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Farmers Front and Centre In Blyth Festivars 2012 Season
Lakeshore Advance
Farmers Front and Centre in Blyth
Festival's 2012 Season
The Blyth Festival unveiled its 2012
season to the delight of an enthusias-
tic crowd of supporters at the Blyth
Community Centre during the com-
pany's Hometown Harvest Gala Auc-
tion last Saturday. On the heels of the
artistic successes of the 2011 Season,
the Blyth Festival offers three world
premieres, a fringe presentation, and
an exciting creation by the Young
Company.
Artistic Director Eric Coates
describes the season as the ultimate
balancing act of styles and excitement
for theatre -goers of all ages. "We are
kicking things off with the most excit-
ing musical we have ever tackled.
Then we celebrate the tenth anniver-
sary of one of the most successful
comedies to take flight in Blyth. And
we follow up with a totally unexpected
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story of a notorious gangster and finish with a knockdown- The third play in the season is by
drag'em-out thriller." festival favourite Beverley Cooper
"The only hurdle in the planning," he continues, "is that (Innocence Lost: a Play about Steven
we are still wrestling over titles for three of these new plays. Truscott and The Eyes of Heaven). the
But that's the nature of new play development. I'd rather year is 1927 and thirsty Americans,
get the word out now - People are definitely going to be tired of prohibition, are drinking Can -
excited by the content of this playbill, whether we've ada dry. On a quiet stretch of road in
named the plays or not." Southern Ontario, a farmer and his
The season opens with a new musical, built on the songs wife have given up agriculture to try
of Canada's folk sensation, Fred Eaglesmith. The Fred their hand at running a diner. When a
Eaglesmith Project is written by Calgary -based playwright mysterious Italian -American man
Ken Cameron, whose 2008 Blyth premiere, Harvest, was a shows up with a bodyguard and a lot
sold out hit. lysing the songs of Fred Eaglesmith, the play- of questions, it seems that there might
wright explores the life of a struggling farmer who must be more to the diner than meets the
decide if he can give it one more try, or let the family farm eye. 'Phis yet -to -be -named play is an
get paved over by a new highway. Fred Eaglesmith's music intriguing look at the night that Al
can be found at: http://fredeaglesmith.com Capone came to E u p h e m i a
Having Hope at Home by David S. Craig premiered at Township.
the Blyth Festival in 2003 and has since enjoyed a string of 'Ihe final play in the festival's reper-
successful runs at some of Canada's largest theatres. This tory season is a thriller by husband
hilarious comedy takes place on a winter's night on a Ceti- and wife duo, Clem Martini and
tury, Farm where a young woman is about to host a family Cheryl Foggo. Inspired by Ms. Foggo's
reunion. The trick is that she's nine months pregnant and family history, the play is set in
goes into labour moments before her parents' arrival. Regina, circa 1944, in the home of an
Another trick is that she wants to hide the labour from her African Canadian family living on the
folks. Mayhem ensues. Blyth audiences will remember this edge of the White society. When the
as a wild ride of laughter that captures all the fury and family's twin teenage daughters are
hilarity of family life. left home alone overnight, they
receive an unexpected and dangerous
guest. Legend, fear, prejudice, and a
family's pride all collide in this thrill-
ing world premiers'.
Finally, the Blyth festival's Voting
Company takes to the fields with a re -
imagined, updated version of the play
that started it all in the first place.
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Inspired by the original Farm Show,
the Young Company will explore
Iluron County's unique farming com-
munity by meeting, working and talk-
ing with our farming heroes. Like the
original show, the production will be
created by ltnprovisations, based on
the young actors' experiences on the ji
farms of the region.
in addition to the repertory season,
the Blyth Festival will present a fringe
production in the Phillips Studio as a
part of the popular Bonanza Week-
end, which is scheduled for the week-
end of August 3, 2012.
Passes for the 2012 season are avail-
able now at the Blyth Festival Box
Office:
Phone: 1-877-862-5984; 519-523-9300
infoOblythfestival.com
www. blythfestivai.com
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