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Theatre review
Not just kids enjoy Jest in Time
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tive side, serving as associate
director this past summer.
Currently a resident of Calgary,
he will be moving to Blyth with his
wife, actress Laurel Paetz and their
son Matthew. Another child is
chosen for the post.
“He really impressed the
board”, she said of Mr. Smith’s
lenthy interview.
Ms. Kaszas said the board was
able to choose from a really
excellent field of candidates and
BY JASON GROPP
Judging from the previous per
formance that I had witnessed at
Memorial Hall in Blyth, I expected
my two younger siblings to enjoy
last Saturday’s performance put on
by Jest in Time. I wasn’t disappoin
ted. What I didn’t expect was that I
a mature teenager, would enjoy it
as much as I did.
The quartet, consisting of
Sherry-Lee Hunter, Mary Ellen
MacLean, Christian Murray, and
Shelley Wallace, provided the per
fect combination of laughter and
emotion for the excited crowd of
spectators. These performers have
all had extensive professional train
ing, under Tony Montanaro, and it
showed.
The show opened with some
acrobatic stunts that displayed
unbelievable flexibility. The per
formers walked on the stage with
their legs tucked behind their
heads, or hanging upside-down
from each other’s shoulders. This
modern twist on slapstick comedy
had the near-capacity crowd, espe
cially the younger generation,
laughing and begging for more. As
a matter of fact, when I wasn’t
laughing at what was happening on
stage, I found that I was laughing
at how much my brother and sister
were laughing. From the off-the-
wall Baby Elizabeth, to the
“vicious” Samurai warriors, Jest
in Time kept the audience, young
and old alike, rolling in their seats.
The performance, however, was
not all jokes and laughs. Some of
the skits were heart-warming and
filled with emotion. One skit fea
tured a hesitant bird befriending a
lonely old man in a park. Another,
while only having an abstract
meaning, left the story to the
imagination of the observer. I felt
that this one was the best.
expected this spring.
Board Chairman Carol Irwin said
the board of directors met for nine
hours on Saturday before making
its choice from among the final
three candidates. On Friday the
search committee had interviewed
five of the candidates before re
commending the final three. Origi
nally 22 people from all across
Canada had applied for the job.
Nine were selected from this group
to submit detailed projects as to
what they would do if they were
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New Wingfield play opens
at Grand Theatre Friday
The Grand Theatre, presents the
final instalment of Dan Needles’
Wingfield cycle, “Winfield’s
Folly” beginning Friday.
Starring Rod Beattie in a bravura
performance that has won raves
across the country, Winfield’s Folly
is directed by Douglas Beattie with
original design adapted by John
Thompson and lighting design by
Louise Guinand. Wingfield’s Folly
runs on The Grand Stage March 20
to April 14.
Winfield’s Folly continues the
story of Walt Winfield, business
man turned farmer. Life in Perse
phone Township is tough these
days! Walt attempts to restructure
the local economy but a counterfeit
scheme undercuts his good inten
tions. And when Walt notices a
staggering imbalance between his
horses’ food intake and productiv
ity, he must consider switching to
modern methods. Tractors on the
Wingfield place? Will Walt be
forced to sell-out and leave?
Winfield’s Folly is the last wonder
ful chapter in the life of one of
Canada’s most popular farmers -
anything can happen, and it almost
does!
Playwright Dan Needles spent
half his childhood in the city and
premiered at Victoria’s Belfry
Theatre in February, completes the
Wingfield trilogy.
Rod Beattie makes a welcome
return to The Grand Stage, where
last year he delighted full houses
with his celebrated performances
of Letter from Wingfield Farm and
Wingfield’s Progress. He recently
premiered Wingfield’s Folly at the
Belfry Theatre in Victoria to great
acclaim.
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said she expects Mr. Smith will
present exciting theatre in Blyth.
He understands the area and the
community concerns and philoso
phy of the Blyth theatre, she said.
“He’ll bring fresh ideas, vitality
and energy.”
‘Dad
Jest in Time also involved the
crowd in their performance. Ques
tions were asked of the crowd,
which were answered by the laugh
ter of the young children. This
effect created yet another dimen
sion to the already sparkling per
formance of the versatile quartet.
Jest in Time is definitely an act
worth watching. It will make you
laugh, and it will make you cry.
And it will leave you wanting more.
The family of Beth and Gordon
Dobie would like to invite friends
and relatives to attend an Open
House Tea in honor of their
parents' 50th Wedding Anniver
sary on Sunday March 25 from 2-5
p.m. in the Auburn Community
Hall. Your presence will be the
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PARK THEATRE
Fri. - Thurs. Mar. 23 - 29
Fri. & Sat. 7 & 9 P.M.
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BEST ACTOR - MORGAN FREEMAN
BEST ACTRESS - JESSICA TANDY
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half on the family farm in Rose
mont, Ontario. After completing
university, he worked as the editor
of the local newspaper in Shel
burne. While there, he created a
column comprised of letters written
under the pen name Walt Wing
field, winning the Ontario Weekly
Newspaper Association’s Best
Column Award in 1976. Mr.
Needles is the author of the
enormously successful “Letter
from Wingfield Farm” and “Wing
field’s Progress”, and last summer
premiered his first multi-performer
play, The Perils of Persephone, at
the Blyth Festival, which will
return to Blyth this year. Key
Porter recently published a collec
tion of the “Wingfield” letters
entitled “Letters from Wingfield
Farm”. Wingfield’s Folly, which
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