{"id":12919,"date":"2024-03-27T19:39:28","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T19:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redlakewes.com\/wp2\/?p=12919"},"modified":"2024-03-27T19:40:07","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T19:40:07","slug":"mix-tapes-from-my-mom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redlakewes.com\/wp2\/mix-tapes-from-my-mom\/","title":{"rendered":"Mix Tapes from my Mom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Review of Wilderness Entertainment Series March 4, 2024 Event, Red Lake District HS<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre presents\u00a0<em>Mix Tapes from my Mom<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>written &amp; performed by Cory Wojcik.\u00a0 Featuring Josh Bellan on guitar and vocals, Christy Taronno on keyboard and vocals.\u00a0 Directed by Trish Cooper.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>by Marilyn Duncalfe<\/p>\n<p>If you are of a certain vintage, you quite possibly have a mix tape or two squirreled away in your cache of lifelong treasures.\u00a0 But 257?\u00a0 Not likely.\u00a0 But you are not Cory Wojcik\u2019s mother.\u00a0 This trove of a musical legacy serves as the talisman for Winnipeg actor, director, writer and teacher Cory Wojcik to cathartically bring to life the preposterous symmetry of the \u201cbest worst day of his life\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In this concert cum show, the stage set truly sets the stage.\u00a0 While there was no sunburst clock in evidence, it can be confirmed that the venerable wall panelling, coffee table and velvet painting featured in many childhoods were in evidence.\u00a0 Additionally, \u00a0a slide carousel &amp; projector were featured and milk crates of cassette tapes.\u00a0 Lots and lots of tapes.A trippy time vortex indeed.<\/p>\n<p>Amongst this backdrop, Wocjik shares the poignant true story of events that transpired within his own family.\u00a0 Without giving too much away, highly-relatable vignettes of the triumphs and sorrows of life unfold in a narrative interspersed with musical gems from such classic mix tapes as \u201cTunes to Veg By\u201d and \u201cTunes from Saskatoony\u201d.\u00a0 The Beatles, The Cars, Nancy Sinatra, the Doobie Brothers as well as a few original tracks were well-executed by the three highly capable musicians.<\/p>\n<p>We have all experienced loss, sorrow, as well as achingly-beautiful experiences that serve to swat away the pain.\u00a0 The wheel of life is ever thus.\u00a0 \u00a0Set in the context of one roiling family, the gritty streets of Winnipeg and two Manitoba hospitals, <em>Mix Tapes from My Mom <\/em>reminds us that the highs and lows of life are both essential and eternal.\u00a0 And as the close-out, uplifting Trooper song reminds us, \u201cWe\u2019re Here for a Good Time (Not a long Time)\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Review of Wilderness Entertainment Series March 4, 2024 Event, Red Lake District HS Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre presents\u00a0Mix Tapes from my Mom written &amp; performed by Cory Wojcik.\u00a0 Featuring Josh Bellan on guitar and vocals, Christy Taronno on keyboard and vocals.\u00a0 Directed by Trish Cooper. by Marilyn Duncalfe If you are of a certain vintage, you  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/redlakewes.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12919"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/redlakewes.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/redlakewes.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redlakewes.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redlakewes.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12919"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/redlakewes.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12919\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12922,"href":"https:\/\/redlakewes.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12919\/revisions\/12922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/redlakewes.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redlakewes.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redlakewes.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}