La Playa Panama - Volume 13, February 2014 | Page 23
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Community Theatre Growing the Beaches
By Jamuna Burry
bonds are inevitability deepened.
“A show, forges friendships that
are so deep and so real that I fully
expect some of the ones I have
made to last a lifetime”, says
Claire Ross.
From left, Ann Watson-Russell, Karen Key and Claire Ross
T
here isn’t a better way to
get a running start at
making friends in a new
community than participating in
your local theatre company.
Luckily for beach area residents,
Rob Brown and Yolanda Van Der
Kolk (Brown) have created a
company in the area, called The
Panama and Coclé Theatre
(P.a.C.T.). The pair bring a combination of acting, directing, stage
design and costume experience
to the company.
Recently Yolanda starred in a
production of “Small Talks”, a
situation comedy, where she
transforms herself from an
awkward, dowdy woman into a
self assured seductress. When
Yolanda first walked out on stage,
I didn’t recognize her, and was
amazed at how convincing she
was.
“It Rob’s direction", says Yolanda.
"I don’t have much acting experience”. “The great thing about
community theatre is that the
audience is made up for friends.
It makes it comfortable to try out
things”.
P.A.C.T. has held an open casting
call for actors. That call has been
answered
by
community
members, like Claire Ross,
Wayne Halladay, Lise Pepin,
Martha Look, Karen Key, Bruce
Johnson and Arlene Nash. “I
always tell people just because
you haven’t acted, doesn’t mean
you can’t”, says Yolanda. Once
they get their feet wet, inexperienced actors soon begin to have
fun. “Its great to see people come
out of their shell”, says Yolanda.
Most P.A.C.T. players come to
the stage with limited or no
experience at all. Every once in
awhile a no-nonsense actor with
a lot of experience, like Ann
Watson, will pass through the
company. When that happens,
the cast has the opportunity to
grow themselves, and through it,
On February 13th P.A.C.T. is
hosting “The Making Woopee
Game Show”. This is an
audience driven show, based on
a popular 70’s TV show, where
couples answer questions about
each other, often with hilarious
outcomes. Points are gained
when both partners have the
same answer. The unique thing
about this show is that the
audience is sure to know the
couples participating.
Coming up on April 10th, “Therapist: Not One Word”, written by
Rob Brown, is a chilling drama
about a psychotic psychiatrist
that manipulates her patients with bizarre results.
On Friday June 13th, the Ancon
Theatre company will travel to the
Beaches to preform "Rocky
Horror Show".
P.A.C.T is looking for people to get
involved in Community Theatre.
Volunteers are needed for front
and back stage. To get involved
contact Rob:
[email protected]
or Yolanda:
[email protected]
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El teatro comunitario está creciendo en las playas
By Jamuna Burry
N
o existe una mejor
manera de hacer
amigos
en
una
comunidad
nueva
que
participando
en
su
compañía de teatro local.
Afortunadamente para los
residentes del área costera,
Rob Brown y Yolanda Van
Del Kolk (Brown), han
creado una compañía en la
zona llamada Panama and
Coclé Theatre (P.a.C.T.). La
pareja trae una combinación
de experiencia en actuación,
dirección,
diseño
de
escenario y vestuario a la
compañía.
Hace poco Yolanda tuvo un
papel estelar en una producción “Small Talks”, una
comedia de situaci