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The Berlin Blues, written by award-winning playwright Drew Hayden Taylor, is a slap -down, drag 'em out cultural
appropriation comedy of the highest (and lowest) order.
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Curtains will be
raised for Blyth
Festival summer
season on June 28
Sheila Pritchard
Postmedia Network
Producing some of the best
professional Canadian theatre in
Ontario, Blyth Festival is cele-
brating its 43rd season in 2017.
The festival aims to enrich the
lives of its audience by creating
and developing plays that give a
voice to both the region and the
country. The theatre produces a
repertory summer season of
exclusively Canadian. theatre,
with an emphasis on new work.
Blyth Centre for the Arts, includ-
ing the Blyth Festival, was
founded in 1975. The 2017 sea-
son kicks off on June 28 and runs
until September 23. Below are
the featured shows. June 28 to
August 19 - (World Premiere)
Mr. New Year's Eve: A night with
Guy Lombardo
A son of Italian immigrants,
Guy Lombardo was born and
raised in London, Ont., but it was
his summers playing the biggest
beach bandstand in Huron
County's Grand Bend, where this
local musical titan cut his teeth
and learned to play both his
many instruments and the teem-
ing crowds. Lombardo's dedica-
tion to his craft was all consum-
ing, and no obstacle could block
his path to his dreams. Lom-
bardo and His Royal Canadians
blazed a path from Huron
County to the Big Apple, the likes
of which has never been seen,
before or since.
Written by David Scott and
directed by Gil Garratt.
July 5 to August 19
The Berlin Blues
Two German developers
arrive unannounced on the
sleepy, fictional Otter Lake
reserve. They have with them
international investors, $164
million dollars, and blueprints
for a "Native Theme Park'; com-
plete with bumper canoes, an
international longhouse of pan-
cakes, and a giant laser dream
catcher. What ensues is a hilari-
ous, laugh -a -minute riot, as
some members of the commu-
nity try to shut down the devel-
opment, while others leap in
with both feet.
Full of absurd gags
and indelible, larger -than -life
characters, The Berlin Blues is a
slap -down, drag'em out cultural
appropriation comedy of the
highest (and lowest) order. Writ-
ten by Drew Hayden Taylor and
directed by Brad Fraser.
August 9 to September 23 -
(World Premiere)
The Pigeon King
Pigeon King International
became a massive empire,
worth tens of millions of dollars,
with farmers investing from
both sides of the border, mort-
gaging century farms, and
hatching hundreds of thousands
of birds, only to collapse in a
bankruptcy filing of epic pro-
portions. Finally convicted of
fraud in a Waterloo Court, com-
pany creator Arlan Galbraith
was sentenced to seven years,
for his preposterous Pigeon
Ponzi scheme.
The Pigeon King is a country par-
able for our times, reminding us
that what takes flight, always comes
home to roost. Written by The
Company and directed by. Severn
Thompson.
August 16 to September 16 -
(World Premiere)
Ipperwash
In 1942 under the War Meas-
ures Act, the National Depart-
ment of Defense expropriated
all 2400 acres of the Stoney
Point people's territory. Fami-
lies were moved to nearby Kettle
Point. This move allowed for the
creation of Camp Ipperwash; a
training base for Canadian sol-
diers that was promised return
to the people of Stony Point
after World War II. It took over
70 years for that promise to be
fulfilled.Now that the land has
been returned the process of
decontamination and healing
has begun.
This production, written by
Falen Johnson and Jessica Car-
michael; directed by Jessica Car-
michael, tells a story of resist-
ance, resilience, and
reclamation.
For more information or to
order tickets visit www.blythfes-
tival.com or reserve your seats
by calling the Box Office at 519-
523-9300 (Toll Free
1-877-862-5984).