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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1988-05-11, Page 27THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1988. PAGE 27. Entertainment Talent contest to be held Festival needs child actors at Clinton Young pople with aspirations to be on the stage will have their chance May 16 and 17 when the Blyth Festival holds auditions for parts in the play “Fires in the Night’’ (The Story of the School on Wheels).’’ The play, by DavidS. Craig, tells the story of Fred Sloman and his family who left Huron county for life teaching school in remote areas of Ontario's north on a railway-car school room. Theplay will require a number of young actors from 7 to 17 years of age. For the auditions the young actors should be prepared to tell a story two to five minutes long as well as sing a song and read a piece which will be provided. The auditions will be held Monday, May 16 and Tuesday, May 17 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the auditorium of Blyth Memorial Hall. Interested kids and parents can get more information by calling 523-4345. Spring Fair Ticket sales strong at Festival Jennifer Hill has noticed “an overwhelming response from tea­ chers and students” to the special school matinees being presented in September. Matinees are being booked up throughout the season, so if you are interested in an afternoon performance in the fall book early for good seats! The Box office staff this year has some new and some familiar faces all of whom are ready and willing to takeyour order and process it as quickly and efficiently as possible. Jennifer Hill (Goderich) is back as Box Office Manager for her sixth year. Working with Jennifer is Louise McGregor (Clinton) as With single ticket sales just starting, the Blyth Festival is already showing strong sales for its 1988 five-play season. This year voucher package sales have risen by more than 50 per cent. All these voucher coupons represent potential reserved seats for the five plays being presented this year. The response to the voucher exchange for the festival’s 14th season has been very strong. The indicators point to very good ticket sales for all performances and a-s in past seasons, the comedies and matinee performan­ ces are quickly filling up. This year, Box Office Manager Blyth Festival recognizes volunteers How does an organization the size of the Blyth Festival find help for all the activities and events it plans in a year? As the Festival gears up for this, its 14th season, the staff, the board, and the “Friends of Blyth’’ are already hardatworkto produce another exciting and successful summer festival. These components are an inte­ gral part of the Festival’s work­ force. “Friends of Blyth” involves people in the community and throughout Huron County in a theatre arts organization with a national reputation. As a result of their involvement, the members of this volunteer group meet people with similar interests and are exposed to the bright lights and show-time excitement of profes­ sional theatre. These loyal volun­ teers contribute immeasurably to both the excellence and the success of the Blyth Festival. “Friends of Blyth” participate with the board and the staff of a multitude of activities in many areas of the theatre: ushering, receptions, the Art Gallery, the Grand Bend box office open Box Office, the Book Sale, the Country Fair, and the Children’s programmes, to name only a few. The group is organized in such a way as to allow for members with busy work or home schedules to participate in a variety of activities. If you would like to be part of this dynamic group, please contact Jennifer Hill at the Blyth Festival, 523-9300. assistant box office manager. Louise is back for her seventh year with the Box Office. House Mana­ ger for seven years and company manager for last year’s tour, Bernice Passchier (Blyth) is chang­ ing her summer job with the festival, Bernice is gaining even more experience in the theatre as a box office assistant. Karen Stewart (Blyth) has expanded her job as secretary to include some duties in thebox office, and Marge Siert- sema (Blyth) and Dorothy Dyk (Blyth) are returning for their second year with the festival as box office assistants. The Festival welcomes Linda Brown (Seaforth) for her first year with the theatre. Box office hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, until May 27 and Saturdays beginning May 28. After the first preview night on June 15 the Box office will be open 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. on performance days until September 17. With the phones ringing and the counters busy at the Blyth Festival it appears another suc­ cessful season is underway. Young people with talent are being invited to come out and be discovered at the Clinton Spring Fair. Sponsored by the Clinton Spring FairandbyCKNX-TV, inco-opera­ tion with London’s Western Fair, the Preliminary Youth Talent Search will take place in front of the grandstand on Saturday, June 4, beginning at 7 p.m. The competition is open to amateur performers from 13 to 21 years old. The winners in prelimi­ nary contests to be held at agricultural fairs across southwes­ tern Ontario will be eligible to compete at the Western Fair this fall for the grand prize of $1,000, plus an all-expense-paid trip to Memphis, Tennessee, where they will compete in the Youth Talent International competition, fora top award of $5,000 and an audition on CBS television. Interested competitors may get entry forms by contacting the Clinton Spring Fair at Box 387, Clinton, or by calling 482-7924. The Clinton Fair will be oficially opened this year by 1987-88 Huron County Dairy Princess Brenda Nancekeville during the intermis­ sion of the Queen of the Fair Contest, which begins at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 3. Also included in the opening night’s events will be the annual Demolition Derby. GOOD TIMES GOOD FOOD GOOD CHEER PIZZA PIZZA PIZZA Stratford taste tests wines £ “Doe for KarenSouchand Kevin Coultes on Saturday, May 14 8 to 1 Blyth Community Centre Age of majority. THURS., FRI..SAT. 5P.M.-12A.M. BLYTH INN EAT IN OR TAKE OUT 523-9381 Individual ticket buyers will be able to reserve their seats at any time for any production scheduled for the 1988 summer season at the Huron Country Playhouse. The Main Stage season opens June 21st with Stephen Sond­ heim’s “A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum’’ (to July 9), followed by John Chapman and Dave Freeman’s “Key For Two’’ (July 12 to July 23), “Stage Struck’’ by Simon Gray (July 26 to August 6), Norm Foster’s “Wind­ fall” (August 9 to August 20) and closing the season is “Little Shop of Horrors” by Howard Ashman (August 23 to September 10). Playhouse Two will feature “Wingfield’s Progress” by Dan Needles (July 5 to July 16), “Superwomen” by Carol Oriold and Arlene Dunbar (July 19 to July 30) followed by “Mercer! Beau- coup!” compiled by Jack North- more (August 2 to August 13). On Saturday, May 14, an outstanding panel of wine writers, wine and food experts, and celebrities will participate in selec­ ting the Stratford Festival’s first private label line of wines to be served exclusively at the Festival’s lobby bars and at receptions throughout the 1988 season. Earlier this year fourteen winer­ ies across Ontario were contact and invited tosubmit a red, a white and a sparkling white wine to be judged by a renowned panel of wine experts. The most suitable red, white and sparkling white, as selected by the judges, would then be bottled with the Festival’s own unique, specially designed label and become the 1988 exclusive house wine of the Stratford Festival. ft ft Playing from Friday to Thursday, May 13th to 19th ft ft Phone 357-1630 for 24 hour movie information Showtimes: Friday and Saturday at 9:00p.m. Only Sunday to Thursday One showeach evening at 8:00p.m. HELDOVERFORA SECONDWEEK Playing Friday and Saturday May13thand14th Showtimes: Fridayat7p.m. Saturday at 1:30p.m. & 7:00 p.m. All seats $3.00 "IRRESISTIBLE? -Gene Sh£*t. NBC-TV TODAY SHOW h CHER-NICOLAS CAGE j Hmcdnstpo J. ft ft ft ft ft ft ft FOR YOUR DANCING OR LISTENING PLEASURE ENTERTAINING THIS WEEK MOOREHOUSE BROS. 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