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Les Irvin wrote: > WINNIPEG, Jan. 18, 2002 In a season all about longing, PTE Artistic > Director Allen MacInnis is realizing a dream of his own. Prairie Theatre > Exchange presents, under his direction, Joni Mitchell: River, a theatrical > concert of songs by Canadian legend Joni Mitchell. > > I am calling River a theatrical concert because it resembles a concert, > which has no dialogue, and theatre because I am creating a kind of > narrative with the songs, explains MacInnis. I have chosen songs to paint > the arc of a love affair from the giddy beginnings to the petty doubts > through the breakdown and finally the wisdom that comes with age. To > contrast the very personal material, I have also selected other songs which > express the more public view, Joni's observations about the state of the > world and human development. > > While the concert includes songs that span Mitchells entire career, from > her folk roots to jazz fusions, River is not a biography. It is inspired > by the act-ability of her songs, says MacInnis. The cast of three > actor-singers will play the songs, not just sing them. In that way, I hope > to bring an audience to a thrilling interaction with Joni's profound and > very human insights about love and the world. The actors will make the > songs their own, like monologues, in a style of their own without trying to > mimic Joni. > > Joni Mitchell: River will be performed by a stellar cast that includes Thom > Allison (Side By Side By Sondheim), Andrea Menard (Godspell), and Corrine > Koslo (Shaw Festival ensemble member) who makes her PTE debut. The cast > will be accompanied by an all-Winnipeg band including Don Benedictson > (bass), Greg Lowe (guitars), Daniel Roy (percussion) and Leonard Shaw > (keyboards/saxophone). > > Allen MacInnis directs Joni Mitchell: River, with musical arrangements by > Greg Lowe. Set and costume design by Diborah E. Judah, lighting design by > Scott Henderson (Godspell, Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well), and vocal > coaching by Donna Fletcher. Stage management by Margaret Brook assisted by > Wanda Bretecher. > > Joni Mitchell: River performance schedule: > > Preview: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 > Opening: Thursday, January 31, 2002 > Runs: Until Sunday, February 17, 2002 > Times: 8 pm Wednesday through Saturday, 7 pm Tuesday, & 7 pm Sunday, Feb. 10. > Matinees: Sunday at 2 pm, plus Saturday, Feb. 2 at 3 pm > > Prices: > Sunday to Thursday: $18.25 for Students; $20.25 for Seniors, $ 28.25 for > Adults > Friday and Saturday: $18.25 for Students; $22.25 for Seniors, $ 30.25 for > Adults > > $10.00 curtain ticket 1/2 hour prior to each performance for students with > valid ID. > Subject to availability > > Tickets on sale at the PTE box office, 3rd Floor Portage Place, 204-942-5483. > > Sponsored by: Taylor McCaffrey > Media Presenters: Q94 FM and Global TV > Supported by: The Manitoba Arts Council, The Canada Council, The City of > Winnipeg > The Winnipeg Foundation, and The Prairie Theatre Exchange Foundation Trust > > For more information contact: Barbara Edie, Public Relations/Development > Manager, at 204-925-5257; Fax 204-942-1774; > e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
