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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1997-04-23, Page 7Anne Chislett chose as artisitic director at Blyth for 1998 Blyth Festival has cho- sen award-winning play- wright and dramaturg Anne Chislett: as the Artistic Director Designate to succeed Janet Amos for the. 1998 sea son. • The choice was made by the Board of Directors ,April 6 after a • ,four-month •search process ••in which 25 can- didates were considered.. Six people were inter viewed for the position April 5th and. 6th. ` "The candidates gave the. Board a range of differ - Nog ent ,directions for. the 1997 Festival season, Festival' 'to proceed' 'in, Her, plays; including said Board President Keith Quiet in the Land, Yankee Roulston..: . "Although; Notions and The choosing a writer to Mead the theatre is a departure from having actors • and directors, the Board._ felt that it is entirely appropriate with our man - Anne • Burglary. charges Three- Bruce County 'residents. •. have been. charged with' possession of burglary tools and conspiracy to commit. 'theft. Qn April 18, at'about 255, a.m., OPP :stopped and checked a car, in the Village of Mildmay.. The investigation revealed - that: the three finale occu- pants,' ages 19, 22, ' and . 23, ,were, ins possession of burglary; tools and, they were Subsequently arrested. A. news, release from the. OPP says • a black 'two -door, - Dodge Shadow, , being use the :accursed was Used to travel. through Flesherton, ' v.Dundalk, ' Durhait, Ayton and 'Neustadt before ,,.their arrest in Mildmay. Two of :the men are from Hanover;• the other, from 'Chesley. They appeared before. a Justice of the peace and were released ori recognizance with conditions. T h e investigation continues. Chislett date of creat- ing : dation with Blyth, being new one 'of, the founders of the plays. Anne ; Festival in 1975 and . hay.,Chislett ingmanyofhermostsuc. - brings a cessful plays premiered proven -ability there: . to help play-.• w r i g h t• s Chislett willtake up her duties .in June, working under Amos throughout':, the summer season before taking over the artistic g is as they prepare director's post November Tomorrow Box, have'been produced by many theatres in. Canada and abroad- A Japanese production of the Tomorrow Box received the "best .production" award : in Hiroshima in 1989. She has also' written d for radio. an, tiirri. Chislett has a long asso- groom their scripts, for best -production." • - Chislett has served as a dramaturg - coaching play- wrights lay- wri h h their scripts for the 1; Festival under the .leader- ship of Janet Amos: for the past ' two years. `In that capacity she worked with • "With her appointment, ..Anne Chislett brings to. the 'position of artistic director first-time London play, her sensitive .understand wright Nora Harding, ing of the audience and her whose play, • This Year, excellent dramaturgical Next year was a hit in the skills.' The Festival. will be 1995. season. : ' She has also served an internship in dramaturgy at • the, Playwrights Centre and Canadian Stage in Toronto; She has taught play writing •. with the in good hands. with this return to its original, roots," said -Amos. ° "Thanks to the, truly incredible efforts •of Janet . 'Amos over, 'the -last ' four years, the Blyth Festival is • -;Universit' • of ' Western , �now a healthy` and happy Ontario s Faeulty of Part- place," said Chislett. "`The Time and Continuing opportunity to Join: with Studies. (1995) and; in vari-. board, Staff and volunteers ous -courses.' for Theatre to 'carry: forward her work Ontario is exciting a}d challeng- As pright„ ..ing I hope:td retain..ali that Chislett has: receiveeive d}'twin is best` ofBlytli's;; txadi= Chalmers Canadian Play Awards htions, but the people who war S, t e' most recent in • tions, ' 1996•for Plippin':In, a play will ,be corning to the the - for young 'audiences, pro-. • atre in the next few sea duced by Young .People's. • sons will be coming to see Theatre in. 1995. She won the shows on stage. at ,the the Chalmers Award- in . moment.. I will do. TY .fiery :• 1982 and the Governor best to foster the creation - General's Award for ofnew • players of new Be t'wishes onlyplease,. Drama in 1983 for Quiet in plays that will rdelight; the Land, which' is being' entertain and touch ' the • brought back to. Blyth by :• .hearts of '. the Blyth , Janet, Amos as part of the . • 'Festiyals audience:" • ap...:� rad, �'.. ,. i<>• .,a�.. t R•-,cxatrof'`d _p,�a�..,..q:1,ve ,• •r' 3f Lucknow' Sentinel, Wednesday,.. pili 22, 1997 —.page 7 T#ie larg est'used l�k' cle ::in Huron County:: tuts ' to 13Iyth O.na1 Gouimuntty .'he' nuin Mona :Blyth€ str rat fundraiser fox` ire; than a': decade nowt e Bek dale ,lust; keeps owing and grow. ft ures thousands of erbacks�,ry hard` %t uiaga2 ines:. ooks ' an ail- , text books,,; !i°a, and some rare books coids, tapes, .compact,; scs and tapes have Oen:a ldcd!to the selcc- Adolf ss on' re e { avail n Happy Anuiversatr; The family of 3erman & Cory deBruyn would like to invite you to a ,Come &' Go•Tea, : .. 2:O9-'4:001:0 on.April`,26.1991 at Sacred -Heart Church TO BE A BEABUSYBODY 1. 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FrL to SUn. at.9, pm AA. 11 11 1 1,O\, 1Olin Rik \11 i'l 1 1 DEVI L'iSl OWN APRIL 28 to May 1 Mon. to'Thurs. at8`pm AA \l I'\( 11Th 1111 If Jr 1 >1 1'1' l)O11111111: K R A S ALL SEATS s4.25 TUESDAYS FRI.; THURS. FRL & SAT. 7 & 9 PM APR.25-MAT 1 : ' ; SUN.-THURS. 8 PM '.1 LONE OISTANCE7 CALL I.800 -2i5-3438 FOR TOLL FREE MOVIE INFO Mr. Bradley Murray of R.R. #1, Holyrood, Ont. graduated : from the university of Waterloo, Waterloo; Ont. from the Department of.Atpplied Ilealth Sciences in..• 'fallouts Kinesiology. in May, 1996. Graduation was attended byhis parents Gerald & Nancy Murray, R R.## , Holyrood, his. brother Steve .Murray,. Toronto, his grandinother Mrs: Kathleen, Forster; Luckniow, .his godmotlier Mra. Donna Sutton,, Lucknow,' his aunt. Helen ~Forster; :Jessiz�,--L��Rach�1- of R.R. #2, Ripley; Brad plans to . further; his,, education by attending the National College of Chiropractic in Lombard,. Illinois starting in May, 1997. . .