Rotary Club brings the “Class of 1973” to the Bliss
The Rotary Club of Belize completed its final Gift of Life Clinic for 2010 on Wednesday and tonight they’re giving the gift of laughter with their annual fundraising play. This year the actors are taking a trip down memory lane—all the way back to the “Class of 1973”. According to Director and lead actor, Joey Clarke, the play promises non-stop humor from start to finish. And since the proceeds are part of the financing for the Gift of Life program, you can have a good time and support a worthy cause while you’re at it. Clarke told us a bit more about the play being staged at the Bliss for fun and funds.
Joey Clarke, Director/Lead Actor
“What you can expect is pretty much what you get every year from Rotary. You get a bag of laughs, you get a nice evening’s entertainment with song and dance and interesting things. In this particular year we’re going back to 1973; it’s called “The Class of 1973”. It’s about a group of students who want to take the common entrance but their teachers don’t think they’re up to it. But things happen in the course of the play that gives them a chance.”
Delahnie Bain
“How long have you all been working on this play?”
Joey Clarke
“We’ve been working for about two months. Remember most of us have jobs in the daytime and stuff. So it’s mostly evenings and we took it slow to begin with and we build up to a nice climax, which will take place Thursday, the nineteenth.”
Delahnie Bain
“Who wrote the play?”
Joey Clarke
“The play was written by Jamaican writer, Patrick Brown, who provided many of the scripts over the years for the Rotary. He donates; that is his part in helping out with their projects. He donates the script like most of us donate our time and our efforts into making sure there’s a good bit of entertainment for a good cause.”
Delahnie Bain
“Why would you encourage people to come out and see this play?”
Joey Clarke
“Well, there are two things. One is of course the Rotary’s work—helping children who can’t get the medical care they need otherwise. I mean nothing beats that but then there’s something there for the audience too. You come there, you get a wonderful evening’s entertainment with song and dance. Probably once you come in the place you won’t stop laughing till you leave.”
The play opens tonight with repeat performances on Friday and Sunday.
