The Citizen, 1992-02-12, Page 31E ntertainment
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12,1992. PAGE 31.
Romantic comedy opens
on Valentine’s Day at Grand
Student actors from 10 schools
to take part in Blyth festival
For the seventh year in a row, the
Blyth Festival draws local high
school students with a love of the
atre together for a three day festival
of performances and workshops
from Thursday, February 20 to Sat
urday, February 22.
“Crossroads is our biggest drama
festival ever,” says organizer Jane
Gardner of the Blyth Festival.
“Eleven high schools from as far
away as Aylmer and London to
Port Elgin and Cambridge will per
form on stage. Actress Laurel Paetz
and journalist Rob Bundy adjudi
cate this festival of Canadian plays.
In addition, students will partici
pate in workshops given on play-
wrighting by award-winning
playwright Anne Chislett; stage
fighting with veteran Stratford Fes
tival performer, Eric Coates; scene
study with Toronto actor Eric
Trask; improvisation with the Blyth
Festival's Artistic Director Peter
Smith, and much more.”
Another first - the Blyth Festival
is pleased to host a Theatre Career
for high school students on Satur
day, February 22, 1992 at Blyth
Memorial Hall from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. “As part of the Crossroads
Drama Festival, we have arranged
for seven theatre schools to partici
pate in this special trade fair” says
Gardner. “For students interested in
pursuing a career in the performing
arts - on stage or behind the scenes,
the Blyth Festival is opening its
doors to students from any high
school who wants to drop by for
Theatre Career Day. Taking part in
this free Theatre Career Day are:
Brock University, Humber College,
Ryerson Theatre School, Sheridan
College, University of Waterloo,
University of Windsor, and York
University.
The 1992 Crossroads Drama Fes
tival includes students from: H. B.
Beal Secondary School (London),
Central Huron Secondary School
(Clinton), East Elgin Secondary
School (Aylmer), Glenview Park
Secondary School (Cambridge),
F. E. Madill Secondary School
(Wingham), Montcalm Secondary
School (London), Norwell District
Secondary School (Palmerston),
Saugeen District Secondary School
(Port Elgin), South Huron District
Secondary School (Exeter), and
Westminster Secondary School
(London).
Thursday performances (begin
ning at 7 p.tn.) include plays by
two prairie playwrights and a
native writer. Holding Out by
Ouida Sebestyen (Palmerston),
Blood Relations by Sharon Pollock
(Exeter) and The Shunning by
Patrick Friesen (Clinton). Friday
performances (beginning at 7 p.m.)
feature a student written play - The
Wall Within by David Stewart (Lis-
towel), a Canadian comedy - Hur
rah for Johnny Canuck by Ken
Gass (Wingham), last year's first
prize winner of the National One-
Act Playwriting Competition - One
August Night by London resident
Mary Lou Cornish (London), and
Sacred Reality a new play by Ray
mond Bowden & Dale Hirlehey
(London). Saturday performances
(beginning at 7 p.m.) include plays
written by teachers: Homefront
Blues by James Patterson (Lon
don), The Audition for "the Love
Song of Quasimodo" by Drew
Cook (Aylmer), The Beggar's
Nativity by Richard Payne (Port
Elgin), and Dragons by Catherine
Aiderman (Cambridge).
All tickets for Crossroads Drama
Festival are on sale at the Blyth
Festival Box Office r- in advance or
at the door. Single tickets for
Adults are $8 (see all 11 per
formances over three days). For
more information and tickets call
the Blyth Festival (519) 523-4345.
Blyth Festival pumps $2 million
into local economy, study shows
What more appropriate day than
Friday, February 14 - St. Valen
tine's Day - for the Grand Theatre's
opening of Norm Foster's The
Affections of May. This rustic,
romantic comedy by one of
Canada's most popular playwrights
stars Kate Trotter, with Benedict
Campbell, Peter James Haworth
and Tom McCamus. The Affections
of May is directed by John Cooper,
with set and costumes designed by
Lesley E. Macaulay, and lighting
designed by Kevin Fraser.
After a season of running their
new bed and breakfast together,
Brian Henning (Peter James
Haworth) announces to wife May
(Kate Trotter) at breakfast one
morning that he is taking their car
phone and returning to the city -
without her.
Within days of learning that May
is an eligible, single woman, the
Library Board
sends budget
back for revision
The Huron County Library Board
sent back the proposed library bud
get for 1992 with a request that
head librarian Beth Ross come
back with a budget that will mean a
zero per cent increase for the year
in taxes to the county.
The board, however, sent a mes
sage to county council that a more
moderate limit would have been a
better budgeting guideline.
John Doherty, reeve of Goderich
reported to county council that it
was a difficult situation to put the
county librarian in. The budget
freeze will mean a reduction in ser
vice, he said.__________________
You can lose a lot more than
local bachelors queue up to vie for
her attentions. Handyman Quinn
(Tom McCamus) is the first gentle
man caller; following closely on his
heels is bank manager Hank Beavis
(Benedict Campbell). Who will win
in the pursuit for May's affections?
The Affections of May previews
February 11, 12 and 13 at 8 p.m.
and opens Friday, February 14 at 8
p.m. It runs until March 7, Monday
through Saturday at 8 p.m.,
Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2 and
8 p.m. with a pay-what-you-can
matinee Saturday, March 7.
THURSDAY NIGHT IS
WING NIGHT
5 P.M. - MIDNIGHT
WINGS 35e EACH
MINIMUM ORDER 10
a variety of sauces available
Wings available for take out at
regular price of 50$ each.
THURS., FRI., & SAT.
5 P.M. - MIDNIGHT
WINGS & CHIPS
$5.45
EAT IN OR TAKE OUT
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
FEBRUARY 14 & 15
SPECIAL
RIBS & KRAUT
Choice of Potato
5 - 8 p.m.
EAT IN OR TAKE OUT
The economic impact of the
Blyth Festival on the area was the
subject of a calculation completed
by the Festival, based on research
studies of the Canada Council.
Despite a shaky economy and the
introduction of the GST, the Blyth
Festival box office brought in over
$504,000 in 1991. The theatre audi
ence spent over $534,500 on other
goods and services in the area, over
and above ticket price. When the
ripple effect of money spent in this
area is taken into account the total
economic impact was calculated at
$2,143,700 for businesses within a
50 mile radius of Blyth or a nation
al economic impact of $3,786,700.
These figures were calculated
using the Festival's 1991 audited
operating funds and did not include
money spent on elements of our
capital building project. Therefore,
while $268,000 was received in
Blyth P.S. students
decorate classroom
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Jody Godfrey said that the grade
two's are blowing up 100 balloons
to decorate their class. Jamie Lewis
and Jody Godfrey said that at their
party they are going to play lots of
games. Jenny Ritchie and Jamie
Lewis said that there will be a
movie. Watch next week for more
about Happy 100th Day.
RAP ZAP
by Kandice McNichol
and Margy Stewart
On Wednesday, February 5, Den
nis and Bob, employees of Ontario
Hydro, came to speak about the
dangers of electricity. Different
grades at different times came
down to watch a movie about elec
tricity and its dangers. After the
movie Dennis and Bob demonstrat
ed the dangers of electricity on a
working model. When the demon
stration was over the two employ
ees answered students questions.
Thank you Bob and Dennis for
coming down to our school and
helping us understand more about
the dangers of electricity.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
by Kristy Caldwell and
Courtney Sauve
We would like to thank all the
volunteers that help at B.P.S. The
following volunteers deserve an
extra special thank you. First we
would like to thank Mary Lou
Stewart who helps in the Kinder
garten room. She acts like a scribe
when they are writing in their jour
nals. She also helps Mrs. Webster
in the library and supervises stu
dents using the computers.
Next is Joanne Van Amersfoort.
She helps in the library by cata
loguing books on the new computer
system.
Finally we would like to thank all
of the head checkers under the
leadership of Bonnie Shannon.
Because of those few diligent
mothers, head lice have almost
been eliminated here at Blyth
Public.
We would also like to thank any
other volunteers that give of their
time to transport students or help us
in any way. These volunteers make
our school run more smoothly.
governments grants, the theatre
estimates that over three times that
amount in tax dollars is generated
for our various levels of govern
ment.
Over 75,000 people in Ontario
are employed in the cultural sector,
making it our fourth largest indus
try in terms of labour force. The
economic impact equals that of
mines and metals and is larger than
textiles, clothing and furniture.
There are 20 professional sum
mer theatres in Ontario, providing
2,200 jobs and representing bud
gets approaching a total of $40mil-
lion.
The mandate of Blyth Festival, a
registered, charitable non-profit
corporation, operated by Blyth
Centre for the Arts is to develop
and present a festival of new Cana
dian plays, touring them throughou
Ontario, Canada and beyond and
foster Canadian theatre coast to
coast.
Happy 40th
Diane
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