{"id":24797,"date":"2024-04-15T08:22:40","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T13:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=24797"},"modified":"2024-04-15T08:32:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T13:32:48","slug":"east-of-60","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=24797","title":{"rendered":"East of 60 \/ Unnecessary Farce"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Elder UC#1 Checks In<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Busy time for me, doing the sound and lights for the local dinner theatre East of 60<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So named because Devon is on the East side of Highway 60. And I always thought artists were creative!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[WLBOTT Fact Check:<\/strong> Given our current understanding of “east”, we rate this as True<\/strong>]<\/span>
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The current play opened last night, with yours truly hitting the various StreamDeck<\/a> buttons for sound effects and music at various times, all based on verbal and visual ques. Which makes it really interesting when the actors screw up their lines, as happened most of the time last night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the really fascinating thing about live theatre is the way the actors work as a team and cover mistakes. When someone misses a line, like: \u201cI\u2019ll just go down to the lobby and wait,\u201d the other actor fills in with \u201cWell, why don\u2019t you just go down to the lobby and wait and I\u2019ll \u2026.\u201d. They all support each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until the post-game meeting with the director, at which point it gets rather vicious. Fortunately, I didn\u2019t screw up so I got to go home early (by which I mean, after only 5 hours sitting at the sound \/ lighting board).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All told, this production will run 5 nights. With 3 dress rehearsals, that brings me to about 36 hours. Plus another couple of hours splicing audio files to get just the right sounds and just the right lengths and volumes for the intro and extro music, gunshot, ring tones, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meal was fantastic \u2013 roast beast, a salmon dish of some kind, lots of salads (the stuff that food eats), mashed potatoes, gravy and plenty of deserts.<\/p>\nUC#1<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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The Venue<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Devon Community Centre<\/strong>
20 Haven Ave Devon, AB T9G 2B9 Canada<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Devon Community Center is east of Highway 60.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The community centre was the idea of one man, Dan Claypool<\/strong>, who, through his own efforts, raised $1M which was then matched by the province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Devon <\/strong>is] a great place to live.\u00a0 And seriously, we walk every day for about an hour and we have never been shot at or mugged.\u00a0 The worst thing that has ever happened was being attacked by the neighbor\u2019s dog, and even it ran off when I roared at it.\u00a0 The owner is an [*%$&@%], but you have them in every town.<\/p>\nUC#1<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Information about the community center can be found here<\/a>.
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Although well equipped, you may have to bring your own twine<\/strong> (BYOT). Full list of this well-equipped facility can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pix of the Community Center. Very cool solar installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Play<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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East of Sixty<\/strong> is proud to present Unnecessary Farce<\/strong> written by Paul Slade Smith<\/strong> and directed by Jennifer Phillips<\/strong>, coming to Devon Community Hall<\/strong> on April 12, 13, 14, 20 and 21 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two cops. Three crooks. Seven doors. Go. In a cheap motel room, an embezzling mayor is supposed to meet with his female accountant, while in the room next-door, two undercover cops wait to catch the meeting on videotape. But there\u2019s some confusion as to who\u2019s in which room, who\u2019s being videotaped, who\u2019s taken the money, who\u2019s hired a hit man and why the accountant keeps taking off her clothes.<\/p>\nEast of 60<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

After learning of this play, several thoughts came to mind:<\/p>\n\n\n\n