PRZone Festival 03

Wednesday, May 14 - 8:00 pm	The Drawer Boy by Micheal Healey
presented by Stage North Theatre Society, Directed by Dave Eaton
It's 1972, and a self-absorbed young Toronto actor arrives on a small farm to do hands-on research for an upcoming role in a play about country life. He is sent to live with two middle-aged farmers and unwittingly stumbles upon the truth about their past and as a result, their lives are forever altered when art attempts to imitate life and the line between truth and fiction is crossed. What begins as an amusing portrayal of rural and urban culture-clash, slowly peels away layers of forgotten truths and lies, exposing hidden secrets of love and tragedy.(Full length)
Thursday, May 15 - 8:00 pm	Becausehecan by Arthur Kopit
presented by Stage North Theatre Society, directed by Oliver Hachmeister
An urban couple leading successful, busy lives have their world systematically unravelled by a hacker who takes control of the computer records of their lives from bank accounts to legal files, robbing them of their identities, assuming control of their wealth, creating evidence of criminal activities and triggering an FBI investigation. (1 hr.15min.)
Friday, May 16 - 8:00 pm	Quartet for Three Actors by Rex Deverell
presented by Dodge City Players
Three actors find themselves on an empty stage unable to leave until they perform the play they've been given. An examination of themselves as artists and as human beings is the result. (Full length)
Saturday, May 17 - 7:00* pm*	The Melancholy King by Cynthia Livingstone
presented by Fort St. John Players , directed by Cynthia Livingstone
The Melancholy King is a lark about two cheeky knights, Sirs Frick & Frack, who must find a girlfriend for their Melancholy King (the biggest momma's boy ever) --or it is off with their heads. A romp thru medieval Fort St. John! (35 min.)
Saturday, May 17 - 8:30* pm*	Hats off to Chetwynd by Leo Sabulsky
presented by Chetwynd Actors Guild, directed by Cathy Norris "Hats off to Chetwynd" was written originally for a celebration party to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the founding of Chetwynd. People in small towns often did many jobs and characters are loosely based on real people who did wear many "hats". Characters use wit, sarcasm and personal testimony to tell the story of small town survival, disaster, loneliness and death along with feelings of survival and pride in friendships. Each member of the audience is invited to compare the characters portrayed in this play to characters in their own hometown. Northern residents may recognize common threads of history - these are loneliness, the threat of great economic boom and a fierce pride in community! (40 min.)
Followed by Awards Presentation

RESULTS
Best Production	BecauseHeCan Stage North Theatre Soc., Fort St. John
Best Director	Cynthia Livingstone THE MELANCHOLY KING, Fort St. John Players
Best Actor	Tom Kirschner BecauseHeCan, Stage North Theatre Soc.
Honorable Mention	Gilles Francoeur BecauseHeCan, Stage North Theatre Soc.
Best Supporting Actor	Blair Scott THE DRAWER BOY, Stage North Theatre Soc.
Best Supporting Actress	Isabel Paynter THE MELANCHOLY KING, Fort St. John Players
Best Ensemble	BecauseHeCan Stage North Theatre Soc.
Best Set Design	BecauseHeCan Stage North Theatre Soc.
Best Technical-Lights/Sound	BecauseHeCan Stage North Theatre Soc.
Best Costumes	Joanna Sundby THE MELANCHOLY KING, Fort St. John Players
The John Barry Memorial Award went to June Ainsworth of Stage North Theatre Society, Fort St. John
Zone Festivals are held in each of Theatre BC’s Zones throughout the spring, leading to the annual provincial MAINSTAGE theatre festival. Productions from each Zone Festival will participate as a "Best Production", "Workshop Play" or "Scene Development" at Theatre BC's Mainstage 2003 in Penticton/Summerland, B.C., July 4th -12th.