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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1983-08-24, Page 4community news Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, August 24, 1983—Page 4 Playwright's workshop evolves new plays in Blyth The hardest part of her job, says Janet Amos, Artistic Director of the Blyth Summer Festival, is finding good new plays that will appeal to the festival's largely rural and small town audience. The mandate of the festival since 1975 is the prqduction of Canadian plays, the majority of them original, and this mandate is made possible with the help of the Playwright's Workshop Program. In the Playwright's Workshop program new and established writers work with professionals developing scripts. In the program, made possible through the gener- ous assistance of Labatt's Ontario Breweries and the Laidlaw Foundation, five scripts will be workshopped this season. Earlier this season My Wild Irish Rose by Janet Amost was workshopped under the direction of Paul Thompson before being mounted as the second play of the season. Montreal playwright David Fennario, author of Balconville and On The Job, worked under the direction of Simon Malbogat workshop - ping his play The Murder of Sharon Parr. Under the direction of Terry Tweed, Uwe J. Meyer, playwright and production manager of the festival, is workshopping Murder I Say with actors Barbara Coleman, Hugh Webster, Ann Casson, Harry Nelken and Miles Potter. Beginning August 15, Katherine Kaszas, associate artistic director of the festival and organizer of the Playwright's Workshop Program directs Toronto playwright Kath- leen McDonnell's Body Shop. Kathleen is the winner of the 1980 National Women's Playwriting Competition. Working with Katherine and Kathleen will be Mary Ann Coles, Diana Belshaw, Francine Volker, Jessica Booker, Harry Nelken and Karen Woolridge. Cape Breton writer Audrey Butler comes to Blyth to workshop her script Cradle Pin the week of August 29. Katherine Kaszas will direct. Katherine Kaszas is excited about the Playwright's Workshop Program and its role in developing new scripts for the Blyth stage. "Although some of the plays we work on are not suitable for the Blyth audience, writers are learning about the Blyth Summer Festival, its audience and directors as we are learning about them and their work. They may go home and write a play just for Blyth. This may . not happen this year," says Katherine, "but eventually it will." Although the final readings of Murdi I Say, Body Shop and Cradle Pin are not open to the public, interested parties may contact Katherine Kaszas or Gail Roberts at the Blyth Summer Festival, 523-9225 or 523- 4345 for information of invitations. As a result of Janet Amos' appeal for new scripts, scripts are beginning to flow into the Blyth Summer Festival offices from play- wrights across the country. Before this Walkerton Heritage Fair Emphasizes excellence For five years the Walker- ton Heritage Fair committee has spared no efforts to secure the most talented crafts people in order to assure the excellence of their two day Fair. A11 exhibitors are selected because of the quality and originality of their particular art; and each year an endeavour is made to add new discriminating crafts. This being the Wooden Anniversary of the Fair, extra emphasis is being placed on demonstrations and displays involving wood crafts. However, as in years past, all possible variations of the craft field will be covered. On Friday, October 21st the Fair will kick off with an afternoon quilt day at the Knights of Columbus Hall. The program will include a special speaker on quilts, and there will be a large display of hand made quilts from area needle workers. The actual Heritage Fair is set for Saturday and Sunday, October 22nd and 23rd in the same hall. 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Among some of the dis- plays this year will be three booths showing hand made babies' and children's cloth- ing and accessories. Jane Metcalfe of Mildmay will be showing her hand puppets, crayon aprons, pillows and many other items of interest to grown ups, for children. All in all, this year's Heritage Fair is showing every sign of being the best show hosted so far. POP -OUT' KEY SAFETY LOCK SERRURE DE SECURITE 1 AVEC CLEF A EJECTION AUTOMATIOUE AUTOMATIC LID LIGHT ECLAIRAGE AUTOMATIOUE2 ACRYLIC PAINT OVER ZINC PHOSPHATE COATING PEINTURE D'ACRILIOUE SUR REVETEMENT OE ZINC PHOSPHATE season ends and getting season next Janet is busy reading scripts ready for the festival's tenth year. The hardest part of her job, finding good new scripts, is made easier thanks to the Playwright's Workshop Pro- gram. 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