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Opening Night -
article from the Williams Lake Tribune
Actors
Enjoy Opening Night
Two
newcomers to the stage are appearing in the Studio Theatre’s comedy Opening
Night which started a two-week run yesterday.
Sandy Bates is returning to the stage after a 30-year break. He acted in high
school and with a little theatre group for a while after high school.
Originally from Vancouver, Bates spent many years driving taxi and bus.
He would occasionally come hunting and fishing in the region, so when he decided
on a career change a couple of years ago he took the courses for his welding
ticket at the University College of the Cariboo in Williams Lake. He moved here
permanently a couple of years ago when he got a job with Cariboo Steel.
“I’ve always liked theatre and this was an opportunity to get back into it.
I wouldn’t be doing it otherwise. They don’t pay me enough,” jokes Bates,
who plays a bad actor named Clayton Fry. “I’m quite pleased that I’m still
able to remember lines and all that stuff.”
At 17, Stevie Benisch is also new to the stage and the youngest member of the
eight-member cast.
She lives with her family on the Echofar Bison Ranch at Big Lake and is in Grade
12 at Columneetza. She worked the front of house for the Studio Theatre last
year and decided to try acting this year.
“I love it. I love to act and I’m enjoying myself so much,” says Benisch,
who plays a young ingenue in the play within a play named Libby Husniak.
Benisch acted in a few plays in elementary school. In high school she also acted
in a video made by her class which is used to raise awareness among students in
Grades 6-8 about the hurt bullying and harassment can cause.
An English, major she also loves to write poetry and to sew and design her own
clothes. She plans on a career in the fashion industry.
She also enjoys kayaking and yoga. She has taught yoga for the past two summers
with the city’s Girl Power program for girls in Grades 6 and 7.
“I think it is an important age to be exposed to issues and develop a positive
mind and body image before they face the peer pressure of high school,” says
Benisch.
The comedy Opening Night by Norm Foster runs at the Studio Theatre from October
27-30 and from November 3-7. Watch for advertisements on ticket information.
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