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Vanessa Nicholls-Thomas Band Will You Choose?

April’s Mom of the Month lived in Long
Sault for most of her life and within
the past year has planted roots in
Lunenburg with her 3 children.
Vanessa wasn’t always high-energy
and out-going. She was an introvert,
shy and anxious, but through the
world of sports (namely gymnastics,
diving, cross country running, speed
swimming, lacrosse, ice hockey, ball
hockey, soccer, and basketball) she
slowly came out of her shell. Being part of
a team had everything to do with that. So did
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know all the kind-hearted people of the area.
Vanessa has had amazing moments as an athlete. One was when she received

a scholarship to Marietta College in Ohio for basketball. During her first year,
she decided to trade her sneakers in for cleats and she found a deeper passion Making dreams come true since 1937

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Continued from above page 21 is still actively involved in women’s takes it out on the field or court and says. “I’m lucky to be a part of this
soccer, ball hockey, and basketball. almost instantly the stress, worry, and community, a community my parents
years and ended her last season as a Vanessa feels it hasn’t been easy the anxiousness dissipate. are also a part of, and one that
captain and MVP of her team. past few years what with COVID Vanessa is a team player in everything truly embodies team-like qualities,
from helping thy neighbour on our
The most important team she is a part delaying and cancelling seasons. It she does, whether it’s being a mom
of now is her family, with her three has been tough for those like who to her three kids or working as an Long Sault Neighbour FB page, to
children, Hunter 8, Hudson 5, and have always found sports to be eLearning Curriculum Assistant gatherings at O’Neil’s where there’s
Harper 3. Becoming a mom didn’t healing and great for mental clarity. at OETIO in Morrisburg. “When great food, good company, lots of
keep her away from her passion as she If she’s having a tough day, she raising kids, it takes a village,” she laughs and where everyone knows

Casting a Play: Who Gets to Play What Role and Why

By Laurie Manzer invitation to read for a part in the select the actors so that the audience being portrayed.

play) and the director sets to work. will be transported into the world of
Most directors know who has trod
Some playwrights are quite specific the playwright. Ultimately, the job of
the boards before and know if a play is
about the age, height, and traits of the director, producer, and actors is to
do-able based on the available actors,
their characters, while others are create a world that lures the audience
experienced and new to the stage.
more flexible which allows for more in and takes them into another time and
The director will train and bring along
selection when choosing someone for space. The characters, as portrayed
the individuals who have decided that
a part. by the actors, must be believable and the stage might be an interesting new
must always stay in character on stage
nce a theatre group has selected The vision of the director is part of pastime. One never knows until one
Oa play, the next step is to ensure the process as well. A role may be so that no matter where the gaze of an tries and we encourage all to come out
audience member strays, the actor is
the cast (the acting crew) is in described vaguely giving the director to auditions, if only for the experience
place. Auditions are called (an open some leeway. The responsibility is to convincingly present as the character of auditioning!