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Harrison Festival - Day Four

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

Last night’s sold out theatrical performance in the Memorial Hall was a definate good time.  The first of two one-act plays Pillow Talk by Peter Tolan centered around two young men, Aaron and Doug, being forced to share a bed together in Aaron’s Grandmother’s mobile home.  Themes of homophobia and male insecurity offered tremedous laughs and a few touching macho moments.  The second of the evenings offerings, The Terrible False Deception by Rafe MacPherson  was an interestingly unique take on the play within a play.  This piece followed a group of stereotypical performers as they navigated through four different variations of the same dramatic scene.  The audience simply delighted in the unexpected moments that sprung out of the seemingly predictable repetition.  A highlight for the evening was a brilliantly executed front of house speech delivered in a mock British accent with plenty of dry sarcasm.  Overall the two productions were a wonderfull showcase for the young and gifted talent immerging out of the University of the Fraser Valley’s Theatre Department.