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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1998-08-19, Page 20Pointed debate Londesboro's Shannon Scott makes a point to Esther Gerrits of Clinton as the two perform in the Blyth Festival Young Company's production of 1837: The Farmers' Revolt. The outdoor presentation featured 15 local young people in a multitude of roles. `Jobs' stories come to satisfying end 7arihC0.1221.129' 1167.17Tia e Barb & Rick Jardine and Dale & Gord Finch are pleased to announce the forthcoming marriage of their children Angela Michelle and Ryan Thomas Campbell on Saturday, August 22nd at St. John's Anglican Church, Brussels Open Reception at BMG Community Centre goriEcominy riZarriczye Ross & Gail Dobie of Auburn are pleased to announce the forthcoming marriage of their youngest daughter Shelley Jean to Barret Stewart Glousher eldest son of Ron & Cheryl Glousher of Goderich The wedding will take place at Knox Presbyterian Church in Goderich on. Saturday, August 22, 1998 at 10 o'clock in the morning. WEDDING Jodie Elizabeth Hugill and Michael Adam Kerr were united in marriage on April 18, 1998 at four o'clock in the afternoon at Northside United Church, Seaforth, with Rev. Jane Kuepfer officiating. Jodie is the daughter of Wayne and Joyce Hugill of Seaforth and Mike is the son of Gerald and the late Annette Kerr of Blyth. The maid of honour was Jennifer Hugill (sister of the bride). Bridesmaids were Kris Genunell, Cheryl Mdlwain and Angie Jervis (friends of the bride), Johyn Rock and Jane Johnson (cousins of the bride) ancLMelissa Kerr (sister of the groom). The Best Man was Brent Scrimgeour (friend of the groom). Groomsmen were Craig Snell, Jeff Nesbitt and Robb Finch (friends of the groom), Calvin Kerr and Paul Kerr (brothers of the groom) and Harold Hugill (brother of the bride). Readers were Julie Carter and Shelly Lansink (friends of the bride). The organist was Carol Carter and soloist was Amy Price. Following the ceremony a dinner and reception was held at the Seaforth and District Community Centres with Robb Finch as Master of Ceremonies. The couple honeymooned in the Dominican Republic, and are now residing in Blyth. Jodie and Mike would like to thank their family and friends fel- making their day so special. Wedding Cnythia Marie McCallum and Christopher John Poland were married on June 20th, 1998 at five o'clock at Duff's United Church, Walton. Rev. James Murray officiating. Cindy is the daughter of Paul and Dianne McCallum of RR#4 Walton, and Chris is the son of John and Judy Poland of RR#1 Seaforth. The maid of honour was Colleen McCallum (sister of the bride). Bridesmaids were Sandi Poland, (sister-of the groom), Lyndsy Salverda (friend of the bride), Natasha McDonald (friend, of the bride). Trisha McClure (cousin of.the bride), Tina McClure (cousin of the bride), Kelly-Ann Dalton (cousin of the bride). The bestman was Jeff Hoelscher (friend of the groom), Mike Poland (brother of the groom), Kenny McCallum (brother of the bride), Dan Blake (friend of the groom), Rod Smith (friend of the groom), Wayne Rumford (friend of the groom), Jason Rooth (friend of the groom). The ringbearers were Luke and Curtus McCallum (cousins of the bride). Following the ceremony, Cocktails and Hor d'oeuvres were served followed by the Reception at Seaforth & District Community Centres, -with Mat Jackson as Master of Ceremonies. The couple honeymooned in Dominican Republic and Manitoulin Island and are now residing in Brussels. Chris and Cindy would like to thank all their family and -friends for making their day so special. PAGE 20. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1998. Continued from page 19 timing was the table setting scenes at the local posh restaurant. Rob Bundy was an effective pompous waiter, who shuffled in and out, twirling in choreographed sequences with other actors. The set was divided between the restaurant and the town hall. Victoria Wallace's set works. One's eyes focus on where the action is, and despite each set taking up almost -half -of. the stage, the characters draw the audience to where they are, The last portion of the play is fantastic, as schemes unravel, love blossoms and new sustainable ideas for economic development emerge. Each character's problems and activities are brought to a quick humorous and efficient resolution, a nice change from many plays these days, which end at ruptly. Brenda McDonald of [Myth is pleased to announce the forthcoming marriage of her daughter, Catherine Jane - to Michael &ott son of Arlene and Frank Strickland of Goderich. The garden wedding will take place on Saturday, August 29, 199 at 230 pm in blyth, Ontario. By Allison Lawlor Citizen staff For people who think that kids don't care about history, this year's Blyth Festival Young Company proved them wrong. The Young Company brought history to life when it performed 1837: The Farmer's Revolt, last week. The play tells the story of the farmers' abortive armed revolt led by William Lyon Mackenzie against the government of Upper Canada over land issues. The play opened at an outdoor performance on Aug. 10 at the Arch on Drummond Street in Blyth and ran until Aug. 15. The 15-member company did wonders with minimal props and stage set. All of the props were made from wood, including the mugs the actors slugged their ale from. The play took place on a plain, wooden stage and on the grassy area in front of the stage, with trees Modern dance comes to Blyth Continued from page 19 The pieces include: Spatsil by Peggy Baker and danced by Kate Alton and Gillian Smith, is a sim- ple dance which traces the common ground women share; Wool of Steel by Mitch Kirsch and danced by Kate Alton, Susan Braaten Domingue and Mitch Kirsch, por- trays an unknown race of humans whose distinct characteristic is that their hair is made of steel; Veil by Michael Sean Marye and danced by Kate Alton and Michael Sean Marye, is a duet which explores the struggle to maintain a separateness within a close relationship; and Absquatulations by Kate Alton and danced -by Gillian Smith. Overall Dance will be at the Blyth Festival in The Garage The- atre on Aug. 24, 8 p.m., and Aug. 25, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. acting as a backdrop. All of the characters wore a simple combina- tion of white, period shirts and dark pants or long skirts, yet the cos- tumes evoked the era. Zoey Onn, 19, of the Blyth area, played a convincing Mackenzie, delivering her speeches with con- viction. The rest of the cast showed their talent as well. While all of the actors in the company are in their teens, the actors conducted themselves pro- fessionally. There were no laughs or giggles during the performance, yet everyone seemed to be having a good time. The way the actors carried their voices was commendable. Perform- ing outdoors, with wind and back- ground noise to compete with, it was still easy for the audience to hear the actors. Above all the play was inventive. In some of the scenes a young actor with long hair acts as a horse, toss- ing her hair the way a horse flicks its tail. The actors also used mime and imagination to create a battle- field, amoving carriage, opening and closing of doors and a variety of other things. Live music added another ele- ment to the play. Some of the scene changes were accompanied by Zoey and her sister Cappy, playing the violin. The company's professional per- formance kept audiences enter- tained and interested. Eric Coates, director of the Young Company, brought the cast together to tell a complex story in a simple way. Young actors show historic interest One gets a feeling of satisfaction by the end of the play; confident that each of the characters has gotten what they deserved. It's been a long time since a Keith Roulston play has been showcased on the Blyth stage. His intimate understanding of rural Ontario, and its people, result in funny, relevant plays like Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! It runs until Aug. 29. John Greig is an editor with Ontario Farmer and former editor of the Wingham Advance-Times.