. Agri-news. Agriculture. Not just another dirty play Creatures of Habit isn't just another dirty play, it's a play about dirt. The musical revue, created by Camrose's Prairie Fire Theatre Company, attempts to answer the question what can be done to save valuable topsoil from wind and water erosion. The hour-long play premiered last year during 1992's National Soil Conservation Week. Despite its focus on soil conservation, the play's foremost goal is entertainment. So, the production has made Prairie audiences both laugh and reflect on an increasingly prominent issue in rural communities throu
. Agri-news. Agriculture. Not just another dirty play Creatures of Habit isn't just another dirty play, it's a play about dirt. The musical revue, created by Camrose's Prairie Fire Theatre Company, attempts to answer the question what can be done to save valuable topsoil from wind and water erosion. The hour-long play premiered last year during 1992's National Soil Conservation Week. Despite its focus on soil conservation, the play's foremost goal is entertainment. So, the production has made Prairie audiences both laugh and reflect on an increasingly prominent issue in rural communities through drama, music and comedy. For example, a roving reporter character seeks the scoop on the "dirt" of the matter. A pair of ducks talk about being forced from their wetland home. At a Recreational Tillers Anonymous Meeting, a farmer confesses his difficulty in resisting the temptation to cultivate. Two old farming friends meet to watch their favorite soap—As the World Turns—and start to talk about being "creatures of habit". Actors Martin Murphy, Mike Zimmerman and Kate Anderson researched the issue with a group of farm conservation couples before writing the play. "We met with five couples in Rosalind every Tuesday for a month," says Murphy. "We asked for information, facts and concerns surrounding the issue of soil conservation and talked about individual farms and farming ; Their focus group helped the creative team key on critical concerns. "These discussions helped us create some of the scenes and fill out ideas we already had," adds Murphy. They also had additional help in preparing the play. Director, Paul "Sparky" Johnson assisted in writing the script. Ken Eshpeter, a Daysland area farmer and one of the 1993 award winning conservation farmers, wrote all of the poetry. "We've been to a lot of different places," says Murphy, "and it's been going over great. We're very happy about t
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