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Crawfortl's `Birds and the Bees' to premiere June 22
What do love, lust, bee keeping,
and the artificial insemination of
turkeys have in common? Find out
as the Blyth Festival presents The
Birds and the Bees, a hilarious,
raucous, new comedy with huge,
honeyed, heart. Written by Mark
Crawford (who gave us the 2014
season hit, Stag and Doe), and
directed by Ann Hodges, The Birds
and the Bees will run from June 22
to Aug. 6 in Blyth's Memorial Hall.
It's nearly time for the last -ever
annual Turkey Days Festival. The
excitement in town is palpable, and
Gail is on the committee. A retired
empty -nester, Gail has been quietly
raising bees in solitude, all
alone, completely unaccompanied.
Unexpectedly, her grown daughter
Sarah returns home; it seems 20
years of artificially inseminating
turkeys has taken a toll on Sarah's
love life, and she and her husband
are through.
As both women set about putting
their lives back in order, and
reacquaint themselves with living
under the same roof, they are visited
by an eager, athletic, strapping,
young grad student named Ben who
has come to study the declining bee
population, but things get a little
extra -curricular.
Throw in a meddlesome
neighbour, a little internet dating,
and the last pair of tickets to the final
Turkey Days Dance of all time, and
you have a racy recipe for relentless
laughter.
Starring in this hilarious comedy
and making her Blyth debut is
veteran stage and TV star Nora
McLellan (Orphan Black, Killjoys,
X -Files, Shaw and Stratford
Festivals) as Gail. Beloved Blyth
Festival actor Marion Day
(Innocence Lost: A Play About
Accompanying the market
Grandmother/grandson duo Marie and Joseph Flynn provided tunes for shoppers at the
Brussels Farmers' Market last week. The pair are part of a program that looks to have music
played every week at the event. (Denny Scott photo)
Multiculturalfestival June 18
Goderich's Courthouse Park will
be transformed into a world stage for
the fifth Annual Huron Multicultural
Festival on Saturday, June 18 from 1
- 8 p.m.
The theme for this year's free
event is Asia and will feature a
variety of musicians and dancers
representing the cultures from this
part of the world. Brought to the
stage will be Bollywood and
Bhangra dance, Korean folk dance,
Japanese drum and dance, and music
of the Middle East, and more.
"This is a great celebration of
diversity in Huron County," said
Rick Sickinger, Cultural
Development Officer, Cultural
Services Department, County of
Huron. "The Multicultural Festival
is a great way to enjoy and learn
about different cultures, and it also
helps to make newcomers feel more
welcome in the community by
providing them the opportunity to
share their customs and traditions
with residents of the county."
Along with the free music and
dance, attendees can shop a variety
of artisans and sample foods from
around the world in the international
marketplace. As in past years, the
event is licensed and a variety of
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BLYTH
FESTIVAL
THE BIRDS
AND THE BEES
Written by Mark Crawford
Directed by Ann Hodges
From the writer of 2014's runaway hit Stag and Doe, comes
a raucous, hilarious new comedy with huge, honeyed heart.
A play about love, lust, bee keeping, and the artificial
insemination of turkeys... gobble, gobble!
MARION DAY
JOHN DOLAN
For Tickets Call 519.523.9300 Toll Free 1.877.862.5984 or visit blythfestival.com
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Blyth Festival gratefully acknowledges the support of
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Steven Truscott, Beyond The Farm
Show, Hometown, The Book of
Esther, Harvest, Kitchen Radio)
plays Sarah and John Dolan (I'll Be
Back Before Midnight, The Ginko
Tree, Against the Grain, Courting
Johanna) returns to the Blyth stage
as Earl the neighbour. Young
Christopher Allen makes his Blyth
debut as the irresistible Ben.
Playwright Mark Crawford's Stag
and Doe has received seven other
productions since its premiere at
Blyth in 2014 making it one of the
most -produced new Canadian plays
of the decade. Mark's second play,
Bed and Breakfast, premiered in
2015 at the Thousand Islands
Playhouse and will play at
Montreal's Centaur Theatre next
spring. Also in 2017, Carousel
Players presents the world premiere
of his play for young audiences:
Boys, Girls, and Other Mythological
Creatures.
Director Ann Hodges was last in
Blyth in 2012 when she directed
Beverley Cooper's The Lonely
Diner; Al Capone in Euphemia
Township. A hugely celebrated
director, Ann has directed at theatres
across Canada and directed the
opening ceremonies of the 2002
North American Indigenous Games.
She has just been nominated for a
2016 Dora Award for "Outstanding
Direction" of the musical Grey
Gardens in Toronto.
The designers who produced Our
Beautiful Sons: Remembering
You are invited to an
Open House
Thursday, June 23rd, 2016
Celebrating
Connie Marion's
Retirement
At the Huron East Municipal Office
72 Main Street S, Seaforth ON
Refreshments and Cake 11 am - 4 pm
Matthew Dinning are teaming up
again to design The Birds and the
Bees: Designing the set and
costumes is Gillian Gallow (Vimy,
Pearl Gidley) who is nominated for a
2016 Dora Award for her
"Outstanding Costume Design" for
Human Cargo's The Road To
Paradise. Long-time festival
favourite Rebecca Picherack is
designing the lighting, and Verne
Good is the sound designer. Chantal
Hayman is the stage manager and
Neha Ross is the assistant stage
manager.
Reserve seats by calling 519-523-
9300 or online at blythfestival.com.
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TICKETS:
$10 ADVANCE, $12 DOOR
LUNCH PROVIDED MUSIC BY DJ
AGE OF MAJORITY
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Natalie White graduated
with honours from the
University of Guelph on
June 13, 2016 with a
Bachelor of Commerce
Degree with a Major in
Accounting.
Congratulations Natalie,
we are so proud of you!
Love Mom, Dad,
Matt, Nicole, Mark,
Lyla & Claira
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Sunday, June 19
8:00 am - 11:00 am
at Londesborough Hall
• Eggs • Bacon • Sausage
• Pancakes and Homefries
Adults $8.00
Children Under 12 $3.00
Sponsored by Londesboro Lions Club