA 2012) is excited to debut his play Fireflies in the City: A Conversation about Love this weekend at Mackenzie Hall.
“It’s a comedy that ends up turning into an actual conversation about love,” Zafar said. “It gets emotional and even brutal with the reality of what love actually is.”
In addition to writing the play, Zafar is acting in one of the lead roles.
“I enjoy being able to say the words that I wrote and in the way that I meant for them to be said and interpreted,” he said.
University Players continues its 54th season with Cat Delaney’s hilarious comedy Welfarewell. The play runs November 22 to December 2 at Essex Hall Theatre.
It’s a dream come true for David Robbins-Singh. The third-year drama student will record his first comedy album during a live performance of his stand-up act Friday, November 16.
“It’s incredible,” says Robbins-Singh, who uses a wheelchair and performs under the stage name “Squeaky Wheelz.”
He has labelled Friday’s event “Roll with it,” and the line-up of comedians includes Tim Bailey, Billy Rae Bauer and Cameron Adamson, in addition to Robbins-Singh.
Athletes, educators, entrepreneurs and entertainers are among the eight University of Windsor grads who will be honoured for their successes early in their professional careers during the University of Windsor Alumni Association’s annual general meeting on Thursday, November 15.
This year’s recipients of the Odyssey Award are:
The University of Windsor will hold a place for Danielle Wade, says Tina Pugliese, director of the School of Dramatic Art.
Wade, an acting student who finished her second year, won a national search for the role of Dorothy in a Toronto-based stage production of The Wizard of Oz. The play, adapted by Andrew Lloyd Webber from the books by L. Frank Baum, will begin performances December 20.
The 20-year-old LaSalle native finished as the fan favourite on the CBC-TV series Over the Rainbow to win the role. The show’s finale aired Monday.
Drama students, faculty and staff gathered Thursday for an impromptu rally in support of BFA acting major Danielle Wade, one of three finalists in a national contest to land the role of Dorothy in an Andrew Lloyd Webber production of The Wizard of Oz to open in Toronto in December.
The group donned her signature colour of light green, cheered on Wade, and even assayed a spirited rendition of “Over the Rainbow”—a song from the movie musical and the name of the CBC television program on which Wade is competing.
Sociology student Michelle Gajewski won Monday’s DailyNews trivia contest and earned two tickets to see the University Players production of Agatha Christie’s murder mystery The Hollow at Essex Hall Theatre.
Gajewski’s name was drawn from all entrants who correctly identified Washington Irving as the author of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Godric’s Hollow as the Potter family village, and Jessica Verday as the author of the Hollow trilogy.
University Players is offering DailyNews readers a chance to win two tickets to see its current production, The Hollow by Agatha Christie.
The play’s run continues through Sunday at Essex Hall Theatre. Wednesday through Saturday performances are at 8 p.m.; Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m. For more information or tickets, call 519-253-3000, ext. 2808, or visit www.universityplayers.com.
