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"I'm doing. a lot of bit there and- decided to tour
parts," he said: "Changing 'through Parts of England and.
characters for most is a Scotland with a children's,
matter of changing voices." ` theatre troupe. ,
Playing a total of •about .•
five small. par/S., Allan sat
the role of Mrs Crummy is
the hardest.
1 THE IKYTH. SUMMER. FESTIVAL. ISSUE: • •
This surniner,,'Allatt
will spend MOO; of his ,time
off' stage changing his cos,
tume and preparing for one
of the• many parts he is
playing in John and the
"Therei certain. s a ceain quality
in a women's voice that is
hard to db," he said. "The
clothes help a lot."
Born in England, Allan
first came to Canada with his
parents in 1965, when he was
19. One of his .first acting.
jobs, he said, was with
Toronto Factory Theatre in
1970. • Allan went back to acting,
time After spending some but he drove a cab for awhile
Ilan Bridle / as in .many....
.d BUS CONDUCTOR'
Taking time-off from his
acting career, Allan Said
after touring he . worked for
abOut two years as .a bus
conductor. '
Returning to Canada, Al-
lan remained in the trans-
portation industry for awhile
working as a carsaleiman.
"I was a rotten car sales-
man," he said. "I was really
just eliminating other poi's-
ibilities.
Working: in theatre across;
°Marie, Allan, decided to
return to England to enter
theatre school.
After, Spending two terms
in school, Allan skid be
realized he wasn't haPPY
• .t
The Blyth. Summer Festiv-
al has announced that ad-
vance ticket sales are up 70
per' cent from this time last
year. Anne Mann, Box Office
Manager of the 'Festival,
assures patrons
'
that "There
are still lots of tickets avail-
able for all dates. However, I
would advise patrons to
make their reservations soon
to avoid disappointment."
Moving around' for short
periods of time is hard for
Michel LeFebvre; who will ,
be payinglhe part of Fred in
John and the Missus and,
working on the collective,
The Life .That Jack -Built,
"I am a real homeb-ody;-, I
find it really, really, tough to„,,
be on the move," he said.
• "Having to set up a new
routine takes a great amount
of energy."
Aside from his feelings
about having to 'travel' for
theatre work, Michel ex-
plains he is serious about his
job.,
"I'm,not doing this for fun
or for a couple of years,. I'm
going to be doing this for the
rest of my life," lie said.
"The public has a strange
idea.of what an actor is," he
added. "They don't see us as
profeSsionals in a career."
"It 'doesn't ring leg-
itimate. In the public's view,
it's sort of been the rogues,
thieves and the actors, in the
past." ,
bined with, video and rock
music, •
He said last year they did, a
production of 1984 and tour-
: ed TorcontO area high schools,
"They loved it," he said.
He said it's' easier for
"movie• stars'' in the U.S.,'
because they received more
serious exposure
"In, the. States, actors neg-
otiate billing, in Canada they
never do,", he. said. "To
establish a profile is impor-
tant." '
Michel describes Canadian
theatre as being overrun with,
AMerican influences in the
past. -
"We've been blitzed by
the whole American culture,
so that it becomes difficult to
find the Canadian
,
essence in
a show," he said'.
"Blyth is very important.
because 'it is' dealing with
Canadian scripts, "• he add-
ed,
Living In Toronto, Michel
saidi he has had' the oppor-
tunity to do television shows
like CBC's Sidestreet d and
For .The Record, but he
prefers theatre.
The Life That Jack Built, is
Michel'i first time working
on a' collective production.
Ms. 'Mann also mentions
that ttie Festival has slightly,
changed the system of seat
reservation to better accom-
modate patrons. People may
• now reserve a seat number
anytime after 7:00 p.m. on
the day of the performance.
She says "In the past, the
time has been 6:00 p.m. This
way, we hope patrons will
have more time to linger•over
supper before, they come to
the theatre to reserve their
, seats." People who are at-
tending the Festival Country
Suppers on Friday and Situr-
-day nights,will 'be allowed to
reserve seats at 5:30 p.m. ion
those days. HoWever, as in
past years, advanet tickets
will reserve admission only,
and no' actual seat reser-
vations will 'be made before
7:00 p.m. on the perfor-
mance date. -
This fall.,, Allan -will ,be
`Working with Video :Cab- •Cab,
eret's 'latest pruduttion,
Brave. New .
For him, Allan, said, "act-
ing is more :a life thanjust' a
job,", • , ,
Michel said one of his
ultimate goals is to direct
theatre, but right now, he
feels he needs a good acting
background.
• • .. •
Although advance sales
are far ahead of last year,
last minute .patrons .need not
despair. For the first time,
thirty "rush" tickets for each '
show will go on sale at 6:30
p.m. on the 'day of perform- ,
ance, and at 11:30 p.m. for
matinee performances. Seat .
reservations for those tickets
will be made as usual after
7:00 p.m. and 12:00 noon for
matinees.
When he felt he ;wantedt et
away from the theatre,
Some df his' more 'recent'
works has been with a com-
pany :called Video Cabaret
Where Ilya theatre is coin-
IS
"The rock' music was ' fah-
:11aous an,tf with the video lit
Oyer all, he seiclibelhave-'
done about 100 performances
of 1984.
"It'''s been exciting," he
said: "The work has been
be interesting and reward-
. ihnagr.d, bu ,, t the result• should
• • • • ••••• • • • • •
Advance ticket sdles'up. 70% .this year
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