Attend Mindfulness in the Workplace event Spellbinding comedy
in a variety of careers with
a wide range of experience,
Tronier said.
The roughly 100 hours
they spend preparing before
opening night are a “big com-
mitment,” James added.
He’s been doing commu-
nity theater for decades and
By Dani Palmer
comfortable with one another. has directed about 100 plays.
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“Because it’s a romantic This is his second with Coast-
comedy, the romance has to er Theatre.
“Bell, Book and Candle” work,” Moore said. “We have
“Bell, Book and Candle”
is a tale about a New York- to make it believable.”
is an old-school period piece,
er who falls head over heals
It takes commitment, James said. Since romantic
for a witch after she casts a Fairall added. She’s also got- comedy has changed, there
spell on him. The catch is ten to know the other actors DUH KXUGOHV EXW KH LV FRQ¿-
that she’ll lose her powers if well as they play family.
dent the cast is up to it.
she loves him back. The play,
Moore watched the clas-
Fairall, who began acting
written by John Van Dru- last winter, said the role has sics to prepare for the way the
ten and directed by Edward been good for her to tackle. characters talk and move.
James, opens this week at the Gillian is a powerful, sensu-
“A lot has changed,” he
Coaster Theatre in Cannon al character. Often silly, it’s said. “But it is fun to dress up
Beach.
a side Fairall doesn’t show in that era, to have that sort of
Shepherd Henderson stops much. She read Coaster The- style, a sense of New York in
by Gillian Holroyd’s store atre’s summary of the play the ‘50s.”
on his way to an engagement and was intrigued, as she
Fairall added it was like
party. Learning he’s to marry wanted to play a witch.
learning Shakespeare.
an old rival, Gillian uses her
She called the play a co-
“It just spoke to me,” she
magic on him, and that’s how said.
medic, emotional “roller
the story begins, said Daric
Moore, who plays Shep- coaster ride.”
Moore, who plays the leading herd, has been in communi-
“Bell, Book and Candle”
man.
ty theater since 1996, but he will be performed Fridays
“Book, Bell and Candle” wasn’t originally going to do and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.
is Coaster’s fall show. The the role until another actor through Oct. 24, with a Thurs-
theater does seven a year, in- dropped out. Moore, a musi- day performance on Oct. 15
cluding two during the sum- cian, spends the majority of and Sunday matinees Oct. 4
mer, Marketing and Opera- his time on his new CD, and and Oct. 18 at 3 p.m.
Tickets are $15 or $20 de-
tions Director Jenni Tronier James agreed to work with his
pending on the seating and
said.
schedule.
The play was written in
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for ushers who get a free tick-
direction and costume design. ferently.
The TV show “Bewitched,”
The actors are volunteers et for that evening’s show.
popular in the 1960s and ‘70s,
was partially based on the
play.
James called “Bell, Book
and Candle” a universal
love story, rather than a su-
pernatural one. “There’s no
overwhelming levitating of
chairs,” he said. “We may
mesmerize the audience, we
hope.”
“Love is pretty magical,”
added Priscilla Fairall, who
plays Gillian.
Fairall and Moore met be-
fore practices began on Aug.
Submitted photo by George Vetter
2. As actors who pretend to
have feelings for each other, Priscilla Fairall and Daric Moore star as Gillian Holroyd and Shepherd Henderson in “Bell,
they said, it’s important to get Book and Candle” at the Coaster Theatre.
Service workers can practice compassion to feel more fulfilled
comes to Cannon Beach
ASTORIA — A free work-
shop for local service industry
workers will be held from 2:30
to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2 at
the Fort George Lovell Show-
room, 426 14th St.
The workshop will focus
on the challenges of staying
present while serving others
and practicing compassion in
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Attendees will learn tools for
cultivating self-renewal, to
spot sources of unhappiness
and to develop mindfulness.
“Most of us are living in a
small town because we crave
a higher quality of life. With
the increasing demands on
our attention from technol-
Coaster Theatre presents bewitching
romance ‘Bell, Book and Candle’
Submitted photo
Western Oregon University professor
emeritus Jerry Braza will lead a free work-
shop about growing mindful relationships
Friday, Oct. 2 in Astoria.
ogy, etc., it’s hard to simply
stay in the moment and notice
life,” said workshop organiz-
er Cindy Nemlowill. “When
we are able to do that we have
a greater sense of gratitude
and joy.”
The event features Jerry
Braza, Ph.D., a mentor and
ordained dharma teacher in
the lineage of Buddhist Mas-
ter Thich Nhat Hanh as well
as professor emeritus at West-
ern Oregon University. His
newest book “The Seeds of
Love: Growing Mindful Re-
lationships” focuses on apply-
ing mindfulness to deepen the
quality of relationships.
Braza offers experience
and practice in helping those
who are interested in living
up to their deepest aspirations.
Specializing in mindfulness
and relationships, he conducts
retreats, seminars, workshops
and classes in a variety of spir-
itual and secular venues. His
three-word philosophy frames
his life: “mindfulness, love
and service.”
In honor of all the service
providers in our community,
many local businesses have
come together to sponsor this
workshop so it can be free of
charge to attendees. Spon-
sors will be recognized at the
event. For more information
or to become a sponsor, call
Dawn Young at 973-224-6858
or Cindy Nemlowill at 503-
791-8456.
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