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BACK for 4 shows Dec 4 to 7, 2008 Artword Theatre presents You Are What You Do a celebration of working men
and women in story and song Thurs at 7:30 pm, $10 NEW: book on-line! www.artword.net/youarewhatyoudo Venue: The Pearl, 16 Steven Street, Hamilton Running time is about 90 minutes. Performed by Paula Grove, Valeri Kay, Tanis MacArthur, Allan Merovitz, Gordon Odegaard, Nea Reid, with Jennifer Lockman on piano and Ronald Weihs on fiddle |
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"There's a smart little show at The Pearl these days. It's filled with sometimes joyous, sometimes sad reflections about how people absorb the identity of their work. It's beautifully written and directed by Ronald Weihs with an ensemble cast that quiver with earnest emotion. Set against an evocative steel and wood landscape designed by Judith Sandiford, with projections that comment on the action onstage, it is a visually arresting experience. It's well worth your time." Gary Smith, Hamilton Spectator, Oct. 22, 2008. "...Something truly new and
original on the local arts scene ... It successfully weaves
many disparate elements to become something that is greater
then the sum of its parts. Using songs and personal
narrative, it gives us an insight into the lives of ordinary
working Canadians. The cast of six (Paula Grove, Valeri Kay,
Tanis MacArthur, Allan Merovitz, Gordon Odegaard, and Nea
Reid) effortlessly portray at least 20 characters that are
You Are What You
Do is an original musical play celebrating the lives
of working people. You Are What You Do,
written and directed by Artword's Artistic Director Ronald
Weihs, is a theatrical collage of stories gathered from men
and women about how work has shaped their lives. The result
is a high-spirited ensemble production, with a cast of six,
that uses songs, mime and inventive staging to celebrate the
energy and imagination of real people. Performed by Paula Grove,
Valeri Kay, Tanis MacArthur, Allan Merovitz, Gordon
Odegaard, Nea Reid |
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Artword
Theatre's musical play You Are What You Do is
coming back to The Pearl for four shows: December 4 to 7,
2008. We want to give you a chance to see the show that the
Hamilton press loved: 
believable
and compelling throughout. In the end though, it is the
songs themselves that you carry away with you leaving the
theatre. You Are What You Do is a must-see. It is a
meticulously constructed piece of theatre that asks some
real questions of its audience, and you cannot help but be
enriched after experiencing it." Brian Morton, View
Magazine, October 23-29, 2008