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By Carol Burns
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Layne Coleman is a Canadian
actor, director and playwright who
has a long association with the Blyth
Festival.
"I first came to Blyth in '77 or
'78," Coleman stated. This was
during the period that founding
director James Roy was artistic
director.
In the past 30 years, Coleman has
continued to return to Blyth. He
observed that Blyth's evolution has
been a joy to watch.
In 1972, Coleman was one of the
founding members of the 25th St.
Theatre in Saskatoon.
Born in Saskatchewan, raised in
the prairies, during his youth his
family moved to Briercrest Bible
Institute just outside Moose Jaw.
Coleman stated that the transition
was not easy.
Coleman evolved from the
conservative Christian environment
of Briercrest to the activist
experimental milieu that was 25th St.
Theatre.
The theatre, a creation of the
University of Saskatoon's drama
students, began producing plays
which reflected the experience of
living on the prairies.
During this period Paul Thompson,
then artistic director of Theatre Passe
Muraille (TPM), began his
connection with 25th St Theatre.
In 1975 Coleman made the move
from the prairies to Toronto and
TPM. His involvement with TPM
has taken many forms: actor,
assistant artistic director, artistic
director, playwright, board member.
Throughout his career he has
continued in activist experimental
theatre, concentrating on Canadian
works.
In 1998, he was re-appointed
TPM's artistic director. In that role,
he has been involved in developing
the Regent Theatre Group in Prince
Edward County as well as teaching
at the Ontario Institute of Studies in
Education (OISE).
He has been involved with theatre
throughout Ontario as an actor,
director, writer and mentor of young
actors.
Coleman has also worked in film
as a screenwriter, including his play
Blue City Slammers, which was
filmed in Blyth.
In recognizing Layne Coleman
with the 2005 George Luscombe
Award, The Toronto Alliance for the
Performing Arts stated:
" ....Coleman's passion is new
Canadian plays. He has spent three
decades developing, directing,
writing and performing in them."
Coleman has also been awarded
the Toronto Arts Council's Rita
Davies Award which recognizes
individuals who have demonstrated
creative cultural leadership in the arts
and culture in Toronto."
At TPM one season recently,
Coleman facilitated the production of
plays written by and about Toronto's
immigrant peoples.
It is from his position as artistic
director that the TPM's directors
have permitted Coleman to return to
Blyth to perform in the Lost Heir and
Schoolhouse.
Coleman said that he is happy to be
coming back to Blyth to work with
directors Paul Thompson and Leah
Chemick.
Like Thompson, Coleman is the
master of the art of collective
creation in the theatre, a process in
which the (according to the outline
of the OISE course) "each
contributor has a voice and each
Layne Coleman: acting this
year in Lost Heir,
Schoolhouse.
voice is valued....The - collective
process allows participants a way to
explore artistic impulses."
Lost Heir, directed by Paul
Thompson, is a show he is
comfortable doing.
Coleman stated that he is looking
forward to portraying the story of
father and daughter.
He is also looking forward to
working with Leah Chernick again in
Schoolhouse.
Coleman concluded the interview
stating, "This will be a special
summer."
When the Blyth Festival
began in 1975 no other
summer theatre was
producing new Canadian
plays
Back in Blyth
Nearly 30 years after first coming to
Blyth, Layne Coleman still finds it a
special place to make theatre
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