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Shipka couple at convention
13y MRS. MOH MORENZ
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Arnold, ac-
companied by Russell Desjardine
of Grand Bend, spent a few days
last week attending a Lion's
Convention, held at Hotel Hilton,
in Quebec City.
Mr. & Mrs. Dick Neut, of
Northern California, visited
recently with Mr. & Mrs. Rudy
Zondag,
James Snyder left Friday for a
week's study course, on
veterinary farm help, at Granite,
Kansas.
Julie Arnold visited with her
sister and brother-in-law, Mr, &
Mrs. Jerry Relouw, while her
parents were on holiday,
Recent visitors with Mr. & Mrs.
Arnold Keller were her two
brothers, Dave Meyers of Lon-
don, Tom Meyers of Zurich, Mr.
& Mrs. Don Keller of Goderich,
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Keller, Sharon
and Lori, Kitchener, Mr. & Mrs.
Robert Feltz and Terry, Brinsley,
Mr. & Mrs. Roy Gibson and
Mark, Crediton, Mr. & Mrs.
Max Windsor and Johnny,Exeter,
Mr. & Mrs. Earl Keller and
family, Mrs. Freida Keller,
Murray Keller and Wayne Martin
of London.
Mr. & Mrs. Edgar Webb of St.
Catharines have been visiting a
few days with their daughter and
son-in-law and family, Mr. &
Mrs. Cliff Russell.
Kathy Russell and Jane
Pickering, of this area, were
confirmed into membership,
Sunday, at Zion United Church,
Crediton.
Visitors during the week with
Mr. & Mrs. Ken Baker, were Mr.
& Mrs. Earl Baker of St. Thomas,
and Mr. & Mrs. Bob Reid of
Wallaceburg.
Friday visitors with Mr. & Mrs.
Milton Sweitzer were her mother
and aunt, Mrs. Elsie Comfort,
and Mrs. Sylvia Holiday of
Welland, and Mr. & Mrs. Jim
Campbell of Exeter.
Visitors during the weekend
with Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Morenz
were her cousns, Mr. & Mrs.
Albert Coleman of London,
Glenda and Tammy Morenz, and
Kimberly Merkies of Grand
Bend.
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Five years is not a long time,
but in the life of a theatre it is the
turning point between being
firmly established and struggl-
ing. With their fifth anniversary
this year, the Huron Country
Playhouse, southeast of Grand
Bend, enters into the realm of
the "firmly established".
Begun in 1971 by Bill Heinsohn
and James Murphy, who picked
out the nine acre plot the
Playhouse uses, it has grown
from theatre-in-a-tent to an
operation that includes their per-
manent theatre, completed last
year; a restaurant; Stablefare,
an after-theatre Cabaret; hous-
ing for about half the summer
staff; dressing rooms; a rehear-
sal stage and storage space in
the barn originally on the site;
and a home for Managing Direc-
tor Murphy and his wife Bar-
bara.
And it's not finished yet. There
are still little things to be done to
the theatre: like having the
lighting system redesigned by
Stage Lighting Associates from
Toronto, one of the best lighting
companies in Canada, and adding
100 seats to bring the seating
capacity to 600. There is outside
work too, like installing the
covered walkway between the
dressing rooms in the barn and
the theatre because rain isn't
good for an actor's makeup.
There are plans that won't be
implemented for at least two or
three years, like the flying tower
that will allow set designs to be
flown up and out of the way
rather than carrying them in and
out. But that is all in the future,
the only link to which is a model
in Murphy's office that shows the
Playhouse with a covered
rehearsal stage and additions to
the theatre.
Right now, however, the
Playhouse is pushing to prepare
for the eight plays that make up
the 1976 season which opens June
30.
Working with what Tery
Castonguay, co-ordinator of
special summer promotions,
calls a "skeleton staff", they are
making the final preparations to
sets and stage designs.
Tery said each set will take two
days to three weeks to complete
once it has been designed.
Between 50 and 60 people will
be employed by the Playhouse
when it is in full swing over the
summer. About 25 of them will
be housed in the four dormitories
and private rooms that are in
various parts of the grounds.
Tery sees several reasons for
the success of the Playhouse, one
of them being its central loca-
tion. Drawing from London, Sar-
nia and Huron County is a help,
but she pointed out that it is not
really that far from Toronto to
travel to take in a play. There
are many subscribers from the
United States who come north
for the summer, including two
women who held subscription
tickets from Miami.
There is also the tourist trade
which provides a large part of
the clientelle for the playhouse.
The other essential reason for
the success is the type of play
that is presented each season.
Tery calls it "popular theatre",
meaning lighter, family oriented
entertainment. "It's not
necessarily Shakespeare or
Shaw, but Neil Simon," she said,
The most successful engagement
for the Playhouse thus far was
I 1975's presentation of "Hello
Dolly".
One essential factor that can
not be overlooked in the success
of Huron Country Playhouse is
its rustic setting. Tery sees the
country setting, where theatre-
goers can relax during intermis-
sion, as one of the most impor-
tant and exclusive features of the
Playhouse.
This season, the Playhouse will
be featuring eight shows.
"You're a Good Man, Charlie
Brown" will open the season
June 30 to be followed by Neil
Simon's "Star-Spangled Girl"
from July 7 to 10.
Initial problems with money
have been solved by cutting back
in the production of two plays,
This came about when the
Playhouse was turned down for a
Canada Council Grant. Tery said
that can be expected; that the
Playhouse "plans for contingen-
cies".
What is in store in the future of
the Playhouse? Tery suggested
Mr. and Mrs. Prosper Von-
bruaene of Grand Bend ore
pleased to announce the
forthcoming marriage of their
daughter, Wendy Nancy to Mark
Mr, & Mrs. Ross Duffield were
guests at theDoug Squire -Debbie
Christie wedding Friday evening
in Faith Tabernacle Church;
London and the reception at
Sunrise Baptist Church parlours,
Mr. & Mrs. Grafton Squire
spent the weekend at Sarnia at
the Sarnia and Port Huron
Shriners parade,
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Morley had a
family gathering on Sunday,
Those present were Mr. & Mrs,
Alvin Pym, Exeter, Mr. & Mrs,
Howard Pym and family,
Elimville, Mr. & Mrs. Sam
Skinner and family, Centralia,
Mr. & Mrs. Rill Brock and
Jeremy, Exeter,
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Betteridge and
they might look to expanding
their season, by two weeks on
either side of their present open-
ing and closing dates. There may
also be more school tours and
area tours. This season, the com-
pany will be playing in Meaford
Sunday nights from July 4 to 25
and Owen Sound from August 1
to 22.
It may seem like a short
season, with the real concentra-
tion of efforts at the Playhouse
during the summer months only,
but there is activity all year long,
with tours and preparation, In
the off-season months, plays
have to be chosed for the coming
season, staff hired, funds sought
and all the work for the real push
prepared. "It never ends, the
preparation never ends," Tery
said.
Kennedy Heywood son of Mr.
and Mrs. Eric K. Heywood of Ex-
eter. The wedding will take place
Saturday, June 26, 1976 at 2:00
p.m. at Immaculate Heart of
Mary Church in Grand Bend,
family, St. Marys, Mary Johnson,
London and Gerry Perroni, St.
Mays, were Sunday visitors with
Mr, & Mrs. Gordon Johnson,
Carolyn Wallis, Stratford,
spent the weekend with her
grandparents Mr. & Mrs. Alton
Wallis.
Sunday guests with Mr. & Mrs.
MacLeod Mills were Mr. & Mrs.
Ray Mills and Mr. & Mrs. Bob
Blair, Centralia.
Mr. & Mrs, Hamilton Hodgins
and Berton were guests Sunday
with Mrs. Minnie Mardlin,
London; other guests were Mr, &
Mrs. Fred Mardlin and girls,
Wesley and Mrs, Gwen Grose,
Lucan. They were celebrating
Mrs, Hodgins birthday.
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